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BUENA PARKRS In July, it’s time for the Fountain Valley Concerts in the Park series, which will feature live concerts every Thursday at the Fountain Valley FV LIVING MAGAZINE ACCOUNTANT ALEX A. ACCETTA & ASSOC., CPA Sports Park, 16400 Brookhurst St. Every concert is a family, fun, and free event. Concerts begin at 6 p.m. We love Thursdays in July!

2018 ADVISORY Here’s the lineup: July 5: Pop Vinyl July 12: Desperado, Eagles tribute band July 19: Beatunes, Beatles tribute band July 26: Uptown Funk, Bruno Mars tribute band. The Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual Business Expo during the concert.

The expo starts at 5 p.m. with the concert set to begin at 6 p.m.

The concerts attract thousands of people each week for an evening of great music. Picnics on the great lawn and more.

And if that’s not enough, mark your calendars for the city’s Movies in the Park series in August as well as the Great Fountain Valley Campout Aug. 4-5. Registration opened for the campout just about the time we were going to press with this issue.

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The 9th annual Fountain Valley Summerfest will feature carnival rides, live music, food booths, a Friday night fireworks show, classic car show and a craftbeer festival. The Fountain Valley Summer Suds BrewFest is a new event this year, and will be held Saturday afternoon.

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Ready for Summerfest?

The ninth annual Summerfest—the biggest city event of the year—is set for June 21-24 at the FV Sports Park.

The city sets aside four days each June to celebrate the city’s birthday.

Summerfest will include food, fun, carnival rides, games, entertainment, and the Fountain Valley Classic Car & Truck Show. This year, the festival includes a Friday-night fireworks show, and a Saturday craft beer festival.

Opening Night on Thursday, June 21 features $1 carnival rides and food trucks.

Summerfest hours are 5-10 p.m. June 21; 5-11 p.m. June 22; 2-11 p.m. June 23; and 2-10 p.m. June 24. The Classic Car & Truck Show starts at 7 a.m. Saturday.

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unlimited carnival rides. Each wristband is only good for one person.

You can purchase an unlimited ride wristband at a discounted rate of $25 (good for Friday, Saturday or Sunday) and select a local nonprofit or school/ athletic group as a fundraising beneficiary. The group will receive $4 for each wristband sold when they are selected.

Unlimited ride wristbands will be available at the event for $30 at the carnival ticket booth anytime during event hours.

See the facing page for hours, events and music line-ups.

BREWFEST added to Saturday

The Fountain Valley Summer Suds BrewFest, is set for 1-4 p.m. Saturday, June 23 and will feature craft beer samplings offered by 35 beer vendors.

The beer sampling event will include live music, food trucks and outdoor games and will be held on Field D at the Fountain Valley Sports Park.

General admission tickets are $35, which includes three hours of unlimited tastings, a commemorative tasting glass and a group photo.

VIP tickets are $45 and will allow for early entry to the festival. To buy tickets, go to www.SummerSudsBrewFestFV.com.

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SPOTLIGHT

Interfaith champion Fountain Valley’s Jynene Johnson honored for her devotion to the community

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ountain Valley resident Jynene Johnson and former Huntington Beach Mayor Ralph Bauer are this year’s recipients of the “Peacemaker Award,” which is presented annually by the Greater Huntington Beach Interfaith Council.

The honors were bestowed on May 3 at the International Day of Prayer Breakfast, this year held at St. Wilfrid of York Episcopal Church in Huntington Beach.

JYNENE JOHNSON The 220 attendees celebrated a reverence for a loving Creator, the similarities and differences of their faiths, and feasted on egg frittata, fruit and vegetables, yogurt and pastries.

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different faith and is held on the first Thursday of May. The breakfast brings together diverse faiths—including Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, Zoroastrian and Baha’i congregations—to learn of each other and foster greater love and respect in the community.

At this year’s event, the invocation was offered by Deacon Tom Concitis of St. Mary’s by the Sea Catholic Church.

Fountain Valley resident Rabbi Stephen Einstein of Congregation B’nai Tzedek gave the benediction.

Peacemaker Award recipient Johnson was honored for her devotion to community and interfaith activities. She dedicates her time and passion to causes that foster greater understanding and acceptance between faiths.

She has been the driving force behind the Community Service Day in HB and FV for four years, bringing together hundreds of residents to refurbish and beautify public facilities and private homes, as well as provide much-needed services to families in need.

Johnson also serves on various committees, including those to produce and promote the Interfaith Thanksgiving service and Prayer Breakfast events, Blessing the Waves, and the Justserve.org community service website.

She is also heavily involved in organizations for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, having held leadership positions to oversee and support hundreds of women and children throughout Orange County.

