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Love it or hate it, Charles Gaynor’s work provokes thought. | 10
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210 and counting –Eastside men celebrate their 105th birthdays. | 4
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A hundred years is an impressive enough milestone, but two residents of East Wichita’s Larksfield Place are cele-brating 105. Spencer Yancey celebrated his 105th on Feb. 2, while Paul Nye turned 105 in January.
“I think maybe it’s hereditary,” said Yancey. “My mother lived to be 105, and I had a cousin who lived to be around that. I had two aunts on my father’s side of the family that lived to be over 100. So I think it’s in the genes. And I’ve always had a strong faith, too.”
Yancey was born into farm life in Hunnewell, Mo., and he was working a four-horse team plow by age 12. He graduated from high school and went on to attend Culver-Stockton College, earning a bachelor of science degree.
His first job out of college was a sev-en-year stint as a teacher and basketball coach in Shelbyville, Mo. He eventu-ally served as superintendent of the small district, which operated separate schools for white and black students.
“While I was superintendent, I was
the first one to have a black boy go on to high school,” Yancey recalled. “He was transported to a separate high school out of town, since there was no black high school in our district.”
Yancey agreed that he had been witness to an impressive historical stretch, going from managing segregat-ed schools to witnessing the inaugura-tion of the first black president, Barack Obama. He has worked to overcome the prejudices of the time and place of his origin.
“It’s been very hard for me to over-come those feelings about blacks, but I have black friends today that I am very, very fond of,” said Yancey.
After three years working for a life insurance company, Yancey was drafted into the Army, undergoing basic train-ing at Pearl Harbor. After the training, he was sent home, where he resumed work and quickly eloped with the wom-an who would be his wife of 60 years,
Charlotte Miller.“When I got back home from my
wedding trip, I had a notice from Uncle Sam that I would be called to active duty in 30 days,” said Yancey. “My wife was teaching in Ottumwa, Iowa, and they said that they don’t allow married women to be teachers. So we kept our marriage a secret for two years, while I worked as a training officer in the states.”
Yancey resumed his business career after concluding his military service. A job as sales manager for PPG Industries brought him and his wife to Wichita. After 25 years with PPG, he retired at age 65 – for the first time. Soon enough he answered a “help wanted” ad for Central Bank and Trust, serving part time as marketing officer for another six and a half years.
When he finally retired for good, Yancey filled his time with volunteer activities, including the Red Cross,
Elks, Retired Businessmen’s Club and MOAA.
“My wife had been a cancer victim, and overcame it, and we wanted to do some traveling too. We made it to all 50 states and took a number of cruis-es,” said Yancey. “We had 60 years of very happy married life. We had no children, we were not that fortunate, so now I only have a nephew, and he has a daughter.”
Paul Nye and his daughter, Henrietta Logan, participated in the “I, Witness to History” program, which encourages Larksfield residents to write about their memories and life histories.
An athletic man throughout his life, Nye was a football star for the Navy, playing for the U.S.S. Arizona battleship team and, later, the all-Navy team.
“When I watch the game today, I say, ‘Surely it wasn’t that rough when we played back then,’” said Nye. “When I first started playing in high school, we had a helmet that was made of cloth,
Two East Wichitans celebrate their 105th birthdaysS t o r y b y S a m J a c k
210 years of historySpencer Yancey, left, and Paul Nye are celebrating
their 105th birthdays. Yancey turns 105 on Feb.
2, and Nye turned 105 in January. Both men
were longtime basketball season ticket holders at
Wichita State.Contributed photo
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Football was important to the sailors of the Arizona, according to author Paul Stilwell.
“Players on the team were accorded special privileges, including help in ad-vancement in rating, so they would remain happy and stay with the ship. ... The coach (in 1935) was Lieutenant Hank Hardwick, who was considered talented enough to be the head football coach later at the Naval Academy.”
After Nye made the all-Navy team, he found himself unable to play because of a foot infection.
“I couldn’t fit my shoe on. But we played the all-star Marines and beat them, so that’s what’s important. We played the USC all-stars, as well. We had some good players. There was one gentleman beside me who was 6-6 and 260 pounds, which is big even today and was huge at that time,” said Nye.
Nye remembers where he was when he heard about the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor that resulted in the sinking of the Arizona.
“I was just exiting a movie theater, and people were hollering that the Japanese had sunk the Pennsylvania. But I thought right away that it might have been the Ar-izona; the Pennsylvania was in drydock at that time,” said Nye. “After Pearl Harbor, I came back to Wichita, and that’s when I wanted to go to Wichita State and play football. I had to wait a year to become el-igible to play varsity, so I spent a year with the freshman team at first.”
After college, Nye went on to teach high school, coaching both basketball and foot-ball in Pretty Prairie and Medicine Lodge.
“Then I was on the staff of Wichita U one year, the staff of the football team. I coached the freshman basketball team and coached the ends on football,” Nye recalled.
For a time, Nye worked full time on his wife’s farm, earning a draft exemp-tion aimed at agricultural workers, before returning to teaching and coaching.
“Athleticism stays with you, even past 100 years old,” said Nye, who regularly attended fitness classes when he was in assisted living and still does what he can in the Health Care Center, where he now resides.
The two centenarians have become friends since they took up residence under the same roof at Larksfield Place.
“We’ve been rooting for Wichita for well over 50 years,” said Yancey. “We had season tickets to the basketball games, and I also had season tickets to the football when they had a football team. My wife got her master’s degree at Wichita. So we have that in common. We both grew up on farms, so we’ve swapped some stories about that.”
Both said that one of the few draw-backs of living so long was the number of friends and family that had passed away before them.
“I’ve seen a lot of people come and go, which saddens me, but we’ve both said this is a great place to end up. We have so many friends. The people here have been so good to me, done so much for me, and I just can’t thank them enough,” said Yanc-ey. “I’ve had a great life and have enjoyed it all.”
TOP: Paul Nye is pictured with his wife, Alice. ABOVE: This portrait shows Spencer Yancey and his wife, Charlotte. Both men are wid-
owers but were each married for more than 60 years.
