Joe Gronwald and Karen Muraoka were named Mr. and Ms. Fitness at Clark Hatch Fitness Center Friday, but Wil Miller stole the show, dancing with joy and showering his wife, Martha, with bills after winning the top cash prize of $200 in a drawing. Wil was the evening's highlight and gave the crowd a big laugh. Thanks to emcee Bill Monsen's witty remarks and Wil's impromptu performance, the crowd was smiling and laughing throughout the dinner party. Another good chuckle came when Bob Peterson was named “;Mr. Sauna.”; Cherry Ann Slagel and Keith Finkboner won the aerobic awards, Naomi Kuwaye and John Ball took the most improved trophies, and Lynne Miura-Orodenker and Darren Bullock won strength awards. Clark Hatch, who sold the center to his business partner Monsen on Jan. 1, 2000, took part in the awards ceremony. Other Hatch staffers participating in the event were upbeat trainer-photographer Don Heafner, Kathy Hurley, Ellen West, Loi Cortez, Bryan Manlic and James Ventura. Music for the evening was provided by Junior Kekuewa on guitar and Wayne Borje on keyboard ...

“;Nutcracker,”; starring the New York City Ballet's Megan Fairchild and Joan Boada from the San Francisco Ballet, with music from the Honolulu Symphony, will be presented Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. in Blaisdell Concert Hall. Besides the big names, local audiences will be cheering for homegrown “;stars”; in the Act I party scene, including Dr. Phil McNamee as the grandfather, Carolyn Berry as the grandmother, and KITV's Jodi Leong as one of the parents. Lay out $150 for Friday's performance and attend a gala pre-show supper with special parking and seating. Call Judy Muncaster at Ballet Hawaii for dinner reservations ...

Two nights left — Friday and Sunday — to catch Na Leo's ”;A Hula Christmas”; at Waikiki Nei at Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center, 7 p.m. Besides Nalani Choy, Lehua Kalima Heine and Angela Morales, who make up Na Leo, others in the big show include Kealii Reichel, Kaukahi, Hoku Zuttermeister, Kaumakaiwa Kanakaole, and more than 100 hula dancers. Call 262-6300 for tickets ... Auntie Pasto's, the Italian-American restaurant owned by Ed Wary and his family, donated $2,300 to Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children from its 25th anniversary party held on Dec. 7 ...

...Sorry to learn of former Kauai Police Chief Roy Hiram's death Dec. 9. Roy, 76, and I were boyhood friends when he lived near the Alewa area below Kamehameha Schools. Roy later attended Kamehameha, became an All Star back and stood out in track. After graduating in 1950, he went to San Jose State and set records as a running back. In later years Roy played in golf tourneys I scheduled. He will be missed ...