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On the cover: Fountain Valley Fire Department members, from left: Engineer Kurt Neuhausen, Firefighter-Paramedic Mike Echan, Capt. Brent Waterworth, Firefighter-Paramedic Jeff Kerns and Battalion Chief Ron Cookston.Photo by LYNN SEEDEN, Fountain Valley Living Magazine

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By CURT SEEDENFountain Valley Living Magazine

he Fountain Valley Fire department celebrated its 50th anniversary with a

gathering at Heritage Park July 13.about 200 people, including a num-

ber of former and current firefighters attended the event, which included a barbecued pulled pork lunch, plenty of historical displays and the rededication

of the department’s 1949 Seagrave pump-er fire truck known as “Engine 39.”

Dave Heffner, one of the first fire-men to be hired by the new department, remembers the first call firefighters ever responded to on July 1, 1964.

“It was our first night, and it was late in the evening when the alarm went off,” Heffner recalled. “Someone had torched a Corvair in a vacant field.”

That call and those that followed in those early days were recorded in a hand-written log book that was also on display at the event.

Heffner remembers the first fire department well.

Earl Lawson was the first fire chief. There were two captains —Lloyd War and arlan Johnson; two engineers—Bill Williams and Lou Burkhart; and four firemen—Vern Carlson, John Boltstad, Bob Stockton and Heffner.

The event was emceed by Fire Chief Tony Coppolino, and much of the event organizing was handled by Battalion Chief Ron Cookston.

“It’s amazing to be standing here among my heroes,” Cookston said.


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In an article he wrote for the summer 2014 edition of The Orange County Fire-fighter Magazine, Cookston summed up the department this way:

“Each and every member strives to make meaningful and challenging contributions for the betterment of the department to provide excellent service to the community. This is the framework and dNa of the Fountain Valley Fire department. It is a culture that began in 1964 by the founding fathers of the department – members that taught the current leaders of the department how to be progressive, value their jobs, value the people within the organization, and project future service needs of the community.”

On hand for the anniversary celebra-tion were: Mayor Michael Vo and City Council members Cheryl Brothers, John Collins, Steve Nagel and Mark McCurdy;

City Manager Bob Hall and former City Manager Ray Kromer; City attor-ney alan Burns and his wife, Cindy; retired Fire Marshal Ron Satterfield and his wife Sally, retired city commu-nity services manager; and retired Fire Marshal Lynne Michaelis.

Former Fire Chief Mark Haskell and former Interim Fire Chief Bart Lewis also attended.

and there were dozens of other former fire department members on hand to reminisce, including Ron Chamberlain, who was in charge of the engine back then. He said that engine 39 was still in use into the early 1980s and noted that the engine was a “1949 full-fendered, V12 engine with a stick shift.”

“At one point we put a roof on it made out of canvas. It looked like a military vehicle,” Chamberlain added.


BY THE NUMBERS

10: Number of square miles covered by the FVFd.

43: Number of employees in the department.

50: years of providing ser-vice to the city

5,000: Number of calls responded to annually

58,000-ish: Number of Fountain Valley residents served

The “Original Four” firemen, Dave Heffner, Vern Carlson, John Boltstad and Bob Stockton, pose by the newly restored Engine 39 during the July picnic. The four men together made up the A Shift and the B Shift when the fire department opened on July 1, 1964. The logbook, left, from the first night the FVFD was in operation shows the first call— a car fire—came in 35 minutes after the department opened. Upper right: retired Fire Engineer Ron Chamberlain and retired Fire Chief Mark Haskell, right, were among the 200 attendees.



Breathing LIFE

into new causesBy KRISTIE-VALERY HOANGIntern, Fountain Valley Living Magazine

Plans for a future in medicine and a love of tennis prompted Vivian Ly to make a difference in the world.

Ly, a junior at Fountain Valley High School, raised more than $1,000 for the cause, Breaths for Newborns, by hosting a charity tennis tournament at her high school.

“I’m looking to go into the medical field [and] I really do like children and tennis, so I thought ‘Why not combine the two?’” Ly said.

Breaths for Newborns is a branch of a nonprofit organization, Project Vietnam, created by dr. Quynh Kieu.

The branch specializes in providing infant medical aid in rural Vietnam.

CPR kits are donated to medical cen-ters across the Vietnamese countryside to prevent babies from dying of lack of oxy-gen. also, medical workers are trained to save babies in rural hospitals.

“I found Breaths for Newborns through my family doctor, Dr. Kieu,” Ly said. “I chose it because what they do actually makes a difference.”

Ly spent nearly three months gath-ering supplies and planning the tourna-ment, which she called Courts of Change. Ly’s parents allowed her to spend $500 for supplies for the tournament. Money was spent on cases of water, snacks and tennis balls. Initially, the tournament was viewed as a small effort by a generous teen. However, in the weeks approach-ing the tournament, the list of players skyrocketed.

“We only had 20 people signed up in

the beginning. But the week before the tournament my friends helped me get up to 50 more players to play,” Ly said.

The tournament was held on June 28 on the FVHS tennis courts. a $10 tourna-ment fee was asked of each participant to help raise money for the cause. Thirty-six teams took part in the tournament.

The tournament raised more than $700 for Breaths for Newborns. Ly also received an additional $400 in donations.

The funds that Ly raised will pay for 10 CPR kits, which can be used for three years in order to resuscitate 100 babies per year. also, the kits will also be used to train about 20 rural health workers.

“This is really important to me be-cause I haven’t really done much for the people around me,” Ly said. “It showed me that I can make a difference and it changed how I felt about myself and what I can do for the world.”

Vivian Ly, a junior at Fountain Valley High School, raised more than $1,000 for the cause, Breaths for Newborns, by hosting a charity tennis tournament at her high school.

Photo by ASHLEY LE, Intern, Fountain Valley Living


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2014SummERfEST

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AWARDS: Fountain Valley-based Public Cable Television Authority producer Valerie Starn, left, poses with SCAN-NATOA Board President Christy Lopez after winning first-place honors for “Orange Slices” in the “Best Magazine Pro-gram” category at the 18th Annual Star Awards, honoring the best in locally produced television programming.

Cable Authority earns honorsThe Fountain Valley-based Public

Cable Television authority (PCTa) was recently honored by the Southern California and Nevada chapter of the National association of Telecommuni-cations Officers and Advisors.

The awards honor excellence in broadcast, cable, and electronic pro-gramming produced by local govern-ment agencies throughout Southern California and Nevada.

PCTA’s “Orange Slices,” which showcases interesting people, places and organizations in Fountain Valley, Westminster, Huntington Beach and Stanton, was named Best Magazine Program. The award-winning episode, produce by Valerie Strarn (photo above), features a segment on Fountain Valley Bodyworks’ Dave March, inven-tor of the Watercar.

“Reflections of Former Mayors” took second place in the Best Talk Show category. The award-winning episode features chats with former Mayors John Collins of Fountain Valley and David Shawver of Stanton. Fountain Valley resident Yollenna Morales produced the show.


Summerfest tops recordsCity officials estimate more than 26,000 people attended the city’s four-day Summerfest celebration at the Fountain Valley Sports Park. The festival, now in its sixth year, features carnival rides, live music, the Fountain Valley Classic Car & Truck Show, a dog festival, beer and wine garden and games and contests. Those attending enjoyed bands on the main stage, including Beatles, Journey, Beach Boys and Santana tribute bands. Local non-profit organizations sold a variety of food, including hamburgers, hot dogs, pizza, root beer floats, shrimp and chicken on skewers, corn on the cob, kettle corn and ice cream.



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The Fountain Valley Fire-fighters Association will hold its ninth annual Charitable Golf Classic on Sept. 10 at Mile Square Golf Course.

The tournament begins at 12:30 p.m. with a shotgun start. a reception and awards pre-sentation follow at 5:30 p.m.

All funds raised benefit the Fountain Valley Firefighters Charitable Foundation.

Independence Bank is a major sponsor and is helping plan the tournament.

For information on spon-sorships and registration call Jeanne Hexem-Thomas at Independence Bank at (714) 500-3421.

Pictured: Fountain Valley Fire Department’s Firefighter/Paramedic Brent Waterworth


Golf with our firemenCharity tournament set for Sept. 10 at Mile Square Golf Course


Annual Ice Cream Social is Aug. 9There’s nothing like a hand-scooped ice cream sundae on an august afternoon.

