Good morning, Santa Clarita.

Santa Clarita Grocery hosted Operation Rolling Gratitude on Saturday, June 20 — an event that provided free hot dog lunches to first responders and veterans while local leaders presented certificates of appreciation.

Costco donated the hot dogs, and the event honored public safety service in our community.

On Saturday, June 20, the NAACP Santa Clarita branch hosted its third annual Juneteenth Celebration at Canyon Country Community Center to honor African American history and promote inclusion, with local leaders Mayor Laurene Weste and Mayor Pro-Tem Patsy Ayala attending the event.

Photographer Bruce McFarland's exhibit Beyond the Moment is on view at Canyon Theatre Guild through June 28, following his artist reception on June 19; the gallery welcomes visitors Tuesday to Thursday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Santa Clarita native Wendy Aguilar was honored in May at the Government Social Media Conference for her innovative work with the Sacramento Fire Department’s social media efforts—she grew the department's TikTok following by 140,000 and earned both the Social Media Leadership Award and the inaugural TikTok Creative Catalyst Award.

Ron Hornaday Jr., a future NASCAR Hall of Famer, was born in Palmdale on June 20, 1958 and started racing at Saugus Speedway – an iconic venue in the Santa Clarita Valley that closed in 1995.