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When to take away the keys?Wilbur Geeding approaches his trusty

1995 Honda station wagon, slides in, puts his seat belt on, turns the key and drives off — just like thousands of other south-central Kansas residents. Geeding, 91, has been driving since his teen years in the 1930s.

He’s confident of his road skills and has a clean driving record. “I enjoy driving,” said the retired attorney, although he admits discourteous drivers irk him. “There are people who don’t know that they’re supposed to signal when they turn.”

However, others continue to drive when friends and family members say they shouldn’t. AARP statistics show that women, on average, outlive their driving abilities by 10 years and men by six years.

When someone should stop driving can be a big source of contention. State law has no age limit.

When is the right time to give up driving? This question is often a hot-button conversation. Aging is influenced by health and genetic factors so there isn’t a set age to determine when someone must stop.

It depends on the individual, said Dr. Mary Carman, vice president of Older

Adult Services at Prairie View in Newton. “There are some people in their 90s who are good drivers, and others in their 70s who shouldn’t be driving.”

One requirement for drivers older than 65 is, if they pass the driver’s test, they get a four-year license instead of a six-

year license. They also must pass an eye exam, but they aren’t measured for other abilities...or disabilities.

Prairie View offers a service called the Driving Capacity Evaluation. They administer a test that helps to determine

Photo by David Dinell

See Driving, page 3

By David Dinell

Wilbur Geeding, 91, still drives, although he avoids night driving.

Century II: Save it, raze it?Do you remember the hue and cry in

the mid-1960s when Wichita’s first civic auditorium, The Forum, was torn down to make room for Century II? Chances are yesterday’s and today’s naysayers are repeating themselves: There’s nothing wrong with what we have, why would we want to tear down this facility, why can’t we just be happy with what we have, after all we’ve had it for nearly a half century?

Apparently yesterday’s naysayers didn’t mind sitting through a performance of Carmen with the pungent air from the previous night’s cattle show. Today’s naysayers would balk at rock concert sounds spilling over into a symphony performance in the Concert Hall.

Before we rush to judgment on the future of Century II or get the naysayers too fired up, we need to step back, take a deep breath and look at where things are.

Last year, Go Wichita Convention and Visitors Bureau hired consultants to conduct a national convention market study to determine the convention potential for Wichita. That potential could mean acquiring a sliver of the convention pie to the tune of a $30 million annual economic impact to Wichita.

“We are at a fork in the road,” says Susie Santo, Go Wichita President and CEO. “We are the largest city in the state of Kansas, and we are at a competitive disadvantage,” Santo adds, noting that the current convention facility does not meet industry standards such as square footage, ceiling heights, electrical access, contiguous traffic flow and open space.

Go Wichita leaders do not expect to draw conventions that are currently going to Las Vegas, but the national market study has given them enough data to see there is growth potential for Wichita. Those participating in the study

were asked specifically about coming to Wichita.

But wait, what about the performing arts, where do they fit into this picture? That brings us to Phase II of the process in which Go Wichita, the city’s arts council and performing organizations such as Music Theatre of Wichita and the Wichita Symphony are funding the study to determine the future, the potential of performing arts in Wichita.

“Century II has served the performing arts community and its audiences very well,” notes Wayne Bryan, Music Theatre producing artistic director. “We have patched together several pieces on a little plot of land,” Bryan adds. Those pieces include the Hyatt Regency Tower built in 1996, the Bob Brown box added in 1987 and the iconic blue-domed, round Century II.

Bryan recognizes that there is “an See Century II, page 5

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Getting someone to stop driving can be a struggle — even when their abilities have decreased. Carman mentioned a senior citizen who was driving on the wrong side of the road and was in “total denial.” It can be a huge loss for people to no longer be able to drive, she said. Th at’s especially

true in largely rural states, such as Kansas, where public transportation options are limited. If a senior shouldn’t be driving — and won’t stop even after family and friends have expressed concerns — there are some options.

A special health report from Harvard Medical School says a person’s general behavior in non-driving situations can give the family clues as to whether or not safety behind the wheel is likely to be an issue.

People who exhibit poor judgment, inattentiveness to what’s going on around them, clumsiness and slow or

inappropriate reactions certainly should not drive. When it’s time for a person to stop driving, the report suggests using a tactful approach that preserves the person’s self-esteem. Some folks agree to stop driving for reasons other than concern about their competency — for instance, the car needs repair or the license or registration has expired. If you’ve been unsuccessful getting an unsafe driver off the road, you can seek advice from a lawyer or an offi cial with the Kansas Department of Public Safety. Seniors sometimes will accept a written prescription from a doctor that says, “Do Not Drive.” If the senior won’t accept that, the public safety department may suspend the license on the basis of the physician’s written statement.

Kansans can report potentially unsafe drivers to the department of motor vehicles or licensing offi ce. Physicians and police offi cers primarily use this, but others also can. If the complaint is found justifi ed, the driver may be required to send in additional information that could lead to an assessment.

If nothing else works, the Harvard report suggests selling the car.In addition to concerns about safety to other drivers, another reason safe driving is important for seniors is because they generally are more frail so are more likely to be seriously injured or may die in an accident. Fatal crash rates increase at age 75 and climb sharply after age 80, mostly due to injury and medical complications and not an increase in the number of crashes. Caroline Johnson, a 90-year-old retired school secretary, stopped driving three years ago on the suggestion of her family physician. She admits the adjustment has been diffi cult. “I’m not independent anymore.” However, she said she could rely on friends for rides to church, doctor appointments and group meetings. “I do appreciate the rides and try and buy them lunch when I can.” Even though she stopped driving, Johnson kept her car for two more years. She fi nally sold it last year, but kept a set of spare keys as a memory of her driving days.

DrivingFrom page 1

Retiring from driving is a diffi cult, but often necessary, discussion.

Before you broach this sensitive topic, do your homework. And before initiating any conversation, observe your senior’s driving fi rsthand.

Look for warning signs such as these: • Almost crashing, with frequent

“close calls.” • Dents and scrapes on the car,

fences, mailbox and garage door. • Having trouble seeing or following

traffi c signals, road signs and pavement markings.

• Responding more slowly to unexpected situations, having trouble

moving from the gas to the brake pedal or confusing the two pedals.

• Misjudging gaps in traffi c at intersections and on highway entrance and exit ramps.

• Becoming distracted or having diffi culty concentrating while driving.

• Having a hard time turning his or her shoulders around to check while backing up or changing lanes.

Most importantly, when observing and assessing someone’s driving try to diff erentiate between everyday mistakes and more serious safety risks that are repeated.

Source: AARP

A delicate discussion

See Driving, page 4


Jim Hanni, executive vice president of public affairs with AAA Allied Group, believes “seniors are pretty good at self-regulation when it concerns their driving.” However, there are still concerns about their abilities. A resource his organization offers is the website roadwiserx.com. It discusses how medicine interacts with driving. “Seniors take a lot of pills,” he said. To help maintain their skills, some seniors take the AARP Driver Safety program. The class teaches strategies to make them safer drivers, according to instructor A. Duane Draving. He said it’s vital for seniors to stay as safe as they can behind the wheel because changes in hearing, vision and reaction times make driving more demanding. The class’ philosophy is simple, he said: “We can’t control the other driver, but we can control what we do and what we can do to make ourselves a safer driver.” The class costs $15 for AARP members and $20 for non-members. It also may lead to a discount on auto insurance. Not all seniors give up driving

because they have to. Jim Ranson stopped driving because he wanted to. The 75-year-old retired IRS attorney said he got used to being car-less after living in Washington, D.C., for 27 years. A native Wichitan, he returned some 13 years ago. He now walks and takes the bus. It makes a big difference, he said, that he lives in the College Hill area around the corner from a supermarket and other conveniences. One of the challenges, he said, is that the buses stop running at 7 p.m. Then he has to rely on friends or relatives with cars. “It’s really sad for a lot of older people because it’s their source of independence,” he said. His father drove until he was 94, but Ranson said he shouldn’t have. “Many older people drive too slowly, and they become a traffic hazard.” Some seniors who drive, such as Keith Gravel, an 83-year-old retired Wichita banker, help those who don’t drive by providing them rides, especially at night. He recently drove to Texas and back — an 800-mile trip. “I was perfectly comfortable during the drive,” he said. “Of course, I had my cell phone with me. I always have that.”

Gravel will keep driving for as long as he can. But he does have a litmus test ready. If either of Gravel’s two children says he can no longer drive their children around because of safety concerns, he knows the time has come to stop. Said Gravel: “If that happens, I will hand over my keys.” Contact David Dinell at [email protected]

The Wichita Women’s Fair is Feb. 21-23. This traditional event includes the shopping marketplace, fashion and hair shows, cooking and dance demonstrations, the Biggest Loser Challenge plus several exhibits. It kicks off Feb. 21, at Century II with a business workshop at 3 p.m. and then Girls Night Out, hosted by Bonnie Bing, from 5 to 8 p.m. The business workshop, “Excelling at Your Career without Undermining Your Health,” features Zonya Foco, an author, nutritionist and guest presenter for “Oprah & Bob’s Best Life Challenge.” Her Saturday presentation is titled “Be Good to Your Sweet Heart.” Fair hours are noon to 8 p.m. Feb. 21; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 22; and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 23. Admission is $8.25 for adults, $7.25 for seniors and $5.25 for children 6-12. Children 5 and under are free. The Party Bus will provide door side transportation from Lawrence-Dumont Stadium parking lot. Last year’s show attracted more than 15,000 people. For information check the website at www.womensfair.com.

Photo by David DinellCaroline Johnson, 90

DrivingFrom page 1

Woman’s Fair


emotional connection to this building for a lot of people.” He acknowledges problems with the existing performing arts parts of Century II, Th e Concert Hall and Mary Jane Teall Th eatre, including not enough sound baffl ing and limited stage access and

performance area for productions. And before pieces were patched together the public had access to Century II from the south and west and there was more parking and handicap accessibility, according to Bryan.

It will be interesting to learn more about the arts potential since, according to a recent ArtsUSA study, Wichita’s cultural arts contribute $66.2

million to the local economy each year, Bryan adds.

Where does that bring us? Go Wichita knows it needs to improve the physical space it can off er to attract conventions. Th e performing arts community knows it has a facility that has served them well but, after 45 years, needs to be looked at beyond nice seats and fresh paint.

In the coming weeks, there will be more public meetings to share what the consultants have learned, opportunity for the public to share questions and concerns, and then Phase III, which is a cost/benefi t analysis to Wichita’s convention and performing arts potential.

Th ere are three possible outcomes: Leave the convention centers as

is, without renovations or new construction; Build a new convention center, renovate Century II and add to the Hyatt hotel; or Raze and replace all of Century II and the convention center.

“How do we position Wichita for the future and what makes sense economically?” asks Santo. She and Bryan hope it is a question and concern that other’s in the community share.

A public meeting will be scheduled late February or early March. For questions or to provide feedback, call James Williams of GoWichita at 316-265-2800.

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By Jon RoeSunday, March 2, when the world

learns what fi lms win Academy Awards, just about no one will have seen or even heard the names of the 15 fi lms nominated in the shorts category except for a select few in Los Angeles, New York, London...

...And Wichita. Most of those in the fi rst three cities

are voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, invited to showings by the Academy. Th ose in Wichita are the guests of the Wichita Public Library, thanks to Sondra Koontz.

Sondra started work at the library in 1971. As Art, Music and Video Librarian, one of her jobs was to attend fi lm festivals around the country looking for fi lms to buy. And she became

enamored of short fi lms. Th ey run 40 minutes or less and

fall into three categories -- live action, animated and documentary. And they

display innovative approaches, technology and talent from bold and experimental artists working all

over the world outside the Hollywood system. Yet, as far as she knew, no one had ever tried to gather all the nominees together for viewing before the awards show.

“I thought, wouldn’t it be wonderful if people could see them before the Oscars,” she says, “since after they’ll pretty much disappear?”

And so, in 1986, Sondra Koontz created an impossible job and took it on.

All she had to do was spend January fi nding out from the Academy the complete list of nominees in each of the three categories, and then fi nd the fi lmmakers and get a copy of the fi lm

from each before the Academy Awards show. Th en she had to get them shown in Wichita for free. She had one month to do it all.

“I’d get out of bed at 3 in the

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morning,” she says, “and phone someone in Europe and tell them I wanted their film. I’d rather get it for free, but if I had to rent or buy it, I hoped to get it for the smallest price possible. They’d never heard of Wichita, and some spoke no English, so I had to use a translator. And often the phone numbers I got weren’t where the filmmakers were.”

The first showing of what the Library called “Oscar’s Shorts” took place at the Wichita Public Library.

“I was preparing the second floor

meeting room,” Sondra says, “and I was terribly nervous about whether anyone would show up. Then someone ran in and said: ‘Look out the windows!’ And there was a line stretching clear around the corner.”

Some 500 people crowded the room. Everyone loved it, but the Academy’s lawyers were shocked – shocked at such an indecent title as “Oscar’s Shorts.” They didn’t acknowledge that Oscar wears no shorts.

So the project became “the Academy Awards Shorts Program,” and Sondra continued calling the Academy each year to try to assemble the list of

nominees. Then one day she was talking with a guy who said: “Just a minute. What are you doing?”

When she told him, he said: “That’s wonderful! I’ll help.”

The guy was Pat Stockstill, film librarian of the Academy. Things went easier after that. Each January, Sondra received a

fax listing the nominees and their contact information. She and Pat became good friends. He even squired Sondra and her husband Phil around Hollywood in 1997 when they attended the Academy Awards as guests of the Academy. They dined at the Governor’s Banquet, walked the red carpet and sat in the 13th row at the award ceremonies.

In 1998, having brought a dozen shorts programs to town, Sondra left the Library to work for her alma mater, Bethel College in Newton, as vice president for advancement. “But I’ve enjoyed watching the Shorts program grow,” she says.

And grow it has. Art, Music and Video Librarian Ben Ropp reports that at least 700 people show up each year at the expanded venues in the Warren and Orpheum Theatres. And this year, the Derby Public Library will be a co-sponsor.

Sondra Koontz retired from Bethel last year, taking to her home in Newton many precious keepsakes of her career. One of which she is most proud is a letter she received before the death of Tim Gruver.

“He told me what I’d done with the Shorts inspired him to found the Tallgrass Film Festival,” she says. “How wonderful that one dream could inspire another.” Contact Jon Roe [email protected]

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Sondra and Phil Koontz at the 1997 Academy Awards dinner.

Short films schedule The 28th Academy Award nominated short film program will be shown from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Warren Theatre, 9159 W. 21st, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 1, at the Orpheum Theatre, 200 N. Broadway. The films are less than 40 minutes, including credits, and typically are not rated and may not be suitable for all audiences. For a complete schedule, visit the library’s website, www.wichita.lib.ks.us. For information call 261-8506.

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on a car with some indication that it would actually start after the repair job. That was when I could get under the car — and get out from under it.

I have been known to replace fuel pumps, fix voltage regulators or generators, install new shock absorbers, and clean and/or replace spark plugs. I even replaced the clutch on my daughter’s Opal. Now it’s hard to find a car with a clutch to replace.

The other day our stainless steel (we watch HGTV) refrigerator started freezing things —on the side that isn’t supposed to freeze things. That side is supposed to stay at about 37 degrees

F. Why 37 degrees and not 35 or 32? Apparently, it’s the temperature the refrigerator’s computer likes.

The other side — the deep freeze — stays at zero. That side

wasn’t affected by whatever malady had infected the machine.

The repairman didn’t even have to open the refrigerator door. He knew the problem was the computer. The remedy is to pull out the old one and put in a $300 new one. I know this because it has happened before.

Of course, he didn’t have one. It had to be ordered from the high-priced refrigerator computer place. It took a

week to get here and meanwhile, the refrigerator continued to freeze anything we put in it. Try making a salad with frozen lettuce. I’d like to send a plate of it to the CEO of the refrigerator company.

I shouldn’t complain. The computer is necessary because it controls all the fancy features we don’t want and doesn’t work so well on the things we DO want.

It’s called planned obsolescence. I grew up in the oil fields in

Greenwood County, and we didn’t have refrigeration because we didn’t have electricity. We didn’t have running water either. We had only gas, and it came from an oil well nearby that made a little gas. The company let us use it because otherwise, it would have been flared. So, in about 1936, my dad bought an Electrolux-Servel refrigerator. It used a natural gas flame to expand the refrigerant and take the heat out of the box.

The company made kerosene models, too. My wife’s parents had one of those. It worked well, but made strange noises and filled the house with the smell of kerosene.

I was fascinated by the Electrolux’ ability to make ice cubes. We didn’t

have room for it in the two-room oil field shack, so we kept it in a shed. My mother had to walk outside to get eggs or milk but we never had to replace a computer. It’s probably still working somewhere.

