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The Signal.com's Daybreak: March 30, 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 Monday, March 30, the 89th day of 2009. There are 276 days left in the year.
Car strikes Newhall resident crossing street
A pedestrian crossing Lyons Avenue in Newhall was critically injured after being hit by a truck Friday evening, according to a Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station report.
Motorcylist crashes, taken to hospital by stranger
A Good Samaritan helped transport an injured motorcylist to the hospital Saturday after a crash on San Francisquito Canyon Road, said California Highway Patrol Sgt. Matthew Hill.
Bob Vincent added to CADA Hall of Fame
West Ranch High School Principal Bob Vincent has been elected to the Hall of Fame for the California Association of Directors of Activities.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: March 29, 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 Sunday, March 29, the 88th day of 2009. There are 277 days left in the year.
Your Community: Dates to watch
Today Art and music patrons will celebrate 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. today as "Love is in the Air" - the annual benefit of the Santa Clarita Creative Guild - unfolds in the Grand Ballroom of the Hyatt Valencia. The Art Show will feature paintings, sculptures, arts/craft and other forms of visual art. The day will also feature a concert from the "Back on Track" music group with their farewell performance before the groups leave ...
Our View: The free ride is over
We warned you last autumn that the city of Santa Clarita was in for some lean times when the tax receipts come in.
Don't cut necessities
Teacher layoffs should not be the first solution presented by the school board to solve the current financial crisis in the Hart District schools.
Your Community: Upcoming events
Motivational speaker Salt Creek Grille will host an organ and tissue donor drive from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. today at their Valencia Town Center location, 24415 Town Center Drive #115, Valencia. The event features guest waiter and Saugus resident Dan Trujillo who after playing professional baseball with the Toronto Blue Jays, faced death before successfully receiving a heart transplant. Info: (661) 222-9999. Recycle drive for your electronics The GRANDS Project is sponsoring an electronics ...
A Foundation of friends
The Betty Ferguson Foundation will bring together fine wine, gourmet food and good friends when they host their eighth annual Vine 2 Wine event at the Bridgeport Lake Clubhouse from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 5. All proceeds will benefit the foundation's programs for women and youth.
Engagement: Taylor - Oliver
Joe and Nancy Taylor of Santa Clarita are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Jacinda Pauline Taylor to Jeremy Antonio Oliver.
Community scrapbook: Brittany Pawlak
Castaic resident Brittany Pawlak will be a contestant Monday, 10 a.m. on "The Price is Right." The show airs locally on KCBS (Channel 2). Residents of the Santa Clarita Valley are being sought to watch a taping of the show and try their luck at being chosen as a contestant, tickets are free. Contestant hopefuls can get information and obtain show tickets online at www.cbs.com/daytime/the_price_is_right. In addition, viewers can call the CBS ...
Nonlethal encounters
The hills of Canyon Country stood in for Afghanistan as Army training cadets from four Southern California universities practiced their skills on a paintball course Saturday.
Births: April 10, 2008 through March 13, 2009
All births below were recorded at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital in Valencia, unless otherwise noted. Parents can submit jpeg photos and announcement information to Lifestyle@the-signal.com - subject line: BIRTH. April 10, 2008
In the service: Albert White
Albert White, son of richard and Irma White, is a 2006 graduate of Bowman High School in Santa Clarita. He enlisted in the Marines in 2007 and is being deployed to Iraq. He is 20 years old and loves the Lakers basketball team. His family reports he is a great son and a friend to many in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
AP photographer sees kids pulled from rubble
Editor's Note: Oklahoma City-based AP photographer Sue Ogrocki was at the elementary school destroyed by a tornado and saw rescuers pulling children out of the rubble. This is her account of what she witnessed.
Customs seizes elephant meat, dead primate in LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Los Angeles have made some unusual seizures, including elephant meat, a dead primate and hundreds of handbags made from the skin of snakes, lizards and crocodiles.
Yahoo looks to regain its cool with Tumblr deal
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - After falling woefully out of fashion, Yahoo wants to be cool again while catering to the capitalistic demands of its shareholders. That goal led CEO Marissa Mayer to make a $1.1 billion bet on online blogging forum Tumblr in a risky acquisition that revolves around the vision and instincts of a 26-year-old entrepreneur who dropped out of high school to pursue his dream of bringing more beauty and creativity to the Internet.
UPDATE: Officials say 24 killed in Okla. tornado
MOORE, Okla. (AP) - Emergency crews combed the sticks and rubble remains of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday morning less than a day after a massive tornado slammed through the community, flattening homes and demolishing an elementary school. At least 24 people were killed, including at least seven children, and those numbers were expected to climb.
Report: NPS hantavirus response followed policy
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) - Federal investigators probing the hantavirus outbreak blamed for three deaths at Yosemite National Park recommended on Monday that design changes to tent cabins and other privately run lodging first be reviewed by National Park Service officials.
Oklahoma twister tracked path of 1999 tornado
NEW YORK (AP) - Monday's powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999.
Charlie Vignola: A scandal is only a scandal when it happens to Democrats
Imagine for a moment a President of the United States who ignored warnings about an imminent terrorist threat that resulted in an attack that killed American citizens, then argued that we didn't need an investigation to figure out what went wrong.
Signal Sales Beat for May 21, 2013
KEN "Beer It Forward" is just one of the unique ideas presented at a sneak preview and tour of Wolf Creek Brewery on Thursday, May 16, 2013. You can buy a friend a beer (even if they are not present) and they will have up to sixty days to redeem. Wolf Creek Brewery is owned by the same owners of Wolf Creek Restaurant and Brewery, however, in this facility the focus is on producing and ...
Tom Purcell: Advice from the master
ill Clinton, wearing a white toga and a crown of gold, sat in a garden while attractive women fed him grapes. President Obama, having just suffered the most devastating week of his presidency, sat nearby, seeking advice in the art of telling whoppers. Using the Socratic method of teaching, Clinton began to tutor his new student.
$6 million to fight the Frazier Park fire
FRAZIER PARK (AP) - A fire that broke last week near Frazier Park has closed a state park and already has cost more than $6 million to fight.
Kershaw pitches 3-hitter as Dodgers beat Brewers
MILWAUKEE (AP) - With speculation that Don Mattingly could be fired sometime this week, the Los Angeles Dodgers manager needed Clayton Kershaw to pitch well in the worst way.
‘A Knight Like No Other’ at Trinity
When Trinity was founded, it only had Kindergarten through second grade and planning a prom was many years down the road.
Frank Ferry: Live from City Hall
May is Building Safety Month and the ideal time to tackle all of those home-improvement projects on your "to do" list before summer is in full swing.
LAPD officer from Castaic arrested on molestation charge
A Los Angeles Police Department officer who lives in Castaic is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday on a child molestation charge, according to an LAPD spokesman and court documents.
