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Assemblyman reaches out to promote busy legislative agenda

The state assembly’s spring break brought no sign of respite for Assemblyman Chris Holden. If anything, the hiatus helped fuel further activity for the local legislator. He kept up the momentum outside of Sacramento last week with meetings across the 37-mile stretch of the 41st Assembly District, spanning Altadena to Rancho Cucamonga. Business has remained steady in recent months with the opening of Mr. Holden’s second district office location in Claremont’s Old School House complex, an effort to be more readily available to constituents of the district’s easternmost portion.

A celebration of feminism “Entre Mujeres (Between Women)

Author Helena María Viramontes, acclaimed Broadway and screen actress Alma Martínez, Grammy award-winning musician Martha González and Scripps College associate professor of music Cándida F. Jáquez, who is also director of the Scripps College Humanities Institute, will host the peña “Entre Mujeres (Between Women): Embodied Knowledges” on April 15 at 7:30 p.m. in Garrison Theater. The event is free and open to the public.

Council eyes future for land, water preservation

The preservation of local resources dominated discussion at the Claremont City Council meeting Tuesday night, beginning with action on the city’s potential water system acquisition. After a two-week delay, the council lent its unanimous approval to a final environmental study relating to the possible water system purchase. The report was discussed at length at the council’s last meeting in March, with the city’s legal team asserting that the water system purchase would have no significant environmental impacts.

Taste brings fun and flavors to Claremont

Local Realtor Charlene Bolton dances with her husband Mike McKenzie at this year's Taste of Claremont held at the Claremont University Consortium on Saturday. This 15th annual event is the Rotary Club of Claremont's biggest fundraiser of the year. Guests had the opportunity to taste food and drinks from local eateries and enjoy live music like classic rock band Remember Then. See our complete coverage on Friday. COURIER photo/Jenelle Rensch

Blood moon makes special appearance

Our first total lunar eclipse since December 2011 occurred around midnight Tuesday and into Wednesday morning. Total lunar eclipses result when the earth is directly between the moon and sun. The result is that the moon has a soft red glow, hence the name blood moon. The good news is that if you missed this one, there will be more to come. The next lunar eclipse is scheduled for October 8 of this year, followed by another on April 4, 2015. The most unique aspect is that these eclipses are all visible from any location in the United States. The weather will remain picture perfect with lots of sun in Claremont through the weekend. High temperatures will be in the 80s, with lows in the 50s. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff

Teens get creative to help keep Claremont green

Claremont High School students Arianna Moss and Rukmini Ravi pick up trash on the corner of First Street and Yale Avenue last week as part of a new youth program called Teen Green. There had been citizen and merchant complaints about litter in the Village so the city approached the students at TAC and the Teen Committee for ideas. The result was a new organization of volunteers from El Roble and the high school who meet on the second and fourth Wednesday to help keep Claremont clean. The teens noted that the most common trash they found was cigarette butts. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff