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Claremont Graduate University was recently awarded funding from the Office of Indian Education’s Professional Development Program for its Haseya teacher preparation program.

Pomona Concert Band’s free and open to the public holiday concert, “Happy Holidays,” begins at 7:30 p.m. Friday, December 12 at Palomares Park Community Center, 499 E. Arrow Hwy., Pomona.

The City of Claremont reminds residents hiring holiday light installers that they can confirm businesses are properly licensed at claremontca.gov, search “business license,” and that they should also verify liability insurance and workers’ compensation coverage.

Claremont United Church of Christ will honor principal organist Carey Coker Robertson’s 35 years of service with “Timeless Echoes: An Organ Journey Through Sound and Story,” a concert on the church’s Glatter-Götz/Rosales organ at 3 p.m. Sunday, November 23 at 233 W. Harrison Ave.

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At 7 p.m. Thursday, November 20, Mel Boytnon, president of the United Nations Association’s Pomona Valley chapter, and board members Linda Saeta and Don Martens lead a free and open to the public meeting about their trip to the 2025 UNA-USA Leadership Summit which included sessions on “mastering conflict resolution and sustainable resilience,” “global health from a U.S. perspective,” and “advocacy and activism” at Claremont Graduate University’s Albrecht Auditorium, 925 N. Dartmouth Ave.

Patria Church’s food giveaway is set for 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, November 22 at 490 E. La Verne Ave., Pomona, and 10900 Civic Center Dr., Rancho Cucamonga.

The Prison Library Project is seeking gently used books regarding addiction recovery to send to incarcerated readers working toward sobriety.

Fairplex’s annual free and open to the public fall in the farm event takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, November 22 at five-acre farm, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. The event includes corn grinding and mock cow milking, demonstrations from garden masters and enthusiasts, livestock shows, an outdoor lab, live entertainment, workshops and […]

Mt. San Antonio Gardens held a ribbon cutting Wednesday for its new sensory garden, a therapeutic green space at the 31-acre senior living community.

Pianist Min Kwon perform the multiyear project “America/Beautiful” at 8 p.m. Friday, November 14 at Cal Poly Pomona’s Music Recital Hall, 3801 W. Temple Ave., Pomona. located in building 24, room 191. Tickets are $12-$22.50 at tix.com, search “Cal Poly Pomona,” and at the box office.

Claremont Symphony Orchestra’s free and open to the public 3:30 p.m. Sunday, November 30 concert at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., will include Schubert’s “Overture to Fierrabras” and “Unfinished,” and Beethoven’s “Violin Concerto,” and featured soloist on violin, Lyndon Johnston Taylor. More information is at claremontso.org.

by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Despite a loaded agenda, the October 23 Claremont Unified School District Board of Education meeting moved briskly. The board: Heard school plans for student achievement reports from Claremont and San Antonio high schools   Recognized CHS senior Taara Reddy who was recently named a Congressional Award Gold Medalist. Heard the […]

by Marilyn Thomsen At Pomona College’s Frank Dining Hall, tens of thousands of dollars have been saved on food that previously would have been wasted, thanks to a food scale and camera almost too small to notice. And, fine tuning the HVAC system in Bridges Auditorium cut natural gas use by 57% and in Harwood […]