Events planned at VFW post
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 12112 is located behind Kona Locksmith off Kaiwi Street. The following events will be conducted this week:
Wednesday, free coffee will be served starting at 9 a.m. Veterans are invited to meet for camaraderie with others who have served honorably.
“Thursday Night Football” will on the TVs at 3 p.m. with free light pupu provided.
A $5 Octoberfest Friday dinner of bratwurst, red potato salad, pretzel bread, German apple desert and salad will be served from 5 to 7 p.m. A German beer will be offered.
The post will be closed on Saturday because of the Ironman World Championship.
Sunday, the doors open for football at 10 a.m. Bring pupu to share.
For more information, call Don Zero at 509-879-1040.
Caregiver classes being offered
Hawaii Community Caregiver Network is sponsoring Powerful Tools for Caregivers classes at two locations beginning in October. The free six-week class series is designed to help family caregivers cope with the demands of caring for their loved ones.
Classes in Kailua-Kona are held from 9 to 11 a.m. Oct. 17 and continue every Saturday through Nov. 21 at Life Care Center of Kona, 78-6957 Kamehameha III Road. In Waimea, classes will be held from 9:30 until 11:30 a.m. at Tutu’s House, 64-1032 Mamalahoa Highway, No. 305, starting Oct. 19 and continuing every Monday through Nov. 23.
The series teaches family caregivers about using self-care tools to: reduce personal stress; change negative self-talk; communicate their needs to family members and health care or service providers; communicate more effectively in challenging situations; recognize the messages in their emotions, deal with difficult feelings; and make tough caregiving decisions.
A $25 deposit for course materials will be collected at the first class and refunded upon completion of the series. Participants who complete the series may keep “The Caregiver Helpbook.”
Class size is limited to 10 participants and advance registration is required. To register for either series, call Judy Bell at 322-0056.
Quilters’ group meeting in Waimea
Mauna Kea Quilters in Waimea meets from 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday in the meeting room of the Thelma Parker Memorial Library.
For more information, call Becky Parkinson at 937-2159.