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Longtime Claremont resident Teena Collins sets up a tarpon Indian Hill Boulevard Tuesday afternoon to save a spotfor her family to view the Fourth of July parade. She saysthe spot is ideal because it is adjacent to the SpeakersCorner and the judges platform.

Visit www.claremont-courier.comtoday for a photo gallery of thecitys Fourth of July celebration.

Andrew Durben of Home Performance Matters

demonstrates an LED light that the company will in-stall during the energy retrofit of a Claremont home.

Obituary:Musician John Harrelson/PAGE 10

CHS cross country takes the heatat fundraising marathon/ PAGE 14


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This column is not going to be an emo-tional plea to the Golden State WaterCompany (GSW) to stop messing around

with our water rates in search of more profits.Nor will it side with the unpopular minority

views stating that Claremont residents use tonsof water, costing huge resources to maintain,while the city has no idea what they are gettinginto.

While both sides make passionate arguments, backed by nu-merous facts and figures, they tend to become blurred when usedto support various opinions.

The city of La Verne comes into both arguments too. TheLeague of Women Voters in Claremont compared water usagein La Verne and Claremont because of their similar size, waterquality, use per customer and age of infrastructure. The Leagueconcluded that via the city owned, nonprofit municipal system,the average bill for a La Verne resident is $52 less each monththan that of a Claremonter.

Exact figures of water usage are hard to come by. What we doknow is both Claremont and La Verne residents use about 20

percent more water than the southern California average. Clare-mont in particular has what many call super-users. Most ofthese residents live north of Base Line Road and average 3 to 5times more than average. The most likely reason for the in-creased usage is the large lot sizes, swimming pools and largerfamilies who live north of Base Line.

With this kind of water usage, we may not like to hear thevague word infrastructure, but more water used can translateto increasing costs to keep the tap running smoothly.

What kind of impact does this have on pricing for other con-servation-minded residents? No one except GSW knows forsure.

We also cannot ignore the fact many people are not concernedabout conserving water and simply can afford to pay their bill

whatever the rates. Even with the 3 levels of tiered pricing (ratincrease the more water used), its clear when 38 percent* oClaremont residents end up in the most expensive, tier 3 levelsomething is wrong.

Its no secret theres been a loud rhetoric from many sourcon water usage and pricing issues. Unfortunately, most vieware partially correct. There are politicians with great ideas ospending tax money. Needless to say, there has not been muclove lost between the city and GSW.

On one hand, GSW says they are trying to give users whconserve a break by charging more to big water users. Tierepricing encourages people to conserve, which is a key goal fothe water company. On the surface, this looks like sound polic

On the other hand, its easy to accuse GSW of price gouginby having tiered pricing, because its another way residents ca

be charged more. Why not one price for all like La Verne? Givethe way our water bills have increased over the last few yearits easy to understand why Claremonters see this as just anothway to reach into our pocketbooks.

Now before you write a letter to the COURIER (although oeditor Kathryn Dunn is always ready), Id like to ask a simpquestion. Would Claremonts price problems look different we, as a city, simply used less water? I think they would.

Whats sad is there are many residents who do a great job conserving water. And I think more people will make this a prioriin the future. Unfortunately, the super-users not only skew usagfigures, it gives GSW more reasons to keep increasing prices

*Figure provided by the Golden State Water Company.

by Peter Weinberger

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As summer vacationersset out to enjoy theareas coveted hiking

trails and wilderness areas,local officials are working hard

to ensure they have the contin-ued ability to do so.

Claremont officials aim to balancethe recreational needs of those travers-ing local trails while also maintainingthe landscape guests have come toknow and love. In response to the fed-eral governments proposed changes tothe designation and keeping of localopen space, the Claremont City Councilhas reaffirmed its intent to protect thelocal wilderness area, as well as pro-mote continued local control amidstreamlining efforts.

Late last month, CongresswomanJudy Chu met with representatives

from local non-government organiza-tions to discuss recent recommenda-tions put forth by the National ParkService (NPS).

One recommendation suggests thatlocal wilderness areas be grouped to-gether with the Santa Monica Recre-ation Area, under the stewardship of theNPS and a board of other local agen-cies. However, officials were loud andclear in vocalizing that including localopen spaces with a recreation area so farwest might not be in the best interest.

If we are about local control, weshould worry about our own wildernesspark and not be asking the federal gov-ernment to come into our wilderness

park, said Councilmember CoreyCalaycay. If we dont have Claremontpeople on that board, we can only hopethat they will listen to what we want.

In 2003, the US Congress directedthe NPS to conduct a study of therivers, mountains and other landscapesurrounding the 640-square-mile SanGabriel River Watershed. The purposeof the study was to determine whatareas of the sprawling watershed,which includes the Claremont HillsWilderness Park, meet the criteria forinclusion in the National Park System.

In June of last year, the city of Clare-mont drafted a letter to show supportfor Alternative Ddesignating areasalong the San Gabriel Mountains andadjacent foothills of the Angeles Na-

tional Forest as one collective NationalRecreation Area. Council members feltthis option provided the most supportto enhance the environmental and

recreational goals of the [NationalRecreation Area] without infringingupon local control.

However, the park services final rec-ommendation, released last April,wiped that option from the list. TheNPS removed the Angeles NationalForest from that previously suggestedrecreation area and instead proposesthat the foothills and San Gabriel Riverbe added to the already existing SantaMonica Mountains National RecreationArea much farther west.

Locals heavily involved in these is-sues remind council members of the

importance of maintaining the local in-terest. Claremont resident Marilee Scaffnoted the importance of maintainingnot only the native landscape of the San

Gabriel Mountains but the vital re-source of the San Gabriel Valley Wateshed, which runs through the localmountainscape.

This is our water source, and wedare not spoil that, Ms. Scaff advisedadding, We dont want to be over-

flowed with people having a good timand leaving trash.

Dean McHenry, Claremont residentand spokesperson for the ClaremontWildlands Society, noted his pleasurewith the citys decision to maintaintheir support of a local collaborativerecreation area, as designated in theoriginal Alternative D.

It brings together a lot of us that opposed each other. We all support theWilderness Park but are opposed on issues like hours and parking...The thrusof the original proposal would havehelped us solve, in a good way, a widerange of problems, Mr. McHenry said

Residents noted the process will be

longperhaps years before legislationis actually introduced and adoptedburged the council to stay involved.When all is said and done, Ms. Chuwill be the one voting for Claremont,Ms. Scaff pointed out. Keeping in contact with Ms. Chu about Claremontswishes is paramount, she noted.

Council members responded to theiconstituents by restating their supportof the original Alternative D and pro-posing to keep Claremont constituentsinvolved. Special council meetings,open to the public, to be be held as legislation moves forward.

If we stay on the sidelines, the traincan go without us, Mayor Opanyi

Nasiali said. We need to stay en-gaged.



City wants to keep local wilderness control close to home

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COURIER photo/Steven FelschudnneffPark visitors get some exercise on as the sun sets on Monday at the ClaremontHills Wilderness Park. Management of the open space above Claremont could betransferred to the National Park Service under a proposal that would group pub-

lic lands in the San Gabriel Mountains into one National Recreation Area.

Claremont left at station for Measure R transit plan

When it comes to the Los AngelesCounty Metropolitan Trans-portation Authority (MTA) and

plans for the Gold Line light rail system,Claremont is once again getting left behind.

The MTA Thursday approved changes to the multi-

million dollar Measure R transit expenditure plan with-out including the most up-to-date information on theGold Lines Foothill extension, despite pleas fromClaremont officials and other local legislators.

Approved by the voters in 2008, the Measure R Traf-fic Relief and Rail Expansion imposed a half-cent salestax increase in order to fund critical highway and trans-portation projects throughout the county, including theconstruction of the Gold Line from Azusa to Clare-mont, an expected $1.71 billion project.

However, MTA board members conspicuously leftoff the actual cost value of laying tracks through Clare-mont because there is no more money for the GoldLine. Local officials are characterizing the boardsoversight as disingenuous and careless with taxpayersmoney.

It is unfair to the people who voted for [Measure

R], said Sam Pedroza, Claremont council member andfirst vice chair of the Metro Gold Line Foothill Con-

struction Authority board. There is a lot of frustrationand confusion as to what the voters think they are vot-ing for and what they are actually getting.

It isnt about receiving more Measure R money, buthaving the expenditure plan accurately reflect the fund-ing gap that needs to be filled in some way, Mr. Pedrozaasserts.

We are just asking to be properly identified on the

expenditure plan so we can say, We have an $800 mil-lion funding gap, we need to go out and help find fundsand Metroyou need to help us, the council membersaid in a recent interview.

