December 2014

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Happy Holidays!

‘Be A Santa to a Senior’ spreads holiday cheer

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John Reisch puts the finishing touches on a

package for the “Be A Santa to a Senior”

program. Volunteers from Prairie Homestead

wrapped 600 gifts for residents of long-term

care facilities last year.

By Soli SalgadoA tower of wrapped gifts will be

delivered to residents in five Wichita senior living facilities this holiday sea-son. For many, the present they receive that day from a stranger may be their only Christmas gift.

Seven years ago, Home Instead Senior Care, an international home care provider, launched “Be a Santa to a Senior,” a gift donation program. In the Wichita area Santa trees are at Dillons stores at 21st and Maize, Central and Rock Rd., and Kellogg and Andover Road. Anyone can contribute by pick-ing an ornament from the Christmas tree and buying the specified item.

“We noticed that seniors don’t get a lot of attention this time of year, when the focus is usually on kids,” said Michael Steinberg, CEO of the local Home Instead office. “We really felt

that this neglected part of our popula-tion could use a little bit of higher spirits during the season.”

The gifts they request range from Wichita State sports gear, Bibles and 24-packs of Dr. Pepper to soap, deodor-ant or socks.

Steinberg, who delivers the gifts with staff and volunteers wearing Santa hats, said that the homes have a party-like atmosphere when they receive the gifts, and that the gratitude in the room is obvious.

“Sometimes these gifts are met with tears,” he said. “It’s a really humbling feeling to do something that for us is relatively simple and have it mean that much to someone who maybe hasn’t received a present for the holidays in years.”

Steinberg emphasized that this pro-gram would not be possible without the

kindness of the community. It can succeed when people go to a Dillons store, adopt a senior and get something to brighten their day, he added.

The seniors who receive the gifts aren’t the only ones benefitting from the ex-change.

Resident volunteers at Prairie Home-stead Senior Living transform an area into Santa’s Workshop where they wrap the donated gifts. Last year they wrapped 600; this year, they expect to wrap 1,000.

When they are together wrapping, the room is abuzz with reminiscing and camaraderie, said Pam Boggs, Director of Marketing. They realize that for many, it’s the only Christmas gift they’ll receive. It’s deeply meaningful for them, she added, so they’re careful to make each bow special.

She said there was more of a Christmas spirit at Prairie Homestead last year

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As the end of the year approaches, what are some things that I should do to make sure my estate is in order?

Downtown Senior Center – 1:30 January 14, 2015“Year End Estate Planning”

The end of the year is a good time to take stock of your estate plan. Not only is it a good time to decide if you want to make any significant gifts, you will want to review your documents to make sure they reflect your wishes. Every citizen has the 2014 annual estate tax exclusion of up to $14,000 per year per donee (recipi-ent)—meaning you can give up to $14,000 this year to as many recipients as you want without incurring gift tax. If you go over, you will likely need to file a gift tax return. Your estate attorney, accountant or CPA should be able to guide you. As for your estate plan, here is list of the most important details for review: (1) make sure the agents, attorneys-in-fact, executors, trustees and guardians are still appropriate; (2) check that backup persons are named to step in if your

named fiduciaries cannot serve; (3) de-termine whether anything has happened with a beneficiary named under your plan or beneficiary designation that requires a change (disability, divorce, death); (4) determine whether you are still satisfied with named beneficiaries or amounts you plan to leave; (5) determine whether it is clear in your plan what is to happen if a beneficiary predeceases you; and (6) con-sider your own life changes and whether they should be addressed. We always recommend that you review your plan every three to five years, depending on your circumstances, to make certain that the plan complies with your wishes and reflects current estate and tax law. Your estate attorney should be able to walk you through any changes and the options available.

SantaFrom page 1because the volunteers were helping someone they’ve never met.

“This has been a very positive impact on our residents,” agreed Diane Hull, the facility’s administrator. “They have that sense of helping, that sense of work, that sense that they’re able to contribute to the community at large on a very much-needed basis.

“It takes them back to that time when they were actually able to make a difference in somebody’s life, just by wrapping a present.”

One Prairie Homestead resident, Tom Arbogast, has been on both ends of the Senior Santa program. Several years ago he received a bedspread, and last year he was part of the

wrapping crew.“I was in awe that a group would

do this for a whole facility,” he said, of receiving the gift. “We were all happily surprised. When I was helping wrap the gifts the following year, I tried to recall that surprise and awe of a group doing this, and that I could be a part of doing it on behalf of somebody else.”Contact Soli Salago at [email protected]

I enjoyed the stories and article “What Legacy Are You Leaving?” from Karen Jessee in the November 2014 issue of Active aging.

I have three grown sons and every time I finish shredding a box of old financial paperwork, I tell them “you’re

Letter to the Editorwelcome” because that’s one less box they will have to contend with, “when the time comes.”

Ms. Jessee’s article helps inspire me to continue downsizing this winter.

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Chamber Chorale Sounding Joy, a holiday concert fea-

turing the Wichita Chamber Chorale is 7:30 pm Saturday, Dec. 13 and 3 pm Sunday, Dec. 14 at Plymouth Congre-gational Church, 202 N. Clifton.

Celebrate the season with a cappella music of the season including Renais-sance master Tomas Luis Victoria and the Midwest premier of contemporary Canadian composer Timothy Corliss’ “Oh Wondrous Mystery.”

Admission is $15; $12 seniors and $5 students. Free admission for high school students. Tickets available at

Senseny Music or online at wichi-tachorale.com. For information call 712-2678.

Christmas story A Drive-Through Christmas will be

presented 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 11 through 13 at Countryside Christian Church, 1919 S. Rock Rd.

View light displays and narrated scenes from the Christmas story from the comfort of your car.

Donations of canned food, pack-aged snack items or monetary gifts for the Wichita Children’s Home will be accepted.

Visit BethlehemFrom the tax collector at the door

to shepherds leading the way to the manager, A Night in Bethlehem at Augusta First Christian Church, 1600 State Street, brings the sights, sounds and smells of daily life at the time of Jesus’ birth.

The come-and-go event is 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12 and Saturday, Dec. 13. Admission is a food staple such as peanut butter or crackers or $1.

The event features a marketplace with activities for all ages and working artisans including a weaver, potter and woodcarver.

A soup supper will be held in the church fellowship hall. For informa-tion, call the church office, 775-6317, during regular business hours.

holiday ConcertSandi Patty will perform at Christ-

mas at Central, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, at Central Community Church, 6100 W. Maple.

Christmas at Central will feature the Grammy award-winning Patty along with the Voices of Central choir and the Central Orchestra.

Tickets are $10 general admission and available at the church, Perfect Peace and online at itickets.com

Holiday Briefs

CorrectionThe e-mail address for Duane

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By Bob CurtrightWichita native Karla Burns, whose

career spans from Broadway to Lon-don’s West End to stages all around the world, laughs when she tells how she made her Metropolitan Opera debut.

“I had been nominated for a Tony Award for playing Queenie in Show Boat and had won the Olivier Award in London for the same role when my agent called and said I had a call from the Met,” Burns recalls.

“My first thought was ‘Why were the Mets calling me? Did they want me to sing the National Anthem at one of their games?’”

“No, not the Mets-s-s, the Met-t-t,” he corrected. “They want you for Porgy and Bess.

“Oh – Oh, my!”And that’s how Burns, famed for

her booming and lush mezzo-sopra-no, achieved that storied milestone in every serious singer’s career.

It isn’t the only one, of course. After graduating from Wichita State Uni-versity with degrees in music educa-tion and theater performance, Burns performed in opera houses from Paris to Cairo to Madrid and at London’s Royal Shakespeare Company.

Karla Burns sharing her talent at homeHer breakout role as Queenie

in Houston’s Grand Opera, which later took her to Broadway in 1983 (Tony Award nomination, Drama Desk Award win) and London in 1991 (Olivier Award – the first for an African-American), made her in-de-mand for everything from New York’s Shakespeare in the Park (appearing with Kevin Kline, Marisa Tomei, Blair Underwood and Andre Braugher) to starring in her own one-woman show, Hi Hat Hattie. That showcase, put together with Larry Parr, celebrates another Wichita native, Hattie Mc-Daniel, the first black performer to win an Oscar (supporting actress for 1939’s Gone With the Wind).

Burns’ voice is on cast albums for Show Boat and Kiss Me Kate as well as half a dozen solo albums. She has col-lected honors from the Kansas Gov-ernor’s Arts Award to Wichita Arts Council to being named a Trailblazer for the Kansas African-American Museum and one of the 40 faces that changed Wichita State.

For the past decade, Burns, now 59, has been back in her Wichita home-town. She returned in 2004 to help care for her mother during her final ill-

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Karla Burns plays the Ghost of Christmas Present in the Forum Theatre’s musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol.‘

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BurnsFrom previous pageness. But she was forced to stay around to find her own voice again – literally – following emergency surgery in 2007 to remove a 10-pound goiter that had grown into her neck and chest.

“The goiter had pushed my vocal chords to the side, leaving me gasp-ing for air through only a straw-sized windpipe,” she says. “I thought the wheezing was from asthma or allergies that I had had for a long time, but my lungs were clear. The doctor said the X-ray showed something the size of Texas.”

Burns had originally gone to the Via Christi St. Francis emergency room to get something for her moth-er, but the doctor on duty, Dr. James Vayda, refused to let her leave when he saw her. She says that saved her life.

“A short time later, I coded – died,” Burns says. She was revived and the goiter surgery was successful. “Dr. Vayda is my hero.”

Her life was saved, but no one was sure about her acclaimed voice.

“I spoke in a whisper for a year. Most people thought I would be able to act again, but not sing. My voice

was my gift and my passion and I had to keep going. I’m a true believer in something larger than myself,” she says. “It didn’t seem possible to NOT do what I had been doing all my life.”

For three years, Burns had intensive speech and vocal therapy several times a week both in Wichita and Lawrence. She tested the vocal waters by singing at a funeral and then at a private party.

When she finally felt ready to try a sustained performance, serendipitously the Forum Theatre was getting ready for its grand opening in 2011. She au-ditioned for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and won the role of the conniving slave Pseudolus, who masterminds all the shenanigans.

Burns credits the Forum for giving her the opportunity to revive and renew her voice.

“We are like vocal athletes. We need to build up our strength and stamina. And that took time.”

Since then, she’s been the glamor-ous lead of Hello, Dolly! and the slobby half of Neil Simon’s The Female Odd Couple. This month, she will play the jovial Ghost of Christmas Present (for the fourth time) in the Forum’s original musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. The show

runs Dec. 11-20 in the Forum’s new home at Scottish Rite Center, 332 E. First, with performances at 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $23 and $25, available at 316-618-0444.

Burns feels her voice is now strong enough to resume her career outside Wichita. She is considering offers for both a musical and a one-wom-an showcase. In either case, though, Burns is quick to note that Wichita

will remain her home. “It’s hard for an actor to keep a

home because we are always on the move,” Burns says. “I’ve got a home here again and I intend to keep it when I go out of town. Even if I’m gone for a year, I’ll be back. This is my base.”

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Wichita came in at number 10 on a list of Top 14 Cities for Snowbirds and Retirees in 2014, compiled by Apartments.com.

Factors including weather, rent-al availability, affordability, a strong economy and fellow residents who are similar in age were considered in compiling the list.

“Rental needs change as people get older,” said Brad Long, president of Apartments.com. “To develop our Top 14 Cities list, we looked at lifestyle factors that make cities attractive to part-time winter residents, as well as retirees looking for a place to settle

Wichita a retirement mecca?down more permanently.

“While southern Florida is often thought of first for this demographic, our list uncovers many other options in other areas of the country, that offer more than just sunshine.”

Scottsdale, Ariz., and nearby cities topped the list. The majority of the cities listed are in the sunny states of Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.

The top 14 are: Scottsdale, Hender-son, Nev., Tuscon, Sacremento, El Paso, Albuquerque, Overland Park, Kan., Fresno, Calif., Hampton, Va., Wichita, St. Petersburg, Plano, Little Rock, and Richmond, Vir.


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Your brain is like a muscle and, as with any muscle, you must “use it or lose it.”

The benefits of good physical fitness are well documented: 30 minutes of exercise five times a week is needed to main-tain physical health. Your brain also needs exercise and good nutrition to maintain cogni-tive health and brain function.

Brain health plays an important role in everything we do, including heart rate, motor skills, reaction time, decision-making and mood. Loss of cognition impacts your ability to com-plete everyday tasks and decreases your ability to stay independent.

According to the Healthy Brain Initiative report, older adults’ greatest worries about living to age 75 revolve around memory loss. As people age, there is an increased risk of cognitive decline impacting health, social and economic factors.

Recently the Centers for Disease Control, National Institute on Aging, Alzheimer’s Association and other partners began to study the importance

Brain health: Joggin’ for your noggin’of cognitive health education. This research has resulted in a great deal of information on how to maintain and improve brain health. For more infor-

mation about the Healthy Brain Initiative visit www.cdc.gov/aging.

Several local agencies also have taken on the role of ed-ucating seniors about brain health, including a partner-ship between Exploration

Place, The Sedgwick County Science and Discovery Center; Central Plains Area Agency on Aging (CPAAA) and Wichita State University’s Regional Institute on Aging.

The impetus for this partnership was an exhibit, Mindbender Mansion, hosted last year at Exploration Place. The importance of this topic prompted these organizations to develop a travel-ing exhibit, Ten Tips to Brain Health.

The exhibit includes a poster display with tips for better brain health that anyone can implement and useful resource information. By the end of this year it will have traveled to 18 Sedgwick County senior centers; it’s at Derby Senior Center this month. In 2015 the display will visit Butler and Harvey County senior centers.

According to Ruth Peters, in an article posted by National Center for Biotechnology Information, the pre-ventative measures taken to decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease are the same measures to take for better brain health. A healthy lifestyle – including good nutrition, exercise and low to moderate alcohol intake – can impact both brain and cardiovascular health.

Incorporate brain-healthy activities into everyday life:

• Eat a Brain Healthy DietIt includes omega-3 fatty acids

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• Stay Mentally Active – Learn a language, skill, new dance steps or more. Keep the mind active.

• Exercise regularly – Exercise at least 30 minutes, five times per week.

Ten tips for brain health

There are many free or low cost opportunities for seniors to work their brains and their bodies, including local senior centers, recreation centers, health clubs and YMCAs.

For more information on the brain health exhibit, health and wellness pro-grams and other services call CPAAA at 1-855-200-2372 or visit www.cpaaa.org.

Dancing, walking, yoga – the options are endless.

• Stay Socially Active – Volunteer, meet with friends, attend a senior center or church group, take regular outings that engage the mind (visit museums, tour local businesses, taste new foods).

• Get Plenty of Sleep – Set a reg-ular time to wake up and go to sleep each day. Cut out caffeine if needed.

