CHRISTMAS CASTING CALL

DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARBULLETIN.COM Ten-year-old Noelani Derrickson, left, and her sister, 8-year-old Kainani, sang "All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth" yesterday during a rehearsal for the Salvation Army's Christmas pageant. Additional auditions will be held next Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at the Salvation Army at 45-175 Waikalua Road in Kaneohe. Everyone who auditions will be in the play.

TAKING A BITE OUT OF THE ALA WAI

DEAN SENSUI / DSENSUI@STARBULLETIN.COM Dredging of the Ala Wai Canal continued yesterday upstream of the McCully Street bridge. The excavator is capable of scooping up to three cubic yards of material at a time.