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72nd Temple City Camellia Festival Coronation
With anxious parents waiting in the audience, Queen Zoe Grimaldi and King Emerson Perez made their way down the red carpet and were bestowed with their royal capes and crowns. - Photo by Jerry Jambazian
The 72nd Temple City Camellia Festival held the coronation of its Royal Court last Friday, Feb. 5 at the Live Oak Community Center. Banner Carriers Russell Muro (Holy Angels Elementary School), Aaron Wong (Longden Elementary School), Maxine Ho (Longden Elementary School), and Rylee Fuentes (Longden Elementary School) began the evening by presenting “Hometown Pride” as this year’s festival theme. This is the third year Giordano Camera’s anonymously submitted submission was chosen by the Festival Committee, and it was suggested by General Chairmen Jon and Melissa Rains that he pursues a career in advertising. With the assistance of the Miss Temple City Ambassador Program, the Royal Court was presented: Princess Brooklynn Parayno (La Rosa Elementary School), Prince Presley Wong (Longden Elementary School), Princess Mia Oberland (Emperor Elementary School), and Prince Tyler Womack (La Rosa Elementary School). With anxious parents waiting in the audience, Queen Zoe Grimaldi (Longden Elementary School) and King Emerson Perez (La Rosa Elementary School) made their way down the red carpet and were bestowed with their royal capes and crowns. The General Chairmen then presented Temple City councilmember, and past festival director, Nanette Fish as the Honorary Grand Marshal for her years of service to the festival and the community. SEE PAGE 15
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Confusion Continues About the State of Sierra Madre’s Police Dept.
Sierra Madre’s Police Department continues to see downsizing. – Photo by Terry Miller
BY TERRY MILLER Now that Arcadia has shot down Sierra Madre’s request for boots on the ground, it seems the future of the dwindling police resources are very much up in the air. According to our good friends over at The Tattler, the tune seems to have gone from what we assumed is
the police department’s Swan Song to its a “Beautiful Day”… John Crawford posted this little gem Wednesday morning. “We heard a whole lot last night from Chief Giannone and others about how the City of Sierra Madre has adequate 24 hour/7 days-aweek Police Department SEE PAGE 14
Temple City Girl’s Birthday Wish Is to Keep the Homeless Warm During the Holiday Season, Temple Station participated in “Operation Warmth “a project gathering warm coats with the intention of providing warmth to the homeless population of Los Angeles County. Seven-year-old Temple City resident Kayla and her family heard of the project. Kayla and her family have been advocating for the
homeless by providing food and assistance to those they saw in need. Kayla had a wish for homelessness to end, and after seeing a homeless person in the cold wanted to at a minimum to provide the warmth of a blanket. Kayla said she did not want gifts for her birthday, instead she asked for
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