RALLY WILL SHOW SUPPORT FOR TROOPS.Byline: Carol Rock Staff Writer CANYON COUNTRY - Music will ring out from Soledad Canyon Soledad Canyon is a long narrow canyon / valley located in Los Angeles County, California between the cities of Palmdale and Santa Clarita. Soledad Canyon contains the localities of Vincent, Acton, Ravenna, and Agua Dulce. Road and Sierra Highway Sierra Highway is a road in Southern California, United States. It runs from Tunnel Station near the north limit of the City of Los Angeles, where it intersects with San Fernando Road and Foothill Boulevard, as well as Interstate 5, and continues north to Mojave, mostly paralleling from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, when a variety of singers perform patriotic songs from five different stages set up at the Canyon Country intersection. After attending a few of the troop support rallies at Valencia Boulevard and McBean Parkway, Terry Coultas, a former Marine who owns Karaoke karaoke (Japanese; “empty orchestra”) Use of a device that plays instrumental accompaniments to songs with the vocal tracks removed, permitting the user to sing the lead. Unlimited, thought a musical event with patriotic songs would be a good way to build a bigger crowd and show support for the men and women serving in Iraq. ``The biggest rally they had over there had only 100 people,'' he said. ``In Lancaster, they had 5,000. I think we can get a lot more people by doing patriotic songs.'' He recruited several of his customers and proposed the idea of rallying spirits on the east side of town. Singers and karaoke jockeys alike enthusiastically signed up to participate. ``I want to show support for the troops,'' said Patti Finley, who will represent the Canyon Theatre Guild Theatre Guild U.S. theatrical society. Founded in New York City in 1918 by Lawrence Langner (1890–1962) and others, the group proposed to produce high-quality, noncommercial plays. and sing the World War I anthem ``Over There.'' ``I went out to Valencia and McBean and waved the flag. I'm proud of our guys over there. My son, Garrett, has friends fighting in Iraq; one of his best friends is in the Army and the bass from his high school barbershop quartet barbershop quartet Popular vocal ensemble consisting of four unaccompanied male voices. The voice parts are tenor, lead, baritone, and bass, with the lead normally singing the melody and the tenor harmonizing above. is in the Marines.'' The Veterans of Foreign Wars Posts 6885 and 6110 will be cooking hot dogs and hamburgers; donations will be accepted for the families of veterans injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. or killed in the war. Participants are asked to bring their own flags or posters. In case of rain, the event will be rescheduled to April 19. A rally is also scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Valencia Boulevard and McBean Parkway organized by Castaic residents Penny Young and Cindy Perry, whose sons are serving in the U.S. Army. |
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