November 2016

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By Ken Stephens To author Studs Terkel, World War II was The Good War. And to Tom Brokaw, those who lived through it were The Greatest Generation.

Sacrifice was the order of the day.

And, as Betty Curtis and Carmen Suter can tell you, everyone made sacrifices every day.

“I wouldn’t go through it again for anything, but it created an interesting generation of people,” said Curtis, who was 13 and living in Delphos, about 60 miles north of Salina, when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

On the home front, everything from sugar, canned goods, meat, shoes, clothing, gasoline, tires and more was rationed during the war and even for a couple of years afterward.

Sugar supplies were limited because we couldn’t import it from the Philippines, which was cut off by the Japanese. It was nearly impossible to get new tires because the Japanese

also were in control in Southeast Asia, where most of the rubber plantations were. Even shoes with rubber soles were scarce.

Canned foods were rationed because most were being sent to soldiers overseas or allies like Great Britain.

German submarines had stopped a lot of food and other essentials from getting through.

Even in Middle America many everyday items were hard to get: They had to be in supply, you had to have money and, perhaps most importantly,

you had to have a government-issued ration book and the correct number of stamps.

The book was about five inches wide and four inches tall.

Some stamps had pictures of tanks, ships or planes.

Others had letter codes for specific commodities, such as gasoline,

or point values.

Each person was allowed 48 points a month for canned goods, and that wouldn’t buy much. A 20-ounce can of corn required 14 points, a 30-ounce can of peaches was 21 and a 15-ounce can of asparagus was 14.

But the asparagus would put you one point over your ration for the month. Better put it back and get a couple 10.5-ounce cans of soup, 6 points each, instead.

See Rations, page 8

Not mama’s holiday dinner

By Joe Stumpe If I'd ever told my mother that I wanted to spatchcock the Thanksgiving turkey, she would have looked at me like I was crazy.

When it came to turkey day and the holidays that follow, mom was as tradition-bound as 99 percent of the cooks out there.

Which is a shame because most traditional holiday dinners are – let's face it – boringly predictable. We don't give each other the same presents every Christmas, so why do we feed each other the same food?

In the case of holiday potlucks, it seems as if there's an unwritten rule

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that everybody must bring the same dish every year. But wouldn't the world be more interesting if green bean casserole didn't make it one year?

As an example, Thanksgiving two years ago I showed up at my Aunt Mary Ann's annual get-together with a large platter of homemade sushi. I can still see my relatives struggling to contort their faces into something resembling surprised delight.

And yet, those who tried it liked it.

(Or enjoyed talking about it.)

The issue thus settled, I return to spatchcocking, a technique that's been practiced in Great Britain since before See Turkey, page 4

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Wreath Festival

The Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum’s 33rd annual Wreath Festival will be from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Nov. 17-18.

Seasonal museum exhibits include the Vintage Santa Collection, handcrafted miniature Christmas Trees and the Wichita Cottage adorned for a Victorian Christmas.

Shoppers also will be offered a selection of home-baked treats, Christmas accessories, stocking stuffers, ornaments and other gifts. Lunch is served from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Reservations are suggested for groups of six or more.

Admission to the 1st and 2nd floors is free. A $15 lunch ticket provides admission to all floors.

The museum is at 204 S. Main. For reservations call 316-265-9314.

Holiday Tables

Mark Arts’ annual Holiday Tables decorating showcase will be from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, Nov. 3-5. The dining tables are of all shapes and sizes and decorated by individuals, See Holiday, page 16

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‘Your call is important to us...stay on the line’

By Ted Blankenship I celebrated my 88th birthday in September, so I consider my time pretty important. That’s because there is a lot less of it than there was 88 years ago.

That’s why I didn’t want to spend an hour of it on the phone with the cable company. Why would I want to talk to the cable company for an hour?

Because my bill went up $32, and I didn’t get any more service than I had when I was paying $32 less.

There was an 800 number on my bill to call if I had a problem. I had a problem. I didn’t want to spend $32 for nothing. I already had plenty of nothing on the channels I was getting for $200 a month, which I also didn’t want to pay.

In the cable company’s defense, I do get a bunch of channels. The trouble is most of them don’t have anything on them I want to watch. And, I have to watch commercials asking me to buy something I don’t want.

So I called the number. The first thing I heard was words in Spanish telling me that if I wanted to speak Spanish, to press one.

I didn’t want to speak Spanish. So I pressed two and got a recorded voice saying that all the lines were busy, and that I would be answered when every-

body else quit talking.

Then I was told that my call was important and to stay on the line.

Meanwhile, indescribable music was playing over and over and a recorded voice came back about every five minutes. The voice said the same things it did five minutes earlier.

The dilemma was that I wanted to hang up. But if I did, I would lose my place and have to start over. If I stayed on, it could be for five minutes or an hour or more. I stayed on.

An hour went by and finally I heard a real human voice asking me my maternal grandmother’s name. I said her last name was McHone.

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After several other questions that didn’t work, she called me on my phone. When I answered she had an idea it was me.

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Turkey From page 1

Downtown Abbey.

It's popular for three reasons: deliciously juicy meat, crispy golden skin and it takes a fraction of the cooking time.

Those things happen because the turkey is cooked at a very high heat because it's been spatchcocked, meaning its backbone has been removed and breast bone broken so that it can be cooked flat.

To remove the backbone, I use a pair of kitchen scissors (or even better, clean garden shears) and cut out the backbone. Cut first along one side of the spine, from one cavity opening to the other, and then along the other.

With backbone removed (and reserved for making gravy), flip the bird over and press on the breastbone until you feel it give.

Season it to your liking and cook at 450-500 degrees, with Seriouseats.com photo occasional Spatchcocked turkey basting. A 12-pound bird takes 60-90 minutes.

Don’t do this with a larger bird; cook two for a big crowd.

Serve your spatchcocked turkey on a big platter. It makes a dramatic presentation and is easy to carve. For more details, go online to www.seriouseats. com and search for spatchcock.

Other parts of holiday meals also could use an update. Substitute cranberry relish with a flavor-packed chutney and mashed potatoes with French scalloped potatoes.

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Spicy Mango Chutney

1 tsp dry mustard 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon 1 Tbsp butter 1 medium onion Salt 2 garlic cloves, minced

1 Tbsp minced fresh ginger 2 mangos, peeled, pitted, chopped 1/4 C brown sugar 1 C water 1/4 C white vinegar 1/4 C raisins

Combine mustard, cayenne and cinnamon in a small bowl. In a saucepan, melt butter. Add spices and sauté about 10 seconds. Stir in onion and ½ tsp salt; cook about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic and ginger and cook about 30 seconds, or until fragrant. Stir in mangos and sugar and cook until mangos release their liquid and the mixture thickens, about 10 minutes. Stir in water, vinegar and raisins and simmer, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes or until thickened. Off the heat, season to taste with salt, pepper and sugar.

Chutney can be refrigerated up to 4 days.

Cilantro-Mint Chutney

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IRS scam, most reported nationally, is back

By Marc Bennett I have written several times about the IRS scam. Sadly, the message needs to be delivered again.

Six people approached me in the past month – including a probation officer – to say they have been targeted by this scam.

To remind readers, someone claiming to be from the Internal Revenue Service calls and tells you that you have been audited, and you submitted an incorrect tax return. If you don’t pay immediately – over the phone – you’ll face arrest on a tax warrant.

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Administration, note there are 1.7 million reported contacts with IRS scammers each year, amounting to $48 million in reported losses.

To complicate this situation further, two months ago the IRS said it’s contracting with four private collection agencies to collect on accounts where taxpayers owe money.

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Messiah concert Handel’s Messiah, sung by the Wichita Choral Society, will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27, at the First Baptist Church 216 E. Second. Shawn Chastain has directed the group since 2001.

Its first performance of the Messiah was in the winter of 1945. That tradition was broken only several times in 71 years.

Tickets are $10 at door or available from a society member. For information call Vicki Mazurek, 686-5002, or visit www.wichitachoralsociety.com.

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Common hospice misconceptions Editor’s note: This story is part of the Being Mortal series on planning for and dealing with the end of life and grieving.

By Elma Broadfoot What is hospice? It is specialized care providing comfort for adults, children and infants who have weeks or months – rather than years – to live.

The following are common hospice misconceptions: 1. Hospice is for the last days of life. It is for people with a terminal illness and a life expectancy of six months or less. An interdisciplinary team attends to the physical, psychological and spiritual needs of patients, families and caregivers. The national average for patients receiving hospice care is 47 days.

