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On the road for Feb. 1, 2009
Planning a trip out of town? Take The Signal with you! Send us a photo of you and your family or friends holding up a copy of The Signal, with your exotic locale in the background. E-mail your digital image to photo@the-signal.com and be sure to put ON THE ROAD in the subject field of your e-mail. The image should be a high-resolution JPEG or TIF file for the newspaper. We will optimize your photo ...
Valentine's Serenades for your sweetheart
Nothing tells someone you love them like a Singing Valentine. Santa Clarita Valley's own Men of Harmony Barbershop Quartet will serenade your sweetheart at home, at work or anywhere you choose in the Santa Clarita Valley. Your singing gift that says "I Love You" includes a two love-song serenade, a Valentine's Day card with your personalized greeting and a flower gift.
In the service: Justin S. Richwine
Army Pvt. Justin S. Richwine has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: Feb. 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:
Your Community: Dates to watch
Saturday Certified sommelier instructor, DiMaggio Washington, will host wine tasting classes at TPC Valencia. Lunch is provided, class runs 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $84/per class. Feb. 7, Wines of France, Part 1. Feb. 21, France, Part 2. March 7, Wines of Italy, Part 1. March 21, Italy, Part 2. April 11, Wines of Spain, Part 1. April 25, Wines of Spain, Part 2. TPC 26550 Heritage View Lane, Valencia. (661) 288-1995 Students must be 21 years ...
Your Community: Upcoming Events
Valencia Library book club The Valencia Library Book Club meets the first Thursday of the month in the community room at the library 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday: "Bone People" by Keri Hulme March 5: "Dreams From My Father" by Barack Obama Health and Wellness lectures Free and open to the public, the lectures take place from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the SCV Senior Center, 22900 Market Street, Activity Rooms 1 and ...
Gary McGrath: It's only rock 'n' roll, but he likes it
Whether it's for a crowd of 80,000 rabid Bon Jovi fans or five locals singing along to their favorite cover tunes, Grammy-winning Saugus singer-songwriter-guitarist Gary McGrath just loves to play.
UPDATED: Washington Journal: the Inauguration 411
Signal Staff Writer Brian Charles usually covers cops and courts. But from Jan. 9 to Jan. 23, 2009, Washington, D.C., was his beat. As much of a pro as Charles is, this time, it was personal. Charles and members of his immediate and extended family converged on the nation's capital to share an experience many of them never dreamed could happen. Appearing in The Signal newspaper and online at The-Signal.com each day Jan. 9 through Jan. 23, and archived ...
WEB EXTRA: 50 Years on, Buddy Holly Will Not Fade Away
Loyal Fans, Family, Friends and Record Label Celebrate a Rock 'n' Roll Legend 'Buddy will never be forgotten. His music lives on every day.'
Man charged in '88 Alamo beating appears in court
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A man who took part in the 1988 beating of a young boy at a Tony Alamo Christian Ministries compound in the Santa Clarita Valley near Los Angeles returned to court in Santa Clarita Friday, more than two decades after the attack.
Teens treated after collapsing at local bookstore
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) - Six teenagers have been treated after they were found disoriented or unconscious at a Valencia bookstore, and drugs are suspected.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: Jan. 31, 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:
Oscar Dominguez: Refinancing goals
In the past few months, four Union Bank branches in the Santa Clarita Valley have received numerous inquiries about refinancing, a topic especially relevant as the economic climate continues to trend downward, and mortgage interest rates plummet to record lows.
Maureen Stephenson: No time like the present to tighten things up
I bet that got your attention. It's something that every business owner knows, but it seems to get lost in the shuffle of our day-to-day doing business. These days, when everyone is in a pinch, we all can use a reminder about little things that might have gotten lost in the high times. I'm not going to give you a lot of rhetoric on the subject. Instead I'm going to simply give you a list ...
Michael Picarella: 'News briefs' from the Picarellas
TV broke, conversation a must At 9:22 p.m., Sat., Jan. 3, the TV in the master bedroom of my home stopped working. For the remainder of the evening, my wife and I were forced to hold steady and focused conversation. "At almost 10 p.m. on a Saturday, after our 5-year-old and his slumber buddies had already gone to sleep on the living room floor, what were my husband and I to do but talk quietly ...
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Serial murder suspect delivers opening remarks
SAN RAFAEL (AP) - Serial murder suspect Joseph Naso delivered an hours-long personal history Monday replete with childhood photos, as he launched his defense, denied the decades-old slayings of four women and claimed he is not the "monster" prosecutors have made him out to be.
Obama: NSA secret data gathering 'transparent'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview Monday, and called them transparent - even though they are authorized in secret.
N. Calif. wildfire brings evacuation of 150 homes
MARIPOSA (AP) - A wind-whipped wildfire near the main route into Yosemite National Park in the Sierra foothills forced the evacuation of at least 150 houses Monday and was threatening more, state fire officials said.
Will Durst: Your ever-vigilant friends at the NSA
Dear U.S. Citizen,
Charlie Vignola: Giving up freedom and privacy for security
Two weeks have gone by since Edward Snowden, a 29-year-old computer tech working as an NSA contractor, leaked information about classified government information to the press, effectively exposing top secret programs designed to combat terrorism and save American lives.
John Rosemond: Living with Children
If my parents told me once, they told me at least one hundred times, "Don't talk to anyone about their religious or political beliefs." They meant, of course, that those topics are likely to generate tension and angry conflict. As such, they were not the stuff of polite social conversation. Notwithstanding the fact that I find religion and politics to be the two most interesting of all conversational topics, a third caution should be added ...
4 Saugus board members’ behavior professional during censure meeting
Where’s our raises, City Council?
I have lived in Santa Clarita since 1963, paying my taxes, gas bills, etc. myself. I and many others are on Social Security.
Sexual Assaults in the Military
The Senate Armed Services Committee is investigating an alarming Pentagon survey which revealed over 26,000 sexual assaults in our military ranks last year.
UPDATE: Suspected wrong-way driver arrested after multiple-car pileup on 14
By Signal Staff
Bruins beat Blackhawks 2-0, lead Cup finals 2-1
BOSTON (AP) - Tuukka Rask shut out the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals on Monday night and got enough help from the Bruins' offense to do it without another exhausting overtime.
Man arrested a month ago awaiting arraignment
A man charged with murder in an Acton shooting has yet to be arraigned and no prosecutor has been assigned to the case a month after his arrest, a court official said Monday.
Winkler residency expected to be addressed Tuesday night
The issue of censured school board member Stephen Winkler's legal residency is expected be debated at the Saugus Union School District meeting Tuesday night. Some expect the board to fire him by declaring his seat vacant.
Two COC Cougars to compete at U.S. Junior Track and Field Championships
A pair of College of the Canyons freshmen, Tim White and Anthony Fowler, are headed to the U.S. Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships this week in Des Moines, Iowa.
Hart's Blake Porter picks up offer from NAU
The scholarship offers continue to pile up for Hart High football playes.
