Claremont man, 73, dies BASE jumping in Idaho

A 73-year-old Claremont resident died Thursday while BASE jumping from a Twin Falls, Idaho bridge, according to Reuters. The Perrine Bridge is a popular spot for the extreme sport, 500 feet above the Snake River. Jim Hickey, a 40-year Claremont resident, was...

Readers comments 5-8-15

The new museum: Not a monument to college administrators Dear Editor: As a patron and graduate of Pomona College, I hope that the city of Claremont and the newspaper will generate public support to ensure that a multi-purpose, multi-use museum building serves the...

Touring China á la Gilligan’s Island

by Debbie Carini “A 12-day tour, a 12-day tour” (Sing to the theme song from “Gilligan’s Island”) When seven people set sail on what was scheduled to be a three-hour sightseeing tour on the charter boat The Minnow, they got caught in a...

Pauline C. Hinton

Loving mother, talented dancer Pauline C. Hinton, a longtime Claremont resident, died on April 30, 2015. She was 96. Polly, as friends called her, was born on May 20, 1918 in Sacramento to Vincent and Elena Salerno. The daughter of Italian immigrants, she was the only...
Martha Leone Noble Russell

Martha Leone Noble Russell

Loving wife, mother and grandmother  Martha Leone Noble Russell of Claremont died on April 22, 2015 at Pomona Valley Hospital. She was 93 years old.    She was born on April 21, 1922 in Riceville, Iowa, the youngest child of Floyd A. Noble and Martha...