Claremont Courier

08/15/2024

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Here are the latest listings from Geoff Hamill.

For more information call Geoff at 909.621.0500 or visit: http://GeoffHamill.com.

08/01/2024

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Welcome Real Estate Advisor Zachary Hall to Wheeler Steffen Sotheby's International Realty!

Zachary can be reached at 909.223.2850 or [email protected]

08/01/2024

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Here are the latest listings from Geoff Hamill.

Geoff is also hosting two open houses at 840 Peninsula Avenue, Claremont this weekend!

The first open house will be on Friday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The second open house will be on Sunday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

For more information call Geoff at 909.621.0500 or go to: http://GeoffHamill.com.

07/25/2024

Claremont Little League’s previously red hot 12U All-Star team proved mortal after all, narrowly falling to tough competition at the Southern California State Little League Tournament. The section three champion Claremont team began the tournament with a convincing 13-7 win over La Mirada, extending their unbeaten postseason streak to 7-0. But on Sunday they faced Sweetwater Valley, who handed them a 6-4 loss. Their season ended Tuesday with a narrow 6-5 loss to Eastvale. CLL finished their postseason with a 7-2 record.

Claremont Little League’s previously red hot 12U All-Star team proved mortal after all, narrowly falling to tough competition at the Southern California State Little League Tournament. The section three champion Claremont team began the tournament with a convincing 13-7 win over section five champ...

07/24/2024

“I am thrilled to report the Claremont Courier picked up 12 California Journalism Awards this past Saturday. The ceremony at the Universal Sheraton Hotel honored the best of California journalism from 2023 and included nearly 3,000 entries from across the state. Though we didn’t win any first place awards this year (following a Courier record 19 wins — including five first place awards — for 2021, and nine more with three firsts in 2022), that the Courier, with our tiny staff and modest circulation, was among the finalists in 12 categories, was remarkable.”

“I am thrilled to report the Claremont Courier picked up 12 California Journalism Awards this past Saturday. The ceremony at the Universal Sheraton Hotel honored the best of California journalism from 2023 and included nearly 3,000 entries from across the state. Though we didn’t win any first pl...

07/20/2024

As of 8:48 p.m. Friday more than 200 firefighters, including several helicopters and air tankers, were working to contain the Fork Fire, which has burned 250 acres in the east fork of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument section of Angeles National Forest above Azusa, according to Angeles National Forest Public Affairs Officer Dana Dierkes. It is now burning toward the Sheep Mountain Wilderness.

A fire reported at 3:21 p.m. today in the east fork of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument section of Angeles National Forest had scorched 75 acres as of 5:15 p.m., according to Angeles National Forest Public Affairs Officer Dana Dierkes. Named the Fork Fire, it is burning near East Fork Roa...

07/20/2024

A fire reported at 3:21 p.m. today in the east fork of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument section of Angeles National Forest had scorched 75 acres as of 5:15 p.m., according to Angeles National Forest Public Affairs Officer Dana Dierkes. Named the Fork Fire, it is burning near East Fork Road, which leads from Highway 39 on the Azusa side to Glendora Mountain Road. The Courier will update this story as more information becomes available.

A fire reported at 3:21 p.m. today in the east fork of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument section of Angeles National Forest had scorched 75 acres as of 5:15 p.m., according to Angeles National Forest Public Affairs Officer Dana Dierkes. Named the Fork Fire, it is burning near East Fork Roa...

07/17/2024

Fire officials reported Wednesday that the Vista Fire, burning since July 7, is 67% contained after burning 2,936 acres. This photo from Tuesday shows the fire scars and damage from near Mt. Baldy. For the latest updates on the fire, visit the federal incident information management system website, inciweb.wildfire.gov, or the San Bernardino National Forest page at facebook.com/sanbernardinonf.

Fire officials reported Wednesday that the Vista Fire, burning since July 7, is 67% contained after burning 2,936 acres. This photo from Tuesday shows the fire scars and damage from near Mt. Baldy. For the latest updates on the fire, visit the federal incident information management system website,....

07/15/2024

The U.S. Forest Service is reporting the Vista Fire near Mt. Baldy is 47% contained after charring some 2,936 acres since July 7. “We don’t have an active fire front,” said U.S. Forest Service Spokesperson Nathan Judy at 2:15 p.m. Monday. “The fire was wind tested over last two days with the thunder cells we’ve had, and our containment lines are holding. We haven’t had much fire activity at all.”

