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Life-size Dolly Parton met Spruce Moose at Healy's Health and Safety Fair last week. Dolly was there for Imagination Library and Spruce Moose came with Alaska Forestry folks.
Health and safety fair organizer Stephanie Ford, community development director for the Denali Borough, gets in the swing of the health fair with her special attire.
Fire/EMS Chief Megan Scoles and Austin Wells man the local fire department booth at the Health and Safety Fair in Healy last week.
Longtime Golden Valley Electric Association lineman Joe Waggoner knows what he is talking about when he warns kids to be careful around power lines.
Alaska Forestry was a popular booth at the Health and Safety Fair in Healy.
Tri-Valley School students in anatomy class gave individual presentations on heart heart, cholesterol and more. They also showed off the health stickers they designed and created to share with visitors to the health fair.
The Denali Borough is still handing out address signs to homeowners. A tableful of signs awaited pickup at the health fair.
A steady stream of residents and students showed up at Healy’s Health & Safety Fair last week on Thursday, March 27. They came for affordable blood tests and to visit booths representing a roomful of Alaska organizations.
Approximately 260 people showed up between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., according to fair organizer Stephanie Ford. Public Health nursing staff also visited preschoolers and toddlers at Denali Preschool and Learning Center. That may be a first, she noted.
Alaska Health Fair staff almost ran out of blood draw supplies, due to the high turnout. The affordable, comprehensive blood tests were very popular. Public health nurses also offered information about childrens’ health, concussion awareness, health literacy and more.
The rest of the health and safety fair, held at Tri-Valley School, was filled with organizations providing valuable safety information for local residents. The Alaska Railroad encouraged kids to be safe at railroad crossings. A longtime lineman with Golden Valley Electric Association mesmerized kids with his demonstration of dangerous power lines.
Neighbor to Neighbor offered residents a chance to help less fortunate neighbors receive an Easter dinner. Director Barb Walter also conducted an informal survey among students and discovered apple pie was the top choice of pies. The expertise of Medicare expert Jean Trainor, of Fairbanks, was in demand, as always.
Valuable information was available from the Aging and Disability Resource Center, the Alaska division of Forestry, American Red Cross, Breast Cancer Detection Center, Clear Space Force Station, Railbelt Mental Health & Addictions and more.
Kids In Motion invited families with young children to sign up for Imagination Library and Tonglen Lake Lodge introduced a new nonprofit “Alaska Bounty for Children” that proposes to offer a nutritious new lunch program at Denali Borough Schools.
The Denali Borough filled a table with street signs awaiting pickup by local residents. Many residents who ordered signs have yet to obtain them.
Two celebrities also attended: a life-size cardboard cutout of Dolly Parton, drawing attention to the Imagination Library and the real life Spruce Moose, who came with the Alaska Division of Forestry. They took time out to pose for photographs by visitors.
Editor’s Note: Kris Capps is the president of Kids In Motion.
Reach columnist/community editor Kris Capps at kcapps@newsminer.com.
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