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ON THE COVER Eastsider earns teacher of the year | 12A Kimme Whittemore, a teacher at Jardine STEM and Career Explorations Academy, has been named teacher of the year by the Albert Pike Masonic Lodge No. 303.
Features East Wichita resident and Berlin native People and Places ...............6A meets ‘Candy Bomber’ decades later | 4A Movie Review........................9A From the Publisher’s Files ........................................13A Cinema Scene ....................19A Focus On Business............20A Eastside Homes .................22A
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With so much going on, time flies by Take a deep breath and grab something that floats. The month of May has gone by faster than rain water flowing past the end of my driveway on any given day recently. It’s always the busiest time of the month at our family of newspapers, and there are so many things to do. Graduation season was a complete blur to me. We always attend several of these for our three weekly newspapers. I went to three of about 10 that we cover. But one of them was a bit different, as my oldest son, Isaac, earned his diploma. Now, I know what your’re thinking – how am I old enough to have a kid graduating from high school? Alright, maybe you aren’t asking me that question, but for anybody who has been through this, you ask yourself that question a lot. It seems like it’s been just a couple years since he started middle school and my youngest was still in grade school. Aaron, my other son, just completed his freshman year. Even he has remarked that he can’t believe that he’s 25 percent of the way through his high school career. Let me tell you, boy, you don’t know anything yet about how quickly time flies. As a teen, you haven’t been around long enough to gain that perspective. To all you parents of graduates this year, congratulations for surviving, and no, I still don’t know how we got to this point already. • • • • • Speaking of time, there are a lot of choices right now for passing some time. Of course, the Wichita River Festival is in full swing. In many ways, it’s a chance to see our city at its very best (and in a few cases, maybe its worst, but try not to dwell on those moments). Music has always been one of my favorite activities, whether as part of RiverFest or otherwise. I’m a big fan of the Cajun food fes-
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tival, so I highly recommend that. But then I tend to recommend Cajun food just about anytime. Hopefully, the weather will be more cooperative than it has been recently. Don’t be surprised to see an ark or two entered in the raft race on June 6. Arts AMaize continues, with more concerts this month at New Market Square. I missed the first one but will be making every effort to make it out before June gets away from me. See our Performing Arts Calendar on Page 15 for details on that and other events taking place in Wichita. And baseball season is underway locally. As I write this, the Wichita Wingnuts are in the middle of their first homestand of the season. Further up Interstate 35, the Kansas City Royals are the best team in baseball. It’s been a lot of years since we’ve been able to say that. My kids have no idea what it’s like to see the Royals have a sustained run of success. • • • • • Time is definitely a theme with a couple of this month’s feature story. Our cover story is about WestSiders involved with the Ninnescah Sailing Association, founded 50 years ago at what was then a brand new Cheney State Park and Reservoir. The number of folks who remember life before the lake was created gets smaller each year. And read about Col. Gail Halvorsen, who in the late 1940s was dropping candy to German children during the Berlin Airlift. He recently met one of the recipients of his efforts.
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Col. Gail Halvorsen signed a book for Wichitan Dagmar “Dagie” Snodgrass following the Eisenhower Middle School assembly. As a child, Snodgrass caught candy Halvorsen dropped over Berlin. She met the colonel for the first time on May 14.
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Decades after a West Berlin childhood, East Wichitan meets ‘Candy Bomber’ Col. Gail Halvorsen, a hero of the Berlin Airlift, spoke at Eisenhower Middle School on Thursday, May 14. Sitting among the assembled students was East Wichitan Dagmar “Dagie” Snodgrass. Nearly 70 years after her first encounter with the “Candy Bomber,” Snodgrass finally got to meet her hero face to face. In 1948 and 1949, Halvorsen was one of many pilots who airlifted supplies to West Berlin. His and his comrades’ efforts were an essential lifeline, since the Soviet Union had blocked all land routes to the city. Even with continu-
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ous air shipments coming in, it was a time of deprivation, felt in particular by children such as Snodgrass, who was 14 at the time. Halvorsen’s duty was simply to deliver supplies. But, Snodgrass said, he went above and beyond. He attached pieces of chocolate and candy to small parachutes and dropped them from his cargo plane, to the delight of young people congregated near the airstrip. Soon, other pilots followed suit, and
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Halvorsen, the “Candy Bomber,” became an international hero and symbol of goodwill. Snodgrass was among the West Berlin children who caught Halvorsen’s candy. She met him in person for the first time earlier that morning. “It was miraculous. I don’t have words to explain what it was like; it was amazing,” said Snodgrass of the encounter. As recounted in an April 2014 East
Wichita News story, the “miracle” of the meeting began with a Christmas Eve television special in which Halvorsen was saluted by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Snodgrass happened to be watching, and that was when she saw her Candy Bomber’s face for the first time. “I just cried,” Snodgrass said in 2014. “I sat there and looked at him standing there in his uniform talking about what he did in Berlin, and it brought me right back to 1947, 1948, 1949.” Around the same time, Eisenhower
deeply. While it is common around the world for kids to ask American soldiers for candy and chocolate, the children he saw in Berlin did not say a word or even put out a hand. “When people don’t ask for things that they need, and you can recognize that and can do something about it, that’s a true fulfillment in life,” said Halvorsen. Halvorsen saluted Campa and her husband, EMS math teacher Tom Campa. “They make a grand couple, helping young people sort out their lives and decide what they want to do. The teachers of America are going to determine the future of America,” said Halvorsen. Snodgrass applauded Halvorsen’s service in remarks that concluded the school assembly. “In our lifetime we come across people that stand out, that are unforgettable. They do things that no one else would do. And Col. Halvorsen, you have done this for me,” Snodgrass said. “When you reached out to us young ones, you reached our parents and grandparents. Out of enemies, we became friends. You taught us to trust again. “I’m very grateful,” Snodgrass continued. “Col. Halvorsen will never be forgotten. You can’t forget a person like that because, from head to toe, he is love. And he had partners, partners that helped him in this mission. So Col. Halvorsen, to you and all the military – I am not a military person, but I salute you.” Halvorsen stood and returned Snodgrass’ salute.
