Foothills Sentry October 2020

Foothills Sentry October 2020 Page 19 PHASE 2 On-Campus Learning with Options for All Grade Levels Our Specialized Programs Are Still Accepting Students: Spanish Immersion - Jordan Academy and California Elementary Mandarin Immersion - Fletcher Elementary EDGE Virtual Academy for 7th-12th Grade Students Health & Safety Driven: Schools and classrooms prepared in accordance with ALL public health and safety protocols as directed by the California Department of Public Health. For Phase 2 Reopening Plans, Dates, and Enrollment Information: www.orangeusd.org/phase2 OPTIONS AVAILABLE: On-Campus Learning • Elementary Blended Program • (On-Campus & Distance Learning) 100%Distance Learning • To View Superintendent’s Video SCAN HERE Doctors of Medicine are in high demand. Their services help to sustain life, as we know it, save lives acutely affected by acci- dents and of violence. They pro- vide relief from pain and set our broken bones back into place. But even after all of their education, and all their help, our bodies do the actual healing. Our bodies are such amazing, self-healing organisms -- it’s mind-blowing. Let’s take smok- ing, for instance. After just one day of quitting smoking, the risk of heart attack begins to decrease. Blood pressure begins to drop, and oxygen levels rise. Just two days after quitting, the nerve end- ings responsible for smell and taste begin to heal, resulting in a heightened sense of smell and more vivid tastes. After nine months, the lungs have signifi- cantly healed themselves. Cilia, the small hair-like projections in the bronchus, recover from the damage of cigarette smoke, which allows them to push out mucus from the lungs and help fight infections. Roughly 10 years after quitting smoking, your lungs are like that of a person who has never smoked. Trees are similar to us in that when they are cut, they bleed. Where a wound is, a scar forms. CODIT is the acronym for Com- partmentalization Of Decay In Trees. It is the processes that occur when a tree is wounded, wherein damaged or diseased ar- eas are isolated from healthy tis- sue surrounding the wound. After wounding, the cambium forms a wall. This wall is called a “bar- rier zone,” and separates wood formed before wounding from wood that forms after wound- ing. Chemical barriers develop around the injured tissues and are zoned as four “walls.” Walls one to three are not very strong, but the fourth wall confines invaders to the wood present at the time of wounding. Ever see those giant trees that have a hole cut out so cars can drive through them? CODIT is what allows trees to not fail when they have been damaged to the extent that they are. Some tree species perform their own plastic surgery. As the tree gets older and the trunk gets wid- er, it conceals the scars created by exterior damages. As the tree continues to grow, the outer bark is replaced by new bark, pushing the damaged bark inward as new bark forms on the outside. Clearly, this article’s purpose isn’t to give you the go-ahead to hurt or damage your trees, rather to understand their incredible abilities, and similarities to our own bodies and recovery systems. “When you know that trees ex- perience pain and have memories and that tree parents live together with their children, then you can no longer just chop them down and disrupt their lives with large machines.” – Peter Wohlleben The Tustin Area Woman’s Club 2020/21 Board is working together to plan fundraising events for the com- ing year. Bottom row, left to right, are Barbara Grider, Beth Smith, Pat Filley; second row, Gretchen Veleke, Linette Johnston, Barbara George, Bunny Smith, Sheryl Franke, Peggy George, Nettie Hershman and Loveda Prescott. Villa Park to host free flu shot clinic Villa Park is again sponsoring a flu shot clinic in conjunction with the Orange County Health Department. Free flu shots will be avail- able on a first come, first served basis from 3 to 7 p.m. on Wed., Oct. 7 in Villa Park City Hall. No appointment is necessary; masks are required and all must adhere to social distancing protocols. Only 200 vaccines will be available. Registered nurses from CHOC will administer the shots, volunteering their time to provide this free service to residents. Pirates Cave to haunt Orange The Pirates Cave home haunt will open for its 21st year, keep- ing Halloween alive by providing family-friendly scares. This year, the cave walls will be opened for a walk up display, sharing the origins of how the scary pirates came to be. The event features a six-minute multi- screen video presentation synced to lighting effects, props, spe- cial effects and live actors. More nights have been added this year to help thin-out crowds; masks are recommended. The Pirates Cave haunt is a la- bor of love headed up by the fa- ther and son team, Dave and Ja- cob Larson. They spend approxi- mately three months prepping, with up to 25 volunteers to help set-up and run the haunt. Jeffrey Simons of Keller Wil- liams Realty and Pam Dunn of Mulberry Street Mortgage help sponsor the event. The outdoor presentation will be open Oct. 23-25, 30, 31 and Nov. 1 from 7-10 p.m. at 2548 E. Garfield in Orange. A $1 per per- son donation is suggested, but not required. For photos and info, see Pirat- escavehaunt.wixsite.com .