David Streiff of Newport Beach won...

David Streiff of Newport Beach won first place in the fine arts

competition category at this year’s Orange County Fair with his

woodworking ... Beverly Welch of Costa Mesa was a division winner in

the preserves competition category at the fair with her passion fruit

jam ... Sue Johnson of Costa Mesa took first place in the breads

competition category at the fair with her sour cream lemon bread ...

Jerry Lee French of Costa Mesa was the division winner in the

professional confectionary competition category with his truffles. He

is the owner of French’s Cupcake Bakery at 273 E. 17th St., Costa

Mesa. French also had three other first place products, one

second-place and one third-place ... Cara Jacobson of Costa Mesa was

division winner in the collections competition category with his

military pins. The collection was handed down from his

great-grandmother ... Sandra Silerio of Costa Mesa was division

winner in the seafood competition category with her salmon dip ...

Robert Moore of Costa Mesa won first place honors in the ceramics

competition division with his ceramic jar ... Hunter Doughty won best

of show in the youth competition category with her collection of

wind-up toys ... Joseph Lavers of Newport Beach won best of show in

the youth competition category with his desktop publishing ... Katie

Murai of Newport Beach took best of show in the youth competition

category with her crafts display ... Chia Ho of Costa Mesa was

division winner in the photography competition category with his

color photograph of four images of a helicopter ... Chad Czisny, son

of Ed and Maxine Czisny, has just received his Eagle Scout Honor

Award from the Newport Beach Troop No. 90 of the Boy Scouts of

America. He graduated this year from Corona del Mar High School and

will attend Cal Polytechnic University in September to study

electrical engineering ... Craig M. Smith, a Costa Mesa resident and

a student at the University of San Diego, was selected for motor

board, a national honor society that recognizes students for

outstanding achievements in scholarship, leadership and service.

Smith will be a senior this fall. He is majoring in Spanish and

theology with a minor in Italian.

* NEIGHBORS spotlights achievements in the community. Please

direct noteworthy information to Coral Wilson by fax at (949)

646-4170, or send e-mail to coral.wilson@latimes.com.