TODAY A Basic and Advanced Coastal Navigation...

TODAY

A Basic and Advanced Coastal Navigation course will be held by the

United States Coast Guard at 6 p.m. Thursdays at BoatsUS, 16390

Pacific Coast Highway. The basic class costs $65 and will consist of

seven, two-hour sessions, ending May 12. The advanced class costs $85

and will consist of twelve, two-hour sessions, ending June 16.

Information: (714) 840-0232.

FRIDAY

God at the Movies -- a movie screening and small-group discussion

-- will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Fridays through June 3 at Christ

Presbyterian Church, 20112 Magnolia St. Information: (714) 968-4940.

SATURDAY

The Bolsa Chica Wetlands Tour will be a walk along the loop trail

of the wetlands. Trained guides will discuss bird identification,

ecology, endangered species, early history and the wetlands’ status.

The walk will begin at 10 a.m. Guests will meet at the walk-bridge at

the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve on the east side Pacific Coast

Highway between Warner and Seapoint avenues. Admission will be free.

Information: (714) 840-1575 or https://www.amigos debolsa chica.org.

The Shipley Nature Center Tour will offer visitors a chance to

hear descriptions of the center’s planned restoration of native plant

habitat with the addition of water conservation gardens. The event

will begin at 10 a.m. Guests will meet at the front gate to the

Shipley Nature Center in Huntington Central Park. Parking will be

available in the Central Park Drive parking lot off Edwards Street

between Talbert and Slater avenues. Information: (714) 842-4772 or

https://www.fsnc.org.

The Orange County California Genealogical Society will meet at 10

a.m. at the Huntington Beach Central Library, 7111 Talbert Ave. Ralph

J. Crandall, executive director of the New England Historical and

Genealogical Society , will be the guest speaker. The meeting is free

and open to the public. Information: www.occgs.com.

SUNDAY

The Sunday Arlington West Project will set up 600 crosses every

Sunday, as a memorial to American servicemen and women who have died

in Iraq and all casualties of the war in Iraq. It will take place at

8 a.m., a half a block north of the Huntington Beach Pier, Pacific

Coast Highway at Main Street. Volunteers are needed to set up the

crosses at 8 a.m. and take them down at 4 p.m. Information: (949)

859-6488.

TUESDAY

The Kiwanis Club of Huntington Beach Surf City Breakfast Club will

meet at 7:30 a.m. at the International House of Pancakes, 18782 Beach

Blvd. Information: Glen Cauble, (714) 848-8102 or Randy Golden, (562)

884-4145.

The Huntington Beach Kiwanis Club will meet for lunch at 12:15

p.m. at the Meadowlark Golf Course, 16782 Graham St. Information:

(714) 964-9438.

The Alzheimer’s Assn. Orange County Chapter will hold a support

group for caregivers at 7 p.m. at the Christ Presbyterian Church,

20112 Magnolia St. Information: (714) 968-4940.

The Chamber of Commerce will hold a Surf City Networking Lunch

from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mario’s Restaurant, 18603 Main St. The

cost is $10 per person. Information: (714) 536-8888.

ONGOING

CIVIC GROUPS

Huntington Beach Police Department Senior Volunteer Program is

accepting applications for new members. Volunteers perform duties for

the department, such as citing illegally parked cars and taking down

illegally posted signs. Applicants must be 55 and older and live in

Huntington Beach. Interested applicants should contact the program

coordinator for an application. Information: (714) 536-5933.

The SOS Investment Club meets regularly on the second Monday of

each month and is seeking new members interested in studying

companies and making long-term investments. The group’s meetings are

held at 913 California St. Information: Cathy, (714) 960-7225.

The Huntington Beach Chapter of the National Assn. of the

Physically Handicapped provides disabled children and adults the

opportunity to make their lives become more vital to the community

through providing informative newsletters four times a year from

National Headquarters. It meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month

at 6:30 p.m. at Wycliffe Gardens at 18765 Florida St. Anyone

interested in becoming either a regular member or an associate member

may contact Bernadette at [email protected] or call Dorothy at (949)

646-4771 for more information.

The Clara Barton chapter of the National Society Daughters of the

American Revolution will meet at 9:30 a.m. on the third Saturday of

each month at Community United Methodist Church, 6652 Heil Ave.

Membership is open to any woman who is at least 18 and can prove lineal bloodline descent from an ancestor who aided in achieving

American independence. Information: (714) 848-4297.

The North Huntington Beach Mothers Club welcomes all stay-at-home

or part-time moms living in North Orange County. The club emphasizes

support and friendship for mothers and family activities.

Information: (714) 373-5488.

The MISS Foundation is a support group for families who have

experienced the death of a child that meets on the first Thursday of

every month. The group gathers at 6:30 p.m. and begins at 7 p.m.

Information: Katie, (714) 442-3669, for location or peer support.

Toastmasters Club 770 is a group that teaches communication skills

to business and community members. The club will meet from 7 to 9

p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at Carrow’s

Restaurant at the corner of Magnolia Street and Warner Avenue.

Information: (714) 847-3660.

Toastmasters Club No. 6641 presents “Tongue Tamers” from noon to 1

p.m. the first and third Friday of every month at the Huntington

Beach Civic Center, 2000 Main St. room B-8. Information: (714)

964-9813.