Community briefs 12/29/03

Bridge dedication rebroadcast this week

Television coverage of the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge dedication ceremony will be rebroadcast on KFVS12 at 1:08 a.m. Wednesday. The rebroadcast will be two hours.

County health center to provide WIC services

The Missouri Department of Health has signed a contract with the Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center to continue to provide WIC for federal fiscal year 2004. Under the terms of the contract, the center will be able to serve 1,254 individuals eligible for WIC monthly. WIC is the supplemental food program for women, infants and children. For more information, call 335-4330.

Closings, book club meeting at Cape library

The Cape Girardeau Public Library will be closed Thursday for New Year's Day, Jan. 9 for staff training, and Jan. 19 for Martin Luther King Day.

On Jan. 26, the adult winter book club will begin its program, "Read Some Every Day." For more information, call 334-5279. The Poetry Coffee House will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Jan. 26.-- From staff reports

Driver Safety Volunteers Provide Community Service

Since its start in 1979, the AARP Driver Safety Program celebrated its nine millionth graduate in August. One does not have to be a member of AARP to enroll in a class. The program is the nation's first and most recognized course of its kind--an eight hour refresher course especially for motorists 50 and over. Consideration of the maturing driver's physical changes and ways to compensate for these changes are most important to provide the opportunity to improve as drivers. Through class discussion participants identify individual problem areas and apply that informaiton. Classes are generally offered about every two or three months. To learn of locations and dates in this area call Robert Harper at 243-2396. Individuals must attend two four-hour class sessions to receive certification for possible insurance discounts.