Monthly Archives: May 2022
Read more about the article Fire Service Day returns to SCV
Probation firefighter Ryan Uyema gives Aryana Coulbourn and her family a tour of the Quint fire truck during the Los Angeles County Fire Department annual Fire Service Day in Los Angeles County Fire Station 126 in Valencia, Calif., on Saturday, May 7, 2022. Chris Torres/The Signal

Fire Service Day returns to SCV

As firefighters Bryce Cunningham and Andrew Hanner were giving a tour of Fire Station 73 in Newhall, an alarm sounded, accompanied by a dispatcher announcing a medical emergency.   The fire…

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Read more about the article Girls Scouts use cookie money to feed homeless
Girl Scouts Danika Beato, 6, Leila Beato, 11, Cassidee Prieto, 9, Alexis and Brooke Berg, 9, make turkey sandwiches to donate to the Bridge to Home Homeless Shelter at a members house in Valencia, Calif., on Friday, April 29, 2022. Chris Torres/The Signal

Girls Scouts use cookie money to feed homeless

In a collaborative effort, Daisies, Brownies, Juniors and Cadets from different Girl Scout troops banded together at a home in Valencia to feed the homeless.   The younger Scouts made bagged…

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Read more about the article Road Trip: Find Undiscovered California Wine Regions
At Rancho Cucamonga’s Joseph Filippi Winery & Vineyards, you can take a tour of this fifth-generation family operation. Courtesy Visit California

Road Trip: Find Undiscovered California Wine Regions

By Michele E. Buttelman  Californians love wine. It’s a matter of state pride that California has some of the best wine in the United States. It’s hard to imagine there…

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Read more about the article David Hegg | Make Courtesy Common
David Hegg is senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church and a Santa Clarita resident. "Ethically Speaking" runs Saturdays in The Signal.

David Hegg | Make Courtesy Common

Growing up I heard my parents talk often about certain actions being “common courtesy.” Things like acknowledging others as you pass them on the sidewalk, allowing ladies to go first,…

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Read more about the article Car fire closes The Old Road
Los Angeles County Fire Department firefighters put out a solo vehicle fire at the intersection of Constitution Avenue and The Old Road Saturday afternoon. Chris Torres/The Signal

Car fire closes The Old Road

An orange Volkswagen Bug was engulfed in flames at approximately 5:27 p.m. near the intersection of Constitution Avenue and The Old Road on Saturday.   Los Angeles County firefighters arrived at…

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Read more about the article Cub Scout Cup returns to Hart Park after three-year hiatus
Tiger scout Grayson LeBlanc, 7, of SCV Pack 40 swings from a rope during the rope swinging event at the Cub Scout Olympics at the Hart Park Campgrounds in Newhall, Calif., on Saturday, May 7, 2022. Chris Torres/The Signal

Cub Scout Cup returns to Hart Park after three-year hiatus

After competing in the slingshot competition, Bear Leader John Lopez and his Cub Scouts from pack 494 gathered together in a huddle.  Lopez spoke to his group and shortly after,…

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Read more about the article SCV sister cities event draws hundreds 
Drummers of Isaku Kageyama give a Taiko drumming demo for the crowd during the monthly City of Santa Clarita Celebrate event held at the Canyon Country Community Center in Canyon Country on Friday, 050622. Dan Watson/The Signal

SCV sister cities event draws hundreds 

The Canyon Country Community Center’s “Celebrate” series doesn’t appear to be waning in popularity as this month’s event drew in hundreds of people on Friday.   The event was the second…

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Read more about the article City to begin annual Road Rehab program May 16
The Construction Management Association of America's SoCal chapter awarded the city of Santa Clarita with a 2019 Project Achievement Award for its annual overlay and slurry seal program. Courtesy of the city of Santa Clarita

City to begin annual Road Rehab program May 16

News release  The city of Santa Clarita will soon begin construction work on the annual Road Rehab project, which uses slurry seal and overlay road treatment to improve city roadways…

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Read more about the article Aiden Wellins, Nico Cordova, Raymond Garcia, Gideon Provens | A Message from the Rocket Patrol
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Aiden Wellins, Nico Cordova, Raymond Garcia, Gideon Provens | A Message from the Rocket Patrol

My name is Aiden Wellins and I am the patrol leader of the Rocket Patrol from Boy Scouts of America Troop 2 of Newhall. We are working on the communication…

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Read more about the article Local pastors host National Day of Prayer event
Susie Townsend, left, and her daughter Tris, right, join together in singing a prayer song during the Night of Prayer & Worship event at the Grace Baptist Church Amphitheater in Santa Clarita, Calif., on Thursday, May 5, 2022. Chris Torres/The Signal

Local pastors host National Day of Prayer event

More than a hundred people gathered at the Grace Baptist Church Amphitheater for the “Night of Prayer & Worship” event in which local pastors from churches throughout the Santa Clarita Valley…

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Read more about the article Valencia High jazz band draws crowd at fundraiser
Saxophone players Owen Duncan, Connor Stohl, Branden DeVore, and Max Meldrum from the Valencia High School Jazz Band perform a song during the Jazz Night on May Day at PoCock Brewing Company in Valencia, Calif., on Sunday, May 1, 2022. Chris Torres/The Signal

Valencia High jazz band draws crowd at fundraiser

Any jazz musician’s goal is to perform in front of a packed venue, and any venue owner’s goal is to have a packed venue.   This symbiotic relationship seemed to work…

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Read more about the article Laurie Morgan solo art show, ‘The World Through My Eyes’
Elfreth Alley by Laurie Morgan.

Laurie Morgan solo art show, ‘The World Through My Eyes’

News release  Laurie Morgan will be exhibiting her solo art show, entitled “The World Through My Eyes,” at the Canyon Theatre Guild, 24242 Main St., in Old Town Newhall, from May…

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