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Monday, March 8 - March 14, 2010 Volume III, No. X
Wong Resigns, Will Face Trial in April Former Mayor Turns Down Bargain, Guilty Verdict Could Mean 10 Years in State Prison
In June, a county grand jury indicted Wong on 10 felony charges, including bribery and perjury, stemming from accusations she accepted bribes in return for support of developer Randy Wang’s $75 million Temple City Piazza mall project. She faces a maximum sentence of 10 years, four months in prison if convicted. - Photo by Terry Miller
Little League and T-Ball Season Kicks Off at Millham Field This Saturday scores of young at hletes took t he i r p a r e n t s t o L i ve Oak Park for the official Opening Ceremonies of t he 2 010 Temple C it y Little League and T-Ball s e a s on . O p e n i n g D ay ceremon ies, fest iv it ies and games were held on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. at Live Oak Park’s Millham Field in Temple City. Open i ng Ceremo n ies were fol lowed by a T-Ball Clinic game in wh ic h you ng s lu g ger s geared up for the upcoming season. While they played, the Temple City Nat ional Litt le Leag ue Board held the season’s inaugural meeting. The Major Division Opening Game was intended to be held at 7:00 p.m., but rain forced cancellation
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“50 Books for 50 Years” to Benefit Library Novels, cla ssics, cookbooks, travel, young adult books and more are being sought by the Los Angeles County Library – Temple City. As part of t he Cit y of Temple City’s Golden Anniversa r y Celebrat ion, residents, business owners, community organizations and clubs are invited to participate in “50 Books for 50 Years.” The Los Angeles County Library – Temple Cit y Bra nch “wish list” for new books and dvds is on display at City Hall. Each donated book or dvd will have a special “donated from” plaque affixed to each donation. Let’s help the Temple
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Amid mounting pressure from constituents and colleagues, Temple City councilwoman Judy Wong, indicted on bribery and perjury charges, resigned from council Tuesday evening. In what was a surprise to some in attendance, Wong announced her resignation, effective immediately, at the end of Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Many people have spoken publicly about Wong representing the city during the criminal proceedings. In fact, one impassioned resident, Jeff Briggs, ended up in hospital in an induced coma after he collapsed demanding Wong step down. According to reports, Wong has been offered a plea-bargain deal of two years state prison in exchange of a guilty plea for her alleged role in the brib-
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Students’ Acts of Kindness Help Haiti Quake Victims
America Castillo, Janelle Mydaa and Whitney Melton
Students at Longden Elementary School raised $3,493 to help victims of the Haiti earthquake. Miss Kilmer’s second grade class collected and counted donations as they came in and gave weekly updates
over the school’s public announcement system. At the February 24th f lag ceremony, students presented a check to Steve
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