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The Amigos de Bolsa Chica have put out an all-points bulletin,

searching for volunteers to help prepare Bolsa Chica for the return of

the least terns.

Amigos will remove winter vegetation from California Least Tern

nesting sites at Bolsa Chica from 9 a.m. to noon March 17. Tools will be

provided by the California Department of Fish and Game, and parking is

free in the State Beach lot at the Pacific Coast Highway traffic signal

between Seapoint and Warner avenues.

A shuttle will ferry volunteers from the parking lot to the site, and

workers should wear sturdy shoes and work clothes, Amigos officials said.

Negotiations underway for Surf City teachers

The Huntington Beach Elementary Teachers Assn.’s proposal to the

District for negotiating the collective bargaining agreement for

2001-2002 was presented to the Board of Trustees at the regular board

meeting Feb. 20.

A public hearing will be held at the next meeting Tuesday. At that

time, the board will receive any input before negotiations between the

district and the certified bargaining unit.

The meeting will be at 7 p.m. at the district office, 20451 Craimer

Lane, Huntington Beach. (714) 964-8888.

Dog Beach cleanup set for Sunday

The Preservation Society of Huntington Dog Beach welcomes any

residents interested in volunteering for its monthly cleanup effort.

Society members will turn out from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday to clean

the the beach and bluff areas surrounding Dog Beach. Volunteers can

check-in under the blue canopy on the bluff at Tower 24, with parking

available in the lot between Goldenwest Street and Seapoint Avenue.

Cleaning tools will be provided.

Information: (714) 841-8644, call for confirmation if there is bad

weather. The Web site is at o7 https://www.dogbeach.org.f7

Amigos to hold town hall meeting

Residents looking to learn more about the future of Bolsa Chica can

join the Amigos de Bolsa Chica on March 21 for the environmental group’s

annual town hall meeting.

The Huntington Beach Central Library will host the meeting in Room E

downstairs, and will commence at 7 p.m.

Councilwoman and California Coastal Commissioner Shirley Dettloff will

discuss the commission’s decision over Bolsa Chica mesa development, and

the options now facing landowners and the Orange County. Other speakers,

Amigos officials said, will go over the lawsuit put forth by developer

Hearthside Homes, and its possible effects on Bolsa Chica and other

coastal development projects.

Ongoing efforts to purchase the remaining private Bolsa Chica land for

public use will also be discussed, and there will be a chance for

residents to voice their questions and opinions.

Holden named chair of Bolsa Chica Conservancy

The Bolsa Chica Conservancy’s 2001 board members were recently

elected. They are: Steve Holden, chairman; Paul Luskin, vice chairman;

Lucy Dunn, secretary; Kathi Rank, financial officer. Adrianne Morrison

continues as the executive director.

Outgoing Chairman Ed Laird passed the gavel to Steve Holden who said,

“As chairman of the Bolsa Chica Conservancy, I see many opportunities to

continue bringing our education and science programs to the public. We

will also build a five-year plan for the conservancy that will take us

into the future. Our Board will work this year to build on our 10-year

history and to upgrade our programs to further benefit our members and

the public.”

Unique photo awards were given to Laird, who served from 1998 to 2001,

and to former Ecological Reserve Manager Erick Burres, who has joined the

Californian Water Board as its volunteer coordinator.

Holden is a native of Orange County and has lived in Huntington Beach

since the 1960s. In 1962, he organized South Shores Insurance Agency, an

independent insurance agency from which he retired in 1997.

He has been active in many community organizations, including the

Huntington Beach City School District Board of Trustees, Huntington Beach

Planning Commission, the Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce, the

Lincoln Club of Orange County, the Bolsa Chica Conservancy and the Sea &

Sage Audubon Society.

Holden and his wife Betty have three children, seven grandchildren and

three great-grandchildren.