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COURIER photo/Steven FelschundneffCrews work on multiple projects on Base Line Road adjacent to Monte Vista Avenue, Tuesday morning in Clare-mont. The work forced the closure of Base Line from Kemper to the 210 freeway but traffic on Monte Vista wasopen. The road is being updated in anticipation of additional traffic in the area as development continues bothin Claremont and neighboring Upland.

A conversation withMichael J. Fox/PAGE 5

Photo courtesy of Jeff Hing/Pomona College

Whats going on at Towne and Base Line?

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The kindness of strangersDear Editor:

I experienced an act of kindness andlove by a stranger on Valentines Day. OnValentines Day morning, I decided to gofor a run. Just before I set out, I told a

family member, I better take my driverlicense because if something bad happensto me, I do not want to be transported tothe LA County Morgue as an unidentifiedbody. Because of my job I have beenthere a few times and it seems an unpleas-ant place to wind up, even if one is dead.

So license in pocket, I set out downMiramar onto the trail north of La PuertaPark, then to Thompson Creek to Moun-tain and then south on Mountain to ElRoble Middle School. I feel accomplishedrunning downhill. I returned home and re-alized my license was missing. I walkedback, retracing my entire route, obses-sively looking in gutters and bushes whilesimultaneously trying not to look like a

burglar. Nothing.I returned home defeated and tired. Iworried about identity theft and other pos-sible bad things. My hope was that anhonest person would find my license andreturn it. I thought, What would I do? Irecalled various writings about doinggood deeds and expressing kindness toothers and wondered how much effort aperson would undertake to return a li-cense?

As the day passed, I checked my mail-box a few times. Empty. I resolved myselfto go eat. I was distracted and grumpy atour Valentines dinner. I returned homeand checked my mail box. Empty. I de-cided to check one other spot and my

driver license was there! Joy! Happiness!Laughter! Wow! An act of kindness and

love from a stranger on Valentines Day.There was no note identifying who

found it or where it was found. I havenever thought to write a letter to the edi-tor. I am a terrible writer. But I can writeto say Thank you and to share with allof you what a kind stranger did for me.

To that person, I want to say thank youfor your kind deed and your affirmationof the good in people. The COURIERstaff has agreed to help me express mythanks. I left you a gift card dinner fortwo. Please go to the COURIER office,identify where you left my license and astaff member will give you the gift card.You saved me from ending up a John Doeat the LA County Morgue and, a possibleworse fate, hours and hours at the localDMV! People are good. You are good.Thank you again. Michael Dauber

Claremont

Museum plansDear Editor:

David Shearers association withClaremont Heritage and his Viewpointon the proposed College Avenue site fora Pomona College museum clarified thediscomfort I have felt for this plan.

Although Pomona College is thefounding member of the Association ofthe Claremont Colleges, it remains as oneof the five undergraduate and two gradu-ate institutions for which Claremonttakes pride in being known for.

If this museum were to be a museum ofthe Associated Colleges, the west side ofCollege Avenue would seem appropriate.If it is to be one of Pomonas many treas-ures, another location would be fitting.

Aimee Elsbree

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READERS COMMENTS

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Agendas for city meetings are avail-able at www.ci.claremont.ca.us

GOVERNING

OURSELVES

Monday, February 22Community and Human ServicesCommission, Special MeetingCouncil Chamber, 7 p.m.The commission will review and dis-

cuss the Claremont Hills WildernessPark Draft Master Plan. The agendawill be posted at least 72 hours in ad-vance of the meeting.

Tuesday, February 23City CouncilCouncil Chamber, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, February 24Architectural CommissionCouncil Chamber, 7 p.m.

Thursday, February 25Traffic & Transportation CommissionCouncil Chamber, 7 p.m.

ADVENTURESI N H A I K U

Rains came in the night

Parched earth drank deep this nectar

Dawn brings renewal

Tish Butler

Haiku submissions should reflect upon lifeor events in Claremont. Please email entriesto [email protected].


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Whole Foods is pro-moting its new storein Claremont. But

the proposed market on BaseLine Road and Monte Vista Av-enue is not quite what it seems.

In a press release titled 365 by WholeFoods Market Announces Five NewStore Locations, sent out on February10, 2016, the grocery chain proclaimedthat five new 365 by Whole Foods Mar-ket stores would open with three loca-tions in CaliforniaConcord, Claremontand Los Alamitos, as well as a locationin Evergreen Park, Illinois outside of

Chicago, and Gainesville, Florida.In response to a request for informa-

tion about the purported Claremont lo-cation, Peter McCormack, who handlesPR for Whole Foods, wrote The detailsyouve requested have yet to be releasedbut we will be in touch soon as they areavailable. Weve made a note of your in-quiry.

While the entire 80,000-square-footSycamore Hills Plaza will straddle thecity and county line between Upland andClaremont, the grocery store is squarelysituated in the city of Upland.

The fact is that the building is entirelyin Upland. By law, all sales tax fromsales at Whole Foods go entirely to Up-

land, said Jeff Zwack, Uplands Direc-tor of Development.

A site map provided by Mr. Zwackshows that the Whole Foods building isnot in Claremont. Whole Foods hasbilled the new market as a Claremont,business but Mr. Zwack refutes the as-sertion.

Its unfortunate that Whole Foodsstated that the store is in Claremont, be-

cause that is false, Mr. Zwack related.Claremont City Manager Tony Ramos

confirms this assessment.I agree with the city of Upland. I have

seen the development plans and theWhole Foods market is clearly situatedwithin the boundaries of the city of Up-land.

The site map shows only two retailpads within Claremont city bound-

ariesa 7000-square-foot retail spacealong Base Line Road and a 9000-

square-foot space along the 210 freeway.Tenants for these buildings have not beenidentified.

Grading for the center has alreadybegun, but the overall concept for thecenter is still being fine-tuned. TR Gre-gory of the developer GPI Companiessaid he anticipates at least two restaurantsand a drug store in addition to WholeFoods serving as the anchor tenant.

Its part of an overall mixed-usedproject to include 400 new homes east ofthe center in Upland, he said.

The Whole Foods lease was signedunder a new store concept, 365 byWhole Foods Market, which aims tooffer a lower priced, no frills, smaller

footprint format. Kathryn [email protected]

Claremont COURIER/Friday, February 19, 20 16 3CITY NEWS

Towne and Base Line housing project indefinitely on hold

Construction on the 95-unit town-home project on Base Line Roadand Towne Avenue has been halted.

The developer, William Lyon Homes,broke ground on the project in early 2015

and had nearly completed two showcasehomes.Construction at the site has been limited or absent in

recent weeks. According to Brian Desatnik, develop-ment director for the city of Claremont, the homebuildershad recently indicated they were going to temporarilysuspend construction.

The last we heard a couple of weeks ago was thatthey were going to finish up the two buildings that werethere and then put the project on hold for 60 days to re-assess the market, Mr. Desatnik said.

Mr. Desatnik, who later followed up with the devel-oper, related that no additional explanation was givenother than that the developers were evaluating marketconditions and that the project is on hold.

No timeline was given regarding the future of theproject, Mr. Desatnik said.

In February 2014, the Claremont City Council cast adivided 3-2 vote to change the zoning designation of aportion of the six-acre lot to allow the construction of thecomplex on the former strawberry patch.

By September 2014, the city issued a permit for thedemolition of a concrete and stone water tank, fencingsouth of the tank and several ornamental trees that leadto the former location of the strawberry shed.

Grading for the site began in January 2015 forMeadow Park, which was to offer eight different town-home designs as well as a recreation area with lap pool,barbecues and cabanas.

An interest list for purchasing a Meadow Park town-

home had been started last year, according to a previousreport in the COURIER. However, an online searchshows no record of the project on the William Lyon homepage. When a user clicks the join the interest list tab,the Claremont project is not an option.

Additionally, the Meadow Park Claremont page on

Facebook, which was last updated in August of 2015,does not have a direct link to the project.

Several calls to William Lyon Homes had not been re-turned as of press time. Kathryn Dunn

[email protected]

COURIER photo/Peter WeinbergerAt one point, model homes at Towne Avenue and Base Line Road were going to be ready for show in early 2016by developer William Lyon. That may not be the case, since the current structures are only partially completed,with no end date in sight.

Whole Foods sets its sights on the Inland Empire

COURIER photo/Steven FelschundneffWork recently began on the combined retail and residential development north of16th Street in Upland, just over the border from Claremont. Whole Foods Marketwill be an anchor tenant in the new shopping plaza, which will also include two re-tail buildings in the city of Claremont.

Site map for Sycamore Hills Plaza in Up-land.

