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February 26, 2012
The Maui News

40th Sacred Hearts bazaar to be held

LAHAINA - Entertainment, games, rides and food will be part of the 40th annual Sacred Hearts Bazaar on Friday and Saturday.

Hours are 4 to 10 p.m. at the campus at Wainee and Dickenson streets.

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TEA Party Maui President Bill Doyle (left) presents the party’s Outstanding Service Award to John Kerr, the outgoing president at a party meeting earlier this month.

Admission is free. Scrip will be sold for rides, games and food.

The bazaar, themed "40 Years of Fun," will include a silent auction, massage and chiropractic services, a bookstore, a plant store and remote-control race cars.

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Heart specialist to speak to Kiwanis

KAHULUI - Dr. Leslie Oberst of Maui Heart and Vascular will speak to the Kiwanis Club of Kahului on Tuesday at Cary & Eddie's Hideaway.

With February as American Heart Month, Oberst will be discussing how stroke and heart attack symptoms differ between men and women and how a woman's symptoms are often misdiagnosed.

The luncheon meeting begins at noon.

The cost of lunch is $12.

For more information, call Cathy Shimizu at 264-2997.

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Kanae Ohana to sell Hawaiian plates

KAHULUI - The Kanae Ohana will hold a Hawaiian plate sale Saturday to raise funds for the family reunion this year.

Plates include kalua pig, chicken long rice, lomi salmon and rice dessert.

Plate pickups will be at Kahului Jodo Mission on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Tickets currently are on sale.

Contact Noe Masuda at 446-4451 for more information.

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Kekaulike Project Grad fundraiser set

MAKAWAO - Casanova in Makawao will be the site of a fundraiser for King Kekaulike High School Project Graduation on March 4.

From 6 to 10 p.m., a portion of the proceeds of pizza sales will go to the program, a parent-sponsored alcohol- and drug-free all-night party for the graduates after commencement.

There also will be a silent auction.

For more information, contact Joan Conway at 283-4949.

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Bragg health official to speak

KIHEI - A leader of the Bragg Hawaii Health Legacy will speak at the meeting of the Rotary Club of Kihei Sunrise on Wednesday at the Five Palms Restaurant at the Mana Kai Maui Resort.

Patricia Bragg will speak at the breakfast meeting at 7:30.

She has health and fitness in her genes; she's the daughter of Paul C. Bragg, who opened America's first health food store in 1912. Patricia Bragg has been a health consultant to Clint Eastwood, Tom Hanks, Steve Jobs, Katy Perry and Jack LaLanne and has a monthly health column in The Hollywood Times, according to a news release.

The public is invited. The cost of the breakfast is $17.

For more information, contact club President Jane Emery at (831) 539-3005 or go the club's website at www.kiheirotary.org.

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Admissions exam for St. Anthony set

WAILUKU - St. Anthony Junior-Senior High School's admissions test for next school year is scheduled for Saturday at the school.

Testing is for students entering grades 7 to 12.

Check-in begins in the library at 8 a.m., followed by testing at 8:30 a.m.

The testing fee is $10.

Reservations are required. For more information and to RSVP, call 244-4190, ext. 232, or email korth@sasmaui.org.

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TEA Party honors outgoing leader

The TEA Party Maui presented its outgoing president with the party's first Outstanding Service Award at a general meeting earlier this month.

John Kerr, who served for about a year and a half, was handed the award by the new president, Bill Doyle.

The new president, part of a slate of officers elected in December, is a retired aerospace executive who has served on the party's board of directors.

The rest of the officers include Tim Means, vice president; Patti Domingo, secretary; and Larry Quimby, treasurer.

Party general meetings are scheduled on the second Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. at 400 Hana Highway. For more information, go to the website www.teapartymaui. com.

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NRA Banquet to be held March 10

WAIKAPU - The fourth annual Maui Friends of NRA Banquet and Auction will be March 10 at the King Kamehameha Golf Club.

The organization said it typically sells out of tickets for the event that raises money for high school air and precision rifle teams, so reservations are requested. Tickets are $55 per person. The event from 5 to 10 p.m. also celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Friends of NRA.

Sponsorships are still available, according to a news release.

Organizers also hope to raise funds for range improvements and building a new range on Maui.

Auction merchandise can be previewed online, and tickets can be purchased at www.FriendsofNRA.org.

Tickets also can be bought at Central Guns and Ammo in Kahului.

For more information, call 872-2422. Reservations can also be mailed to Alan Brown, chairman Maui Friends of NRA, 333 Dairy Road, Suite 207, Kahului 96732.

 
 

 

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