The Fountain Valley Historical Society will serve $2 sundaes with all toppings aug. 9 during its annual Ice Cream Social at Heritage Park.

The leisurely event offers residents an opportu-nity to take a break, chat with neighbors and check out what’s new in the Historical Society’s museum at the park.

Coming up: The Historical Society will host an open house from 1-3 p.m. Sept. 6 at Heritage Park. Information: (714) 378-1952.

Harper School reunion is July 26

They’ve met for the past four years to talk about old times at their school that no longer stands.

The fifth annual All-Class Harper School Reunion will be held at noon Saturday, July 26 at Harper Park.

The reunion is free and is open to anyone who attended Harper School, whose children went to Harper or who taught at Harper. The school closed in 1984.

The reunion attracts a big crowd every year, in part because many former Harper students still live in Fountain Valley. Others have been known to travel from as far away as Colorado and Las Vegas to see old friends.

Those attending are invited to bring their own chair, food and family.

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Fountain Valley Rotary Club members attending the club’s annual Kick-Out are, from left, front row: Jean Hardy, Tanya Pham, Marla McGee, Ellen Horvath; middle row, Gary Hickman, Alex Burckin, Dave Osborn, Ed Sussman, Joe Kagel, Marc Ecker; and back row, Jim Paddock (District 5320 gover-nor-elect), Michael Ward, Stan Gibbs. Wayne Carr and Dick Roth.

Rotary Club holds annual ‘Kick-Out’ ceremony

Gary Hickman wrapped up his term as president of the Fountain Valley Ro-tary Club June 28 when the club held its annual change of leadership ceremonial dinner—known as a “Kick-Out” ceremo-ny—at the Claim Jumper.

Hickman, a recently retired attorney, was completing his second term as club president. during his term, club mem-bers supported a variety of programs, including: end Polio Now with triple match-

ing funds from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Working Boys program with Ro-

tary Club of Long Beach with matching funds from the Kelly Osborn Memorial Scholarship Fund Library books to Fountain Valley

Schools with matching funds from Rota-ry district 5320 Ceremonial scholarship awards

to the students in the Fountain Valley School District as part of the “Every Student Succeeding” program

The club also continued its recogni-tion of students of the month with the Fountain Valley School district, Fountain Valley High School, Valley Vista High School and Los amigos High School.

a teacher from each of the three high schools plus a teacher from each of the schools in the Fountain Valley School district were again honored at a Teacher of the year breakfast ceremony with

contributions from the Fountain Valley education Foundation, O.C. Memorial Hospital Foundation, Kellogg Supply, Rainbow environmental Services, Schools First Credit Union and The Home depot.

Incoming President dave Osborn began his term on July 8. The club meets Tuesday mornings at Fountain Bowl. For information on the club, contact membership chair ed Sussman at (714) 968-7526.

Judith Edwards to lead FV Educational Foundation

Fountain Valley School Board Pres-ident Judith Edwards is the new presi-dent of the Fountain Valley educational Foundation.

edwards will serve as the foundation president for the 2014-2015 fiscal year, re-placing 2013-2014 president, Nicola Weiss who will serve as co-first vice president, for events and fundraisers.

She will continue to be responsible for

the Foundation’s Taste of Fountain Valley event.

Bonnie Hanson, who had served as foundation trea-surer, and David Truong, parent volunteer and owner of Mimi’s Jewelry, were

elected as co-second vice presidents, in charge of community outreach and expanding foundation membership.

Eduardo Higuchi, a local financial planner and a member of the Chamber of Commerce Board of directors, and Minnie Blanco, a financial analyst and parent volunteer, were elected to serve as co-treasurers for the Fountain Valley educational Foundation.

Lisa Schultz, a parent volunteer, was elected to serve as foundation secretary.

Other directors of the foundation are:

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Salutesto our Fountain Valley soldiers

AIR FORCEAnfernee Christian Alfafara

Buenaventuraairman First Class anfernee

Christian alfafara Buenaventura has graduated from ba-sic military training at Joint air Force Base San antonio, Lackland, Texas.

Buenaventura is the son of ailleen

Buenaventura and is the brother of archie Buenaventura. He is also the brother-in-law of Bianca Buenaventura and the uncle of Isaiah Buenaventura.

He is a 2012 graduate of Huntington Beach High School.

Tom Antal, Deirdre Bingham, Rachelle Chawke, Ian Collins, Brooke James, Cheri Jones, Police Chief Dan Llorens, Susan Merrick, Angie VanderBurgh and Connie Wadsley.

The Fountain Valley educational Foundation was established in 1982, and over the past three decades has provided more than $1 million in assistance to schools and programs for local students. The educational Foundation sponsors the Taste of Fountain Valley, is a co-spon-sor of the Mr. Fountain Valley contest, and sponsors the annual “Monster Con-cert” gathering of bands, orchestras and student musicians from all grades from kindergarten to high school.

Badillo earns master’s degreeFormer Sunset League first-team

football selection Joseph Badillo of Fountain Valley has received his master’s degree and Ph.d in organic chemistry at the University of California, davis in June 2013.

He is now completing his post doctorate at Princeton University in New Jersey.

Badillo attended Courreges ele-mentary, Masuda Middle School and Fountain Valley High School.

He is the son of the late Hap Badillo and Gale Badillo of Fountain Valley.

FVHS’s Stark is Merit designeeThe National Merit Scholarship

Corp. has announced the names of approximately 1,600 additional win-ners of National Merit Scholarships financed by colleges and universities.

among the winners is Fountain Valley High School’s Amanda K. Stark, who has received a scholarship from Pepperdine University.

College-sponsored awards provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study at the institution financing the scholarship.




Police name 2013 Officer of the Year

The Fountain Valley Police Officers’ Association has selected Officer Oscar Valencia as the Fountain Valley Police Officer of the Year for 2013.

Valencia is originally from zihuatanejo, México. He grad-uated from Cen-tury High School in Santa ana and is a veteran of the U.S. Navy.

“It’s a great honor coming

from my peers,” Valencia said. “It’s really humbling. It’s a great feeling. any of those officers that were nominated were just as deserving.”

Valencia attended the Fullerton Police Academy and was serving as an officer with the Beaumont Police department when he was hired by Fountain Valley in 2004. He has been a member of the West Orange County SWaT team for about eight years.

“It’s an awesome assignment. You get multiple trainings in multiple scenarios,” Valencia said. “It’s more than what a nor-mal officer gets and you get to meet officers from other cities and share some ideas.”

Valencia was selected by his peers in part because of his willingness to help his fellow officers, sharing his knowledge, experience and strong adherence to team-work, Police Chief dan Llorens said.

Valencia “has been repeatedly com-mended by members of the public for his compassion, courtesy and respect shown to individuals of many walks of life whom he encounters,” Llorens said in a press release. “Officer Valencia is frequently called upon to use his bilingual skills to assist the public. Officer Valencia exhibits a positive attitude and provides the highest level of service to the community at all times.”

Valencia and his wife Leslie have two daughters, Katia and elizia.

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Quinton Fults, the award-winning, banjo-playing Fountain Valley teenager whom we profiled about a year ago, has added acting to his repertoire.

Fults, a recent graduate of Brethren Christian High School, can be seen in the upcoming production of “Dead-wood Dick or The Game of Gold!”

The play is described as a “roo-tin-tootin” Old West melodrama and is being performed in august by the Anaheim Community Theater, an

outreach of First Presbyterian Church of Anaheim. Deadwood Dick is a fictional character who appears in a series of “dime novels,” published between 1877 and 1897 by edward Lytton Wheeler.

Performances are aug. 1, 2, 3, 8, 9 and 10. Tickets are available at the door and are $15 for general admission and $13 for students and seniors. The church is at 310 W. Broadway, anaheim.

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FV’s Quinton Fults to perform in Western parody play


Fountain Valley’s Quinton Fults photographed at Brethren Christian High School in HB. Quinton is a two-time state banjo champion.




Three family films share the marquee for the city’s August Movies in the Park series. Bring a blanket and comfortable chairs and enjoy a warm summer evening watching a movie the entire family can enjoy.

The series opens on Tuesday, Aug. 5 with “Ice Age” at the Fountain Valley Sports Park, 16400 Brookhurst St.

The first night of the Movies in the Park series traditionally coincides with the Police Department’s National Night Out. National Night Out is a community-police awareness-raising event held the first Tuesday of August.

