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Two flu clinics offered Tuesdaybull; McHenry County Department of Health will offer FluMist, an intranasal form of the flu vaccine, to children age 2 and older at its flu clinic from 8:30 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Oct. 5, at 100 N Virginia St., Crystal Lake. Medicaid is accepted. For nonMedicaid children, the cost is $15. Parents must bring current immunization records as well as any documentation of H1N1 vaccine received in 2009. Appointments are required; call (815) 334-4500. For information, call (815) 334-4510 or visit mcdh.info.bull; On Tuesday, Oct. 5, flu shots (which include the H1N1 strain) will be given by a registered nurse from noon to 2:30 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m. at the Dundee Township Public Library, 555 Barrington Ave., East Dundee. Shots will be administered on a first-come, first-served basis and will cost $25 each. Pneumonia flu shots will also be available and will cost $45. (Cash or check only; Medicare not accepted). Contact Community Health Works at (815) 765-0444 or chw4keeps@frontier.com for more information about the vaccinations.Get tips on saving your family recipesThe Fox River Grove Memorial Library, 407 Lincoln Ave., will host the program "Preserve Your Family Recipes" by Amy Alessio at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5. She will instruct participants how to combine their cherished recipes with scrapbooking to make scrap cookbooks. Registration is required. Stop in to register at the circulation desk or call the library at (847) 639-2274.S. Elgin center to host OktoberfestSouth Elgin Rehabilitation Health Care Center, 746 W. Spring St., South Elgin, will host an Oktoberfest and five-year anniversary party from 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14. There will be entertainment and dinner, free to community seniors. For reservations, call (847) 697-0565.