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ETERNAL VALLEY MEMORIAL PARK MORTUARY OFFERS HEAT MANAGEMENT TIPS FOR SUMMER
As many areas of the nation brace for the heat waves of summer, Dignity Memorial® Smart & Safe Living™ and Newhall-based Eternal Valley Memorial Park Mortuary encourage older adults to take pr...
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The Data on Drugs
In May, it happened right here in the Santa Clarita Valley. A young 20-year-old was found dead, a needle sticking out of the kid’s arm. A heroin overdose was the cause of death. It is not a surpri...
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L-R: Terry Comp and Cathy Taff have been instrumental in developing Family Promise SCV, a local affiliate that will provide support and aid to homeless families once it becomes operational.
If all goes as planned in the next few months, a Canyon Country church will join more than a dozen congregations in the Santa Clarita Valley in opening their doors to local families seeking food a...
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Author Mimi Slawoff and family dog, Trooper, 
head out on snowshoes in Big Bear Lake. Family Fun in Pet-Friendly Big Bear Lake
Trooper, our black Lab Retriever mix, warily eyed our luggage by the front door. Not one or two bags, but several – a sure sign that we were headed on vacation and he was on his way to a kennel or...
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Waste Not, Want Not
Energy savings and recycling are two ways to assure that resources are not wasted. The Sulphur Springs School District is making sure that they are doing both to support conservation efforts and ...
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Steve with a Yak Steve Colf, Adventurer
His brown business card identifies him as an “adventurer.” He has been to far-flung locales – be it in South America, Mexico or the Himalayas. It was his 1995 trip to Bhutan, an isolated nation in...
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Dr. Rebecca Palmer (left) and 
Dr. Tracy McFarland perform surgery Feline’s Best Friends
Cats can be such wonderful companions. Their soft fur, glowing eyes, small faces and delicate whiskers invite descriptions like “intelligent,” “friendly” and “playful.” They love to climb and sit ...
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Jada, Maddie, Brooke and Mackenna place the vials in the styrofoam so they can be filled with water and capped. Ever wonder just how much it takes to create the magnificent floral floats that appear in the world-renowned Tournament of Roses Parade?
The Girl Scouts in Troop 8252 learned first-hand when they spent a day in Pasadena with other volunteers, cutting flowers and other tasks to prepare floats for this year’s parade – themed “2010: A...
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StageCoaching
Coping with the Beginning of Life and the End of Life presents challenges. There are resources for people struggling with these stages of life, and two local experts offer support. Postpartum Pass...
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Despite perceptions about the Canyon Country Campus, COC student Kevin Camonayan, 18, prefers taking classes at the new facility partly because of its smaller setting. “The Canyon Country Campus provides the same opportunities and same resources, it’s just smaller ... which could be a good thing for some people,” Camonayan said. College of the Canyons Canyon Country Campus
A transformation is taking place in the hearts and minds of students at the College of the Canyons Canyon Country Campus, as those attending the new facility have shunned the notion that their cla...
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