Safety should be a priority during home repairs and improvements. Your choice of attire, management of tools and materials and use of dangerous chemicals are some of the issues to be considered. Always wear clothing that is close-fitting so that it doesn't get caught in moving machine parts and sturdy shoes with a good grip. Remove all jewelry. If possible, wear gloves to protect your hands from chemicals or other irritants Safety glasses and goggles are recommended for working in almost any area of your home and yard.
While you may be watching hamburgers sizzle on the grill or the patriotic parade down Main Street, there is one group in Surf City that will be watching a different scene. We’re talking about the Huntington Beach Police Department. All 232 members of the force will be on duty on the Fourth to ensure residents and visitors have a safe Independence Day. The Independent has said it before, and we’ll say it again: Praise is due to a department that has taken much-needed measures to squelch the violence of years past.
John H. Eader Elementary School was put on voluntary lockdown for about 30 minutes today as a police situation occurred nearby. School officials held students inside for safety at the school on Magnolia Street and Hamilton Avenue, according to a newsletter e-mail from Principal Cynthia Guerrero. A police official said a man with several misdemeanor warrants ran from an officer and the department was conducting a perimeter check to find him. Eader officials called the Huntington Beach Police Department after helicopters began flying over the school at 2:50 p.m., according to the e-mail.
As the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks nears, it's important to compare our patriotic attitudes then to our attitudes today. Nine years ago, we vowed to never forget: To never forget how we felt as we collectively watched the Twin Towers collapse. To never forget that nearly 3,000 innocent lives were lost. And to never forget that more than 400 brave emergency workers lost their lives trying to save others. We lit candles to memorialize the lost. We donated blood to help the survivors.
-- Compiled by Torus Tammer; Photo by XXXXX AGE: 55 years, 7 months and proud of it FAMILY: Married 34 years to husband, Lynn, with one son, Eric, and a dog, Rowdy. EDUCATION: Associate degree from Mt. San Antonio College EXPLAIN YOUR JOB: Administrative secretary to marine safety beach parking, beach maintenance at lifeguard headquarters, city of Huntington Beach YOUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT: 11-year breast cancer survivor PERSONAL MOTTO: Life is short -- eat dessert first.
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A year after Sean Guite set the Huntington Beach High single-season passing record with 2,346 yards, Coach Eric Lo said he’d like for the Oilers to run the ball a bit more this year. Guite, a senior, will be a part of that, too. “I can’t say enough great things,” said Lo of Guite, a second-team All-Sea View League selection who was fifth in the county in passing yards. “Strong arm, smart kid, and he’s a stronger runner than he was last year.
This week we are going to look at the life of yet another past president of our local Lions Club and Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce, Bill Schryer. It was in the snow-covered town of Menominee in the northern part of Michigan that our man Wilfred L. 'Bill' Schryer first saw the light of day on Dec. 30, 1898. Schryer once described this hometown of Menominee as a "good place to come from, but a darn poor place to go back to." His family moved to California and settled in the little town of Olive, near Anaheim in October 1906, when Bill was 8. He received his formal education in the Olive-Olinda area before joining the navy in 1918.
The California Department of Public Health fined Fountain Valley Regional Hospital $75,000 on Friday for failing to follow policies to ensure patient safety. The facility was penalized for an incident that occurred in December 2011, when a patient died after hitting her head on the hospital floor during a procedure, according to a press statement. The Department of Public Health fined seven other hospitals in the state for noncompliance with safety policies. This is Fountain Valley Regional's fourth penalty.
For seven years, developers have tried to expand Huntington Harbour. Now one company has taken a significant step toward that goal. At its Nov. 19 meeting, the Huntington Beach City Council unanimously approved the Harmony Cove Marina project, which will install a 23-boat slip marina, outdoor dining restaurant, metered parking and a kayak and paddle board rental kiosk to a 2.28-acre site. "It seems like a pretty reasonable use for this area that's under utilized," Councilman Keith Bohr said at the meeting.
