NEIGHBORS

The Orange County Red Cross has announced the nominees for its Clara

Barton Spectrum Awards for Outstanding Women in Orange County. Among the

nominees are Debbie Magnusen of Costa Mesa and Denise Moon of Newport

Beach.... Army Private Joselito V. Batocabe, son of Conrado C. Batocabe

of Costa Mesa, has arrived at Fort Knox to complete basic combat

training.... David Fields, vice president and general counsel for the

Irvine Retail Properties Company, was recently elected to the board of

directors for the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in

Washington D.C. Fields has been with the Irvine Co. since 1991. He is

active in many community organizations, including the board of trustees

of the Sage Hill School in Newport Beach.... Barbara Wallace of Corona

del Mar has renewed her membership in the Association of Bridal

Consultants.... The fast-crawling 11-month-old Brady Glenn of Newport

Beach took second place in a Baby Derby at the Irvine Harvest

Festival.... The recent La Dolce Vita event at Antonello Ristorante

raised more than $75,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The event

featured a Northern Italian meal from Antonello’s executive chef Franco

Barone.... The Newport Coast Chapter of Leads Club has elected new

officers. Randall Cashore will serve as the new director, Vincent Smith

will be the assistant director, and Chuck Murphy will act as recorder....

At the 24th annual auditions of the Metropolitan Opera National Council,

Chad Berlinghieri, a Newport Beach tenor, and Tom O’Toole, a baritone

from Costa Mesa, both received encouragement awards of $100.