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Ruth Ann Becker was dancing up a storm at the Heart Ball last Saturday when she looked down and saw a flashing diamond bracelet. "I always notice diamonds flashing at me," Ruth Ann said. She asked Vicki Hossellman, dancing with hubby, Ruth Ann has
eye for diamondsJeff, if it was hers. Nope. She asked Lisa Haeringer about it and, bingo! Lisa was shocked she had lost it and extremely relieved that Ruth Ann had found the bracelet. It was given to her by her husband Gerard's mother, Marie-Louise Haeringer. Also at the ball, Patricia Zimmer lost a platinum ring with two bands of diamonds, given to her by her mom, Neva Davis. Bruce Liebert found it on the dance floor. OK, enough lost and found stories, already. The ball, a grand affair at Hilton's Coral Ballroom, netted more than $500,000 for the Heart Association. Association volunteer Alice Shoecraft, 80, was honored for 18 years of service ...
Wedding bells for Jennifer
Ruth Ann was the "mother" of the mother-of-the-bride at the Valentine's Day wedding of Jennifer Bamer and Roger Michalowski. As a member of the "Ann Clan," her job was to keep the bride's mom, SuAnn Bamer, calm. But SuAnn and husband, Craig, didn't have to worry because the wedding, on the Moana Hotel ocean terrace shortly before sunset, was a thing of beauty. Miss Hawaii Candes Gentry, who has a new CD, sang with feeling. Linda Iverson caught the bride's bouquet. A fine dinner in the Grand Salon was followed by dancing ...A group of 1972 grads from Kalani and Kaimuki high schools had an "adult prom" Sunday at the Oahu Country Club. The men sang "Can't Help Falling in Love With You." Then, on bended knee, each handed his Valentine a red rose. The men included Dalton Tanonaka, city traffic planner Mark Kikuchi, former Judge Steven Nakashima and Campbell Estate exec Landon Chun ...
Cold Chicago golfers warmed to a taste of golfing in Hawaii when the HVCB's "Experience Aloha! Hawaii on Tour" promotion premiered there recently. As Hawaii Prince Golf Club pro Tommy Hines gave tips, golfers hit balls into a screen showing gorgeous holes on isle courses. The player can see a good shot land on the fairway or watch and hear a bad shot splash into water. The tour will visit 25 cities with Hawaiian entertainment ...
IslE folks are flocking to "Moonglow" to see how good Joe Moore is as an actor. Joe is good. Veteran actor Milo O'Shea is better, but Joe is solid as a burned-out, middle-aged businessman. The film could have been improved by cutting some of the lengthy interaction between Joe and Milo as they set up the story ... Don Ho says the Hawaiian food plate served at the Hilton last week when he was named Hawaii's Salesman of the Year/Century, was the best he has had at such affairs. Hilton's Peter Schall, Noel Trainor, Ted Sakai and Guido Ulmann can be proud ...
Samson finds Paradise
Kit Samson's group performs in Hilton's Paradise Lounge, outside the Bali restaurant, tonight for listening and dancing ... Kumu hula O'Brien Eselu was a hit singing light rock at the Sheraton Aloha Friday luncheon last week at the Royal. His isle vocals were also winners ... Jon Osorio, Steve Brown, Jerome James and Fred Li played Jimmy Buffet music at Compadres Wednesday to introduce Margaritaville tequila ... Cosmetic dentist Wynn Okuda is beaming because he improved the smile of Miss Hawaii USA Michelle Kaplan. Kaplan won Miss Congeniality in the Miss USA pageant ...
Ben Wood, who sold the Star-Bulletin in the streets
of downtown Honolulu during World War II, writes of
people, places and things every Saturday.
E-mail him at bwood@starbulletin.com