The Orange County Tribune Nov. 23, 2022

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THREE FIRES ignited in Garden Grove on Saturday. Above photo shows the burned-out remnants of recreational vehicles. Exploding propane tanks are blamed for the fire that ensued. Story on page 3 (OCFA photo)

Three OC contests remain undecided

Three electoral contests on the ballot in the West Orange County area re main undecided as the number of ballots to be processed dwindles.

According to the county registrar of voters, there remained 13,485 ballots from the Nov. 8 general election to be counted as of the end of business on Tuesday. It’s unknown how many of them would affect the tally in the trio of local races.

In the Ocean View School

District, where voters are filling three seats, Morgan Westmoreland has 12,649 votes (19.53 percent) in third place. In fourth place is John Briscoe with 12,579 votes (19.42 per cent). Thats a difference of 70 votes, up from the 57-vote margin on Mon day.

The District 1 seat elec tion for the Westminster City Council showed Amy Phan West with 3,142 votes (50.08 percent) to

Weather Forecast

Wednesday: 73/51 sunny Thursday: 79/51 sunny Friday: 77/51 sunny

Child Ministry Director Held For Sex Crimes

Authorities are asking for the public’s help in identi fying other potential vic tims of a suspect charged with sexually assaulting a teenage girl and having secretly recorded her to make child pornography.

He is an Orange County children’s ministry direc tor who also taught music and dance and worked as an after school program leader – including at a church in Garden Grove.

Sonny Angel Cabugao Boloico, 39, of Aliso Vie jo, was arrested by the Or ange Police Department on Oct. 31, 2022 on suspi

cion of numerous sexual assault crimes against a teenage girl.

Boloico has been charged with one felony count

3 held on drug charges

Three persons were ar rested Sunday in West minster on drug-related charges.

According to the WPD, an officer stopped two people in the area of Brookhurst Street and McFadden Av enue. Two of them were arrested for possession of narcotics and on a felony warrant.

The third person stopped by the officer was found to be in possession of 1 gram of fentanyl, $500 in cash, a “multitude” of small plastic bags, 60 grams of methamphetamine and 5 grams of cocaine.

He was arrested for pos session of narcotics for sale and booked into Orange County Jail in Santa Ana.

SONNY BOLOICO

Seek additional victims

of sexual penetration of a child over 14 by a foreign object and force, one felony count of sexual penetration of an uncon scious victim, one felony count of a lewd act upon a child age 14 or 15, and one felony count of using an underage person for obscene matter.

Boloico faces a maximum sentence of 11 years and four months if convicted on all charges.

He is scheduled to be arraigned on Dec. 16 at the Central Justice Center in Department C55. He is currently being held at the Theo Lacy Facility in lieu of $500,000 bail.

Since 2012, Boloico has worked at multiple schools throughout Orange County as a children’s ministry director, dance instructor, drama teacher, creative arts director and after school program leader. He held

children-related jobs in schools and churches in Laguna Niguel, Santa Ana, Garden Grove, Tus tin, and Orange.

He worked at the Community Roots Academy in Laguna Ni guel, the Orange County Chil dren’s Therapeutic Arts Center in Santa Ana, the Southeastern California – OC Grace Church in Garden Grove, Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Tu stin, and Storeybook Creative Dance in Orange. Boloico last worked for the Newport Sub acute Healthcare Center in the City of Costa Mesa where he worked with the elderly.

Anyone with information about additional potential victims is asked to contact Orange Police Department Detective Augie Rocha at (714) 744-7579.

Deputy District Attorney Laila Nikaien of the Sexual Assault Unit is prosecuting this case.

Nov. 8 general election results

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John Gentile with 3,132 votes (49.92 percent), a difference of 10 votes. That’s the same as on Monday.

Measure O, which would pro vide for the taxation of cannabis

products in Huntington Beach, has the support of 42,456 votes, compared to the 35,209 op posed.

That’s a “yes” vote of 54.67 percent, a slight gain from Monday’s 54.61 percent.

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JIm Tortolano

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Marilyn Lewis Tortolano General Manager

New flavors are coming to the Orange County menudo

“Distant hands in foreign lands are turning hidden wheels Causing things to come about which no one seems to feel Invisible from where we stand, the connections come to pass And though too strange to compre hend, they affect us, nonetheless.”