The more things our appliances do, the more quickly they quit doing them. That’s why the stores want you to buy an extended warranty that costs nearly as much as the item it protects.

I’m still a little upset about the refrigerator. We’ve spent more than $600 on computers and I’m pretty sure the problem is a component like a resistor or capacitor that I could buy for 28 cents at Radio Shack. The problem is that I don’t have the equipment to find the faulty component, and I don’t know for sure where it plugs into the refrigerator.

I think the new computer knows I don’t like it because it doesn’t keep the refrigerator at exactly 37 degrees any more. Now it fluctuates. Sometimes it’s 37 and often 36 or 38 — just enough variation to annoy me.

If it didn’t cost $300, I’d step on it. Contact Ted Blankenship [email protected]

If only our refrigerator had a clutch

William Tell operaWichita Grand Opera will perform

Rossini’s William Tell at 7 p.m. Feb. 22 in the Century II Concert Hall. The Metropolitan Opera last performed this opera in 1931. In the 83 years since it has been produced just three times in the United States.

Parvan Bakardiev will be the only director to have produced it in the last 30 years since he presented it at the San Antonio Music Festival in 1984.

Tickets are $35-$85; students/senior $30-$72. Call 316-262-8054 or go to www.SelectASeat.com.

Inherit the WindWichita Community Theatre, 258

N. Fountain, is presenting Inherit the Wind, a play about the Evolution vs. Creationism debate, set during the Scopes “Monkey” Trial.

Performances are at 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 7 p.m. Sunday through Feb. 9. Tickets are $14; $12 for military/senior/students. Call 686-1282 for reservations. The theater is located at.

Award-winning play Clybourne Park, a drama inspired

by Lorraine Hansberry’s classic, A Raisin in the Sun, will be staged at 8 p.m. Feb. 12-15 and 2 p.m. Feb. 16 at Wichita Center for the Arts, 9112 E. Central.

There will be a wine and cheese reception at 7 p.m. Feb. 12 with admission to the play. Reserved seating tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and $15 for students. To order tickets call 316-315-0151 or visit the center between 1 and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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biblical, cultural, historical and social significance since the days of the Greeks and Romans. Today, gathering around a meal also carries financial significance and solvency for the senior centers in Harvey County.

These senior centers are run by a board of directors; some hire a full- or part-time director. Board members find they have to augment their budgets as much as 67 percent to keep operating and offering programs and services, not just to seniors but to the greater community.

The centers have a dedicated mill levy from the county, financial support from some of the cities in which they are housed and funds from the Older Americans Act, which is administered

by the Central Plains Area Agency on Aging (CPAAA).

And yet they find themselves hosting fish fries, once-a-month potluck dinners, Saturday breakfasts, potato bars, taco and bake sales, and ham and bean and holiday dinners to

augment their budgets. In addition to financial challenges,

their memberships are shrinking, and those members tend to be in their mid-70s and older.

“We can’t seem to get the younger people over here,” says Clara DeHaven with the Sedgwick Senior Center. “People tell me they are too busy and not ready to come to the center yet, and I ask them, ‘Well, when are you going to be ready?’ ”

Each senior center in Harvey County is an independent partner. Their boards of directors tend to be people in their mid-60s to early 70s.

The centers report to the Harvey County Council on Aging, which is appointed by the county commissioners. The council advises the county on the distribution of the senior mill levy for aging programs.

Harvey County is considered rural, at least by federal government standards, and has senior centers or clubs in six communities: Burrton, Halstead, Hesston, Newton, Sedgwick and Walton. Lunchtime meals are provided at all the centers by the Red Cross Good Neighbor Nutrition Program or prepared onsite.

(For a list of programs and services at the centers, see the Calendar of Events for Senior Centers in this and all issues of Active aging.)

Burrton’s Senior Center is named the J.C. Cliff and Ruth Dole Senior Center; the building was donated by local businessman Jim Dole in honor of his parents. The fact that more men come to the center then women may have something to do with the coffee

and homemade $4 breakfasts every Friday. Judy McKee, secretary of the center’s board and cook for the Saturday breakfasts, counts on at least a dozen men to attend. There is “coffee for the ladies” every Tuesday and Friday, and a once-a-month biscuits and gravy breakfast.

Burrton’s population is 900. McKee says that participants at the center have numbered 900 for the past quarter. They come from a 10- to 15-mile radius, including Hutchinson and Halstead.

The commitment to the success of Burrton’s Senior Center by its board is proven by the fact that McKee and her husband, Dennis who is board treasurer, live in Reno County. Board president Viola Barnt lives several miles from Burrton.

Monthly fundraisers at the Halstead Senior Center revolve around food and bring in an additional $6,000 to $7,000 to augment the center’s $20,000 budget.

The once-a-month Saturday breakfasts are very popular, according to Judy Dressler, the center’s board president. Second most popular is the potluck dinner. The center’s membership

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is 63; most members are in their 80s.An end-of-July fi sh fry that attracts

500 participants and brings in $3,000 is the major fundraiser for the Hesston Senior Center, according to Eunice Banning, board president. Soup suppers, bake sales, monthly breakfasts and a holiday marketplace bring in 67 percent of the center’s budget, she says.

Hesston’s center was “bought and paid for by the people of our town 15 years ago,” Banning notes.

Carolyn and Evan Johnson, both of whom are in their mid-70s, are the youngest members of the Walton Senior Club. Th ey have been involved in 14 of its 20 years of existence.

“Most of our members are in their 80s and 90s and are content with what we are doing,” Carolyn says. Walton does not have a senior center or community building, so once a month 20 to 26 seniors gather in a back room at the Whistle Stop Cafe, she explains. United Way provides funding for entertainment or educational programs.

Sedgwick Senior Center receives funding from both Harvey and Sedgwick counties. It amounts to 25 percent of the total budget. “We appreciate the funding, but that means double the work for us,” says Clara DeHaven. Th e current center, owned by the city, was built two years ago with reserve funds and a grant. It also is the city’s storm shelter.

Since Sedgwick has excelled with its fundraising, it gets quarterly fi nancial support from the city, DeHaven says. “Everything we do here is open to the public, but we can’t seem to get that through to the people.” Th e “everything” includes a Fall Festival and a Christmas in the Country Craft Show, designed to attract people from the community and surrounding areas.

Newton Senior Center’s breakfast and potluck fundraisers are responsible for at least 60 percent of its budget. It also gets 5 percent from building rental, 25 percent from the county mill levy and 7 to 8 percent from United Way. It’s seeking funds to expand the building.

Th e center off ers programming such as a Community Chat and invites the entire community to meet with

business and political leaders. It is “slowly catching on,” according to Kathy Schwarzenberger, the center’s fulltime director.

Newton’s center also hosts a Senior Show-and-Tell Luncheon that provides a venue for local collectors to showcase their goods and to have them appraised. Antique cars are displayed outside the building during this event.

Th ere are spring and fall dances and a picnic concert in June, but the most unique activity is a Reader’s Th eatre. Schwarzenberger enlists six to seven people who, rather than

doing skits or comedic material, read passages from books or poetry. It often is complemented with photos or illustrations. “Our goal is to present materials that engage our audience and create some interaction,” she says.

“It is worthwhile to note,” says Barrick Wilson, Newton Senior Center board member, “that the seniors and these centers are not given an open check with which to operate. Each center works hard keep operating and to be a resource, not just for seniors but for the entire community.”

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Rec Center.4th Wed: 7 pm Bunko.

BENTLEY/EAGLE504 W Sterling, 796-0027

Open Mon-Fri: Coffee, cookies, exercise. Mon-Fri: 10 am Exercise program.Mon: 3:45 pm Line dancing, chair exercise.Thu: 10 am Crafts; 1:30 pm Canasta.Sat: 8-10 am Breakfast, donation; 7 pm Pitch,

bring snack to share.1st Wed: noon Soup kitchen, donation. 3rd Fri: noon XYZ potluck, program.3rd Sat: 5 pm Dave’s Tacos.

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 program1st 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

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Variety of exercise programs at low or no cost. Feb 3: 1 pm Inspiring Woman, the story of

Cornelia ten Boom, a Dutch Christian who helped Jews escape the Holocaust.

Feb 4: 4:30-6 pm Tuesday Nite Together board-sponsored fundraiser. Menu: chicken & noodles, mashed potatoes, dessert. $5 donation.

Feb 6: 11:30 `am Covered dish lunch; sign up by Wednesday before. $1.

Feb 10: 7:30 am-3 pm Osage Casino near Ponca City. Depart from Library. $10.

