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Cub fan wears special shirt
-- to no availOne loyal Chicago Cubs fan, Star-Bulletin Deputy City Editor Chuck Parker, showed his devotion this week as he wore not only a genuine Cubs baseball cap to work but also a T-shirt which read, "If It Takes Forever," in reference to the team's 95-year World Series championship drought. It was the first time Chuck had worn the shirt since buying it at Wrigley Field in 1995. "I've been waiting for the right moment and thought this was the year," Chuck said. After the Cubs lost games six and seven one staffer told Parker he could put the shirt away, to which Chuck replied, "Wait, till next year!" ...
Jon's dedicated service
Chuck is devoted to the Cubbies but Office Depot's Jon Welch is dedicated to providing customers with top service. When a chair could not be delivered to me at a convenient time, Jon jumped in his vehicle and delivered it himself. And after it needed adjustment after it was assembled, Jon came to the newspaper and made the adjustment on his own time. Now that's service. Office Depot is lucky to have him ...Rose Bernardo, a quiet but effective Star-Bulletin reporter, was in a crosswalk and hit by a car on the way to work Wednesday morning. Rose was taken by ambulance to the Emergency Room for treatment and sent home to rest ...
Augie Rey is turning his 60th birthday celebration on Halloween Oct. 31 into a Masquerade Ball in the Royal Hawaiian's Monarch Room to benefit Special Olympics. Besides Augie, Jimmy Borges, Dick Jensen, Melveen Leed, Glen Pinho and other guests will perform. Dinner and dancing are also included in the evening. Call Melissa Blake at 943-8808 Ext. 24 to purchase tickets priced at $100 each ...
Pro golfer Jan Stephenson, who created a swirl of controversy with her comments on Asian women playing on the LPGA tour, will hold "A Celebration of Women in Golf" tomorrow at the Ko Olina course driving range, 10 a.m. to noon. Jan will hold a clinic and give her insights on women in golf. Also taking part are 14-year-old golf star Michelle Wie and the UH women's team with coach Marga Stubblefield. Jan also will present her new line of golf attire. The Ko Olina Golf Academy is sponsoring the free event. Men and children are welcome ...
Experience the 'ultimate'
A nine-course "Ultimate Dinner" capped by a half-ounce of Remy Martin Louis XIII cognac is offered at La Mer in the Halekulani through Dec. 30. A bottle of the famous cognac sells for $1,300. Price for the dinner is $150. Wine is extra. Top chefs in leading restaurants throughout the country have been asked by the prestigious James Beard Foundation to create the fab dinner menu as the foundation receives a contribution from Remy Martin for each dinner sold ... Halekulani Corp. CEO Peter Shaindlin and hotel G.M. Fred Honda are cheered by the Halekulani being named No. 1 Pacific Rim resort in Conde Nast Travelers' 2003 Readers' Choice Awards. The Halekulani also placed 22nd in the magazine's Top 100 of The Best in the World readers' poll that encompasses resorts, hotels and cruise lines ...
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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
