The Orange County Tribune Sept. 28, 2022

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We’re Going To Go A Little Hollywood

website with information on Garden Grove’s film ing regulations, permit ap plications requirements, associated fees and local attractions;

By Jim Tortolano Orange County Tribune

A move toward promot ing Garden Grove as a location for filming mov ies, television shows and other creative visuals was taken Tuesday night when the city council voted to take several steps in that direction.

On a 6-0 vote – with Councilmember Phat Bui (District 4) absent – the council authorized city staff to proceed with:

• creating a dedicated webpage on the city’s

• direct staff to “proac tively collaborate” with state and county film com missions to develop re lationships with location managers and market the city’s attractions;

• direct staff to review “best practices” for streamlining the city’s ex isting filming regulations and report back to the council.

Councilmember Kim Nguyen (District 6), who originally raised the idea, commented that not only did Garden Grove have a variety of film-worthy

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Westminster schools

Car crashes into medical building; child is taken to a trauma center

A child was hospital ized after the sport utility vehicle in which the youth was riding crashed into a medical building in Gar den Grove Monday after noon.

According to the Orange County Fire Authority, at around 3:53 p.m. the SUV

crashed through a mason ry and metal wall into a building at 12665 Garden Grove Blvd., identified as Garden Grove Medical Plaza, adjacent to Garden Grove Hospital.

One adult and four chil dren were in the vehicle. They had gotten out of the

SUV before OCFA per sonnel arrived. Firefight er-paramedics assessed them; one child was treat ed and transported as a trauma patient. No one inside the build ing was injured, accord ing to the OCFA.

Air show returns to HB skies

Pacific Airshow returns to Huntington Beach Fri day through Sunday and fans can look forward to world-class aviation, aer obatics, exhibits, a highspeed boat race around Catalina Island and so much more.

Festival will also return to Huntington city beach on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 with performers to be an nounced soon.

“Pacific Airshow, and now combined with Af terburner Music Festival, has become the corner stone events of the fall season in Southern Cali

The Afterburner Music

This year’s airshow will be headlined by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds which are commemorat ing the 75th Anniversary of the Air Force and the Canadian Forces Snow birds.

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A SPORT UTIILITY vehicle crashed into a medical building Monday after noon in Garden Grove (OCFA photo).

City council acts to lure Hollywood to Garden Grove

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locations, but also that the city’s hotels were less expensive for movie casts and crews.

The 2013 film “Star Trek Into the Darkness” used the Crystal (now Christ) Cathedral as a lo cation for some scenes.

She also noted that a television pilot about young Vietnamese women growing up in the Little Saigon areas was under develop ment.

Just before the conclusion of the meeting, Councilmember George Brietigam (District 1)

slammed the city’s building and planning staffs for what he said were unreasonable delays in get ting plans approved and inspec tions conducted.

He said he’s been complaining for four years and “staff are ei ther unwilling or incapable” of improving. He vowed that if he didn’t see improvement by the end of the year, he would seek in January a council vote of “no confidence” in directors in those departments.

The next council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 11.

Pacific Air Show over HB this Friday through Sunday

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“Whether you are interested in the aircraft, the boats on the water or listening music, Pacific Airshow and Afterburner Mu sic Festival have something for everyone,” said Kevin Elliott, director of Pacific Airshow and Afterburner Music Festival.

“We can’t wait to welcome ev eryone back to the beach for the best weekend of the year.”

The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, known as the “Thunderbirds,” recently completed its rigorous four-month training program to be ready for this year’s show

season with new synchronized maneuvers that includes a sixship display, something new for the performance squadron.

Always a fan favorite, the Ca nadian Snowbirds will return to the Pacific Airshow bringing their popular aerial ballet style of graceful maneuvers to Hun tington Beach.

With more than 130,000 Ca nadians living in California, the Snowbirds performance is a taste of home while demonstrating for U.S. Audiences the peaceful co operation of our two countries.

