Sponsors for senior activities — along with the 4-H Fair “sponsor of the day” Jones, Huff and Jones — seniors are treated to free health screenings, Bingo, a hot-dog lunch and some entertainment to end the event with Quentin Flagg.
Sponsors say that early in the afternoon, the event had already attracted a record number of participants.
“We’ve had a couple of years where the rain or humidity kept people away, but this has been close to a perfect day,” said DeCola. “Later on, we have Quentin Flagg coming in to entertain and he usually brings a crowd all his own, so we’re expecting even more people.”
Health screenings brought their fair share of visitors to the tent with nurses from St. Joseph Regional Medical Center providing blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose screenings for free. It’s a chance for the hospital to help get people the information they need to stay healthy.
“I haven’t had to call the ambulance yet, but I have told a few people they need to get to see their doctor soon,” said Gwen Ambler of St. Joseph Regional Medical Center.
Of course it’s also a chance to get out in the sun for a day and just be with people.
“Being out here to see people and have some fun with them is just a great thing for us to be able to do,” said Greg Fassett, administrator at Miller’s in Culver. “We want to let people know that we don’t just care about them when they walk in our door. We care about them all the time.”