February 2015

Active agingagingJanuary 2004 • Vol. 25-No.2

Serving 80,000 Readers in South Central Kansas

Active agingagingJanuary 2004 • Vol. 25-No.2

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February 2015 • Vol. 36-No. 3

Informing 112,000 55+ readers in Southcentral Kansas

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Happy Valentine’s Day

By Mary TritschThe Kansas Legislature is back in

session, and legislators are hard at work considering bills that will impact our state and each one of us.

AARP Kansas, working with our Capitol City Task Force volunteer members, is not only keeping track of legislation that impacts age 50 and older Kansans, we’re also proposing legislation that will have a positive impact on us.

Some issues of interest this year include:

The CARE Act — This is an AARP bill which would provide support to the more than 600,000 Kansas caregivers as they safely help older Kansans who want to remain in their homes.

The bill ensures that a caregiver’s name is recorded when a loved one is

admitted to the hospital; the caregiver is notified when their loved one is to be discharged to another facility or home; and the caregiver is given an explana-tion and instructions for any medical tasks that need to be performed at home. Kansas currently ranks 35th in support of caregivers. We can do better.

Medicaid Expansion – Advocates, including AARP, continue to push for Medicaid Expansion in Kansas which would help 100,000 Kansans, includ-ing 20,000 Kansans ages 50 to 64 who don’t yet qualify for Medicare, receive affordable health care coverage with a large part of the funding provided by the federal government.

Registered Dental Practitioners (RDPs) – The Kansas Dental Project is working to pass legislation, supported by

AARP and numerous other organizations, that would allow RDPs who are highly trained dental hygienists to work in com-munity settings and provide high-quality oral care to underserved populations, in-cluding the elderly, while at the same time freeing up dentists to do more complex procedures.

Poor oral health can lead to health prob-lems such as diabetes and heart disease. More than one-third of seniors living in nursing facilities suffer from untreated dental decay.

Increased Nursing Care Hours in Nursing Facilities – This legislation would set nursing home nurse staffing standards in Kansas law. The bill, proposed by Kansas Advocates for Better Care and AARP, was first introduced in the 2013 legislative

See Topeka, page 11

Legislation to watch

Healthcare tops agenda

By David DinellBack in the 1960s, Frank Sinatra

sang “Love is lovelier the second time around.”

Many in mid-life have taken the famed crooner’s observation to heart and walked down the aisle – discovering that love can bloom again, and often in a deeper and more meaningful way.

One such couple is Kirk, 59, and Leigh Carlson Burgess, 58, of Wichita, who have marked their fifth wedding anniversary. “It feels so good to have another shot at marriage after so many false starts and trials,” Leigh said.

Leigh was first married at 19. That marriage ended in divorce five years later, and, at 26, she married Gary Cox, a minister. However, at age 50, Cox died. At that point, her interest was more oriented toward quality companionship. “At only 51 or 52, you have some good years left.”

Leigh wanted to “look around” and see what was out there, but the typical meeting grounds of 20-somethings – bars and college classrooms – no longer applied, so she went to an online dating service after hearing a success story from a friend.

“I wasn’t looking for marriage,” Leigh said, “and I certainly never thought I would have three marriages.”

Love a ‘second time around’

But it happened. She met Kirk Burgess, who himself had been married twice before.

“I figured on giving marriage one more try,” Leigh said. And so did Kirk.

The Burgess’ are part of a growing demographic trend, according to a Pew Research analysis of U.S. Census data. It found that of every 10 marriages in 2013,

at least four had one partner who had been married previously.

Furthermore, the number of remarried adults has almost doubled from 1980, from 22 million to 42 million, and tripled from 1960, when there were only 14 million remarried adults.

Along with changing attitudes towardSee Remarriage, page 6

Photo by David Dinell

Companionship is a key factor in a marriage, say Kirk and Leigh Carlson Burgess. The Wichita couple marked their fifth anniversary and aim for many more years together.

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By Debbi ElmoreGerald McCoy spent 33 years

working as an industrial engineer at Boeing, only to find himself among the company’s laid off workers at age 52.

“The layoff was disappointing,” McCoy says, noting he had planned to spend his entire career there.

It also was frustrating when he dis-covered it wasn’t easy for older workers to find employment. He lived off his savings, working a succession of odd jobs.

A six-month grant-funded position introduced him to the Senior Em-ployment Program, operated by Senior Services, Inc. of Wichita. Although it was a temporary job, he enjoyed help-ing others who were unemployed.

Several years later, there was an opening for the director of the Down-town Senior Center. McCoy got the

job. “The feeling of helping others is important to me,” he says. “I enjoy making a difference.”

For more than 30 years, the Senior Employment Program (SEP) has helped thousands of people 55 and older find jobs.

“Many people can’t afford to retire or don’t want to sit home,” says Cherie Wenderott-Shields, SEP director. Each Monday she creates a list of available jobs for Tuesday’s Job Club.

In a tight economy and even tighter job market, Wenderott-Shields says she still identifies around 100 open positions a week. Many employers contact her directly. Others she finds on the Internet or from job placement centers.

Job seekers must go through a two-hour orientation. Wenderott-Shields counsels them on jobs that would be a

good fit for their skills and desires.The program receives approxi-

mately 800 requests for employment a year, and it places at least 500. It has received awards from the State De-partment of Commerce for its high placement rate and has consistently been recognized by the Wichita Busi-ness Journal as the city’s most successful job placement program.

It began as an informal help wanted board. In 1982, it launched as a joint venture between Senior Services and KETCH with a federal grant to create a jobs placement program.

“It’s a win-win situation,” says Lau-rel Alkire, Senior Services executive director. “Seniors are able to remain ac-tive, contributing members of society.”

The program is currently funded by the Kansas Department of Com-merce’s Older Kansas’ Employment

Fund and Sedgwick County mill levy funds administered by the Department on Aging.

There are three job areas: In-Home Support Services finds jobs for people interested in working for a private family or individual in private care giving, handyman and lawn care services, electricians, painters, drivers, etc. In-Home Respite Care provides a trained worker to give rest and relief to 24-hour caregivers. Senior Employ-ment Program helps those age 55 and older find general employment.

SEP offers help preparing a resume, interview strategies, computer training and quality job leads, in addition to the weekly job club and annual job fair. Call 267-1771 or visit seniorservice-sofwichita.orgContact Debbi Elmore at [email protected]

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The Senior Employment Program Job Fair is 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 17, at the American Red Cross, 1900 E. Douglas.

More than 25 prospective employ-ers will be on hand.

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When my wife died two years ago, I thought everything was owned jointly or payable to me as beneficiary. I did not do anything with her will. Now, I have found out that one of the rental properties that we owned was titled as tenants in common and not joint tenants with rights of survivorship. I am trying to sell it and the title company has told me I have to probate her estate to transfer her one-half interest. When I called an attorney, I was told that the Will was no longer valid and that her property would pass one-half to me and one-half to her kids. Why isn’t the will valid and what should I do now?

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Lancaster and his wife, Dona, have long been active in the local theatre scene. He’s also the former head of restaurant inspections for the city of Wichita. After that career, he spent seven years as owner (and sometimes chef ) of The Depot dinner theatre in Dodge City.

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RemarriageFrom page onedivorce, another reason is an aging population, researchers say: people have more time to marry and remarry.

Now, among all married adults, some 23 percent have been previously married, compared to only 13 percent in 1960.

Men are more likely to remarry: 64 percent compared to 52 percent for women.

Kirk Burgess said that his marriage to Leigh is different. “She’s very sup-portive of me in all aspects... It’s hard to get through life by yourself.”

Having similar interests is import-ant, he added. The couple love to dance and teach it, too. Each also has his or her own interests. Kirk’s passion is

masters level sprint running. Leigh is not a runner, but she cheers him on.

