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1850 - Henry Mayo Newhall arrives in California [story]


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Radio Shack Spirals Downward; Turnaround Expert Replaces CFO
Wednesday, Jul 24, 2013

Radio Shack Corp. posted quarterly losses Tuesday of $53 million (53 cents per share), down from a net loss of “only” $21 million for the second quarter of 2012. Operating losses deepened to $41 million from $14 million a year ago, even as same-store sales improved for the first time since 2010 (1.3...

Santa Clarita Jobless Rate Increases to 6.2% in June
Thursday, Jul 18, 2013

Santa Clarita’s jobless rate spiked six-tenths of a percent in June as 7,800 private school teachers across Los Angeles County filed unemployment claims for the first time and the information sector slashed 5,500 positions countywide. Santa Clarita’s June unemployment rate of 6.2 percent...

SCV Dog Quarantined for Capturing Rabid Bat
Wednesday, Jul 17, 2013

The poor dog was just being a dog. Unfortunately, the bat that it was carrying around in its mouth tested positive for rabies. Now the doggie doesn’t get to go home to its loving family. It’s being quarantined for observation. It happened at a house in Saugus in late July. It was the fourth...

Placerita Nature Center to Get All-New Museum Exhibits, Animal Pens
Friday, Jul 12, 2013

Its main building got a total makeover in 2010, and now, the Placerita Canyon Nature Center is about to get nearly $1.5 million worth of new museum exhibits and outdoor displays. On Tuesday the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will consider approving a $1.465 million budget and a two-year construction...

Rabid Bats Invade SCV
Monday, Jul 1, 2013

File photo by Wendy Langhans They’re baaaaack. Two more rabid bats turned up in Santa Clarita in May and June, bringing to three the total number of infected bats identified locally so far this year. It’s early. Rabid bat season is just starting. Over the past three years, the Santa Clarita...

Fatality on 14 Freeway; Backed Up for Miles
Saturday, Jun 29, 2013

A person has died as a result of injuries sustained in a collision on the northbound 14 Freeway in the Agua Dulce area. The trouble began Saturday at about 11:25 a.m. when a big-rig struck a woman who was outside of her vehicle, on the side of the freeway just north of Agua Dulce Canyon Road. One or...

Innocent Party Killed in 2nd Wrong-Way Driver Crash This Week, SR-14 in Agua Dulce
Saturday, Jun 22, 2013

UPDATE Monday, June 24: The deceased victim was Manard Giles, 77, of Quartz Hill. He was a longtime Southland pastor.   UPDATE Saturday, June 22: Identifications   Vehicle 1 (wrong-way driver): 2006 Toyota Tundra Bradford E. Pate, 38, Burbank. Arrested for DUI causing injury. Major injuries,...

Local Rabies Season Kicks Off in Stevenson Ranch

You’ll probably be hearing a lot about rabies and West Nile Virus in the coming months, if only because summer is here and that’s when the mosquitoes breed and the bats get sick. The Santa Clarita Valley’s first rabid bat of the year actually beat the summer heat, showing up in Stevenson...

Men’s Wearhouse Fires Founder Zimmer
Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013

George Zimmer Men’s Wearhouse announced Wednesday it had fired George Zimmer, the company’s founder and executive chairman. The apparel chain’s board gave no reason for the decision. “The board expects to discuss with Mr. Zimmer the extent, if any, and terms of his ongoing relationship...

Camulos Receives Funding to Archive Historical Papers
Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013

Rancho Camulos Museum has won a grant from the Wood-Claeyssens Foundation to archive a treasure trove of documents left behind by August Rübel, a Harvard-educated farmer who purchased the ranch in 1924. The grant will aid museum volunteers and Rübel’s descendants – who still own the ranch – in...

