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BLOTTER/ PAGE 4

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Sam Pedroza’s

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CHS welcomes its new

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Neighbors in pursuit of a crime-free Claremont/ PAGE 3

COURIER photos/Steven FelschundneffAnne Sullivan, played by Madison Dahm, at left, attempts to teach table manners to HelenKeller, played by Sophie Willard-Van Sistine, during rehearsal of “The Miracle Worker” re-cently at Claremont High School. The CHS production of the play will run February 26, 27 and28 at 7:30 p.m. at the Don F. Fruechte Theatre for the Performing Arts. Story on page12.

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To frack or not to frackDear Editor:

A recent article in the Los Angeles Timesdated February 11 was about the healthhazards of fracking.

Fracking is a technological method of extracting oil from old oil wells as well asseparating oil from shale.

State oil and gas regulators have admit-ted that California has allowed oil compa-nies to inject into our aquifers frackingflowback water. This flowback water con-tains large amounts of benzene. Benzeneis a highly flammable, carcinogenic sub-stance found in oil and in our gasoline. Ithas been shown that benzene can lead toleukemia, anemia and bone marrow fail-ure. Benzine has been found in wells at alevel of 700 times greater than what fed-eral standards permit.

The injection of this hazardous materialwas alleged to be inadvertent. An investi-gation should take place to find out if, infact, it was inadvertent. This alleged over-sight has put the citizens of California atrisk.

Ladies and gentlemen, even though weare enjoying lower prices at the pumpwhen we fill up our cars, it is not worth thecost to our health. Yes, we are producing alot more oil in California and in America,but if we are putting benzene into ouraquifers, what are we really doing? We areputting our health at risk. It is time to puta moratorium on fracking.

Gar ByrumClaremont

Say no to KeystoneDear Editor:

The League of Women Voters has beenfighting to stop the Keystone XL Pipelinebecause it is a threat to our public health anda contributor to climate change. Congresswill soon send legislation to PresidentObama that approves the pipeline. PresidentObama has already issued a threat to vetothis legislation, and he needs to hear that yousupport his decision.

The pipeline will threaten the safety of our drinking water, promote a bad energypolicy and increase greenhouse gases in ouratmosphere, contributing to climate change.This venture is all risk, no reward. WhileCongress continues to put the interest of pol-luters ahead of ordinary Americans, thepresident can fulfill his commitment to peo-ple not polluters. We need to tell the presi-dent we support his veto of the pipeline.

The League has long fought battles toprotect clean air and water and prevent pol-lution that contributes to climate change. Weare proud to stand in support of the presi-dent’s Climate Action Plan, which limitsdangerous greenhouse gases from powerplants and establishes resiliency efforts. Ap-proving the pipeline would directly countersteps he has taken to protect public healthand safeguard our environment.

The League supports President Obama’sfight against climate change, including aveto of the Keystone legislation. Let Presi-dent Obama know you support a veto of the legislation to approve the pipeline.

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Claremont COURIER/Friday, February 20, 2015CITY NEWS

No matter where you live,your home is your cas-tle. When you look at

recent crime statistics, however,it becomes obvious why castleshave moats and drawbridges

and hot tar.In Claremont, the Committee for Safe

and Healthy Housing has become a knightin shining armor for residents, managersand property owners in some of the 29apartment communities throughout thecity.

At the urging of the committee and citystaff, in April 2009 the Claremont CityCouncil joined the Crime Free Multi-Housing Program, which works with land-lords, property owners and managers tokeep illegal activity out of rental prop-erty. Successfully utilized in over 2,000cities nationwide, the program was mod-ified and adapted to fit the needs of theClaremont community.

“We had an extreme situation at theClaremont Cottages,” says Jim Keith,chairman of the Committee for Safe andHealthy Housing. “The complex was de-teriorating. There were trashed units, graf-fiti and intimidating residents scaring peo-ple out of there. It was a bad situation anddrew attention to the need for this pro-gram.”

The Committee for Safe and HealthyHousing has spent a great deal of timeworking on implementing the program.Volunteers have attended training, heldregular meetings, met with property own-ers, managers and residents and devel-oped a training manual to promote safeand healthy living environments at apart-ment communities.

To date, five of the 29 complexes withinthe city have been certified in the CrimeFree Multi-Housing Program: ClaremontVillas (100 S. Indian Hill Blvd.), CourierPlace (111 S. College Ave.), Plum Tree(284 N. Carnegie Ave.), Access Village(1730 N. Towne Ave.), and ClaremontVillage Green (630 W. Bonita Ave,).

“We had over 100 residents attend ourlast meeting,” says Elena Griza, managerat the Claremont Village Green. “Theywere responsive and open to suggestionson how to make the complex and theirunits a safer place. The organizers weresurprised how involved and how seriouslythe residents took it. It’s working out verywell.”

As part of its partnership with the com-mittee, the Claremont Police Departmenttracks apartment calls for service, provid-ing reports to the apartment managers,Police Commission and city council everysix months. Lieutenant Aaron Fate hasbeen designated the police liaison to theprogram, providing crime data and analy-sis, attending semi-annual meetings withapartment owners, managers and resi-dents, and participating in annual trainings.

“Lieutenant Fate has been involvedfrom day one,” says Crime Free Multi-Housing Coordinator Bob Kern. “He’svery hands-on,. We’re lucky to have him.”

With the help of program members andClaremont police, many apartment com-plexes throughout the city have experi-

enced a decrease in crime. Both Plum

Tree and Claremont Village Green haveseen a 50 percent reduction in Part 1crimes since the program’s inception in2009. Part I crimes are comprised of crimes against persons (murder, rape, rob-bery and aggravated assault) and crimesagainst property (burglary, theft, auto theftand arson).

Two broken security gates at an alley-way located on the 500 block of San JoseAvenue had been an ongoing problem.As a result, the alley had turned into adumping ground for discarded waterheaters, mattresses and stripped cars aswell as providing criminals with easy ac-cess to residents’ vehicles. After years of trying to address the problem with the San

Jose Apartment Owners Association, itwas an officer-involved shooting in May

2014 that brought the passageway prob-

lem to the forefront.“The gates are now fixed,” says Mr.

Keith. “That’s big! Over 80 percent of Part I crimes have involved autos in thosealleys. Hopefully, now that it’s no longeropen, residents are going to have a higherquality of life and peace of mind in thatarea.”

Becoming a part of the Crime FreeMulti-Housing Program is a fairly simpleprocess. Mr. Kern and a member of theCommittee for Safe and Healthy Housingwalk the rental property, taking notes onrecommendations to improve the groundsand the units.

“We write up a report on things wewant done and give it to the manager,” ex-

plains Mr. Kern. “Once they go throughthe training sessions and I inspect their

property with a list of items I’m lookinfor, they get a certificate and a sign ththey can post stating they are crime free

Scheduled in the fall, the training sesions consist of two, four-hour meetinheld at the Hughes Center covering varous topics including tenant hoarding, illgal smoking and loitering of non-residenas intimidation. In years past, expespeakers have included representativfrom the Claremont Police DepartmenCode Enforcement, Los Angeles CounFire Department, Housing Authority anthe Apartment Association for the GreatInland Empire and Fair Housing.

“We also have a lawyer come in to taabout how managers and owners cacover themselves with new laws,“ sayMr. Kern. “We’re serious about whwe’re doing here and we’re trying to makthings better.”

In addition to the five certified crimfree complexes, four more complexhave expressed interest in participating the Crime Free Multi-Housing ProgramWith 20 complexes still left in limbo, MGiza doesn’t quite understand the hesittion of managers and owners who have yto get with the program.

“They are making a huge mistake,” shsays. “At least give it a try. You’ll be suprised how efficient it is and how involvethe residents become. Imagine you’re insmall town with 300-400 people and wget together to talk and come up with ideof what we can do better. As a manageyou have to keep up with the laws and odinances or it could become a liability.”

The Crime Free Multi-Housing program is free and open to anyone. For information or to volunteer, contact BoKern at (909) 399-5498 or by email [email protected].

—Angela [email protected]

Apartment residents combat crime with safe housing program

COURIER photos/Steven FelschundneElena Griza, manager of the Claremont Village Green senior apartments, listens to the concerns of 16-year resident Jim Holderecently at the complex. A key ingredient of the Crime Free Multi-Housing Program is getting feedback from the tenants.

