County Library’s Archives Unit Wins Merit Award 4 Years After Creation

The archives division of the Orange County Public Library, after only four years of existence, has received the American Assn. of State and Local History Award of Merit. It was conferred by the national group at its annual meeting in Raleigh, N.C.

“The archives (division) is honored to receive a national professional award,” said Orange County archivist Gabriele Carey, who noted that it is the nation’s most prestigious competition for state and local history achievement.

She said the award was presented for “creating a model archive program in a short period of time.” The archives division was established by the county Board of Supervisors in April, 1983.

Jean Boyd, community volunteer and longtime resident of Corona del Mar, has been named director of Sunshine Line, a “warm line” telephone service for Newport-Mesa school children. They can call (714) 646-3003 for problem solving or just to talk to a friendly adult volunteer. The line is a community service provided by the Newport Beach Police Department and staffed by volunteers. Hours are 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. on weekdays.

Because of their studies and subsequent concern about needy children, Santa Ana’s Valley High School social studies teacher Mae Ussery and her fifth-period world history class have “adopted” an Adams Elementary School kindergarten student. They will provide special gifts and other services to the student for the remainder of the school year.

Eugene Moriarty of Santa Ana was named Member of the Year by the Orange County chapter of the Building Owners & Managers Assn. A member of the group known as BOMA for 20 years, he also is general manager of Segerstrom Center in Santa Ana.

Besides numerous local and international roles with BOMA, Moriarty is active in the Orange County community, having served on the Santa Ana transportation committee, as chairman of the Santa Ana master plan committee and was president of the Santa Ana bicentennial committee.

He is currently president of the Orange County Aviation Council and Airport Site Coalition.

Robin Hood, 42, chef/instructor for Orange Coast College’s culinary arts program, has been elected president of the Orange Empire Chef’s Assn., a group of professional chefs and cooks. Hood was the organization’s 1986 Chef of the Year.

Hood will accompany a group of students this fall to the Culinary Olympics in Germany, an event held every four years.

A $1,000 grant in the name of Miles W. Beatty was presented to Saddleback Hospital and Health Center in Laguna Hills to help buy an emergency room cart.

The grant, given by the McGraw-Hill Foundation Employee Volunteer Support Program, honors Beatty’s volunteer work at the hospital since 1975 and his efforts in raising funds for the not-for-profit hospital’s emergency room equipment.

The hospital is a member of Memorial Health Services, a health-care system which includes Memorial Medical Center of Long Beach.

A 46-year employee of the McGraw-Hill publishing firm before he retired in 1968, Beatty lives in Laguna Hills with his wife Esther. They have been married 62 years.

Brea-Olinda High School junior Rose DeGuia, a Key Club official and active community worker, was elected lieutenant governor of the group’s Division 30 covering 14 clubs in north Orange County. DeGuia, a Brea resident, is filling an unexpired term and is expected to run for the same position in June.

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