In the past month, I've had numerous patients from all over the state tell me how incredible Augusta is . . . that they never knew how much we have in our community.  They "discovered" Augusta and what it has to offer either their first time to Augusta as a new patient or upon our urging to take a look around after their appointment.  After talking with these pleased patients, I then realized how much pride I have in our community and how much esteem we produce in Augusta when we share that with others.

Not a day goes by when I don't have a chance to talk to somebody outside of Augusta about all the cool things we have here.  I was telling a patient just the other day about our theatre.  "On your way out, you gotta stop and look at it."  I told them the history of our theatre, about the downtown renovations and I have spoken with many from Andover about the newspaper as it is now their official paper.  I have expressed how historical it is as a "new" old paper, its history in our community and its value to our community.

I will leave you with this.  If you have yet to visit Augusta, Kansas, please do.  You will truly be amazed at what you will find.  And then, tell others so that this thriving community can continue to do so.