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COMMONWEALTH AVE. k 1 ■u e - FULLERTON, CA 92632 Fullei l u l l Observer Spooked Council Council Member Members Questions Cave to City Sale of Warnings of Confiscated City Guns Liability By Jack Harloe Only Councilmember Recent revelations by the Los Angeles Times concerning differing gun disposal Nor by Votes to Save policies and practices among Orange County cities’ police departments prompted the Gilman Park Slide, as Fullerton Observer to inquire into Fullerton’s current procedures. it Goes Down 4-1, According to the Times, “police de­ Former Fullerton resident, Roxanne Kennedy Bowdoin of Honey Dew, Cali­ partments in Anaheim, Buena Park, West­ Demolition to Start fornia is helping her niece, 2nd-graderat Rolling Hills Elementary School, minster, Tustin, San Clemente, Brea and Ariana Varela Kennedy, leave her mark at the middle of Harbor Blvd. m Irvine are among those that destroy most Immediately downtown Fullerton, during recent First Nite Fullerton celebration. confiscated weapons. Departments in Fullerton, La Habra, La ______By Jack Harloe______to be obtained —possibly from newcomer with a twenty minute address on the perils of Palma. Placentia, Santa Ana andCostaMesa v from geC-’-jg out of b~d in J.v LiKe a ship wallowing rudderless in heavy Councilmember Julie'Sa, who alas could are among those where officials sell at least morning to sliding down the Gilman Pipe. seas, the City Council on December 15 only say, “It hurts to let something go after some of their confiscated weapopns to gun grappled with the issue of Fullerton’s Gil­ 14 years”. dealers.” man Park. Finally, to continue our metaphor, But Mayor McClanahan, not noted for “We have to be cognizant of “In some cities, most confiscated guns are it ran itself aground on the Park’s infamous past tenacity in consensus formation, de­ liability, but we can’t let it be a destined to be melted or pummeled into slide, rather than jury rigging a rudder and clined to lead on the issue, and instead joined policy determinant.” unrecognizable heaps of steel by law en­ sailing for the safe harbor of the award­ the “good ole boys,” Councilmembers Catlin Councilmember Chris Norby forcement officials who believe that all guns winning park. and Bankhead, and the reluctant Council- involved in crimes should be destroyed,” the What started out as simply park neighbors’ member Sa, in opposition to the slide’s con­ In general, Tanguay explained, complain­ Times noted. “But other police departments concerns over loud, nocturnal parties by tinued existence. ants assert lack of supervision by the city [of opt to resell or trade confiscated weapons in “young adults,” a policing issue, has been City officials were unsure how to accom­ park slide activities] but the city, in turn, may exhange for money, new police firearms or guided adroitly by city staff into a largely plish the slide removal, but were told to work cross complain of lack of parents’ supervi­ spare parts.” fictitious, mega-million dollar liability con­ with park neighbors on adding new play­ sion of their minor children. cern over potential injuries to users of the ground amenities to the park. Tanguay noted that the design of the slide Gilman Park slide. Park neighbors, who had been interested itself is not a danger unless it is improperly “We’ve got to drawing the line The slide’s liability, which served as a from the beginning in gaining a clarification used. And the city could always use the somewhere, and it might as well from the city as to its policies with respect to “assumption of risk” doctrine, which asserts lightning rod for city action, has never been be right here in our own city. the primary concern of most park neighbors, overall park maintenance, failed to receive that users of playground facilities do so with except for minor questions of maintenance such guidance and left the council session full knowledge that there is risk. The city is Every gun destroyed is a gun of the structure, and tidying up the cardboard with the question of future maintenance of self-insured, however, for the first$2 million that will never be used again.” Gilman Park unresolved. of any claim, Tanguay warned. left by users. Primary neighbor concerns -- Councilmember Buck Catlin were overall City neglect of park mainte­ Contacted later by the Observer, city City attorney Kerry Fox pointed out that nance, and late-night, unruly conduct of maintenance director Bob Savage indicated “assumption of risk” doctrine would still that he would welcome working with a require the city to undergo the expense of Fullerton’s 10 year old policy simply young people who like to congregate there stated is: It sells all guns it acquires which on warm summer nights. neighborhood group to plan and coordinate defending itself in court. meet legal requirements, and arranges for the It was clear that a middle ground still re­ maintenance actions in Gilman Park. Tanguay told the council that the city’s destruction of those which do not. mained in the form of a six month hold Savage told the Observer that the city had liability has increased because of public tes­ spent $55,000 on Gilman Park landscape and timony about the slide’s dangers. Among 4 of the 5 city councilmembers placed on slide use while the city considered there appears to be little difference of opin­ its alternatives. “I was interested in some equipment maintenance in 1991-92. “Far In 14 years of of the slide’s existence, more than any other park,” Savage noted. however, only .4 cases involving injuries ion over the wisdom of the existing policy. kind of middle approach,” Mayor McCla- Councilmember Buck Catlin’s views, nahan told the audience. Councilmember Paula Tanguay, the city’s risk manage­ have been reported. These resulted in only ment officer, perhaps unwittingly, perhaps one claim being filed against the city —on however, portray the depth of feeling lying Norby, who had already expressed opposi­ behind this issue. When contacted by the Ob- tion to slide removal, also indicated interest not, put the coup de grace to the Gilman Park November 10, for $4,168 for a boy whose in this approach. Only a third vote remained slide as she responded to Council questions Continued on p. 4 Continued on p. 11 MORE INSIDE Spotlight on Parents Unwittingly Attack Cure of Their Problem Page 3 Laguna Road GAIN Program Helps Students Gain Employment Page 12 School Lemon Park Clothing Giveaway in Jeopardy Page 14 Page 5 Decision on Closing of High School Campuses Page 16

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Page 2 FULLERTON OBSERVER NEWS January 15, 1993 i------1 |— i------..... Council Doings... The City Council met in a regular af­ of how the plan would be administered. ternoon and evening session on Tues­ day, December 15th. Assessment District Formed for Pro­ posed UNOCAL 474 Single-family Norby Opposes Affordable Housing Units North of Rolling Hills Drive. Implementation and Funding Plan. Amid concerns expressed by some coun- Councilmember Chris Norby was the cilmembers that they were committing only councilmember to vote against future, as yet unnamed and unknown adoption by Fullerton of its housing plan home buyers to assessment fees they for low-income persons and families, might not appreciate, the city council (because he opposed the way the Project okayed formation of a “financing dis­ Area 4 lawsuit was settled). trict” in east Fullerton. The district will Recently the city lost a lawsuit, encompass 474 homes on 164 acres. It brought by Fullerton residents, compel­ will pay for the grading and construction ling it to spend Redevelopment Agency of Placentia Avenue, widening of Roll­ funds from Area 4 for the funding and ing Hills Drive, 2000 feet of storm drain expenditure of a 20% tax increment set- facilities and relocation of a major trunk aside housing fund, as required by state sewer line, and/or maintenance and redevelopment law. operation of public infrastructure facili­ Historic bicycle restoration buff, Rob Kuenne, eschews traditional home The plan contains housing affordabil­ ties required as part of the approved ity requirements, objectives, and im­ Unocal development plan. A prelimi­ decorations of the season in favor of unique bicycle display at his North plementation programs. The plan also nary estimate of the cost of improve­ Fullerton home. identifies additional staffing positions ments is $3.8 million. necessary to implement the plan. The Future home buyers will have the op­ major implementation activities de­ tion of paying the assessment fee at the scribed in the attached plan are a Devel­ time the unit is purchased or in install­ oper Assistance Program for 400 rental ments over a period of years. By our units and First-Time Home Buytr arithmetic the fee will amount to Down Payment Assistance Program for $8,016.87 per home. The Council will 100 units; both over the next 6 years.. set dates for public hearings on the mat­ Joan Cohen, president of the League of ter. Women Voters of North Orange County, read a statement supporting the Without Fanfare or Discussion, City proposed city action in whichshe noted: Redevelopment Agency Files its 1991- “In evaluating any proposed plan of 92 Annual Report with the State. this type, it is essential that it be judged In two minutes flat, the Council, acting on three levels: performance objectives, as the Redevelopment Agency board, cost, and schedule. The proposed im­ accepted and transmitted its annual re­ plementation plan is a costly one, but we port to the State. If anybody said any­ believe its costs, with one caveat, are thing it was missed. The report shows the necessary to guarantee meeting of the status of all current projects, compares very difficult performance objectives, Agency goals with objectives and with i.e., affordability to very poor families.” “past accomplishments,” lists the work Cohen noted in her caveat “We believe program for the upcoming year, dis­ that City Staff’s figures demonstrate cusses housing issues in the city and how much more efficient it is to help includes a financial report. Mayor Molly Me Clanahan is presenting Certificates of Appreciation to solve the affordable housing shortage in On the docket for this year, among Fullerton Museum Center Docents: Caroline Druiff, Jean Fitzwater, Frances others: Fullerton by using Fullerton’s scarce af­ Zaslav, and Toni Henley. Pat Graham, Wendy Sears, Jackie Me Cracken and fordable housing resources to build af­ Begin the Fox Theater renovation proj - fordable rental units than it is [to build] ect (featuring a sneak preview of “Ben Anita Tyra also were so honored. ownership units. Hur”) Cohen told the council “The 100 Begin the Masonic Temple project (is ownership units are estimated to cost the this a church/state problem?) Reverse Mortgage Loans Agency about $45,000 each, whereas Begin the construction of the [rail] plat­ The Orange County Senior Services Pro­ health and medical needs they require, but the rental units will require only a form and improvements (the trains are vider Roundtable, a consortium of senior are unable to afford. $30,000 subsidy/unit, a 33% saving per coming, the trains are coming, but how service providers, has developed an informa­ The reverse mortgage loan amount is paid unit, or putting it another way, the means about the Esplanade?) tional brochure on reverse mortgages titled out to borrowers in monthly advances. The to help one-third more families. Further­ Promote the downtown and Transpor­ “Reverse Mortgages, Converting Your loan amount, plus interest, is due and payable more, the League president argued the tation Center areas (fill a few buildings) Home Equity Into Cash.” when borrowers sell their home, move out of rental units must be kept affordable for Participate in affordable housing pro­ The brochure answers general questions their home for more than one year, or both at least 30 years and, if they are built by gram projects and plan .. .(and plan and that low-income, older adults may have re­ pass away. a non-profit corporation, in perpetuity, plan and plan) garding reverse mortgages. A reverse mort­ thus enabling the City to help a greater Begin to plan for future improvements gage loan is geared towards “cash poor - The brochure has a question-answer for­ number of very poor families over the in the North Harbor area (before Brea equity rich” older adult homeowners. It is in­ mat, and a reference to counseling services. decides to annex it). years. tended to provide additional monthly in­ The brochures are free and available to the Despite the League’s presentation, the come to help them pay for the necessary public by contacting Ian Wilson at 680-0122. Council approved the Housing Implem­ The staff of Council Doings... wishes entation Plan as proposed by staff, and one and all in Fullerton a happy, asked them to return with a description harmony and water filled New Year!

