Temple City Donates Back to School Items
The I love School Supply fund drive raised enough money for a large amount of school supplies for Emperor and Cleminson Schools. Last week the Temple City Tribune got a chance to see the results of that fundraiser which included 125 back packs as well as other essential school supplies. The fundraiser was sponsored by [...]
Temple City Resident and Former Monrovia Chamber Executive John Veenstra Dies
By Susan Motander On August 10. John Veenstra, 71, of Temple City, died while visiting family in Iowa. Veenstra was the former Executive Director of the Monrovia Chamber of Commerce. The former executive was fully retired after working as a free lance marketing consultant after retiring from the chamber; however, he was considering returning to [...]
Keeping One Eye on the Ball
This young man was caught recently enjoying a game of basketball at Oak Park. Temple City Parks and recreation offers a vast variety of activities for children this summer. Contact the Parks and Rec dept for more details, Photo by Terry Miller
Judy Wong’s Sentencing Postponed Until August 24
Former Temple City Mayor Judy Wong was told she had another month of freedom before sentencing on the Bribery and perjury charges Thursday. A judge, filling in for Judge Schnegg, postponed the embattled former mayor and council member’s sentencing. Heavy case loads and state cutbacks may have been partially responsible for the delay. Wong pled [...]
Sister Cities Exchange Students Get Ready For Australia
The tradition of the BonVoyage dinner of the Temple City Sister Cities Program exchange students was a “bonzer” time. The six Temple City High School students, Christine Nowak, Kasey Sickles, Kelsey Sih, Carrington Taylor, Dana Tran and Tyler Yung, were all smiles as they were surrounded by family and friends for the farewell dinner. They [...]
Proposed Pot Dispensary gets Heated Reaction from Community
Two Monrovia men who have faced agonizing adversity and severe physical injuries and years of pain and rehabilitation may now be facing the toughest battle of their lives: their neighbors. It’s not the self-serve car wash, diesel fuel tanks or propane sales that have these neighbors concerned about renovation plans for an old gas station [...]
Temple City Pentathlon – Fun in the Sun
The annual Temple City Parks and Recreation Pentathlon was held at Oak Park this weekend. Longden won the team championship with 45,245 points with Cloverly-La Rosa coming in second with 38,425 points. The individual results are as follows: 3rd Grade Girls 1st – Bay Lee Hollinger Longden 1580 2nd – Ayala Plummer Longden 1535 3rd [...]
Heidi K. Chow Named Miss Temple City 2010
During the 42nd Annual Miss Temple City Ambassador Pageant, 14 young Temple City teens competed for the coveted title with talent, formal dress and a short question segment for each hopeful. The rather lengthy program included an opening dance number, slideshow, contestant introductions, platform issues, talent, evening gown and interviews with Daryl Topalian (emcee) who [...]
Ex Temple City Councilwoman Judy Wong pleads no contest – Faces 16 months in state prison
Temple City’s embattled formed City Councilwoman Judy Wong accepted a judicial offer and pled no contest Wednesday to 10 counts in the much publicized bribery and perjury case. Wong faces a maximum sentence of 16 months in state prison. She will be sentenced on July 22. Wong and Cathe Wilson were indicted last year after [...]
Temple City Celebrates 50th Anniversary
