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April 08, 2009 - MidWeek The Central Waha Nui
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Remember Dallas Carter, the Mililani father who shed 190 pounds so he could hug his little daughter? He won $250,000 as a grand prize from Beachbody.com (diet products) for his “most exceptional transformation.” Watch out, money is heavy, but there’s plenty of fiber ... When dedicated teacher conflicts with dedicated daddy, it helps if everything works out on both sides once in awhile. Glenn Lee, who is behind the robot renaissance at Waialua High and Intermediate, was overjoyed to welcome his baby daughter into the world a few weeks ago. “She was born right on her due date -right after we shipped our robot to the Oregon regionals, and three days after Gov. Linda Lingle came to our open house,” Glenn says. “It was perfect!” ...
Jennifer Harris of Mililani performs in Honolulu Theatre for Youth’s Goodnight Moon musical, opening April 17 at Tenney Theatre (457-4254) ... Jo Pruden is not, repeat not retiring from the theater. The veteran Mililani actress is merely stepping down from working at the Army Community Theatre box office. Still, ACT will honor her during a $100 per person benefit Easter brunch aboard the Holland MS Zaandam cruise ship at 11:30 a.m. Sunday. You board at Aloha Tower (438-1980) ...
Writing essays has its perks for two Waialua Bulldogs, Charmaine Gaoiran and Keanne Prehn. Charmaine took the top prize in the Hawaii Leader for a Day essay contest, winning a day to “shadow” Gov. Lingle and have lunch with her. Keanne gets to shadow schools chief Patricia Hamamoto. And three other Waialua students, Laurianne Manera, Tyler Smith and Melanie Woods, did their shadowing at the Legislature ...
Speaking of winners, the Mililani High Mock Trial Club took the state title and will represent Hawaii next month in the nationals in Atlanta. That is, if they can raise $11,000, says coach Amy Perruso (herself an award-winning social studies teacher). Send donations to the club care of the high school, 95-1200 Meheula Parkway, Mililani HI 96789 ... Mobi PCS has promoted Tyrone Bartoli of Mililani to retail sales manager of the locally operated wireless network. One of the company’s eight retail outlets is at Mililani Town Center ... Mililani High senior Colton Hironaka has earned a great opportunity. He will attend the National Symphony Orchestra’s four-week Summer Music Institute this summer in Washington, D.C. His music instructor at MHS is Curtis Hiyane ...
Parent Mane Futo discusses how you can help your autistic child at 6:30 p.m. April 7 at Kahuku Library. (293-8935) ... Three area residents - Natasha Strasser of Waialua, William Murry of Haleiwa and Daniel Griffin of Mililani - in the LCC Lab Theatre drama A Queen for Romancia, are playing this Thursday through Saturday (455-0380) ... Leilehua’s Daryl Sanbei is a finalist in the UH West Oahu flyer contest - a fun and artistic way to promote the college ...
Making the winter term honor roll at Oregon State University were Jeremy Lozano of Wahiawa, Joli Johnston of Haleiwa and Mililani students Dexter Carolino, Nicole Chun, Kelsey Copeland, Lauren Kaina and Bryson Kamisato
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