Around Town: Local Cal Poly students compete in Solar Decathlon

Local Cal Poly students compete in Solar Decathlon

Kyle McCartney from Huntington Beach and Christine Pham of Fountain Valley are among 86 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo students participating in the 2015 Solar Decathlon in Irvine, presented by the U.S. Department of Energy.

The competition will be held Thursday through Oct. 18 at Orange County Great Park, where an international list of teams of college students will present energy-efficient and drought-resistant houses they have spent two years designing and building.

The decathlon consists of 10 contests ranging from architecture and engineering to home appliance performance. Juries of experts in the various fields will score the teams.

After this year’s competition, the teams will disassemble their houses for transport back to their schools.

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Alzheimer’s center to hold anniversary ceremony

The Alzheimer’s Family Services Center in Huntington Beach is celebrating its 35th anniversary, and it will celebrate with a ribbon-cutting ceremony from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday at the center, 9451 Indianapolis Ave.

For more information, call (714) 593-1874.

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Oral Cancer Walk/Run set for Saturday in F.V.

The second annual Southern California Oral Cancer Walk/Run for Awareness will be held Saturday at Mile Square Regional Park in Fountain Valley.

Proceeds from the event, presented by the nonprofit Oral Cancer Foundation, will help pay for cancer research and advocacy work.

Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. and the walk/run will start at 10:30.

Entry fees are $25 online until Friday and $30 the day of the event ($15 and $20 for students and $10 for children ages 6 to 10). Oral cancer survivors and children 5 and younger participate for free.

For more information, visit donate.oralcancer.org/event/southerncalifornia.

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H.B. to become ‘Sweet City’ on Wednesday

Looking for something to sweeten your day? Get ready for Huntington Beach Downtown’s first National Dessert Day celebration on Wednesday.

The Huntington Beach Downtown Business Improvement District will present the promotional event, called “Sweet City,” giving scratch cards to customers who buy desserts at participating restaurants, with opportunities to win free desserts.

Cooking-eating contests will be held at 7 p.m. for children ages 5 to 11 and 7:30 for adults. Winners will receive prizes donated by downtown merchants. To sign up for the contests, go to Surf City Nights between 5 and 9 p.m. Tuesday at the information booth in front of the Main Street fountain.

Restaurants participating in Sweet City include Duke’s Huntington Beach, The Ice Cream Way, No Ka Oi, Zimzala, Baskin-Robbins, IHOP, Fred’s Mexican Cafe, The Funnel House, Mangiamo Gelato, Shakeaway, The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Haole Boy Shave Ice, Cold Stone Creamery, Sandy’s Huntington Beach, BLK Earth Sea Spirits, Thunder Burgrz & Pizza, Gallagher’s Pub & Grill and 2nd Floor Food Art Drinks.

For more information, visit hbdowntown.com or call (714) 536-8300.

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2 local high school students on OCTA Teen Council

Ian Macdonald and Sarah Babcock, both of Huntington Beach, are among 18 high school students selected to the Orange County Transportation Authority’s 2015-16 Teen Council.

Council members participate in transportation-related discussions and projects with their peers and OCTA staff members to help provide insight into public transportation issues.

Teen Council members serve for one year. The group meets once a month during the school year.

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H.B. High participates in science research program

The Newport Banning Land Trust last week launched a science research program with Huntington Beach and Costa Mesa high schools. The organization developed the program with the Institute for Conservation Research and Education and instructors from the Huntington Beach High School Advanced Placement environmental science and Costa Mesa High environmental field studies classes.

The science research program is designed to give high school seniors hands-on field research experience on topics related to water quality, mapping and native and invasive species. Once a month throughout the school year, students will conduct supervised field research at the Newport Banning Ranch oil field in Newport Beach and at Fairview Park in Costa Mesa.

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For the record: The Orange County Police Canine Assn. show was last weekend. This article originally reported incorrectly that it will be held Saturday.