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Valencia Country Club hires KemperSports to manage club
ORLANDO, Fla. -- CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inc., owner of Valencia Country Club in Valencia, Calif., announced it has hired KemperSports to operate the exclusive membership club. The long-time PGA TOUR stop, which will be the 14th golf course in California to be managed by KemperSports, has been ranked by Golf Digest as one of the top 25 courses in the state. The property features a Robert Trent Jones Sr.-designed, par-72, 7,076-yard layout nestled in the ...
Employment Law Update Focus of Next VIA Business Luncheon
Failure to comply with recent changes in federal and California employment laws can be costly to businesses. Attorneys David Poole and Brian Koegle with Poole & Shaffery, LLP will present a California legislative update and review new laws that took effect in 2009 at the next Valley Industrial Association luncheon on Tuesday, February 17 beginning at 11:30 a.m. at the Valencia Country Club located at 27330 Tourney Road in Valencia.
City of Santa Clarita Arts & Events calendar: February 2009
Town Center Art Space (February) Torched Whimsical Welding Please join the City of Santa Clarita's Arts and Events Office and the Westfield Valencia Town Center on Thursday, February 5, 2009, from 7 to 9 pm at Sisley Italian Restaurant for a reception celebrating the debut exhibit at the Town Center Art Space. Torched Whimsical Welding features 5 works by local artist Dianne Foderaro. Dianne has a great passion for metal and the way fire allows ...
City of Santa Clarita Film Office sees spikes in film days, economic impact in January
The City of Santa Clarita Film Office announced today that the month of January 2009 was the most successful to date, with the office overseeing more film days and reporting a higher economic impact for the month than any other January on record since the office's inception in 2002.
Assemblymen Smyth and Feuer push for posted grades in nursing homes
SACRAMENTO - Today Assemblymember Mike Feuer (D-Los Angeles) and Assemblymember Cameron Smyth (R-Santa Clarita) introduced Assembly Bill 215, bipartisan legislation to require long-term health care facilities to post the federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) star rating in a visible, public location.
The community places value on education
I am so proud to have been part of the 17th annual Principal for a Day event put on by the SCV Educational Foundation.
The question of air quality in the SCV
This letter is in response to Lynne Plambeck's "Energy use and individual responsibility" in the Jan. 21, 2009, Signal.
College hosts economic talks
College of the Canyons and the City of Santa Clarita will host an historic discussion designed to assist the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation in drafting the county's first economic development strategic plan.
The-Signal.com's Daybreak: Feb. 4, 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: First Word
College hosts economic discussions
Next week, College of the Canyons and the City of Santa Clarita will host an historic discussion designed to assist the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation in drafting the county's first ever economic development strategic plan.
A witness to history
WASHINGTON D.C. - Barack Obama did solemnly swear to carry out his new position faithfully Jan. 20, 2009, before a crowd of more than one million supporters on the steps of the U.S. Capitol.
Jim Lentini: Financial numbers keep changing
We have some interesting numbers that will affect all of us as those in charge attempt to correct and replace what we have lost through this financial crisis.
Sherwood Group wins awards
The Sherwood Group recently won seven prestigious awards in the 34th Annual International Gallery of Superb Printing Showcase competition.
SCV roofing company acquires solar company
Petersen-Dean, Inc., a California roofing company, acquired OCR Solar and Roofing to become the largest privately held solar and roofing company in the nation.
Who would you like to meet?
First place I would like to meet Martin Luther King Jr. because he changed the way people live. He helped black and white people get along. If he was still alive today, I would be very happy. But he is not alive today because he was shot in the head and was killed. I bet he would be dead anyway. But I am very happy he changed the way people live. I bet he was ...
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Thousands of bridges at risk of freak collapse
SEATTLE (AP) - Thousands of bridges around the U.S. may be one freak accident or mistake away from collapse, even if the spans are deemed structurally sound.
Judge: Ariz. sheriff's office profiles Latinos
PHOENIX (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people.
Calif. man gets prison in Medicare fraud plot
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A California man was sentenced Friday to more than three years in prison for his role in a scheme to fraudulently bill Medicare and Medicaid more than $21 million for medical tests at New Orleans area clinics.
After vote on gay youth, Scouts face more turmoil
The Boy Scouts of America will get no reprieve from controversy after a contentious vote to accept openly gay boys as Scouts.
Arellano Felix drug cartel leader pleads guilty
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The last of the brothers accused of creating an infamous Mexican drug cartel pleaded guilty Friday to helping send hundreds of millions of dollars in proceeds from the United States, marking one of the final milestones in an investigation that began two decades ago.
Obama's drone rules leave unanswered questions
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict how and when the U.S. can launch targeted drone strikes, leaving himself significant power over how and when the weapons can be deployed.
Anti-Muslim actions rise in UK over slain soldier
LONDON (AP) - Police, politicians and activists in Britain are warning of rising anti-Muslim sentiment following the slaughter of an off-duty British soldier in a London street, an apparent act of Islamic extremism that has horrified the nation.
Shuttle is major draw at California Science Center
LOS ANGELES (AP) - There was always been a special connection between space shuttle Endeavour and California, where it was built.
Timothy Myers: Manufactured and actual milestones
One thinks about milestones in life, but few can actually point to a day when their life really changed, for good or ill.
Reason for no outrage
I just read Betty Arensons' May 24 column, "Where is the outrage?" wherein she describes all the recent and many of the past scandals attributed to this administration and wonders why there is not more public outrage.
National Bike Month
In recognition of the increased presence of our two-wheeled counterparts on the street enjoying spring weather, May has been declared National Bike Month. During this time of year, it is especially important to have a heightened sense of awareness on the road and be on the lookout for those traveling by bicycle.
Trout, Vargas lead Angels over Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Mike Trout had his 21st multi-hit game, Jason Vargas pitched into the eighth inning and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Kansas City Royals 5-2 on Friday night to extend their winning streak to six games.
Pacers steal Game 2 from Heat, 97-93
MIAMI (AP) - David West's right hand helped the Indiana Pacers grab home-court advantage in the Eastern Conference finals.
Mason Nesbitt: Mustangs play to win in game one
Editor's note: This is the third in a series of columns by The Master's College baseball player Mason Nesbitt, who will be filing stories from Lewiston, Idaho - the site of the NAIA World Series. Nesbitt, who played baseball until his sophomore year for TMC, was asked to return to the Mustangs out of need. At the time, he was a contributing baseball writer with The Signal.
