COMMUNITY ullerto♥ n bsCAeLENrDAvR Paege 13r -15 FUFLLERTON’S INDEPENDENT NEWS • Est.1978 (printed oOn 20% recycled paper) • YEAR 36 #15 • MID SEPTEMBER 2014 Submissions: [email protected] • Contact: (714) 525-6402 • Read Online at : www.fullertonobserver.com West Nile Virus Cases Expand The count of humans with West Nile Virus in Orange County is increasing daily and currently stands at 95 cases, with 3 human deaths as of 09/8/2014. Six of those cases have happened to Fullerton residents. A map of problem areas is available on the OC Vector Control website at http://www.ocvcd.org/Maps/2014_updat e_map.jpg. See the most current update of cases at OC Health Dept. website at http://ochealthinfo.com/phs/about/dcepi /epi/disease/wn. Forty cases plus one death due to the virus have been reported in Santa Ana. Because of unfavorable weather condi - tions, early September plans to spray areas in Santa Ana to control mosquito breed - ing have been put on hold. Call Vector Control at 714-971-2421 if you have, or know of, a standing water area or green pool. They will send person - nel out to put a substance in the pool to kill mosquito larva until the pool can be cleaned up. Dead birds may indicate the virus is in your area. Report dying birds to OC Vector Control at 714-971-2421 ext. 117 or online at www.westnile.ca.gov. Go to Awesome Comedy for Autism Night at the Fox Theater: The Fox Theater was full of laughter as comedians www.ocvcd.org for more information. performed at the Fullerton Cares Comedy for Autism event on Friday night, September 12. The evening raised money for autism programs in the Fullerton School District. Performers pictured above are Steve Treviño, Tommy Chunn, Keith Reza, George Continued on page 10 Perez, Josh Meyrowitz and Jesus Trejo (not pictured is comedian Michael Malone). PHOTO BY RYAN YI See article page 12 7 . COOLING CENTER A 7

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NOCCCD’s Vampire Bond Measure $574 Million. Fullerton What is all this money really going to Observer by Bob Stevenson that NOCCCD wanted to “improve vet - erans’ services” at its Veterans Resource be spent on? The Fullerton Observer Community Like a vampire who keeps returning to Centers at Fullerton and Cypress In the case of Fullerton Newspaper, founded by Ralph and Natalie his victim for more blood, the North Colleges. The flyer went on to claim that Kennedy and a group of friends in 1978, is College, a large amount staffed by local citizen volunteers who create, Orange County Community College “without additional funds, we are not able will go towards publish, and distribute the paper throughout District (NOCCCD) is back again, this to provide our student veterans with what our community. time asking voters to approve on Election they need to achieve academic and career demolishing totally This venture is a not-for-profit one with Day a $574 million bond issue (Measure success.” This claim is puzzling and quite adequate, if not highly all ad and subscription revenues plowed back J). Twelve years ago NOCCCD talked contradictory of what Fullerton College into maintaining and improving our inde - useful, buildings. pendent, non-partisan, non-sectarian com - voters into approving a $239 million maintains in its 2013 Annual Report. On bond issue. At the time NOCCCD told page 10 of this Annual Report, Fullerton munity newspaper. •Theatre Arts/1300 Our purpose is to inform Fullerton resi - voters that all this money would greatly College states: “Those [veterans] who opt •Music/1100 dents about the institutions and other socie - help students attending Fullerton and to begin or continue their higher educa - •Student Services/2000 tal forces which most impact their lives, so Cypress Colleges. Did this happen? It sure tion at Fullerton College often comment that they may be empowered to participate •Administration/100 (portion of) doesn’t look like it. For example, that services offered at the Veterans in constructive ways to keep and make these •Horticulture/1600 Fullerton College points out in its 2013 Resource Center (VRC) to be invaluable private and public entities serve all residents •Berkeley Center/3000 in lawful, open, just, and socially-responsible Annual Report that during the 2012- to successful assimilation to college life. •Child Development Center 1810-30 ways. 2013 academic year, out of an enrollment The VRC has helped Fullerton College •Classroom Swing Space/1800 Through our extensive local calendar and of 23,000 students, only 281 Fullerton place in the top 20% of students nation - other coverage, we seek to promote a sense •Classroom/ACT/2300 College students (a little over 1% of wide that deliver the best services and of community and an appreciation for the •Classrooms/ 1901-1904 enrollment) earned the Associate Degree experiences for military veterans.” With values of diversity with which our country is •Classrooms/1956-1960 so uniquely blessed. for Transfer, which is the only degree that the Veterans Resource Center at Fullerton •Science Village/400T guarantees a student admission into Cal College clearly already doing a good job, SUBMISSIONS : State Fullerton or any other CSU campus according to Fullerton College itself, the From page 109 of the Fullerton Submissions on any topic of interest are as a transfer student. In addition, the very reason why NOCCCD mailed out its College Master Plan at accepted from Fullerton residents and we try hard small percentage of students attending above flyer becomes understandable when www.NOCCCD.edu to get it all in. Sorry we sometimes fail. Shorter Fullerton College who do manage to earn one learns the following. (choose Master Plan from the menu pieces have a better chance. Send by email to an A.A. degree, a degree which is designed In gearing up for placing a huge bond on left screen, then #5 Fullerton [email protected] or by snail mail to: to be completed in 2 years, are now taking issue on the ballot, NOCCCD hired a College from the next menu.) FULLERTON OBSERVER around 4 years to do so! bond consultant last year. From October PO BOX 7051 FULLERTON, CA 92834-7051 About all the $239 million seems to 17-23, 2013 the consultant conducted a ______have accomplished at Fullerton College is telephone survey of 704 local voters and How To Subscribe the completion of some building projects found that the number one “issue of Subscriptions include home delivery that have been criticized by many as greatest interest of constituents” was and are due each October unneeded luxuries and highly wasteful of “addressing services and facilities for vet - again, just like the $239 million bond $25/Fullerton • $35/Out of Town taxpayer money, such as a new Olympic- erans.” This result is contained on page 8 money that was passed 12 years ago, the Send Check with Name & Address to: sized swimming pool and a new beach of the consultant’s Executive Summary $574 million that NOCCCD wants to Fullerton Observer, PO Box 7051, volleyball court. So, while various facili - report, found on NOCCCD’s website. get from taxpayers this time will go Fullerton CA 92834-7051 ______ties have been built on the FC campus No doubt it was because of this result that towards fulfilling the pet projects wish-list during the past 12 years, student success NOCCCD’s Administration and Trustees of NOCCCD’s Administration. In the How to Advertise case of Fullerton College, a large amount Call 714-525-6402 , does not seem to have improved at all. ended up deciding to mail, at taxpayers’ or email United Faculty of NOCCCD, the asso - expense, the above flyer which stated of this money will go towards demolish - [email protected] ciation which represents the faculty of NOCCCD’s desire to “improve veterans’ ing totally adequate, if not highly useful, ______Fullerton and Cypress Colleges, helps us services.” In other words, the college dis - buildings. For example, the 2011 10,000 issues of the Fullerton Observer understand why this is the case. In their trict merely did what Machiavelli would Fullerton College Master Plan calls for the are distributed throughout Fullerton and sent November, 2013 newsletter UF criticized have advised it to do: “tell the voters what demolition of the Music Building, the through the mail to subscribers Theater Arts building (which contains the every two weeks except only once in NOCCCD’s Administration, stating that they want to hear.” January, July & August. “the District has chosen to allocate their If you are bothered by a college or very nice 535-seat Campus Theater audi - revenue, reserves, and carryovers to bond school district conducting a “survey” of torium), the Student Services Building Missed a Copy? measures and hiring unnecessary adminis - voters prior to its then voting to place a (which contains the Admissions and Visit us online at: trators as opposed to investing in faculty.” bond measure on the ballot, you are not Records office, counseling offices, etc.), www.fullertonobserver.com Indeed, the most recent press release on alone. On March 18, 2013 State Treasurer and the Horticulture Center buildings. & on FaceBook NOCCCD’s website touts its recent hir - Bill Lockyer formally requested a legal With the Music Building and Theater • STAFF• ing of yet another Vice Chancellor (it now opinion from State Attorney General Arts Building demolished, how will • Editor: Sharon Kennedy Fullerton College continue to offer a • Database Manager: Jane Buck has three Vice Chancellors), a hiring bit - Kamala Harris on this matter. Among • Advisor: Tracy Wood terly opposed by UF. In recent years stu - other things, Lockyer requested an answer Music and Theater Arts program? FC’s • Copy Editors: dents attending Fullerton and Cypress to the following question: “Does a school Master Plan calls for the construction of a Tom & Kate Dalton & Viveca Wolff Colleges have had great difficulty getting or community college district violate monster-sized Performing Arts Center • Distribution: Roy & Irene Kobayashi, into the classes they need, due mainly to a California statutory prohibitions against costing well over 50 million dollars where Tom & Kate Dalton, Marge Kerr, the Student Services Building and Pam Nevius, Manny Bass & Leslie Allen lack of availability of classes; this lack of using public funds to advocate passage of • Photography: Jessica Berens, Jere Greene, available classes is a major reason why it’s a bond measure, or violate any other state Sculpture Garden currently are. In addi - Patti Segovia, Eric Chang taking so long for Fullerton and Cypress law, if the district enters an agreement tion, where the Music and Theater Arts • Webmaster: Cathy Yang College students to earn their A.A. degree. under which the district obtains pre-bond buildings currently are, that’s where a new • FEATURES • Had NOCCCD’s Administration allocat - election campaign services, such as (1) so-called “Welcome Center” is to be con - • History/Arboretum: Warren Bowen structed; this building will largely contain • Politics & other stuff: Vince Buck ed the money it’s paying the new Vice conducting a voter opinion survey…?” • Roving Reporters: Chancellor into hiring adjunct faculty to Lockyer is still awaiting Harris’s response what’s presently in the existing Student Jere Greene and other Community Members teach classes, it could have offered about and legal opinion. Services Building, and will also cost tens • COLUMNISTS • 40-50 additional classes for its Fullerton Obviously, NOCCCD isn’t going to of millions of dollars. If all this very •Conservation Gardening: Penny Hlavac and Cypress College students. spend over half a billion dollars expanding expensive musical chairs with buildings • Council Report: Jacqueline Mahrley Most voters living within the NOCC - its Veterans Resource Centers at Fullerton does not make sense to you, perhaps it’s •The Downtown Report: Mike Ritto • Movie Review Hits & Misses: Joyce Mason CD boundary a couple of months ago and Cypress Colleges. What is all this because you correctly realize that it will be •Youth Columnists: C.C. Lee, Amanda Lara received a flyer from NOCCCD stating money really going to be spent on? Once your money that will be paying for it. Ryan Yi, Sarah Powell, Kainat Abbas NOCCCD somehow thinks that it makes & Eumi Son sense to push ahead with a bond issue in •Out of My Mind: Jonathan Dobrer order to fund all its pet projects, which • School Board Reports: WAR COSTS in Life & Money Jan Youngman & Vivien Moreno also includes a multi-million dollar reno - IN IRAQ & A FGHANISTAN •Science: Sarah Mosko & Frances Mathews vation of Fullerton College’s • Theatre Reviews: • 129,712 Civilians killed by Violence www.iraqbodycount.org (9/13/2014) Administration Building, but then again, Mark Rosier & Angela Hatcher it’s not their money that it would be • 4,486 US Soldiers killed in Iraq: (DoD 5/11/2012 - no update since this date) spending—it would be yours. Created & Published in Fullerton Hopefully, voters will let NOCCCD by local citizen volunteers for 36 years • 2,344 US Soldiers killed in Afghanistan (9/13/2014) www.icasualties.org Fullerton Observer LLC know this election by voting “no” on US Soldiers wounded (DOD reports) www.icasualties.org • 32,223 Measure J that it needs to change its pri - The Early October 2014 issue Iraq (3/2003 thru 11/2011- no updates since this date) orities, with its top priority being to sig - will hit the stands on Sept. 29 • 17,674 Afghanistan ( 10/2001 thru 10/13/2012- no updates since this date) nificantly increase student success, and SUBMISSION & AD not replace useful, functional buildings on • $1.5 Cost of Wars Since 2001 www.costofwar.com (9/13/2014) its campuses with expensive “pyramids.” DEADLINE Sept. 22, 2014 Trillion (rounded down) (Iraq $817 billion) (Afghanistan $747 billion) MID SEPTEMBER 2014 COMMUNITY OPINIONS continued page 12 FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 3