If the head negotiators from the Huntington Beach police and fire associations had had a podium of their own during Monday's night's Surf City Tea Party candidate forum, it might have turned into the free-for-all of the year. Instead, the employee groups got a spirited defense from just one man at the head of the Huntington Beach Central Library's downstairs conference room. And a fighting Irishman, at that. William "Billy" O'Connell was the only one of the five candidates in attendance to voice opposition to Measure Z, a November ballot measure that would repeal a property tax that helps to pay police and firefighter pensions.
The live-in boyfriend of Huntington Beach City Attorney Jennifer McGrath has withdrawn his initial plans to run for city clerk and instead is seeking a seat on the Huntington Beach Union High School District's board. Edward Pinchiff, an attorney, filed his candidate statement Aug. 9 and was qualified to run two days later, according to the Orange County Registrar of Voters. "As a long-term resident of Huntington Beach raising two future HBUHSD students, I want to ensure that our children receive a top-tier college preparatory curriculum and practical vocational training in a safe environment," he said in a statement.
Huntington Beach's police and fire associations have endorsed the same three candidates for City Council this year, each backing Jill Hardy, Jim Katapodis and Billy O'Connell out of the field of 12 contenders. The Huntington Beach Police Officers Assn. selected the candidates last week, according to President Jason Melschau. The Huntington Beach Firefighter's Assn. endorsed the trio in an undated post on its website. Melschau said the association's committee conducted interviews with all the candidates who responded, although he declined to give an exact number.
The Huntington Beach city clerk has asked the proponents and opponents of a controversial property tax ballot measure to correct and clarify some of their arguments. Enough signatures were gathered to place the measure on the November ballot to revoke a pre-1978 public safety employee retirement tax, which levies $15 per $100,000 of assessed property value and brings the city's general budget $4.2 million a year, according to city records. Most of City Clerk Joan Flynn's objections targeted the pro side of the argument.
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Microsemi Corp. of Santa Ana said Friday that the semiconductor company and its major stockholder, Jacob M. Kaplan of New York, have filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed public offering of 2.5 million shares of common stock.
If the SEC approves the offering, the company will sell 1.5 million new shares, and Kaplan, his four trusts and his company, Jemkap Inc., will offer the remaining 1 million shares, according to the prospectus.
Kaplan has long owned or controlled about 3 million of the company's 7.8 million shares, said Philip Frey Jr., president of Microsemi. At 94 and recovering from a broken hip, Kaplan is interested in a more liquid estate, Frey said.
Proceeds to the company will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes, including possible future acquisitions.
"There's nothing immediately on the horizon," Frey said. "We've been discussing the offering (with Kaplan) all along and the company was looking at some acquisitions earlier in the year and figured the time was right. So we combined forces."
Paine Webber Inc., E.F. Hutton & Co. Inc., Fahnestock & Co. and Baker, Watts & Co. will manage the offering.
Microsemi makes and markets a broad line of high-performance semiconductor diodes used in a variety of military, industrial and commercial products.
Indonesia's Joko Suprianto, the top-ranked badminton player in the world, advanced to the men's singles finals in the U.S. Open on Friday at the Orange County Badminton Club. Suprianto will face Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen of Denmark today.
Suprianto defeated Fung Permadi (Taiwan) in the semifinals, 15-6, 15-8. Hoyer-Larsen knocked off the Rashid Sidek, 15-13, 15-3, ranked sixth in the world.
In women's singles, 17-year-old Mia Audia of Indonesia defeated Canada's Denyse Julien, 11-5, 11-0, and will play Denmark's Camilla Martin in the finals. Martin defeated Meiluawaty of Indonesia, 11-4, 10-12, 11-3.
KISSIMMEE — U.S. Congressman Bill Nelson, D-Melbourne, will hold a town hall meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at the county courthouse. The meeting is part of a series held in the 11th district to provide constituents an opportunity to ask questions about legislative issues or discuss specific problems with Nelson. The meeting is open to the public.
Knowledgeable travelers knew that if you packed a small bag with essentials (toiletries, cosmetics for women, a change of underwear, pair of pajamas) you still could function if your luggage didn't arrive on the same flight you did.
