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A teen leaps over floodwaters at the corner of Bonita and Mountain avenues on Wednesday during the sec-

ond day of storms in Claremont. Occasional heavy rain resulted in minor flooding throughout the city, but no

major problems were reported. For more, see page 13.

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Claremont United Church of Christ principal organist Carey Robert-

son will present a concert at the church on Sunday, January 24 incelebration of her 25th year with CUCC. The concert is the cappingevent to the CUCC Pipe Organ Spectacular Festival Weekend, whichbegins on Saturday, January 23.

CHS theater department brings the

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You can see the passionin the way CareyRobertson plays the

pipe organ.Ms. Robertson, the chief organist at

Claremont United Church of Christ, hasbeen at the job for more than twodecades, and will be celebrating her 25thanniversary during a rousing weekend ofdemonstrations and concerts on January23 and 24.

Ms. Robertson said she gravitated to-ward the job at CUCC over the possibil-ity of a brand-new organ.

It was very exciting to me, Ms.Robertson said. I saw this large build-ing [CUCCs sanctuary] and all the pos-sibilities.

Ms. Robertsons love of the pipeorgan came early, when she was just 12years old. She grew up listening to herfather, Frank Greenleaf, play the jazz

organ and saxophone.I didnt start getting into classicaluntil college, Ms. Robertson said.

When she did, she was moved by themusic of Johann Sebastian Bach, whoseToccata and Fugue in D Minor is ar-guably the most well-known organ piecein the world. Among Ms. Robertsons fa-vorite pieces to play are Bachs toccatasand fugues, as well as a lively Frenchtoccata by Henri Mulet entitled CarillonSortie.

After receiving her bachelors inmusic at Cal State Northridge, Ms.Robertson got her masters and doctoratedegrees at USC, where she met Los An-geles-based organ builder Manuel Ros-ales. Mr. Rosales would eventuallycollaborate with her to build the organ atCUCC.

She got the job at CUCC after college,as well as an adjunct professorship atClaremont Graduate University, andquickly set off to find an organ suitablefor CUCCs grand sanctuary.

Finding the perfect organ wasnteasyMs. Robertson assembled anorgan task force to scour the world insearch of the perfect instrument forCUCC. The search took ten years, andled her to Austria, Canada and Germany.

When she arrived in Scotland, shecame across the pipe organ at St. GilesCathedral in Edinburgh, built by the Ger-man company Glatter-Gtz in 1992, andwas enthralled by it.

That was our deciding factor, Ms.Robertson said.

Installing the organ inside the churchtook two years and was finally com-pleted in 1998. Ms. Robertson presidesover the awe-inspiring organ, which wasbuilt through collaboration with Glatter-Gtz and Mr. Rosales.

Mr. Rosales was quick to heap praiseon CUCCs organ.

I think its the best organ in the In-land Empire in a church, he said.

Mr. Rosales added that the churchwanted to collaborate between his com-pany and Glatter-Gtza meshing ofthe disciplined European organ structureand the flair of an American sound.

In Europe, the churches are made of

stone and the organs are tall and long.American churches are smaller and theyhave carpets, Mr. Rosales said. Thatrequires a different approach to how youbuild and how you voice the pipe in anenvironment that Europeans would finduncomfortable.

The end result was a complete suc-cess, according to Ms. Robertson.

The organ is the first thing

one sees when enteringthe massive sanctuary. It

towers over the pews, withmore than 4,000 silver pipes ex-tending skyward, seemingly toheaven. Mr. Rosales describesthe organ as a breathing musi-cal instrument that needs to betuned to fit the weather patternsfor a perfect sound.

For the 25th anniversary showcase,Ms. Robertson is planning a repertoirethat highlights the versatility of theorgan.

I chose the repertoire for two rea-sons, she said. The first one was to

show off every little color on the organand the second was the emphasis onnon-liturgical music.

Among the pieces she will be perform-ing is a rousing Portuguese battle piecefrom the 17th century, as well as BachsPassacaglia and Fugue in C Minor.

The showcase will take place overtwo days. On Saturday, January 23 at 3p.m., there will be an organ demonstra-tion and a pipe chambers crawl, which

allows guests to tour the intricate inner-workings of the organ. Comfortableshoes are required and all children mustbe accompanied by an adult. A secondperformance by various musiciansaround the CUCC campus will takeplace at 4 p.m. with a suggested dona-tion of $20.

On Sunday, January 24 at 4 p.m., afree concert by Ms. Robertson will beoffered with a reception to follow.

After 25 years with CUCC, Ms.Robertson couldnt see herself partingwith the organ she was instrumental inbringing to the church.

Its like my baby, you know, shesaid. I couldnt go anywhere else.

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UCC readies for rousing weekend of music

COURIER photo/Steven FelschundneffThe Glatter-Gtz pipe organ at the Claremont United Church of Christ will be on fulldisplay during the CUCC Pipe Organ Spectacular Festival Weekend scheduled forSaturday, January 23 and Sunday, January 24.


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Claremont COURIER/Friday, January 08, 2016 4CITY NEWS

Thursday, December 24Burglars broke into a home on the

2000 block of New Haven and made offwith jewelry and a BMW. The incidenthappened between 1 p.m. on December21 and 9:30 p.m. on December 24 whilethe homeowners were out of town, ac-cording to Lt. Mike Ciszek. The burglarsallegedly forced open the front door ofthe house to gain entry, stealing $500worth of jewelry and the victims BMWI3 electric car. The car was equippedwith a tracking device and was recoveredon Christmas day in the parking lot at alocal restaurant. Anyone with informa-tion on the incident is urged to contactClaremont Police Department at (909)399-5411.

Sunday, December 27Claremont police arrested a man for

driving under the influence of alcoholafter he left the scene of a fight. At 10:28p.m., a witness called police reporting afight in progress on the corner of Genevaand San Jose Avenues. When officers ar-rived at the scene, the fight had brokenup, but a silver truck matching the de-scription of a vehicle located near thefight was located a short distance away.The driver, 24-year-old Justin Gonzalezof Pomona, showed signs of drunkenessand was arrested by officers.

Tuesday, December 29An unknown thief or thieves broke

into a parked car at Kiddie Academy,making off with thousands of dollars

worth of cash and personal items. Thetheft happened between 5:05 and 5:15p.m., when the victim was inside thebuilding. According to the report, thethief smashed the cars front passengerwindow, grabbing the victims purse,which contained a large amount of giftcards, credit cards, a checkbook, aniPhone 5 and $2800 in cash. The totalvalue of the property loss was approxi-mately $4330. Anyone with informationshould contact Claremont police.

Wednesday, December 30A Claremont police officer is lucky to

be alive after suffering a heart attackwhile leading a petty theft suspect to hispatrol car. Officer John Muhr collapsedshortly after arresting 28-year-oldWilliam Nolan III of Palm Springs, whostole a tip jar from Some Crust Bakery.Officer Muhr was on the ground for overa minute, his skin turning purple due tolack of oxygen. Luckily, an off-dutynurse was nearby and performed CPRalong with other officers on the scene.Officer Muhr regained consciousnessand was taken by ambulance to the hos-pital. Officer Muhr is doing well and re-portedly visited the station just 48 hoursafter the incident. The nurse is expectedto receive an award from the departmentin the coming weeks. Mr. Nolan was ar-rested for petty theft and the tip jar wasreturned to Some Crust.

Friday, January 1Claremont police arrested a Rialto

man after he stumbled into the lobby ofthe Knights Inn at about 2 a.m. drunkand bleeding from the mouth. When po-lice contacted Giovanny Flores, 22, inthe lobby of the motel, he appeared ex-tremely inebriated, his shirt was rippedand he was screaming about his fam-ily, according to Lt. Ciszek. Mr. Floreswas arrested, booked and released with-out charges.

