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Summer fun at the Val Verde Boys & Girls Club
The Boys & Girls Clubs, Santa Clarita's Department of Parks and Recreation and the Sheriff's Youth Activity League organized summer activities at Val Verde Park including hikes, a youth softball league and various field trips.
Senior Center gives lessons in driver safety
The senior driving population is expected to double by the year 2030. Given that growing number and the California Highway Patrol's commitment to promoting road safety, the CHP has a special class in store for Santa Clarita Valley seniors. On Tuesday, July 28 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Activity Rooms 1 and 2 of the SCV Senior Center, John Lutz, Public Information Officer for the California Highway Patrol, Newhall Area, will conduct a Senior ...
Gary Horton: There is no if ... just and
"Remember the last time I told you I love you - It was warm and safe in our perfect world - 'I said I love you,' I said ... and you didn't say a word. "Just held your hands to your shining eyes And I watched as the tears ran through your fingers Held your hands to your shining eyes and cried ... "'If you die' you said, 'so do I' you said - But ...
Fraud is the real culprit
A recent front-page story in The Signal ("Mom challenges disability cuts," July 15) highlighted a young man with a disabling neurological condition and his mother, LeeAnn Holmes, who cares for him.
Bring back the jobs
I can understand why the economy is not turning around. Seventy percent of the economy is generated by consumer spending, but families will not spend if they have no prospects for jobs and income. We don't need all this hand-wringing over stimuli, or trillion-dollar recovery packages that are supposed to turn the economy around, when the solution is predicated on the return of jobs that give Americans the confidence to spend. I demand that our ...
Romaine, Pecan and Pear Salad
Yield: 6 servings 6 cups Romaine lettuce, washed and torn 1 cup radicchio, washed and torn 1/4 cup parsley, chopped 2 shallots, thinly sliced 2 Bosc pears, thinly sliced 1 cup pecans 3/4 cup dried cherries 1/4 cup raspberry or red wine vinaigrette dressing 1/3 cup feta cheese, optional Place Romaine, radicchio, parsley and shallots in large bowl and toss gently. ...
Chicken Salad with Roasted Tomatoes
Yield: 2 servings 1/2 cup pecans, finely chopped and toasted 1/2 cup panko (Japanese breadcrumbs) 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper Freshly ground black pepper, to taste 3 tablespoons butter 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts 3 tablespoons olive oil 1/2 pound cherry tomatoes 1 tablespoon olive oil Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 4 ...
Warm Pasta Salad with Pecans and Spinach
Yield: 4 servings 8 ounces rigatoni pasta 1/4 cup Italian or Greek dressing 2 tablespoons olive oil 1/2 cup sweet onion, chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 5 ounces baby spinach 1 cup ricotta cheese 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper, to taste 1/2 cup toasted pecans Cook pasta in 2 quarts boiling, salted water until ...
Salmon Nicoise Salad
Yield: 2 servings 1 8-ounce salmon filet 2 teaspoons olive oil Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste 2 lemons 6 small red new potatoes 1 cup fresh green beans 3 hard cooked eggs, peeled and sliced 1 cup pecans 1/3 cup Nicoise olives 2 tablespoons capers 1/2 cup cherry ...
Brush fire season continues
In this picture, San Bernardino firefighters battle a brush fire on Little Mountain which threatened homes along Ridge Line Drive on Monday. Click on the icon for information about wildfire safety.
Second 'Jamfest' rocks Saturn dealership Saturday
Local bands and musicians will be front and center onstage again for Saturn of Santa Clarita's second "Summer Jamfest" Saturday, July 25, from noon to 5 p.m.
USGS astrogeologists contribute to 'Moon in Google Earth'
Astrogeologists at the U.S. Geological Survey provided critical data sets used in the latest release of planetary exploration tools from Google Inc.
USGS played crucial role in moon landing, Apollo program
U.S. Geological Survey scientists and cartographers played an important but relatively unknown role during the Apollo 11 moon landing 40 years ago this week.
COC adds new sections to Canyon Country summer session
This week College of the Canyons added three new class sections to the lineup of courses for the final 2009 summer session at COC's Canyon Country campus.
McKeon makes gains for California veterans
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In an ongoing legislative battle on behalf of veterans in California and a number of other states, Congressman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA) today successfully included an amendment during an Education and Labor Committee markup of the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (H.R. 3221) to require the Secretary of Education to provide tuition grants to make up for the post-9/11 GI bill's California glitch. This amendment creates a supplemental grant to ...
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Fifth annual Pysanky class March 10
St. Stephen's Episcopal church will hold the fifth annual Pysanky making class 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. March 10 in Spurling Hall.
Spring is in the air in the SCV
It seems like spring in the Santa Clarita Valley! The calendar officially still says winter, but this past week has been very "spring-like." There was some awesome kite-flying weather with the sunshine and the wind (a little too much wind on some days!) and it was easy to ditch the heavy jackets in favor of short sleeves and shorts.
John Rosemond: Living with Children
Living with Children
Michael Reagan: Making Sense
Our failure in chief gave us his annual blurred vision of America again Tuesday night.
Diana West: Why aren't feathers flying over Brennan nomination?
We all know what happens when the fox guards the chicken coop - or do we?
Your Community Calendar: Feb. 17, 2013
Third Thursdays
Today in the SCV: Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013
Today is Sunday, Feb. 17, the 48th day of 2013. There are 317 days left in the year.
Kids read aloud to dogs to help overcome fear
Reading aloud went to the dogs Saturday at the Newhall Library.
Car goes over the side of Interstate 5
Officials from the California Highway Patrol shut down one lane of traffic on northbound Interstate 5 on Saturday to retrieve a vehicle that went off the freeway Friday night, an officer said.
