by Jessica Scott | Feb 16, 2024 | Closeup
Once A G3-er, Always A G3-er The Generation 3 Band, best known by their fan-given acronym ‘G3,’ first joined the Santa Clarita Valley in 2006 by performing weekly in Valencia with the Real Life Church Worship Team. They’ve been around for nearly two decades and...
by Jessica Scott | Aug 17, 2023 | Spotlight
Valencia Summit Seals Swim Team Wins the League Champion Let’s take a trip back in time: The year is 1988, and Santa Clarita is celebrating its second year as a member of Los Angeles County. Valencia is serving as the Heart of the young valley, where four distinct...
by Jessica Scott | Aug 31, 2022 | Closeup
PCL – Jake Spurlin and Kyle McGraw In today’s pop-musical era where technology is the showrunner, 808 beats are a popular staple, and a single computer can produce an entire orchestra of instruments, the Pop-Punk band ‘PCL’ are organically creating in a league...
by Jessica Scott | Jul 22, 2021 | Spotlight
Castaic High School – Revolutionizing Education! Castaic High School officially opened to students and their families in the Fall of 2019. The brand new campus, staff, and a principal with a goal to “revolutionize education” had spent months “building from the...
by Jessica Scott | Jul 27, 2020 | Closeup
Mayor Cameron Smyth Mayor Cameron Smyth is a Santa Clarita native. He was born and raised locally after his family moved into town in the 1970s and is a Hart High alumni; his father was the principal at Placerita Jr. High and then Superintendent of the Hart District...
by Jessica Scott | Jul 27, 2020 | Closeup
Planning • Marketing • Development – Jason Crawford Jason Crawford is the Santa Clarita Valley planning, marketing and economic development manager. He has worked for the City of Santa Clarita since 2001 and is a CalArts alumni. From persuading major TV shows...
by Jessica Scott | Jul 27, 2020 | Closeup
Meet the CNO of Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital – Dr. Larry Kidd Dr. Larry Kidd is the Senior VP Chief Clinical Officer and Chief Nurse Executive at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital. He has worked at the hospital since 2008, and adopted his dual position within the last...
by Jessica Scott | Jul 27, 2020 | Spotlight
Peaceful Protest In the SCV Rumors of a possible ‘Black Lives Matter’ protest spread through the Santa Clarita Valley suburbs and on national newsfeeds in the days leading up to May 30, 2020. Discourse on details ranging from the unknown protest organizers to the...
by Jessica Scott | Mar 19, 2020 | Closeup
Producer by Day, Superhero by Night Jeff Sutphen Jeff Sutphen was destined to be a studio producer. The New Jersey native got his first taste of television production as a teen, broadcasting at-home-movie concepts with friends on a public access station — fast-forward...
by Jessica Scott | Sep 23, 2019 | Looking Back
Memories That Last A Lifetime with Captain Dan Bradley It has been half a century since local veteran Dan Bradley first deployed to Vietnam to serve in the U.S. Army. He is a veteran and a Gold Star son; his father was killed in action on March 1st, 1945. Dan, along...
by Jessica Scott | Jul 19, 2019 | Spotlight
Love, Music and a Rebel Heart Love and music are two of the most powerful forces on Earth. They influence the way we think, speak, and ultimately live our lives. So, when a couple like Darren and Millena Hicks collide to create a band based on their love for music...
by Jessica Scott | May 24, 2019 | Spotlight
An Imagination That Spans The Universe Michael Szczurko and Johnna Bond are an out-of-this-world SCV couple. They love spending time locally at bowling alleys and various parks with their 15-month old son, Lincoln. Life was normal and sweet, when their powers of...