OUT OF MY MIND by Jon Dobrer © 2014 [email protected] Mr. President, Give Back the Nobel Peace Prize Mr. President, you never said you were ported Morsi, in Egypt, despite his expan - a pacifist. You were not against all wars, sion of female genital mutilation. just “dumb wars.” Now you have come ISIL killed thousands of Shiites and out with a dumb plan to fight and lose a even Sunnis. They marched them to open dumb war. graves and shot them. Yet, Obama would It is not that ISIS or ISIL isn’t worth not have made his speech or instituted his fighting and killing. They are indeed very flawed policy were it not for the cruel, evil and despicable, though they are beheadings of two American journalists. not uniquely evil. They get a lot of com - His outrage and our disgust are under - petition from Boku Haram in Mali, Al standable, but his plan is nonsense at best. Shabab in Somalia and Ansar Al Shariah It cannot succeed without the active in North Africa. help of Saudi Arabia and Turkey, two It is not that they don’t pose a threat to Sunni nations. Turkey is part of NATO, their region, for they do. It is but is ambivalent. They that you have presented a plan ISIL marched don’t like ISIL, but they doomed to failure–a plan pred - thousands of also don’t like the Kurds icated on the help and coopera - Shiites and even and Peshmurga. And also, tion of peoples and nations Sunnis to open by the way, they are to attend the church of their choice. I who will not pull their own enriching ISIL by buying Rejection of Temple have lived in southwest Fullerton for 35 weight. And we cannot do this graves and shot oil from the stolen oil them. Yet, were it years so believe me I know about traffic. either alone or with a virtual, fields in north Iraq and City Council Members But those same people might stop and ersatz and phony coalition. not for the Syria. They are unlikely to My comments are in reference to the shop/eat/gas up after church which brings Yes, our military is the finest beheadings of two supply boots on the rejection of the Temple CUP. It is very income to the city. (and by a factor of ten the American ground. Our good hard to believe that three grown men Doors closing? Give me a break. Some largest military) in the world. It journalists no friends, the Saudis, have could be so ridiculous in making such a churches have services morning and is extraordinarily good at all the toys of modern decision. They ignored the planning evenings every Sunday plus many other breaking things and killing action would be warfare. We know because commission; they ignored the Fullerton taken. Obama’s evenings. This has been the way for people. It is also extraordinarily we sold them to them. traffic engineer; and most of all they decades yet Mr. Sebourn comes up with bad at building things–either outrage and our But they will not spill ignored history and common sense. the “closing doors” syndrome. Euclid is relationships or democracies. disgust are under - Saudi blood for Iraq, par - There will always be complaints from not rural and is a very busy north/south They are not social workers. standable, but his ticularly since Iraq’s gov - anyone living near ANYTHING that street. The problem is we can’t be ernment is mostly Shiite might disturb their lives. I’m sure council The bottom line, council members, is the primary killers of Muslims plan is nonsense and a client of their true understands that. Looking at the big pic- at best. that you are not being fair and are not lis- in the world. For every Muslim enemy Iran. And yes, our ture is so important and the three of you tening to facts. Hopefully your we kill, three more will, hydra- bombing makes us the air (Whitaker, and of course Chaffee and decision/vote was not driven by the like, emerge to wage a blood force for Assad in Syria Sebourn) surely did not do that. upcoming election. feud with us “western crusaders.” We can’t and the Ayatollahs in Iran. There are churches all over Fullerton I encourage Fullerton voters to not just teach ISIL humanitarian values by bomb - Our history in Bosnia, Israel’s history in and most are in residential neighbor- vote but actually study those seeking elec- ing them. Western, mostly Christian, both southern Lebanon and Gaza show us hoods. Churches are meant to be in the tion especially those who are incumbents. boots on the ground or bombs and mis - the limits of simply bombing enemies. It neighborhoods where people can actually siles from the air, will not civilize them. is not enough. This leaves the Iraqi army walk to church if they choose. I do real- Pete Lucas Fullerton But they are monsters. Don’t we have to to be the boots on the ground. They are ize that for some faiths, people drive miles do something? No, not if it won’t help. incompetently lead and not prepared to Not if it will make us weaker, them fight. The Sunni members are unlikely to stronger and the region more violent and kill fellow Sunnis and the Shiites loath to Personal Responsibility for Saving Water chaotic. follow incompetent officers into battle. With the largest military in the world, The Kurdish Peshmurga are willing to Our governor has requested that we cut I have waited to voice my opinion we have not truly won a war since WWII! fight, but the Iraqi government doesn’t our water consumption by 20%. I feel because I was hoping that our city officials Korea was a stalemate and the North support them, won’t arm them and is that we should all do more than that and would put out a notice that residents of remains a threat (now a nuclear threat). actively blocking them from engaging. we can. Fullerton join together and stop watering Vietnam was a loss. Afghanistan is an This means that the mostly Christian sol - Stop watering the front yards. Water front lawns until this drought is over. ongoing disaster and Iraq is neither stable, diers of NATO will be charged with your planter boxes and trees only and for Think of the water this effort would save nor democratic, nor peaceful. On the killing Muslims. What could go wrong? just 20 minutes a week. and if all joined in, think of the savings. other side of the balance sheet, we did Nearly everything. What is likely to go We can do without green grass, but can The money that you would save on take Grenada, achieve our limited objec - right? Nothing. we do without drinking water, bath water, water in a year would provide enough sav - tives in the first Gulf War. Meanwhile we This, Mr. President, is a dumb war. It is washing our clothes and dishes, scrubbing ings to replant, install artificial grass, or do have watched millions die in Africa–in not designed to succeed. It is an under - our floors, watering our fields of vegeta - like a lot of the desert states and decorate Ruanda, Nigeria, the Congo and the standably emotional reaction to the visible bles and fruit trees? with rocks and desert plants. I am replac - Sudan. barbarism of ISIL. We can have a discus - Let’s do our part in Fullerton and hope ing a lot of my plants with desert plants. We speak about human rights and what sion on the principles of war and peace. that the other towns in California join I am a concerned person willing to do some terrible regimes do to women–but We can debate whether killing is a good with us and save our water today so that my part; are you? we ignore barbarous acts if committed by idea. But we cannot seriously believe that we have water for tomorrow for the MH Fullerton our friends. ISIL beheadings we rightfully our present plan has a realistic chance of important things. condemn, but thirty Saudi beheadings accomplishing our stated goals. When the Sure our state can buy more water and ED: Good idea. One thing though; the this month are not a story. We rightfully plan and the goals don’t fit, we should not we pay more each month on our water fountains at city hall are on a recycle hate the Taliban in Afghanistan, but sup - commit. bills which are high enough already. pump so don’t use much water at all as the I look around me and I see where there same water is revolved to create the foun - are some of us cutting way back on front tain. The massive lawn is another issue HOW TO VOICE Silent Zen yard watering and others who are doing and should be replaced with a drought YOUR OPINION Services nothing and letting the sprinklers water tolerant landscape. My heart goes out to the the gutter. I have been noticing a lot of Due to a letter in the August issue the Community Opinion pages are a forum for the com - petitioning neighbors of those places are watering 6 days a week. Look Observer asked City Manager Felz to munity. The Observer welcomes letters on any subject Zen Buddhist nuns. The deci - around and observe your area. explain how the city is approving new of interest. Letters are the opinion of the writers, may water hook-ups for hundreds of new resi - be shortened for space, and typos will be corrected. bel level must be really irritat - I understand that if you have children, Anonymous letters may be printed if you can make the ing. Not only car doors open - you want grass for them to play on. There dential developments at the same time as case for anonymity. You can request to be identified by ing and closing, but add to that are plenty of schools that have large green asking existing residents to conserve. your initials and town only (we will need your whole the thunderous sound of one grassy areas and no one plays on them. Should we have a building moratorium name for verification). We print all that we can fit. hand clapping! They look nice and, by the looks of them, until the drought is over? email to [email protected] Anonymous Fullerton are getting plenty of water. Another question brought up, but not or send by mail to: ED: To be fair to the actual The people who should be the first to answered, is how we can allow oil compa - join in on this water conservation should nies statewide to continue to use massive Fullerton Observer, neighbors who did not sign the petition, most signers were not be our city officials and city hall with its amounts of water in their fracking and PO Box 7051, neighbors and had no idea the large span of grass and waterfalls. Isn’t it water flooding oil recovery operations Fullerton, CA 92834 temple was even there. more important to have drinking water? during this severe drought. Page 4FULLERTON OBSERVER CITY HALL NEWS MID SEPTEMBER 2014 CITY COUNCIL NOTES by Jacqueline Mahrley The City Council meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. Upcoming agenda info and streaming video of council meetings are available at www.cityoffullerton.com. Meetings are broadcast live on Cable Channel 3 and rebroadcast at 3pm and 6pm the following Wed. & Sun. and at 5pm Mon. City Hall is located at 303 W. Commonwealth, Fullerton.Contact Council at 714-738-6311 or by email to: [email protected] Council Meeting Sept 16 Agenda Proposed cell tower location between St. Jude Clinic & Richman Community Center •Presentations: OC Vector Control on •Laurel Avenue & Lark Ellen Drive - 4 at the edge of school sports field, West Nile Virus; World Alzheimer’s Way Stop month; 2014 City Chess Champions •Sunny Hills High School Access Road Council Approves Cell Tower for Richman Park •City Response to the OC Grand Jury - No Stopping Anytime Fullerton City Council on a 3-2 vote Report on the need for budget transparen - •600 Block N Highland - Posted Street (Sebourn & Whitaker, no) approved Observer Mini Emissions Study cy for pension liabilities. Sweeping AT&T’s plan to locate a cell tower and of Existing Cell Towers •Outdoor Music and proposed changes • 159 W Wilshire Avenue - 15 Minute large paraphernalia box at 725 S. A reader offered the Observer use to the noise ordinance. Parking Highland Ave. in Richman Park. The six of Cornet Electrosmog Meter to •Office of Traffic and Safety Grant • Financial Report for Fiscal Year Ended antennas will sit at 50 and 61 feet above measure radio-frequency (RF) radia - •2014 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) 6-30-14 ground on a 65-foot pole erected between tion over a broad frequency range. Program Agreement to Transfer Funds •Use of City Parking Structures St. Jude Medical Clinic and the Richman (We hope someone takes this on as a •Disabled Persons Parking - 415 E •Approve Use of Asset Seizure Funds for Community Center on the border of the science project and improves on our Valencia Drive, 417 E Truslow Avenue the Acquisition, Support and Richman School sports field. spotty study.) We tested a few cell and 123 E Brookdale Avenue Maintenance of Body-Worn Cameras The decision was made at the August tower locations between 9:30am and 19th meeting with some citizens asking 10:30am on a Thursday in Fullerton that, for health reasons, the device not be which had the following readings: Zen Temple Still in Limbo placed where so many children gather. Although a 3-2 decision (Flory, no & circular driveway. Meditation services for Councilmember Flory asked that •300 block of W. Truslow Fitzgerald, abstaining) held up an appeal its 20 members have been held on AT&T’s commissioned emissions analysis (1 small tower north of the park) of the planning commission approval of Sundays from 8am to 11:30am at the be posted on the city website. It can be 30 feet from base: 0.187 to 0.246 the Zen Temple on Euclid, the resolution location for ten years with no noise, traf - found under the archival document tab 100 ft, East: 0.138 to 0.178 failed to return on August 19 for a final fic or other complaints, except for one in on the city clerk’s page. Go to the Aug. 100 ft. West: 0.044 to 0.094 vote. 2005 that a temple was operating in the 19th meeting and click on “documents •CSUF Goodwin Field The city will not confirm or deny that it neighborhood. provided after distribution.” (2 large towers by the field sign) has been threatened with a lawsuit by The issue was triggered when the tem - The exposure guidelines developed by 30 feet from base: 0.191 to 0.303 ACLU or another entity on grounds that ple applied for a Conditional Use Permit. the Federal Communications 100 ft. East: 0.195 to 0.317 the decision to deny the temple has violat - See full story “Council Rejects Zen Commission in 1997 are said to be out- 150 ft. East: 0.079 to 0.115 ed the Religious Land Use Act law.. Temple,” on the frontpage of the Early of-date by those in opposition to the Goodwin Field spectator seats Six Zen Buddhist nuns live in the home Sept. Fullerton Observer available under tower location. 1st Base: 0480 to 0.694 located on just under a half acre. The “Past Issues” tab at www.fullertonobserv - AT&T Mobility hired Hammett & 3rd Base: 0.102 to 0.115 property has 13 parking spaces and a large er.com. Edison to evaluate emissions from the Track & Field (a third cell tower) proposed site at Richman Park. The com - Reading taken at the opposite end pany states in its three page statement that of the track field: 0.178 to 0.219 emissions from the AT&T equipment are Entrance to the Arboretum Council Candidates voter registration card and return it before calculated to be 0.0065 mW/cm2 (milli - 300 ft from Goodwin Field: the deadline. Cards are available at: watts per centimeter squared), which is 0.087 to 0.132 in Nov. Election •OC Registrar of Voters at 1% of the public exposure limit set by the •Richman Park (no cell tower yet) The following residents (listed in alpha - 714.567.7600 or on-line at FCC. The device will include antennas Between St. Jude & the betical order by last name) have filed for http://www.oc.ca.gov/election/ with a downtilt of up to 4 degrees. The Community Center above the council seats in the upcoming Nov. 4th pairs of antennas would point in three school sports field where cell tower is election. Look for the Observer candidate •Call or visit the City of Fullerton, City directions and the maximum effective proposed: 0.021 to 0.038 spread in the early October issue and Clerk's Office at 303 W. Commonwealth, radiated power in any direction would be Tot Lot: 0.008 to 0.011 attend the League of Women Voters Fullerton, 714.738.6350 3,970 watts. Council Candidate Forum at City Hall at •Visit the City of Fullerton Main 6:30pm on Thursday, October 2. Library at 353 W. Commonwealth, The Consultant dropped in and all are signed by William •Rick Alvarez •Larry Bennett •Bill Fullerton Hammett & Edison, Inc. is a consultant F. Hammett. All of the documents Chaffee •Doug Chaffee (incumbent) used by numerous wireless companies to reviewed by the Observer ended with the •Sean Paden •Jane Rands •Greg Sebourn Non-Partisan Voter Info evaluate and give an analysis of proposed same conclusion by Mr. Hammett of full (incumbent) •City of Fullerton website: tower sites. Looking over similar cell compliance with prevailing standards lim - www.cityoffullerton.com “Election” tab tower requests of various cities from as far iting human exposure to RF energy. How to Register to Vote •League of Women Voters website back as 2007, each has a similar “study” Before we place these towers next to www.smartvoter.org done by Hammett & Edison, Inc, as was schools and parks where children play The last day to register to vote is • OC Registrar of Voters website presented to Fullerton. The majority of shouldn’t we check out the facts with a October 20, 2014. To register pick up a www.ocvote.com the documents are identical with only the truly independent group? address and specifics of the particular site

The Impacts of Loitering Downtown Nearly 30 Fullerton business owners engages in to reduce friction between and managers gathered at the Fullerton Fullerton’s transient population and the Chamber of Commerce to voice their community at large. concerns over issues created by loiterers in The police department has noted many the downtown area. incidents in the parking structures includ - Organized by local businessman Norm ing consumption of alcohol and drugs, Kredit and facilitated by the Fullerton indecent public behavior, public urination Chamber, the Sept. 2 meeting was an and defecation, skateboarding causing opportunity for business leaders to discuss property damage, vandalizing city proper - activities that adversely impact business ty and assaults and thefts on parking and put employees and property at risk. structure patrons. Issues ranged from panhandling and drug A proposed city ordinance against loi - use to urination and other practices that tering in public parking areas which will pose public health risks, as well as tres - give police the authority to discourage passing and robbery. members of the public from being in the Fullerton Chief of Police Dan Hughes parking structures for any purpose other fielded questions and provided informa - than to park and retrieve vehicles (or bicy - tion on precautionary actions business cles if there is a rack) is scheduled for dis - owners can take. He also outlined meas - cussion during the Sept. 16 Fullerton City ures the police department routinely Council meeting. MID SEPTEMBER 2014 LOCAL NEWS FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 5 Update on St. Jude Medical Overbilling “Caution: Check Your St. Jude sincerely thought the inquiries by the Radiology Bills,” a story on page 2 of the Fullerton Observer on my behalf and the Early September Observer described a article in the Fullerton Observer would problem a reader has been having regard - bring about a change in St. Jude's ing incorrect medical billing. The prob - Radiology billing service. I was so wrong.” lem is that the insured amount (of up to Neither the patient or the Observer has $100 per bill) has been repeatedly tacked received a call from St. Jude Radiology to on to the Radiology bill as though it has date. However, the patient received a let - not been paid by the insurer. ter from the operations manager stating Frustrated after nearly three years of that she had attempted, but been unsuc - promises but no action to fix cessful, in reaching the patient by the problem the patient finally Check your phone and that a review of the called the paper in the effort to bills to billing showed that “no expenses warn others, especially the ill make sure were incurred by you.” and elderly, to check their bills. the insured Due to the excellent record The Observer put the patient keeping of the patient - and her in touch with St. Jude Medical amount persistence in calling to have the Center representative DruAnn has been bill corrected each time over a Copping who said that neither deducted matter of years - she has not paid St. Jude Radiology or St. Jude instead of the extra amount billed. She is Medical Group, are connected added on. still irritated by having to call each to St. Jude Medical Center time and have the bill corrected except through contract to operate out of and is still concerned that there may be Medical Center property and in the hos - hundreds of other patients out there who pital. Copping said that those groups are are not noticing the overbilling problem. in charge of their own business billing but Overbilling turns out not to be a rare she promised to look into it and later problem according to the nation’s expert emailed the paper and the patient that on computerized billing fraud, Malcolm Radiology would be calling. Sparrow, who estimates medical billing Thousands of flags and crosses cover the front yard on Woods & Fern Radiology never called the paper or the fraud adds up to a minimum sum of $270 in remembrance of those who died on September 11. PHOTOS JERE GREENE patient who sent the paper this message: billion a year or at least ten percent of all “On 8/28/14 I received an email from health care expenses. His book, License to NNUAL EMEMBRANCE St. Jude's spokesperson, DruAnn Steal , shows that these ripoffs are not just A 9/11 R Copping stating someone would be get - clerical errors or computer malfunctions. OC Firefighter Scott Flight 175 crashed into the ting back to me by the next day. Another useful book by Pat Palmer Townley has erected a memori - World Trade Center in New It is now 9/11/14 and no one has con - titled Surviving Your Medical Bills states al each year since 2001 to York City piloted by hijackers. tacted me. The silence from St. Jude's about 80% of all medical bills contain honor the victims of 9/11. A third plane, American speaks volumes! It tells me they are fully errors, with the average error being What began as a sign and 20 Airlines Flight 77 crashed into aware they are trying to rip off patients by $1,300. Most of these overbillings favor, flags in 2001 has grown to the Pentagon, and a 4th plane charging the incorrect amounts in their unsurprisingly, the health providers. thousands of flags and crosses United Flight 93 was headed billing hoping that patients just pay the Once again, if you are a patient or a with names of safety personnel to Washington DC but bottom line without comparing their bill family member of a patient, it is recom - and civilian victims covering crashed into a field in to the amount already paid by their insur - mended that you carefully look at your the front lawn of his Fullerton Pennsylvania after its passen - ance company. It also says the patient does bills to make sure that the insured amount home on Woods and Fern gers attempted to seize control not matter to St. Jude's. is being deducted from bills instead of Drive. This year he added a “I want a from the terrorists. At this point I'm very disappointed. I added on. wall dedicated to the service memorial Among those who died were members killed in Afghanistan to show respect 343 firefighters, 72 police offi - and Iraq and the war on terror - for everyone cers, 271 passengers on the ism. we lost.” four planes, 2,092 people A candlelight vigil was held -Scott Townley trapped in the Twin Towers, in Hillcrest Park on September 125 Pentagon civilians and 55 11 with participants walking to Townley’s military personnel. Many first responders memorial display. Two planes, American have died in the years since due to illness - Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines es from digging through the 9/11 rubble.

Shortly after the Early Sept. paper hit Chaffee Billed by City the stands Fullerton Director of A story on page 12 of the Early Sept. Administrative Services Julia James Observer “Chaffee Pays for Parking Signs” answered a question sent to the city about reported that a public information request whether Chaffee is regularly invoiced for had been filed by a citizen in order to dis - the signs. cover if Mayor Chaffee was covering the “The City offered to bill Mayor Chaffee cost of the Volunteer of the Month signs once a year at fiscal year-end. We sent out Library Foundation Author’s Luncheon the invoice in July and he promptly paid since he started the award in Dec. 2012. The Fullerton Public Library Since 1994 the Library Foundation has it.” Foundation held its 6th annual author’s raised funds to enhance library programs luncheon on Saturday, August 23rd at the and projects. When asked about the Alta Vista Country Club in Placentia. Foundation’s recent support, Library Featured at the luncheon was a conver - Director, Maureen Gebelein, stated, "The sation between Duncan Johnson, Ed.D., 2014 Fullerton Public Library Summer retired Fullerton School District Reading Program was a rousing success, Superintendent and restaurateur and with over 3000 participants. The library author, Michael Oates (see photo above). partnered with the Boys and Girls Club to They discussed Oates’ novel, Wade in the bring summer reading to children Water , an historical fiction of the 1889 throughout the city. Johnstown flood. Also highlighted was The proceeds from the Foundation’s Oates’ next project, a present day novel 2013 Author Luncheon provided gener - exploring one family’s struggle in the tur - ous support for prizes to encourage read - bulent economic and political setting of ing throughout the summer. Funding also Mexico. allowed us to offer some unique program - President Ray Kawase recognized local ming experiences for teens such as r2-d2, dignitaries including: California State cospla y and especially the Super Smash 65th District Assemblywoman Sharon Brothers . This teen programming brought Quirk-Silva; Fullerton City in many teen boys, who are some of the Councilmember Jan Flory; Fullerton hardest patrons to bring to the library. High School Board of Trustees, Marilyn This was also the first year we allowed Buchi and Bob Singer; and Fullerton patrons to sign up for the reading clubs Library Trustees Ellen Ballard, and Ryan remotely and track their progress via the Cantor. online module.” Page 6FULLERTON OBSERVER MID SEPTEMBER 2014

The DOWNTOWN Report text & photos by Mike Ritto [email protected]

IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO ENTER THE COME FLY WITH ME ID THE PHOTO CONTEST Last chance, ID the location circled in the photo above and email your answer to me at [email protected] to enter our drawing for FREE a one hour helicopter tour of Orange and LA Counties courtesy of All Media Advertising and Anaheim Helicopters. Since this was the photo ques - tion last time, you will have to wait for the next issue to find Above : The Chapman building out what this is, unless you already know and have entered Sidewalk Skylights the contest! Don’t wait, the deadline to enter is October 1st At Left: and the helicopter tour will be in Mid-October. Good luck. The Pomona Bungalow Court FULLERTON HERITAGE HISTORIC PHOTO HUNT On Sunday, September 14, and I walked the walk. We found Soon, you and your group of friends Fullerton aficionados scrambled all and photographed all 31 locations and neighbors will be on a fun over our downtown seeking out the in well under two hours. Even adventure, rediscovering downtown locations of 31 local landmarks- though you may have missed the history along the way. Most of these some official, some just fun. Photo Hunt, it is not too late to locations you pass all the time but Participants brought their photos to take the walking tour yourself. miss because you are zipping by in a the 90th anniversary celebration at First up, the Stedman Clock, and gas powered tin can. Such is life the Muckenthaler Cultural Center the final frontier, the now shuttered today unless you slow down and to see who was the #1 photo sleuth. Judy Lynn Bakery. Here are a few of photo the roses. Above : The Fox Not wanting to just talk the talk, the photo stops in between those I must say, even though we know Theater Urn Fullerton Heritage VP Tom Dalton two, all interesting in their own all of these places are here, to take right. If you would like the list just them in all at once is an eye opener. At Left: email me and I will get it to you. And, oh yea, walking is FREE! Westwood Apartments Downtown Fullerton Motown West One of the stops was The Rhythm Opera is, on West Commonwealth. Room/Mercury Dealership. I would Yet another song by the Blendells have missed this one, but recently came out of the Rhythm Room. All the name popped up on a 45rpm of this is hard to believe, but oh so record by The Premiers. You can see true. them perform their hit, “Farmer So, Fullerton was home of Leo John” on American Bandstand if Fender AND Faro Records, which you just head to You Tube and type produced a number of hit records. in The Premiers. When you watch Coming up on June 21 of next Dick Clark interview them, you will year, Fullerton will join in the hear the lead singer tell the world’s World Music Day celebration with oldest teenager that they did indeed performances all over our musical record in Fullerton in 1964. city. Over 110 countries celebrate Details are hazy on that one, but music on this day and there is no we know for sure other hits, like doubt we’ll have our fair share of “Land of 1000 Dances” were record - magical, musical moments. Maybe ed right where Fullerton Civic Light we’ll dance the mashed potato too. Above : The Corrections Carnegie Library* At Left: Tom Changes in the captions made by the editor in Mike Ritto’s Dalton, VP of last Downtown Report page turned out to be in error. In the Fullerton Heritage photo of Phyllis Fender she is holding a guitar shaped purse with the El which is identified in the caption as a “door prize.” Camino Real Bell. “ I talked to her about it and she got a good laugh, but she At Right: Union already had that purse, it was not a door prize. She did Pacific Depot* receive an award in Leo's name,” says Mike. Sorry for the errors. - ED * Historic name MID SEPTEMBER 2014 LOCAL NEWS FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 7 Life in the Fast Lane OUR TOWN CROSSWORD by Beverly Ingram “N ICELY SEASONED ” by Valerie Brickey (answer key on page 19) If you pass by seventy-four year old Fullerton resident, Roy Jones, chatting with friends and drinking coffee on the back patio of the YMCA, it’s possible you may overhear him say, “I’m a racecar driver.” If it were anyone else but Jones, you might add, “Yeah, and next week a brain surgeon and week after that an astronaut.” But on an early Sunday afternoon in at Willow Springs International Raceway near Rosamond, California. The 1969 royal blue Formula Ford Winklemann WDF1 with the white stripe sliding down the middle rolls to a stop. Climbing out of the cockpit of the sleek open-wheel racecar is Jones. His white hair glistens with sweat in the Mojave Jones, now rehydrating with an orange sports desert sun as he removes his black safety drink, looks at the sheet and sees his best lap helmet and fireproof protective head time for the 2.5 mile track is 1.33.226 minutes. gear. Jones has just finished fourteen “I was hoping for at least 1.32,” Jones laments. laps of Group Three’s competition, end - With speeds topping 106 miles per hour, he later ing his two days of racing in the Vintage learns he has finished first in his class. Auto Racing Association’s High Desert Because racing is so physically demanding, Challenge. physical fitness is a high priority for Jones. As he disappears into his sixteen-foot Working out at the YMCA three times a week custom built trailer to change out of the for endurance, he also maintains a healthy fireproof racing suit, his daughter, weight to prevent driver fatigue. Nevertheless, Cheryl, returns with a printout of the he’s not willing to give up his occasional outing fastest lap times for each of the racers. for his favorite coffee ice cream. ACROSS 39. Smooth transition FUHS Hall of Fame 1. Tests for aspiring attys. 40. “Don’t believe the ____” Fullerton Union High School inducted problem solving, and machine communica - 6. Compact _____ 41. Cable movie station, abbr. John Clifford Shaw, Class of 1939, and tion. By 1960 John shifted his interest and 11. Inc., in London 42. New Testament king Richard Buhre, Class of 1966, into its “Wall began attempting to simplify the use of 14. “The Waste Land” poet 43. Strong guy of Fame” at the Homecoming celebration on computers for all users. He developed the 15. A short stanza at the end of a poem 44. Not odd 46. Glossy paints Friday, September 12. Their plaques will JOHNNIAC Open-Shop System (JOSS) 16. Motorists’ org. 17. *The movie star on 48. Actor Jason hang on the Wall of Fame located inside the which gave scientists and engineers the abil - 50. Hawaiian veranda admin. building. ity to use computers without intermediary an uncharted desert isle 19. Modern address 52. Combines into a single unit Assistant Principal Pat Putman instituted programming. 20. Dan Aykroyd was born here 54. Van Gogh subject the Wall of Fame for the FUHS Centennial Many of his research papers are on file at 21. *Emmy winning journalist 59. Ruin in 1983. Since then, 129 men and 17 the Archive Center, National Museum of 23. Non-plastic building blocks 60. *Iron Man supporter women have been inducted. Honorees are American History, and Smithsonian 25. Approves 62. Common NFL tear selected by a three person committee that Institution in Washington, D.C. 26. Hunting bird 63. An oboe is this type of instrument meets each June to review nominees. •Richard Buhre served in the US Air 30. Ron Darling was one 64. Bury If you would like to nominate an alumnus Force from 1966-1969. He received his 31. Like an Amer. writer in Paris 65. Med. scans for induction to the Wall of Fame print out B.A. in Business from CSUF and his M.A. 32. Starts the game 66. California Chrome lost here, 35. Jump Churchill _____ the nomination form available at from Central Michigan University and in 67. Hawaiian geese www.fullertonhigh.org, fill it out and send 1988 graduated from Harvard University’s 38. Annoyance to the principal’s secretary: Benigna John F. Kennedy School of Government Rodriguez, Fullerton Union High School, Program. DOWN 201 E. Chapman Ave., Fullerton CA 92832. He became a certified public accountant 29. Summer shade •John Clifford Shaw, “Cliff ” as he was and a cost analyst and began his career with 1. Plastic building block 30. Pub order known to many, attended Fullerton College the Defense Contract Audit Agency 2. Narrow opening 33. It may need a boost after high school and worked for Douglas (DCAA) in 1974 and in 1994 became 3. “___ Too Proud to Beg” 34. Poet quoted in Aircraft Company. He served in the US regional director, eastern region where he 4. Roman wrap “Four Weddings and a Funeral” Army Air Corps for three years during was responsible for operations of the region - 5. Pattison dated her 36. Iridescent gem WWII as an aircraft navigator and instruc - al office as well as 13 subordinate field audit 6. B.A., e.g. 37. Writes 39. Serving a six-yr. term tor. He received his B.A. from UCLA. John offices. Rich has received numerous awards, 7. Where accessible computer data is stored 40. Skirt’s edge began working for the RAND Corporation including the Vice President’s “Hammer 42. Landing area in 1950 and by the mid 50s became part of Award” and the Presidential Rank Award 8. What Dracula calls the birds in the Disneyland moat? 43. Kind of turn a team known as NSS (Newell, Shaw and 2000, from the office of the Secretary of 9. N.Y. neighbor 45. Animal doc Simon). This group broke ground in the Defense. Rich is one of only 5% of work - 10. “Seinfeld” and “Newhart”, eg 47. For those who wear “short shorts” field of artificial intelligence, programming ers in the nation’s Senior Executive Service 11. *TV gardener who also solves crimes 48. Poison plant languages, computer simulation of human to receive this prestigious award. 12. Dawdle 49. Put into law 13. Tim and Tyne 50. Pepe __ ___ 18. Evaluate 51. Colorado resort 22. Island strings 53. Nil 24. Shirley, when compared to Warren 55. Actress Skye 26. Didn’t discard 56. Zap 27. Test 57. French “to be” 28. ‘90s pop group, and 58. IDs a hint to the starred clues 61. Mag. staffers Page 8FULLERTON OBSERVER SCHOOL NEWS MID SEPTEMBER 2014 High School District Needs Area Representation High School Board Meeting Highlights by James A. Najera election is successful, there will be enough by Vivien Moreno On November 4, 2014 registered voters funds to complete no more than 60% of Fullerton Joint Union High School District Board within the boundaries of the Fullerton the proposed projects since the maximum meets at 7:30pm on the 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of each month Joint Unified School District will again authorization will be between $155 mil - at district headquarters, see the same slate of “At-Large” incum - lion and $175 million.” 1051 W. Bastanchury Rd., Fullerton 92833. bents running for Trustee seats for a new My greatest concern is that schools out - 714-870-2800. See the agenda at www.fjuhsd.net four-year term. I emphasize “At-Large” side of the city of Fullerton, namely La because FJUHSD school board members Habra, Sonora and Buena Park high Sept. 9 Board Meeting (Next meeting Sept. 23 ) are elected as representatives to serve the schools might feel a bit disenfranchised in fifty-five square mile area that serves the the capital deployment process although •Amanat Singh: September’s first •Bond: Superintendent Giokaris school district and not a during the 2002 bond FJUHSD Board meeting ushered in the reviewed the need for the General particular sub-division – say measure the Citizen’s new Student Board Member, Amanat Obligation Bond and the next steps in the Maybe parents the city of La Habra. Oversight Committee Singh from Fullerton High School. process. Trustee Hathaway suggested a This may make sense in a would have appeared to have local rep - •Dory Madrid: Trustee Montoya pre - special meeting be held to outline the small elementary school dis - supported resentation in the nearly sented a request from Mark Huckaby boundaries and guidelines for the district trict where all schools reside repairing basic $150 million budget over (Fullerton Firefighter IAFF Local 3421) concerning equity throughout the school in one city, but in a high the ten-year capital for the School Board to recognize Troy sites and comparability for the bond proj - infrastructure school district that serves a improvement process. teacher, Dorey Madrid during Breast ects. Dr. Giokaris stated the following before diverse group of communi - Nevertheless, I am leery Cancer Awareness month (October). areas of concern focused on the use and constructing ties tied to a $130,000,000 of administrative speak. In •Principals’ Report: The principals requirements of the Plummer annual budget and six com - two new schools the same Bond Resolution reported a great start to the school year Auditorium, and the board needs to set prehensive high schools serving less than Remarks (August 2014), and fall sports are in full swing. Each high guidelines for campus site equity versus serving over 13,000 stu - 10% of the the Superintendent noted school offers tutoring either during the comparability throughout the district. All dents I think there are bet - that “there are almost $18 school day like the programs: Hi Step, sites need decent libraries, science labs, population. ter options. million in basic infrastruc - Coyote Howl, and Tribe Time, or they basic theater access, and safe athletic facil - I propose the FJUHSD ture projects, including have tutoring available after school. ities. school board change the current method roofing, asphalting, HVAC, plumbing •Ray Lopez was honored as National The next goals are to gain more project of election from “At-Large” to a “by and electrical that wait to be completed History Day Teacher of the Year. Mr. specificity, allocating money smartly to Trustee area” method. This method would because of a lack of funding.” Yet, the Lopez is a Social Science teacher at La school sites, watching the immediate require each member of the Board of FJUHSD Board of Trustees approved an Habra High School, and he has helped future of state funding for CTE (Career Trustees reside within and be elected by additional state loan of $15 million to students enter the state History Day con - Technical Education), and making per - the voters living within that particular construct the new state-of-the-art La Vista test for the last 6 years. The contest is formance arts decisions. Trustee Singer trustee area. Continuation High School (total enroll - nationwide and rather extraordinary. emphasized that he wants to share the For example, I live in La Habra Heights ment: 537) and La Sierra Alternative More information at www.nhd.org. process with the public. and my school of residence is Sonora High School (total enrollment: 700) in •AP History Criteria: The most inter - •Medical Plan: The existing district High School which in a “by Trusttee area” where else but the city of Fullerton. Of esting conversation of the evening was the medical plan is disappearing in January system would have a Trustee elected from course, the site for these new schools was discussion of the College Board’s new AP and Assistant Superintendent of Human that area. This simple change makes sense. most likely district property and vacant, US History criteria. The framework went Resources Ed Atkinson presented a com - I get a local elected Trustee who is con - but again, how are capital deployment from 5 pages to over 100, and the new test parison of new providers. Hopefully a nected to the community by virtue of res - and new construction decisions made? covers the curriculum in greater depth new medical plan will be offered all dis - idence, work, familial ties and local Maybe the parents of the six compre - that requires students to recognize overall trict employees within a couple weeks. knowledge. It’s a fair and practical method hensive high schools, including La Habra trends and infer deeper meanings to US The report compared similar plans and that encourages local residents to serve on High School where my twin boys graduat - History, according to Steve Zamora, seemed close to the existing plan the dis - school boards without the high cost of ed this year, would have supported repair - Director of Education. Board members trict provides today, but because annual running an “At-Large” campaign under ing basic infrastructure before construct - were concerned about inappropriate and medical expenses take up $8 million of the current system. ing two new schools serving less than 10% unsuitable secondary resources that may the budget, the board asked about guaran - The indirect benefits go beyond the of the total student population. be used by the students. Trustee Buchi teed rates. Trustee Montoya promised to obvious I just mentioned. First and fore - These are the complex and critical issues said that one of the high school’s goals is e-mail his many questions to Dr. Atkins, most our country was created based on which need to be addressed by a more to develop students into the “citizen of the but with the promise of Dr. Giokaris that the principles of equal representation, in geographically diverse board of trustees. future,” and wondered if this new test the answers would be posted on the web - other words, equal interests among the It’s time to change how the stakeholders helped prepare them for this role. site as soon as possible along with any fur - people should have equal interests in it. within the Fullerton Joint Union High President Singer was concerned about a ther developments as they occur. Today, all five FJUHSD Board Trustees School District participate equitably in simplistic view of WWII and its ramifica - •SHHS Pool: The Sunny Hills High live in Fullerton and four members have the decisions that affect its students. tions as well as possible inappropriate Pool Project estimated $5.2 million cost served on the board for an average of 30 The first change must start with the questions. Trustee Hathaway was con - includes the additional costs of installing a years. We need voting system reform to Fullerton Joint Union High School cerned that the long term repercussions of stainless steel prefabbed pool. Cost com - bring new ideas, local issues and diverse District Board of Trustees resolve to WWII were not being addressed in a parisons showed the cost and mainte - perspectives to a homogeneous school change the method of school board mem - proper fashion. Director Zamora and nance differences between installing a pre - board. ber election to a by trustee area method. Assistant Superintendent of Education fabricated stainless steel pool (with 20 The stakes are even greater in light of It’s the right thing to do. Dr. Kaufman promised to get back to year warranty) or cement/plaster pool the FJUHSD bond measure approved for them and send them the new criteria and (with 5 year warranty) for board members the fall general election. Based on the Retired high school teacher James Najera a sample exam found on the College to consider before deciding on an option ran for a trustee position in 2012. He has Superintendent’s Bond Resolution Board website. and sending it to the state for approval. no plans to run again because the family is Remarks in August, 2014, “if the bond moving to south county.

