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Morrison Park Neighborhood News Volume 19 Issue 1


February 2017

Can and Bottle

Recycling

MPNA collects any

cans and bottles with

a CRV refund. (Please

do not crush the cans).

The money goes into

the neighborhood

newsletter fund.

Please bring them to

Ivan Ashbaugh at 1202

W. Park Lane

Morrison Park News Visit: www.morrisonpark.org

Prime Advertising Space Available!

If you would like to adver-tise with us, please let a Board Member know or

email us at

[email protected]

Get to Know Your Neighbors, Share Neighborhood Information,

Sponsor Neighborhood Events, Support Neighborhood Improvements

Mission Statement:

President’s Message 1, 4

Calendar of Events 2

Caroling 3

New Neighbor Report 3

Santa & Snow party 4

Snow party, calendar 5

Holiday decorations 6,7

Newsletter Fund 8

MORRISON PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION

FIRST GENERAL MEETING FOR 2017

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23rd 7:00pm

PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD 1025 Memory Lane in the Fellowship Hall

Guest Speaker Jose Solorio

Santa Ana City Council, Ward 3

ALL MORRISON PARK RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS ARE URGED TO ATTEND AND MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS!

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Christina M. Dorsa-Smith President’s Message

2017 seems to have come in with a flurry of things happening all over. Weather has been crazy including much needed rain, added lushness and unfortunately the loss of some trees. Coyotes have been roaming in the neighborhood and pets have been at risk. There is so much going on around the country and closer to home, in our City.

I am happy to report that our new Councilperson for Ward 3, Jose Solorio, will be the speaker at our General Meeting this month. Please come and listen to what he has to say and to express your feelings and questions. This is our opportunity to meet with him face-to- face and voice our opinions on what we feel should be his goals and priorities. It is my understanding that ours is the first neighborhood meeting he is attending. Let’s make it a great one.

The Morrison Park Neighborhood Association Board would like to express gratitude to all the neighbors that have supported the MPNA Newsletter Fund. The Newsletter reaches close to 500 homes and is the main communication with the entire Morrison Park neigh-borhood. The Board feels that it is important to continue with four Newsletters each year year and since there is an ongoing expense (approximately $1,660 per year), the Board has voted to add the recycled bottle and can money collected to the Newsletter Fund instead of the Neighborhood Improvement Fund, effective immediately. Of course, donations are still needed as this will only help supplement the donations that are received.

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Dates to Remember & Ongoing Local Events

EMERGENCY (Police/Fire)

Police Dispatch / Non Emergency (File a Police Report)

Noise Complaints

Code Enforcement

(code violations, overcrowding, unsafe/unsanitary housing)

Estella Roduarte (neighborhood compliance officer)

Graffiti in process

Graffiti Removal

Animal Control (dogs barking, stray/injured animals, etc.)

Shopping Cart Removal

911

714-834-4211

714-834-4211

714-667-2780

714-667-2776

911

1-877-STOPTAG

714-245-8792

714-667-2780

Printed materials courtesy of

Audio Video Partners

1520 E. Edinger Ave. Suite A

Tel: 714-568-1065

E-mail: [email protected]

March 1 Ash Wednesday 12 Daylight Savings Time begins 14 MPNA Board Meeting 17 St. Patrick’s Day

February 12 Lincoln’s Birthday 14 MPNA Board Meeting 14 Valentine’s Day 20 President’s Day, Washington’s Birthday 23 MPNA General Meeting

Important Contacts

MPNA Board of Directors

See new event photos on the MPNA website at

www.morrisonpark.org

April 13 Jefferson’s Birthday 11 MPNA Board Meeting 14 Good Friday 16 Easter Sunday 28 Arbor Day

President & Nextdoor Lead: Christina M. Dorsa-Smith (714) 558-0575 [email protected]

Vice President: Eric Scandrett (714) 543-9233

Treasurer: Dan Peters (714) 972-2342 [email protected]

