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COURIER photos/Steven FelschundCo-owner Jeff Hatfield looks for a customerʼs dry cleaning at Rockyʼs Laundry and Cleaners in the Cmont Village. The business, which originally opened in 1955, was purchased by Mr. Hatfieldʼs moth1990. Story on page 10.

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Iwoke Tuesday morningwith a peculiar feeling.

After more than 20 years of Tues-day newspaper production, it dawnedon me that this would be my last.Since the fall of 1991, minus someyears of maternity leave and child-rearing, I have spent nearly everyTuesday parked in front of a computerscreen at the COURIER, makingnewspaper pages and advertisements.

Under Martin Weinberger’s tute-lage, I learned the essentials of page

design and setting type. In those days,Martin would create headlines andcaptions using his old Olympia type-writer and then handwrite sizes fortype alongside each headline.

It always impressed me how he couldvisually determine font size and howmany words he needed to get the head-line to fit across the page. Martin andJanis Weinberger were fascinated bytype. Jan had a love affair with chubby,round fonts and you really couldn’t getthe letters close enough together to sat-isfy Martin’s taste. “The bolder the bet-

ter” was our motto then, which is ratherfitting when you consider the Weinberg-ers’ bold personalities.

This was long before computersoftware offered pagination and al-though we had QuarkXpress—a pro-gram we still use today to produce theCOURIER—newspaper productionrequired X-acto blades and wax tobuild the boards.

WAX ON

Without email, stories were writtenby the reporters in the newsroom, put

on a floppy disk and carried to theback, where our typesetter Nancy Hipphad the task of retyping the stories intoher computer. Nancy would print outthe stories, with Martin waxing andpasting.

If a spelling error or typo occurred,Martin would bring out his magnify-ing glass and, using his X-acto, cut outonly the line of type that had the error,replacing it with the corrected type. Asyou can imagine, production was along and difficult process and muchmore hands-on than it is today. It was

also more dan-gerous, andmore than oncea COURIERemployeeheaded off looking for a band-aid after a hastyX-acto mishap.

It certainly took a lot more peoplethen. Our production staff consisted omyself, who built real estate ads andclassified pages part-time, the full-time typesetter, Carole Aldrich, a full-

time designer and 2 more in photo:photographer Tom Alleman—fol-lowed by Trish Branley—and Nestor,who shot PMTs from the negatives. Ican vividly remember the chemicalsmell of the activator as Nestor resizeimages for Martin to do paste-up.

These were fun days at theCOURIER, but newspaper productionwas a far more laborious endeavor.What I’ve realized over the years is

Claremont COURIER/Wednesday, February 20, 2013

The Claremont Courier (United States Postal Service 115-180) is published twice weekly by the Courier Graphics Corporationat 1420 N. Claremont Blvd., Ste. 205B, Claremont, California 91711-5003. The Courier is a newspaper of general circulationas defined by the political code of the state of California, entered as periodicals matter September 17, 1908 at the post office atClaremont, California under the act of March 3, 1879. Periodicals postage is paid at Claremont, California 91711-5003. Singlecopy: One dollar. Annual subscription: $52.00. Annual online subscription: $47. Send all remittances and correspondence aboutsubscriptions, undelivered copies and changes of address to the Courier, 1420 N. Claremont Blvd., Ste. 205B, Claremont, Cal-ifornia 91711 5003 Telephone: 909 621 4761 Copyright © 2013 Claremont Courier One hundred and fifth year number 14

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Claremont COURIER/Wednesday, February 20, 2013 3CITY NEWS

Residents and tenantshave never been morepleased to see con-

struction. If you can’t fathomthe enthusiasm, just talk tothose of south Claremont, whohave been eagerly awaiting theredevelopment of ArrowHighway and Indian HillBoulevard’s Peppertree SquareShopping Center for years.

To the delight of those who havebeen waiting, the patience—or perhapsthe lack thereof—has finally paid off.The fences are up around the shoppingcenter and construction has begun. Inabout 6 months’ time, city officials sayClaremont residents will have a newlyrenovated shopping destination.

“The renovation is moving forward

and we are absolutely thrilled,” saidCity Manager Tony Ramos.

Plans for the revitalization of thePeppertree shopping center began sev-eral years ago, with a Walgreen’s Phar-

macy slated for occupancy within thecenter. Soon after, Fresh & EasyNeighborhood Market also signed onto the project.

Though the project seemed to bemoving along accordingly, it soonproved to be a source of many frustra-tions for the city. Plans began to fizzlein late spring of 2010 when Walgreen’spulled out of the deal. Fresh & Easymaintained its resolve to stay in thecenter, and the center’s redesign withFresh & Easy as the anchor was ap-proved in July 2011. However, frustra-tions mounted again when Fresh &Easy pulled out of the nearly shovel-

ready project last June as economictroubles ensued for the grocer.Adding to difficulties with the center

was the fact that the complex’s ownerswere not from the area, so review

forms and permits needed to be sentback and forth from China. However,the city’s commitment to redevelop-ment remained steadfast, and last Sep-tember Claremont residents finally saw

changes to the center when the cornerbuilding, once home to WherehouseMusic, was demolished.

The latest change, taking place now,is the re-grading of the parking lot andmaking room for 2 potential anchors tothe center, potentially grocers. In Sep-tember, Nick Quakenbos, representingthe center’s owners, said he was intalks with several markets similar insize to Fresh & Easy and Sprouts, butwould not disclose any other informa-tion. Last week, Mr. Ramos said thatnow that renovations have begun, heexpects to see some of those conversa-tions “moving along a little quicker.”

Along with re-grading and creatingpads for new tenants, the center willalso get an architectural facelift. Localarchitect Paul Wheeler has been work-ing on incorporating several new de-

sign changes, including adding raiseand pointed rooftops as “focal pointsto the existing buildings, inspired bthe mountainscape to the north. He alsplans to add creams and a variety o

greens to the center’s color schemalong with green waving designs inspired by Mr. Wheeler’s view of thChino Hills behind the shopping centeA covered patio area will be fixed nethe set of buildings where Subway resides.

Though construction is expected tcontinue for many months aheadpending weather, frequenters of YumYum Donuts or Subway do not have tgive up their routine.

Peppertree Square businesses wiremain open during constructionWhile parking will not be allowewithin the center itself, there is parkin

available both to the rear and to thsouth of the complex.—Beth Hartne

[email protected]

Construction starts at Peppertree to delight of residents

that even though computers have re-placed the need for so many bodies,it still takes about 7 hours for JenelleRensch and I to assemble the 20 or24 pages each Tuesday—just as it didthen. Ads are built throughout theweek, but the news and classifiedpages are started from scratch eachTuesday morning.

We begin at around 8:30 or 9 a.m.and drop the final .pdf pages on a

website to the printer by 4 p.m. Ataround 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday nights,the 4500 copies of the COURIER aredelivered back to our office for thenight crew to affix address labels formailing on Wednesday.

This process won’t change drasti-cally when we shift to a weekly,however, you may find a more high-strung COURIER staff on Thursdayas we phase out Tuesday and Fridayproduction days.

LOOKING AHEAD

It’s been an interesting journey withthe COURIER through the years and,while I enjoy looking back at the ad-vancements we’ve made in produc-tion, I am equally inspired by thepossibilities of the future. For the old-timers who may feel apprehensive, I’dlike to share that I will also miss get-ting my COURIER on Wednesday af-ternoons. I personally want to thankyou for riding out our changes throughthe years and sticking with us in avery challenging industry.

Rest assured, we aren’t cutting athing. Faithful Wednesday readerswill still enjoy columns by John Pix-ley and Debbie Carini, the 9-day cal-endar and Our Towns. With changecomes opportunity, and I hope you’re

all as eager as I am to see a bigger,more colorful COURIER on Fridays.

See you next week!—Kathryn Dunn

editor@claremont-courier com

THURSDAYʼS THE NEW TUESDAYcontinued from the previous page

COURIER photo/Peter WeinbergConstruction has started at Peppertree Square at Indian Hill Boulevard and Arrow Highway. Both residents and business owners are ready fore the much needed facelift.

The city of Claremont met with Golden State Water innegotiations for the first time last Friday. Officialsmet in the private meeting to discuss issues surround-

ing the local water system.The hour-long conference took place in Riverside, at the

law office of Best, Best and Krieger. While refusing to givedetails relating to the discussion, both sides purport that thegathering was fruitful and have released very similar state-

ments.“Golden State Water Company and Claremont officialstoday had a very productive meeting and discussed issuesof mutual interest,” said Denise Krueger, Golden State’sVice President of Regulated Utilities in a statement.

City Manager was also optimistic, adding that it was “positive meeting to discuss issues of mutual concern.”

Friday’s meetup was the first time both sides have sdown to talk following the city’s $54 million offer to purchase its water system in November. Golden State adminitrators have made repeated statements that the company not for sale. In the meantime, Claremont residents may soosee their water bills rising. In July 2011, Golden State ap

plied for a 24 percent rate increase, effective in 2013, witsmaller additional increases in 2014 and 2015. Constituenstill await a decision from the California Public UtilitieCommission. —Beth Hartne

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City, Golden State remained tight-lipped on meeting



Claremont COURIER/Wednesday, February 20, 2013 4CITY NEWS

Four years ago, SteveGraber and others of Claremont Heights

Drive looked over drafts as-sociated with a neighbor’s

plan to add another level tohis 1950s ranch-style home,characteristic of all the homesin the north Claremont neigh-borhood. Nothing seemed outof the ordinary until last sum-mer, when the second levelwent up...and up and up, ac-cording to Mr. Graber.

He now finds himself between a30-foot wall and a hard place.

Though the remodel is nearly fin-ished, Mr. Graber and ClaremontHeights Drive neighbors have not

given up the fight. Mr. Graber pre-pares to file a complaint against thecity in the wake of the new addition totheir street, maintaining that he wasonly kept half in the loop as to whatwas going on.

“Nobody got notification that thismonstrosity was going to be a mon-strosity,” Mr. Graber said.

Mr. Graber, who has been living onClaremont Heights for the past 12years, remembers speaking with hisneighbor, Hassan Kobaissi, about thepossibility of a second-level additionto the home about 6 years ago. Hedidn’t think much of it at the time.

Mr. Graber’s first concerns came acouple years later when he and neigh-bors found themselves looking overdrafts for the remodel at a city meet-ing. He describes them as sketchydrawings.

