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1925 - Actor Harry Carey files patent on the original 160-acre Saugus homestead he'd purchased in 1916 (now Tesoro Del Valle) [story]
Harry Carey


COUNTY NEWS ARCHIVE
Tuesday, May 22, 2012

The Agua Dulce Community Standards District (CSD) is going through some doggone changes to preserve its “community character.” In a unanimous vote by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors a new CSD wasy approved that addresses a number of issues including the number of cargo shipping containers...

Monday, May 21, 2012

A Qualified Certification has been assigned to the Saugus Union School District (SUSD) indicating it may not meet its financial obligations for the current or two subsequent fiscal years. The designation is being reported in the just released California Department of Education’s Second Interim Status...

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

The 2005 documentary Murderball, a film about paraplegics who play full-contact rugby, brought the world of intense, adaptive wheelchair sports into the mainstream. On Saturday May 26, the Triumph Foundation’s Disabled Sports & Fitness program will bring a free wheelchair sports clinic to Santa...

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

The Santa Clarita City Council has elected to put the people first, or at least closer to the front. And what about the mayoral rotation? Mayor Frank Ferry proposed moving the Public Participation portion of the city council meeting to the beginning of the evening with a 30-minute limit (ten speakers...

Junior High Students Ring It In for Assistance League
Monday, May 7, 2012

Operation School Bell was a ringing success. The Operation School Bell 5K Run/Walk held on Sunday morning (KHTS, a Platinum Sponsor) raised over $30,000 dollars according to Mel Johnson, President of the Assistance League Santa Clarita. The Operation School Bell program provides new school clothing,...

Four Traffic Fatalities Mar Weekend

Scene of Friday night's fatal collision on San Francisquito Canyon Road. Photo by Elliott Cohen / SCVNews.com A deadly weekend on Santa Clarita Valley roads finished with four traffic fatalities, two involving motorcycles. According to the Newhall Division of the California Highway Patrol Dean M....

Sunny Financial Arrangement For Hart District Solar Energy Project
Friday, May 4, 2012

The La Mesa Junior High School Lobo Jazz Band played “On the Sunny Side of the Street” as officials from the William S. Hart School District gathered with their solar business partners PSomasFMG on a collaboration that is expected to save the district an estimated $1million dollars a year for 20...

Televised Forums a Missed Opportunity for McKeons
Monday, Apr 30, 2012

You’ve more than likely seen them popping up around town. Blue and hot orange Buck McKeon for Congress signs and reverse hot orange and blue Patricia McKeon for Assembly signs. The signs are visible, but the candidates themselves were both no-shows for Monday’s tape-delayed candidates forum hosted...

Five Ways to Prevent Summer Learning Loss

With summer fast approaching, California parents are getting a wake-up call about the importance of preventing “summer learning loss” during the summer months when their children are out of school. The nonprofit Partnership for Children and Youth is spearheading California’s statewide Summer Matters...

NSD’s Petras Wins Chance to Watch SpaceX Launch
Friday, Apr 20, 2012

Dorraine Petras Dorraine Petras, Curriculum Specialist in science for Stevenson Ranch Elementary, will be traveling to Cape Canaveral April 30 to watch the launch of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. She says she entered the NASA competition not thinking she had a chance to win. But when she got a congratulatory...