Feb 25: 11 am 11 am Just Lunch, undisclosed location. Depart from library. Registration required. $3 plus lunch.

Feb 25: 7 pm Jam Session for bluegrass, country musicians. Bring a friend, snack to share.

DOWNTOWN200 S. Walnut, 267-0197

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

computer classes; foot care. Feb 4: 10 am Prairie Moon Book Club,

Professsor’s House; 5:30 pm Adventures in Writing. Info 393-8195.

Feb 6: 5:30 pm. Learning the Writing Craft.Info 393-8195.

Feb 7: 1 pm. Explore the cultural arts. Info: Anne Yoder, 267-0197.

Feb 17: Closed for President’s Day.Mar 7. Mystery Day Trip. Reservations limited.

$55. Info: 267-0197.

EDGEMOOR5815 E 9th, 688-9392

Mon-Fri: 11:30 am GNNP meal, reservation required; 10-11 am Pool, cards, dominoes, bingo, 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.

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, cards, dominoes.

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 dish,

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KECHIKechi City Building, 744-017

Fri: 9 am Breakfast at Braums.

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.Mon: 10 am English Class/Clase de Ingles.Tue: 10 am Nutrition class/Clase de nutricion.Thu: 10 am Bingo/loteria.Fri: 10 am Music/musica.

LINWOOD1901 S. Kansas, 263-3703

www.seniorservicesofwichita.orgRegular activities: Cards and games, exercise

programs, GNNP lunch. Every Tue: 10:30 am Bingo. Bring a prize or food

iem woth at last $1.Every Wed: 12:15 pm Movie Matinee.Mon: 9 am TOPS; 10:15 am Tai Chi. Mon & Fri: 9 am Dynabands; 9:30 am Strength

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balance; 10:30 am Bingo. Tue & Thu: 9 am Pickleball; 12:15 pm WSU

Well-Rep combo exercise program. Wed: 9 am Arthritis exercise; Noon Movie

matinee, popcorn.Thu: 9 am Beginning Line Dance; 10 am Line

Dance.

MCADAMS GOLDEN AGE 1329 E 16th, 990-8921

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

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

sewing, jewelry making.2nd & 4th Tue:10 am-noon Blood pressure

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MT HOPE105 S Ohio, 667-8956

Mon: 7-10 am Coffee, donuts; 11:30am-12:30 pm Lunch; 1-4 pm Cards.

Tue, Wed, Fri: 9 am Exercise class.Tue, Wed: 10 am-3 pm Crafts, quilting. 1st Tue: 10 am RSVP, lunch.Thu: 9:30-10:30 am Line Dancing.

MULVANE632 E Mulvane, 777-4813

Daily: 7:30-9 am Walk-in gym, coffee; GNNP meal; 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.orgFeb 14: 2-4 pm Valentine’s Day party, $3 members,

$4 nonmembersFeb 17: Closed for President’s Day.Daily: Dominoes, cards, Wii, pool, GNNP lunch.

Library, exercise room, computer lab. Mon: 10:30 am Computer class by reseservation.Tue: 2 pm Jewelry class.Wed: 1 pm Kinship Navigator, grandparent

support; computer class, by reservation.Thu: 9:30 am Cross-stitching group; 1 pm,

Spanish class.2nd Mon: 11 am Blood pressure check.

OAKLAWN2937 Oaklawn Dr, 524-7545

Daily: 11:30 am GNNP lunch; computer lab with internet.

Every Wed: 8:30 am Panera Bread & sweets.Every Thu: 10:30 am Chair exercise.Every Fri: 12:30 pm Cards; 5 pm Potluck &

Cards.First Sat: 8-10 am Breakfast fundraiser.3rd & 5th Tue: 12:30 pm Movie day.2nd Wed: 1 pm Red Hatters.1st Thu: 12:30 pm Golden Agers. 2nd Thu: 12:30 pm Bingo.

ORCHARD PARK4808 W 9th, 942-2293

Regular activities: Exercise programs, cards, pool, GNNP lunch. Calendar: www.seniorser-vicesofwichita.org.

Feb 11: 11:30 am Dining Out, Neighbor’s Bar & Grill, 2150 N Amidon.

Feb 17: Closed for President’s Day.Feb 21: 11:30 am February Birthday CakeFeb 25: 8:30 am Breakfast Out, Jimmy’s Egg,

220 S West. Every Fri: 7-9 pm Golden Age Club Dance.First Fri: 2:15 p.m. Book discussion group.

PARK CITY6100 N Hydraulic, 744-1199

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

Wed: 2:30 pm Line Dance.Tue & Thu: 10 am Chair exercise1st Wed: 10:30 am Chisholm Trail Seniors

catered lunch, meeting, program.3rd Tue: 8 am Breakfast out, call for location.3rd Thu: 1 pm Bingo.3rd Fri: 6 pm Fun, food, games.

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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Specials “History Of the North Side,” a conversa-

tion led by Charlie Whitworth, Wichita historian, at 10 am Saturday, Feb. 1, at 1203 N. Main. It will include highlights of the north side cattle industry, the Live-stock Exhange building, the stock yards and street cars. Bring your knowledge to share.

Senior Health Fair, 1-5 pm Feb. 20 at Oxford Grand, 3051 N. Parkdale Circle (29th St. just west of Maize Rd.). It’s free to seniors, caregivers, family members; will include health screenings, demon-strations, educational seminars, other activities. Vendors, door prizes, goodie bags, refreshments. Info: 247-6487

Medicare Options Workshop, 6 pm Feb. 26 in the Sunflower Room, Sedgwick County Extention Education Center, 7001 W. 21st. Participants will receive a Medicare Options Workbook to help guide you through decisions to start your Medicare coverage. Plan to attend several months before you are Mediare eligible. Registrion is strongly encouraged. Call 660-0100.

The Wichita Choral Socity invites those who like to sing to join them. No audition is necessary. Rehearsals for the May con-cert are at 7 pm Mondays at First United Methodist Church, 330 N Broadway. The concert’s theme is Americana music. The membership fee is $10. Music is provided. Info: Norman Tice, [email protected]


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

Activities include exercise classes, bridge, Pinoch-le, 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

Activities include line dance, exercise classes, cards, games & lunch (reservation required).

1st Wed: 9:30-11 am Blood pressure checks.2nd Sat: 7-10 am Biscuits/gravy, $3.3rd Tue: 7:30 am Casino trip.1st, 3rd, 5th Wed: 7-10 pm Jam Session.

BENTONLion’s Community Bldg, S Main

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

CASSODAYCassoday Community Center

Feb 17: 6:30 pm Valentine’s Dinner. Reservation due 2/10. Marie, 620-735-4357.

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

pressure checks.Tue: 10:30 am Round TableTue & Thu: 10 am Strong Women Stay Young

Exercise & Wii Fit.Last Fri: 7 pm Bingo.

DOUGLASS124 W 4th, 746-3227

Activities include exercise, quilting, cards and 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

Activities includes exercise, cards and home-cooked lunch, $2 RSVP 24 hrs in advance.

2nd Thu: 11 am Blood pressure check; 6:30 pm Crazy Quilters.

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

Singles.Wed: 10 am Back in Balance.

LEON112 S Main, 745-9200 or 742-9905

Activities include exercise, cards and home-cooked lunch (reservation required).

1st, 3rd & 4th Fri: 7 pm Pitch.2nd Fri: 7 pm Pitch, birthdays/anniversaries, cake/

ice cream.3rd Sun: 11am-1:30 pm, Home-cooked lunch, $7

adults, $3.50 children. Info 745-9200.

ROSE HILL207 E Silknitter, 776-0170

Activities include Wii, pool table, shuffl eboard, home-cooked lunch (reservation required).

1st Fri: 11 am Meeting, covered dish.3rd Fri: Noon Covered dish.1st Sat: 7-10 am Scrambled eggs, biscuits/gravy.Mon & Wed: 9 am Strong Women Stay Young

Exercise.Wed : 1 pm Bridge.Fri: 7 pm Card game.Mon: 7 pm Pitch games.

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, Whitewater

2nd & 4th Tue: noon Potluck, program.

Harvey county Senior centerS

Senior WednesdaysEvery Wed – at various Wichita museums. Free or nomimal admission. For details see w w w . s e n i o r w e d n e s d a y . o r g .

Feb 5 – 10 am, Wichita Art Muse-um, Downton Abbey; 1:30 pm, Water Center,101 E Pawnee, Fish Passage: Arkansas River Fish Community at Lincoln Street Dam.

