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BEAUTY PAGEANT
Girls and boys can compete in the 18th biannual Huntington Beach Beauty
Pageant set for Saturday at the Huntington Center.
The pageant will be separated into four categories: Miss and Mr.
Beautiful, Cover Girl and Boy, All American Girl and Boy, and Miss and
Mr. Photogenic.
Divisions are open for girls up to their teens and boys up to 10 years
old. Each participant will receive a trophy, a pageant program and
balloons, and the winners will have their entry fees paid to compete in
the Miss and Mr. California state pageant.
Registration forms are available at Pauls Products, Great Earth Vitamins
and Ken’s Bootery for Children.
For more information, call (949) 589-0740.
FOURTH VACANCY
The city of Huntington Beach is looking to fill a vacancy on it Fourth of
July Executive Board, which is responsible for raising funds for and
coordinating the presentation of the city’s annual Fourth of July Parade
and related activities.
The seven-member board receives staff support from the Community Services
Department.
For more information, call Bill Fowler at 536-5496.
PERSONNEL ISSUES
The city of Huntington Beach seeks candidates to fill a vacancy on the
Personnel Commission and to serve through June 2001.
The seven-member commission is an advisory board for the City Council and
City Administration on personnel matters. It has final authority on
appeals regarding employee disciplinary actions and grievances. The group
meets at 7 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month.
Applications are available at the City Council office on the fourth floor
of City Hall, 2000 Main St., or by mail by calling 536-5553.
For more information, call Personnel Director William Osness.
Applications must be turned in to the City Council office by 5 p.m.
Friday.
MAKING A SPLASH
The Orange County Water District was named a 1999 Groundwater Guardian
National Partner by the National Groundwater Foundation, the district
announced Aug. 4.
The district joins the ranks of other such National Partners as
McDonald’s, Dupont Agricultural Products and Cargill Corp.
The district was honored for its support in producing a nationwide ground
water protection public service announcement featuring Jan Schlichtmann,
the attorney portrayed by John Travolta in the movie “A Civil Action,”
for hosting the first mini-water festival at the 1998 Groundwater Guardian National Conference, and for other achievements. The Schlictmann
announcement urges communities to protect their ground water.
HOUSING ASSISTANCE
Rental housing assistance applications are available at the Huntington
Beach and Fountain Valley city halls and must be submitted between Monday
and Aug. 31.
The countywide program subsidizes payments for low-income families and
individuals who earn less than 50% of the median income, including the
elderly, disabled and poor.
Applications will be accepted by mail at the address listed on the form.
Only one application per family is accepted.
The application also is available at the Housing and Community
Development Department’s Web site, o7 www.oc.ca.gov/housingf7 .
Huntington Beach City Hall is at 2000 Main St. Fountain Valley City Hall
is at 10200 Slater Ave.
EXPO EXCITEMENT
The Expo Design Centers in Huntington Beach and Monrovia raised more than
$21,000 at a Make-A-Wish Foundation event last month.
The Edinger Avenue store, which opened last month, is a full-service
interior design center.
The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a nonprofit organization that makes wishes
of children with serious illnesses come true. The foundation that serves
Los Angeles and Orange County has helped more than 5,100 children.
JAIL BAIT
The Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort in Huntington Beach will participate
in Surf City Executive Lock-Up on Wednesday to benefit the Muscular
Dystrophy Assn.
Association officials and business and community leaders will be
voluntarily put behind bars to raise bail.
The association is a nonprofit group that provides support groups,
medical care, research and a summer camp to Orange County children and
adults with neuromuscular diseases.
For more information, call 550-0161.
NEW STORE
The Office Depot superstore in Fountain Valley relocated to a new
25,000-square-foot building at 18100 Brookhurst St. An official grand
opening was held Monday.
CLINICAL AID
The Huntington Beach Community Clinic received $49,686 for ongoing
support of its medical and mental health services, as well as outreach
and educational programs the health center provides to the community. It
also received a $30,000 grant for maintenance and repairs to the
10,000-square-foot facility. Both of grants were approved by the City
Council under the Community Development Block Grant program, provided by
the federal government to local governments.
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