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Craig — A public drop-in clinic for H1N1 vaccinations is scheduled to take place from 3:30 to 7 p.m. today at Moffat County High School, 900 Finley Lane.

Free H1N1 flu vaccinations will be available for the following priority high risk groups: pregnant women, household contacts and caretakers of children younger than 6 months, people between 6 months and 24 years old, all health-care workers, and adults 25 to 64 years of age with underlying risk conditions.

For more information, call the Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association flu hotline at 871-7684.

St. Michael’s to host bazaar on Saturday

St. Michael Catholic Church plans to host its annual altar and rosary bazaar from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

Organizers plan to serve a chili lunch and have bake and craft sales.

There will be a silent auction throughout the day and a prize drawing at 1 p.m.

For more information, call Maria Witts at 824-0184 and leave a message.

Great American Smokeout Thursday

Thursday is the Great American Smokeout.

Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of premature, preventable deaths in the United States, according to a news release from the Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association.

“It’s important to know that when people who smoke quit for good, their health begins to improve immediately,” the VNA reported.

The following are tips offered by the VNA for people after making a decision to quit:

• Pick a quit day and mark it on your calendar.

• Tell friends and family about your quit day.

• Make smoke-free home and car rules.

• Get rid of ashtrays or anything that triggers smoking.

• Increase physical activity like walking.

• Drink lots of water

Free nicotine patches or gum are available by calling the Colorado Quitline at 1-800-QUIT NOW (784-8669).

Pick up your free Quit Kits (no patches or gum included) at the Steamboat VNA, 940 Central Park Dr, Suite 101, or Craig VNA, 745 Russell St.

Stark remembrance Thursday at Mathers

A remembrance for Stan Stark is scheduled to take place at 4 p.m. Thursday at Mathers Lounge & Café, 420 Yampa Ave. Appetizers will be served. The event is open to the public. For more information, call 824-9946.

‘Bear Man’ to share his story at 7:30 p.m.

The community and all hunters are invited to a chili dinner tonight to hear the story of Bill Muldoon, or “the Bear Man,” according to a news release.

The dinner is scheduled for 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Friendship United Methodist Church, 700 Barclay St.

Muldoon’s story will begin at 7:30 p.m.