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1949 - Incorporation of Castaic Saddle Club; holds rodeos near future Castaic Lake (lower lagoon). [story]


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SCV Man Makes TIME Mag’s ‘100 Most Influential’ List
Thursday, Apr 18, 2013

Richard Cook during a taping of SCVTV’s “Newsmaker of the Week” program shot at JPL prior to the launch of the Curiosity rover. Canyon Country resident Richard Cook is one of the 100 most influential people in the world. This, according to TIME magazine, which released its 2013 list...

Asst. Chief Judge of Local Court District Ascending to Federal Bench
Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013

Photo: UCLA Daily Bruin On a 92-0 vote Monday, the U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Beverly Reid O’Connell for a seat on the United States District Court for the Central District of California. O’Connell is a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge in San Fernando and serves as the...

SCV Woman Critically Injured in Ojai Crash

A Santa Clarita Valley woman sustained life-threatening head injuries in a three-car crash that claimed the life of a Ventura woman Monday afternoon near Ojai. According to the California Highway Patrol, Lucinda Diaz, 26, of Canyon Country, was the passenger in a 2012 Kia Optima driven by Sean Staub,...

SCV-Resident Deputy Accused of Beating Inmate
Friday, Apr 12, 2013

A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy who lives in Valencia was charged with beating a 19-year-old inmate in the back seat of a patrol car, District Attorney Jackie Lacey’s office announced Friday. According to a statement from Lacey’s office, Deputy Matthew John Funicello, 31, “is...

Hart District’s One-Year Dropout Rate Falls to 2%
Tuesday, Apr 9, 2013

Just 2 percent of students in grades 9-12 dropped out of the William S. Hart Union High School District  during the 2011-12 school year, according to data released Tuesday by the California Department of Education. That’s half the percentage of students who dropped out statewide, and the figure...

Supes Looking to Lower the Boom on ‘Birthing Hotels’
Monday, Apr 8, 2013

Supervisor Don Knabe Supervisor Don Knabe will ask his fellow supervisors Tuesday to get behind AB 192, state legislation that would make it a crime for hotels to violate local building codes. The point is to crack down on “birthing hotels,” aka, “maternity hotels,” where illegal immigrant women...

Robinson Ranch Housing Property Headed for Annexation

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is slated to clear the way Tuesday for the annexation of 203 acres in Sand Canyon into the city of Santa Clarita. Known as the Norland-Robinson Road annexation, the area consists of  uninhabited land where the builders of the Robinson Ranch golf course had...

SCV Jobless Rate Back Down to 6.3% in Feb.

Santa Clarita’s unemployment rate rolled back to 6.3 percent in February after hitting 6.7 in January, according to data from the California Employment Development Dept. January’s half-point spike from December, when Santa Clarita’s jobless rate was 6.2 percent, reflected the typical...

‘Old Glory’ Park Possible Site for West Side Library
Tuesday, Mar 26, 2013

Pico Canyon Park is a viable location for a future library to serve Stevenson Ranch, according to documents from the County of Los Angeles Public Library system. The 20-acre park on Pico Canyon Road, home to the “Old Glory” oak tree that was moved there nearly a decade ago following a community effort...

Deputies Search for Armed Man in Canyon Country
Sunday, Mar 24, 2013

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s deputies are searching Sunday night for a man in Canyon Country who reportedly fired a gun at an apartment building. Gunfire was reported at or near an apartment complex in the 28000 block of Whites Canyon Road at about 9 p.m., said Lt. Tom Bryski of the SCV Sheriff’s...

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1949 - Incorporation of Castaic Saddle Club; holds rodeos near future Castaic Lake (lower lagoon). [story]
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
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