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Local agencies or organizations have until Sunday, February 15 to apply for Kiwanis Club of Claremont Foundation’s community and/or youth services grants at claremontkiwanis.org.
At the October 3 Claremont Unified School District Board of Education meeting, staff and students from Mountain View and Sumner Danbury elementary schools highlighted their respective goals and planned actions to improve academic achievement for the 2024-2025 school year.
Students at Sycamore Elementary School and other Claremont Unified School District elementary schools participated in National Walk and Roll to School Day on Wednesday and received stickers from Sustainable Claremont members for participating.
When Ophelia Jump Productions hosts a big event, they go really big. Such was the case at the Garner House on Saturday evening, October 5 as OJP hosted its annual celebration of Spanish food, music, and dance: Espiritu Flamenco.
Our Lady of the Assumption Church’s annual 2024 Parish Fiesta did not disappoint, returning over the weekend for many enthusiastic festival goers of all ages. The fiesta is an important money raiser for the church, bringing thousands to the popular food, carnival and music event.
San Dimas Mountain Rescue Team, the volunteer search and rescue team overseen by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, is recruiting new members. SDMRT has served Eastern Los Angeles County, the San Gabriel Mountains and surrounding areas since 1955. Applications for the class of 2025 are due Friday, October 18. The team does search and […]
The Foothill Gold Line Azusa to Pomona segment is now more than 90% complete. The extension of the Metro A Line remains on track toward substantial completion by early 2025. “As we near the end of September, crews continue to focus on completing testing of the new light rail system and completing the four new […]
“Second Death of a Mad Wife,” by Kelly McBurnette-Andronicos, opens at 8 p.m. Saturday, October 12 at Ophelia’s Jump Productions, 2009 Porterfield Way, Suite I, Upland. The play runs through Sunday, November 3.
Congratulations to Alexandra Cira-Campbell, who was chosen at random among … well, the only reader who correctly identified last week’s apparently obscure “Where Am I?” as the “Thank a Friend” tree at Chaparral Elementary School in Claremont.
“The first injection rendered Scooter unconscious. My left hand was directly over his heart. I could feel it slowing as he relaxed, his mouth slack. After a few minutes, and more goodbyes from the kids and me, we were told the second injection would stop his heart. The room was hushed, reverent, but for the sounds of their sobs. I kissed Scooter, and the veterinarian injected him at the top of his left front leg. By the time the syringe was empty, Scooter’s heart had stopped. His body went limp. He was gone.”
With her ebullient personality and ever-present smile, 2013 Claremont High School graduate and Olympic medalist Brittany Brown really knows how to connect with the community that helped set her on her path. Brown, who came home from the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games with a bronze medal in the 200 meters, was honored by the city with a parade and rally on Wednesday. See our coverage from the big day. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
Small business owner and political newcomer Mark Allen Reynoso, 35, is hoping to succeed Bob Fass as the Trustee Area 5 representative on Claremont Unified School District’s Board of Education. Reynoso faces challenger Cheryl Fiello. Photo/courtesy of Mark Reynoso
Political newcomer and 23-year Claremont resident Cheryl Fiello, 46, is looking to take over the Claremont Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 5 seat occupied by outgoing board President Bob Fass. She face fellow political newcomer Mark Reynoso in the November 5 election. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Claremont Unified School District’s Board of Education heard staff and students from Vista del Valle and Sycamore elementary schools deliver progress reports on their respective goals and planned actions to improve academic achievement for the 2024-2025 school year at its September 19 meeting. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
California Assemblymember Chris Holden delivered warm remarks to the council. His presentation followed closely his June 29 op-ed, “Chris Holden: My 12 years in the Assembly,” viewable at a41.asmdc.org. Holden’s 12-year run as Claremont’s representative in the 41st Assembly District ends December 2. In March, he failed to unseat incumbent Kathryn Barger in the race for Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors District 5. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
The Claremont Art Walk of 2024 runs from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, October 5.