About Town: 02-01-19

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Two academic scholarships available

The I’m A Bright Kid Foundation announced two scholarship offerings for the 2019-2020 academic year.

The I’m A Bright Kid Foundation Education Award is a cash scholarship available to students pursuing either an undergraduate or graduate course of study at an accredited college or university, leading to a degree in education. The minimum award is $500.

The I’m A Bright Kid Foundation Performing Arts Award is a cash scholarship available to students pursuing either an undergraduate or graduate course of study at an accredited college or university, leading to a degree in drama, theatre, dance, vocal performance or musical theatre. The minimum award is $500.

Online applications can be found at www.imabrightkid.org/scholarship. Application deadline is April 1.

Transcripts and recommendation letters can be mailed to: I’m A Bright Kid Foundation Scholarship, PO Box 4852, Kaneohe, Hawaii, 96744. Contact scholarship@imabrightkid.org with questions or for a paper version of the application.

January Bridge results released

First place finishers for the ACBL Kona Bridge Club for the month of January are listed below. There are four players at each table, North and South are partners competing against the East and West partners for each bridge contract and are scored as such.

On Monday, there are two sections competing separately (novice and advanced). Please note our new schedule replaces Thursday games with Saturday. For more information about the Kona Bridge Club and schedule visit the website at KonaBridge.org. Visitors are welcome.

Jan. 2

N-S JoAn Hill and Shirley Decker

E-W Patricia Aldred and Roma Johnson

Jan. 5

N-S Marlene Sabo and Dan Sabo

E-W Carol Mudd and Carol Lee

Jan. 7

Section A Dee Fulton and Michael Folkert

Section B Kurt Weidner and Louise Weidner

Jan. 9

Shirley Decker and Carol Richards

Jan. 12

N-S Kelly Sandulli and Dean Jenkins

E-W Shirley Decker and Carol Richards

Jan. 14

Section A Dee Fulton and Peter Golitzen

Section B Kurt Weidner and Louise Weidner

Jan. 16

Section A Shelly Hershberger and Richard Gittelman

Section B Mike and Linda Bandler

Jan. 19

Section A Brian Macri and Craig Thorsen

Section B Douglas Troxel and Carol Davies

Jan. 20

Marilyn Poindexter and Marilynn Bass

Jan. 21

Section A N-S Pat Ingoglia and Marilyn Poindexter

Section A E-W Dorothy Case and Lynn Buckley

Section B N-S Richard Buckley and Claudette DeCourley

Section B E-W Craig Horracks and Tracy Horracks

Jan. 23

N-S Robert Cole and Jean Cole

E-W Richard Gittelman and Dean Jenkins

Jan. 26

N-S Bruce Gibbs and Lou Ann Gibbs

E-W Ann Clemmons and Raymond Clemmons

Jan. 28

Section A N-S Dee Fulton and Peter Golitzen

Section A E-W Patrick Kallaus and Penny Kallaus

Section B Eleanor Ramsey and Polly Beynon

Jan. 30

N-S John and Kate Claeys

E-W Carol Richards and Shirley Decker

Water art contest announced

The Department of Water Supply (DWS), County of Hawaii, launched its inaugural 2019 Water Conservation Poster Contest, open to all keiki, kindergarten through fifth grade. Entries are due on Friday, March 22 in celebration of World Water Day.

This year’s theme is “Water, Our Most Precious Resource,” which is also the DWS motto. Students will be asked to creatively interpret why drinking water resources need to be valued, protected and conserved, as well as offer suggestions for incorporating water conservation practices into their daily lives. Conservation resources, as well as the DWS video ­— Water, Our Most Precious Resource, is available on the DWS website as a reference for ideas. The poster contest aims to increase awareness and encourage the wise and efficient use of our most precious resource, fresh drinking water.

Entries must be submitted with a completed entry form to any of the DWS offices islandwide in Hilo, Kona, Waimea or Ka’u.

Info: www.hawaiidws.org, or (808) 961-8050 or by email at dws@hawaiidws.org.