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COURIER photo/Peter WeinbergerMonday night brought such a colorful and clear sunset, it was easy to see the outline of the Los Angeles skyline from

Base Line Road in Claremont.

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COURIER photo/Steven FelschundLaura Johnson, age 100, does a set of squats on Monday during a Claremont Adult School weight-lifting class at El Roble Intermediate School. Ms. Johnson been attending the class for a few years but shares that she has led a very active life.

Laura Johnson celebrates her 100th birthdaypumping iron at the El Roble gym

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Coates Cyclery a treasureDear Editor:

I was so pleased to read the articleextolling the virtues of the bicycle shopweve had in Claremont/Pomona for somany years.

Wes Roth and now Corey Mc-Croskey of Coates Cyclery have beenhonorable businessmen and it has beena pleasure to be a longtime customer.Their service is prompt, friendly and ofhigh quality.

When Coreys mother Shirley is onboard, it even seems homey. When youmentioned that Mr. McCroskey (I neverknew Coreys last name until it ap-peared in your article) gives back to thecommunity, donating bikes and helmetsfor kids, nothing was mentioned abouthis giving his time and encouragementto the Claremont Senior Bike Group(CSBGnot your average seniors),several other local cycling organiza-tions and many other individuals, whoare entering new forms of cycling.

Corey comes to many local eventswhere we are putting forth an effort toeducate kids and their parents on bicy-cle safety. He and his staff help to main-

tain our bikes at a discounted in price.CSBG is a growing group over theyears with at least 40 participating

members and Corey has been one of themain resources for advice, maintenanceand repair. It is a pleasure to do businesswith Coates and their crew.

Dorothy ElwellCSBG president

Water and our futureDear Editor:

Water is unique. It is the resource wecannot do without. Highly validatedprojections show Claremont will be hot-ter in coming years, while rainfall will

decrease. We cannot tolerate GoldenState Water Company, its parent Amer-ican States Water Company, or an in-ternational cartel that might take over,controlling our future.

With this in mind, in 2006 theLeague of Women Voters of the Clare-mont Area adopted a position on waterthat advocates Support for public ac-quisition of the local water system, con-verting the privately-owned companyto a city-owned water company by theuse of public financing, believing thatpublic control is worth the cost, even ifhigh, and has long-range advantages torate-payers and to the community.

Now we have the opportunity to makethat a reality. We must not lose it.Under the present high water rates in

Claremont, there are options undewhich the city could purchase and manage the water system without increasinrates or taxes, even if the costs wernear the upper range of credible estmates. Cooperating with a neighborincity is one of these.

Freeman Allen and Marilee ScaWater Task Force Co-chai

Betsey Coffman and Sally SeveCo-Presiden

League of Women Vote

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Claremont COURIER/Wednesday, January 9, 2013 3CITY NEWS

Police catch up with burglary spree suspects

The Claremont Police Departmenthas provided some level of relieffor victims of the citys recent

Bonnie Brae Avenue burglaries.Three men believed to be involved with the Clare-

mont burglary spree are behind bars. The Los Ange-les County District Attorney hasfiled 2 felony counts of residentialburglary against the 3 Los Angeles residents, Clare-mont police announced Monday afternoon.

Two homes were burglarized on December 26 inthe 2200 and 2600 block of Bonnie Brae Avenue,marking just a couple of several such incidents inthe north Claremont neighborhood in recent months.There were no witnesses. One home was enteredthrough an unlocked door, the other through a bed-room window, Lieutenant Shelly Vander Veen toldthe COURIER. Jewelry and miscellaneous elec-tronic items such as iPads, iPhones and computerswere stolen.

Police were provided with a lead on the case later

that day when some of the stolen property from theburglaries was discovered in a trash can at the ShellGas Station, 1091 W. Foothill Blvd. Surveillancefootage provided police with the vehicle associatedwith the 3 suspects who had originally dumped theproperty. Police used the license plate number to lo-cate 20-year-old Juan Flores of Los Angeles, whoadmitted to being involved with the burglaries, ac-cording to Lt. Vander Veen. Two of the suspects re-mained at large.

Claremont detectives conducted a follow-up in-vestigation on January 3, traveling to South-CentralLos Angeles to survey 20-year-old Alberto Silva and19-year-old Kevin Pena, believed to be the other 2suspects in the burglaries. Stolen property was foundat both of their homes, according to police. Bothwere arrested.

A fourth man, 60-year-old Nejatollah PaulJavidzad of Beverly Hills, was arrested on January 4at Pauls Jewelry in the Jewelry District of Los An-geles after one of the suspects admitted to sellingsome of the stolen jewelry to Mr. Javidzad. He wascharged for failing to comply with laws governing

second-hand dealers as well as possession of stolenproperty, according to police. Mr. Javidzad was ar-rested and later released after posting $20,000 bail.

Burglaries continue to hit Claremont homesIn recent months, Claremont police have noted an

upturn in the citys burglaries, which include resi-dential burglaries, auto burglaries and vehicle theft.While Captain Jon Traber noted an identifiable spikein the last few months of 2012, the peak being inOctober, exact numbers were not readily available.The COURIER will report those numbers as theyare released.

Captain Traber attributes the majority of thosethefts to 2 or 3 Upland residents who were comingover into Claremont to conduct the crimes. Those in-dividuals were arrested in November. Many of theburglaries contributing to the spike in October werereported within The Club neighborhood of Clare-mont, located above Foothill Boulevard near theMonte Vista Avenue wellness center. He believes thethe 3 arrested Los Angeles residents account for

many of the other break-ins.While many of the crimes have occurred withinthe holiday season, Captain Traber says its difficultto determine the association.

Burglaries occur all year long. The area [inwhich those burglaries occur] is probably more sig-nificant, Captain Traber noted. Criminals locate aparticular area where they find success and tend toreturn to that area, where they hope to repeat theirsuccesses.

With that in mind, Captain Traber says policehave increased enforcement on neighborhoodswhere repeat burglaries are occurring, like BonnieBrae. However, Captain Traber says their greatesttool of prevention remains the vigilence of neigh-bors.

We have directed some extra enforcement to those

streets, but we depend upon help from the public inidentifying individuals in the neighborhood that dontbelong, he said. That doesnt mean any individualthat visits a neighborhood should be suspected of acrime, Captain Traber continued.

They have to do something that stands out.

Residents should make note of the clues: strangerengaging in suspicious behavior like knocking ondoors for no apparent reason as well as driving orwalking up and down the street paying an unusualamount of attention to the neighborhood. Any suspicious activity should be reported to the police de-

partment, regardless of whether a crime is actuallyin progress.

Some people just dont wantto believe folks commitburglaries and try to

justify the reasons behind the strangebehavior, but we urge them to call,Captain Traber said.

Residents are encouraged to take advantage offree security measures provided through the city likthe police departments vacation house checks. Aspart of the program, community patrol officers willcheck homes for suspicious activity. Officers willthen check residences with unusual activity for fur-

ther abnormalities. Applications for the free programmay be printed online or picked up at the ClaremonPolice Department, 570 W. Bonita Ave. The formsmust be returned in person to the CPD.

Captain Traber also encourages residents to makeuse of alarm systems as a measure of preventingcrime, pointing out that the homes targeted on Bon-nie Brae did not have a burglary alarm. Lockingdoors and windows might not be enough as many othe recent crimes feature crooks entering homes byforce, but its a step in the right direction.

Its about making it as difficult as one can forcriminals to enter your home, Captain Traber saidLocking doors and windows is a simple way to dothat, along with neighbors looking out for each otheand extra police presence. All those things combineare going to maximize a residents safety.

The police department encourages residents to report suspicious activity by calling 9-1-1 or the 7-digit emergency number, 626-1296.

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Water and economicdevelopment areexpected to remain

at the forefront in 2013 as theClaremont City Council eval-uates priorities and goals forthe year ahead. The publicdiscussion takes place at an 8a.m. workshop this Saturday,January 12, in the City Coun-cil Chamber.

The council established a list ofover 35 goals and priorities at its an-nual priority-setting workshop in De-cember 2011. That same list, slightlydwindled down as some of those pri-orities became reality, appeared beforethe city council in May. Though not-

ing the citys significant strides to-ward water acquisition and plans tofurther economic development, thecouncil looks forward to more worki h hi di

Councilmember Sam Pedroza.We have stayed true to form when

it came to addressing those issues and,in return, I think saw benefits, saidMr. Pedroza of the

priorities set duringhis mayorship.We will continue moving in the rightdirection.