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The City Council should con­ Property Advisory Committee had identified neighborhoods is cooperation between cit­ short while, we indulge ourselves in retro­ sider that. as “surplus” to developers of affordable ies, non-profits, private developers, and oth­ spective thoughts. This can bring peace of Changed in composition now, and un­ housing, led to vociferous opposition at the ers to create safe, decent, housing for fami­ mind and composure, but also twinges of tested in its new configuration, it will be last FSD Board of Trustees meeting. lies who need it guilt as we recognize our own occasional faced with opportunities to make surprising One of the more vocal opponents of any Over the past few years, the City of Garden excesses and forgetfulness. departures from old directions. Among such low cost housing warned the Trustees Grove has begun to do this by working with On the whole, we think, living in Fullerton them, a strong effort to build and make and District about all the horrible crime, such organizations as the Orange County is a warm thing. There is in Fullerton an air available affordable housing for those who gang, and drug problems which would surely Community Housing Corporation of tree-filled serenity, a graciousness that have difficulty finding it in our present follow any such actions. (OCCHC) and others to redevelop some of permeates the air. And we think that it is not Fullerton. Whereas one can sympathize with the Buena Clinton’s housing units. The results merely ordered up for the holiday season, And the Council needs to make more ex­ fears anyone might have that such deplorable were predictable; the incidence of crime, but there most of the time. We recognize that plicit provision for those who lack shelter, conditions might be coming to their neigh­ drugs, and gangs has dropped significantly. our own perceptions color our thoughts, but, warmth, and food. With the State ruling that borhood, the speaker was unwittingly speak­ Fullerton does not have any concentra­ in general, these are thoughts we are willing use of the National Guard armories must be ing against one of the best antidotes to the tions of very poor housing to match the to have colored. limited, our efforts must be more expansive. very conditions he apparently was deter­ Buena Clinton area, but we do have lots of Now let us remove our rose-tinted glasses It surely suits a new year to play the game mined to prevent. families and other households living in over­ and acknowledge that, for many, this has not of “What If?” What if we decided to depart When communities do nothing about fa­ crowded, unhealthy, decrepit housing. And been a good year. Amid the bustle of traffic, from conventional past thinking about traf­ cilitating the building of housing affordable many others are paying much too large a the daily shopping for our needs, the chance fic, make bicycles more prominent in our to its poorest members, as Garden Grove (the portion of their very-low incomes for hous­ encounters there is concealed a measurable scheme, and/or shun street widenings? speaker mentioned the Buena Clinton neigh­ ing, thus creating all the conditions in which amount of trouble — unemployment actual What if we subsidized rentals for low borhood in Garden Grove), Fullerton, Santa the problems mentioned above take root and or potential, health care bills, working pov­ income families and refused to pay rent for Ana, and many other Orange County com­ flourish. erty, unwanted pregnancies, troubled teen­ auto dealers? What if elected and appointed munities have over the past 10 years, slum We should be proud that two of the main agers, troubled parents, and the usual city officials strolled the streets of south­ neighborhoods like Buena Clinton are the local public jurisdictions to which our tax amount of purposive crime. west and east Fullerton, shaking hands, dis­ result. monies flow are cooperating to find ways to These are the waters that flow through cussing, possibly in a mixture of Spanish, When no affordable housing is available to improve the schools and expand affordable Fullerton while many of us, in our separate English, Korean and Vietnamese, the prob­ minimum wage-earning households, they housing opportunities in Fullerton. We need lives and definitions of self, sit or stand as lems of everyday life in our city? must either abuse housing by doubling and more such socially conscious and collabora­ islands around which these troubles flow. What if, finally, from all this we now feel tripling-up in apartments or hit the streets. In tive efforts, not less! The many — and there are many, who try to infused with feelings of comraderie, good divert, or provide for these troubles, should will, brotherhood toward our fellow resi­ indeed be thanked. There are enough of dents ? Well, isn ’ t the hoi iday season and the ^ 5. Letters to Obthem so that to try to name them unavoidably new year supposed to bring this? One thing the means omitting others equally deserving. is certain for the new year: We can do better. Sports Field Needs Greater than Perhaps what we could do, in the mean­ All we have to do is try. Orangethorpe, or the most certain changes in ing citizens and gang activity with its graffiti the demographic make-up of our community will flourish far beyond what is already intol­ Those for Education & Housing which were not even hinted a t erable. Dear Observer, Fullerton School District (FSD) has no sur­ If you’re into the so called “affordable” If this land is truly excess property, why I find your January 1,1993 article regard­ plus propertiesjonly a recommendation to housing, why have the 70 affordable units in has the City poured so much money into it? ing alleged surplus school property totally consider declaring all the open school spaces Bushala Brothers project on Truslow been Why has the City Staff stated for the past ten misleading and lacking objectivity. The in Fullerton as surplus. slow-rolled for the past eight years. As a years that the demands for park space can’t Standing in the way of FSD Board Of matter of fact what is the percentage of af­ be met and what little space we have must be Trustees decisions are the agreements made fordable housing now in Fullerton and what for multiple use? Why has the City Mainte­ by the FSD with the City of Fullerton. As a is the percentage which the City’s inter­ nance department complained they can’t ,FULLERTON result of these agreements, the City has structure and tax base can handle before adequately do their job because of overuse of poured hundreds of thousands of dollars Fullerton degenerates into slum city. this land? i OBSERVER from Park Dwelling Tax and State Park Bond The recommendations now being consid­ I think we need to use common sense and money into these properties under joint us­ ered by the FSD Trustees are a rape of the face the facts. Regardless of how much low age agreements instead of developing addi­ Fullerton Park System and our qu ality of life. income housing is built in Fullerton, it will Published semi-monthly by the tional parks. In addition the City provides This may bring a few bucks to the FSD but never be enough, and when we exceed 15 or Fullerton Observer Community the cost of landscape maintenance for ,the will cost the City four times that for the 20 %, which most experts agree is the Newspaper, except monthly entire school grounds as payment for usage additional police (if they can even find re­ absolute maximum, the quality of life will during July, August, & December of this land. cruits). take a drastic downturn and Fullerton will Also standing in the way of the Trustees’ If the City can no longer act as a facilitator, become an asphalt jungle and a slum. Subscriptions: $10-$15/year decision is the Fullerton Master Plan (now the private sector will be removed from help­ Advertising: $5/column-inch under review), which designates this land as ing young children to become good tax pay­ Kenneth C Meinburg, Fullerton public usage not currently zoned to build any private housing. Editor: Ralph Kennedy I feel your article should have mentioned that the recommendations being considered Design: Nadene Ivens, Mika are city wide and include Parks Junior High Letter Calling Fullerton Police Toyoura, Rusty Kennedy, and (lower field and track),Richman School as Ralph Kennedy well as Hermosa, etc. and that the recom­ mendations also includes doing away with “Inept” Is Itself “a Classic Production: Mildred R. Donoghue, the tennis courts at Ladera Vista, Parks & Mary Graves, Jim Ivens, Barbara W. Nicolas Junior Highs and the Hunt Library. Johnson, MaryAnn Taggart, and Example of Ineptness” It makes little difference which property is Debbie Thomas. first when it comes to FINANCIAL ANO­ Dear Observer, ing his property “cops be damned”. REXIA. The big bucks to the school district This letter is in regard to a letter from If his neighborhood has a neighborhood Graphics: Michael Freeth, Aimee aren’t their, especially if FSD has to pay fair Randall Flemming entitled “Citizen Calls watch it sure would be in their interest to Grodsky, Sharon Kilpatrick, and- market value for City improvements to bail Fullerton Police Inept”, that appeared in the elect a level-headed spokesperson should the Claudia Rae. out of their agreements and then return to dec. 1992 issue of the Observer. need arise. paying for their own school landscape main­ His letter in essence is a total condemna­ Circulation: Tom Cooney, Roy tenance. tion of the entire Fullerton Police Depart­ Henry Bertch, Fullerton Kobayashi, Irene Kobayashi, Natalie If the Maple School project needs outside ment. This condemnation is based on some Kennedy, and Roberta Regan. financing, why not consider selling Beech- police actions or lack of it which he claims he wood to the Fullerton High School District witnessed in his neighborhood. Responsible Articu­ Observers: Warren Bowen, Caro­ (FHSD) and save us over-burdened tax pay­ Regardless of what an objective investiga­ lyn Elliott, Jack Harloe, Lorna Funk, ers the cost of relocating both the FSD offices tion would reveal, his letter itself is a classic lation of Divergent Jim Henley, Frank Luke,Bill Peter­ to Beechwood and the FHSD offices which in ineptness: son, Aimee Grodsky, Tom Cooney, will then have no place to go. 1. He made no reference to having re­ Views Essential and Bob Ward. If your article was objective, you would ported his complaints to higher authority in Dear Observer, have mentioned the current and projected the Police department. The democratic process requires the re­ Advertising: Ralph Kennedy, Call over-crowding of our schools. The fact that 2. He painted all officers within the depart­ sponsible articulation of divergent views. 525-7225 for more information on the current projection doesn’t include stu­ ment with the same dirty brush. Fullerton is fortunate to have The Fullerton rates and deadlines. dents from the proposed additional high 3. He stated that since he could not depend Observer. upon the Fullerton Police Department, he Classified: 525-7225 density low income housing (the Bushala project), the Northrup development on was going to do his own police work defend­ Susan Zepeda, Fullerton Property of Fullerton Public Library, Local History Room Page 4 FULLERTON OBSERVER NEWS January 15,1992 Gilman Park Controversy and Budget Crunch Raising Questions on Fullerton Parks Continued from p. 1 leg was broken while playing on the side. of the slide.” Catlin claimed that in retrospect But Tanguay spent 20 minutes sketching the slide appears to have suffered from bad potential disasters, citing Newport Beach’ design. Ignoring the fact that gravitational suit in which a bicycle rider received $3.1 force still continues to make the slide attrac­ million for head injuries in a fall on a city tive to children, Catlin said “The design path. concept has seen its day. What we’ve got At the conclusion of her presentation, it there is really a regional park, and its ameni­ was clear that Councilmembers Bankhead ties should be in a [county run] park. and Catlin had panicked over potential city Catlin closely questioned police chief liability and were ready to opt for slide re­ Goehring on the origins of 52 persons cited moval. They had apparently been braver at by the police department for infractions. the Dec.l Council meeting when both voted According to Goehring, all but two came for a Police Vehicle Pursuit policy that sub­ from areas of the county other than Fullerton. jects the city to extraordinary risk of damage But Chief Goehring’s figures were only suits for death and disabilities resulting from partial, noting that “in the past 3 months, 113 potential crashes with civilian motorists who foot patrols [had been run] with only 2 ar­ are innocent bystanders. rests.” This somewhat bizarre council meeting Chief Goehring admitted that police de­ was further marked by missing police rec­ partment records did not support the charge ords and acknowledgment by city mainte­ that the park is a policing problem because of nance officials that, while they have inspec­ youth misbehavior. tion schedules for Gilman Park, they have no Councilmember Catlin appeared consis­ “maintenance manual” presumably showing tently negative throughout the evening, at landscaping standards which must be ad­ one point noting: “I question if children from hered to. other cities should use [Gilman Park], Is In a session featuring solid opposition to Gilman a regional park or is it private? If we the slide from the city community services have a park too difficult for us to maintain division, city police, city maintenance de­ why would we let others use it?” partment, and the city risk management of­ When city maintenance director Bob Sav­ fice, on one side, and a phalanx of.“Save age told the council that in 1991-1992 the Gilman Park” neighbors as slide supporters, city had spent $55,000 on Gilman Park, on the other, Councilmember Chris Norby Councilmember Catlin noted, spoke for retaining the slide. “I don’t think the City can sustain this type “It’s a copout,” Norby noted, adding that of park.” the city should not let fear guide its policies. But Councilmember Catlin seemed to Fullerton Library Director A Milo and Carol Patterson of the Fullerton Sorop- Taking out the slide will not be the answer to believe that the city already had too many tomist Club examine a book from the 8-volume set on “The Traditional Crafts the park’s problems.” parks. “You can drive on one route from west of Japan”, presented by the Club to the Library. The set, which includes Councilmember Norby noted that the slide to east Fullerton and pass a public park every companion videos, is valued at $3,000, and was a gift to the Soroptomists from problem presented two issues: disruption quarter of a mile,” he noted. Diamond Inc., a Japanese publishing firm. With the agreement between caused by youth misbehavior, and liability. Responding to a question from Mayor Fullerton and Fukui, Japan to be “sister cities”, Library patrons have been Both, he felt, could be handled by the city. McClanahan, Savage admitted that his de­ demonstrating increased interest in material on Japanese culture. Susan Hunt, city director of the Commu­ partment does not have a maintenance check nity Services Department, fingering “im­ list for Gilman Park. “It wouldn’t be help­ proper use” as the principal cause of the slide ful,” Savage said, “We don’t have enough comfortable letting my children use the park. Park could be one obvious answer. deterioration, told the council that the city’s dollars to do it.” As a Fullerton resident my safety should be His 13 year old daughter, Alicia, ad­ community services commission (though Gilman Park proponent Patricia Burk told assured day and night We should get rid of dressed the council also. “The main issue not unanimously) had voted to recommend the Council that she was opposed to letting this attractive nuisance [the slide].” should not be the slide but the park itself. slide removal to the Council, urging restora­ young adults “rob the children of Fullerton Lew Green, Fullerton, urged the council to This park used to be a nicely wrapped pres­ tion of the natural terrain, installation of and its surrounding neighborhoods of a crea­ remove the slide. “It’s a dollars and cents ent, with a bow that showed how beautiful lighting, and improvement of access to the tive play apparatus.” deal, he said, 1 don’t know how the city can and unique it was. Today this park bears a park areas by city police and maintenance “I live in an isolated part of the city, she assume this liability.” loosely wrapped present with a bow showing vehicles. added, if we’re not a community here we’re Rick Feuchter, Community Services of neglect.” Hunt outlined a choice for the Council — in deep trouble.” Commissioner, pinpointed the problem The younger Feuchter described the resi­ that of spending $19,800 to “refurbish” the She urged police chief Goehring to curtail when he told the council “The decision re­ dents and neighbors and herself, joining slide, or pay $8,500 to remove it, grade and current misuse of the park by fencing off garding Gilman Park goes far beyond the together to help[ this park... We felt like we replant the hillside. Since the park is situated Marymount Street, use of sprinklers, better issue of a children’s slide. The retd issue is had done something but we knew more could in an area eligible for redevelopment funds, lighting, and adding an access road from whether we are able to maintain a park sys­ be done.” She urged the council not to be the city has determined that it could spend a Treeview Street to Eucalyptus Place for tem or not. Eliminating amenities to alleviate brainwashed by those who said the slide and total of $36,000 in capital improvement surveillance enforcement. inappropriate activities is comparable to the park should not be there. project funds on the park. The remainder of Burk also asked that an advisory group be being held hostage by a few disrespectful Kim Housewright, Fullerton, added his the funds could be used to purchase and formed to work with police, neighborhood individuals. If the purpose of the original voice to those wanting the slide removed. install additional park amenities. watch groups and maintenance department equipment in the park was to offer a physi­ “It’s an issue of management and liability— Mary Sandoval, member of the city com­ workers to help secure the park. “The re­ cally and mentally challenging recreational of broken arms or legs.” munity services commission, urged the moval of the slide will not make the problems environment for the youth, we must do eve­ Roberta Benson, former president of the Council to remove the slide. “Times have go away. It will only remove one more op­ rything possible to allow the youth an oppor­ League of Women Voters, told the council changed from the ’70s,” she noted, “the portunity for creative play in our city,” she tunity to enjoy our parks.” that she had enjoyed the park for 15 years slide does present a potential for liability, noted. Feuchter referred to the recent L. A. Times while her children were growing up. “Time and it’s a public nuisance for the neighbors.” Jeremy Miller, Fullerton, told the council story about “Youth at Risk, Too Little to and a lack of attention, and city disregard to Tony Valla, also a commission member, that the issue was simply one of whether “the Do.” Quoting: “Nearly half of America’s the point where [Gilman] is a laughable cari­ told the council that he had consistently city would like to enjoy our natural re­ adolescents have too little to do after school cature of a park” [have taken their toll], she opposed removal of the slide. “City parks sources. Have police patrol the park at night and are in danger of falling victims to gangs, noted. She told the council that the problem will take areal beating now,” Valla said,“the and that will solve the problem. It’s a travesty drugs, sex, or other activities that could limit would not be solved by taking out the slide. park has been ganged up on [by city depart­ to allow [young adults] to dictate to us.” their potential as adults.” “Citizens need to take back their park, other­ ments]. I appeal to you not to cut the park.” Lynn Kelley asked the council to close the Feuchter concluded that we need to pro­ wise we might as well concrete over the Councilmember Buck Catlin declared park. “I have installed a $10,000 security vide more sports, more recreational and after whole city,” Benson said. himself “very knowledgeable on the origins system in my home,” she said, “I don’t feel school activities of a positive nature. Gilman Continued on p. 11 A Service For Your Home Office Unique Greeting Cards, ? Rubber Stamps, Printing SUNNY HILLS MAIL BOX \ Paper Products i Office Supplies • Copy Services • FAX Services ) Gifts, Books ! 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January 15,1992 FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 5 Spotlight on Laguna Road Elementary School! By Konnie Gault extension of the classroom, where students video program in math and science. Called teacher, then publishing.” and teachers learn new technologies and TEAMS, the program pairs classroom teach­ On surveys, students regularly respond All schools are, by their nature, incredibly produce classroom products. ers with a television “expert” to provide that what they enjoy the most about school is busy places. Laguna Road seems to have A video network allows any classroom to students with a hands-on interactive experi­ writing. Last year, Laguna Road students’ taken the busyness and multiplied it by a become a broadcast studio by connecting ence. Results of investigations are shared writing scores were the highest in the Dis­ thousand. A school that began the restructur­ equipment to cables installed within the and compared with those of participating trict. “We think that what’s happening now is ing process several years before the state walls. Teachers and students can broadcast schools throughout the country. the result of our emphasis on writing over the began offering competitive grants to schools past six years or so, beginning in kindergar­ willing to take a new look at the way they ten and extending through the sixth grade,” operate, Laguna Road is in an exciting and said Principal Harold Sullivan. challenging position. An excellent Physical Education program Known today as a cutting edge school is the reason that Laguna Road teachers have which demonstrates the creative use of tech­ been able to collaborate weekly to plan lit­ nology to enhance curriculum, restructuring erature units, social science, science, and began here about nine years ago when sev­ other lessons as grade level teams. eral teachers became involved in the UCI This collaboration between teachers is a Writing Project and the school received an necessity that is unfortunately a luxury at Academic Technology Grant. most schools, where teachers have to work Since 1985, a number of Laguna Road around classroomresponsibilities, meetings, teachers have participated in the California recess duties, and a lunch time that is never Literature Project. In 1986, Laguna Road long enough. became a developmental model for AB 803. All students receive physical education In 1988 the school was funded as a dissemi­ instruction at least twice a week. The staff nation model. It is now part of the Model has chosen to use their state funds to support Technology School link, a state network of the program. The Physical Education teacher twelve schools selected to serve as models and aides sponsor a Twenty-Five Mile Club, for other schools. which provides upper grade students and Eighty-four schools throughout California teachers an opportunity to become and re­ have adopted the Laguna Road model. Last main physically fit by jogging, power walk­ year, it was one of 210 elementary schools ing, or aerobic dancing. out of 1500 applicants statewide to receive Laguna Road students have raised over an SB 1274 Restructuring Planning Grant. Students at Laguan Road School are working on a variety of innovative $31,000 for the American Heart Association This year, Laguna Road is one of approxi­ projects on an assortment of Macintosh and IBM computers in the Technical through Jump Rope for Heart Day, making mately 200 schools to receive a five-year Lab at Laguna Road School. the school one of the top fundraisers in Or­ restructuring implementation grant, al­ ange County. though it should be noted that the funds between classrooms live or on tape. This Many activities support the school’s long­ Principal Harold Sullivan, also known as available from the state are less than half of year additional cables will be added to facili­ time emphasis on literature and writing. The “Sully,” has been at Laguna Road since those planned for and expected. tate telecommunications and increased inter­ busy Media Center holds a monthly Author- 1981. In describing his school, Mr. Sullivan Laguna Road has also been recognized as action among classrooms. of-the-Month Tea, which gives classroom said, “I think that the thing I appreciate the a Center of Excellence by the National Asso­ During the presidential election period, authors an opportunity to share their writing most about this school is the way the people ciation of Teachers of English. During a the school video network provided an with their peers. here work together. The staff is extremely recent National Elementary Principals’ As­ avenue for a real-life election experience. An Adopt-a-Book program provides par­ cohesive, hard-working and dedicated and is sociation Convention the school was visited School political conventions, debates and ents and students the chance to donate books willing to share and communicate with each by hundreds of principals from throughout man-on-the-street interviews were broad­ for classroom libraries. Last year’s fifth other. the United States and Canada. cast live to all classrooms. annual Day-of-the-Reader attracted sixty- “I’m impressed by the fact that they are An important part of Laguna's restructur­ Said one staff member, “interestingly eight readers from the community and constantly searching for ways to make things ing proposal is increasing the involvement of enough, the live television impacted student school district. better for their students. The parents bend students with the community. Ideas to ac­ voters much the same way it does adults. In The newly initiated Writers’ Workshop over backwards to support us, which is complish this include a take-home computer a schoolwide survey, voters admitted their has been a way for students in some class­ wonderful. Everyone here has very high program for parent-student teams; the devel­ votes were affected by the debates, by how rooms to buy into the idea that they are standards and expectations not only for kids opment of telecommunications-based men­ the candidates looked, etc.” authors. According to one teacher, “The kids but for themselves.” tor programs to link students with senior Fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students are go through the writing process willingly, For further information, please contact citizens and college students; School Town participating in the pilot of an interactive editing, conferencing with each other or their Principal Harold Sullivan at 447-7725. Meetings; initiation of joint activities for students in collaboration with community businesses, agencies and institutions; expan­ The Primary Intervention Program (PIP) sion of the video network to facilitate inno­ vative team teaching experiences; and the Commonwealth School is beginning a PIP is school-based, focusing on school Program has been designed to intervene placement of telephones and answering program this year called the Primary Inter­ adjustment problems. with young, at risk children not in need ofl machines in classrooms to facilitate tele­ vention Program or P.I.P. It is a program PIP involves systematic screening and as­ professional treatment. These children! communications and communication with which enhances the educational experience sessment at the preschool through grade 3 typically exhibit mild to moderate school ad­ parents. of young school children (kindergarten levels. justment difficulties. Research tells us that if The Senior Mentor project is underway. A through third grade) who may be experienc­ PIP uses trained and supervised parapro- the needs of these children are not addressed small group of seniors from Momingside of ing some problems adjusting to school. fessionals to deliver services. at an early age there is a greater likelihood Fullerton has visited the school’s Tech Lab The program provides children with posi­ PIP uses mental health professionals to that they will become more entrenched and twice for introduction to the Macintosh tive one-to-one attention in an activity room supervise paraprofessionals. the child may require more extensive inter­ computer. A Laguna Road Macintosh com­ setting. Each child has 30 minutes in the ac­ PIP emphasizes a cooperative Mental vention at a later age. PIP is not designed to puter is now on loan to Momingside for use tivities room with an adult special friend one Health/School District relationship. replace mental health or counseling services in the project. Seniors will be working with day a week for about 10 to 12 weeks. More on the types of children: The PIP for the more needy child. the school’s students via the computer and The one-to-one attention helps children modem. feel good about themselves, builds their self­ Bridges to Tomorrow Conference at As a result of various grants, every class­ esteem by making them feel special, and room has at least two computers. There are helps for a good start in the elementary 49 Macintosh computers throughout the school years. CSUF Jan. 21 (Registration by Jan. 13) school. An IBM Partnership Program grant Key Ingredients of PIP: Junior and senior high school students,, fee for each participant. The deadline for provided 15 IBM computers. The computer PIP is an early detection and intervention parents, teachers, and counselors are invited registering is January 13, 1993. lab, also known as the Tech Center, is an program to attend a “Bridges of Tomorrow” confer­ Sixty speakers will share their stories with ence Thursday January 21,1993, at Mc­ an anticipated 900 students from Orange Carthy Hall, CSUF, 8:30 a.m.\> 12 noon. County senior and junior high schools. The conference is sponsored and con­ Dr. Ellen Stofan, Deputy Project Scientist Mediation Services ducted by the American Association of Uni­ for the Magellan Project at Jet Propulsion versity Women (AAUW) in cooperation Lab, and Ellen Reyes Jones, specialist in tax, • Business • Family • Divorce • with CSUF. business, real estate and international law, There is a $3 non-refundable registration will be the keynote speakers.

