SCV Outdoor Report: A Little Night Music
By Wendy Langhans

Sometimes I go in search of stories and sometimes they go in search of me.  Sometimes...they even pay a visit to my back porch.

While I was watering the plants on our back porch, just before sunset, I spotted a small green leaf on the railing.  Being in a mood to tidy-up, I walked over to it.  That’s when I got a surprise.  It wasn’t a stray leaf - it was a Katydid, most likely a Broadwinged Katydid, Microcentrum rhombifolium (also known as Greater Angle-wing Katydid).  And she was waiting for the evening serenade to begin.

Corr Sisters Lead Hart Girls Golf Team Over West Ranch

The Hart High girls golf team, led by sisters Jamie and Amanda Corr, beat West Ranch by 43 strokes in a match at Woodley Lakes Golf Course in Van Nuys.

The Corrs each shot 1-over 38s to pace the Hart girls to a 206-249 win over their Foothill League rivals.

Hart’s Nikki Prichard shot 2-over, 39, and Brenna Carlson was 4-over at 42.

Plastic Bag Bill Defeated
The California State Senate voted against an Assembly bill to ban plastic bags yesterday.

It received just 14 votes from the 40-member body, lacking the 21 needed for approval.  

Immunizations Needed Through Teen Years For Students

Nobody is too old to get protection from pertussis, tetanus, measles, mumps and rubella and certainly teens and parents of teens have heard about the new HPV vaccine recommended for young people up to age 26 as a protection against cervical cancer and genital warts.

With thousands of students headed back to school, health officials have focused on how we are doing reaching teenagers and getting them in for vaccines.

Santa Clarita Sheriff's Station Launches New Tip System

The Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Station recently developed and implemented a new system for tracking crime tips. Analysis of the first 30 days of the new crime tip tracking and investigation system has shown that the new program is working effectively and generating results.

Since implementation of the new crime tip program, 46 tips have been received and seven arrests have been made. 24 tips have been reviewed and closed, and 16 tips are actively being worked. The process is automated, provides a follow-up and accountability system, assigns specific sheriff’s personnel to each crime tip, and requires that tips are resolved in a timely manner.