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Pepper Tree SquareDear Editor:

On behalf of the Pepper Tree Squareownership and leasing team, we want tothank Gabriel George for his civic partici-pation and June 12 letter regarding thePepper Tree Square shopping center at the

corner of Indian Hill and Arrow in Clare-mont. It is good to see a young man show-ing interest in his community.

Although challenging, leasing activityhas been very active behind the scenes.Negotiating with national tenants is fre-quently a long, arduous and expensiveprocess.

First, you have to get these companiesinterested in the location.

Second, you have to get their real estateand operations teams in agreement to pur-sue the location.

Third, the potential tenant’s architec-ture, construction, legal and finance de-partments all need to provide their inputand be in agreement.

Fourth, this is then followed by a nego-tiation of lease terms, which typicallycover a 20- to 30-year period of time andaddress items such as lease rates, whopays and performs the various parts of construction, who is responsible and paysfor various maintenance over time, whatother uses are allowed in the center, and atleast 20 other items.

Fifth, if you get through this entireprocess, the parties and their lawyers thennegotiate a lease, which takes all of theitems that were previously negotiated andadds substantially greater items that thenfurther need to be negotiated. It is actuallyamazing that anything ever gets built.

It is important to lease the larger spaces

first as they set the tone for the center. Theoccupancy of smaller spaces by certainuses may prevent some larger tenantsfrom coming to the project. For example,if we leased a smaller space to a paint

store, this would likely prevent us fromleasing a larger space to a hardware storethat also sells paint. We have been in ne-gotiations with a few national tenants forthe larger spaces and we are very hopefulthat we will sign a lease with at least oneof them in the near future. Stay tuned.

Regarding the martial arts studio andthe market, the martial arts studio wentbankrupt and the market’s lease expiredand they would not renew at market rents.We subsequently did lease a space to an-other martial arts studio that failed to evenopen after they had a binding lease.

As I said, it is not easy, and frequentlywhat happens behind the scenes is confi-dential. Sometimes rumors just take on alife of their own. The contention that theownership has not been in communicationwith the city is incorrect. There has beenfrequent dialog with the city regardingvarious planning and construction issuesrelating to the project. The city has beenvery cooperative and interested in our

progress, including the city manager’s of-fice who I communicate with wheneverthey inquire about the property or when-ever we have a prospect that the city maybe able to help us acquire.

The ownership has invested over $3million to renovate this shopping center.They have invested hundreds of thousandsof dollars more preparing spaces for leaseand going through numerous tenant nego-tiations over the past few years. There isnothing that they would like more than toget Pepper Tree Square 100 percentleased to businesses that can serve thecommunity. Brad Umansky

Claremont

Brad Umansky is president of Progressive Real

Estate Partners. His team is responsible for theleasing of Pepper Tree Square. He can bereached at [email protected].

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Wednesday, July 1Community and Human ServicesCommission—Cancelled

Tuesday, July 7Planning CommissionCouncil Chamber, 7 p.m.

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Claremont COURIER/Friday, June 26, 2015CITY NEWS

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esidents anticipating solutions to

the numerous challenges that haveplagued the Claremont HillsWilderness Park and surrounding neigh-borhoods in recent years are going to haveto wait just a bit longer.

At the request of city staff, the Claremont City Coun-cil authorized extending the city’s contact with MIGInc.—the consultant hired to prepare the Claremont HillsWilderness Park (CHWP) Master Plan—until Decem-ber 31, 2015.

The approval of the six-month extension during Tues-day night’s council meeting will allow for the completionof the public review process as well as inclusive reviewby the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), Traffic andTransportation Commission and the Community andHuman Services Commission, with final approval by the

city council. No changes are being made to the project’s$242,275 budget, only to the length of the contract.

The city contracted with MIG in January 2014 and

while it was expected that the CHWP Master Plan proj-ect could be completed in one year, the

process has evolved, resulting in addi-tional public input and a longer, morecomplex final document.

Claremont resident Robin Trozpek supports council’sdecision to delay the master planning process.

“This gives us an opportunity to include a thoroughwatershed and water conservation plan,” Ms. Trozpektold the council during public comment. “I’d like to sug-gest that city staff look to council for instruction on this,and council can insert this plan under MIG’s existingscope of work which provides an Environmental Base-line and Resource Management Plan,”

As stated in MIG’s scope of work, the purpose of theResource Management Plan (RMP) is “to identify anddescribe significant and/or fragile natural resourceswithin the park and to discuss methods of protection andenhancement to these resources.” Current land manage-

ment strategies, including storm water management, areto be assessed and recommendations presented on howto minimize any negative effects on the natural environ-

ment. BonTerra Consulting will revise the RMP baseon one set of comments from MIG and another set fro

the city.“You may have seen Ann Croissant’s viewpoint in la

Friday’s COURIER. She also calls for delaying the nalization of the master plan,” Ms. Trozpek continue“I think she’s right. We need to align ourselves widrought planning and protect our hillsides. For me, prtection includes balancing conservation with recreation

City staff is currently reviewing the draft of the Clarmont Hills Wilderness Park Master Plan, a document thwas originally scheduled for release in March 2015, ananticipates releasing it to the TAC and the general public in early July.

A series of public meetings will be held with the TAand the community beginning in September, followed bTraffic and Transportation and the Community anHuman Services Commissions review in October, wiClaremont City Council analysis expected in Novembe

Dates and meeting locations have yet to be determined—Angela [email protected]

Park master plan extended to complete review proces

COURIER photo/Peter WeinbergAt its Tuesday night meeting, the Claremont City Council approved an extension of the contract with MIG, the consultant hired to prepare the Claremont HillsWilderness Park Master Plan. MIG and city planners now have until December 31, 2015 to finalize plans for use of the city’s most expansive open space.

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With the solar power indus-try shifting towards con-sumers, Claremont resi-dents are taking a more

active interest in managing and person-alizing their energy consumption.

In 2014, the city received 169 applica-tions for solar system permits and 2015 islooking equally promising. As of mid-June, the city had received 100 permit re-

quests. An ordinance adopted by councilTuesday night should help those numbersincrease by the end of the year.

Ordinance No. 2015-07 provides astreamlined permitting process for resi-dential rooftop solar systems that are nolarger than 10 kilowatts alternating currentnameplate rating or 30 kilowatt thermal.

The ordinance was in response to AB2188, imposing new state guidelines thatrequire all cities and counties in Californiato adopt streamline permitting processesby September 30.

The streamlined permit process in-cludes the use of a simple checklist to de-termine whether projects qualify for ex-pedited permitting. Residents seeking a

permit, which costs approximately $275,must submit a standard plan describing theproposed solar photovoltaic project. The

city cannot condition its approval on theapproval of a homeowners association.

Applications for solar system permitsare available on the city website. Eligibleprojects that contain all the items noted inthe checklist shall be approved within oneto three days.

In some cities, permitting can take morethan a month for approval and installationcan require numerous inspections. That’snot the case here in Claremont.

“We typically approve permits for solardirectly over the counter at city hall in 15minutes or less,” says Brian Desatnik, di-rector of community development. “Thisordinance did not affect our approval time-frame.”

The ordinance requires Claremont’sbuilding division to issue a permit withinthree days after submission of a completeapplication that meets all the requirements.If the application is deemed incomplete, awritten notice detailing all deficienciesand any additional information or docu-mentation required must be provided tothe applicant for resubmission.

In addition, the building division willconduct only one inspection for small res-

idential rooftop solar energy systemswithin two business days of a request. If

the system fails inspection, a subsequentinspection will be authorized, but will notneed to conform to the requirements of theordinance.

According to Claremont building offi-cial Jeff Baughman, the ordinance doesn’tapply to larger systems and commercialinstallations. Those applications will stillbe required to go through the standard ap-proval process.

Homeowner Ray Fowler installed solar

panels on both his residence and rentalunits in the mid-2000s. Although he sayshe took great care to preserve adjoiningcity and private large mature shade treesduring the process, the longtime Clare-mont resident expressed concern that oth-ers may not be so diligent with their in-stallations.

“Since it takes only two weeks to installor remove a complete generating systemand several decades to establish a signifi-cant mature shade canopy, does this ordi-nance cover the details that will preventthe unintended consequence of removinglarge mature trees on private property orfuture large street trees?” he asked thecouncil.

