Walking the Walk by Brian Prince

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COMMUNITY
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FULLERTON’S ONLY INDEPENDENT NEWS •est.1978 (printed on 20% recycled paper) Volume 34 #4 • EARLY MARCH
2012
Report Clears Names
of Kelly Thomas
and Police Dept.
Public Info Officer
Two Fullerton police officers have
been charged with murder and
manslaughter in the beating death of
Kelly Thomas and will go to trial
March 28.
Independent Investigator Mike
Gennaco was hired by the city to take
a look at the police department and its
actions surrounding the incident. He
presented the first of three reports the
Office of Independent Review is working on at a special 4:30pm City
Council session Feb. 21st.
The 6-page report focused on the
information released by the police
dept., how information was disseminated, and facts clearing up accusations
made by some members of the public.
The investigation concluded that
Kelly Thomas did not steal anything
and was not responsible for injuries to
police officers and that there was “No
evidence of intent by the police department to deceive or falsify.”
Gennaco said that Kelly Thomas did
have in his possession a backpack, ID,
and mail that did not belong to him
giving police reason to detain him.
Continued on page 4
ART WALK: A view of Friday Art Walk at the Hibbleton & PAS galleries on West Santa Fe. PHOTO CHUCK OLDFIELD
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Downtown Fullerton Art Walk celebrates 2 years!
Friday, March 2, 2012, 6-10pm at The Museum Plaza
I can remember a few months after my
wife and I opened PÄS Gallery, our friend
and one of the Hibbleton Gallery owners,
Jesse La Tour, came around with a clipboard
and asked if we were interested in starting an
Art Walk in downtown Fullerton. We were
ecstatic. At the time there were collaborative
art events between Hibbleton, Buffalo
Exchange and BTNC, but Jesse was talking
larger-scale—something that would showcase the growing Fullerton art community
and bring all walks of life together. He
showed me a list of businesses and galleries
along Harbor Blvd. and surrounding streets
who had already expressed interest, and he
mentioned a lot more he was going to ask.
That was late in 2009.
After a few months of planning and meeting with art-minded businesses, the
Downtown Fullerton Art Walk was born. It
was the first First Friday which fell on
March 5, 2010. It was a smashing success.
I remember being interviewed on camera
by Rita Garcia of KCAL-9. We had DJs, a
live painter, hot food and wall to wall art
lovers. Artists greeting other artists. People
getting to know each other and becoming
friends over art. The energy was alive. And
that was just in our corner of this unique
downtown. I was able to walk around and a
similar vibe was happening elsewhere
around downtown.
Fast forward two years and 24 art walks,
community pride is on the rise, connections
have evolved and the positivity has gone
viral. There's a new love for art these days in
downtown Fullerton.
Continued on page 12
WHO’S RUNNING?
Candidates are lining up to run in the
June 5th Recall Election. The slate so
far: Jane Rands and Greg Sebourn have
pulled papers for all three seats and will
have to choose one by the March 9th
deadline.
Glenn Georgieff, Roberta Reid and
Travis Kiger have filed to replace
Councilmember Jones should he be
recalled. Rumors are that Doug Chaffee
(who lost to McKinley by a handful of
votes in the last election) may also be
considering a run.
The June ballot will list the question:
“Shall candidate’s name be recalled from
the office of City Council Member?”
Below that will appear a list of the candidates running for that particular seat.
Go to the Clerk’s page under
“Departments” at cityoffullerton.com
and hit on “Elections” for a great
overview of the process and updates on
who has filed to run.
Hazing, Bullying, Whatever You Call It: UNACCEPTABLE
The only details that are agreed on are
that it happened at 2:30 in the morning on
an out of town overnight Troy High
Wrestling Team trip.
•A caller who wishes to remain anonymous contacted the paper and said that
while on an overnight athletic team trip to
Big Bear 9 boys stripped a boy naked,
wrapped him in saran wrap, stuffed a rag in
his mouth, put duct tape over that and
threw him outside at 2:30am for five minutes. The caller said that this is not the first
incident; there have been others and that
the coach was aware.
•Resource Officer Cpl. Kandler of the
Fullerton Police Dept. was notified of the
incident on Jan. 12, 2012. But because the
hazing happened in San Bernardino Sheriff
Dept. jurisdiction the victims were directed
to contact SBSD. Police were told that
there were three victims; one had a gag put
in his mouth; one was saran-wrapped; and
one was put outside in the cold. All were
said to have “volunteered” for the hazing.
•Fullerton Joint Union High School
District Boardmembers reportedly were
told that an incident of hazing took place
while the team was on an overnight trip to
Big Bear. What the hazing involved was
not described. Eight boys were given 5 day
suspensions and one was transferred to
another school. The police were notified
but said they did not have jurisdiction. As
a result, Administrative Regulations have
been modified to require that at least one
district-approved adult chaperone stay
awake at all times of the night to supervise
and ensure that the students are in bed and
not “misbehaving.” In addition, “anti-bullying education programs will be emphasized more and increased with all district
students and staff members.”
•A teacher who talked to the coach and
two of the boys said that the boys were just
having fun and there was no victim.
According to that version of the story five
boys wrapped a volunteer in saran wrap
from the waist down and then laughed at
him when he tried to stand up. It happened in Arrowhead on a balcony of the
building where the team was staying.
•A district team reportedly investigated
the incident for the second time on
Tuesday, Feb. 21, and spoke to nine boys,
parents and coaches, and concluded that
the incident was a game and that there
were no victims. There was no saran wrap,
rag in mouth, or duct tape. When the team
got back to Fullerton the principal contacted police. The boys each received a five-day
suspension because even “light hazing” is
not tolerated. No one was transferred.
Whatever happened rose to the seriousness of contacting police, suspending the
participants, and adding overnight regulations. It seems clear that current anti-bullying/hazing measures are not adequate
and there may even be an accepted culture
of hazing. Assuming everyone is telling the
truth as they see it, this is not the time to
end, but the time to start, a serious investigation. The behavior is not acceptable.
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COMMUNITY OPINIONS
Police Ride Along Great
Confused Voter
I have lived in Fullerton
for forty three years. I signed
the Recall petition, agreeing
that there should be a recall.
I have never voted for
Bankhead or Jones.
But as much as I want
them recalled I wonder
about Tony Bushala.
Is he attempting to buy his
way onto the ballot? Why is
the recall so important to
him that he is willing to
spend so much of his own
money on it? What is his
payoff for winning on this
issue?
It also worries me that the
police associations from
other cities are donating to
the No-Recall side. This is
the FULLERTON City
Council.
The problem is basically
that the Fullerton City
Council failed to react
promptly or adequately to
the death of Kelly Thomas at
the hands of two members of
the
Fullerton
Police
Department.
What possible effect does
any of this have on
Riverside, Newport Beach,
Contra Costa, or Ontario
that leads their police associations to donate money to a
problem that needs to be
decided by the residents of
Fullerton?
My hope is that the recall
vote is on the ballot in June.
That the recall is approved.
That qualified members of
the community come forward to run for the open
seats.
In the meantime I don’t
know what the real story is
on either side.
Connie Borges
Fullerton
Table Tennis
Programs
and middle schools in New
York City that added pingpong this year.
What would it take to add
this program to Fullerton
public schools? I will donate
up to $25,000 in matching
funds. That is, if our public
schools will agree to add this
program.
Jay Williams Fullerton
jay_wilme@yahoo.com
You may have seen the
news article about Susan
Sarandon donating $75,000
to support table tennis programs in New York City
public schools to pay for
equipment and coaching.
There are 27 high schools
Please Wear
White
Help! Please wear white
and take care when walking
or skating on Fullerton
streets, especially after dark.
Recently I barely saw a
woman in a black outfit jaywalking with a baby, a group
dressed in black walking a
black dog in the street, four
people walking side by side
in the bike lane, and a guy in
dark clothes at night who
walked right in front of my
car while I was attempting a
left turn.
William Fullerton
I had the pleasure to go on a
ridealong with Corporal David
on Friday Feb 10, 2012 from
7pm to 10pm and it was perhaps one of the best experiences
that I have ever had on a Friday
night. After the bad press that
the PD has received relentlessly
for the past several months, this
single ridealong restored my
faith in the police and I am
today a very satisfied person
who feels very secure living only
a block or so away from the
police station.
Cpl. David has a very friendly
attitude and might I add the
admirable ability to multi-task.
While riding along with him I
also met other police officers
and all of them seemed very well
trained and competent as well.
We responded to a number of
calls. The determination these
officers showed in their searches
was very impressive. The way
they dealt with civilians proved
that they were well trained in
such situations. They were
always polite and informative.
There was a situation once
where a senior citizen was being
loud and obnoxious at a senior
citizen home and I don't know
how the two officers remained as
calm as they did. These officers
were very professional,
I am writing this to you so you
can perhaps acknowledge and
publicize this picture of the
Police Department as well. At
the very least, it would help residents of Fullerton to feel closer
to their Police Department and
not judge them based on a few
isolated incidents. I think it is
perhaps one of the best things
that we can do for the community as a whole.
I do hope this crisis is over fast
and that all residents of this city
could see the department the
way that I do.
Bilal Ahmed Fullerton
Recall & Anti-Recall
I wish to express my gratitude
to the Fullerton Observer for
printing the article “Follow the
Money: Recall & Anti-Recall.”
Your front page piece exhibits
the hidden agendas ensnarled
within our most fundamental
level of government, the local
city council. The voters of
Fullerton entrusted five elected
officials to give their best to
enhance the living conditions
within their city and with the
tax dollars citizens provide for
these efforts.
Because of several recent
events which have cast a gloomy
cloud over the city, three of our
elected city council members are
being recalled. The Observer’s
article was very informative as to
how money was received that
supports both sides of the fence.
Shocking to me was to find
out where the money was coming from to fight the recall.
A large percent of it is coming
from police unions or their special interest organizations from
around the county and state.
What could possibly be the reason for this sudden interest in
our city council?
The Fullerton Police Officers’
Union is obviously concerned as
two of the three council members being recalled are a former
chief and a former captain who
are friendly to their desires. It is
the union that negotiates with
the city council for their attractive salaries and generous pension plans.
With 26 retired
police officers as members of the
$100,000 pension club, it is
obvious that Fullerton police
would donate money to protect
their two comrades. But what is
the investment that external law
enforcement officers are trying
to protect by contributing to the
anti-recall organization in
Fullerton? This is the question I
and others would like to have
answered.
David Owen Fullerton
Socially
Conscious Music
Thank you for publishing
John Gilbert’s Q&A with the
punk band Amebix in the early
February edition (page 15). It
was a delightful surprise and while short - interesting.
Fullerton is home to at least
three solid record stores - two
explicitly punk - with Burger
Records, Radiation Records, and
Black Hole. Thank you for helping bring attention to socially
conscious music!
Heath Row Culver City
Maybe Rudeness is Needed to Get the Point Across
Re: Comments in the Council Notes Report
Mid February issue.
I spoke at the council meeting about my
small relationship with Kelly Thomas so
people would hear a different side than
what these liars painted him out to be. I
stutter, and its not easy for me to speak
publicly. I soldiered through. I felt I had
to. Perhaps my comments were not worthy of printing, but they were also not
worthy of being dismissed as redundant
and rude.
Also, the booking photo you once
printed of Kelly looked nothing like him.
I knew him off and on over the course of
10 years, and not once did he look like the
buff steroid man in your picture. If it was
real, someone submitted it to you, to taint
the story. They had other pictures I'm
sure, and they would have shown how
frail and skinny he was.
It may make people more comfortable
to feel that deep down Kelly Thomas
must have done something terrible to get
our fine officers this angry.
The fact is that there is almost nothing
you or I could do to them, when unarmed
and dressed professionally, to invoke that
kind of relentless beating.
We look like we may have a voice. We
may have recourse. What they did here
happens when the victim is perceived as
less than human. To them he was useless
trash.
During public comments I was saying
that they were lying. Kelly simply felt the
world in much stronger and often painful
confusing ways than most of us do. In
hindsight, considering what this world
did to him, and this police department
continues to do to his name, he had good
reason for his fears.
It also makes us all more comfortable to
think that homelessness or mental illness
caused his death, but he died of uncontrolled, arrogant, hate and rage , and all
that hate and rage was wearing Fullerton
POLICE uniforms on the night of his
murder.
Steve Baxter Fullerton
PS: This issue matters to me and maybe
being impolite brought attention. When
we marched politely down Harbor Blvd to
save Coyote Hills no one paid attention.
For better or worse this city, and the
power structure will have changed after
this.
ED: Your words were not rude - and
there were others who were left out of the
report who also didn’t fall into that category. Thanks for writing in so I could correct that comment in the Council Notes.
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2012
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Out of My Mind
by Jon Dobrer © 2012 JonDobrer@mac.com
Lessons in Futility
With the Quran you have the central
Afghan citizens from virtually every
political view, region and tribe are rioting object of their faith--for all Muslims,
the streets. Afghan soldiers whom we Sunni and Shiite, friends and enemies. It
trained are turning their American sup- is to Believers the holy, uncreated and
plied guns on us while on joint opera- eternal word of God. The nature of the
tions. Their anger is fueled, at this Quran is not simply symbolic but its holimoment, by our having carelessly burned ness is intrinsic--like the Torah in Judaism
some Qurans. But there is a long sad his- or the consecrated Host in Christianity.
When we are careless, insensitive and
tory of our not knowing where we are,
ignorant it is just not acceptable after a
who they are and what we are doing.
decade. They simply cannot
It is far past the time that we
believe our apologies because
can be acting like we have just
arrived in Afghanistan. If after ...our apologies they cannot believe that after
all this time a nation as
more than a decade we still do
have lost
smart, as technologically
not understand the most funcredibility.
superior and as sophisticated
damental cultural issues, it is
too late to learn.
Our cultural as we are could possibly be
They may have accepted our ignorance and this stupid. It must, they
believe, be active and intenapologies for burning and othinsensitivity
tional
disrespect.
And
erwise desecrating Qurans in
frankly,
our
ignorance
seems
the beginning. They may have
have radically
at times willful.
been able to accept that war is
undermined
After ten years of spending
messy and we did not mean to
our
blood and treasure, we
bomb a wedding or a school.
our efforts
have manufactured enemies
They may have been able to
to do good
not allies. From the pictures
understand that not knowing
and to
of Abu Gharib in Iraq, to the
the rules of their culture, we
pictures of Marines urinating
went into villages, herded the
improve
on dead Taliban, to the myrmen outside and thus humilitheir lot.
iad accounts of desecrated
ated them in front of their
Qurans, they no longer give
wives and children and then in
us any benefit of any doubt.
searching their homes touched
Now I know that we may get righteous
their women as we tried to make sure they
and defensive and understandably queswere unarmed.
However, even if they tolerated this ten tion their sensitivity. We may wonder at
years ago, our apologies have lost credibil- their brutality towards each other, their
ity. Our cultural ignorance and insensitiv- persecution and mutilation of their own
ity have radically undermined our efforts women, their brutality towards their eneto do good and to improve their lot. We mies. We would be justified in our outjust are no longer viable as agents of their rage at the misbehavior of the Taliban and
their allies. But they are not representing
hopes.
It is far past time that they will accept themselves as our friends. They are truththeir families as understandable, if regret- fully representing themselves as our sworn
table, collateral damage. It is past time for enemies. We, on the other hand, are posany American not to know the cultural ing as the friend, protector and the
defender of Afghan freedom. We are not
rules.
But Qurans are just books, we might doing a good job--and no amount of
think. But the Quran is far more like the apologies, investigations and restarts can
Torah, not a mere object but something erase the perception that we are culturally
with iconic and totemic value. For many uneducable.
Americans it is like burning the flag--only
Read more thoughts from Jon Dober at
far more so.
www.insidesocal.com/friendlyfire
Disagree on Dobrer’s Middle East Comments
I enjoy reading Jon Dobrer's column
and usually I agree with him, but I must
take issue with his comments on the
Middle East (Observer Feb. 2012). He
criticizes the Palestine Authority (PA) for
seeking unity with Hamas. Then he states
that Israeli minister Netanyahu cannot
negotiate with the PA because they do not
represent all the Palestinians. This is tantamount to saying that there is no way out
of the impasse.
In fact, according to Gershon Baskin, a
prominent Israeli peace activist, PA
President Mahmoud Abbas has stated that
if Hamas joins the PLO, they would have
to adhere to agreements that the PLO
signed with Israel. The PLO agreed to recognizing Israel, renouncing violence and
terrorism, and adhering to a signed agreement. Hamas leader Kahled Mashaal has
Letter from Afghanistan
A family member with a relative in
Afghanistan sent in the following excerpt
of a letter sent to her in response to one
she sent him in concern for his safety
about the demonstrations taking place in
nearby Bagram over the burning of holy
books.
