Little League and T Ball Season Starts in Temple City

Little League and T Ball Season Starts in Temple City

This Saturday scores of young athletes took their parents to Live Oak Park for opening day festivities and games.
Photos by Terry Miller
click on the link below for a slideshow of one of Saturday’s games
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Embattled Temple City Councilwoman Judy Wong Resigns

Embattled Temple City Councilwoman Judy Wong Resigns

Embattled Temple City Councilwoman Judy Wong Resigns
Amid mounting pressure from constituents and colleagues, Temple City councilwoman Judy Wong, indicted on bribery and perjury charges, resigned from council Tuesday evening.
Wong announced her resignation, effective immediately, at the end of Tuesday’s City Council meeting.
Many people have spoken publically about Wong representing the city during the criminal proceedings. [...]

Temple City Camellia Festival Parade Participants Endure Plenty of Precipitation

Temple City Camellia Festival Parade Participants Endure Plenty of Precipitation

Despite all logic, the 2010 Camellia Festival Parade kicked off Saturday morning amid pouring rain. While many wondered why the parade wasn’t rescheduled, shivering children and soaking saxophonists paraded down Las Tunas to the cheers of a handful of brave souls who were watching from the comfort of business doorways along the route.
At times [...]

Camellia Festival Gets Off to a Wet Start – The Show Must Go On

Camellia Festival Gets Off to a Wet Start – The Show Must Go On

Despite all logic, the 2010 Camellia Festival Parade kicked off Saturday morning amid pouring rain. While many wondered why the parade wasn’t rescheduled, shivering children and soaking saxophonists paraded down Las Tunas to the cheers of a handful of brave souls who were watching from the comfort of business doorways along the route.
At times [...]

Coronation Ceremony Announces King & Queen, Festival Theme

Coronation Ceremony Announces King & Queen, Festival Theme

Brett Conger and Jennifer Holster were officially crowned as Royal King and Queen of the 66th Annual Camellia Festival of Temple City on Friday evening at the Community Center at Live Oak Park.
The announcement was made by Carole Rodenbucher, General Chairperson of the 2010 Camellia Festival.
These first graders were chosen from a group of children [...]

MAD Residents Voice Concerns with Anti-Gang Efforts

MAD Residents Voice Concerns with Anti-Gang Efforts

Many Applaud Duarte for Not Joining Monrovia Gang Injunction
Residents from Monrovia, Arcadia and Duarte (MAD) and other nearby areas crowded into a standing room only meeting in Duarte Tuesday evening on the heels of two new shootings last week in Duarte and the unincorporated area of Monrovia. Outrage at the recent violence has [...]

Monrovia Man Arrested Following Monrovia Bank Robbery Attempt – Bomb Threat Apparently False

Monrovia Man Arrested Following Monrovia Bank Robbery Attempt – Bomb Threat Apparently False

 
 
FEST (Foothill Special Enforcement Team) which includes members of Monrovia, Arcadia, Glendora and West Covina SWAT, arrest Joshua Locateil , 24, who allegedly barricaded himself inside the Citizens Business Bank in the 100 block of East Huntington Drive in Monrovia on Wednesday morning. The suspect was ordered to strip down to his [...]

Monrovia Bank Standoff Ends, Bomb Scare Suspect Detained

Monrovia Bank Standoff Ends, Bomb Scare Suspect Detained

A bank robbery this morning at the Citizens Bank branch in Monrovia at the corner of Huntington Drive and Myrtle Avenue that turned into a bomb threat, with bank employees an patrons having been evacuated, has ended with the suspect being apprehended by Glendora and West Covina SWAT units.
According to police, the suspect wrote a [...]

TCHS Students Receive Awards at JPL Invention Challenge

TCHS Students Receive Awards at JPL Invention Challenge

Advanced Computer Aided Design Students Take Award “Most Artistic” Design
Three student teams recently competed in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Invention Challenge 2009.  The “A Ton of Bricks” contest, challenged students throughout Southern California to build 4-foot long bridges out of paper products and glue with maximum efficiency to hold as many bricks as possible at [...]

Camellia Festival Play Day Held a Live Oak Park

Camellia Festival Play Day Held a Live Oak Park

The annual search for a King and Queen and their Royal Court to reign over the 66th Annual Camellia Festival of Temple City began on Saturday, January 9, 2010, when first grade boys and girls participated in the Royalty Play Day.
The preliminary judging was held at the Community Center at Live Oak Park under the [...]