Archive By Author - Signal Staff
Community scrapbook: Ethan Frank
Ethan Frank, a student from Santa Clarita Christian in Santa Clarita, will participate in the U.S. Naval Academy Summer Seminar Program.
Evan Christopher Conrad: Births
March 26, 2009 Evan Christopher Conrad, 7 lbs. 5 oz., 20 in., son of Kristin and Brendan Conrad of Valencia. Big brother is Nathan Conrad of Valencia. Grandparents are Terry and Walt Breitinger of Newhall, and Cindy and Kevin Conrad of Canyon Country.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: June 7, 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:
No Hooters or high schools allowed
Will the William S. Hart Union High School District ever manage to build a high school campus in Castaic without getting caught in the middle of other people's petty land wars?
UPDATED: Pro Drum throws 50th anniversary party
HOLLYWOOD -- The Professional Drum Shop, co-owned by Jerry Keyawa of Stevenson Ranch and members of his family, celebrated its 50th anniversary with a party and concert at the Avalon Theatre in Hollywood Saturday afternoon, June 6.
'Jazz and Blues' concerts encore for 11th year
The sounds of live jazz and blues will once again fill Town Center this summer as the Lexus of Valencia Jazz and Blues Concert Series returns for its 11th year.
Wine in the Pines
The "Wine in the Pines" event takes place Saturday, June 13 from noon to 4 p.m. in the village of Pine Mountain Club.
New event planning business in SCV
Santa Clarita residents and local business owners Yoti Telio of Santa Clarita Photographic Studio and Jen O'Sullivan of Jen O'Sullivan Boutique Wedding Photography have teamed up to create Event Pros International in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Faith Calendar
Personal finance workshop Who: Valencia United Methodist Church What: Professionals from the area will discuss such topics as personal budgeting, mortgage counseling, credit counseling, insurance and wills. Free of charge. When: 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. today Where: 25718 McBean Parkway in Valencia Contact: Ron Vanek at (661) 904-4372. "Adoption into God's Family" service Who: Pastor Stan Fix at the Friendly Valley Community Church (United Methodist). What: Fix will present the Sunday morning meditation, "Annie: ...
Fire-resistant, California-friendly plants
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has posted a list of plants on the Web site www.bewaterwise.com that are fire resistant and well-suited to Southern California conditions.
Oscar Dominguez: tips for creating a sound budget
Creating a budget in a tough economy may help you better understand where your money is going so you can properly manage your finances and plan for the future.
Pelote is wrong
On Sunday, May 24, The Signal published a column by Willie L. Pelote offering suggestions on how to balance the budget in light of the May 19 defeat of Propositions 1A through 1D.
Not enough water
I am writing in response to the letter by A. Jones in the May 23 edition of The Signal ("Tax outrage") regarding the proposed taxes and the water problems in Santa Clarita.
GM bankruptcy
I'm sorry to see GM file for bankruptcy. The one-time icon of American capitalism drove (no pun intended) themselves into this situation by not keeping up with the times, and thinking they were beyond reproach. GM let the foreign car industry pass them up in every phase of the business, and they also lacked the ingenuity and foresight to see what was coming. They sat back on their laurels and watched the "passing parade." ...
City logo change
Regarding the comment made by J. Arens ("City logo") in the May 27 edition of The Signal:
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Meteor explodes over Russia, 1,100 injured
MOSCOW (AP) - With a blinding flash and a booming shock wave, a meteor blazed across the western Siberian sky Friday and exploded with the force of 20 atomic bombs, injuring more than 1,000 people as it blasted out windows and spread panic in a city of 1 million.
Obama in Chicago exhorts 'ladders of opportunity'
CHICAGO (AP) - Pressing his case in the town that launched his political career, President Barack Obama called Friday for the government to take an active, wide-ranging role in ensuring every American has a "ladder of opportunity" into the middle class.
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.