Feb 12 – 10 am, Sedgwick County Zoo, Love Is in the Air; 1:30 pm, Wichita Public Library, African

American Entrepreneurs in Wichita. Feb 19 – 10 am Ulrich Museum of

Art, Kinship Concealed: Amish Men-nonites/African-American Family Connections; 1:30 pm, Kansas African American Museum, The History of the NAACP.

Feb 26 - 10 am Wichita-Sedgwick Co Historical Musuem, Josie - A Pioneer Girl. $2; Exploration Place, 1:30 pm, Dental Health and Aging. $4.

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, 620-327-5099

www.hesstonseniorcenter.comFeb 2: 4 pm Super Bowl XLVIII. Bring snacks,

drinks (no alcohol) and chairs. Watch on 80-inch screen.

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; 1pm Bridge.1st & 3rd Tue: 6 pm Singin’ Seniors.3rd Wed: 11:30 am Health luncheon; noon,

program. Lunch reservations by previous Fri; no program reservations.

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.2nd & 4th Tue: 1-3 pm Toenail care, call for

appointment.4th Mon: 5:30 pm gathering, 6 pm Pot luck dinner.

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

NEWTON122 E 6th, 283-2222

www.newtonseniorcenter.orgFeb 3: 9:30 am Shopping trip to east Wichita 9:30

am; shopping trip to west Wichita cancelled for President’s Day holiday.

Feb 6: 7:30 am Sausage & egg casserold, pancakes, oatmeal, fruit. Community Chat with Seave Kelly, CEO of Newton Medical Center.

Feb 11: 6 pm Potluck. Bring a dish to serve six, table service.

Feb 17: Closed for President’s Day.Mon: 10-11 am Blood pressure check; 1:30 pm

Golden Notes rehearsal; 7-9:30 pm Square Dance.Tue: 9:15 am Sign Group (not 3rd Tue); 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.Wed & Fri: 10:30 am Learn-A-Game.2nd & 4th Thu: 10:30 am Bingo.1st & 3rd Fri: 6 pm Game night.

SEDGWICK107 W. Fifth, 772-0393

Mon: 1 pm games; 7 pm knitting.Tue: 7-9 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 Fri: 1 pm Movie.

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1685 S Rock Rd. Info: Jan Cragun, 682-9674 or Jan Pickering, 683-0160.

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

PrimeTimers, social organization for mature gay and bi-sexual males. Various activities, Info: www.primetimersww.org/wichita.

Retired Teamsters Local#795, last Sun of month, 1pm, lunch/mtg. Location varies: Galen, 259-0287.

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

River City Ladies, 4th Tue:time, location varies. Cards, outings, spring luncheon. Info Karen Holden, 264-3615.

Scandinavian Society of Wichita, 2nd Fri: 6:30 pm, www.scandinaviansocietywichita.org.

Sierra Club, Great Plains Nature Ctr, 6232 E 29th N, 2nd Fri: 6:30 pm, pizza, salad (bring own 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, loca-tion varies. Also other events. Info: 942-5117 or www.wichitaareaevents.blogspot.com

Single Seniors, Downtown Senior Center. Ev-ery 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 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. location varies. Wives of retired military officers of all services, 788-8830.

Twentieth Century Club, 536 N Broadway, Wichita. Every Tue:11 am program and lun-cheon. Guests welcome. Lunch, $9. RSVP, Marge Parsons, 316-722-1057.

Tyler Roadrunners, 571 E 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. Info 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’s Club, 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. Meeting at 7:30 pm. 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 Church, 1101 N River Blvd. Luncheon, program. Reservations required, 721-3125.

Wichita Audubon Society, program, meeting, 3rd Tue:7:30 pm, Great Plains Nature Ctr, 6232 E 29th. www.wichitaaudubon.com.

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

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

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

clubS and organizationSAARP 2614, Village Inn, 3535 E Meridian, 3rd

Wed:11 am, mtg/ program, 440-6931.African Violet Study Club, Botanica, 2nd 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 Ger-mans from Russia, Immanuel Lutheran Church, 909 S Market, Folklore & Customs meeting, 2:30 pm. Potluck, 1:30. 2nd Fri: Info 634-0353. All welcome.

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. Info 942-7435. Breakfast Groups: last Wed: 7:30 am, True Lies Ranch Hand Cafe, 607 N Oil Hill Rd, El Dorado. Info 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. Info June 943-2878 or Lou 722-3047.

Church Women United Interfaith Ministries, 829 N Market, 1pm Feb 7, program, coffee.

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.¡

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

Forever Young, Zion UMC, 1248 Lulu, Last Fri:11:30 am, Covered dish/meeting.

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

Friendship Force of Kansas, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 1101 N River Blvd. Meets quarterly Info : 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: 10:30am-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; Orchard, 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 Douglas, 1st Thu:10 am Fellowship, festivities; 11 am program; noon, lunch, $7.50. Reservations by previous Mon, Linda, 684-5215.

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. Info 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. Info 943-4747.

Kansas Authors Club, District 5, program, meeting, 2nd Sat, nine months a year. Location varies. Susan 316-688-0905 or www.kansasauthors.org

Kansas Knife Collectors, 3219 W Central, 1st Thu: 7 pm Info 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.

Life Ventures, education/enrichment classes, lunch, day trips, socials. Adventures in Learning, Tuesdays, three 8-week sessions annually. Call for dates. Fee. Stacy Jansson, 682-0504.

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, First Presbyterian Church, 525 N Broadway. Info Edna, 945-9146.

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

Midwestern Polka Club of Kansas, info Ro-man Humlicek, 524-8567 or Velma Compton, 201-6071.

Military Officers Association of America, one Sun a month at Rolling Hills Country Club. 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, 9 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, Hometown Buffet Central & Ridge Rd. Info Sylvia, 239-1270.

Needle Arts Guild of Wichita, College Hill UMC, 2939 E 1st, Every Thu: 10 am-3 pm. Info 207-2643.

Northeast Sr Citizen Club, 2121 E 21st, 1st & 3rd Wed 10:30 am, programs, trips, fellowship. Info 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, potatoes, veggies provided; bring salad or dessert to share, $3. Info 755-1060

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

Postal Retirees & Former Postal Employees, Even months, 1st Wed: 9:30 am, Village Inn,

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

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

visory 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.

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Downtown Sr Center, 200 S Walnut. 12:30-4:30 pm Feb 10 & 11. 267-0197 or 722-0634.

Via Christi Rehabilitation Hospital,1151 N Rock Rd. 9 am-1 pm Feb 15 & 22. 689-5700.

Wesley Friends, 550 N Hillside, 8am-5pm Feb 21. 962-8400.

Clearwater Community Ctr, 921 Janet, 1-5 pm Feb 18-19. 620-584-2332.

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, Augusta

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 and Walton residents. $6.

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

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SuPPort grouPSFor information on

groups not listed hereThe Center for Community Support and Research maintains a list of self- help groups. 978-3843, 1-800-445-0116 or www.kansashealthsolution.org/shn1.0

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 FEB 3Mon: Beef patty with onion gravy,

mashed potatoes, pickled beets, cinnamon applesauce, wheat bread.

Tue: Chicken & noodles, Capri vegeta-bles, fruit medley with pears, chocolate pudding, wheat bread.

Wed: Lamb stew, spinach salad, pineap-ple ambrosia, potato roll.

Thu: Turkey pot pie, brussels sprouts, apple, biscuit.

Fri: Cheeseburger, calico baked beans, Coronado salad, strawberry cup.

WEEK OF FEB 10Mon: Chili with beans, brussels sprouts,

apple, chocolae chip cookies, crackers.Tue: Ham loaf with cream gravy, mashed

potatoes, romaine salad, spiced pears, potato roll.

Wed: Soft taco, calico corn, fruited gelatin.

Thu: Chicken Primavera, Mediterranean vegetables, fruit cup, French bread.

Fri: Cranberry meatballs, scalloped po-tatoes, garden vegetable salad, citrus fruit mix, dinner roll.

WEEK OF FEB 17 Mon: Closed.Tue: Chicken tortilla soup, orange, tap-

ioca pudding, corn chips. Wed: Whole wheat spaghetti with meat-

sauce, green beans, strawberry peaches, bread stick.

Thu: Pepper strip steak, mashed pota-toes, ranch broccoli salad, mixed fruit cup, dinner roll.

Fri: Baked ham slice, baked sweet po-tatoes with cinnamon butter, mixed green salad, strawberrry cup, potato roll.

