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Partners in Care funds new program for SCV Seniors
Planning Grant to Partners in Care Foundation will identify ways to expand access to vital services LONG BEACH -- The SCAN Foundation today announced it has awarded a $200,000 12-month planning grant to San Fernando Valley based Partners in Care Foundation (Partners) with the goal of expanding access to community-based long-term care services for seniors and caregivers in the Santa Clarita Valley and South Los Angeles.
Local Gymnasts Make JumpStart National Trampoline Team
Two local gymnasts Kaitlin Schultz, 9, and Zoe Zafman, 12, were selected in December 2008 out of approximately 500 athletes nationwide to participate in JumpStart National Testing in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma on Jan. 24-25. On Monday, Jan. 26 both athletes were named to the Jump Start National Trampoline team.
Hit the Trail community bike ride
Despite drizzling rain, Mayor Frank Ferry and members of the Santa Clarita City Council invited residents and community members to "Hit the Trail" Saturday morning. Hit the Trail was a community bike ride ending in a rally at Bridgeport Park. The bike ride followed the city's trail system and had three starting points around Santa Clarita. Once at the rally, attendees were treated to free lunch, entertainment and giveaways. Mayor Frank Ferry lead the portion ...
Steve Lunetta: The choir conundrum
Even when things seem dark and dreary, it is still possible to find bright rays of sunshine in our culture and society. The other night was a perfect example.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: Jan. 26, 2009
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Alzheimer’s disease
Get involved in letter campaigns. Communicate with the public officials about the special needs and concerns of Alzheimer's patients.
The Gentle Barn
How many of you have resolved to spend more time this year with your family - grandparents, parents, children, grandchildren?
Mistreated elderly
Why is it you editors will not put anything in your paper about convalescent homes, how they are treated? I sent you a letter about a month ago. I never heard from you.
Newhall Memorial Hospital hosts Health Fair
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital hosts the quarterly Care for Your Heart Health Fair from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Feb. 13 at the Santa Clarita Community Center, 22421 Market Street in Newhall.
Deputies confiscate 100 firearms
During the month of December, DISARM officers confiscated 100 weapons - including 50 handguns and 20 rifles and shotguns, $245,000 in illegal drugs, and arrested 132 probationers during 2,046 unannounced searches of residences, persons, vehicles, and businesses, Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich announced.
Rain, snow expected in SCV
A cold winter storm that brought rain to the Santa Clarita Valley Saturday is expected to bring rain here and snow at higher elevations nearby today through Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.
Engagements: Balogh-Marquez
Martin D. Balogh and Catherine R. Gero of Santa Clarita are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Jennifer E. Balogh to Reuben Edward Marquez of Santa Clarita.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: Jan. 25, 2009
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Tim Myers: Inauguration Day diary
First days on the job excite me. During my 24 years of "real" work, I only enjoyed this excitement seven times (not including transfers or promotions in the same company).
COC women break pressure
Santa Monica City College tried to exert unbearable pressure on the College of the Canyons women's basketball team on Saturday night, but the Lady Cougars had none of it.
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Arrests: Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, Feb. 22, 2013
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Prosecutor questions woman in Arizona murder case
PHOENIX (AP) - A woman charged in the stabbing and shooting death of her Arizona lover traded barbs with a prosecutor under a withering cross-examination as she struggled to explain why she can recall precise details of her life from years earlier, yet can't remember crucial aspects of the murder case against her.
Car bomb kills at least 53 in Syrian capital
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - A car bomb exploded Thursday near Syria's ruling party headquarters in Damascus, killing at least 53 people and scattering mangled bodies among the blazing wreckage in one of the bloodiest days in the capital since the uprising began almost two years ago.
Haiti's 'Baby Doc' summoned to court after no-show
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - A Haitian judge on Thursday summoned Jean-Claude Duvalier to appear in court after the former dictator defied an order to attend a hearing to determine whether he should again face charges for human rights abuses committed during the nearly 15 years of his brutal regime.
Oscar guy MacFarlane aims to perk up stodgy awards
LOS ANGELES (AP) - You think the Academy Awards are boring? Try the nominations. They only last a few minutes, but it's generally a sleepy academy suit and a sleepy starlet droning a list of names at 5:30 in the morning.
Georgia plane aborted landing, hit utility pole
THOMSON, Ga. (AP) - A small private jet carrying a surgeon and members of his clinic staff aborted its landing at a Georgia airport before it hit a 60-foot utility pole and crashed in a flaming wreck, killing five people onboard and injuring two, federal authorities said Thursday.
Pistorius granted bail pending murder trial
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) - In an agonizingly slow announcement, a magistrate allowed Oscar Pistorius to go free on bail Friday, nine days after the Paralympian was arrested in the Valentine's Day killing of his girlfriend.
Police: Hotel altercation sparked Vegas shooting
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Bullets were flying from a black Range Rover at a gray Maserati as the vehicles raced toward a red light on the Las Vegas Strip.
4 stabbed outside downtown LA nightspot
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Four young adults have been stabbed after a feud spilled out of a downtown Los Angeles nightspot.
More tests needed in LA hotel water tank death
LOS ANGELES (AP) - More testing must be done to determine the cause of death of a 21-year-old Canadian tourist whose body was found wedged in a water tank atop a downtown Los Angeles hotel, authorities said Thursday.
Letters: A socialist by any other name is... a socialist
Leftists of late have become very defensive about being called socialist in their ideology, as typified by Kevin Buck's column (Feb. 19, "Straw men live in glass houses").
Alice Khosravy: California is at bottom for business
Just a few short days ago the lanterns fell, bringing an end to Chinese New Year season for 2013.