“I had no concept of the size. Idon’t think anybody did,” he said.

Neighbor Marilynn Waters said shecertainly didn’t: “The neighbor is anice guy, so when he tells you aboutconstruction you just say, ‘go ahead.’Nothing seemed out of the ordinary tome.”

With little complaint from unsus-pecting neighbors, the Hans were ap-proved in 2009. It wasn’t until the

walls were going up late last year thatthe neighbors realized the full scopeof the project. To Mr. Graber’s sur-prise, the additions to his neighbor’shome fell within 4 feet from his prop-erty, from his wall to the neighbor’svaulted roof.

“It violated my property deeds,”Mr. Graber said. “It wasn’t a remodel.It was a complete tear-down.”

Ms. Waters says now the first thingshe sees when she wakes up in themorning and stares outside her bed-room window is no longer the Chinomountainscape, but the vaulted roof next door.

“It turned out to be something elsecompletely, and the city and the archi-tectural commission, knowing this,should have been more proactive. The

city and commissions work for us,right? A project like this deserved asite visit.”

Mr. Graber and Ms. Waters took

their concerns to the city, meetingwith City Manager Tony Ramos andCity Planner Mark Carnahan last Au-gust to voice their fears. They left themeeting unsatisfied. The neighborsbrought their concerns to the forefrontonce again last week, this time in apublic setting at the Claremont CityCouncil meeting. While citing prob-lems with the development, such asthe fact that a fire marshall has neverbeen called out to approve the project,neighbors called for an immediatestop order on the home.

While the owners of the homeunder scrutiny did not return the

COURIER’s calls for comment, CityManager Tony Ramos addressed thesituation at last Tuesday’s city councilmeeting, and stated that no such stoporder can be made on the ClaremontHeights home construction. Accord-ing to Mr. Ramos, review and ap-proval by the Los Angeles CountyFire Department is not required forhome additions or remodels unless thehome is in the high fire zone. Thishouse is not in that zone. While theroof may indeed exceed setback re-quirements, the city’s land-use codeallows for architectural features to ex-ceed the required setback by up to 2feet.

Also, the city does not require asurvey for home additions and, whilehome additions usually do not requireformal reviews, the city opted to take

the addition before the architecturalcommission at 2 separate meetings.

“We cannot stop work on thishome,” Mr. Ramos said, adding, “It is

a large home, I don’t think there isany argument about that. It wentthrough a process and that is theprocess that has been established bypolicy in this city and, in as much aswe understand our residents’ con-cerns...there isn’t anything we can doabout it at this point.”

Taking into consideration theneighbors’ feelings toward the projectand recognizing the letters the city hasbeen receiving in recent weeks, Mr.Ramos said that he will schedule ameeting with the Claremont Heightsneighbors to revisit the topic and if deemed necessary, will have it re-

agendized.

The road to mansionization

The Claremont HeightsDrive story is not an unfa-miliar one. In hearing taleslike this one, residents are re-minded of why the Mansion-ization Ordinance wasadopted in the first place.Mansionization policy wentinto effect in Claremont onOctober 21, 2009 with the

goal of promoting “neighbor-hood identity and conserva-tion of individual

neighborhood identity.” Ac-cording to the ordinance,such guidelines would help

“reduce the potential for construction of inappropriately-sized additions, oftenreferred to as ‘mansioniza-tion.’”

“It basically set formulas for howbig a house you can build based onthe size of the lot,” explained BrianDesatnik, director of community de-velopment. “It many cases, it reducedthe maximum house size from whatwas previously allowed.”

Unfortunately for the residents of Claremont Heights Drive, the devel-opment on their street was approved

just months before mansionizationwent into effect. Therefore, none of the strict guidelines applied to thisproperty, which received necessaryapproval according to the previousrules. And residents say they didn’tdetect any injustice until the wallsstarted going up just this past year.

For now the construction continuebut Mr. Graber and Ms. Waters andher husband, Bill Waters, are hopefulfor some reprieve.

“I think there is a moral quality thabelongs to the city council, to the citythat needs to be addressed,” Mr. Wa-ters said. “This should not have hap-

pened to our neighborhood.”—Beth [email protected]

Surprise! Resident sees neighbor’s remodeled house as monstrosity

COURIER photo/Steven FelschundneClaremont resident Steve Graber, with his wife Linda, gestures toward the large home under construction adjacent this property recently in north Claremont. The Grabers are upset at the size of the home being constructed next doowhich they say will be 6200 square feet.



Claremont COURIER/Wednesday, February 20, 2013 5EDUCATION

Board to review options for surplus property, Service Center

Only 37 seats remainingOnly 37 seats remain for sponsorship in the newly

renovated Claremont HIgh School Don F. FruechteTheatre for the Performing Arts.

Charitable contribution seat sponsorships are $325and include an armrest plaque inscribed with 20characters per line on 2 lines. Forms are available atwww.chstheatrerenovation.cusd.claremont.edu.

Sponsors can use Paypal or mail a check with theform from the website. Sponsorships need to reachthe District Office by Friday, March 1.

Please contact Hilary LaConte at 625-1178 formore information.

Financial aid workshop thisSaturday at the YAC

Students looking to apply for financial aid can turnto the Youth Activity Center (YAC) and Teen Com-mittee for help. The local youth advocates will host aworkshop geared toward Cal Grant and Federal Stu-dent Aid (FAFSA) applications this Saturday, Febru-

ary 23, from 10 a.m. to noon.The LA Works Youth Employment program will

present information on how to locate grants, scholar-ships and other sources of funding for college. Highschool seniors and their parents or guardians are en-couraged to attend. For more information, call theYAC at 399-5360.

CHS students to get ʻWickedʼat musical fundraiser

On Monday, March 4, audiences will have the op-portunity to see 8 high school theater students fromsouthern California—2 of them Claremont HighSchool Thespians—join with members of the cast of Wicked for a memorable performance.

“Making Magic/Defying Gravity,” a 2-hour bene-fit organized by the Educational Theatre Association,will be held at Bridges Auditorium, starting at 7 p.m.As the host school for the event, CHS is also provid-ing the crew for the production

The acting-minded teens will be performing withprofessionals who are the understudies to 2 key rolesin the Grammy Award-winning musical, Michael

Mahany (Fiyero) and Carla Stickler (Elphaba).The evening will also feature a “behind the cur-tain” question-and-answer session led by J. JasonDaunter, production stage manager of Wicked, andfeaturing Mr. Mahany, Ms. Stickler and MattConover, vice president, creative entertainment andDisney Parks talent casting. The professionals willseek to inspire aspiring thespians by recounting howtheir high school dreams led to a life in theater.

Admission is $15, with tickets sold at the BridgesBox Office (450 N. College Way) from 5:45 to 6:45p.m. the day of the performance. To buy tickets on-line, visit http://schooltheatre.org/events/makingmagic/orange-county. All proceeds will be used to-wards thespian scholarships.

CHS theater gets wordyThe Claremont High School Theatre Departmentwill present the Tony Award-winning musical, The25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, for a 2-weekend run, beginning on Friday, March 8. Theshow is directed and choreographed by CHS theateralumna DJ Gray.

The show will be held at Sycamore ElementarySchool, 225 W. 8th St. in Claremont. Admission is$10 presale, $12 at the door. Showtime is 7:30 p.m.on the following dates: March 8, 9, 14, 15 and 16.

For information, visit www.chstheatre.cusd.claremont.edu or call 624-9053, ext. 30463.

Claremont Stars to host firstgolf tournament

The Claremont Stars Soccer Club will host theirfirst Golf Tournament in less than a month. The clubfields over 20 teams for boys and girls aged 9 to 18,and has pledged to use the proceeds from the tourna-

lights, uniforms and match fees. These costs typicallfall on the shoulders of players’ parents, and meanthat many young people are unable to play if theycannot pay the fees.

Claremont Stars Soccer Club attempts to allowmore young people to play on Stars teams by raising

funds with these types of events. The Tournamentwill be held on Friday, March 15 at Upland HillsCountry Club, and entry fees are tax deductible. Formore information, please contact Dan Whisler at224-0757.

Donate Goodwill items to theEl Roble music boosters

The El Roble Marchind Band Boosters are holdina Goodwill fundraiser this Saturday, February 2from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at El Roble, 665 N. MountaiAve.

Funds from the effort will help pay for bus rentato transport the band to and from a performance aDisneyland. Unwanted items should be delivered tthe junior high on Saturday, with the exception of ewaste, large furniture and bed pillows.

Call Corrina Comia, booster president, at 624-261for more information on what may be donated.

Claremont Place to presentʻSenior to Seniorʼ scholarships

Claremont Place Senior Living will present 5scholarships to college-bound, graduating seniorsnext Thursday, February 28 at 6:30 p.m., as part of their “Senior to Senior” Legacy Scholarship pro-gram.

The 5 winners were selected from 11 applicants,all from Claremont High School. Winners have averified 3.0 GPA and have applied for fall 2013 ad-mission to a college or university with the intention

of obtaining a degree.For information, call Claremont Place at 447-525

or visit www.claremontplace.com.

The fate of districtproperty will bemulled at the next

meeting of the ClaremontUnified School District Board

of Education, set for Thurs-day, February 21.

Board members will vote onwhether or not to ratify the January 17recommendation of the Surplus Advi-sory Committee that 2 parcels of dis-trict land be declared surplus, ideallyin preparation for sale.

Two votes will be taken, one re-garding the site of the short-lived LaPuerta Intermediate School, 9.7 acreslocated at 2475 N. Forbes Ave., and asecond regarding the 3.5-acre site of the district’s current Service Center(700 W. Base Line Rd.).

At the February 11 school board

meeting, when discussion was heldabout the recommendation of the Sur-plus Advisory Committee, also knownas the 7-11 Committee, there werefew questions regarding the potentialsale of the La Puerta site. Given that ithas been all but abandoned in recentyears, it is likely the board will see lit-

tle reason not to ratify a surplus status.The Base Line Road site spurred a

great deal of discussion, however.CouncilmemberSteven Llanusa hascautioned the board

against declaring the Service Centersite surplus before deciding on a new,well-vetted, location. There have been2 plans in the past to relocate theService Center, he emphasized, bothof which proved unworkable.

