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JIm Tortolano Editor and Publisher

Marilyn Lewis Tortolano General Manager

The Orange County Tribune is published on Wednesdays and Saturdays with some exceptions. Address is 9402 Luders Ave., Garden Grove, 92844.

E-mail : orangecountytribune@gmail. com.

Website: www.orangecountytribune. com.

Phone: (714) 458-1860.

Established Aug. 6, 2016. All opinions expressed in The Tribune, unless otherwise stated, are those of the individual writer or artist and not necessarily those of The Tribune.

A member of The Associated Press, the Garden Grove Downtown Business Association and Garden Grove Chamber of Commerce.

Wouldnt it be nice if ... well, if people did ...

Continuing our popular music trend, how about advice from the Beach Boys, as in “Wouldn’t It Be Nice?”

Wouldn’t it be nice if …

• People walking their dogs in the park kept their pooches on leashes?

Putting Brookhurst In Its Place

Retorts

• Supermarkets showed more respect for the customers by making usable shopping carts available and more than one checkout stand open?

• Motorists used their turn signals?

Jim Tortolano

• Newly-remodeled school buildings had some splash of color and not look like big blocks of modeling clay straight from the box?

• Folks could make more of an effort to get out of their ethnic silos and make friends across cultural lines? You know, diversity without division?

• The members of the deeplydivided Huntington Beach and Westminster city councils could sit down for a beer – preferably many beers – and find common ground, if only in the bon homie that comes from a buzz?

• Beer wasn’t for sale at gas station “mini-marts”?

• More people parked their cars in their garages and stopped complaining about the lack of “on-street” parking?

• The re-construction of the San Diego (405) Freeway were to be finished before we all grow too old to drive anymore?

• Ground-breakings, press conferences, live theatrical performances, special announcements and grand openings would start at the announced time.

Jim Tortolano is always on time, except when he isn’t.

GROUND-BREAKING was held Tuesday for Phase II of the Brookhurst Place project. Tossing the dirt are Garden Grove city councilmembers, City Manager Lisa Kim and developer Ronnie Lam. The project is at Brookhurst Street and Garden Grove Boulevard. Phase II will consist of up to 462 apartment homes (60 of which are “affordable housing”), 58 for-sale condominiums, 200,000 square feet of commercial and retail space, a 100-key hotel, an urban trail and a public park. When finished it will be the largest mixed-use development in Garden Grove (Orange County Tribune photo).

Strawberry Festival contest winners noted

Over the Memorial Day weekend, the Garden Grove Strawberry Festival Association held five contests which included Tiny Tot King and Queen, Design-A-Float, Berry, Berry Beautiful Baby, Redhead Round-up and Brick Build. The winners are listed below:

Tiny Tot King and Queen

- Tiny Tot King - River

- Tiny Tot Queen - Catherine H.

Design A Float:

- 5-8 years old - Emi

- 9-11 years old - Chance N.

Berry, Berry Beautiful Baby

- 3 months - 1 year -- Oliv A.

- 1-3 years old - Luca H.

Redhead Round-up:

- Baby Up to 1 year old: Hailey S.

- Toddler 1-4 years old: Haelyn B.

- Cutest 5-12 years old: Scarlett C.

- Teen 13-19 years old: Talitha B.

- 20-30 years old: Jacob P.

- Classy 30 & Over: Erin A.

- Redhead with Most Freckles: Croz T.

- Strawberry Blond: Mia

Brick Build:

- 5-11 years old

- Most Creative: Susan T.

- Best Representation of Theme: Valente 12-17 years old:

- Most Creative & Best Representation of Theme: Aaron T. 18 & up :

- Most Creative: Stacy F.

- Best Representation of Theme: Paul F.