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2Day in the SCV: March 21, 2010
Welcome to The-Signal.com's "2day in the SCV," a compendium of today's events and a quick journey through the past, present and future.

	Paint this resident grateful Dan Allan hasn't had a shower in three years. Four years ago, a blood vessel burst in Allan's spine, causing irreversible paralysis from his chest down. He can't fit his wheelchair into the bathroom of the Castaic home he shares with his wife Karen. But on Saturday, a crew of about 12 people from eight different contractors donning "Paint It Forward" T-shirts descended on the Allans' home, stripping, spackling and painting the home they've lived ...
	The Signal's Photo Spotlight, March 12 - March 19, 2010 Here's The Signal's Photo Spotlight for the week of March 5 - March 11, 2010, featuring photos taken in the Santa Clarita Valley by Signal staff photographers.
	Family says Johnny Pride victimized daughters Shelli and Pat answered the door of their Canyon Country home last year to find an unexpected visitor: their 16-year-old daughter's pole-vaulting coach and co-worker.
	Ender, Smyth named top newsmakers Laurie Ender won Newsmaker of the Year for 2008 because of her grass-roots victory in the Santa Clarita City Council race, and Assemblyman Cameron Smyth was named Newsmaker of the Year for 2009 due to his success in the gridlocked California Legislature, during the 13th annual Santa Clarita Valley Press Club awards ceremony at the Hyatt Regency Valencia.
	Tax hike could find Nov. ballot Property owners within the bounds of two local school districts may be asked to increase their taxes this November to help offset state budget cuts.
	Girl flees would-be kidnapper An 11-year-old Saugus girl reported that a man tried to kidnap her this week as she walked home from Santa Clarita Elementary School, authorities said Friday.
	Ex-Signal reporter dies Former Signal crime reporter Richard Varenchik died in his Valencia home Thursday after an eight-month battle with skin cancer. He was 65 years old.
	Council campaign signs vandalized, stolen Almost six hours into the stakeout, the villains still hadn't shown up. It was a warm afternoon, and Pauline Harte waited silently in her silver car at the corner of Lyons Avenue and Old Orchard, her eyes fixed on two TimBen Boydston campaign signs. They were the bait. She was the huntress. And then it happened. About 2 p.m. on March 13, just minutes before she planned to leave, a white truck pulled into the ...
	A shot in the arm for arts A group of 75 Cedarcreek Elementary School fourth-graders stared intently as they faced Lula Washington and waited for instructions.
	Smyth to chair local government panel Assemblyman Cameron Smyth has been named chairman of the California Local Government Committee which, among other things, examines how state legislation affects city tax revenue.
	2Day in the SCV: March 20, 2010 Bridgeport fundraiser What: Bridgeport Elementary School's PTA hosts a yard sale to raise money for music programs and assemblies. When: 8 a.m. to noon Where: Bridgeport Elementary School, 23670 Newhall Ranch Road. Conference for girls What: The American Association of University Women hosts the 11th Annual Math/Science Conference for local seventh- and eighth-grade girls. When: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Where: Golden Valley High School, 27051 Robert C. Lee Parkway Contact: Diane Bartley,
	Student reports attempted kidnapping An 11-year-old Saugus girl reported a man attempted to kidnap her while she walked home from Santa Clarita Elementary School Wednesday afternoon, according a report from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station.
	Student accesses personal information on school computers Valencia High School is investigating a student who retrieved personal information from school computers, Valencia Principal Paul Priesz said Thursday.
	Red Cross fundraiser slated The American Red Cross will host a fundraiser at 4 p.m. on March 27 at Golden Valley High School to benefit the organization's efforts in the Santa Clarita Valley.
	Lights shine on for fallen deputy As a tribute to a fallen comrade, deputies assigned to the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station will wear long-sleeve, Class "A" uniforms with a tie and drive with their headlights on today.
	Cross-valley connector opens next week Relief is on the way from stop-and-go traffic and congestion along the east-west Soledad Canyon Road.
	West Nile case discovered in SCV One of California’s first two cases of West Nile virus this year was discovered in Stevenson Ranch, kicking off what officials expect to be a busy West Nile season after a wet winter.
	A cold case is unraveled It took 34 years, but the identity of the man responsible for the brutal death of 19-year-old Marcia Lynn Christian of Newhall has been uncovered and the case has been closed.
	Cops look for I.D. theft victims Sheriff’s detectives on Thursday put out the word for potential victims of identity theft cases involving a Valencia laboratory to contact them about any funny business going on with their financial accounts.
	Einstein academy approved Hart board members Wednesday night unanimously approved the Albert Einstein Academy for Letters, Arts and Sciences after the charter school’s founders backed off on Hebrew-language requirements for students that caused concerns over the separation of church and state.
	2Day in the SCV: March 19, 2010 Welcome to The-Signal.com's "2day in the SCV," a compendium of today's events and a quick journey through the past, present and future.
	House Dems on track for vote on $940B health bill WASHINGTON (AP) - House Democrats are pushing to the brink of passage a landmark, $940 billion health care overhaul bill that would simultaneously deliver on President Barack Obama's promise to expand coverage while slashing the deficit, a strategy aimed at winning over the party's fiscal conservatives.
	City approves church expansion Santa Clarita officials approved plans to more than double the size of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Newhall, while several residents said they're concerned that more church will mean more traffic.
	Woman injured in crash An off-duty civilian volunteer with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was taken by ambulance on Wednesday when her red Ford pickup and two other vehicles collided about 3 p.m. at Rye Canyon Road and The Old Road.
	2Day in the SCV: March 18, 2010 Welcome to The-Signal.com's "2day in the SCV," a compendium of today's events and a quick journey through the past, present and future. Arts Commission meeting
	Condies strike gold at Silver Spur With hearts as big as the West, Gary and Myrna Condie were honored at the 20th Annual College of the Canyons Silver Spur Awards Dinner.
	Top cops talk shop The handful of unsolved murders committed in the Santa Clarita Valley might have a chance to move up on the pile of 4,000-plus cases sitting on desks of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s detectives, since a former cold-case supervisor took over command of the Santa Clarita Station this week.
	Frogs get a leg up Mark Twain can now rest in peace. The endangered California red-legged frog, made famous in the animal-loving author’s short story “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” and hunted to near-extinction for its legs, now has protected habitat in the picturesque Northern California area. Locally, the critter can hop around some 4,231 protected acres of mostly Angeles National Forest near Castaic, flanking San Franciscquito Creek, said U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Field Supervisor Al Donner. ...
	McKeon rails against proposed health bill Local Congressman Howard “Buck” McKeon, along with other Republican lawmakers, said Wednesday that he was concerned the Democrats’ plans to overhaul the U.S. health care system will cost taxpayers trillions.