Rotary Club of North Hawaii offers community grants
Rotary Club of North Hawaii is accepting applications from nonprofits and community organizations for grants ranging from $500 to $1,500. Applications must be postmarked no later than April 30. To obtain an application, go to north-hawaii-rotary.org and click on “community grant application 2015.”
For more information, call Brianna Serikaku at 987-4055.
Kona Library Book Club meets
The Kona Library Book Club meets at 11 a.m. Tuesday on the lanai of the Kailua-Kona Library to discuss “Life After Life” by Kate Atkinson.
Participants can count on light refreshments and a lively discussion. The group will meet in April to discuss “The Pilot’s Wife” by Anita Shreve.
Prediabetes classes offered in Waimea
North Hawaii Community Hospital is offering free prediabetes educational classes.
The program consists of three classes, held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the hospital’s Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa Conference Rooms. Classes are scheduled for Tuesday, March 24 and 31; April 6, 13, and 20; May 6, 13, and 20; June 9, 23 and 30 and July 15, 22 and 29. Self referrals and physician referrals are welcome.
Topics covered will include nutritional education, carbohydrate vs. protein, the importance of exercise for good health and awareness of complications caused by uncontrolled diabetes.
Registration is required. Call 881-4832 to register or for more information.
VFW Ladies Auxiliary plans St. Patrick’s Day celebration
The Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 12122, will meet March 21 at 10:30 a.m. at the VFW Post, 74-5543 Kaiwi St., Suite 185A, in Kailua-Kona.
On Tuesday, a St. Patrick’s Day celebration is planned from 5 to 8 p.m., with Lee Stewart providing music. The cost is $15 and reservations are available by calling the post at 326-5675.
For more information, contact Beverly Skarnes at 329-6261.
Summer program explores agricultural and natural resource careers
University of Hawaii at Manoa’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources will be host the Hawaii AgDiscovery Program July 12 through 25, for students 14 to 17 years old. The program gives its participants a first-hand look at the many career paths open to them in agriculture and natural resource management, including plant and animal sciences, wildlife management and agribusiness. Deadline to apply is Friday.
Students chosen to participate will gain experience through hands-on laboratories, workshops, field trips, and character- and team-building activities.
For more information, visit aphis.usda.gov/agdiscovery and click on the link for the AgDiscovery Program, or call Charles Kinoshita at 956-6997.
Bridge League results announced
Results of the American Contract Bridge League at the Kona Bridge Club:
Feb. 2: Shirley Decker and Gerald Mitchell won first place, Butchie Hayward and James Elstran came in second.
Feb. 4: North/south first place winners were Stuart Vance and Peter Mitchellopolis; second, Marlene Sabo and Michael Folkert. Winning east/west first were Dean Jenkins and Craig Ross; second, Marilynn Bass and JoAn Hill.
Feb. 6: North/south first went to Shirley Decker and Carol Richards. Jack Buchanan and Will Williams took second. East/west first place winners were Dan Sabo and Sue Kaneta; second, James Elstran and Marilynn Bass.
Feb. 8: North/south first went to Michael Folkert and Marlene Sabo; second, Joan Stark and Edward Stark. East/west first place winners were Craig Ross and Dean Jenkins. Jack Buchanan and Will Williams won second.
Feb. 9: First went to Rexanne Ring and Marilynn Bass. Jean Cole and Gail Mullen won second.
Feb. 11: North/south first place went to Shelly Hershberger and JoAn Hill; second, Shirley Decker and Sharon Bolton. East/west first place winners were Joan Stark and Edward Stark. Peter Mitchellopolis and Brad Bart took second.
Feb. 12: North/south first place winners were Jack Buchanan and Will Williams; second, Susan Lee and Shelly Hershberger. East/west first went to Dean Jenkins and Craig Ross. Kathy Golitzen and Peter Mitchellopolis won second.
Feb. 16 : North/south first place winners were Craig Ross and Dean Jenkins. JoAn Hill and Virginia Scott won second. For east/west, Marilynn Bass and Chuck Clark won first while Will Williams and Jack Buchanan took second.
Feb. 18: North/south first went to Dean Jenkins and Craig Ross; second, Shirley Decker and Sharon Bolton. East/west first place winners were Chuck Clark and Rexanne Ring; second, Kathy Golitzen and Dee Overton.
Feb. 20: North/south first place winners were Jack Buchanan and Will Williams; second, Dee Overton and Kathy Golitzen. East/west first went to Edward Stark and Joan Stark. Dean Jenkins and Kelly Sandulli took second.
Feb. 21: First place winners were Brad Bart, Dee Overton, Peter Mitchellopolis and Kathy Golitzen; second, Craig Ross, Dean Jenkins, Susan Lee, and Shelly Hershberger.
Feb. 22: North/south first place winners were Lillian Johannessen and Dean Jenkins; second, Merle Stetser and Richard Lanke. East/west first went to Eddy Kemp and Therese Kemp; second, Suzanne Wallace and Busaba Williams.
Feb. 23: First place winners were: Shirley Decker and Gerald Mitchell; second, Garold Adamson and Susan Adamson.
Feb. 25: North/south first went to Alice Goo and Eleanor Ramsey; second, JoAn Hill and Marilynn Bass. East/west first place winners were Peter Mitchellopolis and Stuart Vance; second, Jana Hefer and Gail Mullen.
Feb. 27: North/south first went to JoAn Hill and Beth Reid. Tied for second were Sue Brown and Pat Bauman and Sally Bobb and Walt Bobb. East/west first place winners were Kathy Golitzen and Peter Mitchellopolis; second, Liz Holey and Deborah Fulton.
For more information about the Kona Bridge Club and schedule of games, visit konabridge.org.