Ms. Griza shows an old COURIER clipping to Bob Kern at the Bonita Avenue com-plex recently. Mr. Kern helped Ms. Griza coordinate getting the complex certifiedunder the city of Claremont’s Crime Free Multi-Housing Program. The copy of theCOURIER showed Claremont Village Green on the day it opened in 1963.


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ABeijing teen missingfrom a Claremont hotelsince Friday, February

13 was found safe and sound inWest Hollywood on Monday,

thanks to the keen eye of a con-cerned citizen.According to Lieutenant Jason Walters,

16-year-old Jin Wuwei had taken a busfrom Claremont to Los Angeles on Fridayafternoon after telling his mother he wasgoing to tour the Claremont Colleges. Jinwas found sitting on a bench on the 8400block of Sunset Boulevard when someonerecognized the teen from local newsbroadcasts and contacted authorities.

This isn’t the first time six-foot tall,140-pound Jin had visited the ClaremontColleges.

Both he and his mother had taken aself-guided tour of the campuses Thurs-day, February 12, walking the grounds of

Pitzer College, Pomona College andClaremont McKenna. The pair took pho-tos around the Colleges and ate at a localdining hall before heading to The HuntleyBookstore.

A sales receipt from Huntley obtainedby the COURIER showed a number of purchases by Jin, including deodorant,toothpaste and a tooth brush, as well as aroll of duct tape and a pink-colored pepperspray key ring. According to Jin’s mother,the teen had been purchasing itemsthroughout the trip, hiding them in hisbackpack and acting "secretive."

The morning he vanished, Jin had usedhis PayPal account around 3:30 a.m. topurchase ExpressVPN, an online applica-

tion that allows the user to secure con-nections and unblock websites in oneclick. “Watch the content you want fromany country on earth, at blazing fastspeeds” and “encrypt your Internet trafficand hide your IP address from hackersand spies” taunts the ExpressVPN web-site.

“He was located by Los AngelesCounty Sheriffs around 12:15 p.m. to-day,” said Lt. Walters on Monday. “He ap-peared tired but unharmed. There’s no ev-idence of foul play.”

The teenager was transported to theClaremont Police Department and inter-viewed by investigators. He was then re-

united with his parents, who have sincetaken the teen to Pomona Valley HospitalMedical Center for evaluation citinghealth concerns.

“He’s been sleeping on the streets,” saidLily Zhuo, a private investigator aiding thefamily in their search for their only son.“Something isn’t quite right.”

Jin Wuwei was reported missing by hismother, Geng Jipeng, on Friday, February13 after he walked away from his room atthe Claremont Lodge. The boy had toldhis mother that he wanted to go back up tothe Colleges. When Ms. Jipeng offered togive him a ride to the Village, he declined,but agreed to meet with his mother at dusk

near the Colleges. When he didn’t shoup at the meeting time, she began to worr

“I called his cell phone but he did nanswer,” Ms. Jipeng explained to thCOURIER. “He has never done anythinlike this before. He is a quiet boy.”

A Korean student near the Claremo

Library, who spoke some Chinese, helpeMs. Jipeng contact the Claremont PoliDepartment and an investigation begato locate the missing teen. Ms. Jipeng prvided police with photos and a descriptioof her son, noting that he speaks flueEnglish and does not have any family friends in the area.

According to Ms. Jipeng, her son lebehind most of his clothes and his thrbeloved books—Jane Eyre, To Kill Mockingbird and Peter Pan. He took wihim a laptop, $500 in cash as well ascredit card, cell phone and charger.

A still image taken from a hotel securicamera showed the teenager, equippewith a full backpack, strolling north on In

dian Hill Boulevard around 12:42 p.mHe was last seen wearing a dark-colorehoodie and sweatpants with a white linon the outer seam. His whereabouts folowing that image were unknown.

It remains unclear why Jin hopped a buto West Hollywood from Claremont witout telling anyone. Perhaps he was julooking for an experience to share wiothers down the road.

“Jin wanted to go to school in thUnited States to be a writer,” says MZhou. “He will still need to speak with hparents about what is in his future. Theare just happy he is found.”


Claremont COURIER/Friday, February 20, 2015CITY NEWS

Saturday, February 7An unknown burglar broke into a home

on the 500 block of Eighth Street, leavingthe resident unsure of what had beentaken. The thief entered the dwellingsometime between noon and 1:30 p.m. byusing an unidentified object to cut a screenand shatter a rear door window on theproperty. Once inside, the intruder ran-sacked several rooms and opened draw-ers but the homeowner initially found

nothing missing. Officers returned to thehome several days later after the victimdiscovered $200 of miscellaneous prop-erty had indeed been taken by the prowler.

****A Riverside man refused to take re-

sponsibility for a crime and insteadclaimed it was something in the Clare-mont water. According to LieutenantMike Ciszek, officers responded to the200 block of Yale Avenue around 2:30p.m. following a call of a man flailing hisarms and yelling “F**k you!” to peopleoutside a local eatery. Officers made con-tact with Brett Waylett, who exhibitedsigns of being under the influence of acontrolled substance. The 41-year-old was

arrested near the Claremont Depot andtold officers, “Tom must have put meth

inside my water. I didn’t use any drugstoday where I’d have to use my hands.”

Sunday, February 8If you’re not completely satisfied with

your Domino’s Pizza experience, thecompany promises to make it right or re-fund your money. But Agustin Lozanowon’t be able to cash in. The High Desertresident allegedly entered the FoothillBoulevard location around 9:45 p.m. with

a raised fist and began challenging peopleto fight. Officers arrived on scene andmade contact with the Victorville resident,whose shirt was covered in vomit. Mr.Lozano smelled of alcohol, couldn’t com-plete a sentence and remained argumen-tative with police, at one point tellingthem, “You can’t arrest me. I’m not overthe .08 limit!” Apparently, that rule does-n’t apply when drunk in public. The 30-year-old was arrested for being drunk anddisorderly.

Tuesday, February 10There are endless news reports of ine-

briated people being hit by trains whilewalking on railroad tracks. Two women

have Claremont police to thank for notbeing among them. Officers stopped On-

tario resident Jaiden Vincent, 21, and 24-year-old Rialto resident Vanessa Solisafter they failed to obey a posted trafficsign preventing pedestrians from walkingalong the railroad tracks to cross IndianHill Boulevard. The duo was spotted stag-gering down the street, looking for ThePress Restaurant around midnight. Unsureof where they were, the ladies exhibitedsign of intoxication. “Ontario or Upland,it’s all the same,” said Ms. Vincent. Shelater told officers, “Just go ahead and ar-rest me, I know you’re going to…I’ve hadtoo much to drink.” As the ladies were un-able to care for themselves, police did just

that. They were arrested for being drunkand disorderly and later released.

****A Claremont homeowner got a surprise

when she discovered a man standing 15feet away from her in her living room.The intruder had entered the home locatedon the 900 block of Ottawa Drive througha back door around 11 a.m. The victimand the man made eye contact before hefled int an awaiting white sedan parked inthe driveway. The homeowner told policethat just prior to her encounter, a womanhad knocked on the front door and shedidn’t answer, presuming it was a solici-tor. She knew something was wrongwhen she heard the dog barking at the

back door as it creaked open. No one wassupposed to be home. The suspect is de-

scribed as a 30-year-old Hispanic male, 1” with long, black hair slicked into a bu

Thursday, February 12A Montclair man may be a thief, b

he’s no liar. According to Lt. Ciszek, Havey Perez had been panhandling neFoothill and Wheeler when La Verne oficers made contact with him aroundp.m. After a search, police found four botles of shampoo, seven boxes of Oil Olay moisturizer and other toiletry itemvalued at $130. A Stater Bros. receifrom the previous day was also found bthe items were not listed. The 31-year-oman admitted that he had taken the proucts from the store and the officer cotacted Claremont PD. Mr. Perez warrested for shoplifting.

Sunday, February 15Allen Perez added another arrest to h

rap sheet, bringing the tally to 24 booings in the city of Claremont since Marc2013. Around 5 p.m., police responded reports of a man urinating on a pole neArrow and Indian Hill and spotted the 4year-old running down the street, swaing side-to-side. After performing a seriof tests, officers determined the Pomonresident was intoxicated. Mr. Perez toofficers, “Just take me to jail.” He was arested for being drunk and disorderly.


