Another item sent to me that will be published next week ...

Showcasing the best of collegiate a cappella music, the 13th annual SCAMfest will be held at
Pomona College on Friday November 7 at 7:30 p.m.

SCAMfest will be held at Bridges Auditorium, 450 N. College Way. The concert, formerly known as the Southern California A Cappella Music Festival, will feature 10 groups vocalizing without instruments.

Representing the Claremont Colleges are the Claremont Shades, Men's Blue and White, Women's Blue and White, MoodSwing, Midnight Echo, and the After School Specials. Visiting groups include USC's SoCal Vocals, These Guys (Southern California), the UCLA Awaken, and the UCLA ScatterTones.

The Claremont Shades, which released their latest album "Random Play" in 2006, have been featured on two Best of College A Cappella compilation CDs and was nominated to the International Championship of A Cappella Berkeley competition in 2006.

Tickets are $5 in advance and may be purchased at Pomona College's ASPC office at the Smith Campus Center, 170 E. Sixth St., Room 241, or $8 at the door.

Information: marjorie.gomez@pomona.edu or (510) 219-1633.

Driving directions and information on parking: (909) 624-5061.

This came straight from our Neighborhood Pages ...

"Carmen" will be the subject of the LA Opera Talks discussion Nov. 8 Saturday by the Friends of the Claremont Library and the Claremont Library.

The event will be at 2 p.m. in the meeting room of the library, 208 N. Harvard Ave.

Norm Cadman of the LA Opera League Speakers Bureau will discuss the famed operate.

Information: (909) 621-4902.

Friday Oct. 31 at 12:30 p.m. at Claremont McKenna College's Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum.

Quella is the senior managing director and senior operating director of the The Blackstone Group and co-author of "Profit Patterns: 30 Ways to Anticipate and Profit from the Strategic Forces Reshaping Your Business" from 1999.

The Ath is located at 385 E. 8th St. and the event is free. Claremont McKenna is located at 400 N. Claremont Boulevard.

Information: (909) 621-8099.

officially began Thursday.

A dedication ceremony was held at 10 a.m. and Mayor Ellen Taylor, Mayor Pro Tem Corey Calaycay, Councilmember Linda Elderkin and Councilmember Sam Pedroza attended and spoke.

The Harmony Press Four Barbershop Quartet sang when the trolley came and before its christening.

The trolley then officially started afterward and will now run from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Thursdays through Saturdays. The last stop is 11 p.m. at the Claremont Depot.

The trolley stops are the Claremont Depot; Metrolink parking lot; Bonita and Yale Avenues; Oberlin Avenue and Second Street. 

lamposts in the Village.

The theme is "Enjoy Claremont" and the city's banner committee will select 14 entrees based on how well the design uses the theme, visual appeal and creativity.

Artists must submit the proposed design based on the theme using an entry form, which can be obtained from Francine Baker, Claremont's arts coordinator.

Baker can be reached at (909) 399-5391 or fbaker@ci.claremont.ca.us.

The dealine is Jan. 8, 2009 and winners will be notified Jan. 29.

Those selected will get a blank banner to paint their design and upon completition of the banner $250 will be given.

Banners will be installed in the Village on April 1, 2009.

According to the city rules, those wanting to participate must live or attend school in Claremont (K through College).

these things get hard to find with all of the posts.

Here's the info again:

There will be more than 50 Claremont Village businesses marked with a special poster and balloons that will give free goodies to those people trick-or-treating from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday Oct. 31.

There will also be entertainment and free games.

The event is co-sponsored by the City of Claremont, Claremont Chamber Village Marketing Group and local businesses.

So what is the entertainment? At the Claremont Depot, 200 W. First St., there is a live animal show, live puppet show, free games and other entertainment. A children's costume contest will be held from 4 to 7 p.m.

The Village Square and the Packing House and other locations also have entertainment that includes a clown, live music and a magician.

A Dog Costume Contest will occur at 5 p.m. at TruCare Pet Boutique, 346 Yale Ave.   

Maps listing all participants will at the Claremont Depot at 200 W. First St., and City Hall at 207 Harvard Ave.

Information: www.ci.claremont.ca.us or (909) 399-5490

This was just sent to me from my editors ...

Information: jjowens@csupomona.edu at (909) 869-4689.

on Thursday Nov. 6 at Pomona College

Editor Jon Meacham will give an analysis on the presidential election results and their implications globally and domestically inside the Bridges Hall of Music.

The bridges is located at 150 E. Fourth Street. The event is sponsored by the Pomona Student Union.

The event is free and open to everyone.

Meacham's books include "American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House" which will be released Nov. 11 and others like "American Gospel: God, the FOunding Fathers, and the Making of a Modern Nation" in 2006 and "Voices in Our Blood: America's Best on the Civil Rights Movement."

11 a.m. Tuesday Nov. 11.

Claremont and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10489 and American Legion Post 78 will hold the ceremony at Memorial Park.

Memorial Park is at 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd. Everyone is invited.

The ceremony honors deceased, killed in combat, missing in action, prisoners of war, wounded and living veterans of all wars.

The VFW Post 10489 and the American Legion Post 78 will organize the event.

Mayor Ellen Taylor, Commander Edmund Fisher, Star Dierking, Chuck Farritor and Debby Mendelsohn in a tribute will all participate.

Bugler Tom Baker will play taps. 

Information: Human Services Department (909) 399-5490.

on Friday Oct. 31 at Prudential Real Estate, 500 W. Foothill Blvd.

This is non-perishable food.  

Before Halloween, the non-perishable food can be dropped off from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and until 2:30 p.m. on Fridays at Claremont High School Theatre, 1601 N. Indian Hills Blvd.

The effort is part of TOTS-EAT, a International Thespian Society nationwide community service project.

More than 35 million Americans do not have enough food and of these 12 million are children, according to America's Second Harvest Network.

is at 4 p.m. Oct. 29 in front of Porter Hall, 660 Avery Road.

What exactly is a green future? Well, the project has 18 new energy-efficient apartments for independent living residents, new administration offices and housing for assisted living residents,

The project have energy-efficient and sustainable standards which helped the project become Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design [LEED] certified.

Pilgrim Place could be the first free standing senior community in the United States to receive a LEED designation.

