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The 2012 Santa Clarita Green Guide is now available on the City’s Green Santa Clarita website. The Green Guide shows a list of events like Earth Arbor Day and Bike to Work Day happening throughout the year along with green tips and information.
For more information about the Santa Clarita Green Guide, visit GreenSantaClarita.com.
The First two pictures in this post are of Main Street in Old Town Newhall. The pictures were taken from the new Old Town Newhall Library which currently is under construction.
Main Street incorporates wooden sidewalks, brick pavers, new landscape, hardscape, street furniture, new and decorative streetlights to make the area pedestrian friendly.
Santa Clarita City Briefs is spotlighting performers appearing at the 2012 Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival, presented by Lockheed Federal Credit Union, at the Melody Ranch Motion Picture Studio. The festival is running from April 19 – 22 in Santa Clarita, California.
John Hustead has appeared at the Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival for the last 13 years as well as entertaining at many Western festivals and parades around the state. With his expertise is riding and roping he has entertained thousands over the years.
Cowboy Trick Roper, Jim Townsley, of Los Angeles entertains audiences with his charoo style of rope handling in colorful cowboy dress. Look for the tall Cowboy on stilts swinging a mean lariat.
Chapmaker Dave Thornbury grew up trick riding and roping on Midwestern fair and rodeo circuits. Dave moved to California in the mid 70’s and since that time has worked at Calabasas Saddlery as well as performing at Calabasas Ranch and other events around the country.
Residents can celebrate their child’s birthday party at the Santa Clarita Activities Center. Children, 5 – 10 years old, can enjoy fun themes like “It’s Carnival Time”, “Be a Sports Star”, “Pirates Treasure”, “Princess Jewels” or ”Rock Star”. There are three time slots available each weekend – Saturdays from 10 a.m. – 12 pm and 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. and Sundays from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
The Santa Clarita Activities Center provides the space, decorations, invitations, and two fun filled hours of entertainment led by enthusiastic party hosts. A popcorn machine with free popcorn is also included. Games are available which include musical chairs, dodge ball, parachute games, freeze dance, relay races and many more. Food is not included.
For details call the Santa Clarita Activities Center at (661)250-3703.
The City of Santa Clarita is seeking applications for Planning Commissioner. An unscheduled vacancy resulted when former Commissioner Bill Kennedy resigned in December. Applications and three letters of recommendation will be accepted through the deadline, February 8.
The five-member Planning Commission is appointed by the City Council and responsible for reviewing development projects in Santa Clarita. The commission also formulates and prepares general policy recommendations for the City Council. Each Commissioner is appointed by a City Councilmember and then must be approved by a majority of the City Council. The current vacancy is under Councilmember Bob Kellar.
For further information or to obtain an application for the Planning Commission vacancy, click here or contact the City Clerk’s Office at (661) 255-4391.
The City of Santa Clarita is encouraging residents, local business owners and stakeholders to attend a Community Needs Assessment Meeting tonight at 7 p.m. in the City Hall Century Room. The meeting will discuss the needs of lower-income residents in the areas of affordable housing, infrastructure, supportive services, and economic development.
Residents may also provide input regarding CDBG funded programs by participating in an 18 question Community Needs Assessment survey available online now through February 1.
For more information on the Community Development Block Grant Program or the Community Needs Assessment Meeting, contact Community Development Project Technician Terasa Sullivan at (661) 255-4368 or visit the Affordable Housing webpage. The City Hall Century Room is located at 23920 Valencia Boulevard.
Santa Clarita Transit offers a tutorial on how to read a bus schedule.
For more information about the Santa Clarita Transit bus schedules visit SantaClaritaTransit.com.
Santa Clarita Transit shows commuters how to use a Transit Access Pass, or TAP card.
For more information visit SantaClaritaTransit.com or TapToGo.com.
Santa Clarita City Briefs is spotlighting performers appearing at the 2012 Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival, presented by Lockheed Federal Credit Union, at the Melody Ranch Motion Picture Studio. The festival is running from April 19 – 22 in Santa Clarita, California.
Photo via CowBop.com
Mix Mixing swingin’ grooves, thrilling improvisation, sweet vocals, acoustic western sensibilities and tons of fun, Cow Bop blew folks away on our Main Street stages last year.
Formed in 2003 by internationally-acclaimed guitarist Bruce Forman, this jazz and western swing band has toured extensively throughout the country, exciting audiences with their unique brand of American music.
Photo by Molly Morrow via CowBop.com.
Their CD, Swingin’ Out West, released in 2004, charted on Americana, Jazz, College and Adult Contemporary radio stations. Bruce’s playing was featured in Clint Eastwood’s Academy Award winning film, Million Dollar Baby.
Click to listen: Cow Bop “Back in the Saddle” mp3 and check out CowBop.com.
To help commemorate the Year of the Dragon and Chinese New Year, thirty-eight children and parents created dragon hand-puppets and participated in a Dragon Parade yesterday at the Newhall Library.
