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Volume 32 • Issue 11 November 2015

ON THE COVER Remembering the steps | 16

In the grip of Alzheimer’s disease, expert dancer Ron Hovan retains his skill.

4-Her shares the joys of sewing | 4 East Wichita couple creates novels, entertainment with a focus on faith | 14

Features From the Publisher’s Files ..............................................5 Eastside Homes .......................6 People and Places ..................8 Performing Arts Calendar.................................. 10 Focus On Business............... 20 Dateline................................... 23

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Approaching holidays mean more family time This time of year becomes a big time for family time. It has been for me, which isn’t easy, since my extended family stretches from Wichita to McPherson to Kansas City to the San Francisco Bay area. Over Labor Day weekend, my brothers and their families were able to get together in Kansas City to celebrate my parents’ 50th anniversary. It was my last extended time off from the ofﬁce, and it wasn’t very restful. But it was fantastic, as we squeezed in a lot of family activities. Everybody was in good moods and on their best behavior. It was everything we would have hoped for. A couple weekends ago, I met with my brother Justin – the California brother – and a family friend in Las Vegas. We gathered with our buddy, Jimmy Buffett – you may have heard of him...he sings a little – and roughly 17,000 of our best friends for a fabulous night at the MGM Grand. Jimmy says “Hi” to everyone in the 316. In about a week, we’ll celebrate another big family milestone. My other brother, Chris, and his wife, Amber, are parents of triplets. Due to a doctor’s procrastination, the triplets and I missed sharing a birthday by less than 24 hours. One of the things I like best about family gatherings is watching my teenage sons, Isaac and Aaron, interact with family members. They truly enjoy spending time with grandparents and aunts and uncles and cousins of all ages. Last Christmas, we spent most of the week with the triplets when they were on a strict every-three-hours feeding schedule. My kids willingly stepped up to help, even at the 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. feedings. Now the triplets are fully interactive, and my boys love playing with and feeding them. They will even help with diapers if they have to. They’ve been the same way with their California cousins – one is nearly a teen herself, and the other is 4. We don’t see them nearly enough, so when we are together, it’s special. I’m proud that the kids are good at erasing generational boundaries and can

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carry on actual conversations with my parents. As Thanksgiving and Christmas and Hanukkah and Kwanzaa approach, my sincere wish is that you and your family are able to gather and spend quality time together. Of course, not everyone has family or is in contact with family, either due to circumstances or somebody’s choice. Seek out those people. Open your heart and your home to them. If you’re religious, reaching out to someone represents the best part of any faith. And if you’re not religious, extending your humanity is the best part of being human. Doing the right thing is not limited by faith or religous tenets. Finally, thanks for being part of our newspaper family. We appreciate each and every reader. Your contributions, suggestions and even complaints help us do better what we love to do. Speaking of our newspaper family, East Wichita News reader David Knudtson sent us this note after reading Jim Erickson’s review of “Black Mass,” the Whitey Bulger biopic: “I’ve been reading Jim Erickson for so long (also watched TV reviews of movies) that I’m pleased to be able to say that I ﬁnally have a bit of information he does not have. “He asks, ‘What is a Black Mass?’ “It is a Catholic funeral Mass during which the priest wears black vestments. Before the Catholic rites were said in English in this country, the funeral Mass was a much more solemn affair, with very somber music sung in Latin, plus the heavy use of incense, and the altar and the priest clothed in black.”

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Sew cool 4-Her shares the joy of sewing Story

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This summer, East High School senior Elaina Brownlee organized a two-day sewing camp with members of the Sunflower 4-H Club. She wanted to show her friends that sewing, a skill that was once much more common, is far from outdated or irrelevant. “I come from a family where everybody knows how to sew, so I didn’t realize that it’s uncommon for people to be able to,” said Brownlee. “I’ve loved sewing for a really long time, and I’ve taken stuff to the fair on numerous occasions. I really have a passion for designing my own fun projects, creating patterns and then carrying them out.” As she planned her camp, Brownlee searched for a sewing project that would require a variety of basic sewing skills, including cutting fabric, using a sewing machine and sewing by hand. She settled on a pattern for a zany-looking stuffed owl. “I found a design online and tweaked it a bit. For example, the eyes on the owl could be buttons, and you do a blanket stitch around the eyeballs, a regular stitch around the nose,” said Brownlee. “My purpose was to train them to do a skill, then have them apply that skill to the owl project.” After pinning, cutting, stuffing and sewing, the seven camp participants ended up with owls that show a lot of personality. Sewing is a great way to go from simple materials to creative, high-quality end products, according to Brownlee. “I’ve made three-dimensional Sesame Street character pillows, which both got purples at the county fair and went on to state. This year, I also made a cupcake footstool. It was a footstool made out of foam and stuffing, in the shape of a cupcake. “I came up with the idea and the pattern for that, from start to finish. That was really fun,” said Brownlee. “I think that sewing shouldn’t just be a chore. I really try to exemplify that in all of the fun projects.” Brownlee plans to reconvene her sewing group to sew pillows for a naptime area in a classroom for autistic students. In addition to her sewing activities, Brownlee has served as a junior photography leader for several years and has long been involved in photography projects. Other projects have included knitting, arts and crafts, food, and dogs. This year, she is serving as president of the Sunflower 4-H Club. Her parents are Laila and Phillip Brownlee.

Elaina Brownlee, front row left, led fellow 4-Hers in a two-day sewing camp this summer. The outcome: a flock of googly-eyed owls. Contributed photo

Elaina Brownlee, left, helps Sunflower 4-H Club member Teresa Stewart to follow a pattern using an electric sewing machine. Contributed photo

For me, a great movie doesn’t have to serve up a happy ending. That acceptance on my part may have something to do with my life-long interest in independent films. “Indie films,” as they are often called. Last month brought the annual installment of the Tallgrass Film Festival to Wichita, and my girlfriend Kim and I saw a great narrative feature film Saturday afternoon as a part of the “Stubbornly Independent” portion of the film festival. The film, “Somewhere in the Middle,” covered the impact of a disintegrating marriage and its entangled affairs and was uniquely filmed and presented from the varying perspectives of the people involved. The film was just one of many narrative feature films presented during the 13th Tallgrass Film Festival, and it was exciting to see how the festival has grown over the years. Yes, the festival still features a big core of the documentaries that so often populate indie film festivals, but the Tallgrass Festival is surely becoming a mature and well-rounded filmmaker’s haven. We were thrilled that the writer and director of “Somewhere in the Middle,” Lanre Olabisi, was on hand for the showing and took part in an interesting

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question and answer session after the film. We even had a chance to introduce ourselves after that, and visit one-onone with Olabisi. My interest had to do with how the story line was filmed and how the exact same scene, filmed from another person’s perspective, could give you such a new tilt in the reality of the moment. And no…with the seriousness of the subject matter, there was not going to be a happy ending in this film. If you’ve never taken in any of the annual Tallgrass Film Festival, put it on your calendar for next year. The 14th annual festival will punctuate the month of October 2016 in Wichita and will be well worth even just a slice of your time. Happy endings or not.

