East Wichita News February 2016

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Volume 33 • Issue 2 February 2016

ON THE COVER East Wichita playwright is gaining attention | 16 Lisa Stillaway debuts a new play at the Crown Uptown Theatre. She’s also looking to the future with a play about domestic violence.

Eastside artist’s house Features reflects eclectic style Eastside Homes .......................5 | 4 From the Publisher’s Files ..............................................6

Celebrate National Catholic Schools Week| 12-13 Three exhibits highlight Gordon Parks work| 18

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Publisher Paul Rhodes Managing Editor Travis Mounts Production Abbygail Wells Reporters/Contributors Sam Jack, Amy Houston, Philip Holmes, Jim Erickson

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Great art, great sports and some laughs in Topeka It’s the heart of winter as I write this, and I think I’ll be slipping into shorts for the next day or two.

I’ll be comfortable when I go out to my shed to look for the rest of my outdoor winter gear. The words “snow showers” and “wintry mix” appear two different times in the extended forecast.

Crazy weather is an intrinsic part of our state.

Something else – or rather, someone else – who I think of when I think Kansas things is the late Gordon Parks.

I never never had the chance to cross paths with Mr. Parks before he passed away, but his work has crossed my path. I’m not sure to what degree he has influenced my work – what I shoot for our family of newspapers often is simpler and more straight-forward than Parks work, which covered American life, high fashion and racial inequality.

This month is a great opportunity to view some of his works, and there are three locations to visit.

The Ulrich Museum of Art is featuring “Visual Justice: The Gordon Parks Photography Collection at Wichita State University.”

The Kansas African American Museum has “The Power of the Image: Documentary Photographs of Gordon Parks.”

Finally, the Wichita Art Museum will showcase “Gordon Parks: Back to Fort Scott,” highlighting Parks’ hometown in eastern Kansas.

Switching gears, this continues to be a great time to be a sports fan in this area.

The high of the Kansas City Royals’ World Series championship still has people buzzing. The Chiefs made the NFL’s final 8 with the league’s longest winning streak of the season. They are one of only two teams since the NFLAFL merger to have that horrific of a start (1-5) and make the playoffs. A 22-

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year playoff victory drought was broken.

The Wichita State Shockers men’s basketbal has righted itself after a rocky start and are back in the national rankings as the calendar turns to February. And the Kansas Jayhawks again are among the nation’s elite, despite stubbing their toes once (or three times) heading into the final week of January.

And I know most people in the 316 area code won’t care, but my favorite NHL hockey team, the San Jose Sharks, is playing its best hockey of the year going into the All-Star break.

There are a few other people out there who must care – I’ve seen them in their teal jerseys at Wichita Thunder game.

The Kansas Legislature is in session now, and if you’ve managed to maintain something of a sense of humor through the past couple years of financial mismanagement in Topeka, this session should be worth some laughs.

The best joke so far is the one about this session being fairly quick and painless. That’s a hoot.

I’m positive this year will top last year.

It’ll be so funny, you’ll cry – just like the legislators themselves last year.

You can reach Travis Mounts by email at news@tsnews.com or by phone at 316-540-0500.

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At home with art

Eastside artist’s house reflects eclectic style Last August, East Story and photos Dead was inspired by

by Sam Jack Wichita resident a white elephant gift Tammy Geiger was exchange. stuck in her house, recovering from “I got a mannequin head,” Geiger surgery. She was getting a bit stir crazy. said, laughing. “It had writing in black Then a thought occurred to her: “Why marker all over its head, and it said don’t I paint the windows?”

‘Alberto’ right across its forehead.

“I’ve always wanted stained glass Everybody laughed and said, ‘You got windows,” she said. “I painted a few, a clunker this year,’ but I said, ‘I have and then I ended up painting all the plans for Alberto, believe me.’” windows in my house.”

Geiger ended up decorating Alberto When she finished that project, her in the traditional Mexican “calavera” or windows were covered in translucent “sugar skull” style. paint and threaded with images of “Then I just couldn’t stop. I went to leafy vines. The paint job created a a wig shop, got some forms, got some magic lantern effect that goes well with wigs and flowers and painted several the rest of her home decor, which is more,” she said. dominated by her eclectic tastes for art The Day of the Dead’s celebration making and collecting. of family and ancestors appealed to Geiger is retired from a career workGeiger. She incorporates family and ing with children with disabilities in loved ones, both living and deceased, Wichita and Andover schools. A paintinto most of her art. A “shrine” in her er, sculptor and crafter, she now spends living room honors those who have much of her time on art, choosing proj- passed on. ects based on whim and whimsy.