I encourage my peers to embrace a healthy can hope for is to make baby steps TEEN WORLD by Amanda Lara lifestyle during the course of the new towards a healthier life. Have a salad once school year. Yes, I know Starbucks tastes a day. Go biking with your friends. For way better than water, and that all of your me, I know it's easier to motivate myself Let’s Get Physical friends are eating McDonalds for break - with the little things, like a great playlist Teens & the “H” Word (“Healthy”) fast, but keep in mind that we are not for when I work out. My favorite running going to be this young and springy forev - song, as of now is Cracked Actor by David With school kicked back into full-gear, towards my increasingly lazy lifestyle. er. Our bodies will change over the course Bowie. the pressures are already starting to get to Needless to say, I've been feeling pretty of time (Truth hurts, doesn't it? Hey, I don't Maybe one day I'll be able to drag me (AP Government, sigh) . blah over the past few weeks. Summer is make the rules) , and it will be tougher to myself out of the house for a jog without School is more like a mental Hunger generally about fitness and getting into change our habits when we're thirty-five groaning, or will voluntarily eat that leafy Games than anything else. I, like many of shape - but the school year? With fall than it is now as a teen. Many of us have green rabbit food. But as of now, I'll work my peers, return home with an overall comes pumpkin spice lattes, apple pie, medical conditions - such as diabetes and on drinking tea instead of soda, and sense of defeat before succumbing to the and a general lack of motivation to do cancer - in our genetic makeup. maybe only watching one episode of evils of homework. That being said, I'm anything physically beneficial after a long Having an unhealthy lifestyle now is Pretty Little Liars a night. Baby steps, baby beginning to find more excuses to binge day in school. And since the high school setting the stage for having problems later steps. on chocolate (Oops, how did that Hershey's curriculum only requires two years of PE, on in your adult life; believe me, I don't bar get in there? Oh, now I'll have to eat it, that leaves many a young adult without think anyone wants to poke themselves Amanda Lara woe is me) and less reasons to go exercise any reason to exercise. Unless enrolled in with a needle every day. If we can strive to is a local high (Well, I've already watched three episodes of sports, the most movement my friends make better choices for our health now as school student Pretty Little Liars, might as well finish the and I will get outside of school is walking young people, it will be easier to circum - planning a next two seasons) . from the couch to the fridge; perhaps we vent such conditions later on in our lives. career in the "Healthy" has become somewhat of a might even make it to the pantry, if we're Let's look at the big picture, guys. literary field. crude word for me, and I can almost sense feeling particularly spry that day. Now, I have no misconceptions about the disgust of physicians everywhere So, as much as everyone hates to hear it, teenagers (myself included) so the best I MID SEPTEMBER 2014 SCHOOL NEWS FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 9

