Ka`u News Briefs Friday, July 21, 2017

Pahala Dojo recently traveled on O`ahu for a statewide tournament. See story below.
Photo from Pahala Dojo

PUNALU`U PROPERTY OWNERS ARE FINED FOR WHARF DESTRUCTION. The owners of the Punalu`u wharf at the boat ramp have been fined $15,000 by the county and ordered to repair it. A notice of Violation and Order has been issued for a Special Management Area Violation at Punalu‘u Beach to SM Investment Partners by the Planning Department.
     Ka`u's County Council member Maile David said Friday that she is very proud of the county and state's quick response to the situation.

The county is fining SM Investment Partners for allowing damage
to the Punalu`u wharf and has ordered its repair.
Photo by Whitney Cardoza

    Planning Director Michael Yee found SM Investment Partners to be in violation of:
·HRS Chapter 205A regarding Special Management Area and Shoreline Setback;
·Planning Commission Rule No. 9 regarding the Special Management Area; and
·Planning Department Rule No. 11 regarding Shoreline Setback.
     The Order states that SM is to complete recommended corrective actions at its own expense by August 16. Subject to approval and direction of the Department of Land and Natural Resources, SM Investment Partners shall:
·Promptly remove all of the fragmented debris that was created by the demolition of the concrete structures;
·Promptly remove the two dirt piles placed within the 40-foot shoreline setback area; and

Local residents filmed and photographed the Hang Loose Tour Boat
owner and SM cancelled his rental agreement for the ramp and
staging area for his lava tour boat. Photo by Nohea Ka`awa

     ·Promptly replace/return the rock wall, to the best extent practicable, to the condition it existed prior to its removal.
     SM is also assessed a civil fine of $15,000 for the violations listed above, representing $5,000 for each of the violations. If the Order and Corrective actions are not met by an Aug. 16, 2017 deadline, a daily civil fine starting at $200 per day will be assessed, beginning Aug. 17, until all corrective actions have been completed, reports the Planning Department.

     SM Investment Partners can appeal the final decisions of the Planning Director to the Board of Appeals within 30 days from the date of SM Investment Partners' receipt of the Planning Director’s Notice of Violation and Order.

     The county was notified by local residents when the Hang Loose Boat Tours company owner used heavy equipment, attempting to change the the wharf to accommodate a 34-foot aluminum catamaran to launch lava tours from Punalu`u to Puna.
     Video documentation, social media, direct confrontation and locals camping to protect the wharf stopped the activity as others approached SM Investment Partners and state and county officials. SM Investment Partners cancelled the rental agreement with the boat owner on June 23. The DLNR is bringing the matter before its board for state violations.

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Berta and Jose Miranda's Ka`u Coffee ranked number one in the Ka`uregion at the Hawai`i Coffee Association's
annual cupping contest this weekend. Photo from Miranda's Farms

MIRANDA'S FARMS WINS FIRST IN KA`U AT HAWAI`I COFFEE ASSOCIATION annual convention on Maui this weekend. Former Miss Ka`u Coffee Maria Miranda, whose parents Jose and Berta produce the brand, said on Friday that they are thrilled for the accomplishment of being named the best in Ka`u. See more on the winning coffees in an upcoming Ka`u News Briefs.

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PROTECTING AND PRESERVING SOCIAL SECURITY ACT is a bill reintroduced in the Senate and House of Representatives this week. Sen. Mazie Hirono and Congressman Ted Deutch (of Florida) reintroduced the measure, they said, to "strengthen Social Security and improve benefits while restoring fairness to Social Security contributions."

