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With six candidates for three spots, council election will be hotly contested

Six Claremonters are running for three open seats on the city council this year. Michael Ceraso, Zach Courser, Jed Leano, Douglas Lyon, Ed Reece and Jennifer Stark have all qualified for the November 2018 election, according to City Clerk Shelley Desautels. Mr. Courser, a government professor at Claremont McKenna College and chair of the Claremont Traffic and Transportation Commission, is the only candidate who has run for council before.

The Colleges return with jam-packed events schedule

Moving vans containing modular furniture and dreams are once again appearing on the streets of Claremont, as hopeful college students get settled into their dorms for the 2018-2019 school year. With the exception of Pomona College, which kicks things off next week, Claremont Colleges fall semester classes get underway the first week of September.

Police caution residents against feeding coyotes

Recently, while responding to concerns regarding a coyote regularly seen in the area of Indian Hill Boulevard and Eighth Street, Claremont police officers learned that residents in the area were feeding the coyote. Allowing wild animals access to human food and garbage can have serious consequences. Wild animals naturally fear people, keep a distance and will not bother you as long as they remain wild.

Claremont barbershop is good as gold for customers

One of the first things you’ll notice when you walk into Stay Gold barbershop is a head. A massive taxidermy bust of a trophy buck, set triumphantly on a wooden plaque, hangs above the front counter along with other vintage knick-knacks—old beer cans, a Victorian cash register from the 1880s and old movie posters of classic films. Shop owner Rob Oliva says it’s all part of the culture that has made Stay Gold a mainstay in the Southern California haircut scene.

Birds, bees, music, food, Elvis, computer club, voodoo and more!

CONCERT IN THE PARK: Claremont’s annual free Concerts in the Park series continues at 7 p.m. with a night of traditional Irish music and dance with Spirit of Ireland, with Michael Ryan and friends, featuring members of Craic Haus and the Tamara School of Irish Dance. The Monday concerts at Memorial Park, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., start at 7 p.m. and run through Labor Day, September 3. Here’s the rest of this year’s lineup: August 27:?Suavé; September 3: The Answer. For more information call (909) 399-5490 or email specialevents@ci.claremont.ca.us.

CHS cross country prepares for another dominating year

To say that Claremont High School has a good cross-country team would be an understatement. The girls have claimed two consecutive state team titles, and in 2016 the boys ran to both a state team title and overall individual winner. But with the best runners constantly graduating, the challenge is to maintain consistently high results.