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Saturday, August 30, 2008

Some Good Music with Bryan Tolentino '79


Our classmate Bryan Tolentino released a CD a few years ago. And he's playing a lot of gigs, so there's a lot of chances to hear him play.

BT wrote in to let us know that he's still playing every Wednesday night at TIKI's Bar and Grill in Waikiki with Weldon Kekauoha.

And if you're not doing anything Saturday, Sept. 6, he'll be backing up Raiatea Helm at the Hawaii Theatre. Besides BT, the band includes Jeff Peterson on guitar, Aaron Sala on keyboards and Steve Jones on bass. The concert also features Keola Beamer, Jerry Santos, Ho'okena, Mick Fleetwood, and O'Brien Eselu and his halau.
More info on the concert at Bryan's Web site at www.myspace.com/bryantolentino.





You're invited to the 1st Annual SLHS Class of '79 Bowling Tournament!
Saturday, September 20, 2008
9:30 pm to 11:30 pm at Aiea Bowl
SL '79 Crusaders, family and friends are all welcome!

With the help of Austin's wife Libby we were able to setup and confirm our 1st annual bowling tournament. Though we tried to schedule it around 12:00 noon, nothing was available for at least a month, so we went ahead and scheduled it at night. 

Our package includes two hours of bowling, plus pizza, soft drinks and rental shoes, all for just $15 a head. We made reservations for 20, so reserve your spot or spots early. Monies will be collected by Mike Meyer. E-mail him for more information, or call him or Mark V.

Lets all come together and enjoy! See you there! 

Tony'79 vice-chair (events committee)

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

CLASS OF 1979 30TH REUNION (REPOST)

MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW!



Look for this flyer in your mailbox soon!
Also, feel free to share it with other classmates: Left click to expand it into another browser window, and then right click on the image to save it in your computer.

OR: Simply click on the little envelope with the arrow on the bottom right side of this post to e-mail it to someone else.

More info to come!



Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Five More From the 20th Reunion

The 20th Reunion Golf Tournament at Bayview Golf Course

Mahalo again to Mark V.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

SLAA Annual Labor Day Lu'au Celebration

It's happening Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1 at the SLAA clubhouse. If you're an SLAA member, you most likely got the flyer in the mail, but just in case (or as a reminder), a copy of the information is here.

Reservations are due by August 22nd.

Monday, August 18, 2008

Looking Back: 20th Reunion Photos

Blast From the Past: The 20th Reunion, August 1999!

Stag Night at the SLAA Clubhouse



Dinner at Dole Cannery Ballrooms



Mark V. is uploading more photos, so there's more coming!

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Bowling, Anyone?

Plans are in the works for the Class of '79's first annual bowling tournament. No date and time set yet, but keep checking here for the latest. Austin K. will have more information soon.

Saturday, August 9, 2008

Class Meeting Thursday

The SLHS Class of 1979 meets every first Thursday of the month at the SLAA Clubhouse. Except for this month. The meeting for August is this coming Thursday, Aug 14 at 6:30 pm.

The big topic is planning for the 30th Reunion. There are earlier blog posts that you can look at, but there are some complications that have been coming up, especially the price of airline tickets, that may make things a little tougher if we wanna try keep Vegas in the picture (next thing you know they're gonna want to charge extra to use the bathroom on the plane).

It's important for you to attend if you can. If no can, then put your thoughts down here in the comment box and we'll try to make sure Tracy M. and the rest of the class see them. Mahalo!

Photos from the SL Softball Tournament -- 2005?

This is how far behind we got in our posting, LOL!



Bringing back some memories that some of you may have forgotten. More photos to come!

Friday, August 8, 2008

Cyberspace is Our Friend!

Howzit everyone! If you've been checking this blog from time to time, you know it hasn't been updated quite as often as it should. That's nobody's fault, really. Sometimes we're overtaken by events.

Having a blog or two (or three) myself, I know that trying to maintain just one is hard work. My goal is to keep it updated on at least a weekly basis. And the posts may come faster and furiouser (Mr. Rosa is spinning!) as we get closer to our 30th Reunion (gasp!) 2009. That's next year!

You can help. How? Easy. No need to know html codes and stuff like that. Not of all of us know that kind of thing: That's what our teenage kids are for. I don't have any, so somehow I have to know. Let me worry about it. If you have an update on what's going on in your life, or something to share with the rest of the class (that's legal), or some really cool photos of what you've been into, simply e-mail it to slhs1979 (at) gmail.com (I write it that way to avoid spam getting into the inbox. Replace the (at) with @, of course. I'm dragging you, kicking and screaming, into the 21st century). You can also write your own post if you want, e-mail it to that address, and I'll post it for you. If you have a photo album on the web (i.e. Flickr, Photobucket) and want us to link the blog to it, I'll do that for you, too. 

We'll try to post more stuff, including your contributions. And we'll try to put up more pictures, too.

There's a little place at the end of each post where you can leave a comment on a post. Some of you have used it already. Keep doing that. And spread the word to the rest of the class about the the blog. Otay?

Before I close, I have to thank Mark V. for starting this. He put it online and made it look good, which isn't the easiest thing. Let's make this work for all of us, and let's have some fun with it while we're at it.

Ben.G


Very Short Notice, But Some Sad News

This one came to us from Ben Young, regarding the father of fellow classmate Grant Kashiwabara. The funeral is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 10. Make it if you can; keep him in your thoughts if you can't. Our condolences go out to Grant and his 'ohana.

Sidney Isao Kashiwabara
July 26, 2008
Sidney Isao Kashiwabara, 88, Honolulu, a self-employed dental surgeon doing business as Sidney Kashiwabara DDS, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Helen T.; sons Ross M., Jon, Grant and Ben; daughters Diane Partlon and Rene Factora; brother David; sisters Ethel Uchida and Mae "Molly" Kaizawa; 12 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11:30 a.m.