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Col. Gail Halvorsen addressed students at Eisenhower Middle School. He wore his World War II-era jumpsuit, plus the Congressional Gold Medal he was awarded last year.
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Middle School reading teacher Julie Campa was looking for a nonfiction selection about the World War II era to study with her class. She settled on a book about Halvorsen’s uplifting story. “My class put together a scrapbook, and we mailed it to Col. Halvorsen, thanking him for what he did for the children of Berlin,” said Campa. “He left a message that I still have on my computer, and I’ve played it for every neighbor and friend that will listen to it.” When Campa returned Halvorsen’s call, it was the beginning of what became a close friendship between Julie Campa, Tom Campa and the 94-yearold Halvorsen. “We actually got to meet them last summer; we spent three days with them in Arizona,” said Campa. “We’ve just kept in contact ever since, on the phone, through emails, through letter writing, and I do consider he and his wife, Lorraine, friends of our family.” Plans for Halvorsen’s visit were first made last year but fell through when Halvorsen took ill. Snodgrass addressed students instead, describing her childhood during the war and the hard years that followed. “It was well worth the wait to bring him here because I thought it was still as important today as I did a year ago,” said Campa. “Several of the kids have come to me and thanked me for it, so I know that it was worth it.” With Snodgrass seated a few feet away, Halvorsen addressed the middle schoolers for nearly an hour, wearing the same jumpsuit he wore as a pilot years ago, with the addition of a Congressional Gold Medal he received last year. He told the story of his Candy Bomber days and emphasized the value of service and kindness. “On the other side of the (airstrip) fence were these children, a lot of them your age,” Halvorsen told the students. “The uniform I was wearing represented bombing, killing their parents and killing their brothers and sisters. Why wouldn’t they be angry with me? But they weren’t. Because they knew the alternative. “They’d say, ‘Just don’t give up on us. Someday we’ll have enough to eat, but if we lose our freedom, we’ll never get it back.’” Halvorsen said the conduct of those hungry Berlin children impressed him
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Dr. Milt Dougherty, head of The Independent School, and Independent School Board of Trustees chair Jane Shaw traveled to China as guests of the Suzhou Private School Association to speak on education as part of their recent conference. They were two of only four speakers selected to attend from the United States. While in China, Dougherty and Shaw also toured and planned locations that Independent students will visit next year on their summer trip to China. The Wichita River Festival is under wau and several East Wichita students are helping promote the event by volunteering as Prairie Schooner Mates. The students are: Parker Cyrier, Andover High; Katie Gann, Kapaun-Mt. Carmel; Kaylee Grant, Andover Central High; Paige Grey, Wichita Southeast; Allie Lindwall, Wichita Collegiate; Sarah Mayer, The Independent School; Caleb Soliday, Northeast Magnet; Alexandra Stamps, Trinity Academy; Marquez Thomas, Wichita Southeast; Hallee Thompson, Wichita Heights; Hannah Tobias, Wichita East. The city of Andover has announced the selection of Craig Brown as IT director. Brown comes to Andover with more than 35 years of private-sector service in the information technology
field. Brown is retiring from Boeing and most recently served the company as a business partner and systems analyst in Oklahoma City. Brown earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Wichita State University and a master’s degree in management information systems from Friends University. He began his new role on May 1. Botanica, The Wichita Gardens, has announced that Jon Pic has joined the garden attraction as director of marketing and communications. Pic will be responsible for managing, coordinating and carrying out all activities and functions associated with disseminating Botanica’s image and message to the public through all forms of marketing and communications. About $285,500 in financial assistance – scholarships and graduate fellowships for the 2015-2016 academic year – were awarded at the annual scholarship award ceremony of Fort Hays State University’s College of Business and Entrepreneurship on April 30. About 300 donors, students, parents and faculty attended the April 30 ceremony. Awards included 169 scholarships to 134 students amounting to roughly $159,500 and 18 full-time graduate fellowships totaling about $126,000, an average value of $7,000
each. The following Eastsiders were among the recipients: Emily Dreher, a junior majoring in management information systems, received a $1,000 Insurance Planning Power of One Scholarship. Dreher is a graduate of Arkansas City High School. Sarah Hogan, a senior majoring in accounting, received a $1,000 Alpha Kappa Psi Scholarship, a $650 Dr. and Mrs. M.J. Little Accounting Scholarship, a $575 Arthur E. Andersen Scholarship and a $500 Leonard and Ethel Thompson Scholarship. Hogan is a graduate of Kapaun-Mount Carmel High School. Jonathan Piszczek, a senior majoring in accounting, received a $1,125 BKD Accounting Scholarship, a $950 John Garwood Scholarship and a $750 John and Nancy Francis Scholarship. Piszczek is a graduate of Kapaun-Mount Carmel High School.
Reed of Wichita. He is a 2011 graduate of Southeast High School. He earned an associate degree in 2013 from Wichita State University.
The Kansas Academy of Family Physicians (KAFP) has selected Rick Kellerman, M.D., F.A.A.F.P., as the 2015 Kansas Family Physician of the Year. He will be honored at the KAFP annual meeting in Wichita on June 12. Kellerman is chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, a position he has held since 1997.
Concordia University in Nebraska awarded degrees to 316 graduates in May 2015. Graduates receiving a degree in December 2014, May 2015 or August 2015 were invited to participate in the university’s 108th commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 9. Honored students included East Wichita residents Erin Helen Cernik and Taylor Marie Johnson. Adrian Fox has joined Baseline Creative Inc., a full-service graphic design, advertising and web development agency, as an architect/developer. As part of Baseline’s development team, Fox will facilitate both front- and back-end web development along with custom-code functionalities. Fox is a 2007 graduate of Andale High School. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in communications from Wichita State University. His thesis, “The X’s and O’s of High School Football: A Look at How High School Football Coaches Reinforce and Motivate Their Players,” examined different methods of motivation among high school head football coaches. He joins Baseline from the Kansas Humane Society, where he was a marketing and communications specialist. Continued on next page
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Army Spc. John T. Kobawoo and Army Pvt. Dylan J. Reed have graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldiers studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises. Kobawoo is the son of Chungsoo Y. Kobawoo of Wichita. He graduated in 2006 from Wichita High School East and he earned a bachelor’s degree in 2010 from the University of Kansas. Reed is the son of Blaine and Susan
Air Force Airman August Z. Henderson graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eightweek program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Henderson is the son of Gretchen Rumsey and grandson of Dennis and Janis Danders of Wichita. He is a 2012 graduate of Wichita East High School.