• Manage your Stress – Reducing stress includes participating in hob-bies, yoga, walking or massage. Learn to identify the signs of stress and use what works best.

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some cognitive impairment can be caused by medication side effects, vitamin B12 deficiencies or depression. Talking to healthcare professionals is imperative if one notices signs of cog-nitive decline.

• Avoid Unhealthy Habits – Avoid smoking and enjoy low to moderate alcohol intake.

• Consider your Genes – Knowl-edge of family history can provide opportunities for interventions before signs of cognitive issues appear. A healthcare provider can help to identify risks and the best steps to brain health.

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• Protect your Head – Be consci-entious about fall prevention, review fall risks in the home and prepare for what to do if a fall occurs (how to get up, when to get help). Balance and strength training exercises are the best ways to avoid falls.

• Control other Conditions – Maintain a healthy weight, control high blood pressure, guard against diabetes. Each of these can negatively impact cognitive health. In addition,

Residents of Grassland Estates in northwest Wichita knitted more than 200 hats for CLICK for Babies, an awareness campaign for shaken baby syndrome.

The purple caps will be distributed through Kansas Children’s Service League. New parents receive a purple hat and materials to remind them that their baby will go through a period of PURPLE Crying, where infants may

Courtesy photoResidents of Grasslands Estates washed hats for the Click for Babies campaign.

cry a great deal and resist soothing. Not only did the Grasslands res-

idents knit or crochet hats, they also washed 10,000 hats and labeled 3,000 hats with information about shaken baby syndrome.

The service league’s Anne Auld, said one of the biggest challenges of the program was getting all of the hats washed. The residents of Grasslands offered their help to get the job done.

Library hosts e-book classLearn to use Overdrive, the Wich-

ita Public Library’s free e-book service or how to get more out of your iPad or Kindle Fire with events hosted by the library in December.

If a source for free e-books appeals to you, Overdrive might be the an-swer. Learn more 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 6, at the Central Branch library, 223 S. Main. Bring your digital device for hands-on help. You must have an active library card.

The Kindle Fire is more than just a device to read e-books with. Learn other functions of the tablets with a session from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 30.

Learn how to download apps, more about settings and browsing the inter-net. If you are bringing in your own device, register it before class.

Seating is limited for these classes, call 261-8500 to register.

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photograph grave markers at White Chapel Cemetery will be the pro-gram 10 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 6, at the Midwest Historical and Genealogical Society (MHGS) Library, 1203 N. Main, Wichita.

Volunteers from MHGS began photographing and transcribing graves at White Chapel earlier this year, posting the results on BillionGraves website.

Members will share what has been accomplished and discuss plans for the future.

“This long-term project promises to be an asset for the community and a great learning experience,” says Fran-cine Sharp, MHGS member.

Reservations are requested for the meeting; call 264-3611. The library is open Tuesday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with volunteer librarians available to assist with genealogical searches.

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By Mary Beth SteinerFinancial Abuse. Exploitation.

These aren’t words that come to mind when we think of the holidays, and yet the holidays are the time of year seniors are most at risk for financial abuse or ex-ploitation. And sadly, during the holiday season, the abuse is most often perpe-trated by a family member or other trusted person.

Financial exploitation or exploita-tion is defined as the illegal or improp-er use of another’s funds, property or

Holidays increase risk of abuse, exploitation assets. Examples may include cashing checks without authorization, forging a signature, stealing (usually jewelry or antiques), credit card use, withdrawing

funds from an ATM without permission, shopping for the elder and not returning the change. The current estimate is that se-niors lose $2.9 billion a year from financial abuse and exploita-

tion. The National Adult Protective

Services Association states that only 1 in 44 cases of elder abuse are reported. Often this is because a family member commits the abuse. The senior may feel embarrassed or ashamed a family member was the abuser. She may feel the need to protect the person abus-ing her. Perhaps the senior believes that it was only an isolated incident and would never happen again. And there are times the senior is dependent on the abuser for care and is afraid of being moved to a care home.

Regardless of the reasons for not reporting, the effects of abuse are devastating, and not only financially.

According to one study a senior who has experienced abuse, even modest abuse, has a 300 percent higher risk of death when compared to those who have not been abused. No one wants to believe abuse exists; but it does and it just doesn’t happen to “someone else.” However, it can be prevented or stopped if we pay attention.

There are many ways to protect yourself or your loved one from finan-cial abuse; here are five:

• Don’t allow anyone to pressure you into adding his/her name to your bank accounts or property titles.

• Check your bank balances and credit card statements. Notify the bank or company of any unusual activity in your accounts.

• Use direct deposit for checks or sign your own checks.

• Keep PIN numbers and account numbers in a secure place where others cannot see them. Do not share them.

• If someone shops for you, look at the receipts for items purchased.

If you are visiting an elderly family member, look for these signs of possi-ble financial abuse:

• Recent change in spending or banking patterns.

• Presence of a new “best friend”

who cares for your loved one.• Senior does not appear to have

medical or physical needs cared for.• Caregiver is financially dependent

on the senior.• In-home caregivers charging extra

for services, paying personal bills with senior’s account, not returning change after shopping.

Most importantly, act. If it is an emergency, call 911. Otherwise, call 211 and they will contact Mid-Kan-sas Senior Outreach (MKSO), a program established to identify and make contact with seniors at risk. A staff member of MKSO will contact you. MKSO is a part of the TRIAD council, a coalition of law enforcement, banking and community organiza-tions with the goals of educating the community about elder abuse and protecting seniors. It is sponsored by the Mental Health Association of South-central Kansas.

If you are interested in learning more about the TRIAD council or MKSO call the Mental Health Asso-ciation at: 685.1821 ext. 297.Contact Mary Beth Steiner at [email protected]

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for Bob Scott, owner of Prairie Pines in Maize. Raised on a wheat and cattle farm in Ransom, Kan., Scott grew up knowing how to live off the land. He understood the value of hard work, steadfastness and the need to not waste resources.

After high school, Scott attended Wichita State University, eventually getting a master’s degree in music.

Trained as a vocalist, this bass-bari-tone thought the world was his oyster. After graduation he headed off to teach in western Kansas, but soon made his way back to Wichita and opened an insurance agency.

“I said, you know, I’m hungry. I wanted security, a home and a family,” Scott said.

But although Scott wanted to take care of his wife Patsy and his three children, he could not get the arts out of his system. He appeared in plays and sang in church choirs.

Living off the land was also import-ant to this country boy. In June 1974, Scott and Patsy bought several hun-dred acres of land on the outskirts of

Bob Scott: a man for all seasonsWichita and decided to grow Christ-mas trees.

“I thought the Christmas tree farm was a fascinating idea,” Scott said. “At first, we just kept planting trees. By 1980 we were selling trees that we had planted.”

Three years later, Scott and his three kids built a barn. Each year, the Scott family transforms this barn into a winter won-derland. Santa visits, and hot cocoa is poured when families come back after cutting their tree.

“We do all the things that make Christmas special,” Scott said.

Soon the barn became a place for weddings. The building, with a wood-en floor from an old Safeway store, bricks from the old county hospital and yellow pine logs from Arkansas, houses many family heirlooms. On display there’s a phonograph from Scott’s grandfather and black and white pic-

tures from past generations. “I’m fascinated by the ingenuity of

the past,” Scott said. “What they did was pretty remarkable.”

Scott also gathered up stones from his old grade school in Ransom, when the building was torn down, and built a stone bridge in his wife’s large flower garden.

“I know my name was carved in one of those stones somewhere,” Scott said.

A little more than a decade later, Catherine Consiglio, the principal violist for the Wichita Symphony Or-chestra was a guest at a wedding that took place at the barn.

She said, “What a great place for chamber music,” and that’s all it took. Scott was ready for a new adventure – or two. Along with Consiglio, he founded Chamber Music at the Barn and a music education camp. Needing more space for the children to practice, Scott built 10 rehearsal halls.

“I spent more money than I should have. But it was fun,” Scott said. For Scott, anything having to do with the arts, machinery and the outdoors is “fun.”

Always looking out for more en-joyment and ways to utilize the farm, Scott told his son Kip about opening a Halloween experience. Kip and his wife researched the possibility and Field of Screams was born.

Recently, Kip took over the old maintenance building and started a seasonal dinner theatre – producing annual Christmas productions. Of course, dad had been toying with the idea for years for Kip, who has a degree in theatre from WSU, to produce the-atre somewhere on his property.

And more recently, Scott built Fid-dlers Cove, a housing development.

“I wanted people to be able to walk to the farm and hear classical con-certs,” Scott said.

This father of three and grandfather of four loves life.

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By Marc BennettIn the past month, the District At-

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In each case, the caller claims to be from some official sounding agency with the power to file criminal charges, levy fines or inflict some other ambig-uous consequence if the party receiv-ing the call does not do as instructed.

While this office has issued con-sumer fraud alerts about scams like this in the past, the frequency of the calls in recent weeks raises sufficient concern that I wanted to again bring it to the attention of citizens.

That these scammers often prey on senior citizens who they assume will be more likely to respect and, consequently, fear those in positions

Familiar phone scam resurfacesof authority. As a result, this warning is specifically for older citizens who may be targeted by these scammers.

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Also last month, persons claim-ing to represent the IRS called local citizens and demanded cash payment for non-payment or delinquent taxes. While a call from the IRS would upset most people, please remember that the IRS does not call people – they write letters in order to document all correspondence.

Unfortunately, in one case the party receiving the call agreed to obtain a “green dot money card” (a pre-paid credit card easily obtained at WalMart, Walgreens and other stores) and loaded it with money to avoid further action by the IRS and then provided the card information to the caller. The

money, which is untraceable, is gone forever.

Please remember that the IRS, the jury clerk and the criminal inves-tigation division – international or otherwise – will not call your home demanding personal information or payment of fines or taxes. If you receive such a call, do not be afraid to hang up and call my office to report the incident. Legitimate governmental or otherwise official organizations do not operate this way. This is the behav-ior of crooks and scammers.

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By Elizabeth KennedyIt’s always a treat to share children’s

books with our grandchildren, but it’s a special treat when they are books we shared with their parents when they were young. Even better, there are children’s books we enjoyed as kids that are still available, many in special anniversary editions.

Below are some of the classic children’s picture books, as well as one early board book, that I particularly recommend:

Pat the Bunny, a unique interactive board book with eight touch and feel activities, including patting the soft fuzzy bunny, has delighted generations of babies and toddlers since it was first published in 1940. (Golden Books, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books.)

Madeline, the first of six popular books by Ludwig Bemelmans, is now available in a special 75th Anniversary boxed edition. The rhyming story of Madeline, a little girl living in a Paris boarding school, is a delight. Inside the sturdy illustrated cardboard box, along with the picture book, is a 3D

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panoramic scene of Paris that unfolds to 12” X 17 ½” and includes a foot tall Eiffel Tower. I recommend this special edition for ages 4-8. (Viking, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers

Group, 2014.)Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise

Brown, with illustrations by Clement Hurd, was originally published in 1947. Its soothing rhymes and double page

spreads of colorful illustrations of a child’s bedroom (in this case, a bunny child) featuring red, green, and yellow that alternate with fanciful pages in gray tones make this book an enduring classic and a great bedtime story for babies to 5 year olds. (HarperCollins, revised edition, 2005.)

The Little House 70th Anniversary Edition includes a CD of the story and an essay by the son of author and illustrator Virginia Lee Burton. Since 1942, this story of a little house in the country that becomes overwhelmed and abandoned as the growing city surrounds it, but is ultimately moved back to a rural area and restored, has been delighting children 4 to 8 years old. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Children, 2012 edition.)

The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats was originally published in 1962. The story of Peter, a young African Amer-ican boy, and his delight in the snow features wonderful collages by Keats that capture the little boy’s joy as he makes footprints in the snow, builds a snowman and makes snow angels in

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BooksContinued from previous pagethe snow-packed landscape among the multitude of colors in the piles of snow. Children ages 2-6 love The Snowy Day. (Viking, Penguin Books.)

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer originated as a work assignment that copywriter Robert L. May did for his employer Montgomery Ward & Co. In 1939, several million copies of the tale were given away to children who visited Montgomery Ward stores. The country fell in love with Rudolph, the song followed in 1949, with more books and animated films to come. The 75th Anniversary Edition is described by the publisher as “An

authentic reproduction of the original edition of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” (Applewood Books.)

Horton and the Kwuggerbug and More Lost Stories contains illustrated stories by Dr. Seuss that were origi-nally published in the early 1950s in Redbook magazine for mothers to read to their children. Dubbed “lost” because they had been forgotten until a Dr. Seuss scholar rediscovered them, four of the stories are now available in this picture book collection for Dr. Seuss fans of all ages. (Random House, 2014.)

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel is another delightful picture book written and illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton. Originally published in 1939,

the 75th Anniversary Edition includes a fancy new foil book jacket and directions for downloading the bonus audiobook read by actor Matthew Broderick. The story of Mike Mulli-gan, his beloved steam shovel Mary Anne, the threat of new machines, and a little boy’s ingenious solution to a big problem has made this story very popular with children 3 to 6 years old. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.)

Amelia Bedelia, the story of a housekeeper whose tendency to take things literally results in all kinds of hilarious problems, has tickled the funny bones of children 4 to 8 since it was originally published in 1963. The Fiftieth Anniversary Edition not only contains the artwork, book jacket

and story from the original edition, it includes such extras as archival pho-tographs, plus information about the author Peggy Parish and the illustrator Fritz Siebel, including some of Siebel’s original character sketches. (Greenwil-low Books, an imprint of HarperCol-lins, 2013.)

While all of these books would make good holiday gifts, you should also be able to find some of them at the public library.Elizabeth “Liz” Kennedy has served as the About.com Children’s Books expert for 15 years. (http://childrensbooks.about.com/). Contact her at

Election Apocalypse, a Wichita group of concerned citizens, presents a screening of Pay 2 Play, a film about the corrupting influence of money in politics and what we can do to take our power back.

Screening will be at 7 pm, Dec. 5 at the Murdock Theater, 536 N. Broad-way.

Pay 2 Play follows filmmaker John Ennis’ quest to find a way out from under the pay to play system, defined

by Ennis as the cycle where politi-cians reward their donors with even larger sums from the public treasury – through contracts, jobs, tax cuts and deregulation. P2P picks up where Ennis left off in his last film Free For All, after his investigation into election fraud in Ohio led him to establish Video the Vote to watch the polls on Election Day.

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Day so much has already happened to decide which candidates are or are not on the ballot. The result is surprisingly undemocratic. Driven by his need to make the world better for his newborn daughter to inherit, Ennis determines to study our road to elected office to find a way we can get out from under the Pay 2 Play System.

