Baylifft Gym and Box, 23535 Township Road 68, Dunkirk, hosts an open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 23.
The open house includes give-aways, drawings, door prizes and other special activities. Drawings are hourly throughout the day. See the display ad at the bottom of this story.
Visitors may tour the facility during the open house. Special events taking place include:
Friday is the first day of fall and is also National Falls Prevention Awareness day. In recognition of this day, ONU's chapter of American Society of Consultant Pharmacists will hold a a Falls Prevention Day walk on the tundra at ONU from 10-11 a.m.
Residents from Vancrest assisted living facility, Ada community members, and students will be there to help raise awareness about preventing falls.
The Healthwise Mobile Clinic and several student organizations will be on hand. Also, raffle prizes will be given out.
Angel Arroyo-Rodriquez will discuss “Love food, hate waste” at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 21 in the pharmacy building.. The talk, which is sponsored by Alpha Epsilon Delta health pre-professional honors society, is free and open to the public. It will center on food waste and how it can be prevented.
Arroyo-Rodriquez works in the Division of Materials and Waste Management of Ohio EPA, where he coordinates statewide efforts for food waste recovery. He has led revisions to Ohio’s composting regulations to promote sustainable agriculture and reduce food insecurity.
This year's Harvest and Herb Festival parade was one of the largest ever in the history of the fest'. Junior Weihrauch of Arlington, parade director, brought in several out-of-town groups to add to the familiar Ada units.
Here's a glimpse of parade captured by Monty Siekerman.
Watch the Icon all week for more Harvest and Herb Festival photo essays.