“The Thunderbirds and the Snowbirds are just the begin ning of a world-class line-up with more details, and a few sur prises, to be announced soon,” added Elliott.

JIm Tortolano Editor and Publisher Marilyn Lewis Tortolano General Manager

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150 years of history and learning

The telephone hadn’t been in vented; there were just 46 states and the automobile was still a generation into the future when the pioneers who founded the Presbyterian colony of West minster in the Santa Ana Valley in 1870 established a local pub lic school district.

It was 1872 when that hap pened, and now the WSD is ob serving its 150th anniversary on Thursday at the district offices, 14121 Cedarwood St., West minster at 5 p.m.

The WSD, now with an enroll ment of about 10,000, is one of the oldest school systems in Orange County and is the oldest public district operating under the same name as it had when founded.

Other “old” school operations whose origins go back over 100 years include Anaheim (1867), Garden Grove (1875), Fuller

ton (1888), Huntington Beach (1906), Orange (1879), Santa Ana (1878).

Throughout its history, the dis trict has grown from one wood en building into a system with 17 schools that serves most of Westminster as well as campus es in Garden Grove, Huntington Beach and Midway City.

The WSD was involved in the 1946 historic Mendez vs. West minster decision in which the

practice of segregating children of Mexican ancestry into sepa rate schools was ruled unconsti tutional.

The lawsuit that led to the rul ing also involved the Garden Grove, El Modena and Santa Ana districts as well.

Mendez vs. Westminster was a precedent cited in the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court ruling banning segregation based on race in public schools across the U.S.

Pedestrian killed in crash in Hunt. Beach

A 40-year-old man walk ing across Warner Avenue in Huntington Beach was fatally injured Friday evening when struck by an automobile.

According to the HBPD, offi cers were dispatched at about 7 p.m. to Warner, east of Spring dale Street.

Arriving officers found the pe destrian in the roadway. He was pronounced dead at the scene, having been struck by a 2015 grey Acura.

The motorist remained at the scene and cooperated with offi cers. The driver did not appear to be impaired.

A preliminary investigation in dicates that the Acura was trav eling eastbound on Warner and struck the pedestrian, who was crossing the street outside of the crosswalk.

Anyone who may have wit nessed the collision or the events leading up to it is encour aged to contact HBPD Traffic Investigator J. Rounds at (714) 536-5666.

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City aims to pay its share of new “navigation center”

By Amir Ghani Orange County Tribune

The Westminster City Council will consider a proposal from City Manager Christine Cordon and city staff on Wednesday de tailing a $4 million funding re

quest to help purchase and fund a new “navigation center” to aid the local homeless community. This money would come from the city’s general fund reserves account and help to support the center for the next 10 years.

The new navigation center

would assist the homeless lo cated in and around Westmin ster, Garden Grove, and Foun tain Valley. The building itself is an industrial warehouse and is

located in Garden Grove. This means Garden Grove will act as the lead agency for the cen ter, and will be responsible for maintenance and any possible upgrades that may be needed.

The building has the capacity to

THE RURAL ROOTS ARE EVIDENT IN THE CLOTHING in this photo of first and second grade students the Wesminster School from 1917. The district is observing its 150th anniversary this week. Below, right, is the original school located in what is now the Sigler Park area at Olive Street (Photos courtesy of Jerry Howard).

Westminster partners with GG, FV for “nav center”

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hold 85 beds and serve up to 100 individuals that may be in need. In addition to these sleeping spaces, other amenities avail able would include a laundry room, a kitchen, a dining area, and additional resources regard ing mental health, substance abuse, and educational services.

Orange County has commit ted $11.3 million to the project, which leaves Westminster’s share at around $7.1 million.

The $11.3 million will be bro ken up into an initial contribu tion of $5.3 million with a recur ring contribution of $625,000 for the next ten years. Annually, the operating cost is estimated to be around $495,000.

As outlined in the proposal, the navigation center is committed to community communication and will keep in touch with its neighbors on a regular basis. This ensures the community

will remain educated and aware of the center.

