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The drive past the Old SchoolHouse shopping center at IndianHill and Foothill Boulevards con-

jures different memories depending onthe storyteller: walking through the for-mer “underpass” on the way to class,stopping for a baked good or someSwedish meatballs at Griswold’s Restau-rant, or mindlessly watching the glass

blowers in the courtyard are a few of thefavorites.

Though the story may be different depending on thememory keeper, one thing is a constant for those witha soft spot for the Claremont landmark: the OldSchool House is a cherished destination place.

“It was the hub of Claremont. We always made itour Sunday destination,” said Carly Moultrie of thecenter’s Moultrie Academy.

While life of the center has ebbed and flowed forthe past 100 years, the newest community to occupythe halls of the old Claremont stomping ground is

looking to rekindle the spirit of this Claremont com-munity cornerstone.

“The Old School House is just this tiny jewel inClaremont with so much history,” said Caren White-side of Crimson Cottage. “It’s been a journey to get itto where it is now, and I hope people will embrace thebeautiful place it has become.”

The historic space has been bustling with the enthu-siasm of business as of late, brimming with patronsstopping by for a drink at Casa De Salsa or shuffling

Resurgent Old School House a Claremont destination

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COURIER photos/Steven FelschundneffTwo visitors walk toward the lower level lobby on Thursday at the Old School House. After many years of nearly complete vacancy at the Old School Houseseveral new business have opened in the last few months revitalizing the historic center.




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Caren Whitesideʼs business Crimson Cottage specializes in cottage and eclectic furniture, gifts, home décorand accessories.

off to class at the Moultrie Academy.“It has brought a whole new life to the place,” Ms.

Whiteside said.Though both the newcomers to the center, and fa-

miliar faces, are causing a resurgence of energy to theOld School House, the center has gone through itsfair share of ups and downs in its long life in Clare-mont.

The lot first gained fame in town for housing theoriginal Claremont High School, built on the cornerof Indian Hill and Mesa (now Foothill) Boulevards in1911. The school was built to accommodate thetown’s surging student population. Claremont’s pas-sion for education was just as evident then as it isnow, residents prioritizing the addition of a newschool despite their own needs for paved streets andsidewalks.

Boasting a proud set of stairs welcoming new stu-dents, Claremont High School opened that fall to astudent body of 120 and continued to serve as themain school site until 1963, according to JudyWright, in her book Claremont: A Pictorial His-tory.

Some of the Christmas themed gifts that are currentlyon display at the Crimson Cottage in Claremont.

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“It was a great place to go to school. We were

much smaller then. Everyone knew each other,” saidMs. Whiteside, a member of the graduating class of 1964, one of the last to roam the halls of the formerCHS location. In addition to the hallways of the his-toric school house was the Route 66 hot spot TheSmorgasbord. The restaurant and bakery was a stapleto those living both in and outside of the city.

Anchored by the famous eatery, the Griswold’sOld School House was also seen as “the hub of theart culture in Claremont,” according to Ricky Mar-tinez of the center’s Gallerie di Martinez and RickyMartinez Realty.

“It was a city gathering place, especially with theart shows,” Mr. Martinez said. “Art had an importantfoundation here.”

Hundreds would travel to take part in the center’sweekend art festivals. Mr. Martinez fondly remem-bers sitting outside watching his father and his fa-ther’s students entertain the crowds with live ceramicdemonstrations.

“There was a real sense of community,” Mr. Mar-tinez reminisced.

Despite the popular staples, the center began to seeperiodic states of decline throughout the past severaldecades. The Old School House was vacated as a

Crimson Cottage owner Caren Whiteside, left, chats with fellow business owner Carly Moultrie on Thursday at the Old School House.



Gallerie di Martinez features work by long time Clare-mont resident Richard Martinez and his son Ricky




high school in 1963, and Griswold’s too became athing of the past in the 1990s. Changes in manage-ment proved to be a hardship on businesses, andmany spaces within the once thriving center grewdark.

“It was literally crumbling and decaying,” Ms.Whiteside said.

Despite difficulties, businesses like The Candle-light Pavilion continued to thrive and Ms. Whitesideamong others continued to operate, remaining hope-

ful of their homestead.“There have been a lot of changes and construc-

tion...and that’s been hard,” Ms. Whiteside said, “butwalking down the hallways…it just felt right. I knewthings were going to get better.”

