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Keep it simple by Sarah TorribioReturn to less complicated, less expensive, ways to have fun with your child

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Get a jump on spring break by Christina Burton

Look no further than the city of Claremont to keep your little one entertained

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Meet a mentor by Beth HartnettLearn about a teacher bringing a world of experience to bitty ballerinas

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Dance teacher

Nancy Sample might onlyhave one biological son, buther profession has blessed

her with hundreds of surrogatedaughters. Ballet instructor andmother are interchangeable terms forthe doting dance teacher who hasguided multitudes of budding bal-lerinas, some of whom have gone onto perform with companies like theInland Pacific Ballet.

Dance and teaching the art of movement are

as natural as breathing for Ms. Sample, who hasbeen instructing young girls tojete and rond de

jambe for about 40 years. For the past twodecades, the dance mom has dedicated her timeto the youth of recreation centers across the re-gion like the one in Claremont, where she has

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COURIER photo/Steven FelschundneffTeacher Nancy Sample gleefully leads her students during her Ballet Swan Lake Preparation class at the HughesCommunity Center. Ms. Sample has been teaching dance for about 40 years. Her ballet courses are offered to kidsage 5 to 12 at the Hughes Centers on Thursday evenings from 4:45 to 5:45 p.m. Online registration is availableat www.claremontrec.com. For information, call Claremont Human Services at (909) 399-5490.

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taught ballet since before the Hughes CommunityCenter and its dance room even existed.

Dance is an unquenchable passion for the instruc-tor, who finds herself falling more in love with the artform with every class she teaches.

Dance is its own language, she said. Its a greatway of expressing yourself and brings with it such joyandjoie de vivre.

When Ms. Sample was a little girl, she dreamed ofbecoming a ballet teacher, quite literally. The visionremains vivid despite the passage of time: Ms. Sam-ple remembers the sensational feeling as her dream-self watched a performance from the audience of alarge theater, knowing she was the one who had cho-reographed the dance. The moment she awoke, the 6-year-old informed her parents she had to take a balletclass. Her life has been pointe shoes andpirouettesever since.

Her training began through the local recreation pro-gram in her hometown of Bainbridge, Ohio, whereMs. Sample would watch the companys star balle-rina, Felicia, in admiration as she swept across thestage in her red tutu. She vowed to have a scarletgetup of her own one day.

While Ms. Sample would go on to achieve acco-

lades as a prima ballerina, her passion remained be-hind-the-scenes as a teacher and choreographer.

Im really shy in terms of dancing on stage. Someof the girls I teach just live for being on the stage, butIm like, Ill teach you and you go, she laughed.

By age 13, she had taken to choreography at thelocal recreation program and soon after began runningher own dance studio out of the basement of herhome. By the time she was in high school, her base-ment ballet company had grown to about 30 or 40 stu-dents.

Though Ms. Sample relished her time as a creativedirector, she never let her personal struggles with

stage fright get the best of her. While managing herstudio, Ms. Sample maintained her own practice,eventually receiving the honor of studying under aprofessional with the prestigious World Canada Bal-let. Though it meant hours of travel time to get to theCleveland dance studio, usual with four or five modesof transportation from Point A to Point B, the dailyexcursions afforded Ms. Sample some extra studytime. In between her busy ballet schedule, Ms. Sam-ple still managed to graduate high school at the top 10percent of her class.

She took her dance studies to another level afterhigh school, making it into Butler Universitys com-petitive Jordan College of Music as a dance major de-spite navigating her turns and jumps with a brokenankle during the audition. She completed her 32changements without a flinch, until stepping off thedance floor.

There was so much adrenaline pumping, she re-called. I had to travel 500 miles back home on a busin the snow with that broken ankle, I had to take offmy boot my foot was so swollen. But I made it!

That overwhelming sense of discipline and passionfor her craft continued throughout her life. After acouple years at Butler, Ms. Sample decided to in-crease her dance practice, moving to France to studyintensively under an instructor with the LeningradKirov Ballet. She eventually returned to the statesafter contiuing her studies in Europe. Following hergraduation from Kent State University in 1971, shebecame the prima ballerina for the Fairmont Ballet.Ms. Sample was preparing to go on tour with thecompany when she met Jack Sample, a Vietnam vet-eran from Glendora. Thoughts turned from touring to


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COURIER photo/Steven FelschundneffSydney Orrison and Katlin Entrup do a routine at the bar while practicing their dance technique during a re-cent ballet class at the Hughes Center.



