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October 9, 2023


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The Soon-To-Be Nixon Mini-Museum Arrives!

Faded Memories

Community spirit had never been higher.




With excited anticipation, volunteers looked forward to the museum being in

tip-top shape and filled with memorabilia for our country's 200th birthday, July 4, 1976.


Yorba Linda Star, June 1, 1975

Pictured: Ann Capron, President of the Yorba Linda Service League, Karen Kemp,

Chairman of the Steering Committee and Joleen Matych, Project Chairman

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The Yorba Linda Star reported that according to Joleen Matych, Project Chairman of the Yorba Linda Service Club, the museum would be open later that summer. Karen Kemp, Chairman of the Steering Committee, encouraged participation in asking for contributions from the community, general help in restoration and display, and assistance in obtaining historical information. As interest and community spirit grew, enthusiasts looked forward to a complete and fully operational Richard Nixon Museum on our country’s 200-year anniversary, July 4, 1976. Already a groundswell of interest was putting the museum well on its way to completion.

  

Delivery and Preparation for the Nixon Museum



After serving Union Pacific for 31 years, the future Richard Nixon Museum made its final stop. A little dirty and with two cracked windows that occurred on its way from Mira Loma, volunteers were anxious to give it a good scrubbing, repair the windows and add artifacts. Soon it would be in pristine shape.



Community volunteers laid train track in preparation for the arrival.

Excitement was running high!

A 60-ton crane unloaded the trucks (wheels) near our train depot, exactly where the Pacific Electric train track ran beginning in 1910.

The crane placed the chassis on the wheels.

Above, Beverly Poole, a train enthusiast, was quoted in the Northern Light News saying, “I can’t wait to clean it up.” After a good scrubbing by volunteers, a new red paint job was next on the agenda. Community members noted with enthusiasm that the caboose was even complete with a pot-bellied stove!


The love affair with a little red caboose next to our historic train depot and near the home and birthplace of our 37th President had just begun! And, maybe, just maybe, it was a tiny inspiration to someday make Yorba Linda the future home of the Nixon Library and Museum.



Future Massive Year-Round Water Regulation Coming


Opinions Can Be Submitted Here:

 commentletters@waterboards.ca.gov (not a link)




Public Affordable Housing Workshops

The City will engage the public in upcoming months.

yllocalcontrol.com


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Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association Releases Petition

to Reinstate Prop 58, Repeal the Death Tax



Get More Information

https://reinstate58.hjta.org/


https://www.hjta.org/


The Cigar Empire

Yorba Station, 18160 Imperial Highway

714 986 9634


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Deadline is October 15



Halloween Haunt-A-Baloo

Packing House

Sunday, October 15, 2-5pm

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Bring the whole family to experience the Yorba Linda Packing House! Costumes are encouraged, photo opportunities galore! Treasure treat hunt, face painting, decorate a pumpkin. Featured is Classic Cruisers car show, trunk n treat. Dance to live music by the fabulous Thunder Country, enjoy yummy food and drinks (all included in your admission ticket).


Everyone receives a raffle ticket for an opportunity to win a gift basket, or special grand prize: a night's stay at the historic Sunset Beach Water Tower or tickets to Dodger Baseball!

By supporting the Citrus Historical and Preservation League, you will also receive a membership for the 2024 year.


The packing house celebrates the citrus industry, and features murals, a museum, an art gallery.


Don't miss out on this fun experience! See flyer for details and ticket info.


Gabriella Rollins

Director, Yorba Linda Arts Alliance Foundation

714-349-2581

www.artsyl.org


Dare to join the City's Halloween Decorating Contest?


The City of Yorba Linda- Do you go all out decorating your home for Halloween? Is your home or business a can’t-miss trick-or-treat stop? It’s time to see if you can out-BOO your neighbors with your Halloween spirit! We’re hosting our second annual Halloween Decorating Contest, and we want to see your most spooktacular creations! How do you enter? 


🎃Decorate your front yards, door entry, or exteriors of your homes to celebrate Halloween or the fall season.

 

🦇Then, send us a message via social media or email with a picture of your home by Thursday, October 26. Be sure to let us know which category you want to enter:

  • Best Overall
  • Most Scary
  • Most Festive or Friendly!


👻Our panel of experts will review the entries and post our favorites to social media!

City Council to Recognize Yorba Linda Veterans


City of Yorba Linda- The City Council is proud to annually recognize and thank our local veterans in anticipation of Veterans Day. All Yorba Linda veterans are invited to attend the City Council Meeting on November 7, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. to be recognized in a presentation by the City Council. 


