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Submitted photo PARK AVENUE HISTORY: Terence Peck, president of Hot Springs Oaklawn Lions Club, thanks Liz Robbins, executive director of the Garland County Historical Society, for giving an informative program to the club focusing on Park Avenue in the “good old days.” She spoke to the club about the homes and businesses that lined Park Avenue from the 1900s onward, and the role the area played in the beginning of Hot Springs’ tourism industry.
Submitted photo PARK AVENUE HISTORY: Terence Peck, president of Hot Springs Oaklawn Lions Club, thanks Liz Robbins, executive director of the Garland County Historical Society, for giving an informative program to the club focusing on Park Avenue in the “good old days.” She spoke to the club about the homes and businesses that lined Park Avenue from the 1900s onward, and the role the area played in the beginning of Hot Springs’ tourism industry.

Rock Steady Boxing observes Parkinson's Awareness Month

Rock Steady Boxing Hot Springs, 2350 Central Ave., will offer opportunities to observe its classes in April to promote awareness and education about Parkinson's disease as part of Parkinson's Awareness Month.

"Parkinson's disease is a degenerative movement disorder which can cause deterioration of motor skills, balance, speech and sensory function. Rock Steady Boxing Hot Springs gives those living with Parkinson's disease hope today by offering a noncontact, boxing-inspired fitness routine proving to dramatically improve their quality of life," a news release said.

According to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation, more than 10 million people worldwide are living with Parkinson's disease and more than 60,000 Americans are diagnosed each year.

"I recommend Rock Steady Boxing to my patients because clinical research supports its effectiveness. We have found that things like walking speed, endurance, and coordination all improve after participating in a regular, intense exercise program like Rock Steady Boxing," Dr. Kara Way, a neurologist for CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs, said in the release.

Rock Steady Boxing serves participants at all stages of Parkinson's, from the newly diagnosed to those who have been living with the disease for decades.

"Parkinson's Awareness Month not only raises awareness about the disease our Rock Steady Boxers live with every day, but also shines a light on their incredible tenacity in 'fighting back' against the disease. We are about more than just one class or one program; Rock Steady's mission is to provide hope and better quality of life for people with Parkinson's disease worldwide," Amy Johnson, director of Rock Steady Boxing Hot Springs, said in the release.

Call Johnson at 623-9999 or visit http://www.hotsprings.rsbaffiliate.com for more information.

Cemetery association to meet Saturday

The annual meeting of the Sunshine Oak Grove Cemetery Association will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday at Glory Bound Baptist Church, 2314 Airport Road.

The public is welcome to attend.

Society on 04/11/2019

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