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Prison painter inspires quest By Joe Stumpe If you own a painting by Ernest Aspinwall, Bob Bayer wants to talk. Aspinwall is hardly a household name, but he was something of a criminal celebrity in Wichita in the 1940s and '50s. Charged with kidnapping a Wichita taxi driver in October 1940, Aspinwall escaped from the Sedgwick County Jail three months later and wasn’t returned to face trail here until a decade later. He soon attracted the attention of newspaper reporters for his artistic talents — and at least one regular female visitor for his sensitive good looks. An article by a United Press correspondent said that during
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his strength ebb away due to the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation treatment. “It was looking pretty dark there,” he said. See Cancer, page 20
Aging budget draws debate
The Active Age Spending by Sedgwick County’s Department on Aging won’t keep up with the current level of inflation under a proposed budget for 2023. The department, which is the primary provider of senior-related services in Wichita and the rest of the county, would see its budget rise 3.2 percent to $13.95 million next year. Commissioners David Dennis and Pete Meitzner said the overall county budget addresses their three biggest priorities — employee compensation, public safety and behavioral health issues. All employees would receive at least an 8 percent raise starting Jan. 1, the county would increase funding for See Budget, page 7
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Open house highlights local gardening research
HAYSVILLE — For more than 50 years, the John C. Pair Horticultural Research Center has been studying trees, shrubs, flowers, turfgrass, fruits and vegetables to see which varieties grow best in the weather extremes of southcentral Kansas. Kansas State University plant researchers at the center look for the greenest turf grasses, maple trees with the best fall color, the toughest evergreen trees, the most drought tolerant plants and more. “This is a one-of-a-kind facility that many residents of Kansas don’t even realize is tucked into their own back yards,” said Matthew McKernan, K-State Research and Extension agent
in Sedgwick County. The public can get a look at the research during an open house on Saturday, Aug. 6 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event is designed for all ages and will include tours, interactive booths, kid’s activities, tram rides and more. Highlights of various research trials will be given throughout the day, including: • Best tree recommendations for Kansas. • Best evergreen trees for Kansas. • Industrial hemp trials and uses. • Cover crop benefits. • Tree research on Maples, Elms, Crabapples, and Pines. • Organic sweet potato
production. • Turfgrass varieties. “We want to invite people to come out and discover everything that the Pair Center has to offer in order to help them be more successful gardeners,” McKernan said. McKernan added that “whether you are growing trees, lawns, food crops, or flowers, the research that happens every day at the Pair Center supports the success of local greenhouses, nurseries, sod farms,
Derby Library sale Get a bag of books for $5, books on CD for $2 each and more bargains at the Derby Friends of the Library sale. Other deals include paperbacks for $.25, hardbacks for $.50 and DVDs for $1. The sale takes place at the Derby Public Library, 1600 E. Walnut Grove, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, and 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 7. A story in July’s issue gave the incorrect dates and times for the sale.
Veterans Awareness expo The 6th Annual Veterans Awareness Expo will be held from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, at the Mid-America All-Indian Museum, 650 N. Seneca. The free event features over 60 veteran service providers, military vehicle displays, food trucks and more. For information, please contact Patty Gnefkow at 316-992-2247 or patty@v2vsc.org, or visit Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/v2vsc
East High class of 1972 reunion The Wichita East High class of 1972 will hold its 50th reunion on Saturday, Oct. 1, at The House of Schwan, 3636 N. Comotara. Event updates and other activities will be communicated via email or Facebook. To buy tickets, go to http:// www.eventcreate.com/e/wichita-easthigh-school-cl. To join the Facebook group, search Wichita East High Class of 1972.
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A merry Christmas in July at The Active Age You know that heart-tugging scene at the end of “It’s a Wonderful Life” when the whole town shows up to save George Bailey from financial ruin? His wife, Mary, opens the door to one townsperson after another. Uncle Billy dumps a basket of cash on a living room table and says, “Isn’t it wonderful? . . . She told some people you were in trouble. They scattered out all over town collecting money. "Didn’t ask any questions.” That’s how we here at The Active Age felt with a surprise Christmas in July. In our June issue, our board treasurer, Diana Breit Wolfe, shared that our ever-important donations from readers were dwindling – down 28 percent from last year – while printing and distribution costs are rising. Then you all stepped up in the most amazing ways. People sent checks with handwritten notes. “I appreciate your curious approach as you bring to light the very best of growing older AND expose the issues that can negatively affect them! Well done!”
