by élite Magazine | Apr 15, 2024 | Looking Back
Remembering GREG FINLEY: A Legacy of Voice, Stage, and Screen Greg Finley, an esteemed voiceover artist known for his versatile talents, bid farewell to the world at the age of 76. Born on May 8, 1947, his remarkable career left an indelible mark on the entertainment...
by Samantha Bushman | Feb 16, 2024 | Looking Back
Cajun’s Aviation Dream: The Legacy of Stephen Del Bagno On the morning of April 4th, 2018 the life of Stephen Del Bagno was suddenly cut short during a routine training mission, when his F-16 Thunderbird Jet crashed over the Nevada Test and Training Range. As an...
by élite Magazine | Dec 21, 2023 | Looking Back
Cherished Local Figure Don Cruikshank The community mourns the loss of Don Cruikshank, a cherished figure renowned as a business luminary and advocate in the Santa Clarita Valley.Rooted in the area since his family’s arrival in 1957 when he was just four, Cruikshank...
by élite Magazine | Aug 17, 2023 | Looking Back
Michelino Tedeschi – A Century of Pilgrimage on Earth Meet Michelino Tedeschi, a remarkable man who recently celebrated his 100th birthday, marking a century of pilgrimage on this earth. Born in the quaint town of Isernia, Italy, Michelino’s life has been a...
by Naomi Young | Feb 23, 2023 | Looking Back
Farewell to My Friend Michael Powell Michael Powell will always hold a special place in my heart. It seems like yesterday when I made the frantic call. I missed the registration deadline for Michael’s art class at my son’s elementary school. In his cool and calm...
by Steve de Seve | Dec 27, 2022 | Looking Back
In Loving Memory of MARGO MILLER – Timeless and Elegant “A heart of gold, a smile of joy, a kindness that extended to all she knew. That was Margo.” When I hear that someone recently passed away, I ponder, “what did they accomplish in the days they were given? How...
by Samantha Bushman | Oct 20, 2022 | Looking Back
52 Years Of Love With Al & Lorna Adelini It’s the first week of October in 1970 and you are just arriving for the first day of classes at a brand-new community college in Valencia. After hiking up a dirt hill with your books, you arrive to the freshly-built...
by Tyra Ghamghamy | Aug 31, 2022 | Looking Back
A Love Story 80 Years in the Making George Jiten and Jean Yoshiye Tsukashima Valencia residents, George Jiten and Jean Yoshiye Tsukashima are one of only four couples in the entire United States that have been married for more than 80 years, each reaching the age of...
by Tyra Ghamghamy | Nov 19, 2021 | Looking Back
Consumer’s Furniture Gallery Says Goodbye After more than four decades in business, Consumer’s Furniture Gallery is officially closing its doors. Following the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Consumers has navigated its way through backorders, production...
by Arnold Bryant | May 20, 2021 | Looking Back
50 years of a Birds Eye View with Steve Hopp In the early 1900s two brothers defied the odds and built the first motorized airplane. Since then, technology has advanced their invention and transformed it to a majestic machine that can take us anywhere in the world....
by élite Magazine | Mar 23, 2021 | Looking Back
Flimmaking Duo Honors the Greatest Generation with the Release of Docudrama Journey to Royal: A WWII Rescue Mission The Greatest Generation marks those born between 1901 and 1927. These individuals were coming of age during some of the world’s most trying times, like...
by Linda & Moe Hafizi | Nov 23, 2020 | Looking Back
In Loving Memory of Cheri Fleming 1951-2020 “I only hope that I was able to impart a fraction of the wisdom and love to others as they bestowed on me.”- CHERI FLEMING It is with a heavy heart that we write this! We are so saddened to hear the news about Cheri Fleming...