Last Day of School is June 8; School Calendar on Back Page June 2017 www.templecitychamber.com Temple City Life 626-286-3101 [email protected] ©2017 • Published by the Temple City Chamber of Commerce • 9050 Las Tunas Drive • Temple City, CA 91780 William Hung: “... you know, I have no professional training of singing and dancing,” Simon Cowell: “No? Well, this is the surprise of the century. Meet American Idol’s William Hung at June 26 Toastmasters open house PHOTO BY POLY AN In early 2004, William James Hung (born Jan. 13, Kristy He crowned Miss Temple City 1983), also known as Hung Hing Cheong, rocketed to Cheered by family, friends and fellow students, Temple City High School’s Kristy He was named Miss Temple City fame as a result of his unique audition performance of before a packed crowd at the exciting conclusion of the 2017 Miss Temple City Pageant on May 17 at First Baptist Ricky Martin’s hit song “She Bangs” on the third season Church of Temple City. L-R: Sabrina Macy, Natalie Scigliano, Kristy He, Natalie Ngoy, and Kathy Tran. of the television series American Idol. At the time, Hung was a civil engineering student at UC Berkeley and, following his almost instant fame, left university to pursue a music career. His debut CD “Inspiration” sold 200,000 units and reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Independent Album Chart. Despite the al- most constant negative critical re- action, Hung re- ce mained buoyantly positive, enjoying his celebrity. After earning a Permit No. 99 No. Permit Standard Mail BA in Math from U.S. Postage Paid Postage U.S. San Gabriel, CA 91775 CSU Northridge and an MBA from Marist College, he joined the Los An- geles County Sheriff’s Depart- ment as a technical crime analyst in 2011. Chamber mem- bers and the public emple City Chamber of Commer are invited to meet AL PATRON OR AL PATRON Mr. Hung at the Toastmasters Club of Temple City’s Temple City set to celebrate annual Relay for Life, June 24-25. 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Franklin Ruedel ..................................................Board Member For more infommation on city and county tax rates, visit the BOE’s website at AllSales and Use Tax Rates. You can Darice Tsai ..........................................................Board Member also call the Customer Service Center at 1 800400 7115 (TTY:711). Customer service representatives are available Jim Walden..........................................................Board Member to assist you weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Pacific time), except state holidays. EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBER Special thanks to Chamber Board Finance Chair Margaret Healy of Quality Bookkeeping Service for Councilmember Nanette Fish ............... Liaison for City of TC providing this information. Quality Bookkeeping is located at 9633 Las Tunas Drive, Temple City. For assis- tance with your accounting and bookkeeping needs, contact 626-285-1281 or [email protected]. [email protected] www.templecitychamber.com JUNE • 2017 • TEMPLE CITY LIFE 3 Chamber Calendar of Events | June 2017 Wednesday, June 14, 5-6:30 pm Monday, June 26, 7 pm Saturday, June 17, 2 PM Open House MIXER New Member MIXER Financial Planning seminar With American Idol’s William Hung, (Part Deux) Joe Chia / New York Life Insurance Hosted by Temple City Toastmasters Club Chamber Office Chamber Boardroom Live Oak Park Community Center 9050 Las Tunas Drive, Temple City 10144 Bogue Street, Temple City 9050 Las Tunas Drive, Temple City Hosted by California American Water See news story, Page 1 Mon. June 12 Chamber Board Meeting 12 noon - 1 pm Chamber Boardroom Temple City Life June 20 is the Submission deadline for Temple City Life City inspectors in June to focus on RVs, inoperable vehicles on residential property Temple City Community Preservation must be parked on the driveway.