The Wall That Heals - Fullerton Observer

Hazing Update: 

What Really Happened? 

On Feb. 22, following a letter printed 

on page 2 of the Mid-Feb. 2012 Observer, 

a second investigation of hazing incidents 

at Troy High was conducted. (Also see 

Early March frontpage “Hazing, Bullying, 

Whatever You Call It: Unacceptable.”) 

Assistant Superintendent Ed Atkinson 

and Director of Human Resources Carl 

Erickson visited Troy to re-interview staff 

members and students regarding hazing 

incidents occurring during an extended 

trip of the 30-member Varsity Wrestling 

Team, Jan. 6-8. A previous investigation 

had been conducted Jan. 11-12, 2012. 

WHAT WERE THE INCIDENTS? 

The hazing incidents occurred during a 

field trip in Lake Arrowhead at 2:30am on 

Jan. 8, 2012. “The nine student victims 

were instructed by eight other students to 

do one or more of the following: 

Eat cat food; eat Cheerios, regurgitate 

and then feed into another student’s 

mouth; rub “icy hot” over some parts of 

the body except genitalia and face; pour 

hot sauce down pants; stand outside; 

stand in a bucket of water outside; allow 

other students to wrap Saran wrap around 

arms and/or legs; one student had a rolled 

up ball of tape put in mouth, his mouth 

was taped closed, and his arms were 

bound together with Saran wrap. He was 

then placed in a bathroom with a bag over 

his head. Continued on page 9 

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FULLERTON’S ONLY INDEPENDENT NEWS •est.1978 (printed on 20% recycled paper) Volume 34 #6 •EARLY APRIL 2012 

A man traces the name of a loved one lost. The Wall that Heals, a traveling replica of the original memorial in Washington DC 

honoring the over 58,000 soldiers lost in the Vietnam War, was here at Tri-City Park. PHOTO BY BOB MINOR WWW.MINORPHOTOGRAPHY.COM 

The Wall That Heals 

by Peter Fong / photos by Bob Minor 

On the cold and dreary morning of Tuesday, March 13, 2012, 

this Fullerton Observer reporter made the 30 mile ride to 

Ontario, California to be part of a motorcycle escort for “The 

Wall that Heals,” a 300 ft. replica of the Vietnam memorial in 

Washington D.C. What happened in the next 6 hours, as I rode 

Former Fullerton Officer 

Charged with Destroying Evidence 

A former Fullerton police 

officer has been charged with 

destroying evidence by crushing 

his audio-recorder after an 

inmate committed suicide in 

the Fullerton jail. 

On April 14, 2011, Cpl. 

Vince Mater, 41, (then a 14year 

veteran with the Fullerton 

Police Dept.), stopped Dean 

Gochenour, 52, for driving 

without his lights on at 

9:48pm. Gochenour complied 

with instructions but refused a 

sobriety test and was subsequently 

arrested under suspicion 

of DUI. 

At the Fullerton Police Dept. 

a remorseful Gochenour is 

shown on camera quietly going 

through the booking process 

including a breath test showing 

.28% blood alcohol concentration 

(0.08% is the legal limit). 

He was then taken to Cell #6 

on the 2nd floor of the jail at 

11:24pm. The jailer returned to 

the first floor. 

An audio recording of the cell 

area at 11:28pm picked up 

Gouchenour saying “I am going 

to hang myself right now, I am 

going to hang myself,” followed 

by rustling and blowing 

noises and then silence. 

Gouchenour was found dead 

about an hour later by the jailer 

during the hourly safety check. 

He had hung himself from the 

bars in his cell with his shirt. 

Police Chief Dan Hughes said 

Fullerton Police immediately 

notified the OCDA of the custodial 

death and began an internal 

investigation into the case. 

During the investigation, Mater 

said he became upset when his 

digital audio recorder allegedly 

would not download into the 

department’s computer system. 

Mater told investigators that in 

frustration, he threw the device 

against a metal door in the jail 

and it broke. 

Cheif Hughes said Fullerton 

Police Internal Affairs investigators 

did not believe the damage 

was caused in the manner 

Mater alleged and contacted 

expert witnesses in Orange and 

LA counties, as well as the manufacturer 

of the device, for their 

opinions. Based upon those 

findings, the department submitted 

the case to the OCDA 

and asked for a criminal filing 

against Mater for destruction of 

evidence. Mater was placed on 

administrative leave June 20, 

and he resigned from the 

department Aug. 2, 2011. 

Mater is accused of destroying 

evidence that might have 

been relevant to the OCDA’s 

separate custodial death investigation. 

If convicted he faces a 

maximum of one year and six 

months in jail. 

Read the full report at 

www.OrangeCountyDA.com 

and select “OCDA Report 

Custodial Death Investigation - 

Inmate Dean Gochenour” from 

the Investigation Letters tab 

under the Media Center. 

with approximately 300 riders, has been etched on this reporter’s 

heart forever. The stories of lives, the motivation and inspiration 

for action, and the spiritual and philosophical values all shared 

one common bond: patriotism and honoring the 58,261 fallen 

Americans. 

“The Wall that Heals” tours throughout the United States 

eleven out of twelve months a year. For the past three years the 

five axle, 53 foot trailer has been driven by retired Army veteran 

Bob Dobek assisted by his wife Brenda. Continued on page 8 

The Who’s on First Recall 

by Vince Buck 

The upcoming recall election 

is both simple and complex, 

leaving many voters confused. It 

is complex in that one can (and 

should) cast six separate votes. It 

is simple in that in three cases 

one only has to vote yes or no; 

and in the other three cases one 

only votes for a single candidate. 

Unlike our usual multi-candidate 

elections for City Council 

there is no need for worrying 

about bullet voting or if a vote 

for my second favorite candidate 

will result in my favorite candidate 

being defeated. 

The first choices that a voter 

faces are whether or not to recall 

any or all of the three incumbents 

on the ballot, Bankhead, 

Jones and McKinley. These are 

three separate contests and voters 

will have to decide which, if 

any, incumbents should be 

recalled. Are some more responsible 

for the Kelly Thomas 

killing aftermath debacle than 

others? Is the challenger likely to 

replace a recalled incumbent 

likely to be a better councilperson 

or better reflect the voter’s 

values? Perhaps it is not so simple 

after all. My guess is that 

most voters will vote to recall all 

or vote to recall none. We will 

never know. But some will split 

their vote, choosing to retain a 

favorite councilmember because 

of being scared by a possible 

replacement. 

After voters vote on the individual 

recall contests, then they 

can (and should) vote on who 

should replace the potentially 

recalled incumbents. Again these 

are separate contests and voters 

get to vote for the replacements 

even if they did not vote for the 

recall. No doubt some voters will 

not understand that. 

There are four candidates running 

to replace Bankhead, five to 

replace Jones and four to replace 

McKinley. Three have run for 

the Council before, all in the 

2010 election. 

Continued on page 10 

San Onofre 

Nuclear Power 

Plant - Closed 

The Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission has ordered SoCal 

Edison to close its San Onofre 

Nuclear Power Plant near San 

Clemente until issues of equipment 

failures are resolved. The 

order came after a Friends of the 

Earth risk assessment report 

pointed out serious safety issues. 

Read the report at www.foe.org. 

Assault Alert 

Police are asking anyone with 

info about early morning sexual 

assaults on February 23 and 

March 15 in the Las Palmas, 

Flintridge and Calle Don Juan 

areas to call Det. Flores at 714- 

738-6754 or 714-738-6800. 

The suspect is described as a 

male Hispanic in his 20s-30s, 

5’0”-5’6”, 160-170 lbs, black 

mustache, medium complexion, 

wearing black beanie, shirt, and 

pants. In both incidences, the 

suspect attacked and then fled 

when the women screamed.

Page 2 FULLERTON OBSERVER 

Sports Field Story Hit a Nerve: 

Dig Further 

The article “Is There A Level Playing Field in Fullerton?” 

(Mid-March Observer frontpage & pages 8&9) hit a nerve. 

I was a Fullerton Ranger board member a few years back 

and left because of the direction the club was taking and the 

change in emphasis from a Fullerton based recreational program 

to a competitive program more worried about fielding 

the best teams than whether or not they have Fullerton players. 

Something that gives you a sense of the numbers involved: 

look at the revenue numbers listed under Rangers on page 8 

of your article, the 2000 players (I think in fact about 1600 

are recreational players) paying $130 would be $260,000, but 

in fact 2010 revenue was $760,000. 

The half million dollar difference primarily is the added 

cost associated with competitive teams with much being paid 

to professional coaches (who do not have kids on the teams 

and for the most part who are not residents). 

Why are these competitive teams provided with the benefit 

of the city subsidized fields, without any specific requirement 

that the teams be composed of Fullerton players? 

If they were paying for private fields that would be one 

thing, but this seems an odd way to allocate a public city 

resource. Anonymous Fullerton 

Competitive Sports Eating Up 

Taxpayer Money and Space for 

Recreational Youth Sports 

As a resident of Fullerton for 16 years and my wife for 40 

years I was very happy to see the article regarding Fullerton 

fields in the Observer (Mid March frontpage “Is There a Level 

Playing Field in Fullerton? Not Everyone Thinks So”.) 

I have coached at East Fullerton Little League, Fullerton 

Hills Softball and the Fullerton Rangers over the past 10 

years and have seen a lot of field usage and agree there are 

several leagues, one in particular, that has too much field 

space and does not meet its partnership status. 

That league is the Fullerton Rangers. For the past 5 years 

the Rangers have continued to increase the size of their competitive 

teams and significantly shrunk their recreation side. 

In addition the competitive side definitely does not meet the 

80% Fullerton residents required for partnership status, the 

majority of the players are from surrounding cities. 

The Rangers only allow their competitive teams to use the 

Fullerton Sports complex, the premier soccer fields in the 

city. I strongly encourage you and the Parks & Rec department 

to audit the Rangers to validate my concerns. Tax dollars 

pay for these fields that are used by non-residents and 

that should be changed. Anonymous Fullerton 

ED: Another question has come up concerning the $13 

million renovation of Lion’s Field with two football fields, 

four softball fields, and overlays for soccer and rugby. The 

renovation was supported by the sports community which 

was promised that the fake grass would allow year-round play 

and yet it appears from city records that only one team, Pop 

Warner Football, has exclusive use of it. 

Abortion 

In the spirit of keeping your readers informed could you 

please share with them the facts about abortion? The 

Guttmacher Institute reports 1,212,400 for 2009-2011 

(and a total of 54,559,615 since 1973 when abortion was 

legalized). Since this is such a controversial subject, please 

forgive me for feeling the need to declare myself as, 

Anonymous Fullerton 

ED: The Centers for Disease Control which tracks abortions 

through providers reported that in 2008 there were 234 

abortions per 1,000 live births, with the majority in women 

aged 20-29. A good argument for safe, effective, insuance 

provided birth control. 

Wearing White at Night 

RE: the short letter written by William titled “Please Wear 

White” in the Early March Fullerton Observer. 

I live in the Troy High and Cal State area where we have so 

many skateboarding and bike riders after dark who are not 

careful and don’t wear white. Someday one will get hit. 

William’s short letter was a very good start in educating these 

young people. I would like to see an article on the front page 

Carol Fullerton 

I thought I was the only one concerned about seeing people 

in the dark wearing dark clothes. It scares me! When I 

jog at night I wear a yellow reflective jacket. I don't want to 

be a candidate for the “Darwin Awards.” Thank you, 

William, for submitting that letter. (Page 2, Early March 

Observer) Don Waterbury Fullerton 

COMMUNITY OPINIONS 

Fullerton High School District 

Superintendent Responds to Parent 

Concerns About Lockdown & Other 

Issues at Fullerton High School 

On March 16th police were 

called to an attempted robbery 

of All Phases Jewelry on W. 

Commonwealth. The getaway 

car crashed into a cafe on 

Malden and the five suspects 

were seen running east. 

There have been a few anonymous 

complaints to the paper 

from parents about the way the 

lockdown was handled by the 

school in providing inadequate 

information to parents and students 

about what was happening 

and how serious the situation 

was. Better emergency procedures 

and preparation are 

requested. Another letter asked 

about the school’s failure to dispel 

a rumor about a student with 

a gun on campus and a teacher 

taking photos with students. 

Superintendent George Giokaris 

responded with the following 

information: 

•An anonymous phone call at 

1:30pm alerted the school that 

an unknown male with a gun 

was in an alley near FUHS. The 

school contacted 911. At 

1:40pm police called and a lockdown 

of the campus began with 

an address over the PA system. 

When parents drop off and 

pick up their children at 

Hermosa Elementary, they block 

Hermosa Dr. to through traffic. 

The tract only has two streets 

that provide access to Harbor 

(Hermosa and Las Palmas) so 

this is creating a problem for the 

neighborhood. 

Golden Hill, Fern Dr. and 

Parks Jr. High school monitors 

do not allow streets to be 

blocked in front of, or adjacent 

to, those schools. In fact, at 

times there are Fullerton motorcycle 

officers there as well. At 

those schools parents must park 

their cars and walk to the school 

to deliver or pick up their chil- 

Police Dept. Response 

to Identity Theft 

The Fullerton Police Dept. 

has been in the line of fire 

recently and I, for one, would 

very much prefer to promote 

any reason for their support. 

However, I need to report 

another incident recently that 

adds to my concern about their 

abilities in upholding the peace 

and safety of our fair city. 

The other day I had reason to 

call the Police Dept. for information 

and any action I should 

take regarding a possible identity 

theft of a social security number. 

The young intern who 

answered the telephone was 

completely unable to help me. 

When she finally seemed to 

understand my question, rather 

than pass on my concern to a 

superior, she dismissed me by 

saying it was probably a question 

for Homeland Security. 

When I inquired as to what 

their number would be, she said 

The farm, Angelo & Vinci’s and 

Fullerton College were contacted 

by phone. A supervisor at 

McDonald’s instructed students 

to return to school. The school’s 

website was updated about the 

lockdown and office staff 

responded to calls from parents. 

The site remained locked 

down until 1:55pm when FPD 

withdrew the order. 

Administrators met to discuss 

what improvements were needed 

and will continue to meet to 

improve emergency response. 

•The previous day a student 

made a verbal threat against the 

school. The claim was investigated, 

the student was searched but 

no weapon was found. The student 

was suspended and released 

to his parents. In addition, the 

student has been referred to OC 

Mental Health for an assessment 

and may be expelled. There was 

no connection between that 

incident and the lockdown. 

•In addition, the parent’s 

“concern about the substitute 

teacher taking pictures of students 

has been investigated. The 

investigation is a confidential 

personnel matter.” 

Accident Waiting to Happen 

dren if there is no space to pull 

into the pick-up/drop-off area. 

Surely Hermosa parents could 

do this. 

I don’t understand why 

Hermosa Elementary is allowed 

to block a major street into and 

out of the tract. 

Something needs to be done. 

This is a horrific accident waiting 

to happen, a huge inconvenience 

to everyone living in the 

area and to service vehicles going 

in and out of the tract. I hope 

the Fullerton Police Dept. and 

Hermosa Elementary will consider 

changing the school’s drop 

off and pick up policy. 

Charlotte Lynch Fullerton 

she did not have that information, 

but I could probably find it 

on the Net! 

Fortunately, I was able to do 

this, but there is a concern about 

seniors and others who do not 

have the means to do this. 

It seems the support of the 

agencies we look to for our safety 

is eroding. 

Anonymous Fullerton 

ED: Captain Bastreri thanked 

the writer for alerting him and 

said he is looking into the matter 

to ensure front desk personnel 

have the appropriate 

resources. For those online, the 

police page of the city website 

cityoffullerton.com has info on 

identity theft, how to prevent it, 

and what to do about it. If you 

don’t have a computer you can 

call the Federal Trade 

Commission at 1-877-438- 

4338. Fullerton Police do investigate 

identity theft locally but 

most are referred to the FTC. 

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EARLY APRIL 2012 COMMUNITY OPINIONS 

Out of My Mind 

by Jon Dobrer © 2012 JonDobrer@mac.com 

Twenty years after the LA/Rodney King 

Riots, three years after the election of an 

African-American president, we’ve made 

undeniable progress. We’ve not yet 

reached the Promised Land. Yes, despite 

all the progress, we continue to have terrible 

problems with race. We can argue 

about, we can take positions and we can 

deny, but make no mistake, we don’t live 

in a colorblind nation. We judge and 

misjudge each other according to the arbitrary 

19th century anthropology called 

race. 

I was asked this week, 

somewhat aggressively, why 

Obama considers himself to 

be half black and not half 

white? The implication was 

that by owning his African 

side he was demonstrating 

hostility towards white 

folks. (Lord are we a sensitive 

bunch!) Obama’s own 

answer during the campaign 

four years ago was clear: 

When I’m trying to hail a 

cab in the city after dark, there’s no question 

about my race. 

One of the many reasons for our continuing 

agony on the topic of race is our 

inability to discuss it rationally and openly. 

There are so many traps and landmines, 

so many opportunities for an 

inartful phrase to give offense and shut 

down the dialogue. Since nearly no one 

wants to be called a racist, we often stay 

safe and vague in our discourse. I’m a 

firm believer that we cannot therapize 

what we cannot discuss—and race is a 

prime example. 

Take profiling. Oh the horror! We 

liberals know that profiling is a synonym 

for racism, and must avoided it at all 

costs. It’s just an evil and bigoted practice. 

Right? Wrong! If we take it off the table 

of decency, we begin an untruthful and, 

therefore, unhelpful conversation. 

I profile and so do you. We profile by 

race, religion, class, gender and age. We 

profile by language, fluency and grammar. 

We take first impressions by all kinds of 

signs. This is not just white folks or bigots. 

It’s all of us. 

Let me be personal. If I’m walking in a 

city and three young black males in, yes, 

hoodies, are walking towards me, my 

heart rate increases. If it’s three Hispanics 

with tats on their necks, my heart skips a 

couple of beats. If it is three white kids in 

leather with shaved heads, I experience 

We All Profile 

the issue is 

not whether 

we profile but 

what happens next. 

Are we willing to 

stop long enough 

to check out 

our impulses? 

exactly the same cardiac reaction. Could 

they all be sweet and harmless? Yes, but 

how can I lie about my flight or fight hormones? 

Oh yes, we also profile by age. Take 

three middle-aged males of any ethnicity 

walking down that same dark street. They 

will not set off my radar. Put them in 

business attire—even business casual, and 

I might not even register their race or ethnicity. 

