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The City Council, including Ed Reece, pictured here, heard a legislative update from Senator Sasha Renee Perez, adopted and approved funding for the state’s updated building codes, and approved an amendment to the city’s housing rehabilitation program, which is funded through a federal community development block grant. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
This October Claremont Graduate University celebrates its 100th anniversary. The founding of the graduate school also marks the 100th anniversary of the Claremont Colleges consortium. James Arnold Blaisdell (pictured) was the fourth president of Pomona College and the visionary and driving force behind the formation of the group plan of the Claremont Colleges. Photo/ courtesy of Claremont Heritage
Claremont High School boys water polo team member Logan Towner, left, crosses the ball past an Ayala defender during Wednesday’s 17-16 home loss. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
After his 1990 release from jail Blake Nex returned to Claremont, renting a house in remote Palmer Canyon. There are numerous possible explanations for what happened next. What’s known is this: Sometime around the middle of March in 1993, he disappeared, leaving behind some enigmatic clues, and a mystery that only grows deeper with each passing year. Photo/courtesy of Royse Nex
Claremont Unified School District invites students and families to its third annual free and public Women in Leadership panel discussion at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 14, at the Don F. Fruechte Theatre for the Performing Arts, 1601 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont. Panelists include state senator Sasha Renee Perez, UC Riverside Dean of Students Stephanie Dingwall, Matthew Silverman Memorial Foundation Executive Director Candace Yoder, LA County Superior Court Judge Allison Westfahl Kong, and Claremont Chamber of Commerce CEO Kathleen Fariss. Courier file photo
Claremont Graduate University celebrates its 100th birthday Tuesday, October 14 with a free and open to the public founders day event, featuring noon tree planting ceremony with CGU Interim President Michelle Bligh, Claremont Mayor Corey Calaycay, and Claremont Colleges Services CEO Stig Lanesskog, at Harper Hall 150 E. 10th St., Claremont. To register or for more info, go to admissions.cgu.edu/register.
Claremont High School senior Taara Reddy’s nearly five years of volunteerism recently caught the eye of the United States Congress, which recognized the 18-year-old with a Congressional Award, the highest honor for civilian youth in the United States. Photo/courtesy of Michael Negrete photography
The Foothill Storm Soccer Club’s 2015 and 2016 teams will once again don pink jerseys and socks during October games to raise awareness for breast cancer. Following a recent collaboration between the teams and Claremont Police Department, this year’s uniform will feature a new detail: a pink CPD patch. CPD school resource officer Jeff Dunbar distributed the new jerseys out to players October 2 at June Vail Park. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Ontario International Airport was recently awarded a $10.81 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program for runway and taxiway upgrades. The funds will go toward reconstruction of more than 5,400 feet of paved taxiway at the airport’s south end while adding 24 low-emission energy units to power aircraft, according to a news release. Photo/courtesy of Ontario International Airport
by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com Friday, October 3 Gibson Senior Center’s annual free and open to the public health and wellness fair runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 250 N. Third Ave., Upland. More info is at gov. Claremont Helen Renwick Library hosts a free 10:30 a.m. book club at 208 N. Harvard Ave. […]
“He told me a story about a friend of his who lived in Baghdad in the early 2000s, when the U.S. was pulverizing the ancient city, and civilians were dying by the hundreds in bombings. Despite this on the ground terror, his friend in Baghdad was in the midst of the greatest thing of all: he was falling love. I am paraphrasing, but he told me, ‘Even during war, there is love.’ What profound words those were. I took this to mean that it’s not a sin to be grateful for your life, even when others are suffering, and that love is stronger than all the bombs falling on Gaza right now.”
Jennifer Deal was recognized at last week’s Claremont City Council meeting as a new member of the architectural and preservation commission. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Picture what you were doing at 23. Traveling? Graduating from college? Maybe landing that first big job? Azalea “Asália” Segura-Mora and Norma Rodriguez, both 23, have added a new possibility to that list: the Claremont residents are in Mexico for the final round of the inaugural “Mexico Canta Por La Paz y Contra Las Adiciones” contest, sponsored by the Mexican government. The live finale from Mexico City airs at 6 p.m. this Sunday, October 5, viewable on youtube.com, by searching “Canal 22.” Courier photos/Andrew Alonzo
Claraboya residents and city staff, including Community Services Manager Cari Dillman, pictured, met at the Hughes Center Monday to discuss the fate of 207 city-owned pine trees in the north Claremont neighborhood. The seeds of Monday’s discussion were sown in January, when the Claremont City Council voted unanimously to update its tree policies and guidelines manual, directing staff to develop a removal and replacement plan for Claraboya’s pines. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Neither wind nor rain could keep the Claremont High School marching band from taking the field for Saturday’s Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association event hosted by the Wolfpack. A fast-moving storm rolled through, dropping light rain just as CHS prepared for its 7:30 p.m. performance. The musicians pressed ahead, delivering a lively, fast-paced show that appeared largely unaffected by the conditions. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
The Claremont Art Walk runs from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, October 4, and includes “The Hermit” by Debi Varvi, which will be on view at Studio C, 260 W. Bonita Ave. Photo/courtesy of Claremont Art Walk