Jay Decker, 79, said he was “real for-tunate” with his second marriage. The retired Wichita State music professor lost his first wife to leukemia in 1980. Then he met Phyllis, a widow. They just celebrated their 30th anniversary.

Both had happy marriages, so they knew what one was like.

As a widow, Phyllis, now 81, was not necessarily looking for a partner, But when Jay came along, she knew she had found someone with whom she was comfortable.

The feeling was likewise for Jay. “When you meet the right person, it just happens. You can’t explain it.”

As middle-age adults, they already had children and full lives. Jay’s passion was music, and Phyllis was an avid

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personality and daily habits of the new person are different. “It’s like any mar-riage,” Jay said. “It’s not perfect, and you do have to work at it.”

Their tenacity paid rich dividends. The couple enjoys the company of their blended family of five children and 12 grandchildren.

Family also is foremost for Cathy and Gary Erbert of Wichita, both 63. They have been married almost 10 years and fortunately for them, Cathy said, their blended family of five chil-dren has been supportive. “We never had a time when anyone said, ‘what are you thinking?’ ‘’ Cathy said.

Getting remarried in mid-life is a different experience from a traditional marriage in ones 20s, Cathy said. The emphasis is more on personality and

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Since older people often already have children and are established in their careers or financially, those are often not main trigger points. Qual-ity companionship is a major aspect, Cathy said, and she found that in Gary.

As a happy single adult, Cathy wasn’t looking for a marriage, but was interested in dating. She met some men in social settings, and then tried online dating. She had heard online “disaster stories,” so she was cautious.

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“I was real comfortable on the first date,” she said. They dated two years before they married. Cathy said it’s im-portant not to rush into a relationship.

Cathy thinks she could have been a happy single adult, but she has an even better life with Gary. “The opportunity presented itself, and I chose it.”

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If there’s a reoccurring theme among older, remarried adults it seems to be that they’re thankful for what they have.

“We are so appreciative every day for this new lease on life,” Leigh said, “and are determined to use all our experience and wisdom to make this marriage last until death does us part.”

Kirk and Leigh don’t figure on making it to their 50th anniversary, but are aiming for a 30th. In the meantime, they are pleased at finding love – and a new life – again.

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“Transition” is a most amazing word that implies movement, direc-tion and change.

There are times in life where transitions may be anticipated with excitement and joy; while at oth-er periods we hold onto what we know, that which is comfortable and familiar to us.

For example, parents who are caregivers of children preparing the transition into college life; common-ly experience mixed emotions.

“Have I taught them what they need to know as they make their way in the world? How will they move through this transition”?

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our health changes and we are faced with decisions relative to our own care.

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BriefsPyrex on display

Two kitchen staples – Pyrex glass and aprons – are featured in an exhibit opening Feb. 3 at the Harvey County Historical Museum, 203 N. Main, Newton.

A Colorful Kitchen: 100 Years of Pyrex celebrates the 100th birthday of the kitchen stalwart. Pyrex was developed by Corning scientist Dr. Jesse Little-ton. His wife, Bessie, was frustrated that her glass dishes broke so easily.

Littleton brought Bessie a glass jar from a railroad lantern which had been cut in half. She was thrilled with the results – a baking container that was an acceptable size and reusable.

Littleton took his inspiration and developed Pyrex. The first commercial order was placed May 18, 1915, by a Boston department store.

From historic finery to modern funkiness, the apron’s dual role as both serviceable protection and fun decora-tion is evident in Fancy-Dress Kitchen Aprons.

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WAM ExhibitAn exhibit of American daguerreo-

types, Photographic Wonders, is featured at the Wichita Art Museum through May 10.

The Opening Party is 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7. Celebrate the ad-vent of photography with remarkable imagery from the 1840s and 1850s and enjoy music from the Jerry Scholl Quartet. Admission is $10; free to museum members. Purchase tickets online at wichitaartmuseum.org/shop/event_tickets.

The daguerreotype is like no other photographic technique. Each plate is a one-of-a-kind image. There is no “negative” from which multiple prints can be made. For people in the mid-1800s, daguerreotypes seemed to be magical bits of reality. Now, 176 years later, they still hold wonder and appeal for 21st century audiences. The exhibit showcases 82 works from the Nel-son-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City.

Sweet MemoriesMemories in the Making, a fund-

raising gala for the Alzheimer’s Asso-ciation, Central and Western Kansas Chapter, is 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, at the Scottish Rite Center, 332 E. First.

The event features Patty Reeder and the cast of Mosley Street Melodrama with a variety show, Dessert Dash and silent and live auctions.

For ticket information call Craig Davis at 316-267-7332.

Women’s FairFashion shows, cooking demonstra-

tions and a special Girls Night Out are features of the 17th Wichita Women’s Fair, Feb. 20-22 at Century II.

Chris Veazey Brown was 52 years old when she and friend Deanna Wheeler launched the first Wichita Women’s Fair in 1998. Seventeen years later they are both at the age when many of their colleagues and friends are retired, or considering it, but they love what they do and say they have no plan to retire.

“It’s intense for several months of the year, but we’ve met so many great people and enjoy planning speakers, events and programs to entertain and enlighten women of all ages,” Brown said.

Girls Night Out, hosted by former Wichita Eagle fashion columnist Bon-nie Bing, is 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.

Nationally known author and nutri-tionist Zonya Foco will present Super Charge Your Life in a keynote presen-tation at 1 p.m. Saturday, sponsored by Via Christi Health. The host of Zonya’s Health Bites on public television will discuss commonsense ways women can increase energy, focus and dis-ease-fighting ability.

Fair hours are noon to 8 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday; and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $8.75 for adults, $7.75 for seniors and $5.75 for children 6-12. Children 5 and under are free. The Party Bus will provide transportation from the Law-rence-Dumont Stadium parking lot.

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By Andrea SoudersSince its creation in 2008, the Finan-

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FAST was created by the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s office to address a growing problem of financial abuse of the elderly.

This specialized fraud unit consists of prosecutors, law enforcement, pri-vate attorneys, mental health profes-sionals, and representatives from the Kansas Department on Children and Families (DCF) and banking institu-itions.

Elder financial abuse cases normally begin with a report being made to the DCF. If a case has been reported to law enforcement or a financial institu-tion, it also must be reported to DCF.

That report will be assigned to a social worker who will begin obtaining relevant documents and interviewing involved parties.

If DCF determines there has

likely been financial exploitation, the DA’s office will ask FAST to review the case. During the review the social worker will discuss the case and findings, and other members may weigh in.

A mental health specialist may discuss victim capacity issues, a bank-ing professional may discuss suspicious financial activity and/or a prosecutor may discuss additional information needed for criminal prosecution.

There are many questions that the FAST team will try to answer to get a better understanding of the situation:

• What was the fiduciary duty of the suspect? Was there a power of attorney and, if so, what authority did it give the suspect? Was the suspect given authority for a specific purpose (to pay victim’s bills, for example) or did the victim give authorization for the suspect to access funds with no limitation? • Are there any capacity issues with the victim? Are there any medical issues, or

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• Was there deception or misrepre-sentation? Did the suspect represent that the funds were being used for a particular purpose and then use them for something else without the victim’s knowledge or consent?

Once the case is accepted after the FAST review, the social worker turns over all the records and interview notes to law enforcement. The DA’s office reviews the financial records and conducts an analysis to determine unusual banking activity such as large

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After this is completed, the law en-forcement agency and the DA’s office will determine whether the suspect can be charged criminally. If the answer is yes, the case is assigned to a prosecutor who will handle it through the judicial process.

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If a case is not charged, it may be referred back to the appropriate law enforcement agency for additional investigation.

