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Jazz & Blues Concert Series The Lexus of Valencia Jazz & Blues Concert Series on Town Center Drive at McBean Parkway adjacent to the Hyatt Valencia returns 7 p.m. Fridays through Aug. 28. Music, food and beverage and activities for kids. Admission is free. 24500 Town Center Dr., Valencia. Sierra Hillbillies dance classes The Sierra Hillbillies Square and Round Dance Club is continuing its square dancing classes for beginners at 7 p.m. every Tuesday. Couples ...

	Your Community: Dates to Watch Saturday Fourth of July activities in the SCV. Parade: 9 a.m. Downtown Newhall. Main Street to Lyons to Orchard Village to 16th Street. Fireworks at the mall 9:15 p.m. A Fourth of July celebration will be held at 2 p.m. at VFW Post 6885 on 16208 Sierra Highway in Canyon Country. Hamburgers, hot dogs, homemade side dishes and desert. It is a family event, and current enlisted military personnel eat free all day. Live entertainment ...
	Community Scrapbook: Jade Sekeres Jade Sekeres, a student at Valencia High School, has been selected to attend the 2009 Congressional Student Leadership Conference on Medicine & Healthcare, sponsored by LeadAmerica. The CSLC is a college-accredited invitational leadership program for academically talented and promising young leaders from across the United States and internationally. Jade Sekeres will join other exceptional high school students with records of academic achievement and extracurricular or community involvement who are inverted to participate. The CSLC on ...
	Community Scrapbook: Dayna Smith Dayna Smith of Valencia, California, is listed on the spring semester dean’s list at the University of Portland. Smith is a junior and majoring in business. Students need at least a 3.5 grade point average to make the dean’s list.
	Community Scrapbook: Rachel O’Connor Rachel O’Connor, of Santa Clarita, received a Bachelor’s Degree during the 2009 Commencement Ceremonies of Hobart and William Smith Colleges, held Sunday May 17.
	Community Scrapbook: Art contest winners Picture Perfect Window Coverings held its first annual Art Contest on May 12. Art students from Artworks Studio and Picasso’s Playmates participated in the contest for a nominal entry fee. Picture Perfect donated half of the proceeds to the Circle of Hope, a nonprofit charity supporting women and men with breast cancer.
	Community Scrapbook: Heather L. Jordan Heather L. Jordan received the B.S.C and B.A. degrees June 4 from Washington and Lee University.
	Michelle Sathe: A Midwest lesson in love Editor’s note: Signal features writer Michelle Sathe will be taking a seven-week sabbatical to promote homeless dog adoptions. She is taking a rescued pit bull, Loren, along with her as a companion and mascot during the cross-country trip. The Signal will be following Sathe’s and Loren’s trip every Sunday with a column of their latest adventures on the road.
	Brittany Foundation’s homeless adoptable dogs The Brittany Foundation, a nonprofit humane organization dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of homeless dogs, has several dogs for adoption.
	Chris New is SCV’s ‘Elite’ chef Wild Oregon morels. Organic asparagus. Prime New York steak. Potatoes. Separately, the ingredients are special.
	Diana Sevanian: Support ‘Imagine ... La Bella Vida’ for ACS Picture this: An elegant Tuscan atmosphere (without driving any further than the Tournament Players Club in Westridge), delicious Northern Italian cuisine, fragrant wines and beautiful music. Add to the tempting milieu a very special ceremony recognizing three oncologists who battle cancer each day with the utmost expertise and compassion for their patients.
	Dianne Van Hook is BFF ‘Woman of Honor’ The Betty Ferguson Foundation has selected Dianne Van Hook, chancellor of College of the Canyons, as the foundation’s Woman of Honor for 2009. The event, to be held Sept. 19 at the Tournament Players’ Club in Valencia, will celebrate its 10th year honoring influential women in and outside the Santa Clarita Valley.
	Food: Scoop up summer fun Summer parties and sunny days just scream for a scoop of ice cream. From banana splits to sundaes, ice cream is an easy way to enjoy the season. So grab a scoop and gather the kids around to create a few ice cream treats and great memories.
	Your Community: Upcoming Events Jazz & Blues Concert Series The Lexus of Valencia Jazz & Blues Concert Series on Town Center Drive at McBean Parkway adjacent to the Hyatt Valencia returns 7 p.m. Fridays through Aug. 28. Music, food and beverage and activities for kids. Admission is free. 24500 Town Center Dr., Valencia. U-pick cherries at Rhodes Orchard Fun for the entire family, U-pick sweet Bing and Rainier Cherries are now ready for picking, through the month of June, ...
	Community scrapbook Sophie Johnson Sophie Johnson, a sophomore in American University's School of International Service, majoring in International Studies, was named to the fall's 2008 Dean's List. Johnson is a resident of Castaic. To earn Dean's List at American University a student must obtain a 3.5 grade point average or better on their semester courses. McKenzie Carpenter Milliken University student McKenzie Carpenter of Valencia, was recently inducted into the Milliken chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi national ...
