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Percussive Drum Competition Coming To SCV

Drummers from the Santa Clarita Valley are being summoned for a nationwide drum competition. CHOPS, a nationwide percussive art competition, is hosting competitions across the country and drummers could win cash prizes. Round one of the competition takes place from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Saturday, June 5, at the Northpark Community Church. There are three divisions with division one ...

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Magic Mountain Holds Back Debut Of Mr. Six Coaster

Construction delays have set back the debut of “Mr. Six’s DanceCoaster,” a family-friendly ride originally scheduled to open this summer at Six Flags Magic Mountain. The coaster frame has been delivered from its former home in a closed New Orleans park, where it was operated under the name “Road Runner Express.” The tracks are steel, measuring 679 feet long with ...

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CHP Arrests 28 For Drinking And Driving Over Holiday

Officials in the Newhall area of the California Highway Patrol made 28 arrests for driving under the influence during the recent Maximum Enforcement Period over the Memorial Day weekend. Officer John Lutz reported that the number of arrests were nearly double the arrests made last year, when 17 drivers were taken into custody.   He said that there were no ...

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Small Spot Fire On Northbound 14 Freeway

UPDATED 2:03 Monday A small spot fire flared on an island near of the northbound 14 at Newhall Avenue around 1:30 p.m. By the time County and LA City Fire units responded; most of the fire had already been extinguished by a driver who stopped at the island. The fire was out by 1:45 p.m.    

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COC Receives Grant For Boston Scientific Training

The College of the Canyons Employee Training Institute (ETI) has received a $150,000 grant from the state Chancellor’s Economic and Workforce Development program to provide training services to more than 100 Boston Scientific employees in the company’s economically burgeoning neuromodulation division. Through this project the college’s ETI will deliver a series of short-term responsive training sessions designed to help Boston ...

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Movie Review: Prince Of Persia Delivers Video Goods

“Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time”: Could It Be? Could We Finally Have a Decent Video Game Movie? by Chauncey Telese To anyone (not likely) who has missed me these last two weeks I apologize for my absence. I wish I had some cool reason like being in charge of making sure Nickelodeon puts out all their old Nicktoons ...

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Local Musicians Play To Help Stricken Choir Director

The musicians at Blessed Kateri Catholic Church are raising their voices to help one of their own. Jo Ann Smith, Choir Director for Our Lady Of perpetual Help, was stricken with devastating Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS). The disease has left Smith completely paralyzed. At 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 27 a concert in the Parish Hall of Blessed Kateri Catholic Church ...

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