The DA’s office is a member of the TRIAD council, a coalition of law enforcement, banking and community organizations with the goals of educat-ing the community about elder abuse

and protecting seniors. It is sponsored by the Mental Health Association of South Central Kansas.

To report abuse or mistreatment, contact DCF Adult Protective Services at 1-800-922-5330. For an emergency, call 911.

Andrea Souders is an investigator with the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office and a member of the TRIAD council. Contact her at [email protected].

TopekaFrom page onesession and will be reintroduced during the 2015 session.

The bill would require that nursing home residents received a standard number of hours of care from nursing staff.

Scope of Practice for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses – This legislation will make changes in the scope of practice of APRNs that will improve access to quality health care in Kansas. It would remove barriers faced by APRNs, who have post-grad-uate degrees, and allow them to use

their education and training without having a written agreement with a physician.

Kansas has a shortage of primary care physicians, especially in rural areas, and this legislation would help fill that gap.

State Budget – The non-partisan Consensus Revenue Estimating Group warned that the state is facing a budget deficit of nearly $280 million for the 2015 fiscal year, and the shortfall is projected to exceed $648 million during the 2016 fiscal year.

AARP Kansas will continue to keep an eye on budget decisions made by the governor and legislators – especial-ly as they impact seniors.

Other important issues are funding for the Kansas Public Employees Re-tirement System (KPERS), utility costs and consumer protection.

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Historian Angela Bates will talk about The Nicodemus Connection to a Vice President at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at the Alford Branch Library, 3447 S. Meridian. The Wichita Genealogical Society program is free.

Tom Johnson and John Samu-els, two homesteaders in the Afri-can-American settlement of Nicode-mus, were slaves owned by U.S. Vice President Richard M. Johnson. Tom

Johnson became a controversial figure when he married Julia Chinn, a biracial woman and mother of his two daugh-ters.

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By Elma BroadfootIt came like an insistent tap on the

shoulder. Tell her story. Be their voice.Mardella Freund is not the type of

woman to draw attention to herself, let alone stand in front of a room full of strangers and tell stories about orphan children coming to Kansas in the early 1900s.

The first tap on her shoulder began when her niece wrote a college paper about the Orphan Train Movement, and the thousands of homeless chil-dren on the streets of New York City who were sent to live in farm commu-nities across the country.

There was another tap when a friend gave Mardella two books about the Orphan Train Movement.

The tap became more insistent when Mardella visited the national Or-phan Train museum, which relocated to Concordia in 2007. On the bus ride from Wichita to Concordia Mardella told about her mother’s orphan train experience. The first of many requests

to “come talk to our organization” began.

“I dodged them for six months,” says 87-year-old Mardella about the requests. She had accumulated a good deal of information about the move-ment, the children and, of course, the orphan who was most influential, her mother Mary Brennan.

Mary was two years old when she arrived at the Wichita train station, dressed in a white flannel dress with blue stripes and identified as Number 32. Mary was adopted by Margaret Lies, and she and nine other children settled in the St. Mark area with other farm families.

“Grandmother Lies would tell us stories about my mother like the time she took her to Mass at St. Mark’s Church and decided that she might

pay more attention if they sat at the front of the church,” Mardella says.

“Grandmother Lies and my mother crossed a church pew, passing by sever-al little boys, when suddenly my moth-er crawled up in one little boy’s lap and 16 years later they were married,” adds Mardella.

Mary Brennan and Edward Simon, married for 70 years, had nine sons and three daughters. “My mother grew up longing to have brothers and sisters, and so it’s not surprising that anyone being that lonely would love having 12 kids,” Mardella notes.

Mardella remembers her “alone time” with her mother when she would sing while they did the dishes togeth-er. And she remembers her mother questioning a Farm Bureau award she received for canning 800 quarts of food

in one year, noting ’Why? This is the way we live.’”

“My mother was never teased because she was an orphan. She was accepted in the community,” says Mardella, as was the case for the other nine orphan children who came to live in St. Mark.

But not all orphan children fared as well, according to Mardella. Many became indentured servants and were mistreated and abused. She tells of one young boy who was adopted by a farmer and worked in the fields from morning until night, and when winter came the farmer told the boy to leave. Another farmer took the boy in and raised him, Mardella continues.

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OrphansFrom previous pagetry. Roughly 15,000 children were homeless on the streets of New York at the start of the movement. The first of 7,000 children came to Kansas in 1871.

One in 25 Americans is connected to an Orphan Train rider, Mardella says. She knows most of the families of the nine orphans who came to St. Mark, but they have little information about their parents or grandparents.

Mardella says she’s “slowing down” and not making the 10 presentations a year she’s made since mid-2008.

She did 11 ministries for her Catholic parish, including cleaning the church on Friday mornings and serv-ing meals at The Lord’s Diner. “After two bouts of breast cancer it became too difficult to carry the trays and wa-ter pitchers so I had to give that up.”

However, a recent trip to visit a daughter in Arizona included sewing new cushions for her daughter’s patio

furniture and giving a presentation on the Orphan Train Movement.

Mardella has three children, as well as her seven remaining siblings, but none have indicated a desire to contin-ue in Mardella’s footsteps so it’s up to her to tell the stories and be the voice of the Orphan Train riders.

Before each presentation, she always says a prayer: “You and my mother and all these children keep tapping me on the shoulder to do this, so please help me God.”

While researching the Movement, this writer was given the names of sev-eral people whose relatives were said to be Orphan Train riders. There were grandparents, uncles or aunts, or other relatives who were indeed orphans, but the current generation knew little to nothing about them.

“Call Mardella Freund, she knows all about the orphan children,” said the son of one of the St. Mark Orphan Train riders.Contact Elma Broadfoot [email protected]

The National Orphan Train Complex in Concordia offers exhibits and displays and research materials about riders and their experiences.

It is housed in a renovated 1917 Union Pacific Depot; hours are

10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Admission is adults, $5; under 12, $3.

Call 785-243-4471 or go to www. orphantraindepot.com for a listing of services and special events.

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Mardella Fruend uses family pictures to illustrate presentations about the Orphan Trains who brought homeless children — including her mother — from New York to Kansas in the 1870s.


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By Annette GrahamCPAAA Executive Director

A new year encourages many of us to consider a healthier lifestyle, includ-ing eating better and exercising. But there is another key to fighting illness and prolonging life: socialization.

Humans have an internal need to be socially connected. People with more social connections can have better im-mune systems, healthier eating habits and better coping mechanisms.

Married couples are the most stud-ied relationships. According to a 2011 National Institutes of Health article, marital relationships impact many health outcomes including cardio-vascular disease, chronic conditions, mobility and depression.

Relationships also have a positive influence on healthy eating, physical activity and disease management.

Studies also have found that lack of social interaction increases the risk for heart attack and coronary disease as much as smoking. A presentation from the National Council on Aging in 2014 said isolation is equivalent to drinking six or more alcoholic beverages or smoking 15 cigarettes a day.

Research has indicated that people who are engaged socially have a slow-er decline in memory loss and cogni-tive abilities, and it can help maintain motor function.

Social engagement is easy if friends and family surround you. For those who may not have this option there are volunteer opportunities through the RSVP Volunteer Program, includ-ing assisting non-profit organizations,

mentoring, assisting people during a disaster and working with veterans. These all offer social connection and personal growth.

Local senior centers, recreation cen-ters, senior dining centers and exercise facilities are a great place to make new friends and socialize. Centers promote community connectedness, provide health and wellness programs, educa-tional classes and are a hub for volun-teer or social opportunities.

There are more than 30 senior cen-ters in Butler, Harvey and Sedgwick counties. All are open to the public.

