Women's Expo Health & Home Show is Saturday

Doors will open at 8:30 a.m., with sessions offered throughout the day. An Avera Medical Group-sponsored wine-tasting event, featuring a variety of healthy wines selected by the Worthington Municipal Liquor Store, will begin at 3 p.m., with the grand-prize giveaways to be announced at 3:30 p.m.

“You can make a day of it or come and go as you please,” said Daily Globe Advertising Manager Dona Ellerbroek. “It’s a perfect day to get your friends together and share in fashion, food and fun.”

This year’s grand-prize drawings will once again include a diamond pendant courtesy of Johnson Jewelry, a $500 gift card from Hy-Vee and, new this year, a family membership to the Worthington Country Club/GreatLIFE Malaska Golf & Fitness Club.

More than 50 vendors will be set up inside the college gymnasium offering a variety of products — from jewelry to home decor — while service organizations such as fitness and health facilities will have information available to attendees.

Again this year, Avera Medical Group and Sanford Health will offer free services, ranging from blood pressure checks and non-fasting lipid and blood glucose screenings to cholesterol screenings.

Both local medical facilities have developed seminars throughout the day, with Sanford sponsoring programs on women’s preventive health, led by Dr. Alboury Sow, and the importance of exercising with osteoporosis, led by physical therapist Katie Hoffman.

Avera sponsors the afternoon session, focused on protecting yourself. Featured speakers include Juli Fast with the Southwest Crisis Center in Worthington, along with Chief Deputy Chris Dybevick, Investigator Lonnie Roloff and Deputy Melissa Einck, all with the Nobles County Sheriff’s Office. Their topics will range from human rights and sex trafficking to child safety seat inspections.

Cookbook author, cooking class instructor, healthy recipe developer and beekeeper Sue Doeden returns to the Women’s Expo to present two cooking sessions this year, with an 11 a.m. program entitled “Oh, Honey!” that features simple, seasonal recipes, and a noontime “Light & Bright Ladies Luncheon” presentation.

Doeden’s cookbook, “Homemade with Honey,” will be published by the Minnesota Historical Society Press. It will be available in bookstores in May.

The Early Risers Kiwanis group will once again provide breakfast, lunch and treats to Expo attendees throughout the day. This year, the food will be catered by Hy-Vee and includes cinnamon rolls, Rice Krispie treats, carrot and seven-layer bars, tomato basil soup, chicken wild rice soup and hot turkey and barbecue sandwiches.

The dining area, along with all of the vendors and seminars, are located within the campus’ Center for Sports and Fitness.

“What a great venue,” said Ellerbroek. “The new facility keeps everything in one convenient location, and the college is wonderful to work with.”

A portion of the proceeds raised from ticket sales for the Expo will be used to fund a Minnesota West scholarship for a student pursuing an education in the medical field.

Tickets for the Daily Globe Women’s Expo Home & Health Show are available for purchase at the Daily Globe, 300 11th St., Worthington, Minnesota West Community and Technical College, the Sanford Worthington Hospital Gift Shop or Sanford Worthington Clinic. Visit dglobe.com for a $1 off coupon for your ticket.

Women"s Expo Health & Home Show is Saturday