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Summerfest set for June 15-18
featuring carnival rides, food, entertainment, fireworks and more
By CURT SEEDEN Fountain Valley Living Magazine
Fountain Valley’s most popular event of the year—Summerfest—returns to the Fountain Valley Sport Park June 15-18.
The festival features more than 20 carnival rides, musical entertainment on the Mainstage, a beer and wine garden, food booths, vendors, fireworks, a drone show, and a community stage.
Hyundai will present a fireworks show on Friday and a Drone Light Show on Saturday at approximately 8:45 p.m. each night.
HERE'S THE SCHEDULE:
Thursday, June 15: 5-11 p.m. $2 Ride night
Friday, June 16: 5-11 p.m., $5 Beer & Wine Night
Saturday, June 17: 2-11 p.m.
Sunday, June 18: noon to 8 p.m.
THIS YEAR'S MAINSTAGE LINEUP:
Thursday, June 15: Red Hot Tribute (6-7-30 p.m.); Green Today (8:30-10 p.m.)
Friday, June 16: Dance Dance Evolution (6-8 p.m.); Stones & Stewart (9-11 p.m.)
Saturday, June 17: ABBA LA (3-5 p.m.); ‘90s Rock Show (6-8 p.m.); Urgent LA (Foreigner tribute) (9-11 p.m.)
Sunday, June 18: Surf’s Up (Beach Boys tribute) (1-2:30 p.m.); Redneck Rodeo (3:30-5 p.m.); Tijuana Dogs (6-8 p.m.)
There will be plenty of variety at the food court. For a closer look at what’s on the menu for Summerfest go to summerfestfv.com
Summerfest general admission tickets are $5 and are required for all attendees, age 5 years and older. Due to occupancy limits, the only way to guarantee admission to Summerfest is to purchase an online ticket. Walk-up tickets will be sold at the event if occupancy limits have not been reached.
Parking is free.
The Sports Park is at 16400 Brookhurst St. More information: summerestfv.com or call (714) 8398611.
THE POPULAR COMMUNITY STAGE: Make sure you check out the Summerfest Community Stage, which features local entertainment, including school music performances, dance and cheer groups, and more. Here’s the lineup: Thursday, June 15:
Saturday, June 17:
3-3:45 p.m. School of Rock, Huntington Beach
4-4:30 p.m. Sts. Simon and Jude Dolphinettes Cheer
5-5:30 p.m. Masuda Middle School Choir
5:30-6:15 p.m. Fulton Middle School Choir, Talbert Middle School Choir
6:30-7 p.m. Beach Cities Dance
7:30-8:15 p.m. Let There Be Rock School, Fountain Valley
8:45-9:30 p.m. The Complex Concepts - Masuda Middle School Rock Band
Sunday, June 18:
1-1:30 p.m. Talbert Middle School Band and Orchestra
1:45-2:15 p.m. Grupo Folklórico Desafío
2:30-3:15 p.m. Free to Be Me Performing Arts
3:30-3:45 p.m. Voice(s) of FVHS - Paige Taylor
3:45-4 p.m. Baton Twirling School
4:15-5 p.m. Charade Dance Academy
5:15-5:30 p.m. Voice(s) of FVHS - Tricia Tran
6-6:30 p.m. Faded Fortunes
p.m. Kelela Rose Dance Studio
8:30-8:45 p.m. Miss FV Scholarship Program
9-9:30 p.m. Voice(s) of FVHS - Madalyn Pham
*Information on the Mainstage and Community Stage lineups were up to date as of May 23, 2023.
Updated information and tickets: summerfestfv.com or call (714) 839-8611
The Parsons family brought along Fountain Valley Living Magazine on an epic spring adventure.
The family’s 39-day road trip covered seven national parks, 20 states, and more than 7,000 miles. Favorite sites included the Lincoln Memorial, Times Square, and the Alamo.
Pictured: Mike and Stephanie
This month, one of Fountain Valley Living's long-time advertisers is giving our readers the chance to find something unexpected.
John Etheridge of Seashore Pest Control on Gothard Street at Edinger Avenue has donated a free one-time residential spray for a lucky reader to win. Golden tickets have been placed into 10 random copies of the June issue of Fountain Valley Living
If you find one of the tickets, write your name on it and place it in the fishbowl at the Seashore Pest Control office. This prize has a value of up to $225 and no purchase is necessary to win. John will draw one winner from the fishbowl at 5 p.m. Friday June 9.