Sunday, January 3Police responded to a party that had

escalated to a brawl outside of a houseon the 700 block of North Towne Av-enue. When officers arrived at approxi-mately 12:21 a.m., most of thepartygoers had fled the scene, save forthree young Claremont womenSavan-nah Innerarity, 18. Cassie Van Essen, 21.and Raylene Campista, 20. Ms. Innerar-ity claimed an unidentified male bit heron the arm before taking off. All threewomen were arrested for public intoxi-cation. Ms. Innerarity was released afterbooking but Ms. Van Essen and Ms.Campista were held for court due to out-standing warrants.

* * * *Officers had to physically subdue a

local transient after he refused to complywith their requests. Brett Waylett was ob-served by witnesses acting erraticallyand shouting at passersby, according toLt. Ciszek. When officers arrived, theysaw Mr. Waylett shouting and walkingaround in circles. Mr. Waylett, whosebreath reportedly smelled of alcohol, re-peatedly refused to take his hands out ofhis pockets when officers requested hedo so. When an officer approached Mr.Waylett to pat him down for weapons, he

shrugged the officer away. Mr. Waylettwas then brought down to the ground viaa leg sweep, causing an abrasion on hisforehead. Mr. Waylett was transported toPomona Valley Medical Center for treat-ment and will be cited for obstructing anofficer and public intoxication.

Monday, January 4A 34-year-old Claremont man was ar-

rested after he struck his nine-year-olddaughter with a dustpan during a do-mestic dispute. The man allegedly beganthrowing items across the house while inan argument with his wife, causing dam-age to the residence, located on the 600block of Hendrix Avenue. During the al-leged dispute, the male reportedly threwa dustpan, which struck his daughter onthe head, leaving a mark and slightswelling. The suspects wife believed hethrew the dustpan on purpose and calledpolice. He was arrested on suspicion ofchild abuse and was held for bail/court.

* * * *Police apprehended a 15-year-old run-

away from El Cajon while her Grey-hound bus was stopped in Claremont.Officers received a tip that the girl wasin town and arrived at the station at ap-proximately 9:24 p.m. There, they foundthe girl alone in the bus and took her intocustody. According to police, she was onher way to Las Vegas, where she report-edly used to live, to visit friends. She alsowanted a vacation, according to the re-port. The juveniles mother was con-tacted and came to pick her up and bringher home.

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POLICE BLOTTER

Asocial media sexting scandal hasrocked El Roble IntermediateSchool, leading to the questioning

of more than a dozen students.The incidents were first reported to the schools stu-

dent resource officer around 8 a.m. on Thursday, De-

cember 17, according to the police report. Thesituation involved 15 students sending and receivingnude pictures of themselves on the social media appsSnapchat and Kik, according to Lt. Mike Ciszek of theClaremont Police Department.

The app Snapchat allows users to send photos andvideos, often called snaps, to friends. The friends can

view the snaps for up to 10 seconds, at which time theimage or video will disappear. If the person receivingthe photo decides to capture the image via a screengrab, it can then be forwarded and shared among anynumber of people.

Claremont Unified School District Assistant Super-intendent Mike Bateman did not elaborate on the inci-dents or any kind of punishment, only saying that it

was handled appropriately within district guidelines.There are board policies regarding social media

use by students like sexting, for example, Mr. Bate-man said. When a student or students violate those,there are disciplinary actions. We take it very seri-ously.

Lt. Ciszek said the students involved had technicallybroken child pornography laws, adding the studentsare considered both suspects and victims.

Theyre suspects because they are sending photos,and theyre considered victims because its their imagein the photos, Lt. Ciszek said.

The state of California does not currently have lawswritten specifically to address teen sexting. Currentlyindividuals, regardless of age, who produce, distributeor possess an image of a minor engaged in sexuallyexplicit conduct are committing a felony.

Regardless of age, if the individual is tried as anadult under the current state child pornographystatutes, then he or she could receive a sentence of upto six years in jail and will typically be required to reg-ister as a sex offender with additional court fines intothe thousands of dollars.

California lawmakers have recently proposed a billthat would make it illegal for a minor to take, send orreceive a sexually explicit image of a minor. If the of-fender is under the age of 18, the punishment would be

community service and mandatory counseling to bepaid for by his or her parents.

The Center for Innovative Public Health Research(CIPHR) defines sexting as sending or showing some-one sexual pictures of yourself where you were nudeor nearly nude.

In recent study, the CIPHR determined that nation-ally only three to seven percent of teens are sexting.

However, one incident can take over a school, theCIPHR reports.

Even if only five percent of youth are sexting atyour childs high school, this translates to one in 20studentsalmost one student in every class and morethan enough to keep the rumor mill running, theCIPHR report explains.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommendstalking openly with teens about social media. The firststep for parents, the AAP says, is to learn about thetechnologies firsthand.

Other recommendations include keeping the homecomputer in a public part of your home, talking withother parents about what apps their kids are using andemphasizing that everything sent over a cell phone orthe Internet can be shared with the entire world in amoments notice.

The DA has yet to rule on the matter at El Roble,because nobody involved has yet been arrested orcharged by police.

Mr. Bateman says the district has been teaching stu-dents how to behave appropriately on social media.

Were constantly doing training for our kids andour teachers are continually dealing with our kids,Mr. Bateman said.

The investigation is ongoing.Matthew Bramlet

[email protected]

Sexting incidents at El Roble involved numerous students, DA to review

Chevron gas station robbed, policesearch for armed robbery suspect

Claremont police are searching for a suspect whorobbed the Chevron Gas Station at 267 S. Indian HillBlvd. on Wednesday, January 6 at about 10:30 p.m.

The male suspect entered the gas station, bran-dished a knife and demanded money. The clerk then

handed over an undisclosed amount of cash.The suspect, who was wearing a black-hooded

sweatshirt, mask and gray pants with a black back-pack, fled the location on foot heading westboundon Arrow Highway. He is described as an AfricanAmerican male, 20 to 25 years old, standing six feettall and weighing between 140 and 160 pounds.

Anyone with information should contact theClaremont Police Department at (909) 399-5411.


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At its best, improvisational humorseems effortless. The playersper-formers with a gift for comedy and

a knack for spontaneitycareen betweendisparate and often-bizarre scenarios, min-

ing the crowd for laughs.As the members of Claremont High Schools Com-edySportz team know, however, it doesnt come easy.

The students will perform a match this evening, Fri-day, January 8, at 7:02 p.m. in the Don E. Freuchte The-atre for the Performing Arts. In preparation, the teammet in the theater on Monday evening for a two-hourpractice.

The gathering was presided over by team managerand captain Sophie Willard-Van Sistine, a junior whois now in her third year on the ComedySportz team. Assuch, she organizes the matches, takes care of publicityand leads the team in various preparatory exercises.

Sophie, a CHS thespian who played Helen Keller inlast-years performance of The Miracle Worker, feelsthat being involved in ComedySportz has major bene-fits.

By doing ComedySportz Ive become more com-fortable doing dramatic sorts of performances, shesaid.

Sophie notes that she has made strides in her abilityto spot and heighten the compelling moments of a sceneto create interest and authenticity. Im better at find-ing those little comedic bits, she explained.

She began the practice with some announcements,including the fact that the 12 new team members willlearn in the next week or two whether theyre deemedready to perform in upcoming matches.

Meting out that approval is Rachel Kottkam, a CHSalum who performs with the professional ComedyS-portz team in Los Angeles. She serves as the coach,coming out four times a year to offer guidance to theCHS students.

After the announcements, Sophie led her teammates

in an array of exercises that made the rehearsal resem-ble a ninja training camp for humor.In one game, students were instructed to introduce

themselves as a unique character. My name is We-becca. I am six years old and I weally like rabbits, tur-tles, candy corn and One Direction, a participant lisped.

The students were then asked to identify their neigh-boring student and share how they were acquainted.Caden Walker, a senior whos been on the team forthree years, drawled, Digging graves is my passion!after a student who claimed to be a mortician-in-train-ing cited him as her mentor.

