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COURIER photos/Steven FelschundneffFirefighters clean up after an early-morning fire damaged two homes in the 1100 block of YaleAvenue on Wednesday in Claremont. Just before 6 a.m., neighbor Marc Selznick noticed smokecoming from a back home on the property and called 911. He said that the fire appeared to starton the second-story porch, which was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived.

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621-4761. Copyright © 2016 Claremont Courierone hundred and eighth year, number 23

Passage of zone changeDear Editor:

When the city council disappoints, theydisappoint greatly. Yet one wonders still,why our city staff was so aggressivelypushing the zone change.

Many thanks to Councilmember Corey

Calaycay for his very impassioned talk.Councilmember Larry Schroeder is ab-solutely correct, zone changes should re-quire at least a super-majority city councilvote. Douglas Lyon

Claremont

Claremont kid makes his markDear Editor:

The Hunger Games’ Katniss Everdeen.Brave’s Princess Merida. Nintendo’sPrincess Zelda. The Roman Goddess Di-ana. Girl Scouts can now gather at La Ca-sita Program Center in the foothills of Claremont and assume the role of their fa-vorite archer heroine, all while perfecting

their bow and arrow skills and earningtheir archery badge on the property’s latestfeature: an archery range.

This is all thanks to Claremont EagleScout candidate Thomas Andrews.Thomas, a member of Claremont BoyScout Troop 123, led the project, enlistingthe help of dozens of family and friendvolunteers, as well as Boy Scouts, GirlScouts and their leaders, in building andpainting the archery structure and makingother improvements to the property.

The Claremont girl scouts thanksThomas for his time, energy and effort inplanning the archery range and completingthe project right on target and right ontime for this summer’s day camp program.

Any Eagle Scout candidates in need of service projects are welcomed and en-couraged to make their own mark asThomas has at La Casita.

Claremont Neighborhoodof Girl Scouts

Yes on Prop 50Dear Editor:

The League of Women Voters in Cali-fornia supports Proposition 50, a constitu-tional amendment that would amend thestate Constitution to give the Californialegislature clear authority to suspend mem-

bers of the senate or assembly withoutpay. The measure is a simple and straight-forward way for lawmakers to hold theirown colleagues accountable for breach-ing the public’s trust.

The California Constitution does notmake it clear that the legislature can sus-pend its members without pay. This issuecame to light in 2014 when three statesenators—all charged with criminal of-fenses—were suspended by a resolution of the senate. But those members continuedto receive their salaries—more than$95,000 a year.

The incident frustrated lawmakers whowanted to hold their own members ac-countable, and angered the public, which

saw it as another example of how law-makers are shielded from the conse-quences of their own actions and play bya different set of rules than everyone else.

The legislature took it upon themselvesto fix the problem. Lawmakers wrote andpassed—overwhelmingly and with strongbipartisan support—this constitutionalamendment and placed it before voters forapproval.

The constitutional amendment wouldrequire the assembly or the senate to passa resolution declaring why the member isbeing suspended. And to guard against po-litical misuse, the resolution would requirethe higher threshold of a two-thirds votefor approval.

The National Conference of State Leg-islatures believes the power to disciplineand expel members is inherent to a leg-islative body. That power has long been astaple of American democracy. It is com-

mon practice in most states. The Califor-nia legislature has the power to expelmembers, and it should have the authorityto suspend them without pay should thecircumstances warrant.

Voters have passed many political re-forms in the last decade to improve thegovernance in California, but more needsto be done to restore the public trust.

Prop 50 is a commonsense measure thatwould give lawmakers the authority to po-lice their own, which is the right next stepto holding all lawmakers accountable forserving the public interest. That’s why The

League of Women Voters urges Californi-ans to support Proposition 50.

Ellen TaylorVP for Advocacy

LWV of the Claremont Area

ADVENTURESI N H A I K U

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—Angela Rhodes

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

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Claremont COURIER/Friday, May 27, 2016 3CITY NEWS

Council adopts zone change, paving way for art museum

The Claremont City Council offi-cially approved the plan forPomona College to build its new

museum after months of scrutiny fromcity and school officials, and a passionate

group of residents.The council voted 3-2 Tuesday night to adopt a

controversial zone change that paves the way for thecollege to build the new Pomona College Museum of Art on the corner of College Avenue and SecondStreet, the current site of the historic Renwick House.

The council also voted 3-2 to adopt the entire 15-year Pomona College Master Plan and an addendumto the environmental impact report (EIR).

Mayor Sam Pedroza and Councilmembers JoeLyons and Opanyi Nasiali voted in favor, whileCouncilmembers Corey Calaycay and LarrySchroeder voted against it.

The council wrestled with whether to align all cityzoning documents with the general plan or to honorthe area’s historical nature. The zone change—frommedium-density residential to institutional/educa-tional—was spurred by an oversight by the planningdepartment during the 2007 zoning clean-up.

Mr. Lyons, in his support for the staff recommenda-tion, characterized the decision as a “zone correction”rather than a zone change.

Mr. Calaycay and Mr. Schroeder dissented, withMr. Calaycay noting that the character of Renwickand surrounding block means more than moving asingle house across the street.

“The history is a little bit deeper than just lookingat the Renwick House and moving one historichouse,” he said. “There’s more to it that I think peopleneed to respect.”

Mr. Nasiali noted that the motion to approve thezone change was a simple decision.

“The city has a legal obligation to ensure zoning isconsistent to the city’s general plan,” he said. “Pe-riod.”

At the end, after the rest of the council was split 2-2, it came down to Mr. Pedroza, who opened his re-marks by chastising the community for thecontentious nature of the hearings.

“I think there’s a lot of shame that needs to bethrown around,” Mr. Pedroza said. “For as smart of acommunity as we are, shame on us that we’re in thissituation.”

But the mayor said his “hands were tied” based onthe zoning issue, and supported the staff recommen-dation.

Mr. Nasiali also requested that Pomona Collegename part of the new museum after Helen Renwick.Pomona College Vice President and Treasurer KarenSisson replied that the college was “very open” to theidea, but had to confer with those making sizable do-nations to the museum.

Mr. Pedroza also presented another provision, re-questing that the house in its new location be dedi-cated to the women of Claremont.

A hush fell over the crowd as the council voted onall three items. Some residents who were against thezone change and plan left the chamber early when itwas clear the items would pass.

The approval is the culmination of a number of commission and council meetings throughout the pastfew months. The Planning Commission gave a 4-3negative recommendation on the zone change to thecouncil, which then voted 3-2 to force an ad hoc com-mittee to convene for further discussion.

After that committee meeting ended without a rec-ommendation, all the zone change and master planneeded was a simple majority, which it received Tues-day evening.

Mr. Schroeder criticized the plan needing a simple

majority to pass after failing to get two super-majorityvotes.

“I’m appalled by that,” he said.Public commenters came in droves to the council

chamber, with the line to speak at the podium stretch-ing outside the building. In all, 55 Claremonters

spoke for and against the agenda item, with publiccomment lasting more than two hours.Claremont centenarian Marilee Scaff was the first

to speak. She came out in absolute favor of the plan,urging the council to “let the city of Claremont be-come the city it is becoming.”

“I think nothing would please Helen Renwick morethan to make that a museum,” she said. “And if youwant to be nice to her, build a plaza or something andname it for her.”

Denise Spooner, who is on the board of ClaremontHeritage, sharply criticized the plan.

“It’s simply impossible for me to understand howanyone could think that inserting an institutionalbuilding on College Avenue between Second andBonita would not disrupt the grace and beauty of thatstreet,” she said.

Under the master plan, the college-owned RenwickHouse will be moved from the northwest corner of College and Second—where it has stood since it wasbuilt in 1900—to the southeast corner of the same in-tersection.

The museum’s current design shows the proposedstructure at about 35,000 square feet, with 9,000square feet below grade. The museum will providepublic space and courtyards, as well as teaching areas,galleries and offices for Pomona College staff.

Preservationists, including members of ClaremontHeritage, railed against the plan, claiming the mu-seum will disrupt the residential feel of the neighbor-hood and that moving Renwick would chip away atthe historical significance of the house.

Supporters have hailed the museum as a “bridgebetween town and gown,” noting that it would be a

benefit to students and citizens alike.In April, the California State Historical Resources

Commission unanimously approved the home forplacement in the National Register of Historic Places.Tuesday’s addendum to the EIR dealt with thehouse’s new distinction, and concluded that the movewould not negatively alter Renwick’s historical sig-nificance.

