Monthly Archives: December 2016
Read more about the article Chiquita Canyon delivers 70 bikes to local non-profits
The city is conducting a survey regarding interest in starting a bike share program. Above, Steve Cassulo, District Manager, Chiquita Canyon, right, and Chiquita Canyon employees Raul Isiordia, Lead Tech, left, and Tyler Richmond, Manager, deliver39 bicycles to the Child & Family Center in Santa Clarita Dec. 21, 2016.. Dan Watson/The Signal

Chiquita Canyon delivers 70 bikes to local non-profits

Seventy children in the Santa Clarita Valley will receive a brand new bike and helmet this holiday season. As part of the 15th annual Christmas Promise Bike Build, Chiquita Canyon…

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Read more about the article Help local seniors this holiday and beyond
Lisa Andrews, packing room coordinator at the SCV Senior Center, stacks hot meals into a case for transportation on Monday morning. KATHARINE LOTZE/Signal. 12212015

Help local seniors this holiday and beyond

For many, the holidays are a time of giving back. By giving to seniors, whether it’s by donating funds or volunteer time, you’ll help some of the community’s most vulnerable…

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Read more about the article 2016-17 Trinity girls basketball preview
Trinity's Hannah Looney drives around the defense during a drill at practice at the Henry Mayo Health and Fitness Center in Valencia on Monday. Katharine Lotze/Signal

2016-17 Trinity girls basketball preview

Music played as the ball zipped around the court at the Henry Mayo Fitness and Health Center, finding its way into the hand of each player before a shot went…

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Trinity's Koby Schaefer passes the ball to a teammate during a practice on Monday at the Henry Mayo Health and Fitness Center. Katharine Lotze/Signal

2016-17 Trinity boys basketball preview

“Next man up” is a popular sports adage, meaning that every player must be ready to perform when it’s his time to take the court. This is the scenario that…

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Read more about the article We invite your thoughts on solutions to homelessness
Security member Julian Murillo, center, calls for another client to be searched as men wait to be admitted to the Santa Clarita homeless shelter. Dan Watson/Signal

We invite your thoughts on solutions to homelessness

Editor’s note: A Nov. 30 Letter to the Editor in The Signal challenged Santa Clarita Valley residents to acknowledge, recognize and find solutions to homelessness in the SCV. Los Angeles…

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Read more about the article Bittersweet day for young SCV presidential elector
Natalie Fortman, a sophomore at College of the Canyons, was one of California's 55 electors who voted Monday in the Electoral College at the statehouse in Sacramento.

Bittersweet day for young SCV presidential elector

In the end, Natalie Fortman said, Monday was a bittersweet day for her. The 20-year-old College of the Canyons sophomore from Valencia was one of the 55 California electors who…

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Read more about the article CalArts, Cuban artists partner for ‘El Acercamiento’ exhibit in Miami
Cuban artist Aissa Santizo’s “Wet Steps” performance piece to represent those who have lost their lives in the journey from Cuba to the United States as part of “El Acercamiento/The Approach.” Courtesy of CalArts

CalArts, Cuban artists partner for ‘El Acercamiento’ exhibit in Miami

On Dec. 1, students and professional artists from California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) and Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro united in Miami to continue exploring the history…

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Read more about the article Water quality board amends plans for Santa Clara River
Denny Orellana and his son Michael, 9, take a look at the rain-filled Santa Clara River during a walk in Canyon Country last January. Tom Cruze/for The Signal

Water quality board amends plans for Santa Clara River

The Los Angeles Regional Water Control Board amended its Water Quality Control Plan  Dec. 8 to help expand the number of planned recycled water projects in the Santa Clarita Valley.…

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Read more about the article Bouquet Canyon Road reopened Friday following brief storm closure
A sign on Bouquet Canyon Road near Espuella Drive warns drivers of a possible road closure following a forecast rainstorm in late-October. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Bouquet Canyon Road reopened Friday following brief storm closure

County officials reopened Bouquet Canyon Road Friday afternoon after a storm moved through the area Thursday night and Friday morning. Los Angeles County Department of Public Works officials closed Bouquet…

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Read more about the article Families meet Santa, eat treats and listen to holiday stories
Kristiana Bunn sits on Santa's lap and tells him what she wants for Christmas at the NorthPark Community Church. Samie Gebers/ The Signal

Families meet Santa, eat treats and listen to holiday stories

Santa came down to NorthPark Community Church to pose for pictures and ask children what they wanted for Christmas on Sunday. Attendees of the annual Cookies with Santa event also…

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