Being creative in front of a crowd is a challenge.Caden says he was terribly nervous at his first Come-dySportz match. Now he relishes the shows, whichdraw as many as 300 people.

Its so fun to come here and let loose, he said. Alot of the people on the team are good friends of mine.Its a chance to have fun and do whatever the freak you

want.Many students involved in CHS theater classes and

productions participate in ComedySportz. And theteams advisor Krista Elhai, who happens to be the CHStheater director, often recruits standout performers to

join her theater classes or take part in the annual extra-curricular theater production. Caden, however, confineshis on-stage activities to ComedySportz. While he hasno plans to pursue performing arts after high school, heconsiders it good preparation for what he hopes to do,which is become a teacher.

Ive noticed my best teachers are able to take thingsfrom the situation at hand and morph it into a lessonbased on it, Caden said. They know how to think ontheir feet.

Next up, Sophie had the students take the stage ingroups of three and improv a scene based around an in-

visible prop or a concept. She cautioned the youthfulperformers to be specific: Remember, youre not onvacation in Hawaii. Youre on vacation in Hawaiitrapped in a bathroom.

One trios key word was Power Rangers. Theyquickly assumed the roles of grade school childrenbeing directed in an episode of the live-action childrensshow.

Sophie blew her whistle from time to time, proffer-ing words of advice that made her sound like a seasonedstage professional. Heighten it! or Explore it! shedcall, urging the students to amp up the action or delvefurther into a conflict.

Other sage advice included, Make each other lookgood and Every character you play has somethingthey want.

The team participates in between six and 10 matches

a year. In the matches, which last two-and-a-half hours,CHS students often compete against one another, di-

vided into a blue and red team. Other times theyll takeon another of the 70 high school ComedySportz teamsin the area.

John Anderson, another CHS alumnus who is part ofthe professional ComedySportz team, judges theirbouts, which consist of a series of assigned on-stage ex-ercises. Students who draw the most audience applauseand laughter are the winners. If youve seen the improvTV show Whose Line is It Anyway? it provides apretty good blueprint for how the team works.

There are a number of rules for matches. Chief

among them is for students to keep their performancesaudience-appropriate.Everything you say has to be clean and family-

friendly, because there are a lot of kids there, Come-dySportz team member Ben Alvez said. Having a filteris definitely something you have to work on.

While ComedySportz takes a lot of effort, its enthu-siastic high school participants say it pays off in spades

Improv is about going out of your comfort zonewhich is always important, whether in a show or inlife, Sophie said.

Admission to the next ComedySportz match, to beheld on January 8 at 7:02 p.m., is $6 at the door of theFreuchte Theater, located on the CHS campus, 1601 NIndian Hill Blvd. Additional matches will be held onFebruary 26, March 4, April 15, April 29 and May 13.

Sarah Torribio

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Claremont COURIER/Friday, January 08 , 2016 5EDUCATION

CHS ComedySportz hopes to knock it out of the park

COURIER photos/Steven FelschundneffComedy Sports captain Sophie Willard-Van Sistine describes to her team how an exercise works during prac-tice at Claremont High School. Below, Katie Stanford participates in a warm up drill during practice.

GIRLS SOCCER

Claremont scored two goals in the second half todefeat Serrano 2-0 in the title game of San GorgonioShootout tournament in last week. Their record isnow 12-2-2 with league play beginning on Friday.

BOYS SOCCER

Boys soccer beat Los Osos on penalty kicks afterplaying to a scoreless tie in regulation time to win theSan Gorgonio Shootout tournament title game in SanBernardino last week. The boys record is now 8-3-1.On Tuesday, boys CHS soccer games were cancelleddue to weather.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Claremont girls basketball have shaken off some oftheir early season jitters by winning the Rim of theWorld Tournament in December and improving theirrecord to 10-4.

The Pack beat Rim of the Word 50-46 in overtimeto take the title and will begin league play this week

following the holiday break.SPORTS/continues on page 18

CHS WEEKLY ROUNDUP


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RuPaul isnt on the list. But AriannaHuffington and Desmond Tutu areon the list. So are Ken Kesey, An-

derson Cooper, William F. Buckley, Bono

and Spike Lee.Mitt Romney, Jonathan Frazen and Anita Hill are onthe list, as are Oliver Sachs, Tony Kushner, Elie Wieseland Karl Rove. Others on the list include Billie JeanKing, Steve Forbes, Seamus Haney, Dianne Feinstein,Condoleezza Rice, Ralph Reed, Jesse Jackson, JoyceCarol Oates and Antonin Scalia.

They are all on the list of people who have spoken atthe Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum at ClaremontMcKenna College. A few, like Bono, AndersonCooper, Spike Lee, Ken Kesey and Karl Rove, didntspeak at the Athenaeumthey spoke at bigger venueslike Bridges Auditorium and McKenna Auditoriumbut the talks were all presented by the Athenaeum.

The list takes up a full page of a triptych pamphlet,which appeared this last fall, describing the Athenaeum(the Ath, as is often called) and its speakers program.There are plenty of other names on the list. Names likePhilip Glass, Bill Clinton, John Irving, Michael Eisner,T. Boone Pickens and Reggie Jackson.

There are also many, many names of people whohave spoken at the Athenaeum that arent on the list.RuPaul, arguably the best-known drag queen, with hisown TV show, is one. I remember him strutting in,making an entrance, not in drag but in a plaid suit andwith his shaved head gleaming, and speaking aboutgrowing up different. Not that this is anything like aslight. There are plenty of others, hundreds of others,who have spoken at the Athenaeum that arent on thelist. There may be thousands.

Thats because, during the semester, its not unusualfor the Athenaeum to feature talks every evening, Mon-

day through Thursday. Thats four talks a week, moreoften than not. Plus, there are sometimes lunchtimetalks.

I dont know if the Athenaeum has had this schedulesince its inception in 1970, but this has been the sched-ule in the 15 or 20 years that I have been going there. Ihavent gone to every talk in those yearsnot by along shotbut I figure Ive gone to hundreds.

That there have been so many talks at theAthenaeum is almost as extraordinary as who has spo-ken there. Indeed, as its pointed out in the pamphlet,the Ath is unique in US higher education, and manyof the speakers make note of how special theAthenaeum is. They often remark that it is a real honorto be included among the speakers there.

I go for the talks, but the Athenaeum is also uniqueand known because of the food that is usually servedbefore the talks. As noted in the pamphlet, in a notefrom CMC President Hiram E. Chodosh, The Ath is aculinary experience. For those who pay for lunch ordinnerand most likely free for the studentsthemeals look quite nice, even elegant, and are reportedlyvery good.

With all this in a beautiful setting, complete with dis-plays of original artwork that change from time to time,the Athenaeum is an one-of-a-kind experience. All themore so for being on a college campus. As PresidentChodosh writes in his welcoming note, The high-cal-iber speakers, social and intellectual energy, deliciousfood and captivating setting together create a transfor-

mative experience.Whats more, the Athenaeum, as remarkable as it is,

is just one offering at the Colleges. The Athenaeumisnt the only place on the campuses where one canhear speakers. The other Colleges have a steady paradeof speakers, many of which are well-known and distin-

guished. Just one example is Pomona College hostingUS Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor last se-mester. Scripps College has its Humanities Institutelecture series and Harvey Mudd College has a series oftalks, both with a different theme each semester.

Of course, there are a number of other speakers atthe Colleges, other than in these and other themed se-ries. These include some at Pitzer College by those in-volved in social movements and activism, which areoften not widely advertised.

It is not unusual for me to go to an after-dinner talkat the Athenaeum at 6:45 and then go on to another talkat another College. Who needs TV!

It also seems to me that this has been more and morethe case in the last five or 10 years. It seems that theColleges, perhaps inspired by the Athenaeum, havegrown to attract a remarkable number of presentations.

