Speaking at Fillmore Rotary last week was Simone Alex, the newest member of Fillmore City Council. As a young girl she participated in competitive figure skating and was heading toward the Olympics when an injury, at age 14, changed her plans. After some ups and downs in her life she decided to audition for a play and that turned her life around and gave her something positive to focus on. At age 29 her life changed again and she found she had a gift to share and encourage teenage girls and decided to dedicate her life to service. When asked what led her to Fillmore she said after living in Van Nuys for years she wanted to live somewhere quiet and peaceful. She said she has a “heart for people”, wants to know what Fillmore people want to improve, stay the same or do something different, and what is our vision? She likes the idea of keeping it small, but making it better.