Dear Reader Another wrote, “I donated in December but want to donate again to help keep the paper in business. I love the Active Age and would hate to see it discontinued.” A proud 95-year-old thanked us for “the great work you do to help seniors stay informed.” Others called in with their credit cards. Some people even came to the office with donations and visited. Donations ranged from a dollar to as much as $1,000. Just like in “It’s a Wonderful Life” when George’s brother declared him “the richest man in town,” we, too, feel wealthy beyond measure with the kind comments and genuine support, financial and otherwise. One writer sent a note with a personal salutation, explaining that she feels she’s gotten to know us and is on a first-name basis. The feeling is mutual. But just like the Baileys, we’re still not on the most solid financial footing. In fact, we are still in the red for 2022, although your generosity has us much
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his first three months in the jail, Aspinwall “produced 30 illustrations for a children’s book, several religious pictures, a stack of prison scenes and a good many other scenes which he paints from memory.” Aspinwall was eventually convicted and sent to Lansing State Prison with a life sentence as a habitual criminal, though his sentence was commuted. Bayer, who was a teenager at the time, doesn’t recall hearing about Aspinwall then. Rather, he became familiar with Aspinwall’s story after marrying Dora Timmerman, the widow of Lew Timmerman, a lawyer who represented Aspinwall in Wichita. Aspinwall had given Timmerman 15 paintings for defending him. Dora had one of the paintings displayed in her home when she and Bayer married in 2006, but he didn’t think much of it until he found 14 more paintings and a notebook full of newspaper clippings about Aspinwall in 2014, when the couple moved to Larksfield Place. “Then I realized that, hey, there’s a real story here,” Bayer said. With Dora’s encouragement, Bayer started researching Aspinwall’s life
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with the intention of writing a book about him. He found that Aspinwall was distantly related to one of Boston’s founding families, but had spent most of his young life in jail. Shortly after his escape from Sedgwick County, he was arrested and sentenced to seven years in the Missouri state penitentiary, then transferred to Louisiana state penitentiary as a parole violator for a sentence given in 1935. Bayer has traveled to Topeka to look up Aspinwall’s prison record and to Lansing twice to see artwork he completed there. Seventeen of Aspinwall’s paintings hang in a hallway of the administrative building, Bayer said, and he also painted two large murals in a recreation building, although Bayer doesn’t know if they survived a recent renovation. “They didn’t know anything about him,” Bayer said of prison officials. “I gave them information about him.” Bayer also went to the Missouri state penitentiary in Jefferson City, but “everything he had done there had either been destroyed or burned up when they had a riot there.” Bayer said he’s attracted to
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Aspinwall’s story partly because he was in the “crime prevention business” as the owner of Federal Alarm Co. and partly because he paints himself. “I’ve never seen any paintings any place like the ones he did about what prison life was like,” he said. Bayer believes Aspinall completed about 15 more paintings in the Sedgwick County Jail prior to his 1951 conviction, and he’d like to see those before wrapping up his book. “There was a gal that he befriended, she took some of his paintings out and showed them to people. I don’t know whether he sold some or just gave them away or what.” “If they would be for sale at a reasonable price, I would be interested in buying some. But I’d just like to see them and hear the story about them.” Aspinwall finished life as a street artist in San Francisco who also counseled teens to avoid a life of crime. “I don’t think he was a real bad criminal,” Bayer said. “He just made some real poor choices.” Anyone with a painting by Aspinwall may contact Bayer through The Active Age by calling 316-942-5395 or emailing joe@theactiveage.com.
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From Page 1 substance abuse and juvenile mental health services, and law enforcement spending would remain by far the single biggest area of expenditures. Dennis, who chairs the commission, said the budget includes “almost $14 million for aging, which is quite a little bit of money.” He noted that the proposed budget does not call for an increase in the property tax rate. “That impacts seniors probably more than anybody.”
Sedgwick County residents can make their views known on the county’s proposed 2023 budget during hearings of the county commission this month. The first hearing is scheduled for 6 p.m. Aug. 3 and the second for 9 a.m. Aug. 24. The commission meets on the third floor of the courthouse at 525 N. Main. Residents can also email comments to comissioners by visiting https://www. sedgwickcounty.org/finance/budget/2023-recommended-budget/ and clicking on "online publlic budget forum". Commissioner Jim Howell said he doesn’t support the budget in its current form, partly because of inadequate funding of the aging department. Commissioners Sarah Lopez
Senior centers ‘like another home’ By Debbi Elmore A recent transplant to Wichita, Odean Moore didn’t know anyone prior to joining the Linwood Senior Center. “I made a lot of friends,” she said. She takes part in exercise classes, outings, Bible study and more offered by the center. “It’s like another home when you’re by yourself,” she said. Sue Bechtel, a long-time member of Sedgwick’s senior center, points with pride to the freestanding building which houses it. The center has a meal program which includes homedelivered meals as well as those served on site, exercise classes, line dancing, a quilt circle and special events during the town’s annual Fall Festival. Once a month, she teaches a paint class. “I
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have a good time,” she said. “It’s good to be active.” Nearly three dozen senior centers are active in Sedgwick, Butler and Harvey counties, offering outings, exercise classes, volunteer opportunities, educational programs and more. (For a complete list of centers and their contact information, see page 17). The coronavirus pandemic caused area senior centers to close or severely curtail their activities, but most have now resumed much of their programming, even as some struggle with attendance and funding. In Sedgwick County, county officials in June redirected $100,000 that had been earmarked for senior centers to
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assessor called “tame grass,” more than enough for a few cows to graze, I thought. Not being a seasoned rancher—or any other kind—I decided tame grass would support at least six heifers. If you’re a city slicker or a really-smalltown slicker like me, you’re wondering what a heifer is. I always thought it was just another cow. It turns out that a heifer is a large female bovine that hasn’t yet had a calf, which is a really small bovine. Now if you’re still a little shaky on Tickets $15-$16. 316-744-2152 Mosley Street Melodrama, 234 N. Mosley. Revenge of the Beanie Babies: A Hella Fly 90s Melodrama. Dinner 6:15 pm, show begins 7:50 pm. now-Sept 3. Tickets, dinner & show, $26-$30; Show only $20. 316-263-0222 Music Theatre Wichita, Century II Concert Hall, 225 W Douglas. The Wizard of Oz. All-family favorite brandishes special effects, glorious singing and dancing. July 27-31. Tickets, call 316-265-3107 The Drowsy Chaperone showcases a Tony-winning script and score, humor and nostalgia. Featuring a role for Wayne Bryan. Aug 17-21. Tickets, call 316-265-3107 Roxy’s Downtown, 412 E. Douglas, cabaret-style theatre, Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Based on the classic 1884 novel, the 1985 Broadway production ran for more than 1,000 performances. Features a bluegrass and country music score. 2pm and 8pm Fri-Sat, Aug 4-19.
what a bovine is, go talk to your county agricultural agent. I could explain it to you but it gets into buffalos and bison and I didn’t have any of those grazing our tame grass. What we did have were six black heifers with white faces. We bought them from a rancher who probably is still smiling, because if I hadn’t come along, he might never have rid himself of that mismatched bunch of calfless bovines. But back to the hay. It didn’t take long for those heifers to devour the tame grass. So I had to go buy some big round bales like those I see out my window. As soon as the hay was unloaded Tickets $20-$30. 316-265-4400 Wichita Community Theatre, 258 N. Fountain. An Evening of Culture – Faith County II: The Saga Continues Members of the Mineola, Ark. Council for Cultural Recognition are presenting a performance of Romeo and Juliet despite a cheaply built and constantly collapsing stage. 8 pm Th-Sat, 2 pm Sun, July 2131. Tickets $15 or $13 for military/ seniors/students. Opening night ticket $11, July 21 only. 316-686-1282 Contact Diana Morton at dianamorton12@sbcglobal.net
the heifers went wild. They stomped on the hay, did some unspeakable things on it and tossed it over their heads. They ate some and stared at me like I should go get more. The largest of the herd, a Holstein we eventually named Hazel, spent her time looking for holes in the fence. She apparently thought the tame grass on the other side of the fence was a lot better than what was available in the pasture. At least there weren’t any buffalos or bison to feed.
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After reading about The Moorings housing development in last month’s issue of The Active Age, Hank Price couldn’t help pointing out that Lake Waltanna, where he lives, has been around longer. “We’re a different kind of snob than those snobs,” he joked. Waltanna is a 40-acre kidney shaped lake about a mile southeast of Lake Afton. According to Price, who lives there, it was built in or around the 1930s by a farmer named Walt, who was married to a woman named Anna. “Anna wouldn’t let Walt drink in the house, so he’d hitch up his mules and come out here and dig on this
lake,” he said. Walt charged people 50 cents a day to camp and fish on the lake. Boeing took it over as an employee recreation area for a while, Price said, then developer Gene Miles bought it and started building homes there in the 1960s and 70s. Today there are about 80 homes in the development, which also includes a small clubhouse, airstrip, tennis courts, stables and trails. Price noted that the community holds annual pig roast and clean-up days. “We’re just really a neat community out here.”
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North Newton woman pens book about chickens — and friendship
The Active Age NORTH NEWTON — Growing up in western Kansas, Diane Sorensen’s first experience with chickens was at her grandparents’ house. While it was fun to gather the eggs, she said, “What I remember is how scary the rooster was.” Today, she not only raises chickens, she’s made one the title character of a children’s book — “The Tales of Mr. Ken Rooster and The Six Sassy Hens.” “The whole experience from the get-go with the chickens has been just so much learning about birds,” said Sorensen. “So many things I never thought about . . . I was just blown away.” Chicken raising has boomed in
recent years as people have embraced the local and organic food movements. The coronavirus pandemic boosted it even more as people sought activities they could enjoy at home. Sorensen, an employment lawyer in Wichita, traces her interest to her husband, Conrad Snider, who had a bantam chicken in his art studio when they met and wanted more at home for the eggs. In 2017, the two moved to four wooded acres in North Newton where they restored an 1883 farmhouse. Three years ago, they got a dozen chickens. Then came what Sorensen called “the COVID shut-in summer” when she spent a lot of time with her chickens.
“It was just like stories were coming to me about them.” She took a pen and legal pad and began writing them down, thinking, “I would love to share what these special birds are like with kids.” She learned that chickens are flock animals. “So watching them relate to each other is the thing that’s been so Diane Sorensen snuggles with Mr. Ken Rooster, fascinating . . . I get to inspiration for her book about chickens and really observe them and friendship. See next page their little individual
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personalities.” They also relate to her and her husband. “Our rooster has a name for Conrad, and we recognize it when he says it.” It’s a series of bawks. They currently have eight chickens – Nancy, Fancy, Henny, Penny, Barbie, Ken, Nugget and Sunny – and lost others due to predators and illness. She said people are wrong when they say chickens are stupid. “Well, no, they’re extremely intelligent. So I wanted to kind of convey that they’re beings with their
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own lives and communities.” Her 40-page, $17.95 book is geared to children ages 4 to 8. “I see them as great little readaloud stories for that younger group,” said Sorensen, who used to make up stories for her daughter, Hayley, when she was little. For the older set, they can read the stories on their own. Website presales are beginning, and the official release date is Oct. 4. The book will be available at bookstores and other shops along with Amazon, and Sorensen has copies for sale as well (write dianesorensen@cox. net).