Congratulations! “Speaking of... by CC Lee Eagle Scout Brent Dennewitz has earned all of the available Boy Scout merit Injustice—Past and Present badges, a feat accomplished by fewer than I’m sure everyone has heard about the myself a single good reason why I would 250 Boy Scouts since 1928. A 2014 grad - tragic plane crash of Malaysian Airlines commit the mass murdering but could uate of Fullerton High, Brent earned all Flight MH17 by now. Why anyone would not even think of one. I admire the Jewish 135 of the regular badges, plus four spe - want to kill 298 innocent passengers on people in their persistent reminding of cial merit badges available during the Boy an airplane and a large number of regular their past in making sure no one will for - Scout Centennial in 2010. citizens on the ground below is just get and—repeat—what had happened. Brent’s two older brothers, Brandon and ridiculous and painful to me—even The book is being translated into 17 lan - Bryce are also Eagle Scouts. though those responsible for downing the guages including Chinese, two types of While in the 8th grade, Brent was plane claim to have been mistaken. Yet Spanish and Norwegian, as well as a vari - inspired by a story about a scout who had some people do have the “motivation” to ety of other European languages. earned all the badges, and he decided to do just that. In the afternoon of October make that his goal. He printed out a list I haven’t realized until 12, 2012, women’s rights and and figured he would need to earn 24 per “There may recently how some people can be times when education activist Malala year. With the help of his parents Barbara think so cruelly and selfishly. Yousafzai, then age 15, was and Randy, Brent broke the list into This type of injustice is not we are shot in the head by a Taliban groups of similar badges determining something common here in powerless to gunman while aboard her which would take more research, effort the United States, but is very school bus. The Taliban had and planning to complete and which ones prevent common throughout places in injustice, been planning to kill both he could earn at summer camp or other other parts of the world, such Malala and her father due to scout events. as the Middle East. For exam - but there their strong stands for women’s Whitewater, waterskiing and scuba were ple, the Syrians have been must never be education and rights. The a bit of a challenge because those were not fighting their civil war for uncalled-for action of the events in which Troop 93 participated. To a time when more than three years, which we fail to Taliban triggered the Malala earn his scuba merit badge, Brent enrolled has so far resulted in more Fund as well the world’s atten - in a class at Fullerton College while still a brass instrument, he talked with the band director at his school who agreed to lend than 150,000 lives lost and a protest.” tion to support women’s edu - high school student. Brent’s parents serious refugee crisis affecting a cation. Yet again, this is an helped out by planning their family vaca - him a trumpet and teach him to play. He - Elie Weisel worked with the director during lunch large part of the world. Civil example of a time where I can - tions around the required activities, and unrest is constantly a threat to not think of a reasonable expla - the rest of the family participated as well. time several times a week. Brent was able to master the 12 required bugle calls and everyday citizens in countries such as nation for the attempted killing of a Metalworking was Brent’s most enjoy - Egypt, Iraq, and Ukraine. Terrorist groups teenage girl. Here in the United States we able badge to earn. Choosing the black - complete the requirements for his final badge just two days before his 18th birth - in the Middle East are continually plot - are free to speak up for whatever we want. smithing option, he worked with the OC ting new hazards that would affect groups While our government is not perfect, the Blacksmithing Association for four day in July. As a student, Brent participated in foot - whose ideas do not comply with theirs. right to freedom of speech is very valuable months to learn the techniques of black - History has a tendency to repeat itself, and desired by many even though we take smithing. He later used that experience as ball, track & field, swimming, school the - ater and choir. This fall, Brent will be however horrible the stories might be. it for granted. a volunteer assistant director for the met - Over the centuries, thousands and mil - Like most people, I wish for world alworking badge at the 2012 and 2014 attending California State University, Chico where he will major in small busi - lions of killings and murders were com - peace. Even the United Nations cannot Lost Valley Boy Scout Summer Camp. mitted in order to please one group of enforce or go through with anything due Brent’s most difficult badge was for ness management with an emphasis in entrepreneurship. people. The worst part of it all? Most of to the veto power of the Security bugling. Having no experience playing a the victims were completely innocent. Council’s five permanent members. There Recently, I have been reading two always seems to be one country that dis - Fullerton Reads Selects “Unbroken: A WWII books: The Boy on the Wooden Box by very agrees. As my mother stated, the U.N. brave Holocaust survivor Leon Leyson doesn’t really have teeth. Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption” and I am Malala by very courageous I recommend both The Boy on the Unbroken: A World War II Story of Christmas Day. See movie trailer at: Taliban bullet survivor Malala Yousafzai. Wooden Box and I am Malala to readers, Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by http://www.unbrokenfilm.com/ Both books share an innocent perspective young and old, for a quick but serious Laura Hillenbrand is the Fullerton Reads For more info contact the Fullerton of injustice in which harm had come to educational story that can take you out of selection for October of 2014. Public Library at (714) 738-6327. them through another’s interest. the small and safe environment of Orange The book spent more than 125 weeks The Fullerton Reads campaign, former - My April article on the Museum of County to the reality in other parts of his - on the New York Times bestseller list and ly known as “One Book, One City” is Tolerance sparked the attention of tory and the world. Recent events have its popularity continues to grow. Only five modeled after a program developed by the Elisabeth B. Leyson, who gave me as a gift really made me realize all the problems left nonfiction books in history have been on American Library Association as a means her late husband’s book. The Boy on the in the world, and that no matter how hard the list longer. Unbroken was also the of fostering civic unity through reading. Wooden Box tells the story of the we try to fix them, they may never disap - winner of the Los Angeles Times Book of Gebelein explained that the goal of the Holocaust from Leon’s own experience as pear. the Year Award for Nonfiction and named program is to “provide opportunities for a young boy. He and most of his family by Time Magazine as the best nonfiction people of all ages, cultures and ethnic had been saved by the famous Oskar Schindler and had been able to move to C.C. Lee is a book of the year. Unbroken is the story of backgrounds to come together to explore Fullerton 8th grader Olympic runner, Louis Zamperini, who issues important to us all.” America after the war. When I finished reading the beautiful but unfortunate who loves to read, became an airman during WWII. “If you are looking for a book to read write, draw, sing Hillenbrand’s book takes us through his about a thrilling and inspirational journey memoir, I continuously thought in my mind how horrible the Nazis were to the and play piano and journey as he fights to stay alive after his or a great book club read, consider volleyball. plane crashes in the Pacific Ocean. An Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. We’d innocent Jewish people and tried to give upcoming movie, directed by Angelina love to have you join our celebration in Jolie, based on the book will be out on October,” added Gebelein. APPLY FOR AN ASI SCHOLARSHIP Associated Students, Inc. will award over $7,000 in scholarships to students this semester! Applications are available online at asi.fullerton.edu. Deadline to submit applications is 5pm on Oct. 13. Page 10 FULLERTON OBSERVER REGIONAL NEWS MID SEPTEMBER 2014 CSUF Veteran’s Murderer Sentenced to 15 to Life Six in Fullerton with West Nile Virus Kwang Chol Joy, 55 of Orange was sen - show up for scheduled events. The continued from frontpage oil of lemon eucalyptus, or IR3535 to tenced on Sept. 12, to 15 years to life in Orange Police Department began investi - About 80% of people who are infected exposed skin when outdoors. Wear pro - state prison for murdering his roommate gating this case. tective clothing. Avoid outdoor activities and disposing of her body in a canyon. He On May 16, 2013, Joy went to the with West Nile Virus just feel flu symp - toms or are totally asymptomatic and do during peak mosquito biting time from was found guilty by a jury July 29, 2014, Orange Public Library & History Center dusk to dawn. of one felony count of second degree mur - and logged on to a computer to use the not seek medical attention and are not included in the report. Make sure screens are in good repair der. At the time of the crime, Joy lived in Internet. He conducted web searches and drain all standing water including a home in Orange with 36-year-old room - about the human body decay process, Nine of the 95 reported cases were detected by blood bank screening in peo - empty containers, flowerpots, bird baths, mate Maribel Ramos. The victim was an logged on to Facebook, where he saw a and pet dishes. Army veteran who had served two combat post about an awareness walk for Ramos, ple who showed no symptoms. tours in Iraq and was also a student at and used a satellite map website to zoom Three deaths from the virus have been California State University, Fullerton. in on a location near Santiago Canyon reported, one each in Huntington Beach, On May 2, 2013, the defendant got Road and Jackson Ranch Road. Seal Beach and Santa Ana. Severe symp - Attention Bicyclists into an argument with Ramos after she Later that day, OPD searched the area toms requiring hospitalization may OC Loop Coyote told him to move out of the home because of Santiago Canyon that the defendant include severe headache, body pains, he was not paying his rent. That night, had researched and found the victim's dizziness, incoherence, tremors, convul - Creek Ribbon Ramos was seen on video surveillance body within 45 minutes in a shallow sions, vision loss, numbness, paralysis, Cutting dropping off a rent check at the property grave. The cause of death was never deter - coma, vomiting, neck stiffness, high fever and more, lasting several weeks. manager's office. It was the last time she mined because of the state of decomposi - Celebrate the 2-mile extension of was seen alive. tion. On May 17, 2013, Joy was arrested Countywide there have been 22 West Nile Fever cases and 64 cases of the more the Coyote Creek Trail into the Sometime between May 2nd and 3rd, by OPD at the police station. Buena Park and La Mirada commu - 2013, Joy murdered Ramos and disposed At the sentencing, the victim's sister severe West Nile Neuroinvasive Disease. There are three times more male than nities. This is the first of many mile - of her body in Santiago Canyon. and niece delivered impact statements to stones to bring the completion of the On the night of May 3, 2013, the vic - the court. Senior Deputy District female cases ranging in age from young children to those over 80, with most cases OC Loop to reality. tim's friends reported her missing after Attorney Scott Simmons of the Homicide The event takes place Thurs., Sept. becoming concerned when she did not Unit prosecuted this case. occurring in those between 18 and 64. The virus tends to peak in Orange 18 at 3pm at Behringer Athletic County in August and September but Facility, 15900 Alicante Road, La No Human Trafficking Related to Flyers cases continue to occur throughout the Mirada. More info at An article, “Hoax Job Flyers May Target school district’s intention was in the right fall. www.octa.net/ocloop Teens,” in the Early Sept. Observer report - place in warning parents to be aware that Protect yourself by avoiding mosquito ed that the Downey School District had there may be scams out there, but that the bites. Apply repellent containing DEET, issued a warning to parents about a poten - subsequent attention just blew the story tially dangerous flyer being posted in out of proportion. He said that he and his Over-pumping During Drought Threatens Future neighborhoods. The flyers offered teens officers have never seen a case of human jobs paying $150 to $400 a week with free trafficking around Downey. A significant number of regions in August, California has allocated five times transportation. The school district warn - In Fullerton the report of the flyers California won’t have groundwater more surface water than the state actually ing said that such “flyers are often fronts going up locally was looked into by the available in another generation or has. Post doctoral researcher Ted for human trafficking.” sergeant of the family crimes unit who two if we continue business as usual” Grantham, with the UC Davis Center for Downey Police Chief Carl Charles said handles human trafficking cases who said -Thomas Harter and Helen Dahlke Watershed Sciences, and UC Merced pro - that code enforcement removed the signs through PIO Kathryn Hamel that “there UC Davis scientists fessor Joshua Viers reported that the state and a code enforcement officer pretend - are not currently any reported issues with Even in a wet year, groundwater makes has allocated a total maximum allowable ing to be an 18-year-old girl called the these flyers.” If you are concerned about up one-third of our urban and agricultur - use of 370 million acre-feet of surface number on the flyer and found that it was flyers showing up in your neighborhood al water supply, but in 2014, the third water - more than five times the 70 mil - an LA Times house-to-house subscription call the FPD non-emergency number at most severe drought year on record, near - lion acre-feet available in a year of good job where parents were required to sign a 714-738-6716. If you need to talk to an ly two-thirds of the state’s water supply is rainfall. waiver for the child to participate. officer call 714-738-6700. In an emer - being pumped from wells tapping into Read the study on water rights at Chief Charles said that he thinks the gency situation call 911. California aquifers. This is a system that https://watershed.ucdavis.edu/files/bib - threatens future supply according to UC lio/WaterRights_UCDavis_study.pdf study co-authors Jay Lund, Josué Study on agricultural impacts at Medellín-Azuara, Dan Sumner, and https://watershed.ucdavis.edu/files/bib - Duncan MacEwan. lio/DroughtReport_23July2014_0.pdf According to another report released in Resident Calls for a Countywide Fracking Ban Ignored by Orange County Supervisors A coalition of local residents concerned linked to earthquakes. with the effects of oil extraction methods Orange County has invested hundreds including fracking, acidizing, and water of millions of dollars to ensure aa state-of- waste disposal are calling for a countywide the-art groundwater management system ban until impacts of the methods on but fracking poses a direct threat to this water quality and earthquakes are further investment and to water reliability coun - studied. tywide. Once water is contaminated by The group presented a petition with the oil extraction and disposal processes it 2,500 signatures to the Orange County can not be reclaimed for another purpose. Board of Supervisors at its August 19th With the state in the midst of a serious meeting. The board has jurisdiction over three-year drought it is even more impor - Orange County including unincorporated tant to stay vigilant. areas just north of Brea, where data from Western States Petroleum Association the South Coast Air Quality Management representative Peter Whittingham disput - District data, shows most of the local ed the concerns over groundwater con - fracking is taking place.. tamination, saying there has never been a “Fracking is happening directly over the documented case linked to fracking in freshwater aquifer that supplies drinking California. He urged supervisors to allow water to 2.4 million citizens of Orange state studies to play out before consider - County,” said Carol Levers of Yorba ing local regulations. Linda. She said that the process pumps Supervisors showed no interest in tak - large amounts of toxic water under - ing up the issue and according to a report ground. In Yorba Linda fracking opera - by Nick Gerda of Voice of OC, tions are taking place in neighborhoods. Fullerton’s 4th District Supervisor Shawn Speakers also said they were concerned Nelson later said that the board has no about fracking causing earthquakes. authority and that fracking regulations Fracking has been linked to over 1,000 properly belong at the state and federal cases of water contamination across the level. country including confirmed cases in Call Supervisors with your opinion: Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, and Shawn Nelson 714-834-3440 ; Janet Texas. And the oil company practice of Nguyen 714-834-3110; Todd Spitzer Waste Water Disposal which injects con - 714-834-3330; Patricia Bates 714-834- taminated water into the ground has been 3550; John Moorlach 714-834-3220. MID SEPTEMBER 2014 LOCAL FRACKING NEWS FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 11

LA HABRA HEIGHTS RESIDENTS PROPOSE FRACKING BAN by Dr. Jesse LoVerme, Ph.D. together and formed a grass roots organi - zation called Heights Oil Watch (HOW) Local residents propose initiative meas - www.heightsoilwatch.org HOW has ures to ban fracking and industrial oil grown to include several hundred house - operations in La Habra Heights. holds throughout the city. Our goal is not La Habra Heights is a small hillside to eliminate oil production, but rather community north of La Habra and home ensure that our safety, health and way of to less than 6000 residents. The city is life are not compromised by further oil characterized by its rural environment, industrialization in our residential com - dark skies, lack of street lights munity. and sidewalks, animal friendly Concerned residents initial - ordinances, abundant wildlife Most troubling, ly voiced their opinions to our and foliage, and meandering City Council and Planning country roads. However, is a proposal to Commission, with the hopes there lurks behind this veil of blackout public that they would respond to us tranquility a growing threat of comments from and protect us from the risks industrial oil activities and broadcasts of associated with increased oil fracking that may jeopardize production. HOW asked our our health, safety and way of City Council City Council to bring the oil life. and Planning issue to public vote, but after Above: La Habra Heights residents Commission 4 long months our civic lead - Heavy 18-wheel oil industry have long lived in harmony meetings, which ers have failed to respond to trucking in the city has caused with oil developments located may be aimed the community in a meaning - road blocks limiting residential at multiple sites within the ful manner. The only and emergency response vehicle city. We have even prospered at preventing response we have received to access for up to 15 minutes at a from a unique longstanding a groundswell our public comments at the time as these rigs negotiate steep oil royalty agreement. The of public time of this writing is silence hairpin corners. founders of the city long ago opposition to and four consecutive months Matrix has proposed to re-drill established guidelines for the of cancelled Planning several inactive wells and drill oil companies to work quietly the oil projects. Commission meetings. Most up to 26 new wells, a gas pro - and largely in the background troubling, is a proposal to cessing refinery, and a gas flar - with minimal disruption to blackout public comments ing tower. Crude will be trans - the residents. While this has from broadcasts of City ported by heavy eighteen worked for many decades, our founders Council and Planning Commission meet - wheeled trucks through the steep and past city councils did not anticipate ings, which may be aimed at preventing a and windy roads of La Habra oil expansion, which has opened the door groundswell of public opposition to the Heights. to industrial petroleum operations in our oil projects. community. With no apparent support from our At Left: Recently a small oil company Matrix elected officials, HOW has decided that Well reworking and acid Oil, backed with the might and muscle of direct democracy using the initiative maintenance at Occidental site Texas based Clayton Williams Energy, measure process is our best hope to secure in La Habra Heights. proposed to “redevelop” an existing gas the future of our city. To this end, we have storage field owned by SEMPRA. Matrix collaborated with national environmental oil is well known in the region for their groups to draft one of the most advanced ongoing attempts to drill on Proposition initiative measures ever filed in the state of ATRIX CIDIZING IN ULLERTON A land in Whittier. Matrix has proposed California. Our initiative is designed to M A F to re-drill several inactive wells and drill ban well stimulation, including fracking, Although acidizing and other oil com - up to 26 new wells on the property. as well as all new oil extraction and pro - pany practices were put on hold for awhile DEFINITIONS During the initial phases of the operation, duction activities, including the building after the earthquake, operations are now matrix acidizing crude oil will be transported by heavy of refineries and gas flare facilities, with - restarting. 1. n. [Well Workover and Intervention, eighteen wheeled trucks through the steep out affecting current oil producing opera - The most recent wells being matrix Well Completions] and windy roads of La Habra Heights that tions in the city. Underpinning our strate - acidized in Fullerton, along with start The treatment of a reservoir formation are shared with pedestrians, children at gies is the overarching goal of bringing the date, well operator and closest residences, with a stimulation fluid containing a reac - play and horses. Matrix has also proposed oil issue to a public vote, rather than leav - include the following: tive acid. In sandstone formations, the to widen the roads, build a gas processing ing the decision to a handful of elected acid reacts with the soluble substances in refinery, a gas flaring tower, a warehouse council members and appointed planning •Start Date - 9/10/2014: Breitburn the formation matrix to enlarge the pore with loading docks and if the oil reserves commissioners who are more susceptible Operating LP (aka Chevron, Pacific Coast spaces. In carbonate formations, the acid are proven, new oil and gas pipelines to to corruption, bribery, collusion and LLP) is matrix acidizing Hole 86 (API # dissolves the entire formation matrix. In deliver petroleum to market. At present threats from oil companies than the gen - 0405921247). each case, the matrix acidizing treatment the city is awaiting a draft environmental eral public. We expect our initiative will Nearest Residence: 704 feet away from improves the formation permeability to impact report for the project. Perhaps of be filed in the near future and we encour - nearest residence on Tyler Dr., Fullerton enable enhanced production of reservoir greater concern and unknown to most res - age all other cities in North Orange 92835 . fluids. Matrix acidizing operations are ide - idents, is what appears to be a ramp up of County and across the country to pursue ally performed at high rate, but at treat - operations by Occidental (Oxy) similar initiative measures to protect their •Start Date - 8/28/2014: Breitburn ment pressures below the fracture pressure Petroleum, in the form of well reworking, communities and stand up and fight for Operating LP (aka Chevron, Pacific Coast of the formation. This enables the acid to acid well maintenance, heavy trucking the right to self-governance and a safe city, LLP) is matrix acidizing EC Hole 82 (API penetrate the formation and extend the and upgrades to their office facilities. All free from the hazards of residential oil # 0405921190). depth of treatment while avoiding damage of these activities, point to the likely pos - drilling. Nearest Residence: 690 feet away from to the reservoir formation. sibility of enhanced oil operations, which As Margaret Mead once declared, nearest residence on Threewoods Lane, Synonyms: acid job, acid stimulation, could include fracking or some other form “Never doubt that a small group of Fullerton 92831 . acidize, acidizing, matrix stimulation. of well stimulation. thoughtful, concerned citizens can change In April of 2014, local residents con - the world. Indeed it is the only thing that •Start Date - 8/20/2014: Breitburn cerned about the Matrix project gathered ever has.” Operating LP (aka Chevron, Pacific Coast stimulation fluid LLP) is matrix acidizing Hualde 41-A 1. n. [Well Workover and Intervention] (API # 045904981). A treatment fluid prepared for stimula - Nearest Residence: 411 feet away from tion purposes, although the term most nearest residence on Palmetto Terrace, commonly is applied to matrix stimula - Fullerton 92831 . tion fluids. Most matrix stimulation fluids are acid or solvent-based, with hydrochlo - ric acid being the most common base due FrackWatch Websites to its reaction characteristics and its rela - tive ease of control. • www.stopfrackingbrea.com Definitions from Schlumberger • www.whittierhillsoilwatch.org www.glossary.oilfield.slb.com/en/terms • www.heightsoilwatch.org • www.foodandwaterwatch.org Page 12 FULLERTON OBSERVER LOCAL NEWS MID SEPTEMBER 2014

