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Oakmont student Alex Araneda runs downfield whilebeing pursued by Sumner student James Brazzill onWednesday during the 14th annual BLAST Superbowlgame between the two schools held at Oakmont OutdoorSchool. Araneda was the unofficial player of the gamefor his key offensive plays that led to the Oakmonts 14-7victory.

Claremont City Manager Tony Ramos introduces the program on Monday at a budget workshop of the Claremont City Council. At the meeting, residents were askedto prioritize city services and upcoming projects as officials update the 2014-2016 budget.

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The drought and the cityDear Editor:

Thank god Governor Brown declaredthe drought. Now Golden State has a le-gitimate reason to raise our rates.

Mark SchoemanClaremont

A PhD for the treesDear Editor:

I am a relative newcomer to Clare-mont, one of those retired PhDs who ishere largely because of the trees! Thewonderful spectacle of beautiful, well-nurtured trees spreading their lushcanopies over the roadways displays to allthat this is a community that cares aboutesthetic and environmental values.

My interest in the trees eventually ledme to join the Tree Action Group (TAG)of Sustainable Claremont, which has re-cently submitted recommendations forthe coming revision of the Street TreePolicy Manual.

One of the major areas of our concernhas been the topic of proper pruning prac-tices. The citys current manual alreadyincludes guidelines for maintaining thenatural appearance of our trees by limit-ing the proportion of a tree's canopy thatcan be pruned, and prohibiting practicessuch as topping, which produces treesthat are unattractive, unhealthy, vulnera-ble to disease and forces them to produceunsightly growths of suckers in a des-perate attempt to compensate for the lossof crucial food-producing canopy. Unfor-tunately, trees on private property are notlegally protected from such abuse.

A very disturbing case in point is therecent macabre spectacle of mutilatedsycamores (I think they are...hard to tell

from what's left!) lining the ClaremontClubs parking area on Monte VistaBoulevard, as well as the marvelous largeheritage sycamores near the stone club-house. Did the Club employ the servicesof a certified arborist for this project? Imcertain that, private property or not, a re-sponsible professional arborist wouldnever have approved such massive over-pruning of these magnificent trees.

Im also a recent member of the Club,and am disappointed to see that theirwonderful concern for the health of theirhuman members does not extend to thehealth of their trees and their value to thecommunitys appearance and ecologicalhealth.

I hope they will see the error of theirways, and not continue inflicting suchabusive damage to our treescape.

Ben Wise, PhDClaremont

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Recent talk over looming big-bud-get expenditures in the city ofClaremont was not enough todraw large numbers to the first of two citybudget workshops on Monday night.

Participation in the biannual workshops has beenhistorically low with a total 124 respondents, less thanone percent of the Claremont population, taking partin person or online in 2012. A majority of those par-ticipants were 55 or older. It was the same tune thistime around, with only 13 community membersshowing up to the Hughes Center, only about 3 ofwhich were under the age of 55.

Low attendance at the citys budget workshops isnot uncommon, Councilmember Larry Schroedernoted. However, with multi-million dollar items onClaremonts wish lista water system acquisition,new police facilities and updated senior center andpark among themMonday nights turnout did comeas a bit of a shock to the Claremont councilman.

We want to get as much community input as pos-sible, and its important to have transparency of gov-ernment, Mr. Schroeder said. We tried.

Regardless of the sparse crowd, the nearly twohour meeting was filled with locals opinions on thecitys future spending. Much of the discussion, as ex-pected, centered around residents thoughts on usingbond measures to pay for big-budget items like thewater system, a new police center and Larkin Parkexpansion.

A majority of those present said they were in sup-port of all three86 percent said they would supporta $40 million to $50 million bond for the constructionof a new police facility, even if it meant the annualcost for a Claremont resident was $200 to $300.

A slightly smaller group (67 percent) said theywould support a $12 million to $15 million bond forthe expansion of the Joslyn Senior Center, if the aver-age annual cost was $100 to $200.

And, while officials claim the city has enoughmoney to afford up to $80 million for a water systempurchase, 69 percent of residents said they would sup-port up to $120 million for the acquisition of the cityswater system even if the additional monthly cost to aresidents water bill was $21 to $31 (86 percent saidthey would support water system acquisition overall).

Also noting the importance of expanding the park-ing facilities at the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park,Claremont resident Dennis Smith maintained building

a new center for the citys public safety officers andexpanding the senior facilities at Larkin Park are histop priorities.

If you spend any time at all down at the police de-partment, you know its wholly inadequate. Its noteven ADA compliant, Mr. Smith said. As far as theLarkin Park expansion is concerned, Im veryadamant about that because over 30 percent of ourpopulation currently is in the senior population andthat is growing faster than any other segment of thecity.

In addition to the citys priority projects, Mondaynights discussions centered around preparing forcostly state requirements such as the newly adoptedMunicipal Separate Storm Sewer System Permit(MS4). The permit further regulates the treatment ofstorm water runoff that recedes into the waters of theSan Gabriel Valley Watershed, providing for water

conservation among many other benefits. To date thecity has no funding source for the MS4 regulations,which have been estimated to cost the city nearly$400,000. Despite the state mandate, residents haveturned their sights to more important financial ven-tures.

Let the state give us money to mandate it, saidClaremont resident Richard Weiner of MS4.

Claremont residents who wish to add their input onthe citys 2014-2016 budget still have time. The citywill host a final budget workshop at the BlaisdellCommunity Center (400 S. College Ave.) on Monday,February 10, at 6:30 p.m. Those unable to attend themeetings may participate through the interactive sur-vey on the citys website at www.ci.claremont.ca.us.

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Claremont COURIER/Friday, February 7, 2014 3CITY NEWS

Big expenditures loom as city holds first budget workshop

The winds that have beenblowing through Claremontthis week have made for clearskies and spectacular sun-sets. Such was the case herewhen looking west at down-town Los Angeles from BaseLine Road in Claremont.Thursday had the best proba-bility for rain with a 70 per-cent chance, as the high tem-perature neared 60 degrees.The system will movethrough the area quickly withdrier and warmer tempera-tures near 70 degrees overthe weekend.

COURIER photo/Peter Weinberger

COURIER photos/Steven FelschundneffVillage resident Lissa Petersen smiles as she answers survey questions Monday night during one of the citysbudget workshops at the Hughes Community Center.

Warmerweather onthe way


Friday, January 31An unknown person decided to drop

some groceries off to a resident in the1100 block of Shepherd Way. However,the goods never quite made it inside thehouse. The property owner reported amix of egg, rice, powder, chocolate,toothpaste, ketchup and toilet paper de-posited onto the owners car, causing anestimated $200 in damage. There are nosuspects. A vandalism report was taken.

Saturday, February 1First responders are still investigating

the cause of a Saturday afternoon housefire in the 300 block of West RadcliffeDrive. Police arrived at the home around4:30 p.m. after reports of a possible ex-plosion and fire on the Claremont street.Officers arrived to find the home fullyengulfed. No one was injured, but thehome was deemed a total loss. No otherstructures were damaged.

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A Claremont houseguest received astartle on Saturday when the guest spot-ted a strange man lurking in the backyardof a neighboring home in the 100 blockof North College. Realizing he had beenseen, 43-year-old Alex Bosserman ofRiverside took off, but not before comingto a stop for police just a quarter mileaway. When questioned as to why hewas roaming in the backyard of astrangers home, Mr. Bosserman refusedto give an answer. He was arrested forprowling.

Sunday, February 2A man was airlifted to USC Medical

Center on Sunday night after a signifi-cant solo vehicle crash in the Vons Shop-ping Center. Just before 10 p.m., the manwas driving south on Mills Avenue to-

ward Base Line Road at a high rate ofspeed and lost control of his car. The ve-hicle collided with a curb, fixed sign andtree at the Vons Shopping Center. He wasairlifted to USC for complaint of pain tolower extremities. Police determined hewas not driving under the influence, ac-cording to Lieutenant Mike Ciszek. Noone else was harmed.

