Looks like photographer Gabriel Fenoy is no longer with the Claremont Courier and there could be questions about what happened exactly from an e-mail sent to my paper and the Courier.

Below is the Courier post and then below that the e-mail.

http://couriercitybeat.blogspot.com/2009/10/staff-changes-at-courier.html

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Staff changes at the COURIER

We are sad to report that COURIER staff photographer Gabriel Fenoy is no longer with the paper. Mr. Fenoy started here as an intern in 2005, and has been on staff for the past 3 years. His photographs gave us all a real sense of the people and places in our community. He will be missed, and we wish him well in his future endeavors.

In the interim, Davis Barber and on occasion myself, will provide the excellent photography coverage you have come to expect. Mr. Barber has worked at the COURIER before, currently owns a photography and video business, and has taught photojournalism courses at several colleges in the area. You have already seen his images for the CHS homecoming coverage.

We will keep you posted on further developments. You can also email me at pweinberger@claremont-courier.com.

Peter Weinberger, publisher sfw

Is there any readers who know more about this?

A city council priorities workshop will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. The workshop takes place at City Council Chambers, 207 Harvard Ave.
Information: http://www.ci.claremont.ca.us/

Sustainable Claremont will install new board members, update their current projects and feature a presentation from a Sustainable Works of Santa Monica representative.

Everyone is invited to the meeting, which takes place from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday Oct. 17.

The discussion will be held inside the Padua Room at the Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Rd.

The mission of Sustainable Claremont is to engage "people in education and action to create a more sustainable community - environmentally, socially, and economically - in Claremont and beyond," according to their Web site.

Information: http://sustainableclaremont.org/

Michael Rayner's Found Object Juggling Show will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday inside the Claremont Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave.
Rayner "balances a wheelbarrow on his chin, does upside down juggling and creates wacky jugglement and preposterous brilliance with everyday objects," according to a library news release.
The Friends of the Claremont Library fall book sale will take place inside the library meeting room from Oct. 22-24.
A Friends-only preview sale takes place form 4 to 8 p.m. Oct. 22 and Friend memberships can be purchased at the door. The book sale is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days.
A Friends of the Claremont Library poetry reading will take place 2 p.m. Oct. 25 with Alvin Ethington.
A Halloween party for kids takes place from 2 to 3 p.m. Oct. 31 at the library with "spooky projects to make and treats for everyone!" The Friends of the Claremont Library is sponsoring the event.
For more events, call (909) 621-4902 or www.colapublib.org

City Manager Jeff Parker issues a report online every week that details happenings in the city. Here is a quick round-up of report:
-- At the City Council meeting the council awarded the contract for the traffic signal installation on Indian Hill Boulevard at Tenth Street to Terno, Inc. of La Mirada for $105,589.
-- The council agreed with the Traffic and Transportation Commission to approve installation of a pedestrian signal at the intersection of Arrow Highway and Oakdale Drive with advanced warning beacon for westbound traffic. There will also be the closure of Oakdale at the intersection of Arrow and posting of the driveway exit at the La West Market, 333 E. Arrow Highway as right turn only, and the allocation of $180,000 from gas tax funds for the work.
-- The Community Services Department has finished its first phase of grinding down more than 2,400 uneven sidewalk locations. The second phase includes removing broken sidewalk raised by more than an inch and half, The city staff will request funding for these improvements in the upcoming budget development process.
-- Residents need to reduce water consumption by 10 percent but comply with the city's water conservation ordinance and keep their landscaping viable.
"Our water conservation ordinance allows watering of landscaping seven days a week, although you may only use your irrigation system before 9 a.m. and after 5 p.m. If you water by hand with a hose equipped with a self-closing nozzle, you may water anytime of the day."
Other tips were to limit watering to 2 to 3 days a week for 15 minutes and install drought-tolerant landscaping with a drip irrigation system.
For additional ways to conserve water or drought tolerant landscaping suggestions, call sustainability coordinator Chris Veirs at (909) 399-5486.
-- Flu shots are available for seniors over age 50 on Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon with no appointment necessary.
The shots will be given at the Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave. For more information, call the Joslyn Center at (909) 399-5488.
-- A workshop on Medicare changes for 2010 will take place at 10 a.m. Oct. 28 at the Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave.
A Center for Health Care rights representative will present the meeting.
For more information, call the Joslyn Center at (909) 399-5488.
-- Depot Jazz Series will continue from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday with the group Swing 4 Sale. The event is held at the train depot at 200 W. First St. Concerts are free and parking is available at the Metrolink parking lot, at First Street and College Avenue.

