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By Amy Geiszler-Jones From stops on the Underground Railroad to the headquarters of abolitionist John Brown, a new history trail in Kansas spotlights sites that shaped history in Kansas and the nation. The Kansas African American History Trail launched earlier this year at its Wichita site: The Kansas African American Museum (TKAAM), housed in the former Calvary Baptist Church at 601 N. Water. Once part of a thriving black neighborhood, the 1917 building is on the National Register of Historic Places. The trail – which organizes eight already established historical sites – is the result of a $135,000 grant from Photos courtesy of The Kansas African American Museum the Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded to TKAAM in 2016. coordinator for the trail and president a repository for a collection of photographer Gordon Parks’ works, The sites are not only educational of TKAAM’s board. Ayres, who led TKAAM’s effort in becoming but inspiring, said Ted Ayres, project See History Trial, page 22

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Back to work: Seniors train for new jobs

By Joe Stumpe Larry Crosswhite got used to a certain kind of reception as he tried to re-enter the workforce. “Most people, when I would appear for a position, I think they took a look at me and decided they didn’t want me because of my age,” the 67-year-old Wichitan said. Thanks to the Senior Community Service Employment program operated by the Workforce Alliance of South Central Kansas, Crosswhite is working again. It’s a part-time job for a nonprofit organization, so Crosswhite isn’t exactly getting rich. But it provides income and he’s picked up employable skills and experience he didn’t possess before. The federally-funded program is designed to do just that for people 55 and older. Participants are paid the See Senior Jobs , page 7

She leads ‘Wild Women of the Wilderness’

By Joe Stumpe NEWTON – When Marlis Nickel was growing up, schools didn’t offer much in the way of sports for girls. So she’d jog to school carrying her trombone and books. Fast forward about seven decades and Nickel hasn’t slowed down much. At least four mornings a week, she and friend Sue Olsen can be found at the YMCA here. They work out in classes called Muscle Pump, Body Design, Turbo Kick and Fierce. “We realized we were the oldest people in the class and quickly named ourselves ‘The Fierce Old Ladies,’ Nickel, 79, said. The classes help Nickel get ready for another group activity – mountain hiking. As a charter member of the “Wild Women of the Wilderness,”

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Marlis Nickel and friends tackle southern Colorado mountains every summer. made up of friends and family, Nickel Nickel had always considered goes on weeklong hikes through the herself fairly active but stepped it up Colorado Rockies each summer, carry- after one her oldest daughter, Marcia, ing everything she needs on her back. See Wilderness , page 6 “My trail name is ‘Blaze,’ she said.

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Christmas decorations finally coming down . . . and down By Joe Stumpe Ragene Moore is one of those people who leave their Christmas decorations up long past the holidays. But in her case, it’s by popular demand. Hundreds of people toured her mammoth collection of Department 56 Snow Village scenes, set up inside her home in west Wichita. Just how big a collection is it? More than 225 miniature buildings and 500 trees are spread over her living room, dining room, kitchen, all four bedrooms, master bath, basement music room and family room. The retired Wesley nurse traces her obsession with the glazed ceramic pieces to 1979, when she and her sister were shopping at the old McLeod’s gift store and bought each other their first Department 56 pieces. She loved the fact that they are replicas of actual

buildings in this country dating back at least to the 1950s, “my era.” She began collecting pieces and joined the local Air Cap 56’ers club. They tried to out-do each with their Christmas displays and held a soup dinner each year just prior to rushing out to buy pieces that were being retired from the collection. The club decorates the Ronald McDonald House each year. Moore took a 13-year break from decorating after getting remarried. Last year, however, she decided to bring it back. That meant hauling home eight SUV’s full of Department 56 pieces from a storage unit. Moore groups her collection into locales and makes up stories to tell about each one. Her living and dining rooms hold numerous church and nativity scenes. There was also a newly

created “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood,” pieces from the Harley Davidson collection, and mansion on a hill overlooking an amusement park, riverboat casino and country club. Christmas has always been Moore’s favorite time of year and she admits to going Photo by Robe Howes overboard on more “The youngest generation doesn’t collect stuff. than just Depart- They’re minimalists,” says Ragne Moore. She is not. ment 56 pieces. She lays down he “was very supportive and especially Christmas area rugs, hangs hundreds liked the ‘50s auto vignette and the one of Hallmark ornaments, replaces all in honor of his recently deceased uncle. artwork on the walls with Christmas He even had friends over and gave his pictures, changes bedding to Christown narration of the villages.” mas colors, sets out holiday glassware Moore is now in the process of and, of course, puts up enough outdoor storing away her pieces and making lighting to make the Griswalds proud. even bigger plans for next winter, in(Truth by told, Moore is also fond of cluding an earlier start. Valentine’s Day, Easter, July 4th and “ I ran out of time to finish all my Halloween – and has the Department decorating,” she said. “Could it be that 56 pieces to prove it). I am 13 years older? Nah!” If you’re wondering how her People who are interested in husband, Ben, reacted to his first viewing Ragene Moore’s collection can Department 56 Christmas, Moore says reach her at Rageneaw@cox.net

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The Wichita Art Museum is staging one of its most anticipated exhibits in years with Georgia O’Keeffe: Art, Image, Style. O’Keeffe is best known for her iconic paintings of enlarged flowers and New Mexico landscapes. But the exhibit, organized by the Brooklyn Museum, also delves into the portraits and personal style of the artist. The exhibit runs March 30-June 23, kicking off with a day of music, food trucks, a movie about O’Keeffe and more. Admission to the exhibit is free for WAM members, with a special rate of $10 for seniors 60 and up on Saturdays. For more information, visit wichitamuseum.org/okeeffe or call 316-268-4921.

Sedgwick County Extension Education Center at 21st and Ridge will hold its 17th annual Tree Festival from 8a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, April 6. Seminars and demonstrations, tree and plant sales, a pancake and sausage breakfast and more activities are scheduled, plus there will be a sale of new and gently used gardening tools, supplies and art to raise money for the Master Gardener program. Admission is free.

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Bike Walk Wichita is sponsoring a walk at a different park around the city each Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. The location of each walk will be on Bike Walk Wichita’s Facebook page as well as in the Walk Kansas newsletter.

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torical Museum’s signature fundraising event, offering an evening of music, food and drink in the spirit of the Blue Moon. Internationally renowned jazz singer Donna Tucker and her quartet will perform. The event takes place 7-10 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at the museum, 204 S. Main. Tickets are $100 per person. For tickets or more information, call 316265-9314 or visit wichitahistory.org.

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Celebrations Emma Kortman will turn 100 on April 24. Born in Glen Elder, Kan., she worked in the electronics industry for more than 30 years in Chicago, New York and Texas before settling in Wichita, where she worked for MCI and Boeing. Since 1999 she’s lived in Parklane Towers. She cooks, cleans and does her own laundry. She plays dominoes every Monday evening with friends and Skip-bo cards on Thursdays. She still wins a game or two each month. Send a card to Emma at 5051 E. Lincoln St #3F, Wichita, KS 67218.

