Chamber honors volunteers, top members

NEWPORT BEACH -- Honoring the city’s outstanding businesspeople, a

crowd of about 150 gathered Wednesday for the Newport Harbor Area Chamber

of Commerce annual meeting and awards ceremony.

In addition to awards for members’ contributions to chamber activities

during the past year, Newport Beach Fire Chief Tim Riley also presented

the Silver Anchor Awards, given to individuals who have also contributed

“to the betterment of the business, residential, civic and recreational

environmentin the Newport Harbor Area.”

This year’s recipients are listed below:

Silver Anchor Award winners for outstanding chamber and community

services.

* Philip Bettencourt -- Bettencourt and Associates

* Lula and Marion Halfacre -- Traditional Jewelers

* John Blom -- John L. Blom Custom Photography

Outgoing Board of Directors (2000-01)

* Joseph Parker (chairman) -- Joseph H. Parker CPA

* Roger Alford (vice chairman) -- Hausmaninger, Benoe, Lang and Alford

CPAs

* Philip Bettencourt (secretary) -- Bettencourt and Associates

* Kevin Perkins (chief financial officer) -- Perkins Law Firm

* John Blom (Skipper/Commodores Club) -- John L. Blom Custom

Photography Ltd.

Business Development Council

* David Bunch -- Major contributor toward Connections Business Expo

Marina Solutions

* Marie Evans -- Major contributor

Marie Evans Marketing

* Trisha Marshall -- Major contributor toward Ambassadors

Coldwell Banker Real Estate

* Kevin Priestley -- Chair, Connections Business Expo

Priestley Chiropractic Inc.

* Ray Saporita -- Chairman, Ambassadors

Impact Graphics and Signs

Civic Affairs Council

* Roger Alford -- Co-Chair, Newport Beach Fire and Lifeguard

Appreciation Beach Party

Hausmaninger Benoe Lang and Alford, CPAs

* Philip Bettencourt -- Major contributor

Bettencourt and Associates

* Carol Hoffman -- Chair, Police Appreciation Breakfast

Government Solutions

* Bill Pierpoint -- Chair, Scholarship Awards

Safeguard Business Systems

* Tim Quinn -- Co-Chair, Newport Beach Fire and Lifeguard

Appreciation Beach Party

Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort and University Athletic Club

* Chief Tim Riley -- Chair, Athletic Awards

Newport Beach Fire Department

* Laurie Rybaczyk -- Major contributor toward the Education Committee

Ensign Intermediate School

* Jerry Sewell -- Chair, Education Committee

Knobbe, Martens, Olson and Bear

* Clayton Shurley -- Chair, VIP Yachtsmen’s Luncheon

Clayton Shurley’s Texas B.B.Q.

* Marshall Steel -- Chair, Clean Harbor Day

Newport Harbor Nautical Museum

* Mike Whitehead -- Chair, Marine Committee

Boathouse TV Show

Membership Services Council

* Stanford Green -- Coordinator, CEO Roundtable

Stanford Green

* Kevin Perkins -- Major contributor

Perkins Law Firm

* Karyl Reed -- Major contributor

California Professional Employers

Special Events Council

* Scott Baird -- Major contributor

Baird Printing

* Seymour Beek -- Chair, Flight of the Lasers

Balboa Island Ferry, Inc. and Island Marine Fuel

* Mehdi Eftekari -- Chair, Christmas Boat Parade Awards Dinner and

Auction

Four Seasons Hotel, Newport Beach

* Duncan Forgey -- Chair, Ring of Lights

Dyson and Dyson Real Estate Associates

* Marion Halfacre -- Chair, Newport Gala

Traditional Jewelers at Fashion Island

* Dan Hamilton -- Chair, Sandcastle Contest

Malarky’s Irish Pub and Restaurant

* Brett Hemphill -- Chair, Christmas Boat Parade

Hemphill’s Rugs and Carpets

* Elaine ‘Izzie’ Izzo -- Major contributor

Future Image Make-Up Studio

* Lana Johnson -- Major contributor

Newport Beach/Costa Mesa Daily Pilot

* Bob Lovejoy -- Major contributor toward the Tommy Bahama’s Newport

Beach Open

Big Canyon Country Club

* Tom Mazzone -- Major contributor

Mazzone’s Carpet Cleaning

* Pat Smith -- ‘Hostess with the Mostest,’ Taste of Newport

Hospitality Tent

Did You Say Red, White and Blue

* Bill Strateman -- Chair, Taste of Newport

InterCommunications Inc.

* Norm Witt - Chair, Tommy Bahama’s Newport Beach Open

The Irvine Co.