"It s where the rubber hits the road," Jackie Krutsch says of the Celebration Garden and Wellness Park at 1531 Loretta Parker Lane in Barling. "It s one thing to say, Go be healthy, go get on your bike, go walk, but this is our commitment to that mission. It is our commitment to the community that we believe and practice what we preach, that we believe in health and wellness, that it involves nutrition, mindfulness and movement, not just the treatment of disease.
BARLING The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education in Fort Smith will have a grand opening and for its Celebration Garden and Wellness Park at 10 a.m. Saturday.
As the River Valley emerged from covid-19 constraints, one of the new events in Fort Smith starting in May 2021 was the Chaffee Crossing Farmers and Artisans Market. Hosted the second Saturday of every month, May through October, in the Chaffee Crossing Historic District, 7300 Ellis St., the market has grown from its original 15 vendors to an anticipated 160 this weekend, and it s not unusual to see 2,000 to 3,000 shoppers on any given Saturday.