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Monday, May 31 - June 6, 2010 Volume III, No. XXIi
THIS WEEK WONG FACES Heidi Chow Selected as Miss Temple City STATE PRISON FOLLOWING NO CONTEST PLEA Former Temple City Mayor Judy Wong pleaded no contest on Wednesday to charges of bribery a nd per ju r y i nvolv i ng developer Randy Wang and the much-maligned Piazza Development intended for the intersect ion of Rosemead a nd Las Tunas. Wong is scheduled to be sentenced on July 22. She faces a maximum sentence of 16 months in state prison. Her passport was surrendered. Wong rejected a plea dea l f rom t he Dist r ict Attorney's Office which wou ld have seen her serve two years in prison. Instead, Wong, 54, plead-
Heidi K. Chow was crowned Miss Temple City 2010 Thursday evening from a field of 14 contestants at St. Luke’s Parish Hall in Temple City. - Photo By Terry Miller
During the 42nd Annual Miss Temple City A mba ssador Pagea nt Thursday, 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, photo sl ide show, contestant introductions, platform issues, talent, evening gown and interviews with emcee Daryl
Topalian, who broke some of the monotony between act s w it h L os A ngeles Lakers score updates and humorous anecdotes for those in the audience who were Phoenix fans. A f t er considerable
deliberation, the judges presented their findings and selected Heidi Chow as 2010-2011 Miss Temple City. The judges also selected Terry Sun as the
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AP Statistics Students Finish in Top Ten Temple C it y H i g h School’s Advanced Placement Statistics students, Roger You and Brandon Tang, finished in the top ten at t he 5t h A n nua l 2010 American Statistical Associat ion’s Sout hern Ca lifor nia compet it ion held at the City of Hope on May 15, 2010. Their award-winning ex per i ment ex a m i ned “ Does c l a s s ic a l mu s ic improve memory?” This ach ievement demonstrates not only their superior knowledge of statistical concepts but also
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Roger You and Brandon Tang with their award-winning experiment.
Former Temple City Mayor Judy Wong will be sentenced July 22 - Photo by Terry Miller
ed no contest to a total of 10 counts of bribery, solicitation of bribery and perjury. Had she gone to
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TCUSD Begins Energy Assessments The Temple City Unified School District is serious about “going green” and is part nering wit h Chev ron E nerg y Solutions to look at opportunities to save energy and money. Chevron will conduct an energy assessment of all District facilities and prov ide a c u s t om i z ed solut ion projec t pl a n , which w ill include energ y conser vat ion a nd ma nagement , bu i ld i ng i n f ra st r uct u re syst ems ( light ing, heat ing, a nd a i r cond it ion i ng), a nd possibly renewable solar power. Chevron Energy Solutions develops, designs, a nd const r uct s facilit y
projects that increase energ y efficiency, reduce energy costs, and ensure r e l i a ble , h i g h - q u a l i t y power for public institutions. Chevron also helps public institutions leverage private sector financing and tap government a nd ut i l it y i ncent ives, sav i ng a dd it iona l t a xpayer dollars. As a result, most projects can be funded without up-front capital so institutions can redirect their resources to educating students. For more i n for ma t ion on t he D i s t r ic t’s energy assessment, call David Jaynes, Chief Business Official, at 626-548 5005.