Foothills Sentry - December 2022

Page 9 Foothills Sentry December 2022 Come Visit Our Showroom 3024 East Chapman Avenue Orange, CA 92869 QUALITY BILLIARD PRODUCTS. EXPERT POOL TABLE SERVICE. (714) 620-4001 Call/Text dkbilliards.com david@pooltableguru.com Appointments Available: DK BILLIARDS SALES & SERVICE Please call for store hours! ESDEE ROOF CORP A ROOF DONE RIGHT IS WATER TIGHT ALL TYPES OF ROOFING TITLE 24 COOL ROOFS Residential & Commercial Free Estimates! 1123 W. Collins Ave • Orange, CA 92867 (714) 628-9392 (714) 628-9359 Fax SDroofcorp@outlook.com CALic#C39-371806 The Villa Park Women’s League is hosting its annual “Community Holiday Forest” be- ginning the first week of Decem- ber outside the Villa Park City Hall. Decorated trees provided by VPWL activity groups and com- munity organizations will be on display until just after the new year. The VPWL Beautification Committee is again sponsoring a home decorating contest for this holiday season. A group of league volunteers will survey the neighborhoods around Dec. 15, and place their votes for the best holiday homes of the year. The award signs will be placed prominently in the front yards of the winter recipients. Villa Park Women’s League VPWL readies for the holidays Lori Picco, left, and The Flowery owner Billie O’Brien display the VPWL Giving Box awaiting do- nated gift cards. Katie Czerkawski, Villa Park Pharmacy, holds a VPWL Giv- ing Box that will be ready for gift cards for the less fortunate. Philanthropy will sponsor Giving Boxes to support both Santiago Canyon College Hawk’s Nest Basic Needs Center, which provides groceries and hygiene products to homeless college students; andSkyviewElementary and Middle School in Orange, which serves underprivileged students. Giving Boxes will be located at Villa Park Pharmacy and The Flowery in the Villa Park Towne Center. Gift cards of any value from Walmart and Target may be placed in the box with the amount written on the back of each gift card. The VPWL is selling city logo “Villa Park The Hidden Jewel” li- cense plate frames that will make great stocking stuffers. To pur- chase, contact Risa Scott at (714) 293-8165. The Tustin Democratic Club will hold its annual Holiday Brunch on Sunday, Dec. 4 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Cowan Heights. Special guests will include State Senator Dave Min, OC Supervisor Katrina Foley, Tustin City Councilmember Beckie Gomez, Tustin School District Trustees Allyson Damikolas and Jonathan Stone, Irvine Mayor Farrah Kahn, Democratic Party of Orange County Chair Ada Briceno, and Orange School District Trustees Kris Erickson and Andrea Yamasaki. The event will include a silent auction. It is free for Tustin Dems members, and $30 for non-members. Email TustinDemocraticClub@gmail. com for information and to RSVP. Tustin Dems celebrate the season The Orange Park Acres Women’s League Hot Trotters group will host “Caroling on Horseback” for the OPA community. The annual event will take place on Sat., Dec. 10, starting at the Salem Church parking lot at 12:30 p.m. All participants are invited to decorate themselves and their rides for a caroling parade through Orange Park Acres. Also in the works is a member Christmas party, slated for Dec. 11. Members will receive more details soon. Please visit the OPA Women’s League website for more information, opawomen.org . Join the City of Tustin for a Charlie Brown Breakfast with Santa at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3 at the Community Center at The Market Place. Crafts, photos and a Charlie Brown movie are included; pre-registration required, (714) 573-3326. The annual Santa Tour, where Santa rides a fire truck about town, accompanied by city coun- cil “elves,” is planned to make 31 stops in Villa Park on Saturday, Dec. 3. See the Villa Park Com- munity Services Foundation web- site, vpcsfoundation.org for a list of stops, and for all VP city event information. Winter Wonderland, featuring ice skating on a synthetic rink and snow play time at the Villa Park Towne Center, follows Santa’s tour on Saturday, Dec. 3 from 4-8 p.m. The 28th Annual Old Towne Orange Plaza Tree Lighting Cer- emony & Candlelight Choir Pro- cession will be held from 3:30 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4. Non- profit vendor booths, kids’ activi- ties and photo opportunities with Holiday happenings slated Santa will be