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City council scuffles over funding El Barrio park event

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With the greatest of ease

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COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff Claremont resident Caroline Redfield, 12, practices an aerial silk routine recently at Pilates Studio M in the Packing House. Behind Caroline is the studios owners and one of the teachers Maria Bernhard.
Au Revoir After 21 years, Harvard Square Caf closes

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The long and short of it...

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Inflated superintendent salary
Dear Editor: I was surprised when I read the high salary for Claremonts newly selected superintendent of schools$218,000 which amounts to more than 3 times the $68,397 that the average teacher in Claremont makes. Further, in this era of budget cuts and layoffs, where salaries have remained flat for most superintendents and teachers in this state, I was again taken aback by the attached benefit in his employment contract that promises a 3.5 percent raise for each consecutive year of service (based on an annual vote by our local school board). I did some further investigation and, while Claremont teachers salaries run very close to what is our state average, our new superintendents salary is considerably higher. California superintendent salaries average at about $159,000 annually. In 2010, for instance, nearby Chaffey Joint Union High School Districts superintendent made $172,198, substantially less, even though his district is 3 times the size of Claremont Unified School District, with 942 teachers compared to Claremonts 305. Early this year, I was heartened when a Claremont school board member acknowledged in the Claremont COURIER that there is a serious crisis in value in Californias public schoolsthat the quality of education is being compromised by teacher layoffs, bigger classes, programs that have been cut; California is now 50th in the nation in terms of class size, 46th in terms of spending per pupil. So, I just dont understand why we continue to vote in pay raises for upper management.
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The emotional fragility of children

Dear Editor: I want to voice my support for Mr. DEmilio in the case of the Claremont Unified School Districts unjust and unfair actions against him. I feel that the actions taken by Mr. DEmilio were entirely appropriate in the case of these very young childrena 7-year-old girl being accused of being a child molester? Except for not reporting to DCFS, most of us would not think of a pre-puberty/pre-adolescent girl as a sexual molester. Mr. DEmilios response was not immoral or unprofessional. His response reflected his understanding of the fragility of the emotions of very young children. I knew Mr. DEmilio when he was the kindergarten teacher for my granddaughter at Sycamore School. I took her to his class every morning and sat in the back of the room with several of the parents. He was an excellent teacher, all while creating a very pleasant classroom atmosphere. One irate mother should not control the school boards actions and decisions to the detriment of Claremont's future students. I am a retired teacher.
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Dear Editor: In regards to the situation at Sumner Elementary School, I cannot believe a mother would put her children through such a terrible ordeal. My heart goes out to them. When I was at school, things like this happened and in a couple of days you moved on and forgot about it. Now those poor kids have to go to school every day knowing that everyone knows about them. Talk about cruel and unusual punishment. In my opinion, School Principal DEmilio did exactly the right thing. He put the childrens welfare first. He knew how awful it would be for them. I dont blame the school board, they were only doing what the lawyers told them to do, and I admire Steven Llanusa for standing up. The mother should apologize to Principal DEmilioand the childrenfor all the harm she has done and beg the school board to reconsider.
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CITY NEWS
City sponsorship of event causes heated council debate
he city of Claremont will co-sponsor the 40th anniversary celebration of El Barrio Park next month despite a lengthy dispute Tuesday night over a possible conflict regarding religion.
Mayor Pro Tem Opanyi Nasiali first called into question the appropriateness of the citys sponsorship because the eventset for Saturday, June 16includes a Catholic mass. The Arbol Verde Preservation Committee approached the city about the $370 coCITY sponsorship to help with the cost of COUNCIL insurance and equipment such as chairs and tables for the day of the party. The sponsorship would save the committee an estimated $620, they said. An hour of debate ensued regarding the citys stance on donating money to an event with religious ties, a potential violation of the First Amendments establishment clause. The 3-0 vote with one abstention was finally reached with city staffs assurance that it would review the citys policies regarding requests that deal with religious affiliation, to be brought back to the council at a later date. That agreement was the stipulation for Mr. Nasialis favorable vote. Overall, the council agreed the event was about celebrating the culture of the Arbol Verde neighborhood and that the hour designated for a religious ceremony was an undercurrent. The mass isnt there just for the sake of being Catholic, its part of the history, said Councilmember Sam Pedroza. The first Catholic church in Claremont is the rich part of the history of that area. In addition to the anniversary of the park, the gathering will recognize the centennial of the Arbol Verde community and the release of the book Mexican American Baseball in the Inland Empire. An open air mass was proposed because of the significance of the former Catholic chapel that once resided in the El Barrio Park area. Claremont resident Ginger Elliott, former longtime director of Claremont Heritage, added her voice to support the sponsorship of the event on a cultural and historical note. I dont think were supporting a religious institution, she said. We are simply supporting a cultural identity that belongs to the people who were connected with this park. Though Mr. Nasiali assured that he is in support of the celebration and plans to attend, he felt compelled to bring up the issue because of his discomfort in not hav-
COURIER photos/Steven Felschundneff The city of Claremonts partial sponsorship of the 40th anniversary of El Barrio Park inspired disagreement among city council because the celebration will include a Catholic mass. Councilmembers squabbled over the appropriateness of the citys financial sponsorship of the event, given the separation of Church and state.
GOVERNING OURSELVES
Agendas for city meetings are available at www.ci.claremont.ca.us
Monday, May 28 Memorial Day City offices closed Tuesday, June 5 Planning Commission Council chamber, 7 p.m. Thursday, June 7 Police Commission Council chamber, 7 p.m. CUSD board meeting Board room, 6:30 p.m.
Monday, June 11 Sustainability Committee Citrus Room, City Hall, 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 12 Budget Workshop Council chamber, 5 p.m. City Council Council chamber, 6:30 p.m.
ing a more clear-cut set of guidelines on what qualifies as events that violate the establishment clause. I feel uncomfortable just going blindly, picking one request after another, and not having specific guidelines on how we make those choices, Mr. Nasiali said. Under the establishment clause, the government cannot engage in activities that promote or affiliate itself with a specific religious doctrine or religious organization. However, City Attorney Sonia Carvalho said that the city can provide benefits without violating the law if it is determined that the citys action has a nonreligious purpose, if it does not advance religion as its primary effect, and if it does not foster excessive government entanglement with religion. Ms. Carvalho believed none of these were the case in Claremonts sponsorship of the El Barrio Park celebration. The overriding purpose of the event is to celebrate the history of the park and to celebrate Mexican American baseball in the Inland Empire, she said. That is the primary, overreaching purpose. Despite assurances from Ms. Carvalho, Claremont resident Dean McHenry remained unconvinced: A formal mass held under the sponsorship of the city is something which pushes the boundary of this church/state linkage, he said, suggesting the city sponsorship start after the mass ends. Church is clearly involved here. Councilmember Corey Calaycay also remained unsure, choosing to abstain from the vote altogether partially because of his own conflict of interest being Catholic. Mr. Calaycay said he felt uncomfortable using city money to support one religion over another. This can open up a Pandoras box, Mr. Calaycay said. I dont want to get in a situation where I get caught because people [feel] Im playing favorites. With a yes vote from the rest of the council, City Manager Tony Ramos stated that city staff would make a thorough review of the citys policy on requests involving religious organizations in the near future. General Fund gets a new name Claremonts General Fund Reserve has been divided and renamed to better manage the citys provisional assets. The Claremont City Council agreed Tuesday to re-
name the General Reserve Fund to the Operating and Environmental Emergency Reserve to better reflect its purpose. The General Reserve serves as a natural and fiscal emergency account, holding at least 25 percent of the General Fund Operating budget for such scenarios, should they arise. Of the estimated $11 million General Fund balance, about $5.67 million is designated as reserve monies used for these types of emergencies. I look at this as being not only good fiscally responsible behavior, but certainly in that we represent you and your future interests, we are serving that good also, said Councilmember Joe Lyons. With excess, unassigned money in the General Fund balance, the council also approved the establishment of 2 new reserves: the Maintenance of Operations and Equipment and Facility Revolving reserves. Maintenance of Operations will be created to address unanticipated projects or costs such as city council-directed projects, liability not covered by city insurance, and temporary revenue shortfalls or cost increases not in the citys control. The Equipment and Facility Revolving Reserve will be used for purchases that include renovations to existing city buildings as well as the replacement and refurbishment of furniture and equipment within, and safety and emergency response equipment. Both of the new reserves will be given $500,000 each of unassigned General Fund money. Tentative contract reached with police Mayor Larry Schroeder announced a tentative agreement reached in negotiations with the city and board members of the Claremont Police Management Association. The potential finalized contract was reached during closed session prior to Tuesdays general council meeting. The proposed contract will now be taken to the CPMA general membership for a vote. If the contract passes, it will be brought back before the council for a final vote at a regular council meeting. The CPMA contract, proposed through 2014, is the final contract negotiation needed by employee groups of the city of Claremont.
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Longtime Claremont eatery closes its doors
he Claremont Village said goodbye to a longtime local favorite last week. After 21 years serving American and French fare on the corner of Harvard and Bonita, Harvard Square Cafe has officially called it quits in the city of Claremont.
Harvard Square has claimed the hearts and hunger of locals and passersby over the years with its sophisticated atmosphere, trademark outdoor patio, and menu favorites like the baked Brie and crab cakes and decadent wine list. Shutting down was a difficult, but necessary decision for the cafes General Manager Cap Peck, who said he was driven to close shop because of the escalating rent and increasing difficulties with the buildings owner. He wouldnt work with us on the rent. It became incredibly difficult to stay in business, Mr. Peck admitted. Despite challenges with the building and owner, Mr. Peck regrets having to leave the city, assuring his enjoyment working with staff from nearby City Hall. They are wonderful people. Many of them would walk over to the restaurant for lunch, he said. Claremont is a great place. Weve never had a problem at all. More than anything, the local restaurateur says he will miss the atmosphere created by the customers who would grace his establishment on a regular basis. They made the flavor of Harvard Square what it was, Mr. Peck said. From the professors at the colleges to staff at City Hall and the local residents as well. It was really fun being here because of the people. Though the cafe has been cleared, and the once bustling corner is now empty of the sounds and sights of patrons enjoying an afternoon meal, it wont be the end for Mr. Peck and his cafe. The spirit of Harvard
COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff Harvard Square Cafe closed Sunday after 21 years at its location. The Claremont mainstay was forced to close after rent increases and difficulties with the buildings owner, explained Genearl Manager Cap Peck.
Square Cafe will live on in a new establishment, dubbed The Pump House, which Mr. Peck hopes will open in the nearby city of Montclair sometime next month. An exact location and date are still unknown at this time. The Pump House gets its name from a little piece of Claremont traveling with Mr. Peck to his new gastro puban antique pump previously found on the Har-
vard Square patio. Though leaving Claremont is bittersweet, Mr. Peck looks forward to his new prospects. The rent structure is better. It is an incredibly good situation for us, he said. We will miss it here, but we are happy and excited for whats to come.
POLICE BLOTTER
Thursday, May 17 Claremont Colleges security is keeping busy since school let out a week ago. Three young adults beat campus safety to carting off bikes left behind by Claremont Colleges students. Campus Safety had attached the bikes left on campus with tickets warning that if left much longer the locks would be removed and the bikes taken into their possession. The 3 men were found driving off with 3 of those bikes, by forcibly removing them with bolt cutters found in the groups possession. Arrested for the thefts was Robbie Acosta, 23, of Montclair, Daniel Rios Reveles, 21, of Pomona, and Angel Galvez, 22, of Lake Elsinore. Saturday, May 19 Claremont police unintentionally struck gold by finding a stolen car parked at the Claremont Lodge early Saturday. Through investigation, police linked the stolen white Honda to a Lodge hotel room around 4 a.m. Seven individuals, all from Pomona, were found inside the room. A series of arrests soon followed. A search of the room revealed a pair of brass knuckles. One of the occupants was then found to be on a missing persons list out of West Covina. Another individualGildardo Salazar, 18, of Pomonawas found in possession of a methamphetamine pipe and a 3-inch switchblade knife, and arrested, according to Watch Commander Lieutenant Karlan Bennett. Salvador Victoriano, 19, was found to have 3 outstanding warrants2 for possession of stolen vehicles and one for trespassing on a college or university campusand also arrested. Upon being asked to leave the room, occupant Anthony Alvarado decided to grab the brass knuckles and place them in his pocket. He was then arrested for possession of the concealed weapon along with a warrant for a court violation. Because 7 people were in the room connected to the stolen vehicle, police were unable to identify who actually stole the car. **** A vehicle break-and-enter in the 500 block of Pomello Drive Saturday morning left a car burglar $1300 richer. The burglar entered the gray 2010 Toyota Prius between 8 and 9:30 a.m. by shattering the rear passenger window. Stolen were a Coach purse and wallet, credit cards, cash, a cellphone and Chanel and Dior makeup. There are no suspects at this time.
Hesperia man leads Claremont police on lengthy pursuit