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The bathroom by any other name...still needs attention The water closet, the lavatory, the john, the loo, the privy. Whatever you name your bathroom, it is probably the hardest-working room in the house. And after a while, things just wear out and need updating. Time to remodel and upgrade. Remodeling your bathroom can be one of the most expensive and inconvenient projects a homeowner can do. It can also be one of the most rewarding. The return on investment can be good, too. Experts say you can get 50 to 100 percent of your cost back at resell. Some say you can even double your investment. And even if you don’t plan to sell anytime soon, it can be a great investment in your quality of life. The bathroom can be one of the home’s most costly projects per square foot. Some people have a hard time justifying the cost for a relatively small area of the home. The average is somewhere around $10,000 to $15,000. On the other hand, it is probably one of the most important functional areas in your home. If you consider how much quality time one spends in there and the fact that bathrooms use the majority of the home’s water supply, then a remodel begins to make more sense. Planning is key to a successful bathroom remodeling project. The better you plan, the more money you can save and the less down time you will experience. If possible, try to work with what you have if the basic floor plan is good. One thing that will save money to begin with is to leave the plumbing and electricity where they are currently located. Some estimate that 60 percent of the remodel cost is labor with 40 percent being for the materials. This will vary quite a bit if you are a do-it-yourselfer. If not, you should get an itemized breakdown of the costs from your contractor prior to signing off on the work. Many home stores now include free online three-dimensional design services that allow you to get a great visual on how your completed project will look. You can point and click to see a variety of fixtures and finishes. While it may be no substitute for using a professional designer, it can get you started in the right direction. There are even cost calculators online

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that give you an idea of what you can expect to spend. The calculators take into account the extent of your remodel as well as the various components. I worked with one that seemed to be very accurate. The caveat is to make sure that you have included everything. And, with most remodels, there may be some hidden surprises once the demolition begins. As far as fixtures and amenities are concerned, there is really no end to the possibilities. As they say, you are only limited by your budget. Some of the more popular ideas feature more modern looks with clean lines. In the luxury segment, master baths are approaching a spa experience – large soaking tubs, steam, and even televisions for entertainment. “Open” is also a theme in today’s bath remodels. Spacious showers with all of the gadgets are commonplace. Increased attention to ventilation ensures furnishings and finishes will not be damaged by lingering humidity. Finally, today’s bathrooms beg for plenty of light, whether natural or from fixtures. Try to think ahead as you plan your bathroom remodel. There are many more ways to conserve energy than there were several years ago. Consider products such as on-demand water heaters and other energy savers and determine if they are right for you. And, while you are planning ahead, fast forward a few years into the future. While wheelchair access and grab bars may not seem that interesting now, they may help determine how long you can comfortably and safely live in your home. Whether you are doing an extensive remodel or a quick face-lift, the main idea is to add value to your home. In the process, you will be able to create a little sanctuary out of the “necessary room.”

• Watch for more than one deer, as they seldom travel alone. • Reduce speed and be alert near wooded areas or green spaces such as parks or golf courses and near water sources such as streams or ponds. • Deer crossing signs show where high levels of deer/vehicle crashes have occurred in the past. • Use your bright lights to help you detect deer as far ahead as possible. • Always wear a seatbelt and use appropriate child safety seats. Even if you are waiting in your car, it is best to wear your seatbelt and have your children in car seats. If you do hit a deer, here are some additional tips: • Don’t worry about the animal. Law enforcement will arrange to have the animal removed from the road when they arrive. Tell law enforcement dispatch if the deer is still in the road when reporting the crash call. • If possible, remain in the vehicle and remain buckled up, protecting yourself in the event there is a secondary crash involving another vehicle. • If you must be outside your vehicle, stand as far off the road as possible; make sure hazard lights are activated; don’t stand between your vehicle and another vehicle; and make sure children are kept properly restrained in your vehicle. • If you hit a deer, slow down, pull onto the shoulder and turn on the emergency ﬂashers. To report a crash on Kansas highways from a cellular phone, call *47 (*HP) for a highway patrol dispatcher or *582 (*KTA) for assistance on the Kansas Turnpike. The crash can also be reported by dialing 911.

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Mating season and the quest for more secure habitat have deer on the move this time of year, increasing the chances of vehicle collisions. Typically, the greatest occurrence of deer-vehicle crashes is in mid-November when the rut, or mating season, peaks. “In addition to the rut, deer are also on the move in mid-fall seeking new locations as crops are harvested and leaves fall from trees and shrubs, leaving them less secure than in their summer habitats,” said Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism biologist Lloyd Fox. According to the Kansas Department of Transportation, 15 percent of Kansas crashes last year were deer-related (crashes in which a deer and vehicle actually collided or the presence of a deer was a contributing circumstance). Although crashes involving deer occur throughout the year in every Kansas county, the highest number of crashes typically occur where there are the most vehicles. Sedgwick County had 422 deer-vehicle crashes in 2014, the most of any county. The Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) cautions drivers to avoid taking extraordinary measures to avoid striking a deer in the road, lest a bad situation become even worse. “If you are unfortunate enough to have a deer enter the highway in front of your car, it is best to hit the animal and not swerve to avoid it,” said the KHP’s Lt. Adam Winters. “Often we ﬁnd more serious crashes occur when you swerve in avoidance.” Other tips to avoid deer collisions include: • Be especially watchful at dawn and dusk when deer are particularly active.

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East Wichita News People and Places Students from 13 Kansas high schools were honored Monday, Nov. 2, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. A total of 362 seniors from high schools in Sedgwick County were recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 7 p.m. program and reception at the Wichita State University Eugene M. Hughes Metro Complex, 5015 E. 29th St. North, Wichita. Since 1971, the Kansas Honors Program has recognized over 125,000 scholars who rank in the top 10 percent of their high school senior classes and are selected regardless of occupational plans or higher-education goals. Each year, the KU Alumni Association and its volunteers host 36 programs that reach all 105 counties across the state and include approximately 360 high schools. During the ceremony, each student will receive a Webster’s New College Dictionary and a commemorative certificate. Following are the East Wichita students who were honored. Kapaun-Mt. Carmel: Madison Ames, Angelique Banh, Jonah Bann, Hannah Brock, Dominka Cornejo, Zoe Cosgrove, Meg Dionosi, John Duong, Eric Ewers, Natalie Finn, Lillian Fulton, Jack Hane, Holly Harpel, Nathan Hostert, Madelyn Mash, William Mohr, Amy Nguyen, Kristina Nguyen, Jack Nibert, Sarah Schmitz, Sarah Schreiber, Jason Seari and Henry Tran. Northeast Magnet: Kevin Cao, Kirsten Cosper, Olivia Dalton, Mia Dewitt, Ian Engelbright, Ahmad Hamdeh, Patrick Jackson, Anna Jenney, David Kobza, Erin McCoskey, Dale Palmitier, Camille Patrick, Jacqueline Perez, Kathy Phan, Leon Phan, Kaylee Shadid and Tavian Smith. The Independent School: Nicholas Dotson, Jennifer Kroker, Sarah Mayer, Casey Shaw and Robert Steere. Trinity Academy: Paul Amstutz, Bliss Baird, Hayden Evans, Luke Marquardt, Sarah Martin, Zoe Miller, Ruth Schroeder, Kristopher Swanson and Kathryn Wolgast. Wichita Collegiate: Leen Bakdash, Allison Brown, Alexandra Lindwall, William Locke, Hasan Raffi, Megan

Robertson, Emma Schmatlz and Grace Taylor. Wichita Heights: Tyler Brush, Madison Davis, Phoeniz Franklin, Keyla Gallardo, Whitney Haight, Derek Huynh, Milana Joslin, Taylor Lee, Brandon Ly, Gunnar Marcum, David Medina, Caleb Plumlee, May-Marie Pyles, Miranda Reida, Creighton Sanders, Lane Schwerdtfeger, Karlee Stebral, Leanne Tang, Hallee Thompson, Kennan Tran, Taylor Urbano, Samuel Valdez, Skylar Wahl, Taylor Wahl and Isaac Wilson. Wichita East: Mahreen Ahsan, Ann Babb, Rachel Barnes, Rachael Baskins, Tabitha Brownlee, Elaina Brownlee, Jacob Camenzind, Mark Camenzind, Tyra Clark, Truc Dang, Donovan Duggins, Emily Eckels, Charles Edgar, Abigail Ensign, Andrew Figueiredo, Rebekah Foster, Giovanni Marc Gamalong, Luis Garcia, Corbin Gronlie, Grant Heiman, Aspen Herzberg, Andrew Johnston, Zoe Lai, Amir Lankarani, Andres Leland, Maddison MacDonald, Gabryelle Meloccaro-Strange, Nolan Monnier, Jade Mursch, Chan Nguyen, Danny Nguyen, Hong Nguyen, Madeleine Petzold, Calvin Rhinesmith, Allison Shockley, Megan Sinik, Paige Smading, Emily Smith, Sopheap Sok, Sergio Soto, Esmeralda Valenzuela, Romina Vargas Bezzubikoff, Erland Vazquez, Koun Vilaysone, Danica Wyatt, Stella Yang and Marisa Zayat. Wichita Southeast: Krisha C. Alford, Estefania Banales, Amelia A. Below, Diamond M. Brunt, Pornsawon V. Chaithonh, Daniel Choe, Itzayana G. Cuellar, Devin A. Dang, Thao P. Doa, Asia R. Davis, Dama C. Duncan, Steven Garcia, Catherin Paige Gray, Sabrina N. Hulum, Joey S. Huynh, Deborah J. Josephs, Allison T. Kiraly, Kathleen Lai, Loi Lam, Kiera S. Le, Clara M. Martinez Vargas, Devin Nguyen, Jimmy Nguyen, Nga T. Nguyen, Tina T. Nguyen, Chancellor A. O’Connor, Damilola B. Ogun, DieneRa K. Salvador, Korie L. Skinner, Emily Y. Son, Madison M. Suman, Dai T. Tran, Minh D. Tran-Nguyen, Madeline M. Watson and Kaytee C. Wisely. More than 200 students completed their undergraduate or graduate degrees at Emporia State University in August

2015. Eastside students on that list include Angela Beatie, master of library science; Aleris Charleman, master of library science; and Cynorra R. Jackson, master of library science. Local students are among the 400 who completed associate, bachelor’s or graduate degrees at Fort Hays State University in the summer 2015 term. They include: • Bel Aire residents Wynette M. Kelley and Sarah Dawn Calhoon. • East Wichitans Bodie Hubert Weiss, Andy J. Andrews, Adam Stephen Wilbur and Jeremy Ryan Marchand. The Civitan Club of Wichita held its 94th annual awards and installation banquet on Sept 29. The following officers for 2015-16 were installed: president Harold Connell, presidentelect Larry G. White, secretary Janet Elliott, treasurer Harold Connell and immediate past president John Rodda. Also named were directors Kay Brannon, Colin Busey, Dianne Coleman and Lora Neal; sergeant-at-arms Bill Ester, chaplain Vicki Jamieson; and newsletter editor John Rodda. Dr. Donna Sweet was named Civitan Citizen of the Year. Rodda was selected as Wichita Civitan of the Year. Bill Cozine has been reappointed to the Kansas State Board of Mortuary Arts for a second term. The appointment was made by Gov. Sam Brownback. His term will expire July 31, 2018. At the July 9 board meeting, Cozine was elected president of the KSBMA. He has been actively involved in the ownership and direction of Broadway Mortuary in Wichita for more than 52 years. Air Force Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Madelyn S. Fowler graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included 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 degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Fowler is the daughter of Lance M. Fowler of Topeka and Abra N. Cloyd of Bel Aire, step-daughter of Rashelle L. Fowler of Topeka and Adam L. Cloyd of Bel Aire, and granddaughter of Sherry A. Fowler and Mary Galvin of Wichita. She is a 2015 graduate of Wichita Heights High School. Wesley Medical Center critical care nurse Lisa Harrelson received the Kansas Hospital Association’s (KHA) Healthcare Worker of the Year award. The award recognizes and honors the excellence of healthcare workers statewide. The winner is selected by a committee of past KHA award recipients. Her “Because We Care” comfort cart is stocked with anything patients and families might need when the end of life nears, from snacks and hygiene items to embroidered blankets and spiritual aids. Wesley Children’s Hospital has hired pediatric surgeon Dr. Kimberly Molik, MD, to join its pediatric surgery services team. She joins fellowship-trained pediatric surgeon Dr. Mark Saxton. Stephanie Schwilling has been named as a mortgage loan officer at Citizens Bank of Kansas. She’ll continue her duties as a retail manager. A native of Peck, Kan., she attended Cowley College and Wichita State. Armstrong Chamberlin has announced that Heather Bohrer has been named to the position of website developer. Bohrer brings a wealth of expertise and experience to Armstrong Chamberlin, specializing in interacive web development. Most recently, she was an adjunct instructor for web development courses at Butler County College. On Saturday, Sept. 26, Grumpy Old Men presented David Gear, executive director of Guadalupe Clinic, a See PEOPLE, Page 31

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Through Dec. 26 – “The Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical,” Roxy’s Downtown. Performances Thursdays through Saturdays, with Wednesdays and Sundays after Thanksgiving. Show tickets $25, dinner $15. Advance reservations suggested for the show and required for dinner. Call 316265-4400. Nov. 5-7 – “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast,” Christian Youth Theater. Shows 7 p.m. Nov. 5-6, 2 and 7 p.m. Nov. 7. Adults $12, students and seniors $10. Tickets an additional $2 at the door. Performances at Isely Traditional Magnet School, 5256 N. Woodlawn in Bel Aire. For more information visit www. cytwichita.org or call 316-682-1688. Nov. 5-7 – “How I Became a Pirate,” Wichita Children’s Theatre and Dance Center, 201 Lulu. Shows at 10 a.m. and noon Nov. 5, 10 a.m., noon and 6:30 p.m. Nov. 6, and noon Nov. 7. The noon shows are pizza shows, and the 6:30 p.m. show on Nov. 6 is a P.J. performance. Sail off on a fantastic musical excursion when a band of comical pirates lands at North Beach looking for an expert digger to join their crew. Braid Beard and his mates enlist young Jeremy Jacob, as they try to ﬁnd the perfect spot to bury their treasure. Tickets are $6 for the show only, and $7.50 for show plus pizza. Call 316-262-2282.