And they did. The city stepped in, proposing a re-vitalization and remodel plan for the center, making adramatic difference, according to Judy Flores of CasaDe Salsa.

“It’s completely opened the center up,” Ms. Floressaid. “People wouldn’t come in here because thebuilding looked deserted. Since the redo there hasbeen a lot more traffic.”

The spatial changes, plus additions such as TheDoubleTree Hotel and Trader Joe’s, have helped

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Carly Moultrie started Moultrie Academy more than 30 years ago offering classes in music and dance to the Claremont community. Ms. Moultrie recently relocatedher academy to an open space at the Old School House.

COURIER photos/Steven FelschundneffAT LEFT: Local artist and businessman Ricky Mar-tinez and his father, noted artist Richard Martinez,have opened a new gallery at the Old School Housecalled Gallerie di Martinez.




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Roberto and

Judy Floressit with theirdaughtersCristina andNatali on Sat-

urday in theirfamily ownedand operatedrestaurantCasa deSalsa inClaremont.

The restau-rant sits inthe heart ofthe OldSchoolHouse shopsrestaurants,and offices.



place the center back on the radar. Fa-miliar faces in Claremont, like CarlyMoultrie, have also made a return withnewbies like the Zoom Room roundingout the latest to the center.

“It’s exactly where we belong,” Ms.Moultrie said resolutely. “Having livedin Claremont for almost 35 years, it justfeels rejuvenating. It feels like home.”

With new life on the businesses sideof the center, the folks of the Old SchoolHouse are looking to draw in locals totheir “Old School House family.”

Reminiscent to the weekend art festi-vals of the past, the Old School House ispreparing for quarterly events to return.

Its first celebration will take place Sun-day, December 4, from noon to 5 p.m.and everyone is getting involved. Moul-trie Academy will perform while CasaDe Salsa serves up $1 tacos, ZoomRoom trainers will give demonstrations,

and everyone can look forward to TheDoubleTree’s famous chocolate chip

cookies.“This is a new beginning for the Old

School House,” Ms. Moultrie said. “Weare giving people a reason to come upand refind us.”

“This is Claremont right here,” addedRoberto Flores of Casa De Salsa.

For those like Ms. Whiteside, it’s achance to relive the wonderful memoriesof the past.

“There are so many reasons to bethankful to live in Claremont and livingin a place where people really embracethe historical significance is one of them,” she said. “[The Old SchoolHouse] has been such an important partof our history. It’s been an important part

of my life and I wouldn’t want to tradethat for anything.”

—Beth Hartnett



COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff

Angela Sousa openeda dog-training studiocalled Zoom Room atthe Old School Houselast month. The dogagility training fran-chise offers classes,private training, opengym and rental forparties.

COURIER photo/Jonathan GibbyCasa de Salsa patron Marisela Veron smiles while looking over the menu with herdaughter Isabella and mother, Olivia, on Saturday afternoon. Years ago, the diningarea of the Mexican restaurant was home to shelves of books when it served as thelibrary of Claremont High School.




Celebrate Small BusinessSaturday in ClaremontShop local and small November 26

The 2nd annual Small Business Saturday is set for thisSaturday, November 26. Shoppers are asked to supportsmall businesses by pledging to “Shop Small.” This simplemethod will bring much needed revenue into Claremont.

American Express cardholders can get a one-time $25statement credit after registering an eligible card to be usedfor a purchase of $25 or more at a small business. To learnmore and to register your credit card, visit the Small Busi-ness Saturday Facebook page for details. Registration islimited so act now. A list of participating local businessesis included on the Facebook page.

Chamber holiday mixerAn after-hours holiday mixer is planned at the Chamber

of Commerce on December 8 from 5:30 to 7 p.m.Food will be provided by Casa de Salsa and the Candle-

light Pavilion. The Claremont Chamber of Commerce islocated on Yale Avenue. For information, visit www.clare-montchamber.org

Friends of the Library: Antiquarian book sale

The Friends of the Claremont Library will host its annualholiday book sale that will include only the library’s morevaluable, collectible and antiquarian books. Residents areasked to “begin your holiday shopping and buy a book lover a gift for the holidays.”

