GUESTS: Matt Griffin, Jonathan Wissing, Jason Etter and Dylan Samms with Oxford House. Honorary member Colby Davis.
FINES: Jeff Brewer and Paul Brown were our sergeants. Andrew Parr paid the customary Presidential fine. Kathy Hanks was fined for fumbling the introduction of our guests. Ward Davis was fined for being late, which makes Colby late. Carol Carr paid a membership renewal tax. Darren Wicks paid for missing the board meeting and a fun-in-the-sun fine for coming back from the beach with a sunburn. Dane Power was fined for not mentioning AMBUCS when reporting his truck stolen. That might be a good thing actually. Stan Macgirvin was fined for winning not one but two drawings at the T.E.C.H. auction. Scott Potucek fined some trumped up charges. Paul Brown paid the customary $1 per pound to announce that he was a Grandpa again with new grandson Cooper James Sanders.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: A casino night this Thursday night January 21st for the Kansas Groundwater Association at the Atrium Hotel at 7:00 PM. Its too late to call, just show up if you can help.
PROGRAM: Kathy Hanks introduced our guests Matt Griffin, Jonathan Wissing, Jason Etter and Dylan Samms with Oxford House. Oxford house is a democratically run, self-supporting and drug free group home. The first Oxford house in Hutchinson started October 2014 and there are now 4 houses here. The very first Oxford house was established in 1975 and there are nearly 2000 in the United States and a few in Canada and Australia. The houses provide a low cost and very effective method of preventing relapse. There are houses for men, houses for women and houses for women with children. Each house operates by all occupants sharing the expenses equally. The residents hold offices within the house and an 80% approval vote is required when a new occupant applies for a vacancy. Currently all the houses are full with a waiting list. The houses work in tandem with other local programs to help the individuals to stay clean. Currently the houses average an 80% recovery rate for those who have stayed 18 months or more.
Lucky Ace Drawing: Rod Calhoun won $287.00 drawing the lucky Ace of Spades.
Newsletter Drawing: Tom Hymer knew the answer, Dan Power is retiring next month, but does anyone know the amount he won?
Newsletter question: For $5What is an Oxford House?
Calendar: January 22 Kristen Aberle, Westar System Upgrade
January 29 Kansas DaySurprise!
Editor: Steve Conard