Her service is far-reaching. She and husband Larry mentored more than 500 missionaries in Virginia, and they have led 10 tours to Israel and the Middle East, spreading goodwill and promoting interfaith cooperation.

The Prayer Breakfast is just one opportunity to join members of several faiths together to celebrate the similarities and differences that make our country great. Look for more events sponsored by the GBIHC designed to bring our community together. www.FountainValleyMagazine.net

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Memorial Day ceremony is Monday, May 28

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9557 and its auxiliary will hold their annual Memorial Day observance at 10 a.m. Monday, May 28 at the city’s Veterans Memorial next to the library, 17635 Los Alamos St. This year’s keynote speaker is Roderick Kurtz, lieutenant commander, U.S. Navy-retired.

He was raised in Fountain Valley and graduated from FVHS.

His parents still live in Fountain Valley.

The ceremony will also feature addresses by city dignitaries. U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher is expected to speak as well.

Pancake breakfast kicks off Memorial Day ceremony New to this year’s Memorial Day event is a pancake breakfast, which will be held from 8:309:30 a.m. at Heritage Park, on the other side of the Fountain Valley

Library, opposite of Veterans Park.

A breakfast of pancakes, sausage, juice and coffee will be served up for $5 with funds raised going to the Fountain Valley Community Foundation’s Honored Heroes Banner program.

The program was developed to honor and recognize Fountain Valley’s military personnel. Banners are displayed continuously from May 1 until Veterans Day. More info: www.fvcommunity foundation.org.

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A place to be inspired B OY S & G O R L S C L U B :

50-year volunteer Ed Arnold is inducted into Boys & Girls Clubs of America Hall of Fame

By LAURA PORTIER Special to Fountain Valley Living Magazine

When he was growing up, Ed Arnold remembers knowing he always could depend on the local Boys & Girls Club.

“I didn’t have a dad around,” he recalled. “My mother and father were divorced when I was just a youngster. But I knew that I could go to the Boys Club. And that, to me, was very special. I had people that cared about me. And then as my career grew, I knew that I had to stay involved, because it was about the kids.”

Last month, at the Boys & Girls Clubs of America national conference, Ed Arnold was inducted into the Boys & Girls Clubs of America Hall of Fame. This is the highest honor given by Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

Ed earned this special recognition for both his outstanding professional achievements and his lifetime of commitment to helping give young people a place to be safe, a place to be cared for, and a place to become whatever they can dream of.

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During his induction, Ed noted: “What I want you to remember, you don’t realize the difference you make in a life. It’s not just a job for you. You care so much. The difference you make can change a life. It’s all about the kids. The lives you change—they’re people like me.

God only knows what would have happened to me had it not been for people just like you.”

Arnold, a longtime Fountain Valley resident, is an Emmy Award winner and a Golden Mike Award winner who has made myriad contributions in the field of broadcasting.

A founding board member of the Boys Club of Fountain Valley, which grew to be Boys & Girls Clubs of Huntington Valley, Arnold stayed involved for 50 years as one of the organization’s most dedicated volunteers.

“If there’s one person who deserves to be in the Boys & Girls Club Hall of Fame, it’s Ed Arnold,” said Huntington Valley CEO Tanya Hoxsie. “He is truly committed a lifetime to making our community a better place for kids. We are so proud and so grateful to have him on our team.”

As a Hall of Fame member, Arnold joins an elite group of fewer than 200 Boys & Girls Club alumni from around the country who have been both extraordinarily successful in their fields and extraodinarily committed to giving back to their communities.

Fellow Hall of Famers include Denzel Washington, Jennifer Lopez, Shaq, Michael Jordan, Sugar Ray Leonard and Bill Walton, and Huntington Beach branch alumnus and NFL great Tony Gonzalez.

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Lotus Spring Ball

Snapshots from the fundraising event that benefits the Orange Coast Memorial Foundation Photos by LYNN SEEDEN

Lotus Spring Ball raises $100,000 for OC Memorial Emergency Pavilion The MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center Foundation hosted more than 200 guests and raised more than $100,000 at its fourth annual Lotus Spring Ball on May 5 at The Waterfront Beach Resort.

Proceeds from the gala will help fund the construction of the new Emergency Pavilion at MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center.

Attendees enjoyed dinner, dancing and live musical entertainment from performance artists Thien An Performing Arts, Don Ho, Henry Chu and Helena Pham. Attendees also enjoyed a fashion show produced by Runway Entertainment.

“We are humbled by and would like to thank our generous donors and sponsors for supporting yet another memorable event,” said Marcia Manker, CEO of MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center. “Proceeds from the event will help us to create a state-of-the-art Emergency Pavilion at Orange Coast Medical Center and enhance our dedicated ER physicians and nurses’ ability to care for the critically ill and injured people in our community.”

The event’s title sponsors included Michael M. Dao, of Dao Medical Group, SC Clinical Research, and DEP Aesthetics Institute.