The free 28th Annual Village Venture Arts & Crafts Faire will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. inside the Claremont Village.
There will be more than 450 booths and in 2008 more than 20,000 people attended the event, sponsored by the Claremont Chamber of Commerce.
A children's Halloween parade, sponsored by Cloud Nine, will take place at 9:30 a.m. At 9:15 a.m., participants should assemble at Harvard and Bonita avenues.
Parking is available at the First Street parking structure west of Indian Hill Boulevard and the Metrolink parking lot at First Street and College Avenue.
There is also shuttle service from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. from the Claremont Colleges Facilities Services parking lot on east First Street at Mills Avenue with shuttles every five minutes; the St. Ambrose Episcopal Church parking lot on Bonita Avenue, east of Towne Avenue every 10 minutes; the Youth Activity Center at Indian Hill Boulevard at Scripps Drive every 10 minutes.
Information: (909) 624-1681 or http://www.claremontchamber.org/Village-Venture.122.0.html

Local businesses and the city of Claremont will sponsor an annual Halloween Event from 2 to 5 p.m. Oct. 31 in the Claremont Village.
Youths age 2 to 12 can participate in free games at the Claremont Depot or other "roving entertainment" throughout the village, according to a Claremont Chamber of Commerce news release.
The depot is at 200 W. First St.
At 3 p.m., many local businesses will hand out candy to children. The event is free.
The area is from Indian Boulevard and First Street to Harvard and Bonita avenues. The village expansion extends west of Indian Hill Boulevard to the Packing House.
For more information, call (909) 399-5490.

The jazz band Polyhedra will play from 2 to 5 p.m. in a free Jazz at College Center performance on the east patio of the mall at 665 E. Foothill Blvd.
The band will perform outside the Blue Fin Sushi and Grill. Different bands perform in the location every Sunday.
For more information, call (909) 946-1398 or go to http://www.jazzatcollegecenter.com/

Director and Claremont resident Dmitry Trakovsky will show his film "Revisiting Tarkovsky" at 11 a.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Claremont 5 Laemmle.
Trakovsky, 25, will give a brief introduction of the film, a documentary about renowned filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky, and hold a question and answer session after the film.
The film is in English, Russian and Italian with English subtitles, Trakovsky said.
Dmitry Trakovsky, born in Moscow, grew up in Claremont after his family immigrated to the United States in 1987.
The Laemmle is at 450 W 2nd St. Trakovsky rented the theater to show his film. Admission is $7.
The film will also be shown at 11 a.m. Oct. 24 and 25 at the Sunset 5 Laemmle in West Hollywood.
For more information go to www.trakovskyfilm.com

The Gonzalo Bergara Quartet will play its musical styles of traditional jazz and Buenos Aires influences at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Folk Music Center.
Bergara played professionally at age 16 and arrived in America in 2000 where he has played with groups including Howard Alden, Tim Hausser of Manhattan Transfer and others.
For more information about the quartet go to http://www.myspace.com/gonzalobergara.
The opening act is the cowboy jazz and Western bop group Cow Bop, which features Bruce Forman.
Admission is $18. The center is at 220 Yale Ave.
Information: (909) 624-2928.

The Costanoan Rumsen Wellness Center 5K Run/Walk Around the 5 Cs will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Claremont Colleges.
Registration starts at 7 a.m. at the Pitzer College Brant Clock Tower. Pitzer is at 1050 N. Mills Ave.
A one-mile family fun will begin at 9 a.m.
Albert "Superfly" Sandoval, honorary 5K Chairman boxing champion, will lead a community festival that includes the Bear Clan Drummers, food, health information booths, live music, speakers and vendors.
Authors Claudia Jurmain and Bill McCawley will sign their book "O My Ancestor" that chronicles the heritage and lives of the present day Gabrielino-Tongva community.
To pre-register go to the Costanoan Rumsen Carmel office at 240 E. 1st Street in Pomona or Costanoanrumsen.org or Active.com.
On-site registration is $20 for adults, $10 for children, students or teams (10 or more runners).
All proceeds from the event will go to the Costanoan Rumsen Wellness Center.