All proceeds benefit the library. The sale runs from 10a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Claremont Library Meeting Room,208 N. Harvard Ave. For information, call 621-4902.

Holiday shopping at Art & Craft show at Fairplex

The Harvest Festival Original Art andCraft Show will take place December2 through 4 at Pomona Fairplex. Hun-

dreds of artists and crafts masters from acrossAmerica will come together to provide the ul-timate weekend shopping opportunity andentertainment experience.

An array of more than 24,000 unique handmade items ataffordable prices will be available for purchase at the westcoast’s largest indoor craft show featuring more than 200exhibitors, live entertainment, strolling performers, kidszone, specialty foods, and more. Discover gift ideas and browse the ceramics, paintings, jewelry, blown glass, handwoven clothing, photography, candles, woodwork, gardendesigns, specialty foods, antique treasures, children’s ac-cessories, sculptures, ornaments, and more. Take the opportunity to interact with artists and even get the chance toget items personalized for loved ones. Also available will be craft demonstrations where guests will be able to getsome helpful tips for their own creative projects.

Patrons who bring canned goods for donation to InlandValley Hope Partners or an unwrapped toy for donation toToys For Tots will receive a $2 discount on admission.Steven’s Hope for Children hosts the parcel/bag checkfundraising while the dA Center for the Arts provides in-teractive “make & take” fun for children.

The Harvest Festival will take place at Fairplex Building4 located at 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona, from De-cember 2 through 4. Hours are Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m.to 5 p.m. Tickets are $9 for adults, $7 for seniors over 62+,$4 for youth 13-17, and children 12 and under are free.

For more information, call 800-346-1212 or visitwww.harvestfestival.com.




City offices closed, trashdelayed for Thanksgiving

City offices and services will be closed in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, Thursday, November 24. Resi-dential refuse and recycling collection will be delayed oneday for the remainder of the week. Residents with a regu-lar Thursday trash collection will have containers pickedup on Friday.

Holiday Promenade and Tree Lighting Ceremony

With the holidays fast approaching, the city of Claremontinvites you to an evening filled with live music, festivestorefronts, a tree lighting ceremony, and more. The Clare-mont Village will transform into a holiday wonderlandwhere the young and young at heart can enjoy festivitiesand shopping.

The Holiday Promenade will be held on Friday, Decem-ber 2 from 5 to 8 p.m. and will include an ice skating rinkat Indian Hill Boulevard and Second Street, and photoswith Santa and Mrs. Claus at city hall.

The tree lighting ceremony will occur at 6 p.m. at theDepot, and shops and restaurants will host “Holiday CheerStops.”

A variety of entertainment will take place throughout theVillage and on the stage at the Depot.

The fun will continue on Saturday, December 3 with theice skating rink available from 1 to 9 p.m., and theMetrolink Holiday Toy Express will be making a stop atthe Claremont Depot at 6:30 p.m.

Don’t miss this magical Claremont event. Enjoy the fes-tive atmosphere and remember to shop Claremont this hol-iday season.

For more information please contact Human Services at399-5490 or visit www.ci.claremont.ca.us.

22nd Annual MakingChange Contest

The city of Claremont announced the 22nd Annual“Making Change” contest to recognize Dr. Martin LutherKing, Jr., and other champions of human rights and social justice. This contest presents an opportunity for Claremontstudents to honor and remember all that these advocates of social change have done to transform our world for the bet-ter. Student’s (K-12) who live in or attend school in Clare-mont may participate by submitting individual letters,poems, essays or artistic works completed as a group.

For information, please contact Claremont Human Serv-ices at 399-5490.

Senior Holiday PartyThe city will hold its annual Senior Holiday Party on

Thursday, December 8 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Tay-lor Hall. This festive event includes lunch, live entertain-ment, door prizes, and a visit from a holiday icon. Ticketsmust be purchased in advance at the Joslyn Senior Center,660 Mountain Ave. Tickets are $5.

Taylor Hall is located at 1775 N. Indian Hill Blvd.,Claremont. For information, call the Joslyn att 399-5490.




Santa is coming to town!