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By Amy Geiszler-JonesChildhood gumball trinkets, an

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Wichitan Crafts a world in miniatureminiature Christmas tree purchased at a garage sale. At the still-nimble hands of 84-year-old Judy Thompson, those pieces – and more – become art.

“My imagination won’t quit,” said Thompson, whose miniaturist hob-by along with her embroidery skills have been featured in several specialty

publications, exhibitions and displays over the past 50-plus years. “I just love making things and I can’t stop.”

As she points to a brown gingham bear, smaller than a thimble, seated on a miniature chair in one of her diora-mas, she proudly shares that a slightly larger version of the bear that she made has been on display at the National Museum of Toys and Miniatures in Kansas City, Mo. (The museum is tem-porarily closed for renovations.)

“It’s my claim to fame,” she said, laughing.

Last year, her miniatures, both hol-iday and toy-themed, were a featured holiday display at Larksfield Place, a retirement community in northeast Wichita where Thompson has lived since 2013.

As she shares the inspirations for the various miniature dioramas, em-broidery-based creations and art dolls she keeps on display in her apartment, it’s clear that almost anything can pro-vide inspiration.

“I can give you stories on all of them,” she said.

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ThompsonFrom previous pagespent raising three children with her ophthalmologist husband, William Everett Thompson, inspired her Santa’s toyshop vignette.

An actual-sized, vintage Bergdorf Goodman hatbox from an antique store became the perfect setting for her hat shop diorama. It started with a miniature Bergdorf Goodman hatbox she had purchased months earlier in a miniature shop.

“Some wire, fuzz and material”

were used to create one of probably a hundred tiny Santas crowded onto the three shelves of a 12-inch-high glass case.

Vintage cartoon character buttons and childhood prizes from gumball machines and cereal boxes that she and her husband kept all these years are pinned to the dress of a foot-high antique doll, her most recent creation.

Those bright little baubles she spot-ted on the end of a black cord in the street gutter in Paris, eventually ended up framing the face of an art doll to

become the doll’s hair. Her “home for the gnomes” started

with a Christmas cottage ornament to which she added some of those inter-esting pieces of wood she’s collected and two tiny gnomes she created. While they appear to be painted, the gnomes were actually painstakingly created with fine silk gauze.

Thompson has always liked creating things. As an only child growing up in Chadron, Neb., in the 1930s, she made a dollhouse out of orange crates, cardboard and glue.

Thompson was bit by the miniatur-ist bug in 1960, when she purchased her first miniature piece – a Christmas tree – at a garage sale, shortly after she and her husband moved to Wichita to start his ophthalmology practice, she said.

“He didn’t understand it, but he let me be happy,” said Thompson about

her hobby. Her husband died in 2011.When they moved to New York

while her husband continued his medical studies, she became active in miniature clubs and embroidery guilds before they moved back to Wichita.

Thompson became known for her coiled Indian baskets – many of them smaller than a quarter – and miniature bears and wicker furniture. She created and sold many such pieces to keep her hobby going, she said.

At Larksfield Place, Thompson enjoys being able to share and con-tinue her artistic talents. Recently in the twice-a-week art class held at the senior community, she and other res-idents have been painting handmade, wooden toys that will be given to area children. Contact Amy Geiszler-Jones [email protected]

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Raised in Wichita, Witherspoon relishes the opportunity to guide others in getting out of debt. He especially enjoys setting the record straight on giving only what you can afford for the holidays.

“Grandparents shouldn’t get caught up in giving the latest technology,” he said.

Witherspoon said people’s budgets are like puzzle pieces that need to fit together. Sometimes those puzzle pieces just don’t fit. That’s when many ask for help.

A box of tissues rests at the corner of his desk, ready for the next hardship.

Having quit his high-paying man-agement job more than 19 years ago, without a clear plan for a new one, Witherspoon learned the hard way what it’s like to scrimp and save. And in hearing other people’s stories for the past 18 years, he has learned the impor-tance of keeping finances in order, as well as the importance of family.

Memories, not money make holidays meaningful“You can make a lot of bad financial

decisions and it doesn’t hit you until you retire,” Witherspoon said. “Many people are just living in the here and now.”

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stories, not if they got a $200 phone. “Witherspoon, who received a busi-

ness management degree from Wichita State University, hopes that people don’t break their budgets for the hol-idays. He believes that people should put aside a little bit of money for the holidays beginning in January.

“That way when Christmas comes, you can pay cash,” he said.

But if you haven’t set aside money, you can still make crafts or bake treats.

“We want to go to grandma’s house and smell the food,” Witherspoon said. “I can still remember the smell of my grandma’s mashed potatoes.”

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memories were the stories his parents and grandparents told him. He sug-gests that grandparents write their stories down for their grandchildren.

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Along with pictures, Witherspoon suggests that grandparents take their grandchildren on tours of old residenc-es, places of employment and schools and take pictures and write about these locations so their grandchildren can appreciate their legacy.

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By Joe StumpeBonnie Loewen isn’t just the baker

at Dove Estates Senior Living Com-munity in Goddard. She’s performer, teacher and full-time tempter of resi-dents with her sweet creations.

One morning recently, Loewen was surrounded by her work – pies, cookies, brownies, cakes and a five-foot-long stretch of cinnamon roll dough ready to be cut and baked. Students from a nearby elementary school were visiting residents; Loewen let each child pick out a treat.

Then a couple of residents came over to chat. “She’s just sweet, period,” one said of Loewen. “What are the pies today, Bonnie?”

Loewen said the facility’s manage-ment came up with the idea of her using a demonstration kitchen set up in the activities lounge. It lets her interact with residents, who often stop to help and for whom she sometimes stages baking classes.

Originally from Newton, Loewen was a nurse for 10 years, then a stay-at-home mom for her two children for 20. When her daughter told her about a day care center that needed a cook,

Loewen checked out the menu and re-alized “I can cook that.” That was seven years ago. She also cooked for a school before starting to work at Dove Estates in April, one month after it opened.

As the independent and assisted living facility gradually fills up, Loe-wen’s production is on the rise, too. “They love baked stuff, especially pies. Last week I made 16.” (Don’t worry, calorie counters, Loewen always offers reduced-calorie treats as well).

Outside work, Bonnie and her

husband, Jim, are active in the First Mennonite Brethren Church and have hosted foreign exchange students from as far away as China and Korea. Not surprisingly, some have even learned a little about American-style baking

during their stays. “If they want to learn to cook, I’ll teach them,” Loewen said.Know a great cook? Contact Joe Stumpe at [email protected].

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By Ted BlankenshipI was going to say that countless

readers have written to ask me how I come up with such fascinating topics for this column. I decided not to do that because no one has actually asked.

I could wait until someone did ask the question, but that could be a long time and I don’t like to keep my readers waiting.

In the old days (a very long time ago) I told people that the best way to get an idea was to put a piece of paper in the typewriter and type something on it. You could only hope that the idea was one that concerned the subject for a column. Other kinds of ideas are okay, but are better suited to coming up with ways to fix a flat tire or some such thing.

I hasten to point out that ideas for fixing a flat are nothing to be sneezed at and of course can be filed away for future use.

I almost forgot about the piece of paper in the typewriter. I don’t like to admit it, but this method of idea cap-turing (to use a colorful term, here) has some flaws. One, it is difficult to find

Finding inspiration in Clement Attlee?a typewriter these days and two, you have to come up with a column idea to put on the blank sheet of paper.

This can be difficult, but let us press on.

The idea is to free associate. That’s a psychological method developed in the 19th Century by Sigmund Freud. It goes something like this: the patient is invited to relate whatever comes into his or her mind during an analytic session. Thoughts aren’t to be censored. The technique is intended to help the patient learn more about what he or she thinks and feels.

We are not told why this is better than simply asking the patient how he or she thinks and feels. Be that as it may, we can let our mind come up with a thought, which we dutifully type on the paper. In the absence of a typewrit-er (almost a certainty), a computer and high-definition screen can be substi-tuted.

So let us say that our thought is Clement Attlee! The exclamation point is not necessary but it adds a bit of panache.

Now, to free associate, we say the word, “panache” and see where it leads. It’s a French word (already two strikes against it) that means a pleasing-ly flamboyant style or manner. That doesn’t take us very far, does it?

Fortunately, it also means a flowery plume on the top of a soldier’s hat. That is not much better, but “hat” rhymes with “cat” and that suggests a column about a cat in a hat. Unfortunately, that idea has already been done.

So it’s back to the old drawing board or computer screen as it were.

It’s possible that our first thought, Clement Attlee! was defective in some manner. I don’t mean that Attlee! was defective, just the thought of him. My advice is not to think of Clement Attlee! Write something – anything on the paper.

I went back to some of my old books on writing and looked up how to get ideas. Most of them said that you

just have to start writing. They don’t cover the idea that to start writing you first have to have an idea.

So let’s try again anyway. Think. Think hard. Think harder. Any thought will do – except Attlee! He didn’t work out so well.

The thought is coming, coming, almost here. Shazzam! Geronimo.

There aren’t many funny ideas coming from this thought. Geronimo was a pretty serious guy. He was an Apache warrior and military tacti-cian who fought the Mexican and the Texas armies. He probably didn’t relate amusing anecdotes around the camp-fire.

So, we didn’t come up with a surefire way to get column ideas, but most of us don’t need to come up with column ideas – just me.

And I’ve come up with a great one, Clement Attlee! I plan to put it in a folder and file it somewhere difficult to find. Contact Ted Blankenship at [email protected]


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After his initial training, my Dad was assigned to the U.S.S. Argonne, a supply ship. Most people have never heard of the Argonne, but it was the flagship for Rear Adm. William Cal-houn, Commander, Base Force, Pacific Fleet, based at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

On the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, the Argonne was berthed just across the channel from the famed “Battleship Row.” A.D. was shaving as he prepared to attend Sunday morning services, when he heard an explosion.

“Probably some idiot blew up an oil drum,” he muttered to himself. Within seconds, it was clear that he was in the midst of an all-out attack.

Argonne gunners manned their an-tiaircraft battery, and managed to shoot down one enemy plane in the bedlam.

The ship sustained light damage with no casualties. A.D. and the other

Navy training prepared Dad for watery rescuessailors pulled men out of the water who were escaping from burning and sinking ships across the channel. They treated the wounded until they could be transported to a medical facility.

As the Argonne steamed from one port to another in the South Pacific, A.D. kept up a long dis-tance relationship with his high school sweetheart, Betty Parsons. She was finishing school in Newton.

In 1943 he came back to Kansas for Officer Candidate Training School in Pittsburg. During a brief leave, he and a buddy started hitchhiking from Pittsburg to Newton, where he and Betty planned to marry.

The sailors weren’t getting many rides, and when they didn’t show up as expected, Betty drove her father’s car east until she found the groom and

best man and brought them back for the wedding.

The newlyweds were soon separat-ed as A.D. shipped out, again to the South Pacific aboard the Argonne. Before the war ended in August of 1945, he was reassigned to the Naval Air Station at Olathe. I came along in May of 1946, one of the earliest “baby boomers.”

Within a year Dad was discharged from the Navy, and Mom turned his dress uniform into a snowsuit for me.

During a visit to my grandparents in 1947, I toddled around the back yard in my Navy snowsuit while my parents drank coffee at the kitchen table with Dad’s parents.

Suddenly, Dad jumped up and bolted out the back door. He found me completely submerged in water that had pooled in an area dug out for repair of the backyard water hydrant.

Dad jerked me out of the water, and after sputtering and coughing a few times, I was fine. When telling others about the incident, Grand-mother always said “God told him to get up.” I never doubted her words.

Jobs were hard to find, but Dad learned to operate a telegraph key and

found work on the Extra Board of the Santa Fe Railway. He relieved telegra-phers and depot agents in eastern

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MorganFrom previous pageKansas when they went on vacation.

After traveling around for several years in an 18-foot trailer, he found a steady job at Ellinor Tower, which monitored Santa Fe rail traffic west of Emporia. We settled into a compa-ny duplex about a half mile from the tower.

In 1951, heavy rains caused flood-ing of the Cottonwood River, several miles south of Ellinor. Our neighbors assured us that the embankment for the tracks behind our house would protect us from the river. However, Diamond Creek, about a quarter mile to our west, flooded its banks during the night.

I can still remember Mom waking us up in the morning with no hint of alarm in her voice. “It’s time for breakfast – put your boots on.” I was 5, and my sister, Jane, was 3. We duti-fully pulled on our boots and sloshed through an inch of dirty water on the way to the kitchen. Mom lifted Jane into her high chair, and I sat on a kitchen chair.

The water kept rising as we ate breakfast. I remember pushing my boot down into the water until it spilled over the top. By the time we finished eating, the water was lapping at Jane’s feet as she squirmed in the high chair so Mom hoisted us onto the kitchen counter.

The water kept rising, and my

parents were frantic to find a way to get up into the attic. The only inside opening was in the ceiling of the back porch, and there were several rats and snakes writhing in the brackish water outside the kitchen door.

Mom found a hammer and nails in the kitchen closet, and she and Dad took the slats out of their bed and nailed them on the front of the house to create a makeshift ladder to the attic window in the gable.

Dad carried Jane and me to the enclosed front porch, where he placed us on the sill of the large windows. He told us to grasp the vertical frames and to stand still while he prepared to carry us on his back to safety. Jane lost her grip and toppled backward, disappearing in the murky water as it

flowed through the doorway into the front yard.

Dad was straddling the doorway. He quickly reached down into the water and grabbed Jane before she floated away in the rapid current. I still don’t know how he got all of us up that strange ladder into the attic. We were rescued several hours later when the high school coach showed up in a motorboat and took us to higher ground.

I’ve treasured the family stories of my dad saving Jane and me from drowning, and it’s only recently that I became aware of his role in plucking men out of the hellish waters of Pearl Harbor.

I believe his Naval training and experiences on Dec. 7 prepared him for the challenges he would face as a young father in peacetime. Thank you for your service, Dad, to our country and to our family.Contact Art Morgan [email protected]

Courtesy photo

The Morgan family in front of the duplex they escaped from during a 1951 flood.

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The Sunflower Woodworkers Guild will sponsor a Holiday Toy Festival Dec. 2-13 in honor of the Wich-ita-Sedgwick County Historical Muse-um’s 75th anniversary.

The toys, made by guild members, are reminiscent of hand-made holiday gifts from a century ago. They were painted and decorated by Kansas art-ists, and most will be offered for sale.

Among the works are a full-sized playhouse, a log cabin doll house, a puzzle map of the United States, a model-train set, a toboggan, a rocking horse and a sailing ship.

Admission to the museum is $5, children 12 and under $2, and under 6 free. The festival concludes at the anniversary open house from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13. It will be held in the auditorium; admission is free.Members of the guild will be available to meet guests.

A live auction of selected major works will be held that afternoon. Sales benefit the museum.

Bids will be accepted prior to the sale. Items may be viewed on the mu-seum website: wichitahistory.org.