National Night Out is meant to in-crease awareness about police programs in communities, such as drug preven-tion, Neighborhood Watch, and other anti-crime efforts. Festivities take place at the sports park prior to the movie and include face painting, fingerprinting,

Movies in the Park set for August demonstrations and more.

National Night Out festivities start at 5 p.m., and the movie begins at dusk.

The Movies in the Park series will then shift to Friday nights and will feature:

Aug. 15: “The Croods,” at Cordata Park, 18761 Cordata St. Featured food trucks are: “The Burnt

Aug. 29: “Brave” at Ellis Park, 10301 Ellis Ave. Featured food trucks are “Kogi BBQ,” “Dogzilla” and “ShareMii Snowy Ice.”

Festivities start at 6 p.m. for the final three movie nights, with the movies begin-ning at dusk.

Info: (714) 839-8611

Truck,”“Garlicscapes” and “OC Bakery Truck.”

Aug. 22: “The Land Before Time” at McDowell Park, 17200 Oak St. Featured food trucks are BaconMANia,” “Stuff N It Burgers,” “Longboards Ice Cream” and “Chunk-n-Chip.”



Concerts in the ParkSnapshots from the annual summer concerts series at the Fountain Valley Sports ParkPhotos by KEVIN KATO, ASHLEY LE and TUE DUONG

Sounds of summerStone Soul with its classic soul and Motown

sounds entertained nearly 2,000 people at the first Concert in the Park July 3 at the Fountain Valley Sports Park.

The city’s Community Services and Recreation division stages the concerts, which were held every Thursday night in July.

The final concert of the summer is set for July 31 and will feature the Beatles tribute band, a Hard day’s Night.


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Longtime pastor John McFarland (wearing the Hawaiian lei) is lauded by Councilman John Collins, left, during a churchwide sendoff in late June.

Picnic marks farewell

If Norman Rockwell were asked to capture Fountain Valley United Method-ist Church’s sendoff of longtime Pastor John McFarland, he would have a tough time deciding what to paint.

It might be the hymn singing and service on the lawn of the church on Bushard Street.

Or it could be the long buffet line with parishioners filling their plates with homemade salads, baked beans and other potluck favorites.

It might be the hugs from friends and church goers and people like McFarland’s dear friend Rabbi Stephen einstein, who started Congregation B’nai Tzedek many years ago in the same Methodist Church

A salute to United Methodist Church’s Pastor John McFarland


before the congregation moved to its current temple on Talbert avenue.

John McFarland—after 26 consecutive yearly assignments to serve Fountain Valley Methodist Church—received a new assignment this year—to serve and preach in both english and Spanish at Orangethorpe United Methodist Church in Fullerton.

John, his wife, Kathleen, and children received an emotional and heartfelt sendoff June 29. City Councilman John Collins and OC Supervisor Janet Nguyen were among those who offered official congratulatory comments.

McFarland began his duties on July 1 in Fullerton.

Rabbi Stephen Einstein, above left, stands with Pastor John McFarland next to a Mezuzah placed on a doorframe at United Methodist Church 25 years ago when Congregation B’nai Tzedek held its services there. Both McFarland and Einstein are also longtime Fountain Valley police chaplains.

A good ol’ fashioned church potluck was part of the festivities during a farewell party for the McFarland family.


City of Fountain Valley and The Center at Founders Village Senior and Community Center

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To register, please call The Center at Founders Village Senior and Community Center 714-593-4446

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Transportation will be provided Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., within the City of Fountain Valley for the following:•Transportation is available to all Fountain Valley residents, 60 years and older.•Grocery shopping, the pharmacy, and errands.•Non-emergency medical appointments.•The Meet and Greet Lunch Program at The Center at Founders Village Senior and Community Center on Tuesdays and Thursdays.


Back-to-school photo shoot for next magazine issue

We’re looking for about a half dozen Fountain Valley children and teens who would like to be in a back-to-school fea-ture for the September issue of Fountain Valley Living Magazine.

Parents can submit their children’s entries by sending us an email with your child’s photo, age and clothing size.

We’re looking for kids, ages 5-17, who attend Fountain Valley schools. Must be confident, outgoing and love to be in front of the camera.

entry deadline: aug. 5 The photo shoot will be the second

week of august at Studio O.C. in Foun-tain Valley.

email your child’s entry to: [email protected], or call Chanel at Studio O.C., (714) 277-2458.


Chamber hosts Home-based Business Expo Sept. 10

The Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce will host a Home-based Busi-ness expo from 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10. Cost to be a vendor is $50.

The expo will be held at elwyn California, 18325 Mt. Baldy Circle. More information: Call (714) 962-3822.

Friends of Library Movie Matinee is Aug. 22

The Fountain Valley Friends of the Library will present the movie, “The Inn of The Sixth Happiness” at 1 p.m. Friday, aug. 22 as part of its monthly Movie Matinee series.

The movie stars Ingrid Bergman and will be shown in the library’s commu-nity room. The library is at 17635 Los alamos St. More info: (714) 968-9196.

Chamber Candidates Forum is Sept. 25

The Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce will host a Candidates Forum from 5-9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25 in the City Council chambers at City Hall.

City Council candidates will answer questions from the chamber and from the audience. City Hall is at 10200 Slater ave. More information: (714) 962-3822.

Fountain Bowl to host state wheelchair tournament

Fountain Bowl is seeking sponsors for the California Wheelchair Bowlers asso-ciation State Tournament Sept. 12-14. The public can attend the event. Fountain Bowl is at 17110 Brookhurst St. To be a sponsor of this event, call dave Osborn at Fountain Bowl at (714) 963-7888 or email dave at [email protected].

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an evening of bowling , friendships and fun—all for a good cause—awaits those planning to attend the Kiwanis Club of Fountain Valley’s sixth annual Pins for Kids aug. 2 at Fountain Bowl.

The event, which includes bowling, dinner, a silent auction and raffle op-portunities, is a fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Huntington Valley.

Proceeds from the tournament will go toward the Kiwanis Club’s Brittany’s Closet project, the dr. Paul Berger Scholarship Fund and to help build the state’s first Boys & Girls Club on a college campus—at Golden West College.

The Boys & Girls Club campus, when completed, will feature a pre-school, gymnasium and Boys & Girls Club building.

There are several levels of spon-sorship beginning with a $100 lane sponsor, which offers an electronic ad displayed a week prior to the event, the

night of the event and two weeks after the event.

The $250 team sponsorship includes four bowlers, dinner and a goodie bag for each bowler.

also offered is the $500 bronze sponsorship, $1,000 silver sponsorship and $2,500 gold sponsorship.

The higher the sponsorship, the more perks involved—like the number of bowling teams you will have, your company logo displayed prominently, goodie bags, and even wine, beer and appetizers during the bowling.

The evening begins at 5 p.m. with registration and the opening of a silent auction. a tri-tip dinner, hosted by the Fountain Valley Rotary Club, is served starting at 5:15 p.m. dessert will be provided by Mangiamo Gelato Caffé.

at 5:45 p.m. Fountain Bowl Co-President dave Osborn will an-nounce the winners of the Kelly Osborn Foundation scholarships.

Bowling begins at 6:30 p.m.

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Duct tape dreamsJeremy Flores and Miranda Lennert model their Victorian-themed duct tape prom outfits.

Photo by LUKE SARGENT/For Fountain Valley Living Magazine

FVHS grads finish in top 10 in the nation in ‘Stuck at Prom’ contest.


Fountain Valley High School 2014 grad-uates Jeremy Flores and Miranda Lennert competed in the nationwide “Stuck at Prom Scholarship Contest,” which chal-lenged students to create and accessorize their prom outfits with duct tape, then wear them to prom for a chance to win scholarship cash prizes.

Jeremy and Miranda didn’t win, but they were among the top 10 in the nation in the contest, which was staged by duck brand, maker of duct tape.

Had they won the competition, Jeremy and Miranda would have each won

$10,000 in scholarship money and Foun-tain Valley High would have received $5,000. as runners-up, they each won $500 and the school received $300.

Jeremy said he and Miranda are best friends and “we both have an obsession with duct tape.”

“I’ve been sewing with my mom since I was 5 years old,” Miranda said. For the contest, she told us “Jeremy and I selected a Victorian era steam-punk theme for our prom outfits in order to stand out.”