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The stories are based on Sorensen’s chickens, but she embellishes some. “My stories are about chickens, but they’re about friendship,” she said. “Being there for each other and being friends throughout . . . They’re silly stories and hopefully they’re very sweet stories as well.”
Now that she’s a published author, does Sorensen want to pursue that for a career or stick with law? “I like both,” she said. Then she reconsidered. “Maybe what I like best is just hanging out in the back yard with the chickens.”
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created what two new independent countries 75 years ago? 6. Doctors completed the first successful insulin treatment for what disease 75 years ago? 7. Jackie Robinson broke the Major League Baseball color barrier with which team 75 years ago? 8. What well-known book was published in Amsterdam 75 years ago? 9. Who perished in an automobile accident in Paris, France 25 years ago? 10. What American suffragist voted for the first time, was served an arrest warrant, and fined $100 (which she never paid) 150 years ago?
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Kansas Oil Museum building for future
By Julie Hying EL DORADO — For years, the historical museum in Kansas’ biggest county geographically has been too small for the job. But soon a major expansion and renovation will help the Kansas Oil Museum better tell the story of Butler County and the industry that first put it on the map, while also transforming it into an education center and
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may contact the museum. The total cost is expected to top $2 million. The museum grounds, which also hold vintage drilling equipment and a re-creation of an oil field boom town, have always been a popular destination for school field trips. At one time, Architectural rendering of Energy Educa- the county’s oil fields were tion Center at the Kansas Oil Museum. producing nearly 9 percent of the world’s oil. The new education be turned into a space for traveling center will lend itself to the teaching exhibits, Tonn added. of STEM (Science, Technology, The expansion had been under Engineering and Mathematics) discussion for years. Board members material. Tonn said a “variety of energy voted to proceed last November, with sources and learning opportunities will the new center projected to open this be a primary focus, allowing students fall. Funds are still being raised and to explore the future of energy in anybody interested in contributing
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Tonn said it’s fitting that a covered porch surrounding the new education center will offer a view of the museum boom town. “The future of learning literally looks out into the past.” Kansas Oil Museum 383 E. Central Ave., El Dorado Open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. TuesdayFriday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday (316) 321-9333, kansasoilmuseum. org. For regular updates on the expansion, visit the museum facebook page: Butler County Historical Society Home of the Kansas Oil Museum.
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Celebrations 75th anniversary Bonnie and Kenneth Rupe will celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary with their family on Aug. 3. The couple will celebrate with their two children, Carmen of Santa Monica, Calif., and Douglas and his wife, Tammy, of Wichita. Cards may be sent to 1401 W. River Blvd., #5A, Wichita, 67203. 94th birthday Mrs. Jean Spaulding will celebrate her 94th birthday on Aug. 5. She welcomes cards. Spalding and her husband, Lee, were active members of Central Christian Church and the Westside Steppers Dance Group.
Platinum anniversary Gene and Leona (Fuller) Harrison of Benton celebrated their 70th anniversary June 18. Gene retired from Rina Refinery and Leona is a retired rural mail carrier. The couple have three children — Rose (Butch) Mayginnes of Andover; Nancy (Steve) Mock of Reece; and Paul (Kim) Harrison of Wichita — seven grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Cards may be mailed to Box 12, Benton, KS, 67017.
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For John Davis, once a Scout, always a Scout
The Active Age When John Davis is involved in something, he’s passionate about it. “I don’t need to head anything up, I just want to be very involved in it.” Which probably explains why he’s been a Boy Scout since 1951, when he was 11 and growing up in north London, England. Davis, who’s lived in Wichita since 1969, was recognized as a Baden-Powell Fellow by the World Scout Foundation during a ceremony in Dublin earlier this year. The Scouting movement was started in England in the early 1900s by Robert Baden-Powell, a soldier and writer. Davis said that when he was growing up, there weren’t a lot of organized activities for kids, and he instantly took to scouting activities like camping and kayaking. Davis rose to a Queen Scout — the British equivalent of an Eagle Scout — then became a Scout leader in 1959. He moved to Wichita for a job
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the board of the Quivira Council, which serves Scouts in central and southcentral Kansas. Currently, he helps inspect Boy Scout camps and also works at international camps. In the last five years, he’s volunteered at camps in Ecuador, Peru and Brazil. There are about 57 million Scouts in 172 countries and territories, a number that’s increased partly because most troops have become co-ed. “It’s grown immensely in the last couple years, especially in developing countries,” Davis said. Davis said Scouting gave him “an ability to handle people of all ages and backgrounds and treat everyone with respect.” Not to mention meeting his wife, Jenny, on a Scouting expedition in Switzerland. Jenny, who died in 2016, was a Girl Guide, the female equivalent of a Boy Scout at the time. The fellowship ceremony was
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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 August. For information, call the numbers listed below. BEL AIRE 7651 E Central Park Ave 744-2700, ext 304 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.derbyks.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
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NOTE: SOME SENIOR WEDNESDAY PROGRAMMING FOR AUGUST WAS UNAVAILABLE AS THE ACTIVE AGE WENT TO PRESS.
1:30 pm Museum of World Treasures 835 E. 1st St. Information unavailable. AUGUST 10 10 am Sedgwick County Zoo, 5555 Zoo Blvd. (316) 266-8213, $4 Canines of the World.. 1:30 pm Advanced Learning Library, 711 W, 2nd, (316) 261-8500, Free. The Wizard Behind Oz.