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The WiSH Education Foundation, which benefits students in the William S. Hart Union School District, has announced that its Wednesday Webinar series for the coming '24-'25 school year is being expanded to eight webinars.
WiSH Webinar Series Expands for College Bound Students, Families
Join the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce at the Business After Hours Mixer, alongside other business leaders from the Santa Clarita Valley, for an exclusive networking event at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Aug. 21: SCV Chamber After Hours Mixer at Henry Mayo
Mission Opera has announced the fundraising gala, "An Evening of Elegance," will be held Saturday, Aug 3.
Aug. 3: ‘Evening of Elegance’ Fundraising Gala to Benefit Mission Opera
The SENSES Block Party on Thursday, July 18 will feature the theme "The SENSES Games."
July 18: The SENSES Games in Old Town Newhall
The Nest Healing Art Studio at ARTree in Old Town Newhall is a free community workshop consisting of an an hour of mindful, judgement free, art-making.
Nest Healing Art Studio Looks to Expand
1925 - Actor Harry Carey files patent on the original 160-acre Saugus homestead he'd purchased in 1916 (now Tesoro Del Valle) [story]
Harry Carey
Registration for the 29th annual River Rally Cleanup and Environmental Expo is officially open. This is an opportunity for Santa Clarita volunteers of all ages to help clean up a portion of the Santa Clara River, one of the last natural, free-flowing river systems in Southern California.
Registration Now Open for Annual River Rally Cleanup
Don’t miss the Santa Clarita Artists Association’s annual Art Classic Gala - the largest celebration of fine arts in the Santa Clarita Valley - Sept. 28, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., at The Center.
Sept. 28: SCAA Hosting 34th Annual Art Classic
Jhoanna Serrano left the Philippines for the United States at just 18 years old, hoping to give her then-2-year-old daughter, Jean Pauline, a better future.
CSUN Honors Mother’s Sacrifices with New Scholarship
The Master’s University Chorale, one of the school’s marquee music performance ensembles, toured through Texas this summer.
TMU School of Music Sends Chorale on Texas Tour
Saugus High School Instrumental Music Booster Club is inviting the community to help those in need with its Clothes for Cash continues Saturday, July 20, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saugus High Music Club Clothes for Cash Campaign Continues
In celebration of a new partnership with Chef Tony Gemignani, the 13-time World Pizza Champion and the undisputed greatest pizza maker in modern history, Princess Cruises, recognized for the Best Pizza at Sea, established a new Guinness World Records Title Monday for “World’s Largest Pizza Party” at multiple venues aboard its fleet of Love Boats with hungry guests devouring more than 60,000 slices of fresh-from-the-oven pizza prepared by the line’s master chefs.
Princess Cruises’ Pizza Party Sets New Guinness World Record
The GSAC has announced several changes that go beyond the new schools that have joined the conference.
GSAC Ushers In New Era
The city of Santa Clarita’s Film Office has released the list of six productions currently filming in the Santa Clarita Valley for the week of Monday, July 15 - Sunday, July 21.
Filming in Santa Clarita Includes Six Productions
Santa Clarita consistently earns recognition as one of the best places to live in the nation, boasting a high quality of life, strong safety record and a business-friendly atmosphere.
Ken Striplin | 2024 Public Opinion Poll
During its annual business meeting in June, the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Santa Clarita passed a resolution regarding Chiquita Canyon Landfill.  
Local Congregation Urges Protection from Chiquita Canyon Landfill
1891 - R.E. Nickel publishes area's first newspaper, The Acton Rooster [story]
Acton Rooster
1769 - Portolá party sets out from San Diego; first Europeans to "discover" Santa Clarita Valley 3½ weeks later [story]
Gaspar de Portola
1884 - Hardison & Stewart start drilling Star No. 1 oil well in Pico Canyon; later form Union Oil Co. [story]
Lyman Stewart
The regular meeting of the William S. Hart Union High School District’s Governing Board will be held Wednesday, June 5, beginning with closed session at 6 p.m., followed immediately by the public session at 7 p.m.
July 17: Hart Governing Board Regular Meeting
The Santa Clarita Planning Commission will hold its regular meeting Tuesday, July 16, at 6 p.m., in City Hall's Council Chambers to hold a public hearing on the development proposal for the Riverview project, which is slated for the Saugus Speedway property.
July 16: Planning Commission Public Hearing on Speedway Property
The city of Santa Clarita, in partnership with SCVTV, has released the fourth episode of "Santa Clarita Spotlight," a Shop Local series dedicated to promoting and celebrating the diverse range of local businesses within the city. If you’re looking to shake up your workout routine tune in to the latest episode.
Santa Clarita Spotlight to Highlight Fitness
Valencia Marketplace’s annual free summer concerts will be held Friday evenings 6-8 p.m.
Free Summer Sunset Concerts at Valencia Marketplace
With a 5-0 vote Tuesday night, the Santa Clarita City Council unanimously approved an agreement with the County of Los Angeles to transfer ownership of William S. Hart Park to the city.
City OK’s Formal Plan to Take Over Hart Park
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