Arlene Barber

Loving wife and mother, community volunteer Arlene Barber, a longtime Claremont resident, died on Wednesday, January 21, 2015. She was 89. She was born Gladys Arlene Richter on September 29, 1925 in Kansas City, Missouri to Edward and Malissa Richter. Her family moved...

Wolfpack trounces Damien, sports roundup

If one could rewrite the rules of football and make every play a fourth down, the Claremont High School football team would be the greatest prep squad out there. Of course, one might also wonder why they don’t play the first three downs as beautifully as they do...

Reader comments 9-25-15

Our global climate Dear Editor: Mark Merritt’s letter “What climate change?” in the September 18 issue of the COURIER illustrates well the confusion of some folks between local weather and global climate. A one-day local rain in southern California...

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by Mellissa Martinez In the ’70s and ’80s, the word ‘trend’ was associated with current fashion, popular culture and hip hairstyles. Trends seemed more durable, often lasting for months if not years. In my case, ‘trendy’ meant...

Police blotter 9-25-15

Thursday, September 17 Proving once again that selfie sticks have no place in our modern society, 40-year-old Edwin Blas was arrested for strapping his cell phone to a selfie stick and using it to film someone showering. The incident occurred on the 700 block of...