PANORAMA Palos Verdes Peninsula
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No. 138 • February 1, 2014
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BASKETBALL DRIVES THE HILL Winter Sports
• Peninsula athletes are taking their shots and driving the lane playing winter basketball in perfect spring weather. Local families briefly filled the ball fields last Saturday for baseball tryouts, but are back inside the gyms this weekend as the Palos Verdes Basketball Association gets ready for playoff action. The PVBA regular season end this weekend, while middle school and high school basketball and soccer teams continue league play. See our coverage from 4th to 12th Grade.
PV Art House Raffle Begins Record Year
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Photo by Gilbert Yu
More First-Place Medallions . . . The PV Dominators’ Jessica Delarosa and Caila Mecozzi face Moreno Valley.
Back On Campus
The old Big Daddy Nikon camera is back in action for high school sports. See Pages 6-9
Heads Up Varsity Sports . . . Panthers take on Sea Kings.
He Took Our Ball
The winter sports season begins for Peninsula middle school teams. See Pages 12-13
• California’s first and longest-running house raffle is back for its 12th year. In 2002 Palos Verdes Art Center started the first California house raffle – selling out in days. The Art Center continues with the most dynamic top prize to date – a $1,925,000 Palos Verdes Estates, five-bedroom residence and $1 million
Peninsula Picks Up More Wins On The Court
The Panthers and Sea Kings face off in soccer and basketball. See Pages 7-9
dollars. Tickets will be sold at $150 each – the same price as in the previous 11 raffles, during which the Art Center has given away over $12.5 million in cash and prizes. A special drawing will be held for buyers of two or more tickets purchased at the same time and in the same name(s). The 2014 Palos Verdes Win Your Dream House Raffle will offer two Early Bird Drawings with over $120,000 in cash
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1970’s Dance Fever Spreads
Ridgecrest students rock dance floor in 1970’s colors. See Page 10