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Nov. 7 – China Circus, 8 p.m. at the Orpheum Theatre. An acrobatic performance group based in Branson, Mo. Advance orchestra tickets $40, balcony tickets $35, available through Select-ASeat, selectaseat.com or 855-755-7328, or at the INTRUST Bank Arena box ofﬁce and participating Dillons. Nov. 8 – Delano Chamber Brass season-opening concert, 3 p.m. at West Side Baptist Church, 304 S. Seneca. Under the direction of Bill Johnson, the ensemble will play a variety of pieces including “Malaquena,” “A Gershwin Melody,” “Be Thou My Vision” and “Rolling Thunder March.” The concert is free and donations are accepted. Nov. 20-22 – “Working (A Musical),” Wichita Children’s Theatre in the Heather Muller Black Box Theatre. Recommend for ages 10 and up. This Tony Award-winning musical based

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on Studs Terkel’s best-selling book of interviews with American workers paints a vivid portrait of the men and women the world so often takes for granted: the working class. Admission is $8.50 for regular seating and $12.50 for premium seating. Call 316-262-2282 for reservations. Nov. 27-Dec. 13 – “A Christmas Story,” Wichita Community Theatre, 258 N. Fountain. By Philip Grecian, the show is based on the motion picture of the same name and the book “In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash” by Jean Shepherd. Children are eager for the opening of presents at Christmastime. They yearn for the newest toy, game or gizmo. And parents are besieged by constant requests. This is the basis for humorist Jean Shepherd’s memoir of growing up in the midwest in the 1940s, which follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker in his quest to get a genuine Red Ryder BB gun under the tree for Christmas. Ralphie pleads his case before his mother, his teacher and even Santa Claus himself, at Higbee’s Department Store. The consistent response: “You’ll shoot your eye out!” Directed by Crystal Meek. The cast includes: Ed Baker, Theresa Dombrowski, Gilbert Pearce, Danzel Bond, Mark Schuster, Roxanna Gonalea Perez, Gracie Bond, Jacob Flaherty, Gabe Flaherty, Robert Buckner III, Elijah Pete, Sylias McAffee, Will Meeks, Clementine Bond, Jerimiah Baker, Zion Pete, Liz Anderson and Antonio Blankley. Performances 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 7 p.m Sunday. Tickets $14 and $12 for military/seniors/students. Call 316-6861282 for reservations. Nov. 20-Jan. 3 – Kansas Watercolor Society exhibition, Wichita Center for the Arts, 9112 E. Central. Open 15 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Admission is free. Juror Sterling Edwards selected 81 works from local and national artists.

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Remember to put your return address and age on your letter to receive a response from Santa! Every participating child 12 and under will be entered automatically into a prize drawing! Two grand prize winners will be selected. One will read his/her letter live on KAKE News at 11 a.m. with Jemelle Holopirek and the other will take a ride on a Wichita fire truck. Other gifts provided by CityArts, Cowtown, Indian Center, Century II and Cambridge Market. For additional information, contact Angela Cato, Arts & Cultural Services Division, at (316) 303-8639 or email acato@wichita.gov.

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Christian creativity East Wichita couple creates novels, entertainment with a focus on faith Story

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Deborah and Ken Raney moved to East Wichita around three years ago, after Ken was laid off from his job as an advertising manager in Hesston. Both are now full-time “creatives” in the Christian entertainment industry, Deborah as a novelist and Ken as a graphic artist, children’s and young adult author, and web developer. Ken had long shown creative ambition and artistic talent. Simon & Schuster published his first children’s book, “Stick Horse,” in 1991. Deborah started later; she began working on her first novel at the age of 38, after spending several years focused on caring for their four children. Her first novel, “A Vow to Cherish,” was published in 1997 and became the basis for a movie of the same title in 1999. That early success gave her the boost of confidence that she needed to continue writing, at a rate of just over one book per year. “I truly had never dreamed about something like that happening, so it was wonderful. ... That kind of gave me the boost that a new author needs, to get the attention of other publishing houses,” she said. Deborah Raney now serves on the board of American Christian Fiction Writers, a 2,700-member organization. Christian fiction fills a need, she said. “Usually, the books have varying levels of spirituality. Some of them, a secular person could pick up and not really notice the difference, other than that you won’t find a lot of graphic content in them. “The reason that I chose to start writing in the Christian market, aside from the fact that I am a Christian, is that I really wanted to explore how faith changes a person, how faith makes a difference in a person’s life,” she said. Most of Deborah Raney’s novels have female protagonists and focus on how faith affects relationships. Her characters are often challenged by difficult circumstances that don’t have clear solutions. For example, her most recent novel, “Another Way Home,” tells the story of Danae Brooks, who has been trying to conceive a child with husband Dallas but has struggled. Danae is ready to consider adoption, but Dallas is not there yet. Deborah Raney’s novels, and novels by others with similar themes and target audiences, are easy to find on the shelves of Christian bookstores. The same cannot be said of books and media that will appeal to middle-grade and young adult Christians, according to Ken Raney. “In most stores, there’s a very tiny little section, yet there’s a lot of authors, there’s movies, there’s a lot of media out there that would be aimed at Christian teenagers. So it’s very difficult to get the information out, to let people know what’s available,” he said. He started a website, www.ClashEntertainment.com, as a portal for teen Christians. The site includes reviews and recommendations of movies, novels, graphic novels and albums for teens, as well as devotions and other content. When he’s not working on that, he

Ken and Deborah Raney pose with a handful of their many published books. The two plan to start their own small press next year. Contributed photo

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does freelance graphic design, and he is working on a series of adventure novels for ages 9 to 12. The rise of e-books and print-on-demand self-publishing has changed things a lot in the Christian market, something Deborah Raney is aware of because of her involvement with American Christian Fiction Writers. “That’s really changed the world for both of us. Now we’re seeing a lot of formerly traditionally published authors starting to self-publish and independently publish their work,” she said. Though both say they plan to continue working with major publishers when it makes ﬁnancial sense, they are planning to launch Rainy Day Press sometime next year, initially republishing some of Deborah Raney’s older titles that have gone out of print. “We’ve talked to a lot of people and done some research, and found that you can do indie publishing and get those books back out,” said Ken Raney. “I can do all the design of the outside and the interior, and she can do all the editing. We know everything we need to, to do this and keep our costs really low.” Most of Deborah Raney’s novels are still set in small towns, but she and Ken have not found East Wichita to be too different. “We kind of feel like we still live in a small town. We love our neighbors, and we live pretty close to the Great Plains Nature Center, so we see lots of wildlife in our back yard. We did not have the adjustment to city life that we thought we would,” said Deborah Raney. For more information on the Raneys’ work, visit their websites, www.kenraney. com and www.deborahraney.com.

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Remembering the steps

In the grip of Alzheimer’s, expert dancer retains skill

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Ron Hovan dances with Chie Cline at Cypress Springs, an Alzheimer’s and memory care residence in East Wichita. Hovan was a competitive dancer before being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, and a return to dance is improving his quality of life.

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ven in “mild” cases, the progress of Alzheimer’s disease can be startlingly swift. Only a handful of months after Ron Hovan’s sister, Donna Lehane, became seriously concerned about her brother’s mental health, Hovan was forced to move into Cypress Springs, an East Wichita Alzheimer’s and memory care residence. He has been there since the end of June. “I started noticing things two years ago, but he kept me at a distance,” said Lehane. “When he started screwing up his bills, then I really started getting involved. ... He’d start talking about his aliens that would come to visit him –

hallucinating. I was so thankful when I got him into (Cypress Springs), because he was safe.” Hovan, 67, is an Air Force veteran who retired from a career at Boeing a few years ago. Before Alzheimer’s struck, his passion was ballroom dancing. Starting around 1985, he had competed at a high level, in a variety of styles, earning a case full of trophies and medals. In early September, Lehane called Chie Cline, a dance instructor at Care To Dance. Cline agreed to come to Cypress Springs to partner with Hovan, but Hovan was initially uncertain about the idea.

