Foothills Sentry April 2021

Foothills Sentry Page 10 April 2021 Laurie Marine 1943- 2021 She was an animal person all her life; those were her children. Her first horse, at age 16, Coffee Break, was kept at the long-gone corrals on the coast between La- guna Beach and Corona del Mar, near Crystal Cove. She went on to have more horses, numerous cats, dogs, goats, pigs, chick- ens; any animal that nobody else wanted. Laurie passed away peacefully at her adored home in Orange Park Acres, leaving behind her brother, Jules, Jr., his wife Wendy, their children, Mad- die and Jules III, and cousins Hil- ary Storms, Dan Andrews, Steve and Susie Maxey. Born in 1943 in Los Angeles, but raised in Laguna Beach by her parents, Jane and Jules, Sr., she attended Laguna Beach High School and Woodbury College (now Woodbury University) in Los Angeles, where she studied interior design. After a career with the County of Orange, Lau- rie opened Laurie’s Garden in Newport Beach, using her design skills to prepare beautiful, one- of-a-kind arrangements. She also moonlighted in plant-grafting and horse boarding at her Cotswolds cottage-like OPA home. She had a sharp mind for in- vesting, buying rental properties at the right time and accumulat- ing an impressive stock portfolio, loaded with early-purchase Apple shares. She had a taste for ad- venture: traveling Europe in her teens, living in Aspen, Colorado in her 20s, then later in the cot- tages at Crystal Cove (the north- ernmost one, the red one), and floating the Amazon in her 50s. Laurie had a love of art, travel- ing to Europe and New York for exhibitions, collecting Western and plein air works, plus sculp- ture. A voracious reader, she sub- scribed to many magazines, pub- lications and newspapers. She introduced her brother to many things: Chinese food, Hang Ten shorts, skateboards, surf films, Warren Miller ski films, cool T- shirts, Pendleton jackets, body surfing, skiing, cooking and mod- ern art. She was a genuine friend of the downtrodden and the needy, whether it be animals or people, frequented city council meetings to advocate for the homeless, and organized food, blanket and clothing drives. Her wit was sharp, finding humor in many of life’s situations. On certain Halloweens she dressed up as Big Bird (she was six feet tall), or an oversized Rolex with a yuppie on her wrist, and one year, a body suit covered with fall leaves, with which she brought a leaf blower, posing as the “Santa Ana winds.” Laurie’s group of friends were varied; her high school friends, fellow art school attendees, and equestrians from OPA. Her favorite charity was Red Bucket Equine Rescue in Chino Hills, redbucketrescue.org . Crescendo presents “A Walt Disney Journey” Author Jeff Kurti will present “A Walt Disney Journey,” featur- ing never-before-published pho- tos and eyewitness recollections of Walt Disney’s global excur- sions at the Celebrity Speakers Series event on Thurs, May 13. Hosted by the Crescendo Chap- ter of the Guilds of Segerstrom Center for the Arts, the Celebrity Speaker Series 2021 is resuming after a hiatus dictated by corona- virus restrictions. The event begins at 10 a.m. at the Bowers Museum Norma Ker- shaw Auditorium, 2002 N. Main Street, Santa Ana. Parking is $6. Tickets are $30 general admis- sion and for Crescendo members. Museum members may buy one discounted ticket for $20. Stu- dents with valid student IDs may purchase tickets for $25 each, or three for $20. For information about Bowers membership and student tickets, contact Mary Sta- ton at (714) 544-5549. The Guilds of Segerstrom, in- cluding the Crescendo Chapter, raise funds to support the Center’s community engagement and arts education programs, which each year serve more than 360,000 young people, families, and edu- cators throughout Orange County and other California counties. Tustin Art League to feature Chinese brush painting Mayee Futterman, a specialist in the spontaneous style of Chi- nese brush painting, will demon- strate her work at the Tustin Art League’s Wednesday, April 14 Zoom meeting. In Chinese art and culture, a flower is never merely a flower; each has its stories and symbolic spirituality. Futterman’s demonstration will explore the Peony through the Four Treasures of Chinese Brush Painting. Futterman is an instructor at UCLA Extension, Huntington Beach Art Center, and the Insti- tute of Chinese Language and Culture. Her live-on-line class- es attract hundreds of students worldwide. The meeting is from 5 to 7 p.m., and can be found at Zoom, 98009215926. Attendees are en- couraged to log in early to social- ize. Email selenoir@gmail.com with questions. Nancy Lewis, equine mental health worker for Seneca Center in Ana- heim Hills, was the “10-minute” speaker at the Tustin Area Woman’s Club’s March general meeting. Lewis spoke about the center’s Heal- ing on Horseback and Green Acres Interactive Therapy programs, and how they help children with complex trauma. TAWC presented the or- ganization with a $250 check. Pictured from left are TAWC President Barbara Grider, Nancy Lewis and Dean Nancy Wills. ElMo teacher wins funds for Mentor Meals El Modena High teacher Alexis Greenlee won a $2,500 State Farm Teacher Assist grant. She is the only Orange County recipient, and one of 40 teachers throughout California to be recognized by State Farm. Greenlee will use these funds to sustain a program for at-risk students called Mentor Meals that she created seven years ago. 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