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A homeowner in the 300 block ofAuburn Way was left $800 in the lurchon Sunday, and not because of any Super

Bowl lottery. An unknown person helpedthemselves to contents of the homesmaster bedroom, making off withoutbeing seen. The crook reportedly gainedentry through an unlocked garage sidedoor. A report was taken.

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Neighborhood issues caused problemsbeyond the 500 block of Towne Avenuefor one of the areas residents. On Sun-day evening, police were called to theSouth Claremont apartment complex bya tenant reporting a fight taking place be-

tween 56-year-old Greg Astuto and an-other individual in a nearby residence.Police were able to calm Mr. Astutodown without incident. When police left,however, Mr. Astutos temper reportedlyflared again, this time with the neighborwho had called the police in the firstplace. Officers returned to the apartmentbuilding, where Mr. Astuto was arrestedfor trespassing, being drunk and disor-derly and attempted burglary for tryingto break into the neighbors apartment tofight, according to Lt. Ciszek. There wasno further issue.

Monday, February 3Police paid a visit to College Park

shortly after noon on February to addressreports that a man was seen wieldingswords. While 33-year-old GregorySwitzer was found practicing his combatskills, his weapons of choice were notswords as reported but, in fact, sticks.Twirling sticks is not prohibited by theClaremont Municipal Code, but an out-standing warrant for being in a park afterposted hours landed Mr. Switzer behindbars anyway.

Tuesday, February 4A guest at Hotel Claremont took com-

plimentary TV, coffee and other servicesa little too literally. The hotel patron tookoff with the hotel television, coffeemaker, radio and iron in tow on Tuesdaymorning, according to the police report.The guest did, however, leave behind hisidentification as part of the hotel check-in process. With police conducting a fol-low-up, he will likely be checking in to adifferent Claremont facility soon.


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With unanimous approval fromthe local council, the city ofClaremont will continue in itstradition of providing Community BasedOrganization (CBO) funding to local pro-gramming for the homeless.

Every year the city provides financial assistance tolocal nonprofit organizations providing aid to those inneed throughout the local community. Organizationsmust apply and go through an extensive review con-ducted by the Community and Human Services Com-mission.

More than $146,000 was distributed to 24 regionaloutreach groups through 2013-2014 funding. Of thatamount, about $60,000 was specifically designated tosix organizations providing programs to help the areashomeless. The homeless outreach was added to the ex-isting CBO program in 2007, financially supported bymoney accrued through the Transit and Occupancy taxgenerated from Casa 425, according to Kathleen Trepa,the citys director of community and human services.This money is used to help the chronically homeless,assist those without reliable shelter and provide aid tothose in risk of becoming homeless.

Assistance extends not just to Claremont residents,but also those within the Claremont Unified SchoolDistrict. In 2013-2014, an estimated 435 individualswere assisted through the citys homeless program.

The CBO program, however, was called into ques-tion in 2012. Council members raised issue with the

fact that the city had not discussed a cap to funds re-ceived by any one organization, as nonprofits should bedeveloping on their own. Consistently giving CBOmoney to any one nonprofit went against the intendeduse of the program, Councilmember Corey Calaycayhad claimed.

It was intended to be seed money, not to keep or-ganizations afloat indefinitely, Mr. Calaycay said atthe April 2012 council meeting, also expressing his dis-comfort with calling the program a grant when givenout to the same organizations on a regular basis.

To date, the CBO and Homeless Program grant allo-cation policy has not included any restrictions on thenumber of years an agency or program can apply forfunding. Though time restrictions do not exist, all grantrecipients must go through an extensive review processbefore any funds are released to ensure the programsare operated and the services are delivered consistent tothe approved grant, Ms. Trepa noted. Funding is not re-linquished until the organization can prove the moneywas used for its intended purpose.

At the citys 2013 priorities meeting, the council di-rected staff to evaluate the issue of homelessness in thecommunity and how best to leverage the CBO grantfunding process to address the needs of the areashomeless.

Based on a homeless count conducted last year andother data, it is estimated about 51 homeless people ei-ther reside in or originate from the city of Claremont.Fifteen of these individuals14 men, one femaleand the CBOs current homeless program providerswere surveyed by a specialist from Tri City Mental

Health as part of an existing contract with the city. Ofthose surveyed, 75 percent said they were unaware oflocal assistance programs or did not have any way toaccess them. A majority said they would most like helpaccessing basic shelter (most said they were not com-fortable with the local shelter in Pomona). A hotshower and free laundry services also ranked high ontheir list of needs.

Based on information gleaned from the survey, andrecommendations past down from the Claremont Com-munity and Human Services Commission, the councilrenewed its support of funding the local homeless grantprogram. In addition, the city will maintain its commit-ment to providing aid not only to the chronically home-less, but those who are at risk of becoming homeless.

To aid in that mission, the city of Claremont willcontinue to support and assist the Claremont HomelessAdvocacy Program (CHAP), a local advocacy groupgeared at providing support to homeless individualsand those at risk. After its Summer To End Homeless-ness Campaign, CHAP volunteers are refocusing theirefforts with sights set on finding or developing shelterand/or affordable housing opportunities.

While maximizing local funding opportunities,Mayor Pro Tem Joe Lyonsrepresenting the city ofClaremont on the San Gabriel Valley Council of Gov-ernments committee on homelessnesscontinues tovie for regional support for the city .

This is an issue we can never have a simple solu-tion to, Mayor Opanyi Nasiali said. Any means wecan find to assist, we welcome that.


COURIERphoto/Peter WeinbergerJust before 10 p.m. on Sunday, a man was driving south on Mills toward Base Lineat a high rate of speed and lost control of his car. The vehicle collided with a curb,fixed sign and tree at the Vons Shopping Center. He was airlifted to USC for com-plaint of pain to lower extremities. The driver was not driving under the influence,according to Lieutenant Mike Ciszek. No one else was injured.

Claremont officials reinvest in areas homeless

EDUCATION Claremont COURIER/Friday, February 7, 2014 5

The Oakmont Elemen-tary Owls treaded waterwith the Sumner Ele-mentary Dolphins before fi-nally taking home the win witha score of 14-7 in the 14th an-nual Superbowl game heldWednesday at Oakmont. Thegame is part of the Best Learn-ing After School Time(BLAST) program.

The game started quick with the Dol-phins scoring the first touchdown of thegame within the first few minutes. ButOakmont was not far behind. Once sixthgrader Alex Araneda was passed the ballthere was no stopping him. Alex ranfrom Sumners endzone to score the firsttouchdown for Oakmont and tie thegame for the first half.

The game stayed close until the lasttwo minutes. Sumner worked hard tokeep the ball from Oakmont but wasunable to move up the field. With aminute left, Alex was passed the ball byco-captain Julian Zacarias and scoredthe second touchdown for Oakmont,pulling them into the lead.

Sumner was not going down withouta fight. In the last 45 seconds, Co-cap-tain Christopher Lopez got the ball andlooked for an opening in the endzone,hoping to tie up the game. OakmontOwl Alex ran interference and blockedthe throw to win the game.

It feels great, we played our hardestand played like adults and thats why Ithink we won, Julian said.

Julian made sure to tell his team tonever give up and keep trying theirhardest even if they were losing.

The score last year was like 35-0, Ijust stopped keeping score at one point.So to have a comeback like this is im-portant to the team, Oakmont CoachJulio Zacarias said.

Mr. Zacarias son, Julian, lead theOwls with sixth grader JonathanManzo. This is Jonathan and Alexs lasttime playing for the Owls since bothboys will be transitioning to middleschool.

Both the Owls and the Dolphins hadbeen preparing for the game since thefall. After announcing sign-ups,BLAST students were able to volunteerto play or be cheerleaders for the game.Sumner had teammates from as youngas first grade and Oakmont with teammembers as young as second grade.

The most important part of thegame is the aspect of teamwork. Thekids are learning that they cant accom-plish a goal without their team, Oak-mont principal Stacey Stewart said.

While the games started before sitesupervisor Jackie Killam took over atOakmont, she has worked to make thegame bigger each year. The Dolphinshave been Oakmonts rivals since thestart of the Superbowl tradition.

