Favorite Sons & Daughters Sept. 10-16
Hayden Helgren, 19, received his Army silver wings at Fort Huachuca in Sierra Vista, Ariz., as an unmanned aircraft systems operator.
A member of the Army since October 2012, Helgren recently reported to his new duty station at Fort Stewart, Ga.
A 2012 graduate of Silverado High School, Helgren is the son of Peter and Poppy Helgren of Henderson.
Curtis Spence has achieved Eagle Scout status in the Boy Scouts of America.
A member of Troop 562, Spence coordinated a food, clothing and personal item drive for Title One Hope at Cimarron-Memorial High School.
He enjoys robotics, wrestling, video games, longboarding and playing the ukulele in his free time.
Spence is the son of Kevin and Kimberly Spence of Henderson.
Gabriel Garcia-Perez has graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio.
A 2012 graduate of Valley High School, Garcia-Perez is the son of Alma Garcia and brother of Alma Garcia, both of Las Vegas.
Vincent Shehie has graduated from Air Force basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio.
Shehie is the son of Katina Shehie of Las Vegas and grandson of Doris Williams of Chicago.
Brandon Chamblee has graduated from Air Force basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio.
A 2012 graduate of Oasis Christian Academy, Chamblee is the son of Flordevic Chamblee of North Las Vegas.
Cameron Patterson has graduated from Air Force basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio.
A 2011 graduate of Cheyenne High School, Patterson is the son of Tracy Patterson of Graham, Wash., and Kathy Moore of North Las Vegas.
Kristen Fairchild of Cincinnati has been named to the dean’s list at the University of Cincinnati for the summer 2013 semester.
Fairchild is the daughter of Karen Fairchild Meyer and Dan Meyer of Las Vegas.
Trissa Combs has graduated from Army basic combat training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C.
A 2010 graduate of Desert Oasis High School, Combs is the daughter of Bryan and Jennifer Combs of Las Vegas.
Alexander Carle, Kristen Forti, Branden Giannini and Jessica Ramirez, all of Henderson, and Robert Niimi of Las Vegas have been named to the dean’s list at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., for the spring 2013 semester.
Xiaonan Liu of Henderson earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the University of Minnesota Crookston.
Jean Rowland has graduated from Army basic combat training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C.
A 2003 graduate of Las Vegas High School, she received an associate degree in 2010 from the College of Southern Nevada.
Rowland is the daughter of Fredricka Hudson of Las Vegas.
Regina Davis of Las Vegas has graduated from the supervisory management program at Western Technical College in La Crosse, Wisc.