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There is a healthy amount of discussion lately about the obligation of a motion picture to present something like historical and biographical truth. One hopes that moviemakers will no longer dismiss such considerations the way the screenwriter of “A Beautiful Mind,” Akiva Goldsman, apparently did in “cheerfully admit(ing) that ‘most of the things that happen in the movie didn’t happen in John’s (Nash, Jr.) life.’” (Barnes & Noble’s TV guide “Film and Video Companion,” 2004, p. 74). A few examples, in no particular order and leading to no particular point:
It is perhaps useless to examine anything like Ridley Scott’s story of Moses, “Ex-odus: Gods and Generals,” in terms of either history or religion. But when the Old Testament God is presented as a 9-year-old who sits idly by as Moses scratches the Ten Commandments onto a flat rock and who does nothing as a series of tornados part the Red Sea, it is unclear whether this is a religious story or an attempt to evade one by explaining recorded stories as distor-tions of natural phenomena. I enjoyed the plague of crocodiles, but was apparently writing notes about it when the plague of sharks appeared to eat the crocodiles, and I have no idea what became of the sharks. I came away with a new appreciation Cecil B. DeMille, and let’s let it go at that.
But “The Theory of Everything” and “The Imitation Game” seemed to seek more serious consideration.
“The Theory of Everything” wisely did not try to explain Stephen Hawking’s theo-ries, which would have required a semester or two to get across to me (ask friends who have tried), and was supposedly about Hawking’s personal life and his ghastly Lou Gehrig’s disease. But a comparison between the movie and its ostensible source, Jane Hawking’s “Traveling to Infin-ity: My Life with Stephen,” will reveal how little of that story is really in the movie.
Jane Hawking says about the entan-glement of affairs between herself and a friend of the family, Stephen and one of his nurses that “…I thought we had achieved a balance whereby everyone could flour-ish, even if that demanded considerable contortion, restraint and self-discipline at a personal level” (p. 466), with her lover “under no illusions: he knew that our rela-
tionship depended on a fine balance and on Stephen’s acceptance that it was dedicated to the survival, not the destruction of the family” (p. 474) while “in his arms I found a longed-for emotional security” (p. 474).
But “The mind which had mastered the mathematical secrets of the universe was no match for the emotional upheav-al which now overwhelmed it,” partly because Stephen “had a second, psycho-logical weak spot, which was an utter lack of resistance to manipulative, emotional pressure” (p. 468). Here was material for one hell of a movie, if a difficult one to make; but “The Theory of Everything” makes no effort to make it.
“The Imitation Game” is in some ways the most puzzling movie of all, in that it introduces a main topic, then drops it for a completely different one, and then revives it when the story the title refers to is over. Alan Turing, the cryptological genius who contributed enormously to the Allied effort in World War II by breaking the en-emy Enigma Code and enabling us to read enemy communiqués, was a homosexual.
Part 1 of “The Imitation Game” is about the horrible persecution of Turing (Ben-edict Cumberbatch) in his youth. Part 2 is about his solution to the mystery of the Enigma Code. Part 3 is about his persecu-tion as a homosexual after the war is over. If the point is supposed to be that only the urgencies of a world war could enable him to be accepted as a human being, the movie does not make that at all clear. There are problems, illustrated with his military boss Charles Dance, and with the team of fellow geniuses who are working on the code, but these are not shown to have anything to do with sexual orientation. The extremely
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“American Sniper,” like “The Hurt Locker” six years ago, is about an Amer-ican soldier whose emotional life is so barren that he can only feel completely human when he’s at war as a sniper. His job as a sniper is probably not the cause of his deficiency – if it’s a deficiency at all, under his circumstances – but it aggra-vates the condition. “American Sniper” is not a flag waver about heroism under fire.
For one thing, the sniper is not often under fire in the customary sense, though he does not just lurk and lie in wait with his eye on the gunsight waiting for some-thing to enter the crosshairs. A surprising amount of time is spent seeking out other snipers who are perhaps trying to seek out him. But he has a few opportunities for John Wayne style battle heroism, though director Clint Eastwood does what he can honestly do for him in this regard. I can’t think of any combat classics that feature snipers, and I think it’s because of the nature of the job.
But if he isn’t exactly a rah-rah military superhero while he’s among his Navy SEAL buddies under fire, star Bradley Cooper is at least a normally function-ing human being, backslapping with his fellow troopers and communicating easily on subjects soldiers communicate about, which is not cause and campaign-speech Fourth-of-July material. Back home as a civilian, he talks mostly in bumper-sticker clichés about wanting to serve his country, which is the greatest nation in the world, and dressing like a cowboy. His wife, ably played by Sienna Miller, objects to both his costume and his silence, pleading with him to become a human again. I agree with the very good review in last week’s “Go!” section of the Wichita Eagle that there is question how human he was to begin with. He has made some progress. He really waits too long, toward the end of the movie, to decide whether to shoot at a child who may be a guerrilla fighter, though in fact he was never as quick as he should have been to shoot children and women.
At one late point he breathes a sigh of relief when he doesn’t have to shoot at all. But as a civilian, he almost kills a dog, and Miller’s appeals for communication go for nothing. He tries to become socially useful, but I am saying nothing about how that turns out. “American Sniper” is surprisingly
bitter for Clint Eastwood, who in 1986’s “Heartbreak Ridge” was the only director I know of who tried to make something heroic about the operation in Grenada.
In fact, I can’t help wondering whether I have read Eastwood’s intentions correct-ly. He seems at times to want to associate being a sniper with ordinary hunting, and I can’t tell whether he is after comparison or contrast. Did Cooper’s character really regard game hunting and sniping as the same, which would suggest that he was a soulless monster? Or did Eastwood object to hunting as a psychological preparation for human slaughter, which seems very lit-tle like anything he has suggested before?
Whatever one makes of it, “Ameri-can Sniper” offers the usual Eastwood qualities: a hard masculine point of view, realism in characterization and theme (only in westerns does Eastwood deal in popular clichés), little reliance on dialogue, and excellent presentation of character through action and physical expression, facial and bodily. He’s come a long way from television and spaghetti westerns.
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important question of whether we risked losing World War II because of our ho-mophobia is never emphasized.
