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Honey Nut-Raisin Chex Mix
Honey Nut-Raisin Chex Mix Start to finish: 15 minutes 16 servings (1/2 cup each) 6 cups Honey Nut Chex cereal 1 cup cinnamon-raisin bagel chips, broken into bite-size pieces 3 tablespoons butter or margarine 3 tablespoons packed brown sugar 1 package (3 oz) cream cheese 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 cup raisins 1. ...
Stokes commanding, not convincing
Sydell Stokes ("Drug, insurance companies win," The Signal, Letters, Aug. 5) has a whole boatload of ideas about health care and how you should live your life.
Your Community: Upcoming Events
Wednesday Help save a life during Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital's Summer Blood Drive from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Henry Mayo/COC Clinical Education Center, 25727 McBean Parkway, Valencia. All blood types are needed. Register online at www.givelife.org and enter sponsor code: henrymayo. Info: (661) 253-8888. Thursday Sample outstanding boutique wines courtesy of Vino 100 at the Michael Hoefflin Foundation for Children's Cancer "A Pour for the Cause - Panoramic Edition." ...
Gary Horton: Fear shouldn’t be a pre-existing condition
American conservatives project the myth of the "rugged individualist" - America as part-Marlboro Man blowing smoke at the American Cancer Society and part-Sarah Palin gutting a caribou and flinging the bloody entrails at PETA.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: Aug. 19, 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:
Welcome back Rio Vista
From left to right, 6-year-olds Ainsley Demuth, Alyssa Carrey, and Kaysea Tabb peek into their new classroom at Rio Vista Elementary School in Canyon Country on Tuesday. Parents and students reunited with friends and received their class schedules for the 2009-10 school year during Welcome Back Night. Today is the elementary school's first day back at school.
Rizzo nails it
I enjoyed Phil Rizzo's Aug. 5 Opinion column ("Corruption is what makes democracy function," The Signal), wherein he states, "The most outstanding example of corruption in government is what goes on between lobbyists, the groups they represent, and Congress."
Questionable vet service in our valley
I am questioning the policies of one of our veterinarian clinics in Santa Clarita. I have personal knowledge of a small dog being seen by a veterinarian employed there. He was diagnosed with possible indigestion, X-rayed and sent home. He is two years old and was not eating, vomiting and listless. When the animal got worse and had a distended abdominal area, the owner returned to the clinic the following week and a diagnosis of ...
America’s Kid Times takes home 5 awards
America's Kid Times won five awards in the 2009 National Newspaper Association's Best of Newspaper In Education Contest, including first place in Innovation Awards: Educational Support, Non-daily Division.
Palin defenders can’t get their facts right
Unfortunately, once again a Palin defender can't get her facts straight ("This is about Sarah Palin ... and more," The Signal, Aug. 10).
Higher minimum wage costs jobs
Dear President Obama: My husband and I are small-business owners and employed up to 120 employees at one point. As I understand it, you are requiring an increase in minimum wage. Due to minimum-wage increases we have decreased our staff accordingly to stay in business. We realize the reason for minimum-wage increases are too improve the standard of living for minimum wage earners. The majority of our employees, and most minimum wage earners, are teenagers. ...
Spiced Nuts ’n Chex Mix — Katie Lee’s signature recipe
Start to finish: 15 minutes 16 servings (1/2 cup each) 1/4 cup sugar 1 tablespoon chili powder 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne) 1/4 cup butter or margarine 2 cups Corn Chex cereal 2 cups Rice Chex cereal 2 cups Wheat Chex cereal 1 can (11.5 oz) mixed nuts 1. In small bowl, mix sugar, chili powder ...
Snickerdoodle Chex Mix
Start to finish: 15 minutes 16 servings (1/2 cup each) 1/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 cups Cinnamon Chex cereal 2 cups Chocolate Chex cereal 4 cups popped popcorn 1/4 cup butter or margarine 1. In small bowl, mix sugar and cinnamon; set aside. 2. In large microwavable bowl, mix cereals and popcorn. 3. In 1-cup microwavable measuring cup, microwave ...
The Original Chex Party Mix
Start to finish: 15 minutes 24 servings (1/2 cup each) 3 cups Corn Chex cereal 3 cups Rice Chex cereal 3 cups Wheat Chex cereal 1 cup mixed nuts 1 cup bite-size pretzels 1 cup garlic-flavor bite-size or regular-size bagel chips, broken into 1-inch pieces 6 tablespoons butter or margarine 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 1 1/2 ...
Canyon Country Advisory Committee meets Wednesday
The next Canyon Country Advisory Committee meeting will be held Wednesday, August 19, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m in the George A. Caravalho Activity Center Banquet Room, 20880 Centre Pointe Parkway, Santa Clarita.
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Hoffa mystery still fascinates after 4 decades
OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - The latest possible resting place of Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa is an overgrown farm field where the normal calm of chirping crickets is being drowned out by a beeping backhoe, the chop of an overhead news helicopter and the bustle of reporters and onlookers.
LA City Council votes to ban plastic bags
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles City Council has given initial approval to an ordinance banning stores from providing customers single-use plastic bags.
Unattended campfire caused Calif. fire
MARIPOSA, Calif. (AP) - An unattended campfire near a main route into Yosemite National Park has grown into a blaze that has led to the evacuations of 800 homes and 1,500 people, officials said Tuesday.
San Jose sues MLB over A's proposed move
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Major League Baseball is dragging its feet on having team owners vote on the Oakland Athletics' proposed move to a new ballpark 40 miles south in San Jose, San Jose city officials said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
Chrysler agrees to recall of Jeeps at risk of fire
DETROIT (AP) - Chrysler abruptly agreed to recall 2.7 million older model Jeeps Tuesday, reversing a defiant posture and avoiding a possible public relations nightmare over fuel tanks that can catch fire in a rear-end collision.
Santa Clarita DUI checkpoint scheduled for Thursday
Santa Clarita, CA – Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station/Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on June 20, 2013, at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. Checkpoints are placed in locations that have the greatest opportunity for achieving drunk and drugged driving deterrence and provide the greatest safety for officers and the public.
Diving great Greg Louganis to marry in fall
NEW YORK (AP) - Former Olympic diving champion Greg Louganis plans to get married this fall.
Ed Koch's tombstone engraved with wrong birth date
NEW YORK (AP) - Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch meticulously planned his own funeral, but his tombstone has the wrong birth date.
House takes up far-reaching anti-abortion bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans on Tuesday make their most concerted effort of the year to change federal abortion law with legislation that would ban almost all abortions after a fetus reaches the age of 20 weeks.
Chrysler expected to formally refuse Jeep recall
DETROIT (AP) - In one of the biggest-ever showdowns between an automaker and the government, Chrysler on Tuesday is expected to file papers explaining its refusal to recall 2.7 million older Jeep SUVs that are at risk of catching fire in rear-end collisions.
Arrests: Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, June 18, 2013
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Military leaders plan for women in combat
WASHINGTON (AP) - Military leaders are ready to begin tearing down the remaining walls that have prevented women from holding thousands of combat and special operations jobs near the front lines.
LA council to vote on banning plastic bags
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles may be joining the battle against the bag.
Port of LA unveils plan for marine research center
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles port officials on Monday unveiled plans to create a $500 million marine research center called AltaSea.
Bieber's car hits photographer
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Video shows Justin Bieber running into a photographer with his white Ferrari in Hollywood, but police say there was no crime and the injuries aren't life-threatening.
