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1983 - U.S. release of John Carpenter's "Christine;" blew up fake gas station in Valencia [watch scene (R)]
Christine gas station explosion in Valencia


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June 17: Activities, Entertainment Added to Touch-a-Truck Event
Monday, May 29, 2017

Youngsters check out some of the many emergency vehicles on display at the annual SCV Touch-A-Truck event. Entertainment and attractions continue to be added to the 2017 Touch-A-Truck event benefiting the SCV Senior Center, scheduled for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 17, at Central Park in Santa Clarita. New...

Senior Center Offering Discounted Tickets for Saturday’s Sierra Pelona Wine Festival
Friday, May 19, 2017

Reyes Winery is hosting the fifth annual Sierra Pelona Wine Festival on Saturday, May 20 and the SCV Senior Center is offering discounted tickets for this day of gourmet food, wine tastings, and more. The wine festival features numerous wineries and local wine makers offering tastings of their best wines....

Oct. 26: SCV Senior Center Scholar Series Presents Mark Twain
Wednesday, Oct 12, 2016

The Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center will host a talk about Samuel Langhorne Clemens, or Mark Twain, for their Senior Center Scholarly Series this month. On Wednesday, October, 26 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Professor Lissa Brassfield will present the talk on the author who has been lauded as the “greatest...

Sept. 21: SCV Senior Center to Host Presentation on Hedy Lamarr
Thursday, Sep 8, 2016

The Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center will be hosting a presentation about actress and scientist Hedy Lamarr at their scholar series lecture on Wednesday, September 21. The free presentation will begin at 2 p.m. and will run until 3 p.m. in the Senior Center Dining Room. Hedy Lamarr was an actress...

Senior Center Hosts Touch-A-Truck Event
Thursday, Apr 28, 2016

In a community calendar full of fund-raising walks, auctions, dinners and golf tournaments, the SCV Senior Center has come up with a popular and unique event with its fourth annual Touch-A-Truck. What child, or adult for that matter, wouldn’t want to climb on a fire engine, turn on a Sheriff’s...

Celebrity Waiter Dinner Goes Digital
Monday, Feb 22, 2016

Some 300 community leaders and supporters of the SCV Senior Center will gather in the Grand Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Valencia on Saturday evening, Feb. 27, for the annual SCV Senior Center Celebrity Waiter Dinner. The event features elaborately decorated tables and guest costumes in line with their...

Senior Center to Host Valentine’s Concert
Tuesday, Jan 26, 2016

The Santa Clarita Senior Center will be hosting a Valentine’s Day Silvertone Concert on Thursday, Feb. 11 from 2:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Silvertone Singers will perform romantic melodies, latin sambas, up-tempo tunes by composers like Jimmy Dorsey, Irving Berlin, Rodgers & Hart and love ballads...

SCV Senior Center is Seeking Volunteers
Monday, Nov 2, 2015

The Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center is looking for volunteers. You can make a difference by volunteering as little as one day a week or even becoming an “on-call” volunteer. Volunteers are needed in the SCV Senior Center’s Nutrition Program to pack lunches for the homebound elderly, serve lunches,...

Oct. 22: Salem Witch Trials at SCV Senior Center
Monday, Oct 12, 2015

In 1692, more than 150 people were accused of witchcraft in Salem, Mass.  The Salem witch trials have come to epitomize mass hysteria and the episode has become a prism through which we have sought to understand modern day “witch hunts.” On Thursday, Oct. 22, come and learn more about these...

Wilk Hosts Unclaimed Property Workshop at Senior Center
Friday, May 29, 2015

[KHTS] – Several lined up, almost as if they were checking their lotto tickets — and for a few, there was a nice cash windfall. Former Peachland teacher Bess Barber talks to Assemblyman Scott Wilk at an Unclaimed Property workshop. Dozens gathered Friday at the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center...

