VIP Wichita Magazine - April 2017

April 2017

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VIP Wichita April

Contents events

Diffrence Makers Awards Catholic Charities 24th Annual Cruise Night Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Kansas Man & Woman of the Year Dining with Denise Supper Club Heartspring Groundbreaking An Evening of Note Death by Chocolate

Metro Mingle Palette to Palate Junior Achievement of Wichita Business Hall of Fame Alzheimer’s Association Sweet Memories Freedom Through Fashion Startup Grind Wichita Soroptimist International of Wichita Hats Off to Women Kansas Authors Dinner Banfi Wine Dinner

St. Paddy’s Parade ‘Pit Stop’ Block Party National Kidney Foundation Great Chefs of the Midwest Advanced Learning Library Topping Off Ceremony Brews, Clues and Running Shoes Wichita Family Crisis Center Bootleggers’ Ball 42nd Annual Blarney Breakfast Hunting Heritage Banquet Murdock Mixology Wichita Country Club Pickleball Classic

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Hello Spring! Fashion Preview photographed at Eric Fisher Academy Photographed by Kacy Meinecke

features ICT Girl Boss - Lauren Mercado VIP Professional - FNL Denim VIP Profile - Eric Fisher CEO Spotlight - Helen Galloway Hello Spring! Fashion Preview Sharing a Passion for Fashion - Lyndon’s My Favorite Space - Lynn Marshall VIP Interview: League 42 #WichitaFlag Who Wore What

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VIP • Newman University

Difference Makers Awards Norma Greever, Mickey Armstrong, Robbi Heck, Larry Heck Story & Photography by Whitney Pulen

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onoring those who make a difference in Wichita is what inspired the Difference Makers Awards. The Wichita Eagle, Newman University and Cook’s Heating and Cooling sponsored the awards ceremony on February 25.

Guests gathered at Newman University with some time to socialize before enjoying dinner by Great Western Catering. Awards were presented to: Fred Berry, John Perkins, Larry Gunkel, Marcillene Dover, Nick Dondlinger, Taylor Cusick-Wetta, Tom Sanders, Wichita Women’s Initiative Network and Zinta Inspired Language. Look for photos at www.vipwichitamag.com.

Lauren Berry, David Berry, Polly Berry

Nathan Scott, Marcillene Dover

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Russ Meyer, Helen Meyer

Stacy Hewitt, Tyler Hewitt

Tom Shine, Sharon Shine, Jean Coffman, Steve Coffman

Terri Cusick-Wetta, Taylor Cusick-Wetta

David Borho, Glenna Borho

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Sarah Dondlinger, Ken Kern, Judy Licklider, Thomas Licklider

Adam Hein, Renee Hein, Judy Sanders, Tom Sanders

Ethan Gardner, Michaela Ulrich, Hannah Ulrich

Jeff Van Sickle, Janice Van Sickle, Cindy Miles, Mark Miles

Larry Heck, Barbara Hodson, Robbi Heck

Tom Burkhart, Suzie Burkhart, Marc Brand, Mary Brand, Jeanine Tos, Marty Tos

Vanessa Dondlinger, Raymond Dondlinger, Fred Berry

Michael Webb, Kathleen Webb

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Cindy Johnston, Michael Johnston

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VIPCalendar of Events Sunday

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Bizwomen Mentoring Monday Abode Venue 11:30 a.m.

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5 Tallgrass Film Fest Shaken Not Stirred Abode Venue 6 p.m.

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7 Blue Jean Bingo Abode Venue 6:30 p.m.

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100 Men Who Can Cook Centuty II 6:30 p.m.

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Catwalk for Water The Hudson Event Center 6 p.m.

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21 Cutthroat Cookoff The Hudson Event Center 6 p.m.

27 Passport to Nature Great Plains Nature Center 6 p.m.

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15 Fourth Anniversary Market The Workroom 10 a.m.

Bike Beautiful Distillery 244 6 p.m.

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29 Tour de Cure Spirit Aerosystems 9 a.m.

22 Midwest Winefest Century II 6 p.m.

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VIP • Hyatt Regency

Catholic Charities

24th Annual Cruise Night Story & Photography by Whitney Pulen

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Scott Streml, Joyce Lane, Annette Wilson, Matt Wilson, Byron Nordhus he 24th Annual Cruise Night for the Shelter Services of Catholic Charities was held February 26 at the Hyatt Regency. The cruise-themed night was filled with lively conversation, fabulous food, as well as live and silent auction items.

The featured “ports of call” for the evening were Cairo, Hong Kong, New York City and Paris. Guests were able to sample delicious dishes prepared by some of Wichita’s finest chefs in each of the “cities.”

Proceeds from this fundraiser benefit the Catholic Charities’ Shelter Services in the area: Harbor House, St. Anthony Family Shelter and The Mount. Harbor House is an emergency shelter for those fleeing domestic violence, St. Anthony Family Shelter helps those who are homeless, and The Mount provides a safe shelter for domestic violence survivors and homeless families who are working toward long-term success. Look for photos at www.vipwichitamag.com. Janet Valente Pape, Father Matt McGinness Dylan Probst, Kamala Probst

Jamee Sholtz, Jeremy Sholtz, Shelly Breault

Anne Oxler, Susie Tarrant

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Margaret Phillips, Jess Greenleaf, Tony Rangel, Sharon Grace

Renee Befort, Craig Befort

Jessie Woydziak, Liz Woydziak

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Catholic Charities

24th annual Cruise Night

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Lauren Mercado Lauren Mercado

Owner Handpicked Los Angeles www.shophandpickedla.com

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andpicked Los Angeles is a women’s clothing boutique in Old Town that specializesin unique contemporary styles and one-of-a-kind vintage clothing. Its owner, Lauren Mercado, solely handpicks and curates the store’s collection, buying everything from Los Angeles. She also conducts all of the store’s photoshoots right here in Wichita, using local models and photographers.Mercado opened the store 1 ½ years ago when she left the corporate fashion world in L.A. for the Midwest.

What inspired you to start your own business?

Over the past 15 years of my career, I have created a specialized skill set from graphic design to wardrobe styling. With my broad set of skills, I decided that I could confidently leave the corporate fashion world.

Do you have a mentor or someone who influenced your life professionally?

Most definitely. I think having mentors is one of the most important assets to an entrepreneur. I have a few personal mentors but I also listen to a brilliant podcast called Entrepreneur on Fire each morning as a routine. In doing this I get advice from a different successful entrepreneur each morning and apply their story to my situation. I highly recommend it!

What’s your most significant professional accomplishment so far?

My most significant professional accomplishment thus far would be my decision to leave the corporate world in L.A. and build my business here in Wichita.

My boutique is my platform to reach the public, do some good and help Wichita Continued on Page 102

Photographed by Kacy Meinecke

VIP • Hinkle Law Firm

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Kansas

Man & Woman of the Year Story & Photography by Whitney Pulen

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ach year the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Kansas holds a 10-week competition to raise funds for blood cancer research, and this marks the Wichita chapter’s 18th year. On March 9, candidates gathered at Hinkle Law Firm to get the competition started.

The top fundraising man and woman will be recognized on May 20. Last year, Wichita’s candidates raised more than $220,000 for research and have set a goal of raising $500,000 in 2017.

This year’s candidates are Michael Andrusak, Becky Bliss, Suzy Blubaugh, Darin Byer, Cyrus Fleming, Eddie Hansen, Justin Lewis, Dan Madrigal, Mike Metz, Marlene Mireles, Gage Schaffer, Laurie Spence, Melanie Tucker, Matthew Wendling, David Wimbley and Olivia Woydziak.

To make donations to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and to the candidate’s campaigns, visit www.mwoy.org/ mid. Look for photos at www.vipwichitamag.com.

