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Great people, fun events

Have we said thank you lately?

Thank you to our advertisers and our patrons for your wonderful support over the past seven years. Thank you for helping us continue to write about all the people who have great stories here in Fountain Valley.

This month you’ll meet Bob Grech, who has created an amazing model train village in his home that attracts people from around the world.

You’ll also get an update on talented young artist Erin O’Brien, who we profiled several years ago when she was in high school. This month, her artwork will be on display in her first gallery show at the USC Roski School of Art and Design’s Lindhurst Gallery.

And you’ll meet Kara Lamar, a talented young musician from Fountain Valley who has been honored as a Young Woman of Achievement by Soroptimist International.

Also in this issue, get all the details about the Feb. 7 Fountain Valley Fit Body Boot Camp 5K Fun Run. The event supports more than 30 Fountain Valley nonprofits, and 100 percent of each runner’s registration fee goes to the nonprofit of their choice. In 2014 the event was able to generate more than $20,000 for the participating non-profit organizations.

Speaking of fit, be sure to buy your tickets for the annual Fit & Fabulous Fashion Show at the Senior Center. It’s a fundraiser, and the volunteer models have a blast each year. That’s Rose, Peggy and Mary in the photo above, having fun with some photos to promote the event. Read about them on page 10.

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Dad, Vince Bui, was close at hand keeping a watchful eye while the youngsters had some after-school play time. See Allie and Jake again on page 13.

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FV resident Bob Grech has built his intricate model railroad display—the size of a large family room­— over the course of about 40 years. His complex working display is among the top 10 in the world, said Grech, who is well known in the model train world.

Bob Grech’s model railroad creation features 450 feet of track and an entire village that attracts people from around the world.

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olks travel from all over the world to see what Bob Grech has created in his Fountain Valley home.

His work may seem unknown to most people, but model train hobbyists certainly know Grech and his artistry.

His Western Pacific HO model trains and handmade villages have attracted people from Japan, Australia, Germany and other countries to marvel at the 450 feet of rail that meanders through tunnels, over ridges, and alongside crystal lakes.

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It takes 14½ minutes to run the delicate wooden cars through the villages in a 480-square-foot room he added to his home. He also designed and built the electronic system that operates the trains, the sound system, activities along the railway and lights inside the buildings.

Train signals move, and it’s all controlled with a hand-held remote and specific switches on the black Masonite frame that sets off the landscape.

“When I was 4 years old my dad gave me my first Lionel train and built little houses for it,” Grech said. “But when I was 6, I saw the HO set, half the size of a Lionel.”

Grech has spent the last 30 years building his masterwork, 23 of those years in Fountain Valley where he lives with his wife Marita and three dogs, Mariela, Toni and Nico.

“It’s more than a hobby,” he said “and it’s not a toy.”

Grech is an engineer with Boeing and uses his skills to create the delicate cars, animals, the geography of the layout, stonework, and the buildings representing agriculture, metal works, mines, barns, homes and even a saloon —everything one might expect in a rural mountain village, all to scale.

You’ll hear ragtime piano, voices of the miners, animals, and the rush of waterfalls as trains carry freight, ore or other goods from one village to another.

Grech has captured and created his vision of an earlier age, according to his own standards and those of the master builders of half-scale railroads.

He uses plaster, silicone, balsa, acrylic paints and rubber molds instead of plastic. More than a thousand trees of various species are part of the landscape. Tiny people, painted with the finest brushes, are set in action, with clothing specific to the activities. In the poultry car, Grech used tulle fabric for metal fencing, and the chickens have red beaks about the size of the end of a toothpick.

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It would take a visitor hours to really examine the intricacies of Grech’s model train display.

He has even created a plausible storyline that goes along with the display, down to the details of the individual characters who “live” in the villages and mines and farms along the route of his display.

Can you see the two men sitting near the red train car in the middle photo?

They’re playing checkers. Very tiny checkers.

All of the thousands of pieces are handbuilt or hand painted

by Grech using tiny brushes and magnifying glasses.

Using fine tools, metal or wood, Grech gave detail to the trunks of trees, wooden slats on the sides of the cars and buildings. He found tiny commercial signs to mount on the sides of buildings, some you may recognize from decades ago.

A library of magazines and books about model railroading sits beneath the structure that lifts the exhibit to chesthigh levels.

Grech is a member of the National Model Railroad Association, has written

for Model Railroader, Railroad Hobbyist and Railroad Model Craftsman magazines, and hopes to write books one day.

He’s considered one of the top hobbyists of this genre in the country, and often gives advice and tips to others.

“I’ve learned a lot of history with this,” he said. “How things were done in the early days of railroads. I wanted to show how freight was moved, and to share this with friends. This is a culmination of my dreams.”

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Fountain Valley City Council member Cheryl Brothers is appointed to the O.C. Waste Management Commission

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City Council member Cheryl Brothers stays active at the city and county levels. Not only will she serve a second stint on the O.C. Waste Management Commission, but she also serves on several other boards and clubs. She is pictured, above, at Fountain Valley’s Heritage Park, and she is currently the president of the FV Historical Society, which oversees the park.

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ity Council member Cheryl Brothers, recently named as mayor pro-tem, has been chosen to serve a 3-year term on the 18-member OC Waste Management Commission.

The commission advises the Orange County Board of Supervisors on various county waste management issues, including protection of the environment and the promotion of recycling in order to ensure a safe and healthy community.

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Brothers had previously served on the commission from 2010 to 2012.

“We are very glad to have Cheryl Brothers re-join the Commission and bring us her wisdom and many years of varied experience in government work,” said 2nd District Supervisor John Moorlach. “She is a valuable asset to the Commission.”

Brothers has been a Fountain Valley councilwoman for a total of 10 years and has been a trustee of the Orange County Vector Control District for nearly a decade. She currently serves as a member of the county’s Local Agency Formation Commission and previously was a mem-

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ber of the Orange County Grand Jury.

Brothers replaces former Huntington Beach Councilman Joe Carchio.

We talked with Cheryl about her new appointment.

Q: Why is waste management such an important issue?

A: People don’t always realize the importance of effective waste management. This is a time of great change in the industry, and I’m excited to return to the Waste Management Commission to help guide the county of Orange through these changing times.