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Claremont COURIER/Friday, February 19, 2016 4CITY NEWS

Wednesday, February 10An unknown person logged into an

email account of a Claremont UnitedChurch of Christ employee and at-tempted to bilk the church of thousandsof dollars. The incident happened be-tween 6:41 a.m. and 10:26 a.m., whenthe fraudster, using the employeesemail, contacted the churchs finance di-rector and requested funds in excess of$19,000 be wired from the churchs ac-count to a Citibank in Glendora, accord-ing to Lt. Mike Ciszek of the Claremont

Police Department. The finance directordid not send the funds, but instead noti-fied the churchs bank regarding the at-tempted fraud. It is unclear how thewould-be fraudster received access to theemployees email account.

Thursday, February 11Claremont police arrested a Pomona

man after he was seen striking his girl-friend in a parking lot. Officers re-sponded to the 400 block of W. San JoseStreet around 4:30 p.m. after witnessesobserved a 24-year-old male chase hisgirlfriend into a parking lot, striking herin the head. The woman was observedholding her face as she ran. She suffered

a one-inch scratch on the right side of herface and an abrasion on the right side of

her hairline. The suspect was arrested forbattery on a non-cohabitating spouse andfor having a warrant. The victim wasalso arrested by Claremont police after arecords check revealed she had a war-rant, which was not connected to the bat-tery, Lt. Ciszek said.

Friday, February 12A Claremont man was arrested for ob-

struction after getting into a fight with of-ficers as his car was being towed. Thebizarre incident began in the Packing

House parking garage on First Street justbefore midnight, when witnesses saw36-year-old Joshua Kreutzer and sevenother people pushing a van, using an-other vehicle, to the third floor of thestructure and kicking the side of the van.When officers arrived, they noticed Mr.Kreutzers car, a Ford Bronco, had ex-pired tags. The officers impounded theBronco, and when the tow truck arrived,Mr. Kreutzer became extremely agi-tated, by standing up and pulling awayfrom officers. Police wrestled Mr.Kreutzer to the ground, and one officersuffered an injury to his finger in themelee. Mr. Kreutzer was arrested andtransported to CPD jail, where he was

held for bail/court.

Saturday, February 13Two Claremont gals were arrested

after getting into a fight. The brawl hap-pened just after midnight Saturday, whenpolice were called to the 300 block ofCarleton Avenue regarding a family dis-turbance. Upon arrival, they saw 56-year-old Donna Davis on the front lawn,claiming another woman had punchedher, then pushed her off the front porch.The other woman, identified as 49-year-old Gina Briestensky, told the officer Ms.Davis had punched her in the mouth.Both women, each of whom wanted theother arrested, signed private persons ar-rest forms and both were sent to CPD

jail.* * * *

Two people were arrested after abrazen robbery on the 600 block ofBonita. The incident happened just be-fore 6 a.m., when 28-year-old MiltonMartinez of Pico Rivera and 28-year-oldKellisha Pruitt of Sylmar allegedlychoked and punched a victim and stoleanother victims purse from the centerconsole of her car, according to Lt.Ciszek. Officers located the getaway car,a white Ford F-150, in the parking lot ofTrader Joes. When officers arrived, athird subject ran from the scene. InsideMr. Martinez and Ms. Pruitts car weremultiple credit card embossing ma-

chines, credit cards and gift cards. Mr.Martinez and Ms. Pruitt were arrested,

but the third subject was not located.

Sunday, February 14Two assailants beat and robbed a man

after a traffic collision Sunday night. Thefight broke out in front of the Wine andLiquor Market on the 700 block of In-dian Hill Boulevard at approximately11:53 p.m. The victim was attempting toexchange information with the assailantswhen one of them began punching andkicking the victim in the head, ribcageand leg. The other suspect reached intothe victims pants pocket while saying,Give me your wallet, according to thereport. The victims iPhone fell to theground during the fight, and one of thesuspects picked it up while they fled thelocation. The victim complained of headpain and suffered abrasions to his elbowand wrist. The first suspect is describedas a Hispanic male, 32 years old, 5 feet 6inches tall, weighing 180 pounds withblack hair. The second suspect is de-scribed as Hispanic, 26 years old, 5 feet8 inches tall, weighing 165 pounds withblack hair. The suspects car was onlydescribed as a white four-door truckAnyone with information is urged tocontact the Claremont Police Depart-ment at (909) 399-5411.

Matthew Bramlett

[email protected]

POLICE BLOTTER

Apublic hearing on pro-posed zone changes forseveral Claremont

parcelsincluding a piece ofproperty at the center of heat-

ed debatewas pushed toMarch 1 amid opposition.A rebuttal from resident Jacob Patter-

sonwhich was described by ClaremontDirector of Commu-nity DevelopmentBrian Desatnik as aninch thickwas received by the Clare-mont Planning Commission an hour be-fore the start of the February 16 meeting,forcing the city to push the agenda item tothe next commission meeting.

There were quite a lot of issues raisedin the document, and as you can imagineit doesnt really give us much time to re-spond to them, Mr. Desatnik said. So wereally have no choice but to recommend to

the commission to continue this item to thenext regularly scheduled planning com-mission meeting, so we can have sometime to look at it and respond.

One of the zones up for reclassificationincludes the proposed location of thePomona College Museum of Art, whichhas been the focus of scrutiny by someClaremont residents. Currently it is zonedas medium-density residential, and thecity is proposing to change it to institu-tional/educational, which is whatPomona College initially sought last April.

Planning Commission Chair K.M.Williamson explained to the audibly dis-appointed crowd that the city needs time

to digest such comments before they canadequately proceed.

I assume many of you are here for themeetingno, I dont need a show ofhands, Ms. Williamson said. For staffssake, let me just add that when staff re-ceives a public comment that is very large

and substantial at the 11th hour, its veryhard for staff to get that to us commis-sioners to review in time to fully reviewthe record.

The motion to push the zone change tothe March 1 meeting was approved bythe majority of the commission members,with commission co-chair Cynthia Humesabstaining due to her expected absencefrom the meeting on that date.

Mr. Patterson laid claim to the last-minute correspondence and approachedthe dais holding a large volume of docu-ments that he said could have been at-tached to his rebuttal.

I can be really testy at times, but this isthe first time Ive actually one, laughed at

the public notice that I got, and two, wasoffended by it, Mr. Patterson said. Be-cause to me, it seems like more than anabuse of the process and undermining theentire public review process relating tothe [Pomona College] master plan.

Mr. Patterson also claimed two of thelocations under review for a zonechangea portion of Stone Canyon openspace currently zoned as part of theWilderness Park and a Pomona Water De-partment well site west of ChaparralSchool currently zoned as Parks/Re-source conservationwere, included inthe 2007 zone change updates to the cur-rent zoning.

The city aims to reclassify the open

space and the well space as residential.According to Mr. Patterson, the zone

change at the Pomona College museumsite amounts only to window dressing.

Mr. Desatnik told the COURIER onFebruary 4 that the zone change was onlyinitiated to correct mistakes that were

made when the citys general plan wasadopted in 2006.There were seven sites left off when

our general plan was adopted, Mr. De-satnik said. We have an obligation tomake them consistent.

The proposal to build the museum hasbeen met with contention ever since thecollege first sought a zone change in April2015.

Pomona College wants to build the mu-seum on the west side of College Avenuebetween Second Street and Bonita Av-enue, an area currently occupied by Ren-wick House and a few cottages. Renwickwould be moved across the street to thesoutheast corner of Second Street and Col-

lege Avenue and the cottages would be de-molished under the current plan.The plan has come under fire from res-

idents who are concerned about the so-called college creep, and who deemCollege Avenue the dividing line betweenthe Colleges and the Village. Critics fearthe proposed zone change would open thefloodgates for Pomona College to pro-ceed with their plans for the museum,something Mr. Desatnik refutes.

Pomona still has to get their masterplan approved, Mr. Desatnik said in aprevious interview. That is a completelyseparate process. The museum design, lo-cation and size will still be based on re-view and approval by the commissions

and city council. This ordinance onlyseeks to correct the zoning issue.

The planning commission will reviewthe Pomona College Master Plan duringtheir meeting on March 15. Pending ap-proval from the commission, the citycouncil will receive the plan during their

April 12 meeting.In the meantime, some Claremont res-idents have been vocal in their oppositionto the zone change. In an email sent tomembers of the Claremont City Council,resident Mary Stoddard railed against theproposed zoning change as a slap in theface to those who oppose the museumplans.

Amy Minteer of Chatten-Brown &Carstens, a Hermosa Beach law firm, sub-mitted a letter to the city on February 15,purportedly on behalf of a group callingthemselves Citizens to Save College Av-enue, which denounced the zone change.Ms. Minteer called the proposed zonechange unnecessary as the zoning for the

sites is on balance compatible with theobjectives, policies, general land uses, andprograms set forth in the General Plan andis not required for the existing uses.

