CITYSCAPE ROUNDUPGOP satellite office now open

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher was the keynote speaker Saturday when the Republican Party of Orange County opened a satellite campaign headquarters in Huntington Beach and three others in Lake Forest, Placentia and Irvine to gear up for November elections. The office is at 16541 Gothard St., but headquarters will be on Katella Avenue in Orange.

The operation centers are for Get-Out-The-Vote efforts, the party’s precinct organizations and phone banks. Scott Baugh, Republican Party of Orange County chairman, said in a news release the party is “preparing an unprecedented Get-Out-The-Vote effort for this fall.”

With elections about 127 days away, the satellite offices are the foundation of the party’s grassroots organization, Baugh said.

“Volunteer recruitment is also an important first step for every campaign and will begin immediately at each location,” he said.

Quiksilver makes deal with Russian company

Huntington Beach-based Quiksilver Inc. is planning to market and distribute its products in Russia in a joint venture with Sprandi International Ltd. The surf and sports apparel company is looking at creating a network of retail stores and wholesale business in Russia.

Quiksilver, which will own a majority stake in the venture, said in a news release that the company believes the “Russian market is increasingly vibrant and that its brands have a strong, resonant message and considerable untapped potential with Russian consumers.”

Its partner Sprandi International is well-regarded in Russia and Eastern Europe for footwear, apparel and accessories.

“The boardriding lifestyle and its ties to music and other aspects of popular Western culture have begun to see a massive expansion in Russia,” Quiksilver’s president Bernard Mariette said in a news release.

Success in Russia would mean forays into other Eastern European markets, Mariette said.

“The Russian consumer market is very strong, and we believe that both Quiksilver and Roxy have enormous potential for our young consumers,” said Dinesh Sahani, founder and chief executive of Sprandi International.

Quiksilver’s Roxy, DC Shoes and Hawk brands are popular with surfers, skateboarders and snowboarders. It also owns beach and swimwear brands such as Raisins, Radio Fiji and Leilani.

Fourth of July parade gets continued airing

Those who missed watching the Fourth of July parade down Main Street can still catch it on HBTV Channel 3 this week. About 150,000 people lined up on Main Street to watch the city’s 102nd annual Fourth of July parade with a theme of “Freedom for All.”

HBTV will rebroadcast the parade at 6 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Time Warner Channel 6, which taped the parade, will show the parade throughout July at 5.30 p.m. every Friday and 4 p.m. every Saturday.

The parade also will be aired at 5:30 p.m. July 17, 19, 24 and 26 on Time Warner, which is producing the parade broadcast.

A DVD of the parade can be ordered on the July Fourth website at www.hb4thofjuly.org under its “merchandise” tab.

County to host water- quality workshop today

The Orange County Stormwater Program, a water protection program, is hosting a workshop in Huntington Beach on renewals and municipal stormwater permits. The workshop is to help community members understand the permit renewal process, proposed changes to the program and to get feedback.

The program is an initiative by 34 cities in Orange County along with the County of Orange and the Orange County Flood Control District, to protect water quality and ensure compliance with regulations.

The workshop is at 6 p.m. today in the lower level of the Huntington Beach Library in Room C. The permits are to help local government agencies cope with urban sources of water pollutants such as fertilizers, pesticides, oils and grease, among other things.

Those who cannot attend can provide comments or review copies of the proposed renewals at RDMD/Watershed & Coastal Resources Division at 1750 S. Douglass Road, Anaheim, or online at www.ocwatersheds.com.

Surf City resident honored for communication work

Huntington Beach resident Ellen Burton, who has won 11 Orange County Transportation Authority leadership awards for her work as a 20-year employee, was honored by the Orange County Public Relations Society of America at its 31st annual Protos Awards gala.

Burton, executive director of external affairs at the transportation authority, helped her team win two rare awards for the authority’s work in communicating Orange County’s Measure M transportation tax.

She also led and managed the team that won four other first place awards.