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Hugging it out PAGE 13From kindergarten to senior year, CUSD is back in session.

COURIER photos/Steven FelschundneffEric Gardia hugs his daughter Ameris Gardia, 6, as she begins her first day of first gradeat Mountain View Elementary School. Ameris was doing fine, but became emotional

when her parents announced they’d be leaving. Her dad’s reassurance seemed to calmher fears.

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Saving the treesDear Editor:

The August 21 viewpoint by Mark vonWodtke, regarding the tree situation inClaremont was excellent. I am afraid thecity has been remiss and very short-sighted in not watering the trees. This is“The City of Trees,” yet the city has notdone anything to protect the trees from thedrought. Turning off the watering in theparks has led to the death of many treesalready.

In the park I can see from my home, Ican count at least nine trees dead and oth-ers dead on the outskirts of the schoolyards. What will it take for the city of Claremont to take care of the trees? Do wewant the dead trees to fall over on peoplein the parks or children in the schoolyards? As the article stresses, there is noway we could ever replace the wonderfullarge trees in Claremont. Why is the citynot taking care of them?

As residents, we have been cutting backon watering for quite a while now. Thecity may think cutting off watering atparks is doing that as well, but it shouldnot be done at the expense of our trees.The city is installing drip lines on the me-dians on Indian Hill Boulevard, but whatabout the parks and the trees? I could careless about medians, but I do care about thetrees. This is an emergency because thetrees will soon reach a point at which theycan no longer be rescued.

Mr. von Wodtke talks about TAG, theTree Action Group, a possible Adopt aTree program and a Claremont Tree Fundbut does not say how to access any of these entities. Can those programs beclarified for people who are interested?

Ann Bingham NewmanClaremont

Save water, keep your lawnDear Editor:

Most of us are now all too aware of thestate’s mandated water consumption re-ductions. We’ve heard this from the city, aswell as from Golden State. This sad realityhas already resulted in many hundreds of

dead lawns all over town, and the plague of decomposed granite. Now for some goodnews.

I’ve discovered a way to keep my exist-ing landscaping, while still exceeding therequired water reduction. In fact, for thetwo most recent billing periods, we havereduced our water consumption by almosttwo-thirds versus last year. In the interestof hopefully saving some not-yet deadyards and lawns, I would like to share whatI’ve learned.

Step 1, turn off the automatic sprinklertimer. Step 2, start watering by hand. Yes, Ihear the groans, but stick with me for just aminute.

First, use a hose-end sprayer and walk

around the yard to water those areas thatneed relatively less water to survive theheat, areas like succulents, bushes, shrubs,ground covers, etc. Unlike in-ground, au-tomatic sprinklers—which typically spraya finer mist indiscriminately over a largerarea, less of which, after wind and evapo-ration, actually lands on the intended tar-get—walking around with a hose-endsprayer allows one to apply only the neededamount of water, and only precisely whereit’s needed. In this manner, duration andquantity are closely monitored and con-trolled.

Second, use a hose-end sprinkler forlarger areas, like lawns, which would bemore laborious to cover by hand. A simple

sprinkler with a couple dozen holes whichspray in different directions works just fine.

You don't need anything fancier than thaNow, attach that sprinkler to the end

your hose and place it on the lawn wheneeded, then turn on the water. But, and this a big “but,” the duration of this sprinklinmust be strictly controlled. If the sprinklis left to run longer than necessary in onspot, too much water will be used anyou’ll defeat the whole purpose of this approach.

For me, what works best is a smalportable timer that I can carry around wime. Immediately after turning on the watestart the timer for something like 20 min

utes (adjust time based on experienceThen, the moment that timer goes off, ether turn off the water, or move the sprinkler to a new location and re-start the timimmediately.

For this technique to work properly,timer must be used assiduously in order achieve the desired water reduction. To priodically deep water trees, use a very sloflow from the hose without the sprinkler the sprayer, for perhaps one hour per sesion. And, of course, use that timer!

Bottom line, if you really want to keeyour current landscaping, you can. I knowbecause we’ve done it. It just takes a bit oextra effort. And, who knows, you mig just find the personal gardening involv

ment rather satisfying. Douglas LyoClaremo

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The Claremont UnifiedSchool District is goingsolar, thanks to money

that the passage of Proposition39, also known as the Clean En-ergy Jobs Act, is expected to

yield.The proposition, which was passed in

November of 2000, changed the corpo-rate income tax code and allocates pro-

jected revenue to the state’s GeneralFund and the Clean Energy Job CreationFund for five fiscal years, beginning withfiscal year 2013-2014. The money is tobe used for energy efficiency and con-servation programs.

Under the initiative, some $550 mil-lion is made available each year for ap-propriation for eligible projects toimprove energy efficiency and expandclean energy generation in the state’sschools.

The district won’t receive a huge

amount of funding. But with some goodplanning, it can make an impact in thecarbon footprint, and the utility bills, of local schools, according to Assistant Su-perintendent of Business Services LisaShoemaker.

The California Energy Commissionrequires a complicated and time-con-suming application process for districtshoping to obtain the Prop 39 funds. As aresult, CUSD has engaged the help of JB3 Consulting, a firm with considerableexperience on the topic.

At the August 20 school board meet-ing, JB3 account executive John Bur-dette took to the podium to familiarizethe board and community members with

the process. The district must first con-duct an energy audit. He will be visiting

each of CUSD’s campuses, rating them

in order from most to least energy-effi-cient.No one is getting in trouble, Ms. Shoe-

maker noted. High energy consumptionat a campus likely results from theschool’s population and infrastructure asopposed to wasteful behaviors. In fact,CUSD has spent the last few years train-ing all district personnel on how to domore with less.

Next, the district must work to reduceenergy usage within conventional means,such as switching out lights for more en-ergy-efficient ones. Once the district is aslean and green as possible, it is free tosubmit its plans to the California EnergyCommission.

Many schools aiming for Prop 39funds are looking to get involved in solar

energy. It’s an option that makes eco-

nomic sense as well as an environmentaldifference. After all, electricity bills areone of the inelastic demands faced bydistricts across the country, includingClaremont Unified.

Many schools that have gone solarhave managed to achieve cost-neutralityfor their projects, Mr. Burdette shared.What that means is there has been im-mediate utility bill relief, enough to off-set the installation of solar devices. Oncea solar project is paid for, the energy sav-ings continue in perpetuity. In that case,a solar project goes beyond paying for it-self and helps schools reap further sav-ings.

Last year marked the first year of Prop

39 allocation. CUSD received $130,000,of which $110,500 was paid to JB3 Con-

sulting. It is expected that Claremoschools will continue to receive fundineach year for four years, although thamount will shrink a bit. The way CUScan get the most bang for its govermental buck is to leverage Prop 39 reenue by applying for grants and btaking on low-interest or even no-intere

loans for specific projects.Next up, Alex Smith from PFMSolar spoke about the kind of solar eergy installations that would be a goofit for Claremont schools. When mo

Claremont COURIER/Friday, August 28, 2015CITY NEWS

School district takes first steps to going solar

COURIER photos/Steven FelschundnePepe Pena and Ramon Soto of Jonescape break up concrete in front of Claremont City Hall on Thursday. The city has begun an extensive re-landscaping project at city hall in an effort to save water.

Over the past few months, the city has beenreducing the grass at city hall in anticipationof a re-landscaping project that began Au-

gust 19. Construction fencing has been installedaround city hall and crews have begun irrigation

work.The project will include drought-tolerant groundcover and plants,decomposed granite plazas and walkways, outdoor seating, effi-cient irrigation and a vegetative bioswale. The new landscape is an-ticipated to reduce outdoor water use by more than 50 percent.Metro Builders & Engineers Group will oversee the constructionfor the project, which should be complete in mid-October.

Also, work to install a new efficient irrigation system at CollegePark is taking place. The park’s current irrigation system is believedto be the original, 1960s infrastructure. The 50-year-old system hasrecently become prone to breaks and does not meet modern effi-ciency standards.

The project will contribute to city-wide water conservation goalsby improving irrigation efficiency and reducing select turf areas.Park trees will have supplemental water provided within theircanopies utilizing a drip system.

The project will be completed prior to January 1, 2016, allowing

for Claremont Little League to resume use of the athletic fields.The adjacent Pooch Park will remain open during the project.

For questions on either of these projects, contact the CommunityServices Department at (909) 399-5431.

Work begins on water-conserving landscapes at city hall

Officials at Claremont Unified School District are looking into building solar panelparking lot shelters similar to these at Alta Loma High School. The district hopes

that the electrical energy produced could make school sites self-sufficient.

