Lecture features early history of the universe Lecture features early history of the universe ADVERTISING At 7 p.m. Thursday at the Kahilu Theatre in Waimea, astronomer Brian Siana of the University of California at Riverside will give a free public
Lecture features early history of the universe
At 7 p.m. Thursday at the Kahilu Theatre in Waimea, astronomer Brian Siana of the University of California at Riverside will give a free public talk about a crucial event early in the history of the universe that made space transparent — a place where light can travel across billions of light-years of time and space allowing scientists today to explore it with telescopes.
The event, called the reionization, was brought about by the ignition of the first stars. Before the reionization, the universe was a murky place where light was unable to travel far.
This Keck Observatory talk will also be streamed via keckobservatory.org.
Korean War Veterans meeting Saturday
The Korean War Veterans Association of West Hawaii Chapter 279 meets at 10 a.m. Saturday at Denny’s restaurant on Henry Street in Kailua-Kona.
Membership is open to any person who has seen honorable service in any of the U.S. armed forces, defined as Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard, if said service was within Korea, including territorial waters and airspace, at any time between Sept. 3, 1945, and the present, or said service was outside Korea from June 25, 1950, to Jan. 31, 1955. Associate members are also welcome.
For information, call Joe Nimori at 329-3058 or Bob Welter at 929-7001.
Rummage sale, pancake breakfast set
New Hope Waimea’s Celebrate Recovery program will hold a rummage sale and pancake breakfast from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Call Pua at 443-3296 for more information.
Waimea quilting club meets Saturday
Mauna Kea Quilters is a group of patchwork quilters who enjoy sharing their love of quilting with others. The group annually donates many quilts to raise money for worthy causes.
The quilters will hold their monthly business meeting and show-and-tell session from 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday in the Thelma Parker Memorial Library meeting room.
For more information, call Becky Parkinson at 937-2159.
Book lovers club meeting May 15
The Kona Library Book Club meets at 11 a.m. May 15 on the Kailua-Kona Public Library lanai to discuss “The Warmth of Other Suns” by Isabel Wilkerson.
Chronicling one of the great untold stories of American history, the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South for northern and western cities, in search of a better life, Wilkerson compares this epic migration to the migrations of other peoples in history.
New members are welcome to join the club for discussion and light refreshments.
Life support classes slated in Waimea
North Hawaii Community Learning Centers at Waimea Elementary School will offer National Safety Council First Aid and Basic Life Support certification courses Saturday. Adult and pediatric CPR instruction runs from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Standard First Aid lasts from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Classes are held in room D5.
The courses cover the essentials necessary to secure a National Safety Council CPR certification valid for two years and a First Aid certification, which is valid for three.
Call Mary Wood at 987-6523 for more information and to register. A minimum of six participants is required to hold these courses.
Book sale benefits
local libraries
The Friends of the Libraries, Kona will hold its next book sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday on the Kailua-Kona Public Library lanai.
Proceeds from sales help support the needs of Kona libraries, with funding that includes educational and entertainment programs, community summer reading programs, visiting authors, magazine subscriptions, CDs, DVDs and new book purchases.
To volunteer, call 322-0077.
