By Larry Stewart     The spirit of giving has been alive and well during this holiday season in the East San Gabriel Valley.         The second of two Sowing Seeds for Life toy and food giveaways this month will be held Wednesday, Dec. 21, from 3-5 p.m. at the DPI Labs parking lot at 1350 […]
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Manny Hernandez III, a Roynon Elementary student who always lit up the room and brightened the lives of everyone who knew him, passed away last Friday, Dec. 2. For much of his life, he bravely battled to overcome childhood infections due a condition called hypothyroidism. He was 11 years old. Manny is survived by his […]
Kids ages 6 to 12 from around Southern California will have the opportunity to run the Holiday Half Marathon Penguin Waddle 1 Mile Fun Run for FREE at Fairplex in Pomona on Saturday, December 10.  The event is being hosted in partnership with Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center (PVHMC), and supported by the non-profit 100 […]
    Students at Damien High School in La Verne, including members of the football team, have teamed up with a local charity, Sowing Seeds for Life, to raise money to feed the needy and also collect toys to be distributed to underprivileged children.     Damien students put on two “taco lunch” fundraisers last month that […]
John Gonnella and Teddie Main of La Verne, Glen Gary of San Dimas and a handful of other stylish cancer survivors showed on Saturday at the Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center Foundation’s fashion show – the 9th Annual Celebrating with Style – that’s it never too late or too early to strut your stuff down […]
On October 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the La Verne Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs.  Bring your medications for disposal to La Verne Police Department […]
Jon Blickenstaff, who served as La Verne mayor for nearly three decades, has been named Master of Ceremonies for the David & Margaret Youth and Family Services (D&M) Notes of Love Charity Dinner & Silent Auction. The annual event will be held Friday, Oct. 14 at the Sheraton Fairplex Avalon Room, with social hour at […]
  Judging from what happened Thursday night at a charity golf tournament in La Verne, the answer is very popular.   Denman was among four sports celebrities on a roundtable panel during post-tournament festivities at the third annual Sowing Seeds for Life Celebrity Tournament for Charity at Sierra La Verne Country Club. Sowing Seeds for […]
    Imagine this: A charity golf tournament that attracts not one, not two, not three but four of the men on the list of the 50 greatest players in the history of the NBA. And that’s not all. Also present were three Dodger legends, an NCAA basketball championship-winning coach, a Rose Bowl-winning quarterback and […]
Before the big game at Citrus College this Thursday, Sept. 1, between Bonita and San Dimas for Smudge Pot bragging rights, renew your love affair with Spaghetti Eddie’s, Glendora’s iconic Italian restaurant that opened this week 26 years ago. Exit Grand Avenue off the 210, pull into the Sports Chalet shopping center and start enjoying […]