Westside Reader October 2015

October 2015 Westside Reader • 31
o u t & a B o u t i n t h E SCV
a Busy Social Scene in
the Santa Clarita Valley
Benefits nonprofits
by Michele E. Buttelman
Features & Entertainment Editor
It’s been a busy couple of months on the
social scene here in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Since the beginning of August there’s
been a fundraiser or some other social event
nearly every weekend. October looks to be a
busy month as well!
The Closet on Main
California Senator Sharon Runner paid a
recent visit to The Closet on Main and visited
with the volunteers and founder Margo Hudson
as well as Single Mothers Outreach Executive
Director DaAnne Smith. The Closet on
Main is a classy boutique located in trendy
downtown Newhall that sells new and gently
Closet on Main founder Margo Hudson, California
state Senator Sharon Runner and Single Mother’s
Outreach Executive Director DaAnne Smith enjoy
Runner’s visit to Closet on Main in Newhall.
Among the volunteers who poured wine for guests
of Vine2Wine to benefit Circle of Hope, Inc. cancer
support group were Dana MacCaughtry, Lisa Ballentine
and Amanda Etcheverry.
The 20th annual Silents Under the Stars, held Aug. 8
at William S. Hart Park in Newhall, attracted a large
crowd to support The Friends of Hart Park. Among
those who attended were Bob and Diane Benjamin
and Diana Vose and Ernest Guaderrama.
used upscale clothing. The store benefits Single
Mothers Outreach, a Santa Clarita Valley
nonprofit that provides families with donated
food, emergency housing placement,
donated clothing, free backpacks filled with
school supplies, and critical social service resources
for mothers struggling with basic living
skills or mental illness. The Closet on
Main is located at 24335 Main St. in Newhall.
661-288-0100
Ventura Farmer’s Market at College
of the Canyons
If you haven’t found the Ventura Farmer’s
Market in parking lot 8 on Sunday mornings
at College of the Canyons you’re missing a
great change to buy some spectacular products
direct from the source. Farm to table is
all the rage and the Farmer’s Market at COC
now will offer fresh seafood from Joe
Tomasello, of Bluewater Seafood Company.
Tomasello learned how to be a fisherman
from his Italian grandfather and has been in
the seafood industry for more than 35 years.
Each item sold at Bluewater is FDA HACCP inspected
seafood and all products are fresh
and caught locally throughout the Pacific
Ocean. Shoppers can find California Coast live
clams, mussels, oysters, halibut and more.
Fresh selections are also available from the
Alaskan coast and the Hawaiian Islands. One
of the most unique products is a local Santa
Barbara Sea Urchin, known as Uni. And, the
most popular fish is the Chinook King Salmon
followed by the Pacific Halibut. Wild salmon
is my favorite! The Santa Clarita Farmers’
Market is part of the Ventura County Certified
Farmers’ Market Association. For more information,
visit www.vccfarmersmarkets.com.
Circle of Hope and Vine2Wine
Last month’s story in The Westside Reader
about SCV charities revealed what I’ve known
for a long time about Circle of Hope, Inc.; Ex-
Volunteers Judy Penman and Sharon Linquest
poured wine for Reyes Winery at Vine2Wine to benefit
Circle of Hope, Inc.
Left to right, Cheri Fleming, Griselda Kreitzman, Don Fleming and Jeffrey Kreitzman at Heart of the West.
ecutive Director Ray Tippet is an unpaid volunteer.
Kudos to Tippet for his amazing dedication
for a great cause. Circle of Hope
recently raised more than $30,000 at its
Vine2Wine event to assist those with cancer
who live, work or seek treatment in the SCV.
Circle of Hope started as a nonprofit to help
those battling breast cancer, but has recently
expanded to work with individuals battling
an array of reproductive cancers and colon
Sponsors of Annabelle, a therapeutic riding horse
at Carousel Ranch: Margo Hudson, Jan Swartz, Bob
Hudson, Lauren Swartz and Rob Swartz.
cancer. For more information visit www.circleofhopeinc.org.
Seen at Henry Mayo Gala 2015
The Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital
40th anniversary celebration, Gala
2015, was a swank affair. The successful sold
out event had guest scrambling to find a seat.
Kudos to co-chairs Cheri Fleming and Mitzi
Like for a wonderful event. A few of the folks
seen at the Gala included: Margo and Bob
Hudson, Richard and Marion Sandnes,
Kathy and Bob Kellar, Jeanna and Kyle
Crawford, Dianne and Wayne Crawford,
Marsha and Dale McLean, Tony and Reena
Newhall, Howard and Jacquie Peterson,
Marlee Lauffer, Elizabeth Hopp, Don and
Cheri Fleming, Mitzi Like and Randy
Moberg, U.S. Representative Steve and Lily
Knight, California state Assemblyman
Scott and Vanessa Wilk, California state
Senator Sharron Runner, Dante and Carolyn
Acosta, Roberta Veloz, Oscar
Dominguez, Cameron and Lena Smyth,
Roger and Lina Seaver, Dr. Gene Dorio and
Robin Clough, Myles and Jane McNamara,
Gary and Diane Cusumano and Greg and
Chell Amsler.
Tracy and Greg McWilliams at Heart of the West
to support Carousel Ranch.
Seen at Carousel Ranch
Heart of the West at Carousel Ranch offered
guests a chance to hang out at the ranch
and enjoy the shade of the newly construction
covered arena. The emotional children’s
riding demonstration featured some amazing
kids this year: Elliot Ashe, Caynen Crawford,
Sebastian Velona and Gabriella
Fenelon. Seen at Heart of the West: Don
and Cheri Fleming, Jeff and Griselda Kreitzman,
Tracy and Greg McWilliams, Betty
and Rick Fung, Dennis Poore, Wayne and
Dianne Crawford, Jeanna and Kyle Crawford,
Eric and Jacqueline Stroh, Therese
Edwards, Richard and Chris Budman,
Peggy and Larry Rasmussen, Margo and
Bob Hudson, Jan and Rob Swartz, Julie
Benson and Bruce Krumrine and Hunt
Braly.
Auctioneers gone wild
I enjoy the antics of the auctioneers at the
various charity fundraisers around town.
Have you noticed how hard Mark Drilling of
Stokes Auction Group and his crew work during
an auction? Just sayin’.
Michele E. Buttelman is the features and
entertainment editor of The Westside Reader.
She can be reached by email at Michele@
WestsideReader.com.