Margery Smith Briggs

Music professor, caring friend Margery Smith Briggs, a longtime Pomona College professor, died on May 17, 2014. She was 98.    Mrs. Briggs was born on May 29, 1915 in Nampa, Idaho to John Herman Smith and Carrie Mae Shawger. In 1936, she earned...

Readers comments 5-30-14

A huge thank-you The annual Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day is a wonderful tradition and successful community event organized by Sunrise Rotary. Proceeds from last year’s Turkey Trot were presented to Claremont youth sports organizations on Tuesday, May 20 by...

Warren David Lamb

Movement expert, management consultant Warren Lamb, a pioneer in the field of human movement, died on January 21, 2014 at his home in Claremont, with complications from a heart attack suffered previously. He was 90. He was born on April 28, 1923 to Rose Marian (nee...

Getting fit for summer

By Mellissa Martinez Last month, I started a class at The Claremont Club called Bikini Boot Camp. Yes, as grueling as it sounds, a group of dedicated women suffer through 45 minutes of sit-ups, weight lifting and various unimaginable exercises in order to get in shape...