But what began as a survival tactic for travelers has resulted in what one industry watchdog calls a ''war zone atmosphere . . . in which flight attendants and passengers should get combat pay.''
One airline group, the 21,000-member Association of Flight Attendants, says the number and kinds of carry-on items are becoming so great and so outrageous that it formally has petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration to require airlines to measure and limit carry-on baggage.
Under current FAA rules, a passenger is allowed to bring one carry-on bag (or item), provided it doesn't exceed a certain size (usually 24-by-13-by-9 inches, depending on the configuration of the aircraft) or provided it can fit under the passenger's seat or in the overhead bin.
FAA regulations also specify that ''no carrier may permit an airplane to take off or land unless each article of baggage carried aboard by passengers is stowed in an approved baggage or cargo stowage compartment. Everything else must be checked.''
In a survey conducted prior to the Association of Flight Attendants' plea for rulemaking, it cited the wild assortment of carry-on items being toted on board aircraft cabins: a cello, a Christmas tree with its roots wrapped in burlap and a truck tire, among them.
The association also points an accusing finger at the business traveler. In order to avoid baggage-claim delays or lost luggage, it says, he often boards the aircraft with briefcase, large overnight bag and cumbersome hanging bag.
In the formal petition filed by the union group, the Association of Flight Attendants excerpted a story that appeared in Frequent Flyer magazine in May 1984. In the article, editor Martin B. Deutsch noted that the magazine received an unusually large response from readers to a December 1983 article on carry-on bags.
According to Deutsch, passenger letters ranged ''from indignation to anger, or hostility to resignation, take your choice.'' Passenger letters stated that the cabin has been turned into a ''major cargo depository.''
''There's no question the airlines have to take some steps; it is not only uncomfortable in there, it's often dangerous.
''I'm referring to the war zone atmosphere that prevails both on getting in and out of the plane, the scramble to find space for the contraband, then the indiscriminate elbows that are used to vacate the overhead and flee once the flight has landed.
''Flight attendants and passengers should get combat pay, plus helmets to protect the heads and eyes. Ouch!''
The revelation that carry-on baggage has gotten out of hand recently was affirmed by results of the National Air Transportation Inspection, authorized by the FAA.
During the inspection, the agency conducted 21 no-notice en-route and 17 regular en-route aircraft inspections. The report revealed ''ladies trying to hide dogs under their hats or in garment bags; a garment bag containing an embalmed body; others containing bowling balls, bicycles and typewriters . . . and a live rabbit placed on the cockpit jump seat normally used by the FAA.'' Gail Jenkins, North American public relations manager for Thai Airways, said she recently watched two baby elephants being brought on in Bangkok.
A frequent flyer on Thai, she said, ''I've seen passengers transporting live tropical fish, carpets from Katmandu, Chaing Mai parasols, Thai spirit houses, boxes of fresh cherries, live pigs and unwieldy samurai swords. You name it, they bring it aboard.''
The petition filed by the Association of Flight Attendants is more a plea for help than for a ground-breaking regulation.
M.J. Brenne, the association's director of communications, said, ''The petition we have filed will only enforce a regulation that already exists.
''The flight attendants are noting large TVs, computer terminals, glass- covered paintings . . . all things that can get in the way of an emergency exit and can act as a missile in the case of severe turbulence,'' Brenne says. Exactly how the new regulation would be enforced is unclear. It could be enforced at the check-in stage, as it is done under Canadian aviation guidelines, she said. In Canada, if there is any question whether something will fit under a seat, airline personnel ''size it'' at the check-in counter. Others, however, disagree with the need for increased regulations by the FAA.
The Air Transport Association, which represents U.S. scheduled air carriers, opposes the petition for rulemaking as ''unwarranted.''
ALPENA - Kristi Ellis captured three firsts and broke her own school record in the 300-meter hurdles Wednesday, leading the Petoskey High School girls' track team to a third-place finish in the Big North Conference Championships at Alpena's Wildcat Stadium.
