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Congratulations to Larry Hoffmann, one of five readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where am I?” as “The Angle of Repose” sculpture by Stephen Elicker at The Commons at La Verne, 1600 Foothill Blvd. Larry is now entered into the year-end drawing for a one-year subscription to everyone’s favorite award-winning local newspaper, the Claremont Courier. So, “Where am I” this week? Email your answer, full name, and city of residence — and suggestions for future mystery photos — to contest@claremont-courier.com for your chance to win. Courier photo/Tom Smith
Melinda passed peacefully at home on September 23, 2023, surrounded by her loving family after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in Dallas, Texas to Donna and George Lyon on April 16, 1951, she was the second of four daughters. Growing up, she had a quiet independent nature and marched to the beat of her own drum. Early on, she developed a love of animals and the outdoors which would become part of her character and moniker that described who she was and how she lived her life.
On Tuesday, Michael Kelly was named executive director of Claremont Graduate University’s Drucker Institute, and will lead CGU’s executive education programs as well as elicit feedback from the Drucker School of Management’s administrative team and faculty to develop and manage programs. Kelly is a founding partner of the Sconset Group, executive director of the Los […]
It was clear from the very beginning the annual 2023 Children’s Foundation of America Charity Golf Classic was going to be a hoot and all for a good cause. Over 86 golf participants descended on the Glendora Country Club on Monday, October 23 for a day of golfing, giving and maybe winning some cool prizes. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
On October 18, Keck Graduate Institute announced it would rename its Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies degree program to the Chan Family Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies degree program in recognition of a recent philanthropic gift from doctors Tony Chan, his wife Virginia, and their two children, Megan and Jonathan.
A man was taken to the hospital Sunday after he was attacked in the Claremont Village. The Claremont Police Department received a call at 3:53 p.m. about a man suffering from a stab wound at the Metrolink platform in the 200 block of W. First Street. When officers arrived they located the adult male who had apparently been stabbed in the chest following a verbal argument, police said Monday.
Construction is underway on the Robert Day Sciences Center, which will foster transparent and dynamic interaction among faculty, staff, and experts, and across disciplines and applied research and learning opportunities. The unique design, conceived by renowned architects of BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group, will make the scientific process visible to students by offering views into classrooms and research spaces from a soaring central atrium at all levels.
Internationally acclaimed poet and essayist Roger Reeves, 43, said he’s not really feeling like a celebrity this week despite Claremont Graduate University rolling out the red carpet for him. Don’t get him wrong though, he’s still enjoying the star treatment as an honored guest of the college, complete with a welcome ceremony Monday.
Pomona College celebrated its 136th birthday on Thursday, October 12, with a Founders Day community service project at Marston Quad. Volunteers from the college and San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments assembled approximately 900 snack, hygiene and activity kits for Alhambra Teacher’s Association, Esperanza Villa, God’s Pantry, House of Ruth, Inc., Los Angeles Centers for Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Operation Stay Safe, Serenity Homes of Napa Valley, Shepherd’s Pantry, and Sycamores.
Claremont Chamber of Commerce’s 41st annual Village Venture Arts and Crafts Festival takes place Saturday, October 28, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. throughout the Claremont Village. The annual free and open to the public event includes music, food trucks, arts and crafts vendors, nonprofit and community services booths, local business deals, a costume parade and a beer and wine garden.
On October 14, Claremont Heritage, Rio de Ojas, Claremont Lewis Museum of Art and Friends of the Claremont Library hosted a Dia de los Muertos event in the Village which included vendors selling Hispanic crafts at a marketplace behind Bardot. Crowds engaged in face painting and other arts activities along Harvard Avenue as local residents set up ofrendas and offerings to their late family members in and around Shelton Park. The free event also featured entertainment from local mariachi, marionette and salsa and Latin ballroom dance groups.
The front page of the Wednesday October 29, 2003 edition of the Claremont Courier had a full page photo of a burning hillside with the headline “Fire from hell.“Behaving in a manner apt for its name as the Grand Prix Fire, the conflagration that literally sped through Claremont on its way west Saturday night and Sunday morning at one point consumed an astounding 2,700 acres in a two-hour period,” wrote veteran reporter Patricia Yarborough. Courier photo/Trish Branley
by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Claremont High School Football (0-8) Claremont lost its homecoming game, 12-7, against West Covina on October 13, but the team hopes to turn things around when the Chaffey Tigers drop by Friday at 7 p.m. The Pack then travel to Don Antonio Lugo High School in Chino for a 7 […]
Saturday’s solar eclipse put on a spectacular show in Claremont even if it was short of a total eclipse here. The “ring of fire” full eclipse was visible in Oregon, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico and Texas, as well as Mexico and South America. The eclipse lasted from 2 1/2 to three hours depending on where one was viewing the phenomenon while the ring of fire portion itself lasted three to five minutes. Courier photo/Steven Felschundneff
by Steven Felschundneff | steven@claremont-courier.com Given the choice between approving a fireworks display or ditching the nighttime portion of the Fourth of July celebration, the Claremont Community and Human Services Commission said the show must go on. By a 6-1 margin, with Deborah Scott Toux casting the no vote, the commission recommended Wednesday that the […]
Claremont Lewis Museum of Art are this year’s hosts of the 19th Annual Padua Hills Art Fiesta, set for Sunday, November 5, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 4467 Padua Ave., Claremont.
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