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More than 2,000 runners took to the streets of Claremont on a gorgeous Thanksgiving morning for the annual Claremont Sunrise Rotary Turkey Trot, many in festive — and funny — holiday costumes. Azusa resident Nixon Korir, 27, was the overall and men’s winner with a time of 15:11, with Claremont’s Jie Yi Denise Chen, 19, the top women’s finisher at 18:03. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
“I’ve always liked alcohol’s tingly euphoria, and the (usually) slow ramp up to inebriation. Sometimes I’d get it right and my buzz would plateau somewhere near optimum. On those occasions I was fun, affable, high functioning. Other times I’d blow it, go too far, and wake up unable to recall periods of time from the night prior. That was rare, but it certainly happened, and I’m not proud.”
To celebrate its second chapter in Pasadena, Women’s Coaching Alliance, a nonprofit focusing on developing female coaches for youth sports, will host a free gathering at The Claremont Club, 1777 Monte Vista Ave., from 10 a.m. to noon Sunday, August 17.
Karl Benjamin, the late Claremont artist and pioneer of the hard-edge art style would have turned 100 this year, and a number of museums in the region are celebrating.
Back in 2020, “Renaissance kid Jacqueline Cordes” introduced Courier readers to one of The Webb Schools’ busiest students, 17-year-old Jacqueline Cordes. She was a student-athlete, pianist, learner of Chinese and American Sign Language, was writing a screenplay, was a theater hand, and a Japanese manga artist. More than five years have since passed, and Pomona College graduate Cordes, now 22, remans just as busy, though her focus has narrowed. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Paddling a kayak on the electric blue waters of Lake Brienz, with the Swiss Alps majestically looming against the backdrop of a cerulean sky, is just one of the vivid memories that will last a lifetime for Claremont Girl Scout troop #1924, after a recent trip to Our Chalet, an international Girl Scout center near Adelboden, Switzerland. For the girls, most of whom will be starting their senior year at Claremont High School and have been Girl Scouts together since kindergarten, it was an exciting excursion many years in the making. Photo/by Beverly Speak
“The scale of the annual loss — $1.1 billion nationally — may simply be too large for some to absorb. Since the percentage of federal dollars varies from organization to organization, some will feel the cuts deeper than others. That said, cuts are coming, the question is exactly how big they will be locally. ‘We built a media system on the idea that public service was worth investing in,’ KPCC host Larry Mantle said in a statement. ‘Now that promise is being broken.’ For Claremont residents, it means more than just losing a favorite program. It’s about losing a resource that informs, educates, and connects.”
As perhaps the world’s leading city in cultural and economic opportunities, New York consistently hosts Claremont Colleges students looking to develop their passions and careers. This year is no exception. Some have joined New York’s banking, finance, real estate, and wealth management scenes; others have flexed their humanities muscles, interning at art studios and local newspapers. Photo/courtesy of Columbia University
Congratulations to Grace Morsberger (all the way from Vienna, Austria!), one of 10 readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where am I?” as Memorial Park in Claremont. Grace 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
“Once burned, twice shy. That adage warning against duplicating past errors appears to have framed the U.S. Forest Service’s strategy fighting the July 21 Sugar Fire. If so, the agency made a mistake when it immediately suppressed the small outbreak rather than manage it to achieve key ecological benefits.”
The Claremont City Council welcomed its representative in the 41st District of the California Assembly, John Harabedian (D-Pasadena) on July 31 to discuss a variety of local and state issues. On the agenda was the state budget, pending legislation, south Claremont concerns, open space acquisition, and the city council’s local control. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
One of Tesla’s largest EV charging stations in Southern California, the 64 unit Supercharger location at 2450 W. Arrow Route, Upland, has been shut down due to power and labeling issues that San Bernardino County says do not meet state requirements for electric vehicle charging. The issue is being addressed now, and the site is expected to reopen soon. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
Claremont nonprofit Shoes that Fit is requesting monetary donations for its annual back-to-school campaign, which runs August 4-September 19.
The application deadline for roles on Claremont’s committee on aging, committee on human relations, and Independence Day committee, has been extended to Thursday, August 28.
California Department of Transportation will gather data for its statewide vehicle count over the next two years, including here in Claremont.
A group of 11 undergraduate students from Konkuk Business School in South Korea recently wrapped a weeklong summer program that featured “a hands-on learning experience in American business culture, leadership, and career development,” according to a news release, organized by Pacific States University and held at Claremont Graduate University Drucker School of Management.