And Im just talking about speakers. There are alsoall the concerts and recitals, plays and films and otherpresentations. Some are by students, and some are byprofessional artists. Many of these are free, like thetalks, or involve a nominal fee.

Its a lot to look forward to, as we start a new yearand as the students start coming back from winterbreak for the spring semester, which tends to be evenbusier than the fall.

Thats just at the Colleges. We are reminded of thisthis week, as we will kick off the new year with thededication of the new stage at Shelton Park in the Vil-lage. Not only is the new stage a nifty opportunity forthe city and the Colleges to collaborate, it is yet anotherthing to do in Claremont.

Another new year, another full college line-upby John Pixley

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A costly awareness campaignDear Editor:

After Claremont residents over-whelmingly rejected Measure PS, sup-porters of the measure, including our citycouncil, were claiming Measure PS a suc-cess! Really?

Where else but in politics can victorybe claimed at the hands of a 3-1 drubbing?We live in a time where up is down, black

is white, no is yes and defeat is victory.Its a dangerous time, because whenwords have no meaning, there is no ac-countability.

It seems our elected officials wouldhave us believe that the objective ofMeasure PS was to raise awareness of theneed for a new police station, not to actu-ally move forward on a new facility thetaxpayers would support.

Make no mistake, Measure PS was afailure! The election alone cost Claremonttaxpayers $138,000. Thats right, over $30per vote cast. Holy cow!

If the objective was to raise awareness,it would have been much cheaper to place50 full-page, color ads in the COURIER.

The cost for a full year would have beenless than half the cost of administering theNovember election for just a single failedmeasure.

Now, looking forward, a new commit-tee has been formed to go back to thedrawing board, probably hire more archi-tects, planners and engineers, and proposea Plan B.

Let me remind the new committee, in

three words, why Measure PS wasdoomed from the start: location, cost, fi-nancing. The residents of Claremont willsupport a modest, centrally-located facil-ity, financed in a way that minimizes fi-nancing costs. A palace on the fringes oftown, financed with expensive debt over

40 years will not get the support neededto move forward.

Lets get it right next time. Claremontresidents want responsible action, notmore awareness. Matt Magilke

Claremont

Who reads anymore?Dear Editor:

Overheard at the Claremont ForumBookshops $1 Book Sale:

Customer: Do you know anythingabout the new bookstore opening inClaremont?

Forum Bookshop employee: No.What a weird idea to open a bookstore.Nobody reads books anymore. (Takesthe customers money for the books theyhave purchased and goes back to staringat their phone). Gina Ortiz

Claremont

Give her a handDear Editor:

I was amused to observe the photo onpage 3 of the COURIER issue of Decem-ber 25, 2015 in which a woman and fourmen, some of whom appear to be fairlysturdy types, are seen gazing off intospace, evidently not moved to help thewoman climbing the very steep stepsbelow them, with a piano.

I would have expected that, althoughthe piano is miniature in size, it was

nonetheless large enough that one of thesefine gentlemen might have come to theladys assistance. Oh, chivalry, wherehave you gone? Don Fisher

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Snow on the mountains

Green leaves now brown onbrown lawns

Wet from welcome rain.Nancy Arce

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

READERS COMMENTS

When you areborn close toanother holi-

day, you sometimes tendto share your specialday with candles, cakeand other festive attributes.

My sister Donna, born February 11,has Valentines decorations. My sonCooper, born November 26, getsThanksgiving dinner. Im typicallytreated to a Fathers Day barbeque formy June 19 birthday.

But the winner of this challenge, byfar, is my Dad, who was born on De-

cember 26, 1935. In addition to the in-dignities of the double giftas in,this sweater vest or pair of slippers orextra generous gift certificate to the to-bacco store counts as your Christmasand birthday gifts together!my Dadhas typically finished his Christmas din-ner by blowing out the candles on hiscake because we all beg off as too tiredto travel again on December 26.

This year, however, my dad turned80 and he deserved something special.

Eighty years seems like a high num-ber, and 80 years seems like a long timeago. In 1935, the Hoover Dam wascompleted and President Franklin Roo-sevelt signed the US Social Security

Act. My fathers parents, my grandpar-ents, Rose and Michael, were first-gen-eration Americansthe children ofItalian immigrants who were strugglingthrough the Great Depression.

My dad was the third of six children.I know they had very little, because Iremember walking with my grand-mother and she would often point at aplanta dandelion or the pods from acarob treeand say, You can eat that.I was always a little skeptical of this in-formation, as my grandmother leftschool to work in a factory, embroider-ing patterns on handkerchiefs and pil-lowcases. But the truth is theingredients she was foraging are proba-

bly the same ones Im currently payingtop dollar for at the farmers market.

My dad used to tell us, We lived onsalad! To this day, he does not like toeat greens.

I dont know what he lives on, mymother often bemoans. The man nevereats a vegetable!

He also smokes a pipe.But he has been on his feet doing

something since way before I can re-member. He walked countless miles on

his paper route, he served his country inthe United States Army, he worked as amilkman, delivering dairy products tothe public housing projects of Newark,New Jersey, and, when he tired of thewinters and the lack of opportunity inthe northeast, he moved his young fam-ily (two children and a pregnant wife)across the country in a PlymouthBelvedere to sunny Southern Californiain 1967.

And he never stopped moving. Hefound his calling as an insurance agentand walked door-to-door imploringpeople to buy insurance lest they fall offa roof and find themselves unable towork (this actually happened to one of

his clients).Even in retirement, he stood in his

garage workshop and made so manywooden birdhouses that he is surely theDonald Trump of avian housing devel-opment.

He has been retired for 15 years, buthe and my mom have never stoppedmoving; theyve traveled all over theUnited States, and enjoyed the familythey set in motion: four daughters, foursons-in-law and nine grandchildren.

So we all came together on Decem-ber 26 to celebrate him. No birthdaypresents wrapped in Christmas paper,no ice cream cake with red and greendecorations. Dad turned 80 and we

were delighted to show him just howspecial he is, on his own special day.

Happy 80th Dadby Debbie Carini

Kathleen TuttleKathleen Mary Tuttle, a 26-year resi-

dent of Claremont, died on Sunday,January 3, 2016. She was 88.

A service will take place on Monday,January 11 at 10 a.m. at St. AnthonysCatholic Church, located at 2110 N.

San Antonio Ave. in Upland. A burialwill follow at Holy Cross Cemetery inPomona.

A full account of Ms. Tuttles lifewill appear in a future edition of theCOURIER.


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Peter Pete Bekendam died at homein the arms of his wife on December 31,2015. He was 84.

He was born on September 21, 1931 inNorwalk, California. He graduated fromBellflower Christian (now Valley) HighSchool where he played many sports. Hemarried his high school sweetheart, CarolCorwin, on June 15, 1951. They weremarried six months short of 65 years. Peteand Carol had four biological children andfive foster children.

After graduating from high school, Mr.Bekendam worked for his uncle on hisdairy and then went into the dairy busi-ness with his father and brother Hank inCorona. Later, he bought property in whatis now Chino Hills and operated a dairyranch for 20 years. In all, he was in thedairy business for more than 30 years.After selling the dairy, he went to work

for O.H. Kruse Grain & Milling (nowWestern Milling) and worked another 37years until mid-2014.

Mr. Bekendam served on the board oftrustees for his church, Pomona First Bap-tist, now called Purpose Church. He wasa longtime member of the Christian Busi-ness Mens Committee and the Gideons.He also served on the board of theMoscow Christian School of Psychologyin Russia. For many years, Pete was in-volved in prison ministry, visiting men inthe Youth Authority and the California In-stitution for Men. Over 40 years ago, heand his wife founded Crossroads, ahalfway house for women in Claremont.

Mr. Bekendam enjoyed traveling. Heand Carol hiked in the National Parks,drove across the country with seven chil-dren in a motorhome to Expo 67 in Mon-treal, visited 26 countries and enjoyed

time every year at their Maui condo. Hetook pleasure in deep-sea fishing and pho-tography and, in his later years, enjoyedgardening at his Upland home.

