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St Peters Hospice volunteer Mildred, 90, has worked at charity shop for 40 years Mildred Ford was one of the initial volunteers to work at the hospices first charity shop in Totterdown 06:00, 10 APR 2021 Updated (Image: Bristol Live) When Mildred Ford started volunteering for St Peter’s Hospice little did she think it would be an association that would last decades. Ninety-year-old Mildred was one of the first people to roll up her sleeves and volunteer at the first St Peter’s Hospice char...

VIC Premier The Andrews Labor Government is helping veterans in Warrnambool stay active and socially connected with funding for increased welfare support services. Minister for Veterans Shaun Leane visited Warrnambool RSL today and announced more than $46,000 their Veteran Support Centre RSL Active Program. The RSL Active program includes fitness activities similar to military physical training, yoga, and community support events to assist veterans and their families to reintegrate back into c...

Weather Alert ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Louisiana... Mississippi River At Donaldsonville affecting Ascension Parish. Mississippi River At Baton Rouge affecting West Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parishes. Mississippi River At Red River Landing affecting West Feliciana, East Baton Rouge and Pointe Coupee Parishes. ...The Flood Warning is now in effect until Sunday, April 25... The Flood Warning continues for the Mississippi River At Baton Rouge. * Until Sund...

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One Year of the Pandemic: A Look at Life Then and Now Weve gone from bread-baking to low-carbing, from making masks to making vaccine appointments by Sheryl Jean, AARP, March 11, 2021 | Comments: AARP En español | One year of the coronavirus pandemic has dramatically altered how Americans live, learn, work, worship and play. Delores and John Miles, married 71-year-old retirees who live in McKinney, Texas, opted for grocery delivery, didnt socialize with friends, canceled a European...

Late winter in Alaska can be a magical time. Days are getting longer, frozen rivers are still blanketed with snow, and in many places, conditions are near-perfect for cross-country skiing. Yet while sports like basketball and volleyball have long been popular in rural Alaska, skiing simply wasn’t a thing until recently in many remote villages, where everyone and everything must be flown in on tiny planes. A nonprofit called Skiku is on a mission to change that. Founded in 2012 by Iñupiaq s...

Spring wheat area on the rise as growers re-think rotation >More in Spring wheat could become a more interesting crop option for growers after two wet autumn drilling seasons and a mountain of spring barley which have depressed prices. Spring-sown crops are useful in the control of blackgrass, but the bumper spring barley harvest last year – with much of it going for low-value feed grain – has diminished the crop’s appeal for many growers. By contrast, spri...

Christel Yardley/Stuff Waipā District Council’s head office in Te Awamutu, in the centre of this photo. The roof is dated, maintenance is overdue, there is UV damage, concrete tiles are showing signs of cracking and chipping. “All roofs assessed have significant renewal works required,” the report said. The town hall had the highest repair bill, followed by the council’s head office in Te Awamutu, $565,000; Te Awamutu Events Centre, $513,000; Te Awamutu Museum, $413,000 and Cambridge...

Kansas City-area church holds targeted vaccine clinic

Morning Star Baptist Church hosts first of three targeted mass vaccine clinics Kansas City-area church holds targeted vaccine clinic and last updated 2021-02-11 19:00:24-05 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Members of the Missouri National Guard are in Kansas City, Missouri for the next three days assisting with targeted mass vaccine clinics. Gov. Mike Parson selected areas in Kansas City and St. Louis to host the events, which are meant to get vaccines in vulnerable communities where people might not h...