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Community scrapbook: Natalie De Gyarfas
Natalie De Gyarfas of Saugus High School dominated the novice division in her first season of competition of the Los Angeles Interscholastic Equestrian League 2008-09 season. She received recognition as Reserve Champion High Point Rider and Reserve Champion Equitation Rider. De Gyarfas' Santa Clarita Valley Trainer Julie Van Loo will receive recognition as Novice High Point Reserve Champion.
Dr. Hector Bruce: Tele-town hall call fostered fear, not solutions
Dear Rep. McKeon: I was terribly disturbed by statements made during your tele-town hall meeting on Monday, Aug. 17. You tolerated, if not encouraged, behavior in a manner promoting partisanship, anger, fear and confusion about an issue near and dear to the hearts of all Americans and one where we should all have common ground. You allowed a poor Medicare-fearful gentleman to remain anxious about something you and I both know is not true. HR ...
Decoro mistake
Whose "brain fart" was the Decoro re-stiping? I watched the men working and told my husband Decoro will be one lane each way. He replied they couldn't do that on a busy thoroughfare. Guess what? It was front-page news in The Signal Aug. 19. The city's answer was "to go ahead with the plans as part of a quest to become a more bike-friendly community." Our daughter-in-law says they are re-doing Plum Canyon. What's next? ...
Can’t understand Decoro
I fail to understand how the new layout of Decoro Drive is beneficial to anyone in this city. It is downright maddening for me, a resident who has used Decoro Drive since it was first paved, to watch the road go from two lanes in each direction to just one. The new layout slows traffic at all times of the day and seems to only have the added benefit of a new bike lane. As ...
The Signal.com's Daybreak: Aug. 30, 2009
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Decoro nightmare
Who in the city of Santa Clarita's traffic engineering organization came up with the brilliant idea to re-stripe Decoro Drive to one lane in each direction?
Thank you ... not!
All I could say was, "wow." What an inconvenient, unwelcome and unsightly solution to making this road "bike friendly." The city has thumbed its nose at the bulk of the people who use this roadway for what it was designed for ... moving traffic through the area. It took me six minutes just to turn onto Decoro Drive today due to the impeded traffic flow at the signal at McBean and Decoro after picking up ...
Decoro a mess
What is this fixation on bicycles our city leaders have? To disrupt the flow of hundreds and hundreds of cars on Decoro in favor of creating bike lanes for the tens of bicycles makes one wonder.
World class collection is just ducky
Some people collect stamps. Some people collect rocks. Marvin Stanman collects ducks. Stanman's Valencia home is filled with approximately 250 handmade bird decoys, as well as numerous paintings and other bird-centric art. His interest in these carved creatures began 40 years ago after he had been duck hunting in Kern County. Since then, Stanman's devotion to his hobby and patronage of the faux fowl craftsmen has not waned. He has even become something of an ...
Eagle Scouts find adventure on John Muir Trail
After walking 211 miles, climbing 47,000 feet of elevation gain, and hiking 10 passes over 11,000 feet, four young Santa Clarita Eagle Scouts from Troop 2222 finished the John Muir Trail in 19 days, with only one layover day.
Dark clouds swelling over your business?
Is your business teetering on the brink? Wondering how you'll make payroll next month? Considering layoffs and trying to picture how you'll survive without staff?
Community scrapbook: Virginia Petersen
Virginia Marie Petersen, of Castaic has earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Excelsior College in Albany, N.Y.
Community scrabook: Rogelio L. Cruz
Rogelio L. Cruz, of Valencia, has earned an Associate in Applied Science in Nursing from Excelsior College in Albany, N.Y.
UPDATED: La Canada fire spreads close to SCV in National Forest
UPDATED 11:15 p.m. Saturday: Smoke darkened skies and ash wafted earthward in parts of the Santa Clarita Valley for the second day in a row Saturday as nearby wildfires fouled the atmosphere and presented an increasing threat of blazes spreading into the SCV. By mid-afternoon, the wind had shifted the haze northeast to loom over Acton, painting the town orange as it stretched nearly from horizon to horizon. The light onshore breezes returned blue skies to many parts of the ...
The-Signal.com's Daybreak: August 29, 2009
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Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Canyon Country West Crime Report: Woman assaulted near gym
Snapshot for the week of 03/11/2013 to 03/17/2013
Suspected robber released from jail arrested again
VALLEJO (AP) - A suspected bank robber released from jail earlier this month is back in custody again after being arrested in Vallejo, officials said.
Landmark gun bills signed in Colorado
DENVER (AP) - Gov. John Hickenlooper signed bills Wednesday that place new restrictions on firearms and signaled a change for Democrats who traditionally shied away from gun control debate in Colorado - a state with a moderate streak and pioneer tradition of gun ownership and self-reliance.
Rand Paul: Immigration reform needs conservatives
WASHINGTON (AP) - Tea party favorite Sen. Rand Paul said Tuesday that the nation's illegal immigrants should be able to become citizens eventually, but amid a furor from conservative activists on the explosive issue he quickly sought to make clear that, while they would not be sent home, they couldn't get in line in front of anyone else.
Costs of US wars linger for more than 100 years
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - If history is any judge, the U.S. government will be paying for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars for the next century as service members and their families grapple with the sacrifices of combat.
Pope Francis: Protect the poor and the Earth
VATICAN CITY (AP) - After a week marked by acts of simplicity and openness, Pope Francis finally let his words do the talking as he officially began his stewardship of the Catholic Church on Tuesday.
Javier Hernandez: The Czar of Cigar -- 888 Claro
Two weeks ago we reviewed Miami 8&11 from Padilla Cigars. Today it's Luck of the Irish, as the 888 Claro is green.
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.
