A Visit to My Motherland
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Courtesy of the Local History Room, Fullerton Public Library COMMUNITY & ARTS CALENDAR Paqe 11-14 FULLERTON OBSERVER OBSERVER FULLERTON SEPTEMBER 1 2004 SEPTEMBER SAVING THE FOX THE NUFF REPORT The Historic Theatre Foundation would like to of Forum Identifies fer thanks to the following caring individuals, orga Campaign Issues nizations, and businesses who have made donations and pledges & challenge grants of over $250: • SI.650.000: City of Fullerton Redevelopment Agency; Neighbors United for Fullerton’s • $5.000: Mahsa Thomas and Associates - ReMax of sixth community forum delivered North Orange County; • $1.000: Mary Schade Wood; on its promise to delve into issues, • $25.000: Robert and Linda Weide; provide information, and offer op • $15.000: Mary Anne and Bradford Blaine (daughter of portunities for involvement in the Alice Ellen Chapman); coming Fullerton City Council elec • $10.000: “Fullerton Friends and Family” Votaw Data tion. Systems; Pam and Bob Clark, Jr.; Marilyn and Bob Three candidates for City Coun Clark, Sr.; Sharon and Councilmember Shawn Nelson cil - Doug Chaffee, Rex Pritchard • $5.000 - $9.999: Gloria Winkelmann, in memory of and Sharon Quirk - and more than Robert Winkelmann, Sr.; International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees - Local 504; Elizabeth 40 residents from Chapman Bowman (daughter of Alice Ellen Chapman); “We all sections of the Christiana S. Graham; Todd Huffman; The Douglas and city attended. Par Melissa Jones Family; Harold and Shirley Muckenthaler; need ticipants moved Cindy and Paul Sumner into small groups • $1.000 - 4.999: The children of Raymond Elementary a well to discuss those School; Catherine Baden and Nicholas Derr, in memory challenges that had of Nancy T. Baden; Ken and Shannon Bane, in memory crafted been debated and of Mimi Wald Bane; Charlotte W. Cling and Carol S. identified at previ Cling, in memory of Edwin L. Cling; Terry Neal vision.” ous forums. Fitzsimmons, in memory of Neal Thomas Fitzsimmons; Foster Each group was Mary (Wiechec) Might, in memory of Harry Might; Kinney Robert E. Root, In Memory of Vivienne M. Root; Lorril assigned a facilita Senefeld, in memory of Claude Leslie Senefeld; The tor familiar with Sheddon Family, in memory of David W. Sheddon; the topic to be discussed. Partici Thelma Moran Trust, in honor of Marilyn Moran; The pants were asked to come prepared Bruce C. Wood Family, in memory of our parents; The with background information, facts Carl W. and Frances R. Wood Family Trust, in memory and possible solutions to the follow of Carl W. and Frances R. Wood; Aeromark American ing issues: Eagle Outfitters; Bridges Finance; Santa Ana CARE Ambulance; Foley Construction Company; Fullerton * Downtown Development, Public Heritage Discount Tickets and Tours; Anaheim Above: We pose on the steps o f Geumsansa. The kids in my group came from Safety and Parking, Foster Hydraflow; Loma Vista Memorial Park; The Morgan New Zealand, England, Sri Lanka, Kazakhstan, Russia, China, and the U.S. Kinney, facilitator Group; Rizio & Nelson; Jim and Ann Thacker; Village Art Center; Mr. and Mrs. James H. Alexander; Carol and (I ’m the third from left in first row) * Traffic and Alternate Transporta Councilmember Don Bankhead; Marilyn and Denny tion, Jane Riefer, facilitator Bean; Mr. and Mrs. H.C. Bond; Fred and Jo Ann * Open Space and Future Develop Brannock; Charles W. Buck; Ph.D Bonnie Booth Holt A Visit to my Motherland... ment, Chuck Buck, facilitator and Karen Booth; Carlson Dixie and Boyd Chamberlain; * Maintaining and Financing the David Chemel and Lee Shallat Chemel; Scott Coler and by Yeji Kim City’s Infrastructure, Patrick Shannon Cook; Bumie and Joan Cohen; Melba Jean and DAY TWO: We were expected to get up McNelly, facilitator Stanley Coles; Sheldon and Louise Holler Craddock Although it was a short and really hot at 6:00a.m. and go downstairs by 6:10 so that (granddaughter of Phillip Holler); Katie and Tom Dalton; two weeks, my stay in Korea was unbeliev- we could go to morning exercises. During Groups had an hour and one-half Griff and Jan Duncan; Bill and Jan Flory; Jim and Patty able. The Korean government chose students morning exercises, we ran and learned the to debate a subject. During the last Fusting; Joyce C Garrison; Dr. John and Rene’ Gorrie; with outstanding grades and good citizenship basics of Tae Kwon Do, a Korean martial arts. half hour a spokesperson was se Linda Hawkins; Robert Hillhouse Family; Larry and After that, we went back to the dormitories, Sherry Holmes; Dorian Hunter; Louise M. Hyneman; from their school records. The students then lected to present each group’s con Donna and John Jaecker; Charle and Mike Jones; Henry had to write an essay and get a letter of rec washed up and then went to