claremont courier 3-4-16

8/20/2019 Claremont COURIER 3-4-16

1/36

MUSEUM SITE ZONE CHANGE STILL UNRESOLVED/Friday, March 4, 2016 $1.50

Cour er iclaremont-courier.com

OBITS/PAGE11CALENDAR/PAGE18

Boy, oh, boy. Spring has certainly sprung.

Visi t claremont-courier.com.BLOTTER/PAGE4SPORTS/ PAGE23

l remont

PAGE12

PAGE3

COURIER photos/Steven Felschundneff

Claremont resident Jim Coffman uses an angle grinder to sculpt a large piece of granite at his Montclair-based business Altered Stones. Mr. Coffman likes to work with rock native to the area, like granite, but alsobuys some imported stone. Check out our new section dedicated to gardening on page 14.

The Pack kicks off spring sports season/

Remembering Harrison/

PAGE23

PAGE14

Roger Kellaway plays a piano piece he composedjust for Harrison McIntosh’s service.

Rock solidRocksolid


2/36

A fruitful weekendDear Editor:

Thank you so very much, Sarah Torribioand Steven Felschundneff, for your articleabout Uncommon Good.

After your article appeared, we had a

400 percent increase in customers! This ismuch better than we’ve gotten from any-thing posted online or on social media.And they say newspapers are dead! I don’tthink so!

Thank you again for helping us to pro-mote our work on behalf of our commu-nity. We appreciate you two!

Nancy MintieExecutive DirectorUncommon Good

Math mattersDear Editor:

Thanks to Sarah Torribio for the excel-lent piece on Common Core math in theToday’s Parent special.

I can see why it would be challengingfor teachers and parents. They have toteach kids basic algebraic concepts on topof basic arithmetic, all at earlier ages.

It’s a lot to bite off, but if the kids suc-ceed at grasping the concepts, they willhave a much better understanding of mathas a whole, and algebra will be much moreintuitive for them when they get into itsmore complex topics later.

It’s funny that these are concepts I fig-ured out intuitively to excel in math backwhen we learned it the rote way. But backthen I thought it was just because my brainworked differently, I didn’t realize it mightbe helpful for others to think this way too.

Claudia Pearce

Claremont

Crossing paths[ Editor’s note: The following letter was ad-dressed to the crossing guard who works at

Mills Avenue and Base Line Road. —KD]Dear Editor:

Almost every morning for the last two-

and-a-half years, I have driven up IndianHill Boulevard at 7:35 a.m. to drop mydaughter off at CHS. It is a perfect loop forme to continue up to Base Line and turnright on my way to work. This is my rou-tine, five days a week. And every morning,seemingly without fail, you have been atyour post, doing your job at the intersec-tion of Base Line and Mills.

You stand out, by design, of course, inyour reflective vest, your cap and hand-held stop sign. The crosswalks on the northand west sides of the intersection are yourdomain, and the children of Chaparral El-ementary are your charges.

You clearly take your job seriously. I seeyou, with almost military precision, mon-

itor the lights and position yourself tacti-cally to make sure each and every youngstudent, whether on foot or riding a bike,makes it across this very busy and danger-ous crossing to safety.

While stopped at the light, in my shabbyold van, I’ve often tried to catch your at-tention to give you a thumbs up, to let youknow you are doing a great job. But I’venever been able to catch your eye, and per-haps that shouldn’t surprise me. You are fo-cused on your job—on the children.

I have two daughters who never crossedat your intersection. They went toSycamore and didn’t have to cross such adangerous street. But if they had I wouldhave felt totally secure in the knowledge

that you were there for them.Your service to the students of Chapar-

1420 N. Claremont Blvd., Ste. 205BClaremont, CA 91711

(909) 621-4761Office hours: Monday-Friday

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

OwnerJanis Weinberger

Publisher and OwnerPeter Weinberger

[email protected]

EditorKathryn Dunn

[email protected]

Newsroom

City ReporterMatthew Bramlett

[email protected]

Education Reporter/ObituariesSarah Torribio

[email protected]

Sports ReporterSteven Felschundneff

[email protected]

Photo Editor/Staff PhotographerSteven Felschundneff

[email protected]

Calendar EditorJenelle Rensch

[email protected]

Production

Ad DesignJenelle Rensch

Page LayoutKathryn Dunn, Jenelle Rensch

WebsitePeter Weinberger

Advertising

Advertising DirectorMary Rose

[email protected]

Classified EditorJessica Gustin Pfahler

[email protected]

Business Administration

Office Manager/Legal NoticesVickie Rosenberg

[email protected]

Billing/Accounting ManagerDee Proffitt

Distribution/PublicationsTom Smith

[email protected]

Circulation/[email protected]

Claremont COURIER/Friday, March 4, 2016 2

The Claremont Courier (United States Postal Serv-ice 115-180) is published once weekly by theCourier Graphics Corporation at 1420 N. ClaremontBlvd., Suite 205B, Claremont, California 91711-5003. The Courier is a newspaper of general circu-lation as defined by the political code of the state of California, entered as periodicals matter September17, 1908 at the post office at Claremont, Californiaunder the act of March 3, 1879. Periodicals postageis paid at Claremont, California 91711-5003. Singlecopy: $1.50. Annual subscription: $56. Send all re-mittances and correspondence about subscriptions,undelivered copies and changes of address to theCourier, 1420 N. Claremont Blvd., Suite 205B,Claremont, California 91711-5003. Telephone: 909-

621-4761. Copyright © 2016 Claremont Courierone hundred and eighth year, number 11

READERS’ COMMENTS

Agendas for city meetings are avail-able at www.ci.claremont.ca.us

GOVERNINGOURSELVES

Monday, March 7Community and Human ServicesCommission, Special MeetingCouncil Chamber, 6:30 p.m.CBO presentations.

Tuesday, March 8

City CouncilCouncil Chamber, 6:30 p.m.

ADVENTURESI N H A I K U

Girl Scouts bring in springon Yale, selling boxed cookies.

I say, Thin Mints, please.—Robin McBurney

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

ral is really a service to all of Claremont,because a community is only as strongand safe as its smallest, most vulnerablecitizen. That is something you obviouslyunderstand.

I don’t know your name, or anythingabout you, except for the fact that thechildren of our community are safer, andour community is stronger, because of your service.

Thank you, crossing guard lady. If yousee a guy in an old black van giving youthe thumbs-up, that’s me. My name isMike. In appreciation,

Mike BoosClaremont


3/36

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

City landscaping requirements drive costs way upF ollowing a disappointingreport, the Claremont CityCouncil approved a con-tract extension with CLS Land-scape Management for park

maintenance programs at theFebruary 23 council meeting.The extension comes on the heels of the

city putting out requests for local landscapecompanies using new pa-rameters—no chemicals,no leaf blowers and noweeds and an increase of mulch use inplanters—that was met with a tepid re-sponse. Interim Community Services Di-rector Pat Malloy was on hand to presentthe item to council.

The current deal with CLS is based onlimited use of chemicals, the use of batteryor electric blowers and varying degrees of weed tolerance, according to Mr. Malloy.That contract, which cost the city $657,068annually, was set to expire on April 24.

According to Mr. Malloy, CLS was theonly company that sent a bid on the newstipulations and, at $3 million a year, thebid was a far cry from the current main-tenance cost. No other company wantedto touch the city’s new parameters, citingthe need for chemicals to destroy weedsand a lack of staff needed to comply withthe new specifications.

“Staff was stunned,” Mr. Malloy said.

In addition, the amount CLS proposedto continue working with the city, withelectric leaf blowers and chemicals,amounted to $1,505,589 annually. Theprice of using gas blowers, which are pro-hibited under the Claremont MunicipalCode (CMC), was $996,088 annually, ac-

cording to the agenda report.Given this new information, and aneed to keep the mowers moving, the citythen negotiated an extension period withCLS under the current conditions throughApril 27, 2017 at a ten percent increasedcost of $722,775—$395,121 for parklandscape management and $327,654 forcitywide right-of-way landscape man-agement.

“[The extension] will give us time to stepback and reevaluate the city’s positions onour landscape maintenance,” Mr. Malloysaid.

Part of the staff recommendation is a$30,000 California Environmental Qual-ity Act (CEQA) review on the city’s re-

striction of leaf blowers in the city. Part of the CMC mandates the prohibition of leaf blowers on city-owned properties, but thecurrent contract and extension with CLScalls for electric and battery poweredleaf-blowers.

According to Claremont Director of Community Development Brian Desatnik,the $30,000 cost of the CEQA reviewcomes from the city’s request to look overtwo possible changes to the CMC—to al-low gas-powered leaf blowers, the emis-

sions of which met the standards of theSouth Coast Air Quality Management(AQMD) standards as well as city noisecodes.

The council was disappointed with theresults of the report, which showed duringdiscussion. “It does look as if business as

usual is going to cost us more,” Coun-cilmember Joe Lyons said.City Manager Tony Ramos told the

council that the extension is needed to as-sess the situation.

“I think there needs to be a lot of com-munity dialogue that needs to happen withthis issue, and that’s why we need the nextsix months to create that dialogue for usto come back with a good presentation andrecommendation to the city council on howto address this issue,” Mr. Ramos said.

“We’re really clear on the council di-rective on wanting to be chemical-free,leaf-blower free, everything free, but as youcan see, nothing’s free,” Mr. Ramosquipped.

Councilmember Sam Pedroza floatedthe idea of a policy change instead of a full-blown CEQA review, to which Mr. Ramosresponded that the city would be threatenedwith a lawsuit if the proper CEQA chan-nels were not followed.

The council eventually passed thestaff’s recommendation, 5-0.

