My Healthy Can’t Miss List Summer 2017

Fenton Bastille Day Race
July 15, 7:45AM
Downtown Fenton

Atwood 5k/10k Race Presented by HAP
Saturday, July 22, 7:30AM
Start & finish at Atwood Stadium

Water Party (Ages 4-5 years)
July 26, 1-2:30PM
Sloan Museum Courtyard

41st HAP CRIM Festival of Races
August 25-26
Downtown Flint

Yoga in Nature
Thursdays through July & August, 6-7PM
For-Mar Nature Preserve & Arboretum

The Morning After Rooftop Yoga
Saturdays after Art Walk, 8:30AM
Flint Farmers Market, 2nd Floor

Flint River Paddlers: Nature in the City
Through September
Visit flintriver.org for info

Summer Playground Programs
Monday-Friday through August 25
11AM-3PM (Lunch served at noon)
Visit geneseecountyparks.org for locations

Grow it, Try it, Like it! (Ages 3-6) FREE
Fun with Fruits & Veggies (Ages 7-12) FREE
July 11-August 10, 1:30-2:30PM
Flushing County Park, Pavilion 1

Fenton Farmers Market
Tuesdays, beginning July 6, 5-8PM
Downtown Fenton

Grand Blanc Farmers Market
Sundays through October, 10AM-3PM
Grand Blvd., Grand Blanc

Linden Farmers Market
Wednesdays July 12-August 30, 5-8PM
Downtown Linden

Longevity

October 1, 2026

Your heart’s next chapterWhat you do after a heart disease diagnosis can make a difference in the years ahead

By Stacy Sawyer Director of Communications at Hamilton Community Health Network The hospital stay may end, but the work of taking care of your heart is just beginning. For patients recovering from a heart attack or stroke, the road ahead can come with a lot of questions. What medications do I need? How active

Musings

October 1, 2026

You Don’t Have to Be a Victim to Stand Up to a Bully

Ask most people, and they can remember a bully from their childhood. Bullying is unfortunately part of the landscape in many school settings. We have come a long way toward building awareness and working on prevention. October, for example, is National Bullying Prevention Month. But the bullies are still out there. A million years ago,

October 1, 2026

Community to the CoreFor generations, Almar Orchards has grown more than apples — it has grown family traditions, community connections and memories

Everyone has roots. Traditions, communities and families connect us to time, place and one another. They stabilize us and offer comfort. Autumn reminds us of this every year through sweet treats, warm drinks and looking inward toward one another as the world seems to slow down. Almar Orchards is much the same. From its organic