Q: What does the commission do?

A: The commission serves as an advi-

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sory body to the Board of Supervisors on matters relating to municipal solid waste and hazardous waste management, operation and maintenance of the county’s landfills and other facilities related to the county’s solid waste disposal system.

The OC Waste Management Commission falls under the purview of OC Waste & Recycling.

Q: We didn’t even know there was an OC Waste & Recycling Department.

Tell us about it.

A: The department operates three public landfills, four Household Hazardous Waste Collection Centers, and promotes recycling through the Discovery Cube’s Eco Challenge exhibit and related education and outreach programs.

Q: You’re very active in your community. What else are you involved in?

A: I serve on various community volunteer groups, including the Fountain

Tet Festival 5K Walk-Jog-Run is Jan. 31

Valley Woman’s Club and the Fountain Valley Historical Society. I’m currently one of three co-presidents of the Historical Society. I also serve on the city’s Summerfest Committee and the Public Cable Television Authority board.

■ OC Waste Management Commission

The Waste Management Commission meets quarterly on the second Thursday of March, June, September and December. Meetings start at 2 p.m. at the OC Waste & Recycling Headquarters, 300 North Flower St., Room 467, Santa Ana. 2015 Meeting Dates Thursday, March 12 Thursday, June 11 Thursday, Sept. 10 Thursday, Dec. 10

The Union of the Vietnamese Student Associations Southern California will host is first 5K WalkJog-Run event on Saturday, Jan. 31 at Mile Square Park.

This is a fundraiser for the annual Tet Festival set for Feb. 20-22 at the Orange County Fair and Event Center. The 5K event is set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost is $35. Participants will receive an event medal, T-shirt and souvenir gifts. The daylong event will include entertainment and family-friendly activities.

To register, go to www.tet festival.org/5k-walk-jog-run

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Kara Lamar of Fountain Valley will be recognized this month as a “Young Woman of Acheivement” by Soroptimist International of Santa Ana-Tustin.

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Fountain Valley’s Kara Lamar to be honored by local Soroptimist International chapter.

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ara Lamar knows a lot about honors.

For instance, this month she will be recognized as a Young Woman of Achievement by Soroptimist International Santa Ana-Tustin.

She is also president of the Spanish Honor Society at her high school, the Orange County School of the Arts.

She does regular community service work for both the Spanish Honor Society and the National Honor Society.

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Lamar of Fountain Valley, Kara plays clarinet in the Wind Ensemble. She also has a 5.0 grade point average and is a member of her school’s Science Olympiad team.

“OCSA has a great music program and a great academic program,” Kara said. “And I thought it would be a great opportunity to be a part of the wind ensemble.”

Kara recently returned from Chicago where the wind ensemble was among 16 invited to perform at the Midwest Clinic International Band, Orchestra and Music Conference. The conference offers guests interested in music education myriad clinics and exhibits, as well as access to music and teaching icons. Kara said she had the opportunity to connect with the likes of H. Robert Reynolds, director of bands

at USC; Travis Cross, band director at UCLA; and Anthony Maiello, conductor of the American Festival Pops Orchestra and music director at George Fox University in Washington, D.C. Kara has been playing the clarinet for the last six years, starting when she attended Masuda Middle School. But she played the flute for six years before that.

Soroptimst International of Santa Ana-Tustin honors one outstanding high school senior girl from 15 high schools within the Santa Ana and Tustin unified school districts each month at its signature program, the Young Woman of Achievement luncheon.

Kara was nominated for the award by her conservatory director, Teren Shaffer.

“The award is given to young

women who make a difference in their community, usually through leadership, service and making a difference,” Kara said.

“I’m president of our school’s Spanish Honor Society so my mission is to take our Society to do things not only cultural but to use our Spanish skills to make a difference in our community,” she said.

“We have been working with a group called Concern America, which provides medical training and materials to Spanish-speaking Third World countries.”

What lies ahead for Kara?

She’s been offered several scholarships and she’s leaning toward the University of Portland or Lewis & Clark University in the Pacific Northwest.

“I want to double major in biology and math and I’d like to get my Ph.D. and do work in a research lab,” she said.

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Might as well get their autographs now! Fountain Valley’s Mary Oliveras, Rose Verrengia and Peggy Musetti are preparing to hit the runway on Feb. 9 as models for the annual Fit & Fabulous Fashion Show at the senior center. They are among a dozen beautiful senior Fountain Valley models who will participate in the annual fundraiser.

This fun event never gets old The Center at Founders Village Senior Center will host its fifth annual Fit & Fabulous Fashion Show on Feb. 9

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ary Oliveras, Peggy Musetti and Rose Verrengia are all residents of the Jasmine Senior Apartments on Bushard Street.

That’s good news because they won’t have to go far to step up and support the Center at Founders Village Senior and Community Center.

All three women will be among the models walking the runway at the fifth annual Fit and Fabulous Fashion Show, set for Feb. 9 at the senior center, which is just a few steps away from their Jasmine homes. Funds raised will benefit senior programs at the senior center.

The theme of this year’s fashion show is “Mad Hatter Tea Party.”

The last time 90-year-old Mary Oliveras had anything to do with a fashion show was nearly 60 years ago.

She escorted her children who were modeling new uniforms at a grammar school. “It wasn’t much – just a little Catholic grammar school fundraiser,” she said Musetti, on the other hand, did model the latest fashions by Draper’s and Damon’s for a woman’s club guild at the Irvine Hyatt.

As for 92-year-old Rose, she admits: “I think this is going to be fun but I’m not going to be what a model looks like!”

The Jasmine trio will be among about 10 senior models who will show of the latest styles with escort help from local tuxedo-clad physicians.

The fashion show is set for noon to 2:30 p.m., and doors open at 11:30 a.m.

Major sponsors of the fashion show are Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center, MemorialCare Medical Group, Huntington Terrace, Palm Island, Edinger Medical Group and Carmel Village.

The center is still looking for $750 event sponsors and $250 supporting sponsors for the event.

Cost of a ticket is $15, which includes lunch. Tickets can be purchased at the Center at Founders Village. www.FountainValleyMagazine.com

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Tax return filing season: The IRS will not be process any returns, paper or electronic, before January 20. The tax deadline of April 15, 2015, will not change unless you request an automatic six-month extension.

Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT): The exemption amounts are $53,600 for individuals and $83,400 for married couples filing jointly.

Medicare taxes: If you earned wages of more than $200,000 for individuals and $250,000 married filing jointly, there will be an additional .9 percent Medicare tax.

Charitable contributions: To be deductible, you must make contributions to qualified organizations.

Payments to individuals are never deductible. You can deduct only the amount that exceeds the fair market value of the benefit received if your contribu-

tion entitles you to merchandise, goods or services, including admission to a charity ball, banquet, theatrical performance, or sporting event.

Estate and gift taxes: The basic exclusion amount for a decedent’s estate for 2015 is $5,430,000.

The maximum tax rate remains at 40 percent. The annual exclusion for gifts also remains at $14,000.

Retirement contribution limits: The contribution limit is at $18,000 for 401(k), 403(b) and most 457 plans. If you are older than 50, you can make an additional catch-up contribution of $6,000.

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Learn about the Chamber of Commerce

The Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce will hold a New Member Orientation from 5:30-7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 5.

This is an opportunity for a business that’s new to the chamber or employees of current chamber members to find out what’s new at the chamber.

The orientation, sponsored by Maestro Mobile Notary, will be held in the chamber office, 10055 Slater Ave., Suite 250. It’s free. More information: (714) 962-3822.

SEND US YOUR FOUNTAIN VALLEY ANNOUNCEMENTS, STORY IDEAS and PAID ADVERTISEMENTS: E-mail us with your Fountain Valley news and announcements to FVMagazine@Live.com or call us during business hours at (714) 847-7714.

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FV will host The Netherlands

It’s finally official.

Fountain Valley will welcome more than 100 athletes and their coaches from The Netherlands this July when Los Angeles hosts the 2015 Special Olympics World Games.

As an official “Host Town” for the World Games, the city has agreed to step up to house athletes, provide meals and entertainment and offer cultural opportunities during the athletes’ three days in town. Coordination of these efforts is being led by the Fountain Valley Community Foundation and a committee of local residents and businesspeople.

The only question was: Which country would be assigned to Fountain Valley?

That question was answered in mid-January Fountain Valley by the Special Olympics organization.

Welcome, The Netherlands!

More than 7,000 athletes from 177 countries will come to Southern California as part of the “Host Town” program. Communities from San Luis Obispo to San Diego will have the honor of hosting Special Olympics athletes for the World Games.

Incidentally, Fountain Valley resident Ed Arnold, who is a founding member of the California Special Olympics and Western Region Special Olympics, is serving as honorary chairman of the Fountain Valley Host Town Committee.

For more information, contact Rob Frizzelle, the city’s community services manager, at (714) 593-4449.

A deal you can’t refuse Sign up now for the popular Fountain Valley Community Foundation Charity Poker Tournament, set for 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, March 28 at the Center at Founders Village Senior and Community Center, 17967 Bushard St. This event helps raise much needed funds for various non-profit organizations in Fountain Valley by giving 100 percent of the registration fees back to the nonprofit of each participant’s choice.

The tournament usually attracts more than 200 participants. Every player receives a tournament T-shirt as well as the chance to win prizes. Special prizes will be given to those who make it to the final table, and the winner gets $500 cash.

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For more info about the tournament and about becoming a sponsor, visit www.fvpoker.com. Registration is $50 and includes initial buy-in and food.

Registration opens at 5:15 p.m. and the first hand is dealt at 6 p.m. Founders Village is at 17967 Bushard St. To register or to get more details, go to www.fvpoker.com. www.FountainValleyMagazine.com

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Donate to the Fountain Valley Schools Foundation and help provide music, arts, math and sciences for Fountain Valley School District students.

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“Growing up in Fountain Valley, I remember how important music, science and computer programs were to our schools. I think those programs help engage and nurture our local students, creating more well-rounded, community-minded young people.”

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Pigment of her imagination Fountain Valley High alumna to exhibit work in USC art gallery

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rin O’Brien says that when she was 4 and in preschool, the only thing she liked to do was finger paint.

Today, O’Brien, a 2011 Fountain Valley High graduate and current senior at the University of Southern California, will be exhibiting in her first gallery show at the USC Roski School of Art and Design’s Lindhurst Gallery.

Her show, titled “Faceless,” will consist of five individual 30-by-40-inch oil portraits.

An excerpt from her statement about the show reads, “It will convey the irony of our desire to be liked by our perfection, and the distance which this performance truly creates.”

O’Brien said that by the time she was 16, there was no doubt in her that art was all she ever wanted to do.

“My passion continued to grow as I took as many painting, drawing, photography, design, and art history classes as possible,” she said. “ I was lucky enough Photos by LYNN SEEDEN

Erin O’Brien credits her FVHS art teachers with helping her grow as an artist.

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We’re hungry just thinking about it.

The Fountain Valley Schools Foundation will host its 11th annual Taste of Fountain Valley at 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31 at The Center at Founders Village Senior and Community Center.

“We have set a goal to raise $10,000 for art and music education in local schools, and with all of this help, we will reach it,” said Judy Edwards, president of the Fountain Valley Schools Foundation.

Those attending will be able to sample a variety of menu items from Chef Marla McGee, Cucina Sophia, First Class Pizza, Fortune Cookies FV, Fountain Bowl, Fusion Bites, Inka Catina, Lamppost Pizza, Mangiamo Gelato Caffé, Rubio’s Fresh Mexican Grill, Stonefire Grill and Caribbean Coffee Company.

Presale tickets are $40 or $75 per couple. A VIP table with premier seating for 10 adults is $1,000. Or purchase a VIP ticket for $75 and receive a wine glass and

five raffle tickets. You can also pay $40 to “Host a Teacher,” which provides tickets for teachers you would like to attend the event.

Among the raffle prizes are resort stays, theme park visits, fine jewelry and more.

This is an adults-only event, and all proceeds will benefit the schools and students in the Fountain Valley School District.

Among this year’s event gold sponsors at Rainbow Environmental Services, Mimi’s Jewelry and Ziggedy.com The event’s silver sponsors include Independence Bank, State Farm Agent Sariah Devereaux, Hanson Plumbing, Level 27 Media, Michael Brunner Insurance, Stovall Team Real Estate, Tao Wellness Pharmacy and Chad and Nicola Weiss.

