BRIEFS

Huntington Beach police and city officials want to hear from residents

about plans to establish a substation of the Huntington Beach Police

Department in the southeastern section of the city.

There are two police substations in Huntington Beach already -- one

Downtown and another in the Oak View area, police said.

Police spokeswoman Sgt. Janet Perez said residents in the southeast

Huntington Beach have been requesting the substation.

“We’re looking for a storefront-type area in a strip mall, with about

1,000 square feet or so,” she said.

Substations serve as information centers where residents can learn

more about the city’s police force and also as a place for officers to

write reports.

Substations increase officer presence in the city because they can

write their reports from the patrol area, Perez added.

Information: City Hall, (714) 536-5511; or Huntington Beach Police

Department, (714) 960-8806.

GOLDEN WEST SPONSORS SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANT

Golden West College is sponsoring the 2001 Miss Huntington Beach

Scholarship Pageant and invites college students to apply.

Girls and women between the ages of 17 and 24 who live, work or attend

school in Huntington Beach are eligible to participate in 2001: A Pageant

Odyssey, presented by the Women of Action/Sand Dollars of the Huntington

Beach Chamber of Commerce. The pageant will be held Feb. 17 at Huntington Beach High School, and the winner will receive an academic scholarship.

Last year, Golden West College student Piper Taylor was the first

runner-up during the pageant. The event is affiliated with the Miss

America Organization and is a preliminary to the Miss California Pageant.

Applications are available from the Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce,

2100 Main St., Suite 200. The deadline to submit the application is 5

p.m. Monday.

Information: (714) 536-2054 or (714) 962-8518.

HOLIDAY EVENT NEEDS CORPORATE SPONSORS

In an effort to light up both civic pride and holiday spirits, the

Turn of the Century Committee for December is sending out a call for

corporate sponsors to participate in the Holiday D’Lights drive-through

attraction, which has been created to enlighten the public about the wide

variety of business and industry in Huntington Beach.

In the McDonnell Center Business Park, Holiday D’Lights is projected

to be the largest free drive-through light display in Orange County. It

will consist of up to 30 illuminating exhibits and playful tree elves.

Corporate sponsorship packages include a light display, signs to identify

the sponsor and a brochure that features maps of the attraction that

highlight the route and identify each corporate sponsor.

Information: Diane Baker, (714) 969-5592 or visit the Huntington Beach

Conference & Visitors Bureau at o7 https://www.hbvisit.comf7 .

SURF CITY SEARCHES FOR SANTA

The Huntington Beach Community Services Department is interviewing

individuals who can play Santa Claus this holiday season. The Santas will

participate in the 2000 Rent-A-Santa Program, which arranges for the

jolly red one to visit Huntington Beach homes and make special

appearances.

Pay is based on the number of appointments made. A Santa can earn

$8.03 per 15-minute visit.Santas must be in good health, have a valid

driver’s license, enjoy children, follow a timely schedule and become the

Santa character. Costumes are provided, and applicants can indicate the

days they are available.

Selection is based on an oral interview, and the ability to look and

sound like Santa.Applications are available at the Huntington Beach

Community Service Department, 2000 Main St.

Information: (714) 536-5486.

REEKSTIN RESIGNS TO TAKE NEW POST IN SANTA ANA

John Reekstin, director of administrative services for the city of

Huntington Beach, has resigned to accept the position of executive

director of community development in Santa Ana. Friday will be his last

day in Huntington Beach.City officials expect it will take about six

months to permanently fill his position. In the interim, City

Administrator Ray Silver has appointed Clay Martin, director of

organizational effectiveness, as acting director of administrative

services.

MARTIAL ARTS ACADEMY BREAKS BOARDS FOR THE CURE

Brent Ellison’s ATA Black Belt Academy and the Susan G. Komen Breast

Cancer Foundation teamed Saturday for the third annual Board Breaks for

the Cure, at the Huntington Beach martial arts school, 16107 Bolsa Chica

St.

The program is a fund-raiser in which students collect donations for

each board they break. Over the last two years, the group has collected

more than $250,000 nationally.

COMMUNITY CLINIC HOLDS ANNUAL AWARDS LUNCHEON

During last month’s 30th anniversary of the Huntington Beach Community

Clinic, a celebration luncheon was held to announce the recipients of the

group’s special annual awards.

They include Pat and Steve Bone, Humanitarian Award; The Hilton

Waterfront Beach Resort, Corporate Award; Helping Hearts of Huntington

Beach Dodge, Chairman’s Award; George Cross and Phyllis Nichols,

Volunteers of the Year; and Manuel Gutierrez, Employee of the Year. The

clinic’s board chairwoman, Jeannine MacKinnon, was also recognized for

her time and work on the board.