Santa will be coming to town onMonday, December 12th to celebratethe holidays with needy families.

Each year a group of Claremont elves, who refer tothemselves as the Claremont Community College, hostdozens of needy families in a Secret Santa event. Thechildren are treated to a visit from Santa.

This will be the 8th year of the Secret Santa event,and the Claremont Community College will be helpingdozens of families and more than 125 children.

The event will be held at the Citizens Business BankArena in Ontario. Residents are invited to join in mak-ing the holidays a little bit brighter for these deservingfamilies.

If you wish to donate or wrap gifts, please contactVince Turner at 477-1747. Donations may also be madeby visiting to www.claremontcommunitycollege.com.

Volunteers from the Claremont Community College pose with Santa at the 7th annual Secret Santa event.




A season for givingStaff members from Pomona Valley Hospital Med-

ical Center (PVHMC) were on hand at Claremont Toy-ota recently for the celebration of the dealership’s$32,200 donation to the hospital’s Breast Health Cen-ter at The Robert and Beverly Lewis Family CancerCare Center. The dealership had pledged $100 for everycar they sold during October’s Breast Cancer Aware-ness month.

Dealership owners, the Roger Hogan Family, weretouched by cancer when Roger Hogan’s mother-in-law,Jeannette Phillips, was diagnosed with cancer. Ms.Phillips received treatment from the Lewis Family Care

Center and is now a “healthy breast cancer survivor.”

Ms. Phillips (seen front row, second from left) attendsthe unveiling of a banner atop a new Toyota Camry.Glenda Ferguson, director of development at PVHMCand Shellee Reese, RN, director of the hospitalʼs can-cer care center were also present.

Thanks from theFriends of theClaremont Library

The Friends of the Claremont Librarywould like to thank the Claremont com-munity for their support of this year’s city-wide reading program Claremont: On theSame Page featuring Into the Beautiful

North by Luis Urrea.

Whether by reading the book, display-ing a yard sign, or attending one of theevents sponsored by the Friends, many inClaremont enjoyed and promoted this

program. This year’s events started inSeptember with a luncheon at Mt. SanAntonio Gardens where the author spoke.This public event was very well attended.Luis Urrea also spoke in the evening at theClaremont McKenna College Athenaeumas part of their speakers’ series. In Octo-

ber, the Friends sponsored a screening of

the 1960 classic The Magnificent Seven.This film was central to the quest of themain characters in Mr. Urrea’s work. Thisyear’s program ended with an essay con-test in early November. In all, more than400 people participated directly in the var-ious On the Same Page events sponsored

by the Friends of the Claremont Library.While those of you with yard signs can

now take them down, it is never too late toread this wonderful book filled with ad-venture, laughter, and love. Hundreds of

people in our community have alreadyread it, and you still have an opportunityto discuss it with a friend or neighbor. Getready for the announcement of next year’sOn the Same Page book which will hap-

pen at the annual Friends sponsoredCommunity Adult Spelling Bee in earlyApril next year.

For more information about theFriends of the Claremont Library, visitwww.claremontlibrary.org.

—Friends of the Claremont Library




Holiday bazaar toraise funds for CHSclass of 2013

Claremont High School class of 2013 is having aHoliday Bazaar on Saturday December 3rd from 9a.m. to 4 p.m. at Taylor Hall, 1775 N. Indian Hill Blvd.,Claremont.

Arts and crafts artisans, food trucks and food ven-dors, Cash for Gold, and professional product vendorsincluding Avon, Cookie Lee, Mary Kay, MassageEnvy, Pampered Chef, Scentsy, Tupperware, and manymore will be available to meet all of your holidayshopping needs.

AbilityFirst in Claremontseeks donations of giftsfor children and adultswith disabilities

AbilityFirst’s Claremont Center is seeking donationsof gifts for their annual holiday party, which will beheld on Saturday, December 10th.

At the party, gifts are given to adults with disabili-ties, as well as children with physical and develop-mental disabilities. If you would like to help bydonating a gift, please bring a new, unwrapped gift val-ued at $10-$15 to the center at 480 S. Indian Hill Blvd.in Claremont prior to Thursday, December 1st. Adult

gift suggestions include games, gloves, jewelry, hats,scarves, watches, purses, wallets, cologne, etc.

