Bowl for Kids Sake, a fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters, is March 28 at Kachemak Bowl. Be a real or virtual bowler. Call 235-8391 or e-mail Susan Kirn at susan.kirn@bbbs.org.

Armageddon Cafe and the Alaska Meth Education Project hold Meth360, a meth-prevention event, at 6 p.m. March 20 at 397 East Pioneer Ave. Speakers include Julie Woodworth, business banking manager at Wells Fargo Bank, and Tess Daily of the Alaska Meth Education Project. "Found Among Stones" presents a concert following the event. Meth360 teaches parents, teenagers and concerned citizens about how to reduce the demand for the highly addictive drug methamphetamine. For more information, call 299-3717.

A public meeting as part of the federal performance evaluation of the Kachemak Bay Research Reserve is 6 p.m. April 29, 2009, at the Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center Seminar Room. The purpose of the meeting is to receive public comments on the operation and implementation of the Kachemak Bay Research Reserve since its April 2006 evaluation. Written comments should be sent to Ms. L. Christine McCay, NOAA/NOS/OCRM, 1305 East-West Highway, N/ORM7, Silver Spring, MD 20910, or via e-mail to chris.mccay@noaa.gov no later than April 15, 2009. Call Terry Thompson, reserve manager, at 226-4656 or terry.thompson@alaska.gov.

The Kachemacs Macintosh User Group meets the first Thursday of the month at the Homer Public Library from 6-8 p.m. Call Diane at 235-0714 for more information.

The Ohlson Mountain rope tow hours of operation are 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays, conditions permitting. Call 235-7669 for updates.

The Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies has a free snowshoe loan program 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, at 708 Smokey Bay Way. Call 235-6667.

The Homer Public Health Center, 195 East Bunnell Ave., now offers appointments only for all services from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. To schedule an appointment for immunizations or other public health nursing services, call 235-8857.