PBPG elections set for March 24 The Pacific Beach Planning Group (PBPG) will hold its annual elections on March 24, 2010, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Hornblend Hall, 1721 Hornblend St. Pacific Beach residents, property owners and businesses are eligible to vote. The PBPG is a 20-member volunteer board that advises the city on new development, parking, traffic, future planning and other important community issues. For more information visit www.pbplanning.org or contact Marcie Beckett at (858) 483-8908. Easter Bunny to visit spring carnival The Easter Bunny will be on hand at Santa Clara Recreation Center’s annual egg hunt and spring carnival on Saturday, March 27 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event, which will be held at 1008 Santa Clara Place, will feature carnival games, arts and crafts, a mini fire truck ride, refreshments and photo opportunities with the Easter Bunny. The egg hunt is segmented into four divisions for children: 3 years and younger (10:30 a.m.), 4 to 6 years (11 a.m.), 7 to 9 years (11:30 a.m.) and 10 to 13 years (noon). For more information, call (858) 581-9928. DUI checkpoint yields 12 arrests A DUI checkpoint set up at 2400 Grand Ave. by the San Diego Police Department on March 13 resulted in 11 DUI arrests and one warrant arrest, with a total of 13 cars impounded. The checkpoint took place from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. Parliamentarians hold training workshop The California Sigma Delta Unit of the National Association of Parliamentarians will hold its 12th annual workshop on Saturday, April 10 at Christ Lutheran Church, 4761 Cass St. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., and the event starts at 9 a.m. The workshop, “Putting the Pieces Together While Adding Color To Your Meetings,” will feature two presentations from professional parliamentarians. Scott Burns, president of the California State Association of Parliamentarians, will discuss the principles of open meetings, executive sessions and confidential deliberations as they relate to the Brown Act. Jim Stewart, the organization’s past California state president, will review the art and science of presiding over meetings. Tickets are available for $15, and participants are encouraged to RSVP by April 3 to ensure seating. For more information on purchasing tickets, call (619) 464-3924 or (858) 488-8602. Gloria’s Bar-B-Q raises funds for Haiti Chef Tony Turner of Gloria’s Bar-B-Q held a fundraiser Feb. 21-28 to raise money to buy tents for people living in Haiti’s earthquake-ravaged areas. Turner organized the event in conjunction with the Rescue Task Force, a San Diego County based non-profit relief agency that responds to disasters around the world. The funds raised from the week of efforts were enough to purchase approximately 25 tents for Haitian residents. Overall, Rescue Task Force raised enough money to send 700 tents to Haiti; the group was planning to deliver the tents this week, Turner said.