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Learn the basics of using an iPad from 1-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at the Westlink Branch Library, 8515 Bekemeyer. The class covers basic op-eration and introduces some fun apps. If you bring a personal iPad, please register it before class. Seating is limited, call 337-9456.


Sedgwick county Senior centerScalendar of eventS

Holiday Stress and Caregivers, Prairie View Legacy Park, 9333 E 21st. 3-4:30 pm, Tue, Dec 2. Caregiver support group, tips for coping during the hol-idays. Info 634-4700 or 800-992-6292.

Senior Wednesday Holiday Party, Wichita Art Museum, 10 am, Dec 4. Preview of spring programs from representatives of the 10 participat-ing organizations. Brunch buffet, musical entertainment by the Maize High School show choir. Free.

Holly Ball, Cessna Activity Center, 2744 S. George Washington Blvd. 7-10 pm, Fri Dec 5. Music by the Fun Tones. Tickets $25/person; $40/couple, available at Downtown, Linwood, Northeast and Orchard Park Senior

Centers. Includes hors d’oeuvres and drinks.

Senior Thursday, Kansas Aviation Museum, 3350 S George Washington Blvd. 10 am, Dec 11. The early life of Olive Anne Beech and her role in employee and community relations. Info 683-9242.

Common Threads Needlecraft Group, Alford Branch Library, 3447 S. Meridian. 10 am-noon, Wednes-days through Dec. 31. Bring your knitting, crochet or other needlecrafts and share ideas, questions and love of needlecrafts. Learn from others and advise those who are just beginning. Info 337-9119.

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BEL AIRE7651 E Central Park Ave

744-2451, ext 121 www.belaireks.org

Mon: 10 am Men’s fellowship, coffee. Mon & Wed: 6 pm Yoga, Rec Center.Tue: 1 pm Bridge.Wed: 9 am Low-impact aerobics, Rec Center.Fri: 9 am Breakfast at Braum’s.Mon-Fri: 8 am Bel Aire Walkers, Rec Center. 1st Mon: 6 pm Potluck & program.1st Tue: 8:30 am Breakfast out.2nd Mon: Lunch & field trip, call for details.4th Mon: 6 pm Covered dish, program, meeting,

Rec Center.4th Wed: 7 pm Bunko.

BENTLEY/EAGLE504 W Sterling, 796-0027

Open Mon-Fri: Coffee, cookies, exercise. Mon: 2 pm Line dancing, chair exercise.Wed: 1:30 pm Canasta.Sat: 8-9:30 am Breakfast, donation.2nd Fri: 11 am Senior Lunch Out. 3rd Tue: 7 pm Game night, bring snack.3rd Fri: noon XYZ potluck, program.4th Sat: 7 pm Movie Night.

CHENEY516 Main, 542-3721

Mon-Fri: 10:30 am GNNP meal, reservations required; 12:15 pm Cards, games.

Mon, Wed, Fri: 10-11 am Exercise program.1st Tue: 6 pm Potluck dinner.2nd, 3rd, 4th Tue: 7 pm Cards, games.

CLEARWATER921 E Janet, 584-2332

Mon: 10 am-noon Blood pressure check; 1 pm Painting, beginning to advanced.

Tue, Fri: 8:45 am Tai Chi; 10 am Exercise class.Wed: 8 am-noon Coffee time.Fri: 2 pm Knitting class.2nd Tue: noon Carry-in lunch.1st Sat: 7-9 pm Country jam session.3rd Sat: 7-10 am Biscuits/gravy breakfast.

DERBY611 N Mulberry Rd, 788-0223

www.derbyweb.comRegular activities: Variety of exercise programs

at low or no cost, foot care, Dec 2: 4:30-6 pm Tuesday Nite Together, fund-

raiser with home-cooked dinner, social time.Dec 4: 11:30 am, Covered dish, bring food to

share (sign-up in center office); Christmas music by the Melodears, $2.

Dec 11: 11 am Just Lunch: only the driver knows

the destination, $3, reservations required. Dec 17: 10 am Depression: ideas to get through

the holiday season. 11:30 am Treblemakers, Derby Middle School Choir Holiday Tour.

Dec 18: 1:30 pm Birthday/Anniversary cele-bration, cake and ice cream, bingo. $2 RSVP.

Dec 22: 1 pm Day trip to casino, Christmas lights in Winfield.

Dec 30: 1 pm Senior Employment program1st Thu: 9 am New member orientation.

DOWNTOWN200 S. Walnut, 267-0197

www.seniorservicesofwichita.orgRegular activities: Exercise classes, Pickleball,

computer classes, foot care. Dec 2: 10 am Program on Mid-Kansas Sr Out-

reach.Dec 7: 10 am Prairie Moon Book Club. Call for

title, info. Dec 16: 2 pm Images of America: Mulvane,

Gerald McCoy will talk about his book.Dec 17: 11 am Program on Catholic Charities

Adult Day Services. Dec 25 & 26: Closed for holidayEvery Mon: 11 am Lewis Street Singers; 1 pm

Beading Buddies.Every Thu: 9:30-11 am Drawing class.Every Tues & Thu: 10 am Tai Chi; 1 pm Pool

tournament.Every Wed: 9 am Spanish class. 1st Mon: 10 am Book Club.1st Fri: 1 pm Seniors Exploring the Cultural Arts.

EDGEMOOR 5815 E 9th, 688-9392

Mon-Fri: 11:30 am GNNP lunch, reservation required; 10-11 am Pool, cards, bingo, dom-inoes, puzzles.

GARDEN PLAIN1006 N Main, 535-1155

Tue, Thu: 9:30 am Exercise.Fri: 1 pm Cards.1st Fri: noon Potluck, cards.3rd Fri: noon Birthday/anniversary celebration.

GODDARD120 N Main, 794-2441

Mon, Wed, Fri: 9-9:30 am Exercise.1st & 4th Tue: 9:30 am-noon Cards.2nd & 4th Thu: 10 am-4 pm Covered dish,

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HAYSVILLE160 E Karla, 529-5903

Regular activities: Cards, crafts, GNNP lunch. Mon, Wed, Fri: 10 am Silver Foxes exercise.Tue, Thu: 10 am STEP exercise.

1st & 3rd Wed: 11 am Blood pressure checks.2nd & 4th Wed: 12:30 pm Crafts.3rd Wed: 12:30 pm Bingo.2nd Fri: 5:30 pm Birthday dinner, covered

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KECHIKechi City Building, 744-017, 744-1271Fri: 9 am Breakfast at Braum’s.

LA FAMILIA841 W 21st, 267-1700

Mon-Fri: Dance, exercise, pool, dominoes, 11:30 am-12:15 pm Hot lunch.

Mon, Wed, Fri: 10 am Exercise/Ejercicio.Tue, Thu: 1 pm Exercise/Ejercicio. Mon: 10 am English Class/Clase de Ingles; 1 pm

Line dancingTue: 10 am Nutrition class/Clase de nutricion.Thu: 10 am Bingo/loteria.Last Fri: 10 am Music/musica; monthly birth-

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LINWOOD1901 S. Kansas, 263-3703

www.seniorservicesofwichita.orgRegular activities: Computer classes, cards,

Pickleball, exercise programs, GNNP lunch.Dec 1 & 2: Christmas decor and ornament

exchange. Dec 3: 1 pm How to Stretch a $1: Bargain shop-

ping on a budget. Fashion show Dec 5: 10:15 am Holiday Health: Start the New

Year with Healthy Nutrition Goals.Dec 10: 2 pm Gifts in a Jar. Dec 12: 10 am-2 pm Depression screenings,

call for info. 10:15 am Improve Your Mental Health by Exploring Your Options and Trying Something New, Dr. Mary Corrigan.

Dec 15: 1 pm Cookies, Caroling and Santa. Bring two dozen cookies to share; best cookie contest, hot chocolate and more holiday fun.

Dec 17: 1 pm Legal Corner.Dec 19: 10:15 am Holiday Spending: How to

find extra money for the holidays. Dec 25 & 26: Closed for holiday3rd Wed: 10:30 am Birthday party. Mon & Fri: 9 am Dynabands; 9:30 am Stretching;

Tue: 9 am Brain games; 9:30 am Fit & balance; 10:30 am Bingo.

Tue & Thu: 9 am Pickleball; 12:15 pm WSU Well-Rep combo exercise.

Wed: 9 am Arthritis exercise.

MCADAMS GOLDEN AGE 1329 E 16th, 990-8921

Regular activities: Open gym, walking, GNNP lunches, dominoes, cards, pool.

Sun: 1-3 pm Quilting.Tue: 10:30-11:30 am Gospel Sing.Sat: noon-6 pm Classes: flower arrangement,

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105 S Ohio, 667-8956Mon: 7-10 am Coffee, donuts; 11:30 am-12:30

pm Lunch; 1-4 pm Cards.Tue, Wed, Fri: 9 am Exercise class.Tue, Wed: 10 am-3 pm Crafts, quilting. Thu: 9:30-10:30 am Line Dancing.1st Fri: Noon Sr Citizens’ lunch.

MULVANE632 E Mulvane, 777-4813

Daily: 7:30-9 am Walk-in gym, coffee; GNNP lunch; computers, dominoes, puzzles, pool, book loan.

Mon, Wed, Fri: 9:30 am Yoga.Tue & Thu: 9:30 am Zumba.2nd Tue: 7:30-9:30 am Breakfast, $3.2nd Wed: 11:30 am Blood pressure checks.3rd Wed: Noon-1 pm Blood pressure checks.

NORTHEAST2121 E 21st, 269-4444

www.seniorservicesofwichita.orgDaily: Dominoes, cards, Wii, pool, GNNP lunch.

library, exercise room, computer lab. Dec 5: 11:45 am Control Your Diabetes, KU

School of Pharmacy.Dec 12: 11:45 am Spinal Health, Wilbeck Well-

ness & Chiropractic.Dec 19: 5-8 pm Christmas Dinner, $5.Dec 25 & 26: Closed for holidayMon, Wed, Fri: 9:30 am WSU exercise. Mon: 1:30 pm Sing-a-Long.Tue: 10 am Beginners’ crochet. Thu: 10:30 am Jewelry class.Tue, Thu: 1 pm Spanish class.Fri: 10:30 am Crochet class; 1 pm Bridge.1st Tues: 11 am Blood pressure check.1st Wed: Footcare by appointment

OAKLAWN2937 Oaklawn Dr, 524-7545

Every Wed: 8:30 am Sweets & coffee, Panera Bread.

Every Thu: 9:30 am-4 pm Simple sewing.Every Fri: 12:30-4 pm Cards; 5 pm Potluck &

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ORCHARD PARK4808 W 9th, 942-2293

www.seniorservicesofwichita.org.Regular activities: Exercise programs, cards, pool,

GNNP lunch. Dec 1: 11:15 am Breathing Easier with COPD,

video.Dec 8: 11:30 am Holiday meal, turkey & dressing.Dec 12: 11:15 am Senior Companion programDec 15: 11:15 am Substance Abuse: It’s not just

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vaccines.Dec 25 & 26: Closed for holiday.Every Wed: 10:30 am-noon Computer Lab.Every Fri: 7-9 pm Golden Age Club Dance.First Fri: 2:15 pm Book discussion group.

PARK CITY6100 N Hydraulic, 744-1199

Regular activities: Cards, exercise, pool, GNNP lunch. Call for details.

Dec 4: 11:30 am Presentation Medical Loan Closet of Wichita. Bring medical equipment no longer needed for donation.

Dec 9: 2 pm Holiday concert: Northwest High Madrigals.

Dec 12: 3-5 pm Holiday cookie exchange. RSVP.Dec 17: 5:30-8 pm Christmas Light Tour, $9,

RSVP.Dec 23: 10:30 am Health Holidays with Denise

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VALLEY CENTER316 E. Clay, 755-7335

Regular activities: Home-cooked meals, monthly outings including casino trip, exercise programs.

Mon: Donuts, coffee. CardsTue: 10 am Brunch, $4, movie & cards; 6:30 pm

Pitch, bring snack to share.Wed: 9 am Meet at Methodist Church.Thu: noon Lunch, $5. Games.Fri: noon Lunch, $4. 3rd Thu: Birthday celebration.


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ANDOVER410 Lioba Dr, 733-4441www.andoverks.com

Regular activities: Exercise classes, bridge, Pinochle, pool table, dominoes. Lunch 11:30 am-12:30 pm (reservation required), $3.

Tue & Thu: 9:30 am Walk A Mile; 10 am Blood pressure check.

Wed: 12:30-3:30 pm Stitch & Chat.Thu: 7-9 pm Pitch.Fri: 9 am Balance class; 3 pm Wii time.1st Mon & 4th Thu: 6:30 pm Quilt Guild.4th Tue: 6:30 pm Alzheimer’s support group.3rd Thu: 1 pm Baking.1st, 2nd & 4th Fri: 12:45 pm Bingo.3rd Fri: 11 am Covered dish, meeting & program.

AUGUSTA640 Osage, 775-1189

Regular activities: Line dance, exercise classes, cards, games, lunch (reservation required).

Dec 10 : 7-10 pm Jam Session: bring covered dish, snack or dessert to share.

1st Wed: 9:30-11 am Blood pressure checks.

2nd Sat: 7-10 am Biscuits/gravy, $3.3rd Tue: 7:30 am Casino trip.

BENTONLion’s Community Bldg, S Main St

2nd & 4th Tue: 9 am-4 pm, Cards, games, occa-sional program. Covered dish.

CASSODAYCassoday Community Center

Tue: 10:30 am Round Table.Tue & Thu: 10 am Strong Women Stay Young

Exercise & Wii Fit.1st Mon: 7 pm Game night.3rd Mon: 6:30 pm Potluck & program; blood

pressure checks.Last Fri: 7 pm Bingo.

DOUGLASS124 W 4th, 746-3227

Regular activities: Exercise, quilting, cards, home-cooked lunch, $4 (reservation required).

1st Mon: 6 pm Finger foods & cards.3rd Mon: 6 pm Birthday/anniversary covered dish

supper, bring own service. Cards.

3rd Sat: 7:30-9:30 am Biscuits/gravy, scrambled eggs, $3.

EL DORADO210 E 2nd, 321-0142

Regular activities: Exercise, cards, home-cooked lunch, $2. RSVP 24 hrs in advance.

Mon, Fri: 10 am Aerobics.Tue: 12:30-2 pm Bingo. 6:30 pm Prairie Port

Singles.Wed: 10 am Back in Balance.2nd Thu: 11 am Blood pressure check; 6:30 pm

Crazy Quilters.LEON

112 S Main, 745-9200 or 742-9905Regular activities: Exercise, cards, home-cooked

lunch (reservation required). Mon: 10:30 am Bible study.Tue & Thu: 1 pm Bridge.Wed: 1 pm Pinochle.3rd Sun: 11am-1:30 pm, Home-cooked lunch, $7

adults, $3.50 children. 745-9200.

