Faith Freund, Snow Queen, dances with the snow corps, concluding Act I of "The Nutcracker" at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center on Saturday, Dec. 16. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Photos: The Nutcracker 2023

The Santa Clarita Ballet Company presents “The Nutcracker” — a beloved community performance for 29 years, which took place at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons

Dad, Travis Sinclair, left, and son, Daniel 3, pet Rico, the five-year-old pot-bellied pig during the holiday themed "Lighting Up the Barnyard" event held at William S. Hart Park in Newhall on Saturday, 120923. Dan Watson/The Signal

Hart Park hosts Barnyard Light Tour 

Cruella, Karma, Coco, Chanel and Clarise, Santa’s “reindeer” who were alpacas dressed in antlers, waited for residents to visit the third annual Barnyard Light Tour on Saturday at William S.

The Hafizis, Councilmembers and State Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita pose with the certificate to honor Santa Clarita Magazine on Tuesday, Dec. 12. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Photos: Small Business of the Month

State Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, honored Santa Clarita Magazine and its publishers, Moe, Linda and Alex Hafizi, as his Small Business of the Month for December at City Hall

Kids enjoy the sled ride at the Winter Magic event at Castaic Lake on Saturday, Dec. 2. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Winter Magic takes over Castaic Lake

Laughs, snow and lights galore: Castaic Lake celebrated its 28th annual Winter Magic event on the first Saturday of December, continuing tradition with an attendance of over 400 people.   Hosted

Attendees greet each other during the start of the Holiday Home Tour Gala at the Hyatt Regency Valencia on Friday, Dec. 1. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Photos: Holiday Home Tour Gala

On Friday, Dec. 1, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital held the Holiday Home Tour Gala at the Hyatt Regency Valencia. Funds raised go towards the Center for Women and Newborns. Gala

Saugus freshman recovers from motocross accident 

Damian Collier, a 15-year-old Saugus High School freshman, returned home from the hospital the day before Thanksgiving after enduring a motocross accident on Nov. 4 in Palmdale.   According to his

Hallea Pocrass, 17, left, Nyali Latz-Torres, 17, center, and Cayden Pocrass, 19, participated in the frst in-person 2023 California Advocacy Leadership Conference at the State Capitol on Nov. 5. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

CASA advocates for high school robotics program 

Through their robotics club, Hermit Social Club, 17-year-old Academy of the Canyons seniors Hallea Pocrass and Nyali Latz-Torres helped organize the first-ever in-person conference for the California Association for STEM

Mary Zimmerman eats cake passed out during her birthday celebration on Wednesday, Nov. 15. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Mary Zimmerman celebrates her 102nd birthday

Residents of Oakmont of Valencia and loved ones anxiously waited for Mary Zimmerman to arrive to surprise her with a happy birthday song, a tune she has presumably heard for

Henry the Bear strikes a pose during the Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital's Donate-A-Bear Drive on Wednesday, Nov. 15. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Photos: Henry Mayo hosts Donate-A-Bear Drive

Santa Clarita residents came by Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital’s Donate-A-Bear Drive, where new stuffed animals were dropped off to give to pediatric patients in the Emergency Department as a form

Photo of the Yamaha C3, courtesy of Daria Landress.

Friendly Valley celebrates new piano 

After months of organizing efforts, from January to June, to purchase a new piano, the Friendly Valley Country Club celebrated its new addition — a Yamaha C3 — with a

Valencia High School performed "Highway Hypnosis" as an exhibition during Ragnarok on Wednesday, Nov. 8. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Ragnarök rocks Valencia High School  

What better way to have a battle of the bands on Viking territory than to call its 11th annual field tournament, “Ragnarök,” which, according to Britannica, is the end of