Later in the meeting, the city also vot-ed to approve a new, full-time ProgramManager position within SustainableClaremont that would focus on the City of

Trees’ running in both the GeorgetownUniversity Energy Prize (GUEP) and theCool California Challenge. The person inthe position will facilitate the city’s posi-tion within both competitions and work tokeep Claremont in the running.

Sustainable Claremont sought up to

$25,000 in one-time co-funding from thecity for the position in a period lasting upto 12 months, with the organization pay-ing for the other half of the position’s salary.

Currently, Claremont is in 20th place inthe GUEP but is far ahead in first place inthe Cool California Challenge. The win-ner of the GUEP will receive a $5 millionprize, and Claremont is currently the onlySouthern California city in the running forthe nationwide contest.

Sustainable Claremont Chair SteveSabicer told the council the hire would playa vital role in securing Claremont’s posi-tion in the GUEP.

Council voted, 4-1, to provide $25,000for staffing the full-time program manager

position with Sustainable Claremont.Councilmember Opanyi Nasiali was theonly dissenter. He originally sought a mo-tion to pay the city’s half of the salary withan interest-free loan payable within fiveyears.

The next city council meeting will takeplace on March 8.

—Matthew Bramlett

[email protected]

CITYCOUNCIL

Zone change for new museum site pushed again

A controversial zone change on Col-lege Avenue was pushed once moreto the next Planning Commissionmeeting March 15.

The move made during the March 1 commissionmeeting is meant to merge the zone change, located at211 and 239 College Avenue, into the public hearingon the revised Pomona College master plan, accordingto Director of Community Services Brian Desatnik. Thezone change has previously been sought by the college

in order to build the proposed Pomona College Mu-

seum of Art on the property.The zone was initially grouped with six other zonesthe city planned to change after an apparent oversightduring the adoption of the city’s master plan in 2006.

“Pomona College has requested that they removethat zone change from the package of seven propertiesin order for them to move their master plan project for-ward in a timely manner,” Mr. Desatnik said at themeeting. “And so we’ve complied with that request.”

In addition to the zone change and the full master

plan, the planning commission will also be considering

the final environmental impact report (EIR) for themaster plan and the statement of overriding considera-tions and mitigation, monitoring and reporting program.

Mr. Desatnik said Pomona College grouped the zonechange with the approval of their master plan in an ef-fort to shave a few months off the process.

“I think what they thought was the master plan ap-proval could go concurrently with the zone changeprocess, but it can’t. It has to be sequential,” Mr. De-satnik said. “The zone change would have to be com-

ZONE CHANGE/ continues on page 13


4/36


Tuesday, February 23Police arrested a Pomona man after he

was caught stealing razors from StaterBros, the second time he has been ar-rested for the same crime. Police sayAllen Pool, 61, entered the supermarketat approximately 3:15 p.m. and went di-rectly to aisle 10, where he shoved anumber of razor packets into his pantsand walked out of the store. Employeesrecognized Mr. Pool from previous en-counters and called police. Once theyfound him, officers observed Mr. Poolreaching into his pants pockets andthrowing the razor packages on theground, according to Lt. Mike Ciszek.He reportedly told police, “What arethose? What are you talking about? I did-n’t steal those.” Mr. Pool was arrested forshoplifting and sent to CPD jail. He wasarrested for the same crime on February11 and is suspected of two other razorthefts at the same location.

Wednesday, February 24Officers arrested a man in Pomona on

a laundry list of charges after a warrantarrest turned into a foot chase. The inci-

dent happened on the 800 block of LaVerne Avenue at approximately 9:30a.m., when officers arrived on the blockwith a felony warrant to apprehend 25-year-old Jesse Amaya in connection witha previous vehicle pursuit. Once he sawofficers approaching, Mr. Amaya fled thescene, leaving his two children inside ablue sedan and throwing a loaded hand-gun underneath another parked car. Po-lice apprehended Mr. Amaya a short timelater. During a search, officers found outthe sedan was reported stolen out of Azusa. Methamphetamine was alsofound in the car with Mr. Amaya’s chil-dren, according to the report. He was ar-rested and charged with possession of astolen vehicle, willful cruelty to a child,resisting a public officer, possession of acontrolled substance, being a felon inpossession of a loaded handgun and onthe original felony warrant.

Thursday, February 25A Montclair man was arrested after re-

peatedly threatening both ClaremontColleges campus safety officers andClaremont police. At about 8:45 p.m.,

campus safety officers contacted 25-year-old Eduardo Arceo after seeing himholding a bong. According to officers,Mr. Arceo said, “Back up. You wannadie?” before fleeing the scene. Campussafety officers pursued Mr. Arceo untilhe left Colleges property, and Claremontpolice officers were called to take over.When officers attempted to detain Mr.Arceo, he put his hands behind his backand repeated, “You want to die?” Offi-

cers were able to restrain him, and hewas arrested for making criminal threatsand obstruction.

* * * *Three men and two juveniles were ar-

rested after they were seen drivingthrough a residential neighborhood andallegedly approaching a house withflashlights, police report. Officers arrivedat the location near the intersection of Base Line Road and Kemper Avenue atapproximately 1:34 a.m. and pulled overa black Toyota Camry—driven by 24-year-old Richard Duncan of SanBernardino—that was seen pulling intodriveways in the neighborhood. Also inthe car were 21-year-old Anthony

Chavez and 19-year-old JonathanChavez of San Bernardino, as well astwo 17-year-old juveniles. During the in-

vestigation, officers noticed that Mr.Duncan, Anthony Chavez and JonathanChavez appeared drunk. One of the ju-veniles had an active felony warrant outof Riverside County. Mr. Duncan was ar-rested for DUI, Anthony Chavez andJonathan Chavez were arrested on publicintoxication charges and the juvenile wasarrested for the warrant. The second ju-venile was detained for being out pastcurfew and was released to the custody

of his sister.Saturday, February 27

A girls’ night out had an unfortunateending for one Ontario woman. At al-most 1:30 a.m., officers saw a blackHonda CRV facing east on the west-bound lanes of Foothill Boulevard nearthe intersection of Indian Hill. Thedriver, 44-year-old Adria Butler, admit-ted to drinking vodka with a friend atPiano Piano before getting behind thewheel of her car. Ms. Butler told policeshe was going through a rough patch, ac-cording to Lt. Ciszek. Ms. Butler was ar-rested for DUI and was transported to jailto sober up.

—Matthew [email protected]

POLICE BLOTTER

D espite concerns raised by commis-sioners that the city had alreadypre-approved a tree removal,members of the Community and HumanServices Commission pushed forward

with the removal of a healthy holly oaktree at the Serrano II housing developmenton Base Line Road.

The commission’s approval, placed in the agenda’sconsent calendar for the Wednesday, March 2 meet-ing, will allow the city to remove a holly oak treefrom the 700 block of Base Line Road to accommo-date a new entrance to the development, according tothe minutes of the February 17 committee meeting.

During that meeting, Senior City Planner MarkCarnahan emphasized that, according to the city’sTree Policies and Guidelines Manual, “the commu-nity services staff and arborist have the authority toapprove a request for a tree removal if the tree isdeemed hazardous.”

Mr. Carnahan argued that the tree, described byClaremont city arborist Jeremy Cawn as a “healthymature tree,” would be hazardous to vehicles on thenew development entrance.

During the meeting, commissioner Butch Hender-son suggested that the tree be transplanted, to whichMr. Cawn said the roots were under the sidewalk andit would be difficult to facilitate a successful trans-plant.

Commissioner Lynne Marsenich noted that she feltlike she was “being asked to rubber-stamp a decisionthat has already been made,” asking at what point thetree committee could have been briefed on the matter.

Commissioner Lee Kane moved that the communityand services commission approve the decision to re-move the tree, as well as allowing Mr. Cawn the au-thority to determine if any additional trees need to beremoved during the Serrano II’s roadway construction.

The approval to remove the tree was passed, alongwith the rest of the consent calendar, with unanimousapproval from the commission. —Matthew Bramlett

[email protected]

City approves removal of oak tree for Base Line development

COURIER photo/Steven FelschundneffThe developer of Serrano II, located on the south side of Base Line Road, received advanced approval fromcity staff to remove one of the city’s holly oak trees for an access road to their property.

Get tips to avoid fraud at senior scam event

A panel of experts will provide in-formation about how to protectyourself from fraud relating tohome repair, finances, identity theft,auto repair and more on Wednesday,March 23 at 9 a.m. at the Joslyn SeniorCenter.

The breakfast, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Claremont, will include a presentation by SenatorCarol Liu, and Assemblymember Chris Holden aswell as staff members from the city of Claremontand the Contractors State License Board.

Pre-registration is required. To register for thefree event, visit www.claremontrec.com and type“scam” into the search bar. Questions can be di-rected to the Joslyn at (909) 399-5488.


5/36

T he district is eager to get its handson Prop 39 funding, but it’s a longand labyrinthine process. As a re-sult, John Burdette of JB3 Consulting ishelping the district navigate the job.

He gave a for-information-only presentation at theFebruary 19 school board meeting, giving the boardsome preliminary recommendations as to which en-ergy-efficiency upgrades to pursue.

First, some background is in order.When Prop 39, or the California Clean Energy Job

Act, was approved in 2012, it alteredthe corporate income tax code. Theprojected revenue—up to $550 mil-lion annually—was allocated to the state’s generalfund as well as to California’s Clean Energy Job Cre-ation Fund.

Eligible local education agencies (LEAs), includingschool districts, can request Prop 39 funding by sub-mitting an energy expenditure plan application to theCalifornia Energy Commission.

Claremont Unified School District stands to get$1.4 million out of the bargain, $130,000 of whichwas received last year. The district used $110,500 of that to pay JB3 Consulting for guidance.

