Hospital auxiliary board meeting Monday Hospital auxiliary board meeting Monday ADVERTISING The Kona Community Hospital Auxiliary board meets at 1 p.m. Monday in the hospital conference room. The public is invited to its weekly bake sales held from 7 to
Hospital auxiliary board meeting Monday
The Kona Community Hospital Auxiliary board meets at 1 p.m. Monday in the hospital conference room.
The public is invited to its weekly bake sales held from 7 to 9 a.m. Fridays in the hospital cafeteria. For more information, call the auxiliary office at 322-4577 or visit kchauxiliary.org.
Army allows bow hunting access
this weekend
Army officials are opening several training areas for bow hunting from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. today and Sunday.
Training Areas 1 to 4 and 9 to 15 will be open for bow hunting of rams and billy and nanny goats only. Hunters are limited to one ram and one goat per person per day in keeping with state bag limits.
All hunters must check in and check out at one of the following hunter’s check-in stations: Kilohana, on Saddle Road between mile markers 43 and 44; Huluhulu, near mile marker 28; or Puuanahulu, on Highway 190 near mile marker 14. Check out no later than 7:30 p.m. each day.
Hunting passes will be provided at the check-in stations beginning Friday after 5 p.m. The pass must be signed and placed on the vehicle’s dashboard. Hunters without a signed hunting pass on their dashboard will be barred from hunting for 30 days.
Enter and exit the hunting areas through Gates 1 to 10 on East Saddle Road, or Ahi Road Gate on West Saddle Road.
No early access to hunting areas is permitted; shooting sheep with blue collars is not permitted.
Firearms, alcoholic beverages, all-terrain vehicles, dirt bikes and recreational vehicles are not allowed in the training and hunting areas.
For more information, call the PTA hunter’s hot line at 969-3474, visit garrison.hawaii.army.mil/pta and click on the “Hunting” tab, or refer to instructions on the hunting pass.
Mother’s Day
meal costs more
The Kona Elks Lodge’s Mother’s Day celebration with a brunch (optional) is $25. Information supplied to the newspaper listed an incorrect price.
Deadline approaching for agriculture census
The deadline to respond to the 2012 Census of Agriculture is May 31. The U.S. Department of Agriculture urges farmers and ranchers not to miss this opportunity to be counted and help determine the future of farming in America.
The census, taken every five years, is the only source of consistent and comprehensive agricultural data for every state and county in the nation. It looks at farms, value of land, market value of agricultural production, farm practices, expenditures and other factors that affect the way farmers and ranchers do business. The information is used by agribusinesses, town planners, local governments and policymakers, as well as farmers, ranchers, growers and others to shape farm programs, boost rural services and grow the future of farming.
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service may contact producers by phone or in person to collect census information. Farmers and ranchers can also return their forms by mail or online at agcensus.usda.gov. Federal law requires a response from everyone who receives the census form and requires NASS to keep all individual information confidential.
For more information, visit the website or call (888) 424-7828.