Children’s gift suggestions include toys, games, jewelry, lunch boxes, craft supplies, etc.

Botanic Garden winterholiday open house and

luminaria nightsThe Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden will host a

Winter Holiday Open House on Sunday, December 4thfrom 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Unique gifts, free gift wrapping, holiday sales, fes-tive live music, kids crafts and a visit with Santa are in-cluded in the day’s line up. Free garden admission.

* * *Residents are invited to the Garden for evening

walks to help celebrate the winter holidays featuringlive acoustic music, cookies and hot cider and morethan 600 glowing, candle-lit luminarias lining a quar-ter-mile, accessible loop around the Garden’s main ad-ministration building at the inaugural LuminariaNights at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden.

Luminaria Nights runs December 9, 10, 16, 17 and

23 from 5:30 to 8 p.m.Tickets are $5 per person (children under 3 are free),

no garden admission required. Tickets are availableonline and at the gate.

RSABG is located at 1500 N. College Ave. For in-formation, call 625-8767 or visit www.rsabg.org.

Music for the holidaysCharles Kamm, associate professor of music,

Scripps College will conduct “Music for the Holidays”with the Claremont Chamber Choir on Tuesday, No-vember 29th from 6:45 to 8 p.m. at the Marian MinerCook Athenaeum, 385 E. 8th St. For information, call621-8244.

Holiday celebrations atPilgrim Place

Winterfest: A Holiday Tea is scheduled for Friday,December 2nd from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Petterson Mu-seum of Intercultural Art, 730 Plymouth Rd. at PilgrimPlace

The event will include refreshments, an exhibit of ornaments from around the world and music by clas-sical guitarist Michael Ryan. This is an all ages eventand is free and open to the public. For information, call399-5544 or visit www.pilgrimplace.org.

Pilgrim Place Choraleperformance

A holiday concert will be held Saturday, December10th at 7 p.m. in Decker Hall, Pilgrim Place. A reported47 singers, and accompanists Eleanor Dornon andDavid Lutz, will present music for the season.

For information, call 399-5544 or visit www.pilgrimplace.org.




Twenty-year-old Clare-mont resident NickPrado is making sure

the firefighters of Fire Station#101 in Claremont won’t miss

out on a home cooked mealthis Thanksgiving.

Mr. Prado plans to put his culinaryskills to work on the holiday to prepare aThanksgiving meal for the station thatwill include turkey, stuffing, mashed pota-toes and green beans. The young chef willcomplete the meal with apple crisps fordessert.

“I’ve always wanted to give back to thecommunity,” Mr. Prado said. “I’ve seenshows where people have given back andClaremont has been good to me, espe-cially the fire department. So I thought itwould be cool to do something for them. Iwant to provide something that’s homey

and hearty because I’ve heard that they

usually get pre-made [Thanksgiving] din-ners from Vons.”

Captain Gabriel Ramirez of Fire Sta-tion #101 said he was impressed by Mr.Prado’s offer and the station at one pointoffered to pay the young chef for themeal.

“He [Mr. Prado] came up to the frontdoor and asked if he could do this for us,”Captain Ramirez said. “It was really niceof him. Talking to him, he was adamantabout doing this. We were willing to payhim but he told us that he wanted to dothis as an act of gratitude. It is a great ges-ture.”

Mr. Prado graduated from CHS in 2009and entered Cal Poly Pomona just monthslater. But being on the wrong campus ledto low grades and a lack of motivation.Rather than continue at Cal Poly, Mr.Prado applied to and was accepted by theLe Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Artsin Pasadena where he could pursue histrue passion—cooking.

“Culinary arts have been a part of my

family,” Mr. Prado explained. “It’s some-thing that I’ve always liked to do but Ididn’t think of doing it as a career. Myfamily told me to go to culinary schoolbut I chose Cal Poly instead. But when Iwas starting my 2nd year [at Cal Poly], Iasked myself, ‘why am I here?’”

Inspired by his father, who is a chef onAmtrak, and his mother, who enjoyedrecreating his grandmother’s recipes, Mr.Prado’s passion for food began at an earlyage. As he grew up, he looked forward toaccompanying his dad on train trips atleast 3 times per year.

