Archive By Author - Signal Staff
Note to Class of '09
Graduating from high school is really the beginning of a new phase of your life. As you become more independent, you become more in control of your life, you get to make more decisions. I hope you have a good personality, stamina and ability to adapt, a sense of humor, intellectual curiosity and parents who will support your adventures as you navigate through life. God has got your back. And sometimes you find out what ...
Michael Hoefflin Foundation 2009 Golf Classic
Bob Ferguson narrows his focus Sunday as he takes the putt on the putting course at the Tournament Players Club Golf course in Valencia. The 2009 Golf Classic was held to help the Michael Hoefflin Foundation support children with pediatric cancer.
George Runner: ‘Do as I say, not as I do’
One of the founding principles in America is equality under the law. No one, not even our leaders, are above the law.
Community Scrapbook: Heather L. Jordan
Heather L. Jordan received the B.S.C and B.A. degrees June 4 from Washington and Lee University.
Community Scrapbook: Dayna Smith
Dayna Smith of Valencia, California, is listed on the spring semester dean's list at the University of Portland. Smith is a junior and majoring in business. Students need at least a 3.5 grade point average to make the dean's list.
Community Scrapbook: Rachel O’Connor
Rachel O'Connor, of Santa Clarita, received a Bachelor's Degree during the 2009 Commencement Ceremonies of Hobart and William Smith Colleges, held Sunday May 17.
Community Scrapbook: Art contest winners
Picture Perfect Window Coverings held its first annual Art Contest on May 12. Art students from Artworks Studio and Picasso's Playmates participated in the contest for a nominal entry fee. Picture Perfect donated half of the proceeds to the Circle of Hope, a nonprofit charity supporting women and men with breast cancer.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: June 28, 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:
Tim Myers: I guess turnout was worse than I had expected
Assemblyman Cameron Smyth used to tell a self-deprecating story concerning his first (unsuccessful) effort to run for a seat on the Santa Clarita City Council.
Tiny’s large legacy
The passing of Wayne King, known to many as Tiny, owner of the submarine shop on Camp Plenty in Canyon Country, is so saddening.
SCV businesses should think competitively
While spending $5.2 million to urge local residents to "Think Santa Clarita Valley" when shopping ("Council says 'Think SCV,'" April 29), I hope the City Council also urges local business to do their part in being competitive.
Save money on A.C.
Last summer, we were immediately able to save more than $150 a month in air-conditioning bills instantly and affordably.
Gloria Locke: More than just the King of Pop
Michael Jackson's music eased my pain more than anything else on earth. When my mom and dad got divorced I was 8, and right at that time "I Want You Back" was released. I played it all the time to help me through the pain. At 18, when my teenage love Marco died, I listened to Michael Jackson songs and decided to move to California because that's where Michael Jackson was. I wanted to meet ...
Community Scrapbook: Jade Sekeres
Jade Sekeres, a student at Valencia High School, has been selected to attend the 2009 Congressional Student Leadership Conference on Medicine & Healthcare, sponsored by LeadAmerica. The CSLC is a college-accredited invitational leadership program for academically talented and promising young leaders from across the United States and internationally. Jade Sekeres will join other exceptional high school students with records of academic achievement and extracurricular or community involvement who are inverted to participate. The CSLC on ...
Miss daily ‘Doonesbury’
It is with great dismay that I open my Signal every day (except Sunday) to find that you continue to omit the latest episode of Doonesbury from your comics page.
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Amanda Bynes accused of bong toss out window
NEW YORK (AP) - Actress Amanda Bynes appeared disheveled in a long blond wig and sweats Friday in a criminal court where she was charged with reckless endangerment after police said she heaved a marijuana bong out the window of her 36th-floor Manhattan apartment.
Closures coming to I-5 through the Santa Clarita Valley
Santa Clarita - The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) plans to close the lanes listed below as part of a $72 million project that is constructing a truck lane on southbound I-5 between Pico Canyon Road/Lyons Avenue and the Antelope Valley Freeway (SR-14). Ramp closures will be staggered. Detours will be signed. No unusual levels of dust, noise or vibration are expected. Closures are subject to change.
Molester found slain in Corcoran prison cell
CORCORAN, Calif. (AP) - Investigators at California State Prison-Corcoran are investigating as a homicide the death of an inmate who was a convicted child molester.
LA sanitation ends plans for dump near Joshua Tree
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A regional garbage collection agency has tossed out plans to build a mega-landfill for Los Angeles' trash less than two miles from Joshua Tree National Park in the remote Southern California desert.
No bail for parents in faith-healing death
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A Philadelphia man charged with murder after losing two sons to untreated pneumonia told police he believes in "divine healing," not medicine, to "break the devil's power."
Stocks barely budge; market ends week with loss
NEW YORK (AP) - Major stock indexes closed out their first weekly loss in a month in quiet trading Friday.
NBC to air Blake Shelton's benefit for Oklahomans
NBC and sister networks will air Blake Shelton's concert to help his fellow Oklahomans affected by this week's storms in their home state.
Walmart to sell frozen Fatburger patties
NEW YORK (AP) - Fatburger, a chain with a devoted following on the West Coast, said Friday it will sell its branded frozen beef patties in Walmart stores nationwide.
Mom, boyfriend held after Palmdale boy, 8, beaten
PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) - A Palmdale couple has been arrested after the woman's 8-year-old son was beaten, burned and left in critical condition.
Rare Superman comic found in house insulation
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - It's considered the Holy Grail of comic books: Action Comics No. 1 from 1938, featuring the debut of Superman. David Gonzales found one mixed in with old newspapers insulating the ceiling of a house he was renovating in a small town in Minnesota.
Arias foreman: Sentencing decision unfair to jury
PHOENIX (AP) - The jury foreman in Jodi Arias' trial says the panel just couldn't decide whether the killing of her boyfriend was enough to merit a death a sentence.
Arrests: Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, May 24, 2013
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Canyon Country West crime report: Arson reported on Golden Triangle Road
Canyon Country West, Zone 7, Public Safety and Crime Prevention Information. Snapshot for 05-13-2013 to 05-19-2013
Saugus crime report: Attempted theft from a vending machine
Saugus, Zone 4 Update, Public Safety & Crime Prevention Information Snapshot: 05/13/2013 - 05/19/2013
Canyon Country East crime report: Attempted scissor-stabbing reported
Canyon Country East, Zone 8, Public Safety and Crime Prevention Information. Snap Shot 05/13/2013 – 05/19/2013.