Despite repeated attempts to get away on Sunday, May 20, a Hesperia man failed to escape a police pursuit that began in Claremont. Police located a stolen vehicle out of San Bernardino near the intersection of Foothill Boulevard and Towne Avenue. Though the officer attempted a traffic stop on the vehicle, James Chilcote, 25, refused and led police on a lengthy pursuit, which eventually took to the east 210 freeway. Because of Mr. Chilcotes erratic driving, Claremont police terminated the pursuit soon after. Five minutes later, however, Upland police notified that Mr. Chilcote had exited on the Mountain Avenue exit, crashed on Foothill Boulevard and taken off on foot. Claremont police returned to the case, helping the Upland officers in Monday, May 21 Police are searching for a man who broke into Hendrix Pharmacy at 137 N. Harvard Ave., but stole only one bottle of medication. According to a crime report sent by the Claremont Chamber of Commerce, police originally arrived at the pharmacy because of an alarm activation. Officers checked the perimeter of the building and the inside through shop windows, but did not see anything out of place. The thiefdescribed as a 40-yearsetting up a perimeter near the crash site. A police helicopter was called to the scene to help find Mr. Chilcote. As the police continued searching, the driver approached a nearby residence, where the homeowner was collecting his newspaper, according to Lt. Bennett. Mr. Chilcote, who later admitted he had defecated in his pants because of the drugs and pursuit, asked the homeowner to use the restroom and get a drink of water. He obliged. Mr. Chilcote then asked if the man would give him a ride. Again he agreed. It was while in transit that police located their suspect in the car, conducted a traffic stop and made the arrest. Mr. Chilcote was arrested for felony evading, grand theft and possession of a stolen vehicle. old, bald, black male standing 5 feet, 5 inches, weighing 140 pounds tall with a gray shirt, black shorts and white shoeshad entered the pharmacy through the air-conditioning unit on the roof. Stolen was one bottle of thyroid medication. Information should be reported to the Claremont Police Department at 399-5411.
EDUCATION
COURIER photo/ Steven Felschundneff Students in Barbara Carlsons fourth- and fifth-grade class celebrate finishing their California standardized testing last week at Oakmont Outdoor School. The kindergarten and first grade students played CST Fairies for the older students making them classroom banners and good luck charms.
Oakmont fairies support schoolmates during testing
laremont Unified School District faculty, staff, teachers, students and parents are all relieved that the 2012 California Standards Tests (CST) have come to a close after months of preparation and 6 days of testing over the last 2 weeks. At Oakmont Outdoor School, however, everyone involved gnashed their teeth and tore their hair out a little less this year, thanks to the CST Fairies who flitted from class to class offering support, encouragement and treats to the test-takers.
Sweetly and with very positive results, kindergarten and first-grade fairies not yet of testing age adopted upper grade test-takers every day during the testing cycle. The younger kids delivered inspirational posters, notes of encouragement and treats to the second-through-sixthgrade classrooms. We are a team and a family at Oakmont! said Ms. Stewart, who brought the idea to the school. [The CST Fairies] encouraged our students to do their best on the state test each and every day. Our students were focused and remained positive throughout the 2-week testing window. A lot of the gift-giving was inspired by a study conducted by the Baylor College of Medicine, which demonstrated that chewing gum reduces stress, improves alertness and increases academic performance. Happily, children were allowed to fling the no gum on campus rule to the wayside during test-taking. In one round of CST Fairy gifts, a stick of gum for each test-taker was presented to Scott Boens second-graders along with a large poster encouraging them to Chew up the Test! Another vibrant poster with the word SMART painted on it arrived with Smartees candies for each student. Cleverly, each letter of SMART offered strategies for success: Stay focused, Mark the best choice, Always do your best, Recheck your work, Take your time. Ms. Stewart praised the younger-grade teachers for going above and beyond to connect test-taking strategies with motivational techniques. Kindergarten teacher Lorrie Brown loved the CST Fairy idea and noted how exciting and meaningful the experience was for her
Students in Coral Siebers third and fourth grade class participate in a lesson last week at Oakmont Outdoor School. The poster on the wall was made by a class of younger students to encourage the older students to do well in the recent California standardized testing.
young fairies. Every day, as a creative and bonding classroom exercise, they had fun brainstorming ideas for how they could best assist the older students. Daily discussions about how we could encourage the big kids were really unifying for our class. This experience cemented our connection to our schools goals in a very real way. Kindergartners also now have a sense of what to expect when they are older and have to prepare to take the test, Ms. Brown said. Were a team and a family here at Oakmont, and we help each other in every way we can. On the receiving end of the goodwill, Mr. Boens second-graders eagerly anticipated the arrival of the fairies, thrilled, he said, to be supported by their younger friends. It was a wonderful community-building event that helped the second graders feel less isolated during their
first experience with the CST, he said. The show of support reminded them that not only were their parents and teachers rooting for them, but so was the entire school. As a student in Leigh Anne Distasos first- and second-grade combination class, second-grader Zachary Martin reaped the benefits of both giving and receiving in the chummy support system. It feels good to do something nice for someone else! Zachary told Ms. Distaso after delivering a basket of goodies to testers in another classroom. Tackling their CST challenges on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of the previous 2 weeks, jaws tired from gum, brains tired from concentration and fingers tired from penciling in the classic standardized answer circles again and again, Oakmonters were relieved but proud to finish. The strong emphasis on the importance of being good test-takers together with the levity of the fairies fun and friendship helped students care about the test while staying relaxed and calm along the way. At the conclusion of testing, our students were excited, and they cant wait to hear of their accomplishment next year, Ms. Stewart said. Wrapping up the testing last Thursday, May 17 meant hugs and kisses from the fairies: Hersheys Hugs candy kisses along with an honest-to-goodness hug for everyone. During this final hoorah, Mr. Boen observed high levels of self-worth on his students facesthey knew they had tackled a challenging task. You could see them glow with pride and a sense of accomplishment, he said. In addition to the pint-sized fairies, also chasing the CST stress and blues away was the head-honcho fairy: Every testing day, Ms. Stewart prepared a homemade breakfast for teachers. Renaming the teachers lounge the OOS [Oakmont Outdoor School] Caf, the principalturned-chef even sent teachers a menu of the culinary masterpieces that awaited them each morning of testing: organic vegetable quiche, pineapple upside-down sausage bake and bacon breakfast casserole were among the culinary delights provided by Ms. Stewart. With Oakmont performing significantly below the California Department of Educations goal to have all students score at or above proficient in 2011, it will be interesting to see if the CST Fairies gave students the magic they needed to do better in 2012.
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By the light of the silvery moon

by Mellissa Martinez
his month we were treated to a mega moon. Appearing 16 percent brighter and 14 percent larger than our average, run-of-the mill moon, it was aptly called aSupermoon. This relatively new word connotes compounds like superman and superstar, all the while giving people the idea that something spectacular is happening. Coined in 1979 by astrologer Richard Noelle, it describes a full moon on its closest approach to earth, when the earth, moon and sun are in line.
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This is because the moons phases were once used as a measure of time to calculate the month. In fact, the lunar calendar is still used to determine holidays in many cultures, and in some languages, the word for moon is still the same as month. In Farsi, for example, maah is used for month, moon and fantastic. In Greek, mene means moon while men refers to month. The Latin mensis, month led to English words like menstruation, menopause and semester, a course of 6 months. Monday, the day that measures the beginning of the week in many cultures, literally means the moons day. This is also the case in most Romance languages. Consider Spanish, lunes, and Italian, lunedi. Other moon compounds, like honeymoon continue to remind us of the fleeting nature of time. From the early 1500s, hony moone meant indefinite period of tenderness and pleasure experienced by a newly wed couple. Honey, of course, expressed the sweetness of the moment, while moon underscores the temporary state of the sweetness. Many Romance languages share this cognate, as in the French, lune de miel, and Italian, luna di miele.
Although this phenomenon is not especially rare, it still caused a stir. There was much sarcasm over National Geographics headline, Supermoon Coming SaturdayNot a Threat to Earth. Did people really entertain the crazy notion that the moon was too close to us? It wouldnt be the first time that the moon caused craziness. In the Middle Ages, people believed that crazy spells were triggered by the moons cycle, which led to the word lunacy, from the Latin luna, moon. Luna came from the moon goddess of the same name. Her name was derived from both lux light and lucere to shine. English relatives include light, lunar, lunatic and luna, the alchemical name for silver. The English words moon and month both come from the Proto Indo-European root me-, to measure.
Another well-known combo, moonstruck, came about in the 1670s from the verb to moon. The initial meaning of this verb was expose to moonlight, but it eventually changed to mean being idle or moving listlessly, later referred to as being moonstruck. These days when we hear moon as a verb, most of us think of a college prank. That meaning did, in fact, come from a college campus around the 1960s. It wasnt because pranksters were exposing themselves to moonlight. Rather, it is believed that the usually unexposed section of the body resembles our round, white moon. Some women can find their namesake in the moon. Cynthia, the moon, was an epithet for Diana, the ancient Italian goddess of the moon, who derived her name from the PIE root dyue- to shine. Juno, the young one, is thought to be the goddess of the new moon while Minerva, the ancient Roman goddess of wisdom, was considered the mother of the moon. Selene, the Greek goddess of the moon, gets her name from PIE swell- to burn and has related English words like swelter and sultry. Her original name was Phoebe from the Greek phoibos, bright and pure. This year, we will be treated to the rare blue moon the second full moon in the same month. The infrequency with which this occurs has led to the well-known idiomatic expression, once in a blue moon, used for rare events. On the last day in August, take the opportunity to enjoy an evening under the light of the crazy, fantastic, silvery-blue moon. I will do so at the wedding of longtime friends and neighbors, whose lovely daughter is perfectly named, Phoebe.
Maybe sometime there will be more than this.
Prehistoric womens movement.
Well done, Mr. Pixley

Dear Editor: Your article Who is our neighbor? was well done, John Pixley. [COURRIER, Saturday, May 5]. Let me say it has been a pleasure to note the growing excellence of your writing over the years. Although I haven't known you well, I remember knowing your entire family when we were part of the congregation that met for Mass at McAlister Center in the mid 1970s. I never fail to read your column and always appreciate your ideas. This article revisited the question Jesus raised a few years earlier: Who, in this wide world, should we consider our neighbor? Your wise insights were well stated and I hope caused/enabled many people to become aware of how tribal our loyalties and narrow our comfort zones usually are. And, like Jesus, you pointed out the fact that the task is ours to become neighbors to others, to reach out, to embrace others. I did note one group you failed to mention, John, that I think needs to be recognized. It is a population all-too-frequently regarded as legitimate throw-aways, people generally regarded as not worth our thought or compassion: the people who populate our prison system. In my local paper, I recently read someones complaint about allowing inmates to learn job skills, someone who complained that they were paid (pennies per hour) to learn a skill so they could become contributing members of society after completing their term in prison. The author said this was taking jobs away from decent people. No thought that these people are in prison for political reasons, who offer no threat to our national or local safety; no thought that these are sons and fathers, sisters and mothers of people in our community. We brand them, throw them away, and many would like to throw away the key as well, no matter how minor or imagined the crime. We willingly incarcerate millions of Americans rather than face the ills and evils of society that (in very many cases) push or seduce people into illegal activities. And we continue to use prison as a legal form of racial prejudice. We have a society that allows an epidemic of child abuse, sends into our homes a non-stop barrage of violence and lust for power as entertainment and as the image of manliness, offers few attractive alternative models at the home-, streetand neighborhood-levels for what children can aspire to, and then we insist that our children are obligated to choose and follow life patterns many never have seen. A quote from Thomas Mores Utopia comes to mind: ...If we suffer our people to be ill-educated, and their manners to be corrupted from their infancy, and then punish them for the crimes to which their first education disposed them, what else is to be concluded from this but that we first make thieves and then punish them? Anyway, thats my addendum to your well-written article, John. Keep writing; you bring insight and wisdom to your community.
Genevieve Beenen Sheboygan, Wisconsin
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[Editors note: The following letters were received after the publication of the story on the investigators report. KD]
Multiple factors
Dear Editor: The heartfelt public support for Frank DEmilio expressed at last weeks school board meeting, and in letters to the COURIER and on Facebook, indicates profound disagreement between our elected school board and our community. What accounts for this extreme disconnection? It is possible that the board has pertinent information that has not been shared with the community, but that seems unlikely at this point. Other factors provide more plausible explanations. A macro-factor affecting all school districts is the mass hysteria sweeping the country regarding student safety issues. The emotions underlying this hysteria are entirely understandable. Many kids have been hurt. No one is more concerned about this than teachers and principals. However, top-down solutions devised to address the problem can be inflexible and destructive. Zero tolerance policies applied too broadly often result in zero common sense. It appears that Frank DEmilio and Sumner School are victims of constricted thinking. A micro-factor of significance in this situation is the administrative style of our current superintendent, Dr. Gloria Johnston. She has many positive attributes, including intensity of focus, decisiveness and forcefulness. These are desirable traits in a superintendent, and most of our school board members have been enamored of Dr. Johnston since she arrived in Claremont. However, intensity and power do not guarantee wisdom. A third factor involved in our crisis is the creeping ascension of lawyers in the operation of school districts. In an increasingly litigious society this corrosive and expensive influence is nearly unavoidable. School districts need lawyers for protection from other lawyers, but legal advice is only one piece of the education puzzle, and it is not always devoid of the lawyers professional self-interest. In the end, school board members have to make difficult decisions. Most of the time it is probably best for school boards to follow the advice of their highly-paid superintendents and lawyers, but not always! There are exceptions, when heart and soul and community values are involved. If there werent exceptions we wouldnt have much need for school boards, other than to hire competent superintendents and lawyers. The Frank DEmilio case illustrates why communities need school boards capable of independent thinking and courageous decisions, when the experts miss something important. It is not easy for school board members, or anyone, to change their minds about major public decisions, but this community strongly believes that the school board should not dispose of Frank DEmilio. Are we completely wrong about that? We hope the board will reconsider its verdict. Or
have we finally devolved to the point where a lifelong educator of superior quality must be booted out of our school district, and out of his livelihood, due to a momentary disagreement with district administration, and admitted errors and missteps along the way? Is that really who we are now?
Dave Nemer Claremont
An outsiders insights
Dear Editor: As a visitor to your town, I feel a bit intrusive in commenting on your communitys problems. However, as an educator for more than 30 years (secondary teacher, college professor, student teacher supervisor) I was horrified to read in the COURIER about the decision that your school district has made regarding the termination of Principal Frank DEmilio. I feel that I must speak up. Anyone who has taught as long as I have has encountered a wide range of administrators, many of them, I am sad to say, weak, and a few of them destructive. Teachers speak with reverence and gratitude of the fair and supportive administrators they have worked with. Were I in charge of hiring an administrator, I would want to know a few things about his or her philosophy and past performance to ensure the best possible future for my school district. 1. How sacred is student well-being and success to this candidate? Given the past accolades granted to Mr. DEmilio, Im betting hed score very well on this count. In addition, he seems to have gotten into trouble for trying to protect 2 very small, innocent girls from an incident in which no one was harmed. His fatal errors stemmed from a desire to keep the matter private and contained so that the students would not be forever followed by gossip. In contrast, the board flunks. The matter is now a public scandal. Thinking the pseudonym Student 28 provides any useful anonymity for the girl is a delusion. From experience, I know that many, many people have already figured out who Student 28 is. This one incident will follow the child and mark her through the rest of her schooling. One hopes this will make her strong and more compassionate than the adults whove now taken charge of her future. 2. Does the candidate back up the staff, or throw them onto the bonfire the first time there is a parental complaint? Teaching is stressful even under the best of conditions. Where the teachers are at the mercy of parents, there can be no good morale, and no courage in teaching. Without talking to teachers at the school, I cant know this principals record on support of teachers, but Sumners designation as a California Distinguished School suggests he built a confident and creative team. In contrast, I suspect the disproportionate action of the board was in response to parental pressure. The term witch hunt comes to mind. The boards draconian punishments are not appropriate for an administrator whose
intent was wholly good, to protect 2 children from public notoriety. Burning at the stake should be reserved for someone who has truly sinned, such as a sexual predator. Teachers in the district must now question what sort of execution awaits them if they make a small error. Will they be fired for using something in class that affects one parent negativelyeven if other parents approved of the materials? (It appears that Mr. DEmilio has enjoyed great public support during this trial, but to no avail. What hope for the modest classroom teacher then?) 3. Is the candidate a forward thinker, willing to try new things and allow freedom to use different teaching styles and materials? The easiest, safest answer for an administrator to say to a teacher who wants to try something new is always noeven before examining the new approach or hearing how it might enhance learning. Such naysaying quickly quashes creativity and progress. Since the board is definitely taking a play-it-safe stance, this sort of narrowmindedness may become the future of your district. Whoever is hired to replace Mr. DEmilio is highly unlikely to win any recognition as an innovator. He or she will live in fear, making only safe decisions or none at all. If I were the board, I would be working very hard to find a way to keep an administrator who has shown such good will and ability and who has earned so much public support. If you must, put him in a pillory for a weekend and let whoever wants his scalp throw pies or rotten tomatoes at him. Let the board spit on him as a more honest and direct way of purging their dislike or jealousy of him. Or fine him. Or reduce his pay. If keeping him is no longer possible by any means, accept his resignation. Simply losing his position is a very severe consequence for telling a lie. The lie itself is layered: It may have stemmed from an inability to communicate successfully with the angry parent and fear that a report to DCFS or the board would bring on the sort of media attention that is now in force. A lie designed to prevent this sort of disaster is a white lie that does not merit such an all-out attempt to destroy a career. If I were on the board, I would want to know in much more detail why someone who was otherwise a good communicator felt compelled to lie. I would want to know the full motivation of the parent so determined to see the case made public. Finally, since the lie was an administrative mistake, barring him from the classroom makes no sense at all. As an outsider who knows no one involved in this fracas, I have to say that just that one part of the boards decision alone is a strong indicator of vindictiveness as opposed to justice. We are told to choose our fights. If I were a member of this community, I would not simply sigh and let this go. The repercussions for the district, for children and for their educations are too serious and too long-lasting. I would speak up and organize a long-term resistance to this cruel and destructive decision.
Catherine J. DeMauro Folsom, California
Claremont COURIER/Summer Opportunities 2012
The summer smiles, the summer knows It tells the moon to wait, and the sun to linger
oull want to linger around the Claremont area as summer days give way to gorgeous sunsets, as the heat of the day fades away.
Summer camps abound with activities that bring out the creativity in children. Get fit while having fun on the court, at the gym, on the field, or in the pool. Theater buffs will enjoy an abundance of thespian fun, and eateries throughout the Claremont area will showcase epicurean delights. Parks flourish with sounds of laughter and music, while summer festivities and concerts in the parks bring families together under starry skies. Re-experience what your hometown has to offer. Whatever you do, the Claremont area is the place to make lasting summer memories.
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CLAREMONT'S JULY 4th CELEBRATION

