Read more about the article Hollywood special effect led couple to create mermaid sleeping bags
Enchantails mermaid slumber bags are the creation of Santa Clarita husband and wife Mark and Tristy Viniello. Mark, a make-up effects specialist for movies, created a mermaid tail for a film, which sparked the idea for the sleeping bags. Courtesy photo.

Hollywood special effect led couple to create mermaid sleeping bags

Santa Clarita Valley residents Mark and Tristy Viniello, a husband and wife entrepreneurial team, are producing a line of sleeping bags for kids with a theme of undersea adventures. The…

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Read more about the article ‘Westworld’ location staff nominated for two awards
Ed Harris portrays the Man in Black, in a scene from the HBO series, 'Westworld.' John P. Johnson/HBO via AP

‘Westworld’ location staff nominated for two awards

Usually, location managers work behind the scenes of the movie and television industries and get little glory. But they manage the important details as well as the nitty-gritty when the…

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Read more about the article Grizzlies football grabs first league win
Lavelle Calvin (21) and Golden Valley football made history in 2016. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Grizzlies football grabs first league win

Senior running back Tai Brown was the star of the night for Golden Valley, as the Grizzlies were able to fend off a late rally from Canyon to secure their…

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Read more about the article Valencia football hands Saugus first loss of season
Valencia running back Moises Haynes (43) powers for first half yardage as Saugus defenders Blake Walkowiak (L) and Juan Esquivel (53) attempt to bring him down. Photo by Tom Cruze for The Signal.

Valencia football hands Saugus first loss of season

Valencia High had 11 penalties, three turnovers and a precarious lead over Saugus High through three quarters Friday night in a battle of Foothill League unbeatens at Valencia High. The…

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Read more about the article David W. Hegg: Fixing what our selfishness broke
David Hegg is senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church and a Santa Clarita resident. "Ethically Speaking" runs Saturdays in The Signal.

David W. Hegg: Fixing what our selfishness broke

Like never before the presidential election looming over the American horizon has garnered the citizenry’s attention. Sadly, it has not been the candidates’ incisive grasp of the issues, or their…

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Read more about the article Cuba: Santa Clarita journalist’s experience up close and personal
Photo by Katharine Lotze

Cuba: Santa Clarita journalist’s experience up close and personal

Signal photographer/staff writer  Katharine Lotze spent last week in Cuba as part-vacation and part journalist. Earlier this week she reported on her experience watching the presidential Debate and getting reactions…

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Read more about the article Newhall church to raise funds to help couple devastated by Sand Fire
Jan Sanborn and her husband, Loren Janes, at the home of friends after the Sand Fire. Photo courtesy of KTLA

Newhall church to raise funds to help couple devastated by Sand Fire

    The Sand Fire torched some 42,000 acres in the mountains around the Santa Clarita Valley back in July -- but it couldn’t lay a finger on the human…

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Read more about the article Travelin’ Band: A tribute to John Fogerty
Left to right: Don Butler, Chuck Strong, Harrison John Davis, Jim Blazer and Dave Graver. (Fred Gruchalla / Courtesy photo)

Travelin’ Band: A tribute to John Fogerty

Travelin Band is returning to the American Legion Post 507 for another performance. On Friday, Oct. 28, “Another Time Around” with the Travelin Band Tribute to John Fogerty will be…

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