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Foothills Sentry Page 15 August 2020 Releveling with the purchase of a refelt Cuestick repair when you bring in 4 cues to be re-tipped Must mention coupon for discount. Expires 8-31-20 Must mention coupon for discount. Expires 8-31-20 Family. Friends. Community. We’re all in this together. State Farm, Bloomington, IL 1801073 Ron Esparza, Agent Insurance Lic#: 0C79663 827 S. Tustin Ave Orange, CA 92866 Bus: 714-505-3400 ron@ronesparza.com Covenant Presbyterian Church St. Andrews’ Hall 1855 N. Orange-Olive Rd., Orange Contact President Andrea Krupka for information regarding upcoming events. andrea.krupka44@gmail.com • www.orangerwf.org Due to COVID-19 future General Meetings will be rescheduled. REPUBLICAN ACTIVISM Join Us For Political Education, Community Awareness, Campaign Activities Men Welcome! Philip Samuel Poulen 1927 - 2020 Philip Samuel Poulen peace- fully passed into his Savior’s presence from his Laguna Beach home on May 17. Philip was born in Burlington, Vermont, to Dorothy Bresett on August 6, 1927, but was raised by his adoptive parents, Gladys and Samuel E. Poulen. When Samuel contracted a serious illness from working as a granite polisher, Phil did whatever he could to help. He knocked on every door selling laundry soap and holiday cards, and saved every penny he made. He was able to use that change to change his life. At 15, he helped his parents move to a warmer climate in Long Beach, where Samuel opened a small corner market. Phil attended Poly High School from 1941-1945, where he met his future bride. In 1945, he en- listed in the Naval Reserve as Seaman 2nd Class, and served as a cook in Seattle. He was able to utilize his G.I. Bill and attend USC, graduating in 1950 with a bachelor’s and two master’s de- grees. Phil married his childhood sweetheart Rosemary Cournoyer on August 17, 1950. Soon after- ward, Greg and Lisa were born. In 1955, Phil started as a school- teacher, and in 1957 he became the youngest principal in the Tus- tin Unified School District, where he enjoyed a 30-year career at Guin Foss and Helen Estock Ele- mentary Schools. Many benefited from his mentorship. He enjoyed summers off, trav- eling by trailer with his family, visiting relatives in Massachu- setts, Vermont and Connecticut. He also got a summer job selling real estate, where he outsold the full-timers. From living in pov- erty as a youth, the tough times gave him the drive to succeed. He built his life on hard work, but since he loved what he did, he felt he never ‘worked’ a day in his life. Pesticide-free parks tested in Orange Orange residents who have been imploring the city to replace chemical sprays with organic products in city parks are getting some traction. The Orange City Council ap- proved a three-year, 10-month landscape maintenance contract for 20 parks and city-owned por- tions of the Santiago Creek bike trail at its July 14 meeting. The contract provides that no pesti- cides, chemical or non-synthetic, will be used in three parks. Killefer and La Veta Parks will join Santiago Hills Park as pes- ticide-free zones, commencing Sept. 1. In response to resident requests to stop using chemical pesticides and herbicides in public areas, the city agreed to a one-year pilot program in Santiago Hills Park last August. City staff conducts monthly walkthroughs of the park, and notes an increase in weeds in turf and sidewalk cracks. No safety issues have been identified, and no complaints received from park patrons. Killefer and La Veta were se- lected because they are “passive” parks (like Santiago Hills) in different areas of the city. Com- munity Services Director Bonnie Hagan reported that parks with frequently used athletic fields need to be maintained at a higher level for safety and durability, and are not good candidates for a pesticide-free program. The $3,279,670 contract awarded to Nieves Landscape, Inc. does not include the use of non-synthetic pesticides, but the city did ask for alternate bids that did. Cost increases to use organic products in all city parks ranged from 19 to 72 percent. Councilwoman Kim Nichols said that a “multitude of com- munity members” support non- chemical sprays, while others want to leave it alone. She likes the idea of giving park users a choice, and encouraged better signage to keep them informed. Chip Monaco offered a “huge thank you” to the residents who “brought this to our attention” and acknowledged Nichols for “not letting it fall through the cracks.” By Dolores Tafoya We found ourselves eager for the advent of spring as early as February. My husband and I start- ed by removing old and semi-dry plants. We softened ground and mulched the areas. Our intention was to plant new foliage when days got warmer. And with alternate days of sun and warm breezes, we believed the weather was leaving winter and headed into spring. Instead, days got colder and a virus arrived on U.S. shores. The storms produced flood- ing and, in turn, traffic accidents. Falling trees caused havoc in neighborhoods. Our lives changed as the virus spread. By March, coronavirus was declared a pandemic. Many were testing positive for CO- VID-19. The uncertainty of this novel enemy became a crisis of global proportion. Churches closed for en masse or private prayer practices. Schools, sports, concerts, theaters and overall entertainment followed as well. Delivery or take-out, as well as drive-through meals became the norm with dine-in restaurant closures. As weeks passed, national news updates on the global pandemic replaced regularly scheduled tele- vision programs. Dire conditions in America and elsewhere were reported throughout the day and night. Testing and symptomatic treatments were being explored as research continued for a vac- cine. The death toll grew. Tragedy struck again in Min- neapolis, and Americans emerged from the lockdown taking to the streets in protest. They primarily marched peacefully, many wear- ing masks in deference to the virus. But all peace vanished as an invasion of rioters and looters broke into the painful calm and turned streets into chaos. But here in my backyard, floral buds that had withstood the rough pummeling from storms started angling towards the sky. On one corner off of our patio, we have a medium-size tree that blooms in spring and early sum- mer. It is a golden trumpet tree. Throughout the weeks of rain, it was a slim-looking thing with greenish/brown nobs. Its foliage had been shed as it does in cycles. On this day from the patio, I saw a golden trumpet of the bright- est yellow. It had courageously burst open as if it had been sent by “angels with a great sound of a trumpet.” Within two weeks, the tree, with neon-bright trumpets, was a clear sight from a block away. In the streets of California, the unrest, to a certain degree, has been subdued and protesters are mostly a peaceful presence now. The last herb I bought was a small rosemary in an engraved pot that reads “Tranquility.” It sits on top of the kitchen counter by the window, unaffected by the winds that had shaken the out- side plants in the heat that came around later. The tree endured, but was not unscathed. The flowers lost some petals, and the trumpets drooped. But the message had been heard clearly as the sound of the trum- pets. It seemed to be a symbol of hope, strength and promise for brighter tomorrows. 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