Social networking – Facebook or email – offer ways to socialize. Older adults who are separated from family or who have limited mobility can find ways to connect online. FaceTime,

Social relationships improve HealthSKYPE, video chat through Google and other online options offer instant connection to family and friends for little to no cost.

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Caregiver Lunch & Learn, Alzheimer’s Association, 1820 E. Douglas. Noon-1 pm Tues, Feb 3. Most Important Decisions You Will Never Make with Debi Lawson. Bring brown bag lunch. Info, 267-7333.

Senior Thursday, Kansas Aviation Museum, 3350 S George Washington Blvd. 10 am Thu, Feb 12. History of McConnell AFB. During World War II, a wing was added to the Wichita Airport Terminal building for military administration – the beginning of what is now McConnell. Program in the Aviation Hall of Fame – no stairs to climb to attend. Info, 683-9242 or kansasviationmuseum.org.

Keeping Your Heart Healthy, Wes-ley Friends Lunch & Learn, Central Community Church, 6100 W. Maple. 11:30 am Fri, Feb 27. Dr. Ravi Bajaj shares practical tips for heart health. $8, reservations, 962-4000.

Afro-American Genealogy Group, Midwest Historical & Genealogical Library, 1203 N. Main. 1 pm Sat, Feb. 28. Historical/genealogical study of families of any ethnic group led by Jozel Smith Eckels. Learn to research your family tree, discovering stories, using public records or interviews, learning to preserve the information. Info, 264-3611 or mhgswichita.org.

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CHENEY516 Main, 542-3721

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CLEARWATER921 E Janet, 584-2332

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

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Feb 3: 4:30-6 pm Tuesday Night Together. Enjoy ham and beans, cornbread and dessert.RSVP, $5.

Feb 9 & 12: 10 am Intro to Computer. Learn the basics of personal computers using Microsoft Windows. $2.

Feb 10: 10 am Not Just Any Coffee Talk. 1-3 pm Zentagle: drawing from structured patterns. Materials provided. $20.

Feb 11: 10 am Seven Small Steps to Big Changes for Heart Health.

Feb 12: 5 pm Valentine Party. Catered meal, entertainment by The White Shirt Quartet. $8.

Feb 18: 2 pm Captain’s Lady Tea. A covered dish tea and dramatic presentation on the Captain’s Lady and her trials after the Civil War.

Feb 26: 7 am Day trip to Broken Arrow, OK. Tour Blue Bell Creamry and Bass Pro Shop. Departs from library RSVP, $49.

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GODDARD120 N Main, 794-2441

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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, Fri: 9:30 am-3 pm Tax-Aide, by appt.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-

days.

LINWOOD1901 S. Kansas, 263-3703

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

Pickleball, exercise programs, GNNP lunch.Feb 6: 10:15 am Tips to Prevent Falls in the Home. Feb 9: 2-4 pm Love Stories – guest speakers, au-

thor to share tales of love and encouragement, music, gifts and dessert. RSVP.

Feb 11: 1 pm Wearable Crochet.Feb 13: 10:15 am Financial Fraud and Seniors.Feb 16: Center closed – President’s Day.Feb 20: 10:15 am Hypertension – The Silent

Killer. Feb 25: 8:30 am Healthy Dental Practices. 1 pm

Recycling – It’s Good For All of Us. Feb 27: 10:15 am Heart Health.2nd Mon: 8-9 am Early Bird Book Club. 3rd 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-3:30 pm Tax-Aide, by appt; 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,

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

checks.MT HOPE

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.Feb 2:11:45 am Problem Solving Diabetes with

Emilue Hagan (on-going class). Feb 5: 9:30 am Self Defense for Seniors with Clay

Cox (5-week class). 11:45 am Foot Problems.Feb 6: 11:45 am Alzheimer’s & Activities.Feb 13: 2-4 pm Valentine’s Day Party, $5 mem-

bers; $7 non-members. Feb 16: Center closed: President’s Day.Feb 20: 11:45 am Tax Tips and Updates for 2015. Mon, Wed, Fri: 9:30 am WSU exercise. Mon: 12:30 pm TOPS; 1:30 pm Sing-a-Long.Tue: 10 am Beginners’ crochet. Thu: 10:30 am Jewelry class.Tue, Thu: 9 am-3 pm Tax-Aide, by appt;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 &

cards.

ORCHARD PARK4808 W 9th, 942-2293

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

GNNP lunch. Feb 9: 11:15 am Caregiving Step-by-Step.Feb 10: 10 am Senior Self Defense with Clay

Cox. 11:30 am Lunch Out: Golden Corral, 616 S. Ridge.

Feb 16: Center closed – President’s DayFeb 20: 11:15 am Senior Exercise. Feb 23: 11:15 am Leg pain and vein disease. Feb 24: 8:30 am Breakfast out: Egg Crate Cafe,

8606 W 13th. Wed: 10:30 am-noon Computer Lab.Fri: 7-9 pm Golden Age Club Dance.Wed & Fri: 9 am-2 pm Tax-Aide, by appt.

PARK CITY6100 N Hydraulic, 744-1199

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

Feb 12: 11:30 am Getting the Most Out of Your Medicare, Drew Davis of Banker’s Life.

Feb 13: 6-8 pm Valentine’s Day Party. Oldywed/Best Friends Game, prizes. RSVP.

Feb 17: 11 am Blood pressure clinic and Heart Healthy program.

Feb 18: 8 am Breakfast Out: Cracker Barrel; Feb 26: 10:30 am Project Companionship,

Kansas Humane Society. $2 donation.Mon, Tue Thu: 9 am-1 pm Tax-Aide, by appt.Mon: 1 pm Crochet/Art group; 6 pm Pitch.Wed: 1 pm Walking; 2:30 pm Line Dance.Mon, Tue, Thu: 9 am-1 pm Tax-Aide, by appt.Mon, Wed, Fri: 9:15 am Exercise. Tue & Thu: 8:30 am Wii Bowling; 10 am Chair

exercise.Sat: 1 pm Pinochle1st Wed: 10:30 am Chisholm Trail Seniors

catered lunch, meeting, program.3rd Thu: 1 pm Bingo; 5:30 pm Finger food.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.


Butler County Senior CenterS

Harvey County Senior Centers

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

Regular activities: Exercise classes, bridge, Pi-nochle, pool table, dominoes.

Daily:11:30 am-12:30 pm Lunch (reservation required), $3.

Mon, Wed, Fri: 10 am Exercise class.Mon: 1 pm Cards.Tue: 10 am Blood pressure check; 10:30 am Piano

music with Mike. Wed: 1 pm Sewing & Quilt club.Thu: 7-9 pm Pitch.Fri: 11:30 am Carry-in lunch & program; 12:45

pm Bingo.1st Mon & 4th Thu: 6:30 pm Quilt Guild.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). Feb 5 & 19 : 7-10 pm Jam Session: bring covered

dish, snack or dessert to share. Thu: 9 am-3 om Tax-Aide, by appt. 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, GNNP lunch, $2. RSVP.

Mon, Fri: 10 am Aerobics.Tue: 9 am-3 pm Tax-Aide, by appt; 12:30 pm

Bingo; 1:30 pm Line Dance; 6:30 pm Prairie Port Singles.

Tue, Thu: 9 am Coffee. Wed: 10 am Back in Balance. 1 pm Pinochle.Sat: 6:30 pm Senior activities.2nd Thu: 11 am Blood pressure check; 6 pm

Crazy Quilters.

LEON112 S Main, 745-9200 or 742-9905

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

Mon, Fri: 10 am Aerobics.

Tues: 12:30 pm Bingo; 1:30 pm Line Dance; 6:30 pm Prairie Port Singles.

