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Donations needed for local group’s spring sale
It is time for Animals Best Friends Spring Garage Sale again. We will take donations for the sale on Thursday, May 5 from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the Animals Best Friends building at 2302 S. Crysler Ave., Independence.
Moderna working to update COVID shots for fall
Moderna hopes to offer updated COVID-19 boosters in the fall that combine its original vaccine with protection against the omicron variant. On Tuesday, it reported a preliminary hint that such an approach might work.
KANSAS CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY EVENTS
The Kansas City Public Library is offering several free programs this week, including: THURSDAY, APRIL 21 • “Science Matters: Tornado Alley: Climate Change and Extreme Weather in the Midwest:” Noon to 1 p.m. An online presentation (Zoom) by Jonathan Overpeck, a climate scientist and professor at the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
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. Also, check the calendar online at examiner.net.
Burr Oak Woods offers programs for small children
Tuesday is the deadline to register for “Babes in the Woods -- Super Senses,” a program for children up to age 3, with an accompanying adult. This program is from 10 to 11 a.m.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
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. Also, check the calendar online at examiner.net.
‘Stomach flu’ on the rise again in U.S.
While COVID-19 cases continue to drop in the U.S., outbreaks of another virus — the stomach flu — are ramping up, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. This comes amid easing virus restrictions nationwide.
Life changes quickly, so savor each moment
Daniel Yoder, 33, passed away on April 4 from injuries sustained in a logging accident. The tragedy leaves Gloria, who writes the weekly Amish Cook column, to raise six children. Gloria’s church community, family and friends and her deep faith will help see her through. but it will be difficult.
Common egg cooking mistakes to avoid
She may not be able to tell you which came first, the chicken or the egg, but food writer Lisa Steele is an expert on everything else poultry related. Her new “Fresh Eggs Daily Cookbook” (Harper Horizon, $28) dishes on not just recipes — more than 100 of them — but common mistakes you may be making in the kitchen.