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matrimony. The touring company took off, but Ms.Sample decided to stay behind.

The next day they asked me what I was going todo to screw up my life next, Ms. Sample said.

In fact, it proved the perfect turning point for theballerina to reinvest in her passion for teaching. Shetraded stage for staff in 1972 as the director of thedance department at the Cleveland Music School Set-

tlement, now known as just The Music Settlement,one of the largest community music schools in thecountry. There, she looked after the training of 150ballerinas on a weekly basis.

It was intense, but I loved it, she insisted. [TheCleveland School] was a wonderful institution to be apart of. They were very respectful of their artists, andthat doesnt always happen. It was a beautiful envi-ronment to work in.

She stayed with the company for five years, wel-coming her son, Benjamin, toward the end of her

tenure. The years following her time at The MusicSettlement were equally rich as Ms. Sample dabbledin different, equally interesting areas of workas aflight attendant, as an employee withNational Geo-graphic, where she put her cultural anthropology de-gree to work, and as an instructor for the Parkettesgymnasts, helping teach ballet techniques for the bal-

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Ballet teacher Nancy Sample provides some instruction to her young students as they practice at the bar lastweek at the Hughes Community Center in Claremont. Ms. Sample has been a teacher in the area for many years,teaching both at the Hughes Center and, formerly, in her own studio.

Sophia Hernandez works on a leg lift recently duringNancy Samples ballet class in Claremont.



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ance beam and floor routines to the na-tions number-two team under the di-rection of Olympic coach Bill Strauss.

Despite her occassional departuresfrom ballet teaching, dance has alwaysremained at the forefront. Since herformative years running classes fromthe basement of her home, Ms. Samplehas owned and operated two ballet stu-diosThe Leesburg Childrens Balletin Virginia and the San Gabriel Balletoff Arrow Highway in Glendora.

Though she no longer operates a stu-dio of her own, Ms. Sample has en-

joyed her residency in recreationcenters throughout the region. Her stu-dents are equally enamored with theirtrainer. Best friends Katlin Entrup andSydney Orrison say they have learned alot since signing up for Miss Nancysclass in Claremont two seasons ago.

Miss Nancy is a great teacher. Sheis very structured and knows how to getthings done, Katlin said. That and sheis very kind. She knows how to makedance fun.

Their teachers lessons arent justabout the dance, Sydney added. Ballettakes a lot of hard work and practice. Italso helps you build responsibilitiesand is a good way of expressing your-self, the 11-year-old shared.

Both ballerinas are working hard onperfecting their roles as flowerprincesses in the Waltz of The Flowers,part of their class recital this May. See-ing such passion in her young protgs

makes all of Ms. Samples practice,travel and years of dedication worth it.

It feels wonderful to see these chil-dren reach their potential, Ms. Samplesaid. It feels like I fulfilled one of mypurposes in life.

Ms. Sample continues to teach herballet course to those ages 5-12 at theHughes Centers on Thursday eveningsfrom 4:45 to 5:45 p.m. Online registra-tion is available atwww.claremontrec.com. For more in-

formation, call Claremont HumanServices at (909) 399-5490.

Beth [email protected]


COURIER photo/Steven FelschundneffHayley Martinez, center left, and Conuri Reyes practice their balance during a Ballet Swan Lake Preparation class at theHughes Center. The class is taught by veteran ballet teacher Nancy Sample.

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Flowers wont be the only thingblooming this spring. With an arrayof educational and fun events for

the children of Claremont to participate in,the love of learning will be planted early

on in the season.With almost two months gone from the schoolyears second semester, now is the time to start think-ing about what students will be doing for the districtsupcoming spring break. The Claremont recreation andactivities guide outlines season-ong activities that res-idents can participate in, with a special focus on theyoungest Claremonters.

It keeps children from sitting in front of the televi-sion or iPad and being engaged that way. We try andoffer things that they wouldnt be able to get at home,something different to keep their minds engaged,Community and Human Services Supervisor Ali Mar-tinez said.

Spring break for the Claremont School District

spans from April 7 to April 11 this year. For theyounger Claremont population, that leaves seven daysto find something to beat the break boredom.

