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Comfort bags donated by club
Soroptimist International of Santa Clarita Valley was selected to receive a $6,000 2012-2013 Soroptimist Club Grant for Women and Girls from Soroptimist International of the Americas.
The spirit of giving
Staff at the Sulphur Springs School District's Annual Holiday party donated more than 100 toys for the The Spark of Love Toy Drive.
Your Community Calendar: Sunday, Jan. 6
Dates to Watch Third Thursdays The city of Santa Clarita hosts a themed party 7-11 p.m. every third Thursday of the month, on Main Street in Newhall. Free. Enjoy live music and entertainment, art displays, food trucks and more. Info: 661-250-3787 or www.sensesonmain.com. Tuesday, Jan. 8 The Placerita Canyon Natural Area is seeking volunteer-naturalists to take its 9-week training program, which begins Tuesday, Jan. 8. Classes run 9 a.m.-noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and will ...
Tierra del Sol Foundation
If, in its infancy in the 1970s, the Tierra del Sol Foundation had hosted a luncheon to honor employers that partnered with the nonprofit organization, it might have drawn two tables' worth of people, said Rebecca Linehard, Tierra's director of integration services.
Your Community: Dates to Watch and Ongoing Events
Third Thursdays The city of Santa Clarita hosts a themed party 7-11 p.m. every third Thursday of the month, on Main Street in Newhall. Free. Enjoy live music and entertainment, art displays, food trucks and more. Info: 661-250-3787 or www.sensesonmain.com. Monday, Dec. 31 Spend New year's Eve with The REP. The Midnight Circus will be held at 26635 Valley Center Dr., Santa Clarita. 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31. Black tie and gowns in black, white ...
‘Tis the season for holiday fun
There's only one more day of 2012. Here's a look at some of the images captured during the holiday season in the Santa Clarita Valley. From the holiday lights that adorned thousands of SCV homes to the charity feasts and events that have filled our days and nights, we always have more photos than we can publish. Here are a few more to keep the spirit of the holidays alive in the SCV. Enjoy! Happy ...
Service dog requires surgery
It's often said that dogs are man's best friend. Duke, a 5-year-old boxer and service dog, is much more than that to his owner, Doris Moffitt, 65, of Frazier Park.
Four small sweethearts in search of homes
The Brittany Foundation, a nonprofit humane organization dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of homeless dogs, has several dogs for adoption. Please consider any of these special sweethearts when looking for a pet.
Knights buy computers for vets
The Knights of Columbus, Santa Clarita Assembly 2421, recently attended the ribbon cutting and dedication of the Cybercafé Computers that were installed at the Sepulveda Department of Veteran's Affairs in North Hills.
Michele E. Buttelman: Merry Christmas to all in the SCV
Merry Christmas to everyone in SCV Scene land! I hope you find just what you want under your Christmas tree this year. I've love this chilly weather. It really puts me in the Christmas spirit! It reminds me of Christmas past, growing up in the Pacific Northwest when you couldn't leave the house at Christmas without a jacket, mittens, a scarf and a hat! I love that I'm able to wear my beautiful cashmere scarf ...
Your Community: Dates to watch and upcoming events
Third Thursdays The city of Santa Clarita hosts a themed party 7-11 p.m. every third Thursday of the month, on Main Street in Newhall. Free. Enjoy live music and entertainment, art displays, food trucks and more. Info: 661-250-3787 or www.sensesonmain.com. Through Dec. 25 Annual collection drive for care packages for the troops in Afghanistan. Need: Granola bars, beef jerky, white and black cotton sport socks, canned ravioli with pop tops, three-blade razors, international phone cards ...
Dating and the 50-year-old man
Stephen Hemmert is looking for someone he can settle down with for the rest of his life. After being married for 16 years, followed by an exclusive relationship of five years, Hemmert re-entered a dating scene that was very different then the one with which he was familiar. "From about age 29 to age 50 I was only with two women," he said. "I joke that I had been kept in 'captivity' for so long ...
AMS adopts families for the holidays
It was a touching scene in Val Verde when AMS Fulfillment employees caravanned into town with boxes of gifts to pass out to families.
Santa arrives in only nine days!
Santa arrives in just nine days! Make sure you track Santa's progress throughout the world on the special NORAD webpage devoted to Santa's seasonal journey. Visit www. www.noradsanta.org.
A phoenix rises from the ashes
Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, professional violinist David Ewart, 55, has emerged from the disastrous 2005 fire that claimed his home, his 1781 Januarius Gagliano violin and all his possessions, including several valuable violin bows.
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SCV Scene: Happy Mother’s Day to SCV moms
Happy Mother's Day to all the hard-working mothers in the Santa Clarita Valley. I hope you have received breakfast in bed, or a nice Mother's Day Brunch at the very least! One of the truest statements I've ever heard is "No one ever loves you as much as your mother." It's something to remember, always.
The Men of Harmony want you
The Santa Clarita Men of Harmony Chorus will be searching for a few good men to join its ranks when it hosts auditions at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Valencia Library in the Civic Center.
Miss SCV Pageant contestants sought
The Miss Santa Clarita Valley Scholarship Pageant will celebrate its 34th year with a pageant to be held at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center on Saturday, June 15.
Kudos to Hopp and Sturgeon
It should be a cooler day today to enjoy the annual Taste of the Town at Mann Biomedical Park in Valencia.
2013 SCV Man and Woman of the Year
Bill Lively did the honors again as he "sang in" the winners at the annual SCV Woman and Man of the Year banquet held Friday evening at the Hyatt Regency Valencia.
Hopp and Sturgeon are SCV's Woman and Man of Year
Bill Lively did the honors again as he "sang in" the winners at the annual SCV Woman and Man of the Year banquet held Friday evening at the Hyatt Regency Valencia.
The SCV's best home cook
The best home cook in the Santa Clarita Valley found her passion for recipe contests in 2009 after winning a trip to the Aspen Food and Wine Festival.
Merry Graham is the SCV's best home cook
The best home cook in the Santa Clarita Valley found her passion for recipe contests in 2009 after winning a trip to the Aspen Food and Wine Festival.
Nature on view at Placerita
By James Harris
Eat, drink and be merry for charity
The 25th annual Taste of the Town to benefit the Child & Family Center of Santa Clarita will offer a record number of food and beverage vendors and a new way to contribute to charity.
Looking for love in all the right places
Maverick has spent several months at Advanced Care Animal Care Center in Canyon Country, but the senior cat is far from sick. He's looking for a new home and veterinarian/owner Amanda Gillen felt her office was a good place to start.
Elks presents NICU with Community Service Award
The Kim and Steven Ullman Neonatal Intensive Care Unit team at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital was honored recently with a Santa Clarita Elks Lodge Community Service Award.
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.
