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LION DANCERS HERALD
THE COMING OF THE
YEAR OF THE MONKEY

FL MORRIS / FMORRIS@STARBULLETIN.COM Chinese lion dancers of the Gee Yung Association danced through the streets of Chinatown last night during festivities celebrating the Lunar New Year. Events hosted by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce continue today from noon to 11 p.m. at the Chinatown Cultural Plaza. This lunar year is the Year of the Monkey, which begins Thursday.

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SPONGEBOB'S DEMISE

COURTESY OF CARLOS WEBER The 11-foot SpongeBob SquarePants sculpture built by Lanikai resident Carlos Weber toppled over Wednesday morning. The sculpture succumbed to high winds, but not before doing quite a dance between the palm trees, according to Weber. His first sculpture of the Nickelodeon cartoon character was stolen from the Aalapapa Drive home in May. This second sculpture went up on Halloween.