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COURIER photos/Steven FelschundneffHugh Wire waves to a passing car while standing guard at the entrance to the City of Knowledge Islamic School onWednesday in Pomona. A group led by the Church of the Brethren in La Verne and including a handful of ClaremontPilgrims has stood sentry outside the school every day since the terrorist attacks in San Bernardino two weeks ago.
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Anonymous cityDear Editor:
On December 11, the city’s automaticemergency calling program called me withthe information about the Indian HillBoulevard closure. It’s a pretty nifty sys-tem, but I didn’t get the message rightaway. Why? Because the caller ID was“unknown.”
I get enough junk calls that I only pickup when I recognize the number or name,so I didn’t pick this up. In the past, suchcalls had “City of Claremont” (or some-thing like that). Seems like having anony-mous “emergency” messages is somewhatcounter-productive. Jon Vavrus
Claremont
Pay to playDear Editor:
A letter to the editor in the December 11edition of the COURIER requests that theClaremont Wilderness Park receive more“sustainable funding” from the citizens ofthe city of Claremont.
As a resident living in close proximityto the park, I take issue with this. The au-thor of the letter admits that 83 percent ofthe park visitors are not Claremont resi-dents. I believe the users of the park shouldprovide most if not all of the funding tomaintain the park. In this way, the parkwould receive a sustainable amount offunding which is in direct proportionalityto its usage and the money would comefrom those persons who are benefitingfrom it.
This park, unlike the others in Clare-mont, is supposed to be a “WildernessPark” and the maintenance dollars shouldgo towards keeping it in a condition syn-onymous with its name. The maintenancedollars should also be used to contain thedeleterious side effects of the usage of the
park to the previously peaceful surround-ing residential areas.
As a resident who has been negativelyimpacted by the increased traffic, noiseand parking issues created by the increasedusage of the park over the past few years,I am not in favor of raising my alreadyhefty taxes to invite more bedlam.
Kris MeyerClaremont
UN is key ally in fight against climate changeDear Editor:
This month, world leaders are gatheringin Paris for a landmark convening to com-plete a new global climate agreement—anextraordinary opportunity for the interna-tional community to rise to meet the threatof climate change.
From Paris to our own city of Clare-mont, we have a responsibility to encour-age our local, state and national leaders totake bold action that measurably reducesthe worst contributors to and impacts ofclimate change.
I am proud to be part of the United Na-tions Association of the USA (UNA-USA), a grassroots organization of morethan 20,000 members that works to sup-port and advance the work of the UnitedNations.
Taking action on climate change is oneof the principle goals of the UN. By work-ing with the UN to end climate change,both citizens and leaders can take a con-crete step to secure a prosperous and sus-tainable future.
There is no time to lose in reversing theworst impacts of climate change. We shouldsupport the UN as a key ally in this fight.
Mel BoyntonChapter president
Pomona Valley UNA-USA
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Members of local con-gregations have beenstanding guard out-
side a Pomona Islamic Schoolto show solidarity with the re-gion’s Muslim community.
The congregants, mostly from theChurch of the Brethren in La Verne withsome members from Pilgrim Place, havekept watch in front of the City of Knowl-edge during student pick-ups. CotB PastorTom Hostetler explained the acts as aproject of the Claremont Interfaith Coun-cil to support to the region’s Muslim pop-ulation in the wake of the San Bernardinoattacks.
“It’s just a presence of folks who areconcerned with students and staff,” Mr.Hostetler said. “We want to stand withpeople who are sometimes oppressed.They would do the same for us.”
Don Coleman, who was also postedalong the south entrance to the school,concurred.
“Muslims get scapegoated, and it’s notfair,” he said. “These are our friends andneighbors.”
Mosques and Islamic centers through-out southern California have been van-dalized in the days after the attack at theInland Regional Center on December 2.In Coachella, the front lobby of the Is-lamic Society of Palm Springs was setablaze on December 11. A suspect hassince been arrested.
As the mostly elderly congregantsstood guard outside the school, studentsand parents approached with gifts of hotchocolate and pastries.
“It’s wonderful how people come outto support us and protect us,” said student
Dania Amiri, who offered hot chocolate.“They really know what’s going on.”
City of Knowledge Office ManagerFirly Septiana said members of theChurch of the Brethren are not strangersto showing solidarity with the Muslimcommunity—church members stoodguard in front of the school in the days fol-lowing the September 11 attacks.
“We feel like they’re a part of us,” Ms.Septiana said, adding that many of thechildren at the school are getting to knowthe congregants as the days go by. “[The
children] feel like they’re protectingthem.”
As parents arrived to the school to pickup their children, the congregants politelywaved to them as they drove past. Ms.Septiana said the school was consideringclosing on Wednesday after the massshutdown of schools in the LA UnifiedSchool District, but members of thechurch urged her to keep it open.
Dickson Yagi compared the plight ofAmerican Muslims to another group whowas marginalized during a tumultuous
time in American history.“In World War II, the oppressed was the
Japanese,” Mr. Yagi said. “Now, it’s theMuslims.”
Noor Asmail, who offered pastries tothe guards, appreciated the efforts of thechurch members.
“After I saw them, to be honest, I feellike my kids are safe,” Ms. Asmail said.“It’s nice we have people to protect ushere.” —Matthew Bramlett
For the second time in two years, abidder on the La Puerta property haspulled its offer. Claremont Lincoln
University recently contacted the ClaremontUnified School District to say the deal wasoff.
“After conducting community engagement meetingswith local residents, along with analyzing the needs andfuture growth of Claremont Lincoln University, the uni-versity decided not to pursue the purchase of the prop-erty,” Andrew Wilkin, director of marketing andcommunications for Claremont Lincoln University, re-lated in an email. “The university continues to search thelocal vicinity for a permanent home within the city ofClaremont and be a valued member of the community.”
CUSD Superintendent Jim Elsasser expressed concernover the failed sale.
“I am disappointed in losing this deal,” Mr. Elsassersaid. “We need the sale of the property to take those one-time revenues and put them into improving our facilities.We have tremendous facility needs in this district.”
At a June 9, 2015 auction, the university offered CUSD$14.35 million for the nearly 10-acre parcel located at2475 N. Forbes Ave. The school board accepted the bidat its June 18 meeting. Then, on July 23, the college helda community forum to gather input from the public on itsproposed use of the site.
John Sather of the architectural firm Swaback Partnersexplained at the meeting that CLU would work to main-tain a low-density and low-visual impact presence on theproperty. It was also revealed at that time that the univer-sity intended to flip La Puerta Sports Park, putting thecollege on Indian Hill Boulevard and moving the citysports fields to Forbes Avenue—a cost to be paid for byClaremont Lincoln. Neighboring homeowners raisedconcerns over disruption during construction, added traf-fic, noise and losing mountain views should buildingsstand more than two stories.
The more than $14 million loss to the district in thissale follows a previously quashed earning possibilitywhen, in November 2013, Brandywine Homes offered$18.9 million for the property. That deal fell throughwithin a few months after criticism from neighbors overthe number of homes planned for the site caused Brandy-wine to reneg its offer.
The immediate future of La Puerta remains unclear but,in the long term, CUSD will seek a new owner.
“We’re going to meet [Thursday night] with the boardto talk about the property and what the next steps willbe,” he said. “I don’t know if we’ll go right out to bid orwait to see what the market does. The board will make thedecision based on the input of staff.”
The school board met Thursday, December 17. A re-port on that meeting will be included in future edition ofthe COURIER. —Kathryn Dunn
Claremont COURIER/Friday, December 18, 2015 3CITY NEWS
Claremont Lincoln rescinds offer to purchase La Puerta
COURIER photos/Steven FelschundneffStudents Ghaith Baldawi, Dania Amiri and Marall Alizadeh serve hot cocoa to the volunteers standing guard at the gatesof the City of Knowledge Islamic School on Wednesday in Pomona.
Congregations show support of local Muslim community
City managergets one-timemerit increase
Claremont City Manager Tony Ramos receivedan early holiday gift in the form of a one-time$28,646 bonus from the city during the December8 city council meeting.
The bonus resulted from a closed-session meetingon November 24, where the council conducted itsannual evaluation of Mr. Ramos’ job performance.According to Mayor Corey Calaycay, Mr. Ramosreceived “high marks” during the evaluation.
The bonus includes a $17,467 merit award equalto eight percent of Mr. Ramos’ annual salary, plusa cash-out of 100 hours of leave pay, or $11,179,according to city records.
Mr. Ramos will receive the $28,646 on top ofhis annual salary of $259,425. His total pay andbenefits amounted to $331,356 in 2014, accordingto Transparent California.
The bonus was a consent calendar item ap-proved unanimously by council at the December8 meeting without additional comment.
—Matthew Bramlett
Claremont COURIER/Friday, December 18, 2015 4CITY NEWS
Tuesday, December 8Claremont police arrested a Torrance
man after he led them on a pursuitthroughout the city. At approximately8:47 a.m., officers picked up on a silverHonda Civic on the 800 block of EastArrow Highway that was reported stolenout of Carson. When the driver, 26-year-old Kenneth Dobbs, failed to yield, achase ensued, reaching speeds of up to90 mph. The chase ended after 11 min-utes on the 800 block of West Arrowhighway in Pomona, according to Lt.Mike Ciszek. Mr. Dobbs was arrestedand charged with evading police, pos-session of a stolen vehicle and posses-sion of stolen property. Burglary toolswere also found in the car, and Mr.Dobbs was an unlicensed driver.
Wednesday, December 9Reginald Doby was in the wrong
place at the wrong time. The Pomonaresident, 34, was near the 700 block ofWest San Jose when officers stoppedhim in the wake of a burglary in the area.Mr. Doby had no connection to the bur-glary, but a consented search of his bagrevealed a glass pipe and methampheta-mine in his front shirt pocket. He was ar-rested and taken to CPD jail, where hewas booked and released with a writtenpromise to appear.
Friday, December 11A 22-year-old Claremont woman was
observed walking in the middle of Col-lege Avenue near Second Street at ap-proximately 12:55 a.m. When officersarrived and asked why she was walkingin the middle of the road, BouvierRobinson replied, “Because I can.” Offi-cers reported that she didn’t know whereshe was or where she was going, andwasn’t wearing shoes. Police determinedMs. Robinson was unable to care for her-self and and she was arrested for publicintoxication.
* * * Two unknown burglars broke into The
Rim restaurant, making off with twocash registers. The incident happened atapproximately 1:41 a.m., when thethieves used a crowbar to pry open thefront door and gain entry to the estab-lishment. While inside, they ransackedthe business and left with the two regis-ters, with an estimated property loss of$500. The burglars have both been de-scribed as 6 feet tall and 200 pounds.Anyone with information is urged tocontact the Claremont Police Depart-ment at (909) 399-5411.
* * *An unknown vandal threw three rocks
the size of baseballs into Teaze Hair andNail Salon, located on the 400 block of
West Foothill Boulevard. The incidenthappened between 7 p.m. on December10 and 7 a.m. December 11. Accordingto Lt. Ciszek, the rocks went through thewindow at such a high rate of speed thatthey smashed two mirrors and created ahole in the drywall of the salon. Twodays later, a Volkswagen and a HondaCivic had their windows smashed byrocks of similar sizes on the 600 block ofWest Foothill Boulevard between 6 p.m.on the December 12 and 11 a.m. on De-cember 13.
According to Lt. Aaron Fate, the inci-dents are part of a pattern of rock-throw-ing activity along Foothill Boulevard inthe past few weeks. Officers believe therocks are launched into the businessesand cars using some sort of device. Any-one with information is urged to contactthe Claremont Police Department.
* * *Police are looking for two thieves after
a package was stolen from the frontporch of a property on the 700 block ofWellesley Drive at approximately 3 p.m.Witnesses saw a woman run up to theproperty, take the package and make agetaway in a tan or beige Lexus or Mer-cedes with a male passenger. The femaleis described as white, around 20 yearsold, five feet, seven inches tall and 115pounds with blonde hair. She was lastseen driving east on Wellesley. The pack-age contained about 300 dollars worth offine chocolates.
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On the same day, between 10:04 a.m.and 6 p.m., another package was re-ported stolen from a property on the 600block of Bluefield Drive. According tothe report, the victim received an emailfrom UPS saying a package containingChristmas gifts was dropped off at thehouse. When the victim arrived, thepackage was nowhere to be found. Anunknown woman later appeared at thevictim’s house with the opened package,claiming she found it on CharlestonDrive. The package contained Ugg bootsand figurines. The thieves have not beenidentified, and neighbors did not hear orsee anything suspicious around the timeof the theft.
Sunday, December 13A man allegedly made threatening
statements to a woman at a Christmasparty on the Harvey Mudd campus earlySunday morning. At approximately12:33 a.m., the man, who was wearing awhite sweater with snowflakes, ap-proached the woman and threatened tokill her. According to the woman, theman told the victim she was Jewish andhe wanted to “kill them all.” The victimdid not know the man, who is only de-scribed as 25 years old and six feet, threeinches inches tall. Police are investigat-ing the incident as a hate crime. Anyonewith information is urged to contact theClaremont Police Department.
—Matthew [email protected]
POLICE BLOTTER
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Fresh food, family help local restaurant flourishIf you want good Japanese
food good and fast, BlueFin Sushi & Teriyaki is the
place for you. The Claremontrestaurant serves up sushi,teriyaki plates, salads and noo-dle dishes so fresh and tastythat first-time visitors tend tobecome repeat customers.
Located in the shopping center at thecorner of Foothill and Claremont Boule-vards, the restaurant draws clientelefrom the nearbyClaremont Indus-trial Park, whichhouses dozens ofbusinesses.
The ClaremontCOURIER isamong these, and employees at thenewspaper count themselves as Blue Finboosters. The colleges also provide theirfair share of business.
Blue Fin falls somewhere betweenfast food eatery and traditional restau-rant. You can get your food to go, enjoyit onsite, order catered party plates orhave dinner delivered every evening ofthe week.
Blue Fin had already been open forsix years when Paul and Mimi Jo boughtthe business, which they have run for thepast four years with the help of their sonAlex Jo, 26.
As you may have guessed from thesurname, the Jo family is not Japanese.“A lot of sushi places people find areowned by Koreans. I don’t know why itis,” the younger Mr. Jo said.
Paul met Mimi on a visit to Korea andthe couple has lived in the United Statesfor 28 years. They raised their family, in-cluding Alex and his younger sisterGrace, in the city of Walnut.
The Jos initially went into the dry-cleaning business, which Alex says is“very physically demanding.” A fewyears ago, Paul decided it was time to re-tire and saw that Blue Fin was for sale.Given his wife had a passion for cookingand food, they decided to give it a go.