POLICE BLOTTER

COURIER photo/Steven FelschundneffGeng Jipeng distributes flyers of her missing 16-year-old son Jin Wuwei on Mon-day in her room at the Claremont Lodge. The teen, who walked away from the samehotel room on Friday, was found Monday afternoon in West Hollywood.

Chinese teen located in West Hollywood after regional search


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Ahouse divided againstitself cannot stand, andCity Councilman Sam

Pedroza cannot stand for a citydivided among its residents.

As Mr. Pedroza enters his third termon Claremont’s city council, one of hisprimary aspirations remains to erase theperceived boundaries that divide thecity and unite the community once andfor all.

“It’s definitely been my issue fromday-one that I want to get away from theidea that there’s a south Claremont and anorth Claremont,” he says. “I really be-lieve in the idea that we’re one Clare-mont. I know every council membersays that, but we really do believe it.”

But Mr. Pedroza wasn’t always such acivic-minded individual.

In fact, growing up in an unincorpo-rated neighborhood within the San

Gabriel Valley left him with little knowl-edge of local government, or what acommunity should be. This became evi-dent after he was given an assignment incollege to report on the city in which helived. The Bassett resident didn’t havethe first idea of where to begin.

“I had no concept of what my citywas,” said Mr. Pedroza. “The biggestcity hall I knew was in West Covina, so Iwent there thinking that was my city.That’s how clueless I was.”

The city councilman has come a longway since then.

After attending Rio Hondo Commu-nity College and Mt. San Antonio Col-lege, Mr. Pedroza transferred to San

Diego State University where he earnedhis Bachelor of Arts in Public Adminis-tration in 1992. That same year, he wasintroduced to Julie, the girl who wouldsteal his heart and become his wife twoyears later.

Mr. Pedroza continued his education,earning his Master of Arts in UrbanPlanning from UCLA. Upon graduation,he worked in communications for thewater industry and served on staff withthen Assemblywoman Hilda L. Solis.

In 1996, the newlyweds were lookingfor a community in which to lay downtheir roots and purchased a Cinderellahome in the City of Trees.

“We were so happy being here, wewanted to get involved,” says the coun-cil member. He began dedicating histime to Active Claremont, ClaremontHeritage, the Claremont Wildlands Con-servancy as well as serving on the Clare-mont Community Services Commissionand chairing the Claremont Youth SportsFacility Committee.

Following an unsuccessful run for citycouncil in 2005, Mr. Pedroza cam-paigned in 2007 and again in 2011. He

was the top vote-winner in both councilraces.

“I am proud of that, not because it’sme, but because it’s a reflection more of where the community was heading orwhere the community was at,” he says.“I didn’t feel like I represented one par-ticular group. I represented the values of what people wanted Claremont to be.”

In May 2011, Mr. Pedroza beganserving a one-year term as Claremont’smayor, but his political career—along

with his life—almost ended in Augustwhen the avid cyclist collided with aparked utility vehicle.

“I was riding a brand-new road bikegoing about 20 mph,” he recalled. “Ilooked over my shoulder to go aroundthe truck but, when I looked back, it wa

too late. I knew I’d crashed, but I kepttrying to convince myself that I wasokay. I remember thinking how I couldn’t remember things. I had to con-sciously make myself try to remember.

The then-mayor was flown to USCMedical Center with a hairline fracturto his vertebrae and a crushed nose. Hwould spend the next several months isurgery and recuperating from his in-

juries. He has since made a full recov-ery and credits his helmet with savinghis life.

“One of my favorite pictures is aphoto we took on zip code day [9-17-11where a big chunk of the communitycame out and we were all standing in

front of the train depot,” Mr. Pedrozasaid. “That was the first day I came outafter my accident. Staff didn’t expect mto be there so they had a great big cutouof me, and then I’m there with my neckbrace and bandages on my nose. I’m inthat photo twice,” he says with a chuckl“That picture shows me the sense of community, how cool this city is. I’mvery grateful to feel a part of that.”

With his second term scheduled toend in March 2015, Mr. Pedroza madethe decision to throw his hat in the ringonce again. As one of three councilmembers up for re-election with no op-position, he was reappointed to serve foa third term.

It’s an opportunity for the 46-year-olcouncilmember to continue with proj-ects that are dear to his heart.

“I’d really like to see the cycling op-portunities move forward,” he says. “Ireally want to see more kids on bikes,but I also want to see a community thataware of more kids on bikes. There’sstill more work to be done.”

Mr. Pedroza believes that the cityworks best when it finds multiple benefits when addressing a challenge. Givenhis professional background with thewater industry, new storm water collection regulations and the opportunitiesthat will come with compliance are ap-pealing to him.

“The benefit here is we’re going tohave better designed streets to collectmore storm water, so let’s have the bikelanes as well as native and drought-toleant plantings. We’re meeting the regulations of storm water runoff but, at thesame time, bringing more to the com-munity. These multi-beneficial opportunities are out there. It’s a matter of getting the right players and variousgroups all talking. That’s what we dowell in this city.”

In keeping with his desire to uniteClaremont, Councilman Pedroza willcontinue to try to meet the needs of thecommunity.

“There’s always more that needs to

done,” he says. —Angela [email protected]

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Sam Pedroza wants Claremonters to stand together

COURIER photo/Steven FelschundneffClaremont Councilmember Sam Pedroza advocates for better public transporta-tion including bringing the Metro Gold Line to Claremont. He is an avid cyclist whooften rides his bike to work in El Monte.

City embarks on winter pruning, tree-planting program

The city’s contractor will be pruning shrubs and plantsin the Village right-of-ways this month. Pruning deadfoliage will improve plant health and control plant

size where space is limited.Pruning in the winter helps ensure that plants produce

healthy leaves and flowers in the spring. Plants may lookdistressed for about a month after pruning, but should im-prove rapidly after that, according to the city manager’s re-port.

The urban forest and mature tree canopy are one of Clare-mont’s defining features and part of the community’s heritage.Mature trees provide environmental benefits and have beenshown to increase home values. In order to maintain a vibranturban forest, the city conducts an annual reforestation pro-gram to plant new trees throughout the community. This year,

the city has a budget to plant 300 trees.In an effort to ensure that the urban forest maintains a

healthy and consistent tree canopy, the city council recentlydirected staff to implement a mandatory planting program.Trees will be planted throughout the community and resi-dents no longer have the option to decline a tree.

The city recently adopted an updated Designated StreetTree List, which provides a wider variety of species optionsfor each street. A city arborist has reviewed planting sites andhas determined which designated species are appropriate foreach location.

Whenever possible, residents will be provided with op-tions and may select the species to be planted in front of their home from an approved tree list. The city will providewater bags to help residents water their newly-planted trees,along with care instructions.

For information, visit www.ci.claremont.ca.us or contact

the Community Services Department at (909) 399-5431.


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Ithink of it nearly every time I passthrough the intersection of Bonita Av-enue and Indian Hill Boulevard. Still,

after all this time, I think of the McIntyresliving in the big house on the southwestcorner.

It was before I knew them, when Donald came herefrom Scotland with his wife Ann to teach geology atPomona College. It was before they lived just aroundthe corner on Twelfth Street, when their son Ewenwas my best friend growing up (what are the odds of two boys with Cerebral Palsy living so close to eachother?). It was long before they, along with Ewen,moved back to Scotland, where Donald died someyears later.

The house was brown then. At least it was brownwhen I was a kid and heard that the McIntyres oncelived in it. It’s gray now, but at least it’s still there.

The gas station isn’t there. That’s right, there was agas station on the northeast corner. I remember it,vaguely. I think it was a Shell gas station or was itPhillips?

Lots has changed at the Indian Hill/Bonita intersec-tion. The gas station was removed long before therewas a round-about there for a short time, as an experi-ment almost 20 years ago, an experiment that mostpeople (unfortunately, I think) would prefer to forget.There was also a tiny locksmith shop on Bonita Av-enue, just east of the gas station.

