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COURIER photos/Steven FelschundnefAdam Shiverdecker arranges the separate pieces of his artwork Unmanned, while installing it on Wednesday at the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at Scripps College.Mr. Shiverdecker is one of the artists selected for Denatured Nature, the 69th Scripps College Ceramic Annual, which opens today at the gallery.

The citys talk with Golden State is postponed due to scheduling conflicts.Story on page 3

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Board of Supervisors give more time to protest CleanWater, Clean Beaches tax Story on page 3

CHS fights it out, but the match ends in a 100-minute, scoreless game Story on page 11

Claremont Mom & Pop: Sacas Mediterranean CuisineStory on page 12

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Excuse the lawyersDear Editor:

I am overwhelmed by the 2 goliaths:The city and the for-profit water company.I am not sure either party is coming forthwith the true agenda and exhuming whatthe citizens really need.

I am especially concerned about themillions of dollars of legal fees that willbe incurred.

In the past, the city attorney has usedthe mega-law firm that they are associatedwith, claiming that there is not the poten-tial for conflict of interest. I have had toswallow a lot of bull manure in my life,but this is real hard to swallow.

If we lose, we will also have to pay thewater company legal fees. Will the mega-law firm pay for that? I doubt it. I think itis time to form a blue-ribbon committeeof people from the community and se-lected city staff, leaving out the city attor-ney, initially.

This committee would determine whatthe citizens really need and then negotiatewith the water company to see if a com-promise could be achieved without takingon this tremendous burden.

I was a victim of the mega-law firmsruthless and nasty processes in eminentdomain. I gather some solace in knowingthe water company will also have ruthlessand nasty legal policies.

It is time to bring in fresh ideas andthink out of the box. This community hasa wealth of talent to complete this project.

Dave LannomClaremont

The gun lobbyDear Editor:

Kudos to Gar Byrum and Merrill Ringfor their thoughtful comments on the issueof gun control (COURIER, January 23).

It is difficult to quarrel with their argu-ments: that neither the Second Amend-ment nor the history of legislationinvolving firearms in this country presentany significant argument against the com-mon-sense gun control recommended bythe President and incorporated in SenatorFeinsteins bill.

We hear a lot from supporters of theNRA about guns and self- or family-pro-tection. But if gun ownership were anyguarantee of protection or safety, the

United States would be the safest countin the world as Americans ow310,000,000 guns. But, alas, we are thleast safe of advanced countries.

It is time to ignore the NRA which after all, now essentially a lobby for thgun manufacturers.

David LeverinClaremo

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Claremont COURIER/Saturday, January 26, 2013CITY NEWS

The first water negotiation meetingscheduled to take place betweenGolden State Water Company and

the city of Claremont has been canceled.After about a month of pause in the water discussion,

City Manager Tony Ramos announced the citys intentto meet water company officials at the city councilmeeting Tuesday night. Golden State Water officialsconfirmed on Wednesday that a meeting was scheduledto take place between city and water company repre-sentatives in the form of a conference call Friday, Jan-uary 25. Legal counsel would be present for both sides.

No sooner was the meeting announced than it wascalled off due to scheduling problems, according toboth groups. The 2 groups have yet to meet followingthe citys first formal offer for purchase of its water sys-tem.

In November, Claremont attorneys presented GoldenState with a $54 million offer for purchase of the cityswater system and assets. While the water company hasmade repeated statements that Claremonts water sys-tem is not for sale, officials say they are open to dialog

and ways to work together moving forward. The citymaintains its focus on water system ownership, whetherthrough negotiations or by acquisition.

The privately-owned water company approached theCPUC in July 2011 to request a rate increase of morethan 24 percent to take effect in 2013 with additional,smaller increases to be added in 2014 and 2015. Theappeal was followed by a series of protests from thewater companys customers, many here in Claremont,upset about yet another set of rate increases. After sev-eral public hearings held in November 2011 and nego-tiations the following spring, the CPUC has beencharged with deliberating the final rate.

While a decision was anticipated by the end of 2012in order for the rates to take effect as requested on Jan-uary 1, 2013, the CPUC has yet to render any decisionon the final rate.

As the city awaits a decision from Sacramento on thewater rates, Claremont officials made their own visitthe state capitol on separate city business. Mr. Ramos

and several city council members attended the Leagueof California Cities first policy committee meetings for2013. Mayor Pro Tem Opanyi Nasiali sits on the em-ployee relations policy committee, CouncilmemberSam Pedroza serves on the transportation, communi-cation and public works committee, CouncilmemberJoe Lyons on community and economic development

and Mr. Ramos on the public safety committee.League support and opposition to legislation is a

means of influencing our state decision-makers and en-suring our local government is representing us at a statelevel, Mr. Ramos said. We want to thank our coun-cilmembers for serving on these policies. It is an extraadded duty beyond what you do as councilmembers butthat is how we get our voice to be heard representingthe residents of Claremont.

In other council newsBack on the home front, Claremont continues to

move forward on city policy and goals. Among these iscontinuing to allocate funds to community efforts likethe Safe Routes to School program. On Tuesday, thecouncil approved the allocation of $450,000 in Caltransgrant funds and $51,500 in local Measure R funds to

support the programs continued efforts.Implemented in spring 2011, Safe Routes provides

education, training and incentives for students to pro-mote the safe use of public walkways for walking orbiking to school. The half-million in funds will be usedto make bike and pedestrian improvements on publicright of ways near Danbury, Vista de Valle andSycamore elementary schools as well as El Roble In-termediate.

Councilmember Joe Lyons added his voice to thecouncils unanimous support of the citys continuedwork with the Safe Routes to School program and over-all city sustainability efforts.

This is a good example of how we advance ourcitys interests...and acquire funding from the federaland state levels that are available for our residentsneeds, Mr. Lyons said. This is a kind of home rule

that I think we do well in Claremont, and I think othercities would do well to model after us.

The council continued to drive city interests forwaon Tuesday night by adding its approval to the latebudget for the citys Community Development BlocGrant program (CDBG), supporting city and countwide programs and projects dedicated to helping lowincome individuals.

This year, the city will award $137,204 to partic

pants in CDBG, a federal block grant program that rceives grant funding from Los Angeles County on yearly basis in order to continue its operations. $60,00of that grant money will be used for housing rehabiltation, $20,580 for senior case management an$56,624 for job creation and business incentive. MayLarry Schroeder expressed his pleasure in the citycontinued funding for the job creation and business incentive program, which offers loan forgiveness to neor expanding businesses in exchange for hiring a fultime employee.

We get double credit here. We are not only helpinlow-income residents, but we are also helping economic development, he said.

City manager gets merit bonus, payoutThe council also awarded a one-time merit bonus

City Manager Tony Ramos to the tune of $10,048.5and a payout of 2 weeks paid vacation at $7,729.66 fa total of $17,778.16 in addition to his regular salarCouncil members directed city counsel to prepare a reolution approving merit awards for the city managepromoted to his current title in November 2011, aftconducting an employee evaluation earlier this montCity accomplishments under his leadership include thFoothill Boulevard relinquishment, the establishmeof Courier Place, development at Auto Center Drivand the parking lot expansion at the Claremont HilWilderness Park.

During the process of evaluation, [the council iappraised of the long list of accomplishments that oucity manager has overseen, Mr. Lyons said, adding, also gives me the opportunity to compliment the staalso that makes his job and his accomplishments ce

tainly the stellar accomplishments that they are.Beth [email protected]

Unable to agree, city and Golden State postpone talk

The Los Angeles CountyBoard of Supervisorshas granted an exten-

sion for those who want toprotest the proposed county-wide Clean Water, CleanBeaches tax initiative. If ap-proved, the measure would

charge residents an annual feeto help pay for water qualityprojects.

The city of Claremont, the Clare-mont Unified School District and thePomona Valley Protective Association(PVPA) joined with numerous othermunicipalities, school districts and or-ganizations across the county to addtheir voice in opposition against theClean Water, Clean Beaches tax, whichwould cost the city an estimated$102,703 a year.

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

city officials believe will add up to$1,539,658 annually for residents. Only

40 percent of those funds will be re-turned to the city for use in its watertreatment, Brian Desatnik, director ofcommunity development, noted earlierthis month.

The measure provides an inade-quate amount of funding to deal withthe full compliance issue for the city,he told the council on January 8. Webelieve that if there is going to be anapproach to local funding, we should

have more control over the entire fund-ing source generated locally and that itshould deal with the entirety of theissue and not just a small portion.