2. Hospice care is only for six months. It is widely recognized that many patients, especially those with a non-cancer diagnosis, can enjoy prolonged lives due to the care they receive in the hospice program. If a patient’s condition improves, or if they

choose to pursue curative treatment, they can revoke their hospice coverage.

If they would need to return to hospice care, most private insurance companies, Medicare and Medicaid will allow additional coverage.

3. Hospice represents a failure of care. Choosing hospice isn’t about giving up hope or hastening death, but rather receiving compassionate, person-centered care at the end of life.

A Robert Wood Johnson Foundation study of end-of-life care in five hospitals, known as The Support Study, concluded: “Too often we die alone, in pain, attached to machines. The only failure was in not referring patients to palliative care and hospice programs earlier.”

4. All hospices are the same. Many communities have more than one hospice. Medicare requires certified hospices provide a basic level of care, but the quantity and quality of all services can vary from one hospice to another.

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only nonprofit organization and has a facility within Via Christi St. Francis; all other hospices in the greater Wichita area are for-profit hospices.

All hospices provide care in a private residence, adult care home, assisted living facility or nursing home. Each person has the right to request the hospice of his or her choice.

5. Hospice provides 24-hour in-home care. Hospice care does not include staff in the home 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. However nurses are on call and available 24/7 to answer questions or visit if the need for support arises. A patient’s hospice team will schedule regular visits.

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‘Take Care to Give Care’ event Nov. 15

By Annette Graham CPAAA Executive Director Caregiving can be both rewarding and physically and emotionally stressful. For these reasons caregivers can be at risk for a wide variety of health problems.

Central Plains Area Agency on Aging suggests three Rs for caregivers: Rest, Recharge and Respite. You will be a better caregiver if you “Take Care to Give Care.”

The Caregiver Action Network says the first rule is to take care of yourself.

Only then can you be strong enough to take care of your loved one.

Caregiving is stressful. One out of five caregivers admit they have sacrificed their own physical health.

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Family caregivers have a disproportionate number of health and emotional problems. They are twice as likely to suffer depression and are at an increased risk for many chronic conditions.

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loved one also helps make your care easier. A healthy diet helps maintain muscle health, supports recovery and reduces risk for re-hospitalization.

People may think of respite as a luxury, but considering caregivers’ higher risk for health issues from chronic stress, those risks can be a lot more costly than some time away to recharge.

The chance to take a breather — to re-energize — is vital.

CPAAA’s caregivers’ resource event will be from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, at the Alford Branch Library, 3447 S. Meridian. It will offer ways to connect with services and supports.

A panel discussion on how to “Take Care to Give Care” will discuss

how a caregiver can build and access a circle of support. Massages, which can be helpful for the caregiver and their loved one, also will be discussed.

Information from a variety of community service agencies will be available at the event, as well as healthy snacks.

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WW II ration books created for ‘fair shares’

By Ken Stephens My mother, Lucille Simoneau, was born in the little French town of Damar, Kan., northwest of Hays. She moved to Wichita in the 1940s to work for the Coleman Co., which at the time was knee-deep in war work.

She saved bits and pieces of memorabilia from those years, which more

than 70 years later provide clues to just how much all Americans were called upon to do their part to help win the war.

One of the items she saved was a ration book, with several pages of stamps still intact. On one page, the stamps bore the image of an artillery piece; other pages had images of tanks,

Rations From page 1

ing 40 percent of the nation’s fruits and vegetables.

“We grew a garden, the whole back yard,” Curtis said. One year there was an abundant crop of green beans.

“My mother had a big copper boiler that set across two burners on the coal-oil stove. She snapped and canned green beans. If we had nothing else to eat, we would always have green beans and tomatoes. …You didn’t go hungry.”

Curtis recalled that her mother would call the grocer with her list, then dispatch Betty and her sister, Ruth, with the family ration book, to collect the order. The grocer would put the bill on the family’s tab, a practice once customary in small town stores.

“Our parents would pay when they got the money,” she said. “My father was a minister, and his pay depended

The last line on the instruction page of each book pleaded: “If you don’t need it, DON’T BUY IT.” Sugar was the first item rationed in 1942. Curtis and Suter recalled it vividly. Curtis said her mother “was always watching for flour and sugar.”

Suter, who grew up in Danville between Harper and Argonia, was 4 when the U.S. entered the war. She said her mother reserved the bulk of the family’s sugar ration for cooking, then divided up the rest among the four members of the family to use in drinks or on cereal.

Families were encouraged to supplement their food supply by growing a Victory Garden. At its peak, 20 million families had gardens, produc-

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aircraft carriers and a fighter aircraft.

It included a warning that it was illegal to sell ration stamps and violations of the rationing laws and regulations were punishable by a fine of up to $10,000 and jail.

The ration book was created to make sure each person got his or her fair share. People were encouraged to conserve, and “If you don’t need it, DON’T BUY IT.” My mother also saved a page out of the Coleman employee newsletter with advice on what to put in letters to loved ones overseas. It advised: positive, don’t bellyache about hardships at home and don’t give your sons, broth-

ers and husbands any more to worry about than the enemy.

The most revealing of the items she saved was a small brown spiral notebook. On its pages, she recorded the date, serial number and value of every war bond she bought: $25 starting in July 1942 and then nearly every month from April 1943 through June 1944.

One of her four brothers who enlisted in the Army went ashore with the second wave at Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944. From then on she bought a $50 bond nearly every month through July 1946.

She missed one in November 1944, but she made up for that in December, about the time a second brother went into the front line in Europe, when she bought a $100 bond in addition to her usual $50 bond.

That must have made for a bleak Christmas.

It is likely that at one time or another in their adult life every parent or spouse has requested of a loved one, “Promise you’ll never put me in a home.” It’s also likely that at the time, the request was entirely reasonable. But dementia changes things dramatically, above all the person who once made that request. Unfortunately, put off by feelings of guilt over having to break a promise, it’s not uncommon for families to wait too long to seek outside help in caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s.

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on the collection. There were times when my father went a month without a paycheck.”

Blackout curtains to keep any light from seeping out at night were mandatory, even though Kansas was well beyond the range of any German or Japanese aircraft.

Suter’s father, a Danville air raid marshal, would go out at night with his shielded flashlight and look for anybody who didn’t have their curtains closed enough.

Posters urging people to buy war bonds were everywhere. If you didn’t have at least $25 for a bond, you spent your spare change on savings stamps that you pasted into a book until you had enough for a bond.

In a family scrapbook, Curtis has

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the program for a war bond rally on April 30, 1943. Admission was buying one defense savings stamp: 25 cents for adults, a dime for children.

There were many other inescapable reminders that we were a Curtis nation at war.

With most of the young men in the military, there wasn’t enough manpower to harvest the crops. Germans from a prisoner of war camp near Concordia were sent to area farms to help out.

Curtis said her grandparents had come from Germany, and her father, though born in the United States, spoke German.

“He...told those guys what to do,” she said. “They were just kids a long way from home.”

In Argonia, where Suter’s family

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moved during the war, a big “Honor Roll” billboard on a vacant lot across from the bank bore the names of all the local men serving in the military.

“Every day you’d walk past the billboard to see who had gold Suter stars."

Gold stars meant that they had been killed in action.

Suter remembers a family shopping trip to Anthony in August 1945. The theater had cardboard icicles hanging

from the marquee to advertise that it had air conditioning, a rarity in those days. Word reached Anthony that the Japanese had surrendered.

“All of a sudden, the sirens go off, horns started honking and people were streaming out of the theater,” she said.

People started hugging each other. The war was over.

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We are thankful...

By Elma Broadfoot We are at the season of Thanksgiving, and we thank you – our readers – for your support for the active age.

The past several months we’ve asked you – in the newspaper and in letters –to donate to help us pay the expenses of printing and mailing our nonprofit, free newspaper to your home.

Your response in donations has been most gratifying. We’re closer to our $75,000 goal.

Many of you tell us you simply have no money at the end of any month to donate. We understand that a fixed income is a fixed income, and living expenses keep going up.

Some of you send in $1 and tell us you wish you could do more. Please know that $1 is as appreciated as $100 because you’re telling us you value the active age and you want to be a supporter.

We’re going to continue asking for donations because our expenses keep

going up too. Please do what you can do.

And please continue sharing that you read us from cover to cover, save issues for the information and advertising, and look forward to receiving us each month.

Thank you and have a wonderful holiday season.

Contact Elma Broadfoot at ebroadfoot@aol.com

Teen moms need mentors Senior Services is seeking caring women to commit to a mentoring relationship with a teenage mother.

In partnership with the Wichita Children’s Home MOM Program, Treehouse and Volunteer Kansas, the Young Moms Mentoring Program will match women with young moms, providing an affirmative role model and a friend willing to help them grow.

“Studies have shown that mentoring makes a difference,” says Debbi Elmore, program manager. Teen mothers who are mentored are three to four times more likely to postpone a second

pregnancy, have lower levels of depression and feel less socially isolated.

Mentors and mentees share experiences and enjoy activities together. The matches last for at least six months, and they meet at least eight hours a month.

Mentors not only make a difference in a young mother’s life, they help another improve the quality of her mental and physical health.

To volunteer, call 267-0302, ext. 203, or email debbi@seniorservicesofwichita.org

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These readers have recently contributed $75 or more to the active age Silver Campaign.

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Join us to learn about great move-in incentives and holiday specials!

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Now’s the time for Kansans with Medicare to check their health and drug coverage for 2017.

Medicare’s open enrollment period runs until Dec. 7.

Open enrollment is the best time to make sure your health and drug plans still meet your individual needs, especially if you’ve had any changes in your health.

By now insurers should have notified you of any adjustments in your health or drug coverage or any changes in your out-of-pocket costs for next year.

The average monthly premium for a Medicare Advantage plan will drop by $1.19 to $31.40; the average monthly premium for a basic drug plan will rise by $1.50 to $34.

Medicare Advantage remains a strong alternative for people who prefer to receive care through a private insurer rather than through Medicare’s original fee-for-service program.

Enrollment in the private Medicare Advantage plans is expected to grow by 1.2 million to 18.5 million people in 2017 – about 32 percent of Medicare beneficiaries.

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Even if you’ve been satisfied with your health and drug coverage, you may benefit from reviewing all your options. Shopping around may save you money or improve your coverage.

Kansans in Medicare’s original feefor-service program can choose from 22 drug plans with the lowest monthly premium at $17.

Look beyond premiums, though.

The only way to determine the true cost of your drug coverage is to consider other factors such as deductibles, co-payments and coinsurance.

Medicare’s website – www.medicare.gov – has the best tool for helping you narrow your search for a new health or drug plan. Just click on “Find Health and Drug Plans.”

After entering your ZIP code and the list of your prescriptions, you can use the “Medicare Plan Finder” tool to compare your coverage and out-ofpocket costs under different plans.

One-on-one benefits counseling is also available through your State Health Insurance Assistance Program for free. Call 1-800-860-5260.

From U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

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Final fitness thoughts...

By Steve Ochsner About a year ago I took on this series of fitness articles in hopes that it would encourage at least a couple dozen people to become more active.

The response was much more than I ever anticipated.

I have emailed more than 225 strength and flexibility handouts. That means a whole lotta people are now doing something to make their lives, and the lives of those around them, better.

But it wasn’t just those 225 respondents... I’ve received requests from senior centers to address their membership. I was asked to teach a weekly strength, flexibility, core, breathing and balance class.

And many of you asked me for more information, for advice and for just general support.

Chris Robrahn and James Eicher invited me to participate in their Christian Broadcast Network podcasts to discuss the interconnectivity of the body, mind and spirit, along with some other Wichitans knowledgeable about fitness.

I also had the opportunity to learn more about the connectivity between the brain and body in the prevention of falls from a well-known Kansas chiro-

FITNESS after 50

practic neurologist.

From all of this, I have to conclude that a lot of people consider senior health very important and want to help you get active.

A recent Time magazine article sent to me by a reader echoes almost everything covered in the fitness series.

It discusses the benefits of exercise for the physical and mental health for people of all ages, but especially seniors.

In fact, it goes a step beyond anything I ever dared to say. Medical professionals are quoted: “If there were a drug that could do for human health everything that exercise can, it would be the most valuable pharmaceutical ever developed.”

Pretty heavy stuff ! Look in your medicine cabinet and perhaps you will wonder how much of it could go away if you were more active.

Like all good (or maybe not-sogood) things, my fitness series has come to an end. I truly enjoyed writing it and, from the response I got, a lot of you enjoyed reading it.

Like a lot of the other people I mentioned earlier, I remain committed

316-462-0420

to trying to help people get active and maybe a little healthier and happier along the way.

Please know that if you request the exercise handouts I will email them. I will answer your questions if I can. If you ask me to come and talk or assist you with a local program I will.

The class I volunteer to teach would certainly welcome you. I will help in any way I can, but remember that only a person who wants to be helped can be helped.

Let me close with this. It is no longer just about you. There are few of us who do not have someone depending on us — a spouse, relative, sibling, close friend or even a grandchild.

These people need a vibrant, strong, independent YOU. That can’t happen unless you are tough enough mentally, physically and spiritually to be that person.

There are mountains of evidence (in Time and a many other places) that say that if you are fit and active you will live longer and stronger. But you knew that before you read my first article.

So after nearly a year’s worth of those articles it all comes back to

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In the movie The Bridges of Madison County Francesca (Meryl Streep) says, “We are the choices that we make.”

What choices will you make?

Steve Ochsner is a retired Army officer who has been involved in fitness on a personal level for 50+ years. Email him at steve.ochsner@gmail.com to get the exercise handouts, learn more about starting a fitness class or program, or the Christian Broadcast Network fitness podcasts.

Love your heart Nobody wants to have a heart attack.

As a physician, I routinely assessed my patients’ risk factors. While you can’t do anything about your age or your family history, you can lower your blood pressure and cholesterol.

How? You can walk.

Aim for 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week. But even 15 minutes a day is helpful. You don’t need to run or go to a gym to get the benefits. Just put on your shoes and walk.

Wichita has an abundance of parks and walking paths, or you can walk in your neighborhood.

Dr. Barbara Coats, bcoats5@cox.net, BikeWalkWichita Board Member

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Briefs...

Help Christmas Crusade

Volunteers are needed to help answer phones for the annual Christmas Crusade Hotline from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 21-22, at KFDI radio station, 4200 N. Old Lawrence Rd. Callers are paired with a needy child and purchase him or her a gift for Christmas.

Phone shifts are 6 to 10 a.m., 10 to 2 p.m. and 2 to 6. Christine Eberle, volunteer coordinator, said it’s OK if some volunteers can work only several hours, and there also is a need for bilingual volunteers.

Volunteers to collect the gifts will be needed from noon to 6 p.m. Nov. 28 to Dec. 2 and Dec. 5 to 9, and from 10

a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 3 and 10.

Help also will be needed to put together any new bikes the children receive.

Contact Eberle to volunteer for manning phones, receiving gifts and/or putting together bikes, at ceberle12@gmail.com or 943-3040.

Band concert for vets

A Veterans Appreciation Concert featuring local bands will begin at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Cotillion Ballroom.

The concert will open with Mike Leichner, a former Marine who now records in Nashville.

Other groups are Bucky Fowler and Southern Charm that specializes in classic country and classic rock; Mountain Deer Revival that closes the gap between Country Rock, Americana

and Bluegrass; and Jason Callahan with his red dirt country music.

Timmy Jonas (a former Army Ranger) and the Whiskey Militia will close the evening. Their style brings music lovers of all types together for a good time, says Brad Yates of Alpha 1 Drop Zone. He organized the concert.

Tickets are $5; proceeds will go to non-profit veterans organization. Yates says the atmosphere is designed for veterans and their families.

Irene Hart Award Winner

Marsha Hills, the retired executive director of the Alzheimer’s Association Central and Western Kansas, was named the 2016 recipient of the Irene Hart Award for service to the field of aging.

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Marsha Hills receives award.

York was first) to implement the Roth Project, which uses music in individualized iPods to calm those with Alzheimer’s and related dementia.

She made many strides to increase public awareness of the disease, which strikes someone new every 59 seconds.

Her mission was letting families know that the association was there to help them on their journey.

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Holiday From page 1

Gingerbread Village

nonprofit organizations and businesses.

A tearoom lunch is 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; tickets are $15. For groups of 10 or more contact Brenda, 316-683-5826.

Admission is $10; children under 8 are not permitted. Tickets may be purchased at the door or in advance.

Two additional events require advance tickets.

The preview party, The Art of Wine at the Center, is 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2; tickets are $50. Girls’ Night Out, Caftans and Cocktails, is 6-8 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 4; tickets are $35.

For more information call 316634-2787 or visit www.MarkArtsKS. com/holiday-tables.

Mark Arts is at 9112 E. Central.

The 22nd annual Gingerbread Village will be open from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11; 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 12; and 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 13, at Exploration Place.

From traditional houses to ones that stretch your imagination, Gingerbread Village features a wide assortment of houses created and donated by professionals and amateurs.

There will be a gingerbread house construction demonstration by high school students Friday evening. Professionally constructed gingerbread houses will be sold by auction.

Visitors can create their own take-home houses and explore and experience Exploration Place exhibits.

There also will be homemade holiday treats for sale at the Assistance League

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Tickets are available at exploration. org/special-events/gingerbread-village/ or at the event. Cost is $8 for 65+, $9.50 for adults and $6 for youth 3-11; under 2 free.

The holiday fun will continue at All Things Gingerbread, a life-size gingerbread house located at Cambridge Market, 21st and Webb Rd. Hours are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 19 and Dec. 3. Children may have a picture taken with Santa and the life-size Gingerbread Boy, as well as leave letters to Santa.

Assistance League of Wichita is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization whose programs include helping children.

Alternative Gift Market The 22nd annual Wichita Alter-

native Gift Market, will be 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at East Heights UMC, 4407 E. Douglas.

This market is one of hundreds held by volunteers across the country to raise funds for global neighbors in need.

Shoppers who select tax-deductible gifts will receive a greeting card to the recipient with an insert describing the project.

Tangible gifts include items from global artisans, wall calendars supporting the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Kansas, and fair-trade chocolate, coffee and tea.

Light breakfast and lunch items also will be available for purchase.

Last year the market raised $30,360; $3,835 was disbursed to six local agencies. The rest went to 30 national and international projects.

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Sedgwick County Senior Centers

Mon & Wed: 6 pm Yoga, Rec Center. Free.

Mon-Fri: 8-9 am Bel Aire Walkers, Rec Center.

Tue: 1 pm Bridge. (reservation required).

Tue & Fri: 10:30 am Chair Exercise, Rec Center.

Wed: 9 am Low impact aerobics, Rec Center.

Fri: 9 am Breakfast at Braum's.

1st, 3rd & 5th Fri: 6 pm Pitch.

1st Thu: 1 pm Game Day, Rec Center.

1st Mon: 6:30 pm Potluck & Program, Community Room.

3rd Wed:1:30 pm Book club.

4th Mon: 12:30 pm Covered Dish Lunch & Program, Rec Center.

4th Thu: 2 pm Genealogy & Family History Group.

BENTLEY/EAGLE 504 W Sterling, 796-0027

Open Mon-Fri: Coffee, cookies, exercise.

Mon: 2 pm Line dancing, chair exercise.

Wed: 1:30 pm Canasta.

Sat: 8-9:30 am Breakfast, donation.

2nd Fri: 11 am Senior Lunch Out. 3rd Tue: 7 pm Game night, bring snack.

3rd Fri: noon XYZ potluck, program.

4th Sat: 7 pm Movie Night.

CHENEY 516 Main, 542-3721

1st Thu: 9 am New-member orientation.

DOWNTOWN 200 S. Walnut, 267-0197

www.seniorservicesofwichita.org Regular activities: Exercise classes, Pickleball, computer classes, foot care by appt.

Nov 2: 12 pm Setting up accounts for beneficiaries by Danielle Saunders.

Nov 3: 2 pm Healthy Eating for Holidays by Shirley Lewis. RSVP: 267-0197.

Nov 3: 2:30 pm Writing Craft - Publishing Process

by Starla Criser.

Nov 9: 12 pm Scams - How do I protect myself

by Danielle Saunders.

Mon: 11 am Lewis Street Singers; 1 pm Bridge.

Wed: 9 am Spanish class (adv); 11 am Well rep excercise 1 pm Pickleball.

EDGEMOOR 5815 E 9th, 688-9392

Mon-Fri: 11:30 am Hot lunch, reservation required; 10-11 am Pool, cards, bingo, dominoes, puzzles.

GARDEN PLAIN 1006 N Main, 535-1155

Tue, Thu: 9:30 am Exercise.

Fri: 1 pm Cards.

1st Fri: noon Potluck, cards.

3rd Fri: noon Birthday/anniversary celebration.

GODDARD 120 N Main, 794-2441

Mon-Fri: 10:30 am Hot meal, reservations required; 12:15 pm Cards, games.

Mon, Wed, Fri: 10-11 am Exercise program.

1st Tue: 6 pm Potluck dinner.

Nov 9 & 23: 1 pm Bingo.

Mon, Wed, Fri: 9-9:30 am Exercise.

1st & 4th Tue: 9:30 am-noon Cards.

2nd & 4th Thu: 10 am-4 pm Covered dish, cards, dominoes.

CLEARWATER 921 E Janet, 584-2332

HAYSVILLE 160 E Karla, 529-5903

Mon: 10 am-noon Blood pressure check; 1-3 pm Painting, beginning to advanced.

Wed: 9 am Morning coffee.

Tue, Fri: 8:45 am Tai Chi; 10 am Exercise class.

2nd Tue: noon Carry-in lunch & program.

Thur: 10 am Bible study.

1st, 3rd & 4th Thu: 9 am Help with technologybring your device.

DERBY 611 N Mulberry Rd, 788-0223

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www.derbyweb.com Regular activities: Exercise programs at low cost, foot care, book club, friendship club.

Nov 9: 10 am Don't Worry be Happy with Conni Mansaw. Discover the benefits of positive thinking.

Nov10: 10 am Veteran's Day Recognition Ceremony. Free.

Nov 21: 10 am Join Vickie Durrenberger for an hour of Zentangle art. All supplies provided. $10.

Nov 22: 6 pm Bunco Babes. $2.

3rd Tue: Noon Friendship Club; 1 pm Book Club.

Reading list at front desk.

Regular activities: Cards, crafts, hot lunch.

Mon, Wed, Fri: 10 am Silver Foxes exercise.

Tue, Thu: 10 am STEP exercise.

1st & 3rd Wed: 11 am Blood pressure checks; 12:30 pm Bingo.

2nd Fri: 5:30 pm Birthday dinner, covered dish.

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

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

LA FAMILIA 841 W 21st, 267-1700

Mon-Fri: Dance, exercise, pool, dominoes.

11:30 am-12:15 pm Hot lunch.

Mon, Wed, Fri: 10 am Exercise/Ejercicio.

Mon, Fri: 9:30 am-3 pm Tax-Aide, by appt.

Tue, Thu: 1 pm Exercise/Ejercicio.

Mon: 10 am English Class/Clase de Ingles; 1 pm Line dancing.

Tue: 10 am Nutrition class/Clase de nutricion.

Thu: 10 am Bingo/loteria.

Last Fri: 10 am Music/musica; monthly birthdays.

Elizabeth (Betsy) Lea Henry

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Practice focusing on Wills, Trusts, Guardianships, Conservatorships, Estate Planning and Family Law. More than 30 years of practice.

“If getting to us is too difficult, I will come to you.”

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LINWOOD 1901 S. Kansas, 263-3703

www.seniorservicesofwichita.org Regular activities: Computer classes, cards, Pickleball, exercise programs, hot lunch.

Nov 9: 12:30-2pm Thanksgiving Lunch. Bring a crockpot of soup or a side and enjoy special music. RSVP: 263-3703.

Nov 10: 2:30-3:30 pm Fredrick R. Clark Jr will share some of his stories from his army days.

Nov 16: 2-4 pm Craft Time with Barbara making holiday centerpieces. $8.

Nov 18: 10:15 Judith Equino-Humerez will display her artwork.

Mon: 9:30 am Dynabands; 9 am Stretching.

Tue: 9 am Brain games; 9:30 am Fit & balance.

10:30 am Bingo.

Tue & Thu: 9 am Pickleball.

MCADAMS GOLDEN AGE 1329 E 16th, 337-9222

Regular activities: Open gym, walking, hot lunches, dominoes, cards, pool.

Sun: 1-3 pm Quilting.

Fri: noon-1:30 pm Sewing.

Sat: noon-4:30 pm Classes: sewing, jewelry making.

2nd & 4th Tue: 10 am-noon Blood pressure checks.

MT HOPE 105 S Ohio, 667-8956

Mon: 7-10 am Coffee, donuts; 11:30 am-12:30 pm Lunch; 1-4 pm Cards.

Tue, Wed, Fri: 9 am Exercise class.

Tue, Wed: 10 am-3 pm Crafts, quilting.

Thu: 9:30-10:30 am Line dancing.

1st Fri: Noon Sr Citizens’ lunch.

MULVANE 632 E Mulvane, 777-4813

Daily: Walk in the gym, coffee; hot lunch; computers, dominoes, puzzles, pool, book loan.

Mon, Wed, Fri: 9:30 am Yoga.

Mon, Wed, Fri: 9 am Zumba.

2nd Tue: 7:30-9:30 am Breakfast, $3.

2nd Wed: 11:30 am Blood pressure checks.

3rd Wed: Noon-1 pm Blood pressure checks.