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Continued from previous page Anne Elizabeth Rimmington of Wichita was among about 2,900 graduates who received degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in ceremonies May 8 and 9. Rimmington earned a bachelor of arts with high distinction from the College of Fine and Performing Arts.
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Kathy Mikols, CFP, a financial advisor, has qualified for the 2015 Waddell & Reed Circle of Champions conference, recognizing the company’s top financial advisors. This year’s event takes place May 29-June 1 in New Orleans. More than 1,000 students were candidates for graduation at Emporia State University on May 16, including numerous Eastsiders. From Wichita: Carolyn M. Perkins, master of science degree in special education with a concentration in adaptive special education. Kelly D. Solomon, master of science degree in special education with a concentration in adaptive special education. Angela Beatie, master of library science degree with a concentration in archives studies. Aleris Charleman, master of library science degree with a concentration in archives studies. Ryan Bradley Cramer, master of science degree in educational administration with a concentration in educational admin pre-k-12. Josephine Irlandez Wheeler, master of science degree in educational administration with a concentration in educational admin pre-k-12. Ian Cummings, master of science degree in psychology with a concen-
tration in industrial/organizational psychology. Yahayra Noemi Ortiz, master of science degree in psychology with a concentration in industrial/organizational psychology. James Deogratias Chanda, bachelor of science degree in economics with a minor in mathematics and public affairs. Mohammed Muneer Albaqshi, B.S. in business degree in business administration with a minor in information systems. Matthew Scott King, cum laude B.S. in business degree in business administration. Kourtney Layne Darling, cum laude B.S. in education degree in elementary education. Kelly Elizabeth Rethorst, cum laude B.S. in education degree in elementary education. Nataly Silva, B.S. in education degree in elementary education. From Bel Aire: Abbey Marie Hope, bachelor of science degree in psychology with a minor in sociology. From Andover: Matthew Christopher Cavanaugh, master of science degree in educational administration with a concentration in educational admin pre-k-12. Tyler Brooke Franssen, summa cum laude B.S. in education degree in elementary education. Jacob A. Snyder, bachelor of arts degree in chemistry. Do you have a submission for East Wichita News’ People and Places? Email ewn@eastwichitanews.com. Send us as much information as you can, and please be sure to include contact information.
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plot betrays us just a little. Maybe modern audiences won’t question the power of passion, but a new tone increasingly intrudes, more melodramatic than realistic, not far-fetched but a long way from inevitable. I’m leaving out the last 20 minutes or so out of consideration to prevent spoilers. But even acting as good as Mulligan’s can’t fight upstream against the plot. These are not the days of cinematic subtleties. I doubt that box office will suffer much from anything referred to so far. There are problems caused by that rare problem, a movie that is too short. The Julie Christie version of 1967 was half an hour longer than this one, although I don’t recall it as being better (Leonard Maltin calls it “shamefully underrated”). It may not be important that there are only hints of an interesting relationship between the rival unsuccessful lovers, but it does matter that Mulligan’s instant attraction to Sturridge is so unprepared for that it suggest cliché meets stereotype, especially because Sturridge is almost pretty in comparison to such a convincing peasant-type as Schoenaerts. His change from clean-shaven to not-quite-so seems like a rather desperate attempt to escape the kind of good looks that plagued Tyrone Power. Again, a minor problem: One would expect a soldier in uniform to be clean-shaven, after all. But I would also like to see more of Sheen, and for once we lack sufficient detail in a backstory – that of Sturridge and Juno Temple, which is clearly intended to have more emotional effect than its sketchy presentation can provoke. The episode of the fire doesn’t do
much to push the story along, though it does provide some physical action in a movie that doesn’t offer much. The storm scene is too obvious a counterpart to the fire and does do something for both characters and plot. Structurally, patterns are perhaps too obvious, again, perhaps because of compression of time bringing things too close together. But details like shaves with peasant scruffy, aristocrat trimly bearded and soldier clean are unsubtle, and Mulligan keeps throwing people off her farm and then calling them back. But these are quibbles. “Far From the Madding Crowd” is interesting for historical sets, props, costumes and – most importantly – attitudes which are neither parodied nor condemned by either moviemakers or characters. Screen writer David Nichals and director Thomas Vinterberg seem to respect older times more than one usually suspects.