If approved, the city will be gin to allocate funds and move to drafting a final, more com prehensive memorandum of understanding between all cit ies involved in the project. This memorandum of understanding would then be presented to the city council in the near future.

Also, city staff of Westmin ster is recommending that the council uses funds allocated by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). The city must commit the funds to be used by Dec. 31, 2024 and spend them by Dec. 31, 2026.

The funds given total $23.7 million and were appropriated directly to the city from the federal government in two sec tions, one that was distributed in May 2021, and the other in May 2022.

Some recommendations ARPA gives to cities to use these funds

include helping to support their local public health systems, ad dressing negative economic im pacts as a result of the pandem ic, and to improve water, sewer, and broadband infrastructure.

The city cannot use funds to pay pensions, offset tax cuts, fund debts, or to fund legal settle ments or judgements.

On March 9, the council held a study session to review different programs that may be eligible for funding allocation. The main services they feel need the most

funding are public safety and security, community improve ments, community assistance, homelessness, and the develop ment of affordable housing.

If approved by council, $19.6 million of the ARPA funds would be used towards these categories, with $4 million go ing towards the new Navigation Center that will directly address homelessness in the community.

The council will meet in its chambers at 8200 Westminster Blvd. at 7 p.m.

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Arts&Living

“None” is Dark Fun at the WCP

Classic Agatha Christie tale of mystery

By Thom deMartino Orange County Tribune

How capricious the whims of fate, how lacking in equilib rium, symmetry! If only justice had a sense of rhythm, of po etry – or, perhaps... of blackest irony?

Fate gets some devious (and deadly) assistance from an mys terious – unknown, even -- ac complice in Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None”, the newest production from the award-winning Westminister Community Playhouse.

Directed by Stephen Gomer, “None” brings together a dispa rate group of unusual suspects: each invited to the strange and remote Soldier Island under false pretenses, each bearing their own dark secret.

The guests range from the revered to the reckless: from seasoned generals and judges, such as General Mackenzie (Mike Marmont) and Sir Law rence Wargrave (David Carl Golbeck), to the charming (if chauvinistic) Philip Lombard (Jason Cook) and irresponsible automobile enthusiast An thony Marston (Dante Velez). There’s the fretful butler Mr. Rogers (Chris Coleman) and cook Mrs. Rogers (Stacy Cas tiglione); the nervous teetotaler Dr. Armstrong (J.D. Rinde) and the dour, pious Ms. Emily Brent (Joanne Fawley); and rounded out by secretary and governessat-large Vera Claythorne (Am ber Toomey) and the shifty Mr. Davis (Paul Burt).

It is only after their ferryman Fred Narracott (Dalton Carp) casts off from the island that the group realize something is seriously amiss: not only are their hosts absent from their own event, but the discomfort

Stage Review

ing poem above the mantle that foretells the end of the ten little soldiers seems strangely menac ing ... even more so when those same misfortunes begin befall ing the guests, one by one.

Time is running out for the group, literally and figuratively,

as they race to figure out who’s next – but who can be sure, when the bloodied hands of a killer can only belong to one of their own?

It’s that time of the year, when the Westminister Community Playhouse stages a classic and beloved production: “And Then There Were None” is a perfect example, as the dark Agatha

“Darling” a promising thriller

By Jake Coyle AP Film Writer

Somewhere around when Tik Tok videos were analyzing, with the intensity of the Zapruder film, whether spit flew at the Venice Film Festival premiere of Olivia Wilde’s “Don’t Worry Darling,” it became clear that the melodrama of the movie’s pro motional tour had easily eclipsed the movie, itself.

Great: HHHH

Christie mystery keeps the au dience on the edge of their seats as they try and guess the iden tity of the true culprit – there’s even a chance for the audience to bring their sleuthing skills to bear during intermission, as they submit their guesses as to who is the true malefactor!

