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U.S. Representative Judy Chu honored Claremont Chamber of Commerce CEO and Ophelia’s Jump CEO Randy Lopez with the Building Bridges Award at her annual Congressional Leadership of the Year Awards ceremony on July 20.
The Vista Fire is no longer a threat to Mt. Baldy Resort and was 31% contained as of 10:20 a.m. Saturday. “With that black line,” a trench dug to bare mineral soil to cut a line between the unburned fuel and the fuel that’s burning, “we knocked that threat out. There is fire still burning to the east of it, and we’re inserting Hot Shot crews to work on those hot spots now,” U.S. Forest Service Spokesperson Nathan Judy said at 10:15 a.m. Saturday.
The Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority got a great bit of news Monday when the California State Transportation Agency announced it had secured $798 million to complete the 3.2 mile segment of Los Angeles Metro’s A Line (formerly Gold Line) extension from Pomona to Montclair, capping a yearslong effort to fund the project. Photo/courtesy of Habib Balian
By Tuesday afternoon, the Vista Fire had burned over 1,300 acres near Lytle Creek, up to and including the evacuated Mt Baldy Ski Resort. This video taken Monday show the firefighting efforts below the notch area at 7,800 feet. Photo courtesy of Mt. Baldy Ski Resort
The hot weather has closed the Claremont Wilderness Park, above, until further notice, leaving unhealthful air quality (high ozone levels) from heat and fires to the west, especially in the afternoon hours. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
Given the Upland July Fourth fireworks show explode along the eastern Claremont border, we tried something new by shooting the large display with Claremont in the background. Courier video/Peter Weinberger
Etched on Samantha Bosco’s right forearm is a colorful hummingbird tattoo, its wings spread, surrounded by small blue flowers. It’s more than just a beautiful piece of body art. For Bosco, a world champion in para-cycling — the sport of cycling adapted for athletes with disabilities — it’s a reminder of what she overcame when a bike accident, and subsequent traumatic brain injury, prevented her from cycling in the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021. Courier photo/Matt Weinberger
The Fourth celebration revs-up Thursday, when the city’s Fourth of July events begin with a 7 a.m. pancake breakfast at Memorial Park, followed by the parade, festival, and fireworks show, as well as a host of other traditional events. Learn what’s happening at claremont4th.org. Courier photo
In her career, Nydia Armendia-Sánchez has lived a lot of lives. She has done visual merchandising and window dressing. She sold wedding dresses and corporate uniforms. For seven years she helmed her own handcrafted spice company (whose goods were sold at Rio de Ojas in the Village). With her debut children’s book being published in October, however, the Ontario native and Pitzer College grad has truly found her calling. Courier photo/Matt Weinberger
Brett O’Connor, grand marshal for the City of Claremont’s 2024 Fourth of July Parade, is perhaps equally known for his 16 years as Claremont High School’s principal, above, and his 15 years of community service with the Rotary Club of Claremont.
Claremont Little Leaguer Addie Smith was one of just 96 girls from the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico invited to Little League International’s inaugural Maria Pepe Legacy Series June 7-9 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
More than 500 students from Claremont and San Antonio high schools and Claremont Adult School strode proudly across the stage on the CHS football field Thursday evening during Claremont Unified School District’s class of 2024 commencement ceremony, including Alaina Fionn Manalad Ulgado, pictured celebrating after receiving her Claremont High School diploma. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Claremont High School seniors took a nostalgic trip back to their elementary schools on Tuesday as part of the annual senior walk day. CHS seniors wearing their cap and gowns, current elementary school students, parents, administrators, and teachers took part in the joyous tradition at each of Claremont Unified School District’s seven elementary schools. More photos from the link.
By Lisa Butterworth | Special to the Courier Suffragists, a pie contest, and the pandemic might seem to have little in common, but they’re all part of the origin story […]
When Nick Sandro came to California from his hometown Chicago in 1978, he just wanted to help his cousin sell mopeds. But one day, while visiting Claremont, he fell in love with the quaint Village, thought it held enormous potential for a cultural transformation, and instinctively knew what the city needed: a shot of espresso.
There certainly was plenty of warning from the city and colleges that movie crews were going to be working in the Village this week. And they were not kidding. On Monday, the crew set up right outside (and inside) the Village Grille at Second Street and Yale Avenue for most of the day. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger