COMMUNITY ullerto♥ n bsCAeLENrDAvR Paege 12r -15 FFULLERTON’S INDEPENDENT NEWS • Est.1978 (prOinted on 20% recycled paper) • YEAR 37 #8 • EARLY MAY 2015 Submissions: [email protected] • Contact: (714) 525-6402 • Read Online at : www.fullertonobserver.com Consensus at Water Clothesline Forum is ‘Less is More’ Project CSUF by Sri Ravipati Over 850 T-shirts hung In an effort to facilitate discussion over from clotheslines at CSUF California’s current water crisis, the Sierra and other participating col - Club Angeles Chapter hosted the 2015 leges and universities in OC Substantiality Forum. Speakers Orange County on April offered a number of responses to the 29 during National Sexual drought, but ultimately concurred that Assault Awareness and Californians must consume less water and Prevention Month. Each T- energy immediately to avoid costly conse - shirt told the story of a vic - quences, like the proposed Poseidon tim of crime in their own Water Desalination Plant. words. The project was The forum was held at CSU Fullerton’s launched in 2001 by the Titan Theater from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 non-profit Community p.m. and was open to the public for free. Services Programs which Guest speakers included Debbie Cook provides a 24-hour from the Post Carbon Institute and Peter response line and other Kalmus, Ph.D from NASA’s Jet services to up to 111,000 Propulsion Laboratory. victims of abuse and crime in Orange County each Continued on page 18 year. Visit www.cspinc.org Shooting Downtown for more info. According to Fullerton Police PIO At Left: Kathyrn Hamel, officers called to the CSUF student Nicole parking structure at 122 E. Wilshire at Richards reads the messages 2am, Sunday, April 26 found a male vic - written by victims of crime. tim in his 20s had sustained a gunshot PHOTO BY RANGGIN HEDAYAT wound to the chest. He was transported to the hospital, taken into surgery and is in stable condition. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is US EPA & C LEANUP OF TOXIC PLUME BENEATH US asked to call Detective Barry Coffman at Fullerton’s representative on the Orange COMMONWEALTH AVENUE 714-738-5361. County Water District board,

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U and two-time council candidate Vivian plished political scientist and current the city on behalf of Asian Americans. F “Kitty” Jaramillo, asserts that the current member of the faculty of Whittier Page 2FULLERTON OBSERVER COMMUNITY OPINIONS EARLY MAY 2015 Synthia Tran Columns A Letter to Our Police Chief Fullerton Once again I read Synthia Tran’s column and found it I have been reading, watching, gently to do my job. I certainly very interesting. I have many good friends who are from and hearing of cases of police bru - would not have wanted to be Observer Vietnam and were among those who escaped and later tality and shootings lately and I influenced in my duties by think - came to America. But, none have ever told me their story. can imagine both sides of the ing that I was being looked at in a The Fullerton Observer Community I am so saddened about what Ms. Tran and her family, issues. disparaging way. I was busy Newspaper, founded by Ralph and Natalie and so many others, had to live through and die for. However, this morning I won - enough just doing my job. I Kennedy and a group of friends in 1978, is Yes, members of the military, including commanders, dered how law enforcement offi - imagine the same is true for many, staffed by local citizen volunteers who create, publish, and distribute the paper throughout never ask questions, they just do as they are told. But, cers in general and Fullerton if not most, law enforcement offi - our community. who are the real commanders? The real commanders are Police Department officers specif - cials. This venture is a not-for-profit one with politicians in Washington DC, many of whom have ically are dealing with what I per - I hope that the morale of all all ad and subscription revenues plowed back never been in uniform, nor trained for battle. ceive as extra scrutiny. police officers in the Fullerton into maintaining and improving our inde - Even America has had bad military personnel who do The media does state that most Police Department withstands pendent, non-partisan, non-sectarian com - munity newspaper. terrible acts. But, most are the best kind of people you police officers are performing any onslaughts from the media. I Our purpose is to inform Fullerton resi - could ever want to know. They did not enlist in the hopes their duties with honor, justice, think that each individual has dents about the institutions and other socie - of going to war, but did so to get an education and a and with sensitivity to individuals’ worth and is doing their best job tal forces which most impact their lives, so good retirement income (benefits that are now being cut civil and constitutional rights. I possible. that they may be empowered to participate . would agree with that statement I am very grateful to each indi - in constructive ways to keep and make these down) private and public entities serve all residents Should we, or should we not, become involved in any from my own limited experiences vidual officer within the Fullerton in lawful, open, just, and socially-responsible war? I am no judge. But, if we do go to war we should with police officers over the years. Police Department. I praise their ways. only go to destroy the enemy. Most of our wars since I can see how individual police sense of duty, integrity, honor, Through our extensive local calendar and World War II were not really fought to win - and that is officers may feel vulnerable with character, courage, and loyalty. I other coverage, we seek to promote a sense the fault of our politicians in my opinion. It is also their media coverage recently. I can thank each individual officer for of community and an appreciation for the values of diversity with which our country is fault that wars drag on so long and that we have so many imagine that if I was a police offi - what they all do. so uniquely blessed. casualties. Our politicians, no matter what party, are far cer in Fullerton or anywhere I I would like everyone in the more interested in winning the vote, than winning a war. would be very frustrated with the Fullerton Police Department to SUBMISSIONS : Ron Getzan Fullerton public perception of myself in the think, feel, know that at least one Submissions on any topic of interest are line of duty as negative. individual in Fullerton supports accepted from Fullerton residents and we try hard ED: Synthia Tran is on vacation this issue but she will I am retired now. When I was them and cares. to get it all in. Sorry we sometimes fail. Shorter be back with her Passion for Justice column in the next employed, I worked hard and dili - Don Waterbury Fullerton pieces have a better chance. Send by email to issue. [email protected] or by snail mail to: FULLERTON OBSERVER PO BOX 7051 • In her response to the article “Where Are the FULLERTON, CA 92834-7051 Responses to: College Reading Classes?” ( Observer Mid April ______Where are the Reading Classes? 2015), NOCCCD Vice-Chancellor of How To Subscribe Educational Services and Technology, Dr. W. Subscriptions include home delivery • I write this because I am so grate - take the bus to Fullerton College, and Cherry Li-Bugg, confirmed that both Cypress and are due each October ful for Fullerton College. I started out yet live within walking distance of College and Fullerton College have Reading $25/Fullerton • $35/Out of Town Departments. It’s good news to hear Dr. Li-Bugg’s Send Check with Name & Address to: as a Cypress College student until the Cypress College. I was determined to Fullerton Observer, PO Box 7051, confusion with Reading classes get my AA and learned a lot through assurances that both colleges have their own inde - Fullerton CA 92834-7051 (ENGL 057) and their English prefix. the process. pendent Reading Departments. The Cypress pro - ______I wasn’t sure how that would transfer. I think that Cypress College should gram appears disadvantaged with only one read - How to Advertise I dropped the reading classes at reconsider their Reading program and ing skills class confusingly called ENGL 96, Call 714-525-6402 , Cypress and enrolled into Fullerton use Fullerton College’s model. These College Reading Strategies and taught by the or email College. colleges are in the same district. It is English Department. [email protected] Dr. Li-Bugg’s Scorecard data ______As a struggling student in the sad to say, but I tell my friends and 10,000 issues of the Fullerton Observer English language itself, I have to family members to go to Fullerton (scorecard.cccco.edu) for Cypress College is limit - are distributed throughout Fullerton and sent admit that Fullerton College Reading College. I say to them - you are wast - ed to English classes not reading skills classes. In through the mail to subscribers classes (READ 036, READ 056, ing your time at Cypress College if light of Dr. Li-Bugg’s confirmation that Cypress every two weeks except only once in READ 096, READ 127, READ 133) you are struggling to find help in College has separate Reading and English January, July & August. have helped me earn my AA Degree reading classes. (Also, at Cypress you Departments, the confusing prefix and mixed-up Missed a Copy? and now I am transferring thanks to sit in front of old computer monitors name situation appears even stranger. Does all of the help I received at Fullerton. to do all of your work.) Cypress receive different Student Equity funding Visit us online at: than Fullerton because of this? Statistics from www.fullertonobserver.com It was a lot of work because I had to Juni M. Cypress & on FaceBook each individual Reading Department would give the best picture of how reading skills classes on • STAFF• • Does Fullerton see reading as part structure has served Cypress College • Editor: Sharon Kennedy of the English Department or not? students successfully for many years. each campus support Governor Brown’s Student • Database Manager: Jane Buck We do have differences of opinion on In fact, according to the scorecard, Equity Initiative and help students earn degrees • Advisor: Tracy Wood this not only between the schools but our sequence of remedial classes or transfer. • Copy Editors: Viveca Wolff. within departments as well. At which combines English/Reading Current data shows that a high number of col - Sam & Janet Evening & Kathleen Haiker lege students need access to reading skills classes. • Distribution: Roy & Irene Kobayashi, Cypress, historically, we have includ - produces greater student success than Tom & Kate Dalton, Marge Kerr, ed Reading in English. We revisited Fullerton’s which separates the two. One reading skills class in the English Pam Nevius, Manny Bass & Leslie Allen this decision last year. After much I am insulted when your paper Department at Cypress College doesn’t address • Photography: discussion- looking at what other col - attempts to create a situation by the problem. The question remains unanswered. Jere Greene & Liz Marchant leges across the state do; informally reporting false information. Where are the Cypress College Reading classes • Webmaster: Cathy Yang dedicated to reading skills, which students so des - • FEATURES • assessing if, in fact, listing Reading Reporting on a situation and creating • History/Arboretum: Warren Bowen classes under English did create a a situation are not the same thing. perately need and the state is paying to support? • Politics & other stuff: Vince Buck problem for students- we did a survey Mary Forman Name Withheld Cypress College • Roving Reporters: Jere Greene, Sri Ravipati, which confirmed that the majority of English Department Cypress Betz Kuttner, David Spargur, Carol van Ahlers the Reading and English faculty felt • Why doesn’t Cypress College's Reading and other Community Members ED: Cypress students are bringing that, pedagogically, it served the cam - Department want their courses to have a READ • COLUMNISTS • this issue to the paper. We are allow - pus well to continue to keep the prefix like Fullerton College? •Conservation Gardening: Penny Hlavac ing them space for the discussion. • Council Report: Need Reporter Reading classes listed under English. If, as W. Cherry Li-Bugg says in her response, Some current students have withheld •The Downtown Report: Mike Ritto In her response letter, Vice there are "a variety of Reading classes offered at names, as we allow, if a writer is pre - • Movie Review Hits & Misses: Joyce Mason Chancellor Cherry Li-Bugg pointed the School of Continuing Education," then why •Youth Columnists: C.C. Lee, Eumi Son senting something they fear might to the Statewide Community College don't they put the Cypress College Reading Francine Vudoti & Sammy Howell cause retribution. •Out of My Mind: Jonathan Dobrer scorecard that indicates that this Department in the School of Continuing •Passion for Justice: Synthia Tran Education? • School Board Reports: The Accrediting Commission for Community Jan Youngman & Vivien Moreno •Science: Sarah Mosko & Frances Mathews HOW TO VOICE YOUR OPINION and Junior Colleges says on their website that • Theatre Reviews: Community Opinion pages are a forum for the community. The Observer they work to assure the general public that an Mark Rosier & Angela Hatcher welcomes letters on any subject of interest. Comments are the opinions of accredited institution has established conditions the author, may be shortened for space, and typos will be corrected. under which higher education objectives can be Created & Published in Fullerton Although we must verify your identity, you may choose to have only your achieved. by local citizen volunteers for 37 years initials appear in print. Anonymous letters are accepted if the writer can They have a complaint process Mid May 2015 issue make a case that revealing their name would be a problem. Send to: (http://www.accjc.org/complaint-process) and I am filing a complaint against Cypress College and will hit the stands on May 18. [email protected] its support of sham departments like their SUBMISSION & AD or send by mail to: Fullerton Observer, Reading Department. I hope other readers will do DEADLINE: May 11 2015 PO Box 7051, Fullerton, CA 92834 the same. Kelly Tunneson Cypress EARLY MAY 2015 COMMUNITY OPINIONS OBSERVER Page 3

OUT OF MY MIND HISTORIC FOX THEATER SIGN REATTACHED by Jon Dobrer © 2015 [email protected] At Left: Crews worked NO TRUTH NO RECONCILIATION on Saturday May 2 to Turkey is going crazy as it always does denies complicity and argues that any time anyone calls the Armenian Germany treated them atrociously— reattach the Genocide, well, the Armenian Genocide. which is true. However, Poles participated letters of the They are currently angry with Pope in the Holocaust for many reasons. Some historic sign Francis for naming it as the first genocide out of fear of the Germans. Some out of atop the of the late and unlamented 20th century. greed—wanting Jewish property. Some Fox Theater Before that they were angry at President out of naked anti-Semitism. on the Obama who also used the term once— Japan is, at the moment, walking back, corner of then backed off, out of respect for our with the speed but not gracefulness of a Harbor and NATO ally. So much for moral clarity ver - Michael Jackson Moonwalk, any guilt in Chapman in sus strategic advantage. the “misuse” of Korean downtown Turkey understandably hates Yes we share women as sex slaves— Fullerton. being called a perpetrator of euphemistically rebrand - The official genocide. They argue that the the urge to ed as “comfort women.” massive killing of Armenians by historic denial “It didn’t happen. The unveiling of Turks was part of a war—and with Turkey. women were just camp the newly lit sign will not just ethnic slaughter. They What we did followers as in all war.” also argue that since the term And any implied apolo - take place genocide wasn’t really in use till to the gies from former Japanese May 22 & 23 after WWII it is completely Native governments are inopera - at the unfair to use it regarding the Americans tive. Wow! This is a two- Fox’s 90th killing of Armenians. The his - we gloss over. fer, not only not apologiz - Birthday tory of the word is not a serious What we did ing but also making it yet party. Details argument. The defense that worse by clarifying away page 12. Turks died too, at least, is an to African any past acknowledge - argument; not valid, but an ment. PHOTO BY slaves we also WARREN MECCA argument. Yes, some gloss over. Aside from being dis - Armenians resisted and fought honest, these stubborn back when being removed from refusals to own the past, their homes, killed or marched even to forbid the men - into the desert to starve or die of thirst. tion of past atrocities, don’t work. They A Letter from Chris Norby Trying to position this as a war is like keep the issues in the light and often on Since the Fullerton Observer ran promi - as being the real victim and dismissed the Americans arguing that the killing of center stage. Sometimes political advan - nent coverage of my arrest a year ago (Mid case. Husbands can be victims of abuse Native Americans was only a part of a tage and morality go hand in hand. March 2014, page 2) I hope you will but are far less likely to report it or be war—since they occasionally fought back. Admittedly it is rare but when they do we allow my response and an update. believed. However, so infrequent were their victo - should all take advantage. On March 12, 2014, three Fullerton Many have ascribed political motiva - ries that we remember Gen. Custer. We The past cannot be undone. But neither police officers entered my home without tions to my arrest. My bills in Sacramento remember because of the rarity. Yes we is it useful to try to hide it. Nelson my permission, arrested me, handcuffed on asset seizure and public disclosure share the urge to historic denial with Mandela wisely saw that any hope for a me in front of my children, hauled me to brought strong opposition from law Turkey. What we did to the Native peaceful relationship with whites in South the police station, set my bail at $10,000, enforcement and police unions spent Americans we gloss over. What we did to Africa had to come not from either white - and locked me in a jail cell. They did so heavily to defeat me in 2012. Locally my African slaves we also gloss over. What we washing or endless trials and cycles of based on a report without independent activism for Kelly Thomas, beaten to did to Japanese American citizens we gloss revenge, but from finding the truth, witnesses or evidence and with me suffer - death in Fullerton in 2011 was well over too. Nations must think that all this speaking the truth and working on recon - ing an obvious eye injury, aggravated that known in the department as was my glossing of history makes it bright and ciliation. Turkey’s proud and fierce denial very day. friendship with prominent bloggers criti - shinny. It doesn’t. It obscures the truths, prevents healing and diminishes Turkey’s I told them of a December 17 cal of the FPD. the almost universal truths. And without moral standing among nations. optometrists report specifically listing It’s difficult to believe that what hap - truth there can be no reconciliation. “spousal abuse” as the original cause of my pened to me was standard police proce - Just this week Poland is complaining www.Dobrer.com eye injury. Instead of listening they dure, but I know people have suffered far bitterly and demanding an apology (and Follow me on Twitter @jondobrer became hostile and argumentative, forc - worse injustices, even death, because of seemingly getting one) because FBI Jonathan is available to speak to groups on: ing me to remove the bandage over my such misconduct. I have greater apprecia - Director, James Comey, implicated Current Events, the Middle East & eye. For two months I was unable to tion for them now. Poland as an accomplice to Germany in Comparative Religion return home and was kept away from my After being cleared, after two months the perpetuation of the Holocaust. Poland four children, who frequently left me separation from my kids, after losing my voice mails in vain seeking homework life savings to legal costs, after being HAT EOPLE EALLY ANT help and rides to school activities. dragged through the mud in the media, I W P R W The DA took no action after finding no was allowed to return home last May. If everyone in the world could have waging war – providing instead - all those evidence and the accounts contradictory. I have since become a single father and what I have as a minimum there would be basic things for everyone? (I noticed that During a family court civil hearing, two sole support for my four children, ages 3- no war. What most people want is mean - in your WAR COSTS feature that independent witnesses testified personally 16, who all live with me. This unfortunate ingful work or at least a job they can www.costofwar.com is listed. That website of the physical abuse I had suffered. There episode may remain on Google search for stand, a safe home, clean environment, shows you what we could be doing with were none against me. Judge Lon Hurwitz decades but will not define my remaining enough money to provide good food, the same money we spend on war.) observed that all evidence pointed to me years. Chris Norby Fullerton decent clothing, healthcare, and educa - Why do we think it impossible to tion for their children. change our priorities from the killing What could happen if we repurposed all machine to the living machine? Do We Need Another the money we spend creating war toys and LR Fullerton Comfort Women Memorial? I recently read of a proposed memorial While there has been immigration from WAR COSTS in Life & Money to comfort women to be installed at the Japan since the war the older generation Fullerton Museum. Submitted by the would have had little effect on the author - California leads the nation with 886 soldiers wounded and 252 dead in wars since 2001. Korean American Forum of California, itarian government in control at the time. IN IRAQ & A FGHANISTAN the monument's stated purpose is to pres - As Fullerton seldom receives visiting dig - sure the Japanese government to take nitaries from Japan I doubt the proposed • 138,058 Civilians killed by Violence www.iraqbodycount.org (5/2/2015) responsibility for some of its actions dur - memorial would be seen by its target audi - US Soldiers killed in Iraq: (DoD 5/2/2015) ing WWII. The plan is to place these in ence any time soon. • 4,490 towns all over the US, including What the memorial may lead to instead • 2,357 US Soldiers killed in Afghanistan (4/10/2015) www.icasualties.org Fullerton. is increased tensions between those of US Soldiers wounded (DOD reports) www.icasualties.org Trouble is that most of the Japanese- Korean and Japanese ancestry. While the • 32,223 Iraq (3/2003 thru 11/2011- no updates since this date) Americans who will interact with the tensions have long existed between the • 17,674 Afghanistan ( 10/2001 thru 10/13/2012- no updates since this date) memorial are descended from immigrants two countries the respective descendents who arrived in the US years prior to seemed to be getting past that. It’s as • $1.6 Cost of Wars Since 2001 www.costofwar.com (5/2/2015) WWII. The ones that were alive during though some fear the next generation will Trillion (rounded down) (Iraq $819 billion) (Afghanistan $803 billion) the war got to spend it in camps out in the stop pointing fingers. Southern California Cost of Military Action Against ISIL $2.4 billion desert surrounded by barbed wire. A few already has a memorial in Glendale. Do www.nationalpriorities.org lucky ones went to Italy to fight Nazis. we need another? D. S. Fullerton Page 4FULLERTON OBSERVER CITY NEWS EARLY MAY 2015

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APRIL 21 C OUNCIL M EETING (NEXT MEETING M AY 5) •D ROUGHT PHASE 3 R ESTRICTIONS : City •OC H UMAN RELATIONS : A report on Manager Joe Felz said that staff will present the ways OC Human Relations has made a options for Phase 3 water restrictions for difference with their work countywide and businesses and residents at the May 19 locally in Fullerton was presented by Board council meeting. President Leticia Mata and member Gena The front of the property being considered for Orange County’s first year-round 24- •S ISTER CITY FUKUI : Councilmember Garcia. hour shelter with wrap-around services for the needs of the homeless. Doug Chaffee, newly returned from a 25th •F ULLERTON BEAUTIFUL : Kay Miller and anniversary visit to Fullerton Sister City boardmembers Bob Linnell, Roberta Welcome Home Fukui, Japan said that ambassadors from Duldine and Mary Zepil, on behalf of by Curtis Gamble The stand-alone building is gated in Fukui will be visiting Fullerton in August. Fullerton Beautiful, received a proclama - The majority of the Anaheim and the back and front sides. Inside the Twenty-one Fullertonians went on the tion from Mayor Sebourn and the council Fullerton homeless, including myself, gates there is room to park up to 74 Fukui visit at their own expense. for the work the group has done since its support the upcoming shelter at 1000 cars and trucks. •L OVE FULLERTON : A presentation about 1984 founding by then Mayor Molly N. Kraemer Place in Anaheim cur - This building is one of the best loca - the LoveFullerton citywide service day tak - McClannahan. The group presents annual rently being negotiated by the County tions for a homeless shelter because of ing place May 9th was presented. See page awards to outstanding gardens around of Orange. easy access to the 91, 57 and 55 free - 17 for more information. town and participates in other projects. This is really a beautiful building ways. The riverbed is also nearby which saying that reassessment of the dangers of that the homeless in Anaheim and Cell Towers in Parks Fullerton will soon be able to call will make it easier for the homeless to WiFi emissions was necessary. Two of the ride their bikes anywhere they would Two items on the agenda concerned the commentors, including Parks & Rec home after nearly two years of rejec - location of Verizon Cell Towers in two tions of other locations. like to go. Commissioner Barry Levinson said that It has been a long two years of ups new locations in Fullerton; the Euclid although they had asked to be notified of the What makes this property such a Tank Park on N. Euclid and the other at great buy at around $4.2 million is its and downs, but now we, the homeless, meeting, they had not been. They also ques - are very happy to have at last found a Gilbert Park, 2120 W. Orangethorpe. tioned whether any notices went out to near - location, location, and location. First There are three dozen citywide. it is near four different bus routes place we hope to soon be able to call by residents. Parks & Rec Manager Hugo home, sweet home. Several commentors, opposed to locat - Curiel said notices for locating cell towers on which is very important to the home - ing towers in parks where children play, less who will be looking for jobs. The public land weren’t required. Editor Note: The County plans on- spoke of the dangers of emissions from Both items passed but Mayor Sebourn and OCTA bus stops for lines 38, 129, 59, the towers. “I think there is a valid health and 213 are only about 2 blocks from site services including job search, Councilmember Whitaker voted no on the physical and mental health, addiction concern,” said registered nurse Anna Gilbert Park location because of concern the shelter’s front doors. Townsend. “Please look into it.” She said Some of the other features of the counseling, rapid rehousing, and more about the city staff’s lack of response to resi - in addition to laundry, showers, stor - she had looked into the controversy her - dent requests to be notified of the meeting. property include approximately self and found that the American 24,000 square feet of industrial build - age, and a safe and comfortable place “Everyone should have a response,” said to sleep and eat to help the region’s Academy of Pediatrics had released a letter Whitaker. ing space and 13,824 square feet of office space which is already divided homeless population. Fake Grass Fullerton 21st council meeting that she has plans to into around 24 rooms. Is fake grass a solution to our water cri - replace her lawn and suggested that sis? Five Star Turf Commercial hosted an Fullerton residents look into the MWD event at Hotel Fullerton, 1500 S. and OCWD rebates for replacing lawns Public Hearing on Affordable Multi-Family Raymond, to show off the hotel’s newly with drought tolerant plantings or syn - Project Proposal on Orangethorpe installed synthetic turf. Various local offi - thetic turf. According to Five Star Turf, the hotel project will save an estimated 1.2 cials and business leaders attended the There will be two meetings to discuss a •Wed., May 6, 6:30pm: A community million gallons of water per year plus an April 15th event, including Fullerton 4-story mixed-use project with 36 afford - meeting will be held at New Life Mission estimated $50,000 in water and mainte - Mayor Protem Jennifer Fitzgerald attend - able permanent supportive multi-family Church, 1430 E. Orangethorpe Ave. nance costs. ed the event. She announced at the April residential units (half 1-bedroom) for per - •Wed., May 13, 7pm: A public hearing sons with disabilities. There will be 56 will be held at the Fullerton Public parking spaces, plus 2,000 square feet of Library Osborne Auditorium, 353 W. commercial space with 25 parking spaces Commonwealth. proposed for the property at 1220 E. The one and two bed units will be Orangethorpe Ave. affordable to very-low-income house - holds. The project exceeds requirements for parking and open space. The applicant, Fullerton Supportive Housing, LP, is seeking federal, state and local low-income hous - ing tax credits, HOME funds, and MHSA funds, plus a zone change from manufactur - ing general M-G to mixed-use Central Business District

For project updates visit www. cityoffullerton. com/development. Comments may be sent by email to JoanW@ ci.fullerton.ca.us EARLY MAY 2015 LOCAL NEWS FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 5 Happy Mother’s Day May 10th Moms Come Together to Discuss Children’s Health Issues Near Oil Well Operations They met to discuss what could be done •Bring the issue to the city council dur - about the strange rotten egg and burnt ing public comments. tire smells happening at the school ever •Also send complaints to Marty since the LINN oil tower had been erect - Simonoff at the City of Brea by email to: ed near the playground. [email protected] “It’s overwhelming. I should be reading children’s books to my kids. Am I going to The City of Brea has agreed to form a have to research and fight this for the next Brea Citizen Oversight Committee to ten years?” said one mom, Whether the look into issues surrounding oil opera - smells were a sign of a health hazard and tions. the cause of an uptick in reports of sick After the meeting the discussion broke kids and how parents could inspire offi - down into where to move. Claremont was cials to test the air were major concerns. suggested as a town that does not allow “It’s not just the school.” said one mom, the oil industry near homes, schools or Hugs from Scarlett “there are structures at the sports park too parks. Susan Fujioka said that “if we stand to her favorite mom and in our neighborhoods.” “It’s about up and take action we won’t have to on Earth! health and quality of life for us,” said move.” another mom of two, one of whom has come Archer serves mom tea. down with lukemia. “We are moving - but everyone can’t do that.” “Our neighborhood has methane vents at each home. One is just outside our back door.” “Is methane dangerous? What other substances should we be aware of?” “How can we get officials to pay atten - tion? What can we do?” “There are over 800 wells in the city of Brea Cruz, Lola and Daddy Happy Mother’s Day Mom and no one at the city Love Mommy to oversee operations,” Love Jason & Aaliyah said Susan Fujioka, who passed out an information and resource packet with information from the filings required by law submitted by oil companies and post - ed on the AQMD website. These includ - ed brief descriptions of what might be found in the air, soil and water, chemicals used in a typical fracked, acidized, or wastewater well, and a list of people to call. Susan Fujioka, Ann Marshall, and Jennifer Heffner, called the meeting for moms with kids going to Olinda Elementary. Their suggestions on actions to take included:

•Call the South Coast Air Quality Management District at 1-800-CUT- PORTAL LANGUAGES Happy 95th Birthday Pilot SMOG every time you smell the sub - stance. Tell them you want it tested to see FULLERTON by Jere Greene meal, one banana, 4 ounces of OJ, 4 Group & Private Classes ounces of milk and then goes to the if it is harmful to the children. Chet Sowinski decided he wanted to for adults & kids Senior Center. At this point in his life, his celebrate his 95th birthday with a flight. •Anonymous complaints can be made friends are all a generation younger. By 14 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES Born on April 28th, 1920, Chet flew a online at: http://www3.aqmd.gov/webap - the way, Chet told me he still makes his FREE DEMO CLASS ! B17 back when the Air Force belonged to pl/complaintsystemonline/NewComplain bed every morning and does his own the Army. He is a longtime pilot who t.aspx 110 E. Wilshire Ave. Suite 500, housekeeping. belonged to the “Fullerton Airport Bums” (at Harbor) Downtown Fullerton With his continuing interest in flying, I •Bring the issue to the school board and when he flew his own plane. He finally won't be surprised to see Chet among the demand they require testing of the air sold his plane to take care of his wife. 714-499-2311 expected 10,000 visitors at the Fullerton especially on hot days when it is at its www.portallanguages.com/fullerton Jim Pickens took Chet for his ride in a Airport Day on Saturday, May 9th. worst. Cessna 172 (pictured above) belonging to the FunOutside Flying Club. After taking Below: off, Jim offered Chet the chance to take Chet, on the right, with a buddy over and fly himself. Jim said that Chet during his early flying days. immediately began to trim the plane and PHOTOS JERE GREENE handled the controls as if he had gotten out of the plane the day before. It was obvious he was a natural born pilot. Chet has had a long term attachment to Fullerton. He served on the Airport Commission among other things until he finally retired in 1982 as Maintenance Manager for the city. Chet lives with his granddaughters, Karin Laufer and Jennifer Richie. They said he gets up every morning, has the same breakfast of fish oil pills, 3 prunes, a tablespoon of rasins, 3 tablespoons of oat - Page 6FULLERTON OBSERVER The DOWNTOWN Report EARLY MAY 2015 text & photos by Mike Ritto [email protected]

Drought Shaming

Fullertonians will have to cut water usage by at least 15% and perhaps as much 25%. A few So Cal residents have taken it upon themselves to harass anyone who appears to be wasting water. Water vigilantes are on the rise. Official City warnings and fines are in the offing. Let’s hope it does not come to that, we can all do our part, let’s show the rest of California how it is done.

Drought Naming There is a drought, there is no doubt. Hikers called the fire department and firefighters came out Some have called it a megadrought. Others, an ‘exceptional’ drought, or an to put out some residual hot spots. ‘unprecedented’, severe drought. We have been inundated with a great variety of SMOKEY BEAR ROCKS warnings about the dire consequences of our lack of rain. Many of us are ripping Along with “Only you can prevent A pair of trail hikers noticed some hot out our lawns, cutting any dry shrubs or wildfires” you may be familiar with spots the next day so they contacted our bushes back, and of course, making sure Smokey’s phrase “Make sure your camp - Fullerton Fire Department and three fire - any water we do use is used wisely. Still, it fire is out, dead out”. Every camper has fighters returned around 4:30pm to make may take fires like this, just north of our noticed a campfire can still be smoldering sure nothing flared up again. Half buried downtown, to drive the point home, scary the next morning, even though it may tree stumps, roots and other vegetation names and scarier predictions be damned, appear to be completely out. The same still held enough heat to reignite. Here even if there is no water to be dammed. holds true when a wildfire hits and unfor - and there, plumes of smoke appeared, Signs of the struggle in the Brea Dam tunately what took place in Fullerton on making the area look eerily like the geyser recreation area blanket every inch of all 12 Saturday April 18th (story and photos on basins of Yellowstone National Park. affected acres. Incinerated brush, trees, page 10) may be a common occurrence all over our state the rest of this year and At Right: A shovel head with handle and fences of course, as well as tools left completely burnt off sticks out of the ashes. behind, irrigation pipes burned or melted, beyond. Smokey is working overtime. scorched earth and long lost items uncov - ered as many years worth of built up dry brush were taken to the ground. Perhaps these images will serve as a wakeup call. No need to panic, but we all have to be very careful when hiking our many magnificent trails. Not many cities can boast of such an amazing network. Nobody was injured, no horses lost, and we are very fortunate that no homes were lost. Obviously, don’t light up a smoke when hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding or any other activity near dry brush and always call 911 immediately if you spot any type of fire. Right Smokey?

Above: Two residents survey the damage at the edge of the burn zone. At Right: The dry brush completely burnt leaving the 12 acres bare. EARLY MAY 2015 LOCAL NEWS FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 7 Vintage Fullerton Photo Quiz OUR TOWN CROSSWORD “Happy Mother’s Day ” by Valerie Brickey (answer key on page 19)

QUESTION : The photo above shows a building with the oldest bricks in our downtown, so which building are they from? Send your answer to Mike at [email protected]

ANSWER TO LAST ISSUE ’S VINTAGE FULLERTON PHOTO What did the 5-sided mystery sign on MOTOR but it is actually located on top top of the building next to McCoy Mills of the building next door to the old Ford on West Commonwealth shown in McCoy Mills and reads HOTEL as con - the vintage photo below say? firmed by a few readers, one who actually It was a good guess that the sign read saw it when it was here. ACROSS 39. Consider 41. Proofing marks 1. ___ Lama 43. Cole slaw, maybe 6. Defrost 44. Egyptian president Anwar 10. Bus. degrees 46. Asian capital 14. October birthstones 48. Mercedes class 15. "Zip-___-Doo-Dah" 49. Asian nurse 16. "Yes ___?" 51. Criminal matriarch 17. A baby's first class, maybe 53. What vegetarians avoid 19. Cat call 56. ASCAP rival 20. Former Montreal player 57. Like Gil Garcetti, abbr. 21. Purchase the whole lot 58. Keep the turkey moist 22. Woody Allen's 61. Landfill "Curse of the ___ Scorpion" 65. European transport company, 23. Sis, e.g. Van ___ 25. Diminished 66. Unwise 27. McDonald's, for example 68. Three, in Berlin 32. Pitching stats 69. Angels or Devilrays Thanks to Cherie Pape at the Fullerton Public Library History Room 33. Inquire 70. Calcutta's home for the historic photos of Fullerton! 34. Gawk (at) 71. "___ girl!" 36. Frederick Knott play, 72. Retired fliers FRIENDS OF THE OLLI Bus Pass Ends "Wait ___ Dark" 73. Food thickeners FULLERTON PUBLIC LIBRARY CSUF passes allowing OLLI members USED BOOK STORE to ride OCTA buses for free will end at the end of May. The passes have been part 29. Splits Open: 10am-4pm of the OLLI membership fee but the pro - DOWN 30. Pledge Monday through Saturday gram which also includes student passes is $500,000 in debt. Decreasing revenue has 1. Astro or bio ending 31. Fantasize 714-738-3143 not been adequate to cover the nearly 2. "___ on both your houses" 35. Sicilian erupter 3. What Aladdin rubs 37. Like some threats FullertonFriends.blogspot.com $800,000 cost of the passes. OCTA and Community Action Partnership of OC 4. "___ Famous" 38. Cordelia's father have set up a fund to receive donations 2000 Cameron Crowe film 40. ABBA musical Fullerton Public Library that will be used to provide bus passes to 5. Child's question, " ___ a vowel?" 42. Cried 353 W. Commonwealth, Fullerton people in need. Make donations by visit - 6. "The Hobbit" actor Bennett 45. ___ kwon do ing www.capoc.org/buspasses 7. Small whirlpool 47. Will Smith film "___ Legend" 8. Madagascar primate 50. They might be bad 9. Type of tent 52. "Little Red ___ Hood" 10. Unfashionable denim pants 53. ___ Wip, dessert topping 11. Olive Garden freebie 54. Wield, as influence 12. Battery terminal 55. Stories 13. Scattered, as seed 59. Blind segment 18. Monastery heads 60. Scottish caps 24. Uncertainties 62. Stamp of approval on 53-Across 26. French vineyard 63. Israel's Golda 27. Pet rocks and lava lamps 64. Handheld PCs 28. On the ocean 67. By way of Page 8FULLERTON OBSERVER EDUCATION NEWS EARLY MAY 2015 SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTES by Jan Youngman Ms. Lockhart’s Fullerton School District Board meets at 6pm on Culinary II 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of each month at district headquarters, students were tasked 1401 W. Valencia Dr., Fullerton, 92833. with For agenda go to: www.fsd.k12.ca.us or call 714-447-7400 developing a recipe, label and April 14 FSD Meeting (Next meeting May 5) marketing plan for with a 3D printer, big screen and Apple their TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN TV’s, and work spaces for students to col - product. Fullerton School District is pleased to laborate on projects. In addition, two announce enrollment opportunities for Final murals were added and several plants and products transitional kindergarten, which is open trees were planted in the gardens and to children turning 5-years-old between were tasted field. Volunteers from Stantec, Honda and judged September 2 and December 2. Helpers, Anaheim Ducks Foundation, by Parks Jr. This program was designed to be a SCORE program, Street Team, Power High staff. bridge between preschool and kinder - Players, and Anaheim Ducks employees garten that will give children whose birth - participated. At the board meeting a rep - days fall late in the year an opportunity to resentative from Stantec presented learn important academic and social skills Principal Robin Gilligan with a stand for in a hands-on way that supports their the 3D printer. development. Enroll your child in Transitional ALL THE ARTS FOR ALL THE KIDS Kindergarten for the 2015-16 school year Ms. Lauralyn Eschner and All the Arts Park’s Junior High Cooking Class by visiting your assigned TK school site Foundation boardmembers presented a no later than May 28, 2015. A list of check for $58,000 to the board to support Students from Park’s Junior High wide event created excitement from other schools offering TK is posted on the web - the incredible FSD’s arts program and the Culinary II class had the opportunity to students on campus. Mrs. Lockhart stat - site at www. fullertonsd.org/transition - Arts Learning Activities Buses (Arts LABs) participate in a blind taste test sponsored ed, “It was an unconventional way to dis - alkindergarten which travel from school to school. This by Fullerton-based Dr. Smoothie Brands play my students’ hard work and dedica - includes a Video/Editing Bus for students Company. Marlo Garrett, Marketing tion to their assignment and it helped FERN DRIVE SCHOOL REPORT to write, video and edit their own films; a Administrator for the company contacted encourage other student’s to consider tak - While the school has a standards-based Music Bus to introduce children to vari - Parks Junior High School Culinary Arts ing Culinary Arts as an elective.” curriculum, it has a strong emphasis on ous musical instruments; and coming teacher Patricia Lockhart with the goal of Product development has always been STEAM (Science, Technology, Art, and next a Theatre Bus for children to write providing students with realistic product part of Ms. Lockhart’s Culinary II cur - Music) activities for all students. Principal and perform plays. McCoy Mills is the development and marketing experiences riculum. The hands on approach of the Julie Brandon profiled the many special sponsor of a Family Arts Night at each while introducing the company’s newly partnership with Dr. Smoothie Brands programs that enhance the school experi - school. New projects include a dedicated developed organic smoothie line. enhanced the students’ learning, “I have ence such as: “Makerspaces and arts room at each school, sea container art During the blind taste test, students learned how hard it is to think of a new Workshops” that allow students to take galleries, more partnerships with CSUF compared Dr. Smoothies’ product to a product and how much harder it is to cre - control of their own learning as they take and a digital portfolio for each student. competitor. The taste test included a les - ate it successfully,” said 8th grade student ownership of cross-disciplinary projects Over $2 million dollars are spent on son that introduced concepts related to Erin K. they have not just designed but defined. arts education in the district, which is the 7 steps of product development. The success of the collaboration initiat - Workshops provide a physical laboratory funded by donations, grants and school Students were tasked to develop their own ed the start of an ongoing partnership for inquiry-based learning that is unique, foundations. All of FSD’s teachers use unique recipe, and label. Parks Junior between Parks Junior High School and and separate from the daily classroom. Project Create in the classroom. And there High staff tasted and judged all final Dr. Smoothie Brand Company, which Through exceptional parent involve - is a “Master Mosaic Studio” group after products presented by the Culinary II stu - will help support Common Core State ment and a very strong Fern Drive school program co-sponsored by St. Jude’s dents and named a winner. The school Standards. Foundation for Education & Technology Hospital. Ms. Eschner said that FSD is unique programs can be offered to the the only elementary district in California High School Board Meeting Highlights students at lunchtime and after school. that has this program. Recently, Fern Drive students participated by Vivien Moreno in the Sunny Hills STEAM Summit. SUBSTITUTE PAY RAISE Fullerton Joint Union High School District Board This summer, a new Leonardo DaVinci Substitute teacher pay was increased meets at 7:30pm on the 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of each month themed workshop learning space will be from $100 a day to $120 a day, and $140 at district headquarters, conducted. This lab will be a place where a day for long term substitution. The dis - 1051 W. Bastanchury Rd., Fullerton 92833. diverse learners will use multiple disci - trict pay has stalled for the last 14 years 714-870-2800. See the agenda at www.fjuhsd.net plines to question, wonder and explore and as a result it has been difficult to ideas. They will work at their own pace attract substitutes. Many districts are pay - Plummer Auditorium and $5,000 in ing between $120 to $130. Approved 5-0 April 14 & 28 Highlights and use a variety of tools both physical (Next meeting May 5) General Fund money to repair weather and digital. EMPLOYEE MILESTONES and human damage to the Plummer Congratulations to Ms. Emy Flores •T ROY HIGH GIRLS BASKETBALL : The Auditorium’s mural “Pastoral California” HERMOSA DRIVE SCHOOL REPORT board honored the Troy Girls’ basketball The Anaheim Ducks Power Play pro - Asst. Superintendent Educational Services by Charles Kassler, Jr. who just obtained her Doctorate in team at the April 14th meeting and stu - •K ITCHEN UPGRADES : The district is gram installed a hockey rink on the cam - dent leaders and district art contest win - pus during spring break. Over 100 volun - Education. Laguna Road Principal also soliciting bids from kitchen consult - Harold Sullivan is retiring after 35 years as ners at the April 28th meeting. ant services to provide recommendations teers helped to enhance the school’s •E XIT EXAMINATIONS & S MARTER library for a 21st century learning space principal. He will be missed! to upgrade the high school cafeteria BALANCED ASSESSMENTS : The assistant kitchen areas. principals reported to the board that •C OMPRESSED NATURAL GAS : The along with regular academic and commu - board approved looking into a CNG Jacob Han Wins $20,000 National Scholarship nity outreach projects, each school is upgrade at the La Habra bus yard site and wrapping up the California High School a possible agreement to serve the City of Congratulations to Troy of volunteer work. All Exit Examination (CAHSEE) for 10th La Habra vehicles. Presently, 19 of the dis - High senior Jacob Han are leaders in their com - graders and gearing up for the 11th trict’s 50 buses run on CNG. who advanced to the top munities. Of these the graders to take the new Smarter Balanced •T ROY & SHHS P OOLS : Both pools twenty national finalists in 480 runners up received Assessment. were drained in April due to major leaks. the Elks Club’s Most $4,000 scholarships. •S UPERINTENDENT SEARCH : Interim The Troy leak was estimated at losing up Valuable Student The top 20, including Superintendent Dr. Stichter announced to 12,000 gallons per day. Troy Aquatics is Scholarship contest after Jason, moved to the that the application deadline for the dis - currently practicing evenings at Fullerton winning at the local and final level. They attend - trict superintendent position would close High. SHHS has requested a rental con - state level. ed the leadership week - April 16th and interviews with qualified tract approval with La Mirada’s Splash As one of the top stu - end event in Chicago. candidates would commence May 11th facility. The board approved a $37,000 dents in the country he High school seniors through the 13th. He is hopeful the board leak detection and facility analysis to won a scholarship of can apply for the schol - will agree on a candidate by the end of the come out of deferred maintenance funds. $20,000 at the National arship competition in school year. The bids were checked by consultants to Finals held in Chicago. September of each year. •Crossing Guard: Spending $9,000 a ensure fair market price and professional A total of 19,257 seniors To find out more year for the crossing guard located at Troy repair work. Updates will be posted on the applied for the scholarship this year. The about the Elks Club Most Valuable High School was approved. Troy High website. Dr Stichter assured 500 Most Valuable Student scholarship Student Scholarship program and how to •Plummer Auditorium: $38,000 in parents that it is a major priority for the winners boast an average GPA of 4.283 apply to compete in the contest visit the Bond I funds were approved to get a seis - district to solve the problems as soon as and collectively logged in 278,591 hours website.www.elks.org/enf/scholars. mic and structural analysis of the possible. EARLY MAY 2015 EDUCATION NEWS FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 9

