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COURIER Gallery 8.8.12
  • The sun peeks through the corner of a sun-inspired sculpture on Monday in north Claremont. It was a very hot day for the Inland Valley, with backyard temperatures reported by Claremont residents as high as 104 degrees.

    The sun peeks through the corner of a sun-inspired sculpture on ...

  • Claremont High School cross country runners Joey Borreggine, left, Nisa Metoyer and Marisa Borreggine don’t seem to be affected by the heat as they run up Forbes Avenue on Monday in Claremont. The team was on a 5 mile run in the heat.

    Claremont High School cross country runners Joey Borreggine, lef...

  • Longtime Claremont resident Maury Feingold relaxes with a book in the shade of some large trees on Monday in Memorial Park. Ms. Feingold was waiting for her husband Jerry to finish his shift setting up the food concession.

    Longtime Claremont resident Maury Feingold relaxes with a book i...

  • Chuck and Ruth Sullivan leave memorial Park in their 60s Ford Mustang on Monday in Claremont. The Village area couple leave a car at the park every Monday so they don’t have to walk home in the dark.

    Chuck and Ruth Sullivan leave memorial Park in their 60s Ford Mu...

  • Pew the cat tries to stay in the last corner of shade on her north Claremont porch on Monday afternoon. Temperatures in Claremont are expected to be 100 degrees all week so pet owners should give their animals extra water.

    Pew the cat tries to stay in the last corner of shade on her nor...

  • Nisa Tanaboriboon is the co-owner of Thai Orchid Garden restaurant in Pomona. The restaurant is open daily form 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. at 315 E. Foothill Boulevard.

    Nisa Tanaboriboon is the co-owner of Thai Orchid Garden restaura...

  • The small storefront at 211 First Street in Claremont is one of the oldest buildings in the city and it has housed a large variety of businesses over the years. The most recent to vacate, Village Attic which opened in 2008, will be replaced by a taco stan

    The small storefront at 211 First Street in Claremont is one of ...

  • The interior of the former Village Attic is now empty except for a couple of discarded items. The building looks to be in some disrepair and has a vine growing on the roof.

    The interior of the former Village Attic is now empty except for...

  • The small storefront at 211 First Street in Claremont is one of the oldest buildings in the city and it has housed a large variety of businesses over the years. The most recent to vacate, Village Attic which opened in 2008, will be replaced by a taco stan

    The small storefront at 211 First Street in Claremont is one of ...

  • A boy on a bike passes the former Village Attic location Monday night in the Claremont Village. The store, which has been home to a number of businesses, will soon be a taco restaurant.

    A boy on a bike passes the former Village Attic location Monday ...

  • First Street in the Village including Jax Bicycle center, left, Curtis Real Estate, right, and the little shop at 211 First that will soon be a taco stand.

    First Street in the Village including Jax Bicycle center, left, ...

  • CUSD School Board President Jeff Stark has been reading mostly historical novels about bravery and combat although he also enjoys novels and rereads to Ernest Hemingway’s “The Old Man and the Sea” regularly.

    CUSD School Board President Jeff Stark has been reading mostly h...

  • CUSD School Board President Jeff Stark has been reading mostly historical novels about bravery and combat although he also enjoys novels and rereads to Ernest Hemingway’s “The Old Man and the Sea” regularly.

    CUSD School Board President Jeff Stark has been reading mostly h...

  • Dana Toland of PCM construction company gives Principal Brett O’Connor a tour of the Claremont High School theater during demolition on Monday. The demolition work is the first part of the multi-million dollar renovation of the theatre building.

    Dana Toland of PCM construction company gives Principal Brett O...

  • Claremont High School Assistant Principal Steven Patterson tours the classroom areas of the CHS Theatre on Monday while surveying the progress of the renovation of the building.

    Claremont High School Assistant Principal Steven Patterson tours...

  • A pile of discarded rebar lies on the ground behind the Claremont High School Theatre building on Monday during the demolition phase of the building’s renovation. An old addition was removed from this side of the theater

    A pile of discarded rebar lies on the ground behind the Claremon...

  • A roofing contractor climbs a latter to the roof of the Claremont High School Theatre on Monday. The Multi-million renovation of the building is under way with construction crews removing the portions of the building the will be replaced.

    A roofing contractor climbs a latter to the roof of the Claremon...

  • The Claremont High School Theatre’s audience area is now empty with the stage in the background as workers get the area ready for the renovation project.

    The Claremont High School Theatre’s audience area is now empty...