After the meeting, Mr. Pedroza called his vote “byfar the most difficult decision I have had to make,”and said his favorable decision came earlier on Tues-day, when it was clear Claremont Heritage andPomona College could not reach an agreement.

Claremont Heritage submitted a letter to PomonaCollege on May 23, supporting an up-to 30,000-square-foot space on the site of the cottages north of Renwick House in a last ditch effort to preserve thehouse. Pomona College responded on May 24 that theproposal would not “serve the purpose of a 21st cen-tury teaching museum.”

Pomona College Vice President and Chief Commu-nications Officer Marylou Ferry praised the decisionand noted there is still a long way to go to finalize themuseum plans, including scrutiny from the architec-tural commission over the design.

“We’re thrilled,” she said. —Matthew [email protected]

COURIER photo/Steven FelschundneffAs a line of local citizens wishing to address the Claremont City Council stretches out the door, the fatigue ofa long meeting shows on the expression of resident Jacob Patterson, and those waiting, on Tuesday. Followinghours of public comment and deliberation among city officials, councilmembers eventually approved a rezoningrequest from Pomona College that will pave the way for the construction of a museum on College Avenue. Thevote also clears the way for Pomona to move Renwick House from its current location on the northwest cor-ner of Second Street and College to the southeast corner of the same intersection.

Renwick House will be moved across the street to theeast side of College Avenue as part of the PomonaCollege Museum of Art plan.


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Claremont COURIER/Friday, May 27, 2016 4CITY NEWS

Tuesday, May 17A 15-year-old student at San Antonio

High School was arrested after brandish-ing a knife and threatening another stu-dent during a fight. The incident occurredon May 17 around 2:30 p.m., but policeweren’t notified until May 19, according

to Lt. Mike Ciszek. The suspect allegedlygrabbed a 16-year-old student’s backpackand refused to give it back. The twoteenagers got into a fight, and at one pointthe suspect threatened to shoot the otherstudent and pulled out a knife. The 15-year-old was arrested for criminal threatsand exhibiting a deadly weapon andtransported to CPD jail.

Thursday, May 19Police arrested three people after they

checked into the DoubleTree Hotel usingfalse ID. Officers arrived around 11:10a.m. after three people—34-year-oldMonica Arias of Corona, 33-year-old Jes-sica Lanier of Azusa and 36-year-old Ja-son Baker of Whitter—checked in with

what the reception desk employee sus-pected were fraudulent credit cards andidentification. When police arrived attheir room, the trio tried to escape throughthe sliding glass door. They were cap-tured before they could get to their car.They were in possession of a number of fake credit cards and ID cards in otherpeople’s names. The threesome was ar-rested for various outstanding warrants,identity theft and procession of a con-trolled substance.

* * * *A Pomona man was arrested for vio-

lating the terms of a restraining order af-ter police initially thought he was stealingproperty from the Claremont Colleges.

Officers responded to the intersection of Foothill Boulevard and Mills Avenue just

before 6:30 p.m. after 34-year-old IsaiahTucker and an unidentified female wereseen taking a suitcase from college prop-erty and putting it into a pickup truck.When officers arrived, they determinedthat the suitcase was taken from an areawhere unclaimed property was available

for charity. When police ran a backgroundcheck on Mr. Tucker, however, theyfound he had an active domestic violencerestraining order against him from thewoman he was with. He was arrested forviolating a court order.

Friday, May 20A Riverside man was arrested for DUI

after getting into a fight with a passengerand crashing into a parked car. The inci-dent happened just before 6 p.m. onSweetbriar Drive, when a car driven by22-year-old Ali Taghipour was travelingwest and attempting to make a U-turn.While making the turn, the driver hit acurb. The passenger punched Mr.Taghipour in the face, causing the driver

to crash into a parked car. When police ar-rived, they determined Mr. Taghipourwas under the influence of a controlledsubstance and arrested him. He was trans-ported to CPD jail and eventually re-leased. The passenger was not arrested.

Saturday, May 21Claremont resident Theodore Haema,

41, was taken into custody near the in-tersection of Base Line Road and MonteVista Avenue just before 4:30 p.m. afteran afternoon of drinking at ClaremontCraft Ales, according to Lt. Ciszek. Offi-cers determined that Mr. Haema was toodrunk to ride his motorbike, and he wastransported to CPD jail where he was

held for detox and released.—Matthew [email protected]

POLICE BLOTTER

A woman killed at the Cambridge AvenueMetrolink crossing in Claremont on Tues-day morning has been identified as 24-year-old Deashanique Miller of San Francisco,according to the Los Angeles County Coro-

ner’s office. Her death has been ruled a sui-cide.

Inspector Courtney Castellino of the LACounty Coroner’s office confirmed Ms.Miller’s identity Wednesday morning.

The incident took place just before 9 a.m.,according to the Claremont Police Depart-ment.

Ms. Miller’s sister, Danielle Chavarry, de-scribed her as a “smart, goofy” youngwoman who loved playing basketball andrunning track and field.

“Out of all of us, she was the most vibrant,talkative and happy person I’ve ever met,”Ms. Chavarry said. “I don’t understand it.”

Ms. Chavarry said she had no idea heryounger sister had traveled to Claremont, butnoted that she had suffered from depression

in the past.“We hadn’t had a real talk about it,” Ms.

Chavarry said. “It looked like she was go-ing through a lot more than any one of usknew.”

A GoFundMe page has been created bythe family to pay for Ms. Miller’s funeralexpenses at gofundme.com/2627a6us.

Sherry Calloway, a friend of Ms. Miller,told the COURIER that the two grew up to-

gether while attending church in NorthernCalifornia. Ms. Calloway described Ms.Miller as “a great person” who was alwayswilling to help a friend in need.

“It’s crazy. It’s really hard to take in,” Ms.Calloway said.

Trains passed through the area on thesouth track as officials conducted the in-vestigation. Trains on the San Bernardinoline were delayed up to 50 minutes, ac-cording to a statement from Metrolink.

Jim Elsasser, superintendent of the Clare-mont Unified School District, said two class-es of upper-graders from Sycamore wereheaded to Union Station for a day field tripwhen the accident occurred. Two other class-es of fourth through sixth graders were wait-ing at the Depot to board a second train.

“Kids were held on the train until about11 a.m. while officials completed the in-vestigation,” he said.

The train continued on from CambridgeAvenue to the Garey Avenue Metrolink sta-

tion, where CUSD had a bus waiting to bringthe students back to Sycamore.

“The Claremont police did an amazing job of supporting our staff and students,” Mr.

Elsasser said. “They had officers on the trainwaiting with the kids and providing support.We also had many parent volunteers on thetrain supporting our students through the or-deal.”

Students then went back to classes. Thedistrict provided a team of psychologists andcounselors at the school for those who werestruggling.

If you or anyone you know is exhibitingsigns that they may be considering suicidecall the National Suicide Prevention Hotlineat 1-800-273-8255.

—Matthew [email protected]

Metrolink train death ruleda suicide, victim identified

COURIER photo/Steven FelschundneffOfficials investigate the scene of a fatal accident involving a pedestrian and aMetrolink train on Tuesday morning in Claremont.

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n early morning firedamaged two homes in

the 1100 block of YaleAvenue on Wednesday inClaremont.

The fire was first reported just before6 a.m., according to Lt. Mike Ciszek of the Claremont Police Department.

The first-alarm fire started at the rearof the house’s second floor, accordingto Inspector Joey Marron of the LosAngeles County Fire Department.

“It took them about 15 to 20 minutesto knock it down,” Inspector Marronsaid. Twenty-three fire personnel wereon the scene to extinguish the flames.

One woman was transported toPomona Valley Medical Center after

suffering burns to her left foot.Neighbor Marc Selznick noticedsmoke coming from a back home onthe property and called 911. He saidthat the fire appeared to start on thesecond-story porch, which was fullyengulfed when firefighters arrived.

Mr. Selznick was heading to workwhen he saw what he initially thoughtwas haze, but he soon realized it wassmoke. A female resident was on theporch and was trying to extinguish theflames herself.

“I told her to get out of there,” hesaid. Mr. Selznick’s property is directlynorth of the home where the firestarted.

Marisa Nicely lives in one of the twohomes that were damaged and said her

dog saved her. She was working outwith the headphones on when her dogbegan to bark.

“I said, ‘Stop it, I have five moreminutes’ but he kept barking, and then Iheard the firefighters pounding on thedoor,” said Ms. Nicely. Her home wasonly partly damaged, with the fire lim-ited to the north wall and roof.

The two-story brown home wherethe fire started is one of three rentals onthe lot and appeared to be a total loss.

The cause of the fire is currentlyunder investigation.

