One Nation, Under God
One Nation, Under God
Top: Back row, from the left, Mardy Demarais, Malta Kiwanis; John Carnahan, P.C. Commissioner and Tippy Towing; and Gretchen Boardman, Big Flat Electric. . Middle: Brianna Sims, Mustang Foundation; Taylor Eggebrecht, Malta FCCLA, Terry Skones, First State Bank of Malta. Bottom: Jenny Tollefson, P. C. Health Department and Darlene Kolczak, P.C. Superintendent of Schools.
Front:, from left to right Saco Superintendent of Schools Wade Sunby, Malta Superintendent of Schools Kris Kuehn, Larry Ross Simpson, Whitewater Superintended of Schools Darin Cummings, Aaron Albus, Carter Clausen, Dodson Schools Clerk Connie Jones, and Tammy Voise.
When Phillips County Superintendent of Schools Darlene Kolczack put out a call for assistance in helping the Phillips County Health Department with a need, local schools and groups listened and answered, with the quickness.
A total of $6,500 was raised in Phillips County to help the Phillips County Health Department in their quest to purchase a new eye-exam outfit and replace the old machine that was purchased in the 1970s.
"I have been stressing about where this money was going to come from," Phillips County Nurse Jenny Tollefson said. "I was worried about it because I knew the technology was obsolete and I knew we needed a new one, but I knew it was a lot of money."
Enter Superintendent Kolczak.
"The County Commissioners put her on the case, and she had all the money raised in 24-hours before I could blink," Tollefson said. "Everyone she asked to help was willing to help us purchase this machine and we are just so blessed to live where we live...a place where people are so willing to help each other."
Kolczak told the PCN the new eye-exam machine can be used on infants at 6-months of age all the way up to adults.
"And it screens (people's eyes) in like three seconds where the old machines, you had to answer a series of questions that were very time-consuming. This really streamlines the process."
Tollefson said that the machine will be used for at least half of the population of Phillips County schools as well as anyone who comes into the Health Department needing their eyes checked. The machine is mobile and has Wifi capabilities.
Of the $6,500 raised for the new eye-exam machine, $5,000 was donated by Malta, Dodson, Whitewater, and Saco Schools. Others to contribute to the purchase include the Mustang Foundation, Malta FCCLA, Tippy Towing, Big Flat Electric Coop, and Malta First State Bank (the PCN apologizes if anyone was left out and please let us know of our error so it can be rectified.)
"We would just like to thank the community for being so kind in helping us achieve this wonderful goal," Superintendent Kolczak said. "With this, we have eliminated technology from the 1970s and now we are in this generation."
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