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1983 - U.S. release of John Carpenter's "Christine;" blew up fake gas station in Valencia [watch scene (R)]
Christine gas station explosion in Valencia
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
As I pick up the gavel and assume my role as Chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for this next year, I look ahead with determination and hope for what we will accomplish.
Kathryn Barger | Keeping Up With Kathryn
The Santa Clarita City Council will hold its regular meeting Tuesday, Dec. 10, 6 p.m. on the first floor of City Hall in the City Council Chambers.
Dec. 10: City Council Meets to Review Budget, Consider Contracts
A special reorganization meeting of the Santa Clarita City Council will be held at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 10 in the City Council Chambers at Santa Clarita City Hall.
Dec. 10: Cameron Smyth Relinquishes Gavel as Mayor, Exits Council
Test your knowledge about Green Santa Clarita programs and events on Tuesday, Dec. 17, with a game of Kahoot trivia on Zoom starting at 7:30 p.m. for a chance to be deemed a Green Santa Clarita super fan and win a prize.
Dec. 17: Green Santa Clarita Kahoot Trivia on Zoom
SNAP Sports, (Special Needs Athletes and Peers) is hosting a Pickleball Fundraiser on Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Paseo Club in Valencia. The round-robin tournament pickleball games will begin at 8 a.m. and will wrap up around 4:30 p.m.
Dec. 7: SNAP Sports Hosts Pickleball Fundraiser
Jason Scheff, longtime lead singer of the band Chicago, and Tommy DeCarlo, former lead singer of the band Boston, team up for a night of classic rock music spanning the 70's, 80's and 90's, "The Lead Singers of Classic Rock", 8 p.m. Saturday, March 22 at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons.
March 22: PAC Presents ‘The Lead Singers of Classic Rock’
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 at the end of November.
L.A. Public Health Confirms Measles Case in County
The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce invites local businesses and community members to a critical discussion on retail theft
Dec. 16: SCV Chamber Hosts Retail Theft Event, Survey
The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station is seeking the public’s help in identifying a vehicle suspected of being involved in a series of catalytic converter thefts, between Nov. 23 and Dec. 4.
SCV Sheriff’s Station Looking for Vehicle Tied to Catalytic Converter Thefts
The city of Santa Clarita encourages interested and qualified residents to apply for an unscheduled vacancy position on the city’s planning commission as a result of Patsy Ayala’s election to the District 1 seat on the Santa Clarita City Council. The unexpired term ends Dec. 31, 2026.
Applications Now Accepted for Planning Commissioner
College of the Canyons was selected by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge as a 2024 ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting.
COC Recognized by ALL IN for Student Voting
Sierra Vista Junior High School in Canyon Country is hosting a Holiday Gift Drive to support students and families in need this holiday season.
Sierra Vista Junior High Holiday Gift Drive
The Los Angeles County Fire Department has a few tips on keeping families and homes safe during the holidays. Department has a few tips on keeping families and homes safe during the holidays.
L.A. County Fire Offers Holiday Safety Tips
Canyon High School Performing Arts Center will host "Moscow to Manila: The Nutcracker Suite plus Christmas Carols from Around the World" a Christmas holiday music show performed by Santa Clarita's Symphony Orchestra, Sunday, Dec. 8, 7 p.m.
Dec. 8: Santa Clarita Symphony Orchestra Presents ‘Moscow to Manila’
1864 - Actor William S. Hart born in Newburgh, New York [Hart Index]
Wm. S. Hart
The County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control will waive all late penalties and field enforcement fees for pet owners purchasing or renewing pet licenses including in Santa Clarita (91321, 91350, 91351, 91355, 91381, 91387, 91390) through Friday, Feb. 28, 2025.
County Animal Care, Control Offers Pet License Penalty Fee Amnesty Period
Santa will be at Valencia Town Center, located on the lower level near H&M for photos through Dec. 24.
Photos with Santa at Valencia Town Center
The County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation is deeply saddened by the deaths of “Monty,” a 36-year-old horse and “Bertha,” a female 36-year-old bison, at William S. Hart Park.
County Parks Announces Deaths of Monty, Bertha at Hart Park
As we mark 37 years of cityhood, it’s time to look back on the journey we’ve taken to become the incredible city we are all proud to call home.
Ken Striplin | Happy Birthday, Santa Clarita
The holiday season can be dangerous for people on the roads. In December 2022 alone, 1,062 people were killed in the United States in alcohol-impaired-driving crashes, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Holiday Cheer Starts Here: Celebrate the Holiday Season Responsibly
The opening and ribbon cutting of Greenworks Commercial Support Center presented by the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce will be held Tuesday, Dec. 10, 11 a.m.- 2 p.m. at 29023 The Old Valencia Road, Valencia, CA 91355.
Dec. 10: Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting of Greenworks Commercial
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