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By Nancy Carver Singleton The Active Age As a child, Phil Uhlik was fascinated with the musicians at wedding dances. “The folks could find me up by the band stand, hoping I could someday be up there doing the same.” And the instrument that intrigued him most was the accordion. Although it’s the target of kidding by other musicians today (“What’s the range of an accordion? Twenty yards if you’ve got a good arm.”) Uhlik notes that it was one of the most popular instruments around during the 1950s and early '60s. “It was the most versatile instrument that was fairly easy to play and easy to entertain,” Uhlik said. It’s no joke to say it changed his life. He’s been playing it for more than 70 years and still occasionally performs for lucky customers at his store, Phil Uhlik Music, in Wichita.
To see Phil Uhlik play "Beer Barrel Polka," go to facebook.com/ activeagewichita. Uhlik began taking accordion lessons in sixth grade and three years later was teaching it to neighborhood kids to make a few bucks. As a sophomore, he was asked to teach at an See Phil, page 6
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Shirley Wilson, right, visits with Brigitte Stjenhirst during a 2016 trip to Sweden by Wichita's chapter of Friendship Force. the favor when they come to visit. By Joe Stumpe That’s the idea behind Friendship The Active Age Force, an international organization Imagine traveling to a foreign country to stay in the home of strang- whose 100-member Kansas chapter is going strong after nearly 40 years. ers, eat their food and be escorted around by them. And then returning See Friendship, page 10
The gift of art: Painting through a pandemic By Amee Bohrer The Active Age Denise Ziegler is an optimist by nature, a trait that illuminates her conversation and artwork. “During this, the Covid, the gift of art is that I’ve had plenty to do,” Ziegler said in her studio in Artists at Old Town. She is one of 10 artists who are part of the collective, which leases space behind Gallery XII at 412 E. Douglas. It happens that they are all women over 55. Ziegler shares her studio with Carol Stibal. On a recent afternoon, Ziegler and her daughter, Brooke, sat together at adjacent plastic tables, each painting white masks to be given to friends. Denise was dressed in glitter tulle socks, which she made, and a gray Frida Kahlo T-shirt with the iconic Mexican artist’s quote, “I paint flowers
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From Page 1 Denise, who lives in Maize, said it was the collective's shared workspace with its easels, drying racks for canvasses and pegs for hanging smocks that “made me decide ‘yes’ – to have this to enjoy and be downtown.” A basket of colorful acrylic paints sat between them. Denise chose neon yellow as a base for hers. She was thinking of a keyboard theme. Brooke began painting a pineapple in the lower right-hand corner of hers. “Nobody likes to wear (masks), but if we have to, you might as well make it enjoyable,” Brooke said. “It’s not this huge disappointing thing; my mom helped make them beautiful. It’s something happy to put on your face. I’m in a wheelchair because of my disability. I
Deinse Ziegler and her daughter, Brooke, paint together once a week. like abstract art because I don’t have to stay in the lines, and it makes me feel like I’m allowed to make mistakes, and it’ll turn out beautiful.”
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Another member of the collective, Jill Stromberg, is originally from Los Angeles and now lives in Sterling. Petite with a silver pixie cut, she wears a mustard yellow tunic with a black T-shirt underneath and black leggings and flats to match. Her intense blue eyes peer out from behind a brightly colored mask. Stromberg started painting watercolors in 1983 and switched to oils a few years later. She describes her style as impressionist. During the pandemic, she had an idea for a series of Kansas landscapes painted on 4 x 6-inch canvases. She had a bunch of that size at home and liked that they could be done quickly. “There are so many beautiful places in Kansas. Clouds are my signature. People pick out my paintings by my skies.” She will be the 2021 Featured Artist at Gallery XII with her own show, which requires a minimum of 60
paintings. Having that goal motivates her. She appreciates the support of her studio mates. “It’s all women! All our styles are so different, so I appreciate the constructive criticism. It’s very nurturing.” Stromberg has traveled and created art in France, Whales, Italy, South Africa, India, New Zealand and Australia. In Provence, France, she stayed for a month and did a series of paintings depicting the lavender fields as they began blooming. She rented a car and took all country roads for four weeks following the changing colors north. For her, one of the challenges of aging has been dealing with her sight. Detached retinas have compromised her depth percent, but she sees a positive in it. “One of the rules of art is to stand back and squint at your work. Now, I don’t have to squint.”
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From Page 1 accordion studio in Fremont, Neb. He was also part of the studio’s 15-person accordion big band that performed in area towns. After graduating from high school in 1954, Uhlik taught accordion full time for 1½ years before joining the Army. His accordion-playing skills earned him third place in a national military talent competition. After his discharge, he learned a former teacher had opened an accordion studio in El Dorado. Uhlik moved there to teach and met his wife, Sharon, one of his accordion students. He bought the studio two years later and expanded it into a music store. But music was changing. “Then it was time for the Beatles to make it big,” he said. “Soon after that, my 90 accordion students were down to 60, then to 40. We started teaching guitar because I could see the writing on the wall. Then we had 10 accordion kids and 25 guitar students.”
the active age A guitar instructor urged him to open a store in a building along Douglas Avenue in Wichita, which Uhlik rented on a trial basis in early 1969. “In six months we were doing more business in Wichita than we had in El Dorado in five years.” Uhlik closed the El Dorado shop and focused on Wichita, eventually expanding to four locations. During Phil Uhlik’s early years in Wichita, he often assisted young rock 'n roll bands with bookings and loaned them equipment and instruments when theirs broke. For several years in the 1970s, he owned The Workshop along Waterman Street where three bands a night would play for up to 150 people. “It gave them a place to play on Friday and Saturday nights and get ready for the big-time,” he said. Uhlik also helped sponsor Battle of the Bands at The Cotillion in the 1970s. “We’d start at 11 o’clock and go until 8 or 9 o’clock. The best bands would compete and we’d kind of have a battle. The best one would get $300 or so in prize money.”