Tue & Thu: 1 pm Bridge.Wed: 10 am Back in Balance; 1 pm Pinochle.3rd Sun: 11am-1:30 pm, Home-cooked lunch, $7

adults, $3.50 children. 745-9200.ROSE HILL

207 E Silknitter, 776-0170Regular 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: 9 am-3 pm Tax-Aide, by appt; 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: 8:30 am Coffee Hour; 9 am Film; 1:30 pm

Pinochle.Wed: 6:30 am Men’s Bible Study; 1 pm Bridge.Fri: 1 pm Mexican Train dominoes1st & 3rd Tue: 6 pm Singin’ Seniors.3rd Wed: 11:30 am Health luncheon; noon,

program. Reservations by previous Fri. 1st Thu: 7 pm Bridge.1st & 3rd Thu: 7 pm Pitch. 2nd Thu: 7 pm Movie Night.1st & 3rd Fri: 1 pm Mexican Train dominoes.1st Sat: 7:30-9:30 am Community Breakfast4th 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.orgFeb 5: 7:30-9 am Breakfast, biscuits & gravy,

scrambled eggs; 8:30 am Community Chat: Heart Health.

Feb 10: 6 pm Potluck, bring dish to share and service, dessert provided. Valentine entertain-ment by Newton High School Girl’s Ensemble.

Feb 14: 6:30 pm Movie Night.Feb 16: Center closed, President’s Day.Feb 17: 10:30 am Aging Well with Donna

Becker, RN, MSN.Feb 27: 10:30 am Birthday party.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.

Senior WednesdaysEvery Wed – Free or nomimal admission.

www.seniorwednesday.org. Feb 4– 10 am, Wichita Art Museum,

Photograpy and Memory: Daguerrotypes in the Nineteenth Century. Guest lecturer Jennifer Friess. 1:30 pm, Water Center, 101 E Pawnee, Sustainability at the YMCA. Learn how water plays a part in the sus-tainable YMCA building.

Feb 11 – 10 am, Sedgwick County Zoo, Something is in the Air. Learn how scent is important for some animals and not for others, $4. 1:30 pm, Wichita Public Library, Central Branch, A History of Wichita Theaters. Local historian Keith Wondra explores the history of Wichita’s theaters over the past century.

Feb 18 – 10 am, Ulrich Museum of Art,

In Living Color: Art on Paper from the Per-manent Collection. Dr. Brittany Lockard discusses selections from the current ex-hibit. 1:30 pm , Kansas African American Museum, program TBA

Feb 25 - 10 am, Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum, Dowsing for Historical Clues. Vince Marshall talks about dowsing and how it can be used to find clues for genealogical and historical research. 1:30 pm, Exploration Place, High-Tech Help for Failing Hearts. Richard Allenbach and Bassem Chehab, MD, of Via Christi explain the high-tech hybrid operating room at Via Christi St Francis, providing hope to heart valve disease patients whose conditions previously were considered inoperable.

Do You Have Family Ties to Sumner County?

Visit the Sumner County History & Genealogy Center to research from a large collection of books, family

histories, obituaries and other resources for Sumner County and beyond.

Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Tuesday208 N. Washington, Wellington

www.ksschgs.com • e-mail [email protected]


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.

Orchard Park Sr., 4808 W 9th St., 12:30- 4:30 pm Feb 9 & 10. Class limited to 8 par-ticipants. To register call 942-2293.

Via Christi Rehab Hospital, 1151 N. Rock Rd. 9 am-1 pm, Feb 21 & 28. 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, transportation or services info. 8 am-5 pm, Mon-Fri; closed most holidays. www.sedgwickcounty.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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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, Will resume in April at Linwood Park. Info 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, 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 $12. 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. Quarterly meeting, 1:30 pm potluck, 2:30 pm program on folklore, Feb 8.

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: noon; Sunflower Club, 3rd Fri: 9:30 am. Mary 260-1699 or Lou 722-3047.

Church Women United, Interfaith Ministries, 829 N. Market, 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, DAV Club-house, 3011 S. Geo Washington Blvd, 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. Info, Nora, 943-9766.

NARFE (National Active & Retired Federal Em-ployees), 3rd Wed odd-numbered months, 11 am-2 pm, Golden Corral East, Kellog and Webb. 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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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 FEB 1Mon: Chili w/beans, cooked carrot slices,

bananas & strawberries, vanilla pudding, crackers.

Tue: Meatloaf, creamy scalloped po-tatoes, pea-lettuce salad, fruit cocktail, potato roll.

Wed: Chicken & sausage jambalaya, mixed green salad, berry fruit mix, French bread.

Thu: Ham & beans w/onion, buttered cabbage, spiced peaches, cornbread.

Fri: Sloppy joe, potato rounds, coleslaw, mixed fruit cup.

WEEK OF FEB 9Mon: Beef stroganoff, Mediterranean

vegetables, pineapplesauce, dinner roll.Tue: Chicken and noodles, smokey green

beans, fruit medlay, chocolate pudding, wheat bread.

Wed: Soft taco, red beans & onions, bananas & strawberries.

Thu: BBQ ribette on bun, sweet yellow corn, combination salad, strawberry-apple gelatin.

Fri: Oven-roasted chicken, garden rice pilaf, pickled beets, Mandarin oranges, wheat bread.

WEEK OF FEB 16 Mon: CLOSED – President’s Day.Tue: Beef patty w/onion gravy, mashed

potatoes, mixed green salad, sliced peach-es, potato roll.

Wed: Spaghetti w/meat sauce, green beans, pineapple & strawberries, bread-sticks.

Thu: Tuna pasta casserole, green peas, rosy applesauce, wheat bread.

Fri: Hamburger on bun, potatoes Roma-noff, Coronado salad, fruit medley w/pears. WEEK OF FEB 23

Mon: Scalloped potatoes w/ ham, green beans, pineapple chunks, strawberry-apple gelatin, wheat bread.

Tue: Taco salad, green peas, cinnamon applesauce.

Wed: Turkey & gravy, mashed pota-toes, tossed salad w/dressing, dinner roll, pumpkin pie.

Thu: Beef gumbo soup, California veg-etables, fruit slaw, sugar cookies, crackers.

Fri: Smothered chicken w/gravy, garlic mashed potatoes, Coronado salad, fruited 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 5:30 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.

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; McConnell AFB CSG, Dental Clinic Conference Room, 4th Wed 1:30 pm; Sharing Hope, Covenant Presbyterian, 1750 N. Tyler, 1st Thu 6:30 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 6:30-8 pm 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 Wood-lawn 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 Sene-ca; 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. 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.

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). 7-9:30 pm 1st & 3rd Sun (except Super Bowl Sunday) David, 992-7820; 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, 3rd and 5th Sat, Wildwood Band. $4, bring covered dish or snack. Jan 17-free dance. Info 755-1060.Prairie Wind Dancers: Learn


CEMETERY PROPERTY FOR SALE

Resthaven, 4 lots, Garden of the Last Supper (sold out), valued at $3,695 each, will sell all four or split. Price negotiable. Dale Searcy, 206-824-0340.

Two crypts at O ld Mission Wichita Park Cemetery (prime location). Mission Chapel Mausoleum, Northeast Central corridor private alcove - Row 44/Level 1/YY&ZZ. Includes opening/closing costs and lettering at $10,000 + $374 transfer fee. Call 214-683-2406.

White Chapel Garden of Devotion, two spaces, two garden crypts. Value $6,044. Sell both $3,500. 316-729-0000

Resthaven, Garden of Prayer, one space 38-C-2, close to road. Value $3,800. Sell $2,000/OBO. Seller will pay transfer fee. 702-254-5024.

Resthaven, Lord’s Prayer, three spaces, valued at $3,495 each. Sell all for $3,500. 316-729-0649.

Resthaven Garden of Devotion: Lot 18D, space 4. Value $1995. Sell for $795/OBO. (503)861-1158.