The Foundation is still looking additional $500 gold and $250 silver sponsors. To become a sponsor or to order tickets, call (714) 495-4102 or email TOFV@FVschools.org

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O’Brien was accepted into USC as a student of the Roski School of Art and Design and is a senior fine arts major with emphases in painting and design.

She has worked in Prismacolor pencils, pastels, watercolors, acrylic paint, wood and resin (sculpture), Prismacolor markers, graphite, charcoal, india ink, and oil paint, as well as digital media. “ I currently work mostly in oil paint, but am not limited to it,” she said.

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“My tendency has always been realism, but I like to explore different territories.

“Creating, studying, viewing, and absorbing art brings me endless joy and I can’t wait to see where this passion takes me.”

The opening reception for O’Brien’s exhibition will be held from 5 to 7 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 19. The Lindhurst Gallery is located on the USC campus, at 850 West 37th St., Los Angeles.

USC campus parking in Lot A is $10.

Admission to the Lindhurst Gallery is complimentary.

O’Brien’s work can also be viewed at www.erineliseart.com

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The annual 5K Fun Run, staged by the Fountain Valley Community Foundation, always attracts a large contingent of runners and walkers. FV Fit Body Boot Camp is the naming sponsor this year.

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Charities raise funds at annual 5K Fun Run The Fountain Valley Fit Body Boot Camp 5K Fun Run is set for Feb. 7

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ountain Valley’s annual 5K Fun Run, scheduled this year for Feb. 7, has a new naming sponsor.

Fountain Valley Fit Body Boot Camp, owned by personal trainers Sam and Zenia Joyner, will join the city and the 16

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Fountain Valley Community Foundation in presenting the 5K run.

The event supports more than 30 Fountain Valley non-profits and 100 percent of each runner’s registration fee goes to the non-profit of their choice.

In 2014 the event was able to generate more than $20,000 for the participating non-profit organizations.

The main event starts at 8 a.m. at the Fountain Valley Sports Park, 16400 Brookhurst St. The 5K run is open to all ages but there will be a 1-mile run before the main event for children and others unable to run the full five kilometers.

The shorter fun run starts at 7:45 a.m.

The main 5K run will include some new features—some of the more popular Fit Body Boot Camp exercises and obstacles at various spots on the course. While participation in the additional obstacles is optional, runners will have an opportunity to experience the Boot Camp style. Prizes will be

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awarded to the first-, second- and thirdplace runners for each age group.

Check-in begins at 7 a.m.

Cost after Jan. 31 is $35 by mail, $37

by Paypal for adults (13 and older); and $15 for children 12 and under. Bib pickup will be held at Fit Body Boot Camp, 16560 Harbor Blvd., Suite D, as well as at the Fountain Valley Recreation Center.

Bib pickup hours are: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 31 at FV Fit Body Boot Camp; 4-8 p.m. Feb. 4 at the Fountain Valley Recreation Center; and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Feb. 6 at FV Fit Body Boot Camp.

Mimi’s Jewelry and Fountain Valley Regional Hospital are title sponsors this year, and Orange Coast MemorialMedical Center and Pacific Premiere Bank are event sponsors.

For more information about Fountain Valley Fit Body Boot Camp, call (714) 794-5224.

For more information about the 5K event, call (714) 839-8611. www.FountainValleyMagazine.com

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FV’s Borack co-produces new CD set Fountain Valley resident John Borack has announced that “Beyond Belief: A Tribute to Elvis Costello” will be available for purchase soon.

“Beyond Belief” is a three-CD set that Borack co-produced with his friend Olivia Frain.

“It has some very cool versions of Costello songs by 50 artists, including Matthew Sweet, Butch Walker, Nick Heyward and Mike Viola,” Borack said.

“It’s being released by the good folks at SpyderPop Records and 100 percent of the proceeds will be donated to The Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation, a non-profit organization that works to provide musical instruments for children in low-income areas throughout the U.S.” Listeners will be treated to everything from 30-something-year-old gems from the new wave era to musical infants from Costello’s more recent work.

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Green Valley resident, John Borack, above, volunteers at various events, including the Historical Society’s Christmas in the Gazebo where this photo was taken.

A variety of nationally known and independent pop-rock artists will provide renditions of Costello’s songs for Beyond Belief, which will be released digitally as well as via a limited run of CDs. More information can be found at www.facebook.com/costellotribute.

Residents should be well familiar with Borack’s music expertise: He is a longtime music journalist/author who has written books on John Lennon and power pop music, and has also served as

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executive producer for other tribute CDs, such as Shoe Fetish - A Tribute to Shoes and Right to Chews: Bubblegum Classics Revisited.

Borack’s book, “John Lennon: Life is What Happens,” is a biographical look at the singer-songwriter’s music, memories and memorabilia.

Borack is also the general manager of Fountain Valley-based Public Cable Television Authority, which televises Fountain Valley City Council meetings. www.FountainValleyMagazine.com

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Senior transportation program available

The Center at Founders Village Senior and Community Center remind seniors, 60 and older, that its senior transportation program is available from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Cost is $2 each way.

Seniors can use the service for shopping, doctor’s appointments and errands. Participants must be pre-registered and provide 24-hour notice prior to needed transportation.

For more information or to register for the program, call the senior center at (714) 593-4446.

Sixth annual Monarch Butterfly Day is Feb. 7

Looking for a fun weekend outing with the kids?

Butterflies will take center stage Feb. 7 when Mile Square Regional Park hosts its sixth annual Monarch Butterfly Day. The event is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and affords children and families a look at Monarch butterflies and their habitat.

Butterfly experts will be on hand to provide educational information and answer questions about the beautiful and unique specimens.

Additional event activities include children’s crafts, face painting, and guided nature walks through Mile Square Regional Park’s nature area.

The event is recommended for ages 4-12, and parents are invited to bring their cameras.

Mile Square Regional Park is at 16801 Euclid St. Enter the park off Euclid Street. The event is free, but parking is $5 per car. More information: (714) 973-6600.

