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Garden club meeting set

The Central Peninsula Garden Club will meet at 7 p.m. today at the Cook Inlet Aquaculture Building near the Bridge Access intersection. The topic will be tree care and keeping for the homeowner. The featured speaker will be Curtis Stigall. Stigall is a certified arborist with the International Society of Arboriculture for six years. He also has 18 years experience in urban forestry and arboriculture and owner of An Arborist View, LLC.

For more information, call Marion Nelson at 283-4632.

Peninsula Optional hosts open house

Peninsula Optional High School will hold and open house at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The event will provide information for potential new ninth and 10th grade students, their families and any other interested individuals.

For more information call the school at 714-8945.

Baseball skills competition slated

North Peninsula Recreation is offering a free Pitch Hit and Run Baseball skills competition at 10 a.m. Saturday at Nikiski North Star Elementary School. Youth ages 7 to 14 are eligible to attend.

For more information, call Tammy at 776-8800.

Garage sale donations wanted

The Kenai Performers will hold a garage sale fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 16 through 18 at the Old Town Playhouse. Donations may be dropped off from 5 to 8 p.m. through Friday.

For more information, call 252-7929 or 776-8254.

Safety Day volunteers needed

The Soldotna Safety Day committee is seeking presenters for Safety Day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 17 at the Soldotna Creek Park.

Community members interested in being a presenter, performer or planner are asked to call Renee Duncan or Nancy Mitchell at 262-4440 or e-mail renee.duncan.lk5p@statefarm.com.

Baby-sitting course available

Central Peninsula Hospital will hold a Safe Sitter course May 29 and 30.

Youth must be 11 years old at the time of class. The cost is $50 and attendees must pre-register with the hospital cashier. Materials will be provided. For more information, call Michelle McKay at 714-4775.

Kenai market slated

The Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center is gearing up for its annual Saturday Market. Vendors interested in selling Alaska crafts and Alaska grown fruits or vegetables may call Harold Piland at 283-1991. The market will run May 24 through Sept. 13.

Seniors hold garage sale fundraiser

The Nikiski Senior Center will hold a garage sale May 29,30 and 31. The center is accepting donations of all kinds.

For more information, call 776-7654.

Footwear donations sought

Peninsula Smokefree Partnership's Teens Against Tobacco Use teen leadership group is organizing an advocacy project and is seeking donations of shoes, boots, slippers, or any other type of footwear in any condition.

After the June project, the shoes in good condition will be donated to local charities. Donations may be dropped off at Bridges Community Resource Network office in the Suite B, Eureka Mall in Soldotna, next to the Acapulco Restaurant.

For more information, call the Peninsula Smokefree Partnership at 260-3682.

Library seeks volunteers

The Friends of the Kenai Community Library are looking for persons interested in helping with fundraising efforts for the approved library expansion.

Training will be provided prior to activities.

For more information, call Sal Mattero at 283-2869 or Mary Jo Joiner at 283-4378.