🌱 Huntington Wetlands 'Urgency'+ April Events + Where To Give Blood

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Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in Orange County today.

First, today's weather:

Warmer today. High: 73. Low: 56.

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Here are the top stories in Orange County today:

1. Here are a few events happening in OC this month: On April 4, the Journey Freedom Tour with special guest Toto at The Honda Center in Anaheim. Branden James, a classically trained opera singer who reached the finals of “America’s Got Talent,” and James Clark, a cellist and pianist who has played with Idina Menzel and Olivia Newton-John, will perform their take on popular Disney songs, as well as favorites by Josh Groban, Il Divo, Andrea Bocelli, and Sara Brightman on April 7 at the Muckenthaler Cultural Center in Fullerton. Find out more about these events and other interesting things happening in OC here: (Orange Coast)
2. Fragile habitat of Huntington Beach’s Bolsa Chica wetlands is in danger from rising sea levels that may also eventually flood neighborhoods just east of the ecological reserve, according to a new three-year study. New levees and elevating some existing wetlands would help preserve the estuary and existing wildlife ecosystems and help bolster the buffer that the wetlands provide for adjacent homes against rising seas. There is growing urgency to act as the 1,400-acre wetlands have subsided from decades of oil drilling. You can read the full story here:(OC Register)
3. Giving blood can help with the nation's worst blood shortage in more than a decade due to the pandemic, the American Red Cross said. Blood drives are being held daily in Laguna Hills at the Blood Donation Center, 22971 Mill Creek Drive. In April you will also find American Red Cross Blood Drives in South OC Beaches: On Monday, April 4, at The Montage Resort, 30801 South Coast Highway at Laguna Beach from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Tuesday April 5, in San Juan Capistrano at the San Juan Capistrano Community Center is located at 25925 Camino Del Avion from 9:30 a.m. - 3:30p.m. On Thursday April 7 at the office in San Clemente at 910 Calle Negocio from 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. and at the Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at 26726 Crown Valley Parkway. You can sign up for an appointment and find out more here: (South OC Beaches)

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Today in Orange County:

• MOVE Laguna: 1st Mondays FREE at Art of Fitness Laguna. (All Day)
• Spikeball Tournament - Estancia High. (All Day)
• American Red Cross Club Blood Drive (Events). (7 a.m.)
• Toddler Stories & Playtime at East Anaheim. (11:30 a.m.)
• Book Club Meeting - Tustin Chamber of Commerce. (All Day)

From my notebook:

• 8 Places to Get Tacos y Cervezas in OC This Cinco de Mayo. (Locale Magazine)
• Genesis Motors Reports Record-Breaking March Sales. (Orange County Business Journal)
• Orange Lutheran softball upsets No. 1 Villa Park in Carew Classic. (OCRegister)
• Orange County restaurants shut down by health inspectors (March 24-April 1) (OCRegister)

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Events:

• Breast Ultrasound Screening Coming Direct to You! (April 5)
• Oasis Sailing Club Opening Day Ceremonies/Open House Event. (April 8)
• Key Legal & Emotional Issues in Divorce – Vesta Irvine, CA Hub. (April 8)
• GardenFest 2022 Plant Sale and Household Goods Flea Market. (April 9)
• Beginning Drawing The Foundations of Art Session 1: Line and Shape. (April 12)
• Orange Republican Women Federated. (April 15)
• [Free Masterclass] Increase Your Website Sales & Leads Using SEO. (April 22)
• Water Issues Study Group Returns to Mesa Water. (April 23)
• A Sweet Mom Brunch Help Your College Grad Land 1st Job! (April 29)
• Heroes for Hearing 5k Run & Fundraiser. (May 1)
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— Paula Constance

About me: I am a freelance writer, author, and media producer. I am committed to media projects that empower, engage, and help make the world a better place. One of my favorite jobs? Working with Imagineering for The Walt Disney Company.