If you would like to make a gift to support the Emergency Department expansion at MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center, call (714) 3787808 or visit www.memorialcare. org/ocmcf.

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TOP: MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center CEO Marcia Maker, left, with Charlene Freeman and Dawn Anderson.

CENTER: Linh Bui, doctor of pharmacy, and Dr. Michael M. Dao. BELOW: 2018 Lotus Committee members Diane Truong, Tam Nguyen and Tanya Vu. Photos provided

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ongregation B’nai Tzedek held its fifth annual Mitzvah Day April 15, a day of community support for myriad local causes.

“Although we do social action projects throughout the year, Mitzvah Day is an opportunity for our congregation to get together and support our community as a large group,” said congregation member Amy Kaskel.

During the day, volunteers went to the Orange County Food Bank in Garden Grove to pack boxes of non-perishable food. Others went to Potter’s Lane in Midway City to cook and serve breakfast for the veterans living in that community.

Congregation volunteers were also at the temple to work on various projects such as making no-sew blankets and dog toys, making brownies for first

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Aiden Maio solicited donations of books for children who are in the hospital as part of Congregation B’nai Tzedek’s Mitzvah Day activities on April 19. Each book was wrapped with ribbon and a card was created to accompany the gift. The gifts were taken to Children’s Hospital of Orange County.

responders from the Fountain Valley Police and Fire departments, making toiletry kits for Beach Cities Interfaith Services and Pirate’s Cove at Orange Coast College, repairing books for the Illumination Foundation.

Here’s a look at some of the projects: ■ “Socks in a box” were in decorated Chinese takeout boxes given to the Illumination Foundation.

■ No-sew blankets and some toiletry kits were taken to Pirate’s Cove at Orange Coast College. Other toiletry kits were taken to Beach Cities Interfaith Services.

■ School supply kits were provided to a teacher in Garden Grove.

■ Shabbat-in-a-Box boxes were given to Jewish patients who are in the hospital on Shabbat (Friday sundown to Saturday sundown).

■ Dog toys were taken to Waggin’ Trails Rescue Foundation.

■ Books, workbooks, flashcards and puzzles were taken to Children’s Hospital of Orange County in Orange.

The CHOC project was developed, planned and executed by 7-year-old Aiden Maio, with assistance from his mom, Brandi Cohen.

Breakfast at Potter’s Lane was planned and executed by 14-year-old Jonas Holdaway, with assistance from his mom, Julie Holdaway.

Finally, the Red Cross Bloodmobile was in the temple parking lot during the course of Mitzvah Day. The event culminated with a barbecue lunch for all involved in the day’s service projects and reflecting on the work accomplished in the community, Kaskel said.

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PCTA earns four award nominations

The Public Cable Television Authority (PCTA) has been honored with four nominations for the 22nd Annual Star Awards.

The awards are presented by the California and Nevada chapter of the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors.

The Star Awards honor excellence in broadcast, cable and electronic programming produced by local government agencies throughout California and Nevada. Winners were scheduled to be announced at a ceremony in Universal City on May 24.

PCTA’s nominated programs and their categories are: “Fountain Valley’s 60th Anniversary: Ed Arnold”—Public Service Announcement “Wow! That’s in OC: Naugles”— Economic Development “Young at Heart”—Senior Citizen Audience “PCTA Website”—Channel Website “Fountain Valley’s 60th Anniversary: Ed Arnold,” produced by C. Sue Braun, is a 30-second public service

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“Wow! That’s in OC” hosts Danny Hitt and Anna Chapman chat with Naugles owner, Christian Ziebarth.

announcement highlighting the city of Fountain Valley’s 60th anniversary.

“Young at Heart,” also produced by Braun, spotlights senior citizen activities in the cities of Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, Stanton and Westminster.

“Wow! That’s in OC: Naugles,” produced by Paul Silva, looks at the comeback of the semi-legendary fast food eatery, with locations in Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley.

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Los Amigos earns high ranking

All seven of Garden Grove Unified School District’s comprehensive high schools earned a spot on the U.S. News and World Report’s rankings of America’s Best High Schools in 2018.

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The city will hold a crime prevention workshop at 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 12 at the Fountain Valley Recreation Center.

Those attending will learn hear information from city police and fire department officials on topics including burglaries, RV parking, panhandlers and transients, private person’s arrests vs. civil issues, private property and public access and fraudulent fire inspection.

The Recreation Center is at 16400 Brookhurst St. (at Heil Avenue).

For more information or to RSVP, call (714) 593-4412 or email maggiele@fountainvalley.org.

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Janice Vuong posed for a photo next to Halong Bay, Vietman, holding her copy of Fountain Valley Living Magazine.

