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COURIER photo/Peter WeinbergerIt was a busy evening at Bert & Rocky's Creamery Wednesday night in Claremont as customers celebrated ScoopNight to help raise money for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life event to be held May 9 and 10 at ClaremontHigh School. Here, Claremont Mayor Corey Calaycay volunteers to scoop ice cream for the dozens customers. Eachteam will receive 20 percent of the money raised plus tips. All the money will go to the American Cancer Society. Vol-unteers from Team Cureific, Junior Fairplex Board, Lonnie Carr Memorial Team, Team Stillwell, The Johnson Clan,Claremont University Consortium and Keck Graduate Institute raised $600 Wednesday night, according to TahilSharma, the Relay for Life co-chair.

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Eclectic Garden Tour[ Editor’s note: The following letter was sent tothe Sustainable Claremont Garden Club with a

copy forwarded for publication. —KD]Dear Editor:We just got home from the Rancho

Santa Ana Botanic Garden tour, and I

want to send this email before life gets inthe way.

Over the last 27 years, my husband andI have gone on two, and sometimes three,garden tours each year; so when I say thatwe think this is the best one we’ve seen,you can rest assured that we have a goodbasis of comparison.

Here are the things we loved, in no par-ticular order:

1. The gardens were close enough toeach other that we were able to do justiceto six gardens in only three hours. Thatwas my biggest concern before the tour.

2. Tickets were easy to buy.3. At many of the gardens, a docent

gave guided tours and seemed to be fa-

miliar with the garden.4. All the homeowners were at their gar-

dens and were happy to answer questions.5. Unlike other tours, this tour was

made up of what I call gardeners’ gardens.It was, “This is what we did (and continueto do)” instead of, “Look what webought.” These seem to be gardens thathave been built by the owners for theirown enjoyment rather than to impress oth-ers. They are real gardens.

6. The plant labels with names, picturesand QR codes were very helpful! I don’tbelieve we’ve ever seen anything like it.

7. Most of the gardens use only mini-mal water. Claremont is a leader in reduc-

ing water use without sacrificing beauty,so these gardens were the kind I was hop-ing to see, and I wasn’t disappointed.

Thank you for doing tons of work. Youdid a great job! We’re looking forward tonext year’s tour. Loleta Cruse

Claremont

Jacaranda time in ClaremontDear Editor:

In May the trees burst out in blueextravaganzas.

Clusters of bright violet-blue flowersbend the branches full,

painting Indian Hills with a chorus of Jacarandas.

Each one sings “look at me, adore me,aren’t I beautiful?”

“Don’t I command your attention,aren’t I the celebrity tree?”

So spectacular is the Blue Jacarandain full bloom,

Color as soft as a cloud, stunning, wehave to agree,

Lucky the citizens who enjoy thisannual costume.

But lush glamour never lasts and bythe end of June

all the pretty flowers have fallen, eacha Jacaranda tear

shed silently into a pool of faded petals and soon

Claremont’s Jacaranda time is gone,until next year.

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CORRECTION

In a story about Joel Harper’s latestbook Sea Change, the number of English-language copies sold of hisfirst children’s book, All the Way tothe Ocean, was misquoted. The Eng-lish version of the book has sold30,000 copies. We apologize for theerror.


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As part of the university’s 15-year master plan, PomonaCollege officials will take a

second stab at a zone change Tues-day, April 28 before the ClaremontCity Council.

Pomona College staff went before theplanning commission on April 7 to request azone change from medium-density residen-tial to institution residential (IR) for proper-ties at 211 and 239 North College Avenue butwas narrowly denied by the commission in a

split 3-3 vote.The potential zone change denied by the

commission was also to include a shift frommulti-family residential (RM2000) to institu-tional education (IE) for property located at211, 211A and 239 Harvard Avenue and thenorth-south alley situated between North College Av-enue and Harvard Avenue.

The 211 and 239 College Avenue property, whichis bounded by Second Street on the south and BonitaAvenue on the north, includes the Renwick Houseand a cluster of white bungalows called The Cottages.

The Renwick House is a two-story late-Victorianhome that was originally built by Helen Renwick, asingle mother who moved here from Iowa so her onlyson could attend Claremont schools. It now serves asthe college’s annual giving office.

The Cottages, which were originally part of the oldClaremont Hotel built in 1887 and was transferred to

Pomona College in 1888. The remaining three bunga-lows house anywhere from three to five students, ac-cording to the Pomona College website. The college’smaster plan calls for demolition of the three structures.

In addition to The Cottages and the demo and con-struction of Millikan Laboratory, other buildings onthe tear-down list include Lawry Court and WaltonCommons, both located on north Sixth Street; theMontgomery Museum of Art, located on the east sideof College at Bonita Avenue; and the Thatcher Musicbuilding, which was originally set for renovation buthas since been put on the demolition list. In all,

Pomona will remove 126,700 gross square feet of ex-isting facilities.

Renovations on existing structures includeAndrew Lab, Rembrandt Hall and a 25,000-square-foot addition to Big Bridges. Additionarenovation projects include Oldenborg and theRains Center, as well as both Seaver North andSouth. Included in the Pomona College masterplan is the construction of a new museum of ar

Over the next 15 years, Pomona College wrealize a net increase of 205,400 square feet inproperty, which includes 153,600 square feetfor administrative/academic uses and 51,800square feet of dorms. In its master plan,Pomona suggests a proposed increase of 50students, 30 faculty and 30 staff over the same

period.Overall, the planning commission was sup-

portive of Pomona College’s effort and ap-proved the master plan. However,commissioners and most of the 12 or so peoplwho spoke at public comment were most con-

cerned with traffic and parking. While efforts weremade by Pomona College to address pedestrian traffthrough renovation of a pedestrian path at CollegeAvenue and Sixth Street, commissioners weren’t solon making the zone change to accommodate the newmuseum of art, which will extend Pomona College’sreach into the business district of the Village.

The matter will go before the city council, with anegative recommendation from the planning commision, on Tuesday, April 28 at 6:30 p.m. in councilchamber. Public comment is welcome.

—Kathryn [email protected]

Claremont COURIER/Friday, April 24, 2015

COURIER photos/Peter WeinbergThe Cottages, located on the west side of College Avenue between Second Street and Bonita Avenue, will be torn down as part of Pomona College’s 15-year masteplan recently approved by Claremont’s planning commission. The commission was divided, however, about allowing a zone change from medium-density residential to institution residential. Claremont city council will consider the zone change at its meeting Tuesday, April 28.

Pomona College seeks zone change in the Village as part of master plan

The Renwick House will remain intact, according to Pomona Col-lege’s master plan, which includes the construction of a museum of

art to replace the Montgomery art building that will be demolished.


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Claremont COURIER/Friday, April 24, 2015CITY NEWS

Tuesday, April 14A robber made a quick getaway after

stealing the cell phone of a teenagernear Claremont High School. At around5:15 p.m., the 16-year-old boy waswalking along when the thief ran byhim and stole his black iPhone 6 out of his hand. The suspect, described as asix-foot-tall black male, weighing 200pounds, got into an awaiting red or ma-roon sedan and traveled south on Indian

Hill Boulevard towards Foothill Boule-vard. The total property loss is valuedat $700. The investigation remains on-going.

Wednesday, April 15A bicyclist was airlifted to USC

Medical Center following a collisionwith a vehicle in north Claremont. Ac-cording to Lieutenant Mike Ciszek, of-ficers responded to an injury accidentthat occurred at Base Line Road andPadua at 4:35 p.m. The cyclist, a 73-year-old Alta Loma resident, was trav-eling west on Base Line Road in thebike lane and approached a passivegreen light on Padua at 25 miles per

hour. A Honda Accord, driven by a 74-year-old La Verne resident, was travel-ing east on Base Line and also had agreen light, making a left turn ontoPadua. The driver of the vehicle didn’tsee the bike approaching and failed toyield, broadsiding the white Cannon-dale and its rider. The cyclist, who waswearing a helmet, was airlifted to USCwith injuries to his right leg and hip andabrasions to his right elbow.

Thursday, April 16An admitted drunk driver hit a

parked car, injuring the passenger in hervehicle. Natalie Fordyoe, a 24-year-oldClaremont resident, was driving southon Claremont Boulevard from NinthStreet around 1:24 a.m. when the cardrifted to the right and struck a grayFord Escape that was parked on thewest curb at Sixth Street. The victim, a27-year-old male Pomona resident, was

sitting in the right front passenger seatand received a laceration to the mouthand complained of pain to his neck,shoulder and hip. During the investiga-tion, police determined Ms. Fordyoewas under the influence of alcohol andthat her license was also suspended.The officer asked the driver where shewas before the crash, to which she re-sponded, “I didn’t know and it doesn’tmatter.” When asked by the officer if she was driving down the street, shelooked confused and said, “Dude, I’mdrunk.” The sassy gal was arrested forDUI, booked at Claremont jail and laterreleased on a $100,000 bond.

