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PAST ISSUES   -   DECEMBER, 2005
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Home Theater Update
SITE AREA: Your Home - Interior Looks
"Nesting." The concept's premise basically suggests that the more tumultuous the world becomes, the more apt we are to create a better, more entertaining home environment and the less likely we are to explore outside the home. Key to the nesting philosophy has been home theaters; they...
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The Decorating Divas
SITE AREA: Your Home - Interior Looks
This month, we will take a look at various ways that screens can be used to accessorize your home, a few fresh ideas for some new holiday decorations, and two designers that have turned their visions into hot product lines...
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Youth Memorial to be a Place of Solace and Safety
SITE AREA: Family - Education & Enrichment
It is meant to be a place of reflection and remembrance. A little corner surrounded by evergreens and tucked inside Central Park in Saugus will embrace a simple stone structure with small concrete trees. Each tree will be inscribed with the names of a young person with a Santa Clarita...
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As a Manner of Fact
SITE AREA: Family - Family Features
I'm tired of being politically correct. When my grandkids were younger, every winter they had something called "Christmas Break." By the time they were seniors in high school, their vacation was referred to as "Winter Break." Ok, I get it - not everyone is Christian, and singing about...
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Kid's Review
SITE AREA: Family - Family Features
Do you remember the bark beetle infestations of 2003? My family has a house in Wrightwood, where a majority of the trees were killed by the beetles and later chopped down before they could become a fire hazard. Every year, we like to visit in hopes of experiencing a white Christmas, a...
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Out in Style
SITE AREA: Beauty - Fashion
Check out the latest in-chic styles with our dazzling models. Makeup and fashion brought to you by Prima Donna, Sona Collections, J. David's Custom Clothiers, Just Us Girls, The Men's Room, Fifty-Six, Dress'r Drawers and Impressions.
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'Tis the Season
SITE AREA: Beauty - Fashion
Grab a pen and start shopping. The ideal gift for everyone on your list is in Santa Clarita. Her Style: Life is hard. Forget utilitarian gifts and treat her to treasures she'll show off all year. Make Him Happy: Ditch the cologne. This year, remind him how fun life can be. Kidding Aro...
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Ann on Aging
SITE AREA: Health - Seniors
Downsizing. No, I'm not talking about dieting, but about down sizing - getting rid of so much of the "stuff" we accumulate throughout the years. I have visited many clients' homes and am constantly amazed by the different collections of magnificent Japanese Imari plates, priceless ant...
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The Family Therapist is In
SITE AREA: Health - Healthy & Happy
We hear a lot about how important it is to help our children deal with trauma. In light of recent events, the media frequently parades experts in front of a listening audience in order to emphasize the need to talk with kids and find out how they feel about the disasters that have occ...
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Dee-lish! - Pho 2205
SITE AREA: Eat, Drink & Play - The Dish
Although its name may seem outdated for the New Year, a new Vietnamese restaurant on Lyons Avenue may be just the place to seek warm refuge from the blustery 2006 winter weather outside. At Pho 2005, diners can enjoy traditional Vietnamese noodle soup year-round.
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Even in Winter, Fruit is Devine
SITE AREA: Eat, Drink & Play - What to Order Now
Dear Gifted Gourmands, It's cold outside, but that doesn't mean that cranberries are the only fruit I can serve this season, does it? Do not let the winter month of December keep you from using fruits on your holiday menu. Roast or grill those beautiful figs, pineapples and apples. D...
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Holiday Treasures to Make and Give
SITE AREA: Eat, Drink & Play - Entertainment
Not so long ago, Christmas cards didn't come in economy-size boxes and holiday sweaters were knitted, not purchased from the mall. Oh, how times have changed. We know that you're too busy to create handmade gifts for everyone on your list, but there are still simple ways to incorporat...
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Movers And Shakers
SITE AREA: Eat, Drink & Play - Entertainment
Check out Kevin Oliff's rockstar-inspired fashion statement. Always the multi-tasker, it seems that Kevin (or K-O, as we now like to call him) is prepped for both a day on the course and a quick jog. Oliff, the GM for Power Chrysler, Jeep Valencia, showed off his stylish side at the C...
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Jaycee's Santa's Helpers
SITE AREA: Eat, Drink & Play - Entertainment
What if you couldn't afford to buy gifts for your kids this holiday? How would they feel? How would you feel? Yes, the holidays are about more than the gifts under the tree, but that's easy to say when you're financially secure enough to have at least a few presents planned for your k...
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Great Finds
SITE AREA: Eat, Drink & Play - Entertainment
When you work at a local magazine, knowing about the coolest places and things in your town is, well, your job! The following restaurants, shopping, craft stores and more make up our Favorite Things in 2005.
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Hospital Home Tour
SITE AREA: Eat, Drink & Play - Entertainment
In celebration of 25 years of inviting the community to tour spectacular Santa Clarita Valley homes professionally decorated for the holidays, the Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Home Tour League will theme its Silver Anniversary Tour, held on December 3, "25 Years of Tradition."
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The Link at Lang
SITE AREA: Eat, Drink & Play - Entertainment
Just as Soledad Canyon passes under the 14 Freeway at the east end of Canyon Country, you'll find the historical site of Lang Station. Not much more than a blip on the historical timeline of Santa Clarita to the average resident, it was here that Santa Clarita went from a secluded ran...
18.
Finding the Joy Again
SITE AREA: Eat, Drink & Play - Entertainment
Holiday-time is about happy family gatherings. But what about families that have lost children? How do they find a reason to celebrate the season? The table is festively set. Candles softly glow. Brightly wrapped gifts lay waiting to be opened. Sumptuous aromas beckon from the kitchen...
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December 2005 Business Brief
SITE AREA: Business
New Company Offers Victorian Tea Experience Victorian Tea Time is a specialty catering company that brings authentic 1860s-era tradition of Merry Old England into your home. To create an authentic atmosphere, the hostess, outfitted in Victorian costume, welcomes the guests to a tab...
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Total Financial Makeover
SITE AREA: Business
Give 'til it hurts? OK, stop! It hurts! Hurricane Katrina and Rita, a historic earthquake in Pakistan, even a tsunami of biblical proportions... And now the holidays are here? Is my watch fast? The holidays are a deep conspiracy, designed to rock us back and forth into a sublime sense...
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