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Author Adam Swain Ferguson. Courtesy photo.

Local author to hold book reading, signing

News release   Local author Adam Swain Ferguson and illustrator Veronica Stanley-Hooper are scheduled Saturday to host a reading, screening, question-and-answer session on Ferguson’s book, “Love Without Wings: An Adoption

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

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Metrolink’s Holiday Express Train returns Dec. 9

News release   Metrolink’s Holiday Express Train will return this fall, spreading holiday cheer across Southern California with an interactive, family-friendly experience. Holiday Express Trains are specially ticketed round-trip rides featuring

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

Giuditta Bianciardi, displaying the Brancaia wines. Photo by Carl Kanowsky.

Carl Kanowsky | Tasting Brancaia’s wines

Now that you’ve been properly introduced to Brancaia and its winemaker, Barbara Widmer, let’s talk about their wines.  Giuditta, our delightful hostess whom I mentioned in my first column, provided

Nathan Shyam, 13, remade his 3D printer that he started building in the fourth grade. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Eighth grader creates second 3D printer 

Not many adults, let alone fourth graders, assemble 3D printers at home, but that’s exactly what Nathan Shyam did — not once, but twice.  Shyam, 13, who’s now an eighth

Musicians played a variety of Blues music for a chance to win a $2,500 cash prize gifted by the Santa Clarita Valley Blues Society and to represent Santa Clarita at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee. Katherine Quezada/ The Signal

SCV Blues Society hosts battle of the bands 

The SCV Blues Society held a “Battle of the Bands” competition in which musicians competed to win $2,500 and represent the Santa Clarita Valley at the International Blues Challenge in