Kids Rule! by Francine Vudoti “S PEAKING OF ... by CC Lee Inside My 8th Grader Brain... As an eighth grader, there are many big dummy” by his peers. Yet with motivation decisions I have had to make in the past and help from his teachers, he went on to few months (which is why I haven’t written John’s Hopkins University and became a many articles lately!) , especially about high pediatric neurosurgeon! school—Where to go? Which high school One of the key points he made during is best for me? Private or public? Why? I his speech was that since education is both have had to “scientifically” lay out my provided and required in modern-day course choices from each high school and America, the will to learn is the greatest weigh the importance of theatre, academ - factor in determining one’s future. He ic programs, and sports; distance, money, made it clear that how much education and my connections with each school also we obtain is based on how much we as played a key role in my decision-making students make of it, since, according to his process. own words in his book, You Have a Brain , There were many steps I had to go the human brain can never run out of through to make my final decision. First, space. He said: “Inside each human brain I had learned about the different options are approximately 86 billion neurons through counselors, friends and events interconnected by more than 100 trillion sponsored by each school. I then shad - synapses...the brain of a normal twenty- owed at a few of them to see which ones I year-old possesses 100,000 miles of liked and which to eliminate. The envi - myelin-covered nerve fibers.” In other ronments played a huge role, because I felt words, the human brain is so complicated the need to “fit in.” When I narrowed and amazing that one should never fear Above: Francine gets ready to vote for the first time at the OC Registrar of Voter booth at them down to three, I needed to take that his/her brain will acquire too much entrance exams. By that point, it was knowledge, because it is impossible for Faces of Fullerton. Below: Francine casts her first ballot. PHOTOS BY FRAN BILANGEL about mid-January. I spent a good deal of one’s brain to overflow with information. time preparing for each, because I wanted After hearing his speech, I knew I had Faces of Fullerton to score as well as I could. The next step made the right decision about high I attended the 13th annual Faces of together each year. I am thankful that was to compare the academic programs, school, because, at the end of the day, it Fullerton event this month. This event is people in our city work hard to make our because the educational aspect was very really came down to myself to ensure I get about getting to know everyone in the community a better place to live. I am important to me—my parents and I liter - what I want—the best university, the best community, having fun together and proud to call Fullerton my home. ally took each school and charted my career choices, and the best future for learning things about our city. classes, as well as extra-curricular activities myself. I would like to thank my family, There were many activities at the event that each school offered. Finally, we friends, and everyone else who helped me like dancing, playing chess, face painting, looked at other factors, including the reli - through this challenging experience; it and tattoo stamping. There were also lots gious portion of some curricula. While was certainly something different! I will of games and food. In fact, the longest the process seems simple in words, it took always remember Dr. Carson’s words, and line was for the food. about four months. use his own experience as an inspiration in I visited various booths where we Towards the end of the decision-making my own life. learned about what the different organiza - process, I attended an awards banquet for tions in the community are doing to help the Carson Scholars Fund, where Dr. C.C. Lee is a all of us who live in Fullerton. In one Benjamin Carson himself delivered a Fullerton 8th grader booth I learned that smoking can cause keynote speech. He told the story of his who loves to read, lung cancer. I got to meet the firemen childhood, and how he arrived at where write, draw, sing from the fire department. I am happy to he is today. He admitted to not being the and play piano and meet them because they save us from fires. best student as a kid, labeled “the volleyball. In another booth, they taught us how to avoid drugs and how to help the runaway children. My top favorite was the voting booth. It was my first time to vote and I did it in the voting van. Voting is a good thing to do because you can pick the leader you want and you can help vote for laws that are good for the community. I had so much fun at the Faces of Francine is a local eight-year-old Fullerton event. It makes me happy to who loves to write, and compose her know that there are people who care so own music on piano. much for the city and they help bring us

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100 local firefighers and 2 helicopters dropping water had the fire out by 5:50pm with no damage to structures and no injuries. PHOTO BY DAVID SPARGUR west to east wind initially caused the fire BREA DAM FIRE DOUSED to threaten homes and the stables, but by David Spargur Keh, the flames came within about 50 feet of luckily it died down. Mr. Howells also nearby houses. said he was very grateful to the Fullerton A fire that broke out in the Brea Dam Residents were evacuated temporarily from Police and Fire Department “for doing a Recreation Area April 18th before 1:24pm just Sunflower and Hibiscus streets near fantastic job”. east of St. Jude hospital was quickly brought Bastanchury and from Claire Avenue and Once the fire was contained, fire crews under control by the Fullerton/Brea, Anaheim, Marion Blvd. to the southeast of the dam area. proceeded to guarantee that no re-igni - Garden Grove and Orange County firefighters. The fire did come fairly close to the Coyote tions occurred by cutting down trees and Julie Kunze, Deputy Chief of Fullerton and Hills Ranch Stables to the east of the dam area. vegetation to create the buffer zone. Brea Fire department said the fire burned 12 Tim Howells, owner of the stable with his wife According to Beau Rummel of the acres. Cindy, reported “We had a Horse Therapy Orange County Fire Authority, they laid “Thanks to the efforts of about 100 local program running that morning. I had left but down foam on potential hot spots as a firefighters and 2 helicopters dropping water, was called back in” and alerted to take care of precaution and created a brush free the fire was declared under control in 2 hours, the 27 horses in the facility. All the horses were perimeter to prevent future fires. and out by 5:50pm,” Chief Kunze stated. evacuated to a greenbelt to the east of Claire The firefighters, fighting the fire mainly by Far Left & Below: Beau Rummel of the Ave for a 3 hour period. hand, created a perimeter and a buffer zone OC Fire Authority directed firetrucks on Mr. Howells believed that the flashpoint was which resulted in no structures being lost and the hiking trail below the stables. near Bastanchury road. He said the prevailing no injuries. According to local resident Mark PHOTOS BY DAVID SPARGUR

At Left and Right: 27 horses were led down the streets of Thank You Fire & Police Sorrento Homes to On Saturday April 18th , due to the Also a special shout out to the Fullerton the common areas Brea Damn Recreational Area fire, the Equestrian community for showing up so where they Coyote Hills Ranch stables was forced to quickly to support and trailer where need - proceeded to mow evacuate 27 horses. We wish to extend our ed and many many thanks to all those and fertilize the sincere thanks to our Fullerton Fire and help who stepped up to lend a hand when grounds after the Police and surrounding cities departments so badly needed. We work and live in a Association for their prompt and professional great city! So proud to call Fullerton graciously opened response, and to the Sorrento Hills Home home! up to assist with Owners Association for letting the horses Tim and Cindy Howells evacuation of evacuate to their green space (where we Owners the stables. mowed and fertilized the property... ha-ha) . Coyote Hills Ranch EARLY MAY 2015 LOCAL NEWS FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 11

More Fire Photos BIKE N OTES At Left: If you have a bike related item you would like Fire trucks to present, send to: [email protected] lined up to enter the RIDE OF SILENCE IN FULLERTON burning area. by Jane Rands share the road with bicyclists. The first RoS occurred days after Larry Below On Wednesday, May 20 at 7 pm, there Schwartz was killed by a school bus dri - Helicopters will be a Ride of Silence (RoS) in ver’s mirror in Dallas, Texas in 2003. The releasing Fullerton beginning at the Fullerton ride drew 1000 riders. Since then, this water onto Museum Plaza at E. Wilshire and Pomona ride has grown to span all 7 continents. the fire to recognize bicyclists who have been More information can be found at ride - to get it killed or injured in a crash with a ofsilence.org. Please wear your helmet for under motorist. Each year this silent ride brings this slow, silent ride. control. awareness to drivers to remind them to

PHOTOS BY JERE GREENE •May 11: Kick off Bike to Work Week Bike Month Events from 7 to 9am. Meet at the Santa Ana Bicyclists of all ages can improve their Metrolink Station for a Blessing of the health, help the environment and cut the Bikes and a group ride to City Hall. cost of driving by celebrating Bike Month •May 14: Ride to the Downtown Santa with the Orange County Transportation Ana Farmers Market at 7pm to watch a Authority. Those who pledge to partici - free screening of “The Goonies.” pate in Bike Month in May at •May 20: Participate in a ride of silence www.OCBikeMonth.com will be entered from 6 to 8pm, to honor bicyclists who for a chance to win a free bike. have been injured or killed and to raise •May 6 : Drop your bike off at Latino awareness for bike safety. See item above. Health Access in Santa Ana between 7 and •May 30: Explore the newly opened 9am. Pick it back up between 10am and Jeffrey Open Space Trail from 10am. to 2pm tuned up and ready for Bike to Work 2pm. at the Cypress Community Park in Week. Irvine. Join a group ride, learn about bicy - •May 7. OCTA Bike Rally, 7:30 to cle safety and participate in other family- 8:45am. Meet at the Orange Metrolink friendly activities. Station and bike three miles through Old •June 4: Have your voice heard at the Towne Orange, along the Santiago Creek first OC Foothills Bikeways roundtable Trail and end at OCTA headquarters on from 5:30 to 7:30pm at Irvine’s City Hall. Main Street.

151-A CRE PRIME PROPERTY SOLD $2.2 M ILLION OCTA officials purchased an additional ty to neighboring preserves enables link - open space property that will be perma - age to other key protected wildlands. nently designated as a wilderness preserve. The 510-acre West Coyote Hills in The 151-acre Aliso Canyon property is Fullerton has also been identified in the located in Laguna Beach and is adjacent highest designation “Group I” property to Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness category. But, to be considered, the city Park and Moulton Meadows Park. The must apply for the funding. The city has property was purchased for approximately not answered questions about whether $2.2 million last week as part of the this step has been taken. A previous appli - Measure M2 (M2) Freeway cation was turned down when owner Environmental Mitigation Program. The Chevron refused to be a willing seller. open space acquisitions allow for the In Fall 2010, the OCTA Board of acceleration of environmental permitting Directors allocated a total of $42 million for the 13 freeway improvement projects. to purchase open space in Orange County Including the Aliso Canyon property, during the first round of funding. OCTA has acquired approximately 1,300 Approximately $2.3 million remains for acres of open space property in Brea, additional acquisitions. Approximately Silverado Canyon, and Trabuco Canyon. $300 million will be available over the The Aliso Canyon preserve was identified next 30 years to preserve and restore land as a priority conservation area because of throughout the county. Visit the diversity of habitat types found on the www.octa.net/environmental or contact property, including chaparral, coastal sage Marissa Espino at (714) 560-5607. scrub, and native grassland. The proximi -

HAT OUR OUTH AYS BOUT OUR EALTH Below: Truman at left and Daisy Mae at right W Y M S A Y H safely back in their stalls after being evacuated. Older adults’ oral health speaks volumes teeth) accumulates along and under the about their overall wellness. Consider the gum line. Persistent dry mouth, bleeding PHOTOS BY DAVID SPARGUR fact that about 40% of those ages 65 years gums, and bad breath are warning signs of and older suffer from periodontal (gum) gum disease that warrant examination. disease. If left unchecked, the more severe Caused by smoking, drinking high form of gum disease, periodontitis, can not amounts of alcohol or caffeine, and taking only lead to tooth and bone loss, but it can certain medications, dry mouth occurs also become more severe and worsen seri - when the salivary glands do not produce ous health conditions such as diabetes and enough saliva to keep teeth and gums heart disease. For these reasons, seniors healthy. should do all they can to prevent and/or A few simple guidelines will help you treat infections of their gums and sur - maintain a young, healthy smile for a life - rounding tissues, which develop when time. Call us for an appointment and we plaque (sticky bacteria-laden film that coats can provide you with state-of-the-art care. Page 12 FULLERTON OBSERVER MUSIC NEWS EARLY MAY 2015

MUSIC AT THE LIBRARY FULLERTON PUBLIC LIBRARY OSBORNE AUDITORIUM 353 W. C OMMONWEALTH , Fullerton (714) 738-6383

ZEN JAMES NATIVE AMERICAN FLUTE 7PM MONDAY MAY 4TH

Traditional and contemporary Native American music and storytelling will be performed by accomplished local flute Fullerton Friends of Music Present the Alma musician and storyteller Zen James of Quartet in Free Sunday May 17th Concert Cherokee heritage at this free event. On Sunday May 17th at 3:30 pm LA. The Alma Quartet was selected for a Zen is an accomplished performer of an Fullerton Friends of Music will present fellowship at the 2014 Norfolk Summer array of Native American flutes and com - Zen James the Alma Quartet in a chamber music Chamber Festival (working with members bines his music with poetic stories of trib - concert at Sunny Hills High School of the Emerson, Tokyo, and Brentano al days gone by and a light fusion of con - Sioux shaman who shared his tribe’s vision Performing Arts Center, located at 1801 quartets) and participated at the McGill temporary music accompanied with per - of nature and man. Native American flute Warburton Way in Fullerton. Admission International String Quartet Academy in cussion instruments, guitar and piano. has a history of 5,000 years from tribes is free. Montreal. Some songs and stories are based upon across the country. The performance The Alma Quartet was formed at the The program will include works by the words of Black Elk, the Lakota includes authentic chants. Colburn Conservatory of Music in the Haydn, Webern and Shostakovich. For spring of 2013. The Quartet members are more information call either 562-691- all Bachelor of Music candidates at the 7437 or 714-526-5310, or visit Colburn School Conservatory of Music in www.fullertonfriendsofmusic.com. The first Day of Music June 21st OVER 80 BANDS HAVE REGISTERED TO PERFORM SO FAR by Carol van Ahlers feather in our cap to have the City’s offi - cial blessing,” said DOM organizers. Fullerton becomes the first and only “Now we need to get the residents and city in Orange County to celebrate a day businesses of Fullerton behind us in order full of free concerts and musical acts city - to make this an amazing inaugural event.” wide on June 21, 2015. Although there is more to be done in At the December council meeting last organizing the free performances, the year, Mayor Greg Sebourn presented a committee’s efforts are now also directed proclamation on behalf of the entire toward letting the public know about the Fullerton City Council, and all the citi - events throughout the City. Just recently, zens of the Fullerton community declar - three businesses on Commonwealth held ing “June 21, 2015, from this day for - a special event in the hopes of increasing ward, be known as the Day of Music- awareness. Roadkill Ranch Boutique, Out Fullerton; a day where all are invited to of Vogue and Vino Nosta donated a per - Joplin Afternoon Free Concert at Steamers celebrate live music, wherever they may centage of their sales from the event to The Orange County Ragtime Society & Café, 138 W. Commonwealth Ave., find it, together in the spirit of the com - help fill the DOM coffers as well. More will host “A Joplin Afternoon,” a concert Fullerton, from 1 to 4:30pm. munity, and the splendor that music events are planned. of the music of ragtime composer Scott For more information, visit ragfest.com brings to our lives.” “Our goal is to fill the air with music Joplin, on Saturday, May 16. or contact OCRS founder Eric Marchese He added that he and his wife had met and get the people here to enjoy it,” said The performance, which is free of at [email protected] or 714- while playing in a band together. “All of DOM committee member Brian charge, will be held at Steamers Jazz Club 836-1104. my kids play piano. Two play other instru - Torres. “We are asking for everyone’s help ments as well. Whether you play an to spread the word.” Plus, Torres noted, instrument or simply enjoy listening, June 21st is Father’s Day this year. What SAVE DATES MAY 22 & 23 THE FOX ’S 90 TH BIRTHDAY Fullerton will be the most musical city in better way to celebrate than joining in this all of Orange County.” A 1920s Speakeasy Days Party is completely lit for the first time in decades. family friendly event?” To date, over 80 bands have registered planned to celebrate the historic Fox At 11am Saturday, May 23rd a day-long The committee hopes residents will join to perform and the number of venues is Theatre’s 90th birthday. The special event event begins which will include free tours together to make the City of Fullerton’s increasing, though more are still needed. will take place on May 22 and 23 at the of the theatre, a 1920s live orchestra, vin - first Day of Music holiday an unforget - The committee doesn’t want to turn any - historic theatre located at 512 N. Harbor tage cars, raffles, prizes, food, drinks, and table day. Sign up as a musician or venue, one away – not a musician – not a venue. Blvd. at Chapman Ave. in downtown fun for the whole family. Heroes volunteer or support the cause with a Every time someone signs up on the web - Fullerton. The fun starts on Friday, May Restaurant will provide food for sale with donation at www.thedayofmusic.com or site, it is the beginning of a perfect match. 22 from 6pm-9pm with an unveiling of all proceeds donated to benefit the email [email protected] for info. the refurbished rooftop sign which will be restoration process. Admission is free. “We’ve been moving forward with our plans for over half a year, but it is a nice EARLY MAY 2015 ART NEWS by Marjorie Kerr FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 13 MUCKENTHALER CULTURAL CENTER 1201 W. Malvern, Fullerton 714-738-6595 www.themuck.org OPEN: Wed - Sun from 12 to 4pm & Thurs. 5pm to 9pm.

VETERANO CARS : Carros, Above: Stacked Chairs by Jim Jenkens Caruchas y Carchangas CSUF Art Alliance members Renaud Bartholomew, Amy Wong, Lois Austin, Below: John Leighton’s sculpture Guided Gallery Tour John DeLoof and Martha Bartholomew at the Faculty Exhibit. 7:30pm, Thurs. May 14

CSUF Faculty Exhibit The automobile has a consistent pres - The 2015 CSUF Art Faculty show Also on exhibit are two contempo - ence in the work of pioneer Chicano runs through May 16 in the rary flower watercolor paintings by artists of Los Angeles. Gilbert “Magu” Begovich Gallery at 800 N. State Professor Lawrence Yun. His stu - Lujan, Frank Romero, Carlos Almarez College Blvd., Fullerton. Members dents are showing their watercolor and other veteranos of the movement of the CSUF Art Alliance were treat - work at the Fullerton Arboretum’s depict the ubiquitous cars of LA as nostal - ed to a preview talk by Mike McGee, OC Agricultural and Nikkei gic objects of past decades, colorful cus - Gallery Director and Jade Jewett, Heritage Museum through May 17. tomized expressions of East LA culture, Department Chair. The work of a That exhibit is open on Saturday and and as anthropomorphic forms embody - variety of professors for the 1,400 Sundays from noon to 4pm. Call the ing mythic presences in contemporary CSUF art students included a Arboretum for details at 657-278- times. These paintings, sculptures, prints, stacked chairs sculpture by Jim 4798. companies throughout Southern California. ceramics, and other artworks chronicle a Jenkens which emphasized kinetic Jade and Mike announced acco - Mike and Jade agree that the scope of CSUF art generation’s fascination with the automo - art (moving pieces); Post Cards by lades for professor of art emeritus, department education comes from a traditional, by biles of their youth and the transforma - Christopher Slogan inspired by com - Dana Lamb, “Animation Educator hand, Bauhaus-like background providing a solid tions of contemporary production cars munication with his wife on the east of the Year”! Entertainment trade foundation for the art students. The CSUF Art into vehicles of cultural identity. -thru coast; a large double portrait paint - magazine “Variety” honored Dana Alliance is a support group providing annual art June 14. ing by Joe Forkam who also teaches Lamb for his impact on animation as scholarships and providing some funding for the plein air painting; John Leighton’s a course of study in higher educa - gallery. FULLERTON mysterious life size ceramic and glass tion. Professor Lamb developed the Take time to visit the CSUF Faculty exhibit at the MUSEUM CENTER sculpture; and the vividly-colored College of the Arts entertainment Begovich Gallery. Information 657-278-3262 301 N. Pomona at Wilshire, and layered digitized paintings done art/animation concentration and has Downtown Fullerton with the Corel painting program by spearheaded relationships with ani - OPEN: Cliff Cramp. mation studios and entertainment Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat, & Sun 12-4pm, and Thurs. 12-8pm. Fullerton College Sculpture Garden 714-738-6545 Have you visited Fullerton College Polytechneion in Athens. His formal art sculpture garden at Chapman and Lemon training was concluded with work at the COMIC BOOK ART in Fullerton? The idea for a sculpture gar - Museo Aristico Industriale in Rome in OF LEX OSS den was inaugurated in April 1974 with 1952. He received recognition from well A R the purchase and installation of the known museums such as Museum of Heroes and Villains is the first museum bronze “Arcturus” by Dimitri Hadzi. Modern Art, the Guggenheim Museum, exhibition celebrating the artwork of Alex Hadzi, who died on 2006, was born of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Ross, today’s foremost comic book artist. Greek parents in New York City in 1921. garden in Washington and the Museum of Ross, acclaimed for the photorealism of A Fulbright fellowship took him to Fine Arts in Boston. his work, is often referred to as “the Greece in 1950, where he concentrated on Fullerton College, with the instigation Norman Rockwell” of the comics world. studies of Archaic sculpture at the by artist and instructor Nixon Borah, was The exhibit features paintings, drawings, privileged to have Dimitri Hadzi fly from photographs and sculptures from Ross’s Rome for a four-day artist-in-residence personal collection organized by the Andy session on campus and to provide work Warhol Museum.- thru May 10. for a one man exhibition in 1974. The Friday, May 8, at 7:30pm: bronze sculpture was available for pur - Outdoor Movie Screening chase and upon learning that the funds of the New Wonder Woman were to be underwritten by the board of at Fullerton Museum trustees and then repaid by contributions cial unveiling of ARTURUS in the Music Fullerton Museum Center Plaza, is from the community, he offered to donate Building patio in April 1974. located on E. Wilshire (between Harbor an edition of 100 etchings which could be The College subsequently acquired a and Pomona) downtown Fullerton. Bring sold to help defray the cost. There are large space on the corner of Lemon and your lawn chairs, blankets, picnic. Free currently a few signed and numbered Chapman for the sculpture garden. The admission, popcorn & soft drinks avail - prints from the edition “Fullerton Hadzi sculpture was moved to that site able for purchase. 714-738-6545 Studies” available for sale. There was a and three more sculpture were added to public reception for the artist and the offi - the collection. Fullerton College Student Art Exhibit April 30-May 13 Annual event showcases the artwork of Fullerton College students in all medi - ums. Gallery hours are 10am-12pm and 2pm-4pm Monday-Thursday and Evenings from 6pm-8pm on May 6 & 12 FULLERTON COLLEGE ART GALLERY (BUILDING 1000) 321 E. C HAPMAN AVE FULLERTON Page 14 FULLERTON OBSERVER THEATER NEWS EARLY MAY 2015

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The vocals of the leading players Fullerton Sisters Hanna & Emily of the Star in Through These Eyes ensemble are Fullerton sisters Hannah and Emily Githens will star in a pow - a noteworthy erful production of “Through These Eyes,” at 10am and 7pm on aspect of May 14 at the La Mirada Theatre. The two will join 21 other Maverick teens who will take the stage to share their personal stories. The 90-minute show follows the lives of teens struggling to live up to Theater’s the standards of society, the media, their friends and the vision production of they see of themselves everyday. Young people are surrounded Les Miserables with negative images at a time when they are most fragile and still playing figuring out who they are and what they want to become. Tickets are $7-$10. 714-994-6310 or online at phantomprojects.com. through May 30. STAGES THEATER 400 E. Commonwealth, Fullerton Tickets: 714-525-4484 www.stagesoc.org LES MISERABLES AT THE MAVERICK •BOEING BOEING by Marc Camoletti, Beverley Cross & The Maverick Theatre in Fullerton has set quite stronger than others the cast, as a whole, are wor - Francis Evans, directed by Amanda DeMaio opens May 8 and a lofty goal for itself with it's current staging of one thy of praise. plays Fri & Sat at 8pm, and Sun at 2pm, thru June 14. It’s the of the most well known and beloved musical pieces Among the musical highlights from the first act 1960s, and our swinging bachelor Bernard couldn’t be happier: a Les Miserables . include "What Have I Done", "At The End Of flat in Paris and three gorgeous stewardesses all engaged to him The challenge set forth in this show is to take a The Day, "I Dreamed A Dream", "Who Am I", without knowing about each other. But Bernard’s perfect life gets show equally known for its vast spectacle as well as "The Confrontation", "Castle On A Cloud", "Do bumpy when his friend Robert comes to stay and a new and its musical numbers and scale it down a bit to You Hear The People Sing", and the highlight of speedier Boeing jet throws off all of his careful planning. Soon all necessitate the confines of a local theatre produc - the first act for me "Master Of The House.” three stewardesses are in town simultaneously, timid Robert is tion as well as the task of being able to produce the Among the notable numbers in Act Two include forgetting which lies to tell to whom, and catastrophe looms. tale effectively within the Maverick’s cabaret-styled "On My Own", "A Little Fall Of Rain", "Dog Eat •THE HOUSE OF YES by Wendy MacLeod, directed by Jack stage. Dog", and "Beggers At The Feast". Millis opens May 16, and plays Sat. & Sun. at 5pm, thru June For that to work the show must be able to rely Ryan Coon as Jean Valjean gives a very memo - 13. It’s Thanksgiving 20 years after the Kennedy assassination more so on the musically proficient talent upon its rable heartfelt performance. From the first vocal and Marty’s arrival home from New York is greatly anticipated by stage above all else. To a large degree it succeeds. note released from his lips he spends his time on his mother, Mrs. Pascal, his twin sister Jackie-O and his younger Under the direction of Curtis Jerome, his assem - stage owning his perimeter and making a well brother, Anthony. He arrives during a hurricane, but worse than bled cast of musically gifted thespians create a very established character played by many a well known the storm, is the fact he brings Lesly, his fiancé, which ruins bold vision for the audience to savor that still con - performer his own. everything. The engagement is a threat to the well-being of the tains a very impressive staging for a local theatrical Other noteworthy standouts include, but are not family, especially to Jackie-O who has always wanted her brother performance. limited to, William Crisp as the ever imposing to herself. On top of that, Jackie-O has just recently been released Since it's original Broadway production was Javert, Jenny Moon Shaw as the soulful Fantine, from a mental hospital, Anthony dropped out of Princeton and staged in 1987 Les Miserables (based on famed nov - Keil Seitz along with Melissa Sakrison whose stage their mother has a serious problem handling any of this. elist Victor Hugo's literary piece) has become one chemistry is quite palpable as Thenardier and •AUDITIONS: Auditions for the cast of Green Man by Jim of the potently successful musical theatrical pro - Madame Thenardier respectively, Stephen Hulsey Knable will be held Sat., May 2nd, 10am-1pm. Auditions for ductions of all time. The show set in the back drop (who also served as the production's musical direc - The Twilight Zone will be held May 9th, 10am-1pm. Auditions of nineteenth century France exhibits the tale of tor) as Enjolras, Andrea Somera who's interpreta - for Cabaret will be held Sat, June 13, 10am-2pm. Check website Jean Valjean (Ryan Coon) a peasant who seeks an tion of Eponine shines with a spark in her gaze and for details. honorable existence after being imprisoned for Lukas Garberg as the spitfire Gavroche. nineteen years for the theft of a loaf of bread he While some theatrical purists may prefer a larger acquired to feed his hungered daughter. spectacled production I found this particular local Valjean evades captivity and is soon obsessively production one where the audience gets a more hunted for years to follow by police inspector than sufficient amount of bang for their bucks. Javert (William Crisp). What follows amid Val Jean's journey is an adventure with a variety of characters, some foe, some friend, some becoming MAVERICK THEATER an incarnation of family. These relationships 110 E. Walnut Ave., Fullerton inevitably culminate towards a group of revolution - 714-526-7070 aries fighting against a nation in disarray. www.mavericktheater.com The most noteworthy aspect of this particular •LES MISERABLES by Alain Boubill & undertaking is the prominent vocal abilities of the Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by Herbert leading players as well as it's highly energized Kretzmer plays thru May 30th. ensemble. While some vocal performances are

CHANCE THEATER Ethnically Diverse Bette Aitken Theater Arts Center Directors Sought 5522 E. La Palma Ave., Anaheim Hills Tickets: 714-777-3033 www.chancetheater.com The Long Beach Playhouse has sent out a call to directors of diverse ethnicities and •AFTER THE REVOLUTION by Amy Herzog, directed backgrounds to submit their resume to be by Oanh Nguyen. SoCal Premiere plays thru May 10. Young considered for upcoming shows. "In an brilliant Emma Joseph carries the torch of her family’s Marxist effort to better reflect our community and tradition by devoting her life to the memory of her famous our city the Long Beach Playhouse is look - blacklisted grandfather. When history reveals a shocking truth ing for African American, Asian American about the man himself, the family is forced to confront ques - and Latino American directors to submit tions of honesty and legacy. their resumes for consideration in our •SAMSARA by Lauren Yee, directed by Benjamin Kamine. upcoming seasons." West Coast Premiere plays thru May 31. What to expect when Qualified and interested directors should you’re expecting someone else’s baby. Americans Katie and send resumes and cover letters directly to Craig are having a baby with Suraiya, a surrogate from India. the theater at [email protected]. As all three “parents” anxiously await the baby’s due date. EARLY MAY 2015 EVENTS FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 15

MON, MAY 4 MON, MAY 11 •6:30pm: Native American Flute •6:45pm-8:30pm: Are District Elections HITS & MISSES Performance with Zen James at Fullerton Right for Fullerton? NUFF forum at the by Joyce Mason © 2015 Public Library Osborne Auditorium, 353 W. Public Library’s Osborne Auditorium, 353 W. Commonwealth. Traditional music and story - Commonwealth, Fullerton. See front page. Free telling. Doors open at 6:30, performance starts TUES, MAY 12 WOMAN IN GOLD : Two Hits at 7pm. Free •1pm-5pm: Forum to Interview New In spring 2006, Gustav Klimt’s portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer, now TUES, MAY 5 NOCCCD Chancelor Finalists will be held at called Woman in Gold, visited the LA Museum of Art, wowing those who •10am-12pm: Garden Grove Cinco de Fullerton College Rooms 224-228, 321 E. made the trek to see it. The luminescent canvas, textured with small Mayo Festival at Louis Lake Senior Center, Chapman Ave., Fullerton. Each of the four squares of gold leaf offsetting the fair-skinned, dark-haired Austrian beau - 11300 Stanford Ave., Garden Grove. Fiesta finalists will present a statement and answer ty, was displayed with four other magnificent Klimt paintings, yet that includes traditional food, dancing and live questions from the audience. Former canvas commanded center stage. entertainment by Armando Valencia and more. Chancellor Ned Doffoney retired on Feb. 28. The film “Woman in Gold” opens as the credits roll with Klimt Lunch available at $3.50 per person. The four finalists are: 1:30pm- Dr. Mark (Moritz Bleibtreu) peeling away thin sheets of gold to apply in slightly •6:30pm: Fullerton City Council Meeting Rocha; 2:30pm-Dr. George Railey; 3:30pm- uneven patterns. The original canvas is not available for movie-making at City Hall, 303 W. Commonwealth.. Dr. Monte Perez; 4:30pm-Dr. Andrew Jones. purposes, so scenic artist Steve Mitchell had to recreate a believable copy. Homeless Shelter at 100 N. Kraemer, Anaheim The board will interview the finalists on May A print could not replicate the intricate and elaborate gold leafing, so cooperative funding plan (see page 4), Housing 13 and announce the new Chancellor by the Mitchell had to use layers of 23 and 24 carat gold that varied in color Element Revision, and more end of May. (Dr. Rocha is the former President of from lemon yellow to red. Mitchell, a British painter, says that he’s done WED, MAY 6 Pasadena City College who resigned after several Picassos and Matisses before, but this “forgery” was the most challenging. •8am-1pm: Fullerton Every Wednesday votes of no confidence by faculty. Also, Fullerton Adele Bloch-Bauer (played by German actress Antje Traue) died in Certified Farmers Market Fresh produce, College President Rajen Vurdien has been selected 1926, but her two beloved nieces lived long lives in America. The movie nuts, baked goods, flowers, plants, and more at to become the new president of Pasadena City opens in 1998 as the younger niece, Maria Altman (Helen Mirren), Independence Park, next to the DMV on College and will start his new job in June.) buries her older sister in an LA cemetery. Maria, now in her eighties and Valencia between Euclid and Highland in •7pm: When Baseball Players Wore Skirts: a widow for several years, muses about the art and jewelry stolen from her Fullerton. Rain or shine The All-American Girls Professional Baseball parents’ Vienna home by the Nazis when they invaded Austria in 1938. •7pm: Orange is the New Black Star League presented in a Town & Gown lecture She wonders if any of this art, including her aunt’s portrait now hanging Laverne Cox at CSUF Titan Gym, 800 N. by Dr. Andi Stein in association with CSUF in Austria’s Belvedere Gallery, could be rightfully returned to its owners. State College, Fullerton. A renowned, in- and AAGBL. The league was launced during Sharing this concern with a family friend, Barbara Schoenberg (Frances demand speaker, and critically acclaimed WWII and was immortalized in the film A Fisher), Maria asks about Barbara’s son, a young lawyer. At his mother’s actress, Cox is the first trans-woman of color to League of Their Own. From 1943 to 1954, the insistence, Randy Schoenberg (Ryan Reynolds), offers to give a legal look have a leading role on a mainstream TV show. league gave women from all over the US and into the matter of restitution. Randy’s life is at a crossroads as he closes She has taken her empowering message of mov - Canada the opportunity to play professional an unsuccessful solo law practice and is now interviewing for a job at a ing beyond gender expectations to live a more baseball. Dr. Stein is a professor in the depart - large LA firm. He has a wife (Katie Holmes) and baby to support and authentic life, nationwide. TIME magazine ment of communications and a former journal - another infant on the way. But he squeezes in the time to read the docu - named “Sophia Burset” the 4th most influential ist as well as an avid baseball fan and author. ments of ownership that Maria loans him, and he finds the case of art fictional character of 2013. Free (but parking is Free at the Fullerton Public Library restitution fascinating. He is particularly impressed with the listed value $2/hr or $8/day) Community Room, 353 W. Commonwealth. of the Woman in Gold —$100 million — so he presents the idea of rep - •8:15pm: Teen & Parent Pre-Permit WED, MAY 13 resenting Maria to his new boss at the prestigious firm, where he has just Driving Workshop at the Fullerton •8am-1pm: Fullerton Every Wednesday been hired. Community Center, 340 W. Commonwealth Certified Farmers Market Fresh produce, Randy’s last name, Schoenberg, is important in many ways and even Ave. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause nuts, baked goods, flowers, plants, and more at helps him get the job in the law firm, for he is the grandson of composer of death for teens. Dare to Prepare is a free pre- Independence Park, next to the DMV on Arnold Schoenberg, who had immigrated to California in the 1930s. permit workshop for parents and teens that pro - Valencia between Euclid and Highland in Randy’s boss, Sherman (Charles Dance), who hired him partly on the vides information teens need to know before Fullerton. Rain or shine basis of his famous lineage, reluctantly gives him permission to go to they take the wheel. Hosted by Fullerton Police •7pm: Planning Commission Meeting City Vienna for a week in order to research the provenance of the painting in Department and AAA Southern California Hall Council Chambers, 303 W. the archives of the Belvedere Gallery. Automobile Club. Sign up Today. Pre-register at Commonwealth. Accompanying him is Maria, prickly but bright, and reluctant to return AAA.com/safety4teens or call 714-885-2312 THURS, MAY 14 to Vienna because of the bitter and painful memories the city evokes. It is •6pm: Independent Film Series features •3pm-6pm: Fiesta de Mayo at Senior her first visit to Vienna since she and her husband escaped from the Nazis “The Skeleton Twins” staring SNL alumni Bill Center 340 W. Commonwealth. Dance to live in 1938. The movie deftly cuts to those scenes sixty years earlier when Hader and Kristen Wiig as siblings Milo & music of the 5 Star Band. Complimentary Hors Maria (played by Tatiana Maslany), a young bride and the pampered Maggie. Adult content. d’oeuvres & no host bar with margaritas and daughter of a wealthy family, must flee Austria. Nazis raid her parents’ THURS, MAY 7 soft drinks. $4 714-738-6305 elegant family apartment, removing valuable paintings, including a Hans •4pm-8:30pm: Downtown Fullerton •4pm-8:30pm: Downtown Fullerton Holbein and the Klimt canvases. They take her father’s beloved Outdoor Market Fresh produce, craft booths, Outdoor Market Fresh produce, craft booths, Stradivarius cello, and all the jewelry, including the diamond choker that food vendors, kids activities, beer & wine gar - food vendors, kids activities, beer & wine gar - Adele is wearing in the painting. den, live music starts at 6:30pm. E. Wilshire den, live music starts at 6:30pm. E. Wilshire Other flashbacks move back in time even earlier when we see Maria as between Harbor and Pomona. between Harbor and Pomona. a young child enjoying loving attention from her Aunt Adele, who joins FRI, MAY 8 •5pm-9pm: Tip-A-Cop Fundraiser for in the family festivities and presents to Maria many gifts, one of which is •7:30pm: Outdoor Movie Screening of The Special Olympics takes place at Heroes Bar & the diamond choker seen in the painting. Both the flashbacks to happier New Original Wonder Woman at Fullerton Grill, 125 W. Santa Fe, Fullerton. Fullerton times in the 1920s and the joyous occasion of Maria’s wedding just before Museum Center Plaza, on E. Wilshire (between police officers will serve food and collect tips for the fateful day that the Nazis march into Vienna, as well as the compelling Harbor and Pomona) downtown Fullerton. the athletes. scenes of Maria’s and Fritz’s (Max Irons) daring escape from the watchful Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, picnic. •5:30pm: OCWD Poseidon Desalination Nazis are all presented in German with English subtitles. Admission is free. Popcorn & soft drinks avail - 50-year Contract will be decided at OCWD The week that Randy and Maria spend in Vienna proves productive able for purchase. 714-738-6545 Boardroom, 18700 Ward Street, Fountain only because of help from an Austrian journalist who manages to smug - SAT, MAY 9 Valley. The terms of the 50-year contract with gle them into the Belvedere archives on a Monday, when the museum is •8am: Love Fullerton Citywide Service the for-profit company Poseidon include a closed. We learn much later the motivation that led the young journalist, Day begins at Fullerton Museum Center Plaza guaranteed purchase of Poseidon-produced Hubertus Czernin (Daniel Bruhl), to help them. Austria’s government on E. Wilshire between Harbor and Pomona water at 20% over the expensive MWD rate and the museum directorship have no interest in helping Maria search for downtown. Go to LoveFullerton.org to sign up which will be passed on to ratepayers. This is Adele’s will that might or might not have left the painting to the to help on a project. There are 500 spots that the last chance for the public to weigh in. Belvedere. By now Austrians think of the Woman in Gold as their own still need volunteers. See page 17 for more FRI, MAY 15 Mona Lisa. details. •7pm: Troy High Competitive Dance Team Many legal battles ensue even after their return to the U.S. and an odd •10am-4pm: Airport Day at the Fullerton Performance features the nationally ranked set of developments leads Randy to take the case for suing the Austrian Municipal Airport on 4011 W. Red Hots. Troy High north gym, 2200 E. government all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court in a scene with Commonwealth, Fullerton. Classic airplanes Dorothy Lane. $8 at the door Jonathan Price playing Chief Justice Rehnquist. The case is finally arbi - and other family-friendly flight-related exhibits SAT, MAY 16 trated in Austria. It is not a spoiler to say that after several years of litiga - and vendors. Visit www.transportationcelebra - •10am-3pm: Anaheim’s Children’s Festival tion the Klimt paintings are returned to the Altmann family; otherwise, tion.com for details. Free admission. features hands on art activities, drama, live per - we would not have been able to view them at LACMA nine years ago. SUN, MAY 10 formances, over 50 booths at Center Street The movie, directed by Simon Curtis (“My Week with Marilyn”) with •9am-1pm: Mother’s Day Brunch at the Promenade on S. Lemon St. & W. Broadway. a screenplay by Alexi Kaye Campbell, succeeds on several levels. Helen Elks Club features all you can eat omelets, Free admission. Phone 714-815-3885 with Mirren brings just the right amount of hauteur to the role of Maria at the bacon, sausage, Belgian waffles with several questions. same time allowing some vulnerability to bubble through her imperious available fruit toppings, as well as baron-of-beef SAT & SUN, MAY 16 & 17 demeanor. Reynolds, although not up to MIrren’s acting standard, pres - and Eggs Benedict for $15. ($7/Children). •10am: 21st Annual Muckenthaler Motor ents a likable young man, a bit nerdy, but kind, determined and trustwor - Flowers will be given to all attending mothers. Car Festival at the Muckenthaler Cultural thy. Curtis’s direction can be plodding in some scenes, but the chase Proceeds support Elks charities. 1400 Elks Center, 1401 W. Malvern, Fullerton. scenes as Maria and Fritz flee Austria are extremely suspenseful. However, View Lane, Fullerton (top of the hill off Brea www.transportationcelebration.com (Sat. 8am- it is the personal, international and historic importance of the true story Blvd., across from Hillcrest Park). 714-713- 2pm, $5; Sun. 10am-4pm, $10. Kids under 12 told in “Woman in Gold” that makes it compelling at all times. 1991 are free on both days) Page 16 FULLERTON OBSERVER LOCAL NEWS EARLY MAY 2015