	Models, madmen and more in NYC Editor's note: Signal feature writer Michelle Sathe will be taking a seven-week sabbatical to promote homeless dog adoptions. She is taking a rescued pit bull, Loren, along with her as a companion and mascot during their cross-country trip. The Signal will be following Sathe's and Loren's trip every Sunday with a column of their latest adventures. You know the shirts with "I (Heart) New York?" They should make one with "I (Unhappy Face) New York," ...
	Tyler Cordova is positive to a tee The game of golf has its obstacle courses, but Tyler Cordova, 6, of Valencia, knows how to play his way through the course of life.
	Meet Tank, the wonder dog He works for free six days a week, so the Green family doesn't mind when their most popular employee, Tank, rides his skateboard around Green Landscape Nursery on Bouquet Canyon Road at the corner of Cinema Drive. They don't even mind when he takes a nap.
	Your Community: Dates to Watch Wednesday A wine and hors d’oeuvres fundraiser at Salt Creek Grille, Town Center Drive, Valencia to benefit afterschool performing arts programs at the SCV Boys & Girls Club. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. $35 plus tax and gratituty. Reservations required: (661) 222-9999. Saturday The Repertory East Playhouse will host its largest benefit of the year, Summer Evening with the REP: An Affair to Remember, on Saturday June 27, at the home of Jill Jackson, formerly ...
	Michael Gales: Survival of the fittest Robert, a 42-year-old diabetic, enjoyed medical care provided through his health insurance for years. His doctor’s visits and medications were provided for a small co-pay. Unfortunately, he was laid off from his job and lost his health insurance. He didn’t know what to do with bills piling up; he worried about his home, providing food for his family and how he would pay for his two boys to attend a sports camp in the summer. ...
	Heroes and high hopes at auction There were heroes and high hopes Saturday at the 38th annual benefit auction for the Boys & Girls Club of the Santa Clarita Valley. “Lighting our Future — a Black and White Benefit” garnered nearly $235,000 to help fund operations, said Jim Ventress, chief professional officer of the club which operates three facilities for SCV youth.
	Your Community: Dates to Watch Saturday Open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Placerita Canyon Natural Center, 19152 W. Placerita Canyon Road. Admission and parking are free. Animal presentations, panning for fools gold, face painting, rock painting, Indian artifact presentations, leader led hikes, entry and a history presentation of the original Walker cabin, food and drinks. Info: (661) 259-7721 or visit www.placerita.org. “A Walk in the Park.” Six Flags Friends is pleased to host the second ...
	Your Community: Upcoming Events Jazz & Blues Concert Series The Lexus of Valencia Jazz & Blues Concert Series on Town Center Drive at McBean Parkway adjacent to the Hyatt Valencia returns 7 p.m. Fridays through Aug. 28. Music, food and beverage and activities for kids. Admission is free. 24500 Town Center Dr., Valencia. Meditate your way to health Moment Connections will hold Meditation classes every Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Moment Connections, 22916 Lyons Avenue, Suite ...
	Tea and beautiful ballerinas The spacious backyard of the Placerita Canyon home of Ed and Wendy Winquest became a fantasy land of ballerinas and family storybook characters recently as it hosted the sixth annual Tippy Toes Tea to benefit the Santa Clarita Ballet Company.
	Key Lime pie and Georgia on our minds Editor's note: Signal feature writer Michelle Sathe will be taking a seven-week sabbatical to promote homeless dog adoptions. She is taking a rescued pit bull, Loren, along with her as a companion and mascot during their cross-country trip. The Signal will be following Sathe's and Loren's trip every Sunday with a column of their latest adventures on the road.
	Your Community: Dates to watch Saturday Open house 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Placerita Canyon Natural Center, 19152 W. Placerita Canyon Road. Admission and parking are free. Animal presentations, panning for fools gold, face painting, rock painting, Indian artifact presentations, leader led hikes, entry and a history presentation of the original Walker cabin, food and drinks. Info: (661) 259-7721 or visit www.placerita.org. "A Walk in the Park." Six Flags Friends is pleased to host the second annual ...
	Engagement: Borggrebe-Hauss Virgil and Debbie Mireles together with Randy Borggrebe of Santa Clarita are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jenna Nichole Borggrebe of Saugus to Jason Robert Hauss of West Hills.
	Births All births below were recorded at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital in Valencia, unless otherwise noted. Parents can submit jpeg photos and announcement information to Lifestyle@the-signal.com - subject line: BIRTH. February 6, 2009
	Little Shepherd’s 42nd Little Shepherd's Nursery School in Newhall recently celebrated its 42nd graduation on Friday.
	Community Scrapbook: Five generations of Californians in SCV A baby girl born March 4, 2009, to Stefanie and Alex Smith of Valencia became a fifth generation Californian.