Day-long activities take place at Memorial Park, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd. Parade begins at 4 p.m. Fireworks held at Pomona College - Gates open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets: $8 presale or $10 at the gate (if available). For more information, call Human Services at 399-5490.
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July 9 through September 3. 7:30 p.m. Memorial Park Bandshell, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd. FREE EVENT. Phone 399-5490.
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Weekly free concerts held at Village Square Public Plaza at 101 N. Indian Hill Blvd. and in front of the Claremont Chamber at 205 Yale Ave.
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James Mac Robinson

Longtime Claremont resident James McOmber Mac Robinson died on May 17, 2012 at his Claremont Manor home, surrounded by his family. Born in Harbor Springs, Michigan on August 22, 1920, Mr. Robinson was the son of Leroy T. Robinson, a Methodist minister, and Hazel McOmber Robinson. He grew up in Michigan and graduated from high school in Grand Rapids after which he earned a bachelors degree at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana and a PhD in organic chemistry at Indiana University. Post-doctoral work at Indiana and Ohio State universities followed. During World War II, Mr. Robinson was placed on the Reserved List based on his status as a scientific professional engaged in essential research. Mr. Robinson began his career as a research chemist with Merck & Co. in New Jersey. In 1955, he and his family moved to Claremont where he began work as a rocket scientist in the budding aerospace industry, working first for Aerojet in Azusa and then Autonetics in Anaheim. In the early 1970s he transitioned to work as a chemist in the healthcare field and ended his career as a clinical chemist supervisor at the Los Angeles County/ USC Medical Center, from which he retired in 1986. In December 1944, Mr. Robinson married his childhood sweetheart, Barbara Blair, whom he had met at Crystal Lake in Michigan when he was 7 and she was 5. They were married for 56 years, until Mrs. Robinsons death in 2001, and enjoyed a full life together, which included raising a family of 2 sons and 2 daughters
Scientist, hobbyist, outdoor enthusiast, pilot, family man

over the years. His longest ride was a roundtrip venture from California to Michigan, but he and his wife enjoyed many shorter, scenic rides in California, hitting the road to Hearst Castle, Sequoia National Park and other points of interest. He was a dedicated photographer, faithfully documenting all family trips and events and doing his best to capture the beauty of the natural world that he loved so much. He always had a high-end camera with zoom and telephoto lenses and, at one point, he had a darkroom in one of the household bathrooms. In this manner, he leaves behind a large pictorial history of his family. A longtime tennis player, Mr. Robinson enjoyed the sport well into his 80s. He was a classical music lover, played the clarinet throughout his high school and college years and made a valiant attempt to learn to play the piano in his late 70s. He was an avid reader with a prodigious memory for detail and a gift for storytelling. The Ring Trilogy by JRR Tolkien was a favorite, and he once retold the entire story from memory to his children over the course of a family backpacking trip, drawing detailed maps of Middle Earth in the dirt. Shortly before retiring, Mr. Robinson realized a lifelong dream and earned his private pilots license. Eventually, he became partners in owning a Cessna 182 RG, which was hangared at Brackett Field Airport in LaVerne. He logged many enjoyable hours of flight time, including trips to the Oshkosh Air Show with his flying partner and a solo flight home from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. For many years, Mr. Robinson was deeply involved in church work, from participating in the Epworth League to serving as a lay leader in the Methodist Church and, locally, in the Claremont United Church of Christ (CUCC). At
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CUCC, he was a member and chairman of the Board of Christian Education and member and chairman of the Board of Deacons. As parents, he and his wife were involved in many church youth group activities. After retiring, Mr. Robinson volunteered with Reading for the Blind and Dyslexic and the Board of the Friends of the Library. For the last 10 years, Mr. Robinson was blessed to share his life with Lyn Krinsky. Each widowed after long and happy marriages, they met in a bereavement group that Mrs. Krinsky had facilitated for many years. Family shared that they both found enormous compatibility and joy in their relationship. Together, they participated in their collective grandchildrens graduations and weddings, and they took several wonderful trips together. They shared their love for music and the arts. In 2009, Mr. Robinson and Mrs. Krinsky moved to Claremont Manor. Mr. Robinson is survived by his wife, Lyn Krinsky; his sons and daughters-inlaw, James M. Robinson, Jr. and Victoria Robinson and Thomas B. Robinson and Julie Merrill; his daughters and sonsin-law, Katherine R. Short and Gene Short and Carol Jane Robinson and Bill Bromenschenkel; his grandchildren, Dominie, Ian, Jesse, Rosanna and Patrick Robinson, Gene Short III, Amy Short Lennstrom and Nathaniel Short; and his great-grandchildren, Sierra and Christopher Robinson and Levi Lowery. A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow, Sunday, May 27, 2012 in Manor Hall at Claremont Manor, 650 W. Harrison Ave. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimers Association, PO Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090-6011, www.alz.org.
and participating in the lives of 8 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson shared a great love for the outdoors, camping and backpacking in the High Sierra. They traveled extensively through the West and, later in life, enjoyed international adventures with dear friends and traveling partners Meg Mathies and Ed Copeland. In addition to camping, mountaineering and traveling, Mr. Robinson had many other interests and hobbies. While living in New Jersey, he took up handgun target shooting and won prizes at both state and national levels. He continued this hobby at Aerojet and won the overall prize in their gun club for the handgun, .22 rifle and 30.06 rifle competitions. Mr. Robinson rode motorcycles to work and for pleasure, with family estimating a total of 250,000 miles logged
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Thomas R. Brigante
Psychologist, professor, athlete, jazz enthusiast
Confronted with several incurable illnesses, Claremont resident Thomas R. Brigante died of congestive heart failure on May 15, 2012. Age 80, Mr. Brigante had retired only last year from a long and fulfilling career as a psychologist. He was a man of moral courage, never ending tenacity and commitment in his work and family life, family expressed. A sturdy Buffolonian, Mr. Brigante grew up near Niagara Falls. He received his BA from the University of Buffalo, followed by an MA and PhD in psychology from Boston University and a postdoctoral degree from Harvard University. After several years working with the VA Hospital in Brockton, Massachusetts, he came to California in 1961 with his wife, Mary Ellen, and their 2 young children to serve as the director of the Claremont Colleges Counseling Center. Five years later, he opened a private practice in Claremont as a psychotherapist, providing both individual and group therapy over the next 50 years. Mr. Brigantes research skills were highly respected, and he contributed numerous articles and chapters to social and community psychology publicasaxophone, cello and piano. One of his dreams was to become a professional trumpet player. It was clear that he always carried a little bit of jazz legends Harry James and Louis Armstrong in his heart, said his wife, Mary Ellen Brigante. Mr. Brigante also loved to play sports and be active. He avidly pursued tennis, golf and skiing and, for many years, ran miles during his lunchtime. He also took great pleasure in watching basketball, a passion that began when his son, David, played on the Claremont High School basketball team. Mr. Brigantes wife wishes to share this poem she wrote of their life together: Loves Light: Lodestar of Our Lives Your loves light makes dark day go bright. When I see your face, strength from togetherness showers life with light. Your long life expresses your loves power, for sixty-four years, the beacon of my life.
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Mr. Brigante is survived by his wife, Mary Ellen Brigante of Claremont; his daughter and son-in-law, Beth and Ken Higbee of Claremont; his son and daughter-in-law, David and Davia Brigante of Yamhill, Oregon; and his brother and sister-in-law, John Brigante and Francoise Genty of Paris, France. A celebration of life will be held from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 1, 2012 in the Cultivar Garden at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden. Hors doeuvres will be served. Ongoing tram service from the parking lot to the Cultivar Garden will be provided beginning at 11:30 a.m. Casual attire is suggested for this outdoor occasion. For more information, please call 626-3169.
tions. He also taught courses at Claremont Graduate University and the University of California, Los Angeles over the years. A man who lived with gusto, Mr. Brigante enjoyed a wide range of pursuits throughout his lifetime, spending years building his skills in the activities he loved most. His love of music, especially jazz, was well known among his friends and family. Beginning with the trumpet as a boy, he went on to study the
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Residents should Run for the Red on Memorial Day

Claremont residents are lacing up their running shoes in preparation for the annual Run for the Red, a set of races taking off from Pomona College this Monday, May 28. A yearly staple in town, Run for the Red is the Claremont Red Crosss way of raising awareness and funds for the American Red Crosss vital preparedness and disaster relief services. Check in and same day registration begins at 6:30 a.m. on Amherst Avenue, between First and Second Streets. The event kicks of at 7:45 a.m. with a flag ceremony. The 1K Fun Run takes place following the ceremony at 8 a.m. The 5K begins at 8:30 a.m., with last call for the race at 8:15 a.m. The 10K rounds up the races at 9:15 a.m., last call is at 9 a.m. In between races, bystanders and race participants can take part in the Health, Safety and Preparedness Fair at Pomona Colleges Greek Theater. Awards ceremonies for both the 5K and 10K will also take place at the outdoor theater. The top finishers for the 5K will receive their medals at 9:30 a.m. with the winners of the 10K presented at 10:15 a.m. Kids can sign up for the 1K Fun Run for $15. The
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5K costs $25, while the 10K runs $30. Both include an event T-shirt and post-event refreshments. Group discounts are available at contact@claremontredcross.org. Its not to late to register for the run. To sign up, visit www.r4r.claremontredcross.org. Registration will also be taken the day of the event. A form can be filled out ahead of time through the afore-mentioned website. Pre-registered runners can pick up their bibs Sunday, May 27 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Pomona College parking structure, 295 E. First St. For general information call 624-0074 or email R4R@ClaremontRedCross.org.
Zornes memorial art exhibit to benefit Learning Ally

