Officials with the Cass County Health System say Rosanne Bachman, author of Driving to Clarinda and a 1975 graduate of Atlantic High School, will speak at Cass County Memorial Hospital on Thursday, October 23rd. The program will be held in the CCMH Conference Room 2 beginning at 6:30 p.m. Bachman’s program is sponsored by the CCMH Behavioral Health Unit and is free of charge to the public. Reservations are appreciated but not required and can be made by calling 712-243-3250, x3504.

Bachman published her family memoir seven years ago, and since that time has spoken at libraries, churches, book clubs and mental health advocacy organizations about the stigma that surrounds mental illness and how it impedes patients and family members in accessing care. Bachman’s mother, W. Adlyn Reimer, was an Atlantic elementary school teacher who struggled with bipolar disorder much of her adult life. She died in 1998. Bachman’s presentations also reference Lowell Clauson, who taught biology at Atlantic High School for several decades and lived with the Reimer family much of that time. Clauson retired in 1979 and died in 2002 in Denison.

The 45-minute presentation will be followed by a question-and-answer session and book signing. Books will be available for purchase at the event, but the author will also sign previously purchased books.

Driving to Clarinda is available at barnesandnoble.com and amazon.com. It has been awarded Editor’s Choice, Publisher’s Choice and Designers’ Choice designations by publisher iuniverse.com.
For more information, contact the CCMH Educational Services Department at 712-243-3250, extension 3405.