Particularly troublesome to Mr. Pedroza was RichardKatz and LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa acting asmajor proponents of moving the plan forward quicklydespite their impending departures from the board incoming months.

These were absolutely lame duck session ap-provals, Mr. Pedroza said. That, to me, is horriblepublic policy.

On behalf of the city of Claremont, Mayor OpanyiNasiali had sent a written plea to the MTA board onJune 4 requesting that actual cost estimates for the GoldLine project, among others, be reflected on theamended plan. He also asked that the specific amount

of Measure R funds be identified for each project beforethe plans approval. A petition was circulated and ad-

ministrators from several other local citiesincludinGlendora, Pomona and San Dimasexpressed similsentiments.

Heeding those requests, Supervisor MichaAntonovich, chair of MTAs board of directors, moveto amend the plan to include the intent by the voters see the Gold Line constructed through Claremont anto recognize the $764 million funding gap. His motio

was dismissed and the plan was adopted as is. Insteaboard members have agreed to hear a report on the mater in September.

Though noting their extreme disappointment, MPedroza and the Foothill authority have not given uyet. In fact, they say they are more focused than ever okeeping the train moving east. With the environmentimpact report for Phase 2B nearly finished and construction of the Gold Line set to reach Azusa by 201board members remain fixed on their goal of seamleconstruction through Claremont.

This is why we created the Foothill ConstructioAuthority in the first place, because we wouldnt havone mile of construction if it was left to the MTA, MPedroza said. Its always been an uphill battle dealinwith limited funding. What it comes down to is we juneed to approach the funding gap at a different ang

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Wednesday, July 26There was no Fourth of July barbecu-

ing and no say in the matter for a residentin the 400 block of North Cambridge Av-enue. On Wednesday night, the residentdiscovered their backyard grill/smoker,worth an estimated $150, had disap-peared. There are no leads, but a reportwas taken.

Thursday, June 27The bad luck continues for Golden

State Water. Last week, more than $1500of property was stolen over a several-dayburglary spree at the Golden State Waterbuilding at 2165 N. Indian Hill Blvd. ByThursday, June 27, crooks brought thattotal up to $3500 by breaking into a stor-age locker and making off with miscel-laneous construction equipment. Officersare searching for 2 unidentified Hispanicmales linked to the crime.

* * * *A 16-year-old male was shopping with

mom when he decided it was the idealtime to attempt to sneak off with a freecopy of the latest Beach House album atRhino Records in the Village. He didnt

make it too far. The moment they steppedout the doors, the security systemsounded. He left the store with a citation.

Friday, June 28Twenty-year-old Andrew Walnum of

San Ramon didnt quite make it home onThursday night, and neither did his pants.Mr. Walnum was found sleeping on thesidewalk stark naked with a pile ofclothes next to him. Last he recalled, hehad been drinking with friends at localbars, according to Lieutenant MikeCiszek. Next he was behind bars. Mr.Walnum was arrested for being drunkand disorderly.

Saturday, June 29Men soliciting near the AM/PM, 701

E. Foothill Blvd., caught the attention ofpolice on Saturday morning, in additionto the fact that Jairo Gonzalez, 27, ofFontana, Nandy Berdin, 31, of AltaLoma and Larry Haddock, 36, ofPomona, were begging for money at2:30 a.m. Their body language musthave been equally questionable becauseall 3 men were drug-tested and found to

be under the influence of methampheta-mine, according to Lt. Ciszek. They wereheld at the Claremont jail for detox.

Sunday, June 30A resident was robbed at gunpoint on

Sunday around 9 p.m. The victim waswalking through a parking lot on the cor-ner of Mills Avenue and Foothill Boule-vard when the suspect displayed a blacksemi-automatic handgun and demanded

the victims purse.The suspect then fled eastbound onFoothill Boulevard. He is described as aheavyset Hispanic male, approximately30 years old, standing 5-feet, 10-inchestall with a moustache. At the time of therobbery, the suspect was wearing a hat,and a dark jacket over a grsy shirt anddark pants. Investigation continues.

Monday, July 1A mans questions were answered

with a punch to the face on Mondaymorning. The man stepped outside hishome in the 700 block of CharlestonDrive to offer help to an agitated indi-vidual standing in front of his neighbors

house when the stranger lashed out andhit the man in the face. After hitting the

man and leaving a lump on the side his cheek, the stranger got into the pasengers seat of a car parked nearby antook off. The attacker is described astall white male in his 30s, about 13pounds with brown hair.

* * * *Police are puzzled over a strange ca

of vandalism in the 1300 block of TownAvenue. An acidic substance was useto etch the word Ruin in 24-inch wid

18-inch tall white lettering across 2 widows of a vacant business, according police. The damage is worth approxmately $2000.

* * * *Their car ride may have ended at Ca

rows, 401 E. Foothill Blvd., but it didnend with a warm meal or a piece of piPolice stopped 44-year-old Tony Jonof Walnut and 51-year-old Debra VaHecke of Chino outside the local eateafter it was determined they were driing a stolen vehicle. The stolen vehicwasnt officers only discovery. A glameth pipe was found on the passengerfloorboard. Both Mr. Jones and Ms. VHecke were arrested.


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Claremonts Community Home En-ergy Retrofit Project (CHERP) isgetting a little help as it looks to

outfit 10 percent of Claremont homes withenergy-saving retrofits.

Home Performance Matters (HPM), a Claremont-based home performance contractor, is helping out itssustainable counterpart with the recently debutedHPM and Friends Give Back campaignprovidingan all-expenses-paid-home energy audit and retrofit tothose in need.

The company began work this week on their firstgifted installationan estimated $10,000 retrofit, com-plete with LED lighting, donated to Claremont residentMargaret Aichele, a single mom, volunteer and execu-tive director of the dA Center for the Arts.

The news was a complete shock to Ms. Aichele, whothought she was having a meeting with HPM presidentAndrew Durben to discuss a home energy audit. Sheremembers feeling nervous when he asked her howmuch she could realistically afford.

I didnt want to offend him, she explained, know-ing that while energy efficiency was a priority to her,she was certain she couldnt realistically afford theprice tag.

Ms. Aichele moved to Claremont in 2007 to take upher current post with the dA arts center. She had madethe trek from Jupiter, Florida, where she had workedwith another arts-based nonprofit called LighthouseCenter for the Arts. After an extensive search, Ms.Aichele bought her south Claremont home because itwas cheap and she thought it would be a good invest-ment after several personal struggles.

Though she and her 11-year-old daughter, Merry,had found a place to call home, they hadnt necessarilyfound the comforts they figured would come with it.Their 1950s-era dwelling was bare bones and lackingbasic insulation, making the summer months unbear-able and cold days uncomfortable.

On winter mornings, you wake up and can see yourbreath in the middle of the room, Ms. Aichele said.Though better insulating the house was always a prior-ity, it wasnt financially feasible.

She began attending free HPM seminars atSycamore School in hopes of gleaning advice from theexperts, and ended up becoming a groupie, she jokes.She may not have had the funds to afford the improve-ments, but always held out the hope.

After attending so many HPM meetings, Ms.Aichele became friends with Mr. Durben, who foundout just how bad her home was after conducting ahome energy audit. He noted she would be a great can-didate for a grant through the city of Claremont, butMs. Aichele had unfortunately missed the deadline. Itwould take another year before she could re-apply.

Her attic had absolutely no insulation, the ductswere leaking, it was bad, Mr. Durben reflected. I was

inspired by what she does for a living and it botheredme knowing that she would have to go through anothesummer in that house and, on a nonprofit salary,wouldnt be able to afford the retrofit. I wanted to findsome way to help her.

Building a better businessMr. Durben has never forgotten the days HPM func

tioned from the garage of his Claremont home, justhim and a couple friends looking to take their careers energy efficient home performance to the next level.

Mr. Durben began his own venture at the suggestion o

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COURIER photo/Steven FelschundneNick Thompson of Thompson Plumbing Supply rolls a new, energy-efficient water heater to the back yard Margaret Aicheles south Claremont Home on Wednesday. Mr. Thompsons company donated the heater apart of the energy retrofit of Ms. Aicheles home.


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former employer Devon Hartman, co-founder ofCHERP.

While business has allowed them to upgrade theirdigs to a building in Montclair, their roots remain inClaremont. Forming HPM and Friends Give Back wasa way Mr. Durben and crew felt they could say thankyou to the community that helped them get started.