I’m not talking about “Selma” because, except for attributing to J. Edgar Hoover activities really done by Robert Kennedy, all the controversies seem to fall within the range of normal American politics.
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It is possible that there may be some electrical work that you could do yourself but an important reason for using a licensed electrical contractor is that they will be familiar with the various codes. The NEC (National Electric Code) is written by the National Fire Protection Association in order to prevent incidence such as fire and electrical shock from happening. Electri-cians are required to take a certain amount of continuing education in order to stay updated on changes in code and renew their licenses. Although the amount varies by city, state, and county, Wichita presently requires 12 hours of continuing education every two years, according to Springer.
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A knowledgeable electrician can enhance your home’s appeal, function and safety. This can be accomplished by everything from upgrading the lights to discovering a hidden hazard in the wall. A good electri-cian will not only listen and implement but also be proactive in making suggestions and explaining things in terms that the average homeowner can understand.
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The Music Theatre for Young People will present “The Wizard of Oz” in honor of the classic movie about a girl from Kansas.
More than 50 young actors are part of the show, which will be performed at Mary Jane Teall Theatre at Century II. Shows will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 20 and 21, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22. Advance tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students or $15 at the door. Tickets are
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Eastsider Charles Gaynor tends to mark milestone events in his life with new cameras.
He asked his parents for a camera as a college graduation gift in 1968. The New York native wanted “something to balance out my introverted nature,” he said.
Gaynor began using photography and digital images then amalgamating them for his art projects. When the psychol-ogist retired from Comcare in 2013, he bought a Canon Mark III.
“Of course, the camera is only as good as the photographer,” he re-marked.
Gaynor’s work has been displayed at various Wichita venues such as City-Arts, Century II and Tessera Fine Art Gallery. Gaynor was the subject of an artist exhibition and artist talk on Final
Friday in January at CityArts.“I’ve spent decades on this, working
at this, and continue to attempt to get better,” he said.
Like many artists, Gaynor has tried various creative outlets. He began writ-ing poetry as a young man and became frustrated, he recalled.
“Writing was difficult,” he explained, “and I didn’t achieve what I wanted to achieve in a period of time.”
He was seeking an outlet with quicker results, he added, and that’s why he asked for the camera when he received his bachelor’s degree. He attended the University of Oklahoma for his mas-ter’s degree and doctorate then moved to Wichita for work. Gaynor enrolled in a sculpting class during college and received a “C,” although he kept the sculpture in his office and it now re-
S t o r y b y A m y H o u S t o n
sides in his home.“It may have been a ‘C’ but it was
meaningful to me,” he said.Gaynor tried to be creative at Com-
care, but he said that was difficult to achieve in a bureaucratic environment. As a result, he decided to express his creativity on his own, which he de-scribed as a “great decision” because it gave him a hobby to enjoy when he retired.
Gaynor uses a 17-inch laptop for most of his work. He pairs photogra-phy with digital characters, items and props. The layers available in Photo-shop help him combine the images into one piece of art. For example, a creation titled “Sky Fishing” features a photo of him in a boat with other images, using clouds as the background.
Gaynor said he had been told that “people either love my work or hate it.”
He said his goal was not to tell others what or how to think.
“Several people have told me that my work provokes thought,” he continued.
Following his retirement, Gaynor took a course on the history of graphic design. He also enrolled in a Photoshop course with Julieanne Kost last sum-mer. She is the principal digital imaging evangelist for Adobe Photoshop.
“It’s one thing to be able to visualize something, but it’s another to be able to execute it,” Gaynor admitted.
Love it or hate it Artist’s work provokes thought
Gaynor uses photography and digital images then amalgamates them for his art projects.
Charles Gaynor’s artwork has been displayed at various Wichita venues. He was the subject of an artist exhibition and artist
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Gaynor, a retired psychologist, has published two books: “Images” in 2011and “Creative Visions” in 2014.
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He primarily uses Renderosity.com and DAZ Studio, where digital items ranging from characters and clothing to creatures and buildings are available for sale.
“It’s fun to play with this stuff. It can run into money. Don’t tell my wife how much I spend,” Gaynor said with a chuckle.
He has published two books, which he considers portfolios of his work. “Imag-es” was published in 2011 and “Creative Visions” came out in 2014.
“The last one was more of a political statement,” Gaynor remarked.
In the introduction for “Creative Vi-sions,” Gaynor wrote, “Creativity is the canary in the coalmine as far as the politics
of a society are concerned. When the bird is troubled by foul airs and can no longer freely sing its song, it reflects that the social context is also troubled.”
Gaynor, who has sold three of his cre-ations during the previous two Final Friday events, reiterated that he didn’t want to indicate through his artwork what it should mean to others.
“In my work, I think I put in ambigu-ity,” he said. “When people ask me what a particular piece of art means to me, I won’t say. What does it mean to you? Is there a value if I say what it means to me? Does that diminish their experi-ence?”
Some of Gaynor’s favorite artists include Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall and Rafal Olbinski. To view more of Gaynor’s work, visit Renderosity.com then click on “Members” and “Member Search.” Type in “cgaynor” then click on “Gallery.”
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the decision to enter an Iron Man com-petition, he knew he had to be ready.
One of the ways he reached that goal in preparation for the Iron Man Wisconsin event was his involvement with Elite Training Solutions. Riddle successfully completed the 140.6-mile event, and he credits trainer Nathan Wadsworth with helping him reach that goal.
“I was no more sore the day after the Iron Man than I usually am after a training day,” said Riddle. “To me, that’s a good indicator of how well prepared I was, and I attribute that to Nathan.”
Nathan Wadsworth owns and oper-ates Elite Training Solutions and has been a consultant, trainer and coach since 2008. He also has been a profes-sional runner for many years and brings a unique set of skills into play for his clients.
“I love helping new clients reach their fitness goals and become healthier,” he said. “My goal is to put together a program that is designed specifically for
each client’s needs, lifestyle and work schedule.”
Wadsworth works with athletes of all ages, as well as individuals who just want to get started improving their fitness and wellness. From beginners to mara-thon runners, Elite Training Solutions is the answer for individualized training programs, personal coaching and injury prevention.
