Grant County Health Fair marks 24th year – Local News – Fair offers shots, tests and talks.

The inflatable ‘Nolan The Colon’ display at the Grant County Health Fair at the Grant Union Junior-Senior High School gym June 15.

Attendance was low this year at the Grant County Health Fair in the Grant Union Junior-Senior High School on June 15.

Norco manager Darla Carpenter watches as Grant County Veteran Services Officer Katee Hoffman attends to her service dog at the Grant County Health Fair in the Grant Union Junior-Senior High School on June 15.

Attendance was light this year at the Grant County Health Fair held at the Grant Union Junior-Senior High School gym on June 15.

This was the 24th year for the health fair, said Chris Yriarte, the volunteer coordinator for the Grant County Health Fair Committee, which organizes the event.

“People began trickling in around 6 a.m. An inflatable display nicknamed “Nolan The Colon” demonstrated polyps found in the colon.

Other booths were manned by Advantage Dental in John Day, Bend-based chiropractor Jeremy Boethin, the Oregon Health and Science University’s Lending Library in Bend, Blue Mountain Hospital’s Home Health and Hospice services and local staff from Community Counseling Solutions.

Government agencies on hand included Grant County Veteran Services Officer Katee Hoffman and the Forest Service, which provided safety tips for homes and information about defensible spaces.