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By Tuesday afternoon, the Vista Fire had burned over 1,300 acres near Lytle Creek, up to and including the evacuated Mt Baldy Ski Resort. This video taken Monday show the firefighting efforts below the notch area at 7,800 feet. Photo courtesy of Mt. Baldy Ski Resort
About ½ inch of rain had fallen in Claremont by mid-day Monday when this photo was taken along Padua Avenue. The National Weather Service issued a flood watch Monday that is in effect through Wednesday morning, when showers should dissipate. Local mountains should see about a foot of snow above 7,500 feet. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
“The caregiver at Claremont Manor, aptly named ‘Mercy,’ was back for what would be her final check up on my 84-year-old father-in-law Glyn at about 9 p.m. Tuesday. ‘Yes,’ was all she said, after seeing that his breathing had become very shallow, his gasps for air inconsistent and further apart. It was time. The room was hushed when he finally let go about 10:15. Then it wasn’t. His daughter, who’d been holding his hand since Saturday, and who I’d seen cry only twice in 10 years, loosed decades of grief and worry.”
St. Ambrose Episcopal Church Rector Jessie Smith told the Courier last year it has been a dream of hers that one day the church would be able to provide affordable housing by developing a portion of its parking lot. That dream is now closer to becoming a reality as the church has partnered with the developer National CORE to construct a 59-unit affordable housing complex on the south side of its property at 830 W. Bonita Avenue. Courier photo/Steven Felschundneff
“West: A Translation” by Paisley Rekdal, was recently named the 2024 recipient of the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. Rekdal, a three-time finalist for the award, received news of her selection via a phone call from the judges — a Tufts tradition — a call she described as “a fantastic and career-defining moment.” The Kate Tufts Discovery Award, which recognizes a first book by a poet of unusual promise, went to Jacqui Germain’s collection, “Bittering the Wound.” Photo/courtesy of CGU
by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Claremont High School Boys soccer (8-6-2) Palomares League runner-up Claremont was shutout, 2-0, at Cathedral February 7 to begin the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs. Updated […]
Claremont Meals on Wheels President Barbara Gonzalez has a busy March ahead. On top of getting hot, ready-to-eat meals to subscribers every day, she and CMOW’s 135 volunteers will be raising funds through a familiar event monthlong event, the Party Parade. Events in March will take place at five Claremont homes and 12 nearby businesses. The public is invited to each. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Ba’ac Garcia, of the Tohono O’odham Nation, performs the traditional fancy dance Thursday at Foothill Country Day School as part of its international days week. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
It’s time for registered voters to fill out and turn in ballots for the 2024 presidential primary election, which takes place Tuesday, March 5.
Pomona College hosts a free and open to the public 6 p.m. documentary screening of “Deep Listening: The Story of Pauline Oliveros,” followed by a director Q&A, at Rose Hills Theatre on Thursday, February 29. Directed by Daniel Weintraub, “Deep Listening” follows the life of the late Pauline Oliveros, a queer American composer, musician, feminist, and humanitarian. Weintraub was first introduced to Oliveros through a neighbor and instantly knew he wanted to share her story. Photo/courtesy of Pomona College
A proposed affordable housing project a few miles west of Claremont has been scrapped after the developer backed out of the plan last week. In a February 2 news release, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger said her office had received confirmation from the LA County Department of Regional Planning that the developer, National CORE, had officially withdrawn its land use application for the project at 740 E. Foothill Blvd. in unincorporated Los Angeles County. Illustration/courtesy of National Core
After the Courier made Claremont Unified School District aware last week that its policy of checking visitors’ identification before they can attend Board of Education meetings may violate state law, on Thursday Assistant Superintendent, Student Services Kevin Ward said the district will change its check in policy beginning at the next board meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, February 15 at 170 W. San Jose Ave., Claremont, CA 91711.
“As I tumble into my 60s, it’s becoming clearer with every passing day that “everything hurts and I’m dying” is just the way it’s going to be. And among the many surprises of aging has been the realization that some of us are just over it, ‘it’ meaning, well, most everything, including going to bars, parties, lunches, concerts, shows, etc. And I get it: it’s hard out there.”
Over the decades, Alan Carlisle has captured headlines as an older athlete who has competed in some of the most grueling high endurance races. Now 94, he has 93 marathons and eight Ironman triathlons under his belt, and he’s finally catching his breath at Mount San Antonio Gardens retirement community, where he lives with his wife of 55 years, Cherie, 91. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
The pandemic’s onset and the subsequent performance of financial markets reinforce two points investors should always keep in mind: First, the future is unknowable; Second, even if you could foretell the future like some Greek oracle, the markets’ response to that future would repeatedly confound you.