“He said, ‘I don’t remember anything,’” Cline recalled. “He said, ‘Not only dancing, but I don’t remember how to drive a car, and a lot of important things that I need to remember to live.’” Cline acknowledged Hovan’s hesitance but went ahead and turned on her stereo, cuing up a waltz. Hearing the music, Hovan held out his hand. “That was an amazing moment. He started with a couple of basics, then twinkle, pivot, oversway. ... He started an amazing silver (intermediate level) waltz, with beautiful rise and fall,” said Cline.

and neuroscientist Oliver Sacks described the case of Bessie T., a former blues singer who was in the late stages of Alzheimer’s. Staff members at the nursing home where Bessie T. lived helped her practice for a talent show, reminding her before each practice session that she had agreed to perform. “She (with her music therapist) practiced her songs assiduously, getting better all the time, though retaining no explicit memory of her practice sessions,” Sacks wrote. “When the day came, and she was escorted to the microphone and asked if she would sing for the audience, she said, ‘Sure, honey – but why didn’t you ask me before?’ She then went on to sing beautifully, with great feeling, though a few moments later, she had no memory of having performed.” Lehane said that Hovan, too, has improved with practice since he started dancing again. She videotaped the first month of sessions. “The first session, he would start out doing maybe a rumba or foxtrot, but then he would fall back into a See DANCER, Page 18

Dance to End Alzheimer’s

ing with Chie Cline of Care To Dance. Staff photo/Paul Rhodes

Study shows benefits of ballroom dancing A 2003 New England Journal of Medicine study shows that ballroom dancing is one of a handful of activities tied with a decreased risk of developing dementia. The researchers followed 469 New Yorkers for 21 years. Thirty percent of nonballroom dancers developed dementia during the study period, while only 19 percent of ballroom dancers did.

Ron Hovan concentrates during a dance routine.

Ballroom dancing was the only physical leisure activity to show a statistically significant benefit. Other activities associated with decreased dementia risk included reading, playing board games and playing a musical instrument.

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No matter what your skill level, you can help in the fight against Alzheimer’s… and have fun dancing, too. This month, Care To Dance studio in Wichita will host a fundraising dance party for Alzheimer’s research. The party will be held Friday, Nov. 6, from 7-9:30 p.m. at the Care To Dance studio. The cost is just $12 per person, and all proceeds will benefit the Alzheimer’s Association. November is National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. Recent estimates suggest that 5.4 million people in America currently have Alzheimer’s disease and that one in eight older Americans will eventually develop Alzheimer’s disease. As our population continues to age, experts estimate that by 2050, 16 million individuals will have Alzheimer’s disease. Two of the most effective non-medicinal therapies have focused on cognitive stimulation and physical exercise. The most efficient, effective and enjoyable way to improve the quality of life for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers is participation in ballroom dancing. Why ballroom dancing? The only physical activity to offer protection against dementia is frequent dancing, according to studies. The reason is that dancing requires split-second, rapid-fire decision making, which helps rewire the brain’s neutral pathways – in turn, helping to reduce the risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s. “I have a dance client who lives in a memory care facility,” said Chie Cline of Care To Dance. “I dance with him twice a week at the facility. Right now there are a lot of things that he can’t do…but when he is dancing, you wouldn’t believe that he has Alzheimer’s disease. He started to do more moves, talk more clearly, tell jokes and smile bigger.” For more information about the Dance to End Alzheimer’s event, contact Chie Cline at 316-6500529. The Care To Dance studio is located in the Delano District at 1019 W. Douglas. Ron Hovan, who has Alzheimer’s, shares a laugh while danc-

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On a visit to Cypress Springs Oct. 22, it was not clear that Hovan understood that dancing was in store, until the music started. When it did, though, his considerable dance expertise seemed to come flooding back. He responded to the music, effortlessly producing the structured improvisations that ballroom dance demands. Each step looked assured. When the music switched to tango, he threw a passionate look Cline’s way and stomped his foot. A jive tune elicited fleet, fancy footwork. As the hour-long session continued, Hovan even started to goof around, posing for photos and teasing Cline for sticking out her index finger while dancing. Why is it that Hovan can remember so much about the skill of ballroom dancing, while forgetting that he has a sister, or that he just ate a meal? Experts believe that Alzheimer’s damages the part of the brain that deals with explicit memories, like the name of the first president or your first-born child. Another type of memory, “procedural” memory, can remain pretty much intact, even years after profound amnesia has set in. In his book “Musicophilia,” the writer

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waltz. He doesn’t do that now. Thursday (Oct. 29), I drove him to the dance studio, and he did really well, except when he got distracted watching people walk by outside the window. On waltzes, he covered the entire ﬂoor. The studio is long, but he danced from one end to the other, and it was in the correct pattern,” said Lehane. “As he starts dancing, that trance comes over him, and he falls into the rhythm.” Though Alzheimer’s patients like Bessie T. usually retain no explicit memories of their practice sessions or performances, the empowerment and emotional enjoyment has a halo effect that can last for hours or days, according to Sacks. Even for Alzheimer’s patients who are not expert dancers or musicians, music and dance can activate surviving brain functions and trigger strong, deep emotions. “Torpid patients become alert and

aware; agitated ones grow calmer,” Sacks wrote. “That it may be possible to gain the attention of such patients and hold it for minutes at a time is itself remarkable.” Cypress Springs program director Karen Suncheon said Hovan’s dancing had produced many of the effects Sacks noted. “Even though he forgets (dancing), he’s a lot happier now that he’s doing this,” she said. “The other residents like to watch it, too. Some get up and dance along with him, a few little steps. The others love watching him dance. It’s really been very beneﬁcial for him to do this twice a week.” Like many Alzheimer’s patients, Hovan was distressed by the dislocation of moving from his home to a care facility. He could not recall Lehane’s explanations of his situation for more than a few minutes at a time. But since he started dancing again, he seems more content with his situation. “He’d say, ‘I want to get out of here; I want to go dancing.’ Well, he doesn’t say that anymore, because I brought the dancing here,” said Lehane.

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Although things started slowly, former dancer Ron Hovan has found many of his former skills.

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Start dreaming now for a New Year home makeover Wichita’s Kitchen Tune-Up team started its franchise operation in 2005 with a focus on quick and effective kitchen makeovers. Today, that service – the One-Day TuneUp – still produces smiles of satisfaction with Kitchen Tune-Up’s clients. But more and more, customers are turning to Kitchen Tune-Up for complete renovation projects that can turn tired and worn-out kitchen spaces into a dream come true. And now is the time to start planning for a makeover project that you would like to make happen in the New Year. A recent project – a complete kitchen renovation – produced an ecstatic response from the happy homeowners. This was a beautiful transformation,” said Arlene Phillips, who owns and operates the local Kitchen Tune-Up franchise with her husband Jim. The home was a 1950’s vintage home and the homeowners wanted to completely remodel their kitchen. All the old kitchen cabinets were replaced with modified Shaker-style cabinets that extended all the way to the ceiling. A grey glass backsplash and black quartz

countertop made a striking contrast to the new, white, solid Maple cabinets. An impractical broom closet was taken out and replaced with a pantry featuring roll-out trays, and a striking tin ceiling was installed. Capping off the makeover were industrial-style lighting and sink fixtures for a mix of modern and traditional elements. “Jim designed this complete kitchen renovation, and the homeowners loved it,” said Arlene. “We were so happy to have had a hand in this makeover from start to finish.” Kitchen Tune-Up has remodeled hundreds of kitchens since Jim and Arlene Phillips started the business, and your kitchen project could be next. For more information or to schedule a free consultation, call Kitchen Tune-Up at 316-558-8888. Visit their website, kitchentuneup.com for more information. Be sure to check out the local company’s extensive BEFORE/AFTER portfolios on Facebook and when you visit the Facebook page, ‘LIKE’ their page, Kitchen Tune-Up, Wichita, Kansas.

