Foothills Sentry November 2020

Foothills Sentry Page 8 November 2020 Andrew Tonkovich, Foothills Sentry columnist and former OC Register writer, co-edited the first-ever literary anthology of Orange County. Now, in a short fiction collection, he offers both political realism and imaginative, humorous absurdity about his adopted county, and a novella set on the famous California lake. MAKE AMERICA READ AGAIN OC Writer Promises Literary Provocation New from What Books Press Available at Amazon, Bookshop.org , and IndieBound.org Heart of Shadowland Residential Care Facility for The Elderly Administrators & Licensee Facility #306001441 Karen Fields & Jan Soule’ (714) 710-9020 (714) 724-5186 klsfields@yahoo.com Modjeska Canyon 28342 Shadowland, Silverado, CA 92676 The Tustin Area Woman’s Club welcomed Orange County Assessor Claude Parrish and his associate Maria Melchor to its October gen- eral meeting at the Santa Ana Elks Club. The assessor gave a talk on trust changes in ownership. Left to right are Melchor and Parrish with Club President Barbara Grider. Jack & Jill honors 50-year member Chartered in 1962, the Jack & Jill Guild is one of four founding Guilds established to fundraise for CHOC Children’s. The Jack & Jill Guild is built on the foun- dation of previous members who, over the past 59 years, made a dif- ference in thousands of children’s lives. This year, the Jack & Jill Guild honors Fran Lewis for 50 years of membership and dedication. To commemorate this golden anniversary, a frame and certifi- cate were gifted from the Guild, alongside congratulations from the membership. Fran Lewis is a native Cali- fornian, who, with her husband Chuck, first lived in Fullerton before moving to Denver, then Michigan. When they returned to California, they looked to Tustin, as they had once enjoyed MG car rallies in the Tustin Hills. They purchased a home, where they raised their three children. Fran wanted to get involved in the hospital guild and learned about Jack & Jill. At that time, the Guild had approximately 30 members. She loved the camara- derie and fun. She was the first boutique chair. Everything was then handmade by the members, who would meet in each other's homes to work on the items to be sold. That was the beginning of the annual fundraiser for CHOC Children’s Jack & Jill Home Tour and Boutique. In addition to being a Blue Rib- bon Sustainer of the Jack & Jill Guild, Fran is also a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Santa Ana, Assistance League of Tustin, Philanthropic Educa- tional Organization International (women helping women through scholarships, grants and awards), Chapman Town & Gown (a sup- port group for Chapman Uni- versity) and Crescendo Guild of Segerstrom. ORWF not slowed by pandemic Orange Republican Women, Federated has been in full swing this fall with presentations by candidates for public office. In September, speakers were State Senator John Moorlach (37th SD), State Assemblyman Steven Choi (68th AD), Con- gressional Republican candidate James Waters (46th CD) and Or- ange Mayor Mark Murphy. Debo- rah Pauly addressed all the propo- sitions on the November ballot. At the October meeting, pre- sentations were made by Orange City Council candidates David Vazquez, Christian Vaughan, Daniel Correa, Mike Alvarez, John Russo and Rick Ledesma. Orange School Board candidates John Ortega, Angie Schlueter- Rumsey and April Braswell also participated in the program. Greg Raths, Congressional candidate opposing Katie Porter in the 45th District, mapped out his program for the future. Completing the program were presentations from both sides of Measure AA, The Trails at San- tiago. Nick Lall presented the YES on Measure AA campaign, and Laura Thomas and Stepha- nie Lesinski presented the NO on Measure AA campaign. Planning for the 28th annual fundraiser is in the works. Holi- day Fantasy, with a theme of “Christmas Toyland” will be held Sat., Dec. 12 at the Phoenix Club. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. This is a magical holiday experience with three-foot, beautifully deco- rated Christmas trees that will be raffled off, vendors for holi- day shopping, a luncheon, and a grand prize. The Club has been continuing to support the 13th Marine Expe- ditionary Unit out of Camp Pend- leton. At the September meeting, members donated personal hy- giene supplies that were delivered to the chaplain at Camp Pendle- ton. Cash donations were made. ORWF also supports the Young America’s Foundation, a program designed to inspire high school students with ideas of individual freedom, a strong national de- fense, free enterprise and tradi- tional values. The Ronald Reagan Ranch is the site for numerous semi- nars, conferences, internships and speakers for young people across the country. ORWF also supports the Gary Sinise Founda- tion, which devotes its efforts to assisting our nation’s defenders, veterans, first responders, their families, and those in need. Through donations, the Sinise Foundation employs programs to entertain, educate, inspire, strengthen and build communi- ties to honor our heroes and their loved ones. Political activism and educa- tional opportunities are at the core of ORWF, but building a better community and supporting the structures of democracy give ORWF a true identity. Information on membership can be obtained by contacting Andrea Krupka, ORWF president at andrea.krupka44@gmail.com . SCC’s Dixon named OEC Men’s Coach of the Year Todd Dixon led the men’s bas- ketball team at Santiago Canyon College (SCC) to a .778 win- ning percentage in the program’s three-year history. This year, he was voted the Orange Empire Conference (OEC) Men’s Coach of the Year for 2019-20. Dixon’s 32 years of coaching experience and leadership paved the way for his 2019-2020 team to rank No. 1 in Southern Cali- fornia and play a record-breaking 28-2 season. His team was named OEC Champions, Pasadena City Tour- nament Champions and Santa Ana Tournament Champions. Unfortunately, the season ended abruptly due to COVID-19. The team was in Fresno, preparing to play in the state championships; as it stands, they were named Elite 8 State Champions. Overall, the team led the OEC in points per game, field goals made, 3-point field goal percent- age and steals per game. They also led the state in 3-point field goals and points per game. “I’m very honored to receive this award,” said Dixon. “We had an outstanding season, and credit goes to the players who put in the time and effort. We’ve established our program around talented bas- ketball players with high charac- ter. We play a fast-paced style of basketball that players enjoy. I’m looking forward to getting back out on the court with our new group of student-athletes.” Carter Audet Marrero, a senior at Canyon High, won first place in California’s Directing Change video contest for his one-minute PSA “Vote,” encouraging those who “hate” politics to become involved and make changes. Marrero, who has been involved in Alex Graham’s award-winning Film and Video Production Program at CHS all four years, is currently applying to film schools. Third District Supervisor Don Wagner honored locals who have pro- vided service to their respective communities. Wagner presented Hall of Heroes plaques to Al Ricci (above) from Orange, Angie Kardashian from Tustin and Greg and Andie Mills from Villa Park.