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“I’ve always been a puzzle geek and kept this idea in my head. I started creating puzzles and texting them to my nephews about 15 years ago. Then in 2020 when Covid hit, my wife and I started a nightly thing with our friends, six couples. They would all be by their phones at 8 p.m. sharp, at which time would post the puzzles to our group text and they would race to answer it first.” Photo/courtesy of Gerald Gornik
Do you remember when the newspaper was delivered to your doorstep each morning? Maybe you felt lucky if you still smelled the newsprint and picked it up before it was yellowed by the sun. Maybe you had time to read it before you started your day, or at least tucked it under your arm to read before work or on a break.
The buzz around Claremont these days centers around how much the town has changed, and not for the better.
It’s clear Claremont has changed quite a bit since its 1887 founding, what with paved roads, citrus groves planted and eventually removed for housing, and steady population growth. But what about the impact of its recent changes?
Tom Kowalski navigates flooding at Cambridge and Bonita avenues Sunday. As of sunset, the tropical storm wrought by Hurricane Hilary had brought heavy rains and moderate flooding to the area. The Courier will be following Hurricane Hilary’s tropical storm throughout the evening and will post new photos and information as they becomes available. Courier photo/Steven Felschundneff
As predicted, the powerful Hurricane Hilary weakened over night and made landfall in northern Baja California as a tropical storm on Sunday, according to a bulletin issued at 11 a.m. PDT from the National Hurricane Center. “Catastrophic and life threatening flooding likely over Baja California and portions of southwestern U.S. through Monday,” read the Hurricane Center bulletin. The National Weather Service issued flash-flood warnings for the Antelope Valley, Los Angeles County mountains and Santa Clarita Valley shortly after noon today. Image/courtesy of the National Hurricane Center
The National Weather Service predicts two to four inches of rain for the San Gabriel Valley, with the most intense rains expected in the California mountains and deserts in the late afternoon today, and a moderate chance of flooding in Claremont with strong wind gusts up to 30 mph. Photo/by Colleen Tucker
My earliest memories of Claremont are from the mid-1970s, when my mother and I would make the trek from Glendora to eat at Griswold’s Smorgasbord and I would devour every Swedish meatball in the 91711.
It’s looking more and more likely that a powerful tropical storm from a degraded Hurricane Hilary will make landfall in Southern California Sunday, with possible flooding in Claremont. For the first time in its history, the National Weather Service on Friday issued a tropical storm watch for California. The first winds could be here as early as Sunday morning, but the storm is not expected to enter United States territory until late Sunday or early Monday. Image/courtesy of National Weather Service
The Rotary Club of Claremont recently presented Sylvia Whitlock with a replica of an engraved stone in her name to be placed at the Paul P. Harris (founder of Rotary International) Memorial at Mount Hope Cemetery in Chicago. The club gave Whitlock a standing ovation to celebrate her courageous leadership and dedicated service for many years to our community, our region, and the world.
At about 8:30 p.m. August 8, longtime Claremont resident Brian Worley walked out of the luxury beachfront home he had rented for the week in Lahaina, Hawaii on the island of Maui, and noticed the growing fire he had been monitoring all day was now bearing down on him. He asked a passing policeman if he and his family should evacuate, and the officer replied, “I would if I were you.” Photo/by Brian Worley
The Claremont High School girls volleyball team hosted South Hills Wednesday, coming away with a 3-1 victory. The team was back in action after press time Thursday at home against West Covina. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Theresa Smith, 52, is lucky number seven.
In July, the Denver native was officially confirmed as The Webb Schools’ seventh head of schools, succeeding Taylor B. Stockdale who served from 1988 until last month. Smith told the Courier her appointment was both inspiring and a huge honor.“ I think one of the exciting pieces about working here is, if you’re trying to provide the most compelling, relevant education that students can get in the world, we have the history and tradition of doing that and the resources to continue to expand on what it looks like in the future,” she said. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Students from the seven Claremont Colleges are due back in class Monday, August 28. Ahead of the big start, first year and international residents will move into their dorms this weekend with orientation next week. For more information visit claremont.edu.
In part two, we continue to explore the architecture of Claremont United Church of Christ, some of the people associated with it, and the initiatives that contribute to its historical significance.
During a pregnancy, we do everything we can to have a healthy baby; we avoid drinking alcohol, doing drugs, and using tobacco products. We eat right and take a prenatal vitamin. If we plan to become pregnant, most of us do these things in preparation while we are trying to get pregnant.
Over the last seven weeks Amy Owen, the namesake behind Amy’s Farm, has had to console her fair share of passersby. Emotions have run high since news broke in June that the Ontario farm and educational hub would close its gates for good after 25 years on August 30. That means no more weekend farm stand, educational field trips or farm tours with animals.