West Covina

Assemblyman Roger Hernandez, D-West Covina, has been charged in a drunk driving case stemming from his March arrest in the Northern California city of Concord, the Contra Costa Times reported .  From the article:  Concord police said blood test results show that Hernandez had a blood alcohol content of 0.08 percent, the minimum level for DUI in California. In an apologetic statement released last week, Hernandez said he thought he was sober enough to drive after "drinking a couple of drinks over the course of an evening.

Maybe the first round victory will suffice until next season. Heading into the CIF Southern Section Division I-A playoffs as the No. 15 seed, the Falcons knew they’d have to face No. 2 Santa Monica if they beat West Covina in the first round, and probably at Santa Monica. Unsurprisingly, after Crescenta Valley beat West Covina, the San Antonio league’s No. 3 team, the Falcons had to travel to Santa Monica to face the Vikings. Though they put up a good defense effort, Santa Monica put up a better one and the Vikings defeated the Falcons, 60-30, last Saturday.

The 10 and Under CSA Mustangs beat West Covina, 6-2, to win the Pony Baseball District Championship and advance to the Regional Tournament in Walnut this weekend. La Crescenta was led by the fine pitching of Josh Cook and Brett Klein. Cook started the game and pitched three solid innings. He gave up only one earned run before handing over the ball over to reliever Klein who closed out the game by shutting out West Covina for the final three innings. With the score tied 2-2 in the top of the sixth inning, Bruno Alonso put La Crescenta ahead with a clutch base hit to drive in Nolan Rea. Joey Torres and Tanner Carrico then walked to load the bases.

A Montrose man turned himself into authorities at the West Covina Police Department the same day officials from the Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station were looking for him for allegedly trying to kill his girlfriend. Michael Buckner, 30, and his girlfriend were having a fight around 3 a.m. June 22 when he threatened her with a knife, according to sheriff's reports. She called the sheriff's department for help and he left before deputies arrived. He later returned when the apartment was empty, reports stated.

Hamlet Nalbandyan ARROYO -- It's safe to say that Robbie Neyland was in his element Wednesday in a second-round game of the Arroyo Invitational at Arroyo High. The senior guard, like all the La Canada High boys' basketball team's starters, played just three quarters against West Covina, but he did plenty of damage, hitting seven three-pointers on his way to scoring what he believes is a career-high 26 points. The Spartan starters played just three quarters because that's all that was needed of them in the 80-52 thumping of the Bulldogs.

The Crescenta Sports Assn. Shetland Baseball team just completed a strong season, going 7-1 and just barely missing a shot for the finals in the Pony Baseball Shetland World Series. The 5- and 6-year-olds -- which were coached by Crescenta Valley High boys' basketball Coach Jim Smiley, along with assistants Mike Herbert, Jim Somers and Dave Klein -- were dubbed as the "Pirates of the Crescenta" by their loyal faithful. The Pirates, which were all-star players made up from the 16-team CSA Shetland Division, went 5-0 in the regional tournament by defeating teams from Monrovia, Rosemead, Charter Oak, Baldwin Park and West Covina.

Patricia Tvrdevich of Pasadena will wed Mario Mosesman of La Crescenta on Sunday, May 3 at the Sheraton in Pasadena. The bride’s parents are Robert and RoseAnn Tvrdevich of West Covina and the groom’s are Michael and Irene Mosesman of La Crescenta. The maids of honor are Sharon Spears and Julie Berberian and best men are Rodrigo Huete and James Keshavarz. The groomsmen are Max Mosesman and Jeff Knapp. Matt Price will be officiating. The bride is a graduate of Rosemead High School and California State University, San Bernardino and currently works at Bank of America.

BASEBALL The Crescenta Sports Assn. 12-and-under baseball team captured the San Gabriel Tournament June 29 with a 9-2 victory against West Covina. The team consists of Brett Klein, Jimmy Smiley, Cole Rademacher, Riley Miller, Chase Walker, Weston Walker, Brian Gadsby, Thulani Kachingwe, Connor Van Ginkel, Cameron Briggs, Kyle Currie, Mike Misetich and Jeremiah Martin. La Crescenta earlier picked up a 7-3 win against North Valley to capture the North Valley Championship on June 24. Top-seeded La Crescenta went 4-0 in the tournament.

The following persons were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. As with all arrests, they are innocent until proved guilty. Milton Aleman, 27, North Hollywood Andre Kent Asheghian, 27, Burbank Rosemary Baraja, 25, San Gabriel Carlos Cantu, 36, Rosemead Tereso Ortiz Castaneda, 59, Los Angeles Jose Angel Flores, 40, Glendale Cesar Alfredo Herrera, 42, Altadena Scott Alex Lindsey, 34, Glendale Vincenete G. Lopez, 33, Glendale Adrian Manookian, 22, Glendale David E. McCollor, 41, Glendale David Joseph Morales, 23, Alhambra Jack Leslie Parrish, 61, Glendale Alejandro A. Quiroz, 32, Los Angeles Raul Bosa Soriano, 41, Glendale Anthony Duncan Stark, 39, Los Angeles Varuzhan Ter-Mirzayan, 39, Glendale Martha Lisa Troncoza, 26, Glendale Edward Jerome Turner, 53, Glendale Lynn A. Whitaker, 63, Glendale Kok Yit Yan, 37, West Covina

"For some reason, I knew he was going to make it out not guilty. I don't know if he didn't do it. It all goes back to him being a celebrity and what chance would you have if you weren't." Luis Vasquez, 25, Echo Park "I wasn't shocked that he was not guilty. What I was shocked about were that they found him not guilty on the counts of alcohol. I thought he would be guilty for that." Artin Grigorian, 32, North Hollywood "I was really surprised.

