Born on Aug. 22, 1917, in College Park, Md., Roland “Ort” Ortmayer was destined for greatness. Yes, greatness is a broad word that can mean many things, but that is what Ort was to the many people he influenced in his life.
Milan E. Rupel, 62, of La Verne died of complications due to liver and kidney failure last Thursday, Oct. 9, at the Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center in Pomona.
This football season, would you root for a team named the Boston Darkies, with a smiling Sambo.mascot jumping around on the sidelines? Or, how about the Houston Beaners, whose uniforms feature a logo with a man sleeping under a sombrero?
Since August, downtown Seattle's business district has been adorned with a series of stark banners, black on one side and white on the other. The 79 banners ask a series of questions about wealth and poverty, privilege and denial.
Capturing a 9-2 victory over Redlands last Friday was exactly what the La Verne Baseball Team needed to start a three-game series which continued onto Saturday when the Leos split a doubleheader with the Bulldogs.