Mayor Corey Calaycay then pulled theitem for further discussion and asked city

staff to speak to the ability to address treunder the ordinance.

“The ordinance comes from the state California and does not address trees anhow they effect solar panels,” explaineMr. Baughman. “There is a Solar RighAct that, to my understanding, says thata neighbor has a tree that’s blocking thlight to your solar panels, you can requithem to remove it. But that isn’t somethinthis ordinance covers.”

Established in 1978, the Solar RighAct and Solar Shade Control Act createa legal framework for solar access. Thlaws include protections to allow consumers access to sunlight (and preveshading of systems) and to limit homowner associations and local governmenfrom preventing installation of solar eergy systems.

The Solar Shade Control Act prevena property owner from allowing trees shrubs to shade an existing system onneighboring property. The law mandatthat if a tree or shrub is planted after the installation of solar panels, it cannot castshadow that covers more than 10 perceof a solar collector’s absorption area at an

time between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

City seeks balance between tree care and solar panel installations

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Claremont COURIER/Friday, June 26, 2015CITY NEWS

Tuesday, June 16

A quick response time by Claremontpolice may have scared off thieves whobroke into a north Claremont home. Of-ficers responded to the 3700 block of Grand Avenue at approximately 9:50p.m. after unknown intruders entered theresidence through a rear glass door. Mo-tion sensors within the home triggeredthe alarm system that notified Claremontpolice of an intrusion. CPD arrived to thecrime scene within minutes but the bur-glars had already fled the scene unde-tected. It appears nothing was taken fromthe home; the investigation remains on-going.

Thursday, June 18

Pterodactyls weren’t the only thingsflying during a screening of JurassicWorld at Laemmle’s Claremont 5. Ac-cording to Detective Hector Tamayo, 30-year-old Jeffrey Delgado had bought aticket to see the dinosaur adventure filmwhen he became involved in a verbal al-tercation with another patron over “loud-talking” during the movie. The argumentquickly turned physical, with Mr. Del-gado punching a 63-year-old Upland res-ident in the face. The victim sufferedredness to his face and the Rancho Cu-camonga resident was arrested for bat-tery.

Friday, June 19

A man with a stroller and no babypushed his way through a local super-

market and walked out with $240 in

merchandise. The thief entered StaterBros on Foothill Boulevard with strollerin hand at approximately 3:15 p.m. andloaded up on Enfamil baby formula andGillette razors before fleeing the sceneon foot. Employees recognized the man,noting to police that he’d committedsimilar crimes within the store on prioroccasions, but he was not located. Theinvestigation remains ongoing.

* * *Claremont police recovered a stolen

vehicle after it was spotted cruisingthrough the City of Trees. According toDet. Tamayo, officers responded to In-dian Hill Boulevard near San BernardinoAvenue. around 4 p.m. in search of a

2001 Chevy Suburban reported stolenout of Anaheim. CPD located the vehi-cle in the parking lot of Popeye’sChicken and, with guns drawn, detainedfour occupants within the SUV withoutincident. The 20-year-old driver, JennelAguirre from Ontario, told police thatshe’d borrowed the car from a friend andhad no idea it was reported stolen. Fur-ther investigation revealed the three re-maining occupants had outstandingwarrants and were taken into custody.Ms. Aguirre was arrested for possessionof a stolen vehicle and later released on$15,000 bond. The Chevy was returnedto its rightful owner.

Saturday, June 20A Montclair man with a cold one in

the car was arrested for driving under theinfluence after he collided with anothervehicle in north Claremont. Officers re-sponded to the area of Mt. Baldy Roadand Padua Avenue around 6:45 p.m. aftera Chevy Heritage High Roof (HHR) wasinvolved in a traffic collision. DriverMartin Enriquez was traveling west onMt. Baldy Road when he turned into theeast lane and hit a Subaru XV containinga 48-year-old female driver and her 54-year-old male passenger. The victims,both Mt. Baldy residents, complained of pain to their neck, chest and abdomenfollowing the accident and were trans-ported to Pomona Valley Hospital fortreatment. Upon investigation, policediscovered an open Modelo beer, stillcold and one-quarter full, as well as aPacifico beer on the passenger floor-board of Mr. Enriquez’s car. The Mont-clair man was found to be three times thelegal limit and arrested for DUI. He hassince been charged with two misde-meanor counts of driving under the in-fluence of an alcoholic beverage causinginjury and entered a plea of not guilty onJune 23. Mr. Enriquez remains in cus-tody at Twin Towers Correctional Facil-ity in Los Angeles, held on $50,000 bail.

* * *A Claremont senior made an unsafe

turn, sending her off the road and into anearby wall. According to Det. Tamayo,the 73-year-old driver was traveling weston Arrow Highway near Elder Drivearound 7:30 p.m. when her ToyotaAvalon struck a curb and a concrete lightpost, causing it to fall down on a cinderblock wall below. The female driver toldpolice she didn’t recall what had hap-

pened but she may have fallen asleep bhind the wheel, sending her adrift andamaging the front of her vehicle. Thairbags deployed upon impact and thwoman suffered injuries to her noschest and both knees but refused tranport to a local hospital.

Monday, June 22Claremont police responded to tw

Claraboya homesteads under constrution that were burglarized over the weeend. The first home, located in the 250block of San Andres Way, was enterthrough an unlocked rear door with tunknown thieves making off with $2,00in copper piping. Thieves used the frodoor to gain entry into a second resdence in the area, located on the 70block of Via San Simon. Once inside, thunknown burglars stole $500 in tools andamaged copper piping, causing $700water damage as a result of flooding. Tinvestigation remains ongoing.

Tuesday, June 23A motorcycle rider suffered a serio

injury after losing control of his bike.The 63-year-old Banning resident w

making a turn in the parking lot Pomona Valley Health on Monte VisAvenue when he misjudged a turn ancrashed his Suzuki to the pavement. LAngeles County Fire responded to thscene around 3:30 p.m., where the vitim suffered a broken left leg and laceations to his lip. He was transported vambulance to Pomona Valley HospitMedical Center for treatment.

—Angela [email protected]

POLICE BLOTTER

At the June 18 school board meet-ing, the Claremont Unified SchoolDistrict Board of Education ac-

cepted Claremont Lincoln University’sbid for a large parcel of surplus property.

At a June 9 auction, the university—the youngestof Claremont’s institutes of higher education—offeredthe district $14.35 million for a 9.7-acre parcel lo-cated at 2475 N. Forbes Ave.

For a decade, the location was the site of Clare-mont’s second junior high, La Puerta IntermediateSchool. While La Puerta was shuttered in 1978, com-munity enrichment programs such as parentingclasses continued to be held on the grounds for manyyears.

The property was snapped up for $19 million inNovember 2013. The buyer, Irvine-based home-builder Brandywine Homes, backed out of the deal afew months later when the city failed to approve thenumber of units the company had hoped to build onthe site.

Escrow can be a lengthy and uncertain process, butthe district is looking forward to having money tosink into some long overdue capital projects.

Money from two other sites the district has sold inthe last few years is closer at hand. CUSD closed es-crow on the sale of its former district office, located at2080 N. Mountain Ave., in June of 2013 and is in thefinal stages of closing escrow on the sale of its formerservice center at 700 W. Base Line Rd., with the clos-ing expected to occur in July.

With the district’s financial prospects rosier than

they have been in some time, the school board wasalso asked to approve a list of high-priority projectsfor district schools. The renovation of the El Roblepool—whose aging equipment has rendered it unus-

able—is at the top of the list, which board membersunanimously approved.

—Sarah [email protected]

CUSD approves Claremont Lincoln’s bid for La Puerta site

COURIER photo/Steven FelschundneClaremont Lincoln University’s bid of $14.35 million for the former La Puerta school site was recently ac-cepted by the Claremont Unified School District.


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The Claremont-basedsummer enrichmentprogram Project

THINK is celebrating its 35thyear, with a rainforest themeand—after being ensconcedfor a few years in the OldSchool House—a return to theClaremont Colleges.

