Photos of the Week: March 4 – 10, 2017

Katharine Lotze
March 11, 2017
8:53 am

Constituents from the 25th district wait in line for entry to Congressman Steve Knight’s town hall at the Chimbole Cultural Center in Palmdale on Saturday, March 4, 2017. Only 275 seats were available, though many who did not get in stayed outside to protest. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Congressman Steve Knight answers questions from constituents during a town hall at the Chimbole Cultural Center in Palmdale on Saturday, March 4, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Congressman Steve Knight and his wife Lily leave the congressman’s town hall as protesters chant line the exit at the Chimbole Cultural Center in Palmdale on Saturday, March 4, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

The Canyon girls basketball team sits on the bench after losing to Valencia in the CIF-SS Division 1 finals at Honda Center in Anaheim on Saturday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Valencia girls basketball celebrates after winning the CIF-Southern Section title at Honda Center in Anaheim on Saturday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Dew from fallen rain sits on a group of wild flowers on top of a hill by Golden Valley High School on Sunday. Samie Gebers/The Signal

Ted Barker holds his dog Winnie during her first visit to a dog park at Golden Valley Park on Sunday. Samie Gebers/The Signal

Kingston plays with his favorite kind of toy, a Frisbee, at Golden Valley Park on Sunday. Samie Gebers/The Signal

Valencia holds up their winning trophy for photos after winning the Div. 1AA Championship against Canyon at The Honda Center in Anaheim on Saturday. Dan Watson/the Signal

Members of the Santa Clarita city council, city staff, and local dignitaries break ceremonial ground on Monday, March 6, 2017, at the site of where a new 372-space parking structure will be built in downtown Newhall. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Lori Risse of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) smiles as she tests out an electronic piano project by Arroyo Seco Junior High student Jacob Hunter, right, during the Student STEAM Showcase at Enblem Academy in Saugus on Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Enblem Academy student Josh Smith shows Gilbert Maldonado of Donalson Filtration Solutions how students are using 3D printers during the Student STEM Showcase at Enblem Academy in Saugus on Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Caitlin Taddei, second from right, pets two-year-old therapy dog, Betsy, as Linda Provenzano looks on at the Healthy Lifestyle Resource Fair held in the Honor Grove at College of the Canyons Valencia campus on Tuesday. Dan Watson/The Signal

College of the Canyons students from left, Jaquan Armdhan, Nasir Wright, and Samir Nelson get a sample of juices made from blood orange, cucumber-Lime, and grapefruit at the College of the Canyons Food Service table at the Healthy Lifestyle Resource Fair held in the Honor Grove at College of the Canyons Valencia campus on Tuesday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Ballot clerk Frank English instructs a woman as she places her completed ballot in the ballot box after voting at Mountainview Elementary School in the Saugus on Tuesday. Dan Watson/The Signal

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Orange poppies bloom, along with other wildflowers, on a hillside off Shangri-La Drive in Canyon Country on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

A bee is seen on a purple flower on the College of the Canyons campus on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

A bee hovers near a flower on the College of the Canyons campus on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

A view of the moon as it hangs over the Santa Clarita Valley on Wednesday. Dan Watson/The Signal

West Ranch High School Principal Mark Crawford, right, meets with parents in the amphitheater at Valencia Marketplace in Stevenson Ranch to discuss upcoming events at the Starbucks with the Principal meeting on Thursday morning. Dan Watson/The Signal

Newhall’s Samuel Crawford (12) looks to get a shot up as he is surrounded by Sierra Vista players during the Boys and Girls Club championship basketball game at the Boys and Girls Club in Canyon Country on Thursday, March 9, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Newhall’s Adrian Nevolo (24) reaches to put up a shot as Sierra Vista’s Adrian Salazar (9) tries to block him during the Boys and Girls Club championship basketball game at the Boys and Girls Club in Canyon Country on Thursday, March 9, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Sierra Vista’s Ricky Martinez (1) tries to pass the ball to a teammate during the Boys and Girls Club championship basketball game at the Boys and Girls Club in Canyon Country on Thursday, March 9, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Newhall’s Scout Swing (1) reaches for a rebound as Sierra Vista’s Terriq Beridon (6) plays defense during the Boys and Girls Club championship basketball game at the Boys and Girls Club in Canyon Country on Thursday, March 9, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Newhall’s Luca Toumadi, center, and Scout Swing, right, fight for a loose ball with Sierra Vista’s Eduardo Lozano, left, during the Boys and Girls Club championship basketball game at the Boys and Girls Club in Canyon Country on Thursday, March 9, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Newhall’s Luca Toumadi (30) reaches for a loose ball as Sierra Vista’s Terriq Beridon (6) tries to catch up during the Boys and Girls Club championship basketball game at the Boys and Girls Club in Canyon Country on Thursday, March 9, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Sierra Vista’s Adrian Salazar (9) goes up for a shot as Newhall’s Adrian Nevolo (24) tries to block him during the Boys and Girls Club championship basketball game at the Boys and Girls Club in Canyon Country on Thursday, March 9, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Pre-kindergarten students dressed in costumes jump in an inflatable bounce house during the Purim Carnival at Congregation Beth Shalom in Santa Clarita on Friday. Dan Watson/The Signal

“Wacky Wendee” Hersh , right, plays songs on her guitar as pre-kindergarten students, dressed in costumes, sing, dance and jump to the music during the Purim Carnival at Congregation Beth Shalom in Santa Clarita on Friday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Pre-K student EmmaLina (cq) Haimoff, dresses as a princess and her classmates play a fishing game during the Purim Carnival at Congregation Beth Shalom in Santa Clarita on Friday. Dan Watson/The Signal

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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