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Veterans Chuck Farritor and June Sullivan salute the American flag during the posting of the colors on Monday at Claremont’s

Memorial Day observance at Oak Park Cemetery. The half-hour event, which included speeches, memorial floral tributes and

a bugler playing “Taps,” honored the men and women who died while serving their country in the military. Mr. Farritor will be

honored at the city’s Fourth of July celebration as Claremont’s Honored Citizen.

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The war on treesDear Editor:

Claremont is called the City of Treesand PhDs. Despite that moniker, thereseems to be a war on trees in and aroundClaremont. Clearly, removing diseased ordamaged trees needs to be addressed, but

this recent assault or war may have startedwith the tree removal request made inMay of 2014. The request was initiallydenied by the city council.

Undeterred, a recent Claremont trans-plant (July 2013) continued asking fortwo healthy oaks on the 100 block of EastGreen Street to be removed because of al-leged health issues. The thought of con-ducting air quality assessments to see if the trees were indeed the cause of the is-sues does not appear to have been consid-ered and, on March 24, 2015, the citycouncil decided to remove the two trees.The removal reportedly cost $1,530. Iguess we paid for that?

Assaults on trees continue. Recently, a

local construction company removed vir-tually all of the trees at 3264 North Moun-tain Avenue (an unincorporated countyproperty but within Claremont’s sphere of influence). In March, the city’s commu-nity and human services commissionvoted to allow D.R. Horton company toremove a healthy row of trees along the600 block of Base Line Road. Now thereis a challenge to a European Hackberrytree that has been in place since 1992.

As an aside, it would be good to knowif the people making these requests haveany responsibilities? Do they considertheir neighbors’ rights to quiet enjoymentof the environment or the values of thecommunity? Do they offer viable alterna-

tives? Do they help pay for the removaland replacement of the trees?

I find it remarkable that people moveinto an established neighborhood and thenset about altering it to fit their desires.

This reminds me of people who moveinto homes near airports and then com-plain about the flight path of the airplanes.

Helen Linda Conard DesMarais

Claremont

Museum approval

Dear Editor:The sky has not fallen! Life in Clare-mont will continue!

I believe the image of Claremont willactually improve, both in our own eyes aswell as those of anyone visiting our fa-mously beautiful city, as Pomona Collegeproceeds with its plan to provide our citywith a wonderful new museum in a loca-tion that will encourage our identificationas a “town and gown” community inwhich we blend further together.

I, for one, will be even more proud thanI already am to identify as a resident andcitizen of Claremont where, since my re-tirement, I have enjoyed participating as amember of the college community while

auditing classes at several Claremont Col-leges. (Tuition free!)Meanwhile, I cannot agree with those

who bewail that the decision was madewithout a supermajority. I believe wewere all taught the concept of majorityrule, while only those who cannot bear tolose want to insist that a majority is notenough. Supermajorities are too difficultto attain to be realistically accomplished.To require them only serves to cripple ourgovernmental decision-making, not onlyon our state and federal levels, but also inour local city of Claremont.

I also decry the selfish childishness of non-elected, non-governmental entitiessuch as Claremont Heritage who believe

they should have some sort of special rolein important decisions affecting our com-munity, believing that theirs is a greaterwisdom than that of the rest of us.

Don Fisher

Claremont

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Claremont COURIER/Friday, June 3, 2016 3CITY NEWS

Police facility ad hoc committee inches forward with plan

After a dismal report, the police fa-cility ad hoc committee decided todo away with the existing police

station during its Wednesday evening meet-ing.

The committee also tabled a discussion on police serv-ice level to the Claremont Colleges due to an early exitfrom committee member and Claremont University Con-sortium CEO Stig Lanesskog, and received informationon the number of parking spaces needed for a new policefacility.

The structural engineering analysis of the current sta-tion was presented by architect Steve Wiley of WMM As-sociates and Jeff Templemen, a project coordinator andretired deputy chief of the Alhambra Police Department.Mr. Wiley and Mr. Templemen have worked on policestations in Arcadia, Whittier, Azusa and Signal Hill.

Mr. Wiley did not paint a rosy picture of the current sta-tion.

“Out of the 30 or 40 buildings that I have visited,many of them have been renovated,” Mr. Wiley said.“This is one of the buildings which, should you have amajor [seismic] event, is not one that would necessarilyhave a little damage but could have failure.”

The reason, Mr. Wiley pointed out, is the design of thebuilding, which includes four big walls held together byStrescore, hollow concrete panels weighing roughly7,000 pounds each. In the event of a large earthquake, henoted, the station—which was built to withstand anatomic bomb—would stay put, which could cause cata-strophic damage.

The building, as it sits right now, cannot be retrofittedto fit current essential services codes, according to Mr.Wiley, as it was built during a time when those codes werenot clearly defined.

“We would be fortunate, if you were to spend a greatdeal of money, to be able to make that building meetcodes that will even allow us to make it into a storage fa-cility,” he said.

Mr. Wiley said the new facility could be built behindthe current station, with the department moving into thenew station once it’s completed, a process that has beenpreviously employed in Arcadia and is scheduled in SanGabriel.

The site of the current station could be converted intoroughly 25 to 30 parking spaces, he claimed.

The committee agreed with Mr Wiley’s assessment,and voted to have the existing station torn down. The onlydissenting vote was from committee member Jack Blair.Committee Chair Mark Sterba abstained, citing a need formore information about what portions of the building areconsidered “essential services.”

The committee touched briefly on the College Con-sortium’s contribution to the police facility. At the lastmeeting, the committee approved a proposed $25 milliongeneral obligation bond with a PILOT (payment in lieuof taxes) mechanism from the Colleges, an amount that

is to be determined later.Mr. Lanesskog said the Colleges are “willing to engagein a conversation” with the city on the Claremont Uni-versity Consortium’s contribution. The CUC was previ-ously asked by the city to provide $1 million if MeasurePS were to pass; a donation Mr. Lanesskog said wasagreed to without hestiation from the CUC.

Committee member Hal Hargrave said the contributionfrom the Colleges should be larger.

“When we’re talking about payment in lieu of taxes, Ithink it needs to be significant from the Colleges,” Mr.Hargrave said. “I think the city has to push for that, staff has to push for that.”

Committee member Jim Keith noted that roughly 3.5percent of all calls to the Claremont Police Departmentwere related to the Colleges. He coupled that figure withthe current total annual budget of the police depart-

ment—$10.75 million per year—for an average cost of $370,000 per year for police services for the Colleges.“In my mind, 10 to 15 years of that would take you to

about a $3.5 million to $5 million contribution,” he said.“I think that would be more significant than $1 million.”

Mr. Lanesskog stressed that thepledged $1 million from the Col-leges was the city’s idea. “It feels

like this is being used against us, which Idon’t think is appropriate,” he said.

Councilmember Corey Calaycay confirmed Mr.Lanesskog’s assertion, adding that the city did not antic-ipate the kind of questions raised from the communityabout the size of the donation.

Additional talk about the Colleges was initially sched-uled, but was tabled until the next meeting due to Mr.

Lanesskog’s early exit for a family event. The commit-tee was first scheduled to talk about the Colleges’ con-

tributions during the April 20 meeting, but that discussionwas shelved also due to Mr. Lanesskog’s absence.

The committee also received a report from CaptainShelley Vander Veen about the parking required for a newpolice station. According to documents sent out to thegroup, 51 employee spaces are needed and 64 spaces areneeded for department vehicles, for a total of 115 securedparking spaces and an anticipated parking capacity of 100to 125 spaces.

Captain Vander Veen noted there are no specific re-quirements for public parking at a police facility. The clos-est zoning in this case is institutional/educational, whichcalls for one parking space per 24 square feet. A 1,200-square-foot multi-purpose room, for instance, would

need 40 to 50 public spaces under this requirement,which could be fulfilled by street parking.

Mr. Keith contended that 51 spaces seemed too largefor the police employee lot and suggested that securedparking be available only for sworn officers. ClaremontPolice Chief Paul Cooper took issue with the recom-mendation and responded that it would be “short-sighted”to relegate other employees such as dispatchers andrecords clerks to unsecured parking spaces.

Information on parking will be sent to WMM to beworked on, with a report anticipated at the next meeting.

After the meeting, Police Commissioner Ed Reecewas skeptical that a ballot measure could be ready by No-vember. “There’s so much that needs to be completed onthis,” he said.