Mr. Burdette has gotten a good start on the eight-step process. He’s visited each Claremont school,conducting an energy audit and rating the sites frommost to least energy-efficient. He has also identifiedeligible projects.

At the recent meeting, Mr. Burdette’s PowerPointpresentation included, among other data, which en-ergy-saving measures the California Energy Commis-sion tends to green-light.

A LIGHTING UPGRADE

Lighting projects have the highest approval rating,with some 47 percent of LEAs getting the go-ahead toupgrade their lighting.

Mr. Burdette’s first recommendation is that the dis-trict switch out the bulbs in all of its existing light fix-tures to LED lights, a process CUSD has alreadybegun, according to Facilities Director Rick Cota.

Mr. Burdette estimates that LED bulbs would costsome $160,000 and that hiring a contractor to installthem would likely double that cost. As a result, hesuggested that the district consider using workers sup-plied by the California Conservation Core (CCC), agovernment program where young people aged 18 to25 are trained in vocational skills while working on

jobs that improve the environment.The Energy Corps is a division of the CCC under-

taking energy-efficiency measures funded by Prop 39.The CCC Energy Corps sends crews out to schoolsites to do electrical work under the supervision of adistrict’s electrician. Given the cost, free of charge,Mr. Burdette said it’s a great idea for CUSD.

According to the CCC website, the Energy Corpscurrently has a hold on taking applications for energyretrofit projects, because the crews are inundated withtime-sensitive work associated with Prop 39. Any per-son or agency, however, can sign up to be notifiedwhen applications are again being received.

PLUG LOAD CONTROLS

Mr. Burdette also advised the district to take advan-tage of plug load controls. A plug load includes thedevices plugged into a standard electrical outlet—things like computers, monitors, small appliances, cellphone chargers, vending machines, printers, TVs andaudio visual equipment.

Considerable power is used by devices on standbyor even, in a phenomenon called “vampire” plugloads, by those in off-mode. Vampire plug loads aresaid to account for as much as 25 percent of a build-ing’s energy consumption.

A plug load control saves that wasted energy by au-tomatically shutting down power sent to electronicsdevices that can safely be switched off at night.

HVAC UPGRADE

A third priority would be addressing the HVACsystems at CUSD sites, all of which are aging. Themodels vary, as do their levels of power and effi-ciency. The newest, situated at the district office, datesfrom 2002. The oldest, those serving theSumner/Danbury campuses, hail from the mid-to-late‘90s.

Mr. Burdette estimates that to replace the district’sentire HVAC system—like for like, aiming for mini-mum efficiency models—would cost $5,670,500.

Mid- and high-efficiency units would cost more butuse less power. Mid-level units may be a good optionif it’s determined the high-efficiency models are tooexpensive or put undue weight on the flat roofs atCUSD school sites.

The district may elect to replace its entire fleet of HVAC units or update them a few at a time. Howeverit’s done, Mr. Burdette advised it be done soon.

“Many of these units are at or past their useful life.I highly recommend you start replacing them in thenext five years, so there’s no catastrophic break-down,” he said.

There are a lot of moving parts as the board decideswhich projects to pursue in the district’s energy ex-penditure plan.

It’s likely CUSD will install LED bulbs whereverneeded and invest in plug load controls, as they arerelatively low-cost measures compared to the HVACproject.

To upgrade the HVAC system on a wide scalewould cost far more than the Prop 39 money availableto the district. From the start, Mr. Burdette has ad-vised that CUSD look for ways to leverage Prop 39money.

Prop 39 money can, for instance, be used to aug-ment a facilities upgrade already being undertaken. Itcan be leveraged via a low-interest or no-interest loan.Or, it can be bolstered with money from a grant or abond.

As reported in the last issue of the COURIER, theschool district has begun to explore the possibility of putting a school bond measure on the November 2016ballot. Much discussion among CUSD stakeholderswill take place now through June when the boardvotes on whether or not to float a bond.

The next step in crafting the application—and inguiding any direction the board will give Mr. Burdettein the process—is to look at the savings-to-investmentratio of the energy-saving projects the district hopesto pursue.

In the coming days and weeks, Mr. Burdette willproduce some more numbers. For instance, he willfigure out how much high or even higher-efficiencyHVAC systems would save the district in power billsover the course of 20 years.

When planning which HVAC systems to replacefirst, CUSD should probably take into accountwhether a school is open for summer school, accord-ing to Mr. Cota.

“It makes more sense to change out that site’s unitthan one at a school that that shuts down in June,” hesaid.

—Sarah [email protected]

Claremont COURIER/Friday, March 4, 2016 5EDUCATION

District addresses efficiency upgrades, aims for Prop 39 money

CHS dance team

clinic for elementaryto junior high schoolage kids

T he Claremont High Schooldance team will hold afundraising dance clinic for stu-dents in kindergarten through eighthgrade on Saturday, March 19 from 10a.m. to 2 p.m.

The four-hour clinic, which takes place in thelarge gym at CHS, will include dance, games andfun choreography, as well as a performance thatevening at the CHS Dance Team’s annual DanceShowcase at 6 p.m.

Cost for the clinic is $30 and is open to dancersof any level—no experience, some experience oradvanced.

Registration includes a Wolfpack dancer T-shirt, snacks and water. Attendees are asked tobring a sack lunch.

Checks should be made payable to CHS DanceTeam Boosters and mailed to 4738 Live OakCanyon Dr., La Verne, CA 91750.

Please include the dancer’s name, age, gradeand school, as well as a parent or guardian nameand phone number. Register before March 14 toguarantee a T-shirt. Please indicated shirt size asyouth or adult (small, medium, large or extralarge.)

For information, email Alexandria Franco [email protected].

SCHOOLBOARD


6/36


I hadn’t gone to Los Angeles in amonth and a half, since I went to afriend’s open house on New Year’sDay. And now I knew why.

It wasn’t because I was taking a long winter’s napafter a busy, stressful December and traveling over theholidays. It wasn’t because there were plenty of year-end movies to catch up on at the Laemmle theater orbecause Claremont is so pleasant and beautiful duringthese cool (if not cold) months. It wasn’t becausethings were okay here, even with nothing going on atthe Colleges over the long break between semesters.

I told myself this was why I hadn’t ventured veryfar out of town for about six weeks, but then I remem-bered when my friend and I got on the freeway to goto LA a few weeks ago for dinner with a friend and aplay.

Traffic. That’s what I remembered. That’s what Iwas missing. Or not missing.

It was Saturday afternoon, we were driving towardsthe city and we were stuck in traffic, bumper tobumper at two or three points. It wasn’t “five-o-clocktraffic.” And it wasn’t rush hour.

No, this was business as usual, as I remembered. Itold my friend, as we sat in traffic, “I am seeing moreand more reasons to stay in Claremont.”

But the bad traffic isn’t the only reason to stay inClaremont. It isn’t even the real reason to stick aroundhere, as I’m also reminded of these days.

Just a week later, another friend made the commentthat we don’t need to go to LA. That was clear afterseeing the Ophelia’s Jump production of ChristopherDurang’s Vanya, Sonia, Masha and Spike .

I have seen a number of shows put on by this tiny,four-year-old, Claremont-based theater company. Allhave been top-notch, but the company outdid itself with this comic masterpiece, which brilliantly riffs off the works of Chekov, directed by Caitlin Lopez.

When the play was done at the Mark Taper Forumearly last year under the direction of David HydePierce of Frasier fame, the Los Angeles Times criticCharles McNulty declared it better than the Broadwayproduction. I saw the play at the Taper, and I enjoyedthe Ophelia’s Jump production just as much if noteven more, even though the lights went out during theshow I saw.

What was most remarkable was that this was donein the barest of rooms—a place where the lights reallycould go out—in a storefront in an industrial mall. Thestripped-down venue, along with the effective butminimal set designed by Beatrice Casagran, only high-lighted the wonderful dialogue and, especially, the su-perb acting. The six-member ensemble was stunning,but I’d be remiss if I didn’t give special notice to Tra-

jei Wright, hilarious as the housekeeper with some ex-tra skills, and Ms. Casagran, again, so soulful andmopey as the put-upon, adopted daughter Sonia.

Ophelia’s Jump Productions is clearly a labor of love (Ms. Casagran also did the costumes for thisshow), and I hope it is successful in its search for atheater to call its own, although I also hope it contin-ues to put on its summer two-play Shakespeare Festi-val at the lovely Greek Theater on the Pomona Col-lege campus. This is a tiny gem of a company, shiningbright, bringing provocative and sometimes challeng-ing LA and world-class theater to the Claremont area.

World-class. Provocative. Challenging. That’s alsowhat came to mind when I saw Invisible Anatomy atPomona College two weeks before, in early February.The electronic music group is from New York City,and I felt like I was in New York City when I saw itsperformance in Lyman Hall.

With keyboards and guitars enhanced by computer-generated effects, the group lead a steady musical ad-venture lasting a bit more than an hour, backlit bybright white neon tubes. What’s more, it featured a vo-calist named Fay Wang, who sang and gyrated, not un-like Yoko Ono, and is herself an artist of some repute.The performance of new pieces that the group mem-bers had composed definitely had a big-city edge, withthe artists sharing a new vision in a relatively newmedium.

But there was something even more exciting. Therewas a Claremont connection, or at least a PomonaCollege connection, in this brave new group. Its gui-tarist and one of its composers, Brendon Randall-My-

ers, is a graduate of the college, class of 2009. At leastin the world of modern music, this was a particularlyexciting case of someone contributing based, at leastin part, from his experience in Claremont.

Such experience was what was celebrated a weeklater in a concert at Bridges Hall, where Mr. Randall-

Myers also performed. This time, he was one of eightPomona College graduates who are successful musi-cians featured in a special “Alumipalooza,” in honorof the hall’s centennial year.

