March 28, 2008 – Steve Conard, Editor
GUESTS: Rick Kraus, Director of Human Resources, U.S.D. 308, a guest of Al Strecker. Sondra Borth, Communities that Care, our guest speaker.
FINES: Ward Davis and Randall Haltom were our Sgt.At-Arms. Dennis Reiser was fined for being late. Officer of the court, Paul Brown, was fined for lying that Eric was late, when he wasnt. Greg West was fined a belated fine for No listing in the Chambers Ag Week Ad. Duke Wiggins, Randy Hendricks and Dan Power were fined an Ad Tax for their companies participation in the Reno County Job Fair. Duke Wiggins was fined for his first two t-shirts that he printed not working well (he blamed the equipment). Jeff Brewer was fined for printing a T-shirt upside down (thus joining the Duke Wiggins Club). This was followed by Jeff removing his outer shirt to reveal the shirt that he had printed upside down which was followed by Duke Wiggins removing his outer shirt to reveal one of his upside down t-shirts. It was such a touching father and son moment to be had by all. Sigh
TUIT REPORT: Larry Sloan was still home recovering from surgery and hopefully he hasnt lost the TUIT after 3 + weeks. Please drop him a card or call but be sure to ask about the TUIT.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: David Burton, Director of Sports Medicine Services and Certified Athletic Trainer for Pinnacle Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics, PA was sworn in as our newest member sponsored by Pat Fallon. Welcome to our club David!
Special THANKS to Dennis Reiser for chairing this years NJCAA tournament committee.
CALENDAR: April 26-27 Regional Conference in Edmond, OK
May 2 20th Annual Golf Tournament fundraiser, Salina, KS
May 2 Main Street Hops for T.E.C.H., Hutchinson, KS
May 10 Gun Show fundraiser, Salina, KS
July 16-19 National AMBUCS Conference, Rogers, AR
September 26-27 Regional Convention, Salina, KS (Roaring Twenties Theme)
PROGRAM: Tom Stanton introduced Sondra Borth, with Communities that Care. The Communities that Care program began with a grant five years ago in Hutchinson from the University of Washington. Hutchinson was one of only 12 cities in the test study. The CTC program brings concerned parents and community leaders together to help prevent the use of drugs through positive activities and information. The program focuses on being proactive to the risk factors rather than reactive to the problems. A change in prevention strategies is now used because the old scare tactics do not work with todays kids. Another change was to not educate the kids on drugs and their effects because the kids were learning new drug information that they didnt even know. Preliminary results are just now coming in from the 12 communities participating in the CTC program which shows less drug and alcohol use in those communities participating in the program. Sondra also told us about a new computer program available called Parenting Wisely that parents and their children can complete together on their home computer. There is still a continued need for adults who are willing to spend 1 hour reading to children in area schools. Sondra also handed out a flyer about A Dose of Prevention a free dinner/seminar that will be held Tuesday, April 8 at HCC Shears Technology Center for concerned parents and community leaders about medicine abuse by teens. Call Sondra at 665-4419 for more information or to RSVP for the seminar. You can also reach her at her office at Lincoln Elementary School.
50/50 POT: Steve Conard won $24. Wow2 weeks in a row!!
NEWSLETTER: Jim Seitnater didnt read his newsletter so the pot increases to $15. AMBUCS is dedicated to Creating Mobility and Independence for People with Disabilities.