Gene Rider’s dad was a dentist in Wauneta from 1926 until 1984 when he retired. He had a short poem hanging on the door to his reception room.

Gene always remembered it and thought it was worth passing it on. The poem read:

The thing that goes the furthest,

toward making life worthwhile,

it costs the least and does the most,

is just a pleasant smile.

Submitted by:

Gene Rider

Wauneta, Neb.