Janice and her husband, Le Phan, were in Vietnam for a family vacation with their two young children. (Be sure to get Janice’s autograph now! )

the top 5,948 public high schools based on performance on state assessments, graduation rates, and college readiness success.

Garden Grove Unified high schools, Los Amigos, Bolsa Grande, Garden Grove, La Quinta, Pacifica, Rancho Alamitos and Santiago received a top state and national rank and a silver medal, awarded to the top 2,211 high schools.

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ongratulations to Nour Abu-Samrah, a 10th-grader at Fountain Valley High School and the winner of the fourth annual “The Voice of Fountain Valley” on May 11.

The Voice competition is based on reality television singing competitions, such as The Voice and American Idol, but blended with several twists, said Kevin Tison, director Nour Abu-Samrah celebrates her of vocal music at first-place finish in the FVHS Voice Fountain Valley of Fountain Valley competition with High.

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The competition was created not only as a fundraiser for the school’s Vocal Music Program, but as an opportunity to give all students at FVHS an opportunity to get on stage and perform.

“It’s exciting to see the amount of talent that the young people have, and there are some truly impressive singers on campus that aren’t even involved in the Vocal Music Program,” Tison said.

Nour is a sophomore, and a member of the Troubadours, the premier vocal ensemble of the eight different choirs at FVHS. Last year, as a freshman, she was in the beginning girls choir (Trouveres) and auditioned and made Troubadours as a sophomore. Prior to the Vocal Music Program, Nour had literally zero music experience, he said.

“However, throughout her sophomore year, she has truly excelled,” he said. “Nour is an outstanding young lady, always seen with a smile on her face, the kindest heart, and just a remarkable level of talent. I’m thrilled to see where she can go from here during her next two years in the program.”

Nour will be a featured soloist in the Vocal Music Program’s final concert of the year, performing at the Rose Center Theater on June 1-2. Later in the summer, she travels to New Zealand and Australia with the Troubadours as they debut at the Sydney Opera House.

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Thirty AVID seniors from Garden Grove Unified School District—including a Los Amigos High student—have been awarded more than $640,000 in college scholarships during the 2018 AVID “Senior Standout” Recognition & Scholarship Presentation hosted on April 24 by the Orange County Department of Education.

During the countywide celebration, Los Amigos High School AVID “Senior Standout” Jessie Duran presented a keynote speech about overcoming personal obstacles, the power of AVID in her own life, and the college goals she is already on her way to achieving.

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The presentation recognizes students who are part of the AVID program at high schools across Orange County. AVID is a college readiness program designed to help students develop the skills they need to be successful in college.

“The AVID program has become one of the most impactful and meaningful experiences our students have the opportunity to participate in while here at GGUSD,” said Lan Nguyen, vice president of the Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education.

“Our AVID senior standouts are college-ready leaders who are eager to pursue exciting goals and these scholarships are extremely helpful in putting them on a path to success.”

A wheelie great event Photos by CURT SEEDEN

The Fountain Valley Police Department hosted a Bicycle Safety Fair Saturday, May 19 in the Police Department parking lot. Free bicycle inspections were provided by Performance Bicycles, and free bicycle helmets were given away. Bicycle owners also had an opportunity to have their bikes licensed. The Fountain Valley Community Foundation and the Kiwanis Club of Fountain Valley provided free snacks and hot dogs, respectively.

Top photo: Checking out the fair are, from left, Cody Woods, 4, Logan Woods, 6, and Michael Cassity, 7.

Bottom left: Randy Davenport of Performance Bicycles changes a flat tire on a youngster’s bike.

Bottom right: Nora Little brought 7-year-old nephew Ryan Aoyagi to the fair.

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It’s for the kids Annual JMG golf tournament raises another $100,000 for Boys & Girls Club

The 23nd annual JMG Security Systems Benefit Golf Tournament held May 16 at Mile Square Golf Course, raised more than $100,000 for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Huntington Valley.

More than 280 golfers competed in the tournament, which is sponsored

by JMG Security Systems and Pacific Premier Bank.

Funds raised help the Boys & Girls Clubs provide: • Homework help, tutoring, STEM and reading programs that help them succeed in school.

• Character and leadership development programs that teach kids to become great friends and neighbors.

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JMG Security Systems owner Ken Jacobs, left, and FV Living Magazine co-owner Alex Accetta stop for a photo during the JMG golf tournament that benefits the Huntington Valley Boys & Girls Clubs.

• Health and life skills programs that teach kids to make healthy, smart life choices and provide nutritious food for hungry kids each day.

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The day ended with dinner and awards.

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Scouts to host flag retirement ceremony

Fountain Valley Boy Scout Troop 567 and Cub Scout Troop 567 will hold a flag retirement ceremony at 7 p.m. June 14 at The Fount Church.