National nonprofit Learning Ally, formerly Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, will hosts its 20th Annual Milford Zornes Memorial Art Event on Sunday, June 3, 2012 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. The works of art will frame Galileo Hall, on Twelfth Street and Dartmouth Avenue, at Harvey Mudd College.
Proceeds from the admission, donations and the purchase of the original artwork will help provide audio textbooks and related programs for 300,000 students nationwide with vision impairments and learning disabilities. Highlights of the art fundraiser include an original watercolor of Ms. Zornes available for bid at the silent auction along with her print Rocky Shore as an opportunity prize. Other notable event highlights will include inspirational keynote speaker Hoby Wedler. Mr. Wedler, blind since birth, is a Learning Ally member currently obtaining his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the University of California Davis; a White House Champion of Change, and Learning Ally National Achievement Award Winner. Learning Ally made me much more independent by having the chemistry books I needed with excellent descriptions of figures, Mr. Wedler said. These descriptions are a remarkable resource for people who are blind. The $20 admission includes entry to the art auction, gourmet hors doeuvres, wine and other beverages. Opportunity tickets will also be available. For tickets or to make a donation, please contact Jamie at jmiller@learningally.org or 949.4316. Tickets are also available at the door.
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Pilates studio helps student prepare for the Big Top
t all started with a trapeze. Now, a year and a half after opening in town, Claremonts Pilates Studio Man unconventional exercise venue offering Pilates, yoga and circus artsis twirling, spinning and contorting itself to international recognition.
The unique gym is getting an extra boost as 12-year-old student Caroline Redfield prepares to go to Montreals National Circus School this summer to train under the guidance of performers from Cirque du Soleil. Established in 1981, it is the largest North American school devoted to advanced circus arts. Caroline is just one of several students making a splash on and off the circus hoops as Pilates Studio M continues to make strides toward the spotlight in Claremont and beyond. We have our own little circus, and thats just one and a half years later. In 5 years, people are going to be paying to watch them perform, said studio owner Maria Bernhard, and seeing [the students] get this sparkle in their eyes when they get off the ground and do a fabulous pose...its really conta-
COURIER photos/Steven Felschundneff Caroline Redfield, right, and Nicole Zimmerman listen to the instructions of their teacher Maria Bernhard recently during an aerial silk practice at Pilates Studio M.
gious. Thats what makes it all worth it to me. The Sycamore Elementary School sixth grader was selected from hundreds of children and youth between the ages of 9 and 17 throughout the world to take part in the annual summer intensive training. Despite the long and tedious application process, Carolines
mother has been a constant source of guidance and support for her daughters newfound calling. As a parent, you are always looking for something fun for your children to do over the summer, said Molly Ierulli, Carolines mother. Most kids want to run away and join the circus, and I feel like Im the mother that is sending her child to the circus. It is a passion that Caroline latched onto quickly. We had friends who worked here so I decided to take a class and see what it was like, and I really loved it, said Caroline. Her favorite aerial tricks include the silks and the flying trapeze. You get to fly. Its really fun. Her passion for Cirque grew after watching a performance of Ovo, one of several traveling shows performed by Cirque du Soleil, at the Santa Monica Pier in January. She had just begun flying trapeze not long before, her mother recalled. Between trapeze and the cirque and the silks, she just became mad for cir-
cus arts. Though performance and natural ability was in her blood from a young age, not to mention her background as a gymnast since age 3, Pilates Studio M has given Ms. Ierullis daughter the opportunity to hone a raw talent. She has a natural talent and inclination toward circus arts, and through this she has been able to pursue them in a more intensive way, she said. Circus arts are really professional these days. You dont just run away and join the circus, you have to train really hard. This is going to allow her to train at a high level and see if this is something she really wants to do. Pilates Studio M and its specialized circus-style classes are the brainchild of Pitzer College alumna Maria Bernhard, who got her own start as a circus performer in Europe. Growing up with a strong dance foundation, she was inspiration to get back into performance came to Ms. Bernhard as a graduate student studying playwriting in London in the early 1990s. I was doing a project on the street performers and they were having so much more fun than I was, she said. I thought, Im tired of writing about it. Forget it, Im just going to start doing it myself. So Ms. Bernhard dropped out of graduate school, and learned how to juggle, and thats where it all began. She joined with local street performers and eventually, with the circus. She moved back to Claremont many years later, and began as a Pilates instructor at various studios. Still, she felt drawn toward the circus. I wanted something like this for myself and for my friends, and there is nothing in the area. We were all just tired of driving to LA, Ms. Bernhard said, and then I realized there is actually a really large community for [circus arts] in our area. Her love for pushing gravity and the multidimensional led her to furCIRQUE DU SOLEIL continues on the next page
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Maria Bernhard, owner of Pilates Studio M in the Packing House, practices aerial silks recently in her Claremont studio. In addition to the aerial silks the business also offers classes in aerial circus, aerial yoga, aerial hoop, pilates and pole dancing.
Maria Bernhard, owner of Pilates Studio M in the Packing House, practices on a hoop in her studio recently. One of her students Caroline Redfield is traveling to Canada this summer for Cirque du Soleil camp. COURIER photos/Steven Felschundneff Maria Bernhard, owner of Pilates Studio M, assists Caroline Redfield with one of her routines recently at the studio. Ms. Bernhard says that the aerial silk classes create amazing upper body strength.
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ther incorporate circus elements into her Pilates studio. The idea caught fire. Now, half the business is devoted to incorporating elements of circus like trapeze, aerial silks and aerial yoga into everyday exercise routines offered to a variety of ages, from Carolines age to college and adulthood. Ms. Bernhard noted that many of her students who put on a live performance every month during the First Friday Art Walkare adults. It provides a space for community and building skills together, said instructor Rachel Levy, a professor of mathematics at Harvey Mudd when not choreographing routines on the aerial silks. The Claremont Colleges students have also been pouring in, and with the help of Ms. Levy, they can take Pilates Studio M classes for college credit. Even though aspects of this practice are really challenging, every class has beginners. You can come in at any time. You dont need to have any skills. You will build strength and flexibility. That sense of community spirit and encouragement is part of what keeps Caroline trying her hand at new stunts with her Claremont Pilates Studio M family. As she prepares to leave her studio and join the circus this summer, she looks forward to building on her knowledge base and bringing back her tricks to the Claremont studio to share with others.
Claremont resident Caroline Redfield, 12, has developed a deep interest in circus arts and will attend a prestigious circus camp this summer in Canada. Her mother Molly Lerulli believes Caroline has talent and supports her ambition to become a performer with Cirque du Soleil.
Its a really interesting way of exercise and its a lot of fun, she said. Its something I think people would really enjoy. Pilates Studio M is located at 548 W. First St. on the first floor of the Claremont Packing House in Claremonts Village West. For more information on the studio or classes offered, visit www.pilatesstudiom.com, email info@pilatesstudiom.com or call Ms. Bernhard at 323-632-2386.
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Career exploration at El Roble
Claremont resident and firefighter David Riggs answers questions from Adriel Loza, 13, last Wednesday during Career Day at El Roble Intermediate School. Mr. Riggs, who works for the City of Alhambra Fire Department, said that for some students being a firefighter is a very popular career option.
COURIER photos/Steven Felschundneff David Tanenbaum, professor and chair of the department of physics and astronomy at Pomona College, demonstrates some fun tricks with physics during Career Day last Wednesday at El Roble Intermediate School. During the event, students visited with area professionals to ask about their careers and to hopefully hopefully start thinking about their own career paths.
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Mi Casa es su Casa event offers something for everyone
he fifth annual Mi Casa es Su Casa event saw many members of the Claremont community enjoy a bounty of specialty wines and spirits last Sunday.
The event, which was hosted at Hotel Casa 425, was a fundraiser for both the Claremont Community Foundation and the Claremont Educational Foundation. Around 160 Claremonters enjoyed live music by the Claremont High School Jazz Band, along with a variety of food, fine wines, liquors and beers. In a way, the event is a thank you to the community, said Nickie Cleaves, executive director of CEF. The event involved the collaboration of a number of Claremont organizations and businesses, including Le Pain Quotidien, La Parolaccia Osteria, and Hotel Casa 425 itself, which contributed the venue, much of the event organization, and the events staff, free of charge. The hotels enthusiasm was contagious, said Ms. Cleaves. Suzanne Hall, a CEF member who has been involved in varying capacities with the events organization over the course of the last 5 years, noted the hotel couldnt have been more generous to us. This years event was different from its predecessors in its having offered spirits and beer, instead of just wines. This change ensured that the event would offer something for everyone, according to Ms. Cleaves. Ms. Hall explained that this move was born in part of the desire to make the event a unique one. Wine tasting events are almost overdone, Ms. Hall said. Id like us to continue expanding and trying to keep things fresh. Proceeds and the cost of running the event were divided equally between the Community Foundation and the Educational Foundation. Ms. Hall explained that, for her, the collaboration of the 2 groups is part of what makes the event so unique. I really enjoy the opportunity to have the 2 organi-
COURIER photo/KathrynDunn Guests at the Mi Casa es su Casa event sample some of the fare available at the event. The proceeds will be distributed between the Claremont Community Foundation and the Claremont Educational Foundation to assist with programs.
zations working together. And we work together so well, she said. The events success and its unique place in Claremont culture ensure that it will take place next year as well. Were very satisfied, said Ms. Cleaves. I think people really enjoyed it, Ms. Hall said, making it clear that next years event will be an equally memorable one. Were going to work on adding a new twist.
Jake Bartman
[Editors note: Jake Bartman returns to the COURIER this summer for a second editorial internshiphe worked on the Almanac last year compiling a man on the street segment and writing a feature on the citys aquatics program, among other writing tasks. Mr. Bartman, son of Jan and Syd Bartman of Claremont, just wrapped up his sophomore year at Lewis and Clark College in Oregon, where he worked as an opinion writer for the schools newspaper, The Pioneer Log. KD]
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Photo courtesy of Paula Asinas Kylee Pricco proudly holds several inches of her hair that she donated to Locks of Love during a hair-cutting event Monday at Mountain View Elementary School. The students, and a few teachers, donated 32 feet to the nonprofit organization that makes wigs for people who have lost their natural hair due to illness.
Twins Abigail Burns, left, and Adeline Burns, who together donated 26 inches of hair, discuss their new, short dos after donating their hair to Locks of Love last week at Mountain View Elementary School.
Mountain View students use their heads to help children in need
ach month, the students of Mountain View Elementary School learn about a core value crucial to becoming well-rounded individuals. Throughout the month of May, the focus was on confidence.
It has been emphasized largely in conjunction with
state testing, but the word also applies to the generosity shown by 22 students who donated hair at the Locks of Love event held at the school on Monday, May 21. The take added up to a veritable Rapunzels worth of tressesmore than 32 feetthat will be used to make hairpieces for underprivileged kids who have lost their hair and need a boost of confidence. Kids who will receive the high-quality prostheses include those with cancer, the autoimmune disorder
alopecia and trichotillomania, a disorder in which a person compulsively pulls out their own hair. Mountain View staff like event coordinator Paula Asinas, who teaches fifth grade, started talking to students with long hair at the beginning of the year, asking them to hold off on getting their hair cut. Two weeks ago, a delegation of students went to all the
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classrooms with a ruler, measuring to see which girls had hair long enough to donate a ponytail of at least 10 inches. Those who qualified were sent home with a consent form. Meanwhile, Ms. Asinas reached out to parents, local hair salons and area businesses to ensure there were stylists on hand to give participants a fashionable cut after the ponytails were snipped off and to put together some goody bags for girls who opted to donate. We wanted to be able to give them something because it can be traumatic to cut off that much hair, Ms. Asinas said. The goody bags included gift certificates and coupons for local eateries like Yogurtland, Jamba Juice, Buca di Beppo and the Pita Pit and small bottles of lotion from The Bath Workshop. Kids Fun Cuts in Upland donated a hair bow to present to each participant and Ms. Asinas created a gift basket for one lucky raffle-winner. By the day of the event, 18 students had committed to getting their haircut. Watching their peers take the plunge during the school assembly, 3 others were inspired to join in the event. The office staff got their parents on the phone to okay their daughters participation and the number of donors ticked upwards. Calyssa Lomeli, 11, was one of the students who reconsidered, ultimately donating 12 inches of hair. I thought about it. At first I said no, but then I wanted to do it because it was for a good cause, Calyssa said. Notable donations included a gift of 29 inches of hair from Triniti Ho who, along with getting her hair cut at the event, donated a ponytail saved from a previous haircut. A total of 26 inches was collected from 8-year-old twins Adeline and Abigail Burns. After donating 15 inches of her hiplength hair, Zenna Eissa still has hair below her shoulders. The event constituted her first real haircut outside of occasional trimming by her mother. I helped someone have hair, and they wont be made fun of anymore, she said. The hairwhich has been gathered in braided coils individually sealed in
COURIER photos/Steven Felschundneff Students and staff of Mountain View Elementary School participated in a Locks Of Love hair-cutting event at the school on Monday. Mountain View collected 32 feet of hair for the organization, helping their mission to make wigs of real human hair for children who become bald as a result of illness.
Ziploc bagswill be sent to Locks of Love. The hairpieces made by the nonprofit, which would retail from $3500 to $6000, are not your average wigs. They are custom-made, attaching with a vacuum seal that makes them hold fast, and can even be worn while swimming and showering. The organization provides the prostheses for free or on a sliding scale to families who would not be able to afford such a high-quality hairpiece. According to the Locks of Love website, the gift of hair can be a life-changing experience: This sense of security allows the children to get back their self-confidence and be kids again. Eleven-year-old Elayna Aguilar, who donated 13 inches of hair, is feeling confident after the experience. She showed off her shorter do at her brothers soccer game to unanimous approval. They said it looked even cuter because it was donated, she said. The Locks of Love event was a great
way to teach students another value that has been highlighted this year: empathy. I think it's a really positive way to teach students about caring for others, said Mountain View Principal Clara Dehmer. Eleven-year-old Alyssa Aguilar was in the giving mood and donated one of her natural gifts, a whopping 17 inches of hair. I did it because I thought someone else needed my hair more than I did, she said. Theres another benefit to the girls donation beyond the fact it will help a child in need. Summer is coming and, with it, comes weather that can make long hair a bit uncomfortable. It gets sort of sweaty, 11-year-old Kiersten Clark said. It feels good to have no hair on my neck. Zenna agreed. I feel better. My neck can breathe now.
Melissa Trejo talks about her involvement with Locks of Love on Tuesday at Mountain View Elementary School.
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Two poets will lend their perspectives to library reading
wo notable wordsmiths will present their works at the next Friends of the Library Poetry Reading, to be held at the Claremont Public Library on Sunday, May 27.
Jane Alynn, author of the poetry collections Necessity of Flight and Threads and Dust, will take to the podium, as will Suzanne M. Lummis, co-founder and director of the LA Poetry Festival and author of numerous chapbooks, including In Danger. Works by Ms. Alynn, who received a William Stafford Award from the Washington Poets Association in 2004, have appeared in journals like Calyx, Floating Bridge Review and The Pacific Review, as well as in many anthologies. Ms. Alynn, who is often a photographer, leads Creative Vision workshops in which she teaches students to see art forms like photography and poetry as a form of Zen meditation. Zen emphasizes being in the moment, a philosophy that infuses works like her poem Small Gods in which she describes a moment when she was sitting outdoors at a neighborhood caf. Ms. Alynn was feeling staved for words and starved for meaning when a sparrow landed near her feet and began
looking for crumbs to eat. Describing the birds chirping, and innate sense of purpose, the poet writes: Something settles with this divine, adaptive song/And for a little while, at least, she renews my faith/in a life of radiant poverty. Ms. Alynns milieu is the Pacific Northwest. Ms. Lummis, who has taught poetry through the UCLA Extension program, is very much a Los Angeles poet. She was on the vanguard of the LA-based standup poetry movementin which the performance of poetry is encouraged as an expressive and at times comedic artand is now exploring noir poetry, which contrasts the beauty of the city with its seedy underbelly. Her poems describe an urban world lit by neon, punctuated by sirens and filled with a flawed but aspiring humanity. In the poem Dear Homeboy, she addresses a slain gang member, whose death on the street coincides with a lunar eclipse: Look/up. That moon. A tablet dissolving/in blue mist, or mauve. I could swear/someone sauntered to my door/The moons half goneI know/the feeling, sure. And you,/youre gone more. The reading will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Claremont Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave. For more information, call 621-4902.
Sarah Torribio
Suzanne Lummis, co-founder and director of the Los Angeles Poetry Festival, is one of 2 poets that will present their work at the Claremont Library on Sunday, May 27.
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 2012 078728 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as ART BY OPOKU, 1470 Tulane RD., Claremont, CA 91711. Opoku Acheampong, 1470 Tulane Road, Claremont, CA 91711. This business is conducted by an Individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed above on 11/02/2009. /s/ Opoku Acheampong This statement was filed with the RegistrarRecorder/County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 04/27/12. NOTICE- In Accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five (5) years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). PUBLISH: May 5, 12, 19 and 26, 2012. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TTD No.: 20111079562918 Loan No.: 10652914 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 12-13-2004 UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 0612-2012 at 11:00 A.M., TITLE TRUST DEED SERVICE COMPANY, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 12-22-2004, as Instrument No. 04 3311718 LOAN MODIFICATION RECORDED ON 12/01/2006 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 06 2671624, OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. , in book -, page -, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of CALIFORNIA, executed by GIUSEPPE FUSCO AND TERRI L. FUSCO WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) at BY THE FOUNTAIN LOCATED AT 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, POMONA, CA All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County, and State described as: APN No.: 8673-022-023 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 655 ADIRONDACK LN CLAREMONT CA 91711 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale of property will be made in "as is" condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $642,641.98 The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about
