Archive By Author - Signal Staff
Soccer player signs up for charity
Nine-year-old Andy Ramirez and his brother Marco once cheered for pro soccer player Lawson Vaughn from the stands of a stadium, and on Sunday Vaughn showed up at a Saugus soccer game to return the cheer.
Senior Calendar
Senior Lunch Menu Available Monday through Friday at the SCV Senior Center in Newhall, and at Bouquet Canyon Seniors. Also available Monday, Wednesday and Thursday at the Masonic Lodge in Friendly Valley (661) 299-4595. Monday - Closed for President's Day Tuesday - Sweet & Sour chicken Wednesday - Salsbury steak Thursday - Creole Chicken Friday - Knockwurst or crabby cakes Note: Menu is subject to change. Health and Wellness screenings Blood pressure: Provided by registered ...
SCV open space panel to meet
The panel that oversees the city's open space purchases meets Tuesday for a review of 2008 activity.
Mancebo wins Stage 1 of Amgen Tour of California cycle race
SANTA ROSA, CALIF. (February 15, 2009) - Record crowds were, once again, on hand for Stage 1 of the 2009 Amgen Tour of California to watch the world's top cyclists travel from Davis to Santa Rosa, culminating with a climactic finish in downtown Santa Rosa. Francisco Mancebo (ESP) of Rock Racing took an early lead and ended up with the stage win, the team's first in the Amgen Tour of California, ahead of Jurgen Van ...
Swedish national champ wins Amgen Women's Criterium cycling race
SANTA ROSA, Calif., February 15, 2009 - Welcomed by thousands of fans lining the streets of Santa Rosa, Stage 1 of the 2009 Amgen Tour of California featured the second-annual Women's Criterium presented by the Redwood Regional Breast Center.
Cuts hit home for Hart
Last summer, administrators at the William S. Hart Union High School District predicted their budget shortfall through June 30, 2011, would be $6 million.
San Diego woman dies in crash north of Castaic
Mira Tijerin, of San Diego, was pronounced dead early Saturday at a collision scene after she lost control of her Nissan pick-up and rolled 300 feet down an embankment off northbound Interstate-5 about 30 minutes north of Santa Clarita.
Fair weather, despite clouds
Children went from ride to ride-hollering on the mini-roller coaster Alligator Alley, scanning the scenery from the ferris wheel-like Zipper or lifting their hands on the electronic swings Saturday at a Valencia carnival. They played games like Ring A Duck and Turtle Creek with stuffed animal prizes.
Alive thanks to an organ donor
Arlien Hopwood had no idea she was dying 16 years ago. "I went out running one day and after a few house lengths, I just couldn't run anymore," she said. After first being diagnosed with asthma, Hopwood was eventually diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, which causes the airways of the lungs to narrow and gets progressively worse over time. The same disease claimed the lives of her mother and grandmother. "Everything was a struggle, ...
Feds need to fix the current crisis
As the state prepares to tax us into the poorhouse and the feds grow the size of government instead of the economy, it is little wonder most people are overlooking the biggest crisis to hit California in a generation.
It's not us against them
Enjoyed very much the commentary by Bill Kennedy published Jan. 23. As I was growing up I seem to remember after each presidential election there was a return to work by both parties, in a bipartisan manner, to get back to running the country as they were elected to do. I've tried to figure out when things changed and - after an election - the losing party immediately started tearing down and disparaging the victorious ...
Stimulate whose economy?
A recent disclosure by the Associated Press states that banks that received federal funds are requesting visas for workers from out of this country to fill the positions of laid-off American workers.
Smyth, Runner: Furlough yourselves
Assemblyman Cameron Smyth and Sen. George Runner are conveniently exempt from the state furloughs.
City will work with neighborhood
On Feb. 5, a letter entitled "People Should Not Have to Live This Way in Santa Clarita" appeared in The Signal.
Your Community: Dates to watch
Saturday The annual Celebrity Waiter Dinner date will be held Saturday. The dinner will benefit the Respite Adult Day Care program offered by the SCV Senior Center. Info: (661) 288-0186, (661) 259-0033, ext. 227. Certified sommelier instructor, DiMaggio Washington, will host wine tasting classes at TPC Valencia. Lunch is provided, class runs 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. $84 / per class. Feb.21, France, Part 2. March 7, Wines of Italy, Part 1. March 21, Italy, ...
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
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.