     Said Hirono, “Social Security is the cornerstone for retirement and a safety net for millions of families around the country, including thousands in Hawai`i who rely on its benefits every day to survive.” However, for many seniors living on fixed incomes Social Security doesn’t go as far as it should to help make ends meet. I am proud to join Congressman Deutch in our fight to strengthen and expand Social Security to ensure that seniors and others who rely on this critical program receive the hard-earned benefits they deserve.”
     Deutch said, “Social Security is a fundamental program that protects millions of American workers’ economic security. It protects retirees, people with disabilities, and families who have lost a breadwinner. Yet, with President Trump willing to break his promise of protecting Social Security from cuts, and with ongoing threats to the program from Congressional Republicans, it’s more important than ever to fight for Social Security.
     "We are standing with the American people who want Social Security protected and strengthened, not weakened. For many of my constituents, Social Security is the only thing keeping them from having to choose between medicine and a meal. Our bill bolsters Social Security to continue its success as the most efficient, effective, and popular promise we make to our fellow Americans.”
     A statement from Hirono and Deutch said that most Americans contribute 6.2 percent of every paycheck they earn to Social Security, but higher-income earners pay much less. By ensuring that those earners pay into Social Security at the same rate as most Americans, this legislation extends the life of the program at a time when more than three-fifths of retirees rely on Social Security for a majority of their income.
     Their statement said: "The legislation also restores accuracy to a broken cost-of-living adjustment formula and ensures that the benefits keep pace, instead of shrink, in the face of inflation.While Republicans have advocated for proposals that would hurt middle class families by voucherizing Medicare or gutting Social Security, the Hirono-Deutch bill would protect the basic safety net for millions of Americans, including those who have worked hard their entire lives."

     Nancy Altman, president of Social Security Works and Chair of the Strengthen Social Security Coalition, said, "By proposing a more accurate cost of living adjustment, this important legislation ensures that Social Security's vital but modest benefits do not erode over time. Moreover, the legislation restores Social Security to long-range actuarial balance by requiring that higher-paid workers contribute the same percentage of their total earnings that average- and minimum-wage workers do. This legislation is both common sense and extremely wise."
     Max Richtman, President and CEO, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, said, “The reason this legislation is important is that the economic benefits are far-reaching. Shifting to a CPI-E will provide a financial boost to beneficiaries who will likely increase their consumption of goods and services which helps fuel our nation’s economic engine. This is a positive step that people of all political stripes should appreciate. In addition, another 25 years are added to the long-term financial outlook for the program – a significant reassurance to current and future generations of workers, retirees, the disabled and their families who depend on Social Security. This is how we make our nation stronger. We applaud Representative Deutch and Senator Hirono for their tireless pursuit of progress on behalf of all Americans.”
     Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, said, "The CPI-E is a much more accurate formula for determining COLAs. It reflects what retirees actually spend their money on, like housing and health care. Sen. Hirono and Rep. Deutch's bill would help widows,
widowers, children, and people with disabilities make ends meet."

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Pahala Dojo members flew to O`ahu for a tournament and 

received diplomas for accomplishments. Photo from Pahala Dojo

PAHALA KARATE DOJO flew to O`ahu in July for the weekend long International Karate League event.  It included the July 7 tournament that saw seven Ka`u students in kata and kumite events.      Francisco Villa earned a Bronze medal in the black belt senior kata division and Ethan Baison won a silver medal in the junior blue belt kata division.
    The next morning a seminar covered advance understanding of kata. There were six Senseis selected to lead this seminar.           Pahala Sensei Cliff Field reviewed applications and principles of bunkai, the practical application of techniques learned in kata.
   At the banquet, the following Pahala Dojo members received a promotion in rank, receiving diplomas from Walter Nishioka, founder and Chief Instructor of International Karate League:

Jake Villa receives his full adult Shodan - First Degree Black Belt.
Photo from Pahala Dojo

    Jake Villa received his full adult Shodan (1st degree black belt) certificate. Jack Minassian received his Nidan (2nd degree) certificate and Sensi Cliff Field was promoted to the rank of Rokudan (6th degree). Persons with the rank of Rokudan and above also have the honor of wearing a red and white belt in place of the black belt.
    Field Sensei extended his gratitude to all the businesses and community members that supported the dojo in fund raising and donations. This helped defray some of the cost the students incurred to attend the event. The Pahala dojo is a registered nonprofit as Ka’u IKL and is a 501c3. Next July the tournament will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah and Field Sensei is hoping to raise additional funds to be able to have students attend this event.

