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Business briefs
Retirement preparation workshop Alexander Financial Group hosts its second dinner retirement workshop at 6 p.m. today in Robinson Ranch. Scott R. Alexander, President and CEO of the group and noted financial advisor, will "provide analysis of current market fluctuations and their impact on retirement assets," according to Alexander Financial. Other topics Alexander will cover include uneasiness in the CD market, ideas to gaurantee income during a long retirement, ways to reduce tax burdens on retirement ...
West Ranch High finds a (guitar) hero
The third installment of Activision's ubiquitous guitar game, Guitar Hero, stole the spotlight at West Ranch High School as the school kicked off the inaugural games for its second annual Guitar Hero tournament.
SCV high school calendar
Friday n West Ranch High School will play a homecoming football game against Glendora, 7 p.m. at Valencia High School. n Hart High School will play a homecoming football game against Claremont, 7:30 p.m. at College of the Canyons. Saturday n Golden Valley High School will play a homecoming football game against Kilpatrick, 1:30 p.m. at Golden Valley. n West Ranch High will ...
Living in SCV isn't affordable
I read with interest the article "Can't afford to live" in the SCV, which basically was about a meeting of the Valencia Industrial Association.
Run them out on a rail
Finally had enough? Have you lost so much, suffered so much, that you're ready to cry "Uncle!" on the excesses of these past terrible eight years? You're not alone. Regular readers know that Carrie and I make a morning practice of visiting with gregarious friends at the Granary Square Starbucks. Over hundreds of cups of Pike's Place Roast for me, and soy chai lattes for Carrie, we've assimilated into a raucous group of witty, irreverent, and ...
Sports shorts
College Men's Soccer The Master's 2, Westmont 0 The Master's College defeated Westmont 2-0 on Tuesday on the Mustangs home field. Fabio Joaquim and Chris Willams both scored a goal in the contest, while Marlon Lindo and Doug Armstrong assisted on the plays. TMC improves its record to 5-0-2 overall and 1-0-1 in the Golden State Athletic Conference. College Women's Volleyball Vanguard 3, The Master's College 0, The Master's College was defeated by Vanguard 25-15, ...
Club hosts Magic Mountain cleanup
The Community Hiking Club and the Sierra Club plans to host a clean-up day for the Magic Mountain wilderness area from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. People habitually dump trash on this mountain, which endangers the condor habitat. Organizers seek as many people as possible to help in this effort to save the condors.
Six Flags asks workers not to wear shorts on Muslim Day
It's Muslim Day at Six Flags Magic Mountain on Saturday and Santa Clarita resident A.J. Jones is curious to know if the park hosted other religious events in the past.
Bar association hosts Law Appreciation Day
The Santa Clarita Valley Bar Association plans to host its fourth annual Law Appreciation Day at Noon Friday at the Hyatt Valencia.
McKeon lauds end of offshore drilling ban
The 27-year federal ban on offshore oil drilling expired today, and Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-Santa Clarita) issued the following statement about it:
COC launches K-12 arts program
The Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons (PAC) and Santa Clarita school districts have launched a new K-12 arts education program designed to use the college's cultural and community resources to expose students to the visual and performing arts.
What are you thankful for?
First Place I am thankful for many things. For example, I am thankful for the clothes I wear and for the family I have and also I'm thankful for the roof over my head. I like being thankful for my family because they love and take care of me. Also I am thankful for the roof over my head because if I didn't and it was raining I would be soaking wet. And I am ...
The transition to transformation
I have watched many election nights in my lifetime, and none comes close to matching the joy, relief and satisfaction I felt on Nov. 4, 2008.
General election, general intolerance
The nation spoke on Nov. 4. The 2008 election cycle will be forever marked in history for the incredible voter turnout and the election of the nation's first African-American president.
Holiday Boutique
The Valencia High School choir recently hosted a Holiday Boutique.
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
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.