—Steven [email protected]

One injured inearly-morninghouse fire

COURIER/Steven FelschundneffA small back house where MarisaNicely resides was damaged on thenorth wall and roof, while the largerhome next door was nearly gutted bythe fire.


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Claremont COURIER/Friday, May 27, 2016 5EDUCATION

Busy days mark end ofschool year for Claremont

Activities abound asthings wind down forthe Claremont Unified

School District.Final exams for Claremont High

School seniors begin Tuesday, May 31.There is no late start for the Pack on

Wednesday, June 4 or Wednesday, June8. The annual senior sit-out day is Fri-day, June 3.

CHS underclassmen will have their fi-nals the following week, beginning witha late start day on Monday, June 6 at8:55 a.m. and ending the last day of school, Thursday, June 9. The campus ison a minimum day schedule Tuesday,June 7 through Thursday, June 9.

Baccalaureate for Claremont’s gradu-ating high schoolers is on Sunday, June 5at 7 p.m. at the Claremont UnitedChurch of Christ Congregational.

CHS graduation ceremonies will beheld Thursday, June 9 at 5 p.m. at theschool. A mandatory rehearsal for all

graduating seniors will be held from 9 to10:30 a.m. that morning.

At El Roble, the theater students areperforming the second-semester play onTuesday, May 31 and Wednesday, June 1at 6:30 p.m. in the multipurpose room.On Thursday, June 2 at 7 p.m., the ElRoble multipurpose room will comealive again with the year-end choral mu-sic concert.

The following week, middle-schoolers

are dismissed at 1:24 p.m. on Wednes-day, June 8 with the annual eighth gradeparty immediately following. The Pan-thers kick off summer with a regular dis-missal on Thursday, June 9.

The last day of school for all CUSDstudents is Thursday, June 9. Many ele-mentary schools will be on minimumday schedule. Be sure to check with yourchild’s teacher to confirm dismissaltimes.

There are a variety of fun activities of-fered for the little ones in Claremont. Par-ents are encouraged to view pages 12through 15 in this edition for some op-tions.

Happy summer, kids.

—Kathryn [email protected]

After 126 years, Claremont UnifiedSchool District will finally ownSycamore Elementary School free

and clear. Perhaps we should back up a bit.At the May 5 school board meeting, Assistant Su-

perintendent of Business Services Lisa Shoemakerbrought up a legal anomaly that was recently discov-ered as the district prepares to go solar.

CUSD will be leasing its solar arrays so, per stan-dard procedure, PFMG Solar ran a title check for eachproperty in the district. It turned out that certain por-tions of the land on which Sycamore rests didn’t be-long to the district.

Some parcels on Claremont’s oldest elementaryschool were, improbably, listed as belonging to PomonaCollege. Others were listed as belonging to the Palo-mares School District, which no longer exists. Armedwith this information, the business services departmentset out to remedy the situation.

Ms. Shoemaker and her staff reached out to PomonaCollege and discovered the university was unsurprisedthat it owned the parcels. It turns out the City of Trees’oldest university—it was established in 1887—used toown all manner of property throughout the area.

As it typically does in such cases, the college will-ingly filed a quitclaim, relinquishing ownership rightsto any property on the Sycamore campus. The boardwas asked to authorize a certificate of acceptance of Pomona College’s quitclaim deed and did so at themeeting.

Palomares School District’s ownership of propertyon the Sycamore Elementary School campus was a bitmore complicated. The Palomares School District waslong ago absorbed into the Pomona Unified SchoolDistrict. The Claremont Unified School District is thesuccessor to the Palomares District, but there is norecord of the change.

Still, CUSD is required to file documents withPFMG Solar’s title company, proving that ClaremontUnified is itself the erstwhile Palomares School Dis-trict. Liz Jefferson, assistant to Superintendent Jim El-

sasser, proved quite resourceful in this area.Ms. Jefferson looked through the district’s volumi-

nous archives and retrieved minutes from a 1936 schoolboard meeting. During the gathering held eight decadesago, board members voted to change the name of thelocal district from the Claremont Elementary SchoolDistrict to the Claremont Unified School District.

With the documentation, such as was available, sentto PFMG Solar for submission to its title company, theboard was presented with a resolution for “ClaremontUSD to essentially transfer the property to itself as a

successor to Palomares School District.” The board

voted to authorize “the conveyance of the property fromClaremont USD to Claremont USD pursuant to a quit-claim deed.”

The process has to be finalized by the title companybut Ms. Shoemaker told the COURIER it won’t slowdown the district’s green energy plans.

It’s hoped that the solar arrays, which will be placedon the playing fields of the elementary schools, ElRoble, San Antonio High School and in the parking lotat Claremont High School, will be installed beginningthis coming fall. —Sarah Torribio

[email protected]

Title search yields surprise with regard to Sycamore

Photo by Robert C. FramptonAn aerial view of Memorial Park at the left and Claremont Elementary School (Sycamore) on the right front il-lustrates the ever-changing landscape of even our oldest Claremont neighborhoods. Yale Avenue runs norththrough the center of the picture. The photo, dated October 19, 1947, shows Ninth Street when it still cutthrough the north end of the Sycamore School play yard.

COURIER photo/Steven FelschundneffMandy Deal, at left as Peter Pan, tells Carly Sanden (Wendy) about the place helives, Never Never Land during rehearsal for the Claremont High School pro-duction of ‘Peter Pan’ at Bridges Auditorium.

The Claremont High School Theater Department produc-tion of Peter Pan will take place at 7:30 p.m. tonight,Friday, May 27, at Bridges Auditorium. The final two

performances are Saturday, May 28 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.Tickets are $15 general admission, $12 for students and seniors and $10 for

children under 12. Tickets are available online at chs-asb-webstore.myschoolcen-tral.com. Big Bridges is located at 450 N. College Way.


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Each attempt to read Shel Silver-stein’s classic The Giving Tree toour five-year-old, Felix, is met

with the same response…“no, mom, it’s

too sad. I don’t want to read it.” How-ever, as I consider the narrative of the tall,healthy tree offering its fruit, leaves,branches and trunk for the happiness of agrowing boy, I can’t help but feel grate-ful. The tale inspires me to reflect on themany trees that have contributed to myown happiness over the years.

I celebrated childhood birthday parties under theelms at Memorial Park. As an adolescent, I climbedthe massive olive tree in our backyard and had to berescued from the high branches of my neighbor’s pine.The oranges, grapefruits and avocados picked directlyat home marked the seasons and, even now, everysummer I sit under my orange blossom tree relishing

its intoxicating, heady aroma.Each spring, the blossoms lure a swarm of visiting

bees who settle in for a week of hard work. Ironically,those friends who suffer from Melissophobia, or ‘thedreaded fear of bees,’ are too terrified to visit duringthis period of intense nectar collecting. My namesake,the Greek Melissa, or ‘honey bee,’ also led to the wordfor honey in most Romance languages. ConsiderSpanish miel, Italian miele and Portuguese mel.

Not surprisingly, the names of many Claremont

trees can also be traced back to Greek origins. Euca-lyptus comes from the combination of eu ‘well’ andkalyptos ‘covered,’ so called because of the fact thatthe unopened flower bud is tightly protected with acovering.

The olive tree derives its name from the Greekelaion ‘oil,’ and sycamore means mulberry-leaved figtree. Its etymology can be traced through Old Frenchand Latin back to the Greek sykomoros, a combinationof sykon ‘fig’ and moron ‘mulberry.’ Although ourmodern North American Sycamore no longer pro-duces fruit, the sycamore fig still grows in warmer re-

gions of the Middle East and Africa.Trees, of course, provide more than shade andbeauty. The oil from the eucalyptus, which is used incold remedies, lozenges and chest rubs, contains anti-bacterial qualities. In fact, the native people of Aus-tralia still use eucalyptus oil to treat wounds andrelieve fever. For millennia, olive trees have served asa symbol of peace and unity. The expression ‘to ex-tend an olive branch,’ which means to offer peace orreconciliation, comes from the Book of Genesis,

which describes a dove carrying an olive branch toNoah as a sign that the flood had subsided.

The sycamore tree was feared by some NativeAmerican tribes, who called it the ghost of the forest.As the story goes, the chief who ruled over all evilspirits cast two of his worst bad guys down to earth

where they collided with a sycamore, causing thebranches to become gnarled and white. Ancient Egyp-tians, on the other hand, believed the holy sycamoreconnected the worlds between the living and the dead.They claimed that the sun god emerged from the ma-

jestic wood and that the eastern gates of heaven wereflanked with two turquoise sycamores.

