TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

WINTER WEATHERIZATION
Are you thinking about weatherizing?
Are you not sure where to start?
Are not sure how much to spend?
Are you worried about finding a competent company?

Check out the weatherizing program offered by:
Community Action Agency of Greater Kansas City
www.caagkc.org
or call: 816-358-6868 ext 2

You can also stop by City Hall and pick up an application form.

COVID INFORMATION

Please visit: https://jacohd.org/current-guidance/

to see all dates, information or to register for a test or a vaccine.

Vaccinations provided by Jackson County Health Department.

MONKEY POX
Monkeypox is a rare but serious disease causing illness, including a rash or sores (pox), often with accompanying flu-like symptoms.
Most cases in the U.S. have been mild to date, though the infection can be painful.

As of 8/30/22, there are TWO probable cases of monkeypox in Eastern Jackson County.* In general, the current risk to Jackson County residents remains low. There are at least 7 cases of monkeypox reported in the KC Metro. Within the region, 4 cases of monkeypox have been identified in Kansas City, MO; 1 case has been identified in Johnson County, KS; and 2 cases have been identified in Eastern Jackson County.

Eastern Jackson County is defined as all parts of Jackson County, excluding the city limits of Independence and Kansas City.

The following precautions are important:

How it spreads:
Direct contact with infected lesions, rashes, scabs, or fluids
Contact with contaminated materials like clothing or linens
Respiratory droplets from prolonged face-to-face contact (monkeypox is not thought to be transmitted in the same way as COVID-19)
Across the placenta to the fetus among pregnant people

Vaccine:
There is a vaccine available to treat Monkey Pox.
At this time, it should only be used for post-exposure and on a case-by-case basis.

SEPTEMBER REPUBLIC
TRASH AND YARDWASTE PICKUP

SINCE LABOR DAY is 9/5 and Labor Day is one of the six days that Republic recognizes as vacation days for its employees...
you guessed it, trash service will be delayed one day the first full week in September.

Republic WILL NOT pick up trash in Sugar Creek on 9/9, but WILL pick up trash on Saturday 9/10.

The rest of Republic Trash Pickups will be on Fridays.
9/16, 9/23, 9/30

NATIONAL DAYS IN SEPTEMBER

SEPTEMBER 6th

National Read a Book Day - National Read a Book Day invites us ALL to grab a book we might enjoy and spend the day reading.

National Coffee Ice Cream Day

National Another Look Unlimited Day - This observance is a day dedicated to taking a look around your home and ridding it of the excess things you have accumulated.

National Sabrina Day -
Sabrina is thought to be traditionally female name with Celtic, English, Latin, and Italian roots.
It’s thought to have represented someone from Cyprus or the River Severn region.
It could mean “legendary princess” or “from the border.”

September 6 Birthdays!
Roger Waters - singer, Pink Floyd
Jane Addams - civil rights leader
Idris Elba
JoAnne Worley
Jeff Foxworthy

In Honor of Fall!

Q:   What do you use to mend a jack-o-lantern?
A:   A pumpkin patch!

Q:   Who won the skeleton beauty contest?
A:   No Body!

Q:   Who helps little pumpkins cross the road?
A:   The Crossing GOURD.

Q:   What do you get when you divide the circumference of your jack-o-lantern by its diameter?

A:   Pumpkin Pi