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Habitat for Humanity “Women’s Empowerment Build” – May 18, 2013

  On Saturday, May 18th, Habitat for Humanity San Fernando/Santa Clarita hosted a Women Empowerment Build (WE Build).  Local women gathered and built parts of a neighborhood that will later go into an 87-home community.  The projects took place in the parking lot at COC.  Female family members who are going to receive homes and female community members worked towards building for the ...

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575-Acre Castaic Fire

The evacuation order for 19 homes was lifted by Los Angeles County Fire officials Friday afternoon as a 575-acre Castaic fire headed toward Castaic Lake, a natural break.  The fire is 60-percent contained, fire officials said.  “We have a lot of resources battling this fire, and a lot of interagency cooperation,” said Inspector Miller of the Los Angeles County Fire ...

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College Of The Canyons Theatre Officials Present “Lend Me A Tenor”

College of the Canyons Theatre Department officials put on “Lend Me A Tenor” by Ken Ludwig at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center.  “What a great group to spend my evenings with! Fearless. Inventive. Personable. Dedicated. Working with each of them the last two months has been such a joy,” said Director Paul Wickline, discussing his cast.       ...

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Art for Jack

  On Saturday, May 11th, the Agua Dulce Women’s Club along with Jack’s Angels Foundation hosted an art show featuring art from professional, student, and child artists.  Net proceeds from the event will benefit brain tumor research at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.  There were also raffles, silent auctions, art workshops, and live entertainment.  Jack’s Angels was founded in honor of ...

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Placerita Canyon Nature Center Open House

  On Saturday, May11th, the Placerita Canyon Nature Center hosted an Open House and Family Festival.  This year’s theme was celebrating the year of the snake.  They offered a variety of activities including: old-fashioned clothes washing and log sawing, history stories, face painting, panning for fools gold, caricatures, and native live animal presentations.  Some of the animals on display included ...

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Santa Clarita Senior Center Provides Resource Day For Local Caregivers

Caregivers for senior citizens from across our valley congregated atCollege of the Canyons’Dianne G. Van Hook University Center on Saturday, for the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center’s Caregiver Resource Day. From 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., caregivers had the opportunity to listen to several speakers, including a panel discussion with information about caregiving options and resources. Check out the story! Santa Clarita Senior ...

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2013 Congressional Art Competition – May 9, 2013

On May 9th, 2013, FastFrame Valencia hosted the eighth annual Congressional Art Competition. High School students were encouraged in the 25th Congressional District to participate in the competition.  Each congressional district across the United States holds a districtwide art competition and the winning pieces of art from each district will be hanged in the Cannon Tunnel of the U.S. Capitol building in May. Michaela ...

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DFYIT Hosts Year-End Ceremony At Santa Clarita Activities Center

Members of the DFYIT clubs from all of the junior highs and high schools in the Hart district of the Santa Clarita Valley met Wednesday at the Santa Clarita Activities Center to celebrate the successes of the group’s first year in the city of Santa Clarita.  DFYIT, or Drug Free Youth In Town, is a program  that helps kids to ...

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Valencia Taste Of The Town Draws Thousands For Child & Family Center

Despite an overcast sky, thousands turned out for the Child & Family Center’s Taste of the Town on Sunday at Mann Biomedical Park in Valencia. For a $65 entry fee, visitors had about four hours to eat as much as they want from free samplings provided by local restaurants, such as Jersey Mike’s, Bella Cucina, Nana’s Banana Bread, Salt Creek, Robinson ...

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