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Lunch program heats up in Harvey County By Marla Sharp HESSTON -After much anticipation, the Hesston Senior Center is serving hot lunches cooked on-site daily through the Friendship Meal program. In fact, the center’s kitchen is preparing meals enjoyed by residents across Harvey County. As most people know, balanced nutrition is a key to maintaining health and strength. In addition, many medications require it to work effectively. Access to such meals can be a primary factor in determining whether it’s safe

for aging seniors to remain in their home. All meals prepared at the Hesston center meet nutritional guidelines. The lunch program offers more than food. Diners eat with friends and others who become friends. Isolation can be hazardous to physical and mental health. Starting in April, after-lunch programs will be offered several times a month featuring a movie, educational presentation or other events. Since the lunches kicked off in mid-December, the center has fed

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Head cook Michelle Pfautz dishes up lunch at the Hesston Senior Center. ways to volunteer, from washing dishes to delivering meals to homes. You can find what’s being served each day on page 18 of the active age. To find out more about the Friendship Meal program, call 620327-5099 and ask for Bonnie or Marla. Marla Sharp is director of the Hesston Senior Center. Contact Marla Sharp at hesstonseniors@gmail.com

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Don’t wait to share, cherish stories By Shana Gregory My grandfather has this big, booming voice. I love it. It’s full and welcoming and warm, like he’s wrapping you up in his arms. When he smiles, it goes clear into his eyes. It’s the physical manifestation of joy. Happiness. Delight. And as readers of the active age know, when you’ve lived long enough, it’s far too easy to remember the pains, the heartaches, the disappointments, the suffering. My grandfather knows a lot about suffering. He was a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne in World War II. He was in France on D-Day – June 6, 1944 – jumped in early that morning behind the line, was injured in battle

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stories. How he survived, what kept him going, how he was able to move forward from the scars of such a time. But I may never have that chance now. Recently, my grandfather fell and broke his hip and also suffered a stroke. He has survived, but he’s different now. He says it’s like being in a whole other world after his stroke. Even as his body recovers, we don’t know how much he’ll be able to get back. There are so many stories I’d love to hear from him, such as how he and my grandmother met in the war; she was a nurse. I hope to hear those stories someday soon. We never know how much time we have. That’s why it’s so important to make each day count, to tell our loved ones how much they mean to us, to share our stories while we still can. Our readers have lived through so much history that they may not realize how significant it is. Have you shared with your grandchildren what it was like to grow up with a party line instead of smartphone? When the newest, most exciting device to bring home was something called a television set and you were thrilled to get more than one channel, even if it was a snowy, dancing image in black-and-white? Have you told them how you met your beloved and built your life to-

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From Page 1 moved back to the area and bought her a pair of running shoes. “Most of the time we would run on the high school track and she would pass me several times on my two- to three-mile run,” she said. About 15 years ago, Marcia proposed a hike up to the Continental Divide in Colorado but said her mom would first need to be able to jog two miles nonstop to be able to accomplish the climb. Nickel did so. The “Wild Women” have grown to about 10 members, aged 35 and up. Nickel has other interests. For instance, she’s a member of the Entre Nous Victorian Dancers at Old Cowtown Museum.

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Marlis Nickel and friend celebrate another ascesion of the Rockies. But nothing gives her more than the satisfaction of staying fit. After retiring from the Newton schools, where she worked with special education students, she was happy to learn that her

insurance covers the SilverSneakers program at the YMCA. “I like how good it feels to be strong, to be able to do things that some people around me can’t do.”

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I want to avoid probate. When my spouse died someone told me I should put my kids on my bank accounts and on my house. Is this a good idea? While the procedure is simple, adding others to assets as joint owners may result in very difficult (and irreversible) situations. It is true that assets held as joint tenants with rights of survivorship will almost certainly avoid probate so long as someone is surviving. However, it is not usually the best option as an estate planning tool. Assets held in this manner may be made available to the creditors (divorcing spouses, litigants, bankruptcy court) of the joint owner. You also may not be able to get sole control over the property in the future if the joint owner refuses to transfer it

back to you. As an alternative, some will use pay-on-death (POD) or transfer-on-death (TOD), which should also eliminate the need for probate. These arrangements also have pitfalls that you should be aware of. For instance, transferring real estate to multiple beneficiaries leaves no one “in charge”; and requires the beneficiaries to agree (if that is possible) on how to deal with the property or come up with funds to pay taxes, etc. Your specific situation should be reviewed by your estate attorney to determine the best method to accomplish your planning.

Nickel, who has three grandchildren and five greats, admits making the occasional concession to age and a balky knee in the most strenuous workout classes. “If they’re doing a lot of jumping, we improvise,” she said. “The burpees (squat thrusts) are kind of hard. I’ll do a certain amount of them and then I do something else.” Her main piece of healthy eating advice is to cut out soft drinks and other sources of excess sugar. By taking care of herself, she’s able to hike five miles a day in high altitudes with a 25-lb pack on her back. Which, she realizes, is not for everybody. “Just do something,” she said. “You don’t have to backpack into the wilderness. You just need to stay active.” feature, and if so, what you need to do to enable it.

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Larry Crosswhite enjoys making an income and helping people at the Salvation Army. minimum wage -$7.25 per hour - to train at one of several dozen nonprofit organizations that partner with the Workforce Alliance. 316.990.7039 “That isn’t very enticing for a lot of artbuschwichita.com people but what we tell them is don’t consider it a job,” said Chip Reece, a artbusch@plazare.com

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workforce professional with the alliance. “This isn’t something we intend you to stay in.” Reece said many older people need to transition from physical labor-oriented jobs. “They’re thinking they need to do something sitting down. In order to be competitive in that market, you’re going to have to improve on computer skills. Touching a computer daily is the only way to build those skills.” Meanwhile, as they train, they apply for jobs. “Having current employment is beneficial to getting a job,” Reece said. “That’s kind of what our program can provide.” The program serves up to 83 people at a time – 55 in Sedgwick County and 28 in six surrounding counties. Participants must be unemployed and meet certain income restrictions. “Give us a call, we’ll do some math on the phone if you’re concerned about it before going through the hoops,” Reece said. Once accepted, they are sent to interviews with potential training partners such as the Urban League of Kansas and United Methodist Open Door in Wichita, New Jerusalem Missions in Newton or the Butler Workforce Center in El Dorado. Reece said the partners “want to make sure the person is a good fit” while understanding “these are people with a high level of barriers, age being only the first. A lot have health issues, criminal backgrounds, transporation issues.” Crosswhite worked in various fields, including 14 years as a cross-country trucker, before quitting for physical reasons. He was out of work two years before finding the Workforce Alliance program, which placed him with the Salvation Army Worship & Community Center in south Wichita. He trained as a receptionist and office assistant. In addition to “tuning up some computer skills,” Crosswhite said he had to “become used to working with people from

