Yearly Archives: 2022
Read more about the article Nurse practitioner requirements are changing, allowing them to practice without physician supervision
Caption info: Nurse Practitioner Surani Hayre-Kwan and student Kristina Crichton remove bandages from a patient's foot at the Russian River Health Center in Guerneville on Feb. 5, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Nurse practitioner requirements are changing, allowing them to practice without physician supervision

By Ana B. Ibarra CalMatters Health Policy Writer  California’s nursing agency has approved rules that will allow nurse practitioners to treat patients without physician supervision. It’s a move that aims to…

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Read more about the article Six Saugus schools named among America’s healthiest
The Saugus Union School District board and staff celebrate six of the district's schools being named among America's healthiest. Courtesy photo.

Six Saugus schools named among America’s healthiest

News release   The Alliance for a Healthier Generation, in partnership with the Kaiser Permanente Thriving Schools program, has announced its list of America’s Healthiest Schools for 2022, including six…

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Read more about the article Orthodontic Centers announce day of free services for kids using Medi-Cal

Orthodontic Centers announce day of free services for kids using Medi-Cal

News release  Orthodontics Centers of California has announced an upcoming, one-day-only event in which children using Medi-Cal will be able to receive no-cost orthodontic services.   The event, which is being…

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Read more about the article Hart alum Trenton Irwin scores first career NFL touchdown 
Trenton Irwin playing for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. Courtesy/The Signal

Hart alum Trenton Irwin scores first career NFL touchdown 

Hart alumnus Trenton Irwin hit another career milestone on Sunday with his first NFL touchdown.  Irwin reeled in a 1-yard pass from Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow to help Cincinnati (6-4)…

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Read more about the article Crafts for a cause: SCV Relay for Life hosts annual Holiday Boutique
Linda Cormack, left, purchases football themed blankets from Eva Witt, one of 36 vendors on hand for the 13th Relay For Life Holiday Boutique held at the Santa Clarita United Methodist Church in Saugus on Saturday, 111922. Dan Watson/The Signal

Crafts for a cause: SCV Relay for Life hosts annual Holiday Boutique

Shopping to raise funds may seem like a juxtaposition, but this message played true at Santa Clarita Valley’s Relay for Life annual Holiday Boutique on Saturday.   The Santa Clarita United…

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Read more about the article Saugus Baseball hosts 6th annual Food Pantry donation games
Saugus baseball players Matt Long, 14, Ethan Towe, 14, and Zack Seeley, 14, organize canned goods into a large bin for the Sixth annual Thanksgiving Food Pantry Fundraiser at Saugus High School on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. Chris Torres/The Signal

Saugus Baseball hosts 6th annual Food Pantry donation games

Saugus High School Baseball hosted its 6th annual Food Pantry donation drive on Saturday and Sunday at home plate.   And, by intent, it was not highly publicized.  Saugus baseball players…

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Read more about the article Holiday Fun!
Tiffany Dumas takes a photo of her family during the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation Barnyard Lights Your at William S. Hart Regional Park on Saturday, 121821. Dan Watson/The Signal

Holiday Fun!

By Michele E. Buttelman  It seems as if there aren’t enough days left in the rest of the year to enjoy all the holiday fun scheduled throughout SoCal, especially events…

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Read more about the article David Hegg | More Good, or More Evil?
David Hegg is senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church and a Santa Clarita resident. "Ethically Speaking" runs Saturdays in The Signal.

David Hegg | More Good, or More Evil?

For the past month I’ve been going around asking people a simple question: Do you think there is more good or evil in the world? I’ve asked my fellow pastors,…

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Read more about the article Mayor flips the switch to awaken Main Street’s Christmas magic
Santa Clarita City Mayor Laurene Weste flips on the ceremonial switch to turn on the Christmas tree and holiday lights during Light Up Main Street in Old Town Newhall on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. Chris Torres/The Signal

Mayor flips the switch to awaken Main Street’s Christmas magic

Bundled-up residents gathered all around historic Old Town Newhall’s Main Street anticipating one magical moment.  “Three, two, one!” exclaimed Councilman Cameron Smyth, accompanied by Mayor Pro Tem Jason Gibbs and…

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Read more about the article Boys & Girls Club hosts 20th annual Festival of Trees
Event Chairs Tim and Jenny Ketchepaw discuss one of the table-top trees on display before the Festival of Trees Magic of the Lights Gala benefiting the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley held at the Canyon Country Community Center in Canyon Country on Friday, 111822. Dan Watson/The Signal

Boys & Girls Club hosts 20th annual Festival of Trees

The Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley hosted its 20th annual Festival of Trees this weekend, raising over $200,000 in its first two days.   The event is one…

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Read more about the article Cornhole tournament raises money for foster youth, Chili Cook-Off check presented
Finally Family Homes board member Marla Foster Morgan, left, is applauded after telling her story to attendees participating in the Finally Family Homes Cornhole Tournament fundraiser held at Lucky Luke Brewing Company in Santa Clarita on Saturday, 111222. Dan Watson/The Signal

Cornhole tournament raises money for foster youth, Chili Cook-Off check presented

When Marla Morgan was aged out of the foster care system, she said she was completely on her own, not knowing about any resources that might be able to help…

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Read more about the article Brush fire breaks out near Canyon Country
Hand crews mop up a half-acre brush fire on a steep slope near Dick's Sporting Goods on Carl Boyer Drive in Canyon County on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2022 Dan Watson / The Signal

Brush fire breaks out near Canyon Country

A half-acre brush fire broke out near the 26500 block of Carl Boyer Drive in Canyon Country on Saturday.   Firefighters from the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to the…

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Read more about the article Jingle Fest brings eclectic vendors to holiday festival
Debbie Aguila, the owner of Second Tyme Chimes, arranges her homemade craft wind chimes at her vendor tent during Jingle Fest ’22 in the Park at Central Park in Saugus, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. Chris Torres/The Signal

Jingle Fest brings eclectic vendors to holiday festival

Tammy Rosson-Wheeler never thought an eclectic holiday market such as her Jingle Fest would explode into an event attended by thousands at Central Park, just a year after its inception.…

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