The idea for the campaign was inspired by StartSomething That Matters, written by Blake Mycoskie,the founder of Toms Shoes. The booming shoe com-pany functions under one guiding principle: For everypair of shoes purchased, one pair is donated.

Giving back makes work more enjoyable, saidDan Moncayo, HPMs director of operations, who

brought up the idea of a give back campaign to his co-workers. They loved the concept.

HPMs contractors have stepped up to make the pro-gram possible. For every 50 insulations performed,Mountain Fiber Insulation donates one free insulation.For every 55 water heaters sold, Thompsons PlumbingSupply will donate a heater free of charge. The samegoes for the products and services of JPL Ducting, Dayand Night Heating & Cooling Products, Light Bulbs,Etc. and Winco, which are all a part of the give backcampaign.

We couldnt do it without them, Mr. Durben

noted.Crews continued their work last week, installing in-

sulation into the walls of the home and fitting the homwith all LED light fixtures, as Ms. Aichele looked on.Though outwardly poised, Ms. Aichele remains blownaway by the whirlwind of activity in her home. It wasjust 10 days ago she was told she was receiving theretrofit.

Its always been a dream, she said.The HPM team hopes the upgrade to Ms. Aicheles

home is just one of many the company will be able toprovide to those unable to afford the comforts of homThose interested in being considered for the programcan contact Home Performance Matters at

[email protected] or call 992-3214Beth [email protected]

COURIER photos/Steven FelschundneHomeowner Margaret Aichele talks with Home Performance Matters President Andrew Durben on Wednesdaduring a complete energy makeover of her Claremont home. AT LEFT: Ricardo Flores of Home PerformancMatters flows insulation into the wall during the energy retrofit. Workers drill holes into the home from the ouside and then fill empty exterior walls with insulation.

Cycling in Claremontjust got easier

The city of Claremont has imple-mented several pedestrian and bicyclesafety upgrades to signalized intersec-tions along the Bike Priority Zone.Among these tools are the video detec-tion systems at signalized intersections.With the video detection systems, cam-eras are strategically positioned to detect

vehicles and bicycles. When cameras de-tect bicyclists, they allow for a longertime to cross the street, replacing theroad loops that were used previously andpreserving the roadway surface.

With this new technology, cyclists nolonger need to push a button to be de-tected at signalized intersections, nor dothey need to place their bicycles over theloops cut into the pavement.

In the last few years, several signal-ized intersections have been upgradedwith this technology through the use ofgrant funds. They include Bonita Avenueat Mountain and Cambridge, ClaremontBoulevard at First Street, and Indian Hillat Eighth and Tenth Streets.

City staff has obtained additional grantfunds to provide video detection systemsfor several intersections on Base LineRoad and 2 intersections on ScrippsDrive. The equipment is installed and the

cameras were activated last week.The new signalized intersections in-

clude Base Line Road at Live Oak,Mountain Avenue, Indian Hill Boule-vard, Mills Avenue and MonteVista/Padua. Scripps Drive at bothTowne Avenue and Mountain Avenue

are also equipped with the new bike de-tection.

Concerts in the park tostart this Monday

The sweet sounds of summer are infull swing in Claremont. In addition tothe Villages Friday Nights Live, thecitys Summer Concert Series returnsthis Monday, July 8 with a full line up offree, live music lasting through Septem-ber 2.

Co-sponsored by the city and the Ki-wanis Club, the concerts take place onMonday nights at Memorial Park, 840 N.Indian Hill Blvd. This year, concerts will

begin at 7 p.m. and run until 8:30 p.m.The series kicks off July 8 with some

classic rock provided by LCR and con-tinues on Monday, July 15 with 1970sTop 40 hits performed by Cold Duck.

The Kiwanis Club will offer a varietyof concessions including featured menuitems each week, with proceeds benefit-ing the concert program.

Everyone is encouraged to bring a lowlawn chair or blanket to enjoy an eveningout with friends and neighbors.

For more information on the concertseries, visit www.ci.claremont.ca.us orcall 399-5490.

Claremont PD offersfamily movie night atlocal parks

Enjoy family-friendly movie nightsunder the stars with the Claremont Po-lice Departments annual summer moveseries. The weekly screenings start thisTuesday, July 9 with a viewing ofTheLorax at Wheeler Park.

Movie screenings, held every Tuesday,are free and open to the public and beginat dusk. On July 16, take the kids out toLewis Park to watch Madagascar 3: Eu-ropes Most Wanted. On July 23, headto Blaisdell Park for Pixars Wreck-it

Ralph and to Higginbotham on July 30for Hotel Transylvania. The movie se-ries comes to a close on August 6 withIce Age: Continental Drift playing atMemorial Park for National Night Out.

Moviegoers are asked to bring blakets and low chairs only, and to leave legged friends at home. For moinformation, call 399-5411.

Seniors beat the heat,take classes at localcommunity centers

Local seniors are invited to get while taking advantage of the refrige

ated rooms at Claremonts senior ancommunity centers.

The free active adult chair exerciclass continues at the Hughes Center thsummer on Mondays, Wednesdays anFridays starting at 9:35 a.m.

The Arthritis Foundation will hosthealing exercise program on Tuesdays 10 a.m. at the Joslyn Center, as well on Thursdays at 11 a.m. at the BlaisdeCenter. The class is $2 per session.

A free beginners yoga class will takplace for $5 per session on Mondays atp.m. and Thursdays at 9:45 a.m. at thJoslyn Center. A free beginners Pilateclass will also take place at the Joslyn oMondays at 8:30 a.m., with an interm

diate session taking place immediateafterwards at 9:45 a.m.

For more information on any of theclasses, call 399-5488.

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Its funny how a certain memory willstick.

I guess I will always remember my mother ravingabout the horn player.

It must have been when I was in elementaryschool. My parents had gone to a concert. There had

been a horn soloist, and my mother said repeatedlythat she had never heard a horn played so well. Theconcert was part of something called the ClaremontMusic Festival or the Claremont Summer Music Fes-tival, and it took place at the colleges during the sum-mer, when the students were gone and my fatherwasnt teaching.

Maybe thats why I remember my mother going onabout how good the horn player was. Because it wasat the colleges in the summer, when nothing wasgoing on at the Colleges.

I probably remember it, because I keep wonderingwhy there is no longer a Claremont Summer MusicFestival, why there hasnt been one in years.

Just like I wonder why the American ConservatoryTheater no longer plays in residence at the collegesduring the summer, as it did years ago. The San Fran-

cisco-based company put on an outstanding series ofplays at Garrison Theater one or two summers, andthere were fun stories of the actors eating and hangingout at the old Danson restaurant in the Village.

I think of all the wonderful theaters at the colleges -Big Bridges, Little Bridges, Garrison Theater, BalchHall - closed and locked up for the summer? Whyarent they used for performances in the summer.There is also the Greek Theater at Pomona College,which would be a stunning, lovely venue for outdoorperformances on summer evenings.

Theres a Claremont Summer Music Festival or aClaremont Summer Theater Festival just waiting tohappen. Orwhy not?both.

Which is why it was a thrill and a delight to go tothe Claremont Clarinet Festival Concerts last month.It wasnt just because clarinets playing together are

indeed delightful - musical champagne, bubbly andcrisp, perfect on a summer afternoon or evening.

The concert certainly brought back the memory of

my mother talking about the horn player.Actually, I went to three of the five concerts that

were at Pomona Colleges Bridges Hall (LittleBridges) and Lyman Hall during the week of June 16-22. The concerts, which were free and open to thepublic, were part of the Claremont Clarinet festival, aweeklong summer workshop with about 20 advancedclarinetists, under the direction of Margaret Thornhill,a Los Angeles-based clarinetist and teacher, and withthe assistance of a few other musicians. Apparently,this has been going on for five years.

There used to be something like this held atPomona College for cellists. I havent heard of thisstill going on, but, in any case, its nice to have the

clarinetists here.The concerts may have been a bit long, with myste-

rious pauses between pieces and musicians some-times having to be hunted down (Mr. Feiler, youreon now), and there were confusing programchanges. Things were more informal than at the usualconcert, but it was exciting to hear some great talentbeing developed, and the price was nothing to gripeabout. This was definitely a treat.

Speaking of treats, one concert featured a specialguest, SQWONK, a terrific duo (Jonathan Russelland Jeff Anderle) from San Francisco who played thebiggest clarinets Ive ever seen. Who knew the clar-inet was so hip? Their rendition of Bachs Toccataand Fugue in D Minor was astounding. Another con-cert featured a particularly delicious piece for clarinetand tabla by Christin Hablewitz, the clarinetist. And

one of the piano accompanists during the week wasAlthea Waites, who I remember giving recitals yearsand years ago.

