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PAST ISSUES   -   DECEMBER, 2006
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Welcome Home
SITE AREA: Your Home - Interior Looks
Some would think that creating an intimate area would be a difficult task in a home that has 4,100 square feet of space to fill. After all, "cozy" and "super-sized" aren't adjectives that traditionally are associated together. Surprisingly enough, however, the Chegwin home in Westridg...
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It's Time to Celebrate!
SITE AREA: Your Home - Interior Looks
It's that time of year again. Instead of feeling a moral obligation to host holiday festivities, wouldn't it be better to feel energized by the prospect? All you need is a little party revamping to capture the excitement of the season. Some of Santa Clarita's most popular party planne...
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Entertaining the Question
SITE AREA: Your Home - Interior Looks
Fun! That's what holiday parties are supposed to be. Think of something new to do. One of my favorite things to do for a holiday party is to pick one food item and create the entire menu around it. This works really well when guests are bringing a dish. Think lemons, cranberries, appl...
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'Tis the Season for Home Entertainment
SITE AREA: Your Home - Right at Home
It's that time of year again when everyone's thoughts turn to the holidays. You know, long evenings spent at home. With, well, Monday Night Football in high def. And cool movies with things blowing up, courtesy your new Blu-ray or HD-DVD player. All on a screen measured in square acre...
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From the Ashes
SITE AREA: Family - Family Features
It was a Christmas tradition. Every year, the Ewart family opened their home to the neighborhood and went all-out for the holiday. After last year's celebration, as the family settled upstairs into bed for the night, the flame from a still-burning candle started a house fire that left...
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A Visit from the Ghost of Holidays Past
SITE AREA: Family - Family Features
Several years ago, a friend at work gave me the soundtrack to "A Charlie Brown Christmas." It was a surprising Christmas gift, not because of what it was, but because of what it did. I popped the CD into my computer on the spot and was greeted by the soft minor chords of jazz pianist ...
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Manner of Fact
SITE AREA: Family - Family Features
You know what I hate? I hate hearing Christmas music before Thanksgiving. My guess is that piped-in versions of "Silent Night" are supposed to inspire me to make early purchases and spend more. If you are a member of the marketing brigade that came up with this idiotic idea, let me te...
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Kid's Review
SITE AREA: Family - Family Features
If you tell your mom you want an "Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle" for Christmas, her response will probably be, "You'll shoot your eye out!" It's a good thing that nowadays most kids do not have that item on their list. A much better gift to a...
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Fashionscope - December
SITE AREA: Beauty - Fashion
Check out Inside SCV's year-long Fashionscope: Change-loving Sags are happiest when traveling. Your fire sign dictates positive thinking, which is simple to do when carrying go-anywhere Vera Bradley travel bags in easy-to-coordinate basic black.
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'Tis the Season
SITE AREA: Beauty - Fashion
Toss on your most comfortable pair of shoes, snatch up your wallet and car keys and hit the road. Your title of "Best Gift Giver Ever" is again up for grabs. Luckily, we've already turned this town upside down in search of this year's must-have presents. Take a moment to gather your t...
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Ann on Aging
SITE AREA: Health - Seniors
I'm so tired of all the "bah humbug" that goes on this time of year. Enough about the materialism of Christmas; it's a reality, but doesn't have to necessarily interfere with the way we choose to celebrate. The nicest thing about aging (yes, it does have its benefits) is that we have ...
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The Family Therapist is In
SITE AREA: Health - Healthy & Happy
We all have them; those ideas, beliefs or desires, "the shoulds" that we consciously or subconsciously hold onto as priorities for how we think the issues in our lives should unfold. These are the idols in our hearts. This can include how we think our children should be, which in turn...
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Live Better!
SITE AREA: Health - Focus on your Health
It's so fun to pack thousands of sprinkles on a single cookie, create the perfect tree and shop, shop, shop. When you think about it, we are actually really active during the holidays. Yes, we eat a lot of fat and sugar but we move a lot, too. Caring a child on one hip while shopping ...
