Thursday, October 25, 2007

Mid-Afternoon Update: 4:00 pm Thursday

TWO OF THE WONDERS of our canyon community are our schools: the Silverado Elementary School and the Silverado Children's Center. These two institutions are adjacent each other on Santiago Canyon Road, midway between Jackson Ranch and Silverado Canyon and nurture the minds and hearts of the canyon children who attend.

Rumors spread earlier today that the children's center had burned and I wondered how I'd break that sad news to my son. He's been a student there for three years now, under the inspired guidance of teachers Aimee B., Sara H., sweet Jenny, and canyon legend Chay P. The center is not-for-profit and a project of the Silverado-Modjeska Parks and Recreation Department. Its serves the needs of families in the canyon and beyond, offering quality affordable preschool and after-school care. Our son has forged friendships there not only with his peers but with the farm animals, Tiny the pig and Jazzy the goat. He has only recently and proudly matriculated to the the famous "school-agers'" classroom. Just last month, my little guy started kindergarten with 17 other children at Silverado Elementary School. The elementary school, part of the Orange Unified School District, has served generations of canyon kids. It's a small school; fewer than 100 children are enrolled in grades K-6.

Then word arrived this afternoon that confirmed the both the school and the center had survived. The Children's Center director Aimee B. acknowledged that much work will need to be done before they can open. (There's a project for folks with time and perhaps money.) The two schools are standing and whole (minus a quonset hut) and that is very, very good news.

The same email declared that not one home had been lost in Silverado Canyon -- though it admitted that there was risk still from still blazing hot spots and unstable winds.

On a more personal note, the visit to the doctor proved helpful. Rebel Girl now has an inhaler to help with her breathing as well as other medication to take. She is supposed to rest her voice (in other words, SHUT UP) and take it easy. She'll do her best. She already feels better.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Does this mean that Reb and Red's house is still standing?

Anonymous said...

Glad to hear you're feeling better. We miss that voice at IVC. Don't ever shut up.

Anonymous said...

Wish you were a teacher of mine so that I could give you "sound medical advice," backed by a doctor and all...something that would initially seem rude since I would do it during class and all; but you know I'd be right.

It'd go a little something like this:
Hey Mrs. Girl - Why don't you shush up and let us go home early?

I can dream.

Anonymous said...

I'm glad things are looking up, that you guys still have houses, and that your cracked voice could be treated. I hope it rains.

Anonymous said...

THANK you SO much for this update!!! That is just terrific news. I am so relieved!!!!

I was having those very thoughts thinking about telling B.

L, hang in there. I am having some of the same symptoms.

- K

Leightongirl said...

If you or Red Emma organize a work day, let me know.

Take care of yourself. And remember, even if you can't speak, you still have your words.

Diz Rivera said...

gracia' a dios, man.
love ya.

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