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Victorville resident Steve Miramontes recently found an extremely rare Shohei Ohtani 75th anniversary edition Topps baseball card at a “rip night” event at Legends’ Attic in Claremont. Experts estimate its value at about $1 million. “Honestly I mean, it’s life changing though for real,” Miramontes said. “Like every everything is coming full circle … I’ve got a third baby on the way.” Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Hundreds took part in Inland Valley Hope Partners’ 52nd annual walk for the hungry and homeless on Saturday, completing the three-mile route around the Claremont Colleges and raising about $10,000 for food security and housing programs, including Pilgrim Place resident Anelise Smith, pictured here. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Even before Nosotros and Claremont Heritage’s inaugural Hispanic Heritage Month celebration wrapped in 2024, organizers were envisioning this year’s model. And, on Thursday, September 25, that vision becomes reality as they combine to host “Tale of Two Cities,” from 5 to 10 p.m. at Padua Hills Theatre. Pictured here are musicians from Pomona’s dA Center for the Arts performing at last year’s event. Photo/courtesy of Claremont Heritage
In 2021, Darya Harris established a Monday dog walking group at Thompson Creek Trail. The group had been going strong, with 18-20 walkers per session. But on September 9, the Claremont City Council denied the group a permit to continue to use Thompson Creek Trail for its weekly dog walks, and now the group is looking for a new home. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Michelle Cates, executive director of Project Sister Family Services (pictured here), was recently handed a formidable ring of keys. The gesture marked a new and auspicious chapter for the local nonprofit that supports survivors of sexual assault and child abuse. After 23 years in their current location, on October 1 Project Sister will open the doors of its new space in Pomona, and the community is invited to help celebrate with an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
The City of Claremont’s 2025 fall activity guide of events and classes is out now, available at the Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Rd., or at claremontca.gov, search “fall recreation guide.”
Claremont Graduate University and Harvey Mudd College were recently named among 74 recipients of “Insight Into Academia” magazine’s 2025 mental health and well-being awards.
Pomona Valley Audubon Society is now Pomona Valley Bird Alliance. The change, announced last week, comes as other National Audubon Society chapters announced similar plans.
The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s office hosts a free and open to the public election administration plan consultation workshop at Service Center for Independent Living, 107 S. Spring St., Claremont, at 10 a.m. Friday, September 19. Attendees can review and provide input on the county’s 2026 election administration plan, which “includes strategies for voter […]
“There is an urgent need and opportunity for California’s schools to strengthen protections and cultivate a climate of inclusion for Jewish students, aligning with their existing support for other targeted groups. It brings parity to how antisemitism is addressed within existing anti-discrimination frameworks and offers a systematic and overdue response to the rise in antisemitism.” Photo/courtesy of Jewish Federation of GSGPV
“California’s classrooms should be places of learning, curiosity, and critical thinking that enrich and guide our next generation of leaders. However, a dangerous bill being considered in the California state legislature, AB 715, threatens to chill free speech and comprehensive learning in classrooms, punish educators for discussing global human rights issues, and adds a financial strain on the state’s already deficient budget by adding additional levels of bureaucracy.” Photo/courtesy of CAIR California
“There’s a lot going on in ‘1991: The Year Punk Broke,’ but the most impactful character in the documentary film, which includes Kurt Cobain no less, does not appear on screen: it’s the approaching cultural tsunami that would be felt around the world just months later. Dirty Opera, is screening the film by director Dave Markey at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, September 18 at the Laemmle Claremont 5.”
The Claremont Unified School District Board of Education handled business in seven minutes last week with the only item of note being the first reading of updated policies regarding transitional kindergarten and high school graduation requirements. “These were existing Board Policies, but due to legislation and things that come down from the California Department of Education, a few changes needed to be made,” CUSD Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services Julie Olesniewicz wrote in an email. “We get our suggestions from the California School Boards Association.” Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Claremont City Council voted 4-0 Tuesday to spend $2,892,783 for a new locker room for Claremont Police Department’s female staff. The new facility could break ground as soon as October. Once complete, the 1,248-square foot expansion will include “a locker room, showers, bathrooms, a quiet room, hallway, and entry vestibule that will connect internally to the existing police facility,” according to a staff report. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
“Inflation, though down sharply from its short-lived post-pandemic peak of 9%, is holding stubbornly above the Fed’s 2% target — currently closer to 3%. Arguably, current policies on trade and immigration are also inflationary. Meanwhile, recent jobs reports show significant slowing in new job creation. Despite the inflation risks, it appears likely the Fed will cut rates in its September 17 announcement, giving greater priority to its employment mandate for the moment.”
Claremont Graduate University’s art and music departments have spent the bulk of the new school year moving to new digs across campus. The school’s music department is now in Stauffer Hall, its art department in the basement of Harper Hall. The moves follows the March 2024 sale to Scripps College the art and music departments’ former home at 150 E. 10thStreet, with the upheaval causing some consternation among CGU students. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo