Photos of the Week: March 11 – 17, 2017

Katharine Lotze
March 19, 2017
2:03 pm

A group files past “block 19”, left, an 18 foot high piece of the St. Francis Dam as the group takes a historical tour of the site of the 1928 disaster on Saturday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Historian Frank Rock, left, uses a megaphone to describe the events of the March 12th, 1928 St. Francis Dam disaster as two bus loads of attendees stand near Power Plant no. 2 on San Francisquito Canyon Road as they take a tour of the dam site on Saturday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Two time Olympic Gold Medalist, and World Cup National Champion Mia Hamm, right, gives tips to the 80 attendees of the two day TeamFirst Soccer Academy for ages 7-18 held at The Master’s University in Santa Clarita on Saturday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Two time Olympic Gold Medalist, and World Cup National Champion Mia Hamm, left, greets the 80 attendees of the TeamFirst (cq) Soccer Academy for ages 7-18 held at The Master’s University in Santa Clarita on Saturday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Alan Pollack, President of the SCV Historical Society, left, and historian Frank Rock lead a tour of about 100 attendees on a guided historical tour the St. Francis Dam disaster site on Saturday. Dan Watson/The Signal

A group files past remnants of the St. Francis Dam as the group takes an historical guided tour of the 1928 disaster site on Saturday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Salvation Army Envoy Laura A. Bloom, right, organizes USC Alumni Phil Hoge, left, and Stephanie Mestas, center, as they assemble personal hygiene kits to assist assist homeless college students at the Salvation Army, Santa Clarita Valley Corps in Newhall on Saturday. Dan Watson/the Signal

Irish Dancer Shannon Botkin of the Scoil Rince Daryl Rose school performs at the 41st Annual St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Dance at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Newhall on Saturday. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Daryl Goldes of the Scoil Rince Daryl Rose school of dance introduces her Irish dancing students, (L-R) Shannon Botkin, 11, Kayley Gunning, 8, and Hannah Botkin, 11, at the 41st Annual St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Dance at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Newhall on Saturday. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Poppies bloom near Highway 138 in Neenach. Jeff Zimmerman/For The Signal

Trash sits alongside Highway 138 in Neenach. Jeff Zimmerman/For The Signal

A bee rests on a poppy growing along Highway 138 in Neenach. Jeff Zimmerman/For The Signal

Georgia Sewell, 6, gives a thumbs up while riding in a giant hamster ball at the Purim Carnival at Valencia Heritage Park on Sunday. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

A flower blooms in the Community Gardens of Santa Clarita in Central Park on Sunday. Samie Gebers/The Signal

Marcia Trip strolls through the Community Gardens of Santa Clarita in Central Park on Sunday. Samie Gebers/The Signal

George Mercadante evaluates a garden plot at the Community Gardens of Santa Clarita in Central Park on Sunday. Samie Gebers/The Signal

Congressman Steve Knight answers questions about policy from students at College of the Canyons on March 13, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Congressman Steve Knight shakes the hands of students as they exit a forum at College of the Canyons on Monday, March 13, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

A sheriff’s deputy talks on the phone as he walks out of a trash enclosure at the Bridgeport Coast apartments in Valencia on March 13, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Writer, Director Erahm Christopher introduces his film entitled ” Listen” at a special screening of the feature length film held at The Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at the College of the Canyons, Valencia campus on Tuesday evening. Dan Watson/The Signal

Hundreds of attendees watch the film,” Listen” at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center on the College of the Canyons, Valencia campus on Tuesday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Hundreds wait for the doors to open at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center on the College of the Canyons, Valencia campus to watch the film, “Listen” on Tuesday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Trinity Classical Academy students and faculty watch as alumnus Gus Castillo launches a rocket at the school on Wednesday, March 15, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

AP physics students at Trinity Classical Academy work together to build a rocket, a project assigned to them by alumnus Gus Castillo on Wednesday, March 15, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Trinity alumnus Gus Castillo, class of 2013, checks out parts of a rocket that the AP physics class is working to build ahead of a rocket launch demonstration on Wednesday, March 15, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Mahnaz Hassanvan (cq) of Valencia prepares to plant more vegitables in her garden at the Community Garden of Santa Clarita located at Central Park in Saugus. Hassanvan, a life-long gardener, started her 10X20 garden patch at The Community Garden in January, which includes vegetables, herbs and flowers. The garden has flourished in the recent rains and now March sunshine. Dan Watson/The Signal

Mahnaz Hassanvan (cq) of Valencia shows off her dirty hands as she prepares to palnt leeks in her 10X20 garden patch at the Community Garden of Santa Clarita located at Central Park in Saugus.

Mahnaz Hassanvan (cq) of Valencia was surprised this morning by a sweet pea bud in her 10X20 garden patch at the Community Garden of Santa Clarita located at Central Park in Saugus.

Transitional kindergarten student Antonio Basaldu turns around to face his uncle Navy petty officer third class Cole Reasonover, as principal Theophane Korie looks on, after Reasonover surprised his nephew at Santa Clarita Elementary during the school’s awards ceremony on Friday, March 17, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Transitional kindergarten student Antonio Basaldu hugs his uncle Navy petty officer third class Cole Reasonover after he surprised his nephew at Santa Clarita Elementary during the school’s awards ceremony on Friday, March 17, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Transitional kindergarten student Antonio Basaldu hugs his uncle Navy petty officer third class Cole Reasonover after he surprised his nephew at Santa Clarita Elementary during the school’s awards ceremony on Friday, March 17, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Transitional kindergarten student Antonio Basaldu smiles as he’s hugged by his uncle Navy petty officer third class Cole Reasonover after he surprised his nephew at Santa Clarita Elementary during the school’s awards ceremony on Friday, March 17, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Fellow students and instructors push Gabe Larios into the water during a Helicopter Underwater Egress Training (HUET) day for Los Angeles County Fire Air Operations, assisted by Urban Search and Rescue, at the Santa Clarita Pool on Friday, March 17, 2017.

Student Johnny Gray straps himself into training apparatus before being pushed into the pool during a Helicopter Underwater Egress Training (HUET) day for Los Angeles County Fire Air Operations, assisted by Urban Search and Rescue, at the Santa Clarita Pool on Friday, March 17, 2017.

Katharine Lotze

Katharine Lotze is a photojournalist and columnist at the Signal, and can be found photographing daily life in Santa Clarita, or writing personal essays about her own daily life.

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