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

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.

Affiliated Estate SalesWe have the solution for every situation. Complete estate sales service. Free consultation. Over 25 years experience.

Paul 316-807-1209

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

HOME CARE SERVICES

Foot Care in home. Home visit $40. Select Senior Centers, $25. Call Michelle Steinke @ 316-946-0722

CNA/CMA provides compassionate, honest, dependable care. Light housekeeping, laun-dry, meal preparation, medication assistance, errands and appointments. Days. Eight years experience. Linda 316-633-8008.

Christian CNAs, non-smokers. Loving and caring to take care of your loved one. Offering personal care, meal preparation, medication assistance, laundry, light housekeeping, doctor’s appoint-ments, errands. Available 24 hours. 30 years experience. Salary negotiable. Contact Renee at 316-200-4217, Kim 316-409-7837, Linda 316-990-4332, Debbie 316-390-4262.

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 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.

FOR SALE

Seasoned split and delivered premium firewood. Premium Oak mix, hedge, locust, pecan, hot stove mix. Any quanity. 316-807-8650.

Power Chair Quantum Q6 Edge. Very low usage, lots of extras. $1,500/OBO. Pride Lift Chair, ex-cellent condition, non smoker $500.00. Donna 316-831-9767

Sump pump practically new for sale. Runs off of household water pressure. $300/OBO. 316-733-5663. Leave message.

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

Like new Dalton Electric Wheelchair. New batter-ies, never used. Owner recently passed. $2,000/OBO. Call 316-371-5905 or 316-943-2721.

Low priced TVs: 51-inch LC TV, $300; 32-inch LCD TV, $100; Girl’s bike, $100; vacuum cleaner, $12. 316-706-9763 or 316-440-8959.

Today’s Special: Flat Screen TVs: 51-inch LCD $200; 40-inch LCD $200; 37-inch LCD $100. 316-706-9763 or 316-440-8959.

Drive Walker, new, $75. Shower chair, $50. 316-729-0649.

Assistance League®THRIFT SHOP

Every Friday – 10% Senior Discount2431 E. Douglas – Wichita

316-687-6107Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10-6

Saturday 10-4Bring in Ad for 25% off one item.

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

HAIR CARE

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

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

HOME IMPROVEMENTS CONT.

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.

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.

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

Agape Construction, everything exterior. Siding, windows, gutters, concrete services. Handicap ramps, decorative walks, decorative concrete, stamped, stained. Call 807-8650. Licensed, in-sured. Member BBB.

STILES MAINTENANCEHVAC • Plumbing • Light Electrical

Drywall • Painting • TileBasic Home RepairsLicensed & Insured

25% Senior Discount316-200-6601

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

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

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 Kaydee at 316-942-5385 or email her at [email protected]

Deadline for the March issue is February 13

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

Meal prep • Transportation Housekeeping • Companionship

www.noplacelikehomeassistance.com

316-416-7133 PLUMBCOCompare Our Prices

Weekly Plumbing Specials Ins/Lic #5803 316-942-1967Carpenter–30 Yrs Experience

Repairs & Remodeling • Trim Work Doors • Cabinets • Sheetrock • Tile

Interior/Exterior Painting • Flooring316-806-6812

HOUSING FOR RENT

738 S. Belmont. Cozy two bedroom bath ideal for senior plus. Window air conditioning, laundry hookup, appliances, trash paid. No garage, pets or smokers. 519-2297.

2 BR Duplex, 518 S Beverly, Wichita, W/D hook-up, large rooms, garage, appliances, fenced yard. Gas heat. Trash, yard care paid. $500. 316-687-3500.

HOUSKEEPING SERVICES

Sunshine Cleaning Residential or commercial, yard work, errands,

shopping. Friendly and professional, free estimates. Wichita and surrounding areas.

316-409-0298

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

HOME PLUS


HOME IMPROVEMENTS CONT.

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

Stone and brick work of any kind. Tuck-point-ing, foundation and chimney repair. Insured. Call Dan 316-516-3949.

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

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.

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

WINTERTIME HAULING HANDYMANOdd jobs, sheetrock, paint, fence and house repairs. Pick-up, delivery, clean-up, haul off. 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 CONT

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.

Christian Lawn CareMowing - $20, Scalping, verti-slicing, core-aerating, overseeding, Mulching flower beds, shrub/Pampas trimming and removal, gutter cleaning, Hauling, fertilizer, Spring clean-up, Snow removal, reasonable/reliable Steve, 316-685-2145.

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

Mike E. 316-708-1472Snow removal. Mowing, leaf and gutter cleanup, tree trimming, appliance hauling. Brick, block and stone repair.

Do You Have a Project Or Honey-Do?Rototilling, Grassing, Hauling, Mowing, Clean-ups, Leaves, Landscaping, Hedge,

Tree-Evergreen Trim and Remove. Window Cleaning,

Guttering - install - clean - repair. Gutter Screen Fences, Wood Decks & Ramps Water Drainage, Dirt Work

Spaur Handyman 316-524-2555

PERSONALS

Retired social worker seeks retired dietician for better A1C results. Prefer three times a week. 316-494-3669, leave message.

Looking for a man to date. 55-75. No drugs, no smoking. Social drinker. Call 788-1517. Leave message.

SWM, 55, would like to meet SF around same age, plus/minus 3 years. Ask for JR, 316-806-8184.

SWM seeks enjoyment and enrichment of life through conversation and various activities with intelligent, interesting, and fun special lady friend. Write to Active aging, Box #02, 125 S. West St., Ste 105, Wichita, KS 67213.

SERVICES

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.

Furniture Repair & Refinish Antique, Modern, or Cane.

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

Carolyn’s Machine Quilting Finish, Repair, Memorial and T-shirt Quilts

316-529-3555

Classifieds in Active aging work! Call Kaydee today to get your ad in the next issue. 942-5385

MISCELLANEOUS

South Central Neighborhood meeting Feb 16, 6:30 pm, Bethany Church, Main and Harry. You can make a difference. 316-243-1268.

942-5385 claSSified advertiSing 942-5385TREE SERVICE

Winter is Here!ALL AROUND TREE SERVICE

STUMP REMOVAL & GRINDINGTrimming, deadwood, tree removal. Total yard, leaf clean-up & 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 Service Evergreen trimming. Tree removal. Brush

hauling. Splitting. Deadwooding. Insured. Free estimates. 12 years experience. 316-807-4419.

WANTED

Partial or whole estates, antiques, and collect-ibles, furtniture, or anything of value. 316-312-5150 or 316-670-3159.

Dave’s ImprovementsHail Repair Specialist

Roofing • Siding • WindowsGuttering • Free Estimates

Senior Discounts10% off complete job

License #7904 • Insured

316-794-3632

WANTED CONT.

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.

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.

MOWINGSpring/Fall CleanupTree trim/removal

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By Ted BlankenshipMy wife and I agree on a lot of

things but we don’t see pickup trucks in the same light. For me, you drive a pickup to keep the other car clean. To her, a pickup is something you haul stuff in.

Now, I’m not averse to placing a small parcel in the middle of the pickup bed as long as it doesn’t bounce around and scratch the paint.

Dorothy believes that if it will fit in the pickup – even partially – you can haul it somewhere. This worked pretty

well with our old pickup, a ’93 model. It had so many lumps and scratches you could acquire new ones and not be able to find them the next day because they matched older lumps.

To her, the weight capacity is whatever fits in the truck. That in-cludes rocks (read boulders). She starts

putting smaller rocks in when the bed touches the axle. She stops just before the springs break.

I bought a trailer so that limbs and yard debris could be hauled to recy-cling without scratching the pickup. So she fills the trailer then puts the rest – the ones with the most thorns – in the truck.