AUGUST 17 10 am Ulrich Museum of Art, 1845 N. Fairmount. Information unavailable. AUGUST 24 10am Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum, 204 S. Main. Mexican Americans of Wichita’s North End –The Book with authors Anita Mendoza, Jose Enrique Navarro & Jay Price. AUGUST 31 1:30 pm Old Cowtown Museum, 1865 Museum Blvd., (316) 350-3323, Free. Information unavailable.
Dances
Augusta Sr Center, 640 Osage. . Info: 755-1189 Derby Sr Center, 611 Mulberry. El Dorado Jam & Dance, Senior Center, 210 E 2nd. Goldenrod Golden Age, 1340 S Pattie. Linwood Golden Age, 1901 S Kansas.
Park City Sr Center, 6100 N Hydraulic. 1st and 3rd Saturday 7-9:30 p.m. 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.
Mulvane, 101 E. Main (Pix Community Center Second Tuesday of every month at 7-9pm.
Westside Steppers Square Dance, 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month at the Sedgwick County Extension Building at 21st and Ridge Road. Inf: Sheldon Lawrence (316) 648-7590.
Oaklawn Activity Center cafeteria, 4904 S Clifton. Info: iamgary48@yahoo.com.
Wichita Solos Square Dance, For Info email: Curtis, wichitasolos@yahoo.com.
Minisa Golden Age, 704 W 13th. Info 617-2560.
Orchard Park Golden Age, 4808 W 9th.
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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
LEON 112 S Main, 745-9200 or 742-9905 ROSE HILL 207 E Silknitter, 776-0170 TOWANDA 317 Main, 776-8999 Open 10:30 am-5 pm Mon, Wed, Fri WHITEWATER Legion Hall, 108 E Topeka
Harvey County
Swww.seniorwednesday.org enior Wednesdays
AUGUST 3 10:30am Wichita Art Museum 1400 W. Museum Blvd., $2 admission. Artmaking for Everyone!
MULVANE 632 E Mulvane, 777-4813 NORTHEAST 2121 E 21st, 269-4444
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.grandcentralseniorcenter.com SEDGWICK 107 W. Fifth, 772-0393
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
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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NOTE: AGING PROJECTS, INC. PLANNED TO MAKE FRIENDSHIP MEALS AVAILBALE THROUGH PICK UP AND DELIVERY IF NECESSARY. FOR INFORMATION, CONTACT YOUR LOCAL MEAL SITE OR CALL 316-686-0074
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 AUGUST 1 Mon: chicken fried steak, mashed pot w/ cream gravy, mixed vegetables, peaches, roll. Tue: Sliced turkey on bun w/ sandwich set up, cuke & onion salad, strawberries, oatmeal crispie. Wed: Ham hash, green beans, watermelon slice, gelatin w/fruit, wheat bread. Thu: Cowboy beans, combination salad, dressing, cantaloupe slice, roll. Fri: Tuna & pasta salad, tomato salad, banana, bread pudding w/lemon sauce, garlic bread. WEEK OF AUGUST 8 Mon: Pork & noodle cass., german mixed veg. pineapple, easy fruiy crisp, roll. Tue: Creamy chix & veggie casserole, combination salad, dressing, honey dew slice, bread. Wed: Taco salad, mexican rice, strawberries, cinnamon roll. Thu: Oven fried chicken, potato salad, broccoli, pears, wacky cake, wheat roll. Fri: Cheesey mac chili, green beans, cole slaw, peaches, cornbread WEEK OF AUGUST 15 Mon: Chicken and cheese casserole, broccoli, mixed fruit, garlic bread. Tue: Meatloaf, baked potato, peas salad, pineapple, roll. Wed: Scalloped potatos w/ ham, mixed vegetables, cantaloupe slice, gelatin w/ fruit, wheat bread. Thu: Turkey salad on bun, sliced tomato, pickled beets, mandarin oranges, oatmeal cake. Fri: Liver & onions in gravy OR beef cutlet in gravy, mashed potato/gravy, bean medley salad, pears, roll. WEEK OF AUGUST 22 Mon: Pork patty on s biscuit w/ cream gravy, potatoes o'Brien, parslied carrots, blueberries. Tue: Oven fried fish w/ tartar sauce, potato salad, mixed vegetables, apricots, roll. Wed: Beef cutlet w/ spanish sauce, baked potato, green beans, pears, roll. Thu: Easy beef stroganoff, peas, strawberries, sugar cookie, roll. Fri: Chicken & rice casserole, broccoli, peaches, mixed fruit crisp, garlic bread. WEEK OF AUGUTS 29 Mon: Cranberry meatball, baked potato, broccoli, parslied carrots, bread. Tue: Chicken pot pie, cabbage salad, peaches, gelatin w/fruit. Wed: Taco Burger on bun, confetti rice, refried beans, watermelon slice. * Milk is served with all meals. Meals fall within the following ranges: Carlories 650-750; protein 25 grams or higher; fat 20 to 30 percent of calories; calcium 400 mg or higher; sodium 1,000 grams or less; fiber 9 grams or higher. FUNDING MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE OLDER
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F CEMETERY PROPERTY FOR SALE F
