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Olympic medalist Brittany Brown made a fitting return to her alma mater Vista del Valle Elementary School last week during its 50th annual track meet, an event that helped spur her into athletics. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Cal Poly Pomona’s annual Pepperzania sale begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 29 at the Farm Store, 4102 S. University Dr., Pomona, with more than 160 pepper plants including serrano, jalapeno, hatch, Poblano, Peruvian, and Asian.
Claremont High School teacher Ryan Easton has been named Claremont Unified School District’s teacher of the year for 2023-24.
Thousands of pedestrians from cities neighboring Claremont took to the streets Sunday morning and into the early evening hours in recognition of the 626 Golden Streets Heart of the Foothills event.
A dozen University of La Verne dining hall employees staged a one-day walkout protest Tuesday over what they contend are unlivable wages and are calling for a new contract.
The Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve is one of the most well known and popular Southern California spots to see spring wildflowers in bloom. Located about 15 miles west of Lancaster, these fields are especially plentiful and colorful this year due to our extremely wet and snowy winter.
The California poppies are so abundant even the drive out Highway 138 provides excellent sightseeing along the two-hour trek from Claremont. Instead of taking the normal route up Interstate 5 north toward Castaic Junction, another option is heading east to Interstate 15 north, then catching 138 west to Highway 14 and following the signs through Lancaster. This route will take a few minutes longer but is well worth the trip.
Every Thursday morning, Mount Baldy artist Elizabeth Preston sets herself up at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center for a unique therapy.
Preston, an Expressive Arts Institute instructor, oversees the hospital’s long Covid recovery program, Rehabilitation via Inspiration, a creative journaling course that helps patients navigate the emotional aspects of COVID-19.
Claremont Courier high school sports roundup: April 21, 2023
The City of Claremont, the Friends of the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park and the Claremont Wildlands Conservancy are calling on the public for help in conducting surveys of visitors who visit the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park in the coming months.
On Easter Sunday, Ken Larsen first noticed water collecting on his pool deck and assumed he had a burst pipe, which is never good. But the water kept pooling, literally coming straight out of the ground, and before long it was flowing into his pool and flooding the lawn. It was then that he realized the problem was much bigger than faulty plumbing.
The 626 Golden Streets Heart of the Foothills open street event will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. throughout the cities of Claremont, Pomona, La Verne, and San Dimas this Sunday, April 23.
The Claremont Planning Commission has signed off on a plan that will add a second and third story, housing, and additional outdoor dining to the former Rhino Records building in the Village.
Last month at the Joslyn Center, the Shakespeare Club of Pomona Valley welcomed Craig Colclough for a lecture about his time on some of the world’s largest and most prestigious stages.
The Claremont Police Department recently recognized a trio with its Life Saving Award. Pictured above are members of the Claremont Police Commission, City Council, Police Chief Aaron Fate, representatives from The Claremont Club, and holding their awards (L-R) are Norma Perez, Michelle Bassette, and Joanne Livolsi, with Mr. Lew (in Hawaiian shirt). Photo/courtesy of Claremont Police Department
Two Claremont High School girls varsity relay teams shattered school records at last week’s Arcadia Invitational.
On April 7, the 4×800 meter relay team — Kaitlyn Smith, Isla Bulmer, Denise Jie Yi Chen, and L’Mio Edwards — earned first place with a time of 9:25.51, breaking the previous CHS record of 9:28.87.
Also on Friday, the girls’ sprint medley relay team of Zylah Araujo, Sade Escalante, Annika Graham-Scanlon, and L’Mio Edwards finished third with a time of 4:06.60, besting another school record (4:09.29) by nearly three seconds.
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