“When I started with Nathan I had done a half triathlon, and I knew I want-ed to work toward something more,” said Riddle. “He has very good training plans, his strength training is excellent and his overall advice on running, nutrition and training was just what I needed.”
Riddle said Wadsworth’s background in competitive running makes him the per-fect trainer to help athletes – experienced or inexperienced – attain their goals.
If you would like to take your training to another level contact Wadsworth at 316-200-6620. You also can email Wad-sworth at [email protected]. More information also is available on his website, www.trainwithnathan.com.
Wichita resident Char-lie Riddle recently
competed in the Iron Man Wisconsin event. He credits trainer Na-than Wadsworth with his level of prepared-ness for the grueling
event.Contributed photo
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Featured this monthElite Training Solutions ............Page 13
Gross Tile and Concrete Design ..Page 14
Nordhus Dentistry ....................Page 15
Kitchen Tune-Up ......................Page 16
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It’s true: you can go back home.Mark Gross, founder of Gross Tile and Concrete
Design of Wichita, smiles about that prospect as he surveys the work being done on his company’s new showroom at 1528 W. Douglas in the historic Delano District of downtown Wichita.
The second showroom for Gross Tile will help expand the company’s base in Wichita, and better meet the needs of customers all across Wichita. The current showroom near Maple Street and Maize Road is convenient and perfect for the company’s customer base in west Wichita, and the additional showroom in downtown Wichita will bring a new level of customer service for clients in the midtown and eastern areas of the city.
“We are so excited about this location,” said Mark as he gave a quick tour of the work being done to convert the historic brick building on the northeast corner of Douglas and Fern streets. There’s a high volume of traffic in the renaissance business neigh-borhood, and it is easily accessible from all across the city of Wichita.
And, there’s a little something else just across the intersection to the southwest: an important slice of Gross Tile history.
“See the Wichita Fish Company?” Mark asks as he points to the landmark business location. “Their restaurant space was my first showroom.”
Gross Tile was located there beginning in 1997. From there, the company moved to Tyler and Maple for a few years before building the current Gross Tile and Concrete Design showroom at 10680 W. Maple, near Maple and Maize Road.
But Mark’s history in the flooring and remodeling industry goes back much further.
Decades of experienceMark Gross grew up in Wichita, and after attend-
ing North High School he started working on his business degree at Wichita State University. While in college, he started working in the flooring business.
“I was installing hard-surface flooring and counter-tops for a company here in Wichita,” he said. “I was working with vinyl and tile flooring, and was doing old-time plaster showers with concrete walls.”
Mark loved the work, and stayed in the industry af-ter earning his business degree from WSU. He opened a floor-covering store with a partner in the early 1980s, and later did installation work as a private con-tractor before he and his wife, Cathy – also a Wichita
Gross Tile to open second location in Delano District
native who graduated from West High and Newman University – opened the first Gross Tile location at Fern and Douglas. Now, all these years later, they’re back.
Their daughter, Jenna Hill, who has years of expe-rience working with clients at the current showroom, will staff the new Delano showroom when it opens to the public this spring. She’s excited about the historic location, as well.
“There’s such a good energy in this area, and a lot of locally owned and operated businesses,” Jenna said. “We think this will be a great location for us and our clients.”
Mark had looked into opening a second location a few years ago, but the downturn in the economy put those plans on hold. Now, with his company’s focus on residential remodeling and expertise in bathroom makeovers, business is going well again.
“We’ve got a lot of satisfied customers, and we want to continue to focus on our remodeling work, especially with bathroom renovations and custom cur-bless showers,” said Mark. “I love it when I can share my ideas with clients and give them the ‘wow’ factor they’re looking for.”
As work continues on the new showroom, Gross Tile also is gearing up for the annual Wichita Home Show, which will be held Feb. 5-8 at the Century II Expo Hall just down the street. This will be Gross
Tile’s 15th year at the Home Show, and ideas will be flowing freely with visitors who stop by the booth at X13-15.
Making dreams happenGross Tile has been bringing fresh ideas and exciting
new products to the table for the past three decades, and his excitement level to meet customers’ needs isn’t diminishing. One of those great ideas is the concept of “curbless showers,” which can accomplish many things for new and remodeled bathrooms.
While the concept has been around for some time, Gross Tile is making a name for itself as a leader in curbless shower designs for today’s homes. These highly individualized shower designs offer roomier spaces for homeowners, modern looks, and easy ac-cess for handicapped individuals.
“Imagine a shower that is both beautiful in design and also has easy walk-in access as well as the ability to move a wheelchair in and out of the shower,” said Mark. “It’s a perfect solution for both those who want that kind of look and design, and those who need to address accessibility issues.”
A key element that sets Gross Tile’s curbless show-ers above the rest is the company’s use of Schluter Systems in its shower designs and installations. One
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Gross Tiles and Concrete Designat the Wichita Home Show
Feb. 5-8Century II Expo Hall
Booth X13-15
Owners Cathy and Mark Gross, from left, are excited
to open a second location for Gross Tile and Concrete De-
sign in the Delano District. The new store will be staffed by manager Jenna Hill, right.
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Nordhus Dentistry is proud to an-nounce that is has just added the Solea Laser, the latest innovation in high-tech dentistry, to its practice located at 11940 W. Central (corner of 119th Street West and Central Ave.), Wichita, KS. They are the first practice in Kansas to offer this highly advanced dental laser which was developed in Boston, Massachu-setts, by Convergent Dental, based on research conducted at the University of California School of Dentistry. Solea Laser offers a unique wavelength guided by sophisticated computers to deliver virtually painless dental procedures for both teeth and gums from simple cavities to complex surgeries. Not only is the laser painless, it is also touchless and virtually noiseless. The experience is so unique that you will find it hard to believe you were just at a dental ap-pointment.
With the use of the Solea Laser, patients avoid the needle, vibration and noise of the drill and they save time
as well. With traditional tools, a lot of time is spent getting injected and waiting for numbness. After all that, the dentist can only work in one quad-rant of the mouth due to the risk of the patient (who is now numb) biting themselves and causing injury. With Solea, there is no anesthesia, so patients can have all of their needs taken care of in a single visit. They leave without the proverbial fat lip and can go straight out to lunch or back to work without having to worry waiting for the anes-thesia to wear off or take time out of their schedule for another appointment. Solea is truly changing what it means to go to the dentist.
