Aliso Viejo

  EDITOR'S NOTE: Bertoldo Vallardes, 32, Costa Mesa     Jeffrey Hakan Pickens, 32, Santa Ana     Victoria Esperanza Amick, 37, Costa Mesa     Sandra Lynn Lane, 46, Costa Mesa     Gregory Scott Washer, 45, Laguna Beach     Brian Kurt Bettis, 47, Fox Lake   ...

The Daily Pilot asked students in Erik Nelsen's Ocean Adventures camp, "What's the key to being a good surfer?" "You actually have to like the sport of surfing because there's a lot of work to it. When waves break and you want to get further out, you've got to have a lot of arm strength to paddle through the waves." Carsen McBeath, 14 Las Vegas, Nev. "Just have fun." Birdie Crane, 10 Newport Beach "Never give up. Just always try your hardest."

Shannon Terese Roys passed suddenly at 41 of a brain aneurism on January 27, 2012 at her home in Aliso Viejo, CA.  Shannon was born to Dr. Gilbert and Kayla Roys in Pasadena, CA January 6, 1971. She attended Newport Beach Schools before transferring to Troy High School in Fullerton, where she graduated in 1989.  She was a Newport Beach National Charity League Debutante in 1989. Shannon attended San Jose State and was a member of Alpha Phi Sorority before transferring to Chapman University, where she graduated in 1994 with a degree in Computer Information Systems.

Corona del Mar woman hit by transit bus A Corona del Mar woman crossing Jamboree Road at Eastbluff Drive around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday suffered a broken leg Wednesday morning after she was hit by an Orange County Transit Authority bus, according to police. The bus was southbound on Jamboree Road when the 31-year-old woman ran into the street and was struck by the bus, Orange County Transit Authority spokeswoman Andrea West said. The woman was taken to Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, West said.

ALISO VIEJO - Three pinfalls and a technical fall were the lone highlights for Newport Harbor High's wrestling team in Thursday's 56-23 Sea View loss to host Aliso Niguel. Harbor's Bruce Lim was in total control in the 125-weight class, winning by a technical fall, 22-7. Lim's win comes off a stellar performance in the Edison duel meet, where he recorded two pins (one in 14 seconds) and two technical falls. Tim Alexander (140), Michael Snyder (215)

51, Aliso Viejo, Costa Mesa Fire chief ... Served 27 years in the department ... Is respected for bringing the police and fire departments together ... Most significant accomplishments this year have been putting together a mobile Fire Prevention education trailer and establishing a Citizen Corps Council to disseminate disaster preparedness information in the community ... A history buff who enjoys researching fire equipment...

Dr. Michael Mandelkern, chairman of the Department of Letters on the Brooklyn campus of the College of New Rochelle, has been named dean of Orange Coast College's Literature and Language Division. Mandelkern, a resident of West Belmar, NJ, will officially join the OCC staff July 1. His expertise is in film and 18th century studies. ... The Pacific Life Insurance Co. in Newport Beach promoted five employees to the position of assistant vice presidents: Jack D. Clabough of Corona, Lorene C. Gordon of Aliso Viejo, Howard T. Hirakawa of Aliso Viejo, Tomas P. Pistole of Oceanside and Marsha L. Ruppert of Seal Beach.