ROSE HILL207 E Silknitter, 776-0170

Regular activities: Wii, pool table, shuffleboard, home-cooked lunch (reservation required).

Mon & Wed: 9 am Strong Women Stay Young Exercise.

Mon: 7 pm Pitch games.Wed: 1 pm Bridge.Fri: 7 pm Card game.1st Fri: 11 am Meeting, covered dish.3rd Fri: Noon Covered dish.1st Sat: 7-10 am Scrambled eggs, biscuits/gravy.

TOWANDA317 Main, 536-8999

Open 10:30 am-5 pm Mon, Wed & FriThu: 7 am Breakfast/coffee at Stearman Bar &

Grill, Benton. WHITEWATER

Legion Hall, Whitewater2nd & 4th Tue: noon Potluck, program.

BURRTON124 N Burrton, 620-463-3225

Tue, Fri: 9:30 am Exercises.Fri: 1 pm Table games.1st Mon: 6 pm Bunko.2nd Thu: Noon Meal, table games.4th Thu: 6 pm Dinner, program.

HALSTEAD523 Poplar, 835-2283

Mon & Wed: Games after lunch.Tue & Fri: 9 am Exercise.2nd Thu: 7 pm Dine out/activity.3rd Thu: 6 pm Potluck, meeting.3rd Fri: 12:30 pm Movie in.3rd Sun: 1:30 pm Movie out.4th Thu: 7 pm Penny Bingo.

HESSTONRandall & Main, 620-327-5099www.hesstonseniorcenter.com

Mon, Wed, Fri: 8 am Stretch bands.Mon & Tue: 1:30 pm Pitch.Tue: 8 am Coffee Hour; 9 am Films; 1:30 pm

Pinochle.Wed: 6:30 am Men’s Bible Study; 1 pm Bridge.1st & 3rd Tue: 6 pm Singin’ Seniors.3rd Wed: 11:30 am Health luncheon; noon, pro-

gram. Reservations by previous Fri. 1st Thu: 7 pm Bridge.1st & 3rd Thu: 7 pm Pitch. 1st & 3rd Fri: 1 pm Mexican Train dominoes.1st Sat: 7:30-9 am Breakfast; 8:30 am Hearing aid

check; 9 am Blood glucose check.4th Mon: 5:30 pm gathering, 6 pm Potluck dinner.

Program follows.

4th Tue: 8:30 am Blood pressure check.

NEWTON122 E 6th, 283-2222

www.newtonseniorcenter.orgDec 4: 7:30-9 am Breakfast fundraiser: Sausage

& egg casserole, fruit, oatmeal and coffee. 8:30 am Community Chat.

Dec 10: 9 am Learn A Game: Spades. Dec 13: 6:30 pm Movie NightDec 16: 6 pm Christmas dinner, entree provided,

bring side dish or dessert. Golden Notes will provide Christmas music, sing-a-long.

Dec 18: 10:30 am Aging Well with Donna Becker RN.

Dec 24 & 25: Center closed for holiday.Mon: 9:15 am Get Lighter, Feel Better. 10-11

am Blood pressure check; 7-9:30 pm Square Dance.

Tue: 10:30am Computer class; 1 pm Crafts; 7 pm Round Dance.

Wed: 1 pm Pinochle/cards; 4:15 pm Line Dance.Thu: 1 pm Wii bowling. Mon, Wed, Fri: 9:30 am Arthritis exercise.2nd & 4th Thu: 10:30 am Bingo.1st & 3rd Fri: 6 pm Game night.

SEDGWICK107 W. Fifth, 772-0393

Mon: 1 pm games.Tue: 7-8:30 am Breakfast.Wed: 9-11 am Quilting.Mon, Wed, Fri: 9 am Exercise.1st Fri: 7 pm Birthday party.2nd Thu: noon Carry-in dinner, mtg.3rd Thu: 5 pm Dinner Night Out.2nd Fri: 7 pm Pitch party.Last Thu: 7 pm Movie.

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Newton museums will host “Five Places of Christmas,” 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6. The holiday open house is a collaborative event among Carriage Factory Art Gallery, Harvey County Historical Museum, Kauff-man Museum, Warkentin House and Bethel College Women’s Association. Admission is free at all venues, with

most offering free refreshments and activities.

Kauffman Museum, 27th and Main, North Newton, features a display on the theme “Cradles and Creches.” Dr. Annette LeZotte, Director, will present the lecture “Nuns and Nativity Cradles” at 11 a.m.

Across Main Street, The Bethel

College Women’s Association wel-comes guests to “Christmas Collec-tions” at the Luyken Fine Arts Center. Holiday collections will be on display, including Santas, angels, Christmas plates and more. Visitors can purchase candy by the pound, cinnamon rolls (with complimentary coffee) and other baked goods.

Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128

E. Sixth St., will have roasted, spiced and glazed nuts to sample, plus music by the NUTS (Newton Ukelele Tunes Society) and Barrick Wilson on the piano. A make-it-and-take-it craft for children of all ages will be offered from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Harvey County Historical Mu-seum, 203 N. Main St., invites visitors to enjoy “a Coke and a smile!” The Coke Santa, a tradition at the museum, greets visitors. A Coke-themed tree and other decorations complete the scene. Coca-Cola Cake and cold cans of Coke (as well as a few other choices) are ready to enjoy.

The Warkentin House, 211 E. First St., offers peppernuts and Mrs. Warkentin’s Russian tea. Children and youth from the Home School Associ-ation of Newton will share their vocal and instrumental talents while visitors enjoy the decorations that make visit-ing the historic home a holiday treat.

For more information contact Mel-ody Spurney at (316) 284-3642 or any of the “Five Places” venues.

Newton museums host ‘Five Places of Christmas’


clubS and organizationS area agency on agingButler Co Advisory Council, For date, loca-

tion, 775-0500 or 1-800-279-3655.Central Plains Area Agency on Aging

Advisory Council, 3rd Wed, 1:30 pm. For location, 660-7298.

Harvey Co Advisory Council, 2nd Thu, 9 am. For location, 284-6880 or 1-800-750-7993.

Sedgwick Co Dept on Aging Advisory Council, 2nd Wed, 2 pm. For location, info 660-7298.

AARP Driver Safety claSSeS

Eight hours of instruction. Certificate on completion for insurance discount. Class size limited; call for reservations. $15 for AARP members; $20 for non-members.

Downtown Sr Ctr, 200 S. Walnut, 12:30- 4:30 pm Dec 15 & 16. To register call 267-0197.

Via Christi Rehab Hospital, 1151 N Rock Rd., 9 am-1 pm Dec 13 & 20. 689-5700.

tranSportationSedgwick county

American Red Cross, 219-4040. Free rides for 60+ for medical and dialysis appointments. 24-hour notice. Ambulatory. Donations accepted.

Sedgwick Co Transportation, 660-5150, long distance 1-800-367-7298, transporta-tion or services info. 8 am-5 pm, Mon-Fri; closed most holidays. www.sedgwick-county.org/aging.

butler county tranSitWeekday transportation in El Dorado, Au-

gusta and Andover. Rides to Wichita on Wed, Thu. Call for information; 48-hr notice required: Augusta, 775-0500; El Dorado, 322-4321; toll free, 1-800-279-3655. $10 pass for 25 rides available. Wheelchair accessible; escorts ride free.

Harvey county interurbanTransportation for medical appointments,

shopping and recreational activities. Res-ervations or information: 316-284-6802 or 1-866-680-6802.

Applications for reduced fares for those 60+ or disabled who meet income guidelines.

Personal appointments including medical trips: Mon-Fri, 8 am-5 pm. Reservations, first call-first served, must be made 24 hours in advance. Vans are wheelchair accessible. Round-trip fares: $8 in Newton (wheelchair only), $12 in Harvey County, $20 outside Harvey County. Wheelchair escorts ride free.

AVI Route: Tue, 8 am-4:30 pm. Transportation to Newton for Burrton, Sedgwick, Halstead, Hesston, Walton residents. $6.

Halstead: In-town transportation Mon-Fri, 9 am-3:30 pm. $1.

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Calendar DeadlinesSubmit calendar items by the 12th of the month prior to publication. Mail or bring to Active aging, 125 S. West St., Suite 105, Wichita, KS 67213 or email: [email protected]. Please include a phone number for pub-lication and a contact person and phone number.

264-3615.Scandinavian Society of Wichita, 2nd Fri: 6:30

pm. www.scandinaviansocietywichita.org.SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives), SBA

office, 220 W. Douglas, Ste 450. 1st Thu: 11:30 am, program, meeting, lunch. Visitors welcome, call for reservation, 316-269-6273.

Sierra Club, Great Plains Nature Ctr, 6232 E 29th N, 2nd Fri: 6:30 pm, pizza, salad (bring service); program 7:30 pm. [email protected]

Silver Streak, 2110 W 45th, 2nd Tue: 10 am-2 pm, Mtg/dinner/entertainment, RSVP Velma Compton 201-6071.

Singles Dinner Night, Every Wed: 6:30 pm, location varies. Also other events. 942-5117 or www.wichitaareaevents.blogspot.com

Single Seniors, Downtown Sr Ctr. Every Tue:10:30 am-noon, 2nd Tue: Eat Out. 3rd Tue: Games. Arlene, 524-8726.

Society of Military Widows, 1st Sat: 11:30 am, location varies. Marilyn, 990-7320.

Sons of Confederate Veterans, Rockwell Branch Library, 5939 E 9th. 2nd Thu: 5:30 p.m.. Kevin, 620-276-9275.

Sons of Union Veteran’s of the Civil War, Last Thu, 7 pm, DAV Clubhouse, 3011 S Geo Wash-ington Blvd. Bill, 722-9387

Sr. Tennis League, year-round schedule. Ron 838-7833 or Andy 689-0522.

Sunflower Horseshoe, 922 N Santa Fe, League play, Tue: 6:30-9 pm; Thu:12:30-3 pm Monthly tourney, inside courts. Bill 683-9428 or James 264-2663.

Telephone Pioneers, Location varies, 2nd Thu: 11:30 am. Arnetta 265-7542.

TROW (The Retired Officers Wives) 3rd Fri. Lo-cation varies. Wives of all services. 788-8830.

Twentieth Century Club, 536 N Broadway. Every Tue: Luncheon, noon; program, 1:15 pm. Lunch, $9. RSVP, Marjorie Parsons, 316-722-1057.

Tyler Roadrunners, 571 S Tyler, 3rd Thu: noon. Covered dish, 722-4511.

University Club, Bank of America Bldg, 9th floor, 100 N Broadway, one Thu a month: 6 pm dinner, speaker, 832-0517.

VFW Post 971, Newton, 3rd Mon: 7:30 pm, 1610 SE 3rd St. 316-283-1717.

West Heights UMC Adults Plus, 745 N Westlink, 3rd Tue:10:45 am-1 pm, program/covered dish. RSVP 722-3805.

West Side Christian Senior Fellowship, 1819 W Douglas, 3rd Wed, lunch/fellowship, RSVP by previous Mon. 263-5269.

West Side UMC Golden Agers, 1313 W Lydia, 1st Fri: noon. Fellowship, covered dish, bring service. 264-6605.

West Wichita Christian Women, Rolling Hills CC, 223 Westlink, 4th Fri: 9:15-11:30 am, Cost $11. RSVP 524-5967.

Wichita Amateur Radio (WARC), Salvation Army, 350 N Market. 7:30 pm meeting. See website for dates. www.warc1.org.

Wichita Association of Retired School Per-sonnel, 2nd Fri of Feb, April, June, Aug, Oct & Dec. at Gloria Dei Lutheran, 1101 N River Blvd. Luncheon, program. Reservations, 721-3125.

Wichita Audubon Society, 3rd Tue: 7 pm, Great Plains Nature Ctr, 6232 E 29th. www.wichita-audubon.org.

Wichita Coin Club, Downtown Sr Center, 200 S Walnut, 2nd Thu: 7 pm. [email protected] or 943-1832.

Wichita Genealogical Society, Alford Branch Library, 3447 S. Meridian. 3rd Sat: 1 pm. www.wichitagensoc.org

Wichita Musical Club, Senseney Music Store, lower level, 2300 E Lincoln. 3rd Thu: 1:30 pm.

Wichita Postcard Club, Alford Branch Library, 3447 S Meridian, 1st Sat: 2-4 pm. Kathy, 832-0811.

Wichita PrimeTimers, social organization for mature gay and bi-sexual males; 10-12 social activities monthly. Email [email protected] or visit primetimersww.org/wichita.

AARP 2614, Country Cafe, 2804 S. Seneca, 3rd Wed: 11 am, mtg/ program, 440-6931.

African Violet Study Club, Botanica, 3rd Fri: 1 pm. Visitors welcome.

After 5 Christian Women, Rolling Hills Country Club, 223 Westlink. 4th Thu: 6:30-8 pm, $15. RSVP, 529-3472

Air Capital Active People, Grace Presbyterian Church, 5002 E Douglas, 3rd Sat: 11 am-1 pm. Program/mtg/lunch, 943-6123.

Air Capital Chorus, Scottish Rite Temple, 332 E First, every Tue: 7 pm, Singers welcome, 776-2121.

American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, Immanuel Lutheran Church, 909 S Market. Research Library, 1:30 pm 2nd Fri. Info 634-0353.

American Sewing Guild, Extension Center, 21st & Ridge, 1st Tue: 1:30 or 7 pm.

Beech/Raytheon/Hawker Retirees, Golden Corral, 11006 E Kellogg, 2nd Fri:11:30 am Lunch. 942-7435. Breakfast Groups: last Wed: 7:30 am, True Lies Ranch Hand Cafe, 607 N Oil Hill Rd, El Dorado. 320-1367.

Boeing Retirees, The Learning Center, 150 Stewart, Haysville. 1st Tue:10 am, $7.25. RSVP by previous Mon, 524-5549.

Calvary Fellowship, 2525 N Rock Rd, 1st Thu: noon, covered dish/program, 683-3913.

China Painting, Flying saucers, 1st Thu: 9:30 am; Kracked Kup Klub, 3rd Thu: 9:30 am; Sunflower Club, 3rd Fri: 9:30 am. June 943-2878 or Lou 722-3047.

Church Women United, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 1101 N River Blvd, 1st Fri – 1pm. Guests welcome.

Colwich Srs, 310 S 2nd. 1st, 2nd, 3rd Thu:1:30 pm social; Mon, Tue, Wed:1 pm cards.

Cowtown Social Club, Hotel at Old Cowtown Museum, 1865 Museum Blvd. Last Mon: 9:30 am. Info 264-6687.

Daughters of Union Veteran’s of the Civil War, 3rd Mon, 1 pm, Grace Methodist Church, 944 S Topeka. Pat, 636-9454.

