With the influx of bad news that has been overtaking headlines in recent days, KHTS has decided to put together a series on the upside of things during the coronavirus, COVID-19 quarantine.
To submit how you and your family are “Finding the Good in Santa Clarita” email community@hometownstation.com
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Santa Clarita Mayor Cameron Smyth decided to get in on the fun by encouraging the Santa Clarita community to stay active, along with some help from his family.
Kyle Jellings of the KHTS Morning Show with Tori & Kyle, and his family have a movie night and Clark “helps” clean the house.
Taylor Rizzo, daughter of Tori of the KHTS Morning Show with Tori & Kyle, sings with her Dad Steve via video chat while she is under quarantine in New York and her parents are in Santa Clarita.
Jamie Roy paints messages on rocks for people to find while on a walk so they feel inspired to keep going and to lift their spirits.
Thresa Richardson around the house and her love of tomatoes.
Santa Clarita resident Kathy Gorlick and husband spend their anniversary in quarantine.
Santa Clarita resident Christa Rokita
“Our son turned 10 on March 25th. We had to cancel his party at laser blast Valencia. He was super bummed as this was his first big party since his 6th birthday. I asked family and friends on Facebook to send him a birthday card. It definitely helped cheer him up.”
Santa Clarita resident Tara Schiro hosts “Two Steps Ahead”
Two Steps Ahead Ep. 19 – What is Staring Back at You as You Look into the Abyss!
“We love finding the good, finding things to be grateful for IN (not for) stressful situations!”
Santa Clarita resident Colleen Wilson
“My kids and I decided to start gifting our neighbors with chalk art on their driveways/sidewalks. It quickly caught on and others in our neighborhood have been joining in and doing it, paying it forward. Today we recently had a neighbor leave us new chalk in case we were running low. When people walk by, they tell us how happy it makes them when they see it.”
Santa Clarita resident Carolyn Veis
“We camped in our living room! We are missing Disneyland a lot, so my husband built my son a Casey Jr. train out of boxes!”
Mary Denk , teacher at Peachland Elementary in Newhall, has created a series where she sings for 20 seconds or more, just the amount of time you should be washing your hands!
Stay Safe. Stay Home. Wash Your Hands.
Santa Clarita Resident Rachel Diamond
“We made a makeshift waterslide, we have also watch a ton of Disney YouTube ride videos and play restaurant/ chef on a daily basis”
The Barrett family saw cute ducks in Valencia bringing a smile to everyone
Santa Clarita resident Jennifer Gerard of Gerard Cosmetics, and Whitening Lightening are working out of their homes and taking care of our community.
“Let’s all show our appreciation to essential workers”
https://www.facebook.com/austindave/videos/205886860704144/
By: Austin Dave
Valencia High choir sings emotional song amid COVID-19 school closure
School is often considered a home for many Santa Clarita students, especially in the performing arts –– and as COVID-19 triggered the closure of many campuses across the nation, it feels like they’ve lost that home.
Listen as the Valencia High School choir uses virtual learning and their voices to tell the world how they feel.
https://www.facebook.com/austindave/videos/929227064201661
By: Austin Dave
“A loving grandma organized a surprise drive-by birthday with CHP – Newhall for her grandson this morning.
For Grandma Red, the hardest part was practicing physical distancing –– that means she could not hug Jake.”
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“In February, the SCV All-Stars Cheer earned an invitation to compete at nationals in Orlando, Florida. For obvious reasons, their cheerleading competition season has come to an abrupt end. So they decided to hold a #SpreadTheCheer social distancing car parade.”
Lydia Kravitz is a Santa Clarita resident that has taken it upon herself to make free cloth masks for nurses, doctors, and first responders.
“The Elys and Novacks met while their sons, Ripken and Kieran, ran cross country for the STORM a couple years ago. When the “stay at home” orders began, Larie Novack reached out to see if the Elys would like to create a daily inspiration and fun fitness program for friends in the area to help keep everyone engaged. The Facebook page has started to get a great following with hundreds of views daily of creative and fun workouts.”
Santa Clarita Christian School Faculty Singing
“I’m Walking On Sunshine”
Santa Clarita Christian School Senior Lucas Pettee
“Let’s Go Outside” (My Quarantine Song)
12-year-old Bryce Bayliss, has been working on his own rock painting project the past week. Adding wiggle eyes and drawings with hashtags like #KindnessRocks #hope #Quarantine2020 #BePositive on the bottom.