WEEK OF FEB 24 Mon: Breaded chicken sandwich, peas,

Mandarin oranges, chocolate pudding.Tue: Ham & beans with onions, turnip

greens, fruited gelatin, cornbread.Wed: Oven roasted chicken, parslied

potatoes, combination salad, tropical fruit mix, French bread.

Thu: Scalloped potatoes with ham, green beans, apple, potato roll.

Fri: Deli turkey & cheddar on bun, potato salad, fruit slaw, gelatin cake with topping.

Calendar DeadlinesSubmit calendar items by the 15th 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].

ALZHEIMER’S: Wichita – Downtown: 3rd Thu 3 pm, Downtown Senior Center, 200 S Walnut, respite available, Jenna, 267-7333; Northeast: 1st Mon 10:30 am, Catholic Care Memory Care, 6550 E 45th N, Cynthia McLean, 744-4120; 1st Fri 10:30 am, Larksfield Place Assisted Living, 2727 N Rock Rd, Scott Befort, 858-3975; 3rd Tue 6 pm, Clare Bridge, 9191 E 21st, Sarah Anderson, 630-0788; 3rd Wed 3:30 pm Cypress Springs, 1859 N Webb Rd, Jamie Morrow, 558-5775; 3rd Fri 10:30 am, Regent Park, 10600 E 13th, Cori Patterson, 337-5400; 4th Thu 2 pm, Grace Presbyterian, 5002 E. Douglas, Margaret Beyer, 630-6138. Northwest: 2nd Mon 6:30 pm, West Heights UMC, 745 N Westlink, Jodi Cline, 721-0323. 2nd Tue 6:30 pm, Park West Plaza, 505 N Maize Rd, Debra Mullen, 729-4114; 2nd Thu 3 pm Pathway Church, 2001 N Maize Rd, Scott Sanderson, 722-7414; 4th Thu 7 pm, St. Francis of Assisi Ministry House, 866 N Socora, Francis Seidl, 722-3773; Young Onset (under 65), 3rd Thu 6 pm, chapter office, 347 S Laura, Jenna, 267-7333; JW & Reola Stark Arts & Inspiration Program, 2nd Thu 9:30 am-2:30 pm, Kansas Food Bank, 1919 E Douglas, 267-7333; Ando-ver: 4th Tue 6:30 pm, Senior Center, 410 Lioba Dr., Davalyne Wilson, 706-7930; Augusta: 2nd Tue 7 pm, Homestead of Augusta, 1611 Fairway Dr., Heather, 775-1000; Clearwater: 2nd Wed 5 pm, 620 Wood St, Denise Vann, 620-584-2271; Derby: 2nd Mon 10 am, Glen Carr House, 1401 N Hamilton Dr., Teressa Hatfield, 788-9999. El Dorado: 3rd Mon 5 pm, ElDorado Sr Ctr, 210 E 2nd; Supper Club: Spangles, 2005 W Central, 1st, 2nd & 4th Mon 5 pm Oleta Huston, 321-0339; Hesston: 3rd Tue 3 pm, Schowalter Villa, Amy Wedel, 620-327-3414; Kechi: 1st Mon 7 pm, UMC, 4533 E 61st, Gayle Fisher, 260-8882; Newton: 1st Thu 7 pm, Presbyterian Manor Library, 1200 E 7th, Helen Brown, 283-5400; Sedgwick: 3rd Mon 6 pm, Healthcare Center, 712 N Monroe, Marni Eickelman, 772-5185.

ARTHRITIS, LUPUS & FIBROMYALGIA: 1st & 3rd Thu 11:30 am-1 pm, Independent Living Resource Center, 3033 W 2nd, Jennifer Moore, 942-6300 ext. 214.

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; Central Plains Kidney CSG 2nd Sat 1-3 pm; Encouragers CSG, 1st & 3rd Wed 10 am; Headstrong (Brain Tumor CSG) 2nd Wed 7 pm. Off site: East Side CSG, St. Stephens Episcopal, 7404 E Killarney,2nd Wed 6:30 pm; Footprints CSG, St. James, 3750 E Douglas, every Wed 5:30 pm; 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, Cov-

enant Presbyterian, 1750 N. Tyler, 1st Thu 7 pm; West Wichita CSG, Pathway Church, 2001 N Maize Rd, Room 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.

CAREGIVERS: Andover, 1st Wed 2-3:30 pm, Andover Court, 721 W 21st, 284-6400 or 800-362-0180; Augusta, 2nd & 4th Wed 2-4 pm, Christ Lutheran Church, 1500 Cron, 775-0500 or 800-279-3655; Newton, Jan 2, 7 pm Presbyterian Manor Libraray 1200 E 7th; 2nd Thu 3-4:30 pm, Prairie View; Wichita, 1st Tue 3-4:30 pm, Prairie View, 9333 E 21st, 284-6400 or 800-362-0180; 4th Thu 6-7 pm, Cypress Springs, 1859 N Webb Rd, Kylie Ag-new, 558-5775.

CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH: 3rd Thu 7-9 pm, Independent Living Resource Center, 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, S. B. Allen Hospital; even months, Lakepoint of Augusta, 322-7848 or 320-1972.

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

EA-EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS, Every Wed 6-7 pm, call for location, Jo, 210-5550.

FIBROMYALGIA: [email protected], 2nd Mon 6 pm, 1st Mennonite Brethren, 8000 W 21st, Rebecca, 722-2828.

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 The Regent, 2050 N Webb Road - 2nd Floor “Activity Room”. Every Tue: 10-11:30 am RiverWalk Church of Christ, 225 N Waco, Fireside Room (south entrance); or 7-8:30 pm West Towne Baptist, 2000 N. Maize Road or in Derby at Woodlawn UMC, Rm 15E, Woodlawn & Kay Street. Tues: Check website

for new group in El Dorado. Every Wed: 7-8:00 pm RiverWalk Church of Christ, 225 N. Waco, Fireside Room (use SW door) special group for ages 20’s thru 50’s. 1st Mon: 7-9 pm Clearwater Church of Christ, 13900 N. Diagonal Rd (use west door). Survivors of Suicide: 8-week ses-sions, call for dates: Every Mon: 7:30-8:30 pm, RiverWalk Church of Christ, 225 N. Waco, Rm 106 (use SW door). SOCIALS: Lunch/Brunch, Every Thurs: 10:00 am, Spears, 4823 Maple or Country breakfast Café, 2804 S Seneca Street; Breakfast, Every Sat: 10 am, Spears, 4823 W Maple. Dinner, 2nd Thurs of each month: 6 pm, Copper Oven Café, 2409 W 13th Street. Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, 313 N Mar-ket, 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 Center, 316-283-1103. Hospice Care of Kan-sas, 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

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. Eliza-beth Catholic Church, 645 N 119th, 773-9173.

MYOSITIS: (Dermatomyositis, polymyositis & Inclusion Body Myositis), Mid-America Myositis KIT (Keep-In-Touch), meets quarterly: Nov 2 noon-3 pm, Civitan Community Center, 901 Porter, Jerry, 207-6230.

PARKINSON’S: 4th Tue 11:30 am-1 pm, Re-flection Ridge Retirement Community, 2300 N Tyler. Caregivers 1st & 3rd Thu 4-5 pm, Relive Rehab, 2020 N Tyler Rd, Ste 112, Deb Wetta, 210-3587

POST POLIO: No meetings until March.PROSTATE CANCER: Us Too!, 2nd Mon 7:30

pm, Via Christi St. Joseph, McNamara Center, 3rd floor, 9w93-6997.

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

STROKE: 1st Tue 3 pm, Via Christi Rehab Hos-pital, 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. Every other Wed. Donation. Bring covered dish, des-sert or snack to share. 775-1060

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

Douglass Sr Center, 124 W 4th. 7-9 pm 4th Sat: Wildwood Band. $4.

El Dorado Sr Center, 210 E 2nd. 6-10 pm every Thu: Dinner 6:30, CD Dance 7.

$2 suggested donation, bring covered dish/snack to share.

Evergreen Golden Age, 27th & Woodland. 7-9:30 pm every

Mon (except 1st): Live music. $3, info 303-8036.Linwood Golden Age, 1901 S Kansas. 7-9:30 pm every Sat: Live music. $3.Goldenrod Golden Age, 1340 S Pattie. 7-9:30 pm ev-ery Wed: Take 3 or Wildwood Band. $3, refreshments.