Trees have also led to useful English idioms likebark up the wrong tree, out on a limb, can’t see the for-est for the trees and the apple doesn’t fall far from thetree. In German, one can say alte Bäume soll man nichtverpflanzen, ‘old trees should not be transplanted,’ torefer to the idea that older people are more comfortablein their familiar surroundings. In Spanish, those whotake advantage of others are said to hacer leña delárbol caído, or ‘make firewood from a fallen tree.’

From pines to palms and oaks to elms, living in

Claremont would certainly not be the same withoutthe gifts bestowed on us by our trees. Sun-dappledstrolls down College, shady picnics at Memorial Parkand sweet scents, which change from corner to corner,are just some of the perks that come with living in thecity of trees.

And, unlike the ungracious boy in Silverstein’s tale,I’d like to believe that we Claremonters truly appreci-ate all that the trees have given us.


The giving trees of Claremontby Mellissa Martinez

Hi, George. Nice to see you! Our friend Bob just dropped

into my other hand. Say hello to Bob, George. He says

you guys are planning some fun stuff to do. George, is

that true? I cannot wait to see what it is.

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Legendary journalist BillMoyers was in townthis week, speaking to

a packed house at the Clare-mont United Church of Christ.

Since he wasn’t on assign-ment, he wasted no time tip-ping his ideological hat.

Shortly after greeting the overflowcrowd—and with two microphonesplace before him on the podium—Mr.Moyers began speaking into the“wrong” microphone.

“Usually, it’s the microphone on theleft that works for me,” he said tobooming applause.

So began an afternoon of piercing in-sight tempered with humor, and around-robin of political thought pep-pered with the ideas of scholars, politi-cal scientists, poets and Mr. Moyers’

closest advisor, his wife, Judith.Invited previously to help launch Pil-grim Place’s centennial celebration,scheduling conflicts arose and his talkinstead became a conclusionary activityto mark the 100th year of the mission-ary retirement community.

“The fellowship in support of eachother is powerful to the Pilgrim experi-ence,” he said. “The foundation of Pil-grim Place is that you aren’t in thisalone. Human beings are always in atime of transition.”

Mr. Moyers has covered every presi-dential election since 1960. He spentseven years in the White House, first asan aide to vice president Lyndon John-

son, continuing through President John-son’s term beginning with the Novem-ber 22, 1963 assassination of PresidentJohn F. Kennedy. He left Washington inearly 1967, resurging his jouralism ca-reer as publisher of Newsday.

A great deal of Sunday’s hour-longtalk was spent on the upcoming presi-dential contest. “It’s not only the mostinteresting in my lifetime, it is the mosthistoric,” he said.

The rise of Donald Trump andBernie Sanders “represents a populistearthquake like none other in my time,”the 81-year-old journalist said. “And Iinclude George Wallace, and StromThurmond in 1948 in that. This is a re-

volt of rank-and-file Americans againsta political system that they consider rot-ten. Both Sanders and Trump are thebeneficiaries of that great doubt, skepti-cism and disillusionment with our twomajor parties. The truth is, our two par-ties stopped listening. They started lis-tening to donors, not to voters. This is arevolt against the power elite in bothparties.

“After all that, it has come down tothis: a colossus of ignorance and narcis-sism, boasting ‘There’s nobody likeme.’ But the truth is he’s a nobody.[Trump] is the fantasy king in the Kar-dashian-era of American history, whereeverybody wins the lottery and lives

happily ever after on reality TV. He’sMussolini and Berlesconi and George

Wallace and Napoleon Bonaparte in atrucker’s hat.”

That final jab got the largest burst of applause of the afternoon. But Mr.Moyers wasn’t finished lamenting theadversarial nature of Mr. Trump.

“He causes every white supremacistto salivate at the thought of the presi-dent of the United States as the carpen-ter in chief, building walls aroundAmerica and the world. So he calls forcarpet bombing our enemies, includingtheir families, the women and the chil-

dren, and he soon could be the onewhose finger is on the trigger of the nu-clear bomb,” Mr. Moyers posited. “Ihappen to think that he’s a bully. He’s acoward. I think if we were on a sinkingship with Donald Trump and we heardhim shout ‘Women and children first!’it would be because he wanted to testthe strength of the lifeboats.”

And as he pulled no punches in hisbiting analysis of Mr. Trump, Mr. Moy-ers expressed hope that Mr. Sanders’

youthful base could be a positive forcein the years to come.

“I think Sanders has to be the mostinfluential politician of the next fouryears, no matter who wins the presi-dency,” he said. “He’s raised the enthu-siasm and the commitment in theseyoung people. I place my hope in themillennials. Millennials have beenstirred to real passion by global warm-ing, by inequality. These are the youngpeople with debt. These are the youngpeople who face global warming. These

are the young people who can’t affordto park in San Francisco anymore. Theysee, right where they are, what I amtalking about up here from afar.”

He offered up a simple recipe for po-litical engagement on the local level.“See what the law makes possible. Seewhat agitation makes possible.”

Mr. Moyers recalled a meaningful re-alization that has stayed with him sincehe was a young boy, growing up inHugo, Oklahoma. He was, like many

children born in the 1930s, a devotee ofthe radio version of Tarzan. He wouldspend hours attempting to duplicate theman-ape’s famous jungle howl. He wasnever able to approach the sound of Tarzan’s voice, and when he found outwhy, he learned a lesson.

“It was made by three men: one abaritone, one a soprano and one a hogcaller from Arkansas,” he recalled. “Thisworld is hard on believers.”

He was philosophical, and perhapsoverly modest, regarding his role in thefabric of American journalism. “I havea confession: I’m just a journalist. We

journalists are licensed to explain thingswe don’t understand. And since there’sa lot I don’t understand, I’ve been at it along time. We journalists are pilot fish,and we swim around the great creaturesof the sea. We are beachcombers on theshores of other people’s knowledge”

Mr. Moyers’ friend Joe Hough—whoorganized the visit in celebration of Pil-

gram Place’s centennial—introduced ashort Q&A at the conclusion of the one-hour talk.

A local educator asked what we cando, as members of our community, tocombat the increasing consolidation of power in Washington, DC.

“You’ve got to vote down the ballottoo,” Mr. Moyers said. “You’ve got toremember that Bernie Sanders, if hewere president, would get no moredone than Barack Obama did with thehouse Republicans or with the senateRepublicans if they control the senate.The fact of the matter is the Tea Partytook over the Republican Party by start-ing with local school boards and local

city commissions. We are more focusedon the presidency and the senate thanwe are on what’s happening right here.The Tea Party built a powerful organi-zation from the grassroots up.”

In times like these, can democracysurvive?

“We are the oldest democracy in theworld, but it is conceivable that wecould drop it and break it,” he said.“Democracy always commits suicide.”

The success of the future dependslargely on our ability to learn from thepast, he said.

“Without our memories,” he said,“there is no yesterday.”

Overall, the talk vacillated between

overt disgust with today’s political cli-mate and Mr. Moyers’ seemingly innateoptimism that we are all, deep down, onthe same team, regardless of the win-dow dressing of party and ideology.

“Every generation considers the dis-temper of its time unique—that corrup-tion is unprecedented and the magni-tude is something that we’ve neverbefore experienced and that times havenever before been so precarious, or thefuture less inviting,” he said. “But I aman optimist. I see goodness in my wifeand my family, and in my friends andcolleagues. We are all in this together.We are all each other’s first responder.”

—Mick Rhodes

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Moyers wows audience with sharp political insight

COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff

Journalist Bill Moyers spoke for over an hour to a packed house on Sunday atClaremont United Church of Christ. Mr. Moyers hit on a number of current affairsincluding income equality, the presidential election and candidate Donald Trump.The event was sponsored by Pilgrim Place.

Bill Moyers has earnedthe right to opine onthe state of journalism.

He has been at it for morethan 50 years, starting as avery young cub reporter forthe Marshall News Messen-ger in Marshall, Texas.

“I went to work on my 16th birth-day for the local newspaper in myhome town,” Mr. Moyers recalled. “Itwas big enough to get me a lot of vari-ety but it was small enough that Icould take advantage of it. And I still

think sometimes that I wish that in-stead of going off down the highway,

I’d stayed there and become editor of my hometown newspaper. I think Iwould have had as much satisfactionexpending my energy there as I dowith a national audience.”

But leave town he did, eventuallyending up winning more than 30Emmy Awards for his work in televi-sion, authoring several bestsellingbooks, editing newspapers and maga-zines and carving out a career in jour-nalism and documentary film-makingthat has marked him as one of the in-dustry’s all-time greats.