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Juan Pablo Barriga
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Rafael Bermudez
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Jose Betancourt
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Zurisadai Aranda Azpeitia and Daniel Contreras, co-valedictorians at Los Amigos High School this year, are busier than most people.
Zurisadai plays on the Los Amigos softball team, is part of two campus service clubs, began her own fashion club this year and advocates for a more diverse curriculum at the district level through Latinos Unidos GGUSD.
Daniel is part of multiple campus service clubs and likes to give study and involvement advice to underclassmen.
Both plan to attend UCLA in the fall. Zurisadai intends to major in Latin American studies and education, with a plan of coming right back home.
“My goal is to come back to my community and teach at Garden Grove Unified just so that I’m able to relate to students or students are able to relate to me,” Zurisadai said.
She wants to guide students who grew up in the same area and culture she did throughout school, adding that her family is her main motivator.
“My sisters, they’re always there for me, and I try to be there for them, too,” Zurisadai said. “My mom is my main supporter. Whenever I share an idea with her, she’s always supporting me
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and telling me to go for it.”
Daniel said earning valedictorian is a “culmination” of long study sessions and hard work. Long-term, he wants to work as a software engineer for a large tech company. For now, he is appreciating the time he has left.
“It’s really an honor to share [valedictorian] with Zuri, who I’ve been pretty close friends with throughout these last few years,” Daniel said. “I’m just really happy that we both get to share this experience.”
He is a big proponent of stepping
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out of one’s comfort zone and getting involved. The clubs he joined in high school taught him skills in people-building and team-building, and the value of being inclusive.
“If your friend is not joining a club that you want to join, just join it, because you’re going to meet new people with shared interests, and you’re going to build everlasting bonds and create lasting memories with those people,” Daniel said.
Whatever these two encounter next at UCLA, it is sure to help them shine.
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Congratulations to Fountain Valley Living Magazine reader Debbie Tesla who was the first to respond to our Find the Fountain contest with a photo of herself and the magazine page and post it on her social media with hashtag #FountainValleyLiving.
Look for the hidden fountain in this issue! Find the fountain somewhere in the magazine (sample of the fountain pictured here). Take a selfie with that page of the magazine and post it on your social media using the hashtag #FountainValleyLiving.
The city’s Concert in the Park series will take place every Thursday night in July, beginning July 6 with Country Nation taking the stage.
Concerts begin at 6 p.m. each Thursday at the Fountain Valley Sports Park.
The series continues July 13 with Stone Soul (Motown favorites), July 20 with Bruno and the Hooligans (Bruno Mars tribute band) and July 27 featuring Flashback Heart Attack with an ‘80s tribute.
Bring your lawn chairs, picnic baskets and blankets and enjoy a month full of evening concerts.
This year’s Concerts in the Park sponsors are: Farmers Insurance – Theresa Simes, Kingston Technology, MemorialCare Orange Coast Memorial, Pacific Premier Bank and Republic Services.
The Sports Park is at 16400 Brookhurst St. More information: Call (714) 839-8611.
The Fountain Valley Schools Foundation raised more than $20,000 at the annual Marc Ecker Golf Tournament held at Strawberry Farms Golf Course on May 9.
More than 120 supportive community
members and six major sponsors participated in the event, which raises funds to support Fountain Valley School District students, staff and programs.
The FVHS Concert Choir and Troubadours will stage their final concerts of the school year June 2-3 at the Saigon Grand Center in Fountain Valley. Concerts are at 6:30 p.m. each day.
The Saigon Grand Center is in the Fountain Valley Town Center, 16149 Brookhurst St.
Ticket prices and information: fvhsvocalmusic.com
The annual Senior Expo will be held from 9:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday, June 28 at the Center at Founders Village Senior & Community Center.
Admission to the event is free. More than 30 vendors are expected to be on hand. The popular expo will feature free health screenings, raffles for prizes and food.
Founders Village is at 17967 Bushard St. More information: (714) 593-4446.
AYSO Region 5 soccer registration is open for the fall season.
Players can register online at ayso5.org. Those registering online by June 15 can also receive a $25 discount. All fees include uniforms, picture package, annual membership, and insurance. Opening day is Sept. 9 with practices beginning in August.
AYSO is for players, ages 4-19 (2005-2020). More information: ayso5. org
Fountain Valley Living Magazine is looking for Fountain Valley residents interested in writing FV people features, FV news and announcements, taking great photos, drawing cartoons and creating other quality content for publication.
If you’re interested, please contact editor@fvlm.com
ast month, I wrote about Marianne Gentry whose beloved husband of 60 years passed away in February 2022.