In gray flannel suits all middleaged 

men are, well gray. 

My Black friends tell me 

that they also profile. 

Being stopped by a black 

cop is a different experience 

from being pulled over by a 

white one. Could the 

white cop be a sweetheart? 

Sure, but their bodies also 

go to a different default setting. 

I too am being profiled 

everywhere I go. Entering 

an expensive restaurant the 

maitre d’ is looking at my 

clothing, shoes and grooming. Going 

into a shop, the sales associates are making 

quick judgments about my potential to 

waste their time or enrich their commissions. 

When our children were younger—they 

are still, by me, young—we would profile 

the kids they brought home. I can say we 

never did this by race, but we certainly 

formed opinions according to how they 

dressed, spoke and their general 

demeanor. 

So for me the issue is not whether we 

profile but what happens next. Are we 

willing to stop long enough to check out 

our impulses? Are we willing to put first 

warnings on hold, not go to DEFCON 

III, and be open to learning and experiencing 

beyond that first blink? 

Having thought this through, am I willing 

to confess to the evils of profiling? No, 

I’m willing to confess that we can misuse 

it to close ourselves off from others, to get 

locked in lonely cells of prejudice, but the 

impulse is unavoidable. Civilization consists 

largely not in denying our troubling 

impulses but in asserting control over 

them. Please know however, the first 

boys who show up trying to date any of 

my granddaughters are going to be very 

closely and aggressively profiled. 

Read more thoughts from Jon Dober at 

www.insidesocal.com/friendlyfire 

On the Shooting of Trayvon Martin 

The shooter, George Zimmerman’s history 

paints a fairly obvious picture of an 

unbalanced guy who should not have 

been licensed to carry a firearm -- and 

who should have been arrested. 

While his efforts to look out for his 

neighborhood (46 emergency calls in the 

last 6 years) were in good faith and could 

suggest that this guy could be a hero if this 

particular situation did not get out of 

hand, his volatile temperament in past 

altercations with people and institutions 

indicate that his vigilance is more likely a 

symptom of a self-righteous guy out to 

"fix the world" as a means of dealing with 

his own psychological problems -- a phenomenon 

that is unfortunately all-toocommon. 

A few facts: 

•In 2005 Zimmerman was charged with 

assault on a police officer during an altercation 

over the arrest of one of his friends 

for underage drinking in a bar. 

•In 2005 his fiancee filed an injunction 

against him for domestic violence. 

•He did not listen to the 911 dispatcher's 

words when the dispatcher said that 

“We don't need you to [follow the person]” 

How can someone who actively engages 

an unarmed suspect hide behind Florida's 

Stand Your Ground law, which was passed 

so that people whose homes were invaded 

could defend themselves? 

Why would the City Manager become 

involved in this case to the point where he 

states that the Sanford Police Department 

are “Prohibited” from making an arrest? 

Could it have something to do with the 

fact that the shooter’s father is a retired 

magistrate judge? 

It seems like injustice that Zimmerman 

has not been arrested, but that's just my 

two cents. 

Scott Feinblatt Fullerton 

Nicole Simon had a great time traveling 

up the east coast of South Africa 

in January. “Beautiful place and wonderful 

people! What I found most 

remarkable was how similar it looks to 

SoCal! Same plants, same topogra- 

FULLERTON OBSERVER Page 3 

OBSERVERS AROUND THE WORLD 

Nicole in the Shadow of Table Mountain 

phy...just very different animals - as I 

do not recall ever being charged by rhinos 

or chased by lions in OC!” 

Above, Fullerton Observer reader 

Nicole is pictured at Table Mountain 

in Cape Town, South Africa. 

Justice for the “Mob” & Those Sitting 

in Chairs Where the Buck Stops 

by Manuel N. Bass 

At the March 6 council meeting some 

ex-FPD officers referred to Kelly’s Army 

as a “lynch mob.” One speaker asked us to 

contrast the public comments made by 

Whitaker and McKinley in regard to the 

killing of Kelly Thomas. I want to pick up 

on this theme of contrasted 

positions, in this case the positions 

of Kelly’s Army and that of 

the speakers who oppose the 

recall. 

Presented with the tragedy of 

the Kelly Thomas killing, people 

sounded their outrage, for 

which there requires no justification 

beyond facts already in 

the public domain. 

These people hold the values 

of common human decency and 

respect for law. They are not 

always the most polished in putting 

forth their position, but they are 

nonetheless sincere and, as citizens, qualified 

to speak. Kelly’s Army, the purported 

“mob,” responded to the injustice 

involved in Kelly’s death. They responded 

spontaineoulsy as people confronted by a 

formal police action with question marks 

all over it, and given all of the circumstances, 

I think that these citizens are to 

be commended. They did not let the matter 

die without proper examination. They 

called for justice and the court will soon 

heed this call through the channels of the 

legal system. 

In point of contrast, police officers are 

obstensibly trained to respond to and deal 

with precisely the type of incident pre- 

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sented by Kelly on that fateful night. 

Admittedly, in the light of the need for 

further training of the FPD, the training 

the police had received was not perfect. 

Still, it was presumably deemed to be adequate 

when officers were sent out on the 

streets to serve the citizens of Fullerton, 

including Kelly Thomas. The result is a 

tragic matter of history that 

cannot be undone, but can 

be investigated, understood, 

and used as a lesson 

to prevent recurrences. 

The question then arises, 

given the March 6 comments 

at the meeting of the 

City Council, who are the 

“mob”? 

I respect FPD. They do 

not go out each day with 

the intent or a mandate to 

kill, nor do they as individuals 

want to do so. The fact 

that they did so in this instance, with the 

result of two being under indictment, is 

the starting point for the creation of 

Kelly’s Army. Rather than condemn the 

“Army” as a mob, I think it much more to 

the point that the recall opponents, especially 

the former police officers among 

them, seek to insure that the FPD display 

skill and discipline on a daily basis, and 

that the City Council, especially the expolice 

officers among them, display the 

awareness, restraint, insight, sensitivity 

and understanding incumbent on them as 

the authorities sitting in the chairs where 

the “buck stops” in matters of police 

improprieties. 

Former police officers are surely positioned 

to offer relevant comments. But, 

rather than condemn a group of their former 

employers (the citizens) as a mob, celebrate 

them for their involvement. Both 

the city and on-duty patrol officers are 

safer when they serve a concerned and 

involved citizenry. A competent, disciplined 

police force is something we all 

want and respect. 

There is only one higher authority in 

such matters: the voters. They will decide 

whether a recall is justified. And they will 

do so without resorting to calling anyone 

or any group of their fellow citizens a 

“mob.” 

Both the city 

and on-duty 

patrol officers 

are safer 

when they serve 

a concerned 

and involved 

citizenry.

Page 4 FULLERTON OBSERVER CITY GOVERNMENT NEWS EARLY APRIL 2012 

Council Agenda 

cityoffullerton.com 

April 3: • Water Rate Study 

Results • Proposal to consolidate 

police services between 

Fullerton, Buena Park, Brea 

and La Habra •Proposal to 

consolidate fire and EMS services 

between Fullerton, 

Anaheim and Orange. 

•Update on Advisory Boards 

•Trans Center Elevator Project 

• Conduit financing for St. 

Anton mixed use project on 

W. Santa Fe. 

April 11: 5pm, Successor 

Agency workshop at Library 

April 17: •OCWD update 

on north county water 

cleanup project with pipeline 

running down Orangethorpe. 

CITY COUNCIL NOTES by Staff 

The City Council meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. 

Upcoming agenda info and streaming video of council meetings are available 

at www.cityoffullerton.com. Meetings are broadcast live on Cable Channel 3 

and rebroadcast at 3pm and 6pm the following Wed. & Sun. and at 5pm Mon. 

City Hall is located at 303 W. Commonwealth. 

Contact Council at 714-738-6311 or by email to: council@ci.fullerton.ca.us 

COUNCIL REPORT MARCH 20, 2012 

Councilmembers Dick Jones & Pat McKinley Absent 

Girl Scout Troop 1895 led the pledge of 

allegiance to open the meeting on the 

100th anniversary of Girl Scouts. Each 

was presented with a certificate and 

Mayor Sharon Quirk-Silva said “These 

are our future community leaders.” 

Announcements 

•Arbor Day: Landscape 

Superintendent Dennis Quinlivan 

invited everyone to the March 24th 

planting of 30 to 40 oak trees at 

Hiltscher Park on Euclid. 

•MADD: Mothers Against Drunk 

Driving victim advocate Helen 

Maganya and FPD Lt. Scott Rudisil 

presented certificates to ten officers 

who had each arrested 25 or more 

drunk drivers in the past year. Officer 

Ryan O’Neil won the top spot with 51 

DUI arrests. Last year there were 757 

DUI arrests in all. Maganya said she 

became involved in MADD after her 

father was killed in 1982 by a drunk 

driver. At that time the punishment 

for drunk driving consisted of an 

overnight stay in the drunk tank. 

Since then “MADD has helped 

strengthen DUI laws,” said Maganya. 

•Housing Report: City consultant Joan 

Wolfe presented an update on the city’s 

annual required housing element. RHNA 

(Regional Housing Needs Allocation) for 

each city is allocated by SCAG (So. Cal 

Association of Governments) in order that 

housing for all income brackets is evenly 

shared by cities. The cities are not responsible 

for physical construction of units but 

must, by state law, have policies in place 

to encourage and facilitate housing. 

Redevelopment funds were a big factor 

in the modest number of affordable units 

Fullerton was able to build. Now, with the 

dissolution of Redevelopment, that funding 

method is up in the air and will 

depend on the outcome of Senate Bill 654 

and Assembly Bill 1585 which may at 

least allow cities to retain existing affordable 

housing fund balances. To date the 

city has not approved a formal agreement 

committing funding to three affordable 

housing developments already approved. 

Wolfe said that due to the current economy 

construction is down but the city is 

working with private developers. In 2011, 

550 units were built; 120 of them were 

New Police Captains 

Fullerton Police Lieutenants Lorraine 

Jones and George Crum (pictured at left) 

have each been promoted to the rank of 

captain by Chief Dan Hughes. 

Jones, a 26-year veteran of the department, 

is the first female officer to be promoted 

to the rank in Fullerton’s history. 

She is a Fullerton native with a master 

degree from CSU Long Beach. She is a 

Leadership and Ethics Institute boardmember 

and was recently recognized for 

her leadership by US Congresswoman 

Loretta Sanchez and Mayor Quirk-Silva. 

Crum, a 25-year veteran, is a CSUF 

grad and holds a master degree from 

CSU Long Beach. He is also an instructor 

at the Fullerton College Police 

Academy and an administrator and trainer 

of the OCDA drug recognition training 

program. 

POLICE DEPT. UPDATE: 

Police Chief Dan Hughes updated the 

council on improvements at the police department 

including upgraded training on homeless/mentally 

ill, ethical vs legal use of force, 

DAR, citizen complaint and other procedures. 

The new policy manuel is available online at 

the Police Dept. page of the city website 

www.cityoffullerton.com and it will be updated 

quarterly. 

Chief Hughes announced that an assistant 

has been assigned to work with the department’s 

homeless liaison Officer Jay DeCaprio. 

There will also be a mentally ill/homeless service 

worker ride-along once a week to provide 

resources where needed. 

Other changes include: inviting leaders of 

all faiths to participate in the department’s 

chaplin program; development of a Police 

Advisory Board of 12 to 20 community members; 

and restarting the community policing 

strategy meetings to reduce crime. There has 

been a 23% reduction in crime from Jan-June 

2011 which the chief feels is related to the 

strategy of concentrating more resources to 

higher crime areas of town. An example is the 

9-month gang injunction action which has 

resulted in 48% fewer crimes. 

FULLERTON’S AFFORDABLE HOUSING LAG BLAMED ON ECONOMY 

Fullerton’s RHNA goals & Actual 

Units Built for 2006-2014 (so far) 

INCOME LEVEL GOAL BUILT 

•Very Low: 398 10 

•Low 329 20 

•Moderate 376 61 

•Above Moderate 806 455 

affordable; 430 above moderate. RHNA 

goal is to build 1,100 affordable and 800 

above market. 

Mayor Quirk-Silva said “Whether you 

agree or disagree with redevelopment - it 

was used to build affordable housing. 

Now it will be more of a challenge.” She 

also mentioned that an offshoot benefit of 

redevelopment projects is job creation. 

Bankhead and Whitaker agreed that the 

RHNA allocations shouldn’t be an 

unfunded state mandate. 

The report is available in the March 20 

agenda online and should be posted under 

Housing Policy Documents soon. 

Approved 3-0 

Continued on page 10 

Good News for Bicyclists by Vince Buck 

Bicyclists in Fullerton and north 

Orange County have been having a run of 

good news recently. First, the Puente Bike 

Path opened (see picture) as reported in 

the last issue of the Observer. This link 

provides a safe bicycling route from 

northern Fullerton and La Habra south 

into central and eastern Fullerton. 

Mayor Sharon Quirk-Silva was there to 

cut the ribbon, along with 

Councilmember Whitaker and 

Councilmember Don Bankhead (who 

had voted against the project). Don 

acknowledged that the City had done a 

nice job in building the bridge and path. 

Also present were Pam Keller who had 

supported the project when she was on 

the Council. All of the BUSC (Bicycle 

Users Sub Committee) members were 

there, who along with their predecessor 

activists - most notably Alex Smith, Ralph 

Kennedy, Alyce Streitberger, Jan Flory and 

Karen Haluza, worked nearly 20 years to 

make this happen. Also present were two 

Council candidates, Jane Rands who 

chairs the BUSC and Rick Alvarez, both 

on bicycles. 

The second item of good news is that 

OCTA, under the leadership (and aggressive 

prodding) of Shawn Nelson, released 

its Fourth District Bikeways Strategy 

which identifies continuous routes in and 

between cities in the Fourth Supervisorial 

District and surrounding areas. This is 

the sort of leadership that OCTA should 

have been demonstrating, but until 

Supervisor Nelson pushed they had resisted. 

The Strategy not only identifies 

routes but ranks them and gives them priority 

in OCTA funding. As a result, in 

the next few years we should start seeing 

more and more useful bicycle routes in 

the area. 

A third item is that Fullerton has been 

designated by OCTA as the priority site 

for a bike-sharing program. This is a program 

— already in existence in many 

American and European cities — where 

riders can pick up a bike at one bike station 

and drop it off at another. It will be 

particularly useful for getting between the 

depot and the University and Fullerton 

College. There will be 10 stations 

throughout the city with 15 bikes each in 

the beginning. 

Fourth ( and fifth and sixth), the 

Council passed three items on March 

20th, all of which have strong positive 

implications for bicycle riders. First, in 

discussing hiring a new design consultant 

for the State College grade separation at 

the BNSF tracks, if was promised by staff 

and the new engineer (from Mark 

Thomas and Company) that room for 

safe bicycle riding would be provided in 

the undercrossing. This had not been 

promised before. (I would be even more 

enthusiastic were it not for the fact that 

The first bicyclists over the new bridge. 

Mayor Sharon Quirk-Silva and former 

Mayor protem Pam Keller who both supported 

the project when it came to council. 

this company did not provide the same 

for the Placentia Avenue grade separation 

which it also designed). 

The Council also approved an application 

to submit bids for a “Communitybased 

Bike and Pedestrian Mobility 

Study” to provide safe routes across the 

57 freeway between Chapman and Yorba 

Linda. This could possibly result in a recommendation 

for a pedestrian and bicycle 

bridge over the freeway. At the very 

least safer routes ( and there are no safe 

ones now) will be identified 

Finally, the Council approved seeking 

grants to build a “bike boulevard” on 

Wilshire between Lemon and Acacia. This 

route is an important part of a high priority 

route in the Fourth District Plan and 

is key to the success of the bike share program. 

Somewhat misleadingly named, 

bike boulevards provide safe, comfortable 

routes for bicycle riding by using a variety 

of traffic-calming measures to reduce the 

volume and speed of cars on residential 

streets. They benefit not only bicyclists 

but residents and pedestrians as well, 

largely by taking traffic off of residential 

streets and putting it on arterials, in this 

case Chapman and Commonwealth. 

Perhaps even more important than all of 

the above actions is what it represents: a 

sea change in the thinking of planners, 

engineers and other policy makers from 

the days when the principal — perhaps 

the sole — goal was to get cars from Point 

A to Point B in the shortest amount of 

time. (The first “Purpose” listed in the 

Transportation Element of the 1980 

Fullerton General Plan was to “ Reduce 

vehicular travel times between selected 

origin-destination points.”). 

Now serious effort is being made at all 

levels in OCTA and Fullerton and other 

cities to address the needs of bicyclists and 

to make our streets safer for bicycling and 

thus make bicycle commuting and recreation 

a real option. There is still a long 

way to go, but we have seen the first steps.


SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTES 

by Jan Youngman 

FSD Board meetings are held at 6pm on 2nd & 4th 

Tuesdays of each month at District Headquarters, 

1401 W. Valencia Dr., Fullerton. See www.fsd.k12.ca.us 

for agenda or call 714-447-7400 

FSD MEETING MARCH 13 - NEXT MEETING APRIL 3 AT 6PM 

CONGRATULATIONS 

•Robert Clark, a 7th grade student at 

Nicolas Junior High School won 2nd 

place in the Middle School Division of 

the OC Dept. of Ed Spelling Bee. He 

competed over 4 hours against 56 other 

students and received a cash prize of 

$250. 

•Fisler School received the Apple 

Distinguished School Award for the 5th 

Year. 

•Valencia Park School received the 

Apple Distinguished Program Award. 

Only 50 schools nation-wide received 

Distinguished School Awards and 100 

received Distinguished Program Awards. 

NICOLAS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 

In a very thorough, fast paced presentation 

by staff and students, features that 

make Nicolas a unique school with the 

motto “Pathways to Success” were highlighted. 

Students were among the finalists 

in the Elks Club’s Americanism Essay 

Competition, recent OC Spelling Bee and 

the FSD’s Take Flight Competition. The 

Speech & Debate Team has competed in 

many competitions and hosted a Speech 

& Debate Competition at Nicolas on 

March 23. 

Some other special student activities 

include Competitive Dance Team, a 

Nicolas Honor Band, Avid classes, and the 

Jog-a-thon that raised over $40,000 over 

three years for P.E. equipment. Staff has 

developed a unique Saturday School that 

focuses on innovative enrichment programs 

and has recaptured over $10,000 in 

ADA funds for the District. Their 

Teacher of the Year is Ms. Jenny Trujillo. 

