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1831 - Local entrepreneurs Sanford and Cyrus Lyon (as in Lyons Avenue) born in Machias, Maine [story]
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Feb. 16: Elks Invite Locals to ‘Roast’ Reynolds for SCV Charities
Friday, Jan 25, 2019

There will be no quarter given when members of the Santa Clarita Elks Lodge No. 2379 and guests roast local veteran activist and author Bill Reynolds for charity on Saturday, Feb. 16. Longtime Elks Roast Emcee Bob Kellar will referee with glee as Reynolds is seated on the Roastee’s Throne and subjected...

Fatal Crash Blocks Lanes on Highway 14
Wednesday, Jan 23, 2019

The California Highway Patrol’s Newhall office reported a fatal crash on northbound Highway 14 between the Sierra Highway and Sand Canyon exits in Canyon Country late Wednesday morning. A man was killed when his vehicle rear-ended a Caltrans sweeper crew truck about half a mile south of Sand Canyon....

Wind Advisory in SCV; Cold Weather Alert for AV, Local Mountains
Monday, Jan 21, 2019

The National Weather Service has extended its weekend wind advisory for the Santa Clarita Valley through noon Wednesday, as the Los Angeles County Health Officer alerts residents of local mountains and the Antelope Valley to continuing cold temperatures through Wednesday and Thursday, respectively. ...

St. Francis Dam Bill Reintroduced in US Senate as Stand-Alone
Friday, Jan 18, 2019

The St. Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act has been reintroduced in the U.S. Senate by Senators Kamala Harris and Dianne Feinstein (both D-California), according to a Harris tweet Thursday. “This week @SenFeinstein & I reintroduced a bill to establish a national memorial to honor the...

January Storms Ease California Drought

The four Pacific storms that battered California in January produced the season’s first significant rainfall, dumping enough moisture to ease the state’s historic drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. The Santa Clarita Valley has received a total of 3.98 inches of rain since Jan....

Heavy Rain Expected Thursday, Sunshine to Return Friday
Wednesday, Jan 16, 2019

A powerful Pacific storm will continue to hammer the West Coast into Friday with strong winds, heavy rain and heavy mountain snow, followed by a weekend of sunshine, the National Weather Service reported Wednesday afternoon. Heavy rain will bring a threat of flash flooding along recent burn scars in...

Jan. 14, 16: Newhall School District Info Nights on English-Spanish Dual Immersion
Monday, Jan 14, 2019

Newhall School District officials are hosting a series of parent information nights this week about the district’s Dual Language Immersion Program for English- and Spanish-speaking students. The district will launch the program for kindergarten and first-grade students only in fall 2019, immersing...

St. Francis Dam Disaster Act Reintroduced in US Senate
Friday, Jan 11, 2019

Inching closer to final approval from the U.S. Congress, the St. Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act has been rolled into a lands package, S. 47, introduced in the Senate on Tuesday by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska. The original bill, HR 2156 was introduced in the House of Representatives in April...

Rainy Week Ahead for SCV; Cold Weather Alert Called for Local Mountains

An onslaught of moisture is about to drench California, and the National Weather Service forecasts rain in the Santa Clarita Valley through next Friday at least. The service predicts an 80-90 percent chance of rain Friday night into Saturday, easing to a 30 percent chance of scattered showers Saturday...

Deputies Arrest Stevenson Ranch Soapy Fountain Vandalism Suspect
Wednesday, Jan 9, 2019

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station Crime Impact Team deputies arrested a 32-year-old Santa Clarita man Wednesday in connection with felony vandalism of a fountain on the corner of Stevenson Ranch Parkway and Holmes Place on New Year’s Eve. The suspect, Alexus Corral, was arrested by CIT...