NORTHEAST 2121 E 21st, 269-4444

www.seniorservicesofwichita.org Daily: Dominoes, cards, Wii, pool, hot lunch. library, exercise room, computer lab.

Nov 8: 11 am Blood pressure checks.

Nov 14: 10:30 am Advisory Council meeting.

Nov 18: 2-4 pm Thanksgiving Dinner. $5 members, $7 non-members.

Nov 21: 10 am Special Events Committee.

Mon, Wed, Fri: 9:30 am WSU exercise.

Mon: 12:30 pm TOPS; 1:30 pm Sing-a-Long.

Thu: 10:30 am Jewelry class.

Fri: 10 am Crochet class; 1 pm Bridge.

OAKLAWN 2937 Oaklawn Dr, 524-7545

Daily: 11:30 am Red Cross meals.

1st Thu: 12:30 pm, Golden Agers meeting.

1st Thu & Fri: 8:30 am-5 pm, Commodities.

2nd Thu: 12:30-2:30 pm, Golden Agers bingo. $1.

4th Thu: 12:30-2:30 pm, Community bingo. $2.

Every Fri: 12:30 pm Afternoon cards.

Every Wed: 8:30 am Sweets & coffee.

ORCHARD PARK 4808 W 9th, 942-2293

seniorservicesofwichita.org Regular activities: Exercise programs, cards, pool, hot lunch, Wii bowling, dominoes, crafts.

Nov 2: 8:30-10:15 am Blood pressure checks.

Nov 14: 11:30 am Advisory Council meeting.

Nov 16: Foot care provided by Michelle Steinke. Call 946-0722 for appointment.

Nov 21: 11:15 am Healthy Holiday Cooking by Shirley Lewis.

Tues: 12 pm Duplicate bridge.

Wed: 10:30 am-noon Computer Lab.

PARK CITY 6100 N Hydraulic, 744-1199

Regular activities: Cards, exercise, pool, hot lunch. Call for details.

Nov 7: 2:30 pm Make your own mosaic trivet with Erin Horton. Easy no fail project. $25 per person, call 316-744-1199 by 10/24.

Nov 14: Schedule a one hour appointment to find the Medicare Part D plan for you. Call 316-744-1199.

Nov 15: 8 am Breakfast out: Auntie C's.

Nov 18: 11 am Attend the Vet Assist Program to learn about VA Aid & Attendendance Pension Benefit determination for Veterans and survivors. Free.

Fri: 9:15 am Exercise.

Sat: 1 pm Pinochle.

Mon: 6 pm Pitch.

Tue: 1 pm Pool.

Tue & Thu: 8:30 am Wii Bowling; 10 am WellRep exercise.

Fri: 1:30 pm Dance aerobics.

VALLEY CENTER 316 E. Clay, 755-7335

Mon: 1: 30 pm Line dancing.

Tue: 9:30 am Free donuts, cards, games; 6:30 pm Pitch. Bring snack to share.

Tue, Thu: Noon Home cooked meals. Tue $5, Thur $6.

Tue, Thu: 8:30-10:30 am Pickleball at Valley Center Intermediate School, 737 N. Meridian.

Use North doors when schools not in session.

Senior Wednesdays www.seniorwednesday.org

Nov 2: 10 am Wichita Art Museum, A Question of Taste: Pop Art's Influence and Aftermath. Learn about the role of pop art in American postwar art. 1:30 pm The Water Center Adaption to Low Water in the Desert with Kay Drennen. Hear about Kay's trip to the desert and how desert life adapts to limited water. Free.

Nov 9: 10 am Sedgwick County Zoo, Gentle Giants. Discover the how and why of the largest animals in the animal kingdom. $4. 1:30 pm Wichita Public Library, The Changing Effect of Media 1953-2016: A Panel Discussion. A panel of journalists will discuss the changing landscape of local and national media. Free.

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Nov 16: 10 am Ulrich Museum of Art, Make Art, Not War with Erika Nelson.

Learn about protest art in Kansas. Free.

1:30 pm Kansas African American Art Museum. Beauty, Wit, and Satire: African-American Folk Art with Novelline Ross. Free.

Nov 30: 9:30 am Great Plains Nature Center. The Kansas Soundscape by Rachel Roth. Explore the Voices of Nature with a Naturalist. Free. 1:30 pm Old Cowtown Museum. Christmas Comes But Once a Year. Learn how the Victorians created modern Christmas. $2.

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Butler County Senior Centers

ANDOVER 410 Lioba Dr, 733-4441

www.andoverks.com Regular activities: Exercise, bingo, bridge, quilt club, dominoes, pool.

Daily:11:30 am-12 Lunch (reservation preferred) 316-733-4441, $3.

Mon, Wed, Fri: 10 am Exercise.

Tues & Thu: Special music at lunch.

Mon: 12:30 pm Movie Monday.

Tue: 10 am Blood pressure check; 10:30 am-2 pm Memory Café; 12:30 pm Pinochle; 1 pm Pool.

Wed: 1 pm Quilt club; Bridge.

Thu: 12:30 pm Pinochle; 1 pm Pool; 7-9 pm Pitch.

Fri: 11:30 am Covered dish lunch, meeting & program; 12:45 pm Prize bingo; 1:45 pm Pinochle.

4th Sat: 7-10am Monthly breakfast. provided

by American Legion Post 406. Sausage gravy, biscuits, scrambled eggs & pancakes. $5.

AUGUSTA 640 Osage, 775-1189

Regular activities: Exercise, cards, dominoes, pool, line dancing, lunch daily at 11:30 am.

Friday: 9:30 am Prize bingo.

Every other Tues: 7-9 pm Live music/dancing.

Call for dates. Snacks/desserts welcome.

2nd Sat: 7-10 am Biscuit/Gravy breakfast. $4 suggested donation.

3rd Mon: 8 am Casino trip. Call for reservation. $5 suggested donation.

4th Mon: 5 pm Evening meal. $5 suggested donation.

BENTON Lion’s Community Bldg, S Main St

2nd & 4th Tue: 9 am-4 pm Cards, games, occasional program. Covered dish.

CASSODAY Cassoday Senior Center 133 S. Washington, 620-735-4538

Tue: 10:30 am Round Table.

Tue, Thu: 9:30 am Exercise with WSU. 1st Mon: 7 pm Game night.

3rd Mon: 6:30 pm Carry-in dinner, blood pressure checks.

Last Fri: 7 pm Movie Night.

DOUGLASS 124 W 4th, 746-3227

Regular activities: Exercise, quilting, cards, home-cooked lunch, $5 (reservation required).

1st Mon: 6 pm Finger foods & cards.

3rdMon: 6 pm Birthday/anniversary covered-dish supper, bring own service. Cards.

3rd Sat: 7:00-9:30 am Biscuits/gravy, scrambled eggs, $4.

EL DORADO 210 E 2nd, 321-0142

Regular activities: Exercise, cards, bingo, hot lunch $3, support groups.

Mon: 12:30 Mexican Train, dominoes.

Mon, Fri: 10 am Aerobics.

Tue: 9 am Coffee; 12:30 pm Bingo; 2 pm Line Dance; 6 pm Prairie Port Seniors.

Tue, Thu: 8:30 am Men's coffee.

Wed: 10 am Back in Balance; 1 pm Pinochle.

Sat: 6 pm Cards and games.

3rd Tue: 12:30 am Blood pressure checks.

Harvey County Centers

BURRTON 124 N Burrton, 620-463-3225

1st Sat: 7-9 am Community breakfast.

Mon: 7-8 pm Educational film.

Tue: 9 am Bible study.

Mon - Fri: 7-8:30 am Early bird coffee.

Fri: 7-8:30 am Breakfast.

3rd Thu: 7 pm Movie.

4th Thu: 6 pm Potluck supper.

HALSTEAD 523 Poplar, 835-2283

Mon & Wed: Games after lunch.

Tue & Fri: 9 am Exercise.

2nd Thu: 7 pm Dine out/activity.

3rd Thu: 6 pm Potluck, meeting.

3rd Fri: 12:30 pm Movie in.

3rd Sun: 1:30 pm Movie out.

4th Thu: 7 pm Penny Bingo.

HESSTON Randall & Main, 620-327-5099

www.hesstonseniorcenter.com Mon, Wed, Fri: 8 am Stretch bands.

Mon & Tue: 1:30 pm Pitch.

Tue: 8:30 am Coffee hour; 9 am Film; 1:30 pm Pinochle.

Wed: 6:30 am Men’s Bible Study; 1 pm Bridge.

1st & 3rd Tue: 6 pm Singin’ Seniors.

