FYI 4-17-16

Red Cross to hold blood drives

The Red Cross will host various blood drives in April. All blood types are needed, especially types O, A negative and B negative.

Blood drives in Bollinger County include:

• 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, April, 29, at First Baptist Church, 502 Broadway in Marble Hill, Missouri.

Blood drives in Cape Girardeau County include:

• 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, April 21, at Notre Dame Regional High School, 265 Notre Dame Drive in Cape Girardeau.
• 1 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 21, in the Southeast Missouri State University Towers Lobby, 1000 Towers Circle in Cape Girardeau.
• Noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, at the Southeast Missouri State University Towers Complex, 1000 Towers Circle in Cape Girardeau.
• 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, at SoutheastHEALTH, 1701 Lacey St. in Cape Girardeau.
• 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, April 28, at the Southeast Missouri State University Center, 1 University Plaza in Cape Girardeau.

Blood drives in Scott County include:

• 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, at Kelso C-7 School, 1016 Highway A in Benton, Missouri.
• 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 29, at Thomas Kelly High School, 4035 State Highway 77 in Benton, Missouri.
• 2 to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 21, at Oran High School, 310 Church St. in Oran, Missouri.
• 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 16, at Orscheln Farm and Home, 1401 E. Malone Ave. in Sikeston, Missouri.

Blood drives in Stoddard County include:

• 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at Bloomfield High School, 301 W. Missouri St. in Bloomfield, Missouri.

Cape Girardeau Farmers Market to open

The Cape Girardeau Farmers Market will have its opening day from noon to 5 p.m. Thursday, April 21, at the West Park Mall parking lot, 3049 William St. in Cape Girardeau. The open-air market includes fruits, vegetables, agricultural products and more, and will be open every Thursday at the same time through Nov. 17.

Chamber of commerce golf tournament set

The Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce will host its 24th annual golf tournament at 11 a.m. Friday, April 22, at Kimbeland Country Club, 2175 E. Jackson Blvd. in Jackson. Lunch will begin at 11 a.m. and tee-off will be at noon. A four-person golf team will cost $460, or $500 to have a team and hole sponsorship. Skins and mulligans will cost $20 each per team. To register or for more information, call (573) 243-8131.

Great Cape Clean-up planned

The City of Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department will hold its 31st annual Great Cape Clean-up and Friends of the Parks Day beginning at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, April 23, at Capaha Park Shelter 2, the corner of Broadway and West End Boulevard in Cape Girardeau. Volunteers are needed to help plant flower beds, mulch playgrounds, paint playground equipment and more in various parks in Cape Girardeau. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and the cleanup will start at 9. Volunteers will receive a free lunch and T-shirt. To register, call the Parks and Recreation Department's main office at (573) 339-6340.

Also as part of the Parks Day, the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center and the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department will host a clean up event to benefit Cape LaCroix Creek. Volunteers are asked to meet at the 4-H Shelter in Arena Park, 410 Kiwanis Drive, to divide and conquer. Lunch and T-shirts will be provided afterward in Capaha Park.

Sensory Safari event to be held

Lazy L Safari Park will host its third annual Sensory Safari, an educational event for special needs children, from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 23, at the park, 2763 County Road 618 in Cape Girardeau. Registration is not required. The event will include animal encounters and a sensory touch and feel area with antlers, eggs, quills, feathers and more. All activities are included in the general zoo admission of $7, except for animal feed and pony and camel rides, which will cost $5. Children also will have an opportunity to feed parakeets in the Parakeet Jungle Exhibit. For more information, call (573) 243-7862.

Always and Forever Bridal Show scheduled

The Always and Forever Bridal Show will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 22, at The Venue, 80 S. Plaza Way in Cape Girardeau. The event will include giveaways, samples, ideas and inspiration and a number of different services catered toward weddings and engagements. There will be an entry fee of $5 per person. For more information, call Misty at (573) 270-0971 or The Venue at (573) 651-6681.