Mr. Moyers was asked if journalismcan survive the rise of the Internet and theblogosphere.

Bill Moyers on journalism

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Catherine McIntosh namedScripps College volunteer ofthe year

Claremont resident Catherine McIntosh, ScrippsCollege Class of 1976, was honored by the collegewith the “Volunteer of the Year Award,” which aimsto honor an alumna for her commitment, dedication,leadership and volunteerservice on behalf of Scripps College.

Ms. McIntosh is an ac-tive proponent of the artsin Claremont, currentlyserving as the presidentof the Scripps Fine ArtsFoundation and on theboard of directors for theClaremont Museum of Art.

She has also been in-volved with the SealPond Mosaic Murals Ad-visory Committee and afrequent workshop pre-senter at Camp Scripps.By facilitating exhibi-tions, festivals, films andbooks, Ms. McIntosh is documenting the history of the arts community in Claremont with its many con-nections to Scripps College. Ms. McIntosh and herhusband Charles Tuggle (Claremont McKenna Col-lege Class of 1976) lived in Texas for 30 years,where she was a photo editor for the Houston Chron-icle. They returned to Claremont in 2009 and live inPadua Hills.

Beer aficionados can get Bluesand Brews tickets now

Tickets are now on sale for Claremont’s annualBlues and Brews Craft Beer Walk. Tickets for theevent, which is set for Saturday, June 25 from 4 to 8

p.m., are $45 plus a $3.47 fee. If you hope to attendbut don’t plan to drink, you can also get a designateddriver/food tasting ticket for $20 plus a fee of $2.09.

As guests stroll the Village area of Claremont,they are invited to stop in the 40 businesses offeringbeer- and food-tasting. Your ticket entitles you tosample craft beers at 15 locations and enjoy foodsamples at each participating site. Fourteen bandswill be playing around the downtown area, providinga lively soundtrack for the event.

You are encouraged to get your tickets soon. Tick-ets sold out in advance of the 2015 Blues and Brewsevent. If there are still tickets available on the day of the event, they will cost an additional $5 per ticket.

You can get information and buy tickets online byvisiting claremontbluesandbrews.com. Or you cansave the processing fee by buying tickets at the

Blues and Brews headquarters, Sonja Stump Photog-raphy, located at 135 W. First St. in Claremont. OtherClaremont establishments where you can pick uptickets include Aromatique Skin & Body Care, Bert& Rocky’s Cream Co., Claremont Village Treasures,Dr. Dev Wali Plastic Surgery-Med Spa, Heirloom,Last Drop Café, Packing House Wines, RhinoRecords, Rio de Ojas and VomFass.

Senator Barbara Boxer toshare career, life insights

California Senator Barbara Boxer will appear atScripps College’s Garrison Theater on Saturday,June 11 at 4 p.m. Her presentation is called “The Artof the Tough: A Conversation with Barbara Boxer.”

Ms. Boxer has represented both the US Congress

and Senate for the past 33 years. As a ranking mem-ber of the Environment and Public Works, Ethics,and Senate Foreign Relations Committees, she haschampioned environmental protection and women’sissues on the global stage. In her memoir, The Art ofthe Tough, she takes us from her childhood inBrooklyn to the often-vexing political playing fieldin Washington. All the while, she underscores herlongstanding personal mantra: Never compromiseabout doing the right thing.

Ms. Boxer visits Scripps to share her story on theeve of her retirement from a lifetime in public serviceA book signing with the senator will follow. Admis-sion is free but ticket reservations are required. Forreservations, visit the Scripps website at scrippscol-lege.edu and click events and then Scripps Presents.

Garrison Theatre is located at 241 W. Tenth St. in

Claremont.


OUR TOWNDave Lannom

StephanieNewlon

Stephanie Ann Todd Newlon died on Sunday,May 15, 2016. She was 70.

Her celebration of life service will be held thisSaturday, May 28 at 3 p.m. at Christ First BaptistChurch of Covina, located at 200 N. Second Ave. inCovina. There will be a dessert reception to follow.

In honor of Stephanie, who loved the beach,please wear something bright and cheerful or some-thing that reminds you of the beach.

In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requestsdonations in Stephanie’s name to The Michael J.Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.

David “Dave” Lannom, a professor of horticul-ture at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, died onMay 12, 2016 at his home in Claremont with hisfamily at his side. He was 70.

He had resided in Claremont since 1969, exceptfor eight years that were split between San Diegoand Santa Barbara.

Services are set for Saturday, June 11 at 10 a.m. atSt. Christopher’s Church in West Covina. A morecomplete history of Mr. Lannom’s life will appear afuture edition of the COURIER.

COURIER photo/ Steven Felschundneff

Catherine McIntosh wasnamed “Volunteer of theYear” by Scripps College.


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Antoinette “Toni” Shimer, a long-time resident of Pilgrim Place, died onApril 30, 2016 at the age of 90.

She was born in Rochester, NewYork on February 11, 1926 to Fidel andElisabetta Stornelli, Italian immigrant

parents who had no formal educationand were unable to speak English. Hermother worked tirelessly to mainstreamthe children early into the Americanlifestyle. While on welfare for manyyears, Toni’s parents realized the im-portance of education and hard work.They left the Italian Catholic church to

join the Lake Avenue Baptist Church,first attending the Italian service butquickly changing to the English one.Her father served as the janitor of thischurch.

The Stornellis’ ambition paid off.Toni’s brother became a distinguishedRochester doctor, while her sisterserved as dietician for a large California

school district. Toni went on to gradu-ate with a degree in psychology fromDenison University, from which shelater received an Outstanding AlumnaAward for distinguished service. Tragi-cally, her mother died while she was incollege and never saw her dream of raising three successful, productivechildren realized.

Toni received a master’s degree insocial work from Case Western Re-serve University. There she met her fu-ture husband Eliot Shimer, who had

just returned from three years of mis-sionary service teaching English inpost-war Japan. After she said “Yes” tohis proposal, he casually mentioned he

was planning to return to Japan for full-time social work service. She balked atliving in a poor, war-torn country sothey agreed secretly to try it for just oneyear. Mrs. Shimer ended up loving her

22 years of work in Japan and was re-luctant to ever leave.

On the Earthpeace Monument web-site, fellow Pilgrim Constance Waddellshared a story, “Toni Finds Keiko’sHome,” which demonstrates the lengthsto which Mrs. Shimer would go to en-sure the kids she encountered throughher work were placed with caring fami-lies.

Ten-year-old Akira and his 13-year-old sister Keiko were among the manychildren left adrift after World War IIwhen their American soldier fathers re-turned to the United States. After theirmother died, they lived with variousaunts and their grandmother but wereturned out after their aunts decidedKeiko’s mixed race might scare eligible

suitors away from their own daughters.Mrs. Shimer was relieved when shefinally found a stable, mixed-race cou-ple willing to provide a home for thesiblings. Toni was so delighted she had

brought the peace of home to two morechildren that she said a prayer of grati-tude, according to Ms. Waddell’s ac-count. The next morning, however,brought bad news. The new parents hadcaught Keiko sniffing glue and—de-

spite Toni’s protestations that manyabandoned children turned to anythingthey could find to alleviate their loneli-ness, they said they would only keepthe boy.

“Toni took a saddened and shamedKeiko home with her that day. She toldher not to worry. All would be right.Then, she lay awake for hours wonder-ing what she would do,” Ms. Waddellwrote. “In the morning, she realizedthere was only one more person to turnto. She called the American father. Tonipainted the picture with all its pathos.She wanted so much for him to take thislittle girl, and realize she was his own,that she almost didn’t hear him say,

‘Why, yes!’ But she quickly saw anopening and rallied and told him that if he did, he must promise to always keepthe two children in touch with eachother. Again, he simply pledged, ‘Yes.’And, he kept his promise.”

In 1970, the Shimers returned to theUnited States where Mrs. Shimerworked in a psychiatric hospital in Wis-consin with clients who were mentallyill or beset by alcoholism. She taughtsocial work at the University of Wis-consin, the University of Illinois andOhio State University. Finally, sheserved for 14 years as executive direc-tor of the National Association of So-cial Workers, Ohio Chapter, leading

this organization in finally achievingstate licensure.Toni and Eliot had three children, all

born in Japan, who were raised to bebilingual and attended Japanese

schools. Julie is a clinical social workerin Hawaii; Bill is a lawyer/businessmanand is now teaching business at North-eastern University in Boston; and Lindais a social work clinician/administratorin New York City. Of the three grand-

children, David is a social worker inOregon, Eliot is a management consult-ant in Boston and Sophie is a student atYale medical school.

