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Volunteeers: Saddle up for Cowboy Festival

The city of Santa Clarita is hoping to rustle up some young volunteers for the annual Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival, April 25 and 26 at Melody Ranch Motion Picture Studios.

March 14, 2009 | By Signal Staff | Santa Clarita Valley News


COC appoints director of business center

The Santa Clarita Community College District announced Friday the appointment of Steven Tannehill as the director of the Small Business Development Center hosted by College of the Canyons.

March 14, 2009 | By Signal Staff | Local Business


Maureen Stephenson: don't take no for an answer

No matter what you sell, you will inevitably face rejections and refusals, but learning to see "no" as valuable feedback can take your sales to a new level. Regardless of how often we hear "no," it's a tough thing to take.

March 14, 2009 | Signal Staff | Business Columns


Cast your vote, take your chances

Signal reader Bob Baxton brings up an interesting point ("Tired of the mantra," Letters, Feb. 27) about our politics in general. Most recently in Sacramento and presently in Washington, D.C., we have seen the results of a system that has been prevalent in our two-party system for much too long.

March 14, 2009 | By Dick Ramirez Valencia | Read Letters to Editor


Gary Horton joins Democrats

Congratulations to Gary Horton for officially joining the Democrat party ("Can the Buck be passed?" published Mar. 4).

March 14, 2009 | By Scott Wilk Saugus | Read Letters to Editor


Food questions with golfer Denis Watson

Pro golfer Denis Watson, who is playing at the AT&T Champions Classic at Valencia Country Club through Sunday, recently offered up his take on food to The Signal.

March 14, 2009 | By Signal Staff | Your Home


Improving your yard with hardscaping with fine design

Landscaping not only makes your home more beautiful it can also make it more valuable. In fact, a Michigan State University study found that, depend­ing on where the house is located, high-quality landscaping adds between 5 percent and 11 percent to its price.

March 14, 2009 | For The Signal | Your Home


Robert Lamoureux: countertops and new piping

Hello Robert, I have a Formica countertop in the kitchen and where the seam was placed, I put something hot on it and it buckled in one spot. Can this be repaired? Can a strip be glued over the whole seam? Thank you so much for your help, Hi Harriet, Now is a good time to start thinking about a new countertop. You could glue Formica over the top of the damaged area, but ...

March 14, 2009 | Signal Staff | Your Home


Schools fed up with local budget cuts

Hundreds of teachers, administrators and parents dressed in pink lined Santa Clarita Valley intersections Friday to protest pink slips issued to teachers across the state - and the impact they say those layoffs will have on children's futures.

March 14, 2009 | By Tammy Marashlian Signal Staff Writer | Santa Clarita Valley News


Diary of a champion: Tom Purtzer

I've got all my kids here, so it's going to be a totally different night than it's been the last couple of nights.

March 14, 2009 | By Tom Purtzer | Sports Commentary


Diary of a caddy: Mark Long

A little bit disappointing. Fred played well enough to shoot two or three under probably, just the putter.

March 14, 2009 | By Mark Long | Sports Commentary


The-Signal.com's Daybreak: March 14, 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:

March 14, 2009 | By Signal Staff | Santa Clarita Valley News


Pursley starts anew in 2009

Editor's note: Tim Haddock has an extensive motor sports background and is a former staff writer at The Signal.

March 14, 2009 | By Tim Haddock First Gear | Sports Commentary


Pastor Gilbert Burns: Choices make you what you are

When we read what the Lord says to us in Proverbs 2, "My son, if you receive my words, and treasure my commands within you, so that you incline your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding; yes, if you cry out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding, if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures; then you will understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God."

March 14, 2009 | Signal Staff | Faith/Religion


Resident helps students beat prejudice

When American Jewish University held its 11th annual Prejudice Awareness Summit on Feb. 25, Valencia resident Sarah Rensin was one of the facilitators for almost 200 students attending from middle schools from all over the Los Angeles area.

March 14, 2009 | By Signal Staff | Faith/Religion


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Arrests: Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, May 21, 2013

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May 21, 2013 | Source: Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station | Crime Reports


AP photographer sees kids pulled from rubble

Editor's Note: Oklahoma City-based AP photographer Sue Ogrocki was at the elementary school destroyed by a tornado and saw rescuers pulling children out of the rubble. This is her account of what she witnessed.

