On Tuesday, February 11, at 7 p.m., Ken Alan will speak on “How the Railroad Shaped Mentone: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow,” according to J.P. Gutierrez, M.A.C.A. President. The Mentone Area Community Association meets in the Banquet room of the iconic Mill Creek Cattle Association, 1874 Mentone Boulevard, Mentone.
The presentation is free to the public. M.A.C.A. attempts to have meetings every quarter on the second Tuesday of the month.
OTHER MENTONE EVENTS: The last Tuesday of each month, except for November and December, C.O.M.E.T. (Community of Mentone Empowered Together) and the Chamber of Commerce meet in the banquet room at 7 p.m. The Chamber’s business memberships are $50 per year and individual memberships are $25; one need not own a business to join, said Jan Orbaker, the Chamber Chairperson and C.O.M.E.T.’s president.
Adopt-A-Highway meets several times a year, cleaning up the Boulevard on Saturday mornings at 7 or 7:30 a.m. Contact the Chamber at 909 362-7860 for the next cleanup date.
The date for Mentone Days and the Chili Cookoff will be announced but probably in May, according to Angie DeLaRosa, Chamber/C.O.M.E.T. secretary.
Mentone hosts its yearly Film Festival in November. According to the Chamber’s website, “The 6th Annual Mentone Film Festival was held November 8th,9th, 10th 2024. It was attended by many film makers, actors, and other celebrities. The award winning films are listed below with many photos from the Red Carpet Gala held on Sunday Evening the 10th.
Best Crime ROAD TO TERZETTO – Brian Shakti (Eddie Vincent accepted award as ACTOR in the movie)
Best Drama LIME AND VINEGAR Evan Snyder
Best Comedy BOYS ABOUT TOWN #1 Mike Cuenca
Best Comedy Writer DEATH PAYS FLORA A VISIT Sy Rosen
Best Actor BREAK UP SEASON Chandler RIggs
Best Feature BREAK UP SEASON H. Nelson Tracey
Best Actress LIME AND VINEGAR Dalma Daniela
BEST THRILLEER (Short) BECAUSE I LOVE YOU Bob Celli
Best Thriller MONSOON LOVER Marlin Darrah
Best Animation CHRISTMAS DANCE Tiffany Jiang
Best Horror HALLOWEEN ’63 Lorenzo P Adams
Best Documentary WHO WE ARE Noah Berlow and Szilva Vecserdy
Best Comedy (short) CALLING ANDY Alex Lang
Best Music Video MIDNIGHT BLUE Paul Gervasi
There was a 90 min block of student films on SATURDAY EVENING THE 9TH.
Best Student Actor WHEN LUCK RUNS DRY Jack Hadley
Best Student Actress CHANCE IT Maddie Bunn
Best Student Adventure DREAMS Marcel Mikaeli
Best Student Comedy JOHNNY JR. Lily Andrews
Best Student Music ALL I ASK Shelby Clinkscales
Best Student Romance SLOW DANCE Micha Streeter
Best Student Documentary ORANGE RUSH Dragon Fly Studios Orangewood School
Best Student Cinematography TRY N RUN Jospeh Eskander
BEST SILENT FILM CHANCE IT Ariel Lopez.”
2025’s Film Festival will run two days in November, with the dates and location to be announced later, according to DeLaRosa.