Huntington Beach residents Jennifer Erin McCall...

Huntington Beach residents Jennifer Erin McCall and Johanna Marie

Phillips were honored during Las Campanas’ 40th anniversary Debutante

Ball. The event benefited philanthropic projects and was designed to

provide recognition for outstanding girls and families ... Kevin

Chang of Huntington Beach was among 40 high school seniors in

Southern California awarded $1,000 in college scholarships from the

Ronald McDonald House Charities/Asian Pacific American Students

Increasing Achievement program for commitment to the community. Chang

selected the Orange Interfaith Shelter to receive a $500 honorarium

... Nikki Martensen of Huntington Beach will be appearing in Broadway

on Tour’s production of “Guys and Dolls.” ... Frank Fan Tu of

Huntington Beach received a bachelor’s degree in international

relations in diplomacy from the School of Diplomacy and International

Relations at Seton Hall University in New Jersey ... Jamie Ennen of

Huntington Beach received the Juror’s Choice and First Place awards

for her professional pastel painting in the Orange County Fair ...

Iris Wiener of Huntington Beach was the Division Winner award in the

ethnic foods category at the Orange County Fair for her hallah bread

... Stephanie Gomez, 13, of Huntington Beach received a Best of Show

award in the youth category for her two-piece dress at the Orange

County Fair ... Ann Woodman of Huntington Beach won First Place,

Division Winner and Grand Award at the Orange County Fair for her

jewelry in the home and hobbies category ... Nishta Patel, 14, of

Huntington Beach won Best of Show for Fine Arts in the youth category

at the Orange County Fair ...Esther M. Daht of Huntington Beach won a

First Place and Division Winner award for her crocheted lace bedsheet

in the home and hobbies category at the Orange County Fair ...

Students from the Petra Christian Academy in Huntington Beach won

Best of Show for their wall mural at the Orange County Fair ...Joseph

Holzer, 15, of Huntington Beach won Best of Show at the Orange County

Fair for his notebook, “Catch a Fish on the Fly.” ... Navy Petty

Officer 3rd Class Nicholas A. Rivera, son of Michael Rivera of

Huntington Beach, graduated from the Navy’s Nuclear Power School at

the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command in South Carolina ...

Dominic A. Rickard, son of Robyn and Ricky Rickard of Huntington

Beach, has entered the U.S. Air Force Academy Preparatory School in

Colorado ... Army Spec. Lindsay Tassell, daughter of Jim Tassell of

Huntington Beach, has graduated from basic combat training at Ft.

Jackson in Columbia, S.C. ... Army Pvt. Steven R. Church, son of

Bobby Church and stepson of Kendra Church of Huntington Beach, has

arrived at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama to complete the explosive

ordinance disposal training course ... Coast Guard Cadet Lisa M.

Bitzer, a 2003 graduate of Edison High School, enrolled as a cadet at

the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in Connecticut ... Navy Petty Officer

3rd Class James E. Guerrero, son of Georgia and Jim Guerrero of

Huntington Beach, graduated from the Basic Enlisted Submarine Course

at the Naval Submarine School in Connecticut.

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