Read more about the article David Hegg | Understanding and Living with Our Expectations
David Hegg is senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church and a Santa Clarita resident. "Ethically Speaking" runs Saturdays in The Signal.

David Hegg | Understanding and Living with Our Expectations

By David Hegg  Over my years counseling families, and especially married couples, I have found that most problems can be traced back to the area of expectations. And I’ve boiled…

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Read more about the article Hike and bike your way through the City this spring!
Santa Clarita City Hall, as pictured on February, 26, 2020, is located on the 23900 block of Valencia Blvd. Dan Watson/The Signal

Hike and bike your way through the City this spring!

What is your favorite way to enjoy beautiful weather in the City? Maybe it’s a nice stroll along the paseos or enjoying the variety of shopping and dining opportunities we have in town.

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Read more about the article How to talk to your children about tough money matters
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How to talk to your children about tough money matters

Has your family discussed money concerns? Clinical psychologists note that when kids don’t have enough information about something, they may become anxious, make up their own explanations — which can…

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Read more about the article SCCS and Trinity wrap up solid basketball seasons
Trinity Classical Academy’s John Cervantes-King (12) shoots against Sierra Vista defender William Pacis. PHOTO BY DAN WATSON / THE SIGNAL

SCCS and Trinity wrap up solid basketball seasons

Two Santa Clarita Valley private schools went the distance in the CIF-Southern Section basketball playoffs this season. Both Santa Clarita Christian School and Trinity Classical Academy each reached the CIF-SS…

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Read more about the article Fashion week in Southern California
Fashion weeks in Los Angeles are offered during a variety of dates in March. PHOTO COURTESY WWW.FWLA.NET

Fashion week in Southern California

Southern California is emerging as a serious contender in the world of fashion. No longer does New York Fashion Week, or the runways of London, Milan and Paris dictate the…

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Read more about the article Nobody’s perfect — Not even the gardening ‘experts’
Here’s an example of a happy accident. This Salvia canariensis self- seeded itself at the base of a fig tree. They now grow together making the plain green fig tree look showy with Salvia blooms. Nature follows her own rules. PHOTO BY JANE GATES / THE SIGNAL

Nobody’s perfect — Not even the gardening ‘experts’

We like to believe that the garden experts (yeah, like me) who write the books we buy, direct us with what we should do on television or on the internet,…

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Read more about the article Business up 50% at local Farmers Market
Quail eggs are all that's left on display as Guido Emilio, of Urban Fresh Farms, talleys his sales after selling out of 75 dozen eggs in the first hour at the Old Town Newhall Farmers Market in Newhall on Saturday, March 14, 2020. Dan Watson/The Signal

Business up 50% at local Farmers Market

Despite COVID-19 concerns and inclement weather, the Old Town Newhall Farmers Market in Newhall experienced a large turnout on Saturday.  The Old Town Newhall Farmers Market is an open-air market…

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Read more about the article COBRA team arrests three on suspicion of illegal gambling
The SCV Sheriff's COBRA and CIT teams execute a raid on an illegal gambling facility in Castaic Friday evening. Photo courtesy of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station.

COBRA team arrests three on suspicion of illegal gambling

The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff Station’s Career Offender — Burglary, Robbery, Assault (COBRA) and Crime Impact Team (CIT) arrested three people after a raid of a suspected illegal gambling establishment…

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Read more about the article Parks and Rec make adjustments to county programs
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Parks and Rec make adjustments to county programs

The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation released a statement Friday stating that all adjustments to county programs and events will be made based on LA County Department…

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