Miranda and Jeremy both plan to attend Orange Coast College and focus on theater arts, Jeremy said.

Jeremy, incidentally, played dr. Fran-kenstein and Miranda was Inga in the FVHS production of “Young Frankenstein” this past school year.


Fitness center workshops scheduled

Seniors interested in using the fitness room at the Center at Founders Village can take a two-hour fitness workshop.

an instructor will show you how to use the equipment properly so you can come in during The Center’s open workout time. The cost for this one- time class is $37. you must take this workshop in order to use the fitness room. The cost for use after the one time class is $2 for each visit, $10 for a month pass, $50 for a six month class or $100 for a one-year pass.

These classes are on the first and third Wednesday of every month, at The Center at Founders Village Senior and Community Center, 17967 Bushard St.

Info: Call the senior center, (714) 593-4446 or go to www.fountainvalley.org.

City offers low-cost rides for seniors

The city and The Center at Founders Village Senior and Community Center have begun a low-cost transportation program for seniors, 60 years of age and older, within city limits.

The cost is a minimal fee of $2 each way. Participants must be pre-registered and provide 24-hour notice prior of needed transportation. To register, call Christy Borack at The Center at Founders Village at (714) 593-4446, ext. 478.

Friends of Library plan half-price sale

The Friends of the Fountain Valley Library will sell books at half price aug. 23-30.

all money raised helps fund library items and programs.

also, the next Friends-sponsored movie will be “The Inn of the Sixth Hap-piness” starting at 1 p.m. in the library community room. The library is at 17635 Los alamos St.

More info: (714) 968-9196.


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Historical Society’s annual ol’ fashioned picnic is July 27

The FV Historical Society will host its annual picnic at noon Sunday, July 27 at Heritage Park, 17641 Los alamitos St., next to the library.

The society will be grilling up burgers and hot dogs, and a variety of salads and side dishes will also be served. Cost is $10 for members and non-members, and the public is invited to attend. Reservations are required by calling Leslie Montz at (714) 378-1952.

Chamber Business Expo is July 31 during concert

The Chamber of Commerce’s annual Business expo is set for Thursday, July 31 in conjunction with the city’s last summer concert in the park. The expo is 5-8:30 p.m. at the Sport Park, 16400 Brookkhurst St. Cost to reserve a table to showcase your business is $50 for chamber members and $100 for non-members. deadline to reserve a table is July 25. To make a reservation, call (714) 962-3822.

Ice cream social is Aug. 9 The FV Historical Society will hold

its annual Ice Cream Social from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, aug. 9 at Heritage Park, 17641 Los alamos St., next to the library. Create your own sundaes. Cost is $2, and soft drinks are $1. More information: Call (714) 378-1952.

OC Parks host concerts at Mile Square Aug. 8 and 14

OC Parks’ summer concert series is un-der way at several county parks, including Mile Square Park (the euclid Street side).

Mile Square Park will host the group Gardens and Vila with Stacey Clark aug. 8 and Western Standard Time with Colin Giles on aug. 14. Concerts are set for 6-8 p.m. admission and parking are free.

More information: ocparks.com

California Elwyn planning ‘Fall Fling’ on Sept. 27

California elwyn is making plans for its Fall Fling, a fashion show and lunch featuring elwyn clients.

The event is set for 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 27 and will feature a silent auction and wish tree.

Independence Bank is the room spon-sor for this event, which tells the elwyn story of employment successes. The event will be held at the Center at Founders Vil-lage Senior and Community Center, 17967 Bushard St.

If you purchase more the one ticket, the cost is $50 for the first ticket and $45 for each additional ticket.

additional sponsors are needed. Contact Cheryl Westley at [email protected]

Friends for Life Golf Classicis Aug. 26

The fourth annual Friends for Life Golf Classic will be held Tuesday, aug. 26 at Mile Square Golf Course.

Cost is $175 per player or $700 for a foursome. Cost for the dinner afterward is $50. This year’s featured guest speaker is Nancy Pham, a longtime Holy Spirit Catholic Church member who along with four others founded “Saving the Life of the Unborn” ministry.

The organization boasts about 20 mem-bers and has saved almost 500 lives

More information: friendsforlife golf.org or call Joan Kennedy at (714) 865-5295.



Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

THE GREAT FV CAMPOUTends at 10 a.m. (started last night)

AugustFV Senior Bingo & Billiards Club meets 8:30 a.m. Founders Vlg

FV Senior Bingo & Billiards Club meets 8:30 a.m. Founders Vlg

Planning Commission6 p.m. @ City Hall

FV Senior Bingo & Billiards Club meets 8:30 a.m.@Founders Village

FV Senior Bingo & Billiards Club meets 8:30 a.m. @Founders

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOLFVHS, Valley Vista HS

Dance for the Disabled 7 p.m. Rec Center

FV Senior Bingo & Billiards Club meets 8:30 a.m. @ Fndrs Vlg

City Hall CLOSED

Fall Adult Softball deadline

Cosmic Bowling11:30 p.m. @ Ftn Bowl


Movie in the Park“The Croods”6:30 p.m. Cordata Park



Movie in the Park“The Land Before Time”6:30 p.m. McDowell Park


Movie in the Park“Brave”6:30 p.m. Ellis Park

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OPEN HOUSE at Heritage Park (next to the library) 9-11 a.m. (Volunteers also needed during this time to garden and spruce up the park)

PINS FOR KIDSKiwanis fundraiser Fountain Bowl

ICE CREAM SOCIALat Heritage Park (next to the library) 1 p.m.

THE GREAT FV CAMPOUT3 p.m. (to 10 a.m. Sunday)


FVHS 40th Class Reunion6 p.m.-midnightNB Golf Course



Kelly Osborn Memorial Golf Tournament and Bowl-a-thon www.FountainBowl.com for advance sign ups.

Market in the Park5-8 p.m. Rec Center16400 Brookhurst St.

Bingo 6:30 p.m.@ FVHS cafeteria

Kiwanis Club meets 12:15 p.m. @ Ftn Bowl

FVSD School Board meeting 7 p.m.

Senior Luau Lunchoen10:30 a.m. @ Founders Village

Market in the Park 5-8 p.m. Rec Center16400 Brookhurst St.


FV Comm Foundation Activities Committee, 7 p.m. @ Founders Village



Rotary Club 7:15 a.m. Fountain Bowl

DEADLINE for ads and news for the September issue of FV Magazine

National Night Out/Movie in the Park @FV Sports Park

NO City Council mtg



City Council 6 p.m.@ City Hall






First day of school Los Amigos High School and the GGUSD



FV Woman’s Club luncheon, 11 a.m. @ Claim Jumper $20 per person RSVP: Cindy Reynolds(714)email




Chamber Luncheon 11:30 a.m. Mile Square Golf Course RSVP: (714) 962-3822

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

OPEN HOUSE at Heritage Park (next to the library) 9-11 a.m.


TASTE OF HOLYSPIRITFall Festival





First day of school for the Fountain ValleySchool District


FV Firefighters Assn.GOLF TOURNAMENT@ Mile Square Golf Crs

home-based Business expo, 5:30-7 p.m., @ Elwyn California, 18325 Mt. Baldy Circle

Planning Commission6 p.m. @ City Hall



ROSH HASHANAH begins at sundown

September

TASTE OF HOLYSPIRITFall Festival

Fountain Valley Historical Society Luncheon Noon @ Heritage ParkRSVP: Leslie Montz (714) 378-1952

LABOR DAY

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City Hall CLOSED



TASTE OF HOLYSPIRIT Fall Festival



City Hall CLOSED




PATRIOTS DAY




Mayor’s Breakfast8 a.m. at FV Regional Hospital, Saltzer Room

FV Comm Foundation Board 5:30 p.m.

FV Comm Foundation Activities Cmte 7 p.m.

Market in the Park


CANDIDATES FORUM5-9 p.m. @ City Hall



A ‘Wild Wild’ weekVacation Bible School at Beachpoint

Church drew 500 youngsters for a week full of games, crafts, songs and lessons.

“It’s our favorite week of the year,” said Beachpoint Pastor of Children Amy Hall. “ We were excited to connect with the children and their families.”

Hall said Beachpoint’s focus this year was to reach out to the commu-nity.

“It was bananas. We were maxed out on space and everything we or-dered,” Hall said.

More than 200 people volunteered during the one-week VBS, held July 7-11. This year’s theme was The Wild Wild West.

