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Valencia Tutors Teams Up To Offer High School Diploma

University of Nebraska joins forces with local tutors Students at Valencia Tutors in Canyon Country are now able to take courses and receive credit from the Independent Study High School (ISHS) at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln (UNL). All courses are accredited by the Nebraska Department of Education, the North Central Association on Accreditation and the Commission on International and ...

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Public Invited To Tour New COC Building

Tours of new Aliso Lab building offered at College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is offering community members an opportunity to visit and tour College of the Canyons’ newest buildings, the Aliso Lab and Lecture Hall facilities on Wednesday, August 15.  Tours will be conducted between noon and 2 pm and between 4 and 7 pm that day.              ...

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COC Theatre Students To Present Second Summer Showcase

At The Black Box Theatre, during August 13th – 15th,  the COC Theatre Production Class will show off their skills and talents at their second summer showcase.    [view:node_ad=5] Students enrolled in the second of two Summer Theatre 190 sessions at College of the Canyons will get a chance to demonstrate the fruits of their study as many of them ...

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County Jails Set To Receive Mediation Training

Training aimed at reducing racial and gang-related violence in LA County jails.   To assist the Sheriff’s Department, Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich announced that an agreement with the Amer-I-Can Foundation to providing disturbance mediation training services for jail inmates, was approved by the Board of Supervisors. Amer-I-Can’s disturbance mediation training classes for inmates reduce racial and gang-related violence in theCounty’s ...

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Residents Invited To Attend Weather Spotter Training

Training to begin on Monday, September 10th.   [view:node_ad=5]The National Weather Service will offer a training session in the Council Chambers at City Hall at 7:00 PM.  The training is free and open to the public-all ages. The National Weather Service Spotter Program is a volunteer organization of peoplewith an interest in the weather.  Whenever significant weather is occurring, weatherspotters ...

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Donated Technology To Help Abused Kids

Electronic waste drop-off to raise much needed funds for “999 for Kids” Sheriff Department Fundraiser.    On Saturday, August 18, 2007 from the hours of 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. the Los AngelesCounty Sheriff’s Department and Electronic Recyclers International will partner together to raise much need funds for the department’s “999 for Kids” fund. Santa Clarita residents will have the ...

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Local Lifeguards Win First Place Again

For the second year in a row, the SCV lifeguards take the gold at the 15th Annual Lifeguard Competition.   The 15th Annual Lifeguard Competition was sponsored by the Southern California Public Pool Operators Association (SCPPOA), and took place on Sunday, July 29th at the Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Aquatic Facility.   Cities competed in 20 different events including, swim-run-swim, 200 ...

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New Bendy Buses Around Town

In response to overcrowding, the City introduces brand new line of buses.    The City of Santa Clarita has just introduced a new kind of public transportation, a "bendy" bus.  These 60 foot, green and blue vehicles have a joint in the middle, and can hold up to 100 passengers safely.   These buses will be help the city avoid ...

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Grant Supports Drunk Driving Enforcement

Program will offer more services for the road, and more education in high schools.  A $2.4 million grant for the Sheriff Department’s  “Driving Under the Influence Traffic Enforcement” program was approved by the Board of Supervisors, announced Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich.   “This vital program increases traffic safety awareness and helps reduce alcohol-involved traffic collisions by implementing monthly checkpoints, additional ...

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Fighting Against Cancer During An Afternoon Tea

Circle of Hope’s Theatrical Afternoon Tea Fundraiser will raise funds for breast cancer patients.   [view:node_ad=5]In the spirit of the Victorians, who invented the tradition of afternoon tea, high tea has been reborn and improved.  Circle of Hope’s signature fundraiser will be Saturday, September 29 and Sunday, September 30 between noon and 3:00 pm.   This event is the essence ...

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