Secretary: Amy Patton (928) 607-6819 [email protected]

Activities Director: Caroline Yacoub Coury (323) 720-9204 [email protected]

Email Alerts/Information Coordinator: Ivan Ashbaugh (714) 558-2708 [email protected]

Com-Link Representative: Don Bass, assistant Chris Tuason (714) 543-0995

Newsletter Editors: Mike Ekstrom & Rom Lozares (714) 564-0547 [email protected]

Park Director Morrison Park: Yeni Mauras (714) 953-3001

Park Director Eldridge Park: Carole Ayres (714) 836-4631

City Liason: Dave Hoen (714) 667-6964 [email protected]

Welcoming Committee Chairperson: Alice Hood (714) 541-5962

Welcoming Committee: Yeni Mauras (714)-953-3001

Special Assignment Members

Website Coordinator: Fernando Miranda (714) 271-4389

Newsletter Distribution: Maria Carrillo (714) 835-7414

Activities Committee: Dennis Alderson (714)-953-8669

Activities Committee: Trevor Powers (714) 696-1960

Activities Committee Alvin Lamothe (714)-641-9094

Welcoming Committee: Rosie Bolter (714) 274-1620

Traffic Committee Chairman:

Neighborhood Contacts

Nextdoor Co-Lead

Larry Klein

Sandy Munoz

(714) 835-5302

(714) 541-9395

Pentecostal Church Contact:

Santa Ana City Council Ward 3

Edgar D. Martinez

Jose Solorio

(714) 543-1460

(714) 514-6233

mailto:[email protected]


Christmas Caroling

Due to the inclement weather and the postponement of caroling for a day we had

fewer carolers to go out on Thursday, Dec. 22nd. Therefore we went directly to

the home of our hostesses, Isabella Hanson and Dianne Nyman, and sang Christ-

mas carols, played the bells, shared Christmas mem-

ories, and enjoyed delicious refreshments. Before

departing we gathered around the beautiful nativity

display in the driveway and sang Silent Night in the

chilly evening air. From there we drove around the

neighborhood enjoying the abundant Christmas deco-

rations. It truly was a memorable evening for all.

Please Welcome These New Neighbors to Morrison Park

2606 Lowell Lane: Shannon and Maggie Meier moved here from Anaheim in October. They have a three year old daughter and an 18 year old step-son. Shannon is employed by the Orange County Sheriff Dept. Maggie works as a medical assistant for the county. They are working on plans to upgrade their home while offering themselves as volunteers in community events like the snow party. 1048 Sherwood Lane: Louie & Maria Rodriguez moved here from Orange in November. They have three children ages 9 to 14. Louie is employed as a lineman for Southern Cal. Edison. Maria is a homemaker and loves arts and crafts. She wants to get involved in MPNA activities. The whole family work out, whether it is in the gym, kick-boxing, or playing sports. They are very involved in updating their home and are very happy in their new community. 1002 Fairbrook Lane: Michael & Sarah Skurzynski moved from Riverside in January. They have an infant daughter named Elora. Michael works as a counselor at Hoag Hospital. Sarah also works in the medical field at St. Bernadine Hospital as a surgical technician. They love spending time with the family. Michael has a special interest in studying the bible and the benefits he has received from it. 922 Park Lane: John & Faith Huthmaker moved from Long Beach in January with their precious dogs. John works for Fusionstorm as a network engineer. They love animals and family. John’s special interest is in astronomy and would like to connect with neighbors with similar interests. Community involvement is also in their plans. 1015 Park Lane: Don & Sonia Gerdts moved here from Tustin in December. They have two married chil-dren. Don is a co-owner of a health card information service. Don & Sonia enjoy family activities and they entertain their grandchildren, two four-year-old granddaughters, often. Their favorite football team is the Kansas City Chiefs. Sonia is interested in getting involved in our neighborhood association. We welcome all our new neighbors and welcome their interest in getting involved in our community.

Submitted by Alice Hood


President’s Message continued from page 1

The dedication of the Kirwan Bench will take place during Spring Break. The exact date will be determined by the Kirwan children’s availability. The ordering of the bench and plaque through the City has begun, so be on the lookout for more details! It is our hope that the enclosed 2017 MPNA Calendar will help with planning and increased attendance to the many MPNA events. Please post someplace that is easily accessible. Again, thank you to all our wonderful neighbors that make living in Morrison Park so enjoyable. Your generosity and thoughtfulness means so much to so many.

Christina M. Dorsa-Smith

P.S. My on-going wish is to make our neighborhood a “deposit free” neighborhood. It is very disheartening to see and hear that so many deposits are left behind in yards, parkways, and the parks. This is totally unacceptable. Please remember to be responsible hu-man companions to your four-legged friends and neighbors.

Snow and Santa Party in the Park, December 10th The Morrison Park Neighborhood Association hosted a successful party in December with over two hundred people enjoying snow, food and beverages, a petting zoo, piñatas, crafts, and an opportunity drawing.

The total budget adds up to over $4,800 and this is made possible by very generous donations by many of our neighbors for prizes, food, piñatas, snow, and many other materials needed to produce this event. In addition to the desserts provided by neighbors there was $678 raised for the opportunity drawing and $240 raised to help with the cost of the food. Thank you to all who contributed! Additional photos can be seen on the neighborhood website: www.morrisonpark.org.

We are also very appreciative to these local businesses who contributed money or gift card prizes:

Dr. Kenneth Kim, DDS Subway

Luv’N Donuts Memory Lane Cleaners

Juan Pollo El Pirates Seafood and Grill

Animal Clinic Vet. Dr. Kim Dollar Tree

Starbucks


It’s February again, time to take down holiday decorations.

Although it is only the second month of the year the holidays seem to have been so long ago. Please remember that all Christ-mas lights and decorations were to be re-moved thirty days after the first of the year per ordinance SAMC8-667.

2017 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

February 14 MPNA board meeting

February 23 Morrison Park General meeting

April 8 Easter Egg Hunt in Eldridge Park

April 11 MPNA board meeting

April 15 Kirwan Bench Dedication (subject to

Kirwan family availability)

May 9 MPNA board meeting

May 21 Morrison Park Neighborhood social

June 13 MPNA board meeting

July 11 MPNA board meeting

July 22 Summer Event and Movie Night

August 8 MPNA board meeting

August 11 Morrison Park neighborhood social

September 9 Dumpster Day (tentative)

September 12 MPNA board meeting

October 10 MPNA board meeting

November 16 Morrison Park General meeting

December 9 Snow and Santa party

December 12 MPNA board meeting

December 19 Holiday Yard Decoration judging

December 20 Caroling

MPNA E-mail Network

Do you want to keep up on the happenings in our neighborhood, without having to wait for the next quarterly newsletter? If so you need to be on the MPNA E-mail network. To

be added simply send an email to our network coordinator; Ivan Ashbaugh, at

[email protected]

Thank you to Kevin at Luv-N Donuts for his prize donation for the Santa & Snow party. He accepted his thank-you letter from Sebastian Mauras.


Holiday Decorations Contest Winners

The Morrison Park Holiday Decorating Contest judges went out on December 20th and were very impressed that there were so many houses with beautiful lights and decorations. The winners of the six categories were awarded $50 each. The photos are on the next page and on the neighborhood website at www.morrisonpark.org

Most Unusual: 1138 Park Lane, Chris, Karen, Jessica, and Allison Briskorn

Most Creative: 2603 Olive Lane, Javier Brito and family

Most Beautiful: 2805 Flower Street, Frank and Lydia Parra

Best Use of Animation: 923 W. Orange Road, Francisco and Beatriz Gonzales

Best Use of Lights: 2838 Olive Lane, Norma and German Lopez

Most Traditional: 946 Fairbrook Lane, Isabella and Dianna

These properties had Exceptional Efforts: 929 Orange Road, 1001 Orange Road, 2617 Westwood Avenue, 2606 Baker Street, 2809 Lowell Lane, 2805 Flower Street, 2818 Flower Street, 939 Fairbrook Lane, and 1003 Fairbrook Lane.