The exhibition "Veronica" runs through Dec. 11 at Pitzer Art Galleries. Gallery hours are from noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and by appointment.
"Inspired by Saint Veronica, who mopped Jesus's brow on the road to Golgotha resulting in an imprint of his face on her veil, the works breathe new life into stale and outdated stereotypes and icons," according to a Pitzer College news release.
The artists are from The Netherlands, the U.S. and Germany while the works showcase the issues of gender, religion, identity issues and politics.
The galleries are at 1050 N. Mills Ave.
The artists are Rheim Alkadhi, Nadine Hottenrott, Karen Lofgren, Shana Lutker, Mathilde ter Heijne, Jeni Spota, Joy Whalen and Carrie Yury.
Ciara Ennis curated the exhibition. A reception was held Sept. 24.
Information: (909)-607-0491 or www.pitzer.edu.

In honor of Peter Drucker, described as the father of modern management, a dedication will be held Thursday to rename Eleventh Street to Drucker Way.
The new Drucker Way will extend one block from College Avenue to Darthmouth Avenue.
Before the dedication, a state of the school address given by Dean Jackson will take place from 4 to 5:15 p.m. at Burkle 16. The Drucker Way unveiling will take place from 5:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the corner of Eleventh and Dartmouth Avenues.
A reception will take place from 5:45 to 7:15 p.m. at the Burkle Courtyard.
The Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management and the Drucker Institute announced the information in a news release.
The renaming is part of the Drucker Centennial, which marks Drucker's 100th birthday. The Drucker School and the Drucker Institute are putting together the centennial.
A week of special events at Claremont Graduate University is scheduled to take place in November.
The event is open to the public.
Information: (909) 621-8000

City Hall and the Community Services Department at the city yard are open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
The reason for the change is to reduce the city's operating budget.
The Alexander Hughes Community Center is now open from from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Thursday and 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Fridays. The center will be open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays.
The Joslyn Senior Center will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The Blaisdell Community Building will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Residents can find information or pay utility bills after hours on the City's Web site at www.ci.claremont.ca.us.
Information: City Manager's Office (909) 399-5446.

This week, the refuse/recycling collection day could change and residents should be aware, city officials said in a news release.
All automated containers must be at the curb by 6 a.m. on the scheduled pick-up day.
If a holiday falls within the four-day workweek from Monday through Thursday, the services will be delayed one day starting with the holiday.
Residents with a Thursday pick up will have their collection take place on Friday.
For more information on the recycling and trash guidelines, go to www.ci.claremont.ca.us or call the Community Services Department at (909) 399-5431.

Claremont Police Officer Cpl. Eric Huizar and Officer Erik Orozco were honored at the Oct. 1 police commission meeting.
Huizar and Orozco were given the Police Department's lifesaving medals for saving the life of a Claremont resident.
On June 7 the officers responded to a medical emergency call and found a woman collapsed and not responsive when they arrived.
A family member performed CPR but officers started life saving measures after the woman failed to start breathing.
After a defibrillator failed to resuscitate the woman, the officers performed CPR until the fire department arrived.
The woman was resuscitated and taken to a nearby hospital.
She was able to personally thank the officers at the Oct. 1 meeting, according to a city news release.

The Inland Valley Humane Society will go through the city to make sure dogs are properly licensed, according to a Claremont E-Watch news release.
The canvassers will be go door-to-door from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday beginning mid-October and finishing before the end of December.
IVHS staff wear a distinct blue polo shirt with the IVHS logo, navy-colored slacks or shorts and carry an IVHS badge and identification card.
They also drive unmarked vehicles.
A local ordinance requires all dogs age four months and older are vaccinated against rabies and properly licensed. Citations will be given for unlicensed dogs.
Information: IVHS staff (909) 623-9777.

Police Chief Paul Cooper said last week the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office declined to press charges against one of the two men involved in an Aug. 27 disturbance at the Alexander Hughes Community Center.
Charles Cox, 21, made a citizen's arrest on Rudolph Mann, 66, of Claremont at a community meeting on healthcare reform.
The Claremont Police Department turned the case over the district attorney's office to review both men's allegations against each other.
The DA's office decided not to prosecute against Mann in "the interest of justice," according to city manager Jeff Parker's Oct. 1 weekly update.
A Police Commission meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday to review a report of the response to the meeting and receive public input.
The meeting will be held at 225 W. Second St.
For meeting information: (909) 399-5404.