Heart screening is Feb. 12

Couples and loved ones are invited to Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center’s annual Sweetheart Screening.

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day, Feb. 12 at the medical center, 9920 Talbert Ave. Bring your sweetheart with you to get a cardiovascular screening and enter the Sweetheart Screening drawing for a Valentine’s Day heart-healthy gift basket.

Screenings will include blood pressure, stroke, body fat composition, pulse oximetry, total cholesterol (non-fasting) and glucose. Screenings will be provided

by Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center and its medical group partners.

Refreshments will be served. Registration is required and screenings are by appointment only. Call (714) 378-7000.

Friends of Library plan movie days

The Friends of the Fountain Valley Library’s monthly Movie Day will feature “From Here to Eternity” on Feb. 27 and “An American in Paris” on March 27.

Movies start at 1 p.m. in the library’s Community Room. The library is at 17635 Los Alamos St. More information: (714) 968-9196.

Winter dance is Feb. 20

The Center at Founders Village will host the annual Winter Dance from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20.

Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center and the city are partnering to sponsor the evening of dancing for singles and couples.

The Center at Founders Village Senior and Community Center is at 17967 Bushard St. Cost is $7 per ticket. More information: (714) 593-4446.

Thomas House 5K walk/run is March 28

A 5K/10K run/walk to benefit the Thomas House Temporary Shelter will be held March 28 at Mile Square Regional Park.

The Run 4 Homeless Children will offer awards in various age groups. The race, which starts at 8 a.m., starts and finishes in the Forest Shelter area of the park. The 2K walk-a-thon and 2K E-mail: fvmagazine@live.com

Fun Run start at 9 a.m. Enter off Euclid Street. Parking is $5.

Free child care and free food will be available.

Thomas House provides a safe, supportive environment and the resources necessary for homeless families with children to remain together while empowering them to become independent and self- sufficient. For the past 25 years, Thomas House Temporary Shelter has provided shelter and supportive More information: www.Run4HomelessChildren.com or call (714) 308-3830.

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The 17th annual Elwyn California Bowlathon is set for March 21 at Fountain Bowl, 3:30 to 7:30 p.m.

It’s an evening of bowling, food and opportunities to win drawing and silent auction prizes.

“Sea, Sand, Surf and Bowl” is the theme of this year’s event benefitting Fountain Valley-based Elwyn California, which provides work and services to people with disabilities.

The basic cost to bowl is $325 for a standard team of five and $400 for a corporate team. The cost includes appetizers and popcorn, “a beach picnic on the lanes” with hot dogs, side salads and chips as well as sodas and sweet treats at the end of the silent auction.

Additional sponsorship opportunities ranging from $1,000 to $2,000 are also available. Individuals and businesses can participate by donating an auction prize, bringing several bowling teams or sponsoring or underwriting a part of the event.

Among the opportunity drawing prizes are two round-trip Southwest Airlines tickets and an iPad Air 2. Drawing tickets are $5 apiece or $20 for five up until Feb. 28.

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

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for ads and news for the November issue of FV Magazine

City Hall Open House 6 p.m.

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Fit & Fabulous Fashion Show @Noon Senior Center

3 Rotary Club 7:15 a.m.

The Center at Founders Village (Senior Center)

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Rotary Club 7:15 a.m.

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PRESIDENTS DAY City Council 6 p.m. @ City Hall

Washington’s Birthday

and Alex Accetta’s birthday Curt Seeden’s birthday Leslie Lee’s birthday Tyler Rose Ratzlaff and Beth Hambleton... ... anyone else in FV?

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for ads and news for the March issue of FV Magazine

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

Dance for those with Disabilities 7-9 p.m. @Rec Center

City Council mtg 6 p.m. @ City Hall

Rotary Club 7:15 a.m.

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FV Woman’s Club luncheon, 11 a.m. @ Claim Jumper $20 per person RSVP: Cindy Dobson (714) 724-9214 E-mail: fvwcluncheon@ yahoo.com

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

24 Rotary Club 7:15 a.m.

The Center at Founders Village (Senior Center) Chamber Luncheon & Business Awards 11:30 a.m. @Mile Square Park Golf Course

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

12 Kiwanis Club meets 12:15 p.m. @ Ftn Bowl Valentine’s Day Luncheon for seniors 11:30 a.m. @Senior Ctr

Planning Commission 6 p.m. @ City Hall

18 FV Senior Bingo & Billiards Club meets 8:30 a.m. @Fndrs Vlg FV Crossings community workshop meeting @ Founders Village Senior and Community Center (time was not available when we went to press. Go to www. fountainvalley.org for time)

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Bingo 6:30 p.m. @ FVHS cafeteria

19 Mayor’s Breakfast 8 a.m. @Saltzer Room, FV Regional Hospital Kiwanis Club meets 12:15 p.m. @ Ftn Bowl

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

Cosmic Bowling 11:30 p.m. @ Ftn Bowl

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FV Fit Body Boot Camp 5K Fun Run, sponsored by the FV Community Foundation. Check in at 7 a.m.; race at 8 a.m.

Monarch Butterfly Day 10 a.m.-2 p.m. @Mile Square Park (county side); Free, but parking is $5

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(Mimi’s Jewelry will be open until 6 p.m. ...)

Cosmic Bowling 11:30 p.m. @ Ftn Bowl

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

FV Comm Foundation Board 5:30 p.m., and Activities Committee 7 p.m. @ Fndrs Vlg

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FVSD School Board 7 p.m. @ Dist Office

Cosmic Bowling 11:30 p.m. @ Ftn Bowl

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

Winter Dance 7-9:30 p.m. @ Senior Ctr

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

Cosmic Bowling 11:30 p.m. @ Ftn Bowl

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Deadline for ads and news for the April issue of FV Magazine

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

Advisory Committee for the Disabled 6:30 p.m. @City Hall Cosmic Bowling 11:30 p.m. @ Ftn Bowl

City Council 6 p.m. @ City Hall

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9 Special Olympics Host Town fundraising golf tournament for FV and HB at Marbella Country Club in San Juan Capistrano Call Rob Frizzelle to sign up: (714) 593-4449

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Rotary Club 7:15 a.m.

