A KARATE class demonstration was one of the many participatory events featured at the eighth annual Healthy Melrose Fair at the high school athletic complex May 7. There were 2,000 attendees at the event despite the cold and overcast conditions.          (Donna Larsson Photo)

A KARATE class demonstration was one of the many participatory events featured at the eighth annual Healthy Melrose Fair at the high school athletic complex May 7. There were 2,000 attendees at the event despite the cold and overcast conditions. (Donna Larsson Photo)

Published in the May 13, 2016 edition