Gary Wilson of Huntington Beach was...

Gary Wilson of Huntington Beach was appointed as a new member of

the Board of Directors of the El Camino College Foundation, a

nonprofit organization created in 1983 to support college programs at

El Camino College, near Torrance, Calif. Wilson works at Exxon Mobil

as the Torrance refinery manager and is on the Torrance Chamber of

Commerce Board of Directors ... Patricia Brant of Huntington Beach

won first place at the Orange County Fair for her “Birds Eye View”

quilt ... Bud Frohn of Huntington Beach was a first place and

Division Winner in the professional weaving category at the Orange

County Fair for his rug ... Air Force Airman Stephen C. Lowe, son of

Chris Barrett of Escondido, Calif. and grandson of Martha Lowe of

Huntington Beach, has graduated from basic military training at the

Lackland Air Force Base in Texas ... Air Force Airman 1st Class Jason

A. Woolard, son of Kathleen Woolard of Huntington Beach, has

graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in

Texas. Woolard graduated from Huntington Beach High School in 1993

and received an associate degree in 2002 from Orange Coast College in

Costa Mesa ... John Courtney of Huntington Beach was the First Place

and Division Winner in the Beach House Competition Category at the

Orange County Fair ... Scott McAlister of Huntington Beach was

awarded at the Orange County Fair for his sculpture in the amateur

division ... John Beeson of Huntington Beach was the First Place and

Division Winner at the Orange County Fair for his woodcarving of a

snake.

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