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In the early 1980s, he decided to sell the business and retire. After six months, he got bored and took a job helping a friend at Cherry Orchard Furniture. That led to having his own furniture store for five years. Then, the buyer of his music stores went bankrupt, and Uhlik bought back the store at 2610 E. Douglas across from East High. Over the years, he doubled the size of the store; it now spans two buildings filled with new and used guitars, drums, keyboards and other instruments, amplifiers, public address systems and accessories. Uhlik also offers in-house electronic and guitar repairs. Uhlik is known as “The Godfather of Wichita Music,” among employees at the city’s other music stores since so many worked for him. He opens Phil Uhlik Music daily and waits on customers, though his son, Nick, has taken over many store responsibilities. He laments fewer opportunities to play professionally locally. “When I first hit Wichita, there were a number of neighborhood bars where musicians
could find a place to play. Now, few places hire bands when they can hire one person to spin records or CDs.” About 40 percent of his sales now are to church bands. For about 25 years starting in the early 1970s, his Phil Uhlik Trio played wedding dances, Moose clubs, country clubs and private parties around Wichita and nearby communities. “There was a lot of polka dancing,” Uhlik said. He still plays professionally when an accordion is needed, such as at Octoberfest. And his store still sells accordions. “A lot of the time it is retirees who used to take lessons and now they want to get back to playing. And some are young and curious about the way it sounds,” he said. Uhlik is happy to show them. “Music has to be built in to your desire,” he said. “It has rewarded me with a lifetime occupation I have really enjoyed.” Contact Nancy Carver Singleton at ncsingleton@att.net.
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By Ted Blankenship I have a confession to make to you, devoted readers. Maybe I overstated. Let’s make that to all of you readers who tolerate this column. The other day I thought I heard the call of the state bird, the one I always assumed was the “eastern” meadowlark. Imagine my surprise when I learned that the state bird is actually the “western” meadowlark. Who knew the birds were that territorial? Are they really different birds? Get ready. You’re going to learn something. Even though they look alike and mostly inhabit the same territory, they have different songs. So, in bird land, they don’t interbreed, and that makes them members of different species. In plain words, they whistle a different tune. That settled, it got me to thinking
– always dangerous. The western meadowlark has been the unofficial state bird since 1925 and the official one since1937. As pretty as it is and as haunting its song, it’s not the only object honored by the state. Most of you know that the American buffalo is the state animal and the honeybee is the state insect. But did you know the state amphibian is the barred tiger salamander? Salamanders themselves don’t even know this. And, if you didn’t have this column to read, you’d never know that the state rock is Greenhorn Limestone. Another word for it is the Greenhorn Formation, which embarrassingly, was named for the Greenhorn Station on Greenhorn Creek in COLORADO.
That’s not so shameful when you consider that eastern Colorado was part of Kansas Territory until 1861. Kansas may be the champ at picking honorees. Believe it or not, Kansas has a state dirt. No, it’s not just any dirt, like the stuff that makes mud when it rains. The Kansas official dirt is – wait for this – Harney Silt Loam. If you live in the right part of the state, you may have emptied some of this from your vacuum cleaner in the form of ordinary dust. Nevertheless, it has a more glamorous history. Think of it. Kansas, an agricultural state, has no more precious resource than its dirt. If we didn’t have a lot of dirt, what would we grow all that wheat and corn in? But back to the state’s official dirt. Harney means “people” and it’s adopted from “Harahey,” an ancient Wichita Indian term for “Pawnee
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By Nancy Wheeler It was decade of big hair and big news: AIDS, the Challenger explosion and the fall of the Berlin Wall. But how well do you remember local happenings? Take this quiz to find out. Answers at right. 1. In 1988, who was hired as the producing artistic director for Music Theatre of Wichita? 2. What was the name of the minor league ice hockey team based in Wichita from 1980-1983? 3. In 1987, Botanica, The Wichita Gardens, opened its gates. What is the name of Botanica’s holiday event said to be Wichita’s premier light display? 4. What oversized burger joint opened at Central and Woodlawn in 1984 and earned many fans with its build-yourown burger? 5. Mental Toughness Xtra Effort (MTXE) was the 1980’s slogan for the Wichita State Shockers basketball team under which coach? 6. Who served four separate terms as mayor of Wichita in the 1980s? 7. What opened in 1980 that featured Montgomery Ward, Henry’s and Service Merchandise? 8. The KWCH Tower is the tallest structure in Kansas. What is the name of the tallest building in Kansas, completed in 1987? 9. What sports and recreational facility opened in 1989 just south of the Kansas Coliseum?
