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SCV Sheriff's Officials Launch Vacant House Check Program
The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff Station's Crime Prevention Unit has developed and launched a new "Vacant House Check" program.
SCV Sheriff's Station boosters set annual benefit
The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Booster Club is hosting their annual benefit show. The SCV Sheriff's Station Booster Club, in conjunction with Community Benefit Services, will host a fabulous evening featuring a "'50s and '60s Revue."
Valencia Softball hosts e-waste roundup Feb. 7
The Valencia Vikings softball team will host a free e-waste roundup Saturday, Feb. 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Valencia High School, 27801 Dickason Drive, Valencia 91355.
Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago Company to Teach Master Class at COC
The world famous dance troupe, Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago Company, will lead a master class for College of the Canyons dance students as well as interested community members as a prelude to their Feb. 7, 2009 performance at the Santa Clarita Performing Art Center at College of the Canyons. "This is a great opportunity for our students and interested community members to get involved, beyond just buying a ticket, and a way to learn skills ...
'Breakfast with Buck' campaign fundraiser set for Feb. 5
WHAT: Breakfast with Buck fundraiser, with a side of politics WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009, 7:30 A.M. COST: $20.00 per person (make checks payable to: Buck McKeon for Congress) WHO'S INVITED: Bring a friend, neighbor or family member WHERE: Valencia Country Club, 27330 N. Tourney Road, Valencia RSVP: (661) 255-5709
Castaic Union School District Tees Off with 5th Annual Golf Tournament
Golfers in the Santa Clarita Valley can hone their golf swings while supporting the Castaic School District's efforts to maintain high quality academic programs for students in the fifth Annual Golf Tournament at Robinson Ranch Golf Course on Apr. 3, 2009.
BioSolar Set for Industry Growth Following Obama Inauguration Highlighting 'Green Energy' Agenda
SANTA CLARITA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BioSolar, Inc. (OTCBB:BSRC), developer of a breakthrough technology to produce bio-based materials from renewable plant sources that reduce the cost of photovoltaic solar cells, continues to sustain media attention for its cost-saving and environmentally friendly BioBacksheetTM solar module component.
Major crime decreases 14.6 percent in city of Santa Clarita
The Santa Clarita City Council, together with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station, are pleased to announce a 14.6 percent decrease in overall Part I crimes during 2008, in comparison to the same period in 2007.
2009 Amgen Tour of California to field strongest lineup of any U.S. cycle race
LOS ANGELES, January 29, 2009 - The 2009 Amgen Tour of California will assemble the best-ever collection of the world's top cyclists when America's most important road race begins February 14, in Sacramento.
Historic Economic Discussion to be held at College of the Canyons
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 (LAEDC) in drafting the county's first ever economic development strategic plan.
Retired Newhall CHP officer to speak on 1970 'Newhall Incident'
They called it the "Newhall Incident". It was the worst massacre of police officers in the 80 year history of the California Highway Patrol, and possibly the worst in American history. It changed police procedure forever thereafter-- improved police training on how to approach a suspect, better weaponry, bullet proof vests -- saving the lives of many police officers in the line of duty. It was the story of the bravery and sacrifice of four ...
Republican women meet in February
Santa Clarita Republican Women meet the third Tuesday of every month. The next meeting is 10 a.m. Feb. 17 at International House of Pancakes on Lyons Avenue at Interstate 5. Charge for lunch is $10. Our February speaker will be John Stead, political studies professor at Masters College. Stead brings a learned yet glib perspective to the politics of the day. His annual visit is a popular and well attended, members said. For more information ...
Angeles Forest officials hold job fair
Angeles National Forest officials will host a job fair to recruit men and women for careers in wildland firefighting and forest management Saturday, Jan. 31 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at its Los Angeles River Ranger District office in San Fernando, Calif.
City calls artists to contribute to new exhibition
The City of Santa Clarita Arts & Events Office (AEO) and the Santa Clarita Arts Advisory Committee (SCAAC) seek to develop an exhibition using The Santa Clarita Valley as inspiration.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: Jan. 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:
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Kids' suspensions renew debate over zero tolerance
Waiting in line for the bus, a Pennsylvania kindergartener tells her pals she's going to shoot them with a Hello Kitty toy that makes soap bubbles. In Maryland, a 6-year-old boy pretends his fingers are a gun during a playground game of cops and robbers. In Massachusetts, a 5-year-old boy attending an after-school program makes a gun out of Legos and points it at other students while "simulating the sound of gunfire," as one school official put it.
Pistorius: Thought girlfriend was a robber
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) - Oscar Pistorius told a packed courtroom Tuesday that he shot his girlfriend to death by mistake, thinking she was a robber. The prosecutor called it premeditated murder.
'Argo,' 'Zero Dark Thirty' win at Writers Guild
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The CIA thrillers "Argo" and "Zero Dark Thirty" have won top screenplay honors from the Writers Guild of America.
Today in the SCV: Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013
Today is Tuesday, Feb. 19, the 50th day of 2013. There are 315 days left in the year.
Marriage and the meaning of the word
"Marriage" is shorthand for a specific legal arrangement between a man and a woman, just as "corporation" or "limited partnership" is a specific legal arrangement between shareholders, business partners, etc.
Kevin Buck: Straw men live in glass houses
Webster's dictionary has several different definitions for the word socialism. The one conservative fear and loathe the most is:
Tom Purcell: A nail in the coffin of Americans' rights
oy, do I feel sorry for smokers these days.
Wrong about The Signal
I was annoyed and saddened by a comment demeaning the Signal: "The Signal is biased, ignorant and often inept at reporting news."
HOA still recovering months after paint crime
Vandals who hopped a North Valencia HOA pool fence last summer and dumped seven gallons of paint into the pool and hot tub, causing more than $300,000 damage, are still at large.
Economic conference returns to Santa Clarita
The third annual Santa Clarita Economic and Real Estate Outlook conference is taking place Thursday, Feb. 21 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Hyatt Regency Valencia.
