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Youth shelter raises record funds
Community Service Programs' Huntington Beach Youth Shelter set a new fundraising record with its Change for Change drive, a twice-annual fundraiser in which it sets containers around town and invites passersby to donate coins. The shelter next to the...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Clubs and Associations, Human Interest, Chicago Hotels, Personal Service
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Community Commentary: Tsunami awareness needed in Orange County
As the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear tragedy in Japan continues to unfold, some Orange County residents wonder what it might be like if anything like it happened here. Such a nightmare for folks along the Orange Coast would impact us all. A tidal wave of...Tags: Japan, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Disasters, Natural Disasters, Disasters and Accidents
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Every penny (and nickel, dime and quarter) helps
When Community Service Programs' Huntington Beach Youth Shelter finishes its twice-annual fundraiser this month, it will be rewarded with a small, lightweight paper check.
That will be a reward for two reasons — one, because the organizers hope...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Clubs and Associations, Human Interest, Huntington Beach, Personal Service
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Calendar
YOUR WEEKEND FRIDAY: The Barry Rillera Group performs classic rock tunes the second Friday of each month at Harvey's, 6060 Warner Ave., Huntington Beach. The 21-and-older show goes from 9 p.m. to midnight. For more information, call (714) 842-5111....Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Human Interest, Disasters and Accidents, Restaurants
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City Lights: Physical therapy gets hot
I've gotten used to the concept of art as therapy. I have friends who have led poetry workshops in homeless and battered women's shelters, and I once attended a reading in England by a woman who had been abused as a child and passed out poetry pamphlets...Tags: Physical Therapists, Diseases and Illnesses, Long Beach (Los Angeles, California), Disasters and Accidents, Physical Therapy
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A party for the pooches
The Huntington Beach Youth Shelter will honor some of the most valuable social workers in town Sunday at its annual "Light a Light of Love" celebration.
Their human owners are invited, too.
The shelter, which offers temporary housing to runaway and...Tags: Human Interest, Festive Events, Disasters and Accidents, PBS (tv network), Health
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City Lights: Emotionally tied to kindness
Two major leaguers were playing catch in the courtyard of the Huntington Beach Youth Shelter on Thursday, and a teenage girl stole the show.
About 5 feet tall, she didn't tower above the men on the other side of the grass, but as she delivered...Tags: Washington, DC, Human Interest, Disasters and Accidents, Chicago Cubs, Washington Nationals
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Teens educated about suicide prevention
He sang softly, but his rich, country-style voice filled the gymnasium, putting an eerie halt to all other sounds as his sorrow-made music washed over the audience. About 700 high school students went silent as Dennis Lockwood sat in a folding chair...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Disasters and Accidents, Health, Family, Entertainment
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Sand bags available
Sand bags are available for Huntington Beach residents as the rain continues. The city's Corporate Yard, 17371 Gothard St., has sand and bags for Huntington Beach residents with proof of residency. Residents can show a photo ID or a current utility bill....Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Emergency Incidents
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Growing by a Sunset
Surf City, here they come. Here comes expansion, as tiny Sunset Beach, one of the last unincorporated islands of Orange County, joins the 200,000-resident fold of Huntington Beach. Here comes the culture of one of the Southland's most offbeat...Tags: Politics, Los Angeles Times, Orange County Superior Court, Trials, PBS (tv network)
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Councilman wants to reconsider ordinance
Editor's note: This corrects Councilman Devin Dwyer's vote. A Huntington Beach City Councilman said Monday he will bring an ordinance that charges out-of-town drivers to pay for emergency services if they cause a car accident back to the dais....Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Emergency Incidents, Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Vehicles
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City reverses stance on car-crash fees
The Huntington Beach City Council this week voted to revoke the portion of a recent ordinance that sticks out-of-town drivers with the bill for emergency services if they cause a car accident in Surf City. The council voted 4 to 1, with Councilman...Tags: Union Pacific Railroad, Retirement, Employees, Disasters and Accidents, Career and Workplace
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