Becky Bliss, Naomi Arnold, Moriah Birkle, Kelli Elmore, Marlene Mireles

David Wimbley, Evie Harding, Becky Bliss, Laurie Spence

Justin Lewis, Matt Sullard, Mike Andrusak

Will Wohlford, Cecilia Wohlford, Kat Wohlford

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Julie Strelow, Hope Dent, Matt Wendling, Annie Perez, Jerry Huddleston

Mark Heiman, Carrie Heiman

Dennis Clary, Adam Mott

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Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Kansas

Man & Woman of the Year

Dylan Donner, Gage Schaffer, Daniel Fowler

Tristan Carter, Eddie Hansen, Jeff Blood

Steve Dugger, Melanie Tucker, Ryan Duft

Jill Fleming, Cyrus Fleming, Michelle Mense

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VIP • Molino’s Cuisine

Dining with Denise

Supper Club Story & Photography by Lisa-Marie A. Pulley

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Denise Neil, Gregg Marshall. T.D. O’Connell, Lynn Marshall

olino’s Cuisine new northeast Wichita restaurant was the location of the inaugural Dining with Denise Supper Club event on March 7. The dinner was hosted by Denise Neil, The Wichita Eagle’s restaurant writer and blogger, with more such events planned to bring together fans of Wichita dining.

A special four-course meal of items not on Molino’s menu was put together especially for the 60 attendees.

VIP attendees included Wichita State University men’s basketball coach Gregg Marshall and his wife, Lynn; Scott Redler from Freddy’s Frozen Custard; Felipe Lujano from Felipe’s; T.D. O’Connell from Hog Wild Pit Bar-B-Q; Cynthia Wilson and Craig Bjork from Parsnipity Cafe; and Louis Foreman from Louis’ Rose Hill Cafe. Look for photos at www.vipwichitamag.com.

Betsy Redler, Keith Pickus, Deirdre O’Farrell

Louis Foreman, Mitch Lorimor

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Jodi Guillemette, Philip Guillemette

Kim Morrissey, Maria Garcia

Stephanie Colley, Byron Smith, Séan Warner, Barb Warner

Denise Neil, Travis Heying

Chuck Jones, Karl Lakin

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Dining with Denise Supper Club

Betsy Redler, Deirdre O’Farrell, Keith Pickus, Scott Redler

Chris Mah, Rose Mah

Jill Cremer, Keith Cremer

Devin Walker, Rachel Chinn

Marj Sommerfeld, Steve Warfield, DeAun Warfield, Shari Rickard

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VIP • Heartspring

Heartspring Groundbreaking

Expanding Possibilities Story & Photography by Whitney Pulen

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xpanding Possibilities is the theme of Heartspring’s much-needed and highly anticipated campus expansion. On March 7, a groundbreaking ceremony was held to kick off the project.

Speakers included Mayor Jeff Longwell, Heartspring Chairman Emeritus Fred Berry, Heartspring Board of Trustees Director Phil Garrison and Heartspring President and CEO David Stupay.

Heartspring, which serves children of varying degrees of disabilities, is at capacity and has a long wait list for its services. With this expansion, Heartspring’s goals are to eliminate the waiting list and reduce the time it takes for children to receive services, to develop multi-purpose spaces to provide flexibility for programs, and to provide sustainable spaces that are cost-efficient and durable. Look for photos at www.vipwichitamag.com.

Denise Wickham, Fred Berry, Judy Worrell

Stacie Williamson, Andy Buessing, David Beaver, Stan Shelden

Isabella Alderman, Kayleen Alderman, Abigail Alderman, Justin Alderman, Elizabeth Alderman

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Roger Zellers, Kendal Nelson, Chris Shank

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Heartspring Groundbreaking

Linda Buchanan, Richard Buchanan, Julie Prater, Kristen Aberle

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Kathy Hankins, Danielle Lewis, Jeanetta Green

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K. Lanes Fashion Boutique Paisley Parrot Fashion Truck

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VIP • Abode Venue

An Evening of Note

Humanitarian of the Year Bonnie Bing Honeyman and Dick Honeyman

Story & Photography by Amy Geiszler-Jones

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onnie Bing Honeyman and Dick Honeyman received Dr. Donna Sweet’s Humanitarian of the Year award during the event An Evening of Note on February 24 at Abode Venue. Susan Peters emceed the program.

The award, established in 2005, recognizes individuals and couples who make significant contributions to the Wichita community through leadership, guidance, philanthropic and other actions. The Honeymans serve on several boards and in other capacities with nonprofit groups including Music Theatre and Starkey Inc.

Dr. Donna Sweet, the award’s namesake, is a local physician and internal medicine professor with the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita. She is internationally known for her pioneering work providing care and resources to those infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS. All proceeds from the event benefit The Sweet Emergency Fund, which helps HIV/AIDS patients with their health care needs. Look for photos Back Row: Dr. Donna Sweet, Dick Honeyman, Bonnie Bing Honeyman, Tim Norton, Phil Enegren at www.vipwichitamag.com.

Front Row: Sister Tarcisia Roths, Linda Weir-Enegren, Gloria Farha Flentje, Jack Focht

Elizabeth King, Pamela Ammar, Lisa Clancy, Sheryl Wohlford

Sandy Remsberg, Jim Remsberg, Christa Rude Vazeos

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Bucky Walters, Becky Foster

Dr. Brian Asbury, Katie Asbury, Amanda Elmore

Cindy Carnahan, Christine Tasheff

Tim Norton, Mary Beth Jarvis, Susan Norton

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VIP Professional

FnL Denim

Story by Scott Elpers Photography by Kacy Meinecke

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et’s start with the storefront, because that’s the first thing you notice when you step into FNL Denim’s shop in the Eaton Place at Douglas and Emporia in the heart of downtown Wichita.

The sunlight shimmers through tall windows onto an army of industrial sewing machines, each a different size and shape, each used to sew a specific part of the one-of-a-kind men’s jeans Frank Hopkins and Levi Fitzmier have been creating by hand since 2011.

“You pretty much have to go to New York or the West Coast to find something like this,” Hopkins said. “These are made 100 percent from scratch, right here in Wichita.”

“And at those places, the owners don’t make the jeans,” Fitzmier added. “We make these jeans. Every single pair are made by us right here in this shop.”

Those custom jeans on the East and West coasts are going to cost more than double what you find at FNL, even though Hopkins and

Fitzmier use the same high-quality selvedge denim.

“They are going to look great, whether you are dressing them up or wearing them casual. That’s the beauty of what we do. They are so versatile,” Fitzmier said. “We’re a custom-made jean company but we try to keep everything very simple.”

Hopkins and Fitzmier, both 25, can crank out a pair of men’s jeans in about an hour. But as the sole employees of FNL Denim, their time is also divided among a multitude of other tasks required to run a small business.

A pair of custom jeans, from first fit to final product, takes about eight weeks. FNL Denim would like to offer an off-the-rack pair for around $150, about half the price of a custom pair.

FNL Denim has sold about 450 pairs of custom denim jeans since it opened its downtown storefront last August, but the business came from humble beginnings.

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VIP • Exploration Place

Death by Chocolate Kevin Brauning, Jenny Myers, Judah Craig, Marty Spence Story & Photography by Amy Geiszler-Jones

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he halls and exhibition spaces of Exploration Place were filled with chocolates, desserts, savories and beverages during the 11th annual Death by Chocolate on February 24.

The event is the science center’s largest fundraiser, drawing hundreds of event-goers every year. A silent auction, live music by Annie Up and current exhibitions provided diversions in between sampling the creations of more than 30 local chefs, bakeries, restaurants and other businesses.

Lead sponsor was Baird; Cox was the premier sponsor of the event. Look for photos at www.vipwichitamag.com.

Joy Eakins, Lichelle Alford, Junetta Everett

Mike Marchant, Ali Marchant

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Liz Beugelsdyk, Michelle Alvarez, Nikki Lane, Lorrie Alvarez

Gaylyn McGregor, Phil Garrison, Kim Grossardt. Glen Malan

Jennifer Rygg, Dr. Lucynda Raben

Jordan Boone, Sandy Fogle

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Death by Chocolate [ brand new waterfront patio home ]

Melanie Cooper, Andy Forrester, Julie Forrester

$ 730,000

Gorgeous home with upgrades throughout–8’ solid wood doors, barrel ceiling, built-ins, great outdoor space–a must-see!