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1831 - Local entrepreneurs Sanford and Cyrus Lyon (as in Lyons Avenue) born in Machias, Maine [story]
Sanford Lyon
The holiday season is a time for joy, generosity and community spirit. This year, the Child & Family Center invites you to join its heartwarming effort to bring extra cheer to Santa Clarita Valley teens in need.
Spread Holiday Cheer: Support SCV Teens with Child & Family Center
The non-profit Rancho Camulos Museum and National Historic Landmark will host a fundraising event, "Early Hollywood and its Camulos Connection" featuring Marc Wanamaker on Sunday, Dec. 8 at 2 p.m.
Dec. 8: Presentation on Early Hollywood, Rancho Camulos Connection
William S. Hart Union High School District Social Worker Sarah Gilberts was named California’s 2024 State Social Worker of the Year at an awards ceremony on Nov. 8, part of the 2024 National Association of Social Workers-CA Annual Conference.
Hart District Sarah Gilberts Named 2024 California Social Worker of the Year
SCV Water recently marked the completion of its third PFAS treatment facility, which serves its Santa Clara and Honby wells and is located north of Soledad Canyon Road on Furnivall Avenue, with a ribbon cutting on Tuesday, Nov. 19.
SCV Water Celebrates PFAS Groundwater Treatment Facility with Ribbon Cutting
Caltrans, the California Highway Patrol, the Office of Traffic Safety and the Department of Motor Vehicles have joined together as part of Crash Responder Safety Week Nov. 18-22 to remind drivers to move over when safe to do so and slow down near traffic incidents and work zones to prevent serious injuries and deaths on California’s roadways.
Nov. 18-22: Crash Responder Safety Week
Every holiday season the Michael Hoefflin Foundation for Children’s Cancer assemblies gift baskets for families battling pediatric cancer.
MHF Seeks Donations for Holiday Gift Baskets
Family Promise of Santa Clarita Valley opened its new resource center, Williams Hope House in Newhall on Tuesday, Nov. 12 with a formal ribbon cutting ceremony.
Family Promise of SCV Opens Resource Center
The California Highway Patrol has announced a major achievement in its ongoing recruitment efforts as it officially swears in 121 new officers, bringing the department past its goal of hiring over 1,000 officers.
CHP Marks Milestone with 1,000 New Officers
The installation of the 2025 Valley Industry Association Board of Directors will be held Friday, Dec. 13, 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook University Center.
Dec. 13: VIA 2025 Board Installation
Single Mothers Outreach's Adopt-A-Family was born in hopes of providing hard-working single parents a way to make a warm and wonderful holiday memory with their children. AAF connects a generous individual, corporate community, or groups with deserving families in need. Many local businesses, churches, community groups, neighbors and individuals generously have “adopted” SMO parents and their children, providing them with gifts, ice-skating, parties and more.
Single Mothers Outreach Adopt-A-Family Donation Drive
Educational Results Partnership, a non-profit organization that applies data science to accelerate student success, has released the 2024 Honor Roll list of California’s top performing schools, in partnership with local business leaders and the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce.
SCV Chamber Announces Schools Named to Honor Roll List
Holiday Home Tour will continue the festivities with its Holiday Home Tour Boutique, sponsored by Williams Homes that will take place on Sunday, Dec. 8, at Williams Ranch model homes in Hasley Canyon.
Dec. 8: Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Holiday Home Tour Boutique
The annual Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Foundation Holiday Home Tour, organzied by the HMNH Foundation Home Tour League will present the Hearts Aglow Holiday Home Tour Gala on Friday, Dec. 6 at The Hyatt Regency in Valencia.
Dec. 6: Holiday Home Tour Presents ‘Hearts Aglow Gala’
The Valencia High School Marching Band and Color Guard continue its reign in the fall competition season, securing top honors at the Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association Division 2A Championship Prelims
Valencia Marching Band, Color Guard Shine in Championship Prelims
2015 - Freak landslide begins to destroy section of Vasquez Canyon Road; earth moves for several weeks [video]
Vasquez Canyon Road
The regular meeting of the William S. Hart Union High School District’s Governing Board will be held Wednesday, Nov. 20, beginning with a closed session at 6:15 p.m., followed by an open session at 7 p.m.
Nov. 20: Hart Board Regular Meeting
For the first time since 2018, The Master's University's women's volleyball team has won the GSAC Championship Tournament, this time defeating the Benedictine Mesa Redhawks 21-25, 25-23, 26-24, 25-18 Saturday Nov. 16 in The MacArthur Center.
TMU Women’s Volleyball Wins GSAC Championship
Olive Branch Theatricals will present "Plaid Tidings: A Special Holiday Edition of Forever Plaid" weekends beginning Saturday, Nov. 30- Sunday, Dec. 15 at The Patios at Valencia Town Center, 24201 Valencia Blvd., Valencia, CA 91355.
Nov. 30: ‘Plaid Tidings’ A Special Holiday Edition of Forever Plaid
Supervisor Kathryn Barger has helped an artwork find its home in the high desert through the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s sculpture loan program.
Barger Brings ‘Saddle’ LACMA Sculpture to the Antelope Valley
College of the Canyons Women's Soccer pushed its unbeaten streak to seven games with a 2-1 road victory over Antelope Valley College on Nov. 12, and followed that with a 3-0 win over LA Valley College on Nov. 15. That has the Lady Cougars riding an eight-game unbeaten streak as the team prepares for Round 1 of the 3C2A SoCal Regional playoffs.
COC Women’s Soccer Takes Unbeaten Streak into Playoffs
The regular meeting of the Saugus Union School District Governing Board will take place Tuesday, Nov. 19 beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Nov. 19: SUSD Regular Board Meeting
Sun Princess, the newest and next-level Love Boat from Princess Cruises, has been named a 2025 Good Housekeeping Family Travel Award Winner.
Sun Princess Wins Good Housekeeping 2025 Family Travel Award
Santa Clarita Public Libraries present 17th Annual Family Literacy Festival on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Old Town Newhall Library, 24500 Main St., Santa Clarita, CA 91321.
Dec. 7: 17th Annual Family Literacy Festival at Old Town Newhall Library
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