“When we heard about Solea, we had to learn more about it,” said Dr. Nordhus. “We have always leveraged the most advanced technology in our practice to deliver the best patient
experience but Solea brings it to a whole new level. Never before have I seen a tool that so profoundly changes my patients’ experience, or mine for that matter. My job is most enjoyable when my patients feel no pain. We have been waiting for this for years, and we are proud to be able to offer it right here in Kansas. I realize some people avoid going to the dentist out of fear of the needle or the sound of a drill. I would like to invite any of those people who are interested in improving their oral health to give us a try. Perhaps this new technology will take away some of their anxiety.”
Nordhus Dentistry adds Solea Laser
The Solea Laser, the latest innovation in modern dentistry, is
available at Nordhus Dentistry. See www.nordhusdentistry.com.
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When Wichita’s Kitchen Tune-Up team finishes a project for a client, the ultimate goal is to be greeted with smiles of satisfaction.
And tears of joy? Well, that just means something really special has happened with the work at hand.
A recent Wichita project – a complete makeover of a cramped kitchen and dining room area – produced just that kind of response from the happy homeown-ers.
“Kitchen Tune-Up was recommended to us by Jack-ie and Bill’s Drapery and Interiors,” said the home-owners. “We now have a truly transformed kitchen and we give all the thanks to Kitchen Tune-Up.”
For years, the homeowners had lived with a small kitchen space that was made even more awkward by a peninsula that jutted into the room and a set of upper cabinets that cut off the kitchen from the small adjacent dining room.
“It was a very cramped kitchen for 26 years,” the homeowners said with a laugh. “We loved our home, but we didn’t get to design anything.”
When Kitchen Tune-Up designer Rachel Phillips first saw the space, ideas just started flowing. The homeowners had simple goals – a pantry cabinet and a more open space – and Rachel, along with the rest of the Kitchen Tune-Up team, helped them dream a little bigger.
The resulting kitchen, while still small, has a much larger feel to it. “One of the main things I wanted to accomplish was to make this space bigger, visually, with lighter-colored cabinetry,” said Rachel. “And we’ve greatly improved the efficiency of the space.”
Now, the kitchen area – with all new cabinets (including the pantry that the homeowners wanted) – flows directly into the dining room space. New dining room furniture completed the transformation, and copper accents tie everything together.
“It’s just beautiful. It’s so much more than we ever imagined,” said the happy homeowners. “It was such a smooth process – Rachel presented us with ideas, and we were able to make the final decisions. And when the work was done, we walked around for a couple of days just trying to believe how we had gotten there.”
Trust the experts atKitchen Tune-Up
Kitchen Tune-Up has remodeled hundreds of kitchens since Jim and Arlene Phillips started the busi-ness in 2005, and the company’s services range from One-Day “Tune-Up” of cabinets or any interior wood surfaces, to cabinet refacing projects to complete cus-tom kitchens and bathrooms.
All of those refacing and new construction options are available to see at the company’s new design center at 4057 N. Woodlawn, Suite 1.
“We’re excited to meet with our soon-to-be new friends at the new design center,” said Arlene.
Your local Kitchen Tune-Up team includes Jim and Arlene’s daughter-in-law, Rachel. Rachel’s design services are in high demand.
“Rachel designs incredible spaces with our clients,” said Arlene. “Once a contract is signed, she goes shopping with clients to pick out counter tops and back splashes, and she’s available for help with other decisions that may come up.”
“My goal for each customer is to design the most amazing space possible for the budget and then make the whole remodeling process as relaxing as possible,” said Rachel. “Great customer service is the corner-
Small space…big style!Kitchen Tune-Up team delivers tears of joy with renovation project
See you at the Home Show!Your Wichita Kitchen Tune-Up team will be
celebrating its 10th anniversary at this year’s Wichita Home Show, Feb. 5-8.
Stop by the Kitchen Tune-Up booth at the Home Show to see the latest in cabinet and tile designs,
and the range of options the company has for kitchen and bath makeovers.
“It’s a great opportunity to meet us, and learn about who’s responsible for these great projects,”
said Arlene Phillips, who launched the local franchise with her husband Jim in 2005. “We can
make your dreams come true.”
The local franchise just won “Top Reface Sales” nationwide, and has garnered many design and sales awards over the years. Stop by and see Kitchen Tune-Up at the Wichita Home Show,
Booth X921.
The Kitchen Tune-Up design team helped transform a cramped kitchen space and dining room (top right) into a bright, modern and open space.
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stone to our success. My clients know I will take care of them and their space won’t look like everyone else’s on the block.”
At the design center, clients can look at samples of the new cabinet structure, sample door styles for custom remodels/re-faces/redoors, samples of refacing projects, tile, and many kinds of countertop samples including granite, quartz, and laminates.
“In addition to kitchens, we do bath-rooms, countertops, back splashes – any-thing to do with a kitchen or bath project,” said Jim. “And when the work is done, clients can rest assured that they’ve gotten the best possible results.”
For more information or to schedule a free consultation, call Kitchen Tune-Up at 316-558-8888 or visit kitchentuneup/wich-ita-ks-phillips.
Be sure to check out the local company’s extensive BEFORE/AFTER portfoli-os on Facebook and when you visit the Facebook page, be sure to ‘LIKE’ Kitchen Tune-Up, Wichita (Jim and Arlene Phil-lips)!
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of the key elements is a pliable, sheet-ap-plied bonded waterproof membrane designed and supplied by Schluter Systems.
“This is an incredible product, and we’re pleased to offer it here in Wichita,” said Mark. “This installation method prevents moisture from infiltrating the mortar setting bed, and reduces the risk of leakage and mold growth.”
Also on display at the Home Show will be Gross Tile’s extensive lines of quartz and concrete countertops. Gross Tile specializes in complete kitchen and bath
remodeling projects, and will be running numerous specials throughout the Home Show.