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The ‘80s saw more than its share of oddball fans. See if you can follow the clues and unscramble the letters to name some of them. Answers at right. 1. LETMLUS _______ (a hairy situation) 2. GLE SREARMW _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (super socks) 3. NOSY KAMLWNA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (mobile music) 4. KYACH CSSKA _____ _____ (kicking around) 5. RAPAHUTEC SNPTA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (nylon knickers) 6. KEBAR GDAICNN _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (street spinning) 7. RESHLUOD SDPA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (football fashion) 8. MOBO XSEBO ____ _____ (sonic sources)
Indian” dating to the 1500s when the conquistador Coronado visited Kansas. So, to put things straight, the state’s official dirt may rightly belong to the Pawnee Indians. And, if that weren’t enough, I have to tell you that the official animal, the buffalo, isn’t really a buffalo. It’s usually called a buffalo, but it’s really a bison. The two terms are often used interchangeably, but buffalo and bison aren’t the same animal. Real buffalos are native to Africa and Asia – the Cape buffalo and water buffalo. Bison live in North America and Europe. They’re all bovines but they aren’t closely related. Bison are the largest land-dwelling animal in North America. So, if a honeybee stings you, you were attacked by the state insect. If a bison sits on you, you are flat. Contact Ted Blankenship at tblankenship@cox.net
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The Butler County War: 'Lynch law,' mobs and miltias By Joe Stumpe The Butler County War – an explosion of vigilante violence and intimidation unique in Kansas history – actually started in Sedgwick County. And its immediate cause was a mule. One day in November 1870, a 22-year-old named James Crawford rode the animal in question into Wichita. Four armed men relieved him of the beast, claiming it was stolen. Crawford and his family managed to get the mule back, but a few days later, they awoke to find five more animals stolen from their claim south of town. The Crawfords tracked the men they believed responsible to Douglass, in Butler County. It was election day, Nov. 8, and the tiny town was bustling. The Crawfords didn’t approach the alleged thieves, but instead began asking questions about them. Horse theft was a serious problem. It was the number one cause of lynching – that is, extrajudicial killing – in Kansas at the time. Butler County’s first newspaper, the Walnut Valley Times, regularly called for mob action against the thieves, editorializing in April 1870 that “Lynch law should be put in force.” Whether it was that encouragement or the Crawfords’ persuasiveness, a mob gathered in Douglass that day. Around sundown, it started out for the
home of a hog farmer named Lewis Booth, where it was believed the alleged thieves were staying. About 9 p.m., the mob burst into Booth’s home on the Walnut River north of Douglass. As his wife watched, they walked Booth, his brother George and a third man, Jack Corbin, to a small grove of trees about 100 yards away. They hung Corbin from the branch of a sycamore. When the two Booth brothers made a run for it, they were shot dead. Another one of the alleged thieves, James Smith, was also shot dead that night. His body was left on a creekbank south of Douglass. Were the men actually horse thieves? It’s possible, but there is one big argument against it: In Corbin’s pocket was found an order from the government authorizing him to retrieve stolen government property, such as U.S. Army mules, and return it to the proper authorities. In fact, Corbin was a rather well-known figure because of his military exploits. And what about the vigilantes? They were a cross section of settlers. Some had been in the area a few years, many had arrived only that same year. Many were farmers of modest means, although they would soon receive support from some of the area’s most prominent citizens. Newspaper coverage of the four killings was generally supportive of the vigilantes. On Dec. 16, the Walnut
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State Sen. J. R. Mead supported vigilantes in Butler County. controlled by the Republican Party. Quimby was a prominent Democrat. The location of the county seat in Butler County was in contention in those days, and there was also a move to carve a third county out of the southern part of Butler County and the northern part of Cowley County. Was Quimby on the wrong side of some of his new neighbors for reasons beyond his desire for justice? Of course, a simpler explanation is that the vigilantes were eliminating their opponents. The vigilantes now set out to discourage any more attempts at justice. In January, a month after the second set of killings, the vigilantes published a “manifesto” in the Cowley County Censor that claimed to be “printed by the order of Seven Hundred and Ninety eight organized men, comprising the Vigilantes of Butler, Cowley and Sedgwick counties.” According to the vigilantes, the second group of victims were killed because they threatened the vigilantes. The manifesto claimed that Quimby and the Morrises had confessed before their executions, giving the names of over one hundred members of the horse theft gang allegedly operating in the region. It was now known that “Sheriffs, Constables (and a) Justice of the Peace” belonged to the gang. If local authorities continued to try to prosecute the vigilantes, the manifesto warned, “blood will run like water.” The three vigilantes still facing charges were represented by Hackney and his law firm. But there was to be no trial. Hackney was on his way to the log cabin courthouse in El Dorado when a leader of the vigilantes told
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him his services would not be needed. This vigilante leader then told the judge and prosecutor in the case: “This is to notify you that these men will not be tried, and if necessary to kill some officials to prevent that, their blood will be upon their own hands, not ours.” “Pale as death,” according to one account, the prosecuting attorney said too much blood had already been shed and seeing how a conviction was unlikely, the charges should be dismissed. The judge agreed. As in most wars, the victors wrote the history. After the violence subsided, the Walnut Valley Times and other area newspapers reported that new settlers had nothing to fear from criminals, even as the same newspapers printed notices of horses continuing to be sto-
len. Some people left the county and hard feelings remained among some who stayed. Martha Quimby reportedly put a curse on those responsible for her husband’s death. On the 25th anniversary of the conflict, seven residents wrote letters to the Walnut Valley Times attesting to William Quimby’s innocence. Note: This account relies heavily on Lisa Miles Bunkowski, who wrote “The Butler County Vigilantes: An Examination of Violence and Community, 1870” while pursuing a doctoral degree at the University of Kansas. “The Violent Years: The Founding of Douglass, Kansas,” a book by John Mark Alley, “History of Butler County Kansas” by P. Mooney and contemporary newspaper accounts were also consulted.