The deadline to submit a ballot measure for Novem-ber is July 26. The next committee meeting is June 29.

—Matthew [email protected]

COURIER photo/ Peter Weinberger

An aerial view of theClaremont Police De-partment station onBonita Avenue inClaremont. The policefacility ad hoc com-mittee is seriouslyconsidering using thesame location for thenew station, with offi-cers remaining in the

current station duringconstruction.


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The news hit the day before theevent, when people on BernieSanders’ email list were notified

that the presidential candidate would bespeaking at Ganesha High School the

evening of Thursday, May 26.Word spread via social media and a local newspa-

per. By 5:30 p.m., a crowd of 2,000 had gathered atthe Pomona campus, filling the bleachers to capacityand spilling onto the artificial turf of the football field.

For a number of Claremonters, including CatherineCaporale and Ron Mittino, it was a chance to see thepresidential hopeful in a local venue.

Unlike most of the throng, Ms. Caporale, whocame on her own to the rally, isn’t a hardcore sup-porter but finds Mr. Sanders interesting.

“I was thinking Hillary, but I’m here today. Iwanted to learn more about the issues,” she said.

Mr. Sanders’ platform, which he has characterizedas no less than a political revolution, is centered onmeasures he says will help low-income Americansand the struggling middle class. These include ensur-

ing free healthcare as a human right and a free collegeeducation for any young person willing to put in thework.

“University for all is what excites me the most,”Ms. Caporale said.

Mr. Mittino, by contrast, has been “feeling theBern” since the beginning of Mr. Sanders’ candidacy.

“I like Bernie because he clearly presents ideas that

can make America sane again,” Mr. Mittino said.“Why I came to the rally is I find his candidacy to behistoric in nature, and I wanted to see it in person.”

With attendance only somewhat larger than that fora homecoming game, participants were pleased tofind that parking was available in the Ganesha HighSchool lot right up to the start of the event. Some en-

trepreneurial-minded vendors were making a neatprofit selling handmade Bernie Sanders T-shirts andbuttons.

Inside the venue the atmosphere was laid-back,with kids running around on the turf. The enthusiasmwas palpable, however, when Mr. Sanders took to thepodium, his white hair and Brooklyn accent recogniz-able even from the nosebleed seats.

His message was the same as it has been in debatesand rallies held across the United States, includingstops at a slew of California cities in the days leadingup to the June 7 primary: Vista, Riverside, SanBernardino, Cathedral City, Lancaster, Santa Mariaand Oakland.

In a nutshell, Mr. Sanders says the average Ameri-can has been robbed of the American dream by stag-

Claremont COURIER/Friday, June 3, 2016 4CITY NEWS

Thursday, May 26Aaron Florendo, 18, was arrested for

sending threatening messages to a per-son on Instagram. The victim called the

police and reported that the suspect sentmessages threatening to kill her between12:45 and 5:13 p.m. After an investiga-tion, Mr. Florendo was arrested at hiswork place for making criminal threatsand transported to the Claremont PoliceDepartment jail where he was held forbail/court.

****Two 15-year-old boys got into a brawl

with a third student at Claremont HighSchool just before 2 p.m. in the boy’slocker room, according to Lt. MikeCiszek. The fight was captured on videoand posted to YouTube, where it hadbeen viewed over 1,700 times. The twoboys were determined to be the aggres-

sors, and were arrested for battery.****

A woman’s purse was stolen when aburglar broke into her car at the Clare-mont Hills Wilderness Park between 6and 9 a.m. The unidentified thief broke

into the victim’s locked car and stole thepurse while the car was parked in thesouth parking lot. Credit cards from thestolen purse were used after the theft.The investigation is ongoing. Anyonewith information should contact theClaremont Police Department at (909)399-5411.

****A shotgun and $1,000 in cash were

among items stolen from a home on the2700 block of Mountain Avenue. Theburglary happened at around noon, whenthe suspect smashed the rear sliding glassdoor of the home, taking the shotgun,cash and an unknown amount of jewelry.There is no description of the suspect.

Anyone with information is urged tocontact the Claremont police.

Sunday, May 29A resident of a group home for devel-

opmentally disabled adults walked awayfrom the property and has not been seensince. Stephanie Warren, 37, was lastseen at the Claremont Sheltered Care

Center on the 300 block of Indian HillBoulevard at 11 a.m. on May 28. Ms.Warren is described as 5-foot-6, 202pounds, with hazel eyes and shoulder-length brown hair and was last seenwearing a brown sweater and whitepants. Ms. Warren left the home once be-fore in April, according to Lt. Ciszek.Anyone with information on her where-abouts is urged to contact the ClaremontPolice Department.

Monday, May 30A 16-year-old boy left the scene of an

accident just before 7:30 p.m. on May 30at the intersection of Indian Hill Boule-vard and Harrison Avenue. The Toyota

Camry driven by the boy sideswiped an-other car while traveling north. The boy

reportedly left the scene without ex-changing information, and caused addi-tional damage to a median in the processThe following day, a tip from a witnessled to the boy, who was arrested andtransported to CPD jail.

****Over $2000 worth of property wasstolen from a storage unit. The burglaryoccurred at Evergreen Storage on the 400block of Base Line Road sometime be-tween February 7 and May 30, when anunidentified thief gained entry to the unitby unlocking the padlock. Among theproperty stolen from the unit were twodesktop computers, a 72-inch Mitsubishprojector television, a leather recliner, ablack printer and a three-piece black lug-gage set. Another storage unit was bur-glarized within the same time frame, buit is currently unknown what propertywas taken.


POLICE BLOTTER

A transient was arrested May 26 afterallegedly holding up a Claremont LittleCaesars restaurant.

Carlos Vasquez, 40, was arrested aftera short foot pursuit, and a gun that policesay was used in the robbery was recov-ered in Montclair, according to a releasefrom the Claremont Police Department.Mr. Vasquez is “likely responsible” for anumber of armed robberies in adjacentcities, police said.

A woman who is suspected of drivingMr. Vasquez, identified as 35-year-oldEileen Parilla of Hemet, was also ar-rested.

Police responded to the pizza shop onthe 300 block of south Indian Hill Boule-vard after getting a call of an armed rob-bery in progress. The suspect was de-

scribed as a Hispanic male wearing alime green hoodie.

Officers followed a suspicious greenSaturn that was leaving the scene, and Mr.Vasquez reportedly fled after the car wasstopped. He was apprehended a shorttime later.

Mr. Vasquez and Ms. Parilla were botharrested for robbery and warrants. Mr.Vasquez was transported to the inmate re-ception center, where he is being held

without bail, and Ms. Parilla was trans-ported to Century Regional Detention Fa-cility on $200,000 bail.

Anyone with additional information isurged to contact the Claremont PoliceDepartment at (909) 399-5411.


Arrests made for armed robberyat south Claremont restaurant

Police arrested a Monrovia manafter he allegedly attempted toburglarize two Claremont

homes on May 29.Santano Luera, 23, was taken into

custody while hiding in a tree on the4200 block of Oak Hollow Road aftera resident caught him inside theirhome, according to Lt. Jason Walters

from the Claremont Police Depart-ment.

Mr. Luera was identified as a sus-pect in a previous attempted home in-vasion that occurred just before 2p.m., when a resident noticed him try-ing to open the sliding glass door of ahome on the 1900 block of Lock-

haven Way. The suspect fled thescene and was not apprehended.

Around 3:30 p.m., another residenton the 4200 block of Oak HollowRoad saw Mr. Luera in their resi-dence. Mr. Luera fled the scene, butwas eventually located and coerceddown from a tree by the ClaremontPolice Department’s K-9 unit and sur-

rendered without incident.Mr. Luera was arrested on charges

of burglary and attempted burglaryand transported to CPD jail. He wason active probation for a previousgrand theft auto charge.


Suspect arrested for twohome burglary attempts

Sanders draws big crowd, including Claremont residents

BERNIE SANDERS/ continues on next page

Photo courtesy of Catherine CaporalePresidential candidate Bernie Sanders addresses acrowd of about 2,000 at Ganesha High School lastweek.


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Claremont COURIER/Friday, June 3, 2016 5EDUCATION

Two Claremont High School studentsare now award-winning filmmak-ers, thanks to a class assignment.

