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PAST ISSUES   -   APRIL, 2006
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Home Improvement Spring Preview
SITE AREA: Your Home - Inside SCV Homes
Although April showers tend to dampen the backyards of our lovely abodes, they also have the habit of highlighting the overlooked coves that are begging for our home improvement attention. Your exterior landscape should not just be an escape from your adorned dwelling; it should be an...
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Entertaining the Question
SITE AREA: Your Home - Interior Looks
Thanks to tradition or mere serendipity, certain holidays are linked to certain foods. At Thanksgiving there is turkey, at Christmas it is prime rib. At Easter it's lamb, or at most homes it's ham. The tradition of having ham in spring goes way back into history. The early Romans us...
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Color Me This
SITE AREA: Your Home - Interior Looks
Embarking on a color journey for the entire house or just one room is a terrifying task. Will it look good at night? Will the shade accent already-existing color schemes? Is there a special mental institution reserved for people who have lost their minds trying to determine the differ...
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An Electrical Engineering Geek's Advice on Reducing your Energy Bill
SITE AREA: Your Home - Interior Looks
If we had a nickel for every time we've barked that at our kids, well... it'd be a lot of nickels. Truth is that we should be more concerned about the fridge door left open for the trip to the cupboard to pour a glass of milk and really concerned when we inch the thermostat down to 70...
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Home News
SITE AREA: Your Home - Real Estate
On the eve of February 16, Homemakers Furniture celebrated the opening of its new showroom located at 26455 Ruether Avenue with an official ribbon cutting ceremony. "The ribbon cutting seemed to make it all official," said owner Tim Wickman, "and to have the community behind us the wa...
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As a Manner of Fact
SITE AREA: Family - Family Features
You, me, the woman next door - we all have a friend that, regardless of otherwise demonstrated tendencies towards common sense, refuses to kick her worthless you-know-what spouse/boyfriend/live-in-lump to the curb. Currently, my friend in need of a serious "What the heck are you doing...
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Kid's Review
SITE AREA: Family - Family Features
Looking for a good place to eat? Try Sisley Italian Kitchen, an Italian restaurant located in the Valencia Town Center. You might want to get a little dressed up, because Sisley has a fancy atmosphere. It is the best place to go for a special occasion. I am a picky eater, so if I like...
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Ann on Aging
SITE AREA: Health - Seniors
I've decided that if I have a choice as to what I'll be in my next life, I'm going to come back as an animal. At first I thought I'd want to be a bear. After all, bears eat themselves silly before they hibernate. They give birth to their children who are born the size of walnuts durin...
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The Family Therapist is In
SITE AREA: Health - Healthy & Happy
What is the one thing your spouse asks you to do that you haven't or won't? A dear friend of mine asks me this question every time I mention feeling frustrated with my spouse or when I questioned his belief in my abilities. I always pretended to listen to her and acted like I was goin...
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Saving Money with Wellness Care versus Healthcare
SITE AREA: Health - Focus on your Health
Healthcare costs hurt. In about five years, these costs are going to hurt twice as much. Costs for health insurance are rising astronomically. In 1973, United States healthcare costs were less than 5 percent of the gross national product (GNP). In 1993, medical costs rose to 14 perce...
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Dee-lish! - La Rumba Cuban Restaurant
SITE AREA: Eat, Drink & Play - The Dish
The atmosphere at La Rumba Cuban Restaurant in Saugus can be much like its namesake dance - lively, syncopated, and rhythmic - as the small wait staff shuffles from table to table on busy nights. When I arrived there with my dining group, the fast-paced percussive music played over th...
12.
Carousel Ranch Equestrian Therapy Program
SITE AREA: Eat, Drink & Play - Entertainment
This year's Day at the Races event, to be held on April 23, is all the more special, as it marks Carousel Ranch's first fundraising event to be held on their own property in Agua Dulce. For those who have not had a chance to visit the new ranch, this is a perfect opportunity to bring ...
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Movers and Shakers
SITE AREA: Eat, Drink & Play - Entertainment
Mr. Fancy Pants (and here we are referring to Don... Seriously, check out his duds - a sharp dresser, that one) later wined and dined with it-man William Petersen of "CSI," who was the guest of Valencia Acura at the Celebrity Waiter Dinner. Unsurprisingly, guests at the Acura table, i...
