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SCV Education Foundation Honors Local Teachers

By Katherine Quezada Signal Staff Writer

The Santa Clarita Valley Education Foundation celebrated the 40th annual Teacher Tribute ceremony, themed “Academy of the Stars,” and honored over 50 educators from all five local school districts for their outstanding service and contributions in the classroom promoting excellence in public education on Friday evening at College of the Canyons.

Colleagues, students, community leaders and family members made their way to the 40th Annual Teacher Tribute to congratulate and recognize local teachers for their passion to nurture and inspire their students and embrace education.

Fifty-five teachers from the Castaic Union School District, Newhall School District, Saugus Union School District, Sulphur Springs Union School District, and the William S. Hart Union High School District were recognized during the special ceremony.

“Teachers like yourself ... make such a difference in our kids’ lives,” said Taylor Kellstrom, an SCV Education Foundation board member and emcee for the night.

The organization, founded in 1984, has held the annual teacher tribute and it serves as one of the largest fundraisers that help support other programs such as teacher innovation grants and student scholarships.

Santa Clarita Mayor Cameron Smyth was in attendance and shared the significance of the celebration and his personal tie to the SCV Education Foundation.

“I am someone who does believe in serendipity. It was my dad who 40 years ago as the superintendent of the Hart district that came up with the teacher tribute ideas. The fact that I’m able to be here today, 40 years later, to recognize all of you that have worked so hard for our community is

something that I’m very thankful [for] and proud [of],” said Smyth to the audience.

The school district superintendents personally presented their teacher honorees and shared a few words about the unique ways they have embraced learning and helped students engage in the curriculum.

SCV Education Foundation Scholarship Chair

Dave LeBarron and JSB Development President

Jim Backer also awarded a total of $11,000 in scholarships to seven local high school students during the evening in front of the audience.

“[The] foundation works in two different areas of focus. The first is the ... present, today. What can be done this school year to help our students improve the educational experience of our students?” said LeBarron. “The second area of focus the foundation works on is in the future. It does this by investing in the educators of the future.”

“Since 1995 the foundation has awarded more than 100 scholarships to seniors graduating from the public high schools in Santa Clarita who aspire to go on to the field of public education,” he added. The scholarship recipients were also given a moment of recognition and LeBarron shared what schools they would be attending in the fall.

Backer, president of the foundation, thanked the community for their continuous support with the foundation and advised everyone to always say thank you to a teacher who made an impact in their own personal lives.

“Perhaps you’ll remember a few of your own great teachers who touched your lives. I would say, whenever you can, I would encourage you to send a note, send a text, or go see them sometime and let them know,” Backer said. 

Sulphur Springs Union School District recipients were honored during the SCV Education Foundation’s 40th annual Teacher Tribute titled “Academy of the Stars” at COC’s Performing Arts Center on Friday, April 26, 2024.

PHOTOS BY .HABEBA MOSTAFA / THE SIGNAL

Sulphur Springs Union School District Superintendent, Catherine Kawaguchi (left) and Superintendent Mike Kuhlman of the William S. Hart School District, announced the respective winners.

William S. Hart School District recipients are honored during the SCV Education Foundation’s 40th annual Teacher Tribute.

By Katherine Quezada Signal Staff Writer

TDia De Los Niños: Learning About Latin American Cultures

he annual Dia De Los Niños celebration held at the Jo Anne Darcy Library in Canyon Country drew more than 430 people seeking fun for children of all ages last weekend.

“Whimsical Adventure” was this year’s event theme, and young children could wear fairy wings and play with real-life tortoises roaming around the library yard.

The “Dia De Los Niños” is a nationally recognized day in Latin America and at the Jo Anne Darcy Library, the goal of the celebration is to promote reading and celebrate an integral part of the community, the children, said David Janning, library administrator for the Canyon Country branch.

“Día [de los Niños] is a nationally recognized initiative that emphasizes the importance of literacy for all children of all linguistic and cultural backgrounds. It is a daily commitment to linking children and their families to diverse books, languages, and cultures,” states the American Library Association website.