The decision to pursue his culinary in-terest at Le Cordon Bleu has revitalizedMr. Prado as he plans to be a part of thegraduating class of 2012 after completingthe 21-month associates degree program.He has also received the endorsement of his family after preparing a Christmasmeal last year that featured a bottomround roast with garlic mashed potatoes,sautéed vegetables and a red wine sauce

with shiitake mushrooms placed over theroast.

“They have now put me in charge of allthe family dinners,” Mr. Prado said. “ForThanksgiving this year, my uncle willbring the mashed potatoes, my aunt willprovide the stuffing and I will do theturkey.”

Following graduation, Mr. Prado hopesto eventually open his own food place orpossibly be a private chef. He has alsocontemplated being a contestant on a foodcompetition show such as Iron Chef America.

“I’m trying to figure it out,” he said. “It

would be cool to have my own place butthe reality is that getting something likethat would take a lot of money. I am inter-ested in doing in-house jobs and when Iwatched Iron Chef America, I liked see-ing the culinary arts students competingagainst Kerry Simon. Seeing that they arestudents just like me drives me more andmore.”

Mr. Prado is improving his cookingtechniques in the meantime at Le CordonBleu and enjoys how much he has learnedin a short period of time. Because hisclasses take place at night, he is able towork at Pizza N Such during the day andon weekends.

“Le Cordon Bleu is French based so

I’m learning a lot of classic French tech-niques,” Mr. Prado said. “I didn’t realizehow many elements are involved in this.I’m also learning some history and prac-ticing a variety of knife cuts. It feels likeI’m learning some cool stuff.”

—Landus Rigsby

Young chef spreads holiday cheer with home cooking




COURIER photo/Steven FelschundneffLe Cordon Bleu student and Claremont High School alum Nick Prado will be cooking Thanksgiving dinner for the firefighters at L.A. County Fire Station 101 this week.




The Nutcracker will makeits annual appearance atBridges Auditorium this

holiday season.Inland Pacific Ballet brings more than

100 brilliantly costumed dancers to thestage in a Christmas themed ballet for the

whole family. Witness the story of ayoung girl named Clara who receives amagical nutcracker doll on Christmas Eveand finds herself on a wondrous journeyto the Land of the Snow and the Kingdomof Sweets where toy soldiers, life-sizeddancing dolls, battling mice, dancingsnowflakes, and the Sugar Plum Fairy stir a dream adventure.

Inland Pacific Ballet takes residence atBridges Auditorium for a variety of their performances. The historic theater serves

as an ideal location for the grandeur oflive ballet. The theater seats a capacityof 2,500 and its 1930s historical archi-tecture compliments the tradition of The

Nutcracker. The theater will also hostCinderella in April 2012.

The unforgettable music of PeterIlyich Tchaikovsky sets the whimsical

tone to the The Nutcracker ballet withchoreography by Laurence Blake andVictoria Koenig. Elaborate scenic de-sign by Nancy Seruto and Daniel C. Nyiri only adds to the larger than life experience for audiences.

Performances begin on December 3and conclude on December 18. Visitwww.ipballet.org for show times and to purchase tickets. Admission rangefrom $18 to $50. For more information,call 607-1139.

Holiday favorite to grace the stage

Photo courtesy of Inland Pacific Ballet/E.Y .Yanagi




Photo courtesy of Inland Pacific Ballet/E.Y .YanagiInland Pacific Ballet dancers perform Act 1, the party scene, of The Nutcracker at Bridges Auditorium in Claremont. Performances begin on December 3.




Christmas Wishperformance atthe Candlelight

The Candlelight Pavilion brings

back its annual Christmas showwith this year’s performance of

Christmas Wish.The story involves Tinker’s Toy Shop,

a family-run store that is feeling the painsof low sales. The owners are at the pointof closing their doors—that is, until theyanswer a newspaper ad from Santa Claushimself, who is looking for toy makersto help with the huge supply of toysneeded for his annual visit.

By the end of the show, the familylearns that Christmas is not just aboutgifts; it’s about love and understanding.

To purchase tickets, call the box officeat 626-1254 ext 1 or visit www.thecpdt.com.

