Murphy's to host fund-raiser
Advertiser Staff
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Don Murphy of Murphy's Bar & Grill will hold a New Orleans-style block party today to help raise money for New Orleans families.
The event will be held from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the corner of Nu'uanu Avenue and Merchant Street.
Murphy said that Mardi Gras style, Gulf Coast food will be a major part of the evening's festivities, which will deliver funds to the University of New Orleans basketball program, along with other key national organizations in the rebuilding of New Orleans.
University of New Orleans was a University of Hawai'i basketball opponent in recent years.
Murphy is a friend of New Orleans coach Monte Towe.
"We got to know one another when they played here," Murphy said. "I had learned that he's moved his program to University of Texas at Tyler to get through the coming season while the student-athletes continue classes."
FUNERAL SERVICE
OBRA WAKE SEPT. 22
Services for Sanford "Sandy" Obra, the girls wrestling coach at Farrington High school, will be next week.
His wake will be at Mililani Downtown Mortuary (20 South Kukui St.) at 7 p.m., with visitation beginning at 6 p.m., Thursday.
Mass will be at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa (712 N. School Street) at 10:30 a.m., with visitation starting at 8:30 a.m., next Friday.
Obra, an all-star lineman for Saint Louis in the 1960s, helped coach the Farrington girls wrestling team to its first state title in 2004. He was 56.
TRIATHLON
KEIKI RACE AT KAPOLEI
The Candyland Sprint Triathlon will be tomorrow at at Hawaiian Waters Adventure Park.
There will be two races for children. The first will be for ages 7 to 10 at 7:30 a.m., and will feature a 50-meter swim, 3-mile bike ride and a 1-mile run. The race for ages 11 to 14 will start at 8:15 a.m. and will feature a 100-meter swim, 5-mile bike ride and a 1.5-mile run.
Applicants can register today at Boca Hawai'i at 3300 Cooke Street, from noon to 6 p.m., or tomorrow morning. Entry fee is $30. For more information, call 591-9839.
