Good morning, Santa Clarita.

The County of Los Angeles Parks and Recreation will host Trick-or-Treat Village from Oct.

20 to 31 at 59 parks; local events include Richard Rioux Park on Sat, Oct. 24, Val Verde Park on Oct. 28, and Castaic Sports Complex on Oct. 29.

Santa Clarita will host its fifth annual Graffiti Removal Day on Saturday, Nov.

7 from 9 AM to 12 PM at Beale’s Cut Open Space where local volunteers join city staff to learn graffiti removal techniques. Volunteers must be 13 or older (aged 13 to 14 need a registered parent).

The College of the Canyons Athletics Department invites community members of all ages to run, walk or jog in the 18th annual Thanksgiving Turkey Trot on Nov.

26 to benefit its cross country and track field programs+ the event welcomes active local participation.

Child & Family Center invites the community to brighten the holidays by signing up for its Adopt-A-Family Holiday Program, where donors can provide gifts, including $25 gift cards for teens.

Families are matched with donors; drop-offs occur Dec. 7–10 and sign-ups close on Dec. 5.

Children ages 0-12 will join a Halloween scavenger hunt, parade, story time and treat giveaway at the Canyon Country Jo Anne Darcy Library on Oct.

31 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. to create fun memories in a festive setting.

Santa Clarita mom Ani Kamikyan entered her 9-month-old son Daniel in a Baby of the Year contest to raise funds for Baby2Baby and now seeks community votes to advance him from the quarterfinals.

Supporters can vote every 24 hours + help Daniel move forward until the contest ends Nov. 8.

Madison Reed will celebrate its Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting from 3 to 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct.

28 at Valencia Town Center (24201 Valencia Blvd. Ste. 3540).

Leslie Navarro, a College of the Canyons culinary alumna, turned her passion for artisan breads into a successful venture with Breadbasket Bake House in Castaic.

The bakery sells about 150 loaves every Sunday at the Valencia FivePoint Farmers Market & now offers popular sourdough baking classes.

Five Hart District junior high schools earned the Best Middle Schools designation in the U.S. News & World Report 2027 rankings released yesterday.

The rankings, based on test scores and school socioeconomic data, include Rancho Pico, Rio Norte, Placerita, Arroyo Seco and Learning Post Academy.

At Bowman High School, principal Dr. Gwendolyn Delgado briefed the district board on Wednesday that the school is using student incentives, punch cards, personal calls, and partnerships (like the transportation program with North Park Church) to support students facing housing instability; attendance was 91% in August, 87% in September, and 89% in October.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed two influenza-associated deaths among older adults with pre-existing conditions—one unvaccinated and one not yet fully protected despite vaccination—and urged all residents six months and older to get a flu shot as flu activity rises.

Providence Holy Cross Medical Center launched an outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program for patients with chronic lung conditions in Santa Clarita.

Sessions occur three times a week in the renovated cardiac rehab gym + patients can build strength + manage symptoms over six to eight weeks.