“What you hear on the news is not hap-
implicitly agreed to these terms by asking
to sit at the table. Thus, according to
Baskin, the time is ripe for Netanyahu and
Abbas to reach a negotiated peace agreement. He believes that the majority of
people on both sides would support such
an agreement.
Ruth Shapin Orange
Jonathan Dobrer Responds:
Ruth, you misconstrue my intent which
was ironic. I pointed out Netanyahu
could not negotiate with the PA because
they didn't represent all Palestinians AND
couldn't negotiate with them, if partnered
with Hamas, because it is a terrorist
organization. In other words, Netanyahu
created fatal alternatives, both of which
preclude talks.
pening here. They do burn questionable
books but the burning of Qurans was not
intentionally done. It was done by a
young American officer clearing an area of
books he was told were written by
Taliban. He couldn’t read them.
President Obama has apologized and
has promised to have the matter investigated. The demonstrators should accept
that and not join everyone else blindly.”
A common billboard from the middle of the country. PHOTO KIA KILPATRICK
A Two Edged Sword
by John Gilbert
I wish I could claim the idea as my own, of my Facebook friends post the now
but the idea that denying another the ubiquitous picture of the urine sample jar
right to speak ultimately deprives you of emblazoned with a plea to drug test welthe right to hear what they might have fare recipients, I actually took the time to
explain the Fourth Amendment to her. I
said is an idea as old as our Republic.
This sword of the two-edged variety was won’t bore you with the conversation
probably first set to print by people like here, but I explained at length that a class
John Milton, Thomas Paine, and John of fellow citizens should not lose their
Stewart Mills. The steel in the blade is rights simply because of financial status
and need, and that to do so
not from the false strength of
would only be to create a
consensus, but rather from the
rod for her own back somestrength of the superior arguday, and the poor are not
ment which can only be known
I suspect
the problem with the counif the dissenting opinion is availsubstituting
try anyway, and welfare
able for scrutiny. Suppress the
fraud is less than 2%, and
dissenters and what remains is
even the
welfare is only 2% of the
dogma- flaccid and merely popword “pets”
federal budget, and 3/5 of
ular. Not only is the minority
would
welfare families are singleopinion to be heard in a democget more
child families, and, and,
racy, but it must be especially
protected because of its vulnera- public reaction and…
Eventually, she agreed
bility as well as its value. Even if than the silent
that my position was probathe contrary view is obviously
nod we give
bly the correct position, but
wrong, it forces one to review
to beating
(amazingly!) she would conhis own understanding of the
tinue to support hers!
issue, perhaps strengthening his
children.
Trying to fight against that
own position or possibly uncovkind of willful ignorance in
ering hitherto overlooked prejuthe cascade of re-postings
dices and errors in reasoning.
So, there is value in hearing even the most which followed was futile. I took the
unusual step of deleting five ‘friends’ that
unpleasant of assertions.
Carrying the sword analogy a bit far- day.
The bigotry isn’t confined to class warther, anyone who knows anything about
metal-smithing knows that hardened steel fare, the let’s hate the rich/poor beseechmust be tempered, or softened a bit to ments, but ranges from the now daily
give the blade full flexibility and strength. pouting against (and fascination with) gay
As much as I strongly support the protec- sex, to hidden-in-plain-sight religious
tion of speech, much of that speech is intolerance. Five miles from where I live
remarkably bigoted, and there comes a is a roadside billboard which says, “Use
time when tolerating intolerance is no the rod on your children and save their
longer ethical. Here is where I have flexi- life. –Proverbs 23:13” Atrocious grammar
bility. ( I only speak of my personal discre- aside, how does this public admonition to
tion, however, and not some desire to beat children get a free pass? You must ask
have the government come in and sup- yourself if you would drive past this withpress some person or group with whom I out comment if the word “children” were
replaced with “blacks” or “Jews”. I susdo not agree.)
When faced with relentless propaganda pect substituting even the word “pets”
and intentional attempts at coercion, it is would get more public reaction than the
the duty of the individual to ignore those silent nod we give to beating children
voices in order to preserve his own rea- instead. I wish I could ‘un-friend’ this
soned thought. The first time I saw one sign.
Though I stand by the rights of these
people to speak their small minds, it is
equally important that their ‘us against
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them’ messages are met with the kind of
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COUNCIL REPORT FEB. 21, 2012
Councilmember Jones supported the
Bankhead, McKinley &
resolution,
“I’m in favor of community
Whitaker Reject Resolution investing where
we can.”
on Campaign Finance Reform
Councilmember Whitaker agreed, “We
Occupy Fullerton presented three reso- should be looking for local first, while not
lutions to the City Council. One was a closing other options.”
Councilmember Bankhead also supresolution to overturn Citizen’s United,
the supreme court decision which granted ported the resolution saying, “We have a
personhood to corporations and which major credit union in Fullerton. We
allows corporations to make unlimited should encourage local investment if they
meet the criteria.”
contributions to political campaigns.
Occupy speaker Synthian Sharp said
Predatory Credit Card
over 100 cities, including five major ones,
Company Access to Students
have adopted resolutions against Citizen’s
United calling for the measure to be overThe third Occupy resolution dealt with
turned.
the abuse of credit card companies targetOccupy speaker Greg
ing students and pushing them
Diamond said, “Elections
into debt at a young age and was
shouldn’t be about who can
accepted unanimously.
“Elections
raise the most money from
Occupy speaker Synthian
shouldn’t
people who want things
Sharp
said he had worked for a
be about
from you, even when it is
credit
card
counseling service in
who can
against the will of the peoFullerton where he got a first
raise the
ple.”
hand look at the problem. The
most
money
Councilmember Jones and
companies offer students, who
from people
Mayor Quirk-Silva supportdon’t understand compound
ed the resolution which who want things interest, credit cards with over
from you,
failed on a vote of 3-2. The
$5,000 limits. There is no check
even when
mayor said, “We want to
on the student’s ability to afford
keep our elections clean
it is against
the card. He related a traumatic
from special interests.”
story about a student who had
the will of
McKinley said he could
called up in great despair over
the people.”
not support the resolution to
the huge debt that he had built
the
measure
overturn
up. He said the student had
because “It is the law of the
committed suicide while he was
land.” Whitaker said if we sign on the talking to him on the phone.
“city will be taking on the opinion that
Mayor Sharon Quirk-Silva, with three
money is not speech as the supreme court young adult children, was familiar with
has ruled.” Bankhead said the resolution the issue and said she would support it.
was “inappropriate.”
Councilmember Jones noted that this
of “credit card companies targetproblem
Banking Locally
ing
young
people who then get over their
A second Occupy resolution to considheads
in
debt”
was not just a local issue
er options to remove city funds from big
and
needed
to
be
addressed nationally.
banks and invest instead in local banks
Councilmember
Whitaker said, “These
and credit unions that invest in the local
companies
socialize
their losses.
community passed 4-1 (McKinley, No).
and
colleges
should be
Universities
Occupy speaker Charles Cha asked who
pushed
to
stop
allowing
access.”
he could talk to about the creation of a
Councilmember Bankhead agreed that
municipal bank or credit union and was
should be enforcing this, not the
“colleges
told to give his information to the city
city.”
clerk.
Continued on page 10
EARLY MARCH
2012
A Message from Kelly’s Dad
Yesterday and last night marked another very good milestone in the pursuit for
justice for Kelly. I want to thank all of the
dedicated, loyal members of Kelly's Army
everywhere that have helped make this
happen. Your willingness to never give up
really helps keep me going. Together we
have forced the City and the Police
Department to make significant changes
in the way they do business, with many
more changes to come. Already these
changes have improved the quality of life
within the city for not only the homeless
and mentally ill, but for all of the citizens
and visitors to the city. I will be the first to
tell you, we still have a very long road
ahead of us. I hope that all of you and
many more supporters will stay in the
fight until the end.
The second time that I addressed the
City Council, I requested that now that
the report was out, and it did indeed clear
Kelly of all of the allegations, I want the
City and the Police Department to issue
an apology letter in a public forum and
clear his name. The second item that I
requested was that I still want a street sign
and a bench installed at the memorial
that will read “Kelly's Corner.”
I received a text this morning as I have
on other occasions from Fullerton Mayor
Sharon Quirk-Silva. It read “Good morning Ron, again I am thinking of you (she
knows that at times I don't hold it together very well). I will be formally working
on an apology letter to clear Kelly's name.
In addition, I have already talked to Joe
(the City Manager) about formally putting up a sign that says Kelly's Corner and
a bench- perhaps the one year anniversary
would be a good date to shoot for?
Sending hugs and prayers, Sharon QuirkSilva."
This is great news for all of us. I look at
this as what I have been telling everyone
that I want to work with the City to do.
Re-build Fullerton. Thank you Sharon.
The last item that I would like to share
with you is that the current addition of
Orange Coast Magazine has been published. The writer worked with me and
other family members and friends for a
few months to complete the story. It tells
about Kelly's life, not so much about his
death. I've been told that it is a really good
story. Thank you all again.
Ron Thomas
Gennaco’s Independent Report
on the Fullerton Police Dept. Part 1
to be based on actual preliminary medical
Continued from frontpage
Kelly Thomas could be heard on a record- records indicating that one may have sufing giving police permission to search his fered a fracture of the ribs and another a
backpack. It was later determined that fractured elbow. Later X-ray results deterthe mail had been discarded in the trash, mined there were no fractured ribs. One
and the backpack had been abandoned at officer did “undergo surgery for a shoulder injury but it was unclear whether his
the train station.
The recording of a call to dispatch elbow was ever fractured,” according to
which brought police to the train station the report. There was no evidence that
was made by a woman who identified a Mr. Thomas had caused the injury and
the injury might have
male with no shirt wearing a
been caused by fellow
backpack whom she called
officers involved in the
“Kelly” as pacing between
struggle.
cars, looking into windows
Though
Gennaco’s
and trying door handles. A
team
found
no
intentionpolice Digital Recording
al
deceit
by
the
police
Device documented the
he
said
that
department
police arriving on the scene
were
once
the
reports
and asking a female if she
found to be in error they
had seen a man with no shirt
should have been immein the area. She answered yes
diately and decisively corand indicated the direction
rected.
the man had taken.
He made recommendaThe booking photo Above: FPD booking photo
tions
regarding the release
released to media was found
from Mr. Thomas’ 2009
of
information
in a crisis
to be an accurate photo of
arrest in Fullerton for
situation.
Information
Mr. Thomas at the time of
trespassing and violating
should be delayed until it
his last arrest in 2009.
a restraining order.
is definitive. Or if
Evidence from video, digital
released, it should be
Below:
Orange
County
recording, and fingerprints
made clear that the inforSheriff
’s
Dept.
booking
photo
all show Mr. Thomas to be
mation is extremely tentalater
the
same
night
from
the person in the booking
tive. Once it is learned
when
he
was
transferred
to
photo. In addition a call
that information released
OCSD
custody.
from the jail was made by
is in error, a correction
the man who identified himshould be made quickly
self as Kelly Thomas to the
and broadly.
home of Cathy Lee Thomas
Gennaco and his team
and Kelly James Thomas. In
will
be submitting two
the video of that call Mr.
more
reports. One is due
Thomas can be seen and
to
be
presented to the
heard talking to an individcouncil
on Tuesday,
ual he refers to as
20th
and will deal
March
“Grandma,” and later to
with
the
overall
policies
another
individual
he
and
procedures
of the
addresses as “Mom.”
police
department
and
his
recommendaGennaco recommended that in regards
to releasing an old booking photo, even at tions on what needs to be improved.
The second is an internal report which
the request of media, that the department
will
be presented to Chief Dan Hughes
should have consulted with the family
and
will
examine the individual responses
first. Kelly Thomas was never put under
of
each
officer.
That report, which will not
arrest during the July 5th encounter, and
be
made
public,
will be used in any disciin fact had died by the time the photo was
plinary
actions.
released.
Gennaco, the chief attorney for the LA
The reports of police officers receivOffice
of Independent Review, was hired
ing broken bones as a result of the
in
August
2010 to conduct an independencounter with Mr. Thomas were found
ent review of the Fullerton Police Dept.
EARLY MARCH
2012
EDUCATION
FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 5
At Left:
1st place winner of the
art contest Jazell
Gallardo from Nicolas
receives her trophy from
Ernie Fregoso and Becky
D’Arrigo.
At Right:
The Flight category
winning team from
Nicolas Jr. High Miguel
Armenta, Taylor Lucio,
and Christian Barrios
with Assistant Principal
Dennis Perry and
Principal Mathew
Barnett
Ladera Vista Hosts “Take Flight” Event
story & photo by Jere Greene
Students and parents of five local schools
were provided a dinner donated by local
restaurants and an evening of activities presented by Ladera Vista in a program developed by Ernie Fregoso.
Seventh grade students competed in the
art, design and actual flight activities centered around paper airplanes and flight in
general. The entries are currently on display
on the north wall of the Children's Library
at the Main Public Library, 353 W.
Commonwealth in Fullerton.
The results in three categories were:
Best Accuracy
1st: Nicolas Jr. High
2nd: Parks Jr. High
3rd: Beechwood
4th: Fisler
5th: Ladera Vista Jr. High
Longest Distance
1st: 82.5 feet, Ladera Vista
2nd: 71.5 feet, Fisler
3rd: 70.5 feet, Nicolas
4th: 64.0 feet, Beechwood
5th: 18.0 feet, Parks
Above: Nick Moreno’s innovative 1st Place
winning airplane design
Below: Paige Westerlin and Kyle West’s
2nd Place winning airplane design
Longest Time Aloft
1st: 3.14 seconds, Beechwood
2nd: 3.01 seconds, Ladera Vista
3rd: 2.75 seconds, Nicolas
4th: 1.96 seconds, Fisler
5th: 1.10 seconds, Parks Jr. High
Middle College Controversy
The top three winners in each category, and each first place winner,
received two Angel’s baseball game
tickets and a $10 Jamba Juice gift card.
North Orange County College District
Moves to New Election Plan
The North OC Community College
District Board of Trustees has started a
process that will result in major changes to
the way trustees are elected as well as the
boundaries of areas each represents.
The plan to transition from “at-large”
elections to “by-trustee area” elections was
approved in Dec., 2011. Currently there
are four trustee areas and all voters within
the district elect members of the Board.
After the transition which starts with the
Above: Winners in the Flight Art competition were
Beechwood’s Tara Schneider, 3rd place; Nicolas Jr. High’s Jazelle Gallardo, 1st place;
and Parks Jr. High’s Amy Chen, 2nd place.
Nov. 2012 election, there will be seven
trustee areas with each member elected
only by voters residing within their area.
Board President Molly McClanahan
said they were making the change to create more equitable representation.
College districts, school districts and
city councils across the state are making
similar transitions in response to the
California Voting Rights Act of 2001 and
the data from the 2010 Census.
No decision was made on granting
retroactive approval to the creation of the
Buena Park High/Cypress College Middle
College program at the North Orange
County Community College District
Board of Trustees meeting on Feb. 14th.
However, on Feb. 23rd, the Cypress
College Academic Senate voted to deny
retro college credit for courses taken.
Cypress faculty pointed out that Buena
Park High began publicly advertising and
offering Buena Park/Cypress Middle
College courses in English, Biology,
History, Math and Psychology, and promising students college credit, in the fall of
2011 before a contract had been written
and approved. They felt the move by the
college district and Buena Park circumvented faculty on issues of hiring instructors and control of course content and
oversight. The lack of a contract makes
the courses ineligible for college credits.
Some wanted to know how such a plan
had failed to come before either the high
school or community college boards
before launching. Some objected to high
school instructors being offered the teaching assignments over Cypress College faculty.
The retroactive authorization is sought
between Cypress College and Buena Park
High for the Middle College Program,
effective January 3, 2012 through June
30, 2012 to cover classes already in session at the high school. (not including the
fall 2011 classes)
According to NOCCCD board president Molly McClanahan there were some
glitches in the process but everything will
be worked out as “the Board and District
heartily support this kind of endeavor.”
The courses are being taught on the
Buena Park High School campus and
McClanahan said that the “Buena Park
faculty teaching the courses have to meet
the same criteria for teaching comparable
curriculum at the college level including
having a masters degree.”
Dr. Mike Kasler, president of Cypress
College agreed and said he expected the
problems to be worked out with faculty
input in the next few weeks.
Trustee Bob Singer of the Fullerton
Joint Union High School District said
that once NOCCCD concurrence is
received the program will be presented for
approval in an open session of the high
school board. Additional costs associated
with earning college credits are to be provided from the School Improvement
funds received by Buena Park High.
Other costs are provided by the normal
state education funding based on student
attendance. Until final resolution has
been received students will receive high
school credit for the classes.
Dale Craig, president of United Faculty,
said that, “Everyone involved, both faculty and administrators, agree that providing a path to a college degree for high
school students is very important. There
are good models for achieving this task.