Its just not a solution to the prob-lem, he continued.

Those who wish to protest the parceltax will be allowed 60 more days to doso. As of January 15, only 95,000 peo-ple had protested the fee. More than 50percent of LA Countys 9.8 million res-idents are needed to stop the tax fromgoing to a vote.

More than 200 individuals spoke ear-lier this month at a hearing of the LACounty Board of Supervisors, whichgathered to take a vote on whether or

not to send the proposed tax to a coun-tywide vote. Supervisors tabled the

vote after weighing the concerns of thepublic. Many LA County residents saidthey were upset with the timing of theproposed measure, sent in a nondescriptletter that many noted looked like junkmail during the bustling holiday season.In addition, many were upset about theconfusing verbiage of that letter.

Supervisors directed staff to makechanges to the measure to include asunset date, a list of projects and a

credit for property owners already col-lecting storm water before making a de-cision.

I think the supervisors did the ap-propriate thing and have extended [thedecision] out and will revisit this in thenext couple of months, said City Man-ager Tony Ramos.

In addition to emails, letters ofprotest can also be mailed to the execu-tive officer of the board of supervisorsat PO Box 866006, Los Angeles, CA90068. For more information on CleanWater, Clean Beaches, visit www.la-countycleanwater.org.

Beth Hartnett

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City believes initiative is not part of clean water solution Lindblad to joinPomona College

Bertil Lindblad, director of the UN-AIDS New York Office, will joinPomona College as senior adviser forinternational initiatives this Marchbringing with him more than 30 yearsof experience in large and complexglobal organizations focused on inter-national cooperation and development

In the newly created position, MrLindblad will work with the colleges

leadership to coordinate and expandPomonas global connections and in-ternational activities.

Among his duties will be workingwith faculty to establish relationshipswith international organizations, in-cluding non-governmental organiza-tions, United Nations agencies andthink tanks; expanding internationaloptions for students; and facilitatingcampus visits by international profes-sionals, artists and scholars.

Mr. Lindblad, a 1978 graduate ofPomona College, assumed his currentpost as director of the UNAIDS NewYork Office in 2008, after serving 4years as UNAIDS regional director for

Eastern Europe and Central Asiabased in Moscow.


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Claremont COURIER/Saturday, January 26, 2013CITY NEWS

Friday, January 18Hendrix Drive is the latest street tar-

geted by the recent sweep of house bur-glaries in Claremont. Burglars entered adetached garage in the 600 block of Hen-drix Drive between 6 p.m. on Thursday,January 17 and 6:30 a.m. the next day byforcing open the garage door. They madeoff with a hand drill and saw valued at$300. There are no suspects.

* * * *A womans pleasant cup of coffee

turned sour when she encountered an un-pleasant sight outside of Village WestsCoffee Bean and Tea Leaf, where shewas enjoying her evening brew. A man,clad in black and wearing a bike helmetand sitting outside the window where thewoman sat, pulled up his shorts to ex-pose his genitals to her for about 20 sec-onds, according to Lieutenant ShellyVander Veen. The man disappeared be-fore the woman could call police, but areport was taken. The man is describedas about 50 years old, Caucasian, ap-proximately 6 feet 2 inches tall and 165pounds.

Saturday, January 19A car thief hit the jackpot in an inci-

dent that occurred at Bonita Avenue and

Taylor Drive Saturday afternoon. Thethief smashed the front passenger win-dow of a parked Audi and stole a $3000laptop, 2 iPhones valued at $700, aleather jacket and a purse with creditcards and checks. There are no suspects.

Sunday, January 20Police are searching for a vandal with

either terrible aim or a thirst forvengeance, responsible for smashing therear window of a car in the 500 block ofCedar Crest Avenue. The object used inthe crime: a 12-pound metal ball used forshot put.

Monday, January 21A morning meal at a Burger King off

Towne Avenue was interrupted for 34-year-old Sim Nay of Victorville whenClaremont police carted him off to jail.Though the man may have paid for hismeal fair-and-square, the same could notbe said of his car, which was reportedstolen out of Rialto, according to Lt. Van-der Veen. Mr. Nay was arrested for un-lawfully taking the car from his ex.

* * * *Two $1400 laptops were stolen in a

bizarre coffeehouse theft Monday night.Both laptops were torn away from un-

derneath the fingertips of their owners,working unaware on their computers atthe Starbucks on Yale Avenue in theClaremont Village. Two men simultane-ously stole the laptops and ran off into adark-colored sedan waiting on SecondStreet, driven by another male. The 2thieves are described as black males intheir early 20s, both about 5 feet 9 inchestall and 170 pounds. A similar incidentwas reported at a Starbucks in Chino the

same day, but a connection is unknown.

Wednesday, January 23A night out ended in jail time for 2

year-old Claremont resident ThomLine, arrested for felony vandalism. MLine went on a vandalism spree in thVillage West parking structure, dentinand knocking off the side mirrors ofdifferent cars, according to Lt. VandVeen. While the cost of the damage is uknown, police do know that Mr. Line hbeen drinking previous to the incident


POLICE BLOTTER

Claremont residents and adminis-trators took a night off on Thurs-day for a special house party.

About 400 Claremonters and local dignitaries gath-ered at Taylor Hall to recognize Claremonts Commu-nity Home Energy Retrofit Project (CHERP) reachingits goal of retrofitting 130 homes. Claremont leadsLos Angeles County as the city with the most homeenergy retrofits.

As the city embarks on its new goal of retrofitting1300 homes, 10 percent of the estimated 11,000 sin-gle-family homes in Claremont, program volunteerstook a timeout to bask in their accomplishments.

Claremont is really a unique place, and its theright size and has the right attitude in its communityto really make things happen, said Freeman Allen ofSustainable Claremont. It makes me think of the in-auguration, when Alex Haley was saying, Find thegood and praise it. Thats what I see happening.

Originally named the Claremont Home EnergyRetrofit Project, CHERP began in 2010 as a collabo-ration of residents working with community organiza-tions, contractors and cities to cut back on fossil fuelsand encourage sustainable building practices.Through CHERP, co-founder Devon Hartman andvolunteers built an organization to work with home-owners in making home performance improvementsto their residences. Mr. Hartman didnt take muchconvincing to get behind the concept of home retrofitthat was taught to him in a building science classabout 6 years ago.

After working in the field of architecture and con-struction for 30 years, I was learning things I had al-ways wanted to know about, Mr. Hartman said.[Home Energy Retrofit] is the best thing for con-struction and architecture since the circular saw.

The most rewarding part for Mr. Hartman was see-ing how many others felt the same. Though anticipat-ing that the program would start off slow, Mr.Hartman found himself quickly inundated with re-

sponses, to his delight.I dreamed that it would be this way, Mr. Hart

joked. Once people take the time to educate them-selves about whats possible [with a home retrofit],its not surprising that they latch on to the idea.

Two years later, the Claremont community contin-ues to latch on to CHERP, renamed the CommunityHome Energy Retrofit program in hopes of reachingout to other cities throughout southern California. Todate, CHERP has brought more than $2 million dol-lars in jobs and about 2 dozen employees into the city,according to Mr. Allen.

This is a model for what other communities can

do, Mr. Allen said. This is a great tool in fightingglobal warming and making homes more comfort-able. Its just a win-win situation all around.

Those interested in a home energy retrofit may re-ceive rebates, grants or financing. CHERP expertsand volunteers are willing to help. For more information, visit the CHERP website at www.claremon-tenergy.org or contact Chris Veirs, seniorplanner/sustainability coordinator, at 399-5486 or byemail at [email protected].


Claremonters gather to recognize the success of CHERP

Two minors with a serious appetitefor alcohol made off with multiple bot-tles of the hard stuff over a 3-day bur-glary binge at Claremonts local StaterBros. market, located at 1055 W.Foothill Blvd.

One minor conducted most of thecrime, acting alone in 2 of the burgla-ries, performed on January 15 and 16.On day 3, January 17, he brought alonga male accomplice. It turns out luckonly lasts so long. Police arrived at aresidence off Mountain Avenue the fol-lowing day after a parent called to in-form officers that minors were in abedroom of the residence, drinking al-

cohol and smoking marijuana. Policfound the male accomplice in the roomaccompanied by the fruits of his burglaries: lots and lots of alcohol. The 17year-old was taken to Los PadrinoJuvenile Hall in Downey. The originacrook is still outstanding.

