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Beach Blvd., Suite 160, Huntington Beach, CA 92648; fax to (714)

965-7174; call (714) 965-7176 or e-mail [email protected].

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listing may be found at www.hbindy.com.

TODAY

The Huntington Beach Host Lions Club will meet at 7 p.m. at

Meadowlark Golf Course Club House, 16782 Graham St. The club’s

purpose is to create and foster a spirit of understanding among all

people for humanitarian needs by providing voluntary service through

community involvement and international cooperation. Information:

(714) 964-6212.

SATURDAY

Amigos de Bolsa Chica will hold a free wetlands tour from 9 to

10:30 a.m. Trained guides will lead the public on a 1 1/2-hour tour

of the wetlands. Groups will leave every 15 to 20 minutes from the

bridge at the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve. Information: (714)

840-1575.

SUNDAY

Professor Irene Rickerson will present an art tour of Italy

through a slide show and lecture from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the

Huntington Beach Art Center, 538 Main St. The cost is $5.

Information: (714) 374-1650.

WEDNESDAY

The American Fibromyalga Fondation Inc. of Huntngton Beach will

hold a support group meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Hoag Hospital Cancer

Center Auditorium, 1 Hoag Drive, Newport Beach. There will be a

round-table discussion. Free. Information and reserved seats: (714)

840-8038.

MARCH 29

The Bolsa Chica

Conservancy will continue its sand dune restoration project from 9

a.m. to noon to restore the sand dunes. Parking will be available at

the Ecological Reserve lot one mile south of Warner Avenue on Pacific

Coast Highway, directly across the street from Bolsa Chica State

Beach. Information: (714) 846-1114.

APRIL 3

The Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce will hold a Youth

Leadership Conference from 7:45 a.m. to noon at the Huntington Beach

School District, 10251 Yorktown Ave. The event will promote the

exchange of ideas between educators, business leaders and students.

Information: (814) 536-8888.

APRIL 5

The American Shortwave Listeners Club will meet at noon at 16182

Ballad Lane in Huntington Beach. There will be coffee, doughnuts,

colas and chips for all attendees to enjoy. Worldwide shortwave radio

listening will be discussed. Please bring your questions and

comments. Information: Stewart MacKenzie -- WDX6AA -- at (714)

846-1685 or [email protected].

APRIL 12

The Orange County 4-H citizenship group will hold a car wash

fund-raiser at 21471 Brookhurst St. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to benefit

Heifer International. Information: Karen Schwandt (714) 708-1612.

APRIL 13

Huntington Dog Beach will hold its monthly beach cleanup from 8

a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Free quarters for parking, coffee and doughnuts,

pizza, sodas and doggie toys will be provided. All cleaning supplies

will be provided, just visit volunteers under the white canopy at the

first parking lot south of Seapoint Avenue. Information: (714)

841-8644 or www.dogbeach.org.

ONGOING

CIVIC GROUPS

The Huntington Beach Host Lions Club meets at 7 p.m. every first

and third Thursday of the month at Meadowlark Golf Course Club House,

16782 Graham St. The club’s purpose is to create and foster a spirit

of understanding among all people for humanitarian needs by providing

voluntary service through community involvement and international

cooperation. Information: (714 964-6212.

The Huntington Beach American Legion Post 133 meets the third

Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Rodgers Seniors’ Center, 170

Orange Ave. (corner of 17th Street and Orange Avenue). The Women’s

Auxiliary Unit 133 meets at the same time at the same place.

Information: Cmdr. Johnson, (714) 968-4061.

Huntington Beach

Newcomers hold their Main Event Luncheon on the second Tuesday of

each month. The group’s purpose is to develop interest in the

community through a wide range of groups. Information: Connie

Tredway, (714) 969-0571, or Myrna Haire, (714) 962-2449.

The Friends of the Shipley Nature Center invites new members to

join. The group meets every second Saturday of the month to discuss

restoration of the Shipley Nature Center in Huntington Beach Central

Park. Meetings take place at 9 a.m. every second Saturday of the

month at the Huntington Beach Central Library, 7111 Talbert Ave.

Information: (714) 892-0875.

The Toastmasters Club

179 meets from 6:30 to 7:50 a.m. every Wednesday at Coco’s, 6886

Bolsa Ave. All who are interested in improving their speaking,

listening and leadership skills are invited to join. Information:

(714) 848-8244.

The Toastmasters Club 770 meets at 7 p.m. the second and fourth

Tuesday of each month at Carrow’s, 16931 Magnolia St. The group helps

improve communication and leadership skills. Information: (714)

848-6485.