Summer fun at VBSSnapshots from a week of Vacation Bible School at Beachpoint ChurchPhotos by TUE DUONG


“The Wild Wild West” was the theme of Beach-point Church’s weeklong Vacation Bible School July 7-11.


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ow is this summer’s Fountain Valley housing

market different from last year’s? V 50 percent of the homes presently

for sale have had at least one or more price reduction

V The number of homes for sale has increased 100 percent since this april

V The days on market—time for a home to sell—has increased 100 percent.

This summer’s market is very different from last year’s hot market. Last year, many sellers were receiving multiple offers, and prices kept going up and up.

In 2012 and the first three quarters of 2013, sellers overpriced their homes and miraculously still obtained multiple offers and fetched values over their inflated asking prices.

There is a very simple explanation for why this occurred. even though prices were much higher than the most recent comparable sales, they were still perceived to be great deals. With very few homes on the market, buyers were willing to pay extra to get into a home that was affordable, so appreciation was rampant.

Fast forward to the present:V Prices are much higherV There are a lot more homes on the

market V affordability is becoming a much

larger factorV Buyers want to pay close to a

property’s fair market valueV Price appreciation has slowed to a

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“Overpriced sellers have to ultimately decide on one of two options: (1) reduce the asking price to a realistic level, or (2) pull the home off the market and stop wasting everybody’s time including their own. In reducing the asking price, don’t just go half way, leaving room to negotiate.

“Remember, an accurately priced home in a seller’s market, like today, will procure a lot of activity with a high likelihood of multiple offers. yes, it is a seller’s market. That does not mean a seller gets a free pass to arbitrarily pick a price. It simply means that a seller gets to call the shots when they price realistically.”

as a matter of fact, many homeowners base who they hire to sell their home on who suggests the highest value for their home.

Instead, in selecting the best candidate to represent their best interest, they should be considering:

V expertiseV Track recordV Original list price to sales price ratioV The Realtor’s market knowledge

Sellers need to listen to the market experts and carefully consider the most recent comparable sales when arriving at a price. It is wise to take the perspective of a potential buyer and narrow down the price based upon the fair market value.

In a multiple-offer situation, buyers bid against each other and drive the price up higher. expert listing agents will pit these offers against each other and strategically help the seller obtain the highest possible value.

Remember: The homes that are selling are the ones that are priced to sell—at fair market value.

It is worth repeating: Sellers can no longer get away with overpricing.

Steven Thomas, author of the oC Housing Report, notes:

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This summer’s market is very different

from last year’s hot market. Sellers can

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FV median price for June$491,250O.C. median for June $600,000*median for houses and condos

FV median recent history: (the middle price point of houses and condos sold during the month; does not include mobile homes)$491,250 in June 2014 (36 homes sold)$669,000 in May 2014 (39 homes sold)$643,750 in April 2014 (38 homes sold)$578,000 in March 2014 (38 homes sold)$613,750 in February 2014 (34 homes sold)$643,000 in January 2014 (36 homes sold)$562,250 in December 2013 (36 homes sold) $590,000 in November 2013 (37 homes sold) $612,500 in October 2013 (49 homes sold) $560,000 in September 2013 (39 homes sold)$620,000 in August 2013 (65 homes sold)$615,000 in July 2013 (73 homes sold)$615,000 in June 2013 (51 homes sold)$589,000 in May 2013 (47 homes sold)$590,000 in April 2013 (55 homes sold)$512,500 in March 2013 (43 homes sold)$537,000 in February 2013 (30 homes sold)$540,000 in January 2013 (24 homes sold)$532,000 in December 2012 (38 homes sold)$403,000 in November 2012 (45 homes sold) $524,000 in October 2012 (42 homes sold)$525,000 in September 2012 (50 homes sold)$522,000 in August 2012 (47 homes sold)$532,500 in July 2012 (55 homes sold)$545,000 in June 2012$529,000 in May 2012$475,000 in April 2012$501,000 in March 2012$535,000 in February 2012$472,500 in January 2012 $485,000 in December 2011$455,000 in November 2011$520,000 in October 2011$490,000 in September 2011$490,000 in August 2011 $490,000 in July 2011$530,000 in June 2011$552,500 in May 2011$500,000 in April 2011$501,000 in March 2011$530,000 in February 2011$571,000 in January 2011$485,000 in December 2010$572,000 in November 2010$555,000 in October 2010$523,000 in September 2010$597,500 in August 2010$525,000 in July 2010$585,000 in June 2010$602,000 in May 2010$535,500 in April 2010$557,000 in March 2010$572,000 in February 2010$560,500 in January 2010$555,000 in December 2009$602,000 in November 2009$600,000 in October 2009$600,000 in September 2009$538,000 in August 2009$557,500 in July 2009$565,000 in June 2009$552,500 in May 2009$512,500 in April 2009$519,000 in March 2009$575,000 in February 2009$557,750 in January 2009$543,500 in December 2008$540,000 in November 2008Sources: Dataquick; Redfin(includes houses and condos)


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Selling? avoid these common mistakesBy SUSAN SAURASTRI Star Real Estate

elling a home involves more than just putting

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Choosing a Realtor for the wrong reasons: Picking someone based on person-al relationships

instead of professional credentials, or an agent that recommends the highest listing price or provides the lowest commission, can be a huge error. do your homework and choose wisely.

Making staging mistakes: Be ruthless in depersonalizing and de-cluttering the whole house. Store excess furniture in an off-site storage facility or in the garage. deep clean be-fore showing. Give as much attention to the exterior as you do the interior.

Pet evidence: It’s tough but keep pets away during showings. Remove all evidence of fur throughout the house. Patch up walls, screens and other spots pets have scratched. Stains, marks and odors are a huge turn-off to buyers. Have a non-pet owner stop by to assess your de-petting success.

Limiting showings: Buyers need to be able to see the house so sellers have to be flexible to get the most potential buyers through the door. Some buyers schedule tours during a specific time

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period and if a home isn’t available, it won’t make it on the schedule.

Sellers be gone: Owners who are present during showings tend to hover, inhibiting buyers and making them feel uncomfortable. Please leave and allow the agent to do his or her job.

Disclose, disclose, disclose: avoid a lawsuit. Be clear and honest in disclos-ing all known facts that can affect the value of the property.

Necessary repairs: a house that needs more work becomes less appealing than its competition. If a home needs a major overhaul, it immediately reduces the pool of prospective buyers willing to look at it. Offering a credit to buyers upon closing to make repairs tends to be less effective than just making the repairs beforehand.

The offers: don’t ignore early offers. If the house is priced correctly be ready to act immediately. If your house has location, condition and price when it hits the market you should have offers right out of the gate. Consider all aspects of the contract. The highest bid may not actually be your best offer.

Trust your Realtor: you know your home, but a Realtor knows how to sell it.

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Take advantage of his or her experience and listen to advice on things like stag-ing, pricing and repairs.

Get a home inspection: although a buyer will get an inspection too, getting one first ensures you’ll be forewarned of any major defects.

Negotiations: Negotiation will be necessary throughout the entire process on repairs, what stays or goes, and clos-ing and moving dates. Being stubborn will slow the process and can cut into your profits. Failure to negotiate on price, for example, can mean losing a sale during the crucial first weeks when the best offers arrive.

Making an impression: you’ll have one opportunity to impress a buyer. a buyer will make either a negative or a positive judgment about your house within the first 60 seconds. Make a positive impact and you’re likely to get an impressive offer.

SPONSORED COLUMNThis column is sponsored by

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$1,187,00017795 San Candelo St.

Beds: 4 • Baths: 3.5 • 3,250 sq. ft.Lot size: 5,227 sq. ft. • year built: 2007

Hardwood flooring, tall baseboards, crown molding, plantation shutters. Gourmet

kitchen, white cabinetry, granite, stainless appliances, two dishwashers and convec-tion ovens. Master suite includes walk-in

closet, bathtub, huge shower.Listed by Nancy Andreason, Century 21,

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$819,0009646 La Granada

Beds: 4 • Baths 3 • 2,482 sq. ft.Lot size: 7,405 sq. ft. • year built: 1966Central air conditioning, plantation shut-ters, dual-paned windows, double entry

doors; formal living room with soaring ceil-ing; formal dining room; remodeled kitchen with custom maple cabinetry, Corian coun-tertops, breakfast nook; family room with fireplace; large master suite with walk-in closets; pool and spa, deck with railing.Listed by Lily Campbell, First Team Real

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$798,00018136 Sigmond Circle

Beds: 4 • Baths 3 • 2,768 sq. ft.Lot size: 7,461 • year built: 1976

Great views of Saddleback and Newport. Spacious Warmington-built, two-story Cape Cod-style with dual master suites. Cathe-dral ceilings, French doors, two fireplaces. New kitchen has granite counters, white

cabinets, stainless steel appliances. Listed by Susan Saurastri, Star Real Estate,

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$680,00017671 Bushard St.

