Fitness and fun at Wood Lane

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Matt Meter rides a horse
during the 13th annual Fitness Fun Day at Wood Lane School. (Photos: J.D.
Pooley/Sentinel-Tribune)

The 13th Annual "Fitness Fun Day" was held at Wood Lane School Thursday.
This event provides recreational activities to more than 180 students from Wood Lane School, Otsego,
North Baltimore, Bowling Green, Pathe Center, Lake, Northwood and the Alternative Class with Wood County
Educational Service Center.
This annual event started 12 years ago thanks to Wood County Educational Service Center’s adapted
physical education teacher Mindy Barnhart. She continues to organize this collaborative event with
community support.
Hancock-Wood Electric Cooperative once again donated funds necessary to provide a variety of activities.
There were several inflatable play structures on
site, horse riding, a petting zoo, and

Carlandus Brown, a
student at the PATHE Center, uses a foam rocket during the 13th annual Fitness Fun Day at Wood Lane
School.

lunch provided by Bowling Green’s South Main Street Subway. Wood Lane’s therapy pool was open for
students to use and fishing equipment and staff was made available to assist with the fishing derby
atthe Dave Miller Pond.
Other in-kind donations and discounted services come from Air Extreme, Dusty Boots Equestrian Therapy,
and Nature Creek Petting Zoo.

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