Read more about the article Local farm kicks off holiday season in a nontraditional way
Hanna Liberotti, 7, walks in the parade dressed as a Christmas present as the rest of the children follow her at the Holiday Hoedown at the Gilchrist Farm near Saugus on Saturday. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Local farm kicks off holiday season in a nontraditional way

The holiday spirit was in the air Saturday as children dressed as Christmas characters held the reigns to a parade of horses with bright holiday colors gleaming off the sunny…

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Read more about the article Couples lock lips under mistletoe to break record
More than 100 couples gather on stage at the Gearworks Theater at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia as they participate in a seven, Six Flags theme park attempt to break the Mistletoe Kiss Record on Saturday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Couples lock lips under mistletoe to break record

Seven-hundred couples locked lips under mistletoe over the weekend and broke a world record. Six Flags organized seven parks across the country on Saturday to get couples to kiss and break…

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Read more about the article Saugus High School opens Makerspace for Engineering Pathway Program
Saugus High School teachers, students, and Hart district officials cut the ribbon to the school's new makerspace on Friday. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Saugus High School opens Makerspace for Engineering Pathway Program

With 3D printers, conventional fabrication equipment, laser cutting equipment, automated manufacturing tools, Computer Aided Design (CAD) software and more, Saugus High School’s newly-opened Makerspace is an engineering student’s dream. The…

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Read more about the article Prospective parents take in foster child information
Melissa Salvador, right, of the Children's Bureau teaches families about the foster care system on Saturday Dec. 10, 2016 at College of the Canyons. Samie Gebers/SIGNAL

Prospective parents take in foster child information

A handful of prospective foster parents attended a monthly meeting about adoption and taking in foster children. “We’re here to recruit families to become foster families,” said Melissa Salvador, a…

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Read more about the article Freeway spin-out sends 1 to the hospital
A woman is prepared for transport by ambulance after a crash near the Golden Valley exit ramp from the southbound 14 freeway on Saturday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Freeway spin-out sends 1 to the hospital

A solo-vehicle spin-out on southbound Highway 14 sent at least one person to the hospital Saturday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol Traffic Incident Log. Reports of a traffic collision were…

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Read more about the article 99 families to get gifts for the holidays
Ron Dale, left, and Sean Mussenden, right, of Camelot, help load bags of gifts en route to Single Mothers Outreach on to a truck in front of Princess Cruises in Valencia on Friday. Princess Cruises has been running its Adopt-a-Family program since 2010, and donated $15,000 worth of gifts to nearly 100 families every Christmas. Katharine Lotze/Signal

99 families to get gifts for the holidays

Princess Cruises adopted 99 families – 299 people in total - for the holidays from the Single Mothers Outreach program. Employees of the Santa Clarita-based company were given $50 gift…

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Read more about the article Our View: A pledge for civic engagement
Bruce Fortine, The Signal’s new director of civic engagement, thanks supporters Tuesday during a farewell party at Robinson Ranch Golf Course as he retires from 36 years of service on the College of the Canyons board of trustees. Dan Watson/The Signal

Our View: A pledge for civic engagement

The Nov. 8 election, along with its divisive aftermath, shows the necessity for greater grassroots involvement in American democracy. Already battle strategies are being drawn up in Washington, D.C., by…

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Read more about the article “Genesis Opera” Is Born Out Of One Man’s Passion to Bring the Bible to a New Audience in a Whole New Way
The Garden scene from the Genesis Opera. Courtesy photo

“Genesis Opera” Is Born Out Of One Man’s Passion to Bring the Bible to a New Audience in a Whole New Way

Eloy Sherlock is a man with a mission…to set the Bible to music and combine the age-old text with a powerful and dramatic score that allows people to experience the…

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