Miles Sterling was installed as the...

Miles Sterling was installed as the new regional president of the

Jewish National Fund for Orange County and Long Beach at an event at

the Hyatt Newporter. Sterling received the Key to the City of Newport

Beach from Mayor Steven Bromberg ... Marine Corps Pvt. Christopher A.

Harris, son of Amber L. Harris of Costa Mesa, and Larry E. Harris of

Lopez Island, Wash., recently completed 12 weeks of basic training at

Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego ... Attorney, Michael R. Lawler

Jr. of Newport Beach received an AV rating, which identifies an

attorney with very high to preeminent legal ability. Lawler received

the rating from Martindale-Hubbell, which serves the legal community

... Jeremy Beecher, son of J. Beecher and Jennifer Keller of Corona

del Mar, was commended as part of the 2004 National Merit Scholarship

Program ... Lisa Grajewski recently became campaign associate for the

Jewish National Fund, which is in Costa Mesa ... Lukas M. Hartwich of

Costa Mesa was recently selected for the “Distinguished Dean’s list”

for having a 4.0 grade-point average at the Eller School of Business,

Tucson, Ariz. ... Miles Ellis Yourman, son of Allen M. Yourman Jr.

and Kimberley Yourman of Newport Beach, has enrolled as a member of

the class of 2007 at Dartmouth College ... Marine Corps Reserve Cpl.

Daniel E. Adams, son of Kim and Ronald E. Adams of Costa Mesa,

recently returned from a six-month deployment while assigned to

Company “G,” 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines, 4th Marine Division, home

based in Los Alamitos.

* NEIGHBORS spotlights achievements in the community. Please

direct noteworthy information to Luis Pena by fax at (949) 646-4170,

or send e-mail to [email protected].