Events slated in Garfield and Palouse

PALOUSE — Two events are coming up in Garfield and Palouse, addressing mental health and rucks hosted by Ruck for the Fallen.

Garfield Christian Fellowship will host an all-day conference from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sept. 21, titled “Unplugging to Restore,” at the Church Fellowship Worship Center, 303 North 3rd Street, in Garfield.

The family-friendly event offering strategies “to unplug from technologies and reconnect with others,” is in response to the book Dr. Johnathan Haidt’s “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness,” which was published earlier this year and quickly became a #1 New York Times bestseller.

The event is free and open to the public with lunch and refreshments provided.

Interested attendees are asked to RSVP at (509)-635-0256 or [email protected].

Ruck for the Fallen is hosting a ruck supporting a Whitman County firefighter and his family at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28. There will be a shuttle from Albion to Pullman.

The first ruck, 5.7 miles, will start at 4 p.m. at Pullman Fire District #12, followed by a shorter 1.5 mile ruck beginning at Pat Old Road. Rucks will end at the Albion Fire Station.

Ruckers and supporters will enjoy hamburgers and sausages at 5 p.m., at the finish line.

The day’s events will conclude in Albion with a Cornhole Tournament at 6 p.m.

Donations collected from the event will be donated to the firefighter.

Ruck for the Fallen is a passion of its founder, Garfield native, Army Sargeant Major Mitch Kriebel, who lives its motto: Deeds not words. Marletta Sisak, Mitch’s mom, devotes herself to the program’s mission of supporting first responders, law enforcement; and active duty, retired and veteran military members.

For more information about the program, visit the “Ruck for the Fallen’” FB page.