Some 200 students, ranging fromkindergartners to eighth graders, are en-rolled in the first session, combininglearning and fun on the Scripps Collegecampus. Another hundred are alreadysigned up for Project THINK’s secondsession, which runs from July 6 to July24 and is still welcoming students.

Susan Warren and Kay Conleyfounded the nonprofit in 1982. The ed-ucation budget had been decimated afew years earlier by the passage of Proposition 13, an amendment to theCalifornia constitution limiting theproperty taxes once used to fund educa-tion. With summer school programs inCUSD and the surrounding districtsnon-existent, the master teachers hopedtheir program would turn summer“learning loss” into intellectual gain.

Project THINK, which has also beenheadquartered variously on the cam-puses of Pitzer, Claremont McKennaand Harvey Mudd Colleges, was lo-cated at Scripps for more than 20 years,so it feels like a homecoming for Ms.Warren.

Ms. Conley retired last year, but Ms.Warren—a graduate professor of publiceducation at Azusa Pacific Univer-sity—remains hard at work supervisinga program in which she firmly believes.There are a number of scholarships, shenotes, and all proceeds go right backinto serving the students.

Ms. Warren, who was a public schoolteacher and administrator for 22 years,relates that Project THINK boasts anunusually high teacher-to-student ratio.She is proud of the program’s staff of carefully selected teachers. “It’s onething to have a credential or a master’sdegree. But it’s the disposition I lookfor—that caring and understanding,”she said.

Mamie Dinani, a retired teacher whotravels to Claremont from Chico eachsummer to participate in Project Think,fits the bill.

“I like that within the theme, theteacher gets the chance to enjoy whatthey can bring out,” Ms. Dinani said ina 2012 COURIER article. “I don’t havethe inhibition of ‘You’ve got to get tomaterial for the test.’ It’s delightful. It’senergizing.”

The teachers are assisted by students,some in high school and others in col-lege. Many of them are Project THINKalumni. “They love our program andbelieve in it. They want to share thepositive influence they got as a child,”Ms. Warren said. “And the youngerkids look up to them.”

Another strength of the program is

how well it dovetails with the CommonCore curriculum, according to Ms. War-ren. Subject matter hasn’t changed, she

points out. What’s changed is how it istaught, with a new emphasis on the fourCs—critical thinking, collaboration,communication and creativity.

“Project THINK was founded onthose four C’s 35 years ago,” she said.“For years, public education has beenabout imparting information and havingthe kids spew it back. It’s been a veryrote formula, with no concern for hav-ing students think about what they arelearning or questioning the material.And now, the pendulum has swungback.”

Questioning is the modus operandifor Project THINK students. “We wantthem to know that there is more than

one way to find an answer, and some-times there is more than one answer,”

Ms. Warren said.Days at Project THINK begin with a

morning enrichment program, with

“Young Thinkers” in kindergartenthrough second grade moving throughlearning centers in self-contained class-rooms and third through eight gradersrotating through six classrooms.

The afternoon is dedicated to ex-tracurricular classes like computers,drama, Spanish and visual and perform-ing arts, as well as swimming classesutilizing the Claremont High Schoolpool.

The classes have a component of “stealth education,” specially designedto make learning fun.

A computer class, aimed at kidsfourth grade and up, is called VideoGame Design and MinecraftEDU. As

part of the course’s curriculum, partici-pants design their own interactive tropi-

cal rainforest using the educational vesion of the wildly popular gameMinecraft.

The drama class is also game theoryin action.

“In the drama class, thstudents think theyare having a good

time playing acting games, buwe are actually teaching themabout public speaking and

communication,” Ms. Warrensaid. “They are learning tostand, project their voices andkeep eye contact.”

She considers the art class to be particularly invaluable, because the kidsdon’t just undertake projects. They gaa lifetime of art appreciation. Theyoungsters are exposed to concepts likform, texture, color and the values of light and dark. And while they paint,color, cut and fold, they are asked tolook through the lens of some of his-tory’s most famous artists.

The students are especially wildabout one wriggly treat. Each week,

they are introduced to a mystery animthat fits into this year’s “Jungle JourneAround the World” theme. The childrecan ask any staff member questions li“Does it have slimy skin?” before get-ting an up-close look at the surprisecritter. Last week, it was a snake, morspecifically a red-tail boa.

For kids like 7-year-old Olivia Irv-ing, Project THINK is a nice change opace and a stimulating way to spendsome long summer days.

“My favorite thing is going to all thclasses, and after I do swimming. Thoare my favorite things,” Olivia said.

For more information on ProjectTHINK, visit www.projectthink or cal

(909) 626-5481. —Sarah [email protected]


COURIER photos/Sarah TorribioKids in Project THINK’s Young Thinkers program experiement in a sciencecenter on Wednesday at Scripps College. The youngsters discovered thatmealworms are averse to light, wiggling away from a flashlight glare.

Families encouraged to THINK about summer opportunity

Kindergartners practice putting the

names of rainforst creatures in alphabetical order.


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Iweave, sew, make jewelry, makebooks, print, draw and create all sortsof things that I display and sell

through shows, fairs and galleries. I use

any means that I can dream up. The creat-ing is done mostly in my home and in mygarage and, sometimes, in workshop stu-dios along with other artists who want theguidance and the opportunity to use ma-chines and materials not available in theirown space.

The art of crafting is something I do all of the time.It is what nourishes me and keeps me going. It is whatgets me out into the world to see what exciting thingsare happening, what is new and stimulating andwhere I can find old things to make into new. I canmake and make and do and do but then I need a wayto share what I have done with others. I need to find away to sell my art.

I first began to weave seriously in New York duringthe two years that we lived in Croton-on-Hudson. Ihad also learned how to spin my own yarn and dye itwith colors I made from plants. My first experience of selling was through craft fairs. These were local out-door shows along the Hudson River and once in NewYork City, where I set my art out on tables in parks oron the street. People came and bought. I was thrilled.

Moving back to Claremont, I became involved inthe pre-Village Venture fairs, where we got to set upin front of shops that we liked and sell for one day. Iwas usually found in front of Bentley’s Market (nowRhino Records). This was just a small booth but wasfun to do. Later, it became a more formal venue andthe city took it over.

I sold along Yale Avenue for years, focusing mostlyon selling hand-spun, plant-dyed wool hats. Later, Imoved over to the corner of Harvard and Second to alarge space next to my friend Helen Feller, the QuiltLady. Selling at street fairs is great fun. I’ve done it inMonrovia, Riverside, Pomona and Upland to name afew places. It is not always a success, because some-times it is too hot and sometimes it rains. Then thereare times that no one comes or the passersby are look-ing for old tools and kitchen utensils.

Eventually Helen and I started our own street faire

which we eventually named the Gypsy Sisters (whenmen joined us we later added on ”and their brothers”).

We finally moved it indoors and were able to haveit be a three-day affair as the set-ups could be leftsafely overnight. After more than 20 years, the GypsySisters fair still exists and we are located in the base-ment of the UCC Church, a glorious open space with30 artists exhibiting twice a year. This is one way anartist can display and share what he/she makes in avery personal way. The artist not only has to make theart but has to be there to set up the booth, sell thework and then to tear down, pack and clean up. It ishard and intense, but it is satisfying to have one-to-

one contact with the public and to explain what youdo and how you do it. I enjoy telling people where Ihave obtained the beads and pieces that I use in mak-ing my jewelry; the age, the origin and what it ismade of. It also seems to make it more interesting tothe prospective buyer. Personal contact does make adifference.

Another way of exposing one’s work to the public isthrough exhibitions. Galleries show artists’ work andoften are happy to have a few pieces or an entire showfor just one person. Often there is a long wait to get into a gallery for a solo show. I just had a show in a won-derful, small gallery in the Village, Bunny Gunner. Iwaited for nearly three years to have my own showthere. Having a show in most galleries means that theyhang the show for you and handle all of the transac-tions. They also take a percentage of sales for theirwork in putting the show together, notifying everyoneand putting on a great spread for the opening. I hadpostcards made and I sent them out, letting my friendsand contacts know about the exhibit. Having a show atBunny Gunner lasted a whole month, which is a longtime to be in the public eye. It was a great experiencefor me and I felt proud to be chosen to be there.

There are a number of other venues here in Clare-mont and also in other cities nearby. The work has to

be ready to hang or to be placed on stands. They alsoneed to be labeled and priced.