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Charles McAfee in maroon shirt was surrounded by family and city officials during a ceremony in City Hall last month. Charles McAfee knew something McAfee said, “That pool has been was up when family members startmore important to me than you’ll ever ed showing up from out of town last know.” month. A few days later, the Wichita The pool is under renovation and City Council renamed the pool at expected to reopen in 2021. McAdams Park for the award-winning City Councilman Brandon Johnarchitect, who designed it in 1969. son also presented McAfee with an McAfee said the park and Dunofficial Wichita city coin. Johnson said bar School were the only places where the coins signify "excellence and conblack children could practice sports tribution to our city, and in a few cases when he was growing up. Recountlike yours, our country and our world. ing the story of a black youth who We don't give out many of these." drowned because he couldn’t swim,
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County plots course for spending COVID-19 windfall By Mary Clarkin The Active Age Sedgwick County has spent a small percentage of nearly $109 million it’s receiving from the federal government for COVID-19-related expenses while officials make broad plans for using the rest. County officials say they’re trying to move quickly due to the Dec. 30 spending deadline for CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security) Act money set by the federal government. They did not seek competitive bids when hiring a Washington, D.C.-based consulting firm to help manage the windfall. And they may not need to do so with other spending going forward, according to an email from public information officer Kate Flavin. “Under the declaration of local disaster emergency in combination with the (county) Manager’s ability to waive policy related to COVID-19, we entered the contract within a week of receiving CARES funding,” Flavin wrote. The county hired Witt O’Briens based on a recommendation from its external accountant, BKD. Johnson County, the other Kansas county which qualified for a significant portion of CARES money, put out a request for proposals from consultants as part of a competitive process. Asked if Sedgwick County will seek competitive bids for any CARES spending, Flavin said it “will diligently review internal and external requests and seek guidance from our consulting firm.” CARES funding does not require the county to seek bids for goods
or services, Flavin said. The county is receiving $99.6 million in CARES Act money from the federal government, plus another pool of $9.3 million in CARES money allocated to states specifically for economic recovery. So far, the county's tentative spending plan includes: • $35 million for county operations • $25 million for COVID-19 testing • $10.1 million for PPE (personal protection equipment) expenses in cities within the county • $7 million for social service providers • $6 million for vulnerable populations County officials are planning to hold $10 million in reserve from the $99.6 million at the outset. The $9.3 million will be used to promote employment. The county’s initial strategic proposal is to allocate $6 million to support businesses and help them reopen and $3.3 million for workforce development and job placement. Cities and other public and private entities in Sedgwick County were able to start submitting applications for funds through a grant portal on Sedgwick County’s website, sedgwickcounty.org, beginning July 20. The application site will remain open at least through the end of October. An advisory team has been appointed to help review applications. The county’s Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Brent Shelton, is chairman. Other members include county Accounting Director Hope Hernandez;
Wichita City Treasurer Mark Manning; Derby Assistant City Manager Kiel Mangus was placed on the team; Melody McCray-Miller, a businesswoman and former state legislator; Jane McHugh, a retired CPA formerly with BKD; and Melissa Walker, Wichita State University’s interim director of the Hugo Wall School. “It’s a lot of money,” McCray-Miller said of the CARES funding, “but there are a lot of needs out there.” This spring, Sedgwick County conducted a survey to show the needs of local units of government and public and private sector entities. There were 131 responses totaling $65 million in needs, with churches, school systems, social service agencies and others completing the survey. Final spending decisions rest with county commissioners. Through mid-July, the county had allocated or spent about $3 million of the CARES money. That included: • Up to $150,000 for Witt O’Briens. The firm was hired to help make sure the CARES money is spent in accordance with federal guidelines. • Up to $125,000 for two SUVs, equipment and supplies to be used by paramedics who will be stationed for 12 hours each day in Clearwater and Cheney. The SUVs will not be used to transport patients, but should allow emergency aid to reach the southern and western edges of the county faster than an ambulance dispatched from Sedgwick County Fire Station 39, which is southwest of Goddard. Clearwater Nursing and
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The Active Age COVID-19 cases, clusters and deaths rose throughout the Wichita area last month as public officials in some cases adjusted their response to the pandemic. As of July 20, Sedgwick County reported 2,553 cases, of which 1,478 remained active, 21 clusters and 32 deaths. Clusters are non-household locations with two or more confirmed or probable positive cases. Harvey County reported 108 cases, of which 33 were active, one cluster and 3 deaths during the same period. Butler County had 120 cases, of which 31 were active, two clusters and no deaths. Long-term care homes accounted for nine clusters and at least 27 deaths in Sedgwick County. Deaths at long-term care facilities included: Clearwater Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 11; Chisholm Place, 7; Diver-
sicare of Haysville, 4; Park West Plaza Retirement Community’s The Manor Nursing Home, 3; and New Life Home Plus, 2. Other long-term care facilities that experienced clusters in Sedgwick County but had no deaths were: Chaucer Estates; Comfort Care Homes of Wichita; The Oxford Grand at New Market; and Catholic Care Center. Harvey County’s first cluster was identified at Schowalter Villa in Hesston. According to the county, seven facility staff members were confirmed to have COVID-19. There were no known COVID-19 cases among residents. Butler County’s clusters were identified as a Mother’s Day gathering and a private business, both in El Dorado. In early July, commissioners in all three counties rejected a mandatory mask order that had been issued by
Gov. Laura Kelly. However, Sedgwick County’s health officer, Dr. Garold Minns, issued his own mask order on July 8, with a majority of the commission’s support. Harvey County commissioners ordered the use of masks on July 14. Neither county has enacted provisions for enforcing the orders. “Our active cases have continued to rise the past two weeks, community spread was identified, and hospitaliza-