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“Far from the Madding Crowd” is a grown-up movie about grown-up people behaving in grown-up ways in relatively ordinary situations, and the fact that it is all taking place in the later 1800s in England makes very little difference in terms of our understanding what is going on and sympathizing with it. At no time does Carey Mulligan talk or act like a 20th-century feminist, and nobody bothers to orate anti-feminist theories, because nobody, in theory, doubts the standard conventions of Victorian England. Mulligan simply goes her own way, and surprisingly little opposition results. Nobody, apparently, has read Mary Wollstonecraft or event John Stuart Mill, at least not out in the sticks 200 miles from London. When Mulligan inherits a big farm and the very big manor house that goes with it, she simply announces to her farm workers that they now have a mistress instead of a master and that she expects to surprise them with how well she will learn to manage the business. Shepherd Matthias Schoenaerts doesn’t deal with social theories. He just thinks she’s wonderful and asks her, “Would you like to marry me?” and Mulligan gives him quite rational reasons that no, she would not. Later, Michael Sheen tells her, “I would like very much to have you for my wife,” and she tells him “I do not feel what would justify me” in accepting him. She has her own farm and, therefore, no need for a husband. Such lines are not taken by the movie audience as comical. We are in another time and quickly recognize that our standards of speech and behavior are not to be brought into it. It’s surprising how frank Mulligan and Sheen can be about sex without violating standards of propriety, and I admired both of them for their realism and honesty. But this led me to my first serious problem with the movie. When the glamorous soldier, Tom Sturridge, comes on the scene, he sparks something I had never suspected in Mulligan, and despite the movie’s efforts to maintain the antiromantic strain, the
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Tropics exhibit now open at the zoo STORY AND PHOTOS B Y T R AV I S M O U N T S As a mid-40s native of Wichita, I have great memroies of the jungle exhibit at the Sedgwick County Zoo. It was a great place to be in the winter, and during the summer it often merely replicated the heat and oppressive humidity that could be found in the south-central Kansas air just outside the walls. The jungle always brought a change in scenery, however, with fauna, foul and other creatures that have no business being in Kansas. Now, after a year’s worth of renovations, the jungle has reopened as the Tropics exhibit, and visitors will be able to see the new and improved exhibit in a new light – literally. “What started as an update to the roof system kind of grew,” said Scott Newland, curator of birds at the zoo. The original roof was replaced in 1992. With a projected 20-year lifespan, it was about 25 years old, the replacement roof had faded to the point of being almost opaque. The exhibit always had the look and feel of dusk, even as the midday sun shone unobstructed outside. As zoo personnel began planning for a new roof, it quickly became apparent that a new HVAC (heating and cooling) system was needed. From there, the jungle exhibit took on a broadened mission, as well. The new Tropics exhibit now educates visitors about all types of ecosystems in the tropic zones – rain forests, tropical deserts, island life…anything that’s found in the tropical zone. The Tropics opened to the public on May 22, and I got to take a peek the week before during an intimate media tour. The first that struck me was the difference in lighting. The new roof system lets in some UV-A and UV-B light. These types of ultraviolet light are bad for us in moderate or large amounts, but a certain amount is better for the plants and animals. The new HVAC will offer better temperature and humidity controls. The goal is 80 degrees with 60 to 70 percent humidity. “It will still feel warm and misty, but now it’s a controlled system,” Newland
said. The plants already are responding. “Now you’ll see them flowering. It will be a natural process,” said Cheryl Rice, curator of horticulture. The exhibit was stripped down in many ways, and then built back up. There are more plants and animals. Today, the Tropics features 175 birds from 57 species. About 100 animals were held in temporary locations on the grounds. They are back, along with other newly acquired animals. Rice said they kept as many plants as possible and added new ones. The roof came off in March 2014. The weather still had a wintery feel, and plants went dormant. But they came back as the weather warmed. As the exhibit was improved, staffed added 3,000 new plants representing 300 species. The plants are already responding to the improved lighting. “We kept as much as we could and added a lot more,” Rice said. “The plants are finally going through real life cycles. They’re flowering, fruiting and seeding. They’re doing what they’re supposed to do. Before, they were just in survival mode. “We’re trying something new. We’re growing new plants to feed to other animals.” The gorillas, for example, are fond of Aframomum, a type of ginger that’s good for their hearts. Other plants go to the invertebrates. The path through the exhibit is mostly the same, although it has changed some. The rain god that had been in the lobby now sits at the far end of a new pond that was added. It feels a bit like something out of an “Indiana Jones” movie, or something the Brady kids would have found in Hawaii on “The Brady Bunch.” “It’s a complete immersion exhibit,” Newland said. “People can get right in there with the animals and plants.” The changes have presented new challenges. The plants are growing in a way they didn’t before. Some will need to be trimmed over time. Others will grow and change visibly, Newland said. “I want to encourage people to visit now and come back in a couple years. It will look completely different,” he said. And if you remember the old jungle house, a visit today will tell you that it already does look completely different.
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Eastsider earns teacher of the year award Story Eastsider Kimme Whittemore has a passion for music. When she was a kid, she developed her talent and developed as a person. “Growing up, I was a pretty shy person,” she said, “and music opened up a lot of doors I wouldn’t have walked through otherwise. So I like to help shy kids open up and see what they can do.” Whittemore, the instrumental music instructor at Jardine STEM and Career Explorations Academy, recently won the Teacher of the Year award from Albert Pike Masonic Lodge No. 303 in Wichita. The honor is awarded annually, but this year was the first time a middle school teacher or a music teacher was selected. It was also the first time that the Masons reached a unanimous decision. “This is the kind of thing that happens to other people,” Whittemore said.
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“Even to be nominated – the staff at Jardine is amazing. Just to be nominated among them is enough.” Most of the students at Jardine live in the Plainview area. Whittemore said many of them could be the first generation in their families to attend college. Part of the reason she received the award was her work to start an after-school art and music program at Jardine. She and the school’s art teacher applied for a grant in 2012 and received the money to begin the program. “There were always kids hanging out that just wanted to play – practice,” she recalled. Grant money was used to buy guitars, hand chimes and art supplies. School starts at 7 a.m. at Jardine, and the after-school program lasts until 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The first year that the program existed, Whitte-
more was not paid for her time working after school. Even so, she enjoyed the magic that resulted from the music program, which transcends barriers such as inexperience or even the ability to speak English, she said. “There’s something that happens when you’re playing with a group of people that’s greater than the sum of its parts,” Whittemore added. Whittemore, a Montana native, received her bachelor of arts in music from the University of Montana and her master’s degree in woodwind instruments from Baylor University. She has taught in USD 259 for 11 years. Another reason Whittemore won the award was her involvement in Legacy Camp, annual art and music camps for at-risk youth. She said the camps allow kids who might not otherwise have an
opportunity to try their skills at various crafts: gardening, baking, art, flying things, pottery, music, drama and poetry. Whittemore teaches gardening for Legacy Camp, and she has helped teach jewelry making and journal making. It’s impressive that Whittemore finds the time for after-school programs and Legacy Camp. In addition to working at Jardine, she teaches bassoon at Friends University and teaches woodwinds privately. She has played for Music Theatre of Wichita, and she has substituted for the Wichita Symphony. Whittemore also joins other Friends University faculty members to play in a woodwind quintet. She acknowledged that teaching can be challenging due to bureaucracy and budget cuts. Even so, she has won the See TEACHER, Page 18A
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Mom and daughter are happy and healthy, and my son-in-law is catching his breath…as am I. Now it’s time to plan my visit to Columbia, Mo., to meet this precious new family member. I was just there a couple of weekends ago to help my kids install a new kitchen floor, which was part of the nesting process for my daughter. She had a pretty solid list of projects that needed to be accomplished before their new daughter came home, and was determined to get them done. Eskil, bless his heart, was determined to keep Abby smiling, and I was glad to help out for a weekend. And for the most part, the kitchen remodeling got completed. Any other projects that were slated for the next couple of weeks might just have to find a new schedule…and that’s OK. Now that the new baby is here (no, she doesn’t have a name as of this writing), a whole new focus can be applied to their lives. And that new focus will bring lots of joy to our growing family.