Beds: 3 • Baths 3 • 1,780 sq. ft.Lot size: 7,405 • year built: 1965New exterior paint, new roof, new

double-paned windows; new plumbing, water heater and heater. Remodeled

kitchen with granite. Wood floors down-stairs; scraped ceilings and crown molding;

extra bonus rooms upstairs; easy maintenance yard.

Listed by Chandler Properties, (714) 803-3253.

$519,00017870 La Lima Lane

Beds 4 • Baths 3 • 1,628 sq. ft.Lot size: 2,178 sq. ft. • year built: 1966

Remodeled unit with etched glass double- door entry. Living room with fireplace. Re-

modeled kitchen has custom oak cabinets, granite countertops, stainless appliances and recessed lighting. Crown moldings.

Two-car garage.Listed by Susan Sauarstri, Star Real Estate,

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$879,00018892 Mt. Walton Circle

Beds 4 • Baths 3 • 2,779 sq. ft.Lot size: 8,000 sq. ft. • year built: 1979French doors and windows, bay window,

cathedral ceilings, marble fireplace, formal dining room, breakfast nook. Kitchen features butcher block center island,

natural wood cabinetry, Corian counter-tops, Sub-Zero refrigerator. Tranquil back

yard features spa, manicured gardens and brick-accented patio and planters.

Listed by Lily Campbell, First Team Real Estate, (714) 717-5095.

$699,00018673 Los Leones St.

Beds 5 • Baths 3 • 2,460 sq. ft.Lot size: 7,405 sq. ft. • year built: 1964

Bonus room, office, master suite, dual-pane windows. Updated bathrooms. Large living room with fireplace and recessed lighting.

Kitchen has tile countertops and back-splash, stainless gas cooktop and stainless refrigerator, breakfast bar and ceiling fan.

Inside laundry room with newer washer and dryer. Wraparound back yard with pool.Listed by Lily Campbell, First Team Real

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The Fountain Valley Friends of the Library are purchasing new chairs for the library in august.

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More information: Call (714) 968-9196.

City to host AARP safe-driving class

The american association of Re-tired Persons and the city will team up to host a two-day safe driving course in the city.

The class is set for 9 a.m. to noon Monday, aug. 25 and 1:30-5:30 p.m., Tuesday, aug. 26 at The Center at Founders Village Senior and Commu-nity Center. The cost is $15 for aaRP members and $20 for non-members, payable to aaRP at the door.

Participants will review the rules of the road with an emphasis on safety strategies for older drivers. The course will also cover defensive driving tech-niques, and go over new traffic laws.

additionally, the course will cover normal changes in vision, hearing, and reaction time associated with aging, and will provide practical techniques to adjust for these changes. There are no tests to pass. Upon completion of the eight-hour course, you could receive a multi-year discount on your car insurance.

The Center at Founders Village Senior and Community Center is at 17967 Bushard St. Space is limited, and participants must be pre-registered.

To register, call (714) 593-4446 or stop by the Reception desk.

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Networking, credibility = successA visit with Chamber members Pacific Coast Liquidators’ David and Lupe Secrest

By MARY PARSONSCEO, Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce

I recently sat down with david Secrest of Pacific Coast Liquidators to find out a little about his business and

to see how the Chamber of Commerce plays a role in its success. The business is a member of the Fountain Valley Chamber of Com-merce.

Q. David, who would benefit from your company?

A. “We help families eliminate ex-cessive personal property,” David said. “Seventy-five percent of my business comes from surviving beneficiaries who don’t have the time to do the work that is required. Twenty-five percent is from downsizing parents, job relocation or re-tirement. a good example is a neighbor who passed away and his son who does not live in the area. He hired us to liqui-date all the belongings in the house.”

Q. What is your company’s objec-tive?

A. “Pacific Coast Liquidators’ objec-tive is to clean up, evaluate it and then decide whether it goes in the goodwill or resalable pile. Hiring a company like us keeps the emotion out of the objects left in a house.”

Q. Why is it important to you to be a member of the Fountain Valley Cham-ber of Commerce?

A. “Credibility and community in-volvement. We believe networking is the

primary benefit— getting people to know who you are. I haven’t been as active as I would like due to an average of two sales a week. It’s a good problem to have.”

Q. How do you mar-ket your business?

A. “Mostly referrals and the ad in Fountain Valley Living Magazine. We’re also on Facebook and LinkedIn.”

Q. How are you involved in the community?

A. “We volunteer with the Fountain Valley Community Foundation and I was a contestant in the 2014 Mr. Fountain Valley contest.”

QUICK FACTSPacific Coast LiquidatorsDavid & Lupe Secrest(714) [email protected]


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July 31: Business Expo, 5-8 p.m. at the Fountain Valley Sports Park, 16400 Brookhurst St., during the city’s Concert in the Park.Aug. 25: Free business workshop, 6-9 p.m. at the FV Library, 17635 Los Alamos St.Sept. 10: Home-based Business Expo, 5:30-7 p.m., at Elwyn California, 18325 Mt. Baldy Circle.Sept. 23: Chamber networking luncheon, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., at the Fountain Valley Recreation Center, 16400 Brookhurst St.Sept. 25: Candidates forum, 5-9 p.m. at Fountain Valley City Hall, 10200 Slater Ave.

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Fountain Valley Regional Medical Center has been ranked as one of the best hospitals for 2014-15 in California by U.S. News & World Report.

The hospital also earned high rankings as a “Best Hospital in the LA Metro Area” and as a “High Perform-ing Hospital in Cancer, Geriatrics and Pulmonology.”

The annual U.S. News Best Hospitals rankings, now in their 25th year, recog-nize hospitals that excel in treating the most challenging patients.

“We are pleased to be recognized among the best hospitals in California and Los Angeles,” hospital CEO Joe Badalian said in a press release. “Our entire staff and our physicians place quality care and patient satisfaction as their top priorities.“

Fountain Valley Regional ranked 42nd in the state and 22nd in the La Metro area, improving its standing from 2013 when it ranked 45th and 26th respectively.

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Fountain Valley Regional ranked among top hospitals in reportpitals in 16 adult specialties and ranked the top 50 in most of the specialties. Just 3 percent of the nearly 5,000 hospitals that were analyzed for the Best Hospitals 2014-15 ranking earned national ranking in even one specialty.

The rankings are available at health.usnews.com/best-hospitals and will appear in the U.S. News “Best Hospitals 2015” guidebook, available in August.

FV Regional names new C.O.O.Fountain Valley Regional Medical

Center has announced the appointment of Edward Littlejohn as Chief Operating Officer.

as COO, Littlejohn is responsible for day-to-day operations of the hospital, which is part of Tenet California.

Prior to joining Fountain Valley Re-gional, Littlejohn served as the COO of Kaiser Permanente in San diego, leading its health plan and hospital operations. His role included oversight of Kaiser’s North County membership growth strategy, facility expansion of three new

medical office buildings, delivery system build out, and physician and contract hospital integration.

earlier in his career, Littlejohn was the COO for John Randolph Medical Center in Hopewell, Va, a 147-bed com-munity hospital.

He holds a master of public health degree in health policy and management from Columbia University in New york and a bachelor’s degree in health care administration from California State University, Northridge.

a native Californian, he enjoys travel-ing, playing golf and spending time with his family and friends.

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Business

lot of people in Fountain Valley know Brett Butler.

We’ve known him for many years now, so we

thought we’d ask our newest Fountain valley living magazine employee to talk about himself.

Here goes:Q: Where did you grew up and go to

school?A: I grew up in the great city of Foun-

tain Valley attending Gisler elementary, Masuda Middle School and Fountain Valley High School. I went on to receive my bachelors in communications from Long Beach State in 2012. I moved to Ir-vine in 2013 but still worked in Fountain Valley and continue to do so today.