A stunning transformation featuring new shaker-style cabinets, countertops and tin ceiling was recently completed by Kitchen Tune-Up.

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The eighth annual Christmas Express returns to the Orpheum Theatre in Wichita on Saturday night, Nov. 28. This growing holiday tradition benefits the Shriners Hospitals for Children. Mark your calendars for the first holiday concert of the season! It promises to be a show the whole family will enjoy. “The idea behind Christmas Express is to have a cornucopia of music that provides something for everyone. It’s new and fresh each year,” said concert sponsor and organizer Jeff Breault. These vocalists will appear in the Christmas Express, performing selections in a wide variety of styles: Emily Strom (jazz songstress), Tim Drennan (gospel tenor), Drake Macy (pop crooner), Teketa Paschal (rocker chick), Uche (alt-rock), Mary Aaron Schulz (flirty pop princess), Erika McGuire (sass, class and brass), Joe Sauer (we’ll get back to you on that) and Christina (pop sweetness personified). As in the previous seven years, the Christmas Express concert will provide a huge variety of musical styles. It is this interesting mix of performances in the various genres that prompted the show’s producer, Joe Sauer, to say, “This ain’t your grandma’s Christmas Show! This year, you will hear everything from gutsy get-down blues to high-end soaring opera.

Everything from the funk of Earth, Wind and Fire to the pretty-boy harmonies of the Beach Boys. Everything from the avant garde lyricism of Annie Lennox to the sweetness of Karen Carpenter.” This year’s show includes three acts making their ﬁrst appearance as part of The Christmas Express: The Green Flamingos, a hot, young act that will provide a touch of acoustic Americana; the Ad Astra Singers, 12 classically-trained vocalists who will bring the ﬁrst taste of opera to the Christmas Express; and Wichita’s longest-performing rock band, LOTUS, which will help the show live up to its billing as a “hot, rockin’ Christmas concert.” One hundred percent of ticket sales from The Christmas Express will be donated to the Shriners Hospitals for Children and the local Midian Shrine transportation fund. General admission tickets are $20 and may be purchased through Select-a-Seat at www.selectaseat.com, at any Dillons Superstore, the Orpheum Theater www.wichitaorpheum.com, the Shrine Temple and Nelson Designs. Event sponsors include the Orpheum; Carey, Thomas, Hoover & Breault Investments; Wichita State University Media Resources Center; Nelson Designs, LLC; R&J Discount Liquor; and Jeff and Shelly Breault.

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Visit Gingerbread Village 2015 and create memories tance League bake shop all three days. Tickets are available at exploration.org/ special-events/gingerbread-village or may be purchased at Exploration Place on the days of the event. For members of Exploration Place, the price is $5 for ages three and over. For non-members, the prices are $8 for seniors (65+), $9.50 for adults (12-64), $6 for youth (3-11), and children two and under are free. Tickets include making your own gingerbread house and experiencing exhibits at Exploration Place. If you don’t get your ﬁll at Exploration Place, the fun continues at “All Things Gingerbread,” the life-size gingerbread house located at Cambridge Market (21st and Webb Road), which will be open on Nov. 21 and Dec. 5 from 10 am to 1 pm. Children are invited to have their pictures taken with Santa and the life-size Gingerbread Boy, as well as drop off their letters to Santa. Assistance League of Wichita is an all-volunteer nonproﬁt organization whose philanthropic programs provide

service to the Wichita community including: • Operation School Bell, which provides new school clothing, coats, shoes and grooming kits to USD 259 students in need. • Scholarships, which help pay for fees and supplies toward completing a vocational degree at Wichita Area Technical College or Butler Community College. • Sexual Assault Victim Support, which provides victims with new clothing and toiletry items through the Wichita Area Sexual Assault Center. • Bear-Hugs, which provide teddy bears and toiletry items to sexually abused children upon their entry into the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner/Sexual Assault Response Recovery Team program at Via Christi Hospital St. Joseph and Wesley Medical Center. For more information on the services provided, to donate or become involved with the Assistance League of Wichita, call 316-687-6107 or visit www.alwichita.org.

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Exploration Place 300 N. McLean Blvd. Friday, Nov. 13 • 5:30-8:30 Saturday, Nov. 14 • 10-6 Sunday, Nov. 15 • 11-5 Create your own gingerbread house View original houses Tour Exploration Place Tickets at the door or online at www.exploration.org/ special-events/gingerbread-village Also visit “All Things Gingerbread” at Cambridge Market Nov. 21 and Dec. 5

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Kick off the holiday season with the Assistance League® of Wichita’s 21st annual community event, Gingerbread Village! Gingerbread Village is open to the public on Friday, Nov. 13 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 14 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 15 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Exploration Place. From traditional houses to ones that stretch your imagination, Gingerbread Village will feature a wide assortment of houses created and donated by professionals and amateurs. Guests will be able to view original gingerbread houses, create their own take-home houses and explore and experience Exploration Place exhibits! Friday evening will feature a special gingerbread house construction demonstration by local high school students, and professionally constructed gingerbread houses built by local culinary specialists also will be available to purchase by auction. Additionally, there will be homemade holiday treats for sale at the Assis-

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New bathroom will showcase Gross Tile’s skills The team of experts at Gross Tile and Concrete Design are doing it again. In October, Gross Tile launched a major bathroom overhaul in West Wichita, and the dramatic renovation project is quickly taking shape. One of the exciting things about the project is the teamwork that developed immediately between the WestSide homeowners and Gross Tile’s staff members. “I had been talking about this project for a few years with my husband,” said the happy homeowner. “We were working on getting estimates when we met Mark Gross (Gross Tile’s owner) and we were impressed with him from the start.” Gross Tile has been a trusted name in flooring installation, bathroom and kitchen renovations, and general remodeling projects for more than 30 years. One of the key things Mark Gross has learned over the years is how to listen to his clients, and that impressed these homeowners from the very beginning. “We’re about halfway through the project and so far everything is going great,” said the homeowner. “I really like how he listens to us, and can then take our ideas and suggestions and make them a reality.” In addition to making the homeowners feel comfortable with their role in the project, Mark Gross also brings a strong work ethic to the project site. And that standard is maintained every day by all of the members of the Gross Tile team. The project that Gross Tile is completing is a big one. The homeowners’ master bathroom was large, but major parts of it were really impractical. The shower with sliding doors was small and cramped, and a giant corner tub was hardly ever used. Now, the corner tub is gone, and a modern, curbless walk-in glass and tile shower are is being constructed. The separate vanities that had been on either side of the tub are being put together, and will be topped with a granite countertop and modern sinks and fixtures. “It will be so much more open feeling,” said the homeowner. “And we’re even putting in a larger entry door to

Mark Gross and his team and Gross Tile are completing a remarkable makeover in a WestSide master bathroom. The large corner tub will be removed and a new walk-in shower will highlight the new space. Watch for photos and a story on the renovation!

enhance that feeling.” As a special touch, Gross Tile is installing a heated tile floor that will make the bathroom cozy and inviting…just in time for the coming winter season. “It’s so exciting to see this all take shape,” said the homeowner. “And it’s nice to see what can be done when you work well with your contracting team.” The new tile floor will match the tile in the walk-in shower area, as well as other tile accents in the bathroom. The homeowner credited Gross Tile showroom staff members Jenna Hill and John Lemon with adding artistic flair to the product selections for the new bathroom.