14.
Nuts for Mutts Dog Show and Pet Fair to Benefit New Leash on Life
SITE AREA: Eat, Drink & Play - Entertainment
Now in its fifth year, the world's craziest dog show will again feature dozens of pups vying for the title of "Mutt of the Year," or, at least, an opportunity to kiss host Kim Basinger. New Leash on Life, the organization that calls the SCV home and the presenter of Nuts for Mutts, is...
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Annual Frontier Toyota/Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Drive Safe Golf Classic
SITE AREA: Eat, Drink & Play - Entertainment
Enjoy a day on the greens while supporting your local hospital's emergency and trauma services. Chris Luechtefeld will serve as co-chair of the tournament along with Don Fleming, owner of Valencia Acura. Through his generosity and strong support of the hospital, Joe Caso of Frontier T...
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Community News
SITE AREA: Eat, Drink & Play - Entertainment
Santa Clarita Valley Realtor Frank Ball is a long way from his hometown of Houma, La. But the 175 students at his alma mater, Dularge Elementary School, have been on his mind lately. Hurricane Rita pounded the community of Houma, including Dularge Elementary and other local schools. ...
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Great Finds - COC's Center for the Performing Arts
SITE AREA: Eat, Drink & Play - Entertainment
In today's world of computers, instant messaging, video games and reality television, arts and culture are almost a forgotten treasure. This month's Great Find, College of the Canyon's Center for the Performing Arts, is bringing the arts to the forefront with something to offer for al...
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City of Santa Clarita Hosts Annual Cowboy Festival
SITE AREA: Eat, Drink & Play - Entertainment
Join the City of Santa Clarita this spring for the 13th annual Cowboy Festival, held April 26 to 30, at Santa Clarita's own working movie ranch, Melody Ranch, and locations throughout the Santa Clarita Valley. he 2006 Cowboy Festival will feature the best in Western entertainers in a ...
19.
True Opportunities for Family Adventures are Few and Far Between - Take Advantage of Them
SITE AREA: Eat, Drink & Play - Entertainment
You never know how much something means to you until it's gone. As a long-time resident, I still mourn the loss of Friday night car races at Saugus Speedway (A quick sidebar for Newbies: The SCV used to be home to an actual race track, where the joys of figure-eights and demolition de...
20.
Academy of the Canyons Provides a Jump-Start on College
SITE AREA: Eat, Drink & Play - Entertainment
There are only juniors and seniors on this campus. Class sizes are smaller and students get personal attention from their teachers and counselors. They also have full use of a college library, computer lab, career center and gymnasium. Half of the classes are taken for high school cre...
21.
Get Out of Town! - Malibu Creek State Park
SITE AREA: Eat, Drink & Play - Get Out of Town
You don't have to go far in Southern California to find yourself in a far-away country, or even on a different planet. We live in the world's largest movie studio back lot and familiar locations are constantly changing costumes to take on different roles. If there were Oscars for such...
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Inside SCV History
SITE AREA: Business
Rancho San Francisco lay right in line between the growing metropolises of San Francisco and Los Angeles. In the mid-1870s, a rail spur was constructed by the Southern Pacific Railroad, bridging the gap. Two routes were proposed, one south along the coast, but this proved to be overly...
23.
Total Financial Makeover
SITE AREA: Business
Improvements to your home can be a costly venture. If you are doing it yourself or using an outside contractor, knowing which financing method to use can save you money. In order to make the right decision, here are some questions you should ask yourself: How long is it going to take ...
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April 2006 Business Brief
SITE AREA: Business
Local IHOP Owners and Community Supporters Announce COC Scholarship in Memory of Son Mike Sandnes was an exceptional student athlete, a natural leader and an inspiration to those whose lives he touched. Above all else, he was a determined yet compassionate person, a loving son, and...
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Spring Sports Preview
SITE AREA: Sports
With two-thirds of the local high school sports year complete, few would argue that 2005-2006 has been one of the best ever. Already, the Santa Clarita Valley has seen a pair of local football teams -Hart and Canyon - meet in a CIF-Southern Section final.
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