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IN THE WEEKENDER
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
SPORTS
OUTDOOR & RECREATION
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 Homer Senior Citizens has a community Medicare volunteer who will help Medicare clients to enroll in a prescription (drug) plan and answer questions. Call 235-7655 to make an appointment. Homer Senior Citizens is planning a Soldotna shopping trip for seniors 55 and over on a monthly basis. First trip is May 16 with a departure time of 9 a.m. for $15. For more information call 235-7655. Senior Center lunches are served to seniors, their guests and family, Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. All lunches include full salad bar and dessert. For more information, call 235-7655. This Week: Wednesday: Cheese enchiladas; Thursday: pizza; Friday: Hot roast beef sandwiches; Monday: Chicken and dumplings; Tuesday: meatloaf SCHOOLS Fall registration for Faith Christian Preschool. Registration forms available Tuesday-Friday from 8:30-noon. School begins 9/2. Call 235-7600 for information. Faith Christian Preschool’s Mrs. Sue Neels invites her alumni and parents to a “going away tea” from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Karen Hornaday Park on Saturday, May 24. Pictures and well-wishes will be collected for an album by May 16 at the church. In the event of bad weather, the tea will be held at the church. Please bring finger food and lawn chairs. YOUTH Boys and Girls Club registration are now being taken for summer session. Children must have completed 1st grade and session are for a full day, 8:30 a.m. –6 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information call 235-2772 or visit the web at www.positiveplaceforkids.com. Hannah Bradley, a graduating senior has been named one of 560 semifinalists in the 2008 Presidential Scholars Program. EVENTS National Salvation Army Week is May 12-16 and the store is holding an all day, 50% off sale on May 12. Spring cleaning? The Big Brother Big Sisters Program is asking for donations of any adult or children’s clothing, shoes, boots, purse, hats and gloves, blankets, sheets, towels, or sleeping bags. Please use the big red bins in Safeway’s or Ulmer’s parking lots. CLASSES Enter for Alaskan Coastal Studies and KBC “Wow, The Wonders of Wetlands Educators Workshop”. Registration until May 16 for $95. A 3-day wetland adventure on June 6-8 from 9 a.m.– 4 p.m. at the Wynn Nature Center. For information or to register call 907-235-6667 or email: beth@akcoastalstudies.org Parent to Parent class on April 28, May 5 and May12 from 5:30 –8 p.m. at McNeil Canyon School. Call Paul Story at 226-1891 to register for this free class. PARKS and MUSEUM Concerning Climate Change Exhibit runs through 6/1 at the Pratt Museum. Free toy at Pratt Museum store throughout the spring season. The Southern Kenai Peninsula citizen’s advisory board for the Alaska State Parks is currently accepting applications to fill a 3-year term vacancy. To apply, contact the Kenai Area State Park Office at 262-5581 or the Homer State Park office at 235-7024. KACHEMAK BAY CAMPUS Registration for the 2008 Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference has begun. The conference will be on June 6-10 at Land’s End Resort. The keynote presenter will be Anne Lamott. Young Writers’ Workshop for students entering grades 10-12. June 6, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at KBC East Campus. Deadline to register is May 29, limited enrollment sign up at East Campus KPC council seeks new members for borough -wide advisory board for 3-year terms, if interested contact 262-0318. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE The Chamber luncheon on Tuesday, May 13 at noon at the Best Western Bidarka is open to the public. For more information contact the Chamber at 235-7740. Guest presenters will be Nana Development Co. ARTS Homer’s Art Gallery Guide Map, descriptions and links to all of Homer’s galleries is available online at fireweedgallery.com Clay workshop with Ron Meyers, sponsored by Bunnell Street Gallery, June 5-8. Registration available now by email to: Annette@alaska.net COMMUNITY Homer Public Health Center, 195 E. Bunnell Ave. Suite C, adult and children walk-in clinics: Tuesday and Thursday 9-11 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m. 235-8857 for appointment for other services. “I Can’t Afford to Get Sick” free forum on taking care of money matters when you are sick with guest presenter Lee Ann McWhorter, Quality of Life Manager of the American Cancer Society on Thursday, May 15 at 7 p.m. at Lands End Resort Harbor Room. Forum is open to the public. CITY OF HOMER Homer City Council – Regular meetings are the second and fourth Mondays of every month, begin 7 p.m. in conference room. Parks/Recreation Advisory Commission- Regular meetings are held the third Thursday of every month and begin at 6:30 p.m. Advisory Planning Commission – Regular meetings are held the first and third Wednesday of every month and begin at 7 p.m. Port/Harbor Advisory Commission – Regular meetings are held the fourth Wednesday of every month and begin at 6 p.m. Library Advisory Board – Regular meetings are the first Tuesday of every month and begin at 6 p.m. Meetings Mental Fitness group highlights brain function and benefits of mental exercise. Meetings 1st and 3rd Tuesdays from 10:00-11:00 at Homer Senior Citizens, Inc. For more information call Julie at 235-3720. Kachemak Bay Watercolor Society meets the first Saturday of every month at noon-4 p.m. at the Homer Council of the Arts on Pioneer Ave. For more information call Michael at 235-0120. ICAN (International Cesarean Awareness Network) of Homer meets the 1st Friday of every month at the hospital Conference Room 2. Meetings are topic based. For info call Mistee 235-0118 or Ashley 226-1137. Jin Shin Jyutsu self help group meets first Tuesday of each month at 7–8 pm at Jin Shin Jyutsu office. Call 235-2943 or 235-4333. The Rotary Club of Homer Downtown meets every Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Homer Senior Center dining room. Visitors are welcome. The Homer-Kachemak Bay Rotary Club meets every Thursday at noon upstairs at the Bidarka Inn. Members and guests are welcome. Closed women’s AA meeting each Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Homer Christian Church, 865 East End Road. Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance meets every Wednesday from 1-2 p.m. at South Peninsula Hospital in Conference Room 2, 235-2541 for info. Narcotics-anon meets every Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Christian Community Church on Bartlett Street, across from the Pratt Museum. Narcotics-anonymous meets Wednesdays at 6 p.m. at The Studio, 177 East Bunnell Avenue, lower level back corner. South Peninsula Hospital Service Area Board meets the second Thursday of the month at the Conference Room of South Peninsula Hospital, 4300 Bartlett Street. The South Peninsula Hospital Foundation, Inc. monthly meeting is on the second Tuesday of the month at 5 p.m. in the hospital cafeteria. The MS Support Group meets at 6 p.m. on the first Thursday of the month in the South Peninsula Hospital Conference Room. The Homer Foundation Investment Committee holds a monthly brown bag meeting on the first Friday of each month at noon in the Conference Room in the lower level of the Kachemak Bay Title Building. The meetings cover Foundation investments, policy, and investment issues of interest. Call 235-0541. Hospice of Homer will host a monthly Bereavement Support Group on the third Wednesday of every month. Floating Leaf Sangha invites all to sitting meditation 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Anahata, 1044 East End Rd. For more information, call 235-6076 or 235-6266. Kachemak Bay Lions meets at 6 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of the month at the Friendship Center at the Homer Senior Center complex. Call 235-8761 for more information. Brain Injury Support Group, a group for those with injury from trauma, stroke, aneurysm, illness or toxic insult, will meet each Tuesday at 1 p.m. at 1044 East End Road. Call 235-6226. Al-Anon, a group for friends and families of alcoholics, meets each Monday at 6:15p.m. at 126 Pioneer Avenue, Suite 1, Hillas Building. Call 235-6413. Take Off Pounds Sensibly meets from 8:30 to 9:45 a.m. each Wednesday at the Methodist Church. Expectant Parents discussion group meets each Tuesday from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at Birth2Three, 3691 Ben Walters Lane, Suite 4. Call 235-6044. Alcoholic Anonymous meets at noon and 8 p.m. daily at 126 Pioneer Ave., Room 1, Hillas Building. Call 235-6822. The Friendship Center Adult Day Service is located in the Homer Senior campus. The center is open five days a week from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Big Brothers Big Sisters Advisory Council meets at 6 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month with the focus on recruiting Big Brothers and Big Sisters to mentor youth. For more information please call 235-8391. or email tara@bbbs-anchorage.org. Brown bag support group for anyone touched by cancer meets the third Tuesday of every month at the Seldovia Tribal Health Center from 12-1 p.m. Birth2Three ongoing Daddy Boot Camp first Saturday of month from 10 a.m.- noon at 3691 Ben Walters Lane Suite #4. This is Daddy and Baby time only and NO adult females are allowed. It’s a chance to meet other dads, share ideas and give mom a break!! Please call 235-6044 for more information. Homer Animal Friends meets second Tuesday of every month at 5:30 p.m. in the Homer Public Library. Event listings for this feature can be sent to production@homertribune.com. |
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