Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9557 will hold its annual Memorial Day observance at 10 a.m. Monday, May 27 at Veterans Park next to the library, 17635 Los Alamos St. The ceremony will feature addresses by members of the VFW as well as city dignitaries. Additionally, Girl Scout Malia Cortez from Troop 458 will work with the city and VFW to earn her Gold Award. She is creating memorial displays that will include a mini flag with an attached note card, which family and friends can dedicate to a loved one who has passed. They will be placed in the ground for the day but will be removed by sunset. Malia is also creating a Memorial Day booklet with pertinent information for Fountain Valley middle s
The FVHS Football Boosters and the Michael Musso Memorial Fund will host the 14th annual “Moose Invitational” Golf Tournament on Monday, June 24 at Mile Square Golf Course. The annual event helps raise money for the Fountain Valley High School Baron Football program and the Michael Musso Memorial Fund. Michael, a 2004 graduate of Fountain Valley High School, lost his life in a car accident July 29, 2005. Through this fundraiser, a scholarship is given to a four-year Baron football player each year. Cost to play in the golf tournament is $175 per golfer, which includes green fees, cart fees, practice range, door prizes, gift bags, a buffet lunch and the banquet dinner. Registration and practi
Coastal Community Fellowship will hold a pancake breakfast from 9-10:30 a.m. Sunday, June 2 to raise funds for the church’s youth members to attend summer camp at Hume Lake. Mayor Steve Nagel and Prem Balani, president of the Fountain Valley Community Foundation, will do the cooking. The menu consists of pancakes, eggs and sausage. A $5 donation is suggested. Coffee and juice will be served. Opportunity drawings, giveaways and an auction are also planned. Local disc jockey John Borack will be on hand to provide the music. Coastal Community Fellowship is at 10460 Slater Avenue, corner of Ward Street. For more information, call Youth Pastor Nathanael Swodeck at (909) 631-3580.
The West Coast will welcome its first campus of the national family of Let There Be Rock Schools on Saturday, May 18 in Fountain Valley. The local owner and faculty open their doors to the public starting at 11 a.m. on Saturday at 8740 Warner Ave. The community is invited to check out the school for free and enjoy live music, food and drawings at grand opening festivities lasting until 4 p.m. Among the featured performances will be American Idol contestant Darian Baena and her band, NUAGE, as well as drummer Austin D’Amond, who has toured with Chimaira, Bleed the Sky and DevilDriver. D’Amond will also be a drum instructor at the school. Regular business hours commence on Monday, May 20. The
The Center at Founders Village will hold its annual Spring Dance from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, May 17. Tickets are now on sale at the senior center reception desk. Cost is $7. The spring dance is sponsored by MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center and Edinger Medical Group. More information: Call (714) 593-4446.
Tickets for the May 16 Spring Luncheon are on sale at the Center at Founders Village Senior and Community Center. Tickets are $3. The luncheon is set for 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, call the center at (714) 593-4446. Founders Village is at 17967 Bushard St.
Need some garden inspiration? The Mary Lou Memorial Garden Tour board of directors has set this year’s tour for the weekend of May 4-5, featuring 39 gardens from Long Beach to San Clemente, including several from Fountain Valley. The garden tour is a yearly, self-guided charity event held by the Mary Lou Heard Foundation, a nonprofit organization. Its mission is to provide an opportunity for the public to enjoy the efforts and hard work of local gardeners and their residential landscapes. Some homes are available for touring both Saturday and Sunday and others are Saturday only. There is no charge to take the tour. Donations received at the host gardens on tour days will go to the Sheepfold,
