Health And Fitness
Red Cross Blood Drive this Thursday
The Vinton Red Cross Blood Drive is this Thursday, September 17, at the Vinton Skate Center from 1:00pm to 6:00pm. All donors will have a chance to win a $10 Visa card....
'Anonymous People:' Movie to highlight substance abuse treatment, prevention
On Monday, September 21st at 7pm, ASAC will be having a public showing at Tilford Elementary Auditorium of the documentary movie “Anonymous People” to promote prevention, treatmen...
VPRD offers various fitness programs
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 participat...
Vinton Community Red Cross Blood Drive, September 17
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. Four $10 VISA gift cards will be giv...
Taking concussions seriously: Cognitive test helps protect VS students
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.
I had been playing sandlot football ... Virginia Gay Hospital to host blood drive, September 11
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 ...
September WOW newsletter: Tips for healthy living
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 communit...
What are those 'Prescription drug drop boxes I have heard about?
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, o...
Parenting and Prevention
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 p...
Alcohol and your college student
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. ...