As a way to include more students inthe game. the Claremont High SchoolMarching Band performed for the half-

time. They played four pieces and hadthe colorgaurd team accompany theirperform. Meanwhile, the Owls and theDolphins returned to their coaches for apep talk in preparation for the secondhalf.

During the actual game, the cheersquads from both sides kept spirits highwith taunting and encouraging chantsfor the players. Parents and classmatesapplauded the players throughout thegame.

Even though the Dolphins were de-feated this year, it did not extinguishtheir excitement for the game. Since theteam started training, veteran Sumnerplayer Christopher has worked to teachthe younger children how to play.

A lot of the team didnt even knowhow to throw; they got together andpracticed throwing, pulling flags andcatching, Dolphin Coach, DeborahCoyle said.

Ms. Coyle cheered the team on andencouraged good sportsmanshipthroughout the game.

Hopefully, they are learning respectfor each other and the importance ofbeing a team. I like having the familyunit here and not just separate pro-grams; were like one big happy fam-ily, Ms. Coyle said.

Oakmont was presented with a brandnew trophy after the game that will beengraved with the date of the game andthe final score. The trophy will be en-graved and housed at the winningschool for all future games. In celebra-tion, Oakmont held a Superbowl partyon Thursday.

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Oakmont Owls swoop in for a win at Superbowl

COURIER photos/Steven FelschudneffThe Oakmont Owls cheerleading squad huddles up as the two football teams take the field for the second half of theBLAST Superbowl game on Wednesday at Oakmont.

Sumner quaterback Christopher Lopez tries to out run Oakmonts Josh Ward onWednesday during the second half of the BLAST Superbowl game between the twoschools. Both teams played very well, but Oakmont came out on top, 14-7.

The Clare-mont HighSchoolMarchingBand enter-tain thecrowd dur-ing half timeat the Oak-mont ver-sus SumnerSuperbowl.

Karl Hilgert, Mary Cooper and An-drew Mohr knew that what theywere doing wouldnt be easy.When they got together with others from Pilgrim Place

and the Claremont Quaker meeting last year, inspired byOccupy Claremont, to not just talk about the homeless inClaremont but to actually assist them, they knew that itwouldnt be simple. In forming the Claremont HomelessAdvocacy Program (CHAP), they knew they were in forsome hard work.

The idea behind CHAP and its Summer to EndHomelessness was to pair volunteers with homeless in-dividuals to help them go through the gauntlet of bu-reaucracies in order to get needed services. Such anendeavor included, at the very least, waiting in crowdedrooms, sometimes for hours, and filling out lots offormschallenging enough for those with stability intheir lives.

This was difficult and frustrating and, no, the people inCHAP didnt end homelessness in Claremont. They wereunder no illusions that they would, but at least they weretrying and getting something done about an ugly anddaunting problem. Its a problem that many people dontwant to even think or talk about.

Now CHAP is doing something more. With the Clare-mont Quaker meeting providing space, the people inCHAP are giving overnight shelter to homeless people inClaremont. (Full disclosure: I am a member of theQuaker meeting but not involved with CHAP.)

This is a huge and even scary undertaking. It hasstarted off small with only a few men each night, but thatstill involves needing people to stay overnight as hostsand providing a simple breakfast each morning. Thisbold, hands-on leap had to be taken, Mr. Hilgert, Ms.Cooper, Mr. Mohr and the others in CHAP believe, be-cause the nights are cold. As they see it, the question is:How can one try to assist the homeless and leave them tospend the night out on the street? The plan is that morehomeless peopleand not just menwill be able to stayat the shelter. There is hope that other faith communitiesin and around Claremont will get involved in this effort.

It is easy to say that this is too difficult and wont last.It is easy to say that this shelter program isnt enough orwont work, even that it will cause trouble resulting in

more homeless people to come to Claremont.But, as its people well know, what CHAP is doing isnt

easy. CHAP is doing something hard. At the very least,the CHAP folks are trying, which is a lot when it lookslike there are people in Claremont who dont even wantto think about trying.

Just as CHAP was getting set to open its overnightshelter for homeless people in Claremont, there wasgrumbling and all sorts of alarms being raisedagainabout low-income housing in Claremont. Correct that:there have been people upset about the idea of low-in-come housing in Claremont.

We have seen this before. But in the past, the outcryhas been over proposed projects, like the one severalyears ago just north of the 210 freeway. This time, thebruhaha is over a site that mayor may notbe usedfor low- and very low-income housing sometime in thefuture.

The city was only trying to identify land that could beused for such a project, as required by the state of Cali-fornia. However, when it came to a 5.9-acre parcel onMills Avenue across from Chaparral Elementary School,there was confusion, with a good number of peoplethinking that a 100-unit low-income housing project wasto be built there. This, as Kathryn Dunn reported in thesepages on January 24, lead to a backlash.

According to Ms. Dunns reporting, The citys Re-gional Housing Needs Assessment allocations requirecity staff to identify possible locations for future very lowand low-income housing development. The city is not,however, required to actually build the units. This factdid little to assuage residents fears about the project.About 45 people showed up to the January 7 planningcommission meeting citing concerns...

Forty-five people showing up at a meeting to de-nounce a project that could possibly and is not requiredto happen sometime in the future is a lot. There were also

letters and other pieces in these pages lamenting this low-income housing project that isnt planned.

The backlash was such that City Manager TonyRamos decided to send the Housing Element Updateback to the planning commission for a second review, al-though it will most likely mean that the city will miss thestate deadline. As Mr. Ramos explained, We need to vetthis more...to make sure all residents concerns are ad-dressed.

The city council agreed at its January 28 meeting, atwhich dozens of residents were present to again registerthese concerns.

The concerns and fears about this proposed low-in-come housing project that isnt there include those voicedin previous years about low-income housing projects:traffic, quality of life, negative effects on surroundingproperty values and wildlife. Another familiar elementof the complaints is that the site that they concern is northof Foothill Boulevard. It is interesting that I havent heardabout complaints about two other sites on the list that areon Arrow Highway.

Why is low-income, high-density housing acceptablein the south area of Claremont, even next to the Villagewhere it has turned out to be quite successful, and themere possibility of it in north Claremont is met withstrong opposition? Also, as for the argument that peoplewith lower incomes shouldnt be relegated to housingnear a freeway, where it has been shown that the air qual-ity is worse, the low-income housing projects and theArrow Highway properties arent all that far from the 10freeway. Whats more, I havent seen much of an outcryover the market-value housing projects being built nearor even off the 210 freeway.

It has also been pointed out that the parcel on MillsAvenue is currently owned by Golden State Water Com-pany, with a water well being operated on it. But surelythe planning commission knew this when it made its rec-ommendation. Isnt there a creative, uniquely Claremontway to accommodate the well along with housing?

I cant help wondering this when CHAP is trying andfinding a way to do something to provide shelter for thehomeless on these cold nights.


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Are we one kind of community or the other?By John Pixley

FROM THE FILES OF CLAREMONT HERITAGE/page 8

The search forinner peace.

Beginners welcome.

What to do about droughtDear Editor:

We need local control of our water! That was my immediate thought as I

learned 2013 was the driest year forCalifornia in more than a century, thedriest on record and our third consecu-tive year of drought.

The snowpack in the Sierras, thesource of much our southern Californiawater, is down 20 percent of normal.Governor Brown declared a statewidedrought emergency and deliveries fromthe State Water Project have been cut tozero for this spring. Thats where weget half our water!

Fortunately, the large reservoirs inthe southland have enough stored waterto get us through the coming year. Butif we have another year of drought, andthose reservoirs are not replenished, wewill be in serious trouble. With a warm-ing climate, droughts will be more se-vere. Claremonts ability to managewater in our own best interest will beincreasingly important.

Claremonts best interest is certainlynot Golden State Water Companyshighest priority. As we consider goingto a municipal water system, GoldenState is suing the city and has hired aNevada firm to conduct a telephonesurvey with misleading questions aboutthe water system. The survey includesquestions about Claremonts City Man-ager Tony Ramos and CouncilmemberSam Pedroza. Later, will there also bequestions about other councilmembersin the hope they can be intimidated?