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Page 6 FULLERTON OBSERVER NEWS January 15,1992 City Budget Workshop nances would be better served by an inde­ pendent Landmarks Commission whose Open to the Public members are appointed by virtue of their background in preservation, local history? The Fullerton City Council has scheduled and architectural history.” a special workshop for Tuesday, Jan. 26, to discuss city finances and budget needs for the coming fiscal year. The workshop, which is 124 New Literacy open to the public, will be held from 5-10 p.m. in the Fullerton Multi-Service Center, Tutors Graduated 340 W. Commonwealth Avenue. The Fullerton affiliate of the Literacy Vol­ Projections by Fullerton’s finance director unteers of America recently presented Tutor indicate that even with no change in current Certificates to 124 graduates who had com­ city operations and funding levels, dwin­ pleted the Tutor Training Workshop. From dling revenues and continued anticipated Fullerton were graduates: Debbie Bencks, hits by the state on traditional city revenue Phillip E. Cohan, Rebecca A. Dahl, Elaine sources could reduce available funds to the Dennault, Kay Elhami, Cheryl A. Heil, city by as much as $3.4 million for the fiscal Nancy L. Holmes, Lynn M. Lewis, Elena year beginning July 1, 1993. Lejano, Monica Macchiavello, Christa L. At the Workshop, City Manager Jim Arm­ Machir, Rita Maellaro, Carol A. Petis, strong will present the results of a lengthy Philomena A. Scola, Michael V. Sieverson, study of the City and its operations begun in A young Fullerton family enjoys friendly family atmosphere at recent Racial and Mel Vargas. November by teams of city staff members Unity Picnic in Richman Park. The next Tutor Training Workshop begins plus a list of recommendations for City Feb. 6, 1993. Call LVA Fullerton at 738- Council consideration of ways of streamlin­ 3114 for more info. ing city operations and reducing costs. A For more info., call the Public Information B Office at 738-6317. FULLERTON Dr. Riggio Outstanding O A Conversation with- U T eacher of the Y ear Dr. Ronald E. Riggio, professor of psy­ Councilmember Sa... chology at Cal State University, Fullerton, is the charter recipient of the Western Psycho­ A conversation with new Councilmember Matthew P. Kari were class president and logical Association’s Outstanding Teacher Julie Sa recently, revealed that she is enjoy­ Festival of Learning of the Year Award, ing her new office and is very pleased with valedictorian, respectively were among the 54 candidates for graduation from the 41st The first annual honor bestowed by the the cooperation she has been receiving from Experiences Presented largest and most active regional organization members of City Staff, whom she credits Fullerton College Police Reserve Academy. After completing 351 hours of specialized in the United States seeks to recognize out­ with “making her transition from citizen to by Synagogues standing young professionals (40 years and Councilmember much easier.” training, for 8 units of college credit, the Jewish Federation’s North County Region candidates became police science graduates under) in the field. The 37-year-old Yorba Asked when she plans to open her new Linda resident will receive his award in China Doll Grill in the space vacated by the with North County synagogues and the Bu­ during public ceremonies Dec. 16 in the FC reau of Jewish Education (BJE) will be pre­ Phoenix at the 2,300-member association’s former Steamers Restaurant in the American Campus Theatre. senting “Hagitat Limud”, a festival of learn­ Other independent graduates from Fuller­ annual meeting in April 1993. Savings & Loan building at Chapman and Riggio joined CSUF’s faculty in 1982 and Harbor, (as promised during the recent ing experiences to enhance Passover cele­ ton were: Kurt M. Metcalf, Thomas V. Mil- brations throughout the month of March ich, and James C. Ramsey. holds a Ph.D. in social/personality psychol­ Council campaign) Julie said she had been ogy fromUC Riverside. His regular teaching advised by the City Attorney that to open a 1993. Among the sessions will be a Matzo bak­ load at CSUF includes courses in industrial/ restaurant there might be perceived as “a New Landmark ery, demonstrations of Pesach cooking from organizational psychology, social psychol­ conflict of interest for a new Councilmem­ both the Sephardic and Ashkenazi traditions, ogy and graduate seminars. ber,” and so she has put that plan on hold until Commission Requested and discussions of Jewish history. she could consult with her own attorney. Fullerton Heritage, a local non-profit or­ In addition to the programs, the Region’s Asked how an experienced “business­ ganization, has formally asked the City Tree Ceremony Raises leadership Council strives to identify local woman” like herself could not have picked Council to establish an independent Land­ needs and seek solutions to unique problems up on the league of Women Voters testi­ marks Commission, and has offered its serv­ $31,000 for Hospice of the North County Jewish community. mony at the last Council meeting that includ­ ices in establishing the new Commission. The third annual “Light Up a Life” cere­ ing higher-cost ownership units in the new Currently, the Planning Commission acts mony held over the holidays in front of St. Fullerton Affordable Housing Implementa­ Police Academy Grads as the Landmarks Commission for the City. Jude Medical Center, raised over $31,000 tion Plan was a relatively inefficient way to In a letter to Mayor McClanahan, Fullerton. that will be used to support the St. Jude Fullerton Independents (not affiliated with spend the City’s scarce affordable housing Heritage president said “We believe that the Hospice Program, a service providing care to any police department) William J. Mall and dollars, Councilmember Sa said she was philosophy outlined in the Landmarks Ordi­ the terminally ill and their families. under the impression the City was legally obligated to build the ownership units. When informed that the plaintiffs in the Fullerton’s First La Posada-1992 housing suit against the City preferred rental About 250 Fullerton children and adults Posadas” are conducted in different neigh­ sist of a procession from house to house, units, and the ownership units had been in­ conducted a traditional Mexican “Posada” borhoods from Dec. 16 to Dec. 24, and con­ singing carols and stopping at each house cluded in the settlement only at the City’s Dec. 17, begin­ for refreshments of insistence, Sa said she would look into it. ning their pro­ the season. They cession at the symbolize the 9 Muckenthaler Home Valencia Com­ nights in which munity Center at biblical figures Jo­ Tour Successful Highland and seph and Mary The Muckenthaler Cultural Center’s 4th Valencia and sought shelter Annual Christmas Home tour was success­ proceeding east while awaiting the fully held Dec. 5th and featured a tour of on Valencia to birth of their son, three lovely Fullerton homes. 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• Through January 28 — Eclectic • January 22 JTlrt Exhibits Imagery, six West Coast artists will be through Mar.21 — highlighted during the multi-media show, “Visions and Eileen Kremen Gallery, 619 N. Harbor Ecologies”: Blvd., Fullerton, 879-1391. Photography in • Through February 7 — Music of the Laguna Beach, Maya, art which create an authentic 1918-1993, Laguna atmosphere which reflects the colorful Art Museum, 307 musical heritage of one of the most Cliff Drive, Laguna advanced cultures of pre-columbian Beach, Adults: $3; America, Fullerton Museum Center, 301 Seniors and stu­ N. Pomona Ave., 738-6545. dents, $1.50; children under 12; • Through February 5 — Photographic Free, 494-8971. Alternatives, Nick Capaci and Jonde Northcutt display their works, Whittier • January 23 — College Mendenhall Gallery, 13406 E. Celebrate Our Philadelphia St, Whittier, 310/907-4275. History, annual gala of the International • Through February 11 — Recurring Printing Museum Visions, collage, pen and ink, drawings, and the Printing photography, by Jennifer Greback, Leanne Industries Assoc, of Schwartzmeyer, Amanda Jones, and Carrie Southern California, McNinch, Ipso Facto, 517 N. Harbor $15 per person, 6 Blvd., Fullerton, 525-7865. pm, activities • Through February 14 — El Corazon include special ^January Sangrante/The Bleeding Heart, the first tours, demonstra­ major museum exhibition which links tions and theatre recent work by artists from Mexico, Cuba, presentations, hors • Continuing — Realm of the Ancestors: Chile and the U.S. with such diverse d’oeuvres, reserva­ Arts of Oceania, explores the powerful influences as Aztec iconography and tions are required, arts of the Austaloids and Austronesians, Catholic religious traditions, $4 adults, $2 8469 Kass Dr., Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, 2002 N. students and Srs., free to members and Buena Park, 523- Main St., Santa Ana, 567-3600. children under 12, Newport Harbor Art 2070. • Continuing — Power and Creation: Museum, 850 San Clemente Dr., Newport “The Think", a painting by Karen Feuer-Schwager, • January 23 — Africa Beyond the Nile, exposes the Beach, 759-1122. from the Environmental Series “Garbage Is Gar­ Pre Columbian power and diversity of sculpture and other • Through February 14 — Ralph bage” now on display at Gallery 57 in Fullerton. Gold, demonstra­ art forms originating in the diverse nations Eugene Meatyard: An American tions of goldwork­ of Black Africa with special emphasis on Visionary, first major retrospective of ing techniques, sculptural arts of West and Central Africa, Ralph Eugene Meatyard, an imaginative • Through April 1 — Fullerton Market films on pre-Columbian gold from the Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, 2002 N. and enigmatic American photographer will close for the winter season, Wilshire Museo del Oro in Bogota, and a mask Main St., Santa Ana, 567-3600. whose poetic images have haunted the between Harbor/Pomona, Fullerton, 526- making workshop for younger children, T- • Every Friday — Lunchtime tours of public in the two decades since his death, 5814. 4 pm. Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, the Muckenthaler Cultural Center, $4 adults, $2 students and Srs., free to • January 15 through February 14 — 2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana, 972-1900 for 12:30 pmrbring a brown bag lunch, 1201 members and children under 12, Newport Exhibit by P. Marc Tetreault from more info. W. Malvern Ave., Fullerton, 738-6595. Harbor Art Museum, 850 San Clemente Fullerton, Echiko Ohira, and Georgette • January 25 through February 19 — Dr., Newport Beach, 759-1122. • Through January 15 — “Whimsies in Unis, LA Artcore, 652 Mateo S t, Los “Blue News/Random Selections”, David Wood: Tramp Art and Folk Craft” • Through February 20 — Don Hen­ Angeles, 213/617-3274. Levy explores the relationship between features a variety of wood crafts, including dricks, Visual Poet, A Retrospective, • January 16 through March 15 — The real and cartoon images, Cypress College decorative frames, boxes, furniture and 8am -10 pm Mon. - Thurs., 8 am - 5 pm Integrative Art of Modern Thailand, 53 Photography Gallery, 9200 Valley View, toys, CSUF Library lobby, 800 N. State Fri., Irvine Valley College Student Serv. major works of contemporary Thai art Cypress, 826-2220, ext 244. College, 773-2990. Ctr, 5500 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine, 559- viewed through the mind’s eye of the Thai • January 31 — The Heart of Mexican 3232. • Through January 24 — “10” featuring art critic, Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, Art: Image, Myth and Ideology, lecture the work of Gloria Brown, Desiree Engle, • Through March 1 — Tribute to the 2002 N. 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• January 17 — James Dapogny Chicago Jazz Band and The Chenille Sisters perform together, “In the Dark” 2 and 4:30 pm, $11.50 advance, $14 at the door, Orange Coast College Fine Arts Recital Hall, Commentary on the 2701 Fairview Rd., Costa Mesa, 432-5880. Movies and Hollywood • January 17 — Fullerton College By Chris H. Ullrich will present a half-hour Bells for Hope Carillon Concert, 3 p.m as part of a simultaneous nationwide bell ringing, on the first day of In- naugral events in the FC quad area, “Scent of a ” 321 E. Chapman Avenue, 992- Released By: Universal Pictures. sometimes belligerent and cruel to 4097. MPAA Rating: R, for strong lan­ Charlie, he helps him discover what it guage Directed By: Martin Brest • January 21 — Southwest Cham­ means to have integrity and how you Produced By: Martin Brest must always seize what life has to offer. ber Music Society, featuring works Written By: Bo Goldman Both the characters are expertly drawn by Chausson, Harbison, Ravel, and Director of Photography: Donald E. and completely believable. The writ­ Thorin • Sundays — Sunday Afternoon Shostakovich, 8 pm, $14, $7 stu­ ing is excellent with the dialog sound­ Starring: A1 Pacino, Chris Jazz,with a guest artist each week dents and Srs., Chapman University ing as if the characters were in fact just O’Donnell, James Rebhom, Gabri- Salmon Recital Hall, 333 N. Glas­ thinking of the words they are speaking and free hors d’oeuvres, 3 to 7pm, elle Anwar Reviewed at the AMC Capistrano’s in the Crown Sterling sell, Orange, 800/726-7147. instead of having them scripted for Main Place Theatre Santa Ana, CA them. Suites, 1235 E. Dyer Rd, Santa • January 22 — Three-ring on January 3. 1993 Running Time: Ana, 641-4901. 157 Min. In other areas, the technical aspects Poetry presents an evening with of the film are as excellent as the writ­ Some viewers might be put off by • Through January 24 — The poetry in American Sign Lan­ ing and direction with Donald Thorin’s this film’s long running time but the guage, Mona Jean Cedar will well crafted images, an appropriate Sunshine Boys, by Neil Simon, rewards received by hanging in until musical score and good supporting starring Arte Johnson and Ted perform at 7:45 pm, $3, Fullerton the end are well worth the trip and the performances by a list of relative un­ Museum Center, 301 N. Pomona time it took to get there. In a virtuoso Lange, 8 pm Tue. - Sat., 7:30 pm knowns we will probably be seeing Ave., Fullerton, 520-0132. star turn, A1 Pacino plays ex-military Sun., 2:30 matinee Sat. and Sun., a more of in the future. comedy about the reunion of two officer, Colonel Frank Slade, who was • January 22 — Colorado Quar­ blinded in an accident several years One of the few weaknesses in the vaudeville veterans, La Mirada tet with Santiago Rodriguez, ago and resents the helplessness and film could be its somewhat hokey and overblown conclusion where Slade de­ Theatre, 14900 La Mirada Blvd., piano, 8 pm, $11-22, sponsored by his dependence on others that his con­ 562-0134. dition requires. fends Charlie against a hostile prep the Orange County Philharmonic school administrator. Other than that, • Through February 6 — The Society and the Laguna Chamber Essentially this film is a two char­ the sheer expertise of the perform­ Music Society, Irvine Barclay acter piece with the other character ances, the writing and technical aspects Importance of Being Earnest by being young prep school student Char­ Oscar Wilde, confusion and hilarity Theatre, 4242 Campus Dr., Irvine, of the film are enough to please most lie Simms, played by Chris O ’Donnell, movie goers. ensues in this classic farce, 8 pm 553-2422. who manages to hold his own with the If you have ever wondered what Thurs. - Sat., 5 pm Sun., Vanguard • January 22 through February 6 veteran Pacino. The film follows their adventures in New York City over the one of the definitions of great acting is, Theatre Ensemble, 699A S. State — Meet Me In St. Louis, 50 go see this film and watch A1 Pacino College Blvd., Fullerton, 526-8007. Thanksgiving weekend as Charlie tries talented children ages 10 through to keep up with the Colonel as he has a closely, he is a master. However, it is not a film for children as the language • January 14 through 24 — 14 bring you a show that belies great adventure, and experiences the these youngsters ages, 7:30 pm Fri “sweet” things in life one last time. is very, very adult at times and there Annie, presented by the City of probably isn’t enough action. and Sat., 1:30 pm Sat. Jan. 30 and Throughout the weekend both Brea and Stagelight Family Produc­ So, M om and Dad, send the kids to tions, $7-8, Curtis Theatre, 1 Civic Feb. 6, Fullerton High School Little characters learn much about them­ selves and life and both are able to Home Alone 2 and go see this intelli­ Center Circle, Brea, 990-7722. Theatre, Chapman and Lemon Sts, come to terms and make decisions in gent, sophisticated film and feel good directly behind Plummer Audito­ about doing it. • January 15 — Cabaret of Fools their lives that ultimately are for the rium, for more info call 671-1084. best. The real joy in watching this film My Recommendation: If you have and Sofa Readings, with music by • January 22 through February is in the extended scenes between the to pay for the kids, go to the movies Sinister Velvet Lounge, $2 dona­ two men in their suite at the Waldorf- during the day. If you don’t, see this 20 — Godspell, the musical cele­ tion, 8 pm, Ipso Facto, 517 N. Astoria Hotel. Though the Colonel is film whenever you can...... Cut. Harbor Blvd., Fullerton, 525-7865. bration based on the parables and passion of Christ, presented by the • January 15 and 16 — Sailing La Habra Depot Theatre Youth Through the Iron Curtain, second Continued on p. 9 program in a Sailing Adventure CHIN TING Series, presented by Bud Warden, a CHINESE POT OF GOLD veteran sailor, 8 pm Fri., 6:30 and 8:30 pm Sat., $8.50 advance, $10 at II Ghiotto Specializing in Szechwan Cuisine the door, Orange Coast College Winner of 1985 Restaurant Writers Science Hall, 2701 Fairview Rd., Ristorante Silver Award Costa Mesa, 432-5880. Regional Italian Cuisine •COCKTAILS • CATERING • January 15 through February • FOOD TO GO 14 — “The Lion In Winter”, 8 pm Award-Winning Restaurant • BANQUET FACILITIES weekends, 2 pm matinee on Jan. 24 Including: and Feb. 14, $9-10, Huntington WE DELIVER TO YOUR HOME • Full Bar * Take-Out Beach Playhouse, 21141 ($2 charge for orders under $15) • Extensive Wine List Strathmoor Lane, Huntington • Banquets • Catering Beach, 832-1405. REGULAR HOURS • Patio Dining Available LUNCH • January 16 — “Steel & Ivy: Monday thru Friday 11:30-2:30 DINNER Poetry at the Guggenheim”, H Lunch Dinner O Monday thru Thursday 5-9:30, Friday 5-10:30 Robert Peters reads from his poetry, 5-10 pm, M-Th Saturday 12-10:30, Sunday 4-9:30 u 11:30 - 2 pm, 5-11 pm, F & S 8 pm, $4, Chapman University R Mon-Friday Closed Sunday 1939 Sunnycrest Drive, Fullerton Guggenheim Gallery, 333 N. Located in Loehmann’s Shopping Center Glassell, Orange, 997-6519. 136 E. 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tjine Shirts Calendar FULLERTON OBSERVER, Page 9 The Importance of Being Earnest, A Review by Lorna Densmore Funk

The Vanguard is off to a new season Martha in the Vanguard’s “Whose Afraid of with a play that’s far from new. “The Im­ Virginia Woolfe.” portance of Being Earnest” opened in Wendy Abbas, breathtakingly beautiful London back in 1895, adding to play­ as she was in “To Gillian on Her 39th Birth­ wright Oscar Wilde’s reputation for clev­ day,” is the country rose, Cecily Cardew. erly spoofing the hypocrisy and preten­ Todd Crabtree, recently in the Marine tiousness of Victorian society. Corps with the State Department Diplomatic Terry Gunkle, the director, caught the Security Service, plays the charmingly deca­ flavor of this classic farce. He and his tal­ dent Algernon Moncrieff as one to the manor ented cast bring it to hilarious life in the bom. We hope to see more of him. intimate setting of the Vanguard Theatre Sara Lang (Miss Prism), Christopher in the College Business Park, 699A State Runholz (John Worthing), and Arlyn College Blvd., Fullerton, between Com­ McDonald (Gwendolen Fairfax) are all monwealth and Orangethorpe avenues. newcomers to the Vanguard Theatre En­ Don’t expect a profound experience, semble, but are well known to Southern just be grateful for an amusing evening California theatre goers. with style predominating over substance. John Miller, as the Reverend Chausible, Laurel Kelsh is the imperious Lady stood out for his improbable red hair and Bracknell, as compelling as she was as pompous parody of parsonry.

Lardew and Todd Crabtree as Algermon Moncrieff The final scene, when all through February 6th. Fu­ the crazy plot is resolved, the ture plays will be “Equus” by three couples sort themselves Peter Shaffer, “The Cru­ out, and the liars are caught up cible” by Arthur Miller, by the truth reminds me of the “Present Laughter” by Noel sextet from Rigoletto, with Coward, “Othello” by Wil­ each one giving individual liam Shakespeare, and “Two voice, but with timing, ca­ For The Road,” an evening dence, confusion and hilarity of one-acts as Vanguard of ensemble acting. That’s presents its first original probably why “The Impor­ play. tance of Being Earnest” has The Vanguard hopes to delighted actors and audi­ attract an audience of people ences for nearly a hundred who understand the value of years. theatre. To learn more about McDonald and John Worthing as Chris Runholz “E arnest” w ill play it, call 526-8007.

Ensemble, $8-10, 7:30 pm Fri. and Sat., the Children’s Theatre Company 2:30 pm Sun. Thurs. Feb. 11 and 18 at of Minneapolis, $14 adults, $12 • January 29,30 and 7:30 pm, La Habra Depot Theatre, 311 S. children, 7 pm, Irvine Barclay February 5,6,7, 12, Euclid St., La Habra, 310/692-6163. Theatre Cheng Hall, 4242 Campus 13,14, 20,21— Dr., Irvine, 740-2000. • January 23 — French horn soloist “Dames at Sea” by Richard Todd and his jazz quartet, 7 • January 29 — The Light Blues, the Buena Park and 9:30 p.m. in Orange Coast College’s male vocal ensemble, presented by Civic Theatre, 8 p.m. Fine Arts Recital Hall, 2701 Fairview Rd., the Community Concerts Associa­ except 2:30 p.m. on Costa Mesa, $9.50 advance, $12 at the tion of North Orange County, Feb. 7, 14 at the door, 432-5880. Fullerton First United Methodist Buena Park High School Performing • January 25 and 26 — The Jungle Church, 114 N. Pomona, Fullerton, Book, by Rudyard Kipling, presented by 871-6632. Arts Complex, 8833 Academy Way, Buena • January 29 through February 7 Park, 562-3844. Flute & Classical Guitar — Antigone, the classic work by Music for Weddings & Special Occasions French playwright Jean Anouilh, will be staged by the Orange Coast College Repertory Theatre Com­ • January 30 through pany in the Orange Coast College Drama Lab Studio, 2701 Fairview March 6 — Cinderella Caterpillar, a fantasy Rd., Costa Mesa, Advance tickets: children’s musical tells the $5, $6 at the door, 432-5640. familiar fairy tale with • January 30 — Linda Arnold, music, costumes and sets singer/songwriter will present a placed in Bug World, pre­ sented by the Grove magical program for children, 2:30 Located in the original and 4:30 pm, $7-11, Orange Coast Shakespeare, 11 am Sat. Cellar of the fabulous Villa Del Sol

College Fine Arts Recital Hall, mornings, $6, Gem The­ 305 North Harbour Boulevard I Aimee Grodsky: Flute r /r q 177Q 2701 Fairview Rd., Costa Mesa, atre, 12852 Main St., Fullerton, California 92632 Michael Grodsky: Guitar For Reservations: (714) 525-5682 \ 432-5880. Garden Grove, 636-7213. ^ ...... Property of Fullerton Public Library, Local History Room

