About Town 11-24-13

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Bertsch addresses Rotary on Tuesday

Ironman World Championship race director Diana Bertsch will speak at the Rotary of Kona Mauka meeting Tuesday. The club meets from noon to 1 p.m every Tuesday at Teshima’s Restaurant in Honalo. Lunch is $20 per person.

For more information, call Ken Obenski 987-8431.

Kalua turkey workshop offered

A kalua turkey workshop will be taught Wednesday at the Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in Kealakekua. Participants will begin preparing their turkeys and the imu at 7:30 a.m. and will return in the afternoon to remove their turkey. Cost for the workshop is $30, or $25 for Bishop Museum or Greenwell garden members.

Advance registration is required. Call 323-3318 or email agg@bishopmuseum.org.

Look Good Feel Better class planned

The next session of the American Cancer Society’s Look Good Feel Better class will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Dec. 3 at the Kona Community Hospital’s Radiation Oncology Conference room at 79-1019 Kaukapila St. in Kealakekua.

The free program teaches beauty techniques to women cancer patients facing the side effects of cancer treatment. The class is taught by licensed cosmetologists and is free of charge.

Registration is required by calling the American Cancer Society office at 935-0025.

Secret Santas to help keiki sought

Family Support Hawaii is seeking secret Santas for its Kalikimaka No Na Keiki (Christmas for the Children) campaign. The program has been making children happy for five years. Participants can purchase gifts for the children of a family in need or make a monetary donation.

For information on how to make a difference in a child’s life this Christmas, contact Gabriella Cooper at 987-6364 or kamana001@gmail.com, Nora Judd at 989-2736 or doggle_99@hotmail.com, or Barbara Millslagle at 896-0080 or bjmillslagle@hawaii.rr.com, no later than Dec. 1.