East Wichita Christian Women, Wichita Country Club, 8501 E 13th St. 4th Thu–11:30 am. $14, RSVP 682-1495

Fleet Reserve Assoc & Ladies Aux, Good Shepherd Lutheran, 1451 E 47th S, 2nd Thu: 6 pm, 788-4549.

Friendship Club, 1900 McCormick, 2nd Fri:10:30 am-noon. Covered dish/program, 264-8133.

Friendship Force of Kansas, Gloria Dei Luther-an, 1101 N River Blvd. Meets quarterly. Susan Harrington, 775-3072; Jan Blick, 620-6650-6506.

Golden Age Clubs, Wichita Parks & Recreation program: Goldenrod, 1340 S Pattie, every Wed: 10 am, 337-9244; Evergreen, 2700 N Woodland, Every Mon: 10:30 am-noon, 303-8036; Linwood, 1901 S Kansas, Every Tue: 9 am-3 pm, 337-9191; McAdams, 1329 E 16th, Every Tue: 12:30-2 pm, 337-9222; Minisa, 704 W 13th, Every Thur: 9 am-1 pm, 303-8036; Or-chard, 4808 W 9th, Every Thu: 9 am-12:30 pm, 337-9244; Osage, meets at Linwood, every Mon: 9 am-3:30 pm, 337-9191.

Grace Presbyterian-Best Years, 5002 E Doug-las, 1st Thu: 10 am Fellowship, festivities; 11 am program; noon, lunch, $7. Reservations by previous Mon, Linda, 684-5215.

Haysville Genealogy Group, Community Li-brary, lower level, 2nd Sat: 2 pm meeting. Bev Miller, 529-4285.

IAM District Lodge 70 Retirees, 3830 S Meridian. Last Thu: noon lunch; 1 pm program, 522-1591.

Inventors Association of South-Central Kan-sas, NCAT/WATC, 4004 N Webb Rd. 4th Mon: 6:30 pm. John, 393-5553.

J.O.Y. (Just Older Youth), 2151 W Dora, 50 &

older, every Thu:10 am-1pm companionship, special programs, bingo, covered dish 50¢ & flower donations; 4th Thu: birthdays/anniver-saries. 264-0571.

Kansas Art Guild, Wichita Center for the Arts, 9112 E Central, 1st Tue: 1 pm Demonstration or lecture. 943-4747.

Kansas Authors Club, District 5, program, meet-ing, 2nd Sat, Location varies. Roy, 990-7140 or www.kansasauthors.org

Kansas Knife Collectors, 3219 W Central, 1st Thu: 7 pm. Bill Davis, 838-0540.

Kansas Gas Service Retirees, Spears, 4323 W Maple, Last Fri: Noon, Meeting, 944-8773.

Keenagers, Pleasantview Baptist Church, 1335 N Buckner, Derby, 3rd Thu: noon, covered dish, meat furnished and entertainment.

Keystone High Twelve, Kansas Masonic Home, 402 E Martinson, every Mon:11:30 am, fellow-ship, lunch, program. Jim Pipkin, 721-5568.

Knife & Fork Club, Bank of America Bldg, 100 N Broadway, 9th Floor. One Mon per month, dinner, speaker, 832-0517.

Korean Veterans, American Legion Post 401, 101 E 31st S, 2nd Wed: 11 am. Howard Runft, 265-3414.

Marine Corps League, American Legion Post 401, 101 E 31st S, 3rd Tue: 6:30 pm social; 7 pm mtg. Former Marines & FMF Corpsmen welcome. Tom Huxtable, 721-0307.

Melodears, rehearsal every Thu:10-11:30 am, St Paul UMC, 13th & Broadway. Edna, 945-9146.

Midwest Historical & Genealogical Society Library, 1203 N Main, 264-3611, open Tue & Sat, 9 am-4 pm.

Military Officers Association of America, one Sun a month at Rolling Hills CC. 11:30 am lunch, meeting, program. Info LeRoy, 788-4366 or Terry, 686-6174.

Military Order of the Purple Heart, American Legion Post 256, 4301 W. Pawnee, 1st Sat: 10 am. Tom, 316-650-1328 or 316-558-8059.

Motivator Singles Group, Central Community Church, K-Chapel, 6100 W Maple, lunch or refreshments, monthly meeting, 1 pm. Cletus, 755-2003 or Nora, 943-9766.

NARFE (National Active & Retired Federal Em-ployees), 3rd Wed odd-numbered months, 11 am-2 pm, Golden Corral West, 616 S. Ridge. Sylvia, 239-1270.

Needle Arts Guild of Wichita, College Hill UMC, 2930 E 1st, Every Thu: 10 am-3 pm. 733-2095.

Northeast Sr Citizen Club, 2121 E 21st, 1st & 3rd Wed 10:30 am, programs, trips, fellowship. 269-4444.

North Wichita Optimists, Spears, 4323 Maple, Every Wed: 7 am, breakfast, speaker.

Old Time Fiddlers, Pickers & Singers, 210 E 2nd, El Dorado Senior Center, 1st Sun: doors open at noon, music starts 1:30 pm. Meat, pro-vided; bring covered dish or dessert to share, $3. 755-1060.

Phyllis Wheatley Sr Fellowship, 1005 N Mathewson, 1st & 3rd Thu: 11:30 am-2 pm. 612-0944.

Postal Retirees & Former Postal Employees, Even months, 1st Wed: 9:30 am, Village Inn, 1685 S Rock Rd. Jan Cragun, 682-9674 or Jan Pickering, 683-0160.

Prairie Quilt Guild, Downtown Sr Center, 200 S Walnut, 2nd Tue: 1 & 7 pm.

Retired Teamsters Local #795, last Sun of month, 1pm, lunch/mtg. Location varies: Bill, 620-545-7451.

River City Decorative Artists, 3rd Tue: 6:30-9 pm. Society of Decorative Painters, 393 N McLean Blvd. Dee 265-7644.

River City Ladies, 4th Tue: time, location varies. Cards, outings, spring luncheon. Karen Holden,

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Support groupSFor groups not listed

The Center for Community Support and Research maintains a list of self-help groups. Call 978-5496, 1-800-445-0116 or go to www.SupportGroupsinKansas.org.

Food Share Prairie Land Food: Package of meats,

fresh fruit and vegetables, $28. Other variety options available, usually at 50% discount. Accepts Vision cards. Sites in Sedgwick, Harvey and Butler Coun-ties. Info: June at 800-998-9436 or at www.prairielandfood.com.

GNNP MenuThe American Red Cross Good Neighbor

Nutrition Program (GNNP) serves a hot, nu-tritious meal weekdays for persons 60 and older at locations in Sedgwick, Harvey and Butler county communities. Reservations are necessary. For the closest location and reservations, call 316-219-4020.

WEEK OF DEC 1Mon: Scalloped potatoes and ham,

buttered cabbage, Ranch broccoli salad, autumn gelatin salad, wheat bread.

Tue: Beef patty with onion gravy, mashed potatoes, mixed green salad, sugar & spice apple slices, potato roll.

Wed: Turkey tetrazzini, Mediterranean vegetables, fruit slaw, chocolate chip cook-ies, wheat bread.

Thu: Beef & macaroni, smoky green beans, black-eyed pea salad, tropical fruit, wheat bread.

Fri: Oven-baked chicken, sweet pota-to & apple casserole, pea-lettuce salad, strawberry-apple gelatin, oatmeal cookies, wheat bread.

WEEK OF DEC 8Mon: Southwest chicken pasta, California

vegetables, apricot mix, tapioca pudding, wheat bread.

Tue: Meatloaf w/brown gravy, mashed potatoes, mixed green salad, Mandarin oranges, wheat bread.

Wed: Sloppy Joe on bun, yellow sweet corn, macaroni salad, fruited gelatin, or-ange juice.

Thu: Chili cheese potato, garden vege-table salad, spiced pears, cornbread.

Fri: Chicken fajita, green peas, fresh orange, chocolate pudding.

WEEK OF DEC 15 Mon: Salisbury steak w/gravy, mashed

potatoes, diced beets, fruit mix w/blueber-ries, wheat bread.

Tue: Turkey sandwich on bun, creamy potato soup, Capri vegetables, peach slices, chocolate chip cookies.

Wed: Chicken & noodles, broccoli w/cheese sauce, fruit medley, apricot gelatin salad, dinner roll.

Thu: Liver & onions, creamy scalloped potatoes, three-bean salad, mixed fruit cup, wheat bread.

Fri: Cranberry meatballs, baked sweet potato w/cinnamon & sugar, pea-lettuce salad, Mandarin oranges, dinner roll. WEEK OF DEC 22

Mon: Hamburger on bun, corn cobette, Coronado salad, apple, orange juice.

Tue: Ham & beans w/onions, cooked carrot coins, berry fruit mix, vanilla pudding, cornbread.

Wed: Roast beef w/gravy, mashed potatoes, carrot-raisin salad, cherry pie, potato roll.

Thu: Closed for ChristmasFri: Apple-walnut chicken salad on

wheat bread, Capri vegetables, orange, banana cake.

WEEK OF DEC 29Mon: Beef stroganoff, Mediterranean

vegetables, pineapplesauce, dinner roll. Tue: Taco salad, green peas, citrus fruit

mix. Wed: Ham loaf w/cream gravy, mashed

potatoes, diced beets, strawberry whip gelatin, wheat bread.

ALZHEIMER’S: Wichita – Downtown: Early Stage Support Group, 3rd Wed 2 pm, chapter office,1820 E. Douglas, 267-7333; Young Onset (under 65), 3rd Thu 6 pm, chapter office, 1820 E Douglas, 267-7333. Northeast: 1st Mon 10:30 am, Catholic Care Memory Care, 6550 E 45th N, 744-4120; 3rd Mon 6 pm Hispanic Support Group, 1820 E. Douglas. Francisco Enriques, 761-5051; 3rd Wed 3:30 pm Cypress Springs, 1859 N Webb Rd, 558-5775; 3rd Thu 6 pm Clarebridge, 9191 E 21st, Kayla 630-0788; 4th Thu 2 pm, Grace Presbyterian, 5002 E. Douglas, 630-6138. 1st Fri 10:30 am, Larksfield Place Assisted Living, 2727 N Rock Rd, 858-3975; Northwest: 2nd Thu 3 pm Pathway Church, 2001 N Maize Rd, 722-7414; 2nd Tue 6:30 pm, Park West Plaza, 505 N Maize Rd, 729-4114; 3rd Fri 10 am, Regent Park, 10600 E 13th; 4th Thu 7 pm, St. Francis of Assisi Ministry House, 866 N Socora, 722-3773; 4th Thu 11 am, Oxford Grand, 3051 N Parkdale Cir, 252-0030. 3rd Tue 1 pm, West Heights UMC, 745 N Westlink, 721-0323.

Andover: 4th Tue 6 pm, Senior Center, 410 Lioba Dr, 706-7930; Clearwater: 2nd Wed 5 pm, Clearwater Nursing & Rehab, 620 Wood, 620-584-2271; Derby: 6:30 pm 4th Tue, Derby Sr Center, 621 N. Derby, 788-0223. El Dorado: 3rd Mon 5 pm, Senior Center, 210 E 2nd, 316-321-0339; 1st, 2nd, 4th Mon, Spangles, 2005 W Central, 321-0339; Hesston: 3rd Tue 3 pm, Schowalter Villa, 620-327-3414; Kechi: 1st Mon 7 pm, UMC, 4533 E 61st, 260-8882; Newton: 1st Thu 7 pm, Presbyterian Manor Library, 1200 E 7th, 283-5400.

ADDICTIONS: Alcoholics Anonymous, Wichita and So Central Kan. Personally answered 24-hour hotline, 316-684-3661. Meeting and AA info at aawichita.org. Recovery Outreach, 12-step pro-gram for subtance abuse/addictions, Pathway Church, 722-8020, ext 116.

ARTHRITIS, LUPUS & FIBROMYALGIA: 3rd Mon 2-3:30 pm, Independent Living Resource Center, 3033 W 2nd, Nate Moser, 942-6300 ext 234.

BRAIN INJURY: West: 3rd Tue 4-6 pm, Wesley Rehab Hospital, 8338 W 13th; East: 1st Thu 4-6 pm, Via Christi Rehab, 1151 N Rock Rd, Bonnie Stephens, 729-1099.

CANCER: Victory in The Valley, 3755 E Douglas: Breast CSG, 1st & 3rd Tue 7 pm, 682-7400; CRA (Colon, Rectal, Anal CSG), 2nd Thu 1 pm; Central Plains Kidney CSG 1st Sat 1-3 pm; Encouragers CSG, 1st & 3rd Wed 10 am; Headstrong (Brain Tumor CSG) 2nd Wed 7 pm. Young Women’s Breast CSG, Last Sat 2-4 pm; Off site: East Side CSG, St. Stephens, 7404 E Killarney, 2nd Wed 1 pm; Footprints CSG, St. James, 3750 E Douglas, Every Wed 5:30 pm, 928-4950; Glenn Park CSG, Glenn Park Christian Fireside Room, 2750 S Glenn, 2nd Tue 7 pm; McConnell AFB CSG, Dental Clinic Conference Room, 4th Wed 1:30 pm; Sharing Hope, Covenant Presbyterian, 1750 N. Tyler, 1st Thu 7 pm; West Wichita CSG, Pathway Church, 2001 N Maize Rd, Rm B100, 2nd Thu 7 pm. Area Meetings: Derby Area CSG,

Woodlawn UMC, 2nd Thu 7 pm; Newton Area CSG, Shalom Mennonite Church, 800 E 1st, 4th Thu 7 pm. Head & Neck, Cancer Resource Ctr, 817 N Emporia,

CAREGIVERS: West Wichita, 3rd Tue 3-4:30 pm, Prairie View at Reflection Ridge, 7570 W 21st, Suite 1026-D. 316-729-6555 or 800-992-6292. Newton, 2nd Thu 3-4:30 pm, Prairie View; East Wichita, 1st Tue 3-4:30 pm, Prairie View, 9333 E 21st, 284-6400 or 800-362-0180; 3rd Wed 3:30 pm pm, Cypress Springs, 1859 N Webb Rd, Glenda Jacobs, 558-5775.

CELIAC: Quarterly meetings/speakers, dining, for celiac disease /gluten sensitivity.wichitacsa.blogspot.com, Ramona 316-524-8837 or Gayle 316-788-2531.

CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH: 3rd Thu 7-9 pm, Independent Living Resource Ctr, 3033 W 2nd, Karen Smith, 841-8852.

CLUTTER CLEANERS: 3rd Wed–2:30-4 pm, West River Plaza Bistro, 2622 W Central, Krista, 660-5144.

