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Photo Spotlight, July 17-24, 2009: This week through our eyes
Here's The Signal's Photo Spotlight for the week of July 17-24, 2009 featuring photos taken in the Santa Clarita Valley by Signal staff photographers.
Tickets available for local cancer benefit
Three doctors, who have treated many patients throughout the community, will be honored Aug. 2 at Tournament Players Club in Valencia.
Bill Kennedy: The good, the bad and the ugly
The good What a glorious celebration of accomplishment we had this past week when we marked the 40th anniversary of our landing on the moon. For centuries, people were enamored with the moon, wondering if any earthling would ever step foot on it. It wasn't until May 25, 1961, when President John F. Kennedy appeared before a special joint session of Congress to propose the ambitious goal of sending an American safely to the moon ...
Go ‘back to school’ on budget
Back-to-school shopping can be an exhausting and expensive experience and many parents start off on the wrong foot before they even get to the store.
Eric Christiansen: Recent losses
It was 1982, an "El Nino" year of record with surf and soaking rain. That year I rode surf breaks never seen before and surfed bigger waves than I had ever surfed, even to this day. It was the year Michael Jackson released his album," Thriller." Queen Elizabeth forded streams in a four-wheel drive to visit President Ronald Reagan at the Western Whitehouse near Santa Barbara. It was the year I first caught a glimpse ...
Saturn dealership hosts Jamfest
For the second year in a row, Saturn of Santa Clarita is hosting Summer Jamfest, featuring local bands and musicians, Saturday from noon to 5 p.m.
Graffiti Task Force continues to keep Santa Clarita clean
The city of Santa Clarita's Graffiti Task Force continues to conduct a number of events this year to help eradicate graffiti and maintain the beautiful aesthetics of Santa Clarita streets.
St. Clare Church offers 'Alpha' courses starting August 12
St. Clare Church will host an "Alpha Course" every Wednesday evening from Aug. 12 to Nov. 4 at 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Renehan Hall on location at 19606 Calla Way, Santa Clarita 91351.
Health care forum in Newhall tonight
A non-partisan community educational health forum and discussion dinner will feature doctors and local health care officials who will answer questions regarding the state and federal healthcare reform proposals tonight at 7 p.m. at Vincenzo's Pizza Parlor, 24504 1/2 Lyons Avenue behind the Shell Gas Station.
‘Popcorn and a Movie’ encores with ‘Bolt’ finale
Due to popular demand, the city of Santa Clarita will host an additional "Popcorn and a Movie" event on Saturday, Aug. 8 at 2 p.m.
City Skate Park hosts ‘Junior Skate’ beginning July 25
Beginning this Saturday, July 25, the city of Santa Clarita will host "Junior Skate" every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Santa Clarita Skate Park.
Follow sea turtles migration online July 31
On Friday, July 31, Caribbean Conservation Corporation (CCC) will deploy a loggerhead sea turtle outfitted with a satellite-transmitter from the Archie Carr National Wildlife as part of the second annual "Tour de Turtles: A Sea Turtle Migration Marathon."
Organic foods going under the microscope
To protect and inform consumers, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion by Supervisor Antonovich directing the Chief Executive Officer and the county's Agricultural Commissioner to conduct a study to determine the accuracy of organic claims made by supermarkets. "Consumers have the right to know that foods advertised as organic are grown free of pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, antibiotics or genetic modification," Antonovich said.
Antonovich calls for reclaimed water study
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion by Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich to study increasing reclaimed water for non-drinking purposes.
95.5 KLOS 28th annual blood drive is rockin'
LOS ANGELES (PRNewswire-USNewswire) -- The American Red Cross and radio station 95.5 KLOS are gearing up to rock Southern California's airwaves for the 28th Annual KLOS Blood Drive.
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Haiti's 'Baby Doc' summoned to court after no-show
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - A Haitian judge on Thursday summoned Jean-Claude Duvalier to appear in court after the former dictator defied an order to attend a hearing to determine whether he should again face charges for human rights abuses committed during the nearly 15 years of his brutal regime.
Oscar guy MacFarlane aims to perk up stodgy awards
LOS ANGELES (AP) - You think the Academy Awards are boring? Try the nominations. They only last a few minutes, but it's generally a sleepy academy suit and a sleepy starlet droning a list of names at 5:30 in the morning.
Georgia plane aborted landing, hit utility pole
THOMSON, Ga. (AP) - A small private jet carrying a surgeon and members of his clinic staff aborted its landing at a Georgia airport before it hit a 60-foot utility pole and crashed in a flaming wreck, killing five people onboard and injuring two, federal authorities said Thursday.
Pistorius granted bail pending murder trial
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) - In an agonizingly slow announcement, a magistrate allowed Oscar Pistorius to go free on bail Friday, nine days after the Paralympian was arrested in the Valentine's Day killing of his girlfriend.
Police: Hotel altercation sparked Vegas shooting
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Bullets were flying from a black Range Rover at a gray Maserati as the vehicles raced toward a red light on the Las Vegas Strip.
4 stabbed outside downtown LA nightspot
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Four young adults have been stabbed after a feud spilled out of a downtown Los Angeles nightspot.
More tests needed in LA hotel water tank death
LOS ANGELES (AP) - More testing must be done to determine the cause of death of a 21-year-old Canadian tourist whose body was found wedged in a water tank atop a downtown Los Angeles hotel, authorities said Thursday.
Letters: A socialist by any other name is... a socialist
Leftists of late have become very defensive about being called socialist in their ideology, as typified by Kevin Buck's column (Feb. 19, "Straw men live in glass houses").
Alice Khosravy: California is at bottom for business
Just a few short days ago the lanterns fell, bringing an end to Chinese New Year season for 2013.