At the same meeting, Rick Cota, di-rector of the Service Center, notedthat he is up for a move. The currentService Center is much larger than thedistrict needs, he says, and it would bea great time to build a new, signifi-cantly streamlined base of operations.

Mr. Cota delivered a PowerPointpresentation with what he says is justthe first of a number of options: a po-tential new Service Center built at San

Antonio High School. While she ap-plauded the work Mr. Cota has done,Board Member Hilary LaConte ex-pressed concern about the proposal,worrying that building on the San An-tonio campus would take away bene-ficial green space from students.

The district, directed by ed code

and following common sense, is de-ferring to the opinion of the 7-11Committee.

“We are not in the real estate busi-ness, so we would defer to people inthe field of real estate,” assistant su-

perintendent of business services LisaShoemaker said.Ms. Shoemaker and 7-11 Commit-

tee member Brad Umansky have cau-tioned the board that, should they beleaning in favor of declaring the Serv-ice Center site surplus, they may wishto move quickly. This is because it isreasonable to speculate that home-builder DR Horton, who purchased apiece of property adjacent to the Serv-ice Center site last February for $6.2million, might want a second parcel,Ms. Shoemaker said. There is a cer-tain economy of scale involved in de-veloping 2 neighboring parcels, beingthat the same permits and the same

equipment and materials can be used.The next step is up to the board.

They may vote to ratify the 7-11Committee’s decision in both cases,declaring the Forbes and Base Linesites surplus. They may vote to de-clare just one of the properties sur-plus, or vote against the committee’s

recommendation in both instances.Also on tap for Thursday’s meeting

is a Spotlight on Excellence acknowledgement of a standout certificatedemployee and a vote for the board toratify Resolution #12-2013, joining

with school boards across the nationto urge congress to rescind across-theboard cuts to education.

Opponents say sequestration, aterm used for the cuts promised by thBudget Control Act of 2011 and theTaxpayers Relief Act of 2012, whichare to take effect in March 2013,would have a devastating effect onpublic education. Of every $1 millionreceived in federal aid, each districtwould lose $59,000, according to theschool board’s most recent agenda,available on the CUSD website(www.cusd.claremont.edu).

The February 21 school boardmeeting, to be held at the Richard S.

Kirkendall Education Center at 170W. San Jose Ave. in Claremont, be-gins at 6:30 p.m.

—Sarah Torrib

[email protected]

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PREVIEW

OUR TOWN



Dear Flat Mom,I don’t need to tell you that, like being green,

being flat isn’t easy. You’ve been telling me thissince I began life as a little paper cut-out. Espe-cially when 3D has been all the rage—although Irecently heard that those movies aren’t quite so

popular now. There was this one guy, a grown man,who saw me a couple weeks ago and couldn’t stoplaughing. Ouch!

But, as you also told me, being flat makes it awhole lot easier to travel. I don’t need to worryabout getting a seat or paying those insane fees forbaggage. I am baggage! Just put me in a suitcase ora backpack or even an envelope and I’m there. Fora guy like me who loves to go places and see newthings, this is one sweet deal and sure beats bum-ming rides!

An envelope was what I was in when I arrivedhere in Claremont, where I’ve been staying with aman named John. In fact, I was mailed here fromthe Bay Area in northern California from hisyounger nephew, along with a letter. I guess I’m

part of a class project. Whatever. As long as I get tobe out on the road.John was very surprised when I showed up at his

house. It wasn’t that he had to have a bed for me orto feed me or anything. I was happy just laying onthe couch. (Another advantage to being flat and aneasy traveler!) But he said that he had never heardof me.

Maybe I’m touchy, but this bugged me. But onthe first day that John took me out, a woman whowalked by said, “Oh, you’re with Flat Stanley!” Itwas nice to hear her talk about how there’s a verypopular children’s book all about me. So much forthat man who couldn’t stop laughing at me!

Actually, other than that laughing man, Clare-mont has been a really nice and interesting place. Ithink what I like best about Claremont is that it is a

small town but has a lot going on and a lot of inter-esting people.

For one thing, there are 8 colleges here in town,and they are all pretty well-known and highly re-garded. John took me all around the campuses andshowed me a lot of great buildings. There is the or-nate Little Bridges and the gigantic Big Bridges at

Pomona College, and Scripps College has GarrisonTheater with awesome mosaics of scenes fromShakespeare’s plays on its facade. John said thereare lectures and concerts going on all the time at theColleges—often more than one at the same time—and he loves going to many of them.

One night recently, John went to see CharlesKrauthammer, the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnistand commentator, speaking at Scripps College. Itwas part of an annual program to bring conserva-tive voices to campus. The young woman who wasushering asked John, “You here to see this guy?”and then rolled her eyes and said, “Should be inter-esting.” John told me that it is important to hear

people who have different viewpoints. That way, hesaid, you know how to talk to and argue with them.

Even so, John was surprised at the warm recep-tion that Mr. Krauthammer got—there was a thun-derous standing ovation when he appeared on thecozy office set on stage—and when all the ques-tions people asked him were soft balls. John, who isdisabled, said that if he had had his wits together, hewould have asked Mr. Krauthammer, who also usesa wheelchair, how the disabled would get the ex-pensive equipment and help they need if the gov-ernment offered fewer services as he and otherconservatives advocate.

The colleges aren’t the only things that makeClaremont interesting and unique. There are a lot of artists and musicians living here, and the downtownarea, called the Village, is full of nice, creativeshops, as well as good restaurants. If you’re ever inthe area, you should check out the Folk Music Cen-ter. And there are also a lot of incredibly activeolder adults, including the not-so-retiring retiredchurch workers living at Pilgrim Place.

One weird thing, though, is that there is a City

council election going on that looks to be not muchto do about nothing. The vote is on March 5, in less

than 2 weeks, yet there has hardly been anydiscussion or debate, because, apparently,nobody thinks that the guy who made a lateentry to run against the 2 incumbents for 2

seats has a chance of winning or something.I don’t know. I don’t live here, but it looks prettysilly, not to mention like a big waste of money.

Speaking of weird, John can’t get over the factthat, as of March 1, the newspaper in Claremont,the COURIER, will no longer come out onWednesdays and Saturdays, as it has for as long ashe can remember. We’re talking decades here. Thepaper will come out once a week, on Friday, be-cause there will no longer be Saturday mail deliv-ery. John says that he is happy that, unlike someother newspapers, the COURIER will still be com-ing out in print but that this all (including the partabout no mail on Saturdays) is about as shocking aa pope resigning for the first time in 600 years.Times do really change.

Perhaps the best thing about Claremont, at leastat this time of year, has been the spectacularweather. The Bay Area was wet and cold when Ileft, and most of the country has been frigid andsnowy, most days here have been sunny and brightrelatively mild, with snow magnificently cappingMt. Baldy nearby. John still laughs at the guys atthe colleges, probably from freezing states, walkinaround in shorts and tees and flip-flops on chillynights and even in the rain.

On a drive up on Mt. Baldy after a recent storm,the little village up there was covered in white, andJohn said that he keeps forgetting that there is an-other world up there so close by. His friend, whowas also from out of town, commented that Clare-mont has it all, with the mountains barely half anhour away and the beach and Los Angeles about an

hour away.I couldn’t agree more, but it’s time for me to be

moving on. You know how much I like to travel!Your son,Flat Stanley


Flat Stanley touches down in Claremontby John Pixley

observer observer

The COURIER’s online...and still in print.



Claremont COURIER/Wednesday, February 20, 2013 8SPORTS

CHS boys soccer hangs tough for hard-fought 1-0 win

It took 2 overtime periodsfor the teams to deliver agoal in the battle of attri-

tion that was the Claremont

Wolfpack’s first playoff matchof 2013. Claremont visited theArlington Lions in Riversideon Friday night, and delivereda patient, hardheaded per-formance.

With the sun setting over the railroadtracks behind Arlington’s brand-newall-purpose turf field, Claremont kickedoff against the second-seeded Lions of the Inland Valley League. The Lionsfinished the season 6-2-4, and had onlywon 2 of their previous 5 games.

The game began lazily. After 2 min-utes, Eric Teagle aggravated a persistent

ankle injury while chasing a loose ball,and Claremont was to be without an im-portant striker for the rest of the match.Both teams lacked crispness in theirpassing, and neither coach wasted timein making adjustments. It took almost10 minutes for a shot by either team,when Austin Antillon crossed for KyleRostenbach, whose effort was saved byArlington goalkeeper Marwin Ortiz.

Arlington stepped up the pressure.Playing a sole-striker formation with 3

attacking midfielders and 2 defensiveones, the Lions’ main playmakers wereEdgar Villagomez and Julian Martinez.Hard challenges began flying in all overthe pitch, and the referee gave 2 playerswarnings before brandishing the yellowcard to Claremont’s Jack Blomberg fora late tackle.

“This game was great, it had every-thing. Our players were tough today,”Coach Bruce-Oliver said.

On 33 minutes, Claremont won athrow out on the right touchline. Spe-cialist Jason Umansky launched the ballinto the box, and Steven Mancia rose tohead it towards. Lions’ goalkeeper Ortizflew to his left to palm the effort out of harm’s way.

The goalkeeper’s reflexes and Wolf-pack throw-ins would become a themethroughout the match, but something

had to give. The teams went into half-time deadlocked at 0. Coach JamieOverbeck remained confident. “At half-time we told the guys, ‘This is what youtrained for. Who is going to step up andmake a play?’ Glad it worked.”

Claremont came out of the breaklethargic, and was almost punishedtwice within 10 minutes into the secondperiod.Arlington forward Calvin Acevespicked up on a broken play, ghosted inbetween 2 CHS defenders, and fired ashot that whizzed just over Kyle DelCampo’s crossbar.

Arlington’s frustration showed.Hasani Olalde went into the referee’s

book after a dragging down Claremont’s Auden Foxe, who had beatehim with a change of pace. The Lioncreated another clear opportunity on 5minutes when Leonardo Rodriguez feMartinez. Martinez’s struck the ball to

ward the goalkeeper’s top left cornebut Del Campo reacted quickly to produce a fantastic save, and keep thgame scoreless.

This was to be the last of Arlingtonclear opportunities, as defenders Christian Tejeda and Babs Abon tightened uClaremont’s left side. Claremont produced a swift counter attack on 66 minutes when striker Kelley Collins flickea long ball over his marker’s head, anwas fouled 30 yards from goal.

