The Mountain Home Kiwanis Safety Fair is scheduled to take place Saturday morning from 10:00 to 2:00 in the afternoon at the L.C. Sammons Youth Center at Cooper Park. Free hot dogs, snow cones and popcorn will be served and participants can register for prizes including a bicycle and helmet giveaway. There is also a rumor circulating there may be a couple of superheros in attendance as well.
Kiwanis Club member and event coordinator Joan Young says area youth are invited to bring their bicycle and ride through the Baxter Regional Medical Center safety course, then check out one of their ambulances. The Air Evac helicopter will be on site, and Young says there will also be a fire truck, police car, and a few other surprises.
According to Young the Safety Fair is designed for active participation.
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The Mountain Home Police Department will be demonstrating how to properly install child safety seats. and the Mountain Home Fire Department will demonstrate how to properly use fire extinguishers.
Activities are for future application says Kiwanis member Brandon Barnes.
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The fire house will be on hand for kids to try. It is designed to simulate situations potentially faced from a house fire and how to safely handle them.
The entire event is free to the public.
Sponsors are:
Baxter Regional Medical Center
BRMC Volunteer Services
BRMC Ambulance Service
Mountain Home Fire Department
Mountain Home City Police
Arkansas State Police
Baxter County Sheriff Department’s D.A.R.E. program
Arkansas Game & Fish
Arkansas National Guard
Humane Society
North Arkansas Electric Co-op
Serenity
White Eagle Hapkido
Air Evac
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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