This was again a performance that, with this uniquetwist, brought the big city here with the artists havingwon acclaim since graduating from Pomona. Mr. Ran-dall-Myers not only had a piece performed by pianistKathleen Supove ’73 (along with electronics); he alsoplayed guitar with fellow 2009 graduate, and vocalistand pianist Noah Dietterich, performing with AlexPfender as the indie-folk duo, yOya. Ms. Supove alsoperformed with soprano Lucy Shelton ’65, arguablythe most renowned artist featured (one piece was byPomona College faculty emeritus Karl Kohn).

Ms. Shelton was also accompanied by pianist RajBhimani ’82. Mr. Bhimani and Ms. Shelton performed

other pieces, including with Katharine Rawdon ’82 onflute, Lucas Harris ’96 and soprano Hayden Eberhart’07. On a piece by Henry Purcell, Ms. Shelton, Ms.Eberhart and Mr. Harris were accompanied by facultymember Roger Lebow on the cello.

This was a broad-range concert, with a wide spec-trum of artists and music (from Purcell to Randall-Myers), true to its “palooza” name.

Another concert a week later in Bridges Hall was just as broad-ranging but also quite unique, as LA Har-pette took to the stage with Pomona College with fac-ulty member Mary Dropkin, this was a quartet of harpists.

The music ranged from Handel and Debussy tosongs from American musicals. It may have been lesschallenging—with the notably large audience, therewas a pops concert feel—but seeing this music played,

and played very well, on four large, beautiful harps,wasn’t a typical concert experience.If all this wasn’t reason not to leave Claremont for

excitement in the last few weeks, there was the anti-il-legal alien protest, complete with bull-horns and side-walk debates with students, that happened when theDemocratic congress leader spoke at Garrison Theater.Who needs the big city, at least for now?

No need to leave Claremont for excitementby John Pixley

observer observer


7/36

Traffic diversionDear Editor:

I fully agree with Mark Von Wodtke’scaution that “the council take a step backand look at the overpass.” I note sugges-tions concerning a rail overpass, or a be-low-level pass through downtown Clare-mont.

Has there been any suggestion wherebythe on and off ramps of the 10 freeway atIndian Hill be closed, and that Clare-mont’s access to the 10 freeway be eitherTowne Avenue or Monte Vista Avenue?

Less urgent north-south traffic on In-dian Hill might then tolerate frequent railstops. Thus, expensive construction proj-ects would not be urgent.

Janet MacaulayClaremont

Village preservation[ Editor’s note: The following letter was sub-mitted in response to Steve Comba’s View-

point published February 26 . —KD]Dear Steve:

Thank you for your thoughtfulresponse to my viewpoint published in theFebruary 11 COURIER. You do makesome good points and I understand thereasoning to be “in” the Village.

The troubling elements from being “in”the Village are pretty basic and mainlyconcern logistics and parking; items likethe backside of the museum facing theVillage, the entrance on Bonita next to thelibrary parking lot and the loading dockon Second Street across from the post of-fice.

From the historic point of view, mov-ing Renwick House, removing heritagetrees and interrupting the residential feel-ing on the west side of College, which un-til now has been celebrated and protectedby both Pomona College and the city, isthe most disturbing part of the plan.

From the college’s point of view, itmight be easy to dismiss moving a his-toric house or replacing a few heritagetrees but, in reality, keeping these attrib-utes intact are the very things that have

made Claremont the wonderful place thatit is.

Will the museum be less accessible orbeneficial to the community across thestreet? Will it offer a true community ex-perience given the physical constraintsof the proposed site? Where are the inter-

active touch-points and the programmingelements that will offer a meaningful cul-tural experience for the community?

You mentioned that the museum willbe open and free to the public, and thereis planned to be a small meeting room thatcan be rented by community groups—thisis great, but where is the intentional inte-gration of public activities and involve-ment or even the creation of a communitycultural art center, as some have sug-gested? These are some of the questionsthat are being asked.

I feel as if this issue is dividing thecommunity in a way that is unhealthy.Do we not all have the same values andgoals when it comes to our beautiful city?

Preservation does not mean putting astop to progress, but it does mean honor-ing the past to inform the future. I am surethat a solution exists and maybe we justneed to come together as a communityand discuss it openly and with trans-parency. David Shearer

Claremont

Value of place[ Editor’s note: The following letter was sub-mitted in response to Steve Comba’s View-

point published February 26 . —KD]Dear Editor:

As a professional historian with sometraining in historic preservation and ascholar whose work focuses on “place,”I take exception with Steve Comba’scharge that those of us opposed to sitingthe proposed Pomona College Museumof Art on the west side of College Avenueare ignoring “the critical symbolism and

value of place.” In fact, the case is just theopposite.

Maintaining a sense of place is a fun-damental concern of those of us who ad-vocate for historic preservation. Geogra-pher Pierce Lewis has called the historicallandscape of a place “our unwitting auto-

biography” because of its capacity to dis-close information about us that we did notconsciously mean to communicate.

In the Village, that “unwitting autobi-ography” is written in the historic fabricof the built environment and the wayspeople interacted with it ever since Clare-mont was founded in 1887 and PomonaCollege the following year, in 1888.

Over the 128 years since then, resi-dents and visitors have gained an im-pression—an understanding of who wereare and what kind of town this is—inlarge part by traveling the streets of theVillage. Although not explicitly stated ina motto emblazoned anywhere, it is ob-vious that this is a town whose residents

prize the natural environment, history, ed-ucation and small business.College Avenue is a critical element in

that autobiography, creating that sense of place residents and visitors absorb andunderstand. The Victorian homes south of Bonita on the east side, the mix of Crafts-man and contemporary homes north of Eighth Street, the mature eucalyptus treesand the Pomona College buildings thatline College Avenue all express Clare-mont’s values and its history.

Consequently, every element of thatcomplex fabric and the way in which theyare sited, the ways they interact with oneanother, are essential to the town’s senseof place. Mr. Comba makes the point that

the proposed museum of art “will be anidentifiable part of the cultural fabric of this city.” I have no argument with thatclaim.

However, moving Renwick House tomake way for it, locating that historicstructure on the east side of College Av-enue, will take the home out of its properhistorical context and diminish the senseof place created by a structure standing inthe location where it was built and has ex-

isted ever since.Mr. Comba’s claim that those of us op-

posed to siting the museum on the westside of College don’t understand the valueof place is patently false. Advocating forpreserving Renwick House in its currentlocation is all about maintaining our“sense of place.”

Denise S. SpoonerClaremont

A full houseDear Editor:

Storytellers Claremont has advertisedand listed its Writing Workshop (story-tellersclaremont.com) with you twice andwe are pleased to say we have sold outthree 8-week sessions (this last sessionhad two separate groups!)

We did our second public reading tobenefit Claremont Forum Bookshop andthe Prison Library Program this week.Our first reading in the fall was a huge hit.

Please continue covering events thatsupport local writers and raise awarenessof the growing literary scene, which Sto-rytellers Claremont is attracting. Thanksso much! Terrance Flynn

Storytellers Claremont

Prop 50Dear Editor:

The League of Women Voters supportsProp 50 on June 7. This constitutionalamendment would give each house of theLegislature clear authority to suspend,with a two-thirds vote, a member andwithhold pay and benefits.

Prop 50 is a straightforward way forlawmakers to hold their own colleaguesaccountable for breaching the public’strust. Such actions are highly unusual.Over the years, five senators have beenexpelled, and several senators accused of corruption resigned in 1985. The Assem-

bly has never suspended or expelled amember.This issue is important and we want

every voter to know about it so that theycan study the issue with plenty of time tomake a decision on how to vote.

Ellen TaylorVP for Advocacy,

LWV of Claremont


READERS’ COMMENTS


8/36

[ Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to Samuel Glick, chair of the Pomona College

Board of Trustees, with a copy forwarded tothe COURIER for publication. —KD]

Museum mattersDear Mr. Glick:

Thank you for your very gracious let-ter. I appreciate your taking the time to readthe various materials that I had earlier sent

the president and the board including theargument for greater cultural density of ac-tivities benefiting the city and the other col-leges. It is still unclear from your responsewhether all the trustees saw my letter.

In my mind, the current location adja-cent to city properties and in the core of thecommunity is too important to selectwithout more benefits accruing to the cit-izens.

As Pomona is only going to build onemuseum, I believe that it is more impor-tant to really think this through with abroader and more diverse public impute,than to rush a single silo academic ap-proach forward that is narrowly con-ceived as a study museum rather than a cul-

tural center.It appears that the design was castsome time ago, and that Pomona has pro-ceeded without doing an adequate job of collecting information about alternative ap-proaches that have added vitality to otheruniversity museums. It may benefit the re-sumes and careers of a couple of admin-istrators to say that this was done on theirwatch, but is this really the best the “dar-ing minds” at Pomona can do?

You spoke about the need to compro-mise, but it is Pomona that hasn’t budged,despite the evidence brought forward. Iknow other citizens and design profes-sionals have also given it a withering cri-tique.

Rather than waste resources in litigation,

which Pomona has apparently threatenedto do, why doesn’t Pomona compromise?Accept the up to $8 million that I have of-fered you and work with the city of Clare-mont and the other colleges to do some ef-fective programming rather than a token“community room” with unspecified uses,no commitment to a percentage for pub-lic art and craft integrated into the build-ing (rather than plopped around it inl970s style), no respect for the context of the historic buildings along College Av-enue, and an apparently little understand-ing of the new urbanism of mixed uses thatcan keep it a lively environment until mid-night most nights of the week. A classicfilm and documentary theater and café

could do this. Such films were availablewhen I was a student only a blockaway. Wellesley College in Massachusettsdid this, and apparently, Riverside has re-cently done it.

Because Pomona has such a large en-dowment, they can afford to build withoutsoliciting too much outside advice, and thisis not necessarily such a good idea.