That song (“Migration”) by James Taylor never became a hit like “You’ve Got A Friend” or “Fire and Rain,” but it’s very much on my mind these days.

Orange County is going through what looks like a sea change. In 2018, all the Congressional districts in the OC turned blue (for a while, anyway) and now, the county Board of Supervisors –although a non-partisan body, allegedly – has a Democratic majority.

Politics are not all that is changing. The county’s demographics are shifting and sometimes in ways that are not always obvious.

The influx of Hispanics and Asians

Trio of fires in G. Grove kept the OCFA busy

Three fires in the same area kept fighters busy Saturday morning and early afternoon in Garden Grove.

of high power lines and railroad tracks.

A third exterior pal let fire on Western was fought with aerial master streams and large hand lines, according to the OCFA.

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Jim Tortolano

(primarily Vietnamese and Korean) have already had a mighty impact on our cities. We think of Garden Grove and Westmin ster as being especially transformed by refugees from Southeast Asia), but peo ple of Mexican and Central American backgrounds nearly match those from the former French Indochina. But even that is changing. Many Vietnamese are moving south to Foun tain Valley. Drive down Brookhurst Street and see pho restaurants dotting the commercial landscape. Names like Nguyen are showing up in high school

According to the Orange County Fire Authority, 80 firefighters responded to the blazes, one a fire in a recreational vehicle in the 7500 block of Chapman Avenue, near Western Avenue. Propane tanks were reported exploding, and RVs on fire.

One block away in the 12000 block of Western (near Chapman), another fire broke out. The efforts were complicated by high winds, the presence

Containment of the blaz es took 56 minutes and causes of the fires are un der investigation.

Assistance was provided by Garden Grove police, Orange County sheriff’s deputies, Anaheim Fire and Rescue, Orange City Fire Department and Huntington Beach po lice.

Mendez Park, monument opens Dec. 1 Free press is free now

The City of Westmin ster, in partnership with the Orange County De partment of Education, will host a grand opening ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 1 to celebrate the completion of a new park and monument honoring the historic Mendez v. Westminster case, which led to the desegregation

of California’s public schools 75 years ago.

The event, free and open to the public, will begin at 10 a.m. at 7371 West minster Blvd., where community leaders and special guest dignitaries will deliver welcoming remarks and officially open Mendez Tribute Monument Park to the

community with a cer emonial ribbon cutting.

“We’re excited and hon ored to have built the first public space that com memorates this landmark civil rights case,” said City Manager Christine Cordon.

Located on the north east corner of Westmin ster Boulevard and Olive

Street, Mendez Tribute Monument Park will prominently feature stat ues of two parents — Gonzalo and Felicitas Mendez — who were at the heart of the famed civil rights case.

Nearby will be sculpted figures of students hold ing books to symbolize

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ORANGE COUNTY diversity is getting more diverse (Shutterstock)

AERIAL STREAMS were used to battle the fires Saturday in Garden Grove. Another photo on page 1.

The many faces and colors of the Orange County

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sports team lineups.

The Korean population of Orange County is now finding a center in Buena Park, leaving Garden Grove’s Koreatown (Garden Grove Boulevard between Brookhurst Street and Magnolia Avenue) as a slightly less hip gathering spot.

The most striking change that I see developing is the influx from the Middle East in the form of Arabic-speaking and/or primarily Muslim nations.

Stores and eateries featuring Middle Eastern cuisine such as hummus (a dip or spread made from chickpeas, tahini, lemon and spices) or meats prepared in the Halal (Arabic for “permissable”) tradition, roughly analogous to kosher in Jewish foods are popping up along Brookhurst and Euclid streets as the “Little Arabia” of Anaheim extends south.

In south Garden Grove, the Islamic Society of Orange County on 13th Street (just south of Westminster Avenue) mosque and campus has created an enclave of that population.

Indian and Pakistani restaurants are opening as well to serve small but growing communities.

It’s even possible that we may be getting our share of refugees from Ukraine, as millions of people have been displaced by the war there. The U.S. government has agreed to accept 180,000 peo ple. So far, 12,619 already have American sponsors in California, mostly in Southern California, according to the State Department. I hope this doesn’t scare anybody. This country is now, and has

always been, a nation of immigrants. As Walt Whitman said about the U.S., “here is the hospitality that indicates heroes.” We are said to be proud of our diversity. If so, we may have a lot more to be proud of soon.

Mendez Park and monument

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Jim Tortolano’s people are from Italy, and one ancestor might not have gone through the formalites of Ellis Island, the 5,000 children represented in the legal action that laid the foundation for the U.S. Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board deci sion.

The statues were crafted by in ternationally renowned sculptor Ignacio Gomez, whose work is featured in the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Wash ington, DC. In addition, the landscaped, quarter-acre park will feature a large, inscribed textbook monument and inter

pretive panels with insight on the case, the historical figures who were involved, and its farreaching impacts.

The park, designed by land scape architects with the firm MIG, Inc., also incorporates innovative technologies to en hance the experience of visitors.

Stations will display special markers that enable users of smartphones and other devices to access augmented reality vi suals, photographs, and audio narrations.

Arts&Living

“Chaperone” a clever meta musical

At the Mainstage Theater on the Golden West College campus

By Thom deMartino Orange County Tribune

Imagine sitting in a darkened venue: you’ve been looking forward to this play or musical, when a voice from the darkness erupts – “I hate theater!... well, it’s so disappointing, isnt’ it?”

The insightful commentator continues, describing his cha grin at the state of modern the ater, and its devices: “...keep the actors out of the audience! God, I did not pay good money to have the fourth wall come crash ing down around my ears!”

With these witty (and perhaps relatable) observations, so be gins the Martie Ramm-directed love letter to classic musicals that is “The Drowsy Chaper one.” which recently played at the Golden West College Main stage Theater.

The lights rise upon a modest apartment, occupied by a single Man in Chair (Charles Ketter). The folksy narrator explains his love of musicals, particularly the more classic ones: he fetches from his record collection his very favorite, “The Drowsy Chaperone,” a popular 1928 musical comedy.

Putting needle to vinyl, the Man brings to life the world of “Chaperone” as his apartment is seamlessly transformed into a lavish Broadway musical. En thusiastically describing the plot and the characters back stories with the glee and verve of a true fan, he narrates from the side lines as they slip onto stage to join him.

There’s the flighty hostess Mrs. Tottendale (Lisa Stout) and her devoted, dry-witted manservant Underling (Jason Stout) as they prepare for the impending mar riage between beautiful Broad way star Janet Van De Graaff (Amanda MacDonald) and her doting fiancé Robert Martin (Whitney Ackerman), accompa nied by his friend and best man George (JT Nelson); there’s the

Stage Review

ingenue-in-waiting Kitty (Nov elee Smedley), desperate to im press the show’s big producer Feldzieg (Salvatore Messina); the mysterious and seductive Latin lover Aldolpho (a won derfully over-the-top freshman performance by Seven Perrin); and the boozy, bombastic titu lar Chaperone (Megan Cherry), whom George has tasked with keeping the bride away from the groom, so as not to jinx the wed ding.

But other troubles are afoot for the producer, as he learns a lo cal mobster has some concerns about his investment in the show tanking, should Janet leave the show and her life of stardom: to drive this point home, the boss has sent along a pair of goons disguised as bakers (Noah

Doody and Maximus Dorsey, the interplay and fun energy of whom are a highlight of the show) – who make clear that if Feldzieg doesn’t find a way to stop the wedding, they’ll make sure he gets his “just desserts” (ba-dum-tiss.) Enter the hand some but dull-witted Aldolpho … and after a little clever ma nipulation by the producer, he’s ready to play the home wrecker.

As a gleeful narrator dishes gossip and lore about the actors of “Chaperone,”the players go about their madcap antics... but with all this pre-wedding hul labaloo going on, how will the happy couple’s nuptials ever come to fruition?

“Chaperone” is a charming, zany, meta romp through the tropes of musical comedy, made all the more fun by the running commentary of Ketter’s Man In Chair: his character’s love

Great: HHHH

for the fictional musical and its back stories is so infectious that between his performance and the amazing work of the cast, it really brings this show-withina-show to life for the audience.

MacDonald’s performance as Janet, particularly in the num ber “Show Off” is an outstand ing demonstration of the actress’ vocal skills, in the same way that the catchy musical number “Toledo Surprise” showcases the marvelously synchronous dancing and comedic talents of Dorsey and Doody’s gangster chefs.