The U.S. Forest Service is reporting the Vista Fire near Mt. Baldy is 47% contained after charring some 2,936 acres since July 7. “We don’t have an active fire front,” said U.S. Forest Service Spokesperson Nathan Judy at 2:15 p.m. Monday. “The fire was wind tested over last two days with the...

07/13/2024

The Vista Fire is no longer a threat to Mt. Baldy Resort and was 31% contained as of 10:20 a.m. Saturday. “With that black line,” a trench dug to bare mineral soil to cut a line between the unburned fuel and the fuel that’s burning, “we knocked that threat out. There is fire still burning to the east of it, and we’re inserting Hot Shot crews to work on those hot spots now,” U.S. Forest Service Spokesperson Nathan Judy said at 10:15 a.m. Saturday.

The Vista Fire is no longer a threat to Mt. Baldy Resort and was 31% contained as of 10:20 a.m. Saturday. “With that black line,” a trench dug to bare mineral soil to cut a line between the unburned fuel and the fuel that’s burning, “we knocked that threat out. There is fire still burning to...

07/05/2024

Given the Upland July Fourth fireworks show explode along the eastern Claremont border, we tried something new by shooting the large display with Claremont in the background. Courier video/Peter Weinberger

07/04/2024

Check out the latest events in Claremont including the annual parade from Memorial Park to the Joslyn Senior Center. Video by Matt Weinberger

07/03/2024

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Here are the latest listings from Geoff Hamill.

For more information call Geoff at 909.621.0500 or go to: http://GeoffHamill.com.

06/25/2024

“Sometimes I look up and another day has gone by and all I’ve done is work. ‘Grinding,’ is what they call this glorification of overwork, as if there’s nobility in it. It’s a myth, a scam. We’re all gonna die. I’ve been with people in their final moments, and nobody’s yearning for more money or a bigger house. They all just want more time.”

“Sometimes I look up and another day has gone by and all I’ve done is work. ‘Grinding,’ is what they call this glorification of overwork, as if there’s nobility in it. It’s a myth, a scam. We’re all gonna die. Some of us will no doubt check out early because we ignored our health in fa...

06/24/2024

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06/21/2024

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Here are the latest listings from Geoff Hamill.

Geoff is hosting two open houses in Claremont this weekend!

The first open house will be at 245 W. 11th Street, Claremont this Sunday, from 12 to 2 p.m.

The second open house will be at 1007 Amarillo Drive, Claremont on Sunday afternoon, from 3 to 5 p.m.

For more information call Geoff at 909.621.0500 or go to: http://GeoffHamill.com.

06/20/2024

Congratulations to reader Ben Castro, who was chosen at random among the 17 readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where Am I?” photo as the majestic rooster atop Donahoo's Chicken, everyone’s favorite local fried chicken mecca on Garey Avenue in Pomona. So “Where Am I” this week? Email your answers to [email protected] for your chance to win a copy of the Courier’s new coffee table book of photography, “Timeless Claremont.”

Congratulations to Ben Castro, who was chosen at random among the 17 readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where Am I?” photo as the majestic rooster atop Donahoo’s Chicken, everyone’s favorite local fried chicken mecca on Garey Avenue in Pomona. So “Where Am I” this week? Cour...

06/20/2024

Claremont High School seniors took a nostalgic trip back to their elementary schools last week as part of the annual senior walk day. CHS seniors wearing their caps and gowns, current elementary school students, parents, administrators, and teachers took part in the joyous tradition at each of Claremont Unified School District’s seven elementary schools.

Claremont High School seniors took a nostalgic trip back to their elementary schools on Tuesday as part of the annual senior walk day. CHS seniors wearing their cap and gowns, current elementary school students, parents, administrators, and teachers took part in the joyous tradition at each of Clare...

06/18/2024

“Aging has made a few things clear. The most useful realization has been the past is gone, the future is unwritten (thanks, Joe Strummer), and all we truly have is now. I strive to keep this front of mind these days. I don’t always succeed; I get trapped in the twin loops of life bustle and replaying past mistakes and lose it in the disorienting fog of everyday struggle. Ruminating on my failures is a self-defeating dead end. Work, politics, striving for approval, these things are not who I am. Being present in the moment and fully engaged with my family and actual life, that’s where it’s at. That’s the sweet spot.”

"Aging has made a few things clear. The most useful realization has been the past is gone, the future is unwritten (thanks, Joe Strummer), and all we truly have is now. I strive to keep this front of mind these days. I don’t always succeed; I get trapped in the twin loops of life bustle and replay...

