County band to play Saturday
County band to play Saturday
The Hawaii County Band will perform at noon Saturday at the Mooheau Park Bandstand.
The public is invited to the free concert.
HPA book club to meet Jan. 19
The Hawaii Preparatory Academy Community Book Club will meet at 7 p.m. Jan. 19 in the Ko Kakou Student Union, Upper Campus.
HPA Community Book Club meetings are free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served and participants are invited to bring a snack to share.
Lois Inman, Dyer Memorial librarian, and Jaime Johnson, Upper School English teacher, will lead the group. The current book selection is “The Vegetarian” by Han Kang, winner of the 2016 Man Booker International Prize.
Fraught, disturbing and beautiful, “The Vegetarian” is a novel about modern-day South Korea, but also a story about shame, desire and faltering attempts to understand others, from one imprisoned body to another.
For more information, contact Jaime Johnson at jjohnson@hpa.edu.
4-H dog club seeking members
Calling all canine-loving kids! A new 4-H dog club is recruiting new members in East Hawaii.
Club members will learn about canine behavior, breed characteristics, diseases, ethics, grooming, health, nutrition, responsible breeding, service dogs, therapy dogs, dog-related careers and the wide range of dog sports.
The next meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m. Friday at a location to be determined.
For more information, contact Becky Settlage at 969-8213 or settlage@hawaii.edu.