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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
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
Next Friday, September 19, will cap a long-time collaborative transportation effort when the doors of new light rail trains traveling between Pomona, La Verne, San Dimas and Glendora along the 9.1-mile A Line light rail extension project open for passenger service. A community event is set for 11:30 a.m. September 19 at the new Pomona station, 205 Santa Fe St. Service along the new line is expected to run from 4 a.m. to midnight daily with fares starting at $1.75. Courier photo/Lily Penner
Congratulations to Richard Rosenbluth, one of only three readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where am I?” as the somewhat unusual vintage basketball goal at Larkin Park in Claremont. Richard 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
Claremont Heritage has announced a full weekend of events to complement its annual home tour on Sunday, October 12. The events are centered around the 2025 Claremont Heritage annual theme, “preserving the recent past.”
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The Woman’s Club of Claremont’s monthly luncheons resume Wednesday, September 10 at 343 W. 12th St. with an 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. program featuring a speaker from House of Ruth.
Claremont Lewis Museum of Art’s annual fall gala, with a reception and viewing of its current exhibition, “Complications in Color,” featuring works by the late Karl Benjamin on the occasion of his 100th birthday, takes place at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, September 20 at 200 W. First Street, Claremont.
The Claremont Art Walk runs from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, September 6.
Pomona Valley Art Association’s annual “Young Artist Show,” featuring works by artists in grades sixth through 12th, opens Saturday, September 6 at the Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Rd., Claremont, with free 11 a.m. opening reception, where ribbons and prizes will be awarded.
Sustainable Claremont volunteers recently helped Altadena homeowners affected by the Eaton Fire by applying compost to a dozen trees. “We came there and put compost and put a berm around the trees just to help water stay near the trees, so it’ll help percolate it down rather than just rushing straight to the street and go into our storm drain,” said Romeo Lodia, Sustainable Claremont’s community compost and climate resilient home program manager. Photo/courtesy of Stuart Wood
The long planned Claremont to Montclair segment of the Metro A Line light rail extension was thrust into limbo September 3 when the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Board of Directors voted to stop negotiating a memorandum of understanding with the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority. “Until an MOU that protects SBCTA’s interests is finalized,” the board will not support the move, according to a staff report. Photo/courtesy of Metro Gold Line
Claremont’s Sophia Sink eludes defenders during Tuesday’s 52-13 home loss to Linfield Christian, bringing their record to 4-2. The Pack is back in action September 9 when it hosts Glendora at 6:30 p.m., then Ayala at 6:30 p.m. September 16. Results from all other fall sports, including football, golf, tennis, volleyball, cross-country, and water polo, are inside. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Local knitters and crocheters have been gathering for “twiddle time” throughout September, with a goal of producing as many “twiddle muffs” as possible, “a sleeve that they wear on their arm and then it has lots of little things that the people with dementia can play with, buttons, bows, and so on … soft yarn that feels like fur and so on,” said Claudia Pinter-Lucke of Claremont’s yarn crafts with kindness group. “So, if they are agitated, it can help soothe them.” Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Congratulations to Kathryn Wesley, one of 11 readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where am I?” as “Raccoon Family,” by noted Claremont sculptor Betty Davenport Ford, located at the Joslyn Center in Claremont. Kathryn 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
I met John when I was at UCLA for the spring 1984 quarter. He was from Maine and was a big guy, like a dairy farm boy, with a big grin. But he was no country hick. Not only was he at UCLA as an out-of-state student, he was majoring in bio-chemistry or some such, way outside my English/humanities lane.