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Lake Chelan Valley Events, Things to do, Meetings Sept. 29-Dec. 15

Blood drives: Oct. 21/Brewster, Dec. 15/Chelan

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Manson Farmers Market:
Sept. 29, Oct. 2
MANSON - The Manson Farmers Market is open on Wednesdays, 8:30-11:30 a.m. in the parking area near Alta Cellars. On Saturdays the market is open 8:30 a.m.-12 noon in the Manson Grange Parking lot. The market will run through Labor Day. For more information find them on Facebook. 
Chelan Evening Farmers Market: 
Sept. 30
CHELAN -  Chelan Thursday Evening Farmers market is open thru Oct. 28, 2-6 p.m. and has expanded into Riverwalk Park. With more than 20 vendors and two food trucks, browse fresh, locally grown produce and a variety of goods from local  artisans. Although this is a Farmer-centric market, there is so much more. Enjoy the entertainment, picnic on prepared food or fresh  fruit and vegetables. Per Health Department guidelines vendors will be masked and providing hand sanitizer throughout the market, for your safety. The market is located on the corner of S. Emerson Street and Wapato Avenue, near Riverwalk Inn and Riverwalk Park. For info: chelanfarmersmarket.org
Vaccine Booster Clinc: Oct. 2
Video tour of the new hospital
CHELAN - Lake Chelan Health EMS and with the continued partnership with the Chelan Fire & Rescue will hold a Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Drive-thru clinic for those 65 or older, on Saturday, Oct. 2, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. The booster vaccine is only for people that have already received the Pfizer vaccine. Visit https://lakechelanhealth.org/covid-19/ to pre-register. Information on those eligible to receive the booster is at: https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/p0924-booster-recommendations-.html\
The hospital is working on a video tour of the new hospital which is scheduled to open in September of 2022. It will be available on on the hospitals Facebook Page on Oct. 5 at 3 p.m. and on the website, lakechelanhealth.org, Oct. 6
Glass recycle: Oct. 2
Volunteers needed
CHELAN - Rotary of Lake Chelan 911 Glass Rescue is open on Saturday mornings from 8 a.m.-noon, at 23235 Highway 97A across from WalMart. They are charging a small fee per pound for glass drop-off. Buckets of the materials produced, sand and aggregate, will be available for purchase at $5 per 5-gallon bucket. City of Chelan residents are asked not to put glass into their blue recycle bins, but to bring it out on Saturday mornings. Their all-volunteer team relies on support from members of the community to make the operation run smoothly every week. They have tasks suitable for all ages and abilities. To volunteer go to www.911glassrescue.org, and click on the volunteer tab on the home page.
Food Bank  food distribution: 
Oct. 2, 5
CHELAN - The Lake Chelan Food Bank food giveaway is on Saturday and Tuesday, 9-10 a.m. Distribution is  drive-thru. They are located at 417 S. Bradley Street. The Food Bank is getting requests for pet food. Small bags of dog food are best. They can be dropped of at the Lake Chelan Mirror office, 310 E. Johnson Avenue in the tub outside.
Chelan Friends of the Library: Oct. 5
CHELAN - The Chelan Friends of the Public Library will hold their next meeting on Tuesday, October 5, 4 p.m. at the Chelan Library meeting room. Anyone interested in helping make the local library a great community asset is welcome to attend and  share ideas and participate in this non-profit organization.
Community 
Center info 
event: Oct. 6
CHELAN - Everyone is invited to join members of the The Community Center at Lake Chelan, onsite at the location where the Community Center will be built, for a fun and informative event on Saturday, October 9, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. They will be grilling hot dogs and brats, enjoying live music and hearing from all of the different people and groups who are involved in the Community Center building project. This is the time to come out and get all of your questions answered about the new The Community Center. Bring your appetite and a few questions and spend a relaxing afternoon with friends and family on the site the Community Center is being built. All of the partners and soon to be tenants of the new building, will be onsite to chat and share information about what they will be doing in the new the Community Center. General Contractor, Rimmer & Roeter, will be at the event, along with the Seven Acres Foundation Board of Directors, the Operations Committee of the Community Center and most importantly, you.
Blood drive: 
Oct. 21, Dec. 15
Those donors who have received the COVID-19 vaccine will be asked which vaccine they received.
BREWSTER/CHELAN -  There will be an American Red Cross Blood drive on Thursday, Oct. 21, Noon-5 p.m. at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, 17 N.W. Hospital Way in Brewster. The Oct. 20 blood drive in Manson is booked. The next blood drive in the Lake Chelan Valley is Wednesday, December 15, 1-6 p.m. at the Lake Chelan United Methodist Church in Chelan, at the corner of Johnson and Emerson.
To donate, simply download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit  RedCrossBlood.org, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enable the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device to make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. 

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