available before the official musical program begins at 5:15 p.m. Traditional carols will be led by Michael Short, con- ducting a full choir and orchestra. A Christmas Tree Lighting with the mayor will be held in the Tustin Library Courtyard, 345 E. Main, beginning at 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9. In addition to festivities with holiday scenes, a train ride, scavenger hunt, crafts and photos with Santa, a Holiday Boutique will also be included, hosted by the Tustin Host Lions Club. “The Yachts Are Coming to Town” at the 24th Annual Villa Park Dryland Boat Parade in Villa Park beginning at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 11. “Yachts” may be decorated trailers, trucks, boats or anything that moves. See vpscfoundation.org to register your yacht. A Community Chanukah Cel- ebration will be held at Villa Park City Hall on Wednesday, Dec. 21 at 6:30 p.m. with a grand meno- rah lighting, raffles, music, latkas and donuts and crafts. Assistance League ramps up Operation School Bell Handy Elementary School Health Clerk Roberta Goins, Office Man- ager Nicole Rostom and Prin- cipal Erika Krohn with uniform donations. The Operation School Bell pro- gram, coordinated and funded by Assistance League of Orange, has already served as many students in the Orange Unified School District this fall, as during the en- tire prior school year. This local program, part of a nationwide Assistance League effort, offers new school uniforms, backpacks, books and supplies to children in need. The program was recently revamped, and is now able to more efficiently equip more students for success in school. Volunteers now pack a customized set of new clothes for each student, including sized- to-fit uniform tops and bottoms, a sweatshirt, socks and underwear, and deliver everything to 18 schools. For students at non-uniform schools, Assistance League of Or- ange hosts several school clothes shopping nights at JC Penneys. “The need is greater than ever,” according to program co-chair Jean Wagne. Maria Espinosa of Jordan El- ementary, reports that “Many families would not be able to pro- vide new clothes for these kids without the help of Assistance League, and that makes a differ- ence in how these students show up each day.” Wagner and her team of volunteers have not turned away any requests from schools thus far, but she does expect to stretch her budget to its limit. "There are schools in Orange that have so much need that we could meet if we had a larger budget." Wagner says. Each outfitting of a student costs over $100. Tax deductible year-end donations to help underwrite the work of Assistance League of Orange are welcome, and can be made online at AssistanceLeague.org/Orange. A $100 gift will help put a smile on the face of a child. Author Michelle Huneven will be the featured guest at the Villa Park Library on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 2 p.m. Her latest work, “Search: A Novel” is a wry and witty tale that will speak to any- one who has gone searching. She is a James Beard Award-winning author, and her food writing and the recipes she incorporates into this fictional memoir add flavor. “S’Mitten with Books” is a family program that will be held on Thursday, Dec. 8 from 4-5 p.m. All ages are welcome to join in the winter fun, with stories, ac- tivities and a craft. The Villa Park Library is lo- cated at 17865 Santiago Blvd, in the Villa Park Towne Center. For questions, contact Librarian Kris- tina Jones at (714) 998-0861. December programs at Villa Park VP Mayor Chad Zimmerman and his family will be the 2022 Villa Park Dryland Boat Parade Grand Marshals. Zimmerman is a dedicated volunteer, serving on the city council and in VP Rotary Club, VP High School Interact Club, Indian Princesses and Boy Scouts. His wife Margaret is a pediatrician and has coached their kids’ soccer teams. Children Will and Alyssa have been involved with VPHS choir, mock trial and community volunteerism. S'MITTEN WITH BOOKS! Questions? Call the library or send an email to ocpl.villapark@occr.ocgov.com JOIN US FOR WINTER FUN! OCPL.org @OCPublicLibraries @ocpublib We'll have stories and activities, followed by a fun craft! This is a family program for all ages. Thurs, Dec. 8 4pm-5pm VILLA PARK LIBRARY 17865 Santiago Blvd. Villa Park, CA 92861 (714) 998-0861 Monday - Thursday: 10am-7pm Saturday: 9am-5pm Friday & Sunday: Closed