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Monday, May 24 - May 30, 2010 Volume III, No. XXI
THIS WEEK Temple City Gets All Shook Up for 50th TCHS Dedicates
Sensory Garden
Dr. William Schmidt expresses his heartfelt appreciation to TCHS for the wonderful honor. - Photo by Jerry Jambazian
Josette Temple stands next to the newly constructed bust of her grandfather, Walter P. Temple, Sr. - Photo by Terry Miller By Terry Miller
Josette Temple, the granddaughter of the late Walter P. Temple Sr., the founder of Temple City was on hand Saturday for the festivities which sur-
rounded the unveiling of a recently commissioned bust of her grandfather in Temple City Park. The unveiling, the music and a special visit from Elvis were just part of the fun celebrating 50 years as
a community, as the slogan reads. Scores of dignitaries, and party-goers enjoyed the hot dogs, hamburgers and soft drinks although organizers quietly agreed that the crowd was consid-
erably smaller than had been anticipated. There were also games for the children including a pie eating contest, sans hands.
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Australian Sister City President Visits Temple City The Temple City Sister City Association held a welcome dinner for Tina Tallack, president of the Hawkesbury, Australia sister city exchange organization. Tina was welcomed by current and past board members and exchange students. Tina and her husband Peter are visiting Temple city for a short stay before they make their way up to Alaska, then back to Temple City before returning to Australia. The Tallack’s had the opportunity to visit Temple City High School where they met with teachers, staff and previous exchange students. Tina also met with the newest set of students scheduled to arrive in Sydney, Australia this July.
O n M ay 14 , 2 010 , Temple City High School dedicated its new sensory garden to retired TCUSD Administrator, Dr. William Schmidt. Over the course of the last three months, Temple City High School’s visually impaired class, along with the help of Environmental Science students, Girl Scout s, a nd ot her volunteers, renovated the planter at the end of the 400 buildings and established an olfactory and tactile garden. “It was really exciting when we found out about it,” Freshman Monica Barrios said. “We started to research interesting plants
to put in the garden.” T i n a S t r a n d s k o v, B r a i l l i s t , a nd G l a d y s Oberholtz, visually impaired class teacher, began this project by applying for and receiving a $650 grant from The Huntington as a part of The Fairchild Challenge. They took charge of the garden as a project for the visually impaired students to create a garden that focuses on smell and touch senses. F i r s t , s t ude nt s r e moved weeds and shrubs from the neglected planter area. Then, they took a field trip to The Hunting-
Azusa Council Rejects Vulcan Mining Expansion Following six hours of public comment and presentations by staff, city consultants, and Vulcan representatives on the project, the Azusa City Council voted to not approve a Revised Conditional Use Permit (CUP) and Reclamation Plan for Vulcan’s 270 acre Property. Mayor Joe Rocha and Council members Robert Gonzales and Uriel Macias cast the deciding vote. One of the main stickling points for the majority of the council boiled down to doubts that Vulcan could
succeed in the superior reclamation plan it promised utilizing a questionable micro-benching technique. Two-foot micro-benches would replace the 40-foot Mayan steps approved under the current plan. The smaller benches would be planted with seeds of native vegetation to reclaim the mined areas “We’ve heard the word superior tossed around on the reclamation that would happen,” said Rocha. “Yet,
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