Temple City Considering Collaboration with Habitat for Humanity
After attending a recent presentation for the housing improvement group, council member Cynthia Sternquist proposed that the city look into collaborating with Habitat for Humanity as a possible avenue to address the state mandate for affordable housing. The nonprofit, which was founded in 1976 and has built thousands of homes worldwide, has had a San [...]
City Hall to Stay Open Five Days a Week
Beginning in January 2010, city hall will stay open five days a week, approved at the city council’s special meeting on Monday. The council voted unanimously to approve the changes in response to comments from citizens who wanted to have five days to take advantage of what the city offers, said Council member Tom Chavez. [...]
Temple City Tribune – September 28th, 2009
35th Taste of Arcadia Brings Over One Thousand to Arboretum
The annual Taste of Arcadia held last Monday September 21, saw about 1200 people take advantage of the offerings from over 35 restaurants, breweries, wineries and a martini bar. The event benefits the Lucky Baldwin Boy Scouts and The Arboretum Foundation this year and the Lions Club also donated money to the two local groups. [...]
Temple City High School Offers College Rep Night
College representatives Joe Beltran from USC, Juan Carlos Lopez from U.C. Riverside, Vince Lopez from Cal State L.A., and Tameka Alexander from PCC will come together for a panel presentation at Temple City High School, Thursday evening, October 1, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in the Media Center. Parents and seniors are invited to come and [...]
Sister City Youth Exchange Program Now Accepting Applications For 2010
The Temple City Sister City program is now accepting applications for participation in the Youth Exchange Program for the summer of 2010. This year’s program will involve travel to Hawkesbury Shire, New South Wales, Australia. Participants will leave for Australia in July and return in August. The opportunity is available only to students who reside [...]
Overtime: A Modest Proposal
In college and high school football an overtime procedure is used to determine the winner. This method is sometimes referred to as a “Kansas Playoff “or “Kansas Plan” because of its origins for high school football in that state. What Follows is a Brief Summary of the Rules: 1. A coin toss determines which side [...]
Referees: No Overtime Pay, No Overtime Play
Hard Fought Game Forced to End in Tie as Officials Refuse Overtime The officiating crew at Friday night’s football match up between the Temple City Rams and Arcadia Apaches told coaches for both teams that there would be no overtime, citing the fact that they would not be paid overtime for the extra work involved [...]
We Need to Dump Our Owner Financed Note!
If you see tornado clouds forming on the horizon, chances are you’re going to grab a flashlight and a box of crackers, (and some wine and cheese to go with) and head for the cellar. That is, unless you’re like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, who peddles along absolutely clueless, but with a nice [...]
Temple City To Meet Arcadia Friday Night
Despite losing to Alhambra last week, Temple City stands a good chance of doing better against rival Arcadia High Friday night.