Over the years, Mr. and Mrs. Shimerenjoyed worldwide travel, much of it inan RV with their three children. Theycrossed the United States some 35times and once spent 17 days raftingdown the rapids on the Colorado Riverthrough the Grand Canyon. Their so-

journs beyond the continental UnitedStates included excursions throughMexico, Alaska and Canada, far northof the Arctic Circle and south to thePanama Canal and Central America.Other adventures included two weeks

hiking in Nepal at the base of Mt. Ever-est as well as to trips to Easter Islandand the Galapagos.

Mrs. Shimer enjoyed playing the vio-lin, settling down with a good book, therich fellowship of living at PilgrimPlace and, especially, working at Pil-grim Place’s Emporium clothing store.

She is survived by her husband of 63years, Eliot Shimer; by her daughterJuliette “Julie” Shimer of Honolulu,Hawaii; by her son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Barbara Shimer of Bel-mont, Massachusetts; and by herdaughter Linda Shimer of New York.She also leaves her grandchildren,Eliot, Sophie and David.

A Celebration of Life will be held onJune 10 at 3:30 p.m. at Decker Hall atPilgrim Place (665 Avery Road inClaremont), with a reception to follow.

Antoinette ‘Toni’ Shimer Traveler, champion of the disadvantaged

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“There is a lot of world-class journalism being done,”Mr. Moyers said. “The New York Times still does somegreat work, some great long-form investigative jour-nalism. They’ll still spend the money and the time ittakes to keep a team on something as obscure as arbi-tration and how powerful lawyers have misshaped it andmanipulated it. The Guardian does excellent work, andThe Financial Times,” he continued. “The WashingtonPost is not what it used to be, but it’s still trying. The prob-

lem is they don’t pay reporters enough to make a decentliving, and we’ve lost something like 15,000 reporters inthe last 10 years.”

Is the Internet solely to blame for the decimation of thetraditional print journalism industry? Mr. Moyers had atypically thorough and thoughtful response.

“No. We have been disemboweled by the Internet, be-cause the advertising has gone to Craig’s List and all of that,” he explained. “People don’t remember this, but itwas advertising that paid for reporting and journalismover the years. When that dried up, newspapers reallybegan to flounder.”

Bad management didn’t help, Mr. Moyers said, andgreed by the boards and the tycoons who owned thenewspapers only added to the problem.

“The crisis is that we don’t have reporters anymore.And I don’t know what the solution to that is. Facebook

and Google are replacing us in terms of organizing theflow of news. It used to be the editor of the paper thatsaid, ‘Here’s what’s important.’ Now it’s somethingcalled an algorithm deciding what we print or whatgoes on the web.”

With the ever-increasing trend of audiences consum-ing news on the web, the subject of ethics is one close toMr. Moyers’ heart.

“I still think there are certain standards for journalism,”he said. “You don’t have to be a graduate of a journalismschool for that, but you have to have a real respect for ev-idence, for sourcing, for accuracy, for being true to thestory you are following and not reading into it your bias.”

These standards are what make one story credible andanother story unbelievable, he said. Mr. Moyers knows of many individuals who uphold these standards but, un-fortunately, the rogue journalist does exist.

“Not everybody does. You’ve got a James O’Keefe, theright-wing journalist who is constantly trapping peopleand ambushing people. He has no standards, and nomanners either. There is very little context in the newsnow. It used to be that we would try to provide a back-ground for people who were reading, particularly for a

long story.”“The economics of this new model of journalism are

always close the surface,” said Mr. Moyers. “I knowmany journalists online who are people of integrity whowork very hard, and who are all going broke. Journalistswere usually middle class, and now they’re suffering.”

With so much happening so fast, is there a silver lin-ing to the new paradigm in journalism?“I don’t see that the Internet has made journalism bet-

ter,” he answered. “It provided more jobs, but not more jobs than had been lost by traditional sources of news.And, of course, you can write off corporate television. It’s

largely a form of infotainment. So people have fewer andfewer solid, well-trained, serious journalists on which tolook for news.”

In the end, regardless of the shifting realities of thenews business, one must stay curious and work hard tostay informed, Mr. Moyers said.

“The studies all show that we tend to go to sites andsources and silos that confirm our own belief system,”he said. “I keep on my list a number of conservativewebsites, because I want to see what they’re saying andwhat they’re putting out there.” —Mick Rhodes

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COURIER photo/Kathryn DunnPilgrim Place resident Joe Hough, at left, shares a laugh with his friends Bill and Judith Moyers as she sharesan anecdote from the couple's early years. A reception was held at the Claremont University Consortium build-ing after Mr. Moyer’s talk last Sunday. The couple launched Public Affairs Television (PAT), an independent pro-duction company that produced series such as “Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth” and “A World ofIdeas,” as well as award-winning investigative reports including “The Secret Government” and “Trade Secrets.”In addition to serving as executive producer on a number of projects, Ms. Moyers was president of PAT for 14

years and retired as the company’s CEO just last year. The couple married in 1954.

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The kids at Sumner/Dan-bury took a trip aroundthe globe on Wednesday

and returned enriched by theirexposure to the cultures of the

world.It was Multicultural Day for the twoClaremont schools, who share adjoiningcampuses and resources. Teachers andtheir young charges studied up on their re-spective nations and transformed theirclassrooms in time for the yearly event aswell as for the evening open house thatfollowed.

Joe Tonan’s sixth graders have beenimmersed in Tibet, learning about theSouth Asian country and engaging in proj-ects like crafting mandalas. The kids’ mul-ticultural celebration got started earlywhen a Tibetan Buddhist monk namedMr. Sharp stopped by his Sumner class-room.

At one point, one of the students askedhim if he was angry at the Chinese for in-vading his nation. Mr. Sharp, who is arefugee, gave a measured reply. “He said,‘I’m not happy with them but if I hatethem, I cause pain to others and myself,’”Mr. Tonan shared.

Mr. Sharp left a souvenir of his visit onthe board, his name written in intricateTibetan characters. Students of everygrade, with “passports” hanging aroundtheir necks, took turns rotating throughclassrooms on a cross-continental jour-ney. While in Tibet, they made a string of prayer flags.

Fifth grader Lilka Clocksin, whoseclassroom had become a little piece of the

Philippines, said she was having a greattime going around, meeting new friendsand exploring.

She said the most interesting thing shelearned about the Philippines was aboutJeepneys, which are large buses and Jeepsthat are covered with bright paint and let-tering. They first came about, she shared,when the US military left their Jeeps be-hind after the end of World War II and theyproved useful for public transportation.

Some local teens, students from Clare-mont High School’s French and Germanclubs, joined in helping Sumner studentswith their Multicultural Day festivities.

Sophomore Angelina Kocharyan washelping serve crepes with Nutella filling to

kids visiting Carolyn Magallanes’ sixthgrade class. Ms. Magallanes’ students hadsoaked up information on the Tour deFrance, the Louvre and artwork withinlike the Mona Lisa and the Eiffel Tower.Sumner librarian Marleene Bazela, whospeaks French, contributed by teachingthe kids a few key words and phrases inthe romance language.

Angelina chose to take French becauseher grandmother knew the language and“it’s kind of an old family tradition. ” Shesaid it was a great experience, finding her-self back on an elementary school campus.

“It’s really nostalgic. It really brings meback to childhood,” she said.

“The crepes are good, especially with

the Nutella,” fifth grader Allison Cookesaid. Allison reported that her class had

studied Germany.“We had to learn about monuments and

choose one and then write a postcard to

our parents from it,” she said, noting thatshe had chosen to correspond with herfolks from Europa-Park, the second mostpopular theme park in Europe.

The COURIER caught up with one of Ms. Magallanes’ students, sixth gradeZander Lopez, as he visited Jason Reme-dios’ fifth-grade class, which was desig-nated as England.

Visitors were encouraged to enjoy acup of tea with milk and a biscuit, to watchslideshow of iconic British sights like redphone booths and the London Bridge andto root for the Arsenal football team, apersonal favorite of Mr. Remedios, who isa soccer fan.

“It’s nice to explore different cultures,

and it’s nice to have high school studentsgiving back, sharing our activities and be-

ing a part of elementary school again,” hesaid.

Zander said he most enjoyed visiting

London and Germany the most becausethere were a lot of attractions. Askedwhether he was ready to move on from El-ementary School, he sounded pretty sureof himself.

“I feel ready for El Roble,” he said.Elaine Anderson is teaching Sumner’s

first transitional kindergarten class—acourse aimed at the “young fives” who arenot quite old enough to start kindergarten.She opted to collaborate with the school’sfirst grade classes in the study of India.