One of these is a “middle college” model
where high school students are taught at
their own school by college instructors
and these students also come on campus
to take courses. They are kept together as
a class but taught by college faculty and
experience college life, but do so in a
structured and supportive way. These programs are very successful. However, this is
not what has been designed at Cypress
College and Buena Park High School.”
Next NOCCCD Board meeting is
5:30pm at 1830 W. Romneya Dr.,
Anaheim on Feb. 28. Next FJUHSD
Board meeting is 7:30pm March 13 at
1051 W. Bastanchury Rd., Fullerton.
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EARLY MARCH
Project Makes Prom
Dreams Come True
New and gently used prom gowns and
accessories have been donated to the
YWCA of North Orange County to make
140 dreams come true.
The YWCA of North Orange County,
along with Kiss Products Inc., Soroptimist
International of Fullerton, National
Charity League of Fullerton, Kiki Prom
and Evening Wear, Cal State University
Fullerton-HSSA Community Service,
Elizabeth Jones, professional makeup
artist, and Bella Dia Salon are gearing up
to help high school girls attend their prom
with pride and self-confidence.
The Prom Project is scheduled for
March 31, 2012 at the First United
Presbyterian Church, 114 North Pomona,
Fullerton.
“High school proms are memorable
experiences that last a lifetime. Our goal is
to provide high school senior girls with
new or gently used formals so they can
attend their prom feeling good about
themselves. A beautiful dress is a good
start!” said Diane Masseth-Jones,
Executive Director, YWCA of North
Orange County.
Girls who would like to participate need
to submit an application before March
31st. Applications are available by calling
at (714) 871-4488 or you can go to
www.promproject.org and download an
application.
Update on Marc Duda
Financial Fraud
The sentencing of Marc Duda for
financial fraud was carried over to March
26 on the 10th floor of the Federal Court,
441 W. Fourth St., Santa Ana. Judge
James Selna did not feel that the prosecutor's office had done enough “due diligence,” as the amount of money lost $2
million was way off in the paperwork
given to him, as opposed to the 8 victims
and 3 lawyers who spoke that day who
claimed $12.6 million had been lost.
Much emotion and heartbreak was
expressed from victims, many of whom
knew Mr. Duda for years and were retired,
elderly or in poor health.
The FBI said there is no money left so
no one has much hope in getting anything
back.
If you suspect you have been a victim
contact FBI agent Jessie Murray in the
Santa Ana office at 714-245-5285 or victims specialist Claire Balanay at 714-2455299.
2012
Sink Hole
on Rosecrans
Traffic on Rosecrans Avenue in the vicinity of Gilbert Street in Fullerton has been
reduced to one lane east and west due to a
sinkhole which was discovered late
Wednesday.
The sinkhole, which reportedly is 10-15
feet deep, was reported to police and fire officials shortly after 8pm by three motorists
whose vehicles sustained damage in the hole.
Rosecrans was shut to through traffic while
street crews from the city’s Maintenance
Services Department worked through the
night to attempt to shore up at least a portion of the street for the morning commute.
Repairs are on-going, and city officials estimate it could take several weeks to completely correct the problem. The cause of the sinkhole is believed to be due to damaged storm
drain pipes underneath the roadway.
Further information may be obtained by
Services
calling
the
Maintenance
Department at (714) 738-6897
Mr. Daniels’ Tulips 2012
text & photos by Marjorie Kerr
Wayne Daniels has done it again this year by
planting 4,000 bulbs. Blooms began February 1,
however, the riot of color at 668 N. Woods, may
be very soon over as the garden peaked on
Valentine’s Day.
Our “Tulip Man” inspired several neighbors on
Lois Lane from Woods Avenue to Fern Drive to
plant tulips. The Lois Lane planting time was
staggered from December 1 to February 1, therefore, we will have a longer time to view tulips on
that street, depending on the weather! Mr.
Daniels’ generous planting of tulips is an annual
gift to the community.
National Passport
Day at the Library
North OC Heritage
Festival & Conference
The main library provides and
accepts passport application forms,
as well as taking passport photos.
On National Passport Day, Sat.,
March 10, passport services will be
open from 10am to 3pm. There
will also be fun activities for the
kids.
Persons wishing to apply for a
passport must bring a certified copy
of their birth certificate or their
original naturalization certificate,
and a current ID card such as a driver’s license. Those wishing to
renew passports must bring their
old one with them. Fees go to support the library. Fullerton Library,
353 W. Commonwealth, Fullerton.
Call 714-738-6334 for more info.
A free Heritage Festival featuring common
and distinct histories of North Orange
County will be held Thurs., March 15 from
6:30 pm to 8:30pm at the Muckenthaler
Cultural Center, 1201 W. Malvern Ave.,
Fullerton. The festival will include presentations by the historical societies, non-profits,
and museums of North OC.
In addition a conference will be held the
same day from 1pm to 6pm. The conference
is $20 and includes dinner. To purchase tickets
call
866-411-1212
or
visit
www.TheMuck.org.
Sponsored by James Irvine Foundation, National
Endowment for the Arts, OC Community
Foundation, Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton
Heritage, Carol Hasenberg Exhibits, Carlota
Haider, and Genealogical Society of Hispanic
America-Southern California.
A FRATI GELATO CAFE
GOODBYE
Saluti !
It is hard to believe we have
occupied 122 West Commonwealth in
Fullerton, California for the last 5 years.
Time really does fly when you are having fun
... but, alas, our lease is about to expire.
We will be moving our business, Frati
Gelato Cafe, to the Riverfront in downtown
Napa, California. We have decided not to
renew the lease, and will close our doors
Wednesday, February 29.
It was a difficult decision to leave all the
wonderful people who have befriended us
here in Fullerton, as well as provided support
for our new and small business to define its
roots and flourish.
Two key reasons drove our decision, one
being a great opportunity to be in one of
the premier travel, food, and wine destinations ... and also very importantly ... a
desire to be closer to family. As many of you
know, Ron's home with his wife (Anthony's
sister) and grandchildren still reside in
northern California. It is our desire to be
closer as a total family.
We want to say thank you to all of our supporters. Thank you to the people who
helped us get catering spots. Thank you to
the people who brought fresh fruits and
snacks to the store for us.
Thank you to those people who sang our
praises. Thank you for listening to Ron's
jokes and for sharing yours. Thank you for
sharing your culinary and travel experiences
and your recipes.
We were delighted to be part of your
lives. We shared in the birth of new additions
and we mourned at the passing of loved ones.
You made us feel like we belonged here and
for that we will be forever grateful.
THANK YOU and best wishes to each
and every one of you. We look forward to
you visiting us in Napa. We will be located at 670 Main St., Napa, California.
Anthony, Ron & The Frati Team
EARLY MARCH
LOCAL NEWS
2012
FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 7
Fullerton’s major buildings like the Masonic Temple (now Spring Field Conference Center)
on the corner of Harbor and Chapman were not badly damaged by the 1933 earthquake.
PHOTO
1986 BY WARREN BOWEN
All Shook Up in Fullerton!
The Great Depression was in full
flower! U.S. banks were to open and
resume regular business the next day and
restore the banking system President
Roosevelt had closed. The Civilian
Conservation Corps. was established to
provide employment for hard up youth
and other federal programs were getting
ready to provide more jobs, many to be
available in Fullerton. Overseas the
Nazis were moving into Austria..trouble
to come.
A few days later the English walnut and
orange groves of Fullerton were still thriving but on March 10, 1933, in midafternoon, much of southern California
was badly shaken by a 6.3 earthquake!
In areas like Compton, Long Beach,
Santa Ana and Cypress people were dislodged from their homes. In business
areas the fronts of store buildings, some
schools and public buildings and houses
fell in piles of rubble. There were over a
hundred deaths immediately recorded
with more to come. Many buildings had
front sections built for attractiveness but
loosely attached to the rest of the structures. This was often done to meet local
fire codes with parapets tacked onto the
structures for fire protection. They tumbled.
Many people were left without shelter
and numbers drove inland to places like
Fullerton. Here the building damage was
minimal...only the kitchen chimney on
the California Hotel showed much
damage. There was damage to some
public buildings, most notably the three
story brick Wilshire Jr. High School,
which had cement bricks with little support. It had to be replaced. Fullerton
General Hospital on E. Amerige was okay
as was the combination fire station and
City office building on W. Wilshire.
Not knowing what else to do, many
residents drove around city streets in their
model A automobiles or other vehicles
that night until they decided it was safe to
go home.
Out of town campers were accommodated in Hillcrest Park and the American
Legion post and others provided meals
prepared in their new meeting hall
kitchen for several days, backed up by the
Red Cross and Salvation Army.
The Hillcrest Park reservoir, Fullerton's
by Warren Bowen
main store of water was okay, as was the
railroad station. Major buildings like the
Fox Theatre and the Masonic Temple had
little to be concerned about.
Although Cal Tech and other universities interested in earthquakes continued
research, most of the tremors in California
were in rural areas with no measurement
instruments and little damage to mention.
It wasn't until the Sylmar quake of
1971 that there was clear evidence of what
southern California could expect in the
future - although most cities had done
their best to revise building codes after the
'30s. The many public works structures
of the later '30s and '40s were constructed
of reinforced concrete. Examples are the
downtown post office, the Museum
Center (formerly the library) and most of
the Fullerton College campus as well as
the police station, originally the City Hall.
The question arises, what about the
other places in town along Harbor Blvd.?
Though most survived l933, how good
are they for “the big one” which we hear is
about to come one day? And of course
thousands of similar areas in our state
have the same concerns.
A couple of years ago a geology professor from CSUF made a good presentation
at the library on the “faults” in our
area...probably a good thing to repeat.
Meanwhile we wait for future tremors or
worse and we need to get car and home
preparations up to speed, including a
good supply of water for all and practice
on what we need to do if the Big One
comes!
TOWN & GOWN
FREE LECTURES
FULLERTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Community Room, 353 W.
Commonwealth, Fullerton
All lectures start at 7pm
March 13: Mammoth Mountian
Volcano w/Dr. Brandon Browne
April 10: Tsunami
May 8: 10,000 Years of Past
Climate Change in S. California
June 12: Understanding
Earthquakes in S. California
More Info: 714-738-6326
We Love Fullerton Banner Program
by Mike Ritto President
Fullerton Downtown Business Association
A meeting with Mayor Sharon QuirkSilva, our new Police Chief Dan Hughes,
City of Fullerton employee Nicole
Bernard and a few business owners
hatched an idea that has taken off faster
than we ever could have expected. All in
attendance agreed that telling the story of
Fullerton with a colorful and artistic banner installation all over town would be a
great way to kick start 2012. They will be
installed on light poles on major streets
throughout Fullerton in the same locations used for our Centennial Celebration
banners in 2004.
Orders are coming in every day and we
expect to have 200 or more installed by
the end of March. Every design shows a
person, place or thing the sponsor has
chosen along with the headline “WE
LOVE FULLERTON”. The sponsor’s
name appears at the bottom of each twosided 30” by 8’ full color banner.
Sponsors can be anyone who lives in or
simply loves Fullerton and includes business owners, organizations, and Fullerton
citizens who just want to participate and
show why they LOVE FULLERTON.
Each banner costs $310 and is yours to
keep once they are removed from the banner poles. The city has approved the project but no city funds are being used. All
banners will be installed on major streets
throughout Fullerton and will be up for at
least three months, with a potential for six
months depending on the weather.
For complete information on how to
become a sponsor, for design ideas, and
for an order form go to www.fullertondba.com or call 714-871-9153.
Who Was
Henry Wilshire?
He has a street, a school and an auditorium in Fullerton named for him, but few
people know who he was and why he was
accorded these honors. Wilshire constructed the first business block in downtown Fullerton at the corner of Harbor
and Commonwealth.
“Henry Gaylord Wilshire: Millionaire
Socialist” will be the topic of a free program at 7pm Mon., March 12 in the
Community Room of the Fullerton
Public Library, 353 W. Commonwealth.
Guest speaker Louis Rosen will discuss
Wilshire’s years in Fullerton and LA, and
will try to answer the question of whether
Wilshire was really a man of the people or
an unethical charlatan and self-promoter.
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LOCAL NEWS
Planning Commission Okay’s
Roscoe’s Outdoor Dining Space
Jack Franklyn, owner of Roscoe’s, Joe’s
and Heroes restaurants in the SOCO
block, withdrew his application for
approval of a searchlight sign before the
planning commission hearing Feb. 22.
The searchlight had been operating for
about a year.
The planning commission did grant his
request to remove five public parking
spaces and to rebuild an outdoor area to
expand the patio in the alley at Roscoe’s.
The redevelopment agency had, in
2008, rebuilt this area owned by Walt
Johnson, a 24 year member of the redevelopment agency advisory committee.
During public comment the commission members expressed surprise at hearing of vomit, urination, windows being
etched and broken, and other unpleasantness occurring downtown. They asked
staff for a full police report for the next
commission meeting.
Development Director Al Zelinka
reviewed the noise ordinance, noting that
noise from bars, restaurants and outdoor
patios is restricted to being heard beyond
50 feet from the property or patio in question. He said that the ordinance is
enforce if there are complaints from the
public.
“First, may I say that notice of this hearing was not adequate. It was mailed to 34
property owners within 300 feet of
Roscoes, and posted on site, at the library,
at the museum center and city hall.
Downtown belongs to the citizens of
Fullerton, not just the property owners.
As former mayor Buck Catlin said in
2001, before the Restaurant Overlay
District was approved, “We wanted the
downtown to remain the center of the
city.”
How We Got Here
May 2008, at a Fullerton Downtown
Business Association meeting, City
Planner Jay Eastman said operators need
to think about broadening their client
base. “Our intent is not to make night life
go away. The general plan identifies
downtown as a social place. We have a
jewel here. It’s how they market it and
who they market to [that matters]. We
are here for the benefit of the community.
It’s time to look at individual businesses
trying to change what the downtown is.”
(Fullerton Observer May 2008)
The redevelopment agency spent $4.5
million on this one block they named
SOCO. There are very large signs identifying SOCO, one over the entire street at
Harbor Blvd., a four-square barn of a sign
in the middle of the alley and two of them
right in the pedestrian walkway. We put
utilities underground. We put in fancy
pavers which immediately became coated
with grease from (illegal) washing kitchen
mats and beer delivery truck traffic.
(Mat-washing has since been remedied).
We put in a large mural at the west end of
the alley.
Read your background report: we made
hardscape, decorative paving, landscaping
light fixtures and planter improvements in
the public alley and on Walt Johnson’s
property.
The goal was to “help promote an active
social downtown.”
What We Got
What we got was an area of ugly rowdiness. My son googled “revelry” to check
spelling, and it came up “Fullerton.” The
coarseness of the behaviors downtown has
led, I believe, to the coarsening of public
life, and especially the coarsening of law
enforcement attitudes. That coarse attitude, I believe led to the beating death of
a man by two officers while at least four
other officers looked on.
Police Capt. Greg Mayes said in 2008
that officers suffered “extreme grief ” on
patrol downtown between 10pm and
2am. “There are refusals to comply with
requests, insults, flipping off, groups starting fights when officers are right there.
One Sunday night, four guys jumped one
guy on the corner of Wilshire and Harbor.
The man was in the hospital for days.
With college kids, we did well. Now it's
the party circuit, a different town every
night.” (Fullerton Observer May 2008.)
What we got is a seedy-looking downtown. A young resident told the mayor at
her meeting last week that he does not
bring his family downtown because it is
not safe, and it looks unsafe with all the
windows etched in graffiti. Nearly every
last window on Harbor between
Chapman and Commonwealth has been
affected. Other people have told me of
the filth on a Saturday or Sunday morning
if they walk downtown for breakfast.
What we got is a really trashy looking
alley, with beer barrels stored outside, garish lights, moving L.E.D. signs, and a
spotlight array in the walkway. I was at
PAS Gallery on Santa Fe February 3, to
see a show of LA painter Adrian Lopez.
There was a crowd of really chic looking
people, obviously big city, and as I walked
home, I felt embarrassed passing the soco
alley that these art people would see this
mean street. We used to be somebody.
Business people are really disgusted
with the vomit they encounter coming to
work Monday mornings, and are really
tired of window breakage. I talk with
these people. One long-time retailer said
last week things are getting worse, not
better.
What we got is maintenance costs of
$1.6 million a year–which the city keeps
trying to pass on to the rest of us business
people in a tax called business improvement district.
What we got is a parking structure costing taxpayers two and a half times the
normal parking structure, supposedly for
commuters, but the sign says, “SOCO
Parking Structure” and staff already
excused parking from the Continental Bar
(not a restaurant) because of this parking.
And as soon as it is done, it is expected
that Jack Franklyn will move to take over
the public parking lot at the west end of
his place for outdoor dining.
What other businesses have had the city
make improvements on their property,
then let them close off more public space
from public use?
Do we really need this patio expansion
to promote an “active social downtown?”
How much more “active” can we afford?
Do we want the drinking sort of active,
the party circuit expanded, that is. And if
it costs $1.6 million now, how much more
will that go up?
