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Author and historian Becky Nicolaides is the guest speaker at Claremont Heritage’s annual members meeting, set for 1 p.m. Sunday, January 12 at the Ginger Elliot Exhibition Center, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont.

Pilgrim Place’s new chief executive officer Leif Cameron hopes to deliver a breath of fresh air to residents of the Claremont retirement community. Cameron took over December 3 following the retirement of Ron Bolding, who had held the job since October 2019. Cameron became interested in the job after researching Pilgrim Place’s mission and values. “The whole peace, justice and care of Earth really kind of spoke to me,” he said. “They truly mean what they’re putting up. I think sometimes it gets watered down, values and mission statements, at other organizations, and this one is not that way at all.” Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo

Claremont nonprofit Shoes That Fit’s Every Step Matters campaign is reaching out to the community in hopes of reaching its $200,000 fundraising goal before the end of 2024. The campaign is at $192,006. Donations can be made at shoesthatfit.org/everystep. “When kids don’t have shoes that fit them, they miss out on important steps in childhood […]

The Southland Symphony Orchestra and Chorus presents Gian Carlo Menotti’s 1951 opera, “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” at Bethel Congregational Church, 536 N. Euclid Ave., Ontario, at 4 p.m. Sunday, January 5. Doors open at 3 and a reception will follow after the show. Michal Dawson Connor directs and plays Balthazar. Sylvia Lee Mann conducts. The […]

The Woman’s Club of Claremont’s Wednesday, January 8, gift exchange and lunch meeting from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 343 W. 12th St., Claremont, is $20 for members, $25 guests. Reservations are required by Friday, January 3 at womansclubofclaremont.com/luncheons.

Claremont’s reforestation season, with the city offering free trees to qualified homeowners from November through April 2025, has begun, with more than 70 trees already planted.

Registration is open for Ontario International Airport’s third annual 5K at the Runway, set for Saturday, February 8 at the National Guard Hangar, 2180 E. Avion St., Ontario. The 5K begins at 8 a.m. and the one-mile family walk/run is at 9. A free community event with booths, food trucks, and face painters is open from 9 to 11. 

by John Fensterwald A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit against the United Teachers Los Angeles and the organization that created a controversial ethnic studies curriculum adopted by at least two dozen school districts in California. U.S. District Judge Fernando Olguin’s scathing November 30 ruling criticized what he concluded was a lack of evidence and […]

The Friends of the Claremont Library’s On the Same Page Committee recently announced its 2024-2025 community read, “Hollywood Park,” a memoir by author, journalist and singer/songwriter for The Airborne Toxic Event, Mikel Jollett. The Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave., has copies of “Hollywood Park” available for check out. Lawn signs are also available.

Fairplex and Running Legacy Inc. host the annual holiday Penguin Waddle kid’s run at 7 a.m. Saturday, December 14, and a holiday half marathon at 7 a.m. Sunday, December 15 at 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona.

Montclair Place is asking for support for its giving tree and gift drop initiative, which benefits children in need this holiday season.

Pilgrim Congregational Church’s annual Christmas marketplace, with Christmas gifts, jewelry, handcrafted items, and food, takes place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, December 15 at 600 N. Garey Ave., Pomona.