►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.

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.

WASHINGTON D.C.: WHY OUR CAPITAL NEVER GETS OLD

Body My husband Mike and I recently spent time with our daughter and son-in-law in Washington D.C, after their jobs took them to Virginia. Next to California, it is my favorite area of the country.

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.

There's No Place Like Home

Body I’m writing this month’s column from my cabin aboard Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas. It’s my first cruise and I must admit, it’s pretty awesome. A large number of our fellow passengers are older and frequently cruise.

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?