Another way to go is the individual exhibition.Helen Feller and I, under our Two Sisters Productiontitle, organize a show just for putting our art out intothe public view. We do this once a year calling the

show Material Girls. Anyone can devise and put to-gether such a show. I used to call them “Pop-upShows” due to the fact that we never knew where wewould have them. We often waited to find a storefront that was empty and would rent out the space foa weekend at a decent fee. Now, however, it is diffi-cult to find any empty space in the Village and wehave found a fairly permanent space near the Villagethat we rent each year.

The other show we do is a show that is open toanyone with art to exhibit. We do not judge or jury thwork, and only ask that it fit in with the theme that wchoose each year. We, along with Helen’s husband,hang the show and, on opening night, all the entrantsbring food and friends to the show. For these open-ings, we have a great group playing music and mak-ing the whole scene very festive. This show allows

any artist or budding artist to have a place to showtheir work and enter into the exhibition arena.Putting on shows and fairs is a difficult business

but one that we find can be successful, especially if you don’t want wait around for a chance to be in agallery show. Finding a space, printing out cards, handling the promotion, sitting the entire show, setting uand then cleaning up are just a few of the things wedeal with. When there are other artists involved, wehave meetings to explain what we are doing and toget input from the artists who are a part of our “artcommunity.”

Another access is through museum exhibits andfundraisers, as well as art organizations. Meanwhileeach artist must be continuously creating and be readto work with new ideas and challenges as the publicalways demands updated ideas as well as looking ou

for the traditional items. This keeps the artist in me omy toes.Is it all worth it? There is a balance between mak-

ing the art as a pleasurable pursuit and, at the sametime, hoping to engage and encourage people to wanto buy it. I love the contact with the public and feelhappy when people own my work and enjoy it. So,yes, for me it is all worth it.


INTER-FAITHFULLY SPEAKING/ page 1

The art of creating and exhibiting one’s work by Jan Wheatcroft

A two martini

painting.


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Golden State’s advice letter[ Editor’s note: The following letter wassent to the Tariff Unit, Water Division,California Public Utilities Commissionand Ronald Moore, Golden State WaterCompany, with a copy forwarded to theCOURIER for publication. —KD]

Dear Editor:I protest Golden State Water’s con-

servation advice letter 1625-W. The re-

lief requested in the advice letter isunjust and discriminatory.

Citations/Proofs:1. By replacing our lawn with native

drought-resistant plants and replacinghousehold faucets and toilets with re-stricted flow items, we had already sig-nificantly reduced our water use priorto the 2013 baseline that is being usedto calculate water usage.

For example: Golden State Waterstates “No customers will be asked toreduce their water usage below 8 CcFper month.” Because of our prior waterconservation efforts our total waterusage for three seperate months in 2013was already below this absolute mini-

mum figure, and this included land-scape irrigation. The Golden StateWater Company plan is unjust and dis-criminatory because it does not allowrecognition for prior conservation ef-forts taken prior to the 2013 baseline.

2. Golden State Water Company’splan violates common sense and stateregulation criterion: The May 2015State Water Board emergency regula-tions that took effect June 1, 2015 re-quire that the higher the use, the higherpercentage reduction and the lower theuse, the lower percentage reduction.

Golden State Water is ignoring this

State Water Board criterion and insistingon across-the-board reduction, regard-less of prior use (except for new con-struction). The Golden State plan isunjust and discriminatory because itdoes not make allowance for the con-

sumption principle—lower use, lowerpercentage reduction—clearly empha-sized in the state regulation criterion.

Golden State’s proposition is unjustand discriminatory to those of us whoforesaw the problem and took proactivesteps well before it became an “emer-gency.”

We will be discriminated against foralready conserving water because itwill require greater hardship for us tomake the required reduction than it willbe for those who didn’t take conserva-tion measures prior to the emergencyregulation plan.

A just and defensible approachwould logically adjust for citizens who

had already reduced water consumptionbelow the average CcF figure thatGSW asserts it will be using to calcu-late the baseline for new construction.

John M. RosemanClaremont

Stop Super PACSDear Editor:

The explosive growth of Super PACsis a major outgrowth of the SupremeCourt’s decision in Citizens United, andit is undermining the integrity and ef-fectiveness of our nation’s anti-corrup-tion campaign finance laws. Super

PACs raise and spend unlimitedamounts and serve as vehicles fordonors and candidates to bypass thecontribution limits that apply to a can-didate’s campaign—limits enacted byCongress to prevent corruption.

It is time to close this loophole that isletting too much big money into ourelections. It is time to tell your US Rep-resentative to cosponsor and supportHR 425, the “Stop Super Pac—Candi-date Coordination Act” introduced re-cently by Representatives David Priceand Chris Van Hollen.

Since coordinated expenditures aretreated by law as in-kind contributionsto the candidate, new and effective co-ordination rules would bring SuperPACs back into the contribution limitsystem and help protect against corrup-tion of public officials.

Congress can fix this, so please standup today and urge your representativeto strengthen coordination rules andstop Super PACs from evading the law.

As a practical matter, Super PACsare sidestepping the law that is intendedto block huge and corrupting campaigncontributions. It is time to establishreal-world, common-sense definition of corruption and close this massive loop-hole.

Help us stop big money by contact-ing your US Representative today toco-sponsor and support HR 425 today.

Ellen TaylorVP for Advocacy,

LWV of th Claremont Area


READERS’ COMMENTS Senate Bill 1399 revised the SolShade Control Act in 2008 to exemtrees and shrubs planted prior to the installation of a solar energy system. Alexempted are trees and shrubs that asubject to a local ordinance or replacintrees or shrubs that had been growinprior to the installation of the solar devic

“Some systems are more prone to shad

issues than others, but it would be a shamto have our tree canopy removed becauwe have absolutely no control over oown ordinance, especially with respect city trees,” Councilmember Joe Lyonsaid. “The fact that a private tree could bremoved to accommodate a neighborpanel is even more disturbing. We neeclarification on this issue as we encouragresidents to convert to solar.”

City Manager Tony Ramos reiterated council that the ordinance before them—expediting and streamlining the permting process—was mandated by the staand must be imposed by the Septembdeadline. The tree issues, while concering, were not part of the ordinance an

would have to wait for later discussion“Give us some time to look at the tre

issue and if we need to correct it, we cacome back and do so,” Mr. Ramos tocouncil. “I agree, I do not want to see anof our urban forest cut down because streamlining solar panels. On the othhand, we can’t be in violation of whhas been mandated to us. Let’s findhappy medium—meet the requirement the law and, if we can add or change anof this, I’ll bring it back to you.”

For information on going solar, viswww.gosolarcalifornia.ca.gov.

—Angela [email protected]

SOLAR PANELS/ from page 3


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T

he board of directors of

Claremont Heritagewould like to take thisopportunity to clarify its posi-tion on issues regarding thePomona College EIR andMaster Plan that recently camebefore the planning commis-sion and will eventually beheard by the city council.

Issues like these often divide a com-munity. The good news is that, generallyspeaking, we are all in agreement. Wewant to preserve the historic, culturaland natural attributes of our community.It might possibly be the defining reason

why many of us live and work in Clare-mont, and the reason why we have be-come a destination for culturaltourism—a real bottom-line, economicbenefit to the community.

If we look at the potential for positivechange in our city and focus on preserv-ing our heritage for future generations,we will not be disappointed. We havecreated a very special sense of place.Let’s continue to do so.

• Claremont Heritage is wholly in fa-vor of a new Pomona Museum of Art,and feels it will be a real asset to the col-lege. However, the proposed site on thewest side of College Avenue is not con-sistent with the city’s Village or General

Plan and might negatively impact thefragile historic balance that currently ex-ists. The proposed design of the museumincluding scale and massing is not inkeeping with the current neighborhood.

At a public information meetingwhere Pomona College presented theconcepts for the new museum, one itemstood out as potentially disturbing. Thatis the fact that the Renwick House, origi-nally built on it’s current site, was shown

in the concepts as being moved, with thenew museum building taking up the en-

tire block between Second Street andBonita Avenue. This was not part of thePomona Master Plan submittal andraises real concern about the trans-parency of the planning process.

