Gains and Losses
GAINS
FIELD TRIP TO THE PAST
Fifth-graders from Peterson Elementary School in Huntington Beach spent a
night on the Pilgrim, a replica of the 19th-century trading ship sailed
by Richard Henry Dana. They took turns working the sails, keeping watch
and seeing firsthand what life was like on the high seas -- before the
invention of luxury cruise liners.
NEW PEDIATRIC CARE UNIT
Fountain Valley Regional Hospital celebrated the opening of its new
pediatric intensive care unit -- the second-largest in Southern
California. The unit will take patients from all over Orange and Los
Angeles counties in need of the state-of-the-art facilities, with a
medical transport team available 24 hours a day to pick up patients from
30 hospitals across the two counties.
SPARK OF LOVE FOR KIDS
Fountain Valley firefighters are participating in the seventh Spark of
Love toy drive, collecting 500 in one week. The toys will be delivered to
needy kids all over the state. For local kids, the Fire Department will
deliver their goodies on an antique fire truck. Last year, the department
gathered 108,000 toys. Firefighters hope to collect even more this year.
LOSSES
RUNNING ON BORROWED TIME
For some Oak View-area moms, the one-hour aerobics class at the
neighborhood community center is their only chance to do something for
themselves. But time might be limited -- the Children’s Bureau of
Southern California, which sponsors the class, said funding cuts may mean
the end of the program.
POKEMON CRAZE SPURS VIOLENCE
Authorities are saying a 13-year-old boy from Valley Vista Middle School
ran over a schoolmate with his bike and stole his Pokemon collection --
reportedly worth $150. The cards were retrieved from the boy’s home the
next day. Fortunately, the other boy wasn’t seriously injured.
SLAYINGS UNDER INVESTIGATION
Authorities are still investigating the deaths of three Huntington Beach
residents. Kenneth C. Stahl and his wife, Carolyn Oppy-Stahl, were found
shot to death in their car, which was parked along Ortega Highway in
South Orange County on Nov. 20. Then, just one week later, Bridgette
Elizabeth Ballas was found lying on the curb in the 900 block of
Huntington Street, with a serious blow to the head. She died later of the
injury at an area hospital.
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