Library book sale
The Friends of the Wichita Public Library will hold its next sale of donated books from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at the Advanced Learning Library, 711 W. 2nd St. Customers can buy a FWPL cloth tote bag and fill it for $10 or bring a previously purchased FWPL bag and fill it for $4.
FWPL members can attend a preview book sale from 5-6:30 p.m. Friday, March 6.
Proceeds from the book sale benefit the Wichita Public Library by helping to fund literacy initiatives, branch programs and author events. Gifts of books and other materials (music CDs, magazines, movie DVDs, audiobook CDs, vinyl records, maps, calendars and sheet music) that are in good condition are accepted year-round at any Library location during open hours.
For more information, visit wichitalibraryfriends.org.
Lenten Meatless Meals
Parishioners at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 2409 N. Market, are again offering meatless Mexican dinners on Fridays during Lent. Each Friday through March 27, the food will be available for dine in or carry out from 5-7 p.m.. The menu includes cheese and onion enchiladas, tostados, potato tacos, chile rellenos and more. Proceeds fund education for youth of the parish. For more information, call (316) 838-8373.
School museum potato bake
The McCormick School Museum, 855 S. Martinson, will host a potato bake fundraiser from 5-7 p.m. Saturday, March 21. The suggested donation is $10 or $5 for kids under 12. The dinner includes potatoes baked in the boiler that has heated the school building since 1950, plus toppings, a garden salad and homemade cobblers. Paul Oberg will entertain with Irish folksongs.
Lawn mowing clinic
Got a grandchild looking to make some money this summer? The Youth Lawn Mowing Clinic will offer training in lawn care basics, equipment safety and running a small business on Tuesday, March 17, at the Sedgwick County Extension Center, 21st and Ridge.
Registration costs $10 through March 9, or $15 after that date. Space is limited, and sessions do fill quickly. Register online at www.sedgwick.ksu.edu/events.
Designed for students in grades 5-9, the event concludes with a brief graduation ceremony. Participants receive a training certificate, a $10 award to help start their lawn business and a packet of lawn care resources, business cards and safety equipment.
Bluestem 5K run/walk
MCPHERSON — Registration is open for the 9th annual Bluestem PACE Race 5K run/walk on Saturday, April 4. Registration is $35 and includes a race shirt. The first 50 people to sign up will also receive a gift certificate for 18 holes of golf at Turkey Creek Golf Course in McPherson. Complete registration online at bluestempace.org/events.
Bluestem PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly), is a nonprofit that helps seniors live at home in six south-central Kansas counties.
