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by Katrina Mason Anyone walking or driving along Harrison Avenue near Mountain Avenue has probably seen the banner outside the Quaker Meeting house with the words, “Let Us See What Love Can Do.” The words are from William Penn, an early Quaker and founder of Pennsylvania. They are part of a larger statement, written in […]
The deadline for students, staff, and community members to fill out and submit feedback for Claremont Unified School District’s facilities master plan survey at surveymonkey.com/r/kqdc6jp is Sunday, December 21.
San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments and Southern California Regional Energy Network recently named 16 cities “energy champions” for their reduction in energy usage, education and public outreach, energy efficient project implementation, and environmental policy advancement.
by Dick Johnson Scientists recently discovered that animals much less sentient than dogs and cats also display feelings similar to our own. More precisely, they exhibit moods and mood swings. Recent research involves tortoises. Although we are not yet at the point of diagnosing whether a tortoise might be bipolar, it won’t be long. There […]
Claremont High School’s girls cross-country team capped its season November 29 with a second-place finish at the CIF State Division 2 cross-country meet at Woodward Park in Fresno.
Keeping with a 40-year tradition, Claremont Symphony Orchestra will host two free and open to the public sing-along performances of George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah” at 1:30 and 4 p.m. Sunday, December 21 at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont.
Nonprofit history keepers Claremont Heritage recently received grants totaling $17,500 from the Eastside Arts Initiative and National Trust for Historic Preservation to aid in its mission to document, preserve, and share the region’s cultural heritage.
Tickets are $50 for Remembered Souls Foundation’s 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, December 14 kickoff event, featuring remarks by author and Pomona College sociology professor Pamela Prickett and entertainment by guitarist Steve Torres, at 427 Yale Ave., Claremont.
by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com In the November 28 story “CUSD Board: Unanimous approval for $6.9 million in safety, security upgrades” we reported Claremont Unified School District was to spend $6,889,115 to fund safety, security and student-staff technology upgrades, also known as resolution 06-2026, and would pay back that money in five yearly installments of […]
Granite Creek Community Church’s 24th free and open to the public living nativity takes place from 5 to 9:30 p.m.
McKinley Children’s Center is accepting donations of new, unwrapped toys suitable for babies and people up to age 20 through Monday, December 15 at 180 E. Via Verde, Ste. 200, San Dimas.
Tickets are $41-$106 at ipballet.org for Inland Pacific Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” at noon and 4 p.m. December 13-14 at Bridges Auditorium, 450 N. College Way, Claremont.
The final call for bidding in Claremont Heritage’s annual year-end art auction is noon Sunday, December 14 at claremontheritage.org, select the “year-end art auction” option.
Claremont Graduate University was recently awarded funding from the Office of Indian Education’s Professional Development Program for its Haseya teacher preparation program.
Pomona Concert Band’s free and open to the public holiday concert, “Happy Holidays,” begins at 7:30 p.m. Friday, December 12 at Palomares Park Community Center, 499 E. Arrow Hwy., Pomona.
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