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different walks of life and different backgrounds. Truck driving, you don’t really see a lot of people.” He learned well enough that the Salvation Army offered him a job, picking up his salary – and increasing it from minimum wage. He said he enjoys helping people who need it. Crosswhite went Photo by Joe Stumpe back to work Donald Porter says he greets the bust of Sister Kathbecause he leen Regan, who raised money for Guadalupe Clinic, needed the every morning when he comes to work there. money. the program “helps you build yourself That was only part of the motivaup and gives you confidence to work. tion for Donald Porter, 64, who spent “It got me back on point being on two decades working as a custodian time, taking orders and doing other for the Wichita school district but had things as well.” been out of work for 12 years. In early March, he landed a job “When you get to be retired, it working about 25 hours a week at sounds good but then you sit home Guadalupe Clinic on South St. Francis. hour after hour, day after day, and that He takes pride in getting to the clinic gets to be pretty boring,” Porter said. long before sun-up and having it ready The Workforce Alliance program by the time staff and patients arrive. assigned Porter to train in custodi“I like getting there early and getal work with the city of Wichita at ting things done,” he said. McAdams Park. Porter said he’s not Contact Joe Stumpe at as strong physically as he once was but joe@theactiveage.com

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Barking up wrong tree just part of a dog's job By Ted Blankenship They say (I don’t know exactly who) that the dog is man’s best friend. If it is a MAN’S friend, it’s not going to be a little yapper or a Poodle. It’s going to be in the size range of a Great Dane or at the least a German Shepherd. Man and dog have been close friends for at least 15,000 years. Despite what you’ve heard, dogs didn’t evolve from wolves. They probably would tell you they were if they could talk. But they’d be stretching the truth. They evolved from a common ancestor along with grey wolves, and followed man around East Asia and licked his face and jumped up on him with muddy paws (the dogs, not the wolves). People who own these animals today love them because they are loyal companions, and because they will

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Casual composting:for the gardener who has other things to do Gardening By Janice Sroufe In my quest to avoid contributing to the landfill, I created a compost pile in my backyard. It is literally a pile, surrounded by a couple of loosely-supported pallets and some chicken wire, not really fastened to anything, but available to wrap around and enclose the pile somewhat. There are only a few yard waste items I will deposit in my trash can: diseased plant material, plants or clippings contaminated with weed killers, weed seeds, and poisonous plants. Otherwise, everything goes into the compost pile. In fact, I often collect bags of leaves from my friends to add to my rather small pile since I mow all of my own leaves and leave them in the grass. I am very aware that there are guidelines and methods for composting that are much more efficient and aesthetically pleasing than my practices. Books have been written, the Internet has fantastic sites devoted to the subject, and best of all, the Sedgwick County Extension Center at 21st and Ridge has concise publications on the subject. There is also a working composting system in the Demonstration

your hairGarden on the brush can be west side of added as well. the building. To hurry I have up decomread and position, I studied the sometimes information, add high intended and nitrogen yet failed to fertilizer. comply with Turning the recomor agitating mended path the pile often to successful is a good idea composting. Photo by Janice Sroufe and doing But, amazComposting systems like this are aestheti- that will reingly, comveal if the pile post happens cally pleasing but not mandatory. needs water; it should be damp but not anyway. As my friend and compost expert Connie says, it occurs “from the soggy. A piece of PVC pipe with holes drilled in it can be placed into the midbottom up and from the inside out.” dle of the pile to help get more air into Chopping debris into small pieces the middle. makes it break down faster. All of Some composters monitor the those leaves I collect from my friends temperature. I have not done this, but are mowed and bagged to add to the when the pile is heating up and comcompost as needed. post is happening.The pile will shrink Another valuable addition to dramatically when it heats up. the pile is kitchen waste, limited to At some point in the process, the plant-based garbage and a few crushed mound is reduced to a nice brown, eggshells. These go into the pile covslightly chunky, fibrous material. Then ered with a generous layer of chopped it's ready to be worked into the garden leaves. Avoid animal products and oils soil or used as mulch around plants. as they tend to attract pests and may That debris saved from the landfill cause odors. Shredded paper, cardis now nourishing my garden! board, dryer lint and even hair from

If your neighborhood is not receptive to composting in your yard, some “discrete” or aesthetically-pleasing methods can be found at sedgwick.k-state.edu under the Gardening and Lawn Care heading. There are also instructions for building and maintaining a system like that shown in the accompanying photo. Master Gardeners offer seminars on composting at their spring events, Tree Fest on Saturday, April 6 and Herb Day on Saturday, May 4. Both events are held at the Sedgwick County Extension Building and more information can be found on the website. Janice Sroufe is a Sedgwick County Master Gardener. She welcomes comments and questions. Contact her at janice.sro@ gmail.com

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Wichitan named 2019 Ms. Wheelchair Kansas

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told Emily to stay in the room and I Not just another conversation Iwould be right back. By Lucy Shifton One day I listened as a member of the westside Rotary Club discussed his vacation plans. He said that he and his wife always took their grandchildren on trips during school spring breaks. They started this tradition so that cousins could get to know each other. But they also learned what their grandchildren were up to and really got to know each other. Another benefit was that the parents got a break. The more I thought about this idea, the better I liked it. I called my daughter Susan and asked what she would think about me taking Emily on a trip. Emily didn’t have any cousins so it would just be her and me. Susie was reluctant. Emily had never flown or been anywhere without her. She finally said, “I guess it would be ok but you should talk to Emily and see what she thinks about the idea.” The next day I called Emily, who was seven years old. I said, “Emily, how would you like to go on a trip with me? I think we could go to Disney World when you are eight years old.” She said “yes!” The next day she called me back. “Grandma, I talked with my friends at school and they told me you don’t have to be eight to go to Disney

About the time I realized that this new car had lights that shut off automatically, I saw Emily standing by the railing. She yelled, “Grandma, mom is on the phone and she wants to talk to you now.” I rushed upstairs and Emily handed me the phone. “Mom, where were you? Emily said she was alone in the room.” I told her about the car lights. “Well Momma, Emily said that you had toured the hotel and that they had a bar with a pool outside. I just wanted to make sure you hadn’t left her alone.” I replied, “You thought I was at the bar? I don’t even drink!” Emily and I took in the Disney attractions. One morning we even got up early and went to breakfast with Disney characters. We visited Universal Studios and Sea World and spent time in the hotel’s hot tub and pool (but

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awards a scholarship to a Newton High School senior each year and participates in a reading circle. “I highly encourage getting involved in a reading circle and if there’s not one in your area-start one!,” she said. Tackling new challenges has been normal for Johnson for most of the past two decades. After leaving her career as an advertising copywriter, she returned to teaching. She taught in USD 259 for several years then accepted the position of Coordinator of Social Studies for the school district in 2003. While in this position, she returned to college to get her master’s degree. After retiring from USD259 in 2010, she become an adjunct instructor for Friends University and Baker University for several years. “We moved to Newton nine years ago when we purchased my parents’ home,” said Johnson. “For the next three years we were renovating it as the last remodel was in 1952. We also expanded it, so it was quite the project.” Johnson was 64 and her husband was 72 when they took on this challenge. Four years ago, a former colleague approached her about starting a chapter of Women for Kansas. Along with

