A day at the rocks

In the adjacent photo, girls ride horesback at Vasquez Rocks Natural Area in Agua Dulce earlier this month.

Kiwanis Club food drive

Jerry Chandler of Santa Clarita Aktion accepts bags of food, which filled four shopping carts, donated to the Help the Children food drive by Vons Shoppers in Newhall on Saturday. This was one of three locations where the Kiwanis Club held the food drive on Saturday.

Pro-immigrant march

About 50 people protested against possible laws against illegal immigrants, chanting slogans while they walked eastbound along Magic Mountain Parkway from Railroad Avenue to Valencia Boulevard on Saturday.

First ever Hart Games under way

With the blast of a starter's pistol, runners take off at the first ever Hart Games, which included nearly 250 special-needs participants from the William S. Hart Union High School District at Valencia High School on Wednesday.

Emblem Elementary fights cystic fibrosis one step at a time

Emblem Elementary first-grade teacher Gretchin Pressman and her class join in a walk on Friday with more than 360 other students in grades kindergarten through sixth grade, which was an event organized to help those who suffer from cystic fibrosis. The event raised $4,297 to help fight the disease.

Newhall Elementary students cook

Twenty-eight Newhall Elementary students got a chance to cook a special luncheon at the SCV School Food Services Agency on Thursday.

Cold weather heading back

Orange African daisies cover the hillside at Eternal Valley Memorial Park in Newhall overlooking the northbound Highway 14 Freeway. Santa Clarita saw pleasant weather on Thursday but more rain is expected this weekend. See A3 for more weather information.

Getting in tune

Ligaya Kelly of Canyon Country plays and sings "Don't Talk" by Natalie Merchant at Hope-N-Mic.

Soles 4 Souls

For his Eagle Scout project, Boy Scout Andrew Aubrey, 15, of Troop 581 spearheaded a "Soles 4 Souls" shoe drive for Haiti's earthquake victims.

Police arrest lone gunman on a grassy knoll

A Santa Clarita Sheriff's deputy examines a realistic-looking BB gun after they arrested a 48-year-old man at gunpoint. Shortly after 3 p.m. deputies responded to the intersection of The Old Road and Calgrove Boulevard, where someone had reported seeing a possible gunman aiming at Interstate 5, Deputy Lucas Darland said. The man, whose name was not released, was in sheriff's custody late Saturday afternoon, pending transfer to Olive View Medical Center for psychiatric evaluation, Darland ...

Liberty Tax Service opens

Brett Riley, 15, dressed as Lady Liberty, waves to passing cars at the corner of Bouquet Canyon and Seco Canyon roads to promote the opening of Liberty Tax Service in Santa Clarita on Sunday.

Clean Bus: Driving home a message

A Santa Clarita transit bus with the new ThinkSantaClarita.com paint scheme goes through the automated bus wash at the City of Santa Clarita Transit Maintenance Facility on Wednesday.

Signal donation contest winner

Rick Caston, of Caston's TV & Appliance, kneels to demonstrate the controls of a 36-inch, high-definition Sony TV that Rich Lipis, standing, won as the top prize of a holiday food drive held by The Signal.

Master's College Choir and Orchestra

The Master's College Orchestra and Choir performed their Come Christmas Sing 2009 on Tuesday at the show's opening night. About 500 guests attended the concert which featured "Let's Have a Christmas Celebration" and Handel's "Messiah." The event will continue through Saturday night at Bross Gym. Tickets may be ordered online, by mail or over the phone. Visit www.masters.edu for more information.

Exposure 2009

The Exposure 2009 Photography Exhibit runs through Sunday at William S. Hart Hall in Newhall on Saturday.

SCV Man and Woman of the Year named

Elizabeth Hopp and Steve Sturgeon were named the Santa Clarita Valley Woman of the Year and Man of the Year, respectively, at the Hyatt Regency Valencia on Friday evening.

Mike Antonovich visits SCVi

Santa Clarita Valley International charter school hosted Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich on Wednesday as the Los Angeles County elected official toured the school.

Downtown Newhall Art Slam goes green

Local residents participate in the "Go Green, Get Green" recycled art contest during the Art Slam event held on Main Street in Newhall on Thursday night.

Students sing original musical composition after school

Library hosts a bilingual program

Cruising along in the SCV