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1955 - U.S. release of "Gunsmoke" TV series, initially filmed at Melody Ranch [story]
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Trike Derby Peels Out for Child & Family Center
Wednesday, Sep 25, 2019

Martin and Company Tax and Wealth Advisors emerged as the winners of the third annual Trike Derby to raise funds for the Child & Family Center on Saturday at Wolf Creek Brewery. The derby was sponsored by Valencia BMW and organized by Robert and Kim Grass of the Child & Family Center, a nonprofit,...

Fall Tours On Now at Tehachapi Native American Village Site

California State Parks is taking reservations for the fall tour season at Tomo-Kahni State Historic Park in Tehachapi. Visitation is only permitted on a guided tour, which involves a moderately strenuous three-hour hike. Although no structures remain on this Kawaiisu (Nüwa) Native American village site,...

Sept. 28: Native Artist Rowan D. Harrison at AV Indian Museum

The Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park will host Native artist Rowan D. Harrison on Saturday, September 28, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Harrison will share his art with museum visitors and answer their questions. Harrison (Navajo/Pueblo of Isleta) is a potter and painter. He coils and burnishes...

House Haunt to Benefit Nonprofit Canine Rescue

Dog enthusiasts and thrill-seekers can unite at Shiver Haunt SCV, a house haunt created by Valencia residents David Rosenthal and Gwen Zimlem. Rosenthal and his fiance, Gwen Zimlem, have been designing and building 1,000-square-foot haunted walk-through at their home since the summer — and plan to...

Nov. 18: Artist Joe Stoddard Demonstrates Watercolor at Barnes & Noble
Tuesday, Sep 24, 2019

Joe Stoddard will demonstrate watercolor at the Monday, Nov. 18 meeting of the Santa Clarita Artists Association (SCAA). This event is free, open to the public and meets at 6:30 p.m. at Barnes & Noble, located at 23630 Valencia Blvd. Stoddard’s work is about documentation, interpretation and...

TV Shows in Production in SCV: ‘Party of Five,” “NCIS,” “Space Force”
Monday, Sep 23, 2019

The city of Santa Clarita has released the list of TV shows shooting this week in the Santa Clarita Valley aka “Hollywood North” — September 23-29: · “Party of Five” · “Good Trouble” · “Penny Dreadful” · “Bless This Mess” · “NCIS” · “SWAT” · “Space...

Sept. 28: Saugus High Band, Color Guard to Join ‘Sounds of Conejo’

The Saugus High Band and Color Guard will perform in the 12th Annual “Sounds of Conejo” marching band exhibition at Thousand Oaks High School on Saturday, September 28. After participating in a special fundraiser event in the fall of 2018 to help raise money for the victims of the tragic...

Sept. 28: Gran Fondo Community Cycling Race
Friday, Sep 20, 2019

The city of Santa Clarita will host the fourth annual Gran Fondo community cycling race, presented by Santa Clarita Velo, on Saturday, September 28, beginning at 7 a.m. at the Santa Clarita Sports Complex, 20850 Centre Point Parkway. This one-day, chip-timed event will bring together cyclists from all...

Oct. 12: ‘Beware the Dark Realm’ Halloween Haunt to Open Gates

“Beware the Dark Realm,” a free, award-winning walk-through haunted house in Santa Clarita, will open its castle doors for five spooktacular nights during the 2019 Halloween season, starting Saturday, October 12 and open 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. each night. Subsequent haunt nights will be October...

Santa Clarita Unveils 2019 Sidewalk Poetry Project

Residents can now walk down Santa Clarita sidewalks and find poetic inspirations laid out in front of them, literally, thanks to the city’s Sidewalk Poetry project. Across six streets, including on Seco Canyon Road, Westinghouse Place and Soledad Canyon Road, nine poems have been stamped into...