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pressure towards preventing cognitive impairment,” explained Tucker. “The results showed a 19 percent reduction in the onset of mild cognitive impairment which often precedes developing dementia.” Initial results from the Sprint Mind Study were conclusive enough that the study has been extended two years and will track initial participants. Further, it is recommended that anyone 50 or older should talk with their doctor about cardiovascular disease risks, especially if you have high blood pressure. Feeding your mind includes eating foods that help your brain. According to Medical News Today, there is promising research being done by the Uni-

versity of Illinois, Champaign,Il that is connecting the presence of higher levels of lutein with brain health. Leafy greens vegetables, such as spinach and kale, eggs and avocados contain lutein. In another study, omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids also appear to contribute to a healthy brain. At the Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease Center (CNADC) at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, they are studying “SuperAgers,” people 80 or older who have the mental acuity of someone decades younger, as reported in Medical News Today. By studying these octogenarians, the researchers hope to find biological factors that might contribute to avoiding even mild memory lapses well into advanced age. Currently, the cause of Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia is unknown. If you are concerned that

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whether there is a reason to be concerned. For most people, the occasional lapse in memory is simply part of aging. Feeding your brain what it needs, though, can help reduce these incidences.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to update the Nursing Home Compare website and its Five-Star Quality Rating System this month. The website (medicare.gov/ nursinghomecompare) and rating system were created to help consumers, their families, and caregivers compare nursing homes and identify areas they may want to ask about when looking at nursing home care. Nursing Home Compare has a quality rating system that gives each nursing home a rating between 1 and 5 stars. Nursing homes with 5 stars are considered to have above average quality and nursing homes with 1 star are considered to have quality below average. There is one Overall 5-star rating for each nursing home, and a separate rating for each of the following three factors: Health Inspections: Inspections include the findings on compliance to

Medicare and Medicaid health and safety requirements from onsite surveys conducted by state survey agencies at nursing homes. Staffing Levels: The staffing levels are the numbers of nurses available to care for patients in a nursing home at any given time. Quality Measures: The quality of resident care measures are based on resident assessment and Medicare claims data. The new changes include a lifting of the ‘freeze’ on the health inspection ratings instituted in February 2018 until all nursing homes could be surveyed at least once under a new survey process. Ending the freeze is critical for consumers, according to CMS. More facilities will see their ratings decrease rather than increase, and are therefore incentivized to improve their quality in order to raise their rating, CMS says.

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Calendar of Events Sedgwick County Senior Centers

BEL AIRE 7651 E Central Park Ave 744-2451, ext 121 www.belaireks.org

Mon-Fri: 8-9 am Bel Aire Walkers, Rec Center. Mon 9:30-11:30 am Pickleball Tue: 1 pm Bridge, Rec Center. Wed: 9 am Low impact aerobics, Rec Center. Fri: 1 pm Line dancing, Comm Rm. 1st Thu: 1 pm Game Day, Rec Center. 2nd & 4th Wed: 2 pm Coloring & Conversation, Sr Center. 3rd Wed: 1:30 pm Book Club, Sr Center. 4th Mon: 6 pm Covered Dish & Program, Rec Center.

BENTLEY/EAGLE 504 W Sterling, 796-0027

Open Mon-Fri: 8-11 am Coffee, cookies, exercise. Sat: 8-9 am Breakfast 1st & 3rd Tue: 1 pm Game Day. 2nd Tue: 1 pm Senior Lunch Out. 3rd Fri: noon XYZ potluck, program.

CHENEY 516 Main, 542-3721

Mon-Fri: 11:30 am Hot meal, reservations required, games. Every other Thu: 1 pm Bingo. 1st Tue: 6 pm Potluck dinner.

CLEARWATER 921 E Janet, 584-2332

Mon: 10 am-noon Blood pressure check; 1pm Painting, beginning to advanced. Wed: 9 am Morning coffee. Thu: 10 am Bible study. Tue, Fri: 8:45 am Tai Chi; 10 am Exercise class. 2nd Tue: noon Carry-in lunch & program. Every other Thu: 1 pm Bingo. 1st, 3rd & 4th Thu: 9 am Help with technologybring your device.

DERBY 611 N Mulberry Rd, 788-0223 www.derbyweb.com

Regular activities: Exercise programs at low cost, foot care, book club, friendship club. Apriil 10: 4 pm Intercultural: India.. Learn about the history, culture and food of India., $7. April 11: 6 pm. Can we talk: Aphasia. April 23: 12:30 pm PAARP driver safety course. $15 for AARP members, $20 for nonmembers.

DOWNTOWN 200 S Walnut, 267-0197 www.seniorservicesofwichita.org

Regular activities: Exercise classes, computer classes, foot care by appt. April 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30: 2pm Alzheimer's and dementia for caregivers and family members. April 4: 2 pm Writer's craft: Beginning to write with author Starla Criser. RSVP: 267-0197 April 12: noon Retirement party for longtime center employee Charles. LIght refreshments. April 16: 11 am Dining in Delano: Merle's Place, 440 N. Seneca. Mon: 9:30 am Wanda's exercise; 1 pm Bridge. Wed: 9 am Spanish (adv); 1am Well rep excercise.

EDGEMOOR 5815 E 9th, 688-9392

Mon-Fri: 11:30 am Hot lunch, reservation required; 10-11 am Pool, cards, bingo, dominoes, puzzles. Tue, Sat: 1-3 pm Pickleball. $2.

GARDEN PLAIN 1006 N Main, 535-1155

Mon-Fri: 8 am Coffee. Wed: 1-3 pm RSVP work. Fri: 1 pm Cards. 1st Fri: noon Potluck, cards. 3rd Fri: 1 pm Birthday/anniversary celebration.

GODDARD 120 N Main, 794-2441

Mon, Wed, Fri: 9-9:30 am Exercise. 1st & 4th Tue: 9:30 am-noon Cards. 2nd & 4th Thu: 10 am-4 pm Covered dish, cards, dominoes.

HAYSVILLE 160 E Karla, 529-5903

Regular activities: Cards, crafts, hot lunch, exercise. Mon-Fri: noon Cards. Tue: 12:30 pm; Fri 9 am TX Hold’em. Mon & Wed: 9 am Walking club 1st & 3rd Wed: 12:30 pm Bingo. Tue & Thu: 10 am STEPS exercise Last Tue: 6-9 pm Game Night. 2nd Fri: 5:30 pm Birthday Dinner, Covered Dish. $3 4th Sat: 8:30 am Friends & Family Senior Breakfast. RSVP: 529-5903. $4

KECHI Kechi City Building, 744-0217, 744-1271

3rd Thu: 6:30-7:30 pm Meeting.

LA FAMILIA 841 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. Tue, Thu: 1 pm Exercise/Ejercicio. Mon: 10 am English Class/Clase de Ingles; 1 pm Line dancing. Tue: 10 am Nutrition class/Clase de nutricion. Thu: 10 am Bingo/loteria. Last Fri: 10 am Music/musica; monthly birthdays.

MT HOPE 105 S Ohio, 667-8956

Mon: 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 Senior Citizens’ lunch.

MULVANE 632 E Mulvane, 777-4813

Daily: Walk in the gym, coffee; hot lunch; computers, dominoes, puzzles, pool, book loan. Mon, Wed, Fri: 9:30 am Yoga. Mon, Wed, Fri: 9 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. 2nd Thur: 11:45 am KFC potluck. Free. Last Fri: 11:45 Birthday Celebrations.