The room was hung with a multicoloredcanopy of orange, pink and red like youwould see at an Indian celebration, like awedding. The students had used clay tomake tiny lanterns with battery-powered

candles to represent the Indian holiday of Diwali or the festival of light. They had

also earlier in the day helped the kids calmdown with some yoga exercises.

That night at open house, Ms. Andersonplanned to play Indian music and to turnout the lights and illuminate the candlesfor a dramatic moment. The students alsomade T-shirts emblazoned with the dis-tinctive Indian flag, with a wheel sand-

wiched between orange and green stripesEnrichment opportunities abounded at

every turn.In Debbie Plumley’s second-grade

class, aka Ghana, visitors were invited tolearn about the different kinds of Africancloth and then make their own tie-dyesquare of fabric. And in one of the classeswhere Australia was the focus, guests notonly were able to learn about landmarkslike the endangered Great Barrier Reef,they were able to meet a real-life Aus-tralian, albeit one who is now a US trans-plant living in New York.

Derek Lindsell, who hails from Mel-bourne, taught the young travelers to say“G’day” and presided as students got a

taste of both the bitter (Vegemite yeastand salt spread) and the sweet (Tim Tamchocolate biscuits) as well as a bit of a ge-ography lesson.

After the students had made an Abo-riginal-style dot painting, Mr. Lindsellplaced a to-scale picture of Australia overthe US map.

“The land mass is almost the same, butAustralia has only 23 million residentswhile the US has a population of 320 mil-lion,” he said.

Joseph Cuberbo, a 12-year-old Dan-bury student, was obviously impressedWhen asked which country he would liketo experience, he said, “If I could, I’d visitAustralia.” —Sarah Torribio

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Sumner/Danbury students go around the world in 80 minutes

COURIER photos/Steven FelschundneffPatti Colinco’s third grade class, who chose Brazil as their country, pose for a picture following the Multicultural Day as-sembly at Sumner Danbury elementary schools. BELOW: Natalie Castillo dances to the song Mambo Italiano. Natalie’smother taught the dance to Denise Klinovsky and Alisha Garcia’s kindergarten and first-grade classes.


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CHS PRESENTS PETER PAN TheClaremont High School Theater Dept.continues its production of Peter Pan at7:30 p.m. this evening at Bridges Audi-torium. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12for students and seniors and $10 for children under 12. Tickets are availableonline at chs-asb-webstore.myschool-central.com. The final two perform-ances of Peter Pan take place tomorrowat 2 and 7 p.m. Bridges is located at 450 N College Way.ART IN THE PARK High school stu-dents from Project ARTstART will leada free art-making event today from 3:30to 5 p.m. at Claremont’s Memorial Park.The StART It Up exhibition, presented by the Claremont Museum of Art, will be on view during those hours as well inthe nearby Claremont Heritage Ginger Elliott Exhibition Center. Project ART-stART, a Claremont Museum of Art ed-ucation program, trains high schoolstudents, working with college mentors,to provide exhibit-based art lessons for elementary school students. The pro-

gram brings high-quality art apprecia-

tion classes and activities to the Clare-mont school system to inspire, promoteunderstanding of art and highlightClaremont’s rich artistic history. The ex-hibition will also be open May 28 and29 from noon to 5 p.m. 840 N. IndianHill Blvd.

REMEMBERING MAYA AN-GELOU On this day in 2014, author and poet Maya Angelou, who publishedmore than 30 books, including I KnowWhy the Caged Bird Sings, a best-sell-ing memoir about the racism and abuse

she experienced growing up, died at 86at her home in Winston-Salem, NorthCarolina. In addition to her celebratedliterary career, Angelou was a per-former, civil rights activist and college professor.BLUE STAR MUSEUM DAYS Com- plimentary admission for all veterans tothe Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden begins today, and will continue throughSeptember 5. The offer is extended to

all active-duty US military personnel.

For a complete list of participating mu-seums, visit arts.gov/bluestarmuseums.

YOUNG MUSICIANS ORCHES-TRA CONCERT Conducted by ClydeMitchell and Greg Samuel, the Clare-mont Young Musicians Orchestra will present its season finale tonight in a free7 p.m. concert at Bridges Hall of Music,150 E. Fourth St. The soloist for theconcert will be CYMO concerto compe-tition winners Tiffany Wee, playing“Tzigane” by Ravel for violin and or-chestra, and Melody Guo, playing the

Weber Bassoon Concerto in F Major.Other selections will include AcademicFestival Overture by Brahms, Le CidBallet Suite by Massenet and Sym- phonie Fantastique by Berlioz. Admis-sion is free. Free tickets will bedistributed at 6 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. More information is available at(909) 624-3614.

MEMORIAL DAY TODAY MemorialDay, originally called Decoration Day,is a day of remembrance for those whohave died in service of the United Statesof America. The American LegionKeith Powell Post 78 and the city of Claremont will host Memorial Dayservices at today at 11 a.m. at Oak Park Cemetery. Dozens of cities and townsclaim to be the birthplace of MemorialDay and, while Waterloo, New York was officially declared its birthplace byPresident Lyndon Johnson in May 1966,it’s difficult to prove conclusively theorigins of the day. Regardless, one thingis clear. Memorial Day was borne out ofthe Civil War and a desire to honor our dead. It was officially proclaimed onMay 5, 1868 by General John Logan,national commander of the Grand Armyof the Republic, in his General Order No. 11. On the first Decoration Day,General James Garfield made a speechat Arlington National Cemetery, and5,000 participants decorated the graves

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of the 20,000 Union and Confederatesoldiers buried there.

UNIVERSITY CLUB MEETINGThe University Club of Claremontmeets at 11:30 a.m. today with guest

speaker Maria Redinger giving a talk about her spiritual pilgrimage to Spain.The meeting takes place at the HughesCommunity Center, 1700 Danbury Rd.A $15 meeting fee includes buffetlunch. More information is available atuniversityclubofclaremont.org.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY CLINICSustainable Claremont holds a free clinictoday, “Claremont Energy Challenge:Tools for Home Efficiency.” The eventtakes place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at theClaremont Public Library, 208 N. Har-

vard Ave. The free event is open to the public, and focuses on The ClaremontEnergy Challenge, a citywide initiativeto reduce energy consumption and win a$5 million national energy prize. Partici- pants will learn simple actions to take tostart saving energy and what rebates areavailable for home retrofit and solar projects. More information is availableat sustainableclaremont.org.

AUDUBON SOCIETY MEETINGThe public is invited to today’s PomonaValley Audubon Society meeting from 6to 9 p.m. at the Alexander Hughes Com-munity Center. The cost is $5 per per-son, which includes food, drinks, prizesand a silent auction. 1700 Danbury Dr.,Claremont. More information is avail-

able at (909) 982-9727.

FREE BACK PAIN TALK, LUNCH-EON Casa Colina Hospital and Centersfor Healthcare hosts a free back painseminar and luncheon today, “Oh, MyAching Back,” from noon to 2 p.m. Theguest speaker is Dr. Ramin Amirnovin,a neurosurgeon with the Inland Neuro-surgery Institute. Topics of discussioninclude diagnosing pack pain, causes,treatment algorithms and the difference between surgical and non-surgical thera- pies. Seating is limited. Call (866) 724-

4132 for reservations. 255 E. BonitaAve., Pomona. More information isavailable at casacolina.org.

RESISTANCE IS FUTILE ClaremontYouth Symphony Orchestra PreludeString Ensemble present their season fi-

nale free concert today at 3:30 p.m. atBridges Hall of Music, Pomona Col-lege, 150 E. Fourth St. Conducted byRobert Sage, the program featuresmusic from classical, Broadway, andfilm genres, with a special tribute toStar Trek in honor of the 50th anniver-sary of the original television series.Doors open at 3 p.m. For informationgo to claremontyouthsymphony.org.PINEWOOD DERBY Claremont Boy

Scout Pack 408 will be holding its an-nual pinewood derby race from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Cahuilla Park, 1717 N In-dian Hill Blvd. The first pinewoodderby was held on May 15, 1953 at theScout House in Manhattan Beach, Cali-fornia by Cub Scout Pack 280C (the present Pack 713).BENEFIT RUN TODAY The Acad-emy Family Fun Run/Walk happens at 8a.m. today at University of La Verne,with proceeds benefitting Casa ColinaChildren’s Services and Outdoor Ad-ventures. The 5k/1k run is followed by afamily festival, including raffles, a pan-cake breakfast and live music. 1950Third St., La Verne. Registration is re-

quired at academyrunwalk.com.LIBRARY ICE CREAM SOCIALAlice in Wonderland is the subject of atalk by librarian Judy Harvey Sahak today from 2 to 4 p.m. today at theClaremont Public Library. She devel-oped a creative exhibit around this work at Scripps’ Dennison Library. Her com-mentary aims to remind us that Disneyisn’t the only one to create fascinating

visuals for this strange and remarkablestory, written 150 years ago. The after-noon event includes the annual members meeting and ice cream.

