Archive By Author - Signal Staff
Trustees approve COC upgrades
College of the Canyons trustees approved funding Wednesday for a new Cougar Stadium scoreboard, upgraded technology and construction expenses for the Valencia campus.
Who will be Miss SCV?
The Miss SCV Scholarship Program is gearing up to crown new regional queens May 15 at the Hyatt Valencia. Contestants are sought to compete for Little Miss SCV, Miss Teen SCV, Miss SCV, Ms. SCV and Mrs. SCV.
The accidental stuntman: a local reflects on his career in movies
Terry Leonard never planned to go into the movie business. Plan A was to teach and coach. Plan B was to play professional football. The Agua Dulce resident never imagined his career would eventually find him being dragged behind a truck on a desert road, doubling for Harrison Ford in the 1981 blockbuster "Raiders of the Lost Ark." Remember that fantastic, explosive freight-train crash in 1993's "The Fugitive?" Leonard directed that sequence. Since 1963, 68-year-old ...
Beauty and the beach salute Earth Month
When a passion for fashion meets an effort for the environment, eco-friendly fun is the inevitable outcome. In honor of Earth Month and to support efforts for cleaner beaches, Rituals Colour Salon (Aveda) in Valencia recently held a "Project Earth: A Green Carpet Event."
Gary Horton
On Wednesday, Gary Horton confirmed what conservatives long suspected: The Democrat's denouncement of President Bush's deficits is as phony as a three dollar bill.
Big government waste
Liberals evidently love big government. Bigger government programs, they say, will lift up the poor and solve all our problems.
Your Community: Dates to watch
Today The Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival will be held 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Melody Ranch in Placerita Canyon. Parking at Railroad Avenue and 13th Street in Newhall. Tickets: $20. Music, food, entertainment. To purchase tickets by phone, call the City of Santa Clarita's Arts and Events office at (661)286-4021. Info: www.cowboyfestival.org. Free Rose Garden Tours will be held 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. of two private rose gardens hosted by The ...
Traffic makes way for wildlife
I love that the city has made a single lane to turn from Mcbean Parkway onto Newhall Ranch Road.
Your Community: Upcoming Events
Spirit Games needs volunteers Special Olympics Santa Clarita Valley 2009 Regional Spirit Games will be at Saturday, May 16 at Newhall Park, Boys & Girls Club, Placerita Junior High and Hart High. The games need about 600 volunteers. Contact Special Olympics Santa Clarita Valley office at (661)253-2121 or visit santaclarita@sosc.org. Red Cross honors heroes The Red Cross is currently seeking nominations for SCV residents who have taken action in a time of crisis ...
The Signal.com's Daybreak: April 26, 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:
O'Neal hearing continued
Friday's arraignment hearing of Redmond O'Neal was postponed until Wednesday, Los Angeles County District Attorney spokeswoman Jane Robison said Friday. O'Neal is the son of actors Ryan O'Neal and Farrah Fawcett.
‘Art at the Hart – Quick Draw’ tonight at 7
As the Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival hits town, the Friends of William S. Hart Park nonprofit organization will present "Art at the Hart - Quick Draw" starting at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 25 at Hart Park, in Hart Hall, 24151 Newhall Ave., Newhall 91321.
Saugus Swap Meet adds Saturdays
The Saugus Swap Meet, Santa Clarita's open air market, will be open on Saturdays starting May 2.
Free chicken at El Pollo Loco Tuesday
El Pollo Loco is offering free chicken at El Pollo Loco locations from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday.
Time Warner opens new local store
Time Warner Cable officials and members of the Santa Clarita Chamber of Commerce recently hosted the grand-opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Time Warner Cable store in Santa Clarita at 26500 Carl Boyer Drive, Santa Clarita.
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Health officials: 1 in 50 school kids have autism
NEW YORK (AP) - A government survey of parents says 1 in 50 U.S. schoolchildren has autism, surpassing another federal estimate for the disorder.
Gary Horton: More residents should find the Master Chorale
Think "inspiration." Think "spiritually beautiful." Think "melodically breathtaking."
Jim Mullen: Village Idiot
I know there are couples who enjoy cooking together and make it look like a well-rehearsed ballet. They savor the aroma of their secret recipe for wild salmon over lemon couscous, stir each other's soups and sample each other's sauces.
Some more equal than others
I used to live in Santa Clarita. I moved to the Bay Area about nine years ago but still check in on The Signal occasionally.
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.