Church to host second annual quilt show

St. John's Lutheran Church will host its second annual quilt show from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at the church, 158 Little St. in Pocahontas. Nearly 100 quilts of all shapes and sizes, including many vintage quilts, will be on display. The display is part of the Mississippi River Valley Scenic Drive, which takes place April 23 and 24.

Shoebox recipient to visit Cape Girardeau

Operation Christmas Child, which provides shoeboxes filled with gifts to needy children around the world, will hold two opportunities for the Cape Girardeau community to meet Alex Nsemgimana, an orphan who survived Rwandan genocide and is a shoebox recipient. Nsemgimana will tell his inspiring story at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 24, at Cape Bible Chapel, 2911 Kage Road in Cape Girardeau, and at 6 p.m. the same day at First Baptist Church of Farmington, 210 N. A St. in Farmington, Missouri. Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan's Purse that was started in 1993 and has since delivered gift-filled shoeboxes to more than 120 million children in need.

Steamboat Classic Triathlon planned

The Steamboat Classic Triathlon will be from 9 a.m. to noon Sunday, April 24, at Central Municipal Pool, 1920 Whitener St. in Cape Girardeau. Registration is $12, and the triathlon will consist of a 450-meter swim at Central Municipal Pool, a 15 1/2-mile bike ride and a 5-mile run throughout Cape Girardeau. Registration will begin at 7 a.m. and the race will begin at 9 a.m. This is a USAT-sanctioned event, and non-USAT members will have to pay the $12 registration fee. For more information, call Patrick at (573) 339-6340 or email him at pwatson@cityofcape.org.

Meals with Friends menus set

The Salvation Army's Meals with Friends will run from noon to 1 p.m. April 25 to 29. The menus are as follows:

* Monday: Sloppy Joes, corn and dessert

* Tuesday: Turkey, noodles, black-eyed peas, rolls and dessert

* Wednesday: Beanie weenies, green beans, rolls and dessert

* Thursday: Ham and beans, corn, rolls and dessert

* Friday: Leftovers

Blood drive scheduled

SoutheastHEALTH will host a blood drive from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, in the Southeast Hospital Harrison Room, 1701 Lacey St. in Cape Girardeau. Walk-ins are welcome or participants can call (573) 651-5518 to make an appointment.

Jackson in Bloom planned

The Uptown Jackson Revitalization Organization will present Jackson in Bloom, a family-oriented spring event, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 30, in front of the Jackson Courthouse. The Jackson High School Plant Sale will be featured, along with the traditional maypole dance, yard- and garden-related products and services, craft and food vendors, uptown business specials and more. For more information or to become a sponsor or vendor, visit uptownjackson.org, email jacksoninbloom@gmail.com or call (573) 225-6651.

Jackson to host park day

The Jackson Parks and Recreation Department will hold a community clean up day beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday, April 30, at shelter #1 on Parkview Street in Jackson's Main City Park. All participants will be offered a T-shirt and a free lunch will be served at 11 a.m. Individuals and service groups are welcome. For more information or to help on another day, call (573) 204-8848.

Annual Messy Morning set

Messy Morning, an event full of hands-on creative activities for babies and children of all ages, will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 30, at the Show Me Center, 1333 N. Sprigg St. in Cape Girardeau. The event is free and will focus on equipping parents with ideas to help teach their children to play while learning about science. Parents are encouraged to bring easy slip-on and -off shoes and a change of clothes for their children. There will be a canned food drive as well to collect food for the Southeast Missouri Food Bank. For more information, go to unitedwayofsemo.org/Messy-Morning!/.

Kentucky Derby party planned

A Derby Day Soiree will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 30, at the Glenn House Carriage House, 325 S. Spanish St. in Cape Girardeau. Tickets for the event cost $30 per person or $50 for a couple. For more information, contact timothy.domian@edwardjones.com.