Residents can get free dental, chiropractic or general health screenings, learn the facts about Medicare, take free Zumba and yoga classes and more at the city of Walker’s free Health Fair from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday in Sidney Hutchinson Park, 13750 Ball Park Road.
Admission and all activities are free.
The fair kicks off with a one-mile walk/run through the park at 8:30 a.m. Registration is at 8:15 a.m. Free T-shirts will be available while they last.
Other offerings include free health and dental screenings, chiropractic evaluations, massages and an opportunity to donate blood. A free Zumba class will be offered at 9 a.m., followed by a yoga class at 10:30 a.m.
Children can enjoy teddy bears, train rides, inflatables and other fun activities, organizers said.
Southeastern Louisiana University’s Department of History and Political Science will celebrate Constitution Day on Thursday with a lecture by Ryan Rowberry, former U.S. Supreme Court Fellow.
An assistant professor at Georgia State University College of Law and associate director of the Center for the Comparative Study of Metropolitan Growth, Rowberry will present “The History, Structure and Challenges of the U.S. Legal System” at 1 p.m. in SLU’s Student Union Theatre. The presentation is free.
Call (985) 549-2109 for more information.
Tryouts for the 2012-13 Livingston Parish middle school boys and girls soccer teams, the Livingston Parish Express, will be at South Park at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, 5:45 p.m. Monday, 5:45 p.m. Sept. 27 and 3:30 p.m. Sept. 30.
All interested students in fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades can attend any of the tryouts and are encouraged to attend on multiple tryout dates. Those interested should bring cleats, shin guards and a No. 5 soccer ball. Tryouts are free.
The Livingston Parish Express Middle School teams provide an opportunity for middle school students to play in a school-structured program, organizers said. Since 2007, the teams have been both league and tournament champions.
Call (225) 955-9149 with questions.
The Southeastern Louisiana University Alumni Association is searching for SLU’s oldest living graduate.
“In honor of the Alumni Association’s 85th anniversary, we would like to recognize Southeastern’s oldest living graduate as part of this year’s homecoming festivities,” Alumni Association Director Kathy Pittman said. “Anyone can submit names and contact information of individuals whom they believe may be our oldest living graduate to us via email at kpittman@selu.edu.”
The deadline to submit names is Oct. 2. The person discovered to be Southeastern’s oldest living graduate will be recognized at the annual Alumni Association Awards Evening on Oct. 26, Pittman said.
Contact the Alumni Association at (985) 549-2150.
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