Blood drive coordinator Lauren Petri, left, of St. Charles, Missouri, completing the donation session for her mother, Diane Petri, of Alton, at the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center’s specially-equipped blood drive recreational vehicle parked at Roberts Motors at a past blood drive. Carlinville Area Hospital Auxiliary will hold its first drive of the new year from noon-6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4, at the Carlinville Elks Lodge on W. Main Street, one block west of the historic town square.

David Blanchette|For The Telegraph. Jill Moon Dec. 9, 2022