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The Signal.com's Daybreak: March 2, 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:
Flyers to face Phoenix
Since their first season in 2001-2002, the Western States Hockey League franchise in Valencia has not advanced past the first round of the Western Division playoffs.
Rock auction to benefit ill deputy
Some live to rock. Now rock can help someone live. Many rock legends donated unique items to auction off on e-Bay to raise money for a Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy stricken with a deadly form of leukemia. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Robert "Bobby" Corrales, who is stationed at Santa Clarita Valley Superior Court, was recently stricken with acute myloid leukemia. To show their support, Corrales' friend and former colleague Deputy Mike Ascolesce along ...
Our View: One valley, one vision for sorting trash
The Santa Clarita City Council got an earful Tuesday from neighbors of the two nearby landfills, in Val Verde and Granada Hills.
All they want to do is dance
Saugus High School hosted a sold-out show Saturday, as parents and friends packed bleachers to watch dance teams perform hip-hop, jazz and lyrical routines.
Stimulus package is a Trojan horse?
Trojan horse: A trick that causes a target to invite a foe into a securely protected place with the result being harm to the target. Sounds suspiciously like the "stimulus package" ruse.
No viewpoint censorship
Liberals in Congress are again threatening to reintroduce the so-called Fairness Doctrine to FCC requirements.
Hooray for helping hands
Watching the Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 22, I found the real winner was the Hyundai Motor Co., one of the sponsors of the event.
Add a sports feature
The Signal Sports section does a great job of covering local sports. I love your features on young athletic standouts. But I beg you to add a feature: a listing of all local sporting events coming up in the next few days.
In the service: Matthew Kobel
Navy Reserve Seaman Matthew B. Kobel, son of Lela F. and Micheal J. Kobel of Valencia, recently completed U.S.
Births: Feb. 3, 2009 to Feb. 20, 2009
All births below were recorded at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital in Valencia, unless otherwise noted. Parents can submit jpeg photos and announcement information to Lifestyle@the-signal.com - subject line: BIRTH.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: March 1, 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: Today in History
Blood drive commemorates St. Francis Dam disaster
On March 12, it will be 81 years since the collapse of the St. Francis Dam allowed hundreds of thousands of gallons of water to wash down San Francisquito Canyon in the Santa Clarita Valley killing hundreds of people and scores of livestock as well as destroying homes and property in a path that ran along the Santa Clara riverbed to the Pacific Ocean in Ventura.
In the service: Juan M. Castro-Valenzuela
Air Force Airman Juan M. Castro-Valenzuela has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
Your Community: Upcoming Events
'Beauty and the Beast' at Legacy Legacy Christian Academy will perform "Beauty and the Beast" today at 3 p.m. Tickets are $7. 27680 Dickason Drive, Valencia. Info: (661) 257-7377. The Genesis Project at Tesoro Adobe The County of Los Angeles, Department of Parks and Recreation, presents "The Genesis Project" at Tesoro Adobe Historic Park in Valencia from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays through March 6. The show features display panels produced by ...
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UPDATE: Body found in rubble of KC explosion
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - The mayor of Kansas City says search crews have found a body in the rubble of a Kansas City restaurant destroyed by an explosion.
In fact-based films, how much fiction is OK?
NEW YORK (AP) - The scene: Tehran's Mehrabad airport, January 1980. Six U.S. diplomats, disguised as a fake sci-fi film crew, are about to fly to freedom with their CIA escorts. But suddenly there's a moment of panic in what had been a smooth trip through the airport.
US ready to strike back against China cyberattacks
WASHINGTON (AP) - As public evidence mounts that the Chinese military is responsible for stealing massive amounts of U.S. government data and corporate trade secrets, the Obama administration is eyeing fines and other trade actions it may take against Beijing or any other country guilty of cyberespionage.
14 hurt in Kansas City gas blast, fire
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A gas explosion that sparked a massive, block-engulfing blaze in an upscale Kansas City shopping district injured 14 people, a city official said Tuesday evening, adding it is believed that an accident by a utility contractor may have caused the blast.
Emblem Academy open house today
Parents, prospective students and interested community members are invited to attend one of two open house events at Emblem Academy tonight.
'Every 15 Minutes' event set for Hart High School
Officials from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station, city of Santa Clarita and Hart High School will partner to stage the latest "Every 15 Minutes" event Thursday.
License compliance check in Acton
Officers from the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control will be in Acton today checking to ensure animals are up to date on their rabies vaccinations and that residents are complying with state licensing requirements.
Gary Horton: Life can be a sound track by the B-52’s
It's sometime in the late 1980s and our family and friends are piled inside our Ford cruiser van heading off to a family ski trip to Lake Tahoe - or to a Boy Scout boating trip at Lake Mead - or some other fun teen-friendly vacation destination.
Today in the SCV: Wednesday, Feb. 20
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