The annual Fall Information Fair & Flu Shot Clinic from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at Taylor Hall will no longer have flu shots because of a lack of vaccinations available, city officials said in a news release.
The information fair will still take place. Taylor Hall is at 1775 N. Indian Hill Blvd.
Lunch for those 60 and over will be available at noon for a suggested $2.00 donation.
Information: Claremont Senior Program (909) 399-5488

The non-profit Health Maintenance Organization Inter Valley Health Plan's 30th Anniversary Gala to benefit Make a Senior Smile raised $7,500 for seniors, according to a news release.
The event was held at the Fox Theatre in Pomona on Sept 26 and was emceed by Tom Hatten.
"We are very happy that we can help Make a Senior Smile continue their mission of generating smiles for seniors," said Inter Valley Health Plan President and CEO Ronald H. Bolding in a news release. "Servicing people for over three decades, we are dedicated and passionate about helping seniors live a vigorous and full life, both physically and emotionally, and aligning with Make a Senior Smile only furthers that passion."
Make a Senior Smile, Inc. was "founded by community leaders who specialize in senior services ... to celebrate the lives of seniors by helping to fulfill their life-long goals and missed opportunities due to sacrifices they made for others."
For more information on Make a Senior Smile, go to www.makeaseniorsmile.org

Docents will lead attendees through historic homes built between 1911 and 1931.
The annual event has been expanded and includes workshops on topics including drought-tolerant landscaping, historical resources and window repairs among other items.
Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 day of the tour and are available at Claremont Heritage, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd.
The tour starts at 1096 Harvard Ave., said Claremont Heritage's Judy Wright.
"Think of Wolfe's Market and go south from there," Wright said about the tour's direction.
Other locations they are available include Barbara Cheatley, Carkle Sudie; International Glass and Bead, Claremont Optical, Stremmels Hallmark, and Claremont Heights Post Office.
Information: (909) 621-0848.

Maestra Zheng Xiaoying will direct the Chinese Xiamen Philharmonic at 8 p.m. Friday inside Garrison Theater at Scripps College.
Charles Kamm, Scripps College assistant professor of music history, will make a guest performance.
The concert is free and open to the public.
"To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, the orchestra of 80 musicians will perform a variety of pieces with great cultural significance, such as the famous violin concerto, The Butterfly Lovers, by He Zhanhao Chen Gang, and The Echoes of Hakkas Earth Buildings, an original symphony composed by Liu Yuan, at the request of Professor Zheng," according to a news release from Scripps College.
Professor Zheng is artistic director and principal conductor of the Xiamen Philharmonic.
"One of only a few female conductors in China, Zheng is China's first nationally recognized female conductor, and the first Chinese maestra to conduct opera abroad," according to the news release.
She was nominated principal conductor of the China Central Opera Theatre and in 1998 founded the Xiamen Philharmonic. She has received the French Medal of Honor and in 2005 was Nobel Peace Prize nominee.
Soloists include Zhang Hongyan playing a traditional four-stringed Chinese instrument called the pipa and violinist Huang Bin who has played her instrument since age 4.
Scripps College is at 1030 Columbia Ave.
Information: (909) 607-9665

LA Philharmonic, Los Angeles Opera and Music Center of LA lecturer Robert Robinson will discuss "Sushi and Paella: International Culture through Opera Glasses."
The talk will take place at 7 p.m. today inside Decker Hall at Pilgrim Place.
Pilgrim Place is at 660 Avery Rd.
Robinson, a graduate of Central School of Speech in London, has taught and directed in various conservatories most of his professional career.
The Friends of the Petterson Museum of Intercultural Art at Pilgrim Place is sponsoring the event.
Robinson will focus on "Madam Butterfly," an Italian composer and American playwright's attempt to get inside Japanese culture. This will be contrasted with "The Mikado."
The public is invited to attend.
Information: (909) 621-9581.

Three Valleys Municipal Water Board director Xavier Alvarez was sentenced to five years in state prison Thursday for insurance fraud, misappropriation of public funds and grand theft.
He was led away in handcuffs after the ruling, similar to Sept. 18 when he was found guilty for the three charges at Pomona Superior Court.
He will have to leave the water board and will not be allowed to run for public office again, said Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Sandi Roth. Judge Mike Camacho told Alvarez he needed to let the water board know he could no longer serve.
Alvarez was fined and sentenced to probation in July 2008 for violating the Stolen Valor Act, which criminalizes false claims of military valor. He claimed he had received the medal.
Alvarez was fined and sentenced to perform community service at Loma Linda's Veterans Hospital.
Alvarez represents south Pomona on the water board.