When honors world history teacher Jennifer Gomezasked her students to create a 10-minute documentaryon the topic of their choice, sophomores Morgan Lui

and Keila Waddell teamed up to explore the role of yel-low journalism in history.Yellow journalism is, of course, sensational news

coverage in which facts are twisted, omitted, taken outof context and, in some cases, fabricated.

“We talked about what yellow journalism was andabout the two founding fathers of yellow journalism,William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer,” Keilasaid. “We talked about the Spanish-American War andabout tabloid newspapers today.”

For a quick history review, Mr. Hearst and Mr.Pulitzer were competing publishers at the turn of the19th century. The news moguls, who respectively con-trolled the New York Journal and the New York World ,helped foment a war against Spain by printing false-hoods accusing the colonial nation of atrocities againstCuban citizens.

When artist Frederic Remington was sent to Cuba byMr. Hearst to cover the conflict, he wrote to the pub-lisher that no real trouble seemed to be brewing. Mr.Hearst famously replied, “You furnish the pictures andI’ll furnish the war.”

The war was provided by a mishap that befell anAmerican naval ship. When the USS Maine explodedand sank, the New York newspapers insisted Spain wasbehind the incident, which killed two-thirds of the ship’screw,

While, in truth, the cause of the flare-up was un-known, the slanted reportage helped garner approval fora US invasion of Cuba.

Morgan and Keila conducted research for a week andspent two weeks working on the script for their docu-mentary, Yellow Journalism: Media Sensation.

“I didn’t know much about the Spanish-American

War. It surprised me that it was influenced by yellow journalism,” Morgan said.She and Keila then spent a week editing, staying up

until 3 a.m. to complete the job in time for a classroomscreening in conjunction with CHS’ annual history day.

“I was impressed with the range of their research andthe personality that went into [the film],” Ms. Gomez,who has taught for 13 years at CHS, said. “They usedlots of primary resources and it was a complete storytold, right up to the tabloid news of today.”

A couple of the primary sources came courtesy of aspecial connection Keila has with NBC. Her dad workspart-time for the network. As a result, she and Morganwere able to reach out to Zoya Taylor, assignment deskmanager at NBC Universal, as well as longtime Date-

line correspondent Keith Morrison. Both agreed to beinterviewed for the documentary

Morgan found it exciting to tour the NBC newsroom,seeing in person the sets she’s used to seeing on televi-sion. It was as educational as it was edifying.

“I learned from Keith and Zoya to always seek thetruth when reporting,” Keila said.

Later in the year, Mr. Gomez presented at a confer-ence for CUE, an organization dedicated to helpingteachers enrich their curriculum through technology.

“Multimedia has always been a passion of mine,” sheexplained. “Incorporating it into the classroom makeslearning more engaging. You can tell stories in differ-ent ways.”

She learned at the conference that entries were beingaccepted for the 50th PBS SoCal Student Film Festival.While her students created documentaries on many com-pelling subjects, from rebellion in Africa to the Cook Is-lands, she immediately thought of Morgan and Keila.

Ms. Gomez entered Yellow Journalism: Media Sen-sation into the contest and learned her instincts werecorrect. The documentary earned a special award for Ex-cellence in Historical Research.

A lot of work went into making the documentary, but

the budding filmmakers said it was a fun assignment,sharing that they most enjoyed the editing process. Mor-gan noted that making videos is one of her hobbies,while Keila said she might want to pursue a career infilmmaking.

The girls and their teacher are invited to attend a spe-cial awards ceremony on June 11. A snippet of their filmwill be screened during the two-hour event. Along withthe accolades, they will be presented with a plaque.

Ms. Gomez won’t go away empty-handed, either. She

will be granted a yearlong membership to CUE and freeentry to the organization’s next conference.Sometimes people roll their eyes at “millennials,”

today’s teens and 20-somethings, because—whetherthey are texting on their phones or posting on the latesttrending social media—they seem to always be gluedto technology.

However, as Ms. Gomez pointed out, it’s not neces-sarily a bad thing.

“It’s amazing how natural the kids are with technol-ogy. These very brilliant students are able to use tech-nology to show what they have learned and be creative,”she said. —Sarah Torribio

[email protected]

Student documentary explores yellow journalism, wins PBS award

COURIER photo/Steven FelschundneffClaremont High School sophomores Keila Waddell and Morgan Lui have won an award for their documentaryon yellow journalism. The idea for the film began with an assignment in their honors world history class.

Boos, Renken head to state finals

Annie Boos continued her runof success with an impres-sive third-place finish in the

1600-meter race during the CIFSouthern Section Masters meet onFriday at Cerritos College.

Boos’ time of 4:48.95 broke herown school record by six secondsand also makes her the sixth fastest

junior in the United States. She willbe the number-one returning 1600runner in the state next year.

Teammate Ryan Renken also didquite well, finishing seventh in the3200-meter race with a time of

9:02.59, a scant two seconds shy of a

school record. He will be the num-ber-two returning runner in his event.

Both runners qualified for the Cal-ifornia state meet Friday in Fresno.

Boos will compete on Friday pre-lims and then in the finals on Satur-day. There is no prelim for the 3200,so Renken will only run on Saturday.

“It’s been a great year, one of thebest in school history,” said CoachBill Reeves, who also coaches Boosand Renken in cross-country. “Sixschool records went down. We arelooking forward to the start of cross-country.”

—Steven [email protected]

nant wages and rising costs for thingslike healthcare, medication and educa-tion. Mr. Sanders claims the billionaireclass has been allowed to ship jobs andtrades overseas while shirking a fairshare of taxes, rather than letting thewealth trickle down.

As he laments at each appearance andon his website, “Ninety-nine percent of all new income generated today goes tothe top one percent. The top one-tenthof one percent owns as much as wealthas the bottom 90 percent.”

A week after the rally, Mr. Mittinospoke about the Pomona stop.

“The crowd looked multi-racial, mul-ti-cultural. And by a show of hands,when he was asking who had no healthinsurance and who had health insurance

with huge deductibles, it seemed to bemiddle class and below,” he said. “ThatI thought was important, that show of hands.”

It isn’t a sure bet that Ms. Caporalewill cast her vote for Mr. Sanders, butshe was glad she turned out.

“After the rally I was thinking that Ireally liked what Bernie added about

joining the rest of the world on needingmore mental health options, fighting cli-mate change and organizing health care,too,” she said. “He seemed so down-to-earth, and very authentic. I feel that hewouldn’t be swayed by money.”

—Sarah [email protected]

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Deborah Bial asked those in the au-dience to think back to being nineyears old. She remembers having

braids. What, she wondered, do others re-

member about when they were nine?For most of those she was addressing, this meantthinking back about 10 years. For others in the audi-ence two weeks ago, it meant, as with her, thinkingback more or many more years.

Ms. Bial was speaking to the graduates of PomonaCollege, along with all their families and friends andothers attending the college’s commencement cere-mony on that unusually cool and damp Sunday morn-ing. (Instead of the usual fans, plastic white rainponchos, along with the now-standard hot coffee, weregiven out to all. No, Pomona College doesn’t playaround!) The president and founder of The Posse Foun-dation, which helps minority students attend selectivecolleges like Pomona, made her comments after re-ceiving an honorary degree for her work in encourag-ing young people.

In preparing for her remarks to the Pomona grads,Ms. Bial surveyed a number of nine-year-olds, askingthem what they thought about and what is important tothem. She was struck, if not surprised, that the childrenshe spoke with didn’t talk about braids or Disney car-toons or toys. They talk about being afraid of what willhappen if Donald Trump becomes president.

The kids, Ms. Bial said, are right. The world is ascary place. Even nine-year-olds are caught up in theelection, as much of a wild ride as it has been, and areconcerned about people saying mean things and gettinghurt and not getting enough work.

Ms. Bial is right. The kids are right. Things are prettyscary out there. It is hard not to think about this duringthis graduation season, including the high school’s nextweek, when so many young people are going out intothe world. Like the damp cold hanging over the Col-

leges’ ceremonies this year, worry about the country’sfuture and about the world’s future, on top of massivestudent debt, weigh down on these graduates.

I can’t help but feel for them as speaker after speaker,in these or so many words, tells them that they are the

future’s hope and that we’re counting on them.This is a hell of a lot. All that debt, and now the

charge, the responsibility to go out and save the crazyworld. It’s one thing to try to make the world a betterplace; it’s very much another to have to save it. Nowonder the kids are worried, if not downright scared.Even when they’re nine.

