Calendar Dec. 31, 2010

Small farming business course in Bremerton:

Beginning Jan. 19, the Washington State University Extension in Kitsap County will offer a 12-week course on starting and sustaining a profitable small farm. Both beginning farmers and current growers will gain skills in business planning, marketing and record-keeping. Guest lecturers will include bankers, accountants, attorneys and successful farm owners. The course is $225 and will be from 6:30 to 9 p.m. every Wednesday in room 406 of the Norm Dicks Center, 345 Sixth Street, Bremerton.

To sign up for the course, contact Arno Bergstrom at (360) 337-7225 or awbergstrom@wsu.edu.

Naval Undersea Museum to celebrate life of Martin Luther King, Jr.:

The Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport will have a celebration honoring the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr. from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Jan. 12. Rev. Richmond Johnson, pastor for Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Bremerton, will be the keynote speaker and the event will also include dance and musical performances. More information on the “Standing the Watch for Equality” event is available at www.navsea.navy.mil/nuwc/keyport.

Manette History Club meeting:

Manette History Club will meet at 1 p.m. Jan. 4 in the social room of Manette Community Church, 1137 Hayward Ave., Bremerton. The meeting will be on Sandra Carlson’s “Violet E. Carlson: Her Story.”

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