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* Send AROUND TOWN items to the Huntington Beach Independent, 18682

Beach Blvd., Suite 160, Huntington Beach, CA 92648; fax to (714)

965-7174; call (714) 965-7176 or e-mail [email protected].

Submissions must be received two weeks before publication. A complete

listing may be found at www.hbindy.com.

SATURDAY

The Bolsa Chica

Conservancy will continue its sand dune restoration project from 9

a.m. to noon to restore the sand dunes. Parking will be available at

the Ecological Reserve lot one mile south of Warner Avenue on Pacific

Coast Highway, directly across the street from Bolsa Chica State

Beach. Information: (714) 846-1114.

The Huntington Beach Water Polo Foundation will hold sign-ups for

the spring session from 10 a.m. to noon at the Huntington Beach High

School pool. The session runs from March 8 to May 28 and is for boys

and girls ages 10 through 18. It is a nonprofit organization.

Information: (714) 536-9553. www.hbwaterpolofoundation.org.

Amigos de Bolsa Chica will hold a free wetlands tour from 9 to

10:30 a.m. Trained guides will lead the public on a 1 1/2-hour tour

of the wetlands. Groups will leave every 15 to 20 minutes from the

bridge at the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve. Information: (714)

840-1575.

MARCH 13

The Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce will host a St. Patrick’s

Mixer from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Arbor’s Steakhouse, 6060 Warner Ave.

The cost is $5. Information: (714) 536-8888.

MARCH 14

Adult Day Services of

Orange County will be open to the public from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Members of the media and the public are invited to see the center,

meet the staff and learn more about adult day services. The center is

a licensed, private, nonprofit center specializing in daytime care of

persons with Alzheimer’s disease or related disorder. The center is

located at 9451 Indianapolis Ave. Information: Celine Keeble, (714)

593-1857.