06/14/2024

More than 500 students from Claremont and San Antonio high schools and Claremont Adult School strode proudly across the stage on the CHS football field Thursday evening during Claremont Unified School District’s class of 2024 commencement ceremony, including Alaina Fionn Manalad Ulgado, pictured celebrating after receiving her Claremont High School diploma.

More than 500 students from Claremont and San Antonio high schools and Claremont Adult School strode proudly across the stage on the CHS football field Thursday evening during Claremont Unified School District’s class of 2024 commencement ceremony, including Alaina Fionn Manalad Ulgado, pictured c...

06/13/2024

“It was a gorgeous 74 degree early spring afternoon at Pomona College’s Merritt Field, the kind of day that reaffirms one’s love of Southern California, complete with the typical late-May olfactory bounty of jasmine and fresh cut grass wafting in on the faintest of breezes. I was one of dozens of parents and caregivers dropping off our sons (and perhaps daughters) for day one of Claremont High School football camp. My boy, a 14-year-old rising freshman, had been looking forward to this for weeks. His excitement had become mine, as happens with kids.”

“It was a gorgeous 74 degree early spring afternoon at Pomona College’s Merritt Field, the kind of day that reaffirms one’s love of Southern California, complete with the typical late-May olfactory bounty of jasmine and fresh cut grass wafting in on the faintest of breezes. I was one of dozens...

06/06/2024

Here are the latest listings from Geoff Hamill.

For more information call Geoff at 909.621.0500 or go to: http://GeoffHamill.com.

05/31/2024

"On Saturday, Karie Krouse will host a gathering marking the third anniversary of her daughter Chloe’s death, at age 14, from an accidental fentanyl overdose. Krouse said she knows who supplied the pill that killed her daughter. Perhaps worse, the LA County Sheriff’s Department investigated her death, and according to Krouse, know who supplied the pill, but told her they do not have enough evidence to convince the district attorney to take the case. 'There’s nothing on Chloe’s phone,' Krouse told me Wednesday.
'There’s no transaction of money that we could print out. There’s just nothing on paper that can be used to bring to the DA to try to do anything about it.'

by Mick Rhodes | [email protected] On Saturday, Karie Krouse will host a gathering for her daughter Chloe Kreutzer’s family and friends on the

05/28/2024

Big turnout at OLA to see this famous relic.

It’s not every day the public sees a 2,000-year-old artifact, but on Monday more than 3,000 people at Our Lady of the Assumption Church did just that, stopping in to catch a glimpse of the Relic of Saint Jude’s arm. That included the Quezaea family from Pomona who prayed in front of the relic at...

05/28/2024

The City of Claremont, American Legion Keith Powell Post 78, and Friends of Oak Park Cemetery celebrated Memorial Day Monday morning at Oak Park Cemetery.

The City of Claremont, American Legion Keith Powell Post 78, and Friends of Oak Park Cemetery celebrated Memorial Day Monday morning at Oak Park Cemetery. The annual event included a performance by the Claremont High School Concert Band, remarks by Mayor Sal Medina, Friends of Oak Park Cemetery boar...

05/22/2024

"Somehow so many of us found someone to put up with our weirdness, hangups, and obsessions, and before we knew it, we were parents. And, unbelievable as it may seem, unlike other major responsibilities in life — such as driving a car or going fishing — at press time there is still no license required for reproduction. Anyone can do it! The Wild West of procreation means even the most conspicuously unqualified among us are immediately expected to be capable, reliable guideposts for their new little humans."

"I tell my kids to stand up to bullies, that doing what’s right is often not the easy thing, and that speaking up when something is wrong is not only okay, it’s a requirement. I’ve also told them that when things do go wrong to be sure to look in the mirror before lashing out, that we have to ...

05/17/2024

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Here are the latest listings from Geoff Hamill.

Geoff is hosting an open house this Saturday, May 18, from 12 to 2 p.m. at 2244 Forbes Avenue in Claremont.

For more information call Geoff at 909.621.0500 or go to: http://GeoffHamill.com.

05/14/2024

Taeya Boi-Doku and Rukmini Banerjee received Napier Initiative Awards at an recent ceremony at Claremont’s Pilgrim Place. The initiative is a partnership between Pilgrim Place and the Claremont Colleges to encourage leadership for social change.

Taeya Boi-Doku and Rukmini Banerjee received Napier Initiative Awards at a recent ceremony at Claremont’s Pilgrim Place. The initiative is a partnership between Pilgrim Place and the Claremont Colleges to encourage leadership for social change. Photo/courtesy of Pilgrim Place