Be Our Star Show Your Support for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Foundation The City of Santa Clarita is one of the safest in California, and we owe a lot of that to the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s day and night deputies and volunteers who work hard to keep our homes, schools, streets and businesses safe, all to maintain a high quality of life in our neighborhoods. The SCV Sheriff’s Foundation, a non-profit public benefit corporation that was formed in 1984, supports the sheriff deputies, and their mission to prevent crimes and keep our valley safe by providing mu... Read More >>
SMO
Financial Class for Single Parents Single Mothers Outreach (SMO) is offering two opportunities to preview its highly successful Financial Peace University program on January 21 from 10 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and on Friday, January 27 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Single Mothers Outreach. The Winter Session class begins Saturday, February 18 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and ends May 19.
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Ken Pulskamp
Looking Forward to 2012 As we begin our new year, I would like to share with you some of the programs and projects your City is working on in the coming year. This year, the City’s big capital project is the construction of the new and larger Old Town Newhall Library. The 30,000 square foot new library, located at the corner of Lyons and Main Street, will be state-of-the-art with 74 public use computers, a children’s library, community meeting areas and even a fireplace for small gatherings.
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On the Town
Making the Holidays Special for Everyone On Thursday December 8, 2011, the San Fernando Valley Veterans Employment Committee (SFV/VEC) hosted part two of the annual Operation Holiday at the American Legion Post 176 located at 602 Pico Street in San Fernando. The VEC provides San Fernando and Santa Clarita Valley veterans and their families with employment related assistance and supportive services throughout the year. Operation Holiday is another way the VEC honors our local veterans.
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Saugus High School
The Centurions Go Green Gone with the old and in with the new! Now that the New Year is here, it’s time to get rid of the old unwanted electronics and unwrap the shiny new ones you received during the holidays. Old televisions, computer monitors, towers, cell phones and telephones should not be thrown away in the garbage. E-waste, as it’s referred to, needs to be disposed of properly for environmental health purposes.
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Canyon Theatre Guild
Everything's Coming Up Roses at the CTG! Start the New Year right, and make your reservations to see the hit Broadway musical Gypsy. Gypsy is loosely based on the memoirs of a famous striptease artist known as Gypsy Rose Lee who rose to fame as a strip “tease” artist. The story focuses on her mother, Rose, whose name has become synonymous with “the ultimate stage mother.” The play follows Mama Rose, a single mother, and her daughters, June and Louise as they struggled to find success on the vaudeville circuit during the G... Read More >>
College of the Canyons
Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook University Center at COC March 2012 Open House Community members are invited to attend an Open House at the Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook University Center located on the College of the Canyons Valencia campus. The event, which will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 20, will provide prospective students with information about the bachelor’s and master’s degree programs offered through the Center by partner institutions.
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On the Town
Supporting the Tatas! On November 28, 2011 Soroptimist of Santa Clarita Valley presented a check to Circle of Hope in the amount of $5,500. This donation was a portion of the proceeds gained during their 8th Annual “ Bras for a Cause 2011… Denim and Diamond Hoedown” fundraiser held on October 2, 2011 at the Tournament Players Club in Valencia.
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City of Santa Clarita
Drive Safe This Season Encourage Residents to Drive Responsibly It seems Santa Clarita Valley drivers and even those visiting the Santa Clarita Valley just aren’t getting the message about the importance of not driving under the influence (DUI). Impaired driving arrests continue to account for about half the arrests made in the area each month, according to law enforcement records. In fact, by July of this year, 100 people were charged with a DUI in Santa Clarita.
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February 10
Principal for a Day Do you know what is really happening with our public schools? The great challenges’ they face and the rewards and achievements they accomplish? Unless you take an active roll in public school education, very few people know what exactly is going on in our schools.
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Stevenson Ranch
Improving Their Future, One Recyclable at a Time We all know recycling is one of the best ways you can have a positive impact on the world, helping our natural environment and preserving natural resources. So why not help Mother Earth while helping some of our students in the process? The fifth grade students at Stevenson Ranch Elementary have been sharing in their efforts to help the future of our environment, in hopes to learn about the past.
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LAUP
Nomination Period Extended for LA County Preschool Teacher of the Year Awards Nominations are currently being accepted to recognize outstanding educators who teach preschool in Los Angeles County, to be honored for going above and beyond the call of duty to better prepare preschool students for elementary school and life. The “Los Angeles County Preschool Teacher of the Year Awards,” sponsored by Los Angeles Universal Preschool (LAUP), are open to all preschool teachers in Los Angeles County, including the Santa Clarita Valley.
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It was 25 years ago when President Reagan led our nation, the price of a new home was a little over a 100 grand, and postage was only 22 cents. The cost of a gallon of gas was just under a buck and so were a dozen eggs.
A Note from The Publishers - January 2012 The New Year is a perfect time to reflect… to look back at the past, look forward to the coming year, and to reflect on what is truly important in our lives. It’s a time for new beginnings, a time when we make commitments and personal goals for the New Year. At this time, we would like to extend our deepest condolences to the family of Jeri Bronstrup, owner of Way Station Coffee Shop. Jeri passed away last month due to heart complications at the age of 73.
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Ken Pulskamp
Cheers to 25 Years: Santa Clarita at 25 I have a unique perspective on the City’s first quarter century, largely because I have been here for virtually all of it. When I arrived in mid-1988, the City of Santa Clarita was in its infancy. An infrastructure study conducted shortly after cityhood revealed in excess of a billion dollar deficit in roads, parks, trails, sewers, schools and other needs. We definitely had our work cut out for us in those early years and in retrospect, the City did not disappoint!
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Soroptimist
SIGSCV Seeks Applicants On November 1 Soroptimist International of Greater Santa Clarita Valley, an international volunteer organization for business and professional women, began seeking applicants for its recognition program targeted to young women who make the community and world a better place. The Violet Richardson Award honors young women, between the ages of 14 and 17, for volunteer action such as fighting drugs, crime and violence; cleaning up the environment; and working to end discrimination and poverty.
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John Heys, CEO of Heys Plumbing will be roasted at the 14th Annual Elks Lodge Roast to be held Saturday January 21 at the Santa Clarita Elks Lodge, 17766 Sierra Highway, Canyon Country. City Councilman Bob Kellar, Event Founder and Elks Roast Chairman Mike Fisher announced that the tedious selection process of finding exactly the right candidate had been resolved. Bob Kellar said, “we had to interview—and smell—a lot of plumbers. John Heys was the only one who smelled good, so he was th
Message from the Mayor Laurie Ender - January 2012 Over the last two-dozen years, the City Council, the City staff, and our residents have created a community we can all be proud of. As Mayor for 2012, I want to continue this good work and high level of achievement. Our City will lead the way to improve our neighborhoods, build our infrastructure and assure that Santa Clarita residents and businesses love to live, work and play in California’s best city.
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XMAS TREES
Free Christmas Tree Recycling Don’t Forget to recycle your Christmas tree! City residents receive free Christmas tree recycling. Just leave your unflocked and undecorated tree (no stands) curbside on your regular trash day—it will be picked up and recycled free. Next spring, you can receive a free bag of Christmas tree mulch at the City’s Earth Arbor Day event. For more information, please visit www.santa-clarita.com. Read More >>
Canyon High
Canyon High School Choir Presents “Sweetheart Serenades” Monday February 13 and Tuesday February 14 Singing telegrams delivered to almost any location in the Santa Clarita Valley. Surprise your Sweetheart with a serenade from the award winning Canyon High School Madrigals Choir, complete with flowers and a group photo opportunity! Order yours today and help send the CHS Choir students to their Spring Tour to San Antonio, Texas.
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