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The Rotary Club of Claremont presents the 20th annual Taste of Claremont

The Rotary Club of Claremont’s 20th annual Taste of Claremont is Saturday, April 27 from 5 to 9 p.m. More than 40 local restaurants, wineries, and breweries will provide samples, as guests are treated to live music, an art exhibit and raffle prizes.

Boys tennis wins league title after rematch with Ayala

Claremont Wolfpack boys tennis defeated Ayala, 10-8, last Thursday in the much anticipated rematch between the two top Palomares League teams. As a result Claremont is now the undisputed champions with league finals happening this week at CHS. Pack number one seed Jason Weisman will be up against Ayala's number one Pritwick Jeeva for the league singles title while two Claremont teams will be fighting for the league doubles title Tuesday afternoon.

Commitment ceremony proves love is love at any age

Life is full of twists and turns, but sometimes the road leads you right where you’re supposed to be. For Jane Harmes, 77, and Connie Kimos, 80, retiring at Pilgrim Place was a life-changer. The couple recently exchanged rings, sang each other songs, and recited vows to each other with an ordained minister presiding in front a packed house of more than 200 Pilgrims.

Ellen Taylor: Former mayor, civic activist

To get a sense of Ellen Taylor’s prodigious gifts as an organizer and persuasive advocate, her husband, Marshall Taylor, offered a telling memory from the couple’s early days living in the tiny Nevada town of Tonopah, where he was stationed with the US Air Force. “Ellen’s academic background was in sociology and social work,” Mr. Taylor said.

Things are really heating up in the City of Trees!

LOSING EARTH: Claremont’s Scripps College hosts a free and open to the public event, “Losing Earth: A Conversation with Nathaniel Rich,” at 7 p.m. at Garrison Theater, 1030 Columbia Ave. “By 1979, we knew all that we know now about the science of climate change: what was happening, why it was happening, and how to stop it,” read a Scripps press release.

Claremont track ends with second-place league finish

The Tuesday afternoon meet was a nonstop frenzy of activities as the five Palomares League track and field teams faced off to determine which athletes would advance to the finals and a chance at earning an individual title. The team title, unfortunately for the Pack, is already in the books as Ayala won a dual meet with Claremont last week, securing that victory. “Claremont will be second place in league,” Claremont Coach Veronica Amarasekara said.