‘SCV Sheriff Talk’ is hosting a VIDA deputy, a city library rep and a deputy to discuss patrols on the Fourth of July on Thursday’s show from 10-11 a.m.

The show will also feature a brand new segment called “Ask A Deputy,” featuring a question from the admins of the Facebook group “SCV Emergency Now,” and “SCV: Helicopters, Lights & Sirens! Oh My! (and Scanner).”

The VIDA program was established in February 2006 and funded by the city of Santa Clarita. The  award-winning VIDA Program – Vital Intervention and Directional Alternatives – is a 16-week program designed to assist “at-risk” youth between the ages of 12 and 17 by redirecting negative behavior into positive alternatives.

In providing the program, the city and the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station recognize the importance of offering counseling, family action, community service, physical training, team building, and career guidance to wayward youth in our community.

Deputy Tim Ferrone, who’s been with VIDA for more than 15 years, and is a past recipient of the VIDA  Deputy of the Year (2011), will be talking about the community outreach the program does, along with Deputy Sarah Templeton, who’s been involved with the program the last three years.

Stacy Schlesinger, public relations and marketing coordinator for the city of Santa Clarita, will be on hand to discuss some of the great affordable resources for parents the city’s library system offers for children, as far as summer activities go.

And Deputy Kevin Duxbury, former show co-host, will talk about what it’s like to be a deputy on the Fourth of July in the Santa Clarita Valley, which is one of their busiest nights of the year. Duxbury has also agreed to field a question from the admins of the SCV Facebook groups for the last segment of the show.

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