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Community cMedinijs Our Cities”, 1 - 4 pm, Parnell tions Workers of America, 10 am, 828 N. Park Clubhouse, Lambert Rd./ Bristol St., Suite 101, Santa Ana, 836- Scott Ave., Whittier, 310/696- 4101. 1417. • January 23 — Baha’i of Orange County • January 18 — Holiday Fun will acknowledge outstanding Day, activities will include contributions made by individuals and swimming, sports, games, arts organizations toward furthering intergroup and crafts, $17 for Y-members, unity, 7 pm, CSUF University Center, $21 for non-members, 6:30 am Titan Pavilion, Fullerton, 971-0819. - 6:30 pm, for more info call • January 23 — “Babysitting the 879-YMCA. Responsible Way”, helpful recommenda­ • January 18 and 25 — tions for those ten and older who are Living Within Your Means, a responsible for watching small children or series of seminars presented by themselves after school, free, 9 am - noon, Consumer Credit Counseling St. Jude Women’s Education Center, of Orange County and the City Yorba Linda Packing House, 18200 Yorba of Fullerton, seminar covers Linda Blvd., Suite 308, Yorba Linda, 992- budgeting, implementing a 3937. budget plan, Fullerton Library, • January 23 — The Garden of Peter £January JI 353 W. Commonwealth Ave., Rabbit, storytelling of Beatrix Potters’ for more info 544-8880. famous stories about Mr. McGregor’s • Second Saturdays of each month — • January 19 — Breast Self vegetables and tools, $2 materials fee, 10 Cholesterol Screenings, provided free by Exam class, free, 7-8:30 pm, am, Fullerton Arboretum, CSUF campus, the Brea Community Hospital to celebrate St. Jude Medical Center, 101 Yorba Linda BlvdVAssociated Rd., 773- their 20th Anniversary, a free first aid kit E. Valencia Mesa Dr., Fuller­ 3579. will be provided for each person screened, ton, 992-3000. • January 23 — Supervisor Gaddi 9am to noon, 380 W. Central Ave., Brea, Some Fullerton residents came to First Nite • January 19 — Public Vasquez, Orange County Board of reservations are required, 529-4589. Workshops Land Use Supervisors, will speak at the community Fullerton prepared to lobby their favorite • Sunday Bingo in the FUHS Gym at Alternatives Phase, City information program sponsored by the Chapman & Pomona Avenues, early causes, whether it be women’s rights as Council meeting at 7:30 pm, Alliance for the Mentally 111 of Orange birds, 12:30 p.m., Regulars, 1 p.m., demonstarted in the famous quote from Fullerton Main Library, contact County, topic is “Getting Aligned with Ken Bane at 738-6561 for Re-Alignment”, 10 am, free, St. Jude’s proceeds to support local school programs, Suffragette Susan B. Anthony, or concern for 870-3720. more info. Medical Center, 101 E. Valencia Mesa Dr., the survival o f Fullerton’s Libraries. Fullerton, 870-4349. • Through March 29 — Bedtime Bears • January 19 — Memorial evening storytime for children 3-6 years service for Dr. John Brown • January 26 — The Dominion of of age, 30-minute programs features the Alliance office, 200 N. Main St., Santa Mason, the founding chair of the political Canada, lecture by Ced O’Donnell, open stories, puppets, songs, and fingerplays, Ana, Donation of $5 includes finger foods, science department at CSUF, 11 am, CSUF to the public, 1:15 pm, CSUF Mackey every Monday at 7 pm, Hunt Branch desserts, and no-host bar, 547-6282. Recital Hall. Auditorium, Fullerton. Library, 201 S. Basque Ave., Fullerton, • January 16 — Rose Pruning Work­ • January 20 — Travelogue program on • January 26 — Fullerton City Council 738-3122. shop, 1-3 pm, free for members, $5 for Southern Alaska by Bernal Peralta, 10 special workshop to discuss city finances • January 12 through February 22 — non-members, Fullerton Arboretum, CSUF am, Fullerton Senior Multi-Service Center, and budget needs for the coming fiscal Two-by-Two a day storytime program for campus, Associated Rd./Yorba Linda Rm. A., 340 W. Commonwealth, Fuller­ year, 5 -1 0 pm, open to the public, children 2 years old and their caregivers, Blvd., Fullerton, 773-3579. ton, 738-6305. Fullerton Senior Multi-Service Center, 340 W. Commonwealth Ave., Fullerton, 738- 10 am on Tuesdays, Hunt Branch Library, • January 16 — League of Women • January 21 — Medicare Presentation 6310. 201 S. Basque Ave., Fullerton, 738-3122. Voters North Orange County General to Seniors and their families, Julie • January 14 — “Prostate Cancer: The Membership Meeting, Homeless issues in Schoen from the Visiting Nurses Associa­ • January 27 — Travelogue program on Killer Nobody Wants to Talk About”, the North Orange County cities, 9 am - tion will speak on the Health Insurance Japan by Grace Riley, 10 am, Fullerton free community lecture, 8:30 pm, spon­ noon, Fullerton Savings and Loan, Counseling Advocating Program, 6-7 pm, Senior Multi-Service Center, Rm. A., 340 sored by St. Jude Medical Center, lecture Chapman/State College, Fullerton, 526- Southwest Fullerton Program Center, 1414 W. Commonwealth, Fullerton, 738-6305. held at Sequoia Athletic Club/Racquetball 2398. S. Brookhurst, Fullerton, 526-7755. • January 28 — Reading of The Works World, 1535 Deerpark Dr, Fullerton, 992- • January 17 — “Under Orders from No • January 21 — Bridges to Tomorrow, of Eudora Welty will be presented by 3000. Man”, presented by Rev. Jolene Caden- Careers in Math and Science, a confer­ Joseph Arnold, CSUF Theater Arts • January 14 — Orange County Histori­ bach, about women Unitarian ministers ence offering young women grades 7-12 to Department, at the annual meeting of the cal Society meeting, 7:30 pm, open to the who were circuit riders in the 19th century, meet successful professional women Placentia Friends of the Library, 7:30 pm, public, Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, 10:30 am, Unitarian Church of Orange working in fields that require scientific and Placentia Public Library, 411 E. Chapman Education Center, 20th and Main St., Santa County, 1120 W. Santa Ana St., Anaheim, mathematical training, 8:30 am -12 pm, $3 Ave., Placentia, 528-1906. Ana, 525-4879. 758-1050. registration due by Jan. 13, parents, • January 28 — Annual Celebration • January 15 — The Alliance for • January 17 — Larry Agran guest teachers and counselors are welcome, Cal Luncheon of Planned Parenthood, Survival presents The Friday Night speaker at Mark Twain Democratic State Fullerton, McCarthy Hall, 525-2438 featuring Sarah Weddington, who won the Salon featuring “Beyond the Killing Club luncheon, his topic will be “Getting for more info. landmark Roe v. Wade case 20 years ago, Fields” author Cari Rene Hall, 8 p.m. at Government to Focus on the Problems of • January 22 — “Understanding Living $50 luncheon tickets, for more information Trusts”, will be presented by Attorney call 647-0898. James F. Roberts, continental breakfast • January 28 — Exploration of the Solar and a workbook will be provided, free, 9 System, lecture by Robert Gill, Hazardous am. Velvet Turtle Restaurant, 1450 N. Materials Coordinator, CSUF, a series of Harbor Blvd., Fullerton, 800/244-4882 for lectures follow exploratory spacecraft reservations. through the solar system to give a modem • January 23 — Orange County Work­ perspective on the current theories about SMS ers for Justice and Democracy meeting, the origins and mysteries in the solar C ♦ A ♦ F ♦ E led by Christina Araiza of Communica­ system, open to the public, 10 am, CSUF Mackey Auditorium, in the Ruby Geron­ tology Center, Fullerton. Steak & Eggs $4.25 • January 30 — Deciduous Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop, 1-3 pm, free for M-F 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. members, $5 for non-members, Fullerton h COUPON - p - - c o u p o n — — — p - c o u p o n Arboretum, CSUF campus, Associated 1 Mon. Night Rd7Yorba Linda Blvd., Fullerton, 773- Special I Buy one For a healthy 3579. Complete alternative to Chicken Mon.-Fri. only ! regular • January 31 — “Changing Fate - conventional Welcoming Destiny” by Cliff Ishigaki, Dinner j Buy one regular menu dining/snacking Director of the Psychosynthesis Center, $4.25 dinnerjget j CAPPUCCINO former Counseling Director for schools, Tues.Night | menu breakfast: 10:30 am, Unitarian-Universalist Church AH YouCan | second ESPRESSO Get second one Imported and in Fullerton meets in the chapel at Temple Eat Barb-B- one at Beth Tikvah, 1600 N. Acacia Ave., a t h a lf p ric e !! Domestic Que Ribs half price! Fullerton, 871-7150. Beers & Wines $6.95 • January 31 thru February 7 — “Good Expires January 31 Expires January 31 ExpiresJaniuaiy31 News in Education” celebrating Catholic 11-10:30 M-Th. School Week by St. Mary’s Elementary 11-12:30 Fri.-Sat. HOURS Imperial Highway School includes Open House, Art Faire, M-F: 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. tt 211 N. Pomona and Pancake breakfast January 31st from 8 Sat. & Sun.: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. c Rosecrans Fullerton, CA a.m. to 1 p.m., 400 W. Commonwealth 1030 Rosecrans/ at Euclid I2L si 738-9339 Avenue, Fullerton, For more info., call Bastanchurv Road Fullerton, (714) 447-1889 Rutabegorz Restauranl Sister Adele Marie, Principal at 525-9689. Property of Fullerton Public Library, Local History Room

January 15, 1992 FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 11 Councilmember Catlin Adamantly Opposed to City’s Gun Disposal Policy