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COURIER photo/Steven FelschundneffMandy Deal, as Peter Pan, showsXavier Reynoso as John, SydneyCrozier as Michael and Carly Sandenas Wendy how to fly during rehearsal

for the Claremont High School pro-duction of “Peter Pan” on Monday.The play will be performed at BridgesAuditorium and will run Friday, May 27at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 28 witha matinee at 2 p.m. and the closingperformance at 7:30 p.m.


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THE BLACK WATCH PUB: 497 N.Central Ave., #B, Upland. Live music at9 p.m. Friday, Saturday and occasionalSundays.No cover. Info: theblackwatch-pub.com or (909) 981-6069.—Friday, May 27: Smoke and Mirrors.—Saturday, May 28: The Insider Band.—Friday, June 3: Patrick Carrico.—Saturday, June 4: Moon Colony.LAST NAME BREWING: (FormerlyDale Bros Brewery) 2120 PorterfieldWay, Upland. Live music Saturdays andoccasional other days. No cover. Infor:lastnamebrewing.com or (909) 579-0032.—Saturday, May 28: The Motors, 6 to 9p.m.—Friday, June 3: Marc Weller Trio, 6 to9 p.m.—Saturday, June 4: Blue Hwy, 6 to 9p.m.—Saturday, June 11: Mario Rojas and aSaturday Night Pink, 6 to 9 p.m.—Thursday, June 16: Jeffery P. Ross, 5to 9 p.m.—Saturday, June 18: OuterWave, 6 to 9p.m.—Saturday, June 25: 60 Grit Blues, 6 to9 p.m.EUREKA CLAREMONT: 580 W.First St., Claremont. Open from 11 a.m.to midnight, Sunday through Thursday;closed at 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday.“Hoppy” Hour daily from 2 p.m. to 6p.m. Information: (909) 445-8875.—Tuesdays: Half-off wine by the glass.—Wednesdays: Steal-the-Glass craftbeer of the week.—Thursday, May 26: Neiman Gatus.—Thursday, June 2: Michael Glines.—Thursday, June 9: Camille VanNiek-erk.—Thursday, June 16: Graham Zelt.—Thursday, June 23: Nieman Gatus.—Thursday, June 30: Kayla Wyllie.THE FOLK MUSIC CENTER: 220Yale Ave., Claremont. Info: folkmusic-center.com or (909) 624-2928.—Open mic night, last Sunday of everymonth. Sign-up at 6 p.m., performances6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. $2.FLAPPERS COMEDY: 540 W. FirstSt., Claremont. Show times: Friday at 8p.m. and 10 p.m., Saturday at 7 p.m. and9:30 p.m. and Sunday at 7 p.m. Ticketscan be purchased online or at the door. 18and over. Information: flapperscom-edy.com or (818) 845-9721.

—Friday, May 27: Forrest Shaw, 8 and10 p.m., $20.—Saturday, May 28: Forrest Shaw, 7 and9:30 p.m., $20.—Sunday, May 29: Road Stories withJake the Snake Roberts, 7 p.m., $20; WillWork for Laughs, 9 p.m., $10.—Thursday, June 2: Happy Hour audi-tions begin at 5 p.m. Showtime is 6 p.m.;Claremont Soup or Bowl, round 3, 8p.m., $15; open mic, 10 p.m., free.

—Friday, June 3: Jimmy Shubert, 8 and10 p.m., $20.—Saturday, June 4: Jimmy Shubert, 7and 9:30 p.m., $20.FOX THEATER POMONA: 301 S.Garey Ave., Pomona. Info: fox-pomona.com or (909) 784-3677.—Saturday, May 28: Lamb of God,Clutch, Corrosion of Conformity, 7:35p.m., all ages, $49.—Friday, June 17: DMX, 8 p.m., all ages,$22.50.THE GLASS HOUSE: 200 W. SecondSt., Pomona. Info: glasshouse.us or (909)865-3802.—Sunday, May 29: Animosity Within,Monarch Theater, Reasons Above All,

Carter Rey, 7 p.m., all ages, $12.—Monday, May 30: Millencolin, Suc-cess, 8 p.m., all ages, $20.—Friday, June 3: Modern Baseball,Joyce Manor, Thin Lips, 8 p.m., all ages,$20-$24. Sold out.THE PRESS RESTAURANT: 129Harvard Ave., Claremont Live musicThursday through Saturday, open until 2a.m. Live DJ every Thursday at 11 p.m.21 and over after 9 p.m. Standing roomonly after 9:30 p.m. No cover unlessnoted. Info: thepressrestaurant.com or(909) 625-4808.—Friday, May 27: Erik Thor Shumpert,10 p.m.—Saturday, May 28: Daughters of De-

cember, 10 p.m.—Sunday, May 29: Piano with PatrickVargas, 6 p.m.; Karaoke, 9:30 p.m.—Tuesday, May 31: King trivia night,8:30 p.m.PIANO PIANO: 555 W. Foothill Blvd.,Claremont. Live dueling piano showtimes: Wednesday and Thursday, 9 p.m.to 1 a.m., Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m. to1 a.m. 21 and over. $5 cover charge onFridays and Saturdays after 8 p.m. (nocover charge with student ID). Informa-tion: duelingpianopiano.com or (909)547-4266.— Tuesdays: Taco Tuesday, $1 tacos,drink specials.

—Wednesdays: Rockstar karaoke, rockthe mic or jam with the band, drink spe-cials.TUTTI MANGIA: 102 Harvard Ave.,Claremont. Late night happy hour everyFriday and Saturday from 9 p.m. to 11p.m. Bar menu available until 10:30 p.m.featuring $2 oyster shooters and $3 cap-rese sliders. Info: tuttimangia.com or(909) 625-4669.—Fridays: Kip Noble (keyboards). 5-11

p.m.—Saturdays: Various artists. 5-11 p.m.WALTER’S RESTAURANT: 310 YaleAve., Claremont. VIP and fire pit loungeopen from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Happy hourspecials are only valid in the bar andlounge areas. Information: waltersrestau-rant.com or (909) 767-2255.—Thursdays: Michael Ryan, Ken Soder-

lund, Hai Muradian.—Fridays and Saturdays: DJs, 10 p.m. to2 a.m.WINE MERCHANTS: Packing House,540 W. First St., Claremont. Mondayscall for hours, Tuesday through Thursdayopen 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday and Satur-day open 11 a.m. to 12 a.m., Sunday opennoon to 7 p.m. Information: packing-housewines.com or (909) 445-9463.

Mick Rhodes covers the calendar, arts andentertainment. Submission deadline is 5 p.m.Thursday, one week before publication.Please include date, time, address, phone,web address, email address and cover charge(if applicable). Email: [email protected]. Fax: 621-4072. Address: 1420

N. Claremont Blvd., Suite 205-B, Claremont91711. Submissions are published at theCOURIER’s discretion.

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BRIDGES AUDITORIUM: 450 N.College Way, Pomona College. Box-of-fice hours are Monday through Friday, 10a.m. to 4 p.m. For disabled access and todrop off patrons, drive north on Colum-bia Avenue from First Street to FourthStreet. Information and tickets:

pomona.edu/bridges or (909) 607-1139.—Friday, May 27: Claremont HighSchool’s Peter Pan, 7:30 p.m. Admission$10 to $15. Info: chstheatre.cusd. clare-mont.edu or (909) 624-9053, ext. 30463c—Saturday, May 28: CHS’ Peter Pan, 2p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Admission $10 to $15.

CANDLELIGHT PAVILION: 455 WFoothill Blvd., Claremont. Info: candle-lightpavilion.com or (909) 626-1254.—Through May 28: How to Succeed inBusiness Without Really Trying. Ad-mission (including dinner) is $58 to $73.THE GROVE THEATER: 276 ENinth St., Upland. Info: grovetheatre.comor (909) 920-4343.—Saturday, June 4 through June 26Legally Blonde, $15-$30.

THE THEATRE COMPANY PER-FORMING ARTS STUDIO (Ophe-lia’s Jump): 1400 N. Benson, UplandInfor: opheliasjump.org or (909) 380-2753.—Friday, June 3 through June 12Tribes, various curtain times, $22-$25.

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