And while regular patrons will recognize a few familiar faces from previous productions, such as Rinde as Dr. Armstrong, Toomey as Claythorne and Cook as Lombard – all strong, colorful and engrossing perfor mances, particularly the cool chemistry between Lombard and Claythorne – there are a number of new additions to the WCP family.

Cast members including Carp, Castiglione, Fawley, Golbeck and Velez, as well as director Stephen Gomer provide stand out freshman performances at the popular community theater, and one expects to see more ex cellent work from them in the

“AND THEN THERE WERE NONE”

On stage at the Westminster Community Playhouse through Oct. 2 (WCP photo).

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future. There’s a gentle famil iarity by Castiglione and Cole man in the Rogers’ interaction, in contrast to the darkness of the tale; Golbeck provides a subtle and nuanced performance as Wargrave, with the seasoned ju rist serving as the voice of rea son to the rapidly unravelling group, providing needed direc tion to the inquiry; and Fawley’s Brent is a troubling and all-toofamiliar model of self-assured propriety – never mind her utter lack of empathy when it comes to those she judges as impure and godless.

Other standouts include Mar mont’s General Mackenzie –haunted by his sins, and seem ingly starting to descend into dementia as the dominoes – that is, the “soldiers” – begin fall ing faster and faster; and Burt’s Davis/Blore, initially a blow hard, shows an all-too-human fear behind all his bluster and deception, turning what could have been a two-dimensional

character into a fully realized, flawed (if vaguely empathetic) individual.

A brilliant piece of mystery fic tion brought to the stage by the skillful talents of the cast and crew, “And Then There Were None” is a must-see for Agatha Christie fans, want-to-be ama

teur sleuths, and all theatergo ers who enjoy untangling the threads of an enticing and en grossing enigma.

“And Then There Were None,” Amber Toomey, Jason Cook and David Carl Golbeck star in this classic whodunit of dark, poetic

justice. Now playing through October 2 at the Westminister Community Playhouse, 7272 Maple St, Westminster, CA 92683. Ticketing information available online at http://www. wcpstage.com, or call 714-8938626.

Film review: ‘Don’t Worry Darling”

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The tabloid frenzy that en gulfed “Don’t Worry Darling” was so public, so out in the open that it quickly passed into something kind of exhausting.

I would definitely rather rewatch “Don’t Worry Darling” the movie than replay that me dia storm. But in some ways, the on-screen and off-screen dramas go hand-in-hand.

Like that fraught Venice debut, Wilde’s movie, set in a Palm Springs fantasy world, brings together beautiful faces in a

sunny, fashionable locale with the possibility of sinister doings afoot.

“Don’t Worry Darling,” which opened in theaters on Friday, takes a kind of “Stepford Wives” or “Truman Show” concept and reorients it with a potent (hash) MeToo lens.

All the ingredients are here for a powerful dystopic drama: Wilde, an ascendant filmmaker coming off her terrific debut, the 2019 teen comedy “Books mar”`; Florence Pugh, one of the most electric young actors

working in film today; Harry Style’s pop presence; and some sensational mid-century mod ern production design thanks to Richard Neutra’s Kaufmann Desert House.

Yet for all its promise, “Don’t Worry Darling,” at every twist and turn lacks the right balance of suspense. Wilde, working from a script by Katie Silber man, conjures a kind of ‘50sstyle utopia in which the young married couple Alice (Pugh) and Jack Kramden (Styles) live on a picturesque cul-de-sac.

Every morning the devoted housewives kiss their suit-clad husbands goodbye before they drive off to a mysterious dirt mountain in the desert to do whatever keeps this strange male fantasy humming.

At least since Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery,’’ marrying routine and ritual with ominous cracks in a social facade has been a fine foundation for conspiratorial thrillers of all kinds, from “The Twilight Zone” to “Get Out.” eman,” hint at real possibil

“Don’t Worry Darling” is ulti mately neither worthy of all the off-screen fuss nor quite the onscreen disappointment it’s been made out to be.