Please RSVP by emailing Susan Lamp and provide the following details:


  • Veteran's first and last name;
  • Highest rank obtained in service or retired (Example: First Sergeant);
  • Branch of Service(s);
  • Years Served; and
  • Picture: Scan or attach a photo (in uniform or not in uniform).


You may attend in person or view the presentation on the City's local cable channels (Time Warner-channel 3 or AT&T U-verse-channel 99) or via the City's video streaming webpage. For more information, please call 714-961-7110. If you know a local veteran, the City kindly requests that you share this invitation with them. Thank you!


View past stories of the Pacific Electric Train, the Pacific Electric Train Depot and how a caboose came to our city near the end of this newsletter. You will also find past issues of Yorba Linda Time Lapse and other important links.

Santa Ana River Project

23 miles of improvements from Weir Canyon Road to the ocean


https://ocip.ocpublicworks.com/service-areas/oc-infrastructure-programs/santa-ana-river-project-home/lower-sar?fbclid=IwAR1H9YTUSU3gqBuqXTnRsopuCuxRM_HoAa_ZBsSHQyM7K8a7jmM75Fp9lsw



Coyotes!

*Protect Your Pets 

*Never Leave Food or Water Outside 

(A fed coyote is a dead coyote)

*Report Sightings 

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To report a coyote sighting or incident, please email the City your name, phone number, location of the coyote (cross streets or address) and any other information you wish to provide at maalders@yorbalindaca.gov (copy and paste this email address).

  

Please be advised that the County of Orange Animal Control does not handle coyote issues; however, the City does contract with a professional urban wildlife company on an as needed basis.

Tattered Retirement of American Flags


Tim Heckerman has rescued, collected and retired well over 2000 tattered American Flags since October 2017 from Yorba Linda, Anaheim, Placentia, Brea, Fullerton and Orange and has arranged for a proper retirement ceremony with the help of friends, family and Anaheim Fire & Rescue. 


Contact me for pick-up: Tim at TimHeckerman@gmail.com 


"I have had the privilege of meeting some very interesting and awesome

people while picking up these Beauties. I would like to thank everyone that has reached out to me and has trusted me in the final care of their American Flags." Tim



How to Remove Skunk Smells-Opinion

From a post on Facebook

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The best way we’ve found to remove the smell of skunk is:

1 bottle hydrogen peroxide,

1 tablespoon dish soap

1/4 cup baking soda

Sponge


Put first two in bowl, have the stinky one ready in sink and just before you sponge the mixture on add baking soda. Be VERY careful not to get it in nose or eyes. Massage through hair. Let it sit for 10 minutes before rinsing. Use your regular soap, rinse, dry. You literally can let them sleep on your bed after with no issues.

From a post on Facebook


Many Dogs are Being Destroyed at the OC Animal Shelter.

Please Consider Saving a Life.


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"I long for a safe, secure, forever home.

Please take me home and love me."


"I will love you forever but if I am not adopted, I will be euthanized."

 


Abby

Pet ID: A1838300

Sex: S

Age: 9 Months

Weight: 7.00 lbs

Color: White

Breed: Chihuahua Sh

Jurisdiction: Santa Ana

Intake Date: 10/04/2023

Intake Jurisdiction: Santa Ana

Kennel: 200


Adoption- OC Animal Care:

https://petadoption.ocpetinfo.com/Adopt/

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Search and receive updates from Adopt a Pet.Com:

http://www.adoptapet.com/

https://www.rescueme.org/



Vacation Check Service

Yorba Linda Police Services deputies will periodically check your home while you are away on vacation. It's easy to arrange and your information will remain private. Submit the form: YorbaPS@ocsd.org 

Yorba Linda Police Services, 714 779-7098.

Get Form


Faded Memories


Introduction, Part 1

https://conta.cc/34wALjG

 



How the Pacific Electric Began, Part 2

https://conta.cc/3JttwIt

The Rise and Fall of the Pacific Electric, Part 3

https://conta.cc/3BxQ8oB

The Pacific Electric and Nixon Connection, Part 4

https://conta.cc/35lBJ2E

The Yorba Linda Depot, Part 5

https://conta.cc/3vvq8cn

Unlocking the Past, Part 6

https://conta.cc/3t2RWmM

Pacific Electric Depot Repurposed, Part 7

https://conta.cc/3LnVneb

A New Community Spirit: How it Began Part 8

https://conta.cc/3XHGEkB

Remembering Our Past, Part 9

https://conta.cc/3FsW4Ck

Mail Carts Circa 1880, Part 10

http://conta.cc/3o2Hoo9

A Caboose for Yorba Linda, Part 11

https://conta.cc/3MydikG

The Journey to Yorba Linda, Part 12

https://conta.cc/3EDQ1KC

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Enjoy the sounds of the Pacific Electric Train