With a passive board of trustees (againaccording to a former chairman of the

board who said it was a “rubber stamp” andperhaps too willing to let the administra-tion tell them what to think), the plan hasproceeded without broad consultation.

It is architecturally inappropriate, at toolow a scale or respect for the vocabularyof the best Pomona buildings, shows no

concern for commissioning living artists,and simply doesn’t understand the virtuesof an Athenaeum atmosphere that Clare-mont McKenna created with a private pa-tron decades ago. How many Pomonatrustees have had dinner and listened to aspeaker there?

To put it rather plainly, it may create thehazard of dysfunction brought about by ar-rogance and naiveté. The fact that the di-rector of the art museum never contactedme doesn’t bode well for building a sup-portive group of patrons, which Pomonahas long needed.

Build a structure that cossets them aswell as the community and that inspires stu-dent/faculty dining societies that build in-

tellectual content and create real value forClaremont citizens who can use it. Oth-erwise, move it to another site within theapproved master plan, and proceed withthis rather uninspiring building that lookslike a l950s shopping center and will beshuttered most evenings because it does-n’t initiate a conversation with the street.

You mentioned coming to Massachu-setts in May and I would enjoy welcom-ing you to Bellevue House in Newport,where I could show you the level of quality that you can obtain for a library din-ing room with rich paneling and archi-tectural detail that can be achieved for $2.5

million. Why would you turn this oppor-tunity at Pomona down? Does Pomonahave a single elegant building on the en-tire campus?

Take a deep breath and do some moreplanning as both the trustees of the Frickand the New York Public Library were re-quired to do as a result of public opposi-tion to their plans. It is better to listen thanto sue.

No one is against an art museum, sodon’t interpret this as a negative letter; I ama Pomona loyalist with a long list of fund-ing little projects to achieve needs that thecollege did not initially think about. Themost recent is the farm gate to the “wash,”with the goddess Pomona looking on. Hercornucopia can open wider, if you will justentertain a more inclusive planning processthat is not driven by the rigidity of ad-ministrative ego.

With appreciation for your role as atrustee who can provide oversight, I remain,

Ronald Lee FlemingPomona College Class of 1963

Harvard Graduate School of DesignClass of 1967

Ronald Lee Fleming, FAICP, is the founderand president of The Townscape Institute,a nonprofit public interest planning organi-zation founded in 1979, and is a fellow ofthe American Institute of Certified Planners.In 2006, he received the William H. WhyteLifetime Achievement Award from Partnersfor Livable Communities in Washington,DC. He is the author of several books onpreservation, his most recent being, TheArt of Placemaking: Interpreting Com-munity Through Public Art and UrbanDesign.


READERS’ COMMENTS


9/36


I n 2012, I wrote a column focused onthe distinctly different neighborhoodsthat make up Claremont. I wrote thenthat there would be challenges that lie aheadfor our neighborhoods, mainly because

Claremont is no longer a developing com-munity but is now a maintenance commu-nity.

The challenges identified remain today: to preserveand sustain those elements that define each neighbor-hood, while ensuring residents have the modern con-veniences of life; to maintain the open feeling of manyof our homes that includes the historic setback lines; tomaintain the houses’ character and provide that addi-tions and renovations respect not only the homes’ de-sign, but also the neighborhood.

Chapter 2, of the city’s general plan and heritagepreservation element discusses why we plan as a city:“Claremont residents and visitors to our communitydrive into Claremont and immediately experience aplace like no other in Southern California. Making adistinct impression are the tree-lined streets, the friendlyand inviting atmosphere of the Village, the stately build-ings of the Claremont Colleges, the well-maintainedresidential neighborhoods that display architecturalstyles representative of almost every style of the 20thcentury, and our beautiful parks and public spaces.Claremont feels like a true community, a unique col-lection of people and places that has been carefully andpurposefully planned.”

“Carefully and purposefully planned” are key words,because, once built, it takes much work and care to en-sure that the unique sense of community is not lost.That’s where a preservation ordinance and designguidelines come in.

Many cities protect historic properties with ordi-nances and with guidelines written into the buildingcode. Claremont has yet to take that step, except for de-

sign guidelines for the Village. Instead, city staff andClaremont Heritage help property owners makethoughtful and appropriate choices when renovating.Having an ordinance and a set of guidelines that prop-erty owners and planners can refer to go a long way inensuring that homes and neighborhoods retain theunique character and charm that attracted people to set-tle in Claremont in the first place.

Historic preservation ordinances offer the greatestprotection for historic resources. These laws protect in-dividual sites and historic districts through a permittingprocess that requires advance review of proposed proj-ects by a preservation commission, or other adminis-trative body. Today, more than 2,300 historicpreservation ordinances have been enacted across thecountry.

Design guidelines are locally-developed criteria thatassist property owners, developers and architects inmaking decisions about the appropriate treatment of historic resources when planning repair, rehabilitation,restoration, landscape or new construction projects.Design guidelines are also used when evaluating thepotential effect of projects on historic resources. Theyhelp to take the guesswork and subjectivity out of theevaluation process, while allowing flexibility in design.

Preservation guidelines are typically based on theSecretary of the Interior’s Standards for Treatment of Historic Properties. These Standards for Preservationaim to direct that new use maximize the retention of distinctive materials, features, spaces and spatial rela-tionships, as well as retain the historic character of aproperty to recognize it as a physical record of its time,place and use.

The standards further dictate that any features of aproperty that have historic significance be retained andpreserved through use of distinctive materials, features,finishes and construction techniques.

Claremont’s general plan discusses the importanceof neighborhoods in its acknowledgment that Clare-mont has many distinct neighborhoods that were “de-veloped during different periods of time, eachneighborhood having a character of its own in terms of housing styles, development patterns, streetscape de-sign and building scale and mass.”

It is because of the unique place that Claremont hasbecome that accolades have been coming the last sev-eral years. In 2007, Claremont was named by MoneyMagazine as the fifth best place to live in the US and thehighest rated place in California. The city’s dedicationto preservation created the climate necessary in 2014,for the city of Claremont to receive an “A+” on thePreservation Report Card from the Los Angeles Con-servancy.

Just recently, Sunset Magazine named ClaremontBest Suburb in its Five Best Communities in the West.In the article, they pointed out destinations in Clare-mont that the visitor might want to frequent: SumnerHouse on College Avenue, Scripps College’s SealCourt, the Folk Music Center, the James Turrell Sky-space, the Claremont Packing House, the Rancho SantaAna Botanic Garden and The Back Abbey.

What is interesting to note is that five of the sevendestinations are structures that survived because of preservation. Sumner House has been renovated andpreserved and creates a grand entryway for College Av-enue and the other stately homes. The Scripps campusis listed on the National Register of Historic Places.The Folk Music Center enjoys the protections of theVillage Design Guidelines. The Claremont PackingHouse and the Ice House Office (Back Abbey) werebeing considered for demolition, but were saved bycommunity preservationists’ efforts.

As a city ages, each time a historic structure is threat-ened should not create another call to action. Thereshould be protections written into the municipal codethat help to guide us instead of rallying the preserva-tion troops. As noted in the general plan, “Communitycharacter is experienced through all of our senses. For

this reason, designing or planning to maintain commu-nity character must account for all of the community’sdesired physical aspects that create a sense of place.”

It is time for preservation to be codified—its time hascome.

Preservation ordinance & design guidelines—ideas whose time have comeby John Neiuber


10/36


architect

WOOTTONARCHITECTURE595 Clarion PlaceClaremont, CA 91711(626) 536-9699www.woottonarch.comClient-conscience, Design-conscience,Environment-conscience

MIKE F. O’BRIENAttorney at Law

212 Yale AvenueClaremont, CA 91711

(909) 626-9999www.mikefobrien.comwww.facebook.com/moblawofficesSpecialist in personal injury and wrongfuldeath cases. Se habla español.

BUXBAUM & CHAKMAKA Law Corporation414 Yale Avenue, Suite KClaremont, CA 91711

(909) 621-470741 years experience in: Business Law,Probate, Family Law, Estate Planning,Real Estate Law, Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy.

architect

WHEELER & WHEELERA.I.A. Architects, Inc.133 South Spring StreetClaremont, CA 91711(909) 624-5095www.wheelerarchitects.comBuilding a better Claremontsince 1985

attorneyattorney

attorney

SEVER LAW OFFICEDaniel C. Sever, Attorney419 Yale AvenueClaremont, CA 91711

(909) 399-3963Emphasis on Wills, Living Trusts,Probate, Powers of Attorney, RealEstate, Corporations, LLCs

attorney

WILKINSON &WILKINSON341 W. First StreetClaremont, CA 91711

(909) 482-1555Certified Specialists in Trusts, Probateand Estate Planning. Litigation of same

attorney

Christiansen AccountingCorina L. Christiansen, CPA140 W. Foothill Blvd., Suite EClaremont, CA 91711(909) 447-6802www.christiansenaccounting.comwww.facebook.com/christiansenaccountingcpa

Specialize in small business accountingand tax planning since 1962.

accounting

Kendall & Gkikas LLPAttorneys at Law

134 Harvard Avenue, 2nd FloorClaremont, CA 91711

(909) 482-1422Specializing in Family Law in Claremontsince 1994: Divorce, Custody, Visitationwith Children, Property Division, Alimony,Child Support

PROF SSION LCall Mary Rose at(909) 621-4761for information.

real estate broker

Geoff T. HamillBroker Associate, ABR, CRS, GRI, E-PRO,GREEN, SRES, D.R.E. #00997900Wheeler Steffen Sotheby’s International Realty

Phone: (909) [email protected]#1 in Claremont sales & listings since 1988

Best Possible Price Achieved, Every TimeMeticulous care and attention to detail

tax preparation/EA

D. PROFFITT, EAClaremont, CA 91711

Phone: (909) [email protected] my website atwww.dproffittea.comIncome Tax Specialist since 1981Payroll Service • Accounting

SRS GENERALCONTRACTOR, INC.909-621-1559www.srsgeneralcontractor.comPractical design, tastefully executed.