And one of last year’s biggest Home Show hits will be back again, as Gross Tile offers a unique wood restoration product. Gross Tile is an exclusive dealer for Victo-rian House Rejuvenator, which can be used to restore finishes on kitchen cabinets, floors, woodwork and antiques.
For more information about everything Gross Tile has to offer, call 316-773-1600, or stop by the showroom at 10680 W. Ma-ple, near Maple and Maize Road. You can also find Gross Tile on Facebook.
Or, simply make plans to visit the Gross Tile team at this year’s Wichita Home Show. And bring your remodeling ideas!
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The names of nearly 1,250 candidates for degree from the University of Kansas this fall – representing 57 Kansas counties, 36 other states and 24 other countries – have been an-nounced by the University Registrar. Because KU conducts only one formal commencement ceremony each year, many of these grad-uates will return May 17 for the university¹s 143rd commencement. However, some schools and programs conduct fall recognition ceremonies. Diplomas are offi cially conferred in January 2015.
Degree candidates include the following Eastsiders:
Daniel Amott, Wichita, bachelor of science in civil engineering.
Seth Amott, Wichita, bachelor of science in business in accounting.
Keri Brush, Wichita, bachelor of general studies in applied behavioral science with a minor in speech-language-hearing.
Natalie Burris, Wichita, master of science in geology.
Logan Carter, Wichita, bachelor of arts in human biology.
Amber Conrad, Wichita, bachelor of sci-ence in nursing.
Amanda Croker, Wichita, bachelor of arts in East Asian languages and cultures.
Molly Crouch, Wichita, bachelor of science in business in accounting.
Danielle Delamaide, Wichita, bachelor of science in architectural engineering.
Jasmine Douangpraseuth, Wichita, bache-lor of science in nursing.
Benjamin Dreiling, Wichita, bachelor of science in business in accounting.
Evan Freeman, Wichita, bachelor of sci-ence in aerospace engineering with a minor in business.
Derek Good, Wichita, bachelor of science in mechanical engineering and bachelor of science in business in business administra-tion.
Emily Hein, Wichita, bachelor of arts in linguistics and bachelor of arts in global and international studies.
Ryan Henke, Wichita, bachelor of general studies in liberal arts and sciences
Rachel Horvath, Wichita, master of ac-counting.
Amy Huser, Wichita, bachelor of fi ne arts in history of art.
Emerson James, Wichita, bachelor of arts in East Asian languages and cultures and bachelor of science in business in fi nance.
Jared Jamis, Wichita, bachelor of science in business in accounting.
Jordan Jobe, Wichita, bachelor of science in business in marketing and bachelor of science in business in management and leadership.
Jillian Johnson, Wichita, bachelor of arts in speech-language-hearing.
Paul Johnson, Wichita, bachelor of science in business in fi nance.
Adam Kaplan, Wichita, bachelor of arts in
mathematics.Kendall Knott, Wichita, bachelor of arts
in Spanish with a minor in environmental studies.
Taylor Lahar, Wichita, master of health services administration.
Richard Lee, Wichita, bachelor of general studies in history with a minor in communica-tion studies.
Ariana Martinez, Wichita, bachelor of arts in applied behavioral science with a minor in psychology.
Britton McGlachlin, Wichita, bachelor of science in business in accounting.
Jordan Means, Wichita, bachelor of arts in history and bachelor of arts in classical antiquity and bachelor of science in business in business administration.
Abigail Melgren, Wichita, bachelor of science in journalism with a minor in religious studies.
Luke Miller, Wichita, bachelor of science in geology.
Tylena Mitchell, Wichita, bachelor of arts in speech-language-hearing.
Daniel Noonan, Wichita, doctor of philoso-phy in physics.
Caleb Parker, Wichita, bachelor of science in biology.
Gilberto Perez Abraham, Wichita, bachelor of arts in theater.
Vivian Phan, Wichita, bachelor of arts in chemistry.
Kelsey Phillips, Wichita, bachelor of sci-ence in journalism with a minor in business.
Pann Pichetsurnthorn, Wichita, bachelor of science in chemical engineering with a minor in economics.
Marcus Puga, Wichita, bachelor of general studies in history and bachelor of general studies in English.
Karson Record, Wichita, bachelor of sci-ence in business in marketing.
Emily Scheltgen, Wichita, bachelor of fi ne arts in visual art.
Jerimiah Self, Wichita, bachelor of science in business in information system.
Kamilah Sharpe, Wichita, bachelor of arts in psychology.
Austin Shaw, Wichita, bachelor of science in sport management with a minor in busi-ness.
Hannah Silverthorne, Wichita, bachelor of science in education.
Randy Son, Wichita, bachelor of science in respiratory care.
Rian Tasker, Wichita, bachelor of science in journalism with a minor in theater.
Christopher Voegeli, Wichita, master of public health.
Sumayya Vora, Wichita, bachelor of arts in human biology.
Paul Wachira, Wichita, bachelor of science in behavioral neuroscience.
Kenna Whitley, Wichita, bachelor of science in biology.
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to the dean’s list at Augustana College for the 2014 fall term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term. Isaac Schmied from Wichita was among the students named to the winter term dean’s list. Schmied is a junior at Augustana majoring in pre-medicine and biochemistry.
Two Eastsiders have been named to the fall 2014 dean’s honor roll at Pratt Community College. In order to be on the dean’s honor roll list, a student must be enrolled full time, take at least 12 credit hours and must have a grade-point average between a 3.99 and a 3.5. The students are Wynter Keetso of Wich-ita and Ryan Crabtree of Andover.
More than 12,000 ASU undergraduate and graduate students had their degrees con-ferred at May 2014 commencement ceremo-nies. Matthew Martin and Victoria Stangle, both of Andover, were among the graduates.
Oklahoma City University has announced that two East Wichita students have been named to president’s honor roll for the fall 2014 semester. The students are Micaela Heinrich and Katie Schneider. Students com-pleted a minimum of 12 credit hours during the fall 2014 semester, while maintaining a GPA of 3.9 or higher.
Dean’s list status, which is awarded to stu-dents who earned a scholastic average of 3.6 or better while carrying at least 12 hours of regularly graded courses, has been awarded to Benjamin Morosse of East Wichita in the fall 2014 semester.
