Our Valley Santa Clarita 2018 February | Page 7

From the Publishers President’s Day We grew up celebrating Lincoln’s and Washington’s birthdays. Somehow the politically correct group got a hold of those days and turned them into President’s Day. We didn’t understand the change and still don’t. Not all presidents are equal. Washington was vital to the creation of the nation and Lincoln to its preservation. In our minds no other presidents can come close. Well, maybe HST. Valentine’s Day As you read Dean Cheeseman’s article and view the lovely couples you’ll notice one of them is a self serving photo of us. Since we just celebrated 44 years of marriage we had no qualms including ourselves in the story. Someday we might write a book on marriage. Or maybe not. St. Francis Dam Disaster Lots of folks in Santa Clarita are working hard to establish a National Historic site honoring the victims of California’s second biggest loss of life disaster. Please take the time to read the story in this issue and make the time to take part in the events planned. The Day the Music Died We were teenagers when Rock N Roll really took off. At the time of the fatal plane crash Ritchie Valens was the hottest artist on the charts and Buddy Holly was becoming a legend. The third rocker on the plane … “Helllllooooo Baby!” was the Big Bopper. For many of us the music died on that day when we got the tragic news. But then, after a decent period of mourning, it came back big time with our favorites the Beatles, the Stones, Santana and the Temptations. Oh, yeah! Published by: Our Valley Media Editor in Chief: Bill Miranda Associate Editor: Virginia Miranda Associate Editor: Dean Cheeseman Artwork & Design: Virginia Miranda Photography: Ron Van Voorhis Account Manager: Patsy Ayala Production: Canva Distribution: Joomag OUR VALLEY SANTA CLARITA Advertise with Us www.ourvalleymedia.com [email protected] 661-513-4770 PAGE  7