In the event held at the Canyon Country branch every year, local families including those who are Spanish-speaking make their way to the library and participate in a wide range of fun including arts and crafts, reading, performances and games.

Special guest Gloria Arjona led an engaging lecture using music, stories, media, and traditional attire shedding light on the rich cultures and traditions of Latin America. It was a popular segment during the event among families, said Janning.

The children spent a lot of time playing with the live reptiles and hand feeding them fruit and engaging with performers, he added.

Janning, who has been with the branch since 2018, spent the morning witnessing how much fun the families were having and even greeted new people who were at the library for the very first time, he said.

The celebration served as a kickstart to the library’s summer programming and the theme for this season surrounding recycling and being environmentally friendly, Janning added.

Some of the activities included were singing songs in Spanish, children learning how to speak the Spanish language, children creating their own wind chimes and fairy wings.

Families were greeted to the festival with the Spanish word “LEER,” which translates to Read. Children created fairy wings and houses, and interacted with turtles. PHOTOS BY OSCAR SOL / THE SIGNAL

Canyon Thespian Wins Gold At Jerry Herman Awards

By Habeba Mostafa Signal Staff Writer

Hollywood Boulevard is filled with stars, including Canyon High School senior Marley Garner, who won gold at the Jerry Herman Awards last week at the Pantages Theatre. Garner, who was nominated for “Best Actor,” competed against actors from 40 schools, even having the chance to perform on stage.

Garner joined Canyon’s theater program as a sophomore, and has performed in a variety of roles, such as “Bart” in “Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play,” “Squealer” in “Animal Farm,” “Kate” in “The Taming of the Shrew,” “Mimi” in Rent, and most recently, “Tony” in “West Side Story.”

Taking on Hollywood, Garner will be able to travel to New York City in June for the National High School Musical Theatre Jimmy Awards.

She was nominated for the awards by Canyon drama director Art Miller.

“I was extremely nervous. I literally stayed in high school just to compete for these awards, otherwise I would’ve been homeschooled. Mr. Miller submitted [an application] and people were sent out to watch the show. Then we had this four-day process of learning choreography for an eight-minute routine,” Garner said.

Eight people were selected out of 68 to perform in front of 2,000 at the Pantages, and only two people were selected, a female and male, to go to New York, including Garner.

“I did not know what to expect that night, but I gave it my best. I was the first winner that they announced — they said ‘Canyon High School’ and I just lost it,” Garner said. “I fell onto

the stage and I was just crying tears of happiness and joy. I enjoyed every part of it.”

Garner performed “Maria” as “Tony” from “West Side Story,” but states that her favorite role so far has been playing “Mimi” from “Rent.”

“I’m very thankful to have played ‘Tony’ because it stretched my abilities and gave me a place to go that I didn’t even know I could get to,” Garner said. “The last two years, I really dived into musical theater, and I feel a gravitational pull towards it. I feel like it’s my calling, and every time I’m on stage I feel like I’m alive and home. Everything makes sense.”

According to Miller, who has been teaching for 11 years and is finishing his sixth year as the drama direc tor of Canyon High School, Garner’s hard work is a direct reflection of the award-winning drama program and the community that’s built through it.

“The nature of how we work to gether embodies a very strong rap port. We call it ‘theater family,’” Miller

said. “There’s trust involved in the work that we do, that creates a level of independence, but also connection that allows us to grow characters into a nice, beautiful performance.”

According to Miller, Garner stands out by taking risks once she discovers and learns more about a role.

“Once she’s discovered a role to its

fullest, there is emotional vulnerability that is a part of her work,” Miller said.

Garner’s success and dedication has been a testament to her growth throughout the years, with the help of mentors like Miller.

“The best thing about my work is that you get to watch students grow and develop their abilities in the drama program over the course of their four years,” Miller wrote in an email. “You watch their presence, confidence and instincts about the stage develop over time and it’s such a joy to see that happen.”

Looking toward a future in musical theater, Garner expressed gratitude for those who supported her craft from the very beginning.

