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November 08, 2006 - MidWeek The Central Waha Nui
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Del.icio.usMililani’s prolific author of historical romance books, Penelope Neri, will lead a workshop on romance (of course) at the annual Honolulu Writers Conference, set for Nov. 18 at the East-West Center (395-1161). Children’s book author Sandy Takayama, also of Mililani, will share tips with fellow writers and wannabes on creating and developing stories. Sandy should know - she’s sold 20,000 of them! ... Gems of another kind are the kuleana of Renee Reuter. The Wahiawa resident has received the Excellent Beginnings Program Achievers award from lia sophia, a home-sales jewelry company ... Mililani optometrist Dr. Ronald Reynolds also had a “good beginning” back in the day. The Wahiawa-born Ron was coxswain on Iolani School’s rowing crew in 1964.
Iolani was the first high school crew to reach the finals in the U.S. Olympic rowing competition. Now Ron and his son Geoffrey take care of the vision needs of UH athletes, making their house calls at Stan Sheriff Center ... Budding Wahiawa actress Taylor-Van Highfill portrays orphan Tessie in Army Community Theatre’s next musical, Annie, which opens Nov. 16 at Fort Shafter’s Richardson Theatre (438-4480) ... Army 2nd Lt. Diane Elegino-Steffens (Leilehua ‘01) is going to medical school, courtesy of the Army. Diane has enrolled in the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., as a med student. It’s all tuition free, but she’ll owe Uncle Sam seven years of active duty and six more in the inactive ready reserve after she earns her M.D. ... Mary Grace Guiang (Leilehua ‘02, Heald College ‘04) has graduated from something entirely different this year. She has completed the F-15 aircraft avionics test station and aircraft components apprentice course at Sheppard AFB, Texas ...
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Another Heald graduate, Raynard Marquina, has been promoted by MW Group to property manager for the massive Pioneer Plaza downtown. Raynard lives in Mililani with his wife Sheri and two children ... Students from Wahiawa’s Ho’ala School huddled with their peers from 16 other high schools on Oct. 21 in Honolulu to address the Arab-Israeli conflict. Stay tuned for their solutions ... Arnel Abut of the Mililani McDonald’s restaurant has received an “I’m lovin’ it” award, which is reserved for swing or assistant managers who demonstrate their commitment to good operations ... Sports report: Three Central Oahu athletes placed in the T & C State/Ezekiel Halloween Havoc amateur skateboard contest at Manana Skate Park: Haleiwa resident Kalani David was second (for the 13-and-unders) with a “killer ollie wall ride and roll into the quarter pipe.” Haleiwa’s Billy Fortier took the fifth (for 18 and older), and Sancho Khamvongsa of Mililani launched some “tough tricks” to place fifth in the sponsored division ... Two longtime North Shore residents have just published a slick photo history of their favorite 100-year-old town, Haleiwa - from the old Haleiwa Hotel to the surf city of today and everything in between.
Retired Navy officer Tom Jacobs wrote the copy for the coffee-table class volume, and Bill Romerhaus, owner of North Shore Photography, shot many of the photos. The men also credit the North Shore News as a source of facts and photos. You can order a copy for $25 through Bill’s photo shop, P.O. Box 1239, Haleiwa HI 96712. Or look for it in local bookstores by the end of the November ... Five Mililani students won cash and recognition for their poster art, illustrating the “Make a Difference Day” theme in an islandwide competition sponsored by Castle & Cooke and the DOE. Among the 12 out of 5,000 entries picked as the best are Raymond Mariano and Tina Grandinetti (Mililani High), Ramil Lorenzo Gonzalez (Mililani Middle School), Toby Frigillana (Mililani Uka) and Chynna Nicole Chun (Kipapa). The recognition ceremony is Nov. 27 at the state capital
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