The sounds of laughter and conversation filled the tiny gymnasium. People hugged and shook hands, greeting old friends and familiar faces. Books of photos and news clippings, yellowed and faded with age, lay open on several tables; on others, sheet cakes, large plates of fruits and vegetables and bowls of pink punch. A slide show flickered on a worn brick wall painted white.
Mental center changes with decades
Mid-Missouri Mental Health Center celebrates 40 years and looks to the future
Monday, June 4, 2007 | 12:00 a.m. CDT;
updated 12:37 a.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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