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NEW PICS: Led Zepagain hits stage at Central Park
The city of Santa Clarita's 2009 Concerts in the Park series continued Saturday night, July 18, with a performance by Led Zepagain, bringing the sounds of Led Zeppelin to life from the Central Park stage.
Kelley 'Cash for Clunkers' calculator connects consumers for car quotes
IRVINE, Calif. (PRNewswire) -- Kelley Blue Book, the leading provider of new-car and used-car information, has added a new feature to its Cash for Clunkers Calculator on the company's top-rated Web site, kbb.com, that connects consumers with dealers offering their best price on the qualifying new vehicle of choice.
Does your heap qualify for 'Cash for Clunkers' program?
COSTA MESA, Calif. (PRNewswire) -- With the Cash for Clunkers program, also known as CARS (Cash Allowance Rebate System), officially launched, new car shoppers have the opportunity to receive a $3,500 or $4,500 voucher towards the purchase or lease of a new vehicle if their trade-in vehicle meets specific program criteria (see list below).
Wine fest to benefit PAC's new K-12 arts program
All Corked Up, Santa Clarita's premier wine merchant and storage facility, will hold its 2009 International Wine Festival at College of the Canyons on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Gina Nordenstrom: MRF conflict made from air
Regarding Carole Lutness' "Nordenstrom needs to do some homework" Opinion column in the July 23 Signal: Apples are still apples, no matter how many times you try to make them oranges. Everyone knows what happens when you make assumptions based on appearances.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: July 28, 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:
Castaic students take to the stage
Dancing and singing their way through the summer heat, elementary school students from the Castaic Union School District took center stage at Castaic Middle School as part of a summer school enrichment program.
Republicans need to realize truth
When all you right wing thought-leaders get done freaking out over Judge Sotomayor, realize this truth:
Snack shack burns down at Hart High School
Firefighters spray down the snack shack on the Hart High School baseball field after the building caught fire Monday afternoon, authorities said. Firefighters arrived to find the snack shop fully engulfed in flames about 4:45 p.m., said Los Angeles County fire spokeswoman Stephanie English. The damage was estimated about $7,000. An electrical problem caused the blaze, English said.
Junior Olympics swimmers compete at Aquatic Center this week
The city of Santa Clarita will host the 2009 Southern California Swimming Junior Olympics at the Santa Clarita Aquatic Center from July 29 through Aug. 2.
John Dean, Watergate whistle-blower, visits SCV Aug. 15
John Dean, whose key testimony before Congress as counsel to President Richard Nixon during the Watergate scandal riveted the nation, is coming to Santa Clarita to discuss the just-released paperback edition of his latest best-selling book, "Blind Ambition: The End of the Story."
Ready, aim, fire: Summer Institute
Students at the College of the Canyon's Junior High Summer Institute six-week course built catapults for their 3D design and fabrication project.
Simply no money left
The Signal carried a story Thursday, July 16 ("Mom challenges disability cuts") about a rally in downtown L.A. to protest cuts in the state budget for disabled persons.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: July 27, 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:
The Questers Oak of the Golden Dream Chapter 381 reveal the restored Edison House to public
History is not just a dream of the past for members of The Questers' Oak of the Golden Dream Chapter 381 of Santa Clarita.
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Weeping Pistorius faces premeditated murder charge
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) - In a courtroom, not an Olympic stadium, there was no click-click-click of Oscar Pistorius' prosthetic limbs. His only sound Friday was loud, uncontrollable sobs as prosecutors charged him with premeditated murder in the shooting death of his model girlfriend.
Marsha McLean: Live from City Hall
One of the comments I often hear from people who visit Santa Clarita for the first time is how beautiful our city looks.
Faith calendar: Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013
Friendly Valley church
Daryl Cagle: That First Amendment can be soooooo annoying
I syndicate the cartoons of Rick McKee, the brilliant, conservative cartoonist from The Augusta Chronicle, to newspapers around the world.
Church volunteers in Nicaragua
A team of volunteers from the Valencia United Methodist Church traveled to Nicaragua the first week of March to offer assistance to poor families. The families live in shacks in and around an area known as la chureca, a large trash dump located in Central Nicaragua near the city of Managua.
Tim Myers: Competition is the spice of local life
Our youngest son, a senior at Valencia High School, ain't happy.
Saddened by the process
On Feb. 12, the president delivers his State of the Union address, and he is followed almost immediately by a GOP spokesman who says, "Oh, no, that's not the way it is.
Go get ‘em, deputies
Get the cars that have expired tags 30-180 days late. Get the drivers driving with headlights off when it is getting dark. Get those driving while talking on cell phones.
Today in the SCV: Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013
Valentine's heart-y walk
New gardeners have questions
People new to gardening ask the darndest questions: about how seeds work, about growing the perfect tomato, about waging war with insects (many of them beneficial).
How to fit new tile
Q: I need to replace some cracked and chipped tile in the bathroom. Some of it was shaped to fit around the base of the toilet. Is it difficult to shape replacement tiles in the same way? - Sarah S., Fort Worth, Texas
Prep boys hoops: Good memory
Two years ago, West Ranch boys basketball was eliminated from the postseason by eventual CIF division champion Ventura.