Claremont residents Claudia and DanPearce submitted a letter supporting thezone change to the city on February 6. Init, the Pearces noted that [Pomona Col-leges] plans for those properties will be aterrific bridge from the Colleges to thecommunity. We are excited about PomonaColleges plans for that area.

The commission will receive the pro-posed zone change ordinance for a secondtime on March 1.

Matthew Bramlett

[email protected]

Museum zoning changes delayed due to resident rebuttal

PLANNING

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Claremont COURIER/Friday, February 19, 201 6 5EDUCATION

Fox speaks on Parkinsons disease, acceptance, family

Michael J. Foxspoke to a fullhouse at Bridges

Auditorium last Fridayabout life, before and after

being diagnosed withParkinsons disease.The celebrated actor learned he

had Parkinsons, a degenerativedisorder that affects the brain cellsresponsible for planning and con-trolling body movement, when hewas 29. While medication offerssome relief, his symptomswhichinclude uncontrollable shaking andtwitchinghave gotten progres-sively worse over the years.

It sounds pretty tragic. And yet,the actor insists his life is betterthan it would have been if he nevergot sick.

One of the biggest lessons Mr.

Fox has learned from from Parkin-sons is how to relinquish control, ascary but necessary proposal. It canbe surprisingly liberating.

What I couldnt do was morefreeing than what I could do. I realized Icould play anyone, as long as he hadParkinsons, he joked.

The appearance by Mr. Fox, who hasa daughter attending Pomona, coincidedwith the schools annual parents week-end. He covered a lot of ground in hishour-long talk, during which he fieldedquestions first by neuroscience professorNicole Weekes and then by students.

When Ms. Weekes asked if he sup-ports the idea of universal health care, he

noted that he was born and raised inCanada, a country where citizens are af-forded medical coverage as a right. Hecan hardly be blamed for finding the no-tion both familiar and feasible. He as-serted that all it would seem to require isfor the very rich to pay a bit more intaxes.

Ive been to theHamptonsIveseen the yachts. I just

think they can kick a little in,he said.

He then talked about his experiencesas an advocate for Parkinsons research,

which have been by turns rewarding andfrustrating.In 1998, Mr. Fox testified before con-

gress on the importance of stem cell re-search. He was surprised by the vehe-mence of the opposition.

The stem cells in question were fromfrozen human embryos that were sched-uled to be disposed, he noted. Ratherthan treating them as refuse, he argued,why not use them for research withenormous potential to help people withconditions like paralysis, Parkinsonsand cerebral palsy? Were talking aboutpeoples lives here, he said.

Instead, the George W. Bush adminis-tration characterized stem cell research

as an assault on human lives, referring tothe embryos as snowflake babies,which was such a George Bush thing to

say, Mr. Fox marveled.One of the most colorful moments of

the stem-cell fight was when conserva-tive talk show host Rush Limbaugh imi-tated Mr. Fox, jerking his body aroundas he insisted that the actors display ofsymptoms was purely an act put onfor congress.

I wasnt offended, he said. I justfigured I must have really pissed himoff.

President Bush implemented a policy

in August of 2001 severely limiting fed-eral funding for stem cell research. Forthe remainder of his tenure, he used hisveto power to override any legislative at-tempts to loosen that policy.

In 2009, in one of his first executiveacts, President Barack Obama rescindedthe legislation limiting federal fundingfor human stem cell research. In theend, Im proud of my work, Mr. Foxsaid.

Ms. Weekes shared some numbersthat should also fill the actor with pride.His Michael J. Fox Foundation has gar-nered an astonishing $450 million to-wards Parkinsons research, making itthe largest nonprofit funder of Parkin-

sons disease research in the world.Stem cell research may yield a treat-ment for Parkinsons, but that treatmentwill do little good if its tendered onlyafter the signs of the disorder presentthemselves.

Mr. Fox started showing symptoms ofearly-onset Parkinsons, beginning witha single, trembling finger, in 1991 whenhe was on the set of the movie Doc Hol-lywood. By the time he was diagnosed ayear later, 80 percent of the neurologicalfunction controlling body movementhad been compromised.

Since 2010, the Michael J. Fox Foun-dation has focused on discovering bio-markers that can help people determine

if they are genetically predisposed to de-velop the disease. He and the scientistsat work hope the research will lead to

the kind of early intervention Parkin-sons requires.A lady had a baby in a tree

Mr. Foxs story is a well-known one.He rose to fame playing whip-smart Re-publican teen Alex P. Keaton in the long-running sitcom Family Ties. Film suc-cess followed, including his starring turnin the Back to the Future franchise.

Throughout the 1980s, he pushedhimself hard and partied even harder in asearch for fulfillment and success. Fast

cars, booze and all manner of 80s-styleexcesses were the order of the day. Iwas the prince of Hollywood and dig-ging it, he said.

He began to get some perspective af-ter Tracy Pollan, who played his girl-friend on Family Ties, pointed out thathis lifestyle was putting his career andhealth in danger.

Ms. Pollan, who he married in 1988,said, What are you doing? Yourekilling yourself.

Romance emerged from their long-time friendship, and Ms. Pollan waspregnant within a month of their mar-riage. The couple went on to have fourchildren. It took a while for Mr. Fox to

achieve balance, trading compulsivework for introspection and engagementand curtailing the drinking that initiallyticked up after his diagnosis.

Family has since become all-impor-tant to Mr. Fox, who shared a few chest-nuts of parenting wisdom. One of thesecan be encapsulated in the phrase: Alady had a baby in a tree.

After the Fox family welcomed threegirls, he learned something about the es-trogen-charged quibbling that ensued.When you hear your wife and yourdaughters arguing in the kitchen, dontgo in there, he said to boisterous laugh-ter from the audience.

When his girls were younger, they

would sometimes approach him with is-sues that seemed as inconsequential asthey were highly charged. Theyd come

to me with these things, and I did-nt know how to answer them,Mr. Fox shared.

Then, he came across a newsarticle that offered a perspectiveon the kind of troubles that hu-mans can face and overcome.

A village had been flooded andthere was torrential floodingsweeping up animals, livestockand buildings and people, he said.What happened was a lady hadbeen swept up and was carried at araucous pace seaward. She waspregnant and she somehow man-aged to grab onto a tree branch.

She got up in a tree and actu-ally delivered her baby, he con-tinued. She was rescued somehours later nursing the baby. Nowwhenever the kids come to mewith issues, I say, A lady had ababy in a tree.

Mr. Fox feels its important to

note that, when hes not med-icated, hes a wreck. Its a realityof Parkinsons and its the reasonwhy its essential that a cure befound.

Just getting up in the morning isa challenge. He wakes up and his feetare cramped. He has to put on hardshoes to get his feet to conform. Next, heshuffles to the bathroom where he takesa shower, sitting on a little bench, andnegotiates the difficulty of washing hishair. Mundane tasks like brushing histeeth have become laborious.

Then he shuffles into the area wherehe gets dressed, which is dominated by amirror. For a minute, Ill look at myself,

kind of all crumpled up, shaking and wetand say, What are you smiling at?Mr. Fox can sometimes rue the trivial-

ities of daily lifea transaction at a gro-cery store can seem overwhelming. Sim-ply reaching into a wallet and presentinga credit card can often be hindered bytremors.

I hate transcactions, he said.When my kids are with me, I tell them,You can get anything you want, as longas you handle the transcaction.

Luckily, medication helps him to con-tinue to speak to people, as an advocateand an inspiration. He is still handsomeand youthful in appearance, and hisspeechif occasionally slurred or halt-

ingis marked by his off-the-cuff wit.Its all about attitude, the thing thathas kept him going since, 26 years ago,he was told that his career would be overin a decade and, soon after, he would bewheelchair-bound. Its not projectinginto a grim future that has made mypresent so wonderful, he said.

Students proceeded to pose severalquestions to Mr. Fox, one of which waspure, delicious silliness: If you were asuperhero, what would your powers be?

Mr. Fox pondered the question asthoughtfully as any others at his Bridgesappearance.

I think Id be a dog superhero. Myability would be to save dogs in peril,

he said. And then he sang: Here, Ivecome to save the day. Sarah [email protected]

Photo courtesy of Jeff Hing/Pomona CollegePomona College neuroscience professor Nicole Weekes posed numerous questions toMichael J. Fox during his February 12 appearance at Bridges Auditorium.


