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

received two weeks before publication.

SATURDAY

Radio personality Roger Hedgecock will speak on the topic

“Election 2004 -- George W. Bush, the GOP and the War on Terror.” The

event will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Meadowlark Golf Course, 16782

Graham St. The $25 admission fee will include lunch. Information:

(714) 819-8401.

WEDNESDAY

Huntington Harbour Republican Women Federated will hold a meeting

to discuss the race for City Council. The meeting will begin at 9:30

a.m. at Meadowlark Golf Course, 16782 Graham St. Information: (714)

840-0995.

OCT. 30

The Surf City Book Club will hold a book sale to raise money for

Project Self-Sufficiency, which aids low income single parents. The

sale will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Golden West College swap

meet, 15744 Goldenwest St. Information: (714) 536-5439.

NOV. 6

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.

ONGOING

CIVIC GROUPS

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 Bernadette

at berntrav8@aol.com or call Dorothy at (949) 646-4771 for more

information.

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.