DIABETES: 2nd Mon 7 pm, American Diabetes Assoc, 837 S Hillside, 942-0908; 2nd Tue 1:30 pm, West Heights UMC, 745 N Westlink, 722-0634 or 773-3616; 4th Mon 7 pm, 1st UMC, 330 N Broadway, 942-0908; 1st Tue 6:30 pm, African-American group, St. Mark UMC, 1525 N Lorraine, 681-2545, RSVP by previous Fri.; Valley Center, 1st Thu 7 pm, Christian Church, 1801 E 5th, 755-1101 or 744-8384; Butler County – 3rd Tue 7 pm: odd months, El Dorado, SB Allen Hospital; even months, Lakepoint of Augusta, 322-7848 or 320-1972.

DIVORCE: Sun 9:10-10:20 am Pathway Church, B006, 2001 N Maize.

DISABLED: Every Thu 1 pm, peer support, Independent Living Resource Ctr, 3033 W 2nd, 942-6300.

EA-EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS, cancelled, Jo, 210-5550.

GRIEF: Good Grief of Kansas, www.goodgriefofkansas.org or 316-612-0700. Every Mon: 7-8:30 pm Grace Baptist Church, 1414 W Pawnee or Calvary UMC, 2525 N. Rock Rd, Rm A-3. Every Tue: 10-11:30 am RiverWalk Church of Christ, 225 N Waco, Fireside Room (south office door) or 7-8:30 pm West Towne Baptist, 2000 N. Maize Rd or in Derby at Woodlawn UMC, Rm 15E, Woodlawn & Kay. Every Wed: 7-8 pm RiverWalk Church of Christ, 225 N. Waco, Fireside Room (use SW door) special group for ages 20s thru 50s. 1st Mon: 7-9 pm Clearwater Church of Christ, 13900 N Diagonal Rd (use west door). 1st & 3rd Wed: 11 am-noon Resort Lifestyle Communities, 2300 N.Tyler Rd, 1st floor Conv

Rm-north. Survivors of Suicide: Every Mon: 7-8 pm, River Walk Church of Christ, 225 N Waco, Rm 106 (use SW door). SOCIALS: Lunch/Brunch every Thu: 10 am, Spears, 4823 W Maple or Country Breakfast Café, 2804 S Seneca; Breakfast every Sat: 10 am, Spears, 4823 W Maple. Dinner, 2nd Thu of each month: 6 pm, Copper Oven Café, 2409 W 13th. Griefshare, Pathway Church, 2001 N. Maize Rd, Mon 6-7:30 pm. Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, 313 N Market, 4th Mon 6 pm; Adult Grief (under 60), last Thu 6-7:30 pm, 219-1761; Companions in Grief, 3rd Thu 10-11:30 am, 219-1774 or 800-767-4965; 4th Sat, 8-9 am Newton Med Ctr, 316-283-1103. Griefshare, Pathway Church, 2001 N Maize, Mon 6-7:30 pm, Rm B012. Hospice Care of Kansas, 2622 W Central, 1st & 3rd Wed 6-7:30 pm, Laura, 559-2049. Home Healthcare Connection Bereavement, 8415 E 32nd N, 2nd Tue 4-5 pm, 267-4663. Good Shepherd Hospice, Catholic Care Center, 6550 E 45th N, 2nd & 4th Thu 10-11 am; Asbury Park Assisted Living, 200 SW 14th, Newton, 1st & 3rd Tue 3-4 pm, Sharlene, 316-616-2277. Children, Pathway Church, 2001 N Maize, Rm B012, 1st Tue 7 pm.

LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA: Patients, 2nd Mon 7-8 pm, Via Christi Cancer Resource Center, 817 N Emporia; Caregivers, 2nd Tue 10-11 am. Christy, 687-2222.

LUPUS: 2nd Sat 1 pm, Foundation of America, Kansas Chapter, Via Christi-St Joseph, Confer-ence room B, 262-6180.

LYME DISEASE: 3rd Tue 7-8:30 pm, St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, 645 N 119th, 773-9173.

MENTAL ILLNESS: NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) 3rd Tue 7 pm 1st Presbyterian Church, 525 N Broadway, 686-1373.

MYOSITIS: (Dermatomyositis, polymyositis & In-clusion Body Myositis), Mid-America Myositis KIT (Keep-In-Touch), meets quarterly, Civitan Com-munity Center, 901 Porter, call Jerry, 207-6230.

PARKINSON’S: 2nd Tue 1 pm LifeCare Center of Wichita, 622 N. Edgmoor, 686-5100. 4th Tue 1-2 pm , Reflection Ridge Retirement Commu-nity, 2300 N Tyler, Shana, 390-0772.

POST POLIO: no meeting until March. Info, 651-5685.

PROSTATE CANCER: Us Too!, 2nd Mon 7:30 pm, Via Christi St. Joseph, McNamara Center, 3rd floor, 993-6997.

RECOVERY (Mental Health): Every Mon 7 pm, Downtown Sr Center, 200 S Walnut, 942-2364.

SPECIAL NEEDS FAMILIES, Pathway Church, 2001 N. Maize Rd. Helping special need children and their families. 2nd Sunday, 4-6 pm, 722-8020

STROKE: 1st Tue 3 pm, Via Christi Rehab Hospital, 1151 N Rock Rd, 689-5700; 3rd Thu 3 pm, Wesley Rehab, 8338 W 13th, 729-1146.

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly): www.tops.org, Donna Shaffer, 540-6222 or Monty Bednasek, 755-1055.

VISION: 2nd Tue, 10 am-noon, Envision, 610 N Main, light brunch. Transportation, Bonnie Cochran, 682-4646.

danceS Augusta Sr Center, 640

Osage St. Country Jam & Dance, 7-10 pm. Dec 10. Donation. Bring covered dish, dessert or snack to share. 755-1060

Derby Sr Center, 611 Mulberry. 7-9:30 pm 1st & 3rd Tue: 1st Tue Honky Tonk Time Band; 3rd Tue Country Heartbeats. $3 donation, refreshments.

El Dorado Sr Center, 210 E 2nd. 6-10 pm every Thu: Dinner 6:30, CD Dance 7 pm. $2 suggested donation, bring covered dish/snack to share.

Prairie Wind Dancers: Learn circle, line & folk dances. 2 pm every Mon: Plymouth Congregational Church, 202 N Clifton. To register: Joyce, 683-1122.

Village Steppers Square Dance, Oaklawn Activity Center, 4904 S Clifton. 7:30-10:30 pm 2nd & 4th Sat. Terry 219-0100/Gor-don 721-6718.

Westside Steppers Square Dance, Clare Hall, 861 N Socora (one block east of Central & Tyler). 2:30 pm 1st & 3rd Sun: Chuck, 670-0098; email: [email protected].

Wichita Solos Square Dance, Southwest Presbyterian Church, 1511 W 27th St S. 7:30-10 pm 1st, 3rd & 5th Fri: Couples/singles welcome. Ruth Ann, 943-6306.

Linwood Golden Age, 1901 S Kansas. 7-9:30 pm every Sat: Live music. $3.Goldenrod Golden Age, 1340 S Pat-tie. 7-9:30 pm every Wed: Take 3 or Wildwood Band. $3, refreshments. Minisa Golden Age, 704 W 13th. 7-10 pm every Thu: Honky Tonk Time $3, info 617-2560.Orchard Park Golden Age, 4808 W 9th. 7-9:30 pm every Fri: Live music. $3, refreshments.Park City Sr Center, 6100 N Hy-draulic. 7-10 pm 1st Sat, Yester-day’s Playboys; 3rd Sat, Wildwood Band; 5th Sat, The Wildwood Band. $4, bring covered dish or snack. Info 755-1060.


CEMETERY PROPERTY FOR SALE

Resthaven, Freedom, spaces for two, includes vaults, marker, one Revere Silver casket, one opening/closing. Value $13,000. Sell $6,500. 316-721-6462 or 316-253-3980.

Lakeview, Veterans Garden, lot C-17, space 7, lawn crypt, space for two with double vault. Value $5,990. Sell $3,500/OBO. 316-619-7849, 316-687-2673.

Resthaven, Christus Mausoleum, one space in Level B, crypt 8. Value $9,000. Sell $8,000/OBO. Call Jeff, 903-717-9920.

Lakeview, Garden of Everlasting Life, lot 39, spaces 1 and 2, value $4,190, bronze headstone, value $2,100. Total $6,290. Sell for $3,500. Seller pays transfer fee. 785-543-7107.

Resthaven, Garden of Good Shepherd. Spaces 6B, Lots 3 and 4. Value $7,200. Sell $3,000. 316-721-6462 or 316-253-3980.

Resthaven, Garden of Freedom, eight spaces, most adjoining. Value $3,700 each. Will sell at good discount, make offer! 316-644-0844.

Resthaven, Christus, Lot 9, D4, spaces for two with vaults. Value $8,995. Sell $3,995. 316-721-6462 or 316-253-3980.

ESTATE SALE SERVICES

KC ESTATE SALES Complete estate & moving sale services. We can do the sale at your residence or place your items with another sale. Expert pricing, selling & clean-up. Packing & moving services available. Excellent results. Free consultation. Call Carolyn Moshier. 316-634-0040

CUSTOMIZED ESTATE SALES & MOVING SERVICES

GREATER PROFITS WITH LESS STRESS Insured with 16 years experience

Free Consultation

316-806-7360 JULIE

KANSAS ESTATE SALESFree Consultation & References

Expert Pricing, Displaying & Clean-up Excellent Results

Janet 316-838-3626 or 316-258-3207

Sale by Gayle Moving, partial or entire estate sales. Experienced and insured. Free consultation. Competitive rates. www.salebygayle.com, 316-838-3521 or 316-206-3676

A Better Deal EstateMaximize the value of your estate/moving sale. Can start today. Ted Riker 316-409-5393

FOR SALE CONT

10-foot long portable wheelchair ramp. Used 3 times. 600 lb capacity. Includes manual and DVD. Excellent condition, $499. 316-239-1596.

Lift chair recliner, medium brown upholstery, electric. Good condition. $350. 316-946-5507 or 316-655-8958.

18-inch electric snow blower plus 75 feet of 12 gauge cord, 1 year old, only used twice. $150. 316-773-6319.

Lift chair for tall person, medium blue, good condition, $350. 316-943-6743.

Seasoned, split and delivered premium firewood. Any quantity. 316-807-8650.

Extensive doll collection. Most special. Great birthday or Christmas presents. Call for appoint-ment. Be first, don’t miss out. 316-833-8927.

HAIR CARE Hair On Wheels Experienced, licensed, caring beautician in your home for shampoo, cuts and styling. Call Carol 316-992-1744 Shirkmere stylist is back for in the salon and in-home styling. Call for pricing or to schedule day or evening appointment. Ask for Mike 316-263-8794

HELP WANTED

FOR SALE

Floral sofa, $200. Two fabric recliners, $100 each. Two end tables, 1 coffee table, $180. All in excellent condition. 316-943-2155.

DOWNSIZING? Call us at the Derby Antique Market! We consign furniture and vintage items, and we also have booth space available to sell your treasures! 317 N. Rock Rd., Derby. 316-789-8888. OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK

DAV Thrift Stores of Wichita 25% Off Senior Days Sales!

Mon, 4623 W Central, 316-945-8001Tue, 3015 George Washington,

316-682-9368Wed, 5455 E Central, 316-684-7496

Thu, 1202 W Douglas, 316-262-4440Friday, 4720 S Seneca, 316-529-2037

For donation information call 316-262-7440

WHEELCHAIR, excellent condition, fabric con-struction, extra wde, two sets of legs, $250. ROHO pad for pressure sores, $50. 316-943-2155.

Proform electric treadmill, like new, includes manual, $300. Complete set of Samsonite lug-gage, maroon color, make offer. 316-260-9053.

Collectible dolls, varied prices. Most boxes and certificates available. Free console TV, excellent picture and attractive piece of furniture. 316-943-2155.

Antique wood toolbox full of antique wood-working tools in good condition. If interested please call. 316-945-3424.

Assistance League®THRIFT SHOP

Every Friday – 10% Senior DiscountBring in Ad for 25% off one item.

2431 E. Douglas – Wichita316-687-6107

Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10-6Saturday 10-4

Oreck steamer carpet cleaner, $75. Hard surface floor shampooer, $35. Antique trunks, one at $150, three at $100. Wedgewood China, service for nine, complete with serving pieces. Cut crystal glassware, $1,000. 316-721-5018.

Gently Used Resale (Thrift Shop)2523 S. Seneca (Westway Plaza) Wichita, KS

Store & Donation HoursMon & Thu 9 am-7 pm

Tue, Wed, Fri & Sat 9 am-5 pmPurchase with a purpose. Benefits to those served by the Bethesda Lutheran Communities to enhance the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities through services that share the good news of Jesus Christ. Volunteers & donations always needed. Like us on Facebook.

316-267-5800

Donate gently used medical equipment. Local nonprofit needs adaptive bath equip-ment of all kinds, wheelchairs and walkers. We loan it at no charge to people in need. Call ILRC, 316-942-6300

Gracious living for seniors in a safe home setting by loving certified staff 24/7. Pri-vate/semi-private. Daycare. Memory Care. Affordable. Medicaid certified. Evelyn Hunt RN, 316-214-3359; [email protected].

Reflections Residential Care

HOUSING FOR RENT

Riverside duplex. Great senior living. Two bedroom, one bath, attached garage. Washer/dryer hookup. No pets. No smoking. $800/mo plus utilities. One year lease. Available January 1. 316-371-7666.

HOUSKEEPING SERVICES

Sunshine CleaningResidential or commercial. Windows, laundry, yard work, errands, shopping, friendly and professional. Free estimates. Senior discount. Wichita and surrounding areas. 316-409-0298.

Heavenly cleaning by Angel. I clean the way you would if you had time. Stop coming home to a second job. Give me a call. 316-304-5037.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Dave’s ImprovementsPainting—interior/exterior. Doors and windows replaced, grab bars, wheelchair ramps. All general repairs. Guaranteed lowest rates. Senior citizen discount. Lic #7904.

316-794-3632

Marv’s Home Improvements & RepairWindows, doors, tr im, decks, ramps, patio covers, fences, siding, flooring. Basements, kitchens and baths. Painting. Also honey dos and handyman projects. Honest and depend-able. Senior discounts. Free estimates. 35 years. 316-737-4646.

Mary’s Retirement Home for Seniors

Private and Semi-Private RoomsAffordable Rates, 24-hour Care

Adult Day Care AvailableLicensed by the State

942-5028

942-5385 claSSified advertiSing 942-5385

HOME CARE SERVICES

In-Home Services: Personal care assistance, meal preparation, housekeeping, handymen and more! Phone Chester at the Senior Employment Program, 316-267-1771 or 316-267-0302. Pre-screened, reliable help available.