• 3138 sq ft • 4 bedrooms • 3 full / 2 half baths • extravagant granite kitchen w/ Thermador appliances, prep sink, island & pantry • master w/ spa-like bath, access to covered deck • finished view-out basement w/ fireplace, wet bar, 2 bedrooms • covered patio, fenced yard

Ebony Smith, Ariel Muir, Felicia Dean

10217 E Summerfield St, Wichita, KS 67206 | MLS #531661 Erin Mills, Carrie Winder

Denetra Milner, Brian Clark

Carrie Campbell, Tristyn Brotton, Esther Wold, Cami Sullivan, Stacie Dekat

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Story By Amy Geiszler-Jones Photographed By Kacy Meinecke

Eric Fisher styles a model’s hair during VIP Wichita Magazine’s spring fashion shoot last month at his Wichita cosmetology school, Eric Fisher Academy.

VIP Profile - Eric Fisher Thirty years ago, Eric Fisher had the chance of a hairdresser’s lifetime – a coveted job offer that 200 other hairdressers had auditioned for in New York City’s top hair salon.

Instead, he opened a salon in Wichita and in the three decades since, he has proven that in his industry you can work from anywhere and be “just about anybody you want to be” as he tells potential students in a promotional video for his acclaimed Eric Fisher Academy.

From Wichita, Fisher has built a hairstylist’s empire and a reputation as an industry innovator – running three salons and a cosmetology school that is one of the busiest student salons in the country, offering continuing education workshops for which he brings international stars in the industry to Wichita, developing motivational products and creating a successful business training program for beauty industry professionals.

That’s in addition to working as a hairdresser – he still takes appointments weekly at his Wichita salon, a photographer and a platform stylist. In the hair industry, being a platform stylist is a

kind of crowning achievement – “the rock star among hairdressers” is how some describe it. Platform artists do industry trade shows, promote styling products – in Fisher’s case it’s Aquage – and do other educational and professional work.

So why Wichita? You could say he did it for love. His hometown sweetheart from Wichita – they got married at the Vatican while he was working as a freelancer in Italy – wasn’t ready to move to the Big Apple. Fisher has no regrets about making that choice, raising four children with his wife, Mary, and setting up his entrepreneurial empire from the heart of America.

“I love Wichita. I really love it, and I’ve lived all over,” Fisher said, as he ticks off doing work in Greece, South Korea, Hawaii, London, Paris, Turkey and elsewhere. He travels extensively to do shows and more all over the world, so he’s still living the jet-set life that comes from having an international reputation.

“It’s been an amazing career – not good, not great, amazing,” said Fisher, who’s won numerous awards and accolades as a hairstylist, Continued on Page 93

VIP • Newman University

Metro Mingle Small Business Awards Kickoff Story & Photography by Amy Geiszler-Jones

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he 26 applicants for the Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Awards showcased their businesses during the chamber’s Metro Mingle held March 8 at Newman University, a co-host sponsor along with the law firm Triplett, Woolf & Garretson LLC.

During the event, emceed by Wichita Eagle Publisher Roy Heatherly, the 10 finalists for the awards were announced. The five finalists in the category of companies with 25 or fewer employees are Etezazi Industries, McCurdy Auction, the Monarch, Reverie Coffee Roasters and the Workroom. The five finalists in the category of companies with 26 to 100 employees are Builders Plus Construction, Elite Staffing Solutions, Fiber Dynamics, Charles E. Mahaney Roofing Company, and the McGinty Machine Co.

The winners of each category will be announced May 24 during the Engage and Ignite Small Business Conference at the Hyatt Regency Wichita. Look for photos at www.vipwichitamag.com.

Lindon Bontz, Kevin Swinicki, David Wolfe, Joe Landwehr, Ricardo Reitmeyer

Ronnie Leonard Balco, Tad Patton, Neil Gosch, Amy Fellows Cline, Jeff Leonard

Wes Sawyer, Amy Sawyer, Paul Blissett

Frank Choriego, Deniece Blasko, Hessam Vali

Jose Hernandez, Mario Quiroz, Mara Garza

Gary Plummer, Noreen Carrocci, Scott Schwindaman

Brad Painchaud, Casey Stoneman, Mark Chamberlin

XXX Schumacher, Ashley Moore, Aharon Hoopes Aimee

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Metro Mingle

Small Business Awards Kickoff

Rachael Pirner, J.T. Klaus, Tim McKee, Andrew Kovar

Patrick Nance, Norm Jones, Rebekah Wagenbach

Amanda Callison, CJ Carey

Phyllis Robertson, Denise Spurlock

CJ Morawitz, Kyle Kelley, Ty Patton, Braden McCurdy

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VIP • Noah’s Event Venue

Palette to Palate Jason Hisaw, Herb Krumsick, Karl Lakin Story & Photography by Lisa-Marie A. Pulley

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ETCH held its 7th Annual Palette to Palate: A Wine & Art Experience on February 24 at Noah’s Event Venue. This year’s event was themed “Flavor of New Orleans,” featuring a champagne reception, live and silent auctions, and wine dinner prepared by Larkspurs Bistro & Bar.

Prior to the dinner was an exclusive VIP winetasting pre-party with Herb Krumsick. Palette to Palate was an evening of perfect pairings to benefit KETCH and the more than 400 adults with developmental disabilities in its vocational training, residential supports, and adult day services. Look for photos at www.vipwichitamag.com.

Sierra Scott,Harrison Schenk

Shane McCormick, Holli McCormick, Nicole Cooper, Zach Cooper

Kurt Watson, Sue Watson, Claire Watson, Brett Watson

Dianna Stovall, Pat Gearhart

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Amber Hendrix, Ebony Clemons-Ajibolade

Jeremy Schaar, Nicole Schaar

Kelsey Porter, Shawn Jiwanlal

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Julie Breault, Gary Breault

Luke Janzen, Alainna Janzen

Gia Selzer, Jennifer Lee

Jackie Gearhart, Pat Gearhart

Kevin Ulwelling, Shannon Clark

Bill Gardner, Andrea Gardner, Brian Wiens

Jo Walters, Gwen Phillips, Julie Breault

Jim LaGree, Parker LaGree, Phil Graves, Emilie Graves

Jeff Linsner, Martha Linsner, LewJene Schneider

Jeff Howard,Dimitris Skliris

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Jade Martin, Frank Palisi

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VIP • Hyatt Regency

Junior Achievement of Wichita

Business Hall of Fame Story & Photography by Whitney Pulen

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ach year since 1986 Junior Achievement of Wichita has inducted members of the community into its Business Hall of Fame. On March 14 at the Hyatt Regency, four individuals were inducted: Cindy Carnahan, Ron Holt, Claude Mann (posthumous) and Ron Mann.

In addition, the Fran Jabara Scholarship to Wichita State University’s Barton School of Business was presented to Nicole Shartzer, the Othal Vrana Volunteer of the Year Award went to Aggie Tuxhorn and the Velma Wallace Recognition Award for the most volunteers was given to Westar Energy.

The Junior Achievement of Wichita’s mission is to empower youth. This year through their volunteerbased programs in local schools they have helped more than 10,000 students with financial literacy and entrepreneurship skills. Look for photos at www.vipwichitamag.com.

