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It's a big world out there: Pico Canyon students celebrate diversity
Pico Canyon Elementary School students celebrate cultural diversity throughout the month of March.
City to host 'Kids Night Out'
The city of Santa Clarita is giving parents a break this month with "Kids Night Out" on March 28.
Forsman wins AT&T Champions Classic at Valencia Country Club
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) - Dan Forsman won the AT&T Champions Classic on Sunday for his first victory in 12 Champions Tour starts, overcoming a five-stroke deficit in regulation and beating Don Pooley with a birdie on the first extra hole. "I'm at a loss for words right now," said the 50-year-old Forsman, a five-time winner on the PGA Tour. "It means so much to win on the Champions Tour."
Another classic: AT&T Champions Classic winner
The seven-day AT&T Champions Classic golf tournament ended Sunday afternoon.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: March 16, 2009
Hello, Santa Clarita Valley! Welcome to The-Signal.com's Daybreak, your point of entry for the day, and a quick journey through the past, present and future. Let the adventure begin:
COC trustees agree to fund more projects
College of the Canyons trustees have passed two initiatives to fund construction projects both on and off campus.
Catch a custom wave: singular surfboards
While the economy may be sinking across California and the rest of the United States, Ray Moss doesn't need a government bailout to keep his custom surfboard business afloat.
Diary of a Caddy: Mark Long
When you are in our position the last day, you are looking to shoot something like 68 to get in the top 10.
Diary of a Champion: Tom Purtzer
I played well again today, but again it was mostly putting. I'm glad I finished on a good note, shooting 3-under. Three-under today was a good score and just being able to leave on a good note.
AT&T Champions Classic: Forsman wins in a playoff
Playoff drama continued at the 2009 edition of the AT&T Champions Classic at Valencia Country Club.
The-Signal.com's Daybreak: March 15, 2009
Hello, Santa Clarita Valley! Welcome to The-Signal.com's Daybreak, your point of entry for the day, and a quick journey through the past, present and future. Let the adventure begin: First Word
Steven M. Sturgeon: A letter to Hart teachers
Editor's note: The following open letter to the teachers of the William S. Hart Union High School District was published at the request of Steven M. Sturgeon, president of the district's governing board. School districts across the state are faced with sizable cuts in revenue projections. Everything the district commits to is based on the guarantees provided by state funding (with a small portion of our total budget coming from federal sources).
Rodino, Shults lead Hart to tourney victory
Behind a dominating performance from pitcher Destiny Rodino and a home run from catcher Jessica Shults, Hart High School shut out Agoura High School 3-0 Saturday in the championship game of the Hart Classic Softball Tournament.
Diary of a caddy: Mark Long
Behind a dominating performance from pitcher Destiny Rodino and a home run from catcher Jessica Shults, Hart High School shut out Agoura High School 3-0 Saturday in the championship game of the Hart Classic Softball Tournament.
Diary of a Champion: Tom Purtzer
It was just disappointing. I didn't feel like I played that bad, but the way I putted, I just never made a putt. It is hard to score when you can't make any putts. It puts pressure on the rest of your game. I haven't putted well for a long, long time. When I miss a couple fairways and miss a couple of greens, you end up making bogey and it's hard to recover. I ...
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Dodgers beat Cardinals, 5-3, behind three-RBI day from Gonzalez
The Dodgers defeated St. Louis 3-2.
Angels roll to seventh straight victory
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Billy Buckner needed to jog his memory to recall his previous major league win.
Mason Nesbitt: Coming through when it matters most for TMC baseball
Editor's note: This is the third in a series of columns by The Master's College baseball player Mason Nesbitt, who will be filing stories from Lewiston, Idaho - the site of the NAIA World Series. Nesbitt, who played baseball until his sophomore year for TMC, was asked to return to the Mustangs out of need. At the time, he was a contributing baseball writer with The Signal.
Protesters across globe rally against Monsanto
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Protesters rallied in dozens of cities Saturday as part of a global protest against seed giant Monsanto and the genetically modified food it produces, organizers said.
PG&E says shareholders will bear cost of penalties
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Customers will not be paying the massive fines being sought by state regulators in the deadly 2010 pipeline explosion in San Bruno, but PG&E's shareholders will cover that cost, an official at Pacific Gas & Electric said Saturday.
Mo. highway buckles after rail cars hit overpass
CHAFFEE, Mo. (AP) - A highway overpass in southeast Missouri collapsed early Saturday when rail cars slammed into one of the bridge's pillars after a cargo train collision, authorities said. Seven people were injured, though none seriously.
Anti-Muslim actions rise in UK over slain soldier
LONDON (AP) - Police, politicians and activists in Britain are warning of rising anti-Muslim sentiment following the slaughter of an off-duty British soldier in a London street, an apparent act of Islamic extremism that has horrified the nation.
Thousands of bridges at risk of freak collapse
SEATTLE (AP) - Thousands of bridges around the U.S. may be one freak accident or mistake away from collapse, even if the spans are deemed structurally sound.
Judge: Ariz. sheriff's office profiles Latinos
PHOENIX (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people.
Calif. man gets prison in Medicare fraud plot
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A California man was sentenced Friday to more than three years in prison for his role in a scheme to fraudulently bill Medicare and Medicaid more than $21 million for medical tests at New Orleans area clinics.
After vote on gay youth, Scouts face more turmoil
The Boy Scouts of America will get no reprieve from controversy after a contentious vote to accept openly gay boys as Scouts.
Arellano Felix drug cartel leader pleads guilty
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The last of the brothers accused of creating an infamous Mexican drug cartel pleaded guilty Friday to helping send hundreds of millions of dollars in proceeds from the United States, marking one of the final milestones in an investigation that began two decades ago.
Obama's drone rules leave unanswered questions
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict how and when the U.S. can launch targeted drone strikes, leaving himself significant power over how and when the weapons can be deployed.
Shuttle is major draw at California Science Center
LOS ANGELES (AP) - There was always been a special connection between space shuttle Endeavour and California, where it was built.
Timothy Myers: Manufactured and actual milestones
One thinks about milestones in life, but few can actually point to a day when their life really changed, for good or ill.
