A few thousand local residents and almost 30 vendors attended the Old Magnolia Festival, presented by Historic Downtown Upland Inc., last weekend in downtown Upland.
Frustration, pain, sweat, aggression and strategy are all words that come to mind when competitive sports are mentioned. But are those the words that spring to mind when intramural indoor soccer rolls off the tongue? If they aren’t, then they should be.
Only 10 seniors a year get to experience the limelight of the University of La Verne’s Homecoming Court, and I was surprised to find out I was one of them.
Zesty dancers tapping and spinning to the soulful strums of a guitar, students tossed by a mechanical bull, a swinging piñata with a full belly of sweets, and Spanish-themed food filling tables were the sights and sounds of España Day on Oct. 11 in the University of La Verne’s Quad.
On Monday the 10 Homecoming court nominees were announced in a burlesque fashion. All 10 were dressed to impress, as they were announced couple by couple in front of Founders Hall.