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The honored community group for Claremont’s Fourth of July celebration is an organization ubiquitous to the City of Trees: Claremont Kiwanis. And the designation is especially appropriate, as the Claremont Kiwanis will mark its 100th year serving others on September 21. But the club has plenty to do beforehand, like serving pancake breakfasts to hundreds of people ready to start the party on Independence Day at Memorial Park.
A supportive group of 85 guests were in high spirits given it was the first Claremont Lewis Museum of Art Artful Evening fundraiser since 2019. Held at the home of Valerie Martinez on Saturday, the event raised $9,520, which will go towards programming at the museum. New CLMA Executive Director Martin Betz, above, also made an appearance to meet and update supporters. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
The history of Claremont is riddled with systemic racism and racially restrictive covenants. In the early 1900s, Mexican indigenous pioneers escaping the Mexican Revolution settled in the east barrio, known as “tierra de nadie.”
Retiring Our Lady of the Assumption father Charles Ramirez said he hopes the church will be a haven for “spiritual rest” for those in need of renewal, and a place for parishioners to get closer to God Ramirez made the remarks Saturday to the more than 1,300 people who were on hand at OLA to say goodbye at a Catholic Mass and retirement party.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department is expected to release more information in the next few days after hikers discovered human remains Saturday morning in the Mt. Baldy wilderness where British actor Julian Sandsdisappeared in January.
Martin and Janis Weinberger were only married two years when they decided in 1955 to purchase a small community newspaper called the Claremont Courier. And it didn’t take long for Claremonters to figure out the Courier — and Claremont — were going to change dramatically in every sense of the word. Find out the real impact to Claremont and other communities without responsible local news to inform.
Alex McDonald, a 42-year-old family and sports medicine physician with Kaiser Permanente in Fontana, is one of three candidates vying for the vacant Trustee Area 4 seat on the Claremont Unified School District’s Board of Education. The special election is set for Tuesday, July 25.
Fourth of July events and fireworks displays will take place in Claremont, La Verne, Pomona, Rancho Cucamonga, and Upland.
The Claremont City Council authorized a program last week to regulate the operation of “micro-mobility” vehicles including scooters, push bikes and electric bicycles within the city.
Last month Claremont Little League named players and managers to its seven all-star teams. Bracket information for each division is at claremontlittleleague.org. Here’s a recap of recent play:
Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority will highlight the installation of light rail tracks for the new 9.1-mile, four-station light rail project connecting Glendora, San Dimas, La Verne, and Pomona at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, June 24.
If Willie Nelson’s iconic guitar, “Trigger,” had an automotive counterpart, my 2001 Toyota Sienna van might very well qualify.
It was a night of food, fun and a lot of entertainment at the Ophelia’s Jump Productions 2023 gala and fundraiser in Claremont on Saturday. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
Jeff Hanlon, an associate professor of political science at Whittier College and Three Valleys Municipal Water District Division III Board Director, will speak via Zoom from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday, June 26 as part of Sustainable Claremont’s “Water Rights or Rights to Water” dialog.
More than 600 young people graduated from Claremont and San Antonio high schools and Claremont Adult School on an unusually cool Thursday evening at the CHS football field. Courier photo/Steven Felschundneff