Assemblyman Roger Hernandez, D-West Covina, has been charged in a drunk driving case stemming from his March arrest in the Northern California city of Concord, the Contra Costa Times reported .  From the article:  Concord police said blood test results show that Hernandez had a blood alcohol content of 0.08 percent, the minimum level for DUI in California. In an apologetic statement released last week, Hernandez said he thought he was sober enough to drive after "drinking a couple of drinks over the course of an evening.

A registered sex offender from Glendora is accused of making harassing and obscene telephone calls to a Covina business associated with children, police said. Paul J. Cricks, 48, was arrested at a West Covina motel Wednesday, Covina police said. Police said they were summoned to the business, which they did not identify, after the owner received several graphic and sexual telephone calls. The caller's phone number was blocked at the time. Covina police said they put a trace on the business' phone, allowing them to capture the telephone number the next time a call came in. Detectives said they tracked the number to Cricks, whom a state website lists as a sex offender registered with Glendora Police Department.

ARCADIA - A potent offense registering 12 hits overcame costly errors late in the game for the St. Francis High baseball squad in the opening game of the Apache Invitational Saturday morning at Arcadia High. After giving up two game-tying runs in the fifth inning on two errors, the Golden Knights rebounded to re-take the lead in the sixth and opened the floodgates in the seventh en route to a 9-4 win over West Covina in pool play. “When we took a 2-0 lead early, we went into a lull,” Golden Knights interim Coach Aaron Milam said.

Longtime Glendale City Manager Jim Starbird will retire at the end of the year after nearly 14 years with the city, officials confirmed Wednesday. Starbird has helmed City Hall since March 1998 after working in the California cities of Eureka, Monrovia and West Covina before his time in Glendale. He has no plans other than to travel and enjoy time with his family upon retirement, officials said.  “Jim Starbird is one of the finest City Managers in the State and his departure will be deeply felt,” Mayor Laura Friedman said in a statement.

The Glendale Council PTA has about 26 delegates who will be attending the state PTA convention in Sacramento from April 29 to May 2. During that time, Glendale Council PTA will be receiving a legacy award for its 100th anniversary. In addition, the Glendale Council PTA was also awarded Outstanding Council in First District PTA, which spans West Covina to Burbank. Glendale Council PTA invites the community to hear more about the future of public education by attending the Save Our Future Education Briefing sponsored by California School Board Assn.

For deejay Arthur Galestian, being successful is more than reading how-to books and instructional guides. Galestian fell in love with deejaying in the mid- to late ?90s. ?That?s kind of when I found out about deejaying as a means to put electronic music out there in an environment where people could appreciate it,? said Galestian, 28, who started deejaying at 19. Galestian was the instructor at an all-day intensive deejaying seminar and workshop Sunday in an intimate setting at the Hollywood Production Center in Glendale.

BASKETBALL The Glendale Panthers 12-and-under boys basketball team, coached by Avedis Melkonyan, recently captured the third annual Let It Rain Classic in West Covina. Glendale opened the tournament with a 42-41 loss. Arno Arutyunyan had nine points for Glendale, which got 16 points, five rebounds and two steals from Yves Ramirez and two points and four rebounds from Josh Degrete. Luis Ruiz had two points, two steals and four rebounds for the Panthers, who got six points apiece from Roy Valdizno and Damon Stephens.

Patricia Tvrdevich of Pasadena will wed Mario Mosesman of La Crescenta on Sunday, May 3 at the Sheraton in Pasadena. The bride’s parents are Robert and RoseAnn Tvrdevich of West Covina and the groom’s are Michael and Irene Mosesman of La Crescenta. The maids of honor are Sharon Spears and Julie Berberian and best men are Rodrigo Huete and James Keshavarz. The groomsmen are Max Mosesman and Jeff Knapp. Matt Price will be officiating. The bride is a graduate of Rosemead High School and California State University, San Bernardino and currently works at Bank of America.

Maybe the first round victory will suffice until next season. Heading into the CIF Southern Section Division I-A playoffs as the No. 15 seed, the Falcons knew they’d have to face No. 2 Santa Monica if they beat West Covina in the first round, and probably at Santa Monica. Unsurprisingly, after Crescenta Valley beat West Covina, the San Antonio league’s No. 3 team, the Falcons had to travel to Santa Monica to face the Vikings. Though they put up a good defense effort, Santa Monica put up a better one and the Vikings defeated the Falcons, 60-30, last Saturday.