The fate of Brian Smith, 23, oPomona, was similar to that of the 17year-old. He chose the wrong time anthe wrong market, that same StateBros., to steal alcohol from, attemptinto make off with a fifth of spiced rumon Tuesday, January 22. He was caughand charged with burglary.

Alcohol shopping spree lasts only so long for minors

COURIER photo/Peter Weinberg

Claremont Mayor Larry Schroeder welcomes the crowd of over 400 at Taylor Hall in Claremont.


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Scripps Ceramics Annual showcases fresh faces, new approaches

To those unfamiliar with the worldof contemporary clay artists, theword ceramics may evoke the

image of pots, vessels and tiles and noth-ing more.

The Scripps Ceramics Annual, which opens on Sat-urday, January 26, by contrast, highlights the endlessforms ceramics can take. Themed Denatured Nature,the 69th installment of the prestigious exhibitionshowcases everyday objects that have been altered orre-envisioned in a way that imbues them with a com-pelling strangeness.

The shared fundamental root of the artists is theirpush to compromise, to revoke the inherent quality ofthe familiar and render it inscrutable, notes guest cu-rator Virginia Scotchie, head of ceramics at the Uni-versity of South Carolina, in her curators statement.

The objects thusly transmuted range from FriedaDeans Moss works resembling the organic filigreeof lichen to Priscilla Hollingsworths oversized pieceshailing from a surreal game, whichif the accompa-nying schematic drawings are any indicationseemsto take place on a microcosmic level within a livingbody.

They include Kate Roberts hoop-skirted dresses,which evoke the fashion and rigidly assigned genderroles of the antebellum South, and Adam Shiv-erdeckers Unmanned, a 17-foot sculpture of adrone plane that appears to have been unearthedwhole like some deadly mechanical dinosaur.

The idea that clay is a limited material is belied byJohn McMillans bio-morphous forms like OneDrop, which dangles with a solid plasticity, lookinglike it would spring back at the touch.

Even Rebecca Mansons Vascellum, a series ofdainty teacups and teapots, have been crafted so as toappear found, then broken and then remade.

On Wednesday, Mr. Shiverdecker and Ms. Robertscould be seen meticulously piecing together their in-stallations in preparation for the shows opening. KirkDelman, collection manager for the Ruth ChandlerWilliamson Gallery, was also on hand to provide anyneeded assistance.

Because there is always a different curator, theScripps Ceramics Annual has a different feel eachyear. This installment is particularly interesting, ac-cording to Mr. Delman.

I like the variety of ways these artists have usedthe material, he said. Half the artists are quiteyoung emerging artists. Theyre approaching it in avery fresh waythe variation of scale and the intro-duction of other materials, like the ribbons on Katesdresses and the drawings accompanying Priscillasgame pieces.

Ms. Roberts satin and lace ribbons, many of themantique, have been used to string together the dozensof panels making up the skirts for her Melanie andScarlet. In order to create the panels, she usedporcelain slip, piped in much the same way youwould decorate a cake.

The designs on the scarlet dress, which hangs airilyfrom a repurposed lamp stand, were inspired by 18thand 19th century fabric and include flowers and birds.

The birds, Ms. Roberts shared, underscore the cage-like qualities of the hoop skirts and corsets popular inthe mid-19th century as well as the confinement cre-ated by the proscribed expectations of women thatstill prevail.

Ms. Roberts conceived of the dresses for her thesishow at Alfred University in Western New York,where she earned a BFA with a concentration in ce-ramics. She is originally from South Carolina, which

influenced her decision to portray iconic imageryfrom the South.Ms. Roberts, 24, plans to go to graduate school

soon in preparation for a career teaching as well ascreating art. While she is at the beginning of her ca-reer, she said that being chosen to participate in theCeramics Annual is a heartening development for heand the other younger artists involved.

Its exciting for us. It gives us more hope andguides us along, she said. It makes us think wemight be going along the right path.

Given the size of the Williamson Gallery, only a finite number of ceramic artists can be highlighted eacyear, Mr. Delman notes. This show features works by10 artists.

Nonetheless, the Ceramics Annual offers visitorsthe opportunity to see what artists are doing with th

material and watch, within a small scale, the evolu-tion of whats happening in the world of ceramics.Ceramics is always vital, Mr. Delman said.

Artists are always developing and evolving new useand new ways to express themselves.

The 69th Scripps Ceramics Annual will kick offthis Saturday, January 26, with a lecture by curatorVirginia Scotchie from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Scripps College Humanities Auditorium. An opening reception,featuring live music and light refreshments, will fol-low that same evening, from 7 to 9 p.m., in theWilliams Gallery. Both events are free and open tothe public.

The show will be on view through April 3. Formore information, visit rcwg.scrippscollege.edu.


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COURIER photos/Steven FelschundneKate Roberts and her father Tom, left, install her artwork on Wednesday at Ruth Chandler Williamson Galleat Scripps College. The 69th Scripps College Ceramic Annual is the longest-running yearly show for contemporary ceramics.Below: Ms. Roberts works on an installation. Her father flew out from New York to help install her 2 artworkselected for the Scripps show.

Postpone, by artistJonathan McMillan, left, andMr. McMillians Emptiedare on display at the RuthChandler Williamson Galleryat Scripps College. The the69th Scripps College Ce-ramic Annual, called Dena-tured Nature, was guest cu-rated by Virginia Scotchie.


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Ihave a collection of over 10 travel jour-nals that I created while traveling since2000. They are filled with photos,

drawings, descriptions and informationabout everything I have done while on atrip. I was leafing through them the otherday to find some information about a mu-seum I had enjoyed in Delhi, India to passon to someone on her way to India. I wasdrawn in to re-living many of the experi-ences I had enjoyed and forgotten.

Since I am not traveling at the moment but am work-ing to create a body of art work for an exhibit in Marchof this year, I thought I might share some of the inter-esting tidbits I came upon.

BEAR ENCOUNTER.....I was in Istanbul, Turkeyspending the day with a Turkish student I had workedwith at Pitzer College one summer. We were walkingalong the Bosphorus after having visited the beautifulDolmabahce Palace where I had been so impressed by

the long, heavy silk curtains covering huge windows.On the road, we met a man holding a chain attached to

a bear. The bear was standing on his 2 hind feet. His furwas matted and full of dirty bits. He was thin and lookedsad and hungry. He just stood there looking dejected.

My student friend Tuba told me that the man was aGypsy and was using the bear to get money fromtourists. I took out my camera to take a photo of the mis-treatment of this bear, feeling so sorry for the situation.After I had snapped a few photos, the man stuck out hishand and said something that I could not understand, buthe obviously wanted money for the photo op. I refusedto pay him anything as the bear was obviously so mis-treated and miserable and should not have been chainedand kept in this state. His only interest was in my pay-ing him. I pocketed my camera and we turned and leftafter I told him how I felt. A few seconds later I heard

him shouting and running after us, the chain clankingaway and the bear awkwardly being dragged along.

We ran, the man ran, the bear ran....we ran faster andhe yelled louder. It was a scary moment being chased byan angry man and a sick and hungry bear down thestreets in Istanbul, but we did outrun him and got lost inthe crowd ahead of us. I think that it was quite as spe-cial an experience for my Turkish friend as it was forme.

THE THRILL OF FLYING ALONG A WINDINGISLAND ROAD ON A GREEK MOTORBIKE.....Ilived for many years on the Greek island of Samos.Tourism was just beginning and English-written signswere needed to announce the opening of motorbikerentals for tourists. After teaching private English les-sons, I would get to work on wooden slabs paintingNikos Rent a Bike or Yorgos Motorbike Rental andthen add on a happy biker with a backpack as a finish-ing touch. Then came the restaurant signs decoratedwith plates of food, and a few hotel and gift shop signsas well.

Soon, I decided it was time I learned to ride a mo-torbike. Friends came to visit and we went to rent mo-torbikes. Bikes are bikes, with or without motors. Theystill have only 2 wheels and they still tip over. I had notmastered the art of bicycle riding, so I was a bit afraidof what might happen to me on this bigger, faster me-chanical monster. But I was desperate to learn and ex-perience the sense of freedom on the road.