COMMUNITY OPINIONS continued from page 3 On-Street Parking Policy Must Be Changed The city council really needs to change have three to four cars in a family and the the parking policy in Fullerton. I live on a old rules don’t really apply any longer. street where people can park on one side I don’t want my street mentioned of the street but the other side of the street because every night many people have no is restricted at nighttime. choice but to park on the restricted side The resultant contest for parking every and there could be a plethora of tickets night is a real pain. I’m not sure the coun - given. Please consider a change of policy. cil understands that many people now Anonymous Fullerton Homeowners & Realtors Should be Held Responsible for Not Cleaning Up Green Pools I grew up in Fullerton and my parents In this day and age things like this have lived here for over 50 years in the should not be happening. It is a responsi - same home. My mom contracted west bility for homeowners and/or realitys to Nile on August 17th after contacting vec - care for the maintenance of homes and Comedians Josh Meyrowitz, Steve Treviño, (with unidentified friend), Keith Reza tor control about a "green pool" next their yards. It is because of some persons and Tommy Chunn (seated) entertained the crowd along with George Perez, and Jesus door. Within a few days her health went irresponsibility to care for their property Trejo (see frontpage photo), and Michael Malone (see below). PHOTO BY RYAN YI downhill suffering from a 104 fever and that both of my parents are dealing with viral encephalitis. the potentially fatal West Nile Virus. by Ryan Yi Surprisingly seven years ago, my broth - We are not a third world country. We Comedy for a Cause ers and I saw similar symptoms with my should not be dealing with infected mos - Laughter filled the Fox Theatre on The rest of the evening’s humor, father, ultimately discovering he too had quitos in our neighborhood. Something Friday night, September 12 as Fullerton whether related to autism or not, did not contracted West Nile! At that time, the needs to be done. This needs to be a pri - Cares held its fourth annual Comedy fail to deliver. Topics ranged from mar - neighbors house was for sale and the pool ority before anymore lives are lost. Show for Autism. riage issues to raising one’s own parents to was in the same condition! Anonymous Fullerton Well known comics George Perez, storytelling using technological lingo. Tommy Chunn, Michael Malone, Steve Many of the comics made sure to engage Other Things to Remember About 9/11 Treviño and Jesus Trejo performed before the crowd directly, and by the end of the a sold out house, and each comedian night the entire audience was invested. Victims at the World Trade Center were be Middle Eastern or Muslim, despite the brought his own taste of amuse - To close the show, headlin - citizens of 41 countries including the US. fact that many of the 9/11 victims fit ment to the stage. However, all er Steve Treviño began a bid - Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Sikhs, Christians, those categories. of their acts carried on the run - ding war over four of his and members of other religions or who In panicked efforts to prevent another ning theme of autism support. DVD specials. The idea listed no religion were among those killed. attack and with the goal to protect the Perez returned as host for the spurred a minor frenzy Of the 19 Sept.11 suicide terrorists, 15 public, the civil rights of hundreds of US fourth consecutive year, and among the audience as vari - were from Saudi Arabia, two from United citizens and visitors of Middle Eastern Malone also delivered another ous people pitched in to take Arab Emirates, one from Egypt and one decent were breached as they were round - appearance. “I cancelled a show the bid higher. The final from Lebanon. But, in an apparent retali - ed up, arrested, and interrogated. None to be here,” Malone laughed. “I DVD eventually sold for ation, and for stated reasons that turned turned out to be terrorists. At the same was supposed to be in Arizona $240, with over $500 raised out to be false, the US attacked Iraq in a time the NSA was given the OK to eaves - this weekend!” within ten minutes. war that has still not been paid for, though drop on the phone calls and emails of “I have friends with autistic This money, as well as none of the hijackers came from that American citizens without a warrant. kids, and it’s heartbreaking,” said Michael Malone other proceeds from the country. As we honor the victims and first Malone. “You want to help, but event, which grossed After 9/11, hate crimes soared and life responders let’s remember these things too that’s hard for us because a come - $38,000, goes towards the goals of became difficult for anyone perceived to and try to do better. S.K. Fullerton dian’s superpower is simply laughter. But Fullerton Cares. Through funds raised in whenever we can donate that for a cause several annual events the organization has Hoax Job Flyer to propel awareness, we do our best.” donated over $40,000 to special needs Perhaps the most interesting aspect of classes in the Fullerton School District. I am a teenager living in Fullerton and Department “Between 14,500 and the evening was the fact that two of the When Fullerton Cares founder Larry was unaware of the “Hoax Job Flyer” until 17,500 people are trafficked into the U.S. comics, Josh Meyrowitz and Keith Reza Houser first discovered that his son Boyd I read it in the Fullerton Observer. The each year and 600,000 to 800,000 people are medically autistic. Reza was diagnosed was autistic, he created the organization in Downey School District warned that are trafficked across international borders with Aspergers Syndrome at the age of order to support those with similar prob - these flyers are sometimes fronts to every year. More than 70% are female and thirteen and has since allowed his condi - lems throughout the city. “I realized none human trafficking. half are children.” About 80% of human tion to define his comedy. “Dating is very of my contributions were going to our Some of these flyers offered teens an trafficking involves sexual exploitation. In hard for me, because I can’t take social community,” said Houser, who also co- outrageous $400 a week with free trans - conclusion, it is time for change and the cues,” Reza said on stage. “The girl replies owns a popular restaurant. “I wanted portation. As a former high school stu - city should inform its citizens. with ‘stop texting me!’ and I say, ‘why, more to go directly to Fullerton.” dent that would seem very promising and H. Hidalgo Fullerton would you prefer that I call’?” “The annual comedy show appeals to I might even give it a try. According to a Having comedians like Reza and people who normally wouldn’t walk in an reader similar flyers showed up in our city ED: I like the way you stepped up and Meyrowitz perform in the show represents autism 5K,” said Houser. “This gives of Fullerton; however, most people are took action. Some flyers may be danger - Fullerton Cares’ vision for the children them an alternative way to support autism still unaware of this issue and could ous and we should be aware that some are they support. They preach acceptance awareness. I’m really happy with this potentially become victims. scams. However, please read the follow up and understanding towards autism, and group, because they really zeroed in on the Parents and teens should be alerted. I article on page 10 of this issue. Turns out placing a man with Aspergers in the spot - cause.” have many friends and none of them are the particular flyer was for a door-to-door light makes this dream a physically tangi - aware of this issue. We should make it a LA Times job. ble reality. priority to protect ourselves and our chil - An interesting website about trafficking “It’s also good if I do well, because SHHS Junior Ryan Yi is dren. The city should make a public is www.polarisproject.org. The group interested in creative writing, Michael’s taking me on tour,” Reza gaming, stand-up comedy announcement alerting its citizens. works on sex and forced labor trafficking smirked during an interview. Malone According to the United States State issues and runs a confidential 24-hour and more. He is bilingual laughed. “First stop, cancelled Arizona!” English & Korean. He is hotline at 1-888-373-7888 for victims. If Though both will most likely be back for planning a profession in the you are interested in doing a story on their next year’s show. writing and media fields. Senior Men’s Tennis work I would like to print it. For over 20 years a small group of senior men play men’s 3.5 doubles at LEARN TO 8am Monday mornings at the SQUARE DANCE Fullerton Tennis Center. We play for two hours. The cost is $6 with balls MONDAYS AT 7:30 PM furnished. Each week Manager Dave beginning Sept. 22 sends out an email invitation for play - First Lesson Free! ers. He follows that up with a list of the players for the next Monday. Any num - Calvary Chapel Old Towne ber can play because it is rotational. 221 N. Waverly St., If you would like to join us Orange CA 92866 send an email to 714-398-7656 [email protected] www.ichabodssquares.org MID SEPTEMBER 2014 THEATER FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 13

STAGES THEATER by Mark Rosier MAVERICK THEATER REVIEWED 110 E. Walnut Ave., Fullerton 400 E. Commonwealth, (at Tickets: 714-526-7070 Balcom) Fullerton www.mavericktheater.com Tickets: 714-525-4484 www.stagesoc.org •ELVIS ’68 written & directed by Brian Newell and performed by Casey Ryan as •CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF by Elvis Presley, was so popular that it is Tennessee Williams, directed by Joe At Right: coming back for an extended run. The Parrish performs through Sept. 21st. This show relives a historic moment in music heart-wrenching drama examines the web Veronica history, leather suit and all, in the stage re- of deceit holding a wealthy Southern fam - Tioidra as creation of the crooner’s 1968 live come - ily together while threatening to tear them Beverly and back special. At the time Elvis hadn’t apart. Over the course of one sultry Tyler played a live show in seven years and his Mississippi night, the characters’ gentility Campbell as popularity was fading. The show turned disappears as accusations of greed, sexual Brian into an intimate jam session featuring 20 desire and dishonesty - long repressed - of Elvis’ hits with storytelling and audi - come to the fore. The Pulitzer Prize-win - ence interaction. Fri & Sat at 8pm, ning play forces the audience and charac - Sunday at 6pm thru Sept. 20. $25/gener - ters alike to determine what is truth, what al; $10/students w/current ID. is lie, and which lies have become truth. •NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD Performs Fri & Sat at 8pm and Sun. at adapted & directed by Brian Newell, 2pm. opens Oct. 3 and plays through Nov. 1 at “Cat On A Hot Tin Roof is an iconic 8pm on Fri.; 7pm & 9pm on Sat.; and piece of art and the cast and crew of Stages 7pm on Sun. (Oct. 12-26). A group of production does the tradition more than panicked survivors are barricaded in a justice.” - Mark Rosier The Shadow Box at Stage Door deserted farmhouse while a horde of flesh- AUDITIONS: (see details online) At it's surface Michael Cristofer's The moxie and haunting disarray. Agnes (Amy eating zombies hovers outside their door. Sat. Sept. 20, 10am -1pm: It’s a Shadow Box is a play about death. At it's Gettys), Felicity's exhausted but deter - This live version of the cult movie is per - Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play (5-6 core it is a play about life, love, the semi - mined daughter purposely withholds a fect for the Halloween season. $22 men, 4-5 women) nal moments that define an existence and family secret in order to provide Felicity •IMPROV SHIMPROV late night more than anything hope. The poignant with a will to move forward. improv comedy voted the best in Orange drama is the latest offering at Stage Door "The very first time I read it was short - County performs every Fri and Sat at CHANCE THEATER Repertory Theatre in Anaheim. ly after my dad died. It struck a chord 11pm. $5 www.improvshimprov.com 5522 E. La Palma Ave., Joe, Brian and Felicity share a common and I knew I had to bring it to life." states Anaheim Hills trait. Each is suffering from terminal ill - director Katt McLaren regarding her MYSTERIUM THEATER Tickets: www.ChanceTheater.com ness and will perish sooner rather than impetus for desiring to tell this story. 311 S. Euclid, La Habra Info: 714-777-3033 later. They are each living the last of their With an eye for detail McLaren weaves Tickets: 714-505-3454 days in cottages off of hospital grounds. these highly emotionaly charged stories www.mysteriumtheater.com MAPLE & VINE by Jordan Harrison, directed by Mark Ramont, opens Sept. 19 Each patient conveys their struggle with precision and just enough stylized THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING through conducted sessions with "The touches to garnish the piece without and plays thru Oct. 19, and plays Fri & ERNEST by Oscar Wilde (Project Sat at 8pm and Sundays at 7pm. Katha Interviewer" (Jeffrey Brem). being distracting. She has assembled a Gutenberg’s adaptation in two acts) plays The play examines their plight, the lives strongly impassioned cast who skillfully and her husband Ryu have become aller - through Sept. 28. gic to their 21st century lives. After they they have lived and the relationships they bring Michael Cristofer's beautifully The Mysterium started in a small black have forged as their loved ones pay them a worded script to captivating fruition. meet a charismatic man from a communi - box in Orange, then moved to its current ty of 1950s reenactors, they forsake cell visit. Joe (Scott Keister) a straight forward There are supremely heart wrenching home, a former church in Santa Ana, in working class man still dreams of owning moments, and others which provide a phones and sushi for cigarettes and 2010. It opened up the old Depot Theater Tupperware parties. Katha and Ryu are a farm with his wife Maggie (Tiffany nicely paced levity, by each member of in La Habra on Sept. 5.In addition to pre - Berg) and teenage son Steve (Matthew this fine ensemble. surprised by what their new neighbors, senting plays, the group plans to offer and they themselves, are willing to sacri - Yepez). After a cross country trip to visit Particularly standout performances musical performances, magicians and her husband, Maggie does her best to dis - include but are not limited to Kathleen fice for happiness. Teens & adults only. 2 other entertainment, and conduct acting hours with intermission followed by a dis - regard the elephant in the room and nei - Fabry as Felicity, Tyler Campbell as Brian classes for adults and children. ther parent has shared the knowledge of and Tiffany Berg as Maggie. Though the cussion with the artists. Joe's impending fate with their son. heavy subject matter of inevitable death Brian (Tyler Campbell), a darkly that The Shadow Box conveys may be dif - humored writer with a penchant for deep ficult for some, or may serve as an uneasy CLAYES PERFORMING ARTS - HALLBERG THEATRE analytical ponderings, gains strength from reminder of an audience member’s own 800 N. State College Blvd., Cal State Fullerton his staunchly supportive boyfriend Mark journey, it succeeds in illustrating the Tickets: 657-278-3371 or online http://www.fullerton.edu/arts/ (Joey Nestra). Brian's cottage gets a bit appreciation for this life and the need to The season is dedicated in honor of Dr. James D. Young crowded when his free-spirited former savor each passing moment while we have wife Beverly (Veronica Tioicha) surpris - the gift to do so. The Shadow Box runs HEARTS LIKE FISTS by Adam doctor has been injecting contented lovers ingly shows up adding an uneasy frustra - through September 20th. Szymkowicz, directed by Oanh Nguyen with a deadly serum. This is an action- tion to Mark's already fragile emotional opens Sept. 26 and plays Thurs, Fri, and packed adventure love story where the state. STAGE DOOR REPERTORY Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm audience discovers what they’ve known all Felicity (Kathleen Fabry) is an elderly 1045 N. Armando St., thru Oct. 19. $11. Sexy crimefighters and along - the heart rules. blind wheelchair-bound lady who inter - Suite A, Anaheim superheroes save the day as a dastardly mingles coherent verbal thoughts and Tickets: 714-630-7378 nonsensical ramblings with a substantial www.stagedoorrep.org Page 14 FULLERTON OBSERVER EVENT, ART & MUSIC NEWS MID SEPTEMBER 2014