“I called my pastor and OK’d it with For instance, an interest in Mexican her. I told her I had Day of the Dead imagery associated with the Day of the masks, family photos, a cross and a

picture of Jesus, and she said, ‘It’s just fine, so long as you’re not trying to call up the dead yourself,’” said Geiger.

Next to the shrine, a large case displays a collection of ironwood sculptures assembled by Geiger’s late husband, Charles. The wood, naturally cured and hardened through years of exposure to the harsh Sonora Desert, has some of the appearance of stone.

“The families that make them are not allowed to cut trees down; you can only use trees that have fallen, and it’s only these certain families that carve within this tradition,” said Tammy Geiger.

Other artworks around the house reflect memories of Charles. He left a box full of circular saw blades in the garage, so Tammy Geiger brought them into the house and painted many of them with pastoral or natural scenes, creating a witty contrast with their serrated edges.

Instead of a conventional photograph of the couple, Tammy Geiger displays a painting of a mountain range, with portrait photos of each of them incorporated into the crags. It is reminiscent of Mount Rushmore, but the effect is more subdued, less monumental.

“I painted us into the mountains,” See ARTIST, Page 19

LEFT: Artist Tammy Geiger stands by a “shrine” in her East Wichita living room that honors loved ones, both living and deceased. A white elephant gift exchange inspired an interest in artwork in the style of Mexico’s Day of the Dead celebration.

ABOVE: A red-tinted landscape decorates a room in the back of Geiger’s home. Black silhouettes of trees conceal exposed pipes.

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proportional relationships in everything from music, to art and of course; interior design. The ratio of 0.618 (from formula above, where phi is the golden ratio) commonly occurs in nature and was first studied formally by the Greeks. It has been used in man made endeavors since the ancients. It is believed that even Stonehenge is based on the golden ratio. Other examples of the Golden Ratio in application include the Parthenon, St. Mark’s Basilica, and many works of Leonardo Da Vinci.

There are many more examples in modern times. The point is that by using the Golden Ratio, one can determine the optimum proportion across a variety of disciplines.

Using the Golden Ratio can solve many design dilemmas. For a simplified example, let’s say your wall space is 20 feet wide. To figure out the most pleasing proportion of furniture to space, Convert your 20 feet to inches (240 inches) and multiply by the Golden Ratio, 0.681. The resulting 163 inches is what you should use for furniture; the remainder should be open space. If your sofa is 96 inches, then you could place two 33 inch end tables on either side of the sofa in order to achieve the Golden Ratio. You should do the same exercise when considering the wall height.

While the relationship of the Golden Ratio, geometry, and interior design may seem a little outside the box, in reality it’s all about the box. That is, how the shapes, sizes, and proportions relate to one another. Intuitively, using patterns and principles that naturally occur in nature should make us feel good in our living spaces. And, it could be one of those things you are already doing without realizing it.

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Believe it or not, math is an integral component of good interior design.

Interior design includes color and texture for sure, but within the context of mathematical principles. Designing a living space deals with manipulating shapes, sizes, proportions, and angles; all components of geometry.

Room layouts are where interior design meets geometry. How the furniture is arranged is based on both the size and the shape of the room. The way the furniture is placed creates a linear relationship between each element. Let’s say you want to put a piano or a TV at an angle; this too creates more diversity to the geometric equation. Some people may want to add a round rug or coffee table to either compliment curves in the architecture or give some relief to too many straight lines in the room. Designers use these shapes to create the most pleasing and livable arrangement.

The next step is creating symmetry in the room, which evolves from the room layout but considers more of a three dimensional view. Not only the position but also the height and mass of each element is taken into account. Scale and proportion become key to a well fitted room. The space should be well balanced and should have an aesthetically pleasing flow.

In the final touches, wall decor should echo and complement the flow and symmetry of the room. Now, the wall pieces become the most obvious indicators of a room’s coordination.

This means wall decor height, shape, and arrangement must support the existing room set up and architecture.