NORTHEAST 2121 E 21st, 269-4444

www.seniorservicesofwichita.org Daily: Dominoes, cards, Wii, pool, hot lunch. library, exercise room, computer lab. Tuesdays and Thursdays: 1-3 pm Balance class to reduce fear of falling and increase activity. Call 269-4444 to sign up. April 18: 11 am Happy feet: importance of taking care of feet. April 19: 2-4 pm Spring Fling. $5 for members, $7 nonmembers. 1st Wed: Foot care. 946-0722 (leave msessage). Mon, Wed, Fri: 9:30 am WSU exercise. Mon: 12:30 pm Taking Off Pounds Sensibly. Thu: 10:30 am Jewelry class. Fri: 1 pm Bridge.

OAKLAWN 2937 Oaklawn Dr, 524-7545

MCADAMS GOLDEN AGE 1329 E 16th, 337-9222

Regular activities: Open gym, walking, hot lunches, dominoes, cards, pool. Sun: 1-3 pm Quilting. Fri: noon-1:30 pm Sewing. Sat: noon-4:30 pm Classes: sewing, jewelry making. 2nd & 4th Tue: 10 am-noon Blood pressure checks.

ORCHARD PARK 4808 W 9th, 942-2293 seniorservicesofwichita.org

Regular activities: Exercise programs, cards, pool, hot lunch, Wii bowling, dominoes, crafts. April 8: 11:15 am Plan: Know what's for dinner with Shirley Lewis of K-State extension. April 9: 11:30 am Lunch out: Neigbhors Bar & Grill 2315 W. 21st N. April 19: 11:15 am Stress while taking care of a loved one. Mon 9-11 am, Thu 1-3 pm: Pickleball Tue: Noon Duplicate bridge. Wed: 10:30 am-noon Computer lab. Fri: Noon Open pool tables; 12:30 pm Painting

PARK CITY 6100 N Hydraulic, 744-1199

Regular activities: Cards, exercise, pool, hot lunch. Call for details. Mon: 6 pm Pitch. Tue: 1 pm Pool. Fri: 9:15 am Exercise; 1:30 pm Dance aerobics Tue & Thu: 8:30 am Wii Bowling; 10 am WellRep exercise.

VALLEY CENTER VC Community Center 314 E Clay, 755-7350

Mon: 12:30 pm Troopons; 1:30 Line Dancing. Tue: 10 am Donuts & cards; 6:30 pm Pitch. Tue, Thu: 10 am WellREP exercise class. Tue, Thu: noon, lunch. $5. 3rd Wed: noon Classic movie. 4th Thu: 11 am Bingo. 2nd Fri: noon Bunko. TBA Pickleball, VC Intermediate.

Daily: 8:30 am-5 pm Computers, pool table; 11:30 pm Friendship meals. Mon: 9 am-noon Dominoes. Wed: 8:30 am Sweets & coffee/Panera Bread. Fri: 12:30 pm Cards.

LINWOOD 1901 S Kansas, 263-3703 www.seniorservicesofwichita.org

Regular activities: One-on-one computer training, cards, exercise programs, hot lunch. April 10: 2-4:30 pm Egg-strava-ganza. Egg decorating, games and an easter egg hunt. RSVP: 263-3703. April 18: 9 am YField trip to World Treasures Museum for coffee and talk by Mike Everhart, of the Sternberg Museum of Natural History in Hays. $4, sign up at front desk by April 11. April 19: 10:15 am Yummy and healthy smoothies. Suggested donation $1. April 26: 10:15 am Spring into action with your garden, with Master Gardener Kathy Huschks. April 26: 2 pm eNational Pretzel & Movie Day, featuring "Texas Rangers," pretzels and popcorn. Tue: 9 am Brain games; 9:30 am Fit & balance; 2:30 pm Belly Dancing for Women. Tue & Thu: 9-11 am Pickleball. 3rd Wed: 10:30 am Birthday Party.

1st & 3rd Weds: 7 pm OID board meeting. 1st Thu, Fri: 8 am-5pm Commodities. 1st Sat: 8-10am Breakfast fundraiser. $4.

Andover Senior Dance, 410 Lioba Dr. 7-10 pm 3rd Mon. 733-4441

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Augusta Sr Center, 640 Osage. Country Jam & Dance, 7-10 pm every other Wed. Donation. Bring covered dish/ snack to share. Info: 755-1060 Derby Sr Center, 611 Mulberry. Commuity dance. 7-9:30 pm: 1st Tue, Honky Tonk Time Band ; 3rd Tue, Moody. $3 donation, refreshments. El Dorado Jam & Dance, Senior Center, 210 E 2nd. Oldtime fiddlers, pickers, singers. Doors open 12:30 pm, music 1:30, 1st Suns. Bring covered dish. $3 donation. Back to Country dance 6 pm Thus. Singles/couples welcome Goldenrod Golden Age, 1340 S Pattie. 7-9:30 pm Weds: Take 3. $3, refreshments. Linwood Golden Age, 1901 S Kansas. 7-9:30 pm Sats. Live music. $3. Minisa Golden Age, 704 W 13th. 7-10 pm Thus: Honky Tonk Time. $3. Info 617-2560. Oaklawn Activity Center cafeteria, 4904 S Clifton. Barn & contra dance, usually 1st Sat. Lesson 6:30 pm, dance 7-9. $5. Info: iamgary48@yahoo.com.

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Orchard Park Golden Age, 4808 W 9th. 7-9:30 pm Fris, Live music. $3, refreshments. Park City Sr Center, 6100 N Hydraulic. 7-10 pm 1st, 3rd, Sats. $4, bring covered dish or snack. Info: 755-1060 Prairie Wind Dancers: Learn circle, line & folk dances. 2 pm Mons: Plymouth Congregational Church, 202 N Clifton. Joyce, 683-1122.

Oaklawn Activity Center, Village Steppers Square Dance, 4904 S Clifton. 7:30-10:30 pm 2nd, 4th Sats. Info: Nick, 529-2792, or Mike, 650-2469. Community barn & contra dance, 1st Sat most months; lesson 6:30 pm, dance 7. $5, wichitacontra.org. Westside Steppers Square Dance, Clare Hall, 861 N Socora (one block east of Central & Tyler). 7-9:30 pm 1st, 3rd Suns. Info: David, 9927820; email: westsidesteppers@hotmail.com Wichita Solos Square Dance, Dawson UMC, 2741 S Laura. 7:30-10 pm 1st, 3rd, 5th Fris. Couples/singles welcome. Info: Curtis, wichitasolos@yahoo.com.