Yorgos fitted us out with bikes, showed us how tostart them and waved us off. We rode off up the road tothe village above ours, me clutching the handles in fearbut enjoying the feeling of speed or what felt like speedto me at that moment. We wound around the mountainroads until we came to the village and needed to stop. Itook my hands off the handles to slow down but had nomemory of how to stop the bike, so I slowly rode intothe nearest wall and came to a standstill. A handlebashed into my chest and left me with a large black-and-blue mark for many days afterwards. But I had ar-rived, and I had survived and I found that I loved it.That began my love affair with motorbikes in Greece.

I did learn to stop and I rented and rode bikes all overthe islands, just for fun, to go outside of our village, tohit the beach for lunch or just to feel the wind blowingin my face as I raced through the hills from village tovillage with a scarf tied on my head.

We would often stop at a small cafe for a Greecoffee under the shade of a large plane tree witits leaves casting shadows over our heads. Th

hills were covered in pine and olive trees and herbthat gave off a sharp, pungent smell in the heat and thcicadas buzzed with a noisy intensity that nevstopped. I once bought a very small, light motorbikand rode like a queen around the island for a year on

Over the years, I visited other islands and rented mandifferent bikes. Each island seemed to have different vrieties of bikes for rent and slowly over time the bikeactually grew in size. Soon I was riding a Vespa on ChioOnce on Paros Island, I got a rather large bike with a girfriend and my son and his friend and we rode off, me folowing my friend on a small dirt track near the sea. Soothe track disappeared and I was bumping along on rockwhile she had disappeared completely. Then I hit somthing and flipped over on top of my backpack while thbike flipped over on top of me. I lay there trying to figure out how I was going to get up and get the bike off ome when I heard the dripping of gas, I stopped thinkinabout it and just shoved the bike up and off. As I stood umy son rode by, looked at my now-dirty backpack, ansaid, Fell off your bike again, Mom?

Two years ago, I went back for a visit to Samos anwas so excited about the chance to rent a motorbike anexplore all the places I had enjoyed as well as feel thwind in my face and the feeling of power in my handImagine my disappointment when Nikos told me thewere no motorbikes to rent, only motorcycles and thall renters had to have motorcycling licenses in ordto rent them. I felt a true pain in my heart, as this waall I had thought about for weeks.

We took a car instead, which was dull and borincompared to that dreamed motorbike ride and went uthe winding roads into the hills. The hills were nlonger covered in trees as before. Mostly, they weempty and many showed bad scars left from fires. was ugly and the new building construction didnt heeither. It made my memories become more importanand I missed the feeling of youth and passion that thmotorbike had brought me. It was over.

I will always remember the years that I lived on thisland and the magic of learning to sit on a bike and lit carry me up and down mountains and into the wildelife I had ever known. All of this on a small motorizebike and some dusty, tree-covered hills full of pines anolives and me, the captain of my ship, sailing into foever.


Travel with a twistby Jan Wheatcroft

Guess what? One of the

cute guys said I had a

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Claremont Place askslocal teens to apply forSenior to Seniorscholarships

Claremont Place encourages college-bound graduating seniors to apply for aClaremont Place Senior to SeniorLegacy Scholarship. The senior livingcommunity will award $1000 scholar-ships to 5 students from Claremont andSan Antonio High Schools. Applicationsare due on Monday, February 4 at 5 p.m.

Applicants must have a verified 3.0GPA and have applied for Fall 2013 ad-mission to a college or university withthe intention of obtaining a degree. Each

applicant should prepare a 1- to 2-pageessay explaining their reason for pursu-ing higher education and a personal ac-

count of how a senior has affected theirlife, including specific examples of in-tergenerational experiences.

Qualified applicants will be invited toan oral interview with Claremont PlacesResident Scholarship Committee theweek of February 11. The presentationof the scholarships will be held Thurs-day, February 28 at 6:30 p.m. at Clare-mont Place.

By offering Senior to Senior LegacyScholarships, the residents of ClaremontPlacean independent, assisted andmemory care communityare able to

fulfill their mission to encourage, sup-port, educate and develop this generationas they move into adulthood.

Contact Claremont Place Senior Liv-

ing at 447-5259 for more information, orvisit www.claremontplace.com.

American Meat docu-mentary screening atPitzer College

Pitzer College will host a screening ofthe documentary film American Meat:A Leave it Better Story on Wednesday,January 30 at 4:15 p.m. at the BroadCenter.

The documentary on animal farms andmeat works to shed light on both sides oflivestock: the violent life of animal farmsand the sustainable alternative where the

animals live good lives and eat mostl

grass out in the fields. Livestock are rsponsible for 18 percent of the earthheating gases.

A panel discussion will occur after thscreening and will include producer Graham Meriwether from New York; PitzCollege professors Muriel PostoMelinda Herrold-Menzies, EvaggeloVallianatos; California State UniversityPomona professor Dan Yuhasz and DeaFreudenberger from Pilgrim Place awell as 2 sustainable small family farmers from Ontario, Dave and HeathFikel.

The Broad Center at Pitzer College, located at 1050 Mills Ave.

Local control is the answerDear Editor:

For over a year, we have heard aboutGolden State Water Company (GSWC)and the high rates they charge for waterin Claremont.

In 2011, this for-profit water companyapplied to the California Public UtilitiesCommission (PUC) for a rate increase,seeking 25.54 percent more from Clare-mont ratepayers, for 2013 and beyond.

In GSWCs 2011 rate request applica-tion, the water company stated that re-duced water usage was a primary reasonfor the rate increase. GSWC has figuredout a way to increase our water bill,when we actually use less water. On topof that, we see that the parent company(AWR) posted 2012 third-quarter profitsof $15.1 million.

Not once in this recession have theycut back expenses, posted a loss orshown any sign of an economic slow-down. Indeed, they have increased staff31 percent, posted record results (in-

creasing operating income by 55 percentin 4 years), all with a 21 percent decreasein the amount of water delivered. Theydelivered less water and made moremoney doing it.

The California PUC has a Division ofRatepayer Advocates (DRA). The DRAhas 137 state employees who are chargedwith obtaining the lowest possible ratefor service consistent with reliable andsafe service levels.

Just last week, the DRA released their2012 Annual Report touting that theysaved the average customer $6 a monthover what water companies were pro-posing to charge ratepayers.

Really, DRA? You pat yourself on theback for saving ratepayers $6 monthly,when the water bills in Claremont havevirtually doubled since May 2011 afterGSWC went from a 2-month to a 1-

month billing cycle.In August 2012, we were told that the

DRA negotiated a proposed settlementagreement with GSWC, whereby Clare-mont ratepayers would onlyand I usethe word only to highlight the absurd-itysee a 15.1 percent increase in 2013.All we have been looking for in thisDavid vs. Goliath fight is a fair and rea-sonable price for water. Look at our sur-rounding cities and youll see they arepaying half, or even less, for their water.On average, our water rates have in-creased 11 percent per year for the last 7years. Who is looking out for the Clare-mont ratepayer?

The DRAs Annual Report goes on toexplain how they forced one for-profitcompany to accept a rate of return of9.99 percent versus 10.02 percent.

No one in Claremont should be tricked

into thinking that a fair settlement wreached with the California PUCwasnt.

Until we have local control of thwater company/provider, we are forceto rely on 137 DRA employees. To datthe DRA has failed ratepayers, earninthem a letter grade of F. The DRA faures are something that should have beeincluded in their Annual Report. The rport can be viewed at www.dra.ca.gov

Hal HargravRandy Sco

Claremont AgainOutrageous Water Rate


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Brenda Denise Busuttil, a longtimeClaremont resident, died on Sunday, Jan-uary 20, 2013 of a weak heart after along, courageous battle against cancer.She was 57.

Ms. Busuttil was born on April 1, 1955to Andrew and Janet Anziano in ElMonte, California. She lived in El Montefor many years before moving to SanBernardino. After graduating from CajonHigh School in San Bernardino, she at-tended San Bernardino Valley Commu-nity College, taking classes in businessand accounting.

Ms. Busuttil was a single parent to herson, John, for many years, juggling par-enthood with a career performing book-keeping and inventory for a largeconstruction company. She was offeredher own store in Orange County, but shedeclined because the hours were long andshe wanted to be with her son.

In March of 1983, she met the love ofher life, Robert Busuttil, and they weremarried on May 14, 1983 in Carmel aftera whirlwind courtship. They made theirhome in Claremont for many years beforemoving to La Verne.