They enjoy their “dual citizenship,”living in Walnut while working in theCity of Trees. “Claremont’s a very niceplace, with very friendly people,” theyounger Mr. Jo said.
Ms. Jo majored in food science in col-lege and is a strong enough cook that shecould have tackled any kind of cuisine,including savory Korean dishes. Instead,the family decided to stay on the paththat had already earned the restaurantmany loyal customers.
“We wanted more to change the workethic while maintaining the restaurant’sidentity,” Alex said. “We wanted to do itwith integrity and make it the best possi-ble.”
Each of the Jos has their particularrole. Being fluent in English, Alex is theface of the enterprise, serving as the me-diator between customers and the busi-ness. Paul has the most experience withrunning a business, so he takes on tasks
like buying supplies and crunching num-bers. As for Mimi, Alex says, “My momis the dictator in the kitchen, makingsure everything is cooked right, thesauces are right.”
Grace is pursuing a different course.After studying biochemistry at UCRiverside, she realized her passion lieswith visual art. She is currently puttingtogether her portfolio in hopes of gainingadmission to the ArtCenter College ofDesign in Pasadena.
Alex, by contrast, has embraced therestaurant industry and when his parentsstep away from the business, they planto pass it on to him. In the meantime, thefamily works together as a unit, keepingone precepts foremost in mind: cus-tomers deserve fresh ingredients.
The restaurant’s interior is clean andwell kept but nothing fancy, so manypeople are pleasantly surprised. “We getcustomers who say, ‘I’ve eaten at a lot ofsushi places and you use really high-quality fish.’ Other people don’t notice.They eat with their eyes.”
Maintaining high standards whilekeeping prices reasonable isn’t easy,given the ever-rising cost of supplies.The Jos, however, remain committed.
“If we find a vendor we like, we stickwith them,” Alex said. “We really bustour butts trying to make everything asfresh as possible. If there’s anything ofpoor quality, we return it.”
The family doesn’t just have an eyefor fine fish. “We go grocery shoppingevery day and make sure all of our veg-gies are fresh and ripe,” he said.
As a result, customers generally findanything on the menu is a good bet.
“In most fast-food places, the sushi
quality is good but the teriyaki is bad orvice versa,” Alex said. “For us, both theteriyaki and the sushi are pretty good.”
Having a strong staff is also a priority. “Our chefs are all full-time, and
they’re kind of like family,” he said. “Itcan get heated at times when we’re busy,but there’s never any hard feelings. It’sall about getting the food right for thecustomer.”
Blue Fin lost an important source offoot traffic when the neighboring IronWorks Gym closed a few weeks ago.Many gym-goers would stop in for ahealthy meal after working out.
“We’ve got a lot of salads. And if youreally want to be healthy, you can orderthe chicken breast bowl with brown riceand sauce on the side,” Alex said.
Still, the restaurant is keeping afloat. When Alex was a teen, he admits, he
didn’t help out with his folks dry-clean-ing business as much as he could have.
“Now I regret it. If I can help my par-ents out even a little bit, that makes mehappy,” he said.
It’s been a real learning curve. “When I told people we were going to
open a restaurant, everyone told me therestaurant business is hard, and I’m start-ing to understand why,” Alex said.“There’s an art to it. You have to be pa-tient, keep the quality good and maintaingood customer relationships.”
The Jos are at the restaurant everyday, but it’s important for them to ob-serve their Christian faith. Fortunately,Sunday is Alex’s day off. His parents goto an early service at their Diamond Barcongregation before heading to Blue Fin.
In what little spare time he has, Alexsometimes heads to the Claremont Vil-
lage to scope out the competition. “I loveEureka Burger,” he said.
More often than not, however, the Jostake home food from their restaurant.Luckily, they enjoy it. Alex’s personalfavorite is the Freemont Roll: It’s spicytuna and shrimp tempura on the insideand salmon and avocado on top. “I caneat that every day,” he said.
And while Blue Fin doesn’t pleaseeveryone—“Just read our Yelp! Re-views,” Alex joked—they have a grow-ing fan-base.
“A lot of times first-time customerswill say it was very good and when theyleave take a menu with them. When theyfind out we deliver at night, that seals thedeal,” he said.
Every day, Alex learns more aboutrunning a small business. Most of whathe needs to know, however, was im-parted by his parents long ago.
“When I growing up and workingpart-time elsewhere and wanted to quit,they said. ‘All jobs have their own set ofproblems, and the grass is alwaysgreener on the other side.’ They told meto be committed. They encouraged me tolearn to deal with the problems that Istumble on, appreciate what I have andwork hard.”
Blue Fin is located at 665 E. FoothillBlvd. in Claremont. It’s open from 11a.m. to 9 p.m. every day except Sunday,when hours are noon to 8 p.m. Eveningdelivery is available every day from 5 to8:30 p.m. except on Sundays, when BlueFin delivers from 5 to 7:30 p.m.
For information, call (909) 482-0300. —Sarah Torribio
storribio@claremont-courier
COURIER photo/Steven FelschundneffBlue Fin co-owner Mimi Jo and her son Alex chat with sushi chef Nicolas Ayala at the Claremont Japanese restaurant. Mimiand her husband Paul have owned the restaurant for four years and plan to give it to their son once they retire.
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She said she had to buy more lights.Her family had gotten their Christ-mas tree, and it turned out that one
of their strands of lights was not working.So she had to go out and buy a new stringof lights to put on the tree.
That’s what we always do. Every year, it seems, weget out the Christmas lights and plug them in, excitedto see them glow and sparkle, and at least one strandor part of a strand doesn’t go on. It was working lastyear, but now, suddenly, for some reason that nobodyknows, no glow, no sparkle, nothing. There is usuallya quick trip to the store to get more lights.
Because we can’t not have lights. Because we needall the lights we can get. We need all the lights we canget when it has gotten dark and cold and when every-thing out there is not so far away.
We need all the lights we can get when Claremontis in the headlines and live on the 11 p.m. news be-cause of unrest. The University of Missouri and YaleUniversity and other colleges, most far away in otherstates, aren’t the only schools with student protestsand furor over a lack of diversity on campus. Racialstrife isn’t just an issue in other cities and other states,out there, far away. Not when students at ClaremontMcKenna College protest, with one going on ahunger strike, saying that black and other minoritystudents don’t feel welcome and included on the cam-pus and the dean of students resigns. And not whenthe protesting students subsequently received threatsand felt compelled to stay off campus, missingclasses.
When the worst terrorist attack on American soilsince 9/11 and the deadliest mass shooting since therampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School in New-town, Connecticut, three years ago, has taken place,leaving 14 dead and 21 injured, half an hour away inSan Bernardino, we certainly need all the lights wecan get.
That the December 2 attack took place at a trainingand holiday potluck for county health workers in arented room at a services center for the developmen-tally disabled and that the Muslim married couplewho carried it out were part of the community—thehusband was a county health worker—and were in-spired by radical Islamic State extremists and turnedout to have an arsenal of high-power guns, ammuni-tion and bombs in their Redlands house and rentedsports utility vehicle is the stuff of dark, chillingnightmares.
This was a most deadly attack that could have hap-pened anywhere—not just in iconic or resonant big-city places like New York City and Paris—and ithappened a short drive away, just a dozen or two exitsdown the freeway. (Who knew that San Bernardinoand Paris, not Perris, would constantly be mentionedin the same sentence—and for this reason!)
As story after story comes out, revealing horrificdetails and also plenty of injustices and outrage, amidall the bright red and green and silver and gold ads forholiday gifts and accessories, we sure do all the lightswe can get.
In Claremont, there are lights. Lights we can see,shining in the dark and providing some warmth in thechill now closing in on us. We see the lights shiningin the way Claremont is taking in and embracing theKanjou and the Wawieh families, who recently fledafter their homes and lives were destroyed in war-rav-aged Syria. Both families have been enrolled in ESLclasses at the Claremont Adult School, and the Waw-ieh children are attending Claremont High School andMountain View Elementary School. Fouad Wawiehand his family have been living at a motel in Pomona,as seen in a recent front-page feature in the Los Ange-les Times, but will soon receive housing through theClaremont Interfaith Council (CIC).
“This is really something we cherish a lot, as partof this community, to have the support and level ofencouragement from all faiths in support of thesefamilies,” said CIC President Bassam Badwan at ameeting at the Islamic Center of Claremont inPomona.
This sentiment was echoed by CongresswomanNorma Torres, noting that she was a “little girl thatcame to the US [who] would have never imaginedherself as a member of the US House of Representa-tives.” As she said at the meeting, “This is...a commu-nity that embraces people when they want to come tothe US. They want to participate in our culture, andthey want to live in peace like the rest of us.”
The lights shine bright here when LaVerne Coxspeaks at CMC, closing out the fall series of talks atthe Athenaeum. The actress, best known for her roleon Orange is the New Black, spoke about the chal-lenges of being black and a transgender woman.
There have been plenty of hardships in her life, beingan outsider in her black community and in terms ofgender, yes, but her confidence and flair made it clearthat she is more than a survivor.
Ms. Cox’s appearance two weeks ago was no doubtscheduled months in advance, but her message thatanyone and everyone can thrive and be their trueselves in their community was all the more appropri-ate as the semester was ending.
The lights shining here were also seen as the gutsyKrista Carson Elhai and her fearless Claremont HighSchool theater students put on The Laramie Projectthis month. The play by Moises Kaufman and mem-bers of the Tectonic Theater Project is based on inter-views with the citizens of Laramie, Wyoming, wherein October of 1998, Mathew Shepard, an openly gaycollege student, was beaten and left for dead, tied upon a fence in the cold, isolated rural area.
No, this wasn’t a cheery holiday show, and it dealtwith mature topics with mature language, but itshowed the importance of understanding and compas-sion, of everyone being heard, of the notion of “liveand let live” that the Laramie citizens take pride in.The students brought much feeling to this message,perhaps more so than in other productions I’ve seenof the play. Even more remarkable is that this wasn’tthe first time Ms. Elhai directed the play at the highschool; I saw it there not too long after it was firstproduced.
We certainly see the lights in teachers like Ms.Elhai who have brought out the best in us—teacherslike Rosemary Adam, who taught English and cre-ative writing at the high school and who died lastmonth. There has been a remarkable amount of re-membrance of “Madam Adam” (she delighted inpointing out that this was a palindrome) in thesepages. I’ll just say they’re all true.
I knew I was in for a treat even before I had her forboth Manuscript Writing for Publication and ShortStory and Poetry when I first went to Claremon High.My sister talked about her standing in front of theclass and declaring in that husky, boom-boom voice,“You will write!” I loved the way she trusted andpushed me, even though I was a mystery in mywheelchair and with my difficult speech. I went on totake other classes from her, including creative writingthrough the adult school after graduating from col-lege. Still later, she encouraged me to keep tryingwhen I was in a rough patch.
That’s still good teaching today, as we keep ourlights, all the lights we can get, shining in the dark.
Claremont COURIER/Friday, December 18, 2015 6
observerobserver
Seeing the lights in Claremont by John Pixley
VoldemortDear Editor:
In the Harry Potter book series, wiz-ards are either good or evil. Of the evilwizards, the head honcho, Voldemort, isby far the most vile and malicious ofall. He is so feared by the good wiz-ards, old and young alike, that theyeven avoid saying his name, preferringto refer to him as “he who should notbe named.” The one wizard who doescall him by name is Harry Potter, whounflinchingly confronts Voldemort andbattles him at every turn and finally de-stroys him. At least Harry realized youcan’t defeat an evil-doer if you are soafraid of him that you can’t even utterhis name.
For many liberals, however, thename Voldemort in the wizarding worldis analogous to the term radical Islamicterrorists in our muggle world.
Many noteworthy liberals today, in-cluding President Obama and HillaryClinton, have gone to great lengths toavoid calling these terrorists exactlywhat they are largely out of fear, on theone had, and as a salute to political cor-rectness on the other.
Ms. Clinton recently claimed the useof these terms, “helps to create thisclash of civilizations.” Clearly, we arenot at war with Muslim civilization; weare at war with an uncivilized, violentsector of Islamic states. Uncivilized ter-rorists are, by definition, not civilized,nor do they advance the goals of anycivilized nation.
Most Americans are not stupid. As anation, we are not being attacked byDeath Eaters, Hippogriffs or CornishPixies; we are being murdered by radi-cal Islamic terrorists and not callingthem that is patently foolish. I think it isespecially offensive to the responsiblemajority of American Muslims who arenot radical terrorists. Let us at least callthese terrorists radical Islamist terroristsand not “they who cannot be named.”
Instead of mimicking the charactersin the Harry Potter series, it is the re-sponsibility of real-life leaders like Mr.Obama and Ms. Clinton to educateAmerican citizens as to the differencebetween the legitimate practices ofIslam and the violent behavior of radi-cal Islamic terrorists.
Michael ValentineClaremont
Abolish the death penaltyDear Editor:
For the last decade, California hasnot made use of the death penalty: noexecutions. The State CDCR has justproposed new lethal injection regula-tions in an attempt to bring back thedeath penalty. These new rules willleave the state with more uncertainty ina system that is deeply flawed. Theycreate the possibility of botched execu-tions due to untried methods and a fail-ure to assess the huge cost of the death
penalty to the state.The state is required to listen and re-
spond to your concerns about its execu-tion proposals. If you speak up, thenyou will play a direct role in the out-come. Tell the CDCR you oppose thesenew, fundamentally-flawed proposalsfor killing prisoners.
The League of Women Voters sup-ports abolition of the death penalty. Wesupport measures which limit ratherthan increase the use of the deathpenalty.
Among the reasons we oppose injec-tions to put people to death are:
(1) There is no procedure for ad-dressing botched executions.
2) The regulations name two drugs(amobarbital and secobarbital) thathave never been used in lethal injec-tion. If the CDCR is going to resumeexecutions, the methods used must bewell researched and fully understood.
3) The CDCR has not performed anadequate economic impact assessment.In proposing these regulations, theyhave failed to account for all of the as-sociated costs. The Legislative Ana-lyst’s Office estimates costs associatedwith the death penalty to be $150 mil-lion annually.
We have read about how through theuse of DNA, we can more scientificallydetermine who committed the crime—many times, this has meant releasefrom prison people wrongfully accusedand sentenced.
If you agree that we should not putanyone to death, please let the commit-tee know. Write to CDCR, Regulationand Policy Management Branch, PO
Box 942883, Sacramento, CA 94283 oremail [email protected].
