Photos of the Week: April 22 – 28, 2017

Katharine Lotze
April 29, 2017
9:16 am

David Thornbury trickropes for a picture with Sonia Hill, 5, and Zachary Hill, 7, at the 24th annual Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival at William S. Hart Park in Old Town Newhall on Sunday. Samie Gebers/The Signal

Paula Rohrenbacher holds an umbrella in front of Hart Hall during the 24th annual Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival at William S. Hart Regional Park in Old Town Newhall on Saturday. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Joe Herrington Sourdough Slim plays the accordion for the crowd during the 24th annual Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival at William S. Hart Regional Park in Old Town Newhall on Saturday. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Joey Rocketshoes Dillon and David Thornbury show off their cowboy skills during the 24th annual Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival at William S. Hart Regional Park in Old Town Newhall on Saturday. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Civil War Reenactors shoot their guns into the air at the 24th annual Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival at William. S Hart Regional Park in Old Town Newhall in April 2017. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

David Thornbury trick ropes at the 24th annual Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival at William S. Hart Park in Old Town Newhall on Sunday. Samie Gebers/The Signal

Amari Arboga, 2, looks to her mother while Dave Thornbury trickropes at the 24th annual Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival at William S. Hart Park in Old Town Newhall on Sunday. Samie Gebers/The Signal

Diane Bullock is ‘roped’ into a performance with Dave Thornbury at the 24th annual Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival at William S. Hart Park in Old Town Newhall on Sunday. Samie Gebers/The Signal

Kellen Ferreira, 11, and Chloe Ferreira 7, talk to historian August Simien about different kinds of saddles during the 24th annual Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival at William S. Hart Park in Old Town Newhall on Sunday. Samie Gebers/The Signal

Brad Richardson greets attendees at the cattle drive camp during the 24th annual Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival at William S. Hart Park in Old Town Newhall on Sunday. Samie Gebers/The Signal

Candace Castillo, an Apache Native American, beads a cane during the 24th annual Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival at William S. Hart Park in Old Town Newhall on Sunday. Samie Gebers/The Signal

Brendan Suarez, 5, talks to the Lone Ranger portrayed by Greg Mowry during the 24th annual Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival at William S. Hart Park in Old Town Newhall on Sunday. Samie Gebers/The Signal

The crowd applauds as Bo Hopkins’ star is unveiled on the Walk of Western Stars in Newhall in 2017. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Santa Clarita Mayor Cameron Smyth, Renaud Veluzat and Andre Veluzat look at the Veluzat star that had just been unveiled on the Walk of Western Stars in Newhall on Sunday. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Andre Veluzat, left, and Renaud Veluzat, right, stand with Assemblyman Dante Acosta during the unveiling of their stars on the Walk of Western Stars in Newhall on Sunday. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

The Confederates line up for a Civil War Reenactment during the Santa Clarita Cowbiy Festival at William S. Hart Regional Park in Old Town Newhall on Saturday. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Bear Crain works with glass during the 24th annual Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival at William S. Hart Regional Park in Old Town Newhall on Saturday. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Randy Burks wears a full cowboy outfit as he attends the 24th annual Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival at William S. Hart Regional Park in Old Town Newhall on Saturday. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Steve Zipper prepares a canon during the Civil War reenactment during the 24th annual Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival at William S. Hart Park in Old Town Newhall on Saturday. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

From left to right, Genessee Therasse, Lilly Jennings, 5, and Philyssa Therasse, 5, brush away ice to excavate toys at the annual Week of the Young Child Play Day on Saturday. Samie Gebers/The Signal

Audjoa Cooper, 17, helps Matthew Buard, 2, out of a play tunnel at the annual Week of the Young Child Play Day on Saturday. Samie Gebers/The Signal

Malik Forte, 20 months, plays in bubble solution at the annual Week of the Young Child Play Day on Saturday. Samie Gebers/The Signal

Daniel Ibarra, 6, swings on recycled materials provided by Santa Clarita Adventure Play at the annual Week of the Young Child Play Day on Saturday. Samie Gebers/The Signal

Gavin Banting, 19 months, and Jeff Banting play with water toys at the annual Week of the Young Child Play Day on Saturday. Samie Gebers/The Signal

Former fifth district county supervisor candidate Darrell Park, bottom left, holds up an agreement that he described as one signed 20 years ago regarding the Chiquita Canyon landfill during a press conference and protest at Santa Clarita City Hall on Monday, April 24, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Patti Sulpizio speaks out against the expansion of the Chiquita Canyon landfill during a press conference and protest at Santa Clarita City Hall on Monday, April 24, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Former City Councilman Carl Boyer speaks out against the expansion of the Chiquita Canyon landfill during a press conference and protest outside of Santa Clarita City Hall on Monday, April 24, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Natasha McCanne, known on the trail by her hiker name Canary, smiles as she returns to her seat on the couch with a plate of breakfast — chiqualiles — made by fellow hikers at Hiker Heaven in Agua Dulce on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Pacific Crest Trail hikers hang out before breakfast at Donna and Jeff Saufley’s spare single-wide mobile home, reserved just for hikers, on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. Hikers have begun to trickle through the Saufley’s, known among the hiking community as Hiker Heaven, as PCT season gets into full swing in the next few weeks. Katharine Lotze/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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