Emergency preparedness event to be held

Area residents wanting to learn how to prepare for emergencies may attend a free, family-friendly event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2251 Bethel Road in Weatherford. 

A free flu vaccination clinic will be held 9 a.m. to noon. Weatherford Fire, Police and EMS, American Red Cross, Parker County’s CERT and Hospital District, Carter Blood Care, Civil Air Patrol, Texas A&M Extension, food storage, 72-hour kits, home security, water purification, off-grid cooking, binder child ID and much more will be featured at the event. 

For more information, please email Naomi Smith at: nbs.smith18@gmail.com or Wendell Shumway at wshumway2017@yahoo.com.