“Based on a True Story” mentioned Pomona the other day, says a reader from Claremont, who adds that a similar series, “Rookie Feds,” mentioned Claremont. Also: Jimmy Carter once dissed in print a speech written by an aide from Redlands, a West Covina resident confirms what the mayor of Riverside said about the gratitude of Koreans to America, two readers praise Dan Bernstein, I note my upcoming anniversary and request feedback (which I hope I will not regret) and a Pomona man’s dining habits are remembered. All this in my Wednesday column.

And btw, I’m on vacation, but I wrote three columns ahead to avoid depriving anyone! And also to use up some material.

“Shot by ‘Cannon,'” get it? If you do or if you don’t, the column will explain to you or remind you about “Cannon,” the 1970s detective show, which once filmed scenes at this column’s old friend, the Virginia Dare Winery. Also: some lighter news from a Moreno Valley council meeting involving seniors and a clutch of brIEfly items from Pomona and Perris, most of which have been on hold for a while. I threw together this column last Friday before leaving for a short vacation — which ends today!

A CW series, “Legends of Tomorrow,” airs an episode set in 1955 San Bernardino; I pay further homage to Metrolink/DTLA advocate Bob Herman; a Chino councilman dies; and two notable and lifelong Riverside library patrons will have a summit meeting of sorts at the new library. All of that makes up Wednesday’s column.

Mary Ann Borer of Pomona competed on “Jeopardy!” five days — days that were scattered throughout this month, by the way. I interview her about her experience, her silly hand gestures and her $88,500 in winnings for Friday’s column.

A local woman was on “Jeopardy!” on Monday. She used to work here in our newsroom! Not surprisingly, then, she gave me an interview about the experience. After that come six Culture Corner items and a Valley Vignette, all in Friday’s column.

Sunday’s column starts with a summary and dialogue from the Nov. 6 episode of a CBS adventure series that involved Pomona. After that come a half-dozen Culture Corner items and a Valley Vignette.

Like Gaul, Sunday’s column is divided into three parts: 1) a “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” sketch with a local reference, 2) a novel with local references and 3) an update on Magic Door Books in Pomona.

This undated Progress-Bulletin clipping was scanned and sent to me by Ren. Actor Mike Connors was in Pomona one summer day to film a scene for a “Mannix” episode in which his private eye character Joe Mannix returns to his hometown, Sumner Grove, to help an old friend in trouble.

Filming was done in front of the old City Hall, since torn down. “Cries of ‘hey, there’s Mannix’ were common as secretaries left the office for an extended coffee break,” the story relates. The Prog office would have been only a block or two from the filming.

“Mannix” aired from 1967 to 1975 on CBS, lasting eight seasons. It looks likely that this was the third season episode “Return to Sumner Grove,” which aired Oct. 11, 1969. Here’s the IMDB summary.

* Never mind: Microfilm research by the Pomona Public Library’s Allan Lagumbay pins the date of the article as June 16, 1971, which means the filming was for a fifth-season episode.

I don’t know that I ever watched the series; at one point it aired the same time as “The Night Gallery,” which I watched when allowed to. The AV Club wrote an appreciation of the series here.

Wednesday’s column starts off with some silliness: a cameo in a made-for-TV movie (made by the “Sharknado” people) by an Ontario Police Department helicopter. After that: items from Pomona, Montclair, Upland and the cultural scene.