Then again, it could be argued that they don’t have asmuch to worry about as many of us did when we weretold to “duck and cover” for when the world was to beblown up at any time.

And then again, these graduates, these kids with theshining faces, are not groaning and weeping. They maybe throwing up their hands, but it’s not to give up in de-spair but to applaud, to clap and holler about all thatthey have done and all they will do.

I shouldn’t have been surprised when the Pitzer Col-lege graduates, in their bright orange and white robesand their ever-more “out there” style, filed in with amarching band playing the White Stripes’ “Seven Na-tion Army.” Should I?

After all, these are the young people, along withmany others like them, who are all fired up over BernieSanders. They make up the backbone of the huge crowdcheering on Sanders’ call for equality and inclusion forall. Yes, they get rowdy and rude sometimes but that isto be expected when it comes to being young and pas-sionate. Hopefully this passion, along with some calm,rational thinking, will translate into votes, both in nextweek’s election and in November.

And, yes, they made a stink when former Secretaryof State Madleine Albright spoke at the Scripps Col-lege commencement. They called her a war criminal,

among other things, and thrust Claremont into the na-tional headlines once again this school year. It’s been ar-gued that these students and their peers are too sensitiveand whiny, with their demand for trigger warnings andrefusal to listen to those they don’t agree with but at

least they are making the effort to make themselvesheard, which is far better than the apathy that has cometo be expected. It isn’t always better when the youngare to be seen and not heard. (As for the professors who

joined the protest at Scripps, of whom some said “theyshould know better,” let’s just say they were young-at-

heart with their passion.)This passion and enthusiasm, even when things aremost challenging, is also what the students here add toClaremont. Yes, there are the many concerts and per-formances that many of us enjoy and that make life hereall the better. But there are other things the studentshave done that actually help us out.

Last year, Pomona College students in an environ-mental analysis class taught by Char Miller made an in-ventory of Claremont’s trees. That’s 24,000 trees.Claremont is known as the City of Trees, after all. Thestudents categorized each species and put them on aninteractive street map available at claremontsurbanar-boretum.wordpress.com. Any tree in town can belooked up, although there may have been changes sincethe map was first put online, and there will be infor-mation about that tree. This is quite a resource for a

place where trees are so valued.Or there is Maria Laura Arciniega, a senior atPomona College who, along with Hong Deng Gao,started Health Bridges, a volunteer program providingpatients at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Centerwho don’t speak English with basic language interpre-tation, hospital navigation and enrollment in health cov-erage. The program was inspired by the youngwomen’s experiences interpreting for their parents dur-ing doctor appointments and, with the assistance fromother Pomona College students, they began providingthis crucial service in October.

And just last week, there was the annual, year-end,big musical put on by the high school theater studentsonce again at Big Bridges. This year’s show was PeterPan. As always with these productions directed byKrista Carson Elhai, it was not only a showcase for

these kids’ talents, abilities and determination, it was acelebration in this special venue of the students’ energyand enthusiasm, bringing them and the rest of the com-munity together in their accomplishment.


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I just got Netflix and have become ob-sessed with watching food-orientatedfilms and documentaries. In one they

showed a chef who, upon returning from

training in Japan, opened her own sushibar in Los Angeles. After a few years, shebecame bored and wanted to stretch her-self creatively and so she began to makeKaiseki food.

Kaiseki is the haute cuisine of Japan. It is a tradi-tional multi-course meal as well as the collection of skills and techniques for preparation. Kaiseki balancesthe taste, texture, appearance and colors of the fresh,raw ingredients. The ceramic plates used to serve themany small dishes are also important to the eating ex-perience. Seasonal themes are always considered.These meals are truly an art form like any visit to a mu-seum or gallery, with the additional pleasure of beingable to eat the results of the creative process.

When I searched the internet to locate this Los Ange-

les restaurant, I found that the cost of a single Kaisekimeal was $185. There was no chance I could afford ameal there but I remembered the time I spent a very

long afternoon in Tokyo with the sister of a friend of mine eating the best meal of my life.

It was a lovely spring day in Japan, a country I ad-mire so much for the traditional arts and simple beautyin so many aspects of daily life. I also love the food. Imet my friend at Ueno Park, a huge park in Tokyo nearthe train station. The park is filled with temples, muse-ums, art galleries and a zoo as well as over 1,000cherry trees. The trees were all in bloom and the entirepark was covered with tall ballet dancers in fluffy pinktutus standing above me. When the trees bloom inJapan everyone comes out to enjoy the display.

Here at Ueno, people spread blankets and bluetarps on the ground, removing their shoes and leaving

them at the edge of the “room” they staked out. Theysettle down with their bento boxes of picnic food toshare this amazing candy-fluff display. I loved seeingthe black-lacquered bento boxes filled with the tradi-tional Japanese food. The surprise was seeing howmany cardboard boxes from Kentucky Fried Chickenwere piled up next to the beer and sake.

After strolling in the park to enjoy the display, wewalked to a restaurant. My friend, Yaiyo was takingme to a special lunch. The restaurant was located up-stairs in an office building where she had made areservation for us. This was, she informed me, an ex-ceptional restaurant, serving only Kaiseki meals. Ithink I understood that reservations were difficult toarrange. I had read about such meals and was thrilledto be able to actually experience it myself. Thewoman serving us wore a traditional kimono and

bowed as she entered and left our table. Since I don’teat red meat, we were having a vegetarian Kaisekimeal that featured tofu and fish instead of the tradi-

tional meat dishes. Nineteen small plates werebrought in one at a time as well as tea. The dishesused were beautifully made, each one complementingthe food in shape, color, texture and size.

When our server placed a dish in front of me, sheturned the plate ever so slightly so that the food wasfacing me perfectly. This was how every dish was setbefore us. The order of the service is very important.There is a soup dish, numerous side dishes, an appe-tizer, a simmered dish, a grilled dish, a steamedcourse, pickled dishes, rice dishes and dessert.

Each plate of food was delicious. As I savoredevery bite I wished it never to end, until I began thenext taste from the next plate and I wished the samefor it. The placing of the plate and the beauty of thatsmall ceramic sculpture added to the enjoyment.There was perfect timing between one dish and an-other, the wait was neither too long nor did the foodarrive too quickly. In this way, one got the most out ofeach experience.

Our server took the time to explain what we wereeating. The food was enhanced by small edible flow-ers and leaves to increase the visual enjoyment. I usedmy chopsticks throughout, although I am a bit clumsyin getting things from the plate to my mouth. Thefood was still perfect. The entire meal took aboutthree hours or more. It was truly the best food I haveever eaten.

This is why I have received so much pleasure fromvisiting Japan. All aspects of an experience are impor-tant to that experience. In art, food, nature, garden,home, design...small things are considered as impor-tant as the larger, more visible ones. They all combinetogether to create a satisfying whole. That was ourKaiseki meal: A slow process combining the fresh-ness of materials, the beauty of presentation, the orderin which the food was served, the high quality of cooking, and the quiet atmosphere of the dining envi-ronment along with the inventiveness of the chef.

We left the restaurant and walked back to UenoPark and the ballet of the cherry blossoms. I watched

happy families enjoying the display as they munchedtheir pieces of fried chicken, biscuits and mashed po-tatoes.

A memorable dining experienceby Jan Wheatcroft

These places matter (part 2)by John Neiuber

Keeping with the PreservationMonth theme from May of “ThisPlace Matters,” our tour of places

that matter in Claremont continues. Lastmonth, we started at the Depot, zig-zagged our way through the East Villageand ended at the Verbal Building at the

northeast corner of Yale and SecondStreet. We now head directly across Sec-ond Street to The Village Grille.The Village Grille, 1924148 Yale Avenue

Built originally as the Anson Thomas Ford-LincolnAutomobile Agency, the building now houses a ‘50s-style diner. Under the awning on the Yale Avenue win-dow is the arch that once defined the entrance andwhere cars were moved in and out of the showroom.

Some Crust Bakery, 1889119 Yale Avenue

This building is on the site of Claremont’s first gen-eral store, Urbanus. John Urbanus, the owner, was alsothe first postmaster, and the first telephone in Clare-

mont was installed in the store in the early 1890s.There has been a bakery at this location for nearly 100years.

Proceed south to First Street, turn right, cross IndianHill and proceed west to the the Packing House.