The Center at Founders Village (Senior Center) FV Woman’s Club luncheon, 11 a.m. @ Claim Jumper $20 per person RSVP: Cindy Dobson (714) 724-9214 E-mail: fvwcluncheon@ yahoo.com

17 ST. PATRICK’S DAY Rotary Club 7:15 a.m.

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

12 Kiwanis Club meets 12:15 p.m. @ Ftn Bowl FVSD School Board 7 p.m. @ Dist Office

Cosmic Bowling 11:30 p.m. @ Ftn Bowl

Planning Commission 6 p.m. @ City Hall

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

St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon for seniors 11:30 a.m. at the senior center

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Kiwanis Club meets 12:15 p.m. @ Ftn Bowl Mayor’s Breakfast 8 a.m. at FV Regional Hospital, Saltzer Room FV Comm Foundation Board 5:30 p.m., and Activities Committee 7 p.m. @ Fndrs Vlg

City Council 6 p.m. @ City Hall

22 Fountain Valley Historical Society Luncheon $10 Noon @ Heritage Park RSVP: Leslie Montz (714) 378-1952

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The Center at Founders Village (Senior Center) FV Chamber Luncheon 11:30 a.m. @ Mile Square Golf Course

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FV Charity Poker Tournament 6 p.m.

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Charity garden tour a spring ritual Mary Lou Heard Foundation garden tour is May 2-3; Enter your garden

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This spring’s Mary Lou Heard Memorial Garden Tour will once again showcase spectacular gardens from Long Beach to San Clemente.

The self-guided charity tour is set for Saturday, May 2 and Sunday, May 3, and usually includes one or two Fountain Valley homes.

Gardens will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. rain or shine.

The tour raises funds for The Sheepfold, which since 1979 has helped homeless, abused and forsaken women with children. The Mary Lou Heard Foundation is a California nonprofit organization dedicated to continuing Mary Lou’s life work.

More details about the 2015 garden tour guide is available at www.heardsgardentour. com.

The Mary Lou Heard Memorial Garden Tour is a yearly, self-guided charity event held by the Mary Lou Heard Foundation, a California nonprofit organization dedicated to continuing Mary Lou’s life work.

There is still time to enter your garden for this tour. For entry info, or to visit the gardens, go to www.heardsgardentour.com.

File photo courtesy of Fountain Valley resident Sheri Henderson

Things to do in FV in February:

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Mile Square Regional Park

hosts its sixth annual Monarch Butterfly Day on Feb. 7. The event is set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and affords children and families a look at Monarch butterflies and their habitat. Butterfly experts will be on site to provide educational information and answer questions about the beautiful and unique specimens.

Mile Square Regional Park is at 16801 Euclid St. Enter the park off Euclid Street.

The event is free, but parking is $5 per car. More information: (714) 973-6600.

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Get healthy: Sign up for the

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Boot Camp 5K Run, set for Feb. 7 at the Fountain Valley Sports Park. Check-in is at 7 a.m. and the run starts at 8 a.m. By registering online you can choose which local non-profit will benefit from your registration fee. Go to fvcommunityfoundation.org

Play bingo: Fountain Valley

High School hosts an evening

of Bingo every Thursday in the school cafeteria. Doors open at 4 p.m. and early bird games start at 6. Early birds pay $250 and main games pay $400. Coffee and popcorn are free and there is ample parking. The high school is at 17816 Bushard St.

Play ball! Head to the

Fountain Valley Sports Park,

have a hot dog and watch some great baseball. Fountain Valley PONY Baseball holds opening day ceremonies on Feb. 28. Enjoy the ceremonies and watch a full day of youth baseball.

Go bowling: Try something

different. Check out Fountain

Bowl’s Cosmic Bowling starting at 11:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday nights.

Fountain Bowl is at 17110 Brookhurst St.

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BRING ON SPRING Master Gardener Kathleen Kraisinger, whose Fountain Valley front and back yards brim with beautiful roses, flowers, trees, edibles and succulents, gives readers a little guidance on how to prepare for your own spring gardens.

 Pictured: One of many photographable spots in Kathleen’s Fountain Valley back yard. We’ve featured her entire property in past issues.

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Buyers and sellers on the move in FV

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reg and Veronica Martin, parents of four little guys, live in the Greenbrook tract, north of Ellis Avenue and west of Ward.

They hope to complete a remodel on it from the proceeds from the sale of their former home at 10286 Pinto River Court in Tiburon South.

Location, condition and price are the three essentials for a quick sale at top dollar, and the Martins hit SUSAN SAURASTRI all three items perfectly with their Tiburon townhome. Take a look: Listed at $509,900 this professionally staged home features three bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 1,563 square feet and has been extensively remodeled.

The kitchen features granite counters.

They’ve painted the interior with a soft neutral gray with bright white trim, and the townhome has dual-paned windows and doors. The renovated baths feature granite counters, new vanities, new sinks, new fixtures and new tile flooring.

The oversized master suite features a lighted walk-in closet. And there’s a garden patio that leads to two car garage.

FIXER OFFERS GREAT PRICE: Fountain Valley also offers the opportunity for one lucky buyer to get the best deal in town. Bring a paint brush, scrape the ceilings, remove the wallpaper, replace the pink carpet and create a masterpiece.

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Diane Beals and Janine Beals hold their pups, Cookie and Annie, in the kitchen of their childhood home, which is for sale. They’ll use the proceeds to buy a smaller place.

This single-story offers an interior tract location for an asking price of $599,900. The home has four bedrooms plus a den and 1,662 square feet of living space. A permitted enclosed patio gives 266 square feet of additional living space.

My seller clients—Diane, who works nearby, and Janine Beals—want to purchase a local mobile home that permits two adorable, small pooches. They have set their budget for no more than $100,000.

MOVING UP: Fountain Valley residents Ron and Kim Marquez and their two young ones are on the hunt for a Seacliff show stopper and are willing to invest more than a million dollars-plus for it. They’d like a dramatic entry foyer, a sweeping staircase, wide hallways, a few marble surround fireplaces, travertine floors, a crystal chandelier hung from the cathedral ceilings and commercial-grade appliances in a chef’s gourmet kitchen, and a minimum of 2,500 square feet of living space.

To purchase their new digs, Ron

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and Kim will use the proceeds from the sale of their current home in the Rancho Mesa tract, north of Talbert Avenue and west of Ward Street in Fountain Valley.

