Archive By Author - Michele E. Buttelman
A new place to hang after school
Just in time for the start of the school the Teen Center at the Sierra Vista branch of the Boys & Girls of Santa Clarita Valley has been transformed and updated into a clean, fun space for the club's teen students.
Bill Hart on the silver screen
By Michele E. Buttelman Signal Features Editor Saturday was a hot August night in the Santa Clarita Valley, but it didn't stop nearly 200 fans of Western silent film star from turning out to support the Friends of Hart Park. The 17th annual Silents Under the Stars offered supporters a chance to bid on silent auction items, have a dinner from Rattler's and view two silent Bill Hart films. Film historian David Shepard provided the ...
A special walk for breast cancer
Nikki Brandes sports a pink ribbon tattoo on her right ankle. She acquired the tattoo before she knew that breast cancer would strike close to home. In March, Brandes' sister-in-law, Jamie DeBates, of Sparks, Nev., found a lump in her breast. DeBates was diagnosed with stage-one triple-negative breast cancer and had a double mastectomy, followed by reconstructive surgery, in April. Triple-negative breast cancer is considered to be a more aggressive form of the disease with ...
Laughter benefits SCV Youth Project
It's August. It's hot. I'm looking forward to my trip to England and Scotland in September. If anyone has any suggestions of where to go and what to see (I'll be on an organized tour for most the trip, but the last three days will be in London on my own) please give me a heads up. I know it will be cooler than the SCV!
Circle of Hope’s Vine2Wine Classic
The 11th annual Vine2Wine Classic, founded by the defunct Betty Ferguson Foundation, lives on to benefit the Circle of Hope, Inc. breast cancer support nonprofit.
Puerto Rican flair at Cheers
The latest incarnation of All Corked Up has transformed the former wine bar into something more - a lot more.
Cirque honors MJ
Cirque du Soleil returns to Los Angeles with "Michael Jackson, The Immortal World Tour" for two performances at the Staples Center.
Funny fundraiser scores laughs
It wasn't just the temperature that was hot Tuesday night in the Santa Clarita Valley. The comedians working the room at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center were on fire as well. An audience of more than 500 supporters of the SCV Youth Project gave a standing ovation to comedian Jay Leno who gave up a rare day off to volunteer his time to benefit the local nonprofit. "I do a lot of these kind ...
End of summer ‘SCV Pool Party’
It was the perfect day for a pool party, hot and humid, and it gave families a chance to frolic in the water during the second annual SCV Pool Party held Saturday at the Santa Clarita Aquatics Center. The event, a fundraiser for Single Mothers Outreach, was designed to be an "end of summer party" for families, said Martin Rodriguez, board member of Single Mothers Outreach. Guests were able to purchase shade-providing cabanas, which ...
Honorees named for Empowering HeArts
Happy August! Wasn't that an interesting Mid-western-type afternoon thunderstorm we had in the Santa Clarita Valley on Friday? Now we know what it's like to live in Kansas!
A place of healing for animals
The headlines were horrific. A backyard butcher in Canyon Country was arrested in April for felony animal cruelty and 58 animals, some injured and malnourished, were seized by Los Angeles County Animal Control.
Unique music event in the O.C.
Music lovers of all ages can enjoy a musical tour around the world when the Orange County Great Park, in association with Irvine Barclay Theatre, presents a diverse mix of internationally acclaimed musicians, dancers and exciting new artists at the fifth annual Flights & Sounds Summer Festival through August at the Great Park.
‘Angels’ comfort bereaved parents
Alice Renolds, co-leader of Santa Clarita's chapter of The Compassionate Friends, said Alan Pedersen will bring his Angels Across the USA Tour 2012 to the Santa Clarita Valley. The event begins tonight at 7 at Real Life Church in Valencia and is free to the public.
Citrus Classic’s beautiful balloons
Can it be August this week? Really? Parents, it's time to start your back-to-school shopping! Countdown to the first day is just weeks away!
A search for an American family
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Articles By Author - Michele E. Buttelman
A toast and a WiSH for education
The Newhall Library was the inspired choice of location for an inaugural wine tasting benefit for the William S. Hart Education Foundation.
Merry Graham cooks up more wins
I've just returned from my retreat on Whidbey Island, Wash. It was a lovely week which I spent visiting with friends, drinking salted caramel hot coco at the Local Grown coffee shop and taking in a great community theater production of "The Full Monty." I also had a fantastic seafood dinner of salmon, fresh Dungeness crab and fresh crab cakes. It really doesn't get any better than that!
Nurse gives back to the world
It's the simple things that we take for granted that Maureen Wright, R.N. thinks about in relation to her visits to Africa.
SCV Scene: Spring has sprung in the SCV
It seems that spring has sprung! I've enjoyed watching the trees and flowers bloom throughout the Santa Clarita Valley in recent weeks. The hills are even green. I know it won't last, but it is lovely for the moment. I am looking forward to the yuccas that bloom in May, my favorite time of year.
Celebrating vision in education
Santa Clarita Valley International Charter School recently honored two women during its annual fundraising benefit dinner held at the Hyatt Regency in Valencia.
Welcome Easter Bunny to the SCV
I hope all the Easter eggs have been found and the Easter ham or lamb is cooking in the oven. Did you already bite the ears off your chocolate Easter bunny? My favorite has always been the marshmallow eggs.
Pamela Ripling named Sarro Award winner
It was a lovely brunch yesterday morning at the Robinson Ranch Clubhouse in Sand Canyon to celebrate the Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley Women in Service event.
Newhall: Peachland students win $10,000 award with Bobo
The 32 kindergartners in Marrilee Bingham's class at Peachland Elementary School in Newhall can now add "author" to their list of accomplishments.
Day of Service benefits Mending Kids
Soroptimist International Greater Santa Clarita recently hosted a "Day of Service", on behalf of Mending Kids International, was a lot of fun and very rewarding.
Fashion forward in the SCV
It was a St. Patrick's Day full of "Mischief and Malarkey" at the annual Soroptimist International of Greater Santa Clarita Valley fashion show.
Habitat hosts Hearts for Heroes
The "Hearts for Heroes" Builder's Ball was an emotional evening that honored veterans of the United States military and supporters of the Habitat for Heroes campaign.
Say 'I do' to 'Divorce Party The Musical'
Divorce is a painful subject for millions of American men and women. However, there is truth to the saying "time heals all wounds" and once the anger and the pain subside there is life on the other side of divorce.
