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Reader Meter results, Sept. 11-18, 2009
Here are the results of The-Signal.com's latest Reader Meter poll. The-Signal.com visitors cast a total of 150 votes from late afternoon Friday, Sept. 11 to late afternoon Friday, Sept. 18, 2009.
Armed gang members behind bars after pursuit
Two known criminal street gang members are behind bars facing serious felony criminal charges after an alert resident took action.
‘Calling all Cougars': COC hosts homecoming event Oct. 3
SANTA CLARITA - The College of the Canyons Alumni and Friends, COC Foundation and COC athletics are 'calling all Cougars' to take part in the college's 40th Anniversary Homecoming Extravaganza Saturday, Oct. 3, at Cougar Stadium. The evening features a fun-filled lineup of activities - including a barbeque dinner in the Cougar Den, live entertainment, a special 40th Anniversary program, children's activities, raffle prizes and spectator give-aways from the Cougar mascot. Homecoming festivities will be ...
Sierra Vista teacher earns governor's gold medal for P.E.
George Velarde, head of the Physical Education Department at Sierra Vista Junior High School, has been awarded a Gold Medal by the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness in a Sports Spotlight Award ceremony in Sacramento this week.
City hosts retail fraud and theft prevention program workshop
The city of Santa Clarita Sheriff's Business Alliance Program will host a free lunch and learn workshop on retail fraud and theft prevention on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at City Hall in the City Council Chambers, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Santa Clarita.
Applications open for city's community services grant program
The City of Santa Clarita invites local non-profit organizations to apply for the City's Community Services Grant Program, designed to assist community-based, non-profit organizations with providing services to, or directly benefitting, Santa Clarita residents.
COC marks 40th anniversary, Summer of Love with “Hair”
In celebration of the 40th Anniversary of both College of the Canyons and the legendary Woodstock music festival held in 1969, the college's theatre and music departments will proudly present "Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical," beginning October 16, at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons (PAC).
Oak Ridge Drive to be closed at Metrolink crossing for improvements
Oak Ridge Drive will be closed at the Metrolink Railroad crossing from 8 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 20 to 2 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 21 for railroad grade crossing improvement work. The construction is part of ongoing maintenance scheduled for the Metrolink Railroad and is not expected to affect travel on their line.
McKeon holds health care town hall meeting at COC Sept. 26
Congressman Howard "Buck" McKeon (R-Santa Clarita) will host an in-person town hall meeting on health care reform at College of the Canyons on Sept. 26.
Katt Shea adds to her ‘List’
Hollywood may be a short drive from the Santa Clarita Valley, but there is one individual who has brought Hollywood into this valley.
Holmes meets hound at REP
The Repertory East Playhouse will return to its Main Stage Season tonight, Friday, Sept. 18, at 8 p.m., with "Sherlock Holmes and The Hound of the Baskervilles," adapted by F. Andrew Leslie, from the novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Perhaps the most famous and popular of the Sherlock Holmes mysteries, this gripping tale deals with the curse of the Baskerville family - and the fiendish killer-hound that stalks its members.
Huhn named Hart’s teacher of the year
Jennifer Huhn, a special education teacher at Golden Valley High School, has been named the William S. Hart Union High School District's Teacher of The Year.
Review: "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'
Let me search my memory. I think - no, I'm positive - this is the first movie I've seen where the hero dangles above a chasm lined with razor-sharp peanut brittle, while holding onto a red licorice rope held by his girlfriend, who has a peanut allergy, so that when she gets cut by some brittle and goes into anaphylactic shock and her body swells up, she refuses to let go, and so the hero bites through the licorice to save her. You don't see that every day.
Review: 'Jennifer's Body'
Just what we were waiting for, "Twilight" for boys, with Megan Fox in the Robert Pattinson role, except
For the love of mud
Mark Twain once said: "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Pope Francis: Protect the poor and the Earth
VATICAN CITY (AP) - After a week marked by acts of simplicity and openness, Pope Francis finally let his words do the talking as he officially began his stewardship of the Catholic Church on Tuesday.
Javier Hernandez: The Czar of Cigar -- 888 Claro
Two weeks ago we reviewed Miami 8&11 from Padilla Cigars. Today it's Luck of the Irish, as the 888 Claro is green.
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.