David Stephenson, Patrice Stephenson, Mac Barnett, Max Harris

Kim Harris, Dulce Wessley, Rick Wessley

Lauren Pelfrey, Kevin Brittain, Chris Graham, Maggie Topping

Jennifer Parker, Cara Parise

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Curt Renard, Sandra Renard

Serle McNeil, Wendy Johnson

Tara Albin, Chad Albin

Andy McFayden, Trish Schmidt

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Junior Achievement of Wichita

Business Hall of Fame

Lee Ritchie, Ed Ritchie, Lori Usher, Jim Ziegler

Cindy McSwain, Chuck McSwain

Max Harris, Mac Barnett

Brice Lowe, Megan Lowe, Tammy Sanders, Kyle Sanders

Tracy Ramsay, DeeAnna Carlson, Rachel Seivley, Kathy Rosell, Chris McGaugh

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In 2016, the Wichita Independent Business Association (WIBA) began a new economic development initiative in our community.

WIBA made personal contact with over 200 local businesses and provided assistance that included: Job Creation

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WIBA can provide this invaluable assistance as well as other support to your business at no cost!

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CEO Spotlight

Helen Galloway

Story by MeLinda Schnyder Photography by Kacy Meinecke Editor’s Note: CEO Spotlight is a reccuring monthly feature on CEOs, presidents and business owners in the Wichita area.

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orty-four years after opening her specialty gifts store, Helen Galloway still works six days a week in the business.

“And would love to work seven if she could,” said daughter Buffy Dodson. “She gets bored on Sundays when we’re closed.”

On a typical day, you’ll find her greeting customers at The First Place, 2929 N. Rock Road, and meeting with jewelry salesmen visiting from New York, offering anyone who walks in the door a beverage and snacks.

Galloway also continues to go to market eight to 10 times a year in Las Vegas, Dallas, New York or as far away as Switzerland. She also writes the copy for advertisements and has never hired an advertising agency.

The First Place is known for its personal customer service and low-pressure way of selling its jewelry, home decor and other gifts that range from $5 bags of jelly beans and high-end diamond bracelets. In addition to retail, the store offers interior decorating services and delivers expertly gift-wrapped corporate gifts for businesses across the city.

Galloway started the business in 1973, as a recently divorced mother of two young daughters. While married, she’d enjoyed buying a

few gift items to sell in the high-end men’s clothing store that Galloway’s family had helped her then-husband start. After the divorce, she needed a job and Wichita, she thought, needed a specialty gift shop.

She opened the store with her sister Donna Jabara Baker in a 1,200-square-foot space at 6821 E. Kellogg in September 1973. Despite ignoring location advice from their brother Fran Jabara – a successful businessman who went on to found the Wichita State Center for Entrepreneurship – the women were already making a profit four months after opening. (They moved the business to its current location in 2002.)

That doesn’t mean building the business was easy. Galloway was one of the few female buyers in the 1970s. Although she never had to borrow money for the business and had a letter from her bank showing her solid financial status, salesmen didn’t want to work with her.

“When we started, it was a man’s world and they had no respect for women in business,” Galloway said. “Today, I still sign checks with my initials and not Helen because I had to do that back then when they didn’t think women should be in business.”

Galloway said she was fortunate to have the support of a large, close-knit, entrepreneurial family. She is the middle child of nine born to the Jabaras, who emigrated to the United States from Lebanon. Her father Continued on Page 99

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Hello Spring!

VIP Wichita Magazine Fashion Preview

One of the best ways to show off stripes this spring is wearing a full, flirty dress. This dress is one-shoulder with a bow.

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White crackle leather, chunky heel sandal

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Colorful pompon earrings

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All at Lyndon’s.

Acknowledgments Photographer: Kacy Meinecke of Kacy Meinecke Photography, 100 S. Market St. Suite 101, 316-734-7190 Photo stylist, fashion writer and coordinator: Bonnie Bing Fashion assistant: Roxanne Kellogg Editor: Scott Elpers Models are from Models and Images, 11124 E. 28th St. No. Suite 114, 316-612-9070 Models in this issue: Madi DeVore, Cheyenne Goodman, Emilee Janicke, Cyleyss Stumblingbear, Emma Taylor, Marvin Huckins and Justin Lewis All hair and makeup was done by students at the Eric Fisher Academy, 2627 W. Central, under the direction of Eric Fisher Hair Stylists: Mady Nichols, Aubrey Schomacker, Cianna Smith and Kasey Myers Makeup: Sivea Devore, Kelly Jones and Kat Gaskell Supervisor: Nichole Peck

A go-to outfit is essential regardless of the season.

White jeans are a wardrobe staple for spring and summer, put them with a favorite top and you’re almost set. Add accessories from hat to bag to shoes and you’re ready. Good basics mean you can change it up with ease and mix the pieces with what you’ve already got in your closet. A black top with white stripe trim by 360 Italian of rayon and nylon, $195, and super-skinny white jeans by AG, $235, are accessorized with a handsome Trina Turk bag, $398, and hat by Tart, made of woven paper, $49.

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e had a mild winter, but now spring is actually here. That means it’s time to bring out your light, bright clothes and add some new trendy pieces.

That way you’re ready for everything from outdoor entertaining to baseball games to spring weddings.

If it’s been awhile since you picked florals for your spring and summer wardrobe, this is the year to get back to the blossoms. Whether dainty flowers on a white or pastel background or bright, bold blooms on black, you’ll need something floral in your spring wardrobe.

Love pink? You’ll be happy to know pink is one of the big colors for spring from bright bubblegum to barely blush.

Stripes in every size and shape have returned and so have the perennial polka dots, from tiny dots to giant spots. Metallics will once again add shimmer and shine to fabrics and a multitude of accessories.

Speaking of accessories, go for color, such as multi-colored sandals, bold looks such as wide cuffs and showy necklaces and whimsical designs, such as earrings with colorful pompons.

Designers had some fun tricks up their sleeves with a variety of shoulder and sleeve treatments. For example, the “cold shoulder,” off-the-shoulder, trumpet sleeves, ruffled sleeves, lace and some ruched and pleated sleeves.

But it’s white that we love to return to after the dark colors of fall and winter. Whether it’s head-to-toe white or just one piece of an outfit, white adds a freshness to whatever you’re wearing.

Push those winter clothes to the back of the closet, replace them with your favorites from last spring and shop for new pieces that add spark to your warm weather wardrobe. It’s time to don your sandals, smile and say, “Hello spring!” - Bonnie Bing

Make a statement with a necklace that can be worn with almost everything you own. A multi-strand chain necklace by Auden, $458, is worn with a white polyester and spandex blouse with ruffle sleeve

by Alberto Makali, $145.

All at GM Clotheshorse.

Whether you call it dusty rose, blush, pale mauve or pretty pink, you’ll see these shades often this spring and summer and you’ll be surprised how many other colors they complement. This dress of stretch polyester, $29, and matching duster, $59, are

by Yest. Necklace with faux stone pendant, $32, faux suede shoes by Hot Kiss, $42. Stackable bracelets to add sparkle, five for $35.

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Left: Details make all the difference, whether it’s studs, applique, fabric insets or sheer fabric.

This top by 3.1 Phillip Lim is silk with studded detail and silk print, $495.

Peeking through the sheerness is a matching bralette, also of silk, $225.

Jeans are by Mother Denim, $228, Phillip Lim bucket style bag of suede and smooth leather, $725. Cut-out, black leather boot with zipper and buckle details, by Phillip Lim, $695. All at Lyndon’s.

Opposite page Top: Flowers are blooming on everything from hats to shoes and everything you wear in between. These pants

by Cambio of stretch polyester feature a variety of bright blossoms on a background of black, $236. A white polyester jacket by Chelsea and Walker, $321, is worn over a black, sleeveless, mock turtleneck of Tactel and Lycra, by A’Nue Ligne, $83. All at GM Clotheshorse.

Bottom: Nobody said pinstripes are only for bankers. This casual twopiece outfit can be worn together or mixed with plenty of other things in your closet. The top with tie front is $258, relaxed pant, $348, both linen,

by Lafayette 148. Sterling silver, beaded choker, $175, beaded and feather bracelet by Migonne Gavigan, $220. Pointed toe mules with stud detail, by 3.1 Phillip Lim, $750.