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It was supposed to be a quiet Monday afternoon at the office, and for the most part it was…until my phone started buzzing beside my laptop computer. It was my daughter Abby, and recognition of the incoming call made me stop in my tracks. My kids call me regularly, and sometimes they will even call me at work if they need something in a hurry or have important information to share. This, in the world of information, was very important news. My first granddaughter had arrived. I was in shock, because frankly this birth was scheduled to happen a couple of weeks later. Abby’s due date was early June, and even she had estimated the earliest arrival date to be somewhere around the end of the month. So much for plans. If I was dumbfounded and speechless, I can only imagine how my daughter and her husband must have been feeling when my new grandchild decided it was time to come out and see the world that was awaiting her. No email confirming her travel plans. No call ahead to say she was headed our way. Just a text message, so to speak, saying she was here. My daughter didn’t even have time to call and say she was on the way to the hospital. She barely had time to call her husband, Eskil, and divert him from work. And a few short hours later, after a relatively uneventful delivery, the guest we had anticipated in early June was here.
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Exploration Place’s striking profile on the Arkansas River has not changed since its opening 15 years ago. The inside of the museum, however, has changed quite a bit. When I visited the museum April 16, I had not set foot inside since spending two years as a high school volunteer, in 2004 and 2005. The museum had then been around for five years, and at the time, it still had almost all the same exhibits it featured on opening day. Though that initial slate, which included creative play areas for children alongside exhibits focusing on health, Kansas and aerospace, was excellent, things started to seem a little stale and static. An uncertain financial picture didn’t help matters. But the down years are over, according to museum president Jan Luth. A renewed vision, along with support from Sedgwick County and others, has jolted the museum into a constant state of change and experimentation proper to the “Exploration” of its name. “We had a few years, in the middle, of some struggles,” said Luth. “As an organization, we have totally found our legs, and now we’re not crawling or walking, but running. We’ve got a lot of stuff going on here and a lot of stuff anticipated for the future.” Exploration Place was able to start hosting traveling exhibits in 2006, which provided a hook for return visitors. Exhibits on Star Wars, the Titanic and Sue the T-Rex, among others, created local sensations. “When we do permanent exhibits, it takes a long time, with funding,
Exhibit Timeline
2011 • Where Kids Rule – added 60 new STEM-based activities within the medieval-themed exhibit pavilion 2012 • Nano exhibit opened • Big Mouth opened – first new element in the health gallery, Head’s Up Health • KEVA: Build Your Mind opened – visitors use 4.5inch wooden blocks to build different structures 2013 • Kansas in Miniature – completed project restoration of the model and gallery • Bridging Art and Science Gallery – located on the bridge 2014 • Butler Community College Technology Studio opened • Making a Landmark opened – exhibit about the design, construction and history of Exploration Place • CreatorSpace opened – families can tinker, build, create; part of the nationwide Maker Movement 2015 • April – two new classrooms open • September – Kansas Kids Connect – all-new exhibit pavilion for preschool-aged children will open • October – new preschool classroom opens (across from Kansas in Miniature)
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2016 • Exploring Our Only Home pavilion rejuvenation • Big Eye opens in Head’s Up Health 2017 • Design Build Fly – all-new aviation exhibit 2018 • Big Ear proposed to open in Head’s Up Health
ABOVE: The Boeing Dome Theater is a major attraction at Exploration Place. TOP: Exploration Place, pictured at sunset, opened 15 years ago on the banks of the Arkansas River. Contributed photos
fabrication, installation, so the traveling exhibits are a good way to keep things fresh,” said Luth. The health pavilion exhibits Exploration Place opened with are gone, freeing up the space needed to keep the traveling attractions coming. “Wildlife Rescue” closes May 5, and the next offering, “Goose Bumps! The Science of Fear,” opens May 23. The museum’s next permanent health attraction, “Head’s Up Health,” is in the works and is being designed for the central pavilion, which must be cleared out periodically for private events and receptions. A “Big Mouth” already provides a close-up, interactive look at oral and dental health. It can easily be wheeled into another area when not in use. “We’re working on Head’s Up Health, incrementally,” said marketing director Christina Bluml. “It’s fun, because when it comes to the world of health, there are so many implications with each of these body parts – the Big Eye, Big Ear and
Big Mouth – and so many organizations to partner with and get good content from.” “KEVA: Build Your Mind,” which opened in 2012 in the space formerly occupied by the pre-school area, is now one of Exploration Place’s most popular attractions, showing that engagement doesn’t necessarily hinge on elaborate exhibits or fancy technology. The museum provides a large number of 4.5-inch wooden blocks, along with spaces to stack them. Soon, KEVA will move to the space where KSN once broadcasted weather reports, which, in the years since the weathermen moved back to their studio, had hosted an exhibit on agriculture. “In September, we’re very excited to announce, we’re opening up a brand new exhibit called Kansas Kids Connect, for the five and under set,” said Luth. “In October, we’ll take one of our classSee EXPLORE, Page 17A
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rooms, where Tot’s Spot has been located since 2012, and it’s going to become a classroom for the under-5 set.” The children’s pavilion, which started life as “Kids Explore,” has been “Where Kids Rule” since 2011. The museum gave a facelift to what had been a rather generic “castle,” recasting it as a medieval-themed area while still incorporating dozens of STEM-based activities. As ever, the area was a riot of jubilant kids when I visited, many of them with their classes on school field trips. Exploration Place welcomes about 20,000 students a year, including schools as well as after-school and summer programs, Luth said. The original kids and health pavilions have been re-imagined and eliminated, respectively. The two other major exhibit areas, celebrating Kansas and its aerospace industry, are too integral to the museum’s identity to dispense with, but both need to be refreshed, Luth acknowledged. Exploration Place is in the process of raising $2 million to overhaul “Exploring Flight and Design.” “You’ll be able to go in and design different kinds of airplanes, test things, see the different things that go into an airplane,” said Bluml. “It’ll be very interactive and engaging for adults, kids and even preschoolers.”
