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PERMIT HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA BEACH, HUNTINGTON C OPY PAID C OMPLIMENTARY US POSTAGE US STD PRESORTED Page 12 Page 30 Party City Color TK Digital Copy: www.MyHBGold.com • visit Surfersvillage.com Digital Copy: www.MyHBGold.com Expires 8/31/09 Expires 8/31/09 Expires 8/31/09 The Local News, August 1-15, 2009 [email protected] 714.465.9960 The Local News, Party City Huntington Beach 2 16100 Beach Boulevard • Beach and 405 (Edinger) • Next to AAA Auto Club 714-375-5383 Digital Copy: www.MyHBGold.com • visit Surfersvillage.com Digital Copy: www.MyHBGold.com • Two New Chef’s • Exciting Menu additions • Same Great Irish Pub • New Happy Hour Mon - Fri 4pm - 7pm $2.50 Bud/Coors Light $1 Off Imports $4 Tall Wells $3 Glass of Wine 1/2 Off Appetizers Bonus Days • Wednesdays: Ladies Night • Thursdays: 7pm Pub Trivia Live Entertainment 9pm Comedy Show August: 8/14 Jared from Knockout • Fri-Sat-Sun 8/15 Dom Fury Mon-Tue 8/21 Mike Dena 8/22 Bolas Wey Live Music Starting @ 9pm 8/28 Crybaby Josh Cross August 1-15, 2009 [email protected] 714.465.9960 The Local News, • Sat & Sun: 8/29 Dom Fury $6 Bottomless Mimosas 9am-2pm Now Open in Have Your Next Costa Mesa Party at Gallaghers VIP Service Plus Food & Drink Specials e-mail: [email protected] for more details Gallaghers Pub and Grill 300 Pacific Coast Hwy. Ste. 113 Huntington Beach, CA 92648 entrance on Walnut St. between Main St. and 3rd St. 714.536.2422 www.gallagherspub.com 3 Chris MacDonald On the road in Surf City The Local News By Chris MacDonald - A Huntington Beach Downtown Business Improvement District Ambassador A Sight to be Seen n Wednesday, July 22nd, the Ogigantic 170-foot fuselage of a Boeing C17 cargo aircraft made its Digital Copy: www.MyHBGold.com • visit Surfersvillage.com Digital Copy: www.MyHBGold.com way by truck from Long Papa Joe's Pizza Beach Airport on a several hour trip to Seal 414 Pacific Coast Highway Beach Naval Weapons Huntington Beach, Ca 92648 Station, where it was loaded onto a special U.S. The gigantic 170-foot fuselage of a Boeing C17 (Just North of the HB Pier, Next to Strand) Army transport ship for a cargo aircraft at The Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station. www.papajoeshb.com trip to Fort Lee, Virginia. It will be used to train military weighs 50 tons, was carefully escorted on the loading and offloading of C17s, by CHP and other law enforcement Good Selection and Reasonable Prices: officers as well as Beer & Wine highway officals on its 6+ hour journey in •CATERING darkness through the streets to the naval Pizza - Subs - Burgers station, where it arrived at 5am. It was an Lasagna - Pasta - Salads incredible experience to watch the delicate maneuvers involving Call: 714-969-2533 the giant, shark-like The gigatic 170-foot fuselage of a Boeing C17 cargo fusealage as it "crept" Fax: 714-969-7383 aircraft being loaded on to the Army Transport Ship. toward, then was lifted by a crane onto used by the U.S. in Afghanistan, Iraq the ship. As I watched it from a nearby •FREE DELIVERY ZONE: and elsewhere. beach, I realized how lucky I was to see Newland to Golden West, PCH to Garfield The awesome blimp-like object, such a sight, something I'll remember 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. -7 days a week which is about 22.5 feet in diameter and for years to come. • Specials Five Local Citizens Honored Monday & Wednesday Specials: 4 to 6:30 p.m. Generous portion of Pasta Marinara, Dinner Salad (your choice of dressings), Garlic Bread, Fountain Beverage: $6.95. Refills FREE! •All Day: Every Day... 2 Large Slices of Pizza, Fountain Beverage: $5.50 •Happy Hour: Monday - Friday, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. 