Of course, Bentley’s Market was also there onBonita, across the street from the locksmith shop,where Rhino Records is. Bentley’s Market was al-ways there; it was a shock when it wasn’t. How couldI forget Ben Harper—who I now hear singing on theradio and TV and who sells out Bridges Audito-rium—and the other bag boys competing to see howmuch they could stuff in the backpack on my wheel-chair. I would shop at Bentley’s on my own while Ilived briefly a couple blocks away on Bonita Avenuea few doors down from, yes, where the McIntyres hadlived. Then again, Rhino Records has always beenthere.

Yes, it was a shock when Bentley’s Market was nolonger in the Village, but it’s still easy to see it there,even as Rhino Records has always been on that

Bonita/Yale corner. It’s not so easy to see the lock-smith shop and the gas station—a gas station!—onBonita in the Village.

It’s even harder to see the market that was at thesouth end of Yale Avenue in the Village, where theDanson Restaurant has, again, “always been.” As Ibarely remember, it was more like a butcher shop or,am I dreaming, a feed store? And was there also a gasstation—another gas station—there?

Then there is the big office building along FirstStreet at the south end of the Village. It’s getting al-most as hard to imagine it not being there. Was there astink when this ugly brown monstrosity was added tothe Village? I can’t imagine not, considering therewas an uproar over a Starbucks in the Village and the

stucco mall on Bonita where the gas station and lock-smith shop were.Not only was there a restaurant in a train car there

(Ewen and I thought it was a pretty big deal when ourmothers took us there for lunch) but, for quite a longtime after the office building was there, there wasonly diagonal parking, no landscaping, in the centermedian on First Street.

The “new” part of the Village already isn’t so new.It almost isn’t an addition, almost isn’t Village West,anymore. It’s just the Village, or part of the Village. Itis getting stranger and stranger to think that therewasn’t much more there along the west side of IndianHill Boulevard than a veterinarian office. And, again,what controversy?

Claremont has changed for each of us, and each of us has things in Claremont that we miss or don’t miss.

Most of us probably don’t miss the gas stations in theVillage—or may not believe they were there—butwhat about the Book House, the Wild Iris and all theother book stores that were in the Village? Whatabout Raynebeau Rags? Epicurious? And, not thatlong ago, Casa Flores and Raku? I remember whenthe COURIER office was on Harvard Avenue, south

of the post office; with editor Martin Weinbergerperched on a second floor loft, his eye, literally andappropriately, on everything.

No doubt, in five years, I could be writing thisagain, and places that have been here forever will nolonger be here, and the gas station and feed store wil

be even more faded, crazier memories. Will VideoParadiso end up closing like, as reported in the Los Angeles Times recently, Vidiots in Santa Monica,along with a bunch of other video stores? And withmusic going digital, what about Rhino Records? Or—say it won’t be so!—the Folk Music Center?

Claremont has changed, and it will keep on changing. The news in these pages a couple weeks ago isthat it is changing now. Never mind that I don’t rec-ognize the area next to Padua Hills, with huge housecrowding out the space. (There have been more andmore areas north of Base Line and even FoothillBoulevard that I hardly recognize.) Never mind thatfew years ago, it was proclaimed that Claremont wa“built out.” According to the recent article, there areseveral housing projects going up within our borders

And then there are the Colleges. Years ago, when I

knew people attending UCLA, there would be at leaone new building going up every time I visited thecampus. Never mind that I visited several times ayear. In recent years, the same is true at the Collegeshere. It seems that every few months or even weeks,if not every time I’m on the campuses, there’s anothenew building going up.

A year or two ago, it was Harvey Mudd College oa building spree, with a gigantic crane looming overFoothill Boulevard and a steady stream of storiesabout copper wire being stolen. Now, Pomona Col-lege has a big new science center going up on SixthStreet and, a couple blocks over, Claremont McKennMcKenna College continues to go gangbusters withits construction projects. Of course, all these followmajor make-overs and face-lifts at Scripps and Pitze

But the Colleges are still the Colleges, with the students still coming and still graduating, while on theirlife paths. And although there are stores and restau-rants I miss and others I wonder about in future yearand although there are places I barely remember andhardly recognize, Claremont is still Claremont, alivein more than just our hearts.

Claremont, as it was, as it isby John Pixley

observer observer

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Economic inequality forumDear Editor:

The American Institute for Progres-sive Democracy (www.taipd.org) is athink-tank based in Claremont that ex-amines and does public education about

important issues of public policy thathave major effects on everyone.

In recent years, TAIPD has organizedforums open to the public on such top-ics as healthcare insurance, includingthe implementation of the AffordableCare Act (often referred to as Oba-macare), water scarcity, and on the im-pact of the Supreme Court’s CitizensUnited decision on the electoral processin the US. TAIPD also publishes an on-line quarterly journal entitled Progres-sive Democracy with articles dealingwith an array of public policy issues.

TAIPD is now planning a two-partpublic forum focusing on the issue of

economic inequality in America. By allaccounts, the disparity in both incomeand wealth between the richest house-holds in the US and the vast majority of the American people has been gettingworse and worse. This trend began inthe mid-1970s, but has accelerated inthe last decade. There is now a greatdeal of debate across the political spec-trum about why this is occurring andwhat can be done to reverse this trend.

There is growing evidence that whilethe economic productivity of Americanworkers has been increasing steadily inthe last 40 years, the wages being paidto these workers has stagnated, whilecorporate profits—especially of thelargest firms and in the financial sec-tor—have been going up rapidly. More-

over, this situation has translated intoextraordinary increases in the incomeand wealth of the richest one percent,while the economic welfare of the 99percent has deteriorated.

Most of those injured are white, but

certain groups have disproportionatelyfelt the burden of these trends. Theseare especially the Latino, AfricanAmerican and Native American com-munities, as well as single mothers inall communities. So it seemed timely toorganize public forums to explore theseproblems and what might be done to re-duce inequality.

The forum will be presented in twosessions on March 3 and March 31,both at 7:30 p.m. in the Rose Hills The-ater at Pomona College in Claremont.

On March 3, the focus will be Eco-nomic Inequality in America: Causes,Consequences and Remedies. Four na-

tionally-known experts will explore dif-ferent aspects of this problem, why it is

occurring and possible solutions, andthen respond to questions from the au-dience.

On March 31, the focus will be Economic Inequality in America: The Im-pact on Diverse Communities. At thissession, experts and activists from theLatino, African American and NativeAmerican communities, plus a scholarwho focuses on the plight of women

and families across America, will ex-amine the impact of this growing in-equality on these groups and what canbe done to improve their situations.Again, there will be ample time forquestions, answers and discussion.

These events are free and open to thpublic. We urge everyone who is con-cerned about economic inequality tocome, learn more and discuss possibleremedies. Refreshments will be servedFor information, visit websitewww.taipdconference.com or [email protected].

Andy WinnicPresident, The American Institu

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Q: Have been wondering about the proposed hospice house at the north-east corner of Mt. Carmel and Indian

Hill, north of Base Line. We went to abig hoopla grand opening ceremonythere well over a year ago—maybetwo years? The former residence had been extensively remodeled and thewhole thing seemed so upbeat, such agood idea. And now it just sits therevacant. Maybe you could find out what happened?

A:According to Paula Natale, directorof regulatory affairs for the VisitingNurses Assocation—who owns thehome—the reason for the delayedopening of the hospice house is two-fold. In January 2013, around the timeof the grand opening, a state bill waspassed changing the requirements forlicensing of long-term pallative careresidences in the state.

To meet these new requirements, ac-cording to Ms. Natale, an additional$250,000 in expenditures is needed.VNA is working closely with the De-partment of Public Health to fulfill thelicensing requirements and, at the sametime, working with a grant writer to se-cure funding. A fundraising campaignhas also been launched to help meet theunexpected financial burden broughton by passage of the legislation.

The home was purchased by VNAin 2008. Since that time, approximately$1.8 million has already been invested,$80,000 of which came from generousdonations. According to Ms. Natale,the goal is to open the Claremont Hos-

pice House by the end of the year.Charitable support is welcome. To con-tribute to the completion of this projectwith a tax-deductible donation, visitwww.vnasocal.org. —KD

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Nature has always beenenthralling to me.Whether it is the rush-

ing waves of the ocean or the

gentle breeze of the wind orthe expansiveness of the starlitsky, nature has a way of center-ing me in the presence of God.