Residents who are interested can bring a flag to the church the day of the event to be retired or recycled by the Scouts.

In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation establishing a national Flag Day on June 14. The day commemorates the adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of our country.

A flag is retired “when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display,” according to the U.S. Flag Code. The code also calls for the retirement of an American flag “in a dignified way, preferably by burning.”

Refreshments will be served following the flag retirement ceremony. The Fount Church is at 18225 Bushard St. For more information, call Gail Dyer at (714) 716-7672.

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Their tenant moved out, so they decided to renovate the condo and downsize from their two-story pool home in the Saddleback tract, just north of Sam’s Club.

SUSAN SAURASTRI They listed their house for $959,000. The open house on May 12 brought more than 80 prospective buyers and 11 offers, some of which were all cash. By the following week, they opened escrow for more than a million bucks.

Gary and Debbie Fletcher just downsized from their pool home on Mt. Henry Street in the Parkwood Estates tract, north of Slater Avenue and west of Brookhurst Street. It offers five bedrooms and more than 2,900 square feet of living space.

I represented them on the sale and listed it for $1.15 million.

Multiple offers resulted in a sale price of $1.2 million, a new high for the neighborhood. The buyers sweetened the deal by waiving the appraisal contingency, any repairs or termite clearance.

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their daughter, son-in-law, and five grandkids have outgrown their singlelevel Meadow Home. Newly listed for $825,000 the home offers four bedrooms, 2.5 baths and more than 1,900 square feet of living space.

Once their Fountain Valley home is in escrow they will be house shopping for a larger home in Temecula.

It was a tribute to Barbara Burch who passed away last year, when 10 homebuyers vied for her Parkside Estate home on Bushard Street just south of Heil Avenue, last month.

The victorious couple, Jack Hill and Ikila Saunders, decided to rent out their Tiburon north townhouse to acquire more space. Jack’s parents recently sold their home in Tennessee and will be joining the family and adapting to the California lifestyle.

Tom and Rosanne Wells are looking forward to taking up residence closer to their grandkids in Colorado. They just listed their single-level Saddleback tract home, with three bedrooms and a beautifully remodeled kitchen on Rainbow Circle, across the street from the library. The price tag is $849,000.

I’m often asked if this is a good time to sell. It’s a pretty sure bet, based on the evidence above, that each of my clients would agree: It is.

We are in the midst of a spring home seller’s market and there’s no indication that the approaching summer season will cool things off. Currently the housing supply averages 50 homes and condos a week in Fountain Valley.

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Demand is strong. Interest rates are still hovering under 5 percent. The job market is going full tilt and consumers are feeling confident.

How long this robust market will last is anybody’s guess.

Strike while the iron is hot.

This column is paid by Susan Saurastri, a Realtor® with Seven Gables Real Estate and a longtime Fountain Valley resident.

Contact her at (714) 317-0664 or www.FountainValleyLiving.com.

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Fountain Valley median price history:

$735,000 in April 2018 (35 homes sold) $762,000 in March 2018 (59 homes sold) $755,000 in February 2018 (55 homes sold) $750,000 in January 2018 (29 homes sold) $722,500 in December 2017 (28 homes sold) $745,000 in November 2017 (35 homes sold) $725,000 in October 2017 (43 homes sold) $710,000 in September 2017 (54 homes sold) $662,000 in August 2017 (42 homes sold) $760,000 in July 2017 (53 homes sold) $689,500 in June 2017 (57 homes sold) $709,000 in May 2017 (42 homes sold) $728,000 in April 2017 (63 homes sold) $765,000 in March 2017 (45 homes sold) (highest) $720,000 in February 2017 (36 homes sold) $680,500 in January 2017 (30 homes sold) $710,500 in December 2016 (50 homes sold) $704,000 in November 2016 (45 homes sold) $694,000 in October 2016 (37 homes sold) $662,000 in September 2016 (54 homes sold) $691,000 in August 2016 (47 homes sold) $678,000 in July 2016 (55 homes sold) $695,000 in June 2016 (46 homes sold) $707,550 in May 2016 (46 homes sold) $695,000 in April 2016 (47 homes sold) $730,000 in March 2016 (38 homes sold)