The College Heights Packing House, 1916-1945520 First Street

This concrete, block and wooden structure was thelemon packing house for the College Heights Orangeand Lemon Association. It is the only one that remainsof four packing houses that once lined the Santa Fetracks in Claremont. It was here that the citrus fruit,which was the economic lifeline of this community,was washed, graded, stored and shipped all over theUnited States, Europe and, eventually, to Japan. Clare-mont growers were among the first to organize a coop-erative method for marketing fruit. Their system,which was adopted statewide, became known through-

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David “Dave” Lannom died at hishome in Claremont on May 12, 2016with his family by his side. He was 70.

Mr. Lannom was born on November24, 1945, Thanksgiving Day, in Albu-querque, New Mexico to Margueriteand William Lannom. He graduatedfrom Bishop Amat in 1963 and at-tended Mt. San Antonio College, grad-uating in June of 1966. He continuedhis education at Cal Poly Pomona,earning a bachelor’s degree in orna-mental horticulture in 1969.

He went to work there as an assistantprofessor of horticulture from 1977until 1984. He worked for a time innursery management to fine-tune hisskills in the industry and then returnedto teaching at Mt. San Antonio Collegein 1985, where he continued to educatestudents for the remainder of his life.

Mr. Lannom married Julia “Julie”Thomas on January 14, 1967 and theyhad five children, Marguerite, Con-stanza, Victoria, Shawn and Katie.They were married for more than 49years and were residents of Claremontsince 1969, except for four years spentin San Diego and four years in SantaBarbara.

Dave, as he insisted students callhim, completed his master’s degree atCal Poly Pomona while teaching at Mt.SAC, where he went on to become de-partment chairman. He stepped downdue to health issues in 2005 though hecontinued to teach and oversee the hor-ticulture unit, which he had built upduring his years at Mt. SAC. They soldplants to people in the nursery industryand wholesale to the public, countingDisneyland among their customers.Disneyland dedicated the “DisneylandRose” to him in 2010.

Mr. Lannom’s biggest passions werehis plants and his students. He de-

lighted in seeing his love for his profes-sion influence and guide his students. If you wanted to take a class from himthere was always a place for you; henever turned a student away. When hetaught plant identification, he usedClaremont as a living laboratory todemonstrate the mature plants andwould walk classes through the City of Trees for reviews and tests. Often therewould be 30 to 40 students strollingthrough the Village and Claremont Col-leges areas on a Saturday morning,with Mr. Lannom lecturing and his dogDixie in tow.

Mr. Lannom always wore Hawaiianshirts and Bermuda shorts to hisclasses. A 2013 Examiner article, pub-lished when Mr. Lannom received theSouthern California Horticulture Soci-ety’s “Horticulturist Of The Year”award, noted his casual appeal.“Known for his trademark teachingstyle of swirling hard data with storiesfrom his fabled career, the professorhas earned fierce loyalty amongst his

students through turning even irritatinglittle moments into opportunities tohave some fun. For example, when astudent’s cell phone goes off during alecture, the offender is assigned to sup-ply chips and salsa for the class.”

The article quoted a former student,Robert Walton, who said he wasn’t par-ticularly motivated to continue his for-mal education after high school.Nonetheless, he went on to become aforestry assistant with the LA CountyFire Department. “Without Dave’s in-fluence, I don’t think I would havegraduated from college,” Mr. Waltonsaid. “He led by doing. Not just in hor-ticulture: in life.”

Mr. Lannom was founder of PalmCanyon Growers in Claremont atTowne and Base Line. He had firststarted Lannom Nurseries on that lot in1973, after moving from across thestreet at the Peairs property, which isnow Sunrise Adult Living. In his sparetime, he presented lectures and work-shops on topics like pruning and soilcare at venues like the Los Angeles Ar-boretum and the Rancho Santa AnaBotanic Garden as well as landscapinghis yard as a lush specimen garden.

During his career Mr. Lannom re-ceived numerous scholarships, recogni-tions and awards including: AgricultureAlumni of the Year, Cal Poly Pomona,1996; the Bert Kelliman Award for Ex-cellence in Teaching by the CaliforniaAssociation of Nurserymen, 1998; Out-standing Educator Award, Mt. SAC,1998; CANGC Sprinkler Can Awardfor Years of Meritorious Service, 2004;Mt. SAC Distinguished Faculty Award,2004 and Mt. SAC Alumnus of theYear, 2015. He was inducted into theGreen Industry Hall of Fame in 2015.

Mr. Lannom is survived by his wife,Julie Lannom; his daughters, Mar-

guerite (Timothy) Lannom Wheeler of La Verne, Constanza Lannom of Pomona and Victoria (Timothy) Lan-nom Hayward, also of Pomona; hisgrandson Timothy Hayward, Jr. of Austin, Texas; and his granddaughterLizzie and grandson Jordie as well astwo foster grandchildren, all of Pomona.

He also leaves his sisters Meri(Roger) Edgerton of Verdi, Nevada;Frances (Pat) Lannom Shechan of Spanish Springs, Nevada; and ColleenScott of Reno, Nevada and his brotherJohn Lannom of Sun Valley, Nevada,along with numerous nieces andnephews and one great-nephew. Hewill also be missed by his surrogate sonand family, Jesus Ramirez and Su-sanna; their sons Jesus Jr. and Josueand their daughter Andrea, who wasDave’s goddaughter, all of Glendora.He was preceded in death by his infantson Shawn and infant daughter Katieand his sister Maureen Lannom.

Services will be held on June 11 at10 a.m. at Pilgrim CongregationalChurch, located at 600 N. Garey Ave.in Pomona. Per Dave’s wishes, guestsare encouraged to wear Hawaiian shirtsor other tropical attire. In lieu of flow-ers, the family requests donations in hismemory to one of the causes close tohis heart. These include the Dave Lan-nom “Seeds of Hope” Memorial Gar-den, where fruit and vegetables aregrown for a food pantry (New SongChurch, 945 W. Covina Blvd., SanDimas CA 91771); the foster familyagency Serenity Infant Care Homes(600 S. Grand Ave., Covina, CA91724); and the “Angel Fund” to assistpet-owners unable to afford veterinarycare, in memory of Dane Lannom, LaVerne Animal Hospital, 2132 BonitaAve., La Verne, CA 91750.

David ‘Dave’ LannomBeloved professor, noted horticulturalist

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Donald James Ketchum, a longtimeChaffey College professor and onetimeresident of the Claremont Manor retire-ment community, died in Sandpoint,Idaho on May 25, 2016. He was 93.

He was born on February 9, 1923 in

South Pasadena to Dr. William and Ma-bel Ketchum. Don grew up in SouthPasadena, attending South PasadenaHigh School. He enlisted in the USArmy and served as Technical Sergeantfrom 1943 to 1946. In 1949, he wasnamed Outstanding Young Man of theYear by the city of South Pasadena.

After leaving the army, he returnedhome and married Helen Furlow, alsoof South Pasadena. Mr. Ketchum re-ceived his Bachelor of Science degreein applied physics from the Universityof California at Los Angeles and startedhis teaching career in 1950 at RedlandsHigh School, instructing students inelectronics. Mr. and Mrs. Ketchum

moved to Ontario in 1954 and later to

Upland, where they raised their fourchildren. Don was a professor of elec-tronics and later data processing andcomputer programming at ChaffeyCollege in Ontario and Alta Loma from1954-1981. He served as registrar at the

college in 1969 and 1970.In retirement, the Ketchums moved

to the Claremont Manor where Mr.Ketchum was an active volunteer,teaching computer classes to the otherManor residents as well as participatingin Claremont Manor theater presenta-tions. He also volunteered with the lo-cal Neighborhood Watch and TravelersAid at Ontario Airport. In 2009, Helenand Don moved to Luther Park SeniorLiving in Sandpoint, Idaho.

Mr. Ketchum was an avid waterskier and performed as a trick skier atthe Los Angeles County Fair. In addi-tion to water skiing, he loved to traveland enjoyed listening to music, espe-

cially Lawrence Welk.

His wife Helen predeceased him inJuly of 2015. Mr. Ketchum is survivedby his four children and their spouses,Ken (Randie) Ketchum of Edmonds,Washington, Kathy (Gay) Ketchum of Sherman Oaks, Jeff (Linda) Ketchum

of Colton and Julie (Steve) Case of Sagle, Idaho. He also leaves 16 grand-children and great-grandchildren, hisbrother and sister-in-law Marshall andJudy Ketchum and their three childrenAnne Marie, Bill and Ruth.