Ms. Busuttil had a vast interest in col-lectables, jewelry and antiques, with a

keen eye for the unique and precious. In1985, she opened her own business inClaremont, the Tic Toc Doll Shop.

Originally located in the Village, theshop moved to a spot on the second floorof the Old School House. Along with finefurniture, clocks and dolls, the shop fea-tured coin-operated machines stockedwith food for the ducks in the Old SchoolHouses fish pond.

Eventually, Ms. Busuttil closed thestore to spend more time with her family,which had grown to include another son,Jason, and a daughter, Marie. She transi-tioned to the role of homemaker andhome-school teacher and consideredraising her children her most importantavocation.

Ms. Busuttil enjoyed camping, fishingand weekend travel to unknown destina-tions for the sheer pleasure of the drive.She also loved heading to local casinosfor shows and entertainment. She partic-ularly enjoyed going to nightclubs towatch her son, Johnny Main, perform aslead guitarist for the noted blues/roots-rock band The 44s.

In the spring of 2012, The 44s part-nered with musicians like Kid Ramos andthe legendary Los Lobos (La Bamba)

to perform a benefit concert for Ms.Busuttil. She was deeply touched whenthis array of accomplished musicians ded-icated songs to her.

She became a princess for the localmusicians, just loved for her warmth andcharm, Mr. Busuttil recalled. For me,

she was my dance partnerall the glorwas hers.

Ms. Busuttil had an abundant love fher children and grandchildren and will bdearly missed by all, according to famil

My wife, friend, companion, mworld and the air I breathe rests in Jesuarms, her husband said. My heart broken but I must let you go until wmeet again.

Ms. Busuttil is survived by her husbanof 30 years, Robert Busuttil; by her sonJohn and Jason; by her daughter, Mariby her daughter-in-law, Cynthia, and bher beloved grandson Connor. She alsleaves her sisters, Pamela, Sherri anJudy; her brothers, David and Joseph; hmother, Janet Anziano; and numerous reatives and dear friends, especially Deband David Mueller.

Brenda BusuttilLoving mother, grandmother, wife

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Weinberger to discuss journal-ism at Democratic Club meeting

The Democratic Club of Claremont will hold itsmonthly members meeting on Monday, January 28 at7 p.m. in Porter Hall at Pilgrim Place.

The speaker for the evening will be Peter Wein-berger, publisher of the Claremont COURIER, whowill discuss What role should news media play in re-porting news, and is watchdog journalism dead? A

business meeting for members will follow the talk.

Elhai named to deans list atMarquette University

Dylan Elhai of Claremont has been named to thedeans list for the fall 2012 semester at Marquette Uni-versity in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Ms. Elhai, who is the

daughter of Claremont High School Theatre DirectoKrista Elhai, is pursuing a bachelors in theatre arts.

Claremont COURIER/Saturday, January 26, 2013 1

Myron Grover Chapman, a longtimeClaremont resident and physician, diedon January 18, 2013 at Mt. San AntonioGardens, where he had lived for the past7 years. He was 87.

Dr. Chapman was born on November23, 1925 in Methuen, Massachusetts to

Grover and Eva Chapman. His father wasa Methodist minister, and his familymoved often to serve different parishes inthe northeast and Midwest. In his senioryear of high school, Dr. Chapmans fam-ily moved to Florida but he stayed byhimself in Ashtabula, Ohio. He lived atthe parsonage on weekends and at theYMCA during the week, working at thefront desk at night to pay the rent, in orderto finish the school year there. He gradu-ated as valedictorian of his high schoolclass in 1943, and then went on to under-graduate and medical school at the Uni-versity of Chicago.

Dr. Chapmans college education wasinterrupted when, as he put it, he was se-

lected to join the US Army and sent toNewfoundland during World War II.After the war, Dr. Chapman returned tothe University of Chicago and in 1948,he met a student nurse, Lois Matz, at asquare dance there. They were married in1949, and Dr. Chapman received his MDin 1951.

The family, then including childrenJennifer and Carol, moved to Los Ange-les for Dr. Chapmans residency in inter-nal medicine in 1952. Two more children,Laura and Mark, were born in Los Ange-les, and the family settled in Claremontin 1958. Dr. Chapman had a private prac-tice in Claremont for 4 years and thenwas the director of Student Health Serv-

ices at the Claremont Colleges for 18years, during which time he oversaw a

significant expansion and developmentof the services offered. He later workedas staff physician at Casa Colina Hospi-tal for 8 years, including a year as chief ofstaff.

Dr. Chapmans passionate interests inpeace and social justice were expressed

as early as his high school valedictory ad-dress, in which he spoke of the ending ofall war and of the battle to keep democ-racy vital and progressivethe unsungand perpetual battle to make living decentand human dignity universal. He livedthese beliefs through his volunteer in-volvement in many groups and events.His philosophy was, You cant have ademocracy without people participating.And participate he did.

Dr. Chapman was actively involvedwith the Claremont Friends Meeting(Quaker), and he was a longtime mem-ber and co-chair of the Peace and SocialJustice Committee there. Other membersof that committee describe him as princi-

pled and dedicated in his research, think-ing and actions. He was also a strongsupporter of the Friends Committee onNational Legislation and brought theirWar Is Not the Answer campaign toClaremont, buying signs with his ownmoney when necessary.

Dr. Chapman was also passionateabout health education and the environ-ment, and he brought his characteristicdedication and commitment to those is-sues. At Mt. San Antonio Gardens, he co-ordinated a popular series of healtheducation lectures, bringing in expertspeakers on medical issues of concern tothe residents. He also served many yearson the Environmental Quality Board for

the city of Claremont.Recently, in response to a growing be-

lief that climate change was becoming themost important issue of our time, hehelped form the Future of the Earth groupat the Gardens and worked tirelessly to in-form others and inspire them to action onthat problem. He treasured the people hemet and worked with in all of his activi-ties, and they respected and appreciatedhim for his generosity in helping others.

Dr. Chapman lived a full and extraor-dinary life in other areas as well. He ex-pressed some of his most importantthoughts and deepest feelings through hispoetry, which he shared in lively discus-sions at the Joslyn Center poetry class heattended for many years and at the LivePoets Society at the Gardens. He loved

being out in nature and enjoyed summervisits to his grandparents farm in Indiana

as a child, as well as later camping in thdeserts of Utah, collecting driftwood anshells on the shores of the Pacific Oceacontemplating the lakes of New Englanand experiencing awe in the Sierras anthe Alps.

Photography was also a special inte

est, starting with well-loved black-andwhite pictures of his children anevolving through slides of family tripand then professional-level scenic printAt the Gardens, he was also known aswonderful ballroom dance partner whwas light on his feet and a delight twatch, with a special grace and style his own.

Dr. Chapman is survived by his frienand companion, Elayne Logan, by hdaughters and their partners, JennifChapman and Roger Smith of AustiTexas, Carol Chapman and Joe Cadora Richmond, California and Laura anGlenn Morrison of Champaign, Illinoiand by his son, Mark Chapman of San

Cruz, California. Their mother, LoChapman, died in 1972. Also survivinare Dr. Chapmans granddaughter, LeslMorrison, his sister, Margaret Smith, siters-in-law Glenn Chapman and GlorUnderhill, friend and former wife KareChapman Lenz, stepson Jason Shupe anmany special friends.

In lieu of flowers, contributions can bmade in Dr. Chapmans memory to thChesapeake Climate Action Networ(www.chesapeakeclimate.org). He wvery proud of the work his granddaugter, Leslie, has been doing with that oganization.

Services will be held on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 2 p.m. at the Claremo

Friends Meeting House, 727 W. HarrisoAve. in Claremont.

Myron ChapmanPhysician, activist, poet

OBITUARIE

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Claremont COURIER/Saturday, January 26, 2013 1SPORTS

On Wednesday night, Claremont girls soccerplayed 100 scoreless minutes against the AyalaBulldogs. There you have ityou have to finishyour chances, said Coach Tim Tracy. After dom-inating possession in regulation and having a num-ber of clear-cut opportunities, the Wolfpack playedout 2 goalless extra periods and the match finished

0-0.Claremont came out in a midfield-heavy for-mation, looking to continue their quick passinggame. Indeed, the strategy looked to have paid div-idends early on. Right winger Megan Renken wona corner after only 3 minutes, and Madison Starkheaded the out swinging cross against the cross-bar.