All at Lyndon’s.

Find that perfect dress for the spring and summer weddings and other dressy occasions you’ll be attending. Dress of citrus green silk shantung, by Oscar, $220. Necklace, $20 and metallic bag, $32. All at The Violet Closet.

An easy way to make any outfit more interesting is to mix up some texture.

Pictured is a super soft faux suede jacket of blush pink polyester and spandex by Hyfive, $49.99. Under it is a nylon and spandex tank top by New Prospects, $15, worn with python print jeans by Don’t Cry Milan, $49.99.

Long chain necklace with fringed pendant, $15. All at Moxie Boutique.

Get a kick out of color this spring and summer in sunny shorts and a bright top. These stretch twill shorts, $69, by Tribal Jeans are topped with a coldshoulder style top of rayon and spandex by Joseph A., $42. Adding a metallic touch, silver cuff bracelets, one by Bilboa, $88, the other by Brighton, $68.

Metallic sneakers by Qupid, $42. All at K-Lane’s.

It seems polka dots are a spring perennial and this year it is especially true. Navy blue and white polka dot palazzo pants, $155, are worn with a fluttery white polyester tiered blouse, $155. Both

by Joseph Ripkoff.

All at GM Clotheshorse.

Above: Sometimes it’s as simple as getting a good pair of easy care slacks and shirt with an interesting print. The pants are by Meyer, of machine washable wool, $250. Shirt with crinkle print by Bugatchi, $149.

Tie shoe with suede detail

by Testosterone, $139. All at Johnston’s Clothiers.

Right: What could be better than a sport coat so comfortable it feels like a sweat shirt? This stretch cotton knit sport coat is

by Robert Talbott, $548.

Add a trendy vest of linen

by JKT, $185, linen shirt

by Peter Millar, $145, and finish the outfit with jeans

by Mac, $195.

All at Gentry Ltd.

Top left: Jewelry designer Jude Frances chose aqua, a popular color for spring for the collection of sterling, white topaz under amazonite. Bead necklace, $690, ring, $650. And by Yanni B., a 14k white gold, diamond, turquoise and white topaz necklace, $3,250. All at The First Place.

Top right: A big look for spring jewelry is BIG. Bold jewelry seems to say “go big or go home.” Stack up those bangle bracelets, wear a necklace that makes a statement and don’t be bashful when you add earrings. The necklace is 10k gold-plated brass, $395, matching bracelet, $195. A colorful wide, hinged acrylic cuff with tiny stud detail, $395, narrow acrylic bangle, $125. Floral earrings of 10k gold with rhodium powder coat and crystals, $395. All by Alexis Bittar. All at The Plaid Giraffe.

Left: Dazzling earrings raises the style factor on any outfit. Choose color, whimsical styles and plenty of sparkle. Hand set crystal earrings by Roni Blanshay, $600 at GM Clotheshorse.

Sometimes going back to basics works if you find the latest in each. This jean skirt by Joe’s denim is longer in back than in the front with fringed hem, $169. It’s worn with a sleeveless top of Italian yarn, $149, by 360 Italian, and a snow white hoodie, also by 360 Italian, $319.

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Sharing a passion for fashion

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Camille Ogden, left, and Julie Lair are the new owners of Lyndon’s in Bradley Fair, having purchased the boutique from its founder Donna Preston.

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or the past 20 years, Julie Lair has loved shopping at Lyndon’s in Bradley Fair. For the past 12 years, Camille Ogden loved buying the contemporary, high-end fashions that stocked the shelves and hung on the store’s racks.

Last August, the two women went all-in and became Lyndon’s new owners, purchasing it from its founder Donna Preston.

“We both eat, drink, sleep and breathe fashion,” said Ogden, who is the store’s director of sales.

“Like last night, she sent me the Instagram Dior live feed from New York,” said Lair, who serves as the president. Both had just recently returned from a weeklong buying trip to New York City.

“We just love fashion – in a dorky, nerdy kind of way,” Ogden said, laughing.

Both are a constant presence at the store, forming friendships with their clients and helping Wichita women feel like they’re shopping in a boutique in the hubs of fashion – New York City and Los Angeles.

According to the store’s origin story, in 1975 Preston opened the store in the Happiness Plaza shopping center on Douglas to provide clothing with style and sophistication found on the Coasts. It was originally named Foxy Lady.

The store eventually moved to its current location at Bradley Fair, Wichita’s pioneering destination lifestyle center. Over the years, Lyndon’s

earned a reputation as a place to find quality, trending and staple fashions and has consistently been named “a style leader” by the women’s fashion magazine Harper’s Bazaar.

“There are so many styles that we carry so we call our store eclectic because we can accommodate and fit a lot of different lifestyles,” said Ogden.

If you see a style trending on Instagram or in a fashion magazine, chances are you’ll find it at Lyndon’s, the pair says, because of their passion for fashion.

“We can outfit anyone in some sort of way,” said Ogden, noting their clients range in ages from teens to octogenarians.

“We carry for a variety of price points and for ages and clients,” Lair adds.

“We carry many of the lines that local shoppers will buy online,” Ogden said. “They’re just not aware that someone in Wichita carries it.”

If the item doesn’t fit quite to your liking, one of the store’s two on-site seamstresses – a mother-daughter duo – can make alterations.

They take the business of clothing women seriously as they peruse the markets for the items and lines they sell. “We are picking out what women will pull out of their closet and wear that day,” said Lair.

For some lines, they may have only one item per size. “That leads to exclusiveness,” said Ogden.

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The fundraiser was started by Mosley Street Melodrama owner Patty Reeder in memory of her mother who had Alzheimer’s. The event has raised more than $500,000 over the past 18 years, according to Fe Vorderlandwehr, executive director of the Alzheimer’s Association Central and Western Kansas. Look for photos at www.vipwichitamag.com.

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Amid the two crates, the cat’s favorite table and other fourlegged creature comforts is a new couch, huge ottoman, leather recliner and a fireplace with television above it. Lynn glanced up at the screen occasionally to check the score of a basketball game. Not surprising since her husband is the men’s head basketball coach at Wichita State.

“This is where I am. I’ve got my books, magazines and reading glasses, ” she said. She said she got reading glasses when her mom told Story by Bonnie Bing her she was holding reading material at arms-length and squinting.

Photography by Kacy Meinecke “I’m turning into my mother,” Lynn said, laughing. “Now I It’s a whole lot of fun to sit down with Lynn Marshall in what she calls wear reading glasses and I’m reading the same books she reads.” At the her “headquarters,” which happens to be the family room in the Marshalls’ moment the books on the end table are “Sullivan’s Island” by Dorothea spacious, Shocker-appointed, east-side home. She and daughter Maggie make Benton Frank and “The Mercy Oak” by Kathryn R. Wall. visitors feel welcome and the fun begins.

The Marshalls’ son Kellen, a WSU student, doesn’t live at Lynn sat down at the end of the couch that anchors the room. home so when Lynn, Gregg and Maggie watch television, Lynn shares “This is my corner of the compound. Actually this is a humane society with her couch and everyone’s feet are up on the ottoman covered with a a couch,” she said as two Jack Russell terriers vie for attention and another throw featuring, of course, the face of a dog. looks on from a crate. “These two don’t get along so one has to be locked up “Gregg tapes a ton of movies, so we don’t go out to see a movie when they’re in the same room,” she said. Maggie sits nearby, petting their very often,” she said. cat, Midnight.

And is there a “guilty pleasure” show they watch? Lynn “That blanket is on the table because that’s where the cat sits to watch grinned and said, “OK, we watch ‘The Bachelor.’” And just so you know, the birds in that tree,” Maggie said. Sure enough a blanket covers part of a they predicted Vanessa would be chosen and they were correct. game table in the corner of the room.

Now that basketball season is over and it’s spring, you’ll find Lynn Lynn and Maggie had been shopping that afternoon. “We told planting flowers and playing golf. “This is the year I’m really going to Gregg when he got home that we’d been shopping so he’s upstairs lying really work on my game,” she said.

