SENIOR CENTER MEALS
Lunches provided by area community centers during the week of March 14. PALMER CENTER: 218 N.
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Parishes offer fish dinners for Lent
The Lenten season has arrived and there are several local fish fry events from which to choose: • Nativity of Mary Catholic Church, 10021 E. 36th Terr., Independence.
STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS IN THE NEWS
Residents graduate from Ohio University Two local students graduated from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio at the end of the 2021 fall semester: Sergio Avalos of Blue Springs received his master’s degree in coaching education, with a specialty in soccer. Sandra Fairbanks of Independence received her master’s degree in social work.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Items for the Community Calendar may be emailed to nmelton The Examiner, 300 N. Osage St., Independence, MO 64050, attention Nancy Melton.
After years of inattention, family takes separate path
DEAR ABBY: We married and had children very late in life, so our children are by far the youngest in our extended family. When they graduated from high school, we tried to throw a party (with the many relatives on my partner’s side and a small number of mine), but only three people could come. There could have been 50.
How CO VID-19 vaccination during pregnancy may protect babies after birth
Getting vaccinated for COVID-19 during pregnancy might protect not only the pregnant woman, but also the baby after birth. That's what a recent Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study suggests.
Mayo Clinic Minute: Know your uterine fibroid treatment options
Uterine fibroids are noncancerous tumors that grow in the wall of the uterus. Up to 80% of those who are born with a uterus may experience these benign masses of muscle in their uterus.
Two dinners coming up at Vesper Hall
Vesper Hall, 400 N.W. Vesper, Blue Springs, 816-228-0181, is hosting two upcoming dinners.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Items for the Community Calendar may be emailed to nmelton The Examiner, 300 N. Osage St., Independence, MO 64050, attention Nancy Melton.
MID-CONTINENT PUBLIC LIBRARY EVENTS
The Mid-Continent Public Library is offering both in-person and virtual events. Visit mymcpl.org/ events for further information. To access and register for these events, go to www.mymcpl.org/ events. You can then click on “All Events” at the top or on any of the special groups of events at the left side of the screen and can search for events. If you have questions as to how to register or attend an event, call the library at 816-252-7228 and select the option for technology support. If the event is a Zoom event, click on the event and register. An email invitation will be sent to you near the time of the event. To attend most non-Zoom virtual events, register for the event and, near the time of the event, there will be a link to the library’s Facebook page MCPL360 (or you can navigate to https://www.facebook.com/mcpl360/ at the time the event is scheduled.) Note: If you can’t attend a particular program, check to see if it is repeated or recorded and replayed by looking into the “Event Details” listed in the events calendar.