In conclusion, please join the Leagueof Women Voters and other organiza-tions in supporting the elimination ofthe death penalty in California and op-pose implementing the proposed regu-lations on lethal injection as drafted.
Ellen TaylorVice president of advocacy
League of Women Voters of the Claremont Area
Claremont COURIER/Friday, December 18, 2015 7
City acceptingcommunity-basedorganization grantapplications
The city of Claremont is accept-ing grant applications for the 2016-17 Community Based Organization(CBO) Program. The CBO Pro-gram’s mission is to partner withnonprofit service providers in orderto strengthen the social, economicand family infrastructure in theClaremont community.
The city has allocated $86,650 forthe 2016-17 general services and$60,000 is available for homelessservices.
Applications are available at theAlexander Hughes Center or by con-tacting the Human Services Depart-ment at (909) 399-5331, by email [email protected], aswell as through the city’s website.Applications must be submitted on acity-provided form, and are due tothe Hughes Center, 1700 DanburyRd., Claremont, no later than 5 p.m.on Thursday, January 14, 2016.
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Claremont COURIER/Friday, December 18, 2015 8OBITUARIESDonald Angel
Photographer, avid sports fanDonald LeRoy Angel, a 57-year resi-
dent of Claremont, died on September26, 2015 of complications from Parkin-son’s disease. He was 85.
He was born February 6, 1930 toNorberta Martinez and Joseph Angel inPlacentia, California where he wasraised. He was a direct descendant ofRicardo Vejar, who co-owned RanchoSan Jose along with Ygnacio Palo-mares. The grant was given in 1837. Hewas also descended from Isaac Sparks,who came to Los Angeles in 1803. Helater owned 22,500 acres of propertynear Pismo Beach, which he receivedthrough a Spanish land grant.
Don was an outstanding athlete andlettered in a variety of sports while at-tending Valencia High School. He grad-uated in 1949 and the following fall, heand a group of his friends from OrangeCounty enrolled at Mt. San AntonioCollege. He demonstrated his athleticability there as well, playing varsitysports and lettering in football, baseball
and track and field. He also met his fu-ture wife Barbara while attending Mt.SAC.
Mr. Angel was drafted into the USArmy in the fall of 1951 during the Ko-rean War and was stationed in Anchor-
age, Alaska. When he returned in Sep-tember 1953, he was placed in theArmy Reserves for eight years. Donand Barbara were married in November1953. The following January, theymoved to Santa Barbara where Mr.Angel attended Brooks Institute of Pho-tography, graduating with honors in1956.
Mr. Angel’s first job took them toProvo, Utah in the spring of 1956. Hewas then hired as an industrial photog-rapher for General Dynamics inPomona. He remained with the corpora-tion for 35 years, retiring in July 1991.During this time, he traveled on assign-ments for the company and was incharge of the black-and-white photo lab.
In 1958, the Angels bought their firsthome in Claremont where they raisedtheir two daughters, Amy and Suzanne.After retirement, Don was very in-volved with his grandchildren, Alexan-dria and Andrew Waldron. He attendedevery sports event with his camera in
hand. He also continued his interest inhistorical readings and following sportsevents.
Mr. and Mrs. Angel traveled often inlater years, including journeys acrossthe United States and in Mexico as wellas five trips to Europe. Mr. Angel rel-ished the opportunity to photographnew sites and learn about different cul-tures.
He is survived by his wife Barbara,his daughters Amy and Suzanne Angeland his grandchildren Alexandria andAndrew Waldron, all of whom reside inClaremont. He also leaves his brotherMichael (Robyn) Sweet of Yorba Lindaand four nephews, Justin (Julie) Sweet,Jason (Melody) Sweet, Joshua (Jen-nifer) Sweet and Jake Sweet.
Funeral services were held on Octo-ber 13 at the Claremont United Churchof Christ Congregational, followed byinterment at Oak Park Cemetery inClaremont.
Marion E. Crosby, a longtime Clare-mont resident, died on December 10,2015 at her home at the ClaremontManor. She was 93.
She was born on Easter Sunday onApril 2, 1922 to Fred and GertrudeDyer and grew up in Pomona with hertwo brothers, Harold and Richard. Shegraduated from Pomona High Schooland attended Pomona Junior College,now Mt. San Antonio College, as wellas the University of Redlands.
She met her future husband LeoCrosby when he was in Pomona visit-ing relatives. The couple wed in 1943in Pueblo, Colorado at the home ofLeo’s parents. Mr. Crosby was in theUS Army Air Corps when they were
married. He earned the rank of firstlieutenant and served as a flight instruc-tor during World War II. Mrs. Crosbyfollowed her new husband as he wasstationed at several stateside locations,including Texas, Oklahoma and Cof-feyville, Kansas.
Marion used to tell their three chil-dren, Connie, Bob and John, a funnystory about their time in Oklahoma.The Crosbys were living off-base in atrailer, parked in a vacant lot next to agas station. One time, they woke to feelthe trailer moving around as if therewere an earthquake. It turned out therewas a cow relaxing so close to thetrailer that every time the critterscratched itself, the trailer wouldshimmy.
After the war, the Crosbys built ahouse on a 15-acre orange grove inClaremont where they lived for the next65 years until moving to the ClaremontManor in 2011. Leo preceded Mrs.Crosby in death in 2012.
In the late 1950s, the Crosbys be-came involved in square dance andround dancing, beginning with mem-bership in the Foot ‘n Fiddle SquareDance Club in La Verne. Over theyears, they became prominent dance in-structors for round dance clubs like theLamplighter Squares of Chino and the
Merry-Go-Rounders of La Verne. Mar-ion also delighted in cruising, inviting30 or more dance friends to join in thefun as she and Leo sailed to Alaska,Hawaii, New England, Canada and theCaribbean. She always scheduled timefor her group to perform an exhibitiondance.
Closer to home, she enjoyed every-thing about Las Vegas—the shows,buffets, the VIP parties, slot tourna-ments and, especially, the craps table!With her good luck at the casinos, shewas able to buy nice pieces of jewelryfor herself and generously shared herwinnings with her family.
Mrs. Crosby is survived by her threechildren, Connie, Bob and John; fivegrandchildren, David, Monica, Christo-pher, Caitlyn and Natalie; two great-grandchildren, Brandyn and Aiden, andher brother Harold. Her brother,Richard, preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held at noonon Saturday, December 19 at Todd Me-morial Chapel (325 N. Indian HillBlvd. in Claremont), followed by burialat Oak Park Cemetery in Claremont. Aviewing will be held on Friday, Decem-ber 18 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Todd Memo-rial Chapel in Claremont.
Claremont COURIER/Friday, December 18, 2015 9
Marion CrosbyLoving mother, enthusiastic square and round dancer
OBITUARIES
Judge Thomas A. Peterson died onDecember 10, 2015 at his home in Clare-mont. He was 75.
A memorial service will be held onSaturday, December 26 at 2 p.m. at theSierra La Verne Country Club (6300Country Club Dr. in La Verne), with a re-
ception to follow. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests
that donations be made to the AmericanCancer Society. A full account of JudgePeterson’s life will be featured in a futureedition of the COURIER.
Thomas A. Peterson
Claremont COURIER/Friday, December 18, 2015 10
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Taylors celebrate50th anniversary
Marshall and Ellen Taylor, longtime Claremont res-idents, recently celebrated their 50th wedding an-niversary. They met on a blind date at HarvardUniversity and were married shortly after collegegraduation.
The Taylors have lived many places all over thecountry but, once they landed in Claremont in 1978,they both felt as if they had arrived “home.”
Ms. Taylor worked as a social worker for manyyears, but when Mr. Taylor opened his private prac-tice law office in the Village in 1985, she elected tomanage the office—and stayed there until her retire-ment in 2011. Mr. Taylor has reportedly “tried to re-tire” but still works two days a week.
Their sons and their wives, Matthew and Amy Tay-lor and Andrew and Sara Taylor, organized a GoldenAnniversary party, with many good friends in atten-dance. Marshall’s best man came to the party from
Boston, and Ellen’s maid of honor came from Col-orado. The maid of honor had also arranged theirblind date in 1963.
Both Marshall and Ellen have been active in localClaremont organizations. Mr. Taylor is currently onthe board of directors for Claremont Graduate Uni-versity and for the Rancho San Antonio Botanic Gar-den. In past years, he was president of the board atMt. San Antonio Gardens.
Ms. Taylor serves as vice president for advocacyfor the local League of Women Voters. She also waspresident of the League for three years, president ofthe Claremont Chamber of Commerce and vice presi-dent of Claremont Heritage and the Friends of theClaremont Library, as well as serving on the boards ofClaremont Ed Net and Claremont CoordinatingCouncil. Both Marshall and Ellen served 12 years oncity commissions, several of those years as chair. Ms.Taylor also served Claremont as a city council mem-ber and mayor.
The Taylors note that their lives are very full now,since they have not only two wonderful sons but alsofour grandsons. Their future plans are to remain inClaremont and remain active as long as possible.Marshall and Ellen Taylor on their wedding day, No-
vember 26, 1965.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Claremont High School boys basketball team hashad a very good start to their new season, going 6-3in tournament play.
Since the beginning of the month they have wongames against Canyon Springs, 80-52, La Serna, 65-55, San Pedro, 87-66, Palm Springs, 45-40, andLegacy, 71-27. The Pack lost to North, 85-79, and toNorwalk, 61-55.
The boys will be playing in the Titan Pride Classicthis weekend at Pioneer High School.
GIRLS SOCCER
Claremont girls soccer won their non-conferencegame against Monrovia, 1-0, on Monday in Mon-rovia. Claremont senior Karsyn Jordan scored thegame’s only goal with an assist from Danielle La-grave.
The Pack won the Katella Varsity tournament inAnaheim last weekend. They defeated Kennedy, 5-0,and Westridge, 3-0, for the victory. Top scorers wereSophie Jones who had three goals and Janelle Gutier-rez with two. Mackenzie Boulware, Danielle Lagraveand Kyra Tisopolus each had one goal.
Last week, they defeated Alta Loma, 2-0. Goalscame from two freshmen, Tyler Higuera and SophieJones. Senior Karsyn Jones was credited with an as-sist.
The girls are off to a great start with a 5-1 record.
BOYS SOCCER
The Pack had a tough week losing to Chaffey, 1-0,on Monday and Redlands East Valley, 1-0, on Satur-day. Earlier Claremont won their non-conferencehome game, 2-1, over La Quinta and defeated VistaMurrieta on Monday by 2-1. Their record is now 2-2-1.
GIRLS WATER POLO
Another Claremont winter sports team playingwell is girls water polo, with a 6-3 record. Last week,they defeated Monrovia, 12-6, Fullerton, 15-2, andArlington, 13-8. Individual stats were not available.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
The basketball team continues to struggle a bit los-ing to Bloomington Christian, 42-35, last Friday butdefeating Wilson, 45-23, last Thursday. The Pack’srecord is still in plus territory at 7-4.
—Steven [email protected]
Claremont COURIER/Friday, December 18, 2015 12
Winter sports kick off at CHS
Ann R. Schiff namednew Pilgrim Placepresident and CEO
Pilgrim Place will welcome Ann R.Schiff as its new president/CEOeffective January 11, 2016. Ms.
Schiff comes to Claremont from Wash-ington, DC, where she has been execu-tive director of Ingleside at Rock Creek,a non-profit continuing care retirementcommunity.
She is licensed as a nursing home administrator inboth Maryland and the District of Columbia. Hereducation includes a bachelors in sociology fromVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University,and a master of arts in health care administrationfrom George Washington University.
Ms. Schiff always knew that her professional lifewould be in a service profession, and her 30 years ofwork in retirement communities is a natural exten-sion of her deep personal faith tradition. Her focusthroughout her career has been strictly in senior liv-ing and the majority of it has been with non-profitorganizations. Ms. Schiff has been in senior man-agement positions at continuing care retirementcommunities as well as free-standing nursing homesand assisted living communities.
Ms. Schiff, her husband Steve (who is currentlyclosing his law practice) and their Basset Hound,Delilah, will gradually move to Claremont at the be-ginning of the year. When she learned that she hadbeen selected by the board of directors, Ms. Schiffreportedly exclaimed, “I can’t wait to start at Pil-grim Place!”
Pilgrim Place residents share her enthusiasm aswell as a common commitment to social justice,peaceful living and prophetic environmentalism.
An evening of art and dining at ‘Palates & Palettes’eventWhether you’re a novice or a professional artist who
also has a passion for fine dining and wines, all are in-vited to “Palates & Palettes” on Saturday, January 9 at6:30 p.m. at the Millard Sheets Art Center at Fairplex inPomona.
Held each month, the events highlight a famous artistfrom a particular geographic location. Guests, guidedby an experienced art teacher, either recreate one of hisfamous works or use the art as inspiration. Meanwhile,cuisine and wines from the artist’s homeland are served.
January’s “Palates & Palettes” will feature the workof Viennese artist Gustav Klimt, a symbolist painteralso known for his murals, sketches and other objetsd’art. Guests will be encouraged to work with patternand ornament in their paintings, which they will take
home after the event.The food, catered by Twisted Sage of San Dimas,
and wines, provided by the Los Angeles InternationalWine Competition, will salute Klimt’s native Austria.Cost is $75 per person and includes painting supplies aswell as the food and wine.
“We hold these events monthly and welcome thoseof any age and level of experience,” Thomas Canavan,art center manager of Millard Sheets Art Center, said.“Attendees include everyone from students and art en-thusiasts to those on a date and even entire families.”
Space is limited. Reservations may be made by call-ing (909) 865-4161. To learn more about future dates,visit millardsheetsartcenter.org
Claremont COURIER/Friday, December 18, 2015 13
Elf on the Shelftakes a seat atcity hall
The Claremont City Hall Elfon the Shelf, "Claire Monty,” isan avid reader of theCOURIER, as seen in thethese photos reading up onlocal news while resting on thedesk of Tony Ramos, city man-ager. Photos courtesy of Bevin Handel
Southern California Edison recentlyprovided notification to a number ofresidents in the area of Forbes Avenueand Base Line Road regarding ascheduled maintenance power outage.
Originally scheduled between 8p.m. on Friday, December 18 and 6a.m. on Saturday, December 19, Edi-
son reports that this power outage hasbeen rescheduled for a future date in2016.
Once the new date for the poweroutage has been scheduled, the af-fected residents will receive the up-dated notification from SouthernCalifornia Edison.
Power outage rescheduled at BaseLine and Forbes Avenue
Claremont COURIER/Friday, December 18, 2015 14
Osvaldo Orellana approaches ablock of wood the way a painterapproaches a blank canvas.
