In honor of the U.S. troops, "Hogs & Horses" will send a special "shout out" to injured troops by holding its 3rd annual motorcycle and horseback ride/poker run on Saturday May 1. Sign-up will begin at 9:00 a.m. at Vincent Hill Station, 553 W. Sierra Hwy., Acton.
"We want to let them know we are rooting for them," said John Reel, event organizer.
The event called "Hogs & Horses - Ride For Our Troops" was originally organized when Reel and his friend, Johnny "Irish" Conway, wanted to find a way to raise funds to support both the deployed and wounded troops.
A Los Angeles parolee is facing felony grand theft charges after he allegedly used stolen credit cards on several occasions to purchase $18,000 worth of tickets, parking and other items for Six Flags Magic Mountain and Knott's Berry Farm theme parks and sell them on the craigslist Web site.
The Santa Clarita WorkSource Center will host a Bank of America Recruitment event this Friday, April 23 at 1 and 3 p.m. The event will be held at the Santa Clarita WorkSource Center's new College of the Canyons location and will feature part-time employment opportunities with Bank of America locations in Simi Valley and West Hills.
The Valencia boys volleyball team ran its Foothill League record to a perfect 5-0 in a three-game sweep over Hart. It was the 87th straight league win for Valencia and the first league loss for Hart this season.
Prisoners are playing the rotation game at Pitchess Detention Center, as dramatic reductions are taken at North Facility, now operating with a skeleton crew due to budget cutbacks. More than 200 budgeted positions have also been eliminated by moving them to various other facilities and 300 "frozen" deputy positions have been deleted from the county's rolls.
The Santa Clarita Valley Education Foundation will honor excellence in education at its Teacher Tribute, which honors teachers from the Santa Clarita Valley's five public school districts.