REST IN PEACE • W E REMEMBER YOU Memorial for Philip John Bowden May 9th Phil Bowden passed away on April 1st at his home in Fullerton. He was 56. Born to parents Cyril and Doreen Bowden in 1958, he grew up in Anaheim before moving to Fullerton in 1974, where he attended Fullerton High School and Fullerton College. He worked at several hotels in the Disneyland area in guest services, meeting people from around the world, including many big league baseball players. Phil loved baseball all his life. He attended countless area high school, minor and Marilyn Bean and a young artist show off the windsock he made at major league games. His friends remem - the Friends of Coyote Hills booth. Marilyn developed the windsock activitiy, ber many bone chilling nights with him at She, Betsy Gibbs and Jane Rands assisted kids in the fun project. Titan Field, sitting in the old temporary bleachers, watching Cal State play the top college teams from around the country. Another Fun Faces of Fullerton At home or on the beach he had Vin by Denny Bean text & photos activities for children, live entertainment Scully or Dick Enberg calling games on and free food. Local Ellis Cha and his This year’s Faces of Fullerton event was the radio. He was at the unforgettable to remind everyone of it. The stories kept group once again provided free Korean held Saturday, April 11 at the Downtown World Series game in 1988 when Kirk coming, even as his list of medical prob - BBQ for the hundreds who stood in line Museum Plaza on E. Wilshire. The fami - Gibson hit the miraculous game-winning lems grew ever longer. He even joked to enjoy the marvelous treat. ly-friendly festival was created by former homer in the 9th inning, but didn't see about what a great bargain it was to attend mayor protem and Coyote Hills open the greatest moment in Dodger history Who concerts in the handicapped seating. Below: Lion’s Club Chess Tournament space supporter Pam Keller and the because he left the inning before to beat There will be a memorial for Phil on organizer Pete Baron studies the chess Fullerton Collaborative. the traffic! Phil entertained his friends Saturday, May 9th at Angelo’s and Vinci's board as he competes against a young chess The annual free event brings together telling that and many other stories. Ristorante, 550 N. Harbor Blvd. in champ at one of the many interactive the many cultures of our city while non- He seemed to remember every embar - downtown Fullerton from 12 to 4PM. booths at Faces of Fullerton. profits provide resources, numerous fun rassing thing that happened to himself or Lunch will be served while photos and others in high school, and didn't hesitate amusing stories are shared.

Mark S. Wolff Mary L. Conrad Mark S. Wolff, 61, of Fullerton Mary L. Conrad, 100, of Fullerton, passed passed away peacefully the morn - away on April 17, 2015. She is survived by her ing of April 19, 2015. A loving daughters, Karen Seeley, Regina Spindler, 10 husband, dad, grandpa, son, grandchildren, and 31 great-grandchildren. brother & friend. He was prede - Services were held on April 25 at American ceased by his father Frank. He is Martyrs Catholic Church, Manhattan Beach survived by his wife Lori; daughter with Interment following at Holy Sepulcher and son-in-law Melissa and Cemetery, in Orange, California. Dennis; his grandkids Paisley and Ryan; daughter Valerie; mother Elizabeth; brothers Rick, Gary, Donald and Bruce; and brother- in-laws Chris and Alan. Mark was a loving friend to all who knew him, and he will be deeply missed. Services were held on April 24 at McAulay & Wallace.

LOCAL CONGREGATIONS WELCOME YOU Orangethorpe Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Dr. Robert L. Case, Pastor Sunday Service : 10 AM 2200 W. O RANGETHORPE FULLERTON (714) 871-3400 www.orangethorpe.org EARLY MAY 2015 LOCAL NEWS FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 17

