Macon County Farm Bureau, 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 19, in the auditorium, 1150 W. Pershing Road. HSHS St. Mary's Hospital, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 23, in the Assisi Room, 1800 E.

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