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.

A spring equinox hoe-down, bonfire and potluck sponsored by TRAILS of Homer Independent Living Center is 4-6 p.m. Friday at the Bishop's Beach pavilion. Bring your favorite Alaska dish, friends and music. Donations accepted. Call 235-5423.

Bahai's of Homer invite the community to celebrate Naw-Ruz, the new year, a multi-faith celebration of the spiritual springtime from 5-7 p.m. Saturday at the Homer Council on the Arts. Bring a personal devotional item to share on a common altar, a personal prayer or poem and a potluck dish.

A public meeting as part of the federal performance evaluation of the Kachemak Bay Research Reserve is 6 p.m. April 29, 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 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. Call Terry Thompson, reserve manager, at 226-4656 or terry.thompson@alaska.gov. The KBRR also seeks people to serve on its community council. Apply by 5 p.m. April 24.

Hunters who want to register black-bear baiting stations in units 6D, 7, 14A, 14B, 15, 16A or 20B are required to take baiting clinics unless they have successfully completed a prior clinic. Three sessions are offered at 6 p.m. March 26 at the Cook Inlet Aquaculture Building, 40610 Kalifornsky Beach Road, Kenai; 6 p.m. April 1 at the AVTEC Building, 1912 Leirer Road, Seward, and 6 p.m. April 24 at the Kenai Peninsula Sport and Recreation Show, Soldotna. Call (907) 262-9368.

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 E. 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.