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Claremont Vice Mayor Ed Reece and Glendora City Council member Mendell Thompson were unanimously re-elected as Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority Board of Directors chair and vice chair, respectively, on January 29. Reece is in his fourth year as board chair, Thompson his third as vice chair. “I, along with Vice Chair Thompson, want to […]
Chloe Evans of Happy Little Faces decorates 5-year-old Monroe Pulvers’ face at Claremont’s Dia de los Muertos event on October 11. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
“We are currently at a dangerous and unprecedented place within the culture and politicization of health and science. This threatens the health of the United States, in particularly our most vulnerable, and our ability to lead the world in biomedical sciences and health advances.” Photo/by Kaboompics.com
Minister, teacher, counselor, author Ken Dale, long-time missionary, teacher, counselor, writer, and beloved friend, died September 8 at the age of 99. By some markings, Ken had entered into his 100th year, and for that he was quite proud. Born in the farmland of Nebraska, “Ken’s life was marked by a quiet strength and a […]
Decades ago, Dominic Sink’s father, James, chose to do something special for his former elementary school Sycamore Elementary with his Eagle Scout project. He secured funds, permits, and volunteers, and painted the auditorium at Sycamore. This year his son Dominic elected to contribute something to his former school, Condit Elementary, as part of his own Eagle Scout project by erecting a Gaga ball pit on the playground. Photo/by Julie Scorsatto Weyers
Congratulations to Margaret Russell, one of only five readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where am I?” as a bench on Bixby Plaza near Frary Hall on the Pomona College campus. Margaret 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
This October Claremont Graduate University celebrates its 100th anniversary. The founding of the graduate school also marks the 100th anniversary of the Claremont Colleges consortium. James Arnold Blaisdell (pictured) was the fourth president of Pomona College and the visionary and driving force behind the formation of the group plan of the Claremont Colleges. Photo/ courtesy of Claremont Heritage
Claremont High School boys water polo team member Logan Towner, left, crosses the ball past an Ayala defender during Wednesday’s 17-16 home loss. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
After his 1990 release from jail Blake Nex returned to Claremont, renting a house in remote Palmer Canyon. There are numerous possible explanations for what happened next. What’s known is this: Sometime around the middle of March in 1993, he disappeared, leaving behind some enigmatic clues, and a mystery that only grows deeper with each passing year. Photo/courtesy of Royse Nex
Claremont Unified School District invites students and families to its third annual free and public Women in Leadership panel discussion at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 14, at the Don F. Fruechte Theatre for the Performing Arts, 1601 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont. Panelists include state senator Sasha Renee Perez, UC Riverside Dean of Students Stephanie Dingwall, Matthew Silverman Memorial Foundation Executive Director Candace Yoder, LA County Superior Court Judge Allison Westfahl Kong, and Claremont Chamber of Commerce CEO Kathleen Fariss. Courier file photo
Claremont Graduate University celebrates its 100th birthday Tuesday, October 14 with a free and open to the public founders day event, featuring noon tree planting ceremony with CGU Interim President Michelle Bligh, Claremont Mayor Corey Calaycay, and Claremont Colleges Services CEO Stig Lanesskog, at Harper Hall 150 E. 10th St., Claremont. To register or for more info, go to admissions.cgu.edu/register.
Claremont High School senior Taara Reddy’s nearly five years of volunteerism recently caught the eye of the United States Congress, which recognized the 18-year-old with a Congressional Award, the highest honor for civilian youth in the United States. Photo/courtesy of Michael Negrete photography
The Foothill Storm Soccer Club’s 2015 and 2016 teams will once again don pink jerseys and socks during October games to raise awareness for breast cancer. Following a recent collaboration between the teams and Claremont Police Department, this year’s uniform will feature a new detail: a pink CPD patch. CPD school resource officer Jeff Dunbar distributed the new jerseys out to players October 2 at June Vail Park. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Ontario International Airport was recently awarded a $10.81 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program for runway and taxiway upgrades. The funds will go toward reconstruction of more than 5,400 feet of paved taxiway at the airport’s south end while adding 24 low-emission energy units to power aircraft, according to a news release. Photo/courtesy of Ontario International Airport
by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com Friday, October 3 Gibson Senior Center’s annual free and open to the public health and wellness fair runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 250 N. Third Ave., Upland. More info is at gov. Claremont Helen Renwick Library hosts a free 10:30 a.m. book club at 208 N. Harvard Ave. […]
“He told me a story about a friend of his who lived in Baghdad in the early 2000s, when the U.S. was pulverizing the ancient city, and civilians were dying by the hundreds in bombings. Despite this on the ground terror, his friend in Baghdad was in the midst of the greatest thing of all: he was falling love. I am paraphrasing, but he told me, ‘Even during war, there is love.’ What profound words those were. I took this to mean that it’s not a sin to be grateful for your life, even when others are suffering, and that love is stronger than all the bombs falling on Gaza right now.”