Pete was appreciated for his wit andhumor, his encouragement to others andhis faithful prayers for family and friends.

He is survived by his wife Carol, hischildren Randy, Cheri and Jeffrey, eightgrandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.He is also survived by four foster sons,Andre, John, Ben and Henry, their eightchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

He is predeceased by his teenage sonMichael, his foster daughter Kimberlyand his great-grandson Baby Brodie.

A memorial service will be held FridayJanuary 8 at 10 a.m. at Purpose Church(formerly Pomona First Baptist Church),located at 601 N. Garey Ave. in Pomona.

Peter BekendamRancher, Crossroads founder

David Dean Kays, a longtime Clare-mont resident, died on December 24,2015 surrounded by his loved ones. Hewas 86.

He was born in Eureka, Kansas onAugust 18, 1929, the seventh child ofFred and Lillian Kays. He graduatedfrom Eureka High School in 1947 andfrom Kansas State University in 1951,graduating with a bachelors degree inengineering in 1951. He met his futurewife Nance Ellen Matlack at Kansas

State University on a blind date. Thecouple married on June 3, 1951, a weekafter he was commissioned as a secondlieutenant in the US Air Force. Theyhad four children, with their familyeventually growing to include 14grandchildren and 16 great-grandchil-dren.

Mr. Kays obtained his masters de-

gree in mechanical engineering fromWichita State University in 1963. Heworked for Sterns and Rogers in Den-ver, Colorado until 1969 when the fam-ily relocated to California, settling inClaremont. He worked for Aerojet

General in Temple City and then as avice president at Parsons Internationalin Pasadena. He traveled the world andrubbed shoulders with kings. He in-vented the desalination plant and devel-oped airports in Jeddah Saudi Arabia.At one time he had over 2000 employ-ees.

He was active at the UnitedMethodist Church in Claremont andthen moved to Calvary Chapel ofChino Valley where he was active in

the Sure Foundation Ministries. He wasalso part of the University Club. Hisbiggest joy in life was serving the Lordthrough his career, his family and hischurch. He always made family a prior-ity and was an excellent provider andexample of a life of servitude. He be-lieved that a strong family thrives whenits members have traditions and make it

a priority to be together. There weremany camping trips, skiing trips andfamily gatherings, especially duringholidays.

He is survived by his children, David(Barbara) Kays from France, Janie(Dave) Rhoades from Corona, KarenCorson from Paradise, California andJim (Delwyn) Kays from Pocatello,Idaho. He also leaves a sister, Jean Mc-Gown, as well as his beloved grand-children and great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, donations can bemade to the Calvary Chapel of ChinoValley ([email protected]),12205 Pipeline Ave., Chino CA 91710.Or, contributions can be made toKansas State University Foundation([email protected]), 1800Kimball Ave., Suite 200, Manhattan,KS 66502-3373

David Dean KaysEngineer, inventor, family man


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Every Friday in print. Every day online.www.claremont-courier.com 621-4761

Sandra Burroughs Holland, bornSandra Lee Burroughs, died peacefullyon December 22, 2015 in her home inCorralitos, California surrounded byfamily and love. She faced her dancewith ovarian cancer with the same

strength, focus and determination thatdefined her 65 years of life.Born to Emzy and Helen Burroughs

on July 26, 1950 in Culver City, Cali-fornia, Sandra and her six youngerbrothers were raised in the PomonaValley. Sandra spent nearly 41 years inthe Pomona/Claremont area. She grad-uated from Pomona High School andattended Mount San Antonio CollegesLicensed Vocational Nursing program.

Mrs. Holland began her working ca-reer in 1968 at the First National Bankof La Verne. In 1970, she began hertenure at the Claremont Colleges,working as the gift clerk and then assecretary for the planning and mainte-

nance department for Pomona College.In 1976, she became director of hous-ing and maintenance for Scripps Col-lege. During her four years at Scripps,she co-chaired the Claremont Chapterof California Women in Higher Educa-tion and was chairwoman of the Plan-ning and Maintenance Committee forthe Claremont Colleges.

In 1982, Mrs. Holland began work-ing for Kaiser Permanente, at the In-

dian Hill Clinic in Claremont, as apharmacy clerk. In 1988 she started her

most treasured career with Kaiser as asurgical clinic assistant, specializing inpediatrics and family practice. Sheworked in the nursing department inClaremont until 1991, when she andher family moved from Claremont tonorthern California. She continued hernursing career at the Kaiser GilroyClinic until 2000. During that time,Mrs. Holland was proud to be part ofthe labor/management partnership and

union steward representative for Local250. In 2000, she became supervisor ofsupport services for the Gilroy KaiserClinic. She retired in 2004 after 22 ful-filling years with Kaiser.

Following her retirement, Sandra

continued her love of volunteering andgiving back to others. She had volun-teered in her childrens schools and ather church, St. Pauls Episcopal Churchin Pomona. She helped and brought inmeals to those in need, volunteered inthe Santa Cruz County Medical Clinicas well as at the Museum of Art Historyin Santa Cruz and was founding mem-ber of Women In Black, Aptos. One ofSandras greatest joys in life was thefact that her four children and sixgrandchildren all lived near her in theSanta Cruz area; this meant more to herthen anything else.

She is survived by her beloved fam-ily, including her husband of 38 years,

Thomas dArcourt Holland II, and herfour children and six grandchildren:Emelie Kate Holland, her husbandStephen Doblick and granddaughterRachel Doblick, Spencer Stivers Hol-

land and his fianc Judy Jeong, KayceLouise Wilkinson, her husbandMichael and grandchildren HollyWilkinson, Jacob Grosdidier, Jenniferand Amanda Wilkinson and LauraWhitmer Holland and grandson An-

drew Richmond.Mrs. Holland also leaves her fabu-

lous brothers, Lance Burroughs (Ann)of Iowa Park, Texas, John Burroughs(Dyan) of Carson City, Nevada, BillBurroughs of Atascadero, Californiaand Tom Burroughs of Scotts Valley,California; her precious cousins, nieces,nephews and dear friends and, last butnot least, her constant companion andtreasured cat, Ollie. Her father andmother, Emzy and Helen Burroughs,and brothers, Bob Burroughs and TimBurroughs, preceded her in death.

A celebration of Sandras life will beheld in the spring of 2016. At her wish,memorial contributions may be made

to The Jewel Theatre of Santa Cruz,Hospice of Santa Cruz County, SecondHarvest Food Bank Santa Cruz Countyor a cause of your choice.

Sandra Burroughs HollandCollege administrator, nurse, volunteer

Todd WattsFriends of Todd Watts of Claremont,

who died on December 27, 2015, willgather at the Claremont Friends Meet-ing House, 727 W. Harrison Ave., onSaturday, January 16 at 9 a.m. to share

memories of Todds life. The gatheringis sponsored by the Claremont Home-less Advocacy Program (CHAP). Allare welcome.

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Chris Bradford died in Los Angeles

after a four-year fight with ampullarycancer. He was 54.

He grew up in Claremont and at-tended Foothill Country Day School andWebb School, graduating with the classof 1979. He graduated from ClaremontMcKenna College in 1983 with a degreein history and minors in philosophy andpolitical science.

Mr. Bradford started his career in resi-dential real estate development in the In-land Empire and Desert Cities area. Aself-taught wine aficionado, he took awine class in 1994 at Irvine Valley Col-lege that would change the course of hislife. In 1995, he started his career in thewine industry; he worked in distribution,

retail sales and at the winery level. In2002, he became a wine captain at TheSardine Factory in Monterey while itstill had a Wine Spectator Grand Awardlevel list. He went on to be certified as asommelier by the Court of Master Som-meliers in London and served as a wine

director and sommelier at several restau-rants including Bouchee and LAubergeCarmel (Carmel), Cetrella (Half MoonBay), Crustacean (Beverly Hills) and An

Qi (Newport Beach). At the time of his

death, Chris was the wine director at theFour Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Bev-erly Hills and sommelier at Culina, thein-house fine dining restaurant that ob-tained a Wine Spectator Best of Awardof Excellence under his direction of thewine programs.