“I want to thank Mr. Miller. I was a very different actress two years ago than I am today. It was with his help, assistance, support and tips that helped me get to where I am,” Garner said. “As well as my parents, I’m just very thankful for everybody that helped me along the way.” 

COC Star Party Features Mars Helicopter Engineer

By Katherine Quezada Signal Staff Writer

The College of the Canyons Canyon Country Campus held its 2024 Star Party near the Don Takeda Science Center on Friday with guest speaker J. (Bob) Balaram, an inventor and retired chief engineer of the Mars Ingenuity Project at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

The free, open-to-the-public event was a haven for science enthusiasts where they could speak to 15 different clubs and organizations on campus about their work ranging from astronomy and physics to engineering and coding.

The star party was comprised of various components. The first portion was a science showcase where student groups presented what they are currently working on with the campus organizations and clubs they are a part of. The second part, which was the science talks series, featured Balaram, the originator of the concept that became the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars. He served as chief engineer during the helicopter’s development.

The NASA Mars Ingenuity Helicopter is the first aircraft to achieve powered controlled flight on the planet of Mars and has completed 72 flights since its sendoff to the Red planet on April 19, 2021, said Balaram.

Throughout his presentation, attendees sat under

the night sky in the amphitheater, some of whom were cold from the low 50-degree weather.

“Is is cold out here tonight?” Balaram asked. “I was looking at the weather in the Jezero crater on Mars, which is where Ingenuity still is and functioning. It’s day 1190 and these are Martian days, so that’s how long the Ingenuity has been on the surface of Mars ... and I checked the weather report from Perseverance from a couple of days ago and it was -110 degrees at night ... So compared to that, we’re very warm,” he said humorously.

Balaram shared insights on how his ideas came to be and the journey he went through to successfully send a drone-like device to the fourth planet of the solar system, the first of its kind that flies in a different atmosphere from Earth.

A decades-long effort came to fruition with the help of funding a team highly trained in engineering and other focuses such as avionics, he said.

Balaram also discussed some challenges faced throughout the process, such as making a functional flying device that would be able to adapt to the atmosphere of Mars, he said. Creating the Ingenuity helicopter to be light in weight but also rugged and strong like a spacecraft to survive the send-off were among the obstacles that eventually he and his team overcame, he said.

During his presentation, he also described the historical moment that it took its first flight, bring-

ing joy to the team members who worked on making NASA’s Mars Ingenuity Helicopter.

Approximately 300 students and community members were in attendance for the much-anticipated event, said COC Campus Vice President Ryan Theule.

“We use it as a chance to get people to visit the campus, learn about what’s going on here, and [have them] maybe even consider signing up for classes,” he said.

The Star Party made its debut in 2010 and focused on astronomy, but in recent years has “zoomed out” to focus on other disciplines, Theule added.

One of the main highlights of the event every season, the star viewing segment, had to be canceled due to the cloudy weather and the risk of rain. The large telescopes were planned to be provided by The Local Group Astronomy Club of Santa Clarita Valley.

“It’s really tough to get the [rain] water out of the telescopes,” said Dave Flynn, member of the astronomy club. Members of the local astronomy club have been attending the star parties since the parties’ debut, and it was the first time the club couldn’t bring out their telescopes due to the weather, Flynn said. 

Retired Mars Ingenuity Project Chief Engineer J. Bob Balaram shared his personal experiences regarding the project’s development and future during the 2024 Spring Star Party. (Right) Attendees were able to connect with campus clubs and organizations, and learn fun facts about multiple science disciplines.

PHOTOS BY KATHERINE QUEZADA / THE SIGNAL

City Puts Clock Tower Owner on Notice

By Perry Smith Signal Senior Staff Writer

In a clock tower quandary that’s starting to feel timeless for some, Santa Clarita officials have put the owners of the corner tower at Soledad and Whites canyon roads on notice over an ofttimes untimely display.

The clock, which is on property leased by a Starbucks at the intersection, has been a mainstay since the site, originally a Valley Federal Savings bank, opened in 1975.

