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West Ranch marching band and color guard ups division
The West Ranch High School Wildcat Marching Band and Color Guard have been competing for four years, but in that time have grown from parade exhibitions to a Division 2A contender and into the Division 3A Champions and High Auxiliary for the past two years.
Your Community: Dates to Watch
Friday Canyon Theatre Guild's "A Taste of Adventure" pirate-themed fundraiser, 6 p.m., $40. Entertainment, refreshments, and fun. Info: (661) 799-2702. Saturday All Corked Up hosts the International Wine Festival at College of the Canyons on Saturday, Oct. 3. Enjoy wine tasting, regional foods and a raffle, tickets: $50. Proceeds will benefit the SCV Performing Art Center's K-12 Arts Education Outreach program. Info: (661)799-7979 or www.allcorkedup.com. Oct. 4 The Kiwanis Club of Santa Clarita ...
Your Community: Upcoming Events
My Favorite Place art contest for kids Fastframe Valencia is hosting its first annual art contest for kids 6 - 10 based on the theme "My Favorite Place," accepting artwork through Nov.14 at 24204 Valencia Blvd., Valencia. Info: (661) 291-1325. Teen Moms support group Supportive, non-judgmental environment for learning, growing, and encouragement, teaching and discussion groups, SCV Pregnancy Center. Teen moms and their babies welcome. Info: (661) 255-0082. The Lost Patrol support group Serving ...
Learn the facts, Rizzo
Regarding Phil Rizzo's Sept. 23 Opinion column in The Signal, "Don't look for the word 'compassion' in the U.S. Constitution:" Oh, brother.
Creitz’s misconceptions
I feel compelled to correct misconceptions in the letter to the editor of William Creitz of Sept. 5 titled "Proposal a prescription to destroy families."
The Signal.com's Daybreak: Sept. 29, 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:
Kenneth W. Keller: The ten ways businesses stay mediocre
Many best-selling books chronicle organizations that research suggests business leaders should look at if they want to improve their companies. This list includes "Built to Last," "The Breakthrough Company," and "Good to Great."
Kaiser poll shows rising public support for health care reform
Fifty-seven percent of Americans now believe that tackling health care reform is more important than ever - up from 53 percent in August.
Santa Clarita 'green' site adds features
The city of Santa Clarita has added new features to its popular "green" Web site, greenSantaClarita.com.
Santa Clarita Animal Hospital receives AAHA accreditation
Santa Clarita Animal Hospital of Santa Clarita has again received accreditation following a comprehensive evaluation by the American Animal Hospital Association.
COC debuts controversial abortion drama “Keely and Du” Nov. 18
The College of the Canyons Theatre Department is taking on a powerful and controversial project as it prepares for its production of "Keely and Du" in late November.
Boydston to vie for return to City Council
Former City Councilman TimBen Boydston announced he is running for a seat on Santa Clarita's governing body in the April 2010 election.
Historic New York City, Los Angeles landmarks light up Oct. 22
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- On October 22, the top of the Empire State Building will be bathed in yellow light as part of Lights On Afterschool, the only national rally for afterschool programs. This is the third year that the Empire State Building will be lit up for the event, which is organized by the Afterschool Alliance. But this year, for the first time, city officials in Los Angeles will light the historic Lindbergh Beacon ...
Home sales see boost in August
Santa Clarita Valley home sales jumped slightly in August, with an increase of 3.5 percent from the same time in 2008.
Yom Kippur: At the Hyatt Regency Valencia
Yom Kippur is the day of atonement in the Jewish faith. Jews started fasting from sunset Sunday until nightfall Monday. This holiest day in the Jewish religion is a serious day of repentance but also a day to relieve a burden and start afresh for a new Jewish year.
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Vallejo standoff ends after suspect is found dead
VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) - Vallejo police say a standoff with an armed man ended after officers entered the home and the suspect was found dead.
Colo. Corrections Dept. chief shot, killed at home
MONUMENT, Colo. (AP) - The fatal shooting of Colorado's top prisons official when he answered the front door at his house highlights a troubling reality for the nation's judges, prosecutors and other legal officials: At a time when attacks on them are rising, it's difficult for them to remain secure, even when they are off duty.
Senate vote: OK $85 billion cuts, avert shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate approved legislation Wednesday to lock in $85 billion in widely decried spending cuts aimed at restraining soaring federal deficits - and to avoid a government shutdown just a week away. President Barack Obama's fellow Democrats rejected a call to reopen White House tours scrapped because of the tightened spending.
Ex-state official to oversee L.A. County jail system
A former California Department of Corrections official has been named assistant sheriff in charge of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Custody Division.
Supervisors approve $1 million for roads near Acton
Los Angeles County supervisors agreed this week to spend $1 million to install new signs, markers, road striping and guardrails on Angeles Forest Highway near Acton.
Kevin Bayona: North Korea is a dangerous nuclear power
Many Americans may find it difficult to believe, but North Korea and its imperious leader, Kim Jong-un, have yet again hurled a threat to wipe South Korea and the United States off the face of the Earth with a nuclear strike.
Tom Purcell: Income Tax 101
Ah, the income tax preparation season is upon us.
David M. Shribman: On the lost art of letter-writing
He was getting older, he worried about losing his balance fishing on the end rocks, and his hearing was failing him. So was his short-term memory.