Foot Care in home. Home visit $40. Select Se-nior Centers, $25. Call Brenda Ingram RN, BSN @ 316-946-0722

Private duty nursing, am/pm care, medication assistance, light housekeeping, meal prepara-tion, doctor visits, grocery shopping and other traveling. Serving Wichita since 1999. Sarah, 316-390-6041.

Foot care in your homeDiabetic, thick toe nails, fungus, corn and callus removal. In-home $40. Sedgwick and Butler counties. Senior centers, $25: Andover, El Dorado, Cassoday, Cheryl Rosine ICMT, RN 316-312-2025

Dave’s ImprovementsPainting—Interior & Exterior

Doors & Windows Replaced • SidingKitchen & Bath RemodelingDecks • Ramps • Grab Bars

Minor Electrical & Plumbing RepairsGeneral Home Repairs

Senior Citizen Discounts!

316-794-3632Lic 7904

Stover Heating & Air ConditioningRepair • Service All Brands

Sales – Licensed Trane dealerSenior Discount

SPECIAL: Furnace check-up $75**Some restrictions, doesn’t include filters, parts

316-641-9146License # 7258

Advertising sales representative for Active aging. Established

accounts. Independent contract position. Email resume to

[email protected] or call Teresa at 316.942.5385.

Classifieds in Active aging work! Call Sandie today to get your ad in and tap into the senior market. 942-5385

Reach 60,000 homes in Sedgwick, Butler and Harvey counties with your classified ad.

Commercial rate ads start at $40. Place your ad today!

Contact Sandie at 316-942-5385 or email her at [email protected]

Deadline for the January issue is December 12

No Place Like Home, LLCIn-home care services & more

Meal prep • Transportation Housekeeping • Companionship

www.noplacelikehomeassistance.com

316-416-7133

HOME PLUS



HOME IMPROVEMENTS CONT.

Wright One Home ImprovementsKitchen & Bath Remodeling. Painting. Basement Finishing. Windows. Siding. All Types of Flooring & Home Repairs. Free Estimates. 316-409-2160.

Leaky basement repair dirt installation

and Siding RepairCourteous, professional repairs. Free estimates. Concrete work. 20+ years experience. Ernie Sponsel, 316-393-5461.

$ Save Money! $On Repairs & Remodels

Plumbing • Electrical • CarpentryTree removal • Free estimates

Call: 316-807-1234

Ryan Construction, 744-0813Remodel, repair, paint, sheetrock, carpentry. All types of yard work. Experienced. No job too small. License #555.

STILES MAINTENANCEHVAC • Plumbing • Light Electrical

Drywall • Painting • TileBasic Home RepairsLicensed & Insured

25% Senior Discount316-200-6601

Harley Painting & RemodelingInterior/Exterior

Husband & Wife Team316-648-4478

Cowboy ConstructionRemodeling, siding, decks, fences, windows, doors and more. 20 years locally owned. Free estimates. Senior discounts.

Todd Wenzel 316-393-4488

Semi-retired maintenance man. Experienced in most phases of maintenance & roof-ing. Light hauling. Sedgwick County only. Call Paul 316-312-9970

Drywall RepairFix all cracks, walls, ceilings and all textures. 32 years experience. Free estimates. Senior discount. Duane Ball 316-648-5221.

PLUMBCOCall the BEST for LESS

Weekly Plumbing Specials Ins/Lic #5803 316-942-1967

HOME IMPROVEMENTS CONT.

Odd Job HandymanPainting, mowing, yard clean-up, minor household repairs. Snow Removal. Free estimates. Call Joel 316-772-8629.

GRANDPA’S PLUMBINGRepairs. Free estimates. 316-312-4391.

Back by popular demand Jane of all tradesGet ready for the holidays, facelift those walls with a fresh coat of paint. Winterize your home before old man winter is here.

Call Susan at BGA 316-652-0828

Handyman. Plumbing, electrical, heating, floors, doors, windows, screens, walls and more. HVAC certified. Licensed & insured. Senior discounts. Call John 316-650-3013.

Year AroundHauling Handyman

Winter cleanup or removal, odd jobs, fence work and repairs. Inside paint, sheetrock or help. 316-807-4989.

Cowboy ConstructionBathroom and kitchen remodels. Room additions. Garages and sheds. Licensed and insured.

Todd Wenzel 316-393-4488

Total yard clean-up, flower beds and bushes, tree trimming and stump grinding, attics, garages, and basements.

LEAF cleanup and HAULING. Including all yard debris. 316-516-4630

or 316-838-5709.

LAWN AND GARDEN SERVICES

P & A Landscaping 316-708-7236Complete lawn care, leaves and storm cleanup. Holiday Lighting. Snow removal. Residential and commercial. Gutters cleaned. Senior discount.

Business, Home and Yard Etc. Aerate/over-seed. Mowing/scalping. Fall/Spring clean-up. Snow Removal. If you ever need any of these services, call Mark, 316-214-7579. City licensed/Reasonable rates.

Perry’s Professional Lawn ServiceFall c leanup. Snow Removal. Bush and hedge trimming, mulching, gutter cleaning, handyman work and hauling. 20 years experience. Free estimates. Perry, 316-871-3758.

Mike E. 316-708-1472Mowing, rototilling, seeding, leaf and gutter cleanup. Tree trimming. Hauling what renters left. Free appliance hauling. Snow removal.

Brick, Block & Stone Repair

Yard, leaves and gutters cleaned. Odd jobs. Snow removal. Shrubs trimmed or removed. Abram Rinke 316-259-0717 please leave message.

L Hayden 316-806-2591Can take care of your needs: Snow Removal. Garage/yard cleaning. Hauling, mowing. Tree trimming, leaf raking. Pick-up and delivery service. Senior discounts.

942-5385 claSSified advertiSing 942-5385LAWN CARE CONT

Christian Lawn CareFall clean-up, leaves, mowing–$20. Verti-slicing, core-aerating, overseeding, new lawns, mulching flower beds, shrub trimming and removal, gutter cleaning, hauling. Snow removal. Senior discount. Steve, 316-685-2145.

SERVICES

Furniture Repair & Refinish Antique, Modern or Cane

Reasonable pick-up & delivery Clark 250-9533 or 788-5805

Need help on your electric scooter, power or lift chair, stair or platform lift or hand controls? Call Howard Distribution at 316-648-1694. Howard is a certified service center and dealer for Best Bath walk-in tubs, Bruno, EMC, Golden Tech, Pace Saver, Pride and Ricon. Working for you since 1987.

Need a ride? Doctor appointments, ride home from hospital, court, casino, mini vaca-tion or family reunion. You name the place, I will take you there. 316-259-6212.

In-home Spanish tutor. Years of experience. Spanish in focus. $25/hr, includes travel. Con-tact me at [email protected] or 316-250-0092

SPECIAL MESSAGES

South Central Citizens organizations wishing you Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Hope to see you January 19. 316-243-1268.

TREE SERVICE

Fall is Here!ALL AROUND TREE SERVICE

STUMP REMOVAL & GRINDINGTrimming, deadwood, tree removal. Total yard Leaf clean-up and hauling. Also rural and farm areas. Free estimates. Experienced. Good prices. Insured. Tom King, 316-516-4630, 316-838-5709.

Estrada’s Tree ServiceTrimming, crown reduction, removal. Storm damage prevention. Hauling. Firewood. Free estimates. Insured. Senior discount. Felix Estrada, 316-617-4392.

Felipe Tree ServiceEvergreen trimming. Tree removal. Brush hauling. Splitting. Deadwooding. Insured. Free estimates. 12 years experience. 316-807-4419.

Spring/Fall CleanupAny type of mowing

Tree trimming/removal • Snow removalBrock Eastman • 316-765-1677

Carpenter–30 Yrs ExperienceRepairs & Remodeling • Trim Work Doors • Cabinets • Sheetrock • Tile

Interior/Exterior Painting • Flooring316-806-6812

Dave’s ImprovementsHail Repair Specialist

Roofing • Siding • WindowsGuttering • Free Estimates

Senior Discounts10% off complete job

License #7904 • Insured

316-794-3632

TREE SERVICE CONT.

Joe’s Tree ServiceFall cleanup, tree trimming, removal, stump grinding. Licensed and insured. 316-312-4514

Bruce’s Tree Service Prompt, Immediate, Professional service. Crown reduction, trimming or removal. Trees, hedgerows, evergreens & shrubs. Residential line clearing and roofs. Bucket truck available. We climb also. Gutter cleaning, yard raking, snow removal, firewood for sale. Handyman work. More than 25 years experience. Sr. discounts. Insured. Call 316-207-8047.

WANTED

Newer model wheelchair lift van with side enry ramp, motorized; not hand operated. Requires 31-inch-32-inch width ramp into van. Call Mi-chelle, 316-461-1436.

BUYINGAntiques, collectibles, stamps, postcards, paper advertising, costume jewelry, primitives, toys, glass and pottery. Anything old. Call 316-841-2080.

Older RC/radio controlled airplanes, cars and boats, motors, engines, kits and accessories. Dave, 316-409-0992.

ALWAYS BUYINGA nt i q u e s , U. S . co i n s , co s t u m e a n d turquoise jewelry, Beech and Boeing pins, guitars, postcards, military items, records, etc. A few items or entire estates. Dave 316-409-0992

Collector wanting “Older” guitars, amps and band equipment. Picks, slides, microphones, posters, etc. Dave 316-409-0992

BUYING American, German, Japanese

Military swords, helmets, uniforms, medals, insignias, rifles, pistols, misc items. Also, any WW II paratrooper items. 785-825-0313.

Collector buying: WW II GERMAN and JAPA-NESE MILITARY items. 316-516-2737.

Want to purchase mineral and other oil/gas interests. Send details to P.O. Box 13557, Denver, CO 80201.

Donate your Durable Medical Equipment. Will pick up. Tax credit. Medical Loan Closet of Wichita. 316-200-2005.

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Comfortable apartments with great amenities— in a great small-town environment

Larsen Apartments at Mt. Hope Nursing Center• One and two bedroom apartments • Weekly maid & laundry service• Meals & activities• Rent $510-$535-$560 per month

with utilities paid (except cable, phone)• Great closet space!• Carports available

704 E. Main • Mt. Hope, KS • 316-667-2431

Dr. Steve R. Shook, O.D.Optometrist

1014 W 29th St South • Wichita

316-613-2033Family Practice Optometry

Adult & Senior Care EYEMED & VSP eye care provider

Office Hours: 9 am-noon & 1-6 pm M-F

By Cheryl MillerEvery December and January, bird

lovers participate in Christmas Bird Counts (CBCs). During these activ-ities, citizens count birds and report data to scientists at the National Audu-bon Society in an effort to track trends in bird populations.

Birders look forward to these day-

Counting our feathered Friendslong events and some participate in as many as they can each season. Wich-itan Harry Gregory, 74, has partici-pated in approximately 80 during his lifetime.

“On each given CBC, I enjoy the search for rarities, but also just being out looking brings back memories of earlier years,” he said.

Gregory retired in 2006, concluding a long career encompassing curator positions at the Kansas City Zoo and ending as a biology and environmen-tal science teacher at Kapaun Mount Carmel. A common theme throughout his career and his approach to life has been curiosity. With the CBCs, the possibilities for understanding trends in bird populations appeal to him most.

“I have always looked at CBCs as providing a scientific snapshot of bird populations in a given area,” said Greg-ory. “I thought it would be interesting to see how counts changed as count areas became more urbanized.”

Some birders are more interested in the experience of the count than the science. For example, he said his wife Sharron enjoys learning about new birds or studying those she knows in more detail. Sharron has participated in approximately 30 CBCs.

During the late 1800s, a popu-lar Christmas Day activity included “Christmas Side Hunts” where people would set out in small groups and shoot every living animal they could find, including songbirds. Frank Chapman and other prominent ornithologists became increasingly concerned with declining bird populations due to these kinds of events and the millinery trade’s demand for bird feathers and parts used in women’s fashions.

In 1900, Chapman created the “Christmas Bird Census” as an alterna-tive to these wasteful and unregulated shoots. Nature enthusiasts went to a designated area on Christmas Day and recorded the individual number of birds of each species they saw. In the first year, 25 censuses were held. Now more than 2,000 CBCs occur across the U.S. on an annual basis.

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Participants may spend all or half of the day on a count. Please contact the compiler for more information. You may also go online to ksbird.org for information about other Kansas CBCs.

Wichita: Saturday, Dec. 20, 7:30 a.m. Meet at the Great Plains Na-ture Center main parking lot, 6232 East 29th St. N., Wichita. Contact: Kevin Groeneweg, (316)706-9116; [email protected].

Newton/Halstead: Saturday, Dec. 20, 6:30 a.m. Meet at the

Kaufman Museum, 2801 N. Main St., North Newton. Contact: Lorna Harder, (620) 367-8479; [email protected].

ElDorado, Saturday, Dec. 27, 7:30 a.m. Meet at McDonald’s, 2002 W. Central Ave., El Dorado. Contact: Atcha Nolan, (620) 323-4921; [email protected].

Derby/Belle Plaine: Tuesday, Dec. 23, 7:30 a.m. Contact compiler for directions to meeting place: Jeff Calhoun, (316) 737-1307; [email protected].

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Bird countsFrom previous page

The Kansas CBC schedule runs December 13 through January 11 for the 2014-2015 season. Each CBC uses a predetermined count circle with a 15-mile diameter. Within each cir-cle, groups of birders spend their day counting birds within an assigned area.

Anyone with an interest in birds may participate in a CBC.

“You don’t have to be an expert to start out on a Christmas Bird Count, but you can go along with people who certainly are,” said Gregory. “That’s how I learned an awful lot of birds; just starting out on Christmas Bird Counts and having people help me identify things as we went.”

Gregory recommends bringing a pair of binoculars and a standard field guide. Participants should dress for the weather and wear comfortable shoes, as some walking will be involved.

People with limited mobility or sensitivity to the cold may still partici-

Photo by David Dinell

Harry Gregory has participated in about 80 Christmas Bird Counts for the National Audobon Society.

pate if they live within the count circle. Each CBC allows submission of data gathered from watching birdfeeders.

“You can sit at home and watch your feeders and give your report to the count compiler,” said Gregory.

To find out more about Christmas Bird Counts in this area, or to find out if your home is within a count circle, contact one of the compilers listed in the accompanying story on page 30.

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Free activities for kids include stringing popcorn and cranberries and decorating an Eastern Red Cedar with natural materials, photos with Santa, pinecone bird feeders and more.

“Bringing fresh-cut greens inside this time of year is a tradition dating

back for hundreds of years as people celebrated the harvest and winter solstice,” said Lorrie Beck, GPNC di-rector. “Greens were used not only for decoration, but for their heady, healing aromas that would freshen and purify the indoors.

Great Plains Nature Center is at 6232 E. 29th St. N., near 29th and Woodlawn. For more information see their website at gpnc.org.

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