“You’re scratching the paint,” I say.“Don’t worry, it will rub out,” she

replies. Of course it will rub out with sand-

paper.Dorothy thinks a pickup is like an

off-road vehicle. You go where the junk is and you load it up and you haul it away. If you run over hedge tree thorns or off of a cliff, you don’t go that way the next time. After all, pickups can be repaired.

Dorothy learned about pickups from her father who was a farmer and rancher in South Texas. He had a fad-ed green 1964 GMC pickup. He drove

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Pickup From previous page

it wherever he needed to be – through the sand dunes, over the gravel roads and across plowed ground if necessary.

When I could work up the nerve, I rode with him. I noticed that when he pushed the brake pedal down, nothing happened. The truck kept going at about the same speed, then coasted to a stop (most of the time).

“What’s wrong with the brakes?” I asked.

“Nothing. I keep ‘em loose because

the sand gets in the linings and wears ‘em out.”

That’s logical. If the brake linings wear out, you have to buy new ones. If they don’t rub on anything, they won’t wear out.

I figured it was a Texas thing and never brought it up again. I didn’t ride with him any more either.

Farmers grow up with pickups and combines and tractors. They start driv-ing everything from about age 7 or so. There’s not a lot of traffic on the farm, so the kids don’t run into many things.

When our son Tedd was about that

age he was in Texas with his granddad, who was feeding cattle. He threw off some bales of hay and told Tedd to drive the pickup over. It was parked in a plowed milo field.

“But Granddad, I can’t drive.” “What do you mean, you can’t

drive? What do they teach kids up there in Kansas? You’re almost 8 and you can’t drive a pickup?”

We traded the ‘93 pickup I men-tioned above for a Ford Ranger. I have no idea why the company doesn’t make Rangers any more. It’s just right for people like us with some acreage but not enough for a real farm.

It gets pretty good gas mileage because it has a four-cylinder engine and it’s not very heavy (unless Dorothy insists on hauling something in it). In other ways, it can be a bit weird.

I was repairing a door in the garage not long ago when I heard something that sounded like a car starting. But before I could investigate, it quit. Then it started again and it sounded like the pickup had started itself.

Yeah, right. I opened the door and sure enough,

the Ranger was running. There was no key in the ignition, so I couldn’t find a way to shut it down. I went into the house for the keys and discovered Dor-othy digging around in her purse. She had pushed a button on the key that remotely started the pickup. I didn’t know it had a remote starting system.

The next time I buy a pickup I’ll get one that lets ME decide when it gets started. Contact Ted Blankenship [email protected]


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If you are looking for a great way to connect to others, challenge your mind, be entertained and develop your creativity, Adventures in Learning is for you!

Join local experts, gain knowledge and skills and broaden your horizons with Adventures in Learning offered

by Shepherd’s Center of West Wich-ita. Classes are Thursdays, March 5 through April 9 at West Heights United Methodist Church, 745 N. Westlink.

Each session includes classes at 9 a.m. and 10:15 a.m., a noon lunch and entertainment and a variety of after-

noon activities concluding at 2:45 p.m. Choose from four classes each period. Topics this session include World Religions, Changes and Choice as We Age, and Cooking for One or Two and technology.

Instructors and presenters are knowledgeable volunteers from the

universities and community.Registration for the six week session

is $40. Noon lunches are $8. For more information call the Shepherd’s Center office, 316-721-2208, or request infor-mation by email: [email protected].

Adventures in Learning offered in west Wichita

Art is AgelessWichita and Newton Presbyterian

Manors have issued a call for entries for the Art is Ageless competition. Entry deadline is March 6.

Entries are accepted from any area artist who is 65 years of age or older to exhibit and/or compete for inclusion in the 2016 Art is Ageless calendar. Local competition winners will join winners from 17 other Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America communities to be judged and selected for the calendar.

There are nine categories for the competition. Works are to have been completed in the past five years (since January 2010).

Entry forms and information can be picked up at Wichita Presbyteri-

an Manor, 4700 W. 13th, or Newton Presbyterian Manor, 1200 E. Seventh. Rules, entry forms and online entry is available at artisageless.org.

Delano BrassA Sousa march, James Bond movie

themes and a world premiere of the work of a local composer are featured in the Delano Chamber Brass Ensem-ble concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8, at West Side Baptist Church, 304 S. Seneca.

The program includes Handel’s Awake the Trumpets Lofty Sound and Delano or Bust, by local composer and ensemble member Guy Vollen.

Admission is free; a $10 donation is appreciated.

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“One of the most important decisions older adults make is their choice of hous-ing. Their future contentment, comfort and even safety may depend on careful consideration of all the housing options available.”

– From the introduction to “Housing Options for Older Adults.”

This helpful publication, available from Eldercare Locator, a program of the Administration on Aging, lists some general questions that anyone considering making a change in their retirement lifestyle should consider:

• What kind of lifestyle do I want? What will my living conditions be like?

• How important is my choice of location? How close would I like to be to family and friends, doctors, pharma-

cies, other medical facilities, shopping, senior centers, religious facilities and other amenities?

• Does my current health status require that I look for features that will help me move about more comfort-ably?

• How much will the housing cost?• What, if any, in-home support ser-

vices will I receive for my money?• Am I eligible for any publicly

funded or subsidized services?• What in-home support services

are available now, and in the future, to meet my health and social needs?

• Have I involved family and friends in my decision-making, as appropriate?

• What role will others have in making these decisions?

• Would it be advisable for me to talk with an attorney so that I under-stand my rights and any legal con-cerns?

Housing OptionsThere are many choices for

retirement living: renting a traditional home, renting an apartment in either a regular multi-unit complex or a retirement community, assisted living, board and care homes and long-term care facilities.

Renting a home, apartment or mo-bile home can be an attractive choice, freeing the tenant from maintenance and other responsibilities of home ownership. However, it also offers chal-lenges: restrictions on pet ownership,

reliance on others for needed main-tenance and repairs or modifications and in some situations, availability of suitable and affordable options.

A 2009 study, Housing for the 55+Market, conducted for the Met Life Mature Market Institute and the National Association of Home Builders, found that while the major-ity of 55+ households do not live in age-qualified communities, the number who do is on the rise and those who live in this type of community reported a high degree of satisfaction with their housing choice.

Living in a group setting is another option that is important to many older adults. Group settings provide housing,

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Home Plus

Housing From previous pagea range of in-home support services and some social activities.

The housing and support services are designed to meet the needs of those who require help with some activities of daily living or independent

living, but not the level of medical care provided in nursing homes.

In this directory, we highlight:Independent living: Retirement

communities with independent living facilities are a good option for those who do not want the responsibility of yards, snow shoveling and maintenance, and who may want food and some laundry/

cleaning services where offered.Assisted living: This option is for

those who need a range of support services with such things as dressing, bathing, toileting or eating.

Home-plus: These are often convert-ed, single-family homes with space for a limited number of residents who require 24/7 care, and who require assistance

with activities of daily living, including meals, perhaps transportation for medi-cal appointments or in-house physician visits, help with medications and daily contact with staff.

Memory Care: This is specialized care and 24/7 support for those suffering dementia or Alzheimer’s.

See Housing, page 4

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HousingFrom page 3

Choices in Butler, Harvey and Sedgwick counties include continuing care communities that offer every level of care — from independent to memory care — where a single or a couple can live without leaving the community.

Whatever your choice for a new

retirement lifestyle, Active aging and our advertisers offer this section as a starting point to research and find the best option for your individual lifestyle. Let us guide you to a great place to live.