Saturday, April 18Claremont police caught a thief inthe Village after witnesses chased himinto the cellar of a neighboring home.The victim and two witnesses arrived ata home located on the 300 block of Harrison Avenue around 7:14 p.m. andfound Ryan Coon standing inside thehome with two backpacks. The wit-nesses chased the 28-year-old transientout the front door and Mr. Coon

dropped the satchels, jumped the fenceand took off running.

Claremont police set up a perimeterand a K-9 unit from the Pomona PoliceDepartment as well as a helicopter fromthe Ontario Police Department arrivedto assist. After an approximate 45-minute search, Mr. Coon was locatedhiding beneath a house on the 400block of West Sixth Street.

Mr. Coon was taken into custody,positively identified by the witnesses,transported to Claremont jail andcharged with first-degree burglary. OnApril 21, Mr. Coon appeared in court

and entered a plea of no contest. Hewas sentenced to two years in stateprison. The property, valued at $9,700,included cameras, camera equipment,Bose speakers and a MacBook Pro andwas recovered by the witnesses.

Sunday, April 19A Claremont home undergoing fumi-

gation became a crime scene after twothieves used unknown means and brokeinto it. According to Lieutenant Ciszek,two male suspects entered the residenceon the 2200 block of La Paz around6:50 a.m. and were captured on surveil-lance by security cameras set up by thevictim and a witness. One of the cam-

eras took photos of the suspects as theywalked up the driveway and into thebackyard of the tented home. Two pos-sible suspects have been identified, oneof which is in custody but has not yetbeen charged with a crime. The investi-gation remains ongoing.

Wednesday, April 22Claremont police received a cyber tip

that resulted in the arrest of a Cal Poly

Pomona student for possession of child

pornography. Claremont police obtainea search warrant for the IP address out oClaremont, leading detectives to thehome of a Pomona resident where childpornography was discovered. The 20-year-old male was arrested at his job siton campus and booked at Claremont jaat 8:56 a.m. He was later released on$20,000 bond and is scheduled to appein court on Friday. —Angela Baile

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POLICE BLOTTER

AClaremont High School teacherhas been arrested and chargedwith issuing criminal threats,

stalking and making annoying phone callsto employees of the Claremont Unified

School District, including administrators,teachers and board members.

Claremont police arrested Dave Lukkarila, a CHSsocial studies teacher, at his home on Thursday, April16. According to Claremont Lieutenant Mike Ciszek,the Rancho Cucamonga resident was cooperativeupon arrest and booked at Claremont jail where hewas held throughout the weekend on $1 million bail.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney chargedMr. Lukkarila with 13 counts on Monday, includingtwo counts of felony criminal threats, two counts of felony stalking and nine counts of making annoyingtelephone calls, all of which are misdemeanors.

The complaint lists a series of dates for crimes al-legedly committed by the 47-year-old, including afelony criminal threat and annoying telephone callagainst a CUSD administrator occurring on April 15,

2015 as the most recent.Charges include a felony criminal threat on or

about May 26, 2014 against a CUSD board memberand two separate felony stalking charges against aCUSD board member and a teacher that occurred be-tween May 15 and May 26, 2014.

Mr. Lukkarila is also charged with making numer-

ous annoying telephone calls to two separate teachers,two CUSD administrators and a Claremont facultyunion representative, all misdemeanors, on May 15,May 22, May 23 and May 26, 2014. Several of thosetelephone calls cite the use of obscene language byMr. Lukkarila.

On Monday, April 20, the teacher—who is cur-rently on unpaid suspended status with CUSD—wastransported from the Claremont Police Department tothe Los Angeles Superior Court in Pomona for his ar-raignment, where he entered a plea of not guilty to allcharges.

Mr. Lukkarila has yet to post his $1 million bondand has been reassigned to the North County Correc-tional Facility in Castaic.

When contacted by the COURIER, a representativefrom the CUSD declined to comment on the matter.

Mr. Lukkarila was put on paid leave March 28,2013 pending the results of an investigation stemminfrom complaints by CHS staffers and others that thehigh school instructor’s behavior made them feel un-safe, CUSD Superintendent Jim Elsasser explained ina previous interview.

Over the next year or so, Mr. Lukkarila made re-

peated attempts to contact various CUSD staff andrepresentatives via email, telephone and in person. OMarch 21, 2014, the district held a Skelly hearing ti-tled “Notice of Intent to Dismiss and ImmediatelySuspend Without Pay with Statement of Charges,” atwhich point CUSD moved to suspend Mr. Lukkarilawithout pay.

Although technically still an employee of CUSD, three-year restraining order against Mr. Lukkarila wobtained by the district. The terms mandate that hestay at least 200 feet from any district-owned schoolor building, in addition to other stay-away rules relating to making contact with specific CUSD represen-tatives. Should Mr. Lukkarila post his $1 million baithe terms of that order will remain in effect.

Mr. Lukkarila is scheduled to appear in the Pomoncourts on Tuesday, April 28 for a preliminary hearing

CHS teacher arrested, charged with criminal threats, stalking

High school teacherarrested after suspectedinappropriate relation-ship with student

A San Antonio High School teachersuspected of having an ongoing rela-tionship with a student was arrested onMonday, April 20.

Eva Fernandez—also known as MsAmbriz to her students—was takeninto custody and booked at Claremon

jail for child annoying, a misdemeanoThe 27-year-old El Monte resident wa

later released on $20,000 bond with anotice to appear in court. Police begancollecting evidence and witness state-ments after a school administratoralerted police of a possible relationshibetween the two. Neither the alleged17-year-old male victim nor the first-year science teacher has been forth-coming with information.

The investigation remains ongoingand Ms. Ambriz has been placed onpaid administrative leave by the Claremont Unified School District until further notice.

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The writer W.H. Auden famouslysaid, “A poet is, before anythingelse, a person who is passionately

in love with language.”The students at Chaparral Elementary caught a bit

of the fever in recent weeks as their school celebratedNational Poetry Month with a bang. The highlight of the commemoration was held on Friday, April 17 withtwo assemblies, one for the primary-aged kids andone for the upper graders, in which the studentsshared their favorite poems with an audience of fel-low pupils.

Chaparral parent Courtney Johnson Thomas hashelped coordinate the school’s literary lollapaloozafor the past few years. She set up a cozy nook in frontof the school’s multipurpose room featuring an over-stuffed chair, a bookshelf stocked with poetry booksand a rug, and it was there that the microphone wasstationed.

Principal Lisa Yamashita kicked things off by read-ing Mark Doty’s “Golden Retrievals,” a poem thatpeers into the guileless and in-the-moment mind of abeloved dog. Next, a pint-sized orator noted he se-lected Robert Lewis Stevenson’s “Happy Thought”—“The world is so full of a number of things, I’m surewe should all be as happy as kings”—because it madehim smile.

For the younger group, the focus was on sillypoems by perennial favorites like Shel Silverstein andDr. Seuss. Second grader Berklee Antecol, for in-stance, read Mr. Silverstein’s “Hug of War”:

“I will not play at tug o’ war.I’d rather play at hug o’ war,Where everyone hugs, instead of tugs,Where everyone giggles, and rolls on the rug,Where everyone kisses, and everyone grins,And everyone cuddles, and everyone wins.”It was perfect fare for an audience comprised

mainly of children ages 5 to 9 as well as a plush po-etry lover, the Chaparral Roadrunner mascot. Thirdgrader Jack Warren, however, moved beyond thetongue-in-cheek to share a poem in which EmilyDickinson extolls the ability of poetry to uplift:“There is no Frigate like a book/To take us Landsaway/Nor any Coursers like a Page/Of prancing Po-etry.”

The latter presentation was music to the ears of Ms.Thomas, whose seventh grade son Angelo Thomas isan alumnus of Chaparral and whose third gradedaughter Isabella Thomas currently attends theschool. After all, about a decade ago, while living inAmherst, Massachusetts, she worked at the EmilyDickinson Museum, guiding tours of the poet’s home.

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hen Ms. Thomas volunteeredto bring poetry to Chaparral,

she had an ulterior motive be-yond helping out with students. Ms.Thomas has spent much of her careerworking in educational publishing, writingand editing history texts for kids. Her edu-cational background, however, is inBritish and American literature, subjectsin which she holds a master’s degree.