Calendar Changes 

approved 5-0 

Current Year 2011/2012: 

May 29 Staff furlough day- no school 

June 13 last day for students K-7th 

June 15 8th grade graduation 

June 14 Staff furlough day for classified 

staff on 10 month contract 

June 18 Staff furlough day for certified 

and management 

2012/13 Attendance Calendar: 

August 23 1st day for teachers 

August 27 first day for students 

No furlough days have been agreed 

upon yet. 

Other Business 

•FETA (Teachers Union) tentative 

agreement approved 4-1 (Trustee 

Thompson opposed going into district’s 

reserve funds). 

•CSEA (Classified Employees) tentative 

agreement approved 4-1 (Trustee 

Thompson opposed going into district’s 

reserve funds). 

•2012/13 Tax & Revenue 

Anticipation Notes: Currently, 42% of 

this year’s money has been deferred to 

next year. Orange County has reallocated 

distribution of taxes and is reducing the 

money that it gives to school districts. The 

state is supposed to reimburse this funding. 

Redevelopment money is also supposed 

to go to schools, but no one is sure 

when, hence, there is a shortfall on the 

horizon. The budget staff is requesting 

approval to obtain a low interest (usually 

less than 1%) up to $15 million loan to 

cover the shortfall. Approved 5-0. 

EDUCATION 

•2nd Interim Report: The district is 

recommending a “Qualified” certification. 

Due to the uncertainty of the state 

budget which requires the district to 

spend down reserves, it may not be able to 

meet its financial obligations for the current 

fiscal or subsequent two fiscal years. 

(Approved 5-0) 

Finances 

•Midyear Budget Cuts made by the 

state resulted in cuts of $52.21 per ADA 

(student daily attendance money) which 

equals a cut of $699,821 to the district. 

The district is currently receiving less 

ADA money ($4,963 per student) from 

the state than it did in 2007 ($5,557). 

The difference in what the district is 

scheduled to receive and what is actually 

received becomes “deferred funding.” The 

state continually promises to release the 

deferred funding, but continues to cut the 

education budget instead. Therefore, the 

district must transfer $1 million from set 

aside funds; the Deferred Maintenance 

Funding of $489,000 and negotiated 

reductions (with staff) of $690,000. This 

includes adjustments to employee’s 

salaries and benefits, other income like the 

Lottery and any Encroachment funding. 

Fortunately, the district was able to 

reduce the projected net loss for 2011-12 

from $3.231 million to $0.266 million. 

The district has a projected unrestricted 

ending balance of $12.38 million 

(11.5%). These are the reserves that the 

district is spending down. 

If the proposed tax increase passes in 

November, the district will then receive 

the $52 per ADA that the state cut this 

year. If the state miraculously decides to 

fully fund the statutory COLAs (ADA 

Funding) that the district is supposed to 

receive it would mean an increase of $17.2 

million. 

For example, according to the state’s 

projected revenue limit per student 

(ADA) for 2011/12 the district is supposed 

to be receiving $6,250 per student. 

If the tax initiative does not pass, the state 

will impose mandatory trigger cuts of 

7.4% or $370 per student or $4,932,100 

in cuts to FSD. Sadly, California schools 

continue to be among the lowest funded 

in the county. 

FSD Superintendent 

Retirement 

Mitch Hovey, superintendent of the 

Fullerton School District announced that 

this year will be his last as he steps down 

from the position. 

He has accepted a position developing a 

Ph.D program in education at a Baptist 

university in Riverside. He has had a 40 

year career in education (32 years in public 

school and 8 years in private school) as 

a teacher, coach, and administrator. 

With the news that Superintendent 

Hovey is leaving the district, the Board 

Members held a special meeting as this 

issue was going to press, March 30. 

The meeting was to approve an agreement 

for the previously selected search 

firm Leadership Associates for a contract 

not to exceed $24,000. The firm will 

begin its services March 30, 2012 to bring 

in candidates to replace Dr. Hovey. 

More School News on page 11 


Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 

by Debbie Holland 

photo by Bob Prochnow 

This year, Golden Hill Elementary 

School’s 5th and 6th graders stepped into 

a “world of pure imagination” as they presented, 

for their first time ever, an 

extremely entertaining rendition of Willy 

Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. 

Under the hard working, patient, and 

dedicated direction of Mrs. Amy Sylvester 

and Mr. Matt Mankiewicz, over 100 children 

performed in this production. Ms. 

Katie Weber beautifully choreographed 

several numbers along with Mr. Dana 

Morris’s piano accompaniment leading 

the play. 

An astounding twenty musical numbers 

brought the audience back to their childhoods 

as everyone clapped along. Family, 

friends, and Golden Hill students alike 

enjoyed 5 performances over the course of 

three days. 

Some of the stars included Joel Jimenez 

Parks Jr. High raised $4,473 in donations 

for Pathways of Hope (FIES). Every 

year, the Leadership Group at the school 

runs a program to collect donations for 

Pathways of Hope, which provides critical 

support services for homeless families and 

individuals. 

The organization was chosen because it 

(6th grade) as Willy Wonka, David 

Vergara (6th grade) as Charlie Bucket, 

and Ty Keel (6th grade) as Grandpa Joe. 

The remaining cast, including the 

Candyman, approximately 70 Oompa 

Loompas, the Cooks, the Squirrels, the 

Candy Kids, and Reporters were all 

delightful and very funny. 

Some favorite scenes included Veruca 

Salt (played by Sophia Ruesga, 6th grade) 

singing her version of “I Want it Now,” 

Violet Beauregarde (played by Sarah Voss, 

5th grade) blowing up like a blueberry, 

Mike Teavee (Daniel Chanderjian, 6th 

grade) getting trapped and shrunken 

inside of a T.V., and last but not least - 

Charlie and Grandpa Joe (Vergara and 

Keel, 6th grade) flying to the top of the 

bubble room and having to burp to get 

down! The costumes added to the 

ambiance of the show as they were so original, 

colorful, and intricate. With this 

kind of talent, Golden Hill truly found 

the “golden ticket!” 

Parks Jr. High Students Donate Over $4,000 

directly helps the Fullerton community. 

Park Junior High School students are 

organized into four different teams: 

brown, black, white, and gold; with a 

challenge to raise the most money. The 

brown team won this year, raising over 

$2,000 in donations. Way to go, Parks 

students! - Stephanie Wilmoth

Page 6 OBSERVER EARLY APRIL 2012 

How I Started 

Wrestling 

by Kaleigh Jennings: 

6th Ranked Girl Wrestler in California 

I'm a Senior at Fullerton Union High School. 

For my first two years in high school I was a 

FUHS cheerleader on Junior Varsity. I competed 

at a varsity level my freshmen year with the 

FUHS varsity team, but my sophomore year, 

after football season, I decided I needed something 

new and different in my life. 

I realized that it was thought to be totally unrealistic 

in my community, but I took a chance and 

signed up for wrestling. It has become something 

I love to do and I want to follow wrestling after 

high school and compete in college as well. 

I had no idea what to expect going into this 

“man” sport and I had no type of martial arts as 

my background. My dad, Ryan Jennings, has 

been my guide to help me get where I'm at in 

wrestling. He was the one who believed in me 

from the start, and now I'm a state placer. 

My first year as a FUHS wrestler, and not a 

cheerleader, was an experience. I never won a 

match, but I didn’t quit. I kept going and striving 

to get better, both to prove to everyone that I 

could do it and to change people’s perspective on 

girl wrestlers. Not until my junior year did I get 

my first pin against a high school boy. That was 

the moment I knew what I was doing was right. 

The respect I earned and the inspiration I was 

giving helped me to keep fighting for what I 

believe in. I kept getting better and stronger not 

only physically in the sport but mentally. 

By my junior year, there were about 10 girls on 

the Fullerton Wrestling Team. Towards the end of 

season only 3 girls placed and qualified for state. 

I took 5th place in the 132lb weight class. 

However, once I got to State I did not go far. I 

went 0-2 and that was it for my second year of 

wrestling. 

In my senior year, I was the only girl on the 

team, but I came into the season strong, motivated 

and determined. My greatest accomplishment 

was taking first place at The Coltom Queen 

Mentors Sought 

Applications are being sought from citizens 

interested in serving as mentors to at-risk young 

people in the community. 

The program is part of Fullerton CalGrip, 

designed to keep 8-13 year olds free of drug and 

gang involvement through prevention and intervention 

services. Mentors must be 18 or over 

and pass a thorough background investigation 

which includes fingerprinting. If you are interested 

contact Senior Parks & Rec Specialist 

Vanessa Teran at 714-738-5365 

Shooting on Wilshire 

A 21-year-old male was transported to UCI 

Medical Center after being shot in the lower leg. 

The shooting took place at the parking garage at 

122 E. Wilshire in downtown Fullerton at 

1:30am on Friday, March 30. A person of interest 

is a 6-foot, 180 lb., 24-28-year-old black 

man, with short hair who drove away from the 

scene in a dark-colored car. Police suspect the 

shooting to be gang-related because the shooter 

wore red-flannel and reportedly yelled “I am a 

blood, I am a blood,” before shooting and escaping. 

Anyone with information is asked to call 

Fullerton Police at 714-738-6769. 

Kaleigh Jennings at a wrestling tournament. 

Wrestling Tournament in the 

138lb weight class. Not only 

that, but I also took the Most 

Valuable Player of the upper 

weight classes in the tournament. 

It was a huge deal for my family 

and me. 

At The 2012 CIF girls 

wrestling tournament I competed 

in the 132lb weight class and 

took 4th place out of 40 girls. 

Trial Postponed 

The March 28 hearing for 

Fullerton police officers Manny 

Ramos, 37, and Jay Cicinelli, 39, 

charged in the beating death of 

Kelly Thomas, 37, near the 

Fullerton Train Station July 2011, 

has been postponed at the request 

of defense attorney John Barnett 

due to conflict with another case. 

The new date is May 7, 8:30am, 

courtroom C55, third floor of the 

Central Justice Center, Santa Ana. 

Next, was the 2012 CIF girls 

State Invitational Tournament. 

Going up against the toughest 

girls around California I put all 

my heart on those mats and 

made it to the finals for the 5th 

and 6th places. I ended at 6th 

place out of 8 places in the competition. 

This makes me the 6th 

ranked 132lb girl wrestler in the 

State of California. 

Celebrating the Life of Felicia Bukaty 

A luncheon at the Summit 

House on April 26 will honor 

Fullerton Civic Light Opera 

Theatre Guild’s Founding 

President the late Felicia Bukaty. 

At the luncheon the Guild will 

announce the Felicia Bukaty 

Memorial Scholarship 

Foundation, established to benefit 

young performers and scholars. 

Felicia was also a member of 

the Music Associates of CSUF, 

one of the founders of the OC 

Performing Arts Center 

(Segerstrom), and a supporter of 

the Pacific Symphony Orchestra. 

She was a tremendously energetic, 

optimistic, kind and good 

humored person dearly missed 

by all who have known her. 

RSVP to the luncheon by calling 

Connie Perakis at 714-680- 

0280. 

Troop 93 Eagle Scout 

Award Presented 

Brent Dennewitz, 15, has earned the highest award 

the Boy Scouts of America offers. He was recognized 

with the Eagle Scout Award at a ceremony on March 

24th. 

Each candidate must 

earn 21 merit badges 

and complete a community 

related project 

to attain the honor. 

Only about 3% of all 

Boy Scouts attain the 

rank, according to 

Scoutmaster Brian 

Lewis. 

Dennewitz completed 

a landscaping project 

which included 

removing old plants, 

installing a paved seating 

area, a water fountain, four trellises and new 

plantings. He raised over $1,400 and used 28 volunteers 

to complete the 287 hour project. You can see 

the results at the First Presbyterian Church. During 

his time in Troop 93, Dennewitz has earned 74 merit 

badges, backpacked 225 miles and earned numerous 

high adventure awards. His two older brothers are 

also Eagle Scouts. He is the son of Randy and 

Barbara Dennewitz and is a sophomore at Fullerton 

Union High School where he participates in Vocal 

Ensemble, CSF, National Honor Society and the 

track team. 

Free Video Screening 

on Earthquake Preparedness 

A new video on earthquake preparedness will be 

shown along with a second video covering quake 

threats to our region in a free screening open to the 

public presented by the Fullerton Fire Department’s 

Community Emergency Response Team. The public 

is invited to attend the session held at 7pm on Wed., 

April 11 at the City of Fullerton Maintenance Yard, 

1580 W. Commonwealth Ave. 

Financial Planner 

Marc Duda Sentenced 

US District Court Judge James Selna sentenced 

financial planner Marc Duda, 37, of Fullerton to 6 

1/2 years in federal prison for a wire fraud scheme 

that resulted in $5.8 million in losses to 23 victims 

from March 2008 to July 2011. Many victims met 

Duda through Fullerton Community Bank (now 

Opus) where he was a teller and considered him a 

trusted friend. Kendra Davis-Blows of Fullerton, in a 

statement to the court said she lost $3.9 million in 

the scheme. Many of the victims are elderly or sick 

and trusted Duda with their life savings. The money 

has not been returned.

EARLY APRIL 2012 SPORTS NEWS 

by Jorge Sigaran 

Head Coach BlueStars F.C. 

One of the Blue Stars F.C. teams with their coaches 

A Field Sharing Proposal 

The presence of numerous teams of soccer 

players these days demonstrates the 

growing popularity of the sport in our 

community. But there are problems which 

need solutions. 

Some youth soccer clubs are expensive 

and membership is sometimes based on 

ability to pay rather than play. This makes 

it difficult for economically challenged 

youth soccer players to join. 

The purpose of the OC Community 

Soccer League, Blue Stars F.C. and A.C. 

Fullerton is to develop players in that 

underserved population and to provide 

practical training that will allow kids to 

stay out of trouble and perhaps be successful 

in life. We could positively affect the 

lives of youth in our community; however, 

we do not have the support from our 

city leaders. 

For the last 3 years our clubs have been 

left without any practice fields for the first 

4 months of the year as we have always 

been told that baseball takes priority over 

any other sport during those months. 

However, Rangers Soccer has access to 

many lit fields even during baseball season, 

while our soccer players either play 

their weekend games without practicing 

during the week, or if they practice in any 

field they run the risk of being kicked off 

the field by the Park Ranger. 

We, the members of the Hispanic community 

of Fullerton, are asking our City 

for help and make the following proposal: 

•Share the fields equally between baseball 

and soccer during the baseball season. 

Allow baseball to practice Monday thru 

Friday from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and 

soccer to practice from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 

p.m. 

•Or split the week between baseball and 

soccer. Allow baseball practices Monday, 

Wednesday and Friday and soccer practices 

Tuesday and Thursday from 5:00 

p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Soccer practices are 

avoided on Fridays to allow the kids to 

rest and be fresh for the games scheduled 

for early Saturday mornings. 

If none of those suggestions are feasible 

we would like to obtain a permit to place 

industrial generators at one of the unlit 

fields such as Ladera Vista or Nicholas 

School for our clubs to practice. The cost 

of these rentals will be paid by our clubs. 

PSA Soccer Club uses that kind of generator 

lighting at Canyon High School in 

Anaheim. 

Clubs in need 

of practice fields 

Blue Stars F.C. with 153 

soccer players from 4 years old 

to 17 years old. 

A.C. Fullerton, with 112 

soccer players from 4 years old 

to 17 years old. 

•Fields for practice for these 

clubs during baseball season = 

0 

•95% of these soccer players 

are Fullerton residents. 

•The daily average of soccer 

practicing players from 

Monday thru Thursday is 63 

for both clubs combined. 

List of lit Parks in 


and Current Usage 

Adlena Park, used Monday 

and Wednesday for baseball 

and Tuesday and Thursday for 

rugby. 

Amerige Park, used for 

baseball during baseball season; 

used for soccer any other 

time by Fullerton Rangers 

only. 

Bastanchury Sport 

Complex, the soccer area used 

by Fullerton Rangers only. 

Independence Park, used 

by Fullerton Rangers only. 

Lemon Park, primarily 

used for adult baseball. 

Lions Field, used by 

Fullerton Rangers only. (and 

Pop Warner Football) 

Pacific Drive Park, used by 

Fullerton Rangers for practice 

during the week and by the 

Orange County Community 

Youth Soccer League on weekends 

for games. 

Richman Park, used for 

baseball during baseball season 

and used for soccer any other 

time by the Orange County 

Community Youth Soccer 

League. 

Valencia Park, used primarily 

for baseball. 

Woodcrest Park, used primarily 

for baseball. 


Blue Stars F.C. History 

•2001: Jose Morales creates a soccer team named 

Blue Stars for his son. 

•2007: Blue Stars has 2 divisions, a U-6 and U-10. 

Mario Villamil, a Fullerton resident, obtains the 

necessary permits to create a Soccer League and gets 

permission from the City of Fullerton to use 

Richman Park and Gilbert Park. This new Soccer 

League is named Fullerton Community Youth Soccer 

League and operates in partnership with the nonprofit 

Boy Scouts of America. 

Jorge Sigaran coaches the Galaxy team, a U-12 

Division in the NOCPSL, and is invited to join the 

newly established Soccer League in Fullerton. Jorge 

and Jose decide to combine the 3 teams and create 

Blue Stars Futbol Club. 

Blue Stars F.C. practices at Richman Park using 

generators to light up the field during the winter season. 

After March, other soccer clubs such as A.C. 

Fullerton and Club Zapata happily share Richman 

Park as the days were longer. 

2009: The city agrees to put lights at Richman 

Park, and the park is closed while the project is being 

developed. 

2010: The lights are turned on in Feb. and all soccer 

players and the community surrounding 

Richman Park were joyful that our kids would now 

be able to practice on a lighted field. 

The joy did not last very long. Pony Baseball is 

given permits by the city to use the park for baseball 

practices for the first time ever and soccer is chased 

off. Never since 2001 had baseball practiced at 

Richman, but now that it is illuminated it is considered 

a baseball park. Verbal arguments took place 

between the Parks & Rec supervisor and the soccer 

coaches. 

After appealing to the city the soccer clubs were 

assigned to practice on Mon. & Wed. for a few weeks 

at Adlene, too small a park to accommodate the large 

number of soccer players practicing at one time. 

Baseball & rugby plays on the other days. 

