Good day to all my Nikiski neighbors. I hope you enjoy St. Patrick's Day today and also the first day of spring break.
The Weight Watchers Program will be held at 4 p.m. today at the Nikiski North Star Elementary school. The March 24 meeting has been cancelled and the March 31 meeting will be the last in the 12-week session. For more information about becoming a group leader or attending a meeting, call Sharon at 262-7534.
The Nikiski Community Recreation Center will offer a spring break kid's camp Tuesday through Thursday at the center for kids in first- through sixth-grade. The cost is $5 per day and includes gym activities, arts, crafts, cooking and more. For more information, call Tammy at 776-8800.
The Nikiski Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon Thursday at the Nikiski Community Recreation Center. The speaker will be Robert Peterkin. For more information, contact Cindy Holloway at cholloway.mentalmagic@alaska.net
During spring break, the Nikiski pool and waterslide will be open one hour longer. Tuesday through Friday, the pool will be open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and then 6 to 9 p.m. On Saturday and Sunday, hours will be 1 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. The waterslide will open each day at 1 p.m. and close when the pool closes. For more information, call Nigel at 776-8800.
A game night will be held at 6 p.m. Friday at the Nikiski Senior Center. For more information, call 776-7654.
An Easter breakfast will be held at the Nikiski Senior Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. An egg hunt will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the center.
The adult dodgeball season begins March 24. Co-ed teams are forming and the league plays at 6:30 p.m. Mondays at the Nikiski Community Recreation Center. For more information, call Tammy at 776-8800.
The North Peninsula Recreation Service Area will hold a monthly board meeting at 7 p.m. March 25 at the Nikiski pool.
A teen night will be held March 28 at the Nikiski Community Recreation Center from 7 to 10 p.m.
The Nikiski Senior Center will hold a spring bazaar from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 3 and 4 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 5. Various goods will be available, including jewelry, beauty products, quilts, baked goods and locally grown mushrooms. Table space is $15 per day or three days for $30. For more information, call LoRetta at call 776-7654.
The Nikiski North Star fourth- and fifth-graders will perform their version of "High School Musical" on April 15. The group has been working hard to bring the Disney Channel favorite to life for the community.
Happy belated birthday to Buck Nichols.
Happy birthday wishes go out to Richard Johnson today, March 17; Alan Bute on March 19; Nadine Gabbett on March 20; Jepson Dixon on March 21; and Barbara Brinkerhoff, M.J. Hert and Don Leeper on March 22.
Happy anniversary to Robert and Diana Summers on March 23.
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