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    BOOKSSATURDAY Janie Ebinger – Author of “Live Well, Eat Well”; 1 to 3 p.m., Barnes and Noble, 4201 Coldwater Road; 482-3720. Tricia Goyer – Author of “The Promise Box”; 10 a.m.
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    All weekend – “DREAM NOIR” – Figurative oil paintings by Al McLuckie; ends Sunday; 3R Gallery, 111 Three Rivers East; go to www.3rgallery.com for hours.
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    AT THE LIBRARY: •“Sit and Stitch” will be offered for those wanting to learn to knit at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at Pontiac Branch, 2215 S. Hanna St.•“Yarn Lover’s Gathering” will be at 7 p.m.
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HEALTH

ALZHEIMER’S CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUPS:

Waynedale Branch, 2200 Lower Huntington Road, 10 a.m. Thursday; 420-5547 or 1-800-272-3900.

ASH CENTRE: Morning walking program; 8 to 10 a.m. Mondays through Fridays; 1701 Freeman St.; 433-4083 or www.ashcentre.org.

BLOOD DONATIONS:

•American Red Cross Bloodmobile locations: S

t. Joseph Catholic

Church, School cafeteria, 2213 Brooklyn Ave., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, RedCrossBlood.org to schedule; Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, RedCrossBlood.org to schedule; First Presbyterian Church, Main Room, 215 E. Dustman Road, Bluffton, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday; United Methodist

Church, Fellowship Hall, 630 Lincoln Highway E., New Haven, 3 to 7 p.m. Monday; Sunrise Chapel, 12732 Spencerville Road, Harlan, 2 to 8 p.m. Monday, 627-8928 for transportation;

ENS Group, 7224 Engle Road, 8:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday, 432-1364 to schedule; Trine University, Witmer Clubhouse, 1 University Ave., Angola, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, redcrossblood.org to schedule; Dupont Hospital, 2520 E. Dupont Road, 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday, 416-3023 to schedule; Mason Health and Rehab, 900 Provident Drive, Warsaw, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday.

DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP: 7 p.m. Thursday; Parkview Hospital, Pach Room, 2200 Randallia Drive; 373-4280.

FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY ANONYMOUS: 12-step recovery program; 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday; Bethany Lutheran Church, 2435 Engle Road; free; www.foodaddicts.org.

FORT4FITNESS: “One Year One Healthy Change” program; “Stress, Resiliency and Personal Renewal,” presented by Dave Johnson, professor of nursing, University of Saint Francis; 7 p.m. Tuesday; Allen County Public Library, Meeting Room A, 900 Library Plaza; free; www.fort4fitness.org/4yourhealth.

FREE, CONFIDENTIAL HIV TESTING:

•3 to 6 p.m. Mondays; AIDS Task Force, 525 Oxford St.; 744-1144.

•11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays; Fort Wayne Women’s Bureau, 2417 Fairfield Ave.; 424-7977.

•8 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 4:30 p.m. by appointment; Fort Wayne-Allen County Department of Health Medical Annex Building, 4813 New Haven Ave.; 449-7504.

“FREEDOM FROM SMOKING”: Classes; 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays through May 16; IPFW Athletics Center, Room 264, 2101 Coliseum Blvd. E.; free; ipfw.edu/health.

IMMUNIZATIONS: Birth to age 18, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays; Fort Wayne-Allen County Department of Health immunization clinic, 4813 New Haven Ave., by appointment, 449-7514; $8 per immunization if able to pay, no one turned away for inability to pay; parent or legal guardian must bring child with shot record; for more information call 424-7468; Super Shot immunization clinics also at:

•Grabill Missionary Church, 13637 State St., Grabill, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday.

•Parkview Hospital Super Shot Clinic, Carew Medical Park, 1818 Carew St., Suite 300, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday.

•St. Joseph Hospital Super Shot Clinic, Anthony Medical Center, 5717 S. Anthony Blvd., 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday (Spanish and Burmese interpreters available).

•Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 2417 Getz Road, 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday.

•Parkview FirstCare, 3909 New Vision Drive, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.

IPFW DENTAL HYGIENE CLINIC: Exam and cleaning $27 for children, $37 over age 13; low-cost fluoride treatments, X-rays and sealants also available; hours available at www.ipfw.edu/dental, Neff Hall, Room 109, 2101 Coliseum Blvd. E.; plan a four-hour block for services; 481-6575 to schedule.

LUTHERAN CANCER RESOURCE CENTER: 7910 W. Jefferson Blvd., Suite 109; 435-7959.

•“Look Good/Feel Better” program, sponsored by ACS, Monday; call 471-3911 to register.

•Primary Brain Tumor Support Group, 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Health lists health-related public non-profit activities and events with specific times and locations. Send items two weeks before desired publication date to Health, The Journal Gazette, P.O. Box 88, Fort Wayne, IN 46801-0088; fax, 461-8648; or email dparker@jg.net

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