Veteran GWC Mainstage The ater alum Ackerman does amaz ing work with Nelson’s George in the rousing tap number “Cold Feet, and Cherry’s inebriated

AMANDA MacDONALD AS JANET WITH ENSEMBLE in “The Drowsy Chaperone” at the Mainstage Theater at Golden West College (Greg Parks).

“Drowsy Chaperone” review

Chaperone’s “As We Stumble Along” (”a rousing anthem to alcoholism” wryly quips the narrator) is a fun poke at the songs of yesteryear that may be slightly more problematic in contemporary times.

It may feel over the course of the trim 90 minute show like the Chaperone is one of the lesser seen characters: while in reality, Cherry owns the stage in every appearances as the unflappable, unapologetic alcoholic; and her interactions with Perrin’s Aldol pho are some of the most fun in the show (which also make use of scenic designer Tim Muller’s clever set design.)

A brilliant, fun commentary on classic musical theater, filled with great comedy and excel lent choreography and catchy musical numbers, “The Drowsy Chaperone” is a zany, offbeat gem to check out while you can ... even if you find yourself try

ing not to think about a certain poodle by the show’s end.

Is Matthew Stafford’s season coming to end?

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“I need to talk to the doctors,” McVay said when asked about Stafford’s status. “Obviously we need to make a smart deci sion for Matthew and see where we’re at with that. I know how he was feeling, and we made the decision it was going to be

in his best interest to not have him continue to play.”

The Rams had little chance with Perkins, who’d thrown one career pass in three seasons and played only because secondteam quarterback John Wolford was inactive with a neck injury. Perkins scrambled 23 yards on

his second snap, leading to a 33-yard field goal that cut the deficit to 24-17, but he strug gled the rest of the way.

He blamed himself for a delay of game penalty and an over throw of receiver Ben Skow ronek that forced a punt after New Orleans extended its lead to 27-17. He took sacks on three consecutive plays late in the fourth quarter.

“That delay of game was to tally on me,” he said. “I com municated the wrong call to the offense, and that next play I just overshot him (Skow ronek). It definitely could have been cleaner, but it took me a little time to get in the swing of things.’’

The issues were not all about the offense, though. The de fense allowed 17 points on the Saints’ first three possessions of the second half, including a 75yard touchdown drive to open the third quarter when New Or leans did not face a third down.

Dalton had the highest passer rating (149.6) of his 12-year career, going 21 of 25 for 260 yards.

“There were some good times where we got some stops de fensively, but just not enough,” McVay said. “That first drive of the second half ends up hurting you.”

The Rams are in last place in the NFC West a year after going 12-5 in the 2021 regular season and 4-0 in the playoffs. Los An geles played Sunday without 2021 Offensive Player of the Year Cooper Kupp, who is ex pected to undergo ankle surgery and miss the rest of the rea son. They lost offensive tackle Ty Nsekhe (ankle) and defen sive tackle A’Shawn Robinson (knee) during the game.

And now they are not sure about Stafford, whom a team spokesman said would under go tests before a decision on whether he would re-enter the NFL’s concussion protocol.

A close loss to the Chiefs

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James had covered Kelce on 36 snaps over their six matchups since 2018 according to Next Gen Stats. Kelce had been tar geted seven times and had only four receptions for 14 yards. Against the rest of the Chargers’ defenders over the same period, Kelce had 45 receptions for 605 yards and four touchdowns.

“He’s one of the best in the league He got the better of me the majority of the game,” Kel ce said about James. “I knew he was sitting on my outside shoul der. Coach Reid saw that, he had me get across the field and beat him.”

It was the third straight year the Chargers had a late lead against the Chiefs at home, only to come up empty.

and then in overtime – for a 3428 victory.

“They made a few plays. We contested the whole series,” coach Brandon Staley said. “We just didn’t rush or cover well enough to finish it.”

The Chargers have not won a home game against the Chiefs since 2013.

The one thing the Chargers can take out of the game is that their offense looked better with the return of receivers Keenan Al len and Mike Williams, who had been out the last two games.

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In 2020, Michael Badgley kik ked a field goal with 2:27 remai ning to give the Bolts a 20-17 lead. Harrison Butker then kik ked a field goal as time expired to force overtime before making a 58-yarder to give the Chiefs a 23-20 win.

