Around the Peninsula

Family classes offered

Kenaitze Head Start will host the following family classes:

· Colleen Sonnevil will teach a family budgeting class from 10:30 a.m. to noon today.

· Deb Nyquist will lead “Exercise As A Family” from 10:30 a.m. to noon Jan. 26 in the Family House.

· Patchwork Families will be offered from 6 to 7 p.m. Jan. 30 and Feb. 6. Childcare will be provided.

All classes are free and open to the public. For more information or to register, call Janet or Mary at 283-0707.

Cancer fundraiser set to climb

Cancer Survivors on Mount Aspiring board of directors will present a slide show, refreshments and music at 6:30 p.m. today at Kenai Middle School. In addition the school’s climbing wall will be open to the public from 3 to 6:30 p.m. that night.

Bob Hempstead, an accomplished climber will present the slide show. Proceeds will benefit children attending cancer camps. Tables for local students Gabe Boyle and Ericka Reynolds, battling cancer will be set up to receive donations. For more information visit www.aspiring2007.org.

Cribbage tourney continues

Cook Inlet Lions 14th annual Kenai Peninsula cribbage tournament continues at 3 p.m. Saturdays through March at the American Legion Post No. 20. For more information, call Bob Harrison at 776-5339.

Historical society to meet

The Soldotna Historical Society will hold a general membership meeting at 10 a.m. Jan. 27 at the Kenai River Center on Funny River Road. The featured speaker will be archaeologist Doug Reger. His topic will be Kenai Peninsula Native cultures and the KE29 dig on Ciechanski. Refreshments will be served. It is open to the public. For more information, call Barbara Jewell at 262-4157.