Soccer is permited behind the baseball field # 1 at 

the Fullerton Sport Complex until Daylight Saving 

Time and then only allowed to practice in the 

Richman Elementary School playing field. We were 

not allowed to set foot in the newly illuminated park 

because it was baseball season. Meanwhile, Fullerton 

Rangers Soccer Club was allowed to practice and to 

use many of the illuminated fields in the city. 

2011: Blue Stars F.C., A.C. Fullerton, and Club 

Zapata are allowed to practice but are required to pay 

$21 per hour for the use of the park and the lights. 

Blue Stars and A.C. Fullerton agreed to pay the fee 

and every bill was paid on time. Club Zapata opted 

out and did not participate in any of the practices at 

Richman. 

In May 2011, At Richman Community Center 

Parks & Rec presents a plan to put a baseball diamond 

at the northwest and southwest ends of 

Richman Park with a soccer field in the middle. 

Many members of the community were not happy 

with the idea but were told that there was no way to 

modify the plan since the grant was ready to expire 

and the project had to be completed as soon as possible. 

The park was closed for the months of June, July 

and part of August and after the project was completed 

we were advised that we can use the park but we 

had to pay the per hour rental fee. Blue Stars F.C. and 

A.C. Fullerton agreed to pay the fee as a greater percentage 

of soccer players in both clubs live around 

Richman Park. 80 to 90% of those players go to 

Richman, Pacific Drive, Maple, Woodcrest, 

Orangethorpe elementary schools, and Nicholas, 

Sunny Hills, Valencia, and Fullerton Union high 

schools.

Page 8 FULLERTON OBSERVER LOCAL NEWS 


The Wall That Heals 

by Peter Fong / photos by Bob Minor continued from frontpage 

The couple hail from Iowa and applied for this paid 

position three years ago. Bob with his 13 years of driving 

big rigs and being retired military was a good fit for 

this honorable duty. He and his wife bring the knowledge, 

experience, and passion for honoring the fallen 

and the reverence you would expect with this important 

assignment. At every stop they are surrounded 

with patriots asking about the Wall and the heart-felt 

stories begin. Unique to this memorial is that the public 

may view the Wall 24-hours a day as it is lighted at 

night. Those who have visited the fallen in the late 

evening or early morning hours swear there is spirit to 

the Wall. 

Bill Jenkins, retired Army, is one of the founders of 

the Orange Plaza Veterans & Patriots Committee. Each 

Wednesday evening at 6:00 p.m. they meet at the 

Orange Circle to lower the American flag to taps, while 

the names of the most recent casualties of Iraq or 

Afghanistan are read. They have been observing this 

ceremony for the past three years to honor the fallen. 

“We formed the group three and a half years ago to 

honor active duty military. We did not want them to be 

mistreated or disrespected like the Vietnam veterans,” 

stated Jenkins. 

Greg and Betty Gillaspy of Yorba Linda were inspired 

after viewing the Wall in the Orange Circle Plaza last 

year and accepted the challenge to bring the memorial 

to Tri-City Park. Along with their twenty member 

committee and countless volunteers they raised the 

$12,000 necessary for the Vietnam Veteran Memorial 

Fund to cover expenses. According to Betty Gillaspy 

the local government officials “have been nothing but 

helpful in their support of the memorial.” The journey 

took eleven weeks to move the memorial from 

concept to reality. “It has been a labor of love, honor, 

and an uplifting experience for all of us,” stated 

Gillaspy. 

The opening ceremony began with a fly over by 

Fullerton’s Air Combat USA unit. Vietnam veteran 

Greg Gillaspy gave the opening remarks “I can finally 

say I’m a Vietnam vet - for 30 years this was difficult 

to say.” The mixed crowd of approximately 200 civilians 

and veterans gave him a warm standing ovation. 

Pastor Frank Orzio gave the invocation with a very 

moving and heartfelt prayer. Pastor Orzio is a 

Vietnam vet who was severely wounded and awarded 

the Purple Heart for bravery. He now heads up the 

Wounded Warriors Ministry along with being the military 

chaplain for the state. Mayor Don Schweitzer of 

Brea, Mayor Pro Tem Pat McKinley of Fullerton, and 

Mayor Jeremy Yamaguchi of Placentia were all on hand 

and gave meaningful sentiments for the memorial and 

those 41 fallen soldiers from the Tri-Cities. Mayor Pro 

Tem Pat McKinley remarked “If you want to know the 

true meaning of courage, just read the names of the 

service men and women etched into this memorial.” 

This reporter wants to give special thanks and recognition 

to four active duty Army sergeants who rode 

with the escorts in full camouflage. They are: Sgt. 

Brendon Wilson (one tour of duty in Iraq); Staff Sgt. 

Tam Nguyen (two tours of duty in Iraq); Staff Sgt. 

David Martinez (two tours of duty in Iraq); and Sgt. 

Michael Campbell (two tours of duty in Iraq). Sgt. 

Martinez stated “I am honored and proud to ride with 

fellow vets on a day to reflect on history and hear the 

stories of service.” Sgt. Nguyen remarked “My parents 

were Vietnam refugees a.k.a. the boat people who fled 

to the United States for a better life. I enlisted to give 

something back to this country which has given us so 

much.” These four sergeants are now Army recruiters 

stationed in Cypress, California. 

For more information, you can Google “The Wall 

That Heals” for tour stops and related events to honor 

our veterans. For more photos of the event taken by 

Bob Minor go to www.minorphotography.com 

• 105,890 

• 4,486 

• 1,918 

• 32,223 

• 15,322 

• $1.316 

Trillion 

Observer reporter 

Peter Fong 

(at center) 

rode with the 

“Wall that Heals” 

300-rider 

motorcycle escort 

along with Ride 

Captain 

Wink Eller 

at left and 

Bill Jenkins 

at right. Jenkins, a 

founder of Orange 

Plaza Veteran and 

Patriots Committee, 

also spoke 

at opening 

ceremonies. 

All three are 

Vietnam 

veterans. 

PHOTO 

BOB MINOR 

minorphotography.com 

Local 

Fallen Soldiers 

BREA – Kenneth Dulley, Martin W. Guard, 

George Stephen Hadzega, Mark Miles 

FULLERTON – Thomas Campbell, 

Gregory Beck, Laurence Brown, Michael 

Browning, Byron Bushay, Daniel Cardenas Jr., 

Roger Carr, James Crawford, Jose DelaTorre, 

Kenneth Devore, George Fazzah, Warren 

Ferguson Jr., Robert Fleer, Stanley Fuller, 

Stephen Gravrock, Norman Harmon, Thomas 

Hawking, Joseph Hermosillo, Victor 

Hernandez, Charles Kelly, Eric Kelly, Robert 

Leeman, Michael McGerty, James Northern, 

Ronnie Parker, Randolph Rhea, John Rick, 

Robert Thompson, Dennis Thorpe, Laurence 

Worthington. 

PLACENTIA – Manuel Castillo, Richard 

Coomer, David Gilmor, Frank Makuh, 

Kenneth Perry, Robert Sheridan, Mack 

Woolley Jr. 

WAR COSTS in Life & Money 

IN IRAQ & AFGHANISTAN 

Civilians killed by Violence www.iraqbodycount.org (3/29/2012) 

US Soldiers killed in Iraq: (DoD 3/10/2012) 

US Soldiers killed in Afghanistan (3/29/2012) www.icasualties.org 

US Soldiers wounded (DOD reports) www.icasualties.org 

Iraq (3/2003 thru 3/10/2012) 

Afghanistan (10/2001 thru 3/10/2012) 

Cost of Wars Since 2001 www.costofwar.com (3/29/2012) (rounded 

down) (Iraq $802.2 billion) (Afghanistan $514.5 billion)

EARLY APRIL 2012 LOCAL NEWS 

Hazing at Troy: 

What Really Happened? 

continued from frontpage 

According to the report, the student 

had the ability to remove the tape over 

his mouth and the ball of tape in his 

mouth at any time, though how he 

could have accomplished that with his 

arms bound in Saran wrap was not 

explained. When the student was 

placed in the bathroom, another student 

asked if he was OK and could 

breathe. 

Victims’ Responses 

to Acts of Hazing 

“The students re-interviewed stated 

that they viewed the events of the 

evening as part of being a member of 

the team. None of the students 

expressed that they felt fear, intimidation, 

or concern at any point in time, as 

expressed by such comments as: 

“It was a friendly environment; I 

knew nothing bad was going to happen.” 

“We were just doing it out of fun. I 

was never scared or intimidated.” 

“It is just something that you have to 

go through. It wasn’t embarrassing or 

humiliating.” 

“I just laid low. I was never concerned 

for my own safety.” 

“It was my teammates and I knew 

they like me.”” 

Findings by the 

Administrative Review 

“The AR concluded that the original 

investigation on Jan. 11-12, 2012 was 

done appropriately and was effective in 

determining what had occurred during 

the incidents. The investigation correctly 

identified which student athletes 

engaged in misconduct, what type of 

misconduct occurred, and whom this 

misconduct occurred against. 

The district acted appropriately and 

cooperatively with the Fullerton Police 

Dept. regarding this incident. Both the 

Fullerton Police Dept. School Resource 

Officer and the San Bernardino 

Sheriff’s Office concluded that no 

crimes were committed. The police 

were contacted immediately when the 

investigation began out of an abundance 

of caution to ensure that if it was 

determined that child abuse had 

occurred, the 36-hour reporting 

requirement was met. 

The district adhered to Board Policy 

regarding appropriate disposition for 

those students involved in misconduct. 

The five days of suspension from school 

and suspension from two or three 

wrestling matches administered to eight 

students was consistent with the expectations 

of District Administrative 

Regulation 5700.1(b) and (d) regarding 

student discipline.” 

According to FJUHSD Supt. George 

Geokaris, “All district schools have 

been very proactive in working to prevent 

and respond to student 

hazing/bullying/harassment. Many of 

the activities at the schools have been 

taking place for over 20 years.” A list of 

clubs and activities at each campus 

included parent and student notification 

of regulations against bullying, 

how to prevent bullying, and lists of 

how to address bullying when it occurs. 

The actions taken by Fullerton High 

School could serve as a model for other 

schools. Among others, the impressive 

outreach actions taken to prevent bullying 

at the school include: a school-wide 

assembly, classroom curriculum, freshmen 

orientation, a cyber safety program 

using materials developed by the 

school’s librarian, a study of bullying on 

campus, Push4Peace student club, 

Gay/Straight Alliance student club, 

Friday Night Live, Bridges (Unity 

Week and Speaker Symposium), and a 

presentation to staff on bullying prevention. 

The school has been working 

with Orange County Human 

Relations. 

Giokaris said on March 21st that a 

meeting with OCHRC will be arranged 

within the next two weeks to discuss 

the programs offered for bullying prevention. 

Future Anti-Bullying/Hazing 

Education to Prevent 

Repeat Occurrences 

As a result of the incidents, students 

involved in the hazing incidents (in 

addition to 5-day suspension) were 

required to report to Room 414 for one 

hour of a personal development program 

related to substance usage presented 

by Troy High administrators and 

the Fullerton Police Dept. on Feb. 29 

and March 7th during school hours. In 

addition, head coaches of all sports 

were required to sign a contract regarding 

hazing which laid out the following 

promise: “I will educate: 1) myself; 2) 

all members of my coaching staff; 3) all 

student athletes within my program; 4) 

the parents of the athletes within my 

program; 5) the booster club which 

supports my program.” 

Other measures are upcoming in 

changes to the Board Policy, which will 

be presented to the board “later this 

spring.” The revised Board Policy is the 

result of work undertaken by the district 

after a letter “Cyber Bullying” 

from a concerned mom (Early May 

2011 Fullerton Observer page 5) which 

expressed criticism regarding how an 

incident directed at her student was 

handled by the district and police 

department. New cyber bullying regulations 

are included in the new Board 

Policy. 

How to Report Bullying or 

Hazing Incidents 

The district Nondiscrimination 

Officer is Jennifer Williams, Dir. of 

Admin. Services. Formal or anonymous 

complaints may be made by calling her 

at 714-870-2803; emailing 

jwilliams@fjuhsd.net; or sending a letter 

to: Jennifer Williams, Dir. Admin 

Services, 1051 W. Bastanchury Rd., 

Fullerton CA 92833. A person wishing 

to make a complaint may also call the 

district’s We-Tip Hotline at (800)924- 

7233. 

You can also contact the Orange 

County Human Relations Commission 

by calling 714-567-7470 or going to 

www.ochumanrelations.org. The website 

has a section on bullying and how 

it can be prevented. 

Source of information presented in this 

report is the Feb. 22, 2012 “Fullerton 

Joint Unified High School District 

Administrative Review 

of Investigation Involving Troy High 

School Wrestling Team Members” 

•US Dept. of Education: Bullying prevention 

and response. 

P T Y K LE SP www.bullyinginfo.org 

•Bully Police: A watch-dog organization 

advocating for bullied children & reporting 

on State anti-bullying laws. 

P T M LE SP www.bullypolice.org 

•Stop Bullying Now!: Learn all about 

bullying and what you can do to stop it. 

P T Y K LE SP 

www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/kids/ 

•Stomp Out Bullying: A National Anti- 

Bullying and Cyberbullying Program for 

Kids and Teens. P T Y K 

stompoutbullying.org/index.php 

•Olweus Bullying Prevention Program: 

Self described as “The World’s Foremost 

Bullying Prevention Program” 

PTYK LE M SP www.olweus.org 

•US Dept. of Justice: Bullying in schools 

- a problem oriented policing guide. 

www.cops.usdoj.gov/pdf/e12011405.pdf 

P T Y LE SP 

•National Crime Prevention Council: 

Information and resources to help prevent 

the serious problem of bullying. P T Y K 

http://www.ncpc.org/topics/bullying 

•PBS Kids: Games, videos, advice and 

other child-friendly resources to prevent bullying. 

Y K 

pbskids.org/itsmylife/friends/bullies/ 

•Bullying.org: Dedicated to increasing 

the awareness of bullying and to preventing, 

resolving and eliminating bullying in society. 

T Y K 

http://www.bullying.org/index.cfm 

•National PTA: Information on identifying 

and stopping bullying in your community. P 

SP http://www.pta.org/bullying.asp 

•Cyberbullying: Identifying the causes 

and consequences of cyberbullying. 

P T Y K SP www.cyberbullying.us 

•A Thin Line: Drawing the line between 

digital use and abuse. T www.athinline.org 

•CyberBully Help: Preventing bullying in 

the digital age. P T Y K LE M SP 

www.cyberbullyhelp.com/ 

•SAVE: The National Association of 

Students Against Violence Everywhere. 

Students learn about alternatives to violence 

and practice what they learn. Y 

http://www.nationalsave.org/index.php 

•Web Wise Kids: Unique and effective 

resources to equip young people to safely use 

and enjoy the latest technologies. 

P T Y K www.webwisekids.org 

•Safety Web: Helpful tool for parents who 

need assistance in monitoring instant messaging 

and social networking sites. 

P www.safetyweb.com 

•Netsmartz: From the National Center 

for Missing and Exploited Children. 

Information for young kids, youth and 

adults. 

P T Y K LE www.netsmartz.org 


Bullying Resources: Websites 

www.ochumanrelations.org 

•Wired Safety: World’s largest internet 

safety and help group. P T Y K LE 

www.wiredsafety.org 

•Teaching Tolerance: “Bullied” is a documentary 

film that chronicles one student’s 

ordeal at the hands of anti-gay bullies and 

offers an inspiring message of hope to those 

fighting harassment today. P T Y K LE M 

SP www.tolerance.org/bullied 

•Safe Schools Coalition: An international 

public-private partnership in support of 

gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth, 

working to help schools become safe places. 

www.safeschoolscoalition.org/safe.html 

P T Y SP 

•Gay Lesbian Straight Education 

Network: GLSEN provides resources and 

support for schools to implement effective 

and age-appropriate anti-bullying programs 

to improve school climate for all students. 

P T Y M SP www.glsen.org/cgibin/iowa/all/antibullying/index.html 

•The Trevor Project: The Trevor Project 

is the leading national organization focused 

on crisis and suicide prevention efforts 

among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender 

and questioning (LGBTQ) youth. 

P T Y www.thetrevorproject.org/ 

•GSA Network: Gay-Straight Alliance 

Network connects school-based Gay- 

Straight Alliances to each other and community 

resources through peer support, leadership 

development, and training. 

P T Y SP gsanetwork.org/ 

•It Gets Better Project: Many LGBT 

youth can't picture what their lives might be 

like as openly gay adults. The videos provide 

a positive message about what the future can 

be. P T Y LE M SP 

www.youtube.com/user/itgetsbetterproject 

•Make it Better: LGBT youth should not 

have to suffer through bullying at school! 

We can Make It Better NOW! P T Y SP 

makeitbetterproject.org/ 

•MARC: The Massachusetts Aggression 

Reduction Center provides research, education, 

services and programs to Education, 

Law Enforcement, and Human Services. 

P T Y LE M SP 

http://webhost.bridgew.edu/marc/ 

KEY (shows what kind of 

info each site listed offers) 

P - Parents/Guardians 

T - Teachers/Administrators 

Y - Youth 

K - Youth Under 12 

LE - Law Enforcement 

M - Media 

SP - Service Providers

Page 10 FULLERTON OBSERVER EARLY APRIL 2012 

Council Report continued from page 4 

OTHER COUNCIL BUSINESS 

•2.5% MWD Pass Through Water Rate 

Increase: A scheduled public hearing on the 

issue of the passthrough water rate increase 

was authorized for renotification to May 

15th because only 3 councilmembers were 

present. Approved 3-0 to reschedule for 

when the entire council is present. 

•Extra Legal Services: The council passed 

an agreement to hire the law firm of Liebert 

Cassidy Whitmore to provide legal services 

at $300 per hour on labor issues related to 

the anticipated discipline of police officers. 

approved 3-0 

•Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer Phyllis 

Garrova made a presentation on city 

finances for Jan. 2012. Details are online in 

the agenda packet for the March 20th meeting. 

Overall the city seems to be in good 

shape with a beginning of month cash balance 

of $112,286,758. and an ending balance 

of $116,624,229. The city bank 

account has $8,952,372 in it with 

$3,758,193 in outstanding items. Total 

intrest received in Jan. was $147,294. The 

city holds $68,212,564 in bonds. 

•Redevelopment: Audience comments to 

Item #6 on the agenda included Jane Rands’ 

question about whether Redevelopment 

salaries and staff payments of $1.7 million 

for 6 months was appropriate when 

Redevelopment has been disbanded. City 

Manager Joe Felz explained that the oversight 

committee will overrule some of the 

items, but that the city wanted to get everything 

on the list. 