Minisa Golden Age, 704 W 13th. 7-10 pm every Thu: $3, info 721-5552.Orchard Park Golden Age, 4808 W 9th. 7-9:30 pm every Fri: Live music. $3, refreshments.Park City Sr Center, 6100 N

Hydraulic. 7-10 pm 1st Sat, Wildwood Band; 3rd Sat, Wildwood Band. Info 755-1060.

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, Oak-lawn Activity Center, 4904 S Clifton. 7:30-10:30 pm 2nd & 4th Sat. Terry 219-0100/Gordon 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. Jeanine, 734-3707.


942-5385 claSSified advertiSing 942-5385CEMETERY PROPERTY FOR SALE

Resthaven, Christus, Lot 9, D4, spaces for two with vaults. Value $8,000. Sell $3,995. 316-721-6462 or 316-253-3980.

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

Lakeview, Garden of Memory, lot 71, spaces 11 and 12. Value $2,495 each. Sell $1,000 each. Larry 316-351-5016

Resthaven, Garden of Love, 2 adjoining spaces. Value $3,500 each. Sell at bargain price of $2,000 each. 316-290-9230 OR 719-440-5725

White Chapel, Garden of Gethsemane, four adjoining spaces, two caskets, two openings/closings. All for $3,000. Seller pays transfer fee. Call Roy 316-942-3439

Resthaven, Garden of Christ with the Children, two adjoining spaces close to road. Value $3,695 each. Sell $1,500 each. 951-662-9072

Old Mission, three adjoining spaces on knoll overlooking mausoleum, near 21st Street en-trance. $600 each or $1,500 for all. 316-682-1270 mornings.

Resthaven, Garden of Faith, two adjoining spaces. Value $7,400. Sell $3,695. 316-347-4061

White Chapel, Section 1, three adjoining spaces. Sell $1,000 each. 316-264-3546

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

Experienced to fulfill all your needs from partial to complete sales. Organize and sell your items for top dollar. Know your options. Free consultation. Insured. GREATER PROFITS WITH LESS STRESS. 316-806-7360 or 316-838-5870. Julie

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.

Stover Heating & Air Conditioning

Repair • Service All Brands Sales – Licensed Trane dealer

Senior Discount SPECIAL: Furnace check-up $75*

*Some restrictions, doesn’t include filters, parts

316-641-9146License # 7258

HOME CARE SERVICES CONT.

Chinese medicine and acupuncture for better health. Will make house calls for families or groups of two or more. 316-259-6732

Reliable dependable woman willing to provide one on one personal care to the elderly in their home. Light housekeeping, laundry, cooking/grocery shopping, run errands, doctor appoint-ments, bathing and grooming, medication reminder, assist walking, companionship, trans-ferring, positioning, incontinence care, toileting. Experienced. Clean background check. Good references. Low rates. Call Ronnie 316-806-6239

Grandmother type, licensed CNA/caregiver provides compassionate, honest, dependable care with duties of light housekeeping/laundry, meal preparation, medications, other duties as needed. Day and/or overnight stays. Eight years’ experience. 316-249-8859

Honest and caring in home services. Personal care assistance. Help with your daily needs. Grocery shopping, doctor appointments. $10/hour. Call Jimmy 316-218-8442

HOME PLUS

Mary’s Retirement Home for the ElderlyPrivate and semi-private rooms. Affordable rates. 24-hour care. Adult Day Care available. Licensed by the state.

316-942-5028

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

Reflections Residential Care

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Dave’s Improvements Painting—interior/exterior. Doors and win-dows replaced, grab bars, wheelchair ramps. All general repairs.Guaranteed lowest rates. Senior citizen discount. Lic #7904. 316-312-2177.

Marv’s Home Improvements & RepairWindows, doors, trim, decks, ramps, patio covers, fences, siding, flooring. Basements, kitchens and baths. Painting. Also honey dos and handyman projects. Honest and dependable. Senior discounts. 35 years. 316-737-4646, 316-440-5497.

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

ESTATE SALE SERVICES CONT.

Professional Antique Appraisals40 Years’ Experience. Why? Insurance, Resale Or “We Just Need To Know”. Formerly Tura’s Estate Sales. 316-524-4463, 316-250-0041

Cornerstone Estate SalesEstate and relocation sale services. Organizing – set-up –pricing – clean-up. Free consultation. Contact Bill 316-371-1931.

FOR SALE

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

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

Small dog house, $15. Large dog house, $25. 73-inch DLP TV, $395. Small refrigerator, $59. Small barbecue grill, $5. 316-440-8959 42-inch big-screen TV, $100. 42-inch wide-screen TV, $100. 51-inch DLP TV, $119. 37-inch flat-screen LCD TV, $100. Large pool table, $75. Vacuum cleaner, $5. 316-440-8959 Invacare model 9000XT reclining 18-inch wheelchair, head, foot and leg rest, heal restraints, adjustable side minders, gel cushions for seat and back. Sell $450. 316-831-0837

HAIR CARE

Hair on WheelsExperienced, licensed, caring beautician in your home for shampoo, cuts and styling. Call Carol, 316-992-1744. In-shop and established in-home hairstyling customers. Set $28.50. Perms $55, includes haircut and style. Licensed. Day #263-8794. Ask for Mike.

HELP WANTED

RN for in-home footcare, experienced with reliable transportation. Email resume to [email protected] closing date Feb. 14th.

HOME CARE SERVICES

Happy Valentine’s Day from Footcare in your home. By appointment, 316-946-0722.

In-Home Services: Personal care assistance, m e a l p r e p a r a t i o n , h o u s e k e e p -i n g, h a n d y m e n , a n d m o re ! Ph o n e Chester at the Senior Employment Program, 316-267-1771 or 316-267-0302. Pre-screened, reliable help available.

Can’t bathe yourself like you use to? Need light housekeeping done? Need private-duty aide? I can accommodate all your needs. Cynthia CNA/HHA 316-992-6711

Certified Home Health aide. 19 years’ experi-ence.Caregiving, housekeeping and transpor-tation. Specializing in Alzheimer’s/Dementia. Excellent references. Kay 316-305-5863

Dave’s ImprovementsPainting—Interior & Exterior

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

Minor Electrical & Plumbing RepairsGeneral Home Repairs

Senior Citizen Discounts!

312-2177Lic 7904

HOME IMPROVEMENTS CONT.

Leaky basement repair dirt installation

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

MIKE’S HOME REPAIRSRepairs done right, Honest, Dependable. Experienced. 316-838-1107

Drywall RepairFix all cracks, walls, ceilings and all textures. 32 years experience. Free estimates. Senior discount. Duane Ball 316-648-5221. Josh 316-641-9081

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

Molina Electric—Wichita Lic #1364. Commer-cial or residential wiring. Service calls. New electric service. Troubleshooting. Business 316-524-0434, Cell 316-461-2199.

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

Perez Construction and Design316-833-8116. Remodeling, plaster, drywall, stucco, siding, painting, concrete work, carpentry and trim. Great family business.

$ SAVE MONEY $On Repairs & Replacements

Plumbing – Electrical – CarpentryTree Removal • Hauling!

Free estimatesCall Now: 316-807-1234

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

Kansas Estate SalesFree Consultation & References

Expert Pricing, Displaying & Clean-upExcellent Results

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

$ $

J J

Advantage Home Services One call does it all! Any size

project, large or small. You name it. We do it the right way. Licensed general contractor, residential and commercial. 20 years experience.

Stan 316-518-8553

PLUMBCOCall the BEST for LESS

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

PARADISE ESTATE SALESOne item or an entire estate

Free consultation. Flexible commissions and a friendly staff

with 30 years experience. Call today for an appointment.

316-214-5709

LESLIE CUSTOM MASONRY

Complete chimney serviceCleaning and Repair

Custom Brick & StoneAny other masonry need316-871-8102


HOME IMPROVEMENTS CONT.

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

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

AND HAULING. Including all yard debris. 316-516-4630

or 316-838-5709.

WINTERTIME HANDYMANOdd jobs, sheetrock, paint, fence and house repairs. Pick-up, delivery, cleanup, haul off. 316-807-4989 Repair fence, clean flower beds, trim shrubs and trees. Experienced. Free estimates. Firewood for sale. Thank you. Roy Hladik 316-880-7347

WATER HEATERSImmediate Service 316-945-2144

Andy’s Painting & Home Improvement. 20+ years experience. Popcorn removal and retexturing. Dust free environment. Fully insured. Senior discount. 316-390-2006

CARPET CLEANING Truck mount steam cleaning

2 Rooms $34.95Call for more specials

316-305-7527

A & J Construction ServicesConcrete • Dirt Work • Driveway gravel • Tile Wall crack repair • Painting and caulking Yard and Gutter cleanup • Snow removal Call or text 316-992-0897

LAWN AND GARDEN SERVICES

Perry’s Professional Lawn ServiceSnow removal. Leaf cleanup. Bush and hedge trimming, mulching, gutter cleaning and hauling. 20 years experience. Free estimates. Perry, 316-871-3758.