$639,000 in February 2016 (25 homes sold) $630,000 in January 2016 (30 homes sold) $644,500 in December 2015 (43 homes sold) $712,000 in November 2015 (43 homes sold) $662,000 in October 2015 (37 homes sold) $645,000 in September 2015 (54 homes sold) $646,500 in August 2015 (48 homes sold) $720,000 in July 2015 (65 homes sold) $590,000 in June 2015 (47 homes sold) $677,000 in May 2015 (43 homes sold) $715,000 in April 2015 (43 homes sold) $615,500 in March 2015 (46 homes sold) $658,000 in February 2015 (24 homes sold) $656,500 in January 2015 (24 homes sold) $635,000 in December 2014 (39 homes sold) $605,000 in November 2014 (35 homes sold) $620,000 in October 2014 (48 homes sold) $602,500 in September 2014 (57 homes sold) $663,000 in August 2014 (38 homes sold) $666,750 in July 2014 (50 homes sold) $491,250 in June 2014 (36 homes sold) $669,000 in May 2014 (39 homes sold) $643,750 in April 2014 (38 homes sold) $578,000 in March 2014 (38 homes sold) $613,750 in February 2014 (34 homes sold) $643,000 in January 2014 (36 homes sold) $562,250 in December 2013 (36 homes sold) $590,000 in November 2013 (37 homes sold) $612,500 in October 2013 (49 homes sold) $560,000 in September 2013 (39 homes sold) $620,000 in August 2013 (65 homes sold) $615,000 in July 2013 (73 homes sold)

$615,000 in June 2013 (51 homes sold) $589,000 in May 2013 (47 homes sold) $590,000 in April 2013 (55 homes sold) $512,500 in March 2013 (43 homes sold) $537,000 in February 2013 (30 homes sold) $540,000 in January 2013 (24 homes sold) $532,000 in December 2012 (38 homes sold) $403,000 in November 2012 (45 homes sold) $524,000 in October 2012 (42 homes sold) $525,000 in September 2012 (50 homes sold) $522,000 in August 2012 (47 homes sold) $532,500 in July 2012 (55 homes sold) $545,000 in June 2012 $529,000 in May 2012 $475,000 in April 2012 $501,000 in March 2012 $535,000 in February 2012 $472,500 in January 2012 $485,000 in December 2011 $455,000 in November 2011 $520,000 in October 2011 $490,000 in September 2011 $490,000 in August 2011 $490,000 in July 2011 $530,000 in June 2011 $552,500 in May 2011 $500,000 in April 2011 $501,000 in March 2011 $530,000 in February 2011 $571,000 in January 2011 $485,000 in December 2010 $572,000 in November 2010

$555,000 in October 2010 $523,000 in September 2010 $597,500 in August 2010 $525,000 in July 2010 $585,000 in June 2010 $602,000 in May 2010 $535,500 in April 2010 $557,000 in March 2010 $572,000 in February 2010 $560,500 in January 2010 $555,000 in December 2009 $602,000 in November 2009 $600,000 in October 2009 $600,000 in September 2009 $538,000 in August 2009 $557,500 in July 2009 $565,000 in June 2009 $552,500 in May 2009 $512,500 in April 2009 $519,000 in March 2009 $575,000 in February 2009 $557,750 in January 2009 $543,500 in December 2008 $540,000 in November 2008

Sources: Dataquick; Redfin; Realtor.com (includes houses and condos)

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he Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce held a successful Legislative Breakfast on Friday, May 11.

Nearly 100 people attended the event to hear elected officials provide pertinent updates and answer questions posed by audience members.

We would like to thank U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, state Sen. Janet Nguyen, Supervisor Michelle Steel and Fountain Valley Mayor Michael Vo for participating.

Photos by VINCE SOSA Enjoying the Chamber of Commerce’s annual Legislative Breakfast are, from left, U.S. Rep Dana Rohrabacher, City Council member Larry Crandall, state Sen. Janet Nguyen, OC Supervisor Michelle Steel and Chamber CEO Mary Parsons.

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U.S. Rep Dana Rohrabacher, middle photo, addresses the breakfast crowd

Friday, June 15: Breakfast Business Connection, 7:30-9 a.m. at Center at Founders Village, 17967 Bushard St. Topic: “Fountain Valley Town Hall – Meet the Candidates Running for FV City Council.”

Tuesday, June 26: Chamber luncheon, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Mile Square Golf Course banquet room, 10401 Warner Ave. Topic: “PCTA – Who We Are and What We Do,” with John Borack, general manager.

Looking Ahead: Chamber Business Expo, July 26 at FV Sports Park.

Orange County Supervisor Michelle Steel, lower photo.

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Market in the Park opens June 21

The Fountain Valley Market in the Park Certified Farmers Market and Food Truck Frenzy schedule will be shorter this year because of a major construction project at the recreation center.

The market will be held from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Thursday starting June 21 and concluding July 26.

The event features activities for children, a vendors village and free parking. Info: marketinthepark@ verizon.net.

OC Parks Concert Series at Mile Square Aug. 2 and Aug. 9 Mile Square Park will host two free summer concerts in August.

Both of the county’s concerts will begin at 5 p.m.

Mile Square will feature Sweet & Tender Hooligans and Childlyke on Aug. 2 and The Fenians and Vinnie & the Hooligans on Aug. 9.