Dollar Tree sets

up shop in Pep-

pertree SquareConstruction crews are hard at wor

at Peppertree Square in anticipation o

its newest tenant. Dollar Tree, a storchain offering an eclectic mix of itemat discount prices, has received building permits from the city, according tBrian Desatnik, community development director for the city of Claremon

Dollar Tree is making improvemento the space to fit the company’s needand Mr. Desatnik said the store is expected to open by the end of 2015.

The Peppertree Square shoppincenter, located on the southeast corneof Indian Hill and Arrow Highway, habeen without an anchor, despite promising prospects in recent years. Thshopping center underwent extensivrenovations in 2014 to attract new bus

ness and in an effort to create space foa grocery store or pharmacy.

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Claremont COURIER/Friday, August 28, 2015CITY NEWS

Thursday, August 20A traffic infraction led to the arrest of

an Upland man for possession of drugparaphernalia. Claremont police stoppeda maroon vehicle near Indian Hill Boule-

vard and Holt Avenue after the driverfailed to stop at a red light. Officers con-tacted the driver, Sean Maiuri, who con-sented to a canine search of the vehicle.K-9 Officer Dodger was deployed anddiscovered one glass pipe under the seatand another in the vehicle’s trunk. The40-year-old man was arrested for pos-session of paraphernalia, booked atClaremont jail and later released on $250bail.

* * * *A Palm Springs gal traveling by bus

knocked back a few on the ride and wasarrested when police observed that shehad difficulty standing. According toClaremont Lieutenant Mike Ciszek, offi-cers responded to the Greyhound bus de-pot at approximately 8 p.m. after receiv-ing a call of an intoxicated woman whorefused to exit the bus. Upon their arrival,police discovered Dolores Kusnic-De-blasi had exited the bus, but had fallendown and into a planter located in frontof the business. Two bags containing one750 ML of Bacardi rum with one-quarterremaining, a 2-liter bottle of Coke andone unopened bottle of red wine was lo-cated and identified as belonging to the66-year-old woman. Based on Ms. Kus-nic-Deblasi’s level of intoxication, offi-cers determined she was unable to carefor herself and was taken to Claremont jail where she was held until she soberedup.

Friday, August 21An elderly resident has become the

victim of financial abuse. Officers werecalled to the 200 block of Harrison Av-enue after the victim’s conservator no-

ticed that someone had charged over$11,000 on the Claremonter’s CapitalOne credit card between July 17 and Au-gust 21. The 83-year-old victim suffersfrom dementia and Alzheimers. The in-vestigation remains ongoing.

* * * *There’s at least one guy in Claremont

who is thankful to have been between arock and a hard place. Officers respondedto Chase Bank located at 865 S. IndianHill Blvd. around 10 a.m. after SallamSaid went into the bank and requestedthat a bank employee assist him in pay-ing his bills. The 28-year-old Claremontresident allegedly became agitated whenthe banker refused. He walked outside

and threw a softball-sized rock throughthe window at the victim, breaking theouter pane of a dual-pane window, butdid not injure the employee. Mr. Saidwas arrested for assault with great bodilyinjury and held on $30,000 bail.

* * * *Thieves channeled their inner Mac-

Gyver and used items lying around theyard to gain access to the second story of two north Claremont residences. Ac-cording to Lt. Ciszek, unknown thievesused a trashcan to climb onto the second-story patio of a home located on the 800block of Alameda Drive at approximately8:20 p.m. The burglars broke the slidingglass door and ransacked the home’s in-terior before fleeing the scene with an un-determined amount of property. A second

home located on the 700 block of Brigham Young Drive was also burglar-ized. Thieves used a seven-foot ladderleft in a courtyard to access to the secondfloor and broke a door to gain entry to thehome before stealing a large, empty safefrom a downstairs closet. The investiga-tion remains ongoing.

Saturday, August 22An injury accident along Mt. Baldy

Road sent a motorcyclist and his passen-ger to the hospital. An 18-year-old femaledriver from Claremont had pulled out of a dirt turnout on Mt. Baldy Road andright into the path of an oncoming mo-torcycle that t-boned the vehicle. The 27-year-old male rider and his 30-year-oldfemale passenger, both from San Dimasand wearing helmets, were ejected fromthe bike. The rider fractured both of hislegs and was airlifted to USC with nu-merous cuts to his legs and body. Thepassenger was also transported with abroken left ankle and cuts to her feet and

arms. The driver of the vehicle was un-harmed.* * * *

Officers responded to Stix Ride Shopafter receiving a call of a theft in progress.Upon their arrival, officers discovered thesuspect, Michael Sanchez, seated on thefloor inside the store. The 22-year-old toldpolice he wanted a “Destroy the Future” T-shirt, but didn’t have the $24.95 to pur-chase it. Instead, he stuffed the Loser Ma-chine Company shirt down his shorts andgot caught red-handed. Employees de-tained the La Verne resident and despitehis apology and promise not to return tothe store, police arrested him for shoplift-ing. Mr. Sanchez was later released on$5,000 bond.

* * * *A college student returning to Clare-

mont after summer break became thvictim of theft. An unknown suspect rmoved a combination padlock from thfront of the victim’s plywood valet stoage pod located on the 200 block of Bonita Avenue and stole its contents. Thvictim shared the pod with another mastudent when she vacated her dorm roo

at Pomona College for the summer. Tother student retreived his items on Agust 15, but when his storage-mate rturned to school on August 22, the powas empty. Property loss is estimated be $10,000 and includes a flat-panel teevision, a violin with gold accent$5,000 in Louis Vuitton purses, shoesNintendo Wii consol, as well as variobooks and toiletries. The investigatioremains ongoing.

Monday, August 24A pair of thieves turned violent on

Trader Joe’s employee who stopped thefrom stealing from the store. Accordinto Lt. Ciszek, two females entered th

popular grocery store around 4:25 p.mand loaded up their cart with three bottlof Patron silver tequila, a bag of TJCaramel Popcorn, two lemons and twlimes valued at $136.91 and walked othe east exit door without paying for thitems. A 46-year-old male employee cofronted the gals and after a bit of a strugle, pulled the cart away from themWhile standing about five feet away, onof the suspects held a knife towards thvictim and said, “I’m going to get yof*@#er!” A witness, fearing for the employee’s safety, went over to help, but thsuspect walked away, entered an awaitintan Buick sedan and fled the locatioThe investigation remains ongoing.

—Angela [email protected]

POLICE BLOTTER

CUSD staff, faculty court cases move forward

After more than a year in limbo, ClaremontHigh School jazz band instructor Rick Melan-son returned to campus on Wednesday after

charges he had inappropriate relations with a studentwere dismissed on July 15, 2015.

The case against the teacher was scheduled to go totrial, but was dismissed after the prosecutor revealed

in court that the alleged victim did not want to testify.“Once the matter with the Los Angeles District At-

torney’s office was dismissed, the Claremont UnifiedSchool District was able to conduct an internal inves-tigation,” said Kevin Ward, CUSD assistant superin-tendent of human resources. “At the conclusion of that investigation the board of education was able toreinstate him and took that action at the last meeting.”

Mr. Melanson had been placed on administrativeleave in July 2014 after the Los Angeles County Dis-trict Attorney’s office filed a misdemeanor complaint,charging the band instructor with unlawfully annoy-ing and molesting a child under the age of 18 years.The 50-year-old music teacher allegedly communi-cated inappropriately with a CHS student who was a junior at the time; the alleged relationship was not of a physical nature and did not occur on campus.

The teacher, who has been with the CUSD formore than 10 years, entered a plea of not guilty to themisdemeanor charge.

In an effort to move forward, Mr. Melanson de-clined the COURIER’s request for an interview.

Arraignment set for accused CHS aideAn August 30 arraignment date has been set for

Brandy Wilborn, an instructional aide from Clare-mont High School accused of having a sexual rela-tionship with a student earlier this year.

The Pomona resident was charged on May 15,2015 with three counts: felony oral copulation of a

person under 18, felony unlawful sexual intercourseand child molesting, a misdemeanor. According toprosecutors, the 38-year-old reportedly had a sexualrelationship with a 16-year-old male student betweenJanuary and May of this year.

If convicted as charged, Ms. Wilborn faces a maxi-mum sentence of three years in state prison and willbe required to register as a sex offender.

As the COURIER previously reported, theteacher’s aide was arrested in the CHS principal’s of-fice at about 12:30 p.m. on Friday, May 8 and posteda $50,000 bond shortly thereafter.