“The truth is, I missed being involved with litera-ture and poetry on a regular basis,” she said.

Kelly Fisher, whose daughter Ava is in kinder-garten, was amazed to see her little Roadrunner“stand in front of her peers with such poise,” utteringthe words with an unwavering voice and making eye

contact with the audience. The month-long celebra-tion of the written word has been a family affair.

“Ava’s been memorizing a different poem once a

week. I enjoy learning about the different authors,”Ms. Fisher said.

National Poetry Month is quickly becoming one of Ms. Yamashita’s favorite times of the year. “It’s gen-erated excitement about literacy and arts around cam-pus at a time when people feel overwhelmed gettingready for testing, and when the kids are tired fromcoming back after school break,” she said.

It’s been a world of words throughout the month,with kids undertaking “Poetry On the PA,” readingpoetic confections during morning announcements.And next Thursday, April 30, poetry will take centerstage once more as Chaparral kids observe NationalPoem in Your Pocket Day.

During the assembly, pockets came into play whensecond grader Mayo Ou read Judie Fordham’s “Pio-neer Dolls” aloud, which focuses on the pocket hand-

kerchiefs frontier girls shaped into baby form andplayed with in lieu of store-bought dolls. “This cute

little doll loves to play or just sleep/She’ll brush awatears if ever you weep/So keep her close by—she’seasy to hold—/And pretend you’re a pioneer child o

old.” —Sarah [email protected]

Claremont COURIER/Friday, April 24, 20 15EDUCATION

COURIER photos/Sarah TorribConnor Gale, a third-grader at Chaparral Elementary, reads a poem to his peers during the school’s FavoritPoem assembly held April 17.

Chaparral kids delve into poetry during assembly


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Attorneys for the GoldenState Water Companyand the city of Clare-

mont will come face-to-face ina Los Angeles County court-

room next week as the battlefor the Claremont water sys-tem begins to take shape.

The water company contends that thecity’s eminent domain complaint inade-quately identifies the property it seeksto condemn from Golden State.

In its moving papers filed March 20,2015, Golden State Water Company in-sists that in order to proceed with aproper assessment and valuation of theClaremont water system, they mustknow—and be able to instruct its ap-praiser—on exactly which of its assetsClaremont wants to seize.

According to GSW, the city’s prop-

erty description listed in the complaintis “broad and illusory,” lacking the re-quired specificity under eminent do-main law, and lists everything under thesun as “used and useful.”

In its response, the city of Claremontstates that the property and location de-scription provided in the complaint wastaken directly from Golden State WaterCompany’s own government filings. In

fact, a map of Golden State’s Clare-mont service area and a schematic of the Claremont water system were in-cluded with the city’s description, bothof which were filed by GSW with theCalifornia Public Utilities Commission(CPUC).

The city also points out that GoldenState has already proceeded to judg-ment for condemnation of its Big Bearwater system by the city of Big BearLake. The description of the water sys-tem in that case parallels the type of de-scription that the water company nowcontests with the city of Claremont.

“In short, what Golden State claimscannot be done has been done—judg-ment has been entered to condemn oneof Golden State’s water systems by thetype of description that Golden Statenow contests,” the city’s oppositiondocument states.

The city also proffers the argumentthat the term “used and useful” refers

precisely to what it says—utility prop-erty that is actually used to provide util-ity service. Without the term “used andusefeul,” Golden State could have ob-

jected to the description as taking awayproperty it could sell for re-investmentpurposes.

“Golden State’s argument, in otherwords, sets up a ‘Catch-22’ so that

Golden State could object if the term‘used and useful’ was employed or ob-

ject if it was not,” the city’s responsepoints outs.

Citing a 2010 Urban Water Manage-ment Plan by Golden State that saysseven of its 22 wells are “off-line due to

groundwater contamination,” the cityargues that some property locatedwithin Golden State’s system may notbe in use to provide water service.

Golden State points out that one of the seven wells listed in the plan hassince been returned to service and an-other will be shortly, asking, “Is the citytaking these wells or not? Is GoldenState supposed to appraise them ornot?”

The water company says this detail isessential to properly value the system,but the city hasn’t provided the detail inits complaint.

According to the city, that’s becauseGolden State has refused to meet with

city representatives to discuss whichproperty the company still considersuseful for serving its Claremont cus-tomers.

Golden State water asserts that “thepower of eminent domain is rooted inthe Fifth Amendment to the UnitedStates Constitution, which is part of theBill of Rights. The Bill of Rights pro-

vides protection from the government—it does not place obligations on thecitizenry to cooperate with the government.”

In other words, Golden State has noobligation to help the city of Claremonseize its property.

Also a point of contention with thewater company is the offer made by thcity to purchase the Claremont WaterSystem before it filed the eminent do-main case. Golden State Water claimsthe description of the property is inadequate, it failed to state the highest andbest use of the property and it failed tostate the applicable zoning.

While Golden State asserts that thecity’s complaint should be dismissedbecause a written offer to purchase theClaremont water system fails to compwith government code, the city con-tends that such an attack cannot bebrought by motion for judgment on thpleadings.

Ultimately, it will be up to JudgeRichard Fruin to decide who made thebetter argument.

The hearing is scheduled for Thurs-day, April 30.

—Angela [email protected]


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Applicants sought for city’sPublic Art Committee

The Claremont City Council will be appointing in-dividuals to the public art committee. Included in thiscommittee’s purview are implementing and upholdingthe Public Art Master Plan, ensuring the city’s publicart policies and procedures are followed, and support-ing the development and stewardship of the city’spublic art collection and other public art on municipaland private property.

The committee will consist of professionals withbroad visual arts expertise to make recommendationsto the city council, review artists’ portfolios and rein-force the city’s commitment to artistic excellence.

The committee is set to meet on the second Mon-day of each month in the council chamber, 225 W.Second St. Those interested in being considered forappointment are encouraged to file an applicationwith the City Clerk, 207 Harvard Ave., by 6 p.m. onApril 27.

Discussion, talk on the rise ofIsis at Democratic Club meeting

Shawki El-Zatmah will discuss “The Arab SpringFour Years Later and the Rise of Isis” at the nextmeeting of the Claremont Democratic Club at 7 p.m.on Monday, April 27.

Mr. El-Zatmah was born in a refugee camp in theGaza Strip and graduated from Bir Zeit University inthe West Bank before moving to the United States 20years ago. He obtained a PhD in history from UCLAand has taught at UCLA, Loyola Marymount and UCSanta Barbara.

The meeting will take place at Porter Hall on the Pil-grim Place campus. All are welcome. A short businessmeeting for members will follow the presentation.

League of Women Voters host

‘Rock the Vote’ at CHSClaremont High School, in partnership with theLeague of Women Voters of the Claremont Area, willsponsor a voter registration event for eligible Clare-mont High School students on Wednesday, April 29from 12:30 to 1 p.m. in the north quad at CHS.

Under the leadership of government teacher NatalieSieg, students are conducting a social media cam-paign to get students excited about registering to voteand voting in future elections. Members of theLeague of Women Voters will be assisting students.

For information, contact League representativesTressa Kentner by email at [email protected] Cynthia Reulat at [email protected].

The Friends of the Claremont

Library Antiquarian, Fine BooksThe Friends of the Claremont Library will hold itsannual Antiquarian and Fine BookSsale on Saturday,May 2 in the meeting room at the Claremont PublicLibrary beginning at 10 a.m.

Organizers note that some of the most “beautiful,interesting, historical, fine, literary, whimsical, rare,autographed, artistic, elegant, collectable, strange and

most perfect books can be found.” Doors close at 4p.m. FOCL members will receive a 10 percent dis-count at checkout. Credit cards are welcome.

Pomona College named a ‘Top50 Green College’

At number 15 on the list, Pomona College is one oa handful of southern California universities in the to50 of the Princeton Review’s “353 Green Colleges”list. Others California colleges include UC Santa Ba

bara (No. 3), UC Irvine (No. 16) and Cal PolyPomona (No. 30).

The Princeton Review chose the schools for thissixth annual edition of its “green guide” based on dafrom the company’s 2014 survey of hundreds of fouyear colleges concerning the schools’ commitments the environment and sustainability. For the top 50, threview used data from its institutional survey and itssurveys of students at the 353 colleges in the book totally the ranking list. To see the full list, visitwww.princetonreview.com/green-guide.

