LAHC News:
The 32nd edition of the Los Alamos Health Fair is 8 a.m. to noon this Saturday, Sept. 23 at the Griffith Gymnasium. The Los Alamos Heart Council and the Los Alamos Medical Center partner to bring one of the County’s largest informative and entertaining events.
There are free flu shots, low cost blood tests, the New Mexico Bank & Trust Kids’ Free Bike Helmet Giveaway and lots of giveaways and information for kids and adults alike. Everyone in town is invited to start their day at this year’s Health Fair.
But this year there is so much more going on in town, so after starting at the Health Fair, the Heart Council suggests everyone should stay in town and enjoy all the other great events this weekend.
For the kids, the Lucky Ducky Day Carnival is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Family Strengths Network at 3540 Orange St., right below Los Alamos High School. There will little rubber ducky races all day for kids, with raffles, face painting, bake sale, balloon animals and more. For complete details see the Family Strength Network’s website at lafsn.org.
Los Alamos’ retail institution, Metzger’s Hardware, is celebrating the 70th anniversary of opening in Los Alamos. To mark the celebration, Metzger’s will be giving away free lunch of hot dogs and bratwurst 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be specials and surprises. So come get lunch and enjoy Metzger’s hospitality and community spirit after visiting the Health Fair. Metzger’s is at the corner of 15th Street and Central Avenue. For more information and history, see Metzger’s website at metzgershardware.com.
Sept. 23 starts the weekend celebration of ULLR FEST up on Pajarito Mountain. There will be mountain biking races, biking lessons, a disc golf tournament, food at the Pajarito Mountain Café (11 a.m. to 5 p.m.), New Mexico Brewersfest featuring fine New Mexico craft beer (noon to 5 p.m.) and live music all day.
Festivities continue Sunday, as well. It is easy and convenient to go. Free shuttles provided by Atomic City Transit begin operating every 30 minutes from 10 a.m. to 6.p.m., leaving right from the Heath Fair Parking at Sullivan Field. For detailed schedule information and activities for ULLR Fest, see the Pajarito Mountain website at skipajarito.com/featured-event-2.php.
Join your friends and neighbors in town to enjoy our beautiful fall weather and the wealth of family and adult events this weekend. Look forward to seeing all of you out on Saturday!