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Butler County Senior Centers ANDOVER 410 Lioba Dr, 733-4441 www.andoverks.com Regular activities: Exercise, bingo, bridge, quilt club, dominoes, pool. Daily:11:30 am-noon Lunch (reservation preferred) 316-733-4441, $3. Mon, Wed, Fri: 10 am Exercise. Tue: noon Music at lunch. Mon: 12:30 pm Movie Monday. Tue: 10 am Blood pressure check; 11 am-2 pm Memory Café; 12:30 Pinochle; 1 pm Pool. Thu: 12:30 pm Pinochle; 1 pm Quilt Club; 7-9 Pitch; Fri: 11:30 Lunch & program; 12:45 pm Prize bingo; 1:45 Pinochle. 4th Sat: 7-10 am Monthly breakfast. Pickleball: Mon-Wed 10 am-3 pm; Tue 6-8 pm; Thu 5-7 pm; Fri 9-11:30 am. Andover Community Center,1008 E 13th. AUGUSTA 640 Osage, 775-1189 Regular activities: Exercise, cards, dominoes, pool, line dancing, lunch daily at 11:30 am. Mon: 6:30 pm 10-point pitch. Fri: 9:30 am Prize bingo. Every other Wed: 7 pm Live Jam Session. 2nd Sat: 7-10 am Breakfast. $4 donation. 4th Mon: 5 pm Evening meal. $6 suggested donation, reservations requested.

BENTON Lion’s Community Bldg, S Main St 2nd & 4th Tue: 9 am-4 pm Cards, games, occasional program. Covered dish. CASSODAY Cassoday Senior Center 133 S. Washington, 620-735-4538 Tue: 10:30 am Round Table. Tue, Thu: 9:30 am Exercise with WSU. 1st Mon: 2 pm Game Day. 3rd Mon: 6:30 pm Carry-in dinner, BP checks. 4th Fri: 2 pm Movie Matinee. DOUGLASS 124 W 4th, 746-3227 Regular activities: Exercise, quilting, cards, lunch, reservation required. $5. 1st Mon: 6 pm Finger foods & cards. 3rd Mon: 6 pm Birthday/anniversary covereddish supper, bring own service. Cards. 3rd Sat: 7-9:30 am Breakfast. $4. EL DORADO 210 E 2nd, 321-0142 Regular activities: Exercise, cards, bingo, hot lunch $3, support groups. Mon: 12:30 pm Mexican Train dominoes. Mon, Fri: 10 am Aerobics. Tue: 9 am Coffee; 12:30 pm Bingo; 2 Line dance; 6 Prairie Port Seniors. Tue, Thu: 8:30 am Men's coffee. Wed: 10 am Back in Balance; 1 pm Pinochle. Sat: 6 pm Cards and games.

3rd Tue: 12:30 am Blood pressure checks. LEON 112 S Main, 745-9200 or 742-9905 Regular activities: Lunch served Mon - Fri. Reservations required by 9 am. Wed: 10 am Exercise class; 1 pm Pinochle. 2nd & 4th Tue: 1 pm Bridge club. 3rd Sun: 11am-1 pm Lunch; Drinks included. $8 donation; adults/$4 children. ROSE HILL 207 E Silknitter, 776-0170 Regular 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: 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 Breakfast. TOWANDA 317 Main, 776-8999 Open 10:30 am-5 pm Mon, Wed, Fri Thu: 7 am Breakfast/coffee at Stearman Bar & Grill, Benton. WHITEWATER Legion Hall, 108 E Topeka 2nd Tue: noon Potluck, program. 4th Tue: noon Potluck, movie.

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BURRTON 124 N Burrton, 620-463-3225

Mon-Fri: 7-8:30 am Early bird coffee. Mon: 7-8 pm Educational film. Tue: 9 am Bible study. Fri: 7-8:30 am Breakfast. 3rd Thu: 7 pm Movie. 4th Thu: 6 pm Potluck supper. 1st Sat: 7-9 am Community breakfast.

HALSTEAD 523 Poplar, 835-2283

Mon & Wed: 9 am Yoga; 1 pm Dominoes Tue & Fri: 9 am Exercise followed by social hour Thu: 12:30 pm Bridge Fri: 1 pm Pitch 1st Sat: 7-10 am Community breakfast 2nd Thu: 6 pm Dine out 3rd Tue: 1:30 pm Movie 3rd Thu: noon Potluck and short program

HESSTON Randall & Main, 620-327-5099

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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. 1st & 3rd Tue: 6 pm Singin’ Seniors. 3rd Wed: 11:30 am Healthy luncheon; noon, program. Reservations by previous Fri. 1st Thu: 7 pm Bridge. 2nd Thu: 7 pm Movie night. 1st & 3rd Fri: 1 pm Mexican Train dominoes. 1st Sat: 7:30-9:30 am Community breakfast. 4th Mon: 5:30 pm Gathering; 6 pm Potluck dinner, program follows.

GRAND CENTRAL 122 E 6th, Newton, 283-2222 www.newtonseniorcenter.org

Mon: 10-11 am Blood pressure check. Tue: 1 pm Crafts: handwork. Wed: 1 pm Pinochle/pitch/dominoes. Thu: 1 pm Wii bowling; 5:15 pm Tai Chi.

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April 3 10 am Wichita Art Museum Curator Tera Hedrick will talk about the relationship between photographer Alfred Stieglitz's group artists and friends, known as the Stieglitz Circle. $2 1:30 pm Water Center Laura Knight, K-State extension master gardener, will present on gardening with native plants. April 10 10 am Sedgwick County Zoo Our Amazing Planet. $4 1:30 pm Advanced Learning Library, 711 W 2nd Recycling. Learn the basics of recycling, such as what itmes can be recycled and how long they take to decay. Free.

SEDGWICK 107 W. Fifth, 772-0393

Mon: 1 pm Games, bingo, Wii. Tue: 7-8:30 am Breakfast; 1 pm Line dancing. Wed: 9 am Quilting. Mon, Wed, Fri: 9 am Exercise. Fri: 3 pm Bible study 1st Thu: 1 pm Paint with Sue. 2nd Thu: noon Potluck luncheon & biz mtg. 3rd Thu: 5 pm Dinner Night Out. 1st Fri: 7 pm Birthday party.

Transportation Sedgwick County

Sedgwick Co Transportation, 660-5150 or 1-800-367-7298. Information: 8 am-5 pm, Mon-Fri; closed most holidays. www. sedgwickcounty.org/aging.

Butler County Transit

Weekday transportation in El Dorado, Augusta and Andover. Rides to Wichita on Wed, Thu. Information: Augusta, 775-0500; El Dorado, 322-4321; toll free, 1-800-2793655. 48-hr notice required.

Harvey County

April 17 10 am Ulrich Museum of Art Kevin Mullins: Fire in the Paint Locker Gallery Talk 1:30pm The Kansas African American Museum TBA. April 24 10 am Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum The stories behind Wichita’s befuddling street names by Dr. James Mershon. 1:30 pm Exploration Place Justin Eichorn from Friends University will share the potential hazards and pitfalls of the internet.

Transportation reservations or information: 316-284-6802 or 1-866-6806802. Round-trip: $8 Newton (wheelchair only), $12 Harvey County, $20 outside Harvey County. AVI to Newton: Tue, 8 am4:30 pm from Burrton, Sedgwick, Halstead, Hesston, Walton.

Support Groups, Organizations

Find Support groups at supportgroupsinkansas.org. To add or correct a listing, call 316-9783566 or 1-800-445-0016. Clubs and Organizations are at www.theactiveage. com, Resources category. For changes call 316-942-5345 or email joe@theactiveage.com.

