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Child And Family Center Gets $400,000

Money puts non profit over their goal for new project. [view:node_ad=5]The Child andFamily Center , a local non-profit, has much to celebratetoday, as they have received a massive $200,000 grant from theAnnenberg Foundation.   This comes after the Child and Family Center embarked on a newproject to provide electronic health records for the people theyassist. The total price tag of ...

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Rescued Animals Available For Adoption in Saugus on Saturday

Dogs, puppies and cats looking for new owners after abusivestart.   More than 50 dogs and 30 cats found will be up for adoption from10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Canine Country Club in BouquetCanyon. The adoption event is being coordinated by the Gentle Barn,which helped rescue the dogs and cats kept in abusive and unhealthyconditions on a ...

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City To Kick Off School Watch Program

Neighbors asked to keep a lookout for unusual activity onschool campuses after hours.   If you live near an elementary school, your eyes and ears canhelp sheriff’s deputies control vandalism and illegalactivity. On Friday, Leona Cox School will become the first in thecity of Santa Clarita’s “School Watch Program”designed to motivate neighborhoods to keep their schools safe.   The “School ...

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KHTS Millionth Click Winner Announced

Local resident wins $750 worth of prizes. [view:node_ad=5]KHTS hit the 1 million mark in page views for themonth of February yesterday, and to celebrate, awarded the personthat made the millionth click with a prize package that included 4Tickets to Six Flags Magic Mountain, $250 in local RestaurantCertificates, two special tickets to a Los Angeles Kings Game andclient appreciation day (event ...

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Animal Sanctuary Faces Uncertain Future

Foreclosure may jeopardize Agua Dulce property which is home toover 70 animals. [view:node_ad=5]“Here at Rivendel, we’re the next stepafter rescue, and right before euthanasia.  We’re hometo many animals that are still full of life, and aren’t readyto be put down.  They live here in peace and dignity, andthat’s what we’re all about,” says RivendelFounder Maria Favinger.  Since 2001, 17 horses, ...

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SCV Outdoor Report: The Young And The Restless

By Wendy Langhans This male Red-winged blackbird is singing to establish his territory. “Chek…chek…chek…oak-a-leeee”. I hear the male red-winged blackbirds before I actually seethem.  Their metallic-sounding calls are unmistakable. You can hear an example here: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Red-winged_Blackbird_dtl.html#sound. Ah- there they are – some are sitting on the clusters of tallreeds, while others are perched on the branches of nearbytrees.  As I watch them, I ...

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Deputies Fire At Suspect In Vandalism Arrest

Three Canyon Country men arrested for vandalism suspected inseveral other incidents.   Another deputy-involved shooting happened Wednesday night whenCOBRA officers fired on a vandalism suspect as he reached under theseat of his car. No one was hit in the incident, which resulted inthe arrest of three Canyon Country men for felony vandalism.     Detectives from the Santa Clarita station’s ...

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Runner Champions Revision Of Corridor To Include Elsmere Canyon

Legislation will close the Elsmere "donut hole" in Rim OfThe Valley Corridor.   A bill that would revise the boundaries of the Rim of the ValleyTrail Corridor to include all of Elsmere Canyon has been proposedin Sacramento by Senator George Runner. [view:node_ad=5]  Senate Bill 1180, which Runner proposed Feb. 8, will allow theSanta Monica Mountains Conservancy to include Elsmere inside ...

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Hometown Sports Report 02-29-08

[view:node_ad=5]HometownSports Report 02-29-08   College of the Canyons women’s basketball guard AndreaBobic was named to the 2008 First Team All-State squad, asannounced by JC Scores. The sophomore is the third consecutiveCougar to be recognized with the prestigious honor. Former COCplayer Leslie Ortiz was a two-time honoree in 2006 and 2007 andforward Facion Edwards earned the award in 2007.   Bobic, ...

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Kings Lose 5-4

[view:node_ad=5]On Thursday night, the LA Kings lost to the EdmontonOilers 5-4.You can hear the next Kings game, Saturday at 6:00pm, when theywill take on the Colorado Avalanche on KHTS.

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