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1945 - Bonelli Stadium (Saugus Speedway) holds first postwar auto race on the West Coast; Billy Vukovich wins [story]
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Tejon Conservancy Featured in ‘Do the Math’ Program
Thursday, Feb 10, 2022

The efforts by the Tejon Ranch Conservancy was featured recently on “Do the Math,” a twice-weekly program that help students become comfortable and even excited about math in everyday life. The program streams live online and on Spectrum cable stations in Kern County. The program, which...

Fil-Am SCV Reveals 2022 Board of Directors, Trustees
Wednesday, Feb 9, 2022

Fil- Am of SCV revealed their 2022 Board Of Directors and Board of Trustees, including their new board president. Marie Urquidi was elected to lead the board through 2022. Urquidi was initially introduced to Fil-Am when she responded to a Facebook posting of Fil-Am’s free Tagalog class. She enrolled...

Family Promise of SCV Launches ‘Building Hope’ Fundraiser
Tuesday, Feb 8, 2022

February is “For the Love of Family” month at Family Promise of Santa Clarita Valley, a nonprofit organization serving homeless families in the Santa Clarita Valley area. The agency has launched the Building Hope Paver Dedication Project and invites the community to join the effort to build a path...

May 14: Zonta of SCV Women in Service Luncheon
Friday, Feb 4, 2022

Women in Service, an annual event honoring outstanding women volunteers throughout the Santa Clarita Valley, will be hosted by the Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley on May 14, 2022 at The Centre in Santa Clarita. Registration begins at 10 a.m. followed by lunch and the program at 11 a.m. The Women...

Artist Annie Hoffman to Demonstrate Oil Painting
Thursday, Feb 3, 2022

Annie Hoffman will be demonstrating oil painting on Monday, April 18, from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 pm, for the Santa Clarita Artists Association. It will be held live at the Main Theatre, located at 24266 Main St. Newhall, 91321. It will also be broadcast on Zoom; for link visit www.santaclaritaartists.org....

Artist Joe Cibere Demonstrates Watercolor, Acrylic

Joe Cibere will be demonstrating watercolor and acrylics live on Monday, March 21, from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., for the Santa Clarita Artists Association. It will be held at The Main Theatre, 24266 Main St. Newhall, 91321. It will also be broadcast on Zoom; for link, visit https://www.santaclaritaartists.org....

Zonta Club SCV Unveils Newest Scholarship
Wednesday, Feb 2, 2022

Zonta Club Santa Clarita Valley unveiled their newest scholarship to honor the memory of a former member. The Jo Ann Rodriguez Memorial Scholarship is named after a member of the Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley. Jo Ann passed away in 2019 following a long and brave fight with COPD. She had no idea...

Feb. 12: Zonta’s Life Forward to Master Money

Zonta Club of Santa Clarita’s Life Forward workshop is returning with this month’s focus on mastering money. This month’s workshop will feature speaker Melanie Meyer, a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and Fraternal Insurance Counselor (FIC) with professional...

Feb. 3: Salt Creek Grille Fundraiser to Benefit Carousel Ranch

Salt Creek Grille in Valencia will hold a fundraiser Feb. 3 to benefit Carousel Ranch’s “Carousel Wishes & Valentine Kisses” campaign. To participate simply dine at Salt Creek Grille anytime during lunch or dinner. This is the first of four weekly restaurant events to be held every...

Boys & Girls Club Appoints New Board President

Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley is proud to announce that Matt Carpenter is now serving as the organization’s new Board President for 2022 and 2023. Carpenter succeeds Gloria Mercado-Fortine, who served as Board President in 2021. “Matt’s direct involvement in supporting kids’...

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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’
Agua Dulce Winery is back on the market with a reduced price of $10,888,000. It is now listed with Mike Goldfarb, an agent affiliated with the Beverly Hills office of Coldwell Banker Realty.
Agua Dulce Winery Back on Market for $10,888,000
California Sen. Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) has delivered a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom inviting him to tour the Chiquita Canyon Landfill, where an underground chemical fire continues to impact the environment, health, safety and wellbeing of residents in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Wilk Calls on Governor Newsom to Visit Chiquita Canyon Landfill
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reports that of the 40 rabid bats found in Los Angeles County in 2024, 16 of those rabid bats have been found in the Santa Clarita Valley. The latest cases of rabid bats found in the county include two bats found in September, both found in the SCV.
Rabid Bats Found in Santa Clarita Valley
Circle of Hope will host a fundraiser Wednesday, Sept. 11, 11 a.m.- 10 p.m. at Handel's Homemade Ice cream located at 25880 The Old Road, Stevenson Ranch, CA 91381.
Sept. 11: Circle of Hope Handel’s Ice Cream Fundraiser
Students from the West Ranch High School marching band will put down their instruments and pick up sponges and buckets to take part in the band’s annual “Wet Ranch” car wash fundraiser tol be held Saturday Sept. 14.
Sept. 14: West Ranch Marching Band Car Wash Fundraiser
The Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corporation, College of the Canyons, city of Santa Clarita, Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce and America's Job Centers of California will host the Santa Clarita Job Fair, Friday, Oct. 18.
Oct. 18: Santa Clarita Job Fair to be Held at COC
Child & Family Center invites Santa Clarita residents to a free movie screening and discussion of the original hit film Inside Out on Friday, Sept. 13 at 5 p.m. at 21545 Centre Pointe Parkway, Santa Clarita, CA 91350.
Sept. 13: Child & Family Center ‘Inside Out’ Movie Screening
As scorching triple-digit temperatures engulf Los Angeles County throughout the weekend and excessive heat warnings have been issued for many communities in Los Angeles County’s Fifth District, I urge residents to do their part to lessen the threat of wildfires.
Kathryn Barger | Do Your Part to Prevent Wildfires
1975 - Saugus High School opens [yearbook]
1976 yearbook photo
The Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society will be jumping and jiving when they celebrate the days of poodle skirts and pompadours with “SCV History Hops: Back to the ‘50s” on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 5 to 9 p.m.
Oct.19: SCV History Hops: Back to the ‘50s to Launch Fundraising Drive
After being part of the Parks and Recreation Commission in the early 90s and spending nearly 30 years on the City Council, my life has been dedicated to creating a community where residents and businesses feel welcomed and safe here in Santa Clarita.
Laurene Weste | Creating Community at The Roller Rink
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