At 21 minutes, Claremont broke through ongoal again. Hannah Chua flicked on a long ballfrom center half Ari Holmes, releasing left mid-fielder Merin Arft. The ball was just too far, andAyala goalkeeper Katlyn Abeyta came out tosmother. Abeyta would prove to be a thorn in theside of Wolfpack strikers as the game wore on.

The Wolfpack were winning most 50/50 ballsas well as almost every header, but were unable to

create any more clear scoring chances in the half.In fact, after Claremonts bright start to the game,Ayala managed to claw back some of the posses-sion time 10 minutes from halftime. Bulldog cen-tral players Morgan Brown and Maya Jones heldClaremont attackers at bay and launched a coupleof counter-attacks of their own.

Just 2 minutes after the restart, Claremont won anothercorner. Haley Arft struck her cross low and into the dan-ger area for Stark, who skewed her shot just wide of thepost. Renken continued to make headway down the right

flank, and found forward Ryley Settles with a throughpass. Again the chance evaded the Wolfpack, as Settlescrossed just over the head of onrushing teammates.

Again, Ayala began to turn the tide. GoalkeeperAmanda Garvin was called into action when Ayalas

Krista Krugler crossed into the 6-yard box, punching the ball away from danger. Tracey acknowedged the Bulldogs fighting spirit, Ayalas a gooside and they gained momentum when we begato lose focus during the game.

On 54 minutes, Claremont broke down the rigwhen Claire Damon sent Renken for a cross in

the box. Settles gathered and laid the ball off Chua, who shot low and into the goalkeepAbeytas arms. Abeyta finally made a mistakeminutes later when she dropped another searchinball from Holmes right into the path of Merin Arbut Ayalas Jones was there to mop up. The gamwhistle blew, and now they would have 2 exttime periods.

Extra time proved to be the same war of attrtion seen during regulation. In the 92nd minute oplay, Chua created another good chance for Arwho rounded the keeper, but ran out of space forshot. With 3 minutes left in extra time, Claremogave up a free kick just outside the area. AyalaSamantha Orodpour lined up and shot the ball ovthe crossbar, calming Wolfpack nerves.

The referee then blew for the end of the matc

amid hopeful shouts from the fans for a penalshootout. Alas, the game would end all squarTracey said, I am happy that we maintainefocus. With the draw and Chino Hills loss to SouHills, we are now tied for first place in Sierra.

Claremont will travel to South Hills, who jubeat the best team in the division. The Wolfpack have aother 2 away games following that one. Check onlinand in our next edition for more scores.

Chris [email protected]

Lady Wolfpack unable to convert scoring opportunities

COURIER photo/Steven FelschundneffMembers of the Claremont and Ayala high school girls varsity soc-cer teams attempt to head the ball after a Claremont corner kick onWednesday in Claremont. Visit our online gallery for more photosfrom the girls matchup, www.claremont-courier.com.


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Sacas keeps it fresh and healthy 6 days a week

For Fred and Nadia Saca,the Mediterranean diet isnot a trend. Its a way of

life, and the source of a thrivingfamily business.

Since 1992, Sacas MediterraneanCuisine has provided Claremonters withfresh and healthy meals, using Ms.Sacas traditional family recipes.

The menu hasnt changed much sinceSacas first opened its doors: crisp falafel,creamy hummus and baba ghanouj,tangy tabouleh,savory shaw-erma and sticky-sweet baklava.

Its the kindof food that Mr.Saca, whomoved to Hous-ton, Texas from Lebanon in 1955 at age10, grew up eating, and which his wife

has prepared for their family since thecouple was married in 1975.

They didnt always plan to take Ms.Sacas skill in the kitchen public. Aftermoving to California in the 1970s, Mr.Saca worked for 30 years in the savingsand loan industry, first at Security Pacificand then at Union Federal. Meanwhile,Ms. Saca tended to their growing familyof 3 boys, who went through ChaparralElementary, El Roble Intermediate andClaremont High School.

When the savings and loan industrybegan to dry up in the late 1980s andearly 1990s, the Sacas found themselvesat a crossroads. They decided to open upa restaurant, and the rest is a piece of

Claremont history.At first the restaurant was located at

Indian Hill Boulevard and Arrow High-way in the Peppertree Square shoppingcenter. Their business grew, little by little,until 1998, when they moved to their cur-rent Second Street location. Once head-quartered in the Claremont Village, theirbusiness tripled almost immediately, ac-cording to Mr. Saca.

The restaurant business is a 6-day aweek affair for these local entrepreneurs.In fact, it is only in recent years thatSacas has been closed on Sundays.Thats a lot of time for a couple to spendtogether. What keeps their relationship,and their business, going smoothly is a

clear delineation of duties.

Mr. Saca does the purchasing, the ac-counting and the bookkeeping. Ms. Sacasupervises all of the cooking, assisted bya staff of 8. Her busy kitchen featureslamb, chicken and beef sizzling on spits,each marinated with its own blend of

water and spices, while whole chickensbrown on a rotisserie. Sacas offers take-out catering and so there are often largeparty platters to prepare, each carefullyarranged and garnished.

Sandwiches are arguably the mostpopular item on the Sacas menu. Pitabread is stuffed with falafela perfectlytoasted patty made of ground chickpeas,also known as garbanzo beansor stripsof shaved shawerma meat, layered on topof a bed of lettuce, tomatoes and onions.Tahini, a gourmet sesame sauce, adds ad-ditional flavor while a spear of home-made pickled turnip, tinted a fetching redwith beet juice, adds a finishing touch.

COURIER photo/Steven FelschundneFred Saca, owner of Sacas Mediterranean Cuisine, opened the restaurant with his wife Nadia in 1992 at Peppertree Squathe corner of Arrow Highway and Indian Hill Boulevard. They moved to their current location on Second Street in the Villagin 1998.

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Its a selection that suits health-con-scious Claremont. The Sacas dress theirsalads with olive oil and cook with trans-fat-free and cholesterol-free canola oil.

A number of items are even vegan, in-cluding the falafel, dolma (grape leavesstuffed with rice and herbs), tabouleh (aflavorful salad of chopped parsley, toma-toes, onions and cracked wheat), and thehummus and baba ghanouj spreads,which are made of pureed chickpeas andeggplant, respectively.

Mediterranean food is extremelyhealthy, especially our way of cookinghere. We do everything from scratch, andwe dont use any preservatives, Mr.Saca noted.

A number of people eat at Sacas everyday they are open, some of them eventwice, knowing the habit wont super-size them, Mr. Saca said. While mostdiners are less zealous, the success of thefamily business is due to their large num-ber of regular customers. John Sweeney,who lives in Yucaipa but teaches at theClaremont School of Theology, is amongthese. He comes in about once a week,lured by the falafel, lamb and feta-ladenGreek salad, saying, Its good food at agood price.

The Sacas are committed to keepingtheir low prices, which havent changedin 4 years, despite the fact that their ownfood costs seem to continually escalate.They stay afloat thanks to low overhead

and a loyal clientele. It helps, too, thatClaremont is becoming known as a culi-nary destination. Mr. Saca doesnt viewthe increasing number of eateries in townas competition but instead as a boon.More restaurants are coming in, and itsbringing more people.

Like the proprietors of most family-owned businesses, the Sacas spend an in-ordinate amount of time at theirrestaurant. They dont get much time foroutside pursuits. They do, however, eatout about once a week, at a variety ofrestaurants. Sundays are a special time,when Mr. and Ms. Saca head to church atOur Lady of the Assumption. If theyrelucky, they also get to see their 2 smallgrandchildren, who are reportedly bigfans of their grandmothers hummus.

Despite the long hours, the Sacasenjoy their work, which allows them tomeet new friends and to make peoplehappy in a primal wayby feedingthem.

My philosophy is to lead a good life,Mr. Saca said. Be honest and straightwith people, and talk to people. Take ad-vice from the old and the young, andthen make your own decision.

Having made the decision to open afamily business, the Sacas plan to keepserving up Mediterranean goodness aslong as God gives us good health, Mr.Saca said.


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David Hernandez prepares a lamb shawerma sandwich for a customer recently Sacas Mediterranean Cuisine in the Claremont Village. The favorite dishes at thSecond Street eatery include the falafel platter and the chicken shawerma.