But Abon’s free kick was spilled bthe goalkeeper, who also recovered tsave from Blomberg’s follow-up. Thgame whistle blew, and extra time waforthcoming.

The teams remained locked until th92nd minute of the match. Claremonwon a throw-in near the byline, anUmansky aimed his delivery at thgoalmouth. But the throw was fumbleby the goalkeeper and it caromed off thcrossbar into a crowd of players.

Claremont defender O’Reilly-Hahwas first to the ball, and from pointblank range nodded home to send thaway sideline into euphoria.

“We have been bad at set pieces ayear, even though we have the piecethere. We were bound to score from throw-in with all of those chances, Coach Overbeck said.

Claremont moves on to play the Redondo Union Sea Hawks at ClaremonHigh School today, Wednesday, February 20, at 5 p.m. Redondo beat heavilyfavored Ventura 3-2 on the road laround, after finishing third in the BaConference and only winning 3 leagugames all season.

One thing is clear. The ‘Pack will nobe taking the Sea Hawks lightly. Thwinner of Wednesday’s match moveon to the quarterfinals on Fridaevening, against either El Toro oServite.

—Chris [email protected]

COURIER photo/Chris OakleyCHSʼs Austin Antillon, right, turns away from the Lions' Emmanuel Macias

Claremont High Schoolʼs Babs Abon, left, cleans up an Arlington attack.



NASA climate special-ist to discuss globalwarming this Sunday

Dr. James Hansen, director of NASA’s Goddard Space Center and thenation’s top climate scientist, will speakin Claremont this Sunday, February 24,at 7 p.m. The free lecture takes place atthe Claremont United MethodistChurch, 211 W. Foothill Blvd.

Dr. Hansen provides insight into cli-mate change with his lecture “GlobalWarming Is Here. It is Worse than itLooks. But there is a Way Out.” Dr.Hansen is the primary scientific figurebehind last Sunday’s anti-Keystone XLPipeline demonstrations across thecountry, which in Washington, DC,drew between 45,000 to 50,000demonstrators as well as several thou-sand in downtown Los Angeles.

Dr. Hansen’s talk will be the first of the lecture series “Agenda forProphetic Faith,” a project of Progres-sive Christians Uniting (PCU), spon-

sored by a number of Pomona Valleyreligious congregations. For more in-formation on this series, visitwww.agendaforapropheticfaith.com.

Playful weavings ex-pected at Jan Wheat-croftʼs new exhibit

Jan Wheatcroft will have her newestwoven creations at Buddhamouse Em-

porium for the month of March.This exhibit, “Partnering,” depicts

individuals as they playfully relate toeach other in their roles as dancers, cir-cus performers and meditators.

The pieces are woven with handspun, naturally dyed silks and woolsand are framed for hanging.

Also included in the exhibit are fan-ciful constructions made from antiquepieces and collected scrap in a similartheme.

Opening night is Friday, March 1from 6 to 8 p.m. (First Friday VillageArt Walk).

Buddamouse is located in the Village

on Yale Avenue, just south of SecondStreet. The exhibit will continuethroughout the month of March.

Homeowners urged toprotest clean watermeasure

Claremont officials urge propertyowners who have not submitted aprotest form for the Clean Water, CleanBeaches measure to do so by [email protected].

The city of Claremont submitted itsprotest along with the Los AngelesBusiness Federation and educatorsacross the Los Angeles County in No-vember to fight that countywide tax ini-tiative. Local administrators believe themeasure could cost the city up to$102,702.58 a year.

Proposed by the Los Angeles FloodControl District (LAFCD), CleanWater, Clean Beaches proposes charg-ing property owners countywide with anew annual tax to help pay for waterquality projects.

The Clean Water fee is expected tocost the average single-family home-owner in Claremont $54 a year for a

total of $1,539,658 annually. Only 40percent of the funds collected will evenbe returned to the city for use in itswater treatment, city officials added.

To be counted, protests must be re-ceived by the end of the public hearingperiod on March 12 and include the par-cel’s site address, Assessor’s ParcelNumber, the name of the parcel owner,as well as the signature of the parcelowner or an authorized representative.Only scanned or photographed email

protests with a handwritten signature wibe accepted. For information, please viswww.lacountycleanwater.org.

New classes, springbreak camps highlightcityʼs spring rec guide

The Spring 2013 Claremont Recre

ation and Activities Guide will be arriving in homes this week. The latequarterly guide highlights recreationopportunities provided through the citduring the months of March, April anMay. Events include the city’s SprinCelebration, spring break camps.

To view the recreation guide, viswww.tinyurl.com/claremontspring2013For information, call 399-5490.

Film examines chal-lenges, triumps oftransgender populationTrans, the 2012 award-winning doc

umentary that looks closely into the pesonal lives and transitions of transgendepeople, both children and adults, will bscreened at the Claremont Friends Meeing House this Sunday, February 2from 3:15 to 5:15 p.m.

Filmed with prominent members othe transgender community, Trans isrespectful, deeply felt evocation owhat it means to be transgender.

The Friends Meeting House is located at 727 W. Harrison Ave.


OUR TOWN



On Debbie Hatfield-Jiminez’s first dayas a dry cleaner, she quit after 2 hours.

It was September of 1974 and brutally hot whenMs. Hatfield-Jiminez, then 21, clocked in at the On-tario dry cleaners where her mother worked as apresser. She toiled a while, wilting, but when she

burned her hand, she threw in the towel.“My mom got so mad at me. She said, ‘You need

to get back in there,’” she recalled. “And I haven’tdone anything else since.”

In 1990, Ms. Hatfield-Jiminez purchasedRocky’s Laundry & Cleaners in the Claremont Vil-lage. Twenty-three years later, business is thriving,thanks to a great location—which includes proxim-ity to laundry-challenged col-lege students—as well astop-notch service.

Scot Curry, who has beencoming to Rocky’s for 12years, drives out from New-port Beach every 2 week toget his clothes cleaned and

pressed by people he trusts.“I’m loyal,” he said. “They don’t break anything,they don’t ruin my shirts—they do it right.”

When regulars come in, Ms. Hatfield-Jiminezand her son, co-owner Jeff Hatfield, know theirnames and their preferences.

“People can just drop their clothes off. We knowwhat they want, how much starch they like in theirshirts,” Ms. Hatfield-Jiminez said.

It’s the little touches that endear a mom-and-popbusiness to customers. When someone comes in,bleary-eyed, saying they just got up and haven’t hadtheir coffee yet, Mr. Hatfield directs them across thestreet to his favorite coffee joint, the Last DropCafé. He tells them to order a cup of joe, putting iton his tab.

“They’re so sweet,” said Pomona College art

professor Sandeep Mukherjee, a longtime customer.“Plus, I travel a lot, so I drop off big bunches of clothes, and they always get them done on time.”

Getting clothes done requires many steps and ameticulous attention to detail.

When a machine washable item comes in, Ms.Hatfield-Jiminez or Mr. Hatfield undoes the buttonsand checks the pockets for mischief-makers likeChapStick, lipstick or ink pen. They then tag theclothing and inspect it for spots. A dress shirt with“ring around the collar,” for instance, is pretreatedwith a specialized cleaning agent, and then

scrubbed with a tongue depressor-sized “bone,” so-called because the tool used to be made from ele-phant tusk.

The item is then sorted, laundered with garmentsof similar hue and hung in preparation for pressing.If any spots remain, it is rewashed. If a button ismissing or there is a tear, even if it was incurred onthe customer’s watch, Ms. Hatfield-Jiminez mends

it. It’s about keeping the customer happy.“They may not notice if you sew on a button, but

they will sure as heck notice if a button is missing,”she said.

On summer days, even with the shop’s swampcoolers going full-blast, Rocky’s can hit 100 de-grees. That’s nothing compared to the temperaturein the pressing area, where clothes are smoothed viaa steam presser dating back from to the 1950s.

Ms. Hatfield-Jiminez once read that pressing isthe second hottest job after roofing. Her 83-year-oldmother Doris, however, who comes in a few times a

week to help out, isn’t daunted. After all, she firstbegan work as a presser in Oklahoma at 13, leavingschool days behind to help support her family.

“She remembers working at a laundry, foldingclothes, when she heard FDR died,” Ms. Hatfield-Jiminez shared.

At 16, Mr. Hatfield wasn’t much older when hegot started.

“Between my mom, Jeff and me, we probablyhave 100 years of experience,” Ms. Hatfield-Jiminez said.

After all those years, you might think the workwould get tedious. The truth is, however, that Ms.Hatfield-Jiminez loves what she does.

“We all need money, we all have bills, but it’s noabout the money,” she emphasized. “We love thepeople.”

It also helps that the family truly enjoys one an-other’s company. Each is quick with a joke, andthere is no end to the stories to be told.

Once, when Mr. Hatfield first began working atRocky’s, a leak developed and soon the entire shopwas awash with water. It was even spilling out thedoor. He was wondering what to do when an older

man came in, reached behind the counter andflipped a switch, stopping the deluge. A washingmachine hose had sprung a leak, the man explainedto a relieved but slightly flabbergasted Mr. Hatfield

It turns out that the Good Samaritan with inexplicable knowledge about the place was Rocky him-self, the original owner who first opened up shop inthe early 1950s. He had just happened to be walk-ing by when he saw water flowing under the door.

Every item a customer brings in tells a story.Last week, a young man came in with a swollen

lip and a rented tux covered in blood—apparentlyhe’d gotten into a fight during a big night out.Blood, you can deal with, Ms. Hatfield-Jiminezsaid. She can’t say the same for engine exhaust,something she learned 30 years ago when sheagreed to wash a dragster’s parachute. By the time

she returned the parachute to its owner, the wholeplace smelled like rubber dust, oil and burnt fuel.

Local dry cleaners produces sharp clothes, smiling customers

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Pockets have held jewelry, hotelroom keys, false teeth and even aglass eye. Once, Ms. Hatfield-Jiminezfound black tar heroin sewn into thesleeve of a dress shirt. Another time,she accidentally laundered a large bagof marijuana a customer had left inhis suit pocket. There was also the

time Ms. Hatfield-Jiminez found$3,800 tucked in a hidden pocket in aminister’s robe.

Some of the Hatfields’ favoritetales involve the unfolding of livesthey glimpse via their college-agedcustomers. Each year, they servedozens of students looking for dry-cleaning, fluff-and-fold laundry serv-ice and a place to store their wardrobeduring summer vacation. They comein as freshmen, often having neverdone laundry, Mr. Hatfield said.

