In this post we’ll feature Nancy Botticelli of “Kawaihae Cards & Botticelli Farms”. If you’ve ever met Nancy you know that she has a smile for everyone she meets. Here’s a little about Nancy and her business.

Business Name:  Kawaihae Cards & Botticelli Farms  Owner/Growers : Nancy – CARDS    &    Marci – FARM

nancybotticelli@aol.com    www.kawaihaecards.com  808-896-7120

People who assist with the business:   Janet Montrose, Catita and the vendors

Years in Business:    Kawaihae Cards = 3 years, Botticelli Farms = 10 years

History:   CARDS – My main experience is as a Visual Merchandiser. In California I worked for Macy’s, 10 wineries and the Sonoma Mission Inn. In Hawaii, I worked 6 years as the outer island Visual Merchandise Manager for C.S. Wo & Sons where I created and maintained the 4 showrooms, co-ordinated events & assisted with advertising & buying.

Botticelli Farms – 10 years of love for the land.  We sell Meyers Lemons and Tahitian Limes and fresh/frozen Meyers lemon juice.

Other locations your products/services are available:   – CARDS = Anna Ranch, Grace Flowers in Honoka’a, Hilo Coffee Mill, Shops at Mauna Lani, Kenji’s Gallery in Kapa’au, Magnolia – Kahala Mall Oahu, Village Burger, Wishard Gallery Queens, Mauna Kea Resort, The Spanish Ranch – Santa Barbara, Tropical Dreams & Hawaii Ranchers.

Farm Produce – Café Pesto & Seafood Bar.

Makes the products unique? The photos for my cards are created locally by capturing events/places in Hawaii, or I create tabletop setups using my Visual Merchandising experience. Custom  & exclusive cards are available. All of my cards are printed locally to make for a truly LOCAL product, plus a quick turn around on all orders.  Products KC creates are greeting cards, small cards, place cards, cupcake picks gift tags, bookmarkers, gift wrapping paper, boxes for chocolates, cards or whatevers…all collections are available at the Waimea Mid-Week Farmers Market and  www.kawaihaecards.com.

Farm Produce – our fruit is completely naturally grown and local within a 10 mile radius of the market.

What Nancy enjoys about the market  The vendors are passionate about their products and the guests are so friendly.  Pukalani Stables is a great historical location featuring a museum and saddle maker.  And, last but not least, the musicians that play for us on market day.

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St. James’ Episcopal Church

Kamuela, Hawaii

One hundred years ago — March 30, 1913 — the congregation of St. James’ Episcopal Church held the first service in its new chapel in Waimea. About a dozen people gathered that day to hear the good news preached by Fr. Frank Merrill, who traveled by horseback and buggy over the Kohala Mountains from Kapa‘au, a journey that then took many hours. Today, St. James’ Church is a thriving congregation of more than 130 people attending one of the three weekend services, including a beach mass at Kawaihae Harbor Saturdays at 5 PM. St. James’ also hosts the Marshallese Full Gospel Fellowship on Sunday afternoons. It is also home to the Waimea Community Chorus on Tuesday evenings, and to a full weekly schedule of Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous 12-Step program meetings.

St James’ sponsors an after-school tutoring program for Marshallese children twice weekly and the ever-popular St. James’ Thrift Shop is open for bargains three days a week. In addition, St James’ serves as the home parish for St. Columba’s Episcopal Mission in Pa‘auilo and has held monthly services there for a number of years. Starting March 31, Easter Sunday, St. Columba’s will once again offer weekly worship on Sundays at 9:30 AM.

To mark its 100^th birthday, the St James’ Centennial Committee has embarked upon a year-long celebration, including a luau on April 20 at the Paniolo Preservation Society’s Pukalani Stables with a traditional luau menu, music and dance, followed by a special celebratory mass the next day, Sunday, April 21 at 9 AM.

Members of the History Committee are hard at work compiling a written history of the church’s first hundred years including pictures of the first church building, members and activities which depict the church’s role in the life of Waimea throughout the years.

The Cookbook Committee is busy gathering recipes that will be published in a centennial cookbook later in the year. Handmade koa pens fashioned from the original altar rail will be sold as centennial mementos and the church choir will present a special anthem written by Fr. Guy Piltz, Rector emeritus of St James’.

The public is warmly invited at all of these events. For more information and service times, contact the St. James’ Church Office at 885-4923 or visit the website at StJamesHawaii.org.

The 2013 Newsletter has just been sent out to all our members. If you haven’t received a copy, or would like your own free copy, you can download the entire newsletter at this link 2013 Paniolo Preservation Society Newsletter  (The file is 1.8 meg – lots of great pictures!) This year’s newsletter has been totally redesigned and contains articles on Paniolo Preservation Society and the expansion of the Paniolo Heritage Center at Pukalani Stables. There is also a feature article on how PPS helped establish a permanent exhibition honoring Hawaii’s ranching culture in the National Cowboy Museum and Heritage Center in Oklahoma City – the only exhibition dedicated to our paniolo outside of Hawaii and located at the most prestigious cowboy museum on the mainland. Download your copy of our newsletter and Saddle Up! The Society needs your support and volunteers!  A membership form is included in the newsletter  and you can email us at paniolo@paniolopreservation.com if you would like to volunteer at the Center or at one of our special events!

Cherry Blossom Festival 2012

The Paniolo Preservation Society (PPS) is honored to return to Waimea’s 20^th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival on Saturday, Feb 2, 2013. The Paniolo Heritage Center at Pukalani Stables will be open for visitors starting early at 8:00am for a super-delicious Paniolo Breakfast from 8-10 provided by the Sonny Miranda ohana. A donation of $10.00 is requested to join us for the breakfast with proceeds to benefit the Paniolo Heritage Center. Breakfast tickets will be available at Kamuela Liquor Store and Parker Ranch Store, or at the gates of Pukalani Stables on event day on a first-come, first-served basis.

The traditions of agriculture and ranching have been well represented in the Japanese community of the Hamakua and North Kohala districts since the early days of the great sugar plantations. This year PPS welcomes the Natural Resources Conservation Service/Soil and Water Conservation District sharing their program on “The Role of Federal and State Agencies in Promoting Range Management Progress in North Hawaii over the Past 50 Years”. This program provides an extensive historic photographic display of ranch scenes that include brush clearing, grass planting, earthen water tank building, wind breaks, corral construction and organizational groups.

In addition to NRCS/SWCD’s Range Management program, Paniolo Preservation Society will display a series of historical photographs on the Japanese “Kepani” cowboy highlighting many of our legendary Big Island paniolo of Japanese ancestry. The cowboy tradition of Hawaii is second to none and the Kepani Paniolo rides tall in the saddle in that grand tradition.

Both programs will be available for viewing from 9:00am until 3:00pm. In addition, the Paniolo Heritage Center will be open with free admission to the Oahu Cattlemen’s Association Paniolo Hall of Fame. Donations are greatly appreciated.

There will be live country and western music at the Stables all day long with snacks, drinks and PPS merchandise available with plenty of seating around our courtyard for those who wish to stay awhile and talk story. Pukalani Stables is an official stop on the Cherry Blossom Festival bus route though parking is available directly across from Paniolo Heritage Center.

A big mahalo to all those who attended and helped make our 2012 Paniolo Talk Story series such a success. Paniolo Preservation Society is currently working on next year’s event schedule and will post it here as soon as it’s complete.  In the meantime, please visit the Waimea MidWeek Market every Wednesday from 9:ooam to 4:00pm. A portion of the proceeds from the Wednesday Market goes to support the Paniolo Heritage Center in its mission to promote and preserve the ranching heritage of Hawaii. Have a wonderful Christmas holiday and a blessed New Year. We’ll see you at the Paniolo Heritage Center for a brand new program in 2013. A hui hou!

Sunday, October 14th, 2012 at the Paniolo Heritage Center at Pukalani Stables from 11:00am to 4:00pm – please come out and support Miss Rodeo Hawaii, Macey Loando, at a family fundraiser to help her compete in the Miss Rodeo America Pageant in Las Vegas.

It’s that time again. Oktoberfest!  Friday, October 19th from 5-8pm at the Paniolo Heritage Center at Pukalani Stables. North Hawaii Rotary brings Oktoberfest back to Pukalani Stables with a celebration of German and Bavarian food and beverages, live music, consume contest and the infamous Chicken Dance!  A benefit for Rotary grants and scholarships plus a silent auction will benefit Waimea Country School. A great event for a very good cause!

Tickets are available at the Kamuela Liquor Store. Waimea Country School, Bank of Hawaii, First Hawaiian Bank and Big Island Brewhaus or from any member of the North Hawaii Rotary. $45 donation in advance. $50.00 at the door. For questions or more information call John at 808.375.4768.