The last concert was on a Saturday afternoon, andthat evening I went to Pasadena to attend another freconcert, this one by Mr. Littlejeans, part of the Sum-

mer Nights series put on by public radiostation KCRW (89.9 fm). Unfortunatelythis was the second of only 2 concerts a

One Colorado, a brick-lined courtyard iOld Town Pasadena, which is quitepleasant on a summer evening, but this annual freeoutdoor series continues through August at the Ham-mer Museum in Westwood and in LAs Chinatown.Check out www.kcrw.com.

A few blocks from One Colorado and only about40 minutes from Claremont is Pasadenas MemorialPark, where there are free concerts going on Wednesday through Sunday evenings through the end of August. The line-up, produced by the Levitt Pavilion,which has a connections to a Scripps College gradand puts on free outdoor concerts kicking off andending the school year on the campus, includes chil-dren shows, folk and Americana music, jazz and lotsof ethnic groups. The schedule is at www.levittpavil-ionpasadena.org. I particularly like this venue, with

its natural grass bowl and twinkling lights in the sur-rounding treesmagical on a summer evening.The Levitt Pavilion also has free concerts, on

roughly the same nights, at McArthur Park in LA.There is also the free Grand Performances series(www.grandperformance.org), with an even moreeclectic, perhaps challenging line-up, at the CalifornPlaza on Bunker Hill in downturn LA, where oneshould be sure to have a comfortable seat and watchout for astronomical parking fees.

Of course, if one doesnt want to brave the big ornot-so-big city, there is free music here in Claremonteven with all those college theaters locked up tighterthan a drum and especially now that the Fourth isover and summer has let it rip full-on. In addition tothe music going on all over the Village on Fridayevenings, the Monday night concerts are just about t

start up in Memorial Park.


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From the Files of Claremont Heritage/page

Free music flows with summerby John Pixley


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Unreported newsDear Editor:

Reported news is usually aboutsomething that has occurred or is ex-pected to occur. Things that dont hap-pen rarely get much attention.Consequently, we tend to remain unin-formed about non-occurrences, even ifthey are important.

A case in point is the unreported yetsignificant news that Claremont Unified

School District has managed to getthrough the worst economic crisis in 75years without cancelling a single day ofinstruction. Most of our neighboring dis-tricts can't make that claim, because theyopted for furlough days and scaled backteaching in order to accommodate theirdeteriorating budgets.

How did CUSD avoid sacrificing in-structional days while so many other dis-tricts were unable to provide 180 days ofschool every year? There are 2 explana-tions that warrant attention.

Much of the credit for our school dis-trict's economic stability in recent yearsis owed to Lisa Shoemaker, CUSDs as-sistant superintendent of business serv-

ices. She has borne the heavyresponsibility of deciphering and ex-plaining the perpetual chaos of publicschool finance and advising CUSD ofpotential ramifications for our schools.

Ms. Shoemaker has provided best casescenarios, worst case scenarios, and ten-tative predictions, based on notoriouslyunreliable information from Sacramento.Through all the uncertainty, she has man-

aged to deliver strong functional budg-ets, and CUSD has suffered less damagethan most other school districts in recentyears, with no reduction of instruction.

The other notable source of CUSDsfiscal success, perhaps unexpectedly, isClaremont Faculty Association. Teach-

ers unions are not generally viewed asbastions of financial responsibility, butCFA has demonstrated wisdom and dis-cipline throughout the lean years ofbudgetary constraints. This matters be-cause teachers compensation is thelargest component of the districtsbudget.

Of course, there are always disagree-ments in contract negotiations. The rela-tionship between the 2 sides is inherentlyadversarial. But in recent years, CFA anddistrict administrators have developed adegree of mutual trust that has servedboth sides well.

Labor peace has been maintained, de-spite larger class sizes, more burdensome

workloads and increased payroll deduc-tions for benefits. CFA has held its fire.The union has also recognized the long-term virtues of CUSDs relatively largereserve fund. Along similar lines ofbudgetary concern, CFA recently en-couraged CUSD to pay down existingdebt with some of the increased revenuethat is anticipated from Sacramento.

Clearly, CFA is not a stereotypical

union organization, and CUSD is not astereotypical school district. There isgreat value in the broad abilities and deepcommitments of people in many differ-ent roles.

Most importantly, CUSD studentsbenefit from the efforts of everyone in-

volved, even if the positive news doesntalways make the headlines.

Dave NemerClaremont

A pathway to citizenshipDear Editor:

Recently, the US Senate voted 82-15to proceed with S. 744, the Border Secu-rity, Economic Opportunity and Immi-gration Modernization Act.

The debate on this bill is expected tolast for 2 weeks and hundreds of amend-ments will be considered. Please thankour senators for addressing the crucialissue of immigration reform and urgethem to allow immigrants to contribute

to the US economy and society by pro-viding them with a clear pathway to cit-izenship.

The League of Women Voters wasfounded upon the belief that our democ-racy is enhanced by a diversity of voices.Immigrants have helped weave the fab-ric and identity of our nation. Its time tohelp those living in the shadows to be-come a part of our great nation; we be-lieve that comprehensive immigrationreform will strengthen our nation and so-ciety.

Tell our senators that comprehensiveimmigration reform must:

Provide a path to citizenship for un-

documented persons; Promote reunification of families; Meet economic business and em

ployment needs of the US; Improve safeguards against illeg

immigration; Provide due process for all person

including the right to a fair hearing.Thank our Senators for addressing th

crucial issue of immigration reform anurge them to allow immigrants to cotribute to the US economy and society b

providing them with a clear pathway citizenship.Ellen Tayl

VP for AdvocaLWV of the Claremont Are

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What does Claremont have incommon with San Francisco?Each had major adaptive reuse

projects, respective to their size, long before

warehouses were turned into lofts andbreweries into artist studios, long before thetransformation of abandoned downtowns,neighborhoods and industrial centers. SanFrancisco was home to the first major adap-tive reuse project in the United States in1964, with Ghirardelli Square. In the 1970s,Claremont adaptively reused the OldSchool House and the Village Theatre as itsfirst projects of this kind.

One of the most significant historic structures in theVillage is the former Village Theatre, now better knownas Harvard Square. In her book, Claremont: A Picto-rial History, historian Judy Wright referred to Harvard

Square as Claremonts Ghirardelli Square, and withgood reason. The brick structure was reminiscent of theSan Francisco icon, it housed a variety of businessesand it was saved from the wrecking ball by repurposingthe building.

The Village Theatre was built in 1939 and was de-signed by Sumner Spaulding, a prominent Los Angelesarchitect, renowned for projects such as the Los AngelesCivic Center, silent-film legend Harold Lloyds estate,Green Acres, the Avalon Theatre on Santa Catalina Is-land and much of the north campus of Pomona College.The Reeves family purchased the land on which theybuilt the theatre and moved the house that was on the siteto 1223 Yale Avenue. The theatre became part of the FoxWest Coast Theater group. The building was constructedof brick and stucco and had a cutting edge modern designthat saw the lobby and shops jut out from the main struc-

ture with a sleek and uninterrupted roof line. The un-dersized brick pillars and bench wall around the patiowere also part of the character defining features of thebuilding.

The theater opened with much fanfare in January1940, and the COURIER carried a full page pictorial ofthe festivities on January 19, under the heading, GalaOpening Night at Village Theater in Pictures. The the-ater operated continuously until 1979, when it was ren-ovated and reused to accommodate specialty shops andrestaurants. The character defining features were kept in-tact, and to allow access to the second story, noted archi-

tect Everett Tozier designed the free-standing stair struc-ture on the north side of the building.

Currently, Harvard Square is undergoing renovationsto accommodate a new restaurant, Bardot. ClaremontHeritage has been involved with the citys Planning De-partment, the building owners and the restaurant ownersto ensure that the character defining features of the build-ing remain intact, while accommodating 21st centuryusage.

The owners retained The Tucker Schoeman Venture,local architects who have been involved in other adaptivereuse projects in the Village. They developed a plan thatretains and restores the original brickwork, including thecolumns, the seat wall and other elements that preservethe 1930s design intent, and ensures that any changes tothe existing facade be reversible. Heritage also recom-mended that the original marquee and signage design beconsidered when creating a new sign plan.

Adaptive reuse certainly deals with issues surround-ing heritage policies, but it is also about conservation.According to Stephanie Meeks, president of the NationalTrust for Historic Preservation, More than one billionsquare feet of buildings are demolished in the UnitedStates each year, despite the fact that many of those struc-tures couldand shouldbe put back into productiveuse.