Old Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Kansas. Two or four spaces available. Contact Brad Morton 913-8512526 or email b.cmorton@yahoo.com. 2 plots in Lakeview Cemetery. Rest haven Garden of Gospel. Space, vault & marker for 2. 7-1 C-1. Retails $10,000 will sell for $4,500. 316-648-4479. Resthaven, 2 plots in Sermon on the Mount. Close to a tree & road. Call 316-304-7475 for single or bundle pricing. Lakeview Gardens, Garden of Meditation. 4 plots together. Will sell pairs or all 4 for $1,500 per plot. Buyer pays transfer fees. Call 620-456-3336. White Chapel. 2 burial spaces, valued at $1,699each sell for $1,500each. One 2-piece concrete vault. Valued at $1,199. Sell for $1,000. 541-840-0783. White Chapel Memorial Garden, Last Supper, lot 274, space B3 & B4. $1,200 each. 520-834-6603
Two Lakeview burial plots for sale. Located in Apostles Garden lot. Two spaces #5&6 w/ 2 eternal rest caskets(deluxe). Sold together $7,400. Call 316-209-6905. Leave Message or email Alacram56@yahoo.com. Serious inquires only. 2 plots-Resthaven, “Friends” #33 A1&2. Also 2 18-gauge caskets. Both Valued at $12,000. Will sell the plots & caskets for $7,000 total OBO. Call 316-249-6667 Single Plot – Resthaven Cemetery – Garden of the Cross 46A1 $4500 OBO Email: arkpegram@cox.net OR 479-644-6680 Serious inquires only Three (3) premium burial plots at Old Mission, Wichita Park, $4,000. cecilytinder@mac.com or 720-979-7615 Buyer pays title transfer $295. Two plots at White Chapel Memorial. Lot 271-A, spaces 3 & 4 in Sermon on the Mount. $1,500 which includes transfer fee of $425. Email jls9@cox.net or call 316-727-1123 Resthaven, Garden of Freedom, eight spaces, most adjoining. Value $7,300 each will sell for $6,800 each. Will sell at good discount, make offer! 316-644-0844
2 Masonic Plots & vaults at Bruce Newton Resthaven lot 60B space 1&2. $6,000 total 316-648-1378 after 5 pm. F COURIER SERVICESF Prairie Express Courier and Delivery Services • Will deliver packages, crates, parts, etc., • Transport people for errands such as grocery store, airport, doctors’ appointments, etc. Call/Text 316-640-6327
F ELECTRICAL F Alpha Electric Dependable Electrical Service Call Greg at 316-312-1575 Insured, Lic. #1303
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La Familia Senior Community Center Join us for Senior Daily Meals at 11:30 (RSVP at least 48 hrs. ahead/enroll) All classes and activities are scheduled for 10:30
Daily activities: Monday: Health and Social Classes Tuesday: Board Games Wednesday: Exercise Class RSVP Thursday: A Matter of Balance Class, certified coaches), RSVP(limited space)$2.00 Course materials Friday: Sport Quiz Class w/ Retired Coach
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MOBILE GLASS REPAIR Windows * Patio * Doors Windows won’t stay up, Crank Outs, Patio Rollers and Lock Latches, Morris Glass & Service, 316-946-0745
The Senior Employment Program’s Job Club is meeting in person again. EVERY TUESDAY at 1:00pm. Call 267-1771 for details.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO DELIVER MEALS ON WHEELS
Routes are open each weekday to deliver a lunchtime meal. Thursday & Friday has the most open routes. If interested please visit our website at https://seniorservicesofwichita.org/ meals-on-wheels/ and fill out then submit the application online at the bottom of the page. No walk ins please. All volunteers must be prescreened prior to delivering routes.
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Golden Lite Rider Envy Electric Wheelchair. Like New. $800 OBO. 316-300-5357.
Dave’s Improvements General Contractor Lic #7904 Roofing, Siding, Doors, Gutters, Windows, Storm damage repair, Senior Discount. 316-312-2177
ACORN Stair Lifts. 2 seperate units-each have 8 ft rail. lightly used. Acorn has relocation services and can install used lifts. 316-218-3426
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$40: In-home, Sedgwick & surrounding counties Diabetic, thick toe nails, ingrown & callous care Foot Care in home. Home visit $40.00 Call Francine at 316-943-4360. Leave a message.
Molina Electric - Wichita Lic #1364 Comm. or Residential wiring. Service calls. New electric service. Troubleshooting. Cell 316-461-2199. Handyman RX- We have a remedy for almost all of your “fix-it” jobs! Light carpentry including deck and fence repair, indoor misc. repairs and installations, lawn mowing “LG or SM”, Yard & Garage clean-up, mulching, hauling, ect, what you need done I can probably handle. Call for HELP! Brian 316-217-0882. Free Estimates Cowboy Construction Remodeling, siding, decks, fences, windows, doors and more. 20 years locally owned. Free estimates. Senior discounts. Todd Wenzel 316-393-4488
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FFREEF Darling young female cat. So sweet. Black & white. Has all her shots. Can't keep her, wish I could. Call 316-990-1700 after 1pm.