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Couture Ever After pulled together a Gatsbyinspired theme complete with a larger-than life tinsel chandelier. Lamphouse Photo had a photo booth set up to commemorate the evening. There were silent auction items donated by local businesses and guests of honor Mayor Jeff Longwell, Miss Kansas and Sierra Scott were in attendance. Vanya Designs, a local custom dress shop in Derby, debuted a vintage-inspired wedding dress line on the runway and auctioned off a custom gown valued at $3,000.

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ore than 100 attendees came to see Christina Long of CML Collective interview Sheryl Wohlford, president and co-owner of Automation-Plus Inc. at the Startup Grind Wichita on March 9 at The Lux.

The interview was followed by a Q&A session with the audience. Her advice for young entrepreneurs in this community: “You just have to seek it out.” AutomationPlus Inc. is a manufacturing company headquartered in Wichita. Lubrication Engineers sponsored the event.

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About 130 guests attended the event, a fundraiser for scholarships the soroptimists give to women who need assistance and are attending Wichita State University and Wichita Area Technical School. The local club is affiliated with Soroptimist International, an international women’s organization whose mission is to improve the lives of women and girls through programs leading to social and economic empowerment. Look for photos at www.vipwichitamag.com.

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VIP • Wichita Marriott

Kansas Authors Dinner Mike Loveland, Lynn Loveland, Connie Kendall, Bob Young Story & Photography by Whitney Pulen

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he Wichita Alumnae Association of Kappa Kappa Gamma held its annual Kansas Authors Dinner February 23 at the Wichita Marriott to raise funds for local literacy programs.

This year’s featured authors were Beverley Buller, Ken Spurgeon and Larry Welch. The programs benefiting from the fundraiser were the Fundamental Learning Center and Reading Is Fundamental. Guests enjoyed a cocktail hour and some beautiful music played by pianist Kelsey Wise, followed by the featured authors giving a short presentation and signing copies of their works. Look for photos at www.vipwichitamag.com.

Mert Buckley, Connie Buckley, Tom Trieschman, Carrie Trieschman

Lori Connell, Kristi Jacobs, Chris Addington

Robin Meyen, Jane Knight, Jeanine Phillips, Holly Landon, Tammy Kofford, Ann Welborn

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Staci Janzen, Larry Welch

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VIP • Hereford House

Banfi Wine Dinner Story & Photography by Whitney Pulen

Sarah Howell, Craig Howell, Jay Ewy, Mike Howell, Linda Howell

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ereford House and Banfi Wines teamed up to hold a wine dinner with special guest Christine Dodgen, district manager of Banfi Vintners, on March 7.

Guests were treated to a five-course meal prepared by Hereford House’s chef and were provided with information on the intricacies of the selected wines paired with the dinner.

The meal included prosciutto-wrapped mozzarella and Sterling Silver braised beef paired with a Maschio Prosecco, a herb-crusted Sterling Silver ribeye served with a creamy basil and goat cheese polenta paired with the Banfi Brunello Di Montalcino. For the food and wine lover, it was an evening to be savored. Look for photos at www.vipwichitamag.com.

Harry Thurmond, Cheryl Thurmond, Jennifer Dugan, Tim Dugan

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VIP Interview: League 42

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By MeLinda Schnyder

ot every kid has to love baseball, but every kid should have the chance to try the sport. With the cost of registering and outfitting a kid to play on a summer baseball team easily reaching several hundred dollars, that opportunity had become unattainable for many Wichita families.

Local sports writer Bob Lutz changed that in 2014 when he formed League 42, a baseball league for boys and girls ages 5-14 that costs $30 per child or family of children and provides equipment and uniforms. The all-volunteer, nonprofit is named in honor of Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson, who wore uniform No. 42.

It took a great effort that first year to recruit 200 kids and enough coaches to form 16 teams. This year a waiting list formed for some age groups and the league will include around 575 players on 42 teams. Games start April 10 at McAdams Park’s two urban baseball fields that hadn’t been used for baseball in years and now have new life.

“The smiles on the faces of so many kids who are learning to play a game they would never have even been introduced to is extremely rewarding to those of us who work in League 42,” Lutz said. “So many families – mothers and fathers – express appreciation that not only do their kids now have a summer activity but they become passionate about League 42 and what it stands for. We stress sportsmanship and while we know other youth sports leagues do the same, we also mandate sportsmanship. We have a low tolerance for unsportsmanlike conduct in our league and our parents, coaches and umpires appreciate that.”

Each team has a head coach, at least two assistant coaches and a team ambassador. In addition to practices and games, League 42 players and coaches get together throughout the year for skills clinics and social events, from free movie days to attending Wichita Thunder

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hockey games or Wichita State University baseball games.

Lutz, who grew up in Derby, graduated from WSU and has spent the past 43 years as a sports reporter and columnist for the Wichita Eagle, talked to us about the league’s evolution as it enters its fourth season.

VIP: Why did you start the league?

BL: I felt there was a need for baseball in Wichita’s urban areas. We decided early on that McAdams Park would be our ideal home because of the great history in that park. And the great baseball history. We have revived the game at McAdams and worked to improve the facilities there.

VIP: What does it cost to run the league and how are you funded?

BL: It costs around $80,000 per year to run our league and pay for equipment, uniforms, umpires, etc. The city of Wichita has been an incredible partner at McAdams Park and has put $1.4 million of community improvement funds into our facilities, which now include a turf T-ball/coach pitch field and a new restroom/concession facility that will be ready for the 2017 season. League 42’s goal is to raise matching funds to continue to add to our facilities. We keep our participation costs low by finding good partners for equipment and uniforms and through the donations of generous people who help us.

VIP: You went from heavily recruiting parents to sign up their kids that first year to now having a wait list with some age groups. What accounts for that?

BL: We make it work. We’re sometimes not sure how. Finding coaches is one of our biggest challenges, especially as our league has grown

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from 16 to 29 to 39 and now to 42 teams. But there are a lot of people out there who want to help kids and we’ve tapped into that civic pride. It’s an ongoing process.

VIP: Has the growth been what you expected?

BL: It was hard to project. There were days early on when I wondered whether this would get off the ground. But our determination was strong and we have done what we hoped we would do. We have amazing parents and kids and they want what everyone wants: to have some fun in the summer time. League 42 strives to be fun.

VIP: Five people showed up at your first organizational meeting in 2013 but after a few months you experienced a groundswell of support.

Who are the folks who helped get League 42 off the ground, and how important were the contacts you had developed as a sports writer?

BL: We have a board of directors that has been instrumental in our success and growth. There are too many people who have helped to mention individually because I’ll forget someone. But this league would not exist without the efforts of some highly skilled and highly motivated people who drew up our bylaws and helped us attain 501(c)(3) status. I’m sure my visibility as a journalist helped us in some ways. It made it easier to open some doors and talk to people.

VIP: What’s been the hardest part of creating a nonprofit?

BL: I don’t really look at this as being hard. It requires a lot of work and a lot of determination, but it’s not hard. It’s fun and challenging and rewarding. Especially rewarding. I get a great sense of accomplishment through my personal efforts with League 42, and I hope many others do as well.

VIP: You’ve announced you’re retiring in April after 42 years at The Wichita Eagle. Will you be spending more time with League 42 or are you headed to a beach?

BL: There are several reasons I’ve decided to retire from the Eagle, but chief among them is my involvement with League 42 and the growing demands put on my time. It’s a labor of love.

VIP: How can readers support League 42?

BL: League 42 will always require the assistance of the public. As a nonprofit, we will have a perpetual need to add to our equipment stockpile with baseballs, bats, gloves, helmets and catchers’ gear.

And we also rely heavily on cash donations. Our website is league42.org and our mailing address is League 42 Foundation, P.O. Box 20051, Wichita, KS, 67208.

