Foothills Sentry Page 8 MARCH 2026 EASTER Sunday Services 8:30 am | 9:00 am | 10:30 am EggHunt Following the 10:30am Service SALEM Lutheran Church 6500 E. Santiago Canyon Road Orange, CA 92869 Phone: (714) 633-2366 | Web: www.SalemOrange.com Duke of Orange contest highlights a few good men Eugene Haik reinvented Elvis. Rich Guerrero, aka Prince, was the People’s Choice winner and first runner-up. The Duke of Orange was crowned following a close contest highlighting talking points, talent and titanic tomfoolery. Competitors strutted their stuff on behalf of a nonprofit organization that they chose to represent. Contestants participated in a one-question interview, a talent exhibition and air-band performance. Photos by Kristin Smetona, courtesy the Orange Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Contestants in the fourth Duke of Orange competition wait to hear the results. From left, Anthony Trejo, Rich Guerrero, John Maher, Juan Carlos Vazquez, Vincent Torres, Cameron Pate, Kent French, Schad Gibbons, Eugene Haik, Monte Fieldstein and Jackson Wells. Monte Fieldstein took on the Jackson Five – all of them. The judges voted Kent French, seen here with Miss Orange Kalista Brown, second runner-up. When asked what decade he’d like to live in, he said the 50s for its music, dress and energy. Maniac Vincent Torres performed "Flashdance" complete with a flash splash. Schad Gibbons chose AC/DC for his air-band reenactment. He pointed out that he has vied for the Duke of Orange crown every year and has come in second two times. “I’m not so much a contestant, but part of the infrastructure.” Photo by Tony Richards Photo by Tony Richards The audience sang along to “Sweet Caroline,” led by John Maher.
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