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The Kaneohe Library and Friends of Kaneohe Library will present a vintage film program starring prehistoric movie monsters tonight. Reel dinosaurs
"Dig into Dinosaurs," a free film program, begins at 6:45 p.m. and will be conducted by Steven Fredrick, a film historian.
The film program features "One Million B.C." and "Abbott & Costello Meet the Mummy." A classic cartoon will also be shown.
The program is being held in conjunction with the library's year 2000 Children's Summer Reading Program, "Dig into Books!"
To request a sign-language interpreter, call 233-5676.
For more information, call the library at 233-5676.
Six one-day grant-writing workshops beginning Wednesday through Aug. 4 will help participants identify, write, administer and evaluate foundation, corporate and government grants. Workshops to teach
grant-writing skillsThe workshops are sponsored by the University of Hawaii, Law Enforcement Training Center, National Vocational Technical Honor Society, National Grant Reviewers Association, American Cancer Society, American Red Cross, National Grant Writers Association and other agencies. Upon completion of the training program, participants will be awarded certificates by the National Grant Writers Association: Certified Grants Specialist and Certified Grants Reviewer.
Anyone connected to organizations that need funding are invited to attend the workshops on Oahu, Maui and Hawaii. Workshops are $99 each.
For more information or to register, call Charles or Barbara at (803) 750-9759, visit www.grantexperts.com, or write Grant Seminars, P.O. Box 1755, Irmo, S.C. 29063-17565.
Remains of Korea MIAs to arrive at Hickam
Remains of what are believed to be 12 American servicemen missing in action during the Korean War were scheduled to arrive at Hickam Air Force Base this morning.A recovery effort was undertaken June 27-July 2 by the U.S. Central Identification Laboratory to Unsan in North Korea, where the 8th Cavalry Regiment operated during the Korean War. This was the first of five recovery expeditions conducted this year.
Since 1996, there have been 13 recovery operations in North Korea. The U.S. estimates that 8,100 servicemen are still unaccounted for from the Korean War.
Bike ride remembers Sacred Falls victim
The mother and fiance of Sara Johnson, who was killed in last year's Mother's Day rockslide at Sacred Falls State Park, are bicycling and raising money in honor of the eight people who died.Katie Johnson and Michael Heckman are planning to cycle 510 miles in Alaska from Fairbanks to Anchorage. They want to raise at least $3,900 each.
"I know this will not bring my daughter back, but somehow, doing something good for all makes it a little easier to bear," said Katie Johnson.
Johnson's rider number is 2019 and Heckman's is 2106.
Contributions can be made to: Alaska-AIDS Vaccine Ride, 135 S. La Salle, Dept. 3004, Chicago, IL 60674-3004
Waimea road bypass cleanup almost over
Cleanup of the temporary bypass road installed at Waimea Bay after the March 6 rock fall closed the Kamehameha Highway is nearly complete.Acting Highways Administrator Gary Choy said removal of the road should be finished by the end of the month, but construction will continue on resurfacing the parking lot and reseeding grassy areas. The state originally expected the temporary roadway debris to be removed by mid-July.
"We want to make sure we pick up all the rubbish we left behind," he said. Workers are filtering the sand and removing debris from the water.
Bone Marrow Registry looking for new donors
The Hawaii Bone Marrow Registry will conduct free donor registration and testing at the First Insurance Center building Wednesday.The registry hopes to register as many potential donors as possible, especially those of Asian or Pacific Islander ancestry. Donors must be between 18 and 60 years old and in good health.
A small blood sample will be taken for tissue typing.
The registration will be in the fifth-floor training room of the building at 1100 Ward Ave. For more information, call 547-6154.
Some events of interest Tomorrow
4:30 p.m.: Filing deadline for candidates for the Sept. 23 primary election.
Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHonolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
Two hurt when car falls 75 feet into gulch
Two men were injured early today when their car landed in a gulch after failing to negotiate a turn at Komo Mai Drive and Kaahele Street in Newtown.A 19-year-old man with a back injury was taken to Queen's Hospital, where he is listed in guarded condition.
A second man was treated at Pali Momi Hospital for an ankle injury and released.
A third man in the car was uninjured.
Waiau Fire Capt. Don Kunieda estimates the car, which went off the roadway at 1:30 a.m., fell about 75 feet.
Nightclub fight sends two men to hospital
A 19-year-old man was apparently struck on the head with a beer bottle during a fight early today at Venus nightclub at 1349 Kapiolani Blvd.The man and the alleged assault suspect, 24, are both in fair condition at Queen's Hospital. The suspect has a cut hand.
Big Isle fire causes $270,000 damage
HONOMU, Hawaii -- Fire caused $270,000 damage to a two-story, wooden commercial building in the former plantation town of Honomu, north of Hilo, yesterday, and slightly injured two people, officials said.The Fire Department identified the location as the Aloha Gourmet Shop in the Ishigo Building, while police said it was the Akaka Falls Inn.
A 45-year-old man living at the building was treated at Hilo Hospital for second-degree burns, fire officials said. A police officer helping a resident next door was also slightly injured, police said.
Firefighters spent 1 hours fighting the blaze, which was reported about 9:30 a.m. Surrounding property valued at $844,000 was saved, they said.
A television set on the second floor was suspected as being the cause of the fire.
