Free medical assessments offered Saturday
Get an assessment of your risk for kidney disease at the Pikes Peak Kidney Fair,9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Pulpit Rock Church, 301 Austin Bluffs Parkway. The fair was organized by The National Kidney Foundation of Colorado, Montana and Wyoming, and Pikes Peak Nephrology Associates.
Medical staff will measure height, weight, blood pressure and Body Mass Index to help determine a person’s risk of developing kidney disease, which has been on the rise in recent years. People will also be consulted based on the findings.
The event is free and open to anyone 18 and older. There will be a drawing for King Soopers gift cards.
Banks grass mite (Oligonychus pratensis) damages corn crops as well as grass. Photo by Courtesy of Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado Master Gardener