To register for any classes or activities listed below,visit the Alexander Hughes Community Center in per-son or call (909) 399-5490. The center is located at1700 Danbury Rd. in Claremont and is open Mondaythrough Thursday from 8 a.m. to 9 pm., Friday from 8a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thecenter is closed on Sundays and major holidays. On-line registration is also available at claremontrec.com.

Taking flightMimicking the elegance of the birds that fly over

Claremont in the springtime, the Aerial Circus Campintroduces the skill of using silks, trapeze and hoopsto work out and hang in the air. The courses will in-

troduce basics and some minor intermediate tricksand moves.The course takes place at Pilates Studio M located

inside the Packing House at 546 First Street. Twoclasses will be offered classes during the first part ofthe day from noon to 2 p.m., will be for six to 12-year-old participants. For older participants, between10 and 18 years old, the class will be from 2:30 p.m.to 4:30 p.m. Both courses include five classes andcost $115.

Anime campWith the stroke of a pencil or the sweeping motion

of a brush, life will be brought to the characters ofyour childs choosing with the My Artworkz AnimeCamp.

The art class continues the trend of creative activi-


Put a little spring in your students step

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Claremont resident Caroline Redfield, 12, practices anaerial silk routine recently at Pilates Studio M in thePacking House. Behind Caroline is the studios ownerand one of the teachers, Maria Bernhard. Pilates Stu-

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ties for students. Following a series of art camps overthe last couple years, this theme of anime was chosenafter a similar session last summer took off withyounger students.

Participants can use different types of media suchas clay, string or textiles to create their works of art.The children will be able to make flip-books or comicpanels.

They can use different things they find around thehouse to create their characters or draw them, Ms.Martinez said.

The course is made up of five classes spanningover spring break from 1 to 3:30 p.m. for ages eightto 16 years old. The camp has a $25 material fee andcosts $100 for the course.

Famous spring tennis campKids ages seven to 17 of all ability levels may at-

tend a spring break tennis camp. From on-courtgames and drills to hitting for prizes, training tomusic, and creative ball decorating contests, the cityof Claremont offers it all.

Students are grouped with players of their ownability and are taught level appropriate skills to taketheir game to a new level. By the end of camp, every-

one learns how to play a set. Students supply theirown racket and one unopened can of tennis balls onthefirst day of class. Classes run Monday, April 7through Thursday, April 11 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. atCahuilla Park. Cost is $100.

The spy who loves youBring out the disguises and call the police, because

the Hughes Center will be the scene of a crime inApril. Clues will dot the community center duringspring break and it is the students job to piece to-gether the big picture.

Using science, math and language arts skills mixedwith intuition, participants in the Spyworkz ScienceCamp can be just like James Bond. Participants willeven have projects to work on at home as they try tocrack the case.

We are moving toward a more scholarly type ofclass. Although we want the classes for recreation,with todays technology you are able to include mathand language in some of the projects, Ms. Martinezsaid.

Each day will focus on a different skill set withclues to collect that eventually lead to the breakneeded to solve the case. The camp is made up of fiveclasses for children eight to 15 years old. The courseruns from 9:30 a.m. to noon during spring break witha $25 material fee and $100 for the course.

Furry friendsBring four-legged family members along for the

break this year. Young pet owners will learn tricks toteach their dogs from Live Oak Dog Obedience.

I love working with kids, its really great. I think

the kids need a chance to get out and get more in-volved. A lot of kids dont know what to do with theirdogs, owner of Live Oak and behaviorist Mya Quin-tero said.

Ms. Quintero has been teaching obedience classesfor over 23 years. Tricks in the course will includeshaking paws, rolling over, jumping and runningagility courses. Owners are reminded to bring calm,friendly pups and their favorite treats. Closed-toeshoes are suggested.

The training course takes place over two classes onMonday, April 7 and Wednesday, April 9 from 4 to5:30 p.m. for children from six to 14 years old and isheld at the Hughes Center. The class is $40.

For more information, call the Hughes Center at(909) 399-5490 or visit www.claremontrec.com.

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The city of Claremont will offera one-week tennis camp forkids ages seven to 17 overspring break. Classes will beheld Monday, April 7 throughThursday, April 11 from 8:30 to11:30 a.m. at Cahuilla Park.Cost is $100.

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Award-winning author to ex-plore Writing Since Childhood

Louis-Philippe Dalembert, an award-winning Hait-ian writer whose works have been translated intoDanish, English, German, Italian, Romanian andSpanish, will lecture on Writing Since Childhoodon Thursday, March 6 at 4:15 p.m. in Scripps Col-leges Humanities Auditorium, 981 N. Amherst Ave.This free event is open to the public.