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Friendship Meals Aging Projects serves a hot, nutritious meal weekdays for persons 60 and older in Sedgwick, Harvey and Butler counties. Reservations are necessary. For locations and reservations, call 620-669-8201. WEEK OFAPR. 1 Mon: Chicken pot pie, pickled beets, juice, mandarin oranges, oatmeal cookie. Tue: Cheeseburger soup, crackers, caul bean salad, blushing pears, chocolate pudding. Wed: Turkey roast, mashed potatoes, gravy, broccoli,peaches, wheat roll. Thu: Spaghetti w/meatsauce, combination salad, pineapple, garlic bread, gelatin. Fri: Tuna pasta salad, split pea soup, crackers, copper pennies salad, strawberries, banana bar. WEEK OF APR. 8 Mon: Ham & beans, potatoes & onions, parslid carrots, blushing pears, cornbread. Tue: Creamed chicken, biscuit, broccoli, stewed apples, brownie. Wed: Chili, crackers,mixed greens salad, salad dressing, peaches, cinnamon roll. Thu: Oven fried chicken, California mash w/ gravy, spinach, strawberries, white cake,roll. Fri: Cheesy potato & egg bake, green beans, orange juice, banana, fruit swirl cake. WEEK OF APR. 15 Mon: Liver & Onions OR Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes,onion gravy, mixed vegetables, peaches. Tue: Pulled pork on a bun, hominy, cole slaw, blushing pears. Wed: Chicken fajita salad(lettuce, tomato, cheese, chips) refried beans, strawberries, bread pudding. Thu: Ham, scalloped potatoes, peas, mixed fruit, roll, pineapple upside down cake. Fri: HOLIDAY. WEEK OF APR. 22 Mon: Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, cream gravy, combinatino salad, apricots, roll. Tue: Baked chicken, scalloped potatoes,mixed green salad, mandarin oranges, wacky cake, roll. Wed: New England stew, green beans, orange juice, mixed fruit, cornbread. Thu: Fish w/tartar sauce OR chicken sandwich w/ set up bun, cole slaw, beets, peaches. Fri: Pork & noodle cass, roasted zucchini, corn relish salad, plums, wheat roll. WEEK OF APR. 29 Mon: Chicken & rice cass, german mixed veg, strawberries, garlic bread, vanilla pudding. Tue:Pork roast w/ gravy, cabbage au gratin, peas, pears, roll. FUNDING MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT, KDADS AND CENTRAL PLAINS AREA AGENCY ON AGING

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4 cemetery plots together at Rest Haven for $8000 in the Garden of prayer, next to the road. Will sell in pairs. Call 316-263-4228 Lakeview Gardens, Meditation section, Lot 32B, Spaces 3 and 4. Selling together for $4,000. Transaction at Lakeview Office. Buyer pays $295 transfer fee. Call 816-279-2325. Will consider ALL offers. Old Mission, 2 spaces in Acacia currently valued @ $2,834 each. Call 316-992-2373. REDUCED $3,900 for both,includes transfer fee. In old mission Acadia section D row D space 21&22. Call 417-876-8999. Resthaven, Garden of Freedom, two adjoining lots just west of the Eagle statue. Value $4,295 each. Sell $2,250 OBO for each. 316-304-3150. Two plots at White Chapel Memorial. Lot 271-A, spaces 3 & 4 in Sermon on the Mount. Cash only transaction at the White Chapel Office. $2,325 for both which includes buyer paying transfer fee of $425. Email Kenls49@cox.net or call 316-283-1849. 3 cemetery plots available at Resthaven in Bruce Newton. Valued at $4,295 each. Willing to separate. One companion memorial with granite base valued at $4,000. Will consider all offers. Call Deb 316-648-4621. White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Garden of Nativity. Two plots with option of vault on one. $3,000, buyer pays transfer fees. 316-838-5611. 4 burial lots Old Mission Cemetery. Unique location in the Garden of Faith. Market Value $4,725. Make offer. Call for details. Call Sherm 801-598-9517 Resthaven Masonic Garden. Masonic membership not required. 4 burial spaces together: 2 burial spaces $5,000 & 2 burial spaces with 2 vaults and bronze companion marker $7,500. Call Giles 918-299-5741 Lakeview Cemetery. 2 spaces in garden of gesomite II. Value 4990, sell for $4000 and split the transfer fee. Call 316-440-4950 or 316-258-5385. Rest Haven Mortuary Garden of the Gospels 2 Each, Double Depth Lawn Crypt Side By Side Plots w/Markers 31D1 & 31D2 Market Value is $8,500.00 - $9,500.00 Each For Sale $7,500.00 ea. Or $14,000.00 For Both Note: Transfer Fee for each is $295.00 Will Consider Any Reasonable Offer. Call 316-393-2995 Or email hwhitetree@gmail.com Airforce Casket $700 OBO. 316-990-5256 2 burial lots. Complete package. Resthaven. Call 316-210-7140.

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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. Can’t bathe yourself like you used to? Need light housekeeping? Need private-duty aide? I can accommodate all your needs. Flexible hours; 2 to 12 hour shifts available. Cynthia CNA/HHA 316-992-6711. Dependable caregiver for elderly person in their home. Cleaning, cooking, meds. Weekends, night, days or overnight. 30 years’ experience. We also provide live in care. 316-390-9526. CAREGIVER WANTED! Part time caregiver needed $12 an hour. Also need help with light housekeeping at a different location. Call Diane 316-630-8058 or 316-734-3610.

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Mike E. 316-708-1472 SNOW REMOVAL! Garage clean out, mowing leaf and gutter cleanup, tree trimming, hauling, roto-tilling. BRICK, BLOCK AND STONE repair. Total yard clean-up, flower beds and bushes, tree trimming and stump grinding. Removal & Clean-up. Firewood Available for Delivery. LEAF cleanup and HAULING. Including all yard debris. 316-516-4630 or 316-838-5710 All Season Clean Up Lawn Care Quality Lawn Care • Yard Clean Up Tree Trimming • Gutter Cleaning Fall through Spring raking. Free estimates, senior discounts. 316-409-8780. Christian Lawn Care Mowing-$20, verti-slicing, core-aerating, over-seeding, new lawns, mulching flower beds, fall cleanup, leaves, shrub trimming and removal, gutter cleaning, hauling. Senior discount. Steve 316-685-2145

Active Aging Proof Approval Please check your ad carefully Jason’s Lawn Care and checkMowing, off theSpring applicable boxes Leaf Clean-up, shrub and bush Call Jason. and initial totrimming. indicate 316-469-8765. Free estimates. your acceptance HAULING HANDYMAN ____ Check offer Spring Clean-Up * Fence Repairs Brush, Junk /Trash Removal ODD JOBS, NO JOB TOO SMALL ____ CheckMISC. name, address, HONEST & REASONABLE 316-807-4989. phone Grandpa’s Plumbing MOWING ____ Check expiration dates Repairs, Free estimates Impact LawnCare CALL FOR FULL LIST OF QUALITY SERVICES! Satisfactory 316.312.4391 ____ Proof Snow Removal • Spring Cleanup • shrub Free Estimates trimming/removal • gutter cleaning (no changes) Family owned and operated with over 30 years experience and fully insured! _____________ Advertiser initials Kevin 316-737-4890 F LAWN AND GARDEN F You canMowing, fax your approval or Jesus Landscaping trimming, yard and leaf cleanup. If Complete lawncare. need any of these services corrections you tocallus at 946-9180 Spring clean-up * shrub/tree trimming/ Perry, 316-619-6126 removal * landscape install/maintain * or callMowing, BeckyEdging, at 942-5385 Yard/Small Business. West fencing * gutter cleaning Call for a free estimate! 316-737-3426 or 316-708-7236 WWW.JESUSLANDSCAPINGKS.COM