Other goals realized in 2012 in-clude furthering economic develop-ment, establishing contracts withClaremonts police unions and adopt-ing an updated city sustainability plan.Mr. Pedroza noted the roles of CityManager Tony Ramos and city staff inhelping ensure those goals wereachieved, bringing the priorities backto the council 6 months after theiradoption to make positive the councilwas on track.

It helped us become much morestreamlined, and was a valuable wayof approaching what really are ourpriorities, Mr. Pedroza said.

Mr. Pedroza says that the council

will continue in a concentrated direc-tion this year by continuing to focuson big-ticket items like the water ac-quisition.

Water is a very big issue that is

going to monopolize a lot of our stafftime and rightly so because it impactsnot only Claremont today, but Clare-mont in the future, Mr. Pedroza said.So in terms of any major stuff, Idont see us changing course on that.

However, one new priority Mr. Pe-droza would like the council to con-sider is making Claremont a chartercity. Moving Claremonts status fromgeneral law to charter city wouldallow more local control and, Mr. Pe-droza believes, spur more overall effi-ciency since the city would be able todefine its own governing system sepa-rate from state laws and regulations.

He noted the perks along with someof the consequences, which would in-clude wrestling with the state to allowcharter city status.

There are a lot of hoops to jump

through in order to make [becoming charter city] happen, Mr. Pedrozarecognized. Im bringing it up not asomething we need to plan, but something I think the city needs to be dis-

cussing. We need to analyze whatwork will be involved to make something like this happen.

Other potential priorities include,but are not limited to, a continuedfocus on financial stability, addressinparking issues at the Claremont HillsWilderness Park, moving forwardwith the Oak Park Cemetery expan-sion and the potential renaming of thClaremont Depot to the Judy WrightDepot.

The full list of priorities and goalsbeing discussed this Saturday can beviewed at the citys website atwww.ci.claremont.ca.us. Residents

are invited to attend the meeting andprovide the council with input. TheCity Council Chamber is located at225 W. Second St.

Beth Hartne

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Ask Laura Johnson,100, the secret to herlongevity and shes

got a no-nonsense answer:hard work.

Ask her how people stayed in shapebefore exercise classes became com-mon and shell give a similar reply.They worked hard.

The same recipe for success hashelped Ms. Johnsonwho celebratedher centennial Monday with a vigor-ous workoutthrive in Mike Leporescircuit training class, offered throughthe Claremont Adult School and held4 times a week in El Roble Intermedi-ate Schools Fitness Center.

Three years ago, Ms. Johnsons twindaughters, Loretta Garcia and LoreneKortemeier, who had been taking Mr.Lepores class for some time withgood results, approached their instruc-

tor.They asked if I could set some-

thing up for Laura. I was expectingher to maybe do some light dumbbellwork, he recalled. But shes way be-yond that.

At her most recent session, Ms.Johnson completed her circuit with thesame alacrity as the rest of the class.At the beep of a timer, she movedfrom exercise bike to ab slide andfrom lifting weights via a back-friendly hex bar to twisting on theoblique machine.

The only thing I havent seen herdo is the pull-up and dip, Mr. Lepore

noted.In 1998, Ms. Johnson traded herClaremont home on Via Padova,where she had lived since 1950, forMs. Garcias La Verne residence be-cause she had begun falling. Soonafter, Ms. Kortemeier, who had previ-ously introduced her sister to the class,asked her mom if she wanted to comeand watch.

That didnt work, Ms. Kortemeierlaughed. She was in there doing it.

Though Ms. Johnson was in her late90s at the time, she didnt feel nervousabout jumping in. I just made up mymind. I knew I should be doing exer-cises.

Since taking Mr. Lepores class,Ms. Johnsons health and balancehave improved noticeably. I dontthink she needs me now, Ms. Garciajoked.

At Mondays fitness class, partici-pants partook of pink-and-white-frosted gingerbread cookies made byMs. Kortemeier, some of them onlythe size of a quarter in case anyonewas on a diet. Ms. Johnsons class-mates, who say her continuing sturdi-ness, mental sharpness and energy area source of inspiration, took a momentto congratulate her on the landmarkbirthday.

I hope Im here at 100dont weall, said Marcia Berry, an Azusa Pa-cific professor who calls Mr. Leporesclass her de-stressor.

Ms Johnson is wonderfully inde

pendent, Ms. Berry says, as is BettyDeJong who, at 89, is the classs sec-ond-oldest student. Ms. DeJong was aradiologist at Pomona Valley Hospital

for 37 years, and kept fit by walking thehospitals long corridors. Now shekeeps healthy and keeps her arthritis atbay with an hour of hand and back ex-ercises each morning, followed by ahalf-hour walk. A few evenings a week,she gets out to Mr. Lepores class.

At her last check-up, Ms. DeJongsphysician marveled at her good condi-tion.

I told the doctor, I just want to behealthy, she shared. If Im healthy, Iwant to be around. If Im unhealthy, Idont.

A life of change

Ms. Johnson, smooth-faced, white-haired, 5 feet tall and 110 pounds, iscertainly the picture of health. She isundaunted by the prospect of a gymclass, considered that shes always en-gaged in plenty of physical activity ofone kind or another.

She was born in 1913, about 6 milesout of Sunnyside in Yakima County inWashington state. As a girl, she gotplenty of exercise by helping out onthe family farm. After Ms. Johnsonwas married, she stayed active, scubadiving, hunting, fishing and ridinghorseback over the years.

According to Ms. Johnson, highwater rates is not a new issue. When

the cost for irrigating her familys 48-acre farm rose to $625 per year, nosmall amount during the Depression,Ms. Johnsons parents decided it wasi

Ms. Johnson had a sister whoworked for a lawyer in Los Angeles,and one of his clients was a doctorwho had purchased 20 acres of land innorth Pomona. The physician had con-tracted someone to care for the prop-erty, which included a house as well asa small farm, but the tenant was adrinking man and it wasnt workingout.

My sister told the man, I have afather wanting to move to Californiaand he is a farmer, hes dependable, nodrinking, hes a good Christian man,Ms. Johnson recalled.

The doctor paid for the family totravel south, a move that occasionedsignificant changes for Ms. Johnson.There was electricity in their home, aboon for a family that had previouslystaved off the darkness via ColemanLantern. In another change, theytraded Washingtons rainy weather for

sunny southern California skies.Oh, that was the best thing of all,

Ms. Johnson said.There were a number of subjects

h i d b f ld

graduate from high school in Califor-nia, many of which she hadnt takenwhile in Washington. It was deter-mined that she needed 2 more years o

high school to graduate. Ms. Johnsona mezzo-soprano singer, enjoyed hertime at Pomona High School, throw-ing herself into music department productions.

To get to school, she took a RedCar, walking the final few blocks aftethe trolley dropped her off. It wasnt astrenuous journey but it did carry onerisk. In the winter, when the owners olocal citrus groves were smudgingtheir trees to keep them from freezingthe burning oil filled the air with soot

Walking from Garey to PomonaHigh School, my face was black, MsJohnson said.

She cleaned up well enough that shattracted a boyfriend, Marven John-son. There wasnt a lot of money fordates. She and Mr. Johnson would goout in his car at night and chase rab-bits. They would shoot them and, ifthe rabbits looked healthy enough,take them home. He would skin themand she would cook them, preparingthem just like chickens, and the 2would share a well-earned repast.

Occasionally the teens, who werepresent for the 1931 opening of theFox Theatre in Pomona, would catch movie. Ms. Johnson favored love sto-ries. Their own love story continuedwhen they got married in 1935, 3

years after Ms. Johnson graduatedfrom high school.

She carried a gardenia bouquet, Ms

Centenarian keeps fit through exercise class, hard work

COURIER photos/Steven FelschundneEl Roble custodian Linda Shideler gives the thumbs-up to 100-year-old Laura Johnson during circuit training classon Monday at the school. Ms. Johnson celebrated her birthday with her classmates who she describes as warm anvery sociable.

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Johnson recalls. The union would last61 years, only ending with Mr. John-sons death. With a little luck, Mr.Johnson fell into painting and eventu-ally built his own business, MarvenJohnson Painting Co. of Pomona.

Luck also prevailed when Ms. John-sons first pregnancy yielded twinsIt was the surprise of my life, shesaidand when Mr. Johnson was ex-cused from active duty in World WarII due to a punctured eardrum.

While Mr. Johnson worked hardbuilding his business, Ms. Johnsontended to the twins and a subsequentdaughter, Karen, who is 6 yearsyounger. They knew when to take abreak and have some fun, though. Mr.Johnson, an avid fisherman, bought alittle boat and he and his wife woulduse it for fishing and later as a head-quarters for diving expeditions.

