Dexter and Sally Jackson of Costa Mesa...

Dexter and Sally Jackson of Costa Mesa will celebrate their 60th

wedding anniversary Thursday.

The couple met at a Pasadena City College mixer. On July 21, 1945,

they were married at St. James Episcopal Church in South Pasadena.

They moved to Corona del Mar in 1945. They built their first house,

making their own cement blocks while living in an apartment behind a

hamburger stand on Big Corona Beach.

They now live in Costa Mesa, where they have made their home for

almost 50 years and have raised two children.

Corona del Mar resident Barbara Higgins won a first place award

and an honorable mention in the Orange County Fair’s photography

contest on July 12.

The first place photograph is called “Artists Village VIII,” a

black and white image from a series of photographs called “Artists

Village: Reflections of Santa Ana.” Her honorable mention was also

from this same series, entitled “Artists Village VII.” The series

portrays her exploration of Santa Ana through lighting, shadows and

reflections.

The Orange County Fair will display Higgins’ first place and

honorable mention photographs through July 31 in the Visual Arts

Building.

Marine Lance Cpl. Jonathan O. Bass, a 2002 Newport Harbor High

School graduate, just returned from a six-month deployment to

Iwakuni, Japan. He was attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122

and worked with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 while there.

His permanent duty station is in Beaufort, S.C. Bass is the son of

Jeff and Jeanine Bass of Costa Mesa.

* NEIGHBORS spotlights achievements in the community. Please

direct noteworthy information to Lindsay Sandham by fax at (714)

966-4679, or send e-mail to lindsay.sandham @latimes.com.