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RNs to hold candlelight vigil
Registered nurses who are members of the California Nurses Association and National Nurse Organizing Committee will hold a candlelight vigil from 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. tonight on the sidewalk in front of Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital.
Your Community: Upcoming Events
Hot Wheels exhibit in Santa Paula The California Oil Museum will be showing "Hot Wheels: 40 years of Playing and Collecting" through Feb. 17. Exhibit available for viewing Wednesday-Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission: $4/adults, $3/seniors, $1/youth and free for members. 1001 E. Main St., Santa Paula. Info: (805) 933-0076. Farmer's Market at COC parking lot The Santa Clarita Farmer's Market is held every Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the College ...
Kenneth W. Keller: Creating your business action plan
There is tremendous uncertainty among business owners these days. The confidence of many is shattered and for many others, it is wavering, on the verge of being broken.
Students link to bigger chain of change
"I never really thought about changing anything about myself until the Associated Student Body put on this activity," said Bowman High School student Troy Keith. "This made me think about changing something,"
A seat to history for local teen
While I was in D.C. for six days, I experienced enough to last a lifetime. Between the bus rides and waiting for events to start, my team made it the trip it was.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: Jan. 28, 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:
Budget cuts sour note for Honor Band
Local high school directors and musicians are concerned anticipated state budget cuts could force the district's prestigious Honor Band program to shut down or shrink.
Local health fair offers a wealth of vital information
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital and The Signal will host the first SCV Chamber of Commerce Health and Wellness Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at College of the Canyons.
Newhall Library to introduce Bookshelf Collection
Newhall Library invites all families with school-age children to attend "We Shall Overcome," a free program presenting a musical journey through African-American history. "We Shall Overcome" features Makinto playing a variety of instruments to illustrate the evolution of black music from African roots, slavery, emancipation, awakening, civil rights movement, to modern times.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: Jan. 27, 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:
What are you looking forward to in 2009?
First place What I hope for in 2009 is to win my volleyball championship and to move on to Placerita. I want to win my championship because we never end up in first place. We end up in last, so I am going to try my best to get my team in first. I am going to tell my coach we should practice three days a week, not only one day a week. I imagine ...
Jay Ambrose: Bush’s environmental record
When it came to the environment, George W. Bush as president was not just a flop, but a maelstrom of menace, and the worst of it was his motivation - an intent to please evangelical nutcases who thought the apocalypse was coming soon anyway, and the sooner the better.
Jim Lentini: There are not many individuals and businesses that haven’t seen their incomes and retir
There are not many individuals and businesses that haven't seen their incomes and retirement plans shrinking due to our current crisis.
Chain of Kindness: Linking kids together
Rosedell Elementary School student leadership members work together to create a part of the Chain of Kindness. The three-week event concludes on Feb. 6 when the entire school will gather and link the paper chains together.
Water awareness contest
The California Farm Water Coalition is hosting its 10th Annual Water Awareness Poster Contest for all fourth-graders in California.
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
BP civil settlement remains elusive as trial nears
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The U.S. Justice Department and the five Gulf coast states affected by a massive oil spill nearly three years ago have indicated they would like to settle their environmental and economic claims with BP PLC ahead of a trial scheduled to start next week.
5 killed in Georgia plane crash
THOMSON, Ga. (AP) - Federal and local authorities were investigating Thursday after a small jet crashed off the end of a runway at a Georgia airport, killing five people and injuring two.
Officials probe death on L.A. hotel roof
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Canadian tourist Elisa Lam had been missing for about two weeks when officials at the historic Cecil Hotel in downtown Los Angeles found her body in a water cistern on the hotel roof.
UPDATE: Snowstorm dumping on Midwest
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Much of the nation's heartland awoke Thursday to heavy snow, treacherous roads and a day off from work or school as a large, potentially dangerous winter storm pushed eastward out of the Rockies.
Official: Calif. gunman was loner, 'gamer'
TUSTIN, Calif. (AP) - The first of three people killed in a gunman's rampage was identified Wednesday as a 20-year-old woman but police did not know why she was in the home of the shooter, who lived with his parents and was described by authorities as a video game-playing loner.
Bolivia leader unable to visit Chavez at hospital
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Bolivian President Evo Morales said Wednesday that he was unable to meet with his friend and ally Hugo Chavez when he came to the military hospital in Caracas where the Venezuelan president is undergoing unspecified cancer treatment.
‘Stuff the Truck’ fundraiser planned for West Ranch
West Ranch High School Wildcat Band, Orchestra, and Colorguard will host a Goodwill "Stuff the Truck" fundraiser on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
City seeks vendors for Earth Arbor Day
The city of Santa Clarita is accepting applications for vendors to participate in the Earth Arbor Day Festival in April.
Joe Gandelman: America’s poop deck politics
It's the ultimate stomach turner: how Carnival's 893-foot-long cruise ship Triumph, along with its 4,200 passengers, was stranded due to a fuel engine leak for five days with no food, little water and few working bathrooms.
Asteroids and global warming... the great scapegoat
CNN news anchor Deb Feyerick recently asked "The Science Guy" Bill Nye if global warming caused the latest asteroid.
KIA donates to homeless pets
California Superstores Valencia KIA donated $2,500 to to benefit Rescues on the Runway - an animal rescue organization that saves dogs and cats from Los Angeles kill shelters and finds loving homes for them.
Joint Soroptimist-Zonta meet
Soroptimist International of Santa Clarita Valley and Soroptimist International of Greater Santa Clarita Valley recently hosted a Soroptimist International and Zonta Dinner. The event is an annual gathering that has been held every January for many years. It allows the two clubs to socialize and work together on projects.
Kevin Bayona: China's rise is challenge to U.S.
The start of the 21st century has brought with it an avalanche of international problems such as war, economic recession, nuclear proliferation, and rising global competitors. Although all these issues merit individual attention and consideration, I think the unrelenting rise of China presents the largest and most significant global challenge to the United States.
Today in the SCV: Thursday, Feb. 21
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