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Registration for the city of Santa Clarita Newhall and Canyon Country Community Centers After School Programs will begin on Tuesday, July 16 at 10 a.m.
July 16: Registration Starts for After School Community Center Programs
The Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees will hold a business meeting Wednesday, July 10, beginning at 4 p.m. The board will first meet in closed session at 4 p.m.
July 10: COC Board to Hold Business Meeting
The Santa Clarita Arts Commission will hold its regular meeting Thursday, July 11, at 6 p.m., in City Hall's Council Chambers
July 11: Arts Commission to Review 2025 Work Plan
1850 - Henry Mayo Newhall arrives in California [story]
The monthly meeting of the Santa Clarita Artists Association on Monday, Aug. 19 will feature an artist demonstration by Derek Harrison. He will be conducting a portrait painting using a live model.
Aug. 19: SCAA Features Artist Demo by Derek Harrison
Burrtec Waste is hosting a free document shredding and textile drop-off event for city of Santa Clarita residents only on Saturday, Aug. 10 from 9 a.m. through noon at the Via Princessa Metrolink Station, 19201 Via Princessa, Santa Clarita, CA 91321.
Aug. 10: Santa Clarita Document Shredding, Textile Drop-off Event
The city of Santa Clarita will soon begin construction work on the annual 2024 -2025 Road Rehab Program, which uses slurry seal and overlay road treatments to improve city roadways.
Santa Clarita to Begin Annual Road Rehab
The United States Youth Volleyball League (USYVL) registration for the 2024 fall program in the Santa Clarita Valley is now open.
Youth Volleyball Registration in SCV Now Open
The Valencia Library, 23743 West Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA 91355 will host Craig Newton for an interactive musical program, Wednesday, July 10 at 4 p.m. and another program at 4:30 p.m.
July 10: Craig Newton’s Interactive Musical Program
Patti Negri, renowned for her psychic abilities, will host “Hot Summer Seance,” at the MAIN, 24266 Main Street., Newhall, CA 91321 Friday, Aug. 2 from 8-10 p.m.
Aug. 2: ‘Hot Summer Séance’ with Patti Negri at The MAIN
The Santa Clarita Valley Fourth of July Parade Committee has announced the trophy award winners for the 2024 SCV Fourth of July Parade.
SCV Fourth of July Parade Trophy Winners
The United States Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, recently issued a ruling that will increase the city of Santa Clarita's authority to enforce public camping ordinances that dictate where homeless people can camp and sleep.
SCOTUS Restores Local Authority to Enforce Camping Regulations
A night of nothing but military-related stories in music with a dash of micro-fiction/prose poetry by Robert Morgan Fisher will be at the MAIN, 24266 Main Street., Newhall, CA 91321 Thursday, Aug. 1 from 8-10 p.m.
Aug. 1: A Night of Narrative Jokin’ Folkin’ Funny Story Songs at The MAIN
With wildfire smoke and reduced air quality affecting many California communities, the California Department of Public Health is urging Californians to take steps to protect themselves from air pollutants.
CDPH Urges Californians to Avoid Wildfire Smoke
The Los Angeles County Health Officer has issued an update for the excessive heat warning and advisory as high temperatures have been forecast for Los Angeles County.
Excessive Heat Warning, Advisory Updated by County Health
Visit the Canyon Country Jo Anne Darcy Library, 18601 Soledad Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91351 on Tuesday, July 9 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. to create beautiful artwork from melting old crayons.
July 9: Crayon Melting at Canyon Country Library
The Sierra Hillbillies Square and Round Dance Club is hosting and Black and White Masquerade square dance 2-5 p.m. on Sunday, July 7.
July 7: Sierra Hillbillies Host ‘Masquerade’ Square Dance
Growing up in the 1980s, I have many fond memories of spending time with friends at the Skate-N-Place on Soledad Canyon Road.
Cameron Smyth | The Rink is Rolling Along
1914 - Rev. Wolcott H. Evans, the future "pastor of the disaster," named pastor of Newhall's First Presbyterian Church [story]
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The Canyon Theatre Guild will present Santa Clarita Regional Theatre's production of "Disney's The Little Mermaid" at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons.
July 20-Aug. 11: ‘Disney’s The Little Mermaid’ at Performing Arts Center
The 92nd annual Santa Clarita Valley Fourth of July Parade attracted thousands to the streets of Old Town Newhall to cheer more than 100 parade entries representing politicians, scout troops, businesses, nonprofits, fraternal organizations and others.
SCV Parade Marches Through Old Town Newhall
The Santa Clarita City Council is scheduled to discuss the transfer of William S. Hart Park to Los Angeles County at the Council's regular meeting Tuesday, July 9, at 6 p.m.
City to Discuss Hart Park Transfer from L.A. County
"Shrek Jr. The Musical," presented by Canyon Theatre Guild’s STARS program, will perform weekends from July 6 to July 14.
‘Shrek Jr. The Musical’ Coming to Canyon Theatre Guild
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