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1863 - Gen. Edward F. Beale loans money to A.A. Hudson and Oliver P. Robbins to erect toll house in Newhall Pass [story]
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Ice Station Valencia Brings Broomball to SCV
Monday, Sep 19, 2011

Video image by Daniel Leary, CougarNews.com For the fall 2011 season, Ice Station Valencia presents a unique activity for locals. Starting Sept. 9, the Ice Station began offering broomball. Some might not know it, but broomball is an entertaining and quite competitive sport. It is pretty similar to ice...

Small Business Strategies at September Chamber Lunch & Learn

Stu Blair of Principal Financial Group will be the featured presenter at the September edition of the Lunch & Learn Series hosted by the SCV Chamber of Commerce. Blair will discuss “Big Challenges for Small Businesses” with strategies for business succession planning; recruiting, retaining and...

SCV NewsBreak for Monday, Sept. 19, 2011

In this episode: Sheriff homicide investigators are awaiting a coroner’s report before deciding whether Karla Brada’s death was accidental or homicide. The Saugus woman’s body was found in her Plum Canyon home Sept. 1. Also: Supermarket management and union representatives reach a tentative...

Michael Endersbe, a nationally recognized college admissions expert, will be at four high schools this week to discuss college planning with interested students and parents. Hosted by the William S. Hart Union High School District, Endersbe will discuss the challenges of applying to college in a competitive...

Faculty Association Endorses Wilk, Shaw for COC Board

Diana Shaw The College of the Canyons Faculty Association Representative Council has endorsed Diana Shaw and Scott Wilk for seats on the Board of Trustees. Seats 2, 4 and 5 are up for election in November. The faculty association represents 184 full-time faculty members at COC. Wilk, who is being opposed...

Six union locals representing 62,000 grocery workers in Southern California reached agreement Monday with the owners of Albertsons, Ralphs and Vons over wages and benefits, averting a threatened strike. Local 770 of the United Food and Commercial Workers – the SCV’s “local local”...

The SCV Arthritis, Lupus and Fibromyalgia Support Group will meet Sept. 25 and Oct. 23 – and every fourth Sunday of the month – at 2 p.m. at Marie Callender’s restaurant, 27630 The Old Road. The group is for individuals with any form of arthritis, lupus, fibromyalgia and other autoimmune...

Lennar Corp.’s third-quarter profits fell 31 percent to $20.7 million (11 cents per share) from $30 million (16 cents) a year ago, the company reported before Monday’s opening bell on Wall Street. Revenues slipped 1 percent to $820.2 million but beat analysts’ expectations of $794.4...

Caltrans Wants Motorists to Watch Out for Wildlife

Photo: Brian Cypher/Defenders of Wildlife The California Department of Transportation will observe the third week in September as “Watch Out for Wildlife Awareness Week,” which strives to reduce the number of wildlife-related injuries and vehicle passenger fatalities on the state’s highways. The...

Talks continued into the late morning Monday as the Southland grocery union’s Sunday-night strike deadline came and went. “Grocery workers will remain at the bargaining table as long as we feel progress is being made towards a fair, equitable agreement,” UFCW Local 770 told its members...