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trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 714-730-2727 for information regarding the trustee's sale, or visit this Internet Web site www.lpsasap.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case 20111079562918. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 05-08-2012 TITLE TRUST DEED SERVICE COMPANY EDDIE TLASECA, AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE Sale Line: 714-730-2727 or Login to: www.lpsasap.com If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. We are assisting the Beneficiary to collect a debt and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose whether received orally or in writing. A-4242918 05/12/2012, 05/19/2012, 05/26/2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 2012 086825 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as PEDRO & ASSOCIATES, 344 Wagner Dr., Claremont, CA 91711. Pedro A. Garcia, 344 Wagner Dr., Claremont, CA 91711. This business is conducted by an Individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed above on 04/05/12. /s/ Pedro A. Garcia This statement was filed with the RegistrarRecorder/County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 05/08/12. NOTICE- In Accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five (5) years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). PUBLISH: May 12, 19, 26 and June 2, 2012. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 2012 087867 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as PATHFINDER ASSOCIATES, 875 North College Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711. Myrna Krahn Elliott, 875 North College Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711. This business is conducted by an Individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed above in January, 2000. /s/ Myrna Elliott This statement was filed with the RegistrarRecorder/County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 05/09/12. NOTICE- In Accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five (5) years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). PUBLISH: May 12, 19, 26 and June 2, 2012. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 2012 087855 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Rachel Mefferd Acupuncture, 363 S. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont, CA 91711. Rachel Mefferd, 4040 Olive Point Pl., Claremont, CA 91711. This business is conducted by an Individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed above on 02/12/12. /s/ Rachel Mefferd This statement was filed with the RegistrarRecorder/County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 05/09/12. NOTICE- In Accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five (5) years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). PUBLISH: May 12, 19, 26 and June 2, 2012. Trustee Sale No. : 20110159900862 Title Order No.: 841043 FHA/VA/PMI No.: NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 5/31/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NDEX WEST, LLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 06/07/2007 as Instrument No. 20071379720 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: VICTORIA L ARKLE, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIERS CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 6/11/2012 TIME OF SALE: 09:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: BEHIND THE FOUNTAIN LOCATED IN CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, POMONA CA STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 257 WEST OAK PARK DR , CLAREMONT, CA 91711 APN#: 8315-003-003 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any , shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $397,983.04. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder 's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 714-573-1965 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site www.priorityposting.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case 20110159900862. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: PRIORITY POSTING & PUBLISHING, INC. 17501 IRVINE BLVD., SUITE ONE TUSTIN, CA 92780 714-573-1965 www.priorityposting.com NDex West, LLC as Trustee Dated: 5/15/2012 NDex West, LLC MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE
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USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. P950047 5/19, 5/26, 06/02/2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 2012 090536 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as TAO MARTIAL ARTS, TAO MARTIAL ARTS COMMUNITY CENTER INC., 450 Auto Center Dr., Claremont, CA 91711. Mailing address: 8708 Forest Park St., Chino, CA 91708. Tao Martial Arts Community Center Inc., 2140 S. Hacienda Blvd. #B, Hacienda Heights, CA 91745. This business is conducted by a Corporation. Registrant has not yet commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/ Kwang W. Jung Title: C.E.O. This statement was filed with the RegistrarRecorder/County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 05/14/12. NOTICE- In Accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five (5) years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). PUBLISH: May 19, 26, June 2 and 9, 2012. RESOLUTION NO. 2012-30 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS WITHIN LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING DISTRICT NO. LL001 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2012/13 PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972 FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING OF LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPING, AND GIVING NOTICE OF AND SETTING THE TIME AND PLACE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE LEVY OF THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENTS WHEREAS, in March 1990, the City Council of the City of Claremont (the "City") adopted Landscape and Lighting District No. LL001 pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2 (commencing with 22500) of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code (the "Act"), for the maintenance and servicing of street lighting, street trees, parkways, median islands, and city parks; and WHEREAS, Landscape and Lighting District No. LL001 qualifies for continued levying under Section 5 of Article XIII D of the California Constitution; and WHEREAS, the City is required under the Act to follow certain annual procedures for levying assessments; and WHEREAS, on February 27, 2012, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2012-14 initiating proceedings for the levy and collection of assessments for Fiscal Year 2012/13; and WHEREAS, by said resolution, the City Council ordered NBS Government Finance Group (NBS), for the purpose of assisting the City with the annual levy and collection of assessments within said assessment district, to prepare and file a report with the City Clerk in accordance with Article 4 (commencing with 22565) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and Highway Code; and WHEREAS, NBS has filed such report with the City Clerk, and such report has been presented and considered by the City Council. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, DETERMINED, AND ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Intention. The City Council hereby declares that it is their intention to levy and collect assessments for Landscape and Lighting District No. LL001 for the Fiscal Year 2012/13 pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972. The area to be assessed is located in the City of Claremont, County of Los Angeles. The boundaries of Landscape and Lighting District No. LL001 are described in the Fiscal Year 2012/13 Annual Engineer's Report (on file in the City Clerk's office). No assessments shall be imposed upon a federal or state government agency (county, city, and/or special district) located within the boundaries except when such property is not devoted to a public use. Section 2. Purpose. The purpose of Landscape and Lighting District No. LL001 is for maintenance and servicing of street lighting, street trees, parkways, median islands, and city parks. Resolution No. 2012-30 Page 2 Section 3. Report. The NBS report is on file with the City Clerk and has been accepted by the City Council at the meeting at which this Resolution has been adopted. All interested persons are referred to the NBS report for a full and detailed description of the work, the boundaries of the proposed assessment district, and the proposed assessments upon as-
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sessable lots and parcels of land within Landscape and Lighting District No. LL001. Section 4. Time and Place of Hearing. On Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at the hour of 7:00 p.m., during the course of its regular scheduled meeting, the City Council will conduct a public hearing on the question of the levy of the proposed annual assessment. The hearing will be held at the City Council Chamber, 225 Second Street, Claremont, California. Section 5. Notice. The City Clerk shall give notice of the time and place of said hearing by publishing a copy of this Resolution once in the Claremont Courier and once in the Daily Bulletin not less than ten (10) days before the date of the hearing. Section 6. Limitation on Increase of Annual Assessment. The proposed annual assessment shall be based on actual total costs, as delineated by Streets and Highways Code 22569. The City Council has declared its intention to use, as a guide, for the purpose of determining the appropriateness of annual increases in assessments, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the Los Angeles-Riverside- Orange County area (1982-1984=100), published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics; provided, however, that any such annual increase in assessments shall not exceed ten percent (10%). The proposed 2012/13 assessment represents a 2.02% increase over the previous year. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 22nd day of May, 2012. Larry Schroeder _____________________________ Mayor of the City of Claremont ATTEST: Lynne E. Fryman ________________________________ City Clerk of the City of Claremont APPROVED AS TO FORM: Sonia R. Carvalho ________________________________ City Attorney of the City of Claremont Resolution No. 2012-30 Page 3 State of California ) County of Los Angeles )ss. City of Claremont ) I, Lynne E. Fryman, City Clerk of the City of Claremont, County of Los Angeles, State of California, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution 2012-30 was regularly adopted by the City Council of said City of Claremont at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 22nd day of May, 2012, by the following vote: Ayes: Council Member: Nasiali, Pedroza, Calaycay, Lyons, Schroeder Noes: Council Member: None Abstentions: Council Member: None Absent: Council Member: None Lynne E. Fryman ________________________________ City Clerk of the City of Claremont PUBLISH: May 26, 2012 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to the Municipal Code of the City of Claremont and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), that the Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing to consider a request by Kikiryki Restaurant, for a Conditional Use Permit (File #12-C05). This is to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages (beer and wine) for onsite consumption in conjunction with an existing restaurant located at 344 S. Indian Hill Boulevard. The hearing will be held on Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at 7:00 p.m., in the City Hall Council Chamber, located at 225 W. Second Street. At this time all interested persons are invited to appear and be heard. The Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing to consider the request (CUP File #12C05) on Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at 7:00 p.m., in the City Hall Council Chamber, located at 225 W. Second Street. At this time all interested persons are invited to appear and be heard. The business space is located within the Peppertree Square shopping center, which is zoned as a Mixed Use district. This district allows restaurant businesses to sell alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption with approval of a Conditional Use Permit. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that City staff has determined that the proposed sale of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption within an existing restaurant is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Class 1, Section 15301 (operation of an existing private facility involving a negligible expansion of use). Therefore, no further environmental review is necessary. Copies of the application are available for public review in the Planning Division at Claremont City Hall, located at 207 Harvard Avenue. For more information on the proposal, please contact Senior Planner Mark Carnahan at (909) 399-5322, or send written comments to P.O. Box 880, Claremont, CA 91711-0880. Finally, in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in a City meeting should contact the City Clerk at 909/399 5461 VOICE or 1800/735-2929 TT/TTY at least three working days prior to the meeting, if possible. PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF CLAREMONT Publish: May 26, 2012
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE T.S No. 1304228-11 APN: 8762-020-010 TRA: 008322 LOAN NO: Xxxxxx8927 REF: Chuang, Sheng Y IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED October 18, 2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On June 15, 2012, at 9:00am, Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded October 26, 2004, as Inst. No. 04 2754605 in book XX, page XX of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, executed by Sheng Yang Chuang and Sharon Hsin-ju Chu, Husband And Wife As Joint Tenants, will sell at public auction to highest bidder for cash, cashiers check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank Behind the fountain located in civic center plaza, 400 civic Center Plaza Pomona, California, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: Completely described in said deed of trust The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 19715 Kingsglen Circle Walnut Area CA 91789 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $377,612.87. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (619)590-1221 or visit the internet website www.rppsales.com, using the file number assigned to this case 1304228-11. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web Site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. For sales information:(619)590-1221. Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, 525 East Main Street, P.O. Box 22004, El Cajon, CA 92022-9004 Dated: May 17, 2012. (R-410746 05/26/12, 06/02/12, 06/09/12) CITY OF CLAREMONT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE MASTER PLAN EIR, MASTER PLAN, AND ASSOCIATED ACTIONS The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on June 5, 2012, to consider the Claremont McKenna College (CMC) Master Plan Project. The public is invited to comment on the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the project, the CMC Master Plan, and several associated actions, including proposed Code Amendment, General Plan Amendment, Zone Change, Conditional Use Permit, and Development Agreement. Project Location: The Master Plan area includes the existing 69-acre campus of CMC, roughly
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bounded by Ninth Street on the north; Columbia Avenue, Amherst Avenue, and Mills Avenue on the west; Eighth Street, Sixth Street, and Harwood Place on the south; and, Claremont Boulevard on the east; as well as an area located east of Claremont Boulevard proposed for expansion of the campus in an area generally bounded by Claremont Boulevard, Foothill Boulevard, Monte Vista Avenue, and Sixth Street/Arrow Route, a portion of which is located within the City of Upland. An area outside the CMC Master Plan area, but within the larger project area, includes the Arbol Verde neighborhood south of Harwood Place, between Mills Avenue and Claremont Boulevard, and north of First Street. Project Description: The Master Plan provides a long-range plan for planned future improvements to the CMC campus over the next 30 years. The broad parameters of the plan include the potential enrollment increase from 1,150 students up to 1,400 students at the CMC campus, and the potential addition of 40 faculty and 98 staff members at the CMC campus, the demolition of up to 256,112 gross square feet of existing facilities and construction of up to 956,440 gross square feet of new facilities, and construction of new athletic facilities. One athletic field is proposed in the Arbol Verde 2 District north of Harwood Place, between Mills and Brooks Avenues. Other athletic fields and related athletic facilities are proposed in the campus expansion to the east of Claremont Boulevard. The other proposed actions included as part of the Master Plan Project include: General Plan Amendment and Zone Change to revise the land use and zoning designations of properties located at 522 and 528 Mills Avenue, 520, 536 and 540 Sixth Street, and 555 Brooks Avenue. This will allow the construction of a proposed administrative building/parking structure south of Sixth Street, between Mills and Brooks Avenues, and an athletic field north of Harwood Place, between Mills and Brooks Avenues. Amendments to Municipal Code Chapters 16.019 and 16.333 pertaining to the Arbol Verde (AV) Districts, revising regulations for sports field lighting and required setbacks in the area north of Harwood Place, and requirements for demolitions and accessory second units. Condition Use Permit to amend and restate CMCs existing Conditional Use Permit for demolition of existing structures and construction of a new athletic field with amplifying speakers and field lighting in the AV2 District north of Harwood Place, and replacement of non-conforming structures in the AV1 District south of Harwood Place. Development Agreement to amend and restate the existing Development Agreement between CMC and the City, and provide for the phased development of the CMC Master Plan, the provision of public benefits, and compliance with required mitigation measures and conditions of approval. Public Hearing: The Planning Commission will hold the public hearing on June 5, 2012, beginning at 7:00 p.m., in the City Council Chamber, 225 W. Second Street, Claremont. At the conclusion of the public hearing, the Planning Commission is expected to make recommendations to the City Council on the EIR, Master Plan, and associated actions. The City Council will make the final decisions. Further notice will be provided when the items are scheduled for consideration by the City Council. Environmental Review: The City of Claremont has prepared the Final EIR for the proposed CMC Master Plan and associated actions in accordance with CEQA statutes, and local rules and guidelines of Claremont and Upland for implementing CEQA. The Final EIR evaluates the proposed projects potential to significantly impact the environment and identifies ways to reduce or avoid environmental impacts through mitigation measures and alternatives to the project. Claremont and Upland agreed to have the City of Claremont act as Lead Agency in preparing the EIR pursuant to Section 15051(b) of the State Guidelines, as a greater portion of the project is located in Claremont. With implementation of the mitigation measures, it was determined that all identified impacts of the project could be mitigated to below a level of significance, except for unavoidable significant impacts to noise from construction related activities (earthmoving and pile driving activities.) Staff recommends the adoption of a Statement of Overriding Considerations for the project, as the benefits of the project outweigh the potential unavoidable adverse impacts of the project. Public Review and Comment: You may review a copy of the Final EIR and the CMC Master Plan during regular business hours at the following locations: Claremont City Hall, Community Development Department, 207 Harvard Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711 Claremont Public Library, 208 Harvard Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711 Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Road, Claremont, CA 91711 Youth Activity Center, 1717 N. Indian Hill Boulevard, Claremont, CA 91711 The documents may also be accessed on the Citys website at www.ci.claremont.ca.us. Interested persons are invited to comment on the EIR, Master Plan, and associated actions by writing to Planning Consultant Belle Newman, City of Claremont, P.O. Box 880, Claremont, CA 91711-0880, by fax to (909) 399-5327, or email to bnewmanplanning@gmail.com. Interested persons are also invited to appear and be heard at the public hearing. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to participate in the above-mentioned public hearing, please contact the City Clerk at (909) 3995461 VOICE or 1 (800) 735-2929 TT/TTY. Notification three (3) working days prior to the meeting, or time when special services are needed, will assist City staff in assuring that reasonable arrangements can be made to provide access to the meeting. Publish: May 26, 2012
CLAREMONT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT RESOLUTION #22-2012 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CLAREMONT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS WITHIN THE CLAREMONT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT RECREATION ASSESSMENT DISTRICT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012-2013 PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPIING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972, PART 2 OF DIVISION 15 OF THE CALIFORNIA STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE AND ARTICLE XIIID OF THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION, AND APPOINTING A TIME AND PLACE FOR HEARING OBJECTIONS THERETO On a motion by Steven Llanusa seconded by Mary Caenepeel the following resolution is adopted: THE BOARD OF EDUCATION (BOARD) OF THE CLAREMONT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (DISTRICT) DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE, RESOLVE, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. By previous resolutions, the Board initiated proceedings pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2 of Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code, commencing with Section 22500 and Article XIIID of the California Constitution (the Act), for the levy and collection of assessments on the assessable lots and parcels of land within the Claremont Unified School District Recreation Assessment District for the 2012-2013 fiscal year and ordered the Engineer, SCI Consulting Group, to prepare and file a written report in accordance with Article 4 of Chapter 1 of the Act, and approved such Engineers Report as filed. Section 2. The District owns school buildings, places, structures, areas, facilities, playgrounds, playing fields, courts, swimming pools, and outdoor meeting places at the following locations: Claremont High School, 1601 North Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont, California La Puerta Schoolsite, 2475 N. Forbes Avenue, Claremont, California San Antonio High School/Community Day School., 125 West San Jose Avenue, Claremont, California El Roble Intermediate School, 665 North Mountain Avenue, Claremont, California Chaparral Elementary School, 451 Chaparral Drive, Claremont, California Condit Elementary School, 1750 N. Mountain Avenue, Claremont, California Danbury School, 1745 Lynoak, Claremont, California Mountain View Elementary School, 851 Santa Clara Avenue, Claremont, California Oakmont Elementary School, 120 W. Green Street, Claremont, California Sumner Elementary School, 1770 Sumner Avenue, Claremont, California Sycamore Elementary School, 255 W. 8th Street, Claremont, California Vista del Valle Elementary School, 550 Vista Drive, Claremont, California The Board, by previous resolution, designated the foregoing as recreation centers. Section 3. The Board hereby finds that it is in the best interest of the District and declares its intention to levy and collect assessments on the assessable lots and parcels of land within the existing assessment district designated as the Claremont Unified School District Recreation Assessment District (the Assessment District) for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2012, and ending June 30, 2013, to pay the costs and expenses of the improvements described in Section 5 hereof. Assessments shall be levied and collected to pay for only that portion of the costs and expenses which is attributable to public availability and use of the improvements; the portion of the costs related to school use will be funded by the Districts General Fund. Section 4. The assessments to be levied and collected against the assessable lots and parcels of land within the Assessment District for the fiscal year 2012-2013 are not proposed to increase from the assessments levied and collected for the fiscal year 2011-2012. Section 5. The existing improvements may be briefly described as follows: the installation, maintenance, and servicing of recreational improvements at the school buildings (public restrooms only), places, structures, areas, facilities, playgrounds, playing fields, courts, swimming pools, and outdoor meeting places described in Section 2 above, including the installation, maintenance, and servicing of landscaping, turf, playgrounds, playground equipment conforming to safety standards and the Americans with Disabilities Act, irrigation systems, parking lots, play surfaces, lights, signage, gates, fences, playcourts, and tracks, and the maintenance and servicing of athletic fields, including two softball fields and one baseball field, located at Cahuilla Park, which is located just north of Claremont High School on the west side of Indian Hill Boulevard, and which is owned by the City of Claremont. Section 6. The boundaries of the Assessment District shall be the same as those of the Claremont Unified School District. Such boundaries are shown on a map of the Assessment District on file in the office of the Secretary to the Board of Education and open to public inspection. Section 7. Reference is hereby made to the Engineers Report on file in the office of the Secretary to the Board of Education and open to public inspection for a full and detailed description of the improvements, the boundaries of the Assessment District, and any zones therein, and the proposed assessments upon assessable lots and parcels of land within the Assessment District. The office of the Secretary to the Board