Continued from p. 1 council.” server, Catlin took vehement exception to According to Captain Ken Head, Fullerton both the idea of defending the gun sale policy Police Department, for over 10 years the city by quoting the Constitution's 2nd Amend­ has disposed of most guns acquired through ment, and the “specious” argument that pro­ routine police activities by selling them to liferation of guns can be addressed only at Ernst and Associates of Modesto, a firm the top of the gun chain by curbing the which auctions off all weapons which meet manufacture of guns. State and federal legal requirements. Those “The state of Virginia produces, sells and which do not, which are illegal in their con­ ships more arms to other parts of the U.S. struction or modification, for example as­ than some manufacturers,” he noted. sault rifles, are destroyed by the same firm. “Anything that can get guns off the street When contacted by telephone by the Ob­ is a positive. Gun shops are evil,” Catlin said. server, Roger Ernst, the firm’s owner, ex­ Speaking with some emotion, the Council- plained that their firm is a licensed auction member told the Observer that the U.S. company and firearm dealer which sells only Constitution’s second amendment refers collector and sporting type firearms. All solely to the arming of a “well regulated other firearms received are destroyed, usu­ militia” and does not accord the right to bear ally at the instruction of the referring police Bill Johnson of Fullerton has his own little crafts fair going in front of his arms to members of the general population. department, and with their knowledge. daughter’s residence on North Highland Avenue. Some of the wares Bill is “We’ve got to start drawing the line some­ “All Saturday Night specials and assault offering for sale are handcrafted and some were purchased by him for resale. where, Catlin noted, and that could be right firearms, which are illegal, are destroyed, “This was a hobby that just got away from me,” he explained. here in our own city. Every gun destroyed is Rogers said. one that will never be used again.” Older guns and gun parts, often complete Mack also strongly believes that the U. S. City officials reported that in fiscal year On the other hand, Councilmember Don weapons, sometimes acquired by the police, Constitution’s second amendment makes it 1991-92 the city’s gun disposal practice re­ Bankhead, a former captain of police in are usually traded for other “higher tech” legal for anyone to keep weapons in their sulted in revenue of $ 10,246.88, and in 1992- Fullerton, told the Observer that, as the origi­ property needed by the police. home and to bear arms in their own defense. 93 to-date the city has netted $6,382.50. nator of the gun sale policy 10 years ago In such cases, Fullerton’s police rely on “The word “militia” in the Constitution These revenues revert to the city’s general while in the police department, he obviously the services of Dennis Mack, proprietor of meant the people and gave them the right to fund, not directly to the police department, favors it. the Azusa Gun Shop, located in Azusa, Cali­ keep arms,” Glen Steinbrink, the city’s assistant finance “The destruction of guns just results in fornia, who conducts an asset auction service City attorney Kerry Fox told the Observer director, told the Observer. more sales by gun manufacturers. If you similar to the Ernst & Associates business. that, until recent inquiries by the CNN televi­ Now that the city’s position has been want to curb guns you need to begin at the top These transactions can amount to little sion service, he had not been familiar with explained, and the views of its elected offi­ with those manufacturers and work down. more than an “off the books” trade of one details of the city’s weapon disposal prac­ cials outlined, what say you —the local resi­ People who want guns will get them one way type of property for another, according to a tices. Fox commented, however, that its dent, unelected, unappointed and or another,” Bankhead said. Fullerton police official, confirmed by Mr. present policies seem to fairly represent the unanointed? Make your views on this issue He explained that the more than $10,000 Mack. city’s interests. known to your elected officials. received last year through the sale of confis­ Mack engaged this reporter in a lengthy “We keep weapons out of the hands of Perhaps the city’s gun disposal policy, cated weapons could have been the same lecture on the importance of firearms in our criminals by selling them to legitimate gun unchanged and almost invisible for 10 years, $10,000 that was granted to Fullerton Inter­ society, using roughly .the argument “gups dealers who must qomply with state and could or should be changed. Perhaps it could faith Emergency Services for their don’t kill people, people do.” Arguing for federal requirements. The revenue thus real­ or should be placed on the Council’s agenda operations serving the homeless. harsher punishment for criminals who use ised is returned to the city’s general fund,” for an airing. Only you, the voter, can make Similar views were expressed by council- guns in the course of a crime, Mack pointed Fox observed. the difference. member Norby and Mayor McClanahan, to the city of Phoenix, Arizona, which, he although both were unaware of the Times claims, has a very low armed crime rate, Council Shuns Offer of Residents to article and expressed surprise at being asked because, according to Mack, “it is lawful for about the city’s gun disposal policy. private citizens to carry a concealed weapon Councilmember Norby noted that it would there. Criminals know this and don’t try “Take Back Our Parks” be good to raise the issue for residents to anything there.” Continued from p. 4 Mayor McClanahan thanked the audience consider. “If they have concerns about [the Mack followed up this argument with the Nan Regre, Fullerton, told the Council “It for their participation “no matter what side city’s gun disposal] policy, I would be happy customary analogy of guns being similar to brought tears to my eyes to think of the slide you’re on. I was interested in some kind of to hear them,” he noted. automobiles. “The car can be used as a disappearing, and the cable ride already middle approach. I would like to see the slide Mayor McClanahan said that she fully weapon of death too, and we don’t try to gone. The park is clean today. There is a little inactivated for 6 months while improve­ believed in the 2nd amendment to the U.S. eliminate automobiles,” he observed. graffiti there, but the restrooms are the clean­ ments were put in. I want to thank all those Constitution (the right to bear arms), but He railed at local laws requiring the gov­ est of any park.” She urged the Council to who participated in the [volunteer] work noted that “[the city’s gun disposal policy] is ernmental agencies to destroy weapons have a “grand reopening” and to talk to [city party.” certainly something that can be rediscussed seized by their police departments. P‘The of] Garden Grove about their budget and Although appearing to waver at the last at any time.” money lost here could well be used to pay for activities for a similar park in that city. As far minute in their determination to summarily New councilmember Julie Sa similarly expenses budgeted for protection by other as liability is concerned, she noted, “it should remove the slide, councilmembers finally expressed wonderment when the question of agencies and governments within their juris­ be perfectly clear that people use the park at voted 4-1, with Councilmember Norby dis­ the city’s policy on gun disposal was put to diction, for example, school district secu­ their own risk.” senting, to direct removal of the slide while her. “I feel like [councilmembers] Norby and rity,” he noted. According to Mack about Bill Beinbrech, Fullerton, made a slide asking city staff to work with park propo­ McClanahan,” she noted, “I would be will­ 70% of existing police departments now sell presentation to the council, depicting scenes nents to agree on the park amenities to be ing to consider the question if it came to the their confiscated weapons. in the park as they are today. According to added within the funding available. It was Beinbrech some of the danger in the park left to the city manager’s discretion how the results from poor city maintenance, includ­ slide would be inactivated. ing currently a heavy mudslide into the play Councilmember Bankhead had at one area by mud flowing from a UNOCAL con­ point in the evening’s proceedings volun­ struction site. teered that “If the slide were in my back yard Beinbrech described the police I would keep it.” One suggestion was to department’s 3 month “zero tolerance” sur­ simply remove it to the ample backyard of veillance effort as “band aid on the prob­ the Bankhead family. lem.” “The problem will go away if you stick with it”, he noted, “We should be doing the zero tolerance program in the warmer ■ ■ months of the year, not the spring.” Beinbrech described the coordinated ef­ forts of many families living near the park, GRAPHIC when recently they met to cleair brush and litter from the park, doing what some thought DESIGN the city maintenance department should be ILLUSTRATION doing. Beinbrech stalked out of the Council at the conclusion of the proceedings, saying that there was no “democracy” in the council CLAUDIA R. actions. Councilmember Julie Sa, in her first MILLER Limited English Proficient students from several Fullerton elementary and agenda focussed address to the audience, President junior high schools appeared recently on a panel before the District Advisory toldthem“Ithurts to letgoof something after Committee for LEP Student Services (DACLEPSS), and generally expressed 10 years. It’s very hard to do but the budget positive feelings about how their schools were helping them to feel comfort­ situation requires it. It is a hurt but I can go (714) 525-1344 able despite theirlack of proficiency in the English language. along with it. “ Property of Fullerton Public Library, Local History Room

Page 12 FULLERTON OBSERVER FEATURES January 15,1993 GAIN Program Helps People on Welfare Re-enter the Labor Force pendent Children (AFDC) program from ______By Char Coal______which they are referred by a caseworker. GAIN (Greater Avenues for Independ­ Students complete the program at their ence) is a federal educational program de­ own pace. As one student completes the signed to help persons on welfare leam skills program, space becomes available for an­ which they can use to find gainful employ­ other. In the past, students have been in­ ment and therefore, remove themselves from volved from 3 months to two years. As the the welfare rolls. students complete the program they may The Fullerton Union High School District continue on to another educational compo­ is a co-sponsor of the GAIN program in nent. The number of hours in the program is Fullerton, through its Regional Occupa­ set by a caseworker. Students may be en­ tional Programs division. rolled in classes from 8-11 a.m. and spend Janet Buzan is the lead teacher for the the remainder of the day in a vocational GAIN program here. Buzan indicated that program. the program began so that people could help Ages of the students are 18 to 50. The themselves. Most of the participants have students are of diverse ethnic backgrounds children and many of them did not complete including Mexican and African-American high school. Some did not even complete the and Asian, a majority being unmarried eighth grade. single parents. There are approximately 35 In order for people to become self suffi­ students in the classroom at any given time. cient, the GAIN program aims to get clients A majority of the students is from Orange into jobs and the first step is the educational County including the Fullerton, Anaheim component. The program enables students to and Buena Park areas. improve their math and reading skills and to Everybody works independently. They’re Lead teacher Janet Buzan discusses lesson plans with another instructor. obtain a General Education Diploma or a individually tested and evaluated. Some high school diploma. Some of the students come in to obtain a GED (General Educa­ already have high school diplomas but have tion Diploma). Other students come in for When asked about a success story from the dental assistant program. She’s completing been out of the workforce for an extended the ABE (Adult Basic Education) to work program, Buzan shared the story of one of her training and is doing wonderfully well period of time. their reading and math up to a 7.2 grade last year’s students named Sarah. She came according to her teacher. The program is sponsored by the welfare level. When the students grade level in April and completed 50 credits towards Stella is a single mother of 4 girls (Lisha, department in conjunction with the reaches 7.2 and they obtain a G.E.D. they her high school diploma. She worked very 14, Jessica, 10, Michelle, 9 and Stephanie, FUHSD’s ROP. Most of the students are return to their caseworker who will assist hard at school and at home. Sarah eventually recipients of the Aid to Families with De­ them in finding jobs. graduated and continued her education in the Continued on p. 13 Come Worship with One of Fullerton’s Many Varied Religious Congregations

Unitarian-Universalist First Congregational Church of Fullerton Church in Fullerton Christian United Church of Christ Services The Rev. Bill Peterson, Pastor Sun. at 10:30 a.m. in the Chapel Church at 1600 N. Acacia, Fullerton. 10:00 a.m. Worship Service Childcare provided. Church School: 9AM Sunday School K-6, and Worship: 10:10AM Nursery Care Provided. Call 871-7150 for more info. 525-5525 Serving North Orange 845 N. Euclid St., Fullerton, CA 526-2662 County since 1967 Harbor at Wilshire, Fullerton 92632

1st Presbyterian Church OneHeart. Come worship with us and THE UNITARIAN CHURCH OF ORANGE COUNTY share the Good News of Christ! Learn the Ancient Disciplines Of Christian Meditation and Ij l 8:45 am: Family Service Sunday Service: 10:30 AM 10:30 am: Traditional Worship Contemplative Prayer Nursery Care Provided Child Care Available TUESDAY NIGHTS 7-9 PM Maurice Ogden Minister Pastors: Donald S. Bachtell & Peyton Johnson Momingside Presbyterian Church 1201 N. Dorothy Lane Sundays:758-1058 838 N. Euclid, Fullerton 526-7701 1120 West Santa Ana Street, Anaheim, CA 92802

The Church of Today First Church of A Morningside First Church of Religious Science, Fullerton Christ, Scientist j Presbyterian Church 117 N. Pomona Ave., Fullerton 525-1126 1300N. Raymond, Fullerton (714)525-4062 Meditation Service 10:30 am Welcomes You to “Alive in Christ” Sunday Service 11:00 am their Church Services: EM Sunday Children’s Center Childcare, Youth Service 11:00 am 10a.m. Sun. & 8p.m. Wed. Wednesday Oneness 7:30 p.m. Worship -10:30 am M-F Daycare and (Childcare Provided) (Childcare Provided) Afterschool Programs The Friendly Church with the Modern Message also: Sunday School 10-11 a.m. 441-1227 Science of Mind Center Christian Science Reading Room 1201 E. Dorothy Ln. (at Raymond) Fullerton (871-7072) Classes, Workshops, Ministry of Prayer Dial a New Thought: 525-5343 622 N. Harbor 525-2649

St. Andrew’s t St.Mary’s Church Episcopal Orangethorpe 400 W. Commonwealth Ave., Fullerton 525-2500 Mass Schedule Christian Daily: 6:30 and 8:00 a.m. Saturday: 8:00 a.m. and (Vigil) 5:15 p.m. Holy Eucharist: Church Sun.: 7 a.m., 8 a.m. (Spanish), 930 & Sun: 8am, 10am (Disciples of Christ) 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m. (Spanish), 5:15 p.m. Church School: 9 a.m. 11} Thurs: 10am £ Sacrament of Reconciliation Worship: 10 a.m. 21 Fri.: 7:30-8 p.m. and Sat.: 3:30-4:30 p.m. 1231E. Chapman 871-3400 PASTOR: Rev. Richard Kennedy______870-4350 2200 VV. Orangethorpe Av. 92633 Property of Fullerton Public Library, Local History Room

January 15, 1993 FEATURES FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 13 Volunteers Come in All Ages

