Beacon Health Center's Wendy Wilson poses with Copper, a therapy horse, at Beacon's annual Back to School Health Fair in Benton, Mo. Some 60 people attended the event, where Beacon provided school physicals, screenings and well-child checks and gave away school supplies and other goodies thanks to community support. Local vendors, community organizations and businesses were also represented at the Health Fair.
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