Q: You obviously have lots of Fountain Valley connections. What makes this city so attractive to you?

A: Fountain Valley has the best feeling of community. It’s not an all-out suburb where you feel secluded, and it isn’t a big skyscraper city with continu-ous bumper-to-bumper traffic. It’s simply its own type of town that is made pos-sible by the people who participate in it.

People of Fountain Valley care about their city, and the city cares about its people.

Q: What will you be doing for Fountain Valley Living Magazine?

A: The powers that be at the magazine like to call me the “Do Everything Guy.” I’ll have a part in everything that happens in the magazine from ads to photos to the events that the magazine puts on for its patrons. I’m here to hopefully bring the magazine to bigger heights and move our magazine forward in the years to come. I’ll be working on anything that can help strengthen the magazine.

Q: We understand you have learned a lot of leadership skills through your participation in the Kiwanis family. Tell us briefly what Kiwanis is about and how has it helped you?

A: Kiwanis is an organization that cares about its community and the people in the community. Whether it’s giving back through scholarships for students or hands-on service to better the community, Kiwanis is always lending a helping hand to make the world a better place. Kiwanis has helped me grow as

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Q: What’s your favorite restaurant in Fountain Valley and why?

A: Oh wow, that is a tough one. I’d probably have to say Stonefire Grill as they have a little bit of everything from salad to juicy tri-tip to delicious pasta. However, the best things there are the breadsticks, I could eat those forever and never get tired of them.

Q: What would you like to be doing 20 years from now?

A: I’d love to be here at the magazine managing whatever it is we have going by then.

I know we are only going to grow from here in Fountain Valley, so maybe we’ll have a full news station by then, who knows. This city has been my entire life and I’d love nothing more than to give back and be a part of Foun-tain Valley for as long as I can.

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Tour of a lifetimeFVHS vocal music instructor Kevin Tison leads his Troubadours vocal music group to China.


If you’re talented enough to become a member of the Troubadours vocal music group at Fountain Valley High School, you can be assured that it won’t be just another classroom experience.

Vocal music instructor Kevin Tison led the Troubadours on a music perfor-mance tour of China this summer with stops in three different regions as well as Hong Kong.

It was the fourth international tour Tison has led with his premiere music ensemble, having previously visited Germany and austria in 2006, France in 2008 and england in 2012.

“It was 10 packed days full of trains, buses, planes, ferries....and lots of culture, food, history and learning,” Tison said.

Why China?“It was time to go another direction,”

Tison said. “In addition to changing

directions, this trip was special to me in that I lived in Hong Kong for quite some time during 1993 and 1994, the first place I was to ever visit outside of the United States when I was still in college.

“It immediately became a very, very special place to me and remains so to this day. I knew without a doubt that I wanted our performance tour to finish in this remarkable city,” Tison added.

The group toured Beijing, Xi’an, Shanghai and Hong Kong, and the students trudged up the Great Wall of China, stood face to face with the Terra Cotta Warriors, spun silk in a factory and got to sing in some of the country’s most prestigious venues, in front of enthusias-tic, packed-out audiences.

“The Chinese were very loving and gracious to us,” Tison said.

Here’s what a few of the members of

the FVHS Troubadours had to say about their trip to China:

“the experiences there were limitless. Performing in some of the world’s greatest performance halls was such an honor.“

—Kali Green, 10th grade

“this year’s tour to China was the most amazing thing i have ever done. Having the opportunity to go overseas and sing with your friends and classmates sounds like a dream .... on this trip i met people from a whole differ-ent country coming to watch us sing. i felt like we were all stars.”

—Sutton Fryslie, 11th grade

“Whenever we found a chance to sing, we took it, whether it was in the renowned Shanghai Conservatory of music, or in the middle of the street. it was amazing to share our culture with the people, and get to know theirs at the same time.”

—Morgan Parker, 10th grade

“We were able to shake hands and take sil-ly pictures with the people of Shanghai, which helped us see how we can touch the hearts of many people, even if there was a language barrier. Being able to perform in places like the Heluting Concert Hall of Shanghai and all the other halls brought smiles to the audiences who came to watch, which made our choir bond and come together as a group of friends.”

—Manuel Santiago, 11th grade

Photo by TUE DUONGFor more photos from the choir tour,

go to www.FountainValleyMagazine.com


steve schultz

WBy STEVE SCHULTZFountain Valley Living Magazine

hen it comes to build-ing a team, verbs matter more than adjectives. your actions as a company, team

or organization showcase what you’re truly about and are the fuel for executing

the mission and fulfilling your company’s vision.

When I became the head varsity basketball coach at Foun-tain Valley High School in May, my vision was to make the experi-

ence for our players bigger than bas-ketball. Our program’s motto is: “Love, Lead, Elevate.”

Those three verbs are the nucleus for everything we do. Those words are print-ed on our clothing and embossed on the rubber bands we wear on our wrists. We teach these verbs through stories, books, articles, guest speakers, example, and by empowering our players to share in the leadership role.

Love comes first as love must be the first action we take in everything we do. FVHS english teacher david Theriault told me once that every teacher should have a section at the top of their lesson plans that asks, “How do I make my students feel loved today?”

This is a question every person, regardless of their occupation, should answer every day. We encourage our players to make someone feel loved every day. The more you treat people with love the more you begin to feel the emotion of love for them. We want our players to choose to treat themselves, the game, and everyone else with love every day.

We believe by focusing on these three verbs we will influence our players to realize the vision and execute the daily mission of giving their personal best and making their best better. This makes suc-cessful teams. But more importantly, it’s bigger than basketball by leading them to elevated lives by influencing them to become men who love, lead and elevate others.

What three verbs define you and your team?

About the writer: Steve Schultz is an English teacher at Fountain Valley High School and is a published writer. He has been published four times in Educational Leadership Magazine and is a contributing writer in five books: Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inspiration for Writers; Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tough Times for Teens; Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inside Basketball; Hey Leader...Wake Up and Hear the Feedback; and A+ Teaching: 180 Ways to Enhance Your Success As a Teacher.


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To lead is to influence. Learning to lead is learning how to become the very best of yourself as a person and in perfor-mance. To lead is to awaken the whisper of the soul into shouting, “You are meant for more!” and then serving others so they can do more and become more.

The three primary functions of a leader are to define reality, communicate the vision, and then transform the vision into reality.

elevation is the transference of the best of who you are into others, which makes them better than they are. When you lead with love you will elevate lives.

ellis Park used to have this metal teeter totter. Relationships are like teeter totters—you give and then I give. On the contrary, to elevate is to sit on the teeter totter in order for someone else to rise, never expecting anything in return.

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As a grandpa, Ron Cook found his passion in coaching and umpiring baseball and softball. For Ron,

Photo by LYNN SEEDENFountain Valley’s Ron Cook enjoys umpiring Little League and high school baseball and girls softball.

By TED APODACAFor Fountain Valley Living Magazine

eet Ron Cook. He has always enjoyed sports, particularly coaching his children and grandchildren. He says he just has a pas-sion for being around the ball fields.

after raising his four children in Fountain Valley, Cook found op-portunities to help out with his grandchildren’s teams. He coached his grandson Jared Bakker’s Fountain Valley Little League team in the late ‘90s, but Jared soon moved on to other sports.

“Baseball wasn’t Jared’s thing, but it was definitely grandpa’s,” Jared’s mom, Ginger Bakker said.

Cook’s baseball interest then took a new turn—toward umpiring. He had umpired younger children’s games, but now he began to learn more about what it took to umpire the older divisions, which requires more skill and knowledge to maintain a game.

He took classes and began volunteering as an umpire for district 62 Little League, soaking up as much knowledge of the game and the art of umpiring as he could.

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Cook said that when he first start-ed umpiring, he was shown the ropes by darrell dyson and also mentioned umpiring friends Lee Batterman, dave davies and John dowdy.

“I’ve never met anyone with more love of the game than those three guys,” Cook said.

While being an umpire is an import-ant part of the game, it is also not always the most popular. But Cook insists that if you put in the time to learn the proper techniques you can manage a game in a way that keeps coaches, players and fans satisfied.

He talks of things like the key aspects of angles and distance when getting in position to make calls; and the, “pause, read and react” theory. He also said taking the time to explain the rules, the reason for calls and sometimes a clari-fication to the parties involved can help with proper game management.

