Hawaii
1969: Friend of Hef still
finds time for her studiesPLAYBOY Hugh Hefner tells us that his "constant companion" (as he calls her), Barbara Klein, will appear on the cover of the July issue of Playboy. She's a rare beauty. We asked her how she can afford to be away from UCLA so often. "We're in a break," said Barbara. But weren't you and Hef just in Acapulco? "That wasn't a break," she admitted, "but as long as you read the books, you're all right." Wonder how many books she brought along this trip? Didn't think to ask. (March 26, 1969) ...
FOLLOWING our awarding the "Where'd He Go" award to Rep. John Leopold for disappearing from the GOP dinner Saturday night after 10 minutes of sitting with Sen. Eureka Forbes, Rep. Dorothy Devereaux and Rep. Diana Hansen, comes a hand-delivered note signed by each of the three ladies concerned: "Although another engagement caused John to leave us early, may we respectfully point out that 10 minutes of his gallantry was enough to last us the entire evening." Well said, girls. (March 24, 1971) ...
ALOHA LIVES: In District Court Friday, Judge Russell Kono was hearing the case involving a large number of primary election losers who were late in filing campaign expenses. Also on hand was a student from Palau, who was unable to raise the $25 bail set for a minor offense. One of the election losers, Norma Carr, heard the fellow's story and in minutes hit up all the losers on hand and came up with $25 for the student, who was so overwhelmed by such kindness in a strange land that tears came to his eyes. Aloha. (March 26, 1973) ... Carroll Spinney gets beside himself when he has to travel in a plane. To explain: Spinney, who portrays Big Bird on "Sesame Street," takes his huge 8-foot-2-inch costume with him on promotional trips such as his current one in Hawaii. And rather than risk it to baggage handlers, Spinney buys a seat for the Big Bird costume and props it up next to him. Can you imagine how it must startle passengers who board a plane and discover the lifeless form of a huge bird strapped in a seat? (March 30, 1976) ...
JUST like on TV: Imagine Tom Tole's surprise when he ran out of his flaming house, a total loss by the way, and found one of the people there offering help was Jim Ferris, a State Farm insurance claim adjuster. Ferris, who was investigating another loss across the street, learned the Tole house was also insured by State Farm and saw that a check was delivered during the extinguishing. (March 14, 1980) ...
ADMAN Pat Davis, after working on a "Taste of Canada" promotion for Safeway, received a gift from the Safeway people in Edmonton: an Edmonton Oilers hockey stick signed by the Great One himself, Wayne Gretzky. It was a special thrill for Davis, who used to play hockey in Toronto, and he immediately had the stick mounted in his living room. (March 29, 1985) ... Want to hold a fancy golf tournament and call it "The Posh"? If so, see Gene Kaneshiro of Columbia Inn. Monday's tournament was named for his late father, Tosh Kaneshiro, and called "The Tosh." But the shipment of balls he received were marked "The Posh." He had to call in a rush shipment with the right spelling. The tournament was a benefit for the Pacific Foundation for Cancer Research. (March 27, 1986) ...
YOU'VE heard of the Singing Nun and the Flying Nun? Now meet the Walking Nun. She's Sister Francine Gries, director of the St. Francis Hospice program, and she's entered for the fourth time in the Hospice Rainbow Stride '87, coming up April 12. Each year, the miles she strides for the hospice have brought in the most money, and each year she returns prizes won back to the hospital. Sister Francine has also participated in such events as WalkAmerica, Healthy Hustle (careful, Sister), Pepsi 10K run and Jog-A-Thon. (March 25, 1987) ...
"The Week That Was" recalls events culled from Dave Donnelly's three-dot columns over the past 30 years. Donnelly continues to write his Hawaii column Tuesdays through Fridays in the Star-Bulletin.
Dave Donnelly has been writing on happenings
in Hawaii for the Star-Bulletin since 1968.
The Week That Was recalls items from Dave's 30 years of columns.Contact Dave by e-mail: ddonnelly@starbulletin.com