of Education is located at 170 W. San Jose Avenue, Claremont, California 91711-2697. Section 8. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board appoints Thursday, the 7th day of June, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. in the Board Room at the Richard S. Kirkendall Education Center located at 170 W. San Jose Avenue, Claremont, California as the time and place for hearing protests or objections to the levy and collection of the proposed assessments on lots and parcels of land within the Assessment District for fiscal year 2012-2013. All interested persons shall be afforded the opportunity to hear and be heard. The Board shall consider all oral statements and all written protests or communications made or filed by an interested person. Prior to the conclusion of the hearing, any interested person may file a written protest with the Secretary to the Board or having previously filed a protest may file a written withdrawal of that protest A written protest shall state all grounds of objection. A protest by a property owner must contain a description sufficient to identify the property owned by the signer thereof. Section 9. The Secretary to the Board is hereby authorized and directed to give notice of such hearing in accordance with law. Section 10. Lots or parcels of land within the Assessment District that are owned or used by any County, City, City and County, special district or any other local or regional governmental entity, the State of California or the United States shall be assessed unless the District demonstrates by clear and convincing evidence that such lots or parcels receive no special benefit from the proposed improvements. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of May 2012, by the Governing Board of the Claremont Unified School District of Los Angeles County, California, by the following vote: AYES: 5 NOES: 0 ABSENT: ABSTAIN: STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ) SS COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) I, Gloria Johnston, Secretary to the Governing Board of the Claremont Unified School District of Los Angeles County, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true, and correct copy of a resolution adopted by the said Board at a regular meeting thereof held at its regular place of meeting at the time and by the vote above stated, which resolution is on file in the office of the said Board.
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PUBLISH: May 26, 2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 2012 096228 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Kicks Shoes, 438 Auto Center Drive Suite B2, Claremont, CA 91711. Yu Chun Cindy Cheng, 253 Junipero Serra Dr. # C, San Gabriel, CA 91776. This business is conducted by an Individual. Registrant has not yet commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/ Yu Chun Cindy Cheng This statement was filed with the RegistrarRecorder/County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 05/17/12. NOTICE- In Accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five (5) years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). PUBLISH: May 26, June 2, 9 and 16, 2012. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 2012 092975 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as CARAL PERUVIAN GRILL, 1453 Foothill Blvd., La Verne, CA 91750. Inka Trails Restaurant, Inc., 1077 W. Foothill Blvd., Claremont, CA 91711. This business is conducted by a Corporation. Registrant has not yet commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/ Patricia C. Broussard Title: President This statement was filed with the RegistrarRecorder/County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 05/16/12. NOTICE- In Accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five (5) years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). PUBLISH: May 26, June 2, 9 and 16, 2012. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 2012 096614 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as TEC INDUSTRY, 2705 Sierra Way, La Verne, CA 91750. Tirzo V. Tec, 915-C Foothill Blvd. # 627, Claremont, CA 91711. This business is conducted by an Individual.
Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed above on 05/14/2012. /s/ Tirzo V. Tec This statement was filed with the RegistrarRecorder/County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 05/18/12. NOTICE- In Accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five (5) years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). PUBLISH: May 26, June 2, 9 and 16, 2012. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 2012 096892 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Celtic Heart Wear, 2763 San Angelo Drive, Claremont, CA 91711. Gael Pringle, 2763 San Angelo Drive, Claremont, CA 91711. Ann Owens, 2658 San Angelo Drive, Claremont, CA 91711. This business is conducted by a General Partnership. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed above on 02/01/12. /s/ Ann Owens This statement was filed with the RegistrarRecorder/County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 05/18/12. NOTICE- In Accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five (5) years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). PUBLISH: May 26, June 2, 9 and 16, 2012. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 2012 096635 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Casa de Salsa, 415 W. Foothill Bl. #321, Claremont, CA 91711. Sonora Claremont Inc., 415 W. Foothill Bl. #321, Claremont, CA 91711. This business is conducted by a Corporation. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed above in June, 2004. /s/ Judy Harvin Title: President This statement was filed with the RegistrarRecorder/County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 05/18/12. NOTICE- In Accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five (5) years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). PUBLISH: May 26, June 2, 9 and 16, 2012. NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (UCC Sec. 6105) Escrow No. 12-0592KK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a bulk sale is about to be made. The name(s) and business address(es) of the seller(s) are: MILLER'S CLEANERS INC, 232 N. INDIAN HILL BLVD, CLAREMONT CA 91711 Doing business as: MILLER'S CLAREMONT LAUNDRY & DRY CLEANING All other business name(s) and address(es) used by the seller(s) within three years, as stated by the seller(s), is/are: NONE The name(s) and business address of the buyer(s) is/are: KWAN YOUNG LEE, 4829 CARMELYNN ST, TORRANCE, CA 90503-2032 The assets being sold are described in general as: ALL STOCK IN TRADE, FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT, GOODWILL, TRADENAME, LEASE, LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS, AND COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE and are located at: 232 N. INDIAN HILL BLVD, CLAREMONT CA 91711 The bulk sale is intended to be consummated at the office of: BENEFIT ESCROW CORP. 6061 DALE ST, STE 1, BUENA PARK, CA 90621 and the anticipated sale date is JUNE 14, 2012 The bulk sale is subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2. [If the sale is subject to Sec. 6106.2, the following information must be provided.] The name and address of the person with whom claims may be filed is: BENEFIT ESCROW CORP. 6061 DALE ST, STE 1, BUENA PARK, CA 90621 and the last day for filing claims by any creditor shall be JUNE 13, 2012, which is the business day before the anticipated sale date specified above. KWAN YOUNG LEE, Buyer(s) LA1187598 CLAREMONT COURIER 5/26/12
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Acoustical
QUALITY Interiors. Acoustical contractor. Specializing in acoustic removal, texture, painting, acoustic respray and drywall repairs. Lic #602916. 909-624-8177.
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Bathroom Remodeling
BATHTUBS, showers, sinks and counters; state of the art reglazing. Lic.# 714538. Franklin Interiors. 909-3649898.
Contractor
REMODELS, ADDITIONS, Restoration Projects. Claremont Construction Company. A locally owned, full-service building contractor. We also do repairs and small jobs. Ask about installing a walk-in bathtub. Please call for a free estimate. Darrell 909-626-0028 Fully insured. 20 year Claremont resident. Lic# 751929
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Electrician
SPARKS ELECTRIC Local Electrician For All Your Electrician Needs. 626-890-8887 or 909-2512013. Lic # 922000. Haydens Services Inc. Since 1978 Bonded. Insured. No Job Too Big or Small! Old Home Rewiring Specialist. 24 Hour Emergency Service 909-9828910. * Senior Discount * Lic. #359145. CALL LOU 909-241-7671, Lic 285436. Repair, Service Calls, Outdoor Lighting, Flush Mount Lighting, Room Additions. Call 909-9498230, Fax 909-985-1910. TALK to an electrician, not a machine. Residential, commercial, industrial. Lic #731948. UNITED ELECTRIC. 909772-6000.
Gardening
MANUELS Garden Service. General clean-up. Lawn maintenance, bush trimming, general maintenance, tree trimming and removal. Low prices and free estimates. Please call 909-3913495 or 909-239-3979. GARDEN MAINTENANCE Mowing, hand pull weeding, trimming, sprinkler work and clean-ups. David: 374-1583.
Handyman
Claremont Handyman Service All your handyman needs. Carpentry, lighting, painting. Odd jobs welcome! Free Consultations. 921-6334
Block Walls
BLOCK WALLS BRICK WORK
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Hauling
ADVANCED DON DAVIES Same Day One Call Does It All! Garage, Yard, Home, Moving! 909-599-9530 SAME DAY HAUL Free Estimates. Senior Discount! We Haul It All Charlie. 909-382-1210 sameday-haulaway.com
Installations or Repairs 30 Years Experience. Lic. #557151. C.F Privett. 909-621-5388
Carpentry
D&G Carpentry. Cabinet Refacing. Custom Cabinets, Entertainment Centers, Fireplace Mantles, Doors, Molding and More! Free Estimates! References Available 909-262-3144. Lic# 900656.
Programs for Adults and for Children. Est. 1983. Call 624-7770. perry@aiki.com www.musubidojo.org
Room Additions, Kitchen/Bath Remodeling, Custom Cabinets, Residential/Commercial. 909-946-8664 Lic.#B710309 Visit us on Facebook! ADVANCED DON DAVIES Veteran. New and Repairs. 909-599-9530. Serving Claremont 30 Years! Contractors #323243.
A/C & Heating