“Those kinds of things keep you out of trouble and keep peace in the stands,” Cook said.

Cook didn’t start his umpiring career until later in life than most. He requested that his age not be included, but suffice to say he is retired from 30 years work-ing in manufacturing and seven years working in real estate after that.

He has umpired Little League and high school games, including some CIF playoff games, but in the past four years has focused mainly on umpiring high school softball.

Cook said one of the most rewarding experiences was when he got the chance to umpire for the Special Olympics at Mile Square Park. and he has been invited to apply for an umpiring position at the 2015 World Special Olympics in Los angeles. after that he is considering hanging up his mask—but isn’t fully committed to doing so.

as long as his health allows he may try to continue. It’s just what he does.

“Some people golf, some fish, I um-pire,” Cook said.


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a name and face familiar to many Fountain Valley residents will lead San Bernardino Valley College’s football team this year.

Former Fountain Valley High School head coach John Shipp was hired July 10 by the San Bernardino Communi-ty College

district.Shipp replaces Kevin emerson,

John Shipp to coach at San Bernardino Valleywho coached San Bernardino Valley from 2009-2013, earning one confer-ence championship and guiding the team to two bowl appearances.

Shipp was head coach at Fountain Valley High School from 2004-2012 and is also a former offensive coordinator at Golden West College.

He attended Claremont McKenna College so he is familiar with the area in which he will be recruiting.

San Bernardino Valley opens the season at Santa Barbara City on Sept. 6.

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FV Pride softball all-stars reach state tourney

ountain Valley Pride, a team of Fountain Valley

Girls Fastpitch 10-and-under district All-Stars, has become the first Fountain Valley team to win the State Champi-onship Tournament.

The team was undefeated in the California B State Tournament in Lancaster, Ca.

FV Pride compiled a 34-2-1 record during the summer and now advances to the Western National Championship.

The team, which is managed by Junior Beck, has participated in seven tournaments and brought home first-place trophies in the Rancho Round-Up, San Clemente Memorial day, Jurupa and Carlsbad’s Sea Breeze tournaments and Fountain Valley’s own Summer Classic.

Fountain Valley Pride went into the Central B district Tournament unde-feated, but finished as the tournament

runner-up. However, the top four teams advance to State Tournament, giving Fountain Valley Pride another chance to excel.

Other members of the team’s coaching staff are Junior Garcia, Mark Nakashima and Conrad Villafuerte.

Team members are: CJ Garcia, Rebeca Cabezas, Alexis Zaza, Kale’a Loa Nakashima, Isabella Martinez, Emma Mendoza, Samara Ortega, Piper Parks, Marisa Villafuerte, Hailey DeMaria, Gabby Muniz and Kiara Palamino.

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The Fountain Valley Pride All-Star team celebrates its state championship.


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The Fountain Valley High School Football Boosters and the Michael Musso Memorial Fund held the ninth annual “Moose Invitational” Golf Tournament on June 23 at Mile Square Golf Course.

The annual event helps raise money for the Fountain Valley High School football program and the Michael Musso Memorial Fund.

Michael, a 2004 graduate of Fountain Valley High School, lost his life in a car accident July 29, 2005. Through this fundraiser a scholar-ship is given to a four-year Baron

Ninth annual Invitational raises $17,500Moose magic

Some of the participants in this year’s Moose Invitational Golf Tournament got together for a group photo.

Football player each year.This year the event raised

more than $17,500. among those playing were head football coaches Ray Fenton and former coaches Mike Milner, Dave Penhall, Dave Fitzpatric and George Berg.

among the former FVHS athletes to took part were Mike Musso Sr., Kyle Filer, Matt Ste-vens, Jack Upton, Sam August, John Etheridge (Mr. Fountain Valley) and Kelly Talavou.

also it was announced at the event that the Baron football team will open up play this august in Florida in a game to be televised live on eSPN.


FVHS alumnus Glenn Grandis at the annual Moose Invitational Golf Tournament.


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LIFETIME PATRONS$500-and aboveSteve and Rosemary Crisafulli Richard and Sharon FishFountain Valley Woman's ClubDr. Ron and Kathy Jurgensen, DDSTony and Rhonda NoblesRobert and Carol ProctorEd and Fredda SussmanConnie and Vic WadsleyDonor—anonymous (thank you!)

LIFETIME PATRONS$250-and aboveRobert and Carla CammackFrank and Lucille Christy Ron and Donna CourregesMarc and Linda EckerRabbi Stephen and Robin EinsteinFountain Valley Community

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2014 PATRONS$100 LEVEL Raquel BrownGeorge and Midori BruenningSteve and Rosemary CrisafulliJim and Mimi Cunneen Rabbi Stephen and Robin Einstein Thomas L. LoneganMarc and Marcia McReynoldsJack and Sue Mellott Bill and Kathleen RockneyTheresa Simes, Farmer's Ins.Ed and Fredda SussmanWayne and Monica WarthenNora WebbThe Zaldo Family

2014 PATRONS$50 LEVEL Margaret AbendThe Barie FamilyMichael and Mary ConnallyVirginia DishmanDon and Marge EricksonPete and Melanie HagstromLee and Gail JohnstonRon and Martha LockwoodThe Maghy FamilyEdythe and Nick MuseShayna M. NewmanFelicia and Tony OviedoSteve and Mary ParsonsBonnie and Bob RagoffCliff and Dienna RogersDick and Nan RoweStan and Nancy SmithNick and Terrie TaylorBryan Tice

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Richard and Lois LoganNick PappasPeggy RamlerArmella WallstromCheryl WestleyPeggy WilsonMichael and Joan VaughnAnnamae Zimmer

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2012 PATRONS$100 LEVEL Raquel BrownDoris E. GordonMike and Kim IsraelskyAly JohnsMax and Diane JohnsonDann and Cheri JonesArlene Karr-PowellRussell and Gaye KoelschLillian G. LipkeLarry and Margaret Murphey Anthony and Monica PalmieriRobert and Carol ProctorDolores W. ReedJill Wardlow RuizPatrick and Bonnie TuckerJoleen ValentineThe Zaldo Family

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2011 PATRONS$25 LEVELBruce BaileyMarlene BeckHoward and Pat Bowman Bill Burris, Sr.Laura and Rob CalnonMark CohenCarol CoopermanSharon CopeKathleen DownDann GibbDorothy GookZoraida GordonLinda Mollie GuyotChad HannaJean HardyJoanne HerbelRichard and Lois LoganLarry and Margaret MurpheyValentine M. Nichols Jane E. OdlandJill M. SmithJoleen ValentineAnnamae Zimmer

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2010 PATRONS$100 LEVEL Robert and Carla CammackLarry and Sandra CrandallWalter and Susan CrandallSteve and Rosemary CrisafulliPatrick DuckerDon and Marva Grimm Roger and Winnie HamerlinckTony and Heather McCombsMark and Michele McCurdyMarcia and Marc Wayne and Mary OsborneRobert and Carol ProctorGuy and Jennifer SalamonEd and Michelle SchroederMonty Snyder Ed and Fredda SussmanChad and Nicola WeissLanny and Mary Wilson

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WHO: Art and Ruth Dewick are original owners here in Fountain Valley. They live in the model home of their 1965 tract.

WHAT: Art, 90, retired from the U.S. Postal Service and is also a retired Naval Air Force flight engineer. Ruth, 89, retired after 22 years working at Gemco. They are longtime members of First Christian Church of Huntington Beach. Ruth calls Art “De” for short.

OF INTEREST: The Dewicks celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary on July 2.They love to dance and have been attending the city’s Concerts in the Parks since the concerts first started. They’ve been into swing dancing since they were first married.

QUOTE: “We took some dance lessons at a senior center but they didn’t teach us anything we didn’t already know,” Ruth said.

ON LIVING IN FOUNTAIN VALLEY: “It’s a beautiful city,” Ruth said. “The people around us are so nice and thoughtful. It’s just that kind of community.” Added Art: “And it’s away from the hustle and bustle of everything.”

NOTEWORTHY: The Dewicks have three daughters, nine grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren. They have traveled to the Santa Cruz area for a Christian retreat for the past 37 years.

—Curt Seeden

Faces of Fountain ValleyArt and Ruth Dewick have been dancing at the city’s Concerts in the Park for 24 years.

Meet Art and Ruth DewickFountain Valley, Calif. 92708

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