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COURIER Gallery 8.4.12
  • Artist Karl Benjamin in his studio with one of his works behind him in September of 1990, died last week of heart failure at the age of 86.

    Artist Karl Benjamin in his studio with one of his works behind ...

  • Karl Benjamin’s #7 oil on canvas painted in 1974.

    Karl Benjamin’s #7 oil on canvas painted in 1974....

  • Karl Benjamin’s #15 oil on canvas painted in 1984.

    Karl Benjamin’s #15 oil on canvas painted in 1984....

  • Artist Karl Benjamin, seen here in the studio of his Claremont home in 1977.

    Artist Karl Benjamin, seen here in the studio of his Claremont h...

  • Bars: Black Blue and Green, an oil on canvas painted by Karl Benjamin in 1959.

    Bars: Black Blue and Green, an oil on canvas painted by Karl Ben...

  • Artist Karl Benjamin, seen here in the studio of his Claremont home in 1977, died last week of heart failure at the age of 86. Speaking to those who knew Mr. Benjamin was a longtime Claremonter and renowned abstract painter.

    Artist Karl Benjamin, seen here in the studio of his Claremont h...

  • Claremont residents Jon and Erin Bendiner pose for a photo recently with their son Elliot. In February 2011 Ms. Bendiner was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia for which her chances of survival were slim.

    Claremont residents Jon and Erin Bendiner pose for a photo recen...

  • Claremont resident Erin Bendiner embraces her son Elliot on Monday during the evening concert in Memorial Park. July marks one year since Ms. Bendiner had a life saving stem cell transplant to treat an aggressive form of leukemia.

    Claremont resident Erin Bendiner embraces her son Elliot on Mond...

  • Jon and Erin Bendiner spend time with their son Elliot on Monday while enjoying a picnic with friends at Memorial Park. The Bendiners returned to Claremont last year after Erin was diagnosed with leukemia.

    Jon and Erin Bendiner spend time with their son Elliot on Monday...

  • Erin Bendiner plays a game of chase with her son Elliot on Monday in Memorial Park. Ms. Bendiner and her husband Jon both grew up in Claremont but had moved to the East Coast for career reasons.

    Erin Bendiner plays a game of chase with her son Elliot on Monda...

  • Jon and Erin Bendiner, center, share a picnic dinner with some of their friends on Monday in Memorial Park.

    Jon and Erin Bendiner, center, share a picnic dinner with some o...

  • Claremont resident Erin Bendiner, right, embraces her son Elliot on Monday during the evening concert in Memorial Park. July marks one year since Ms. Bendiner had a life saving stem cell transplant to treat an aggressive form of leukemia.

    Claremont resident Erin Bendiner, right, embraces her son Elliot...

  • Workers with the state of California check the emissions of a 1996 Ford on Wednesday on Base Line Road in Claremont. The Bureau of Automotive Repair conducted the survey by randomly selecting vehicles for smog equipment and emission testing.

    Workers with the state of California check the emissions of a 19...

  • California Highway Patrol officer D. Arnal directs traffic on Base Line Road during a roadside emissions study Wednesday afternoon. Officer Arnal stressed that there was no enforcement involved and he was not checking driver’s identification.

    California Highway Patrol officer D. Arnal directs traffic on Ba...

  • Brian and Natalie Seffer, left, with Emily Moultrie and Simon Brown display 3 of their new beers recently at the new Claremont Craft Ales microbrewery on Saturday in Claremont. The brewery is scheduled to open Friday August 10th.

    Brian and Natalie Seffer, left, with Emily Moultrie and Simon Br...

  • Claremont Craft Ales brewer Simon Brown checks on the progress of a batch of 11th Street Wheat beer Saturday afternoon in Claremont. The wheat beer can take up to seven hours to brew and three weeks to ferment.

    Claremont Craft Ales brewer Simon Brown checks on the progress o...

  • Brian, left, and Natalie Seffer, with Emily Moultrie and Simon Brown sample some of the beers they make at their microbrewery Claremont Craft Brews on Saturday afternoon in Claremont. On Friday August 10th the microbrewery will be open.

    Brian, left, and Natalie Seffer, with Emily Moultrie and Simon B...

  • Emily Moultrie pours freshly brewed beer for a taste test Saturday afternoon at Claremont Craft Ales microbrewery in Claremont.

    Emily Moultrie pours freshly brewed beer for a taste test Saturd...

  • Claremont Craft Ales is decorated with a selection of humorous signs created by co-owner Emily Moultrie. some of the signs, “Ale, ‘cause I went to Yale” or “Ale Yah,” were thought up by friends as funny beer slogans.

    Claremont Craft Ales is decorated with a selection of humorous s...

  • Brian Seffer and his wife Natalie Seffer are part of the new microbrewery Claremont Craft Ales in Claremont which is scheduled to open this Friday. Ms. Seffer is first cousin to owner Emily Moultrie while Brian is head brewer of the microbrewery.

    Brian Seffer and his wife Natalie Seffer are part of the new mic...

  • Simon Brown with wife Emily Moultrie will open their microbrewery Claremont Craft Ales on Friday August 10th in Claremont. Mr. Brown began home brewing 5 years ago after he received a home brew kit for father’s day.

    Simon Brown with wife Emily Moultrie will open their microbrewer...

  • A pint of Jacaranda is displayed at Claremont Craft Ales microbrewery Saturday afternoon in Claremont. Jacaranda will be the microbrewery’s flagship beer that will be available in stores in Claremont and eventually in nearby cities.

    A pint of Jacaranda is displayed at Claremont Craft Ales microbr...

  • Claremont Craft Ales brewer, Simon Brown, makes sure that the beer passing into the fermentor, left, is the correct temperature Saturday afternoon in Claremont. The brew must cool from 150 to about 70 degrees when it passes into the fermentor.

    Claremont Craft Ales brewer, Simon Brown, makes sure that the be...