December 14, 2017 |
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Volume 5 Issue 32 |
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Villa Park Dry-Land Boat Parade |
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Supervisor Todd Spitzer, his wife Judge Jamie Spitzer, and Pat and Diane Welch wore their holiday best for the parade. |
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Students from the Villa Park High School Marching Band played tunes during the Dry-Land Boat Parade. Supervisor Spitzer’s float waits alongside for the band to pass. |
Villa Park has a holiday tradition unlike any other — the 20th Annual Dry-Land Boat Parade. Boats decorated with lights, garland, and a Santa or two, traveled through Villa Park neighborhoods spreading holiday cheer on December 10.
Supervisor Spitzer had a fantastic time riding through the city in a vintage 1957 Chevy convertible, owned by Pat and Diane Welch, waving hello to Villa Park residents. He thanked City Council members Mayor Bill Nelson, Robert Collacott, Diana Fascenelli, Robert Pitts and Vince Rossini for keeping this fun and one-of-a-kind tradition alive. |
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Join Supervisor Spitzer for the CHOC Children’s Harley Ride and Toy Drive: Sunday, December 17 |
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Riders arrive at CHOC for the Toy Drive last year. |
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Supervisor Spitzer and Santa smile with a CHOC patient. Donations to the Toy Drive go to CHOC patients. |
Join Supervisor Todd Spitzer for the 23rd Annual CHOC Children’s Harley Ride and Toy Drive this Sunday. Riders will meet at OC Harley in Irvine and ride to Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) in Orange, where Supervisor Spitzer and other members of the CHOC and Harley community will give their remarks about the toy drive.
New, unwrapped toys can be brought the day of the ride, or they can be dropped off at OC Harley-Davidson prior to the ride. CHOC Children’s Harley Ride and Toy Drive, Sunday December 17. Ride starts at 9 AM at OC Harley-Davidson, 8677 Research Drive, ceremony begins at CHOC, 1201 West La Veta Ave., at 10:15 AM. Sign up for the ride here. |
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CHOC Children’s 23rd Annual Toy Drive and Ride |
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Supervisor Spitzer joins Santa at the Tustin Tree Lighting Ceremony |
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Santa and Supervisor Todd Spitzer get in the holiday spirit for the Tree Lighting. |
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Tustin Mayor Al Murray reads to children during the Tree Lighting Ceremony. |
It was such a pleasure to join in the holiday spirit at the Tustin Tree Lighting Ceremony with Mayor Al Murray and his fellow city council members on Friday, December 8. The beautiful ceremony featured talented performances by local students and a special visit from Santa. What a wonderful evening! |
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Supervisor Todd Spitzer Welcomes Hands-Only CPR Kiosks at John Wayne Airport |
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Supervisor Todd Spitzer proudly initiated the collaborative process to bring these three kiosks to John Wayne Airport. |
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The new Hands-Only CPR kiosks teach users how to correctly perform CPR. Three of these life-saving kiosks have been installed in John Wayne Airport. |
Each year, more than 350,000 cardiac arrests occur outside of the hospital, and about 20 percent occur in public places. CPR, life-saving technique used on someone under cardiac arrest, can double or triple victims’ chances of surviving cardiac arrest.
Supervisor Spitzer and Chairwoman Michelle Steel initiated the collaborative process to bring three American Heart Association’s Hands-Only CPR training kiosks to John Wayne Airport, and was proud to join the kiosks’ unveiling on December 4. “Public safety is our highest priority at John Wayne Airport and emergency response could be needed at anytime, anywhere,” Supervisor Spitzer said. “We have 8.5 million people who come through John Wayne Airport every year; that’s 8.5 million people who can practice their CPR technique at the Hands-Only CPR kiosk and be prepared to help someone suffering from cardiac arrest in an emergency.”
Hands-Only CPR kiosks are efficient tools to teach anyone how to do CPR without mouth to mouth in as little as five minutes. The American Heart Association installed the first kiosks in the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in 2013. Since then, the kiosks have been used over 61,000 times by travelers from across the country.
The three kiosks at John Wayne Airport are located in Terminal A, Gate 8, Terminal B, Gate 12, and Terminal C, Gate 16. They are free and open for anyone to use.
Supervisor Spitzer thanked Chairwoman Michelle Steel and her office for helping drive the project from beginning to its completion and the Orange County Fire Authority for bringing the Hands-Only project to his attention. Special thanks as well to McCarthy Builders, Anthem Blue Cross, and the Argyros Family Foundation for their generous support and contributions, without which this project would not have happened. Supervisor Spitzer also commended the American Heart Association for utilizing John Wayne Airport as the location to launch these kiosks, the first three on the West Coast. |
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Santiago Oaks Regional Park Now Open! |
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Santiago Oaks Regional Park has been closed since the Canyon Fires in October. |
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After the Canyon Fire 2 severely damaged nearly all of Santiago Oaks Regional Park in October, portions of the park reopened on Saturday morning at 7 a.m.