In addition to wine, Mr. Bradfordloved baseball; his favorite team was theNew York Yankees. In 1998, he andbrother Clete went on a tour of the oldbaseball stadiums to see them beforethey were torn down or mothballedthey coined it the Before TheyreGone tour. The brothers took in ninegames in seven days in seven differentcities: Houston, Cincinnati, Detroit,

Chicago, Montreal, New York andBoston. The COURIER published ex-cerpts from Mr. Bradfords blog postsabout the trip in the fall of 1998.

Mr. Bradford was also an avid fantasybaseball player, playing his 10,000thgame through the What If Sports web-

site before his death.

Mr. Bradford was also a longtime sup-porter of the Monterey Jazz Festival,serving as an MJF jazz ambassador forthe Los Angeles area and attending thefestival for more than 25 years.

Mr. Bradford is survived by his wifeCarol Bradford; his mother Amber Brad-ford of Claremont; his brothers, ClintBradford of Mira Loma and StevenClete Bradford of Aromas; his mother-in-law Jackie Stickels of Claremont; var-ious nieces and nephews, and hisbeloved Great Pyrenees dogs Edie andRay. A memorial service is planned forFebruary 2016 in the Claremont area.

Donations in Mr. Bradfords memorycan be made to his favorite organization,

the Monterey Jazz Festival, PO BoxJAZZ, Monterey, CA 93942, to supportthe organizations Youth Jazz Educationprograms. For information, visitwww.montereyjazzfestival.org.

Chris BradfordWine aficionado, baseball fan

Donald Stewart Toomb, Jr. died onSaturday, December 19, 2015. He was91.

He was born on March 14, 1924 inWren, Oregon. He graduated fromSalem High School in Oregon in 1942

where he was a member of the amateurradio club and captain of his baseballteam. He received formal training inelectronics in the US Army Air Corpsand served as an enlisted radio/radar re-pairman during 1943-1946.

Mr. Toomb graduated with a bache-lors degree in engineering physicsfrom University of California, Berkeley

in 1951 and moved with his new wifeCarolyn and baby daughter Lynn toTennessee. From 1951 to 1959, he waswith the Instrumentation and ControlsDivision of the Oak Ridge NationalLaboratory working on the homoge-

nous reactor power development proj-ect. During this time he and his wifebuilt a house in Clinton, Tennessee andadded a baby son Jeffrey to the family.

The family then moved to Californiaand settled into a new home in WalnutCreek. From 1960 to 1969, Mr. Toombwas employed at Aerojet-General Nu-cleonics in San Ramon and was in-

volved with the ML-1 ground-mobileand SNAP-8 space-based power pro-grams. He transferred to the Aerojetspace-based DSP IR-sensor in Azusa in1970, where he remained until his re-tirement in 1990. He retained his inter-

est in amateur radio, acquiring andrestoring old equipment under the li-cense N6AFO.

Don is survived by his two children,Lynn Donelle Wilcox and Jeffrey Stew-art Toomb; three granddaughters,Dawnelle, Alia and Tanya; and threegreat-grandchildren, Britni, Brooklynand Christian.

Donald ToombProud veteran, accomplished engineer


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Cathey Anne Anderson (nee Harris) died on Decem-ber 22, 2015, surrounded by family, after a battle withpancreatic cancer. She was 63.

She was born on August 3, 1952 in Pomona toCharles Edward Harris and Dorothy Jo Harris andwent through Claremont schools, graduating from

Claremont High School in 1970. She went on to gradu-ate from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 1974 with a de-gree in animal husbandry, and spent an additional yearin New Zealand pursuing her masters degree.

She later obtained her teaching credential from CalState San Marcos, and went on to teach for 16 years inthe Valley Center Union School District. She was mar-ried for 34 years to Mark A. Anderson and had fourchildren, Cale, Maren, Casey and Callie. Mark andCathey resided and raised their family in Valley Center,California. During her career, Ms. Anderson developeda love for teaching agricultural science and headed theValley Center public school agriculture farms.

I have never seen children work as collaborativelyas they do when they are in the garden, she said. Asthey face the multitude of problems associated withgrowing flowers and vegetables, they all work, share

ideas and solve problems together as they strive toreach a common goal. It never ceases to fill me withjoy as I watch true learning at its best just happen.

Cathey felt it was essential for students to becomeagriculturally aware and was fond of quoting foodwriter Alan Richman, who expounded on the impor-tance of sustenance: With all due respect to art, filmand theater critics, Ive always believed their work wasless fundamental than mine. Food is life. The rest isparsley.

In 2004, Ms. Anderson was named the National Agteacher of the year by the National Agriculture in theClassroom organization. Upon retirement from herteaching career, she spent her time in missions andtraveling to underdeveloped countries. She workedwith several charitable organizations, including Farm-ing Gods Way, Forest Home, Y-Malawi, Faithquest,

Reaching the Hungry and Operation Mobilization.Cathey was the founder and visionary of Freedom

Climb, a ministry of Operation Mobilization thatpushed women beyond their comfort zones to getwrecked and dirty for the Lord, while raising funds and

awareness to free the oppressed and enslaved.For Freedom Climbs first endeavor, Ms. Anderson

led a delegation of 46 Christian women from seven dif-ferent countries on an expedition to climb Mt. Kiliman-jaro in Tanzania. The group, the largest assemblage offemale climbers ever to take on the worlds largest free-

standing mountain, aimed to raise awareness of the es-timated 30 million people worldwide who are victimsof human trafficking.

My wish is that all women and children wouldknow their God-given value and worth. They are notobjects to be used for financial gain or personal satis-faction, she said shortly before the climb. They areuniquely and wonderfully made and no one shouldtake that intrinsic knowledge away from them.

Each of the climbers, who ranged in age from 18 to73, set out to raise $10,000. The money was used tohelp fund two-dozen projects helping exploited and un-derprivileged women and children. These ranged fromcounseling for human trafficking victims in India tofunding education for children with HIV-positive par-ents in Nepal.

Before the Kilimanjaro expedition, Cathey had hiked

but never done any climbing. She went onto lead dele-gations of women on mountain climbing expeditions tothe base camp of Mt. Everest in 2013 and seven Col-orado mountains including Pikes Peak in 2014.

Her mother, Dorothy Harris-McCullough, shared a

story from the Everest base camp climb that she says istypical of Catheys selfless spirit and strength as aleader. As the 44 Freedom Climb participants gotwithin 1,000 feet of the camp, 10 women were too illwith altitude sickness to go on. Cathey escorted themdown the mountain, gracefully relinquishing her goal

of reaching the base camp.In July 2015, Freedom Climb participants undertook

a 75-mile, eight-day trek through the Alps, beginningin Chamonix, France and ending in Zermatt, Switzer-land. Ms. Anderson made the journey as well, accom-panied by her loving husband, despite the fact that shewas fighting cancer. To date, Freedom Climb has raisedmore than $2 million. For more information on the or-ganization, which will continue the work Catheybegan, visit www.TheFreedomChallenge.com.

Ms. Andersons family rallied around her during hersickness. During a gathering this past Thanksgiving,she was able to meet two new grandchildren, Connorand Meara, who were born earlier in the month.

She leaves behind her husband Mark; her childrenCale, Maren, Casey and Callie; her six grandchildren,Kieran and Caden Luke, Caleb and Connor Carson and

Juniper and Meara Anderson; her mother Dorothy Har-ris-McCullough, and her brothers Richard and DouglasHarris. She also leaves behind the countless womenand children whose lives she has impacted around theworld, and who meant so much to her.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests you considergiving to Operation Mobilization USA, PO Box 444,Tyrone GA 30290-0444, specifying the Cathey Ander-son Freedom Climb Fund in the memo line of thecheck.

