Read more about the article Sanitation district signs firm to size up energy efficiency
FILE PHOTO. Luz Elena Henao, a treatment plant operator, cleans off large water filters used at the Sanitation District's Valencia Water Reclamation Plant on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017. Christian Monterrosa/ The Signal

Sanitation district signs firm to size up energy efficiency

Just in time for Earth Day, local wastewater treatment officials approved a plan Monday to find ways of treating sewage with greater energy efficiency. On Monday, the Santa Clarita Valley…

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Read more about the article Inmates ensure each day is Earth Day at Pitchess
Inmates taking part in agricultural programs. Courtesy photo, the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department.

Inmates ensure each day is Earth Day at Pitchess

Every day is Earth Day at the Pitchess Detention Center, as a growing number of inmates get back to the land, as it were — cultivating the open space around…

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Read more about the article Van Hook named 2018 PROmoter of the Year
College of the Canyons Chancellor Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook shares a story about how a vision for the campus was developed in the 1980s and 1990s during a ceremony marking the completion of a parking structure on campus. Austin Dave/The Signal

Van Hook named 2018 PROmoter of the Year

In recognition of her longstanding support of community colleges and the coordinated efforts of the school’s communications office, the Community College Public Relations Organization named COC Chancellor Dianne Van Hook…

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Best passive and residual income business ideas and opportunities to do at home in 2019

Passive income or residual income is the process of generating constant cash flow for the effort you put once. It contradicts the active income strategy. In Active income, you only…

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Read more about the article The challenge of flying with your children
Flying from Minnesota to Florida, traveler Cindy Skrien assists a mom she met onboard in entertaining her 1-year- old son.

The challenge of flying with your children

I was one of the last to board a spring-break flight from snowy Minnesota to sunny Florida. As I stepped from the Jetway into the galley and turned right, I…

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Read more about the article Public joins in on pigs’ birthdays at The Gentle Barn
Actress and animal rights activist Christian Serratos, left, feeds birthday "cake" to Jellie, while Gentle Barn founder Ellie Laks, right, looks on. Courtesy photo: Michelle Cho

Public joins in on pigs’ birthdays at The Gentle Barn

The Gentle Barn opened its gates to the public to celebrate the birthdays of three of its rescued pigs on Sunday. Hundreds of visitors gathered as founder Ellie Laks celebrated…

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Read more about the article A glow-in-the-dark Easter celebration
With 1,300 eggs at the ready, children at The Sanctuary Church were enthusiastic to find a glowing egg in one of the dark classrooms. Ryan Mancini/The Signal

A glow-in-the-dark Easter celebration

While families attended Easter service at The Sanctuary Church in Santa Clarita on Sunday, children geared themselves up for a glow-in-the-dark Easter egg hunt within the church’s classrooms. Beginning at…

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