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The Orange County Sanitation District has called off additional

testing off the coast of Huntington Beach during the 2001 winter season

due to the recent rainfall and seasonal changes in the ocean waters.

Previously the district scheduled a sampling event that was canceled

due to rain during the week of Jan. 8. The ocean conditions during the

winter months result in contaminants from urban runoff. This combined

with a lack of stratification of the water seen during summer months has

prevented the sanitation district from determining if surface bacteria is

from the outfall or from runoff.

The spring through summer will critically evaluate the hypothesis

presented in mid-November 2000 by a group of researchers from the UC

Irvine. The district plans to track treated waste water plume released

from ocean outfall and continue to enhance the ocean water monitoring

program.

Fire Department will hold classes

The Huntington Beach Fire Department will offer instruction in

cardiovascular resuscitation from 6 to 9 p.m. today in the Huntington

Beach area.

The class is free for residents enrolled in the FireMed program and

$36 for nonmembers. Registration is required.

Information: (800) 400-4277.

Community Clinic receives grants

The nonprofit Huntington Beach Community Clinic is the recipient of

several grants to help fund its programs.

Clinic officials said the Hilton Hotels Corp. donated $5,000 to the

clinic’s Stop In Centers counseling program, where more than 10,000

middle and elementary school students receive guidance in personal,

learning and social issues.

The clinic also received $16,000 from the March of Dimes to assist its

Mommy Classes, which educate expectant mothers on good health practices

before and during their pregnancy.

About $2,500 has been donated by the Sidney Stern Memorial Trust to

provide high quality, affordable and accessible health care to those in

need.

The Silver Anchor Auxiliary Group from Huntington Beach Hospital

donated $1,000 for the clinic’s support services, and the Susan G. Komen

Breast Cancer Foundation donated $126,951 to provide breast exams for

women without insurance, or whose medical coverage does not include exam

costs.

Two residents named to Fourth of July Board

City Councilwoman Connie Boardman appointed resident Robin

Caceres-Dujanovic to the Fourth of July Executive Board as her choice for

the seven-member committee.

Caceres-Dujanovic, who was named to the board Jan. 16, joins fellow resident Carole Ann Wall, who was appointed by Councilwoman Debbie Cook

in December, as the newest members of the holiday planning agency.

The Fourth of July Board is responsible for planning and coordinating

the city’s Independence Day festivities.

The committee members are sponsored by council members, and the terms

of board members mirror those of their sponsoring council members.

Watershed Project Authority names chairman

The Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority elected Orange County Water

District Board President Jerry A. King as its chairman.

King, whose one-year term ends in January, will play a major

leadership role in launching the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority’s

integrated Watershed Program. King served on the Orange County Water

District Board in Fountain Valley since 1998 and represents Division 5,

which includes Irvine, Tustin and Newport Beach. He is a four-term member

of the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board and is director

emeritus of the Metropolis Water District of Southern California.

Surf City flood insurance rates decrease

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded the city of

Huntington Beach an improved Class 7 rating in the Community Rating

System of the National Flood Insurance Program. The Class 7 rating

enables the residents of Huntington Beach an annual 15% premium saving on

each flood insurance policy in high-hazard areas and a 5% premium

reduction in low-risk areas. For information, visit FEMA’s official Web

site at o7 https://www.fema.orgf7 or call the city of Huntington Beach

flood information hotline at (714) 374-5395.

Water district to hold classes

The Orange County Water District will offer an informative, free water

education class about the basics of water in Orange County. The two-hour

classes will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays and 9 to 11 a.m.

Saturdays. Registration is open for this Wednesday’s class.

Information: (714) 378-3217.

Community Police Academy accepting applicants

The Fountain Valley Police Department is accepting applications for

the next Community Police Academy. This program provides Fountain Valley

residents and business personnel an opportunity to learn about the daily

operations of the Police Department. Classes will start in March and run

from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Wednesdays for 12 weeks. Applications will be

accepted until Feb. 15. Information: (714) 593-4423.

Ms. Senior California Pageant preliminary set

A preliminary Ms. Senior California Pageant will be held April 14 at

the Rodgers Seniors’ Center, sponsored by the Exchange Club of Huntington

Beach. Five finalists will compete for the title of Ms. Senior California

in August. To be eligible, contestants must be 60 or older.

Information: (714) 960-2030.