A concept sketch displayed near the entrance of the pavilion shows what looks like an exploded or deconstructed airplane, with exhibits dispersed throughout. “It’s a rendering, not literal, but it shows what we’re striving toward,” said Luth. “It would incorporate all kinds of plane parts and pieces donated to us by the local companies.” The Kansas pavilion, with its spectacular view of the Keeper of the Plains and the confluence of the Big and Little Arkansas rivers, was being patched up when I visited, with boards covering gaps in the floor and carts of reptiles drawing attention away from other work. Though substantive updates to “Exploring Our Only Home” are not on the current slate, these fixes should keep things running, Luth said. “In 2018, we’ll look and say, ‘What is the Kansas Pavilion going to be?’ because that’s a good five-year project,” said Luth. “That’s why we’re doing that rejuvenation, to keep it great and wonderful and dynamic.” “Dynamic” is a watchword for the new, more flexible, seemingly more energetic Exploration Place. The space formerly used by an animation studio is now used for classrooms and meetings, and a former restaurant has also been converted into flexible space. Responding to the national “Maker” movement that has sprung up around 3D printers and related tech, EP has added its own “CreatorSpace.” Staff are still figuring out how to use the workshop with visitors and classes, but “figuring out” – Exploration – does not daunt them one bit.
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respect of her students. Nearly 20 attended the ceremony when she received her award. Her building principal, Lura Jo Atherly, and cello student Nee Nee Benh nominated Whittemore. Speakers at the awards ceremony included Brian Byrd of the Masonic Lodge, Benh, assistant principal Amy Ines and Maranda Wilson, band curriculum coach for USD 259. Whittemore’s two daughters, Amanda and Lauren, plus fellow church members and her students spoke. Whittemore was surprised to receive certificates from the Wichita City Council and Sedgwick County Commission proclaiming April 24 “Kimme Whittemore Day.” State Sen. Michael O’Donnell, who was Whittemore’s student in beginning band, presented a certificate with a Kansas Senate tribute to her. She said she felt “flabbergasted” by the attention and she described the experience as “surreal.” Whittemore’s prizes included a Teacher of the Year
T-shirt and sweatshirt, gift certificates and a music-themed quilt that Deb Ralston created. Whittemore spoke for about 10 minutes at the ceremony, although she was reluctant. She had asked if her students could perform instead of her giving a speech. During the after-school program, she asks what songs they want, finds arrangements of the songs and rewrites them for the kids’ instrumentation. Those songs have ranged from “Thriller” to “Party Rock Anthem.” A photo collage on display at the ceremony showed Whittemore’s work with Legacy Camp, her Jardine orchestra students playing “Happy Birthday” for Atherly, and her high school bassoon students learning to make their own reeds. In the end, her daughters joined her students to perform at the awards ceremony. Whittemore – who was the first college graduate in her family – said the Masons talked to one of her 13-year-old students about scholarship opportunities through their organization. The teen helped her clean out her classroom on the last day of school in May. He’s now thinking about attending college.
After voting “Citizen Kane” the best movie ever made for 50 years of its every-10-year poll of reviewers and scholars, Sight and Sound magazine voted Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” the best, sparking a debate that promises to go on forever. I have no desire to join in the argument as to what is the greatest movie of all time, because I don’t see how one can compare “Pinocchio” with “Bicycle Thief ” or “City Lights” or “The Bank Dick” or “Birth of a Nation.” But I’m going to devoted the next few Cinemascene columns to what I regard as the prime quality of “Citizen Kane” – its consistent and continuous use of film potentialities in service of its central theme. That theme is not the search for the famous Rosebud, except in Rosebud’s revelation of the central tragedy of Kane’s spectacular but ultimately unsuccessful life. As dialogue at the end of the movie says, no single detail can explain anything as complicated as a human being. And that theme is clearly implied by the “No Trespassing” sign that both introduces and closes the movie, as well as by the repeated questions by the investigator who is investigating Rosebud and who finally concludes that the search is futile because Rosebud could have proved nothing. And the shots as the camera climbs upward from the sign at the beginning reflect the disorganized and ultimately futile efforts of Kane to find a satisfactory life – the decaying remains of Roman and Venetian structures, a zoo, a golf course, leading
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to a fantastic Cinderella castle at the top of the hill. The obituary newsreel that follows the calls the castle and the hill manmade, both achievements the movie will show as failed efforts, and serves as a plot outline of the story of Kane. This spares writer-director Orson Welles a lot of exposition and transition, and directs the viewers’ attention away from mere plot (what happens) to theme (why it happens, what kind of person Kane is). It also, by its very existence as a newsreel, emphasizes the power of Kane and largely forestalls any later feeling that we never see a lot of what Kane did accomplish in his public career. The parody of the “March of Time” news shorts moviegoers could not escape in the late 1930s and 1940s enforces both points. It’s hard to see how all this could be put across in a more entertaining way. As usual, form (“The March of Time”) and content support each other. Passing over a great deal, such as the details of the newsreel with its quotations of William Randolph Hearst and snapshot of Kane’s home, we skip
to the investigator’s first significant The symbols in “Citizen Kane” interview, converging the memoirs of do not require cultural background. the man who raised Kane. But despite The mountain of snow, for example, the fact that at this rate of progress, I is contrasted by Xanadu, the white will not complete this analysis in this palace Kane builds on a mountain that incarnation, I must linger over a transithe newsreel tells us he built himself tion here. (Hearst’s San Simeon, the inspiration Seventeenth-century philosopher John for Xanadu, was gaudy with color). The Locke is remembered for his theory of symbol of life and innocence becomes the “tabula rasa,” by which the human a symbol of death. being is born a blank page on which At which point I run out of space. experience writes, in order to produce This is going to take a long time. To a complete human being. No movie be continued. Or in journalistic terms, audience member is required to know more to come. anything about John Locke. But it is not surprising that an intellectual snob such as the young Orson Welles, fresh from triumphs on stage and radio, would want to show off a little. And the first developed section of the investigator’s search, covering the childhood and early newspaper career of Kane, begins with a blank white screen (Kane’s snow-covered home in the Colorado mountains merged with a page of his guardian’s memoirs) on which the guardian’s handwriting begins the story of the development of Kane – almost a parody of Locke. But if you don’t get it, it’s a logical transition from narration to re-enactment. One of the glories of “Citizen Kane” is that you don’t have to detect the devices to feel the nuances. A blank white screen with a tiny dot representing a little boy suggests loneliness and innocence, both of which fit the “Citizenkane” by Source. Licensed under Fair use via Wikipedia. situation, Locke or no Locke.