Buildings become unsuitable for current world re-quirements. Adaptive reuse is a sustainable option for thereclamation of sites. Adaptive reuse is an effective wayof reducing environmental impact. By reusing an exist-ing structure within a site, the embodied energy in theoriginal space is saved, as is the material waste thatcomes from destroying old sites and rebuilding usingnew materials.

If we are concerned about preserving the past, andabout issues of sustainability, rehabilitation and reuse ofolder properties must be our preferred approach. Adap-tive reuse repurposes older buildings for new uses. Inorder for the process to work, we must first understandthe character-defining features of a structure and then de-termine how the existing building might accommodatenew uses. We must then seek creative ways to make al-terations and additions that are sympathetic to the build-ings original design concept. We honor the past but find

new inspiration for old spaces, new purposes for historstructures and new life for neglected sites and buildingAdaptive reuse projects address preservation issuetransform buildings and neighborhoods, bring new vtality to communities, protect the environment an

jumpstart economic growth.

We have come to know the simple truth in Claremothat adaptive reuse of our legacy buildings is the frienof historic preservation. We have seen that time and agawith buildings such as the Packing House, the PaduHills Theatre, The Back Abbey, the Old School HousPetiscos and the Village Theater. When buildings nlonger serve the purpose for which they were built, whave a choice: do nothing, demolish and build new, renovate and reuse. To renovate and reuse should be opreference, because it connects us to our past and prtects our shared environment for the future.

Adaptive reusethe friend of preservationby John Neiuber

COURIER archive photo/Claremont HeritagThe old Village Theater at Harvard Square. The struture was built in 1939 and housed Claremonts firmovie theater into the 1970s.


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OBITUARIESClaremont COURIER/Friday, July 5, 2013 1

John William HarrelsonMusician

John William Harrelson, a legendary fixture inClaremonts music scene, died on June 26, 2013 inUpland, California. He was 62.

Mr. Harrelson was born on September 28, 1950 inGadsden, Alabama to Doris Elizabeth Harrelson (Mar-

tin) and John Pershing Harrelson. He spent his firstyears in surroundings marked by his fathers pecan or-chards, creeks perfect for fishing and the occasionalpassage of trains on the Louisville & Nashville Rail-road.

Before long, Mr. Harrelsons father found work inthe Kaiser Steel mill in Fontana and the family packedup and moved to southern California. Mrs. Harrelsongot a nursing degree just after World War II and put itto use when her husband and his co-workers went onstrike at the Kaiser plant. At first, her position at SanAntonio Hospital was a stopgap measure, but sheended up working there for the next 30 years.

Mrs. Harrelson worked a graveyard shift so the chil-dren spent a lot of time with their dad, who had a keenappreciation of music. Susan Culbertson, Mr. Harrel-sons sister, remembers their father spinning records

on the hi-fi: Harry Belafontes Calypso tunes, HankWilliams country songs and hits like The Girl fromIpanema and El Paso. He also loved poetry andtaught his children to recite classics like Edgar AllenPoes The Raven, Rudyard Kiplings Mandalayand Alfred, Lord Tennysons The Charge of the LightBrigade.

He also passed on something less than melodious,according to Ms. Culbertson, who is 3 years youngerthan her brother: We grew up with sarcasm and witand irony. Nonetheless, young John evinced an earlyaptitude for music. He played trumpet in his elemen-tary school orchestra and eventually cajoled his fatherto buy his first guitar. From his early teens on, Mr.Harrelson was always in a band.

Ms. Culbertson shared an early example of herbrothers musical proclivity. When she was 10, her

mother bought a piano and engaged a neighborhoodwoman to give her lessons.I kind of plugged along and did what my mother

wanted me to, she said. But one day John sat downand started playing, and that was kind of it.

Roger Tessiera longtime friend who would go onto produce and co-direct the 2012 documentary Dead

Man Rockin: John Harrelsons Life in Musicfirst met Mr. Harrelson when his band was performingoutside of a White Front department store in Ontario.

There was this skinny kid introducing the acts. Hehad affected this British accent and had on a JohnLennon hat. He said, Allo everybody. This next bandis going to be wonderful, Mr. Tessier recalled. Ithought, I want to know who this kid is.

Mr. Harrelson, then at Chaffey High School, andMr. Tessier formed a band called MLords, along withMr. Harrelsons drummer friend Michael Monteleone.

We fancied ourselves the mods, Mr. Tessierlaughed. We were playing American blues music andBritish rock and roll. It was a strange combination tosee 3 suburban kids belting out the blues.

They were a true garage band, according to Ms.Culbertson.They practiced in the garage at my house and we

would have police come and tell us to be quiet, be-cause the neighbors were complaining, she said.

Though Mr. Harrelsons voice was not as gravellyas it would become in later years, It was a blues voicefrom the beginning, Ms. Culbertson recalled. Be-cause Im the sister, I never got the attraction. I waslike, Eww, really?

In the film Dead Man Rockin, Mr. Harrelsonwho over the years wrote some 4500 songsrecalledhow he first began to write lyrics. He was sitting in afriends backyard when The Rolling Stones Heart ofStone came on the radio. Mr. Harrelson was listeningto the wordsThereve been so many girls that Iveknown/Ive made so many cry and still I wonder

whywhen it hit him that the lyrics were likesomeones diary entry. And yet they were more effec-tive than the contrived fare that dominated Americanairwaves at the time.

I looked at my poetry and said, I want to be EdgarAllen Poe and I want to be Alfred, Lord Tennyson,Mr. Harrelson said. Im not. Im probably not gonnabe. But you know what? I can write some f-ing rockn roll songs.

With the addition of rhythm guitarist Jessie RonTurnbow, the group morphed into The Southe, a bandthat played together until January of 1968 when Mr.Tessier joined the Air Force. It wasnt long before Mr.Harrelson formed a new band. Featuring Mr. Harrel-son on vocals and harmonica, Bob Brink on guitar,Ray Konkel on bass and Mr. Monteleone as drummer,it was called Hard Luck Boy.

Hard Luck Boy was playing a gig at USC when theband was discovered by a promoter with big connec-

tions. From 1968 to 1969, Hard Luck Boy opened foran array of famous acts, including Led Zeppelin, JaniJoplin, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, John Mayalland the Bluesbreakers, The Animals, Buffalo Spring-field, Iron Butterfly, Jefferson Airplane, Chicago,

Canned Heat, Three Dog Night, Credence ClearwateRevival, The Flying Burrito Brothers, MC5 and ProcHarum.

Hard Luck Boy was managed by Claremonter JohnNeiuber. He met Mr. Harrelson in 1965 or 1966 andthey bonded over their love of music, with Mr. Harrelson schooling Mr. Neiuber in blues legends likeMuddy Waters and Mr. Neiuber sharing his extensivesoul music collection.

Touring was hard work, but the group enjoyed audences of thousands, the chance to hear unforgettableperformers and some raucous after-parties. Whenyoure 18 or 19, Mr. Neiuber noted, You dont lookdown, and you dont know what you dont know.

In 1968, Mr. Harrelson was approached by 2 A&Rmen from Dot Records with a Faustian bargain. Theywould sign Mr. Harrelson, provided that he ditch his

drummer and guitar player. Mr. Harrelson, sure moresuch opportunities would come his way, refused to betray his bandmates. In fact, his time with Hard LuckBoy, which disbanded on its own after 10 months,would represent the zenith of his commercial success

Mr. Harrelson continued to make music, mastering20 instruments and playing in a variety of bands overthe years, ranging from rock to blues to country to jazto Big Band.

A phase? It was his life. Music was it, Ms. Cul-bertson said. Everything else that people accumulatein life or accomplish in lifehouse, kids, a dog, awifecame second.

Not content to make music, Mr. Harrelson wantedto know everything about it and share his passion witothers. He had received his undergraduate degree froPitzer College and went on to earn a doctorate in

ethno-musicology from Claremont Graduate Univer-sity. He taught classes like the History of Rock n Roat schools like Citrus College and Santiago CanyonCollege. He also gave guitar lessons at the Folk MusiCenter and later from his own home. Ben Harper, thegrandson of Folk Music Center founders Charles andDorothy Chase, credits Mr. Harrelson as an influenceand inspiration.

Its a soulfulness. Its a depth, he said of Mr. Har-relsons sound. John is a true blues man. Everythinghe plays, you want to hear more of.

Mr. Harrelson also impacted people when he wasjust hanging out. Robin Young, the talent buyer at ThPress Restaurant in Claremont, first met Mr. Harrelsowhen she was working at Nicks Caf.

