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Hawaii-Hilo baseball clinic

The Hawaii County Department of Parks and Recreation will host its annual Waiakea ‘Uka Vulcan Baseball Clinic on Saturday, Jan. 13 from 9-11:30 a.m. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. The clinic is open to children ages 7-13.

For more information call Mark Osorio at 959-9474

Family Support Hawaii tennis tourney

Family Support Hawaii will hold its fourth annual Serve It Forward tennis tournament at the Holua Tennis Center on Jan. 13-14.

Funds generated have provided school supplies through the Early Head Start Preschool program, enabled the Early Intervention Services to purchase a “mobile Stander that allows young children who are delayed in walking or standing to experience the joy of moving independently in a standing position, and aided support groups for fathers through the Fatherhood Initiative.

For more information visit familysupporthawaii.org or call 334-4120.

Rizzuto estate sale

An estate sale for the late West Hawaii Today columnist Jim Rizzuto will be held Jan. 20-21 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Waimea at 65-1552 Kawaihae Road. Among the items will be a hoard of tackle including hundreds of rods and too many lures to count. For more information email rgaffney@pacificboatsales.com.

HPA looking for football head coach

Hawaii Preparatory Academy is looking for a head football coach for the 2018 fall season. All interested parties should contact Stephen Perry at sperry@hpa.edu.

Kona Aquatics swim team tryouts

Tryouts will be available for the Kona Aquatics anytime at the Kona Aquatic Center after 3 p.m. Kids between the ages of 8 and 11 should ask for Kristen or Eric. For more information call 334-0083.