Archive By Author - Signal Staff
Deputies hunt for card reader thief
Santa Clarita Valley sheriff's deputies are looking for the suspect who stole components to a credit card reader at the Shell gas station in Stevenson Ranch.
Kevin Korenthal: A message for those grandmothers
I just wanted to drop a quick response to the grandmothers who have taken the time to elevate the mission we are still undergoing in Iraq through their street-side protests. While I appreciate that these women are concerned for the well-being of their children, grandchildren and those of others, I continue to be dismayed at how misinformed these and other anti-war groups continue to be about the war in Iraq.
Millie Hubert: Stop stimulus insanity
Stimulus equals fiscal insanity. There is a reason not a single Republican member of the House of Representative voted for
Go Off the Grid tonight at Saturn
SCV Off the Grid hosts its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. tonight in the upstairs meeting room of Saturn of Santa Clarita, 23645 Creekside Rd. Discussion will promote solar, wind and watershed technologies in the SCV. Info: www.SCVOfftheGrid.com. RSVP to Steve Kassel, (661) 259-3704.
Soroptimist luncheon today
Soroptimist International of Greater Santa Clarita Valley will present its first awards luncheon 11:30 a.m. today at TPC Valencia Oak Grille at the Tournament Players Club. Awards to be presented include the Violet Richardson Award, Women's Opportunity Award and Making a Difference Award. RSVP to Rose Chegwin at (661) 803-9202.
This one's fore the kids
Local Boys and Girls Club members got a chance to watch and learn tricks from professional golfer Phil "Big" Blackmar during a golf clinic offered to them at the Valencia Country Club driving range Monday afternoon.
Leigh Hart: It's time for spring cleaning
March is springing and sprouting its greenery in my neck of the woods. The birds are happily chirping, the ruby red leaves are popping on the roses and the hyacinths and daffodils are blooming. Okay, the traditional flowers of spring are growing in my neighbor's yard, but my lavender and rosemary are fragrantly blooming.
The-Signal.com's Daybreak: March 10, 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
Students surprise seniors with baskets of love
Delighted seniors resembled kids on Christmas morning as they opened heart-decorated baskets filled with breakfast-, lunch- and dinner-themed foods on Valentine's Day at the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center.
Zone for Kids: What would you invent?
First place I would like to be a scientist one day so I can invent the Water Washer. It is a machine that turns salt water into fresh water. You would get a bucket of salt water and pour it into the top of the machine. As the salt water is flowing through the machine, the salt is filtered out and fresh water come out. Ninety-seven percent of Earth's water is salt water, 2 percent ...
Local hockey teams go cold
After quick starts from both postseason-bound local hockey teams, the weekend brought an end to both the College of the Canyons' and the Valencia Flyers' playoff runs. COC began with a 6-5 win over fourth seeded Albany Wednesday in the American Collegiate Hockey Association's Division III National Championship Tournament in Rochester, N.Y., but followed up its opening-round victory with three consecutive losses, including lopsided defeats to Grand Valley State and Pacific Collegiate Hockey Association foe ...
Free lectures at Senior Center
On Wednesday, March 11, gastroenterologist Dr. Michael C. Jean from Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital will present information on "Colorectal Cancer: Prevention, Detection & Treatment," from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in Activity Rooms 1 & 2 of the SCV Senior Center, 22900 Market Street, Newhall 91321.
Valencia Town Center jeweler goes missing
A jewelry store that closed abruptly in the mall has customers wondering about their orders and deposits, a Westfield Valencia Town Center official confirmed Monday.
Assemblywoman Audra Strickland coming to SCV
The Santa Clarita Valley Chapter of the California Republican Assembly will welcome California State Assemblywoman Audra Strickland, representing the 37th Assembly District on Thursday, March 19 at 6:30 p.m. at the International House of Pancakes, located at 24737 Pico Canyon Road in Stevenson Ranch.
Newhall Community Center to host sanctioned amateur boxing show
The Santa Clarita Community Center Boxing program will exhibit a sanctioned USA Boxing Amateur Boxing Show on March 14, 2009. Amateur boxers from around the state, including from the Newhall Community Center, will compete for championship belts in their respective weight divisions.
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.