If we had local control of our watersystem, our best interests would comefirst. We would set our own rates basedon the cost of supplying water, withoutpaying for legal suits and for self-serv-ing surveys, without profiting a privateutility and without the regional rate sys-tem where we help pay for other citieswater, even if they must import all of it.

We cannot survive without water. Weshouldnt be under a private monopoly.Golden State is required by law to en-courage water conservation, but as wecut back on water use our rates increaseunder the Water Rate AdjustmentMechanism approved by the PublicUtilities Commission. If we owned thesystem we would not have that im-posed on us.

Galling as it is, escalating rates is notthe most critical issue. More importantis our ability to prepare for comingshortages and conservation alone isntlikely to be enough.

Every five years, water utilities arerequired to prepare an Urban WaterManagement Plan with projections forthe next 25 years. Golden State pub-lished the last one for Claremont in2011. Our need for imported water isestimated to increase from 51 percentin 2010 to 55 percent in 2035. But whatwill we do if that isnt available? Con-servation is emphasized, but to be pru-dent we need to do more.

Our neighboring cities provide goodexamples of what might be done if weowned our water utility. La Verne builtreservoirs that will help when there isthe need. Pomona has a large waterreclamation plant that provides much oftheir irrigation water. Golden State of-

fers no plans for additional water recla-mation, but claims sole right to sell re-claimed water to their Claremontcustomers. Fortunately, that does notapply to water reclaimed for personaluse, so the Claremont Colleges haveplans for an on-campus water recyclingfacility with a state-of-the-art smallfootprint water reclamation plant thatwill supply about two-thirds of thewater needed to irrigate the campuses.That could cut the potable water Clare-mont must import by 70,000,000 gal-lons per year or more; about six percentof what we now import from the statewater project.

If Claremont owned its water systemwe could follow the Colleges example,reclaim water throughout the city andsubstantially reduce dependence on in-creasingly scarce and costly importedwater.

Its time for local control of ourwater system! Freeman Allen

Claremont

Water fight hurts Claremontpublic schoolsDear Editor:

As Claremont schools enter thespring semester, the last thing they andtheir families might expect is that a po-litical fight over water would jeopard-ize efforts to improve the quality oftheir schools. Students should not haveto pay the price for an ill-advised powerstruggle, but in Claremont, sadly, thatcould be the case. In the end, childrenand their parents will be the losers.Heres why.

Claremont schools are among thefinest in California: a team effort ofdedicated teachers, involved parentsand a community that works togetherand values the importance of public ed-ucation. However, like many Californiaschool districts, Claremont faces afunding gap to upgrade and modernizeits facilities. As of today, Claremontschools are eligible for more than $10.5million in new construction and mod-ernization funding through CaliforniasSchool Facilities Program, but localmatching funds are required.

In 2010, a local school bond fellshort of the necessary votes for a $95million plan to replace and repairdozens of aging classrooms acrossCUSD. The bonds would have paid toremove hazardous materials such as as-bestos from schools and to upgrade li-braries, classroom technology andpromote energy efficiency. The needdidnt go away, its likely even greaternow. Education leaders must buildbroad-based support for a future bond,whether in 2014 or beyond.

However, a potential acquisition ofthe Golden State Water Company bythe city of Claremont would undermineefforts to pass a local school bond foryears, if not decades to come. Fromdecades of experience fighting to pro-vide resources for local school districts,I can say that residents will not vote forwater and school bonds. Between the

two choices, its no contestpublicschools must always come first becausethey provide the academic foundationthat ensures our children and the Clare-mont community will remain strong.

By all impartial accounts, the watercompany provides reliable service andmaintains the system appropriately. Yet,without a vote of the people, the city of-fered $55 million to purchase the watercompany. Thats a huge red flag, be-cause an offer is a mandatory first stepin Californias eminent domain process.

As an educator who oversaw publicinstruction throughout California, I amvery concerned about the damagingprecedent this situation holds for schooldistricts across the state. If every localgovernment started to abuse the emi-nent domain process to settle turf battleswith other local entities like what we areseeing in Claremont, voter approvedbonds for schools, roads or other munic-ipal services would be severely im-pacted.

Newtons third law of physics tells usthat for every action there is an oppositereaction. The physics of the Claremontsituation are simple. If the city pushesforward with an eminent domaintakeover, local taxpayers will have torepay water bonds of more than $100million. That will undoubtedly hurt thechances for passing a future schoolbond.

The reason? The city offered $55 mil-lion, but the actual sale amount will bemuch higher after a jury determines thehighest price that a willing buyer wouldpay. What happens if that number is twoor three times higher? Residents would

be repaying hundreds of millions in prin-cipal and interest payments and likelyhigher water costs for the same waterservice. Schools and students, however,lose out on the chance to make criticalinvestments in facilities, technology andother academic needs.

Taxpayers are already being stretched.Voters raised their taxes by passingProposition 30 and may be asked to passa statewide water bond this year. Therehas even been discussion of anotherstatewide school bond. Should Clare-mont schools need voter approval for alocal bond to meet local needs, it will becompeting with those issues in additionto other municipal priorities like publicsafety, roads and parks. If the city ad-vances a campaign to raise taxes for anattempted water takeover, taxes will in-crease and students and their teacherssuffer the consequences.

For the sake of local schools, I believethe city and the water company shouldwork to resolve their conflict instead ofcontinuing down the eminent domainpath. Residents can make a difference bydemanding that city leaders changecourse and directly engage the watercompany to work toward a solution thatbenefits residents without harming pub-lic schools.

Make no mistake, even the possibil-ity of a local water tax will kill a futureschool bond, and children will be theultimate losers. Jack OConnell

California Superintendent of Public Instruction (2002-2010)

[Editors note: Mr. OConnell spent 20 yearsas a state assemblyman and senator, and au-thored Proposition 39, a statewide measureapproved by voters in 2000 which loweredthe threshold for passing school bonds from66.7 percent to 55 percent.]


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Long before Bobby Troup wrote(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66,and immortalized the MotherRoad, and long before the Rolling Stones1965 tour when they agreed to play SwingAuditorium at the Orange Show Fair-grounds, because San Bernardino wasmentioned in the famous song they cov-ered, there was a dirt path, that became awagon and buggy trail, that became agravel road, that became a state highwaycalled Foothill Boulevard and eventuallybecame Route 66.

Recently, the city of Claremont began the processto develop a new master plan for Foothill Boulevard,bolstered by $5.7 million in state funds. The road isunder city control and is no longer maintained by thestate as a highway. The city held a workshop in lateJanuary and is still accepting written public input. Themaster plan will include a study of existing conditionsas well as a vision for how the roadway will be main-tained and improved in the future. However, beforewe look to the future, let's explore the past.

During the early years of the 1900s, most foothillcities had a foothill route, however, they were notconnected. In Claremont, the route was known asMesa Avenue, named after Indian Hill Mesa that layjust north of the route between Mills and Indian HillBoulevard.

Around 1906, the gravel road that would becomeFoothill ran from the San Antonio Wash to Pasadena.Beginning around 1907, popular opinion had grownto accept that a connected foothill route was neededas a continuance of the old Santa Fe Trail. As a resultof the ground swell of support, the county of Los An-geles allocated funds for its planning. In 1910, thestate dedicated funds for highway improvement andby the next year had decided that a major east-westhighway in the area was needed.

These developments gave birth to the FoothillBoulevard Association. The association was the brain-child of E.W. Reid of Cucamonga and then chairmanof the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors.The other founding members of the association wereA.J. Certonneau of Pasadena, J.B. Coulston ofPasadena, A.P Griffith of Azusa and Frank Wheeler ofClaremont. Within a year, the association had grownto 19 cities, all along the proposed foothill route.