The Claremont-based woodworker has created mas-terful works of art through his meticulous wood sculp-tures, rocking chairs and rocking horses that conjurescenes of the old west, docile homesteads or serene for-est vistas.
His latest piece, a vivid and dynamic depiction of astagecoach overrun by a gang of bandits on horseback,sold to a buyer in Anaheim Hills for $70,000. It wasdelivered on Saturday, December 5.
Mr. Orellana doesn’t hold back when he talks aboutworking on the piece, which took him over a year tocreate. “I was working like a slave,” he said. “And I de-livered it Saturday.”
It takes, on average, a few months for the Chileanartist to bring a piece of wood to life. He starts bydrawing out the plans, sometimes in conjunction with aclient who has commissioned the work.
He then uses a drill to carve out the larger pieces ofwood (he prefers walnut or mahogany), whittling downthe details with a rubber mallet and a chisel until his vi-sion begins to take shape. Mr. Orellana has many dif-ferent sizes of chisels to create intricate and difficultdetails such as a horse’s mane, facial features and, mostnotably, the reins on the horses.
“I’m born with the perception to know. I know aboutproportions, it’s natural to me,” Mr. Orellana said. “Ican see through the block of wood, where everythingis.”
Mr. Orellana has no formal training—his handiworkis entirely self-taught. He discovered his talent at six,when he began to carve away on pieces of wood.
“When I was home alone and I was bored,” Mr.Orellana said, “I found a broom in the back yard, and atthe same time I found a razorblade. I cut it in two, and Istarted to try to whittle the end of the broom with therazor.”
At the time, he was living on his uncle’s ranch onthe foothills of the Andes and growing up on a steadydiet of Hollywood western films.
“Me and my cousin, we were following the Ameri-can movies and we were on a ranch riding horses. Weimagined we’re Indians and cowboys, that kind ofthing,” he said.
Encouraged by his mother, Mr. Orellana enrolled atValparaiso Catholic University to become an architect,but left after two years.
His subsequent travels are worthy of an adventurenovel—he got a job on a Norwegian commercial ship,spending time in Europe for a few years before findinga job in the fishing industry in Peru. He then lived for atime in the United States on a visa before leaving forMexico, spending several years in Chiapas while livingon woodworking commissions.
When the peso was devalued in 1982, throwingMexico into an economic meltdown, Mr. Orellana usedhis contacts and documentation to re-enter the USthrough Tijuana, ultimately qualifying for then-presi-dent Ronald Reagan’s amnesty program in 1986.
He moved to Hollywood and took a job as a parkingattendant in a building that, among other Tinseltownheavyweights, housed the studios of 102.7 KIIS FM.And it was a chance encounter with a certain deejaythat changed his fortunes.
“Rick Dees is coming out, and he saw me and said,‘Oh, what are you doing?’” Mr. Orellana said. To passthe time at his job, he would whittle away at pieces ofwood, which caught the attention of the legendaryradio host. Mr. Orellana was invited on Mr. Dees’ radioshow, where he was given a full interview about hiswork, and soon his business began to take off. He wonlocal competitions across California, winning ‘Best inShow’ again and again.
Claremont woodworker creates art one scene at a time
COURIER photo/Steven FelschundneffClaremont artist Osvaldo Orellana has been sculpting in wood since he was six years old, continuing with hiscraft even when he was a parking attendant in Los Angeles. Now, he enjoys a dedicated following of customerswho buy his western-themed sculptures and intricately-carved rocking chairs.
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He even had a chance encounter with renownedlocal woodworker Sam Maloof, who is internationallyknown for his beautiful furniture.
“When I was at the Pomona fairgrounds, he wastouching [my work],” Mr. Orellana said. “He said,‘You know, you are the best wood sculptor I’ve everseen.’”
But despite the accolades, he stays humble.“I don’t consider myself a master of anything,” he
said. “I am only a guy who carves.”
Now, his pieces command prices that range from$7,000 for a rocking chair to $15,000 for a full scene.Mr. Orellana works on each piece, “200 percent byhand.”
Chairs can be difficult, Mr. Orellana says, because hehas to carve an intricate scene on the back of the chairwithout sacrificing comfort.
Mr. Orellana has two pieces in the works for thecoming year: a horse-themed bookstand complete with
bandits underneath a tree, and a scene with oxen andfarmers. He also plans to open a second studio in hisnative Chile.
Mr. Orellana has sage advice on how to follow yourartistic dreams, which he shares with anyone who asks.
“You need to work hard and be lucky too,” Mr. Orel-lana said. “That is the key.”
—Matthew [email protected]
Mr. Orellana takes a large range of commissioned jobs, such as this plaque for filmmakers Val Productions.After moving to Claremont 23 years ago, Mr. Orellana worked out of his garage. He has since moved to a stu-dio in Upland.
An ornate rocking chair like this one takes Mr. Orellanaabout two months to create. Many of his pieces arecarved from single blocks of wood.
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Western Christian School3105 Padua Ave., Claremont (909) 624-8291www.westernchristian.org
Pilgrim Place625 Mayflower Rd., Claremont(909) 399-5500 www.pilgrimplace.org
Jacqueline’s Home Decor116 Harvard Ave. Claremont(909)[email protected]
Kendall & Gkikas LLP143 Harvard Ave., Claremont (2nd Floor) (909) 482-1422www.parents4children.com
Optometric Vision Center of Claremont1420 N. Claremont Blvd. Ste. 209-B, Claremont(909) 621-0057www.visionsource-visioncenterofclaremont.com
Hendrick’s Pharmacy137 Harvard Ave., Claremont(909) 624-1611www.hendrickspharmacy.com
Vom Fass Claremont101 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont (909) [email protected]
The Diamond Center147 Yale Ave., Claremont (909) 399-9133www.lantzdiamondcenter.com
Barbara Cheatleys215 Yale Ave., Claremont(909) 621-4161
Buddhamouse Emporium134 Yale Ave., Claremont(909) 626-3322www.buddhamouse.com
First City Credit Union250 W. First St. Suite #150, Claremont 1-800-944-2200www.firstcitycu.org
Connie & Dick’s Service Center150 Olive St., Claremont (909) 626-5653www.connieanddicks.com
Claremont Chamber of Commerce205 Yale Ave., Claremont(909) 624-1681www.claremontchamber.org
Casa Colina Centers for Rehabilitation255 E. Bonita Ave., Pomona (at Garey)(909) 596-7733www.casacolina.org
Hair of the Dog1420 N. Claremont Blvd. Ste. 107A, Claremont(909) 626-5066www.hairofthedogclaremont.com
D. Proffitt, E.A.254 Wiley Ct., Claremont(909) 445-1379www.dproffittea.com
Mountain Village115 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont(909) 624-0070
Foothill Country Day School1035 W. Harrison Ave., Claremont(909) 626-5681www.foothillcds.org
Graber Olive House315 E. Fourth St., Ontario(909) 983-1761www.graberolives.com
Hillcrest Retirement Community2705 Mountain View Drive, La Verne(909) 392-4375www.livingathillcrest.org
Elizabeth’s Art Studio226 W. Foothill Blvd. Ste. J, Claremont(909) 621-1630www.elizabethartstudio.com
Claremont COURIER1420 N. Claremont Blvd. Ste. 205 B, Claremont(909) 621-4761www.claremont-courier.com
Repertory Opera Company101 W. Mission Blvd. #110-125(909) 230-4949 www.repoperaco.com
Pilgrim Congregational Church600 N. Garey Ave., Pomona(909) 622-1373www.pilgrimchurchpomona.com
Suzanne H. Christian, CFP419 Yale Ave., Claremont (909) 625-1052 www.suzannechristian.com
Packing House Wines540 W. First St., Claremont(909) 445-WINE (9463)www.packinghousewines.com
Gould Asset Management 341 W. First St. Ste. 200, Claremont (909) 445-1291 www.gouldasset.com
Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church, School & Preschool330 E.16th St., Upland(909) 920-5565www.stmarks-upland.org www.greatschools.org
Sonja Stump Photography135 W. First St., Claremont(909) 626-1147www.sonjastumpphotography.com
Candlelight Pavilion Dinner Theater455 W. Foothill Blvd., Claremont (909) 626-3296www.candlelightpavilion.com
Lewis Family PlayhouseVictoria Gardens Cultural Center12505 Cultural Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga Admin (909) 477-2775Box Office (909) 477-2752www.lewisfamilyplayhouse.com
Claremont Optometry695 W. Foothill Blvd., ClaremontAnn M. Johannsen, O.D.Brad A. Baggarly, O.D.(909) 625-7861 www.claremontoptometry.com
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center1798 N. Garey Ave., Pomona (909) 865-9500www.pvhmc.org
Geoff T. Hamill, Broker AssociateWheeler Steffen Sotheby’s International Realty500 W. Foothill Blvd: Claremont (909) 621-0500 Directwww.GeoffHamill.com [email protected]
Claremont Village Treasures141 N. Yale Ave., Claremont(909) 624-0407www.claremontvillagetreasures.com
Novell Custom Heating & Air Claremont/Upland (909) 398-1208 www.novellcustom.com
Speckled Hens 206 W. Bonita Ave., Claremont(909) 621-1752www.ShopSpeckledHens.com
Claremont Place120 W. San Jose Ave., Claremont(909) 962-8491www.claremontplace.com
Claremont Dental Institute601 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont (909) [email protected]
Corner Butcher Shop2359 Foothill Blvd., La Verne(909) 596-6345www.cornerbuthcershop.com
The Paint Bucket1051 W. Holt Blvd., Ontario(909) 983-26641215 E. Foothill Blvd., Upland(909) 982-8212
College Escrow1276 Yale Ave., Claremont(909) 621-7855www.collegeescrow.net
Eric Martinez - State Farm440 W. Base Line Rd., ClaremontOffice (909) 962-6242Fax (909) 962-6246www.ericmartinezinsurance.com
21 Choices460 W. First St., Claremont(909) 398-0021817 Foothill Blvd., Claremont(909) 621-7175 www.21choices.com
The Claremont Forum586 W. First St., Claremont(909) 626-3066www.claremontforum.org
The Bath Workshop232 W. Bonita Ave., Claremont(909) 625-3417www.thebathworkshop.com
Steve’s Air Condition & Heating Service665 N. Central Ave., Upland(909) 985-5254www.steveair.com
O F Wolfinbarger Inc.5675 Francis Ave., Chino(909) 627-7481 www.ofwolfinbargerinc.com
Broadview Mortgage Corporation1164 N. Monte Vista Ave. #4, Upland (909) 920-5260www.HLCTeam.com
House of RuthP.O. Box 459, Claremont(909) 623-4364www.houseofruthinc.org
Kessler Alair Insurance2335 W. Foothill Blvd. Suite #3, Upland(909) 931-1500www.kesslerlair.com
Tattle Tails Children’s Boutique309 Yale Ave., Claremont (909) 621-4193www.ttkidsclothes.com
Michelle’s Dog Grooming985 W. Foothill Blvd., Claremont(909) 398-1778www.michellesdoggrooming.com
SAS Shoes5241 Arrow Hwy., Montclair(909) 624-3292www.sasshoesofmontclair.com
Claremont Print & Copy108 Olive St., Claremont (909) 624-4615www.claremontprint.com
Christiansen AccountingCorina L. Christiansen, CPA140 W. Foothill Blvd. Suite E, ClaremontOffice: (909) 445-6802 Fax: (909) 447-6805www.christansenaccounting.com
Shoes That Fit1420 N. Claremont Blvd. Ste. 204A, Claremont(909) 482-0050www.shoesthatfit.org
Aromatique Skin & Body Care319-A W. First St., Claremont (909) 626-7422www.aromatiqueskincare.com
Claremont Community Foundation205 Yale Ave., Claremont(909) [email protected]
Klaus & Sons Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning1915 W. Arrow Route, Upland(909) 982-5698www.klausandsons.com
American Museum of Ceramic Art399 N. Garey Ave., Pomona(909) 865-3146www.amoca.org
Dale Bros Brewery2120 Porterfield Way, Upland(909) 579-0032www.dalebrosbrewery.com
Claremont Modern Dentistry405 W. Foothill Blvd. Suite #104, Claremont(909) 626-1236www.ClaremontModernDentistry.com
Carden Arbor View School1530 N. San Antonio Ave., Upland(909) 982-9919www.cardenarborview.org
Claremont Heritage840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont(909) 621-0848www.claremontheritage.org
Super King Market436 Auto Center Drive, Claremont (909) 267-7252www.superkingmarkets.com
The Colony at Loft 204 Gallery & Store532 W. First St. #204, Claremontwww.loft204.com
Claremont Headstones, Caskets, & Urns262 W. Fourth Street, Claremont(909)-626-6480 Office(909)-833-9188 Cellwww.facebook.com
D P Door Company382 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont (909) 625-60008633 Baseline Rd., Rancho Cucamonga(909) 989-1477www.dpdoor.com
Moultrie Academy Music-Voice-Dance405 W. Foothill Blvd. Suite #201, Claremont
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DOLLAR BOOK SALE All books are$1 in support of the Prison Library Proj-ect. Claremont Forum Bookshop andGallery, 586 W. First St., Claremont.SHABBAT DINNER 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.McAlister Center for Religious Activi-ties, 919 Columbia Ave., Claremont.(909) 621-8685.LUMINARIA NIGHTS Illuminatedevening walks featuring live acousticmusic, cookies and hot cider and morethan 1000 glowing, candle-lit luminariaslighting a half-mile, accessible loop onIndian Hill Mesa. December 18, 19 and20 from 6 to 9 p.m. General admission is$8. Discounts for students, seniors, chil-dren and RSABG members. RanchoSanta Ana Botanic Garden, 1500 N. Col-lege Ave., Claremont. Visit rsabg.org.
PLANTS “California Native Plant Prop-agation: Winter.” How to sow seed, takecuttings and prepare divisions of some ofCalifornia’s most popular native plants.
Includes take-home materials. 9 a.m. tonoon. Admission is $36 for members or$45 for public. Rancho Santa AnaBotanic Garden, 1500 N. College Ave.,Claremont. (909) 625-8767.
