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Event attendee Deanna Valenzuela and her therapy dog Gretel participate in the peanut butter licking contest during the American Cancer Society Bark for Life event at the Canyon Country Community Center on Sunday, March 26, 2023. Gretel beat the other dogs participating in the contest to take home the first place trophy. Chris Torres/The Signal

Cancer Society to host Bark for Life Oct. 29

News release   You can celebrate a happy “Howl-o-ween’ with your dog at the American Cancer Society’s fundraiser, Bark for Life, presented by Relay for Life of the Santa Clarita

Photo courtesy of Jenina Marik.

One SCV mom battles ALS for her 2 sons 

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS, is a neurodegenerative disease that is progressive and affects nerve cells present in the brain and spinal cord.   Five thousand people are diagnosed annually with a

West Ranch tree grows alongside students  

In the heart of West Ranch High School’s upper quad is a blooming tree: big enough to shade current students, but small enough to grow alongside the incoming generations.  Naomi

College briefs

College Briefs for Aug. 31

Local student named to University of Wyoming spring dean’s honor roll  Cole Erik Howard, of Canyon Country, has been named to the University of Wyoming 2023 spring semester dean’s honor

A sandcastle building competition was part of the day. A couple of youth had never built a sandcastle. Courtesy photo.

FYI hosts beach day for local foster youth

News release  Several dozen local foster youth recently enjoyed a day at the beach thanks to Fostering Youth Independence’s Reconnect & Rejuvenate Day, which gave the youth a chance to

Press release

Shakespeare Festival expands educational program

News release  The Santa Clarita Shakespeare Festival is expanding its educational outreach program to local elementary schools with reprised assembly performances of its classic adaptation “Scrooge’s Long Night” and the