breakfast. At clusions to the entire audience. and Vi Jones; Joyce, Tom and TJ Jones; Norma and ommendation. After a really tough judgment, 7:30, we got on tour buses and headed for Councilmember F. Richard Jones MD: Judith A. I, as well as 53 other Korean youths and 70 Paju, a city on the border of North Korea. In DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT: Kaluzny; The Laroff Family; The Leighton Family; Fred undergraduates from 20 countries were in Paju, we went to the 3rd Infiltration Tunnel, Foster Kinney reported that his and Ellen Lentz; Peggy and Charles Lindahl; Bob vited by the South Korean government to a tunnel dug by the North Koreans in an at group felt there needed to be some Linnell; Molly McClanahan; Edward H. J. Moorlach; learn about the rich culture, history, and tra tempt to invade the South, and went under geographic boundaries established Patrick and Anna McGarvey; The Mullane Family; Ann ditions of Korea. During the program, Aug. ground. At the South Korean end of the tun for downtown. Some members said and Douglas F. Myles; Diane Nielen; Eileen and John 4 through Aug. 11,2004, that the government nel, we saw barbed wire, and came back up that the council was more respon Olmsted; Rick and Gale Price; Jane Reifer; Craig and funded, all of us got to know our roots a little the steepest and longest hill we had ever been sive to downtown business interests Ellie Russell; Barton Saunders and Johanna Svensson; on. We got back on the bus and went to Dora Robert B. Scott; Bruce Shoemaker; J. Brenton Shore; deeper and experienced the past, present, and - rather than the people in other parts Jane Steckler; Cathy and Danny Thomas; Lori Tratthen; future of Korea. Observation Tower. There were binoculars of town. Much discussion centered Mary Jo Vincent; Carole G. Wakeman; Charles and Nea, there and we got to see a part of North Korea on the fact that today’s businesses Charles Jr., and Geofrey Wickett; 7 Anonymous Donors DAY ONE: The program started off at and some North Korean soldiers. From there, may not necessarily fit (the needs • $500-999: Edward M. and Dolores D. Ginter, in 2:00 in the afternoon on Aug. 4, 2004 (Ko we went several hours to what is called a of) tomorrow’s residents. The im memory of Florence “Flossie” Arnold; The Capital rean time) at Kyung Hee University in Seoul. “suh-dang,” a village school. In the olden portance of The Fox was believed Group Companies Charitable Foundation, in honor of At that time, we checked in and got rooms days, the “suh-dang” was a place where vil to be critical to the future of down Timothy Stone; Anaheim Historical Society; Aubrey and assigned to us. We dropped off our luggage, lage children would learn Korean and Ko town. Associates; ChevronTexaco; Hollywood Heritage; Isle of met our roommates and said goodbye to rean etiquettes. It was also a place where The development of Amerige Scrapbooks; Lea & Nivinskus; The Olde Ship; Vons people would study for the test to get a gov Employees Federal Credit Union; Yamaha Corporation whoever accompanied us to the university. Court and the (perceived) lack of of America; Samuel and June Allen; Gordon Bachlund; Then, most of us went down to the lounge, ernment position. At the “suh-dang,” we general planning in downtown led Dr. Don Bauman; Lynn and Claude Coppel; Melinda mingled, and made new friends. There were learned Korean etiquette also and made tra to a dialogue about overcrowding, Guinaldo; James and Linda Maley: Michael and Sharon people from New Zealand, England, Russia, ditional rice cakes, “injulmi,” the traditional traffic, safety and, in general, the Newman; Michele and Jim Powell; Alison Vincent and France, Uzbekistan, China, etc. At 4:00, we way. The rice cakes were so good. I think demise of “historic” downtown Tim Sebestyen; and 5 Anonymous Donors. organized and went to orientation at the Gen that it was because we had made them our Fullerton and its transformation into • $250-499: Linda Dykes, in memory of Lynn Dittman eral Lecture Building. Immediately, we split selves. an urban center. The comment was Ramirez; Armenian Allied Arts Association; Booyah off into assigned groups and sat in the audi made that “developers are propos Enterprises, Inc.; McClain’s; Sunny Hills Orthopedic torium until the lecturers arrived. As the lec DAY THREE: We headed for Jeonju, a ing; the council is approving.” Services, Inc.; Helen and Harry Brown; Jeff Cone; turers finished, at around 7:00, we went to city 5 hours south of Seoul by bus and lo Kanani Fong; Robert and Susan Foust; Nanette Israel; The group emphasized that the Mary Jane and Robert Lent; Elizabeth and John . eat dinner at a buffet, finished at around 8:45, cated in the state of Jeon-La-Buk-Do. The city needs leaders who can look McCarthy; Kendall, Helen, and Sandy Neisess; Gregory and returned to the dormitories at 9:30.