The Johnsons also made it to church

every Sunday, acting on the board ofdeacons for a Baptist church inPomona and later serving as one of thefounding congregants of the Clare-mont Baptist Church in 1950.

The Depression was in full-boreduring Ms. Johnsons girlhood. Whileher family always had enough to eat,thanks in large part to their vegetablegarden, they didnt have money tosend her to college. While she becamea bookkeeper and a beautician, work-ing full-time when her daughters weresmall, she has always regretted thatshe was unable to continue her educa-tion. One of the Johnsons greatest ac-

complishments was sending each oftheir daughters to college.Education comes first, she says.Life in itself, though, has been an

education for Ms Johnson who has

seen countless technological innova-tions over the years. She hasnt em-braced the Internet, but remembers thfirst time she experienced anothergroundbreaking invention.

The first thing that impressed meso much about changes in the worldwas getting a telephone. I was 5 yearsold. That was a marvelous thing, she

said.She also remains impressed by the

development and release in the 1960sof the Pill. One of the best things isyou dont have to have a baby everyyear, she said.

Other than that, Ms. Johnson, whowas feted a day before her birthday ata dinner with 40 guests, is remarkablyunruffled by the changes her centuryhas wrought. When asked whether thworld of the 21st century is the wayshe had envisioned it, she says yes.When asked how the area haschanged, she says its become over-populated.

While Ms. Johnson attributes herstaying power to hard work, herdaughter Loretta says, I suspect itsprobably due to very good genes. MJohnson had an aunt who lived to 98,and her parents were well over 80when they died.

Whatever her secret, Ms. Johnsonlooks healthy enough to remain part othe population for some years. Shesblithe about her prospects, though.

Im ready to go anytime, she saidIn the meantime, Ms. Johnson will

continue coming to her exercise classand tending to her orchids and gener-ally keep moving.

Its exciting, Ms. Garcia said

about her mother reaching ahealthy100. It gives me hope.


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RAISING THE BARcontinued from the previous page

COURIER photos/Steven FelschundneWearing a birthday corsage, Laura Johnson, 100, takes to an exercise bike during a Claremont AduSchool circuit training class at El Roble Intermediate School.

Ms. Johnson pushes through a circuit training class at El Roble. The hour-longclass focuses on strength and balance exercises.

Fitness teacher Mike Lepore works with Ms. Johnsonon a balance and stabilization exercise on Mondayat the El Roble Intermediate weight room.


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When I was in high school andcollege, and for many yearsafterward, my dad would see

my hair and what I was wearing and

ask, Are you making a statement?For years, I would adamantly deny it. No! Iwould proclaim hotly, both indignant and guilty. Iam not making a statement! Like he was both ac-cusing me of a crime and catching me red-handed.

Like making a statement is a crime.It took me a long time to face up to it. Not that

making a statement is a crime. It took me a longtime to see and understand that I was making a state-ment. Of course, I was.

Perhaps I was not sure of the kind of statement Iwas making. Perhaps I didnt know exactly what Iwas trying to say. Or was it that I didnt know that Icould say something in this way, that it was okay tomake such a statement?

Most likely, it was all of the above. And no doubtpar for the course for anyone working their way to

becoming their own person.I have been thinking about my fathers question

since seeing the nativity scene in front of the Clare-mont Methodist Church over the holidays. With itsseasonal tableau, it seemed that the church onFoothill Boulevard was offering an intriguing lessonon making statements. Either it was scaling back andtoning things down, or it was making a bold com-ment about making bold comments.

That the church may have wanted to tone things

down this Christmas is understandable. In recentyears, the church has been known for its provocativenativity scenes. Jesus has been depicted being bornin a homeless encampment and in a jail, amongother places.

Last years nativity scenethe one closing out2011turned out to be exceptionally provocative. Amore abstract tableau depicting same-sex couplesfollowing a star, it was so provocative that it wasvandalized. The star was taken down, and some ofthe figures were set askew or knocked over.

The vandalism took place late on Christmas Eveor early on Christmas Day and was written up in the

Los Angeles Times. It was not good Christmas PRfor a church.

So I wasnt sure what to expect when I went tosee this years nativity scene. I was both disap-pointed and not surprised to see a fairly standardversion of the birth scene, complete with straw balesand cardboard camels. It was a nice touch, though,that Joseph was wearing a Claremont CommunitySchool of Music T-shirt.

There was also a small sign explaining that this

historical Nativity scene...stands as a symbol of acceptance and even celebration of those who havebeen outcast and that Jesus was born in poverty,

out of wedlock and from a foreign land. Itwent on to state, In our effort to give mean-ing to OUR holiday, we have often stigma-

tized the poor and the undocumented peopleamong us by creating customs and cere-

monies that include those with means and say to thepoor and those who do not look like us or speak ourlanguage we were not thinking of you when weplanned this or you dont belong.

This was a powerful statement regarding the out-sider and what the Christmas message says abouthow we treat the outsider. But, as a friend com-mented after hearing this description, it was too badthat it wasnt more evident in the scene itself. It istoo bad, my friend commented, that there wasnt aneven bolder statement made after the vandalism theprevious year.

But waitwhat was the chain-link fence that thesign was on, that surrounded the scene? There was

an opening at the front, but it was nonetheless weirdand disturbing to see this ugly, stark barricade. Evenmore jarring were the 2 other signs that stood outmuch more, the bold red and white signsone thatsaid No trespassing, loitering, unauthorized park-ing and the other one warning that there was 24-hour surveillance.

I wondered if the fence and the warning signswere there to protect the nativity scene, to keep thevandals away. This made sense, but it sure was sad. saw that, of course, this was the point. This was thestatement. The ugly, stark fence and the bold threat-ening signs and the way they were weird and dis-turbing and jarring, the way they made me feel a bilike an outsider might feel, was the statement.

As another friend said after seeing the tableau,This is what you get after a hate crime.

This is just one statement in a world full of moreand more statements. But it reminds us to take careand have the courage to make statements that needto be made and at least as much to take them.

Not a bad statement as we venture into a newyear.

What it takes to make, and read, a statementby John Pixley

observerobserver

My wife thinks Im too old for Old Spice.


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A piece of the pieDear Editor:

Our country still has an unemployment rate ofaround 8 percent, which represents about 10 millionknown unemployed. An equal number have eithergiven up looking for work or can only find a part-time

job.The Federal Reserve has announced that it will keep

interest rates extremely low until the unemploymentrate drops to 6.5 percent, and it makes no estimate of

how soon that will occur. Even 6.5 percent representsabout 8 million officially unemployed.Although our economy is improving, an investment

newsletter that I receive forecasts that unemploymentwill remain elevated indefinitely. The Economistmag-azine recently predicted that the American middle classwill continue to shrink; it advised businesses to developproducts and services for low-income customers.

In Europe, fiscal austerity (government budget-cut-ting) is causing major layoffs of employees in busi-nesses as well as governments, further reducing taxrevenues and adding to national budget deficits. Euro-peans buy a sizable portion of US exports, and theyllbe buying less.

Meanwhile, our elected representatives in Washing-ton continue to negotiate over how much fiscal auster-ity our own country will impose on itself and who willbe harmed by that austerity. Businesses have alreadypostponed their purchasing and hiring, because theyworry about austerity's effect on consumer spending.Our representatives will make a big mistake if theycause middle- and low-income Americans to have lessmoney to spend, because these are the people whospend most or all of what they receive.

Those who have the greatest wealth and income canafford to take a hit, and it wont affect their spendingmuch if at all because they already have more than theychoose to spend. Many corporate CEOs, wealthy in-

dividuals and economists have pointed out the neces-sity to maintain consumer spending, even if it meansthat high incomes must pay higher taxes to avoid majorreductions in government and consumer spending.

However, even if our representatives do the rightthing with the fiscal cliff and minimize its damageto consumers, that wont solve our chronic economicproblem: the weakening ability of consumers to spend.

For 30 years or more, employees have received anever-smaller share of the economic pie, as jobs areshipped overseas, immigrants offer job competition atlower wages, and unions are busted or weakened. Ac-cording to The Economist, one-third of Americans whowere born into a middle class family are now belowmiddle class. Unless this increasing impoverishmentis reversed, consumer spending, business revenues and

job creation will not fully recover. Most Americanssense this: They believe that the younger generationwill be poorer than the Baby Boomers. The US willbecome a has-been economically, which will mean itbecomes a has-been militarily and politically as well.Our security and our prosperity are both at stake.