Listed at $698,900 this single-level home offers four bedrooms, two baths and 1,632 square feet of living space. The remodeled kitchen includes a commercial-grade range. This home with a desirable, interior corner lot location features an off-street RV/boat parking pad. The newly re-tiled pool, spa and outdoor living room and fire ring offer a respite from long days at the office.

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Fountain Valley median recent history: (Does not include mobile homes)

$635,000 in December (39 homes sold) $605,000 in November (35 homes sold) $620,000 in October (48 homes sold) $602,500 in September (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 (includes houses and condos)

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By KATHLEEN KRAISINGER For Fountain Valley Living Magazine

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ebruary is a great time to go outside and clean out your winter crops and faded plants. Get your planting beds off to a successful start by preparing and amending your soil to reduce future pests and diseases.

Look through seed catalogs for the most interesting varieties of edibles and ornamentals. You can start your seedlings indoors now for planting outdoors after the last frost.

Use a seed planting mix and follow directions on the seed packet.

Look for gourmet KATHLEEN KRAISINGER selections of colorful vegetables that you and your family can grow and later enjoy the harvest.

Wait until March to begin planting summer crops outside because it is currently too cold to plant anything except bare-root plants.

There are still bareroot roses available and time to plant them in the ground.

Look for roses that are marked “disease resistant.”

When buying bareroot fruit trees, be sure to get a low-chill variety appropriate to our climate zone. Sunset’s climate zone rating for Fountain Valley is “zone 22,” and the USDA rating is “zone 10b.”

Ask advice from your local nursery about fruit trees that will bear fruit here.

Plant summer bulbs such as such as gladioli, canna, ranunculus, anemone, dahlia, lily and tuberous begonia.

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Roses are considered a higher maintenance plant. So be sure to choose the varieties you love, as you’ll be spending your time and effort on them. The roses above are in the writer’s front yard in Fountain Valley.

Take the time now to picture what you want your garden to look like in the spring. Make a plan starting with layout, size of plant, water and light requirements and color palette.

Then, instead of buying the first plant that catches your eye at your garden center (and then trying to figure out where it can be planted), you will achieve the spring garden that you envisioned.

Happy gardening!

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About the writer: Kathleen Kraisinger is a Fountain Valley resident and a member of the Master Gardeners of Orange County.

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You can sign up for their newsletter or download their calendar for upcoming presentations from Master Gardeners of Orange County in this area.

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Spruce up your Fountain Valley home

By LYNN SEEDEN Fountain Valley Living Magazine

T

hat huge bonus room upstairs in the Greenbrook Spacemaker can be both a blessing and a curse. So can a three-car garage. Our friends get a chuckle over how many times we’ve “cleaned out our garage.”

Where does this stuff come from??

For fun, here are ideas for sprucing up your Fountain Valley home during the coming weeks. Start with the outside: YARD: Get your yard fully in shape.

Get help. Call the gardener, spend the extra money, and get everything trimmed, clipped, raked and replanted. Buy a dozen bags of brown wood chips to spread in your planters. Your yard will look great and you’ll save on water (wood chips hold water longer than exposed dirt).

CLEAN-UP OUTSIDE: Completely rid your yards of trash, stored shovels, old hoses, boxes, abandoned dog houses from the back and side (and front??) yards.

Do a 100 perecent clean up of every square

foot of the outside of your property.

Get help: Call Rainbow (our city’s trash service).

Rainbow offers you the ability to set out 10 big, bulky items by your curb for FREE, four times a year. This is for single-family homes. Eligible items you can set out include couches, chairs, tables, desks, bagged excess green waste, mattresses, appliances, pool equipment, shelves, moving boxes, sheds, and large plastic toys including kids’ playhouses. All materials are recycled or repurposed.

Call Rainbow at (714) 847-3581, ext. 280 to schedule a date to pick up your 10 items. There are more details at www.rainbowes.com.

Rainbow can also rent to you one of their yellow bins, or go gangbusters and rent one of their crankin’ huge blue bins (you can surely fit all your grown children’s bedroom contents into one of those). Call Rainbow for current prices.

E-WASTE; OLD PAINT: Set aside a plastic bin or box and fill it up with your electronics stuff you no longer need (lamps, computers, cords,

microwaves, 8-track players). Deliver that box either to Rainbow in HB, or bring it to one of the e-waste collections at the FV Sports Park.

And, if you have paint cans, oil, old cleaning products and other “hazardous waste” items, put them in your trunk and drive over to Rainbow in HB, Gate 6 on Tuesdays.

A quick task and you’re done.

PAINT OUTSIDE: If you haven’t painted your house in the past 7 years, repaint it this spring. Paint starts showing through between 5 and 7 years. If you are within about 4 miles of the water, you need to repaint more frequently to protect your house. Put a new gloss coat of paint on that front door while you’re at it.

Once the outside of your property is fully buttoned up, you’ll feel in control, relieved, and your neighbors will bring you chocolate chip cookies to thank you.

Then you can sit and think about tackling the inside of the house ... after some coffee and Yong’s donuts, of course. Maybe we’ll work on the inside in March.

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Rosy Dental celebrates 5th year in business Business

Rosy Dental celebrated its fifth anniversary in November by throwing an ice cream social at its Fountain Valley location for its patients and the community.

There was unlimited ice cream with lots of toppings along with a night of fun for the guests.

Rosy Dental just recently opened its second and third locations in the Santa Ana-Tustin area and in Anaheim.

Rosy is also looking to sponsor a contestant in the 2015 Miss Fountain Valley Scholarship Pageant.

The winner of the pageant earns a $5,000 scholarship. The winner of Rosy’s contest will receive a free $500 teeth whitening treatment and a teeth cleaning.

Potential contestants are asked to provide their name, age and talent and

The team at Rosy Dental pose with Erika Velasquez (in yellow), who won one of the many prizes during the dental office’s customer-appreciation taco party in November.

(Photo courtesy of Rosy Dental’s Facebook page)

answer the following question: Why you should be selected for this sponsorship and what would make you a great candidate for the next Miss Fountain

Valley? Email the information to taylor@ rosydental.com.

All submissions are due by Aug. 3, 2015.