• Residential Remodel• Restoration of Unique & Vintage

homes • Room additions.

design/build

PETER T. IGLER, D.D.S.D. INGRID ROJAS, D.D.S.Cosmetic & General Dentistry615 W. Foothill Blvd.

Claremont, CA 91711(909) 624-68151 Hour In-Office Bleaching, Veneers,White Fillings, Dental Implants, Dentures.

LIGHTFOOT • RALLS& LIGHTFOOT LLPCertified Public Accountants

675 W. Foothill Blvd., Suite 300Claremont, CA 91711

(909) 626-2623Tax Planning & Preparation • Accounting

c.p.a.

financial consultants

SUZANNE H. CHRISTIANCERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®Professional Securities offered throughLPL FinancialMember of FINRA/SIPC

419 Yale Ave. Claremont(909) 625-1052“Your financial security is my priority”

Ann M. Johannsen, O.D.Brad A. Baggarly, O.D.

OPTOMETRY695 W. Foothill Blvd.Established 1972

(909) 625-7861www.claremontoptometry.com

Eyemed - VSP - MES - Medicare

chiropractor

DR. MARTIN S. McLEOD411 N. Indian Hill Blvd.Claremont, CA 91711(909) 621-1208• Joint & Muscle Pain • Headache• Sciatica • Pinched nerve• Most Insurance accepted• Personal injury

optometry

dentist

COX and PATEL, DDSWayne Cox, DDSKrutav Patel, DDS326 N. Indian Hill Blvd.Claremont, CA 91711

(909) 626-1684www.CoxandPatelDDS.comSedation, Laser Bleaching, ImplantsSame Day Crowns, Digital X-rays

dentist

SERVICE DIRECTORY

HARTMANBALDWINDESIGN/BUILD

100 West Foothill Blvd.Claremont, CA 91711(909) 670-1344www.hartmanbaldwin.comSince 1984Residential remodeling, historicrestorations, and custom home building

design/build

Ronald Coleman AdvisorsIndependently Powered by LPL Financial 131 Spring Street, Claremont(909) 480-4144For a list of states in which I am registered to dobusiness, please visit:www.RonaldColemanLPL.comSecurities and Advisory services offered throughLPL Financial, a Registered Investment Advisor.

Member FINRA/SIPC. CA Insurance #0E7907676Independent advice for individual investors and enterprising entrepreneurs .

investments

advertising

COURIERAdvertise yourprofessional service here.

Call Mary Rose for rates and greatideas on ways to boost your busi-ness.

(909) 621-4761www.claremont-courier.com


11/36

Claremont COURIER/Friday, March 4, 2016 11OBITUARIES

ONTARIO HYUNDAIONTARIO AUTO CENTER(877) 822-2209NEW AND PRE-OWNED SALESLEASING • SERVICE • PARTS15 FREEWAY, EXIT JURUPA AVE.WWW.ONTARIOHYUNDAI.COM

ONTARIO MAZDAONTARIO AUTO CENTER(877) 822-2209NEW AND PRE-OWNED SALESLEASING • SERVICE • PARTSSERVING YOUR NEEDS OVER 35 YEARS15 FREEWAY, EXIT JURUPA AVE.

WWW.MAZDAOFONTARIO.COM

EXCLUSIVELY VOLVO1300 AUTO CENTER DR., ONTARIOCALL: SAM NASRI (909) 605-5700

WWW.EXCLUSIVELYVOLVOCARS.COM

GOING ABROAD? CALL ABOUT“EUROPEAN DELIVERY”

hyundai mazda

volvo

CLAREMONT TOYOTA601 AUTO CENTER DR., CLAREMONT

(909) 625-1500SALES • SERVICE • PARTS

toyota

NEW C R GUIDE

CRESTVIEW CADILLAC2700 EAST GARVEY SOUTH,WEST COVINA(626) 966-7441NEW AND CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED SALES

LEASING • PARTS • BODY SHOP

EMPIRE NISSANONTARIO AUTO CENTER(866) 234-2544

15 FREEWAY, EXIT JURUPA AVE.NEW AND PRE-OWNED SALESLEASING • SERVICE • PARTSWWW.EMPIRENISSAN.COM

EXCLUSIVELY VOLKSWAGEN1300 AUTO CENTER DR., ONTARIO

CALL CHRIS OR DON (909) 605-8843WWW.EXCLUSIVELYVW.COM

WE REFUSE TO BE UNDERSOLD

cadillac

nissan

volkswagen

FIAT OF ONTARIOONTARIO AUTO CENTER1201 AUTO CENTER DR.

(888) 349-3110WWW.FIATOFONTARIO.COM

fiat

Phillip Wayne Carty, a longtimeClaremont resident, died unexpectedlyon February 17, 2016 with his familyby his side. He was 77.

He was born in Des Moines, Iowa toMerwin and Mary Carty on September1, 1938. While Phil was still a child thefamily moved to California, settling inWhittier. Aside from a brief stay in Ten-nessee he lived the remainder of his lifein California, with the last 49 of thoseyears in Claremont.

A graduate of Whittier High School,Mr. Carty attended both the Universityof Redlands and California PolytechnicState University San Luis Obispo, earn-ing his degree in mechanical engineer-ing. He served three years active duty

in the United States Navy and was sta-tioned at General Dynamics. He contin-ued at General Dynamics as a designengineer for another five years, finish-ing the balance of his career as a me-chanical engineer in the private sector.

In retirement, Mr. Carty helped hiswife Diane, who teaches dance classesat various locations. He acted as “musicman” and was always happy to dancewith anyone in need of a partner.

Phil loved jazz music and spentmany years playing trumpet. He alsoenjoyed classic cars, creating ways tomake life’s tasks simpler and spendingtime with his wife, family and manyfriends. He was always willing to lenda helping hand, and many people called

upon him for his handyman talents.He is survived by his wife Diane of

almost 51 years, his daughter ChristineTravis and her husband Cody, his sonDavid and his wife Lisa and his grand-children Christian and Kelly Baker andMichael and Jacob Carty.

He also leaves his brother Robert andhis wife Susan and his brother Donaldand his wife Barbara, along withnephews and other extended family.

A service will be held on Sunday,March 13 at 2 p.m. at St. LukeLutheran Church, 2050 N. Indian HillBlvd., Claremont. Donations in Phil’smemory may be made to the AmericanHeart Association.

Phillip Wayne CartyMechanical engineer, “music man”

Walter AmbordCoach, entrepreneur, family manWalter E. Ambord, 85, died at his home in SanClemente on February 19, 2016, surrounded by manyof his children and grandchildren and his wife Brid-get.

Walt was born on September 25, 1930 in Doris,California to Anna Johanna (Holzer) and Vitus JosephAmbord. He was a successful businessman, owningand operating First Cabin Refurb Co in San Clementefor more than 30 years. He was football coach and as-sociate professor of physical education at PomonaCollege for 27 years prior.

Besides coaching football at Pomona, his tenure in-cluded coaching baseball, wrestling and golf in addi-tion to numerous physical education activity courses.Mr. Ambord also started and ran the very successfulPomona College Swim School during summers, em-ploying many of his students from Pomona Collegeas well as his own children and many other youngpeople from the community. He was active in what-ever community he found himself in and was well-loved by many because of his huge heart andboundless energy. He gave of himself generously, andhad an endless love for his children and grandchil-dren.

Mr. Ambord’s lifetime passions in addition to foot-ball, golf and kids included a love affair with cars thatgot his driveway and surrounding streets dubbed

“Walt Ambord’s Used Car Lot.” Probably less knownis his tremendous artistic and creative talents that tookform not only in specialty painting for his business,but in several watercolor paintings he produced overthe years.

Walt’s family believes his greatest legacy is hiskind and loving heart, and his willingness and desireto help others less fortunate than himself. He will bemissed beyond words, family shared, but he will beremembered forever in the hearts of all who lovedhim.

He is survived by his wife Bridget; his children

Loree Doan, Mark Ambord (Kathleen Noonan), JulieAmbord, Debbie Foster (Ron Foster), Joe Ambord,Justin Karrer (Kathy), Brandon Karrer (Nicole), KateStarkenburg, Amy Kayl and Sean Starkenburg(Joanna); and his friend and ex-wife Liz Ambord.

He also leaves his grandchildren Ryan (Amy)Doan, Nick Doan (predeceased) (Kate), Daniel Am-bord, Caitlin (Aaron) Peterson, Paige Ambord,Kirsten, Kiley and Shane Foster, Drew Delvaux,Mindy Kayl, Brittany Heath, Savannah and DelilahKarrer, Jackson, Stella and Amara Karrer and Annikaand Oliver Starkenburg, as well as five great-grand-children.

A celebration of his life will be held Wednesday,March 9 at 1 p.m. at Our Lady of the AssumptionCatholic Church, 435 N. Berkeley Ave. in Claremont.A reception will immediately follow the service. Thefamily requests that no flowers be ordered and no do-nations be made. Burial will be private.

Jay PilonJay Pilon, a longtime Claremont resident, died onFebruary 27, 2016. He was 90.A funeral mass will be held on Thursday, March

17 at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of the AssumptionCatholic Church, located at 435 N. Berkeley Ave. inClaremont.

A full account of Mr. Pilon’s life will be featuredin a future edition of the COURIER.