A celebrated poet, novelist, essayist and journalist,

Mr. Dalembert is a recipient of Scripps Collegesspring 2014 Erma Taylor OBrien Distinguished Vis-iting Professorship. He visits Scripps the week ofMarch 3 to lecture in classes and meet with students.

Mr. Dalemberts writings often reference his chal-lenging childhood in his native hometown of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Soon after Mr. Dalembert was born, hisfather died and he was subsequently raised by femalerelatives in Haitis capital. A current resident of Paris,Mr. Dalembert has traveled extensively throughout theworld and those experiences have also significantly in-fluenced his writings.

A recipient of such awards as the Prix RFO duLivre and the Premio Casa de las Amricasone of

Latin Americas oldest and most prestigious literaryawardsMr. Dalembert went on to graduate fromUniversit Paris III-Sorbonne Nouvelle, with a doc-torate degree in general and comparative literature.Last year, he was a visiting associate professor ofwriting, French film and Caribbean literature at the

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.Named in honor of Erma Taylor OBrien, Scrippsclass of 1936, the OBrien Distinguished Visiting Pro-fessorship was endowed through her estate, allowingScripps College to host visiting scholars-in-residencewhose expertise in the liberal and fine arts fields sig-nificantly enriches academic thought.

Claremont Rotary holds To-gether We Prepare event at ElRoble Intermediate

For the 36th year, eighth grade students at El Roble

Intermediate School learned that calling 911 is justone of three important steps to complete when theyencounter a seriously injured or unconscious personwho is not breathing. CPR and safety was covered ina program conducted over three days by the RotaryClub of Claremont.

Students were asked to develop an emergencyevacuation plan for their home, learn how to call 911and handle first aid situations and to develop an evac-uation plan with their families.

Presented with first aid scenarios, students were

taught to develop plans on how to handle the situa-tionCheck, Call, Care (Checking on the safety ofall concerned; Calling 911 and Caring for the victim).Students were also given an opportunity to practiceCPR on manniquins provided by the Rotary Club.

These classes were intended as an introduction toFirst Aid and CPR but students were encouraged tocontinue their education and become certified.

El Roble instructors Debbie Foster, Phyllis Ehling,Brian Dorman and Terri Kegans have strongly sup-ported this life saving program titled, Together WePrepare. It is estimated that more than 15,000 stu-dents have benefited from the program.

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The best things in life arefree, or at least inexpen-sive. When I was a kid,

my mom was adept at creatingfun on the cheap.

She would invite my sister and me to

pile on her bed, pretending it was a wave-tossed boat, and then tell us a story. Wehad a couple yarns we begged to hearagain and again. One, which I suspect wasinspired by an H.P. Llovera novel, was de-liciously creepy. It was called The Gatesof Innsmouth.

While traveling, the protagonist findshimself in a fishing town that has seen bet-ter days. One night, he is awakened by astrange procession. He leaves his hotel toinvestigate and finds a group of towns-people shuffling toward the sea, carryingsomething wrapped in a blanket. As theyroll the contents into the ocean, he real-izes that it is a strange beinghalf-human, half-fish.

The visitor learns that, at some point,the areas fish supply began to diminish.Faced with the loss of their livelihood, thetown leaders made a bargain with therulers of the sea. Every once in a while,one of the residents of Innsmouth beginsto change, their skin morphing into scales,their eyes ceasing to blink and their lungsbeing replaced by gills. Eventually unableto survive on land, they are turned looseinto the ocean. By the time the traveler

learns this, he is already undergoing the

horrifying transformation.Another favorite story, generally trot-ted out during the holiday season, wascalled The Mother Who CancelledChristmas. The story centers on a motherand her two daughters, who just cant getalong. Coincidentally, the daughters aretwo years apart, just like my sister and I.

With Christmas nearing, the mother hasdecorated the house and wrapped a copi-ous amount of presents. There is only one

problem: Despite her entreaties, the girls

conflicts keep escalating.After one fight too many, the mothertakes a page from the Grinch, her heartbreaking as she packs away the decora-tions, the tree, the presents and any signof holiday festivity.

Thats it. The girls dont get Christmasback. Theyve just been too bad. Dontask me why this cautionary tale was afamily favorite. But these storytelling in-terludes, which didnt cost a dime, are

treasured childhood memories.

