Archive for September, 2007
Don’t Fall For This Latest Email Scam
In case any of you out there are getting these emails, beware. It is a fake. Please do not think that someone from the IRS would actually contact you via email about a refund.
Blue Star Mothers of America
There is a non profit group of women in our Santa Clarita Valley that strive to support men and women in the Armed Forces as well as providing comfort for mothers that have lost their children in battle.
These ladies are hosting a ball to benefit Veterans and Soldiers at the Agua Dulce Vineyards on Saturday 10/13/2007 at 5:30pm.
For more information you can contact them at 661-299-1451 or go to their website.
Adopt A Duck
October 20th will be the day that thousands of yellow rubber duckies will take to Castaic Lake in a competition that could bring in a prize as big as 1 million dollars for a lucky participant.
How do you play?
Easy, you go to the Rubber Ducky Regatta website and sign up. Donors adopt a duck for $5.00 and then you can show up on October 20th at 10am to cheer your duck on at Castaic Lake.
Proceeds from this event benefit the Samuel Dixon Family Health Center whose mission is to provide and enhance health care services in and around Santa Clarita Valley.
Moving Nightmare
A new or soon to be new Castaic resident recently experienced a moving nightmare. He was trying to move his house to Castaic from Santa Monica and basically hit a freeway underpass on the 101 freeway at Western. Apparently, he had been giving CalTrans approval to take the 405 to the 14, but he chose to take the 101 instead. The house might still be sitting there. Check out Darla Vanderlip’s Santa Clarita real estate website to see a photo.
Cowboy Festival Wins Two Awards
Two Pinnacle awards were received by the City of Santa Clarita’s Cowboy Festival from the International Festivals & Events Association (IFEA) /Haas & Wilkerson Pinnacle Awards Ceremony.
The awards were in recognition of promotional materials used during the 2007 festival - the promotional poster for the 2007 Cowboy Festival won a Gold Award for the Best Commemorative Poster, while a Silver Award was given for the Best Promotional Brochure.
The ceremony was held in Atlanta, Georgia on September 19, 2007 at the IFEA’s 52nd Annual Convention & Expo.
Judges picked the winners from 1,506 entries including posters, print and broadcast ads, merchandise, websites, community outreach programs, and volunteer programs.
The International Festivals and Events Association (IFEA) is a non-profit membership organization headquartered in Boise, Idaho, with members in 40 countries across the world.
For more information about the International Festivals & Events Association, visit www.ifea.com. To find out more about the Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival, please visit http://www.cowboyfestival.org.
High School Football Wrap Up
It was Thursday night lights in Santa Clarita football last night and here are the results of how our teams did.
Hart blew out Westlake in a 41-16 game, but they still think they could’ve done better. Canyon came out with their first win of the season against Lancaster in a 37-26 win. West Ranch keeps their winning streak going defeating Pasadena 41-22. Saugus were victorious against our ‘other Santa Clarita football team’ Alemany with a 35-7 win. Golden Valley loses a close one to Reseda with a 35-31 loss. Lastly, Valencia loses again, this time to Orange Lutheran with a 35-20 loss.
If you don’t have plans on Friday nights, may I suggest you go out and support your local high school team. The games are a lot of fun and they sell food and have great performances by the cheerleaders and dance teams during half time.
City Hall to Fly Flag
The City of Santa clarita will be flying the official National League of Families POW/MIA flag on Friday, September 21 in front of City Hall.
The flag, which is usually flown daily in front of the City’s Veteran’s Memorial Plaza, is in honor of National Prisoners POW/MIA Recognition Day.
The POW/MIA flag is flown over the White House, the Capitol, the Departments of State, Defense and Veterans Affairs, and many other locations across the country on the third Friday of September every year, a day set aside by Congress for National Prisoners POW/MIA Recognition Day.
For more information about the Veterans Historical Plaza, please visit the website.