“They were both very helpful,” said the homeowner. Hill and Lemon helped with tile and backsplash selections, color schemes, and fixture choices. “We wanted to get this all done before the holidays, and thanks to Gross Tile, that’s going to happen.”

Plan now for your project Homeowners all across Wichita have learned to trust the Gross Tile name when it comes to flooring and renovation work. Over the years, Gross Tile has grown

from a respected flooring company into a leader in bathroom and kitchen renovations, as well as a total remodeling company. It’s a transformation that Mark Gross relates back to customer satisfaction. “We found that over the years, we had clients who liked our work and wanted us to tackle other projects for them, and we expanded into those areas,” said Mark. “That’s really how we started getting into bathroom makeovers, and then kitchens, too.” The transformation of Gross Tile has spanned nearly three decades, and the story of how the company got to where it is today – and where it is headed – is an exciting one. Mark Gross grew up in Wichita, and after attending 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 countertops 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 after 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 contractor before he and his wife Cathy – also a Wichita native who graduated from West High and Newman University – opened the first Gross Tile Location at Fern and Douglas. Today, the company’s showroom is located in West Wichita at 10680 W. Maple. Their daughter, Jenna Hill, also is an integral part of the business. She has years of experience working with clients at the Gross Tile showroom. For more information about everything Gross Tile has to offer, call 316773-1600, or stop by the showroom at 10680 W. Maple, near Maple and Maize Road in West Wichita. You can also find Gross Tile on Facebook. Editor’s Note: Watch our publications for the finished project as Gross Tile brings this WestSide dream project to completion.

Nov. 5-7 – Holiday Tables, hosted by Designing Women at the Wichita Center for the Arts. This is the 26th year for the fundraiser. Each year, the galleries of the center are transformed into a decorating idea-fest with tablescapes for the upcoming season. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, with lunch served 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Admission is $10; lunch is $12. Reservations may be made for groups of 10 or more. Call Jaclyn Reilly at 913-7064979 or visit wcfta.com. Nov. 7 – Sedgwick County Household Hazardous Waste remote collection, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Sedgwick County Extension south parking lot, 7001 W. 21st Street North. Enter from Ridge Road. Sedgwick County residents may bring items such as paint, aerosols, batteries, used motor ﬂuids, lawn and garden chemicals, household cleaners, ﬂuorescent light bulbs and more, free of charge, for recycling or proper disposal. This is intended for individual households; no business waste will be accepted. Tires, electronics, ammunition, explosives, empty containers and controlled substances will not be accepted. Nov. 7 – Open house and book sale, 1-4 p.m., at the Midwest Historical and Genealogical Society Library, 1203 N. Main. Free tours, cookies, browse the genealogy and purchase history books. For more information, call 316-2643611 or visit mhgswichita.org.

Nov. 14 – 21st annual Wichita Alternative Gift Market. New location for 2015 at East Heights United Methodist Church, 4407 E. Douglass. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Co-hosted by dozens of local service groups and congregations,

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benefitting people around the world including food for pantries and shelters in the U.S. and Canada, scholarships for students in Haiti, and milk-providing yaks for children China. Gifts are tax deductible. Last year’s market raised more than $29,000. More than $3,500 went to six local agencies, the rest to 30 national and international projects in the Alternative Gifts International annual catalog. This year’s local beneficiaries include Dear Neighbor Ministries, EmberHope (Youthville), Fairmount GoZones!, Partners for Wichita: Filling the Gap, Wichita Circles Network and YWCA Women’s Crisis Center. For more information contact Julie Brin at 316-841-4391 or juliebrin@gmail.com. Nov. 19 – Project Beauty luncheon, 12:30 p.m. at Scotch & Sirloin, 5325 E. Kellogg. Use the west door entrance. John Boldenow, retired director of the Wichita Center for the Arts, will speak regarding antique appraisals and how to preserve an antique’s value. Cost is $17. Your check is your reservation. Send to Jean Wellshear, 6411 Marjorie, Wichita, KS 67206. Nov. 19-20 – Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum 32nd annual Wreath Festival, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The festival features gifts of all kinds, fresh baked goods and festive music. Lunch served in the museum both days 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Admission to festival is free (first and second floors). Lunch is $15 and includes admission to all four floors of the museum. Call 316-265-9314. Nov. 21 – Emerald City Chorus annual pancake feed/craft/bling/bake sale, 8 a.m. to noon, Southwest Presbyterian Church, 1511 W. 27th Street South. Pancakes provided by Chris Cakes. Cost is $7 for adults, $6 for See DATELINE, Page 28

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Nov. 12 – Public screening of “Education, Inc.”, 6 p.m. at College Hill Methodist Church. This is the ﬁrst Kansas public screening. The hour-long movie explores the hidden corporate and political interests attempting to take over American public education. Women for Kansas-Wichita and the League of Women Voters Wichita-Metro are sponsoring the showing, which will be followed by a panel discussion. For more information call 316-706-6330. The movie’s website is www.edincmovie.com.

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Wichita’s oldest school to old open house The McCormick Museum in West Wichita is holding an open house to celebrate the former school’s 125th anniversary. The open house will be noon to 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m Saturday, Nov. 7. The school is located on the corner of McCormick and Martinson Streets. From Kellogg, exit south on Seneca and then turn west on McCormick. That’s on the other side of Seneca from West High School, and just less than a mile east of Newman University. The historic building is the oldest school building still standing in Wichita. It was designed by architects Proudfoot and Bird in 1890 and built by contractor William Dunscombe. The stone came from the Middleton quarry in Augusta. Workmen used block and tackle with chains to lift the stones into place. Construction was completed Nov. 3, 1890. Today the building is on the National Register of Historic Places. McCormick School was the 17th elementary school building in the Wichita system. The school was named from McCormick Avenue, which was named for members of the John McCormick family who were among the area’s early settlers. The building was originally a four-room struc-

ABOVE: The last class at McCormick Elementary in 1992. LEFT: Students at McCormick in 1896. BELOW: A Maypole event in 1966.

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LEFT: A photo of the school, circa 1961. TOP: A line drawing of McCormick School. ABOVE: An undated class photo from the early 20th Century.

ture, with two rooms on the first floor and two more on the second. The basement had a dirt floor and a coal bin. A shed for horses was located north of the building. In 1910, an addition on the west side gave the structure eight rooms. McCormick School was the only school in Wichita with a bell tower. The bell was rung daily at the start and the close of school. The school closed as an attendance center in June 1992. It reopened in August 1992 as a museum and science center and closed again in June 1996. In December 1997, the Wichita Association of Retired School Personnel voted to reopen McCormick School Museum as a service project. The McCormick School Museum preserves the history of Wichita public schools. It features an 1890s classroom. Visitors can read from McGuffy Readers and see what students used before computers, iPods and even electricity. Also included are a print shop, a 1920s science lab, library and rooms full of furniture. There are videos of high school events from the 1930s and audio recordings of middle school and high school bands. Admission is free and donations are accepted. During the fall, the museum is open every Sunday 2-5 p.m. and every Wednesday 9 a.m. to noon. Other times for groups are available by appointment. Call 316-841-6198, email mccormickschoolmuseum@gmail.com or visit www. mccormickbellringer.com.