I seek to emulate them now with myson, who is 5. Ive come up with a seriesof bedtime stories about a pig namedMelvin and an ant named Steve, who liveon a farm and are the best of friendsSteve, it should be noted, rides onMelvins ear when they travel together.

Im not the storyteller my mom wasThe farm buddies adventures are non-sensical and rambling. But Alex loves

Family fun is about spending time, not money

Photos by Gerry TorribioCOURIER education reporter Sarah Torribio, circa fifh grade, strikes a pose in some dress-up clothes.

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them, along with our nightly ritual ofplaying a few rounds of rock, paper, scis-sors before its time to close his eyes.

My father also had a gift for the inex-pensive but delightful ritual. One traditioninvolved placing frozen burritos on theengine block of our car. He would drivelong enough for the heat of the engine tocook them and pull over at a park or sce-

nic lookout. We would enjoy our lunchand then toss around a Nerf football. Sim-ple, silly father-daughter time.

My significant other and I havent ex-perimented with engine-block cooking.We do, however, hit a park regularly tohelp Alex get out his wiggles. Some-times we bring his scooter so he can rideit around. Occasionally, we picnic on a $5pizza pie from La Pizza Loca.

Other outings take us to LA, where wevisit the majestic Central Los AngelesCounty Library. Parking is just $1 after 3p.m. The Griffith Observatory, which haswonderful exhibits, is an even better bar-gain. Entry and parking are free.

There are countless other low-cost ad-

ventures that can enliven a childs earlyyears. My mom filled a trunk with vintageclothes garnered from thrift stores or fromher own collection. My friends and I spenthours playing dress-up, trying on new per-sonas.

All it took was a tussled black wig anda dress featuring black lace layered overred satin and I became Rosarita. She

was a charismatic if small woman whowas constitutionally unable to walk with-out sauntering.

My son now has his own costume binfilled with superhero costumes and thetrappings of professions ranging fromcowboy to doctor. He even has a DarthVader mask that emits labored scuba reg-ulator breathing at the touch of a button.

Storytelling, dress-up and cheap excur-sions: These are my familys idea of fun.

Its likely you have your own ways to puta smile on a childs face when your bankaccount is anemic. Here are 30 more sug-gestions.

Visit a pet store. Your child will havea great time looking at furry and reptiliancritters and admiring the teeming fishtanks. Give your kid a heads up if youhave no plans on leaving with a new pet,so you can forestall any temper tantrums.

Take a trip to the dollar store, settinga limit on how much your kids can spend.They will learn about math as they try toavoid going over budget.

Learn origami, crafting animals,boxes and stars. There are great origami-making resources online, including

www.origami-make.com. Make and fly paper airplanes. Have a pillow fight. Build a house of cards. Set up a tent in the backyard, and roast

hot dogs and marshmallows over a firepit.Tell stories around your campfire andenjoy some star-gazing.

Make cards to mail to relatives and

friends. Decorate a pair of jeans or a T-shirt. Teach your kid to play chess or check-

ers. Have a family movie night, complete

with popcorn or root beer floats. Play a game of trashcan basketball

with an empty trashcan and paper wads. Have a sing-along, belting out Disney

favorites or American folksongs likeIve Been Working On the Railroad.

Make a treasure map and embark ona treasure hunt.

Get cooking. Your kids will love help-ing you prepare a smoothie, a milkshake,pancakes or baked goods. If you are in-trigued by concoctions like English muf-fin pizza and a dessert called Worms inDirt, visit www.childrensrecipies.com.

Play card games like Go Fish, OldMaid, Uno or poker, using peanuts forstakes.

Use a flashlight to tell ghost stories inthe dark or to illuminate shadow puppetsmade with your hands or with paper andsticks. The National Wildlife Federationhas an easy tutorial on how to make stickpuppets (www.nwf.org/kids/family-fun/

crafts/shadow-puppets.aspx). Use a line of chairs and a blown-up

balloon to play indoor volleyball. Use old magazines, scissors, glue and

construction paper to make a My Fa-vorite Things collage.

Pour water in plastic vessels of differ-ent sizes and freeze it. Take the ice blocksoutside and encourage your kids to build

ice castles. Plan a spa day. You can paint each

others nails and give one another facialsHeres an easy, kitchen-cabinet facialscrub: Combine one tablespoon coconutoil, melted for 20 seconds in the mi-crowave, with three tablespoons whitesugar. Rub it onto your damp face to makeyour complexion shine.

