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Steppin' out
ACES members got the red-carpet treatment
for the Saturday night social gathering, a private affair
at one of Hollywood's hottest nightclubs.
Everyone from ACES was on the A list for the party at the Highlands nightclub. The celebrities included, from left, Scott Toole (Easton, Pa., Express-Times), Missy Prebula (New York Times) and Chris Wienandt (Dallas Morning News). (Photo by Sue Blair)
Paula Devlin (New Orleans Times-Picayune) takes tickets at the entrance to the Highlands in the Hollywood-Highlands complex. (Photo by Doris Truong)
Joe Grimm (Detroit Free Press) and Cindy Liu (San Jose Mercury-News) (Photo by Doris Truong)
Douglas Backstrom (Miami Herald) and Anne Ferguson-Rohrer (Washington Post) (Photo by Sue Blair)
ACES members filled the booths and sofas inside the Highlands while celebrating the end of another successful conference.
ABOVE: Bret and Deirdre Edgar, both of the Portland Oregonian (Photo by Michelle Brandon)
RIGHT: Mary Ellen Slayter (Washington Post) and Will Albritton (Fresno Bee) bust moves on the dance floor. (Photo by Michelle Brandon)
Rita Blomster, left, and Julie Owens, both of the Sacramento Bee
Patrick Regan (Daily Herald, suburban Chicago) and Gerri Berendzen (Quincy, Ill., Herald-Whig), with Teresa Schmedding (Daily Herald) in the background
Melissa McCoy (Los Angeles Times) and Sara Hendricks (Victoria, Texas, Advocate)
Paul Corbitt (Columbus Dispatch), Felipe Nieves (Cleveland Plain Dealer) and Helen Rouce (The Washington File / U.S. Department of State) enjoy the fresh air on the patio overlooking Hollywood Boulevard.
ACES roommates, from left, Ruth Maher, Caroline Hauser, Jamie Dougher and Nikki Werking. Maher graduated in December from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and works at Coffey Communications in Walla Walla, Wash. The others are students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (Photo courtesty of Ruth Maher)
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