Girl Scouts and leaders from Costa Mesa,...

Girl Scouts and leaders from Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, Westminster

and Laguna Hills had the honor of escorting astronaut Buzz Aldrin and

some notable authors at the Orange County Children’s Book Festival,

held at Orange Coast College on Oct. 2.

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Costa Mesa law firm Rutan & Tucker announced the addition of

Jessica Blanche as marketing coordinator.

Under the direction of Chief Marketing Officer Bruce Allen,

Blanche will support the firm’s new business development and

marketing communications efforts.

A graduate of Santa Monica College, Blanche has worked for law

firm Richards, Watson and Gershon, as well as medical software

company Gideon Informatics, both in Los Angeles.

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Newport Beach resident Frank Randall was recently honored as the

University of Nevada, Reno, 2005 alumnus of the year.

Randall, a retired businessman and humanitarian, provided crucial

momentum in the campaign to secure private funding for the

Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center. His gift of $2 million spurred others

to contribute to the new center, which will become a hub for

cultural, social and intellectual exchange on campus.

Randall now spends a lot of his time traveling the world on

humanitarian missions for the International Medical Corps -- an

organization that provides healthcare and training to devastated

areas of the world.