Fullerton Library appreciates its Library to offer various services to larger more than three hundred and groups of children by using a smaller number forty young volunteers. of regular paid staff. Janine Jacobs, who is the coordinator of the By Alison Jackson teen intern program, interviews each of the applicants and outlines specific duties to be Volunteers have always served a valuable performed. “The intern program is valuable, and necessary function in public libraries; she says, “because it provides trained helpers and those volunteers who donate their time to who can later be hired as pages. During the the Fullerton Public Library are no excep­ summer, interns serve as a first level of tion. What many people do not know, how­ interaction between volunteers and the li­ ever, is the extent to which the library utilizes brarian in charge of the program, thus freeing and appreciates its young volunteers. up the librarian to do other things”. The Ticktockers of the National Charity The intern program at the Library is pat­ League were responsible for the beginning terned after a similar program originated by core of the teen volunteer program 11 years the Community Services Department in ago, and this group remains active in the Fullerton. It has proved to be a popular activ­ program as others have joined their ranks. ity, and many of the interns have gone on to More than three hundred and forty “teen become regular employees of the Library. volunteers” worked a total of nearly two Library employee Karen Hill moved to Janet Buzan's GAIN students check the daily stock reports as part of a thousand hours in the Children’s Depart­ Fullerton from Missouri four years ago and unique class project. ment at the Main and Hunt libraries this past became a library volunteer in the Children’s summer. Their duties ranged from preparing Department in order to meet people and craft projects and running the film projector make new friends. “I met my very best friend to assisting children during storytimes and by working in the library that summer as a Students in GAIN/ROP performing skits and stories during the volunteer,” she says. “Wednesday Afternoon Live” programs. Karen went on to become an intern, which Program Study Stock Market “The volunteers prepare crafts, do room she says was not only fun, but helped her to set-ups and clean up too,” says Kathy fulfill necessary requirements for the Na­ Continued from p. 12 consensus, to share insights and to exhibit Dasney, the librarian who conducts the tional Honor Society and Idakas. “Plus,” she 8) who has been in the program since Sep­ leadership. summer storytimes at the Library. “They are adds, “it looks great on college applica­ tember. She believes the GAIN program, The students worked on the project in a comfort, and they reassure the youngest in tions.” “...got me motivated to do something in my teams. This created camaraderie not only the group: those intimidated by what may be Karen’s work as an intern also proved to be life. I want to get a good job...not depend on within the teams but among the classmates. their first group experience without Mom.” helpful in getting her a job as a library page. anybody, so I can support my children.” Preston, a 25 year old student who said that The use of volunteers is not only valuable to She as been a regular paid employee of the On the day this reporter visited the class, his long term goal is to become employed so the library staff and patrons, however. The Fullerton Public Library for over a year. the students were studying the stock market. that he can support his wife Christy and two volunteers themselves develop a sense of An off-shoot of the teen intern idea is the “The stock market is something many children, Rachel, 3 and Shalisa, 18 months, camaraderie among team members, along Spanish/English bilingual volunteer pro­ people think you have to be highly-educated when asked how he benefited from the pro­ with acquiring important work skills. gram which began during the summer of to understand ,” said Buzan. gram said, “...learning how to read the paper “The volunteers work with age mates from 1991. These young volunteers can also earn “We were studying the market during the to figure out what stocks are doing well and other schools and make new friends,” says money and work experience at the Library, national elections which gave the students a which ones weren’t. I never read a business Mrs. Dasney. “They are given the opportu­ but their bilingual skills have enabled the good opportunity to understand how politics section-being taught how to read different nity to work with puppets and perform in staff to provide help and services to the affects business.” symbols.” short skits, and they learn to operate the film growing number of Spanish-speaking chil­ “Because the ultimate goal of the program Preston feels that he should have finished projector. Those with special abilities, such dren using the Children’s Library and requir­ is for these people to become self-sufficient high school a long time ago and hopes to get as piano playing, can share their talents and ing materials written in Spanish. and employed, they may have the opportu­ his diploma by June. “The program helped are often showcased.” Bilingual volunteer program is funded by a nity to work in some kind of business, where me to understand things better. People who But teenagers are not the only volunteers in Library grant from “Partnerships for some of them can participate in a stock pro­ weren’t good in math at first are helped to the children’s room. At the Hunt Branch Change”. The young people participating in gram. Also, studying the market helped them figure out things like equations, and to set up Library, older adults from the community the program this past summer planned and to learn about current events, because they bar scales to figure out how different stocks volunteer their services by reading stories to prepared a special bilingual story time which really had to do some research, read the are doing.” children in the library. This reading program, they presented themselves. business section and look at their products at Buzan expressed what she felt was reward­ entitled “Grandparents and Books”, is “The teens were very enthusiastic and will­ home to see what they liked and what com­ ing about being an instructor for her second funded by the California State Library and ing to work,” says Cynthia Corderman, the pany they might want to buy.” year of the program, “...to see so many of the the Library Services and Construction Act. It librarian who supervised the bilingual vol­ The program also gave the students an people succeed. Last year we had close to provides money for books, puppets, and unteers. “They loved performing; and they opportunity to work in a group, to form a 70% student success.” other materials to aid older adults in then- even distributed flyers in the neighborhood. reading and storytelling. The kids went out and actively promoted the Branch Manager, Anita Hoey, reports that library to the Latino community.” The teens 41 adults and 145 children have participated involved in the storytime project prepared Shared Housing Programs in the program so far. “It’s so marvelous to the crafts and stories and everything that see the positive intergenerational rapport went into the program, including the refresh­ between the children and adults,” she says. ments. Cuts Rent Costs in Half In addition to the many hours put in by these “All of the participants had to work at least unpaid volunteers at the library, further as­ ten hours during the summer,” adds Mrs. The 15 Shared Housing Programs in Or­ find immediate and affordable housing sistance is provided by six teen “interns” Corderman, “but most worked many more ange County can help renters cut their hous­ placement, and the program assists older during the summer. The student intern pro­ hours than the minimum required. It was a ing costs in half. adults find a housemate for companionship gram is funded by the Friends of the Library. perfect example of the use of volunteers Shared Housing is a free homesharing re­ and socialization. It can also help frail sen­ It provides young people the opportunity to actually contributing to their own sense of ferral service that focuses on, but is not iors find a housemate to perform light house­ earn money and gain valuable work experi­ Library ownership. And that’s the whole limited to, fixed-income, older adults, who keeping chores in exchange for rent.” ence during the summer, plus it allows the idea of the program...Library ownership.” cannot afford the high rents in Orange County. For more information Shared Housing pairs people who cannot on the Shared Housing The City of Fullerton afford their rents with individuals who are Program that serves willing to share their home at affordable your city, please contact rates. The Shared Housing Programs have the Area Agency on THANKS! and the placed over 8,500 people in a variety of Aging, Senior Citizens homesharing arrangements since 1978. Information and Refer­ Maple Senior Multi-Service Bette Hundley, the Steering Committee ral Office at (714) 567- Chair states “Shared Housing helps people 7500. Center Would like to thank the following for their generous donations of toys and time to make the holidays brighter for the children of Fullerton's Maple Area:

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Property of Fullerton Public Library, Local History Room Page 14 FULLERTON OBSERVER NEWS January 15,1993 Local Pace Warehouse Clothing Giveaway at Employees Play Santa Lemon Park in Jeopardy For the city, it is mainly a question of liabil­ By Kim La Marche ity. Who pays when someone gets hurt? If It has been a little over two years since the those who use the park for a large gathering Rev. James Harper and his church held their are uninsured, costs are passed on to Fuller­ first food and clothing giveaway at Lemon ton residents. Park. Ever since, they have drawn from 20 to “We don’t know where he’s getting these 50 people to the park in search of sustenance things. There could be something wrong for themselves and their families. with the clothes. Someone could get food But if city officials insist that he get a permit poisoning. If that happens, that person may to give these items away, Harper says the not remember Reverend Harper, but they’ll giving will have to stop. His Community remember the city of Fullerton,” said Com­ Cathedral Baptist Church does not have the munity Services Supervisor Jan Hobson. money to buy the $1.5 million insurance For this reason, she said, large groups are policy that the City has requested. required to purchase insurance. The city’s At first glance, it might look like another Risk Management department determines good intention thwarted by real-world finan­ the necessary amount in each case. cial and bureaucratic demands. But why Hobson first learned of the giveaway after couldn’t Harper just work through a larger spotting one of the flyers four months ago. charity? She called Harper, and urged him to apply for “We saw the need and the people in our a use permit so that a space would be re­ church donated the clothes,” he said. “We served for him. The problem came when Will Maddux, Eloisa Espinoza, and Jake Jacobi participate in gift giving wash them, make sure they’re in good condi­ Harper reapplied in October. tion, and put them out there.” “For something that is ongoing, you need liability insurance, in addition to the $15-an- Maple Area children were treated to supervised the pickup of two large, “If I gave the clothes to Goodwill or the hour reservation fee,” she explained. $3,000-54,000 worth of gifts this holiday brightly-decorated boxes of toys by a City Salvation Army, they would take them, clean season by employees of Pace Member­ of Fullerton truck. them up, and put them on the sales rack—and Harper didn’t get the permit. ship Warehouse Inc., Fullerton. Will Maddux of Community Services yes, I do know people who can’t spend a “He wanted to reserve a spot at the park at $1,700 had been accumulated in a spe­ and Eloisa Espinoza, director of the quarter for a shirt.” a scheduled time so that if anyone else came, cial employee fund from profits earned Lemon Park Senior Center, picked up the Flyers posted in laundromats or left on he could show them the permit and nobody through vending machines in their plant. toys in a City truck at the Pace Store and doorsteps spread the word. Many people call else could use it,” added City Manager Jim The remaining funds were donated by delivered them to the Senior Center, him to check the date. Armstrong. individual employees, according to Pace where they were distributed to neighbor­ “They can have clean clothes and food if “We do have non-profit organizations that Warehouse Director, Jake Jacobi, who hood children on Dec. 24. they come to us. You can’t go to a job do this, and most have no problem with interview and expect to get a job if you’re purchasing insurance and getting permits,” wearing filthy clothes. I know of parents who he said. “It prevents liability from being couldn’t send their kids to school because passed on to the general public.” 8th Grade Class Sends Holiday they only had one set of clothing.” Harper said he can do without the reserva­ Harper added he can’t understand why the tion. Both Harper and Hobson say they will city isn’t supporting his efforts to keep meet to iron something out, but no date has Greetings to ‘Servicepersons’ people off the streets. He is a taxpayer; his yet been set. property tax helps pay foT the park’s mainte­ Harper is planning another food and cloth­ Mrs. Clark-Denley’s 8th-grade language write and tell him “what it is like helping nance. Why must he pay for a few hours in ing giveaway for Jan. 18 or Jan. 23 in Lemon arts class at Ladera Vista Junior High School them (the Somalians).” the park? Park. recently sent off holiday greetings to over Kellie Pierce’s letter was succinct and 100 American servicepeople in Somalia. powerful “...I really admire what you are doing, however, I’m sorry you have to be Jon Ferrari began his note with “Dear there over the holidays. May the smiles of all Why feel Serviceperson,” correctly reflecting the those hungry children make yourwork worth changing gender composition of the U.S. it.” left out armed forces. After going on to recognize Kamini Patel from India also sympathized the unique mission of mercy on which these with the young servicepeople away from at noisy servicepeople are embarked, Jon wrapped it their families over Christmas. “I will always up with these words, “I’m especially glad to admire and respect you. You are helping holiday see someone doing something about it.” people who need it. I hope you succeed in this Another student didn’t think “you guys get mission. The children really need your help.” gatherings? enough credit”, and he signed off with iwfl. “Honorably yours,” Steven Goltz. Amanda Ruckman perhaps said it most ClearVoice Tuyen Tran said, “I am proud to be in this sensitively, “This shows how kind and country and see people like you take your thoughtful you really are, to skip a holiday controls time to help protect others so that the ones with your family to help others in need. who need it most will get it.” That’s the real meaning of Holidays, to help background Ryan Christopher said when he sees the others in need! Your Pal, Amanda.” servicepeople on T. V. “I say to my noise so you self, man I wish I could be there right now to help the starving kids o'-AT AT A* A t AT AT AT At:* hear voices and stop the fighting of the gangs.” A FAMILY BUSINESS A Ryan also asked that if the clearly. servicepeople have some time they i l YOU ENJOY THE WEEKEND ClearVoice is so tiny, no one notices WE'LL DO THE WORK!! Imagine going to a holiday party, family gathering, Plaza Herbs