2009 July | Ewing & Associates

Sherman Oaks own Casa Vega Restaurant Honored as “Small Business of the Year”:

State Assemblyman Mike Feuer, a Democrat from Sherman Oaks, honored the Casa Vega Restaurant as the 42^nd District Small Business of the Year recently. Located at the Northwest corner of Ventura Blvd. and Fulton Ave., Sherman Oaks, the venerable restaurant has existed serving fine family recipes since 1956. At the California Small Business Association’s 2009 California Small Business Day, Sherman Oaks Casa Vega owner, Rafael “Ray” Vega, accepted the award. The landmark restaurant is just 3 blocks east of the Sherman Oaks office of Ewing & Associates | Sotheby’s International Realty. Casa Vega Restaurant has been family owned and run since it’s opening over 53 years ago. Ray said he believes he should be thanking all of his customers for their patronage, instead of his customers thanking him for “being here”. Casa Vega is just north of the area known as Longridge Estates. It is also just around the corner from Sherman Oaks’ own wonderful Dixie Canyon Avenue Elementary School.

When my kids were growing up, we ate at Casa Vega often, Gary Krieger said. The food was always first rate and the atmosphere and service was great. One of the great treasures of growing up in the Longridge Estates area of Sherman Oaks was the tradition of going to the local restaurants and the memories they engendered. As a special treat, Grandma often took the kids for a special dinner at Casa Vega.

Gary Krieger, Estate Agent, sends his congratulations from all of us at Ewing & Associates | Sotheby’s International Realty to the Vega family.

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Snake Wrangler Bo Slyapich talks about rattlesnake season and the dangers and precautions to homeowners in the Calabasas area. Roger Ewing and Jeff Biebuyck with Ewing and Associates Sotheby’s International Realty interview Bo in Calabasas Park Estates at an Estate home where they had received a call from thier clients regarding a viper visitor. Bo gave them some great insight on his daily routine as “The Snake Wrangler”

Every year, snake season can start as early as February and run into December, the unpredictable weather we sometimes encounter in the San Fernando Valley controls the 80 degree days that puts us into snake season.The reptiles will go into hibernation when we start getting our first frosts.

Bo is asked constantly what he does with the snakes he captures. He will relocate them, use them in movies, educational purposes and donate for good cause, if you are qualified. He never sells the snakes.

Another question Bo is asked is “are small snakes more venomous than large snakes.” When a larger venomous snake strikes, it rations its venom so it can strike more than once. The potency between the small snakes and the larger snakes of the same species is same, but the amount used is the difference. The younger snakes injects all the venom they can inject and cannot ration their venom, therefore increasing the mortality rate of whatever they bite.

Bo is called to hunt, track down and remove snakes that have bitten adults, children and pets. He will go where most of us would dare to go. Whether crawling under housing or beating the bushes, he will find and relocate those unwelcomed intruders.

Bo has worked in all the communities in the local area of Calabasas, Hidden Hills, Topanga, Westlake Village, Woodland Hills and surrounding. He can be found at http://www.rattlesnakewrangler.com

Roger Ewing, President of Ewing & Associates Sotheby’s International Reality felt it was important for our local community and clients to get some informaton and education out to the general public. Being in the real estate business, we have experienced multiple encounters and scenarios with our reptile friends. information is the best form of prevention to protect our families and pets.

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