So much so that the city worked with the developer on an agreement that would preserve the tower when its most previous tenant, Realty Executives, moved out, according to Jason Crawford, the city’s director of community development.

Jim Tanner of Realty Executives said his company was part of a conversation to save the tow

And for a time, it did.

But a few weeks later, the clock stopped working, the Starbucks employee said.

The employee said store-level staffers are not included in any communication between their corporate office and the property owner, so when people call, the staffer can only pass a complaint on to the appropriate corporate contact.

They don’t hear much about what happens next, the person said.

Carrie Lujan, communications manager for the city of Santa Clarita, said the city was made aware of the issues when the clock tower was off by an hour in the winter.

On Tuesday, city staff were at the intersection and observed the digital sign covered, which goes against the city’s agreement with the property owner, Lujan confirmed.

“We did not get any calls about them painting

PHOTO BY DAN WATSON / THE SIGNAL

Honoring South Korean Culture at ‘Celebrate’

By Katherine Quezada Signal Staff Writer

K-pop, rhythmic drum sounds and colorful Hanboks were among the many things people could see at the Canyon Country Community Center at the second installment of the city of Santa Clarita’s “Celebrate” series. This month’s destination was South Korea.

Performers were filled with gratitude as they were given a platform at the Canyon Country outdoor space to highlight their cultural background through various performances in an uplifting space.

University of California Riverside’s Tarten Seoul dance group opened up the evening with a hiphop performance to current top songs in the K-Pop genre music charts. Director of the group and a UCR Marketing major Glory Kang said that the all-inclusive group provides a friendly atmosphere with a total of 60 members and focuses on Korean Pop dance.

“With the popularity of K-Pop, I think it’s a good starting point for most people to get introduced to Korean culture,” said Kang. “Just kind of like a step into the kiddie pool. If they [enjoy] it [people] can get to know more about the country itself such as traditions and the history.”

Hiza Yoo Korean Dance Institute had a more traditional performance aimed to preserve Korean heritage and focus on Korean music and dance. The school, which was founded in 1999 and based in Northridge, has performed a total of 350 times in various places including LACMA, Los Angeles Zoo, Pacific Asia Museum, the Korean Culture

Center and more.

Christian Lee, Dorin Kim and Jiho Oh were three of the five musicians who performed a rhythmic drum performance.

“As a second-generation Korean American, I like to be able to kind of tap into the culture and my roots and be surrounded by other cultures,” said Kim. “We perform sometimes in venues where it’s other Korean groups, but then sometimes we also perform where there are other cultural groups and [we get to see] other traditions as well.”

Sharing their own cultural backgrounds to an audience that may not be fully knowledgeable about the country or its traditions, “means a lot to me,” said Lee. “I feel like these days a lot of cultures have been lost and I feel like doing this can really help other people know what we are doing,” and learn more about different countries.

“It’s really nice to see smiles from all types of people,” added Kim. “Whether it be our own parents, the other people in our company, or people in the audience here to celebrate a different culture.”

Hiza Yoo Korean drummers perform during the Celebrate: South Korea event held at the Canyon Country Community Center in Canyon Country on Friday, May 10, 2024. (Below) Young Yi, left, adjusts the traditional Hambok dress worn by Leann Roxas. PHOTOS BY DAN WATSON / THE SIGNAL

(Top) Julia Sarkis, 2, wears a traditions Hanbok dress (Bottom) Attendees paint Minhwa which is traditional folk art.

City Committee Reviews Housing, Public Safety Bills

By Perry Smith Signal Senior Staff Writer

The Legislative Committee for the Santa Clarita City Council reviewed bills that council members have described as taking aim at local control and addressing rising crime, two of the city’s legislative priorities.

The committee met Wednesday, May 15, 2024, afternoon to give its recommendations of support or opposition on a handful of state bills currently being considered by the state’s lawmakers.

The committee adopted positions of opposition to the four bills that looked to weaken local control and supported the two that addressed public safety.