FARMERS’ MARKET Rain or shineevery Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. inthe Claremont Village. HANDEL’S MESSIAH ClaremontSymphony (CSO) offers two chances tosing along with Handel’s Messiah.These free performances will be at 1:30and 4 p.m. in Bridges Hall of Music onthe Pomona College campus, with CSOMusic Director Robert Sage conducting.There are no reservations or tickets re-quired; donations of any amount are ap-preciated. The audience is the choirseated in the soprano, alto, tenor or basssections. Those who don’t wish to singusually sit upstairs in the balcony. Manypast audience members have broughttheir own copies of the Messiah score;scores will also be available for purchaseat the concert for $10 per copy or for rentfor $5 per copy. Musicians from the CSOplay the instrumental component. In ad-
dition to the traditional Part I and the“Hallelujah! Chorus,” there will be anadded chorus, “Since By Man CameDeath” from Part Three, #46 in the score.The guest soloists this year are ChristinaMarie Harrell, soprano; Victoria Fox,mezzo-soprano; Christopher Campbell,tenor, and Bernardo Bermudez, baritone.All are professional singers with notablecareers in opera and musical theater. Theharpsichordist will be Patrick Rogers,and Melody Jan will play the organ.Hundreds of people from all over south-ern California come together for thisevent, now in its 34th consecutive year.Bridges Hall of Music fills up fast forthese concerts, so plan to arrive early.Visit claremontso.org for informationabout parking and drop-off zones for thedisabled. 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont.
ISRAELI FOLK DANCE A fun wayto exercise with music of Israeli folkdance. Beginners group at 6:45 p.m., fol-lowed by open dancing. $6. MasonicLodge, 227 W. Eighth St., Claremont.(909) 921-7115.
UNIVERSITY CLUB Meetings willresume on January 5.
ZEN MEDITATION 7:30 to 9 a.m.McAlister Center for Religious Activi-ties, 919 Columbia Ave., Claremont.(909) 621-8685.
CHRISTMAS EVE Many Claremontchurches offer Christmas Eve services(or the Sunday before). Check theCOURIER advertisements for eventannouncements.FIDDLER ON THE ROOF SING-ALONG
Trivia, prizes and costumes are encour-aged. Children are welcome (film is ratedG), though some themes may be challeng-ing for young children. Prices start at $18for general admission with discounts forstudents and seniors. 7:30 p.m. Laemmletheater, 450 W. Second St., Claremont.
CALENDAR COURIER CrosswordCheck out this week’s puzzle by Myles Mellor.
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NightlifeToys for Tots benefit show featuring Rusty Dogs.
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Millard Sheets: Hillsand Horses, an exhi-bition produced by
the Claremont Museum of Art,is now on display at RanchoSanta Ana Botanic Gardenthrough February 28, 2016.
A lifelong love of horses, and the land-scape surrounding his Padua Hills home,inspired artist Millard Sheets. The exhi-bition, curated by his son Tony Sheets,features paintings, drawings and litho-graphs from the years that he lived inClaremont in the 1940s-’60s and beyond.
Throughout a long and prolific career,Millard Sheets was at once a painter, amuralist, an architectural designer, ateacher and art administrator, an entre-preneur and an inspired cheerleader whotirelessly preached the importance of artin daily life. Handsome and energetic,daring and resourceful, he was a pas-sionate ambassador for the arts.
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden islocated at 1500 N. College Ave., Clare-mont. The exhibition is open daily, 10a.m. to 4 p.m. Garden admission is $8for adults, $6 for seniors and students,$4 for children and free for CMA andRSABG members.
Find more information about the exhibi-tion and the artist at claremontmuseum.org.
Millard Sheets exhibitionon display at RSABG
COURIER photo/Peter Weinberger It may be December, but not all the trees along Harvard Avenue in Claremont have changed color and shed their fall coat this year.Temperatures will remain winter-like, at least by Claremont standards, with highs in the low 60s and lows around 40. Skies willremain clear to partly cloudy, with no rain or mountain snow in the forecast.
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EUREKA CLAREMONT: 580 W. First St., Clare-mont Packing House. Open from 11 a.m. to midnight,Sunday through Thursday; closes at 1 a.m. Friday andSaturday. “Hoppy” Hour daily from 2 to 6 p.m. (909)445-8875.—Tuesdays: Half-off wine by the glass.—Wednesdays: Steal-the-Glass craft beer of the week.—Thursdays: Live 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 from6:30 to 9 p.m. Admission is $2. (909) 624-2928 orfolkmusiccenter.com. FLAPPERS COMEDY: 540 W. First St., ClaremontPacking House. 18 and over. Show times: Friday at 8and 10 p.m., Saturday at 7 and 9:30 p.m. and Sunday at7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door.––Friday, December 18: Jimmy O. Yang at 8 p.m. and10 p.m.––Saturday, December 19: Jimmy O. Yang at 7 p.m.and 9:30 p.m.––Sunday, December 20:Two Milk minimum at 4:30 p.m.––Thursday, December 24: Claremont Uncle Clyde’scomedy contest at 8 p.m.––Saturday, December 26: Craig Shoemaker, the Love-master at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.––Sunday, December 27: Craig Shoemaker, the Love-master at 7 p.m.––Thursday, December 31: East and West Coast NewYear’s Eve comedy show at 7:30 p.m. eastern and 10p.m. western.THE PRESS RESTAURANT: 129 Harvard Ave.,Claremont Village. Thursday through Saturday until 2a.m. Live DJ every Thursday at 11 p.m. 21 and overafter 9 p.m. Standing room only after 9:30 p.m. (909)625-4808. ––Friday, December 18: Toys for Tots benefit showwith Rusty Dogs at 10 p.m.
––Saturday, December 19: Jonny Come Lately(Latino/soul). 10 p.m.––Sunday, December 20: Sunday Piano with AngelaParrish at 6 p.m. and Soul Time (soul DJ set) at 9:30 p.m.––Tuesday, December 22: King Trivia Night at 8:30 p.m.––Wednesday, December 23: Ambient DJ and pianistPatrick Vargas. 9:30 p.m.––Thursday, December 24: Sounds of Christmas EveDJ set at 9:30 p.m.––Saturday, December 26: Bastards of Belleville (jazz)at 10 p.m.––Sunday, December 27: Sunday Piano with Patrick Var-gas at 6 p.m. and Press Karaoke with Katie at 9:30 p.m.––Tuesday, December 29: King Trivia Night at 8:30 p.m.––Wednesday, December 30: Dion Sorrell (cello)
at 9:30 p.m.––Thursday, December 31: New Year’s Eve with TheGroove Session at 10 p.m.PIANO PIANO: 555 W. Foothill Blvd., Claremont.Live dueling piano show times: Wednesday and Thurs-day, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m. to 1a.m. 21 and over. $5 cover charge on Fridays and Sat-urdays after 8 p.m. (no cover charge with student ID).(909) 547-4266.—Tuesdays: Taco Tuesday with $1 tacos, $2 Coro-nas and $3 margaritas. Rock the mic or jam with theband.—Wednesdays: “Rockstar Karaoke.” Rock the micor jam with the band. $2 Bud Lights and $4 VodkaRockstars. 9 p.m.
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Across
1. Billy, of rock & roll5. Old money in Paris10. Tied14. "You betcha!"15. Donkeywork16. Tag or tarsals17. Affectedly creative18. In the know19. Affleck and Franklin20. "That feels good!"21. Be indebted to22. Recently one was lit for
the first time at ClaremontCity Hall
24. Defeat decisively26. Government figure,
for short27. Discharged a debt28. Catholic book of prayers33. Iron35. Jeweled ornamental
coronet36. Bird word37. Sidekick38. Indications39. Long haul40. Pressure measurement
(abbr.)41. New home for the
Claremont Museum of Art42. Ordinary language
43. Certify45. Groucho remark46. Comes before a J47. Middle class resident,
in the Middle Ages50. Seeking relief from a
pitcher?54. Crude, e.g.55. "___ to Billy Joe"56. Foreshadow57. Hawkeye59. Sacred bird of Egypt60. Ego61. Open hearings in courts62. Pick-me-up63. Hunted64. Simpleton65. Capitals of Kenya
and Kuwait
Down
1. Stern with a bow2. Of brain matter3. Like some shoes4. ESPN sportscaster, Bob5. Full of holes6. More crude7. Lawyer's group (abbr.)8. Benchmark9. Vines, e.g.10. Vein or artery problems11. Swerve
12. It towers over Taormina13. Car of yesteryear21. Eastern ties23. Observatory find25. Low28. Intolerant individual29. Harangue30. High anxiety?31. Little deers32. Coupler33. Old man34. Microprocessor
type, abbr.35. Native American tent38. Rebellion against the
government39. Cousin of alg.41. Lairs42. ___ stitch44. Make thinner, like
mountain air45. Throaty problem47. Surfer's need48. Instruct49. Completes the defense50. Spoon measurement51. Field worker52. Waiting53. It comes easily to hand58. Marry59. Word that means “kind”
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: Holiday
Q. What did the gingerbread man put on his bed?
Q. What do snowmen like to do on
the weekend?
Q: Which of Santa’s reindeer has the worst manners?
Q: Why did the elf put his bed into the fireplace?
Q: What goes, “Oh, oh, oh”?
A. A cookie sheet.
A. Chill out.
A. Rude-olph!
A. Santa walking backwards.
A. He wanted to sleep like a log.
Whether your family celebratesChristmas or some other holi-day—or even none at all—the
COURIER hopes all you Claremont kidsenjoy your time off from school.
If you’re expecting presents and a stocking full oftreats, remember: some of the best things in life are free.I have a memory from when I was a kid that falls intothat category.
In the house where I grew up, we’d set up a Christ-mas tree in the living room, sparkling with coloredlights. If my bedroom door was open, I could see onecorner of the living room from my bed. In that corner,my mom kept her collectibles in a cabinet with glasswindows. And though I couldn’t see the tree from myroom, I could see its reflection. I loved drifting off tosleep while watching a holographic image of our glit-tering Christmas tree.
Another reminder that the holidays don’t have to bea big money-fest is reading the Little House booksby Laura Ingalls Wilder. In Little House inthe Prairie, where Mary and Laura live
with their ma and pa in Kansas, each of the girls gotidentical presents one Christmas: a new tin cup, a stickof peppermint candy, a heart-shaped cake sprinkled withwhite sugar and, tucked in the toe of the stocking, a
shiny penny. Only four presents in all, but they feltlike “two of the happiest girls on the prairie.”
And now, I’d like to offer you a gift—arecipe for maple candy from Little House inthe Big Woods, where the girls live in
snowy Wisconsin. “One morning Ma boiled molasses andsugar together until they made the thick
syrup. Pa brought in two pans of clean,white snow from the outdoors. Laura
and Mary each had a pan. Pa and Mashowed them how to pour the dark
syrup in little streams on to thesnow. Laura and Mary made cir-
cles, and curlicues, and squig-glely things with the dark
syrup. The shapes becamehard candy.”
Doesn’t that soundlike fun? When you
make your version,have a grownup
help, because hot
temperatures are involved. You probably don’t haveaccess to snow unless you live up in Mt. Baldy, but don’tworry! You can make due with crushed ice cubes.Here’s the recipe, courtesy of LaurasPrairieHouse.com
Supplies:• 2 cups pure maple syrup• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract• saucepan (non-stick works best)• candy thermometer recommended
Instructions:1. Cook syrup over very low heat until it begins to boil,stirring frequently.2. Continue boil until it reaches 233°F on the candythermometer.3. Remove from heat and cool for approximately 60-70 minutes, or until the temperature on the candy ther-mometer reads about 110°F.4. Add the vanilla extract and heat until smooth and fluffy.5. Shape this mixture into small patties, or while stillwarm you can pour onto pans of clean snow as Laura did.If you have no snow, you can blend ice cubes until theyare crushed, then place crushed cubes into a pan beforepouring the maple candy. You can also use candy molds.6. Maple candy must be stored in airtight containers toprevent the candy from drying out.
Look for our next Claremont Kids section in January.
—Sarah [email protected]
The holidays are about the little things
Notable Quotables:
“”
It is important toremember thatwe all have magicinside us. —J.K. Rowling
Illustration by Garth Williams
Did you knowSanta had onlyeight reindeer lastChristmas?Comet stayed home
to clean the sink.
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DEAR ADY: I’m in sixth grade and myparents got divorced last year. Now mydad has a new girlfriend and I don’tlike her at all. I’ve met her like twiceand she has a fake smile and dresseslike a show-off.
My mom says she might be okay if I getto know her, but I don’t want to get toknow her. What would you do if you weresupposed to be nice to someone whobugged you?
Signed, Not too Happy
DEAR NOT TOO HAPPY: I don’thave any firsthand experience in this,but I will try my best.
My advice would be to talk to yourdad. I know that must seem very hardbecause you don’t want to hurt his feel-ings, but I think he would appreciate itif you had the courage to come to himand talk about it. I would say some-thing like this: “I really want you to behappy, but I’m having trouble adjustingto a new woman in your life.” Then hewill probably ask why. The best thingto do is be honest with him and sharewith him the reasons why you are hav-ing trouble.
Also, when your mom and dad get di-vorced, you can’t help but have sad andmad feelings, and maybe these feelingsare making you be a little harder onyour dad’s girlfriend than normal. So,maybe your mom is right. If you get toknow her a little more she might not beas bad as you thought, and maybe youwill even find that you like her. I knowit’s hard not to, but try not to judge abook by its cover.
Ask Ady:by Ady Bolinger
[Claremont Kids advice columnist Ady Bolinger isa sixth grader at Oakmont Elementary School. Doyou have a problem you’d like her to talk about?Email us at [email protected].]
In the United States, many peopledecorate their houses with fake cob-webs and spiders for Halloween. In
the Ukraine, however, these decorationsare reserved for Christmas.
That’s right. Along with Christmas lights and shinybaubles, a family’s fir tree is embellished with spiderwebs and even the occasional arachnid. The traditionis a tribute to the story of the Christmas spider, a folktale popular in the eastern European countries of Ger-many and the Ukraine.
According to the legend, there was once a widowwho lived in a small hut. One day, a pinecone droppedon the floor and took root, growing into a flourishing
pine tree. The children were excited for Christmas,when they could decorate the tree with shining orna-ments. When the holiday arrived, however, they wereso poor they had nothing to put on the tree.
On early Christmas morning, the kids woke up theirmother, saying, “Look at our beautiful tree!” A spiderhad spun a delicate web around every branch. Theyoungest child opened the windows to let in the firstlight of Christmas Day. When the sunrays touched thespider web, the threads were changed into gold andsilver. Thanks to a busy spider and a Christmas mira-cle, the family was never poor again.
The story is the reason Ukrainians place cobwebsand ornaments shaped like spiders on their tree. Somepeople even say that the story is the root of the shinytinsel many Americans hang on their trees.