He would come to Nicks and have many cups ofcoffee and cigarettes and grade papers and sort of re-

gale people, she said. He was a fulcrum for very intelligent conversation and brought together as a hubpeople who would not have become friends other-wise.

Her friendship with Mr. Harrelson continued whenshe moved on to The Press about 11 years ago. Heprovided guidance when she was first organizing theeaterys music program. He was also an active participant at the Press ongoing Sunday Night Jam.

He had an intensity. I remembered thinking at thetime that it was almost like he was out of place, that hwas too much for a little sleepy town, Ms. Young re-called. As I got to know him, I realized that it wasna put-on of any kind. He was genuine, authentic. Hewas the real deal.

Mr. Harrelson had 2 great challenges in his life. Thfirst was the inability of his musical career to live up t

his dreams. He once pictured himself jamming with

Photos courtesy of John NeiuberHard Luck Boy in 1968 on their way to Albuquerque,New Mexico to open for Creedence Clearwater Revival.

Left to right are Bob Brink, Michael Monteleone, RayKonkel and John Neiuber. Mr. Harrelson is standing inback. JOHN HARRELSON/continues on the next pag


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the likes of Howlin Wolf and the Stones, and havingsome 100 of his songs hit it big. When success andmoney failed to fall on his doorstep, he spent his lifeshooting for the moon but always surviving.

His second and abiding trial was poor health. Mr.Harrelsons father died at age 49, and he inherited thesame heart problems and diabetes that plagued the

elder Mr. Harrelson. He had his first heart attack at age37 and by 40 had undergone a quadruple bipass. At 43,he was diagnosed with diabetes, a condition thatwould get progressively worse.

In December of 2006, he flat-lined twice due to 2different illnesses. After these brushes with death, hehad to wear an eye patch because he could only focusone eye at a time. His circulation was so bad that, notlong after, he had to have one of his feet amputated.

As the precariousness of Mr. Harrelsons health be-came evident, friends grew concerned about his musi-cal legacy. In 2004 or 2005, Mr. Neiuber talked to Mr.Harrelson and said, Youve got all this music. Letsget in the studio again and do some CDs and get it outthere.

Over the years, they gathered to record albums likeCottonmouth Revelator, Streets of Heart and Lust and

Doc H and the Rio Laudanum Cowboys. They immor-talized dozens of bluesy gems like I Want Your Ass,Fire and Gasoline and Long Distance Call. Theseplus the double album that accompanies Dead ManRockin, all released under Mr. Nieubers RubiconRecordings imprint (www.rubiconrecordings.com),are available at Rhino Records as well as for purchaseand download at online stores like Amazon.

Mr. Neiuber considers it an honor to have helpedpreserve Mr. Harrelsons unique voice.

John was a musical genius, he said. His guitarphrasing, his lyrics and his melodies are incredible.

In 2005, Mr. Tessier was reunited with Mr. Harrel-son, whom he hadnt seen since the 70s. Mr. Harrel-son noted that a couple of his students were interestedin making a documentary about his life. Mr. Tessier,who had dabbled in screenwriting and film production,

was intrigued. He said hed love to be part of the proj-ect and got a hold of the 2 students. After a while, thestudents focus flagged and Mr. Tessier nearly gave upon the project.

Fate intervened when Mr. Tessier, who had grown

nostalgic about his old garage band days, looked uphis drummer from The Southe. He found MichaelMonteleone, who he hadnt seen since 1968, on Face-book and discovered that he was now a filmmakerwith his own production company. When they recon-nected, Mr. Tessier mentioned the stalled John Harrel-son documentary and Mr. Monteleone expressed aninterest.

Id always felt John deserved a larger audience,Mr. Tessier said. I said Id be more than willing to

take up the flame again.Between 2010 and 2012, they filmed hours of inter-views with Mr. Harrelson and with those who have felthis influence. They located Mr. Turnbow for a reunionperformance by The Southe featuring a newly-penned

song by Mr. Harrelson called When You Come BackHome. The filmmakers also organized a live concertby Mr. Harrelson and his band The Revelators, whichwas filmed at The Press.

The documentary made its local debut at The Pressand its festival debut at the American DocumentaryFilm Festival in Palm Springs. It has since screened athe LA Indie Film Festival and at the Chicago Musicand Film Festival. Dead Man Rockin has been ac-cepted to several other festivals and Mr. Tessier and

Mr. Monteleone are in talks with a distribution com-pany that hopes to make the documentary availableonline. For updates, visit www.deadmanrockin.com othe Dead Man Rockin Facebook page.

Mr. Tessier was most nervous, he noted, when itcame to debuting the documentary for Mr. Harrelson

He was adamant: This is your project, guyssinor swim. Im still gonna be John Harrelson no matterwhat, Mr. Tessier remembered. John had beenscrewed over too many times. I felt I had his legacy imy hands.

An inkling of the deep impression Mr. Harrelsonhas made can be found on his Facebok personal pagewhich has been flooded with well-wishes since hisdeath. Ms. Culbertson is delighted with the attentionand has hopes that, between the documentary and hisalbums, Mr. Harrelson will gain some new fans.

The ultimate irony, and who didnt know this, isthat now that hes dead, hell become famous, shesaid.

Mr. Harrelson was preceded in death by his father,John Pershing Harrelson of Ontario, California. He issurvived by his mother, Doris Harrelson of Ontario,and by his sister Susan Culbertson, his brother-in-lawRob Culbertson, his nieces Roxy and Madeline Cul-bertson, and his nephew Max Culbertson, all of Ran-cho Cucamonga, California. He is also survived bymany relatives in Alabama and by his lifelong friendJohn Neiuber of Claremont.

A viewing/visitation will be held at Collier-ButlerFuneral Home, Gadsden, Alabama on July 9 from 6 t8 p.m. Services will be held on July 10 at 2 p.m. atBethel United Methodist Church, Calhoun County, Aabama, with burial following immediately in the

church cemetery. A celebration of Mr. Harrelsons lifto be held locally, will be announced at a later date.

Sarah [email protected]

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Photo courtesy of John Neiuber

JOHN HARRELSONcontinued from the previous page

Feeling good enough to goby Jason Mandell

John Harrelson wasthreatening to die for al-most as long as I knew

him, which was 14 years. Infact, while I knew him, he suf-fered one or 2 strokes that thedoctors and everyone else as-sumed would kill him.

He also moaned loud and longenough about his pain that it was hardnot to imagine that hed die one day,perhaps soon. So Ive been gearing upfor Johns death for a while now.

Now that hes gone, I know onething for sure: American music is a lit-tle less interesting. If John was any-thing in this world, he was a musician.And even if the official record over-looks him, he earned a genuine place in

American music history, somewherebetween Stephen Foster and Jay-Z.

Musically, whatever he did, he did itsmarter, grittier and more convincinglythan just about anybody. He played gui-tar like a hound hunting its prey. Hecould talk to the piano and make the

piano talk. To realize what a ferocioussinger John was, all youd have to dowas sing a song after him onstage. I didit a couple of times and I feltpardonthe expressionlike a little girl.

Few singers, even the most beloved,could have followed John. ProbablyHowlin Wolf. Definitely John LeeHooker. But thats about it. If, say, TomWaits followed John, hed sound like acheap imitation of John. The reason forthat is simple: John was the realest per-son you ever met. He was raw and hon-est and passionate and fiercelycommitted to his idea of what life wasall about.

We all have our own ideas of what

life is all about, but Johns was waymore interesting than most peoples.

Without a doubt, John was interesting.The guy opened for Led Zeppelin andJanis Joplin. He played every damn in-strument youve heard of and some thatyou havent. He nearly died at leasttwice. He lived in Belgium for a whilewith, I think, a dancer. He taught BenHarper a few slide guitar tricks.

After getting a PhD in musicology,he preached his fiery gospel to admir-ing college students. He wrote thou-sands of songs, from jazz to country,many of a caliber that few will evermatch.

And on a given Friday night, youcould find him onstage at The Press inClaremont, grabbing a ceramic candle

vase from the nearest dining table andusing it to play sweaty, mischievous

bottleneck slide, while voodoo chainsand tiny scarves tangled from his yel-low Telecaster and the crowd howled.

As accomplished and revered as hewas, John always felt that he never got

a break. In fact, he got many. But sompeople just see the world that way andnothing can change their minds.

Still, most folks who knew Johnand those of us who loved himfor-gave him his bitterness, probablybecause we knew the layer between hihardened demeanor and his tender heawas paper-thin.

Theres a Bob Dylan song calledHighlands that Ive always thoughtwas about realizing that youre going tdie. One of the lines is, My hearts inthe highlands, Im gonna go there wheI feel good enough to go.