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VIP • Aero Plains Brewing

St. Paddy’s Parade ‘Pit Stop’ Block Party

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clusive Events and Aero Plains Brewing teamed up to throw a St. Paddy’s Block Party March 11. The cold, overcast morning didn’t stop Aero Plains’ green beer from kicking off the party at 9 a.m.

Several food trucks opened at 10 a.m. including Flying Stove, Funky Monkey Munchies, Brown Box Bakery, LoLo’s Crepes, Songbird Juice Co., and ICT Fried.

The “Pit Stop” party took place less than a block away from the 11th annual St. Patrick’s parade in Delano.

As for entertainment, Wichita Caledonian Pipes & Drums performed, and adult yard games and music from a DJ were provided. Look for photos at www.vipwichitamag.com.

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VIP • Crestview Country Club

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Great Chefs of the Midwest Josh Rathbun, Janet Meyer, Zach Rathbun

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he National Kidney Foundation’s Great Chefs of the Midwest fundraiser attracted more than 200 people February 26 to the Crestview Country Club. It was the first time the event has been held in Wichita and it attracted chefs from more than a dozen of the city’s top restaurants.

The 2017 chef chair was Josh Rathbun, executive chef of Siena Tuscan Steakhouse. Rathbun has a personal connection to the cause as he received a donated kidney from his cousin, Brett Rathbun, in 2013.

The event started off with signature cocktails and a balloon pop activity and was followed by a live auction and tasting of the various creations. Look for photos at www.vipwichitamag.com.

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Cheryl Casmento, Martin Park

Chris Hull, Andee Higgins

James Risner, Rob Little

Dave Cain, JJ Hayes

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Sharing a passion for fashion

Lyndon’s Continued from Page 55

Since buying the store, the pair have slowly put their personal mark on the store. Lair, who loves window shopping at Saks in New York, likes to create fun window displays. They’ve added contemporary, sleek lighting, dropped some previous fashion lines and have added new designer lines including Marc Jacobs, Red Valentino and Helmut Lang.

One successful step was expanding the store’s shoe lines, ranging in prices from $100 to $700.

“They’ve been flying out the door,” Lair said.

One thing they won’t change, the pair said, is the relationships and service they provide. Their four employees all have worked at the store for years; one has worked there 24 years.

“That’s why our clients like us,” said Lair. “There’s consistency and that helps build trust. It means we care about how you feel and we’re not going to want to put you in something we don’t care about.”

Obviously for Lair, the relationships she built with the staff had a big impact – big enough to to decide to buy the business with Ogden.

Lair is a former teacher and social worker who started shopping as a young mother, often with one or more of her four children in tow.

Ogden, who started picking out her own outfits at age 2, earned a degree in entrepreneurship and marketing at Wichita State. She was working in a retail store next door to Lyndon’s when she was recruited to be part of its staff about a dozen years ago.

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Want to try a new look or try on the most innovative skin care products? Make an appointment at either of Merle Norman’s two Wichita locations.

Marlene Glover has owned and operated Merle Norman's for 31 years. She takes pride in the operation of her stores and enjoys working with customers and taking care of their needs. Several of her customers have been using Merle Norman Cosmetics for 30 or more years.

Merle Norman offers several services, including express steam facials, skin assessment, foundation check and express makeovers.

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VIP • Advanced Learning Library

Advanced Learning Library

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Sarah Kittrell, Kristi McEachern, Cynthia Berner Story & Photography by Whitney Pulen

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ichita City Council and library board members met February 17 at the building site of the new Advanced Learning Library for the installation of the last I-beam.

The new library will be across the street from Exploration Place at the intersection of 2nd Street and McLean. The library will have a large children’s area, conference center, coffee shop and an outside terrace on the second floor to enjoy a good book while taking in the view.

It is expected to open spring 2018. Look for photos at www.vipwichitamag.com.

Sen. Mike Petersen, Eric Swenson

Tom Dondlinger, Mark Chamberlin, Jim Armour

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Lavonta Williams, Bill Livingston, Mayor Jeff Longwell

Vice Mayor Janet Miller, Mark Chamberlin

Bryan Frye, Randy Johnston

Jeff Kuhn, Daryl Unruh, Dan Wilson

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#WichitaFlag Spring has arrived, which means it’s the perfect time to be outdoors. These Wichitans are making the most of the beautiful weather and taking the Wichita flag along for their adventures. If you’d like to join the flag movement, visit ILoveWichita.org to see a list of retailers who carry flag merchandise. Follow @WichitaFlag on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, then post your own flag photos using #WichitaFlag. The @WichitaFlag accounts are managed by the Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce.

April is National Kite Month, and Helen and Teresa are celebrating with a Wichita flag kite from Wings of the Wind Kites & Toys.

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Henry has impeccable taste in art, as demonstrated here in his sidewalk chalk creation.

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Ice cream and a win for the home team makes for a perfect spring day.

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Brian and Elsa are big fans of patio weather and the delicious offerings from Public at the Brickyard. Photo by @jencoleict on Instagram.

Visiting the Wichita flag murals is a popular sunny-day activity. The largest one is pictured here at Doo-Dah Diner. Visit ILoveWichita.org for a complete list. Photo by @malachiwhatsup on Instagram.

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VIP • Wheat State Distilling

Brews, Clues and Running Shoes Story & Photography by Whitney Pulen

Kelsea Wright, Kiley Oliphant, Quinley Koch, Courtney Simon

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irls on the Run Heart of Kansas hosted its Brews, Clues and Running Shoes fundraiser February 25.

The fun-filled run had teams of four solve clues and complete challenges to find the next checkpoint through downtown Wichita.

Participants covered about4 miles while stopping at local watering holes. They started at Emerson Biggins and ended up at Wheat State Distilling. The teams had a blast getting through all of the challenges and felt good about contributing to the nonprofit program, Girls on the Run Heart of Kansas.

Girls on the Run is a fun, physical activity-based program for girls in the third through eighth grades, where life skills are taught through running games and fun lessons. Look for photos at www.vipwichitamag.com.

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Kim Rosen, Stef Kelly, Delaine Wright, Bev Exposito

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VIP • Wichita Marriott

Wichita Family Crisis Center

Bootleggers’ Ball

Mike Shea, Nora Shea, Angie Widener, Joe Widener

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or guys and gals across town, it was time to dress up like it was the Roaring ‘20s and head to the Wichita Family Crisis Center’s biggest fundraising shindig, the Bootleggers’ Ball. The event attracted a crowd of more than 300 February 25 to the Wichita Marriott.

Proceeds benefit the center, formerly known as YWCA Wichita. Funds help the group serve more than 1,200 individuals each year who are forced to leave their homes and seek safety from domestic violence. The funding also assists the 24/7 crisis center.

The evening kicked off with a silent auction, followed by a hearty buffet dinner and was followed by a live auction. Look for photos at www.vipwichitamag.com.

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VIP • Old Chicago

42nd Annual Blarney Breakfast

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veryone was Irish, at least for the morning, at the 42nd Annual Blarney Breakfast March 17 at Old Chicago East. The popular event attracted a crowd of more than 1,000 who enjoyed a hearty breakfast, hot coffee and entertainment by Irish dancers, bagpipers and more.

More than $52,000 in net proceeds was raised to benefit children birth to 21 with special needs served through Rainbows United.

“It’s a great event bringing the public, businesses and celebrities together to support children with special needs,” said Margaret Shook, event chair, Epsilon Sigma Alpha, Chi Epsilon Chapter - Wichita.

Celebrities from the Wichita area, including Sean Tarbell of Davis-Moore Auto Group, Bonnie Bing, WSU men’s basketball alumnus Evan Wessel, Sierra Scott and KAKE TV news anchors, greeted guests and served coffee.

Blarney Breakfast partners are: Epsilon Sigma Alpha, Chi Epsilon Chapter-Wichita, Old Chicago East, KAKE, Docuplex, Chris Cakes of Wichita, KEYN 103.7FM, Power 93.5, KNSS, Dunkin’ Donuts and Armstrong | Chamberlin. Look for photos at www.vipwichitamag.com.