3rd Wed: 11:30 am Health luncheon; noon, program. Reservations by previous Fri. 1st Thu: 7 pm Bridge.

Support the active age Make a tax deductible donation to the active age and support our Silver Campaign!

Make a donation by: • Mailing a check to 125 S. West St., Ste. 105, Wichita, KS 67213 • Calling 316-942-5385 to make a secure credit card donation • Donating securely online at theactiveage.com and/or enroll in auto-pay via our paypal account.

2nd Thu: 7 pm Movie night.

1st & 3rd Fri: 1 pm Mexican Train dominoes.

1st Sat: 7:30-9:30 am Community breakfast.

4th Mon: 5:30 pm Gathering; 6 pm Potluck dinner, program follows.

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

Nov 3: 10 am Community Chat with Susie Wickiser.

Nov 18: 9 am Jeff Priest, hearing instrument.

Nov 23: 10 :30am November birthday party.

Nov. 28: 9:30 am Shopping trip to East Wichita.

Mon: 10-11 am Blood pressure check.

Tue: 1 pm Crafts: embroidery.

Wed: 1 pm Pinochle/pitch/dominoes.

Thu: 1 pm Wii bowling; 5:15 pm Tai Chi. 2nd & 4th Thu: 10:30 am Bingo.

1st & 3rd Fri: 6-9 pm Game night.

SEDGWICK 107 W. Fifth, 772-0393

Mon: 1 pm Games.

Tue: 7-8:30 am Breakfast.

Mon, Wed, Fri: 9 am Exercise.

1st Fri: 7 pm Birthday party.

2nd Thu: noon Carry-in dinner, mtg.

3rd Thu: 5 pm Dinner Night Out. 2nd Fri: 7 pm Pitch party.

Support Groups, Clubs, Dances

An up-to-date list of support groups is at supportgroupsinkansas.org. To add or correct a listing, call 316978-3566, 1-800-445-0016 or email percy.turner@wichita.edu.

Clubs, Organizations and Dances are at www.theactiveage.com under the Resources category. For changes call Kaydee at 942-5345 or email kaydee@theactiveage.com.

LEON 112 S Main, 745-9200 or 742-9905

Regular activities: Lunch served Mon - Fri. Reservations required by 9 am.

Wed: 10 am Exercise class; 1 pm Pinochle.

2nd & 4th Tue: 1 pm Bridge club.

3rd Sun: 11am-1 pm Lunch serving roast beef or ham, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, hot roll, salad and dessert bar. Drinks included. $8 donation adults/$4 children.

ROSE HILL 207 E Silknitter, 776-0170

Regular activities: Wii, pool table, shuffleboard, home-cooked lunch (reservation required).

Mon & Wed: 9 am Strong Women Stay Young Exercise.

Mon: 7 pm Pitch, games.

Wed: 1 pm Bridge.

Fri: 7 pm Card game.

1st Fri: 11 am Meeting, covered dish.

3rd Fri: Noon Covered dish.

1st Sat: 7-10 am Scrambled eggs, biscuits/gravy.

TOWANDA 317 Main, 536-8999

Open 10:30 am-5 pm Mon, Wed & Fri Thu: 7 am Breakfast/coffee at Stearman Bar & Grill, Benton.

WHITEWATER Legion Hall,Whitewater

2nd & 4th Tue: noon Potluck, program.

Transportation Sedgwick County

Sedgwick Co Transportation, 6605150 or 1-800-367-7298, transportation or services info. 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. Call for information; 48-hr notice required: Augusta, 775-0500; El Dorado, 322-4321; toll free, 1-800-279-3655. $10 pass for 25 rides available. Wheelchair accessible; escorts ride free.

Harvey County

Transportation for medical appointments, shopping and recreational activities. Reservations or information: 316-284-6802 or 1-866-680-6802.

Applications for reduced fares for those 60+ or disabled who meet income guidelines.

Personal appointments Mon-Fri, 8 am-5 pm. Reservations, first call-first served, must be made 24 hours in advance. Vans are wheelchair accessible. Round-trip fares: $8 in Newton (wheelchair only), $12 in Harvey County, $20 outside Harvey County.

Wheelchair escorts ride free.

AVI Route: Tue, 8 am-4:30 pm.

Transportation to Newton for Burrton, Sedgwick, Halstead, Hesston, Walton residents. $6.

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AARP Driver Safety Classes Eight hours of instruction. Certificate on completion for insurance discount. Class size limited; call for reservations. $15 for AARP members; $20 for non-members.

Downtown Senior Center, 200 S. Walnut, 12:30-4:30 pm Nov 14 & 15, 316-2670197.

Via Christi Rehab Hospital, 1151 N. Rock Road, 9am-1pm Nov 19 & 26, 316-6895700.

Wesley Friends, 500 N. Hillside, 8 am-5 pm Nov 18, 316-962-8400.

Friendship Meals

Aging Projects, Inc. serves a hot, nutri-

tious meal weekdays for persons 60 and older at locations in Sedgwick, Harvey and Butler county communities. Reservations are necessary. For locations and reservations, call 620-669-8201.

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 1

Tue: Spaghetti w/meat sauce, combo salad w/dressing, peaches, garlic bread.

Wed: Hot turkey casserole, lima beans, grape juice, apple crisp.

Thu: Poor boy stew, Harvard beets, banana, bread pudding.

Fri: Pork roast w/gravy, sweet potatoes, green beans, Mandarin oranges, wheat roll.

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 7 Mon: Chicken & noodles over mashed

potatoes, beets, apricots, butterscotch square.

Tue: Chili, combo salad w/dressing, strawberries, cinnamon roll.

Wed: Ham salad sandwich, broccoli raisin salad, peaches, snickerdoodle cookie.

Thu: Baked chicken, parlied potatoes, carrots, blushing pears, chocolate cake, wheat roll.

Fri: Crispy fish w/tartar sauce, macaroni & cheese, cole slaw, plums.

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 14

Mon: liver & onions w/beef gravy or beef cutler w/beef gravy, baked potato, peas, pineapple.

Tue: Chicken & rice soup, broccoli, mixed fruit, lemon pudding.

Wed: Tuna & noodle casserole w/peas, carrots, strawberries, gelatin, bread.

Thu: Turkey w/dressing, wheat roll, mashed potatoes w/gravy, green beans, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie squares.

Fri: Sausage/hamburger gravy over biscuit, cranberry juice, stewed tomatoes, hot spiced peaches.

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 21

Mon: Autumn soup, crackers, combo salad w/dressing, strawberries, sugar cookie.

Tue: Creamy chicken & veggie casserole, cole slaw, peaches, wheat roll.

Wed: Potato ham omelet, spinach, tomato salad, grape juice, bran muffin.

Thu: Closed for Holiday.

Fri: Closed for Holiday.

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 28

Mon: Beef cutlet w/Spanish sauce, baked potato, cooked cabbage, mixed fruit, bread.

Tue: Ham & beans, parslied carrots, banana in orange juice, cornbread, applesauce brownie.

Wed: Baked chicken, California mash, broccoli, plums, wheat roll.

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F CEMETERY PROPERTY FOR SALE F

F ESTATE SALES CONT F

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F HOME CARE CONT F

In-Home Services: Personal care assistance, meal preparation, housekeeping, handymen and more! Phone Chester at the Senior Employment Program, 316-267-1771 or 316-267-0302. Prescreened, reliable help available.

Resthaven, Gardens of Freedom. Two adult spaces, 44x14 granite and marker, one air seal vault. $7,000 OBO. Call 942-9016. Buyer pays transfer fees.

Garden of Nativity, 4 lots including bronze memorial. Value $5,563, selling for $3,500, Buyer pays $425 transfer. Call 316-721-6125.

Private duty nursing, am/pm care, medication assistance, light housekeeping, meal preparation, doctor visits, grocery shopping and other traveling. Serving Wichita since 1999. Call Sarah 316-390-6041.

Old Mission Mausoleum, two side-by-side crypts, NE Chapel Private Alcove, Level 5. Very desirable location. $5,500 each. Call 316-722-8057.

Cash for your Estate Items

Certified Home Health Aid

Resthaven, Garden of Freedom, 3-C-4, spaces for two with marker and vaults. Value $11,000 sell for $3,500. 316-721-6462, 316-253-3980.

FREE Consultation • 50+ Years Experience

Resthaven, Garden of Freedom, 16-A-2, double depth lawn crypt with marker. Valued at $9,600 asking $4,000. Call 316-722-6258.

CNA, 22 yrs. experience. Caregiving, housekeeping, transportation. Specializing in Alzheimer's/Dementia. Excellent references.

Kay, 316-305-8471.