BEGOVICH GALLERY 800 N State College Blvd, Cal State Fullerton seeingtheinvisiblelifeonthestreet.org SEEING THE INVISIBLE LIFE ON THE STREET thru October 11 The exhibit highlights the realities of being homeless. Featuring twenty artists from the US and UK and a variety of mediums, the artists expose struggles the homeless face on a daily basis, yet reveal Detail of Encounter Three, a lifesize their humanity and vulnerabilities sur - ceramic sculpture by Christopher Chinn rounding their difficult circumstances. Donations of new or gently used blankets, artist Christopher Chinn. The sculpture sleeping bags, used clothing and toiletries will be displayed somewhere on the CSUF will be gratefully collected and distributed campus during the run of the exhibit. by the Coast to Coast Foundation to local Come and find him! homeless individuals. The exhibit runs The sculpture was previously installed SHHS Cheerleaders Offer Workshop through Oct. 11. Gallery hours are Mon- at the United Way of Greater LA’s “Home Thurs noon -4pm; Sat, noon-4pm. Free Walk” bus shelter. The sculptures give The Sunny Hills High School cheer - new routine,” Gerdetz said. The cheer Sat. parking. people an opportunity to engage home - leaders want to share their school spirit - squad is raising money for equipment and One of the works from the exhibit, lessness in an unexpected and non-threat - plus some of their cheer and dance rou - cheer competitions. Encounter Three, is a life-sized ceramic ening way. Keep an eye out for them, tines - with young aspiring cheerleaders In addition to a performance for family portrait of a sleeping homeless man by especially in the LA area. ages 6 to 13. and friends at the end of the clinic, partic - Sunny Hills Cheer Clinic, scheduled for ipants are also invited back to perform FULLERTON MUSEUM CENTER October 11 & 12 in the Sunny Hills High with the Sunny Hills cheerleaders at the 301 N. Pomona at Wilshire, Fullerton 714-738-6545 School gym, will feature cheer, dance football game the following Friday, Open Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat, & Sun from 12 to 4pm and Thurs. noon to 8pm. instruction and games with the Sunny October 17. “The kids are so excited for Hills cheerleaders and their award win - an opportunity to cheer at a high school TWO NEW EXHIBITS UP THRU NOVEMBER 9TH ning coaching staff. football game.” The Cheer Clinic is one of the squad’s The Spirit Day cost of $45 includes a •Ferry Cross the Mersey: •Six Strings As Canvas: Art biggest fund-raisers, according to cheer T-shirt. For information about the clinic, An exhibit of photographs and arti - Guitars from the Fender Custom Shop tells parent Suzanne Gerdetz. “The kids have or to register, visit www.sunnyhillsathlet - facts capturing British music acts of an important story of how craftsmanship a lot of fun at the clinic and learn a great ics.org click on Varsity Cheerleading. the early 1960s and 70s. In early found its way in the machine age of guitar 1964, Beatlemania had crossed the building. Atlantic and over the next two years From the very beginning, players added English bands dominating the their names to instruments, created unique American charts included The decorations, and painted their guitars Rolling Stones, Animals, Herman’s unusual colors beyond what the factory Hermits, Freddie, the Dreamers and offered. The Fender designs lent themselves more. Organized by the Rock & Roll to this treatment and Fender responded to Hall of Fame and Museum, this the trend in the 1980s with the creation of exhibit will delight music fans of all the Fender Custom Shop. The exhibit shows generations. some of the shop’s outstanding examples. MUCKENTHALER CULTURAL CENTER 1201 W. Malvern, Fullerton 714-738-6595 www.themuck.org Open Wed - Sun from 12 to 4pm and Thurs. 5pm to 9pm. WASHI : P RINTMAKING WITH PAPER FROM FUKUI THRU SEPT . 28 Traditional paper of Japan, known for This invitational exhibition features centuries as washi, is used for everything prints, drawings, and paintings made on from furniture to toys, clothing, and washi paper from Fukui, Japan. The origami. It is also a particularly fine exhibit is sponsored by Fullerton Sister ground for printmaking and other art. City Association.

ALLET OLKLORICO B F GATSBY ’S BLACK & W HITE SOIRÉE Ben Weyerhaeuser, Chris Neff, Jon Hicks of the pop indie art-rock Rags & Ribbons per - MONTE ALBAN , form in downtown Fullerton as part of the band’s west coast tour. THURS ., S EPT . 25 @ 6 PM THURS ., S EPT . 18 @ An opulent evening of Rags & Ribbons Perform at Slide Bar Oct. 7 7:30 PM fine dining, Magic Rags & Ribbons will perform in a free Ribbons have drawn comparisons to the Established in 2003, Monte Castle magician Joe show at 8pm on Tues., Oct. 7 at the Slide likes of Queen, Muse, MEW, Cold War Alban is one of the premiere Monti, live music by Bar on E. Commonwealth in downtown Kids and Arcade Fire, and have consis - Mexican folklorico dance Janet Klein & Her Parlor Fullerton, one stop on their northwest tently won over the hearts of fans and groups in Orange County. Boys, bidding for prizes, tour. The band’s latest release, media alike with their notoriously dynam - Under the creative direction of and more in honor of the Magnesium Dreams, is chock full of har - ic live shows. 21+ maestra Fe Perez, the young Muckenthaler’s 90th mony drenched vocals, gritty guitar riffs, Check out the video “Even Matter” - performers capture the lively Anniversary and the soaring piano solos and synthesizers. Since https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMy essence of traditional Mexico. 2014 Arts Legacy Award the band’s inception in 2011, Rags & emYxNUHU This event helps Monte Alban winner, opera star and raise funds for needed cos - educator Sara McFerrin. (She is also the mother of tumes and production costs. the uniquely talented singer Bobby McFerrin). $20/general; $16/students & Proceeds support children’s programming at the seniors Muck. MID SEPTEMBER 2014 EVENTS CALENDAR FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 15

MON, SEPT 15 SAT, SEPT 20 continued THURS, OCT 2 •6:30pm: City Council Meeting at •4pm-8:30pm: Downtown HITS & City Hall Council Chambers, 303 W. 11:30am-2pm: Ted Lempert on Outdoor Market on E. Wilshire and MISSES Commonwealth, Fullerton. “What’s Up with the Common Core at the Downtown Plaza between •7:30pm: Gary Gould “World of State Standards - What do they look Harbor and Pomona next to the by Joyce Mason like? What about evaluation? What’s © 2014 Woodwinds” a one-man, many Fullerton Museum Center. Fresh pro - instrument performance presented by all the controversy? plus silent auction duce, flowers, craft vendors, food North OC Community Concerts at and luncheon during the annual booths, beer & wine garden, kids activ - THE TRIP TO ITALY : A Hit & a Miss First United Methodist, 114 N. League of Women Voters kick-off ities, and live music Free. American audiences were introduced to Pomona $20/adults; $10/students. event. Lempert is the president of •6:30pm: City Council Candidate British actor/comedian Steve Coogan when he 714-535-8925 Children Now, a national non-partisan Forum presented by League of Women played the skeptical and world-weary journal - WED, SEPT 16 research and advocacy for children’s Voters at Fullerton City Council ist, who accompanied Judi Dench’s Philomena •8am-1pm: Fullerton’s Every health and education and a lecturer at Chambers, 303 W. Commonwealth. in search of the son taken from her fifty years Wednesday Farmers Market at UC Berkeley. RSVP by Sept. 15 at •8:30-9:30m: Pain Management earlier. More famous in Britain for his comic Independence Park, 801 W. Valencia noon: 714-254-7440 or email lunch - with St Jude pain management special - ability than for his acting, Coogan displays Dr., Fullerton (next to the DMV & [email protected] (choice of ist Arthur Zepeda at Fullerton Public both talents in “The Trip to Italy.” Janet Evans Swim Complex) . Fresh pro - pasta, chicken or beef tri-tip), $25 Library, 353 W. Commonwealth Ave. Lesser known in the U.S., Rob Brydon holds duce, plants, nuts, flowers, and much MON, SEPT 22 SAT, OCT 4 his own as the two men, playing slightly fic - more. •6:30pm: NUFF 2014 Council & •1pm-3pm: Pros & Cons of tionalized versions of themselves, are sent by THURS, SEPT 17 High School Board Candidate Meet Statewide Ballot Measures presented the London Observer to tour the Amalfi coast •9am-4pm: Tax Seminar for & Greet Osborne Auditorium, by League of Women Voters at the of Italy. Neither knows much about food, but Nonprofits La Habra Community Fullerton Public Library, 353 W. Mackey Auditorium, Ruby both are clever and quick-witted, spending Center, 101 W. La Habra Blvd., La Commonwealth, Fullerton. Free Gerontology Center, CSUF, 800 N. much of their conversational time skewering Habra. Representatives from the TUES, SEPT 23 State College, Fullerton. Arguments famous actors as they try to outdo each other California State Board of Equalization, •6:30pm: Impacts of Oil Drilling for and against plus fiscal impact. imitating the likes of Michael Caine, Roger Employment Development Dept., and Practices on Water Quality & •7pm-midnight: Maple Alumni Moore, and Hugh Grant. Franchise Tax Board offer assistance on Earthquake Risk CSUF Titan Reunion Dance at Maple Community Written and directed by Michael sales and use taxes, exemptions and Center, 800 N. State College, Center, 701 S. Lemon, Fullerton hon - Winterbottom, “The Trip to Italy” reprises an more for nonprofits. Register by calling Fullerton. Free admission & parking. ors veterans and raises money to sup - earlier road film, “The Trip,” that Coogan and 888-847-9652 To RSVP or ask questions go to: port Maple Elementary School pro - Brydon made as they toured England’s Lake •4pm-8:30pm: Downtown http://nsm.fullerton.edu/fracking/ grams. Food, drinks, raffles, prizes, and Country, tasting the food and reading a bit of Outdoor Market on E. Wilshire and WED, SEPT 24 dancing to the spinning of DJ Joe Wordsworth and Coleridge. Both movies at the Downtown Plaza between •8am-1pm: Fullerton’s Every Puerto. More information call Kitty appeared earlier in England as six-hour televi - Harbor and Pomona next to the Wednesday Farmers Market at Jaramillo 714-526-3498. Tickets: sion productions, so skillful editing was needed Fullerton Museum Center. Fresh pro - Independence Park, www.maplealumnicommittee.org to create this single 110-minute film. duce, flowers, craft vendors, food 801 W. Valencia Dr., Fullerton (next WED, OCT 8 Coogan and Brydon set off on their Italian booths, beer & wine garden, kids activ - to the DMV & Janet Evans Swim •8am-1pm: Every Wednesday assignment in a Mini-Cooper, maneuvering the ities, and live music Free. Complex) . Fresh produce, plants, nuts, Farmers Market at Independence narrow Italian roads above the sparkling SAT, SEPT 20 flowers, and much more. Park, 801 W. Valencia Dr., Fullerton Mediterranean and listening to tracks of Alanis •9am-3pm: Troy High Goodwill THURS, SEPT 25 (next to the DMV & Janet Evans Swim Morrisette songs. Even with the light-hearted for Good Music takes place at the Troy •4pm-8:30pm: Downtown Complex) . Fresh produce, plants, nuts, mood induced by their cushy newspaper High main parking lot, 2200 E. Outdoor Market on E. Wilshire and flowers, and much more. assignment, both men, nevertheless, bring Dorothy Lane in Fullerton. Clean out at the Downtown Plaza between •9am-10:30pm: Pulmonary some emotional baggage from their respective your closets and bring gently used Harbor and Pomona next to the Problems with St Jude pulmonologist home lives. Coogan, apparently divorced, tries items including clothes, shoes, luggage, Fullerton Museum Center. Fresh pro - Dr. James Hardeman. Fullerton Elks to keep in close touch with his sixteen-year-old towels, sporting goods etc. to the park - duce, flowers, craft vendors, food Club, 1451 N. Brea Blvd., Fullerton. son. The two contact each other nightly ing lot be unloaded by students. The booths, beer & wine garden, kids activ - •6:30pm: High School Board through Skype. items will be donated to Goodwill and ities, and live music Free. Candidate Forum sponsored by the Brydon gets testy calls from his wife as she the group will receive funds for the MON, SEPT 29 League of Women Voters at Fullerton tries to manage their active 3-year-old at home Troy High Marching Band and Color •6:30pm: Chamber of Commerce Joint Union High School District on her own. Brydon is also on the phone with Guard programs. You will receive a 2014 High School Board Candidate headquarters, 1051 W. Bastanchury Hollywood agents as he prepares and sends an receipt for taxes. For more info or to Forum Arborland, 2121 Hughes Dr., Rd., Fullerton. audition tape for a role in the next Michael arrange a pick up of items go to: Fullerton. Free SAT, OCT 11 Mann movie. Hoping he will get the part, he www.troyhighschool-tempo.org or MON, SEPT 30 •10am-3pm: Senior Expo at also realizes that he would then have to go to email fundraising@troyhighschool- •6:30pm: Chamber of Commerce YMCA 2000 Youth Way, Fullerton Hollywood for at least six weeks and once again tempo.org 2014 Council Candidate Forum at features vendors plus free medication be separated from his family. •9am-Noon: Homelessness 101 City Hall, 303 W. Commonwealth. collection and document shredding. But Brydon’s concern for his wife and child presented by Fullerton Act this free RSVP to 714-871-3100. Email ques - www.californiaseniorsexpo.com does not prevent him from some serious flirta - workshop will answer questions about tions to [email protected] tions, especially with the cute, blond skipper of the challenges including: What does it WED, OCT 1 a small yacht that takes the two men on one mean to be homeless?, What barriers •8am-1pm: Every Wednesday leg of their journey. Coogan, on the other do people face? Causes, Impact of Farmers Market at Independence hand, is more fraught with self-doubt and Mental Health and Steps the commu - Park, 801 W. Valencia Dr., Fullerton mulls over the fact that he is becoming middle- nity can take to end homelessness. EV (next to the DMV & Janet Evans Swim aged and less attractive to younger women. Free, 2904 Brea Blvd., Fullerton, Rm Complex) . Fresh produce, plants, nuts, But their gastronomical journey never lags as 190. Register at www.fullertonact.org flowers, and much more. the two men arrive at yet another seaside village •1pm-4:30pm: OC Ragtime •7pm-9pm: Osteoporosis with St with four and five-star restaurants serving Society Performance Steamers Jazz Jude rheumatologist Dr. Sanjay seafood and perfectly seasoned pasta, always Club, 138 W. Commonwealth, Chabra at Morningside Retirement, paired with the best local wine. They book Fullerton. Free. www.ragfest.com 800 Morningside Dr. Free into rooms in boutique hotels that offer spec - tacular views of the sea and the coastline. Aware that they are visiting places once inhab - ited by British poets Byron and Shelley, the two actors treat us to appropriate passages from these Romantic poets as they might have been read by actor Richard Burton. Even with these treats, “The Trip to Italy” does become a little repetitive as the two men try to outdo each other with their imperson - ations of famous actors. One wit described this film as ‘“Sideways” meets “My Dinner with Andre.’” But Winterbottom’s film is not nearly as amusing as “Sideways” nor as philosophical - ly probing as “My Dinner with Andre.”

Two Hits: Don’t Miss It! A Hit & A Miss: You Might Like It Two Misses: Don’t Bother Page 16 FULLERTON OBSERVER Rest in Peace • We Remember You MID SEPTEMBER 2014

Philip Richard Wenner, Timothy (Lorraine) Tourville, Desiree (Dana) McDermott, Monica Tourville (Phil) Principie, and Marty (Tammy) Tourville; 14 grandchildren and a host of Philip Richard Tourville, 76, passed other family and friends. Memorial Mass away Aug. 31, 2014. He was predeceased was held on September 5 at Our Lady of by son Kurt. He is survived by his loving Guadalupe Catholic Church in La Habra. wife Anne; children Bridget (Ray) He will be greatly missed.

