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THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 2011

Pasadena Outlook

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St. Francis High Varsity Football Parent Party

St. Francis High School parents Blake and Denise Longo hosted a gathering of varsity football parents at their home to kick off the 2011 football season. The potluck dinner was a way for parents to get better acquainted with who theyll be sitting next to in the bleachers this fall. St. Francis alumni parents were also able to connect, namely Tim Rahtz (75) and Victor De Los Santos (80). The Golden Knights first game is Friday, Sept. 9 against Arcadia High School.

Photos by Rebecca Sweeney The Outlook

Leslie and Mark Anderson with Betty Dowling

Ken and Debbie Talianko with Denise and Blake Longo

Frank and Kathy Gangi with Vicki Finton and Sheila Phillips

Bill George and Harrison Lebowitz

Risa Kubly, Isabel Velladao, Terri Kawamura and Kathy Hagen

Carmen Ortega, Melinda Rahtz and Julie Casciani

Debbie and Greg Soohoo

Mike and Sharon McAleenan

Colette and Bill McCreary

Paula and Burt Garavaglia

Tim Rahtz and Victor De Los Santos

Kathy Labagh and John Finton

Manny Ortega and Giulo Casciani

UpTown Sweet Spot Debuts Specialty Desserts

UpTown Sweet Spot, a dessert company and online bakery, introduced its specialty desserts at its grand opening and dessert mixer at CREPEstudio in Old Pasadena. Owner and dessert chef Kimberly Harper Velazco debuted her specialty line of desserts to more than 50 hungry Pasadena residents and foodies. Velazco describes UpTown Sweet Spot as a cross-pollination between her love of desserts and all things lemon. Guests sampled a line of UpTown lemon bars, turtles, red velvet cookies, chocolate toffee cookies, brown sugar pineapple upside-down cake and blueberry upside-down cake.

Photos courtesy DeVonna Banks-Law

CREPEstudio owner Sona Guloyan The Junior League of Pasadenas Rebecca Shukan, Kimberly and Kimberly Harper Velazco Harper Velazco, Patricia Gonzalez and Kathy Martinez

The James Irvine Foundations Latonya Slack, Kimberly Harper Velazco, Gerlie Collado and Jeanne Sakamoto

Dorena Rodriguez, Kimberly Harper Velazco, Agyeman Boateng, Esmerelda Nava and Bill Gould from the Altadena Christian Childrens Center