Poverty simulation scheduled in May

Neosho County residents will have the opportunity to participate in a poverty simulation on May 19th. The project is sponsored by K-State Research and the Neosho County Extension Office. According the County Extension Agent Lois Carlson, the simulation will include 90 residents who will roll-play life scenarios involving social, financial and personal hardship. Tables that represent agencies and social services will be placed in the room and participants will work though the poverty scenario moving from table to table in an attempt to solve their situations.  Each 15-minute segment will represent a week in time and the entire simulation will roll-play a four week period in the life of the participants.
The simulation  will run from 5 to 9 p.m. and pre-registration is required by calling Lois at (620) 244-3826. A $5.00 fee is charge to help with cost of the project. The core planning committee also includes the Social Rehabilitation Service Office, the Chanute Police Department, the Chanute Housing Authority and Rev. Shelly Holly of the First Presbyterian Church.

Members in the News …

Chanute Community Learning Center will be selling Krispy Kreme donuts on Thursday, April 17th.  The donuts will be available at Hutton Elementary School and Royster Middle School from 7 to 9 a.m.. Cost is $6.00 per dozen. All proceeds go to benefit the CCLC and the Chanute Aviation Association camp scheduled this summer. Pre-orders will be accepted until Tuesday, April 15th, by calling Kathy Johnson at 431-2489 #4.

Dr. Bill Vietti was installed as president of the Heart of America Contact Lens Society at their annual meeting Feb. 15th in Kansas City. Dr. Vietti previously served for five years on the Society board of directors. He has also served on the board of directors and as president of the Kansas Optometric Association. Currently, Dr. Vietti is on the board of the Eye Care Council and is the founder of the Gift of Sight Foundation.

Dr. Martin R. Funk, and Sara Larkin and Gina Taylor, paraoptometrics, attended the Heart of America Contact Lens Primary Car congress in February. The educational conference covered the latest information on the medical treatment of eye disease, new refractive surgical procedures and new innovations in contact lenses.

Expo Thank you …

A very special thanks to Mike Sutcliffe and KINZ FM for loaning the sound system used during the Chanute Expo 2003.
And to Emprise Bank for their $50 donation to help with the Chamber Café expenses. Your help on this project was greatly appreciated.