To convince the state to appropriate the funds for afoothill route was a daunting enough task for the asso-ciation to undertake. In addition, it was a contest, andjust like there were competing railroads and routes inearlier times, Pomona and Ontario were spearheading

a group to lobby for a southern route that would be-come a coast-to-coast highway. The members of theassociation, and Frank Wheeler in particular, spentseveral years visiting towns from Pasadena to as fareast as Redlands, to keep them in the association anddedicated to the northern route.

No one was more involved in promoting the routethan Frank Wheeler. Mr. Wheeler was born near Not-tingham, England and emigrated in 1882. He and hiswife, Minnie Cron Wheeler, a Canadian, first settledin LaVerne in 1893, where Mr. Wheeler had a shortcareer as a Los Angeles County land appraiser. Hethen moved to Claremont and entered the real estatebusiness.

Mr. Wheeler was tireless in his promotion of FoothillBoulevard. He gathered information about the need forthe route by conducting an early traffic study of MesaAvenue on a Sunday, the busiest traffic day of the week.He hired a man to stand just west of the high schoolbuilding (now The Old School House) and count thetraffic. The count elicited the results of the day:

Vehicles such as buggies 105Bicycles 51Motorcycles 58Automobiles 592

Mr. Wheeler was also involved in other promotionsof the association. In the 1914 Rose Parade, fiveClaremont girls were selected to ride in a rose cov-ered automobile, proudly proclaiming the FoothillBoulevard Association. No Foothill Boulevard existedat this time, but the promotion in the parade adver-tised the idea that the major east-west highway shouldbe a foothill route. The efforts of the associationproved successful and, in the 1920s, the state highwaycommission funded a foothill route. Constructionbegan in Pasadena and worked eastward, with theClaremont section completed in 1931.

Frank Wheeler was at the opening of Foothill Boule-vard in 1931, the only living member of the five menwho had envisioned and planned for what would be-come one of the most famous roads in America, if notthe world. But, Mr. Wheelers vision of the grand

boulevard reached beyond just seeing its completion.At the opening of the highway, he unveiled a model fora local variation of the highway. The state had con-structed a highway with a median strip and two laneson each side. Mr. Wheeler had retained landscape ar-chitect Ralph Cornell, who had designed the boulevardto have the middle two lanes for highway traffic andtwo outside lanes, separated by medians, for the localtraffic. The outside lanes and additional medians werenever adopted or constructed, however, the originalmedian remains and, until recent years, Claremont wasone of the few cities to retain this feature.

The design, although not built, was well receivedand on January 11, 1931, the Los Angeles Times ranan article about the merits of the proposal, under theheadline, Ideal Highway Construction Modeled inFoothill Boulevard Through Claremont. Claremonthad been chosen for the opening of the highway be-cause it was the home of Frank Wheeler. Mr. Wheelerwas a leader in ensuring the highway was designatedas the foothill route and, for his efforts, becameknown as the Grandfather of Foothill Boulevard.Mr. Wheeler died on December 6, 1939.

So, what now for Foothill Boulevard? What wouldFrank Wheeler suggest if he were alive today? Hewould note that the boulevard is not as wide on thewestern end of the city as it is on the eastern end.Would he push for the frontage roads for local trafficon the eastern end? Or would he make it more pedes-trian- and bicycle-friendly, reflecting what he noticedas a trend in his town? I am sure none of us knowwhat Frank Wheeler would suggest, but know this, hewould be involved and he would have a say-so in themaster plan.


Get your kicks on...Foothill Boulevard?by John Neiuber

Photo courtesy of Claremont HeritageAn early road sign welcoming visitors to Claremontstated, The HUB of the Citrus Belt, The Home ofClaremont Colleges and of Frank Wheeler, Realtor.

Poison baits used to con-trol rodents injure andkill huge numbers ofwild animals and pets. Greaterawareness of the dangers ofrodenticides, colloquially ratpoison, is prompting cities upand down California to banthese deadly and unnecessarytoxins.

Pitzer College is in the process of re-viewing alternatives to using these poi-sons on campus, and I urge Claremontto adopt anti-rodenticide resolutions.Doing so would be an important step inClaremonts Sustainable City Plan,which calls for the city government toserve as a leader in environmental prac-tices.

Designed to exterminate rodents, an-ticoagulant (blood thinning) pesticidesare killing non-target animals and poi-soning our state. The California De-partment of Fish and Game notes thatstudies show the unequivocal connec-tion: 92 percent of raptors and 79 per-cent of endangered San Joaquin kitfoxes tested positive for anticoagulantrodenticides in their blood. Of 104mountain lions tested, 82 had rodenti-cides in their blood. Because of the riskof harm to children, pets and wildlife,the US Environmental ProtectionAgency has started the process of ban-ning the most deadly rodenticides fromthe consumer market. Similarly, theDepartment of Fish and Game recom-mends revising California regulationsto restrict these pesticides.

Rodents consume these poisons atbait stations and then slowly die of in-ternal hemorrhaging, taking up to 10days to die after eating the rodenticide.

During this time, the rodents can con-tinue to consume bait, raising theirtoxin levels to doses that are lethal foranimals such as hawks, owls, foxes,raccoons and coyotes, which eat ro-dents or carrion. These poisons arehighly toxic and persist a long time inbody tissues; by the time a great hornedowl eats a poisoned rodent, its mealcould have many times a deadly levelof poison.

Wildlife hospitals see shocking num-bers of such secondary poisoningsfrom the use of rodenticides. Becausemost wild animals are elusive and diein seclusion, the prevalence of pesticidepoisoning is likely to be even morecommon than the data suggests.

Highly toxic anticoagulant poisonsare sold under various product names,and contain the active ingredients brod-ifacoum, bromadiolone anddifethialone, among others. As con-sumers, we should avoid purchasingthese pesticides and ask our local homeimprovement stores to stop sellingthem immediately. Despite the dangerthese products present to children, petsand wildlife, and the EPAs request forvoluntarily elimination of these poi-sons, Walmart and other merchantscontinued to sell them.

Retailers and manufacturers knowthat these products are harmful, andthey have a choice to support the safetyof children and the environment. Somelocal stores and national chains have al-ready removed the products from theirshelves, and a number of companieshave developed safer rodent controlproducts that are effective and afford-able. These stores and producers shouldbe commended and supported.

Community members can work toget civic bans enacted to eliminatethese poisons from our environment. Atleast a dozen municipalities in Califor-

nia, including San Francisco, haveadopted resolutions limiting the use ofrodenticides and citizens have been be-hind each of these efforts. Last July,Malibu adopted a measure asking busi-nesses to no longer use or sell anticoag-ulant rodenticides, urging propertyowners to cease using them, and com-mitting the city of Malibu to not usethem as part of its maintenance pro-gram for city-owned parks and facili-ties. The southland cities of Calabasasand Moorpark have followed Malibuslead and have passed similar anti-ro-denticide resolutions.

This is an opportune time for Clare-mont to enact a similarly bold and re-sponsible measure. Thankfully, wealready have the structures in place tofacilitate this transition, and one targetof the Sustainable City Plan requiresClaremont to utilize environmentally-superior supplies for office operations,fleet maintenance and operations, andpark and facilities maintenance. Theplan acknowledges that toxic chemicalsare often less evident than other typesof pollutants but can have devastatingconsequences to the health of humansand the natural environment.

The plan also recognizes that thecity has focused on the proper disposal

of hazardous waste but overlooked themassive quantities of chemicals that areintroduced into our environment to killweeds and pests, and that the com-munity must become more aware ofthese chemicals, reduce their residualeffects and seek to reduce or eliminatetheir use.

Fortunately, there are good alterna-tives to these poisons. The best methodof rodent control is prevention. Resi-dents should remove potential rodenthomes (like yard debris and trash), re-duce food sources (keep seed and petfood in secure containers, collect fallenfruit), eliminate rodents (seal openingsaround the outside of your home), andencourage natural rodent predators (afamily of owls can consume up to 3000rodents in a single nesting season).

As a last resort, if you decide to killthe rodents, consider using snap trapsor a natural alternative to toxic rodenti-cides that poses no risk to non-targetanimals. Rodents play an importantrole in nature and, with a little knowl-edge and a lot less poison, we can keepour homes free of toxins and pestswhile protecting the world around us.