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She asked, in so many words, howCMC could be more inclusive andmore welcoming to students of dif-

ferent racial backgrounds, when the stu-

dents there were basically trained to goout and make money off of brown people.Yep, something, as Eric Clapton sung, is happening.I was hearing the Clapton song in my head before the

student stood and asked the question at the after-dinnerpresentation at the Athenaeum at Claremont McKennaCollege when I went to see W. Kamau Bell, the thirdperson to speak at the china-and-tablecloth dining roomat the Ath.

The black comic, best-known for his television showTotally Biased, asked three times when it is appropriateto wear blackface and answered with a slide saying, 1.Never. 2. F**KING NEVER. 3. When you actuallyhave a black face. Except he didnt have the ** on theslide.

In his presentation entitled W. Kamau Bell Curve:Ending Racism in About an Hour, riffing off a contro-

versial work on black student achievement and affirma-tive action, Mr. Bell showed the now-infamousphotograph of the CMC students partying in Mexicangarb. The nervous giggles and gasps it brought forth inthe audience were very much part of his point. He alsoexplained that asking to touch a black persons hair orhow a black person washes his or her hair is not okay.

So I shouldnt have been surprised when, the nextevening at the Athenaeum, the student stood up duringthe Q and A and asked, more or less, how the collegecan be more welcoming to students of color when thecollege is known for holding up the white power struc-ture. Yes, something is happening.

At least it looked like that was the point that evening.The topic after dinner was what a resource center andgathering space for minority students on the CMC cam-pus could or should look like. In short, this was a brain-

storming session, so the students challenging, lightningbolt question wasnt inappropriate, wasnt so out-of-place.

The discussion was lead by a panel of directors ofcenters on other campuses: Sumi Pendakur, associatedean of institutional diversity at Harvey Mudd College;Yuka Ogino, interim director of SCORE at Scripps Col-lege and Marianna Cruz, former chief diversity officerand director of the Multicultural Resource Center at

Amherst College. The moderator was Nyree Gray, chiefcivil rights officer and Title IX Coordinator at CMC.

The presence of these directors sent a message. Thatthese other colleges, including right next door here inClaremont, have resource centers and personnel for mi-nority students said a lot. So does CMC having a chiefcivil rights officer and Title IX Coordinator.

It means that the issue of how students from differentbackgrounds are welcomed and treated on campus is animportant one and should be taken seriously. And itmeans that there is work to be done at CMC.

That evening, the students were encouraged by Ms.Gray and the panelists to ask questions, to share ideasand to write down suggestions. They were asked to thinkabout and envision how CMC can have space for mi-nority students. And if that space needs to be separate.

Does there need to be a safe space on campus for mi-nority students, or do minority students need to feel safeon the whole campus?

Just as this is a vital, paramount issue, it is also thornyand complicated, touching many nerves. And it becamean all-too-real issue at the college when, late last se-mester, some students ended up not feeling safe on cam-pus at all and stayed away.

This happened after there were headline-grabbingprotests on campus, leading to the dean of students re-signing after writing in an email about students whodont fit the CMC mold. Apparently, according to the

Los Angeles Times at the time, there was a backlash,with snarky comments and also threats made on socialmedia against the protesting students, driving some ofthem off campus.

As if the situation wasnt bad enough before the

protests.No doubt about it: there are tough questions to ask

and hard work to be done at CMC, and now is the time.As shocking as the students question about the collegesculture may have been, it was no more shocking thanstudents feeling they couldnt be on campus.

The panelists made it clear that it was why they werethere that eveningto urge that the tough questions beasked and the hard work get started. It was also part of

the message brought by Randall Kennedy to theAthenaeum a week or so later.

The Harvard Law School professor, who clerked forUS Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and haswritten on race relations, spoke primarily about how theconcept of race tends to be dealt with in two ways in this

country. Some people advocate that race should be moreor less ignored, that we should be a colorblind society,while others say we should not only acknowledge racebut celebrate it, as in a mixed salad or a mosaic.

He also said there are people, like his own father andMalcolm X, who posit that that the different races willnever get along in this country. Mr. Kennedy empha-sized that otherslike Frederic Douglas, Martin LutherKing, President Obama and himselfhave maintainedthat true racial harmony in this country is possible. It isalso important, Mr. Kennedy concluded, that as part oftheir education as productive members of society andleaders, students speak up and take action when they seethat these issues can be dealt with in a better way.

Michael S. Roth, the president of Wesleyan Univer-sity who previously taught humanities at Scripps, hadthe same message when he spoke last week at the Ath on

the value of a liberal education. He pointed out that oneof the principle purposes of a liberal education was to in-stigate, encourage and provoke students to questionchallenge and, if needed, take action in relation to whatthey see or are presented with. As Mr. Roth elucidatedthis is the fourth and culminating value of a liberal edu-cationas the student is liberated and animated by newknowledge, he or she can come together with otherswho are liberated and animated to cooperate.

A few evenings before, the Athenaeum hosted RaviAysola, a 1996 graduate of CMC. The UCLA assistantprofessor of medicine and physician specializing in pul-monary and sleep medicine had a particularly provoca-tive and challenging message. He talked about being atthe college when he was disabled, recovering from amajor illness, and befriending a classmate who had men-tal health issues and ultimately committed suicide. He

described how this experience at CMC, which is notknown for being compassionate, made him a betterdoctor.

It certainly does sound like something is happeningon the CMC campus. Hopefully, its more than a songand some nice, or not-so-nice, after-dinner talks and dis-cussions.

On campus, lots of words and (hopefully) actionby John Pixley

observerobserver

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Fortress Claremont

Imagine the Village if theMetro Gold Line peoplehave their way: There

will be a 30-foot-high trainoverpass at Indian Hill. Thiswill be constructed on 30-footconcrete-walled berm abut-ments that will extend west tothe townhouses and east to theDepot.

Atop this edifice will be 20-foot steeltowers strung with trolley electrical andsupport wires. The train noise from theelevated train will be broadcastthroughout the Village. And theMetrolink and freight train noise, whichwill come from tracks at grade and im-mediately adjacent to the overpassbridge, will reflect directly into southClaremont.

To the east, just past College Avenue,a blocks-long three-level parking struc-ture will be wedged between FirstStreet and the tracks, stealing the viewand reflecting more Metrolink, freighttrain and Gold Line noise to the south.

The structure will accommodate

1100 cars from points locally andthroughout western San BernardinoCounty since, for many years, Clare-mont will likely be the end of the line.

This parking structure will be twice orthree or four times the amount of park-ing at other towns along the route to ac-commodate the crowds.

To the west, just past Cambridge, an-other huge bridge structure will rise tocross Towne Avenue and will visuallyand sonically intrude on the residents inthe western part of south Claremont.

This was the vision that Mayor protem Sam Pedroza laid out at a sustain-ability meeting on Monday night. Someof these ideas have been locked into anapproved EIR for the Gold Line for

some time, but the overpass at IndianHill is a new one that will fill in the lastremaining gap in the wall betweensouth Claremont and the rest of town.Mr. Pedroza even averred that it wouldprovide a nice entrance to Claremont.To which a resident of south Claremontreminded him that there was a lot ofClaremont south of his new entrance.

It seems that this overpass idea hasbeen kicking around in city hall andamong staff for many months, but itwas raised publicly only four weeksago in a Council ceremonial item.There were two sparsely-attended in-formational meetings since. Certainly,Mr. Pedroza has been aware of the pro-

posal for much longer because he isvice-chair of the Gold Line Construc-tion Authority.

Now we hear that council must de-

cide on whether Claremont wants thiseyesore bridge or not, rush-rush, at itsmeeting on February 23. Where is thepublic discussion? Where are the alter-natives? The Gold Line people, Mr. Pe-droza made clear, are only presentingone alternative to a grade-level crossingat Indian Hill: Take it or leave it.

In fact, there is a perfectly feasible,environmentally superior alternative to

the overpass, one which was used in thesimilarly crowded and built-out portionof Pasadena: depress the Gold Linetracks below grade at Indian Hill.

In Pasadena, this was done just northof Del Mar station (where the train isactually in a tunnel) and also fromHolly Avenue to the 210 freeway wherethe train goes under the edge of sometownhomes and then crosses belowWalnut Avenue. So any claim that a de-pressed train line cant be done is somuch baloney. However, according toMr. Pedroza on Monday, it cant bedone.

The acoustic, visual and traffic ad-vantages of a depressed Gold Line

route should be evident to anyone.Some of us remember the fights withCal Trans to get the 210 freeway de-pressed when it was built. It would looklike the San Bernardino freeway other-wise.

