Huntington Beach News

Huntington Beach Beaches: Also, a Very Happy Birthday to the following people. They are:
First Team Real Estate Seal Beach Realtor Tricia Putnam, Ocean View School District Trustee John Briscoe, Huntington Beach Resident Mark Schaffner, Huntington Beach Mom Erin Finston and Don The Beachcomber Owner Art Snyder.

Those of you who live in The Hope View Elementary School Neighborhood of Huntington Beach, Armada Drive at Edwards Street was not driveable yesterday and is going to be like that for part of Today. The reason is The City Of Huntington Beach Public Works Water Division Department is doing a repair of Water Service. As an alternate Street use Vatcher Drive.

Karin Reed who is The Administrative Assistant to Huntington Beach Police Chief Ken Small asked me to mention this item:
Police Department - Communications Bureau
Nationwide EAS Test - FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will conduct the first nationwide Emergency Alert System (EAS) Test on November 9th.

Why a National EAS Test? As part of FEMA's larger efforts to strengthen our nation's preparedness and resiliency, FEMA and the FCC will
conduct the first national-level test of the EAS on November 9th, 2011 at 11:00 AM (Pacific) which may last up to three and a half minutes. Similar to the way local EAS tests are conducted, the nationwide test will simultaneously involve television stations (including digital television, cable, satellite audio and television services) and broadcast radio stations across the U.S. and several U.S. territories (Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, America Samoa).

The EAS has never been tested on a national level before, and conducting this test is an opportunity to baseline the system and its capabilities at all levels. While EAS tests may be temporarily disruptive to radio and television programming, they are important to ensure that the EAS is functional. If you have any questions please call: (714) 960-8811.

Huntington Beach City Clerk Joan Flynn asked me to mention this item:
This week, Huntington Beach resident Nancy (Gisler) Alfano (center), the daughter of former Huntington Beach Mayor Ernest H. Gisler, met with City Historian Jerry Person and City Clerk Joan Flynn in order to contribute the use of photos, newspaper clippings and a scrapbook from the time period when her father was mayor (1960 to 1962). The City Historian is seeking the public's assistance in sharing photos with historical significance in order to preserve them for future generations. Jerry is especially interested in receiving photos of former mayors and council members. Photos would be scanned and returned to the owner in the same condition received. If you have historical photos you would like to share with the public, please contact City Historian Jerry Person at jperson@hbquik.com 

This week's featured Business is: Salt Water Licks at 16543 22nd Street in Sunset Beach. Click on the link to receive your discount coupon:

It is good for 20 Percent Off of all Salt Water Licks Doggy Treats.
If you have any questions please call: Dawn McCormack at: (562) 592-0875. You can also log on to her website at: http://www.saltwaterlicks.com .

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:  ktla.com

Also be sure to watch The Champan 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 farmers 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:

Huntington Beach Bicycle Show at Pier Plaza from 7AM to 9PM. This Event offers a variety of family friendly entertainment for all types & levels of bicyclist. Come and enjoy all of these activities scheduled for the 2011 event! To get a complete scheduele log on to:  hbbicycleshow.com . Thank you to Chris Zahorchak for putting this show together.


IzmirLB in close cooperation with the East Long Beach neighborhood associations is organizing an international music, food, arts and crafts festival, the Izmir Grove Rising,” to raise funds to benefit the creation of the Izmir Grove Friendship Park,” now under development. Proceeds from the event will help build the friendship park.
 The all-day festival starts at: 11:00AM several Long Beach and international bands, international stage performances by several sister cities of Long Beach (Ecuador, Kenya, Russia, Cambodia), folkloric dances from different countries, fashion show, belly dance and whirling show, poetry jam, to name a few.
We will be joined by a number of Long Beach youth organizations which are doing great things in our community.
Crafts and gifts from international exhibitors will be offered.
Participating neighborhood associations will also have their own booths where they will inform neighbors and sign up members. These are Belmont Heights, Alamitos Heights, Belmont Shore, North Alamitos Bay Area, and Recreation Park Neighborhood Coalition.
Cambodia Town District will participate with arts and crafts booths as well as stage performances.
Of course we will have international cuisines from the countries of our sister cities.
So, the festival is rather a COMMUNITY MIXER where neighbors meet each other, mingle, network, learn about what is being done by great non-profit groups while having fun and contributing to the creation of our friendship park.
The event is for $8 general admission which is a donation towards the friendship park project. Parking is available around the park and the adjacent Blair Field baseball stadium.
 Sunday:
Tour The Oldest House in Huntington Beach. Built in 1898. The Historic Newland House at Beach and Adams in The Newland Shopping Center. The Open House hours are from Noon to 4PM. There is a small donation to tour the House. You'll meet The Huntington Beach City Historian Jerrry Person.

Thank You Very Much for reading This Newsletter.

Join me at The New Peters Landing Certified Harvest Farmers Market at 16400 Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach. The event is from 9AM to 2PM. You'll find lots of vendors from Food to Crafters. You'll also find Entertainment from The Tom White Band and Jamie Carey. To get a list of participants, please log on to: localharvestfarmersmarkets.com and click on Peters Landing. There is also a Facebook Fan Page. Call: Lee Ostendorf at: .

November 4, 2011