Nonprofits welcome at Fourthof July celebration

Booths are available to Claremont nonprofit organzations and are an excellent way to raise awareness

and funds for the organization.Booth and table fees range from $25 to $125, de-

pending on whether it is an information, game, sellinor food booth. Food booth application deadline isMay 1. Deadline for an information table, sellingtable and game booth application is June 4.

Applications are available at the event’s website,www.claremont4th.org.

Claremont COURIER/Friday, April 24, 2015

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Gypsy Sisters bringtheir own brand of fun

Do you smell the scent of floral per-fumes and horses and wagons? That’s

because the Gypsy Sisters are beingreadied for their May entrance intoClaremont for three days only.

Some new gypsies have joined upwith new wares to share and sell alongwith those gypsies that everyone hascome to know and love.

Quilts, paintings, ceramics, jewelry,weavings, boxes, glass, metal work,collage, paper designs, prints, dolls,cards, photographs, assemblages, fiberwork and candles will all be available.

The UCC Church of Claremont onHarrison Avenue between Harvard andYale will be overflowing with niftythings to see and creative people totalk to.

The wagons are ready to share hand-made art on Friday, May 1 from 4 to 8p.m., on Saturday, May 2 from 10 a.m.to 7 p.m. and on Sunday, May 3 from10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Live music will beplaying on Friday night to make the ex-perience much more enjoyable and jolly. Snacks are also provided on allthree days.

Wolfe’s Market offers aClaremont CollegesFinals Survival kit

Do you have a student at The Claremont Colleges? Wolfe's Market is offeing a Deluxe Finals Survival Kit for$50 or a Basic Finals Survival Kit for$25, which includes free delivery to thClaremont Colleges. Delivery city-wi

is available for a nominal charge.Kits include nuts, fresh fruit, crack-

ers, vitamin water and microwave popcorn, among other treats.

Wolfe’s can’t guarantee an “A” onevery final, but they guarantee a smileon a student’s face when their carepackage arrives. To order or for moredetails, call Wolfe’s at (909) 626-8508

Cause for Paws atClaremont Craft Ales

Pack up your pooch and head onover to Claremont Craft Ales on Sun-day, April 26 for an event benefittingthe West End Shelter For Animals.

From 2 to 5 p.m., Veterinarian CindKinney will be onsite to answer ques-tions and offer free consultations tothose in attendance. Raffle prizes, T-shirts, doggie bandanas and micro chiping will also be available.

Claremont Craft Ales is located at1420 N. Claremont Blvd., Suite 204CFor information, call (909) 625-5350 visit www.claremontcraftales.com.


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Claremont resident Cecilia Rose shakes hands with Claremont Police Of-ficer Eric Orozco after she, along with her friend and neighbor Whitney, soldfresh-squeezed lemonade at the girls’ stand last weekend.

According to Cecilia’s parents, Paul and Cecilia Rose Torrez, the girls hadmany neighbors and customers who were more than kind, but it was “Offi-cer Eric” who stayed around for a bit and got to know the girls.

The Torrez family want to express their gratitude to Officer Orozco, theClaremont Police Department and all of their neighbors for making Clare-mont such a fun, giving and warm community.

The sweet life Photo courtesy of Paul Torrez


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Howard Rosine, a longtime Clare-mont resident, died at home on April15, 2015, surrounded by friends andfamily. He was 91.

He was born on June 28, 1923 inSouth Pasadena to Howard Myron Ro-

sine and Emily Sophia Besse. He wasdrafted into the military in World War IIand was stationed, among other loca-tions, in Oregon. He later said it rainedevery day for the nine months he wasthere. Mr. Rosine attended OccidentalCollege in Eagle Rock and AsburySeminary in Wilmore, Kentucky, wherehe obtained a Bachelor of Divinity de-gree and met his wife Alice. The couplewas married in 1948 and had three chil-dren, Art, Julia and Norman.

Mr. Rosine was a Methodist ministerfor 15 years, serving churches inLomita, San Diego and Bishop. He re-ceived a master’s degree from theClaremont School of Theology. After

moving to Claremont, he became achemistry instructor, teaching at ElMonte, Rosemead and Mountain Viewhigh schools. He later taught electronics

courses at Rio Hondo College.Mr. Rosine had great empathy for

people who were financially disadvan-taged. He owned properties in Clare-mont and often housed strugglingfamilies and helped them find employ-ment. During his retirement, he spent

much of his time working on projectsfor Habitat for Humanity. He was also afounding member of the “Rusty Nails”group at his church.

Mr. Rosine, who began each morningwith Bible study before eating break-

fast, remained extremely active atClaremont United Methodist Church.He was head of the church’s board of trustees for many years and visited thesick and the elderly, bringing themcommunion. He participated in a cre-ative writing class as well as otherstudy groups staying intellectually ac-tive in his old-age. He also served as abeacon, standing in front of the churchon Sunday mornings to greet people,with an umbrella shading him from thesun. Mr. Rosine remained dedicated tohis post, welcoming the congregationfrom his wheelchair until shortly beforehis death.

His family and friends gave him a fit-

ting send-off, painting the cardboardcremation casket and decorating it withphotographs of Howard and messagesto him.

“It was a very sweet, very healingthing, and the ministers were fine withit. It was like sending out little prayerflags,” his daughter-in-law Marsha sai

Mr. Rosine was preceded in death bhis wife Alice, who died in 2008 two

months short of their 60th wedding anniversary. He is survived by his son andaughter-in-law, Art and Marsha Ro-sine, by his daughter Julia Lawson, byhis son Norman “Yehuda” Rosine andby his honorary daughter Maria Al-fonso. He also leaves grandchildrenJennifer Devore, Andrew King, SharoMcCusker, Sophie Castle-Arriaga,Chava Marshak, Chaya Feige Miller,Avraham Rosine, Sara Lebovitz, TirzaBerger, Devora Rachel Shai, ShainaKomsky, Aharon Rosine, ElishevaWeiss and Schlomo Zalman Rosine awell as 24 great-grandchildren.

A service for Mr. Rosine will be helon Saturday, April 25 at 10:30 a.m. at

Claremont United Methodist Church,211 W. Foothill Blvd. in Claremont.

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North Carolina resident takessteps to promote freedom,integrity nationwide

By now, Pastor Walter “Chick” McGill is used toall the attention, even when walking through sleepyClaremont along Foothill Boulevard on Tuesday.

Mr. McGill has spent the last year walking acrossAmerica promoting “A new birth of freedom and in-tegrity.” His trip started on April 23, 2014 in Kill

Devil Hills, North Carolina and he has 229 days of walking under his belt since then.The 69 year-old has been followed by his wife Bar-

bara, his “support team,” in their car, and adheres to afive-day-a-week walking schedule.

On this afternoon, Mr. McGill also took time out tospeak to Claremont's Mayor Corey Calaycay abouthis journey, one of hundreds of people he has metalong the way. He plans to wrap up his coast-to-coasttrip on April 29 at the Santa Monica pier.

El Roble bike marathon tobenefit Foothill Family Shelter

El Roble’s 38th Annual Bike Marathon will be heldat the El Roble track starting Thursday, April 30 atnoon and ending at noon on Friday, May 1.

More than 90 junior high school students will beparticipating with students raising pledges to be do-nated to the Foothill Family Shelter.

Riders and counters are asked to collect $100 eachin pledges, with this year’s funds going to FoothillFamily Shelter. Visit the FFS website atwww.foothillfamilyshelter.org to discover the manyservices this organization provides to local families.

For information on the bike marathon, email CindyEiland at [email protected].

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COURIER photo/Peter WeinbergerPastor Walter “Chick” McGill salutes passersby inClaremont as he continues a walk across the nation.

Mr. McGill’s trek began April 23, 2014 in Kill DevilHills, North Carolina.

Boys under 14 AYSO selecttakes championship

The Claremont’s boys under 14 AYSO SelectTeam won the championship after a first-place finis

in league play.Head coach Darrell Cowgill, along with assistantcoaches Robert Faber, Ryan Zimmerman and TomKaiser, guided the group of 15 boys to victory. Aftean eight game regular season where they finishedwith a record of six wins, one tie and one loss, theboys lead into the playoffs where they won bothgames to clench the championship.

The team had a massive scoring record with 57goals, only giving up 14 goals during the 10 gamesplayed.

“This team had an incredible dynamic with oneanother,” Assistant Coach Ryan Zimmerman said.“After coaching four times before, I have never seenanother team pass the way this team passes. Theirtalent and concept for the game was incredible.”

Head Coach Darrell Cowgill was proud of the

team’s tenacity.“This group of guys worked extremely hard allseason. They deserve every bit of their victory. Wealways instilled in them to show up to each gamegiving 110 percent, and that’s exactly what theydid.”

