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The Honor Band plays on at Hart High School
During the school year, I wake myself mentally in two ways: reading the newspaper and playing music in my high school jazz and concert bands. The latter lets me artistically express myself, which gives me joy. The former keeps me informed, which - in recent months - has been giving me headaches.
Six Flags earnings up 5 percent
Six Flags, Inc., the world's largest regional theme-park company, ended 2008 with a total revenue increase of $50.5 million, or 5 percent, compared to 2007, the company announced Tuesday.
Kenneth W. Keller: Tools to help refresh your business
Data suggests that recessions are becoming shorter but economic uncertainty and distress is affecting many organizations.
Your Community: Upcoming Events
SCV Computer Club meeting The Santa Clarita Valley Computer Club will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the SCV Senior Center, 22900 Market Street. Rich Jaffke will demonstrate Directory Opus, an alternative to Windows Explorer. David Harris will talk about Portable Emergency Medical Records, as well as a presentation on "Milestones in the History of Personal Computers." Arnie Kazdoy will demonstrate Windows 7. Info: (661) 252-8852, scvcomputerclub@gmail.com, www.scvpcg.org. Lenten Fish Fry ...
The-Signal.com's Daybreak: March 11, 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:
Veterans Committee honors Memorial Day
The Santa Clarita Valley Veterans Memorial Committee is the non-profit organization that constructed the Veterans Memorial Wall at Eternal Valley Cemetery in Santa Clarita and produces the annual Tribute to Veterans held every Memorial Day beginning at 10 a.m. at Eternal Valley.
Board approves Antonovich motion to limit unfunded mandates
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion by Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich for an investigation to determine whether, by accepting funding from the Federal Economic Stimulus Package, the County will be committed to assume the costs for required programs and services after stimulus dollars have been depleted. "We want to ensure that accepting these dollars will not lock in County taxpayers for additional spending after the stimulus money is gone," Antonovich said. ...
Local educators join Pink Friday
Teachers across California plan to wear pink on Friday, March 13 to acknowledge the state budget cuts to education.
McKeon denounces card check
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-Santa Clarita), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, today denounced the so-called Employee Free Choice Act, legislation introduced by congressional Democrats that would deny workers the right to secret ballots in union organizing elections.
Canyon Country Advisory Committee meets March 18
The next Canyon Country Advisory Committee meeting is Wednesday, March 18 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the George A. Caravalho Activity Center Banquet Room, 20880 Centre Pointe Parkway, Santa Clarita.
AT&T Champions Classic: Quick facts 3
Santa Clarita Valley golf fans, local residents and an international entourage of professional golfers and media converge on Valencia Country Club Monday through Sunday for the AT&T Champions Classic Golf tournament.
City's Parkmobile provides fun, affordable ways to entertain kids
Spring and summer are quickly approaching, providing the community with beautiful Southern California temperatures and the chance to host birthday parties, family reunions and company picnics outdoors.
Community Purim bash tonight at Plaza
Chabad of the Santa Clarita Valley hosts a community-wide Purim bash at The Plaza Banquet Facility in Newhall tonight from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
It's scholarship time, seniors
Graduating seniors who have attended local schools for at least seven years have a chance at winning scholarship funds for college.
Tour L.A. County Museum of Art online in 3D via Virtual Gallerie
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Virtual Gallerie, LLC (VG), a 3D software and production company that caters to museums, universities and other cultural institutions, launched the first personalized and interactive multimedia museum tour in virtual 3D online for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
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.