The city’s intergovernmental relations officer, Masis Hagobian, curates a list of bills for discussion by the committee members, Mayor Cameron Smyth and Councilman Jason Gibbs, based on a council-approved list of legislative priorities. The committee makes recommendations for support or opposition passed to the full council for a final review.

The committee’s main concerns for the current slate were different ways that local authority is changed or removed to address the housing crisis.

“A common theme is an attempt to expand existing laws related to housing and local land use,” Hagobian said, starting with Assembly Bill 1886.

The bill from David Alvarez, D-San Diego, states a city’s housing element — a mandated plan that shows an existing and future housing potential for an area — is only complete once the state Housing and Community Development Department, or a court, finds it in compliance.

“This comes from what we’ve experienced in the last two to three years, and really across the state, many cities have experienced, where HCD has required significant revisions to housing elements that have been approved by local governing bodies,” Hagobian said, “And in doing so has kind of prolonged or delayed whether or not a housing element is considered compliant.”

While awaiting compliance for its housing element last year, for example, the city saw a plan submitted that would have put more than 1,000

The criminal justice bills involved retail theft, which has been a priority for state legislators during this session.

AB 1990 “would authorize a law enforcement officer to make a warrantless arrest for shoplifting even if the crime is not committed in their presence, provided there is probable cause,” Hagobian said.

He said currently there’s a handful of crimes that are categorized under this area where an officer can make a warrantless arrest without witnessing the crime take place in front of them, such as domestic violence-related crimes, and this bill would add shoplifting to that list.

apartments on Newhall Avenue at Sierra Highway.

Ultimately, the plans were not completed in time, but the city could have been required to approve the project, regardless of whether it was in compliance with local zoning ordinances, because the city was awaiting approval of its housing element, due to recent state laws.

Hagobian said giving final say to an understaffed state agency would be a “recipe for disaster” the next time the city needs to approve its housing element.

AB 2243 and Senate Bill 937 similarly expand state authority with respect to housing projects, with the first looking to streamline the approval procedures for affordable-housing and mixed-income projects and the second making it so a local government can’t collect developer fees for affordable housing projects until a certificate of occupancy is issued.

The idea is to speed up the completion of housing projects, but Hagobian mentioned an important use for the fees.

“Development fees are applied by local governments, really to ensure that any increase to a population in any area that comes with a new development, that there’s public infrastructure that would withstand that increase in population,” he said, adding denying cities access to those fees would not only impact the residents of the project but also those in surrounding areas.

SB 1037, which was written by

Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, “would authorize the attorney general to seek civil penalties in court against local governments for failure to adopt a compliant Housing Element or if the local government does not follow state laws that require ministerial approval of certain housing projects.”

The second criminal justice-related bill involved an additional sentencing enhancement for charges involving thefts greater than $50,000, which is related to another bill that allows law enforcement officers to add up the values from other thefts for cases involving serial incidents. 

Owner Files Response in City Solar Panel Appeal

By Perry Smith Signal Senior Staff Writer

The latest chapter in the city of Santa Clarita’s yearslong effort to remove solar panels from a Canyon Country hillside without having to pay for the removal or the panels included a reply brief from the mobile home park that installed the panels.

In a 73-page filing on Monday, April 15, attorneys for the Seidenglanz family, which owns and operates Canyon View Estates, a mobile home park off Soledad Canyon Road, argued against parts of the trial court’s ruling that helped the city.

The trial court essentially found that, in 1984, L.A. County “erroneously granted Canyon View’s 460-mobile-home conditional use permit in violation of the permit’s own open space requirements,” according to the argument from Canyon View.

But that finding was wrong, according to the park’s attorneys.

While the trial court found that the panels are a “nuisance,” which is why the city wants them removed, the trial court also found that the city must compensate the owners of the panels because of a legal principle called estoppel. The estoppel refers to the trial court’s finding of a legal standing in the

had sought the city’s permission to put up the panels, and the city referred Canyon View to the state’s Department of Housing and Community Development, which has control that preempts local authority under the Mobilehome Parks Act.

