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►Find the Fountain

►Find the Fountain

►Find the Fountain

Body There is a small fountain hidden among the pages of this magazine. The first person to email a photo of themselves pointing to the fountain to publisher@fvlm.com will win a $10 Starbucks gift card and have their photo published in the next issue.

AROUND TOWN

Body The Miss Fountain Valley Scholarship Foundation will hold a breakfast, raffle and silent auction fundraiser from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept.
Photo by Jayme Mekis

Photo by Jayme Mekis

NEWLAND MARSH

Body In the late 1800s, the inland side of Pacific Coast Highway was a sprawling 3,000-acre marshland. This coastal wetland supported a rich variety of flora and fauna, all adapted to the area’s unique estuarine coastal geography.
FRUIT FLY ERADICATION EFFORT ON STREET LIGHTS

FRUIT FLY ERADICATION EFFORT ON STREET LIGHTS

FRUIT FLY ERADICATION EFFORT ON STREET LIGHTS

Body Take a stroll through Orange County neighborhoods and you’re likely to see street light poles with a mysterious black substance. The first recorded Southern California oriental fruit fly (OFF) detections were in 1960.
PHOTO BY: © ZIMMYTWS | DREAMSTIME.COM

PHOTO BY: © ZIMMYTWS | DREAMSTIME.COM

DECISIONS, DECISIONS:

Body WAITING UNTIL 70 FOR SOCIAL SECURITY CAN BOOST YOUR CHECKS BY 24% For people of a certain age, it’s the age-old dilemma: At what age should you begin collecting Social Security? The short answer is — it depends. U.
It’s Magazine Day in...

It’s Magazine Day in...

It’s Magazine Day in...

Body In November 2024, longtime Fountain Valley residents Wendy and Leonard Takahashi traveled to Taiwan. This photo was taken on the grounds of the Chiang-Shek Memorial Hall in Taipei.
Understanding California Proposition 19

Understanding California Proposition 19

Understanding California Proposition 19

Body Many homeowners in our community have lived in their homes for decades, enjoying a low property tax bill thanks to California’s Prop 13. But what happens when you want to downsize, move closer to family, or simply make a change?