Independence is offering a fun filled St. Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday March 11, 2012! The parade is a terrific family event that you won't want to miss.

It begins at 3 p.m. at the corner of Truman Road and Pleasant Street in the First United Methodist Church parking lot. The route continues through the main square where patrons can gather to watch the fun unfold. This parade is a great event that benefits the Child Abuse Prevention Association.

Dig out your green early to get a great spot to watch the amazing floats go by. See you there!

The United Nations has declared a hunger crisis in parts of Somalia and is calling for a widespread international response to end the suffering. Right now 12 million people in East Africa are at risk of starving to death.

Preventable diseases and malnutrition have already claimed the lives of 30,000 children in the last three months. Their graves are but shallow holes dug among wind-blown trash.

Thousands of Somalis are fleeing their native land each week, walking for days under the hot, African sun in search of food, water and shelter at refugee camps. Some are walking as far as Kenya and Ethiopia.

It's a humanitarian crisis that has snagged the attention of some celebrities. Bruno Mars, Eminem, Rihanna, Britney Spears and Lady Gaga have all signed up to fundraise for the Save the Children of East Africa charity.

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