Rehabilitation Center experienced a COVID-19 cluster which took 11 lives but, as of mid-July, Cheney has avoided an outbreak, with a county map showing less than five cases in that zip code. County officials say Witt O’Briens gave a thumps-up to the expenditure. • Extra payroll expenses totaling more than $722,640 the county has incurred because of the pandemic, including bonus payments recognizing the efforts of frontline workers, about $484,250; paid leave, about $151,000; and overtime, about $30,000. • $81,000 for a walk-in cooler for the Sedgwick County Regional Forensic Science Center. The addition will accommodate 22 bodies. Currently, bodies are removed from the hospital to funeral homes, but if there is a backlog, the bodies could be stored at the center. The center already is operating at maximum capacity, commissioners were told. • $32,287.45 for medical grade face masks from Brady Industries of Kansas Inc. CARES funds not spent by the deadline, or spent for ineligible purposes, would have to be returned to the federal government. Reach Mary Clarkin at mary.e.clarkin@gmail.com. This article was produced as part of the Wichita Journalism Collaborative, a partnership of seven news organizations. The effort is supported by the Solutions Journalism Network, Knight Foundation and Wichita Community Foundation. tions increased in the region,” Harvey County Commission Chair Randy Hague said. “If we’re going to keep our local businesses from having to shut down again, if we’re going to give our schools a chance to reopen, we needed to reassess and take additional steps to help slow the spread of COVID-19.” The city of Wichita has enacted a mandatory mask order with provisions for small fines, but officials say they will be used only as a last resort.
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Batter up! Ranking area’s best hardballers of all time By Bob Rives This is a year with little real baseball news. There will be no debut of the Wichita Wind Surge. The majors will play just 60 games. A much-reduced version of the National Baseball Congress tournament was still scheduled for August (as of late July), although organizers admitted it could also fall victim to the coronavirus pandemic. So let us think a little bit about past players who’ve come from the area covered by The Active Age: Sedgwick, Butler and Harvey counties. Of thousands and thousands of local players who picked up a ball and bat, only about 80 made it to the major leagues. Picking the best of them ¬– The Active Age All-Stars – is necessarily a judgment call open to disagreement, but that’s part of the fun an exercise like this. The list does not include those who came here to play for a college, minor league or semipro team. That would add dozens more. Here we’re talking super local. Yet this team is still impressive. Pitchers Carl Mays, Mulvane. Best season: 1921 when he was 27-9 with the Yankees. Unfortunately, he threw the only fatal pitch in major league history, killing Cleveland’s Ray Chapman. But his 207 career victories put him in impressive company. Jess Barnes, El Dorado. Best season, 1914. He was 25-9 with the New York Giants and won 152 games over 13 years. Zeke Barnes, Wichita, Jess’ brother. He won 16 games in 1924 for the Giants. Ed Siever, Goddard. Best season: 1901 when he was 18-14 for Detroit. In seven years he won 83 games. Tom Sturdivant, Gordon. In 1957 with the Yankees he won 16 games for the second season in a row. His .721 winning percentage was best in the American League. Larry McWilliams, Wichita. Best year: 1983, winning 15 games for Pittsburgh. Nate Robertson, Wichita and WSU. Best year: In 2006 he won 13 games for the Tigers. Mike Pelfrey, Wichita and WSU. Best year: 2006. He won 13 games for the New York Mets. Darren Dreifort, also WSU and Wichita. Top year: 2000. He won 12 games for the Dodgers. Blake Treinen, Wichita. Best year, 2018, when he probably was the best reliever in baseball. An All-Star for Oakland, he was 9-2 with 38 saves and
Fred Brikell, above, played for Pittsburg and later the Boeing Bombers. Nate Robertson, top right, pitched for Detroit while Danny Thompson, bottom right, played for Minnesota. an incredible Earned Run Average of just 0.78. Kyle Farnsworth, Wichita. Best year: 2011, when he was 5-1 with 25 saves for Tampa Bay. Designated Hitter Bob Boyd, Wichita. Best year: 1957 at Baltimore where he hit .318. Infielders Frank Isbell, Wichita. Best year: 2006. He hit .296 for the White Sox and set a still-standing record with four doubles in a World Series game. For nearly 30 years he was involved in baseball here. Danny Thompson, Wichita. Best year: 1972 with the Twins. His career tragically was limited to seven years because of his death from cancer. Daryl Spencer, Wichita. Best year: 1959. He hit .265 for San Francisco. Tony Clark, Newton, Best year: 2005, when he hit 304 for Arizona. He now is called “the most powerful man in baseball” as president of the Major League Baseball Players Association. Outfielders Beals Becker, El Dorado, Best year: 1914, hitting .325 for Philadelphia. In 1913 he became only the second player ever to hit two inside the park home
runs in one game. Fred Brickell, Wichita. Best year: 1928, hitting .322 for Pittsburgh. His son, Fritz, also became a big-league player. Woody Jensen, Wichita. Best year: 1935, Pittsburgh. He hit .324 and later became the owner of the Rose Bowls East and West in Wichita. Catchers Derek Norris, Goddard. Best year: 2014, Oakland. An American League All-Star, he hit .270 with 10 home runs. T. J. Young, Wichita. Best year: 1929, hitting .361 for the Kansas City Monarchs. In 1933 he was a Negro league All-Star. Koyie Hill, Derby and WSU. Best season: hitting .250 at Arizona. While with Chicago, he injured his right hand with a table saw. It took months of therapy but he returned to catching. The Bench Bob Thurman, Wichita. Best year: 1956 when he hit .256 for Cincinnati. He became the first player to homer on his 40th birthday. Lou Clinton, Wichita. Best year: 1962 when he batted .249 with 18 home runs. He became Ted Williams’
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successor in right field for the Red Sox and played for four other teams. Don Lock, Wichita. Best year: 1963 when he hit .252 for Washington and had 27 home runs. Another former Shocker baseball—and basketball—star, he also led outfielders in assists. The Manager Eric Wedge returned to Wichita to coach Wichita State just in time to be named manager of The Active Age All-Stars. The former Shocker had been American League Manager of the Year in 2007 at Cleveland. The Coaches Owen Friend, Gaylen Pitts, Brad Holman and Rusty Kuntz all have been big league coaches. The Front Office Two of baseball’s finest general managers were born and raised in Wichita: Dayton Moore of the Royals and John Holland of the Cubs, who died in 1979. Agree with Bob or think he’s crazy? Either way you can contact him at bprives@gmail.com.