Reducing the harmful chemicalsused by the city and residents is oneimportant step Claremont can take to-ward leadership in environmentalawareness and responsible action.[Editors note: Paul Faulstich is a pro-fessor of environmental analysis atPitzer College.]


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Rex Wayne Slocum died peacefullyon February 1, 2014. He was 94. Hewill be missed and his life will be re-membered and celebrated by his familyand friends.

Mr. Slocum was born in Yuma, Col-orado on June 8, 1919. He attendedhigh school in Kirksville, Missouri.

In 1938, Mr. Slocum joined theUnited States Navy and served in theNorth Atlantic before the war. By De-cember 1941, he was stationed in PearlHarbor aboard the USS Sacramento.He was one of the last Pearl Harborsurvivors.

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Anita Gwen Shanahan died at her homeon December 30, 2013 after a 10-monthbattle with bile duct cancer. She was 57.

Mrs. Shanahan was born in the smallcoal mining town of Dante, Virginia in Au-gust 1956. She lived there for several yearswith her aunt Maggie Kiser and her nu-merous cousins. As the youngest, she wasteased incessantly but it was always donewith love.

At the age of five, Mrs. Shanahanmoved to Hawthorne, California with hermother, Claris M. Jones and Mrs. Shana-hans older sister. The family eventuallysettled in Torrance. While there, she wasan active member of the local FreeMethodist Church and spent her schoolbreaks as a counselor at Forest Home andOak Glen Christian Conference CentersIndian Village. Her nickname as a coun-selor was Little White Cloud, a nameher daughters inherited when they werecampers.

One Christmas, while she was still a stu-dent at Azusa Pacific University, she wenton a blind double date organized by hersister. The group went to see the movieKing Kong. Her date that evening wasJoseph Shanahan. Although Mr. Shanahanthought he would never see his future wifeagain, she had other ideas. After earning

her degree, the two were married and Mrs.Shanahan began her career as an elemen-tary school teacher.

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Services will take place Saturday, Feb-ruary 22, 2014 from 2 to 4 p.m. in theSmeltzer Lounge at Hillcrest, 2705Mountain View Dr., La Verne.

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Kurt Harold Kenworth died suddenlyon November 26, 2013 after complica-tions from a heart attack. He was 82.

Mr. Kenworth was born to Walter andClare Kenworth in Chicago, Illinois onMarch 12, 1931, the younger brother toBruce.

He earned degrees from UCLA andHarvard Business School. During his ca-reer, he worked for Superior FireplaceCompany in Fullerton as vice president ofmarketing and owned and operated Alaco

Ladder Company in Chino, where he wasa member of the Chamber of Commerceand specialized in niche marketing.

During his younger years, he belongedto the Society for the Preservation and En-couragement of Barbershop QuartetSinging in America where he was thebaritone for the Saints, an internationalmedalist quartet. They performed onweekends in barbershop shows all overthe country.

After retiring, he enjoyed substitute

teaching at Claremont High School forseveral years. He was also on the board ofClaremont Heritage and Mt. San AntonioGardens.

He is survived by his wife, Marcia; andhis six children, Kelly Tracey, Todd,Caryl, Kathryn, Jennifer and Julie; hisgrandchildren, Taylor Walls, JordanTracey, Justin and Brandon Taliaferro; andnew great grandson, Matthew Walls.

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Beverly I. Everett died on Saturday,February 1, 2014 after a three-year battlewith cancer. She was 70.

Mrs. Everett was born on August 3,1943 to Melvin and Margaret (Faust) Ger-ber in Palmerton, Pennsylvania. She grewup on her familys farm. During heryounger years, she was an active memberin the 4H Club. Mrs. Everett graduatedfrom Tamaqua High School in 1961.

In 1964, she married Larry E. Everetton August 22 in the Zions Stone Churchin New Ringgold, Pennsylvania andbegan her life as a Marines wife. Over thenext 20 years, they lived in various placessuch as Camp Lejune in North Carolina,San Diego, 29 Palms and Camp Pendle-ton. While Mr. Everett served tours inVietnam and Okinawa, Mrs. Everettmoved back to Pennsylvania with theirdaughters to be closer to family.

The family moved to Claremont in1984 after her husband retired from theMarine Corps.

Mrs. Everett worked as a nurseryschool teacher at the Claremont UnitedChurch of Christ Early Childhood Centerfor 15 years. She was a devoted teacherand loved to plan fun and creative activi-ties for her students. She was very activein the church as well, including oversee-ing the flowers in the sanctuary everySunday, as a member of the Womens Fel-lowship and spearheading her churchs in-

volvement in the charity, Project Love. For more than 15 years, Mrs. Everett

helped collect presents from church mem-bers that could be sent to children onNavajo Indian reservations in Arizona.She was also a volunteer for ClaremontMeals on Wheels for many years until herhealth no longer permitted.

Her family described Mrs. Everett asthe perfect Marine wife due to her patri-otism, often joking that she bled red, whiteand blue. The friends she made during herhusbands active duty became her westcoast family. The Coles, Reinhards andSumstads got together regularly forpinochle games, family vacations and cel-ebrations.

As her daughters grew, Mrs. Everettwas their most ardent supporter. She vol-unteered at their schools and as a GirlScout leader. She attended volleyballgames, horse shows, neighborhood kidclubs, parades, school and church activi-ties. They regularly went on family vaca-tions together, often camping across theUnited States and national parks.

Once she became a grandmother, Mrs.Everett attended all of their school events,as well. She cherished the time she spentwith her family and friends. Game nights,day trips and vacations were among herfavorite activities, family shared.

In addition to her own charities, shealso supported charities and fundraisers of

her family and friends. She donatedwhenever she could and supported Abili-tyFirst, where one of her daughters works.

In 2005, Mrs. Everett helped the familyhistorian input information into a FamilyTree computer program and got hooked.In 2009, she was elected the HenningerFamily Historian and has been re-electedeach year since. She would gather infor-mation from family members, cemeteries,churches, libraries, historical societies, al-bums and bibles. Her oldest daughter,Colleen Miller, began helping with re-

search in 2006 and was elected co-histo-rian in 2012.

Mrs. Everett traveled to 46 of the 50states and six foreign countries. Her hob-bies included reading, gardening, doingcrossword puzzles, Sudoku, genealogyand going to craft shows. She read herdaily newspaper front-to-back every day.

Mrs. Everett was preceded in death byher brother, Lester Gerber of Delaware.She is survived by her husband of nearly50 years, Larry E. Everett, and threedaughters: Colleen, wife of David Millerof Lake Forest; Bonita, wife of RichardRamos of Fontana; and Melissa Everett ofClaremont. She is also survived by hersiblings, Lars Gerber of Whitehall, Penn-sylvania; Barbara Lushia of Tamaqua,Pennsylvania; and Lynn Gerber ofSlatedale, Pennsylvania; and three grand-children, Rebecca Miller, Michael Ramosand Christina Ramos.

A viewing will be held at noon withservices at 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 8at the Claremont United Church of Christ,Congregational. A graveside service willbe at 2:30 p.m. at Oak Park Cemeterywith a reception to follow at the church.

In lieu of flowers, the family requeststhat donations be made to: ClaremontMeals on Wheels, Claremont UnitedChurch of Christ, Congregational or acharity of your choice in the spirit of Mrs.Everetts giving personality.

Beverly I. EverettDevoted teacher, supportive wife and mother, philanthropist

OBITUARIES

Activist John Dear todiscuss peacemakingat Pilgrim Place

Guest speaker John Dear will exploreThe Nonviolent Life and peacemak-ing in his 11 a.m. talk on Wednesday,February 12 in Decker Hall at PilgrimPlace. The discussion is jointly spon-sored by Peace Vigil Committee, Pro-gressive Christians Uniting and PaxChristi. Mr. Dear is an internationally-known voice for peace and nonvio-lence.