Growing up on the plains of easternSouth Dakota meant that my earliestexperiences with nature included pick-ing strawberries in our family garden,playing hide-and-seek in the cornfields, camping under a starlit sky and,of course, getting eaten alive by mos-quitos!

There were the long winter monthsgrowing up, when nature’s wonders in-cluded blustering winds, mounds of snow, patches of ice and freakishly cold

temperatures. In full disclosure, I ammuch less enthralled by these morefrigid manifestations of nature. Yes it istrue, I have become that California girlwho feels a sudden urge to go to thebeach whenever my family in the mid-west is hit with a snowstorm! Though Idetest actually being in cold weather,playing in the snow or falling on theice, still I cannot deny the beauty of God’s creation even in the delicatefalling snowflake or the mighty wind of a blustering blizzard.

I prefer to see snow on the mountain-tops while enjoying the comforts of 60to 70 degree temperatures like we have

here in Claremont. Now that I’m a Cal-

ifornia girl at heart, my favorite en-counters with nature include hiking inthe hills and traveling less than an hourto one of the many beautiful beaches. Ilove the cool waters splashing over myfeet as I walk along the beautiful shoresof the vast southern California coast-line.

There is something captivating andspiritual about the constant rush of thewaves along the ever-changing sands of the shoreline. For me, it is a feeling of relief as the waves draw me into thevastness of creation. They remind methat whatever my worries of the presentmoment are, they too shall pass, just asthe next wave comes and goes. It gives

me perspective of my place in thisworld.This vastness of the universe gives

testimony to God as Creator. The Bibli-cal psalmist wrote, “When I look atyour heavens, the work of your fingers,the moon and the stars that you haveestablished, what are human beings thatyou are mindful of them, mortals thatyou care for them (Psalm 8:3,4).”

Being in nature, particularly at thewater’s edge, humbles me to the pres-ence of divine that surrounds and fillsme.

In a world and life that is otherwisefilled with busyness, schedules and im-

portant work in ministry, nature has a

way of drawing me back to the core of who I am and, more importantly, who Iam not in the grand scheme of life.

It is easy to get caught up in the im-portant work of ministry, family andcommunity, and the many roles that lifeplaces on me—wife, stepmother,daughter, friend, neighbor, pastor, col-league and even a citizen. All of thiswork and these roles are important andmeaningful. Just as all the work thatyou do and the roles you fill are impor-tant.

Yet, it is important to not lose sightof our core, which I have learned goesfar deeper than any position we hold orwork that we do. The core of who we

are centers on the truth that we are allbeloved children of God. We, as hu-mans, are created in God’s image, eachwith unique gifts and talents. The intri-cate detail of the snowflake, the mighti-ness of a rushing wave and theimmaculate color of the sunset all serveto remind us of the expansiveness andcreativity of our creating God.

Being in nature can remind us of themajesty of God and God’s beloved cre-ation. It can also remind us of who Godhas created us to be, as beloved chil-dren with whom God is well pleased.

God is pleased with us not becauseof anything we do or don’t do, not be-

cause of any role we fill or don’t fill,but simply because of who we are, orbetter stated, who God has created us t

be. Just as God has created the birds othe air or the waters of the sea, so Godhas created you and me with intentionality and purpose. We each have uniqugifts and talents that, when used as Gointends, contribute to the bettermentand beauty of humanity and creation.

Thanks be to God for the beauty of the snowflake, the majesty of the crashing waves, and the splendor of humanity created in God’s image!

Lara Martin has been pastor at GooShepherd Lutheran Church in Claremosince July of 2014. Pastor Lara livewith her husband Rene in Pomona.

Seeing God, and ourselves, in natureby Lara Martin, Pastor, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

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Kenneth E. PriceVeteran, accountant, loving father and grandfather

Kenneth E. Price, beloved father andgrandfather, died peacefully on January24, 2015 at his home in Claremont at theage of 95.

Mr. Price was born on January 18,1920 in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania to

Albert and Ruth Biggins Price. The thirdof six children, he graduated from Lin-coln High School in 1937, where heserved as manager of the football teamand was voted Best Dressed Boy andBest Boy Dancer in his class.

Drafted into the army in 1941, heserved in the 11th Infantry Regiment,taking part in the 1944 Normandy Inva-sion and the establishment of a bridge-head at Fontainebleau, France, forwhich he and his company wereawarded the French Croix de Guerre.He twice received a Purple Heart andwas discharged with the rank of staff sergeant in 1945, after serving with the

US Army of Occupation in France.In 1946, he married Gloria Andrus.

After a year in Washington, DC, the cou-ple moved back home to Ellwood City.Mr. Price attended Geneva College inBeaver Falls, Pennsylvania, graduating

in 1952 with a degree in accounting. Hislong career included employment withthe accounting firm of Snodgrass & Co.in Beaver Falls, the US General Ac-counting Office in Seattle, AssociatedMissile Products Corp. in Pomona andAerojet-General in Azusa and Folsom,California. He was the CFO of GeneralNucleonics in Pomona and President of Price-Thompson II, Inc. in Upland. Hewas a member of the University Club of Claremont and the National Alliance forthe Mentally Ill.

Gloria, his wife of 62 years, precededhim in death, as did his sister Mae Fen-nick and brothers Emery Price and Paul

Price. He is survived by his daughtersand sons-in-law, Kate and John Berg ofSilver Spring, Maryland and Ellen andAli Estilai of Riverside; his son JosephPrice of Claremont; and his sister andbrother, Shirley Shingleton of Ellwood

City and R. Gerald Price of Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania. He also leaves grandchildren Amy Berg, Adam Berg (LeslieAnn), Samira Estilai Mathieu (Bryn) anSarah Estilai Wiebel (Mat) as well asgreat-grandchildren Zachary Berg, Chalotte Berg, Mitra Wiebel and LeoWiebel.

A celebration of Mr. Price’s life willbe held at his home on Saturday, February 28. In lieu of flowers, donationsmay be made to the VNA Hospice &Palliative Care of Southern California150 W. First St., Ste. 270, Claremont,CA 91711.


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Marilyn (Michael) Angelo, a long-time resident of Claremont, died onFebruary 5, 2015. She was 86.

She was born on June 12, 1928 atPomona Valley Hospital to Wilford andEdith Michael. She graduated valedic-torian of her 1946 class at Bonita HighSchool. She went on to graduate fromMt. SAC and Pomona College.

After working for Farmer’s Insur-ance and Coca-Cola, she took over herfather-in-law’s printing business in the1970s, Angelo Printing, which she ranuntil last year. Her office was in SanDimas, where she volunteered on manyboards and made many friends. She

was an active member of Pilgrim Con-gregational Church in Pomona.

Marilyn was an avid reader andloved to travel, but her favorite thing todo was spend time with family andfriends. “She was a caring mother,grandma, aunt and lifelong friend,”family shared. “She loved God andcountry, and was part of The GreatestGeneration.”

She was preceded in death by herhusband Paul “Bill” Angelo, her sisterEdith Allene and her brother Stanford.She is survived by her brother and sis-ter-in-law, Wilford Jr. and Jean; her sis-ter-in-law Helen; and her daughters and

sons-in-law, Michele and Bruce Drewand Marisa and Tom Wied. She alsoleaves her grandchildren Mallory andTyler Roth, Hailey and Chad Scott andConnor and Alex Wied as well as mannieces and nephews.

Services for Mrs. Angelo will be heon Saturday, February 21 at 12:30 p.mat Pilgrim Congregational Church, lo-cated at 600 N. Garey Ave. in PomonaIn lieu of flowers, contributions may b

made to The David and MargaretHome, veteran organizations or the“Stop Human Trafficking Program” oSoroptomist International SanDimas/La Verne.

Marilyn AngeloLoving mother, grandmother, aunt and friend

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Pauline Rae Groetzinger, a formerresident of Claremont, died Saturday,January 31, 2015. She was 82.

She was born July 19, 1932 inCincinnati, Ohio to Max and Gladys

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She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Eric Groetzinger; her chil-

dren Debra (Steve) Wilhelmi of SanDimas, Judy (Fred) DeKalb of BenLomond, California, Rodney (CaseyGroetzinger of Upland and RichardGroetzinger of Las Vegas; and by he

grandchildren Danielle Silva, Amy(Travis) Evans, Leah Dekalb, RachaGroetzinger and Emily Groetzinger.She also leaves her great-grandchil-dren Ashley and Alyssa Silva andLucas Evans, her siblings CarolCarter and Dr. Robert (Verna) Gold-berg and her sister-in-law MargoWeiser.

