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A line in the Boy Scouts of America’s oath implores scouts “To help other people at all times.” As the City of Claremont’s 2024 Honored Citizens, Jim Martin and Kevin Ward have certainly lived up to that pledge.
The cadence and lyrical typography of Southern California poet Bert Meyers will be revived at 2 p.m. June 24 when his son and three poets read his work at the Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave.
I met my father when I was 28. More accurately, I remember meeting him at that age, as he had split when I was a year old, never to return.
A group of parents dubbed “Informed Parents of BUSD” recently filed paperwork challenging three books available to students through the school district’s libraries, including “I Am Jazz,” by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings; “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison; and “Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out” by Susan Kuklin.
Jamboree Housing Corporation’s latest application for Larkin Place has been approved by the city’s planning department and the company now has the green light to apply for utility, grading and building permits.
The Claremont Village Marketing Group hosts the annual Craft Beer Walk from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 17.
During its priority setting meeting last year the Claremont City Council added developing anti-racist anti-discrimination policies and plans to achieve “community and organizational diversity, equity, and inclusion.”
On Saturday, June 17, Juneteenth Education Technology Mobile Arts Center hosts the 33rd annual Pomona Valley Juneteenth Jazz and Arts Festival at Ganesha Park, 1575 N. White Ave., from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Four Inland Empire-based authors will read at a free and open to the public event hosted by Bamboo Dart Press at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 22 at Claremont Heritage’s Garner House, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd. The evening will also feature a performance by acclaimed indie rock band Refrigerator, whose members include authors and brothers Dennis and Allen Callaci.
Active Claremont hosts Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger at its free and open to the public 6 p.m. meeting Wednesday, June 14 at the Alexander Hughes Center, 1700 Danbury Rd., Claremont, CA 91711.
Montclair resident Cindy Nguyen was only 15 years old when she left high school because, as she said, it “was kind of boring.” So, Nguyen started college instead, and was admitted to California State University, Los Angeles through its Honors College Early Entrance Program.
Claremont’s Priceless Pets Rescue spent a day as a “cat café.” The fundraiser featured donuts, coffee, and playtime with some friendly, highly energetic felines. By hour’s end, about $360 had been raised and Pepper, a five-month-old light brown tabby, found a new home. Courier photo/Andrew Alzonzo
I saw them Thursday walking up Amethyst Avenue, near Doctor Strange Records in Rancho Cucamonga. I was intrigued by the two of them and pulled over to talk. I introduced myself and said I had three cats. Dan introduced himself and Little Kitty. I learned he’s had Little Kitty since before his eyes opened. He was the first thing Little Kitty saw.
Just in time for Pride Month, the Claremont Chamber of Commerce has recognized LGBTQ+ resource hub the Pomona Pride Center as the organization’s nonprofit of the year. “Like so many of the organizations we have, they are not thanked for the things that they’re doing every day,” said chamber Executive Director Randy Lopez. “They’ve had such an impact with making folks aware of the issues that this community is facing and, most importantly, they’re just providing a wonderful resource: a gathering place.”
“I hate high school.” We were driving into the parking lot of Claremont High School. What I really meant was that I hate the speed bumps in the high school’s parking lot, remembering the quote I once read in a senior wills — senior wills! How high school! — edition of the Wolfpacket: “College is high school without the speed bumps.”
Three parents of Black or mixed race students sent a recent letter to Claremont Unified School District’s Board of Education alleging incidents of racism on Claremont public school campuses, including students using vile racial slurs, calling Black pupils “monkeys,” and making racist gestures, including the Nazi salute. The CUSD Board, above, hears a report from a member of its equity advisory committee during its June 1 meeting. Photo/by David Kekone