Chamber of Commerce awards luncheon is Feb. 24 The Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce will honor the top businesses of 2014 at its annual Fountain Business Awards Luncheon on Feb. 24 at the Mile Square Golf Course.

Ed Arnold will serve as emcee.

Businesses will be honored in the following categories: Leadership Excellence Award: Presented to the outstanding individual who can best demonstrate exceptional vision and leadership in the establishment and development of an owner-led business.

Elwyn California Community Spirit Award: Presented to the business or

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individual who can best demonstrate commitment to community service and involvement in the local business community.

New Business Award: Presented to the new business that can best demonstrate business success and impact on the Fountain Valley community.

Additionally, Chamber Board of Directors Chair Cheryl Westley will select the FV Chamber Chair Award, honoring an individual for his or her contributions to the community.

Tickets are $45.

For further information call (714) 962-3822.

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When we lead the lives we were born to lead, we won’t fear the death that is guaranteed. I view the end of life like the end of a play. All the actors share the same stage at the same time for the first

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When you remember that your next breath is not guaranteed, it propels you to move more enthusiastically between exhales. Live your life now. Don’t waste a single breath trying to follow a map forced on you by someone else.

Declare what you want to be, and like a GPS, the universe will start moving you in that direction. Remember, however, a GPS won’t work unless you put in a destination and listen for the turns.

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oung soccer players in Fountain Valley probably know Senouci

Djafri.

Djafri, an ex-soccer player himself, founded Sarson USA in 1996 in Fountain Valley. His store offers soccer balls, uniforms, warmups and other soccer equipment.

But maybe more importantly, Djafri is offering something to the less fortunate— specifically to those in North Africa where he grew up.

Djafri is giving away the “Kick it for Freedom” soccer ball.

“The creation of the Kick it for Freedom soccer ball all began when two soccer coaches met on the soccer field in 2011,” Djafri said. The meeting with well-known soccer coach Platini Soaf led to a bonding “over their immense passion for the sport,” Djafri said.

“Both soccer coaches shared their stories of growing up in North Africa and the challenges that they and the millions of other African children faced on a day-today basis when trying to play the sport they love, fútbol.”

Both coaches say they remember what it was like 40 years ago trying to play soccer.

The kids in both of the soccer coaches’ respective neighborhoods, would have to all pitch in some money in order to purchase a plastic soccer ball or they would have to obtain plastic and create the ball themselves.

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Senouci Djafri shows off the “Kick it for Freedom” ball that he hopes will help North African children and their love of soccer.

“It did not matter to the kids too much, what it took to achieve this ball because once they had it, their smiles were contagious, and euphoria filled the streets,” Djafri said.

Both of the soccer coaches visit their homeland every year, and every year for the last 40 years, they have seen the same problem of kids trying to obtain a formidable soccer ball, Djafri said.

In 2011, Djafri and Platini pledged to manufacture the Kick it for Freedom soccer ball and use it in an attempt to make a difference in the lives of millions of kids

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For every soccer ball sold by them, one Kick it for Freedom soccer ball will be donated to less fortunate children.

The Kick it for Freedom Soccer Ball is designed completely by kids. Each of the soccer panels that make up the face of the soccer ball were designed by a kid.

The price of the soccer ball is $29.95 and that includes the second ball that will be donated to a less fortunate child. The Kick it for Freedom Soccer Ball can be found at www.sarsonUSA.com and www.shopformidable.com. www.FountainValleyMagazine.com

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FV Girls Fastpitch opening ceremonies are Feb. 27

are 8:45-11:45 a.m. Hours on Sundays are 5-8 p.m.

The Recreation Center is at 16400 Brookhurst St. More information: (714) 839-8611.

Fountain Valley Girls Fastpitch Softball will hold opening ceremonies at 5 p.m. Friday, Feb.. 27 at the Fountain Valley Sports Park softball fields. Opening games will be played on Saturday, Feb. 28.

The league is open to girls ages 5 to 14. For the 2015 season the league will have six divisions—Coach Pitch, 8, 10, 12 and 14 and under.

For more information about the league, contact Ericka Rios at rockabella.yaya@gmail.com

Boys & Girls Club offers coed arena soccer

The Boys & Girls Club of Huntington Valley offers Coed Arena Soccer at its Kingston and Huntington Beach branches.

Registration is underway through Feb. 21. Divisions are: Pee-Wee (ages 3 ½-4 ½), K-League (ages 4 ½-5), Division I (ages 6-7), Division II (ages 8-10) and Division III (ages 11-13) Cost is $100 for Pee-Wee and K-League and $110 for Divisions I-III. Games begin in March.

More information: (714) 531-2582.

FVHS girls water polo fundraiser is Feb. 19

The Fountain Valley High School girls water polo team will hold a fundraiser Feb. 19 at Lamppost Pizza, 10130 Warner Ave. Lamppost Pizza will donate 20 percent of all sales that day from noon to 10 p.m. to the FVHS girls water polo program. No coupons or Baron Cards will be accepted as part of the fundraiser. The offer is good for dine in or take out.

Open badminton available

The city offers open badminton play at the Fountain Valley Recreation Center on Tuesday and Thursday mornings and Sunday evenings.

Cost is $3 per person.

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COURREGES RANCH Established in 1896 This aerial photo of the Courreges Ranch was taken in 1984. Shot from the north, the photo shows Talbert Avenue, the ranch at 8572 Talbert Ave., and the Edison strip to the east.

Some of the farming equipment parked to the east belonged to the Hara farm, which was located at Slater Avenue and Brookhurst Street, where the Residence Inn now stands.

To the immediate west is farmland that is now the site of the Shadow Lane townhomes, which were built about two years later.

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Basque sheep rancher Roch Courreges. He was born in France in 1850, and eventually arrived in the Huntington Beach area in 1878.

He bought 80 acres of land at what is now Talbert and Newland in 1896. Courreges was also a businessman who was founder of the First National Bank of Huntington Beach, the Smeltzer Telephone Co. and the Farmer’s Cannery.

Ron Courreges, a grandson of Roch Courreges and owner of the property today, often posts historical photos like this one on the “Courreges Ranch” Facebook page.

Photo Courtesy of Ron Courreges.

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