Posted on: Sunday, February 27, 2005
AFTER DEADLINE
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By Anne Harpham
Advertiser Senior Editor
Getting your name in the paper doesn't only happen because you are involved in a news event.
There are, of course, people who get their names in the paper because they are newsmakers, either because they are elected or appointed to office, are celebrities or are involved in issues in the news.
That's a world most people don't circulate in.
But lots of other people do get their names in print, not because they are part of a news story but rather because they are marking milestones in their lives or have been recognized in their professions, in school or by community organizations.
On the 'Ohana page in the Sunday Island Life section, many occasions are recognized: births, weddings, significant birthdays and anniversaries and other celebrations.
If you have recently married or become engaged, welcomed a baby into your life or celebrated an important birthday or anniversary, let us know about it.
You can share the news — and photos — with our readers. Every week on the 'Ohana page, proud parents share pictures of their new bundles of joy. That feature is a reader favorite, as is the weekly Love Stories feature by Advertiser staff writer Tanya Bricking Leach.
Leach has profiled young couples and older folks who are embarking on a new life
together. She looks primarily for stories of those who have celebrated a wedding within the last two months.
Marriage and engagement listings also run weekly. Our weekly Celebrations listing marks family occasions from baby lu'au to 75th wedding anniversaries. If space permits, we add Family Album (snapshots readers send in) and Fun House, another reader submission of funny family stories.
'Ohana editor Mary Kaye Ritz says readers who submit items for Family Album or Fun House often react as if they had won a prize when they learn their submission are going to be printed. Ritz calls the page "the perfect spot to relate to our readers as family." Information on how to get listed runs on the 'Ohana page each week.
There are opportunities to get your name in the Sports section, as well, but as Advertiser sports editor Curtis Murayama notes, you first "have to get up and go."
For races, we list many of the top finishers. For instance, for the Great Aloha Run, we listed the top 200 men and women overall and the top 15 by age group.
We also run results for sailing, golf, triathlons, running, biking and more.
For all those golfers out there, we also run hole-in-one reader submissions, as well as a list of golfers who got an ace. And for the fishing enthusiasts, we also run catch-of-the-day submissions.
If a team goes to the Mainland and wins a youth tournament, we list their names.
In the Hawai'i section, the Salutes column, which is usually is on the Neighbors Page, recognizes awards, community-group elections, contest winners, fellowships, election to national organizations and more.
Scholastic honors are marked on the regular Thursday Schools page. And, on the Military page, Aloha Troops is an opportunity for readers to submit photos of family members serving in the military overseas.
In Business, the Trade Winds column marks professional milestones — promotions and job changes. And the new No Ka 'Oi column notes awards given by businesses and professional organizations. The business staff encourages submission of color photos along with the announcements.
So if you have news to share, please let us know.
Senior editor Anne Harpham is The Advertiser's reader representative. Reach her at aharpham@honoluluadvertiser.com or 525-8033.
