Commun ty Matters Wichita Presbyterian Manor
October 2016
‘What a wonderful world’ Louis Armstrong, with his oneof-a-kind gravely style, could get more out of a song than anyone. “I see trees of green, red roses too I see them bloom for me and you And I think to myself what a wonderful world.” That song was a slow stroll through the day. It encouraged pausing to take it all in. The gift of reflection brings to focus the wonder of everyday moments. It highlights nature’s beauty. The trees are alive in fall colors. It’s not too hot and not too cold. I’m determined to take a scenic drive, soak in the beauty and say to myself, “What a wonderful world.” WONDERFUL, continued on page 4
Betty Curtis and Art Bloomer discover they were once in the same high school. She was a teacher and he was a student.
An unexpected reunion Art Bloomer wasn’t expecting to attend a high school reunion this summer. But then Art and his wife, Sue, started talking to fellow Westerly resident Betty Curtis at our Fourth of July indoor picnic. While they made small talk, Betty asked Art where he grew up. “I said,‘You’ve never heard of it.’ I said Lebanon, Kansas, and her eyes lit up like crazy.” Betty said she most certainly did know Lebanon – it’s where she had her first teaching job in 1950-51.That was Art’s senior year at Lebanon High School. He asked her maiden name – Feldman. “It rang a bell immediately. I said,‘You’re Miss Betty.’” Not only was Betty one of Art’s teachers, she sponsored the yearbook and taught journalism. Art was editor of the student newspaper and business manager of REUNION, continued on page 2