• We believe the west side of CollegeAvenue from First Street to the CarnegieLibrary should be maintained as definedin the Village Plan, and should keep aresidential-scale buffer between the Vil-lage and college. The 1987 Village De-sign Plan states: “It is the city’s intentionto maintain the residential character andappearance of Area III.”

We are concerned with the loss of theresidential character of perhaps the mostimportant and historic avenues in the

city. These are the grand homes of thevery people who founded the city of Claremont and Pomona College. A mu-seum located where the cottages cur-rently are would violate this concept.Locating a museum in this area wouldimpact parking within the Village, whichis already a community concern.

• A zone change and approval of thelocation for the new museum on thewest side of College Avenue opens thedoor for further encroachment into theVillage. What would be next? Would thefour Victorian cottages owned by thecollege on Harvard between Bonita andFourth Street be demolished or movedto make room for academic buildings? A

2008 Pomona College Master Plan con-cept shows institutional buildings wherethe Victorians are currently located.

• Thatcher Music Center has beenevaluated to be a significant historic re-source in the EIR. However, as stated inthe EIR, it is slated for demolition toopen up a more historic view. Demoli-tion of only the portion of Thatcher thatblocks the “view corridor” was not con-sidered, nor was the adaptive reuse of the remaining building.

Claremont Heritage does not believethat the level of mitigation for the loss of

Thatcher and possibly Montgomery,which we believe is eligible for the Cali-fornia Register, is sufficient. While miti-gations of any kind cannot reduce ademolition impact to a level of insignifi-cance, we would argue that the mitiga-tions presented are insufficient and donot cover all feasible alternatives.

• The EIR should contain specificproject alternatives when the loss of his-toric or potentially historic resources isdetermined. What was presented is verygeneral with no specific project alterna-tives listed, such as studies of alternativesites, partial retention, partial demolitionor adaptive reuse of historic resources.

Our Guidebook: The General Plan

The General Plan is a living documentthat took thousands of hours and inputfrom hundreds of citizens to compile. Itis the guidebook by which our city gov-ernment bases the decisions that affectour community. We believe that it is animportant reason why Claremont will re-main a unique and special community, acommunity that values its heritage, peo-ple, culture and natural resources.

The General Plan says it best:“Critical to Claremont’s quality

of life is the celebration and activepreservation of our heritage. Clare-mont, a regional leader in preser-vation, is committed to maintainingand enhancing our cultural and ar-chitectural heritage. We protect the

character of our residential neigh-borhood and its historic downtownretail core. We value quality devel-opment in the context of the sur-rounding physical environment,with architectural and landscape in-tegrity. New development in thecity builds on our history with ap-propriate and compatible design.This renews and reinvigoratesthose areas. This commitment hasled to stable, well-maintained resi-dential neighborhoods, a thrivingcommercial Village and other com-mercial centers, attractive cam-puses, outstanding public art andvibrant retirement communities.”

One need look no further than theGoals and Policies from the GeneralPlan to find guidance when dealing witissues that arise. The General Plan is thedocument by which all developmentmust be vetted. It provides the principleto determine if our highest aspirationsfor the community are being fulfilled.

Goal 2-2 of the Land Use and Neighborhood Preservation section states,“Collaborate with each of The Clare-

Claremont Heritage addresses PomonaCollege’s new Museum of Art

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by David Shearer, Executive Director, Claremont Heritage and John Neiuber, President, Claremont Heritage


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mont Colleges and other institutions in Claremont tocreate master plans that respect and remain sensitive tothe adjacent residential neighborhoods, and to the resi-dents’ vision of the city.”

Architecture, Goal 2-11, policy 2-11.4 prohibits“new and large structures that compromise neighbor-hood quality” and mandates that developers “workwith the Architectural Commission to study and definedesign issues to safeguard neighborhoods.”

As far as historic preservation in Claremont’s Gen-eral Plan, Goal 2-14, Policy 2-14.4 asks that we “con-tinue to recognize the fragile nature of historic residen-tial areas and work to ensure the harmoniousappearance of each historic area. Address the transi-tional areas between residential and commercial areas,residential and industrial areas, and residential areasand The Claremont Colleges.” Policy 2-14.5 demandsthat we “continue to support retention and/or adaptivereuse of existing structures where possible.”

As others have suggested, the new museum mightbe located at the northeast corner of First Street andCollege Avenue—the many hours and dollars alreadyspent on the museum design could be implementedhere. This east side corner is a natural gateway toPomona College and would be accessible to the Vil-lage, public transportation and parking.

The Title IX women’s softball field could be relo-cated to the north athletic area near the men’s baseball

field or tennis courts. If the Claremont Inn cottages atCollege and Bonita must be demolished, The KenyonHouse, a beautiful Victorian that houses Pomona Col-lege facilities, could be moved to the site and add to thehistoric residential feeling of College Avenue as it wasintended.

As stated in the City’s General Plan, Claremont is acommunity of neighborhoods, each distinctive andwith its own special defining features. The west side of

College between First Street and Fourth Street is a sig-nificant historic neighborhood. Our goal is that the

preservation of our historic resources be given thehighest priority in the development process. As statedin our General Plan:

“The mix of uses, our neighborhoods and businessdistricts, the relationship of the Claremont Colleges tosurrounding uses, and the overall visual character of our community reflect the foresight and deliberation oour founders, the principled decision-making of ourleaders, and the intense interest and vigilance that residents apply to preserve what has been established.

As Claremont continues to mature in its second 100

years, we look to continue our practice of balancingland uses to meet our housing and economic goals, anensuring that design and heritage preservation consid-erations remain strong influences on our developmentreview processes.”


COURIER photo/Peter WeinbergerPlans for Pomona College’s new Museum of Art indi-cate that the Renwick House, located at 211 N. Col-lege Ave., will not stay at its current location. Ac-cording to Pomona College, they are “investigatingthe possibility of moving it to an alternate location.”

POMONA MUSEUM OF ART/ from previous page

MichaelArterburn

Claremont resident Michael Nell Arterburn,a veteran of the US Naval Submarine Force,died on June 12, 2015. He was 70.

His ashes will be spread at sea. In lieu of

flowers, the family requests that donations bemade to the USS US Grant Association, POBox 187, Hammonton, NJ 08037.


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W

hen people who had grown upin the east and midwest startedmoving to California, they

quite naturally created landscapes that re-minded them of home. Later generationsgrew up in houses with lawns, and so theidea that they are central to beautiful land-scaping has been perpetuated.

Lawns smell and feel and look good but our continu-ing increase in population, the movement of peopleinto areas without much water and long periods of drought have stressed our water supplies. If we are toadapt to our new conditions, there needs to be a para-digm shift about landscape beauty. We must moveaway from large, flat expanses of turf and plants thatrequire lots of water, and towards more climate-appro-priate gardening.

Is this the end of Claremont as we know it? The

need to use less water might seem at odds with main-taining the visual character of Claremont since one of the most attractive features of our city is its abundanceof greenery. Does being waterwise mean we need topattern our gardens on the Mojave, with a few agavesdotted in a sea of decomposed granite? Do we need toforgo our title of “City of Trees”? Not if we make somesensible changes.

We can change our plant palette: It is perfectly

possible to keep that overall verdant look while reduc-ing landscape water usage substantially. We have aMediterranean climate, one where the local nativeplants are adapted to dry summers and wet winters, and

we can use them in our gardens. There are many plantsfrom Mexico, Australia, South Africa and, of course,the Mediterranean that will love our local conditions.They will look healthy, beautiful and lush with muchless water. As for our trees, almost all will do very wellwith a deep watering once or twice a month. We don’tneed to lose their beauty, shade and other environmen-tal and economic benefits.

We can lose most or all of our lawn: Turf grassesuse most of our landscape water, so removing the lawnor reducing it to the minimum needed for children orpets to play, using the most drought-tolerant grassspecies available and reducing irrigation times willsave a lot. For a purely decorative flat green area, lookfor some of the less thirsty lawn alternatives such assilver carpet or thyme. What about artificial turf? It’suseful for putting greens and tennis courts, but replac-

ing a lawn with artificial turf buys in to the idea that weneed a lot of flat green space (even if it isn’t alive anddoesn’t do a thing for the environment) in order to havea proper garden, a mindset it is imperative we change.Faux grass takes water to produce and clean, becomesa heat sink unpleasant to sit on and hot enough to killthe life below it, provides no food or habitat and de-creases biodiversity.

