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In 1890 the Rev. C.G. Baldwin was elected as the first president of the college. With his arrival the young institution took on new life. “Claremont the beautiful” woke from its boom-induced coma to become a college community. The Hotel Claremont became Claremont Hall when Pomona College moved in during the winter of 1888-89. Photo/courtesy of Claremont Heritage
Though the Bridge Fire has rendered the sky in Claremont a sickly yellow and the air is thick with ash, the U.S. Forest Service reports structures in the City of Trees and the unincorporated areas directly northwest of town are not in danger. Photo/courtesy of U.S.F.S.
A fast moving fire near the Glendora Mountain Road in the San Gabriel Canyon, seen from Grand Avenue in Claremont, continued to burn into the night as firefighters attempted to get control of the growing 200-acre blaze. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
“One of the cool things about this project is, usually when people see drums, they just think banging along,” Powell said. “But for me being a drummer and percussionist, I hear drums as music. I don’t need anything else.” Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
The first day of kindergarten can be fraught with high emotion, as was the case Wednesday for Kalal Diaz when it was time for her mother Marisol Diaz to leave Mountain View Elementary School. Kalal’s sad face didn’t last long once school began. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
About 25 masked demonstrators, many wearing head scarves and keffiyehs, blocked the entrances to Bridges Hall of Music Tuesday, disrupting Pomona College’s convocation ceremony. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Claremont High School’s football team opened the new season with a 19-14 win at Diamond Ranch Friday, making new head coach Jacob Caron 1-0 with the Wolfpack. A complete recap of the game will appear in this week’s Courier. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Walter’s Restaurant, the iconic Claremont eatery that recently celebrated its 50th anniversary last November, caught fire early Thursday morning. “Extensive damage, we will be closed until further notice,” wrote Laila A. Ghafarshad, daughter-in-law to owners Nangy and Fahima Gharfarshad, on Claremont Connects Facebook page. The fire reportedly burned through the roof at the 310 N. Yale Ave. location. No injuries were reported from the 2:33 a.m. blaze, according to fire officials. Photo/courtesy of CBS News Los Angeles
A new twist in the saga to develop the 9.77 acre Claremont plot that was once home to La Puerta Intermediate School surfaced Monday when developer Trumark Homes informed city officials of its intention to go back to the 56-unit project it first proposed in 2021. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
The Rev. Munther Isaac, a theologian and Palestinian Christian priest who heads the Israel-based Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church and Evangelical Lutheran Church of Beit Sahour, delivered a nearly 40-minute talk August 8 at Claremont Presbyterian Church. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
In 2022 the City of Claremont removed 827 trees — an estimated 353 due to the windstorm — and planted 348 new trees. In 2023 it planted 478 and removed 443, and from January to March 2024 planted 74 and removed 65. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
CUSD’s Board of Education voted unanimously at its August 1 meeting to approve the hiring of Desiree Reyes as assistant superintendent, business services at an annual salary of $221,379 through June 30, 2027. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
A trio of Sycamore Elementary School alumni combined their brain power last month to snag a mix of high honors in the junior division at the World Scholar’s Cup Global Round in Stockholm, Sweden. Photo/by Rufus Cox
Annabelle Delgado, 7, and her twin sister Alex from Claremont light up the night during the playing of Wizard of Oz, part of the Claremont Movies in the Park series. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
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.
Fridays cap the week’s learning for Project Think students, children between pre-kindergarten and eighth grade enrolled in the summer enrichment camp at Pitzer College, as they finish up their projects and interact with a mystery animal. On July 19, students were introduced to 19-year-old alpaca, Magic. Pictured here is Simon Baker, 11, as he emotes during a Project Think drama class. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
On July 15, 19 current and/or former Claremont Colleges students were due to be arraigned in Pomona Superior Court after the LA District Attorney’s Office filed misdemeanor trespassing charges against them stemming from their April 5 protest occupation of Pomona College President Gabrielle Starr’s office. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo