Katherine Kamm

Katherine “Kathi” L. Kamm died on April 20, 2015 at the age of 62.  She was born on October 17, 1952 to Walter and Madge Kamm, and lived her entire life in the Claremont area. She was predeceased by her brother David and is survived by cousins Richard...

Seeing the world changing in the old classroom

by John Pixley Some things haven’t changed. The film started late. When I got to the auditorium, I wondered if the screening was canceled, because it looked like no one was showing up. Maybe I hadn’t gotten the notice. When I saw that the room was still...

Preservation matters

May has arrived and, with it, so has National Preservation Month. In a city where I once lived, we had a Historical Society, which most people referred to as the “Hysterical Society.” It was active only when there was a perceived threat to a historic...