12/36


More than 300 people gathered at Garrison Theater on Sunday to celebrate thelife and legacy of noted ceramist Harrison McIntosh. His daughter, CatherineMcIntosh, opened the ceremony by sharing the words of her father. He once said,“If I could say what I want in words, I wouldn’t make pots.”

Mr. McIntosh spent the better part of his life at a potter’s wheel. However, it washis success in his personal relationships that was most touched on at the publicservice, including his 50-year partnership with fellow ceramist Rupert Deese and,of course, his more than 60 year marriage to Marguerite McIntosh.

Marguerite McIntosh relates a memory from early in her marriage to HarrisonMcIntosh at a service for her husband at Garrison Theater on the ScrippsCollege campus. Mr. McIntosh was remembered a skilled artist and a humbleman during the 90 minute service.

Celebrating the life of Harrison McIntosh

A few of theworks by Mr.McIntosh on dis-play in the livingroom of his 1958post-and-beamPadua Hillshome.

COURIER photos/Steven Felschundneff


13/36


plete and then you can start the masterplan process. They could move it alongforward all together and it would save acouple months.”

The zone is proposed to change fromMedium Density Residential to Institu-tion Educational, which is a small steptoward the college’s overall plan to buildthe museum, which will sit on College

Avenue between Bonita Avenue andSecond Street.The museum, first announced last year,

is set to be a sprawling 32,000 square footfacility that will also hold classrooms, of-fices, a courtyard and public space.

Renwick House, an historic QueenAnne-style home which has stayed on thelot since it was built in the early 1900s, isset to be moved across the street on thesoutheast corner of Second and College,a move that has been met with scrutinyfrom members of the public and Clare-mont Heritage.

The white cottages north of Renwick,which are being used as student housing,will be demolished if the museum plans

go forward.The proposed museum location hasalso caused friction within the commu-nity on what is seen as the encroachmentof Pomona College onto the Village-endof College Avenue, long seen as the di-viding line between “town and gown.”

During the March 1 meeting, residentMary Stoddard decried the museumplans and claimed, “the Village will be

compromised” if the plans move for-ward.

The other six zones in need of a changeare being shelved for now as the city re-

sponds to queries from residents.“We still have some issues to work outand respond to some of the commentswe’ve received. We don’t exactly knowwhich meeting we’ll put it back on, it’llprobably be in the next couple months,”Mr. Desatnik said at the meeting.

The public hearing will take place onMarch 15 in the city council chamber.There will be time set aside for public

comment.The Planning Commission also rec-

ommended a decision to amend theClaremont Municipal Code (CMC) to

allow “Online Educational Institutions”to apply for a conditional use permit(CUP) and operate within four zones—Claremont Village, Commercial High-way, Business/Industrial Park and“Mixed-Use 3,” which includes proper-ties along Foothill Boulevard withground-floor retail. In addition, the com-mission also recommended an amend-ment to the Village Expansion Specific

Plan (VESP) to allow online educationalinstitutions to operate on the second andthird floors of commercial mixed-usebuildings in the village with a CUP.

The decision comes after ClaremontLincoln University unveiled plans to pur-chase a property at 150 West First Streetto be used as a new, permanent head-quarters for the college. Previously, CLUhas been leasing a space on 250 WestFirst Street for the past three years.

The ordinance stipulates that “OnlineEducational Institution” shall not holdregular classes nor should it have studentsconvening regularly on site. In terms of parking, the ordinance says, it should betreated in the same vein as a regular of-fice.

CLU President Dr. Eileen Aranda wason hand to support the recommendation,telling the commission the intended useof the building is well within the param-eters of the ordinance.

“For CLU, the purchase of this build-ing allows us to have a permanent resi-dence in Claremont,” Ms. Aranda said.“We are committed to be in Claremont,and the First Street property allows us the

opportunity to do that.”The recommendation for both resolu-tions passed unanimously. The next andfinal step will be approval from theClaremont city council.

The next Planning Commission meet-ing is March 15.

—Matthew [email protected]

COURIER photo/Peter WeinbergerRenwick House, which has been on the northwest corner of Second and CollegeAvenue, is scheduled to be moved across the street to make way for the proposedPomona College Museum of Art. The college is seeking a zone change as part ofits application process to build the museum.

ZONE CHANGE/ from page 3


14/36


C laremont-based stone sculptorJim Coffman has a knack forfinding beauty in ruins.Mr. Coffman, who runs Altered Stones on Mills

Avenue in Montclair, loves to create designs fromblocks of stone that resemble artifacts from a forgot-

ten epoch.“I like making things that look like they’ve beenaround for a long time,” Mr. Coffman said. “I don’tknow very many people who like to build ruins.”

Mr. Coffman’s background serves his interest well.He attended Pitzer College, receiving a dual degree inenvironmental science and anthropology, and becamean expert on Meso-American cultures. But his love of crafting and creating goes back further to his child-hood, when he began making artifacts out of copperand coins with his father.

“I’ve been carving things since I was little. I’vebeen carving for almost 40 years,” Mr. Coffman said.“My dad had a propane torch and we used to presssilver dimes and hammer them out and polish them.Just very basic stuff.”

His love of carving stone has been seen in pieces

GARDENS

Stone sculptor celebrates past, creates future

ALTERED STONES/ next page

COURIER photos/Steven FelschundneffThe completed stone sculptures at left, created bylongtime Claremont artist Jim Coffman, are availableat his shop, Altered Stones, in Montclair. Mr. Coff-man—whose work can be seen anywhere from theRancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden to private resi-dential gardens—can create stone sculptures,benches and archways to beautify drought-tolerantgardens and complement outdoor art spaces.

Mr. Coffman uses hand tools to carve out a divot in a giant granite boulder. He does not have an exact plan for the piece but thought, if half-buried under anoak tree, the divots would look like Native American carvings.


15/36

throughout Claremont, from the distinctive sinks atUnion on Yale to the fountainhead at Rancho SantaAna Botanic Garden.

Some of the sculptures scattered outside Mr. Coff-man’s lot are reminiscent of the civilizations that haveinfluenced him. There’s a massive Olmec head thattook 100 hours over the course of 17 days topainstakingly sculpt, a graceful statue reminiscent of Albert Stewart’s Indian maiden sculpture at PaduaHills Theatre and a stone arch inspired by a ruinedScottish abbey that he visited on vacation a few yearsback.

“The arch was supposed to go in my backyard. It’sbased on a trip to Scotland three years ago,” Mr. Coff-man said. “We were looking at ruined abbeys, and Irealized that they built the arches and then carvedthem. So that’s a project I may or may not finish.”

A lot of Mr. Coffman’s work is made to look oldand worn—a little chip here and there, designs thatare washed out, stone busts that are purposefully leftunfinished. The perfect imperfection plays into hisfascination with worlds long gone.

“I love ancient things, so that’s part of the sculpt-ing,” Mr. Coffman said. “It’s going places and seeingthings and going like, ‘God, I want that.’ So I madeit.”

Mr. Coffman’s passion has led him all over theworld, from working with meteorite rock in Australiato encountering ancient megaliths in South Americaand petroglyphs in North America that are over a mil-lennium old.

One of the pieces he is most proud of is a stonesculpture, named “Silent Giant,” that was placed inthe front yard of a property in Upland. It took Mr.Coffman six hours to create and about 20 hours to in-stall. The result—a nine-foot tall sculpture standingsentinal—is awe-inspiring.

Mr. Coffman said he was “reticent” when thehomeowner wanted to place it in front of his house,but it ended up beautiful.

“I saw the house and I thought, wow, that looksgreat,” Mr. Coffman said. “I thought it was going tooverpower the house.”

Amid all the stone sculptures that stand in Mr.Coffman’s lot, he’s in the middle of recalibrating.Tears of the Moon, a body jewelry manufacturer andMr. Coffman’s main business for over two decades,was shuttered in December 2015.

“At peak employment we had 86 employees,” Mr.Coffman said. “We probably made about 26 millionpieces of jewelry in 15 years.”

At one point, Tears of the Moon supplied retailerslike Hot Topic with various kinds of body jewelry.But increased competition from multi-national com-

panies forced Mr. Coffman to shut down the shop.Since its closure, Mr. Coffman has been looking for

other ways to supplement his income and exercise hiscreativity.

“It’s a whole new ballgame,” he said.Now, his main focus is on stone, building nearly

anything in different sizes, from bike racks to bird-baths to little crosses made out of alabaster. Alabasteris one of his favorite stones to work with, due to therelative ease of creating things with it.

“Alabaster is dissolvable in water, so it’s an indoorstone,” Mr. Coffman said. “You can really make someneat things with alabaster if you leave it out for five to10 years.”

He gets his rock by the truckload from sites alongthe southwest, in places like Midland, Texas andSinaloa in Mexico. Massive blocks of marble and


ALTERED STONES/ continued from previous page

COURIER photo/Steven FelschundneffClaremont resident Jim Coffman, who spent 15 years as a jewelry maker through his company Tears of theMoon, now focuses his energy on Altered Stones, a business that offers a variety of stone scupltures thatcan be used as public art pieces or in private homes.

ALTERED STONES/ next page

“ The perfect imperfection plays intohis fascination with worlds long gone.GARDENS

GROW YOUR SCHEDULESustainable Claremont’s Claremont Garden Clubwill meet on Wednesday, March 9 in the NapierCenter at Pilgrim Place (660 Avery Road). Social-izing begins at 6:30 p.m. with the talk at 7 p.m.

Get ready to unleash some flower power at Rio deOjas . On Saturday and Sunday, March 12 and 13,the Village gift shop (250 N. Harvard Ave.) is of-fering 20 percent off all flower products as well asproducts with flowers on them, including paperflowers handmade in Mexico and any item, fromdishes to jewelry, with a flower on it.