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Calendar of Events Sedgwick County Senior Centers
Note to readers: Senior center schedules and other events normally listed on this page are expected to be affected by the coronavirus through much of August. For information, call the numbers listed below. BEL AIRE 7651 E Central Park Ave 744-2451, ext 121 www.belaireks.org BENTLEY/EAGLE 504 W Sterling, 796-0027 CHENEY 516 Main, 542-3721 CLEARWATER 921 E Janet, 584-2332 DERBY 611 N Mulberry Rd, 788-0223 www.derbyweb.com DOWNTOWN 200 S Walnut, 267-0197 www.seniorservicesofwichita.org EDGEMOOR 5815 E 9th, 688-9392
GARDEN PLAIN 1006 N Main, 535-1155 GODDARD 120 N Main, 794-2441 HAYSVILLE 160 E Karla, 529-5903 KECHI Kechi City Building, 744-0217, 744-1271 LA FAMILIA 841 W 21st, 267-1700 LINWOOD 1901 S Kansas, 263-3703 www.seniorservicesofwichita.org MCADAMS GOLDEN AGE 1329 E 16th, 337-9222 MT HOPE 105 S Ohio, 667-8956
ANDOVER 410 Lioba Dr, 733-4441 www.andoverks.com AUGUSTA 640 Osage, 775-1189
CASSODAY Cassoday Senior Center 133 S. Washington, 620-735-4538
BENTON Lion’s Community Bldg, S Main St
EL DORADO 210 E 2nd, 321-0142
MULVANE 632 E Mulvane, 777-4813 NORTHEAST 2121 E 21st, 269-4444
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OAKLAWN 2937 Oaklawn Dr, 524-7545 ORCHARD PARK 4808 W 9th, 942-2293 seniorservicesofwichita.org PARK CITY 6100 N Hydraulic, 744-1199 VALLEY CENTER VC Community Center 314 E Clay, 755-7350
Butler County Senior Centers DOUGLASS 124 W 4th, 746-3227
Harvey County Centers
BURRTON 124 N Burrton, 620-463-3225
HALSTEAD 523 Poplar, 835-2283 HESSTON Randall & Main, 620-327-5099 www.hesstonseniorcenter.com
GRAND CENTRAL 122 E 6th, Newton, 283-2222 www.newtonseniorcenter.org SEDGWICK 107 W. Fifth, 772-0393
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Goldenrod Golden Age, 1340 S Pattie. Linwood Golden Age, 1901 S Kansas. Minisa Golden Age, 704 W 13th. Info 617-2560. Mulvane, 101 E. Main (Pix Community Center). Oaklawn Activity Center cafeteria, 4904 S Clifton. Info: iamgary48@yahoo.com. Orchard Park Golden Age, 4808 W 9th.
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Transportation Sedgwick Co Transportation, 660-5150 or 1-800-367-7298. Information: 8 am-5 pm, Mon-Fri; closed most holidays. www. sedgwickcounty.org/aging.
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Derby Sr Center, 611 Mulberry.
TOWANDA 317 Main, 776-8999 Open 10:30 am-5 pm Mon, Wed, Fri WHITEWATER Legion Hall, 108 E Topeka
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Augusta Sr Center, 640 Osage. . Info: 755-1060
LEON 112 S Main, 745-9200 or 742-9905 ROSE HILL 207 E Silknitter, 776-0170
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.
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Park City Sr Center, 6100 N Hydraulic. Info: 755-1060 Prairie Wind Dancers: Plymouth Congregational Church, 202 N Clifton. Joyce, 683-1122.
Oaklawn Activity Center, 4904 S Clifton. Info: Nick, 529-2792, or Mike, 650-2469. wichitacontra.org. Westside Steppers Square Dance, Clare Hall, 861 N Socora (one block east of Central & Tyler).. Info: David, 992-7820; email: westsidesteppers@hotmail.com Wichita Solos Square Dance, Dawson UMC, 2741 S Laura. Info: Curtis, wichitasolos@yahoo.com.
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, 12:304:30 pm from Burrton, Sedgwick, Halstead, Hesston, Walton.