May 21, 2013 | By Associated Press | Signal AP


Customs seizes elephant meat, dead primate in LA

LOS ANGELES (AP) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Los Angeles have made some unusual seizures, including elephant meat, a dead primate and hundreds of handbags made from the skin of snakes, lizards and crocodiles.

May 21, 2013 | Associated Press | Signal AP


Yahoo looks to regain its cool with Tumblr deal

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - After falling woefully out of fashion, Yahoo wants to be cool again while catering to the capitalistic demands of its shareholders. That goal led CEO Marissa Mayer to make a $1.1 billion bet on online blogging forum Tumblr in a risky acquisition that revolves around the vision and instincts of a 26-year-old entrepreneur who dropped out of high school to pursue his dream of bringing more beauty and creativity to the Internet.

May 21, 2013 | Associated Press | Signal AP


UPDATE: Officials say 24 killed in Okla. tornado

MOORE, Okla. (AP) - Emergency crews combed the sticks and rubble remains of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday morning less than a day after a massive tornado slammed through the community, flattening homes and demolishing an elementary school. At least 24 people were killed, including at least seven children, and those numbers were expected to climb.

May 21, 2013 | By Associated Press | Signal AP


Report: NPS hantavirus response followed policy

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) - Federal investigators probing the hantavirus outbreak blamed for three deaths at Yosemite National Park recommended on Monday that design changes to tent cabins and other privately run lodging first be reviewed by National Park Service officials.

May 21, 2013 | Associated Press | Signal AP


Oklahoma twister tracked path of 1999 tornado

NEW YORK (AP) - Monday's powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999.

May 21, 2013 | Associated Press | Signal AP


Charlie Vignola: A scandal is only a scandal when it happens to Democrats

Imagine for a moment a President of the United States who ignored warnings about an imminent terrorist threat that resulted in an attack that killed American citizens, then argued that we didn't need an investigation to figure out what went wrong.

May 21, 2013 | Signal Staff | Columnists


Boy Scouts of America

Dear Editor,

May 21, 2013 | Malcolm Blue Valencia | Read Letters to Editor


Signal Sales Beat for May 21, 2013

KEN "Beer It Forward" is just one of the unique ideas presented at a sneak preview and tour of Wolf Creek Brewery on Thursday, May 16, 2013. You can buy a friend a beer (even if they are not present) and they will have up to sixty days to redeem. Wolf Creek Brewery is owned by the same owners of Wolf Creek Restaurant and Brewery, however, in this facility the focus is on producing and ...

May 21, 2013 | Signal Staff | Signal Sales Beat


Tom Purcell: Advice from the master

ill Clinton, wearing a white toga and a crown of gold, sat in a garden while attractive women fed him grapes. President Obama, having just suffered the most devastating week of his presidency, sat nearby, seeking advice in the art of telling whoppers. Using the Socratic method of teaching, Clinton began to tutor his new student.

May 21, 2013 | Signal Staff | Columnists


$6 million to fight the Frazier Park fire

FRAZIER PARK (AP) - A fire that broke last week near Frazier Park has closed a state park and already has cost more than $6 million to fight.

May 21, 2013 | Signal Staff | Santa Clarita Valley News


Kershaw pitches 3-hitter as Dodgers beat Brewers

MILWAUKEE (AP) - With speculation that Don Mattingly could be fired sometime this week, the Los Angeles Dodgers manager needed Clayton Kershaw to pitch well in the worst way.

May 20, 2013 | Associated Press | Dodgers/Angels


‘A Knight Like No Other’ at Trinity

When Trinity was founded, it only had Kindergarten through second grade and planning a prom was many years down the road.

May 20, 2013 | By Sandra Oshiro Communications Coordinator Trinity Classical Academy | SCV Schools


Frank Ferry: Live from City Hall

May is Building Safety Month and the ideal time to tackle all of those home-improvement projects on your "to do" list before summer is in full swing.

May 20, 2013 | Signal Staff | Columnists


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