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COMMUNITY
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American Legion
meets Wednesday
The American Legion
Kona Post 20meets at 3:30
p.m. Wednesday at the
Veterans of Foreign Wars
facility onKaiwi Street adja-
cent to Kona Locksmith.
Dinner will be served at 5
p.m. for a cost of $10.
Members are reminded
that annual membership
dues are due on Aug. 20.
On Saturday at 6 a.m. is
an Adopt-A-Highway pro-
gram assembling at Pualani
Estates entrance near mile
marker 120.
VFW Post 12113
lists activities
VFW Post 12112 is locat-
edbehindKonaLocksmith
off Kaiwi Street and is
hosting the following
activities.
A $5 spaghetti dinner
with salad, garlic bread
and dessert will be served
from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday.
The VFW Auxiliary
meets at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday.
An authentic Saturday
southern dinner for $20
consisting of catfish flown
in fromGeorgia, hush pup-
pies, cole slaw and sweet
potato pie will be served
from 5 to 7 p.m. The public
is welcome with reserva-
tions required and prepay-
ment is appreciated
For more informa-
tion, call Don Zero at
509-879-1040.
Woodturners
meeting Saturday
West
Hawaii
Woodturners meets from
10 a.m. to noon Saturday
at the Glass Tempering
Factory at the top of the
Matsuyama industrial area.
Bring a lunch and a chair.
Visitors are welcome.
For more information,
call Ralf Soderberg at
640-0417.
Elks honoring
older members
The Kona Elks will
honor “Old Timers”
with 15 or more years as
Elks beginning at noon
Sunday with special
acknowledgement to the
Elk with the most years
as an Elk, for both male
and female. The menu
features the “Build Your
Own Burger” with many
different toppings begin-
ning at 1 p.m. for $10 for
“Old Timers” and $12 for
everyone else. DJ danc-
ing with Kona Ballroom
Dance Club will be from
6 to 9:30 p.m. All Elks
and friends are encour-
aged to come and support
the “Old Timers.”
Call Joe Reynolds
at 334-0077 for more
information.
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Press releases may be submitted by mail
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