LOCAL NOTES CHOIR DELIVERS SINGING VALENTINES.Byline: Heather MacDonald Staff Writer VALENCIA - Amber Seat, 20, should be used to this by now. Two dozen members of the Canyon High School Canyon High School can refer to:
Washington Mutual (or WaMu; NYSE: WM) is the United States' largest savings and loan association. Bank teller A bank teller is an employee of a bank who deals directly with most customers. In some places this employee is known as a cashier. Tellers are considered a "front line" in the banking business. at lunchtime Monday. The group was hired by Seat's husband, Josh, who is prone to making big scenes. ``Oh, this is so embarrassing,'' Seat said, blushing a brilliant red. ``Josh proposed this way, too, by making a big scene. I should have known.'' The choir surprised significant others all over Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, with Valentine's Day Valentine's Day: see Saint Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day Lovers' holiday celebrated on February 14, the feast day of St. Valentine, one of two 3rd-century Roman martyrs of the same name. St. wishes as part of efforts to earn money for a festival tour to Boston and Washington, D.C. ``It's a lot of fun to see the expressions on people's faces,'' said singer Mandy Braham, 17. ``Especially when some of them start to cry or get all emotional.'' Withdrawals and deposits slowed to a crawl as the singers clustered around Seat's teller window. The usual lunchtime bank customers sighed, nudging their friends. ``It's nice to see people touched and excited,'' said Missy Suarez, 17, another singer. ``And it's a fun way to earn some money.'' The singing telegrams come in $25, $50 and $100 packages. Josh Seat paid $50 for two a-cappella songs, flowers and a box of chocolates. The choir has been delivering singing telegrams for three years, said Mary Purdy, the choir's director. The singers will also serenade serenade [Ital. sera=evening], term used to designate several types of musical composition. Opera and song literature yield numerous examples of the serenade sung or played by a lover at night beneath his beloved's window; outstanding is diners at the inaugural ``Dinner in the Canyon,'' a romantic evening at two Sand Canyon estates March 10, hoping to raise money for the trip. Getting back to work, Seat realized she has bigger problems than a few minutes of embarrassment at the public display of her husband's affection. ``I was supposed to make all of the Valentine's Day plans this year,'' Seat said. ``I haven't done anything, and now I have no idea how to top this.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Canyon High School Madrigal Singers, from left, Mandy Braham and Missy Suarez, serenade bank teller Amber Seat on Monday at Washington Mutual Bank in Valencia. Shaun Dyer/Special to the Daily News |
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