An unusual decoration
Wings of FireThe Wings of Fire series, by Tui T. Suther-
land, is about the five dragonets (young drag-
ons) Clay, Tsunami, Glory, Starflight and
Sunny. These five dragonets were prophesied
to bring world peace among all dragon tribes:
Mudwings, Skywings, Seawings, Sandwings,
Rainwings and Nightwings.
The dragonets were raised secretly in a
mountain by a rebel group of dragons called
the Talons of Peace. When Clay hears that
Glory is going to be killed, the dragonets de-
cide to leave the mountain early to protect her.
They sneak out, only to be captured by Sky-
wings and taken as prisoners.
Will the dragonets escape the Skywings?
Will they be able to fulfill the prophecy and
bring peace between all the dragon tribes?
Read the series to find out! Recommended for
ages 8-12.
—Deanna Oei is an eighth grader at ElRoble Intermediate School.
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Claremont COURIER Classifieds/Friday, December 18, 2015 25NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE
(UCC Sec. 6105)Escrow No. 1004096-PL
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a bulk sale is aboutto be made. The name(s), business address(es) to theSeller(s) are: YEHAH CORPORATION, 385 S.LEMON AVE, STE A, WALNUT, CA 91789Doing Business as: WABA GRILLAll other business name(s) and address(es) used by theSeller(s) within three years, as stated by the Seller(s), is/are:NONEThe location in California of the Chief Executive Office ofthe Seller(s) is: SAME AS ABOVEThe name(s) and address of the Buyer(s) is/are: S&B WBCORPORATION, 385 S. LEMON AVE, STE A, WAL-NUT, CA 91789The assets to be sold are described in general as: FURNI-TURES, FIXTURES, EQUIPMENTS, TRADENAME,GOODWILL, LEASEHOLD INTEREST & IM-PROVEMENT AND COVENANT NOT TO COM-PETE and are located at: 385 S. LEMON AVE, STE A,WALNUT, CA 91789The bulk sale is intended to be consummated at the officeof: GLOBAL ESCROW SERVICES INC, 19267 COL-IMA RD STE L, ROWLAND HEIGHTS CA 91748 andthe anticipated sale date is JANUARY 7, 2016The bulk sale is subject to California Uniform Commer-cial Code Section 6106.2.[If the sale is subject to Sec. 6106.2, the following infor-mation must be provided.] The name and address of theperson with whom claims may be filed is: GLOBAL ES-CROW SERVICES INC, 19267 COLIMA RD STE L,ROWLAND HEIGHTS CA 91748 and the last date forfiling claims shall be JANUARY 6, 2016, which is thebusiness day before the sale date specified above.Dated: 12/9/2015BUYER: S&B WB CORPORATIONLA1611019 CLAREMONT COURIER 12/18/15NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-13-603535-HL Order No.: 130246363-CA-MAI YOUARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUSTDATED 11/7/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTIONTO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BESOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED ANEXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THEPROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULDCONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to thehighest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a stateor national bank, check drawn by state or federal creditunion, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings andloan association, or savings association, or savings bankspecified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and au-thorized to do business in this state, will be held by dulyappointed trustee. The sale will be made, but withoutcovenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regardingtitle, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remainingprincipal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust,with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in thenote(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust,interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trusteefor the total amount (at the time of the initial publicationof the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forthbelow. The amount may be greater on the day of sale.BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESSTHAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor (s):JIM L BUTLER AN UNMARRIED MANRecorded: 11/7/2006 as Instrument No. 06 2471978 andmodified as per Modification Agreement recorded 8/12/2009 as Instrument No. 20091240932 of OfficialRecords in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGE-LES County, California; Date of Sale: 1/8/2016 at10:30AM Place of Sale: Near the fountain located at400 Civic Center Plaza Pomona, California 91766Amount of unpaid balance and other charges:$1,661,204.55 The purported property address is: 4312MOHAWK, CLAREMONT, CA 91711 Assessor’sParcel No.: 8673-038-004 NOTICE TO POTENTIALBIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this prop-erty lien, you should understand that there are risks in-volved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be biddingon a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bidat a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you tofree and clear ownership of the property. You should alsobe aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a jun-ior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, youare or may be responsible for paying off all liens seniorto the lien being auctioned off, before you can receiveclear title to the property. You are encouraged to investi-gate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liensthat may exist on this property by contacting the countyrecorder’s office or a title insurance company, either ofwhich may charge you a fee for this information. If youconsult either of these resources, you should be awarethat the same lender may hold more than one mortgageor deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROP-ERTY OWNER:The sale date shown on this notice ofsale may be postponed one or more times by the mort-gagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires thatinformation about trustee sale postponements be madeavailable to you and to the public, as a courtesy to thosenot present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether yoursale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, therescheduled time and date for the sale of this property,you may call 888-988-6736 for information regardingthe trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web sitehttp://www.qualityloan.com , using the file number as-signed to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-13-603535-HL . Information about postponements that are very shortin duration or that occur close in time to the scheduledsale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone in-formation or on the Internet Web site. The best way toverify postponement information is to attend the sched-uled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liabil-ity for any incorrectness of the property address or othercommon designation, if any, shown herein. If no streetaddress or other common designation is shown, di-rections to the location of the property may be ob-tained by sending a written request to the beneficiarywithin 10 days of the date of first publication of thisNotice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to conveytitle for any reason, the successful bidder's soleand exclusive remedy shall be the return of moniespaid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shallhave no further recourse. If the sale is set aside forany reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be en-titled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Pur-chaser shall have no further recourse against theMortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s At-torney. If you have previously been dischargedthrough bankruptcy, you may have been released ofpersonal liability for this loan in which case this let-ter is intended to exercise the note holders right’sagainst the real property only. As required by law, youare hereby notified that a negative credit report re-flecting on your credit record may be submitted to acredit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms ofyour credit obligations. QUALITY MAY BE CON-
SIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTINGTO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA-TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. Date: Quality Loan Service Corpora-tion 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line:888-988-6736 Or Login to: http://www.quality-loan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-13-603535-HL IDSPub #0097418 12/18/201512/25/2015 1/1/2016NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER
ESTATE OF MAURICIO ANTONIOMORATAYA-ZELAYACASE NO. BP169220
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors,and persons who may otherwise be interested in the willor estate, or both, of MAURICIO ANTONIOMORATAYA-ZELAYA:A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by JULIOC. MORATAYA in the Superior Court of California,County of Los Angeles.THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that JULIOC. MORATAYA be appointed as personal representa-tive to administer the estate of the decedent.The PETITION requests authority to administer the es-tate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act.(This authority will allow the personal representative totake many actions without obtaining court approval. Be-fore taking certain very important actions, however, thepersonal representative will be required to give notice tointerested persons unless they have waived notice orconsented to the proposed action.) The independent ad-ministration authority will be granted unless an inter-ested person files an objection to the petition and showsgood cause why the court should not grant the authority.A HEARING ON THE PETITION WILL BE HELDIN THIS COURT AS FOLLOWS: Date: January 15, 2016 Time: 8:30 A.M. in Dept.: 67Room: 614 located at: Superior Court Of California, County Of Los Angeles,111 North Hill StreetLos Angeles, CA 90012Central DistrictIF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, youshould appear at the hearing and state your objections orfile written objections with the court before the hearing.Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a CONTINGENTCREDITOR OF THE DECEDENT, you must file yourclaim with the court and mail a copy to the personal rep-resentative appointed by the court within the later of ei-ther (1) four months from the date of first issuance ofletters to a general personal representative, as defined insection 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60days from the date of mailing or personal delivery toyou of a notice under section 9052 of the California Pro-bate Code.Other California statutes and legal authority may af-fect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consultwith an attorney knowledgeable in California law.YOU MAY EXAMINE THE FILE KEPT BY THECOURT. If you are a person interested in the estate, youmay file with the court a Request for Special Notice(form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisalof estate assets or of any petition or account as providedin Probate Code section 1250. A Request for SpecialNotice form is available from the court clerk.Petitioner: Julio C. Morataya1350 E. Louisa Ave.,West Covina, CA 91790Ph# (909) 969-1036Publish: December 18, 25, 2015 & January 1, 2016NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER
ESTATE OF BRETT S. TASHMANCASE NO. PRO PS 1501029
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent credi-tors, and persons who may otherwise be interested inthe will or estate, or both, of BRETT S. TASHMANA PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by BUR-TON TASHMAN, LINDA TASHMAN in the Supe-rior Court of California, County of San Bernardino.THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that BUR-TON TASHMAN, LINDA TASHMAN be appointedas personal representative to administer the estate of thedecedent.The PETITION requests authority to administer the es-tate under the Independent Administration of EstatesAct. (This authority will allow the personal representa-tive to take many actions without obtaining court ap-proval. Before taking certain very important actions,however, the personal representative will be required togive notice to interested persons unless they havewaived notice or consented to the proposed action.) Theindependent administration authority will be grantedunless an interested person files an objection to the pe-tition and shows good cause why the court should notgrant the authority.A HEARING ON THE PETITION WILL BE HELDIN THIS COURT AS FOLLOWS: Date: December 21, 2015 Time: 8:30 A.M. in Dept. S55located at: Superior Court Of California, County Of San Bernardino351 N. Arrowhead AvenueSan Bernardino, CA 92415IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, youshould appear at the hearing and state your objections orfile written objections with the court before the hearing.Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a CONTINGENTCREDITOR OF THE DECEDENT, you must file yourclaim with the court and mail a copy to the personal rep-resentative appointed by the court within the later ofeither (1) four months from the date of first issuance ofletters to a general personal representative, as definedin section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2)60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery toyou of a notice under section 9052 of the California Pro-bate Code.Other California statutes and legal authority may af-fect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consultwith an attorney knowledgeable in California law.YOU MAY EXAMINE THE FILE KEPT BY THECOURT. If you are a person interested in the estate,you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice(form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and ap-praisal of estate assets or of any petition or account asprovided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request forSpecial Notice form is available from the court clerk.Petitioner:Burton Tashman, Linda Tashman1723 Brentwood Ave.Upland, CA 91784909-981-1530Publish: December 18, 25, 2015 and January 1, 2016
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMEFile No. 2015309313
The following person(s) is (are) doing business asCOSMO CLEANERS & LAUNDRY, 1019 W.Foothill Blvd., Claremont, CA 91711. Regis-trant(s): Bhisham J. Chandnani, 638 S. Five SistersDr., St. George, UT 84790. This business is conducted by an Individual.Registrant has not yet commenced to transact busi-ness under the fictitious business name or nameslisted herein.I declare that all information in this statement istrue and correct./s/ Bhisham J. Chandnani Title: OwnerThis statement was filed with the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk of Los Angeles County on12/08/15.NOTICE- In Accordance with subdivision (a) ofsection 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement gener-ally expires at the end of five (5) years from thedate on which it was filed in the office of theCounty Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision(b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days afterany change in the facts set forth in the statementpursuant to section 17913 other than a change inthe residence address of a registered owner. A newFictitious Business Name Statement must be filedbefore the expiration. Effective January 1, 2014,the Fictitious Business Name Statement must beaccompanied by the Affidavit Of Identity Form.The filing of this statement does not of itself au-thorize the use in this state of a Fictitious BusinessName in violation of the rights of another underfederal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 etseq., Business and Professions Code).PUBLISH: December 18, 25, 2015 and January 1,8, 2016
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMEFile No. 2015296078
The following person(s) is (are) doing business asBAUER SOLUTIONS, 1764 Westwood Place,Pomona, CA 91768. Registrant(s): ChristopherTodd Bauer, 1764 Westwood Place, Pomona, CA91768. This business is conducted by an Individual.Registrant has not yet commenced to transact busi-ness under the fictitious business name or nameslisted herein.I declare that all information in this statement istrue and correct./s/ Christopher Todd Bauer Title: OwnerThis statement was filed with the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk of Los Angeles County on11/20/15.NOTICE- In Accordance with subdivision (a) ofsection 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement gener-ally expires at the end of five (5) years from thedate on which it was filed in the office of theCounty Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision(b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days afterany change in the facts set forth in the statementpursuant to section 17913 other than a change inthe residence address of a registered owner. A newFictitious Business Name Statement must be filedbefore the expiration. Effective January 1, 2014,the Fictitious Business Name Statement must beaccompanied by the Affidavit Of Identity Form.The filing of this statement does not of itself au-thorize the use in this state of a Fictitious BusinessName in violation of the rights of another underfederal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 etseq., Business and Professions Code).PUBLISH: December 18, 25, 2015 and January 1,8, 2016
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMEFile No. 2015316323
The following person(s) is (are) doing business asCHEF PAUL CATERING, 3837 Shelter Grove Drive,Claremont, CA 91711. Registrant(s): Paul AnthonyBaca, 3837 Shelter Grove Drive, Claremont, CA 91711. This business is conducted by an Individual.Registrant commenced to transact business under thefictitious name or names listed above on 10/30/2015.I declare that all information in this statement is true andcorrect./s/ Paul Anthony Baca Title: OwnerThis statement was filed with the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk of Los Angeles County on12/16/15.NOTICE- In Accordance with subdivision (a) of section17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires atthe end of five (5) years from the date on which it wasfiled in the office of the County Clerk, except, as pro-vided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it ex-pires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in thestatement pursuant to section 17913 other than a changein the residence address of a registered owner. A newFictitious Business Name Statement must be filed be-fore the expiration. Effective January 1, 2014, the Ficti-tious Business Name Statement must be accompaniedby the Affidavit Of Identity Form.The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize theuse in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in viola-tion of the rights of another under federal, state, or com-mon law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business andProfessions Code).PUBLISH: December 18, 25, 2015 and January 1, 8, 2016NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-15-662101-RY Order No.: 150055892-CA-VOI YOUARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUSTDATED 10/10/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE AC-TION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, ITMAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOUNEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATUREOF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOUSHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.A public auctionsale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawnon a state or national bank, check drawn by state or fed-eral credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federalsavings and loan association, or savings association, orsavings bank specified in Section 5102 to the FinancialCode and authorized to do business in this state, will beheld by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made,but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied,regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay theremaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by theDeed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, asprovided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of theDeed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and ex-penses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time ofthe initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonablyestimated to be set forth below. The amount may begreater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAYELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTALAMOUNT DUE. Trustor (s): TIMOTHY MOSLEY,A MARRIED MAN, AS HIS SOLE AND SEPA-RATE PROPERTY Recorded: 10/24/2006 as Instru-
