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Hospital auxiliary bazaar today

Central Peninsula General Hospital auxiliary will hold its annual holiday bazaar from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today in the Iliamna Room at the hospital. The bazaar will feature gift and craft items as well as baked goods made by hospital employees, vendors and volunteers.

Passport information offered

A passport family affair will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Kenai Post Office in the outer lobby at 145 Bidarka Street. Participants are required to bring a passport application (will be available at event), proof of United States citizenship, proof of identity and two identical color passport photos (photos can be taken at the event). The cost is $97 for adults 16 and older and $82 for youth 15 and younger. Payment by cash or check only.

Genealogical society meeting set

Kenai Totem Tracers Genealogical Society will meet at the following times at Kenai Community Library Genealogy Room: Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. A society member will be available to help with family history research; Tuesday, the film “Preserving your Family History With Multimedia” will be shown. Call Loretta Mattson at 283-9591 for more information; and Nov. 14 at 6:30 p.m.

Cookware, jewelry fundraiser planned

Colleen Nusbaum with Pampered Chef and Lia Sophia jewelry will take orders for both lines from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday at Don Jose’s Restaurant in Soldotna. Nusbaum will donate 15 percent of Pampered Chef sales and 30 percent of Lia Sophia sales to the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. Salsa and chips will be provided. Beverages and meals may be purchased from the menu. Children are not allowed at the event. Door prizes will be awarded. For more information, call Colleen Nusbaum at 394-4442 or e-mail her at pamperedcolleen@yahoo.com.

Actors sought for dinner show

Director Mike Druce is seeking adults interested in trying out for the play “Murder Ahoy” for his annual murder mystery dinner show. Auditions will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Playhouse in Kenai. Four men and four women, who can convincingly play as class of 1976 are needed. The plot revolves around a 30-year high school reunion aboard a cruise ship

Grief to be discussed

Central Peninsula Counseling Services is offering a free series of resiliency building classes open to the public that cover a variety of mental health topics. The next class, “Grief and Loss,” will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday in Redoubt Room at Central Peninsula General Hospital in Soldotna. Heather Wiebel, LMSW will present. For more information, call 260-3691.

GED help available in Ninilchik

Terri Cowart, ABE instructor with Kenai Peninsula College will be available to help community members interested in earning their GED or improving English and math skills from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Ninilchik Traditional Council and from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Ninilchik library on the following dates: Nov. 8, Jan. 10, Feb. 8. March 7 and April 14.