The Clara Barton chapter of the National Society Daughters of the

American Revolution meets at 9:30 a.m. every third Saturday at

Community United Methodist Church, 6652 Heil Ave. Membership in

Daughters of the American Revolution is open to any woman who is at

least 18 years of age and can prove lineal bloodline descent from an

ancestor who aided in achieving American independence. Information:

(714) 848-4297.

CLASSES

The Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce Small Business Assistance

Center offers individual counseling on virtually any aspect of your

small business. Sessions take place from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every

Friday. Reservations are required. Information: (714) 536-8888.

MEDICAL

Affiliated Counseling

Services offers a variety of support groups, parent education

sessions and divorce mediation consulting at 16152 Beach Blvd, Suite

280. Information: (714) 848-5804.

The Huntington Beach Community Clinic is offering anonymous HIV

testing and risk assessment for $25 at 8041 Newman Ave. Information

or appointment: (714) 847-3356.

The Huntington Beach Community Clinic offers free preventive

health and workplace safety workshops that are presented in the

workplace. Information and scheduling: (714) 847-4222, ext. 231.

Hoag Health Center offers

a variety of free day and evening health-related seminars,

including on low-fat cuisine, decoding food labels, snoring,

hypertension and more. The center is at 19582 Beach Blvd. Dates and

times vary. Information: (800) 514-HOAG.

Family Health Awareness Day is held from 10 a.m. to noon the first

Saturday of each month. Get a free blood pressure check, body fat

analysis, postural analysis and range of motion study. Hosted by Dr.

Robert Swain at 8907 Warner Ave. Popcorn and balloons for everyone.

Information: (714) 842-6122.

PARENTING/FAMILY

The Huntington Beach Mothers Club offers weekly playgroups,

outings, parties and support for families in Huntington Beach and the

surrounding cities. We also offer charity fund-raiser events

throughout the year. Information: (877) 230-6835.

www.HBMothersclub.org.

The MOMS Club of Huntington Beach South is a nonprofit

organization aimed at providing support for stay at home moms living

in the 92646 and 92648 zip codes. The club offers an activities

calendar including park days, kid’s outings, and age appropriate

playgroups. Mom’s outings are also planned. Information: (714)

968-0546 or [email protected]. www.geocities.com/

mc_hbsouth/

The Huntington Beach Community Clinic offers parenting classes

from 7 to 8 p.m. Mondays at 8041 Newman Ave. $10 per session.

Information: (714) 847-3356.

The North Huntington

Beach Mom’s Club Playgroup meets weekly at Huntington Beach parks.

Playgroups meets at 3 p.m. Mondays, at noon Tuesdays, at 11:30 a.m.

Wednesdays and at 11 a.m. Thursdays. Information: Briggitte

Mulholland, (714) 373-5488.

The Moms Offering Moms Support Club, a nonprofit support group for

stay-at-home mothers, organizes daily activities for mothers and

their children, including park play days, fun field trips and

age-appropriate play groups. Special-interest activities just for mom

are included. Every month, members have service projects to assist

several organizations within Orange County. Information: Jennifer

Gambino, (714) 846-7274.

The Pacific Coast Mothers Club, based in the Huntington Beach

area, is actively seeking new members. The group offers stay-at-home

and employed mothers an opportunity to socialize and make lifelong

friends with other moms, kids and families. The club offers weekly,

age-specific play groups, children’s parties and activities, fun and

educational monthly outings just for moms, and volunteer

opportunities that benefit local charities. Information: Andrea Le

Grand, (714) 901-5315.

A parent education group meets in 8- to 10-week sessions. The

group is sponsored by Affiliated Counseling Services and will focus

on how to manage parental stress. Parents will discuss appropriate

discipline and use of “time outs,” temper tantrums, chores,

schoolwork and teen rebellion. The meetings take place from 7 to 8:30

p.m. Thursdays at 16152 Beach Blvd., 280. Information: (714)

848-5804.

SUPPORT GROUPS

The Lupus Foundation of America Huntington Beach support group

meets the first Thursday evening of each month. Information: (714)

848-9781.

The National Alliance for

the Mentally Ill, a support group for family and friends or those

caring for the mentally ill, meets the second and fourth Thursday of

the month from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Community United Methodist

Church, 6652 Heil Ave., Room 7. Information: (714) 842-4461.

A support group for family members and friends of people with

severe or chronic mental illness meets through Affiliated Counseling

Services, 16152 Beach Blvd., Suite 280. The group, led by a licensed

therapist, meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Information: (714)

848-5804.