COUNCIL MARKET DAY
It being the first Sunday of the month, you can find our city council working their booth at the Claremont Farmers Market between 8am and 1pm. The councilmembers will be there in one hour shifts. The appearance schedule isn't listed, so if you want see a specific councilmember, you'll just have to take your chances on the timing.
Claremont Farmers & Artisans Market
Downtown Claremont, 8am to 1pm.
2nd St. between Indian Hill Blvd. and Yale Ave.
PRESCRIPTION DRUG DISCOUNT AVAILABLE
The City's website has an announcement about an upcoming city program through the National League of Cities that allows Claremont residents to get free discount cards for prescription drugs. The website says you can save an average of 20% off the retail price of "commonly prescribed drugs." This is the information the city posted:
City to Provide Residents with Easy-to-Use Program for Prescription Drug Purchases
The City of Claremont will soon introduce a program that will offer its residents with a new tool that can provide some relief from the high cost of prescription drugs. The City is making free prescription drug discount cards available to Claremont residents through a program sponsored by the National League of Cities (NLC). The discount cards offer an average savings of 20 percent off the retail price of commonly prescribed drugs.
Available in mid-March, the discount cards may be used by all residents of Claremont and has no restrictions based on the resident's age, income level, or existing health coverage. The NLC card can be used when purchasing prescription drugs at approximately four pharmacies around the city, as well as at more than 59,000 participating retail pharmacies across the country.
The NLC and City of Claremont are able to make these money-saving cards available to Claremont residents at no cost to the individual. A future announcement will provide information on how and when residents may obtain the cards.
PLANNING YOUR NEXT MOVE
The city is also offering a two-part series of programs for people who are nearing retirement. On 7pm on Thursday, March 5th, author Judith Viorst will speak at the Laemmle Claremont 5 Theatre. There will also be a book signing by Viorst at the Claremont Forum in the Packing House.
On Saturday, March 7th, from 8am to noon at the Alexander Hughes Community Center, the City will offer a workshop on getting the most out of your retirement through volunteering, good health, post-retirement jobs, and planning your financial future. The Hughes Center is located at 1700 Danbury Rd.
Tickets for the Viorst event are $15, and tickets for the Saturday event are $10. The city offers a package deal for $20. Call (909) 399-5488 for more information.
Here are the details from Claremont City Manager Jeff Parker's weekly report for February 27th:
Celebrate the Next Chapter of Your Life: Retirement Opportunities
The Claremont Senior Program and the Committee on Aging are delighted to announce a program to celebrate what’s ahead for those approaching their retirement years (or those who have already retired). Celebrate the Next Chapter of Your Life: Retirement Opportunities will consist of two events sure to help you maximize your quality of life in retirement. The series will kick off on Thursday, March 5 at the Laemmle Claremont 5 with a presentation by award-winning author and journalist, Judith Viorst. Ms. Viorst is the author of eight collections of poems for adults and five non-fiction books including Necessary Losses that was on the New York Times bestseller list for almost two years.
She is also the author of Suddenly Sixty and Other Shocks of Later Life and I’m Too Young To Be Seventy and Other Delusions. Viorst will present at 7 p.m., followed by an author reception and book signing at the Claremont Forum. On the following Saturday, March 7, the series concludes at the Hughes Community Center, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon with workshops focused on getting the most out of your retirement through: volunteering, creative expression, wellness, post-retirement employment, and financial planning.
Tickets for the Thursday, March 5 event are $15 and $10 for Saturday, March 7. Presale tickets for both events combined are just $20. For more information, please contact the Joslyn Center at (909) 399-5488.
INDEPENDENCE DAY COMMITTEE SEEKS MEMBERS
The City is also gearing up for its 61st Annual 4th of July Celebration. Claremont seeks members for the 2009 Independence Day Committee. Interested parties can contact Margot Suarez at (909) 399-5496.
You can also read more information on this City press release.
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