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More than 200 demonstrators took to the corner of Indian Hill and Foothill boulevards Friday afternoon to participate in a national shutdown protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity that has led to the death of eight people since the start of the year. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
The Rotary Club of Claremont recently presented Sylvia Whitlock with a replica of an engraved stone in her name to be placed at the Paul P. Harris (founder of Rotary International) Memorial at Mount Hope Cemetery in Chicago. The club gave Whitlock a standing ovation to celebrate her courageous leadership and dedicated service for many years to our community, our region, and the world.
At about 8:30 p.m. August 8, longtime Claremont resident Brian Worley walked out of the luxury beachfront home he had rented for the week in Lahaina, Hawaii on the island of Maui, and noticed the growing fire he had been monitoring all day was now bearing down on him. He asked a passing policeman if he and his family should evacuate, and the officer replied, “I would if I were you.” Photo/by Brian Worley
The Claremont High School girls volleyball team hosted South Hills Wednesday, coming away with a 3-1 victory. The team was back in action after press time Thursday at home against West Covina. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Theresa Smith, 52, is lucky number seven.
In July, the Denver native was officially confirmed as The Webb Schools’ seventh head of schools, succeeding Taylor B. Stockdale who served from 1988 until last month. Smith told the Courier her appointment was both inspiring and a huge honor.“ I think one of the exciting pieces about working here is, if you’re trying to provide the most compelling, relevant education that students can get in the world, we have the history and tradition of doing that and the resources to continue to expand on what it looks like in the future,” she said. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Students from the seven Claremont Colleges are due back in class Monday, August 28. Ahead of the big start, first year and international residents will move into their dorms this weekend with orientation next week. For more information visit claremont.edu.
In part two, we continue to explore the architecture of Claremont United Church of Christ, some of the people associated with it, and the initiatives that contribute to its historical significance.
During a pregnancy, we do everything we can to have a healthy baby; we avoid drinking alcohol, doing drugs, and using tobacco products. We eat right and take a prenatal vitamin. If we plan to become pregnant, most of us do these things in preparation while we are trying to get pregnant.
Over the last seven weeks Amy Owen, the namesake behind Amy’s Farm, has had to console her fair share of passersby. Emotions have run high since news broke in June that the Ontario farm and educational hub would close its gates for good after 25 years on August 30. That means no more weekend farm stand, educational field trips or farm tours with animals.
Dappled late afternoon sun and a cooling breeze made for a near perfect picnic Sunday at Claremont’s June Vail Park. Temperatures are expected to rise to the mid-90s by Wednesday then fall off some over the weekend down into the high 80s. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
June Harwood came to Los Angeles in 1953 with less than two dollars in her pocket, which she used to buy a pack of cigarettes and a cup of coffee upon arrival. But the painter, who died in 2015, left an indelible mark on the Southern California art scene, underscored by the retrospective of her work, “June Harwood: Paintings,” opening August 23 at the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College. Photo/by Gerry Kim, courtesy of June Harwood Trust
Whether it be through morning team runs or afternoon heat-laden football practices, Claremont High School and The Webb Schools athletes have been hard at work over the last few weeks preparing for the 2023 fall sports season. Here’s a glimpse of what’s to come for the football, boys and girls cross-country, girls tennis, girls volleyball, girls golf and boys water polo teams.
Todd Robert Thornstrom died peacefully, at home, with his mother by his side, the morning of August 4.
Musicians ages 8 to 20 are invited to audition for the Claremont Young Musicians Orchestra, Intermezzo Orchestra and Overture String Orchestra from Saturday, August 26 to Saturday, September 16.
I see parents in films and on television basking in the loving warmth of a close-knit but quirky family, experiencing lovable hijinks, facing obstacles, overcoming them through some sort of life- and love-affirming process, and in the third act laughing and dancing in slow motion at a beachside barbeque while wearing matching white clothes. When is my third act coming? Is the ugly truth that it’s all just heartbreaking, all the time, then you die? I’m beginning to wonder.
It’s been just over a month since a sweeping new ordinance to shield Claremont’s renters from specific no-fault evictions became the law of the land, and already it appears to have proven effective.