The team will continue to practice for the nextcouple of months as they prepare for a series of tournaments.


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OUR TOWN

COURIER photo/Peter Weinberger

Traffic mazeClaremont residents may not be aware of some-

thing many commuters already know. In preparationfor a new housing development at Towne Avenueand Base Line Road, intersection updates haveshrunk Base Line down to one lane in each directionfor the next couple of weeks.

The traffic pattern may be different, but driverscan access both streets with a little extra work. Thepartial closure is for the future site of Meadow Park,a brand-new 95-unit attached community byWilliam Lyon Homes.

Get tapp’d at Dale BrosHelp the Claremont University Consortium team

raise money for the American Cancer Society’s Relayfor Life at their event “Tapp’d for Life” at Dale BrosBrewery on Tuesday, April 28 from 5 to 8 p.m. A do-nation of $10 includes a Relay for Life glass, great

deals on beer and five opportunity drawing tickets.Dale Bros is located at 2120 Porterfield Way, Upland.

RSABG’s Butterfly Pavilion willsoon take flight

Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden’s ButterflyPavilion will open on Saturday, May 9 and will remainon view through August 2.

The Butterfly Pavilion features hundreds of butter-flies housed for up-close viewing, along with the Cal-ifornia native plants they depend on for food. Insectsin all stages of the lifecycle, from caterpillars tochrysalises to butterflies, will be in evidence. Look fora variety of butterflies, including west coast lady,monarch, mourning cloak, pipevine swallowtail andgulf fritillary, among others.

Tickets for the 24-by-36-foot Pavilion, which isopen daily from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., are $2 per person inaddition to standard Garden admission. The RSABGis located at 1500 N. College Ave. in Claremont.

Excellence in Design awardwinners announced

The Claremont Architectural Commission has announced the winners of the 34th annual “Excellencin Design Awards,” a program designed to recognizrecently-completed projects that best reflect thecity’s standards of design excellence. Five projectshave earned awards in the categories of renovationsrestoration, landscaping and signs:

Bardot, 206 W. Bonita Ave. (Renovation); Sanam

luang Thai Cuisine, 710 S. Indian Hill Blvd. (SignsPitzer College President’s House, 739 Harvard Ave(Restoration and Landscaping); Hartman BaldwinCorporate Office, 100 W. Foothill Blvd. (Signs);Historic Barn & Pump House (Citrus Glen at PitzerRanch), southwest corner of Padua Avenue and BasLine Road (Restoration).

The architectural commission will formally recognize the award-winners at its meeting Wednesday,April 29. A reception will commence at 6:15 p.m. inthe city hall lobby, and the meeting will begin at 7p.m. in the Council Chamber, located at 225 WestSecond St. The public is invited.

Ophelia’s Jump offers Iberianidyll in time for Mother’s Day

Looking for a new way to celebrate Mother’sDay? The Claremont repertory company Ophelia’sJump will present “Espíritu Gitano,” an evening of music, theater, tapas and flamenco, on Saturday,May 9 at 8 p.m. at the Women’s Club of Claremontlocated at 343 W. 12th St.

The sangria will flow and so will poetry selec-tions, translated from the works of famed Spanishwriter Federico Garcia Lorca. Performers includedancers Marcela Aguayo and Rosalina Castillo, fla-menco guitarist and vocalist Santiago Diego, so-prano Katherine Gianquinto and pianist VernonSnyder, who is musical director at the ClaremontSchool of Theology.

Tickets are $35 and include a selection of tapasand a glass of sangria or a non-alcoholic beverage.

For tickets and information, call (909) 624-1464 orvisit opheliasjump.org.


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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

The Inland Pacific Balletnot only performs clas-sical favorites but also

has created several originalballets, from The Little Mer-

maid to Dracula. Needless tosay, the Montclair dance com-pany is good at telling stories.

It doesn’t stop with the stage, how-ever. Once you get to know the dancers,you’ll find that every one of them has aninteresting tale. On of the most com-pelling is that of Meilu Zhai, one of theprincipal dancers with the Inland PacificBallet.

She will be making her debut thisweekend as Beauty in the IPB’s Beautyand the Beast, with performances setfor Saturday and Sunday, April 25 andApril 26, at Bridges Auditorium inClaremont.

Ms. Zhai began dancing at age 4 and,after graduating from the Beijing DanceAcademy, went on to dance for eightyears with the National Ballet of China.After taking on several leading roles andperforming on stages ranging from theRoyal Opera House in London to theKennedy Center, she came to the UnitedStates three years ago on a student visato study English.

One day she showed up in JillVoznick’s beginning adult dance class.With her strength and polish, the IPBdance teacher knew Ms. Zhai was readyfor bigger things. She said, “You need tocome to the company class.” At first Ms.Zhai, who spoke only Mandarin at the

time, modestly demurred. After giving ita try, she found herself dancing in thecorps of The Nutcracker. This year, shehas taken on soloist roles, including TheSugarplum Fairy in Nutcracker and the

part of Beauty.“She thought when she came here to

go to school that her career was over,”IPB artistic director Victoria Koenigsaid. “It’s been a marriage made inheaven. She’s so beautiful and has hadmarvelous training.”

The recession, with seemed to hitnonprofits before impacting industry at

large, is not quite over for companieslike the Inland Pacific Ballet. Many havehad to hunker down a bit. The IPB,which is now in its 20th year, is no ex-ception, limiting itself to two ballets per

COURIER photo/Sarah TorribBeauty, portrayed by principal ballerina Meilu Zhai, is surrounded by forestfairies at a recent dress rehearsal of the Inland Pacific Ballet’s “Beauty andthe Beast.” Several performances will take place this weekend at Bridges Auditorium.


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year, one of them the perennially popu-lar Nutcracker. For its second produc-tion, the dance company has found thatfamily-friendly titles that resonate withyoung Disneyphiles have provided thebest box office draw.

With this in mind, the IPB has optedto present Beauty and the Beast for thesecond time since its premiere last year.

This year’s production has benefitedfrom the second look, according to Ms.Koenig.

“We’ve almost doubled the cast, im-proved the lighting design and the cos-tumes and the choreography has beentweaked,” she said.

The ensuing magic was visible evenduring a dress rehearsal held at Bridgeson Wednesday night. Sets, designed byaward-winning scenic artist Daniel C.Nyiri, include a charming village and theBeast’s magnificent castle, fronted byominous gates.

In case you are unfamiliar with thefairytale, IPB has volunteered a synop-sis: “Living at the edge of a mystical for-

est, Beauty is a young girl, pure of heart,whose father is accosted by a mysteriousBeast after picking roses from theBeast’s beloved garden. To save her fa-ther, Beauty offers herself in exchangefor his freedom, and begins a journey of love and transformation.”

Unlike Disney’s Beauty adaptation,you won’t find talking teapots andclocks abetting our protagonists. Thereis plenty of whimsy, however, in theform of a troupe of winged fairies and agroup of the IPB’s younger dancers, cladin conical hats, portraying gnomes.

Cameron Schwanz was a natural fortaking on the role of the Beast, Ms.Koenig said.

“He’s technically brilliant, like aBaryshnikov, and has huge elevation,”

she explained. “And he’s like a cat: he’sgot this uncanny sense of balance. That’simportant, because he’s dancing with amask.”

And the mask is a formidable one.

The beastly head was made by BonnieSinclair—who worked for many yearswith Maurice Sendak on projects including the stage production of Where theWild Things Are—as were the snarlinvisages of a pack of wolves that men-aces Beauty. The production is aimed acapturing the attention of young peopleMs. Koenig said, emphasizing that it’simportant to build audiences so that ballet will remain relevant long into he fu-

ture. It is also, however, evocativeenough to impress mature dance fans.

The dancers pirouette, arabesque and jéte with grace to a sound collage featuing music by composers like DimitriShostakovich, Antonin Dvorak, FelixMendelssohn, Jules Massenet, SergeiProkofiev, Pytor Illyich Tchaikovskyand Alexandor Glazounov.

Performances of the IPB’s Beautyand the Beast, which Ms. Koenig calls“lavish and extraordinary,” will be heldat Bridges Auditorium on Saturday,April 25 at 1 and 7 p.m. and on SundayApril 26 at 1 p.m. Tickets are being soldonline and at the box office, 450 N. Colege Way, (909) 607-1139. The cost is

$38-$46 general admission, $34 for senior citizens and $28 for children.