Marianne wrestled with the decision of whether to stay put in their Villa Monterey tract home, behind Fountain Valley Library, or start a new chapter with her contemporaries in assisted living. She decided to sell.
Her single-family home offers four bedrooms, an office and a pool. It has 2,124 square feet of living space on a 7,000-squarefoot lot. The house backs to the 405 freeway off ramp.
Marianne was, to put it kindly, a collector. Visualize floor-to-ceiling cherished artifacts, such as Cabbage Patch Dolls, costume jewelry, containers and boxes, whose contents were long forgotten, but whose memories still held a place in Marianne’s big heart.
If she sold her home in “as is” condition without doing the drywall repairs, the pool deck resurfacing, scraping the ceilings, painting throughout, or reglazing the bathrooms and kitchen, she could have sold it for $950,000.
Marianne’s nephew, Steven, and her sister Debbie helped her pack up her must-haves and loaded up the car. With a backwards glance, the memories of love shared and expressed by
her husband and three sons will now travel with her.
She hired me and my friend and Realtor associate, Nick White. We obtained numerous estimates for repairs. Marianne’s family members pooled their resources and with $25,000 in estimates, the vendors went to work.
Four weeks later, Marianne stepped through the door and stood motionless, eyes wide, and hand over her mouth. When she could speak, all she could utter was one word: “Wow!”
The list price was $1,169,000. More than 75 prospective homebuyers toured the open house on Saturday, April 22. Don’t believe the media when you hear the housing market is cooling. It definitely doesn’t apply to Fountain Valley— with Susan and Nick on your side.
Five days from the launch date, we reviewed six offers to purchase and issued three counter offers to the highest bidders. The home is scheduled to close escrow on May 30 for $1,260,000.
If mathematics is not your strong suit, that’s $91,000 over the list price.
Marianne had much to celebrate when she turned 80 on May 6. It was with the knowledge that her beloved husband Marvin would be proud of her. Her sizable mortgage is being paid off through escrow and she’ll have a nice nest egg to enjoy her next chapter.
As her granddaughter, Sarah, predicted, “It’s time for my Mimi to spread her wings and fly.”
The OC Parks Summer Concert Series will return this summer with 10 free outdoor concerts on Thursday evenings, June 22 to Aug. 24.
Concerts are set for 5-8 p.m.
Among the concerts are two at Mile Square Regional Park: Aug. 3 featuring The English Beat, and Aug. 10 featuring the Aquabats.
The OC Parks Summer Concert Series is open to all ages and free to attend with free parking.
Food trucks will serve a variety of cuisines at each location and a beer and wine garden will be available to those 21 and over.
First Chinese Baptist Church of Fountain Valley will offer a variety of summer interest classes on Sundays from
2 to 4 p.m. June 25 through Aug. 27.
For more information and to register, go to fcbcfv.org
The church is at 16835 Brookhurst St.
Luncheon is June 22
The Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce will hold its next OC Connect luncheon at noon Thursday, June 22 at Coastline College, 11460 Warner Ave.
Check-in is at 11:45 a.m. Cost is $40 for chamber members and $50 for non-members. More information: Call (714) 962-3822.
The Friends of the Fountain Valley Library will hold their popular Buck-
a-Bag Book Sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 15 in front of the library. The library is at 17635 Los Alamos St., behind City Hall.
Fountain Valley School District campuses were decked in shades of gold for a day in February to support International Childhood Cancer Awareness Day as they hosted their annual “Going Gold” event.
Students and staff adorned themselves in gold or yellow and brought a dollar to donate to the cause.
Fountain Valley moms Jamie Ankeny and Jackie Kap created the “Going Gold” event to bring awareness and raise financial assistance for families whose children are undergoing the battle against childhood cancer.
Both moms’ sons have fought through cancer. Jamie’s son, Carter, passed away two years into his battle
against acute lymphoblastic leukemia— one of the most common and studied forms of childhood cancer—from the side effects of chemotherapy treatment.
The two mothers have dedicated their lives to funding childhood cancer research and treatment.
In addition to the support they have received from students and families in the Fountain Valley School District, they have gained additional community support in their efforts. Since the beginning of “Going Gold,” First Class Pizza of Fountain Valley has donated 5 percent of its total sales for the day to the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation.
“First Class Pizza is honored to support PCRF,” said owner Lisa Sasaki. “We are truly privileged to know and work with some of these very special children and their families.”
