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by Steve Harrison Change comes, invited or not; aging forces our familiarity. Steve Lopez, in a recent LA Times column, suggests aging is all about managing decline. Some people are […]
Jeff Hanlon is sworn in Wednesday, December 7 as the Division III member of Three Valleys Municipal Water District’s Board of Directors.
On Sunday, December 4, with guitar in hand and a campfire crackling nearby, Claremont resident Beverly Speak led a group of local Girl Scouts performing a familiar song at a place generations have considered a second home. This was no ordinary gathering for the scouts and their guests, but a celebration of the 75th year for Camp La Casita in the hills above Claremont. As the La Casita 75th Anniversary Chorus belted out the words to “Rise Up, O Flame,” a scout leader fanned the campfire and about 75 people sat in a circle around the camp’s central gathering area, many singing along.
Newly elected board member Richard O’Neill listens to public comment during a special meeting of the Claremont Unified School District Board of Education on Friday. Following public comment, the board recessed into closed session to discuss the district’s possible exposure to litigation over an adult party at Board President Steven Llanusa’s home that some residents believe was inappropriate because teens attended. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff
At 11 a.m. on Sunday, December 11, Claremont McKenna College will unveil a float it plans to enter in the 2023 Rose Parade during a family fun day at Fiesta Parade Floats.
The Friends of the Claremont Library hosts its annual fine book sale throughout the month of December at the Claremont Helen Renwick Library.
California Botanic Garden’s Luminaria Nights event returns the weekends of December 9 and 10, and December 16 and 17. The annual event promises, “Real candlelit luminarias and glowing string lights […]
Cheyenne Uhler, second from left, receives congratulations from coworker Nicole Parks, left, her mother Dawn Uhler and another coworker Aliyah Newell after Cheyenne was officially promoted to camp director on Sunday at La Casita Girl Scout Camp. The announcement of Uhler’s promotion was part of the 75th anniversary celebration of La Casita. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff
An El Roble Intermediate School student was arrested by Claremont police Friday for having a replica gun on campus. After being called by school officials at 12:15 p.m., police arrested a 12-year-old Claremont boy for being in possession of an Airsoft gun on school grounds. The student was taken to the Claremont police station, cited, and released to the custody of a guardian. Claremont police haven’t yet said if the boy has been charged with a crime.
Santa Claus gets in close to hear the Christmas wishes of a youngster Friday during the holiday promenade and tree lighting ceremony in the Claremont Village. A large crowd braved cool temps to take in the holiday spirit, which culminated with the lighting of the tree in front of the Claremont Depot.
The monthly Claremont Art Walk returns Saturday, December 3 from 6 to 9 p.m. and will feature several artists throughout the Village and at Memorial Park.
On Tuesday, November 22, the Claremont City Council heard an appeal of a proposed landscape plan, but with a twist, because the appellant was also the party submitting the plan.
The COURIER has selected four local high school competitors as its outstanding athletes of the season for fall 2022. Students from both Webb and Claremont High School were named to the inaugural cohort.
Traditions. We revere them. Sometimes we disdain them. Oftentimes we debate them. Sometimes we change them, or at least try.
At the Q and A following the November 19 Laemmle Claremont 5 screening of “Only in Theaters,” the surprisingly moving documentary about the Laemmle family’s long history in the film industry, third generation CEO Greg Laemmle told a near capacity crowd the Village theater’s fate was unknown.
Results from the 2022 Division II CIF-State Championships on Saturday, November 26: The varsity girls team placed 12th out of 24 teams with a score of 306 in the Division II race.
Inland Pacific Ballet’s holiday traditional, “The Nutcracker,” returns to the Lewis Family Playhouse.