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1863 - Gen. Edward F. Beale loans money to A.A. Hudson and Oliver P. Robbins to erect toll house in Newhall Pass [story]
toll house
The Counties of Los Angeles and San Bernardino today announced the opening of multiple joint Local Assistance Centers to assist residents impacted by the Bridge and Line Fires.
L.A., San Bernardino Counties to Open Joint Local Assistance Centers for Residents Impacted by Bridge and Line Fires
Valencia Gynecology Associates, owned by longtime Santa Clarita Valley OB-GYN physician Don Nishiguchi, MD, has joined the Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital network. 
Valencia Gynecology Assoc. Joins Henry Mayo Network
JCI Santa Clarita is proud to announce the upcoming Veteran’s Resource Fair, scheduled to take place on Sept. 21 at William S. Hart Park. 
Sept. 21: JCI Invites All Veterans to Upcoming Resource Fair
A "friendies" field tournament  is being  hosted by the Saugus Instrumental Music program, with support from Valencia High, later this month. 
Sept. 21: All Valley Showcase Comes to Valencia High
Public, member-supported 88.5 FM The SoCal Sound, Southern California’s leading Triple-A (adult album alternative) format radio station has announced the lineup for its inaugural “Year-End Bash” taking place on Saturday, Dec. 7.
Dec. 7: CSUN Owned 88.5-FM The SoCal Sound Announces “Year End Bash” Lineup featuring Ben Gibbard
The Master's University cross-country teams continued their successful 2024 campaigns with strong finishes at the BIOLA Invitational on Friday, Sept. 13 at Craig Regional Park in Fullerton, Calif.
TMU Women Win, Men Place Second at XC Invitational
Sheriff’s Department Announces New Law Enforcement Gang Policy
Sheriff’s Department Announces New Law Enforcement Gang Policy
The biology department at California State University, Northridge has stayed committed to promoting STEM research carried out by K-12 students and teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
CSUN Student Research Journal Celebrates 28 Years of Inspiring Scientific Imagination
Did you know the SCVEDC has an interactive, online tool that provides themed virtual tours of the amazing features the community has to offer? 
Take a Virtual Tour of the Santa Clarita Valley
California Institute of the Arts alum and visionary filmmaker Tim Burton (Film/Video 1979) was honored with the 2,788th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
CalArts Alum Tim Burton Receives Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
1962 - Articles of incorporation filed for Golden State Memorial Hospital on Lyons Avenue [story]
Golden State Hospital
The Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center welcomes back Jim Curry for an evening concert celebrating the music of John Denver on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 5 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom at Bella Vida.
Oct. 5: SCV Senior Center Welcomes Jim Curry ‘Take Me Home’
As part of the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency's ongoing commitment to ensuring local groundwater quality and reliability, the SCV Water recently began construction on a new treatment facility to remove perchlorate and volatile organic compounds at Well 205 in Valencia.
SCV Water Begins New Water Treatment Project in Valencia
Get ready to set sail at the Pirates SENSES Block Party, presented by the city of Santa Clarita, Thursday, Sept 19 from 7-10 p.m. on main street in Old Town Newhall.
Sept. 19: SENSES Pirate Block Party
No. 21 College of the Canyons football team knocked off No. 5 Fullerton College 29-13 on Saturday night behind a stifling defensive effort and five field goals from Luis Rodriguez.
No. 21 Canyons Knocks Off No. 5 Fullerton 29-13
Six of the seven Foothill League Varsity football teams begin league play Friday night, Sept. 20.
Foothill League Football Begins for SCV Teams
The California Institute of the Arts will present the "NAACP Santa Clarita Masquerade Ball", Friday, Oct. 4, 7-11 p.m. at 24700 McBean Parkway, Valencia, CA 91355.
Oct. 4: NAACP Santa Clarita Masquerade Ball at Cal Arts
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is investigating two human cases of a rare parasitic infection, Baylisascaris procyonis, also known as raccoon roundworm.
Public Health Investigating Disease Spread from Animals to Humans
1879 - First official Newhall School building erected near Walnut & Ninth streets [story]
First Newhall School
The city of Santa Clarita is hosting Make A Difference Day on Saturday, Oct. 26 and is looking for enthusiastic residents to volunteer for various projects that benefit local nonprofits, as well as the city.
Oct. 26: Volunteers Needed for Make a Difference Day
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital and PathPoint announced the graduation of Aiden Land and Andrew Mendence from the Project SEARCH internship program.
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, PathPoint Celebrate Grad Interns
The William S. Hart Union High School District has announced upcoming community information meetings about Learning Post Academy Independent Study School, Thursday, Sept. 18 and Friday, Sept. 19.
Sept. 18-19: Learning Post Academy Online Information Meetings
The Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting Wednesday, Sept. 18, 5 p.m. in open session to interview and appoint a new trustee for Area 5.
Sept. 18: COC Board to Interview, Appoint Area 5 Trustee
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