The Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center Tuesday morning. Eddy Martinez/The Signal.
Registration still open for upcoming AARP driving safety class
The SCV Senior Center will offer an AARP driving safety class Oct. 19.
Lincoln Clunich, 2, hangs onto a ladder on the side of a garbage truck at Touch-A-Truck in Central Park on Saturday. Samie Gebers/The Signal
SCV Senior Center hosting Touch-a-Truck’s return on Oct. 13
As a hand reaches from one generation to another, the SCV Senior Center will bring its Touch-a-Truck event back for families far and wide at Central Park on Oct. 13.
The Santa Clarita Valley Men of Harmony sing a song. Courtesy photo.
Filling SCV with song: Men of Harmony to host annual a capella show
The SCV Men of Harmony are scheduled to host their 42nd annual Harvest of Harmony a-capella show Saturday, Oct. 13, at the SCV Senior Center.
Visitors at the symposium grab sandwiches for lunch. Ryan Mancini/The Signal
Henry Mayo, SCV Senior Center offer symposium on caregiving
With information abound, the SCV Senior Center hosted “Knowledge is Power: Aging with Dignity” symposium at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital on Saturday.
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Fall Prevention Awareness Day lecture to be held at SCV Senior Center
The SCV Senior Center will be offering a fall-prevention health and wellness lecture Wednesday on Fall Prevention Awareness Day, officials said.
Castaic High School Principal Melanie Hagman speaks at the Lions Club barbecue, as club president Robert Butler (third from right) watches. Ryan Mancini/The Signal
Lions Club welcomes Castaic, SCV communities for weekend barbecue
The Lions Club brought community members together with its past and present club members Saturday with a barbecue dinner in Castaic.
Senior center executive director Kevin MacDonald shows Nancy Gallardo a layout of the new senior center building, which is set to open early next year. Ryan Mancini/The Signal
On track, SCV Senior Center raises money with “Motown in Town 3”
As the SCV Senior Center continues its to work toward its $1 million goal for a new building, the last “Motown in Town” was held at the Hyatt Regency Valencia on Sunday.
Kevin MacDonald, executive director of the SCV Senior Center, speaks at a Meals on Wheels conference in North Carolina last month. Courtesy photo.
Center’s director talks at conference
Every year, the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center serves over 60,000 meals to homebound seniors in the community as a part of the center’s home delivery meal program, affiliated with Meals on Wheels America.
Kids at the ARTree in Newhall have spent time doing artwork to display at the Senior Center’s celebration. SIGNAL FILE PHOTO
Grandparents Day: Narrowing the Gap
When we talk about various generations – Baby Boomers, Gen X or Y, the Greatest Generation, Millennials – we tend to accentuate the challenges stemming from the differences between them.…
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Share the last dance at “Motown in Town 3” on Sept. 9
For one last dance, “Motown in Town 3” will ignite the dance floor while fundraising for the SCV Senior Center at the Hyatt Regency Valencia on Sept. 9.
Etta Martin facilitates support groups, counsels individuals and trains staff members at the SCV Senior Center. COURTESY PHOTO
Etta Martin: Support for seniors
We all know those idioms about finding the good in difficult circumstances – phrases like “making lemons into lemonade” and “finding a cloud’s silver lining.” Oftentimes, we dismiss such platitudes,…
Seniors square danced along with members of the Sierra Hillbillies at the SCV Senior Center during their monthly event/Skylar Barti The Signal
SCV seniors work their mind and bodies with Sierra Hillbillies
Dancing to modern and classic country, seniors gathered at the SCV Senior Center for a day of line dancing and square dancing with the Sierra Hillbillies.
Shelter Manager Olga Ruiz shows the inside of the Bridge to Home homeless shelter in Santa Clarita on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal
County to vote on helping homeless survive heat wave, Bridge to Home stays open next week
The Santa Clarita Valley homeless population may soon be able to stay in air-conditioned places past usual business hours. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote…
The Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center Tuesday morning. Eddy Martinez/The Signal.
Senior Center invites community to Scholar Series presentation
Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center staff and volunteers are bringing back a series next month aimed at educating and entertaining the community. The SCV Senior Center “Scholar Series” is a…
Bernie Katz salutes as the the U.S. Army’s fight song is played at the SCV Senior Center’s Veteran’s Day Celebration on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2017. Ryan Painter/The Signal.
Veterans benefits presentation to be held at SCV Senior Center next month
The SCV Senior Center Veterans Committee will host a free veterans benefits presentation on June 6. The event will be at 10 a.m. at the SCV Senior Center. Stewart Liff,…
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SCV Senior Center offers “Job Club”
For seniors in the Santa Clarita Valley who want to re-enter the workforce, now is the time. The SCV Senior Center is holding their first “Job Club” meeting this wednesday,…
Tricia P. Eugenio, RN, BSN, OCN, right, and Mandy Eglseder carry donated crocheted hats and pillows through City of Hope in Valencia on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. Footprints in Pink donated some 150 crocheted hats, referred to as the Chemo Cap Collection, and 25 pillows that were made by the seniors of SCV. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal
Organizations partner to provide donations to City of Hope patients
This Thanksgiving holiday, community members donated crocheted hats and hand-made mastectomy pillows to patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment at City of Hope Santa Clarita. The large donation was a joint effort…
Carl Woerder, a veteran of both the U.S. Army and the Marine Corps, stands proudly as he sings along to the Marines’ Hymn at SCV Senior Center’s Veterans Celebration on Thursday. Ryan Painter/The Signal.
Senior Center celebrates veterans with musical tribute
Decked out in red, white and blue, the SCV Senior Center honored its veterans with a celebration and sing-along on Friday afternoon. Veterans and their loved ones were invited to…
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Santa Clarita Seniors Seek Companionship, and Escape from the Heat, at Existing Center
With Santa Clarita summer temperatures soaring over 100 degrees, and seniors being particularly susceptible to heat-related illness and death, the Santa Clarita Senior Center, 22900 Market Street in Newhall, has…
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Tess Carlos: Don’t forget seniors as budget ax falls
My name is Tess Carlos, and I’ve been an SCV resident since 1973. I’m an active member of the Filipino American Association of SCV, a volunteer in various organizations, and…