Another item regarding a $240,000 fine to 

the city for not spending down bond funds 

was brought up by Greg Sebourn. City 

Manager Felz said that the city had been 

found not to be at fault because the delays 

were related to the Redevelopment dissolve, 

design issues, and high speed rail audit. 

Treasurer Garrova said spending had been 

delayed, but “we have $30 million left and 

anticipate spending it within the next few 

years.” 

PUBLIC COMMENTS 

•Jewelry Store Robbery 

Arrest: Fullerton Police were 

thanked by several speakers for 

great work in arresting five suspects 

in the March 16th 

attempted robbery of All Phases 

Jewelry on Commonwealth. The 

suspects ran into the surrounding 

area after their get-away car 

crashed into a vehicle parked in 

front of Max Bllomfield’s Café on 

Malden. Police rounded up and 

arrested the suspects; Randolph 

Long, 21 of Texas; Devon Ridge, 

22 of Compton; Obiesie 

Enwezor, 18 of LA; Jayson 

Coleman, 20 of LA; and Nelvin 

Cook, 23 of LA. Cook was taken 

to UCI Medical by ambulance 

for a gunshot wound received 

when the store employee shot him. 

•Benches: Benches at the transportation 

center which have been removed by 

OCTA will be replaced said City Manager 

Joe Felz in answer to a public comment. 

•Lawsuits: Several speakers commented 

on the large number of lawsuits against 

the city. There was no reporting out on 

the closed session which discussed the 

existing or anticipated litigation against 

the city. 

•Booking Photo: Kelly Thomas’ stepmom 

Dana Pape does not believe that the 

booking photo from Kelly’s 2009 arrest 

for trespassing is really him and wants to 

see who else was arrested the same day as 

Kelly. She said errors happen all the time. 

•Jail Suicide: Kelly’s Army members 

stood with Dean Gochenour’s family over 

the weekend. “We want to find out the 

Councilmember Bankhead said that 

tremendous bond debt had been created to 

build the library, community center, affordable 

housing and more before 

Redevelopment was done away with. This 

does not increase taxes to the city. The bonds 

are paid off by property taxes returning to 

the city. Approved 2-1 (Whitaker, no) 

•Crosswalk Removal: There were so 

many good questions from the audience on 

safety related to the issue of removing crosswalks 

in certain areas of the city that the 

issue was moved forward to a future meeting 

in order to hear what the Transportation & 

Circulation Commission had to say about it. 

In particular Jane Rands, Chair of the 

Bicycle Users Sub Committee, wanted to 

know why comments opposing the removal 

of the crosswalks had not made it into the 

agenda back up materials so that council 

could make a balanced decision. She also 

requested that the BUSC be designated full 

committee status instead of being a subcommittee 

under the Transportation & 

Circulation Commission. 

•Contractor Replaced: Due to problems 

with the current State College Separation 

contractor, staff recommended a local company. 

Bike advocates including Vince Buck, 

Matt Leslie, and Jane Rands suggested a new 

design would be welcome - one which 

included a bike path. The new consultant 

said “Everything is possible.” approved 3-0 

•Bike Blvd: Approved 3-0 to submit an 

application for a $600,000 transportation 

grant. City’s share would be $60,000 to 

build a bike blvd. from the transportation 

center to Acacia Ave. It would be a good 

match with the Bike Share Project. (See page 

4, Good News for Bicyclists for more on 

these projects) 

•Downtown Report: Mayor Quirk-Silva 

asked that several things be put on an 

upcoming agenda: an update of conditions 

downtown; how field usage for sports teams 

is allocated; details of boards each councilmember 

sits on. 

Next Meeting 6:30pm, Tues. April 3. 

truth about what happened 

to him,” said one 

member. See frontpage 

for story on the in-custody 

suicide and officer 

charged with destroying 

evidence. 

•Police Complaint 

Procedures: Ron 

Thomas said he received 

a message from a person 

having trouble filing a 

complaint. According to 

the message, the Watch 

Commander told the 

person “I’m tired of 

playing with you, get 

out of here.” 

Thomas also asked for 

the city attorney to 

explain how officer Jay 

Cicinelli got hired by 

the city without fitting set requirements. 

And he asked how much the city contributes 

to the homeless issue. 

•Coyote Hills: Several speakers from 

Sunny Hills High School club “Hills 4 

Hills” spoke about the importance of 

keeping the West Coyote Hills as open 

space. Concerns about developing the 

property included current lack of park 

space in north Orange County; loss of 

water quality and quantity; loss of habitat 

for endangered animals and plant species; 

dangers of locating homes on 

methane/benzene former oil fields; additional 

traffic congestion; crowded classrooms. 

They asked Council to reconsider 

its approval of the 760-home project for 

the 510 acre property and reconsider saving 

the area as a regional open space park 

for the five surrounding cities. 

“Chevron’s plan 

will create 

too much traffic 

for all our cities; 

Classes are 

already too full; 

It will ruin 

the watershed, 

endanger habitat 

for animals 

and plants, 

and more.” 

- Hills4Hills Club 

at Sunny Hills High 

formed to help save 

Coyote Hills 

as a regional park. 

LOCAL NEWS 

The Who’s on First Base Recall 

Continued from frontpage 

Doug Chaffee got 10,256, losing out 

to McKinley by 100 votes after the 

public safety unions developers spent 

big bucks to support McKinley (and 

would the current unfortunate aftermath 

to the Kelly Thompson killing 

been different if that election had 

turned out differently?). Greg Sebourn 

got 6,375 votes and and Barry 

Levinson 6,092. 

Levinson and Sebourn are frequent 

contributors to the Friends for 

Fullerton’s Future (FFFF) blog and 

strongly support the recall. Travis Kiger 

is a major force behind the FFFF blog 

and is supported by Shawn Nelson and 

Chris Norby. 

Jane Rands ran for the 72nd 

Assembly seat as a Green Party candidate 

in the last election, (gaining 6.1% 

of the vote in the district) and was an 

early supporter of the recall. She has 

been a writer for the Observer (as has 

Georgieff). The other candidates are 

newcomers to electoral politics and little 

is known about most of them, 

although Georgieff and Alverez (as well 

as Levinson, Sebourn, Kiger and 

Rands) serve or have served on city 

boards, committees or commissions. 

But, once it is over it is not over. We 

get to go at it again in November 

when, once again, there will be three 

seats in play. Bruce Whittaker is serving 

a two year term and is up for reelection; 

and Dr. Jones’ term is up even 

if he survives the recall (and if he does 

not the person who gains that seat 

must run again). 

Sharon Quirk-Silva, whose term is 

up, has decided to run in the new 65th 

assembly district against Chris Norby 

who currently represents the 72nd 

Assembly district. The new district is 

32% Republican and 31% Democrat 

and much of it is new to Norby, giving 

Quirk-Silva an outside chance of winning. 

It is a two person race, but with 

the new open primary system it must 

be run twice even though one candidate 

will get more than 50% of the 

vote in the primary. 

At this point speculation on the election 

outcome is premature. The only 

sure thing is that someone will win and 

the seats will be filled (or remain 

filled). And no doubt some of the candidates 

that did not get elected in June 

will be back again in November. 

It is possible that we could have an 

entirely new Council come December. 

Candidates in the 

June 5th Recall Election 

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. 

•Running to replace Don 

Bankhead: Jane Rands, Paula 

Williams, Greg Sebourn, and 

Rick Alvarez. 

•Running to replace Dick 

Jones: Glenn Georgieff, Roberta 

Reid, Travis Kiger, Dorothy Birsic 

and Matthew Hakim. 

•Running to replace Pat 

McKinley: Doug Chaffee, 

Mathew Rowe, Sean Paden, and 

Barry Levinson. 

Go to the Clerk’s page under 

“Departments” at cityoffullerton.com 

and then hit on 

“Elections” for a great overview of 

the process.

EARLY APRIL 2012 LOCAL NEWS 

A CERT volunteer learns the proper way to use a fire extinguisher. PHOTO BY JERE GREENE 

Free Disaster Assistance Classes 

Offered This Month 

A new session of the Fullerton Fire 

Department’s “Community Response 

Volunteer/Community Emergency 

Response Team” is set to get under way 

this month. 

This free CRV/CERT program consists 

of classes held from 8am to 5pm on three 

consecutive Saturdays, April 14, 21 and 

28, at the City of Fullerton Maintenance 

Yard, 1580 W. Commonwealth Ave. 

The CRV/CERT Program is designed 

to train citizens to organize their families 

and neighborhoods to be prepared to 

react to emergencies. Based on a model 

developed by the Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, CRV/CERT members 

are trained to provide immediate 

assistance to disaster victims, as well as 

organize volunteers to assist fire, police 

and maintenance departments during 

emergencies. 

Fullerton Fire Chief Wolfgang Knabe 

said subjects taught in the training classes 

include disaster preparedness, basic first 

aid, fire safety, basic search and rescue 

methods, and proper use of a fire extin- 

guisher. Instructors are firefighters, paramedics 

and specialists in the areas of disaster 

preparations and terrorism. 

Class size is limited to 50 persons and 

pre-registration is required. CERT volunteers 

will also undergo a background 

check by the Fullerton Police 

Department. 

Participants may bring a sack lunch 

each day. 

Upon successful completion of the 

training, participants will receive a certificate. 

Persons interested in joining the 

CRV/CERT training can either contact 

the CRV program manager at (714) 773- 

1316 or by email CRV@fullertonfire.org. 

Registration may also be accomplished 

online by logging onto the website at 

www.cityoffullerton.com. and going to 

the Fire Department section under 

“Departments,” or by coming to Fire 

Department Headquarters, 312 E. 

Commonwealth Ave., anytime between 

7am and 5pm, Mon. through Thurs. 


Acacia Earns Over $50,000 

in Successful School Fundraiser 

Acacia’s students created artwork which was auctioned off during the event. 

by Denise Mitchell 

support education, we are so appreciative 

After a year of preparation and planning, 

the hard-working parents, teachers, 

grandparents, friends, family and businesses 

came together to contribute all that 

they could at Acacia’s Casino Royale held 

at the Coyote Hills Golf Club. 

This was the first fundraising event 

under the newly formed Acacia 

Elementary School Foundation and 

included dinner, a silent and live auction, 

speakers, dancing and gaming tables. 

Event co-chairs, Paula Esterson, Lisa 

Rowley and their team of parent organizers 

found their efforts greatly rewarded 

with a night filled with fun, enthusiasm 

and inspiration far beyond their expectations. 

“Acacia and the entire Fullerton community 

worked together to create a magical 

night in support of our kids,” said 

Paula Esterson. “We are so grateful for 

the commitment that we received.” The 

Fullerton business community embraced 

the event with much needed sponsorships.” 

“We are so fortunate to live in a city 

with caring businesses and citizens that 

of their investment in our 650 children at 

Acacia.” said Principal Dr. Karen 

Whisnant. 

The event raised over $50,000 with 

over $16,000 earmarked specifically for 

much needed library upgrades. Already, 

the Foundation Board has voted to allocate 

funds to secure the highly-valued 

Accelerated ReaderTM and All the Arts 

programs for next year. The remaining 

funds will be applied to the basic programs 

that have benefitted our kids for 

years. 

After exciting live and silent auctions 

and engaging speeches and presentations, 

the event concluded with dancing, music 

and casino gaming tables providing an 

entertaining and enjoyable evening. 

“There was a true sense of joy that we had 

come together as a community to support 

such a valuable cause, and at such an 

urgent time,” observed Lisa Rowley. 

“Our committee is already excitedly discussing 

possibilities for next year’s event.” 

For more information or to contribute 

to the Acacia Elementary School 

Foundation, please visit: www.theacaciapartnership.org. 

Above: 

Acacia’s 

teachers 

At Left: 

The 

parent 

organizers 

are already 

planning 

next year’s 

event.


Virtual Delight by Diane Nielen © 2012 

Search your memory – what is the 

largest chorus you have ever heard sing? 

Perhaps a hundred people? That’s a lot. 

Well, what’s the most people you have 

ever heard of performing together? For 

me that would be a thousand singers. It 

was back in 1995 at the Hollywood Bowl. 

Stephen Gothold (who has for the past 30 

years been the musical director of Chorale 

Bel Canto in Whittier, the group I now 

belong to) brought together an impressive 

group of vocalists from our country and 

Japan to sing Beethoven’s 9th Symphony. 

Wish I’d been there. Heck – I wish I’d 

been on the stage, not in the audience. 

The runner-up was very recent: on 

February 13th of this year 813 singers performed 

Mahler’s 8th with two orchestras 

in the Shrine Auditorium. 

Well, I have a tale to share that overshadows 

these numbers. First let me 

introduce you to Eric Whitacre, surely 

one of the most popular and performed 

composers of his generation. He was born 

in 1970 in Nevada and has been called a 

classical composer with rock-star appeal. 

The first album on which he is both the 

composer and conductor, Light and Gold, 

released by Decca in 2010, earned him a 

Grammy. Once you know of him, you are 

likely to recognize selections he has created 

because of their unique tonalities. Go 

to the Wikipedia article on Eric and read 

the “Style” paragraph if you want to educate 

yourself. It’s a very esoteric description, 

far too technical for me to explain. 

This story begins in 2009. A 17-yearold 

girl who lived in Long Island posted a 

solo on YouTube. Her message began, 

“Hi, Mr. Eric Whitacre.” Then she proceeded 

to sing one of his songs. Watching 

this video had a profound effect on Eric. 

“It hit me like a lightning bolt. I thought, 

if I could somehow get 50 people to all 

learn their parts and then get them all to 

start their videos at the same time, it 

would have to make a choir – right?” And 

what has happened since then? “It’s really 

bigger than my wildest dreams.” 

He started small. After some experimenting, 

what he calls his Virtual Choir 1 

“sang together” his composition “Lux 

Aurumque” via the wonder of today’s 

Internet technology. That initial chorus 

numbered 185 singers from a total of 12 

countries! Within two months of the 

song’s posting on YouTube it had been 

viewed a million times and now it’s over 

three million. An impressive beginning. 

But this was only the beginning. 

The following year Whitacre chose to 

present a lovely song which he had composed 

in the year 2000, “Sleep.” And his 

singing group had grown exponentially. 

Virtual Choir 2 was comprised of 2,052 

singers from 58 countries! And the largest 

chorale to date is scheduled to be 

launched on the day you may be reading 

this article, April 2, 2012. 3764 uploads 

of the video files had been made. The 

participating Virtual Choir 3 includes 

3,727 participants from 73 countries. 

This breaks down to 1,184 sopranos, 

1,065 altos, 650 tenors and 828 basses. 

The text of the song, composed in 1995 

by Whitacre, is a poem by Octavio Paz 

entitled “Water Night.” 

So, how does this amazing phenomenon 

become a reality? First, interested 

singers can upload at no charge the music 

of the selection to be performed. Then 

they have the challenge of not only learning 

but hopefully memorizing the work. 

(When the time comes to record themselves, 

they must be looking at their conductor 

on the screen and at their webcam, 

not at the music.) Then they upload the 

video file that includes Eric Whitacre conducting 

the piece. He has first filmed it in 

complete silence but rich in expressive 

movements to communicate what he 

wants from his singers. This footage is 

then backed with a piano track that the 

singers use to accompany themselves. 

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When they are ready they follow the clear 

instructions that precede Eric’s directing. 

There is a “countdown” to the starting 

second. After they have produced a webcam 

recording that they can be proud of, 

it is emailed to Mr. Whitacre. 

Eric states that everyone who wishes to 

participate is accepted. “If they go to the 

trouble of uploading the video, learning 

the music and joining the choir, then 

absolutely. . . . Somehow when we put it 

all together, it all adds up to make this 

incredible musical experience.” And all 

ages are welcome. The youngest so far is 

a ten-year-old girl. The meshing of thousands 

of tracks of singing is quite a challenge. 

The timing must be perfectly synchronized. 

Are you ready to hear and see the 

results? They are as close as your own 

computer. Simply bring up YouTube. I 

am going to suggest two different paths. 

First, for most of you who are just interested 

in the performance I recommend listening 

to the three presentations in 

chronological order. This will not only 

show you the growth in numbers but the 

changes in artistic style. So many people 

have been involved in creating a visual 

panorama that is as dazzling as the music. 

You feel the global participation in the 

project. What to ask YouTube for: “eric 

whitacre lux aurumque” (time: 6:20), 

then after that “eric whitacre sleep” (time: 

9:31). The brand new third song which 

should be available on April 2nd will likely 

be the top choice if you type in “eric 

whitacre water night virtual choir”. There 

are other permutations of that chorale 

work so be sure you are getting the Virtual 

Choir 3 version. Can’t wait to see it 

myself. Oh, incidentally, the total time 

which is listed for each piece is appreciably 

longer than the song. This is because 

at the end of the singing the names of all 

the participants scroll through the screen. 

Now, if you are really into chorale music 

I’m going to suggest you visit a few other 

sites that I found fascinating. Start at the 

genesis of the idea, viewing the very video 

that the young lady made and posted for 

Eric. Her feelings of admiration are deep 

and touching. The title is “Sleep-Eric 

Whitacre-Message And Singing from 

Britlin” (time: 6:02). Next, opt for 

“Introduction to the Virtual Choir” (time: 

1:49). Here Eric relates his musical journey. 

“So I then went into a studio and I 


conducted in total silence and I could 

only hear it in my head and I loaded all 

that up to YouTube. And I sent out a call 

to singers across the world and the 

response was totally overwhelming.” 

Follow those two with “Singer 

Instructional for Eric Whitacre’s Virtual 

Choir 2011” (time: 5:19). In this presentation 

Eric tells in eloquent detail how he 

wants the text expressed - the tempos, the 

softness or crescendos, the emotions that 

are to be conveyed. 

Now you’re virtually ready to be a member 

of the choir yourself. Bring up 

“Recording Instructions and Conductor 

Track for Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir” 

(time: 7:38). In great detail Mr. Whitacre 

spells out the crucial do’s and don’ts that 

will make all the difference between an 

exceptional and just a mediocre recording. 

“First, make sure your face is well lit . . . 

that your clothes are only black (with) no 

pictures, words, or logos . . . Second, 

make sure your room is as quiet as possible. 

Turn off any fans, heaters, or air conditioners 

. . . . Get your headphones ready, 

but keep them unplugged . . . Start 

recording with your webcam or video 

camera. . . And wait for this beep coming 

from the virtual conductor video. (BEEP) 

It’s essential that we hear that beep on 

your track so we can sync up all of the 

other tracks. Then plug in your headphones. 

