Waco Area News: Youth pop-up shop set for Saturday at Hart-Patterson Complex | Local news


Let’s walk to Waco

The Waco-McLennan County Public Health District will have a kickoff Let’s Walk Waco event at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Bledsoe-Miller Community Center, 300 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Let’s Walk Waco is a free eight-week walking program organized by the Live Well Waco Coalition. Each team of up to eight people will track how many miles they walked, and prizes will be awarded along the way, many valued at more than $200.

For more information, go to waco-texas.com/cms-healthdepartment and click on the Walk Waco link.

Robinson Family Fun Day

The City of Robinson will host a family fun day from 1-3pm on Saturday at 111 W. Lyndale Drive.

There will be bounce houses, lawn games, snow cones and face painting. A thank you reception will begin at 1pm across the street from the event at the Robinson Volunteer Fire Department.

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Gift of non-perishable food

The Catholic Church St. John the Baptist, 1312 Dallas St., will have a nonperishable food giveaway from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.

For more information, call 254-495-5292.

Youth pop-up store

A youth pop-up shop presented by the South Waco Community Center will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hart-Patterson Track and Field Complex, 3113 Clay Ave.

Students under the age of 18 will have the opportunity to showcase their products and experience what it’s like to be involved in a small business. Parents of children interested in participating can call 254-750-8650.

Participation is free and each seller will have two tables.

House of the master gardeners

McLennan County Master Gardeners will have a booth at the Waco Downtown Farmers Market, 500 Washington Ave., from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.

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Melinda Jimenez

Melinda Jimenez