NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson Women’s Show hosted by the Hutchinson chapter of Soroptimist International is back this Saturday, April 22 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Meadowlark Building on the Kansas State Fairgrounds.
"2002 was the first one," said Joan Brown with the show. "We did miss two years because of COVID. This is actually the 20th one. Every year we have some new booths and we have some old, kind of like the State Fair. There's something old, there's something new. This year, we have about 45 new booths."
Visitors can browse offerings in clothing, makeup, home decor, and more. Admission is $2 in advance, $4 at the door, with advance tickets available at Don’s Custom Floral, Kansas State Fair Office, YMCA of Hutchinson, and The Alley, along with the Hutchinson Chamber of Commerce.
"We give awards to two high school girls that are involved in volunteer service," Brown said. "We also have an emergency fund that helps the women in this community."
A free family health fair also runs the morning of April 22, from 8:00 a.m. to noon in the Sunflower South Building. The health fair is co-sponsored by the Hutchinson Chapter of Soroptimist International and PrairieStar Health Center. The fair includes screenings for breast cancer, dental cancer, blood pressure, BMI, a biometric screening, a lipid panel, stroke education, eyeglass cleaning and adjustment, balance screening, sleep apnea screening, depression and anxiety screening and screening for COPD, along with blood glucose screening. If you want your blood glucose tested, you will need to come to the fair before you have eaten that morning.
"We are going to have the concession stand open in the Sunflower South building," Brown said. "In the past we haven't had that open, but it will be this year so that after they have done their blood tests, they can have some breakfast."
Admission to the women's show is free for children 12 and under with an accompanying adult.
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