Read more about the article Children receive opportunity to feel like a ballerina
Jacqueline Westman, middle, assists her daughters Grace Mammo, left, and Holly Mammo, right, by helping them with their crafts on Saturday at TuTu Ballet Academy. Samie Gebers/ Signal

Children receive opportunity to feel like a ballerina

Thirty little girls with buns in their hair and tutus around their waist filled the studio with laughter and squeals while they danced along with their instructors. “It’s smiles upon smiles,”…

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Read more about the article The old and young find a common bond in crocheting
Instructor Nicole Ramirez, right, demonstrates how to crochet a chain for Kim Rollins, left, and Pat Rollins-Ingraham during the Stitch it Together, beginning crocheting class held at the Canyon Country Jo Anne Darcy Library in Canyon County on Saturday. Dan Watson/the Signal

The old and young find a common bond in crocheting

For over a year, Lucila Anderson has wanted to learn how to crochet. She receives handmade items from family members and wants to be able to share that same experience of…

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Read more about the article Families come together to create art
From left to right, Lace Couto, 7, and Lexie Couto, 5, participate in print making during Flutterby Art Studio at ARTree Community Arts Center in Newhall on Saturday. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Families come together to create art

Children in the Santa Clarita Valley community got the opportunity to unleash their creative instincts on Saturday during Flutterby Art Studio at ARTree Community Arts Center in Newhall. Some 25…

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Read more about the article Person arrested after narcotics found in vehicle
Santa Clarita Sheriff's Deputies detain two men at the scene of a narcotics bust in the parking lot of the Jack in the Box restaurant at the corner of Crossglade Avenue and Soledad Canyon road in Canyon Country on Saturday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Person arrested after narcotics found in vehicle

One person has been arrested by law enforcement after drugs were allegedly found in a vehicle in Canyon Country on Saturday, officials said. “We received a 911 phone call that…

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Read more about the article Vehicle crashes into pole in Newhall
Santa Clarita Sheriffs deputies gather information at the scene of two car crash as paramedics check the vital signs of the male driver of a Toyota SUV that skidded into a light pole at the corner of Wiley Canyon Drive and Lyons Avenue in a light drizzle on Saturday morning. Dan Watson/The Signal

Vehicle crashes into pole in Newhall

A two-car crash ended with a vehicle colliding into a pole on Saturday morning on Wiley Canyon Road and Lyons Avenue in Newhall, law enforcement officials said. The vehicle that collided…

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Read more about the article ‘A Drivers’ Guide to Valencia Roads’
Traffic proceeding down Valencia Boulevard as viewed from pedestrian bridge near City Hall looking west. (Dan Watson / Signal file art)

‘A Drivers’ Guide to Valencia Roads’

Dear reader: This guide is to help you navigate safely and/or swiftly through the fair community of Valencia, California. It is a bit different than most driving guides since Valencia’s…

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David Hegg is senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church and a Santa Clarita resident. "Ethically Speaking" runs Saturdays in The Signal.

Virtue as control

In 1924, Winston Churchill wrote an essay on the horrible problems posed by modern warfare entitled “Shall We Commit Suicide?” After proving the history of mankind is the history of…

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Read more about the article Surrendered  senior dogs need new homes
Volunteers Clare Storey, left, and Judi Bruner with a group of senior Chihuahuas at the Castaic Animal Care Center in Castaic. Dan Watson/The Signal

Surrendered senior dogs need new homes

Manny’s the spunky, confident guy. Chata’s a bit of a pistol. Boy likes to run and play, while Dinky, Sammy and Cocoa are more typical lap dogs. Decked out in…

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Read more about the article Sibling rivalry readied Hart’s Moorehead for varsity
Hart High's Taylor Moorehead. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Sibling rivalry readied Hart’s Moorehead for varsity

There’s a covered up hole in the Moorehead household’s living room wall. It’s from Hart High girls soccer’s Taylor Moorehead. She used to play soccer with her older brother, Andrew,…

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