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COC receives $50K to expand Latino-oriented performances
The College of the Canyons Foundation has received a two-year $50,000 grant from The James Irvine Foundation to support an expansion in multicultural programming and outreach efforts to attract Latinos and Spanish-speaking populations in Santa Clarita by offering relevant, multicultural programming at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center.
Couple arrested on shoplifting charges
Sheriff's deputies arrested a Canyon Country couple Monday on suspicion of shoplifting from the Santa Clarita Valley's Target stores.
Stater Bros. supermarket chain cuts prices
Supermarket operator Stater Bros. announced Tuesday that the company will offer new, lower prices at all 166 Stater Bros. locations.
2 arrested following drug raid in Saugus
Sheriff's deputies arrested two men and placed five children in protective custody following a drug raid in Saugus earlier this week, authorities said.
Gary Horton: The greatest thing you'll ever learn
The greatest thing you'll ever learn "The greatest thing You'll ever learn Is just to love And be loved In return." - "Nature Boy," by Eden Ahbez FOURNEY'S COVE, Santa Cruz Island - Fourney's might as well be the edge of the world, for all California knows. Fifty miles out of Oxnard Harbor and 23 miles off shore from Santa Barbara, my friends and I are utterly alone and on our own amidst this ...
The Signal.com's Daybreak: June 17, 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:
Boston Scientific gives back to community
School & Business Alliance Executive Director Adriana Estrada, center, board chair Joan Lucid, to her right, and intern Kevin Camonayan, to her left, receive a $10,000 check from Boston Scientific Employee Community Team members which is presented by Boston Scientific senior vice president and neuromodulation president Michael Onuscheck, right, on Tuesday.
Your Community: Dates to Watch
Saturday Open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Placerita Canyon Natural Center, 19152 W. Placerita Canyon Road. Admission and parking are free. Animal presentations, panning for fools gold, face painting, rock painting, Indian artifact presentations, leader led hikes, entry and a history presentation of the original Walker cabin, food and drinks. Info: (661) 259-7721 or visit www.placerita.org. "A Walk in the Park." Six Flags Friends is pleased to host the second ...
Socialism not a threat
I keep reading in The Signal and listening to certain news channels talk about socialism as a threat to our society.
Don’t like it? Move
If the views of the residents of Santa Clarita offend Rene Sada ("Sore losers in SCV," Letters, May 27), she should move. May I suggest San Francisco? Perhaps she will be happier there.
Dodgeballin’ at the Police & Fire Games
The Newhall Area Dodgeball Squad took on all comers for the Western States Police & Fire Games Tuesday and managed to bring home the second-place trophy.
Your Community: Upcoming Events
Jazz & Blues Concert Series The Lexus of Valencia Jazz & Blues Concert Series on Town Center Drive at McBean Parkway adjacent to the Hyatt Valencia returns 7 p.m. Fridays through Aug. 28. Music, food and beverage and activities for kids. Admission is free. 24500 Town Center Dr., Valencia. Meditate your way to health Moment Connections will hold Meditation classes every Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Moment Connections, 22916 Lyons Avenue, Suite ...
Sotomayor a role model
Judge Sotomayor is a role model of aspiration, discipline, commitment, intellectual prowess and integrity and one of the most able federal judges currently sitting.
Western States Police & Fire Games boxing
A Santa Clarita sound studio hosted the Western States Police & Fire Games' boxing competition Tuesday.
McKeon fires on war funding bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. House of Representatives today took up the conference report for the war supplemental (H.R. 2346).
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Former Lake Elsinore councilman found slain
LAKE ELSINORE (AP) - A former councilman for the Southern California city of Lake Elsinore has been found slain in his home.
Italian mag: Should Mahony vote for pope?
ROME (AP) - An influential Italian Catholic magazine is asking its readers if disgraced former Los Angeles archbishop Roger Mahony should participate in the upcoming election for a new pope.
Study: Hummingbirds migrating earlier in spring
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Ruby-throated hummingbirds are migrating to North America weeks earlier than in decades past, and research indicates that higher temperatures in their winter habitat may be the reason.
Lakers owner Jerry Buss dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jerry Buss, the Los Angeles Lakers' playboy owner who shepherded the NBA franchise to 10 championships from the '80s Showtime dynasty to the Kobe Bryant era, died Monday, his assistant said.
Students urged to finish GED; changes due in 2014
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Adults who've begun working toward their GED are being urged to finish up this year, before the test for a high school equivalency diploma changes and they have to start all over.
Gun raffles stoke debate after Conn. shooting
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Police chiefs in New Hampshire wanted more money for their youth training program. A youth hockey team in North Dakota needed more ice time.
Overseas slice of 'Pi' flips Hollywood formula
LOS ANGELES (AP) - In mathematical terms, divide the circumference of the world by its diameter, and you have pi. In Hollywood terms, add a United Nations mix of ingredients and you have the blockbuster "Life of Pi."
Steve and Cokie Roberts: Fixing Fox and the GOP
Roger Ailes, the head of Fox News Channel, is a very smart man. And he knows how to count, a skill that has apparently eluded many of his fellow conservatives.
Active seniors have travel options
Those who have said goodbye to the work-a-day grind now have many hours to settle down and relax. People who have continually put off vacations in lieu of work responsibilities may now have all the time they need to explore the world.
Edward Headington: In honor of Presidents' Day 2013
Presidents' Day is a time set aside to celebrate the legacies of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln and also remember all of the Presidents of the United States (POTUS) that have made our nation great.
3-D presentation teaches water pollution prevention
The city of Santa Clarita went 3-D to teach students how to prevent pollution at the Newhall Library one day last week.
Steve Lunetta: The case against Democrats
A friend of mine recently sent me one of those political emails that screams for fact-checking. You know the ones I mean - "Obama is really a space alien and we have proof!" or "Hilary Clinton Smokes Pot with Harry Reid."
Today in the SCV: Monday Feb. 18, 2013
SCV Mindful Meditation Group