Speakers at the ceremony inlcude Claremont Mayor Pro Tem Corey Calacay, Pilgrim Place Chair of Board John Mills, Pilgrim Place President/CEO Bill Cunitz, town meeting [resident association] moderator Jane Douglass and aging services of California rep Jack Christy.

"Friends" a ceramic art collection by Marjorie Heady is currently on display at the Claremont Community Foundation Gallery. An artist reception for Marjorie will be from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30, Nov. 7.

Claremont Community Foundation: 205 Yale Ave., Claremont

(909)398-1060

The Claremont Village Trolley is here! Free service will begin Thursday, October 30. at 11am. Trolley service will run from 11am to 11pm Thursday -Saturday.

In January the City Council approved a three year pilot program to implement a trackless trolley system in the Village. The goal of the system is to promote economic development and ease of mobility for residents and visitors in the village.

There will be four bus stops on the route, which will be located at the Depot on First, the Metrolink parking lot, Bonita at Yale, and Oberlin Avenue across from the public plaza, completeing a 1.5 mile loop.
 
The Claremont Village Trolley Dedication will take place at 10 a.m. on Thursday, October 30 in front of the Claremont Depot, located at 200 West First Street. There will be a short ceremony and light refreshments. 

If you have any questions about the trolley program please contact the Community Services Department at (909)399-5431.

If you're interested in ways to protect the planet and your health there may be a website just waiting for you: www.GoGreenOnline.com

Some ideas on the site include:

* Progressively make changes in each room of your house

* What you can do improve your home, health and enviroment.

* Take the 20% Energy Challenge: set your own baseline and track your
progress.

* Learn key facts and improve your knowledge.

Come on down to the Ladies' Night Out at Filippi Winery on Wednesday, October 29th from 6-9 PM. There will be wine, food, shopping and prizes. 

Authors of the cook book: "Stud Muffin" and some hunky male models will be on hand to sign copies.

Joseph Filippi Winery: 12467 Base Line Road, Rancho Cucamonga

For ladies 21 and older

Tickets: $20

Come on down to the Ladies' Night Out at Filippi Winery on Wednesday, October 29th from 6-9 PM. There will be wine, food, shopping and prizes. 

Authors of the cook book: "Stud Muffin" and some hunky male models will be on hand to sign copies.

Joseph Filippi Winery: 12467 Base Line Road, Rancho Cucamonga

For ladies 21 and older

Tickets: $20

will be held tonight at the University of La Verne.

The Founders Auditorium is located at 1950 Third Street.

This is a symposium related to the "Alpha Dog" movie. Here's what I wrote in Thursday's blog.

"Earlier this week the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal in the Jesse James Hollywood case that is the basis for "Alpha Dog" which stars Justin Timberlake among others.

Here's the info for tonight's event:

Prosecutorial Misconduct: A Symposium
9:30 a.m., Friday, October 24
Founders Auditorium
Keynote Speaker: Associate Justice Carlos Moreno, California Supreme
Court
Followed by presentations by the following panel members:
. Grover Task, Former Riverside District Attorney
. Michael Mehas, Author of Stolen Boy
. James Blatt, Defense Attorney for Jesse James Hollywood
. Scott Hadly, Ventura County Star, he broke the Jesse James
Hollywood story
. Sam Eaton, Criminal Defense Attorney at Law, Santa Barbara, CA and
former
Los Angeles city prosecutor
. David Glassman, Deputy Attorney General, argued the State's case
before
Cal. Supreme Court
. Grover Merritt, Deputy District Attorney, San Bernardino County,
Expert on
Recusal motions.

Information: Professor Ed Perez, eperez3@ulv.edu

Another item my editor sent ...

Claremont Heritage will hold a tour of the historic Claremont downtown on Dec. 6.

The tour begins at 10 a.m. in front of the Metrolink Depot, 200 W. First St.

The two-hour tour views the Village, historic Victorian homes, and college and commercial buildings, ending at the restored College Heights Lemon Packing House.

The cost is $5.

Information or to make reservations: heritage.91711.verizon.net or (909) 621-0848

Information: (909) 624-9693

from Nov. 1 through Dec. 21.

The exhibition is titled "Project Series 37: Ben Dean" which runs from noon to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Saturdays and runs from 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays at the Pomona College Museum of Art.

The opening is set for 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 1 at the museum, 330 N. College Ave.

Dean's multimedia installation reflects his long-term investigation into video art, computer generated imagery and its improvement on photography, structural film, the theory and history of modernism and early film history.

Information: (909) 621-7543 or http://www.pomona.edu/museum  

Nov. 1 through Dec. 21.

Exhibition: "Kara Walker: Annotating History" will be viewed from noon to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and runs from 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays at the Pomona College Museum of Art.

The opening reception is set for 5 to 7 p.m. at the museum, 330 N. College Ave.

The exhibit is an American Civil War re-reading and restatement from Walker.

Walker was named one of the top 100 most influential people in the arts in 2007.

Information: (909) 621-7543 or http://www.pomona.edu/museum

for $2,500.

Natalie Casagran-Lopez, who goes to the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, travels almost one and half hours each to train at the school to study theater, according to Herb Alpert Foundation officials.

A release about the scholarship was issued Thursday.

Since age 5, Casagran-Lopez has wanted to act and in middle school she discovered she loved writing, officials said.

Casagran-Lopez has recently started a club which publishes the magazine "Polygon." 

Casagran-Lopez was one of 18 teens in six different arts categories to be awarded the first Herb Alpert Scholarships for Emerging Young Artists, a $1.2 million program in partnership with the California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSSA or InnerSpark) to nurture young artists.

The University of La Verne's Founders Auditorium.

The movie shows at 6 p.m. tonight Oct. 23 at the Founders Auditorium with a panel discussion afterward. The auditorium is located at 1950 Third Street.

Earlier this week the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal in the Jesse James Hollywood case that is the basis for "Alpha Dog" which stars Justin Timberlake among others.

The California Supreme Court previously ruled a Santa Barbara County prosecutor might have had inappropriate conduct to allow Nick Cassavetes, the writer and director, access for case files where the accused could not receive a fair trial.

Here are the people:
Cathy Henley-Erickson, Professor Emeritus and Film Critic for the Claremont Courier; David Werner, Chair, English Department and Director, EPIC; Ernie Thomson, Professor of Sociology; criminal justice expert; Megan Chaney, Assistant Professor of Law

Information about film: Professor Megan Chaney, 909-460-2025

she would return to Claremont on Dec. 17.