The deficit hawks in Congress who have arisen fromthe Tea Party movement express concern for our chil-dren and grandchildren if we leave them a huge na-tional debt. They should be at least equally concernedthat we not leave them in poverty and in a country thatis crippled because the middle classthe backbone ofour economyhas been decimated. A fundamentalchange is needed: Employees must get a bigger pieceof the pie. Bob Gerecke

Claremont


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ReverendMary EllenKilsby

Reverend Dr. Mary Ellen Kilsby, a longtimClaremont resident, died on Friday, January 4, 201from lung failure. She was 78.

Services for Rev. Kilsby will be held at the FirCongregational Church of Long Beach on SaturdaJanuary 19 at 2 p.m. and at Claremont United Churcof Christ, 233 W. Harrison Ave. in Claremont, oSunday, January 20 at 4 p.m.

Rev. Kilsby served 2 terms on the Claremont Unfied School District board and she and her late husband, Bud Kilsby, were charter members of thClaremont Methodist Church. In 1988, Rev. Kilsbbecame senior minister of the First CongregationaChurch of Long Beach.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memoriadonations be made to the American Lung Association, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 800, Wash

ington, DC 20004 (www.lung.org/donate).A full obituary on Rev. Kilsby will be included i

a future edition of the COURIER.

Claremont Democratic Clubmeeting location changeThe Democratic Club of Claremonts January

luncheon, scheduled for Friday, January 11, will notbe held at its usual location as LYL Garden is remod-eling. Rather, the Democrats will meet at the AladdinJr Restaurant, 3161 N. Garey Ave., Pomona.

Speaker Charles Bayer will discuss Religion andAmerican Politics. A Middle Eastern buffet will beavailable for $11.99, which includes a free drink andtax. A tip is additional. The meeting is from noon to2 p.m., with lunch from noon to 1 p.m. followed bythe presentation.

Swing by the CHS baseballteam fundraiser

The 10th annual Claremont High School baseballgolf tournament fundraiser is set for Friday, January18 at the San Dimas Canyon Golf Course.

Registration begins at 10 a.m., with a shogun startat noon. An awards dinner will be held at 6 p.m.

Golf fees are: Single player, $150; Foursome,$500. Dinner is a separate charge of $40. Sponsorshipopportunities are available.

The CHS baseball team is 100 percent self-suffi-cient and funds are needed to pay for equipment, fieldmaintenance, coaches stipends, tournament fees andtransportation. For information, contact DennisVoorheis at 576-8887 or visit www.leaguelineup.com/claremonthighbaseball.

OUR TOWN


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As we individually andcollectively mourn themass killings at New-

town, Connecticut, the unbear-able pain is so incomprehen-sible because 20 of the 26victims were angelic, blame-less and innocent children.

I was immediately overcome withgrief, fear, despair and empathy. Thethought of my 5 grandchildren who at-tend Oakmont Elementary, El Roble In-termediate and Claremont High School

being killed in gun violence broughtshivers to my spine.

But as our 2012 Christmas holidayseason tainted with the blood of inno-cents, we must not continue to ask our-selves why this national tragedy oc-curred, for we all understand that evilexists. Only our Creator knows whyNewtown occurred. We must, however,begin to ask ourselves how we individ-ually can contribute to the healing toprevent the intolerable slaughter of in-

nocent children in our country. SinceColumbine, mass killings in the UnitedStates have not ebbed.

As Americans, we have to be brutallyhonest with ourselves and demonstratecourage when dealing with pragmatic

remedies.How can we expect to protect the

lives of innocents when our nationalculture values death, a social Darwin-istic predatory survival of the fittestparadigm, and gun violence? Howmany of us bought war toys as Christ-mas presents for our children and grand-children? How many of us bought theCall of Duty video game for our chil-dren in which the object of the game isto kill? How can we go forward as anation when we legally killed humanbeings sitting on death row or when welegally kill over a million innocent un-born children this year by abortion?

As a retired peace officer whoworked nearly 30 years with the Cali-fornia Youth Authority, I had the op-portunity to counsel incarcerated youth-ful offenders, many of whom werecommitted for first-degree murder inwhich the standard weapon of choicewas a gun.

One common characteristic that theseyouthful offenders shared during thecounseling sessions was that they firmlybelieved they possessed guns for pro-tection purposes only. They lacked totalinsight and were unable to embrace thefact that the sole purpose of a gun is tomaim and kill. These CYA murder com-mitments also lacked empathy and re-

morse for their victims, because theywere also desensitized to the sacrednessof all human life.

Another common shared character-istic of these young murderers was theirchildhood development from concep-tion to age 7 was sociologically andpsychologically characterized by a lackof love and nurturing; this was coupledby growing up in an environment withemotional and physical abuse and vio-lence. By the time the most violent ofthe youthful offenders were committedto the California Youth Authority, theyhad no self-worth, felt unwanted, werespiritually disconnected from God andhad no hope.

The greatest source of violence in ournation are children who are unwanted,uncared for, unloved, and marginalizedas the lepers were during the time ofJesus Christ. In my experience in juve-nile corrections, many marginalizedchildren turn into incarcerated teenagerswho are full of repressed anger andprone to violence.

And they also demonstrate a capacityas potential time-bombs that can ex-plode and destroy whatever is aroundthem.

Those marginalized, unloved childrenand youth whose cries for help are notheard by the greater human community

and do not become part of the juvenilecriminal justice system also have thepotential to explode and demonstratepredatory behavior, as evidenced byN t h t Ad L

Are we creating a predatory culturin our nation, full of humans withouhope and who do not care about theiown lives or the lives of others? Whechildren and youth lose hope and thwill to care for others and themselves

it can only create incomprehensibltragedies.

If we are to heal as a community annation in the aftermath of Newtown, wmust walk forward by peering into ouhuman past, when a communitys wefare was spiritually connected with caring for every individal, regardless otheir imperfections.

All children were protected and nurtured by the village or human tribe, nojust the natural parents. This familiahuman value was the cornerstone foall indigenous native peoples, wherthere was neither separation nor disconnection between Creator and all of Creators creations. There was only peacand harmony, and all life was inter-connected and related as seen through thprism of the sacred circle of life.

We survived the December 21, 201Mayan apocalyptic nonsense that waperpetuated by linear-thinking non-native Europeans. Indigenous Mayan anMexica First Nation Peoples believthat 12/21/12 marks the end of time anthe beginning of no-time: the time othe love of our Creator, which is infinitand everlasting. It is the end of thMacha and the beginning of the PachIt is a time of a new paradigm shift. It ithe end of selfishness and the beginninof brotherhood. It marks the end of a

anthropocentric life and the beginninof a biocentric life. It is the end of hatreand the beginning of love. It marks thend of lies and self-deception and thbeginning of truth. It is the end of division and the beginning of unity. It is thend of sadness and despair, and the beginning of joy and hope.

Our hope lies in walking forward ibeauty, beyond our own wounds, witthe faith and hope that each one of ucan reconnect with each other. We camake a difference by contributing to national and global culture that valuethe sanctity of all life forms and rejectthe culture of death, despair and vio

lence.On Christmas Day, we universallcelebrated the peace, joy and hope othe coming of the Prince of PeaceThree days later, on December 28, thCatholic liturgical calendar celebratethe Feast of the Holy Innocents.

Let us hope that as individuals, as community and as a nation, we will forever honor the memory of the murdereinnocents and the heroic teachers whsacrificed their lives so that the surviving children at Sandy Hook ElementarSchool, despite their traumatic woundwill live to grow up and provide a bettefuture for generations to come.

Al Villanueva is a First NationPurepecha Elder and parishioner aOur Lady of the Assumption CatholiChurch in Claremont

VIEWPOINT

Reflections on Sandy Hook with hope for the futureby Al Villanueva


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Jeri

BollmanWhether for work or play,books bring insight, pleasureto local educator

After a long day servingas director of theClaremont United

Methodist Preschool and thentraveling to Chaffey or CitrusCollege to teach classes inchild development, you mightthink Jeri Bollman would beeager to get away from thesubject of kids.

Instead, the bulk of her reading cen-ters on how best to nurture children,whether it is the latest child develop-

ment textbook or a best-selling titleshedding light on how children learn.

I read to keep current in my field,she said. Im a lifelong learner. If Idont continue to read, Ill becomestuck in my old ways.

Ms. Bollman, who has helmed thelocal preschool for 8 years, is particu-larly impassioned by the subject of Dr.Stuart Browns Play: How It Shapesthe Brain, Opens the Imaginationand Invigorates the Soul. Dr. Brownasserts that play is vital for the cultiva-tion of problem-solving skills and foremotional health.

From our play, we learn how the

world works and how friends interact,he notes. By playing, we learn aboutthe mystery and excitement the worldcan hold in a tree house, an old tireswing, or a box of crayons.

By contrast, many people view idletime as wasted time, Ms. Bollman said.As a result, some parents rush their kidsfrom one activity to anotherfromschool to sports to dance or karateinan attempt to ensure that free time isspent productively.

Were over-scheduling our childrenso much that they dont have time tothink, Ms. Bollman said. Downtime,unencumbered time, is when weprocess all the things weve learned.

That quiet time is when we are comingup with ideas.

When kids are allowed free time,many spend the bulk of their playimmersed the digital world, shenoted. This precludes 2 areas ofplay Dr. Brown feels are crucial,object play, such as building withLegos, and solo imaginative play.

Our kids are losing the ability tobe divergent thinkers and to tinkerand fix things. They may be gettingAs but they dont have any practi-cal experience, Ms. Bollman said.

Social play is especially vital tomental health, Dr. Brown says. Hepoints to a study of the perpetratorsof mass shootings, which foundthey lack a history of healthy inter-actions and spontaneous play. Ms.Bollman agrees that playing withpeers is a foundational experiencefor children.

Friendships are what hold us to-gether when everything seems to befalling apart, she said.

Who wrote the book of love?Helping to hold Ms. Bollmans

family together is an understanding ofthe different temperaments of each ofits members. To this end, she has foundGary Chapmans The 5 Love Lan-guages: The Secret to Love ThatLasts to be powerful.

The 5 Love Languages details themany ways people show affection.While we show care in various waysthrough touch, words, gifts, service andtimeeach of us, Mr. Chapman says,has a primary love language.

The bottom line in failed relation-

ships is that we keep trying to lovesomeone the way we want to be loved,Ms. Bollman said. If you keep buyingyour kids presents but their love lan-guage is the gift of time, youre missingthe boat; theyre not feeling loved.

Boys will be boysOther nonfiction titles she has found

enlightening are Pink Brain, BlueBrain: How Small Differences GrowInto Troublesome GapsAnd WhatWe Can Do About It by Lise Elliotand The Wonder of Boys by MichaelGurian.

There has been a move in the pastfew decades to explain gender differ-ences as a matter of nurture vs. nature.Ms. Elliot, however, says that anyone

who has been a parent has seen first-hand the innate differences in boys andgirls dispositions. Once these are ac-knowledged, she asserts, parents andeducators are better able to lessen anygender gaps in academic performanceand life success.

These books have made Ms. Boll-man more aware of the pitfalls of sup-pressing boys boisterousness. In recentyears, the time devoted to recess andoutdoor activity has lessened in ourschools, she noted. Whats more, boys

who are viewed as unruly are oftenmade to stay inside as punishment.

One thing we definitely know aboutboys is they are made to move. Havingthem sit too long doing this, Ms. Boll-man said, miming writing, is physi-cally painful for them. Were takingaway recess when we should be puttingthem outside, letting them run around.

Just for funGiven that shes a proponent o

play, it is only fitting that Ms. Boman occasionally makes time read for sheer pleasure. She findJohn Grishams legal thrillers irrsistible and plowed through ThHelp this past summer, enjoyingimmensely. She also has founFrancine Rivers A Lineage

Grace: Five Stories of UnlikeWomen Who Changed Eternito be compelling reading.

She creates a whole story syou can imagine what it would blike to have been Ruth, for instance, Ms. Bollman said. Whitheres a piece of history, itclearly the authors perspectivBut its such an incredible visioof how it might have been.

When the COURIER stoppeby the preschool to chat with MBollman recently, she was surounded by display racks stockewith kids books for the prschools annual Mrs. NelsonBook Fair.

I love kids books! Ms. Bolman enthused.

Her personal favorite is The Crippled Lamb by Max Lucado, whictells the story of a lamb with a disfigured leg who feels left out because hcant play with the rest of the lambs ithe herd.

When the herd moves on, leaving thCrippled Lamb behind, he takes refugin a stable, which turns out to be the siof Jesus birth. At that moment, he realizes his purpose is to help keep a veunique baby warm. As the descriptiofor the 2011 book, beautifully illu

trated by Liz Bonhams oil paintingsays, God had a very special plan fJoshuas life, as He does for all whfeel alone.

I just love the message that we ahave a place and a purpose, Ms. Bolman said.



COURIER photo/Steven FelschundneffJeri Bollman, director, Claremont UnitedMethodist Preschool.

BOOKMARK


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John York and his wife Sumi Foley, center, listen to the comments of a fellow mourner on Sunday during a memorial service for Ray Collins at Shelton Park in thVillage. About 75 people gathered to honor Mr. Collins who, before his death on Christmas Eve day, was a regular fixture in the Village.

Pomona resident Tara Tavi led the service Sundafor Ray Collins. Ms. Tavi was instrumental in organizing the memorial and had shared a decades-lonClaremont activist Michael Keenan listens to a eulogy for Ray Collins, one of the original members of

The Mothers of Invention

Frank Zappas sister Patrice Candy Zappa-Porter sings Ill Fly Away as Cynthia Allaireplays guitar at Shelton Park on Sunday.

A final goodbye to the Village GreeterCOURIER photos/Steven FelschundneffAbout 75 Claremont residents convened at Shelton Park on Sunday afternoon to honor Ray Collins,

the self-proclaimed Village Greeter and founding member of The Mothers of Invention. Hes like a

mellow cat in its favorite sunny spot, service organizer Tara Tavi said of Mr. Collins. Providing chalk

for the mourners, Ms. Tavi asked people to draw a heart or a sun on the sidwalk near an area where

an exchange with Mr. Collins took place.


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CALENDARNighlifeDavid Newton performs stand-upat Flappers Comedy this weekend.

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GalleriesBuddhamouse Emporium showcases a gallery of Now & Zen.

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GENEALOGYY 201 Richard Piepho,president of the Pomona Valley Ge-nealogical Society, will teach Cluster Ge-nealogy. Build a proof and developcontext to your ancestors lives. Look atfamily, friends and neighbors to providevaluable clues to the lives of your ances-tors. This event is sponsored by theFriends of the Claremont Library. 6 to7:30 p.m. Claremont Library, 208 N.Harvard Ave., Claremont. 621-4902.

YESTERYEARS CAF AlzheimersSupport Group in partnership with Com-munity Senior Services of Claremont.This is a monthly gathering for peopleliving with Alzheimers disease and otherdementias along with their families, care-

givers and other professionals. The topicfor the January meeting will be a VirtualDementia Tour that is being conducted byLisa Jeffers from Right at Home In-Home

Care & Assistance based out of RanchoCucamonga. 10:30 a.m. to noon. Open tothe public and free of charge. ClaremontPlace Senior Living, 120 W. San Jose Ave.,Claremont. 447-5259.CLAREMONT MODERN FILM SE-RIES featuring the California premier ofCoast Modern. 7 to 9 p.m. $10 donation.Seeley G. Mudd Theater at ClaremontSchool of Theology, located at 1325 N.College Ave., Claremont. 621-0848.IPAD HELP The Claremont MacintoshUsers Group will gather to discuss iPad

photography, check deposit on the iPadand iTunes 11 on your Mac or PC. 7 p.m.Hughes Center, 1700 Danbury Road,Claremont. 626-2045.

TEA WORKSHOP Discover how the teaplant, Camelia Sinesis, produces so many

different flavors and leaf styles. Learn andtaste all the tealeaf categories: white, green,oolong, black and puerh. You will discoverthe different manufacturing processes, his-

tory and cultivation. The lecture will includetastings of each tea category. Presentationhosted by Boutique Teas. 5 to 5:45 p.m. $7.Buddhamouse Emporium, 134 Yale Ave.,Claremont. Email [email protected] RSVP by January 9 for a free gift.

LIVE JAZZperformance on the Blue

Fin patio at 2 p.m. 665 E. Foothill BlvdClaremont. 946-1398.

FREE CONCERT Dennis Tremblprincipal bassist for the Los AngelePhilharmonic, will be performing concert. Mr. Trembly will be accompnied by pianist Jocelyn Hua CheCheng. There will be a Q&A sessioafter the concert. 10 a.m. ClaremoPresbyterian Church, 1111 MountaAve., Claremont.

Wednesday, January 9 to Thursday, January 17

YOUR WEEK IN 9 DAYS

January

Wednesday 9

JanuaryThursday 10

JanuarySunday 13

JanuarySaturday 12

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CASA DE SALSA: 415 W. Foothill Blvd. This isa restaurant that offers weekly live entertainment.445-1200.

Thursday: Michael Ryan and Friends. 6 to 9p.m.

Friday through Sunday: Romantic guitarist Vi-cente Victoria. 5 p.m. to closing.Sunday: Mariachi San Pedro. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.EUREKA! GOURMET BURGERS & CRAFT

BEER: 580 W. First St., Claremont. Open dailyfrom 11 a.m. to midnight Sunday through Thurs-day and closes at 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday.Hoppy Hour daily from 2 to 6 p.m. 445-8875.Mondays: Local Mondays featuring $3 DaleBros. Brewery pints.Tuesdays: 50 percent off all wines by the glass.Wednesdays: Steal-the-Glass craft beer of theweek. Meet the brewer first Wednesday of everymonth.Thursday, January 10: All Titos Vodka drinks$2 off and Eureka! Thursday Night Music featur-ing Lindsay & Laura.

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 $1. Info: 624-2928 orwww.folkmusiccenter.com.FLAPPERS COMEDY: 540 W. First St., Clare-mont Packing House. 18+. Show times: Friday andSaturday at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Tickets can be pur-chased online or at the door.January 11 and 12: David Newton was born andraised in South Africa and has become one ofSouth Africas super-star comedians.THE GLASS HOUSE: 200 W. Second St.,Pomona. 865-3802.Thursday, January 10: SUM 41.

Friday, January 11: Yeah Yeah Yeahs.Wednesday, January 30: Emilie Autumn.HIP KITTY JAZZ & FONDUE: 502 W. First St.,Claremont Packing House. Tuesday through Sun-day, 5:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. Live jazz every night. Ad-mission: 2-drink minimum. Info: 447-6700 orwww.hipkittyjazz.com.

Wednesday, January 9: Open Jam Night withGenos Standard Band (jazz). 8 p.m.

Thursday, January 10: The Lounge Trio at 7p.m. and Beat Cinema (DJ) at 10 p.m.Friday, January 11: Ginger and the HoosierDaddies (swing/jazz). 8 p.m. $5 cover charge.

Saturday, January 12: Flattop Tom and his JumpCats (swing/jump blues). 8 p.m. $5 cover charge.Sunday, January 13: Solid Ray Woods(soul/vocal). 7 p.m.

Tuesday, January 15: Ladies Night (female DJs).THE PRESS RESTAURANT: 129 Harvard Ave.,Claremont Village. Thursday through Saturdayuntil 2 a.m. Live DJ every Thursday at 11 p.m. 21+after 9 p.m. Standing room only after 9:30 p.m. Nocover. 625-4808.Wednesday, January 9: Half-off Wine Wednes-day. 11 a.m. to closing. Joe Atman performs at 9:30

p.m.Thursday, January 10: The Brian K. Trio (jazz).8 p.m.Friday, January 11: Sam Mellon & The Sky-larks (American folk/rock). 10 p.m.Saturday, January 12: Hunter & The Dirty Jacks(blues/roots rock). 10 p.m.Sunday, January 13: Dining music at 6 p.m., fol-lowed by Sunday Night Living Room Jam at 9

p.m.Tuesday, January 15: King Trivia Night. Answertrivia questions for a chance to win beer. 9:30 p.m.PIANO PIANO: 555 W. Foothill Blvd., Clare-mont. Live dueling piano show times: Wednesdayand Thursday, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and Satur-day, 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. 21+. $5 cover charge on Fri-days and Saturdays after 8 p.m. (no cover chargewith student ID). 547-4266.Tuesdays: Taco Tuesday with $1 tacos, $2 Co-ronas and $3 margaritas. Rock the mic or jam withthe band.

Wednesdays: Rockstar Karaoke, rock the micor jam with the band. $2 Bud Lights and $4 VodkaRockstars. 9 p.m.

For rates in the Gourmet Guide:

CALL MARY TODAY. 621-4761

GOURMET GUIDENIGHTLIFE

Jenelle Rensch covers the calendar, arts and entertain-ment. Deadline: At least one week before date of theevent. Include date, time, address, a contact phonenumber and fee for admission (if applicable). Phone:621-4761. Email: [email protected]: 621-4072. There is NO guarantee that all itemssubmitted will be published. Address: 1420 N.Claremont Blvd., Suite 205-B, Claremont, 91711.

GETTING TO KNOW YOUR IPAD

workshop series focusing on the iPad.January 14, 16 and 18 from 12:30 to2:30 p.m. in the Mac classroom at the

Joslyn Annex, 650 N. Mountain Ave.,Claremont. $30 tuition. Call 626-2045to register.SHAKESPEARE CLUB of PomonaValley. Professor Arthur Horowitz, de-

partment head of Pomona Colleges

Theatre and Dance Department, is thefeatured speaker. A special Shakespeare

book sale from the Marge Rusler li-brary will take place after the programin support of the Pomona Library Foun-dation. Tea will be served at the end ofthe meeting. 2 p.m. Joslyn Senior Cen-ter, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont.Call Kathleen at 629-2711 for more in-formation and reservations.

DRIVING ROBOTS ON MARS JPLemployee Matt Heverly, lead driver for

the Curiosity rover, will present anoverview of the Mars Science Laboratorymission and talk about the challenges ofdriving a robot on the surface of a planet325 million kilometers away. This pro-gram is free to attend. A buffet lunch isavailable at 11:45 a.m. for $12. Dessertand coffee is available for $5. The Univer-sity Club meets each Tuesday at 12:30

p.m. in the Alexander Hughes Community

Center, 1700 Danbury Road, Claremont.ASK THE GURU with session coor-dinator Tom Deno. Claremont SeniorComputer Club. 7:30 p.m. AlexanderHughes Community Center, located at1700 Danbury Road, Claremont.

TODDLER STORYTIME Join in fostories, rhymes, songs and play. Fochildren ages 15 months to 3 years antheir parents and caregivers. 11 to 11:4a.m. Claremont Library, 208 N. Havard Ave., Claremont. 621-4902.

Submit calendar listings as a formapress release to [email protected]. Include date, time, address, contact number and admissionfee (if applicable).

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COURIER CROSSWORD

Across1. Florida's 2004 hangers

6. Marathon

10. 27th U.S. President

14. Father

15. Length x width,for a rectangle

16. Partner of "done with"

17. White bird

19. Scrabble piece

20. Spotted

22. CHS varsity football

coach, Mike _____

26. Shade of brown

27. Subsurface war vessel

28. French way

29. Unrhyming poetry

32. Chocolate brown

37. Perfume ingredients

38. Certain print

40. "That was close!"

41. Indian money unit

43. Relating to an

African nation

45. Cardinal

47. Broker

48. Disclose

52. Eyeball membranes

54. Former name for

Foothill Boulevard

56. Old chap, say

57. Acts of repeating

63. Nose out

64. Takes to court

65. Computer acronym

66. Boston suburb

67. Charter

68. Mosque officials

Down1. Letterman's network

2. Egg protector

3 B k

4. Morning drops

5. Farm pen

6. Buoyed sea wreckage

7. Gold braid

8. Call for

9. Dessert10. ___ pole

11. Anti-sub coastal

defense boat

12. Outlaw

13. Current

18. In groups

21. Universe substance

22. Papal court

23. Marks in ancient

manuscripts

24. Loamy deposit

25. Restroom in slang

28. Bridle part

29. Dandy

30. No longer working: abbr.

31. Massage locale

33. Proprietor

34. Tea set material

35. Makes warmer

36. Barley beard

39. Rhododendron kin42. Mozart's "Madamina," e.g.

44. Get older

46. Good naturely mischievous

48. Top of an onion

49. Dweebish

50. WW II sign

51. Taken in

52. Contemptuous look

53. Wish of doom

55. Case for sewing gear

58. Pacific ocean fish

59. Distinctive theory

60. S.American tuber

61. Drawing game

62. Family nickname

Crossword by Myles Mellor. Puzzle #193

Answers to last weeks puzzle #192

PERFORMING ARTS

BRIDGES AUDITORIUM: 450 N.College Way, Pomona College. Boxoffice hours: Monday through Fri-day, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 621-8032.Tickets may be purchased online atwww.pomona.edu/bridges. Militarydiscounts are available through boxoffice for most shows.February 28: Country musicsinger-songwriter Willie Nelson.$45 to $65. 8 p.m.April 20 and 21: Inland PacificBallets Cinderella is an enchantingversion of the classic story featuringmusic of the famous waltz king, Jo-hann Strauss. $29 to $39 with dis-

counts for seniors and children.Showtimes are 1 and 7 p.m.BRIDGES HALL OF MUSIC:Pomona College, 150 E. Fourth

St., Claremont. 607-2671.Saturday, January 26: Concert foYoung People. 10:30 a.m.CANDLELIGHT PAVILION: 45W. Foothill Blvd., Claremont. Thurday, Friday and Saturday evenin

shows: dinner at 6 p.m., performancat 8:15 p.m.; Sunday evening showdinner at 5 p.m., performance at 7:1

p.m.; Saturday and Sunday matineelunch at 11 a.m., performance 12:45 p.m. 626-1254, ext.1 owww.candlelightpavilion.com.January 11 through February 3:Left My Heart: A Salute to thMusic of Tony Bennett.February 8 through March 24:ThSound of MusicMarch 29 through May 5: SweeCharity.HAUGH PERFORMING ARTCENTER: 1000 W. Foothill BlvdGlendora. Discounts available fostudents, seniors and youth. 626-9639411 or www.haughpac.com.Saturday, January 12: Chris Perondis Stunt Dog Experience. 1:3and 3:30 p.m.Sunday, January 13: The Highwaymen: A Musical Tribute. 2 p.mSunday, January 27: NunseBoulevard starring Cindy William(of Laverne & Shirley). 2 p.m.LEWIS FAMILY PLAYHOUSE12505 Cultural Center Drive, RanchCucamonga. Call 477-2752 or viswww.lewisfamilyplayhouse.com.Friday, January 11: Stars of DooWop.

Saturday, January 12: Peking Acrobats.January 26 through February 10Aladdins Luck.

LAEMMLES CLAREMONT 5 THEATRE: 450 W. Second SClaremont. 621-5500 or visit www.laemmle.com for movie listings. General admission $11; students with ID $8.50; children under 12 $8; senio62+ $8; bargain price $8 on Monday through Friday for all shows prior t6 p.m. and Saturday, Sunday and holidays prior to 2 p.m.Now playing: Les Miserables [PG13], The Hobbit: An UnexpecteJourney [PG13], Promised Land [R], Silver Linings Playbook [R

Django Unchained [R].

MOVIE LISTINGS

Image courtesy of Bridges AuditoriumCountry music singer-songwriter WillieNelson performs at Bridges Auditoriumon February 28. Tickets are on sale nowat www.pomona.edu/bridges.

REALTORS!Place your ads in themost widely readreal estate sectionin the area.

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57 UNDERGROUND: 300-C S.Thomas St., Pomona Arts Colony. Fri-day through Sunday, noon to 4 p.m.,second and last Saturdays, noon to 9

p.m. 57 Underground features contem-porary works by member and guestartists. 397-0218.

January 11 through February 24:Textures in Motion featuring ab-stract painters Lisa Brugger andKaren Duckles. Ms. Brugger hasused her arts education, travels andlife experiences to create positiveenergy through art. Since moving

back to LA she has participated inmany group shows, curated a PopUp gallery called Black and WhiteGallery in downtown LA, andstarted a website to help otherartists. Ms. Duckles paints flowingabstractions in a gestural manner,often using her hands directly on thecanvas. Her work has been influ-enced by the Japanese concept ofwabi-sabi. One of its precepts, thattruth can be found in nature, has in-formed her work for many years.Her subjects derive from natural

phenomena such as wind, water andplants. Opening reception: January12 from 4 to 9 p.m.Artist reception:February 9 from 4 to 9 p.m. Artwalks: January 12 and 26 and Feb-ruary 9 and 23.A BRUSH WITH THE PAST:143-G Harvard Ave., Claremont.Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m.to 5 p.m. $5 for adults, $4 for stu-dents and seniors. No admission feefor children under 12 years old. 621-

3000.AMOCA MUSEUM: 399 N. GareyAve., Pomona. 865-3146. Wednesdaythrough Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.www.amoca.org. 865-3146.Through January 27: The WilsonCollection of German Mettlach Ware1850 to 1915 and Present-day Transla-tions includes a selection of steins,vases, plaques, punch bowls, plattersand more.BUDDHAMOUSE EMPORIUM:134 Yale Ave., Claremont. Open dailyfrom 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 626-3322.Wednesdays: Dancing in Eden, BellyDance for Beginners. One-hour bellydance lesson with Adina Dane, who istrained in Egyptian, Turkish and tribal-style belly dancing. $10 per class or$36 for 4 classes. For ages 17 and over.5 to 6 p.m.Through January 31: Now andZen, 24 works of art by 12 artists, cu-rated by James Jolicoeur.BUNNY GUNNER GALLERY: 266W. Second St., Pomona Arts Colony.Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 7

p.m. Saturday, 12 to 6 p.m. 868-2808.January 12 through 31: Pieces byAmy Maloof featuring found objectsculpture and collage. In the piece

Disco Diaspora, Ms. Maloof de-constructs an 8-inch mirror ball,creating a flattened, stagnant 2-di-mensional map and then reanimatesthe party by directing a rotatingmulticolor light onto the picture.Opening reception: Saturday, Janu-ary 12 from 6 to 10 p.m.CLAREMONT COMMUNITY

FOUNDATION ART GALLERY:205 Yale Ave., Claremont Chamber ofCommerce. Monday through Friday, 9a.m. to 4 p.m. 398-1060.Through January 29: JacquelineKnells exhibit *2600.FIRST STREET GALLERY ART

CENTER: 250 W. First St., Suite 120,Claremont. Monday through Friday, 9a.m. to 5 p.m. Info: 626-5455.Through January 18: New worksby Dru McKenzie and The HolidayShow. Ms. McKenzie is a longtimestudio artist of First Street Gallery.This solo show will include 5 draw-ings, which demonstrate her compo-sitional acumen across a range ofsubject matter. The First StreetGallery tradition, The HolidayShow, will include at least one

piece from every one of the 50

gallery artists. Works purchasedfrom The Holiday Show will beavailable to take home immediately.GALLERIA BERETICH: Thehome of Barbara Beretich, 1034 Har-vard Ave., Claremont. 624-0548.www.galleriaberetich.com.Open Sundays from noon to 3 p.m.by appointment only: Featuring Cali-fornia art, paintings and sculpturesfrom local and national artists since1976.GALLERY SOHO: 300-A S. ThomasSt., basement level, Pomona ArtsColony. Thursday through Sunday, 11a.m. to 4 p.m.Through January 31:Creative Jour-ney. Opening reception: Saturday,January 12 from 6 to 9 p.m.MAIN STREET GALLERY: 252CS. Main St., Pomona. 868-2979.Through January 12: Nail-ScarredHands featuring the work of Rev.Gary V. Lett. Closing reception: Janu-ary 12 from 8 to 9 p.m.MALOOF FOUNDATION FOR

ARTS & CRAFTS: 5131 CarnelianSt., Alta Loma. 980-0412, [email protected] or www.malooffoundation.org.

Tours: Docent-led tours are ofered on Thursdays and Saturdays a1, 2 and 3 p.m. and feature SamMaloofs handmade home, furniturand the extensive Maloof collectioof arts and crafts. Due to limited ca

paci ty, advance reservations arstrongly recommended for all tourAdmission is $10 for adults, $8 foseniors and $5 for students. The Dis

covery Garden is open to visitors oThursdays and Saturdays betweenoon and 4 p.m. at no charge. Checin at the Foundation Bookstore. Thgarden features drought-toleran

plants native from California another parts of the world.Through February 2: Site to Studio, an exhibition of selected plein aworks representing 30 artists throughout southern California.PEGGY PHELPS & EAS

GALLERY: Claremont Graduate Unversity, 251 E. Tenth St., ClaremonMonday through Friday, 10 a.m. to

p.m. 621-8071.

January 14 through 25: TripodKyla Hansen & Dion Johnson in thPeggy Phelps Gallery.January 14 through 25: AntoniAdriano Puleo: Space Working, selections 2009-Present in the EaGallery.PERMADIRTY PROJECT SPACE

532 W. First St., Unit 219, ClaremonThursday through Sunday. Viswww.permadirty.org.Through February 15: HundredUnder a Hundred is a group show tshowcase small works (under 12 12) of many media under $100.PETTERSON MUSEUM OF IN

TERCULTURAL ART: 730 Ply

mouth Road, Pilgrim Place. FridaySaturday and Sunday, 2 to 4 p.m. Contains collections of international finart, folk art and material culture from10,000 B.C. to the present, contribute

by Pilgrim Place residents and community friends, covering every continen399-5544.Through January 27: All DolleUp: Selections from the PettersonDoll Collections, featuring historiand contemporary internationadolls.RUTH CHANDLER WILLIAMSON

GALLERY: 1030 Columbia Ave., o11th and Columbia, Scripps Colleg

campus. Wednesday through Sunday1 to 5 p.m. during exhibitions. Freadmission. 607-3397 orwww.scripscollege.edu/williamson-gallery/.January 26 through April 7: Denatured Nature, Scripps College Ceramic Annualthe longest-runninexhibition of contemporary ceramics ithe United States. Lecture: Openinlecture by curator Virginia ScotchSaturday, January 26 from 4 to 5 p.min the Humanities Auditorium. Opening reception: Saturday, January 2from 7 to 9 p.m. in the WilliamsoGallery.

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RENTALS

Apartments for Rent

THREE bedrooms, 2 bath-rooms and a pool. $1600monthly. Barbara 624-9958.

Condo for Rent

TWO bedroom, 2.5 bath-room, Claremont condo forrent. $1600 monthly. Secu-rity deposit $1600, OAC. Eu-clid Management Company981-4131.

CLAREMONT Club prime lo-

cation! Two bedrooms, 2bathrooms, 2 car garage.$2000 monthly, includes re-frigerator, washer, dryer. Nopets, smoking. 239-1868.

House for Rent

SAN Antonio Heights homefor rent. Ten minutes from Vil-lage. Two bedrooms, onebathroom, large kitchen,great schools, pets okay.$1895 monthly, yard serviceand water included. CallKevin at 714-402-0034.

NORTH Claremont home forlease. Furnished. Single

story, 3 bedrooms, 2 bath-rooms. 1600 sq. ft. $2500monthly. Available beginningof January. Realtor, 969-1914.

CLAREMONT: 4 bedrooms, 2bathrooms, large fenced yardand A/C. Yankton Ave. $1950monthly. 399-3331.

RENTALS

Office Space

FURNISHED psychothera-pist office in Village. Avail-able 3 days a week. Windowon courtyard. Shared recep-tion room. Call 949-7169 or560-2005.

Townhome for Rent

CLAREMONT townhome forlease. Two bedrooms, 1.5bathrooms, washer, dryer,dishwasher, shared garage.$1395 monthly. Please con-

tact Danielle at the RenkenCompany, 482-1060.

EMPLOYMENT

Child Care

EXPERIENCED nanny look-ing for a job. Good references.Patricia Garcia, 437-4455.

MARKETPLACE

Antiques

A BARN and house full of an-

tiques, furniture and smalls.Refinishing too! 593-1846.Kensoldenoddities.com. LaVerne.

AMERICAN and Europeanantiques, furnishings, homeand garden decor. New ship-ment weekly! The Ivy House.212 W. Foothill Blvd. 621-6628.

MARKETPLACE

Garage Sales

YARD sale Saturday, Janu-ary 12. 640 Marshall Ct.,Claremont. 7 a.m. to noon.No early birds. Clothes, fur-niture, holiday decor, miscel-laneous household itemsavailable. All proceeds fundTheaterChangesThings.org.

For Sale

G&L Soaps. Custom photosoaps. Glycerin soaps, giftbaskets. Lytle Creek, Califor-nia, Mt. Baldy, California. 982-

0273. [email protected]

Animal Shelters

Inland Valley Humane Society623-9777

Upland Animal Shelter931-4185

H.O.P.E Upland1800-811-4285

West End Animal Shelter947-3517

Bear Sightings

REPORT local bear sightings!Contact Jessica at 621-4761or [email protected].

Found Pet

EXTRA large tan and whitedog. Has long hair, blue eyesand is very sweet. Was foundon Foothill and Indian Hill Blvd.on December 31. 496-8013.

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It's a Zoe TeBeauEstate Sale in Upland!

Saturday, January 12, 2013, 8:00AM to 2:00PM

1520 W. 18th Street Upland, CA 91784

Home is full of beautiful furnishings, antiques anddecorative accessories. Ruth Mayer numbered seri-graph, Ridgeway Tall Case clock, beautiful patio fur-nishings, elegant depression era glass, loadedkitchen and garage, 4 year new Kitchenaid side byside stainless refrigerator, Theodore Haviland china inthe Chambord pattern, LG flat screen TV, vintagelinens, pool table, books and lots of the usual funstuff. Pictures on www.zoetebeauestatesales.com orlink to www.estatesales.net/estate-sales/379440.aspx.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 11-0124166 Doc ID #0001051406562005N TitleOrder No. 11-0104260 Investor/Insurer No.105140656 APN No. 8718-032-003 YOU ARE INDEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST,DATED 09/09/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE AC-TION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, ITMAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU

NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATUREOF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOUSHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Notice ishereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY,

N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to theDeed of Trust executed by RENEE B. MAR-TINEZ AND SONJA B. MARTINEZ, HUS-BAND AND WIFE, AS JOINT TENANTS, dated09/09/2005 and recorded 9/20/2005, as Instrument

No. 05 2260716 , in Book , Page , of OfficialRecords in the office of the County Recorder ofLos Angeles County, State of California, will sellon 02/11/2013 at 9:00AM, Doubletree Hotel Los

Angeles-Norwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Nor-walk, CA 90650, Vineyard Ballroom at publicauction, to the highest bidder for cash or check asdescribed below, payable in full at time of sale, allright, title, and interest conveyed to and now held

by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property sit-uated in said County and State and as more fullydescribed in the above referenced Deed of Trust.The street address and other common designation,if any, of the real property described above is pur-

ported to be: 273 SOUTH ROCK RIVER ROAD,DIAMOND BAR, CA, 91765. The undersignedTrustee disclaims any liability for any incorrect-ness of the street address and other common des-ignation, if any, shown herein. The total amountof the unpaid balance with interest thereon of theobligation secured by the property to be sold plusreasonable estimated costs, expenses and ad-vances at the time of the initial publication of the

Notice of Sale is $338,904.63. It is possible that atthe time of sale the opening bid may be less thanthe total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, theTrustee will accept cashier's checks drawn on a

state or national bank, a check drawn by a state orfederal credit union, or a check drawn by a state orfederal savings and loan association, savings as-sociation, or savings bank specified in Section5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do

business in this state. Said sale will be made, inan ''AS IS'' condition, but without covenant orwarranty, express or implied, regarding title, pos-session or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebted-ness secured by said Deed of Trust, advancesthereunder, with interest as provided, and the un-

paid prin cipal of the Note secured b y said Deedof Trust with interest thereon as provided in said

Note, plus fees, charges and expense s of theTrustee and of the trusts created by said Deed ofTrust. If required by the provisions of section2923.5 of the California Civil Code, the declara-tion from the mortgagee, beneficiary or author-ized agent is attached to the Notice of Trustee'sSale duly recorded with the appropriate CountyRecorder's Office. NOTICE TO POTENTIALBIDDERS If you are considering bidding on this

property lien, you should understand that there are

risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. Youwill be bidding on a lien, not on a property itself.Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction doesnot automatically entitle you to free and clearownership of the property. You should also beaware that the lien being auctioned off may be a

junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auc-tion, you are or may be responsible for paying offall liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, be-fore you can receive clear title to the property. Youare encouraged to investigate the existence, prior-ity, and size of outstanding liens that may exist onthis property by contacting the county recorder'soffice or a title insurance company, either ofwhich may charge you a fee for this information.If you consult either of these resources, youshould be aware that the lender may hold morethan one mortgage or deed of trust on the prop-erty. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER The saledate shown on this notice of sale may be post-

poned one or more times by the mortgagee, bene-ficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section2924g of the California Civil Code. The law re-

quires that information about trustee sale poponements be mad e ava ilable t o you and to public, as a courtesy to thos e not present at tsale. If you wish to learn whether your sale dahas been postponed, and, if applicable, trescheduled time and date for the sale of this proerty, you may call 1-800-281-8219 or visit this ternet Web site www.recontrustco.com, using tfile number assigned to this case TS No. 10124166. Information about postponements thare very short in duration or that occur close time to the scheduled sale may not immediat

be reflected in the telephone information or on Internet Web site. The best way to verify po

ponement infor mation is to attend the schedusale. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 18Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale formation (626) 927-4399 By: Trustee's SaOfficer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. idebt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any formation obtained will be used for that purpoA-4346221 01/09/2013, 01/16/2013, 01/23/20

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Acoustical

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ANDERSON Carpet Service.

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REMODELS, additions,restoration projects.

Claremont ConstructionCompany

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Electrician

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