AROUND TOWN - July 4, 2002

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FRIDAY

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.

SATURDAY

Affiliated Counseling Services offers a recovery support group for

people with 90 days sobriety from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on Saturdays at 16152

Beach Blvd., Suite 280. For cost and details call (714) 848-5804.

MONDAY

St. Peters By-the-Sea Presbyterian Church will have a “Bug Safari”

vacation Bible school for children in kindergarten through fifth grade.

Students will enjoy crafts, games, Bible stories, snacks and music. The

classes will meet from 9 a.m. to noon, July 15-19, 16871 Bolsa Chica

Road. Registration for each child is $25 and scholarships are available.

Information: (714) 846-6641.

WEDNESDAY

The Orange County Chapter of California Assn. of Marriage and Family

Therapists will hold a series of workshops on parenting. The first

workshop will be hosted by James Hughes from 7:30 to 8:45 p.m., July 10

at the Huntington Beach Central Library, 7111 Talbert Ave. The classes

will meet weekly through July 31. Information: (714) 556-7129, Ext. 4.

JULY 17

The Huntington Beach Tree Society will meet at 7 p.m., July 17 at

Huntington Beach Central Library, 7111 Talbert Ave. The group’s focus is

reforesting each of the city’s 66 parks. Information: (714) 564-1396.

The Orange County Chapter of the California Assn. of Marriage and

Family Therapists will have Jim Hughes talk about positive disciplining.

The workshop will take place from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., July 17 at the

Huntington Beach Central Library, 7111 Talbert Ave., room B. There is a

suggested donation of $5. Information: (714) 969-7129. Web:

www.occamft.org

JULY 24

The Orange County Chapter of the California Assn. of Marriage and

Family Therapists will have Patrick Roux talk about positive parenting

for teens. The workshop will take place from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., July 24

and July 31 at the Huntington Beach Central Library, 7111 Talbert Ave., room B. There is a suggested donation of $5. Information: (714) 969-7129.

Web: www.occamft.org

JULY 31

The Orange County Chapter of the California Assn. of Marriage and

Family Therapists will have Patrick Roux talk about positive parenting

for teens. The event will take place from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., July 31 at

the Huntington Beach Central Library, 7111 Talbert Ave., room B. There is

a suggested donation of $5. Information: (714) 969-7129. Web:

www.occamft.org

ONGOING

CIVIC GROUPS

The Huntington Beach Host Lions Club will meet 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 will meet the third

Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Rodgers Seniors’ Center, 1706

Orange Ave. (corner of 17th St. and Orange Ave.). The Women’s Auxiliary

Unit 133 meets at the same time at the same location. Information: Cmdr.

Johnson, (714) 968-4061.

Huntington Beach Newcomers will hold their Main Event Luncheon on the

second Tuesday of each month. The group’s purpose is to develop interest

in the community with 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

work on the Shipley Nature Center in Huntington Beach Central Park.

Meetings will take place at 9 a.m. in Room E at the Huntington Beach

Central Library, 7111 Talbert Ave. Information: (714) 892-0875.

Toastmasters Club 770 will meet at 7 p.m., the second and fourth

Tuesday of each month at Carrows, 16931 Magnolia Ave. The group helps

improve communication and leadership skills. Information: (714) 848-6485.

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 a 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 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. Receive 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.

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.

PARENTING/FAMILY

The Huntington Beach Mothers Club has play groups every day for moms

looking to get together with other moms and toddlers in the area. The

group also meets for holiday parties and special events. Information:

(877) 230-6835 or e-mail: HBMC@uReach.com.

The North Huntington Beach Mom’s Club Playgroup will meet weekly

throughout Huntington Beach parks. Playgroups will meet at 3 p.m.

Mondays, noon Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays and 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 perform 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 will meet 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 will take place 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 will

meet 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 will meet 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 will meet through Affiliated Counseling

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

therapist, will meet 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Information: (714) 848-5804.

Affiliated Counseling Services Inc. sponsors support groups for women

from 10:30 a.m. to noon, Wednesdays and 5 to 6 p.m., Thursdays at 16152

Beach Blvd., Suite 280. Cost is based on a sliding scale. Information:

(714) 848-5804.

Codependency Support Groups will meet from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Saturdays

at Affiliated Counseling Services, 16152 Beach Blvd., Suite 280.

Information: (714) 848-5804.

A diabetic support group meets from 7 to 9 p.m. the first and third

Thursday of each month at Huntington Beach Hospital, 17772 Beach Blvd.

Information: (714) 898-6938.

The Alzheimer’s Assn. of Orange County co-sponsors a free support

group for caregivers living in the Huntington Beach area at 7 p.m. the

first and third Tuesday of each month at Christ Presbyterian Church,

20112 Magnolia St. (714) 968-4940.

A free one-hour divorce mediation consultation with an experienced

attorney and psychotherapy is available the first and third Saturdays of

each month at Affiliated Counseling Services, 16152 Beach Blvd., Suite

280. Learn the benefits associated with this method of terminating a

marriage with no costs or obligation. Reservations required. (714)

848-5804.

The National Parkinson’s Disease Foundation presents a free support

group from 2 to 3 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at Huntington

Landmark, 8641 Atlanta Ave. (949) 574-6338.

Weekly support groups for men and women led by a licensed marriage,

family and child counselor dealing with issues such as depression,

relationships, codependency, inner-child work and self-healing will take

place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. each Tuesday, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. each Thursday

and 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Mondays at Affiliated Counseling Services, 16152

Beach Blvd., Suite 280. Low fee counseling available. (714) 848-5804. A

group for women meets 10:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday and 5 to 6:30 p.m.

Thursday.