There will be a private family serv-ice. In lieu of flowers, donations maybe made to Luther Park Sandpoint Em-ployee Fund, to support those who solovingly cared for Don and Helen.Contributions may be sent to LutherPark at Sandpoint, 510 Olive Ave,Sandpoint, ID 83864 in memory of Don Ketchum. Family and friends areinvited to sign Donald’s online guestbook at www.coffeltfuneral.com.

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Have you got a gift forgab? Sign up for the T.Willard Hunter Speak-ers’ Corner

Orators, welcome! There are a fewtime slots open for speakers at the T.Willard Hunter Speakers corner in Me-morial Park at Claremont’s IndependenceDay celebration on Monday, July 4 from11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Speakers hold forth for eight minutes orless on any topic.

There are only three rules: No foul lan-guage; no nudity; and no touting of com-mercial products or services.

Using London’s Hyde Park Corner as hisinspiration, Rev. Hunter began Clare-mont’s speakers’ corner in 1977 to show-case the constitutional right of free speech.Rev. Hunter was himself an accomplishedorator who delivered a 34-hour speech atIndependence Hall in 1982—a talk he de-livered again in London in 1984.

Rev. Hunter and his wife Mary LouiseHunter, who died November 23, 2010,came to Claremont in 1959 after Rev.Hunter became the coordinator of devel-opment at the then Claremont GraduateSchool. Mr. Hunter, who lived his finalyears at Pilgrim Place, died at age 93 onJune 29, 2009.

To request a timeslot or for information,email [email protected] [email protected].

Pomona College pro-fessor in Hiroshima forObama visit

Pomona College politics professor TomLe spent last week in Hiroshima to ob-serve President Obama’s visit.

An expert on Japanese security policyand the US-Japan alliance, Mr. Le notedthat when Mr. Obama came into office heproposed a nonproliferation movementand aspired to a nuclear-free world, addingthat this visit to Hiroshima wasbe a “nicecapstone” on that message.

At the same time, Mr. Le points outthat the US has committed $1 trillion tobuild up its nuclear arsenal, drawing crit-icism from peace groups.

Mr. Le previously conducted 15 monthsof field work in Hiroshima under a Ful-bright Fellowship. During this current trip,he met with atomic bomb survivors andcity officials to plan for a fall event atPomona College at which survivors willspeak to the campus community.

Mr. Le said the president’s visit anddiscussion on nonproliferation were ben-eficial because they drew media coverageand got people talking about issues.

“Since the Cold War ended, many peo-ple don’t think about nuclear weapons asmuch; for the most part it’s the stuff of video games, movies and ‘out of sight, outof mind,’” Mr. Le said.

Discussion is particularly important thiselection year, says Mr. Le, with Republi-can presidential nominee Donald Trumphaving said that countries like South Ko-rea and Japan should perhaps get nuclearweapons to protect themselves.

While much was made of the perceived“apology” by President Obama for theUnited States’ use of the atomic bombduring World War II, Mr. Le emphasizedthat Japan’s government isn’t looking forone.

“Once you bring in apologies then itbrings up a lot of these political games andissues that they are not interested in,” Mr.Le said. “There’s a way to show remorsewithout directly saying, ‘I’m sorry.’”

Support stray petservices at the Dog-gone Walk-a-Thon

The HOPE 5K Doggone Walk-a-Thonis Saturday, June 4 beginning at Stover

Walk, Pomona College (550 N. CollegeAve.) and continuing through the campus.

Donations support dog and cat rescue,which includes medical care, vaccinationsand sanctuary. Proceeds also support spay-ing and neutering through partnership withWestern University College of Veterinarymobile van. Registration begins at 8:30a.m. and the walk begins at 9 a.m. Thereis no registration fee, but all donations arewelcome.

Girl Scout troops com-plete service projects,earn Silver Award

May 11 was a night of silver linings ata ceremony sponsored by Girl Scouts of

Greater Los Angeles, when more thantwo dozen Claremont Cadette GirlScouts received the Girl Scout SilverAward, the highest award a CadetteScout can achieve.

To earn the award, each girl completeda minimum 50 hours of community serv-ice working on an individual or smallgroup service project.

The Cadettes of Troop 1094, led byscout leaders Leah Key Ketter and HollyPugno, undertook three group serviceprojects: Cece Selznick and MerryAichele collected clothing, food and toi-letries for the Foothill Family Shelter;Mae Key-Ketter, Lilly Pugno and FionaHenry led a “first time out” weekend

campout at La Casita for ClaremontBrownies; Lucy Chinn and Ruby Berkewrote and directed a PSA remindingviewers to look beyond the media andsociety’s standards of beauty and bodyimage and to feel proud of “their

uniquely-designed selves.”Cadettes of Troop 5364 led by scout

leaders Tina Mann and Kimberly Pocockperformed two group service projectsBella Hubbard, Emily Pocock and LilyWolf transformed an unused space at

Sycamore School into a thriving veg-etable garden that Sycamore students canuse to grow healthy snacks; MadelineMann, Candice Coe and CourtneyPocock aided ill children by assembling50 comfort packages for Ronald Mc-Donald House Charities.

Led by scout leaders Valerie RomeroLarry Helm and Cathy Jameson, allCadettes from Troop 2104 engaged in asingle group project aimed at assistingthe hygiene needs of homeless per-sons. The Cadettes made 200 self-carekits filled with a variety of toiletry itemswhich they then dispersed through twolocal churches. Troop Silver Award re-cipients are Julia Romero, Julia Marriott

Charlotte Stradley, Susie Shin, AllisonZhang, Annette Hermelin, Alyssa Her-melin, Angela Robles, Cailin LorekSydney Martinez, Alyssa Aguilar, Jen-nifer Helm, and Kelly Jameson.


OUR TOWN

Photo courtesy of Leah Key KetterThe Scouts of Troop 1094—from left to right, Fiona Henry, Lucy Chinn, MerryAichele, Cece Selznick, Ruby Berke, Lilly Pugno, Mae Key-Ketter—pose for aphoto with Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles CEO Lise L. Luttgens at the SilverAward ceremony. In all, 26 local girls completed projects to earn the award.


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Like a sign from above,the grey morning gaveway to sunshine just as

the crowd began to gather for

the annual Memorial Day ob-servance Monday at Oak ParkCemetery in Claremont.

Although Memorial Day has longbeen about honoring those who diedwhile serving in the military, RobertAinsworth, the new commander of American Legion Keith Powell Post78, invited the crowd to thank the veter-ans in attendance and, in particular,those who served during World War II.

Two such veterans, longtime Clare-mont resident Chuck Farritor and SanDimas resident June Sullivan, werehonored with a standing ovation whilethe Navy Junior Reserve Officers

Training Corps from Lutheran HighSchool posted the colors.The service, which was organized by

the American Legion and the city of Claremont, followed a traditional for-mat including the National Anthem,speeches, a moment of silence, musicand placing tributes.

During his keynote address, Lieu-tenant Colonel Evan Wollen also recog-nized the World War II vets, noting that1,800 die every day. He asked rhetori-cally if anyone had seen a veteran witha baseball cap emblazoned with thename of a regiment or a pin from a longforgotten battle and offered a challenge:“Do not walk past one of those men

ever again without shaking their handand asking about their story.”

Former Claremont resident and busi-ness owner Tony Federico, 92, is one of those men. The Brooklyn native servedin an Army anti-aircraft artillery unitfighting in North Africa before joiningthe invasion of Italy. His unit then ad-vanced to France where they partici-pated in the battle of Normandy, whichsupported the D-Day amphibious inva-sion. He was a particular asset to hisunit in Italy because he could speakItalian.

He now resides in La Verne but livedin Claremont for 45 years and ownedFederico’s Italian Deli in the Village for15 years.

A fond memory of his time in Italy

was the time he visited Pozzuoli, nearNaples, where very young Sophia

Loren serenaded him.Claremont Mayor Sam Pedroza andFriends of the Oak Park CemeteryPresident Nelson Scherer also spokeduring the ceremony.

Bagpiper Mike Terry, who has partic-ipated for many years, played the Scot-tish Lament as local service organiza-tions laid flowers at the foot of theflagpole, before the service concludedwith “Taps” played by bugler SteveCollins.

Ms. Sullivan was delighted at therecognition she received following theservice as a line of well-wishers queuedup, seeking to shake her hand.