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It’s a promising but clunky thriller that feels to me like it’s mistaken two acts for three, overly drawing out the porten tous set-up and leaving off the story, after its big twist ending, just as it’s getting interesting.

“Warner Bros. release, is rated R by the Motion Picture Asso ciation of America for sexuality, violent content and language. Running time: 123 minutes.

Rams win “strange game”; 49ers are next

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rivals, winning 11 of the past 12 games dating to 2017, includ ing last year’s 34-11 win in the playoffs.

LA’s offense had some good moments, but the win was largely due to its defense. Aaron Donald had a sack and two tack les for loss while Jalen Ramsey added two passes defended and

a tackle for loss. The Rams gave up 365 total yards but limited the Cardinals to no touchdowns and four field goals.

Rams safety Nick Scott credited the defensive line with making the job easier for the secondary.

“Those guys did a great job of rushing with intensity and vio lence, but also making it tough for (Murray) to get out of the pocket,’’ Scott said. “We knew if we could keep him in the pocket, we’d do our thing on the back end.”

Arizona’s Kyler Murray was 37-of-58 passing for 314 yards. Marquise Brown caught 14 pass es for 140 yards. The Cardinals

have lost seven of nine games dating to last season.

The Cardinals (1-2) cut the def icit to 13-9 in the third quarter on Matt Prater’s third field goal of the afternoon, this one from 49 yards.

But the Rams took control on the ensuing drive, with Akers shaking off multiple would-be tacklers to score on a 14-yard run for a 20-9 advantage. It capped an eight-play, 85-yard drive that included a big con version on third-and-11 when Stafford evaded Arizona’s pres sure, spun and delivered a pass to Kupp.

“I thought that was the play of the game,” McVay said. “We had to have that.’’

Los Angeles pushed its lead to 10-0 in the first quarter when Kupp ran for a 20-yard touch down. Kupp was in motion be fore the play and took a quick handoff from Stafford, which fooled most of the Cardinals de fense and allowed the receiver room to sprint to the corner of the end zone.

While the Rams were building a 13-0 lead, the Cardinals had another slow start on offense. Arizona had just 14 yards rush ing before the break and settled for two field goals, trailing 13-6 at halftime.

Cardinals coach Kliff Kings bury said there’s plenty of blame to share for the anemic offensive production, particularly in the first half.

League play for most locals

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strong this year, with four of sixth teams ending their preleague schedules with winning records.

Games Thursday and Friday should sort that situation out somewhat. Los Amigos (4-1) will visit Rancho Alamitos (5-0) at Bolsa Stadium on Thursday and on Friday Bolsa Grande (32) will visit Santiago (4-1) at Monsoor Stadium on the Gar den Grove High campus.

Here’s the schedule for high school football games involving area teams. As always, times, dates, etc. are subject to change without notice.

THURSDAY

• Godinez Fundamental (1-4) at Garden Grove (4-1)

• Calvary Chapel (3-3) at Or ange (4-2) at Fred Kelly Sta dium

• Los Amigos (4-1) at Rancho Alamitos (5-0) at Bolsa Stadium

FRIDAY

• Bolsa Grande (3-2) at San tiago (4-1) at Monsoor Stadium

• La Quinta (1-4) at Loara (2-3) at Handel Stadium

• Marina (0-5) at Ocean View (1-5)

• Katella (2-4) at Westminster (5-0)

• Edison (5-0) at Huntington Beach (4-1)

• Western (4-1) at Century (05)

• Magnolia (0-5) at Santa Ana Valley (4-1)

• Valencia (1-4) at Pacifica (14) at Bolsa Stadium.

CIF-SS recognizes 11 teams

Eleven area high school teams are recognized in this week’s rankings for cross country, girls’ tennis, girls’ volleyball, and boys’ volleyball by the CIF-SS.

• Girls’ cross country: Huntington Beach is fifth in Division 1

• Girls’ volleyball: Huntington Beach is seventh in Divisions 1 and 2. Edison is seventh in Division 2. Westminster is seventh in Division 7, Loara is eighth in Division 8.

