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51 - May / Jun 12

Chuck & Sheila Walstead
Moderne Family
Homeowners Sheila and Chuck Walstead relax in their front yard on East Palm while daughter Soleil and son Levi peddle by on a classic Schwinn tandem bicycle. One of the few example of Streamline Moderne... Read More →

51 - May / Jun 12

Harveys Seatbelt Bags
When it comes to handbags, women speak of Harveys SeatbeltBags like some men discuss their favorite cars, which isn’t surprising considering the product’s origins. In 1997, while installing seat belts into a vintage 1950 Buick (cars didn’t... Read More →

51 - May / Jun 12

Escalette Collection
To view a major collection of art you usually have to buy admission to a museum, but Old Towne residents need only visit Chapman University. There on campus is the Phyllis and Ross Escalette Permanent Collection of Art consisting of... Read More →

51 - May / Jun 12

Dr. Daniele Struppa
Chief Academic Officer
Dr. Daniele Struppa At the age of 10, while other boys played at the park, Daniele Struppa had another destination in mind when he thundered down the five flights of stairs in the apartment where... Read More →

51 - May / Jun 12

Katie Wayland
Hometown girl Katie Wayland will compete for the Miss California title. As reigning Miss Orange County, Katie is active in charitable work and is also an accomplished rock vocalist. This year’s reigning Miss Orange County, Katie Wayland, 19, will... Read More →

51 - May / Jun 12

Gabriel York
Gabriel York helped lead the Orange Lutheran varsity basketball team to a divisional championship this season. Awarded a full-ride scholarship to the University of Arizona, he hopes to one day be recruited by the NBA. Orange Lutheran basketball star Gabriel... Read More →

51 - May / Jun 12

Nikki Vega
El Modena senior Nikki Vega will attend the prestigious school of acting at NYU this fall. She is pictured here with her grandmother Marilyn Rohm (left), mother Jennifer Vega (right) and younger sister Alexis. For as long as... Read More →

51 - May / Jun 12

William Deaton
A black belt in Kung Fu, William Deaton achieved academic success at Orange High School, earning a 4.65 grade point average and taking all AP classes. At college, he plans to study business so that he can return... Read More →

51 - May / Jun 12

Bill Cathcart, Citizen of the Year
In 1972, when the City of Orange Parks and Recreation Department came to remove the palm trees in the Old Towne Orange Plaza, a young landscape architect, Bill Cathcart, tied himself to the trees. As... Read More →

51 - May / Jun 12

Orange Farmers Market Turns One!
Every Saturday morning, longtime Orange resident Anke Vogelvang leaves her house and walks around the corner to the Old Towne Orange Farmers and Artisans Market. There she does her weekly shopping. “I love going to... Read More →