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Senator Moran visits Rotary today
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran will be the guest speaker at the Fort Scott Rotary meeting at noon today.
Members of the Fort Scott Kiwanis and Pioneer Kiwanis clubs will also be in attendance at the gathering, to be held at noon at First Presbyterian Church, 308 S. Crawford.
A Moran spokeswoman said the Republican lawmaker from Great Bend will discuss what's happening in Washington, D.C., and get audience members' thoughts to take back with him when the Senate reconvenes on Monday.
Moran will also recognize Mallory Shelton, a Fort Scott High School senior who was accepted to the U.S. Naval Academy. Mallory's father and stepmother are Steve and Jennifer Shelton and her stepfather and mother are Bob and Tami Campbell. Mallory is involved in basketball, volleyball and track.
Tim Emerson, an organizer of today's luncheon, said he expects 40-50 people to attend. He noted the service organization has been hosting events like this going back to former U.S. Sen. Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker, R-Kansas, who served from 1978 to 1997, according to references.
Emerson said he's looking forward to today's program. "I think it's very important they (club members) keep aware of what's going on in Washington, D.C.," Emerson said. He added this is not a political visit, "It's just a senator updating people on what's going on in Washington."
The event is open to the public, Moran's office said. Lunch is $7 at the door, but people who just want to listen will be admitted free.
Moran was expected to begin his day at the Think Big Gigabit Challenge in Kansas City, centered on innovative start-up programs making use of Google's fiber network.
He'll was then planning to tour Paola High School and make his way to Fort Scott. After leaving here, he planned to travel to Greenbush Southeast Kansas Education Center in Girard.
Greenbush offers more than 75 alternative education programs at six different facilities and gives students who have previously dropped out of high school the opportunity to earn a high school diploma, a news release said.