Obituary: Ralph “Wann” Rawles

Grandfather, tennis player, boat racer Ralph “Wann” Rawles, 78, died peacefully at his Santa Barbara home on October 7, 2017. Prior to moving to Santa Barbara in 1999, Mr. Rawles was a 37-year resident of Claremont. He was born on June 14, 1939 in Colorado...

Conflicted Shakespeare topic of local talk

The Shakespeare Club of Pomona Valley meets at 2 p.m. on Monday at the Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont. Speaking at the free and open meeting is Amanda Zarr, who is returning to Claremont after playing Beatrice in Ophelia’s Jump’s summer...

Holiday memories

I grew up in an interesting household. Until I was 10 years old I lived alone with my mother, who was half Jewish (mother’s side) and half Italian Catholic (father’s side). My father had moved to New York. My mother remarried when I was 10 and we moved...

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Paying for police Dear Editor: Does Claremont need its own police department? The Claremont Police Department is the largest expense category in the city’s annual budget. Claremont spends more than 50 percent of its annual income to fund police, and the amount...