Wait for the countdown. 5, 4, 3, 

2, 1 . . . I’ll give the first downbeat and 

you sing . . . Ready? Here we go. Let 

beep sound . . . Don’t pause webcam.” 

At the end there are detailed upload 

instructions on the information to provide 

after the singing has concluded. Are 

you motivated? 

The final presentation I’ll direct you to 

is “Introducing Eric Whitacre’s Virtual 

Choir 3 – Water Night.” (time: 1:55) 

This short talk by Whitacre is a thank you 

to all those who had participated in the 

two previous song productions and to 

introduce what would be new and different 

in his third offering. “Not only have 

we made the technology for recording 

your videos much easier, more streamlined, 

but we are working with Google . . 

. so that we’ll have master classes, on-line 

seminars, ways to learn your music, 

singing technique.” “The final performance 

will exist not only as a video on 

YouTube . . . but we will also create an 

audiovisual installation, an immersive 

experience with Surround Sound and gorgeous 

visuals that you’ll be able to visit in 

cities all around the world.” 

You may be wondering if I, being a 

chorale singer myself, am tempted to be 

part of Virtual Choir 4 (assuming there 

will be one). Tempted, certainly, but 21st 

century music can be daunting. For 

instance, this third song, “Water Night”, 

splits into 14 different parts! Only time 

will tell. Right now Brahms and I are 

spending a lot of time together since my 

chorale will perform his Requiem next 

month. Whether you or I choose to participate, 

listening and thinking about the 

process is a joyful experience.

EARLY APRIL 2012 EVENTS 

Chinese Modern: Designing 20th Century Popular Culture 

Opens at the Museum Center April 14 

China’s use of advertising images 

as well as graphic and product 

design to shape its political ideologies 

and cultural values in the 20th 

century is the focus of “China 

Modern: Designing 20th 

Century Popular Culture,” a new 

exhibit opening at the Fullerton 

Museum Center. 

An opening reception will be 

held from 6-9 p.m. on Saturday, 

April 14th, and will feature tours 

of the exhibit, a curator’s talk, 

refreshments and live entertainment. 

$10 (free to members). The 

Museum Center is located at the 

corner of E. Wilshire and N. 

Pomona one block from Harbor in 

Downtown Fullerton. 

Featuring more than 170 

objects, the exhibit brings two contrasting 

20th century ideologies - 

capitalism and communism - to 

the level of popular culture. The 

exhibit shows how, despite vastly 

different goals, the means of instilling 

these values was often strikingly 

similar. 

Objects displayed in “China 

Modern” include lychee and cigarette 

boxes, children’s toys, an 

extensive collection of product 

labels and advertisements, and 

communist propaganda from the 

rule of Mao Zedong. 

Intricately detailed wood block 

prints and lithographs showcase 

the high quality craftsmanship of 

Chinese print designers and artisans. 

The exhibit consists of four sections. 

“A Graphic Tradition: 

Popular Design from Late Qing to 

Early Republic” serves as a prologue 

to the exhibit and features 

early New Year’s Day prints and 

imagery of household gods. 

The second section, 

“Cosmopolitan Capitalism: 

Shanghai under the Republic,” 

examines a range of materials, from 

product packaging to film ads, 

illustrating the commercial practices 

of pre-Revolutionary China. 

“A Revolution in Culture: 

Designing the People’s Republic” 

focuses on household goods, advertising 

and propaganda materials. 

The final section, “The 

Aesthetics of Nostalgia,” demon- 

PÄS Gallery presents Form 

Drawing Gestures, the artwork 

of René Cardona. The opening 

reception will be held on the 

first Friday of April to coincide 

with the Downtown Fullerton 

Art Walk. René’s anatomy-like 

oil paintings accentuate human 

muscles blending like solar systems 

intertwining within a 

well-planned composition. It’s 

poetic. It’s prophetic. It’s so 

good, it’s puzzling. His work 

screams motion, punches 

dimension while possessing an 

angelic aura. Every piece feels as 

if it were commissioned by the 

strates the ongoing impact of 

these embodiments of China’s 

graphic culture today. 

The exhibit was developed by 

the Pacific Asia Museum of 

Pasadena, CA, one of only four 

U.S. institutions dedicated to the 

arts and culture of Asia. The 

tour was organized by 

International Arts & Artists of 

Washington, DC, a nonprofit arts 

service organization dedicated to 

increasing cross-cultural understanding 

and exposure to the arts 

internationally. 

The exhibit was curated by 

Kalim Winata, an independent 

scholar specializing in print and 

popular cultures of the 20th century, 

with a focus on Asia. Earning 

a master of fine arts degree from 

the Academy of Art, Winata 

worked closely with collector Reed 

Darmon to produce “Made in 

China,” the book which first 

inspired the exhibit. 

The exhibit will run through 

July 1. Regular museum hours are 

noon-4pm Tuesday-Wednesday 

and Friday-Sunday, and noon-8pm 

on Thursday. 

Admission is $4/adults, $3/students 

& senior citizens 65 and 

older, $1/children 6 to 12, and free 

to children under 5 and to members. 

Call the Fullerton Museum 

Center at (714) 738-6545 for more 

info. 

René Cardona Exhibit Opens at PAS 

During April 6 Downtown Art Walk 

Pope, his murals are worthy of 

the Sistine Chapel. Come love 

this self-proclaimed transcendental 

painter in raw form, 

mostly ink sketches, on April 

6, 2012, from 6-10pm. Also 

featuring experimental music 

behind his spoken word poetry. 

On Exhibit through April 26, 

2012. 

PAS Gallery is located at 223 

W. Santa Fe in the SOCO district 

of Downtown Fullerton 

(just south of Commonwealth). 

Go to www.2pas.org for 

more information on the 

gallery. 


The Newstead Trio, Michael Jamanis, violin, Sara Male, cello, 

and Xun Pan, piano perform April 15 

Newstead Trio in Free 

Friends of Music Concert 

by Claude Coppel 

On Sunday, April 15, at 

3:30 pm at the Sunny Hills 

Performing Arts Center, 

Sunny Hills High School, 

Fullerton Friends of Music 

will present the Newstead 

Trio. Admission is free. 

The Newstead Trio made 

their New York debut at 

Carnegie Hall and has been 

broadcast live on radio and 

television. Their innovative 

and uniquely accessible concert 

programming combines 

traditional piano trio literature 

with more contemporary 

works. Their programs 

are notable for warmth, energy, 

and depth of expression. 

In more than fifteen years 

together they have performed 

for audiences throughout the 

United States, Canada, Italy, 

Hungary, Singapore, and 

China, where they gave their 

concerto debut performing 

Beethoven’s Triple Concerto 

with the Shenzen Symphony 

Orchestra. 

They have since given a 

sold-out concert at Beijing’s 

National Performing Arts 

Center. 

The Newstead has also 

commissioned numerous 

works by widely respected 

composers and have included 

a world premier performance 

on several of their recordings. 

They are ‘ensemble in residence’ 

at the Pennsylvania 

Academy of Music. This will 

be their second 

concert for 

F ullerton 

Friends of 

Music. 

F ullerton 

Friends of Music 

is honored to 

have them 

return in a concert 

of Mozart, 

Beethoven and 

Brahms.


STAGES THEATER 

400 E. Commonwealth, Fullerton 

Tickets: 714-525-4484 or www.stagesoc.org 

•PICCASO AT THE LAPIN AGILE by Steve Martin, directed by Anthony 

Galleran plays thru April 8th, Fri. & Sat. at 8pm; Sun. at 2pm. Off-Broadway absurdist 

comedy places Einstein & Picasso in a Parisian café in 1904. $18-$20 

•PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD by J.M. Synge, directed by Elizabeth 

Serra plays thru April 7, Sat. & Sun. at 5pm. Lyrical 1907 Irish comedy set in a small 

village in the west coast of County Mayo. $16-$18 

•PURGATORIO by Ariel Dorfman, directed by Jeff Lowe opens April 28 and 

plays thru May 26, Sat. & Sun. at 5pm. A man and woman are faced with the truths 

of their lives. Are there crimes for which there can be no forgiveness. If there is no 

forgiveness, how do we move on with our lives? Adult content. 

Oh, what fun Catholic class can be! 

Written by Maripat Donovan and Marc 

Silvia – Sister’s Late Night Catechism is a 

delight for the whole family. Donovan 

stars as Sister, in this one-woman force 

of a show – so clever, so informative, and 

definitely funny. Put it on your calendars, 

because you won’t want to miss it! 

Have a question about Easter? Sister 

has the answer. Want to know if your 

bunny will go to heaven? Just ask! 

Curious about the Liturgical Calendar? 

Don’t worry; it’s all covered in class. 

BUT! Don’t forget to pay attention – 

there will be a quiz later. 

This seasonal treat will keep you 

laughing, learning, and involved. 

Audience participation is key and makes 

for a unique show each night, though 

the lessons remain the same. With so 

REVIEWED 

by Caitlin Orr 

The Playboy of the Western World at Stages 

The Playboy of the Western World is a 

dramedy, full of surprises and wit. You’ll 

have to hurry, though, as it only plays 

until April 7! 

“There’s a great gap between a gallous* 

story and a dirty deed,” says playwright 

J.M. Synge. And indeed this is true for 

his three-act play set in Ireland in a rural 

village in the west coast of County Mayo. 

A series of drunken and bored small-town 

characters embrace a lost dreamer, Christy 

Mahon, who wanders into a pub, getting 

the whole town buzzing when he claims 

that he killed his father with one single 

blow. Rather than turning him in to the 

authorities, the townspeople embracing 

his tale as an act of bravery, compete for 

Christy’s attention, using any tactics necessary. 

As the women begin to seek his attention, 

Christy’s own understanding of himself 

begins to transform. The discovery 

of a mirror and his reflection lets in a narcissistic 

sense of comedy to be applauded. 

The acting is fantastic, with lyrical Irish 

accents bringing the audience immediate- 

Margaret “Pegeen” Flaherty and Ben 

Green in Playboy of the Western World. 

ly to the coast of Ireland. The poetic 

script is full of beauty and surprises. 

Many scenes showcase the actors’ talent, 

while other scenes amaze with 

their staging. 

*defined as wicked or mischievous 

SISTER’S EASTER CATECHISM: Will My Bunny go to Heaven? 

many intriguing questions asked by the 

audience, and all her intelligent answers, 

Donovan acts the role of a nun convincingly. 

The classroom set is perfect – 

American décor (complete with JFK and 

Obama) on the left of the stage, and 

Jesus, Mother Mary, and Easter props on 

the right. Tables turn in the second act 

as Sister calls audience members to the 

stage to ask them questions. 

One part improv, one part trivia, and 

the rest hilarity. Sister’s Easter Catechism 

– Will My Bunny go to Heaven? performs 

at The Laguna Playhouse until April 

18th on Tuesday – Saturday evenings at 

8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday matinees 

at 2 p.m. Final performance on Sunday 

April 8th at 4 p.m. For tickets, visit 

www.lagunaplayhouse.com 

EVENTS 

LOCAL 

THEATER 

LISTINGS 

HUNGER ARTISTS THEATER 

699-A S. State College, Fullerton 

Tickets: 714-680-6803 

www.hungerartists.com 

•THE CHERRY ORCHARD: by Anton 

Chekhov, directed by Gary Lewis McKee II 

plays thru April 7, Fri. & Sat at 8pm; Sun. at 

7pm. Amidst a period of social reform a wealthy 

landowner and her family must learn to untangle 

themselves from fear, regrets, and past illusions, 

as they embark on a journey to losing 

everything. $10-$18 

•GREAT WESTERN WANDERLUST: by 

Eric Eberwein, directed by Anthony Galleran, 

in a West Coast Premiere opens April 20 and 

plays through May 13. The story of Greg and 

Kristi, two thirtysomethings who try to escape 

from the confines of their marriage and midwestern 

upbringing by taking a cross-country 

train into the American West. What begins as a 

romantic getaway quickly turns sour, and Greg 

and Kristi are forced to re-examine their lives as 

they feel the pull of freedom and adventure 

from the great west. 

MAVERICK THEATER 

110 E. Walnut, Fullerton 

Tickets: 714-526-7070 

www.mavericktheater.com 

•THE LEGEND OF ROBIN HOOD written 

& directed by Nathan Makaryk plays thru 

April 14, Fri. at 8pm & Sat. at 3pm & 8pm. A 

dramatic new look at the heroes and villains of 

Sherwood Forest pulling from the classic stories 

and actual historical figures. $10-$20 

•FROST/NIXON written by Peter Morgan, 

directed by Brian Newell opens April 20 and 

plays thru May 27, Fri. & Sat. at 8pm; Sun. at 

4pm. $10-$20 

CSUF PERFORMING ARTS 

800 N. St. College, Fullerton 

Tickets: 657-278-3371 

•MEASURE FOR MEASURE by 

Shakespeare, directed by Dean Joseph Arnold. 

Justice meets mercy and virtue encounters vice 

in this probing dark comedy. In Vienna, Duke 

Vincentio leaves his puritanical Deputy Angelo 

in charge, hoping he will rid the city of rampant 

corruption. $11 at Hallberg Theatre thru April 

22. 

•LITTLE WOMEN: THE BROADWAY 

MUSICAL book by Allan Knee, music by Jasan 

Howland, lyrics by Mindi Dickstein, directed 

by Jana Robbins, musical direction Mitchell 

Hanlon and choreography by William Lett. 

Opens April 20 and plays thru May 6. $20 at 

the Young Theatre 


CALL TO ARTISTS 

All the Arts for All 

the Kids Foundation 

by Caitlin Orr 

Spring is coming and so are the 

Hearts! All the Arts for All the Kids 

Foundation is happy to announce that 

once again they will be bringing the 

All the Hearts for all the Kids project 

to Fullerton. This year will be just as 

exciting, but with a few new twists. 

Here’s the plan: You can look forward 

to seeing four 5ft tall mosaic hearts 

once again in downtown Fullerton, 

but this year there will also be another 

set of smaller hearts spread out locally 

in stores around Fullerton. All the 

Arts is planning its very own “Heart 

Walk” throughout Fullerton with a 

map to each heart and it’s store location. 

You’ll be able to visit some of 

your favorite local hangouts and have 

the opportunity to win one of the 

hearts as your own. If you complete 

the treasure hunt by visiting each of 

the hearts, you can redeem your map 

for an opportunity ticket to be entered 

for a chance to win one of the hearts! 

There is an extra special element to 

this year, because All the Arts for All 

the Kids Foundation is having an 

open call to artists! Feel like you have 

what it takes to embellish, decorate, 

paint, collage, or mosaic one of the 

18” tall smaller hearts? Enter your 

artistic idea and maybe you will be 

one of the lucky artists to help make 

the project come alive. 

Email “All the Arts” (alltheartsfoundation@gmail.com) 

and they will 

send you a proposal packet. Next, 

you can complete it with your ideas, 

and submit it! It’s an amazing way to 

show Fullerton what you can do! (All 

proceeds from the All the Hearts for 

All the Kids project help provide every 

elementary student in the Fullerton 

School District with free lessons in art, 

music, dance, and theatre. 

To find out more and see photos of 

last year’s giant hearts, please visit allthearts.org!

EARLY APRIL 2012 EVENTS LISTING 

HITS & 

MISSES 

© 2012 

by Joyce Mason 

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen: 

A Hit & A Miss 

Based on a biting, satirical novel by Paul Torday, 

the movie “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen” is more 

romantic comedy than political satire. Much of 

this change in tone occurs by way of Simon 

Beaufoy’s (“Slumdog Millionaire”) script and 

Lasse Hallstrom’s (“Chocolat” and “My Life as a 

Dog”) direction. But making the movie succeed 

in its new iteration are the talents of Emily Blunt, 

Ewan McGregor, and Kristen Scott Thomas. 

The British Government, worried about the 

bad press that events in the mid-East have produced, 

asks the Prime Minister’s press secretary, 

Patricia Maxwell (Kristen Scott Thomas), to find 

“a good news story in the Middle East.” With 

snap and bite and a soupcon of disdain, Maxwell 

orders her underlings to find such a story “in an 

hour.” The story that surfaces comes from British 

investment consultant Harriet Chetwode-Talbot 

(Emily Blunt). 

Harriet’s client, a billionaire sheik (Egyptian 

actor Amr Waked), owns a castle in Scotland, 

where he has learned to love fly-fishing for salmon 

and wants to take this pastime back to Yemen. He 

has the millions of British pounds necessary to 

finance such an enterprise, and Harriet is charged 

with finding experts that have the know-how to 

make it happen. 

She starts with fisheries expert Dr. Alfred Jones 

(Ewan McGregor), who laughs at the idea as he 

cites all of the problems inherent in the project. 

Yemen is a desert with no water source, but it 

turns out that there already is a large dam with 

plenty of water. Yemen is hot, but he learns there 

are mountains high enough to cool the air. As for 

cost, he pulls out a figure so large that it should 

dissuade anyone. But Harriet assures him that the 

sheik would be able to fund the plan for the projected 

50 million pounds. 

Harriet even locates four Chinese engineers 

who have worked on the Three Gorges Dam in 

China and can explain, while Harriet translates in 

workable Mandarin, how the water could be 

diverted. As his objections fall away, Alfred agrees 

to meet with the sheik on his Scottish estate. The 

two men develop a mutual respect as they fish in 

the highland streams and discuss the relative 

importance of science and faith. 

Alfred is increasingly paired with Harriet as 

they become the team that will make the project 

happen. Each gradually grows to respect the diligence, 

intelligence, and commitment the other 

displays. Will a romance develop? Their personal 

lives are complicated. Harriet has a serious 

boyfriend, who has been deployed to Afghanistan 

and is soon missing in action. Alfred is in a marriage 

marred by an indifferent wife, who prefers 

her career to her husband. 

But impediments are the grist of romantic tales. 

Just as the project they are working on stumbles 

and seems on the brink of failure, so does the 

slowly growing romance between Harriet and 

Alfred. Always contrasting the sweetness of their 

relationship are the tough antics of Maxwell, the 

take-charge press secretary. Scott Thomas pulls 

out all stops in her portrayal of the Prime 

Minister’s officious spin doctor. 

“Salmon Fishing in the Yemen” requires of its 

audience some suspension of disbelief, but the 

movie does provide a pleasant two-hour interlude 

in the Cineplex even with its implausible story. 