We can incorporate some hardscape: Concrete,

brick, pavers, stone, gravel and decomposed granitecan make good paths and patios, especially if they al-low water to percolate into the soil below. But sincenone of these add to biodiversity or support wildlife,

and too great an area of hardscape can create glare anda heat island effect, we should pay attention to the balance between hardscape and plants and opt for moregreenery.

We can irrigate more wisely: We can reduce wateuse if we water by hand or install drip irrigation (andfollow the city restrictions, of course) and we can addmulch to retard evaporation. Group plants with similawater needs together, put them on the same station andreduce the frequency of watering until they are gettingthe minimum amount needed to stay healthy. We canreplace thirsty plants with more drought-tolerant onesand water our private and street trees deeply once ortwice a month.

So, the final word is that colorful, plant-filled, envi-ronmentally-friendly landscapes that take less time aneffort than traditional ones are absolutely possible in

Claremont. Drive around and you will see some beautful, imaginative ones. We can keep Claremont greenand lovely if we make that paradigm shift towards cli-mate-appropriate gardens. Our landscapes can be fullof a diversity of plants (including trees) and waterwise

The Claremont Garden Club meets the second Wednesday most months from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Napier Center at Pigrim Place. For more info, go to the Garden Club pages at www.sustainableclaremont.org.

We’re not in Kansas anymore, Toto!Changing the landscape in Claremontby Sue Schenk, Claremont Garden Club

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Iam a diehard Californian,my dream state for which Imigrated in 1970 from my

home country. I hear, read,watch and understand the thou-

sands of people giving a bleakfuture of my state in the light of the existing drought.

The New York Times pointed out that thenation has California to thank for the walnutsthey enjoy, the almonds they share at thefeasts and the alfalfa sprouts. And let’s notforget the greatest commodity, grapes, giving70 percent of the world its wine. What an aptand brilliant headline the Times came upwith, “The average American consumesmore than 300 gallons of California watereach week by eating food that was producedthere.”

California—the bread basket of theworld—has been in water crisis for the lastfour years. Yet California continues to bethe benevolent arm to provide rich andwholesome produce to the world, sharing thebest walnuts, almonds, grapes, vegetablesand avocados that billions of people enjoy.

Timothy Egan of the Times wrote, “Of course, there is nothing normal about thefourth year of the great drought: Accordingto climate scientists, it may be the worst aridspell in 1,200 years. For all the fields that willgo fallow, all the forests that will catch fire,

all the wells that will come up dry, the last-ing impact of this drought for the ages will beremembered, in the most exported term of

California start-ups, as a disrupter.”“We are embarking upon an experiment

that no one has ever tried,” said GovernorJerry Brown after ordering the first manda-tory statewide water rationing.

The suggestions to avert this conditioninclude the five-point action plan suggestedbyTime magazine, which includes drip irri-gation, Xeriscaping, desalinization, watercycling and household conservation. Ourgovernor’s astute observation and mandatoryconservation plan is great and may substan-tially benefit the situation.

What I am about to propose is an individ-ual action plan that will not cost a dime, yetmay very well address the situation beyondone’s imagination. This was tested by hun-dreds of noble Divine men in the historyagain and again, and is true to the letter todayas I write this small and humble suggestion.Let me share a few examples from historyand a very recent example in the Los Ange-les area where this method was adopted andblew the previous charts and records.

How can Christians and Jews forget theperiod of Elijah 874-841 BCE, when a longdrought of seven years was lifted by the ar-dent and deep prayers of Elijah, who be-

seeched the Creator of the rains to bestow thebadly-needed rains. God the merciful avertedthe long drought and created a state of flood-

ing. What a powerful tool, indeed!How can Buddhists forget Vesali, the city

that was drought-stricken and promptlychanged to a city of luscious green by theprayers of the noble Siddhartha Buddha?

Yes, the Zoroastrians are familiar withTishtar Yasht, when they ardently prayedand the mighty winds gave rise to immenserains. They may repeat this today and Godthe merciful will bestow Californians withneeded rain. He is the one who has providedthe lion’s share of the produce in the firstplace. It is him we implore for help.

Muslims recall a vivid occurrence whenProphet Mohammad was reminded during asermon of the dismal state of crops and live-stock due to drought. Mohammad earnestlyrequested the bestower of rain to open thegates of the clouds to humongous rainfall.Yes, dear Californians! That same God isalive, and will listen to our prayers as He al-ways did.

How can Jews forget when their prayersfor rain recall the favors of God to Abraham,Isaac, Solomon, David, Moses and theTwelve Tribes and end like this? For you areHashem, our God, who makes the windblow and the rain descend.

The one billion Indians may recall Pa janya the God of Rain and how the Avataprayed for rains in time of drought. Let us rpeat this hymn, “Lift up the mighty vessepour down water and let the liberated streamrush forward. Saturate both the earth anheavens with fatness and, for the cows, l

there be drink abundant.”The two billion Catholics may repeat th

prayer: “Oh God, in whom we live anmove, and have our being, grant us rain, due abundance, that, being sufficienthelped with temporal, we may the more cofidently seek after eternal gifts.”

Look at this vivid acceptance of prayers Angelinos: On May 3, 2015, Baitul HamMosque held prayers for rain with 300 souSince then, we saw rains coming in tmonth of May unprecedented in the last niyears. God heard the prayers of helpless Caifornians and came to our rescue. We held tsame on June 20, where 800 to 1000 peopprayed at our facilities to earnestly ask tCreator of Rains for rains to come.

Oh, my dear 37 million fellow Californans, our state needs us in this time of crisWe can get this averted and remain thbenevolent arm for the people at large by bseeching sincerely and ardently—the wwe are taught in our different faiths—to tCreator of rains.

I am 200 percent confident that God thmerciful will listen to our humble prayeand will give us beyond what we deservAmen.

A real solution for the California drought–A California Way by Anwer Khan, Baitul Hamid Mosque

Inter-Faithfully SPEAKING


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As if we needed a re-minder that membersof the Wolfpack are ca-

pable of moving on to greatthings, UC Santa Barbara start-

ing pitcher and 2012 ClaremontHigh School alumnus DillonTate was fourth pick in theMLB draft earlier this month.

On June 10, Tate agreed to join forceswith the Texas Rangers, garnering a$4.2 million signingbonus. He will firstreport to Washington,where he will hone his skills as a mem-ber of the Spokane Indians, whichserves as a farm team for the Rangers.He is projected to become part of theTexas rotation in a year or two.

Tate, 21, was an ace pitcher while atCHS, but it wasn’t always clear he

would have a career in professionalbaseball.He went undrafted upon graduation,

and didn’t receive scholarship offers toany schools with College World Seriestitles credentials. After enrolling atUCSB, he became a member of theGauchos baseball team. He pitched onlythree innings as a freshman, but spentthe following summer hard at work atthe MLB Urban Youth Academy inCompton.

Practice makes perfect, or at leastpromising. During his sophomore year,Tate became the Gauchos’ closer, post-ing 12 saves and a 1.45 earned run aver-age. Last year he was promoted to

starter status, with his season showingincluding a 2.26 ERA and 111 strikeoutsin 103 innings.

In May, he became UCSB’s first-everGolden Spikes semifinalist. The athletereceived other kudos for his standout

junior season. Tate was named aLouisville Slugger All-American andthe D1 Baseball Midseason Pitcher of the year, and was a 2015 All-Big WestFirst Team selection.

“He’s a kid who was kind of a no-body coming out of high school, so tospeak,” Rangers scouting director KipFagg said. “He worked hard, in theweight room, throwing. He made him-self a prospect. Going from undraftedout of high school to fourth pick incountry speaks to his dedication andwork ethic.”

Tate’s drive and focus come as no sur-prise to those who knew him while heattended CHS. Under the guidance of then coach Geoff Ranney, he earned 2ndTeam All Sierra League his senior year.Newly-minted CHS graduate Tyler Wittplayed with Tate when he was a fresh-man and was impressed by his older

teammate.“He has a ridiculous work ethic,”Witt said in a recent Wolfpacket article.“I observed how he was a student of hiscraft. Most importantly, Dillon neverforgot where he came from.”