Prior to her arrest, Claremont police had visited thehigh school on a tip that Ms. Wilborn was involved inan inappropriate relationship with a student. “Nothingcould be proven at that time,” Claremont LieutenantMike Ciszek said in a previous statement. “But addi-

tional information came forward that led us to newevidence and the arrest was made.”

Police believe that the sexual activity took place off campus and that no impropriety occurred at CHS.Also, police do not believe there are any additionalvictims, Lt. Ciszek said.

According to an email sent out by Principal Brett

O’Connor to CHS families following Ms. Wilborn’sarrest, district administration cooperated closely withpolice during its four-week investigation. Theteacher’s aide is on unpaid administrative leave,pending the outcome of the case. Mr. O’Connor saidthat Ms. Wilborn will not be returning to the school.

Former high school teacher pleads not guilty

A former San Antonio High School teacher sus-pected of having an ongoing relationship with a stu-dent was arraigned on June 22 and entered a plea of not guilty to child molesting.

Eva Fernandez—also known as Ms. Ambriz to hestudents—was taken into custody and booked atClaremont jail on April 20, 2015 and later released o$20,000 bond. The misdemeanor count of child mo-lesting was filed by the Los Angeles County DistrictAttorney on May 27, 2015.

Police began collecting evidence and witness statements after a school administrator alerted police of apossible relationship between the 27-year-old ElMonte resident and the student. Neither the alleged17-year-old male victim nor the first-year scienceteacher were forthcoming with information.

Following her arrest, Ms. Ambriz was placed on pai

administrative leave by CUSD. Working under a probationary period, the school board elected not to bring heback and she was dismissed from her position.

Ms. Fernandez is scheduled to appear in Pomonacourt for a pretrial hearing on September 15.

—Angela [email protected]


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Candlelight reaches new ‘Heights’ with new musical

The Candlelight Pavilion’s air con-ditioner works just fine, but thecast of the dinner theater’s latest

production has managed to evoke thefeel of a sizzling summer in New York

City.In the Heights, a hip-hop-infused musical, fol-

lows the intertwined lives of residents in the largelyDominican-American neighborhood of WashingtonHeights. It’s a place where everyone is either trying toget by or dreaming of getting out.

Nina Rosario, played by Anyssa Navarro, falls intothe latter category. She’s the first in her family and thefirst in the barrio to go to college, and not just anycollege but prestigious Stanford University. When shereturns to the Heights, her doting parents and proudcommunity are ready to hail her as a local celebrity.

As we soon find out, her great escape isn’t all it’scracked up to be. Thanks to a lifetime of good grades,her tuition is paid for. Still, she’s had to juggle two

jobs to pay for books and living expenses. With notime to study her grades slipped, with the fallout in-

cluding the loss of her scholarship. Nina struggleswith how to break the news, especially to her parentsKevin and Camila Rosario, who have long toiled attheir taxi cab business to provide a better life for theirbright and ambitious daughter.

As is often the case with a pretty girl, her life is fur-ther complicated by a love story. Benny (Revel Day)works at the dispatch for Kevin despite being the onlyperson in the community who is not Hispanic andspeaks no Spanish. His circumstances are humble, buthis hopes are high. He dreams of one day opening hisown business, and cherishes a passion forNina.

The multi-protagonist musical also starsUsnavi (Rubén J. Carbajal), the narratorof the play and owner of the local bodega.His name arose from a comic misunder-

standing: when his parents arrived in theUnited States, the first thing they spottedwas a US Navy ship. Usnavi struggles tokeep his market afloat amid economicstruggles and the occasional vandalism bylocal spray-paint aficionado Graffiti Pete.

Usnavi’s parents died when he was achild, leaving him with a business but nofamily. “Abuela” Claudia—a longtimeWashington Heights resident who movedto New York from Cuba when she was

just a girl—has always sought to fill thevoid, looking after the grocer since he wasorphaned.

Usnavi also has his eye on the prize. Helongs for a beautiful beautician namedVanessa (Domonique Paton), who is at-

tracted to Usnavi despite having her pickof every guy in the neighborhood. She hasno plans of getting stuck in the Heights, however, andaims to get an apartment downtown and away fromher alcoholic mom.

As anyone who has been a longtime patron of theCandlelight will note, the quality of the theater’s pro-ductions has risen exponentially over the years. “Inthe Heights,” whose ensemble cast is alive with talentand energy, is one more example. The singing in theshow is top-notch. Along with impressive pipes, Mr.Carvajal and Mr. Day, our two swains, demonstrate adeft rap flow that makes some tongue-trippingly com-plicated lyrics sound as easy as a Sunday morning.

Mick Bollinger, who addressed the crowd beforethe show, said the Candlelight family felt pretty darnlucky to acquire the rights to perform In the Heights.

While people will always turn out for those much-loved “warhorses” like The Sound of Music and

South Pacific, Mr. Bollinger said that the musical isan electrically charged production the audience willbe sure to love.

In the Heights, which features music and lyrics byLin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Quiara AlegríaHudes, took the theater world by storm after its 2008Broadway debut. There are the evergreen themes of family love and the way the comfort of home com-petes with the lure of advancement. And the choreog-raphy, which ranges from salsa to breakdancing, hadthe show mambo-ing its way into the hearts of audi-ences and critics alike.

The musical was nominated for 13 Tony Awards,four of which it nabbed, including Best Musical, BestOriginal Score, Best Choreography and Best Orches-

trations. It also won the Grammy award for Best Mu-sical Show Album.

There are romantic intrigues,which form the basis for some eye-brow-raising chisme or gossip likeDaniela’s Salon. There are performers who are always on the move,taking a page from Roxy Music in

looking to “dance away the heartache.”And there is the kind of rising drama that occurs

when people live in close quarters and with tighteninfinances.

The production runs through September 13, withperformances held on Friday and Saturday eveningsat 6 p.m. and Sunday evenings at 5 p.m. and matineeheld on Saturdays and Sundays at 11 a.m. A specialThursday evening show will be held on September 1at 6 p.m.

Admission ranges from $58 to $73, with children’tickets costing $30 to $35. Admission includes mealshow and sales tax. For information and tickets, call(909) 626-1254, ext. 1 or visit www.candlelightpavilion.com.

—Sarah [email protected]

Photos by Demetrios KatsantonUsnavi, played by Rubén J. Carbajal, pines after local beautician Vanessa, played by Domonique Paton, in scene from In the Heights, currently playing at the Candlelight Pacilion.

“Abuela” Claudia, played by Candida Celaya, jokes about aging with Usnavi,

who runs the bodega, where the play is partly staged.

WHAT: In the Heights

WHEN: Through September 13

WHERE: Candelight Pavilion

TICKETS: $58 to $73

INFO: Call (909) 626-1254 ext. 1

or www.candelightpavilion.com.

The Basics


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There was a period of time last yearwhen my mother regularly textedme using all capital letters. Each

time I checked my phone, I felt worriedand a little angry to see messages like,“WHAT TIME DO YOU WANT ME TOGET FELIX?” or “WHERE ARE YOU?”

My mind would race with concern …did I forget totell her? Am I in trouble? As it turns out, my thought-ful mother wasn’t actually yelling at me—she hadbeen inadvertently activating the all caps button onher phone. For that month, however, her apparentlyaggressive, out-of-character texts were unnerving.

It is widely-accepted that the use of all capitals inwritten language represents shouting, but a fewdecades ago, this wasn’t a given. As I recall, one hadthe choice between all caps, italics, bold or an asteriskwhen emphasizing a word. Yes, all capital letters didcarry an alarming tone, but in the days of typewriters,it seemed that the interpretation was up to the discre-tion of the recipient.

According to linguist Ben Zimmer, the shift camein the late 1980s from bloggers. Most bloggers, hesaid, made it very clear that all caps meant that theywere yelling about something.

Another cause for confusion in text language is theuse (or misuse) of abbreviations. Terms like OMG(oh, my God) and THX (thanks) are reasonable, butsome combinations like ROTFL (rolling on the floorlaughing), 4YEO (for your eyes only) and B4N (byefor now) are absolutely confounding (at least for me).To make matters worse, a mistaken abbreviation can

be quite offensive. Last year, someone respondedLOL in a group message regarding a death in the fam-ily. People were confused: what do you mean LOL?This isn’t funny! Eventually we realized that LOLmeans ‘laugh out loud’ but is sometimes mistaken for‘lots of love,’ hence the embarrassing blunder.