Id like to think John was finallyfeeling good enough to go.

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In Brown v. Board of Edu-cation (1954), the USSupreme Court reversed a

prior ruling in Plessy v. Fergu-

son (1896), which had main-tained separate but equalracial segregation laws. By thisaction, the court did not merelyinterpret the law; it correctlyintervened to do what was notonly legally but morally just.Today such action could havebeen labeled as judicial ac-tivism. But isnt this neces-sary when the political(legislative) remedy is missingpartly due to the tyranny of

the majority?In a democracy, the principle of ma-

jority rule assumes fairness. Using thisdoctrine, democratic nations adopt lawsthat are supposed to be fair. After all, ifthe majority agrees to it, the law is im-plicitly fair. But its potential or realnegative impact on the interests of se-lect group(s)usually minorityisoverlooked ostensibly as non-prejudi-cial. Laws that are adopted through thismajority rule process are thus ac-cepted as valid. As long as the laws areapplied equally they are presumed to befair.

This application of laws is what con-stitutes the rule of law. Other phrases

like equal justice for all or equalitybefore the law or blind justice aresynonymous. They conjure up a tolera-ble feeling of fairness. Totalitarianregimes, on the other hand, may feign

rule of law, but it is all dubious. Thatis why democracy is believed to be su-

perior to totalitarianism. Rule of lawis more positively aligned with and ac-ceptable in democracy.

Can the democratic rule of law beflawed and unjust sometimes? Yes.

While democratic nations cherish fairand just laws, they sometimes adoptlaws that tarnish the rule of law doc-trine. How do or can democracies rem-edy the situation on occasions whenthey adopt unjust laws? The customaryapproach is through the politicalprocess (legislative, public referendainitiatives, social and political rebel-lion) which requires persuasion of themajority to effect change. This is theessence of majority rule embedded in

democracy.However, a law supported by the ma-

jority may be perceived as fair, but itmay not necessarily be a just one.When Alexis de Tocqueville of France,in the 1830s, came to study the Ameri-can democratic system, he praised it ex-cept for what he called the tyranny ofthe majority, whereby the majoritysdecision can be unfair to the minority.

The majority can be wrong, biasedand intolerant.

Therefore, when unjust laws areadopted and the political process doesnot remedy them, the only other rem-edy is through judicial action. Thecourts must act beyond mere interpreta-

tion of the law. The judiciary has notonly a legal obligation, but also a moralresponsibility to remedy unjust laws,and establish the basis upon which fairlaws can be adopted. A case can be

made for judicial intervention when un-just laws are adopted and the politicalprocess is either too slow or unwillingto remedy them.

The US has 3 branches of govern-ment: legislative, executive and judi-

cial. These branches have equal powerand constitutional authority. When

judges exercise this power and author-ity to remedy unjust laws, they mustnot be accused of judicial activism.

The US Supreme Court has, on sev-eral occasions, remedied unjust laws.For example in addition to the Brown v.Board of Education ruling, the court inLoving v. Virginia (1967) also reme-died unjust laws in 16 states that pro-hibited inter-racial marriages.

In a controversial decision in Roe v.Wade (1973), the Supreme Courtgranted women the private right tolegal abortion. Later, in Planned Parent-hood v. Casey (1992), the court re-af-

firmed legal abortion rights with 5justices in the majority stating: At theheart of liberty is the right to defineones own concept of existence, ofmeaning, of the universe, and of themystery of human life.

Most recently, in Ricci v. DeSetefano(June 2009), the court remedied the un-

just application of law against the jobpromotion of white firefighters in NewHaven, Connecticut. These landmarkrulings have enhanced individualhuman rights and made a positive dif-ference in the application of fair rule

of law in the US. These are examplesof the judiciary fulfilling its constitu-tional and moral responsibility.

Conversely, the California SupremeCourt failed to remedy an unjust lawProposition 8that denied homosexuals the right to marry each other. Thiswas appealed to the federal courts. ThFederal Appeals Court in Californiafound Prop 8 unconstitutional and thatdecision was appealed to the USSupreme Court.

On June 26, 2013, the SupremeCourt affirmed the Appeals Court rul-ing, declaring Prop 8 unconstitutionalThe Supreme Court also ruled that theFederal Defense of Marriage Act

(DOMA) was unconstitutional. These rulings constitute another historic landmark for individual rights and justice.But more needs to be done so that allstates can adopt equal protection of thicivil right for the sake of preservingliberty and justice for all.

US Supreme Court ruling on gay marriageby Opanyi Nasiali, Claremont mayor

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Early years help define author in Redlight Woman

After a lifetime overcoming theodds to achieve success as a col-lege professor, Claremonter

Mary Sisney recently gave herself thegreenlight to share her life story. The re-

sult is her autobiography, A RedlightWoman Who Knows How to Sing theBlues: My Life in White Institutions.

Redlight refers not to a district of ill-repute, butinstead to the many stop signals Ms. Sisney receivedin her quest for a top-notch education, respect andself-fulfillment. The metaphor first occurred to her inthe 1970s when she read, and later taught her fresh-man composition class, an essay by Joan Didioncalled On Self-Respect.

The essay details Ms. Didions disillusionmentwhen, at age 19, she hit the first roadblock of her ac-ademic career when failing to be admitted to the PhiBeta Kappa honor society: I lost the conviction thatlights would always turn green for me.

Ms. Sisney was struck by the difference in Ms. Did-

ions assumptions and her own, which were forged inan atmosphere of poverty and low expectations.I realized that I never expected lights to turn green

for me, and so I never became depressed, Ms. Sisneywrites in A Redlight Woman. People who dont ex-pect lights to turn green for them are not disappointedwhen they see a red light. And on those rare occasionswhen lights do turn green, they are delighted.

Ms. Sisney used to encapsulate her life in a singlesentence: I left my illiterate maternal grandmothershouse at 15, and at 30 I had a PhD in English. In hermemoir she elaborates, beginning with her birth inKentucky and early years marked by chronic illnessand an alcoholic father who eventually left town.

She details her teen years, largely spent striving to-wards college, her undergraduate studies at NorthwestUniversity and her pursuit of a masters degree and PhD

at USC, with her tuition paid by a hard-won Ford Fel-lowship. It also examines her 32-year tenure as an Eng-lish professor at Cal Poly Pomona and her presentretirement, which has given her the time to reflect onlife.

The Claremont resident faced many challenges in herearly years, including brushes with racism both subtle

and overt and a dizzying array of moves over the years.Such strife was mitigated by 4 years living with a lov-ing grandmother who thought Ms. Sisney was Queenof the World and an academic promise that would pro-vide a path out of poverty and dependence.

A Redlight Woman is no sentimental journey.Ms. Sisney doesnt suffer fools gladly. She may for-

give, but doesnt forget when someone low-balls her po-tential or tries to take advantage. Her saltiness, however,is leavened by humor. And there are lessons to belearned from the value she places on hard work and herwillingness to second-guess the status quo. Im notdoubting Thomas, she jokes. Im questioning Mary.

Over the years, Ms. Sisney has questioned the oldcannon of books once deemed must-read classics fortheir universal themes. She admires Mark Twain, buthas to ask ofThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,Whats so universal about a black man and a white boygoing down a river on a raft?

When she had students compare 2 novelsF. ScoFitzgeralds The Great Gatsby (1925) and WeldoJohnsons 1912 classic, The Autobiography of aEx-Colored Manshe issued another challenge, onthat has been made newly relevant by the recent rlease of Baz Luhrmanns film adaptation of GatsbMs. Sisney asked students to note similarities of pl

and language between the 2 books indicating that MFitzgerald borrowed heavily from his predecessor.Much of Ms. Sisneys fighting spirit has been d

rected towards matters of race. It is racism, she feelbehind the special hatred many conservative Repulicans, especially members of the Tea Party, reservfor President Obama. She has a litmus test to detemine if detractors genuinely disagree with his polcies or have more deep-seated reasons for theaversion. If theyre saying hes from Kenya, thetheyre racist, because theyre saying hes an ousider, she said.

Those who secretly object to a black president adriven crazy by the fact that, centuries from now, peple will know the name Barack Obama because he the first black president, according to Ms. Sisney.

You can say all the bad things about him yo

want, but he will be a gigantic figure, she said.Some people say the best way to fight racism is be colorblind, but she feels talk of a post-racial socety is misguided.

If Im coming towards you, the first thing you seis that Im black, because Im dark skinned, she saiSo its pointless to try to talk me out of identifyinmyself as black.