GLORIA A. very humble background, she never lost INKELMANN sight of the importance of hard work or W her steadfast belief in the American way. (May 10, 1928 - August 13, 2014) She was a committed wife, a wonderful Well-known local businesswoman and dedicated mother, and a loyal and Gloria Winkelmann passed away peace - generous friend. She leaves behind a void fully on August 13th, 2014 at age 86. She that will never be filled. A rosary was held was one of the state’s first female mortgage on August 19th, at McAulay & Wallace company owners, a real estate broker and Mortuary and a memorial service was held a pioneer in the employee relocation field. on August 20th at St. Juliana Falconieri Les in an outdoor cafe in Bern, Switzerland in 2007 - toasting everyone. As owner of Winkelmann Realty, she Church. In lieu of flowers, donations may prided herself in running a business based be made to the Boys and Girls Club of Allen Lester Gottlieb November 13, 1922 - August 16, 2014 on service and integrity. A woman from a Fullerton. Allen Lester Gottlieb died at the age of wife Rose participated in an archeological 91 on August 16, 2014. He spent the last dig in Israel, and a peace tour of the Soviet 18 months of his life at Sunnycrest Union. They hiked the Swiss Alps, the Assisted Living in Fullerton confined to a English Cotswolds, and the hills of wheelchair from the effects of Multiple Tuscany. Enthusiastic bicyclists, they Systems Atrophy. But, it was his heart that toured the California wine country and placed him in the compassionate care of the Gulf Islands of British Columbia. At LOCAL Hospice where he died in the presence of the age of seventy they took part in a bicy - his wife, his two daughters, and a grand - cle ride across Iowa, where Les rode from CONGREGATIONS daughter. 60 to 100 miles per day. Fittingly, on the Those who knew Les at Sunnycrest day his worldly travels ended, his passport ELCOME OU remember him for his ready smile and expired. W Y ! routine assisted walks around the court - Les was devoted to his daughters, Jamie yard. Determined to retain a measure of (Vic) Reyes and Leslie Gottlieb, who in independence, he maintained his strength his final days, returned that devotion in through exercise classes and devised vari - full measure. His wife Rose, stepdaughters ous techniques of negotiating transfers April (Bob) Schultz, and September (Jeff) from recliner to wheelchair. Dunst, and grandchildren, Emily and Les was born and raised in Minneapolis, Donald Turner, Spencer Smieten, where he was a tri-state champion for his Gwendolen Dunst, and Adeline Schultz, high school debate team. During WWII, also survive him. He leaves behind nieces, he served in the Navy as an x-ray techni - Marci (Reuven) Gottlieb-Glick, and Juli cian. He earned a Bachelor of Science in (Claude) Juteau as well as his sister-in-law Pharmacy at the University of Minnesota Donna Gottlieb, and a number of in 1947. cousins. Les co-founded Central Drugs in La Les will be deeply missed by all who Habra in 1953, where he served as a phar - remember him for his patience, humor, macist until retiring in 1978. He then kindness, and pure enjoyment of life. filled his days with classes at Fullerton Les’s ashes will be placed, along with College, serving his community as a Big one of his pipes, in his humidor and Brother and as a Fullerton Observer volun - interred at Memory Garden Park in Brea, teer. He was a regular at the Fullerton CA. A memorial service will take place at Tennis Center until his illness weakened Memory Garden at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, his legs and attacked his sense of balance. September 28. An adventurous traveler, Les and his 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

Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Fullerton 1600 N. Acacia Ave. Welcome 10:15am • Service: 10:30am CHILDCARE (infant & toddlers) & Programs for Pre-K thru Teen SUN ., S EPT 21: The Value of Ritual -Rev. Dr. Stephen Furrer SUN ., S EPT 28: How Senosory Processing Disorder Affects Us - Jennifer Myers Rev. Stephen Furrer www.uufullerton.org 714-871-7150 MID SEPTEMBER 2014 LOCAL VETERANS NEWS FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 17 Legionnaire of the Year Award & D-Day Memories

by Ed Paul At a recent meeting of the Fullerton American Legion Post 142, Commander Marilyn Harris honored Neil Reich as the Post Legionnaire of the Year. Neil was cited for his numerous contributions to all Post activities and representing the Post at regional events helping veterans obtain jobs. One particular effort is to help Marines at Camp Pendleton, who are about to be discharged, successfully transition into civilian life. As a retired Marine, OC Deputy Sheriff and OC Above: Commander Marilyn Harris pres - Service Officer, Neil has a lot to con - ents Neil Reich with his Legionnaire of the tribute and is always willing to do so. Year award. At Left: 93-year-old veteran Manny Barrios shared his experiences on D-Day.

owy figures were friendly. He was imme - diately fired upon by German soldiers. He said he angrily threw the clicker away, feeling it gave away his position. He Veterans and employers had the chance to meet and conduct on-the-spot interviews. crawled his way to a hedgerow to hide and Employment development services and workshops were also provided to attendees. wait out the German patrol. The Germans stuck their bayonet- Job Fair for Vets at Fullerton Community Center attached rifles into the shrubs looking for story & photos by Jere Greene that provided assistance to those new to Barrios, who was lying flat on his stomach seeking employment and hourly work - beneath a big hedge. After a near miss A Job Fair with a twist was held at the with a German bayonet, Barrios threw Fullerton Community Center by the shops by BEHR, University of California D-Day Memories at Irvine, La Quinta Inn & Suites and the one of his grenades on the other side of Employment Development Department. At the same meeting, guest speaker the hedgerow and heard a man scream While open to all job seekers, the event California Highway Patrol were provided. Manny Barrios, a 93-year-old veteran of I spoke to one applicant as he was leav - after the explosion. When more German was promoted as a job and resource fair the 101st Airborne Division who jumped soldiers came to the aid of the screaming for Veterans, National Guard, and ing and asked if he had any luck. He said into France on D-Day, gave a presenta- he had three possibilities and it was defi - man, Barrios threw his second grenade Reservists returning from active duty. tion. On June 6, 1944, Barrios was one of over the hedgerow and after that grenade With a theme of “Honor a Hero, Hire a antly worth the time for him. I wished over 13,000 paratroopers who landed him luck. went off he made a dash to get away to a Vet”, 36 participating employers from behind enemy lines in Normandy. He has safer location. AAM Online Services to Verengo Solar Patrick Henning, the new EED vivid memories of his experiences in that Director of the Employment Barrios continued to run, and spent the interviewed many of those attending. historic invasion, this year marking its next three days alone, looking for any sign In addition, services were offered rang - Development Department, said, “This 70th anniversary. targeted type of Job Fair helps potential of friendly forces. On the second day, he ing from the California Department of Barrios served as a sergeant with was wounded in his left leg from an Veterans Affairs to Working Wardrobes employers and employees as both know Company I of the 506th Parachute the strengths the other has to offer.” artillery barrage that he thinks may have Infantry Regiment, and he made his first been friendly fire. Out of water and food, combat jump in darkness during the early with just two magazines of ammunition morning hours of D-Day. His regiment left, Barrios told everyone how elated and had the mission to block and prevent the blessed he felt when, on the third day, he German army from reaching the beaches finally linked up with American soldiers that would come under assault by Allied who rushed him to a field hospital. forces. Manny later learned that the paratroop - The plane he jumped from was flying ers who had jumped before him from his fast at tree top level when he jumped, and plane were all captured. Sadly, he never he luckily landed in a garden in a small heard about what happened to the para - French village. Armed with an M1 rifle troopers who jumped after him, behind and two hand grenades, Barrios quickly enemy lines, on that historic day seventy realized no one else was around, not years ago. uncommon for airborne troops who land After Manny told his story about D- behind enemy lines. After gathering him- Day and answered questions from the self, Manny heard footsteps on a road near assembled members, he shared the work where he landed. he does today to raise money for signs that He used an Army-issued sound clicker commemorate the 101st Screaming that mimicked the sound of a cricket to Eagles Division along California Highway signal his presence and to see if the shad- 101. Page 18 FULLERTON OBSERVER LOCAL NEWS MID SEPTEMBER 2014 CSUF Study Shows Drought Linked to Global Warming Conditions in the Pacific

In his research published September ity beyond the historical period or tree- 3rd, California State University, ring records, giving a picture of climate Fullerton's Matthew E. Kirby, who stud - changes dating back thousands of years ies past climates, found that Southern ago. California has experienced multicentury The study also compared the 3,000- drought over the last 3,000 years. year-old history of winter rainfall and dry With the state's severe drought and periods with El Niño conditions, which growing concerns about meeting water confirmed a "clear connection" between needs next year and beyond, the study El Niño and precipitation in Southern reveals that the region could face an even California. The findings also are the first worse-case scenario of future drought. In to show that this relationship is robust for fact, so-called megadroughts that last the region in the period before measured more than 30 years are short compared to records, which document only the last what Kirby's study has found. 100 years or so, Kirby explained. "This is ground-breaking because our "It's exciting because we're providing a research shows conclusively that the vari - glimpse on how precipitation has ability in wetness and dryness has changed changed, but more importantly, why it's tremendously over the past 3,000 years, changed," he said. "It demonstrates that showing evidence of centennial-scale the amount of rain in Southern California droughts — much longer than the epic or is predominantly responding to condi - megadroughts identified from tree-ring tions in the tropical Pacific Ocean." studies," said Kirby, associate professor of This finding is particularly relevant this geological sciences. year as forecasts for El Niño have Kirby is lead author of the paper, pub - decreased 65 percent for this winter, indi - Jeff Buchanan and his crew German Magana, Fernando Montes Deoro, Orlando Garcia lished in the journal Quaternary Science cating a potential extension of the state's and Jeff’s son Daniel Buchanan (at back) pose in front of the new Pink Tabebuia tree Reviews. Research collaborators and co- present drought, Kirby added. they planted after removing the massive 100-year-old dead Maple. authors include Sarah J. Feakins, assistant "Not only does this study tell us that El professor of earth sciences at USC; and Niño is the dominant force of winter pre - Death of a Big Tree Cal State Fullerton geology graduate stu - cipitation in Southern California over the dents Christine Kraft-Hiner, who will past 3,000 years, but it means that any I didn’t want to believe it when my tree on either my neighbor’s roof or mine. complete her studies in December, and changes to the tropical Pacific Ocean guy Jeff Buchanan told me a few years ago As the branches came down the crew alumna Joanna Fantozzi, who earned her caused by global warming are likely to that my beautiful old maple was on its last fed them through a chipper which master's degree in 2012. have a direct impact on our future water legs. I successfully put the bad news out of reduced them to mulch. Buchanan The National Science Foundation- availability and subsequent crises." my mind until I noticed that this year invented a safety device for the chipper funded research entailed collecting sedi - As a result, the study can help to plan some branches failed to produce leaves, which he uses on his machine that pre - ment from Zaca Lake, northwest of Santa for the future by understanding the histo - there were weird mushroom-like growths vents injury to workers as it stops the Barbara in the Santa Ynez Mountains. ry of water in the geologically recent past. all over the tree, and swarms of carpenter machine before a person can be accident - The researchers studied the sediment's "Our goal was to understand the histo - bees had set up a permanent home. ly pulled in. The invention is now being various chemical and physical characteris - ry of water in Southern California. It's I called Jeff and he inspected the tree marketed nationwide. tics from below the lake's bottom, dating that simple," Kirby said. "From my per - and told me that while he could severely The crew was at the house most of the back 3,000 years. spective, knowing how past water avail - trim it leaving mostly a stump, that the day and not only took down the tree in The remote natural lake provided a rare ability changed and why will also allow for tree had reached the end of its life. Worse the safest way, but also removed the roots, opportunity to reconstruct the frequency better water management decisions in than that he said some of the heavy cleaned the area, laid mulch and planted a and severity of past precipitation variabil - years to come." branches were rotten and could fall at any new tree. Our family took some of the time. non-rotten parts of the huge limbs and I bit the bullet and scheduled a time the others were cut into slabs by Jeff and POETS CORNER that he and his crew could come and take will become countertops for a home in the tree down. As it turns out, it was just Sonoma. WAISTBAND in time, as Buchanan’s assessment that I am so grateful for the expertise of Jeff most of the tree was rotten proved to be and his crew I had to write this little story by Thom Pari true. to recommend him to anyone out there The crew arrived with lots of big equip - with a similar problem. I hated to see the Black people must get rid of their waistbands ment including a cherry picker-type tree go but feel good that Jeff could fit me This is not to be confused with the waistline machine that moved among the huge tall in before it fell and possibly caused prop - That is a whole different subject branches allowing Orlando to cut them. erty damage or worse, hurt someone. No the waistband is where police always see things “He had something in his waistband so I shot him…” The work had to be done just right in S. Kennedy Fullerton order not to have the heavy branches fall “It was his cellphone…” “I knew he had something…” “What about this one he was naked…?” “Still had a waistband, I think…” This is why the Black man must do away with his waistband CHANGE & BALANCE The only attire nowadays for a Black man by Michelle Gottlieb is to be naked with flip flops And don’t let the police find anything in those flip flops How Connected Are You? What do we need to live? There are friends and a romantic relationship. many theories. Obviously, we need How connected are you? Are you part food. Shelter can also make a huge dif - of a community? A family? A circle of ference. If we do not sleep, we literally friends? A relationship? All are impor - can become psychotic. But another tant. All are doable. absolute requirement is love. 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Specialist Jon C. Lindsey, US Army Ranger (pictured at left) is assigned to the First Ranger Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Hunter Army Air Field, Savannah, Georgia. Jon has already deployed once to Afghanistan and is proud to serve his country. Jon, a 2009 alumni of Fullerton Union High School, graduated from Ranger School, Class on August 14, 2014 at Fort Benning, Georgia and received his Ranger "tab" on August 22. His par - ents, grandparents and younger sister were able to join in the celebration.

THE SAAB TRIPLETS IN SPAIN : Seven-year-old triplets Hannah, Lucas, and Karina Saab visited Spain with their family in August. The photo above was taken while they were touring the Cathedral-Mosque in Cordova, Spain.

NEWLYWEDS NICK & J AIME IN ITALY downtown Fullerton. Nick graduated from Sunny Hills High and is currently going back to Newlyweds Nick and Jamie Garcia honey - college to complete his degree. Jaime grew up in THE SATCHELS AT DEL MAR mooned in Italy. Above they are pictured at the Ohio and moved to Fullerton a few years ago for a The “Satchels,” a group of retired Fullerton postal employees are Colosseum in Rome on an audio/video tour. They new job. The couple bought their first home in pictured above at “Turf meets the Surf” Del Mar Race Track. were married on June 27th at the Villa del Sol in Fullerton. “We love living here!” says Jamie. “We won some, we lost some, and we had a blast!”

HELP SPRUCE UP GRESTO FAMILY REUNION IN HOMETOWN OLIVE PARK NORTH HAVEN 8am to Noon My father Albert John Gresto, an avid golfer, has loved and lived in the Saturday, Sept. 27 city of Fullerton since his business 901 S. Gilbert (at Olive Ave) transfer from Cleveland Ohio in 1972. In an effort to beautify the city, volunteers are He was born July 8, 1928 in North needed to help repaint a block wall enhance Haven, Connecticut where our family landscaping, make playground improvements, gathered for a Gresto family reunion and clean-up the park. City crews will be there this August. to show the way. Volunteers are asked to wear While there, his niece Joanne, who closed-toe shoes, hats, work gloves and sun - has been a Yale executive for many screen. All other needed supplies will be provid - years, arranged a tour of Yale ed along with a free lunch at noon. University (see photo at left). To be able to work, a release waiver must be Observing and feeling the history of signed by volunteers. Parking is available on W. Yale coupled with my father's celebra - Olive Ave and Gilbert Street. tion of our Gresto Italian heritage in his home town of once rural North For more information please contact Haven was a most meaningful and Doug Pickard at Parks & Recreation memorable experience for us all. at 714-738-3330. Thank you Dad. - Donna