Housing Options for Older Adults is available for download at eldercare.gov under the Resources tab. You can also order a copy from the Eldercare Locator Resource Center. Use the order form

online or call 202-872-0888, ext. 8936.The Kansas Health Care Association

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Under the Deciding Where to Live tab, look for Is It Time to Move?, a checklist that can help weigh the pros and cons of moving to a retirement

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By MeLinda SchnyderYou’ve made the decision to move

into a smaller space, and whether that’s one month or one year away it is never too early to start the process of down-sizing your possessions.

In fact, it’s ideal if you can consis-tently manage your material convoy as you age. The older we get the less likely we are to get rid of possessions, accord-ing to researchers at the Gerontology

Downsizing? Tips for parting with possessionsCenter at the University of Kansas. Their 2014 study analyzed data from a national survey where more than half of the respondents in all age categories believed they had more stuff than they needed. Yet, the data showed that after age 50 people are progressively less likely to get rid of their belongings. Of the 70 and older participants, about 30 percent reported they had done noth-ing to clean out, give away or donate

things in the past year and more than 80 percent had not sold any posses-sions in the same timeframe.

That is why a move into a smaller place often requires significant parting with possessions. This happens often enough that about a dozen years ago a professional association formed to credential and legitimize organizations dedicated to assisting older adults and families with the physical and

emotional demands of later life living including downsizing, relocating or modifying their homes. A search on the National Association of Senior Move Managers website (nasmm.org) shows three members in Kansas, including Kirsten Awe of Three Pea Senior Relocation & Transition Ser-vices in Wichita.

Awe has been a professional orga-See next page



DownsizingFrom previous pagenizer for more than a decade and is a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers and the Institute for Challenging Disorganiza-tion. She often helps seniors move into retirement communities and through the years she added services to make those transitions easier, becoming a certified relocation and transition spe-cialist. Over the past year she formal-

ized a turnkey service and became a certified senior move manager through NASMM.

“It’s stressful for anyone to move but if you’ve been in one spot for 50 years, it’s emotional and it’s more than just hiring a mover,” Awe said. “I’m trained with working with all pop-ulations but I really enjoy my older clients. I’m good at being comforting, patient and listening to stories, and I know the right questions to ask them when we’re sorting through items that

they’ve had a very long time.”Clients could expect a move into

a two-bedroom apartment to cost between $1,500-$2,500 for Awe’s full-service process that includes meeting time, creating a custom floor plan, sorting, handling of possessions to be donated/discarded/sold, packing, moving and unpacking. She also offers a la carte menu services and charges $45 per hour.

Whether you use professionals for the entire process or select tasks, here

are tips to consider when lightening your material load:

Ask for help: A one-stop solution might be more affordable than you think. Some retirement communities provide new residents with a stipend for moving that could cover the move as well as professional help with getting rid of stuff. If you’re on a tight budget, ask family, friends and neigh-bors to help. Remember that some-times the sorting process can

See Downsizing, page 8


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At Dove Estates, residents know they can call on us for assistance anytime, and will always be met with helping hands and a warm smile. Located only 15 minutes west of downtown Wichita, our single-story assisted living apartments and world-class facilities deliver all the amenities residents could want. Yet our staff is what truly sets us apart, offering the support and security to set your mind at ease.

Assisted Living

DownsizingFrom page 7

be difficult with those closest to you versus an outside resource.

Do your research: Use caution while finding the right professionals to help you, whether it’s an estate sale or auction service, a moving truck compa-

ny, a national senior-relocation fran-chise or a local senior move manager. Talk to neighbors for referrals, check with the Better Business Bureau and ask the professionals for references you can interview. Don’t work without a contract.

Know what you’re working with: If you have a new home selected, visit it

to measure how much space you have for your items. Awe said when her team creates a custom floor plan they note details like how doors open and where thermostats are located. “Creat-ing the floor plan is really the building block to everything else they can take with them,” Awe said.

Be honest with yourself: You

should only keep belongings that you need, love or use. When consider-ing what to keep, ask yourself these questions: how much do I use this, is it worth the space it will take and will I smile when I open the moving boxes and see it at my new home?

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Beautiful possibility. Now wide open.

Assisted Living | Skilled Nursing PATH® (Post-Acute to Home) Rehabilitation | Memory Care

A fresh new day is dawning at Wichita Presbyterian Manor. Our grand opening brings with it bright, spacious common areas, and completely rethought amenities and activities. Our new look, with our solid history of quality care. Just one of the beautiful new possibilities coming to our campus.

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DownsizingFrom previous pageyou want to keep first, then ask your family if there are items they’d like to have. Awe recommends keeping this group small and emphasizes, “Before you give items to family members, make sure they want them. You want to feel good about giving it and you want them to feel good about receiving it.”

Be generous: Wouldn’t you feel better knowing someone in need is using that coat you haven’t worn in three years or enjoying coffee from that pot you haven’t used since buying a Keurig? Churches or temples, retire-ment communities and organizing professionals usually maintain a list of local charities that will accept specific donated items.

Let go: If an item is chipped or broken, throw it out. If something is a family heirloom but you don’t love it, need it or use it – get rid of it. “A lot of people struggle with letting go of piec-

es, like china, that have been passed down from generation to generation. I advise to keep a piece or two in their cabinet then sell it or donate it and be happy that someone will be using it,” Awe said. Another way to remember grandmother’s china is to take a photo of it, then let it go.

Sell smart: You have many options for items that you don’t gift, donate, toss or take with you. A professional can determine if you have enough for an auction or an estate sale, or whether a consignment shop is the best bet. Do-it-yourselfers may have yard sales or sell items online either on their own or at an eBay drop-off store. This can be one of the most stressful and time-consuming parts of the downsiz-ing process, and one that is most often outsourced. “It’s huge to be able to open a closet and say I want this coat and this coat, then let the estate sale folks take care of the rest,” Awe said. “That shifts the client’s focus to what they do want to take and how it will fit

into their new home.” Again, do your research if you decide to outsource this.

Be creative: Photographs and papers can take up a lot of space. Consider having a service digitize these memories, which can then be shared more easily with other family members. Another idea is to create an album that covers more time with less memorabilia, then store the rest. Awe

cautions that if this is taking up a lot of time during the sorting process, box up these items and tackle after the move.

Don’t rush: You’ve spent a lifetime accumulating these items so it makes sense that you’ll need time to sort through it all and disperse of the items. Keep in mind, too, that estate sale ser-vices with the biggest followings can often be booked out weeks or months.

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There’s going to be some legwork involved – visiting the communities on your list is certainly a part of the process.

If you aren’t sure about the kind of housing best suited to your needs, there are several publications available from the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) that offer guidance.

The Aging and Disability Resource Guide provides a section on housing with an overview of various housing

options. There is also information about renter’s rights, reverse mortgages and a helpful checklist to consider before signing a lease or contract.

It’s available at www.kdads.ks.gov under the publications tab.

Another publication from KDADS, Explore Your Options, includes information on housing, as well as in-home services and also is available online.

The Central Plains Area Agency on Aging maintains a list of senior-focused housing, assisted living communities and Home Plus providers in Butler, Harvey

and Sedgwick Counties. You can request the lists by calling 1-855-200-2372 or download the lists from www.cpaaa.org. Lists are under the Housing and Long Term Care Options tab.

There are other resources, commercial and non-commercial, available online. Many retirement communities, assisted living complexes and nursing homes have their own websites, which offer an overview of the facilities and amenities offered. Search by facility name.

There also are websites that offer information by state, making it

possible to look at housing options if you are considering moving to another city or state.

Like anything else you find on the Internet, be aware of the source and make sure it’s trustworthy.

If you are looking at a licensed facility (Assisted Living, Home Plus) you can ask to review the most recent inspection report.

Choosing the right lifestyle option for the next phase of your life will take some time and effort. Doing your research can be the key to making the best decision for you.

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