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The Signal.com's Daybreak: April 15, 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:
Hart singers compete in Orlando
On March 12, Hart High School Show Choirs' advanced groups, Sound Vibes and Hartbreakers, traveled to Orlando, Fla. to compete against the top choirs from across the country. Two other groups - Sweethearts and Hart and Soul - took their annual trip at the end of March to Disneyland for two nights and performed for the first time at California Adventure.
West Ranch junior chosen for Girls State
From written to spoken word, Hannah Langley has no problem expressing herself. That's at least partly why Langley, 17, a junior at West Ranch High School, was selected as the 2009 Girls State Representative to represent the school at the annual Girls State conference to be held at Pitzer College in Claremont this summer. Girls State, a program offered by the American Legion Auxillary, is a nonpartisan program that teaches young women responsible citizenship and ...
Santa Clarita PAC names literary scholarship winners
Three local high school students were awarded scholarships today for their performances in the Literature to Life essay contest, sponsored by the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons.
Join a pro-gun group
I would like to mention that the best pro-gun organizations to join and support are the John Birch Society, at jbs.org, Gun Owners of America or Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership. All these groups are on the Internet.
Mideast policy
With the sixth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq just passed, please remind your readers that the debate about the U.S.-Iraq policy should not just be whether U.S. troops should stay or leave.
Gary Horton: Tea Partiers, freedom isn’t actually free
Immediately after the launch of George W. Bush's Iraq War II, war boosting bumper stickers appeared on cars like so many Lakers Flags during NBA playoff season.
'Relay for Life' team captains run to April 21 meeting
Captains organizing teams for the American Cancer Society's "SCV Relay For Life" and those interested in forming a walking team for the 24-hour event this spring are invited to a team captain meeting 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, at North Park Elementary School, 23335 Sunset Hills Dr., Valencia.
Relay for Life deadline races closer
Businesses interested in supporting the American Cancer Society's 2009 SCV Relay For Life with an ad in the official program have until Friday, April 24, to order their ad and send in ad copy.
Blue Star military moms host ‘Casino Night’ fundraiser
SCV Blue Star Mothers Chapter #91 hosts a "Casino Night" fundraiser at the Newhall American Legion Hall on Saturday. April 18 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Supervisors vote to ask for Japanese-American WWII stamp
LOS ANGELES COUNTY - To honor the sacrifice and patriotism of the Japanese-American soldiers who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion by Supervisor Antonovich to send a five-signature letter to the United States Postmaster General in support of a Japanese-American World War II commemorative stamp. "Despite President Franklin Roosevelt's Executive Order 9066, relegating their families, friends and colleagues to ...
COC students explore Argentina
Gathered around a television set at the U.S. Embassy in Argentina, a group of College of the Canyons students watched as President Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. "We stood together and sang 'The Star-Spangled Banner,'" remembers Diane Raines, a nursing student who was on the trip. "I have never felt more proud to be an American."
Essay winners flying high with PAC scholarships
Officials at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons (PAC) have announced the three scholarship winners of the college's Literature to Life essay contest focusing on Khalid Hosseini's best-selling novel "The Kite Runner."
Autism awareness campaign begins
The Help Group, the nation's largest and most comprehensive nonprofit of its kind serving children with autism and other special needs, recently launched its annual California public awareness and education campaign in recognition of National Autism Awareness Month.
SCV Sheriff's Station captain gives props to public dispatchers
April 12 through April 18, 2009 is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. Public service and safety entities from all over the united states are participating in this recognition week in an effort to outwardly show appreciation for all the men and women who serve as public safety dispatchers.
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
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.