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1955 - U.S. release of "Gunsmoke" TV series, initially filmed at Melody Ranch [story]
James Arness
The Newhall Family Theatre of the Performing Arts and Raising the Curtain Foundation will host a day of storytelling and creativity with Saturday's Kids, Saturday, Sept. 21 starting at 11 a.m. at 24607 Walnut St., Newhall, CA 91321.
Sept. 21: Saturday’s Kids at Newhall Family Theatre
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has confirmed a case of locally acquired dengue in a resident in the city of Baldwin Park, who has no history of travel to areas where dengue is endemic.
LA Public Health Confirms Case of Locally Acquired Dengue
The Castaic Union School District is seeking four new members for its Measure QS Citizens Oversight Committee.
Castaic Union Recruiting for Measure QS Citizens Oversight Committee
In September, the American Red Cross stresses the continuing critical need for blood products to ensure patient care. Donors of all blood types are asked to give now to keep blood supply levels rising after a summer shortage.
Red Cross Announces Critical Need Fall Blood Donations
Board & Brush will host a Vampire Ball Murder Mystery Workshop Friday, Sept. 13 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at 24417 Main St., Santa Clarita, CA 91321.
Sept. 13: Vampire Ball Murder Mystery Workshop
The Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees will hold a business meeting and Adjusted Budget Workshop Wednesday, Sept. 11, beginning at 5 p.m. The board will hold a closed session following the meeting at 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 11: COC Board to Hold Business Meeting, Adjusted Budget Workshop
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, Sept. 9 to Friday, Sept. 13.
Six Productions Filming in Santa Clarita
The Santa Clarita Arts Commission will hold its regular meeting Thursday, Sept. 12, at 6 p.m., in City Hall's Council Chambers, 23920 Valencia Blvd. First Floor, Santa Clarita, CA 91355.
Sept. 12: Arts Commission to Review 2025 Arts Grant Program
Local nonprofit Fostering Youth Independence experienced significant growth over the summer as Santa Clarita’s foster youth sought assistance with returning to school or entering college for the first time.
Sept. 24: FYI Seeks Volunteer Allies for Foster Youth
The regular meeting of the William S. Hart Union High School District’s Governing Board will be held Wednesday, Sept. 11, beginning with closed session at 6 p.m., followed by open session at 7 p.m.
Sept. 11: Hart Board to Appoint Assistant Principal, Director of Fiscal Services
1945 - Bonelli Stadium (Saugus Speedway) holds first postwar auto race on the West Coast; Billy Vukovich wins [story]
Bonelli Stadium
The Saugus Union School District has received recognition for all of its school campuses from California Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports.
All SUSD Schools Earn PBIS Recognition
The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce and its Latino Business Alliance have announced the honorees for the annual Hispanic Heritage Celebration.
Hernandez, Acevedo, Orozco Named Honorees of Hispanic Heritage Celebration
The Santa Clarita City Council will hold its regular meeting Tuesday, Sept. 10, beginning with a closed meeting at 4:30 p.m., followed immediately with open session at 6 p.m.
Sept. 10: City Council to Discuss Orchard Village Road, Open Space
A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against Trevor James Kirk, of Santa Clarita, a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy alleging that he used excessive force when he assaulted and pepper-sprayed a woman during a shoplifting investigation outside a WinCo Foods in Lancaster last year.
LASD Deputy Charged with Federal Civil Rights Violation
California State Park’s Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park invites the public to an art showcase on Saturday, Sept. 14, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Sept. 14: Antelope Valley Indian Museum Hosts Artist Nadia Reed
1946 - Dedication of newly constructed William S. Hart High School [story]
dedication
1933 - Birth of the late John Fuller, local banker, co-founder of Henry Mayo Hospital, and VP of CalArts [obituary]
John Fuller
Caltrans announced northbound Interstate 5 will be reduced to two lanes from Lake Hughes Road to two miles north of Templin Highway (near the Whitaker Sand Shed) north of Castaic overnights Monday, Sept. 9 through Friday, Sept. 13 from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m.
Sept. 9-13: Overnight Lane Closures Resume for NB I-5
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation has announced that Saugus Union School District had 15 schools among the 879 schools nationwide to be awarded and named America’s Healthiest Schools for the 2023-2024 school year.
SUSD has 15 Schools on America’s Healthiest Schools List
On Sunday, Oct. 13, Santa Clarita Symphony Orchestra opens the 2024-2025 season with “Young Stars and Old Masters” at the Canyon High School Performing Arts Center.
Oct. 13: Young Musicians to Kick off SCSO Season
The National Weather Service, which early this week warned of the intense heat wave from San Luis Obispo County all the way down to San Diego County, has announced the excessive heat warning will last in the Santa Clarita Valley until 8 p.m. Monday.
National Weather Service Extends Excessive Heat Warning Thru Monday
The Saugus High School Instrumental Music and Booster Club's "All Valley Showcase", sponsored by Scriptz will be held Saturday, Sept. 21, 7 p.m. at Valencia High School, 27801 Dickason Drive, Valencia, CA 91355.
Sept. 21: Saugus High’s Instrumental Music Club Hosts ‘All Valley Showcase’
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