Last year, Kelce had a pair of touchdowns – late in regulation

Allen, playing only his third game due to a nagging ham string injury, had five receptions for 94 yards. That included a 46yard catch in the fourth quarter to put the ball on the Chiefs 16yard line. Four plays later, Justin Herbert connected with Joshua Palmer on a 6-yard touchdown to give the Chargers what proved to be a short-lived 27-23 lead.

“It felt great. Fun. It was fun,” Allen said.

Williams’ return was short lived. He had one catch for 15 yards and departed after reinjuring his right ankle in the first quarter.

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Panthers go for the title vs. San Jacinto

Division 6 game Friday at Fred Kelly

Orange High School’s football team will host San Jacinto High Friday night in the CIF-SS Di vision 6 championship game.

The Panthers are 11-2 overall and champions of the Orange Coast League. The Tigers are also 11-2 and champs of the Moun tain Pass League.

Orange High defeated Loyola High of Los An geles 38-35 in the semi final game last week to advance to the finals.

San Jacinto edged Cala basas 15-14 last week in the other semifinal match.

The Panthers offense features Hype Grand, who has thrown 19 TD passes, and a triple rush ing threat of Grand (sev en touchdowns), Kobe Boykin (10) and Ardwon Morris (12).

The Tigers have a bal anced offense, with Dereun Dortch passing for 2,712 yards and 35 touchdowns and Malachi Brown rushing for 1,115 yards and 18 touchdowns this season.

The game is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Fred Kelly Stadium on the El Mode na High campus.

(Note to readers: High school students from Garden Grove residing east of Haster Street are in Orange High’s atten dance area).

Kelce’s catch meant a 30-27 loss to Chiefs

By Joe Reedy AP Sports Writer

INGLEWOOD (AP) –

Los Angeles Chargers

safety Derwin James has had the better of his matchups against Kansas City’s Travis Kelce over the years.

The one time he didn’t, though, ended up being the most painful.

James allowed his first touchdown to Kelce at the worst possible time Sunday night. Kelce’s 17yard TD reception came with 31 seconds remai

ning as the Chiefs rallied for a 30-27 victory over their AFC West rivals.

“It was a man-to-pick route. They ran a good play. Executed it,” James said. “He ran a drag rou te and was running away from my leverage. When I did try to catch up the dude got in my way. I got to make that play. That is what they pay me to do.

“That one hurts. That is a tough one especially against that team.”

Coming into the game,

MATTHEW STAFFORD’S ROUGH DAYS

Rams’ quarterback had a good first half vs. Saints, but then more bad luck hit and the Saints prevailed 27-20 (Brevin Townsell /Rams photo)

Is Stafford’s season over? Rams down to 3rd string

By Guerry Smith Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS (AP)

– An already disappoint ing season for Matthew Stafford and Los Angeles Rams could be getting worse.

Now tied for the worst 10-game record of any defending Super Bowl champion, the Rams (37) lost Stafford to what was feared to be a second concussion in three weeks during a 27-20 defeat in New Orleans that ex tended their losing steak to four games.

Stafford led an 87-yard touchdown drive just be fore halftime to give the Rams a 14-10 lead, but he left at the end of his first series in the third quarter after the Saints scored to go ahead 17-14.

This Week in Area Football

• USC Trojans (10-1) Saturday hosting Notre Dame (8-3).

• UCLA (8-3) at Cal (4-7) on Friday.

• Los Angeles Rams (3-7) Sunday at Kansas City Chiefs (8-2).

• Los Angeles Char gers (5-5) on Sunday host Arizona (4-7).

The Rams then gave up a 53-yard touchdown pass from Andy Dalton to Chris Olave, trailing 24-14 when reserve quar terback Bryce Perkins entered the next time they had the ball.

“Our guys battled, but you lose Matthew, it makes it challenging,”

Rams coach Sean McVay said. “It changes the way you’re really able to oper ate.”

The prognosis is unclear for Stafford, who put the Rams ahead twice in the first half with touchdown passes of 62 yards to Tutu Atwell and 6 yards to Al len Robinson.

Stafford returned just two days before the game in New Orleans after sit ting out against Arizona last Sunday while in con cussion protocol from a hit he took against Tampa Bay on Nov. 6.

He appeared to hit his head on the Superdome turf during his third-quar ter possession and was sacked to end the drive before getting evaluated and walking toward the tunnel.