Call/Text 316-530-3275

FOOT CARE IN YOUR HOME

Resthaven, Garden of Prayer, section 19, lot 113B. Four spaces together. Asking $1,800 each. Will pay transfer fee. Call 918-791-1049.

Old Mission, Garden of the Last Supper. Two adjoining lots, mature setting. Valued $2,080 each, selling $1,700 each. Call 612-247-3111.

Two plots in Lakeview, lot 80: 11, 12. Asking $2,500 for both. Value is $5,390. Call 214-5012693.

Lakeview, Everlasting Life, double depth crypt with vaults and markers. Value $8,500, sell $4,100. Wanda, 316-619-8525.

Four lots together, Lakeview Cemetery valued at $2,700 each, price is negotiable. 509-392-1516.

Transfer fee negotiable.

White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Garden of Christus, two plots for $3,000 OBO (value $4,500). Seller pays transfer fee of $425. Call 316-648-9785.

Resthaven, Garden of the cross. Four spaces together with two openings, two closings and one shared memorial marker for two. Value $23,000 asking $15,000. 316-204-4989

F ESTATE SALES F OPERTROP SALE

KC ESTATE SALES

Complete estate & moving sale services. We can do the sale at your residence or place your items with another sale. Expert pricing, selling & clean-up. Packing & moving services available. Excellent results. Free consultation. Call Carolyn Moshier. 316-634-0040

CUSTOMIZED ESTATE SALES & MOVING SERVICES GREATER PROFITS WITH LESS STRESS Insured with 16 years experience Free Consultation

316-806-7360 Julie Sale by Gayle

Moving, partial or entire estate sales.

Experienced and insured. Free consultation.

Competitive rates. www.salebygayle.com, 316-838-3521 or 316-206-3676

Affiliated Estate Sales

We have the solution for every situation.

Complete estate sales service. Free consultation.

Over 30 years experience.

Paul 316-807-1209 IPK Enterprises

Complete and comprehensive estate sales. There are many options on how to do your sale. Call us for a free consultation. Irene, 316-806-3435.

Complete Estate Sale Services Including Buy-outs Stress-free • Insured • Professional Retired Law Enforcement & Licensed Real Estate Agent on Staff

www.KSESTATES.com

E-mail: support@ksestates.com (Se Habla Español)

F FOR SALE F

Cheryl Rosine ~ The Foot Lady

• 316-312-2025 •

$40: In-home, Sedgwick & surrounding counties Diabetic, thick toe nails, ingrown & callous care

Nova Traveler, 3-wheeled rolling walker, near new, $70. 316-522-0540.

F HOME IMPROVEMENTS F

Genuine mid-length dark brown Mink fur coat with collar and matching hat from Graggs of Wichita with leather belt. Two owners from smoke free home. Asking $700. Call 316-4612237.

Painting—interior/exterior. Doors and windows replaced, grab bars, wheelchair ramps. All general repairs. Guaranteed lowest rates. Senior citizen discount. Lic #7904.

F FURNITURE F

Heritage

FURNITURE RESTORATION & REPAIR

Marv’s Home Improvements & Repair

Doors, trim, decks, ramps, patio covers, fences, siding, flooring. Basements, kitchens and baths.

Painting. Also honey dos. Honest and dependable. Senior discounts. Free estimates. 35 years.

License #8691. Insured. 316-737-4646.

jfjhelpfrom.above@yahoo.com

Leaky Basement Repair

Quality work at a reasonable price.

FREE estimates.

Years of expertise.

Clark Palmer Furniture Repair

250-9533

F HOME CARE F Gracious living for seniors in a safe home setting by loving certified staff 24/7. Private/ semi-private. Daycare. Memory Care. Affordable. Medicaid certified. Evelyn Hunt RN, 316-214-3359; reflections1201@att.net.

Reflections Residential Care

Foot Care in home. Home visit $40. Call Francine at 316-943-4360. Leave a message.

No Place Like Home, LLC In-home care services & more Meal prep • Transportation Housekeeping • Companionship

www.noplacelikehomeassistance.com

316-416-7133

Brick Block & Stone

Specializing in restoration, repair, design build, tuck-pointing, custom mail boxes and columns.

Troy 316-208-1105 or 316-529-4453.

Handyman. Plumbing, electrical, heating, floors, doors, windows, screens, walls and more. HVAC certified. Licensed & insured.

Senior discounts. Call John 316-650-3013.

Molina Electric - Wichita Lic #1364 Comm. or Residential wiring. Service calls. New electric service. Troubleshooting. Business 524-0434, Cell 461-2199.

Seasoned split and delivered premium firewood.

Premium oak mix hedge, locust, pecan, hot stove mix. Any quanitity. 316-807-8650.

LIFT-RITE GARAGE DOORS

Scheduled maintenance, repair, sales on all garage doors. *Springs-Torsion & Extension *Garage Door Openers, Doors & More

Paul Williams (316) 650-8807 • Free Estimates

PLUMBCO

Compare Our Prices Weekly Plumbing Specials

316-312-2177

Wright One Home Improvements Kitchen & Bath remodeling. Painting. Windows. Doors. Siding. All types of flooring and home repairs. Free estimates. 316-409-2160.

Restore your antique furniture

Wallpaper - removal, repair and installation. Tim Devine 316-208-9590 or thdevine@gmail.com

Dave’s Improvements

SENIOR DISCOUNTS Tables, Chairs, Antiques, Etc.

316-206-3360

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Dirt Installation and Siding Repair Courteous, professional repairs. Free estimates.

Concrete work. 20+ years experience. Ernie Sponsel, 316-393-5461.

STILES MAINTENANCE Heating & Air • Plumbing • Light Electrical Drywall • Painting • Tile Basic Home Repairs Licensed & Insured 25% Senior Discount 316-200-6601 All Purpose Hauling HANDYMAN Pick up/delivery/brush, junk/metal removal.

Yard & tree work, flower beds, fence repair.

No job too small.

316-807-4989

Ins/Lic #5803

316-942-1967

Carpenter–30 Yrs Experience

Repairs & Remodeling • Trim Work Doors • Cabinets • Sheetrock • Tile Interior/Exterior Painting • Flooring

316-806-6812

Don’t Fix it Alone!

Our background-checked, bonded, insured, employee Handymen will fix it for you.

Our work is GUARANTEED. We’re looking forward to your call…

316-773-0303

JS GUTTERING & FENCING 5-inch & 6-inch Seamless Guttering Install • Repair Clean • Insured

316-393-8921

Cowboy Construction

Bathroom and kitchen remodels. Room additions. Garages and sheds. Licensed and insured.

Todd Wenzel 316-393-4488

Painting & Remodeling by Harley Worthey Interior/Exterior & Odd jobs Husband & Wife Team. BBB. 316-648-4478 Classifieds in the active age work! Call Kaydee to tap into the senior market. 942-5385

www.theactiveage.com

Roofing – Windows – Siding A Reliable General Contractor Senior Discount

316-361-2787

garywilbertroofing.com garywilbertroofing@cox.net

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Repairs. Free estimates. 316-312-4391

Concrete Work

Small jobs, sidewalks, patios, steps, pads, slabs.

Now hiring concrete finishers, $20/hour. Call Haskins Family Concrete, 806-9300.

Cowboy Construction

Remodeling, siding, decks, fences, windows, doors and more. 20 years locally owned. Free estimates. Senior discounts.

Todd Wenzel 316-393-4488

Positive drainage, water issues addressed, 10% discount with ad. Free estimates. Insured. Call 992-8641.

Semi-retired maintenance man. Experienced in most phases of maintenance & roofing.

Light hauling. Sedgwick County only.

Call Paul 316-312-9970 Odd Job Handyman Snow removal, painting, mowing, yard cleanup, minor household repairs. Free estimates. Call Joel 316-772-8629.

S & V Concrete

Steps, porches, patios, sidewalks, retaining walls, driveways & garage floors. Also 4-inch steps with 18-inch landings for seniors. Licensed, bonded, insured. Free estimates

Steve 992-6884

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F LAWN AND GARDEN CONT F

F SERVICES CONT F

Basement & Foundation Repair

Total yard clean-up, flower beds and bushes, tree trimming and stump grinding, attics, garages and basements.

LEAF cleanup and HAULING.

Alterations by Caroline

Including all yard debris.

316-516-4630 or 316-838-5710

• One Day Service Available •

Mowing, trimming, yard and leaf cleanup. Gutter cleaning. Exterior painting. If you need any of these services call Perry, 316-619-6126.