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Dee-lish! - Salt Creek Grille
SITE AREA: Eat, Drink & Play - The Dish
The Salt Creek Grille at Valencia Town Center has long been known for its welcoming ambiance, good food and convenient location. Now it is also earning the reputation as an upscale steakhouse. Owner Greg Amsler, along with executive chef Ignacio Munoz and sous chef Giovanni Castellano...
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Palatable Passport - December
SITE AREA: Eat, Drink & Play - What to Order Now
It's the busiest time of year! Treat yourself to a delectable meal out or make your life so much easier by selecting a restaurant to cater your next event or holiday party. This month's selections will make you an SCV-foodie expert; dine on!
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The Giving Season
SITE AREA: Eat, Drink & Play - Entertainment
The holidays are a wonderful to time give and finding the perfect present for your loved one is a good feeling. While in the holiday mood, it is a good time to look at the many nonprofits in the community. Volunteers are always the number-one-requested item on a nonprofit's wish list,...
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Get in the Spirit with Holiday Performances
SITE AREA: Eat, Drink & Play - Entertainment
There is plenty of holiday entertainment this season at some of Santa Clarita's local venues. Beginning with the ever-popular Nutcracker Ballet to some funny and heartwarming plays, the spirit of the season will come alive for everyone in the family.
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Movers and Shakers
SITE AREA: Eat, Drink & Play - Entertainment
It seems that the politicos are out in full force. Case in point: the Boy Scouts' Leaders of Character dinner sponsored by Total Financial Solutions. SCV council peeps like Bob Kellar and Cameron Smyth were there with "Last Boy Scout" Wayne Crawford (He has his own tractor!) and honor...
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Holiday Home Tour
SITE AREA: Eat, Drink & Play - Entertainment
Get a jump on the holiday season and a few inspirational ideas by wandering through four spectacularly decorated homes as the Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Home Tour League kicks off the holiday with its annual Holiday Home Tour. This year's theme, "A Holiday Renaissance," will...
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Kids' Cancer Nonprofit Needs Businesses to Recycle
SITE AREA: Eat, Drink & Play - Entertainment
Mac's Project, Inc. has announced its "Recycle for Life" program and the collection of aluminum, plastic and glass beverage containers. Proceeds from recycling efforts will raise money to benefit area children being treated at Children's Hospital Los Angeles and their families. By don...
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Great Finds - Boys & Girls Club Festival of Trees
SITE AREA: Eat, Drink & Play - Entertainment
Perhaps the best way to describe the Boys & Girls Club's Festival of Trees is to say that spending time there is like spending time inside your favorite Christmas card. And it's accurate to say that the families who have made the festival such an endearing part of their winter celebra...
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Get Out of Town! - Wishing for a Winter Wonderland in Wawona
SITE AREA: Eat, Drink & Play - Get Out of Town
Every few years my side of the family gets a yen to celebrate a white Christmas. Nana, Papa, Mom, Dad, April and I traditionally head for the north shore of Lake Tahoe and rent a house for a week. Three years ago we decided we'd had enough of sunshine and 80-degree temps on Christmas ...
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Total Financial Makeover
SITE AREA: Business
Well, it is that time of year again. The holidays are upon us. You may be asking yourself, "How did they get here so soon? What am I going to get everyone? Have I even finished paying for last year?" This time of year can be terrific. Great food; family; work parties; silly, but cute,...
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December 2006 Business Brief
SITE AREA: Business
Saje Natural Wellness is now located inside the Valencia Town Center Mall on the second level across from Macy's. Saje's side-effect free wellness line features a wide range of chemical-free, drug-free, preservative-free wellness remedies for everything from headaches and back pain to...
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Winter Looks Brighter for Golden Valley High
SITE AREA: Sports
Fall was a difficult season to cheer for Golden Valley High sports. The Grizzlies struggled to find their footing during their first trip through the competitive minefield that is varsity Foothill League sports. League wins were rare for the girls golf team and the cross country teams...
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