Much of what is lacking in the story is compensated 

for by the two appealing protagonists. 

Blunt and McGregor are a pleasure to watch in all 

of their scenes and generate so much personal 

chemistry between them that audiences are left 

hoping they will be cast again in a more substantial 

film. 

Two Hits: Don’t Miss It! 

A Hit & A Miss: You Might Like It 

Two Misses: Don’t Bother 

TUES., APRIL 3 

•6:30pm: City Council Meeting 

City Hall, 303 W. Commonwealth. 

See agenda online at www.cityoffullerton.com 

WED., APRIL 4 

•6pm: Free Screening “Vasermil” 

2007 Israel. Named after the local soccer 

stadium in the Southern Israeli 

town of Beersheba, Vasermil tells the 

story of three teens from separate marginalized 

communities, who pin their 

hopes on soccer as a way out. Fullerton 

Public Library Osborne Auditorium, 

353 W. Commonwealth. Call 714- 

738-3361 with questions. Adults. only. 

THURS., APRIL 5 

•7:30am-9:30am: Engineering for 

High Speed Rail Systems with industry 

expert Rick Simon. Technology 

Breakfast at Holiday Inn Hotel & 

Suites, 2932 E. Nutwood Ave., 

Fullerton. California’s major cities have 

maximized their freeway capacity. 

Improved mobility in the future will 

require multimodal solutions of which 

rail will be an essential component says 

Simon. $10. Reservations required - 

call 657-278-3362 or go to http:calendar.ecs.fullerton.edu/EventList.aspx 

•4pm: Author Cathy Caruth will 

read and present a free public lecture 

on “Disappearing History: Scenes of 

Trauma in the Theater of Human 

Rights.” CSUF Hall, Room 252, 800 

N. State College Blvd., Fullerton. 

Parking is $2/hr or $8/day. 

•4pm-8:30pm: Downtown 

Fullerton Market & Beer Garden at 

the Downtown Fullerton Museum 

Plaza opens for the season featuring live 

music by The 44s with Kid Ramos, 

fresh fruit, vegetables, flowers, baked 

goods, food vendors, craft booths, kids 

activities, beer garden, reduced 

Museum admission and more. Free 

admission and parking. Wilshire and 

Pomona, one block east of Harbor in 

downtown Fullerton. The market is 

every Thurs. through Oct. 25. Don’t 

miss out on the fun. 

•6pm: How to Insure & Protect 

Your Small Business workshop presented 

by SCORE at Fullerton Public 

Library Conference Center 

Community Room, 353 W. 

Commonwealth, Fullerton. Call 714- 

738-6327 for more info. Or go to 

www.score114.org/workships/calendar 

List.aspx. Free 

FRI., APRIL 6 

•6:45pm: Global Network Against 

Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space 

program by Bruce Gagnon. Unitarian 

Universalist Church, 511 S. Harbor, 

Anaheim. 

•6pm-10pm: Downtown Fullerton 

Art Walk features exhibits in numerous 

venues around downtown, art, live 

music and food. Free 

“Those Who Have 

Gone Before” 

Mesa Verde Park 

Revisited 

A presentation by Christine 

Cooper 

& Pat Coyle 

Friday, April 20, 

at 7pm 

Free at the 

NATIVE AMERICAN 

INSTITUTE 

1465 N. Bativia St., Orange 

714-879-1337 or 

runningbear001@yahoo.com 

SAT., APRIL 7 

•8:30am: Mayor Sharon Quirk- 

Silva’s Walk & Talk meets at Vista 

Park, 2002 E. Bastanchury Road. Wear 

comfortable shoes and bring your 

thoughts and concerns. 714-738-6311. 

•10am: Rotary Club Easter Egg 

Hunt with over 12,00 eggs at Hillcrest 

Park on Harbor in Fullerton. Free for 

kids preschool thru 4th grade. Arrive 

early & see the Fire Dept. transport the 

Easter Bunny to the event. 10 of the 

eggs include an opportunity for a $500 

scholarship raffle after the event. Free 

MON., APRIL 9 

•2:30pm: Bilingualism in LA & 

Orange County” part of the 21st 

Linguistics Symposium from 8am to 

4:30pm at CSUF Titan Student 

Union, 800 N. State College Blvd. 

(parking is $2/hr or $8/day. For complete 

details go to http://calstate.fullerton.edu/news/2012sp/Linguistics- 

Conference.asp. Free 

•7pm: Titanic Hear stories about 

Titanic survivor Edwina Troutt from 

friend Michael Green, watch a documentary, 

and view an exhibit of objects 

on the Titanic. Conference Center 

Community Room, Fullerton Public 

Library, 353 W. Commonwealth. Free. 

Call 714-738-6325. 


•7pm: “Town & Gown” Lecture 

“Tsunami!” Fullerton Public Library 

Osborne Auditorium, 353 W. 

Commonwealth. Free. 714-738-6326 

WED., APRIL 11 

•8am-1pm: Farmers Market 

Independence Park, 801 W. Valencia 

Dr., Fullerton. 714-871-5304 

THURS., APRIL 12 

•7pm: Gustavo Arellano “Taco 

USA: How Mexican Food 

Conquered America” at the Fullerton 

Main Library, 353 W. Commonwealth 

Ave. Arellano will read from his new 

book and talk about the delicious, and 

sometimes contentious, history of 

Mexican food throughout the United 

States. The book is available through 

Librería Martinez (http://libreriamartinez.net/bio.html) 

and available 

for purchase at the event. Arellano will 

sign copies following his presentation. 

Call (714) 738-6327, or www.fullertonlibrary.org 

for more info. 

•7:30pm: Safari in Southern Africa 

Dave and Mary Crouch will show a 

video of their 2011 Safari to southern 

Africa. The 15-day trip took in 

Okavango Delta in Botswana, Victoria 

Falls and Timbavati Private Game 

Reserve (near Krueger National Park). 

Rio Hondo Sierra Club meets at 

Popular Community Bank, in north 

Fullerton, (SW corner of Euclid and 

Rosecrans east of CVS). All are welcome; 

free refreshments. http://angeles.sierraclub.org/riohondo/index.asp 


THURS. & FRI, APRIL 12-13 

•9am-4:30pm: 42nd annual 

Thinking Through Animals 

Symposium at Titan Student Union 

CSUF, 800 N. State College Blvd., 

Fullerton, explores ethical & political 

issues involving animals from a wide 

variety of perspectives. Free, but parking 

is $2/hr or $8/day. http://philosophy.fullerton.edu/42mndSymposium. 

html for more info. 

SAT., APRIL 14 

•9am-5pm: 8th Annual Social 

Justice Summit at Titan Student 

Union, CSUF. Unite to Rise Above 

Apathy, the summit provides a forum 

for people to exchange ideas about 

improving the state of our communities, 

offers space to dialogue about the 

obstacles to creating effective change, 

provides effective tools for social 

action, and offers grassroots solutions. 

http://fullerton.edu/socialjusticesummit 

•9am-5pm: 27th Annual Great 

American Write-In at Delhi Center, 

505 E. Central Ave, Santa Ana, 92707. 

•5pm: Coyote Hills Wildflower 

Nature Hike Naturalists will talk 

about the human and natural history of 

the area, and point out the rare plants 

and animals along the trail. Join us as 

we walk 2+ miles in one of the last 

open spaces in North Orange County. 

Meet at the equestrian gate to Laguna 

Lake Park at Lakeview Dr, just east of 

Euclid St in Fullerton. Bring water to 

drink and wear comfortable shoes. 

www.coyotehills.org 

SAT. & SUN., APRIL 14-15 

•10am-4pm: Green Scene Plant & 

Garden Show at Fullerton Arboretum, 

1900 Associated Rd. at Yorba Linda 

Blvd. 100 vendors offer plants & services. 

$6 www.fullertonarboretum.org 

SUN., APRIL 15 

•2:30pm: Poet Charles “Chuck” 

Wright a local naturalist, teacher, photographer, 

and poet, will dramatically 

read some of his poetry, share what and 

how things inspire his poetry creations, 

and field questions from the audience. 

La Habra Branch Library. Free. 


•6:30pm: Poet Susan Davis UCI 

Professor of Creative Writing and winner 

of the Drury & the Rebecca Lard 

Awards for poetry reads from her book 

“I Was Building 

Up To 

Something,” at 


College Campus 

Theatre, 321 E. 

Chapman Ave. 

Tickets are 

$6.50. Box 

office: 714-992- 

7150.



The blue ribbon amateur chef winners: Best decoration, Karl Lang of St. Andrews Episcopal Church; Best appetizer, 

Johnathan Duffy Davis of The Fullerton Arboretum; Best side dish, Scott Allen & Pastor Brian Ward of 

St. Paul Lutheran Church won peoples choice award (not pictured, Raul Avellaneda & Terry Mackprang won 

first place); Best entrée, Brij Patel and Bob Wernke of The James Wernke Foundation; and Best dessert, Bill 

Jindra of First Presbyterian Church and Sunrise Rotary. 

Amateur Chefs & Supporters Raise $18,500 

for FIES (Pathways of Hope) 

FIES 6th Annual Food Loving Guys fundraising 

event at Coyote Hills Golf Club drew over 300 supporters 

and netted $18,500 to help rebuild lives of 

the hungry and homeless. 

At the event FIES unveiled its new name 

“Pathways of Hope.” The name is changing along 

with an expanded mission for the 37 year old organization. 

“Pathways of Hope remains committed to 

the original mission established by FIES in 1975,” 

said Eric Azariah, a board member and volunteer for 

many years and the chair of the marketing committee 

that guided the brand change. “We strive to find 

new ways to end hunger and homelessness in North 

Orange County. We have expanded our services dramatically 

to those in need, building on the legacy of 

the founders of the organization. Those values will 

continue to guide Pathways of Hope.” 

FIES, founded in 1975 by the Fullerton Interfaith 

Ministerial Association, provides emergency food, 

transitional housing, and other support services to 

the hungry and homeless in our area. Over 30,000 

individuals including 9,000 families in the North 

Orange County area were served in 2011. 

Pathways of Hope will continue that work providing 

the same services and more. Programs for indi- 

FULLERTON’S CONGREGATIONS WELCOME YOU 

viduals and families include: •The Food Distribution 

Center aimed at homeless prevention and emergency 

services; •New Vista Transitional Living Center for 

homeless families; •The Interfaith Shelter Network 

(ISN) for homeless adults; •The Holiday 

Community Program for Fullerton School District 

families in need; •Hope for the Homebound, delivering 

frozen nutritious meals for the weekend; 

•Rapid Re-housing for those not needing traditional 

transitional living services. 

The high cost of living and lack of affordable housing 

in the county, combined 

with the recent economic 

downturn has put many more 

families at risk. In OC there are 

over 22,000 unduplicated individuals 

experiencing homelessness 

annually and nearly 8,000 

individuals on any given night. 

For more info go to the new 

website at www.pathwaysofhope.us, 

call 714-680- 

3691 or email info@pathwaysofhope.us. 

EMMANUEL 

EPISCOPAL CHURCH 

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” 

SAINT ANDREW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 

1231 E. CHAPMAN AVE., FULLERTON • 714-870-4350 • www.saintandrewsfullerton.org 

Come join our inclusive, lively church community! 

EASTER SUNDAY SERVICES, APRIL 8TH 

7am and 10am Holy Eucharist 

Please see the church website for Services held each day of Holy Week. 

YOGA: 8:30am, Thursdays with Jessica Lowerre 200 RYT Beginner/Level 1, $7 suggested donation 

FREE CONCERT: 4:30 Sunday, April 22, Santiago String Quartet 

Above: Young author Katie Anne Guerrero signs the book she 

wrote. Teacher Gail Griswold created the illustrations. 

6th Grade Author 

Katie Anne Guerrero 

Donates Book Proceeds 

to Pathways of Hope 

Also part of the FIES 

(Pathways of Hope) fundraising 

event, 6th grade author 

Katie Anne Guerrero sold and 

signed her books. Katie and 

FIES’ volunteer art teacher, 

Gail Griswold, (see photo 

above) produced "The 

Colorful Chicks." 

Katie and her family of 8 

were one-time residents of 

FIES’ New Vista Transitional 

Living Center. Katie’s desire is 

for the $10 donation per book 

to go back to New Vista to 

benefit the art program for 

homeless kids. 

To purchase a copy call FIES 

(Pathways of Hope) at 714- 

680-3691 or email info@pathwaysofhope.us 

or send a check 

by mail to Pathways of Hope, 

PO Box 6326, Fullerton CA 

92834-9918. You can also pick 

the book up at the Pathways 

office at 514 W. Amerige, 

Fullerton. 

Katie will be reading her 

book at the Hunt Branch 

Library on Thursday, April 19 

at 6:30pm. The library is located 

at 201 S. Basque Ave (off 

Valencia Ave.) in Fullerton. 

Call 714-738-3121.


Lisa Wilkie 

Lisa C. Wilkie, 34, passed 

away March 11, 2012. Preceded 

in death by her maternal grandparents, 

Hank & Guadalupe 

Munoz; and paternal grandparents 

John & Marie Matthews. 

Survived by loving parents 

Stephen and Cecilia Wilkie; 

brothers Greg & John; sister 

Gina Tahsequah, and a host of 

other family and friends. 

A memorial service was held 

March 17 at McAulay & 

Wallace.. 

REST IN PEACE • WE REMEMBER YOU 

continued on page 18 

Debra Jean 

Reid 

Debra Jean Reid, age 

58, went home to be 

with the Lord on March 

05, 2012. 

A funeral service was 

held March 20, at 

Eastside Christian 

Church, Fullerton. 

Debi was born on May 

1, 1953 in Indianapolis, 

Indiana. She was adopted by Russell and 

Beatrice Peterson. She was a long time resident 

of Fullerton. Debi was a devoted and loving 

wife, mother, daughter, grandmother, and 

friend. She was survived by her beloved husband 

of 33 years, Daniel W. Reid; daughter, 

Tiffany Reid; son, Kyle Reid; daughter in-law, 

Jacqueline Reid; and grandchildren, Taylor and 

Jacob Reid. 

You will be forever loved in our hearts and 

live on through all the wonderful memories we 

built together. We love you. 

FULLERTON’S CONGREGATIONS WELCOME YOU 

Orangethorpe 

Christian 

Church 

(Disciples of Christ) 

Dr. Robert L. Case, Pastor 

Sunday Service: 10:00 a.m. 

2200 W. ORANGETHORPE 

FULLERTON (714) 871-3400 

www.orangethorpe.org 

Unitarian Universalist 

Congregation in Fullerton 

1600 N. Acacia Ave. 

Welcome 10:15am • Service: 10:30am 

CHILDCARE (infant & toddlers) & Programs for Pre-K thru Teen 

SUN., APRIL 8: Easter & Passover - Rev. Jon Dobrer 

SUN., APRIL 15: Death, Taxes & Pain & Joy - Rev. Jon Dobrer 

Rev. Jon Dobrer www.uufullerton.org 714-871-7150 

Donna Mae Maeseele 

Donna Mae Maeseele, 82, died 

Monday, March 5, 2012, in Corona, 

California. She was a resident at Emeritus 

Senior Living. 

Donna was born on May 31, 1929, in 

Los Angeles to Charles W. Love and Ethel 

Blassman Love. She was the middle child, 

having two older sisters, Vivian and 

Evelyn, and a younger brother and sister, 

Charlie and Barbara. 

In 1948 she married John F. Maeseele 

and began raising their family in Los 

Angeles. They moved the family to 

Anaheim in 1955 where they resided until 

John’s death in 1986. 

Throughout her life, Donna had been 

an avid sports fan, enjoyed baseball and 

particularly loved West Fullerton Bobby 

Sox. She was a manager and coach for 

many years and later in life was always 

delighted when one of her former team 

members stopped her to say hello. She 

played softball herself and suffered a seriously 

sprained ankle sliding in to third 

base in her early 60’s. She was much more 

upset that she was tagged out than she was 

about the injury! 

Donna was fiercely independent and 

after John’s death she moved to Cedar 

City, Utah, bought a small home and did 

all the necessary rehab her self. She’d 

travel to a creek bed and load rocks into 

her pickup truck, bring them back to her 

yard and decorate with the river rock. 

Usually when family members would go 

to visit, Mom would mention this “special” 

rock that was just a little too far, or a 

little too heavy and before long you were 

bumping over the rocky trails with her to 

help wrestle her newest treasure. 

Reading was her special joy and her personal 

library was impressive. When she 

was first diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, we 

Sacred Music 

Choral Singers 

Available 

The Heritage Singers of Fullerton 

are available to sing for evening worship 

services, fellowship meetings, or 

other events which might be 

enhanced by quality sacred music. 

We are a small nondenominational 

choir dedicated to preserving and 

sharing traditional and classical 

sacred choral music. We also have 

openings for new singers in all sections 

(soprano, alto, tenor, and bass). 

Contact Larry Minton at 714-773- 

4332 or by email to 

l_g_minton@yahoo.com. 


couldn’t believe it because she could still 

finish the New York Times crossword puzzle 

in record time each day. 

Fullerton School District employed 

Mom as a school bus driver and later as a 

driver trainer for over 20 years. She would 

compete in the Bus Rodeos and it was fun 

to watch her blast that big bus through 

the diminishing clearance test. She was 

awarded a certificate by the CHP after 

taking a Crown bus through a 360 degree 

spin on a skid pad in Sacramento. 

Donna is survived by four children, 

Rene (Kathy) of Fullerton, Marie Diehl 

(Jim) of Corona, Larry (Missy) of 

Fontana, and Lynn (Dawn) of Wyoming, 

twelve grandchildren and sixteen greatgrandchildren. 

In accordance with her wishes, Donna 

will be cremated and her ashes will be 

scattered at sea in the same area as her 

husband’s had been. Thomas Miller 

Mortuary, of Corona, is in charge of the 

arrangements. 

If you remember Donna and would like 

to do something in her honor, please support 

the Bobby Sox program or any sports 

teams that help build healthy young people. 

Visit Our Website at 

ChristianScience 

Fullerton.org



MO KELLY’S SENIOR SPOTLIGHT 

St. Patrick’s Day Dance/Luncheon 

The Fullerton Senior Center sponsored 

a fun St. Patrick’s Day Dance/Luncheon 

on Friday, March 16, that started at 10:00 

a.m. in their temporary quarters at St. 

Mary’s Church Hall (400 W. 

