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1978 - Concert scene for "KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park" filmed at Magic Mountain [story]
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COUNTY NEWS ARCHIVE
Thursday, May 24, 2012

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will consider budgeting $1 million Tuesday for improvements to the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center and other parts of William S. Hart Park in Newhall. (The Senior Center sits on land that is actually part of Hart Park.) The $1 million is in addition to dollars...

SCV NewsBreak for Thursday, May 17, 2012
Thursday, May 17, 2012

In this episode: Santa Clarita trades in four wheels for two for the 9th annual Bike to Work Day challenge; Deputies to run in 3-day 330-mile Memorial Torch Relay. Also: U.S. Postal Service announced plans to consolidate more than 450 mail processing centers; Board of Supervisors poised to sign off...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is poised to sign off Tuesday on a $1 million project that would add new fencing, gates and a lighted marquee sign to William S. Hart Park. If approved, construction could start sometime in late summer, according to the agenda report. The work would replace...

Register Your Kids Now for Hart Park Summer Filmmaking Workshops
Tuesday, May 1, 2012

SCVHistory.com | Movie shoot in Placerita Canyon, 1930s [LACo Arts Commission] – Applications are now open for a free workshop in which children ages 10 to 17 can make short silent films. The workshop from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM on five Saturdays — July 7, 14, 21 and 28 and August 4, takes place...

Thursday, Apr 12, 2012

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is scheduled Tuesday to allocate $315,000 in start-up funds for $1 million worth of improvements to the entrance to William S. Hart Park in Newhall. Parks Director Russ Guiney is asking the supervisors to earmark $315,000 in “excess” funding that...

Arts & Crafts at Hart Park This Weekend
Wednesday, Mar 28, 2012

Hart Hall at Hart Park will be the venue for an “Artisan Row” arts and crafts show Saturday, March 31, and Sunday, April 1. Presented by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation and the Friends of Hart Park, the show will feature an exhibition of 12 quilts and the “Opportunity...

Hike Hart Park, See the Bison
Tuesday, Jan 17, 2012

The Walk Club at Hart Park gets together every Friday from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. for a two-mile sojourn through the grounds surrounding silent film star William S. Hart’s mansion in Newhall. A variety of local wildlife can be seen along the walk including descendants of the American Bison donated...

Hart Park to Host Pair of Black History Month Art Shows
Friday, Jan 13, 2012

The County of Los Angeles’ William S. Hart Park in Newhall will host a pair of art events in late January and early February as part of the park’s third annual Black History Month celebration, and invites local artists to participate. Both events are free and open to the public. “DreamWorkz...

Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011

The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation and the Santa Clarita Valley Rose Society will present the Wild West Rose Show on Saturday, Nov. 5, at William S. Hart Park’s Hart Hall in Newhall. New this year is a non-juried all-media rose art show. Artists are invited to display artworks...

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1978 - Concert scene for "KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park" filmed at Magic Mountain [story]
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Eight COC Baseball Players Named to All-WSC Team
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Four Lady Cougs Earn All-WSC Softball Honors
The city of Santa Clarita Planning Commission is holding its regular meeting in City Hall's Council Chambers Tuesday, May 21 at 6 p.m.
May 21: Planning Commission Continues Town Center Public Hearings
The city of Santa Clarita’s Communications division was recently recognized by the California Association of Public Information Officials (CAPIO) for their outreach efforts and impactful campaigns across special events, branding and social media presence in 2023.
City Earns State Communications, Outreach Awards
The Memorial Torch Relay Run was established in 1975 to honor the memory of the brave and dedicated peace officers in Los Angeles County who sacrificed their lives in the performance of their duties.
LASD Torch Relay Honors Ryan Clinkunbroomer, Fallen Heroes
Join ARTree Community Arts Center in building a cleaner, greener community by creating a mural made from thousands of recycled bottle caps!
June 1: ARTree Community Arts Center Bottle Cap Mural Project
The California Association of Public Information Officials recognized Kevin Strauss, Communications Manager for the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency with one of CAPIO's highest honors - the 2024 Communicator of the Year - during the 2024 awards dinner on May 14 in Indian Wells.
SCV Water’s Kevin Strauss Named CAPIO’s Communicator of the Year
Santa Clarita-based Lief Labs, a premier formulation and product development innovator and manufacturer of dietary supplements, is pleased to announced that the company's Lief Cares Donation Program donated 400 jars of Lief Cares Protein Powder nutritional supplements to the Valley Oasis Shelter, which provides services to men, women and children of all ages who are survivors of domestic violence.
Lief Labs’ Nonprofit Program Donates to Domestic Violence Survivors
Get ready Santa Clarita for an unforgettable morning of shopping, entertainment and support!
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College of the Canyons football student-athlete Joshua Clark knows a thing or two about stepping up.
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The Samuel Dixon Family Health Center is excited to host its second annual Cornhole Tournament Saturday, May 18, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Lucky Luke Brewery.
May 18: Cornhole Tourney Benefiting Samuel Dixon Health Center
Palmdale Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department are asking for the public’s help locating at-risk, missing juvenile, Brianna Covert.
LASD Seeking Help Locating At-Risk, Missing Agua Dulce Teen
The California Department of Transportation has scheduled lane closures on the northbound and southbound State Route 14 between Technology Drive in Palmdale and Avenue A in Lancaster, closing up to three lanes.
Caltrans Announces SR-14 Lane Closures
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is closely monitoring the ongoing multi-state outbreak of ­­H5N1 bird flu in wild birds, poultry and U.S. dairy cows.
L.A. County Monitoring Nationwide Bird Flu Outbreak
The California Department of Motor Vehicles now offers an improved online customer experience that is faster, easier and can be personalized.
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The annual Summer Reading Program is back at the Santa Clarita Public Library. This year's theme is "Read, Renew, Repeat." During the seven-week summer program, residents are encouraged to read a variety of books and/or participate in crafts or activities.
Santa Clarita Summer Library Reading Program Seeks Volunteers
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has been notified of one case of measles in a non-Los Angeles County resident who traveled to Los Angeles International airport while infectious on May 9.
Public Health Confirms Measles Case in Los Angeles County
Mission Opera is looking for volunteers for front of the house at the performances of the "Merry Widow: Madonna" June 6-8.
Ushers Needed for Mission Opera’s ‘Merry Widow: Madonna’
The Old West Masonic Lodge #813 19310 Avenue of The Oaks, Newhall, CA 91321 will host dinner and meeting for those interested in learning about freemasonry and the history of the lodge.
June 4: Old West Masonic Lodge #813 Dinner Meeting
The Santa Clarita Master Chorale, under the direction of Musical Director Allan Robert Petker, will present "Seasons of Song" on Saturday, June 1 at 7 p.m.
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Online registration will begin May 21-22 for classes offered by the city of Santa Clarita Parks and Recreation Department.
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