Knight introduces bill to prevent opioid addiction among veterans
Congressman Steve Knight answers questions from constituents during a town hall at the Chimbole Cultural Center in Palmdale on Saturday, March 4, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Knight introduces bill to prevent opioid addiction among veterans

The Combating Opioid Misuse Before Addiction for our Troops (COMBAT) Act would address overprescription in military healthcare, according to a news release from Congressman Steve Knight’s office. In an effort…

7th Annual Veterans Appreciation Day
Veterans from all over the Santa Clarita Valley joined together for a ceremony at Veterans Historical Plaza in Newhall on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. Ryan Painter/The Signal.

7th Annual Veterans Appreciation Day

The Santa Clarita nonprofit “Help the Children” is holding their 7th annual Veterans Appreciation Day on Saturday, May 19. The event will be having an auction, $2 pancake breakfast and…

Knight introduces Encouraging Veteran Employment Act
Constituents raise red paper in disagreement as congressman Steve Knight answers questions during a town hall at the Rancho Santa Susana Community Center in Simi Valley on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Knight introduces Encouraging Veteran Employment Act

Congressman Steve Knight, R-Palmdale, introduced The Encouraging Veteran Employment Act of 2018 to congress Tuesday. The Act would authorize the Department of Defense to give the same preferential treatment to…

Veterans Services Collaborative celebrates new space for veterans
The ribbon cutting during the grand opening of the Santa Clarita Veterans Services Collaborative in Newhall. Georgia Rios/The Signal

Veterans Services Collaborative celebrates new space for veterans

Veterans, officials and residents gathered Saturday morning for the grand opening of the Santa Clarita Veterans Services Collaborative in Newhall. The collaborative stands as a place where veterans from anywhere…

New center for veterans holding grand opening Saturday
The Santa Clarita Valley Veterans Services Collaborative opened doors in December, but is hosting a grand opening ceremony Saturday, Feb. 24.

New center for veterans holding grand opening Saturday

The Santa Clarita Valley Veterans Services Collaborative Center on Lyons Avenue has been a hub of activity the last few months, and it’s been gearing up recently ahead of a…

New Veterans Services Collaborative space helps veterans with local, V.A. services
The Santa Clarita Valley Veterans Services Collaborative opened doors in December, but is hosting a grand opening ceremony Saturday, Feb. 24.

New Veterans Services Collaborative space helps veterans with local, V.A. services

The Santa Clarita Valley Veterans Services Collaborative opened doors this week on a location to connect veterans with local services and, as was the case a few times Wednesday, help…

SCV’s Blue Star Mothers of America host first meeting
Blue Star Mothers of Santa Clarita's Vice President Elise Ginsburg, left, and President Sabina Fetter discuss matters regarding the agenda for the first meeting of the group at the VFW Post No. 6885 on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017. Ginsburg has a son in the Air Force and Fetter has a son in the Military. Erik Luna/The Signal

SCV’s Blue Star Mothers of America host first meeting

More than a dozen Santa Clarita Valley moms gathered Tuesday night at VFW Post No. 6885 on Sierra Highway for the first meeting of the reboot of the Blue Star…

Santa Clarita mom brings back Blue Star Mothers of America to SCV
Signal file photo: Ornaments bearing the names and photos of members of the military hang on the lighted tree at the 11th annual Military Tree Lighting at Veterans Historical Plaza in Newhall on Saturday. Next week, a local mom is restarting an SCV chapter of the Blue Star Mothers of America. Dan Watson/The Signal

Santa Clarita mom brings back Blue Star Mothers of America to SCV

A Santa Clarita mom who wanted to stay involved in her community is bringing back a nonprofit to support mothers with sons and daughters serving in the armed forces. Blue…

Veterans gather for dinner at Sand Canyon Country Club
From left to right: Bob & Kathy Kellar, Bill & Meg Reynolds, Dan & Tem Petkunas, Bob & Susi Good, Max & Pam Morgan, and Jim & Jill Hackett.

Veterans gather for dinner at Sand Canyon Country Club

Santa Clarita's five Vietnam War veterans who met President Trump in Danang, Vietnam on Veterans Day last month, met up with their wives at Sand Canyon Country Club for an…

Meadows Elementary honors local veterans
Meadows Elementary School Principal Kimberly Sorenson speaks to veterans and students at the school’s Veterans Day Ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017. Courtesy photo

Meadows Elementary honors local veterans

Meadows Elementary School held a special Veterans Day ceremony last week to pay tribute to family members of the school’s staff and students who have served or who are currently…

Chuck Clark: I am a veteran and proud of it
Veterans stand in front of their tour bus on their trip to Pearl Harbor. Courtesy photo.

Chuck Clark: I am a veteran and proud of it

Editor’s note: This was submitted by Marion Ostrom, whose dad wrote this column originally published in The Signal in November 1998. He passed away in 2001. Some people think that…

Veterans Day events in and around the Santa Clarita Valley
The Marine Corps League President Ronald Reagan Detachment 597 advances the colors during the unveiling of the Fallen Warriors Monument at Veterans Historical Park in Newhall on Wednesday, Nob. 8, 2017. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Veterans Day events in and around the Santa Clarita Valley

There are several events celebrating Veterans Day with offers and events for Santa Clarita Valley veterans. "From a veteran's perspective, Memorial Day is remembering those whose lives were lost during…

Habitat for Humanity gets grant from Disabled Veterans National Foundation
Fernando Sanchez, right, joins his family at a gathering where they received ceremonial keys to their house which Habitat for Humanity helped provide for him in December 2016. Tom Cruze/For the Signal

Habitat for Humanity gets grant from Disabled Veterans National Foundation

Woodland Hills, CA – August 18, 2017 – Habitat for Humanity San Fernando/Santa Clarita Valleys (SF/SCV) is honored to announce it has received a grant from the Disabled Veterans National…

Flags placed at Eternal Valley to honor Veterans
Boy and Girl Scouts from all over SCV, along with Santa Clarita's Young Marines and Valencia High School's ROTC Cadets participated in Eternal Valley's annual flag placement event. Over 7,000 US Flags were placed at every Veteran's grave. Bill Reynolds/The Signal

Flags placed at Eternal Valley to honor Veterans

Boy and Girl Scouts from all over Santa Clarita Valley, along with Santa Clarita's Young Marines and Valencia High School's ROTC Cadets participated in Eternal Valley's annual flag placement event…

Veterans Center to be announced
Volunteers Leticia Autry, left, and Vanessa Robles carry a bag of cement Jan. 14 as they join 21 Mercury Insurance employees, veterans and volunteers who installed new fencing at the site of the third phase of the veterans community created by Habitat for Humanity in Santa Clarita on Saturday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Veterans Center to be announced

Elliott Wolfe is a man who is driven to improve the lives of veterans here in the city of Santa Clarita, and beyond for that matter, by his efforts with…

West Ranch High School co-workers donate money, gifts to two local veterans
The Signal Director of Veteran Affairs Bill Reynolds, left, presents a check, snacks and dog treats donated by the West Ranch High School Cafeteria workers to Military Veteran Fernando Sanchez, center, and his family from left, Isabella Gonzalez, 7, wife, Tatiana and one-year-old son, Ivan and Gerad Gonzales, 10, at Veterans Historical Plaza in Newhall on Wednesday. Dan Watson/The Signal

West Ranch High School co-workers donate money, gifts to two local veterans

Instead of exchanging holiday gifts this year, West Ranch High School cafeteria workers decided to pool together money, food and gifts for two local United States Marine Corps veterans. “We…

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