A graveside service was held onFriday, February 6, 2015 at ForrestLawn in Covina Hills. Contributionsin Pauline’s memory may be made toNathan Adelson Hospice or the Ameican Cancer Society.

Pauline GroetzingerLoving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother

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OBITUARIEIgnacioFelix

Lifelong Claremont resident IgnacioFelix died on February 7, 2015 at his homein Claremont. He was 86. A graveside serv-ice was held at Holy Cross Cemetery inPomona. A full account of Mr. Felix’s lifewill be featured in a future edition of theCOURIER.

Rose A.Torcivia

Rose A. Torcivia, a longtime Claremontresident, died on Saturday, February 14,2015. She was 91.

A Rosary and Mass will be held onTuesday, February 24 at Our Lady of theAssumption, 435 N. Berkeley Ave. inClaremont. In lieu of flowers, donationsmay be made to the charity of your choice.

Love is in the air: dinner anddance at the Joslyn Center

Spend a romantic evening, complete with an exqui-site Italian dinner, chocolate and live music. Theevent will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday,February 25 at the Joslyn Center. Tickets are $5 eachand must be purchased in advance. Register online atwww.claremntrec.com. For more information, call theJoslyn Center at (909) 399-5488.

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Repertory company gets Ruth-less, presents spoof at CHS

Ophelia’s Jump will present Ruthless! The Musi-cal on Friday, March 6 to Sunday, March 8 at Clare-mont High School’s Don F. Fruechte Theatre for thePerforming Arts.

The story, directed by Ophelia’s Jump foundingartistic director Beatrice Casagran, follows eight-year-old Tina Denmark, a young thespian who knows shewas born to play Pippi Longstocking. She will doanything to win the part in her school musical, includ-ing murdering the leading lady.

This outrageous hit spoofs classic films and musi-cals like The Bad Seed, All About Eve, Gypsy andMame. During its long off-Broadway run, the showwon a Drama Desk Award and the New York OuterCritics Circle Award.

Show times are March 6 at 8 p.m., March 7 at 3and 8 p.m. and March 8 at 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets rangefrom $22 to $25. For tickets and information, call(909) 624-1464 or visit OpheliasJump.org.

Supreme Court talk highlightsDemocratic Club meeting

The Democratic Club of Claremont will hold itsmonthly members’ meeting on Monday, February 23.The speaker for the evening will be Amanda Hollis-Brusky, professor of politics at Pomona College, who

is an expert on the Supreme Court and has just pub-lished a book entitled Ideas With Consequences: TheFederalist Society and the Conservative Counter-Revolution. Ms. Hollis-Brusky will discuss how theSupreme Court is presently constituted and what canbe expected of it in the next two years. A businessmeeting will follow the program, which will be heldat Porter Hall at Pilgrim Place starting at 7 p.m.

Special Olympics host townceremony at city hall

On Tuesday, February 24 at 4:30 p.m. in front of city hall, the city council and city staff will celebratethe launch of Claremont as a host town of the SpeciaOlympics World Games.

The athletes will stay in Claremont from July 21 t

July 24 before the Special Olympics World Gamesbegin on July 25.

On Tuesday, Claremont will welcome Terra Clen-dening, 2015 World Games Global Messenger, andJoann Klonowski, vice president of Host Town,LA2015 to assist the mayor and city staff in raising aSpecial Olympics Host Town flag at city hall.

The event is open to the public.

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Next week, the Claremont HighSchool Theatre Department willdramatize one of the most remark-

able breakthroughs in history.The students will present William Gibson’s The

Miracle Worker, the true-life account of one

woman’s effort to free a deaf, blind and mute childfrom the shackles of ignorance and rage. The play,which is based on Helen Keller’s autobiography TheStory of My Life, will be performed on February 26,27 and 28 at 7:30 p.m.

Sophomore Sophie Willard-Van Sistine playsHelen Keller, a 6-year-old whose parents, hamstrungby pity and helpless in the face of their daughter’s dis-abilities, have allowed her to run wild.

Senior Madison Dahm plays Anne Sullivan, a 20-year-old teacher determined to save the nearly feralchild from being institutionalized. As Anne tellsHelen’s father, Captain Keller, played with convinc-ing bluster by senior Matt Tornero, “The sun won’trise and set for her all her life, and every day you’retelling her it will. What you and your pity do will de-stroy her.”

Both protagonists have undertaken hugely physicalroles, most evident in the famous breakfast tablescene in which Helen and Anne engage in a take-no-prisoners battle over table manners. Chairs are thrownand faces are slapped. Sophie notes that she andMadison must literally roll with the punches if any el-ement of their highly choreographed struggle goesamiss. Luckily, the girls have experience working to-gether as part of CHS’s improv-rich Comedy SportzTeam.

While Helen uses her vocal cords to express emo-tions ranging from excitement to wonderment, shehas only one line in the play. In order to pull it off, So-phie has had to “work with a lot of sensory things—taste, smell and touch.”

As if it’s not tough enough to convey emotionsranging from rage to understanding to happiness with-

out speaking, the young actress faces another chal-lenge. Because Sophie is nearly as tall as Madison,guest director Signe O’Rourke devised a way to em-phasize the physical difference between woman andchild. Sophie spends much of the play on her knees,which are protected by kneepads.

Helen’s transformation is a gripping one, but theimportance of Ms. Sullivan’s role in the play cannotbe over-emphasized, according to Ms. O’Rourke.

“Everyone thinks the Miracle Worker is aboutHelen Keller,” she said. “The miracle worker is notHelen. The miracle worker is Annie. Her struggle isquite beautiful. It’s her play.”

Ms. O’Rourke taught theater at St. Lucy’s PrioryHigh School for 22 years and still directs theater pro-ductions at Damien High School. She is hugely im-pressed by Madison, who she calls “a little Meryl

Streep.” It is wonderful to see the heart Madisonbrings to her role as well as the authentic brogue she

has cultivated for Anne, who is the daughter of Irishimmigrants.

Wearing Anne’s trademark dark glasses, which pro-tect the teacher’s nearly blind eyes from the light,Madison embodies a driven woman who knows shemust push Helen to her limits in order to save her. As

Anne writes in her diary, “My greatest challenge ishow to discipline her without breaking her spirit.”

Madison said she is delighting in her first chance tplay a role based on a real person. She has also foundvalue in working with a director besides CHS TheatrDirector Krista Elhai, who among other endeavors isbusy preparing students for an upcoming thespianchampionship.

“It’s great because over the years, I’ll be working


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CHS works miracles to share story of Helen Keller

COURIER photos/Steven FelschundneAnne Sullivan (played by Madison Dahm), center, asks the rest of the family to leave the breakfast table as Hlen Keller (Sophie Willard-Van Sistine) throws a fit during rehearsal of “The Miracle Worker” at Claremont HigSchool. Also on the set are from left, James Keller (played by Ethan Kayda), Captain Keller (played by MaTornero) and Kate Keller (played by Larissa Pullen).

In an early scene from “The

Miracle Worker,” Anne Sullivaattempts to get Helen Keller tolearn a new word with sign language as the Claremont HighSchool Theatre gets ready fortheir upcoming production ofthe play.


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with lots of different people,” Madison, who plans topursue a career in theater, said. “Signe really stressesworking on character, reminding us what our emo-tional state should be.”

Ms. O’Rourke has come across many talentedyoung actors in her years as a teacher. Still, she isamazed at the students in Ms. Elhai’s program.

The play also features a strong performance fromsenior Larissa Pullen as Mrs. Keller, who teeters be-tween hope and despair as she fights for the future of a child she loves.

Ms. O’Rourke said it has been remarkably easydrawing good characterizations from the CHS Thespi-ans, something she attributes to Ms. Elhai.

“I don’t know what kind of magic she casts overstudents. Their commitment is extraordinary.” Ms.O’Rourke said. “I said, ‘Are you guys being paid?What’s the deal?’ They take what they do very seri-ously. I’m knocked out by these kids.”

