Happy Camper for Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024

Courtesy of Karen Bryan

Three-time champions: The Kaiola Canoe Club 50s Mixed team, including Mike Bryan, Beth Barcalow, Coach Arthur Chow, Sandy Price, Mitzi Yamamoto, Wade Yamamoto and Marcel Bourbeau, celebrated their first place finish at the Queen Liliuokalani Canoe Race in Kona, Hawaii Island. The victory marked the third straight year the team earned first place honors. The 50s Mixed team beat out 16 other crews and finished 18th overall out of 174 participating crews.

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Kauai Police Department Sgt. Morris Unutoa, Special Resource Officers Kaulana Renaud, John Anderson and Tyler Uratsuka set up camp on the Walmart store roof on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, to launch the 2024 Badges and Buckets fundraiser for Special Olympics Kauai.

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HSTA retired teacher Janice Bond offered premiums for contributions on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, during the Badges and Buckets fundraiser for Special Olympics Kauai at the Walmart store in Lihue.

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A Kauai High School Key Club member joined Special Olympic Kauai athletes in accepting a contribution from a Walmart shopper on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, during the Badges and Buckets fundraiser for Special Olympics Kauai.

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“We have a race,” said Lois Andersson on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, as Bonjolea II with its Black Beauty spinnaker, center, raced with Double Espresso and OZone to the G11 buoy during the first of three legs at the Nawiliwili Yacht Club Gene Wells Memorial Series, Race No. 1.

Boy, it’s hot out there … has the thermometer reached 100-plus degrees like it did last Saturday?

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