Robie Foundation to hold heart screening for kids

SPARTA—The Robie Foundation will be holding a cardiovascular screening for school-age children on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 21 and 22, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. in the Sparta Middle School Gymnasium. The event will include blood pressure reading, an EKG and an Echocardiogram, intended to screen for various different heart abnormalities, congenital heart defects and other conditions that could lead to Sudden Cardiac Death. For more information, go to www.TheRobieFoundation.com or call 735-4448.