Since the ’80s, the frequency with which we com-municate via writing has grown tremendously. In fact,many of us now text each other instead of speakingface-to-face, which means that we lose verbal cues of intonation to interpret meaning. Instead, we rely ontiny pictures called emoticons and emojis. Linguistsrefer to these guys as discourse markers. After all,they add tone and help convey how a message shouldbe understood.

Consider the difference between I’ve had a bad day:) and I’ve had a bad day :( Although the words arethe same, the meaning is quite different. In the firstmessage, the happy face provides sarcasm or levity; itis quite possible that the sender had a great day. In thesecond example, we understand that the day was trulybad.

The word emoticon, from emotion + icon, is usedto refer to smiley and sad faces in electronic writing.

The first documented appearance of a smiley faceused as an emoticon was in 1982. As the story goes, professor at Carnegie Mellon proposed it as a meansto decipher humorous posts from serious ones. Afterdecade or so, the keyboard options :), :-) and :0)evolved into the slightly more realistic☺. In the late

1990s, a Japanese inventor took☺

to a new level byadding color and expressions and creating emoji, thewide range of tiny pictures such as horses, balloons,camels, party favors, thumbs up, etc.

Last week, my sister sent a heartfelt text. It startedout rather lengthy, with carefully considered words.Instead of writing her back and expressing my loveand gratitude for her kind thoughts, I did what mostpeople do—sent a tiny picture of a bright red heart.She replied with a pair of outstretched, hugging armI returned some double yellow hearts. She ended ourloving exchange with a winking kissing face. Some-how, we had managed to have a meaningful converstion, which perfectly expressed how we felt, withvery few words.

Although some purists may complain that technology is destroying the language and we are losing ourability to write, many linguists (including me) thinkthat English is actually evolving through electronicwriting.

Consider my mother’s seemingly angry texts. Icould have taken them personally and responded:“I’M SO SORRY MOM! I should have communi-cated with you. Is everything okay? I hope you’re noangry. Please get Felix at 4 and I PROMISE I will behome soon.” However, as I see it, a much more logi-cal and evolved response would be: “Pls get him at4—thx! Btw, your caps are on LOL ™☺”


TEXT IN CONTEXT (btw, I’m not shouting)by Mellissa Martinez

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Well, I guess we did our bit to help the economy today.


7/28

The Oxtoby PlanDear Editor:

I strongly support what I shall referto as the Oxtoby Plan for the PomonaCollege Museum of Art. And, while Iunderstand the concerns of ClaremontHeritage to ensure the best possiblecourse for a project of this size, I dis-agree with their conclusions.

I do not agree that the bungalowscurrently situated on the site planned

for the museum are of historical value.My cars are old, and my house is old,and I myself am old. But neither of mycars, nor my house, nor my person areof historical value. I believe the bunga-lows were likely intended as temporarystructures of a lowly nature. It is timefor them to make way for this great mu-seum project.

I frankly do not understand what Isee as an artificial device, to claim thereexists a “town-and-gown friction.” As aresident of Claremont since 1976, Ihave always felt the several ClaremontColleges to be collectively an intrinsicand integral part of our lovely town. In-deed, since my retirement over 12 years

ago, I have audited enough coursesthrough the college-town auditing pro-gram that one of my children seriouslysuggested I might have used the sameacademic energies to finish a PhD.

As Pomona College President DavidOxtoby points out, the Colleges have“been the west of College for many,many years.”Any suggestion that theColleges are encroaching into otherparts of the city would be disingenuous.In fact, I actually like the way the mu-seum as envisioned will back up to theClaremont Library, the parking lot of which as pointed out in the COURIERis actually Pomona College property.Situating the museum on property adja-

cent to the library seems quite naturalto me, and very nice.

I also take issue with allegations thatthe “residential” nature of the city westof College might be diminished by hav-

ing the museum on the west side of College. That might be the case werethe new museum to be built on HarvardAvenue, for example, but that is notwhat is being considered.

I strongly believe the new arrange-ment, which will include moving Ren-

wick House to the east side of CollegeAvenue will actually enhance the resi-dential element of that side of the street,essentially removing the concept of a“line” between “town and gown.”

I am hoping Claremont Heritage andthe city of Claremont will come around,and embrace the Oxtoby Plan, and thatthey do so as expeditiously as possible.

Don FisherClaremont

Doing the right thingsDear Editor:

The proposed Pomona College Mu-seum of Art on College Avenue be-tween Second Streeet and Bonita

Avenue would be an embarrassment toClaremont. I ask that everyone in-volved with it stop.

Pomona College President DavidOxtoby was quoted in the ClaremontCOURIER on August 21 stating,“We’ve been west of College Avenuefor many, many years. This will not bea dramatic change.” If Mr. Oxtoby trulybelieves the proposed changes would“not be a dramatic change,” he must ei-ther be delusional or is lying.

There are no other college projects of this scale on the west side of CollegeAvenue, south of the former Carnegielibrary. Mr. Oxtoby’s support of thisproject is in direct conflict with his sus-

tainability initiatives and renovations of several historic campus buildings at thecollege.

The cottages and the Renwick Houseare just fine where they are. If Pomona

College wants to improve that property,they could plant some tall foliage at therear to block the view of the brutalism-style county library.

I have no skill in architecture nor cityplanning, but it also appears that theleaders of Pomona College don’t either,

so we’re even. What makes us differentis my belief that elimination of the resi-dential-styled properties would violatethe character and destroy the history of Claremont. It is admirable that the for-mer homes there have been retainedeven though most have been convertedto non-residential use. It is importantthat they still look like homes. Movingthe Renwick house to the east side of College Avenue would make it the onlyone on that side and thus out of place(literally and figuratively).

Here is the real reason for the pro-posed location: somebody has a lot of money to put into a project and theywant it to be in the most prominent lo-

cation with their name on it. In contrast,the stated reasons for locating it thereare weak.

If it has to be built, it should be lo-cated on First Street east of College Av-enue. That would make it veryaccessible to bus, Metrolink and possi-ble future Gold Line transit patrons. Itcould be designed in such a way thatthe sports fields now there could be lo-cated on the roofs of the new buildingsin a green, sustainable fashion.

The bigger question for me iswhether a new art museum is evenneeded. Pomona College has many ad-mirable reasons to support it but theyaren’t strong enough to convince me. If

“certain exhibits,” mentioned by Mu-seum Director Kathleen Howe, can’t bebrought to the present facility becauseof heating and air issues, so be it. Thisis a college art museum, not a world-

class gallery of masterpieces.Instead of the historical destruction

and the considerable resources that theproposed museum location would re-quire, I suggest that the money andtime be spent on further expanding theArtStart and similar arts programs toschool campuses. Schools have beenreducing arts funding dramatically. Thwould be a great opportunity replacethe cutbacks and add after-school pro-

grams on those school sites as well asfund art-related travel and scholarshipfor the students. Unfortunately, thispractical use of the money isn’t verysexy—there wouldn’t be a big newstructure with somebody’s name on itdisrupting the community.

The Montgomery Art Center andThatcher Music Hall should remain anbe upgraded to modern standards.Pomona College makes a big deal outof having sustainable projects, so thereis no compelling reason for them tonegate the time, money, materials andpollution that went into those buildingwhen they were constructed—only tocommit more time, money, materials

and pollution to whatever replacesthem.

Peter F. Drucker wrote, “Manage-ment is doing things right; leadership idoing the right things.” If Pomona Colege cannot act like a leader by doingthe right thing, then it is essential thatthe city council stop this project on thewest side of College Avenue.

Charles HepperClaremo


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8/28

La Puerta Park ‘flip’ brings nothing but troubleby Tony Nelipovich, Sr.

The proposed “flipping”of the La Puerta SportsPark (LSP) to appease

the Claremont Lincoln Univer-

sity (CLU) is a very bad idea.I thank the COURIER for reporting onthe first public forum regarding this sub-

ject on July 31.Some of the Colleges in Claremont may

believe that they have enough clout andleverage with the city to get what theywant; perhaps they do, but not this timeand not without a fight.

The subject property is approximately20 contiguous acres between Indian Hilland Forbes, positioned south of Miramar.It is owned by the Claremont UnifiedSchool District (CUSD). It is landlockedand surrounded by fully-developed, sin-gle-family, residential neighborhoods.

In the 1980s, the city leased the western

10-acre parcel (abutting Indian Hill) fromCUSD on a long-term basis and devel-oped it into the La Puerta Sports Park.Claremont Lincoln University has sub-mitted a purchase offer on the remainingeastern acreage but is demanding that thesports park be “flipped” to abut Forbes sothat their university campus will have anIndian Hill address. If they don’t get theirway, we can presume that CLU will taketheir money and go home.