• Girls’ tennis: Western is seventh in Division 8. Ocean View was unranked but received some votes.

• Boys’ water polo: Huntington Beach is sixth in Division 1. Westminster is seventh in Division 5. In Division 6, Garden Grove is sixth and Orange is unranked but received some votes.

A SECOND SEASON COMING UP

Here Comes League

Chargers vs, Oilers; GGL showdowns

This week begins what might be called the “Sec ond Season” for high school football teams in the West Orange County area as most of them be gin league play in pursuit of championships and playoff spots.

The premier matchup is Edison (5-0) taking on Huntington Beach (4-1) at Sheue Field on Friday.

The Chargers – ranked

fourth in Orange County – would be considered the heavy favorites, but the Oilers (4-1) will be defending their home at Sheue Field, so don’t rule out an upset.

If the green-and-gold (as expected) get past the orange-and-black, the Sunset title will likely be settled on Thursday, Oct. 13 when the opponent is Los Alamitos (3-2), ranked third in the OC.

The Garden Grove League is unusually

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A Strange Game, But It Was Rams’ Victory Any Way

Off to San Fransciso on Monday

By David Brandt AP Sports Writer

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP)

– The Los Angeles Rams defense survived quite an onslaught on Sunday afternoon, defending 58 passing plays from Arizo na’s Kyler Murray, who is notoriously hard to de fend because of his ability to throw and run.

Sean McVay wasn’t wor ried about giving up a few 10-yard passes or 5-yard runs, he just didn’t want to surrender the big one. “Just make them snap it one more time,’’ the Rams coach said.

The Rams followed the gameplan perfectly and now the defending Super Bowl champs have won two straight.

Matthew Stafford threw for 249 yards, Cam Akers and Cooper Kupp both scored touchdowns and Los Angeles used a stellar defensive effort to beat the Arizona Cardinals 2012.

1-run win for Halos, 1-run loss for Dodgers

On Tuesday night, the two Southern Califor nia baseball teams found themselves on opposite sides of late one-run deci sions.

The Los Angeles Angels (68-86) scored a run in the bottom of the eighth and defeated the Oak land A’s in Anaheim by the score of 4-3. The Los Angeles Dodgers (106-

48) gave up a run in the bottom of the 10th inning and lost 5-3 to the Padres in San Diego.

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In the Angels’ win, Luis Rengifo singled in Matt Theiss for what proved to be the clinching run. In the Dodgers loss, a basesloaded walk brought in Jose Azocar.

For the Halos, three play ers – Shohei Ohtani, Tay

lor Ward and Matt Duffy – each had two hits. Pat rick Sandoval started and pitched 5.1 innings, giv ing up six hits and three earned runs. He struck out four batters and walked two.

For the Dodgers, Trea Turner went 3-for-5 with

two runs scored. Freddie Freeman was 0-for-2, but walked three times and scored a run. Ty Anderson made the start, working six innings and giving up three hits and two earned runs. He struck out three with no walks.

Next it’s the Angels to host the A’s in Anaheim, and the Padres to host the Blue Crew in San Diego.

This Week in Area Football

• USC Trojans (4-0): Saturday at Arizona State (1-3)

• UCLA Bruins (4-0): Saturday host Washington (4-0)

• Los Angeles Rams (2-1): Monday at San Francisco 49ers (1-2)

• Los Angeles Char gers (1-2): Sunday at Houston Texans (2-1).

McVay called it a “strange” game. The Rams controlled most of the afternoon but didn’t capitalize on a few chances to put the game away.

“There are no style points in this game,” Mc Vay said. “But there are ways to play more com plete games. That’s what we’re hunting.”

The Rams (2-1) contin ued their dominance in the series of NFC West

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Following a rough pre-league schedule, Pacifica can bounce back in the Empire League opener against Valencia on Friday (OCT photo)

means division champion