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COURIER Gallery 7.25.12
  • A Honda rests on top of a Lexus on Monday in the parking lot of Trader Joe's in Claremont. The Honda driven by Rod Kamitsuka backed out of a parking spot then lurched forward coming to rest on the top of the Lexus.

    A Honda rests on top of a Lexus on Monday in the parking lot of ...

  • Claremont resident Rod Kamitsuka sits behind the wheel of his ’94 Honda Accord shortly after a collision that propelled his vehicle on top of a parked Lexus Monday night in Claremont.

    Claremont resident Rod Kamitsuka sits behind the wheel of his â€...

  • Workers remove Claremont resident Ruth Chung’s ’98 Lexus SC 300 from the parking lot at Trader Joe’s following a bizarre accident where another vehicle came to rest on top of her car on Monday.

    Workers remove Claremont resident Ruth Chung’s ’98 Lexus SC ...

  • Ruth Chung, second from right, reacts as workers remove a Honda from the top of her Lexus on Monday in Claremont. In a bizarre accident the Honda slammed into a handicapped sign and then came to rest on her car.

    Ruth Chung, second from right, reacts as workers remove a Honda ...

  • Workers remove Claremont resident Ruth Chung’s ’98 Lexus SC 300 from the parking lot at Trader Joe’s following a bizarre accident where another vehicle came to rest on top of her car on Monday.

    Workers remove Claremont resident Ruth Chung’s ’98 Lexus SC ...

  • Michael Keenan and a small group of his friends created this greenhouse from reused building materials. The concept behind the project is to make plants and seeds grown in the greenhouse available to the public.

    Michael Keenan and a small group of his friends created this gre...

  • Michael Keenen poses with one of his potted plants on Monday at the new greenhouse in the front yard of his Claremont Home. He plans to produce plants, and eventually seeds to provide to the community.

    Michael Keenen poses with one of his potted plants on Monday at ...

  • Michael Keenan demonstrates on Monday the features of the new greenhouse he built with some of his friends in the Claremont Village. The team built the greenhouse by reusing old building materials scrounged up from around the neighborhood.

    Michael Keenan demonstrates on Monday the features of the new gr...

  • A few of the potted plants that will be housed in the new greenhouse built recently at the Village home Michael Keenan shares with several friends.

    A few of the potted plants that will be housed in the new greenh...

  • A flowering onion is currently the only plant in the greenhouse that Michael Keenan created with his friends.

    A flowering onion is currently the only plant in the greenhouse ...

  • A work crew with GBI removes the sidewalk from the corner of Indian Hill Boulevard and Champlain Drive in Claremont. The city hired the firm to complete an accessibility upgrade project for the curbs and sidewalks on Indian Hill and on Mountain Avenue.

    A work crew with GBI removes the sidewalk from the corner of Ind...

  • A work crew with GBI removes the sidewalk from the corner of Indian Hill Boulevard and Champlain Drive in Claremont. The city hired the firm to complete an accessibility upgrade project for the curbs and sidewalks on Indian Hill and on Mountain Avenue.

    A work crew with GBI removes the sidewalk from the corner of Ind...

  • Phil Loding of Gentry Brothers cleans up the street while working to replace curbs on Indian Hill Boulevard in Claremont. The city is upgrading curbs on Indian Hill and Mountain until September 10.

    Phil Loding of Gentry Brothers cleans up the street while workin...

  • Math teacher Ana Espinosa works with Elijah Rodriguez and Sammie Hutchins on a math symbols worksheet Monday during a SLICE summer program Algebra Boot Camp at El Roble.

    Math teacher Ana Espinosa works with Elijah Rodriguez and Sammie...

  • Sebastian Bachman, 11, works on a line design activity Monday during an art class held by the slice summer program at El Roble Intermediate School. The summer school offers a range of classes for enrichment as well as academic advancement.

    Sebastian Bachman, 11, works on a line design activity Monday du...

  • Ruby Raheja works on her line drawing project on Monday during a SLICE summer program Adventures in Art class in Claremont. The class is taught by Condit Elementary School teacher Noelle Bush.

    Ruby Raheja works on her line drawing project on Monday during a...

  • Amanda Gale shares a laugh with friends on Monday during a SLICE summer program Adventures in Art class in Claremont.

    Amanda Gale shares a laugh with friends on Monday during a SLICE...

  • Some of the artwork created by students in the SLICE Adventures in Art class include these works in warm and cold tones.

    Some of the artwork created by students in the SLICE Adventures ...

  • Condit Elementary School teacher Noelle Bush demonstrates how to start a line design project on Monday during an Adventures in Art class at El Roble. Many of the regular CUSD teachers also teach in the SLICE program.

    Condit Elementary School teacher Noelle Bush demonstrates how to...

  • SLICE Principal Jeremy Troesh observes an Algebra Boot Camp class on Monday at El Roble Intermediate School. Mr. Troesh is a counselor at Claremont High School during the regular school year.

    SLICE Principal Jeremy Troesh observes an Algebra Boot Camp clas...

  • A large eucalyptus limb lies across the sidewalk on Monday on the north side of Foothill Boulevard east of Indian Hill Boulevard. Many of the aging eucalyptus trees have fallen or lost limbs in recent years.

    A large eucalyptus limb lies across the sidewalk on Monday on th...