Foothills Sentry Page 2 AUGUST 2025 ORANGE UNIFIED CLASSES BEGIN AUGUST 20 ENROLL NOW OR BOOK YOUR PERSONAL TOUR TODAY! WWW.ORANGEUSD.ORG PRESCHOOL TK-12 COLLEGE & CAREER READINESS CHAMPIONSHIP ATHLETICS EARLY COLLEGE AWARD-WINNING SCHOOLS & PROGRAMS DISTRICTWIDE DUAL IMMERSION US NEWS & WORLD REPORT: “BEST” SCHOOLS IN THE NATION GE UNIFI BEGIN AUGUS IED T 20 I S "ICE" continued from page 1 Orange Elks named an All American Lodge By Bill Neessen For the ninth time in the last 11 years, the Orange Elks Lodge #1475 was honored as an All American Lodge. The term "All American," in Elkdom, and in our society, means that you are the best that you can be. For the 2024-25 Elk year, the Orange Elks officers, committee chairmen, members, spouses and friends all helped the lodge earn this title. The Lodge supports the programs of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Its key projects are scholarships; youth activity programs; donations to veterans’ causes; participation in veterans programs; conducting an Americanism essay contest; and having a drug awareness education program. The lodge works closely with the Orange Police Department, Fire Department, and GRIP (Gang Reduction Intervention Partnership), Key 2024-25 activities included teaming with the Santiago Creek Greenway Alliance to clean up the Creek; the Antler Program; coordinating two blood drives with the American Red Cross; Flags Over Orange; monthly Flags Over the Plaza; assisting members of Pasadena Elks Lodge who lost their homes in the fires; donating to the HUB Resource Center; providing dinners at the Tustin Village Outpost and Youth Appreciation awards Protesters march along Chapman Avenue, denouncing federal ICE raids that target Latinos. The Orange Elks All American Lodge Award the fear permeating the city, offered first-hand accounts of unidentified masked men detaining and arresting brown-skinned people without regard for legal or illegal status, and implored the council to approve the resolution. Barrios, Gutierrez and many public commenters described the resolution as symbolic of the city’s support and respect for its residents. It was likely unenforceable, but would send a message that Orange recognized the problem ICE’s heavy-handed tactics created for the city, the police department and residents. During the council discussion, most agreed that masked federal agents nabbing residents from the streets was a problem and that people should know who they are, or at least what agency they represent. They also acknowledged that these unidentifiable “officials” destroyed public confidence in all law enforcement, including the Orange police. No stand taken The council, however, was not prepared to adopt the resolution. Citing its lack of enforcement teeth, the city’s inability to “interfere with federal agents,” the likelihood that some activities would require officers to be masked, and that agents had to hide their faces for their own safety, the council quashed the item before taking a vote. Councilman John Gyllenhammer was willing to approve the resolution with some language changes to provide more discretion for law enforcement, but admitted that such changes would substantially weaken it. Barrios motioned for a vote on the subject, but Jon Dumitru made an alternate motion to table it. Mayor Dan Slater, Dumitru, Denis Bilodeau and Kathy Tavoularis agreed to dismiss it. Barrios, Gutierrez and Gyllenhammer disagreed. “I’m disappointed,” Barrios said. “All we were asking is for the council to show support for the community. This is despicable.”
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