Huntington Beach News

Huntington Beach Beaches:

II hope that You and Your Families had a Very Happy Thanksgiving. I'm thankful to know each of You. I started my Thanksgiving Yesterday at The Bonillas Family Home in Huntington Beach where KTLA5 Morning News Reporter Eric Spillman was at doing a story on Their Families Thanksgiving. That was very special. I'd like to Thank Rob and Stephanie Bonillas for Inviting me into their House and Introducing me to Eric Spillman.

Congratulations to Chris Cole who is The Special Events Director for The City Of Huntington Beach Community Services Division. Chris was honored this previous Monday with The Mayor's Award given to Him from Huntington Beach Mayor Joe Carchio. Chris well deserved the award and is such a great person.

Happy Birthday to the following people. They are: Debra Huse from The Huse Art Gallery on Balboa Island in Newport Beach, Huntington Beach Chiropractor Kathy Warren, Former Huntington Beach Mayor Don MacAllister, My Neighbor Sharie Yeager, Huntington Beach Kiwanis Club Member Dick Green and Stewart Title Representative Greg Kelley.

Karin Reed who is The Huntington Beach Police Chief Ken Small's Administrative Assistant asked that I mention this in here:
Huntington Beach Police Department is partnering with the new Orange County Crime Stoppers

Orange County Crime Stoppers encourages members of the community to assist local law enforcement agencies in the fight against crime by overcoming the two key elements that inhibit community involvement: fear and apathy.

Crime Stoppers provides a telephone number and Web Tips to encourage citizens in the community to volunteer vital information helpful to law enforcement agencies to fight against crime.

Any information sent assures the anonymity of the tipster so there is no fear of reprisal or hard feelings among friends or family members. This new way of crime fighting is all due to Crime Stoppers coming to Orange County.

There are more than 300 Crime Stoppers organizations in the United States and over 1,400 worldwide. This program has proven to be an asset to any community, with over 850,000 arrests made, over 1.2 million crimes cleared, and $8 billion in property and drugs recovered in the last 33 years. Police departments in Orange County, including Huntington Beach Police Department, have partnered with Crime Stoppers.

The anonymity of tipsters is guaranteed because calls are received at a Call Center using a toll free number: 1-855-TIPS-OCCS. All phone lines are encrypted and no phone calls are ever recorded. Tips are then sent on to OC Crime Stoppers for further evaluation.

Tips sent by e-mail have unique integrated Two-Way Dialog capabilities that allow the tipster to go back and provide additional information to the tip at any time, but also provide a secure means for the coordinator to ask questions of the tipster through the same secure and encrypted interface. This is just the beginning of a new way for the public to join the fight against crime and it will hopefully mean the end of many a criminal.

OC Crime Stoppers is looking for volunteers to serve on its Board of Directors. For more information go to the OC Crime Stoppers Website at www.occrimestoppers.org

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It is good for 15 percent off discount of your first order if you use the code petsguide.
You can find This Business at The Peters Landing Farmers Market every Saturday from 9AM to 2PM in Huntington Beach.
If you have any questions please call Rick Ketcham at: (714) 528-3022.

Tune into KTLA Channel 5 on Saturdays from 6AM to 7AM and Sundays from 6AM To 9AM to watch The Best New Morning News Show in Southern California with Your Host Chris Burrous and Your Hostess Wendy Burch. Also Field Reporters Chip Yost and Liberte Chan in addition to Gayle Anderson's Things To Do and Sam Rubin's Entertainment Segment. Your comments are appreciated to KTLA. E-Mail them at: weekends@ktla.com .

Also be sure to watch The Chapman Report with Professor Pete Weitzner every Sunday at 11AM on PBS SOCAL. Channel 25. You'll hear the Current Economy Trends and Statistics.

Here are what events are going on in your area.

Friday:

The Redondo Beach Riviera Village (at the corner of I Avenue and Catalina) has a Certified Farmers Market this Afternoon from 3PM to 7PM. The carefully selected Vendors include: organic, responsible and traditional from Southern and Central California presenting an array of seasonal offerings. At 4PM You'll Shop With The Chef, A local Chef walks people around and shows them what to buy. This is a fun venue.

Saturday:

Come to The Newest Certified Weekly Local Harvest Farmers Market at Peters Landing - 16400 Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach. The sensational event is from 9AM to 2PM. You'll find between 40 and 60 Vendors from Food to Crafters. You'll also find Entertainment. To get a list of participants log on to: localharvestfarmersmarkets.com and click on Peter's Landing. There is also a Facebook Fan Page as well. If You have any questions please contact Lee Ostendorf at : . Don't forget to come and see me when you are at the event. I'll be at The Anderson Art Gallery Booth.

The Seal Beach Chamber Of Commerce presents Their Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony Event from 4PM to 7PM at Eisenhower Park adjacent to The Seal Beach Pier. If you have any questions please call: (562) 799-0179. This is a very fun venue.

The Huntington Beach Downtown Business Improvement District is doing a Tree Lighting Ceremony from 5PM to 8PM. This event is happening on Main Street in The 200 Section near The Fountain. Come and Enjoy Musical Entertainment, Holiday Vendors, Free Hot Chocolate, Cookies and Popcorn. Surf City is creating an enchanted Holiday Atmosphere Including a special visit from Santa. If you have any questions please call: Celeste Hamil at: (714) 536-8300. She'll be glad to answer them.

Sunday:

Mariners Church "Magic of Snow" Concert Benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank - at Bella Terra Shopping Center, Huntington Beach, CA Second Harvest Food Bank and Mariners Church Huntington Beach (marinerschurch.org) team up for a special concert at Huntington Beach's Bella Terra to kickoff a citywide food drive Nov. 23 to Dec. 11. Jairus Williams and the Mariners Huntington Beach band will perform at the holiday concert that features falling snow. In lieu of admission, participants are asked to bring canned goods for Second Harvest. Time: 6 p.m. Location: 7777 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach, CA. bellaterra-hb.com .

Don't forget to mark your calendars for The Surf City Store Holiday Sale at The Huntington Beach Civic Center (2000 Main Street) from 9AM to 4PM on Wednesday November 30th and Thursday December 1st, 2011. If you have any questions please call (714) 374-0277.

November 25, 2011