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Michael Hoefflin Foundation Requesting Donations for 2017 Family Holiday Baskets
Thursday, Nov 16, 2017

Preparations are underway at the Michael Hoefflin Foundation as it gets ready for the 2017 Family Holiday Baskets. The Foundation will distribute approximately 250 holiday baskets to families who have been impacted by cancer. It is only through the generosity of the community that the foundation is...

Dec. 2: Castaic Lake Winter Magic, Lighted Boat Parade

The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Friends of Castaic Lake, will be hosting the 24th Annual Castaic Lake Winter Magic and Lighted Boat Parade, Saturday, Dec. 2nd at Paradise Cove, lower lagoon. Festivities begin at 2:00 p.m. and parade begins at 5:00 p.m. Event-goers...

Mountainview Child Development Program Holding Food Drive for SCV Food Pantry
Tuesday, Nov 14, 2017

The Mountainview Child Development Program (CDP) is currently holding a food drive benefiting the Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry. Food donations can be dropped off at the Mountainview CDP building, which is located at 22201 W. Cypress Place, Saugus, 91390 (on the Mountainview Elementary campus closer...

Nov. 17: Roaring 20’s Casino Night Benefiting Bridge to Home
Thursday, Nov 9, 2017

A fundraiser benefiting Bridge to Home will take place Friday, Nov. 17 from 6 p.m. to midnight at the Valencia Country Club. The theme of the event will be, “The Roaring 20’s Casino Night.” Tickets are now on sale. The event will include a live auction, silent auction and raffle basket...

SCAA to Participate in Sip & Shop, New Wonderland Exhibit to Open
Thursday, Nov 2, 2017

Santa Clarita Artists Association (SCAA) Gallery will be participating in Sip & Shop and Light up Main Street events on Nov. 18. Sip & Shop will be from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. followed by the tree lighting activities. The new Wonderland exhibit runs from Nov. 9 until Dec. 30. “We change...

Nov. 18: 50th Anniversary Celebration Elks Lodge 2379
Tuesday, Oct 31, 2017

The community is invited to join Elks Lodge 2379 achieving 50 years of service at their Anniversary Dinner Celebration on Saturday evening, Nov. 18. Community leaders chartered Elks Lodge 2379 on Nov. 15, 1967 and Elk members have been caring and sharing in the Santa Clarita Valley since that time....

Nov. 4-5: Boutique Fantastique
Tuesday, Oct 24, 2017

The Saugus High School (SHS) Parent, Teacher, Student Organization (PTSO) will be holding Boutique Fantastique, in which proceeds go to help support the SHS PTSO Scholarship Fund. The event will be held Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 4-5 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the SHS Gymnasium, located at...

Oct. 28: Gibbon Conservation Center Celebrates First Halloween
Thursday, Oct 19, 2017

The Gibbon Conservation Center will celebrate Halloween for the first time on Saturday, Oct. 28 from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Event-goers can expect costume contests, candy stations (palm-oil free), spooky activities, music, pumpkin decoration, trick or treats and silent auction. The gift shop will...

Oct. 22: Fall Festival Spotlight Arts Center

Spotlight Arts Center, a local non-profit that provides free performing and visual arts classes to children in the Santa Clarita Valley, will hold its Fall Festival, Sunday, Oct. 22 from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. The event will serve as the center’s fundraiser and will include games, activities,...

DVC of SCV Currently Accepting Adopt-a-Family 2017 Applications
Tuesday, Oct 17, 2017

The Domestic Violence Center (DVC) of Santa Clarita Valley is accepting applications for Adopt-a-Family 2017. The local non-profit is seeking community members who are looking to give back this holiday season by adopting one of DVC’s client families and provide them with a bit of cheer. Whether...

