La Verne Magazine
Vol. 25, No. 2
Summer 2001

It was a warm homecoming in April for Ben Harper, grandson
of Charles Chase, as the Bridges Auditorium crowd solidified his status
as a hometown hero and icon.
Photography by Tom Galaraga
by Danny Craig
by Danny Craig
photography by Tom Galaraga
illustration by Isela Peña
by Danny Craig
photography by Tom Galaraga
by Brice Nixon
photography by Tom Galaraga
by Stacey Mleczko
photography by Isela Peña
by Akilah Nyerere
photography by Lauren Wooding
by Stacey Mleczko
photography by Liz Lucsko
by Melinda Sanchez
photography by Lauren Wooding
by Melinda Sanchez
photography by Liz Lucsko
by Akilah Nyerere
photography by Vicky Martinez
by Danny Craig
photography by Jason Cooper
by Jacqueline Sandoval
photography by Vicky Martinez
by Tom Chambers
illustrations by Isela Peña and Christian A. Lopez
by Tom Chambers
photography by Jason Cooper

Ready to take to the sky, the "Tumbling Bear,"
Rob Harrison, confidently examines the distant clouds knowing he will soon
be flying between them at up to 225 mph.
Photography by Liz Lucsko
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