COMMUNITY SERVICES
Fall Adult Softball Leagues - The Adult Fall Softball leagues have started, and many of the 307 softball teams continue to play at Huntington Central Park Sports Complex as well as at other fields within the city of Huntington Beach. Games are played Monday through Friday nights and all day on Sunday. Teams playing in Huntington Beach this fall include: 173 Men's, 106 Coed, 21 Senior's, and 7 Women's teams. The Women's teams are members of the Legends Women's league that moved to Huntington Beach this season from another city. Overall registration numbers continue to show the popularity of the leagues as each season teams come to Huntington Beach to play in great weather and on great fields. League play will continue into November.
Pet CPR and First Aid - The City Gym & Pool is offering a great three-hour course to successfully prepare you to save your pet's life. You'll get hands-on practice using a dog manikin and learn about Pet CPR, First Aid, trauma, poisoning, and assessing when your pet needs to be taken to the vet. This class costs $50 and will be held on Saturday, October 21, from 9:00 a.m. to noon.
Children's Cooking Birthday Parties - If you're looking for something new and different for your child's (six to twelve years of age) next birthday, try the cooking class for seven to twelve children at either the City Gym & Pool or Edison Community Center. There are ten menus to choose from, with six items from the menu, place settings, and party accessories, all for $20 per child and a $5 food fee per child. Call either center to arrange for your child's birthday cooking class. City Gym - 960-8884; Edison - 960-8870.
36th Annual Surf Contest - The 36th Annual Huntington Beach Surf Contest was held this weekend on the south side of the pier. On September 16 and 17, there were 188 participants from the Huntington Beach area who competed for prizes and bragging rights. This contest was open to all age categories but was limited to those residing in the Huntington Beach High School District area. The event was run by the city of Huntington Beach Community Services Department and had enormous support from local businesses. Huntington Surf and Sport donated $5,000 worth of prizes to winners as well as providing T-shirts to all of the participants. Java Point provided coffee and donuts both mornings. Sugar Shack fed the staff and volunteers on both days. Duke's fed all of the participants a fantastic feast at the conclusion of the contest on Sunday. Awards were given for 1st through 6th place in each division, and an overall award was presented to the winner of the Super Heat, Jeffrey Newell.
Jazz at the Center - The Huntington Beach Art Center presents Jazz at the Center featuring Luther Hughes and the Cannonball-Coltrane Project. A stellar group of musicians pays tribute to these jazz giants with arrangements and compositions inspired by Cannonball Adderley and John Coltrane. The quintet includes Glenn Cashman playing tenor sax, Bruce Babad on alto sax, Paul Kreibech on drums, Ed Czach on piano and Luther on Bass. The music comes alive in an intimate cabaret setting on September 24, from 4:00 - 6:30 pm. The general admission is $20, HBAC members $15. Seating is limited to 75 guests; pre-paid reservations recommended. Call (714) 374-1650 for information and reservations. Ticketed guests will receive a 10% discount at Jersey Joe's Italian Eatery. Sponsors include The Boeing Company, HBAC Foundation, Music Teachers Association, and City of Huntington Beach.
Friday Afternoon at the Movies - Beginning in October, Rodgers Seniors' Center will offer free afternoon movies at 12:30 p.m. on Fridays. The movies for October include: October 6 - Memoirs of a Geisha; October 20 - Chicago; and October 27 - Master and Commander - Far Side of the World. Refreshments will be served. The opening movie, Memoirs of a Geisha, PG-13, follows 9-year-old Chiyo, a Japanese child torn from her penniless family to work in a geisha house. In the years before World War II, Chiyo becomes the legendary geisha Sayuri. Beautiful and accomplished, Sayuri, captivates the most powerful men of her day, but she is haunted by her secret love for the one man beyond her reach while World War II threatens to change her privileged life forever. The film is a 2006 Academy Award winner for Achievement in Cinematography, Achievement in Art Direction, and Achievement in Costume Design. For more information, call Rodgers Seniors' Center at (714) 536-9387.
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Electricity and Metal Don't Mix - On Saturday, September 16, at 8:48 a.m., several units were dispatched to Sevilla Circle to investigate a report of a man electrocuted and hanging from a tree. Upon arrival, fire personnel found a 23-year-old tree trimmer in the backyard hanging from a safety rope 20 feet in the air. He sustained electrical burn injuries to both hands and an exit wound on his thigh above his knee when the metal-handled tree clippers he was using contacted the 12,000-volt electrical lines. Firefighters accessed the patient using ladders and set up a rescue rope system to secure the patient. He was transferred from his rope to the Fire Department rescue line and lowered to the ground. Once the patient was on the ground, he was treated and transported to the Burn Center where he is in serious but stable condition. The Edison Company was notified and also responded. Cal-OSHA is investigating the incident. A total of 11 firefighters responded to this incident and did an excellent job in both rescuing and treating this patient.
An Uninvited Guest - On Sunday, September 17, the Fire Department was called to a single-family home on Ambrose Lane because a wild hawk had flown into the house and was trapped inside. The homeowner called Animal Control for assistance but was told that they would not respond. Firefighters found the hawk inside the home sitting on a windowsill in a vaulted ceiling approximately 15 feet above the floor. The firefighters used a ladder to reach the hawk and were able to wrap the hawk in a blanket and remove it from the home. The hawk was released unharmed. The homeowner was very grateful for the assistance provided by the Fire Department.
PUBLIC WORKS
Newland Water Line Completion - For the next two weeks, the intersection of Yorktown Avenue and Newland Street has been reduced to one lane of traffic east and west on Yorktown and south on Newland. The closure will allow completion of the final major connection of OC 9, the 24-inch water transmission line in Newland to the 30-inch transmission line in Yorktown. This work should be completed by Friday, September 29. The rehabilitation of Yorktown Avenue, from Beach Boulevard to Bushard Street, will follow the water line installation. The rehabilitation project will require lane closures, and there will be uneven pavement during construction. Further details will be provided as the project progresses.
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