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MEET LOCAL POLICE OFFICERS during a casual, no-agenda, talk-story opportunity. Coffee & pastries provided, at the Ocean View Community Center, upstairs, Tuesday, July 25, 2017, 9 a.m. -11 a.m. Call Ocean View Community Association at 939-7033. See www.ovacahi.org

HAWAI`I ORGANIC FARMING ASSOCIATION holds its conference Saturday at Ma'ona Gardens in Honaunau from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Entitled Building Bridges for Resilient Agriculture: Facing the Challenges of Climate Change, the day features sessions on water shortages and irrigation challenges, and an invasive species outlook in light of climate change. There will be an Indigenous Microorganism presentation. The session is open to the public with tickets at $35 to include membership and lunch. Sponsors include Island Naturals. See www.hawaiiorganic.org

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Finian's Rainbow continues its run at Kilauea Military Camp's Kilauea Theater this Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 general, $15 for seniors 60 plus and students and $12 for children 12 and under, available at the door. For more information or to make a reservation, contact KDEN at 982-7344 orkden73@aol.com.

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Ka`u News Briefs Thursday, July 20, 2017

Coral reefs are not only important in nature, they generate hundreds of millions of dollars a year to the
Hawai`i economy, says Sen. Mazie Hirono. Photo from NOAA

CORAL REEF PROTECTION WILL CONTINUE. Sen. Mazie Hirono announced today that Hawai`i will receive $715,000 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to fund activities critical to the effective management and protection of Hawai`i’s coral reefs.

     “Coral reefs are an important part of Hawai`i’s marine environment and generate hundreds of millions of dollars to our economy every year,” said Hirono. “Even as the Trump Administration denies the existence of climate change, it is critically important that we invest in the science that will help us respond to the very real threat of climate change, maintain a healthy coral reef ecosystem, and recover from recent serious bleaching events.”

     The federal funding announced today will help improve management of coral reef ecosystems, support greater capacity to enforce coral reef protections, promote increased understanding of the key threats to reef ecosystems at priority sites, and continue progress toward implementing the objectives of the Hawai`i Coral Reef Strategy.

    The grant funding is part of a cooperative agreement between NOAA and the State of Hawai`i Division of Aquatic Resources to support the protection of coral reefs across the state.

EPA's official portrait of its
Administrator Scott Pruitt

    Earlier this year, Hirono co-introduced legislation with Rep.  Colleen Hanabusa to address increasing threats to coral reef ecosystems due to climate change.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS ARE BEING ROLLED BACK SUBSTANTIALLY, according to Sen. Brian Schatz. "While we’ve been focusing our efforts on stopping the various Republican health care proposals that would leave millions uninsured, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has been quietly working to rollback more than 30 environmental regulations." In a statement released today, Schatz pointed to The New York Times, which called it “a regulatory rollback larger in scope than any other over so short a time in the agency’s 47-year history.”
     According to the Hawai`i Senator, "Pruitt is moving quickly because he believes that with the focus on health care and the Trump administration’s Russia ties, no one is watching the

Hawai`i Sen. Brian Schatz

EPA. We have to show him that’s not true." Schatz asks for those who are concerned to sign a petition to
"stop dismantling our environmental rules."
    Says Schatz, "When Donald Trump nominated Pruitt to run the EPA, we held the Senate floor through the night to give example after example of his record of denying the facts of climate change and history of undermining rules that protect our clean air and water.
     "And when Pruitt issued memos outlining a new rulemaking process at the EPA in March, I teamed up with Senators Markey and Whitehouse to write a letter seeking assurance that the EPA would make decisions based on science and what’s best for the public -- not just for oil and gas companies. Now, exactly what we feared is happening: Pruitt is working with corporate lobbyists to dramatically weaken industry regulations designed to curb pollution and combat climate change.
     "There are so many fires to put out with this Administration. But we can’t let Scott Pruitt undo so much of the progress we’ve made," declared Schatz.

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DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT EDUCATION, updating IT for a Dental program, and Bay Clinic’s Breast Cancer Prevention initiative have been awarded $25,000 from Hawai`i County.
     Bay Clinic’s Women’s Health and Diabetes Self-Management Education programs are accessible by all regardless of income level or insurance status. "Health screenings are important because they may reveal risk factors, behavioral and health conditions that put you at risk for diseases. For example, risk factors like high cholesterol, high blood pressure or obesity may lead to heart disease, diabetes, or cancer," says a statement from Bay Clinic.

New funding for diabetes education for Bay Clinic has come
from the County Council. Image from Bay Clinic

     "Breast cancer may have no symptoms. For this reason, it’s recommended that women over the age of 40 get an annual mammogram,” said Dr. Chrissy Capati, Bay Clinic Medical Director. Caught early, breast cancer is treatable and prevents extensive treatment and improves health outcomes.
     The goal of the diabetes program is to provide individuals with diabetes and their families with the tools to take control of diabetes, safely manage the disease and prevent serious complications. Each 6-class DSME session focuses on diabetes education centered around the cornerstones of diabetes self-management, including blood sugar monitoring, medical nutritional therapy, and exercise.
     Call Bay Clinic’s Call Center at 333-3600 to schedule a women’s health and breast cancer screening at Ka’ū Family Health Center or Bay Clinic's Ob-Gyn in residence Hilo Women’s Health Center, Hilo Family Health Center, Kea’au Family Health and Dental Center or Pahoa Family Health Center.
     For more information about Bay Clinic’s Diabetes Self-Management Education Program, call Alice Suncloud, Registered Dietician, at 965-3033.

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The Kohala Center's Agricultural Resources Bulletin gives the community a heads up on
educational and business opportunities. See www.kohalacenter.org

SUISAN COMPANY is looking to connect with growers and suppliers of  fresh produce, according to the latest Kohala Center Agricultural Resources Bulletin. Suisan is particularly interested in the following: eggplant, soft and hard squash, peppers, onions, potatoes, tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, corn, beets, daikon, radish, carrots, avocados, 'ulu, taro, beans, mustard cabbage, arugula, pineapple, melons, citrus, liliko'i, mango, banana, and dragonfruit. Those interested in this opportunity, contact Suisan Produce at 808-329-3746 or producegroup@suisan.com.

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Terri L. Napeahi, owner of Papa Mu, with OHA's EDFP.
Photo from Papa Mu

TRADITIONAL UMU-STYLE COOKED MEATS, certified by the USDA-FISIS, is a business with an expansion plan for Papa Mū Native Hawaiian LLC. The Kohala Center has announced that the hui has secured a $6,000 Kiva ZIP microloan matched by the Hawai'i Food Producers Fund. The business will use the microloan to develop a USDA-FSIS certified facility authorized to sell traditional imu-style cooked meats. Visit the campaign page to learn more.
     The matching money, through The Kohala Center, is supported by County of Hawai'i and the state Department of Agriculture. They created the Hawai'i Food Producers Fund to increase the amount of capital available to local food producers and stimulate local food production in Hawai'i. Visit kohalacenter.org/business/microloan-kiva for more information about the program. View successful and current campaigns on the Hawai'i Food Producers Fund page on the Kiva lender page.

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Stewardship at the Summit: Help cut invasive himalayan ginger on park trails beginning at 9 a.m. on Friday. Meet at Kilauea Visitor Center in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Winds up at noon.

Finian's Rainbow continues its run at Kilauea Military Camp's Kilauea Theater this Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 general, $15 for seniors 60 plus and students and $12 for children 12 and under, available at the door. For more information or to make a reservation, contact KDEN at 982-7344 orkden73@aol.com.

HOVE Road Maintenance board of directors meeting, Tue, July 25, 10 a.m., St. Jude’s Church. 929-9910

Ka‘ū Food Pantry, Tue, July 25, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., St. Jude’s Episcopal Church in Ocean View.

Ka`u News Briefs Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Na`alehu Hongwanji held a Celebration of Health this week and participants joined 

in Tai Chi with Phillip Hema. Everyone is welcome each week. Call 929-7647. See more below.

Photo by Ron Johnson

   BAY CLINIC'S BREAST CANCER PREVENTION PROGRAM has been awarded $6,000 from the Safeway Foundation. The program is accessible to all regardless of income level or insurance status and provides clinical breast health care and referral services to help increase access to mammograms and other related clinical care.The American Cancer Society guideline states that women, with an average risk for breast cancer, ages 40 to 44, can choose to have a yearly mammogram, and recommends that all women age 45 through 54 have an annual mammograms. Beginning at age 55, women can change to having mammograms every other year or continue having them every year.

