Foothills Sentry - January 2025

Foothills Sentry Page 4 JANUARY 2025 Circulation … 40,000 Published on the last Tuesday of each month and distributed to residences, businesses, libraries and civic centers. Printing by Advantage, Inc. 714-532-4406 Fax: 714-532-6755 foothillssentry.com 1107 E. Chapman Ave., #207 Orange, CA 92866 © Foothills Sentry 2024 Publisher/Editor Anita Bennyhoff 1969-2013 Editor Tina Richards editor@foothillssentry.com Sports Editor Cliff Robbins sportseditor@att.net Graphic Designer Jef Maddock graphics@foothillssentry.com Advertising Sales Andie Mills advertising@foothillssentry.com 714-926-9299 Office Manager Kathy Eidson officemanager@foothillssentry. com Adalynn Hodges, 4, visits with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Face painter Arianna Lynn sets the bar as Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Mary Schrieber with yule wreath Olive the pot-bellied pig represented the animal kingdom, wearing holiday regalia. Musicians serenaded the crowd with holiday tunes. Sleigh bells ring in Silverado The annual Christmas in the Canyons holiday fest, Dec. 14, offered homemade food, hand- made crafts, artwork and stock- ing stuffers, raffle items and live music to all who attended. Serrano Water District General Manager Jerry Vilander, left, swore in Greg Mills, center, Robert Pitts, and Jerry Haight, not shown, for four- year director terms. Mills, Division 3, and Haight, Division 5, were un- opposed in the general election. Pitts defeated appointee Mike Pelly for the Division 2 board position. Serrano Water District directors Sierra Vane, right, was sworn in by Interim Superintendent Mike Christensen. Sara Pelly took the oath from several OUSD retirees who had mentored her during her teaching career and service as Sycamore Elementary School principal. School board trustees sworn in Ana Page, right, was sworn in by Ruby Hewitt, a former student board member who graduated from El Modena High in 2023. Matthew Thomas, right, started his career in OUSD as a bus driver 30 years ago. He chose to be sworn in by Ellen Johnson, who served as the district’s transportation manager before retiring in 2016. Stephan Glass, right, was administered the oath by Robert McDonald, a longtime friend who is active in a number of veterans’ organizations. Photos by Tony Richards Photos by Tony Richards