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One of the most difficult discussions we consider as we age is the one about giving up our car keys. This is especially true here in Southern California, where car is king and we take pride in navigating its dizzying grid with hard-won efficiency.
by Steven Felschundneff | steven@claremont-courier.com During Tuesday night’s Claremont City Council meeting Police Chief Shelly Vander Veen gave a presentation evaluating the performance of the Psychiatric Assessment Care Team during its first few months on the job. The Psychiatric Assessment Care Team (PACT), including licensed psychiatric technician Shawna Acosta and licensed marriage and family therapist […]
Dr. Martin Hyung-Il Lee immigrated to the U.S. from South Korea in 1974, becoming the first in his family to graduate from college before going on to medical school. As a doctor, Lee for decades served immigrants in Los Angeles’ Koreatown, sometimes even accepting copayments in windowsill chili peppers from elderly widows with limited incomes. […]
Claremont Artwalk is October 2, from 6-9 p.m. On the first Saturday of every month, Claremont artists are available during evening hours to show and talk about their work at the gallery where their artwork is presented. It’s a prime time to hear the stories behind these creations and how they were developed from beginning […]
Over the coming days and weeks, Scripps Presents of Scripps College will be hosting a mix of virtual and in-person discussions in accordance with their fall 2021 public programming series, “which will center the diverse experiences of the Scripps College and surrounding Los Angeles-area communities,” their web announcement read. Kicking off their series tomorrow, Tuesday, […]
The Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College recently received a $115,000 grant from the Getty Foundation to support the AllPaper Seminar, a program designed to introduce emerging professionals of diverse backgrounds to the field of works on paper (prints, drawings, and photographs). The grant is part of The Paper Project, an international initiative of […]
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is now administering third-dose booster shots of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to select groups of vulnerable residents. Eligible county residents include those age 65 and older, those who live in long-term care facilities and people ages 18 to 64 who have underlying health conditions.
Frontier employees stage a “informational strike” on Friday in front of the company’s Claremont location at the corner of Bonita Avenue and Indian Hill Boulevard. The labor action was taken by the Communications Workers of America, which represents nearly 2,000 Frontier Communications workers in California following a strike vote by the workers on September 3. […]
Richard Kuchar and his companion Bailey, listen attentively to Reverend Jen Stickland’s sermon on Sunday at the Claremont United Church of Christ. September 26 was a special Sunday where Claremonters brought their furry friends to the community church and listened to the CUCC’s reverends speak about the necessity of pets and how they bring the […]
On Tuesday, Claremont High School cross country coach Bill Reeves’ frustration was growing. He had a room full of antsy teenagers but school health officials were concerned that it was over 100 degrees and might be too hot to exercise outside.
Minutes before Dr. Raymond Chae was set to clock out for lunch last Wednesday, the founder and small animal veterinarian of Peppertree Animal Hospital was called to action.
As the sun sets two people walk a dog along Mary Place in Claremont where several large pine trees were recently removed.
A highlight of the evening was the dedication of the Claremont Museum Of Art Atrium in honor of Sandy Baldonado, in recognition of her leadership, vision and commitment to CMA and the entire Claremont community. Ms. Baldonado is surrounded by her family, left to right: Michelle Baldonado, Liana Baldonado Bayles, Sandy Baldonado, Charlie Baldonado, (behind […]
by Mick Rhodes | mickrhodes@claremont-courier.com Though officials are hesitant to celebrate, there’s no denying the good news out of Claremont Unified School District. After two weeks of rising positive diagnoses and quarantines, CUSD reported just one new positive COVID case over the past week, recorded Wednesday afternoon at Claremont High School. And, the number of […]
Children’s Foundation of America CEO Cher Ofstedahl embraced Kevin Mink of Image Source in a celebratory hug after he was announced as one of two winners of the $10,000 prize at the annual Trinity Classic Golf at Red Hill Country Club on Monday.
Even with small brush fires in San Bernardino and Los Angeles, the brown smoke hovering over Southern California is due to the forest fires from the northern part of the state. The KNP Complex fire in Sequoia National Park and the Fawn fire near Lake Shasta, are most likely the cause of our brown skies […]
Claremont native Summer-Rayne Roberts is all smiles as she celebrates her recent graduation in a very unique fashion, standing at the peak of the highest point in the continental United States. After obtaining her master’s in Geographic Information Science on August 6, Ms. Roberts decided to skip the conventional commencement due to the education being totally online. Instead she climbed Mount Whitney on September 19 and 20, with her father Warren Roberts.
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