GETTING ACQUAINTED RESIDENTS CAN MEET NEIGHBORS TUESDAY.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Mistry is a surname, and may refer to:
This page or section lists people with the surname Mistry. Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - Sheriff's deputies and city officials are encouraging Santa Clarita residents to leave their lights on Tuesday Tuesday: see week. night and meet their neighbors as part of National Night Out. The annual event celebrated across the nation encourages neighbors to turn on their front porch porch Roofed structure, usually open at front and sides, projecting from the face of a building and used to protect an entrance. If colonnaded, it may be called a portico. lights in support of local law enforcement and its desire to rid the streets of crime. ``We want residents to keep their lights on and come out and meet their neighbors if they haven't already done so,'' said Sgt. Carrie Stuart of the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. sheriff's station. ``We don't always get the opportunity to meet our neighbors.'' By asking residents to illuminate il·lu·mi·nate v. il·lu·mi·nat·ed, il·lu·mi·nat·ing, il·lu·mi·nates v.tr. 1. To provide or brighten with light. 2. To decorate or hang with lights. 3. their neighborhood, officials hope to discourage criminals who may want to take advantage of dark neighborhoods and residents who are unfamiliar with their neighbors. ``We're encouraging neighbors to use this opportunity to get acquainted with their neighbors and find out if possible their work schedules,'' Stuart said. ``We're just asking residents to keep an eye out for each other, and if they see anything suspicious to give us a call.'' As part of the 19th annual national event, officials expect more than 30 million residents from more than 9,200 communities to come out to meet their neighbors and local law enforcement officers. ``It's an effort to get people out of their homes and interact with each other,'' said Pam Matsuoka, community services analyst with the city of Santa Clarita. ``It's fostering neighborhood watch and knowing your neighbors.'' Organizers say when neighbors know each other and patrol officers, they are more likely to keep watch on homes on their block and to notify the police about suspicious activity. Locally, officials will attend several neighborhood events in days before and after the national celebration. Tonight at 6, sheriff's officials are expected to visit with residents of the Parklane Mobile Home Park, where the Masonic Lodge is hosting a child identification event. Residents in the Pinetree area of Canyon Country will celebrate national Night Out with a block party Saturday. A barbecue barbecue [West Indian or South American], in the United States, traditionally an open-air gathering, political or social, in which meats are roasted whole over a pit of embers and food and drink are liberally enjoyed. will begin at 10 a.m. on Bougainvillia Way near Flower Park Drive and Soledad Canyon Soledad Canyon is a long narrow canyon / valley located in Los Angeles County, California between the cities of Palmdale and Santa Clarita. Soledad Canyon contains the localities of Vincent, Acton, Ravenna, and Agua Dulce. Road. Sheriff's officials will meet with residents and set a date to return to discuss forming a Neighborhood Watch group. ``It's kind of an extension of the neighbor watch program,'' Stuart said. |
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