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The Red Cross will be holding a blood drive on March 25 at the United Me t h o d ist Church from 1 to 6 p.m. This is an Express Drive so appointments are re-quired. Call 800-RED CROSS (800-733-2767) or contact redcrossblood. org to secure an appointment. The need continues to be great! On June 7, another Blood Drive is scheduled, and those donating on March 25 will be eligible to give again. In between these two dates a drive is scheduled at the Eureka Junior/Senior High School on April 30, but those donating at this drive will not be eligible to give a second time on June 7. Call as soon as possible to make an appointment for the March 25 Drive.

St. Paddy’s Day has come and gone and when you read this, the first day of spring has passed. Up next is Palm Sunday then Easter Sunday followed by April Fool’s Day. This year is going by fast so far.

March is Women’s History Month and Sterling College Concert Choir will be celebrating with their concert “Music, She Wrote” which is slated for this Sunday, March 24 at 7 p.m. at the United Presbyterian Church in Sterling. Besides Concert Choir, the program will feature select ensemble Highland Singers as well as SC Lasses (women’s choir) and SC Lads (men’s choir).

Debt continues to be a major concern for households across North America. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York Center for Microeconomic Data found total household debt reached $17.29 trillion in the third quarter of 2023 in the United States. This upward trajectory has been going on since 2021 and is largely driven by mortgages, credit cards and student loan balances.

College basketball fans have it made each March. Come March, scores of college hoops fans anxiously anticipate the tipoff to March Madness, which is a widely used nickname for the wildly popular NCAA Tournament, a single-elimination battle featuring 68 teams competing over seven rounds. Each team aspires to win the championship, but only one can walk away with the elusive trophy. That reality ups the ante with each game, and many a nail-biter and memorable moment has taken center stage during the tournament over the years.

Annie Wilson, author of the “Songs of the Flint Hills” column, has completed a major songwriting and recording project with her band Tallgrass Express. “Out on the Tallgrass Prairie” is a double album with 32 songs - an epic addition to their “Songs of the Flint Hills” series – now 88 songs in 6 volumes.

Eureka’s Molly Dehlinger claimed hardware at the State Knights Of Columbus Free Throw Contest, in Salina on March 3.

WELCA met on Thursday, March 7 at the Eureka Christ Lutheran Church Bell Tower with Joni Booth presiding.

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