Tuesday, February 10, 2015


Foothills Sentry


4-H’ers please palates with prize-winning potions Seven youth from the Orange Acres


Back Breakers 4-H Club (OABB) Food Preservation Project partici- pated in the annual countywide Food Fiesta competition. Each member prepared a dish for the judges, based on his or her individual 4-H project. Cameron Nowles won gold for


Left to right, Cameron Nowles, Abby Mills, Isabella Vegh, Bishop Evans and Miles Nowles.


Trails committee names officers, defers night riders


The Orange County Trails


Committee elected long-term trails activist and Orange Park Acres resident Lauren Ficaro as its chairman. Ficaro, a third district appointee, is a found- ing member of the committee, and has been involved in trail creation and maintenance for 24 years. Max Swancutt, from the second district, was elected vice- chair. The committee also wel- comed new member Clarence F. Alvey, Jr., recently appointed from the First District. All these seats are for one year.


During the Jan. 26 meeting, a


group of mountain bikers asked that Santiago Oaks Park be kept open for night riding. The com- mittee told them park hours were beyond its jurisdiction and, after addressing the inher- ent problems of cost, accidents, and interference with wildlife, referred the riders to Orange County Parks. They were also advised to check out the website safetrailscoalition.org, which provides information and guid- ance on the responsible use of county trails.


kosher dill pickles; Miles Nowles earned gold for beef jerky; and Bishop Evans entered sauerkraut, all learned in the food preservation proj- ect. Abby Mills took gold for souffle sandwiches; and, Isabella Vegh won gold for her broccoli, cheese and bacon quiche; both used fresh eggs from their poultry project. Abby and Isabella also won silver and gold awards, respectively, for their decora- tive table settings. Karen Jesch won gold for hearty chicken noodle soup, and Makayla Volkert earned gold for her applesauce. Jesch and Volkert participate in the food project.-


NTAC approves application, with reservations


Paul Satras applied to the North


Tustin Advisory Committee to build a detached garage structure to his existing residence at 12532 Red Hill Avenue. The house is on a steep pitch and to match it, the new garage would exceed the side-setback height limit. Although the committee was


being asked to evaluate the pitch matching issue, it was not pro- vided with elevation drawings. Asked why the existing garage wasn’t simply expanded, the ap- plicant explained there was not enough room. Neighbors had


been shown the expansion plans and did not report any issues. The committee sought assur-


ances that the plans had been re- viewed by the county fire author- ity (they had) and whether the setback was at the code-mandated 3.5 feet (maybe). It was also not- ed that with the new garage, there would be four separate structures on the property, and that clear- ances between two of them would be tight. After discussion, the commit-


tee approved the application by a vote of 5-2, on condition that the county must verify the true and accurate side yard setback, and that the county must also ensure code is met with respect to fire access.


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Toll roads reach


milestone The new toll road payment op-


tion appears to be popular with motorists. The one-time payment option, which allows drivers to pay tolls within five days after a trip on the 73, 133, 241 or 261, reached a milestone on Jan. 17, recording more than one million toll pay- ments by using the toll roads app. In May 2014 the toll roads end-


ed cash toll collection. All tolls are paid electronically with a Fas- Trak transponder account, or an ExpressAccount that records tolls with license plate photos, or a one- time-toll. One-time-toll payments do not


require the driver to have an ac- count, and are ideal for infrequent users and visitors. They may be used as often as needed. These pay- ments must be made within five days after driving any toll road. Go to thetollroads.com for info.


Exercise


options coming to Grijalva


The City of Orange has plans to


spend approximately $168,000 to provide an outdoor exercise cir- cuit area at Grijalva Park. The circuit will be installed on


the unused grassy area west of the existing soccer field and south of the existing basketball court. The work will be done by Greenfield Outdoor Fitness, following ap- proved plans and specifications for 19 outdoor exercise stations, some of which will have shade canopies. This project is expected to take


60 days to complete, and should be started shortly.


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