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Wichita State University. Dr. Bayliff earned his veterinary medicine degree from Kansas State University and then practiced in Arkansas for five years before returning home to take over East Central Veterinary Hospital when Dr. Williams retired. For people with cats and dogs, one of the most important things pet owners can do is make sure their pets receive regular dental care. “We recommend it to at least 50 percent of our clients during their annual exam,” Dr. Bayliff said. Without proper dental care, pets can suffer periodontal disease, and that can lead to bigger issues such as kidney disease, liver disease and heart disease. That’s because disease and infection can easily enter the bloodstream through the gums and quickly affect other systems and organs in your pet. In addition to getting dental care for your pet, there are things you can do to help your pet’s oral health and ultimately help extend your pet’s life. You can give your pet dental chews and chew bones, and brush their teeth regularly. There are even dental diets from companies like Hills and Purina. “The kibble cleaves instead of cracking, so it cleans as the pet eats,” Dr. Bayliff said.
The level of care needed varies by both breed and individual, he said. “The best thing you can do is have the teeth examined at yearly check-ups,” Dr. Bayliff said. At East Central Veterinary Hospital, Dr. Bayliff and his staff take full mouth dental x-rays of every patient undergoing dental treatment. That’s important because 50 percent of the tooth is under the gum line. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, up to 85 percent of dogs over the age of 3 have some sort of periodontal disease. It is a top issue, Dr. Bayliff said. “It’s something we see in every breed,” he said. East Central Veterinary Hospital offers a majority of dental services for pets, including general dentistry, extractions and root canals. Another big concern this summer will be parasite prevention, including heartworm prevention and flea and tick control. East Central Veterinary Hospital already has seen five heartworm cases this spring. All the rain this spring is going to make things worse. “Heartworms are transmitted by mosquitoes. The moisture will enhance the spread,” Dr. Bayliff said. It’s always important to give your
pet monthly medicines to help prevent heartworms, fleas and ticks, and this year the need to protect your pet is much greater. It is also important to have annual heartworm testing done, even if you are on preventative. The preventatives are very good, but they are not always 100 percent effective. There is also a chance of a dose being vomited up outside by a dog, or a pet parent accidentally forgetting to give a dose, so we follow the American Heartworm Society’s recommendation of annual testing. East Central Veterinary Hospital is one of a small handful of Wichita-area clinics that offers an ultrasound for diagnosis of your pet. “We use that in our internal medicine. We look for changes within the abdomen such as tumors or masses,” Dr. Bayliff said. East Central Veterinary Hospital receives quite a few referrals from other clinics for ultrasound scans. They also use the ultrasound to confirm pregnancies for their clients that come to them for dog breeding. East Central Veterinary Hospital is located at 5301 E. Central. It is open 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 12 noon Saturday. For more information, call 316-686-7418 or visit the website at www.eastcentralvet.com.
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components will include, but are not limited to, door contacts, glass break detectors and motion detectors. Beyond the basics, many companies offer smoke, fire and carbon monoxide detection in addition to other environmental sensors. Regardless of the features that you select, wireless systems are the way to go. Wireless components are especially good for existing homes where wires would otherwise need to be run all through the house. In addition, wireless components work well for detached garages and sheds. Wireless monitoring will enable you to be notified of trouble on your mobile device. Landlines becoming less used less, and burglars can cut the lines from outside. There is simply more flexibility and more levels of protection when you are able to use phone, computer, and cellular. Home security doesn’t have to doesn’t stop there. The basic home alarm has evolved insdto a total home protection system. They are more interactive and new systems geared toward home automation than ever before. For example, the cost of employing video cameras has decreased, while the sophistication of the technology has increased. You can activate your alarm, turn on your lights and adjust your thermostat from whereever you might be. The trend in automation is expected to continue alongside ongoing developments in both cellular and computer pad innovations. The house of the future is here, as far as security is concerned. Improved technology does a good job of helping to keep the bad guys away. But you still have to lock the door.
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when you are home, be mindful of your trash. Do not advertise your purchases by setting the box of your new plasma TV on the curb for all to see. On the topic of curb side robbery, thieves can be sorting through your mail, looking for renewal credit cards and checks. Don’t think that they are above checking out your trash for useful information, including account numbers. The incidence of fraud and identity theft is on the rise. The criminals are finding new ways to steal all the time. Incorporating an alarm system in to your home security decreases the chance that you will be a victim of burglary. Just the fact that you have a system is a deterrent. Signs in the yard and on the windows will deter most would-be thieves. A good home monitoring system makes your system more effective. The alarm can make a lot of noise, but it is the monitoring that will ensure a response. Just think about how many car alarms are simply ignored: they make noise but people go about their business. Alarm systems come as basic or as advanced as you could want. There are even do-it-yourself kits, running around $200, available. You have to decide what level of protection you want. Your best option is to talk to a security expert. Not just a sales person, but someone who can analyze your home’s unique characteristics and security needs. The end result should be a customized plan that addresses the most likely potential threats, given your budget. The initial focus should be on the ground floor and basement, since that is where most burglars enter. The basic
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“Anchorman of Steel,” playing through July 18 at Mosley Street Melodrama. Written by Carol Hughes and directed by Cindy Summers. Also featuring “Totally Rad” musical comedy revue. Starring: Craig Green, Dylan Lewis, Briley Meek, Jenny Mitchell, Megan Parsley and Kyle Vespestad. Tickets $28, $18 for show only. Call 316-263-0222. Elton John’s and Tim Rice’s “Aida,” June 10-14, and Disney’s “My Son Pinocchio,” June 24-28, Music Theatre of Wichita.
