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CANYON LAKE’S NEWSPAPER • JULY 26, 2019

Former pro baseball players call Pickleball Club Fine Arts Guild to
offering CL student host free concert for

Canyon Lake their home Pg. A3 scholarship Pg. A7 community Pg. A11

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yon Lake by several of the many
BY PAT VAN DYKE yon Lake by several of the many
amenities with boating and
COLUMNIST, THE FRIDAY FLYER amenities with boating and
golfing high on their list.
Leadership takes various forms and styles. golfing high on their list.
Soon, Canyon Lake was
Perhaps one of the most difficult leadership Soon, Canyon Lake was
styles to put into practice is that of “Servant their home.
Alice and Jack “hit the
Leadership.” For the past decade, Canyon Alice and Jack “hit the
road running” when they
Laker Alice Gray has called the members of road running” when they
became part of the Can-
the Canyon Lake Community Church (CLCC) became part of the Can-
yon Lake community. Alice
Priscilla Circle to servant leadership by asking yon Lake community. Alice
joined the Canyon Lake Chair
the question, “How can we help?” whenever joined the Canyon Lake Chair
Volleyball Club and proudly
she learns of a need in her community. Volleyball Club and proudly
was part of the team the year
Alice and her husband Jack moved from was part of the team the year
in which it earned a gold medal.
their home of 39 years in Orange, California, to in which it earned a gold medal.
Jack immediately began mak-
Canyon Lake in 2002. While living in Orange, Jack immediately began mak-
ing an impact in the golfing
both Alice and Jack were very involved in com- ing an impact in the golfing
community and formed the
munity work along with their career choices. community and formed the
As an educator during one of the many times Men’s Golf Fellowship.
Jack's involvement also
when funds for education were limited, Alice Jack's involvement also
includes his time spent serv-
found herself on the “front lines of education” includes his time spent serv-
ing on the Church Council
defending the necessity of music as part of the ing on the Church Council
at CLCC. In turn, Alice be-
curriculum in her local schools. Her love of at CLCC. In turn, Alice be-
gan a new women’s circle
music could be witnessed by the 18 years that gan a new women’s circle
which was named after the
she was the vocal music director for El Modena which was named after the
church organist, Priscilla
High School along with 28 years as kindergar- church organist, Priscilla
ten through twelfth grade music educator. Colwell.
It was at one of the meetings of the Board of Alice has inspired her
Education of Fountain Valley and the necessity fellow Priscilla Circle
of a music department was being discussed that sisters to be aware of the
Alice walked up to the podium and stressed many elderly people in the
the fact that “music is a fundamental and not Canyon Lake community
a frill.” who live alone or with a
In order to help fund the music department caregiver and would love
at McPherson Junior High School in Orange, a time of fellowship.
Alice spearheaded various fundraisers, includ- With that thought in
ing selling pottery at the Orange County Fair, mind, Alice and her “sis-
ters” began the PLAN
selling ads for the K-9 musicals, hosting Mad- ters” began the PLAN
(People Living Alone Now)
rigal Dinners, along with many other opportu- (People Living Alone Now)
Luncheon. This free event
nities to raise funds to enable the students to Luncheon. This free event
ministers to people in the
experience amazing activities. ministers to people in the
Canyon Lake community
Alice’s most remarkable opportunity was Canyon Lake community
when her students were chosen to sing at the and beyond.
Opening Day of the 1986 World’s Fair Exhibi- Alice and Jack are ex-
tion in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. amples of true “Servant
Under Alice’s leadership and much parental in- Leadership,” a leadership
volvement, a vast amount of monies was raised philosophy in which the
so that each student’s travel and lodging were main goal of the leader is
totally funded. to serve. It is not a coinci-
While residents in Orange, Alice pursued dence that Alice’s project
her education and career, while Jack was active for her master’s degree
in the YMCA, Red Cross, Rotary Club, May- from California State Uni-
versity Fullerton which
or’s Prayer Breakfast and the Christian Busi-
ness Men’s Connection. It was during this time was entitled “Servant
Leadership” was based
that he was honored by being named Orange’s on the leadership model
Citizen of the Year. that Jesus demonstrated so Alice Gray passes the Priscilla Circle’s Call to Order PHOTO BY PAT VAN DYKE
As they began to look at their retirement that Jesus demonstrated so Bell to Canyon Lake resident Lynda Ofstad, the new
years, they found themselves drawn to Can- uuCONTINUED PAGE A13 A13 Priscilla Circle leader.