Archive By Author - Michele E. Buttelman
A reinvention at Salt Creek
Reinvention. It's what keeps people coming back to their favorite restaurant. The most successful are able to balance the introduction of fresh, new food concepts with a mix of comfortable, old favorites.
2012 Miss SCV royalty crowned
The 33rd annual Miss Santa Clarita Valley Scholarship Program crowned six regional queens from the 51 contestants that participated June 16 in the pageant held at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center on the campus of College of the Canyons.
Mothers and Others celebrated by Xi Nu Zeta
The annual Xi Nu Zeta Mothers and Other luncheon presented a check for $5,000 to the Santa Clarita Valley Scholarship Foundation in the memory of Judy Riley, the Foundation's longtime president who died earlier this year.
Winners crowned for Miss SCV pageant
The 33rd annual Miss Santa Clarita Valley Scholarship Program crowned six regional queens Saturday night at a pageant held at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center on the campus of College of the Canyons.
Michele E. Buttelman: Happy Father’s Day to SCV’s great dads
I think of my father often. He gave me the best childhood a girl could have. I got to wander at will on a huge cattle ranch, ride horses and be "a little wild."
Priest celebrates golden anniversary
Despite his nearly 50 years in the United States, Monsignor Michael J. Slattery still speaks with a lilting Irish brogue that exposes his roots in County Cork, Ireland.
Students learn lessons on stage
Sulphur Springs Elementary School first grade teacher Janet Yessayan has found an innovative teaching tool that is popular with both student and parents.
County commends volunteer
Tess Carlos was recently selected by the Los Angeles County Commission for Older Adults to be honored at the 47th annual Older Americans Recognition Day Awards. The awards were presented at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on May 23.
Michele E. Buttelmann: Celebrate iconic women of SCV
I am wondering where our wonderful "June gloom" can be? I spent Memorial Day Weekend in San Francisco, and there wasn't a cloud in sight. I even got a sunburn.
Destined for show business
If you're a fan of ABC's long running hit "Dancing with the Stars," or NBC's newest entry in reality competition television programing, "Fashion Star," you've probably seen Murray Siegel.
Sweet Charity for SCV kids
It was a sweet win for Molly Sullivan, designer of the first-place SCV Youth Project "toolbox" cake.
There are ‘Heroes Among Us’
It will be a night of celebrating the "Heroes Among Us," said Ronda Chobanian, development director of the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley.
SCV’s Gentlemen for a Cause
It was an evening when the ladies shook their maracas, literally, to bid on the services offered by 20 of the Santa Clarita Valley's most philanthropic gentlemen.
From the Family Farm to the Family Table
Over the last few years, there's been a growing awareness that it really matters how food gets from the farm to the table. But not everyone knows much about the process.
Michele E. Buttelman: Special celestial event in the SCV
The yuccas are in bloom. Those wonderful, huge stalks bursting with white flowers that look like popcorn are nearly everywhere. I recently drove from downtown Los Angeles to the Santa Clarita Valley along the Foothill Freeway and there were hundreds of yuccas in bloom along the route.
Articles By Author - Michele E. Buttelman
Did you spring forward?
Did you remember to set your clocks forward one hour last night? Yes, it is daylight saving time again. My least favorite time of the year! I would much rather gain an hour of sleep, than lose one!
Volunteers feted
Seventeen Santa Clarita Valley volunteers have been nominated as candidates for 2013 SCV Man and Woman of the Year.
Nominees announced for SCV Man and Woman of the Year
Seventeen Santa Clarita Valley volunteers were introduced to the community on Tuesday, as candidates for 2013 SCV Man and Woman of the Year.
Falls, fights, fire in a day’s work
Kurt Bryant spends his life in front of a camera, but you won't recognize his face.
Celebrity Waiter, best party in town
It's a beautiful weekend in the Santa Clarita Valley! Spring is the best season. I can't wait for the yuccas to begin blooming and for the hills to turn that pretty green. I'm seeing a few wildflowers popping up along the side of the roads, too!
Lasagna fundraiser
The 46th annual Xi Nu Zeta Lasagna Dinner attracted a sold out crowd of 200 guests on Feb. 23 to feast on homemade lasagna for charity.
‘Green Eggs and Ham’ back on the plate at schools nationwide
Horton heard a Who and the Cat in the Hat came back throughout Santa Clarita Valley elementary schools Friday as Read Across America arrived a day early to celebrate the act, the art, and the enjoyment of reading.
Magic Mountain goes Full Throttle
When Six Flags Magic Mountain opens its latest roller coaster, now under construction at the Valencia theme park, it will once again change the Santa Clarita Valley skyline, a Six Flags spokesman said Wednesday during a "hard hat" tour of the coaster site.
A perfect weekend for the Oscars
Who has money on "Argo to win it all at tonight's 85th annual Academy Awards? This is the first year I've not seen a majority of the Oscar contenders. I am hoping to watch a few on pay-per-few and DVD before the Awards begin tomorrow evening.
Sweet Charity begins with cake
It may be a friendly competition for charity, but it's a competition nevertheless.
Elks to roast Pulskamp
Ken Pulskamp, retired Santa Clarita city manager, has been selected to be "served up" at the 15th annual Santa Clarita Elks Charity Roast on March 23.