It has been reported that the city coun-cil and CUSD “are eager and disposed togreen light the park rotation” and con-summate this sale. Thus far, they haven’theard from the negatively impacted home-owners. As one, here are my thoughts:

1. If they “flip” the park, the home-owners along portions of Forbes, Miramarand the adjoining blocks will be rewardedwith significantly-increased noise levels,horrendous street parking problems infront of homes, very tall and bright lights,traffic like you have never seen, litter,graffiti, loud music and partying after 9p.m. along with the occasional golf balls inyour front yard and remote-controlled air-craft (with cameras) buzzing your back

yards. You may also be subjected to in-creased vandalism, burglaries and propertycrimes along with strangers knocking onyour front door. You can expect the worstin the evenings and on the weekends.When you decide to sell your house, it will

probably be worth less than you think andit will be harder to sell.

2. The trees and shrubs they will plantto buffer the park will take five to 10 ormore years to grow into an effective visualbarrier. With the drought, it may takelonger and some of the plantings will die.In the meantime, you get to look at theparking lot, cars and yellow-brown grassof the soccer fields. Some of you will havethe entrances and exits to the parking lot infront of your homes. A few of you will getto look at the public restrooms every timeyou exit your front door.

3. CLU’s architectural representativestated that he couldn’t rule out the possi-bility of three-story and taller buildings be-

ing erected on the site. Either he was be-ing disingenuous or he was demonstratinga new form of comedy. All you have to dois take a slow drive, or leisurely stroll,past all of the Colleges buildings (espe-cially the newer ones) to see how tall theyare. A typical two-story house, built on aslab, is approximately 28 feet in total over-all height. How many buildings do you seeat the Colleges that are one or two stories?.

4. Why do city officials “seem likewisedisposed to green-light the park rotation”and close this deal? Is the CLU going topay annual property taxes on the value of their land and buildings as the homeown-ers do? Or are they going to be exempt andtake advantage of services provided by

the city, which homeowners help to payfor?

6. Why is the CUSD so “eager” for thissale to go through? It is reasonable to thinkthat their financial coffers would be fullconsidering all of the cash they have takenin from the sale of “surplus” school prop-erty over the last few years. As I under-stand the recent auction of surplus of CUSD property, why would it have in-cluded the western acreage which is al-

ready developed as the La Puerta SportsPark and is under a longterm lease to the

city?7. All of this glad-handing between the

city officials, CUSD and CLU doesn’tpass the smell test. It is in everyone’s bestinterests for the school district and CLU tomake public all of the documents pertain-ing to this proposed transaction. Let thehomeowners read them and come to theirown conclusions. If you refuse to makethem public, you will be adding credenceto the thought that you have already cut anunder-the-table deal and are just trying tosell it to the home owners.

8. To CUSD, I say, don’t be in such arush to close this sale. If the CLU wants toback out, let them. You have had two gen-erous offers for this property and you will

assuredly receive more offers (perhapsbetter ones). You are in the driver’s seat.There isn’t another parcel of land like thisin Claremont.

To the CLU I say, take your money andgo. Following are a few alternate sites foryour consideration. Each of them will pro-vide you with the cachet of an Indian Hilladdress that you seem to desire.

a. Purchase some of the land that wasformerly used as the golf course. Youwill only have a few pesky households todeal with to the south. To the east is va-cant land. To the north, you are bufferedby the botanical gardens. Across thestreet is the high school, sports field,YAC and Taylor Hall. All of this and

many hundreds of existing paved lightedand secure parking spaces. Arranging thiswith your fellow College presidentsshould be a slam dunk for you.

b. There is the large property located at

Indian Hill and Colby. It isn’t being useand you can probably save some moneacquiring it.

c. You shouldn’t overlook WheelPark. City officials may be so enthrallewith your offer to provide a “free” ne

outdoor concert pavilion that they may bdisposed to “flip” the site farther souand sell you some land along Indian Hand Tenth Street. You will be very close the other Colleges.

d. Be sure not to overlook the site of thformer Chevy dealership on the west sidof Indian Hill between Bonita and ArrowThere are many acres and it is close public transportation and bike paths.

10. To the city of Claremont officialssay, before you green light anything rlated to this proposed deal, require thCLU to pay for a full Environmental Impact Review of the proposed ne(“flipped”) sports park and a separate EIof their proposed, new university camp

and make the reports public. Before, duing and after the construction of the LPuerta Sports Park, the adjacent homowners worked with the city for five-pluyears on how it would look, function anthe need to mitigate the negative impacon the home owners.

The EIR findings, impacts and prposed mitigating measures were the onleverage we had with the city and sporgroups. If we didn’t have them, the ciand sports groups would have done whaever they wanted with that park.

I have distributed this note to many othe impacted homeowners and have ecouraged them to coalesce and share thethoughts about this proposed deal.

I am certain that if we present our concerns as a group, city officials will listemore closely than if they think we alone voices crying out in the foothills.


VIEWPOINT


9/28


Arrangementsby Jan Wheatcroft

I have hoped that my body parts would uniteinto creating a professional working community;one where cooperation exists and where every partoperates in unity.Mine don’t anymore.

The toes act as if they are fed upsupporting me and they word their reportsin grumbles and grouching and thengrind their bones in answer to the question, “why?”

My calves do not like listening to theclammer from the feet.I know they have the desire to stand without hurtingbut listening to complaints from belowmakes them unhappy and they show their displeasurein ache.

Ahh, those knees operating on their ball bearingmovements that often turn in directionsthat were not planned for them.Stairs are especially scary places.When they carry their share of the loadthey wobble and shake more than is necessary.

Now, the hips are in a pivotable position.They do try to stand up to the weight placed upon themas well as dealing with all the disparate partsshouting out from below.They just hurt, plain and simple.Sometimes the right hip goes on strike and tells meabout it in staccato stabs of pain as I walk in a forward direction.These hips tell me more frequently than I care to hearabout how tired they are of holding up the bodyand need more time to rest.However we are now in negotiation.

As for the rest of the ‘upper community,’ they feelthat the term “upper” carries more clout within thecommunity as a whole even though they do less of the laboron keeping the entire group moving forward.

Perhaps more meetings are required to make adjustments.General consensus seems to be that to lessen the loadbeing carried would make a better work environment.Thus I will bring this up as a possibility to be resolved by theentire community at our next general meeting.Changes are necessary.

The Progressive Music& Folk Festival at Pil-grim Place, to be held

September 18 and 19, is thelatest in a series of events cel-ebrating the Centennial An-niversary of this intentionalcommunity.

Performers highlighting this event in-clude Ellen Chase Harper, ValLimarJansen, Jim and Jean Strathdee, BobHurd and Jim Manley. Additional fea-tured performers include PattiAmelotte, Cathy Clasper-Torch, Fran-cisco Herrera, and Paul Svenson. Someof these singer-songwriters have inter-nationally appreciated reputations andhave performed throughout the world.

“Along with joyful entertainment theevent will encourage faithful cultureand music in of many traditions--Protestant, Catholic, and other faiths, aswell as secular,” said Pilgrim Placeevent chair Rev. Gene Boutilier. “At-tendees will experience artistic powerin progressive movements for peaceand social justice. The messages of thePope’s new encyclical on care for theearth will be retold in great music.”

Event hours are 5 to 9 p.m. on Friday

and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday.There will also be arts and crafts

booths and exhibits, including seminaron worship and the craft of thesinger/songwriter for congregations,hammered dulcimers, audio/visual in-

stallation for churches, creative inter-play and much more. A “Peace andJustice” exhibit, featuring displays,photographs and other memorabilia,will tell the peace and justice story of many of the residents at Pilgrim Place

The Petterson Museum of Intercul-tural Art at Pilgrim Place will also ex-pand its hours to be open during themusic festival and will feature an ex-hibit of musical instruments fromaround the world. This is a joint exhibwith the Folk Music Center, the eventco-sponsor. The Claremont School of Theology and Progressive ChristiansUniting are also sponsors.

Pre-sale tickets for the ProgressiveMusic & Folk Festival are available fo$35 through September 7, and for $45after that date. Deep discounts areavailable for teachers, students andlow-wage workers. Optional meals are$13.

For information or to register onlinevisit www.pilgrimplace.org/Folk Festival. For more information, call VikiBattaglia at (909) 399-5573.

Pilgrim Place celebrates centennialwith Progressive music, folk festival


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11/28


Christopher Alan Freeberg died peacefully at homeon July 29, 2015 after a valiant 10-month battle withlung cancer. He was 64.

