A 21-member Vision Quest team, including seven Iolans, left for Chile just a couple days before Saturday’s massive 8.8 temblor shut airports to nonessential travelers.
The group, on a mission to spread better vision through inexpensive eye wear, landed at the airport in Santiago well before the catastrophic earthquake hit. They reached their destination, Castro, about 400 miles south of the nation’s capital without incident.
Angela Henry, daughter of Bob and Ginny Hawk, said she had been in contact with her parents over the weekend and that the Iolans were without…
Iolans in Chile safe after quake