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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 OF AUG. 3 Mon: Italian chicken, baked potato, lima beans, blushing pears, garlic bread. Tue: Tuna noodle casserole with peas, carrots, pineapple, ambrosia salad, roll.* Wed: Soft tacos, salsa, Mexican rice, refried beans, strawberries. Thu: Creamy chicken & veggie casserole, beets, cantaloupe, fruit cobbler. Fri: Swedish ham balls, sweet potatoes, green beans, mandarin oranges, wheat roll. WEEK OF AUG. 10 Mon: Goulash, combination salad, applesauce, peanut butter cookie, garlic bread. Tue: Baked chicken, creamy rice, coleslaw, blueberries, bread. Wed: Pork pattie on a bun, Potatoes O'Brien, split pea salad, strawberries. Thu: Beef cutlet with Spanish sauce, baked potato, hominy, blushing pears, spice cake. Fri: Chicken fajita said, Corn O'Brien, gelatin with fruit, peaches. WEEK OF AUG. 17 Mon: Pork roast with gravy, California mash, peas, mandarin oranges, bread. Tue: Tuna pasta salad, broccoli raisin salad, applesauce, sweet muffin. Wed: Chicken & rice casserole, combo salad, strawberries, garlic bread. Thu: Beef cutlet or liver & onoins, mashed potatoes, three bean salad, roll. Fri: Mexican lasagna, refried beans, corn, mixed melon, sugar cookie. WEEK OF AUG. 24 Mon: Chicken & cheese casserole, broccoli, sliced tomatoes, applesauce, wheat roll. Tue: BBQ beef on a bun, potato salad, cooked cabbage, watermelon. Wed: Taco salad, Mexican rice, strawberries, cinnamon roll. Thu: Creamed chicken over biscuit, Potatoes O'Brien, green beans, mixed fruit. Fri: Baked pork chop, sweet potatoes, cauliflower bean salad, blueberries, roll. WEEK OF AUG. 31 Mon: Oven fried fish with tartar sauce or chicken breast, macaroni and cheese, spinach, strawberries, bread. * Milk is served with all meals. Meals fall within the following ranges: calories, 650-750; protein, 25 grams or higher; fat, 20-30 percent of calories; calcium: 400 mg or higher; sodium, 800-1,000 mg or less; fiber, 9 grams or higher. FUNDING MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT, KDADS AND CENTRAL PLAINS AREA AGENCY ON AGING
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CPAAA focuses on new ways to promote value of aging By Monica Cissell For 34 years Central Plains Area Agency on Aging (CPAAA) has proudly planned, coordinated and hosted Senior Expo as a community resource to adults 55+, caregivers and professionals. CPAAA learned long ago that it was important to change with the times in order to keep the event relevant and interesting for attendees. Many changes have taken place over these past years for the older adult population, including technology, social media, service availability, opportunities for volunteering and continued learning, housing options, community engagement and healthcare. We worked to offer programming at Senior Expo to highlight current needs and available options for adults 55+ in the community. Most recently we’ve been faced with the changes and challenges due to COVID-19. The interests and needs of older adults and caregivers have also evolved over these past years and now seems the perfect time to make some changes to our education and outreach efforts. CPAAA’s Senior Expo has grown and evolved over the years, starting as a small event developed, coordinated and offered by CPAAA. Senior Expo was presented for the first time at the Wichita Mall in 1985. Eventually CPAAA expanded to partner with the Mid-American All-Indian Center, Old Cowtown Museum, the Wichita Art Museum, Botanica the Wichita Gardens and later Exploration Place
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and the Wichita Advanced Learning Library. This event was unique because CPAAA partnered with local museums and popular locations to offer a different experience for attendees and not just a run-ofthe-mill tradeshow. Partnerships and sponsorships grew as well over the years allowing CPAAA to develop great relationships and work with a variety of networks and advocates to offer educational, informational and fun interactive activities at Senior Expo. We know that older adults have significantly changed in the past 30 years. This broad age group spans four plus decades and a wide range of caregivers with an even larger age group; CPAAA understands that offering one event each year doesn’t meet the needs of this expansive and diverse group. As a result, CPAAA has made the difficult decision to no longer hold Senior Expo. Although we are sad to say goodbye to this beloved event, we are excited for the future. In May 2020, CPAAA began to modernize our approach to education and outreach and provide resource information to the community in new and different ways. The pandemic has taught us many things; we realize we have the creative methods and the capacity to develop innovative programming to meet the changing needs of today’s older adults. CPAAA can use a multitude of platforms and options to expand our reach and connect with the 55+ population and caregivers in person, online, using social media, through video, virtual
conference and group meetings. With this expanded outlook on the possibilities we can grow and connect with new partner organizations and begin to have a far different reach that will benefit this community. We are confident that this new approach will help us find the synergy that’s necessary to reach and engage the broader 55+ population and caregivers of all ages and share the knowledge and resources we have with the people that need to know about aging issues, advocacy and information in this community. We will inform you of new and upcoming opportunities, events and educational series through CPAAA’s Facebook page, The Active Age Newspaper and community wide advertising. Thank you to all of our past sponsors, vendors and attendees for your support of Senior Expo. A special thanks to the past Senior Expo site sponsors and most recently Botanica the Wichita Gardens, Wichita Advanced Learning Library and the Wichita Art Museum. We couldn’t have done it without you and your wonderful staff. Senior Expo had a great run and now it is time to say good bye to this event and embrace the next chapter for CPAAA. As always, CPAAA is here to support professionals working in the field of aging, caregivers and older adults. For assistance or resources contact 855-200-2372 or visit www. cpaaa.org. Monica Cissell is Director of Information and Community Services for the Central Plains Area Agency on Aging.
