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Isaac Hopewell

SCCS, TMU grad works with NHL team 

News release  As Isaac Hopewell, a graduate of Santa Clarita Christian School and The Master’s University, walked beneath the arena seats, he could hear the crowd of nearly 20,000 fans cheering above him.  Behind him walked country singer Luke Bryan, that night’s national anthem performer. Hopewell led his guest inside, the lights of Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena flashing around him.  This was a typical day

Photos: ‘Cookies with Santa’

The NorthPark Community Church held its annual Cookies with Santa on Saturday welcoming the community to a day of arts and crafts, food, and a chance to greet and take

Families take a ride on the Hayride during the Church of the Canyons Fall Festival in Sand Canyon on Oct. 18, 2025.

Church of the Canyons hosts Fall Festival  

The Church of the Canyons front yard was transformed into a fun zone with jump houses, games, and food for its recent Fall Festival celebration open to the community.   After

Toy cars, dolls, crayons, pocket notebooks, tooth brushes, hairbrushes, and others items were among the things that were packed into shoeboxes for the Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child program. Katherine Quezada/ The Signal

Operation Shoebox prepares to collect gifts for children in need 

News release  Volunteers are preparing to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, Nov. 17-24. Nearly 5,000 drop-off locations — including several in the Santa Clarita Valley — will open across the country

Press release

WSJ ranks TMU in among top colleges 

News release   The Wall Street Journal released its annual college rankings this month, and The Master’s University was once again rated among the top schools nationwide, according to a news

Donna Ganshirt (L, beige sweater) talks to Judy Bravo (R, pink long sleeve) about strokes at the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Health & Wellness Fair at OLPH in Newhall, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. Kamryn Martell/The Signal

OLPH hosts annual Health, Wellness Fair  

Our Lady of Perpetual Help hosted its annual Health and Wellness Fair for Santa Clarita residents with free ultrasounds, flu shots, classes and resource booths on Sunday.  Booths included various

The Knights of Columbus hosted their annual pasta dinner fundraiser, “Mission Im-Pasta-Ble,” on Saturday, Oct. 11, at Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Parish in Saugus. The event featured a silent auction, raffles and door prizes, a selfie booth and, of course, plenty of pasta. Photo courtesy of the Knights of Columbus. 

If You Choose to Accept This Pasta Mission …   

The Knights of Columbus hosted their annual pasta dinner fundraiser, “Mission Im-Pasta-Ble,” on Saturday, Oct. 11, at Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Parish in Saugus. The event featured a silent auction,

Attendees listen to the speeches at the "October 7th" memorial at the "October 7th" memorial at the City of Santa Clarita City Hall, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. Kamryn Martell/The Signal

Oct. 7 memorial: Finding light in darkness 

“A little bit of light can dispel a tremendous amount of darkness.”  That’s what Rabbi Choni Marozov of Chabad of Santa Clarita Valley said to the silent crowd to instill