The Rangers have lately shown theicommitment to building a power-houspitching staff, using their first-roundpick to nab a starting pitcher for threeyears in a row. In 2013, Texas broughtChi Chi Gonzalez on board, followedby Luis Ortiz in 2014.

The Rangers staff has characterizedTate’s talent as raw, but they believe hehas the makings of a star pitcher. Theright-hander has a fastball that clocks iat 92-98 miles per hour and an up-to-8mph “wipe-out” slider. He is 6’2” andnearing 200 pounds. He has a pro-

jectable frame, with sports pundits ex-pecting him to fill out considerably inbulk and strength in the coming years.

“He started all year and we believethat is what he is,” Fagg said. “We’revery confident he’ll be a starter. Greatmakeup.”

The Rangers’ faith in Tate is justifiedaccording to UCSB head coach AndreChecketts.

“He deserves all the credit for hishard work, discipline and vision forbeing excellent,” Checketts said. “I’mconfident he will continue to representUCSB well in his professional career.I’m personally looking forward to fol-lowing his career and eventually cheering for him in a big league uniform.”

Tate has spent much of his life cheering for Boston because—somewhat suprisingly, giving his southern Californibackground—he is a huge fan of theRed Sox. Nonetheless, he was delighteto learn he would be throwing his for-tunes in with the Rangers.

“So far that’s been one of the greatesmoments in my life, and I would justlike to thank the Texas Rangers for giving me this wonderful opportunity,”Tate told the MLB network.

—Sarah [email protected]

CHS alumnus Dillon Tate on fast-track to MLB

SPORTING

LIFE

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COURIER photos/Steven FelschundneffDillon Tate, seen here throwing for the Wolfpack at the 2011 CIF playoff game, wasrecently drafted to the Major Leagues. Tate, who signed on with the Texas Rangers,allowed only two hits and one run in this game, leading the Pack to a 6-1 victory.


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FRIDAY NIGHTS LIVE Enjoy freelive music throughout the Village from6 to 9 p.m.

DANCE Bust a move and learn somedance routines with Arthur MurrayDance Studio. 10:30 a.m. Free to the

public. Upland Public Library, 450 N.Euclid Ave., Upland. (909) 931-4213.

POETRY READING Poetry read-ing featuring two southern Califor-nia poets, Maurya Simon andJennifer K. Sweeney. As always, thisevent is free and open to the public.Light snacks will be provided andcopies of the poets’ books will beavailable for purchase. 2 to 4 p.m.Claremont Library, 208 N. HarvardAve., Claremont. (909) 621-4902.

BUTTERFLY PAVILION The Butter-fly Pavilion combines science educationwith interactive fun to teach visitorsabout California native butterflies andconservation. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. RanchoSanta Ana Botanic Garden, 1500 N. Col-lege Ave., Claremont. (909) 625-8767.

HIV IN TODAY’S WORLD Uni-

versity Club program with speaker

Dr. Karl Haushaulter, Harvey Mudd

College. 11:30 a.m. $13 includes buf-

fet lunch. Hughes Community Center,

1700 Danbury Rd., Claremont.

DRIVERS LICENSE STUDY SES

SION The Upland Library is offerindrivers license self-study sessions. L

brary staff will provide resources thelp you pass the DMV written examThe California Driver Handbook, sam

ple test materials and online access t practice tests will be provided. The sesions are free and will be held downstairs in the Carnegie Cultural Centefrom 1 to 4 p.m. Requirements: UplanLibrary card with Internet access anmust be 18 years of age or older. Cathe literacy office at (909) 931-4211 tregister. Carnegie Cultural Center is located at 123 E. D St., Upland.

SUMMER CONCERT The PomonConcert Band announces its 68th annuSummer Concert Series to be held at thG. Stanton Selby Bandshell on Thursdaevenings at 8 p.m. starting July 2. This series will include nine Thursday eveninconcerts with the finale on August 27, plutwo bonus concerts. All performances ar

CALENDAR Performing arts

Repertory Opera Companypresents “The Barber of Seville”

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Friday, June 26 through Saturday, July 4

YOUR WEEK IN 9 DAYS

NightlifeThe Kills perform at theGlass House in Pomona

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June

Friday 26JuneSaturday 27

JuneSunday 28 June

Monday 29 JuneTuesday 30

JulyWednesday 1

JulyThursday 2

COURIER photo/Peter WeinbergerPedestrian traffic is light during the morning hours as an Amtrak train pulls intoClaremont for a regular stop. Our weather will remain quite summerlike and hot as

high temperatures will hover around 90 for the next week.


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band’s concession stand or bring a pic-nic basket and enjoy an evening of music. The Pomona Concert Band isunder the baton of Linda W. Taylor,conductor and musical director, and Dr.Jorge Garcia, assistant conductor. 8 to9:30 p.m. G. Stanton Selby Bandshell,1575 N. White Ave., Pomona. (626)

824-0001.

FRIDAY NIGHTS LIVE Enjoy freelive music throughout the Village from6 to 9 p.m.CLAREMONT ART WALK Due tothe Fourth of July holiday, some gallerieswill conduct their artist reception on thenormally scheduled first Friday. How-ever, others will have their receptionsthroughout this weekend and the next.Visit facebook.com/claremontartwalk

for the latest announcements.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST ClaremontKiwanis Club members serve a PancakeBreakfast at Memorial Park just north of the band shell. Proceeds from the break-fast help support a variety of organiza-tions and community events such as:Ability First, Concerts in the Park, BestBET, plus other youth and communityactivities. Tickets for breakfast are $5each, and may be purchased the day of the event. 7 to 10 a.m.

FREEDOM 5000 5K/1K The annualClaremont Village Freedom 50001K/5K is a family-friendly event thatkicks off the Fourth of July Celebra-tion. The event features a 1K KidsRun, a 5K Competitive Race Walk and a 5K Run through the scenic tree-lined streets of Claremont. Make sureto register early. All pre-registered

participants will receive a souvenir T-shirt. Groups/teams of 10 or more

partic ipants will receive $5 off per person. 7:30 a.m./8 a.m. MemorialPark. Visit ci.claremont.ca.us for more information.FLAG RAISING CEREMONY The

Flag Raising Ceremony marks the of-

ficial beginning of the IndependenceDay Festival. Together, the Independ-ence Day Committee and AmericanLegion help coordinate this reverentceremony, which includes musical se-lections, the reading of excerpts fromthe Declaration of Independence and aceremonial raising of our nation’s flag.This profound event emphasizes theimportance we place on our nation’s in-dependence and provides an opportu-

nity to celebrate our national pride. 10a.m. at Memorial Park.T. WILLARD HUNTER SPEAK-

ERS CORNER In order to celebrateour country’s First Amendment right,the speakers corner provides a forumfor citizens in our community to speak their minds on any subject from per-sonal to global. Past speeches have fo-cused on politics, religion, history,travel and personal fulfillment. Age isno barrier. Previous orators have rangedin age from 5 years to over 80. Speak-ers’ time slots will be allocated on afirst-come, first-served basis and must

be pre-arranged.

FESTIVAL In the tradition of a home-town event, the festival features over 70 nonprofit groups providing food, in-formation, games and a wide variety of items for sale. A complete list of allgroups and their locations will beavailable at the Independence DayCommittee information booth, justnorth of Garner House. On JulyFourth, Memorial Park is truly trans-formed as an array of performers rovethe park providing color and frolic-some fun for people of all ages. Stageentertainment includes several bands;other types of entertainment anddemonstrations occur throughout the

park, including clowns, strolling bands, jugglers and even a very tallUncle Sam. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.PARADE Begins at Tenth Street andIndian Hill Boulevard, goes south on In-dian Hill Boulevard, turns right on Harri-son Avenue and concludes at Larkin Park.CONCERT AND FIREWORKS

SHOW The Ravelers live in concert.Vintage-style low-level fireworks show

by Bay Fireworks. The Kiwanis Clubwill serve barbeque food. Tickets can

be purchased at the following locations:Alexander Hughes Community Center,Chamber of Commerce, the ClaremontClub, Rio de Ojas, Von’s and Wolfe’sMarket. 6:30 p.m. Pomona College

Strehle Track.