He was born to Johanna (Sohn) Freeberg andWayne Freeberg in Flint, Michigan on February 6,1951. In 1961, the Freeberg family moved from

Michigan to California. After high school, Mr. Free-berg attended Grinnell College in Iowa, then earned amaster’s degree in social work from UC Santa Cruz.

Music was an important part of Mr. Freeberg’s life.He sang and played guitar, and enjoyed hosting par-ties where he jammed with local musicians. In 1990,he met his future wife, Kate O’Malley, at the Clare-mont Folk Festival—she was performing with a bandand he was in the sound booth. The couple enjoyedtraveling, taking many road trips through the westernUnited States and camping whenever they found thetime. “We enjoyed each other’s company. I alwayssaid I won the husband lottery,” Ms. O’Malley said.

Chris considered himself to have had two primaryoccupations in his life. The first was his position asassociate dean of students at Pitzer College, where heworked for 23 years. He influenced many students in

this position, and heard from many alums who kept intouch. When he said he worked at Pitzer, people

would often ask him what he taught. “He said hetaught life,” Ms. O’Malley said.

Mr. Freeberg was also a river rafting guide, a rolehe enjoyed for 15 years. He discovered his passion for

the water sport early on. He embarked on an annualrafting trip for 37 years, rowing his way through spec-

tacular locales like the Colorado River. After theymet, Ms. O’Malley joined Chris on many adventure“He liked the challenge and the peace,” she shared.

His enjoyment of the outdoors extended to thegreens. While he referred to himself as “a duffer,” hplayed a pretty good game of golf. Other favorite ac

tivities included riding his bike around Claremont anhanging out and drinking coffee at Some Crust Bak-ery. He also liked to exercise his mind, reading“everything he could get his hands on.”

Mr. Freeberg was known for his sunny dispositionhis great sense of humor, his warm hugs and his ca-sual way, which was exemplified by his footwear. Hrarely wore shoes, instead preferring flip-flops. Heloved and was dearly loved by his friends and family

He is survived by his beloved wife, Kate O’Mallehis father Wayne; his brother Tom; his sister-in-lawSally; his nephew Jon and his niece Morgan. He alsoleaves grandsons Eli (son of Zack and Vanessa Hur-tado) and Liam (son of Josh and Heather Hurtado).

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations bmade in Chris Freeberg’s name to the Inland ValleyHope Partners, 1753 N. Park Ave., Pomona, CA

91768.

Chris FreebergInfluential administrator, avid rafter

OBITUARIE

Abrahim M. Sahak, known as Abe,died on May 15, 2015 at the age of 77 of heart disease complicated by cancer. Hehad lived in Claremont for more than 45years.

Mr. Sahak was born on January 1, 1938in Kabul, Afghanistan. His father servedas speaker of the Afghan house of repre-sentatives and was a Pashtun clan leader.

Inspired by a high school English teacherfrom the United States, Abe decided thathe would travel to America for his educa-tion.

Arriving in 1958 when very fewAfghans lived in the country, he attendedthe University of Michigan before settlingin the Pomona Valley, working his waythrough college and graduate school. Hefirst attended Mt. San Antonio College,during which time he had a one-of-a-kind

experience. The king and queen of Afghanistan visited the Pomona Valleyand, as an Afghan student, Abe was askedto serve as a sort of tour guide for thequeen.

After graduating from the University of La Verne, he received his PhD in interna-tional relations from the Claremont Grad-uate University in 1969. He and his future

wife, Judy, met in the early 1970s througha mutual friend who had attended CGUwith Abe. They were married in 1978.

Mr. Sahak had long planned to returnto Afghanistan for a career in the coun-try’s foreign service. However, subse-quent decades of political unrest andforeign involvement had begun and hetook a teaching position with the ChinoValley Unified School District. He taughtat Ramona Junior High several years and

spent most of his 41 years with the distriteaching history and government at ChinHigh School.

After retiring in 2010, Mr. Sahak waable to indulge his enthusiasm for politiand current affairs by reading, watchinTV news and panel discussions, and engaging in friendly debate with friends anrelatives. He liked to exercise his body a

well as his mind, hitting the gym on daily basis.Abe is survived by his wife of 37 year

Judy Harvey Sahak of Claremont, hdaughter Katherine, also of Claremonand his son, Matthew of Los AngeleSeveral siblings and other relatives ascattered throughout the world. Privagraveside services were held at Oak ParCemetery, followed by an Afghan luncheon at Walter’s Restaurant.

Abrahim M. SahakTeacher, loving husband and father


12/28


Shelter aims to find loving families for priceless pets

Although you may not be able to tellby looking at your Facebook feedon National Dog Day, the over-

population of cats and dogs has inundatedshelters across the country with animals in

desperate need of adoption.While some are lucky in finding their forever home,

others are left without hope and rely on the kindness of rescue groups and volunteers to save them from certaindeath.

Priceless Pets Rescue, founded by Lisa Price andMandy Stover, is one such organization. Armed withthe mantra of “saving one by one until there are none”and the assistance of hundreds of volunteers, these twowomen have rescued and adopted out over 8,000 dogsand cats through their Chino Hills location and havenow brought their rescue efforts here.

“Claremont is a thriving, dog-friendly communityand we are very excited to be a part of it,” says Ms.Price. “Pets need to be seen to have that extra chance tobe adopted, and this community embraces the idea of rescue.”

Their new location, aptly named The Orphanage, lo-cated on the northwest corner of Foothill and ClaremontBoulevards next to Village Mutt, is an expansive spaceand temporary home to nine cats and 18 dogs. It in-cludes retail space where pet owners can purchase toys,collars, leashes and treats for their furry friend.

The Orphanage opened its doors for the first time onAugust 8 and is already making an impact in the livesof these animals and the people who’ve adopted them.

“Opening weekend was great,” says Ms. Stover. “Wehad nine adoptions our first weekend—four cats andfive dogs—and about one adoption per day since we’veopened. It’s been fantastic!”

With the expansion into Claremont, the nonprofit, no-

COURIER photo/Steven FelschundneCollette, Stephie and Gambino are three of the dogs up for adoption at Priceless Pets in Claremont. Thenonprofit business rescues pets from animal shelters and then seeks to find them homes through a retailstorefront.

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AT RIGHT: Camila Aguirre says goodbye to her mother AnaHarvin as Camila begins her first day of first grade at Moun-

tain View Elementary School. Wednesday was the begin-ning of the fall semester across the district.

Students and parents crowd thewalkways at Mountain View Ele-mentary as they make their wayto assigned classrooms duringthe first day of school.

COURIER photos/Steven FelschundneffABOVE: Mountain View Principal Natalie Taylor greetsparents and students on the first day of the fall semesterWednesday in Claremont.

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people think of solar panels, they picture them on roofs.Mr. Smith said it’s probably not a good idea for Clare-

mont to start with its roofs for two reasons. The first is thatthe roofs are not generally suitable for solar panels.

The second, and perhaps more pressing, reason is thatwhen you get into altering existing structures, you run therisk of triggering new requirements of the Americans withDisabilities Act.

When you do extensive renovations, it’s required thatbuildings be thoroughly examined for ADA compliance,the requirements of which have tended to grow over theyears. If the district tried to reroof with solar panels, it’spossible that the entire building in question would haveto be revamped for compliance, with possible reduxesrunning from better grading of the ground to wider corri-dors to a bathroom revamp. While the district aims forsafety first, it has a limited amount of money for capitalimprovements. It can’t afford for one site to become anunplanned money pit.

What most of the districts PFMG Solar has worked withare opting for instead are solar arrays installed in open sites

like parking lots and playing fields. The arrays, whichmight be installed next to a blacktop are, for instance—aretall enough that kids can run underneath them. They canalso serve as shade structures for students looking to eat,study or relax while getting relief from the heat. In manycases, Mr. Smith said, schools have opted to paint the solararrays’ columns in school colors, making them a matter of campus as well as environmental pride.

Schools the company has worked with range fromnearby Pomona Unified and Chaffey Joint Union HighSchool all the way to Redondo Beach.

The process is just at its beginning, but Ms. Shoemaker,Mr. Smith and Mr. Burdette are in agreement that thesooner CUSD gets the process started the better. Interestrates are low, and both construction costs and electricitybills—should they follow longstanding trends—will onlyget more expensive.

