Archive By Section - SCV Life
ACS Cancer Warriors Honored
A record breaking year for the American Cancer Society Santa Clarita Unit brought dozens of attendees together to celebrate a year of success with a with a festive evening of recognition and rewards Thursday at the Robinson Ranch Clubhouse in Sand Canyon.
Your Community: Dates to Watch
Today Street Art Festival, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Old Town Newhall. Watch artists create masterpieces on Main Street in downtown Newhall. Live entertainment, arts and crafts, hands-on crafts. For more information, visit www.streetartfest.com. Today-Oct.26 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 ...
Your Community: Upcoming Events
Evening of Inspiration LETMESAIL is planning an "Evening of Inspiration" featuring motivational speaker Patrick Henry Hughes at the College of the Canyons Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. Thursday. For more information, call (661) 702-8555 or visit www.letmesail.org. Debate watching parties with DAA The Democratic Alliance for Action will host debate watching parties at Vincenzo's Pizza, 25404 1/2 Lyons Ave., Newhall on Thursday and Oct. 15 at 6 p.m. Info: (661) 296-2098. Save ...
Boys & Girls Club celebrating 40 years in the SCV
The year 1968 was a watershed year in the life of the United States - and for the Santa Clarita Valley. It was the year that Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King were assassinated. It was the year that the USS Pueblo was seized by North Korea, and in Vietnam, where the lives of nearly 300 American soldiers were lost each week, the village of My Lai was destroyed. In 1968 "60 Minutes," a news ...
Your Community: Dates to watch
Dec. 5 Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital will host its 28th annual Holiday Home Tour Gala from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Dec. 5. Holiday attire suggested. Location released upon ticket purchase. Tickets: $150. (661) 253-8082, www.henrymayo.com. Dec. 6 Annual Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Foundation Holiday Boutique from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 23233 Lyons Ave., Newhall. Info: (661) 253-8082. Old Town Newhall Children's Holiday Parade, 8:30 ...
Klymshyn is a Giant of a fan
It would be more than appropriate for Valencia resident John Klymshyn (pronounced CLEM-SHIN) to come out of nowhere and take the grand prize in DIRECTV's current search for "America's Ultimate Displaced Football Fan."
Magic of the Lights Gala kicks off holiday season
Didn't it look a lot like Christmas at the Magic of the Lights Gala held at the Hyatt Valencia? The festively attire crowd of more than 300 raised nearly $60,000 during the live auction to benefit the Santa Clarita Valley Boys & Girls Club during the sixth annual Festival of the Trees gala. The gala was held after the public display closed for the evening.
Your Community: Upcoming Events
Alternative Christmas market The First Presbyterian Church will host an alternative Christmas Gift Market on the church patio from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today and Dec. 7, 24317 N. Newhall Ave. (661) 259-0555. LETMESAIL Nov. Calendar LETMESAIL (Lifestyle Enrichment Through Meaningful Exercise, Social Activity and Independent Living) for teenagers and adults with disabilities will host the following November events for registered clients: Today - 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m. SNAP Flag Football Pick-Up Game, College of ...
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
Yes, the holiday season is now upon us. The social whirl has slowed and I know everyone is searching for that perfect turkey to serve up to family and friends on Thursday. Happy Thanksgiving! Festival of Trees
Your Community: Upcoming Events
Submissions sought for mag The College of the Canyons literary magazine is seeking contributions of poetry, visual art, photography, fiction and creative non-ficton from COC students for its fall publication "cul-de-sac." Submission deadline is Oct. 10. To submit e-mail culdesacmag@canyons.edu or visit www.culdesacmag.org. REP presents 'Of Mice and Men' The Repertory East Playhouse continues its Main Stage Series with John Steinbeck's classic, "Of Mice and Men." The production will run through Oct. 18. ...
Funding SCV Smiles
Celebrating a special 15th birthday, the Foundation for Children's Dental Health threw itself a Quinceanera party in the backyard of Santa Clarita Mayor Bob Kellar.
Your Community: Dates to Watch
Today Celebrate "The Miracle of LARC" today. Luncheon starts at 1 p.m. A concert with Raymond Michael as "Elvis." starts at 2 p.m. L.A.R.C. Ranch, 29890 N. Bouquet Canyon Road, Saugus. Proceeds benefit the Los Angeles Retarded Citizens Foundation. $125 per person, $50 for children. For more information, call (661) 296-8636. Friday The Boy Scouts of America will present the Third Annual Santa Clarita Valley Leaders of Character Recognition dinner on Friday at the Hyatt ...
Tea, entertainment and hope
It was a weekend where iced tea might have been more appropriate than steaming Earl Grey, but two days of sold out crowds didn't seem to mind the warm weather at the fifth annual Circle of Hope Theatrical Tea.
Calendar
Book signing at Zonta event Doni Jones, of Santa Clarita, will sign her new book " Divorce L.A.P.D. Style" at a special event hosted by the Zonta Club of the SCV, 2 to 5 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 21, at the home of Judy Penman, 24410 Zermatt Lane, Valencia. The book recounts Jones' marriage to an LAPD officer and how she ended up terrorized by her husband and his badge. Info: (661) 254-5931. Day for Kids ...
The prescription for ‘Fever’
So a doctor walks into a bakery ... That might sound like the beginning of stale joke, but in this case the doctor is Tish Oney, DMA and the bakery is Los Angeles' famed Jazz Bakery. On Sunday night Oney and her band will take to the stage for two sets of music to celebrate the release of her CD "Dear Peg," a 14-song tribute to the songwriting of Peggy Lee. The album features faithful ...
Articles by Section - SCV Life
Community scrapbook:
Donny Young, son of Don and Jill Young of Canyon Country, was recently named to the Dean's list with a 4.0 GPA.
Rare visit to the Mitchell Caverns
It nearly takes my breath away.
Community scrapbook: Morgan Lehman
SELINSGROVE, Pa.- Morgan Lehman, of Canyon Country, was named to Susquehanna University's dean's list for the fall 2012 semester.
Nominee: Carl Kanowsky
Editor's note: The Signal will profile each of the nominees for Santa Clarita Valley Man and Woman of the Year over the next few weeks.
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.
Rock, Walk & Wag
Galpin Subaru is the title sponsor of Rock, Walk & Wag, which will be held along Central Park's Perimeter Trail on Saturday, April 27, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The free, fun, family festival will educate the public about the importance of spaying/neutering and raise funds to help keep this life-saving surgery widely available at a reduced rate for the public throughout Southern and Central California.
Spring allergies and your pets
Blooming flowers and blossoming plants signal the start of spring across the Santa Clarita Valley. The season has been known to trigger environmental allergies not just in people, but for their pets, as well.
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.
Carmen Sarro Award presented to Pamela Ripling
Pamela Ripling, who oversees Circle of Hope's three signature fundraisers in her volunteer position of event coordinator, has received the Carmen Sarro Community Service Award from the Zonta Club of the Santa Clarita Valley.
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.
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.
Every Day is a Victory
Buster's not moving." Those three words, uttered by my boyfriend on Oct. 27, 2012, changed my life in more in ways than I could ever imagine.
Dealing with depression
In a popular movie about high school, a girl escorts a new student through the cafeteria and says, "There are the girls who don't eat anything, and there are the girls who eat their feelings."