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1941 - Julius Dietzmann family of Castaic arrested as German enemy aliens [story]
Julius Dietzmann
1921 - William S. Hart (57) marries actress Winifred Westover (23) [story]
Bill and Winifred Hart
1864 - Actor William S. Hart born in Newburgh, New York [Hart Index]
Wm. S. Hart
The West Coast Health Alliance strongly supports that hepatitis B vaccination continue to be routinely offered to all newborns, with the first dose of the vaccine given within 24 hours of birth for newborns weighing at least 4 pounds, 7 ounces, followed by completion of the vaccine series.
West Coast Health Alliance Recommends Hepatitis B Vaccination for Newborns
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman has credited the combined efforts of law enforcement, public health leaders, educators and community advocates, along with his office’s sustained campaign to expose the dangers of fentanyl, for driving a historic 22 percent decline in overdose and poisoning deaths across Los Angeles County.
Los Angeles County Sees Sharp Decline in Overdose Deaths
Poets, dreamers and storytellers, the deadline for the 2026 Sidewalk Poetry Project is on Sunday, Dec. 14.
Dec. 14: Sidewalk Poetry 2026 Deadline to Submit
Rock Bottom Media and JMV Productions will host free photos with Santa for the whole family including pets, 4-7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7 at Locale Studios.
Dec. 7: Bring Pets for Free Photos with Santa at Locale Studios
Weird Gallery presents Artmas: After Dark, After Hours, a student‑led art show featuring College of the Canyons and California Institute of the Arts students.
Dec. 11: ‘Artmas: After Dark, After Hours’ Popup Art Show in Old Town Newhall
The city of Santa Clarita invites residents to enjoy a new holiday light show now illuminating the River of Lights at Central Park.
Holiday Magic Lights Up Central Park
Lucky Luke Brewing and Good Vibes Events L.A. presents its Ugly Sweater Holiday Market, 3-8 p.m. Saturday Dec.13 at Lucky Luke Brewing, 25108 Rye Canyon Loop, Santa Clarita, CA 91355.
Dec. 13: Lucky Luke Brewing, Good Vibes Ugly Sweater Holiday Market
The Santa Clarita City Council will hold a Special Meeting in open session on Tuesday, Dec. 9, at 5 p.m. at Santa Clarita City Hall to conduct the annual Council Reorganization event, when the gavel will be passed to a new mayor.
Dec. 9: City Council to Install New Mayor in Annual Reorganization
Sky Zone Trampoline Park will hold its grand opening and ribbon cutting 4:30-5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18 at 26573 Carl Boyer Drive, Santa Clarita, CA 91350.
Dec. 18: Sky Zone Trampoline Park Grand Opening, Ribbon Cutting
Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Persons Unit are asking for the public’s help locating At-Risk Missing Person John L Brown.
LASD Asks for the Public’s Help in Locating Missing Santa Clarita Man
Last week we kicked off the boys and girls Foothill League soccer seasons, noting that there were a number of league games coming up on Dec. 2 and 4. Now that those have been contested, here is where things stand:
Foothill League Soccer: Hart, Saugus Rolling
1938 - County Supervisors award construction contract for jail at Wayside Farms in Castaic, later called Pitchess Detention Center [story]
Wayside
The city of Santa Clarita will present its latest art exhibition, “Let Go,” by Dani Samson, on view now through Feb. 4, at the Canyon Country Community Center.
Explore ‘Let Go’ Art Exhibit at Canyon Country Community Center
College of the Canyons celebrated the 25th anniversary of its Mathematics, Engineering and Science Achievement program on Tuesday, Nov. 25, with an event held in the Aliso Hall courtyard.
MESA Celebrates 25 Years of Student Success at COC
Kaiser Permanente joined the Saugus Union School District recently to honor its outstanding achievement in health education; all 15 SUSD district schools earned America’s Healthiest Schools All-Star Recognition from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation.
Kaiser Presents $10,000 Community Health Grant to SUSD
JCI Santa Clarita is seeking volunteers to support its annual Santa’s Helpers program, a beloved community tradition that brings holiday joy to children and families in need throughout the Santa Clarita Valley.
JCI Santa Clarita Seeks Volunteers for Annual Santa’s Helpers Toy Drive
"Fatherless No More" is a new faith-based documentary that has been officially accepted for an Oscar-qualifying theatrical run at the Laemmle Theater in Old Town Newhall.
Dec. 5-11: ‘Fatherless No More’ Begins Oscar Campaign at Laemmle
The Master's University will present "Alleluia! TMU Come Christmas Sing" on Saturday, Dec. 6 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in The Master’s University Music Recital Hall on the college campus is Placerita Canyon.
Dec. 6: ‘Alleluia! TMU Come Christmas Sing!’
The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency Water Resources and Watershed Committee will meet on Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 1 p.m.
Dec. 10: Water Resources and Watershed Committee Meeting
College of the Canyons cross country had a combined 10 student-athletes earn All-Western State Conference honors for the 2025 season, with all seven members of the women's team earning recognition.
Canyons Cross Country Teams Combine for 10 All-WSC Selections
College of the Canyons had eight players earn Southern California Football Association (SCFA) All-League awards, with three players recognized as First-Team selections.
Canyons Football Sees Eight Earn SCFA All-League Recognition
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