This matter, though, will not be con-sidered by the Planning Commission,according to Mr. Pedroza. Nor will iteven be visited by the Traffic andTransportation Commission, which onewould think to be a no-brainer. Instead,according to Mr. Pedroza yesterday, itwill be on Tuesdays council agenda as

a matter of first impression.This whole thing is a bit reminiscent

of the rush to Measure PS. That, too,was signed, sealed and delivered to thepublic without adequate vetting. Eachproposal had a monstrous public struc-ture as its outcome. There will even bea county-wide public vote on fundingfor the Gold Line extension, probablyin November.

In the meantime, this overpass withthe vertical 30-foot concrete walls, run-ning for a third of a mile through theVillage, ought to be re-thought. Other-wise, Claremont will become The Cityof Berms, Barricades and Balustrades.

Welcome, new book storeDear Editor:

Welcome to Claremonts new bookstore, Mirrored Society, with its empha-sis on art and photography. A town withour love of the arts will find much tochoose from in this lovely open and airynew home for books.

Also, the Claremont Forums Prison

Library program does fine work with thehelp of funds from its extensive bookstore.

Remember the book store in the backfoyer of the Claremont Library, run by

the Friends to support the library withadditional books, media and program-ming. This spring, the Friends are un-derwriting an exciting new Teen Centerwith funds from memberships, donations

and the sale of books.Especially fine books are available for

purchase in our regularly changing dis-play case in the lobby. And mark yourcalendars for the next Antiquarian/FineBooks Sale on Saturday, April 30 from10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lanore Pearlman

President, Friends of theClaremont Library

Claremont COURIER/Friday, February 19, 201 6 7

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VIEWPOINT

by Ludd A. Trozpek


8/28

Every winter, the city of Claremonthosts the annual Making ChangeContest to recognize Dr. Martin

Luther King, Jr. and other champions ofhuman rights and social justice. The city

hosted an awards ceremony for the winnerson Tuesday.This contest presents an opportunity for Claremont

students to honor advocates of social change and theirefforts to transform our world for the better. Kindergartenthrough 12th grade students who live in or attend schoolin Claremont may participate by submitting individualletters, essays or artistic works as a group. The honoredstudents are listed below.

Group category winners:Sue Feltons second grade class at Condit for their art

submission honoring Malala Yousafzais courage and de-termination.

Heather Lyns seventh and eighth grade group from ElRoble included Caroline Bibbens, Cece Selznick, EdynHawke and Avery Carroll for their art submission illus-trating Malala Yousafzai and the fight for womens equal

rights.Individual winners:Individual category winners will receive a certificate

and a $100 check from the city and school district.David Jimenez for his letter to city council honoring

Cesar Chavez. David is a third grader from Vista Ele-mentary. His teacher is Kevin OReilly.

Amanda Lai for her letter to city council honoringMartin Luther King, Jr. Amanda is a fourth grader fromChaparral Elementary and her teacher is Loretta Wolfin-barger.

Paige Oullette for her essay honoring MalalaYousafzai. Paige is a fifth grader from Condit ElementarySchool and her teacher is Jennifer Luebbers. Paige wasnot able to attend the awards ceremony due to a per-formance at the Candlelight Pavilion, but her family ac-cepted the award on her behalf.

Jayla Sheffield for her essay honoring Angela Davis.Jayla is a sixth grader at Sumner-Danbury ElementarySchool and her teacher is Joe Tonan.

Stephen Nazareth for his audio essay honoringGandhi. Stephen attends El Roble Intermediate Schooland his teacher is Ms. Lyn.

Ronit Kathuria for his essay describing the impact ofthe Black Lives Matter movement. Ronit attends Clare-mont High School and his teacher is Tamara Nicoll.

Annie Poy for her audio essay defining the essential el-ements of change. Annie is a junior at Claremont HighSchool and her teacher is Dave Chamberlain.

Gillian Antona for her essay on evoking social change.Gillian is a senior at Claremont High School and herteacher is Ms. Nicoll.

Kevin OConnor received an honorable mention forhis video on the evolution of human rights. Kevin is a

senior at CHS and his teacher is Ms. Nicoll.

Claremont COURIER/Friday, February 19, 2016 8EDUCATION

Local kids honored for Making Change

Photos courtesy of the city of ClaremontSchool board member Nancy Tresor Osgood and Mayor Corey Calaycay pose with Sue Felton and her sec-ond grade class from Condit Elementary SChool at the Making Change awards ceremony held Tuesday night

Heather Lyns seventhand eighth gradegroup, including Caro-

line Bibbens, CeceSelznick, Edyn Hawkeand Avery Carroll, werehonored for their artsubmission illustratingMalala Yousafzai andthe fight for womensequal rights.


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Most people in Clare-mont now see thatwe need to live more

sustainably. So lets do it and

celebrate the many health andenvironmental benefits that im-prove our quality of life andhelp make Claremont a won-derful place to live.

We know that local smog and air pol-lution affect our health and contributeto a changing climate; consequently weneed to reduce our carbon footprint bymaking our homes, businesses, and in-stitutions more energy-efficient. Wealso need to transition to clean forms ofrenewable energy and mobility. Usingsolar energy, walking, biking, pluggingin cars and riding public transportationreduce emissions. Doing this is health-ier for us and for the planet.

We know that we are faced with a se-vere drought; consequently we need toregain control of our water resources

and conserve water. We can enjoythe beauty of our local landscapeand integrate drought-tolerantplants that make our climate evenmore comfortable. We need tocapture and detain runoff and

work with nature to clean up what per-colates into the groundwater we drink,local waterways, and the ocean.

We know that our urban forest is indecline due to drought and disease. Weneed to work together to develop anUrban Forest Master Plan and build ateam that can regenerate and sustainthis resource, which is a valuable iconof Claremont, our City of Trees.

Not only do we want to continue toenjoy the beauty of our cultural her-itage, our urban forest provides shadeand cleans the air by producing oxygenwhile assimilating carbon dioxide andparticulates. Our urban forest also muf-fles sound from freeways, provides a

voice for the wind and a habitat forbirds.

We know that it costs Claremont aconsiderable amount to haul away or-

ganic waste. This also creates noise,congestion and emissions. We couldsave money by using this resource toprovide mulch, compost and biochar toimprove our soil, retaining more mois-ture and nutrients for healthier trees andlandscape.

By feeding our soil we can feed our-selves with all that good kitchen gar-dens can offer. Enjoying fresh organicherbs, vegetables and fruit improvesour health while reducing the carbonfootprint of the food we eat.

The recent issue ofSunset Magazine,which features the Wests Best Placesto Live, has selected Claremont as theBest Suburb, recognizing many char-

acteristics of our community. But weshould not be complacent, Clare-mont...we need to be sustainable Clare-mont to assure we continue to be one ofthe best places to live.

Claremont is currently in first placein the Cool California Energy Chal-lenge. We need your help to win. Pleaseparticipate in this competition by sign-ing up at CaChallenge.org. Doing this

helps you become more mindfulof your energy consumption andprovides many useful suggestionsyou can act upon to reduce yourcarbon footprint.

If Claremont wins this chal-

lenge, we will be designated theCoolest California City and receiveprize money that will help SustainableClaremont serve the community. It willalso help position Claremont forGeorgetown University Energy Prizewhere we have been selected to com-pete with 50 other cities nationwide fora $5 million prize.

Call (909) 625 8767, extension 238to join Sustainable Claremont and par-ticipate in these endeavors. A growingnumber of families are already partici-pating in CHERP and enjoying livingsustainably in more comfortablehomes. Living sustainably helps us dealwith the many challenges we are fac-

ing.

Demystifying Sustainability is a project ofSustainable Claremont (sustainableclare-mont.org). Follow them on Facebook at:facebook.com/sustainableclaremont andon Twitter @GreenClaremont, and con-sider becoming a member


Mystery solved: live sustainablyby Mark von Wodtke, FASLA

DemystifyingSUSTAINABILITY


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Longtime Claremont resident FrankSowin died from heart failure on Febru-ary 10, 2016. He was 84.

Mr. Sowin was born on August 20,1931 in Detroit, Michigan and was edu-cated there. Shortly before graduating

from high school, he began dating hisfuture wife, Vicki. They both attendedWayne State University where they re-ceived bachelors degrees. Five yearsafter their first date they were married inNew York at Rockefeller Center on atelevision program, Bride and Groom.

Mr. Sowin served two years in thearmy in Texas and Louisiana. Havinglived in a warm climate for two years,Frank and Vicki decided to move fromMichigan to California with their four-month-old son Frank Jr. A second son,Jack, and a daughter, Julie, were addedto the family in the next few years.

At Pomona High School, Mr. Sowintaught world history and social studies

and, during the summer, driver training.

While teaching, he attended UCLA ex-tension courses and obtained a counsel-ing credential and an administrativecredential. Mr. Sowin held the positionof dean of students at Garey HighSchool for seven years. He returned to

teaching at Pomona High School untilhis retirement. He was honored asTeacher of the Year in the year he re-tired.