“All of a sudden we were at war,”

she said of her decision to join theWomen’s Army Corps. “I had nothing

more important to do, so I said, ‘Whynot?’”

She first served as a medic in Hot

Springs, Arkansas, but was later askedto join the United Service Organizationbecause of her experience as a profes-sional dancer. During two tours of Eu-rope, Ms. Sullivan entertained thetroops dancing to the popular music of the era. USO shows were full of celebrities but she said that meetingbandleader Tommy Dorsey was thehighlight.

As people began to disperse, Mr.Federico said goodbye to Mr. Farritor,and headed for his ride home.

“I come to Memorial Day everyyear,” said Mr. Federico, “my wife is[buried] here, and one day I will bewith her.”

—Steven [email protected]

Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps color guard from Lutheran HighSchool had the honor of posting and retiring the flags used during the Memo-rial Day service on Monday in Claremont.

World War II veterans June Sullivanand Chuck Farritor acknowledge theapplause of the crowd following theirintroduction by Robert Ainsworth, thenew commander of local American Le-gion. At left is Boddie Ainsworth, whohelped Ms. Sullivan from her chair.

World War II veteranTony Federico lis-tens to the MemorialDay service in Clare-mont on Monday. Mr.Federico served inan Army anti-aircraftdivision that saw ac-tion in the invasion

of Italy and the battleof Normandy. His fa-vorite story from thewar was hearing avery young—and stillunknown—SophiaLoren sing in a vil-lage near Naples.

A time for reflection at city Memorial Day commemoration

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packing house includes live-work lofts,shops, restaurants, galleries and activitycenters.

The Back Abbey, 1907128 North Oberlin Avenue

Just to the north on Oberlin Avenue isa restaurant in the surviving office sec-tion of the 1907 Union Ice Companybuilding. The original facility providedice and cooling services for the citrus in-dustry. Underground tunnels connectedthe ice company to the packing houses.

Proceed north on Oberlin and turn righton Bonita to Indian Hill.

Jacobsen Building, 1929Southeast corner of Indian Hill Boule-vard and Bonita Avenue

Dr. Arthur L. Jacobsen had this Eng-lish Tudor Revival-style office built forhis dental practice. It has become a cor-ner anchor for the Village, and is un-usual in Claremont because of its use of “clinker” brick, steeply pitched roof lines and slate shingles.

Proceed east on Bonita and turn left at

Yale Avenue.Walter’s Restaurant, 1954310 North Yale Avenue

This Claremont institution of gas-tronomy, art, culture and communityhas been in continuous operation since1957 when it opened as Walter’s CoffeeShop. It was purchased in 1973 by theGhafarshad family and became Wal-ter’s Restaurant. Of special note is that

the building was designed by renownedarchitect, Foster Rhodes Jackson, whohad worked for and studied underFrank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin. Therestaurant also expanded north intowhat was once a bungalow court.

From Walter’s proceed north to Har-rison Avenue.

Claremont United Church of ChristCongregational, 1928

233 Harrison AvenueOnce called the community church,this was the only Protestant church intown from 1891 to 1949. It was thecenter of much of the academic, socialand philanthropic activity of the earlytown. The original church building,built in 1891, was demolished in the1960s. The Guildhall, facing HarrisonAvenue, was built in 1928 and is theoldest remaining structure on the prop-erty. This church defines the northernend of the Village.

From UCC, proceed north on Har-vard and turn east on Eighth Street.

The Darling/Wright House, 1903

Northwest corner of College Avenue andEighth StreetBuilt in 1903 for Mary Reeve Dar-

ling and her two sons who were attend-ing Pomona College, this home has thedistinction of being the only house inClaremont designed by Charles andHenry Greene, and predates the broth-ers’ more famous projects, such as theGamble and Blacker houses inPasadena. The home was their first to

be built outside of Pasadena. It was ex-tensively restored and renovated in2008 by the current owners.

From the Darling/Wright House, pro-ceed north on College to FoothillBoulevard.

Foothill Boulevard was openedthrough Claremont as a State Highwayin January 1930 and became part of thefamous Route 66—The Mother Road.Claremont’s Route 66 has severalbuildings that reflect the academic, cit-rus and business history of the town.

Head west on Foothill Boulevard toHarvard Avenue.

Wolfe’s Marketplace, 1930s160 West Foothill Boulevard

A fourth-generation Claremont busi-ness, Wolfe’s Market was founded byJohn D. Wolfe in 1917. The market wasoriginally located on the corner of In-dian Hill Boulevard and Foothill. In theearly 1930s, Mr. Wolfe moved toFoothill and Harvard (two blocksaway) because he liked the view of themountains. Four generations later, the

Wolfe family still runs the market.While shopping in the produce sec-

tion, don’t miss the wonderful mural of Claremont landmarks by Jeff Faust.

Claremont School of Theology, 19521525 North College Avenue

North side of Foothill BoulevardThe campus is home to the mid-cen-

tury masterpiece, Kresge Chapel of theSchool of Theology. The school movedhere from the University of SouthernCalifornia in 1952. Its buildings weredesigned by Edward Durrell Stone,who also designed the Harvey MuddCollege campus.

As you proceed west on FoothillBoulevard, please note the following:

The Old School House, built 1911, atthe northwest corner of Foothill and In-dian Hill, was originally ClaremontHigh School.

The Sherwood Florist stone buildingat the southwest corner was constructedto house the Sterling Oil Spray Com-pany, which serviced the citrus indus-try. Continue to the southwest corner of Foothill Boulevard and Mountain Av-

enue. Here you will notice a tree sur-rounded by landscaping. This is theofficial City Tree; the tree that was usedto create the city logo.

There are many more places thatmatter throughout the city but far toomany to list here. The Colleges havemany noteworthy places that matterand there are historic structures and lo-cations throughout the town.

Claremont Heritage publishes a Self-Guided Tour of Claremont HistoricSites that is available at the GarnerHouse. For further information, visitclaremontheritage.org.

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COURIER archive photoWolfe’s Market, founded in 1917, movedto its current location on Foothill andHarvard in the 1930s.


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In Japan, sakura season, when the cherry trees arein bloom, is time to celebrate.

The country’s trees usually begin to develop prettypink flowers in March and continue to blossom throughApril, fluttering to the sidewalks like rosy snow. There’sa lovely description of the heavenly sight on the Sa-voryJapan.com website: “When the real blooms arrive,the whole country celebrates; first in the far south, thentraveling northward and up the mountain slopes. Dur-ing their peak, the blooms cover parkways and moun-tain slopes, transforming whole cities into pink mist.”

The weather tends to be a bit chilly and rainy then,but thousands of tourists travel to Japan during sakura season to commune with nature along with the locals.

Sakura hanami , or flower-viewing parties, are an an-cient tradition in Japan that continues to this day.Friends, families and work colleagues gather beneathcherry trees to eat, drink, sing, dance and play games.

A typical meal is a hanami bento box, filled with tastythings like cooked fish, rice, vegetables—often cut intothe shape of cherry blossoms or petals—green herbdumplings and fishcakes with pink designs. Sweets areon hand, too.

The picnicking starts at lunchtime and continues intothe night, with grownups drinking lots of a rice winecalled sake . Enjoying a hanami at nighttime, whenglowing lanterns are sometimes hung from the trees, iscalled yozakura .

In our area at this time, many trees called jacarandaare covered with purple blossoms, raining to theground. Perhaps you can enjoy a Claremont-stylesakura hanami by enjoying a picnic beneath the flower-laden branches.

When cherry trees bloom,the Japanese party!

FLOWER WORDSearcH

California poppy

carnation

dandelion

daisy

iris

jasmine

lotus

marigold

morning glory

nasturtium

orchid

pansy

rose

sunflower

tulip

Q: What would you get if every car in theUnited States was pink?A: A pink car nation.

Q: How does a garden blow kisses?A: With its tulips (two lips).

Q: What did the big flower say to the littleflower?A: What’s up, bud?

T he ear t h laug hs in

f lo wers.

