NEIGHBORS

Christie Nguyen, 13, won first place in the Mathematics & Software

Division at the annual Science & Engineering Fair at Youth Expo in April

at the Orange County Fair & Exposition Center in Costa Mesa. . . . Mary

Ann Stack, hostess for the Palm Court Restaurant at the Hilton Waterfront

Beach Resort, received the 2000 Service Excellence Award in the

restaurant category from the Orange County Tourism Council at its recent

awards and dinner ceremony at Disney’s Californian Hotel. . . . Brittany

Dennett, 10, won top honors for her model home entry at the annual Youth

Expo at the Orange County Fair & Exposition Center in April. . . . Hilton

Waterfront Beach Resort employees Marsha Moore, Karie Brown and Ashley

Ramasamooj received promotions within the hotel’s catering department. .

. . Air Force 2nd Lt. Donna E. Silva arrived for duty at McGuire Air

Force Base in Trenton, N.J.. Silva is a squadron section commander

assigned to the 305th Civil Engineer Squadron. She is the daughter of Jim

W. and Connie F. Silva. . . . The city of Huntington Beach appointed

Kate Hoffman as art center director and cultural services supervisor.

Hoffman’s credentials include a bachelor’s degree in studio art from

Illinois State University. . . . Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sean W. Andres

reported for duty with Gernal Support Maintenance Co. 1st Maintenance

Battalion, 1st Force Service Support Group at Camp Pendleton.

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