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Today Lombardi Ranch Pumpkin Festival brings the fall harvest to life each weekend in October at Lombardi Ranch, a local family owned and operated farm. Lombardi Ranch offers fresh produce and pumpkins in numerous shapes and sizes. Band performances, train rides, a petting zoo, wagon rides, a scarecrow contest and more! Hours are Mondays through Saturdays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sundays and holidays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Parking and entry to the ranch ...
Fruit of the vine
At the Soroptimist International of Great Santa Clarita Wine Affair to benefit the Sheila R. Veloz Breast Imaging Center, I got to do what I do best: Sip the wine from the Santa Clarita Valley's finest merchants along Town Center Drive in Valenica.
In the service: Adam Buck
Adam Buck Private First Class Adam J. Buck, son of Kevin and Laurine Buck of Canyon Country, completed boot camp at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego in October. He was a platoon guide and squad leader throughout training and earned a meritorious promotion upon graduation. The 13-week program is designed to test and strengthen the mental, physical and moral abilities of each Marine recruit. Courage, Commitment and Honor are the core values every ...
Sarah Palin fails as veep choice for McCain run
Many have long surmised that Ronald Reagan's choice of George H.W. Bush as his running mate in 1980 was unadorned political posturing as the purported war-hungry, right-wing extremist sought to annul that perception by picking the more conciliatory, moderate Bush as his No. 2.
The story goes on: Vote ‘Yes' on Measure SA
On Election Day Nov. 4, the people of the Santa Clarita Valley will be making their voices heard on national and statewide matters.
Discuss victim in civility lessons
A 14-year-old special-needs student with developmental issues commits suicide in his high school bathroom. This was a tragic story recently reported in the local newspapers, heard on the radio and whispered over lunch tables.
Two hijack car in Saugus
A man and a woman were in custody Saturday after robbing two people in Saugus and hijacking their car, sheriff's officials said.
News briefs
Eight shots fired in Canyon Country Gunfire erupted on a Canyon Country street Friday night, but no one was injured, a Sheriff's Department official said. The shooting occurred following an exchange between the occupant or occupants of a gray Toyota Tacoma pickup truck and at least one resident of a home on Cedarcreek, an observer said. The pickup's occupant fired at the home at least eight times. A car parked in front of the home ...
Volunteers get HandsOn at Carousel Ranch
More than 1,000 volunteers transformed parts of the valley for the better during HandsOn Santa Clarita's eighth annual Make a Difference Day on Saturday.
Keep track, keep safe
A body-shop owner, cameraman, pipe fitter, electronics firm owner and others gathered bright and early Saturday at the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station.
Michael Green: Year-end planning strategies
As we approach year-end, there's still time to take action to lower your 2008 tax bill and add to your tax-advantaged retirement accounts. Listed below are a few ideas to get you started. This is by no means an exhaustive list.
Cooking up a wonderful celebration
Arleen Gold started eating potato pancakes (latkas) every Chanukah for as long as she can remember.
Faith calendar
Friendly Valley service Who: Stan Fix at the Friendly Valley Community Church. What: Fix will present the Sunday Morning message, "When the Angels Went Away" from Luke 2:8-20. When: 10 a.m. Sunday Where: Friendly Valley Community Church (United Methodist) at 19246 Avenue of the Oaks in Newhall. All are welcome. Enter at the Friendly Valley main gate off Sierra Highway on Friendly Valley Parkway. Contact: (661) 251-1311 Pre-inauguration prayer and worship Who: Santa Clarita Christian ...
Marching bands
The indomitable Mr. Boston had me laughing out loud at the breakfast table. He must feel the same way about walking music the same way I feel about soccer and still you ruin half a sport page filling it up with that junk.
Choir performance
I had the pleasure recently of attending the Saugus High School choir concert. It was the winter performance, and what a performance!
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Kings lose to Sharks 2-1 in OT
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - The Los Angeles Kings are now the team bemoaning a late penalty while the San Jose Sharks celebrate a dramatic win.
TMC Insider: Athletes prepare for big week
We're down to two sports still competing for The Master's College.
Last-minute fortune seekers buy Powerball
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - It's all about the odds.
Oxbow upsets Orb in Preakness
BALTIMORE (AP) - Oxbow has won the Preakness, ruining Orb's bid to capture the Triple Crown.
50 injured as car drives into Va. parade
DAMASCUS, Va. (AP) - An emergency official says about 50 to 60 people were injured after a car drove into a group of hikers at a parade in a small Virginia town.
SCV deputies to run in Memorial Torch Relay
Although we honor their memory and sacrifice every day, the month of May brings a special time each year when the law enforcement community comes together with family members, friends, dignitaries, community leaders , elected officials, and the community to recognize and remember our fallen heroes in special memorial ceremonies locally and throughout the Nation.
17 bodies removed from Modesto funeral home
MODESTO (AP) - Officials say 17 bodies have been removed from a Modesto funeral home after complaints the home was taking too long to cremate the bodies.
Police seek man who halted school bus
REDLANDS, Calif. (AP) - Redlands police are looking for a man who pulled over a school bus, flashed a badge and told the driver he was a police officer.
Official: 'Amazing' no one killed in train crash
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) - Officials described a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in Connecticut, saying Saturday it's fortunate that no one was killed and that there weren't even more injuries.
Falling yen to make Japan's goods more affordable
Attention, bargain-hunters around the world: Japanese goods - from cars to televisions - are going on sale.
Will Boy Scouts accept gay youths?
With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide whether its contentious membership policy should be overhauled so that openly gay boys can participate in Scout units.
4.3 earthquake hits near Eureka
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - There are no reports of damage or injuries after a 4.3 magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Northern California.
Pa. coffee run leads to hatchet hitchhiker arrest
ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) - Two cups of coffee ended life on the run for an Internet sensation known as Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker.
$1 million in jewelry stolen near Cannes film fest
PARIS (AP) - Thieves ripped a safe from the wall of a hotel room near the Cannes Film Festival and made off with around $1 million worth of jewelry, in a brazen late-night burglary just hours after the screening of a film about break-ins at the homes of Hollywood celebrities, French officials said Friday.
Brief panic as blanks fired during Cannes TV show
CANNES, France (AP) - A live outdoor television broadcast from the Cannes Film Festival was briefly interrupted Friday when what sounded like gunshots sent crew and spectators scurrying for cover.
