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