FRIDAY JUNE 22, 2018 THE NEW STAMFORD AMERICAN VOL. 10, ISSUE 5 STAMFORD AMERICAN VOLUME 97, ISSUE 11 STAMFORD LEADER VOLUME 113, ISSUE 12
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Transition at Stamford Healthcare System
City of Stamford Announces Free Entrance To Pool For Remainder Of Summer
Stamford Healthcare System announced the discontinuation of the Regional Services Department today. The decision was approved during meetings of the Stamford Hospital District and the Jones County Regional Healthcare System Board of Directors held on Tuesday, June 19th. The Regional Services Department was created in 2016 in order to create additional services and revenue for the hospital district. Unfortunately, the refusal of insurance companies to pay for the healthcare services provided has decreased the viability of the program. Due to the discontinuation of the program, twenty-nine employees will be laid off. Following the board meeting, an employee meeting was held to educate the staff on the announcement. In a compassionate gesture, the board has approved a two week severance package for all employees impacted by the closure of the department.
The City of Stamford has announced that admission to the Stamford City Pool will be free for all ages for the remainder of the summer. This all comes thanks to the generous donation of a local business owner who has asked to remain anonymous. SEE POOL, PG11
2018 Working Ranch Cowboy Award Bill Smith The Texas Cowboy Reunion was organized in 1930 for the purpose of preserving the traditions of the earlyday ranch country and to honor ranch cowboys that served as the foundation for the development of the cattle industry in Texas. In 2001, the Texas Cowboy Reunion officially initiated a means of recognizing and honoring these individuals who pursued a lifetime career as working ranch cowboys.
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This year, the Texas Cowboy Reunion takes great pleasure in honoring Mr. Bill Smith. Please join us on July 7th, 2018, as the Working Ranch Cowboy Award will be presented to him during Saturday night’s rodeo performance. Bill Smith was born in March of 1949 to Ab and Alma Smith, to a family of five sisters and one brother. He married Dana Kidd in 1972. They have one son, Billy and daughter-in-
law, Monica, who have a son named William Kidd Smith that will be two years old in September. Bill was raised in northwestern Kent County, across the river from Chimney Creek, between Spur and Post. He went to school in Spur and has lived in that area with his wife ever since. Bill’s family has a long history with the Swenson Ranches. SEE COWBOY, PG 12