NEIGHBORS

The director of Newport Harbor Montessori Center and director of

admissions at Back Bay Montessori, Jamee Backus, has been named to the

2000-01 edition of the Lexington Who’s Who Registry of Executives and

Professionals. The book recognizes individuals who have demonstrated

leadership and achievement in their profession. ... Eun S. Shin, son of

Newport Beach resident Dong W. Shin, has graduated with honors from the

U.S. Army’s chaplain assistant advanced individual training course at

Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C. The course teaches students to prepare

altars for Protestant, Catholic, Jewish and Orthodox services and

stresses the importance of being knowledgeable about all faith groups.

... Leonardo Garcia Bautista, son of Costa Mesa residents Santiago and

Carolina Garcia, has been promoted in the U.S. Army to the rank of

sergeant. Garcia Bautista is an eye, ear, nose and throat medical

specialist stationed in Waynesville, Mo. ... Costa Mesa’s Pack 301-Eagle

Patrol, a troop of Webelos Scouts, took top honors for spirit at the

Firestones’ Webelos Woods event earlier this month. The troop also

received second place for its flag design and campsite. ... Costa Mesa

Mayor Gary Monahan awarded TeWinkle Middle School seventh-grader and

Someone Cares Soup Kitchen volunteer Nicholas Smith the Costa Mesa

Mayor’s Award for the month of March. Smith volunteered more than sixty

hours at Someone Cares during his summer vacation. ... U.S. Air Force

Airman James H. Green, son of Costa Mesa resident Dottie J. Green, has

graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San

Antonio, Tex.

* NEIGHBORS spotlights achievements in the community. Please direct

noteworthy information to Alex Coolman via fax at (949) 646-4170; or send

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