Healy, who resigned as Claremont's assistant city manager in 2005, said she will run for city council in the message left Thursday.

"That's about it," Healy said.

In Claremont, Healy was an assistant to then city manager Glenn Southard.

When Southard went to Indio to take the city manager position in 2005, she also left Claremont to take an assistant city manager position in Indio.

is today (Oct. 23) at 5:15 p.m.

The apartments are located next to the Botanic Garden (north of Foothill where the Boulevard intersects with College Avenue by Wolfe's Market, said Nikolaos Johnson, spokesman for CGU.

Community leaders, a ribbon cutting and food will be available.

From:

Inland Valley's Fetch Pet Care and the ASPCA

this Saturday.

Looks like the concert runs from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. at the senior apartments at Claremont McKenna College but a school identification is required.

They must expect E-40 to arrive pretty late with a concert scheduled to go until 2 a.m.  

Here is E-40's last hit called "Tell Me When To Go" with Keak Da Sneak in 2006 from his album "My Ghetto Report Card."

His latest album, "The Ball Street Journal," is set for release this year.   

I would have liked to use the video for E-40's 1995 hit "Sprinkle Me" from his major label breakthrough "In A Major Way" on Jive Records but I could not get the link to work.

E-40, real name Earl Stevens, studied commercial art at Grambling State University in Louisiana in the 1980's before he decided to return to Vallejo to become a hip-hop star.

Dem Hoodstarz, with Band-Aide and Scoot Dogg, are a hip-hop duo from East Palo Alto. 

Claremont McKenna College is located at 850 Columbia Avenue. 

in the McKenna Auditorium.

Note: This video is his hit with Mary J. Blige called "Runaway Love" from 2006 that helped his album "Release Therapy" win a Best Rap Album Grammy in 2007.   

The McKenna Auditorium is located at 390 E. 9th St. Tickets go on sale at 7 p.m. Thursday.  

The Bridges Auditorium, where Ludacris will perform, is located at 4th St and College Way. 

The Associated Students of Claremont McKenna College is putting on the event. 

Ludacris, real name Christopher Bridges, studied at Georgia State University before he became a radio disc jockey known as DJ Chris Lova Lova in Atlanta before he became a hip-hop star.

Here is the ticket breakdown:

CMC Tickets - $20

5C Tickets - $35

General Public - $45

Rancho de Philo, voted 2008 best dessert wine of the show at the LA County Fair
International Wine Competition, has sold its award winning Sherry - only one week a year - for more than 25 years.

This year's sale is from Nov. 8 through 16

Prices:

2008 blend - $24.95
2007 blend - $34.95
2006 blend - $39.95

Rancho de Philo Winery
10050 Wilson Avenue, Alta Loma
Phone: (909) 987-4208

fellowships awarded to its class of 2008.

There were 16 received, which tops research universities.

The Oct. 28 edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education released the figures which don't include a Pomona graduate who received an award but declined, university officials said.

What colleges followed Pomona?

Smith College had 15

Swarthmore College had 12

Pitzer College had 11

Williams College had 10

Amherst, Vassar and Wellesley had nine each

Scripps College had five

Claremont McKenna College had three

Using more math, per 1,000 students Pitzer received 11.5 Fulbright grants. Next is Pomona at 10.3, Swarthmore at 8.1, Smith at 5.8, Williams at 5.1 and Kenyon at 4.8.

Pomona's institutional record for Fulbrights is 27, which was for the graduating class of 2007.

FULL FREEWAY CLOSURES WEEK OF NOVEMBER 3

o Eastbound Interstate 10 at Live Oak Canyon Road is Scheduled to Close on :

November 5, from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.

o Westbound Interstate 10 at Live Oak Canyon Road is Scheduled to Close on: November 6, from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m.

o Live Oak Canyon Road Bridge over Interstate 10 is Scheduled to Close on: November 5 and 6, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.

A full closure of Live Oak Canyon Road bridge at I-10, between 14th Street/Calimesa Blvd, and Outer Highway 10 South is scheduled on November 5 and 6, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Freeway access will not be available, except for the following exceptions;

• Motorists traveling northbound on Live Oak Canyon Road will have access to the I-10 eastbound on-ramp both nights

• Motorists traveling southbound on Live Oak Canyon Road will have access to the I-10 westbound on-ramp during the November 5 closure only.

Contest Winner Will Receive Kitchen Makeover Worth More Than $9,000

ONTARIO, Calif. (Oct. 21, 2008) Who has the ugliest kitchen in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties? Granite Transformations of Ontario is about to find out. As part of the companys Ugliest Kitchen Contest, homeowners are asked to submit photos of their style-challenged kitchen by Oct. 31. The winning homeowner will receive a kitchen makeover valued at more than $9,000. To enter, please go to www.granitetransformations.com/Ontario.

For those homeowners who are still waiting for avocado green tiles to come back into fashion, this is the chance to make a giant style leap forward with beautiful new Granite Transformations countertops from its Ontario showroom located at 4295 Jurupa Street. Granite Transformations countertops are manufactured using 95 percent granite and a specially formulated polymer that is cast into lightweight slabs that are then custom cut and installed directly over existing countertops. The resulting transformation, from old and worn to beautiful granite countertops that resist scratching and staining, takes as little as one to two days.

To enter, homeowners simply need to send in the photo that best illustrates why their ugly, out-of-date kitchen deserves a makeover. Granite Transformations judges will do the rest. This is a contest that will show the dramatic transformation that can happen in one or two days using Granite Transformations unique installation process, which easily covers existing counters with beautiful new surfaces. Take your kitchen from ugly to gorgeous just in time for the holidays.

The winner of the Ugliest Kitchen Contest will receive Granite Transformations countertops and backsplash, a Wind Crest gas or electric cooktop, a new sink and a kitchen faucet set. Total makeover is valued at more than $9,000.

Charles Taylor, a Pomona College Professor of Chemistry, received a $90,000 research grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

The NIST, a federal agency, promotes and develops technology, measurement and standards.

The money will go toward Taylor's work with "preparing selective chemical sensors for electronic noses," according to Pomona College officials last week.

The electronic noses, or ENoses, have a variety of sensors that behave different depending on the air composition passed over the sensor. The sesnors allow for real-time air quality monitoring instead of air samples being analyzed at a laboratory.

Taylor, officials said, also helped work on this which will be launched into space Nov. 14, officials said.

POMONA - Xavier Alvarez, the Three Valleys Municipal Water District Director who had three felony charges filed against him, had his arraignment postponed to December 4.

Alvarez, 50, wore black glasses, black pants, black shoes and a black shirt and stared ahead with his hands folded in front during the Tuesday morning arraignment.

He was charged Sept. 19 with misappropriating public money, insurance fraud and grand theft of personal property.

Alvarez - who represents south Pomona on the water board and was elected in 2006 - placed his ex-wife, Juanita Ruiz, on his insurance from Jan. 24, 2007, to Oct. 31, 2007.

He was previously fined and sentenced to probation in July for violating the Stolen Valor Act, which criminalizes false claims of military valor.

When Alvarez was asked if he had any comment before the arraignment started as he sat on a bench outside the court room with dozens of other people, he said "no, back off guy. Back off" as he waved his left hand dismissively.

Commissioner Wade Olson asked Alvarez if he understood he was waiving his right to a speedy trial.

"Yes I do your honor," Alvarez said.

Olson said Alvarez had to be booked through the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office by Oct. 28 at the latest.

Sandi Roth, Los Angeles County deputy district attorney of the Public Integrity Division, said afterward she had no objections to the arraignment being postponed.

Padua Avenue Park - Ground Breaking Ceremony
October 22, 3:30 PM

4200 Padua Ave., Claremont

Padua Avenue Park sustainable features: Native Landscapingm, Recycled Hardscape, Smart Irrigation & Water Conservancy, Walking Trail & Workout Stations

RSVP Nancy Krahn 909-399-5495

Wednesday Oct. 22 at Scripps College.

Mayor Ellen Taylor, a past president of the League of Women Voters, will speak from noon to 1 p.m. inside the Hampton Room at Malott Commons at the college.

Doors open at 11:45 a.m. Those interested can bring their own lunch or buy one at the Malott Commons dining hall.

The address is 345 E. 9th Street near 9th and Columbia.

Information: (909) 607-9372

Alexander Hughes Community Center at 1700 Danbury Road.

The move is scheduled for Nov. 1.

Claremont City Council approved a two-year lease of the Youth and Family Support Center to Tri-City Mental Health Services on Sept. 23 at their council meeting.

The services from the Youth and Family Support Center will be offered at the Alexander Hughes and Joslyn Community Centers.

Services include counseling, transportation information, quality of life programs, community and neighborhood services for all ages and more.

Information: (909) 399-5490 or www.ci.claremont.ca.us

"DRACULA"

Inland Pacific Ballet's inspired adaptation of Bram Stoker's famous novel brings Count Dracula eerily to life. A dramatic musical score that includes works by Prokofiev, Saint-Saens and Mussorgsky completes the gothic atmosphere for this compelling ballet that explores the mysteries of the undead and the struggle between good and evil. Festive gypsies, a haunting group of undead spirits and a mysterious vampire make this the perfect Halloween treat!

Experience it all at the magnificent Bridges Auditorium in Claremont.

Come in costume!

Saturday, Oct. 25 - 8:00 pm
Sunday, Oct. 26 - 2:00 pm
Saturday, Nov. 1 - 8:00 pm
Sunday, Nov. 2 - 2:00 pm

Tickets start at:
Adults $23
Children $16
(Not recommended for children
under eight years old.)
Senior discounts available

Order by Phone at:
909-607-1139 or
Visit the Box Office at
Bridges Auditorium
Mon-Fri 10am-4pm

Gala Preview Opening Night
Friday, October 24, 2008

Visit www.ipballet.org
for additional information, photos
and video scenes

will vist the Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management at Claremont Graduate University Tuesday Oct. 21.

Albion will speak from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. inside Room 14 of the Burkle Family Building.

Albion's latest book is "More than Money: Questions Every MBA Needs to Answer" which details how business students should look at risk differently and be who they want. 

Mother Teresa, Ronald Reagan and others have positively recognized his work, which includes the  book "Making a Life, Making a Living."

Claremont Graduate University is located at 160 E 10th St but the The Burkle Family Building is located on the southwest corner of Eleventh Street and Dartmouth Avenue.

Information: (805) 223-5159

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programs on Thursday, Oct. 30 at the Claremont Club.

The dance programs are from Claremont High School' and El Roble Intermediate School.

Battle of the Beat takes place at 6:30 p.m. at the Claremont Club, 1777 Monte Vista Ave.

Featured will be the 2008 National Champions Claremont Dance Team, the El Roble Hip Hop (the Panthers) and the Claremont High Hip Hop, Wolfgang.

Note: I wrote the Panthers and Wolfgang entry exactly like the news release has them. So if it doesn't make sense, don't blame me.

The tournament style competition will have a professional noise meter determine the winner of $500.

 Each team can perform two dances to their section on Center Court and after each dance sound judges will tally the noise.

Tickets, through Claremont High School office and El Roble offices, are $5 for students, $8 for adults in advance and $10 at the door for all adults.

Information: Maggie Weeks (909) 239-6065.

for a Nov. 15 Claremont NOW blog item in the newspaper and a Nov. 16 trash hike story.

Thanks to the readers who called in about these because I was out of the office Wednesday (I went to Los Angeles to unhappily see the Dodgers lose) and part of the day Thursday. I promise to work harder to not make any more errors.

Anyway, the story/feature "Claremont NOW" in Wednesday's Oct.15 Inland Valley Daily Bulletin on A17 had errors in the listing of the free trolley service.

The service will have its inaugural ride at 10 a.m. Oct. 30. General service will run from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays. The trolley runs on a 1.5 mile loop and includes four bus stops. They are Depot on First Street, the Metrolink parking lot at First Street and College Avenue, Bonita Avenue at Yale Avenue, and Oberlin Avenue across from the public plaza.

The story "Claremont lays down rules for trash hikes" in the Thursday Oct. 16 Inland Valley Daily Bulletin on page A5 contained an error.

The council did not approve a 3-percent increase for the coming year, raising single-family trash collection fees by a little more than 70 cents a month. The approved rate increases were for commercial, multi-family service, commercial bin service, and temporary bin and roll-off/lowboy rental service. The Community Services Commission each year will evaluate increases in city trash fees using the Consumer Price Index.

and they're not on the same day.

Here's the link to the Friday Oct. 17 city manager's report if you want to skip my summaries.

The AARP Driver Safety Program meets from 8 a.m. to noon on Wednesday Oct. 22 and Thursday Oct. 23 at the Joslyn Center, 660 N Mountain Ave. The requirement is a  $10 reservation and prepayment.

The Blaisdell Social Hour: Halloween Party takes place from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 23. The cost is $1 for each person and includes entertainment, hors d'oeuvres and "great company."  The center is at 444 S. College Ave.

Lastly, the "Take A Deep Breath" - Stress Management Presentation takes place at 10 a.m. Saturday Oct. 25 and Saturday Nov. 8. at the Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave.

Information on any of these programs: Joslyn Center (909) 399-5488

today (Friday, Oct. 17). 

The Municipal Water District is performing the removal of the fence, which is adjacent to the Indian Hill Boulevard parking lot.

This means this part of the trail is open to the public. The Friday city manager update has all the information. I believe it's the fourth underlined item.

cancelled for a lack of quorum.

So don't go.

The meeting was scheduled for 7 p.m. Oct. 21 in the City Hall Council Chamber. at  225 W. Second Street.

If you really want something city sponsored to go to, there's always the city council's neighborhood forum at Padua Hills Theatre. I can't seem to link to my blog item but the forum takes place at 7 p.m. at 4467 Via adova. 

home on Tuesday Oct. 28 at Harvey Mudd College.

Debbie and Vern Jahnke, as part of the Mt. Baldy Group/Sierra Club meeting, will discuss their rebuild at 7:30 p.m. inside the Olin Bldg. at the college, 301 Platt Blvd.

The cost is free.

Information: (909) 621-7148.

Saturday Oct. 25.

The expo runs from noon to 3 p.m. inside the Padua Room at the Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Road.

Refreshments will be served and the expo is free.

Vendors, presentations of vegetation management, fire department operations and building standards and displays from the fiire department, California Highway Patrol, American Red Cross, the City of Claremont Community Emergency Response Team and others will attend.

Residents will also learn the five steps of survival which include understand your vulnerability, prepare your land, prepare your home, prepare your Wildlife Action Plan and prepare your Evacuation Plan--leave when asked.

Infformation: (909) 399-5460.

Tuesday Oct. 21.

The forum will take place at 7 p.m. at 4467 Via adova.

City council members will be available to talk in a "relaxed and informal setting," per the city's calendar release. 

Residents do not have to live in the neighborhood's immediate area to attend.

Information: (909) 399-5460 

is asking for enrollment applications now before a deadline of Dec. 12.

The Academy for Literacy through the Arts and the Claremont Community School of Music run the 4 to 6 p.m. Jan. 23 class, which runs on Fridays and is limited to 30 students.

The eight Friday class will teach youths how to work with others in a musical theatre production.

The class takes place at the Cal Poly Pomona Downtown Center, 300 W. Second Street, Pomona.

The workshop cost is $75. The Union Pacific Foundation through a grant received by the Claremont Community School of Music helped create the workshop.

Barbara Durost, Claremont Community School of Music faculty, will teach the class which will perform in an open to the public production at 7 p.m. March 13 inside the Downtown Center Theatre.

Information: Jonnie Owens, Director of Community Outreach, College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences at Cal Poly Pomona (909) 869-4689 or jjowens@csupomona.edu.

Friday Nov. 14 and Saturday Nov. 15.

The annual Pilgrim Place Festival, which  will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days.

The event features a Mayflower-on-Wheels and Massasoit Superchief rides; Peaceable Kingdom mural painting; Wampanoag Indian Village; craft faire and bazaar with dolls from around the world, pottery, sculpture, stamps and coins, vintage clothing, books and more; a fully costumed drama "Pilgrim Story" on the outdoor stage; and food court with sno-cones, popcorn and cotton candy.

Pilgrim Place is located at 660 Avery Road in Claremont. Pilgrim Place is a senior community where individuals continue their lifelong journey of service and faith.

Information: (909) 621-9581 or www.pilgrimplace.org

3:30 p.m. Wednesday Oct. 22.

Comfortable shoes and clothing are recommended.

The park will start construction in a couple of weeks is scheduled to be open in late summer 2009.

the Claremont Joslyn Senior Center.

The program will start at 10 a.m. Oct. 15. A Center for Healthcare Rights spokesperson will discuss the most recent changes in Medicare, deductibles, co-payments and Medicare benefits.

The center is located at 660 N. Mountain Avenue.

Information: (909) 399-5488.

at the Orchard Restaurant.

Michael Ryan, Hai Muradian and Ken Soderlund will perform from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. and will now perform on Fridays. The hotel is located at the 555 W Foothill Blvd.

Information: (909) 626-2411

Ryan and Soderlund also perform at Casa de Salsa inside Claremont's Old School House from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursdays at Foothill and Indian Hill Blvds.

Information: (909) 445-1200.

speak at Harvey Mudd College on Thursday Oct. 23.

Jared Diamond is taking on the subject "Collapse: How Socities Choose to Fail or Succeed."

Diamond, who won the Pulitzer in 1998, will speak from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Galileo Hall as part of Bruce J. Nelson's Distinguished Speaker Series on "Biology and the Environment: Past, Present and Future."

Harvey Mudd College is at 301 Platt Boulevard but the Galileo is located near E. Foothill Blvd. near N. Dartmouth Ave.

Information: 909- 621-8011   

Cecilia Conrad, who will be appointed on July 1, 2009.

Conrad is on leave from Pomona College faculty, where she has been since 1995, and is in a two-year term as Vice President and Dean of Faculty at Scripps College.

Conrad is a Stedman-Sumner Professor of Economics at Pomona.

So what does a Vice President and Dean do?

According to Pomona college officials, Conrad will be the college's chief academic officer in charge of the academic program and member of the College's Executive Staff while working closely with President David Oxtoby .

Conrad will also, according to officials,  work closely with the Faculty Personnel Committee, the Faculty Position Advisory Committee, the Curriculum Committee and the departments on faculty personnel matters and issues affecting the curriculum.

If this is not enough, the dean is also responsible for general oversight of the college in Oxtoby's absence.

Go here for more information.  

will be available at 6 a.m. Saturday Oct. 18 on a first come, first serve basis.

The mulch, which comes from the city's tree maintenance contractor, consists of trimmings from city trees.

Mulch will be available at the Wilderness Park overflow parking lot at the corner of Mills Avenue and Mt. Baldy Road.

Those interested must bring any equipment that is needed to load and transport the mulch.

Information: City's Community Services Department (909) 399-5431

on Thursday, Oct. 30.

The inaugural ride will take place at 10 a.m. with light refreshments and a ceremony.

General service will run from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays.

Some background: A three-year pilot program for the trackless trolley was approved in January and it will run on a 1.5 mile loop.

There are four bus stops on the route which include Oberlin Avenue across from the public plaza, the Depot on First, Bonta at Yale  and the Metrolink parking lot.

The trolley will also be next to the city's booth on Second Street at the Village Venture on October 25.

Information: Community Services Department at (909)399-5431.

the current windy weather conditions.

Go here for the city's information about the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park but here's the rundown.

The park was closed at 1 p.m. Sunday Oct. 12 and will remain closed Monday Oct, 13 (that's today) and will possibly be reopened on Tuesday Oct. 13.

Check the city's Web site at http://www.ci.claremont.ca.us/ for more information.

it's this Friday Oct. 17.

The Susie Hansen Latin Band performs from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Claremont Train Depot at 200 West First Street.

The concert is free but dinner and refreshments are available for purchase.

The city of Claremont and Metrolink sponsor the series.

A dance area is located for those brave enough to try. Audiences are invited to come early to find a spot for a blanket.

Parking is at the Metrolink lot at First Street and College Avenue.

Information: city's Human Services department at (909) 399-5490.

On Oct. 31, a Friday.

Just make sure you brush your teeth and floss after eating all that candy.

The free Trick or Treat Halloween event runs from 3 to 7 p.m. in the Claremont Village at participating businesses and City Hall.

The village is located on Second Street between Indian Hill Boulevard and Yale Avenue.

Besides the event, entertainment and games with some magic will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Village Train Depot at 200 West First Street.

Information: http://www.ci.claremont.ca.us

so get ready.

Yes it's early but there's nothing like planning ahead.

More than 450 food and craft booths will be inside the Claremont Village from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 25, a Saturday.

Artisans from around the nation create handcrafted items to sell, while a children's parade and contests such as the scarecrow decorating and pumpkin carving will be held.

I can't seem to cut and paste the images from our excellent photographer Mediha DiMartino but just click on this word photos to start.

Information: http://www.ci.claremont.ca.us 

interested residents. There is so much going on this Tuesday's meeting that I can't think of a better headline, sorry.

Anyway, let's go down the list:

In the special closed session meeting at 5:30 p.m. there is a conference about a .3 acre portion of 111 S. College Ave. with city manager Jeff Parker and John Reekstin, of The Olson Company over price and terms.

In the regular meeting at 6:30 p.m, there is routine administrative items which include rejecting a claim, opposing Proposition 5 (also known as the nonviolent offender rehabilitation act), adopting guidelines for antenna/wireless telecommunication facilities, and emergency restoration of the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park.

Also in the regular meeting, there is amending a code so dogs can walk on a leash in Thompson Creek Trail, which is currently prohibited; prohibit the use of gas powered leaf blowers and restrict other leaf blowers from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week; prohibiting smoking in city parks; and the controversial proposal of a solid waste increase which I previously wrote about but I can't find the link online.

The meeting takes place inside the City Council Chamber at 225 Second Street in Claremont.

had public officials in attendance. In my story on the Oct. 8, Because of a lack of space, I didn't mention city manager Jeff Parker, Mayor Ellen Taylor and councilman Peter S. Yao were in the audience besides residents.

None of the public officials made any comments about the issue.

If I'm forgetting someone else, and I probably am, please write your name in the comments. .

on the Community Services Commission Agenda for Monday, Oct. 13.

The commission would recommend, to the city council, to award a contract of $89,896.13 to Natures Image of Lake Forest for the emergency restoration of the park.

Other items include a request for street tree removal at 774 Elmhurst Circle; a request for street tree removal and replacement at 316 E. Georgetown Place and an open discussion of a proposed water forum.

The special meeting would be held at 7 p.m. at the City Council chamber. 225 Second Street in Claremont.

and we're working on getting his photo.

The winner, recording mixer and Claremont resident Terrance Dwyer, took home the statue for the PBS presentation "America at a Crossroads Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience" in late September.

Dwyer mixed the documentary, which was nominated for an Academy Award in 2007, and heads the team that produced the post-production sound.

Dwyer previously won the Emmy in 2001 when he worked on "Survivor" and has been nominated three times for that series.

The Three Valleys Municipal Water District meeting is at 8 a.m. Wednesday Oct. 15.

In attendance is scheduled to be the controversial Division I director Xavier Alvarez, who recently had felony charges filed against him in late September.  

The agenda, which I don't see posted online yet, includes a genearl manager's workplan first quarter report, calendar year imported water purchases, Miramar operations report for June and directors' comments.

The meeting is at 1021 East Miramar Avenue.

at the Friends of the Claremont Library Fall Book Sale on Thursday Oct. 23.

The friends only preview sale runs from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Library Meeting Room. Friendships can be purchased at the door.

The friendships are: $15 for a senior friend, $20 for a friend, $75 for a good friend and $100 for a best friend.

So just like real life, your friends come at a price.

From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 24 and Saturday Oct. 25 the book sale is open to the public.

The Claremont Public Library is at 208 N. Harvard Ave.

Information: (909) 621-4902 or the County of Los Angeles Web site http://www.colapublib.org or the Friends of the Claremont Library Web site at http://www.claremontlibrary.org

Oops ... Wrong item.

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Everytime I hear Loraine Ong's ice cream title I hear the Martha & The Vandellas song "(Love is Like A) Heatwave" in my head.

The Claremont High School student's ice cream flavor, and that's Loraine not Martha, is ranked 31th in the iMixAmerica contest but she needs to be in the top 20 to advance.

So yes, you have to purchase the ice cream to help her out. You get a receipt with instructions on how to cast a vote for Ong.  

Her ice cream has French vanilla ice cream, brownies, Heath bars and fudge. I actually thought it was good and I'm not even a big brownie or fudge fan.

The contest ends Nov. 15 so there's still time. Ong made her flavor at the Cold Stone Creamery on North Indian Hill Blvd. in early August.

Sorry if you hate the title.

Anyway, the Claremont Museum of Art will honor educator and artist James Fuller and arts patron, educator and activist John D. Maguire on one night.

The event takes place on Saturday Nov. 1 at the Westin Pasadena, 191 N. Los Robles Ave. and tickets begin at $250 a person with tables starting at $5,000. Sponsor packages are also available.

Event committee members who support or are expected to attend include:

Francine Tolkin Cooper

Lyn and Norman Lear

Sam Maloof

Supervisor Michael Antonovich

Peggy Phelps

Reverend George Regas

Information: (909) 621-3200, Ext. 805, events@claremontmuseum.org,
or http://claremontmuseum.org/specialevents.

The Claremont Conservative blog posted an opinionated item about a homophobic slur written about a Pomona college student  and an open forum was apparently scheduled at the Motley on Scripps College Wednesday night.

I decided to go to investigate what actually had happened. I had to file a couple of stories for the Bulletin and arrived about 10 minutes late to the Motley. The event was apparently scheduled to start at 6 and go until 7.

When I walked inside a very packed Motley (I didn't see any chairs/couches not taken), I sat on the floor until I was able to make my way up to the front and introduce myself to the main speaker as a member of the press.

The main speaker then told me the event was for students only and she would rather I not be there.

Because Scripps College is a private college, I left. If anyone was able to attend, I would like to write up something so please give me a call at (909) 483-8549 or wes.woods@inlandnewspapers.com 

to the Inland Valley Chapter of Death Penalty Focus Tuesday night at Pitzer College. Constance Waddell, chair of the chapter, smiled after Mike Farrell's presentation and said she was pleased with the turnout as Farrell signed copies of his book "Just Call Me Mike" in the background.

on Sunday Oct. 19.

The Claremont Symphony Orchestra plays Tschaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet, Overture Fantasie and Mahler's Symphony No. 1 in D major, "The Titan."

The orchestra is in its 56th season and will perform at 3:30 p.m. at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. 4th St. at College Ave.

Featured soloists include violinist Esther Kim, horn player Cecilia Cloughly, soprano soloist Suzanna Capparelli and pianist Carl Matthes.

Information: (909) 982-0669

The city's community services commission meeting was scheduled to be held at 7 p.m. Thursday Oct. 9.

Was.

The meeting, at 225 Second Street, has been cancelled for a lack of quorum because of the Yom Kippur holiday.  

Don't believe me?

Go here: http://www.ci.claremont.ca.us/download.cfm?ID=25576

Go and watch, debate or enjoy the draft of a housing element document Tuesday Oct. 7 at the planning commission meeting.

The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. at council chambers, 225 W. Second Street.

What's inside the draft? "Goals, policies, and programs to achieve the community's vision of a diverse and sustainable community that increases housing choice for current and future residents," per the city's news release.  

You can check out the summary of recommended affordable housing sites which includes:

The 3.3 acre and city's affordable housing task force top priority site of 111 S. College Avenue;

The Pilgrim Place owned 0.8 acre northeast corner of Cambridge and Harrison Avenues;

The 1.5 acre southeast corner of Towne Avenue and Foothill Boulevard;

The 2.6 acre Base Line Road, 1000 Feet east of Towne Avenue site;

The Golden State Water Company owned east side of Mills Avenue, opposite Chaparral School;

The Pomona Valley Protection Agency owned north of Base Line Road, east side of Monte Vista Avenue site.  

Copies of the draft are at the City Hall public counter at 207 Harvard Avenue. Or go here:

http://www.ci.claremont.ca.us/download.cfm?ID=25572 

Information: Planning Division at (909) 399-5470.

cardboard face. Sorry, but I have to try and page views somehow. A big thanks to Dennis Callaci, general manager of Rhino Records, for the cool picture.   

This 20-inch story on Callaci below will soon run in our neighbor's pages (and this is just a sample). I think it should run sometime this week but things can get held so I don't know when exactly.

Dennis Callaci, general manager of Rhino Records in Claremont, has seen change in the music industry after his more than 20 years of working there.

"We have seen a huge drop in the quantity of hits that we sell," Callaci said in a recent interview. "A record that would chart in our weekly top position five years ago would sell approximately 200 copies, now our average chart topper sells approximately half of that. Between the big boxes and the disposable nature of many of the hits, this is the area that has seen a large decline at out store. I welcome this in that it allows us to offer far more of a selection with money that would have previously been spent on digging deep on 10 titles a week."

Callaci, 39, said Rhino has been in the Claremont Village for more than 30 years "from a ramshackle of a shanty shack in 1976, to our current location that use to house a grocery store."

The reason for the longevity of the store, besides stocking deep catalog and new releases, is they "are fans of the obscure and more off the beaten path music that even Amazon and iTunes do not have access to," Callaci said. 

 and Claremont McKenna student Charles Johnson. This question and answer was done through e-mail on Sept. 20. The story ran in City News Sept. 26, I believe. There was no online link though. Note: The bold words are Johnson's answers for those confused.

Questions before the main 10 ... How old are you, where did you grow up (I know your blog says you were born in Boston), what brought you to Claremont McKenna, what is your major, how many people have read the blog? I'm 19 years old and I grew up in Milton, MA, a suburb of Boston. My major is Government and Economics. As of yesterday, 76,000 and growing. 

1). Where did you get the inspiration to start the Claremont Conservative blog? When I first got in to Claremont McKenna, I had heard that Claremont McKenna was a "very conservative college" and I was intrigued. I set about researching the college and came across a quotation from Larry Arnn, the former president of the semi-affiliated Claremont Institute. He wrote,

A Claremont Conservative is someone who believes in the principles of the Declaration of Independence - that all men are created equal and that government exists to defend our natural rights to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. A Claremont Conservative agrees with Alexander Hamilton that citizens are capable of governing themselves through "reflection and choice" and that we do not need bureaucratic experts telling us how to raise our children or run our businesses. A Claremont Conservative thinks the opinions of American citizens are as important if not more than the opinions of bureaucrats.

I credit him and the writings of the Claremont government and economics professors with influencing me the most. Every post I write, I think of that statement.

