

Miki Nishijima, 10, of Clovis is one of six national finalists competing July 31 in New York in a bubblegum bubble-blowing contest. The contest will be aired on that day's edition of the "Today" show. Miki won a local contest with a bubble of 20-and-a-half inches. He goes around blowing bubbles bigger than his head and dispensing gum to admirers and friends alike. This bubble burst before reaching contest-winning proportions.