—Ra lp h Wa ldo Em er

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LIVE THEATER Ophelia’s Jump’s pro-duction of Tribes opens at 8 p.m. tonightat The Theatre Company Performing ArtsStudio in Upland. Additional perform-ances take place through June 12 at vari-ous times. 1400 N. Benson Ave. Addi-tional information is available atopheliasjump.org or (909) 380-2753.FREE BACK PAIN TALK, LUNCH-EON Casa Colina Hospital and Centersfor Healthcare hosts a free back pain sem-inar and luncheon today, “Oh, My AchingBack,” from noon to 2 p.m. The guestspeaker is Dr. Ramin Amirnovin, a neu-rosurgeon with the Inland NeurosurgeryInstitute. Topics of discussion include di-

agnosing pack pain, causes, treatment al-gorithms and the difference between sur-gical and non-surgical therapies. Seating islimited. Call (866) 724-4132 for reserva-tions. 255 E. Bonita Ave., Pomona. Moreinformation is available at casacolina.org.

FIRST SATURDAY Art Walk takes place tonight in Claremont. See page 18 of this edition for more information.BENEFIT RUN TODAYThe AcademyFamily Fun Run/Walk happens at 8 a.m.today at University of La Verne, with pro-ceeds benefitting Casa Colina Children’s

Services and Outdoor Adventures. The5k/1k run is followed by a family festival,

including raffles, a pancake breakfast andlive music. 1950 Third St., La Verne. Reg-istration is required at academyrun-walk.com.PINEWOOD DERBY Claremont BoyScout Pack 408 will be holding its annual

pinewood derby race from 2 to 6 p.m. to-day at Cahuilla Park, 1717 N Indian HillBlvd. The first pinewood derby was heldon May 15, 1953 at the Scout House inManhattan Beach, California by CubScout Pack 280C (the present Pack 713).BEAM ME UP, SCOTTY! ClaremontYouth Symphony Orchestra presents itsseason finale free concert today at 3:30

p.m. at Bridges Hall of Music, PomonaCollege, 150 E. Fourth St. Conducted by

Robert Sage, the program features musicfrom classical, Broadway and film genres,with a tribute to Star Trek in honor of the50th anniversary of the original televisionseries. Doors open at 3 p.m. For informa-tion visit claremontyouthsymphony.org.

BIRD WALK The Pomona ValleyAudubon Society hosts a free beginner’s

bird walk this morning at Rancho SantaAna Botanic Garden in Claremont. Thetwo-hour walk begins at 8 a.m. There is nofee to enter the garden with the Audubongroup. 1500 N. College Ave. More infor-

mation is available at (909) 982-9727.COMIC BOOKS AND COL-

LECTIBLES SHOW The ClaremontPacking House is the site today for a comic

books and collectibles show. The free eventruns from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 532 W. First St.

GET MOVING Adult residents are in-vited to register for Introduction to Race-walking, a city recretation class recentlyadded to the roster. Learn the fundamen-tals of this fun Olympic sport, with onlya third of the impact on the knees and theback as running. Race-walking involvesvirtually all muscles of the body, and of-fers an excellent cardiovascular workout.

If you are looking for fun, fitness andfriendship, this is the activity for you.Classes start Tuesday, June 14 and willbe held at the Claremont High Schooltrack, 1601 N. Indian Hill Blvd., on June14, 21 and 28 from 7 to 8 p.m. Adults 18and over are welcome. Pre-registration isrequired. For more fun summer activitiesor to register for this class, call the JoslynCenter at (909) 399-5488 or visit clare-montrec.com.

IT’S BERNIE, HILLARY OR THEDONALD California’s presidential pri-

mary election takes place today, with polling open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. To findyour polling place, visit sos.ca.gov/elec-tions/polling-place. Additional voter in-formation is available through CaliforniaSecretary of State Alex Padilla’s office atvoterguide.sos.ca.gov.ESSENTIAL OILS TALK Pomona Val-ley Hospital will host the free discussion“Feeling Good With Essential Oils” from1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the hospital’s cancer care center community room. Attendeeswill learn how to use oils to help withanxiety, as well as other tips. RSVP at(909) 865-9858. 1910 Royalty Dr. Moreinformation is available at pvhmc.org.

TREE ACTION GROUP MEETINGSustainable Claremont’s Tree ActionGroup meets tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. at510 W. Tenth St. The meeting is free andopen to the public. More information isavailable via email at [email protected].

SCHOOL’S OUT…FOR…SUMMER!Claremont schools say goodbye to theirstudents today, and the streets of Clare-mont are sure to be filled with the squealsof joyous young people as they shed the

drudgery of the school year and make plansfor 10 weeks of lollygagging. On anothernote, Alice Cooper, who released the song“School’s Out” in 1972, is now a 68-year-old golf enthusiast living in Phoenix whorecently came out in support of Republican

presidential hopeful Donald Trump. Rock‘n’ roll!

FRIDAY NIGHTS LIVE Grab somedinner then stroll the Village and enjoy livemusic. Tonight’s performances include theHarmony Sisters & the Little Big Band(‘40s and ‘50s) at the public plaza, the

Squeakin’ Wheels (folk, blues) at SheltonPark, Nick Casillas & Friends (brass,strings) at the Claremont Chamber andthe Jackson Family (folk, blues) outsidethe council chamber.

SENATOR BOXER IN CLARE-MONT Scripps College presents Califor-nia Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer ata free 4 p.m. talk today. Ms. Boxer has rep-resented California constituents in bothcongress and the senate for the past 33years. Ms. Boxer will be promoting and

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ARTIST TRAIT & SQUARE IGALLERY: 110 Harvard Ave., Claremont.Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6p.m., or by appointment. Art and framingsince 1979. Call (909) 625-2533 or [email protected].—Through June 30: California artist Deb-

orah Day, a nature enthusiast and passionatepainter, drawss inspiration from outside herback door where she has a herd of about30 horses and a menagerie of other animals.California’s diverse landscapes and itsrich history in traditional Vaquero horse-manship is often depicted in Ms. Day’spaintings, as well as her interest in natureconservation and her exploration of spir-itual and sacred places. Opening reception:Saturday, June 4 from 6 to 9 p.m.AUGIES COFFEE HOUSE/Á LAMINUTE: 536 W. First St., PackingHouse. Open daily. (909) 798-2255.

—Through June 30: Christine Coates is anestablished muralist and a classic oilpainter focusing on portraits, landscapes andarchitecture.Opening reception: Saturday,June 4 from 6 to 9 p.m.BUDDHAMOUSE EMPORIUM: 134Yale Ave., Claremont. Open daily from10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. buddhamouse.com.(909) 626-3322.—Through June 30: “The Book of Dreams:Spirit Bird and Mandala Series.” JenniferDerry has lived in the Claremont area forquite a few years. She has been involvedin art most of her life, training in art history,

fine arts and designer crafts. Featured willbe seven 24” x 36” paintings in mixed me-dia, which includes painting on textiles,drawing, collage and creative self-fram-ing. Opening reception:Meet the artist andenjoy food from Yianni’s Greek Restaurantand music by Claremont Voodoo Societywith Jerry O’Sullivan and guests from theFolk Music Center. Saturday, June 4 from6 to 8 p.m.BUNNY GUNNER GALLERY: 230W. Bonita Ave., Claremont. Mondaythrough Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday,10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (909) 624-7238.—Through June 30: “California Journey:A Collection,” photography by Steve andBarbara Schenck. Opening reception:Saturday, June 4 from 6 to 9 p.m. Re-freshments catered by Cheese Cave.CLAREMONT COMMUNITYFOUNDATION ART GALLERY:205 Yale Ave., Claremont Chamber of Commerce. Monday through Friday, 9a.m. to 4 p.m. (909) 398-1060.—Through June 30: Claremont resident

Jonathan Salt presents new paintings in astyle he calls “a shift away from plein air.”Mr. Salt earned his BA in fine art at UCDavis, an MA in painting from the Uni-versity of New Mexico and an MFA fromClaremont Graduate University. He workedas a background painter on the animatedfilm The Iron Giant, among other ani-mated features for Warner Bros. and WaltDisney Co. Mr. Salt has been a plein air


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Deborah Day at Artist Trait & Square iGallery, 110 Harvard Ave.

Jonathan Salt at Claremont Commu-nity Foundation, 205 Yale Ave.

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painter for 20 years. Opening reception:Saturday, June 4 from 6 to 8 p.m.CLAREMONT FORUM BOOKSHOP& GALLERY: 586 W. First St., PackingHouse. Sunday through Thursday, noon to7 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, noon to 9 p.m.(909) 626-3066.—Through June 30: Paintings by KennethJohnson. Opening reception: Saturday,

June 4 from 6 to 8 p.m

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