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Kathleen Fariss, hired last month as Claremont Chamber of Commerce’s new chief executive officer, is happy in new role as the leader of the 100-year-old chamber. “I feel like it’s a lot of responsibility,” Fariss said. “And I feel like I’m up to the task.” Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
California Botanic Garden and Sustainable Claremont host the 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. native plant festival at 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont, Saturday, March 29. Free tickets are available at calbg.org.
American organist Alan Morrison performs at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 30 at Claremont United Church of Christ, 233 W. Harrison Ave., on the Glatter-Götz/Rosales organ.
The Rotary Club of Claremont unveiled its “peace pole” at Shelton Park on Wednesday. Mayor Corey Calaycay, Sylvia Whitlock, and the Claremont High School Choir were among those on hand at the dedication. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
Former Claremont Police Department officer Gabriel Arellanes, 32, has been arrested on suspicion of on-duty sexual assault and is facing a felony criminal charge of forced oral copulation. Arellanes, the City of Claremont, and 10 city employees are also named in a wide-ranging civil complaint seeking $20 million in damages. Courier file photo
Twenty new trees were planted at Padua Avenue Park on Saturday as part of the city’s Arbor Day festivities. Players, coaches and families from Claremont American Youth Soccer Organization Region 3, and staff from Claremont’s Community Services Department and West Coast Arborists planted 12 sycamores, four maidenhairs, and four Southern live oaks. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Congratulations to Jerry Collier, one of 25 readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where am I?” as Kresge Chapel, located on the former campus of Claremont School of Theology and designed by Edward Durrell Stone. Jerry is now entered into the year-end drawing for a one-year subscription to everyone’s favorite award-winning local newspaper, the Claremont Courier. So, “Where am I” this week? Email your answer, full name, and city of residence — and suggestions for future mystery photos — to contest@claremont-courier.com for your chance to win. Courier photo/Tom Smith
Claremont High School hosted the SoCal Trades Tour Wednesday. The event offered students a chance to connect with potential employers and explore future career paths. It featured 35 organizations looking to hire. Beyond job opportunities, the fair provided students with valuable experience speaking to real recruiters in interview-like settings. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
Monday, March 31 is the deadline for high school students to apply for American Museum of Ceramic Art’s 2025 high school ceramics exhibition.
Local nonprofit House of Ruth is requesting donations for its emergency and transitional shelter facilities, which aid victims of domestic violence.
Alta Loma High School recently unveiled its new Lions mascot after retiring its former nickname of the Braves.
Claremont Symphony Orchestra plays a free and open to the public concert at 3:30 p.m. this Sunday, March 23, at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont, featuring works by Beethoven, Offenbach, and Guridi. For more information visit claremontso.org or call (909) 596-5979.
On March 2, the Elite Cup Boys under-10 division of the Southern California State Cup crowned its latest champion: the 2015 Foothill Storm Soccer Club. It’s the first State Cup trophy for the Storm since its inception in 1998. The team includes (L-R) Harrison Collinsworth, Cruz Barker, Nicholas Tzounis, Will Suttner, Bodie Gonzalez, Jett Robertson, Owen Fairley, Danny Gonzalez, and Michael Ruiz. Photo/courtesy of Brandon Gonzalez
The Claremont Stars Girls 2012 soccer team has won the Elite Cup division of the SoCal State Cup championship. The young athletes triumphed in a 64-team, four-week tournament across Southern California. Both the semifinal and Sunday’s final at Silver Lakes Sports Complex in Eastvale were decided by dramatic penalty kick shootouts. “I am proud of these kids,” said head coach Jordan Tapia.
“I’ve a sagebrush garden, walled in by a mountain range.” Those are the opening lines of the poem “My Sagebrush Garden” by Sarah Bixby-Smith, from the book of poems of the same title published in 1924. She would write five books of poems, most while living in Claremont, in addition to three non-fiction books, chief among those the 1925, “Adobe Days: A Book of California Memories.”
Monique Saigal Escudero went from a 3-year-old child hiding from Nazi soldiers in a small French village during World War II, to an accomplished author and Pomona College professor. Now 86, she will share her dramatic history in a free and open to the public talk at 7 p.m., Thursday, March 27 at Claremont Heritage’s Ginger Elliott Center, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo