June 2009 Archives

The Friends of Padua will hold free tours, entertainment and lemonade from 5 to 8 p.m. July 12 at the Padua Hills Theatre.

Tours will be given every 1/2 hour to point out out the history and changes to the theatre.

The theatre, at at 4467 Via Padova, and grounds will be open for people to inspect the facility.

For more information, call (909) 621-0848.

Duarte Unified School District assistant superintendent Dr. Terry Nichols accepted the Claremont Unified School District superintendent position Thursday, according to a school district news release.

"Dr. Terry Nichols brings a clear vision of keeping the children of CUSD as the focus of all we do in our schools," board president Mary Caenepeel said in a news release. "As we deal with the financial challenges that face all districts, Dr. Nichols will maintain the focus on individual student success. We are fortunate to have found someone with Terry's breadth of experience."

Nichols, according to the release, has had administrative and teaching experience in all levels of education that included being a teacher and principal at high, middle and elementary levels.

Nichols, born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, lives in Glendora with his wife Catherine and their 17-year-old son Benjamin. They also have three grown children and three grandchildren.

Families can host a high-school teenage German student.

The program, through Claremont based International Education and Exchange, lasts four weeks from July 25 through August 22.

Host families do not have to be from Claremont but be nearby, said Norman Comia.
"Students attend classes in the day time, go on excursions afterwards, and spend evenings and most weekends with their host families. Participation is voluntary," according to the news release.

Comia said families are needed as the students will be here in a month. Families would generally just pay for breakfast and dinner, Comia said.

Information: (909) 240-6986

The 2nd Annual Car Show/Vendor Fair: Richard Hibbard Chevrolet Patriotic Celebration! will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

The free event takes place at Richard Hibbard Chevrolet, 191 S. Indian Hill Blvd.
All makes and models are welcome for the car show, while food, music and a raffle will take place.

A portion of the proceeds go to the Claremont Little League, Two Faced Cosmetics Love Lisa Melanoma Research Foundation and Claremont High Baseball.

Vendors at the event include Jamba Juice, Funnel Cake, Park Lane Jewelry, Kettle Corn, Cookie Lee, craft booths, a kids play area with face painting and a train ride and more.

Information: (909) 624-4541

"Armed Robbery on Mount Baldy Rd

On Tuesday, June 23 at about 11:00 pm, two victims in a parked vehicle were robbed at gunpoint on the Evey Canyon Rd. turnout of Mount Baldy Rd. (near the north-east City limits). The victims were ordered out of the vehicle and held at gunpoint by one suspect while a second suspect ransacked the vehicle's interior. The suspects fled south on Mt. Baldy Rd. with the victim's wallets, books, and other personal property.

Suspect Vehicle: 2002-03 Black Nissan Altima, three chrome wheels and an emergency spare tire on front right, chrome door handles, and a dim left taillight

Suspect 1: Male Hispanic, 20-25 years old, 5-8/200 lbs., wearing a black t-shirt, khaki colored pants, and a white bandana covering face; armed with a handgun

Suspect 2: Male Hispanic, 20-25 years old, 5-8/200 lbs., wearing a white long sleeve t-shirt, blue jean shorts, and a white bandana covering face

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Claremont Police Department at (909) 399-5411."

Claremont police neighborhood meetings upcoming with all meetings at 6:30 p.m.:

Today at Western Christian, 3105 Padua Ave. for reporting district 68, 69

Thursday at Western Christian 3105 Padua Ave. for reporting district 67

June 29 at Hughes Center Padua Room, 1700 Danbury Rd. for reporting district 70

June 30 at Hughes Center Padua Room, 1700 Danbury Rd. for reporting district 70

Temple of Bon Matin will perform at 3 p.m. June 25 and will perform a second set at 5:30 p.m. on 88.7 FM KSPC
Rebels To The Grain at 8 p.m. June 26 described as "this conscious hip-hop tribe will be on hand with much love and positivity to spread."
DJ Shortstack at 2 p.m. June 28 described as "station 23's DJ Shortstack will be spinning hip-hop, nusoul, breaks, funk, afrobeat, reggae, old school, downtempo and associated vibes."
Rhino Records is at 235 Yale Ave. Info: www.rhinorecords.cc

Disney's High School Musical on stage continues through Sunday at the Candlelight Pavilion.

Here's the information from the Web site: "Follow along the adventures of East High students Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay, Ryan, Chad and Taylor as they discover in the fun and frenzy in their school's musical production. Don't miss this high-energy, family-fun, smash hit phenomenon!"

Thursdays and Sunday evenings range in price from $54 to $68; Friday evenings are $57 to $70; Saturday and Sunday matinees are $48 to $60; Saturday evening is $59 to $75 while the Sunday Champagne brunch ranges from $48 to $60.

The Candlelight Pavilion Dinner Theatre is at 455 Foothill Blvd.

Information: (909) 626-1254 or http://www.candlightpavilion.com

Inglewood Thrash and hardcore band Final Draft will perform at 8 p.m. July 18 inside the Packing House to support the prison library project.

Set It On Fire will also perform.

Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and there is a $5 cover charge.

The Packing House is at 540 W. First St.

The non-profit Claremont Forum, founded in 1985, seeks to "promote individual and social well-being through education, the arts, and wellness programs" and "provides a foundation for the development of ideas, the arts, and community service," according to the organization's Web site.

The prison library project serves "prisoners seeking personal and spiritual growth by providing books and tapes at no cost to the prisoner, prison chaplain, or prison psychologist," according to the Claremont Forum's Web site.

The forum is at 586 West First Street.

Information: (909) 626-3066,

http://web.me.com/claremontforum/The_Claremont_Forum/Welcome.html or http://www.myspace.com/finaldraft

Claremont Wednesdays takes place from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays inside the Claremont Village West of Indian Hill Boulevard including Second Street, Oberlin Avenue and First Street.

The musical act today is the The Fallen Stars on the Second Street Stage.

The non-profit organization Claremont Forum holds its Wednesday Green Market from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays at the Packing House at 540 W. First St.

Friday Nights Live takes place Fridays from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Public Plaza near the near the Laemmle's Claremont 5 at 450 W. 2nd Street and either City Hall on Second Street or the Chamber of Commerce on Yale Avenue.

Today, Los Angeles based soul artists John & The Orchestra will perform at 6 p.m. today at City Hall.

Frontman John Ramey works as a reporter, anchor, and web editor for KNX 1070 Newsradio in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles based alternative/acoustic/folk artist Cydney Robinson will perform at 6 p.m. today at the Laemmle Plaza.

Information for Claremont Wednesdays: (951) 733-2588 or http://www.claremontwednesdays.org/

Information for the Claremont Forum's Wednesday Green Market: (909) 626-3066 or http://web.me.com/claremontforum/The_Claremont_Forum/Wednesday_Green_Market.html

Information for Friday Nights Live: http://www.myspace.com/claremontfridaynightslive or
http://www.myspace.com/johnandtheorchestra or http://www.myspace.com/cydneyrobinson

All wading pools will be open from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Memorial Park, at 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., will be open Monday through Friday.

Wheeler Park, at 626 Vista Drive, and El Barrio Park, 400 block of Claremont Blvd., are open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays only.

All pools will be closed July 3.

Information: (909) 399-5490

Doug Macleod, with opener Frankie Fairfield, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Folk Music Center.

Macleod is a blues singer/songwriter, guitarist and has "unforgettable live performances," according to a Folk Music Center news release.

Tickets are $15.

"At the heart of this is his knack for storytelling, bringing characters-from the faceless to the legendary-to strikingly real life," according to the news release.

Fairfield plays guitar, banjo and fiddle and sings traditional folk songs.

Doors open at 7 p.m. Folk Music Center is at 220 Yale Ave.

Information: http://www.doug-macleod.com/ http://www.myspace.com/frankfairfield and http://www.folkmusiccenter.org

Acts upcoming to the Folk Music Center include the folk, ragtime, jazz Ditty Bops at 7:30 p.m. July 11 and world music act Fishtank Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 1.

James Hueter: A Retrospective will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through July 26.

Hueter, a Pomona College graduate and Claremont Graduate School graduate (in 1948 and 1951, respectively,) uses "early realist and surrealist paintings, through a long period of investigating and refining hybrid forms of painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, and architecture," according to the museum Web site.

He has been an artist for 60 years.

The Claremont Museum of Art is at 536 West First Street.

Information: (909) 621-3200 or www.claremontmuseum.org

An Ice Cream Night at Bert and Rocky's: Scoop for Hunger will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday.

The fundraiser for Kid Care International takes place at Bert and Rocky's, 242 Yale Ave.
Kid Care International, according to the group's Web site at http://www.kidcare.org, "supports humanitarian projects in Southern California, Russia, Tanzania, Sri Lanka and South Africa through championing volunteerism and cultivating both public and private partnerships."

Kid Care officials said 20 percent of the proceeds from 6 to 9 p.m. will go to Kid Care plus tips.

Information: (909) 625-1852 or http://www.bertandrockys.com

Virginia Reed at 8 p.m. today described as "a solidly constructed indie rock four piece collective in the mode of Elliot Smith."

KSPC's Forward Into The Past June 21 described as "music + comedy of the 20's 30's + 40's with host Randy Brian presenting a special Father's Day Themed Show."

Temple of Bon Matin will perform at 3 p.m. June 25 and will perform a second set at 5:30 p.m. on 88.7 FM KSPC

Rebels To The Grain at 8 p.m. June 26 described as "this conscious hip-hop tribe will be on hand with much love and positivity to spread."

DJ Shortstack at 2 p.m. June 28 described as "station 23's DJ Shortstack will be spinning hip-hop, nusoul, breaks, funk, afrobeat, reggae, old school, downtempo and associated vibes."

Rhino Records is at 235 Yale Ave. Info: www.rhinorecords.cc

Claremont police neighborhood meetings upcoming with all meetings at 6:30 p.m.:

Monday at Western Christian, 3105 Padua Ave. for reporting district 62, 63, 64, 645

Tuesday at Western Christian, 3105 Padua Ave. for reporting district 48, 49, 50

Wednesday at Western Christian, 3105 Padua Ave. for reporting district 68, 69

Thursday at Western Christian 3105 Padua Ave. for reporting district 67

June 29 at Hughes Center Padua Room, 1700 Danbury Rd. for reporting district 70

June 30 at Hughes Center Padua Room, 1700 Danbury Rd. for reporting district 70

Suspicious Vehicle & Persons - Possible Burglary Activity

From the Claremont Police Department news release:

"On June 16, 2009 at about 6:30 pm, Claremont PD officers contacted subjects in the area of Mills Ave. and Baseline Rd. after their vehicle had been seen cruising the area. The subjects could not provide a logical explanation for their activities. A records check revealed that some of the subjects have previously been arrested for burglary, fraud, and drug related crimes.

If you see the vehicle and/or subjects in your neighborhood acting suspiciously, please call the Claremont Police Department at (909) 626-1296. We are not releasing the names of the subjects at this time since they were not arrested.

Vehicle: 2002 Chevy Tahoe, CA Lic.# 4VND745, black w/3 inch lift, black "So Cal" sticker bottom/middle of the back window (sticker is a little hard to see), the back window has dark tint, the front license plate may be missing.

Subject 1/Driver: Male white, 23 years old, 5-7, 180 lbs, brown hair, blue eyes, tattoos on hands, arms & neck
Subject 2: Male white, 25 years old, 5-8, 200 lbs, brown hair, brown eyes, tattoos on hands, arms, neck & back
Subject 3: Male white, 28 years old, 5-9, 190 lbs, blond hair, blue eyes, tattoos on hands, arms & neck
Subject 4: Female white, 25 years old, 5-4, 160 lbs, blond hair, blue eyes, tattoos on neck
Subject 5: Female white, 23 years old, 5-3, 130 lbs, brown hair, brown eyes"

The free comic book and pop culture convention with artists, performers and more will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Packing House.

The Packing House is at 532 W. First St.

Information: www.losangelescomiccon.com

 

Escape Salon in Claremont is hosting a Hair Donation Day for Locks Of Love from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday.

The salon is at 250 W 1st St. # 146.

Haircuts will be free at the event for anyone who wants to donate 10 inches or longer of their hair to help the cause. While natural and colored hair works, bleached hair is not acceptable. 

Locks of Love is a non-profit organization "that provides vacuum fitted hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis," according to a news release from Escape Salon. "They meet a unique need for children by using donated human hair to create the highest quality hair prosthetics."

Information: (909) 399-3181

Upland folk rock/acoustic/alternative band The Fawkes will perform from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Laemmle Plaza as part of Friday Nights Live.

Also playing, but at the Chamber of Commerce, is Claremont's 60's garage band The Uncalled For.

Laemmle Plaza is at/near the Laemmle's Claremont 5 at 450 W 2nd Street.  The Chamber of Commerce is at 205 Yale Ave.

Information: http://www.myspace.com/claremontfridaynightslive or The Fawkes at http://www.myspace.com/fawkesmusic or The Uncalled For at http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Uncalled-For/21995802462

 

Donald Reinhart, 77, of Claremont put together a 1,200 piece grandfather clock puzzle which completed stands 5 feet tall with a running clock in the finished piece.

Thanks to his stepdaughter Donna Reinhart Saxton who submitted the information and the photo on June 14.

 

 

Philosophy professor Frederick E. Sontag died Sunday at the age of 84, after several months of declining health, officials said in a news release.

The Robert C. Denison Professor of Philosophy retired recently, after a 57-year tenure in the Pomona College philosophy department.

Sontag, an author of 28 books, "was a mentor and lifelong friend to generations of Pomona College students," officials said in a news release.

Memorial arrangements will be announced later.

Sontag also has his own Wikipedia page, which can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Sontag

The Democratic Club of Claremont will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. June 29 on the Pilgrim Place campus.

The speaker will be Jeanne Hamilton, board member of the Claremont Unified School District, who will discuss the importance of community colleges in California and fiscal threats to the colleges thereby to the state.

Hamilton has been vice president of student services at Citrus College in Glendora for the past 20 years and has also served in faculty and administrative positions at Fullerton College and Chaffey College.

One more ...

The Democratic Club of Claremont is hosting a Mixer for Democrats and "wanna-be Democrats" from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday.

Complimentary refreshments. RSVP by Friday, June 26th.

Information: (909) 632-1516 for location 

The Democratic Club of Claremont will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. June 29 on the Pilgrim Place campus.

The speaker will be Jeanne Hamilton, board member of the Claremont Unified School District, who will discuss the importance of community colleges in California and fiscal threats to the colleges thereby to the state.

Hamilton has been vice president of student services at Citrus College in Glendora for the past 20 years and has also served in faculty and administrative positions at Fullerton College and Chaffey College.

One more ...

The Democratic Club of Claremont is hosting a Mixer for Democrats and "wanna-be Democrats" from 2 to 6 p.m. June 28.

Complimentary refreshments. RSVP by June 26.

Information: (909) 632-1516 for location

 

The 61st annual Independence Day Celebration at Pomona College will feature a firework show and concert featuring the Ravelers.

The gates open at 6:30 p.m. at the corner of 6th Street and Mills Avenue.

Tickets are $6 presale and $8 at the door if available. They can be purchased at locations such as City Hall, Alexander Hughes Community Center and the Chamber of Commerce

Tickets sold out last year, officials said.

A parade will be at 4 p.m. on Indian Hill Boulevard. In the morning, the Claremont High School cross country team will host the Claremont Village Freedom 5000 Run/Walk and Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast.

Afterward, there will be an Indepedence Day opening ceremony.

For more information, call www.claremont4th.org.

The American Red Cross and the city of Claremont from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 23 will hold a blood drive at Taylor Hall, 1775 N. Indian Hill Blvd.

Donors will receive a VIP meet-and-greet voucher for the 2009 Vans Warped Tour.

The tour will be June 26 at the Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave. in Pomona.

For more information, visit www.givelife.org and "music," which is the sponsor code, or call (909) 399-5356.

Claremont residents are invited to enter a house decorating contest for the city's Independence Day celebration.

Submit entries by June 19 to the Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Road.

Outside decorations visible from a street will be judged.

For more information, call (909) 624-6227 of visit www.Claremont4th.org.

Golden State Water Company is holding a public meeting June 17 to explain their staged mandatory rationing plan.

The 6:30 p.m. meeting will be inside the Sequoia Room of the Double Tree Hotel, 555 W. Foothill Blvd.

Golden State on May 22 filed a plan with California Public Utilities Commission that authorizes the water company to implement water rationing in various stages according to supply.

The plan will be announced at the meeting.

If the plan is activated in Claremont, the water company would implement a 10-percent reduction based on a customer's average three-year usage from 2004 to 2006. This would be called Stage 1.

There is no penalty for a Stage 1 violation, officials said.

Penalties would be imposed if further stages, which would include increased conservation, are implemented.

Non-essential or unauthorized water usage could lead to fines from $50 to $300 depending on the stage.

The non-essential or unauthorized water usage applies to special conditions, such as when the water company notifies a customer to repair a broken part or system.

The customer would have to make repairs within five business days after receiving a notice. Water company officials said they would work with customers for a possible extension.

The water company superintendent and employees would decide on a case-by-case basis for each customer, officials said.

A Claremont Police Department official said there were 60 parking tickets given at the Claremont High School graduation Thursday.

During the graduation ceremony, it was announced there was 513 students from Claremont High School, 46 students from San Antonio High School and 30 students from Claremont Adult School.

 

The Petterson Museum of Intercultural Art at Pilgrim Place in Claremont is holding a free exhibit with children's activities and music and dance performances.

The Heart of Southeast Asia, sponsored by the Petterson Museum Friends, will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Pilgrim Place, 730 Plymouth Rd. To enter Pilgrim Place, take 8th St. on either Plymouth or Mayflower Roads.

Admission is free.

There will be exhibits of artifacts and folk art, the children's activities, a $6 Thai lunch, regional music and dance performances and a "show and tell" where residents will share personal experiences, artifacts and pictures.

The schedules is below:

10:30 to 11 a.m. Burmese choir

11 to 11:30 a.m. Burmese dance group

noon to 1 p.m. lunch

1 to 1:30 p.m. Thai dance group

2 to 2:30 p.m. Burmese dancer

2:30 to 3 p.m. Vietnamese dance group

The Heart of Southeast Asia event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

Information: (909) 399-5544

Claremont Graduate University is introducing a MBA/MPH dual degree.

"The program combines business studies with public health," said CGU spokesman Nick Johnson in an e-mail. "There's a huge shortage of healthcare workers around the world--especially for those with a solid business background. Our program begins this fall as one of only 10 like it in the nation.

In a news release online, college officials wrote: "This new offering will join the expertise and strengths of CGU's Drucker School of Management with its new School of Community and Global Health. It is the first installment of an envisioned Health Systems Leadership Program, capacity aimed to integrate scientific knowledge with executive leadership skills through specially tailored programs for individuals desiring a management career in the health industry."

Information: http://www.cgu.edu/pages/4546.asp?item=2987

 

The Claremont League of Women Voters Climate Change and Water forum will take place at 8:30 a.m. to noon June 20 at the Alexander Hughes Center, 1700 Danbury Rd.

The event, cosponsored by Sustainable Claremont and supported by a grant from the LVW-US and Oxfam America, is free and open to the public.

There is limited seating with RSVP required at (909) 624-9457 or league@claremont.ca.lwvnet.org.

Speakers include Dr. Bill Patzert, oceanographer and climatologist, the "prophet of California climate."

In a news release, Patzert was described as "Known for studying how Earth's oceans affect our weather and global climate and govern El Nino/La Nina weather phenomena. A 26 year Jet Propulsion Laboratory employee, he has dramatically improved long-term global weather and climate forecasts for Southern California. He will discuss the impacts of longer term climate trends and global warming. Topic: "The Climate is A-Changin': California's Future Ain't What It Used TO Be.'"

The second speaker is Celeste Cantu, General Manager of the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA).

Again from the news release: "A staunch supporter of SAWPA's regional integrated planning and has encouraged other regions to follow SAWPA's model. Formerly Executive Director of the State Water Resources Control Board, Planning Director for the City of Calexico, Director of the Public Housing Authority for Imperial County, with the US Department of Agriculture and California Assembly. Serves on the Water Education Foundation. Topic: "A New Water Ethic: The Paradigm Needed for the 21st Century.'"

Here is the description of what was said about Taylor at the event:

"Each year, since 1983, The Claremont Area League has remembered with deep respect one of Claremont's most influential early community leaders, Ruth Ordway, and has presented an award, bearing her name, to one of our current outstanding community leaders.

"A visionary in the community, Ruth Ordway was a leader in establishing the Claremont Intercultural Council, a group active in promoting cross-cultural housing in the barrio and in developing opportunities for Mexican -American students.

"Twice president of the early LWV, which she co-founded, she was active in issues that the LWV supported, such as pasteurization of milk and the creation of Memorial Park.

"She was also a spokesman for the LWV in opposition to issues. On one such opposed issue, in 1938, she was quoted as saying, "It is contrary to the LWV's policy of better personnel in government, sound public finance, and a simplified state constitution." How relevant her quote remains today!

"It is often difficult to recognize one particular leader among the many women and men, LWVers or not, who have given outstanding service to the Claremont Community. This year our recipient is an active LWV member with a history of diverse and effective leadership and her selection by the committee was unanimously enthusiastic.

"A native of Massachusetts and a graduate of Skidmore College, she worked as a social worker for many years before coming to Claremont over thirty years ago. Not one to be shy or hesitant, Ellen Taylor soon began to be involved in the community, and involved, indeed, she continued to be.

"Fast forward many years later, when Ellen was running for City Council, in her campaign literature she suggested that through her experience as a community leader she had " an understanding of the past and a vision for the future".

"She proposed issues that she would address, based on her leadership experience. We can look at the issues she identified to have an insight into her community involvement.

"Her list included:
Sensible economic development: She had been President of the Claremont
Chamber of Commerce
Historic Preservation: She had been a Board member and vice-president of Claremont Heritage
Wise land-use planning: She was a member of Citizen's Committee for the general plan and a strong proponent of hillside/wilderness preservation
Regional solutions to transportation problems: She was chairperson of the Claremont Traffic and Transportation Commission for four years

"Her leadership roles had also included President of the LWV, V-P of Friends of the Library, Board member of International Place at the colleges, Chair of the Legal and Protection Services Sub-committee of the City of Claremont's Committee on Aging and V-P and Membership Chair of the Claremont Community Coordinating Council.

"All of this experience was PRIOR to her election to the City Council, where she was described by some staff as one of the hardest working council members.

"Bringing her social worker background with her, she represented the City on the Tri-City Mental Health Board and worked hard for additional affordable housing and the acquisition of Johnson's Pasture during her Council tenure, along with many other issues.

"As Mayor, she represented Claremont well at all levels of government and at the many public events her role required.

"It was perhaps in the aftermath of an earlier unfortunate tragedy in town, that Ellen's finest and most sensitive contribution occurred. She stepped forward to address the tensions dividing the community by organizing Study Circles, a national program designed by the LWV to identify issues through small discussion groups. There was wide participation by the community and many credit this effort as beginning the needed healing of the community.

"Ellen has believed in consensus building as a core ingredient of her leadership and this effort was an outstanding example of that quality.

"Her past participation in this community suggests she should be resting and enjoying a "responsibility-free" life, but not so. She is hard at work on the new Affordable Housing project and has a new appointment to the City of Claremont's Committee on Aging.

"She will also return to a less interrupted role as Office Manager of Marshall's, law firm and will have more time to enjoy her two married sons and their wives, and await the arrival of the first grandchild.

"With great pride and respect, we honor Ellen Taylor today with the RUTH ORDWAY AWARD for all she has given to this community, her passion for service and her vision extraordinaire."

Taylor, in an e-mail, said: "I consider receiving this to be a great honor, one that I do not take lightly, since the people who have won the award in the past are some of my role models. I am humbled to be recognized by the League."

The Claremont Unified School District will recess into closed session at 3 p.m. today to discuss the superintendent candidate application review.

Current superintendent David Cash will leave the district to start at Clovis Unified School District July 1.

At 5 p.m., the school board will approve an agreement between the district and the Claremont Faculty Association and adopt a resolution of 2009 declaration of indefinite salaries.

The declaration of indefinite salaries "will provide the flexibility needed in 2009-10 to allow for salaries to be increased, have them remain the same, or reduce them if deemed necessary." The declaration is needed because the California Constitution "prohibits officers or employees from receiving additional compensation for services already rendered, unless salaries have been declared legally "indefinite."

The school board will also discuss the budget.

The meeting will take place at the Richard S. Kirkendall Education Center, 170 W. San Jose Ave.

Active Claremont, a non-partisan activist group, was formed on June 9, 1994.

The group received recognition at Tuesday's city council meeting. Their next meeting is at 7 p.m. June 18 at the library, 208 Harvard Ave.

According to president and former city councilwoman Jackie McHenry's message in the June 2009 Active Claremont newsletter, "On June 9th, 1994, a group of 12 people met to form a civic group that we know as Active Claremont.

"According to the minutes of that meeting, their stated goals were to 'monitor the activities of the City Council of Claremont' and to 'create an action plan to keep the Claremont Library open and staffed by volunteers assisting the employees of the library.'

"At the August 7th, 1994 meeting, the Active Claremont mission statement was adopted, and three goals were enumerated: to 'monitor the legislative proposals by city staff before they go to the City Council', to 'promote volunteerism to keep library research tools useable and accessible', and to 'establish a public relations committee to create a community newsletter'.

"On Oct. 20, 1994, Active Claremont held its first general meeting attended by 18 people including two council members.'

For more information on Active Claremont go to www.activeclaremont.org

Golden State Water Company will distribute free, high-efficiency toilets at 8 a.m. at Claremont High School.

The high school is at 1601 N. Indian Hill Blvd.

"By participating, you are supporting Claremont High School Softball Boosters," according to a Claremont news release.

Information: www.ci.claremont.ca.us/ or www.ci.claremont.ca.us/download.cfm?ID=26250

Claremont High School will graduate its seniors at 5 p.m. Thursday. A rehearsal is scheduled for 9 a.m.

Claremont High School is at 1601 N. Indian Hill Blvd.

The valedictorian is Alexis Ann Arnold, 17, who will attend UCLA. I'll have a question and answer City News story with her run June 12.

The gala takes place from 5 to 10 p.m. at the theatre, 4467 Padua Ave.

The Padua Hills Theatre was built in 1928 in the foothills above Claremont, and from 1933 to 1974 the Mexican Players theater troupe performed there.

A-list Hollywood celebrities would perform at the theatre in its glory years but the performances stopped in 1974.

The Garner family, who built the theatre, later transferred the theater to Pomona College in the 1980s.

In 1997, City Hall took over the property from Pomona College after the city acquired the land that is adjacent to Claremont Hills Wilderness Park.

In November, the city council approved a 55-year lease agreement with Arteco Partners to renovate the venue.

The gala on Sunday will include a special awards presentation, ribbon cutting, dinner, dancing to big band sounds and a reception, with black tie optional.

Admission is $100 per person.

Tickets will be held at the door. Claremont Heritage is a non-profit organization that is "devoted to the preservation of the history and historic character of Claremont through research, education and advocacy."

Information or reservations: (909) 621-0848; heritage.91711@verizon.net; or send checks payable to Claremont Heritage.

      This brown bear was photographed by Whitney LoCicero at the 700 block of Marlboro Court on Wednesday afternoon. The bear was later tranquilized in Upland before midnight at Cabrillo Park on W. 11th St. Upland assistant city   manager Rod Foster could not say for sure if the bear caught was this bear but it was brown and he said "it could have been."  

through the Neighborhood E-Watch

"Residential Burglary Suspect Information

On Monday June 1, 2009 at about 10:45 am, suspects forced open the front door to a residence in the 2700 block of Westfield Pl. (near Alamosa Dr. & Bonnie Brae Ave.). The residence was ransacked; property loss is unknown at this time.

Suspect descriptions:
#1 Male black, 16-18 years old, 5-9/150 lbs, short hair, white shirt, blue jeans, white shoes
#2 Male black, 16-18 years old , 5-6/130 lbs, short hair, polo shirt, black pants
#3 Male black, 16-18 years old 5-10/150 lbs, short hair, white shirt, blue jeans
#4 Unknown description (driver of suspect vehicle)

Suspect vehicle description:
Green/Blue Newer Model Chevy Trailblazer

Anyone with information about this crime is asked to contact the Claremont Police Department at (909) 399-5411. Please report suspicious activity immediately to Claremont PD at 9-1-1 or (909) 626-1296."

Water board director Xavier Alvarez had his Wednesday readiness hearing continued to Sept. 8 at Pomona Superior Court.

Alvarez, who represents south Pomona on the board, has pled not guilty to illegally registering his ex-wife for health benefits with the Three Valleys Municipal Water District.

The hearing was pushed back because Alvarez's public defender Rodolfo Aguirre had to work a long-term trial.

Sandi Roth, a prosecutor with the Los Angeles County district attorney's Public Integrity Division, said she had witness conflicts in July and August.

Commissioner Wade Olson then made the decision for the readiness hearing to be continued to 8:30 a.m. Sept. 8.

The jury trial, actually the jury selection, is scheduled to start Sept. 10.

"Make sure you write it down," Olson said to Alvarez.

Alvarez is accused of adding his ex-wife, Juanita Ruiz, on his insurance from Jan. 24 to Oct. 31, 2007.

In July, Alvarez was fined and sentenced to probation for violating the Stolen Valor Act, which criminalizes false claims of military valor. He claimed he had received the Medal of Honor

A special meeting is called for 6 p.m. Friday at the City Council chamber to review the allocation of the proposed 75 unit project.

While the current option has 45 family units and 30 senior units, council could decide to go with an option two of 39 senior units and 36 family units.

UPDATE: City manager Jeff Parker said the option could be 40 senior units and 36 family units or the city council could decide to wait a year on the project.

"If the City Council and Agency Board authorize changes to the Exclusive Negotiating Agreement, the City Council and Agency Board are requested to authorize the City Manager to sign the agreement," according to the agenda report. 

The chamber is at 225 Second Street.

Go here for more info: http://www.ci.claremont.ca.us/download.cfm?ID=26257

Phil Settle & Friends will perform at 8 p.m. Wednesday and June 17 at Hip Kitty in Claremont.

Joining guitarist and vocalist Settle will be bassist Andrew Ford, drummer Sergio Gonzales and keyboard and vocalist Robin Swenson.

Hip Kitty is at 402 W. First Street.

Information: (909)447-6700 or www.hipkittyjazz.com

A free stress-o-meter test for seniors will be held at 10 a.m. June 10.

The Inter Valley Health Plan health and wellness workshop will take place at the Pomona Valley Health Center, 1601 Monte Vista Ave., Suite 275, Claremont.

The non-profit Inter Valley Health Plan helps inform seniors to make healthy choices in lifestyle and educated health care decisions.

Those interested can call (800) 251-8191, Ext. 316 or www.ivhp.com/Site/VitalitySeries.aspx.

The Mountainside Master Chorale will perform Paul McCartney's opera/concerto on June 7.
The concert is called "Classical McCartney - Ecce Cor Meum" and will be the West Cost Premiere.

Start time is 3:30 p.m. at the Garrison Theater, 231 E. Tenth St.

Featured will be the Mountainside Master Chorale, a children's choir, a full orchestra, a soprano soloist and the Cal State-San Bernardino Concert Choir.

Tickets are $18 for adults and $15 for seniors and students.

Information and tickets: (909) 510-6699 or rseyedoc@aol.com

The Folk Music Center Concert Series presents Hawaiian slack key guitar master Cyril Pahinui at 7:30 p.m. Sunday.

A workshop will take place from 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Both events take place at the Folk Music Center, 220 Yale Ave.

The concert will have the doors open at 7 p.m. and admission is $15. The workshop is $25.

Information: (909) 624-2928 or www.folkmusiccenter.com

Kathleen Stewart Howe, Pomona College Museum of Art Director, was picked for the Getty Leadership Institute's Museum Leadership Institute.

Howe, in an announcement on May 27, will join more than 30 international museum leaders to explore the challenges museum's face today.

The program takes place from July 11 through 31 and is held at the Getty Center.

According to a Pomona College news release, "participants are chosen from a highly competitive pool of applicants and selected based on their ability to influence policy and affect change at their institutions."

Kathryn Lillich and Carolyn Jackson, two soon-to-be Claremont High School graduates, will sing at 7 p.m. June 13 at Claremont Presbyterian Church.

The church is at 1111 N. Mountain Ave.

Lillich has been awarded academic and music scholarships to attend Iowa's Luther College.
Jackson will attend Wellesley College in Massachusetts.

The two will join together in a flute, folk harp and voice performance.

The concert is free but donations are appreciated, according to a news release.

Mata Barr, El Roble Middle School eighth grade student, will be on "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" at 11:30 p.m. Thursday, according to a news release.

Barr and 13 other Los Angeles Children's Chorus members will sing back up to "California Dreamin'" with John Mayer.

The Claremont McKenna College Class of 2009 in May raised more than $15,000 in donations and matching grants during the Senior Class Gift campaign.

The campaign concluded with a 98.4 percent participation rate and $5,897 raised, according to a college news release.

That amount, combined with Parent Network Challenge grants, brought the total amount of gift-funds raised by the class to $15,846.

The participation rate was a significant improvement from last year's 95 percent overall participation.

"The ideal goal is to reach 100 percent participation, and this year's campaign fell just four gifts shy of that mark," said Andrew Carrillo, senior associate director of annual giving.

Each year, CMC competes in The Claremont Colleges Senior Gift Competition, according to a college news release.

Carrillo said this year's winner -- Pitzer College -- achieved 100 percent participation from its senior class.

"A number of students expressed their appreciation for the education they were provided at CMC, designating their gifts to things like scholarships, athletics, institutes," Carrillo said.

"Many members of the class commemorated the class effort by making a gift of $62, representing the 62nd graduating class at CMC, the class of 2009."