Robert Smolik of Great Bend will celebrate his 80th birthday with a reception from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 15, at the Great Bend Pizza Hut on 10th Street (guest room). Host for the event will be his wife, daughter, son-in-law, granddaughters and great-grandson.
Robert was born on Oct. 18, 1937, in Timken. He was employed by the City of Great Bend for 31 1/2 years. He and his wife of 53 years, Sharon Smolik, have a daughter, Darla Stroud; son-in-law Huie Stroud; two grandchildren, Jamie Stroud (fiance Scott Johnson), and Jessika Stroud; and one great-grandson, Hunter Johnson.