Obituary: William Edward Kirke Jr.

Obituary: William Edward Kirke Jr.

Defense industry veteran, card player, lifelong baseball fan William Edward Kirke, Jr. died March 18 at home in Fort Bragg, California, where he had lived for the past 18 years. He was 82. Born in Ludington, Michigan in 1936 to Elnora and William Edward Kirke, Sr.,...
Managing Claremont’s urban forest: see video

Managing Claremont’s urban forest: see video

All 26,164 of Claremont’s trees provide shade, create oxygen and, perhaps most importantly, instill city pride. Which is why the City of Trees is creating a guiding document for how to care and manage those trees—the Urban Forest Management Plan....
Obituary: Charles Rich Magnusson

Obituary: Charles Rich Magnusson

US Army veteran, dedicated father, active church volunteer Charles Rich Magnusson died March 11 at the age of 89. He was born November 5, 1929 and spent most of his childhood growing up in Riverside, California. He graduated from Ontario’s Chaffey High School,...

A hometown guide

by Jan Wheatcroft   My friend, Susanna, came to visit with me for two weeks. She is Swedish from Upsalla and has visited me many times before. We met on the Greek Island of Skyros in the early ’90s and I found her an interesting and compassionate...