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4bVQx_8CvA&t=37s


(c. 1914) "Pacific Electric's Training Film"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a08Ol9EQUAU


Please share your photos and remembrances

of our community’s history @ time4dance@aol.com


Yorba Linda Time Lapse


The videos below are listed in order from newest to oldest. Should you choose to watch them you will see that the content, presentation, and duration has grown with time. Along the way much was learned and new techniques employed. As new videos are created, it is my goal to continue this trend.


The availability of old photographs of our city is what makes these videos possible. I have pretty much "borrowed" everything currently on the internet, but will continue the search. Should anyone have old, interesting, family snapshots, home video, or photographs of Yorba Linda (and surrounding areas) and are willing to share them, please contact me at: grandspud@yahoo.com Larry


1) Downtown II - Postcards from the Past  https://youtu.be/5yn-OdqltqE

2) The Search for Santa Ana Canyon Miniature Railroad  https://youtu.be/ZEoWPYb2UaA

3) Downtown I - A Medley of Apparitions  https://youtu.be/VgPG55Z40Ho

4) Carlton  https://youtu.be/qlSRuKqYUv8

5) The Search for Lake Matilda  https://youtu.be/ZyeN7JLx-g0

6) Susanna Bixby Bryant - Land Use at Rancho Santa Ana  https://youtu.be/0Wu7hjG4zCY

7) Susanna Bixby Bryant - Adobe Castle in the Sky  https://youtu.be/pHSDrwg6fzk

8) Following the Cajon Canal  https://youtu.be/_J1j-GtTvVo

9) Oak Grove at SAVI (Santa Ana Valley Irrigation)     https://youtu.be/ZnSpfbidmsU

10) Disneyland Remastered  https://youtu.be/NbgjIhthCrI

11) Yorba Hacienda  https://youtu.be/YxAzvTi_2kY

12) Giant Neighborhood Oak  https://youtu.be/RrJfzqW4d40

13) Eastlake https://youtu.be/u0dT41HJ8uM

14) Southeast Yorba Linda  https://youtu.be/OS2VgQJJHIM

15) Lakebed  https://youtu.be/s6mB0AWn5xk

16) Travis Ranch  https://youtu.be/5_qbI0nHTXA

17) No Place Like Home https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szgy-gL1f0I

18) City of Orange. Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szgy-gL1f0I

19) City of Orange, Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqxYugUdues

20) In Search of the Chapels at Yorba https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk-joBh1jog




Important Contacts


Sheriff Blotter

Subscribe to a Daily Crime Report

 Crime Mapping

Orange County's Most Wanted

Family Watchdog- Offenders in Your Neighborhood

Learn More About Skimmers

Counterfeit Money Detector

Skimmers

OC Alert

Warning- Graphic Video!- Surviving Active Shooter

Citizen Request Tracker- Make suggestions to the City 

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Non-Emergency Freeway Assistance

Dial 511 for non-emergency freeway assistance.

https://511.org/driving/assist

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Digital COVID-19 Vaccine Record

Enroll for quick access and proof on your phone

https://myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov/

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City of Yorba Linda: http://www.ci.yorba-linda.ca.us/

Yorba Linda Water District

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District


Nixon Library- Calendar of Events: http://nixonfoundation.org/

Sheriff's Blotter: http://ws.ocsd.org/Blotter/BlotterSearch.aspx

Yorba Linda Parks and Recreation: http://www.ci.yorba-linda.ca.us/index.php/city-departments/recreation-community-services

Yorba Linda Public Library: http://www.ylpl.lib.ca.us/

North Orange County Community: https://nocccd.edu/

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Your voter information including tracking your ballot:  

https://ocvote.gov/vlt/


God Bless America!

From a post on Facebook

Yorba Linda e-News is a community newsletter that provides information and provokes thought. It does not endorse activities or products listed therein. Editorials written by residents are those opinions of the reader and not those of Yorba Linda e-News. Opposing viewpoints are welcome. Newsletters are also published on Nancy Rikel's Facebook, Yorba Linda Taxpayers Association Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Gab, Gettr, Truth and MeWe. News, photos and community activities for publication should be sent to: Time4dance@aol.com

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