Christian Lawn CareMowing-$20. Verti-slicing, core-aerating, ove r s e e d i n g, n e w l aw n s, m u l c h i n g flower beds, fall cleanup,leaves, shrub trimming and removal, gutter cleaning, hauling. Snow removal. Senior discount. Steve 316-685-2145.

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.

• Rate for commercial enterprise or item priced more than $500 is $37 up to 20 words; 50¢ per word over 20. Additional charges for centered lines, bold type, etc. Call for box ad rates. • Rate for people age 55+ items (priced less than $500) or non-business related ads: $10 minimum; 50¢ per word.Payment due when ad is ordered. No refunds.

Call Sandie at

316-942-5385 or email at

[email protected] more info, visit:

www.activeagingonline.com

Deadline for advertising in the March issue

is Feb. 14.

BUY AN AD TODAY!

LAWN AND GARDEN SERVICES CONT.

M . E . S N O W R E M O V A L , g u t t e r , garage, leaf and yard cleaning, hauling. Brick, Block & Stone 316-708-1472

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

CHAMPION LAWN CAREWeekly mowing wanted. Duane 316-644-2708

PAINTING

Ron Bohannon Painting, interior/exterior. Sheetrock and ceiling repair. Power washing. One job at a time. Family serving Wichita since 1952. 316-648-9474.

PERSONALS

SWM who is loving and caring likes dancing, shows, short trips, other activities and knows how to treat a lady with respect is seeking NS/ND independent, outgoing white or Hispanic female 45-75 who is not fearful of a committed relationship 316-305-5505.

WANTED ALIVE! An intelligent and interesting lady who seeks enjoyment and enrichment of life with a caring man. Please write to Box #14-201, c/o Active Aging, 125 S. West St, Ste 105, Wichita, KS 67213

Dave’s Improvements Roofing • Siding

GutteringFree Estimates • Senior Discounts

License #7904 • Insured

316-794-3632

942-5385 claSSified advertiSing 942-5385SPECIALS

Beginning Square Dance Lessons - Wichita Solo’s. Starting February 13, Thursday 7 pm, Sunday 2:30 pm 20 Lessons, 1st lesson free. Singles or couples welcome. Trinity Presbyterian Church, 2258 N Marigold Ln, Wichita. Info: Ruth Ann 316-706-0327

Wichita After 5 Christian women’s group, Rolling Hills Country Club, Thursday, February 27, 6:30 pm. Speaker, music, buffet dinner and special feature $15. Reservations due February 24. Call Wanda 316-529-3472 or Jeri 316-323-3266

SERVICES

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. t

TREE SERVICE

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

It’s winter!ALL AROUND TREE SERVICE

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

Spring/Fall CleanupAny type of mowing

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

TREE SERVICE CONT.

Felipe Tree ServiceEvergreen trimming. Tree removal. Brush hauling. Splitting. Deadwooding. Insured. Free estimates. 10 years experience. 316-807-4419.

Bruce’s Tree Service Get an early start on your trimming for 2014. Prompt, Immediate, Professional service. Crown reduction, trimming or removal. Trees, hedgerows, evergreens & shrubs. Bucket truck available. We climb also. Over 25 years ‘experience. Sr. discounts. Insured. Firewood. Snow removal also. Call 316-207-8047.

WANTED

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

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

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

BUYING American, German, Japanese

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

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

ALWAYS BUYINGAntiques, U.S. coins, costume jewelry, Beech and Boeing pins, guitars, art, military items, etc. A few items or entire estates. Dave 316-409-0992

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

Going Up, LLCStraight & Curved rail stairlifts

Call Bill for more info.316-722-4291, 899-365-0217

www.goingupllc.comLicense #08091 & Approved VA provider


By Debbi ElmoreTh e Martin Luther King Jr.

Day holiday may have remained unrecognized in Wichita without the determination and eff orts of three women in 1986.

One thing is certain – the march that year on City Hall would not have happened without them.

Emmadell Robinson remembers her phone ringing that morning. Her sister, Mearlin Overton, called to say that although the government had designated the third Monday in January a federal holiday in 1985, it wasn’t being recognized in Wichita.

After Emmadell hung up she called her friend Bess Dreams. Th e three women began mobilizing. Th ey contacted churches, congressional representatives, universities, fraternities, sororities, unions and the NAACP.

Th eir fi rst meeting was at the Smokehouse on East 13th Street. Attending were Dr. John Gaston, Dr. Evies Cranford, Clarence Wesley, Robinson, Dreams and Overton. As they tossed around ideas, Gaston suggested a button that people could wear as a sign of solidarity and protest. Th ey asked Ernie Barnes to help design and make the buttons.

Th e First National Black Historical Society (now Th e Kansas African American Museum) wasn’t able to help them purchase the buttons so Robinson took a risk and charged them to her credit card. Th en she urged her colleagues to “sell buttons!” so she could pay the bill when it came due.

And sell they did. Th e buttons were ordered and reordered, and the project eventually made a profi t, which was

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given to the museum. A new button is created and sold each year. Th e profi t continues to be a good source of revenue for the museum.

Th e women were adamant to supporters that they should not risk their jobs, but could wear the buttons to show their indignation for the lack of recognition for the MLK holiday.

Th ey also set about organizing a march on City Hall, with the help of the NAACP, churches and other organizations.

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the marchers gathered at 17th and Chautauqua (Mathewson School). Th e turnout was more than impressive. Support came from churches, schools and onlookers, and represented all ages and races. Th underbird Bus Company, seeing the number of elderly and babies in the crowd of walkers, off ered their buses for transport the rest of the way.

“I never intended to walk the whole way,” Dreams grins. “But when the buses took the older people and I saw the numbers of people who showed up, I did it.”

Th e Wichita Eagle estimated the number of walkers at 3,000, but CNN,

which aired the story nationally, put the estimate closer to 10,000.

“It was important,” Robinson says. “He fought and died for social justice and social change for everyone.”

Dreams agrees. “Ignoring that holiday was the ultimate insult.”

Meanwhile, Overton had talked to her boss at Central Bank, explaining its importance. He was reluctant, pointing out there were already a lot of holidays. He asked Overton which one she would eliminate to make room for the new one. She didn’t hesitate. “Columbus Day.”

Central Bank was the only one to close in Wichita that day.

“Th e following year, everyone recognized the holiday,” the women said, smiling.

Th e three grew up in Arkansas with the segregation policies of the South. But they were raised to have pride in themselves and what they could accomplish. All had good jobs – Overton and Robinson with banks and Dreams with the gas company - but they all realized they were among the fi rst black females to hold such positions.

“You had to be twice as qualifi ed to get those jobs,” Dreams says. “But we were raised ‘if it can be done, you can do it.’”

All three went on to achieve great success in their professional and

volunteer lives. Th ey received NAACP awards, and Robinson was named Woman of the Year by the NAACP. In honoring her commitment to the Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration, Rachel Frazier of the NAACP noted, “She sees it not as a celebration of Martin Luther King because he was a black man and fought for black rights, but because he fought for everyone’s rights.”

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CorrectionsIn January’s Brain Exercise story

the first paragraph contained an errant phrase. This was not in the original article written by Amy Geiszler-Jones, nor was it part of her interview with Dorothy Gray. The correct paragraph reads:

With the Bee Gees’ disco hit Stayin’ Alive playing in the background, Dorothy Gray gives the dozen or so seniors in her fitness class a workout for their brains as well as their bodies.

In Diane Wahto’s poem, The Conspiracy of Coffee, on page 26 several of the lines broke in a way not intended by the poet. This is the correct version:

It is 8 a.m. My husband talks nonstop, makesgoofy jokes while I read the paper, drinkcoffee heavy with fake sugar and Half and Half,try to wake to a day already too far gone.When I ask him to be quiet he says he’s buzzed,asks if I did anything to the brewto make it stronger. An errant grainamong the mild Maxwell House grind.Just turned 64, he says he never thoughthe’d live this long, thought he wouldbe dead like his two friends who mettheir end several years before. It’s,as they say, the new lease he feels,the awe and dread that comes as ageadvances unexpectedly. The factthat he must live with a foreshortenedgift, the constant move to a new age.

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