Thanks to the hard work of OC Parks, with help from Orange County Fire Authority and Orange City Fire, many hazards including burned trees, branches and debris have been removed from the park.
Work continues in some areas, which will remain closed for now for your safety. Other areas that contain sensitive habitat that will need extra recovery time will also remain closed. Premature access could permanently damage these areas and hinder the park’s ability to bounce back to the beautiful open space we all enjoy.
We are asking for the public to enjoy the open trails and to respect the closures that remain. Park rangers will be citing anyone who ventures onto closed trails or in closed areas. This also applies to the partial closures that remain at Irvine Regional Park and Peters Canyon Regional Park.
Here is a list of Santiago Oaks trails that are open and closed as of December 9:
- The Windes parking lot is open, and trails are accessible via Towhee Trail.
- The following trails are OPEN: Anaheim Hills, Barham Ridge, Bumble Bee (partial closure), Cactus Canyon, Deer, Grasshopper, Hawk, Mountain Goat, Mountain Goat Enhancement, Oak (partial closure), Peralta Hills, Sage Ridge, Santiago Creek (partial closure), Towhee, Weir Canyon, Wilderness (partial closure), Windes (partial closure).
- The following trails are CLOSED: Arizona Crossing, Bobcat Meadow, Bumble Bee (partial closure), Chutes, Chutes Ridgeline, Coachwhip, Historic Dam, Lady Bug, Oak (partial closure), Pacifica, Pony, Rinker Grove, Santiago Creek (partial closure), Sour Grass, Wilderness (partial closure), Willows, Windes (partial closure), Windes Nature.
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District Attorney Obscuring Auto Theft Statistics Prompts Board Action |
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2018-2019 Grand Jury Application Open: http://www.ocgrandjury.org/ |
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John Wayne Airport Holiday Music Program |
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The fourth season of the John Wayne Airport Holiday Music Program will take place in the Riley Terminal from December 14 through December 22. This very popular program features musical groups from high schools throughout Orange County.
This year thirteen different high school musical groups will perform, including four from the Third District; Villa Park High School, Irvine High School, Orange Lutheran High School, and Foothill High School. Support these talented students by attending one of their performances:
- Villa Park High School Holiday Combo:
- December 18, 10:00 AM
- December 20, 10:00 AM
- December 21, 10:00 AM
- Irvine High School Advanced Choirs:
- Orange Lutheran High School Bel Canto Carolers:
- Foothill High School Dickens Carolers
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Pet of the Week |
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Events Around the District |
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Anaheim
Santa’s Workshop
Saturday, December 16, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Anaheim Canyon Hills, 400 Scout Trail
Family Storytime
Saturday, December 16, 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
East Anaheim Branch Library, 8201 East Santa Ana Canyon Road
Irvine
Eureka: A California Design Story with the Hoods and Friends
Saturday, December 16, 10:00 AM — 4:00 PM
Orange County Great Park Palm Court Arts Complex, 6950 Marine Way
Great Park Farmers Market
Sunday, December 17, 10:00 AM — 2:00 PM
Orange County Great Park, 6950 Marine Way
Orange
Booktalk
Monday, December 18, 7:00 PM — 8:00 PM
Main Library Community Room, 407 E. Chapman Ave.
Silverado
Music and Movement Storytime
Saturday, December 23, 11:00 AM — 11:30 AM
Library of the Canyons, 7531 East Santiago Canyon Rd.
Tustin
Drop-In Literacy Tutoring for Adults
Saturday, December 16, 1:00 – 3:00 PM
Tustin Public Library, 345 E. Main Street
Farmer’s Market
Wednesday, December 20, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
El Camino Real & W. 3rd St.
Villa Park
Family Craft
Wednesday, December 20, 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM
Villa Park Library, 17865 Santiago Blvd.
Yorba Linda
Teen Movie Night
Friday, December 15, 5:30 PM
Yorba Linda Public Library, 18181 Imperial Highway
Sunday Concert: Green/Orozco Families Christmas Concert
Sunday, December 17, 1:30 PM
Richard Nixon Library and Museum, 18001 Yorba Linda Blvd.
For questions or comments regarding Spitzer’s E-Newsletter
please contact the Supervisor's office staff at: (714) 834-3330 or Montana.Sudul@ocgov.com
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