Contributions will be used to continue the dreamCathey had to free women and children from their op-pression and, in doing so, to stretch the women helpingin these efforts beyond their comfort zones so that Godcan do an amazing work in and through them, herloved ones shared.

There will be a Celebration of Life service in

Catheys honor at Emmanuel Faith CommunityChurch in Escondido, California on January 9 at 10a.m.

Cathey Anne AndersonVisionary leader, inspirational teacher


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PHOTOGRAPHY Irene CarlsonGallery of Photography exhibit Seawa-ter by Ray Collins, with faculty writingcontributions by associate professor ofcreative writing Sean Bernard and In-structor of biology Pablo Weaver. RayCollins has photographed seascapes fororganizations such as National Geo-

graphic, Apple, United Airlines, Nikon,Red Bull and others. Closes today, Janu-ary 8, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. University of LaVernes Miller Hall, located at 1950Third St., La Verne. (909) 448-4070 [email protected].

DEDICATION CELEBRATION CLUCommunity Performance Stage at Shelton

Park in the Claremont Village. Open to thepublic, catered by Bardot, favors to the first150 guests, entertainment and celebrationson the new stage. 1 to 3:30 p.m. Visitsheltonparkstage.com for more information.

GENEALOGYTips & Tricks in UsingTechnology in Your Genealogy Searchpresented byShelia Johnson, independentcontractor for Google. Ms. Johnson willlead members in exploring and discover-ing new ways on to use the informationon Google to enhance their family re-search. Ms. Johnson, who is a member ofthe Pomona Valley Genealogy Society,will bring suggestions on new searchtechniques, which are available throughGoogle and other sites on the Internet. Theprogram, which is open to the public, willbe held at the Pomona Public Library, 625S. Garey Ave., Pomona in the CommunityRoom from 2 to 4 p.m.MILLARD SHEETS ART CENTER

Fairplex in Pomona invites both noviceand professional artists to a fine diningand wine event highlighting a famousartist from a particular geographic lo-

cation. Guests will enjoy food andwine from the artists region and, withthe guidance of an experienced artteacher, will recreate one of the artistsfamous works or use the art as inspira-

tion. The monthly event begins on Sat-urday, January 9 at 6:30 p.m. Cost is$75 per person and includes paintingsupplies as well as the food andwine. Space is limited; reservations maybe made by calling (909) 865-4161. Tolearn more about Palates and Palettes,visit millardsheetsartcenter.org.

FARMERS MARKET Rain or shineevery Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. inthe Claremont Village.

ISRAELI FOLK DANCE A fun wayto exercise with music of Israeli folkdance. Beginners group at 6:45 p.m., fol-lowed by open dancing. $6. MasonicLodge, 227 W. Eighth St., Claremont.(909) 921-7115.SHAKESPEARE CLUB The Januarymeeting of the Shakespeare Club ofPomona Valley will feature a discussionby Pamela Stith, Pomona Catholic theaterteacher, whose topic is Shakespeares Si-lences and Ambiguities: Those CharactersWho Are on Stage but Remain Silent.Program is free of charge. Light refresh-ments will be served. All are welcome. 2

p.m. Joslyn Center, 660 N. MountainAve., Claremont. For more information,contact Lucy Lynch, (909) 717-1109 [email protected]

GOOD NEWS FROM SOME DE-VELOPING COUNTRIES CGU pro-fessor and former CGU president RobertKlitgaard will speak. The UniversityClub meets Tuesdays at 11:30 a.m. at theHughes Community Center, 1700 Dan-bury Rd., Claremont. $13 meeting fee in-cludes buffet lunch.

CLAREMONT GARDEN CLUBPlant Pairings: Selecting Plants ThatGrow Well Together. Garden designerand educator April Garbat will explainhow to select plants based on horticul-tural needs and aesthetics. She will pro-vide information sources and examplesof various color and texture palettes, andalthough focus will be on California na-tive plants, the principles apply to allspecies. Exhibits, plant cuttings and re-freshments at 6:30 p.m. Speaker at 7 p.m.Door prize at closing. Free and open tothe public, all ages welcome. PilgrimPlace Napier Center, 660 Avery Rd.,Claremont.

KIWANIS CLUB OF CLAREMONTThe Kiwanis Club of Claremont inviteslocal residents interested in serving theircommunity to learn more by attending ameeting held at noon every Thursday atthe St. Ambrose Church Fellowship Hall,located at 830 W. Bonita Ave., Claremont.The Mission of Kiwanis is to serve thechildren of the world, one community andone child at a time. Kiwanis Internationalcelebrated its 100th anniversary in 2015.It has clubs in over 80 nations around theworld, with over 630,000 members annu-ally providing more than 18 million hoursof service to their communities. Locallythe Claremont Kiwanis work with theClaremont School District, the City ofClaremont, Claremont Education Foun-dation, Shoes That Fit, Meals on Wheels,Special Olympics and more. For addi-tional information, contact MembershipChairman Jess Swick at (909) 621-2996.

ART MART Arts and crafts vendors fillthe Claremont Packing House atriumfrom 5 to 9 p.m. 532 W. First St., Claremont.

ASIAN AMERICAN EXPO 2016 Cel-ebrating its 35th anniversary at PomonaFairplex on Saturday, January 16 andSunday, January 17. Kick off the year ofthe Monkey with the largest Asian tradeshow with more than 1,000 vendorbooths, six large exhibition halls, threeunique food courts featuring over 100food vendors and eight non-stop per-formance stages. Hosted at the begin-ning of every year to celebrate the LunarNew Year Festival, join attendees fromall different backgrounds both locallyand internationally. Saturday from 10a.m. to 10 p.m. andSunday from 10 a.mto 7 p.m. Pomona Fairplex, 1101 W.McKinley Ave., Pomona. Presale priceis $11, general admission is $12 and sen-iors and children may attend for $10.Visit asianamericanexpo.com for moreinformation.CERAMICS & PAINTINGS JohnFassbinder: Earth + Sky opening recep-tion from 6 to 9 p.m. tonight. Show willrun through January 29. Open Mondaythrough Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. orby appointment. Ginger Elliott Exhibi-tion Center at the Garner House in Me-morial Park, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd.,Claremont.

CALENDAR COURIER Crossword

Check out this weeks puzzleby Myles Mellor.

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NightlifeThe Amy Rowe Trio to perform

jazz at The Press Restaurant.

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Claremont COURIER/Friday,January 08,2016

COURIER photos/Steven FelschundneffHeavy rain caused moderate flooding on Bonita Avenue during the second day of winter storms in Claremont.

Tuesdays storms brought much-needed rain but little damage to Claremont as

the last of falls leaves were knocked from these sycamore trees. As rain contin-ues through the week and the ground becomes saturated, the chance of floodingwill increase.

Claremonters braved the first offi-cial onslaught of El Nio, whenthe highly anticipated downpours

began to arrive on Monday, January 4.Cars crept carefully along Claremont roads, while

pedestrians scuttled through the rain in an attempt toavoid the wet weather.

Sam Wheeler was crossing Indian Hill and SecondStreet, ready for El Nio in a yellow raincoat, rainboots and a hat to go with his umbrella.

The Upland resident and utility worker said he washappy about the rain coming down in Claremont, butadded, Its sad we have to get it all at one time.

The storms led to the closure of the Claremont

Hills Wilderness Park on Tuesday, January 5. Thepark is set to reopen to normal winter hours on Mon-day, January 11.

For months, meteorologists and other experts haveclaimed this El Nio as the strongest storm swellsince the infamous 1997 system. During the October27 city council meeting, Assistant to the City Man-ager Brad McKinney gave a presentation on how toproperly deal with the anticipated storm, including in-specting trees and buildings and clearing out stormdrains.