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Dream Crushers takes top hon-ors at sectional tournament

The girls under 14 AYSO soccer team Dream Crush-ers represented Claremont in the area tournament, andtook home the first-place trophy. Coached by JosephArmendarez, the team won its semifinal match downone player, and then beat Chino in the final down an-other player because of injury. Oksana Sosnovskysgoal and Ryanna Curtis strong goalkeeping preserved

a 1-0 win for the Dream Crushers and a bid to the sec-tional tournament.

Sosnovsky finished the season with almost 20 goals,left winger Genesis Ruiz stood out in attack with 8 play-off goals after coming back from injury and Sarah Ar-mendarez provided quality service down the right flank.Utility midfielder Summer Sargent supported theCrushers adventurous 3-striker formation.

Alyssa Hermelin spent most of the season shuttingdown the oppositions best attacker as a man marker.Breakout defensive players Kayla Clebenger and Lau-ren Csik each matured into veteran fullbacks havingonly played at most one season prior to this one.

We took a number of inexperienced players; I am

proud to say they developed quality through this yeaWinning this tournament is great but it comes second seeing young people develop, Coach Armendarsaid.

The team will feature in Riversides Sectional Tounament on the weekend of February 23.

CMS women spread the joy ofplaying basketball

Just after the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps womenbasketball team finished practice last Wednesday, thewent on to visit students at Vista Del Valle ElementaSchool in the afternoon. The students participate in thAfter School Community Education and Safety (ASEprogram, and played various basketball-related gamwith members of the Athenas.

Ranging from kindergarten to sixth grade, the stdents also worked on their homework under thwomens tutelage.

Meeting with real student athletes makes a big diference in what the students want in life and the choicthat they make going forward, ASES instructor IaTompkins said.

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Photo courtesy of Laura HermelinAlyssa Hermelin, left, and Oksana Sosnovsky attemptto get by the Chino goalkeeper on Sunday during theAYSO girls 14 and under area championship game inOntario.


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Betty Slaboda, better known to gener-ations of Claremont High School March-ing Band and Show Team members asGrandma Betty, died on Tuesday, Jan-uary 15, 2013. She was 98.

Ms. Slaboda was born on June 21,

1914 in Trenton, New Jersey to Annaand Joseph Kissak, the fourth child in afamily of 5 sisters and one brother.

Her parents were ethnic Slovakianswho, upon coming to the United Statesfrom the Carpathian Mountains nearHungary, changed their surname from itsoriginal Kecha to sound more American.Ms. Slabodas birth name, Lizzie, wasalso Americanized when her older sistersbegan calling her Elizabeth. Over theyears, she adopted the name Betty.

As a girl growing up on a farm in theoutskirts of Trenton, she loved makingcorn-husk dolls and swimming in anearby stream. The Kissaks attended thelocal Byzantine Catholic Church and

Ms. Slaboda attended a Catholic ele-mentary school, graduating from 8thgrade. It was an unusual achievement ina time when immigrant children were ex-pected to work to help their families,rarely attending school past third grade.

Though surrounded by friends and rel-atives who spoke only the Slavish lan-guage, she grew up very proud to be anAmerican. At the age of 17, Ms. Slaboda,a true flapper girl who worked in a fac-tory making silk stockings, met and mar-ried 24-year-old Michael Slaboda. Mr.Slaboda also hailed from an immigrantSlovakian family, who lived and owneda business in Trenton. A trumpet playerwho performed in local Big Bands, Mr.

Slaboda had the added distinction ofbeing one of the only guys in town witha convertible.

Before long, they welcomed their firstchild, Raymond. Ms. Slabodas oldestsister Velma, who had moved to Califor-nia after her marriage, urged the coupleto move out west. Leaving friends andrelatives behind, they settled in LincolnHeights, where they had fun raising Rayin the warm southern California sun-shine. Their second child, Michele, was

born in Los Angeles.If Ms. Slaboda enjoyed California, she

adored Hollywoodthe stars with their

glamour, Shirley Temple with her curlsand Elizabeth Taylor with her furs. Any-one famous became her idol, a propen-sity she never outgrew. Over the years,Ms. Slaboda collected dolls fashionedafter Princess Diana, the Queen of Eng-land, Jacqueline Kennedy and the latestroyal bride and groom, Kate andWilliam.

Ms. Slaboda lived her life around herchildren, giving Ray accordion lessonsand putting Michele in movie and mod-eling work, baton twirling and dance ofevery kind. She spent much of her timesewing and embroidering all of herdaughters clothes and costumes, fromcasual wear to formal gowns. During this

time, Ms. Slaboda also took classes in oilpainting, learning to hand-tint black andwhite pictures with color tones. She alsowrote a song that was recorded, andmany of the poems she wrote under thename PITTI PAT were published.

Along with her childrens activities,Ms. Slaboda enjoyed watching her hus-band build his machine shop businessand went to see him play trumpet everySaturday night at the Polka Palace withthe Melody Men. She delighted in the

dancing, the Polish sausage sandwichesand the annual New Years Eve partieswhere colorful balloons dropped at mid-night. No matter how late the festivitieslasted, she never missed going to Col-orado Boulevard and viewing the Rose

Parade to see the beautiful flowers andring in another year.

After their children were married, theSlabodas took a cruise to Hawaii, whereMs. Slaboda fell completely in love witheverything, from the flowers to theHawaiian dancers. The cruise gave herthe thirst to travel, so she and her hus-band took 2 trips around the world and afew more to Hawaii. Her obsession withdolls began, and she collected a doll fromevery city and country they visited.

The only thing Ms. Slaboda likedmore than traveling was traveling withfamily. She was able to take grand-daughter Roberta cruising on the Q E 2ship, travel with her grandson John to

Alaska and vacation with her son Ray inAustralia. She traveled with her daughterMichele to Hawaii numerous times aswell as to Spain, Ireland, Scotland, Rus-sia, France, Holland and Thousand Is-lands, New York. In between trips, Ms.Slaboda would head to Trenton, NewJersey for a visit with her sisters and rel-atives. All that traveling inspired her tobecome a photographer and she becameknown for taking pictures and recordingvideosof everything and everyoneeverywhere she went.

When Mr. Slaboda died in 1980, Ms.Slaboda moved to Upland. Her daughter,Michele, was a longtime coach for theClaremont High School dance, drill and

cheer squads. Being so close to Clare-mont, it was then that she became the fa-mous Grandma Betty, the darling ofthe CHS Marching Band and ShowTeam.

During those years, Grandma Bettynever missed any of their events, ridingon the bus and sitting with the boosters inthe stands. She was sad when her daugh-ter and Dr. Gary Iida, the band director,decided to retire in 1999. No one couldhave missed those kids and the glamour,

glitter and travel excitement more thaher, according to family.

Ms. Slabodas 8 grandchildren, 2great-grandchildren and 9 great-greagrandchildren will always remember has a person who was kind, energetic an

generous with her time, affection and fnances. Grandma Betty took them theme parks, zoos and an array of eventHer grandson, Robert, was on his way a theatrical musical singing career anshe attended every play he was in, aways taking a front-row seat.

She lived alone and independently f30 years, going for the goal of living the age of 100, and never had any majillness or surgeries. Just a few days bfore she died, Ms. Slabodas grandsoKenny talked to her about her age anliving to be almost 99. He told her shwas so blessed to live such a long life anremarked that she must have seen andone so many things. All she said wa

Oh, honey, it all went so fast.Grandma Betty was one in a millio

for sure, and we will treasure the lifetimof memories she made with all of usher daughter Michele said.

Ms. Slaboda is survived by her soand daughter-in-law, Ray and Barb Slboda; by her daughter, Michele Allen; bher grandchildren, Debi Slaboda FisheCyndee Slaboda Wildeboer, RoberAllen Schuller, John Allen, KenneAllen, Robert Allen II and Michele AllPeterson; by her great-grandchildreChris Ramey, Lisa Totten, ShannoHoulemard, Heather Grana, LindseWood, Dylan Slaboda, Cameron Slboda, Geoffrey Schuller, Melan

Schuller, Bradley Schuller, RileSchuller, Taylor Allen, Broder AlleKenneth Lee Allen, Louis Allen, LanAllen, Robert Allen III, Samuel AlleGrace Peterson and Nicholas Petersoand by her great-great-grandchildreDaija Ramey, Ryland Totten, LogaHoulemard, Megan Houlemard, KaitlyHoulemard, Peyton Houlemard, HollanWood, Even Grana and Ella Grana.