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CANDLELIGHT PAVILION: 455 W. FoothiBlvd., Claremont. Candlelightpavilion.com or (909626-1254, ext.1 —Through June 28: Eva Perón used her smarts ancharisma to rise meteorically from the slums of Agentina to the presidential mansion as First Lady

Adored by her people as a champion for the pooshe became one of the most powerful women in thworld—while her greed, outsized ambition anfragile health made her one of the most tragiEvita , with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber anlyrics by Tim Rice, tells Eva’s passionate and unforgettable true story, and features some of theatermost beautiful songs, including “Don’t Cry for MArgentina,” “Another Suitcase in Another Hall” an“High Flying, Adored.”REPERTORY OPERA COMPANY: (909) 2304949, [email protected] or visit repertoryoperacompany.org. —Through June 27: Repertory Opera Compancontinues its sixth season in Pomona with Rossinicomic opera, The Barber of Seville. Arguably th

funniest of all comic operas, it is a delightful, vivcious romp that kicks off with an instantly recognizable overture, gains speed with a non-sto parade of hit tunes and concludes with an “all is fogiven” finale, bubbling over with joy. Rossinimelodies create the perfect atmosphere for thever-popular comedy, which revels in outrageouscheming, masterful disguises and hilarious anticSung in Italian with English dialogue, this show fully staged and costumed with Musical DirectoBrian Farrell at the piano. First Christian Church oPomona, 1751 N. Park Ave., Pomona. SaturdayJune 20 at 2 p.m. and Saturday, June 27 at 2 p.mAll ages welcome. Tickets are $30 for adults or $1for children and students.

PERFORMING ARTS

Jenelle Rensch covers the calendar, arts and enter-tainment. Contact [email protected]

CALENDAR SUBMISSIONS:Fill out the “List Your Event” form atClaremontCalendar.com. Deadline:Thursday at 5 p.m., one week beforepublication. There is NO guaranteethat items submitted will be publishedin print or online.


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Across1. Claremont Ave.

5. Assortment of type

10. Flock members

14. Homecoming guest

15. Cancel

16. Volcano flow

17. Emily of "Our Town"

18. Really affectionate

20. In view

22. Guards

23. Lobster eggs

24. Pasta topper

25. Tour sponsored by

Claremont Heritage

29. Granola ingredient

31. Cantilevered window

32. Pest control target

34. Band's engagement

37. Part of ROM38. Midsection

39. Epilogue

40. Auditory range

41. Subject of cooking

competitions

42. Chivalrous

43. Generations

44. Long-eared dog

46. Founded

50. W.W. II fliers

51. Weekly arts and crafts event

54. Handle

58. Cooling winds on the shore

60. Basilica section

61. ____ Nicole Smith

62. Tree resin used in varnishes

and perfumery

63. Ogles

64. Madame

65. Admiral's command

66. Word with "go there!"or "touch that dial!"

Down1. Sails temporarily off course

2. Sea position

3. Garage job

4. Began a voyage

5. Like some angels

6. Woodwind

7. Remembrance Day mo.

8. Journey

9. Eye sore

10. Take the honey and run

11. Silent goodbyes

12. Winner of six U.S. Opens

13. Not without my __

19. Intellectual complexity

21. Swelter

25. Put on

26. Academic field

27. Storyteller 28. Salt component

29. Retreat

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34. Mongolian desert

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36. Celt

38. Doctor involved in space

exploration

39. In a cage

41. Wood for a storage closet

42. Leavened bread of India

45. Oktoberfest toast

46. Forming a bottom

47. Guy Lafleur milieu

48. Last-ditch effort

49. Enclose in a harbor

52. Sand ridge

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55. Send to the canvas

56. Balanced

57. One of the R's of R&R

Answers to last week’s puzzle #320

COURIER CROSSWORDCrossword by MylesMellor. Puzzle #321

EUREKA CLAREMONT: 580 W. First St., Clare-mont Packing House. Open from 11 a.m. to midnight,Sunday through Thursday; closes at 1 a.m. Friday andSaturday. “Hoppy” Hour daily from 2 to 6 p.m. (909)445-8875. —Tuesdays: 50 percent off all wines by the glass. —Wednesdays: Steal-the-Glass craft beer of the

week. Meet the brewer the first Wednesday of every month. —Thursdays: All Tito’s Vodka drinks $2 off and Eu-reka Thursday Night Music.THE FOLK MUSIC CENTER : 220 Yale Ave.,Claremont Village.

—Open mic night, the last Sunday of every month.Sign-up begins at 6 p.m.; performances run from 6:30to 9 p.m. Admission is $1. (909) 624-2928 or folk-musiccenter.com.FLAPPERS COMEDY: 540 W. First St., Clare-mont Packing House. 18 and over. Show times: Fri-day at 8 and 10 p.m., Saturday at 7 and 9:30 p.m. andSunday at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door. —Friday, June 26: Geoff Keith from MTV’s Jerks

with Cameras. 8 and 10 p.m. —Saturday, June 27:Geoff Keith from MTV’s Jerkswith Cameras. 7 and 9:30 p.m. —Sunday, June 28: Ladies Night with Thomas Dale.7 p.m. —Thursday, July 2: First Timer Funnies at 8 p.m. andOpen Mic Auditions Show at 10 p.m. —Friday, July 3:Zoltan from Spike TV. 8 and 10 p.m. —Saturday, July 4: Zoltan from Spike TV. 7 and9:30 p.m. —Sunday, July 5: Two Milk Minimum at 4:30 p.m.and Claremont Comedy Contest at 7 p.m.FOX THEATER POMONA: 301 S. Garey Ave.,Pomona. foxpomona.com.THE GLASS HOUSE: 200 W. Second St., Pomona.(909) 865-3802.

—Tuesday, July 28:KCRW presents The Kills. 7 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 over after 9 p.m. Standing room only after 9:30 p.m. (909)625-4808. —Friday, June 26: Blue Hwy (blues/rock). 10 p.m. —Saturday, June 27: Claudia Lennear and StoreyShineberg. 10 p.m. $5 cover. —Sunday, June 28: Sunday piano with Amy Roweat 6 p.m. followed by Sunday Night Karaoke withKatie at 9:30 p.m. —Tuesday, June 30: King Trivia Night. 9 p.m. —Thursday, July 2: Baldy Mountain Jazz Band at8:30 p.m.

—Friday, July 3: Claremont Voodoo Societ(blues/rock). 10 p.m. —Saturday, July 4: Closed for the Fourth of July.PIANO PIANO: 555 W. Foothill Blvd., ClaremonLive dueling piano show times: Wednesday anThursday, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Friday and Saturday,

p.m. to 1 a.m. 21 and over. $5 cover charge on Frdays and Saturdays after 8 p.m. (no cover charge witstudent ID). (909) 547-4266. —Tuesdays: Taco Tuesday with $1 tacos, $2 Coronas and $3 margaritas. Rock the mic or jam witthe band.

— Wednesdays: “Rockstar Karaoke.” Rock the mor jam with the band. $2 Bud Lights and $4 VodkRockstars. 9 p.m.

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Apartment for rent

TWO bedroom apartment.Stove, refrigerator, washer,dryer, dishwasher, air condi-tioner, garage. $1,075monthly. 1400 Arrow Hwy.,Upland. 626-327-8436.

CLAREMONT: Three bed-room, two bathroom apart-ment. $1,600 monthly. $800security deposit on approvedcredit. 909-624-9958.

House for rent

MT. BALDY Village smallcharming two bedroomhouse with fenced yardalong seasonal stream.Clean inside and out. Nopets, no smoking. Garagenot included. $1,500monthly. 909-981-3501.

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Office space for rent

VILLAGE office space. Ex-ceptional building. Utilities,waiting room, parking. 419Yale Ave. Weekdays from 8

a.m. to 5 p.m.SHARED office available for therapist, etc. in a lovelysuite with kitchen at theClaremont Healing Arts Cen-ter. Joanne, 909-946-9098.

Room for rent

PARTIALLY furnished roomwith shared bathroom andkitchen. $550 monthly. Allutilities included, plus Wifi.909-568-4143.

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