By the way, the bar owners asked redevelopment in 2004 for a bridge over
Harbor to “connect the two SOCO’s.”
They got it! What maintenance costs will
we pay for that?
Will giving away more public space
benefit us the taxpayers and citizens? Or
will it benefit the applicant and property
owner, Franklyn and Johnson?”
2012
BIRTHDAYS continued on page 9
Funny & Not So Funny Business Downtown
Comments by downtown business owner
J.A. Kaluzny at the February 22
Planning Commission public hearing on
application of Jack Franklyn to expand
Roscoe’s by removing public parking.
EARLY MARCH
PHOTO BY DWAIN VAN DIEST
Donna Bagley
The First Hundred Years
Donna Bagley has been too busy to grow
old.
Bagley, who turns 100 on March 10,
would have been a trailblazer in any city
where she lived.
Birthday parties in two cities will honor
her. She will celebrate with fellow members
in the Fellowship Hall of First Christian
Church of Fullerton on March 4 at 11:45
a.m. And in her hometown, the City of
Buena Park, the Buena Park Woman’s Club,
and the Buena Park Rotary Club will host
the centenarian birthday girl on March 10 at
10:30 a.m. in an invitation-only event at
Heritage Hall in Ehlers Community Center,
8150 Knott Ave.
At the Buena Park event she will be the
first recipient of the Donna Bagley Woman
in Leadership Award, honoring her for her
accomplishments on behalf of her city.
During her 50-some years of volunteering in civic affairs, she convinced
the County Board of Supervisors not
to build a street-level freeway through
Buena Park, was the first woman elected to the Boys Club board, and served
on the Buena Park Library Board for
eight and a half years. She became a
member of Rotary International
(before women were allowed to join
the service club) because of her knowledge of Buena Park history. Her questioning of a Buena Park School Board
policy resulted in changes that made
board meetings more open to the public. To follow up the action, she attended every school board meeting for five
years.
Bagley and her late husband Wally
joined the First Christian Church of
Fullerton in 1951 and kept alive a
church tradition of preparing and serving Thanksgiving breakfast to servicemen who were unable to be home
for the holiday.
For the church’s popular annual
Bazaar, Donna baked some 2,000 pies
over the years. She also served the
church as a substitute Sunday school
teacher for more than 15 years.
The Bagleys were blessed with two
sons. Paul, born in 1946, died in a
1966 auto accident. Richard, born in
1950, lives in Yorba Linda with wife
Cheri. Donna has four grandchildren
and nine great-grandchildren.
Anyone reaching 100 years of age is
bound to be asked the secret of
longevity. Donna attributes her long,
happy and full life to (1) marrying the
right man, (2) putting the family first,
(3) being open to meeting new people,
and (4) help from Social Security.
EARLY MARCH
2012
BIRTHDAYS
FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 9
Happy 80th
Birthday Nancy
Green
Nancy Green works at
Laguna Road Elementary with
students in Kindergarten. The
school just celebrated their
50th Year Golden Anniversary.
“Nancy just turned 80 and
can still break-out some moves
on the dance floor! She is full
of energy and has a smile that
lights up the room,” said
Mayor Sharon Quirk-Silva
who presented the Happy
Birthday certificate.
“Super Flo
Celebrates her
80th Birthday
by Peter Fong
Elsie Green’s 106th Birthday
by Elizabeth P. Clippinger
Elsie Mildred Green, recently celebrated her 106th birthday! She was born
February 8, 1906 in Goddard, Kansas to
William and Emma Warfield. In 1912,
when she was 6 years old, the family moved
to Southern California for her younger
brother's health. They lived in Anaheim,
Fullerton, and briefly in LA. About 1920
her father was hired by the Associated Oil
Company and they lived in a house on
company property at Imperial Highway
and Associated Rd. east of Brea.
After graduating from
Fullerton Union High
School in 1924, Elsie
enrolled in a business
college and worked for
the Chaffee Grocery
Store in Brea. She was
then employed by the
Law Firms of E.O.
Mathis in Anaheim and
then by Waters, Leaner and Collins in
Fullerton.
During this time her cousins introduced
her to Charles “Cash” Green. Elsie thought
he was a handsome young man and a lot of
fun! Cash commented that the more he
talked to this cute little gal the more he
thought he should be the one to take care
of her for life. They dated and were married July 12, 1927 in her parents home.
Eventually, they moved to Brea.
Elsie worked for 2 years as a PBX telephone operator for Union Oil Co., and
also at the local grocery store (her favorite
job). Cash was employed most of their
married life by Anaheim Track & Transfer.
Cash and Elsie had 3 children Dwight,
Barbara and Marjorie. They were a happy
family in the early years and during the
Depression, kept chickens and a milk cow
and raised a bountiful vegetable garden.
Elsie preserved everything she could and
they traded for staples at the local grocery
store. In 1947, they decided to try farming
in Washington state with Elsie's brother
and family. Two years later they returned
and built a little home on Laurel St. in Brea
- it is still there today.
In time, Elsie took a position as a cafeteria employee with the Brea School District
and worked there for 12 years. In 1950,
Elsie and Cash bought a home in Yorba
Linda. It was here they enjoyed 40 more
years of married life. Elsie has fond memories of the grandchildren coming on the
weekends, filling the house with fun and
laughter.
Elsie and Cash were longtime members
of Faith Community Church. and she still
enjoys visits from her church family. She
and Cash had a travel trailer and enjoyed
many years of R.V. ing with the Aloha R.V.
Club. Cash passed away in 1990 and Elsie
moved to Brighton Gardens (now
Emeritus) in Yorba Linda. Most of her
family live nearby so she sees them often.
She says their attention and affection are
the reason she is still alive at 106.
Elsie has 3 children, 10 grandchildren,
26 great grandchildren and 8 great great
grandchildren with 2 more expected this
summer. At her birthday celebration the
Fullerton High School Principal Cathy
Gach and the principal’s secretary Linda
Kay Gluhak were her special guests. They
gave her a wonderful quilt and big banner
that the Fullerton High School students
made for her. The banner said “Happy
Birthday Lady Indian!” Elsie would be the
first to say that she has been blessed with a
long and wonderful life!
On February 13, 2012, Flo Ayala
Anderton celebrated her 80th birthday with approximately 200 coworkers, family and friends. John
Leary, former president of Adams’
Rite Aerospace (ARA) affectionately
referred to the guest of honor as
“Super Flo” and shared a heart
warming story about Flo with the
guests.
Three years ago Flo took a leave of
absence to have some medical treatment…well it was open heart surgery. Upon his visit to the hospital
John quickly learned from the nurses that Flo insisted to hospital staff
that “you better take good care of
me, because I have to get back to
work!” When the nurses learned that
she had a real boss, a real job, and really needed to get back to work…they
cried, because they thought she was just
another elderly patient with illusions of
grandeur and really didn’t have a job.
The audience laughed and really
enjoyed the story of Flo’s tenacity and
dedication to work.
Flo’s immediate supervisor, Rey
Trinidad, then gave a tribute to her
warmth, kindness, physical flexibility,
and cooking talents with chili beans.
He said, “Flo loved feeding people.” He
expressed what an honor and privilege
everyone who worked around her felt.
The next presentation was Sharon
Quirk-Silva, the mayor of Fullerton,
who presented Flo with a beautiful certificate congratulating her for her
achievements and contributions to
ARA. She also expressed some beautiful sentiments about other 80 year old
women who are still working and mak-
Flo gets a tribute from
the mayor of Fullerton
ing a positive contribution to their
companies.
During the video tribute to Flo the
audience saw a photo of her late husband John Anderton. They were married for 44 years. They raised 3 daughters, 1 son, 14 grandchildren and 16
great grandchildren. Flo is very proud
of the fact that she has great family, as
well as a great work family at ARA. For
the past 15 years she has been driving
herself to Fullerton each day from
Montebello for work. In tongue and
cheek fashion, Flo announced her
retirement date to be in five years when
she reaches 85.
She told the Fullerton Observer that
the secret to her longevity is loving her
work and the great people she works
with everyday; going to the gym 3
times a week; visiting the casinos,
watching movies, and since she was
raised on a farm…eating lots of vegetables. “This is my black hair and I have
all my teeth.” You go girl!
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COUNCIL REPORT
continued
EARLY MARCH
2012
COUNCIL REPORT FEB. 21, 2012
continued from page 4
Girl Scout Troop 890 from Hermosa Drive Elementary led
the pledge of allegiance to open the meeting.
PROCLAMATIONS
•Railroad Days representatives were hailed for their very
positive annual festival which will return to Fullerton on
May 5 & 6.
•Art Walk Founder Jesse La Tour received a commendation for his vision in creating the very popular First
Friday Downtown Art Walk. He spoke briefly and invited
everyone to the 2nd Anniversary of the Art Walk on March
2 at the Downtown Museum Plaza from 6 to 10pm. (see
front page article).
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Council chambers were standing room only with an
overflow crowd listening on TV from the foyer. Public
comments took an hour.
•Hiring of Officer Cicinelli: Barry Levinson criticized
McKinley for hiring Officer Cicinelli (charged with
manslaughter in the killing of Kelly Thomas), for hiring
him in the first place. He noted an interview where
McKinley said he had hired Cicinelli as a favor to a colleague in the LA Police Dept. where both McKinley and
Cicinelli once worked. He questioned why McKinley
when he was Chief of Police would allow Officer Rincon
(who was recently fired for molesting numerous women
he arrested) continue working for the FPD. Levinson also
said according to FBI Crime Stats crime in Fullerton went
up 200% while McKinley was chief.
Councilmember McKinley was stopped by the Mayor
from answering Mr. Levinson. “We are not going to get
into a back and forth conversation here,” she said.
Later in the meeting during Council Comment time,
McKinley did defend the hiring of Cicinelli saying he had
checked with authorities to see if there were any barriers to
hiring an officer with only one eye, and there weren’t. He
also said that Cicinelli had served the Fullerton Police
Dept. for 13 years with a great record. He said he had
worked very closely with the district attorney on the
Rincon case but the DA could not charge him. “When I
was Chief we put him on desk duty. The allegations about
a 200% crime jump when I was chief are simply not true.”
•Gennaco’s Report & Self Serve Car Wash: Tony
Package said he was disappointed in Gennaco’s “no substance” report which cost the city $70,000. He wanted a
timeline, and asked why it took so long to get this information out to the public. On the self serve car wash proposal he noted that the traffic circulation study had been
done by the developer. He thought it might be self-serving.
•Unfair Tow?: A man from Whittier said he had been at
city hall since 3:30pm trying to sort out why he was illegally towed and had to pay Fullerton $33 to pick up his car
in Placentia. The Mayor asked him to visit her during her
office hours to see if something could be done.
•Graffiti: A woman mentioned that for the 4th time a
fence in her neighborhood had been graffitied and needed
to be sandblasted. Why can’t we catch the guy?
•Treating Homeless with Respect: A woman praised
Officer J. DeCaprio for treating the homeless with respect.
She thanked police and fire for all the work they do. “Not
all police are bad. Let’s think of what we can do to build
things up.”
•Homeless & Mentally Ill Need a Place to Stay and
Stoplight near Beechwood School: A nurse with a business near the train station said that the homeless and mentally ill need a safe place to be - hanging out on the streets
is not an adequate solution. She also said two small kids
and a mom were hit by an elderly driver near Beechwood
School. “We need to have a light or more police presence
in that area.”
•Cicinelli’s Stepfather: John Hulesmith, stepfather of
Officer Cicinelli, charged with manslaughter in the Kelly
Thomas case, said “My son is not a murderer. He will be
As the standing room only council meeting continued inside city hall following his report to the council,
independent investigator Mike Gennaco answered media questions outside. Eight TV crews and numerous reporters
attended the session. See story on frontpage. PHOTO JERE GREENE
vindicated. He is not to blame for the tragedy.” He said
there were no bogus hiring practices. His son had to go
through a battery of health and other testing. He has lots
of honors and has served the city well for 13 years.
•Ron Thomas: Kelly Thomas’ dad said he was confident that Chief Dan Hughes would do the right thing.
He asked that the attorney, police dept., and council get
together to make a public apology. “My son was not a
thief, didn’t break any bones, did not fight the officers,
did not steal cars or mail.” He asked that a street corner
be named for Kelly.
•Dina Thomas: Kelly’s stepmom said that Jones,
Bankhead and McKinley should apologize for statements
they have made concerning her son. Several other speakers said the same.
•Verbal Abuse: A former police officer said he was
proud to be a Fullerton resident and backed former
police chief McKinley, and former police captain
Bankhead 100%. “I’m sorry you have to take all this verbal abuse at each council meeting.”
SUCCESSOR AGENCY DEBT PAYMENT PLAN
Item 6 on the agenda was an authorization to form an
oversight board to decide how to deal with repayment of
over $399.9 million in redevelopment debt obligations
for current contracts and past projects; $64.8 million
which is due this fiscal year. Items on the list include
total debts for the parking structure behind the Fox ($6.2
million); Lease of Fullerton Arboretum ($195,000); Staff
salaries ($1.7 million) benefits ($702,000); Professional
Legal Services ($860,000); Capital Improvement projects
and programs ($324.6 million); College Town Specific
Plan ($1 million); Downtown Core & Corridors ($1.3
million); Fox Theater ($6 million); Fullerton
Community Center ($28.5 million); Fullerton Library
($9 million); Amerige Court ($100,000); State College
Grade Separation ($2.9 million); Parking Structure
Grant Match ($98,000); and more.
The group’s members would include the city manager,
director of Admin Services, city treasurer, and fiscal services manager, as well as members appointed by various
agencies including OC Water District, OC Transit
District, OC Sanitation
District, OC Office of Ed,
OC Vector Control, OC
Supervisor Nelson’s office
WAR COSTS in Life & Money
IN IRAQ & AFGHANISTAN
• 105,430
• 4,485
• 1,904
Civilians killed by military www.iraqbodycount.org (2/24/2012)
US Soldiers killed in Iraq: (DoD 2/23/2011)
US Soldiers killed in Afghanistan (2/24/2012) www.icasualties.org
• 32,200
• 14,342
US Soldiers wounded (DOD reports) www.icasualties.org
Iraq (3/2003 thru 10/2011)
Afghanistan (10/2001 thru 10/2011)
• $1.305
Trillion
Cost of Wars Since 2001 www.costofwar.com (2/24/2012) (rounded
down) (Iraq $801.3 billion) (Afghanistan $504.2 billion)
and more. Councilmember Whitaker asked if the
council would have final approval over the oversight
group. He was told that the council would have first
approval, then the plan would go to the oversight
committee, and then to the state. 4-1 (Whitaker, No)
ORANGETHORPE DEVELOPMENT
Adam Moore, a west Fullerton resident, spoke in
favor of the for-sale condiminium project at 1110 W.
Orangethorpe Ave. at Ash proposed by Brandywine
Homes. He said the west Fullerton improvement
group which has been meeting with Development
Director Al Zelinka approves of an owner-occupied
development over rentals. He said the Korean
American population in west Fullerton is growing.
The area is improving dramatically with amazing
progress in working with Chief Hughes and his detectives on grafiti and vandalism issues. Mayor Sharon
Quirk-Silva said that Mr. Moore came to council over
a year ago with concerns. Since then he and other west
Fullerton residents have held very productive meetings
with Development Director Al Zelinka to come up
with solutions to problems in the neighborhoods. She
said she had appointed him to the Euclid Corridor
Committee and he has become a leader in the community.
Two other properties one at 655 W. Valencia Dr.
envisioned as a mix of retail and commercial uses and
another on the north side of East Orangefair Mall
between Harbor and Lemon envisioned as high density development residential, commercial and mixed
use, were also proposed for Specific Plan
Authorization.
The proposal was approved 4-1 (Whitaker, No)
ALEXANDER SENIOR HOUSING FINANCING
A public hearing for financing of a senior housing
project proposed at 345 E. Commonwealth has been
continued to the March 6 meeting. (4-1, Whitaker
No)
RECALL ELECTION
There was unanimous approval to put the question
of whether Councilmembers Dick Jones, Don
Bankhead and Pat McKinley should be recalled and
replaced with other candidates on the June 5 ballot.
EVERY WEDNESDAY CERTIFIED
FARMERS MARKET
Rain or Shine 8am to 1pm
Independence Park , 801 W. Valencia Dr., Fullerton
714-535-5694
Know Where Your Food Comes From!
EARLY MARCH
2012
COUNCIL REPORT
GENERAL PLAN UPDATE
The General Plan is open to a 45-day
public review and comment period
through April 5, 2012. Copies of the document can be seen at city hall, and the
main and Hunt libraries and on the city
website. The plan will take the city
through year 2030. Seventeen people
served for five years to develop the new
plan which is drastically different from the
1996 plan. 5-0 file
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
AD HOC COMMITTEE
Councilmembers asked the city manager to develop options regarding the possible formation of a citizen’s advisory body
that would focus on economic development activities in the city.