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VIP Profile: Eric Fisher Continued from Page 29 educator and entrepreneur and has been featured in magazines including Vogue, Elle, Glamour, Good Housekeeping and Seventeen.

It’s not unusual for parents to want their kids to follow their career paths. In Fisher’s case, his dad – a military veteran who brought his family to Wichita to work for Boeing as a test pilot – was hoping his son would follow his military career. Instead, Fisher chose to follow his mother’s. While she’d graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in literature, she opened a hair salon, Aristocrat Hair for Men, in Wichita.

“I loved watching what my mom was doing,” he said. He loved seeing her interactions with her clients, their show of gratitude and appreciation for how she helped them look good and feel good.

His online bio expands on the other appealing aspects of a hairdresser’s career: “Later he dated a hairdresser and when he would visit her in the salon the environment sparked his interest. He viewed it as an opportunity to listen to great music, be around plenty of girls, dress trendy, and be in a career where people looked forward to seeing you.”

Fisher went to a couple of cosmetology schools in Wichita after high school, but his real training – and introduction to international life – came at age 19, when his father dropped him off at Heathrow Airport in London while transporting a plane from Wichita to Kuwait. Fisher recalled his naivety at the time, not knowing how to hail a cab and more. His father nonchalantly told him, “You’ll figure it out.”

Indeed he did. In London – the heart of hair in the 1980s – he studied at the Vidal Sassoon Academy. From there he started his freelancing career that took him all over, before putting down his roots with Mary in Wichita in 1987.

When he opened his Wichita salon, he brought the European concept of styling assistants and apprenticeships to the business. He also built on the relationships and knowledge he’d acquired living and working abroad. From other successful Wichita entrepreneurs, he learned how to build a successful business.

Ten years ago, Fisher opened the 17,000-square-foot Eric Fisher Academy in a former grocery store in the Crossroads Shopping Center at Central and Ridge in Wichita. It soon gained a reputation as one of the top cosmetology and aesthetics schools in the country, bringing in students from all over the U.S. With his industry-wide reputation, Fisher brings in major guest and celebrity stylists for quarterly seminars and an annual summit – like the barber who cuts the hair of several players for the New York Knicks and Ann Bray, a stylist for the “Hunger Games: Catching Fire” movie.

“I don’t bother with anybody but the best,” he said.

He’s proud of the fact that 98 percent of his students pay back all their student loans, a marker of both the school’s and the students’ success. There are other markers of success, too – like the fact that every month more than 14,000 services are delivered at the school, customers keep coming back and more.

Recently, he developed a cosmetology school curriculum called “Prosper U,” built on Fisher’s experiences of running a school and observing and visiting other schools.

A recent Friday morning tour of the academy quickly encapsulates a lot of what Fisher is about – a friendly, outgoing guy who cares about his staff and students and really enjoys his work. (All

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of his students get his personal cell phone number to stay in touch with him, bring up concerns or share celebratory news.) There’s a short conversation and hug for a model who has stopped in to see a student, a stop by the desk of his marketing staff to thumb through a hot-off-the-press textbook he’s had published, praise for the students’ work showcased on the photographs, several of which he’s taken, hanging on the walls and pride in visiting with the “learning leaders” in the different classrooms.

He gets excited about the potential each of his students have and hopes his enthusiasm catches hold.

“I love being a good hairdresser and I like to do ordinary things in extraordinary ways.”

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Patricia McDonnell, WAM executive director, also talked about the Hudson River School’s influence on WAM’s collection. About 80 guests attended the event. Look for photos at www.vipwichitamag.com.

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CEO Spotlight Helen Galloway Continued from Page 37 was a cattle farmer and owned a grocery store in Burden, southeast of Wichita. She graduated from Colorado Women’s College then returned to Wichita. Galloway met her second husband, Jay Galloway, when he came into The First Place looking for tennis attire. They married in 1976 and he died in 2012.

While Galloway has hired and mentored many women through the years at The First Place, including some who have gone on to start their own businesses, it’s her compassion that gets the most attention. The Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce named her its Uncommon Citizen in 2012 to recognize a lifetime of contributions to civic and cultural institutions in Wichita.

Galloway has a policy of saying yes to the hundreds of annual donation requests she receives from nonprofits for gift items used to raise money at charity auctions. In 2000, wanting to make an even bigger impact on the city than she could do alone, she formed Women of Wichita Charitable Foundation Inc. WOW is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that pools money to support special projects of Wichita nonprofits. It is open to any Wichita woman who contributes $1,000 a year and each member gets to vote on what projects are supported each year. There are more than 80 members and WOW has donated more than $1 million.

Galloway pays for WOW’s expenses so all the money that individuals give goes directly to the charities.

Dodson, who has worked alongside her mother since she graduated from college, said her mother has passed along much more than just an eye for style and what Wichitans will buy.

“More importantly, she’s taught me compassion,” Dodson said.

“Those things she does in the community are important to her and they are important to me. I think Women of Wichita is my mother’s greatest legacy. It leverages the power of numbers and the strength of a group to make a difference in people’s lives.”

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“We realized it was going to be about $100,000 each for us to go learn to create dresses and skirts and high-end stuff, which really isn’t what we wanted to do,” Hopkins said. “We just went for it. We came up with some names and some drawings, just sketching stuff out.”

The two eventually moved back to Wichita, but didn’t give up the dream. They had a successful crowd-sourcing campaign and found a private investor. The biggest hurdle was teaching themselves how to sew.

“If we (were) ever going to do this, we needed to teach ourselves how to sew,” Hopkins said. “The idea was not going to survive unless we did it ourselves.”

Fitzmier’s grandmother taught them the basics. Skipping formal education, the rest they learned on the internet.

“We made a pair of jeans. It took forever and they looked awful, but they were a pair of jeans,” Hopkins said. “We just kept practicing. We just kept learning.”

The two practiced sewing for more than five hours every day, spending their evenings working restaurant jobs. FNL Denim went from basement to basement to basement before finally arriving in downtown Wichita.

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ICTGirl Boss Lauren Mercado Continued from Page 17 flourish in the art space. More to come for sure. I won’t stop.

What’s your favorite aspect of Wichita’s business community?

My favorite aspect of Wichita’s business community is the accessibility to other business owners. Local businesses are open to working together and give advice. There is truly a strong support system for Wichita business owners. I wouldn’t have the reach that I have now without the business community helping me spread the world. There are truly good people doing good business in this city and I wouldn’t want to open my shop anywhere else because of this.

What are your professional aspirations for the near future?

This year I aspire to become a real voice for the young artists and fashionistas right here in Wichita. There are so many talented people under 30 and I think it’s important to give them a space to create within Wichita and kind of bridge the gap from the West Coast to here. I am working on fashion courses and more to connect my friends in the industry to the local youth. I feel it’s important for them to recognize that what they dream to achieve is absolutely possible.

What advice do you have for aspiring female entrepreneurs?

I credit my success thus far to being a genuine, kind and strong woman in all aspects in my life. I pride myself on this. If you pair that with a true passion, you have found the sweet spot in entrepreneurship and opportunities will come to you. But when they do, you must recognize them and take them. Don’t hesitate!

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The participants had a blast playing pickleball matches while raising more than$18,000 for the Wichita Children’s Home. Wichita Children’s Home provides services – such as food, clothing, counseling, a safe place to go and more – to about 1,500 children and youth each year. Look for photos at www.vipwichitamag.com.

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Mark Greer Wore: Green sport coat, green shirt, green bow tie, green plaid pants, green, green and more green What: 42nd Annual Blarney Breakfast, a benefit for Rainbows United When: March 17 Where: Old Chicago Why: “Well, it’s obvious because it’s St. Patrick’s Day, but this outfit was 30 years in the making. I’ve added to it and now it’s pretty much complete.”

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