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21 04, 2017

The Beach Showers are Back On!

2017-04-21T18:49:17+00:00

Surfers stoked: Drought’s end means beachgoers get showers back By LAYLAN CONNELLY | [email protected] Orange County Register There is a buzz among the surfers at Doheny State Beach this week, and it isn’t just because a new swell brought fun waves. Surfers are stoked for another reason: showers at state beaches that had been turned [...]

The Beach Showers are Back On!2017-04-21T18:49:17+00:00
14 04, 2017

Meet the Lifeguards Helping to Save Syrian Refugees

2017-04-14T21:01:19+00:00

Devyn Bisson, a 24-year-old internationally acclaimed filmmaker, traveled to Greece in 2015 to document the volunteers who save refugees' lives during the dangerous sea crossings. Her movie premieres this summer. Photo: Kate Spencer From: Outside By: Shelby Stanger Apr 11, 2017 Devyn Bisson is a filmmaker who spent most of her life dreaming of [...]

Meet the Lifeguards Helping to Save Syrian Refugees2017-04-14T21:01:19+00:00
27 03, 2017

Beach Front Cinema’s first movie of 2017: Saturday, April 15

2017-03-29T18:36:14+00:00

Half price admission for Junior Lifeguards (+ one guest). SEE DETAILS BELOW. The first Beach Front Cinema Movie for 2017 on Huntington State Beach is Saturday April 15 and will present: "Finding Dory".  For this movie, the Huntington State Beach Junior Lifeguard Association (HSBJLA) will provide half-off admission for Junior Lifeguards (+ one guest).  ALL [...]

Beach Front Cinema’s first movie of 2017: Saturday, April 152017-03-29T18:36:14+00:00
17 03, 2017

Lifeguards, Police and Fire to Compete in Newport Sand Castle Contest for Ben Carlson Foundation

2017-03-17T19:58:56+00:00

The new statue of Ben Carlson after an unveiling ceremony at in McFadden Square at the Newport Beach Pier on Wednesday, July 6, 2016. Ben was a veteran Newport Beach lifeguard who died attempting to rescue a swimmer on July 6, 2014. (File photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG) The Orange County [...]

Lifeguards, Police and Fire to Compete in Newport Sand Castle Contest for Ben Carlson Foundation2017-03-17T19:58:56+00:00
21 02, 2017

Farewell To The World Famous Wedge Tree

2017-02-21T23:19:13+00:00

From Balboaisland.com This is what it looks like today... so sad.   Continue Reading >>>  

Farewell To The World Famous Wedge Tree2017-02-21T23:19:13+00:00
21 02, 2017

New Binoculars at Huntington Beach Pier Promise Clearer Views

2017-02-21T00:36:07+00:00

New coin-operated, mounted binoculars are to be installed later this month on the Huntington Beach pier. The improved optics will still cost 50 cents, according to a city official. (File photo / Daily Pilot) Los Angeles Times - Daily Pilot By Ben Brazil Huntington Beach hopes to be able to offer a clearer [...]

New Binoculars at Huntington Beach Pier Promise Clearer Views2017-02-21T00:36:07+00:00
21 02, 2017

Two Novice Surfers Saved in Stormy Surf, Leashes Wrapped on Pier Pilings

2017-02-21T00:28:28+00:00

The Orange County Register By LAYLAN CONNELLY / STAFF WRITER Two things that don’t mix: novice surfers and big, stormy surf. Add a concrete pier piling - and you have a recipe for disaster. Newport Beach lifeguards made a dramatic rescue Saturday night, after a call about a distressed surfer at 5:30 p.m. near the [...]

Two Novice Surfers Saved in Stormy Surf, Leashes Wrapped on Pier Pilings2017-02-21T00:28:28+00:00
21 02, 2017

‘Surf 4 Katie’ Event Benefits Former Huntington Beach High Athlete Battling Rare Disease

2017-02-21T00:22:22+00:00

Katie Berry, second from right, meets some of her former Hungtington Beach High School coach Andy Verdone's, right, current surfers in Huntington Beach on Wednesday, February 15, 2017. Katie's friend Wade Carden, third from right, looks on. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG) The Orange County Register By LAYLAN CONNELLY / STAFF [...]

‘Surf 4 Katie’ Event Benefits Former Huntington Beach High Athlete Battling Rare Disease2017-02-21T00:22:22+00:00
13 02, 2017

Surf Community Pays Tribute To ‘Sea Sister’ Sophia Tiare Bartlow

2017-02-21T00:20:59+00:00

A paddle out was held for surfer Sophia Bartlow, who died in a car accident in Hawaii. the cermony was held in Huntington Beach on Saturday, February 11, 2017. (Photo by Bill Alkofer,Orange County Register/SCNG) The Orange County Register By LAYLAN CONNELLY / STAFF WRITER The chants echoed across the wind-whipped ocean, as [...]

Surf Community Pays Tribute To ‘Sea Sister’ Sophia Tiare Bartlow2017-02-21T00:20:59+00:00
19 01, 2017

Deadly “Sneaker Wave” Sweep Father and Son Out To Ocean

2017-01-19T18:29:21+00:00

In this photo provided by the Oregon State Police taken Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017, OSP troopers on all-terrain vehicles search a beach about two miles north of Cape Blanco, Oregon, where a father and his young son were swept out to sea Sunday as they walked near the surf. (Oregon State Police via AP) [...]

Deadly “Sneaker Wave” Sweep Father and Son Out To Ocean2017-01-19T18:29:21+00:00
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