ment No. 06 2358268 of Official Records in the officeof the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, Califor-nia; Date of Sale: 12/28/2015 at 10:00 AMPlace of Sale:Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza,located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766Amount of unpaid balance and other charges:$497,253.29 The purported property address is: 618MCKENNA STREET, CLAREMONT, CA 91711Legal Description: Please be advised that the legal de-scription set forth on the Deed of Trust is in error.The legal description of the property secured by theDeed of Trust is more properly set forth and madepart of Exhibit “A” as attached hereto. Assessor’sParcel No.: 8313-010-038 NOTICE TO POTEN-TIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding onthis property lien, you should understand that there arerisks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will bebidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing thehighest bid at a trustee auction does not automaticallyentitle you to free and clear ownership of the property.You should also be aware that the lien being auctionedoff may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder atthe auction, you are or may be responsible for paying offall liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before youcan receive clear title to the property. You are encour-aged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of out-standing liens that may exist on this property bycontacting the county recorder’s office or a title insur-ance company, either of which may charge you a fee forthis information. If you consult either of these resources,you should be aware that the same lender may hold morethan one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NO-TICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale dateshown on this notice of sale may be postponed one ormore times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or acourt, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California CivilCode. The law requires that information about trusteesale postponements be made available to you and to thepublic, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. Ifyou wish to learn whether your sale date has been post-poned, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and datefor the sale of this property, you may call 916.939.0772for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this In-ternet Web site http://www.qualityloan.com , using thefile number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee:CA-15-662101-RY . Information about postponementsthat are very short in duration or that occur close in timeto the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflectedin the telephone information or on the Internet Web site.The best way to verify postponement information is toattend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee dis-claims any liability for any incorrectness of the propertyaddress or other common designation, if any, shownherein. If no street address or other common designationis shown, directions to the location of the property maybe obtained by sending a written request to the benefici-ary within 10 days of the date of first publication of thisNotice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey titlefor any reason, the successful bidder's sole and ex-clusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid tothe Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have nofurther recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason,the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to areturn of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall haveno further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mort-gagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. If you have pre-viously been discharged through bankruptcy, you mayhave been released of personal liability for this loan inwhich case this letter is intended to exercise the noteholders right’s against the real property only. As requiredby law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit re-port reflecting on your credit record may be submitted toa credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms ofyour credit obligations. QUALITY MAY BE CON-SIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTINGTO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATIONOBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 IvyStreet San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NONSALE information only Sale Line: 916.939.0772 OrLogin to: http://www.qualityloan.com ReinstatementLine: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan ServiceCorp. TS No.: CA-15-662101-RY IDSPub #009569712/4/2015 12/11/2015 12/18/2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMEFile No. 2015297252
The following person(s) is (are) doing business asAUNTIE ANNE’S PRETZELS, 172 Plaza Dr.,West Covina, CA 91790. Mailing address: 504Casanova St., #B, Los Angeles, CA 90012. Regis-trant(s): COVINA PLAZA FOOD INC, 501 W.Glenoaks Blvd., 179, Glendale, CA 91202. This business is conducted by a Corporation.Registrant has not yet commenced to transact businessunder the fictitious business name or names listed herein.I declare that all information in this statement istrue and correct./s/ Akther Jahan Title: PresidentThis statement was filed with the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk of Los Angeles County on11/23/15.NOTICE- In Accordance with subdivision (a) of section17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires atthe end of five (5) years from the date on which it wasfiled in the office of the County Clerk, except, as pro-vided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it ex-pires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in thestatement pursuant to section 17913 other than a changein the residence address of a registered owner. A newFictitious Business Name Statement must be filed be-fore the expiration. Effective January 1, 2014, the Fic-titious Business Name Statement must be accompaniedby the Affidavit Of Identity Form.The filing of this statement does not of itself author-ize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Namein violation of the rights of another under federal,state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq.,Business and Professions Code).PUBLISH: December 11, 18, 25, 2015 and January 1, 2016
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMEFile No. 2015293505
The following person(s) is (are) doing business asRODEWAY INN & SUITES, 3327 N. Del MarAve., Rosemead, CA 91770. Registrant(s): VIR-GINIA MOTEL LLC, 3327 N. Del Mar Ave.,Rosemead, CA 91770. This business is conducted by a Limited LiabilityCompany.Registrant commenced to transact business under thefictitious name or names listed above on 12/03/2009.I declare that all information in this statement is trueand correct./s/ Govind Patel Title: PresidentThis statement was filed with the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk of Los Angeles County on11/18/15.NOTICE- In Accordance with subdivision (a) of sec-tion 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally ex-
pires at the end of five (5) years from the date onwhich it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, ex-cept, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920,where it expires 40 days after any change in the factsset forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913other than a change in the residence address of a reg-istered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name State-ment must be filed before the expiration. EffectiveJanuary 1, 2014, the Fictitious Business Name State-ment must be accompanied by the Affidavit Of Iden-tity Form.The filing of this statement does not of itself authorizethe use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in vi-olation of the rights of another under federal, state, orcommon law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business andProfessions Code).PUBLISH: Nov. 27, Dec. 4, 11 and 18, 2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMEFile No. 2015289124
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as1.) EARNEST CONTRACTING, 2.) MEDEPROFESSIONAL SERVICES, 4123 N. GareyAve., Claremont, CA 91711. Mailing address: P.O.Box 7382, La Verne, CA 91750.Registrant(s): 1.)Deborah Cooney, 4123 N. Garey Ave., Claremont,CA 91711. 2.) Nasser F. Ghotbi, 4123 N. GareyAve., Claremont, CA 91711.This business is conducted by a Married Couple.Registrant has not yet commenced to transact businessunder the fictitious business name or names listed herein.I declare that all information in this statement istrue and correct./s/ Nasser F Ghotbi Title: HusbandThis statement was filed with the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk of Los Angeles County on11/12/15.NOTICE- In Accordance with subdivision (a) ofsection 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement gener-ally expires at the end of five (5) years from thedate on which it was filed in the office of theCounty Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision(b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days afterany change in the facts set forth in the statementpursuant to section 17913 other than a change inthe residence address of a registered owner. A newFictitious Business Name Statement must be filedbefore the expiration. Effective January 1, 2014,the Fictitious Business Name Statement must beaccompanied by the Affidavit Of Identity Form.The filing of this statement does not of itself author-ize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Namein violation of the rights of another under federal,state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq.,Business and Professions Code).PUBLISH: Nov. 27, Dec. 4, 11 and 18, 2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMEFile No. 2015296140
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as1.) OHANA EARTH, 2.) RENEWABLETONER, 1468 W. Holt Ave., Pomona, CA 91768.Registrant(s): 1.) Sarena Fuller, 1737 N. ReddingWay, Upland, CA 91784. 2.) Alan Fuller, 1737 N.Redding Way, Upland, CA 91784. This business is conducted by a General Partnership.Registrant has not yet commenced to transact busi-ness under the fictitious business name or nameslisted herein.I declare that all information in this statement istrue and correct./s/ Sarena Fuller Title: PartnerThis statement was filed with the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk of Los Angeles County on11/20/15.NOTICE- In Accordance with subdivision (a) ofsection 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement gener-ally expires at the end of five (5) years from thedate on which it was filed in the office of theCounty Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision(b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days afterany change in the facts set forth in the statementpursuant to section 17913 other than a change inthe residence address of a registered owner. A newFictitious Business Name Statement must be filedbefore the expiration. Effective January 1, 2014,the Fictitious Business Name Statement must beaccompanied by the Affidavit Of Identity Form.The filing of this statement does not of itself au-thorize the use in this state of a Fictitious BusinessName in violation of the rights of another underfederal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 etseq., Business and Professions Code).PUBLISH: Nov. 27, Dec. 4, 11 and 18, 2015
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FORCHANGE OF NAME
CASE NUMBER: KS019473TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner: ALAN BROOKMAN AND HUAWANG for ANNIKA DELPHINE WANGFiled a petition with this court for a decree changingnames as follows:Present name:ANNIKA DELPHINE WANGto Proposed name:ANNIKA DELPHINE BROOKMANTHE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested inthis matter appear before this court at the hearing indi-cated below to show cause, if any, why the petition forchange of name should not be granted. Any person ob-jecting to the name changes described above must filea written objection that includes the reasons for the ob-jection at least two court days before the matter isscheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearingto show cause why the petition should not be granted.If no written objection is timely filed, the court maygrant the petition without a hearing.
NOTICE OF HEARINGDate: January 11, 2016 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept.: JRoom:Superior Court of California, County of Los Ange-les, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766Pomona CourthouseA copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be pub-lished at least once each week for four successiveweeks prior to the date set for hearing on the peti-tion in the following newspaper of general circula-tion, printed in this county:CLAREMONT COURIER, 1420 N. Claremont Blvd., Suite 205BClaremont, CA 91711/s/ Dan T. Oki, Dated: November 16, 2015Judge of the Superior CourtPetitioner: Alan Brookman and Hua Wang for An-nika Delphine Wang200 S. Vista Bonita Ave., Glendora, CA 91741Ph.#626-405-0721PUBLISH: Nov. 27, Dec. 4, 11 and 18, 2015
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Fictitious Name
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Rain Gutters
INLAND Empire Sheet Metal,
Rain Gutters, Down Spouts.
Clean, repair, installation.
Senior discount. 909-600-
8815. 909-205-2519.
Roofing
Custom ConstructionReroof Specialist
All types of roofing.
Dry rot, flat roof,
tile repairs.
Insured and bonded.
Lic.630203.
Mark 909-996-2981
GORDON Perry Roofing.Reroofing, repairs of alltypes. Free estimates. Qual-ity work. Lic.C39588976.909-944-3884.
Sprinklers & Repair
DURUSSEL Sprinklers. Install,repair, automate. Since 1982.Free estimates. Lic.540042.Call 909-982-1604.
WASTING WATER?Poor Coverage?Sprinkler repair.
Installations and modifications.
C.F. Privett909-621-5388
Lic.557151
ADVANCED
DON DAVIES
Veteran,
Mt. Sac, Cal Poly
New, repairs.
Professional.
All sprinkler repairs.
Call 909-599-9530 now
Cell: 626-428-1691
Tile
REGROUT, clean, seal, color
grout. 909-880-9719, 1-888-
764-7688.
Tile
MASTER tile layer. Quick
and clean. Stone and gran-
ite work. Residential, com-
mercial. Lic.830249. Ray,
909-731-3511.
Tree Care
Johnny's Tree Service
Tree trimming
and demolition.
Certified arborist.
Lic.270275, insured.
Please call:
909-946-1123
951-522-0992
MANUELS Garden Serv-ice. General cleanup. Lawnmaintenance, bush trim-ming, general mainte-nance, tree trimming andremoval. Low prices andfree estimates. Please call909-239-3979.
Dale's Tree Service
Certified arborist.
Pruning and removals.
Drought tolerant planting
and design. Maintenance
specials. Over 30 years
experience.
909-982-5794
Lic#753381
TOM Day Tree Service. Fine
pruning of all trees since
1974. Free estimate. 909-
629-6960.
MGT Professional Tree Care.
Providing prompt, depend-
able service for all your tree
care needs. Certified arborist.
Lic.836027. Matt Gray-Trask.
Call 909-946-7444.
Wallpaper
WALLPAPER hanging andremoval by Andrea. Envi-ronmentally friendly. 30years local experience. Freeestimates. Lic.844375. 951-990-1053.
Weed Abatement
JOHNNY'S Tree Service.Weed abatement/land clear-ing. Disking and mowing.Please call 909-946-1123,951-522-0992. Lic.270275.
TIRED of dealing with weedproblems on your lot or field?Help control the problem inan environmentally safemanner. To receive loads ofquality wood chips. Pleasecall 909-214-6773. Tom DayTree Service.
ADVANCED DON DAVIESVeteran
Weed eating, mowing,
tractor fields,
manual slopes, hauling.
909-599-9530
Cell: 626-428-1691
Window Washing
NACHOS Window Cleaning.For window washing, call na-cho, 909-816-2435. Free esti-mates, satisfaction guaranteed.Number one in LA County.
SUNLIGHT Unlimited. Win-dow and solar panel cleaningteam. Since 1979. Mike andGreg 909-753-9832.
909-621-5626
Options In-Home Care is built on integrity and compassion. Our friendlyand professional staff provides affordable non-medical home care serv-ice, tailored care for our elderly clients, including personal hygiene,Alzheimer & dementia care, meal prep, bathing and light house keeping.For your convenience our Operators and Case Managers are available24/7! Now offering VA benefit support assistance.
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CONTACT US1420 N Claremont Blvd. Suite 205B Claremont, CA 91711Ph: 909.621.4761 • Fax: [email protected] Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.REAL ESTATE
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As a Seniors Real Estate Specialist let me take the worry and stress off your shoulders and put the pieces together for you.
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REAL ESTATE(909) 626-1261
www.curtisrealestate.comVisit www.curtisrealestate.com for MLS, community info and more!
Carol Curtis, BrokerSales Associates: Irene Argandona, Craig Beauvais, Maureen Mills,
Nancy & Bob Schreiber, Patricia Simmons, Corinna Soiles, Carol WieseContinuing the family tradition in the Claremont Village since 1947
107 N. Harvard, Claremont CA 91711 (909) 626-1261 www.curtisrealestate.com
1906 CLOVERDALE DRIVE, POMONA.Two bedroom home with refin-ished hardwood floors, FA/CA,dual-pane windows and remod-eled kitchen with granite counters.Freshly painted interior, drought-tolerant landscaping and coveredback patio on a spacious lot.$329,000. (C1906)
833 TRINITY LANE, CLAREMONTEnjoy Claremont's elegant casuallifestyle at an affordable price in this 3bedroom, 3 bathroom condo in theprestigious Claremont Terrace com-plex. There is one bedroom/officedownstairs and two upstairs, each withtheir own bathroom, all in over 1800sq. ft. Vaulted ceilings with high win-dows allow the downstairs to fill withlight. The patio opens to the greenbeltleading to the sparkling pool and spa.This is a great value you do not want tomiss. $447,000. (T833)
Congratulations to Carol WieseTop Salesperson for 2015!Carol has been affiliated with Curtis Real Estate since 1995 and inthat time has been the Top Sales Agent for 1996, 1998, 2000-2007,2009– 2015! Carol brings 35 years of combined Real Estate and certi-fied Interior Design experience to her clients providing them with awealth of sales knowledge and marketing creativity.
“My husband and I want to express our appreciation for the wonderful job Carol Wiese did in sellingour home. Carol was extremely knowledgeable, thorough, and always available…on top of the details,and very diligent in taking care of the necessary details. She did a fantastic job!” – Sally C., Attorney
“Carol is a go-getter from the start. She was always easy to reach and promptly answered our calls,kept us informed whenever anything happened, both in and out of escrow. We were very pleased withher work and would recommend her to anyone!” – Charlotte V.
