From Healthy Harford: With a crowd of 2,500 attendees visiting the 140 exhibiting vendor booths, organizers of the fifth annual Healthy Harford Day on Saturday, September 26 proclaimed the event a resounding success. Hosted by Healthy Harford, the family-friendly health fair offered a variety of free activities and demonstrations for all ages, including exercises classes, […]
4th Annual Healthy Harford Day Draws 1,500 Visitors to Downtown Bel Air
From Healthy Harford: Healthy Harford, a coalition of local government agencies, businesses, non-profits and citizens dedicated to making Harford County the healthiest community in Maryland, hosted the 4th annual Healthy Harford Day on Saturday, September 27, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. under beautiful, sunny skies. The event brought more than 1,500 visitors to downtown […]
Embrace Seasonal Snuggling, But Don’t Hibernate…Keep Your Body Moving
Remember Elvis’ Blue Christmas? Don’t cave in to those feelings! Stay strong! 2013 isn’t over yet. Although summer is already a thing of the past, and we are already well into autumn, it isn’t time to hibernate yet! It’s time to reflect. Did you know that we have a natural tendency to snuggle up? The […]
My First 5K Run: Racing Toward an Emotional Anniversary at the Harford County Farm Fair
Three years ago, my girlfriend Stacie and I were ready to embark on our first trip overseas. After 2 years of planning the trip of a lifetime, we were more than ready to leave the men behind for a week of sightseeing and shopping in London. Until the dreaded phone call from my doctor. Apparently, […]
Get Fit: Getting Real About Eating Real Food
The first introduction for The Dagger’s health and fitness column was about how to decide your F-I-T factor and how to get moving on your journey to become fit. To be honest, food comes time and time again right to the top of the list of problems when people are trying to become healthier. If […]
Get Up, Get Down With FIT-ness: Introducing The Dagger’s New Health and Fitness Column
Welcome to the first edition of The Dagger’s health and fitness column. I’m so excited to share my knowledge that I’ve learned over the past 6 years in my journey to become healthier. I began as a martial arts student in Taekwondo and Aikido in 2003. I followed that up with becoming a kickboxing instructor, […]
Donna Bannon Named Harford County Employee of the Month for June; Designed Exercise Program for County Employees
From Harford County government: Donna Bannon, an Administrative Assistant with the Department of Inspections, Licenses and Permits, has been chosen as Employee of the Month for June. Bannon, an eight year employee with Harford County Government, was nominated by Debbie Sickenberger, Cindy Lykens, and Suzanne Wentzel from the Department of Law. Bannon was nominated for […]