Guests are invited to share Christmasmemories and wishes through letters toSanta, to be read onstage during the per-formance. The Candelight staff remindsyou to bring your camera to take pictureswith Santa and Mama after the show!Show times are as follows:

Matinees: Wednesday through Sundayat 11 a.m. Evenings: Wednesday throughSaturday at 6 p.m., and Sundays at 5 p.m.

Also at the Candlelight this seasonis a Big Band New Year’s EveShowcase on Saturday, Decem-

ber 31. America’s Big Band Era startedin the late 1930s and was one of thegrandest in show business history. Every

big band orchestra has its own uniquesound, its featured male and female vo-calists, and a superb musical arranger.

The Candlelight invites you to spendthe evening with the unforgettable talentsof past and present Blue Note Swing Or-chestra members, now under the newname No Vacancy. The Candlelight

Pavilion is located at 455 W. FoothillBlvd., Claremont.

The RembrandtClub Annual Tea

The Rembrandt Club will host its An-nual Holiday Tea and Bake Sale at noonon December 3 at Pomona CollegeSeaver House located at 305 N. College

Ave.The holiday celebration will feature adecorated tree, the Claremont RecorderEnsemble, refreshments, a party for chil-dren and an appearance by Santa forphoto opportunities from 1 to 2:30 p.m.$5 donation at the door, or 3 for $10 inadvance. Proceeds support the club’sJunior Art Student Award.

Holiday MusicThe Claremont High School Concert

Choir will perform at the next meeting ofthe Claremont Community CoordinatingCouncil on Wednesday, December 7th atnoon at the Hughes Center. Visitors arewelcome to attend.

Lunch is served for a fee of $8. Formore information, contact the 2011-12President, Barbara Jefferson at bjeffer-

[email protected] Friday Noon Holiday Concert fea-

turing Lauridsen, Mid-Winter Songs andother works including seasonal favoritesand The Claremont Chamber Choir. Thisevent is free to attend. 12:15 p.m. FridayDecember 9 at Balch Auditorium locatedat 1030 Columbia Avenue, ClaremontFor more information, call 607-2671.




El Roble Intermediate School’s 3rdannual Turkey Trot is benefitingboth the school and the needy this

holiday season.Held on November 9th at the El Roble track, this

year’s event featured the highest amount of contributions

in the history of the fundraiser with $5501 raised. All of the proceeds will go towards El Roble P.E. and the fitnesslab that is used by the greater community.

“We beat last year and we’re really excited about that,”said El Roble P.E. instructor Deborah Foster. “We need2 more bikes, some soccer balls and a tug-of-war ropefor the P.E. department. Both Mary Caenepeel and HilaryLaConte came out and did some laps and we also hadour principal [Scott Martinez] and vice principal

[Clarissa McNally] come out as well. We had good sup-port.”

The Turkey Trot is the first of 2 major fundraisers ElRoble holds each school with the Bike Marathon beingthe 2nd. Ms. Foster created the event in 2009 as a meansto provide repairs to current fitness equipment and to pur-chase new equipment after the P.E. budget was signifi-cantly lowered. Student participants complete as manylaps around the track during their P.E. period while act-ing as sponsors who receive donations for each lap.

While the El Roble P.E. budget has been as low as$600, the Turkey Trot has allowed the department to raise9 times the budget amount. El Roble brought in morethan $10,000 combined in its first 2 years.

“The district didn’t know how to keep the fitnessequipment up so it became up to us to raise the money,”

Ms. Foster said. “It’s really exciting to have raised moremoney this year because we thought that we weren’tgoing to. One student actually raised $800. We also hada representative from Best Buy who helped out and hadthe company contribute to this. It was amazing.”

The 2nd layer to this year’s Turkey Trot was a cannedfood drive in conjunction with the school’s ASB FoodDrive to help local disadvantaged families. The fooddrive began on Nov. 6 in Sustained Silent Reading (SSR)classes, with hundreds more collected during the TurkeyTrot and the final amount collected last Wednesday.

“We ended up with 1295 cans,” Ms. Foster said excit-edly. “The cans will be given to the families in time forThanksgiving. It’s great to be able help ASB with theircanned food drive.”

—Landus Rigsby

Turkey Trot fundraising hits the road running

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