5th Anniversary for Smith County Memorial Hospital By Sharon Black

Hospital Fair EMS truck

Smith County Memorial Hospital on Highway 36 is five years old this month. To celebrate, a Fun Fair took place on Saturday morning, August fifth. The Fun Fair was like the old Health Fair, and outside on the parking lot, vendors were set up with
information, goodies to give away, and fun.

Snow cones were free to all, paid for by the Smith County Community Foundation.
EMS had an ambulance open and demonstrated things on the ambulance. Games for
children and the ‘bouncy houses’ held the attention of many children.

Pictures were taken by Julie Kuhlmann Photography, the Imaging and Radiology Department made mammogram appointments, and The Gardner Wellness Center had a promotion.

Chef Steve Smith

Inside, Chef Steve Smith, had a cooking class. He specializes in cooking healthy and heart-healthy food. He is a victim of heart issues and puts his passion into the menu at the hospital cafeteria.

Smith County Memorial Hospital is a member of the Great Plains Health Alliance.

: Hospital Fair

: Win a bike helmet

: Hospital Fair

: Vickie and her grandchildren

: Hospital Fair EMS truck

: Hospital Fair bouncy house

: At the Gardner Wellness Center table

: Chef Steve Smith

Sharon Black has been writing for many years including newspapers, short stories, and as a publisher. She was born in Nebraska and has lived in Kansas most of her life. In her hometown of Smith Center, Kansas, Willa Cather’s hometown is to the north and Bob Dole’s hometown is to the south. Sharon is a press release writer for the National Parks Arts Foundation and writes for b U n e k e magazine. The biggest project she has accomplished is the co-writer of the TV movie Home on the Range. The movie is about the song, which is the state song of Kansas and the lawsuit surrounding it in the 1930s and finding the rightful author of the song. Sharon is distantly related to the Mississippi writer Eudora Welty.

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