ROCKFORD, Mich.—One of West Michigan’s first “Healthier Homes” will be on display during the 2013 Grand Rapids Spring Parade of Homes.

The home, located at 9309 Stone View Drive, is part of Sable Homes’ Stone Crest development in Rockford.  The 2,242 square foot house is the first of its kind in West Michigan to feature AirRenew gypsum board walls, which purify the air for 75 years, converting contaminants like formaldehyde into safe inert compounds. The walls are also moisture and mold resistant. It also contains latex paint and primer that  are free of volatile organic compounds.

The Spring Parade of Homes runs May 24 through June 8.  Tickets start at $10.

The Asian Center and Christian Family & Children Association  are organizing an energy therapies workshop.

The enrollment deadline is May 18 for “Level I: Wisdom Qigong- Still and Motion Styles.”  The workshop taught by Dr. Douglas Chung promotes energies for improving health, boosting overall energy and preventing cardiovascular diseas.

The workshop is broken up into 12 sessions, which take place 9 a.m. to 10:20 a.m. every Saturday, starting May 18.  The total cost is $390 per person.  Participants who finish the workshop will earn an Energy Therapist Level I Certificate.

For more information or to enroll, contact Dr. Chung by phone at (616) 780-0133 or email chungd@gvsu.edu .  For more information, contact The Asian Center by calling (616) 301-3987 or emailing theac@asian-center.org .

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—See how Grand Rapids firefighters save lives during the annual Fire-Rescue Expo Saturday, May 4.

This is the fourth year for the event, which runs from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the fire department headquarters on the corner of LaGrave Avenue and Weston Street. This year’s expo will feature kids’ activities, games and a contest to become a firefighter for a day.  Visitors can also check out antique apparatus and equipment displays, take part in a fire truck driving simulator, and watch live fire and rescue demonstrations. 

Workers for the Residential Safety Program will also be on hand to answer questions and sign up people for home assessments and smoke detector installations.