A long-time activist, popular lecturerand movement organizer, Mr. Dear isthe author of 30 books and hundreds ofarticles, including Living Peace, Jesusthe Rebel, and The Nonviolent Life.He was nominated for the Nobel Peace

Prize by Archbishop Desmond Tutu in2008.

Pie festival to return tothe Village

Claremont residents with an insa-tiable sweet tooth, rejoice! After a suc-cessful launch last summer, theClaremont Pie Festival is back forround two. The crust-laden goodiestake over the Claremont Village on Sat-urday, March 15.

The public is invited to prepare forthe sweet celebration by submittingtheir very own pie recipes to be fea-

tured in the second annual recipe cardhunt. Here are the rules: All the deli-cious info must fit onto one side of a 41/4-inch by 5 -inch card. If you areborrowing a recipe from a cookbook,be sure to give credit to the author andprovide the book title. Double check allrecipes to make sure they are accuratebefore submitting.

All recipes must be dropped off toJoan Bunte at Stamp Your Heart Out bySaturday, February 15. For more infor-mation, call (909) 621-4363 or [email protected].

OLA students celebratehigh marks

In celebration of Catholic SchoolWeek, Claremonts Our Lady of the As-sumption (OLA) School published theresults of their 2013 8th grade IowaTest of Basic Skills (ITBS) scores,demonstrating intensive academicachievement, which has been the hall-mark of OLA since its inception.

The ITBS is one of the standardizedtests administered in schools, includingCatholic schools, across the country. Asstudents who tested in their 8th gradeyear in September, OLA studentsranked at high school levels with an av-erage core score of 11.4 (11th grade,4th month).

In English, students averaged 12.7,with reading at 10.4. In math, studentsaveraged 11.7, with science scores av-eraging 11.2.

The fact that our students continueto perform so well really speaks to theinstructional program we have in place,as well as the ongoing support fromparents and community, saidBernadette Boyle, school principal.Our teachers put heart and soul intotheir daily curriculum, and the resultsare tangible given the student perform-ance were seeing in our classrooms, aswell as the vast success seen byalumni.

City staff seeks inputon ADA plan

In keeping with its ongoing efforts toserve all members of the community, thecity of Claremont is updating its Ameri-cans with Disabilities Act (ADA) transi-tion plan and self-evaluation. Theaccessibility plan provides a comprehen-sive plan for access for individuals withdisabilities to city facilities, parks, pro-grams, services, activities and events.

Claremont officials are seeking inputfrom individuals, organizations that rep-resent individuals with disabilities, pa-trons, community members, employeesand other interested individuals whowish to participate in the evaluation.

The survey will provide valuable in-formation regarding how the city ofClaremont can better serve individualswith disabilities. The survey may be ac-cessed by visiting the citys website atwww.ci.claremont.ca.us. Surveys arealso available at Claremont City Hall,207 Harvard Ave., or at the HughesCenter, 1770 Danbury Rd. Questionsmay be directed to ADA CoordinatorJeff Baughman at (909) 399-5477 [email protected].

Helping is easy, dineout for CHS girls soft-ball fundraiser

The lady wolfpack is looking to havea howling good time this Sunday. ElRanchero will be hosting a fundraiserfor the Claremont High Schools girlssoftball team from 4 p.m. to closing.

Community members are invited toenjoy homemade tacos, enchiladas andburritos to help raise money for tourna-ments and needed equipment. Guestsare asked to present a flyer with theirbill to ensure a percentage will go to-ward the girls softball team.

El Ranchero is located at 984 W.Foothill Blvd. in Claremont.


OUR TOWN


The canopy of trees, his-torical architecture andquaint mom-and-popshops are all ingredients localslove about old-town Clare-mont. Among the beloved in-dependent boutiques, A-KlineChocolatier is a lasting flavor.

For the past 40 years, the family-owned chocolate shop has been in thebusiness of satiat-ing the citys sweettooth. With plentyof decadent, hand-dipped treats onhand and moremade fresh daily,theyve done apretty good job meeting the demand.

Keeping the shelves stocked is an in-tensive process led by store managerRachel Madrid. Each day of operation,Ms. Madrid and her employees spendnearly eight hours handcrafting andpackaging the culinary creations servedto chocolate-starved patrons.

The work can be even more demand-ing in peak holiday seasons, like Valen-tines Day, when nearly 144 pounds ofchocolate-dipped strawberries can beexpected to fly off the shelves in oneday. Its a lot of dipping, but Ms.Madrid insists her work is more of aluxury than an added labor.

I dont know of anyone who walksinto a chocolate shop and isnt happy,Ms. Madrid said. The customers andthe people I work with make it a greatatmosphere to work in.

Before running the local candy shop,Ms. Madrid was a customer herself,known for filling her childrens Easter

baskets and other seasonal goody bagswith A-Kline confections. After retiringfrom her post as a principal at a localChristian school five years ago, Ms.Madrid told her husband she wouldlove to work at a job in the ClaremontVillage within walking distance fromher home. Not long after, she noticed ahelp wanted sign on the storefront ofher favorite candy store. She was hired

part-time soon after and within 45 dayswas promoted to store manager. Shehas been happily helping fellow choco-late lovers ever since.

I enjoy interacting with the cus-tomers, and satiating their cravings.And helping them select chocolates forgifts, that individual attention really sat-isfies me, she said.

She doesnt complain when it comes

to making the rich homemade fudge,smooth peanut butter cups and other A-Kline specialties either. Unlike bigname chocolate companies like Seesand Rocky Mountain, the hand-dippeddecadence found at A-Kline is made onsite with the exception of a few itemsthe famous chocolate turtles amongthem. Much of those tasty treats are

Claremont candy shop gears up for Valentines Day

COURIERphotos/Steven FelschundneffA-Kline Chocolatier manager Rachel Madrid says that Valentines Day is the busiest time of year for the Claremont Village-based sweet shop. The over 40-year-old shop is best know for its handmade chocolate truffles.

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made at the companys sister store, Village CandyKitchen, also run by A-Klines owners, Richard andDawn Campbell of Yucaipa, Calif.

The Campbells stumbled into the chocolate-making business more than 20 years ago afterbeing laid off from their executive suite jobsaround the same time. Having worked for retail com-panies for years, they decided to turn the tables andbecome retailers and manufacturers themselves in anunlikely business, chocolate making. On a trip to theOak Glen Village for lunch with her mom, Ms.Campbell saw the local candy shop was up for saleand, with a little luck, was chosen as the shops newowner not longer after.

Though excited about the new venture, Ms. Camp-bell admits there was a lot of trial and error in the be-ginning as she and Mr. Campbell learned how tomake the sweet treats the Village Candy Kitchen wasknown for.

There is a lot more to it than you can imagine.Baking can be very precise, and the soft centers andcaramel can be the trickiest, Ms. Campbell said.There were a lot of batches thrown out in the begin-ning.

The success they have seen since opening leaves noquestion they have mastered the sugary science.Steady business at the Village Candy Kitchen allowedthe chocolatiers to expand their business to Clare-

mont. Already manufacturing much of the chocolatefor the Claremont Village shop, it was an easy transi-tion for the Campbells, who took over ownership ofA-Kline when the previous owner opted for retire-ment in the early 1990s.

Helping them out is a team of dedicated employeeswho love the liberty of adding to the A-Kline menu.Every season, Ms. Madrid and her staff try to comeup with something new to add to the already numer-ous selections.

The owners allow us to be really creative, shesaid.

Ms. Madrid is dedicated to her craft. When on va-cation, she will dutifully scout out every candy storein the area, looking for fresh ideas. One of Ms.Madrids crowning achievements is the mouthwater-ing peanut butter crispy, a peanut butter square aninch thick that is hand-dipped in chocolate with ricecrispy pieces in every bite.

However, the chocolatiers most popular item is thetruffles, hand-rolled at the boutique every morning.The store prides itself in its selection, with 11 differ-ent variations ranging from cafe noir to amaretto andeverything in between at $1.45 each. This ValentinesDay, A-Kline customers are being treated to a brandnew truffle flavor, red velvet.

