Observer: Who do we think we are in Claremont?

“Why don’t they fix this?” Good question, I thought. They fix everything else. Enough to spoil us rotten here. My friend and I were driving north on Cambridge Avenue crossing Bonita Avenue and there it was. That dip. That horrible, nasty dip. There,...

Demystifying Sustainability: Why mulch?

Where there are plants, there is mulch. Leaves, flowers and stems die and fall off trees, shrubs and perennials, and whole dead bodies of annuals cover a lot of ground in natural areas.  This natural mulch decomposes, returning nutrients to the soil and also...

Lee and Claire celebrate 70 years of marriage

“It would probably be an exaggeration to say it was love at first sight, but it was pretty close to it,” Lee McDonald says of the first time he laid eyes on his wife Claire.  The McDonalds, who celebrated their 70th anniversary last weekend, took time...

Readers’ Comments 8-19-16

Depressing suggestion Dear Editor: There have been recent comments about depressing Indian Hill Boulevard under the tracks of the current Metrolink and the proposed Gold Line. For environmental, heritage and economic reasons it is ludicrous to depress Indian Hill to...
Obituary: Alma C. Schneider

Obituary: Alma C. Schneider

Alma Charlotte (Miller) Schneider, a longtime resident of the Pilgrim Place retirement community in Claremont, died Saturday, August 6, 2016. She was 98. She was born February 17, 1918 in Orella, Nebraska to Alva Theodore and Amelia (Smith) Miller. After receiving her...