Finding that the agency legally granted permission, the court said the city has to pay more than $5 million, the cost of removal plus the cost of the panels themselves.

The cost included Canyon View’s $4.1 million contract with panel installer California Solar and the cost of the panels.

The city’s appeal contended Santa Clarita shouldn’t have to pay for either because the panels represent a violation of the park’s original conditional use permit, which calls for 50% of the park’s

On its appeal, the city also argued the trial court

judge agreed with its contention that the panels are an abatable nuisance.

However, the park has repeatedly argued that, according to the county’s rules, yard space counts. “Canyon View’s CUP has a 50% open space requirement that — consistent with the county’s General Plan, the county ordinance, and the county’s undisputed intent when it granted the CUP — counts private yards as open space,” according to Canyon View’s attorneys.

While some have questioned how a private yard can be considered “open space,” a city planning commissioner noted during a recent discussion of a development proposed for Wiley Canyon that developers are allowed to count balcony space as open space provided in a development, meaning there’s no necessary requirement for public access.

“Under that standard, the park still has more than 50% open space even after installation of the solar energy system. If the court agrees, there is practically nothing left to resolve in this appeal — no need to delve into issues of preemption, statutory interpretation, or equitable estoppel except as they relate to a handful of panels on adjoining property.”

A city official said Thursday, April 18, there’s been no schedule set for oral arguments in court over the filings, which would be the next step. 

I want to share my experience with the Santa Clarita School of Performing Arts. My daughter, Michela, is 12 years old. She found an announcement for the Santa Clarita School of Performing Arts Fashion Show at Macy’s and begged me to apply. We live in Washington, DC, so I thought she was joking at first. Flying out to California for a fashion show? Then I got a call from the owner of SCSOPA, Mike. His enthusiasm and passion for his school was so evident that he inspired us to take the plunge and book a flight. Mike allowed Michela to take several free classes when we visited. From learning how to walk in a fashion show from a real pageant winner, to Improv and Acting classes, she threw herself in and everyone made her feel at home. It is clear that the Santa Clarita School of Performing Arts is a family with everyone rooting for each other. It is a true melting pot with actors of all shapes, sizes, ages, ethnicities, colors and creeds. We signed up for their unlimited package so she can take as many classes as she wants. Best of all, whenever she has an audition, we are able to work with the school and arrange for a fantastic acting coach to run lines with her and give her feedback. The very first audition we worked on, she booked! The staff is super responsive, professional and a joy to work with. Thank you, Mike and SCSOPA, for helping launch Michela’s career! – SCSOPA 23502 Lyons Ave Suite 105, Santa

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PHOTO BY DAN WATSON / THE SIGNAL

Restored Historic Truck at Placerita Canyon Nature Center

By Habeba Mostafa Signal Staff Writer

Rusted, but good as new, Frank Walker’s restored 1935 Ford V-8 made its debut during the Placerita Canyon Nature Center open house on Saturday, May 11, 2024.

From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. residents and children came by for storytime, crafts and games, panning for “fools” gold and animal presentations.

As attendees walked toward each booth set up, they could enter the heart of Placerita Canyon, the Walker family cabin, and admire the revitalized truck.

Rooted in Santa Clarita Valley history, Walker, his wife Hortense, and their 12 children, seven boys and five girls, lived in the “second cabin along the present-day Heritage Trail near the Nature Center. [There are] present restoration with furnishings, tools and other items that are representative of life in the early 1900s, including a large dining table built by Frank Walker,” according to SCVHistory.com.

“[Walker] sold cement and clay blocks. He tried to make a living doing whatever he could to earn money for the family. He was a cattle rancher, pan-

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Event attendees examine Frank Walker’s fully-restored 1935 Ford V-8 truck on display during the Placerita Canyon Nature Center open house in Newhall. PHOTO BY DAN WATSON / THE SIGNAL

to all of our Canyon Country students who have continued to excel across the country.

