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Six Flags, SCV Auto Dealers team up as VIA B2B Title Sponsor
The Valley Industrial Association of Santa Clarita announces Six Flags Magic Mountain and the Santa Clarita Valley Auto Dealers Association have teamed to become Title Sponsor of VIA's Business-to-Business Industry Show on June 10 and 11 in Santa Clarita.
COC land surveying program graduates first student
As an engineering student at Ventura College, Joey Waltz didn't like the idea of working indoors. Fortunately, when a professor mentioned surveying as a career option during a civil engineering lecture, Waltz was paying attention.
Program converts paramedics to nurses
College of the Canyons has debuted a program that allows paramedics to further their education so that they can transition into the nursing profession.
Traffic diverted in Old Town Newhall for construction
Beginning Monday, June 8 the northbound lanes of Main Street will be re-opened to through traffic between 5th Street and Lyons Avenue in Old Town Newhall.
Photo Extra: Memorial Garden Tour
Memorial Garden Tour accepted donations to benefit the T.A.P.S. and Wounded Warrior Project on Sunday.
Subscription drive not authorized
The William S. Hart Union High School District has received reports of teens going door-to-door selling newspaper subscriptions to help the local Regional Occupational Program (ROP) career technical classes. The ROP program has not authorized such a fundraising program and local ROP students are not benefiting, according to Jan Burns, ROP specialist with the district.
Tim Myers: For our daughter on her graduation
Sitting on the home side of Cougar Stadium at College of the Canyons on the cool May evening, looking out at the sea of purple and gold, many parents would simply state they did not believe this day would ever come.
Engaged: Derek MacCulloch and Lynn Stift
Monica and Michael Stift of Saugus are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Samantha Lynn Stift to Derek James MacCulloch of Santa Clarita.
Sotomayor & The Boys
Let's see what the "Boys on the Hill" can conjure up about Sonia Sotomayor, the newly appointed Supreme Court Justice.
Kudos on Newhall Incident tribute
After the informational program on the Newhall Incident that the SCV Historical Society and William S. Hart Regional Park hosted on April 19, we received this letter.
Fire insurance woes
One reason the Santa Clarita Valley is a fire zone is the dry and hot weather. There is development in the mountains and canyons. Excessive and dried vegetation adds fuel to the fire. Some insurance companies even refuse to offer fire insurance. For example, AAA does not offer fire insurance in Canyon Country because there is a limited number of fire stations. The also city needs more fire hydrants. Insurance for houses in the SCV ...
Small troop earns big bronze star
Girl Scout Troop 8252 includes Mackenna Teeman, Brooke Rapko, Jada Williams and Laura Hernandez.
Photo Spotlight: The faces of graduation
High schools and colleges in the Santa Clarita Valley held graduation ceremonies to end the school year, and The Signal's photographers were there to capture all the pomp, circumstance and magic moments.
Assistance League installs officers
The 2009-10 Assistance League Board of Officers was installed June 2. The annual meeting and installation of new board members followed a festive dinner, catered by Mary Lynne Fry Caterer. Assistance League philanthropic programs are supported by various fundraisers throughout the year. The next event will be "Sunset in the Vineyard" scheduled for Nov. 15. The Footsteps 5K Run/Walk will be held again next spring, and the all-volunteer Take Two Resale Shop is located at ...
In the service: Kelsey C. Schlumpberger
Air Force Airman Kelsey C. Schlumpberger graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
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.