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F PAINTING F Painting & Remodeling by Harley Worthey Interior/Exterior & Odd jobs Husband & Wife Team. Liability Insurance. 316-648-4478 McCoy Painting 316-516-6443 Affordable Painting Do you need any interior or exterior "We've Been Covering Theyour Townman. For 30 Years!" painting done? I’m Free

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F PERSONALSF Looking for Older women for companionship. I enjoy cards, animals and lunches out. Even phone friends. Write to box #48, c/o the active age, 125 S. West ST, Ste 105, Wichita, KS 67213. Looking A friend to diet withWrite to box #72, c/o the active age, 125 S. West ST, Ste 105, Wichita, KS 67213.

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F SERVICES F Need help on your electric scooter, power or lift chair, stair or platform lift or hand controls? Call Howard Distribution at 316-648-1694. Howard is a certified service center and dealer for Best Bath walk-in tubs, Bruno, EMC, Golden Tech, Pace Saver, Pride and Ricon. Working for you since 1987. Need a ride? Doctor appointments, ride home fromhospital,court,casino,minivacationorfamily reunion. You name the place, I will take you there. 316-259-6212.

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F THRIFT SHOP F Gently Used Resale (Thrift Shop) 2523 S. Seneca (Westway Plaza) Wichita, Ks. Store & Donation Hours Mon & Thu 9 am-7 pm Tue, Wed, Fri & Sat 9 am-5 pm Purchase with a purpose. Benefits 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

F TREE SERVICE F ALL AROUND TREE SERVICE Stump GRINDING & Chip Clean-up Trimming, deadwood, tree removal. Total yard, leaf clean-up & hauling. Flower beds and bushes. Free estimates. Experienced. Good prices. Insured. Tom King, 316-516-4630,316-838-5710. Felipe Tree Service Evergreen trimming. Tree removal. Brush hauling. Splitting. Deadwooding. Free estimates. 12 years experience. 316-807-4419 Bruce’s Tree Service FIREWOOD Trees, hedgerows, evergreens & shrubs. Crown reduction, trimming or removal. Line clearing and roofs of branches/limbs. Bucket truck available, will climb . Senior. Discounts. Insured. Prompt, immediate and professional service. Over 30 years experience. ALL FARM & RURAL AREAS Call 316-207-8047

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History Trail From Page 1 has long been interested in history. Parks was a prolific internationally known photographer, filmmaker and author who wrote about his experiences growing up in segregated Fort Scott, Kansas; the Gordon Parks Museum in Fort Scott is on the trail. “By studying and learning of the past,” Ayers said, “we can be enriched, entertained and informed with the hope of doing more, doing better.” At the trail site in Osawatomie, visitors can stand in the cabin that served as abolitionist John Brown’s headquarters. It was disassembled and moved to its current site in John Brown Park, where Brown and his band of 30 to 40 abolitionist fighters took on a proslavery militia of more than 250 men in August 1856, several months after Brown and supporters had killed five slavery supporters in Pottwatomie in response to the sacking of Lawrence. It was a historic Bleeding Kansas fight that some say helped lead to the start of the Civil War. In Topeka, visitors can stop in at two sites: the former all-black Monroe Elementary School that is now the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka National Historic Site and

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Ted Ayers, project coordinator of The Kansas African American History Trail, and Denise Sherman, museum executive director, say the trail makes a great road trip. “You can come away being touched, informed and inspired,” Ayers said. the Historic Ritchie House, a stop on the Underground Railroad. Ayres, the former general counsel for the Kansas Board of Regents and then Wichita State University, said he considers the 1954 Supreme Court ruling commemorated in the Monroe School to be one of the top five legal decisions ever made.

At the Ritchie House, visitors can learn about John and Mary Ritchie, suffragette and racial equality supporters, who helped black freedom seekers on the Underground Railroad. John Ritchie also helped write Kansas’ constitution. In Leavenworth, the trail stops at the Richard Allen Cultural Center and

Museum, named for the founder of the African Methodist Episcopal church. Visitors can step into the former home of William Bly, a Buffalo Soldier. The museum highlights the all-black regiment formed after the Civil War and other notable African Americans, including Colin Powell, who was once stationed at Fort Leavenworth. In Lawrence, at what’s known as Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area, visitors will learn about some more painful moments in history – including the effects of Kansas choosing to join the union as a free state, the lynchings of African Americans and the rise of the Ku Klux Klan in Kansas. The six trail sites in eastern Kansas could easily be visited in a two-day trip, Ayres said. The lone western Kansas trail site is the Nicodemus National Historic Site, the oldest and only remaining post-Civil War African American settlement west of the Mississippi. At least three staff members at the site are descendants of those early settlers, Ayres said. There are several other points of interest in African American history in Kansas, Ayres noted, but the trail features sites that are open regularly and staffed. More sites are expected to be added to trail, he said. See next page

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Trail sites

The Kansas African American Museum, 601 N. Water, 316-2656953, tkaamuseum.org. Museum features blend of art and artifacts of African Americans. Nicodemus, 304 Washington Ave., Nicodemus, 785-839-4321, nps.gov/nico. Five historic buildings and annual Emancipation/ Homecoming Celebration each July embody the Black West Experience. Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site, 1515 SE Monroe St., Topeka, 785-354-4273, nps.gov/brvb. Former segregated

schoolhouse highlights U.S. Supreme Court’s famous “separate but equal” ruling. Historic Ritchie house, 1116 and 1118 SE Madison, Topeka, 785-2346097. Underground Railroad station and former home of pioneers in struggle for racial equality. Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area, 200 W. 9th St., Lawrence, 785-865-4499, freedomsfrontier.org. Former Carnegie Library focuses on Civil War on the western frontier. The Richard Allen Cultural Center and Museum, 412 Kiowa St., Leavenworth, 913-682-8722. Explore the black experience in Leavenworth. John Brown Museum State Historic Site, 1000 Main St.,

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Osawatomie, 913755-4384, adaircabin@ osawatomieks.org. Cabin and battle site associated with radical abolitionist John Brown. Gordon Parks Museum, 2180 S. Horton, Fort Scott, 620-223-2700, gordonparkscenter.org. Museum honors first black photographer for Life magazine and first African American to direct a major movie, The Learning Tree. A map with more details on each site and more information about Visitors can collect a card and stamps from the trail can be found at each stop on The Kansas African American History Trail. tkaahistorytrail.org. Contact Amy Geiszler-Jones at algj64@sbcglobal.net

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