The presentation was for information only. TheCOURIER will follow further developments with regardsto solar panel installation and other capital improvementswithin the district. —Sarah Torribio

[email protected]

GOING SOLAR/ from page 3

COURIER photo/Steven FelschundneOfficials at Claremont Unified School District arelooking into building solar panel shelters similar tothese at Alta Loma High School. The district hopesthat the electrical energy produced could makeschool sites self-sufficient.


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Jenelle Rensch covers the calendar, arts and entertainment. Deadline: Thursday at 5 p.m., oneweek before publication. Include date, time, address, a contact phone number and fee for ad-mission (if applicable). Email: [email protected]. Phone: 621-4761. Fax: 621-4072. Address: 1420 N. Claremont Blvd., Suite 205-B, Claremont, 91711. There is NO

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

GARDENING “How to ReplaceYour Lawn.” Antonio Sanchez andApril Garbat will discuss the pros andcons of dif ferent lawn-killing meth-ods with step-by-step guidance onhow to apply each method, followed

by design principles for a thriving,water-wise, refreshing native garden.

10 a.m. to noon. $30. Visit rsabg.comto register . Rancho Santa Ana BotanicGarden, 1500 N. College Ave., Clare-mont. (909) 625-8767.

GELENCSER HOUSE CONCERTSOne of the world’s foremost finger-style guitarists and harp guitarists,Muriel Anderson is the first woman to

have won the National Finger-styleGuitar Championship. An engaging

performer, her unique approach to theinstrument virtually transforms theguitar into a lyrical choir, then amarching band, then a Japanese koto,then a bluegrass band—one minutelaunching into a Beatles tune and thenext, Rodrigo’s Concerto de Aranjuez.Her obvious joy in music, humor andfacility across musical genres is

revered by guitarists and audiencesworldwide. She has recorded withcountry legend Chet Atkins and per-formed in New York with Les Paul,across the globe solo, in ensemble andwith orchestras. She is a prolific com-

poser of music on guitar and harp gui-tar. All ages welcome. Doors open at2:30 p.m. Suggested donation: $20. 3to 5 p.m. Directions given upon reser-vation, Claremont. (909) 596-1266.

DOCUMENTARY The Friends Sabeel Groups in the Claremont areOrange County and Los Angeles preent We All Live in Gaza, a documen

tary on the daily struggle of life Gaza. The presenter will be MauricJacobsen, an American with Israeli ciizenship, who is a documentary filmaker and a resident of Nazareth, whalso lived in Gaza in 2009 and 2014Friends of Sabeel is a nonprofit, tax-exempt Christian ecumenical organiztion seeking justice and peace in thHoly Land through non-violence aneducation. Sabeel is an internation

peace movement initiated by Palestiian Christians, who seek a just peace defined by international law and exising United Nations resolutions. We ALive in Gaza will be presented Decker Hall, 665 Avery Rd., on th

campus of Pilgrim Place, ClaremonVisitors are welcome, and there will bno charge for admission. Ages 18 anover. (760) 641-4596.

MONDAY NIGHT CONCERT Night Blooming Jazzmen perform

CALENDAR Crossword puzzle

Check out this week’s puzzle byMyles Mellor.

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Friday, August 28 through Saturday, September 5

YOUR WEEK IN 9 DAYS

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COURIER photos/Steven FelschundneffHai Muradian of The Ravelers, belts out a tune while performing at a Monday Night

Concert in Memorial Park. There are two more concerts before the end of the season.


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Dixieland jazz at 7 p.m. at Memorial Park,840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont.

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THE EPA University Club program.11:30 a.m. $13 includes buffet lunch.Hughes Community Center, 1700 Dan-

bury Rd., Claremont.

DRIVERS LICENSE STUDY SES-

SION The Upland Library is offeringdrivers license self-study sessions. Li-

brary staff will provide resources tohelp you pass the DMV written exam.The California Driver Handbook, sam-

ple test materials and online access to practice tests will be provided. The ses-sions are free and will be held down-

stairs in the Carnegie Cultural Center from 1 to 4 p.m. Requirements: UplandLibrary card with Internet access andmust be 18 years of age or older. Callthe literacy office at (909) 931-4211 toregister. Carnegie Cultural Center is lo-cated at 123 E. D St., Upland.

ART AFTER HOURSA variety of pro-gramming including live music concertssponsored by KSPC 88.7 FM, lectures,

panels, workshops, tours, film screeningsand performances in conjunction withmuseum exhibitions and in partnershipwith student and academic groups acrossthe campuses. Art After Hours expandsaccess to the museum as a dynamic venuethat presents art as an integral part of cam-

pus life. To check out scheduled events, please visit pomona.edu/museum/art-after-hours/. 5 to 11 p.m. Pomona CollegeMuseum of Art, 330 N. College Ave.,Claremont. (909) 621-8283.

FRIDAY NIGHTS LIVE Enjoy freelive music throughout the Village from6 to 9 p.m.BLUE STAR MUSEUM DAYS Ran-cho Santa Ana Botanic Garden(RSABG) is a participant in the Na-tional Endowment for the Arts’ BlueStar Museums program, which offersfree admission for active-duty militaryand veterans between Memorial Dayweekend and Labor Day. 8 a.m. to 5

p.m. daily. 1500 N. College Ave.,Claremont. (909) 625-8767.

CLAREMONT ART WALK Visit artgalleries in the Claremont Village from6 to 9 p.m. for opening receptions of this month’s exhibitions. This event haschanged from the first Friday of themonth to the first Saturday of themonth. For more information, visitclaremontartwalk.com.ART WALK AT THE PACKING

HOUSE The inaugural arts festival as part of the Claremont Art Walk. Visitthe Claremont Packing House between6 and 9 p.m. for art vendor booths and

live entertainment. Participants in thmonth’s event include I Like Pie, OlivShea Vintage, Inland Valley RepertorTheatre and a performance by locviola and guitar duo Habes. This eveis free and open to the public. ThClaremont Packing House is located

532 W. First St., Claremont.ALMANAC LAUNCH PARTCelebrate the release of this yearCOURIER Almanac and an exhibition Claremont aerial photography by PetWeinberger. This event is sponsored bThe Whisper House, Packing HouWines, Scoops on Tap and Augie’s Cofee. 6 to 9 p.m. The Colony at Loft 20532 W. First St. #204, Claremont.

9-DAY CALENDARcontinued from the previous page

COURIER photo/Peter WeinbergeAn Amtrak train crosses Claremont Boulevard just before sunset headed east. This image is part of the “Bird’s Eye View: 91711exhibition at The Colony at Loft 204 art gallery, located at 532 W. First St. #204, upstairs in the Claremont Packing House. Duringthe opening reception on Saturday, September 5 from 6 to 9 p.m., the Claremont COURIER will celebrate the annual magazinpublication with an Almanac launch party, with refreshments provided by Packing House Wines, The Whisper House, AugieCoffee and Scoops on Tap.

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EUREKA CLAREMONT: 580 W. First St.,Claremont Packing House. Open from 11 a.m. tomidnight, Sunday through Thursday; closes at 1a.m. Friday and Saturday. “Hoppy” Hour dailyfrom 2 to 6 p.m. (909) 445-8875. —Mondays: Local Mondays featuring $3 Dale Bros.Brewery pints.

—Tuesdays: 50 percent off all wines by the glass. —Wednesdays:Steal-the-Glass craft beer of the week.Meet the brewer first Wednesday of every month. —Thursdays: All Tito’s Vodka drinks $2 off and Eu-reka Thursday Night Music.THE FOLK MUSIC CENTER : 220 Yale Ave.,Claremont Village.

—Open mic night, the last Sunday of every month.Sign-up begins at 6 p.m.; performances run from 6:30to 9 p.m. Admission is $2. (909) 624-2928 or folkmu-siccenter.com.FLAPPERS COMEDY: 540 W. First St., Clare-mont Packing House. 18 and over. Show times: Fri-day at 8 and 10 p.m., Saturday at 7 and 9:30 p.m.and Sunday at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased on-line or at the door.

