Seventh-graders Alex Heiney, and Ariel Knoebel...
Seventh-graders Alex Heiney, and Ariel Knoebel of Huntington
Beach’s Pegasus Middle School earned first and second place
respectively in Tilly’s Essay Contest. The contest attracted more
than 2,000 entries. Alex read his essay, “The Flavor of the Day,” at
the awards ceremony ... Huntington Beach Elks Lodge 1959 is proud to announce contributions to local charities for the whopping sum of
$11,700 ... Megan Marlena of Huntington Beach was awarded the Kathryn
Dettman Memorial journalism scholarship award at he Associated Press
Radio and Television Conference in April. Marlena demonstrated her
ability to seek out new angles through her work as a morning news
anchor for the jazz radio station KKJZ ... Charles B. Bailey, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Bailey of Huntington Beach, graduated from
Furman University in South Carolina ... Melissa Peterson of
Huntington Beach was conferred a bachelor’s degree in marketing from
Providence College. Providence College has been ranked as one of the
top two regional universities in the north in the U.S. News’
publication, America’s Best Colleges ... Scott Bogle and Anahi Ramos,
students of Valley Vista High School, were honored at the seventh
annual A.C.E. Awards luncheon with $500 and a plaque for overcoming
adversities. The Exchange Club of Huntington Beach hosted the event
... Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Isaias L. Rios, son of
Theresa and Isaias L. Rios of Huntington Beach recently returned home
from a three-month deployment while assigned to the U.S. Coast Guard
Cutter Munro ... Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Trevor M.
Medlin, son of Elaine B. Medlin of Huntington Beach recently returned
home from a three-month deployment while assigned to the U.S. Coast
Guard Cutter Munro. Medlin’s ship managed to seize nearly 7,000
pounds of cocaine with a street value of $60 million ... Navy Seaman
Recruit Michael G. Cooper, a 2002 graduate of Ocean View High School,
recently reported for duty aboard the aircraft carrier USS George
Washington ...
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