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“‘Good morning, Irene. This is an awesome kid here: super friendly, super sweet, wonderful artist,’ Sonja Lakin says to a tall, kindly faced sixth grader named Irene Zhu. Irene has known Lakin since she was in kindergarten. When told of her looming retirement, her mouth dropped open, and her eyes grew large. ‘Oh my gosh! No! Wait, no. I had no idea,’ Irene said. ‘She’s very nice. And whenever you need help from her she always helps you. She’s very sweet. And every time she smiles, you want to smile too.’ I can back Irene up on that.”
Claremont High School freshman Chloe Rockne invites the public to take part in a noon to 2 p.m. ocean cleanup at Newport Pier, 1 Newport Pier, Newport Beach, on Saturday, June 7.
“It also occurs to me that there are no doubt many Claremont residents who have little or no contact with or awareness of the Colleges here. But, even if they don’t think about it or realize it, they no doubt enjoy what the Colleges brought to Claremont. They no doubt enjoy what the Colleges have contributed to Claremont, how the Colleges have influenced Claremont.”
Claremont High School track coach Ernie Gregoire always knew his team was something special. Along with that belief came the confidence that several girls varsity runners would not only post Palomares League victories, but also compete at the 2025 California Interscholastic Federation State Championships. And that’s exactly what happened. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
“‘Designing Our Community: HMC Architects in the Pomona Valley,’ up through July 13 at Chaffey Community Museum of Art in Ontario, features the striking architectural photography of the great Julius Shulman and Leland Y. Lee documenting the population explosion of the Pomona Valley from about 1945 into 1960s, and all that came with it.”
(L-R) Mountain View Elementary first graders Katie Truong and Mia Flood watch as six-week-old French bulldog Matilda gets to know teacher Julie Anderson at the school’s May 23 career day. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Congratulations to Ron Coleman, one of five readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where am I?” as Nuno’s Bistro, 2440 W. Arrow Route, in Upland, where live music is a weekend highlight. Ron is now entered into the year-end drawing for a one-year subscription to everyone’s favorite award-winning local newspaper, the Claremont Courier. So, “Where am I” this week? Email your answer, full name, and city of residence — and suggestions for future mystery photos — to contest@claremont-courier.com for your chance to win. Photo/by Naomi Howland
City Ventures Development Director Patrick Chien at Tuesday’s Claremont City Council meeting. The council delayed discussion of City Ventures’ proposed 70 unit townhome project in south Claremont. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Sumner Danbury Elementary School Principal Eduardo Acevedo was recognized by the Association of California School Administrators Region 15 as its 2025 promising administrator at the May 15 CUSD Board of Education meeting. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Ophelia’s Jump Productions’ “The Slow Drag,” by award-winning playwright Carson Kreitzer, opens at 8 p.m. Friday, May 30 at 2009 Porterfield Way, Suite I, Upland. Directed by Sheila Malone, it runs through June 29.
With June just around the corner, many high school students are eager to trade their textbooks for tan lines, and to unwind after a year of tests, finals, and all-nighters.
Claremont’s Monday morning Memorial Day event at Oak Park Cemetery included remarks from Claremont Mayor Corey Calaycay, Friends of Oak Park Cemetery Chair Nelson Scherer and American Legion Keith Powell Post 78 Commander David Mushinskie. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Claremont United Church of Christ, 233 Harvard Ave., hosts a free and open to the public 7:30 p.m. concert Saturday, May 24 featuring the winners of Claremont Community School of Music’s John Child Walker Music Competition in piano, string, woodwind, and chamber music.
Harvey Mudd College senior computer science and mathematics major Emilynne Newsom recently won the college-level 2025 American Mathematical Society math poetry contest with her sonnet, “Proof.”
The City of Claremont is seeking orators for its T. Willard Hunter Speakers Corner during the Fourth of July Celebration at Memorial Park, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd. Sign up at claremontca.gov/speakers-corner for a slot between 10:15 and 11:30 a.m. Speeches should be no more than five minutes in length, and biographies 100 words or less.
“AmeriCorps NCCC’s 2024 budget was $37.7 million. The federal government spent $6.78 trillion that same year. So, DOGE cut the feet off the youth volunteer branch of a 32-year-old agency that does unquantifiable good for some of the neediest Americans, all to save an amount equal to 0.000556047198% of the federal budget. Nice work, DOGE. Who’s next, Santa?”