The Valencia campus of College of the Canyons is getting an up-close and personal examination to ensure it remains a healthy place to learn.

What college officials are dealing with is the fact that one, and possibly two staff members, have confirmed cases of Legionnaires' disease. The third floor of the Seco Hall has been emptied and the building's innards are being tested for bacteria and hidden pools of standing water.

A Newhall resident has been chosen to sing the National Anthem at the 33^rd annual SCV Dodger Day on May 8.

Andrea Lewis,18, almost missed the deadline to turn in her audition, but went on to beat out 38 other submissions.

She will sing the National Anthem as well as come back down to the field at Chavez Ravine to sing God Bless America during the seventh inning stretch.

Get ready for the sounds of live Jazz and Blues bands to once again fill Town Center Drive in Valencia.  This will be the 12th year that the Lexus of Valencia Jazz & Blues will feature regional, national and international entertainers in a quaint street party setting while offering interactive activities for adults and children.

By Wendy Langhans

Oh look, there goes one....and there goes another...the air was full of them.  I was sitting out on my back porch, enjoying a cup of tea, literally watching the world pass by. The sky was full of tiny little white pieces of fluff, swirling past me on the ever-changing air currents.  What was going on?