Alpena won the girls' meet with 141 points, while Traverse City Central, 110.5, was second; and the Northmen finished with 77. Gaylord and T.C. West tied for fourth with 69, while Cadillac was sixth with 56.5.
Sophomore Cory Starkey equaled the school record in winning the high jump in leading the Northmen boys to a fourth-place finish. T.C. Central placed first with 164, followed by T.C. West, 83; Alpena, 77; Petoskey, 76; Cadillac, 75; and Gaylord, 48.
Starkey's winning leap in the high jump was 6 foot, 4 inches, equaling the mark held by Nick Touran (2002) and Jack DeGroot (1991).
Ellis won the 300 hurdles in a school-record 48.47 seconds. It is the third time this season she has set a record in the event.
Ellis also won the high jump, 5-1; ran the anchor leg on Petoskey's winning 1600 relay team; and placed third in the long jump. Molly Touran, Margaret Liederbach and Amy Bieganowski joined Ellis in the relay; they finished in 4:14.4.
Liederbach placed second in the 800, as did Kerby Tamm in the shot put. Touran was third in the 1600, Catie Gammon placed third in the pole vault, and Touran, Liederbach, Bieganowski and Alexandra Taylor teamed up to place third in the 3200 relay.
"We had some injuries and illnesses and it was the hottest day we've had," Petoskey girls' coach Karen Starkey said. "The temperatures may have affected some of the girls, but overall it was a great performance by all the girls."
Besides Starkey's win in the high jump, Petoksey had one other first in the boys' meet. Dylan Fettig, Taylor Lewis, Chad Homuth and Joe Beck combined to win the 1600 relay.
"It was hot, windy and two or three kids got banged up," boys' coach Gavin Fralick said. "To lose a couple of kids and still come in fourth. … We ran hard and competed; we'll take that any time."
Petoskey's Mike Suter placed second in the high jump while Dan Etter was second in the 200, and Tate Moyer placed third in both the 100 and the long jump.
The Northmen were third in the 400, 800 and 1600 relays. Fettig, Beck, Matt Mastenbrook and Jared Goodrich comprised the 3200 relay; Suter, Moyer, Etter and Homuth teamed up in the 800 relay; and Moyer, Homuth, Etter and Suter comprised the 400 relay.
Tecumseh Adams won three individual events and ran a leg on a winning relay team, and Caitlin Reeves had a hand in three firsts as Harbor Springs swept the team titles at the Lake Michigan Conference track and field championships Wednesday at Boyne City High School's Earl Brotherston Field.
It is the first time both the Harbor girls' and boys' teams have won the league championship in the same year, and it came four days after the Rams completed the same feat - a double win - in the Division IV regional.
"We knew we had pretty strong teams," Harbor coach Emily Kloss said. "That's what our goal was right from the beginning - win the regional, win the conference, and show pretty well at the state meet. So far, we're pretty much right on track for what we were hoping for."
Adams won the boys' 800-, 1600- and 3200-meter runs, and ran a leg on the Rams' winning 1600 relay team in the boys' meet. Kyle Nowels, Clayton Bethke and Patrick Frank joined Adams on the relay squad.
It was one of three wins for Nowels as he also placed first in both the 110 and 300 hurdles, while teammate Randy Pischel (high jump) and Ray Foster (shot put) also placed first.
Reeves won the girls' 400 and 800 and ran a leg on the winning 1600 relay team in leading the Harbor girls. Alivia Murphy, Elena Ongaro and Maddie Buntin joined Reeves in the 1600 relay, while Buntin, Katie Hoffman, Jessica Hall and Murphy comprised Harbor's winning 3200 relay squad.
Harbor's Kristin Albert tied with Charlevoix's Alyssa Smith for first place in the high jump, and the Rayders captured the 800 relay.
Event-by-event results from the Lake Michigan Conference track and field meet Wednesday at Boyne City High School's Earl Brotherston Field. Winners are listed with their time, distance and height, along with athletes from area schools finishing in the top eight.