Commonwealth Avenue). You could see 

“a big sea of all shades of green” all across 

the room because everyone is “Irish” when 

we celebrate St. Patty’s Day. By golly, we 

all felt “blessed,” “holy” and “lucky” being 

right next to the church. 

Singer/musician, Ron Allen, wore the 

sharpest, most attractive debonair “kelly green” 

sportscoat and matching tie I have ever seen. He 

got my vote for being the best dressed “senior” 

lad. He had us singing many of our favorite Irish 

tunes, which brought back so many sentimental 

memories. Ron also had a lot of fun asking us 

questions about how much we really knew about 

the history of good “ole St. Pat.” Of course, 

lunch was no surprise—we were served the traditional 

corned beef & cabbage menu topped off 

with a yummy “green shamrock” dessert. I have 

to confess I was “green with envy” when I didn’t 

win any of the raffle prizes. All in all, we had a 

mighty fine time. 

The Senior Center offers many interesting free 

activities. Call 714-738-6305 for more info. 

Edna “Burl” Winter 

The Fullerton Senior Club extends 

our sincere condolences to the family 

of long-time member, Edna Winter. 

Sweet Edna (who was almost 91) 

passed away on March 1, 2012. 

Edna joined the Senior Club in 1971 

(way before the center was ever built). 

She was a good-will historian who 

knew everything there was to know 

about our Senior Club history. 

The Senior Center became Edna’s 

home away from home. She used to 

Above: Alicia Quintero 

& Rose Andrews 

Above Right: Silvia 

Farias, Joseph Kennedy, Bob 

“Green” (he has the perfect 

last name for this celebration—he 

wants us to know 

that he is proud to be 92 

years young); Edith 

O’Donnell; and Donna Ice 

At Right: Roberta Phillips, 

Joe Castaneda; with 

Pauline Negrete, Anita 

Castaneda; Marie Lopez 

seated. 

REST IN PEACE • WE REMEMBER YOU continued from page 17 

play bridge at the center until her 

eyesight started failing. Edna loved 

being at the center because she was a 

people person. She had a wide circle 

of friends who will miss her dearly. 

Edna was born on May 29 in 

Taylorsville, MS. She is survived by 

her husband, Bill (they were married 

66 years). Their daughter, Marti 

and husband, Ron, live in Fullerton. 

Their son, Billy, also lives in 

Fullerton. His daughter, Francesca 

(married to Matt), has three girls 

and lives in Redding. Billy’s son, 

Will, (married to Julie) lives in 

Moreno Valley. Edna’s brother, 

Billy Joe, still lives near Taylorsville, 

MS. God bless you, Edna. 

EVERY WEDNESDAY 

CERTIFIED 

FARMERS MARKET 

Rain or Shine 

8am to 1pm 

Independence Park 

801 W. Valencia Dr., 

Fullerton 714-871-5304 

Know Where Your 

Food Comes From! 

Leger Grindon 

The Fullerton Senior Club 

extends deepest sympathy to the 

family of Leger Grindon, who 

passed away on March 22, 2012. 

Leger was born on May 19, 1927, 

in St. Louis, MO. He was married 

to his wife, Claire, for 62 years. 

He was a passionate world traveler 

when he joined the Senior Club. 

For many years Leger was the dedicated 

Volunteer Chairman of the 

Senior Center’s “Our World 

Travelogues” weekly global educational 

presentations. They were 

very popular. 

Leger is survived by his children: 

Angela Grindon & Jim Morton, 

Leger & Sharon Grindon, Michael 

Grindon & Chantal Prunier, Julia 

& Ron Samuelson; grandchildren: 

Nina Morton, Alexandra Grindon, 

Blake Grindon, Matthew Morton, 

Casey Grindon, Christopher 

Samuelson, Phillip Samuelson, 

Mia Grindon, Aaron Samuelson; 

and siblings: Al & Joan Grindon, 

Carolyn & Harry Gaffney. 

Affordable Health Care Act 

Fullerton Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (CA-47) 

spoke about the second anniversary of the Affordable 

Care Act, on Friday, March 23, 2012. 

“Two years ago this week, I voted in favor of the 

Affordable Care Act. Since the health care law took 

effect, people across the country have started to see its 

benefits in their own lives. In my district alone, 10,000 

to 47,000 children with pre-existing health conditions 

can no longer be denied coverage by their insurers. 

32,000 seniors in my district received Medicare preventive 

services without paying any co-pays, co-insurance, 

or deductibles. And 20,000 children and 80,000 adults 

now have health insurance that covers preventive services. 

Along with all these benefits, the Affordable Care 

Act is predicted to reduce the federal deficit by more 

than $100 billion over the next decade and by more than 

$1 trillion in the decade after that. 

“Reforming our healthcare system was a long and 

deliberative process and though the Affordable Care Act 

is not perfect, and there is work still to be done, I am 

proud to have voted in favor of it and look forward to 

further implementation in 2014.” 

Happy Cesar Chavez Day! 

To learn more about the life and legacy of 

Cesar E. Chavez, you can visit 

www.chavezfoundation.org.


LOCAL ONLY CLASSIFIEDS 

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 

LOST 

REWARD FOR RETURN 

OF LOST WEDDING RING 

A reward is being offered for the 

return of a ladies wedding ring lost 

in the vicinity of Orangethorpe and 

Dale (perhaps around Messiah 

Lutheran Church). Gold setting 

with one large and several small diamonds. 

The lost ring is of great sentimental 

value to a couple married 

for 57 years. Please call 714-447- 

0146. 

ITEMS WANTED 

OLDER ENGINEERING & 

TECHNICAL BOOKS 

Engineering, physics, mathematics, 

electronics, aeronautics, welding, 

woodworking, HVAC, metalworking, 

plumbing, and other types 

of technical books purchased. Large 

collections preferred (25+ books). 

Please call Deborah at (714) 528- 

8297 

USED BAND INSTRUMENTS 

Do you have a used band instrument? 

A Ladera Vista student is collecting 

them for a community charity 

project in association with the 

Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation. 

We will pick up any instrument in 

any condition. Please call and leave 

a message for Zachary with your 

phone number at (714) 447-3557. 

USED CELL PHONES, 

PRINTERS, INK CARTRIGES 

The YWCA will recycle your used 

ink cartriges, printers and cell 

phones. Drop them off at the office 

at 215 E. Commonwealth, Suite F, 

Fullerton. Proceeds go to help support 

YWCA programs. Call 714- 

871-4488 or go to 

www.ywcanoc.org for more information. 

Have you ever had an on-going pain 

that the doctors cannot diagnose? Or as 

soon as they think they know what it is, 

the pain moves to a new location? Or no 

matter what the doctors do, the pain does 

not diminish? This is not uncommon. It is 

possible that the pain is not in your body; 

it is in your brain. 

Sometime it is difficult for us to express 

our emotions. Perhaps the family that we 

grew up in did not allow us to show our 

emotions. Or our emotions are too overwhelming 

for us, so we stuff them. It is not 

unusual that when we cannot express our 

emotions, that they show up as pains in 

our bodies. So that backache may be anger 

at your parents. That pain in your foot 

may be fear of losing your job. That neck 

pain? Do you have fears about your relationship? 

I help people who have pain that doctors 

have found no diagnosis for, work through 

reserves 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 as space allows. 

The Observer assumes no 

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! 

BEAUTY & HEALTH 

AMWAY, ARTISTRY, NUTRILITE 

To buy Amway, Artistry, or Nutrilite 

products please call Jean 714-526-2460 

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) 398-2692 for a Free Estimate. 

VOLUNTEER 

MEASURE M TAXPAYER 

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE VOLUN- 

TEERS NEEDED 

The Orange County Transportation 

Authority is seeking volunteers to serve on the 

11-member Measure M Taxpayers Oversight 

Committee. Measure M is the half-cent sales 

tax used to fund transportation improvements 

in Orange County. 

Open positions are in the the first, second, 

fourth and fifth supervisorial districts. 

Candidates must be 18 or older and be willing 

to serve for a 3-year term and have a knowlege 

of public transportation. To request an application 

call 714-970-9329 or go to 

www.octa.net/toc Applications will be accepted 

through April 23, 2012. 

CAREER 

ENERGIZE YOUR WORK LIFE 

Certified Career Coach and Professional 

Resume Writer will assist you in refocusing 

your employment/career goals with a full spectrum 

of services, including dynamic resume, 

refreshed interviewing techniques, sharpened 

negotiating skills, and more. Call Career 

Possibilities @ 714.990.6014 or send email to 

keytosuccess1@sbcglobal.net. 

Balance & Change by Michelle Gottlieb 

ON-GOING UNDIAGNOSED PAIN 

their emotional issues. As we progress the 

most amazing thing happens: their pain 

diminishes. It often leaves completely. As 

we process the emotions, the body no 

longer needs to store them. As we acknowledge 

what we need and what we feel, our 

body can stop yelling at us and relax. 

Be honest with yourself. Is it your back 

that hurts or your heart? Let your emotions 

out! You will feel so much better 

when you do! 

Michelle Gottlieb, Psy.D., MFT 

305 N. Harbor Blvd, Suite 202 

Fullerton, CA 92832 

714-879-5868 x5 

www.michellegottlieb.com 

This column is not meant 

as a replacement for therapy 

with a licensed professional. 

REPAIR/REMODEL 

LICENSED HANDYMAN 

Residential Roofing Specialist 

New, Repairs, Patios, Gutters, 

Electrical, Plumbing, Drywall, Paint, 

Doors, Windows, Gates, Fences. CSLB 

#744432 Bonded, Insured. Free Estimates 

call 714-738-8189 

CONSTRUCTION 

James K. Higgins Construction. 

Quality since 1981. Remodeling, patio 

covers, doors and windows. Fences 

through finish carpentry. Free estimates, 

local references available. Please call 714- 

491-9503. California State Contractors 

Licence #B 405546 

GOT REPAIRS? 

We do it all - Handyman services, 

kitchen/bath remodel, carpentry, interior 

& exterior jobs, drywall, painting, plumbing, 

vinyl, ceramic & wood laminate 

flooring, formica installation, wallpaper 

removal, windows, fencing and more. 

Very dependable! 20 years experience! 

“Werner General Repairs & Remodeling” 

Thomas Werner 714-812-6603. 1519 E. 

Chapman Ave. #175, Fullerton 92831. 

Insured. City License #127977 

LOCAL ELECTRICIAN 

Skilled electrician and Fullerton native 

for 40 years. Service truck ready, inspection 

corrections, wiring, lighting & renovations. 

Heating & A/C repair, minor 

plumbing, and other handyman services. 

Owner-operated within the unlicensed 

minor work exception set by the 

Contractors State License Board. City 

License #5563007. Call Roger (714) 

803-2849 www.NoFixNoPay.info 


FOR SALE 

ERECTOR SET 

1945 post-war Lionel Erector Set in 

original wooden box for sale. Call 714- 

879-1952 

CLASSES & TUTORING 

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. 

Housing for Vets 

OC Housing Authority 

Receives $884,560 

to Assist Homeless Vets 

This funding is a portion of the $75 

million apporpriated to the US Dept of 

Housing & Urban Development for 2012 

in a joint effort with the US Dept. of 

Veterans Affiars and local housing authorities 

to provide permanent housing and 

supportive services for homeless veterans. 

The funds will provide an addtional 75 

Housing Choice Vouchers that are 

reserved for homeless single vets or vets 

with families. Qualified vets receive a 

voucher and are able to rent apartments, 

condos or homes from participating property 

owners. The program is expected to 

be funded this month and will expand the 

number of homeless vets served to 370. 

Veterans who are interested in the program 

call the HUD-VASH line at (562) 

826-8000, ext. 2336 

Property owners who would like to rent 

to VASH veterans or other low-income 

households, contact the OC Housing 

Authority hotline at (714) 480-2866. 

For more info on the county’s efforts to 

end homelessness call Karen Roper at 

714-480-2805.

Residents Allowed to 

Place Parking Meters 

in Front of Homes 

Faced by fiscal restraints, the city has 

decided to turn sidewalks and streets over 

the homeowners whose residences face 

upon those streets. Since the streets exist 

upon easements on the homeowners 

property, the city is simply returning to 

the homeowners that which is rightfully 

theirs. Recognizing that this may be a 

financial burden on some homeowners, 

the city has decided to allow residents to 

install parking meters in front of their 

homes to help pay for the upkeep of their 

portion of the street and sidewalk. 

Residents will be able to form neighborhood 

associations to realize some economy 

of scale in making street repairs. 

Also, police services will be turned over 

to neighborhood watch associations. 

It is possible that these neighborhood 

associations will join together and form a 

mega-association. It will be called a City. 

Fake Grass Field Closed 

Although year-round all-weather play 

was one of its selling points, in order to 

prevent wear and tear leading to an early 

replacement of the $13.4 million dollar 

fake grass investment at Lions Field, the 

field will be closed to all but one sports 

team per year. 

by Bossy Mann 

The Fulfill Fullerton Funding 

Federation (ffff, more formerly 

known as “fuff”), will be circulating 

petitions to solicit signatures for a 

ballot measure to permit slot 

machines in selected places in 

Fullerton to reduce the tax burden 

under which the city now struggles. 

For the city this proposal cannot 

and should not be seen as gambling 

inasmuch as it is a sure winner. 

The machines will be allowed in 

grocery stores, restaurants, City Hall 

and other venues where people go to 

dispose of their funds according to 

their shopping lists and whims of the 

moment. 

Slots will entertain patients in hospital, 

doctor, and dentist waiting 

rooms and barbershops where waiting 

customers have time to kill and 

are bored with reading out-of-date 

magazines that they’d never otherwise 

read even if they were in-date. 

With proper rules regarding the 

use of slots, a day in a jury pool can 

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A Modest Fiscal Proposal for 

Limited Legalized Gambling in Fullerton 

be seen by anyone as something to 

look forward to. 

In public buildings they will be 

restricted to lobbies, atria and foyers 

so as not to interfere with official 

duties. Public servents will be prohibited 

from playing while on duty 

except at coffee and lunch breaks. 

The machines will be allowed only 

in those public restrooms with multiple 

stalls for reasons of space and 

sanitary conditions. 

The city will maintain a licensing 

monopoly as a first line of defense 

against organized crime and other 

atempts to muscle in. 

Clearly, the success of this venture 

will rest on the good will, common 

sense, honesty and anti-taxation sentiments 

of the citizens of Fullerton, 

but the proponents of this proposal 

see an abundant fountain of all of 

these virtues in the populace. 

Remember the fuff motto: “Why 

pay for civic solvency when you can 

get it free and have fun at the same 

time?” 

Remember to sign the petition 

BELOW: THE ONLY REAL THING ON THE PAGE. SEE YOU THERE!! 

Reporter Zapped by Shrink-Ray 

Reporter Kay Jacuse (pictured above) was zapped by a Shrink-Ray as she 

attempted to hitchhike on a Tonka Truck. The truck had 46 wheels, each taller 

than most humans after they have been Shrink-Rayed. The truck was in the 

process of hauling a 340-ton pebble from its desert home under the cactus to the 

other side of the backyard where it will be transformed into a work of art and 

installed over an earthquake fault. The trip cost $11 million in corporation 

Monopoly money, which will be gained back through hefty tax cuts and several 

red hotels, according to Kay’s grandson who was directing traffic at the time. 

and be sure to vote for this win-win proposal. 

And give some thought to volunteering as a 

solicitor. Good fuffers are hard to find. 

Pending final formulation of the ballot measure, 

public comment can be emailed to 

www.lowcostcivicpride.fic. 

THE EDITOR: 

At left 

a portrayal 

of the editor 

at work 

by her 

youngest 

child Zac. 

INSIDE 

New CSUF President 

Donates Half of her 

$324,500 Salary to 

Scholarships...................page 23 

Arboretum to Grow Medical MJ 

to be Dispensed at the Historic 

Doctor’s House..............page 26 

Trader Joe's Considers a 

Move Downtown siting 

a mesh with its parking 

requirements..................page 29 

CALENDAR Page 13-15 

Council Votes to 

Ban Bars Downtown 

Recognizing that the plethora of bars in the 

downtown area and the problems that they 

cause are costing the city too much money, the 

Council has voted to ban all bars in the downtown 

area. A separate “bar district” will be 

established along Placentia Avenue, an area 

that can be policed by University Police, and 

where most of the problems will affect the city 

of Placentia. City staff estimates that this will 

save several million dollars in enforcement and 

clean-up costs. 

This action however will leave many vacant 

spaces downtown. To fill those spaces the city 

is seeking ways to encourage the most thriving 

enterprise in Fullerton, namely tattoo parlors. 

Believing that this is an underappreciated art 

form, the Council has approved a measure 

instructing staff to submit applications to the 

National Endowment for the Arts to sponsor 

juried exhibitions as well as scholarships for 

aspiring artists. 

PARAPROSDOKIANS* 

forwarded to the paper 

by Gary Jeene’s cousin 

•A bus station is where a bus stops. A train 

station is where a train stops. On my desk, I 

have a work station. 

•Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag 

you down to his level and beat you with experience. 

•Evening news is where they begin with 

“Good Evening,” and then proceed to tell you 

why it isn't. 

•To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first 

and call whatever you hit the target. 

•To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. 

To steal from many is research. 

•Light travels faster than sound. This is why 

some people appear bright until you hear them 

speak. 

•If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong. 

•The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But 

it's still on my list. 

•Hospitality is making your guests feel at 

home even when you wish they were. 

•How is it that it takes one match to start a 

forest fire and a whole box to start a campfire? 

•War does not determine who is right - only 

who is left. 

•Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. 

Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad. 

•I thought I wanted a career. Turns out I just 

wanted paychecks. 

•Whenever I fill out an application, in the 

part that says, “In case of emergency, notify:” I 

put “DOCTOR.” 

• “If I am reading this graph correctly, I 

would be very surprised.” - Steven Colbert 

•Women will never be equal to men until 

they can walk down the street with a bald head 

and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy. 

•Behind every successful man is his woman. 

Behind the fall of a successful man is usually 

another woman. 

•A clear conscience is the sign of a fuzzy 

memory. 

• A bank is a place that will lend you money 

if you can prove you don’t need it. 

•When tempted to fight fire with fire, 

remember that the Fire Department usually 

uses water. 

•“‘The crows seemed to be calling his name,’ 

thought Caw.” - Jack Handey 

•Why do Americans choose from just two 

people to run for president and 50 for Miss 

America? 

*A paraprosdokian is a figure of speech 

in which the latter part of a sentence 

or phrase is surprising or unexpected.

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