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Claremont’s Prison Library Project, which sends books to incarcerated people around the nation, recently announced it received more than 10,400 letters requesting books and educational materials and mailed over 17,300 books to incarcerated readers in all 50 states in 2025.
The Woodwind Celebration Ensemble starts at 7 p.m. followed by Ontario Chaffey Community Show Band’s “Disney Magic,” at 7:30 in a free concert at Gardiner W. Spring Auditorium, 1245 N. Euclid Ave., Ontario on Monday, January 26.
A celebration of life for Katie Gerecke, who died November 19, 2025, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, January 24 at Claremont Center for Spiritual Living, 509 S. College Ave., Claremont, CA 91711. Guests should enter the long driveway for parking at the west end of the church, where there is a ground level […]
Local nonprofit event production company Dirty Opera hosts a 40th anniversary screening of the 1986 film “River’s Edge” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, January 22 at the Claremont Laemmle 5 theater, 450 W. Second St., followed by a Q&A with director Tim Hunter and cast members Daniel Roebuck and Josh Richman. The event will be moderated […]
Claremont Heritage’s exhibition, “Karl Benjamin — His Studentsʼ Work 1953–1960s,” runs through Saturday, January 31 at the Ginger Elliott Center at Garner House, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd.
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Service recently awarded a $949,993 grant to the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments, which is comprised of 31 cities, including Claremont.
Long-time Claremont resident Jeanne S. (Hazelton) Master died December 31, 2025, just minutes before the New Year. Services will be held at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, January 31 at the Claremont Presbyterian Church, 1111 N. Mountain Ave. A full account of her life will appear in a future edition of the Courier.
Ontario Museum of History and Art’s latest exhibit, “For Race and Country: Buffalo Soldiers in California,” which explores the role of Black soldiers in the U.S. Army over history and their impact in California, is up through Sunday, March 1, 2026, at 225 S. Euclid Ave., Ontario.
The Friends of the Claremont Library’s On the Same Page Committee will host a number of events to foster community engagement with its 2025-2026 community read, “West with Giraffes” by Lynda Rutledge.
The Claremont Police Department recently received a $115,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to support enforcement and education efforts.
The deadline for students, staff, and community members to fill out and submit feedback for Claremont Unified School District’s facilities master plan survey at surveymonkey.com/r/kqdc6jp is Sunday, December 21.
San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments and Southern California Regional Energy Network recently named 16 cities “energy champions” for their reduction in energy usage, education and public outreach, energy efficient project implementation, and environmental policy advancement.
by Dick Johnson Scientists recently discovered that animals much less sentient than dogs and cats also display feelings similar to our own. More precisely, they exhibit moods and mood swings. Recent research involves tortoises. Although we are not yet at the point of diagnosing whether a tortoise might be bipolar, it won’t be long. There […]
Claremont High School’s girls cross-country team capped its season November 29 with a second-place finish at the CIF State Division 2 cross-country meet at Woodward Park in Fresno.
Keeping with a 40-year tradition, Claremont Symphony Orchestra will host two free and open to the public sing-along performances of George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah” at 1:30 and 4 p.m. Sunday, December 21 at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont.
Nonprofit history keepers Claremont Heritage recently received grants totaling $17,500 from the Eastside Arts Initiative and National Trust for Historic Preservation to aid in its mission to document, preserve, and share the region’s cultural heritage.
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