Dick White of Huntington Beach was...

Dick White of Huntington Beach was honored by the county for his

volunteer efforts. He has been an advocate for senior services in

Orange County through his work with the Community Services Agency

Office on Aging. The board of supervisors acknowledged the efforts of

White and other volunteers during a recognition ceremony ... Simon

Kotlyar of Huntington Beach will graduate on June 3 from the

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev M.D. program in international

health and medicine in collaboration with Columbia University Health

Sciences. The program focuses on global health and improving

healthcare for diverse populations. Kotlyar is a 1995 graduate of Huntington Beach High School and has studied medicine in Israel,

Kenya and New York City ... Cheyanne Lee Wickliff of Huntington Beach

graduated from Azusa Pacific University with a bachelor of arts in

biblical studies degree ... Sharon Hyska of Huntington Beach was the

winner of a drawing for a $50 Home Depot shopping spree, presented by

Linda Morrow of Star Real Estate in Huntington Beach ... Army Pvt.

Michael R. Siegel, son of John Siegel of Coto de Caza, Calif. and

Virginia McBrathey of Huntington Beach, has graduated from basic

combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. ... Air Force Airman

Christopher R. Lemler, brother of Ryan Walsh of Huntington Beach, has

graduated from military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San

Antonio, Texas ... Air Force Airman Timothy S. Cooper of Huntington

Beach has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air

Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. Cooper, son of Scott and Debbie

Cooper of Huntington Beach, is a 2001 graduate of Edison High School

... Army Pvt. Alfredo R. Beltran of Huntington Beach has graduated

from the track vehicle repairer course at Aberdeen Proving Ground in

Aberdeen, Md. Beltran, son of Maria E. Beltran of Huntington Beach,

is a 2002 graduate of Huntington Beach High School ... Navy Petty

Officer 3rd class Thorin Mayba, son of Wanda Leonard of Costa Mesa

and Perry D. Mayba of Huntington Beach, returned from a 10-month

deployment to the Western Pacific and Arabian Gulf while assigned to

the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln ... Navy Petty Officer 3rd

class Anup R. Patel, son of Rukhi Patel of Huntington Beach, returned

from a 10-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Arabian Gulf

while assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. Patel is

a 1999 graduate of Edison High School in Huntington Beach and joined

the Navy in March 2001.

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