The Vinton Parks & Recreation Department is now taking registrations for three fitness programs that will help keep you in shape this fall. All programs are designed to allow you to participate at a rate that is most comfortable to you.

THE NEXT VINTON COMMUNITY RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE will be held Thursday, September 17, from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Vinton Skate and Activity Center.

Have you ever tried to explain the effect of a concussion to someone who did not understand it? My first attempt at this came on Friday, Sept. 13, 1974.

What’s the first group of people that comes to mind when you think of blood transfusions? Trauma victims? Those patients’ lives are certainly saved with donated blood, but the bulk of blood transfusions go to people battling cancer! LifeServe Blood Center is proud to be the blood provider for local hospitals.

The September WOW newsletter is here! It highlights how to make a recipe for safe food, recipe for broccoli salad, superfoods: more than kale and quinoa, and ways to get moving in your community.

In college I was shocked to find out that some of my peers were using prescription drugs to study harder, longer hours.  That was in 2007. Currently at the Area Substance Abuse Council, our treatment assessment statistics show an increase in prescription drug abuse.

As school approaches some parents may be wondering or perhaps even worrying about what kind of “crowd” their kid will gravitate to and what will there kid be “into?” We as parents work hard to instill values and skills that we hope will help our kids be successful, but have we adequately prepared them? When it comes to substance abuse prevention, there are values and skills that can increase resilience, which can decrease the likelihood that a kid will choose to use drugs, alcohol, tobacco, or vaporizers.

You made it!  You gave them a hug goodbye, wiped away your tears, and told them to be safe and have fun.  After 18 hard years, you have successfully dropped your kid off at college.

When people told Greg Walston his walk made him look like he was 90 years old, he shrugged it off. To him, he just walked like a Walston; his dad had hip problems and two uncles had hip replacement surgery, so hip problems run in his family.

The Cedar Rapids Multiple Myeloma Support Group will meet Saturday, July 25   NOTICE TIME/DATE CHANGE THIS MONTH ONLY   When:  Saturday, July 25, 12:30 pm , lunch served,                    RSVP to contact below   Where:  Hall-Perrine Cancer Center, Community Room   Topic:  New chemotherapy to treat myeloma   Speaker:  Dr.