The committee would be led by City
Manager Joe Felz and each councilmember would appoint one member. The
group would work to assess current economic development activities in Fullerton
and advise the city manager who will
return to the council in April with recommendations on the possible formation of
an Economic Development Commission
or other options.
Economic development was a function
of the now defunct Redevelopment
Agency. With dissolution of the agency
those duties have been transitioned to the
city manager’s office. Staff is also working
on transportation planning with an economic focus.
The formation of a North OC
Economic Development Partnership is
nearing completion. This is a multi-city
effort to align economic development
strategies to strengthen each city’s role in
the region.
The potential in Fullerton is being
focused on the transportation center; educational institutions; major medical center; historic downtown and major commercial corridors.
Chamber of Commerce Executive
Director Theresa Harvey has already
expressed interest in sitting on the committee should it be formed. Among areas
of importance to be addressed by the
committee according to the Chamber are:
1) Removing burdens and barriers to business growth; 2) Evaluating and streamlining the permit process; 3) Providing
inducements to businesses who wish to
expand, locate or relocate a business in
Fullerton; 4) Identify opportunities to
increase revenue to the city.
Harvey noted that small businesses created two thirds of the net new jobs over
the past century.
Rodger Burtner, chair of the
Technology Working Group said there
should be one person from the Tech group
included. Councilmember Bankhead
immediately asked him if he would like to
be his representative on the committee.
Burtner declined saying there may be others who would like to be considered.
Public commenter Greg Sebourn (who
has pulled papers to run in the recall election) asked why the Chamber of
Commerce isn’t carrying the ball on this.
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continued
FIES Donation
Fullerton Emblem Club
#469 President Frances
Hardie recently presented a
$1000 check donated from
the Emblem Club to
Fullerton Interfaith
Emergency Service. FIES
Board members Irene and
Paul Broden are shown
gratefully accepting the
check. Fullerton Interfaith
Emergency Service is a
north County non-profit
organization dedicated to
rebuilding lives of the
hungry and homeless.
“The council isn’t here to give businesses
opportunity, We have infrastructure problems!”
Councilmember Whitaker said “we are
getting knocks on the door, particularly
from the Korean community, saying we
want to do business in Fullerton but we
are being invited by Irvine and other
towns to locate there.” The formation of
the committee was approved 5-0.
COUNCIL COMMENTS
Councilmember Jones announced that
Dr. Bill Lenahan had died. There was a
noticeable gasp from the audience. See
page 17
American Legion
Adjutant
Ed Paul,
Mark McGee of
MG Disposal
Republic Services,
Bill McAulay of
McAulay and
Wallace
Mortuary, and
Commander
Marilyn Harris,
Commander.
Councilmember McKinley answered
Levinson’s allegations (see first item under
public comments page 10)
Councilmember Whitaker asked once
again to have the issue of council access to
records put on the agenda. “No councilmember should be prevented from
doing his job as a representative.
According to the state there is no legal
authority to restrict access. About
Gennaco’s report I have all the satisfaction
of a fast food meal. There were no new
facts.”
Councilmember Bankhead speaking
about Whitaker’s request to access
records, “You go to the city manager with
requests for info not to each department.”
Whitaker replied that “I have the
authority to inspect records as an audit
function whether people want to deny me
is another situation.”
Mayor Quirk-Silva “I also know the
feeling of not being able to get an item on
the agenda because I could not get a second vote. I did support putting the access
item on the agenda and I second the
request again now.”
The mayor also gave updates on some
past council items:
Skate Park: “We met with the youth
who came and asked us to reopen the
Independence Skatepark. Parks and Rec
staff had already been working on the
issue. Twenty to thirty skaters and their
parents came and voiced some very positive solutions at the meeting. Steps are in
progress to open the park.
SRO: “SRO residents have formed their
own representative group and Officer
DeCaprio and others have met and are
working closely with them to solve management problems. We are very close to
finding a new manager.”
Soccer: “Young soccer players came to
council and asked why they can’t use the
Richman Soccer Field. Pony League baseball plays there during part of the year and
we can’t say the field is only for soccer
players.”
We Love Fullerton Banners: see page 7
Gary Carter: The meeting was
adjourned in the memory of Gary Carter
(see page 16). I would like to put an item
on the agenda naming a sports field or
other facility in his honor said the mayor.
Next meeting 6:30pm Tues. March 6
PHOTO BY MIKE BOX
American Legion Recognizes Commander’s Club
At its February meeting, the Fullerton
American Legion Post 142 recognized
eight charter members of the Post’s
Commander’s Club for their 10 continuous years of contributions that support
the Post’s community programs. Each
was presented with a desk plaque that recognized the individuals and their companies for the support of the Memorial Day
Ceremony, Veterans Day Parade and
Ceremony, Boys and Girls State Delegates
and JROTC and Academic Scholarships
to students at Fullerton, Sunny Hills and
Troy High Schools.
Honored were Sharon Adams-Loma
Vista Memorial Park; Dave Bates, Bates,
Coughtry & Reiss, LLP; Allan Bridgford,
Bridgford Foods; William J. McGarvey,
Jr.; Mark McGee, MG Disposal Republic
Services, Bill McAulay, McAulay and
Wallace Mortuary; Tom Meyer, Fullerton
Community (now Opus) Bank; and
Dennis Ulrich, Hydroflow.
Other
Commander’s Club members are Don
and Carol Bankhead, Marty Burbank,
Buck and Bobbie Catlin, Hal and Marcia
Dixon, Arty and Carole King, Ed and
Pansy Paul, Neil Reich and Cheryl
Wagner-Able Wagner, Inc. Long time resident Jim Blake was welcomed as the
newest member of the Commander’s
Club.
Fullerton is a unique American Legion
Post in that it has been a “virtual” Post for
35 years, having sold the Post building in
the mid-1970’s. Monthly meetings for
the last 20 years have been held at the
Sizzler on Harbor Blvd.
The
Commander’s Club is vital in helping the
Post sponsor the programs that enhance
the Fullerton community. The Post is one
of the most active Post’s in the State.
General Plan Ready for Public Review
The public is invited to review and
comment on the proposed Fullerton
General Plan Update and accompanying
Bicycle Master Plan, Climate Action Plan
and Environmental Impact Report (EIR).
Copies of all documents may be
reviewed
in
the
Development
Department at Fullerton City Hall, 303
W. Commonwealth Ave., and at the
Fullerton Main Library, 353 W.
Commonwealth, and the Hunt Branch
Library, 201 S. Basque Ave.
The documents may also be accessed
through the Community Development
section of the City of Fullerton website,
www.cityoffullerton.com.
The public review and comment period on the EIR will end Thursday, April 5.
The City began a comprehensive
update to the General Plan, now known
as “The Fullerton Plan,” in late 2006.
The plan was last updated in 1996.
The purpose of plan is to implement
the community’s vision for Fullerton’s
future. Since the beginning of the update
process, an emphasis has been to create a
community-based plan that will respond
to the priorities of the community
expressed in “The Fullerton Vision“ opening statement to The Fullerton Plan, said
Heather Allen, planning manager for the
city.
The plan is organized into four master
elements:
•Fullerton Built Environment
•Fullerton Economy
•Fullerton Community
•Fullerton Natural Environment
Each element contains 21 chapters (or
sub-elements) based on priorities, goals,
policies and actions designed to achieve
the goals stated in the community vision.
The plan also includes an implementation strategy to ensure accountability to
the community vision.
Extensive community outreach efforts –
including meetings, workshops and mailings – were employed in the update
process to obtain input from a maximum
number of the Fullerton citizenry.
The Planning Commission is scheduled
to consider The Fullerton Plan and all
accompanying documents at a special
meeting Wed. April 18. Call 714-7386884 for time.
For further information about the
General Plan update process, log onto the
city website or call Planning Manager
Heather Allen at (714) 738-6884.
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Walking the Walk
continued from frontpage
On Friday, March 2, 2012 from 6-10pm, the
Downtown Fullerton Art Walk will celebrate its two-year
anniversary with a massive art event at the Fullerton
Museum Plaza. This special event will celebrate the growing Fullerton art community by giving people a central
location to meet. The community will gather amongst
live art demonstrations, interactive art displays, live music
from bands like Jupilar and jams from Lil Rock, dance
performances from the CF Dance Academy, visual art of
many local artists like Mike Myers and Monk Muñoz,
kids activities, food trucks, and the beer and wine garden.
Many venues will be closed so they can attend this onenight art event at the plaza. On the plaza you'll find regular Art Walk participating venues including Max
Bloom's Cafe Noir, Lucero Photography, Tranquil Tea
Lounge, BTNC, Hibbleton, Bookmachine, PÄS, Studio
EMP, Josh and Monica's Studio, Adorned, Carpe Diem
Experience, Secret City Comic Society, NoCo Studio,
Pastel Art Gallery, Fullerton Museum and more.
Also joining the festivities are other Fullerton arts
organizations such as Stages, Hunger Artists, The
Muckenthaler, Fullerton College Art Department, The
ART & MUSIC
Fox Theater and All the Arts for All the Kids Foundation.
The Downtown Fullerton Art Walk is building relationships between arts organizations, downtown businesses, and the public, and has emerged as a regular part
of the downtown culture. It is developed and promoted
by the downtown art community and retailers who independently curate their own shows. It's every month, it's
all ages, and it's free! Starting two years ago with only a
handful of art-minded businesses, the event has now
grown to more than 30 venues in the downtown
Fullerton area.
Formally, the Downtown Fullerton Art Walk is a coalition of galleries and businesses whose goal is to promote
the arts and build community. Informally, we're just a
bunch of locals who get together every month welcoming
new friends into the Fullerton art scene. The monthly Art
Walk is usually a multi-venue art experience guiding visitors through the downtown area, but for March all the
fun for this ground-breaking two-year anniversary event
will be held in the heart of downtown at the Fullerton
Museum Center. I can't wait to see you there.
Come enjoy some family-friendly fun and be inspired
by your local artists on Friday, March 2nd! For more
information about this free event, please visit www.fullertonartwalk.com or hit me up at 714 871 2727.
ART GALLERY LISTINGS
LUCERO PHOTOGRAPHY
112 W. Wilshire Ave., Fullerton
FULLERTON MUSEUM CENTER
301 N. Pomona (corner of Wilshire)
Downtown Fullerton 714) 738-6545
•MUSEUM FOYER GALLERY “SCRATCHING
THE SURFACE: RETRO HUMOR”: Paintings by
Constance Esposito opens March 2nd thru April 22.
•CITRUS: CALIFORNIA’S GOLDEN DREAM:
Fruit labels, historic books, maps, postcards, farm
machinery, packing crates and other citrus industry
memorabilia on loan from the California Citrus State
Historic Park, Fullerton Arboretum, Bowers Museum
of Cultural Arts, and the Homestead Museum, as well
as from individuals including Gordon McClelland,
Mike Ritto and Jack Franklyn are on exhibit thru
March 25, 2012.
Few developments helped spark the growth of young
Orange County communities, such as Fullerton, as the
citrus industry. A key player in that growth was
Charles Chapman, Fullerton’s first mayor, who revolutionized the industry in the 1890s by championing the
Valencia orange. Agriculture quickly became the community’s leading industry. Fullerton, with more
orange groves than any other Orange County city, featured packing houses shipping as much as $15 million
in citrus crops in banner years. Today fewer than 50
acres of groves remain.
CITY OF BREA GALLERY
Brea Civic & Cultural Center,
1 Civic Center Circle, Brea
714-990-7730 www.breagallery.com
•A GRADUATE INTROSPECTIVE: This exhibit, featuring all mediums, examines the artwork of
MFA/MA grad students and highlights the next wave
of groundbreaking art and artists at our top local institutions including CSUF, CSU Long Beach,
Claremont, UCI and UC Riverside. Open Wed
through Sun. 12 noon to 5pm - through March 2.
$2/adults; children under 12 free.
EARLY MARCH
2012
Music at CSUF
800 N. State College, Fullerton
Tickets: www.fullerton.edu/arts/events
(657) 278-3371
•Thurs., March 1, 8pm: CSUF Jazz Ensembles
with John Hollenbeck, Theo Bleckmann
Meng Concert Hall, $15
•Fri., March 2, 8pm: CSUF New Music
Ensemble with International Contemporary
Ensemble (ICE); Pauline Oliveros, Guest
Composer in Residence; Steve Lehman,
Saxophonist/composer
Meng Concert Hall, $15
•Sat., March 3, 10am-6pm: ComposerPerformer Symposium/World Electroacoustic
Listening Room Project. Recital Hall, Free.
•Sat., March 3, 8pm: International
Contemporary Ensemble (ICE); Pauline
Oliveros, Guest Composer in Residence; Steve
Lehman, Saxophonist/composer
Meng Concert Hall, $15
•Sun., March 4, 4pm: University Symphony
Orchestra with Bill Cunliffe, Jazz
pianist/Composer & w/Concerto-Aria
Competition Winners
Meng Concert Hall, $15
•JAZZ PORTRAITS BY RAUL PIZANO: Jazz themed
portraits in acrylic on canvas by Pizano who began painting
full time in 2005 after he retired will be shown along with
the photo and fine art work of owners Jeremy and Ana
Lucero during Fullerton Art Walk on Friday, March 2, from
6pm to 10pm.
•Thurs., March 8, 8pm: Fullerton Jazz
Orchestra & Big Band w/ Bill Cunliffe, director.
Meng Concert Hall, $10
MUCKENTHALER CULTURAL CENTER
1201 W. Malvern, Fullerton
714) 738-6595 www.themuck.org
•Fri., March 9 & 10, 12pm: Symphonic Winds
w/conductor Mitchell Fennell
Meng Concert Hall, Free.
•KOREAN POJAGI FABRIC ART: For centuries,
Korean women have stitched together excess scraps of fabric
to form wrapping cloths called pojagi. This exhibit examines
the tradition in the hands of Koreans and Korean-Americans
who have carried the practice into the 21st century, as well
as the intersection of pojagi and the expanding language of
American quilting in general.
The exhibit includes work by Youngmin Lee, Hena Jhee,
Bong Hwa Kim, Cynthia Treen, Jiseon Lee Isbara, Myung
Ok Oh, Ye Jin Lee, Donghyun Chung, Jack Brockette, Soon
Ok Ahn, Enju Pak, and others. - thru April 1.
GRAND CENTRAL ART
125 N. Broadway, Santa Ana
714-567-7233
www.grandcentralartcenter.com
•HERE IN YOUR SPACE: Here in Your Space focuses
on the work of three artists - Guy Ben-Ner, Christian
Jankowski and Gillian Wearing - engaging in private/pubic
space. The artists use the medium of video to capture their
own private performative actions within public spaces. All
three videos occur in corporate environments, the privately owned spaces that, for much of US society, have become
our defacto places for public gathering.
In light of the economic situation in the US over the past
few years, the issues of individual rights within perceived
public space are increasingly at the forefront of the national
dialogue. Stories in the news describe squatters claiming
foreclosed homes, now owned by banks which received
government (public) bailouts; individuals camping out for
holiday or ticket sales on private property vs. those camping
out in support of Occupy on public property; and New
York's Zuccotti Park, which brought forward the topic of
hybrid models referred to
as POPS (Privately-OwnedPublic-Space).
The works question the
anticipated norms of behavior in public and private
settings - the attempts of
individuals to claim private
and public owned properties as their own personal
space. They blur the
boundary of public vs. private, your space vs. mine. thru April 15
•Fri., March 9 & 10, 5pm: University Wind
Symphony w/ conductor Mitchell Fennell
Meng Concert Hall, Free
•Tues., March 13, 8pm: Jazz Small Groups
w/ director Bill Cunliffe
Minor Hall, Free
•Thurs., March 15, 8pm: Lloyd Rodgers
Group. Recital Hall, $10
•Fri., March 16, 8pm: Guitar Chamber Recital
Recital Hall, Free.
Artists and Crafters
Sought for Spring Fair
Cal State Fullerton's Tucker Wildlife
Sanctuary, located in Modjeska Canyon, invites
local artisans to participate in its fourth annual
Spring Fair and Art Festival to be held this year
on the weekend of April 21 and 22 (Earth Day).
The deadline is March 1 for vendor and sponsor applications, which are available for download at www.tuckerwildlife.org or by contacting
Shauna Brady at 714-649-2760 or by email to
sbrady-hart@fullerton.edu.
EARLY MARCH
2012
THEATER LISTINGS
HUNGER ARTISTS
THEATER
699-A S. State College, Fullerton
Tickets: 714-680-6803
www.hungerartists.com
•WESTSIDE TERRI: conceived by
Christopher Basile, Alexander Price and
Terri Mowrey, directed by Christopher
Basile plays through March 4. In this
encore staging, Best OC Actress 2011,
Terri Mowrey shares her lifelong love of
musicals and how they relate to the ups
and downs of being a confident actress.