Bay Clinic has earned a $6,000 grant from Safeway Foundation and will
offer additional breast cancer prevention opportunities in Na`alehu
and other clinics. Photo by Joe Febo/Hana Hou Photography

     “Regular preventive screenings are an important part of staying healthy. Breast cancer screenings cannot prevent breast cancer, but it can help detect breast cancer early when it is easier to treat,” said Dr. Chrissy Capati, Bay Clinic’s Medical Director.
     "Bay Clinic providers will work with you to determine which breast cancer screening tests are right for you, and when you should have them."
     Call Bay Clinic’s Call Center at 333-3600 to make an appointment at any one of Bay Clinic’s primary care locations: Ka’ū Family Health and Dental Center, 95-5583 Māmalahoa Hwy. in Na’ālehu; Kea’au Family Health and Dental Center at 16-192 Pili Mua Street in Kea’au;
     Pahoa Family Health Center at 15-2866 Pāhoa Village Road; Hilo Women’s Health Center (Ob-Gyn on-staff) at 73 Pu’uhonu Place, Suite 204; and Hilo Family Health Center at 1178 Kino’ole Street.

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SAVE THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT: USE HAWAI`I AS A MODEL, says west Ka`u's state Senator, Dr. Josh Green. "Like you, I have been closely watching the ongoing efforts by congressional Republicans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. While it seems the most recent Senate healthcare bill is dead, the fight is far from over. The focus must shift to a bipartisan effort to fix the parts of Obamacare that aren't working while assuring that people do not lose their coverage."
     Green shared an op-ed he wrote which was also carried in Civil Beat this week:
     In 1974 the landmark Prepaid Healthcare Act was passed by the Hawai`i Legislature enabled us to insure most of our citizens by mandating that any working individual (more than 20 hours per week) received employer-sponsored health insurance. Since that time, Hawai`i has consistently ranked as the state with one of the lowest uninsured rates, usually hovering around 9 percent. We in turn have been continuously ranked No. 1 nationally for almost all health outcomes. 

Celebration of Health at Nā‘ālehu Hongwanji Mission. 

Photo by Ron Johnson

     Our low uninsured rate has meant access to health care when people need it most. If citizens need to go to the emergency department, they are covered. Our people receive cancer screening at better rates than any other state in the land. We provide prenatal care to all of our young mothers who ask for it. When our seniors need help at a nursing home the service is available.
     Our vaccination rates are among the highest in the country and though we have well documented challenges regarding health care provider shortages (especially in rural areas of Hawai`i) we still find a way to get people care more effectively than our peers across the country. We are doing a better job delivering health care in Hawai`i than the other 49 states.
     We’re now witnessing from afar, the health care debate in Washington, D.C., which proposes to repeal and likely replace the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. This proposal from the Republican-led Congress, supported by President Trump, would radically roll back the health care safety net as Americans know it.
     It proposes almost $1 trillion in cuts to the Medicaid health care safety net over the next decade. Hawai`i alone would lose over $200 million a year in healthcare support for our people, $2 billion over 10 years.
     Specific cuts could be even more profound than the global reductions, such as shrinking or eliminating resources to treat those suffering from opioid addiction. Opioid use is at a national all-time high and has recently been described as the crisis of our time by many, with as many as 10 percent of the U.S. population experiencing some form of addiction.

In their 80s and 90s, the Yonemitsus celebrate good health at
Na`alehu Hongwanji Mission. Photo by Ron Johnson

    In Hawai`i we are already only able to provide addiction treatment to less than 5 percent of our addicted love ones. The new bill may make it impossible to treat almost anyone with addiction, using Medicaid dollars.
     One draft of the current legislation proposed to totally defund women’s health care services, provided at Planned Parenthood. This is often an attempt to insert the debate about a woman’s right to choose into a more global question of access to healthcare. It is despicable to divide us in this way.
When Obamacare was passed into law in 2010 it enabled states like ours to provide health insurance coverage for many more of our people. In Hawai`i we were able to expand our Medicaid program from 252,000 low-income citizens to approximately 362,000 covered individuals. This lowered our uninsured rate to below 4 percent.
     From a practical standpoint this meant that more than 100,000 additional Hawai`i residents had the coverage they needed for their families, especially children and adults with chronic illness. It meant that people didn’t have to choose between paying rent and paying for health care visits. It meant people could stop worrying about going bankrupt if they had a healthcare crisis in their family.
     It meant a young mother didn’t hesitate to bring her child to see me in the ER when her keiki had an asthma attack or an ear infection or perhaps something much more serious like leukemia. Obamacare meant we could breathe easier as a society when things got tough for our family’s health.