2 half slices pepperoni/cheese pizza w/pint of domestic beer: $6.50 Craig MacDonald speaks to the crowd at The Huntington Beach Historical Society Meeting. Plus: $2 domestic, $3 premium beers ore than 35 people came to Other distinguished guests •Delivery Specials Every Day: The Huntington Beach included Dr. Kay Goddard, President MHistorical Society meeting of Friends Of Shipley Nature Center, 12", 14" and 16" Pizzas, buy two Pizza's and save; 5, 10 July 13th in the Newland Barn. to hear Lance Martin, a great Cartoonist & & 25 piece Buffalo Wings (Mild, Hot & BBQ; Family Meal what is going on with the Society (like author of the new book, "The Little Packages priced right for the times! a garden restoration project of the Hermit," Dr. Michael Kaplan, a noted Newland House), and to hear HB Opthamalogist, his wife and a *Extra 10% off entire bill with use of cash to pay bill. Historian Craig MacDonald, give a friend; Joanne and Anthony Ursano, fascinating presentation on Amazing and internationally known painter Bill Women who changed society in Anderson, a HB resident and owner of Huntington Beach and nationally. The Anderson Art Gallery in Sunset Beach) incredible talk was videotaped by and his wife Ausma.The Historical former HB TV-3 & PBS Society welcomes everyone to come to director/producer Greg Furlong, who's the free CIVIL WAR DAYS, Sept. 5 & developing it into a show and part of a 6 in HB Central Park (behind the library potential historical TV series. off of Gothard, between Slater & One of the Women featured was in Talbert). the audience-- Leslie Gilson, who You'll see "Living History, helped restore HB's Gibbs Butterfly Weapons Demonstrations, Battles, Park (near Graham, across from the Church Services and a whole lot more. Meadowlark Golf Course). As a result It's educational and entertaining as of her passion for the park and its participants are in period uniforms and Monarchs, she has brought people outfits. To volunteer for this exciting together to insure the beautiful event, please call Kelly Rivers at 714- The Local News, August 1-15, 2009 [email protected] 714.465.9960 The Local News, • Dough and Sauces Made on site. butterflies can still stop at Gibbs Park 969-8928. You can also email her at: during their annual migration. [email protected]. 4 • ALL Deli cut Meats. Digital Copy: www.MyHBGold.com • visit Surfersvillage.com Digital Copy: www.MyHBGold.com The Weak That Was America: Home of the Free because of the Brave Verified on Snopes.com! ave you noticed that stairs are getting to pull onto the freeway in front of them. All I these awful steeper . Groceries are heavier . And, can say is, their brakes must wear out awfully indignities. everything is farther away. Yesterday I fast, the way I see them screech and swerve in PLEASE PASS Dave Garofalo H Publisher walked to the corner and I was dumbfounded to my rear view mirror. THIS ON TO discover how long our street had become! Clothing manufacturers are less civilized EVERYONE YOU KNOW AS SOON AS And, you know, people are less considerate these days too. Why else would they suddenly POSSIBLE SO WE CAN GET THIS now, especially the young ones. They speak in start labeling a size 10 or 12 dress as 18 or 20? CONSPIRACY STOPPED! whispers all the time! If you ask them to speak up Do they think no one notices? PS: I am sending this to you in a larger they just keep repeating themselves, endlessly The people who make bathroom scales font size, because something has happened to mouthing the same silent message until they're red are pulling the same prank. Do they think I my computer's fonts - they are smaller than in the face! What do they think I am, a lip reader? actually "believe" the number I see on that they once were. I also think they are much younger than I dial? HA! I would never let myself was at the same age. On the other hand, people weigh that much! Just who do these my own age are so much older than I am. I ran people think they're fooling? into an old friend the other day and she has aged I'd like to call up someone in so much that she didn't even recognize me. authority to report what's going on -- but Please send me your ideas on these I got to thinking about the poor dear the telephone company is in on the segments if yours are different... while I was towel drying my hair this conspiracy too: they've printed the phone morning, and in doing so, I glanced at my own books in such *small * type that no one reflection. Well, REALLY could ever find a number in there! NOW even mirrors are not made the way All I can do is pass along this they used to be! warning: WE ARE UNDER ATTACK! Another thing, everyone drives so fast these Unless something drastic happens, days! You're risking life and limb if you happen pretty soon everyone will have to suffer Benefits of Aging..