“Pretty soon, the freshmen turn intoseniors and they’re looking for jobs.They come in with their suits,” he

said. “The next thing you know, theycome in and say, ‘I wanted to thankyou. I got a job in New York.’”

“You get to know them pretty wellover the years and you think, wow,I’m probably never going to see themagain. And then a new freshmancomes in and it starts all over.”

—Sarah [email protected]


COURIER photos/Steven FelschundneJeff Hatfield helps longtime customer Scot Curry with his dry cleaning recently at Rockyʼs Laundry and Cleaners in thClaremont Village. Mr. Curry drives from Huntington Beach to have his clothes cleaned at Rockyʼs because, as he say“Itʼs always done right and they donʼt ruin my shirts.”

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CALENDARCOURIER crosswordDon’t miss this week’s crossword

puzzle by Myles Mellor.

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GalleriesPomona College Museum of Ar

presents an array of exhibitions

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PAINT, COLOR & CLAY An array of creative activities will be available for children between 10 a.m. and noon. For toddlers and preschool-aged children andtheir caregivers. Claremont Library, 208

N. Harvard Ave., Claremont. 621-4902.

LECTURE Cristanne Miller: “The Ear

is the Last Face, Reading Dickinson inLyrical Time.” Noon to 1 p.m. MarianMiner Cook Athenaeum, 385 E. EighthSt., Claremont. 621-8244.

LECTURE Ahmed Mobarak, author of The Transforming Power of Democ-racy: Regime Type and the Distribu-tion of Electricity (2009), will give alecture from noon to 1 p.m. MarianMiner Cook Athenaeum, 385 E. EighthSt., Claremont. 621-8244.

SMART GARDENING This begin-ning workshop focuses on the basics of

backyard composting, worm compost-ing, grass recycling and water-wise andfire-wise gardening. 9:30 to 11 a.m.Claremont Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave.,Claremont. 621-4902.

POETRY Brent Armendinger andLynne Thompson present a reading at 2

p.m. at the Claremont Library, 208 N.Harvard Ave., Claremont.OSCAR PARTY presented by theClaremont 5 Second Film Festival fea-turing a red carpet, refreshments, photosand live television feed from the Acad-

emy Awards. 4 p.m. $10. ClaremontUniversity Consortium AdministrativeBuilding, 101 N. Mills Ave., Claremont.477-1747.LIVE JAZZ performance on the BlueFin patio at 2 p.m. 665 E. Foothill Blvd.,Claremont. 946-1398.GLOBAL WARMING JamesHansen, professor in the department of earth and environmental sciences atColumbia University and author of Storms of My Grandchildren, givesa lecture titled “Agenda for a PropheticFaith, a project for Progressive Chris-tians Uniting, Pomona Valley Chap-ter.” 7 p.m. $10 for general admission.

Students may attend for free with stu-dent ID. Claremont Methodist Church,211 W. Foothill Blvd., Claremont. Visitwww.agendaforporpheticfaith.com for more information

WALKING MEDITATION “QigongEnergy” from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Ran-cho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, 1500

N. College Ave., Claremont. 625-8767,ext. 224.

CONSERVATION Seth Shteir willgive a talk on “The Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery and StorageProject.” Mr. Shteir is a Californiadesert field representative for the Na-tional Parks Conservation Associationand will critique the Cadiz project. A

buffet lunch is available at 11:30 a.m.for $12. Dessert and coffee is availablefor $5. The University Club meetseach Tuesday in the Alexander HughesCommunity Center, 1700 DanburyRoad, Claremont.COMPUTERS Michael Harringtonwill discuss how to keep your com-

puter safe and running smoothly.Claremont Senior Computer Club.7:30 p.m. Alexander Hughes Commu-nity Center, located at 1700 DanburyRoad, Claremont.FREE FILM SCREENING of

Music for a Goddess: Dalit Devidasisof the Deccan (India). 7:30 p.m. in theGarrison Theater of the Scripps Col-lege Performing Arts Center, 231 E.T th St Cl t

COOKING “Mardi Gras Comes tClaremont” with personal chef LindHeilpern of Lotsa Flavor. Learn to coosalade fontaine, seafood gumbo, re

beans and rice, and apples stuffed wisweet potatoes. 6:30 to 9 p.m. Advanceregistration is required. Call 625-9194 ovisit www.lotsaflavor.com for more information.

TING WU “Personal Genomes, Education and Ethics” lecture from noon to

p.m. Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum385 E. Eighth St., Claremont. 621-8244

Wednesday, February 20 to Thursday, February 28

YOUR WEEK IN 9 DAYS

FebruaryWednesday 20

Jenelle Rensch covers the calen-dar, arts and entertainment. Dead-line: At least one week before dateof the event. Include date, time,address, a contact phone numberand fee for admission (if applica-ble). Phone: 621-4761. Email:[email protected]: 621-4072. There is NO guar-

antee that all items submitted willbe published. Address: 1420 N.Claremont Blvd., Suite 205-B,Claremont, 91711.

FebruaryThursday 21

FebruarySaturday 23

FebruarySunday 24

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FebruaryThursday 28

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COURIER photo/Jenelle RenscStudio Claremontʼs February front window display is decorated with Valentine-themed artwork by student artists.

FebruaryFriday 22




BRIDGES AUDITORIUM: 450 N. College Way,Pomona College. Box office hours: Monday throughFriday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 621-8032. Tickets may be

purchased online at www.pomona.edu/bridges. Mil-

itary discounts are available through box office for most shows. —February 28: Country music singer-songwriter Willie Nelson. $45 to $65. 8 p.m. —April 20 and 21: Inland Pacific Ballet’s Cinderellais an enchanting version of this classic story featuringmusic of the famous waltz king, Johann Strauss. $29to $39 with discounts for seniors and children. Showtimes are 1 and 7 p.m.BRIDGES HALL OF MUSIC: Pomona College,150 E. Fourth St., Claremont. 607-2671. —Saturday, February 23: Chamber Music Recital:“Happy 125th, Pomona!” Music by Beethoven andFauré. 8 p.m. —Friday, March 1 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, March 3 at 3 p.m.: Pomona College Orchestra.

—Tuesday, March 5: “An Afternoon in Paris: Jazzat Twilight.” Pomona College Jazz Ensemble di-

rected by Barb Catlin. 4:30 p.m.CANDLELIGHT PAVILION: 455 W. FoothillBlvd., Claremont. Thursday, Friday and Saturdayevening shows: dinner at 6 p.m., performance at 8:15

p.m.; Sunday evening shows: dinner at 5 p.m., per-formance at 7:15 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday mati-nees: lunch at 11 a.m., performance at 12:45 p.m.626-1254, ext.1 or www.candlelightpavilion.com. —Through March 24: The Sound of Music. —March 29 through May 5: Sweet Charity.GARRISON THEATER : 241 E. Tenth St., Clare-mont. Scripps College Performing Arts Center. 607-2634 or visit www.scrippscollege.edu. —Saturday, March 9 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, March 10at 3 p.m.: The Claremont Concert Orchestra con-ducted by David Cubek, featuring violinist Hee Yeon(Sarah) Chung. —Saturday, May 4 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, May 5 at 3 p.m.: The Claremont Concert Orchestra and ConcertChoir, conducted by Charles W. Kamm and directed

by David Cubek.LEWIS FAMILY PLAYHOUSE: 12505 CulturalCenter Drive, Rancho Cucamonga. Call 477-2752 or

visit www.lewisfamilyplayhouse.com. —March 2 through 10: The Fantasticks.

PERFORMING ARTS

COURIER CROSSWORD

Across

1. Chef's measure5. CHS midfielder. Merin ____ 9. After the hour 13. Length x width, for a rectangle14. Cat sound15. Bullets, e.g.16. Horse that fails to run18. Didn't dillydally19. Unfortunate20. "Ain't ___ Sweet"21. Neighbor of Sudan22. Journalists

26. Lower 28. Be rife (with)29. Holiday ___ 31. Straight, at the bar 32. European skyline sight

33. Dickens's Heep35. Proto___ 38. Pricing word39. Native American baby41. Flightless bird42. Hydrogen weapon44. Indicator of happiness45. Down with the flu46. Lower the ___ 48. Clinch49. Newton, for one50. Aphid eater 52. CHS girls basketball coach, Daryl

54. Stopped working, abbr.55. Arctic for one57. Big belly58. Mozart's "Madamina," e.g.59. Black and white dog

64. Meson65. Lazybones66. Anagram of "rue a"67. Campsite sight68. Bieber worshipper 69. Uncanny

Down

1. Beachgoer's goal2. Buddy3. D.C. bigwig4. Throughout5. It's mostly nitrogen

6. So-and-sos7. Dry wind8. Serving dish9. Of Easter 10. 60s stimulant11. Makeup problem12. Chemist, Alexander 14. Portuguese island17. Check 22. Kind of infection23. People person24. Severe disapproval25. Hand shears27. Home on the range30. Model Campbell33. Fiddle move34. Jerk 36. Not frivolous37. Like a type of grain40. Surprise success43. Harshly ironic or sinister

47. Outcast49. Inaccurate50. Chill-inducing51. Glittery stone53. ___'wester 54. Enthralled56. Rod for a hot rod60. It's an honor 61. Choler 62. Always poetic63. Beam of light

Crossword by MylesMellor. Puzzle #199

Answers to last weekʼs puzzle #198

LAEMMLE’S CLAREMONT 5 THEATRE

450 W. Second St., Claremont. 621-5500 or viswww.laemmle.com for movie listings. General admission $11; students with ID $8.50; children unde12 $8; seniors 62+ $8; bargain price $8 on Mondathrough Friday for all shows prior to 6 p.m. and Saturday, Sunday and holidays prior to 2 p.m. —Now playing: Amour [PG13], Quartet [PG13Safe Haven [PG13], A Good Day to Die Hard [RSide Effects [R]. —Opening Thursday, February 21: One Life [PGdocumentary from the creators of Earth. Narrate

by Daniel Craig. 7:30 p.m. —March 3 and 5: An Evening with Crystal Pit[NR] ballet from the Nederlands Dans Theater.

MOVIE LISTINGS




57 UNDERGROUND: 300-C S. ThomasSt., Pomona Arts Colony. Friday throughSunday, noon to 4 p.m., second and last Sat-urdays, noon to 9 p.m. 57 Underground fea-tures contemporary works by member andguest artists. 397-0218.

