Community

The Santa Clarita WorkSource Center opened on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at its new location in the Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook University Center at College of the Canyons.  
The new WorkSource location will continue to provide the same great services to job seekers and businesses, with additional new resources, completely free of charge.  

Community members are invited to attend an Open House at the Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook University Center located on the College of the Canyons Valencia campus.  The event, which will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 27, 2010, will provide prospective students with information about the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate programs offered through the Center by partner institutions. 

It was a great Zonta and Soroptimist meeting, as the local members of the two organizations joined together for their yearly joint meeting.  Hosted by Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley, the highlighted speaker for the evening was Superior Court Judge Grace Freixes.  Judge Freixes is very active in the Santa Clarita Valley (SCV) and assists the SCV Bar Association by presiding over a mock trial she developed involving 40 high school students; she participates in the three annual “Every 15 Minutes” program, a teen driving program attended by all high school students in their junior or senior year. 

Offering more than the typical summer camp experience, the popular Junior High Summer Institute (JSI) at College of the Canyons is back and better than ever, with new curriculum tracks and activities that are sure to provide students with a fun and engaging atmosphere this summer.

Sheila R. Veloz Breast Imaging Center recently purchased the Acuson S2000, an advanced ultrasound system which offers superb image quality and diagnostics—important features that help visualize the differences in types of breast tumors and reduce invasive procedures.
Special features of the Acuson S2000 ultrasound system include the ability to capture panoramic views of the breast and “elastography” which helps to distinguish tissue composition.

On March 2, the National Education Association (NEA) calls for every child to read in the company of a caring adult.  This is in conjunction with NEA’s Read Across America Day, an annual reading program that calls for every child to celebrate reading on March 2, the birthday of author Dr. Seuss.  But it doesn’t stop there.  Read Across America has a year-round program to motivate children to read.

Well here we are, marching into March, and to all of our Irish friends, a “Happy St. Patrick’s Day.”
When it comes to the “Green,” all three of the local Optimist Clubs, SCV-Newhall Optimist Club, Greater SCV Optimist Club and the new Canyon Country Optimist Club, were doing that thanks to our recent “Casino Night” that was held at the end of January at the American Legion Hall in Newhall.  All three clubs participated in putting on this event and plan on making it an annual one.  Thanks to all the people attending and for supporting our efforts to making this fundraiser a huge success. 

Hello!   March is a very busy month for the City of Santa Clarita and I want to share with you some of the activities and events happening this month.
On March 9 at 4 p.m., the City is hosting an open house to roll out our new first floor Permit Center.  We’ve re-organized City Hall and created a Permit Center which will make it easier for residents, business owners and developers to obtain a permit for their improvement and project needs. 

Local high school seniors who are considering careers in the field of education are invited to apply for scholarships offered by the SCV Education Foundation.  Application packets are available in local schools and application instructions are available online at: www.scveducationfoundation.org .