The trick, she says, is to get past assumptions andont assume certain things.

Ms. Sisney has always encouraged her students dig deeper, even if it meant disagreeing with their prfessor. She got her first lesson in the inefficacy of blintrust when, as a young girl, she began doing the shopping for her family and discovered the grocer had beecheating her illiterate grandmother.Follow the news so you can be part of the politic

process, but dont follow it religiously, she suggests.We accept everything too easily. I look beyond thobvious, Ms. Sisney notes. Dont just accept whatpresented to you. Ask yourself, why do [members the media] cover that instead of this?

Now that Ms. Sisney has finished her autobiographit is likely she will find a new outlet, other than the pilof must-read books she has amassed. In the meantimshe stays busy helping care for her mother, a fashionconscious, occasionally fussy but hilarious womawho lives with her in an Odd Couple scenario. She alenjoys getting together with friends and tending hhome in a community that is becoming increasingly dverse. And she loves to question things.

A Redlight Woman Who Knows How to Sing thBlues is available on Amazon.com.

Sarah [email protected]

COURIER photo/Steven FelschundneffRetired English professor Mary Sisney has written a memoir,A Red Light Woman Who Knows How to Sing the Blues,about her struggles to become an educated and self-suffi-cient woman.


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The Claremont HighSchool Cross CountryWolfpack ran for char-

ity with their 24-hour relayevent last Friday and Saturday.

The relay is held annually for theteam to bond before the new seasonstarts in September and also has theteam involved with fundraising efforts.This year, cross country captains AdamMichno, Daniel Ross, Merian Arft, An-drea Flores, Megan Renken and KyleeJorgensen selected the Foothill FamilyShelter as the charity of choice.

We selected Foothill Family Shelterbecause they were relatively easy to do-nate to, Adam said. Theyre a goodfamily shelter and get people to stay inshape and get their lives together.

Adam said the captains agreed thatFoothill Family Shelter would be bestbecause it allowed the team to donate arange of items from canned foods to di-apers.

The nonprofit organization offerstransitional and permanent housing forfamilies in need, from San Bernardinoto the east end of Los Angeles County.Their service areas include Upland, On-tario, Montclair, Pomona, Claremontand Rancho Cucamonga.

Im delighted that young people areconcerned about their community andby donating they are helping with basicneeds of food, shelter and health,Mary Sheets, Executive Director of theFoothill Family Shelter, said.

Donated goods were dropped off attents before the captains led the teamthrough various ice-breaking activitiesand games. The captains brought soccerballs, Frisbees, water balloons andwater guns available to beat the blister-ing weather, while the team took shifts

running.This is about meeting new people

and forming stronger bonds with every-one else; in the long run it helps every-

one get to know each other since wehave a big team. Andrea said.

Team members took turns runninglaps to help raise money through pledge

vouchers that had been collectedthrough the community. Five people, atmost, would run the loop of the highschool so there was always someone

running. At night the team ran the track.With the CIF summer dead period in

place for coaches, the captains are incharge of making sure the team stays in

shape for the 2013 season.It is a little bit of a weird situation

for me, Daniel said of his leadershiprole. Ive always been the youngest, s

its a new experience for me to be seenas a source of authority.


A heat wave didnt stop these kids from running for charity

COURIER photos/Steven FelschundneMembers of the Claremont High School cross country team beat the heat with a boys-against-the-girls water balloon figon Friday at CHS. The team was in the middle of their annual fundraising marathon relay that also serves as a fun team-builing exercise for the upcoming season.

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The captains host their own practicesand have teammates join them on runsaround the Claremont area. All of

these events are open to incoming freshmento prepare for the season.

Constant announcements, Facebook postsand word of mouth help spread the messageto the freshmen interested in joining, Kaileysaid.

Lisa Berry, the Booster president for thecross country team, believes the event is agreat opportunity for the team to really getout there and grow as individuals.

The teams donation total was not availableat the time of publication.

For more on Foothill Family Shelters serv-ices, visit www.foothillfamilyshelter.org.

Christina Collins Burton

COURIER photos/Steven FelschundneffDaniel Ross water balloon bursts as hetries to catch it during a balloon-toss gamelast week during CHS cross countrymarathon relay. The students took turnsrunning a 24-hour marathon to raise moneyfor the Foothill Family Shelter.

Brooke Weigand, Kiana Cavanaugh and Claire Hwang begin their one-mile run during the Claremont High Schoocross country 24-hour relay marathon recently at CHS. The students took turns running, while the rest of the teamspent time getting acquanted with new members.


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CALENDARRestaurant WeekSee information about participantsin Claremonts Restaurant Week.

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Art WalkCheck out our galleries walkingtour map of First Friday festiviti

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FRIDAY NIGHTS LIVE Dine down-town, then stroll the Village to hear freelive music performances from 6 to 9

p.m. This weeks performers includeThe Dogs (classic rock) at the PublicPlaza, Drowsy Maggie (recorders) atthe Claremont Chamber and Jim Part-low Trio (jazz/blues) at City Hall.ART WALKCheck out Claremont artgalleries between 6 and 9 p.m. tonightfor artist receptions, live music andcomplimentary refreshments. Pliny &

the Elders perform at Hendricks Phar-macy and Black Bear & The CheyenneAutumn Band perform at The Colonyat Loft 204. Refer to the gallery sectionof the newspaper for a map and listingof participating locations.

DOG THERAPY Children ages 5 andup and their caregivers are invited to areading program with licensed certifiedtherapy dogs. Children choose a bookfrom the library or bring one fromhome to read to a therapy dog to help

build confidence in reading. Parental

supervision is required. 2 to 3:30 p.m.Claremont Library, 208 N. Harvard

Ave., Claremont. 621-4902.

LIVE JAZZperformance on the BlueFin patio at 2 p.m. 665 E. FoothillBlvd., Claremont. 946-1398.MEDITATION This class uses thera-

peutic movement and breathing exer-cises to reduce toxins, improvecirculation and create inner peace.Wear comfortable clothes and bring a

pillow to sit on. Chairs will be avail-able, if preferred. 4:30 to 6 p.m. $15.Ayurvedic Healing, 226 W. FoothillBlvd., Claremont. 921-7115.FILM SCREENING 1962 AgnsVarda film Cleo from 5 to 7. 9 p.m. $6.Film School screening series on theHip Kitty Jazz and Fondue patio. 502W. First St., Claremont Packing House.

DANCE CLASS Learn belly dancefundamentals, proper posture, isola-tions, footwork and basic dance movesin this beginning class. 5:45 to 6:45

p.m. $10. For ages 17 and up. Bud-dhamouse Emporium, 134 Yale Ave.,

Claremont. 626-3322.

MONDAY NIGHT CONCERT inthe park. Tonights performers: LCR

(classic rock.) The series is co-spon-sored by the city and the Kiwanis Club,and concerts take place on Mondaynights at Memorial Park, 840 N. IndianHill Blvd. From 7 to 8:30 p.m. Foodand refreshments are available

GOLDA MEIRPeter Small will im-personate the strong-willed womanwho was prime minister of Israel from1969 to 1974. Small has taught historyand has performed widely, including

before 3 presidents. A buffet lunch isavailable at 11:30 a.m. for $12. Dessertand coffee is available for $6. The Uni-versity Club meets each Tuesday at theHughes Community Center, 1700 Dan-

bury Rd., Claremont.TUESDAY MOVIES IN THEPARK Claremont Police Depart-ments annual summer movie series.Tonights screening: The Lorax atWheeler Park, 626 Vista Dr. Movie-goers are asked to bring blankets andlow chairs only, and to leave 4-leggedfriends at home.

TODDLER STORYTIME Childrenages 15 months to 3 years and theircaregivers are invited for stories,rhymes, songs and play. 11 and 11:30a.m. 25 families maximum each ses-sion. Claremont Library, 208 N. Har-vard, Ave., Claremont. 621-4902.THE LIZARD WIZARD Childrenare invited to a fascinating workshopfocusing on the world of reptiles.Recommended for those kinder-garten through eighth grade. Sum-mer Reading Program. Registrationis required. 2 and 3 p.m. ClaremontLibrary, 208 N. Harvard Ave., Clare-mont. 621-4902.ART ON TAP The Foothills. Otter-space Arts hosts Art on Tap at Clare-mont Craft Ales, 1420 N. ClaremontBlvd., Suite 204C. Participants areguided through completion of a

painting step-by-step while enjoyingcraft ale pints. From 6 to 9 p.m. Feeis $45 (all materials included). Formore info and to reserve a spot, visitwww.otterspacearts.co

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