The county series should not be confused with the City of Fountain Valley’s annual Concerts in the Park series held every Thursday evening throughout July at the Fountain Valley Sports Park.

Mile Square Regional Park is at 16801 Euclid St. Parking is free for the concerts, and food trucks will be on site.

(Mile Square Park is not the same as the FV Sports Park.)

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The Ladies of the Knights of Columbus will hold a luncheon and fashion show, titled “Beauty & The Beach,” from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 16 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 17270 Ward St. Fashions provided by Chico’s and a gourmet catered lunch will be served.

Tickets are $25 with all profits going to local charities.

For tickets call Bev White at (714) 963-9275, call early as this is a sell-out event.

Church youth group will host a Parents’ Night Out on June 23 as a fundraiser for camp

Coastal Community Fellowship’s Youth Group will hold a “Parents’ Night Out” fundraiser from 5-9 p.m., Saturday, June 23 at the church.

The Youth Group is raising funds for its annual Hume Lake Summer Camp trip.

Cost is $25 per child, which includes childcare, snacks, dinner, games and a movie.

Coastal Community Fellowship is at 10460 Slater Ave. For more information, call Nathanael Swodeck, youth pastor, at (714) 963-9708.

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The importance of nutrition knowledge

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helby Mirrotto—wife, mom, business owner and fitness instructor for 25-plus years— kept her weight under control despite some unhealthy food choices for over two decades, because she exercised frequently and intensely.

But, she found that those food choices eventually came with a cost that included allergy symptoms, sinus headaches, low energy, bouts of insomnia, and insulin resistance that showed in stubborn weight gain and belly fat.

When someone approached her in 2013 about educating her fitness studio’s members about a “30 Day Healthy

Living Plan,” Shelby felt that she should try it first.

“I wanted to make sure it was valid, so I started a week before my members,” she said.

KATHLEEN ROCKNEY In this elimination diet, she gave up wheat, corn, soy, dairy, sugar, caffeine and alcohol for 30 days, with 95 percent compliance. The intention was to then slowly add back

some of these foods to see what was toxic to her system.

But Shelby needed to find new avenues of joy, because she had to close her “dream” studio after three years of business. Becoming a student of weight training opened a whole new level of self-confidence, and she paired that activity with her new knowledge of nutrition.

If you have a compelling story of combatting a health issue with lifestyle changes, please contact me: Kathleen Rockney, kathleenrockney38@gmail.com.

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Sam Allcorn gives a thumb’s up as he completed 16 bookshelves for Tamura School classrooms. The effort was his Boy Scout Eagle Project.

Four classrooms received a set of four bookcases. Classroom photo courtesy of a Facebook post by Tamura teacher, Mrs. Huong Dao.

In honor of Mrs. Johnson Eagle Scout project is tribute to late kindergarten teacher

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oy Scout Sam Allcorn had his kindergarten teacher in his mind and heart when he came up with the idea for his Boy Scout Eagle project.

Sam, who turns 18 on June 19, delivered 16 handcrafted bookshelves— four sets for four classrooms—in May to Tamura Elementary School for four classrooms in honor of Tamura kindergarten teacher Jan Johnson, who lost her battle with cancer a few years back.

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Valley School District for more than 30 years.

“Jan poured her heart into her classroom and students,” said Christine Allcorn, Sam’s mom, who worked with Johnson to get all-day kindergarten adopted by the FVSD board of trustees. “After she retired she learned she had cancer and fought for many years, but ultimately lost her battle a few years ago.”

Christine added: “Sam did this project in her honor. She taught so many FV kiddos to read, it seemed perfect to build bookshelves in her honor so her legacy would be remembered.”

Tamura has planned a school assembly and dedication ceremony June 1 for the new bookshelves. The program is set for 8 a.m. at Tamura School, 17340 Santa Susanna St.

Sam Allcorn as a kindergartner with his teacher, Mrs. Jan Johnson. Sam’s older brother, Hayden, also had Mrs. Johnson for kindergarten.

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Harper School reunion is July 28

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The 10th annual James O. Harper Elementary School All Class Reunion will be held July 28 at Harper Park.

The reunion, which starts at noon, is open to anyone who attended Harper School from 1963 to 1984, anyone who taught at Harper, or any parent who had children who went to Harper.

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Coastline Community College will host its Strikes for Scholars fundraiser on Saturday, June 16 at Fountain Bowl.

The fundraiser is set for 4-7 p.m., and proceeds will benefit the Coastline Promise, a scholarship program for recent graduates from partnering school districts to ensure a seamless transition from high school to college.

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Moose Invitational is June 25

The Fountain Valley High School Football Boosters and the Michael Musso Memorial Fund will host the 13th annual “Moose Invitational” Golf Tournament on Monday, June 25 at Mile Square Golf Course.