Honor Societies

Phi Kappa Phi California State University, Northridge

Evelyn Enriquez

Erin Kroncke

University of Alabama Omicron UA Omicron

Delta Kappa Honor Society

Sasha Preston

GV Grad Avila Presented Academic Work at Albion College Student Research Symposium

Cindy Avila of Canyon Country presented an original research paper titled “Calcium Handling Protein Expression and SERCA2a Function in a Mouse Model of HFpEF” at Albion College’s recent Elkin R. Isaac Student Research Symposium.

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ning for gold, he tried to have a good life for his family,” said Placerita Canyon docent Denise Allen.

Danny Fisher, Walker’s great-grandson, reflected on his grandmother’s, Melba Fisher, memories as a child in the cabin.

“She used to tell me about the days growing up here. This was their winter home, and there’s another cabin that was up farther where they stayed in the summer, but they had to stay here in the wintertime because of the

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snow,” Fisher said. “She talked about climbing all the oak trees. All they did all day was go out.”

Fisher reflected on the dichotomy of Melba’s experience as a child.

“She lived a good life, but she said it was hard. They were happy to eat beans and have enough to go around. Back then, you had to work hard for what you had and you were proud of what you had,” Fisher said. “She’s talked about not having shoes, the dangers of rattlesnakes.”

Engaged in conversation, Allen discussed with Fisher her thoughts on

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the truck.

Former GV Football Player Signs with Baltimore Ravens

Cameron Ravenell, who graduated from Golden Valley in 2018 and went on to attend Missouri Western State University, has signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Ravens.

“I can’t believe the truck looks so good,” Allen said. “I was just so excited because I love all things Walker now. I always come home and tell my family, ‘Guess what I learned today.’”

Herb Broutt, a docent at Placerita Canyon, discussed the ways in which the truck made its special appearance for the day.

“Bob Walker, one of the Walkers, had the truck. He was the keeper of all family stuff. Bob lives in Ojai, and we all got to go up [three years ago] and visit him because he has a lot

of stuff and he had the truck there,” Broutt said.

According to Broutt, Bob was moving and wanted to get rid of the truck, even offering to pay to bring it down.

“The truck was in a fire, so we rebuilt it. We brought it here for open house, and then it’s going to go back to Hart Park,” Broutt said. “It’s amazing having it here, we’re all very excited. In fact, when Bob saw it here, he almost cried because it sat on his property for years. It didn’t even have wheels.” 

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Friday, May 10 6-9 p.m.

Celebrate highlights different cultures, customs and culinary wonders featuring music, dance, food, art and educational experiences.

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For youth who do not have the financial means to participate in fee-based recreational programs and activities. Call (661) 250-3700

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June 10 - August 2

Summer Adventures (Aged 5-12) M-F 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. $40/$45 Non-Resident Summer Buddies (Aged 4.5-5) M-W-F 8 a.m. - noon $12/$17 Non-Resident Summer Teen Experience (Aged 13-17) M-F noon - 6 p.m. FREE

A dult and Senior Activities (55+)

Last two Fridays of each month. 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Mahjong Mondays except June 3 and August 5. 9-noon.

May 26 - 27

Line Dancing Thursdays except June 6 and August 8. 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

CANYON COUNTRY LIBRARY PROGRAMS

June 13

Closed for Memorial Day

June 6

6:30 p.m. Club de Mujeres Latinas en Literatura

June 8

10 a.m. Sit and Stitch

June 10

noon Lunch at the Library

1:30 p.m. Little Explorers

6 p.m. Worlds of Whimsy Adult Book Club

June 11

9:30 a.m. Storytime

noon Lunch at the Library

June 12

noon Lunch at the Library

5:30 p.m. Adults DIY Infused Water

9:30 a.m. Cuenta Cuentos

noon Lunch at the Library

3:30 p.m. Teen Crafts and Stuff: Self-Watering Planter

June 14

noon Lunch at the Library

June 17

noon Lunch at the Library

1:30 p.m. Little Explorers

June 18

9:30 a.m. Storytime

noon Lunch at the Library

3:30 p.m. Afternoons at the Library

June 19

Closed for Juneteenth