Two East Wichita students were named to the dean’s list at Wheaton College in Whea-ton, Ill. They were Abigail Amstutz, who is majoring in Biblical and theological studies, and Kyle Burris, a mathematics major. Dean’s list honors are earned by undergraduate stu-dents who carry 12 or more credit hours and achieve a 3.5 grade-point average or higher on the 4.0 scale.
Cloud County Community College has announced the names of students on the fall 2014 presidential honors list. To be named to the honors list, students must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 hours of college course-work and achieve a minimum 3.6 grade-point average. Eastsiders Quentin Miller of Andover and Jacob Potvin of Bel Aire were named to the list.
Air Force Reserve Airman 1st Class Aman-da C. Edwards graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that includ-ed training in military discipline and studies,
Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science de-gree through the Community College of the Air Force. Edwards is the daughter of Shirley S. Edwards of Dallas, granddaughter of Rose Gladney of Wichita and Erbia H. Gladney of Wichita, and niece of Connie Hollis of Greenville, Texas. She is a 2013 graduate of Wichita East High School.
Wesley Medical Center recently welcomed a new associate chief operating officer, Casey Guber, to its administrative team. Guber assumed several operations and leader-ship duties following the transition of Bill Voloch from the hospital’s chief operations officer role to its interim president and CEO. Guber joined HCA’s Rose Medical Center in 2010, where he worked his way from administrative intern to associate chief operations officer. His responsibilities included chief staffing officer duties, as well as administrative oversight for several service lines, including case man-agement, bariatric surgery, radiology, dietary services, endoscopy and clinical lab. Guber’s community activities have included serving as a volunteer for Meals on Wheels, Kisses for Kyle, Habitat for Humanity, Judy’s House, The Gathering Place, The Hope Fund, Wishes for Wheels and Boots To Suits. Guber started his new position on Jan. 5.
Concordia University in Nebraska named 251 students to its honors list for the fall 2014 semester. Students on the honors list include Taylor Johnson, a senior from East Wichita. The top 25 percent of undergraduate students who complete at least 12 credit hours, receive no failing grades in the semester and earn a semester GPA of at least 3.5 qualify for the honors list.
Top scholars at Southwestern College in Winfield and at Southwestern College Professional Studies have been announced with the release of the dean’s honor roll for the fall 2014 semester. Full-time students who earned grade-point averages of at least 3.70 (4.0 equals an A) were eligible for the honor. Eastsiders on the list include Kerry Burns, Amanda Cahill, Jenna Goscha, Craig Lantz, Daniel Reffner, Holly Silvia and Abigail Warnke of Wichita and Hannah Mason of Andover.
Janet Rovaris has joined the staff at Juhnke Finan-cial Group as the new afternoon receptionist. Juhnke Financial Group is located at 8621 East 21st, Suite 130.
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My, how time fl ies when you’re having fun.
A friend of mine was bemoaning the fact that his brand-new washing machine was on the blink this past week, and he had to call in a repairman to assess and repair the damage.
Once the project was underway, my friend discovered much to his own chagrin that his brand-new washing machine was actually seven years old. No wonder it was time for a service call.
Of course everything turned out O.K. for my friend and his washing machine, once a little money had exchanged hands. He was back to washing clothes, and a tool in his home that had been taken for granted for so long was once again a val-ued asset.
We so often get that way when it comes to the tools with which we’ve surrounded ourselves in our everyday lives. Almost al-ways, these tools or mechanical gadgets or appliances start out as luxuries we’ve given ourselves and then become such a part of our everyday lives that (1) we start taking them for granted, and then (2) we can’t live without them when they stop working.
Here’s a couple of examples that I dealt with accordingly last year. Both involved my son, Bill, and his wife, Eun-Ah, when they moved out of my home back in early March.
After a year in South Korea, the young couple spent a month back at my home in Goddard as they searched for work in Cali-fornia. Bill landed a job within a few weeks, and soon enough they were packing their belongings for the big move.
When Bill moved to Korea the previous year, he was only able to take 100 pounds of belongings with him. Wow. That sure thinned down his lifestyle…and meant that anything of any size, weight or value would be staying with me until his return to this country.
A lot of Bill’s stuff went into storage, but some things were put to use in my house – like his television that stayed in the guest room, and his toaster oven that stayed in my kitchen. A year and a half later when the kids moved to California and took those two gadgets with them, I immediately had to go out and replace them. I had come to rely on them, and therefore they were tools
in my life.By contrast, a really nice blender that was
Bill’s – and which I occasionally used to puree things for sauces – has yet to be re-placed in my kitchen. The reason is simple: I already owned two other gadgets – a food processor and an emersion blender – that I view as tools. The blender, as it turns out, was just a toy.
While my friend, I am sure, was busy washing clothes in his old but faithful washing machine this past weekend, I was busy adding a pair of new tools to my col-lection. You’ll understand the necessity of each with a quick explanation.
First, my dentist has been insistent that I purchase a “good” electric toothbrush to care for my teeth and gums. These gadgets are expensive, and I had braced myself to spend up to a hundred bucks on one, if needed. As it turned out, I found a nice one on sale for just under $50.
Second, my local coffee roaster has been urging me to purchase a good-quality grind-er for the beans I’ve been ordering from him. I had a cheap little coffee grinder at home, but it was a joke and even I knew that. With a little convincing, I now own a nice bur grinding mill for my coffee beans, and it, too, was acquired on sale during a weekend of smart shopping.
In both cases, these new appliances are not toys. My teeth are important to me, and I want to keep them all for as long as I’m occupying space on this planet.
And my coffee? I’m not giving it up any-time soon, and I’ve become very accus-tomed to savoring a really good, fresh cup in the morning. To that end, my new bean grinder is absolutely a tool.
And if it ever breaks, you can bet I’ll take corrective action to fi x or replace it.
