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Central Park to reopen tonight
The city of Santa Clarita's Central Park will be re-opened to the public this evening. The last of the Station Fire suppression units are leaving the area and the city's parks maintenance staff will be evaluating the condition of the field before opening the park completely. Beginning this evening, park partrons may use the dog park, basketball courts and trails. The city anticipates the park will be fully open for all organized recreational activities this weekend. Central ...
Lessons beyond the classroom
There's no better way to impart that Character Counts to students than to see respect, responsibility and citizenship demonstrated in the lives of everyday folk who give up life and limb to keep us safe.
Sherlock Holmes comes to the REP
The Repertory East Playhouse will return to its Main Stage Season on Friday, Sept. 18, at 8 p.m. with the chilling crime drama "Sherlock Holmes and The Hound of the Baskervilles," adapted by F. Andrew Leslie, from the novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
CHP crackdown saves lives on Labor Day weekend
SACRAMENTO - Traffic fatalities within the jurisdiction of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) declined sharply during the most recent holiday weekend. The extended holiday weekend was a Maximum Enforcement Period, which meant every available CHP officer was out patrolling California' s roadways.
Interscholastic Equestrian League now open for membership
The Interscholastic Equestrian League allows junior high and high school equestrians to represent their schools in four competitions during the school year. The students compete in hunters, equitation, jumpers and dressage.
Zonta Club offers free health screenings on Healthy Woman’s Day
Appointments are now being accepted for Santa Clarita Valley women who are uninsured or underinsured and want to receive a free woman's health screening at the eighth annual Healthy Woman's Day sponsored by Zonta Club of SCV in conjunction with the Samuel Dixon Family Health Center.
Next 661Arts meeting set for Sept. 17
The next 661Arts meeting will take place on Thursday, Sept. 17 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Canyon Theater Guild in Old Town Newhall.
Next 'VIA in Action' breakfast Sept. 11
The Valley Industrial Association (VIA) hosts its next "VIA in Action" breakfast at 7:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 11 on the second floor at Poole & Shaffery, LLP, 25350 Magic Mountain Pkwy., Valencia 91355.
‘Hometown heroes’ to receive honors
The Santa Clarita Service Center of the American Red Cross of Greater Los Angeles will honor local volunteers who have displayed heroic of humanitarian actions Friday.
R.J. Kelly: A sense of urgency, equality to address Delta goals
Part 2 of 2 The Bay Delta Conservation Plan - endorsed by the Castaic Lake Water Agency as a key tool to addressing the technical issues in resolving the Delta crisis - follows a nationally recognized habitat conservation planning process advocated by state and federal endangered species laws. The plan is being developed by a diverse collection of water agencies, biologists, environmentalists, engineers and policy experts. Those involved are committed to the equal goals of ...
Dr. Frank Norton: Strategies for effectively using Roth IRAs
My prior column entitled "Making a good retirement deal even better" discussed why it would be advantageous for many to convert their traditional IRAs and dormant 401Ks into Roth IRAs. To recap:
The Signal.com's Daybreak: Sept. 10, 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: Today is Thursday, Sept. 10, the 253rd day of 2009. There are 112 days left in the year.
Trust Obama? No way
In one section of his column ("Health care reform inching toward consensus," The Signal, Aug. 23), Dr. Bruce Hector asks if we shouldn't trust Obama to make the right choices for us regarding health care.
County may offer reward in rape case
County supervisors may offer a $20,000 reward to anyone who can help locate and convict a man police say raped a 30-year-old woman in Castaic last month, Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich announced Wednesday.
Lynne Plambeck: Re-thinking ‘let it burn’ philosophy
The Station Fire is still burning in the Angeles National Forest. It has scorched more than half the forest, destroying watersheds on both sides of the San Gabriel Mountains that will flood and silt up this winter. Much of the local wildlife will not survive. Even if they manage to avoid the flames, they will die slowly of burned paws, starvation or thirst in the next month. There is nowhere for them to flee. Our ...
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Health officials: 1 in 50 school kids have autism
NEW YORK (AP) - A government survey of parents says 1 in 50 U.S. schoolchildren has autism, surpassing another federal estimate for the disorder.
Gary Horton: More residents should find the Master Chorale
Think "inspiration." Think "spiritually beautiful." Think "melodically breathtaking."
Jim Mullen: Village Idiot
I know there are couples who enjoy cooking together and make it look like a well-rehearsed ballet. They savor the aroma of their secret recipe for wild salmon over lemon couscous, stir each other's soups and sample each other's sauces.
Some more equal than others
I used to live in Santa Clarita. I moved to the Bay Area about nine years ago but still check in on The Signal occasionally.
Today in the SCV: Wednesday, March 20, 2013
'Teen Scene Plugged-In' event
Joe Klocko: The conundrum: supply and demand, wages and the skills gap
Most people understand the basic economic principle of supply and demand and incorporate it into their daily decisions. They may not do it consciously, but economic decisions are made every day by each and every one of us.