If you miss the Claremont show, theIPB dancers will perform May 2 and 3at the Lewis Family Playhouse at theVictorian Gardens Cultural Center inRancho Cucamonga (909-477-2752); oMay 9 and 10 at the Arcadia PerforminArts Center; and on May 16 at the FoxPerforming Arts Center in Riverside.

For information, visit ipballet.org.—Sarah Torrib

[email protected]

BEAUTY/ from previous page

COURIER photo/Sarah TorribioBeauty, danced by Meilu Zhai, and Beast Cameron Schwanz perform a pas de deuxat a recent IPB rehearsal.


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CALENDAR Nightlife

Kira Soltanovich performs atFlappers Comedy this weekend.

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FRIDAY NOON CONCERT Musicof Rameau, Argento and Salzedo fea-turing harpists Mary Dropkin andPaul Baker. 12:15 p.m. Balch Audito-rium, 1030 Columbia Ave., Clare-mont. (909) 607-3266.LEVITT ON THE LAWN Grammy-nominated vocalist, composer andarranger Perla Batalla gained interna-tional attention as a backup singer for Leonard Cohen and performed withsuch well-known artists as k.d. langand The Gypsy Kings before launchinga solo career in 1993. The Los Angelesnative infuses Latin rhythms with ele-

ments of blues and jazz. A food truck will be available to purchase food start-ing at 5:30 p.m. Picnic dinners are alsowelcome. 6:30 to 8 p.m. BowlingGreen, 1030 Columbia Ave., Clare-mont. (909) 607-9372.RECITAL Pianist Matt Lam performsmusic of Chopin, Debussy and Rach-maninoff. 7 p.m. Boone Recital Hall, 241E. Tenth St., Claremont. (909) 607-3266.IDYLLWILD TRIO Todo Pelev, KurtSnyder and Doublas Ashcraft performBrahms and Eric Ewazen with violin,horn and piano. Free admission withopen seating—no tickets are required.Doors open approximately 30 minutes

prior to the performance. 8 p.m.

Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. FourthSt., Claremont. (909) 607-2671.

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event that brings zinesters and zine-readers together. There will be tableswith a variety of zines, live DJingand different workshops, such as but-ton making and collaging. Even if youdon’t know exactly what a zine is,come join us and learn about this amaz-ing artform. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Clare-mont Packing House, 532 W. First St.,Claremont. (510) 967-4529.ART An artist reception featuring newartwork by Kelly Bracamontes. Satur-day, April 25 from 12:30 to 4 p.m. andSunday, April 26 from 10:30 a.m. to 2

p.m. On a Mission, 305 Yale Ave.,Claremont. (909) 626-4810.

CALIFORNIA DROUGHT Rain-maker “Blue Thunder,” Shoshone na-tive and founder of Earth WisdomFoundation, will give a three-hour workshop on planetary grids and end-ing the California drought. An earth

blessing ceremony will follow. All agesare welcome. 2 to 5 p.m. A $25 dona-tion is suggested for Earth WisdomFoundation. However, no one will beturned away for inability to pay. The Un-common Good building is located behindPacific Western Bank. 211 W. FoothillBlvd., Claremont. (909) 624-2813.TASTE OF CLAREMONT The 16thannual Taste of Claremont held at theClaremont University Consortium will

be another exciting event with over 800 people in attendance. The event features

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St., Claremont. (909) 607-2671.

FAIR TRADE MARKETPLACEAn artisan marketplace will bring fair trade products from around the world toour Lady of the Assumption CatholicChurch in Claremont for a fourth year.The event is co-sponsored by Fair TradeLos Angeles and Fair Trade Claremont.Offered are scarves, jewelry and silver from Thailand, metalwork and homedécor from Haiti, soap and personalcare products from Africa, jewelry andaccessories from Ecuador, and manyvarieties of coffee and chocolate. All

products come with the Fair Trade guar-antee that artisans are fairly paid andworking under safe conditions with sus-tainable, environmentally responsible

practices. In addition, Fair Trade coop-

eratives use no abusive child labor aninvest in local communities. Fair TradClaremont has succeeded in gatherinsupport to qualify Claremont as a FaTrade Town and Our Lady of the Assumption as a Fair Trade Congregation

both nationally recognized designations. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. All ages. Free tthe public. Our Lady of the AssumptioChurch, 435 Berkeley Ave., Claremon(909) 626-3596.BALLETBeauty and the Beast is Inland Pacific Ballet’s newest origina

ballet creatively adapted from adventure-filled stories. Living at the edge oa mystical forest, Beauty is a youngirl, pure of heart, whose father is accosted by a mysterious Beast afte

picking a single white rose from thBeast’s beloved garden. To save her father, Beauty offers herself in exchang

for his freedom, and begins a journey olove and transformation for both herseand the Beast. With beautiful sets ancostumes, and a magnificent sound colage of music, Beauty and the Beasta visual feast that will delight audienceof all ages. Meet the cast after thepeformance for photos and autograph1 to 3 p.m. Bridges Auditorium, 450 NCollege Way, Claremont. (909) 6071139. Visit ipballet.org for more showtimes and ticket information.LECTURE Claremont McKenna Colege Public Talk: Indic FoundationLecture Series. Rational and Experiential Foundations of Vedanta by Swam

Nirvishesananda Tirtha. Free to th public. For ages 18 and over. 2 to 3:3 p.m. Bauer Center’s Pickford Auditorium, 500 E. Ninth St., Claremon(909) 621-0783.

YOUR WEEK IN 9 DAYS

COURIER crosswordCheck out this week’s crosswordpuzzle by Myles Mellor.

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POETRY Featured readers for Aprilare poets Jenny Factor and Frank Mon-tesonti. As always, this poetry event isfree and open to the public; light re-freshments will be served, and bookswill be available for purchase. 2 to 4

p.m. Claremont Library, 208 HarvardAve., Claremont. (909) 621-4902.

MUSIC Violinist Rachel V. Huang,cellist Roger Lebow and pianistStephan Moss present music by Vitali,Tartini, Bach, Pugnani and Piston. 3

p.m. Boone Recital Hall, 241 E. TenthSt., Claremont. (909) 607-3266.CONCERT Southern California’s fes-tival of music “between the keys” of the piano returns, featuring the HarveyMudd College American Gamelan. 8 to

10 p.m. Free to the public. All ages.Drinkward Recital Hall, 320 FoothillBlvd., Claremont. (909) 621-8022.

DEMOCRATIC CLUB Dr. ShawkiEl-Zatmah will discuss the variousrepercussions in the countries of theMiddle East as a result of the ArabSpring. All are welcome to attend.A brief business meeting follows the pro-gram. Refreshments are served. 7 p.m. Pil-grim Place’s Porter Hall, 601 Mayflower Rd., Claremont. (909) 626-8122.DRUMMING Joe Addington, director,leads the Pomona College Afro-CubanDurmming Ensemble in soul-stirringrhythms from the Santería religion of theregion and more. Free admission with

open seating, no tickets. Doors open approximately 30 minutes prior to perform-ance. 8:15 p.m. Lyman Hall, 340 N.College Ave., Claremont. (909) 607-2671.

ISRAEL & PALESTINE “Two-StateSolution Prospects” presented by pro-fessor Andy Winnick. The UniversityClub. 11:30 a.m. $13 includes buffetlunch. Hughes Community Center,1700 Danbury Rd., Claremont.COMPUTER CLUB“Windows 7 Cal-culator,” presented by Harlan Anderson.Meetings begin at 7:30 p.m., with socialtime at 7 p.m. Newcomers are welcome.Claremont Senior Computer Club.Hughes Community Center, 1700 Dan-

bury Rd., Claremont. (909) 399-5488.