2nd Annual At Left: The over 500 pages LOVE Fullerton of Mr Heidari’s Citywide Service handwritten and illustrated work Day May 9th of spiritual art set up LOVE Fullerton, a citywide in his Fullerton studio. service day takes place on Saturday, May 9th. The event begins at 121 E. Wilshire and Harbor in down - Below: town Fullerton at 8am with free Artist Mostafa Heidari food and beverages and includes a in front of a portion of 12:30pm free BBQ lunch provided by Heroes Restaurant for all volun - one of the illustrated teers at Hillcrest Park on Harbor. Quran paintings. Available projects include spruc - ing up local trails, underpasses, parks, community centers, and schools by making repairs, land - HE ASSION OF RTIST OSTAFA EIDARI scaping, covering graffiti; helping T P A M H with home beautification for those by Debbie Lipton in need of help; working with the homeless in companionship, food What’s your life purpose? What unique colors disappeared. The bright hues of programs or by creating blankets; contribution will you make to the world? orange, yellow and blue turned into working with foster and adoptive What will define your legacy? Writing and red, the color of my blood when a parent programs; helping women illustrating the Quran has been Mr. vicious, wicked man, with a heavy iron- with a spa day; delivering and set - Heidari’s biggest challenge and the artistry like fist attacked me and punched me ting up tables for the beginning for which he will be remembered. in the eyes. Blood flooded my gallery. event; working with children or In 1982, the Iranian-born artist and cal - Everything was covered with my blood. seniors; counting bluebird nests; ligrapher, Mostafa Heidari, migrated to the My beautiful world of colors, flowers donating blood; or offering to United States. In his words: and butterflies was demolished. Once I work where needed and more. “I was born in Teheran, Iran in 1932. gained consciousness in the hospital, I Over 114 people have signed up From childhood, and during my growing realized that I had lost my left eye. to help on a project so far. There years, I was very interested in painting and “My world transformed into a silent are five hundred spots still wel - calligraphy. It was my passion. I spent long darkness and I slipped into a deep coming volunteers. To sign up to years and a lot of hard work perfecting my depression. I mourned my loss for quite join a group in working together to art and I had several exhibitions in Iran.” some time. Finally my deep devotion to make a positive difference on a Portraits by Mr. Heidari were commis - God filled my heart with hope. It project in Fullerton go to sioned by Shah Mohammad Reza rekindled my desire to go back to my proj - Mostafa Heidari has exhibited his LoveFullerton.org Pahlavi and Queen Farah. Following the ect, and start all over again. work at UCLA, CSUF and in various The event is a partnership of reli - Iranian Revolution in 1979 when the My depression vanished. I was guided other locations. gious groups, businesses, non-prof - monarchy was abolished and Iran was by God to create my prized piece of art. It Contact Mr. Heidari by email to: hei - its, schools, various city depart - declared an Islamic republic, many families was a gift of love for people, to see, be [email protected]. See more of his ments, and residents. Over 40 fled the country. astonished at, and enjoy. It was also a gift artwork at http://heidariartgallery.com/ cities in the state hold events. “After settling down here in California, I to me to be able to caress their eyes and opened my own gallery in Westwood, Los sooth their souls. I diligently worked for Angeles. In my new environment, I was 14 years to finish my Holy Quran. With very successful in expressing myself and each stroke of my paintbrush, I poured depicting nature’s beauty in my work. out my heart on to the pages. Then, I real - “I always wanted to create a splendid ized the beauty of life and living again.” piece of art that had its roots in spirituality Through Mr. Heidari’s work we are and divinity. This led me to an inspiration reminded of Iran’s rich and ancient cul - to write the Holy Quran and ornament it ture. Calligraphy a sacred art celebrated with my paintings. This thought was with throughout Persian history. It requires me for years and I knew this was a huge years of practice, passion, patience and undertaking . . . I asked my God to guide focus. me and to give me strength and determina - The completed art piece consists of tion to start and finish this holy mission. more than 500 pages. Each page of the My project consisted of writing the Holy book is 100 x 70 centimeter in dimension. Quran with my own handwriting and beau - Each page has background of flowers and tifying its verses with my paintings. Each colors intermingled with the writings and page was to have a unique appearance of verses. “I am very grateful to my God for flowers and colors in the background and giving me the talent, the will, the strength margins. Each page was to be different from and the power to create and finish this another. Each flower was painted only once amazing Holy book,” says Mr. Heidari. throughout the book. I started this incredi - “This is my gift to the world and to peo - ble project in 1989, in my gallery.” ple, to prompt their praise and worship of But, three years into the project, Mr. God.” Heidari was attacked in his gallery and as a This remarkable masterpiece by Mr. result of his injuries lost vision in his left Heidari depicts his battle from darkness eye. He left Westwood and moved to into the light of God and the world Fullerton and did not paint for four years. around him. Mr. Heidari is looking for an He described the attack: “On a very opportunity to exhibit his handwritten gloomy day while I was working in my and illustrated Quran in a museum, gallery, my world of rainbow of lights and library, or international exhibit. Page 18 OBSERVER WATER & POLLUTION EARLY MAY 2015 Consensus at Water Forum is ‘Less is More’ Continued from frontpage Ideas included: Former Huntington Beach mayor and current Post •allocating 100 gallons of water per day per per - Carbon Institute board chair, Cook now educates the son. Water use over that amount would be public, elected officials and policy makers about the charged more energy challenges facing the world. She started her speech from the premise that the current economic sys - •developing better storage to capture runoff tem based on oil needs to be changed. As the third- in wetter parts of the state ranking nation in oil production, behind Russia and • overhauling water rights Saudi Arabia , the U.S. economy is dependent on oil. Unfortunately, the oil available to the U.S. is rapidly •rethinking water allocated to corporate depleting. agriculture especially for water-intensive crops “The fracking oil bubble is close to bursting, if it has shipped to overseas markets not already,” Cook said. And current practices by oil companies emit more CO2 adding to global warming. •expansion of the OCWD Groundwater She gave a nod to a comment originally made by petro - Replenishment System Theary Monh, director of CSUF ASI Committee on leum geologist Art Berman that shale exploration is •removing lawns, installing drought tolerant only adding years, not decades, to the dwindling oil Environmental Sustainability is part of the team that created landscaping, capturing household wastewater, and will showcase the “Brown is the New Green” campaign. supply. and other personal conservation measures “Where would we be if we hadn’t discovered fossil “We are so used to seeing water coming out of our faucets fuel? What would our technology be?” This will become that we don’t think there’s ever going to be a day when it runs a vital question according to a study conducted by the on conservation efforts. Finally, on the national level, out,” says Monh. “Switching to a drought-tolerant landscape University of Texas, Austin which states that U.S. oil Kalmus agreed with Cook that the system of water and will provide huge water savings.” and gas production is expected to peak in the early energy use must change. 2020’s. Kalmus believes that the first step is to quantify per - CSUF Committee on When it comes to water conservation, Cooks thinks sonal emissions. He provided an example pie chart of that politicians will not be the first ones to enact his own emissions for various years. Through quantify - Environmental Sustainability change, so the public has to do the heavy lifting. Her ing he discovered that he released the most emissions Recognized at Green Expo time on city council taught her that you cannot change through air transportation and food. He cut down fly - minds without making a human connection. After ing, became a vegetarian, started growing his own food, The Committee on Environmental Sustainability, a pro - establishing a connection, it is possible to persuade began keeping bees, took out the lawn, put up a gram of CSUF Associated Students, showcased their water opinion with thoughtful communication of facts. “The clothesline and has a solar powered refrigerator. He said conservation campaign “Brown is the New Green” at the answer is community,” Cook said, “learn skills, com - his family truly enjoys the new changes they made to ECO Innovators’ Showcase on April 30. The event high - municate, have fun. We don’t need more of everything. live more environmentally conscious. “There is too lights sustainability projects created by southern California More is killing us.” She recommended reading Naomi much guilt in environmentalism,” said Kalmus, “follow college students. The showcase is part of the Metropolitan Klein’s new book “This Changes Everything: your joy, not your guilt.” Water District of Southern California’s 8th Annual Spring Capitalism vs. The Climate.” The panel and audience Q&A that followed with Green Expo, a one-day educational event to learn more Cook has personally responded to the drought by Cook and Kalmus joined by CSUF professor of chem - about what steps you can take to live and work in a more installing solar panels, a recycled water system, and istry and biochemistry Scott Hewitt, and Ray Hiemstra environmentally friendly manner. drought-resistant landscaping, as well as growing fruits from the Sierra Club, covered topics such as the local “Brown is the New Green” is a recent, successful water and vegetables at her home. Cook said that anyone can impact of the water desalination plant proposed by conservation campaign implemented on the Cal State adopt these changes and reach out to their community Poseidon, a privately-owned company. Panelist, Ray Fullerton campus this year by the Committee on to reduce their water and waste. Hiemstra, emphasized that desalination is very energy Environmental Sustainability. Selected turf areas around Peter Kalmus had a similar message to his talk, which intensive and always a last resort. He added that the the Titan Student Union and Student Recreation Center followed his own journey to change his lifestyle in current Poseidon plan also uses out-dated technology. were “browned out” to highlight drought awareness on response to global warming. Kalmus was an astrophysi - “With all of the attention on water right now, this is campus and focus on the importance of water conserva - cist for most of his career, but made a career change two a great opportunity to focus on how our water is used, tion. Future plans for these lawns are to replace the land - years ago to study the atmosphere. The idea of global which in Orange County is about 70% on landscaping. scape with drought tolerant plants with water saving irriga - warming was an overwhelming phenomenon that wor - Do we really want to build a desalination plant for land - tion systems. ried him. He said that he would often panic because the scaping?” system and problems were so large, whereas he felt A hearing will take place at the OC Water District, incredibly small. The sense of growing awareness ulti - 18700 Ward Street, Fountain Valley on at 5:30pm on mately persuaded Kalmus to change himself. As a first Thursday, May 14, where a vote will decide whether to US EPA May Take step he started cycling everywhere he could as a way to enter final negotiations on a 50-year contract with reduce his emissions. Poseidon. Hiemstra urged audience members to tell Over Clean Up Kalmus said that global warming and the drought are officials to hold off on plans until an adequate environ - Continued from frontpage urgent and interconnected problems that need to be mental study can de done or until we actually need addressed. He explained the concept of climate depar - desalination. According to Fullerton’s representative on the OCWD ture, or the point at which the earth’s climate begins to “Conservation is a different mindset,” said Hiemstra, board, Councilmember Jan Flory, “The US EPA and cease resembling what has come before and moves into “people need repeated messages. It took 25 to 30 years Orange County Water District are expected to have a draft a new state where heat records are routinely shattered. until smoking was delegated to the parking lot.” agreement within a month. Once the board approves the Kalmus showed evidence of temperatures skyrocketing Professor Hewitt agreed with Cook that there are many agreement, EPA will become the lead agency overseeing once the planet reaches the estimated climate departure opportunities for water conservation. “We need to start the cleanup.” in 2047. with using less, and our consumer culture needs to If the USEPA agrees to the oversight agreement, it will “Burning fossil fuels is the root cause of global warm - change.” select an interim remedy. The PRPs may then enter into ing,” said Kalmus. “We can’t fix it but we can still deter - agreements with the EPA to pay for, or conduct the reme - FOR MORE INFORMATION : mine how hot it is going to get. The word ‘sustainable’ www.postcarbon.org dy or the EPA may order them to do so. This will reduce is highly problematic itself. What exactly are we trying www.resilience.org the cost of cleanup to ratepayers. to sustain?” www.becycling.life If the PRPs are unwilling to pay for the cleanup the EPA To cope with temperature changes and depleting www.citizensclimatelobby.org may choose to declare the north basin a Superfund site. water, Kalmus offered three scales of response: personal, http://sustainability.fullerton.edu/ This would allow for the cleanup to begin and the EPA to community and national. On the personal level, indi - www.sierraclub.org go after the PRPs through the courts. (In the McColl viduals should view water conservation as a fun every - www.ocwd.org Dump Superfund site in north Fullerton the EPA cleaned up day activity. Communities can create events that focus the site and then spent 12 years in court to make the PRPs Chevron, BP, Shell and Union Oil pay.) A public hearing will take place at 5:30pm, Wednesday, Clean-up of Former Metal Finishing Site in Fullerton May 20, at OCWD headquarters, 18700 Ward Street, The Department of Toxic Substances Control Excavated soil will be taken to a landfill and the exca - Fountain Valley, CA 92708. The draft groundwater man - (DTSC) invites the public to read and comment on the vation backfilled with clean soil. Visit agement plan may be viewed at www.ocwd.com. proposed cleanup plan of the OC Metal Processing and http://www.epa.gov/superfund/community/publica - The plan is scheduled to be considered for adoption at PCA Metal Finishing Facilities site located at 1711 E. tions.html#guides to learn more about the proposed the June 17, 2015 meeting at 5:30pm. Kimberly Ave. and 1726 E. Rosslynn Ave. in Fullerton. technologies. The Orange County Water District was created in 1933 The cleanup is an effort to prevent migration of chem - The comment period is open through May 15, 2015. to manage the groundwater basin beneath the county icals present in the shallow soil and groundwater to Information on the cleanup plan is available at the which supplies 60 to 70 percent of the water supply to 2.4 groundwater used for drinking water. There is no Fullerton Public Library, 353 W. Commonwealth Ave. million residents in north and central Orange County at a immediate health risk at present according to DTSC. and also available online at www.envirostor.dtsc.ca.gov. third of the cost of imported water. (Water imported by the The proposed cleanup includes treating the groundwa - Public comments may be sent by email to: Metropolitan Water District costs $1,000 per acre foot while ter to remove high TCE and PCE with in situ chemical [email protected]. Call 714-484-5466 groundwater pumped from the Orange County aquifer costs oxidation and treating soil to reduce gases formed when with questions. $347 and acre foot. One acre foot provides a year’s worth of the chemicals evaporate with soil vapor extraction wells. water for two average families.) EARLY MAY 2015 LOCAL NEWS FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 19 LOCAL ONLY CLASSIFIEDS ANSWER KEY At left is the answer Call 714-525-6402 key to the crossword “Happy Mother’s Day” The Fullerton Observer provides space for space allows. The Observer assumes no liabili - on page 7. NEIGHBORS to advertise. To participate you ty for ads placed here. However, if you have a must have a local phone number and be offer - complaint or compliment about a service, ing an item for sale, garage sales, reunions, please let us know at 714-525-6402. Call home-based businesses or services, place to City Hall at 714-738-6531 to inquire about rent or buy, or help wanted, etc. Contractors business licenses. 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Senior sprinter Deena Pierce running in the 100m hurdles

Titans at Mt. SAC Relays Above: The Titan 4x400m relay team - Joshua Gordon, Chaz Harmon, Taylor Ros Photos by Michael Foo Thompson ran her lap around the & Nick Sole earned the Titans fifth place. Titans set season-best marks and two post - track in 55.11 sec. to take home 20th ed personal-best finishes in the 57th annual place, and Taylor ran her race in Mt. SAC Relays meet at Hilmer Lodge 4:36.21 sec. Below: Titan Junior Calaiah Branch Stadium in Walnut, California. The Titan men set four season-best runs the 400m dash Personal-best times were set by Jose times. Taylor Ros started the day off Penaloza who shattered his previous record with a time of 47.81 seconds in the by coming in at 30:38 and 14 seconds in the 400m run. Chaz Harmon set a sea - 10,000 meter run, and son-best time of 48.41 sec. in the same Tejera Dial, the stand- event to take home 34th place. Senior out Titan mid-distance Nick Sole set a time of 10.67 sec. in runner cut her 800 the 100m dash. meter run time by 19 Sole, Ros and Harmon joined seconds coming in at Joshua Gordon in the 4x400m relay as 2:10.04. the final event of the afternoon for the Morgan Thompson Titan sprinters. The quartet complet - and Emily Taylor set ed the day with yet another season- season-best marks in best finish when Ros crossed the finish Jose Penaloza the 400 meter and line at 3:12.38 sec. to earn the Titans shattered his 1,500 meter runs, fifth place overall, the lone top-five previous record. respectively. finish on the day for Fullerton. Below: Stand out mid-distance runner Titan Senior Tejera Dial cut her time in the 800m by 19 seconds Above: Titan Senior Emily Taylor set season-best marks in the 1,500 meter run.

Below: Freshman Tyler Hardge competes in the 100m hurdles

Above: Titan Senior Morgan Thompson set season-best in the 400m dash Fullerton College Athletic Hall of Fame Honorees

Fullerton College 2015 Athletic Hall the Stars event. The college is located at of Fame honorees are Marvin Owens 321 E. Chapman Ave. Ed Arnold of (football/baseball), Jeff Baker (football), KTLA/KOCE-TV will serve as Master Larry McDuff (football), Marvin of Ceremonies. Proceeds from tickets to Sampson (football), Charlie Petrolia the event benefit FC Athletics. (baseball), Jerry Pimm (basketball), Call 714-732-5630 or email pthur - Marvin “Ace” Burns (water polo), Bill [email protected] for more informa - Johnson (swimming), Rick Sloan tion. (track & field), Jan Underwood (track The Fullerton College Athletic Hall & field), Tom Duff (special recogni - of Fame was established by the Hornet tion), and Tommy Lasorda Heritage Foundation in 2005 to pre - (baseball/honoree), serve and celebrate those coaches, stu - The ceremony and Hall of Fame dent-athletes and supporters who have Induction Dinner take place on the excelled at making Fullerton College Fullerton College Quad at the Under one of the top colleges in the nation.