🌱Covered Wagon Motel Is Red-Tagged + Great Attendance At OVSD!

Rise and shine, Huntington Beach; today is National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day! It's Tuesday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on today in Huntington Beach.

Beach Boulevard is getting a makeover. Also, the Ocean View School District has good attendance numbers. Finally, HS students can participate in Youth in Government Day.

First, today's weather:

Breezy with partial sunshine. High: 67 Low: 50.

Here are the top five stories in Huntington Beach today:

1. What’s happening on Beach Boulevard? We learned on Monday that in Anaheim, “models for the 65-townhome Nolin community at Beach and Lincoln Avenue opened to the public.” The Covered Wagon Motel north of Ball Road has been red-tagged. There are plans for a shopping center development with the name 39 Commons. (HB News)
2. Kudos to the Ocean View School District! The school attendance review boards recognized the OVSD, along with other Orange County districts Capistrano Unified, Irvine Unified, and Buena Park, for “exemplary practices that have contributed to reducing chronic absenteeism rates and improving student attendance.” (OCDE)
3. Mark your calendars! The City will be hosting its “Youth in Government Day on Tuesday, April 26 from 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m.” This program is for HS students who want to learn more about the inner workings of the City government. If you have such a student in your home, they have until Friday to apply for the program. (City of HB)
4. As it does every Monday, the Huntington Beach City School District has released its COVID-19 numbers for the 5,513 students and staff members at its facilities. One case was reported at Hawes Elementary. This school has a total of 516 individuals on the campus. (HBCSD)
5. On April 21, there will be a workshop put on by Orange County Coastkeeper and the California Artificial Reef Enhancement Program entitled “Retiring Offshore Rigs.” It is an all-day event that you can attend in person or online. The workshop focuses on “clarifying the platform decommissioning process, identifying barriers, and creating actionable next steps to accelerate and improve the retirement of California's offshore rigs.” (ROR2022)

Today in Huntington Beach:

• Free Speed Reading Course (online) (11 AM)
• Photos With The Easter Bunny at MainPlace Mall (11 AM)
• Adult Learner Orientation at the Huntington Beach Public Library (6 PM)
• Pub Quiz at 2nd Floor (6 PM)
• DJ Karaoke Night at Tumbleweeds Bar & Grill (9 PM)

From my notebook:

• A frustrated Harbor Pines neighbor can't get Amazon Fire Stick to work after the last 12-hour power outage in the neighborhood two weeks ago. Can you help? (Nextdoor)
• Our Murdy Park neighbor needs someone qualified to replace an 8' section of a wood fence. Experienced, with references preferred and available within the next few weeks. (Nextdoor)
• A La Cuesta area neighbor is wondering if any Huntington Beach Neighbors ever tried "Relief Factor" that is always advertised?? If so, did you have relief from the meds? (Nextdoor)
• An Old Town neighbor is looking for a reliable, trustworthy, and honest contractor to help put an addition to a house. Does anyone know of one that they can recommend? (Nextdoor)

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— Sylvia Cochran

About me: Sylvia Cochran works out of sunny Southern California and has been freelance writing full-time since 2005. She loves dogs, cats, books, plays Best Fiends (don't judge), embraces social justice, and tries to live out Micah 6:8.