While the weather wasn’t ideal for venturing out last weekend, many locals still braved the snow flurries to make their annual trek to the Warren County Health Fair held at Wright City High School …
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County health fair draws big crowd
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By Derrick Forsythe, Record Staff Writer
While the weather wasn’t ideal for venturing out last weekend, many locals still braved the snow flurries to make their annual trek to the Warren County Health Fair held at Wright City High School on Saturday morning.The event featured 72 vendors promoting health, wellness and safety-related tips and services of all kinds. Although the attendance was down from previous years, vendors were excited about the opportunity to visit one-on-one with patrons.“Despite the weather not being ideal, we and our exhibitors were happy with the attendance,” said event coordinator Ruth Walters. “We had a variety of education and information on all aspects of health.”There was a steady flow of attendees throughout the morning, perusing booths with literature, games and giveaways. There was a chair exercise held later during the event.Members of the of Warren County Ambulance District Explorers Program provided demonstrations on how to perform hands-only CPR and allowed visitors to try as well.“We want to teach people a basic level of CPR and remind people that it’s important to have your medical history available,” said Conrad Schaumberg.The Wright City Fire Department used its booth to provide free bike helmets for children and promote bicycle safety through a partnership with Safe Kids of Eastern Quad Counties.“They provide us with the helmets and literature, and we provide the manpower to get the material out to the kids,” said Assistant Chief Josh Riebe. “We’re sizing bike helmets for all the kids and providing them with the safety information they need.”Many of the attendees on Saturday were regulars, relying on the health fair as an annual opportunity to explore what services exist. Ruth Hoelscher lost her mother a few years ago and found the services very helpful in the years leading up to her passing.“We come out to the health fair every year to see what’s available,” said Hoelscher. “Being a small area, we have to go farther for some services, so it’s nice to see what’s out there and available to us.”
HEALTH FAIR — Visitors explore the vendor booths at the Warren County Health Fair held on Saturday at Wright City High School. The event had approximately XX vendors and XX attendees this year. Derrick Forsythe photo.