Anyone who sees the CHS production of “The Mir-acle Worker” is sure to be inspired by a story of un-common determination. As Helen Keller herself said,“All the world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming.”

Performances are set for Thursday, February 26,Friday, February 27 and Saturday, February 28 at 7:30p.m. in Claremont High School’s Don Fruechte The-atre for the Performing Arts. Tickets are $10 at thebox office, $9 presale. For tickets and information,call the theater department at 909-624-9053, ext.30463 or visit www.chstheatre.cusd.claremont.edu.

—Sarah Torribiostorribio@claremont-courier


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CHS students rehearse “The Miracle Worker” recently

at Claremont High School. Actors in the scene areSophie Willard-Van Sistine, bottom, Madison Dahm,left, Matt Tornero and Larissa Pullen.

WHAT: The Miracle Worker

WHEN: Thursday, February 26 through Satur-day, February 28 at 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: CHS Theater

TICKETS: $10 at the box office, $9 presale.

Info: www.chstheatre.cusd.claremont.edu

The Basics

Story quilt responses to the Trayvon Martin shootingon display at Pomona College

“American Spring: A Cause for Justice,” 23 storyquilts that narrate the Trayvon Martin shooting inFlorida, will be on display at Pomona College begin-ning Monday, February 23.

The quilts come from the Fiber Artists of Hope Net-work and reveal reactions to Trayvon’s death in 2012

and hopes for a better America. The exhibition will beopen February 23 to March 8 at Bridges Auditorium,450 N. College Way, and is free to the public. An open-ing reception will be held on Thursday, February 26,with lectures at 6 p.m. and the reception at 7 p.m.

Story quilting expands on traditional textile-arts tech-niques to record, in fabric, events of personal or histor-

ical significance. Through the accessibility of their coors, patterns and symbols, the quilts of ”AmericaSpring: A Cause for Justice” relate narratives that enable conversations about sensitive topics from our national history, furthering the discussion of raciareconciliation in America. This exhibition is curated b

Theresa Shellcroft and is organized by the Fiber Artistof Hope in Victorville.

The quilts have been exhibited in Los Angeles, Alanta and Washington, DC, among other locations. Associate Dean Jan Collins-Eaglin saw the quilts at thAfrican American Quilting Guild meeting in Los Angeles last year.


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CALENDAR Performing arts

Hannibal Buress performs atBridges Auditorium.

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Friday, February 20 through Saturday, February 28

WOMEN & LEADERSHIP AL-LIANCE An afternoon workshop includ-ing lunch with keynote speaker AzureAntoinette, a dialogue with female leadersand round table discussion with profession-als in various industries. This workshop willstart at the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeumwith lunch and keynote and move toCMC’s McKenna Auditorium for the after-noon dialogue and round table discussion.11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. McKenna Auditorium.Call (909) 607-9362 for more information.AMERICAN POETRY Stephen Burt isa poet, literary critic and professor. In2012, the New York Times called him “oneof the most influential poetry critics of hisgeneration.” He currently serves on the

judging committee for Claremont Gradu-ate University’s Kingsley and Kate TuftsPoetry Awards. 4 p.m. Board of TrusteesRoom, Harper Hall, 160 E. Tenth St.,Claremont. (909) 621-8612.FILM SCREENING & DISCUSSIONAn American Ascent film screening anddiscussion with James Edwards Mills, au-thor of The Adventure Gap: Changingthe Face of the Outdoors, which detailsthe journey of the first team of black

climbers to attempt to reach the summit of North America’s biggest, baddest moun-tain, (20,327 feet) Denali, in June of 2013.The film follows their ascent while explor-ing the complex relationship many African-

Americans have with the outdoors. Thenation’s wild places—from national parksto national forests areas—belong to allAmericans. But minority populations areless likely to seek recreation, adventure andsolace in our wilderness spaces. It’s a dif-ference that African-American author James Edwards Mills addresses in hisaward-winning book, The AdventureGap, while documenting the film AnAmerican Ascent. Admission is free tothe film and post-film discussion. Snackswill be provided. 7 p.m. Smith CampusCenter’s Rose Hills Theater, 170 E. SixthSt., Claremont. (909) 607-2531.

BIRD WATCHING Bring binoculars if you have them and join Wild Birds Unlim-ited on a guided bird watching walk.RSVP required. 8 a.m. Rancho Santa AnaBotanic Garden, 1500 N. College Ave.,Claremont. (909) 625-8767.SELF OR NO-SELF? The conferenceseeks to provide a platform for critical andconstructive debate between the critics anddefenders of the self or of the no-self.Speakers will include: Sinkwan Cheng

(Wesleyan), Iben Damgaard (Copen-hagen), Jonardon Ganeri (NYU AbuDhabi), Amy Hollywood (Harvard),Leah Kalmanson (Drake), Gereon Kopf (Luther College/Tōyō University), Diet-

rich Korsch (Marburg), Joseph O’Leary(Nanzan) and Joseph Prabhu (Los Ange-les). Albrecht Auditorium, 925 N. Dart-mouth Ave., Claremont. (909) 621-8612.HABITAT GARDENING Learn aboutspecific host plants, design tips and main-tenance techniques to create and maintaina healthy habitat garden. Limited to 30

participants. Ages 15 and over. Admis-sion or cover charge required RSABGmembers $25 or $32 for general public.10 a.m. to noon. Rancho Santa AnaBotanic Garden, 1500 N. College Ave.,Claremont. (909) 625-8767.HERB WALK Join experienced herbalistWilliam Broen for a garden walk and pres-entation featuring medicinal and edible

plants native to California. Participants willlearn both traditional and modern plant usesof approximately 30 species, as well as rel-evant associated folklore. Program is lim-ited to 20 participants. Bring a sack lunchor snack and a water bottle. $20 for RSABGmembers or $25 for general public. For ages12 and over. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Rancho SantaAna Botanic Garden, 1500 N. College Ave.,Claremont. (909) 625-8767.VOLUNTEER WORKDAY Helpmaintain, improve and study the uniqueecological resources of the Bernard Field

Station. Meet at the main BFS entrance oFoothill Boulevard at 10 a.m. on the workday. Wear long pants, a long-sleeved shiand closed-toed shoes. Instructions, tooand supplies will be provided, but it’s

good idea to bring water and sunscreenPlease note: Volunteers who are not Claremont College employees or students musign a waiver of liability. Waivers for mnors need to be signed by a parent or legaguardian. You may download the appro

priate form, sign it and bring it with yoForms will also be available when vounteers arrive. 10 a.m. to noon. BernarField Station, 1400 N. Amherst AveClaremont. (909) 625-2223.

BOOK SIGNING & LAUNCHPARTY Celebrate the release of Th

Stone House Legacy with the author anreceive two free drink coupons for eac book purchased. Ten percent of proceedwill be donated to Children’s Fund charities. Ages 18 and over. No admission ocover charge. 1 to 4 p.m. ClaremonCraft Ales, 1420 N. Claremont Blvd. St204C, Claremont. (909) 624-3925.LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTER“Food for Thought Community Event—Women in Local Politics: Challenges an

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NightlifeHobo Jazz performs at Hip KittJazz and Fondue.

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Opportunities.” Four local city council members, RobinCarder of La Verne, Debra Dorst-Porada of Ontario,Paula Lantz of Pomona and Debbie Stone of Upland,will share their experiences and answer questions. For ages high school and up. 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. $25 reserva-tion donation. Hughes Center Padua Room, 1700 Dan-

bury Rd., Claremont. Call (909) 624-9457 or visitclaremont.ca.lwvnet.org.

POETRY READING Featured readers for January are poets Lissa Kierman and Maureen Alsop. Free and opento the public; light refreshments will be served and bookswill be available for purchase. 2 to 4 p.m. Claremont Li-

brary, 208 Harvard Ave., Claremont. (909) 621-4902.FOLK SONGS FROM AROUND THE WORLDThe Claremont Concert Choir and The Claremont Cham-

ber Choir conducted by Charles W. Kamm. 3 p.m. Garri-son Theater, 241 E. Tenth St., Claremont.PLUCKED STRING EXTRAVAGANZA Members of the Pomona College Music Department faculty will joinfor a program of music by Gaultier, Giuliani, Kohn andVivaldi. The concert features two Vivaldi trios, the MauroGiuliani Sonata, Op. 15 and the premiere performance of Soliloquy by Karl Kohn by Jack Sanders and solo selec-tions for Baroque lute by Ennemond Gaultier performed

by Jason Yoshida. Free admission with open seating, no

tickets. Doors open approximately 30 minutes prior to performance. 3 p.m. Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. FourthSt., Claremont. (909) 607-2671.