In the summer of 1965, Mr. Sowinacquired a 15-foot camping trailer so heand his family could enjoy the wonder-ful parks in California. The familycamped in many campgrounds in Cali-fornia as well as other states. His chil-dren recall these trips as the highlightsof their youth. Two trips were made tothe East Coast and Canada.

Travel to England and Europe was an-other interest Mr. Sowin and his wife en-

joyed. Their trips included visitingrelatives in England and Germany, and

making new friends wherever they went.

Mr. Sowin is survived by his wife of61 years, Victoria; his sons, Frank Jr.and Jack and his wife Jojor; his daugh-ter, Julie McNeil; and his grandchildren,Amy and Matthew Sowin and Kayleeand Jack McNeil.

A celebration of his life will bescheduled in the future.

Frank SowinTeacher, camper, world traveler

Helen MasterHelen Master died on November 24, 2015 at th

age of 92. Her service was held at Mt. Sinai Hollywood Hills. Helen was born in 1923. She and hehusband Herman Master, who were the owners oChandlers Store for Men at the Pomona Mall, livein Pomona from 1948 to 1960. The family movedto Claremont in 1960, where Helen lived until 2000before moving to San Diego.

She is survived by Barry Master of Santa Ana

William Master of Goleta and Robyn Perlin of LJolla.

Mary SloatMary Sloat died at her Claremont

home on February 10, 2016 after alengthy illness. She was 83.

A service will be held on Saturday,

February 20 at 10:30 a.m. at Todd Me-morial Chapel, located at 325 N. In-dian Hill Blvd. in Claremont.

MaryNelson

Mary Happy Fredendall GarnerNelson, a lifelong Claremont resident,died on Wednesday, February 17,2016. She was 90.

A graveside service will be held atOak Park Cemetery on Saturday, Feb-ruary 20 at 10 a.m. A full account of

Mrs. Nelsons life will be featured ina future edition of the COURIER.


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Claremont High Schoolboys basketball andgirls water polo were

both victorious in the first roundof CIF playoffs this week.

On Tuesday, the girls fought a toughmatch against Capistrano Valley in Mis-sion Viejo and eventually topped them,12-10. Goalkeeper Charlotte Cheng had

another great game with 13 saves an-choring the defensive effort. The Packalso had a diverse offense with five girls,Mackenzie Elias, Makenna Moore, LauraSchroerlucke, Lauren Hoyle and HelenaSandhagen, scoring during the game, ac-cording to Coach Gary Cheever.

It was a great team effort. We wentinto the game ranked number 10 in CIFand Capistrano Valley was number nine,said Coach Cheever on Wednesday.

Wednesday night, the boys basketballteam traveled to Ontario High School totake on the Jaguars. The Pack had a prettyeasy time of it, outplaying their opponenton both sides of the court on the way toan 89-61 final.

CHS dominated from the start, grab-bing both offensive and defensive re-bounds while keeping Ontario offbalance. The Jaguars turned the ball overa lot and Claremont was more than happyto take advantage. Ontario did rally to-ward the end of the first quarter, narrow-ing the lead to just four points. That wasas close as they got as the Pack surged,ending the half 29 points up.

Claremont struggled a bit with theirshooting percentage during the regularseason but seemed to have corrected thatWednesday, particularly when it came tothe easy layup. The Wolfpack also did afine job rebounding and passing, whichkept the Jaguars off balance.

Kyle Scalmanini was the nights topscorer with 29 points, followed by TylerFraser with 21. Special recognition goesto junior Luke McCay, who hit all four ofhis field goal attempts including twothree-point plays for 10 points.

Coach Stan Tolliver kept his team in aconstant rotation to give court time to asmany players as possible and also to savehis top players for tougher games ahead.

The guys were pretty focused. They

were moving the ball and we were ableto get inside the paint area and kick out.

Kyle had an outstanding game, CoachTolliver said.From here, the boys will take on West

Ranch on Friday in Valencia while girlswater polo played Warren on Thursday inDowney.

Other first-round CIF action this week:On Thursday, girls soccer had a homegame against Pacifica and girls basketballfaced Temescal Canyon. Boys soccer willtake on Pioneer at CHS at 3 p.m. on Fri-day. Steven Felschundneff

CHS TRACK

CHS runners did well at the Track Win-ter State Championships at Cerrtios Col-lege. Boys distance medley relay1200-400-800-1600 came in second in aclose race with Great Oak. Boys 4x800was also second against Long Beach PolyGirls distance medley relay came in thirdbehind Great Oak and Arcadia. The girlsgot second in the 4x800 behind Great Oakaccording to Coach Bill Reeves.

Claremont COURIER/Friday, February 19, 2016 12SPORTS

CHS sports continueswinning ways in CIF play

COURIER photos/Steven FelschundneffClaremont senior Harlan Maass drives past Ontarios Ramon Gomez during thePacks first-round CIF victory over the Jaguars, 89-61, Wednesday night in Ontario.

Claremont junior Kyle Scalmanini looks to shoot while being guarded by OntariosJoey Sanchez on Wednesday during the first round of the CIF tournament


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Claremont plays host tomany noteworthy peo-ple, but rarely does a

foreign head of state grab aburger in the City of Trees.

That all changed on Sunday whenthe Prime Minister of Thailand, PrayutChan-o-cha, made a quick stop to fillup on some great American burgergoodness at Eureka Burger at 11 a.m.on Sunday, February 14.

Eureka employee Winfield Chowconfirmed the visit to the COURIER,saying that the Thai leaderflanked bySecret Service agents, his own securitydetail and a few associatesstayed forabout an hour before moving on toRancho Mirage to meet with PresidentObama at the annual ASEAN summit.

It was kind of out of the blue, Mr.Chow said. They let us know the daybefore that he was coming.

Eureka Burger spokesperson AlexiaPenna said the restaurant was initiallykept in the dark on who was going toshow up.

We kind of thought Obama wascoming, because they were talkingabout [secret] service men coming in,Ms. Penna said. We were not sure whoto expect.

Mr. Chan-o-cha heard about EurekaBurger from a Thai princess, whostayed at a nearby hotel and enjoyedher visit to the restaurant, according toMs. Penna. The prime minister and hisstaff dined in a cordoned-off area of therestaurant, but regular diners were stillallowed to eat there.

All of this begs the question: whatdoes the leader of a nation of over 67million people eat at a craft burger

joint?Mr. Chan-o-cha and his group report-

edly ate truffle fries, nachos, a water-melon salad and a Bison burger withonion rings, according to Mr. Chow.

Lt. Lori Davenport confirmed thatthe prime minister was there, and theClaremont Police Department cooper-

ated with the California Highway Patrolto facilitate the visit.

Everything went fine, Lt. Daven-port said. We just talked to CHP be-cause they wanted us to know that [Mr.Chan-o-cha] wanted to eat at Eureka

Burger.According to Mr. Chow, the primeminister enjoyed his lunch, proving thatClaremont can satisfy the palettes ofeven the most high-profile heads ofstate.

Matthew [email protected]


Thailands PM gets taste of Claremont at Eureka Burger

Photo courtesy of Eureka BurgerFrom left to right, Eureka ManagerKezia Adhidharma, the Prime Ministerof Thailand Prayut Chan-o-cha, Eurekaserver Nicole Castelan and Eureka Re-gional Manager James Kook.


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AUTHOR LECTURE The public is in-vited to attend the annual coffee at PilgrimMemorial Library at 10 a.m. The library islocated at Pilgrim Congregational Church,600 N. Garey Ave., Pomona. The speakerwill be local author Annie Quinn, who willtalk about her book A Moment in Con-nemara, an Irish Love Story. Refresh-ments will be served and there will be anopportunity to purchase her book. This isa free event, open to the public. For furtherinformation, call (909) 622-1373.