—Friday, August 28: Joel Ward from Thosh.0. 8 and10 p.m. —Saturday, August 29: Joel Ward from Thosh.0. 7and 9:30 p.m. —Sunday, August 30: “Little Black Dress” withMelissa Villasenor. 7 p.m. —Thursday, September 3: Thirsty Thursdays at 8 p.m.and Open Mic Auditions Show at 10 p.m. —Friday, September 4: Joel Ward from Single Awk-ward Female. 8 and 10 p.m. —Saturday, September 5: Joel Ward from SingleAwkward Female. 7 and 9:30 p.m. —Sunday, September 6: Claremont Comedy Contestwith Ryan Stout. 7 p.m.THE PRESS RESTAURANT: 129 Harvard Ave.,Claremont Village. Thursday through Saturdayuntil 2 a.m. Live DJ every Thursday at 11 p.m. 21

and over after 9 p.m. Standing room only after 9:30

p.m. (909) 625-4808. —Friday, August 28: Bastards of Belleville (jazzcombo). 10 p.m. —Saturday, August 29: The Woolly Bandits(garage rock). —Sunday, August 30: Sunday piano with Patrick Var-gas at 6 p.m. followed by Sunday Night Karaoke at9:30 p.m. —Tuesday, September 1: King Trivia Night. 9 p.m. —Wednesday, September 2: Joe Atman (piano/bal-lads). 9:30 p.m. —Thursday, September 3: Baldy Mountain Jazz Band(jazz) at 8:30 p.m. and KSPC Reggae DJ Junior Fran-

cis at 11 p.m.

—Friday, September 4: City of Trees (rock). 10 p.m —Saturday, September 5: Squeakin Wheels (folk10 p.m.PIANO PIANO: 555 W. Foothill Blvd., ClaremonLive dueling piano show times: Wednesday anThursday, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Friday and Saturday,

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

— Wednesdays: “Rockstar Karaoke.” Rock the mior jam with the band. $2 Bud Lights and $4 Vodk

Rockstars. 9 p.m.

NIGHTLIFE

Across

1. Lord of the kitchen5. Item on a seafood menu9. Where Pearl City is13. Aaron and Raymond15. Contract16. Mideastern gulf 17. Be a busybody18. Mouse manipulator 19. Peel20. Big Band that performs

in Claremont23. Singular 24. Go downhill fast?25. Hungarian cavalry horseman27. Disdain32. Knack 33. Heed

34. Smile widely36. Greek sandwiches

40. Fade out, in a way41. Straight-up43. Select, with "for"44. Play, in a way46. Admonishment from mom47. Sad color?48. Peruvian money50. Least obvious52. Plant used in salads55. Promise of a payback 56. Goon57. August "Hunt" event in Claremont62. To the left, prefix64. Class65. Bugleweed68. She had 50 first dates

(actress first name)69. Keats works

70. Cavalry weapon71. New Haven college

72. Catch one's breath73. Cry of pain

Down

1. ABC rival2. Nomadic Asian invader 3. Valentine's Day god4. Stale smelling, to a Brit.5. Locomotive noise6. Computer architecture acrony7. Kind of rug8. German cannon's name9. Shell mover 10. "Bye"11. Reddish-brown12. Look ___ the hood14. Abrupt increase on a graph21. Rain and snow clouds22. Swell up

26. Miss Piggy's dig27. North Atlantic fishes28. Passing mention?29. At no point in time30. Pennsylvania founder

Sir William __ 31. Fiesta fare35. Waiter's handout37. Part in a play38. Numbered work 39. Leave in41. Urban palls42. Red-breasted bird45. America's letters47. SkyDome player 49. College professor 51. "Animal House" party wear 52. Jazz band that performs in

Claremont, ___ Mountain53. "Lohengrin," e.g.54. Live it up58. Helper

59. Flying bird formations60. "While" beginning61. Unsophisticated sort63. Become encumbered66. Toothpaste type67 Famed Dadaist

Answers to last week’s puzzle #329

COURIER CROSSWORDCrossword by Myles Mellor. Puzzle #330

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The experience of going out tothe movies continues to evolve,and Edwards La Verne Stadium

12 just stepped it up a notch. The moviehouse, owned by Regal EntertainmentGroup, has replaced all of the theater’sexisting seats with luxurious new re-cliners including padded footrests.

With the simple push of a button, the king-sizedrecliners adjust to multiple positions, enablingguests to stretch out, relax and recline while watch-ing the movie.

“Once you take the recliners for a test drive,you’ll agree that the Regal King Size Recliner is astar attraction,” stated Ken Thewes, chief marketingofficer at Regal Entertainment Group. “The spa-ciousness and comfort help you lose yourself in thestory and become more immersed in the movie.”

San Dimas residents Debra Sanders and ShawnaMenter couldn’t agree more. The duo paid a visit to

the theater on August 18 to take in an 11 a.m. show-ing of Straight Outta Compton and was pleas-antly surprised by the new seating arrangement.

“I can put my foot up so my foot doesn’t throb,”said Ms. Sanders, who wears a boot on her foot asshe awaits surgery to repair a shattered heel. “Theextra-wide aisles are also a nice feature so youdon’t have to worry about people stepping on you. I

just hope I don’t fall asleep!”The upscale seating transition began in May 2015

and was completed in July, offering guests an opportunity during these hot summer months to puttheir feet up and escape to another world—if onlyfor a couple of hours.

Unlike before, seating is now assigned at time of ticket purchase at Edwards La Verne Stadium 12,with the ticket agent presenting the guest with a va-riety of seating options. Once guests make their se-lection, a seat has been reserved just for them.

Ticket prices are $10.50 for adult matinee, $12.50

for adults after 5:30 p.m. and $9.50 for seniors andchildren. Every Tuesday, tickets for seniors are $7each. Regal Crown Club cardholders can also enjoan additional $1 off 3D tickets all day, every day.

Additional upgrades to Edwards La Verne Sta-dium 12 include the conversion from celluloid filmto digital cinema as well as the availability of beer and wine for adults 21 years of age and older.

Moviegoers can download the Regal Movies appselect their favorite theatre and purchase tickets, alfrom their mobile device. The Regal app also gives

patrons the ability to upload their Regal CrownClub card straight to their phone for easy access.Free membership is available at the box office or online at REGmovies.com/Crown-Club.

—Angela Baile

[email protected]

Edwards La Verne makes big move with upgraded seating

COURIER photo/Steven FelschundneEdwards Cinema in La Verne, owned by Regal Entertainment Group, has replaced all the the existing seats with nereclining theater chairs, which include padded footrests.


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kill volunteer pet rescue organization has more kennelspace to save more animals, as well as the opportunityto increase their exposure to the public. Their mission isto place pets in loving, responsible, committed perma-nent homes. It starts with a comprehensive adoptionprocess that includes taking considerable care in findinggood matches and educating prospective adopters aboutthe responsibilities and costs of bringing a dog or catinto their homes and lives.

Potential pet owners are required to fill out an appli-cation to ensure that the critter chosen is a good fit forboth the animal and the person.

“If you’re renting, we require proof that you’re al-lowed to have a pet,” says Ms. Stover. “There are somedogs that we require home checks for, like our harder-to-place dogs. We want to make sure that they are goingto a home that a good place for them.”

Prior to adoption, all animals at The Orphanage arespayed or neutered, receive all appropriate veterinarycare and treatment including microchipping and de-worming, and are placed in nurturing foster homeswhile they await placement. The organization assistsdogs and cats in distress without regard to age, breed orease of placement and to the extent their finances allow.Dogs and cats in the greatest need take priority.

Adoption rates vary—$300 for a puppy, $150 for a

dog, $125 for a kitten and $75 for a cat. “We bringvalue to our pets,” says Ms. Stover. “We believe youshould invest in a pet. It should be something you haveto consider, it’s not an impulse purchase.”

“We are determined to keep administrative expensesextremely low so that every dollar taken in goes directlyto the animals in our care,” Ms. Price adds. “We are 100percent volunteer-based. We don’t get paid.”

Fundraising is an important element in keepingPriceless Pet Rescue up and running. On September19, the organization will be holding a “Wine and Brewfor the Rescue” event in Chino Hills from 6 to 8 p.m.At a cost of $68 per person, guests will experience anevening of food, beer and wine tasting, casino tables,live music and a raffle with all proceeds going to the or-ganizations to help save more furry lives.

“It’s a fun event,” says Ms. Price, who will be host-

ing the fundraiser at her home. “The Claremont VoodooSociety will be playing. We’d love to have everyonecome out and join us!”

The Orphanage is located at 665 E. Foothill Blvd.and is open Wednesday through Friday from noon to 7p.m., Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. and Sunday fromnoon to 4 p.m. The adoption center is closed both Mon-day and Tuesday. Volunteers are always welcome.

For more information about the Priceless Pets Res-cue, The Orphanage or to volunteer, visit www.price-lesspetsrescue.org. —Angela Bailey

[email protected]


PRICELESS PETS/ continued from page 12

COURIER photos/ Steven Felschundneff

Above, some cats playamong the towers lo-cated at The Orphanage

a newly-opened petadoption center in Claremont.

At left, co-foundersMandy Stover and Lisa

Price hold two animalscurrently available.


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