GOLD LINE OPEN HOUSE An opehouse to learn the latest on the Gold Linstation design, funding and more. Taone-on-one with project representativand station artist Joyce Kohl. ThFoothill Gold Line from Azusa to Monclair is a 12.3-mile extension of th

Metro Gold Line light rail system thcurrently runs between Pasadena anLos Angeles. The Azusa to Montclair extension will include six future station the cities of Glendora, San Dimas, LVerne, Pomona, Claremont and Monclair. 6 to 8 p.m. Hughes Center’s PaduRoom, 1700 Danbury Rd., Claremont

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POMONA COLLEGE ALUMNIWhen were you last on campus? Has it

been 5, 10, 25 or even 50 years? However

long it may have been, now is the time tostart thinking about your return toPomona College for a weekend with fel-low Sagehens, current students and fa-vorite faculty. Alumni Weekend will beheld April 30 through May 3 with festiv-ities including music performances, lec-tures and meals across campus. Visit

pomona.edu/alumni/alumni-weekend for more information or call (909) 621-8110.LOVE & JUSTICE IN AN AGE OFEMPIRE Omid Safi is a leading Mus-lim public intellectual. He is the director of the Duke Islamic Studies Center,where he serves as a professor of IslamicStudies specializing in contemporary Is-lamic thought and Islamic spirituality. 7

p.m. Balch Auditorium on the corner of Tenth and Columbia. (909) 607-9372.POMONA SPRING DANCECONCERT On Fire! dynamic orig-inal dance works by Kim Gadlin, Ci-htli Ocampo, John Pennington,Joseph Reynolds, Michael Szanyiand Tom Tsai. 8 p.m. Seaver Theatre,300 E. Bonita Ave., Claremont. Visit

pomona.edu/academics/departments/theatre for ticket information and addi-tional show times. (909) 607-4375.POMONA COLLEGE GLEECLUB Conductor Donna M. Di Grazialeads the 33-member classical chamber ensemble in choral music by Byrd,

Casals, Lauridsen, Palestrina, Whitacreand others from across the centuries.Free admission with open seating, notickets. Doors open approximately 30minutes prior to performance. 8 p.m.Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. FourthSt., Claremont. (909) 607-2671.

DARING MINDS SPEAKER SE-RIES “Putting a Human Face onPrison” with panelists Bill Keller,Gabriel London and Professor ValorieThomas. 9 to 10:15 p.m. Seaver The-atre, 300 E. Bonita Ave., Claremont.(909) 621-8110.FRIDAY NOON CONCERT SE-RIES Music of Haydn and Flaherty.12:15 p.m. Balch Auditorium, 1030 Co-lumbia Ave., Claremont. (909) 607-3266.CLAREMONT ART WALK VisitClaremont galleries between 6 and 9

p.m. for artist receptions.

GARDEN RUN “Zombie Apoca-lypse.” There’s been a zombie outbreak in the most peaceful and beautiful of urban landscapes. This is a 4K themed

fun run through the winding paths of the garden with zombies in pursuit.Admission includes access to the zom-

bie-infested garden—guests are free torun through as many times as they

like—access to the base camp with fetivities and the post-apocalypse aft

party with DJ and beer garden, runne packet with a free event shirt and aopportunity to win free beer (21 anover) or soft drink of choice for surviving the zombies with your flag belt.

percentage of the proceeds go to thgarden itself and to St. Jude ChildrenHospital. The Red Cross will be onsi

with their bloodmobile to take you blood for a good cause. For ages 6 anover. Use code: COURIER to get $1discount on regular registration, whicis $45. 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Rancho SantAna Botanic Garden, 1500 N. CollegAve., Claremont. (909) 605-6889.CLAREMONT VILLAGE WALKING TOUR Tour the unique downtown Village area of Claremont withClaremont Heritage guide. The twohour walking tour includes historVictorian, college and commerci

buildings as well as the restored Colege Heights Lemon Packing Hous$5 per person. Meet at the Claremon

Depot, 200 W. First St. at 10 a.m(909) 621-0848.ANTIQUARIAN FINE Some of thmost beautiful, interesting, historicafine, literary, whimsical, rare, autographed, artistic, elegant, collectiblstrange—the most perfect books to bfound in all of Claremont and byond. FOCL Members will receive10 percent discount at checkout, foall books purchased on sale day(Memberships available at checkoutCredit cards welcome. 10 a.m. to

p.m. Claremont Library MeetinRoom, 108 Harvard Ave., Claremon(909) 621-4902.GYPSY SISTERS ART FAIRE

three-day art and craft sale by locartists with a wide variety of creatively made work. For all ages. Freto the public. Friday from 4 to 8 p.mSaturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. anSunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Claremont United Church of Christ, 23W. Harrison Ave., Claremont. (909626-0995.BALLROOM DANCE The Nationally Recognized CCBDC’s AnnuSpring Concert returns with thyear’s theme: “Icons of Music: Legends, Divas and Superstars.” This annual event is one of the largest showof its kind in the country, showcasin

over 100 dancers performing formtion routines and solos in Interntional Ballroom and Latin, Swinand Salsa pieces. Runs 90 minutewith intermission. 7 to 8:30 p.mBridges Auditorium 450 N. CollegWay, Claremont.

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EUREKA CLAREMONT: 580 W. First St.,Claremont. Open from 11 a.m. to midnight Sundaythrough Thursday; closes at 1 a.m. Friday and Sat-urday. “Hoppy” Hour daily from 2 to 6 p.m. (909)445-8875. —Mondays:Local Mondays featuring $3 Dale Bros.Brewery pints.

—Tuesdays: 50 percent off all wines by the glass. —Wednesdays: Steal-the-Glass craft beer of theweek. Meet the brewer first Wednesday of everymonth. —Thursdays: All Tito’s Vodka drinks $2 off and Eu-reka Thursday Night Music.THE FOLK MUSIC CENTER : 220 Yale Ave.,Claremont Village.

—Open mic night, the last Sunday of every month.Sign-up begins at 6 p.m.; performances run from6:30 to 9 p.m. Admission is $1. (909) 624-2928 or folkmusiccenter.com.FLAPPERS COMEDY: 540 W. First St., Clare-mont Packing House. 18 and over. Show times: Fri-day at 8 and 10 p.m., Saturday at 7 and 9:30 p.m. andSunday at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online or

at the door. —Friday, April 24: Kira Soltanovich from TheTonight Show. 8 and 10 p.m. —Saturday, April 25: Kira Soltanovich from TheTonight Show. 7 and 9:30 p.m. —Sunday, April 26: Claremont Comedy Contest at 7 p.m. and Silly Sundays Open Mic at 9 p.m. —Thursday, April 30: First Timer Funnies withSamuel J. Comroe. 8 p.m. —Friday, May 1: Michael Rayner from David Let-terman. 8 and 10 p.m. —Saturday, May 2: Michael Rayner from David Let-terman. 7 and 9:30 p.m. —Sunday, May 3: Two Milk Minimum at 4:30 p.m.,Claremont Comedy Contest at 7 p.m. and Silly Sun-days Open Mic at 9 p.m.THE PRESS RESTAURANT: 129 Harvard Ave.,

Claremont Village. Thursday through Saturday until2 a.m. Live DJ every Thursday at 11 p.m. 21 and over

after 9 p.m. Standing room only after 9:30 p.m. Nocover. (909) 625-4808. —Friday, April 24:Bent Bill’s Medicine Show (early blues). 10 p.m. —Saturday, April 25: Soul Track Mind (soul/rock).10 p.m. —Sunday, April 26: Sunday Piano with Amy Roweat 6 p.m. and Soul Spinnin’ Sunday (classic soul DJ)at 9:30 p.m. —Tuesday, April 28: King Trivia Night. 9 p.m. —Wednesday, April 29: Gypsy Eyes (electronic).9:30 p.m. —Thursday, April 30: Baldy Mountain Jazz Band(jazz) at 8:30 p.m. followed Spy See Man Go (DJ) at

11 p.m.PIANO PIANO: 555 W. Foothill Blvd., Claremont.

Live dueling piano show times: Wednesday anThursday, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Friday and Saturday,

p.m. to 1 a.m. 21 and over. $5 cover charge on Frdays and Saturdays after 8 p.m. (no cover charge witstudent ID). (909) 547-4266. —Tuesdays: Taco Tuesday with $1 tacos, $2 Cornas and $3 margaritas. Rock the mic or jam witthe band.

— Wednesdays: “Rockstar Karaoke.” Rock the mor jam with the band. $2 Bud Lights and $4 VodkRockstars. 9 p.m.WALTER’S RESTAURANT: 310 Yale Ave., Clarmont. VIP and fire pit lounge open from 7 to 10 p.mHappy hour specials are only valid in the bar an

lounge areas. (909) 767-2255. —Saturday, April 25: Mario Rojas. 7 p.m.

