Keith Abercrombie, Vice President, Operations of Valencia Water Company, has been named its General Manager. Abercrombie joined Valencia Water Company in 1996 as Operations Manager and served as Vice President since 1997.
Prior to Valencia Water Company, Abercrombie was with Newhall Land, the owner of Valencia Water Company, as the Vice President, Agriculture and as Manager of Energy Resources, joining in 1987.
The College of the Canyons women’s golf team won its third Western State Conference golf match of the season and its 12th in a row.
UPDATED: Firefighters have declared knockdown on a small fire that started just after 4:30 p.m. today at Woodward HRT in the heart of the Valencia Industrial Center.
There’s something completely unique about helping out someone in need – a welcome feeling of warmth that consumes both giver and receiver. 
Seventeen teachers representing all of the Hart District’s schools have been named Teacher of the Year by their respective sites. All 17 were presented to the Hart District Governing Board at its Sept. 15 meeting and honored for their outstanding contributions to their school. One teacher was named as the District Teacher of the Year.
On Wednesday, September 22, the Assembly Committee on Local Government, Joint Legislative Audit Committee, and Assembly Committee on Accountability and Administrative Review will hold a joint oversight hearing on local government transparency and compensation.
In case you had any doubts about how awesome our city is (isn’t Valencia called Awesometown?), we have awards from state, national and international agencies telling us just how great they think we are.
Hallmark Fisheries of Charleston, Ore., is recalling several packaged crab meat products because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.
UPDATE 12:00 p.m.: Authorities say the 13 missing people have been found praying at a Los Angeles County park. All members are apparently safe.