The annual event helps raise money for the Fountain Valley High School Baron Football program and the Michael Musso Memorial Fund. Michael, a 2004 graduate of Fountain Valley High School, lost his life in a car accident July 29, 2005. Through this fundraiser, a scholarship is given to a four-year Baron football player each year.

Cost to play is $150 per golfer. For information, go to www.fvhsfootball.com.

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You are on a heroic mission

By STEVE SCHULTZ Fountain Valley Living Magazine

Dear Class of 2018:

When students ask me what they should be when they grow up I reply: “Be what you needed as a child but didn’t get.

You’re not here to get a career. You’re here to elevate the world.”

Best-selling author and professor of psychology Dr. Jordan Peterson says you do that by “reading great books and developing your voice.”

Dr. Peterson expounds, “You’ve got these unbelievable libraries that are full of the writings of people who are intelligent and articulate beyond comSTEVE SCHULTZ prehension. And you should read these great books not just to get a college degree or as prep for a career, but because there is nothing more powerful than someone who is articulate and who can think and speak. It’s power of the best sort.

“There’s nothing more compelling or meaningful or useful in combating the tragedy of life than to struggle with all your soul on behalf of the good,” he continues. “Learn to read! Learn to think!

Learn to speak! Learn to write! It’s what gives you your superpower. Not enough college students are told this: You are here on a heroic mission!”

And what do you do with your superpower once you get it?

Dr. Peterson says, “Make use of it. Deserve it! Most people have their priorities misplaced. They think they are here to train for some career. That’s nonsense!

Go fix things up! There are lots of things that need to be fixed up. Burden yourself with so much responsibility that you can barely stand and then you will get stronger trying to lift the world up.

“Then you won’t be asking yourself,

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‘What should I be doing with my life?’ It will be self-evident. At minimum, you should look at your life and say, ‘There is more suffering than there should be and I can do something about that.’ So, go do something about that! And then when you’re 80 you can look back on your life and say, ‘There is less suffering in the world than there would have been had I not existed.’”

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ing suffering in others, you first must do I used to have a whole Lego city in writer and thinker will allow you to what he calls, “cleaning your room.” my room with everything built from build back up even better than before, What he means is that before you can scratch. One day my older sister got and what you should be building up change the world you have to change mad at me and destroyed a bunch is other people. One block, one book, your world first. of my buildings. Even though I was one word, one sentence, one thought, “A strong and enlightened When I think of cleaning my room I furious at first, I learned to replace my one speech, one life, one act of love at advocate foranger our with city, empathy, who is committed to serving alla time. of think of Legos. I loved building Legos. as mean people the people of Fountain Valley.

The best advice I can give you is go get a are just people who are living lives In doing so, you’ll look back on His character is beyond reproach andI rebuilt his record of service big box of Legos and spread them across without meaning.

And so your life and see the spirit of your is well Valley needs your bedroom floor. I’m not talking aboutdocumented. them backFountain up better than they wereGlenn Granchildhood self, and that little boy or dis.” the premade sets where you just follow before. girl you once were will raise a cup MARCtoECKER the step-by-step directions to build someIt’s important know that if you to meet yours in cheers for giving thing someone else designed. Instead, go decide to take up this heroic mission to them what they needed, and you’ll be to a garage sale and get a box of random alleviate suffering of some kind, many carried by cheers of all the lives you Legos and build something from scratch. people are going to mock you, belittle elevated, as you leave behind a world We don’t need more mindless workers you, and knock down your buildings that was better because you were here. like in Orwell’s Animal Farm who build as you try to change the world. But STEVE SCHULTZ is an English teacher someone else’s windmill and end up in remember that mean people are people at Fountain Valley High School. You can the glue factory. We need you to change without meaning. email Steve at FVMagazine@Live.com or contact him through the magazine's office, the world by learning how to build your Heroes always attract villains.

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Bowling’s Best

Women’s pro bowling tour converges on Fountain Bowl

Fountain Bowl played host to the Professional Women’s Bowling Association Tour May 10-12. The world’s best women’s professional bowlers competed for the $10,000 first place prize, which was won by Danielle McEwan of Stony Point, N.Y. McEwan, main photo, the No. 3 seed, defeated Bryanna Coté of Red Rock, Ariz., in the title match, 215-182, to win her fourth career PWBA Tour title.

Dave Osborn and Gary Forman of Fountain Valley, photo above, presented the $10,000 check to McEwan.

Saturday’s finals were streamed live on Xtra Frame.

Fountain Bowl has hosted more than 25 professional bowling tournaments, including five U.S. Opens.

Following the finale of pro tournament, Fountain Bowl hosted a pro-am tournament, giving local bowlers an opportunity to compete with the pro athletes.

Photos by LYNN SEEDEN / For the Professional Women’s Bowling Association

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