Betty SlabodaLoving matriarch, CHS booster, world traveler

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TSG No.:120244094 TS No.: 2068.00296 YOU ARE INDEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST,DATED June 08, 2006. UNLESS YOU TAKEACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, ITMAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOUNEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATUREOF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOUSHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On February11,2013, Sage Point Lender Services, LLC, asduly appointed Trustee WILL SELL AT PUBLICAUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH,CASHIER'S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENTdrawn on a state or national bank, cashier's checkdrawn by a state or federal credit union, or acashier's check drawn by a state or federal savings

and loan association, or savings association, orsavings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Fi-nancial Code and authorized to do business in thisstate, or other form of payment authorized by2924h(b), (Payable at time of sale in lawfulmoney of the United States). The sale will bemade, but without covenant or warranty, ex-pressed or implied, regarding title, possession, orencumbrances, to satisfy the obligation secured bysaid Deed of Trust with interest and late chargesthereon, as provided in said note(s), advances,under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees,charges and expenses of the Trustee and of thetrusts created by said Deed of Trust. The under-signed Trustee disclaims any liability for any in-correctness of the property address or othercommon designation, if any, shown herein. Allright, title and interest conveyed to and now heldby it under said Deed of Trust in the property sit-uated in said County and State described as: ASMORE FULLY DESCRIBED TN BELOW MEN-TIONED DEED OF TRUST Executed by:EVERETTE W HUGHES JR. AND, JOYCEHUGHES HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINTTENANTS Recorded on June 16, 2006, as Instru-ment No. 06 1328351, of Official Records, in the

office of the County Recorder of Los AngelesCounty, California Date of Sale: February 11,2013 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: In the VineyardBallroom in the Doubletree Hotel Los Angeles-Norwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA90650 The street address and other common des-ignation, if any, of the real property describedabove is purported to be: 1274 W BASLINE RD,CLAREMONT, CA 91711 APN# 8302-015-029The total amount of the unpaid balance of the ob-ligation secured by the property to be sold and rea-sonable estimated costs, expenses and advances atthe time of the initial publication of this Notice ofSale is $604,721.72. The beneficiary under saidDeed of Trust heretofore executed and deliveredto the undersigned a written Declaration of De-fault and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice ofDefault and Election to Sell, The undersignedcaused said Notice of Default and Election to Sellto be recorded in the County where the real prop-erty is located. If the Trustee is unable to conveytitle for any reason, the successful bidder's soleand exclusive remedy shall be the return ofmonies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bid-der shall have no further recourse. If the sale is setaside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall

be entitled only to the return of the deposit paid.The Purchaser shall have no further recourseagainst the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or theMortgagee's Attorney. NOTICE TO POTENTIALBIDDERS: If you are c onsidering 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 it-self. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auctiondoes not automatically entitle you to free and clearownership of the property. You should also beaware that the lien being auctioned off may be a

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

postponed one or more times by the mortgagee,beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section2924g of the California Civil Code. The law re-quires that information about trustee sale post-ponements be made available to you and to thepublic, as a courtesy to those not present at thesale. If you wish to learn whether your sale datehas been postponed, and, if applicable, therescheduled time and date for the sale of this prop-erty, you may call (800) 280-2832 or visit this In-ternet Web site www.aaction.com, using the filenumber assigned to this case 2068.00296. Infor-mation about postponements that are very short induration or that occur close in time to the sched-uled sale may not immediately be reflected in thetelephone information or on the Internet Web site.The best way to verify postponement informationis to attend the scheduled sale. Date: January 7,2013 Sage Point Lender Services, LLC 34 Exec-utive Park, Suite 100 Irvine, CA 92614 949-265-9940 Lorena De La Torre FOR TRUSTEE'SSALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (800)280-2832 or visit www.auction.com SAGEPOINT LENDER SERVICES, LLC MAY BEACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA-TION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. A-4349042 01/12/2013, 01/19/2013,01/26/2013

Trustee Sale No. 24950CA Title Order No.120294210 NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALEYOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEEDOF TRUST DATED 04-19-2006. UNLESSYOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOURPROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUB-LIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANA-TION OF THE NATURE OF THEPROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOUSHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 02-11-2013 at 9:00 AM, MERIDIAN FORE-CLOSURE SERVICE f/k/a MTDS, INC., ACALIFORNIA CORPORATION DBAMERIDIAN TRUST DEED SERVICE as theduly appointed Trustee under and pursuant toDeed of Trust Recorded 04-27-2006, Book ,

Page , Instrument 06 0926682 of officialrecords in the Office of the Recorder of LOSANGELES County, California, executed by:CAU VAN GIANG AND DENISE HO asTrustor, as Beneficiary, will sell at public auc-tion sale to the highest bidder for cash,cashier's check drawn by a state or nationalbank, a cashiers check drawn by a state orfederal credit union, or a cashiers checkdrawn by a state or federal savings and loanassociation, savings association, or savingsbank specified in section 5102 of the Finan-cial Code and authorized to do business inthis state. Sale will be held by the duly ap-pointed trustee as shown below, of all right,title, and interest conveyed to and now heldby the trustee in the hereinafter describedproperty under and pursuant to the Deed ofTrust. The sale will be made, but without con-venant or warranty, expressed or implied, re-garding title, possesssion, or encumbrances,to pay the remaining principal sum of thenotes (s) secured by the Deed of Trust, inter-est thereon, estimated fees, charges and ex-penses of the Trustee for the total amount (at

the time of the initial publication of the No-tice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be setforth below. The amount may be greater onthe day of sale. Place of Sale: Behind thefountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400Civic Center Plaza Pomona, CA 91766 LegalDescription: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBEDIN SAID DEED OF TRUST Amount of un-paid balance and other charges:$573,971.27The street address and other common desig-nation of the real property purported as:19071 GOLD LANE , WALNUT, CA 91789APN Number: 8734-050-004 NOTICE TOPOTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are consider-ing bidding on this property lien, you shouldunderstand that there are risks involved inbidding at a trustee auction. You will be bid-ding on a lien, not the property itself. Placingthe highest bid at trustee auction does not au-tomatically entitle you to free and clear own-ership of the property. You should also beaware that the lien being auctioned off may bea junior lien. If you are the highest bidder atthe auction, you are or may be responsible for

paying off all liens senior to the lien beingauctioned off, before you can receive cleartitle to the property. You are encouraged to in-vestigate the existence, priority, and size ofoutstanding liens that may exist on this prop-erty by contacting the county recorders of-fice or a title insurance company, either ofwhich may charge you a fee for this informa-tion. If you consult either of these resources,you should be aware that the same lender mayhold more than one mortgage or deed of truston the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTYOWNER: The sale date shown on this noticemay be postponed one or more times by themortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court,pursuant to Section 2924g of the CaliforniaCivil Code. The law requires that informationabout trustee sale postponements be madeavailable to you and to the public, as a cour-tesy to those not present at the sale. If youwish to learn whether your sale date has beenpostponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduledtime and date for the sale of this property, youmay call (714) 573-1965 or visit this Internet

Web site www. Priorityposting.com , usingthe file number assigned to this case24950CA. Information about postponementsthat are very short in duration or that occurclose in time to the scheduled sale may notimmediately be reflected in the telephone in-formation or on the Internet Web site. Thebest way to verify postponement informationis to attend the scheduled sale. The under-signed Trustee disclaims any liability for anyincorrectness of the street address and othercommon designation, if any, shown herein.The property heretofore described is beingsold as is. DATE: 01-17-2013 MERID-IAN FORECLOSURE SERVICE f/k/aMTDS, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORA-TION DBA MERIDIAN TRUST DEEDSERVICE 3 SAN JOAQUIN PLAZA,SUITE 215, NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660Sales Line: (714) 573-1965 OR (702) 586-4500 JESSE J. FERNANDEZ, PUBLICA-TION LEAD MERIDIAN FORECLOSURESERVICE IS ASSISTING THE BENEFICI-ARY TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANYINFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE

USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. P10157371/19, 1/26, 02/02/2013

Trustee Sale No.: 20120168301077 Title Order No.:D012-600594 FHA/VA/PMI No.: NOTICE OFTRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULTUNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 2/19/2008.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, Y

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