—Through February 24: “Textures in Mo-

tion” featuring abstract painters Lisa Brug-ger and Karen Duckles. Ms. Brugger hasused her arts education, travels and life ex-

periences to create positive energy throughart. Since moving back to LA, she has par-ticipated in many group shows, curated the

pop-up “Black and White Gallery” in down-town LA, and started a website to help other artists. Ms. Duckles paints flowing abstrac-tions in a gestural manner, often using her hands directly on the canvas. Her work has

been influenced by the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi. One of its precepts, that truth can

be found in nature, has informed her work for many years. Her subjects are derivedfrom natural phenomena such as wind,water and plants. Art walk:February 23.AMOCA MUSEUM: 399 N. Garey Ave.,Pomona. 865-3146. Wednesday throughSunday, noon to 5 p.m. www.amoca.org.865-3146.

—Through May 5: “Friendship Forged inFire: British Ceramics in America,” featur-ing British pottery in a thematic and chrono-logical order, from the industrial potteriesof the Victorian era, to the Arts and Craftsmovement, to the traditionalist approach of Bernard Leach and his followers. Modernceramic artists will be represented by theworks of Lucie Rie, Hans Coper and RuthDuckworth. The largest segment of the ex-hibition will display contemporary innova-tions of “post-modern” ceramic art being

created in Great Britain today. —Through March 7: Valentine show andsale. This fundraiser in the Ceramics Stu-dio at AMOCA serves as a great oppor-tunity to shop for gifts for your sweetheart.

—Saturday, March 9:British ceramics col-lector and “Friendship Forged in Fire” co-curator, Richard Jacobs, will speak aboutthe relationship between ceramics collec-tors and ceramics with an emphasis onBritish ceramics. 6 p.m.

—Saturdays, March 9 and April 13: FreeAdmission Days sponsored by SouthernCalifornia Edison.BUDDHAMOUSE EMPORIUM: 134Yale Ave., Claremont. Open daily from10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. 626-3322.

—Through February 28: “Squeak,” new paintings by Anne Seltzer. This exhibition istailored for Buddhamouse Emporium, withimages inspired by the ambiance of theshop. Contentment, peace and beauty arekey elements for the creatures in theseworks, as they enjoy meditation on rock stacks, in wheat fields or in the scent of alavender garden. Mice and birds serve as thecentral figures in these colorful paintings.

—March 1 through 31:“Partnering” tellsof the relationship of individuals witheach other. Also included are collages,

prints and a number of constructionsmade from antiques and found items. Jan

Wheatcroft exhibits tapestry weavings,woven from handspun and naturallydyed wools and silks, and depicts a ratwho meditates, partners who dance, a cir-c s goat that balances on a high ire and

a cat who flies across the sun on the back of a bird. Opening reception: Friday,March 1 from 6 to 8 p.m. Meet the artistand sample homemade goodies.CLAREMONT COMMUNITY

FOUNDATION ART GALLERY:205 Yale Ave., Claremont Chamber of Commerce. Monday through Friday, 9a.m. to 4 p.m. 398-1060.

—Through February 28:Mary Pavlovich

and Sharon Hightower fiber artist exhibitand sale.CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNI-

VERSITY: 150 E. Tenth St., Clare-mont. 621-8000.

—February 25 through March 1: YoonyTakeuchi’s “Pretty Vacant,” an MFA ThesisExhibition. Opening reception: Tuesday,February 26 from 6 to 9 p.m.THE COLONY AT LOFT 204: 532 W.First St., #204, Claremont Packing House.Open Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to7 p.m. www.loft204.com.

—Through February 28: This month’s fea-tured artist is fashion photographer AndrewVasquez. Other participants include theClaremont COURIER, photography byVicki, watercolor and fashion designs byArwen Allen, photography by Rico J. Coria,

painting prints by Melody Grace Cave and photography by Barbara Sammons. —Saturday, February 23: “WritingPromptly.” Fight writer’s block with anumber of inspiring writing prompts, de-signed to coax creativity. 1 to 3 p.m. $10.

—Tuesday, February 26: Belly dance classwith Jacki Torres. Bring a yoga mat. 7 to 8

p.m. $10. —Friday, March 1: Opening receptionfrom 6 to 9 p.m. Refreshments will beserved.

—Thursday, March 7: Claremont Cham- ber Mixer hosted by the Claremont

COURIER. Catering sponsored by Casade Salsa. The public is invited and admis-sion is free. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.GALLERIA BERETICH: The home andstudio of Barbara Beretich, 1034 HarvardAve., Claremont. 624-0548. www.galleriaberetich.com.

—Open Sundays from noon to 3 p.m.: Vis-itors welcome anytime, Appointments ap-

preciated. Featuring California art, paintingsand sculptures from local and nationalartists since 1976.

—Sunday, March 24: Opening receptionfrom 3 to 6 p.m. Internationally recognizedwatercolor painter and author GeraldBrommer.GALLERY SOHO: 300-A S. Thomas St.,

basement level, Pomona Arts Colony.Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

—February 28 through March 1: “Heartand Soul.”

—March 8 through 29: Student work,grades 7 through 12. Awards reception:Saturday, March 9 from 2 to 4 p.m. Take-infor student artwork will be Saturday, March2 from noon to 4 p.m.IRENE CARISON GALLERY: TheUniversity of La Verne, Miller Hall, 1950Third St., La Verne. 593-3511 ext. 4281.

—Through April 5: Mitch Dobrowner’s“Vital Firmament.” Artist reception:Thurs-day, February 21 from 6 to 8 p.m.LENZNER FAMILY ART GALLERY:

First floor of Atherton Hall on the Pitzer College campus. Free admission. Tuesdaythrough Friday, 12 to 5 p.m. or by appoint-ment throughout the year. 607-8797.

ThroughMarch 22: EmergingArtistSe

ries #7: “Tannaz Farsi: Crowd Control.”MAIN STREET GALLERY: 252C S.Main St., Pomona. 868-2979.

—Through March 30: “Mind In Transi-tion: The Art of Yi Kai,” featuring paint-ings from the artist’s Tibetan travelsresulting in a personal comparison of the

spiritual and material values between theeast and west. Closing reception: Satur-day, March 9 from 6 to 9 p.m.MALOOF FOUNDATION FOR ARTS

& CRAFTS: 5131 Carnelian St., AltaLoma. 980-0412, [email protected] or www.malooffoundation.org.

— Tours: Docent-led tours are offered onThursdays and Saturdays at 1, 2 and 3 p.m.and feature Sam Maloof’s handmadehome, furniture and the extensive Maloof collection of arts and crafts. Due to limitedcapacity, advance reservations are stronglyrecommended for all tours. Admission is$10 for adults, $8 for seniors and $5 for stu-dents. The Discovery Garden is open to vis-

itors on Thursdays and Saturdays betweennoon and 4 p.m. at no charge. Check in atthe Foundation Bookstore. The garden fea-tures drought-tolerant plants native fromCalifornia and other parts of the world.NICHOLS GALLERY: First floor of theBroad Center on Pitzer College campus.Tuesday through Friday, 12 to 5 p.m. or byappointment throughout the year. 607-8797.

—Through March 22:“Martha Wilson,”an independent traveling exhibition.PEGGY PHELPS & EAST

GALLERY:Claremont Graduate Univer-sity, 251 E. Tenth St., Claremont. Mondaythrough Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 621-8071.

—Through February 22: “Glance Look Stare,” MFA Thesis Exhibition by ElisaSaether. Peggy Phelps Gallery.

—Through February 22: “Reflexions” byTakeshi Kanemura. East Gallery.PERMADIRTY PROJECT SPACE:532 W. First St., Unit 219, Claremont.Thursday through Sunday. Visitwww.permadirty.org.

—March 1 through May 3: “IntertwineOriginals,” an exhibition celebrating 7emerging artists who got their start in theInland Empire and Chaffey College Com-munity. The artists exhibiting are some of the original resident artists of PermaDirtyProject Space and intertwined in many dif-ferent ways with each other and PermaDirtysince it opened one year ago. Opening re-

ception:Friday, March 1 from 6 to 10 p.m.PETTERSON MUSEUM OF INTER-

CULTURAL ART: 730 Plymouth Road,Pilgrim Place. Friday, Saturday and Sunday,2 to 4 p m Contains collections of interna

tional fine art, folk art and material cuture from 10,000 B.C. to the presencontributed by Pilgrim Place residenand community friends, covering evercontinent. 399-5544.

—Through March 24: “Fabulous FaunMythical Beasts from around the Globe

Mermaids, dragons, griffins, phoenixes, fdogs and more. This exhibit will also givthe public a rare look at some of the amazing imperial Chinese dragon robes in thmuseum’s collection.

—April 20 through July 28: “Celebratinthe Arts of Polynesia and MicronesiaOpening reception: Saturday, April 2Enjoy an all-day event featuring musidance, food and crafts from the region.POMONA COLLEGE MUSEUM

OF ART: 330 N. College Ave. OpeTuesday through Sunday, 12 to 5 p.mArt After Hours on Thursday, 5 to 1

p.m. Admission info: 621-8283 owww.pomona.edu/museum.

—Through April 14: “Nuance of Sky: EdgHeap of Birds Invites Spirit Objects to JoiHis Art Practice” unites the work of Hock Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds with historiAmerican art works from the collection othe Pomona College Museum of Art.

—Through April 14: “Project Series 45Kirsten Everberg: In a Grove” consisof a new suite of 4 paintings and 4 drawings based on Akira Kurosawa’s filmRashomon (1950).

—Through April 14: “Art and Activism ithe US: Selections from the Permanent Colection” showcases American artists of th20th and 21st centuries who have madtheir art work an integral part of their poliical activism.RUTH CHANDLER WILLIAMSONGALLERY: 1030 Columbia Ave., on 11tand Columbia, Scripps College campuWednesday through Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. duing exhibitions. Free admission. 607-3397 owww.scrippscollege.edu/williamson-gallery/

—Through April 7: “Denatured NatureScripps College Ceramic Annual—thlongest-running exhibition of contemporary ceramics in the United States.SQUARE i GALLERY: 110 HarvarAve., Claremont. Tuesday through Satuday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. or by appointmenSquare i is an annex of the Artist TraGallery. Exhibits rotate approximatelevery 6 weeks. Call 621-9091 or e-ma

[email protected]. —Through February 28:Michael J. Hara fifth-generation California native, captures American wildlife in his exhibitioof bronze work

GALLERIES Attention Claremont Galleries: Do you participate in the First Friday Art Walk between the hours of 6 and 9 p.m.?

