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by Peter Weinberger | pweinberger@claremont-courier.com Last week I wrote a column about how recent changes on Independence Day festivities have impacted the quality of events and the participation of the […]

Claremont Courier event calendar: March 29 – April 6, 2024

I remember two time-worn but true sayings: “Timing is everything,” and “Strike while the iron is hot.” Of all the sustainability issues that we face locally, our urban forest has become the item of greatest recent attention and controversy. Please take this opportunity to exert your influence. The Claremont Community Services Department proposed sweeping tree removals by species, which violated city policies. It then deflected the attack on its violation by hiring a consultant to review the city’s tree policies and guidelines manual, but not the urban forest management plan. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger

Anyone traversing Thompson Creek Trail this past week may have noticed something new, thanks to one industrious Claremont High School junior from Boy Scout Troop 407. Jacob Watson, a fourth generation Claremonter, wanted to find a meaningful way to give back when considering what he might do for his Eagle Scout project. A regular on the Thompson Creek Trail his whole life, he landed on refurbishing the ½ mile stretch of trail between Mills Avenue and Pomello Drive. Courier photo/Matthew Weinberger

Participants ready to begin the 2015 Fourth of July Parade wait on Tenth Street before heading south on Indian Hill Boulevard. With the new earlier 10 a.m. start time, the 2023 parade had fewer floats and smaller crowds. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger

Pomona College will host a free screening of “35000 Watts: The Story of College Radio,” followed by a panel Q&A, at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 28 at Smith Campus Center, 170 E. Sixth St., Claremont. “35000 WATTS charts the wild journey of visionaries and rebels on college campuses across America who changed the course of music history and made an indelible imprint on our culture,” read a Pomona College press release. The free event also serves as a fundraiser for Pomona College’s venerable radio station KSPC, with donations accepted at the door. Photo/courtesy of the filmmakers

All these challenges, struggles, losses, achievements, and sacrifices were only for the sake of preserving our lives and securing a better future for our three children. And finally, after more than a year of waiting, I heard the good news that my request for asylum has been approved, and that is how I became an American. I want to say thank you to the United States and all the Americans who welcomed us with open arms and helped us start our lives from scratch. The beginning! Photo/by Zuhal Barati

“I’m slowing down. And not just with age: the lure of decelerating has won me over. I’m calling it “thoughtful living.” It’s a lifestyle, I’m realizing, with myriad benefits. And best of all, when used properly it reduces stress. The problem I’m having is remembering I am this new guy, this calm, chill dude. My job and DNA has predisposed me to be anxious at idle. And when things heat up in my brain, whoa! That anxiety can spike spectacularly, and good intentions can go up in flames.”

The Pomona City Council issued a proclamation Monday designating March 19 as Ignacio Lopez Day in honor of the late civil rights activist and longtime Pomona resident. Mayor Tim Sandoval presented staff from Lopez Urban Farm a certificate to mark the day. “The proclamation of Ignacio Lopez, it just comes as a demonstration that anything is possible despite your background, or despite where you come from,” said Raquel Salazar-Castillo, a communications intern at the farm. “You can always make a change in your community, even though you’re not from the community.” Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo

Claremont High softball: at the Upland tournament, CHS lost, 7-1, against Roosevelt February 15, then fell, 4-0, to Upland the following day. The team beat Rancho Cucamonga, 10-4, February 23, and Western Christian, 15-4, February 27, then lost to Alta Loma, 6-2, March 1, Etiwanda, 11-2, March 11, Bonita, 7-1, March 13, and Ayala, 10-3, March 15. The Pack beat Alta Loma, 3-2, on Wednesday. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo

Today we launch a new feature, “Where Am I?” Does this location look familiar? If so, tell us where you think the photo was taken in an email to contest@claremont-courier.com. We will pull a random entry from the correct answers at noon Wednesday, March 27, and publish the winner’s name in next week’s edition, along with a new “Where Am I?” Every winner will be entered into an end of year drawing to win a copy of our new book of photography, “Timeless Claremont.” Courier photo/Tom Smith

Claremont Courier event calendar: March 22-30, 2024

The City of Pomona hosts free and open public egg hunts at Ganesha Park, 1575 N. White Ave.; Martin Luther King Jr. Park, 800 W. Lexington Ave.; Ted Greene Park, 2105 N. Orange Grove Ave.; and Philadelphia Park, 700 E. Philadelphia St., from 9 a.m. to noon.

Springlike conditions took hold Tuesday, with temperatures hitting 70 degrees, billowing clouds, and bright sunshine, as seen here looking north from Cable Airport in Upland on Monday. The forecast calls […]

On March 20, the Dodgers opened their 2024 campaign in Seoul, South Korea against the San Diego Padres. The game’s location is part of the effort by Major League Baseball to build international interest in the game. Fittingly, it will feature baseball’s top global star, Shohei Ohtani, in his Dodgers debut.

Los Angeles is famously teeming with great guitarists of every stripe, but when you separate out those who are also master songwriters and compelling performers, the pool gets much less congested. Among these rare few are Rick Shea and Tony Gilkyson, veteran singer-songwriters and guitarists who have teamed up for what amounts to an artistry rich “two-fer” show at the Folk Music Center, 220 Yale Ave., Claremont, on Saturday, March 23. Photo/courtesy of Rick Shea

It was winter, and though nighttime temperatures dropped to -10F, we only had summer clothes. My father caught a cold and had a high fever. My mother and I sewed jackets for my children and father from blankets. The bathrooms were very dirty, the food barely edible. In the first 24 hours, I ate only a boiled egg. After five days and nights, we boarded a plane headed to America. Forty-eight hours later we arrived at Philadelphia International Airport. It was August 30, 2021. Exhausted and hungry, we were ready to start our new lives. Photo/courtesy of Nabila Painda