10 of our favorite feel-good stories from 2019
Ashley Farley and her pup, Ella. Courtesy photo, Ashley Farley.

10 of our favorite feel-good stories from 2019

While Santa Clarita begins celebrating the new year, it only seems right to begin reflecting on 2019. A year full of ups and downs, with earthquakes, fires and much more,…

SCV Senior Center to send off 2019 in style
Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center opened its new facility on Golden Valley Road in Canyon Country on April 29, 2019. Cory Rubin/The Signal

SCV Senior Center to send off 2019 in style

On Dec. 23, the senior center is scheduled to host the Innovation Show Choir for a lunchtime performance. Children aged 8 to 18 will put on a special performance of holiday music favorites with accompanying choreography. Then on Dec. 31, the senior center will host a lunchtime Roaring ’20s-themed New Year’s Eve party. Guests donning their fedoras, flapper headbands and best 1920s attire will be treated to a video about the 1920s, live music, a Charleston dance lesson, a noon ball drop and a sparkling cider toast, since the ’20s were the era of Prohibition, after all.

It’s lunchtime at the SCV Senior Center
Kitchen staff at the SCV Senior Center at Bella Vida prepare lunch for more than 650 people every weekday. Bobby Block/The Signal

It’s lunchtime at the SCV Senior Center

Imagine preparing lunch for your family every day, if your family consisted of hundreds. The Bella Vida senior center does just that, serving lunch to hundreds of seniors every weekday.…

Seniors appreciate ‘beautiful life’ at Bella Vida
Nancy Misfeldt, left, gets a manicure from beauty professional Danelle Tomaneng during the Beauty Bus event held at Bella Vida SCV senior center in Santa Clarita on Thursday, September 12, 2019. Dan Watson/The Signal

Seniors appreciate ‘beautiful life’ at Bella Vida

By Raychel Stewart For The Signal The Beauty Bus made a stop at the Bella Vida senior center on Thursday, offering seniors free haircuts, facials, manicures and makeovers. Staff and…

It’s prom season for the seniors of Santa Clarita
Patti Cooper, left, is presented a corsage by Ken Fassino as they attend the Red Carpet:Senior Prom held at the Bella Via SCV Senior Center in Santa Clarita on Friday, September 06, 2019. Dan Watson/The Signal

It’s prom season for the seniors of Santa Clarita

It may not be prom season for high school students, but it certainly is for the senior citizens of the Santa Clarita Valley, thanks to Girl Scout Troop No. 7222. …

Barger shares possible plans for former senior center
The Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center will present its next Scholar Series from 10-11 a.m. April 17 with a presentation about the first ladies. The Signal

Barger shares possible plans for former senior center

The former Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center building on Market Street could become the new hub for both local veterans and community arts, Los Angeles County 5th District Supervisor Kathryn…

Committee on Aging’s Annual Assembly moves to Bella Vida
The new SCV Committee on Aging's board of directors was sworn in at the Annual Assembly at Bella Vida in Saugus on Thursday evening. Emily Alvarenga/The Signal

Committee on Aging’s Annual Assembly moves to Bella Vida

The Santa Clarita Valley Committee on Aging gathered with contributors, volunteers and members of the public to celebrate the opening of Bella Vida, the new senior center, at their Annual…

Bella Vida to continue, expand Senior Center activities
More than 200 guests sit awaiting the first lunch to be served at the new Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center on Golden Valley Road in Canyon Country. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Bella Vida to continue, expand Senior Center activities

The Bella Vida senior center plans to continue some of its standard activities for seniors across the Santa Clarita Valley, namely performances with the volunteer group the Silvertone Singers and…

Suspects sought for vandalizing senior facility laundromat
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies are asking for the public’s help in identifying two burglary suspects.

Suspects sought for vandalizing senior facility laundromat

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies are asking for the public’s help in identifying two burglary suspects. The station’s Facebook page posted the picture of a man and a woman…

Scholar Series to highlight America’s first ladies
The Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center will present its next Scholar Series from 10-11 a.m. April 17 with a presentation about the first ladies. The Signal

Scholar Series to highlight America’s first ladies

The Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center is continuing its Scholar Series this month with a presentation on the nation’s first ladies scheduled Wednesday, April 17. College of the Canyons Professor…

Senior center hosts annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration
Attendees from left, Tess Carlos, Terrie Castillo and Phyllis Fitzsimons (cq) use Irish props as they pose for photos at the St. Patrick's Day celebration at the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center on Friday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Senior center hosts annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration

The Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center was packed Friday as seniors celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with a traditional Irish feast of corned beef and cabbage. “There’s just so much great…

Where to go, what to do this year in the SCV
Signal file photo People dance together to Gretchen Wilson's "Redneck Woman" as they learn a line dance at the "Best in the West"-themed Senses block part in downtown Newhall on Thursday, April 20, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Where to go, what to do this year in the SCV

Are you new to the Santa Clarita Valley? Or have you promised yourself (for years) that you wanted to be more involved in the city where you live? The SCV…

Donor offers new ‘matching gift’ program to help build SCV Senior Center
The Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center Tuesday morning. Eddy Martinez/The Signal.

Donor offers new ‘matching gift’ program to help build SCV Senior Center

After a successful first matching gift program, the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center announced Thursday a donor has stepped forward to bring another dollar-for-dollar challenge to help fund the completion…

Santa Clarita Valley Rose Society holds annual seminar
Santa Clarita Valley Rose Society co-founder and current president Kitty Belendez lead the organization's annual seminar on Sunday at the Santa Clarita Senior Center. Matt Fernandez/ The Signal

Santa Clarita Valley Rose Society holds annual seminar

The Santa Clarita Valley Rose Society held their annual rose care seminar at the Santa Clarita Senior Center on Sunday.

Lions Club of Castaic, student volunteers host Senior Center Thanksgiving Day dinner
Signal File Photo: Hart High School student Aspen Sorenson serves seniors at the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center during last year's Thanksgiving feast, hosted by the Castaic Lions Club, the William S. Hart Union High School District and the SCV Senior Center in Newhall. Dan Watson/the Signal

Lions Club of Castaic, student volunteers host Senior Center Thanksgiving Day dinner

For the ninth year in a row, the Castaic Lions Club, along with dozens of volunteers, including local students, are planning to host their Thanksgiving Day dinner at the Santa…

Senator, CHP, kick off refresher driving class for seniors
State Sen. Scott Wilk meets with seniors at the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center in Newhall on Thursday. Jim Holt/The Signal

Senator, CHP, kick off refresher driving class for seniors

State Sen. Scott Wilk dropped in on a senior citizen driving class in Newhall on Thursday, helping promote a motor vehicle-safety program aimed at aging drivers. Wilk kicked off the…

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