We've just undergone a server change. It appears to have gone relatively smoothly. If you've noticed any issues with the site over the last 48 hours that would be why. Hopefully all the bugs are worked out but if you notice anything or need help please feel free to contact me.

Thanks

Phil

www.valleyspringsca.us

www.shengchikungfu.com

In an effort to help returning soldiers more easily assimilate into society after returning from duty, the Sheng Chi Training Center is offering free martial arts training to veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan. Classes will be offered for the remainder of the year.

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Announcing the addition of our new classifieds ad section. Post and view ads for for free. Link to classifieds is at the top of the site. Or you can go directly to it at http://www.valleyspringsca.us/ed-classified.

You can easily upload as many pictures as you like with the ad. Ads expire after 30 days but you'll be automatically sent an email 7 days prior to the ad expiring so that you may renew the ad. Renewal is simple. Just click on the edit tab, check the renew box and save.

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What if people noticed nice things more often. What would happen if people really made notice of the nice things others do.

I've had this idea for awhile that I would post on this site anytime I see someone really going out of their way to do something good. So today, after witnessing something nice I am finally inspired enough to put my lazy fingers to the keyboard.

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The Sheng Chi Foundation, a California non profit public benefit corporation based in Valley Springs, is seeking donations.

Donations in this worthwhile program go towards sponsoring at-risk youth in developing confidence, self esteem, and discipline. Youths are placed in a program of Shou' Shu' training designed to help them with these all important aspects.

Find more information on the program at www.shengchifoundation.org

Start: 05/02/2008 - 00:00
Timezone: Etc/GMT-7

This weekend is the famous Valley Springs Pow Wow. It's an event where rock hounds come from all over the world to display their wares.

If you like rocks you'll love the Pow Wow.

As usual we'll be participating. We build a giant faux rock embedded with treasures. Then we let the kids pound away on it 'til they find the hidden treasures.

Start: 04/26/2008 - 09:00
End: 04/26/2008 - 17:00
Timezone: Etc/GMT-7

Our little Valley Springs  just reached a milestone.  If you were on last night you would have found only a white screen that said "bandwidth exceeded"

For a webmaster it's both a good and a bad thing. On the bad side it means you need more expensive hosting to handle the traffic. On the goodside it means you've got lots of traffic.  

And what's a website without traffic? 

If a website is created on the internet and noone sees it does it exist? I say no.

Congratulations to the large group of people who tested in the February test. It's great to see so many ready to test at one time. This is a strong sign of strength from the studio.

Obviously there isn't a more telltale sign than having such a great number test. In all there were 33 people ready for this last test. Far more than I can remember in a long time.

Those testing were:

Mr. Acosta - High Blue

Mr. Banning - Low Orange

Mr. Crum - High Orange

Mr. Davidson - Low Yellow

Mr. Dorland - High Blue