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Also, don't miss Crossing Over with Psychic Medium John Edward live in Anaheim, CA! on the Fountain Valley Patch calendar

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Hello Fountain Valley! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a pogo pro’s poetry lit up Fountain Valley High classrooms
  • What a Fountain Valley OB-GYN says about this new libido drug
  • Pulitzer-winning war reporter who retired in Fountain Valley dies at 91

Also on today's calendar: Crossing Over with Psychic Medium John Edward live in Anaheim, CA! and 4 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did one astronaut stranded on the moon say to another? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Friday: Low clouds, fog forming, with a high of 68 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 65, low: 50.
  • Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 68 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Pogo stick daredevil-turned-poet encourages young high school writers to stay true to themselves (latimes.com subscription) — A visiting poet and former extreme pogo athlete spent the day inspiring Fountain Valley High students to use writing to explore their feelings and experiences. Through on-the-spot typewritten poems and candid stories about grief, self-discovery, and social media, he encouraged teens to write from the heart amid rising mental health concerns and growing use of AI in classrooms.
   

• FDA OKs Addyi, a Libido-Enhancing Drug for Women After Menopause (healthline.com) — A Fountain Valley OB-GYN at MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center is weighing in on the FDA’s decision to expand approval of Addyi, a libido drug, to postmenopausal women up to age 65. Local patients are reminded that while the pill offers another option, doctors stress careful attention to alcohol interactions and a broader, whole-body approach to sexual health and menopause.
   

• Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent Peter Arnett, who reported on Vietnam and Gulf wars, has died (texarkanagazette.com) — A renowned war correspondent who chose Fountain Valley as his retirement home has died at 91, leaving a local connection to a truly global journalism career. Peter Arnett, famed for his Vietnam and Gulf War reporting and a Pulitzer Prize winner, passed away in Newport Beach after battling prostate cancer. His life’s work spanned decades of frontline coverage before settling quietly in this Orange County suburb.
   

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