Its like Christmas in the candy store with the Hall-mark holiday just a week away. In addition to the reg-ular staples, sour smooch lips, cupid corn andValentines malt balls have found their way onto shopshelves. Heart-shaped chocolate boxes of all sizes andvarieties can also be found in abundance. Candyboxes, pre-filled or available in customizing, range inprice from $11 to $39. Other gift bags are also avail-able for purchase.

Another seasonal favorite is the chocolate turtle, alayer of chocolate underneath a layer of nuts, piledwith caramel and topped off with another sheet ofchocolate. Chocolate-dipped fruitslike apricots,ginger and orange peeland fresh-dipped strawber-ries are a couple more fan favorites, Ms. Madridshared. For those overwhelmed by the variety,prepackaged trays and baskets are available for pur-chase featuring all of the companys best sellers.

The candy shop manager and staff will be keptbusy preparing a pile of these popular items as Valen-tines Day approaches. Store hours will lengthen nextweek so customers can grab a box of their favoritesbefore the big day. A-Kline will remain open from 9a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, February 10 through Thurs-

day, February 13. The shop will stay open on Valen-tines Day until the last customer is satisfied, Ms.Madrid assured.

In addition to their regular goodies, sugar freechocolate and custom-made confections for compa-nies, are also available for purchase. A-Kline is lo-cated at 210 W. Second St. across from City Hall inthe Claremont Village. Store hours are normallyMonday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. andSunday, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more informationor to preorder, contact A-Kline at (909) 626-6646 orvisit them online at www.a-kline.com.



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A heart shaped box of hand-dipped truffles is amongthe most popular gifts for Valentines Day at A-KlineChocolatier in the Village. The shop offers a widerange of candies including sugar free, and will stayopen late this coming week for love-struck shoppers.

A-Kline Chocolatier is located on Second Street in theClaremont Village and will offer extended hours dur-ing Valentines Day week.

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Claremont COURIER/Friday, February 7, 201416SPORTS

Even after long standoffs like jun-ior Vicente Lopez, 122, enduredto pin down Charter Oaks JoshGarcia, 122, the Claremont High Schoolwrestling team fell short Tuesday night30-41, ending their season with an over-all 8-5 record, 0-5 within the SierraLeague.

The Wolfpack finished strong during their seniorrecognition night after suffering from a 26-pointdeficit but the Chargers, who beat Sierra League topcontender Ayala High, prevailed. However, there werea few matches head coach Gerald Escalante noticedthat turned the match from a landslide to a nail-biter.

They brought the spread down and a lot of playersfelt great, Escalante said. They all didnt give up.

It was challenging at first when the Chargers gainedcontrol of the match. Just as sophomore JosephBrown, 108, locked CO sophomore Vincent Zavala,108, by the leg, he lost his grip and was locked by thetorso, giving the Chargers a 0-15 lead.

Lopez revived the Wolfpack as he pinned downGarcia by the ribs and earned three points, 3-21.

The Chargers felt comfortable but showed signs ofhesitation when senior T.J. Hinkson, 134, approachedthe wrestling floor. After suffering from a five-weekback injury at the South Hills Dual Meet Tournament,he wanted to finish his season strong.

As a comeback, I really wanted to beat them,Hinkson said. Since this is my first match after my in-jury, this match was really personal to me.

Right after the referee signaled to begin, Hinksonquickly charged toward CO junior Jeffery Luster, 134,and brought him to the ground. Charter Oak eventu-ally grasped him down but he escaped.

Whenever the audience was certain that Hinksongot a good hold of Luster, the buzzer rang and forcedhim to start over.

This pivotal moment turned into a grudge match asboth competitors dodged and gave everything to strikeeach other. The audience was exhilarated by Hink-sons determination and saw an athlete with a mission.

As both competitors were near the edge of the cir-

COURIERphotos/STeven FelschundneffThe Claremont High School wrestling team cheers as teammate Dustin Eguiluz pins opponent Michael Lunaon Tuesday at CHS.

CHS wrestlingwraps up toughseason, 8-5

Claremonts Danny Han puts the squeeze on CharterOaks Daniel Hayes during their 182-pound weightclass match Tuesday at Claremont High School. Haneasily defeated Hayes, pinning him in the first period.

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cle, the audience cheered as Hinkson threw Lusterdown by the hip, allowing him to earn six points, 9-26.

I didnt think the hip toss would work but it did,Hinkson said. I knew I had to get him tired.

That victory was what the Wolfpack needed for a po-tential combat. CHS senior Malik Webster, 145, then

managed to lock CO junior Matt Fortugno, 152.The audiences roar intensified for the Wolfpack. As

they shouted and banged the bleachers in excitement,CHS junior Danny Han, 184, quickly dominated to earnsix points after placing head lock within 30 seconds onCO sophomore Daniel Hayes, shrinking the deficit to 24-41. Han gave the audience credit for his quick victory.

It [the excitement] was exhilarating, Han said.This was the closest weve gotten to beating CharterOak.

Despite the loss, the Wolfpack held their heads highand once again congratulated some of the victories theseniors earned. Escalante said he could not be moreproud of his athletes as they now prepare to host theSierra League Finals, February 15, at Claremont High.

This season, we worked really hard compared towhat we did last year, Escalante said. They were allexcellent.

Girls varsity soccerThe Wolfpack claimed victory against South Hills,

2-1, Tuesday at Covina District Field. Head coach TimTracey said their defense played well and players likesophomore goalkeeper Sydney Forteson and seniormid-fielder Hannah Chua stepped up.

Defensively, they played well and everyone steppedup saving goals, Coach Tracey said.

With the success they achieved, the Lady Wolfpackis now focused to face the Spartans Friday, 5:30 p.m.,at Damien High. Tracey admits the Spartans are a solidteam, but if the Wolfpack manages to split them in thesecond half, they may claim another with for Clare-mont.

Alex Forbes

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ATRIGHT: Members of the Claremont High Schoolwrestling team stretch their necks during warm upprior to their meet against Charter Oak Tuesday nightin Claremont.

CALENDARGalleriesClaremont Art Walkschedule and map.

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Performing ArtsMy Fair Lady opens at Candlelight Pavilion tonight.

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ANNUAL AUTHORS COFFEEfeaturing Maralys Wills, author of SoYoure Seventy, So What and RichRebels Daughter. 10 a.m. Free event,open to the public. The Pilgrim Memo-rial Library, 600 N. Garey Ave.,Pomona. (909) 622-1373.FOOD TRUCK Tortas 2 Die 4 is stop-ping by Claremont Craft Ales after 4p.m. 1420 N. Claremont Blvd., Ste.204C, Claremont.ART WALK Visit Claremont Villageart exhibitions between 6 and 9 p.m. forthis months opening receptions. Meetthe artists and enjoy refreshments atparticipating galleries. See page 23 forschedule and map.PHOTOGRAPHY Join longtimephotojournalist and COURIER pub-lisher Peter Weinberger at 7:30 p.m.for an artists reception for his photog-raphy collection Off the BeatenPath, featuring large-scale landscapeprints. Enjoy live music by CurtPhillips at 7:30 p.m. and refreshments

from 6 to 9 p.m. The Colony at Loft204, 532 W. First St. #204, upstairs inthe Claremont Packing House.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT A commu-nity event hosted by League of WomenVoters. Dr. Nigel Boyle will presentGlobal Education Moneyball: The Art ofWinning Fulbrights. Padua Hills The-atre, 4467 Padua Ave. Desserts fromaround the globe. 2 to 4 p.m. $30. Reserveby February 3 through Pay Pal (Donatebutton at www.claremont.ca.lwvnet.org)or by check to LWV of the ClaremontArea, PO Box 1532, Claremont, CA91711. Contact (909) 624-9457.FOOD TENT Hillbilly Tacos is set-ting up at Claremont Craft Ales after 4p.m. 1420 N. Claremont Blvd., Ste.204C, Claremont.MUSIC FESTIVAL 22nd Annual Us-sachevsky Memorial Festival of Electroa-coustic Music. Festival director andPomona College Professor of MusicTom Flaherty welcomes guest com-posers and per

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