NEIGHBORS

H.E. “Bill” Hartge of Huntington Harbour was appointed president of the

Municipal Water District of Orange County. Employed by the city of

Huntington Beach for 19 years, he started as a civil engineer and is the

city’s former director of public works. He served as chairman of the

Water Advisory Committee of Orange County last year ... Fountain Valley

Regional Hospital and Medical Center announced its new physician leaders:

Dr. Terence O’Heany is chief of staff, Dr. Surinder Thind is vice chief

of staff, and Dr. Viney Soni is treasurer ... Young Edward Qiu of

Huntington Beach received his master’s degree at the University of

Wyoming ... Tim Bredigan joined the board of directors at the The Uniloc

Co., based in Huntington Beach ... Kenneth Adkins Jr. of Huntington Beach

earned his bachelor’s degree from Eastern Michigan University ... Marine

Corps Pvt. Tom Q. Tran, son of Katherine and Harrison Tran, and Marine

Corps Pfc. Vien N. Nguyen, son of Minh Doan T. Tran, all from Fountain

Valley, both completed basic training in San Diego. Tran successfully

completed 12 weeks of training designed to challenge new Marine recruits

physically and mentally. He is a graduate of Fountain Valley High School.

Nguyen was meritoriously promoted to his current rank ... Tyler Briscoe

of Huntington Beach received the God and Me Cub Scout award. Briscoe is a

member of Cub Scout Pack No. 287 at Village View Elementary School. The

award program required both Bible study and service projects in the

church and community ... Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Christopher

D. Cardozo has graduated from basic military training in Texas. During

the six weeks, he studied Air Force mission, organization and customs and

received special training in human relations. Cardozo is the son of Susan

and Dennis Cardozo of Huntington Beach ... BDO Seiman, an accounting and

consulting business, hired Laurie Hamblin, tax manager of audit practice,

and Bevann Miller, senior manager of health care advisory services

practice, both of Huntington Beach, and Linda Tung, consultant of

business and technology practice, of Fountain Valley ... Anne Prior of

Huntington Beach was named to the Texas Christian University dean’s list.