STEVES HEATING & Air Conditioning. Serving your area for over 25 years. Repairs all makes/models. Free service call with repair. Free estimate on new units. MC/ Visa. 100% financing. Senior disc. Lic 744873. 909-985-5254
Carpet Service
AAFORDABLE Carpet Care, for all your carpet and upholstery needs. Commercial and residential. Call us for our Claremont specials. 244-8329. ANDERSON CARPET SERVICE. Claremont resident serving Claremont since 1985. Powerful truck mounted cleaning units. Expert carpet repairs and stretching. Senior discounts. 24 hour emergency water damage service. Please Call: 621-1182. HACIENDA Carpet, upholstery and tile cleaning. Special: with any carpet cleaning 20% off tile cleaning. Senior discounts. Since 1970. 909-985-3875.
Drywall
Fences and Gate

REDWOOD, CEDAR & ORNAMENTAL IRON New Installations Expert Repairs Since 1980. Lic. #557151 C.F.Privett 909-621-5388
Eco-Friendly Landscaping From the creators of The Pomona College Organic Farm. Specializing in edible and drought tolerant landscapes. Why mow when you can grow? 909-398-1235. www.naturalearth.biz Lic 919825. 26 YEARS experience! We create a customized maintenance program for your property and lifestyle needs. Sprinkler repairs & low voltage lighting. Call Alan Cantrall 909-944-1857. Licensed #861685 and insured.
House Cleaning
CHRISTIAN lady will clean homes, offices, windows. Bonded. Licensed. Excellent references. 21 years. Yolanda 621-2162. CAROUSEL Quality Cleaning. Family owned for 20 years. Licensed. Bonded. Senior rates. Trained professional services including: baseboards, ovens, windows. Fire, water damage. Hauling. Move in, out. 10% discount to Claremont College staff and faculty. Robyn 621-3929. ROSIE'S SPIC SPAN Cleaning Service Residential, commercial, vacant homes, apartments, offices. Free estimate. Licensed. 909-986-8009.
THOR MCANDREW Construction. Drywall repair & installation. Interior plaster repair. Free estimates. CA Lic# 742776. Please Call: 909816-8467. ThorDrywall.com.
ADVANCED DON DAVIES Veteran. New, Repairs. ONE CALL DOES IT ALL! 909-599-9530 Cell: 626-428-1691 #323243
Save Money - Save Energy It's a great time for comfort. Call us Today! 909-398-1208 Get up to $4200 in Rebates & Incentives For a limited time when we design and install your New Home Comfort System Using the Quality Installation Program www.novellcustom.com License #958830 DOUG CHAPLINE Heating & Air Conditioning. Since 1979 - Prompt repairs, serious service. Free estimates for complete installations and equipment change outs. Competitive rates. Visa, MC accepted. Lic.# C20-383912. Call 626-3933.
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Fictitious Name
A FICTITIOUS Business Name Statement (D.B.A.) is required for all businesses and must be filed and published in a local newspaper. D.B.A. renewals are every 5 years and any changes within a business must be republished promptly. The COURIER can file your D.B.A. with the LA County Clerk, publish the statement and provide proof of publication. Our publishing fee is $95. The county fee starts at $26. 1420 N. Claremont Blvd, Suite 205B, Claremont. 909-621-4761.
SUNSET GARDENS LANDSCAPING. C-27 Lic.# 373833. John Cook. 909-231-8305. Claremont. Gardening service. Mowing, edging, pruning, weed control, fertilization. Free estimates.
Irrigation
SPRINKLER SYSTEMS INSTALLATIONS EXPERT REPAIRS, DRIP SYSTEM SPECIALISTS, C.F.PRIVETT. LIC #557151. 909-621-5388 Haydens Services Inc. Since 1978 Bonded * Insured No Job Too Big or Small! 24 Hour Emergency Service. 909-982-8910 * Senior Discount * Lic. #359145. ADVANCED DON DAVIES Veteran, Mt. Sac, Cal Poly New, Repairs. Professional. All Sprinkler Repairs. Call 909-599-9530 Now Cell: 626-428-1691
Chimney Sweep
Quality Fireplace & BBQ Chimney Sweeping, Complete fireplace, woodstove installation, service & repair. Spark Arrestor supply & installation. Call 920-6600. 392 N. 2nd Ave., Upland. Gash Chimney Sweep Dust Free Chimney Cleaning. Repair Chimney Covers, Spark Arrestor, Masonry & Dampers. BBB. Please Call, 909-467-9212
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IM HERE to help! Housekeeping, Shopping, Errands. Pet, Plant, House Sitting. Jenny Jones 909-626-0027 Anytime!
Serving Claremont since 1995. Residential, Commercial. Recessed Lighting and Design, Breaker Replacement, Service Panel Upgrades, Ceiling Fans, Trouble Shooting, Landscaping Lighting, Pool and Spa Equipment Replacement. Free Estimates 24 hours. References. 909-900-8930 Office: 909-626-2242 Lic #806149 MOR ELECTRIC COMPANY Free Estimates and Senior Discount. 909-989-3454 or 909-767-0062 Residential * Industrial * Commercial. No Job Too Small or Big! 24/7 Emergency Services Reasonable and Reliable. License #400-990. Over 30 Years Experience. All Electrical Service! ASA ELECTRIC Residential & Commercial New Installations, repairs and more! 951-283-9531 Claremont resident. Lic. #860606.
Handyman
A-HANDYMAN New and Repairs Inside, Outside, Small or Large, Home, Garage, Yard. ONE CALL DOES IT ALL! 909-599-9530 Cell: 626-428-1691 Contractors #323243 30 Years! Claremont Area. WENGER Construction. 25 years. Cabinetry, doors, electrical, drywall, crown molding. Lic. #707381. Competitive pricing! 951-640-6616.
Fountains and Ponds
Concrete
ADVANCED DON DAVIES Veteran, Mt. Sac, Cal Poly Stamped, Broom, Color Finishes, Slate, Flagstone, Planters, Walls & Walkways Call: 909-599-9530 Now Cell: 626-428-1691 Claremont Area. 30 Years! Contractors #323243. JDC CONCRETE 909-624-9000 Concrete, brick, stone, block walls, drainage. Insured. Lic. 894245 C8, C29.
Bathroom Remodeling
A Bath-Brite Authorized Dealer. Bathtubs & Sinks, Showers, Tile, Countertops. Refinish - Reglaze - Restore. Porcelain, Ceramic, Fiberglass Quick & Affordable. Please call 945-7775 www.bath-brite.com
SOLID STONE Fountains & Ponds. 10419 Mills Ave, Montclair. Open Monday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jim: 909-641-3165.
Landscaping
DLS Landscaping and Design. Specializing in drought tolerant landscaping, drip systems, lighting. Artistic solutions for the future. Over 35 years experience. Call: 909-225-8855, 909-982-5965. Lic # 585007.
Furniture Restoration
KEN'S OLDEN Oddities.com. Taking the time to care for Courier readers complete restoration needs since 1965. Lic #100108. 909-593-1846.
HANDYMAN service. "Your small job specialist." Steve Aldridge. Day: 909-455-4917. Evening: 909-625-1795.
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DANS GARDENING SERVICE. Sprinklers Installed, Repaired. Clean-up, Hauling. Sod, Seed, Planting, Lighting, Drainage. Free Written Estimates; Insured. References. Since 1977. Lic. #508671. Please Call 909-989-1515. GREENWOOD LANDSCAPING Co. Landscaping contractor for complete landscaping irrigation drainage designing gardening. Lic. #520496 909-621-7770 ADVANCED DON DAVIES Mt. Sac, Cal Poly New, Refurbished or Repair. Design, Drainage, Concrete, Slate, Flagstone Lighting, Irrigation, Decomposed Granite. 909-599-9530. CELL: 626-428-1691 Claremont Area 30 Years! Lic. #323243 GREEN SIDE UP LANDSCAPING Landscape design and construction. New, re-landscaping, and repairs. Concrete, block walls, masonry, BBQ, patio covers, and fountains. Planting, irrigation, drainage, lighting and ponds. CALL 909-992-9087 Lic. No. 941734
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Painting
KPW PAINTING Older couple painting 40 years experience! Competitive rates. Small repairs. No job too small. References available. Lic. #778506 We work our own jobs. Carrie or Ron 909-615-4858.
Plumbing
Sprinklers & Repair

DURUSSEL Sprinklers. Install, repair, automate. Since 1982. Free Estimates. License #540042. Call 982-1604.
Weed Abatement
JOHNNYS TREE SERVICE Weed Abatement and Land Clearing, Disking and Mowing, Tree Trimming & Demolition. Certified Arborist. Please call 909-946-1123 or 951-522-0992. Lic #270275. ADVANCED DON DAVIES Veteran Weed Eating, Mowing, Tractor Fields, Manual Slopes, Hauling. 909-599-9530 CELL: 626-428-1691 TIRED OF DEALING with weed problems on your lot or field? Help control the problem in an environmentally safe manner. To receive loads of quality wood chips. Please call 909-214-6773. Tom Day Tree Service.
TAUGHT by Sumi Ohtani at the Claremont Forum in the Packing House. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons and evenings for different levels. Tutoring available. Information: 909-626-3066.
Outdoor Furniture
HELP you paint. We will purchase primer, spackle, plaster, tape, putty knife, sand paper, brushes, rollers, buckets and paint. We will deliver to your home or office. We can recommend a painter. Bob Dexter Painting. 2403311 or 947-4025.
Service & Repair. Drain Cleaning, leak detection, gas lines, water heaters, installation of plumbing, fixtures, bathroom remodels. Fully insured and bonded. All work Guaranteed. 909-260-4376
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Stone Work
Lic. #839835. Haydens Services Inc. Since 1978 Bonded * Insured No Job Too Big or Small! 24 Hour Emergency Service 909-982-8910 * Senior Discount * Lic. #359145 EXCEL PLUMBING Family Owned & Operated 30+ Years Experience. Expert Plumbing Repairs & Drain Cleaning. Water Heaters, Faucets, Sinks, Toilets, Disposals, Under Slab Lead Detection, Sewer Video Inspection. Licensed, Bonded & Insured. Lic. #673558. 909-945-1995 DISCOUNT FLAGSTONE & Landscape Boulders. 10419 Mills Ave, Montclair. Open Monday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jim: 909-641-3165.
Tile
SOLID STONE Garden Furniture. 10419 Mills Ave, Montclair. Open Monday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jim: 909-641-3165.
Protect Your Wood! Free Surveys & Estimates Claremont Resident 909-621-5388 Lic. #557151
Window Washing
REGROUT, clean, seal, color grout. 909-880-9719. 1-888764-7688. NACHOS WINDOW CLEANING. For window washing call Nacho 909-816-2435. Free estimates, satisfaction guaranteed. Resident of Claremont.
Patio & Decks