NIGHTLIFE

COURIER CROSSWORDAcross1. Meat on pita5. Chocolate substitute10. Org. that may call for a recall13. Weaving apparatus14. Philippine plant15. Plain16. Eye up and down17. European mountain ash18. Crisply fragrant19. Pomona Valley native and

painter/architect (goes with21 across)

21. See 19 across23. Pennsylvania city24. Edam and blue

25. Floral bract28. Parsley or sage29. Slapstick tool

32. Say further 35. Eight singers36. Be under the weather 37. Hindu honorific39. Chinese river or dynasty40. Very generous42. Pork cut44. Largest arteries45. Next to48. Shot, for short49. Historic Claremont house50. Some big engines54. Yet to arise55. City related58. Keyed up59. Take part60. City in Belgium61. Sea surrounded holiday spot62. Sushi selection

63. Just wins over, with out64. Breton or Briton

Down1. Snatch2. Boo Boo buddy3. Somersault4. Brunch order 5. Airline, for instance6. Dwelling7. Untouched8. S.American tuber 9. Wailer 10. Common side order 11. The Divine Comedy author 12. Gulf

15. Hardly Mr. Cool20. Has attained enlightenment22. Old what's-___-name24. Some like it hot25. Rectangular boat26. Deep red27. Italian wine town30. Frighten31. Basic chess tactic32. Crime help33. Spanish lady34. Pixels37. Organism community38. Kind of puzzle40. Bad government41. Biblical hardships42. Jitterbug variety43. "___ moment"45. Obviously surprised46. Double sloping roof 47. "He's ___ nowhere man"

(Beatles lyric)48. "A stitch in time saves 9" e.g.51. The good life52. Put to sleep by soothing53. "Let it stand"56. Relieve

Crossword by MylesMellor. Puzzle #312

Answers to last week’s puzzle #311

Image courtesy of Kira SoltanovicKira Soltanovich performs stand-up comedy at Flappers Comedy Claremont this weekend.


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COURIER photos/Steven Felschundne

Sophomore Max McGuire clears 12 feet for the second-place finish in the pole vault on Thursday in Claremont. The jump was a personal record for McGuire, who looking forward to qualifying for top invitationals next year.

The boys also did well inthe distance events,which provided for one

of the most entertaining finallaps of the day.

The 3200-meter race started like somany others, with the top runners clus-tering at the front. At about the halfwaypoint, Glendora runner Oliver Kashyappicked up the pace and gained a smalllead. But he went out too fast, too early,and sophomore Ryan Renken soonreeled him in and then just kept goingfor the lead.

Then things got exciting in the last400 meters. Kashyap, having found asecond wind, overtook Backman andlooked to be on his way to a second-place finish until Bishop exploded from

the back and, looking like a sprinter,passed both his teammate and the Tar-

tan to take second behind Renken.Boys coach Veronica Amarasekara

was quite pleased to say the least, ex-claiming as Bishop recovered in the in-field, “Owen I am so impressed. You putthe hammer down.”

Claremont has a new star sprinter inmulti-sport phenom Duy Tran Samp-son. He won both the 100- and 200-meter sprints, as well as anchoring the

Pack’s victory in the 4x100 relay.Jonah Ross took first in the 1600-

meter event with teammates JeremyDvorak in second and Renken in third.

The boys also did well in the discus,led by senior Kyle Duckering who tookfirst with a throw of 112 feet, three-and-a-half inches. Freshman Dane Gor-dien came in second with his throw of 111 feet, one quarter inch.

Bryan Brown won the high jump,clearing a height of 5 feet two inches

and took second in the long jump at 17feet 10 and one-half inches. In addition,

pole vaulter Max McGuire hit a newpersonal best clearing 12 feet on hisway to a second place.

—Steven [email protected]

[ Editor’s note: COURIER photographand sports reporter Steven Felschundneff was on a well-deserved vacation thweek. The CHS sports round-up will r

turn next Friday. —KD]

SPORTING LIFE/ from previous page

Freshman Stephen Reyes launchesinto a hurdle on his way to placingsecond in the 300-meter hurdle raceon Thursday in Claremont.

In a show of solidarity, four girls varsity distance runners, from left, Jax Heckers, Janelle Baeskens, Tess Rounds and AnnBoos, cross the finish line to sweep the 1600-meter event on Thursday during a dual track meet with visiting Glendora.


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CITY OF CLAREMONTNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PROPOSED MASSAGE ORDINANCENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to con-sider amendments to the Claremont Municipal Code pertaining to massage establishments,as well as all new businesses that provide massage therapy as an ancillary service to the pri-mary use within the City of Claremont. The hearing will be held on Tuesday, May 5, 2015,at 7:00 p.m., in the City Council Chamber, 225 W. Second Street, at which time all inter-ested persons are invited to appear and be heard.The City’s current zoning regulations associated with massage establishments were previ-ously amended to be in compliance with SB 731, which are now outdated with the recentadoption of AB 1147 on January 1, 2015. As a result, there has been an immediate need toamend the City’s zoning code to reestablish regulations which are compatible with the intentof various commercial districts within the City. The adoption of an urgency ordinance by CityCouncil on January 13, 2015 temporarily prohibits the issuance of all applicable entitlementsand permits for new massage establishments while staff worked on code amendments re-garding this specific use. Since then, staff has met with representatives of the massage busi-ness community and as a result has drafted two components for enforcing massageestablishments. First, amendments are proposed to Section 16.099 of the Municipal Codewhich will require a Conditional Use Permit within specific zoning districts while prohibiting thisuse within other zones. Second, amendments are proposed to Section 5.36 of the Munici-

pal Code which will require compliance with several new regulations.NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, the Director of Community Development has determinedthat this matter is not subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant toSections 15061(b)(3) on the basis that the amendments do not have the potential for caus-ing a significant effect on the environment. The proposed standards and regulations for mas-sage establishment activities are intended to prevent potential secondary impacts that couldresult from such uses. Furthermore, massage establishments would be limited to specificzoning districts within the City of Claremont. Therefore, no further environmental review isnecessary.

A copy of the proposed ordinance is available for review on the City’s website, or by contactingAssociate Planner Luke Seibert at [email protected]. If you would also like to benotified electronically about this matter in the future, please provide your email address to Mr.Seibert at the aforementioned email address, or by contacting Mr. Seibert directly at (909)399-5483, and your email will be added to the project file. Future notices regarding this mat-ter will be provided to you electronically as well as by mail. Copies of this information arealso available at the City Hall public counter, the Claremont Public Library, Alexander HughesCommunity Center, and the Youth Activity CenterIn compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, any person with a disabilitywho requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in a City meeting shouldcontact the City Clerk at 909/399-5461 “VOICE” or 1-800/735-2929 “TT/TTY” at least three(3) working days prior to the meeting, if possible.

PLANNING COMMISSION/CITY OF CLAREMONT Publish: April 24, 2015

Music and memoryprogram launched atClaremont Place

Claremont Place’s GenerationsMemory Care Neighborhood is now acertified Music and Memory Commu-nity and hopes to provide all residentsthe opportunity to experience the bene-fits of listening to personalized music.The music and memory program en-ables residents to listen to personalizedplaylists on iPods, created with inputfrom residents themselves as well asfamily, friends and staff.

Claremont Place is collecting dona-tions for this program including new orgently used iPods and/or iPod Shufflesas well as iTunes cards. Donations canbe dropped off in the front lobby of thesenior living facility. Claremont Placeis located at 120 W. San Jose Ave. Forinformation, contact Claremont PlaceMarketing Manager Trisha Elliker at(909) 962-8491.

Baldy View ROP hon-ors students at annualsuccess ceremony

Baldy View ROP hosted its annualCelebrating Student Success awards

ceremony at Upland High School onWednesday night. The highly-attendedevent was an acknowledgement andcelebration of students for outstandingachievement in the demonstration of 21st century career pathway skills fromvarious Career Technical Education(CTE) classes.

The ceremony began with a speechby Baldy View ROP Registered DentalAssistant student and Ontario HighSchool senior Edelia Navarro.

“ROP sets the foundation for thehigh school student’s future,” Edeliasaid. “ROP offers classes that set stu-

dents up for a future career. And a ca-reer is better than just a job.”

Edelia’s welcoming comments werefollowed by a keynote address by SanBernardino County Superintendent of Schools Principal of Special EducationDr. Scott Wyatt.

“Creativity, critical thinking, collabo-ration and communication: all thoseskills are learned in CTE and ROPcourses,” Dr. Wyatt said. “And these

different skills are what our studentscan use to be competitive in the jobmarket.”

Both Ms. Navarro and Dr. Wyatt ex-pounded on the variety of benefits of ROP courses, each drawing on personalexperience as ROP students.

A total of 83 students from local highschools were honored with certificates,medals, gift cards and/or scholarships.

Students were honored for excellingin a range of classes, including health-care occupations, airport careers, crimi-nal justice, technology and food andhospitality services.

Students from the Baldy View ROPcourse Stage Design demonstrated theskills learned in class by producing thehighly-anticipated ceremony.

Baldy View ROP provides over 70courses in CTE, which equip studentswith hands-on career training, collegepreparatory learning, and mark

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