Use sidewalk chalk to draw picturesand play hopscotch or tic-tac-toe.

Rolled up newspapersincludingcopies of the COURIERmake greatplay swords. Have a fencing match!

Turn large, cardboard boxes intohouses, rockets and other special places.

Get crafty. Cover metal coffee canswith paper and decorate them with facesthen attach several together to make a tinytotem pole. Or take a large piece ofbutcher paper or a sheet into the backyardand let your kids splatter it with paint,Jackson Pollock-style.

Make a tent or fort out of sheets, ta-bles, couches and chairs.

Can you say water balloon fight? Pick flowers or leafy plants and make

wax paper flower hangings. You can find

a tutorial here: http://alittlelearning-fortwo.blogspot.com/2010/11/wax-paper-flower-hangings.html.

Entertain one another with a book ofjokes or tackle some tongue-twisters.

Two words: sock puppets.Enjoy! Sarah Torribio

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Raffling of Prius car with pro-ceeds to benefit the ClaremontEducational Foundation

For the fourth year, Claremont Toyota has donated aToyota Prius to be raffled off by the Claremont Educa-tional Foundation (CEF). All proceeds go directly to ben-efit CEF programs for the Claremont Unified SchoolDistrict. The raffle will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday,March 2 at Claremont Toyota, 508 Auto Center Dr.

Prius raffle tickets may be purchased from many con-venient locations and contacts throughout Claremont in-cluding Claremont Heritage (located at the Garner Houseat Memorial Park at 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., the schooloffices at Chaparral, Condit, Mountain View, Sumner,Danbury, Oakmont, Sycamore, Vista, El Roble, San An-tonio High and Claremont High.)

Tickets are also available from these groups: Clare-mont High Cheer, Claremont High Speech & Debate,Claremont High Instrumental Music Boosters, Clare-mont High Cross Country Boosters and the ClaremontHigh Class of 2015. Purchasing tickets from a specificschool or group also helps that school or group as they re-ceive a portion of the ticket sales. Last years raffle raisednearly $30,000 benefitting CEF and the booster and PFAgroups that participated. Last years winner was JaredAnderson of Claremont.

The vehicle being raffled this year is the 2013 ToyotaPrius C (Model 1), a vehicle with stellar fuel economy at53 miles per gallon and a roomy interior. The Prius Ccomes with Toyotas Star Safety System, an advancedsuite of six safety features offered standard on every newToyota. The Prius C placed number one in the 10 BestGreen Cars of 2012 by Kelley Blue Book.

The Prius raffle event provides significant revenueto CEF allowing us to carry out CEFs mission of main-taining a quality educational experience in Claremont,said CEF Board President, Richard Chute. We sincerelyappreciate Claremont Toyota and owner, Mr. RogerHogan and the Hogan family for their ongoing generoussupport of Claremont education.

For information, visit www.claremonteducationalfoundation.org.

Two Milk Minimum family-friendly comedy shows everySaturday at Flappers

Searching for a funny, entertaining and budget-friendly way to celebrate your childs birthday? Look nofurther than Flappers Comedy Club in Claremont, wherenationally-renowned childrens entertainers perform inthe one-of-a-kind Two Milk Minimum family-friendlycomedy show every Saturday at 4:30 pm. Tickets are$10.

Flappers staff will not only offer food (including a $5kids menu) but they also set up your party decorations,

serve one of their many cakes or help you cut and servea cake of your own (no cake-corkage fee). Sit back,relax and let Flappers do the clean-up.

The 60-minute comedy variety hybrid features a ro-tating cast of outlandish, zany and amazing comedic ma-gicians, jugglers, musicians, Improv artists, puppeteersand novelty acts including Joseph Tran (The Magic Cas-tle), Corey Edwards (Hoodwinked!), Dee Bradley Baker(SpongeBob Squarepants) and performers seen on Nick-elodeon, the Disney Channel and Cartoon Network.

Flappers resident Claremont host, Raul Fernandez, is

a regular at the World Famous Magic Castle. The showscombination of spectacle and wit serves as a magical in-troduction to live theater for kids and a sophisticated andenjoyable entertainment for adults.

Call Flappers for special group rates at (818) 845-9721or visit their website at www.flameproofed.com.

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