Using song, dance, drama and comedy
Terri takes us on a heart wrenching journey through the struggles and triumphs of
her life. Hilarious. $18; $15/students &
seniors. 8pm Fri & Sat; 7pm Sun.
•THE CHERRY ORCHARD: by
Anton Chekhov, directed by Gary Lewis
McKee II opens March 16 and plays
through April 7.
Showtimes are at 8pm on Fri. & Sat;
7pm on Sun.
STAGES THEATER
400 E. Commonwealth, Fullerton
Tickets: 714-525-4484
www.stagesoc.org
•AMERICAN BUFFALO by David
Mamet, directed by Katie Chidester plays
thru Feb. 19. Fri., Sat. at 8pm; Sun. at
2pm. $20/general; $17/ students & seniors. Adult content.
•SUBTERFUGE by Tina Mittler,
directed by Andrea Freeman plays thru
Feb. 18th, Sat. & Sun. at 5pm. A story of
loss and truth. After the sudden death of
her husband, Laurel returns to the quiet
Midwestern town of her youth to grieve.
Seeking answers about her past and present, Laurel begins to uncover her family's
secrets while her well-meaning mother
tries to maintain the status quo. In search
of comfort, Laurel renews her relationship with her childhood friend Laci and
Laci's mother Grace. In the stillness of the
present, Laurel looks to the past and discovers that some secrets are best left
buried.
THEATER
FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 13
REVIEWED
by Caitlin Orr
MAVERICK THEATER
110 E. Walnut, Fullerton
Tickets: 714-526-7070
www.mavericktheater.com
•PRELUDE TO A KISS by Craig
Lucas plays through Feb. 18 on Fri. & Sat.
at 8pm; Sun. at 4pm. $20/adults $10/students with ID. A quirky romantic comedy. A young couple, Peter and Rita, meet
at a party and hit it off. After a short time
they decide to make the big leap, but what
they didn’t plan for was what happens at
their wedding. What could be described
as a “Twilight Zone” moment leaves Peter
trying to put the couple’s lives back on
track again.
The play was commissioned and originally staged by South Coast Repertory in
January 1988, later went onto Broadway
and was made into a feature film starring
Alec Baldwin and Meg Ryan.
•IMPROV SHIMPROV late night
improv comedy Fri. & Sat. at 11pm. $5
COMING UP
•The Legend of Robin Hood (plays
March 2 - April 14; Frost/Nixon opens in
April.
CHANCE THEATER
5552 E. La Palma Ave.,
Anaheim Hills
Tickets: 714-777-3033
www.chancetheater.com
•ROOMS: A ROCK ROMANCE
plays through March 4 in a West Coast
Premiere. She longs to see every room in
the world... He longs to stay in his...
ROOMS: a rock romance begins in late
1970’s Glasgow where Monica, an ambitious singer/songwriter meets Ian, a reclusive rocker. The two quickly become
entangled creatively and romantically.
Their music takes them first to London
and ultimately to New York City, where
they discover the vibrant new music scene
and create an intimate partnership, their
love deepening while their personalities
drive them apart. Directed by Patrick
Pearson, Music Direction by Robyn
Manion; book by Miriam Gordon
Erin Miller, Amy Hitchcock, Dalisa Krauss at back;
and Janet McGregor, Katie Nicol at front in Nunsense
Fullerton’s Erin Miller
as Sister Amnesia in Costa Mesa
Playhouse Production
If you are in the mood for a delightfully entertaining musical, then do yourself
a favor and see Nunsense at the Costa
Mesa Playhouse. It’s a troop of hysterical, singing (and ballet dancing!) nuns
who are urging you, the audience, to
help make a donation to their congregation. You see, unfortunately, the Little
Sisters of Hoboken’s cook has accidentally poisoned 52 of their fellow
Sisters…..and the remaining nuns still
need a little money to help bury them
all. It’s a fabulously funny evening,
with a little something for everyone.
The musical is made up of a group of
singing, joking, and tap-dancing nuns
all of whom bring to their performances
an ease that creates the feel of an actual
fundraiser for the poor poisoned Sisters
of Hoboken. Mother Superior is your
stereotypical head-of-house: bossy,
pointed, but not without a sense of
humor….and a past. Sister Hubert is
the second in command, with a few
tricks up her sleeve as well. Sister
Robert Anne yearns for her five minutes
of fame and carries a lot of the laughs
with her laundry list of surprise entertainments. Sister Amnesia is…well I
can’t remember…..She is, actually, a
ball of laughs (and oh what a voice!)
and shines in her improv scene. Lastly,
Sister Leo is sweet, genial, and….a ballerina?
Free ESL Classes
Tuesdays from 10am to 11:30pm
Fullerton Community Center
(temporarily housed at St. Mary’s
Church, 400 W. Commonwealth
Ave., during construction of a new
community center.)
Volunteer instructor Florence
Epstein presents creative projects
and small group interaction opportunities to help students improve
their English-speaking skills, practice
pronunciation, and increase their
vocabulary and comprehension.
The class is open to the community;
pre-registration is not required.
Call the Fullerton Community
Center at (714) 738-6305.
The five Sisters have a lot in store for
the audience, with surprise numbers,
secrets to be told, and a series of very
funny jokes made at their own expense.
A live band also partakes in the laughs
and makes you feel, rightfully, like you
are in for a treat.
I went to the all female performance
(starring Fullerton’s very own Erin
Miller as Sister Amnesia!), but would
love to go back and see Nunsense AMen! An all-male cast; what a clever way
to bring new life into an already charming musical.
Nunsense plays weekends at the Costa
Mesa Playhouse from now until Sunday,
March 11th. The show is scheduled for
Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 2pm and
8pm, and Sundays at 2pm. The female
and male versions alternate performances.
For more information visit
www.costamesaplayhouse.org or call
(949) 650 – 5269 for reservations.
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HITS &
MISSES © 2012
by Joyce Mason
A SEPARATION: Two Hits
As tensions grow daily between Iran and much
of the western world, it’s notable that a small
domestic film made in Tehran has moved audiences and critics in Europe and the United
States. Winner of Berlin’s Golden Bear and the
New York Film Critics Best Foreign Film of
2011, “A Separation” continues to engage audiences in profound ways, offering insights into a
family dilemma that grows into a crisis.
Facing a judge whom the audience doesn’t see,
Nader (Peyman Moadi) hears his wife, Simin
(Leila Hatami), request a divorce because she
wishes to move out of Iran so that their 11-yearold daughter will have a better future. Nader
opposes the move because he needs to stay in
Iran to care for his father suffering from
Alzheimer’s. Simin counters that his father
doesn’t even recognize him, but Nader responds,
“I know he’s my father.”
A separation but not a divorce is granted.
Simin, not wanting to leave the country without
her daughter, moves into her parents’ home,
while Termeh (Sarina Farhadi) chooses to
remain with her father and grandfather.
Needing to find daytime care for his demented
father, Nader hires Razieh (Sareh Bayat), who
desperately needs work and must bring her fouryear-old daughter with her each day. In addition, Razieh is five months pregnant, but her
condition is not immediately noticed because of
her enveloping black chador.
A devout Muslim, Razieh finds herself with a
religious conflict when her elderly patient soils
himself and she must clean his body. Before she
can help a disrobed man, she needs to call her
imam for permission. Fatigued from her long
daily commute, the demanding work, and the
worry that her hot-headed husband will find out
that she is working in another man’s house,
Razieh seeks medical help. During her absence,
Nader comes home to find his father unattended and in danger.
When Nader confronts Razieh with her negligence, a ferocious altercation ensues and an accident occurs with ramifications that grow and
intensify. Hodjat (Shahab Hosseini), Razieh’s
husband, threatens to sue Nader while Nader
counters with a suit against Razieh. Anger is
rampant as both men plead their cases before a
judge in a small, cramped courtroom where litigants argue their positions and no attorneys are
present.
The strength of “A Separation” lies in the
small details of domestic life within the two
households that unfold creating emotional patterns specific to Near Eastern culture but also
universal to all societies. We see situations
through the eyes of several characters but the
film remains neutral in its story-telling. With
the immediacy of a hand-held camera and the
objectivity of writer/director Asghar Farhadi, “A
Separation” presents us real characters, flawed
but well-intentioned.
The cast performs very much as an ensemble,
with no character acting as star performer, allowing both our sympathy and disapproval to navigate from Nader to Simin to Razieh and even to
Hodjat. But mostly we feel drawn to 11-year-old
Termeh, who learns a truth about her father that
could defeat him in the courtroom. When she is
told that she must testify under oath, the moral
dilemma Termeh faces registers clearly in her
soft eyes and intelligent face. The Berlin Film
Festival awarded its Best Actor and Actress prizes
to the entire cast rather than honoring a single
performer.
“A Separation” is in Farsi with English subtitles.
A Hit & A Miss: You Might Like It
Two Hits: Don’t Miss It!
Two Misses: Don’t Bother
EVENTS
WED., FEB. 29
•8am-2pm:
Farmers
Market
Independence Park, 801 W. Valencia
Dr., Fullerton. 714-871-5304
•Noon-6pm: Science Symposium
Titan Student Union, CSUF, 800 N.
State College Blvd., Fullerton. A twoday free seminar features cell biologist
Aravindhan Vivekandhan on research
on altered immune responses from
noon to 1pm. Mathemagician Arthur
Benjamin, professor of mathematics at
Harvey Mudd College demonstrates
how to mentally add and multiply
numbers faster than a calculator from
5pm to 6pm.
•6pm-9pm: Gustavo’s Awesome
Lecture Series Osborne Auditorium,
Fullerton Public Library. Free
•7:30pm: French Film Fest
“Cliente/A French Gigolo” screened
in French with English subtitles.
Wilshire Auditorium, 315 E. Wilshire
Ave., (at Lemon) Fullerton. $6.50
THURS., MARCH 1
•10am-6:30pm: NASA Astronaut
at Science Symposium Titan Student
Union, CSUF, 800 N. State College
Blvd., Fullerton. 30 science and math
undergrads and grad students present
research posters from 10am to 1pm.
NASA astronaut and CSUF alumna
Tracy Caldwell Dyson speaks at a
reception at 4pm.
•7:30pm: French Film Fest
“Roman de Gare” screened in French
with English subtitles. Wilshire
Auditorium, 315 E. Wilshire Ave., (at
Lemon) Fullerton. $6.50
FRI., MARCH 2
•6pm-10pm: Art Walk 2nd
Anniversary Celebration Downtown
Museum Plaza on Wilshire & Pomona,
downtown Fullerton. Admission is
free. Live music, art, food, fun.
SAT., MARCH 3
•7:30am - 11am: MOTAL 2nd
Annual White Elephant Mega Sale.
Clothing, antiques, collectibles, furniture, jewelry, toys, artwork, home
goods. Morningside Presbyterian
Church, 1201 Dorothy Lane (at
Raymond), in Fullerton. Proceeds benefit programs of the Museum of
Teaching & Learning. (Gently used
items can be dropped off noon to 8pm
on Fri., March 2 at the church. Call
Mary with questions at 714-879-7267.
•7:30am - 11am: Troop 97
Pancake Breakfast served up by Boy
Scout Troop #97 at Morningside
Presbyterian Church, 1201 Dorothy
Lane (at Raymond), in Fullerton.
(Coincides with the Mega Sale above.)
•8:30am: Mayor Sharon QuirkSilva’s Walk & Talk meets at Lemon
Park, 701 S. Lemon St. Wear comfortable shoes and bring your thoughts and
concerns.
SAT., MARCH 3 CONTINUED
•7pm-12 midnight: Lemondrop
Singles Dance with live 70s & 80s
music by Paco & Laura at the Fullerton
Elks Lodge Ballroom, 1400 Elks View
Lane, Fullerton. Free Dance Lessons
from 7pm to 8pm. No membership
required. Bring friends - casual dressy.
www.LemonDropClub.com $10
•8pm: Orange County Music
Awards at the Grove of Anaheim, 2200
E. Katella Ave., Anaheim.
SUN., MARCH 4
•2pm - Nuclear Power Initiative
Statute explained by systems analyst
Donna Gilmore who authors the San
Onofre Safety blog at http:sanonofresafety.org. She is a founding member of
San Clemente Green which is dedicated to increasing public knowledge
about nuclear energy. She is the state
coordinator for the Nuclear Initative
which is in the signature gathering
stage of qualifying for the ballot. The
measure would close the San Onofre
and
Diablo
Canyon
Nuclear
Generating Stations until a permanent
storage solution can be implemented to
address the tons of “temporarily” stored
radioactive waste at the two California
nuclear power stations. Green Party
meeting, Irvine Ranch Water District,
15600 Sand Canyon Ave, Irvine.
Contact Bea at tiritilligreen@sbcglobal.net if you can share a ride or need
one.
TUES., MARCH 6
•6:30pm: City Council Meeting
353 W. Commonwealth, Fullerton.
Litigation updates; OCWD North
County Water Cleanup Project update;
Malvern Ave. Storm Drain Repair;
Library Grant; Verizon Cell Tower in
Bastanchury Park; Legislative Platform;
SOCO Parking Structure regulations;
State College Blvd. & Raymond Ave.
Grade Separation Acquisition; Fire
Management and more.
•7:30pm: French Film Fest “Un
Baiser, S’il Vous Plait/ Shall We Kiss”
screened in French with English subtitles. Wilshire Auditorium, 315 E.
Wilshire Ave., (at Lemon) Fullerton.
$6.50
WED., MARCH 7
•8am-2pm:
Farmers
Market
Independence Park, 801 W. Valencia
Dr., Fullerton. 714-871-5304
•6pm: Independent Film “Karen
Cries on the Bus” at the Fullerton
Public Library Osborne Auditorium.
Spanish w/English subtitles. Karen has
left her slimy but successful husband
after 10 years of marriage and takes her
first steps towards independence and
self discovery. 714-738-3361. Free
THURS., MARCH 8
•7:30pm: Puente Hill Wilderness
Jackie Duvall, a former naturalist with
the Puente Hills Landfill Native
EARLY MARCH
2012
Habitat Preservation Authority, will
inform about the 3,869 acre preserve
north of La Habra and Whittier. Rio
Hondo Sierra Club meeting at Popular
Community Bank in north Fullerton
on the southwest corner of Rosecrans
and Euclid (near CVS).
FRI.-SUN, MARCH 9, 10 & 11
•10am-4pm: Friends of the Library
Used Book Sale Fullerton Public
Library, 353 W. Commonwealth,
Fullerton. 714-738-6326
SAT., MARCH 10
•9am: Gymkhana Show presented
by Fullerton Recreational Riders at the
Fullerton Recreational Arena (corner of
Euclid and Lakeview) 2900 Lakeview
Way in north Fullerton. These fun
events showcasing locals and their horses in competition take place on the second Saturday of every month through
September. Visit the FRR website at
www.fullertonrecriders.com. Free.
•10am: Mexican American History
in California discussed by a panel
including Superior Court Judge
Frederick Aquire; Chapman U professor Christina Luna; Chapman Ed
Director Dr. Mike Madrid. Sponsored
by MOTAL at the Old OC
Courthouse, 211 W. Santa Ana Blvd,
Santa Ana. “Mendez et. al. v.
Westminster et. al.” exhibit also. 714814-4221 or www.motal.org for more
info. Free.
SUN., MARCH 11
•1pm-3pm: Fukushima Daiichi
Disaster Aniversary and Protest of
San Onofre Nuclear Plant near south
gate on Basilone Rd. off I-5. For Bus
information email marciapatt@cox.net.
Other info call 619-820-5321 or email
info@citizensoversight.org. Sponsored
by Citizens Oversight, San Clemente
Green, ROSE and San Diego Peace
Resource Center.
•5pm: 47th Annual Farmworker
Dinner features Christine Chavez,
granddaughter of Cesar Chavez who
now works with the US Dept. of
Agriculture on farmworker outreach.
There will also be a silent auction.
UFCW Union Hall, 8530 Stanton
Ave, Buena Park. The dinner is $20.
Reserve your ticket by calling Nadene
Ivens at 714-526-7422. Call Tina
Laine at 714-565-7855 if you have
auction items to donate.
TUES., MARCH 13
•7pm: “Town & Gown” Lecture
“Mammoth Mountain’s Shaky Past.”
Fullerton Public Library Osborne
Auditorium, 353 W. Commonwealth.
Free. 714-738-6326
•7pm: Neighborhood Watch
Meeting Fullerton Police Dept. Mural
Room, 237 W. Commonwealth. Public
Invited. 714-738-6836
FRI-SUN., MARCH 16-18
•9am-4pm: Monster Tomato &
Pepper Sale Fullerton Arboretum,
1900 Associated Rd., at CSUF
(657)278-4010
SUN., MARCH 18
•6pm-9pm: FIES Fundraiser
local amateur chefs cook up prizewinning recipes. Coyote Hills Golf
Course, 1440 E. Bastanchury Rd.,
Fullerton. Proceeds support programs for local homeless families.
