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“It was like my dad had another, secret life. His field of study was a very high level of algebra, far above the algebra II that I struggled through in high school to get a grade adequate to get into the University of California. In this rarefied math world, my dad was something of a rock star. After his death, we received e-mails from mathematicians and former students from all over the world offering condolences and singing his praises.”
Dale Salwak is celebrating a rare professional milestone: the language arts instructor recently reached 50 years of teaching at Citrus College.
Thirteen students and two professors from Cal Poly Pomona got an up-close glimpse into Iowa’s quirky election system last week when they traveled there to observe and take part in the state’s Republican Party caucuses. The January 2-9 trip was in conjunction with CPP Assistant of Professor of Political Science Jarred Cuellar’s class, “Nominations: Iowa caucuses.” Photo/courtesy of Yeltzin Rodriguez Luna
Claremont Police Department officers were called to a residence on January 11 after they were alerted to a report of a “critical missing person.” Through their investigation police said the victim had been kidnapped, and they were able to identify the suspect’s vehicle, which was tracked to Arizona. “With the assistance of the Arizona Department of Public Safety, the suspect vehicle was located and the victim was safely located,” read the release. “The suspect was arrested and is currently being held in custody in Arizona.”
The San Gabriel Mountains have barely had any winter weather in 2024, yet the lure of climbing local peaks in the Mt. Baldy area can still bring injury and even death on the trails. In most cases rapidly changing weather, coupled high winds and blowing snow make winter hiking risky, especially when someone is unprepared and inexperienced. And though officials warn hikers regularly, at this time every year the pattern inevitably repeats, often resulting in an injured hiker extracted via helicopter and flown to a hospital. Photo/courtesy of West Valley Search and Rescue Team
Nowadays, seasons surprise in SoCal. Appearing well into December, fire season often exceeds his welcome, not that he ever had one. Rainy season usually shortens her much-welcomed appearance by weeks, if not months; like a surly teenager, you never know for sure she is gone until she just stops showing up. The seasons, once blurred, are now unrecognizable.
Two tenants have moved into the space on Yale Avenue in the Village formerly occupied by Heroes and Legends Bar and Grill: Sancho’s Tacos and Nosy Neighbors Coffee and Donuts. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
On New Year’s Day, Paige Morales loves to watch the Rose Parade with her family, but this year offered a bit of a twist, as her family watched Paige in the Rose Parade.
A controversial program that nonetheless contributed to a significant reduction in crime at Claremont’s large apartment complexes might be in jeopardy because of a new law passed in Sacramento this fall. Assembly Bill 1418, which took effect January 1 and was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in October, takes aim at crime free housing policies that many cities, including Claremont, passed in recent years as a means of combating serious crimes in and around apartment buildings. Courier photo/Steven Felschundneff
Nostalgia has not been a topline pursuit of my so-called adulthood. Save the occasional high school reunion, I’ve generally shied away from looking backward. “Nostalgia is a killer” has been my credo for a good long time. On one hand, I get it: it didn’t hurt to get out of bed in 1981. I was constantly surrounded by oodles of friends. There were fun things to do every night of the week. I could stay up until 3 a.m. then pop right at 8 and go to work. I didn’t worry about my creaky body, or much of anything for that matter. But was it better? No. I’ll take today over yesterday.
Sunday will be especially meaningful for Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra cellist Brent Samuel. He will return to his hometown and the group his parents founded, helping kick off Claremont Young Musicians Orchestra’s 35th season. Samuel is the featured soloist for the free and open to the public 7 p.m. concert, performing Camille Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No.1 Sunday, January 14 at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont. Doors open at 6:30. Photo/courtesy of Ryan Hunter
After nearly a decade of legal wrangling, the Claremont School of Theology has finalized a deal to sell the 16 acres of prime Village real estate it has occupied since 1957 back to the Claremont Colleges. The deal, for $7.7 million, was announced last month after an arbitrator sided with TCC in interpreting the parties’ original 1957 land deal as legally binding. Courier photo/Steven Felschundneff
On Tuesday, Claremont city leaders, CUSD leadership and local business owners gathered to talk about 2024 plans for the Claremont Chamber of Commerce. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
by John Neiuber “There may have been a time when preservation was about saving an old building here or there, but those days are gone. Preservation is in the business of saving communities and the values they embody.” — Richard Moe, National Trust for Historic Preservation Each year, Claremont Heritage adopts a theme around which to […]
The Rembrandt Club of Pomona College and Claremont, in partnership with Pomona College’s office of public programming and strategic planning, will host fundraising tours of Bridges Auditorium, 450 N. College Way, Claremont, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, January 11.