Foothills Sentry March 2024

Foothills Sentry Page 8 MARCH 2024 +( Ζ 6 5 Ζ 6(1 dl ` ! 1 j 1 © ¾ 1 ± ! v H © t © 1 U v H ʼ ¾ © 1 I U ± ¾ 1 © H © ¾ P 1 1 I I P Å v ¾ ( 6 D Q W L D J R & D Q \ R Q 5 G 2 U D Q J H &$ ķ Ğ ơ Ɋ Ȍ ɮ Ȑ ǔ ƙ ơ ʼ ȑ ʠ ǔ ƙ ơ Ų ś ė Ȕ Ɋ ȏ Ȍ ó Ť ˃ ¾ © ( U ¾ U v j ȕ Ɋ Ȍ Ȍ ó Ť ˃ ! v ¾ 1 t ¦ © © ä ȍ Ȍ Ɋ ȏ Ȍ ó Ť ˃ ! v ¾ 1 t ¦ © © ä )#(ū -ŉ ZZZ 6DOHP2UDQJH FRP 6D O HP /X W KH U DQ Spring is almost here! dan@DanSlater.com 714-744-2202 1537 E. Chapman Ave. Orange, CA 92866 DAN SLATER Mary Platt, executive director of the Hilbert, welcomed residents to WKH PXVHXP 7KH +LOEHUW R৽ FLDOO\ opened to the public, Feb. 23. Platt advises visitors to make res- HUYDWLRQV IRU WKH ¿ UVW IHZ ZHHNV as the galleries are expected to be crowded. Beata Lichtenstein and Jill Young admire one of the museum’s displays. OTPA President Rob Boice pre- sided over the meeting. OTPA annual meeting offers sneak preview of new Hilbert Museum The 38th annual general meet- ing of the Old Towne Preserva- tion Association (OTPA), held Feb. 18, was highlighted by sev- HUDO ¿ UVWV The meeting was held at the newly expanded Hilbert Museum of California Art, treating OTPA PHPEHUV WR WKH ¿ UVW SXEOLF YLHZ ing of the facility. The meeting ZDV WKH ¿ UVW FRPPXQLW\ JDWKHU ing held at the museum and the ¿ UVW WR WDNH DGYDQWDJH RI WKH QHZ Burra Family Community Room. OTPA President Rob Boice reported that attendance at this meeting was the largest ever and that it complemented the asso- ciation’s growing membership, which is now the largest in its history. Orange Mayor Dan Slater UHFDOOHG WKDW WKH ¿ UVW R൶ FLDO ceremony he attended after be- ing sworn in as mayor was the JURXQGEUHDNLQJ IRU WKH +LOEHUW expansion. He also assured the audience that the plaza fountain would open next month. The year-long repair was plagued with delays, the last being the specially ordered tiles arriving in the wrong color. “The color was close,” he said, “but it had to be right.” President Boice summarized OTPA’s achievements over the past decades, including establish- ing the area as a historic district and establishing Old Towne Or- ange standards. An unexpected return on the association’s vision is the increase in property values, something the founders never considered. As for the founders, he said, three are still involved in OTPA: Russ and Pat Barrios and Tita Smith. Boice also noted that a federal VHLVPLF UHWUR¿ W SURJUDP DYDLO able only to certain zip codes, originally did not include Old Towne Orange. The communi- ty’s zip code is now on the list; OTPA is forming a committee to research the program and share WKHLU ¿ QGLQJV ZLWK PHPEHUV The meeting adjourned to a wine reception held in the breeze- way between the two Hilbert Buildings. OTPA was, again, the ¿ UVW FRPPXQLW\ JURXS WR JDWKHU there.