DEAR ABBY: A friend, “Marie,” approached me in the parking lot after church, raising her voice, flailing her arms and saying three people had told her that I told them to stay away from her and her husband. I told Marie it wasn’t true, and she and her husband were my friends.
Although openings for shoppers at the Community Service League Christmas store in Independence are filled, CSL still needs volunteers and donations to provide for families this Christmas season. The CSL Independence office anticipates assisting over 2,500 families, including approximately 4,000 children, during this Christmas season.
Mid-Continent Public Library is offering “Tween Crafts: Tie-Dye Sharpie Art.” It’s for ages 10 and older. It’s at 6:30 p.m.
Lunches provided by area community centers during the week of Dec. 5: Vesper Hall: 400 N.W.
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has a COVID hotline staffed from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Items for the Community Calendar may be emailed to nmelton@examiner.net or mailed to: The Examiner, 300 N. Osage St., Independence, MO 64050, attention Nancy Melton.
Getting a flu shot may offer an added benefit. A recent study published in Stroke, an American Heart Association journal, suggests flu vaccination might lower the chances of stroke among adults, especially people under 45.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Check your investments and essential documents and make updates. Learn from the experience you gain, and don’t make physical changes that aren’t necessary or well thought out.
1. Living Windows: 4 to 8 p.m., Dec.
Items for the Community Calendar may be emailed to nmelton@examiner.net or mailed to: The Examiner, 300 N. Osage St., Independence, MO 64050, attention Nancy Melton.