ADVANCED DON DAVIES New, Refurbished & Repair, Concrete, Masonry, Lighting, Planters & Retaining Walls. 909-599-9530 CELL: 626-428-1691 Claremont Area 30 Years! Contractor #323243
Painting
D&D Custom Painting. Bonded. Lic. #423346. Residential, commercial. Interior or exterior. Free estimates. 909-982-8024. STEVE LOPEZ PAINTING Extensive preparation. Indoor, outdoor, cabinets. Offering odorless green solution. 33-year master. Lic#542552. 909-989-9786. COLLINS PAINTING & Construction Company, LLC. Interior, exterior. Residential and commercial. Contractors Lic.#384597. 985-8484.
Tree Care
BAUER TREE Care. 30+ in Claremont Ornamental Pruning Specialist of your perennials.
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Plastering & Stucco

PLASTERING by Thomas. Stucco and drywall repair specialist. Licensed home improvement contractor #614648. 909-984-6161. www.wall-doctor.com.
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Eco-Friendly Landscaping From the creators of The Pomona College Organic Farm. Specializing in edible and drought tolerant landscapes. Why mow when you can grow? 909-398-1235. www.naturalearth.biz Lic 919825
800-315-9680 Free in home inspections. Emergency 24/7 service. Family owned and operated. Bonded and insured. Lic# 961504
909-624-8238. TOM DAY Tree Service. Fine pruning of all trees since 1974. Free estimate. 629-6960. MGT PROFESSIONAL Tree Care. Providing prompt, dependable service for all your tree care needs. Certified arborist. Matt Gray-Trask. Call 946-7444. Lic# 836027.
Plumbing
BEAVERS PLUMBING Drain work starting at $50 repairs and remodels. Free estimates! Specializing in walk-in bathtubs. Senior discount always. 909-626-0028 Lic. #711770 Steves Plumbing. 24 HR Service * Low Cost! Free Estimates All plumbing repairs Complete drain cleaning Leak detection Water heaters Your local plumber for over 25 years. Senior discounts. Insured. Lic #744873 909-985-5254 RENES Plumbing and AC. All types residential repairs, HVAC new installation, repairs. Prices to fit the working familys budget. Lic# 454443. Insured professional service, 909-593-1175.
Roofing
GORDEN Perry Roofing. Reroofing, repairs of all types. Free estimates. Quality work. Lic #C39588976. 909-944-3884. DOMINICS Roofing. Residential roofing and repairs. Free estimates. Call Dominic 951-212-9384. Lic# 732789.
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PRE-KINDERGARTEN through middle school. Multiple subjects, Spanish & E.S.L. 31 years experience. Vilma 239-3720.
Classes and workshops. Susan Perry 32 year Yoga practitioner. Weekly classes held at Musubi Dojo. Call 909-6247770. www.musubidojo.org. perry@aiki.com.
SUNSET GARDENS LANDSCAPING. C-27 Lic.# 373833. Drought resistant landscapes. Turf removal. Irrigation specialist. Naturescapes. Desertscapes. Rockscapes. Masonry. Call John Cook 909-231-8305. Claremont.
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WASTING WATER Poor coverage? SPRINKLER REPAIR Installations and Modifications C.F. Privett. Lic. #557151. 909-621-5388 ADVANCED DON DAVIES Veteran, Mt. Sac, Cal Poly New, Repairs, Professional. All Sprinkler Repairs. Call 909-599-9530 Now Cell: 626-428-1691
Upholstery
Residential/Commercial. Quality work at reasonble prices. Free estimates. Lic.#541469. 909-622-7994. ACE SEVIER Painting Interior/Exterior. BONDED and INSURED. Many references. Claremont resident. 35 years experience. Lic. #315050. Please Call: 624-5080, 596-4095.
Landscape Lighting
ENJOY your yard after dark! We offer expert design, installation and repair of low voltage lighting. Alan Cantrall Landscaping. 909-944-1857. Contractor Lic. #861685.
PINK UPHOLSTERY 46 Years of experience. Up to 30% discount on fabric. Free pickup and delivery. Please call 909-597-6613.
YOUR neighborhood classical pilates studio. 665 E. Foothill Blvd. Unit M, Claremont, Ca 91711. Call for a free demo! 909-730-1033.
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ancy Telford, Broker Associate and local Claremont resident, is again the top producer for the first quarter of 2012. Nancy has been the Top Producer consistently for the last 16 years. Her superior performance has enabled her to achieve the top 1% in the world, #1 in the Inland Empire/San Gabriel Valley. Eighty-five percent of Nancys business has been referrals from past satisfied clients due to her outstanding quality service based on a sincere interest in helping people with all their real estate needs. Grand Centurion Honor Society Award, Quality Service Award, Top Investment Agent Award, GRI - Determined Honest - Dedicated Diligent.
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573 Baughman Ave., Claremont
Three bedroom, 1.75 bathroom home with high, beamed ceiling, opening to covered patio and spacious back yard. Recently upgraded with newer forced air and heat, paint inside and out, upgraded electrical, new carpeting and tile floors, stainless steel kitchen appliances, granite counters, flagstone hearth, finished and insulated garage. Great Village location. $552,900. (B573)
1132 N. Cambridge Ave., Claremont

Located in old Claremont Village on lovely tree lined street. Hardwood floors and a teak wood ceiling. Fireplace, built in bookcases, dual pane windows, ceiling fans, remodeled kitchen with granite counters, recessed lighting and tile flooring. Interior laundry closet has stacking washer and dryer unit. The guest bedroom doubles as an office with a built-in desk and a deluxe Murphy bed. Large covered patio with brick paving plus courtyard BBQ area. $579,000. (C1132)
2647 King Way, Claremont

Location, Location, Location! The Thompson Creek Trail and foothills form the backdrop for this Spanish ranch pool home. The 13,055 lot features a 3 car garage and a gated, private courtyard. Formal dining room and family rooms feature vaulted, beamed ceilings. Fireplace and sliding doors open to the spectacular backyard. $559,000. (K2647)
University Terrace
Light, bright and airy 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home in great University Terrace location. Living room has cathedral ceiling, fireplace, custom lighting and shelving. Family room opens to covered patio and very private, professionally designed, southwest style backyard. Community pool and spa. $425,000. (W1559)
Oak Arbor Villas

Charming end unit in move-in condition. Open floor plan, cathedral ceilings, fireplace and beautiful oak floors. Two master suites upstairs, one with balcony, walk-in closet and spa bathtub. Large patio with magnificent oak tree and one of the largest yards in the complex. Newer FA/CA. Association pool and spa. Walk to Claremont Village, dog park and Metrolink. $279,000. (W571)
1047 W. 14th St., Upland

This gorgeous J. M. Peters home was a former model home and has been updated with: Travertine and hardwood flooring, granite and tumbled stone counters in the kitchen. All 3 baths have fabulous appointments. Private yard with 2 patios and mature trees. One downstairs bedroom plus 4 upstairs, including master suite with fireplace and balcony. $479,000. (F1047)
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2664 Sweetbriar Drive, Claremont. $685,000
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622 W. 1st Street, Claremont
PRIME TOP LEVEL PENTHOUSE END UNIT LOFT. $498,000
Four bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms and 2632 sq. ft. Completely remodeled over the years with brand new hardwood floors, custom iron and glass front door, upgraded granite counter kitchen, custom cabinetry throughout the house, numerous french doors, wooden plantation shutters throughout, upgraded baths. One year newly fully renovated master bathroom, multiple skylights, brand new heating and air. Pool and spa just resurfaced with dark bottom quartz. Nearly 11,000 sq. ft. lot with beautiful gardens, multiple patio areas, pool and spa, storage house, and fruit trees which include, lemon, apricot, grapefruit, orange, fig, avocado and nectarine. Rarely do homes this beautiful come on the market! Ryan@RRZimmerman.com. 909.447.7707. (S2664)
Private elevator! Village Walk community in the heart of the Claremont Village. Spectacular mountain views! Walking distance to downtown, Colleges, Metrolink, shops and restaurants. Highly upgraded with rich wood cabinetry, window shutters and light fixtures! Extensive hardwood and tile floors, upgraded carpet, custom built-ins and high ceilings. Beautiful open gourmet kitchen with granite counter tops. Two private balconies. Direct access to 2 car garage. Beautiful grounds include community pool and 2 Spas. Monthly $275 HOA fee pays for trash, building and earthquake insurance! www.GeoffHamill.com. 909.621.0500. (F622)
SINGLE STORY ESTATE HOME IN CLARABOYA Breathtaking views of the valley. There is over 5800 sq. ft. of living area in this home. This is a custom built home by architect David Underwood. Amenities include 5 bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms, separate library, spacious gallery entry, gourmet kitchen and covered patio areas. Accents include warm wood floors, rich walnut wall panels, and walls of glass for exterior views. Appointment only. Offered at $1,600,000. JEANNETTE EWING. 909-670-0322. (V651)
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HISTORIC CLAREMONT VILLAGE FOUR SQUARE CRAFTSMAN. $798,000

Custom built by Edwin Norton circa 1922. Great early American curb appeal with covered front porch and multi-light picture windows. Versatile floor plan with 4 bedrooms plus den and 3 bathrooms. Enjoy extensive built-ins, oak hardwood floors and architectural elements throughout! Kitchen with separate eating nook. Central air and heat, bolted fountain and partial basement. Spacious lot, nearly acre, with tall mature shade trees. Prime locale close to Colleges, Memorial Park, Metrolink and downtown Village shopping. A rare find that seldom becomes available for sale! GeoffHamill.com. 909.621.0500.
810 High Point Drive, Claremont. Offered at $549,000

Located in the hillside community of Claraboya, prime first level single story PUD (Planned Unit Development) offers expansive canyon, valley and city light views. Formal dining and living room with fireplace and separate den, 1585 sq. ft. Hardwood flooring, upgraded carpeting and plantation shutters throughout. Remodeled kitchen features granite counters, custom cabinetry and upgraded appliances including gas range. Skylight and garden window provide lots of natural light. Master bedroom with on-suite bath, guest bedroom with professionally organized walk-in closet. Two car attached garage with storage and laundry area. Freshly painted interior and exterior. Enjoy entertaining on the patio or relaxing at the community pool. HOA Dues $295 monthly. Hike/bike local Johnson's Pasture and Thompson Creek Trail. Excellent Claremont Schools and Claremont Colleges. Offered at $549,000. BernadetteKendall.com. 909-670-1717. (HP810)
804 W. High Point Drive, Claremont

Located in the prestigious hillside community of Claraboya, this elegant High Point PUD on the first level, evokes the feel of a Mediterranean villa overlooking the canyon, rolling hills and Puddingstone Lake. Inviting front courtyard and formal entry, Brazilian Cherry and tile flooring. Updated kitchen features granite counters and custom cabinetry. Formal dining and living room with fireplace. Master bedroom with on-suite bath. Spacious guest bedroom with walk-in closet. Two car attached garage with custom storage and laundry area. Open patio with spectacular city lights and valley views. Community pool, HOA dues $295 a month. Local hike and bike trails. Excellent Claremont schools and Claremont Colleges. Offered at $549,000. BernadetteKendall.com. (H804)
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1082 RICHMOND DRIVE, CLAREMONT Beautiful single story home features double door entry, formal living room with fireplace, plantation shutters and a kitchen with a view of the foothills. Separate family room and spacious dining area, sliders open to the covered patio and lush grounds. Remodeled hall bath and master shower. Attached, permitted guest quarters offers one bedroom with slider over looking the yard, full bath, kitchen amenities and living area. Separate entrance provides for independent living or home office. Neighborhood Claremont North Swim Club. Excellent Claremont schools. Offered at $510,000. BERNADETTE KENDALL.com. 909-670-1717. (R1082) PRESTIGIOUS GATED GRISWOLDS COMMUNITY. $475,000 Choice locale within gated community, on an interior street. Attractive Spanish Mediterranean architecture. Prime end unit PUD with mountain views! Immaculate condition with 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, approx. 2300 sq. ft. Enjoy a light and airy floor plan boasting vaulted ceilings. Updated kitchen opens to family room with fireplace, dining room, indoor laundry room, newer central air and heat. Private covered and tiled patio, yard area, attached 2 car garage with built-ins and driveway parking. Community pool with 2 spas. North of Foothill, close to the Colleges and Village! www.GeoffHamill.com. 909-621-0500. (W442) GORGEOUS CLAREMONT CLUB COURTSIDE TOWNHOME/PUD. $375,000 Great locale on cul-de-sac in prime neighborhood close to Claremont Athletic Club, shopping, colleges and Chaparral Elementary School. Great floor plan boasts 3 bedrooms plus loft, 2.5 baths, nearly 2000 sq. ft. Living room with fireplace, dining room area. Upgraded quartz counter kitchen. Luxurious master suite with lavish bath boasting shower and separate jetted spa tub. Private spacious patio plus upstairs viewing deck. Boasts light, neutral dcor throughout with extensive high vaulted ceilings! Ample guest parking. www.GeoffHamill.com. 909-621-0500. (C1736)
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2006, An independantly owned and operated member of Prudential Real Estate Affiliates, Inc. Prudential is a service mark of The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Equal housing Opportunity.

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City council scuffles over funding El Barrio park event

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