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Downsizing? Don't have an Auction, or Estate Sale. We Buy Entire Estates. Call Kelly 316-283-8536. Furniture Warehouse 200 Main Newton, KS
F HOME CARE F Private Duty Aide with light house keeping. Availability evenings and weekends. References upon request. Cynthia CNA/HHA 316-992-6711 27 YR EXPERIENCED LICENSED CNA Providing rides to Dr etc. Home Health Care Specializing in Dementia/Diabetes. Ref avail. Kay 316-882-9127
F HELP WANTED F Cook – Hesston Meals On Wheels/Friendship Meals M-F 7:00 am – 2:00 pm. Experience with food service purchasing and preparation helpful. Scratch techniques desirable, some benefits available. Apply: 108 E Randall St, Hesston Call: 620-327-5099 EOE Center Manager – Park City Meals On Wheels/Friendship Meals M-F 9:00 am – 1:00 pm. Wonderful opportunity working with older adults. Experience with food service helpful, some record keeping. High school diploma or GED required. Some benefits available. Apply: 6100 N Hydraulic, Park City Call: 316-744-0751 EOE
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FENCING Professional fencce install and fence repair. Call or text 316-821-6341 Nolimit Hauling & Delivery Kevin Oliver nolimit12g@gmail.com 316-300-9371
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Derby, Haysville, Mulvane, Rose Hill, Wichita. Exterior & Intereior. House painting, siding, decks, fences. Build, repair and stain. Free Estimates and references. See us on angieslist.com. Keith Kimball 316-250-2265 or 316-789-9639 Be Blessed. Thank you.
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Steps, porches, patios, sidewalks, driveways & garage floors. Also 4-inch steps with 18-inch landings for seniors. Licensed, bonded, insured. Free estimates
Licensed & Insured Veteran Owned - Family Operated www.BallardPHC.com
AGAPE CONSTRUCTION
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AGAPE ROOFING Three Generations of Local Roofers Quality Work – Fair Prices Residential & Commercial
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A-n-A Lawn Care
Providing services to Wichita & surrounding areas. Commercial & Residential. Family owned and operated. Over 25 years. Insured. Free estimates.
Affordable Painting 316-312-6174 or 316-390-5758
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Jesus Landscaping Complete lawncare. Spring clean-up * Aeration * Over Seeding Gutter cleaning * Fencing * Landscape install/maintain * Shrub/tree trimming/removal Call for a free estimate! 316-737-3426 or 316-631-5984 WWW.JESUSLANDSCAPINGKS.COM
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Perry's Lawn Service Mowing, trimming, edging and leaf cleanup. If you need any of these services Call Perry Haggard, 316-619-6126 Clean Cut Lawncare: Residential/Commercial Mowing, Spring/Fall Cleanup, Mulching/Rototilling, Landscaping, Scalping, Tree & shrub Trimming. Gutter Cleaning. Snow Removal. Fence building and repair. Single owner with over 9 years’ experience. 316-821-6341 Mike E. 316-708-1472 MOWING BRICK, BLOCK AND STONE repair. Garage clean out, gutter cleanup, hauling, roto-tilling. APPLIANCE REMOVAL. 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. YARD & TREE WORK Hauling Handyman Brush, Junk /Trash Removal MISC. ODD JOBS, NO JOB TOO SMALL Honest & Reasonable. 316-807-4989. Brush, Limbs, Debris, Hauling and Junk Removal. Leaf removal. Free Estimates. Call David at 316-213-8880. STUMP GRINDING Brock 316-765-1677
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Jason’s Lawn Care Mowing weekly or bi-weekly. Shrub and bush trimming. Call Jason. 316-304-6928. Free estimates.
F SERVICES F Downsizing / Moving / Spring Cleaning We buy everything from individual items to whole estates. House cleanout service also available. Give us a call to learn more about all the services we provide Bud Palmer Auction 316.838.4141 BudPalmerAuction.com.
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.
F TREE SERVICE F Felipe Tree Service Evergreen trimming. Tree removal. Brush hauling. Splitting. Deadwooding. Free estimates. 12 years experience. 316-807-4419
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Cancer
From Page 1 He never really gave up hope, but at one point he consciously went a step further and decided he also wouldn’t give up the things he loves while battling the disease. “Cancer is one of those things that make you stop and think about what you want to do in life,” he said. “It just took determination to get up and get going.” ‘Progressing faster’ The Van Sickles have been regulars on the river since the 1980s. Carrie, then working as a program director for the YMCA, discovered rowing first. Bill, an engineer, had been into cycling, running and triathlons. But when two cycling friends got killed in an accident at Lake Afton, he took Carrie’s suggestion to start rowing. By then, not coincidentally, the couple were married with a 6-month-old son. “I still wanted that kind of exercise,” Bill said. “Rowing meets all the physical demands. It’s a leg sport, it’s a core sport.” Both Carrie and Bill took to the technical aspects of the sport, learning to coordinate the movement of oars with the thrust of their legs. “Once you master that, you’re able to row more
the active age effectively and faster, which makes it more fun,” Bill said. The Van Sickles competed in doubles and singles races and were active in the Wichita Rowing Association. Bill also volunteered as a coach for Wichita State University’s rowing club. Bill had several small growths on his skin removed through the years, including one that was cancerous. An examination at that time indicated the cancer had not spread. Then one day in 2018, Van Sickle felt dizzy while coaching the WSU rowers. Around the same time, he noticed swelling in his neck and chest that obscured his collarbone. Tests confirmed that he had squamos cell carcinoma. Squamos is one of the three most common forms of skin cancer, more severe than basal cell carcinoma and less than melanoma. In Van Sickle, the cancer had spread to his lymph nodes, a part of the immune system. Van Sickle underwent what has been the standard treatment for decades. But after three rounds of radiation and one of chemotherapy, he felt and looked worse than ever. “It was progressing faster than they could treat it,” he said. A new tack Engineers search for answers to
