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

received two weeks before publication.

TODAY

Bible Exploration Training and Assistance, an overview of the Old

and New Testaments will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays through

March 17 at Christ Presbyterian Church, 20112 Magnolia St.

Information: (714) 968-4940.

FRIDAY

God at the Movies, a movie and small group discussion, will be

held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Fridays through June 3 at Christ

Presbyterian Church, 20112 Magnolia St. Information: (714) 968-4940.

SATURDAY

The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 53 will offer a

boating safety course at 8 a.m. at Boater’s World, 5912 Edinger Ave.

The course will cover everything from weather safety to navigational

rules. The price is $30 and includes all necessary class materials.

Information: (714) 840-0232.

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 walk-bridge 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.amigosdebolsa chica.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.

SUNDAY

The Sunday Arlington West Project will set up 600 crosses every

Sunday, as a memorial to American servicemen and women who have died

in Iraq and all victims of the war in Iraq. It will take place at 8

a.m., a half block north of the Huntington Beach Pier, Pacific Coast

Highway at Main Street. Volunteers are needed to set up the crosses

at 8 a.m. and take them down at 4 p.m. Information: (949) 859-6488.

MONDAY

***Project Self-Sufficiency, a program that provides assistance

for single parents, will hold their monthly meeting from 6:30 to 8

p.m. at the Lutheran Church, 9812 Hamilton Ave. The meeting will

feature massage therapists from the Touch Foundation who will provide

free massages to single parents at the meeting. Information: (714)

536-5263.

TUESDAY

The Kiwanis Club of Huntington Beach Surf City Breakfast Club will

meet at 7:30 a.m. at the International House of Pancakes, 18782 Beach

Blvd. Information: Glen Cauble, (714) 848-8102 or Randy Golden, (562)

884-4145.

WEDNESDAY

A workshop on Long-Term Care Planning will be held from 6 to 8:30

p.m. at Adult Day Services of Orange County, 9451 Indianapolis Ave.

The workshop will cover legal, estate and Medi-Cal issues.

Information: 1-800-543-8312.

THURSDAY

The Huntington Beach Christian Singles will meet from 6 to 9 p.m.

at the Eclectic Cafe, 4911 Warner Ave. Suite 102. Information: (714)

625-3508.

***The Huntington Beach Motivated Networkers, a group for business

professionals, will meet at 7:30 a.m. at Huff’s restaurant, 7148

Edinger Ave. Information: (714) 840-5448.

ONGOING

CIVIC GROUPS

Huntington Beach Police Department Senior Volunteer Program is

accepting applications for new members. Volunteers perform duties for

the department, such as citing illegally parked cars and taking down

illegally posted signs. Applicants must be 55 and older and live in

Huntington Beach. Interested applicants should contact the program

coordinator for an application. Information: (714) 536-5933.

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.