Meditation with Velvet Replogle, Senior Yoga with Stephanie Pepper, 

Qi Gong with Shary Crocker. Enjoy nutritious snacks and dishes at

Na`alehu Hongwanji Mission. Photo by Ron Johnson

     Having a higher percentage of our population insured also has meant greater stability for our rural hospitals. We have witnessed a great strain on the health care system with increasing chronic disease and an aging population, but this has been supported by having almost all of our citizens covered by health insurance.
     If the current health care proposal passes it will not only force as many as 100,000 Hawaii residents to again become uninsured, but it will also put our health care safety net, especially the rural hospitals and health centers into grave jeopardy. Independent physicians will be less able to work in areas that aren’t densely populated or have too many uninsured people. It will be a disaster. This will occur all across America and it makes one wonder why this proposal is even being considered in the first place. Experts across the country in health care policy, including myself, agree that Obamacare needs to be updated, repaired and supported in a way that it can be more sustainable and continue to offer health care peace of mind for Americans.
     Repealing it is not the answer — instead improving it makes the most sense.
     In many regions across our country, including Hawai`i, where there are too few insurers to provide health care plans provided for by the Affordable Care Act, we should allow people to choose a public option. This would be a very straightforward way to stabilize Obamacare. It would also set the stage for grand discussion about the merits of Medicare for All, should our healthcare system further fragment in an unstable way going forward.

Meditation at Na`alehu
Hongwanji Mission
Photo by Ron Johnson

     Congress should have the courage to challenge big Pharma and demand that all medications for people become much more affordable. Congress should put aside its petty partisan bickering and realize that good health care for all of its citizens is good politics.
Congress should acknowledge that pre-existing conditions must be covered. Congress should guarantee that anyone with addiction gets a second chance. Congress should never tell a woman what to do with her body.
     Sen. John McCain has just had the luxury of critical life-sustaining surgery at the legendary Mayo Clinic, thus postponing a vote on the Senate floor of the bill that would prevent 22 million Americans from getting any health care, from rank and file docs across our country. This incredible hypocrisy should not be lost on anyone. McCain intends to vote yes on TrumpCare.

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KING TIDES may cause flooding conditions along all shores of Hawai`i Island from Thursday through the weekend before gradually subsiding next week. The National Weather Service advises that in light of an unusually high tides forecast and possible storm swells from approaching Fernanda storm, the following precautions should be taken:
     Ocean front residents, beachgoers, and boat owners are advised to be on the alert for high surf, strong currents and flooding.
     As a precaution, consider postponing ocean activities until these hazards are over.
Special caution to the coastal areas in and around Kapoho during the high tide periods.

FERNANDA WAS BREAKING UP, changing from a hurricane to tropical storm Wednesday evening. The National Hurricane Center said that "her inner core has collapsed. ion fact, it appears that the mid- and low- levels are beginning to separate. Intensity estimates from all agencies relfect such decay..." Fernanda is expected to become a post tropical remnant low by the weekend an be far offshore Hawai`i.

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HAWAI`I ORGANIC FARMING ASSOCIATION WILL HOST a conference this Saturday at Ma'ona Gardens in Honaunau from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Entitled Building Bridges for Resilient Agriculture: facing the Challenges of Climate Change, the day features sessions on water shortages and irrigation challenges, and an invasive species outlook in light of climate change. There will be an Indigenous Microorganism presentation. The session is open to the public with tickets at $35 to include membership and lunch.  Sponsors include Island Naturals. See www.hawaiiorganic.org

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Finian's Rainbow continues its run at Kilauea Military Camp's Kilauea Theater this Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 general, $15 for seniors 60 plus and students and $12 for children 12 and under, available at the door. For more information or to make a reservation, contact KDEN at 982-7344 or kden73@aol.com.

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