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‘Steve Jobs’ is a bit of a puzzle to movie reviewer

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Those who are at least a little familiar with computer and their history may have no problem, but for people like me, “Steve Jobs” may be a bit of a puzzle. The Associated Press review in the Wichita Eagle said it was built around “three backstage dramas,” – the launchings of Macintosh in 1984, the NeXT cube in 1988 and the Apple iMac in 1998 – but these three events look so much alike that those as ignorant as I am may ﬁnd it hard to see any forward movement. The story is apparently concentrated more on human relationships than on technological history, but Steve Jobs, as excellently portrayed by Michael Fassbender, is about as adept at human relationships as Johnny Depp’s Whitey Bulger in “Black Mass,” so there isn’t much forward movement there, either, despite the 13 or so years the story covers. Let me pause to warn of spoilers; it will be all but impossible for me to review “Steve Jobs” without giving away some outcomes that I may not have ﬁgured out correctly. For one thing, it isn’t even unmistakably clear what role Jobs played in the development of the personal computer, which seems to be his major contribution to society. The opening scene shows him solving a technical glitch by ordering a subordinate to solve it, and toward the end Seth Rogen as Steve Wozniak accuses him of largely stealing credit for other people’s accomplishments. It’s possible that his role was bringing out the best in others and never giving in to despair, but Jeff Daniels accuses him of breeding discord, which hardly suggests a bringer-together, and one wonders how many people would put up with the kind of treatment Rogen and Kate Winslet as (Joanna Hoffman) suffer from him throughout the movie. An article in the Nov. 2 edition of The Nation suggests that the secrets of Jobs’ success were largely exploitation of workers overseas and avoidance of taxes at home, and the movie says nothing about these things. Still, “Steve Jobs” has quite a lot to offer. Like Depp as Bulger, Fassbender as Jobs manages to convey a certain

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amount of emotional life in an unattractive character, and a few closeups suggest that there may have been more there than I could detect. Even the Jobs-admirer who I talked to in the lobby wasn’t sure how permanent the change was; at times, Jobs exasperating self-rightousness seemed to be cracking under his daughter’s assaults, but he always recovered in moments. The most important human relationship in the movie is between Fassbender and Winslet, magniﬁcently deglamorized and wearing a costume that adds 50 pounds. Winslet at one point near the end says “I love you,” to Fassbender, but it’s in the same sequence where Rogen says the same thing to him, and earlier she is in a scene where we are told that there is no in-love relationship. Presumably, she loves him in the sense in which we are told Fassbender himself can love people, for what they actually do rather than for what they are. In any event, there is nothing one could call a love scene of any kind unless you count an instance where Winslet leans her head against Fassbender’s chest. That looked to me to be as much like a fatigue scene as a love scene. Rogen’s situation is surely one of appreciation of what Fassbender is accomplishing and enabling Rogen himself to do. There doesn’t seem to be much development in any case, unless a slight development in frankness is a statement. This lack of a sense of forward movement is the biggest problem “Steve Jobs” suffers from. In any individual scene, the human emotions are clear and vivid. Whether they are See JOBS, Page 28

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to be utterly destroyed, we need a reminder that they are important people, so they are shown towering over us like fallen giants. Customarily, movie cameras are aimed at the upper chest or lower chin level, and variations are slight enough not to call attention to themselves. And this may be as good a time as any to mention that the movie form seems to demand variation in shots every 15 seconds or so. Perhaps because so many in his cast were theater people not used to working in such tiny segments, Welles liked to provide variation by moving the camera or the actors instead of cutting the ﬁlm. See Michael Keaton in “Birdman” for a version of this technique, or less successfully, Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds.” “Citizen Kane” has been criticized for not showing Kane gaining and using his enormous power. I suspect that Welles did not want to distract our concentration from what kind of a person Kane was and to the issues he was involved with. There are a lot of symbolic suggestions of the extent of his power, but almost nothing invites us to consider exactly how he used it. The succession of headlines of the newspapers Thatcher sees people reading on the subway indicates that Kane defeated the traction magnates (whatever that refers to) and the slumlords and copper robbers, but no details are offered. In the opening newsreel commemorating his death, a similar succession of newspapers indicate Kane’s worldwide importance and I see great importance in the overhead shots of bundled See KANE, Page 28

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The selection recounting the early, triumphal years of Charles Foster Kane and a report of his financial downfall is supposedly told by his childhood financial guardian, the banker Thatcher, and it limits itself pretty consistently to what Thatcher could have witnessed. Later writer-director Orson Welles gets freer with the conventions of point of view and Kane’s friend and colleague Jed Leland (played by Joseph Cotton) is allowed to tell about things he must have been told about but could hardly have actually seen. Near the very end, the butler Raymond (Paul Atewart) reports what neither he nor anybody else could possibly have heard. Once a principle has been established, Welles can play around its edges without fear of losing the desired effect. “Merry Christmas” at the beginning of Thatcher’s period and “And a Happy New Year” at the end of it are joined/ separated by a cut from one camera angle to another, a device that reappears later in a more complicated form, with variations between speakers and sets, at the beginning of Kane’s political career – it happens again, in a more complex form, in a later marriage sequence, but it is always perfectly clear. If I keep being so detailed, I will never finish this ambitious analysis, so let’s get more general. I should mention, however, that the extremely low-angle shot looking up at Thatcher from the child’s point of view, suggesting power and menace, is almost immediately used in a much subtler form in Thatcher’s interview with Kane in Kane’s office. The high angle, with Thatcher looming over Kane when Thatcher begins attacking Kane is transformed by the simple device of Kane standing up and being in a superior position when he begins his defense. At the very end of Kane’s political campaign, the angle-power switch is much more sophisticated, as the camera is set below floor level and we actually see the bottom of a shoe sole as a character passes by. This is one of the few places where the camera device contradicts, rather than supports, the obvious dramatic situation. At the moment when Kane and Leland seem

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sympathetic doesn’t matter. They are realistically human, and that’s good enough. The general symbolism of bigger-than-human spaces with little confused human beings lost among the machinery is effective in terms of theme, especially in a bit where Jobs and his daughter have it out in front of some kind of walkway backed by a

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newspapers that resemble cityscapes and the overhead tracking shots of the collection in Xanadu that also suggest cityscapes. Kane is shown in fake newsreels with historical features like Hitler, and is verbally associated with the promotion of the Mexican War. But we never even find out what he found so offensive about Boss Jim Gettys. All these issues are left for us to interpret according to stereotype, so our

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gigantic shaft full of what looks like a wiry cage or maze with no guardrail to keep the characters from falling in. The track shots following people through long twisting passageways conveyed the same impression of people in some kind of a trap, squabbling among themselves without appreciating the need to find a way out. And that’s what I can make of “Steve Jobs.” People who know more about computers and their history, which includes practically everybody, should be able to do better by it than I can. Good luck.

concentration will remain on what kind of person we have in Kane. The reporter’s final comments about Kane suggest that we can never figure this out from reports after death, which may not seem like a subtle lesson to be learned, but is certainly an important one. Something should be said about the contrast between Thatcher’s exemplary handwriting, if his memoirs are actually in his handwriting, and Kane’s appalling childish scrawls, which we can get glimpses of in his letter to Thatcher and, later, in the speech he carries down from the podium in the auditorium scene. Welles never wastes anything.

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