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Friends and supporters are rallying around longtime Claremont music fan and creative community fixture Jim McCraley, who recently lost his brother and mother, with a benefit concert and fundraiser, “For the love of Jim,” this Sunday, August 6. The event, at the Hi Brow Pub, 1557 N. Mountain Ave., Upland, runs from 3 to 7 p.m. and will feature music by The Bells, Mick Rhodes and the Hard Eight, Les Fleurs de Claremont, and Honey Buckets, as well as raffle prizes, a full bar and pub menu.
About two dozen local merchants and other residents came to the Claremont City Council chambers July 27 to learn more about homelessness in the Village. The meeting, which was sponsored by the Claremont Village Marketing Group, provided business owners an opportunity to ask city leaders about policies and procedures regarding the unhoused and safety in the Village, according to a news release from CVMG, a local business advocacy nonprofit.
The Los Angeles Times announced winners and finalists for its 2023 Best of the Southland San Gabriel Valley/Inland Empire reader survey this week, and several locals made the cut, including Claremont, which was selected as a finalist for best city.
James (Jim) Otto Hillman, loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, died June 27 at the age of 88. He resided in Claremont with his wife Judy.
After 64 years, Claremont Little League 11-and-under All-Star team can finally call themselves Southern California champions. On Sunday, Claremont defeated Palos Verdes, 8-7, at Newmark Field in San Bernardino to take the Southern California 9-11 Year Old Little League Baseball Tournament title, the city’s first Little League state championship.
Tonight’s free and open to the public National Night Out event, hosted by the Claremont Police Department, begins at 6 p.m. at Memorial Park, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., and includes a 7:30 screening of “DC League of Super-Pets.” “This year, we are partnering with Shoes that Fit for a shoe drive for local students,” read a CPD press release. “Help stuff a police car for local kids in need! The most urgent need is for new athletic shoes and socks in all sizes. School supplies and backpacks are also welcome.” The police department, in collaboration with other community groups, will have several exhibits on display, games and prizes for kids. Courier photo/Steven Felschundneff
Just before 1 p.m. Friday a crew of would-be burglars attempted a smash-and-grab job at 4C’s Finecraft Jewelers, 307 Yale Ave., in the Claremont Village, but fled after a confrontation with an employee. Police say security video shows one suspect waiting at the store’s front door, which must be opened by an employee due to a January 2022 smash-and-grab burglary at the location. When the employee unlocks the door, three or four people carrying hammers and small plastic trashcans run past the first suspect and into the business.
A small aircraft crashed while taking off from Cable Airport Sunday morning, killing all three people on board. The aircraft, a single-engine Beechcraft P35, had just taken off about 6:30 a.m. with a full tank of fuel when it banked left for some reason and crashed into a hangar at the far southwest end of the runway, according to the San Bernardino County Fire Department. Because of the fuel, the fire was intense. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
Aging seems to happen slowly, then in big lurches; your hair starts losing its color, revealing the gray, and your belly starts to protrude. This goes on for some time until one day you wake up, your hair is white, and you’re shaped like a pear. There’s no warming up to it. It’s just here: your new body.
Larkin Place is now fully funded, having received approval for the federal tax credits Jamboree Housing Corporation sought to complete its financing of the permanent supportive housing project. The California Tax Credit Allocation Committee agreed Wednesday to award $1.1 million to Jamboree Larkin Place’s construction.
The Claremont Little League 11-and-under All-Star team is now 8-0 after two big Southern California 9-11 Year Old Little League Baseball Tournament wins in San Bernardino this past week. Claremont squeaked by District 33 champs San Carlos, 5-4, on July 22, then on Tuesday handled District 36 representatives Palos Verdes, 8-4, in the double elimination tournament. Claremont then played District 42 champs Sweetwater Valley after press time Thursday.
What’s happening Claremont? by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com Friday, July 28 The Service Center for Independent Life’s summer bash, including free workshops and food, begins at 10 a.m. at Spring Street Center, 107 S. Spring St., Claremont. Orders from SCIL’s Krispy Kreme fundraiser can be picked up at 9 a.m. Call (909) 621-6722 for information. […]
As election night tallies go it was one of the shortest on record as candidate Alex McDonald needed just the first vote dump to decisively defeat his rivals and claim the Trustee Area 4 seat on Claremont Unified School District’s Board of Education. When the mail-in ballot and early count was announced at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, McDonald had claimed 70% of the votes, an insurmountable lead for his two rivals. Courier photo/Steven Felschundneff
Alex McDonald appears to have won election to the Claremont Unified School District’s Board of Education. Results from Los Angeles County as of 9:29 p.m. show McDonald well ahead of Aaron Peterson, 1,170 to 512, with 1,717 votes counted. There are 4,834 remaining eligible voters in Trustee Area 4, but if the trend holds, McDonald will win easily. Courier photo/Steven Felschundneff
The Padua Hills Theatre’s free summer wedding show, including trends, bridal fashion, and decor, takes place from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, July 23 at 4467 Padua Ave., Claremont. Photographers, florists, caterers, and other vendors will also be on hand.
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