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(714) 966-4690or e-mail at hbindy@ latimes.com. Submissions must be

received two weeks before publication.

SATURDAY

Ladies Workout Express, a workout environment designed especially

for women, will hold a grand opening celebration and Health Fair from

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Ladies Workout Express 30-Minute Circuit Training

Center, 16377 Bolsa Chica St. The public can enjoy free nutrition

analysis, chiropractic exams, massages, antioxidant level checks,

workouts, refreshments, freebies and door prizes. Information: (714)

625-4900.

The Bolsa Chica Wetlands Tour will be a walk along the loop trail

of the wetlands. Trained tour guides will discuss bird

identification, ecology, endangered species, early history and the

wetlands’ status. The walk will begin at 10 a.m. Guests will meet at

the walkbridge at the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve on the east side

Pacific Coast Highway between Warner and Seapoint avenues. Admission

will be free. Information: (714) 840-1575 or https://www.amigosde

bolsachica.org.

The Shipley Nature Center Tour will offer visitors a chance to

hear descriptions of the center’s planned restoration to its

historical native plant habitat with the addition of water

conservation gardens. The event will begin at 10 a.m. Guests will

meet at the front gate to the Shipley Nature Center in Huntington

Central Park. Parking will be available in the Central Park Drive

parking lot off Edwards Street between Talbert and Slater avenues.

Information: (714) 842-4772 or https://www.fsnc.org.

TUESDAY

Fall Surf City Connection, a networking business expo, will be

held from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort

Pavilion, 21100 Pacific Coast Highway. The event is free to the

public and will feature food tasting and $2,500 in door prizes.

Information: (714) 536-8888.

A blood drive will be held by the American Red Cross to meet a

critical blood shortage. Donors must be 17-years-old or older, weigh

at least 110 pounds, be in good health and not at risk for HIV or

other blood borne diseases. The blood drive 1 to 7 p.m. at St.

Peter’s By the Sea Presbyterian Church, 16871 Bolsa Chica St.

Information: (714) 846-6641 or (714) 625-1992.

The Kiwanis Club of Huntington Beach Surf City Breakfast Club will

meet at 7 a.m. at the International House of Pancakes, 18782 Beach

Blvd. Huntington Beach Mayor Cathy Green will be the guest speaker.

Information: Glen Cauble, (714) 848-8102 or Randy Golden, (562)

884-4145.

NOV. 20

The Huntington Beach Adult School in partnership with the Orange

County Water District will present the Landscape Design with Water

Wise Techniques program from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Huntington

Beach Adult School, 16666 Tunstall Lane. The program will offer

information on water conservation and drought-tolerant plants.

Information: (714) 847-2873.

ONGOING

CIVIC GROUPS

Huntington Beach Police

Department Senior Volunteer Program is accepting applications for

new members. Volunteers perform duties for the Department, such as

citing illegally parked cars and taking down illegally posted signs.

Applicants must be 55 and over and live in Huntington Beach.

Interested applicants should contact the program coordinator for an

application. Information: (714) 536-5933.

The SOS Investment Club meets regularly on the second Monday of

each month and is seeking new members interested in studying

companies and making long-term investments. The group’s meetings are

held at 913 California St. Information: Cathy, (714) 960-7225.

The Huntington Beach

Chapter of the National Assn. of the Physically Handicapped

provides disabled children and adults the opportunity to make their

lives become more vital to the community through providing

informative newsletters four times a year from National Headquarters.

It meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at

Wycliffe Gardens at 18765 Florida St. Anyone interested in becoming

either a regular member or an associate member may contact Dorothy at

(949) 646-4771

The Clara Barton chapter

of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution will

meet at 9:30 a.m. on the third Saturday of each month at Community

United Methodist Church, 6652 Heil Ave. Membership in the club is

open to any woman who is at least 18 and can prove lineal bloodline

descent from an ancestor who aided in achieving American

independence. Information: (714) 848-4297.

The North Huntington Beach

Mothers Club welcomes all stay-at-home or part-time moms living in

North Orange County. The club emphasizes support and friendship for

mothers and fun family activities. Information: (714) 373-5488.

The MISS Foundation is a

support group for families who have experienced the death of a

child that meets on the first Thursday of every month. The group

gathers at 6:30 p.m. and begins at 7 p.m. Information: Katie, (714)

442-3669.

Toastmasters Club 770

is a group that teaches communication and leadership skills to

business and community members. The club will meet from 7 to 9 p.m.

on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at Carrow’s Restaurant

at the corner of Magnolia Street and Warner Avenue. (714) 847-3660.

Toastmasters Club No. 6641,

an organization dedicated to enhancing anyone’s public speaking

skills, presents “Tongue Tamers” from noon to 1 p.m. the first and

third Friday of every month at the Huntington Beach Civic Center,

2000 Main St. room B-8. (714) 964-9813.