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Once a mom always a mom

by Debbie Carini Once a mom, always a mom. That’s what they say. And that’s what my grandmother always told me. When she had something serious to expound upon, she’d take a nice long drag on her cigarette, cough it out and then point the smoldering...

Obituary: John Ozias

Courageous veteran, community activist John Ozias, a 60-year resident of Claremont, died Saturday, March 25, 2017 at the age of 92.  A native Californian, he was born in Fullerton, the third oldest child of Jesse and Velma Ozias. In 1942, three days after...

Obituary: John Francis Parker

Champion of justice, loving patriarch John Francis Parker, a resident of Grand Rapids, Michigan who previously lived in Claremont, died April 5, 2017 after a brief illness. He was 88. Born in Los Angeles in 1929 to Ignatius and Helen Parker, he lived most of his life...

Obituary: Kathleen “Kitty” Mabie

Loving mother, fount of patience and kindness Kathleen Marie Mabie, a longtime Claremont resident, died on Saturday, February 18, 2017. She was 86. She was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on August 17, 1929. Her parents Roy and Laura McGowan had one other child,...

Police blotter: 4-14-17

Monday, April 3 Around 3:15 p.m., a witness at the intersection of Hiawassee and Appalachian noticed a dark-colored car with paper plates stealing mail from mailboxes and followed until police could arrive. The driver, 21-year-old Andrea Valdez, reportedly admitted to...