June 2015 Shows at Century II Concert Hall. Tickets $28-$64, $26-$56 for matinees. Visit www.mtwichita.org for tickets and show information. “The Foreigner” by Larry Shue, Wichita Community Theatre. Shows June 11-28. Directed by Michael Webber. Tickets $14, $12 for seniors/students/military. For tickets call 316-686-1282. For more information, visit www.wichitact.org. “Cougar: The Musical,” June 11-July 18 at Roxy’s Downtown. Tickets $40 for dinner and show, $28 for show only. Call 316-265-4400 to reserve your tickets. Ballet Wichita presents “Snow White,” with five free performances. June 11, 7 p.m. Main Street Park, 400 E. Main, Mulvane; June 12, 7 p.m. Sedgwick County Park Shelter One, off 13th Street entrance in Wichita; June 13, 11 a.m., Garven Park, 1898 Washington Lane, Augusta; June 13, 7 p.m., Udall City Park in Udall; June 14, 2 p.m., Riggs Park, 706 Sarah Lane in Haysville. Bring a blanket or lawn chairs. All performances are outdoors and weather permitting. For information or schedule changes, visit Ballet Wichita’s Facebook or Twitter pages. Wichita Orpheum. Brit Floyd: Space and Time World Tour, 7:30 p.m. June 8. Tickets $29.50 to $49.50. Pianist Steve Rue with violinist Alexa Blackburn, 8 p.m. June 27. Tickets $27.50 to $57.50. Visit www. wichitaorpheum.com. Wichita Children’s Theatre and Dance Center summer picnic theatre shows. “Pinkalicious,” 10 a.m. and noon, June 1112, and 10 a.m., noon and 6:30 p.m., June 19. “Chicken Little,” 10 a.m. and noon, June 25, and 10 a.m., noon and 6:30 p.m., June 26. Cookie shows at 10 a.m., $6 admission. Lunch matinees, $7.50, pizza at 11:30 a.m. Dinner shows, $7.50, pizza at 6 p.m. Reservations required. Call 316-262-2282.
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The annual summer concert series at Bradley Fair gets under way in early June. Five weeks of free shows will take place on Thursdays from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Soft drinks and cocktails will be available for purchase. The concerts include: • June 4, Joseph Vincelli, smooth jazz saxophonist. A Bradley Fair favorite. • June 11, Generation NeXt, smooth jazz. • June 18, Nick Colionne and Brian Simpson, unique and soulful jazz infused with keys and guitars. • June 25, Jeff Kashiwa, contemporary jazz sax player. • July 2, Tizer Quartet, in a concert celebrating America.
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The Wichita Chamber Chorale announces its annual cabaret concert and fundraiser Friday, June 5, at Prairie Pines, 4055 N Tyler Road. Cabaret has been the chorale’s signature end-of-season fundraiser since 1983. The evening will include Broadway and popular tunes sung by soloists and small groups as well as the whole ensemble. A house band will accompany the singers in a fun, relaxed show for music lovers of all ages. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with a 7 p.m. preshow featuring the Lower Room Band. The Cabaret performance begins at 7:30 p.m. Throughout the evening, guests will be able to view and bid on silent auction items. Tickets are $25 for general admission and $15 for students. This price includes the evening’s music, a party food buffet and beverages. A cash bar will be available. Tickets are available in person at Senseney Music, 2300 E. Lincoln; by mail to the WCC, P.O. Box 20744, Wichita 67208; online at www.wichitachorale. com; or at the door. Seating is limited to 125 persons, so advance reservations are recommended. Call Gretchen at 316-7081834 for further questions and seating requests.
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June 5 – “Who is Davani Crystal?” a film about the human side of the immigration debate. After the film, Armando Minarez, the resident artist at The Seed House, La Casa de la Semilla, in Wichita, will lead a discussion and share his family experience. 7 p.m. at The Murdock Theater. Suggested donation of $8. The film is part of the First Friday alternative film series, advocating for varying issues but also reaching out to people who want to learn more about current events.
June 14-19 – Pipe Organ Encounter, sponsored by the Wichita Chapter of American Guild of Organists. Young people, ages 13-18, from the Wichita area as well as other states will gather at Wichita State University for a week filled with learning about the pipe organ. Daily lessons, practice, workshops, concerts, recreation and a tour of unique organs will fill the week, which will end with a student recital on the Marcussen organ at Wiedemann Hall on the WSU campus. Faculty members and other leaders are well respected professional organists from throughout the state and region. Many events are open to the public. For more information, visit the website poe.agowichita.org.
Upcoming events in and around Wichita June 27 – River City Roll, an event to benefit the Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation (CPRF). On Saturday, June 27, the Wichita Country Club’s indoor tennis facility will be transformed into a funkadelic discotheque for an evening of 1970s signature cocktails, exclusive auction items, a delicious dinner and dancing to your favorite hits. The event will run from 6:30 to 11 p.m. Find more details at http://www. eventbrite.com/e/cprf-river-city-roll-2015-discofor-dreams-tickets-16008155825. CPRF is a nationally recognized leader in the development of rehabilitation engineering, specialized services, advocacy, employment research, training, and job placement for people with all types of disabilities. River City Roll provides vital funding to the CPRF Equipment Fund, which provides Kansans of all ages, with many disabilities, the adaptive equipment they need such as power wheelchairs, ramp materials, van lifts, prosthetics and more.
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June 14 – Hope In Spring Gala 2015, a benefit for victims of impaired driving and to increase community awareness. Dinner, a concert and live auction will be held 5-8 p.m. at the Abode Venue, featuring jazz music by Craig Owens. The event is sponsored by the Kansas DUI Impact Center. For ticket information, call 316-262-1673 or visit www.KSDUI.org.
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