In honor of spring, the Rancho Santa Ana BotanicGarden is offering free admission to all on Satur-day, March 12, plus 10 percent off plants and potsat the Garden’s Grow Native Nursery (20 percentfor RSABG members). Light refreshments will beserved at the nursery in the morning.

On Saturday and Sunday, March 12 to March 13,Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge is host-ing its annual Cherry Blossom Festival . There willbe a cherry tree sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in thegift shop. You can head to the Japanese Gardenfrom 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and visit discovery stationswhere you can learn about cherry trees and relatedplants. For information, www.descansogardens.org.

Claremont Green Drinks meets Thursday, March17 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Claremont Craft Ales, 1420N. Claremont Blvd., Suite 205C. The group—which is open to anyone—strives to help peopleconnect and socialize, network amongst businesspeople and chat about environmental issues.

GROWINGCLAREMONT


16/36


17/36


18/36


ART MART Arts and crafts vendors fill theClaremont Packing House atrium from 5 to9 p.m. 532 W. First St., Claremont.CONFERENCE The Claremont Chamber of Commerce presents a day of motivation,inspiration and fun at the 2nd annualWomen’s Leadership Conference from 8a.m. to 4 p.m. at the DoubleTree by HiltonClaremont, 555 W. Foothill Blvd. This day-long conference will explore significant top-ics determined to inspire leadership. All arewelcome and encouraged to attend. Cost per

person is $129, which includes a continental breakfast and lunch. Registration is availableonline at claremontchamber.org or by call-ing the Claremont Chamber office at (909)624-1681.ART SHOW “On Your Plate,” an open artexhibit featuring a wide range of southernCalifornia artists, will arrive at the Ginger Elliot Exhibition Center at Memorial Park on Indian Hill Boulevard for one weekendonly. The opening reception is Friday, March4 from 5 to 8 p.m. and then the exhibit will

be open on Saturday, March 5 from 10 a.m.to 6 p.m. and on Sunday, March 6 from 10a.m. to 5 p.m. The exhibit is free and all arewelcome. Many of the art pieces are for sale.

PERFORMANCE Dry Land by RubyRae Spiegel. Amy and Ester must find away to terminate Amy’s unwanted preg-nancy—soon. Limited by their age and thelegal restrictions on reproductive healthservices in their locality, the two bestfriends meet in the locker room of their Florida high school and do their best tomanage the situation while struggling withacademics, athletics and their own re-spective physical and emotional growing

pains. Dry Land was written by Ms.Spiegel during her senior year at Yale Uni-versity and was a finalist for the 2015Susan Smith Blackburn Prize in playwrit-ing. This play deals with adult subjectmatter and is not appropriate for minors.Allen Theatre in the Seaver Theatre Com-

plex, Pomona College, 300 E. BonitaAve., Claremont. 8 p.m.Tickets are $6 for students, faculty, staff and seniors; $11 for general public. Contact Michele Miner,[email protected] or (909)

607-4380.SENIOR RECITAL Cellist Alex Chongis joined by pianists Allison Kirkegaardand Jennie Jung in music by Debussy,Haydn, Penderecki and Webern. Freeadmission with open seating, no tick-ets. Doors open approximately 30 min-utes prior to performance. 8 p.m.Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St.,Claremont. Contact Elizabeth Cham-

pion, [email protected] .

FUNDRAISER Support Claremont UnitedSoccer Boys U14 as they raise funds for

Nationals in Florida. Beer , food truck, bakesale and raffles. 4 to 9 p.m. Claremont CraftAles, 1420 N. Claremont Blvd. #204C.CONCERT Students of the Joint MusicProgram of Claremont McKenna, HarveyMudd, Pitzer and Scripps Colleges presentStrauss’ “Blue Danube,” Smetana’s “Vl-tava,” Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 andSaint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto No. 2, Mvt. I.The concert features pianists Amber Cai andRachael Huang, conducted by DavidCubek. 8 p.m. Free; donations appreciated.Scripps College, 1030 Columbia Ave.,Claremont.

SWAP MEET & CLASSIC CAR SHOW Visit for more information 5 a.m.to 2 p.m. Hard-to-find car parts, customsand classics. Admission is $10 or free for ages 12 and younger. Parking is $10 at Gate17 on Fairplex Drive. 1101 W. McKinleyAve., Pomona.FARMERS’ MARKET Rain or shineevery Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in theClaremont Village.

ALL MY FAVORITES Soprano Gwen-dolyn Lytle and pianist Genevieve FeiwenLee join forces to perform music by Barber,Mozart, William Grant Still and others. Ms.Lytle is a noted soloist with a special inter-est in American music, particularly music

by black American composers. Her per-formances include recitals at the Gardner Museum in Boston; the University of Cali-fornia campuses at Berkeley, Irvine, SanDiego and Riverside; and the Goethe Insti-tute in San Francisco. She has also per-formed in Bermuda and Hawaii. She has

been a soloist with the Long Beach Sym- phony, the Oakland Symphony, the WilliamHall Chorale and the Classical Music Sem-inar Orchestra in Eisenstadt, Austria. Ms.Lee is a versatile performer of music thatspans five centuries, and has thrilled audi-ences on the piano, harpsichord, toy piano,keyboard and electronics. Free admissionwith open seating, no tickets. Doors openapproximately 30 minutes prior to perform-

ance. 3 p.m. Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E.Fourth St., Claremont. Contact ElizabethChampion, [email protected] .

ISRAELI FOLK DANCE A fun way toexercise with music of Israeli folk dance.

CALENDARCOURIER crosswordSee this week’s crosswordpuzzle by Myles Mellor.

Page 22

Claremont Art WalkMonthly art exhibitionmap and listing.

Page 20

Friday, March 4 through Saturday, March 12

YOUR WEEK IN 9 DAYS

9-DAY CALENDAR

continues on the next page

MarchSaturday 5

MarchSunday 6

MarchFriday 4

MarchMonday 7


19/36


Beginners group at 6:45 p.m., followed byopen dancing. $6. Masonic Lodge, 227 W.Eighth St., Claremont. (909) 921-7115.

REALITY CHECK “How Science De-niers Threaten Our Future” presented byspeaker Dr. Donald Prothero, emeritus

professor of geology at Occidental Col-lege. The University Club meets Tues-days at 11:30 a.m. at the HughesCommunity Center, 1700 DanburyRoad, Claremont. $13 meeting fee in-cludes buffet lunch.POMONA COLLEGE JAZZ Director Barb Catlin leads the ensemble in a pro-gram of new music by Pomona’s studentcomposers. Free admission with open seat-ing, no tickets. Doors open approximately30 minutes prior to performance. 4:30 p.m.Pomona College’s Lyman Hall, 340 N.College Ave., Claremont. Contact Eliza-

beth Champion, [email protected] .CLAREMONT SENIOR COMPUTER CLUB Macro-photography without acamera presented by Marsha Tudor. TheClaremont Senior Computer Club meetson Tuesday evenings at the Hughes Com-munity Center at 1700 Danbury Road,Claremont. Meetings begin at 7:30 p.m.,with social time beginning at 7 p.m. New-comers are always welcome. For more in-formation, visit cscclub.org.

CLAREMONT GARDEN CLUB “Gar-den Tools: How to Choose, Use and Care for Them.” George Gentilly, California Certi-fied Master Gardener from Orchard SupplyHardware, will refine guests’ knowledgeabout the purpose of various gardeningtools, which ones make gardening choreseasiest and how to maintain those tools toget the best performance and longevity.Come with questions and ideas. Exhibits,

plant cuttings and refreshments at 6:30 p.m.Speaker at 7 p.m. Door prize at closing. Freeand open to the public. All ages are wel-come. Pilgrim Place Napier Center, 660Avery Road, Claremont.

ART AFTER HOURS Current exhibi-tions on view at 5 p.m., live music co-spon-sored by KSPC at 9 p.m. This event is freeand open to the public. Pomona CollegeMuseum of Art, 330 N. College Ave., Clare-mont. Contact [email protected] or (909) 621-8283.FEMINIST FREQUENCY Anita Sar-keesian focuses on deconstructing thestereotypes, patterns and tropes associatedwith women in popular culture as well ashighlighting issues surrounding the targetedharassment of women in online and gam-ing spaces. She is the recipient of the 2014Game Developers Choice Ambassador Award and a 2013 National Academy of

Video Game Trade Reviewers honoraryaward, and was nominated for Microsoft’s2014 Women in Games Ambassador Award. TIME named Ms. Sarkeesian oneof its 100 Most Influential People in 2015.7 p.m. Scripps College’s Garrison Theater,1030 Columbia Ave., Claremont.ASIAN ARTS Collecting and Authenticat-ing. Julie Nelson Davis, professor of art his-tory at University of Pennsylvania, presentsPartners in Production: Japanese Prints inthe 18th century. This lecture series exploreshow major collections of Asian arts inAmerica were formed and how the prob-lems of authenticity have been addressed.

Both the production of art and the selling of works will be explored as well, providingextraordinary insights into the complex re-lationships among artists, dealers, curatorsand collectors. 7:30 p.m. WorldBridge ArtLecture at Scripps College. Steele Hall,Room 101 on Scripps College Campus.

FRIDAY NOON CONCERT StephenKlein with Jennie Jung perform in thisnoontime recital offering music by Spill-man, Jager, Hindemith and Standchen. Freeadmission. Scripps College’s Balch Audi-torium, Scripps College, 1030 ColumbiaSt., Claremont.

MUSCLE CAR NATIONALS It’s a na-tional celebration of horsepower and torquethat will fill Fairplex with over 1,000 high-

performance muscle cars, pro-touring carsand street machines from across the country.Tickets at O’Reilly Auto Parts. Tickets for adults are $18, ages 6-12 are $5. Tickets at

the gate are $20 for adults and $5 for ages

claremont courier 3-4-16

Documents