Ken Hildreth of Huntington Beach has...

Ken Hildreth of Huntington Beach has been nominated to receive the

Bill Dehn Award for the Most Inspirational Prostate Caner Survivor at

the American Cancer Society’s second annual Prostate Cancer Forum ...

Katie Correia of Huntington Beach was named the recipient of an

Earthwatch Institute Educator’s Award and will be participating in an

archeological dig outside of Lawrence, Va. in July. The dig will

include the excavation of a 1714 colonial fur trading post called

Fort Christanna ... Karen Lynn Booker, daughter of Marylu and Dave

Booker of Huntington Beach, has been elected into membership into the

Greek honor society Phi Beta Kappa ... Adam Deibert, son of Janice

and Dennis Deibert of Huntington Beach, graduated from UC Santa

Barbara with a bachelor’s degree in music ... Anne L. Prior of

Huntington Beach was named a Texas Christian University scholar for

completing spring 2003 classes with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average

... Navy fireman recruit Michael R. Austin, son of Christina Austin

and Jeffry Ryan of Huntington Beach, recently graduated from the

Basic Enlisted Submarine Course at the Naval Submarine School in

Groton, Conn. ... Marine Corps Pfc. Michael J. Webster, son of

Larraine L. and Stephen Webster of Huntington Beach, recently

completed 12 weeks of basic training at the Marine Corps Recruit

Depot in San Diego, which is designed to challenge new Marine

recruits both physically and mentally ... Navy Seaman Joseph D.

Smith, son of Rose M. Porcho of Anaheim and Robert L. Smith of

Huntington Beach, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at

Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.

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