By Dale Anderson
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OLAF FUB SEZ: According to Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl, born on this date in 1914, “Progress is man’s ability to complicate simplicity.”
UP AND RUNNING – The James Prendergast Library, 509 Cherry St., Jamestown, reopens today with a more accessible lobby and other improvements. Hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. More info at prendergastlibrary.org.
The Kenmore Mercy Hospital Auxiliary’s Sewing and Crafts Group offers its handiwork from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today in the hospital atrium. Proceeds benefit hospital programs.
CARING – Community Missions holds its 15th annual Interfaith Community Prayer Service for Mental Illness Recovery and Understanding with readings, prayers and music at 4 p.m. Tuesday in Bacon Memorial Presbyterian Church, 166 59th St., Niagara Falls. For more info, call the Rev. Mark Breese at 716-285-3403, ext. 2259, or email mbreese@communitymissions.org.
The University at Buffalo hosts a free symposium, “The Sandwich Generation: Balancing Care for Parents and Children,” for caregivers and others with concerns from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Science, 955 Main St. Also on Zoom. More info and registration at buffalo.edu/health-sciences/events.
The Erie County Department of Health begins a series of free Covid-19 vaccine clinics from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Bowmansville Fire Company, 36 Main St., Bowmansville. Appointments recommended. More clinics next Monday in Buffalo and Oct. 16 in Orchard Park. Visit erie.gov/vax.
THE OLD DAYS – Alan Davis, president of Friends of Griffin Mills, and Aurora Town Historian Robert Goller are guests for the free online Imagine Greater Buffalo lecture series at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. Zoom link is us02web.zoom.us/j/83586712120.
Test your Erie Canal expertise at trivia night at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Holland Land Office Museum, 131 W. Main St., Batavia. $5. To register, email hollandlandoffice@gmail.com.
BRAINY – Fee is $30, half the usual price, for the fall admission test for Mensa, the international organization for smart people, at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in BankOnBuffalo, 827 Hopkins Road, Amherst. Everyone 14 and up is welcome, but those under 19 need parental permission. Reserve a spot by emailing Serena Tabor at srtraquel64@gmail.com.
EXTRASENSORY – The Aquarium of Niagara, 701 Whirlpool St., Niagara Falls, in conjunction with People Inc., is offering free American Sign Language-interpreted tours at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Advance registration required at aquariumofniagara.org.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY – Brian Higgins, Jay Rey, John Scott, Judy Levan, Maggie Conlon, Mike Willard, Sue Farwell, Todd Mooney, Cael Vesper, Courtney Williams Pastore, Drew William Yeates, Tom Januchowski, Julie Knospe, Danielle Zientek and Peter Ruettimann.
AND TUESDAY – Carolyn Siracuse, Cathaleen Curtiss, Catharine McCracken, Kelsey Mogensen, Judith Rucki, Bill Adolf, Maureen Long, John DiBernardo, Christopher Sherman, Jennifer Sitarek, Deacon Gregory Feary, James Hanners, Joe Racsumberger, Paul Rung, Maureen Long, Sandy Parker and Madelena Vredenburg.
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