2). How do you decide what items to write on the blog and how many times do you post? I look for what I call the "Claremont College connection." If the post has no relevance to Claremont college students, alumni, or administrators, I don't write it. I am insistent that fellow blog writers follow this policy as it allows us to specialize and write to an audience that cares.

3). What has been the biggest highlight (and/or challenge) with the blog so far and will it continue after graduation? When the McCain-Palin people linked to us over something Professor Pitney wrote predicting Sarah Palin ten months back, and drove our traffic into the stratosphere, I was pretty pleased. Jonah Goldberg linked to us a few times at his blog, Liberal Fascism, and I was very proud. Also, when we won a finalist category for the America's Future Foundation blog category. We hope to win this year!

I graduate in 2011, so there's still some time, but I would love to pass it off to someone who was interested in these kind of issues.

We don't really have that many challenges, except my carpal tunnel, which I got from working too hard this past summer.

4). What led you to become a conservative (and please define what that term means for people who don't know)? Please see above with the term Claremont Conservative.

5). To make this short, what is the one thing that will determine who wins the presidential election this year? I don't profess to know who will win, but I certainly hope for a McCain victory. I simply don't trust Obama to be anything but a tax and spend progressive who favors class warfare against the rich and affirmative action that drives wedges between us.

6). What to you is the actual difference between the so-called liberal media and the so-called conservative media? Liberal media has been deluded into thinking that it has all the answers all the time, while conservative media thinks that liberal media still runs everything, which may be true, but it doesn't have to be that way. There was a time when there were three networks and they told us what to think and we're never going back there.

7). Has the college ever talked to you about your blog about your criticisms of the institution and if so, what did they say or what was the issue? If not, do you ever consciously tone things down so not to offend them because they're grading you? I worry like everyone does, but Claremont McKenna is a very open place. When I go to the far left colleges, particularly Pitzer or Pomona, I feel very much intimated and occasionally have to respond to some rather bigoted statements when I'm eating dinner or minding my own business.

8). Do you plan to continue writing after graduation and what are your future plans? I don't know yet about post-graduation, but I'm fairly certain that I want to start a business.  

 9). What is the one thing you would like to change at Claremont McKenna (student opinions, instructor opinions, larger classrooms)? It is very clear that there's been a concerted effort on the part of some to make Claremont McKenna less conservative or to apologize for its conservative streak. I wish this were no longer so.

10). How does life in Claremont differ from the Boston area? In Boston, the people tend to be as cold as the weather, but there's no place like home, though Claremont is becoming something of a second home. I only go home when the shut down the campus.

11). If there is any question I didn't ask (or more than one question) that you wanted asked please write it up and answer. Nothing comes to mind. 

Hungry? Thursday?

Claremont's Packing House Wine Merchants is one of more than 20 restaurants and wineries sharing their food and drink for the Citrus College Foundation's 11th Annual A Taste of Autumn.

Please don't label me a traitor for highlighting this Glendora event. If there's something better at the Claremont Colleges, by all means go to that instead. At least there's some Claremont in Glendora.

The fund-raising event for Citrus College takes place from 4 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 5 on the Citrus College campus at 1000 W. Foothill Blvd. in Glendora.

Tickets are $80 for the once a year event that benefits Citrus College students. 

Entertainment, a silent auction, opportunity drawing (not sure if it's an opportunity for another drawing or what), and a Citrus College Art Department art/sculpture exhibit and sale.

Information: Citrus College Foundation at (626) 914-8825 or http://www.citruscollege.edu

Back in August, a city-hired bulldozer cleared a 100 to 120 feet area wide area on the eastern edge of the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park.

Padua Hills residents in the area said the damage was more than $200,000 in damage.

"We made a mistake," said City Manager Jeff Parker in a story that ran on Sept. 12.

A meeting with the public has been scheduled for 7 p.m. on Tuesday Oct. 7 inside the Oak Room at the Joslyn Senior Center at 660 N. Mountain Ave.

The Claremont Hills Wilderness Park Restoration Team, with a restoration ecologist, habitat restoration experts, a biologist and a regulatory specialist will be at the meeting and answer questions.

Information: City's Community Services Department at (909) 399-5431

This original composing band of four bass clarinetists likes to tackle the heavy metal of Black Sabbath, the alternative rock of the Pixies and the thrash metal of Sepultura.

Edmund Welles will be performing at 7:30 p.m. Thursday Oct. 9 at Rhino Records, 235 Yale Ave.

Award-winning author and instructor Rogers Smith will take on "Barack Obama and the
Future of American Racial Politics" at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 9 at Pomona College.

The free discussion, sponsored by the the Pomona College Politics Department, will be in the Rose Hills Theatre Smith Campus Center, 170 E. Sixth St.

Smith, according to the news release, is one of the nation's leading scholars on race, ethnicity, citizenship and gender in American law and politics.

Smith's book "Civic Ideals" was a finalist for the 1998 Pulitzer Prize and won several awards from the American Political Association, the Organization of American Historians and the Social Science History Association. 

At the University of Pennsylvania, Smith is the Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science and chair of the school¹s Program on Democracy.

For information, call (909) 607-8296.

Here is a performance from Claremont's own doing "Morning Yearning"

The following video is something we found about efforts at Claremont High to improve the environment:

Yes, the school district meets tonight at 6 p.m. for a closed session and then officially starts at 7 p.m. at 115 West Allen Avenue in San Dimas.

You can see the seven-page agenda here:

http://www.bonita.k12.ca.us/pdf/0/board/2008/10-1-08Agenda.pdf

I'll skip the consent agenda and get to the action agenda. 

Looks like there is a first reading of the board policy on head lice. I get the feeling they won't approve of actually having head lice but that's why I attend these meetings.

Next up is a report on modernization projects at Allen Avenue, Ekstrand, Gladstone, La Verne Heights and Roynon Elementary Schools and Ramona Middle School.

Then there is student disciplinary action for one student to be re-admitted to the Bonita school district for the 2008-2009 year; another student to be expelled for the remainder of fall 2008 and spring 2009 at San Dimas High School; and a third student be expelled for the remainder of fall 2008 and spring 2009 at San Dimas High School.

 Note: This is NOT Claremont I know. But I attended this on Wednesday instead of going to the annual town event at 709 N. Harvard.