You can count on Carol Wiese and Curtis Real Estate as your best resource for information about realestate. Please call Carol at 909.376.8972 or she can be reached at [email protected]. Visit ourwebsite at www.curtisrealestate.com.
Don’t leave us in the dark!Let us know when you move. Don’t miss a moment of superlative community coverage from the Claremont COURIER.
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2015 2014 Change From Previous Year
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November 2015
Claremont Real Estate Market Snapshot
Claremont market stats for November ended up very similar to October, both in 2015 and by the2014 comparison. Sales numbers are slightly slower than they were a couple months ago, withdays on market slowly moving upward. The number of homes coming on the market has drasti-cally slowed as well. Current available inventory in Claremont stands around 70 homes, comparedto the high 90s or low 100s during the summer months. As inventory continues to dry up, the mar-ket will remain slower, as buyers don’t have as many new homes to look at. This doesn’t mean it’sa bad time to sell. In fact, it's quite the contrary. A well-priced home to hit the market in the win-ter stands a very good chance of selling, as it has less competition, and many buyers are just wait-ing for a great home to hit the market.
Information provided by Ryan Zimmerman, Wheeler Steffen Sotheby's International Realty.Contact Ryan at [email protected] or call 909.447.7707.
276211 $2,275,000 $335,000 $715,819 $696,852 76
332310$1,600,000 $235,000 $600,263 $592,696 68
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Broker Associate, CRS, GRI, ABR, e-PRO, SRES909.447.7708 • [email protected]
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Mason is an excellent realtor. We commend him
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selecting and purchasing our new property. We're
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do very well in his chosen field of endeavor.MALKA RINDEBroker - Owner
Celebrating Over 25 YearsSelling Real Estate in the Area
Bus: 909-625-2407 Fax: 909-621-2842www.malkarinde.com
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MMALKA RINDE REAL ESTATEALKA RINDE REAL ESTATE1876 Morgan Avenue, Claremont CA 91711
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Nancy Telford, Century 21 Beachside Broker Associate. [email protected]. 909-575-8411. NancyTelford.com.
BEAUTIFUL CLAREMONT VILLAGE HOMEWITH CASITA (TWO ON A LOT)
A real, Mid-Century charmer with separateguest house. Front house with approximately2040 sq. ft., three large bedrooms and tworemodeled bathrooms. The separate guesthouse has a kitchenette plus ¾ bathroom.Located in the lovely Claremont Village on a qui-et tree-lined street. This home is energy efficientwith a 5.3 Kilowatts solar panel system. Fea-tures $250,000 in improvements throughout.Remodeled kitchen boasts gorgeous granitecountertops, cherry wood cabinetry and stain-less steel appliances. Large master suite withwalk-in closet. Detached guest house/casitacan be rented out for income property, mother-in-laws quarters or anything you desire. Ceram-ic tile/cement patio area. $898,000. (N573)
BEAUTIFUL NORTH CLAREMONT POOL HOME
Great car enthusiast's dream setup with five-cargarage including a huge RV garage. Lots ofroom for RV, boat, workshop or extra toys thatyou may desire. This beautiful home has a love-ly double door entry that leads to the step-downformal living and dining room. Remodeledkitchen with granite countertops, built-in stain-less steel appliances including a double oven,microwave, Wolf range and stainless steelfarmer sink, breakfast bar plus nook area. Largemaster bedroom and master bathroom withdual sinks. Private backyard boasts sparklingpool/spa, spacious covered patio and largeentertainment gazebo. Lovely view of the moun-tains. Desirable Claremont Unified School Dis-trict and much more for $799,900. (M2190)
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Tis the season to wish you and yours a spectacular holiday season. We hope the New Year brings much happi-ness into your home. Our thoughts also turn to those that make our business possible. A sincere thank you for trustingus with all your real estate needs. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from your Claremont neighborhood Realtor.
Top 7 in the USA! Top 12 in the World for the Century 21 Global System! #1 in the Inland Empire/San Gabriel Valley & awarded for the Best Quality Service. For 110 Five-Star Testimonials visit: zillow.com/profile/Nancy-Telford/Reviews
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FAMILY LIVING TODAY,INVESTMENT FOR TOMORROW
Spacious, gated over two-acre estate next tothe prestigious neighborhood of Claraboya.Located on a large, flat lot with over 7000 sq.ft. of high-quality, professionally installed syn-thetic lawn. This home features a master wingwith spa-like bath suite and balcony, a largefamily wing plus an additional downstairsroom. Five bedrooms, six bathrooms, office,exercise room with sauna, pool, play yard withswings, tetherball and horseshoe pits plus asix-hole putting green. Gourmet indoor andoutdoor kitchens, 800-bottle temperature con-trolled wine cellar and four-car garage. ThreeHVAC systems, premium water softener,orchard and outside seating areas. Room foradditional structures. $1,999,888. (M3251)
BEAUTIFUL HORSE PROPERTY WITH PRIVACY
Beautiful home located at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac. Approximately 2253 sq. ft., four bed-rooms and three bathrooms. The large down-stairs bonus room with built-in shelves could beused as the fourth bedroom or even a mother-in-law quarters if desired. This property sits onover a half-acre with no neighbors behind theproperty which provides for great privacy.Remodeled kitchen features custom oak cabi-netry, granite countertops and a nook area.Large master suite boasts walk-in closet plusmaster bathroom. Huge, private backyard fea-tures a large patio area. Attached garage withdirect access. Nice curb appeal with somestone work. RV parking plus a long driveway.$649,900. (R7958)
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Pamela Bergman-SwartzREALTOR®, Transition Living Consultant,
Seniors Real Estate & Certified Probate Specialist
8311 Haven Ave. Suite #180, Rancho [email protected]
(909) 636-2744BRE#01899295
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For more information, photos and virtual tours, please visit www.GeoffHamill.com or call 909.621.0500
PRESTIGIOUS TOWNE RANCH NEIGHBORHOOD - $725,000
Prime locale with great curb appeal. Sprawling one-story open floor plan, ideal for entertaining and fami-ly living. Features include: tasteful updates through-out home, dual-pane Milgard windows, copperplumbing and indoor laundry room. Separate break-fast room adjacent to beautifully remodeled kitchenfeaturing custom Tessier cabinets and breakfast barseating. The large manicured lot has a sparkling pool,covered patio, spacious grassy areas, mature lemontree and block walls. GeoffHamill.com 909.621.0500& Mason Prophet 909.447.7708. (D660)
QUALITY-BUILT LUSK HOME NEARCLAREMONT FOOTHILLS - $725,000
Coveted Condit Elementary School. Prime locationnear the Claremont Foothills and Thompson CreekTrail. Traditional four bedroom contemporary homeperfect for friendly entertaining and comfortable fam-ily living. Stunning designer upgraded kitchen boastsa spacious eating area and granite countertops.Indoor laundry room. Circular driveway leads tothree-car garage and boat parking. Nearly 1/3 acre,over-sized sweeping lot featuring a resort-like swim-ming pool, spa and patio areas among beautifulgrounds. (B2381)
COMING SOON:• Claremont Village Heritage House - $1,100,000
• Claremont Village Spanish Mission with Guest Quarters - $795,000
• Northeast Claremont Pride of Ownership - $750,000
• La Verne Hillside View Lots - $650,000• Charming Cottage Near Village - $495,000
FOR LEASE:• North Claremont Condit School
District - $2,400 monthly
1404 N. Euclid Avenue, Upland - $800,000 CUSTOM SPRAWLING RANCH-STYLE HOME
Gorgeous single-story residence situated on pres-tigious street. Enjoy extensive renovations insideand out. Approximately 3500 sq. ft. with five bed-rooms and five bathrooms. Professionally decorat-ed with hardwood floors, plantation shutters andFrench doors. Luxurious master suite boasts a sit-ting room plus lavish spa bath. Beautifully land-scaped over 1/3-acre grounds with a charmingbrick courtyard with fountain. GeoffHamill.com909-621-0500 or Louis Canchola 909-762-0843.(E1404)
NORTHEAST CLAREMONT SINGLE-LEVELESTATE - $1,050,000
Quality-built by Mike Gallo featuring a Nick Gulainspired one-story open floor plan design. Mediter-ranean-style curb appeal on an elevated nearly one-acre, cul-de-sac lot in prestigious northeast Claremontlocale. Warm and inviting feel boasting rich woodworkthroughout. Kitchen upgraded with granite counters andisland. Family great room includes vaulted beamed ceil-ings, refreshment center and game room. Enjoy park-like lush grounds with pool and spa, gazebo, multiplepond areas plus panoramic mountain views! (B635)
LIVE OAK HILLSIDE VACANT LOT - $225,000 Secluded, wooded, private, one-of-a-kind lot. 1.21gross acre horse property. Picturesque settingamong majestic tall oak trees and native land-scape. There is a gradual level pad to build on withlots of potential. Private driveway starts at thenortheast side of lot on Live Oak Canyon Road.Adjacent home also for sale at 4625 Live OakCanyon Road shares driveway easement. Brushclearance completed April 2015. One water sharegoes with the purchase of the land. (LOlot)
CLAREMONT VILLAGE CRAFTSMANTwo-story residence in a picturesque setting. Qualitycustom built and designed for first owners, Oliverand Francis DuVall, circa 1912. Warm and invitingwrap-around front porch. Three bedrooms, a study,office plus a den. Formal entry foyer accented withbeautiful staircase. Unique architectural elementsthroughout. Beautiful oak hardwood flooring, multiplebuilt-ins, sliding pocket doors and more. Central airand heat. 10-year new roof. Two-car garage. Largelot, approximately ¼ acre with tall trees and spa in atranquil setting. (S256)
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CUSTOMIZED CONTEMPORARYImmerse yourself in this stunning contemporary where clean lines and bright open spacesconnect the indoors with the outdoors. Stylish living and entertaining hold countless possi-bilities. Every bit of this home is chosen and shaped for maximum effect, creating distinctdramatic lines and volume with a modern contemporary flair. Expansive picture windows,impeccably placed custom lighting and gleaming wood floors flow from room to room. Relaxand enjoy the romantic ambiance of the two sleek fireplaces, one in the main living roomand one in the private master suite. Multiple patio spaces combined with the large lushlawn create a tranquil and dramatic outdoor setting where you will enjoy the Californialifestyle! Refined living is yours in this coveted location at the base of the foothills. $759,900.Sandy Jones • 909-227-5538. (T775)
NORTH EUCLID CUSTOMThis traditional custom home warms the heart at every turn. The large open foyer leadsyou through the first and second floor of beauty and elegance set off by wonderful featureslike the custom milled oak plank flooring and the floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace in the livingroom. Find oak hardwood detailing in the interior doors, decorative window frames andFrench doors. Spacious and cheery gourmet kitchen inspires the chef with its specially de-signed cabinetry including a center island, two ovens and breakfast area all framed withina beautiful wood-beamed ceiling. Enjoy the expansive exterior of this prime property withwrap-around covered porch, gazebo, three-car garage and spectacular landscaping. Calltoday on this home with its top of Euclid location! $998,000. Lori Johnson • 909-561-7338or Darla Johnson • 909-398-1166. (E2376)
MASTER PLANNED COMMUNITYFind this wonderful Southridge home lo-cated on a great cul-de-sac street withinwalking distance to the neighborhoodschool. Cathedral ceilings, three bed-rooms, two-and-a-half bathrooms and anice size yard. Don’t miss out, call today!$315,000. Leticia Guerrero • 951-545-1763. (F14379)
DISTINCTIVE TOWNHOMESituated in a beautiful complex with astream that meanders through the greenbelts, is this super clean unit featuring tileflooring and a cheery kitchen with granitecounters, hickory cabinets and some stain-less steel appliances. Walking distance tolocal shopping and restaurants. $260,000.Alexander Nagy • 626-437-1824. (I991)
BLAISDELL RANCHReminiscent of a French country home, thereare soaring, artist designed ceilings and manyversatile indoor and outdoor spaces that makethis home perfect for both memorable familymoments and entertaining. Secluded gatedoutdoor area and luxurious yard with pool andspa makes you feel that you have entered intoa charming French courtyard. $1,135,000.Laura Dandoy • 909-228-4383. (D871)
WELCOME HOMEYou won’t want to miss out on this charmingthree bedroom two bathroom home that hasbeen upgraded with neutral décor! Enjoy cook-ing for family and friends in the cheery kitchenwith white cabinetry, stainless steel appliancesand custom counters with tile backsplash. De-signer flooring, wide baseboards and specialtouches throughout. $399,999. Theresa Burton• 760-969-2728. (T11456)
PARC CHATEAUThis fabulous home is upgraded inside andout! Inside find a very open and bright floorplan with skylights, hardwood flooring andan upgraded kitchen with granite counter-tops. Outdoors find custom stamped concretealong the side and backyard that creates theperfect outdoor living area as it is nestledamidst mature trees and shrubs. $644,999.Laura Dandoy • 909-398-1810. (C2166)
GREAT LOCATIONNestled in the foothills and situated on abeautiful tree-lined street is this single-levelhome in north Glendora. Enjoy the warmthof a fireplace in both the living room and inthe huge master suite. With a little TLC youwill have the home of your dreams!$550,600. Leticia Guerrero • 951-545-1763. (L355)
CLEAN & CONTEMPORARYGorgeous views are yours from this FishCanyon mountain view home. Nestled inthe foothills, find this beautiful home thathas been completely updated! Chef’sdream kitchen with quartz-look counters.Gleaming laminate flooring, new windows,custom tile work in kitchen and bathrooms.$575,000. Leticia Guerrero • 951-545-1763. (O330)
GATED COMMUNITYThis beautiful home is nestled in a privateneighborhood and features three spaciousbedrooms and bathrooms. Find wood lam-inate flooring throughout the downstairswhich flows from room to room in thisopen floor plan. Fresh paint, recessedlighting, master suite deck plus a privateyard and patio.$450,000. Jason Nagy •626-244-5000. (M4321)
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101 North Indian Hill Blvd., Suite C1-208, Claremont
Prime Village West Location
Homebuyer Seminar 2016Everything you wanted to know about buying a home...
but have been too afraid to ask.
January 9th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch will be provided.
Please contact one of us for more details and RSVP. *Those that have had a foreclosure, short sale or bankruptcy are welcome,
come learn about the new rules that could affect you.Jennifer Tam, Broker Associate(714) 334-7200 cell (Call or Text)
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