714-680-3691
TUES., MARCH 20
•6:30pm: City Council Meeting
353 W. Commonwealth, Fullerton.
Litigation updates; 2nd Office of
Independent Review Report by
Gennaco; Permission to circulate
notices for Water Rate increase;
Commonwealth
reconstruction
Brookhurst to Basque; MADD presentation; T&CC recommendations.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
2012
FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 15
Happenings at the Muckenthaler Cultural Center
1201 W. Malvern, Fullerton
Tickets: 866-411-1212
or email info@TheMuck.org
SCREENINGS
AROUND TOWN
French Film Fest
at Wilshire Auditorium
Fullerton College, in collaboration with the
French American Cultural Exchange Council
(F.A.C.E.), is pleased to announce a unique
cultural event, the screening of new French
films in February and March. Admission is
$6.50 and tickets will be available at the door
or purchase in advance from the Campus Box
Office by calling (714) 992-7150. All films are
in French with English subtitles and will be
screened at the Wilshire Auditorium on
Lemon in Fullerton at 7:30pm on the following dates:
Navajo Storytelling
by Geri Keams
PHOTO BY
The Music of Jessica Fichot Thursday, March 8, 7:30pm
Thurs., March 29, 7:30pm
Navajo (Dineh) Storyteller Geri
Keams was born and raised in the
Painted Desert of Arizona. She grew
up on the reservation with nine
brothers and sisters all listening to
their grandmother, a rug weaver and
storyteller. A graduate of the
University of Arizona with a degree in
Drama and Film, she is best remembered for her roles in Clint
Eastwood’s “The Outlaw Josey
Wales” as Moonlight; “The Car” with
James Brolin; “Walks Far Woman”
with Raquel Welch; and in the television series Northern Exposure where
she played Ed’s aunt. Her children’s
show has been featured at The
Kennedy
Center
and
The
Smithsonian Institute and many
schools, libraries, churches, and
museums across the country. Keams
has also written two children’s books,
“Grandmother Spider Brings The
Sun” and “Snail Girl Brings Water”
$5/member; $10/general;
Kids are Free!
Drawing from her multi-ethnic
French, Chinese, and American
upbringing, Jessica Fichot’s music fuses
styles and languages, taking the listener on a twisting journey of multilingual
vocals, backed by an amazing quartet
of clarinet, sax, flute, upright bass, guitar, and drums. $10/member; $16/students and seniors; $20/general
Poet Michael Miller
Moon Tide Book Launch
Thursday . March 22 . 7:30pm
For the past four years, Orange County’s own
Moon Tide Press has brought renowned poets
from around Southern California to the
Muckenthaler. Publisher Michael Miller, an
acclaimed poet and a former judge for the San
Diego Book Awards and Poetry Out Loud,
hosts an exclusive book launch. Free
“Chinigchimish”
An Early Pre-Contact Religion
of the Los Angeles Basin."
with Guest Speaker,
MR. JUSTIN FARMER
EE
FR
Dieguenino Indian
March 16, 7:00 p.m.
Native American Institute
1465 N. Bativia St., Orange
714-879-1337 or
runningbear001@yahoo.com
Visit Our Website at
ChristianScience
Fullerton.org
ANDY SHENG
How to Get Kids to Eat
Great & Love it!
by author Dr. Christine Wood
Thursday, March 22 at 8:45 am
LAGUNA ROAD ELEMENTARY
300 Laguna Road, Fullerton
Dr. Wood will share insights on how parents
can help to promote healthy eating habits
that children love. $5 (includes a light breakfast)
All proceeds benefit
the Laguna Road School Chorus Foundation
LRSChorus@gmail.com
or 714-262-8895
•Wed., Feb. 29: Cliente / French Gigolo
•Thurs., March 1: Roman de Gare
•Tues. March 6: Un Baiser, S’il Vous plaÎt
Shall We Kiss?
http://foreign.fullcoll.edu or (714) 992-7349.
Thursday Matinees
at the Library
The Free Thursday Matinee Series is held at
1pm in the Osborne Auditorium of the
Fullerton
Main
Library,
353
W.
Commonwealth Ave.
March 1: “The Quiet Man,”
John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara
March 8: “Darby O’Gill
and the Little People”
March 15: “Going My Way”
Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald
March 22: “My Left Foot”
March 29: “Michael Collins”
Call the Fullerton Main Library at
(714) 738-6326 with any questions.
Brazilian Films at CSUF
Free screenings of Brazilian films with discussions following take place at the Education
Classroom Building, Room 167, CSUF, 800
N. State College Blvd., Fullerton. Screening is
free but parking is $2 per hour.
•Feb. 27, 5pm; “Besouro,” a film based on
a 1924 murder, follows the lives of Capoeira
fighters. Philippe Zaccaîr leads discussion.
•March 5, 5pm: “Central Station,” a
Golden Globe winner for Best Foreign
Language Film, is about a boy’s search for his
father and an old woman’s emotional reawakening. Paulo Simoes leads the discussion.
REST IN PEACE • WE REMEMBER YOU
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2012
Tribute to Leilani Smith
Hall of Famer
Gary Carter
Passes On
Gary Carter lost his 10month battle with brain cancer
on Thurs., Feb. 16. He was 57
years old.
“The Kid,” as he was called,
was an 11-time All Star for the
New York Mets and Montreal
Expos.
He was raised in Fullerton
and attended local schools
including Sunny Hills High.
Gary had over 100 college
scholarship offers and was set to
attend UCLA until the Expos
signed him in 1972 and he
began his professional baseball
career.
He was traded to the New
York Mets in 1985 and played
in the 1986 World Series compiling 8 hits, 2 home runs (both
in game #4), with a batting
average of 276 as the Mets
defeated the Red Sox in 7
games.
He retired in 1992 and was
inducted into the Baseball Hall
of Fame in 2003 as an Expo.
In 2008 Gary returned to
Fullerton and spent the summer
as manager of the Orange
EARLY MARCH
PHOTO
© BRYAN CROWE
BRYANCROWEPHOTO.COM
County Flyers who won their
only Golden Baseball League
championship with Carter in
the dugout.
Gary was laid to rest in Palm
Beach Gardens, Florida where
he had settled during his Expos
years. He is survived by Sandy,
his wife of 37 years; daughters
Christy Kearce and Kimmy
Bloemers; son D.J.; and three
grandchildren.
The Fullerton Senior
Club has lost long-time
member, sweet Leilani
Smith, who passed away on
February 2.
Feeling a strong need to
give back to her community,
Leilani joined the club in
1989. She was a volunteer
receptionist for the Income
Tax Assistance Program
(sponsored by AARP) and
also registered and guided
seniors at the Senior
Center’s Health Fairs and
Flu Clinics. Leilani was
always willing to help in any
way she could.
With her extensive background as a talented entertainer, Leilani loved dancing, singing and playing her
ukulele for many center
events.
Leilani (who always had a
sparkle in her eyes and a plumeria in her hair) was also the magnetic, personable M.C. for the
center’s popular Hawaiian Luaus
in August and at Christmas
time. We cherish the happy
¤
memories we have of her (especially her happy, friendly, smile).
A memorial service will be
held, Friday, March 9, at 11:00
a.m. at St. Philip Benizi Catholic
Church in Fullerton.
FULLERTON’S CONGREGATIONS WELCOME YOU
CONVERSATIONAL HEBREW CLASS
Tuesdays, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
March 20 - June 26
$50 - Class Fee plus Textbook
(reading knowledge of Hebrew necessary)
Call (714) 871-3535 to register
John Johnston
Orangethorpe
Christian
Church
(Disciples of Christ)
Dr. Robert L. Case, Pastor
Sunday Service: 10:00 a.m.
2200 W. ORANGETHORPE
FULLERTON (714) 871-3400
Unitarian Universalist
Congregation in Fullerton
www.orangethorpe.org
EMMANUEL
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
1600 N. Acacia Ave.
1145 W. Valencia Mesa, Fullerton
(714) 879-8070
www.emmanuelfullerton.org
SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES
8:15 am and 10:00 am
Children’s Sunday School at 10am
“Walking in Love,
as Christ loved us”
CHILDCARE
Welcome 10:15am • Service: 10:30am
(infant & toddlers) & Programs for Pre-K thru Teen
SUN., MARCH 4: Justice General Assembly - Michael Sallwasser
SUN., MARCH 11: Do We Have Time? - Rev. Jon Dobrer
SUN., MARCH 18: On Tolerance - Rev. Jon Dobrer
SUN., MARCH 25: Living Our Values - Rev. Jon Dobrer
Rev. Jon Dobrer www.uufullerton.org 714-871-7150
It is with deep sorrow and heavy
hearts that the Senior Club
announces that our former threetime Past President and dear friend,
John Johnston, passed away at home
in Fullerton on February 17.
John totally dedicated and committed himself to the betterment of
the club when he joined in 1992.
His keen intelligence, caring concern
and loyalty, innovative and costeffective ideas and accomplished
goals gave the club a great city reputation.
John was respectfully recognized
in 2008 with a well-deserved prestigious Senior Club Lifetime
Membership Award. We will always
remember John as “a true gentleman” and we were all privileged to
have known him. You meet a kind,
humble, honorable, gentle man like
John once in a lifetime.
John is survived by his devoted
wife, Ruth, daughter, Patti, sons,
Robert and Mark, and granddaughters, Megan and Melinda. The family is planning a celebration-of-life
service in the near future.
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2012
REST IN PEACE • WE REMEMBER YOU
FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 17
William Edward (Bill) Lenahan M.D.
GET ON THE BUS
Benefit Dinner & Concert
4pm Sunday, March 4
ST. JULIANA CATHOLIC CHURCH
1316 N. ACACIA, FULLERTON
•Delicious Dinner prepared by Chef Jon Sanders
•Jazz Concert by Ron Kobayashi & Friends
•Social Hour and Silent Auction
Approximately 200,000 children have a parent in state prison.
Proceeds from this event provide funds to children, requesting,
but unable to afford transportation to visit their parents.
The Get On The Bus program provides free bus rides to and from prisons.
Last year the program provided transportation to 1,500 children
around the time of Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.
Reservations: Contact Barbara Johnson at 714-529-5166
or Barbara Dietterle at 714-525-2208 • $40 Donation Requested
Sponsored by St. Juliana Catholic Church & the Congregational Church of Fullerton
Dr. Bill Lenahan, 86, of Fullerton,
California, was born on March 24, 1925,
in Bloomington, Illinois, the elder son of
William and Estelle. He died peacefully
February 20, 2012, at home, surrounded
by his loving family.
His passing leaves a legacy of community service. Bill was Valedictorian of his
high school class and was accepted to
Santa Clara University. Due to the war,
he enlisted in the Army Air Corps.
Trained as a B-24 bombardier/navigator,
he saw the war end as a Second
Lieutenant. Utilizing the GI Bill, he was
accepted to Marquette University and
graduated from Marquette School of
Medicine in 1951.
Bill and Pat Mallory were married in
1949, and moved to Los Angeles, where
residency at Queen of Angels Hospital
was completed. Settling in Fullerton in
1954, Dr. Lenahan provided over 44 years
of family practice associated with St. Jude
Hospital. He retired at age 71, but kept
his license to practice medicine current
until his passing, frequently serving the
medical needs of his large extended family.
Dr Lenahan was a champion of the
poor, and as a member of Mission
Doctor’s Association and Amigos de las
Americas, he travelled to Africa, the
Dominican Republic and Guatemala,
providing medical services, ranging from
obstetrics, surgery, and even on one occasion, veterinary breach delivery of a
bovine!
A true Renaissance Man, Bill played
guitar, piano, banjo, windsurfed and
snow-skied into his seventies, and golfed
and waterskied in his eighties. Always
positive, he approached life with a sense of
humor and wonder.
A devoted family man, he is survived by
his beloved wife Pat of 62 years, his six
children; Marypat McDermand Hackett
of San Diego, Tim Lenahan of Park City,
UT, Pat Lenahan of Santa Ana, Sheila
Masters of La Canada, Peg Wallin of
Newport Beach, Katie Zabrowski of
Granite Bay, CA, sixteen grandchildren,
eight great grandchildren, and his brother,
Joseph Lenahan of Fullerton. He was
actively involved in the lives of his entire
family and was known for his daily phone
calls, insightful advice, compassionate
heart, and warm sense of humor.
Included among his many accomplishments are: President Fullerton Rotary
Club;
Co-founder Fullerton South
Rotary Club; President Mission Doctors
Association of Los Angeles; volunteer
physician in Central America with
Amigos de Las Americas; volunteer physician in Africa and the Caribbean with
Catholic Mission Doctors; coach of
Sunny Hills Little League, Pop Warner
football and Pony League.
Dr. Lenahan was a Board Member of
the following organizations: Y.M.C.A.
North Orange County; St. Jude Hospital;
Amigos de Las Americas; National
Catholic Physicians Guild; California
State University Presidents Associates.
Dr. Lenahan’s honors include 1974
Fullerton Man of the Year; 1993 St. Jude,
“Values in Action”; 1993 St. Joseph
Health System “Values in Action”; 1993
North
Orange
County
YMCA
Humanitarian of the Year; 2011 St. Jude
Medical
Center
President’s
Commendation for “Nearly 50 years of
support and Dedication.”
A funeral Mass was held Saturday 11am
at St. Juliana Catholic Church, 1316 N.
Acacia Avenue in Fullerton. In lieu of
flowers, a donation in his honor may be
made to St. Jude Hospital Care for the
Poor and sent to St. Jude Medical Center,
1440 N. Harbor Blvd, Suite 200,
Fullerton, CA 92835. McAulay &
Wallace Mortuary assisted the family.
CSUF Business Students Offer Tax Assistance
Cal State Fullerton students are offering
income tax return preparation and filing
assistance to low-income families and
individuals. More than 100 students and
alumni — all certified — take part in
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, an IRSsponsored community program.
The program is offered at Cal State
Fullerton, 800 N. State College Blvd.,
Fullerton at 10am to 2pm Saturdays from
through April 7 in Langsdorf Hall, Room
403A on campus. Assistance is provided
on a first-come, first-served basis, and
clients can arrive at VITA sites no later
than one hour before closing time.
For more info contact the Volunteer
Income Tax Assistance Center at 657278-8681 or e-mail: csufvita@gmail.com
FULLERTON’S CONGREGATIONS WELCOME YOU
SAINT ANDREW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
1231 E. CHAPMAN AVE., FULLERTON • 714-870-4350 • www.saintandrewsfullerton.org
Come join our inclusive, lively church family!
WEEKLY SERVICES
Events
YOGA: Every Thursday at 8:30am w/ Jessica
Lowerre 200 RYT will instruct the hour-long
Beginner/Level 1 class including meditation, breathing
techniques, and physical practice (suggested $7 donation)
March 25: 4:30pm, Barbershop Quartet
Sunday...........8am & 10am.* HOLY EUCHARIST
*Nursery & Church School
Monday..........6:30pm SUNG COMPLINE
Tuesday..........7pm EVENING PRAYER
Wednesday.. ..6:30am HOLY EUCHARIST
Thursday........10am HOLY EUCHARIST & HEALING
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SENIOR SPOTLIGHT
LOCAL NEWS
EARLY MARCH
2012
Valentine’s Day
Friends & Flames
Celebration
What a “love”-ly 14th of
February it was in the “heart” of
the city of Fullerton. There were
bright “red” decorations everywhere you looked at the “sweet”
social held at the Senior Center’s
temporary location at St. Mary’s
Church Hall. Enjoyable entertainment started at 10:00 a.m.
with “romantic” dance music performed by Global Affair (“sweetheart” singers, Tom & Kris).
“Candy kisses” and “caring hugs”
were added “sentimental treats.”
Above: The “Belle of the Ball,”
Ms. Roberta Reid (she made her
very creative, elaborate Valentine
hat and brought her little friend,
Samantha, to the party.
Above: Dining Room Site Manager, Cocoa Barragan & her daughter “H.B.”
Seated: Earlyn Matthews; Isabel Guerrero; and Vivian Carroll
Below: Ron & Loretta Larson, Carmen Carrasco, Vernie Aiello, and
Dutch Hertogh. and seated Bill and Lorraine Miller.
AARP Driver Safety
Program Offered
OC Health Care Offers Free
Health Care Screenings
Adults 50 and older can brush up on their driving skills at a two-day, eight hour course designed
to teach important defensive driving techniques
and skills. The next session is from 12:30 to
4:30pm Wed. and Thurs., March 14 and 15.
Completion of the course entitles the student to a
certificate of completion good for insurance discounts.
Fee for the class is $12 for AARP members and
$14 for non-members. Pre-registration is required.
Call 714-738-6305 or come to Room 8B at the
center at St. Mary’s Church, 400 W.
Commonwealth in Fullerton.
