OLA celebrates 75th birthday in grand style

OLA celebrates 75th birthday in grand style

by Peter Weinberger There’s no question Saturday, August 20 was a historic day for Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church in Claremont. Its 75th Jubilee celebrated the March day in 1947 when OLA was established as a parish, and to honor the occasion, Archbishop of...
El Barrio Park, a unifying force for 50 years

El Barrio Park, a unifying force for 50 years

by Steven Felschundneff | steven@claremont-courier.com Legend has it the idea to build a park in Claremont’s traditionally Hispanic Arbol Verde neighborhood was hammered out after one too many beers at the Midway Inn on Foothill Boulevard. That makes for a great...