Foothills Sentry July 2024

Foothills Sentry Page 10 JULY 2024 Foothills Sentry HALF PG 10˝ x 8˝| Newspaper Ad | Option 2 ORANGE Visit SunriseOrangeCA.com to view our floor plans and photo gallery. 1301 E Lincoln Ave, Orange, CA 92865 Assisted Living | Memory Care © 2023 Sunrise Senior Living WELCOME TO SUNRISE Senior Living Is More Vibrant in Orange Call 714-409-9363 to book a tour today. Experience an unparalleled lifestyle personally tailored to you at Sunrise of Orange. Discover maintenance-free senior living that focuses on enjoying every moment with friends and neighbors and engaging in activities you’re passionate about. Come tour our elegant interiors and curated selection of amenities, guided by our team of caring professionals. We’d love to get to know you and walk you through our personalized care approach. • Personalized assisted living and memory care services • Contemporary studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom suites • Sip, savor, and socialize in the bistro • Captivating social, educational and cultural activity calendar • Inspired menus with fresh seasonal ingredients crafted by our in-house culinary team 58720480-029-SSL_Orange_Evergreen_Half-Page-Ads_hz6.indd 4 9/26/23 4:13 PM Foothill grad receives P.E.O. STAR scholarship Maddy Posner, a member of the Foothill High School 2024 graduating class, was selected to receive a $2,500 STAR Scholar- ship from the P.E.O. Sisterhood. She was recommended by P.E.O. Chapter IE of Orange. At Foothill High, Posner was the editor of Knightlife , the school newspaper; competed on the var- sity tennis team and named Most Valuable Player two times. She is an International Baccalaureate candidate, and candidate for the Spanish Seal of Biliteracy. She will attend Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania to pur- sue a degree in English. She will also play on the Swarthmore ten- From left, Sheryl Franke, P.E.O. member; Maddy Posner; Marcia Reyn- olds, P.E.O member. nis team, write for the school newspaper, and be a member of Kehilah and OASIS. The P.E.O. STAR Scholarship was established in 2009, and is awarded to women who exhibit excellence in leadership, aca- demics, extracurricular activities, community service and demon- strate the potential for future suc- cess. Chapter IE has been a part of the Orange community since it was organized in 1935. To learn more about P.E.O., its educational philanthropies and see stories of women who have benefited from the programs, vis- it peointernational.org . Taft Library dodges another threat Two months after residents were assured by the city council that the Taft Library was not going to be sold, the building remained on the list of proposed cuts to help balance Orange’s budget deficit. The topic of what to cut came up towards the end of a very long council meeting, May 28. It was after 1 a.m. when the list was in- troduced. “The Taft Library is still on the table,” Mayor Dan Slater said. “We have to make or break this one.” Kathy Tavoularis immediately made a motion to sell it. She ex- plained that the city has two other libraries, one two miles away and that there were no sacred cows in terms of cuts. Arianna Barrios sec- onded the motion. Slater advised that he couldn’t support that motion, that he wasn’t ready to sell the library. John Gyl- lenhammer suggested waiting un- til December (the next round of prospective cuts) to make a deci- sion. Jon Dumitru agreed that it should wait. Tavoularis said that if the council was taking the deficit seriously, it should be willing to make the hard decisions now. She and Barrios were the only council members who voted yes. The motion was defeated 4-2 (Ana Gutierrez was absent). The sale of the library has been tabled for now, but may reappear when the budget is revisited in December. It will depend on the city’s financial status after the next few months of revenue enhance- ments and cuts to expenses. Ora ge Elks stand at the ready to provide lunch for Taft Elementary students. The Elks clean-up crew, ready to go to work at Santiago Creek. Orange Elks serve lunch and cleanup the creek Orange Elks Lodge 1475 has been busy supporting the com- munity. Elks volunteers cooked and served lunch to 90 Taft Elemen- tary sixth graders who will be promoted to junior high, plus the teachers and staff. Thirteen Elks served burgers, hot dogs, chips, cookies and drinks. Lodge members later worked with the Santiago Greenway Alli- ance, cleaning Santiago Creek by collecting 10 bags of trash.