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Congratulations to Jackie McHenry, one of 12 readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where am I?” as the faux bronze statue outside Buca di Beppo restaurant in Claremont. Jackie is now entered into the year-end drawing for a one-year subscription to everyone’s favorite award-winning local newspaper, the Claremont Courier. So, “Where am I” this week? Email your answer, full name, and city of residence — and suggestions for future mystery photos — to contest@claremont-courier.com for your chance to win. Courier photo/Tom Smith
William Merrill (Bill) Moremen died peacefully on October 17 at Pilgrim Place Health Services Center, with his wife present. He was 95 years old.
A few years ago, the three-acre farm was just a vacant lot owned by the Pomona Unified School District. Now the grounds are teeming with life — towering corn stalks, shady trees, garden boxes overflowing with herbs, rows of fall and winter vegetables, and even a pen featuring the farm’s newest addition, goats. “Everything starts with a vision,” said Stephen Yorba, executive director of Community Partners 4 Innovation, a Pomona-based nonprofit dedicated to building urban farms throughout the city, and lead farmer at Lopez Urban Farm. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
The Claremont Police Department recently received a $118,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety to support its ongoing efforts to reduce the number of serious injuries and deaths on the city’s roadways. “This funding will strengthen our commitment to public safety in our community,” Claremont Police Chief Aaron Fate said in a news release. “We will be able to increase our efforts in making our roads safer for everyone and focus on critical areas such as distracted driving, impaired driving and speeding.” Courier photo/Steven Felschundneff
A Courier reader asked us to help her find the owner of this apparent child’s ring, which she found Wednesday in the parking lot of La Puerta Sports Park. If you recognize this ring, you can pick it up at the Claremont police station at 570 W. Bonita Ave., Claremont 91711.
Compassionate Pomona recently presented Reverend Jan Chase with the Ambassador Nathaniel and Elizabeth Davis 2023 Legacy Award at the Pomona Ebell Museum of History for her outstanding service to the Pomona community, a news release read.
The Claremont Police Department and the Axel Garcia family host their annual toy drive from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, December 2, at the police station, 570 W. Bonita Ave.
There’s so much to absorb during the annual Claremont Sunrise Rotary Turkey Trot, which returns Thanksgiving morning, and for the past decade, Claremont’s Joe O’Toole has basked in the experience one step at a time. “I love being out there, being just like everyone else who wants to be fit before we break bread as families,” said O’Toole, 60. Everyone else, of course, hasn’t endured what O’Toole has in confronting the inherited, incurable vision-stealing disease retinitis pigmentosa, which left him blind in his 20s after he watched it afflict his mother and uncle. Photo/courtesy of Elizabeth Tulac
Sergeant first class Ryan Bomze salutes the raising of the American flag on Saturday during a Veterans Day celebration in Memorial Park. Bomze, who leads the ROTC at Claremont McKenna College, was the keynote speaker at the event that honors all the men and women who have served in the military. Courier photo/Steven Felschundneff
After a three-year hiatus, the 75th Pilgrim Place Festival kicked off Friday morning with clear skies and lots of smiles. Day two of the festival runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, November 11, and all proceeds help Pilgrim Place’s Resident Health and Support Program. More info is at pilgrimplace.org/festival. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
As the final two months of the year unfold, it’s likely that 2023 will be the slowest real estate market since the housing bubble burst in 2008. Stubbornly high prices combined with the highest mortgage interest rates in a generation have made it increasingly difficult to buy a home, which has placed downward pressure on demand. Courier photo/Steven Felschundneff
by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com La Popular Restaurant, the new tenant at the former Rhino Records site at 235 N. Yale Ave., is set to open Monday, November 20. A soft opening with limited availability is set for Friday and Saturday, November 17 and 18. Email t.bulen@eurekarestaurantgroup.com for reservations. “We couldn’t be more excited,” said […]
“Isn’t Israel, in how it is conducting its campaign to destroy Hamas, combined with the steady stream of images of dead innocent Palestinian children flooding our social media feeds, very likely creating a far more dangerous enemy?”
“It has been challenging, sad, anger filled, fearful, and heartbreaking, all of those emotions, for the community. So many in our community have strong and deep connections to Israel, whether they lived there, are from there, or have family there, friends. All of the attention and thoughts are with the people of Israel.” Photo/courtesy of the Jewish Federation of the Greater San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys
“This last month has been traumatic for the Jewish community around the world. For many of us, the attacks on October 7th triggered painful memories of Jewish history — antisemitism, pogroms, and the Holocaust. Many of us know people (or know people who know people) who were killed or taken hostage. The Jewish people see themselves as part of an extended family, so it feels as if our family members were attacked and murdered.” Courier photo/Steven Felschundneff
The decline in local news coverage is particularly troubling. Local news plays a crucial role in informing communities about issues that directly impact their daily lives. Without access to local news, citizens may be unaware of important developments in their communities, leading to a lack of civic literacy and disengagement, and opening the door to political corruption. The Pew survey is quite sobering, especially concerning is these are not old figures, with major changes starting just seven years ago. In 2016, 51% of U.S. adults followed the news “all or most of the time.” That fell to 38% in 2022, Pew found.