The Claremont COURIER is making some improvements in production andthe overall look of our paper! Starting Friday, March 1, we will begin publish-ing a larger edition once a week, including a walking tour map to Claremontart galleries in the Village that are open during the art walk. The ClaremontArt Walk takes place the first Friday of each month between (but not limitedto) the hours of 6 and 9 p.m.

Those included must be a legitimate art gallery with a business license locatedin the Claremont Village and open during the art walk.

Send a press release to [email protected] or mail 1420 N.Claremont Blvd. Ste., 205B, Claremont to identify your gallery as participatingin the art walk with your special event information.

In order to remain on the map, galleries must update their event informationeach month with specifics about their artists being displayed and the uniqueactivities that will take place during each art walk.




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— Thursday: Michael Ryan and Friends. 6 to 9 p.m. — Friday through Sunday: Romantic guitarist Vi-cente Victoria. 5 p.m. to closing.

— Sunday: Mariachi San Pedro. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.EUREKA! GOURMET BURGERS & CRAFT

BEER : 580 W. First St., Claremont. Open dailyfrom 11 a.m. to midnight Sunday through Thurs-day and closes at 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday.“Hoppy” Hour daily from 2 to 6 p.m. 445-8875. —Mondays: Local Mondays featuring $3 DaleBros. Brewery pints. —Tuesdays: 50 percent off all wines by the glass. —Wednesdays: Steal-the-Glass craft beer of theweek. Meet the brewer first Wednesday of everymonth. —Thursday, February 21: All Tito’s Vodka drinks$2 off and Eureka! Thursday Night Music featur-ing Alexandra Starlight.THE FOLK MUSIC CENTER : 220 Yale Ave.,Claremont Village.

—Open Mic night, the last Sunday of every month.Sign-up begins at 6 p.m.; performances run from6:30 to 9 p.m. Admission is $1. Info: 624-2928 or www.folkmusiccenter.com. —Saturday, February 23: Singer/songwriters TomFreund, Victoria Williams, and Walter Salas-Hu-mara (Silos) perform at 7:30 p.m. $12.FLAPPERS COMEDY: 540 W. First St., Clare-mont Packing House. 18+. Show times: Friday andSaturday at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Tickets can be pur-chased online or at the door. —February 22 and 23: Tony Baker’s comedicskills flourished while attending New Mexico StateUniversity. His creative ideas were brought to theforefront while writing and directing films with his

colleagues, just for the love of it. His comedic skillsdeveloped while hosting pageants, talent shows,and fund-raising events on the NMSU campus. Hislove for theater developed when he made his stagedebut in the university production of Of Mice &

Men, for which he received his first acting award.After bringing his acting talents to the stage, heknew that it was time to make the dream a realityand uprooted his family to California to pursue acareer in acting and stand-up comedy.FOX THEATER POMONA: 301 S. Garey Ave.,Pomona. www.foxpomona.com.

—Friday, March 8: Flogging Molly. —Wednesday, March 20: The Specials. —Friday, April 19: Bullet for my Valentine. —Thursday, April 25: Crystal Castles.THE GLASS HOUSE: 200 W. Second St.,Pomona. 865-3802. —Saturday, February 23: Hellogoodbye.HIP KITTY JAZZ & FONDUE: 502 W. FirstSt., Claremont Packing House. Tuesday throughSunday, 5:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. Live jazz every night.Admission: 2-drink minimum. Info: 447-6700 or www.hipkittyjazz.com.

— Wednesday, February 20: Open Jam Night withMenno and Friends (jazz). 8 p.m.

— Thursday, February 21: Coleslaw performs at 7 p.m. and Beat Cinema (DJ) at 10 p.m. — Friday, February 22: Lounge O Rama (swing).8 p.m. $5 cover charge.

— Saturday, February 23: Little Faith (soul). 8 p.m. $5 cover charge. —Sunday, February 24: Refugio InstrumentalBlues Band (blues). 7 p.m. —Tuesday, February 26: Ladies Night (femaleDJs). 9 p.m.THE PRESS RESTAURANT: 129 Harvard Ave.,Claremont Village. Thursday through Saturdayuntil 2 a.m. Live DJ every Thursday at 11 p.m. 21+after 9 p.m. Standing room only after 9:30 p.m. Nocover. 625-4808. —Wednesday, February 20: Half-off WineWednesday. 11 a.m. to closing. Joe Atman per-forms at 9:30 p.m. —Thursday, February 21: Baldy Mountain JazzBand (jazz). 9 p.m. —Friday, February 22: The Country Dogs (coun-try). 10 p.m. —Saturday, February 23: LA 77 (rock). 10 p.m. —Sunday, February 24: Sunday Night LivingRoom Jam at 9 p.m. —Tuesday, February 26: King Trivia Night. An-swer trivia questions for a chance to win beer. 9:30

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

— Wednesdays: “Rockstar Karaoke.” Rock the micor jam with the band. $2 Bud Lights and $4 VodkaRockstars. 9 p.m.

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CLAREMONT Club, 2 bed-room, 3 bathroom, 2 car at-tached garage. Laundryhookups. No pets. Credit check.$1590 monthly, plus deposit.Twelve month lease. 921-2777.

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LARGE duplex, one block toVillage West. One bedroom,one bathroom, separate singlegarage, laundry, fenced yard.Excellent condition. $1250.

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SAN Antonio Heights home for rent. Ten minutes from Village.Two bedrooms, one bathroom,large kitchen, great schools,pets okay. $1895 monthly, yardservice and water included.Call Kevin at 714-402-0034.

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KOBE 2008 MVP jersey/60year Laker anniversary.Signed, certificate, framed,priced to sell. Jerry, 625-6361.

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S No. 1352659-40APN: 8709-083-012 TRA: LOAN NO: Xxxxxx9367REF: Huang, Edward C IMPORTANT NOTICE TOPROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULTUNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED March 23,2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECTYOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUB-LIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OFTHE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINSTYOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. OnFebruary 26, 2013, at 9:00am, Cal-Western Recon-veyance Corporation, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded March 29,2007, as Inst. No. 20070735461 in book XX, page XXof Official Records in the office of the CountyRecorder of Los Angeles County, State of California,executed by Edward C. Huang and Kofen Shyr, Hus-

band And Wife As Joint Tenants, will sell at public auc-tion to highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawnon a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or fed-eral savings and loan association, savings association,or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the finan-

cial code and authorized to do business in this state:Behind the fountain located in civic center plaza, 400civic Center Plaza Pomona, California, all right, titleand interest conveyed to and now held by it under saidDeed of Trust in the property situated in said Countyand State described as: Completely described in saiddeed of trust The street address and other commondesignation, if any, of the real property described aboveis purported to be: 795 Silver Valley Trail Walnut CA91789-2039 The undersigned Trustee disclaims anyliability for any incorrectness of the street address andother common designation, if any, shown herein. Saidsale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, ex-

press or implied, regarding title, possession, conditionor encumbrances, including fees, charges and expensesof the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of thenote(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The totalamount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured

by the property to be sold and reasonable estimatedcosts, expenses and advances at the time of the initial

publication of the Notice of Sale is: $676,045.06. If theTrustee is unable to convey title for any reason, thesuccessful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall bethe return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the suc-cessful bidder shall have no further recourse. The ben-eficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executedand delivered to the undersigned a written declarationof Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Noticeof Default and Election to Sell. The undersignedcaused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to berecorded in the county where the real property is lo-cated. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, youshould understand that there are risks involved in b id-ding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien,not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at atrustee auction does not automatically entitle you tofree and clear ownership of the property. You shouldalso be aware that the lien being auctioned off may bea junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auc-tion, you are or may be responsible for paying off allliens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before youcan receive clear title to the property. You are encour-aged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property bycontacting the county recorder’s office or a title insur-ance company, either of which may charge you a feefor this information. If you consult either of these re-sources, you should be aware that the same lender mayhold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the

property.NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: Thesale date shown on this notice of sale may be post-

poned one or more times by the mortgagee, benefici-ary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to section 2924g of theCalifornia Civil Code. The law requires that informa-tion about trustee sale postponements be made avail-

able 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, therescheduled time and date for the sale of this prop-erty, you may call (619)590-1221 or visit the inter-net website www.rppsales.com, using the filenumber assigned to this case 1352659-40. Informa-tion about postponements that are very short in du-ration or that occur close in time to the scheduledsale may not immediately be reflected in the tele-

phone information or on the Internet Web Site. The best way to verify postponement information is toattend the scheduled sale. For sales informa-tion:(619)590-1221. Cal-Western ReconveyanceCorporation, 525 East Main Street, P.O. Box22004, El Cajon, CA 92022-9004 Dated: February04, 2012. (R-425021 02/06/13, 02/13/13, 02/20/13)NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S No. 1369326-31 APN: 8709-067-005 TRA: 8564 LOAN NO:Xxxxxx5036 REF: Williams, Theodore IMPOR-TANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOUARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST,Dated: June 08, 2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE AC-TION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAYBE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED ANEXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO-

CEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CON-TACT A LAWYER. On February 26, 2013, at9:00am, Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, asduly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded June 25, 2007, as Inst. No.20071517049, in book XX, page XX, of OfficialRecords in the office of the County Recorder of LosAngeles County, State of California, executed byTheodore Williams and Colleen T. Williams, hus-band and wife, will sell at public auction to highestbidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a State orNational Bank, a check drawn by a State or FederalCredit Union, or a check drawn by a State or FederalSavings and Loan Association, Savings Association,or Savings Bank specified in section 5102 of the fi-nancial code and authorized to do business in thisstate: Behind the fountain located in Civic CenterPlaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, Califor-nia, all right, title and interest conveyed to and nowheld by it under said Deed of Trust in the property sit-uated in said County and State described as: Com-pletely described in said Deed of Trust.The streetaddress and other common designation, if any, of thereal property described above is purported to be: 851Rainwater Court, Walnut, CA 91789-1426.The un-dersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any in-correctness of the street address and other commondesignation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will beheld, but without covenant or warranty, express or im-plied, regarding title, possession, condition or en-cumbrances, 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 thenote(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The totalamount of the unpaid balance of the obligation se-cured by the property to be sold and reasonable esti-mated costs, expenses and advances at the time of theinitial publication of the Notice of Sale is:$726,489.14. If the Trustee is unable to convey titlefor any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and ex-clusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid tothe Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have nofurther recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the under-signed a written Declaration of Default and Demandfor Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Electionto Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of De-fault and Election to Sell to be recorded in the Countywhere the real property is located.NOTICE TO PO-TENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bid-ding on this property lien, you should understand thatthere are risks involved in bidding at a Trustee auc-tion. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the propertyitself. Placing the highest bid at a Trustee auction doesnot automatically entitle you to free and clear owner-ship of the property. You should also be aware that thelien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you

are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or maybe responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien

being auctioned off, before you can receive clear titleto the property. You are encouraged to investigate theexistence, priority, and size of outstanding liens thatmay exist on this property by contacting the countyrecorder’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 beaware that the same lender may hold more than onemortgage or Deed of Trust on the property.NOTICETO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown onthis notice of sale may be postponed one or moretimes by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or aCourt, pursuant to section 2924g of the CaliforniaCivil Code. The law requires that information aboutTrustee sale postponements be made available to youand to the public, as a courtesy to those not present atthe sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale datehas been postponed, and, if applicable, the resched-uled time and date for the sale of this property, youmay call (619)590-1221 or visit the internet websitewww.rppsales.com, using the file number assigned tothis case 1369326-31. Information about postpone-ments that are very short in duration or that occurclose in time to the scheduled sale may not immedi-

ately be reflected in the telephone information or onthe Internet Web Site. The best way to verify post-ponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.For sales information: (619)590-1221. Cal-WesternReconveyance Corporation, 525 East Main Street, P.O. Box 22004, El Cajon, CA 92022-9004 Dated:January 28, 2013. (02/06/2013, 02/13, 02/20) R-425303

NOTICE OF PETITION TOADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

EMIL G. EWALD AKA EMIL GUST EWALDCASE NO. BP139190

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent cred-itors, and persons who may otherwise be interested inthe WILL or estate, or both of EMIL G. EWALDAKA EMIL GUST EWALD.A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed byLORI JEAN WITT in the Superior Court of Califor-nia, County of LOS ANGELES.THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests thatLORI JEAN WITT be appointed as personal repre-sentative to administer the estate of the decedent.THE PETITION requests the decedent's WILL andcodicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The WILLand any codicils are available for examination in thefile kept by the court.THE PETITION requests authority to administer theestate under the Independent Administration of Es-tates Act with limited authority. (This authority willallow the personal representative to take many ac-

tions without obtaining court approval. Before tak-ing certain very important actions, however, thepersonal representative will be required to give no-tice to interested persons unless they have waived no-tice or consented to the proposed action.) Theindependent administration authority will be grantedunless an interested person files an objection to thepetition and shows good cause why the court shouldnot grant the authority.A HEARING on the petition will be held in this courtas follows: 03/19/13 at 8:30AM in Dept. 5 located at111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, youshould appear at the hearing and state your objectionsor file written objections with the court before thehearing. Your appearance may be in person or byyour attorney.IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditorof the decedent, you must file your claim with thecourt and mail a copy to the personal representativeappointed by the court within the later of either (1)four months from the date of first issuance of lettersto a general personal representative, as defined in sec-tion 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60days from the date of mailing or personal delivery toyou of a notice under section 9052 of the CaliforniaProbate Code.Other California statutes and legal authority mayaffect your rights as a creditor. You may want toconsult with an attorney knowledgeable in Califor-

nia law.YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If

you are a person interested in the estate, you may filewith the court a Request for Special Notice (formDE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as providedin Probate Code section 1250. A Request for SpecialNotice form is available from the court clerk.Attorney for PetitionerDARIN W. BARBER - SBN 189008ATTORNEY AT LAW10419 BOGARDUS AVE #100WHITTIER CA 90603-26432/20, 2/23, 3/1/13CNS-2446847#CLAREMONT COURIER

T.S. No. 12-2638-11 Loan No. 0713212413NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE INDEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED2/6/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TOPROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLDAT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EX-PLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULDCONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale tothe highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn ona state or national bank, check drawn by a state or

federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state orfederal savings and loan association, or savings as-sociation, or savings bank specified in Section 5102of the Financial Code and authorized to do businessin this state will be held by the duly appointed trusteeas shown below, of all right, title, and interest con-veyed to and now held by the trustee in the here-inafter described property under and pursuant to aDeed of Trust described below. The sale will bemade, but without covenant or warranty, expressedor implied, regarding title, possession, or encum-brances, to pay the remaining principal sum of thenote(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interestand late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s),advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, in-terest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of theTrustee for the total amount (at the time of the initialpublication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably esti-mated to be set forth below. The amount may begreater on the day of sale. Trustor: MELANIE K.HANSEN, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN Duly Ap-pointed Trustee: THE WOLF FIRM, A LAW COR-PORATION Recorded 2/17/2006 as Instrument No.06 0369741 of Officia l Records in the office of theRecorder of Los Angeles County, California, Dateof Sale: 3/28/2013 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: At theVineyard Ballroom, Doubletree Hotel Los Angeles-Norwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA90650 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges:

$709,046.84, estimated Street Address or other com-mon designation of real property: 2296 NAVARRODRIVE CLAREMONT, CA 91711 A.P.N.: 8670-027-007 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any lia-bility for any incorrectness of the street address orother common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation isshown, directions to the location of the property maybe obtained by sending a written request to the ben-eficiary within 10 days of the date of first publicationof this Notice of Sale. NOTICE TO POTENTIALBIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on thisproperty lien, you should understand that there arerisks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. Youwill be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does notautomatically entitle you to free and clear ownershipof the property. You should also be aware that thelien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If youare the highest bidder at the auction, you are or maybe responsible for paying off all liens senior to thelien being auctioned off, before you can receive cleartitle to the property. You are encouraged to investi-gate the existence, priority, and size of outstandingliens that may exist on this property by contactingthe county recorder's office or a title insurance com-pany, either of which may charge you a fee for thisinformation. If you consult either of these resources,you should be aware that the same lender may holdmore than one mortgage or deed of trust on the prop-

erty. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The saledate shown on this notice of sale may be postponed

one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiartrustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of thCalifornia Civil Code. The law requires that infomation about trustee sale postponements be maavailable to you and to the public, as a courtesy those not present at the sale. If you wish to leawhether your sale date has been postponed, and,applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the saof this property, you may call (800) 280-2832 or vithis Internet Web site www.auction.com, using tfile number assigned to this case 12-2638-11. Infomation about postponements that are very short duration or that occur close in time to the schedulsale may not immediately be reflected in the tephone information or on the Internet Web site. Tbest way to verify postponement information is attend the scheduled sale. Date: 2/14/2013 THWOLF FIRM, A LAW CORPORATION 2955 MaStreet, 2nd Floor Irvine, California 92614 Foreclsure Department (949) 720-9200 Sale InformatiOnly: (800) 280-2832 Auction.com Frank EscaleTeam Lead P1021217 2/20, 3/1, 03/08/2013

NOTICE OF POLLING PLACESNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at the General Mnicipal Election to be held in the City of Claremont o

Tuesday, March 5, 2013 there shall be ten voting precincThe polling places for the respective precincts shall the places designated below. ALL POLLING LCATIONS ARE HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLEVoting Precinct 1Polling Place Description:Oakmont Elementary School, 120 W. Green StreeVoting Precinct 3Polling Place Description:Vista del Valle Elementary School, 550 Vista DrivVoting Precinct 6Polling Place Description:St. Luke Church LWML Room,2050 N. Indian Hill BoulevardVoting Precinct 7Polling Place Description:Joslyn Senior Center Weinberger Annex,660 N. Mountain AvenueVoting Precinct 8Polling Place Description:Sycamore Elementary School, 255 W. 8th StreetVoting Precinct 10Polling Place Description:LA County Fire Station #62 Engine Room,2701 N. Mills AvenueVoting Precinct 13Polling Place Description:Granite Creek Community Church,1580 N. Claremont Boulevard

Voting Precinct 15Polling Place Description:Taylor Hall, 1775 N. Mountain AvenueVoting Precinct 20Polling Place Description:Residence Garage, 130 W. Butler CourtVoting Precinct 29Polling Place Description:Sumner Elementary School MPR, 1770 Sumner AvenThe polls will be open between the hours of 7:00 a.and 8:00 p.m.Lynne E. FrymanCity ClerkDate: February 20, 2013

NOTICE THAT ALL BALLOTS FOR THEGENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE

HELD ON TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2013, WILL BE COUNTED AT A CENTRAL

COUNTING PLACENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the C

Clerk of the City of Claremont has authorized ththe City Council Chamber, City Hall, 225 SecoStreet, is designated as the central place to count tballots for the General Municipal Election to be heon March 5, 2013.

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City ClerkPublished and Posted: February 20, 2013

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CLASSIFIED DEADLINES:• Real estate ads and employment display ads are due byTuesday at 5 p.m.• Classified reader and service ads are due by Wednesdayat noon.• All online ads and website changes are due by Tuesday at5 p.m.

DISPLAY DEADLINES:• Display ads are due by Tuesday at 5 p.m.

LEGAL DEADLINES:• Legal ads are due by Wednesday at noon.

CALENDAR DEADLINES:• Calendar submissions are due by Thursday at 5 p.m. forpublication the following week.

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2013 2012 Change From Previous Year

Number of Homes Sold 23 15 +53 percent

Number Sold > $750,000 2 1 +100 percent

Number Sold < $750,000 21 14 +50 percent

Highest Sale Price $1,025,000 $910,000 +13 percent

Lowest Sale Price $169,900 $205,500 -17 percent

Average List Price $479,926 $460,340 +4 percent

Average Sold Price $466,757 $447,167 +4 percen t

Average Days On Market 66 110 -40 percent

January

Claremont Real Estate Market Snapshot

January 2013 started off strong, with homes selling more quickly than they have been inthe months prior. The Average number of days the homes were on the market before sell-ing is significantly less than it was this time last year, which is one indicator of growth in themarket. Inventory still remains low, espeically in the $750,000+ market.

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