Wichita Presbyterian Manor
NOVEMBER 2022
Resident ‘learns something new’ every time he picks up a paintbrush Independent Living at the Westerly resident Dick Haden moved some furniture out of his home office to make room for an easel, canvases, and acrylics. Since June, he has been learning to paint by studying books and videos by Jerry Yarnell, a master artist and teacher, who is well known for hosting the PBS show “Paint This with Jerry Yarnell.” The lessons have helped Dick learn how to mix paint and grasp
New stylist brings 37 years of experience to Presbyterian Manor beauty salon Rhonda Smith has been doing hair for the entirety of her adulthood. “I started two weeks after I graduated from high school, and I never stopped,” she said. “I can’t imagine doing anything else.” Six years ago, Rhonda and her husband moved to Wichita from Western Kansans, where they lived for 26 years. “When we moved here, I had to start over,” she said. Rhonda began working part time at Look Hair Studio at 13th and Tyler. She was beginning to look around for another part-time job when one of her coworkers told her about an opening at Wichita Presbyterian Manor. “I love older people, so this worked out really well for me,” Rhonda said. “It’s just been wonderful.”
Dick Haden turned his home office into an art studio when he began painting. The independent living resident is learning from books and videos by artist and television host Jerry Yarnell.
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Rhonda does hair for health care, PATH and Westerly residents at the
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