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What’s happening Claremont? by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com Friday, June 7 The free war and existentialism book club meets at the Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. […]
Claremont senior center, Sidney Sparks, drives past Santiago High School sophomore center, Neryah Lokeni, to snag an easy two points on Saturday during the first round of the CIF Division […]
Pomona College senior Lauren Rodriguez is making her school proud by competing in the highly competitive “Jeopardy!” National College Championship, running on ABC beginning on Tuesday and continuing through February […]
Leila Ackerman assumed the position of secretary, what today would be the executive director, of the Claremont Chamber in 1923 and would serve in that capacity for the next 21 years, retiring in 1944.
The public is invited to Inter Valley Health Plan’s virtual course, Oh, My Achin’ Bones, online at noon. “Join this discussion on the different types of arthritis, causes, and treatments as well as how to live easier with these painful conditions,” the event’s description read. To register, visit ivhp.com/vitality.
Volunteer Lou Ehresman arranges box lunches during West End Auxiliary of Children’s Fund’s Tea Time to Go event on Saturday at Wolfe’s Kitchen & Deli. Guests at the drive-through fundraising […]
David Stalker and Travis Mills of Excellent Remodeling install a sculpture by longtime Claremont artist Mike Hill on Wednesday in Claremont. The sculpture titled “Euclid’s Window” was moved from Hill’s […]
Last month Claremont Mayor Jed Leano was selected by the governing board of Tri-City Mental Health to serve as the agency’s board chair. Mayor Leano has served on the Tri-City […]
Hello and welcome. This is Janice Hoffmann for the Claremont Courier, and thanks for taking a short break from your busy day to smile, as you listen to the next installment […]
Jim Munsey moderates the memorial service for baseball coach Jack Helber at the CHS gym on Saturday evening, February 5. Helber, 81, coached players of all ages from little league to college. Most recently he was assistant baseball coach for the Wolfpack at Claremont High School. In the photo exhibited at the left, is Helber with a young Mark McGwire. COURIER photo/Peter Weinberger
The exhibition, on display from February 10 until June 25, is said to be the result of a unique partnership between Hiroshima City University and Pomona College.
by Steven Felschundneff | steven@claremont-courier.com Many Claremont residents experienced a scary night on January 21, but one woman is fortunate that it wasn’t her last. Jennifer Sasaki, her husband Russ […]
Claremont Unified School District students are reminded that today is the deadline to submit their essay entry for the 32nd annual making change contest, which offers students an opportunity “to honor and remember all that these advocates of social change have done to transform our world for the better,” City Manager Adam Pirrie wrote in a news brief.
by Mick Rhodes | mickrhodes@claremont-courier.com Rooter Hero, the plumbing company that was the focus of a four-part COURIER investigative series last year, has settled out of court with 10 aggrieved […]
Every time I speak to Per Dahlin I’m overcome with admiration. She has a tenacity coupled with a capacity for love and compassion that just overwhelms me. I’m also sad. Sad for her, her family, and of course for her son, Samuel Kraemer-Dahlin.
by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Over the past few days, California Botanic Garden maintenance workers, officials and field botany technicians have traversed the garden’s narrow pathways in service carts, hauling […]
The winds have long died down and have been replaced by a symphony of chainsaws and leaf blowers. Our streets are once again passable, the power has been restored and only a few of us were forced out of our homes. But the clean up effort continues, just like the California Botanic Gardens, above.