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problems, and that’s what Van Sickle did. Some words from a rowing partner inspired him. “He said I was in charge of my own health. If I didn’t like what was happening, I needed to look further.” Van Sickle learned of a relatively new form of cancer treatment called immunotherapy, being offered at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City. Immunotherapy uses the body’s own immune system to fight disease, with fewer side effects than radiation and chemotherapy. Van Sickle told his oncologist he wanted to try it. His oncologist told him he’d be making a mistake and should give traditional treatment more time. The immunotherapy for Van Sickle’s type of cancer, using a drug called Libtayo, had only been approved by the Food and Drug Administration in fall 2018. “But I went ahead and did it, and it turned out well,” Van Sickle said. “Bill did a lot of research and understood his condition,” Carrie added. “He was a real advocate for himself.” It wasn’t easy. Starting in 2020, he drove to Kansas City every three weeks. When the pandemic hit, he had to make two two-way trips for each treatment, one to get tested for COVID-19 at KUMC, since the medical center required the test to be conducted there. And yet it wasn’t a hard decision to keep going, he said. “I’m just tenacious.” Keeping busy — and careful Van Sickle kept active as well. Retired after 42 years in the aerospace industry, he went back to work on a part-time, contract basis. “That kept my mind busy” and allowed him to mentor younger colleagues, he said. He resumed coaching the WSU rowing club. “That kept me in contact with young people, too. It’s fun to hang out with young people. They have a different view of the world.” Even at his weakest, he would row
For more information about the Wichita Rowing Association, visit www. wichitarowing.org on an indoor machine, sometimes for as little as five minutes. As his strength returned, he returned to morning workouts with Carrie. “That helped me both mentally and physically.” They remain involved in WRA events such as the Frostbite Regatta held every November, teaching beginning rowers and fundraising for the new WRA boathouse that opened last year in Riverside Park. Van Sickle acknowledges that the thousands of hours he’s spent on the river may have contributed to his skin cancer. But he believes it’s really due to a lifetime spent outdoors, starting in an era when protecting one’s skin from the sun’s ultraviolent rays wasn’t emphasized. There was too much time spent cutting wheat while growing up in Hutchinson, attending football and track practices, cycling, running and swimming to pin the blame on any one activity. These days, of course, he’s more careful, rowing in the early morning with his head covered by a hat and any exposed skin coated with heavy sun screen. Van Sickle, who gets a CT scan every three months, said those tests indicate he’s “probably cancer free at this point.” He was told he was the first person to complete the treatment at KUMC. His ordeal isn’t over yet — he broke three ribs while rowing in a weakened condition — and he knows cancer can return. But he hopes anyone facing the disease takes heart from his experience. “Don’t let it shut you down,” he said. “Keep living, talking to people. Stay involved.” Contact Joe Stumpe at joe@ theactivege.com.
August quiz answers (from page 11):
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7. Brooklyn Dodgers 8. The Diary of a Young Girl, by Anne Frank 9. Princess Diana 10. Susan B. Anthony
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Donate for chance to win Botanica family membership Donate at least $50 to The Active Age, and you could win a family membership to Botanica. The Active Age will hold a drawing for a family membership each month for the next
six months from among people on our “Honor Roll” list of donors. This month's winner is Phillip Gamble. The Active Age wishes to thank Botanica for providing the memberships. Valued at $65, the memberships allow unlimited visits to Botanica and are good for two adults in the same household plus all children
and grandchildren under 18. They come with two one-day guest passes. Donations may be made by calling 316-942-5385; through our website, theactiveage.com; by mail to The Active Age, 125 S. West St., Suite 105, Wichita, KS, 67213; or in person at the same address.
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IT FEELS LIKE HOME. BECAUSE IT IS. The Village Cooperative of Wichita is a community for active adults (62+) who want home ownership and no maintenance or worries! Discover the advantages of carefree living... Quality New Construction — Reserve now and choose your finishes! No Maintenance or Repair Bills Excellent Value with Financial & Tax Benefits Join Us! Select from Many Spacious Floor Plans Learn more at our FREE Fantastic Location with Great Amenities Informational Seminar! Annual Appreciation on Your Investment!
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RECOVER FROM THE PANDEMIC, TOGETHER.
Recovery Connect is a Sedgwick County pandemic recovery program that connects individuals, nonprofits, and small businesses with resources to help them recover from the negative impacts of COVID-19. • Connect with resources to help you stay in your home: assistance with rent, mortgage, taxes, and utilities • Connect with low-cost transportation options: learn more about an on-demand transit program • Connect with a mental health professional: learn about lower-cost mental health services • Connect with food resources: assistance with food pantries and free/low-cost meal options
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VISIT www.Recovery-Connect.org | CALL (316) 978-6737 This document is funded wholly or in part through federal funding awarded to Sedgwick County, Kansas, under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 from the U.S. Departmentof the Treasury. Neither the U.S. Department of the Treasury or their components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this document (including, without limitation, its content, policies, or any services or tools provided).
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