Phone book recycling effort begins
The Berry Co. LLC, publisher of the Hawaiian Telcom Yellow Pages, is partnering with local schools to launch Think Yellow, Go Green, the company’s annual environmental awareness and recycling campaign. The seventh annual program runs through the end of May, and runs concurrent to the 2015 Hawaiian Telcom Yellow Pages directory delivery.
Schools will compete to collect the most outdated telephone directories, which will keep the directories out of landfills through recycling. The schools have the opportunity to win cash prizes for their students’ participation in the program, and award amounts vary based on the school’s location.
Berry is also partnering with local food banks, including The Food Basket, to host a community food drive. By using the recyclable directory delivery bags, Berry encourages the community to fill the bags with nonperishable food items and donate to the food bank.
After the close of the school contest, the collected outdated telephone directories will be recycled.
For more information about the recycling program, including drop-off locations and hours, as well as a list of the participating schools and food banks, visit thinkyellowgogreen.com.
VFW announces weekly schedule
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 12112 behind Kona Locksmith off Kaiwi Street will host several events next week.
A fundraiser hosted by Rep. Cindy Evans will raise funds to replace stolen items at West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at the Kona Elks Lodge.
Free coffee will be served to veterans at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Tacos will be served starting at 4 p.m. May 1 for $5.
The post’s phone number is 326-5675. For more information, call Don Zero at 509-879-1040.
Coffee berry borer control workshop planned
University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources and U.S. Department of Agriculture’s mitigation and management for coffee berry borer control program will host an informational workshop for new coffee farmers from 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday at the Kona Cooperative Extension Service conference room.
CTAHR’s coffee and orchard crops extension agent Andrea Kawabata will provide growers with current techniques for managing CBB with a presentation on coffee berry borer integrated pest management followed by a farm walk to look for CBB on cherry. Suzanne Shriner of the Synergistic Hawaii Agriculture Council will explain the subsidy program in which attendees may participate to help offset the cost of products used to spray and kill the beetles.
Reserve a space by contacting Gina at 322-4892 or ginab@hawaii.edu no later than Tuesday.
Kailua-Kona Seniors meet
Kailua-Kona Seniors will hold a kitchen shower at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hale Halawai to obtain items needed for the kitchen. The pool table will be open for play.
For more information, call Dave at 345-1388 or Pat at 329-2424.