QUILT EXHIBIT “American Spring: A Cause for Jus-tice.” Using the powerful medium of story quilts, this exhi-

bition narrates the response to the Trayvon Martin shootingin Florida. The 23 quilts from the Fiber Artists of Hope Net-work reveal the reactions to Trayvon’s death and hopes for a better America. The exhibition will be open February 23through March 8 in the Bridges Auditorium Main Lobby atPomona College. Admission is free to the public. Hours for viewing are Monday through Wednesday and Friday andSaturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Thursdays from 1 to 7

p.m. and Sunday noon to 3 p.m. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, February 26 with lectures at 6 p.m.For ages 18 and over. Visit pomona.edu/trayvon-quilts. 450

N. College Way, Claremont. (909) 607-1139.

SCIENCE VS. RELIGION? The University Club presents speaker Professor Alma Zook. 11:30 a.m. $13includes buffet lunch. Hughes Community Center, 1700Danbury Rd., Claremont.COMPUTER CLUB Meetings begin at 7:30 p.m., with“social time” at 7 p.m. Newcomers are welcome. Clare-mont Senior Computer Club. Hughes Community Center,1700 Danbury Rd., Claremont. (909) 399-5488.

FOOTHILL FAMILY SHELTER Community eventfeaturing former LA Dodger Al Ferrara. Festivities includefood and music, and for a $20 donation, guests can meetand greet with Al Ferrara at 5:30 p.m. Includes a signed8x10. For ages 21 and over. Noon to 9 p.m. Dale Bros.Brewery, 2120 Porterfield Way, Upland. (909) 920-0453.

ART AFTER HOURS Current exhibitions on view andlive music co-sponsored by KSPC. 5 to 11 p.m. PomonaCollege Museum of Art, 333 N. College Way, Claremont.(909) 607-7543.

SPONTANEOUS CREATIVE WRITING Dust off iti j t d j i i f t 10 i t iti

prompts and an additional hour of writing. 10 a.m. to noon.$5. For ages 17 and over. Buddhamouse Emporium, 134Yale Ave., Claremont. (909) 626-3322.

COMEDY Hannibal Buress, the 2012 winner of ComedyCentral’s award for Best Club Comic, has been lauded by

Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, Esquire and Variefor his stage presence and wit. In addition to co-hostinThe Eric Andre Show on Adult Swim, he has releasetwo one-hour specials, regularly appears on Broad Citand Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, has guesstarred on The Mindy Project and appeared in the filmNeighborsalongside Seth Rogen and Zac Efron. For age18 and over. 8 to 9:30 p.m. $29. Bridges Auditorium, 45

N. College Way, Claremont. (909) 607-1139.

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BRIDGES AUDITORIUM: 450 N. College Way,Pomona College. Box office hours are Monday throughFriday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (909) 607-1139. Purchase tick-ets online; choose seats at pomona.edu/bridges. For dis-abled access and to drop off patrons at BridgesAuditorium, drive north on Columbia Avenue fromFirst to Fourth streets.

—Saturday, February 28: Hannibal Buress, the 2012winner of Comedy Central’s award for Best ClubComic, has been lauded by Rolling Stone, Entertain-ment Weekly, Esquire and Variety for his stage presenceand wit. In addition to co-hosting The Eric AndreShow on Adult Swim, he has released two one-hour specials, regularly appears on Broad City and TotallyBiased with W. Kamau Bell, has guest-starred on TheMindy Project and appeared in the film Neighbors

alongside Seth Rogen and Zac Efron. As a stand-up co-median, he’s been consistently featured throughout thelate-night circuit, including the Late Show with DavidLetterman, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, JimmyKimmel Live and the Late Late Show with CraigFerguson. Tickets are $29. 8 p.m. —Saturday, March 28: Hosted by the The After-school Specials from the Claremont Colleges, twoa cappella groups out of Arizona State Universityand The Afterschool Specials from the Claremont

Colleges will perform. The Varsity Vocals Interna-tional Championship of A Cappella is the only in-ternational tournament that showcases the art of student a cappella singing. If you thought the moviePitch Perfect was “aca-awesome,” here's an eventthat you’ll definitely find “aca-mazing.” The West-ern Semifinal of the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA) is taking place, for the second year at Bridges Auditorium. This fam-

ily-friendly event will feature the top two placingroups from each of five Western Quarterfinal eventThey will compete for first-place and to continue oto the International Finals in New York. For more information, visit varsityvocals.com. Tickets are $29. —Thursday, April 2: Malian singer-songwriter Ftoumata Diawara has created a unique modern folsound based around the traditional Wassoulou musof West Africa as well as jazz and blues. Ms. Diawara

powerful material is drawn from her own history an

voices the spectrum of the contemporary African ex perience. The dulcet tones of her voice and guitar havwon her accolades and many famous fans includinDamon Albarn, Herbie Hancock and Led ZeppelinJohn Paul Jones. In addition to touring the world, MDiwara has performed at the Glastonbury festival iScotland and shared the stage with Paul McCartnefor the 2012 African Express finale concert. Free foall faculty, staff and students of the Claremont Coleges. A ticket is required for entry; pick one up at th

box office. $14 for the general public.CANDLELIGHT PAVILION: 455 W. FoothiBlvd., Claremont. Thursday, Friday and Saturdaevening shows: dinner at 6 p.m., performance at 8:1

p.m.; Sunday evening shows: dinner at 5 p.m., performance at 7:15 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday matinees: luncat 11 a.m., performance at 12:45 p.m. (909) 626-125ext.1 or candlelightpavilion.com. —Through February 22: Buddy: The Buddy HolStory has had audiences on their feet in every corneof the globe and now “The World’s Most SuccessfuRock ‘n’ Roll Musical” is back and ready to explodonto the Candlelight Pavilion stage in a toe-tappinhand-clapping extravaganza. Buddy is the story oBuddy Holly, who changed the face of popular musover 55 years ago. The musical recounts the last fewyears of Buddy Holly’s life and how he and his highschool friends, The Crickets, turned country music upside down and created a unique-style of sound whicsome called “the devil’s music.” From Buddy’s frutrations at Decca Records to his success at the ApolTheatre, Buddy artistically portrays the music and thman who forever changed the nation. It recreates h

final moments up until his tragic death and celebrateone of the most exciting concerts of all time. Buddcelebrates the music of Buddy Holly with some of hgreatest hits including “Peggy Sue,” “That’ll Be thDay,” “Everyday” and “Raining in my Heart.” —February 27 through April 4: A scheming producand his mousy accountant aim to produce the biggeflop on Broadway in Mel Brooks’ laugh-out-loud spetacle. Max Bialystock, a down-on-his-luck Broadwa

producer, and his mild-mannered accountant, LeBloom, come up with a scheme to produce the monotorious flop in history, thereby bilking their backe(all “little old ladies”) out of millions of dollars. At thcore of the insanely funny adventure is a poignant emotional journey of two very different men who becomfriends. In 2001, The Producers was the winner of 1Tony Awards, the most in Broadway history. With truly hysterical book co-written by Mel Brooks anThomas Meehan and music and lyrics by Mr. BrookThe Producers skewers Broadway traditions and takeno prisoners as it proudly proclaims itself an “equal op

portunity offender!” Contains adult language and sugestive humor.CLAREMONT HIGH SCHOOL DON FFRUECHTE THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS: 1601 N. Indian Hill BlvdClaremont. CHSTheatre.CUSD.Claremont.ed(909) 624-9053, ext. 30463. —February 26 through 28: William Gibson’s ThMiracle Worker, the true-life story of Helen Kellea blind, deaf and mute child who—frustrated by heinability to communicate and spoiled by her paents—has become a wild, angry, tantrum-throwin

child. When a young woman named Anne Sullivais hired as Helen’s governess and teacher, teacher anchild are both in for an epic battle of wills. The resuis no less than miraculous. 7:30 p.m. $10 admissio

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