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mounting its own serial adventures. 8 pm Fri–Sat, $15, 2:30 pm Sun, $14. Now-Aug. 2. 316-744-2152 She Stoops to Conquer Blurb. A classic comedy about a young man who is shy with well-bred, refined ladies but a flirt with working girls. 8 pm Fri-Sat, Aug. 7-Sept 6. $15, 2:30 pm Sun, $14. 316-744-2152 Mosley Street Melodrama, 234 N. Mosley. GENERAL HORSEPITAL or It’ll Be Just A Little Prick, written by Tom Frye. New musical revue follows. Dinner 6:15 pm, show begins 7:50 pm. July 31 – Sept. 5. Tickets $26-$30; Show only, $20. 316-263-0222 Roxy’s Downtown, 412 E. Douglas, The Golden Girls. The show about four mature women living in Miami experiencing the joys and angst of their golden years. Featuring Monte Wheeler, Kyle Vespestad, Scott Noah and Tom Frye and guest appearance by Christine Tasheff. 7 pm Wed, 8 pm Thur-Sat, 2pm Sun, Now-Aug. 9. Tickets $20-$30. 316-265-4400 Contact Diana Morton at dianamorton12@sbcglobal.net
By Diana Morton Note: Please call venues to check schedules and restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic. Crown Uptown Theatre, 3702 E. Douglas Ave. COME TOGETHER- A Beatles Revue featuring: Claire Gerig, Maddy Campbell, Matt Bauer, Max Wilson, Ryan Schafer and Sam Warner. 8 pm Fri-Sat, 2 pm Sun, Aug. 29-Sept. 6. Tickets $24-27. 316-6127696 Forum Theatre, Center for the Performing Arts, 9112 E. Central. “Rollin’ On the River, the Music of Tina Turner. 8pm, Aug. 15, 2 pm and 7 pm, Aug. 16. For tickets, call 316-6180444. Kechi Playhouse, 100 E. Kechi Road, The Radio Adventures of TRIXIE TRUEHEART, Girl Aviator by Misty Maynard. Small independently owned KBRD radio is determined to survive the Depression and the Dust Bowl by
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In the weeds? Here are some tips for controlling them By Janice Sroufe Some say that a weed is just a plant in the wrong place. Or as Ralph Waldo Emerson said: “A weed is a plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.” As a gardener who loves natural landscapes and native plants, I have embraced some weeds into my gardens. But for those I cannot, here is some advice I follow from the Sedgwick County Extension Office. The most economical method is hand weeding. This method also has the advantage of providing lots of great exercise and it connects you
Gardening intimately with your garden. You can be very selective as to what you remove, especially if you use a small tool rather than a hoe. If pulling weeds is not your thing, you can use a spray. This is probably the fastest and most effective way of eliminating unwanted vegetation. The downside to spraying is that the spray can drift on to desirable plants and cause other side effects to your garden and soil. Don’t cultivate the soil excessively.
Stirring up the soil brings dormant seeds to the top and gives them light, water and all they need to sprout. Whenever you add outside soil to your garden, you are probably adding a whole new weed seed collection. You might want to try covering areas where you add new soil with black plastic for a while to kill the accompanying seeds. In food or flower gardens, landscaping fabric, pieces of cardboard or newspapers can be used covered by some sort of mulch to block out growth between plantings. You can use some ground covers as mulch around plants. But ground
Amaranth- weed or not? cover can become invasive and must be managed to give the other desirable plants a place to grow. Ground covers gone wild can be harder to remove than weeds. Janice Sroufe is a Sedgwick County Master Gardener. She welcomes comments and questions. Contact her at janice.sro@gmail.com
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Letter to the Editor I don’t believe I have ever written a “fan” letter or even a complaint to a paper, but I have just finished reading
the active age Ted Blankenship’s article in The Active Age (“From Longhorn to Limburger, cheese has its uses, July 2020) and just have to comment. I am 92 and grew up in small town during the Great Depression. Longhorn cheese was a staple
of our diet. My children will tell you that I have been on the hunt for some of that wonderful cheese for the last decade. I still hate the smell of Limburger cheese. My father loved it but my mother wouldn’t let it in the house. He had to keep it in a chest on the back porch. My aunt also loved the stinky stuff so whenever she would come to visit, the two of them would spend quite a lot of time on that porch. Growing up, I thought there were
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August 2020 three kinds of cheese: Longhorn, Limburger and cottage – the latter being homemade, small curds, a bit dry and salty and meant to be eaten on a hot baked potato. So much tastier than that we can buy today. Congratulations on such an enjoyable memory. If you can tell me where I can buy a pound of that good old Longhorn, I’ll love you forever. – Donna Berner
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Sample summer flavors from the Mediterranean cucumber, salt, pepper and a squeeze of fresh lemon juice. Olives and fresh rosemary are a winning combination that will leave your house smelling heavenly. Chop and roast with new potatoes, olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper. Marinate olives in a blend of olive oil, rosemary, garlic, orange peel and red pepper flakes for a snack with drinks. Top grilled
bread with a tapenade made of coarsely ground olives, chopped rosemary, minced garlic, capers and olive oil. Keep a baggie of nuts and dried fruit handy for when hunger pangs hit. Stir them into rice after cooking for a simple pilaf. Add to fillings for stuffed peppers. – Joe Stumpe
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