Bonnie Bartling of the National Weather ServicesOxnard station, which oversees Los Angeles County,said the Claremont area is not completely out of thewoods yet for the coming week.

Another system is possible Saturday, a little clear-ing on Sunday and maybe something else on Mon-day, Ms. Bartling said.

Ms. Bartling added that the total rainfall in Clare-

mont from Sunday, January 3 to Thursday, January 6was 3.16 inches, with 1.31 inches falling on Tuesday,January 5.

With wet weather comes the seemingly inevitableincrease in car accidents, but Lt. Lori Davenport ofthe Claremont Police Department said the city has re-mained largely accident-free.

Weve been extremely lucky, she said.A cause for concern in Claremont is the po

of falling tree leaves and other debris causing ing. Public Works Inspector Ralph Rodriguez Tuesday driving around town to spots where hknows water can collect, such as storm drains Baseline and Mills and Mt. Baldy Road near PHills.

Its the first rain so theres a lot of debris tocleared out [of drainage pipes], Mr. Rodrigue

He added that a lot of mulch put down in yacity-owned properties across town to combat drought might become a factor in clogged stordrains.

After a good day of rain, it starts soaking ithe second storm is where you have that runoff

Rodriguez said.Mr. Wheeler concurred, saying the falling l

from the countless trees in Claremont might lemore flooding and more frustrations.

But he was still happy with the storm, especafter such a long dryspell.

We need the rain, he said.Residents can pick up sandbags at one of th

County fire stations in the cityFire Station 1606 W. Bonita Ave., Fire Station 102 on 2040Sumner Ave. and Fire Station 62 on 3701 N. MAve.

The Claremont weather will have a good chlight rain late Saturday, into Sunday. High temtures will be in the 50s, with lows in the uppeThere will be a warm-up and partly cloudy wefor most of next week.

Matthew news@claremont-co

First El Nio storm brings rain, snow to Claremont regi

Vehicles on Mount Baldy Road had to steer aroundseveral large rocks brought down by rainstorms.

A rainbow appears to the east of Claremont as the firsries of winter storms passes through the area on Tuesofficial measurements tallied nearly two inches of rain day with more on the way.

City of Claremont Public Works Inspector Ralph Rodriguezclears leaves from a storm drain pipe on Tuesday as the firstmajor winter storm of the season blankets the area with rain.With a series of storms expected for the week it will be impor-tant to keep such drainage open to prevent flooding.

Covina resident Ruben Castillo tries to keep dry as he waitsfor a bus to take him home on Wednesday in Claremont.

a day of beautiful contrasts in the Claremont Village, with severe downpours followed by relative

as people went about their daily chores.


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EUREKA CLAREMONT: 580 W. First St., ClaremontPacking House. Open from 11 a.m. to midnight, Sundaythrough Thursday; closes at 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday.

Hoppy Hour daily from 2 to 6 p.m. (909) 445-8875.Thursdays: Live Music.FLAPPERS COMEDY: 540 W. First St., ClaremontPacking House. 18 and over. Show times: Friday at 8 and10 p.m., Saturday at 7 and 9:30 p.m. and Sunday at 7 p.m.Tickets can be purchased online or at the door.

Friday, January 8: Dave Reinitz from This AmericanLife at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.Saturday, January 9: Dave Reinitz from This Ameri-can Life at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.Sunday, January 10: Jim Barnes & Friends at 7 p.m.Thursday, January 14: ACCC Round 1 Week 1 at 8p.m. and Open Mic Audition Show at 10 p.m.Friday, January 15: Jamie Kaler from My Boys at 8p.m. and 10 p.m.Saturday, January 16: Jamie Kaler from My Boys at 7p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

THE PRESS RESTAURANT: 129 Harvard Ave.Claremont Village. Thursday through Saturday until2 a.m. Live DJ every Thursday at 11 p.m. 21 and overafter 9 p.m. Standing room only after 9:30 p.m. (909)625-4808.

Friday, January 8: The Polio Ponys (vaudeville)Saturday, January 9: Significant Others (rock) at 10 p.m.Sunday, January 10: Sunday Piano with Kana Yamatoat 6 p.m.Tuesday, January 12: King Trivia Night at 8:30 p.m.Wednesday, January 13: Ambient DJ and PianistPatrick Vargas at 9:30 p.m.Thursday, January 14: Amy Rowe Trio (jazz) at8:30 p.m.Sunday, January 15: Sampson & Stone (acoustic) at10 p.m.Tuesday, January 16: Erik Thor Shumpert (rock) at

8:30 p.m.PIANO PIANO: 555 W. Foothill Blvd., Claremont. Livedueling piano show times: Wednesday and Thursday, 9p.m. to 1 a.m.; Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. 21and over. $5 cover charge on Fridays and Saturdays after8 p.m. (no cover charge with student ID). (909) 547-4266.

Tuesdays:Taco Tuesday with $1 tacos, $2 Coronas and$3 margaritas. Rock the mic or jam with the band.Wednesdays: Rockstar Karaoke. Rock the mic orjam with the band. $2 Bud Lights and $4 Vodka Rock-stars. 9 p.m.

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COURIER CROSSWORDCrossword by Myles Mellor. Puzzle #349

Answers to last weeks puzzle #348


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Claremont COURIER/Friday, January 08, 2016 18SPORTS

The Claremont HighSchool boys basketballteam extended their re-

cent winning streak to seven bydefeating surprisingly quickRowland Heights, 67-56, onWednesday night in Claremont.

With a 13-2 record, the Pack will bringa lot of momentum to their first Palo-mares League matchup against Bonita on

Friday at home.Claremont did not start the game look-

ing like a winning team. In spite of dom-inating both offensive and defensiverebounds, the Pack could not get any-thing to drop and ended the quarter downa point 10-9.

That all changed early in the secondquarter as coach Stan Tolliver inserted

junior Sam Yagoda at guard. Yagoda,who is in his first year on varsity, jump-started the Wolfpack by hitting back-to-back three-pointers from the samelocation. From then on, Claremont nevertrailed.

I wanted to get our energy going,said Yagoda following the game.

Junior Davis Haley was the nightstop-scoring player with 15 points, fol-lowed by Yagoda at 11 and senior Har-lan Maas with 10.

On a night when Claremonts shootingwas noticeably off, their rebounding wasright on. Most important was their abilityto grab offensive rebounds and immedi-ately convert to scores.

Twice in the third quarter after juniorKyle Scalmanini hit the rim, Haleypicked up the rebound and got easylayups. That combo held off a run byRowland Heights that had whittled thePacks lead to six points.

Sophomore Christian Jordan led theway with 11 rebounds, followed by Scal-

manini with eight.Going into the fourth with a comfort-

able lead, Claremont went into preserva-tion mode, which worked despite an ex-cellent effort from the Raiders JonathanHu and Phillip Aguiniga.

As time ran out, there was a last-gaspeffort directed by Rowland Heightscoach Jason Villanueva, who had histeam foul Claremont as soon as theytouched the ball. The result was a some-what comical string of free throws andwhistles until, with 40 seconds to go, Vil-lanueva conceded and let the clock runout.

Rowland is a good basketball teamThey are very disciplined, run their of-fense well and are well-coached, saidCoach Tolliver. I think we were off ourgame. We havent played in a week; wehad a few days off after the last holidaytournament, so I think we had a little bitof game rust on us.

He also praised Rowland Heights.[It was] not unexpected that they

would give us a fight, he said.Before the break, Claremont won the

Wilson High School tournament, defeat-ing Whittier 83-68 in the final. We re-ally had a great team effort. We weremoving the ball around a lot and shot theball really well, said Coach Tolliveradding, Tyler Fraser really stepped uphis game over there, and Kyle Scal-manini ran a good foregame.

For his efforts, Fraser was awarded thetournaments MVP award.

As the Pack looks forward to leagueplay, their first game wil

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