The Santa Clarita Valley Rose Society has something to help amateur gardeners, offering a free rose care seminar.
The seminar will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, January 9 at the SCV Senior Center, 22900 Market Street, Newhall. The seminar will feature rose consultants Bob Belendez, Kitty Belendez, and Steve Jones who will demonstrate how to properly prune various types of roses.
Photos by Will Davison
It’s Christmastime, and if you’re like me the only gifts you’ve purchased are not really gifts – they’re items you’ve bought for yourself. 
With the happy voices of more than seventy children ages 3-4 singing “Jingle Bells” and “Feliz Navidad” for an adoring audience that included their proud parents and Santa Claus, Child and Family Center’s Kids Corner pre-school was filled with the true holiday spirit of giving and gratitude.
The Canyon and Valencia girls basketball teams reached the semifinals of the Burroughs tournament.
The California Highway Patrol is reporting a hard closure of Sierra Highway at Davenport Road due to power lines down in all lanes.
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