These properties get Honorable Mention: 1004 & 1025 Sherwood Lane, 1028, 1033, 1035, 946, 943, 934 Fairbrook Lane, and 2932 Fallbrook Drive.

1002, 1005, 1044 Orange Road, 2826, 2814, 2605 Westwood Avenue, 2720 & 2809 Olive Lane, 2754 Flower Street, and 1014, 1150, 1155, 1138 Park Lane.


2016 HOLIDAY LIGHTING CONTEST WINNERS

MOST CREATIVE 2603 OLIVE LANE

JAVIER BRITO & FAMILY

BEST USE OF LIGHTS 2838 OLIVE LANE

NORMA & GERMAN LOPEZ

BEST USE OF ANIMATION 923 W. ORANGE ROAD

FRANCISCO & BEATRIZ GONZALES

MOST TRADITIONAL 946 FAIRBROOK LANE

ISABELLA & DIANNA

MOST BEAUTIFUL 2805 FLOWER STREET

FRANK & LYDIA PARRA

MOST UNUSUAL 1138 W. PARK LANE

CHRIS, KAREN, JESSICA, ALLISON BRISKORN


Morrison Park Real Estate Activity Fourth Quarter 2016

Provided as a courtesy by Desi Reyes of First Team Realty

FOR SALE PROPERTIES SOLD Address _______Bed/Bath Price_ Address _____Bed/Bath Price_

2814 Lowell Lane 4/2 $625.000 1027 Park Lane 3/2 $637.000 1015 Park Lane 4/4 $805,000 922 Park Lane 3/2 $612,500 2623 Freeman Lane 3/3 $665,000 1002 Fairbrook Lane 3/2 $500,000 1048 Sherwood Lane 4/2 $540,000

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Please Make All Checks Payable to Morrison Park Neighborhood Association.

Discovery Science Center: First Tues-day of every month - Up to four Free tickets to Santa Ana Residents; 542-2823; www.discoverycube.org

Santa Ana Zoo: Third Sunday of every month: -Free to Santa Ana Residents; 714-836-4000; www.santaanazoo.org

City Council Meeting: First and Third Tuesday of every month; 5:45 pm; City Council Chambers, 22 Civic Center

Bower’s Museum: First Sunday of the month is free to all. All Sundays are free to Santa Ana residents; 567-3600; www.bowers.org

Com-Link: Fourth Thursday of every month; 6:30 pm; Police Dept. Commu-nity Room; www.santa-ana.org/cda/Com-Link.asp

Art Walk/Artist’s Village Open House: First Saturday of every month; 7-10 pm; Second Street at Broadway www.santaanaartwalk.com

Farmer’s Market: Every Sunday 10am-2pm; Between 1st and 3rd Streets on the 2nd Street Promenade

YOUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT IS URGENTLY NEEDED FOR OUR NEWSLETTER FUND!

Your MPNA board wishes to thank all who have donated to the newsletter fund. We have received donations from

nearly 100 families and many of you have donated either large amounts once or smaller amounts several times.

This is the main communication we have with the ENTIRE Morrison Park Neighborhood which includes almost 500

families. Each issue provides valuable information about our activities, real estate activity, important contact infor-

mation for the City of Santa Ana, and information about opportunities for families near our neighborhood. Please

be assured that any donation in any amount is greatly appreciated by our residents. Please fill out the form below

and return it to:

Eric Scandrett

2731 North Lowell Lane

Mail Slot in Garage Door

OR Ivan Ashbaugh

1202 West Park Lane

Mail Slot in Front Door

SPECIAL THANKS TO THOSE WHO HAVE DONATED IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS!

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