GOLD & TREASURE SHOW Funfor the whole family: learn how to panfor gold, visit vendors, hear lectures andwin prizes. Admission is $10 for adults;free for ages 12 and younger and for ac-tive and veteran military with ID. Visitfairplex.com for advance tickets and in-formation. Parking is $10 at Gate 17 onFairplex Drive. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5

p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 1101W. McKinley Ave., Pomona.SO CAL PET EXPO The SoCal Pet Expois two big days featuring entertainment andactivities, costume contest, agility demon-

strations, vaccination and microchip pric-ing and tons of exhibitors with information,products and services. Free admission.Parking is $10 at Gate 17 on Fairplex Drive.Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, 11a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit fairplex.com for infor-mation, including bringing your pet to theshow. 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona.STUDIO CLAREMONTAn art show ison display that is inspired by Lewis Car-rolls Alices Adventures in Wonderlandand Through the Looking Glass. A cas-tle is adorned with royal animals and per-sonified animal chess pieces made byStudio Claremont students. Studentssculpted their personified animal chesspieces out of clay and were instructed to

create a hat or other object that a humanwould use. The Completely Bonkers artshow takes place between 4 and 6 p.m.Sweet treats will be served. Studio Clare-mont, 522 W. First St., Claremont.CONFERENCE TEDxClaremontCol-leges is a volunteer organization consist-ing of students and alumni from all sevenClaremont Colleges. TEDxClaremont-

Colleges hosts an all-day conference fea-turing a diversity of speakers united in thespirit of ideas worth spreading. Noon.Garrison Theater, 1030 Columbia Ave.,Claremont. Tickets for the full event are

$5 for Claremont Colleges students; $25for faculty, staff and alumni; and $45 forthe general public. Purchase tickets andread more about the speakers at tedx-claremontcolleges.org/2016 event1/.LA HARPETTE Los Angeles-basedharpists Mary Dropkin, Paul Baker, LauraGriffin-Casey and Jillian Risigari-Gai per-form music by Handel, Mussorgsky,Saint-Sans, Rodgers and Wickey. Freeadmission with open seating, no tickets. 8p.m. Doors open approximately 30 min-utes prior to performance. Bridges Hall ofMusic, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont.

KSPC CD & RECORD EXPO One-day music sale featuring over 25 vendorsselling CDs, DVDs, posters, vinyl andvideonew and used, all styles of music.10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $2 admission or freewith a Claremont Colleges ID. The eventtakes place at the Smith Campus CenterBallroom, 170 D. Sixth St., Claremont.

MUSIC Sundays at the Morgan pres-ents the Afro-Cuban folkloric music ofSitaraSon. The Los Angeles-basedgroup plays popular Cuban dancemusic including son, boleros, descarga,cha cha cha and more. The band fea-tures legendary singer and drummerLzaro Galarraga and dance sensation

Kati Hernandez, both natives of Ha-vana, Cuba. 6 p.m. Suggested dona-tion: $20. Students admitted free.Morgan Auditorium, 1950 Third St.,La Verne. Call (909) 448-4408 or [email protected] for more information.

CALENDARCOURIER crosswordSee this weeks crosswordpuzzle by Myles Mellor.

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BRIDEWORLD EXPO The largestgathering of wedding exhibits, new plan-ning ideas, fashion and fun. Shop andcompare local retailers, audition enter-tainers, enjoy a bridal fashion show anddiscover many of the absolute best wed-ding values at one event. Admission is

$12 and free for ages 12 and under. Park-ing $10 at Gate 17 on Fairplex Drive. 10a.m. to 4 p.m. at Expo Hall 9. 1101 W.McKinley Ave., Pomona.

ISRAELI FOLK DANCEA fun way toexercise with music of Israeli folk dance.Beginners group at 6:45 p.m., followed byopen dancing. $6. Masonic Lodge, 227 W.Eighth St., Claremont. (909) 921-7115.

HAITI AFTER THE STORMSThespeaker is Dr. Serena Beeks. The Uni-

versity Club meets Tuesdays at 11:30a.m. at the Hughes Community Center,1700 Danbury Rd., Claremont. $13meeting fee includes buffet lunch.CLAREMONT SENIOR COMPUTER

CLUB Macro photography withoutcamera presented by Marsha Tudor.

The Claremont Senior Computer Clubmeets on Tuesday evenings at theHughes Community Center at 1700Danbury Road, Claremont. Meetingsbegin at 7:30 p.m., with social timebeginning at 7 p.m. Newcomers are al-ways welcome. For more information,visit cscclub.org.

ZEN MEDITATION 7:30 to 9 a.m.McAlister Center for Religious Activi-ties, 919 Columbia Ave., Claremont.(909) 621-8685.LECTUREProfessor Dorothy Hale, UCBerkeley, will give a talk titled WilliamFaulkner and the Novelistic Aesthetics ofAlterity. 4:15 p.m. Pomona CollegesCrookshank Hall, 140 W. Sixth St.,Claremont.ZUMBA Alicia Guerra, certified in-structor and PVHMC associate, willshow guests how to Zumba, an exhil-arating, effective, easy-to-follow,Latin-inspired, calorie-burning dance

fitness-party thats moving millions ofpeople towards joy and health. Spaceis limited. Make reservations bycalling (909) 865-9858 or [email protected]. This free program ispresented by Womens and ChildrensServices. 6:30 p.m. Pomona ValleyHealth Center, 1601 N. Monte VistaAve., Claremont.

HEALTHY LIVING FOR CANCER

PATIENTS Learn tips on how to managenutrition and take home some helpfulrecipes. Presented by Shannon Perrett, RD,clinical dietitian and manager at PomonaValley Hospital Medical Center. 2 to 3:30

p.m. The Robert and Beverly Lewis Fam-ily Cancer Care Center Community Room,1910 Royalty Drive, Pomona. Free ad-mission. RSVP to (909) 865-9858.ART AFTER HOURS Current exhibi-tions go on view, followed by live musicco-sponsored by KSPC at 9 p.m. Thisevent is free and open to the public. 5 to11 p.m. Pomona College Museum of Art,330 N. College Ave., Claremont. For moreinformation, contact (909) 621-8283 [email protected].

POMONA COLLEGE ORCHESTRA

Conductor Eric Lindholm leads the colle-giate ensemble, which features violinistGloria Liou, winner of the 2015 PCOConcerto Competition. Ms. Liou is a com-puter science, linguistics and cognitive sci-ence double major. She currently studiesviolin with violin instructor Sarah Thorn-blade, who is associate principal secondviolin with the Los Angeles Chamber Or-

chestra. Ms. Liou previously studied withLi Lin of the Juilliard School. She is one ofthe concertmasters of the Pomona CollegeOrchestra and previously served as con-certmaster of the California All-State Or-chestra and the Saratoga High OrchestraThe program includes Beethoven:Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72a; Chaus-son: Pome, Op. 25; and Prokofiev:Symphony No. 7 in C-sharp Minor, Op.

131. Free admission with open seating,no tickets. 8 p.m. Doors open approxi-mately 30 minutes prior to performancePomona College Bridges Hall of Music,150 E. Fourth St., Claremont.

INSANE INFLATABLEThe Insane In-flatable 5K is a fun, wild and insane obsta-cle run. Get pumped up for a course filledwith the worlds largest and most extremeinflatable obstacles ever produced. Parking$10 at Gate 17 on Fairplex Dr. For regis-tration and information, visit insaneinflat-able5k.com/pomona-ca/. Event begins at 9

a.m. 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona.POMONA SOPHMORE RECITAL

Pianist Alexander Woods performsworks by Bach, Beethoven and Ives.Free admission with open seating, notickets. 8 p.m. Doors open approxi-mately 30 minutes prior to performance.Pomona Colleges Lyman Hall, 340 N.College Ave., Claremont.

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:Monkeys

Image courtesy of Crayola.com

Q. How do monkeys get down the stairs?

Q. What do you call a monkey with abanana in each ear?

Q: What is a monkeys favorite Christmas carol?

Q: What do you call a monkey with eight legs?

Q: What do you call an angry monkey?

Q: What do you say to an ape who callsyou on the phone?

A.Theyslidedownthebanana-ster!

A.Anythingyouwantitcanthearyou!

A.JungleBells.

A.FuriousGeorge.

A.Who-rang-utang?

A.ASpiderMonkey.

Q: What did thebanana do whenhe saw a monkey?A: The banana split!

In the traditional Chinesecalendar, each year is as-sociated with a different

animal. Chinese New Yeartook place earlier this month,bringing in the Year of theMonkey.

Some people believe your personalityis influenced by the year you were bornand its animal. If you were born in 2004,youre considered a monkey in the Chi-nese zodiac. People born in monkeyyearsincluding babies born in 2016are fun, energetic and active, accordingto InfoPlease.com.

Wondering what your sign is? If youwere born in 2001, youre a snake andare said to be charming, generous andsmart. If you were born in 2002, youre

a horse and are said to be energetic, in-dependent and impatientand to enjoy

traveling. If you were born in 2003,youre a goat or sheep and are said to

be mild-mannered, shy and peace-lov-ing. If you were born in 2005, you are

a rooster and are said to be practical,hardworking and observant.

If you were born in 2006, you are adog and are said to be patient, faithful

and kind. If you were born in 2007,youre a pig and are said to be loving,tolerant and honestand to be a fan ofluxurious things. If you were born in

2008, youre a rat and are said to besmart, charming and persuasive. If youwere born in 2009, youre an ox and aresaid to be patient, stubborn and conser-vative. If you were born in 2010, yourea tiger and are said to be emotional,courageous and authoritative (meaningyou like to be in charge).