The difference between tools and toys
From the Publisher’s Files
Paul Rhodes | Publisher
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Feb. 3-5 – “Sister Act,” Theater League. “Sister Act” tells the story of Deloris Van Cartier, a wannabe diva whose life takes a surprising turn when she witnesses a crime, and the cops hide her in the last place any-one would think to look – a convent. Under the suspicious watch of Mother Superior, Doloris helps her fellow sisters fi nd their voices as she unexpectedly rediscovers her own. Show 7:30 p.m. each night. Tickets $35-$85, www.wichitatix.com.
Feb. 5-7 – “Honk!” A musical tale of “The Ugly Duckling, presented by Chris-tian Youth Theater, 7 p.m. Feb. 5-6, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Feb. 7. Advance tickets, $11 for adults and $9 for students and seniors. Add $2 at the door. Visit www.cytwichita.org or call 316-682-1688.
Feb. 5 - March 28 – “Life, Love & Laugh-ter,” a musical comedy revue conceived and directed by Patty Reeder. Musical direction by Karla Burns. Starring Dylan Lewis, Briley Meek, Jenny Mitchell, Molly Tully, Kyle Vespestad and Don Winsor. 7:50 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Dinner and show $28, show only $18. Call 316-263-0222.
Feb. 10 – Six student soloists will appear in concert with the Wichita State Universi-ty Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Miller Concert Hall. The annual Concerto-Aria Concert will feature music by Handel, Bizet, Tchaikovsky, and Shostakovich. The orchestra will also perform “The Pines of Rome” by Ottorino Respighi. Tickets are available at the WSU Fine Arts box offi ce, 316-978-3233 or www.wichita.edu/fi nearts-boxoffi ce.
Feb. 17 – Stephen Hough, one of the world’s top concert pianists, will perform a solo recital to benefi t the Wichita Sympho-ny, 7:30 p.m. at The Wichita Center for the Arts. General admission $50, with a limited number of reserved seats keyboard side for $100, www.wichitasymphony.org. Proceeds
will help underwrite the internationally acclaimed soloists appearing with the sym-phony this season.
Feb. 18 – “Spank! The Fifty Shades Parody” at The Orpheum, 8 p.m. The comedy that takes on the naughty fun of the best-selling book and highly antici-pated movie, featuring musical numbers, steamy performances highlight the famous hunk and his grey tie, and lots of hilarious surprises. Tickets are $34.50 and available at www.selectaseat.com, 855-755-SEAT, the INTRUST Bank Arena box offi ce and participating Dillons stores.
Feb. 19-28 – “Route 66,” � e Forum � eatre Company. Shows 8 p.m. � ursday, Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Get ready for some high-octane fun, traveling along the “Main Street of America” to California in this exciting musical re-vue featuring 34 of the greatest “Rock ‘n’ Road” hits of the 20th century! Get your kicks with this smash coast-to-coast hit musical revue. Tickets $25 Friday and Saturday, $23 � ursday and Sunday. Call 316-618-0444.
� rough Feb. 15 – “August: Osage County,” Wichita Community � eatre. Misery loves family. Winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize. Shows 8 p.m. � ursday, Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m. Sunday. Tick-ets $14, call 316-686-1282.
Through March 28 – “Always, Patsy Cline.” Based on the true story of Patsy Cline’s friendship with Houston housewife Louise Seger. The show features all the hits of Patsy Cline. Tickets $25. Call 316-265-4400 or visit www.roxysdowntown.com.
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Six Eastside athletes have been named to the Kansas Shrine Bowl roster. The Kansas Shrine Bowl will take place for the 42nd time in 2015 at Fort Hays
State University. Each player selected has the opportunity to play in one of the highest regarded all-star games in the nation with a worthy cause. All players will be representing their high school, the Kansas Shrine Bowl and the Shriners Hos-pitals for Children and their patients. All proceeds from the game go to benefi t the network of 22 hospitals.
Eastside players named to the squad include Tyler Burns, a running back and defensive back from Trinity Academy; Willie Edwards, a wide receiver and de-fensive back from Wichita East; Kyler Ehm, an offensive and defensive lineman from Wichita Collegiate; Tyler Harris, a wide receiver from Andover Central; Anthony Jackson, an offensive and defensive lineman from Andover; and Carlos Taylor, a defensive lineman from Heights. Other Wichita-area players on the West squad include Colton Howell of Bishop Carroll, Jarreon Jackson of Derby, Brendan Johnson of Northwest and Hunter Knoblauch of Andale.
The head coach of the West squad is Scott Moshier of Meade High School. Tom Audley of Andover Central is among the assistant coaches.
Eastsiders named to Shrine Bowl
Trinity Academy’s Tyler Burns is among the East-sider to play in this year’s
Kansas Shrine Bowl
On Jan. 13, the Wichita Bar Association kicked o� its yearlong celebration of its 100th anniversary by hosting a blood drive. Local attorneys and judges came to-gether to give back to the community by donating blood. That same day, Wichita
Bar Association members also heard a presentation by Bryan Saindon, regional disaster program o� cer for the American Red Cross, which will also celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2015. Pictured is Eastsider Rick Gri� n, a WBA member and
chair of the board of directors for the Midway-Kansas Chapter of the American Red Cross. Contributed photo
Celebrating with a gift to others
Upcoming blood donation opportunities include:• Feb. 1, 8:30 a.m. to noon, Risen Savior Lutheran Church, 6770 E. 34th St. N.• Feb. 8, 7:45-11:30 a.m., GracePoint Church, 9035 W. Central.• Feb. 8, 8 a.m. to noon, East Evangelical Free Church, 14725 E. Harry.• Feb. 9, 2:30-6:30 p.m., St Jude Catholic Church, 3130 N. Amidon,• Feb. 9, 2-6 p.m., Goddard Community Center, 122 N. Main, Goddard. • Feb 11, 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Blessed Sacrament School, 125 N. Quentin.• Feb. 12, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Wesley Medical Center, 550 N. Hillside.• Feb. 12, 2-6 p.m., Central Community Church, 6100 W. Maple.• Feb. 13, 6-10 a.m., Wesley Medical Center, 550 N. Hillside.• Feb. 14, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., New Market Square, 2441 N. Maize Rd.You also can give blood at the Wichita Blood Donation Center, 707 N. Main Street. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Fridays; and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. To learn more about donating blood and to schedule an appointment, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
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