Registered nurse Lori Funke of the OC Health
Care Agency offers free screenings from 9am to
2pm on the second and fourth Mondays of each
month at the Senior Center’s temporary headquarters at St. Marys.
The screenings include blood pressure, pulse,
hearing, vision, hemoccult, hemoglobin, blood
sugar, urine, height & weight, oral/dental and
skin. Individualized health care plans are also
offered. Appointments are required. Call 714738-6305 or come to Room 8B at the center at
St. Mary’s Church, 400 W. Commonwealth in
Fullerton.
Elks Special Child
of the Month
story & photos by Nyada Cline
The Fullerton Elks Lodge members were thoroughly entertained by this month’s Special Child, Zachary
Cannon. You will find he is a happy child and a real
charmer.
Zachary visited the Lodge with his mother Tricia
Cannon, grandmother, great grandparents, an aunt
and uncle, and family friends. He wanted to meet
everyone and gave each a hug. Then he asked for the
microphone and said in a big voice, “I love you.”
Curious about the musical instrument he then
jumped up on the organist’s lap to get a closer look.
Zachary Cannon was born June 12th, 2006, and
life dealt this baby a very difficult hand.
He was born with a cleft palate, but more seriously, a severe heart condition. At 9 days of age a surgeon had to rebuild his heart. After the successful
surgery, the heart surgeon stated that the challenges
he faced during the surgery were some of the most
unusual and difficult he had ever encountered.
Zachary has some continuing health issues and
additional surgeries will be needed in the future when
he is older to help with a serious malocclusion that
makes it difficult for him to eat. His immune system,
compromised since birth, is improving and he is just
Zachery and his family
now getting to the point where he can play with other gathered with Elk members.
children. In addition, he is diagnosed as high functioning autistic. He began talking at about 4 years of age and he speaks well now.
Yet with all these health and developmental problems, Zachary is happy and loves
to be hugged. He loves music and has a high energy level. He is a whiz at playing
games on his mother’s telephone.
His mother, Tricia Cannon, home schools Zachary and even with all of his issues,
he is now learning to read and count.
The Fullerton Elks treated the family to dinner and then presented Zachary with
an Android Super pad to help with schoolwork and so he can play games and puzzles. In addition, he received some Disney Pixar 2 cars and a launch pad racetrack.
The Elks presented Tricia with a dozen roses, a plaque, and a Special Child Pin.
A commemorative group photograph was taken.
The Elks Lodge members really enjoyed meeting Zachary.
For more information on the Elks Special Child Program call Nyada Cline, or Irene
Imhof Co-Chairpersons at (714) 870-1933.
EARLY MARCH
2012
FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 19
LOCAL ONLY CLASSIFIEDS
REPAIR/REMODEL
Call 714-525-6402
The Fullerton Observer provides space for
NEIGHBORS to advertise. To participate you
must have a local phone number and be offering an item for sale, garage sales, reunions,
home-based businesses or services, place to
rent or buy, or help wanted, etc. Contractors
must provide valid license. Editor reserves
ROOMS FOR RENT
right to reject any ad. Sorry, we do not accept
date ads, get rich schemes or financial ads of
any sort. Call 714-525-6402 for details. $10
for 50 words or less per issue. Payment is by
checks only. Items to give away for free and
lost and found item listings are printed for free
The Observer assumes no
as space allows.
CLASSES & TUTORING
FURNISHED ROOM W/BATH
Furnished 10’x20’ room w/private bath
in Fullerton (Orangethrope/Brookhurst)
$600/month with $150 deposit. No
Smoking/Alcohol/Illegal
Drugs/Pets.
Includes utilities, satellite TV, internet,
and kitchen/laundry privileges. (714)
272-3270
APARTMENT
FOR RENT
GREAT SUNNY HILLS APT
2 bedroom, 2 bath, single-story garden-style apt, approx 950 square feet,
great Sunny Hills neighborhood in
between St. Jude Hospital and the Bike
Loop trail amongst million dollar ranchstyle homes. Apt comes with new carpet,
window a.c. unit, ceiling fans, front patio,
shared garage with automatic door opener, pool & laundry. $1,475 per month,
available for immediate move-in. Please
call
(714)
738-7077
or
www.ValMesaApts.com
WANTED
USED BAND INSTRUMENTS
DO YOU HAVE A USED BAND
INSTRUMENT?? Ladera Vista student
is collecting them for community charity
project. We will pick up, any condition.
In association with the Mr. Holland's
Opus Foundation. Please call and leave a
message for Zachary with your phone
number at (714)447-3557.
liability for ads placed here. However, if you
have a complaint or compliment about a service, please let us know at 714-525-6402.
Call City Hall at 714-738-6531 to inquire
about City of Fullerton business licenses. For
contractor license verification go to
www.cslb.ca.gov. Thank You!
PIANO LESSONS
Piano Lessons: Classical, Jazz and Pop.
Masters of Music; Paris Conservatory and
Indiana University Graduate. Telephone
714-566-4607
or
visit
website
www.hoangnguyen.net.
RV PARKING SPACE
SOUGHT
TWO ROOMS NEAR CSUF
Two bedrooms on 2nd story of private
home available ($495 and $450). Both
can be rented by one person at $925.
Females preferred. Separate entry, full
bath, kitchenette, cable, wireless internet
included. Some off street parking is available. Pleasant, quiet Fullerton neighborhood two miles from CSUF, major shopping and freeway. Call 714-496-7692.
RV PARKING SPACE NEEDED
Local employee will pay $60 per month
for off-street parking for small (20-foot)
empty RV, Thursday thru Monday near
Fullerton College/Amtrak station. Call
(714) 992-7313.
HELP WANTED
CITY EMPLOYMENT
Applications are available by visiting city
hall or online at www.cityoffullerton.com.
Public Information Coordinator: Sylvia
Palmer Mudrick is retiring from her longtime position as PIO for the city. She has
done an excellent job and will be missed. She
is filling in on a temporary basis until a
replacement can be found. If you are interested contact the city at 714-738-6361 for
an application and job description or go
online www.cityoffullerton.com.
can
be
sent
to
Email
HumanResources@cityoffullerton.com, with
questions directed to Personnel Services
Manager
Laura
Giannetti-Mercer.
Applications are due by 5pm March 23,
2012. Salary & benefits $70,526-$90,011.
Community
Services
Specialist:
Applications are accepted on a continuous
basis, are kept on file for three months, and
reviewed when there is a need during that
time. The job pays from $10 to $11 per
hour.
Community
Services
Instructor:
Applications are accepted on a continuous
basis, are kept on file for three months, and
reviewed when there is a need during that
time. The job pays from $9to $9.25 per
hour.
Balance &
Change
by Michelle Gottlieb
PROCRASTINATION
Do you ever procrastinate? You know
that you have things to do, and you will do
them, you will! But not right now. You
promise yourself that you will do it right
after this show, or phone call, or after your
nap, or definitely tomorrow! Does this
sound familiar? We all procrastinate at
times. This is a normal human response.
However, sometimes procrastination can
get us in trouble, for instance when you
have a project due at work or bills need to
be paid or there is a doctor’s appointment
that you need to make.
We have a million reasons to procrastinate, but it can usually come down to three
main reasons: we are avoiding something,
we are not sure how to do it or we are lazy!
If the reason that you have not accom-
LICENSED HANDYMAN
WINDOWS
WINDOW WASHING
All windows in your residence washed
without streaks inside and out. All sills
and tracks vacuumed and cleaned.
Screens hand-washed. I use drop
cloths and shoe covers to keep your
house clean. References available upon
request.
Fullerton City License
#554171. Call Patrick (714) 3982692 for a Free Estimate.
BEAUTY & HEALTH
AMWAY, ARTISTRY,
NUTRILITE
To buy Amway, Artistry, or Nutrilite
products please call Jean
714-526-2460
FDA.gov Nationwide
Recalls
by
Himalaya
•Organique
Nourishing Night Cream for All
Skin Types: 3877 bottles have been
recalled due to bacteria staphylococcus
aureus and fungus present in samples
traced to the bottle’s pump components.
•Female One Series Vagifresh
Moisturizing Gel: product contains
Benzocaine, and active ingredient for
many anesthetic drug products and
microbial contamination that may be
a health risk.
Relief
Pain
•Arthritis
Acetaminophen caplets under the
names: Assured; Consumer’s Choice;
Preferred Plus; Quality Choice; Select
Brand; Premier Value. over one million bottles recalled because incorrect
dosage info. The labeling reads “take 2
caplets every 8 hours with water.” This
labeling exceeds the allowable monograph quantity of acetaminophen in
an 8-hour period.
•OFIRMEV
(acetaminophen)
injection: 33,336 vials recalled due to
unidentified particulate matter.
•Jones’ Seasoning: Original
and Spicy Southwest Blend
Mock Salt has been recalled due
plished whatever is on your list is because
to Salmonella contaminated celyou are avoiding, ask yourself what you are
ery seed. Products purchased
avoiding. What is scaring you? What kind
between July to Dec. 2011
of support do you need in order to get your
should be destroyed.
task accomplished? Once you figure that
•Bio
Gaudiano
Brand
out, set up what you need and get it done.
Olives
with
Almonds:
Stuffed
If you are unsure how to accomplish your
product of Italy recalled due to
task, ask questions, do some research,
almonds linked to illnesses of
again, ask for help and get it done. If you
Clostridium botulinum.
are just being lazy, honor the fact that you
•Orange Juice Products: The
are tired, that you want a break. Make sure
FDA
is investigating reports that
that you arrange some time off after you
carbendazim,
a fungicide, is
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The Fine Art of Not
Being Offended.
In order to truly be a master of this art, one
must be able to see that every statement,
action and reaction of another human being is
the sum result of their total life experience to
date. In other words, the majority of people in
our world say and do what they do from their
own set of fears, conclusions, defenses and
attempts to survive. Most of it, even when
aimed directly at us, has nothing to do with
us. Usually, it has more to do with all the other
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The Art of Not Being Offended
by Dr. Jodi Prinzivalli
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FULLERTON OBSERVER
Monkeying
Around
by Diane Nielen © 2012
Did I hear correctly? You never got
around to making a New Year’s resolution? Well, better late than never. Allow
me to propose one: “Before 2012 is history I will treat myself to a visit to the Santa
Ana Zoo.” You won’t regret it. I promise.
Earlier this year I made the pilgrimage –
my first time there in literally decades.
And from the moment my friend and I
pulled into the parking lot until we
departed hours later I never stopped smiling.
Even the view of the front of the zoo
was dazzling. Yards and yards of the fencing is blanketed with a vividly intense
orange vine. Called Golden Shower or
the Orange Flame Vine, it blooms its
heart out during the winter. That gives
you nearly one more month to relish the
display. In truth, it is the maturation of
all the zoo’s landscaping into lush foliage
that is one of the biggest surprises and
changes in this facility since I last saw it.
It is warmly inviting.
When you pay your modest admission
at the entrance be sure to pick up the
one page guide “While visiting the Santa
Ana Zoo.” It will be invaluable in helping you make your way around the 20plus acre grounds and you won’t accidentally miss something.
Soon off to your right in the
Exploration Outpost you’ll find a maze
constructed of vinyl panels. Wend your
way in as you search for the “jaguar.” No,
not a real one. Still there’s lots of info and
sounds to hold your interest and accompany your meandering.
But all the other animals are very alive.
It will soon become clear to you that this
zoo is dominated by monkeys. In 1952
when Joseph Prentice generously donated
the original twelve acres of property to the
City of Santa Ana to create the animal
park he made one most unusual stipulation – that the zoo have in residence 50
monkeys at all times!
As you proceed on the pathways you
might want to keep count for yourself.
Even the monkeys’ names are exotic.
Aren’t you curious to meet the white-faced
There is more
saki? Or the colubus?
than one variety of spider monkeys,
capuchins and tamarins. My favorite
among these agile mammals was the
white-handed gibbon. He was a real
swinger. And I daresay that the emperor
tamarin would win the Moustache Award.
There were several kinds of lemurs which
are relatives of monkeys but generally
regarded as a separate category. We got
some unexpected entertainment when a
black-and-white ruffled lemur got in a
loud verbal squabble with another cage
mate. Absolutely enchanting is the
pygmy marmoset, the smallest monkey in
the world. Each newborn is just the size
of one of our thumbs. When he is fully
grown he weighs a mere six ounces!
You may have heard that on January
31st there was a welcomed new arrival at
the zoo. A baby monkey was born to a
pair of silvery langurs. This is the second
offspring for the parents, Daria and
Oliver. Although the adults are dark grayish the newborns have bright orange fur at
birth. Over the first three to five months
their coloring transitions to that of their
parents. Don’t miss visiting this family on
Primate Row.
There are at least 80 kinds of creatures
residing in the SaZoo (the place’s nickname). These include the rock hydrox, a
pair of dromedaries (one expectant!), the
Above: The new silvery langur arrival.
At Left: The Binturong
two-toed sloth, the Indian-crested porcupine and the oscellated turkey. Look for
the margay, a spotted cat found in South
and Central America. And earning the
Spectacular prize are surely the two giant
anteaters. They are each seven feet long
and boast two-foot tongues!
Have you ever heard of the binturong,
also called an Asian bearcat? He is in a
class by himself. One of the features of
the zoo that makes it such an enriching
place to tour is the signage in front of each
animal enclosure. Let me share with you
most of what was offered on this exotic
creature: “This unique and unusual
mammal sleeps in the treetops waiting for
night to fall. The binturong’s dark fur
provides perfect camouflage – it is seldom
seen in the dense forests at night. These
solitary animals search for fruits, rodents
and carrion using their sense of smell and
their prehensile tail to help balance on the
branches . . . Binturongs live in the high
forests of the central Himalayas, rainforests of Southeast Asia and tropical lowlands of the Philippines.” Then the question is posed, “WHAT’S SO SPECIAL
ABOUT ME?” And it is answered with
some fascinating facts: “The binturong is
the only Old World mammal and one of
only two carnivores worldwide with a prehensile tail . . . Binturongs have the distinctive smell of buttered popcorn to help
mark their treetop territory. The binturong drags its tail to scent mark branches .
. . The binturong, named for its close
appearance to a bear and a cat, is actually
a civet.” I’ll leave it to you to look up that
reference.
Here’s another neat option to enhance
your visit: in the Gift Shop you can buy
a card called a ZOOKEY for $5.00. At
most of the cages there is a small machine
with a slot where you insert your card.
Put in one end to hear about the animal
and conservation. Then insert the opposite end to listen to Jungle Jingles, songs
about the creatures.
In the Colors of The Amazon 9,000
square foot walk-through aviary you’ll see
birds I wager you have never met before.
Here are a few: troupia, white-bellied
caique, grey-necked wood-rail, emerald
toucanet and the sunbittern. Sit on hand-
some half-logs and watch a waterfalldominated panorama to observe what
birds will visit it next. We were favored
with a trio of brilliant scarlet ibises, an
almost unreal orange, high in the treetops.
The theme of this attraction is How The
Birds Make a Living. You’ll note their
variety of nest architecture and life styles.
There are a lot of features especially for
children. They can have their pictures
taken (by you) sitting on top of a giant
frog, a huge tortoise, or an immense
lizard. Not to worry – these are concrete
replicas. A super playground is near the
entrance as well as a gift shop full of temptations. Strollers, single or double, can be
rented, as can red wagons. At the Train
Depot you can take a trip that circumnavigates the Tierra de Las Pampas habitat
EARLY MARCH
2012
where the rhea (an ostrich) and the
guanaco (a camel relative) hang out.
The train also skirts the Crean
Family Farm area where the young
ones can interact with barnyard animals. These train trips and also carrousel rides are offered between 11
and 2 on weekdays and 11 to 4 on
weekends. This is a carrousel with a
difference: instead of all the animals
you are used to riding it features
endangered species such as the giant
panda, cheetah, lowland gorilla,
eagle, zebra, Bengal tiger, sea otter,
and panther. Children who ride this
merry-go-round are given an educational collector’s card which
describes an animal and explains why
it is endangered. Also in the summer
months there are camel rides available. And if any in your party are
overcome with hunger pangs there’s
the Knollwood Café concession. No
excuse for leaving without all of your
senses satisfied.
If you’re a party animal you might
be interested in the upcoming festivities on March 10th and 11th to celebrate
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY
SAZOO!!! It’s their 60th year.
Between 11:00 A.M and 2:00 P.M.
each day there’ll be an all-zoo party featuring music, games and fun. It’s free with
the price of regular admission.
I recommend arriving at the zoo in the
morning. You’re fresher and so are the animals, less likely to be napping. You’re
both bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. And
as it gets later in the afternoon the angle of
the sun makes it harder to visually search
the enclosures and pick out all the residents.
I keenly hope I’ve motivated you to
make this visit. Let me know how you
liked it. If you have a young friend, do
him or her a favor and extend the invitation to accompany you on the outing. If
not, there’s always that other kid...the one
inside each of us.