If you were born in 2011, youre a rab-bit and are said to be popular, compas-sionate and sincere. And if you were

born in 2000 or 2012, youre a dragonand are said to be energetic, fearless andwarm-hearted.

Heres to Chinese New Year 2016.Hope you have a good time monkeyingaround this year!

Sarah [email protected]

With the Chinese zodiac, every day its an animal planet



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Are you one of those quirky typeswho count the round, water-lovinghippopotamus as your favorite ani-

mal? If so, you probably never thoughtyoud get the chance to meet one in person.

All that has changed! The Los Angeles Zoo now of-fers an opportunity for visitors to have a close en-counter with hippo mom Mara and her baby Rosie.The experience, which takes place on weekends andholidays at noon, costs each small group $15 on top ofzoo admission.

During a 20-minute Hippo Encounter, you can touchMara, a delicate creature who weighs in at 3,700pounds, and her 15-month-old daughter. You can eventake a selfie! Zoo staff will be on hand to share detailsabout their care, training and feeding.

Theyre known to be very, very aggressive and ter-ritorial in the wild. Obviously at the zoo, its a little dif-ferent. Theyre pretty friendlytheyre letting us dothese wonderful tours here at the zoo, hippo keeperJennifer Gruenewald told Eyewitness News 7.

Children must be at least 4 and accompanied by their

family to take the tour. You can buy tickets at the zoo oronline at lazoo.org/visit/showsandactivites.

Hip-hippo-hooray! LA Zoo offers meet and greet

Iwant to start by saying thatFairytalesUnscripted, performed earlier thismonth at the Lewis Family Playhouse

in Rancho Cucamonga, was amazingthe whole play was improvised!

All the people who performed truly have talent.They were hilarious and able to quickly think on theirfeet and make something clever up while in front of acrowd. I enjoyed myself the whole time.

The lighting, the sound effects, the stories and themusic were all put together on the spot. The actorswould ask the crowd for a suggestionusually an ob-ject or placeand then they would build that into a cre-ative fairytale. It was so cool to see not only the actorsbut the pianist, the sound technician and the lightingdesigner improvising. There were a lot of props on thesides of the stage that they used during the productionto make it even better and funnier.

They did three fairy tales. The first one, in a nutshell,was about a blacksmith who created a piece of inde-structible armor for the king to slay the dragon, but theking falls ill. So the shy guy who came to pick up thearmor for the king was nominated by the queen to slaythe dragon himself. But when he went to slay it, he goteatenand then spat out. He then proceeded to be-friend the dragon.

The second fairytale was my favorite. It was aboutan arrogant apple tree that switches bodies with a

young girl. The apple tree, in the girls body, then fellin love with a prince. But when she eats a magicalapple, the girl and the apple tree switch back. This wasmy favorite story because it included two songs, alsomade up on the spot.

Afterward, I talked to the actress (her name wasKelly Holden Bashar) who played the mean apple treein that scene. She said it was her favorite character sheplayed in the production. The third story was calledHow the Shark Got its Fin. This one was reallyfunny, because the shark kept eating the narrators!

All in all, it was a great play. I loved to see how allof the play was improvised, and what great stories,scenery, music and lighting were created.

This play is over now, but the Lewis Family Playhouseis a great place to go. Make sure to catch the next one!

Ady Bolinger

[Ady Bolinger is a sixth grader at Oakmont Ele-mentary School.]

Fairytales Unscriptedbrings improv, laughter toLewis Family playhouse

Michael Manuel, Nick Massouh and Kari Coleman performFairytales Unscripted.

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EUREKA CLAREMONT: 580 W. First St., ClaremontPacking House. Open from 11 a.m. to midnight, Sundaythrough Thursday; closes at 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday.Hoppy Hour daily from 2 to 6 p.m. (909) 445-8875.

Tuesdays: Half-off wine by the glass.Wednesdays: Steal-the-Glass craft beer of the week.Thursday, February 25: Live music featuring Nicole

Lexi Davis. 9 to 11 p.m.FLAPPERS COMEDY: 540 W. First St., ClaremontPacking House. 18 and over. Show times: Friday at 8 and10 p.m., Saturday at 7 and 9:30 p.m. and Sunday at 7p.m. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door.Friday, February 19: Kristin Key from Last ComicStanding. 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.Saturday, February 20: Kristin Key from Last ComicStanding. 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Sunday, February 21: Two Milk Minimum, a family-friendly show. 4:30 p.m.Thursday, February 25: Claremont Soup or Bowl at 8p.m. and Open Mic Audition Show at 10 p.m.Friday, February 26: Richy Leis as heard on Sir-ius/Xm. 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.Saturday, February 27: Richy Leis as heard on Sir-ius/Xm. 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Sunday, February 28: Boycott the Oscars with MalikS. 7 p.m. followed by Ken Marshall Presents at 9 p.m.THE PRESS RESTAURANT: 129 Harvard Ave.,Claremont Village. Thursday through Saturday until 2 a.m.Live DJ every Thursday at 11 p.m. 21 and over after 9 p.m.Standing room only after 9:30 p.m. (909) 625-4808.Friday, February 19: The Mighty Burt Bacon (soul)at 10 p.m.Saturday, February 20:Townes (western/rock) at 10 p.m.Sunday, February 21: Sunday Piano with Kana Yamatoat 6 p.m. and Soul Time (northern soul/DJ set) at 9:30 p.m.Tuesday, February 23: King Trivia Night at 8:30 p.m.Wednesday, February 24: Chill Beats with PatrickVargas. 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, February 25: The T Special (jazz) at 8:30p.m. followed by KSPC guest DJ at 11 p.m.Friday, February 26:Max Kala (punk/rock) at 10 p.m.Saturday, February 27: The Violet Mindfield andguests (rock) at 10 p.m.PIANO PIANO: 555 W. Foothill Blvd., Claremont.Live dueling piano show times: Wednesday andThursday, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Friday and Saturday, 8p.m. to 1 a.m. 21 and over. $5 cover charge on Fri-days and Saturdays after 8 p.m. (no cover charge withstudent ID). (909) 547-4266.

Tuesdays: Taco Tuesday with $1 tacos, $2 Coronasand $3 margaritas. Rock the mic or jam with the band.Wednesdays: Rockstar Karaoke. Rock the mic orjam with the band. $2 Bud Lights and $4 Vodka Rock-stars. 9 p.m.TUTTI MANGIA: 102 Harvard Ave., Claremont.Late night happy hour every Friday and Saturdayfrom 9 to 11 p.m. Bar menu available until 10:30 p.m.featuring $2 oyster shooters and $3 caprese sliders.

Fridays: Kip Noble (keyboards). 5 to 11 p.m.Saturdays: Reuben Cantu (saxophone). 5 to 11 p.m.

NIGHTLIFE RESTAURANT ROW

Call Mary, (909) 621-4761

Across

1. Breeding horse5. Dog friendly park in Claremont10. White robes14. Stereo precursor15. Marshall16. Venus de __17. Andy's radio partner18. Spider, for one20. Third Reich secret police22. Most bizarre23. Mode or king24. Kilns25. Repudiate28. Slip on30. Brahmans, e.g.31. Integrate33. Animation platform (abbr.)

36. Peeve37. Usurp38. Grammar test favorite39. Play for a sap40. Trigonometric function41. Islamic text42. Caviar source43. New president at Pitzer College,

Melvin _____45. End of poem49. Bleater50. Floor saver53. Banister57. Like some costume jewelry59. Desktop dominator60. Chip in chips61. Exchange62. Eventful story

63. Auditorium section64. Crying veggie65. Sound a horn

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1. Type of haircut or rug2. Finite duration3. Some spaceships4. Antipathy5. Papaya tree6. Chocolate cookie7. Christmas tree decoration8. Medical patient9. Exaggeration10. Embryo holders11. Come-ons12. Consecrated13. Out of ___--below par19. Sarcasm21. Beauty bar botanical25. Speaker's platform26. Emerald, for one27. Hospital figure

28. "Saturday Night Fever" music29. Commonly, poetic30. Vineyard in France32. Indicating woman's name

before marriage33. Earth's center34. ___ gum (thickening agent)35. Stopover site37. Seek the affection of38. King or Queen40. Bend41. Australian fruit44. Dull gray45. Writing award46. Not a soul47. Battery inventor48. Buy or sell instruction on

the stock market51. Start of some cloud names52. Mountain lake53. Modify54. Civilian flying org.

55. Not doable56. Irritating flier58. Japanese fish

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