40+ Years Experience

Custom Contractors

• I-Beams • Water Proofing • Drain Tile • Dirt Work • Walls Straightened • Sump Pumps • References • Lic. & Insured • Total Basement Repair •

30 years experience 316-516-9200

Economical Hauling 10% off with Ad

• Clean-ups/removals • • Appliances & Furniture • • Dirt work & Demolition • • Insured & Free estimates •

316-992-8641

Bruce Smith Roofing & Siding Protect your home from the elements of the weather!

35 Years Exp. Locally owned & operated

FREE ESTIMATES All types of roofing, siding, & other exterior projects

316-640-3155 Licensed & Insured

Advantage Handyman and Tree Stump Services

Helping Hands Framing, carpentry, decorative concrete, remodeling & repairs, roofing, painting, tree services, exp. working with seniors.

We do it all, give us a call!

FREE ESTIMATES Matthew, 316-208-3784 Tyler, 316-518-4722

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Stover Heating & Air Conditioning

Repair • Service All Brands Sales – Licensed Trane dealer Senior Discount SPECIAL: AC/FURNACE check-up $80* *Some restrictions, doesn’t include filters, parts

316-641-9146

Place an ad: 942-5385

TREE SERVICE STUMP REMOVE DUMPING SERVICE HOME REPAIRS LIC. ROOF INSTALLATION

LICENSED & INSURED Stan 316-518-8553

Dave’s Improvements Painting—Interior & Exterior Doors & Windows Replaced • Siding Kitchen & Bath Remodeling Roofing • Decks • Ramps • Grab Bars Minor Electrical & Plumbing Repairs General Home Repairs • Lic. 7904 Insured • Senior Discounts!

316-312-2177 F LAWN AND GARDEN F P&A Landscaping 316-708-7236 Complete lawn care, mowing starting at $25 fall cleanup, storm cleanup. Any odd job. Holidays lighting , fully insured. Senior discount.

Mike E. 316-708-1472

Garage clean out, mowing, leaf and gutter cleanup, tree trimming, hauling, roto-tilling.

Chimney repairs. Brick, block and stone repair.

Dave's Hauling Services Solid waste removal, property cleanup, tree & fence line clearing, general landscape removal, other lawn and garden services. All fence, porch and patio work. Call 316-832-2201.

Christian Lawn Care Mowing-$20, verti-slicing, core-aerating, overseeding, new lawns, mulching flower beds, cleanup, shrub trimming and removal, gutter cleaning, hauling. Senior discount.

Steve 316-685-2145.

Lawn & Garden FALL CLEAN UP Leaves, fence line over growth, mow, trimming & haul off.

316-807-4989

MOWING

Spring/Fall Cleanup Tree trim/removal Junk removal Brock Eastman • 316-765-1677 F PERSONALS F (SWM) 5’11’’, 185 pounds, enjoys movies, bicycling, dancing, music. Seeking middle aged lady with similar interests. Petite lady for friendship/ more. 316-869-5138.

F SERVICES F

Specializing in Wedding Dresses & Suits

316-683-1789

5702 E. Harry • Mon - Fri: 10 am-5 pm

F THRIFT SHOP F Gently Used Resale (Thrift Shop)

2523 S. Seneca (Westway Plaza) Wichita, Ks. Store & Donation Hours Mon & Thu 9 am-7 pm Tue, Wed, Fri & Sat 9 am-5 pm Purchase with a purpose. Benefits those served by the Bethesda Lutheran Communities to enhance the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities through services that share the good news of Jesus Christ.

Volunteers & Donations always needed. Like us on Facebook.

316-267-5800

F TREE SERVICE F Fall is on the way!

ALL AROUND TREE SERVICE

Stump REMOVAL & GRINDING Trimming, deadwood, tree removal. Total yard, leaf clean-up & hauling. Also rural and farm areas. Free estimates. Experienced. Good prices. Insured. Tom King, 316-516-4630, 316-838-5710.

Estrada’s Tree Service

Trimming, crown reduction, removal. Storm damage prevention. Hauling. Firewood.

Free estimates. Insured. Senior discount. Felix Estrada, 316-617-4392.

Bruce's Tree Service Prompt, Immediate, Professional service.

Crown reduction, trimming or removal. Trees, hedgerows, evergreens & shrubs. Residential line clearing and roofs. Bucket truck available.

We climb also. Handyman work. Over 30 years’ experience. Sr. Discounts. Insured.

Call 316-207-8047.

Need help on your electric scooter, power or lift chair, stair or platform lift or hand controls?

Felipe Tree Service Call Howard Distribution at 316-648-1694. Evergreen trimming. Tree removal. Brush Howard is a certified service center and dealer hauling. Splitting. Deadwooding. Insured. Free for Best Bath walk-in tubs, Bruno, EMC, Golden estimates. 12 years experience. 316-807-4419.

Tech, Pace Saver, Pride and Ricon. Working for you since 1987.

Need a ride? Doctor appointments, ride home from hospital, court, casino, mini vacation or family reunion. You name the place, I will take you there. 316-259-6212.

Free licensed medical transportation* for our seniors or elderly veterans. Call 316-312-6784 at least 72 hours before your appointment.

Thank for your service. *Non-EmergencyTransportation only.

F WANTED F

ALWAYS BUYING

Older items of all kinds including: antiques collectibles - costume and turquoise jewelry Boeing and Beech - pins - pocket knives guitars and amps - postcards - watches cigarette lighters - art glass - metal signs *Contents of attics, basements or garages* FOR FAST FRIENDLY ASSISTANCE CALL DAVE AT 316-409-0992 Over 20 years of assisting folks sell items.

COMPUTER HELP in your home. Very patient. Call Norm 778-1487 or e -mail Want to purchase mineral and other oil/ gas interests. Send details to P.O. Box 13557, nngentry@aol.com Denver, CO 80201.

Sewing machine services. All brands, 40 years experience. House calls. Reasonable! Guaran- Collector buying: WWII GERMAN and JAPANESE MILITARY items. 316-516-2737. teed! Call 316-321-1619.

www.theactiveage.com

Donate your Durable Medical Equipment.

Will pick up. Tax credit. Medical Loan Closet of Wichita. 316-200-2005.

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One approach to wellness...

By Judith White We know we need to exercise, right? Nearly every day, right? But do we?

No. What can motivate us to exercise? For me it was a group of friends.

It's not easy getting older, especially with a chronic disease. I have had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) since 2008.

At first, I needed to use oxygen day and night. Toting around an oxygen tank and manipulating an oxygen cannula made moving harder.

Then Arthur (arthritis) arrived and made moving harder still, and painful.

Whining didn't seem to help. Neither did depression.

I knew one thing: I wanted to get better.

Research online and talking with friends led me to Via Christi's Cardio-Pulmonary Rehabilitation program, a six- to eight-week multipronged program.

I learned coping mechanisms and received diet and exercise informa-

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Wichita Breathe Better support group members exercise weekly.

tion. The harder I worked, the easier I breathed and the less my arthritis pained me.

When I "graduated," I moved to the Wellness Center and joined Wichita Breathe Better. We exercise for about 30 minutes twice a week on flexibility, cardiovascular fitness, balance and strength. Machines are available too.

Most importantly, our COPD group has fun. We gossip, celebrate birthdays and holidays, tease and share life. We bond because we cope with the same problems.

Do I still have pain and trouble breathing sometimes? Yes. But we keep working together every week and support each other.

To join this program you’ll need your doctor’s recommendation to attend the center, and it costs $25 a month.

Our support group meets once a month to hear various experts talk about aspects of the disease, equipment, coping techniques and experiences.

I'm sure you have guessed by now all this has helped me.

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Ramey joins WGO

Samuel Ramey, a world-renowned bass-baritone and native Kansan, has been named to a newly created position as Wichita Grand Opera’s Ambassador and Artistic Advisor. His two-year period began Nov. 1.

He will work to expand Opera Across Kansas to the entire state.

WGO currently travels to perform in McPherson, Salina and Overland Park Opera Academy of the Midwest is committed to further developing the program. Ramey will work with state universities to expand this important

stepping-stone in the careers of aspiring young Kansas and Kansas-based opera singers.

He also will reach out to Wichita’s business leaders to support WGO and create a Wichita Opera-Business Alliance. Corporate recruiters use the presence of opera in a city to help attract the best talent.

“I’m looking forward to the challenge of helping the WGO move forward into its next phase,” Ramey said.

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For bicyclists check out a bike shop for reflective shoes, crossing-guard vests, strap-on headlights or, the safest of all, lights in blinking red or green or yellow.

Keep on moving throughout this fall and winter, but stay visible and safe.

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November theatre options

By Diana Morton Crisp air, autumn colors and a hint of the holidays in the air – time to visit a local theatre venue.

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