On the same day, 9 Round Fitness in Fountain Valley staged a fundraiser, encouraging attendees to donate a penny for every calorie burned. Several local Starbucks stores have also “gone gold” with balloons, streamers and donation jars to spread awareness.
Alone, the FVSD has collected more than $32,000 over the last five years, but combined with the community’s support, the event has generated more than $34,500 for the foundation.
“The impact that this has is enough funds to enroll one child in a clinical trial in addition to more than 190 hours of research for childhood cancer treatments,” Ankeny said.
ABOUT: International Childhood Cancer Day is a global campaign to raise awareness about childhood cancer, and to express support for children and adolescents with cancer, the survivors and their families.
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When figuring out your estimated tax for the current year, it may be helpful to use your income, deductions and credits for the prior year as a starting point. Use your prior year's federal tax return as a guide and use the worksheet in Form 1040-ES to figure your estimated tax. However, you must adjust to any changes in your situation as well as recent tax law changes.
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The city of Fountain Valley, the Fountain Valley Community Foundation and Fountain Valley-based D&P Classic Chevy are partnering to present the 17th annual Fountain Valley Classic Car & Truck Show, set for June 10 at the Fountain Valley Sports Park.
The show is set for 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will be limited to 300 classic cars and trucks. The show will include food trucks, music, vendors and more.
Organizers said this year’s show is dedicated to supporting first responders, including police and fire, as well as veterans. Both the FVPD and FVFD will be on hand for the event.
sponsor, or food truck vendor, call (714) 375-0889 or email info@surfcitycarshows.com.
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Parents of my students always ask me, “What would be good books for my child to read over the summer?”
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With so many great reads out there, I love to give input to parents about what has been “hot” in the library this year: For kindergarten: You can’t go wrong with the Pig the Pug series by Aaron Blabey or the Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast series by Josh Funk. Those books are constantly checked out by my kindergarten classes, and honestly all grade levels love them!
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First grade: Magic Tree House by Mary Pope Osborne and Junie B. Jones by Barbara Park. This is a great step into the chapter books that keep the kids asking for the next book.
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Second, third grades: I have seen in this grade level much interest in the graphic novel series, including Dog Man and Cat Kid Comic Club by Dav Pilkey.
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Fourth and fifth grade: They love graphic novels as well, but they are also very interested in Manga. One of the top checked-out series this year has been One Piece by Elichiro Oda. Also, besides Manga, the top series being checked out is the Warriors Series by Erin Hunter.
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These are all fiction books. However, students also love the non-fiction genre as well. National Geographic books are great for all ages, and for second grade and up I highly recommend the “Who Is? Who Was? Where Is?” series by multiple authors. These books are a great way to get your child to love non-fiction with a fiction feel.
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One of the best parts of my job as an elementary school librarian is seeing kids light up at the books in the library, and hearing of new series that they come across over the summer. I always look forward to the fall when students return, and we hear all the places they have gone with reading!
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Crawfish Festival brought fun food to FV
The Fountain Valley Sports Park took on the appearance of a New Orleans party during the three-day Crawfish Festival May 19-21. Visitors danced to rousing Cajun and Zydeco music and dined on Louisiana-style crawfish, frog legs, catfish, gumbo, jambalaya and other delicacies.
Additional food choices included barbecue, Mexican, American, Chinese, Thai, and other international foods.
The festival featured carnival rides and games, a live sports tent, children’s stage with magic shows and balloon sculptures, a VIP lounge and karaoke lounge.
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Albertsons Grocery Store
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Alex A. Accetta, CPA & Assoc.
8840 Warner Ave., Suite 204
Chamber of Commerce
10055 Slater Ave., Suite 250
Denny's Restaurant
16205 Brookhurst St. (at Edinger)
Edinger Medical Center
9900 Talbert Ave. (next to Orange
Coast Memorial Medical Center)
Lamppost Pizza
10130 Warner Ave. (east of Brookhurst)
Mimi’s Jewelry
18591 Brookhurst St. (by Albertson’s)
Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center
9920 Talbert Ave. (at Brookhurst)
UPS Store
18627 Brookhurst St. (by Islands)
Yong’s Donuts
18054 Magnolia St. (at Talbert)
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City Hall lobby
10200 Slater Ave.
FV Branch Library lobby
17635 Los Alamos St. (by City Hall)
FV Police Department lobby
10200 Slater Ave.
FV Recreation Center
16400 Brookhurst St. (at Heil)
The Center at Founders Village
(Senior Center lobby)
17967 Bushard St. (at Talbert)
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