Foothills Sentry January 2021

Foothills Sentry Page 9 January 2021 OUSD Board elects officers for 2021 The Orange Unified School District Board of Trustees elected Kathy Moffatt to serve as presi- dent at its Dec. 15 meeting. An- drea Yamasaki was elected vice president, and Kris Erickson will serve as clerk. The election of of- ficers followed the official swear- ing in of board members John Ortega, Ana Page and Angela Schlueter-Rumsey. Tustin offers drive-thru testing Tustin residents may get tested for COVID-19 on a first-come, first-served basis through Jan. 25. The drive-thru center is located at 621 W. 1st St., and is open every Monday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 4:30 p.m. Testing is sponsored by the Families Together Community Health Center; no appointment is necessary. VP couple celebrates 50th anniversary Dick and Susie Goldman (aka Nan and Poppy), residents of Villa Park since 1976, celebrated their 50th wedding Anniversary in December. Susie is 74 years old, and Dick just celebrated his 93rd birthday. Dick was an OB- GYN who practiced out of St. Joseph Hospital, and has been retired since 1996. Susie was blessed to be able to stay home and raise her children and help with her grandchildren. More than anything, they love spending time with their family and friends. The Goldman’s have four children: Randy, Lori, Shannon and Missy; one daughter-in-law, Junga: one son-in-law, Alex; seven grandchildren, Christina, Roxanne, Livia, Joel, Jessica, An- nie and Maggie; and one grand- daughter-in-law, Rosana. During their retirement, they have traveled the world, visiting Australia, Ireland, Scotland, Eng- land, China and Hawaii. They are celebrating their 50th with a small family dinner this month. From left, the Elks Christmas basket committee included, left to right, Don Westerfield, Colin Smith, Adam Thomasson and Mike Cash. The Orange Elks Lodge 1475 is proud to continue a long-standing tradition of assisting the commu- nity by donating Christmas bas- kets to families in need. The goal this year was to sup- ply 200 Christmas baskets (box- es). While the focus is on families with young children, boxes were also provided for the elderly and unemployed who do not have the means for a holiday meal. The Christmas basket com- mittee, Don Westerfield, Colin Smith, Adam Thomasson and Mike Cash was tasked, this year, with the additional burden of COVID. Working with the City of Orange, the families were al- lowed to pick up their Christmas boxes by driving though the city hall parking lot. Lodge members came through by donating over $10,000 to pur- chase items for the baskets. The Elks returned over $4,000 to the community by purchasing toys and gifts from local small busi- nesses, Tiddlywinks and Orange Grocery Outlet. Over 25,000 lbs. of food, in- cluding a non-perishable food box, fresh produce, dairy, meat items and four prepared frozen meals were loaded into the wait- ing vehicles by over 50 Elks members, and their friends and families. Additionally, a $20 gift card, a Christmas toy, some bikes, and pet food and supplies were do- nated to the families, while Elks mascot, Santa Elroy, greeted all of the children. Community Partners, the OC Food Bank, Waste Not OC and Spoof Dawgs to the Rescue helped supply many items. Elks keep Christmas spirit alive Holiday Forest brightens community In an effort to brighten holiday spirits, the Villa Park Women’s League initiated the first Com- munity Holiday Forest on the green in front of city hall. Mas- terminded by Chair Kimberlee Martin, faux Christmas trees were decorated and set up by various activity groups of the league, VP High School PFSO, and Girl Scout Troop 5158. League mem- bers crafted ornaments for the activity-themed trees: a purple Bunco tree, with dice lights and ornaments and topper; natural el- ements made for a gorgeous Petal Pushers tree; ornaments of but- tons, hand-stitched snowmen, and colorful balls of yarn and needles were incorporated into the Stitch- ery tree; pickle ornaments and pickleballs dressed the Pickleball tree; the Couples Gourmet holi- day tree featured hand-crafted wooden utensils, wine glasses, with a chef’s toque as the treetop- per. Thanks to generous donors, the Villa Park Women’s League’s annual Giving Tree philanthropy provided toys to disadvantaged children. Bridgett Baril, chair, expanded the program to include necessities, personal hygiene items and small gift cards for adults. Susie and Dick Goldman