Andrea and Ted Scheley of Half Moon Bay are the parents of a daughter, born Nov. 3, 2009 at Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City.
Harwood graduates
|
|
Laura H. Harwood of Half Moon Bay received a Bachelor of Science degree in health science.
Boston University is the fourth largest independent university in the country, with 29,000 students in its 17 schools and colleges.
Torchia, Kendall marry
Marsenne Torchia and Dan Kendall were united in marriage Aug. 9, 2009 at the Eagle Ridge country club in Gilroy. Pastor Marty Schweibel officiated.
The bride is the daughter of Dr. Jeffrey and Janice Torchia of Half Moon Bay, and the granddaughter of Rebecca and Les Hixson of Lodi and Frank and Betty Torchia of Dixon, Calif.
A 2003 graduate of Half Moon Bay High School, she earned her bachelor’s degree in biophysical and environmental geography in 2007 from Sonoma University, and is pursuing a teaching credential from the College of Notre Dame de Namur in Belmont.
The groom is the son of Denise and Tom Kendall of Pacifica and the grandson of Angela Kendall of Sunnyvale and Jennie and Weston George of Mount Shasta and the late Robert Kendall.
A 2003 graduate of Alma Heights Christian Academy, he earned his bachelor’s degree in film and digital media from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 2007 and is employed at Cision in Emerville.
The maid of honor was Melissa Torchia of Half Moon Bay, sister of the bride. Bridesmaids were Laura Kendall, Emily Perdue, Erin Downing, Georgia Price, Kristen Mitchell and Linnea Vilen.
The best man was John Flaherty of Pacifica. Groomsmen were Ben Cantwell, Brian Flaherty, Ray Carey, Ryan Devisser, Ryan Fitzgerald and Tony Perdue. The flower girl was Samantha George.
Following a honeymoon in Fiji, the couple are making their home in Half Moon Bay.
Lessani graduates pilot training
Air Force Reserve 2nd Lt. Dave Lessani has graduated from Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training (SUPT) at Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi. He earned silver wings with an aeronautical rating of pilot.
He is the son of David and Lorraine Lessani of Half Moon Bay.
Student pilots begin the 52-week SUPT program with a three-week preflight phase that consists of academic and physiology training. That is followed by a phase-two primary training conducted in T-37 Tweet aircraft.
Each training phase includes extensive hours of ground events, flight simulation, day and night flying and related instruction.
After primary training, students move on to advanced training in one of several tracks: fighter-bomber, airlift-tanker, multi-engine turboprop and helicopter.
Lessani is a 1997 graduate of Henry M. Gunn High School in Palo Alto, and earned a bachelor’s degree in 2003 from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Fla.
w