So, is interior design an art or a science? It is both, but more heavily skewed towards science than many would think. Yes it takes a “good eye,” but the end result is fundamentally based on deciphering the code on underlying agreeable geometric relationships between the elements. If a room doesn’t quite feel right, most of the time it is probably because it is geometrically challenged in some way.

Now for the math. The Golden Ratio (aka: Golden Mean, De Divina Proportione, Sectio Aurea) is an algebraic equation that indicates harmonious

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Getting ready for Oscars the best way I know how Well, the Oscar nominations are out, and I’m ramping up for the Academy Awards show at the end of February.

Truth is, I’ve been ramping up for the Oscars for months. I’m a movie fan, and there’s always something in the back of my mind that says, “This one could be Oscar material.”

My girlfriend Kim enjoys watching movies almost as much as I do, so we dedicate a fair amount of our leisure time to seeing movies in the theater, and watching movies at home. We don’t necessarily attend movies with the Oscars in mind, but we often end up coming away with some sense that we’ve just seen a nomination in the making.

That is…until this time of year.

Once the Oscar nominations have been announced, the rest of January and much of February is dedicated to “filling in the gaps” on our quest to see as many of the nominated films as possible before awards night. That may seem like a daunting task, but we love the challenge.

It always made me feel a bit sad in years past to watch the Oscars and realize just how many of those movies I had not seen prior to the awards ceremony. With my kids all grown and gone, more disposable income to spend on movies, and a companion who savors this kind of challenge as well, it seems like a no-brainer.

If we’ve done a good job picking quality movies leading up to the announcement of the nominations, our task can sometimes be half done. As an example, when this year’s Oscar nominations were announced a couple of weeks ago, we already had seen more than half of the nominees for Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Actress…plus

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a surprising percentage of the those up for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress.

From there, the quest was on.

In just a couple of weeks, we’ve all but filled in those categories. We’ve even branched out from the major categories and have tracked down movies nominated for seemingly less glamorous honors like Cinematography and Costume Design. But don’t be fooled: Something like Cinematography is a category in which we put a lot of stock, as we look for some of the most beautifully filmed movies of the year.

This year, we’re going to take things even a step further, and will take in all of the Short Film nominations. We can do that by taking advantage of one of the free film days being sponsored by Wichita Public Library (they’ve been doing this for nearly 30 years) at either the Orpheum or the West Wichita Warren Theatre.

We’re planning to make a day of it at the Orpheum on Saturday, Feb. 20.

We’ll bring some snacks to keep our energy up, and take in the nearly seven hours of movie watching that will be on tap that day.

And then we can smile and check those categories off our lists, as well.

Movie Review

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cides to give it all up and settle down into a happy marriage like the one De Niro had – involves hazards that are never even suggested but which no audience beyond the age of 13 can be unaware of even long enough to enjoy the movie.

Of course, I have to keep remembering the audience I sat through the movie with. I suspect the ending is an afterthought, maybe even something forced on the moviemakers, director Dan Mazer and screenwriter John M. Phillips, when it was too late to do anything with the movie as a whole.

There is surprisingly little actual nudity in “Dirty Grandpa.” And it is mercifully lacking in violence and special effects, though it does feature one sequence of very reckless driving, and De Niro attempts rap music to no promising effect.

De Niro seems to be following the same trajectory that a good many foreign stars have followed. Laurence Olivier once admitted that as his years as a leading man began to give way to age, he decided it was time to go for the money and went on to efforts like “The Jazz Singer” and, God forgive him, “Inchon.” I understand that Meryl Streep did not become a box office attraction until she lowered her standards as far as “Mamma Mia!” Actors like these, who followed the modern acting method of disappearing into each individual character instead of working variations on a single type (the usual key to long-lasting box office success; compare Spencer Tracy to De Niro), eventually have to choose between lowering themselves to character acting in supporting roles or retirement.

If “Dirty Grandpa” is a specimen of what Robert De Niro is going to have to do, I wish he would choose retirement.

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It is distressing to see to what depths Robert De Niro’s career has sunk. I have read that his latest sell-out to bad taste, “Dirty Grandpa,” is getting savaged by reviewers, but I’m discouraged that it is getting reviewed at all.

Still, it was booked into the largest auditorium in the complex I went to. I had chosen the time of the showing wisely in an effort to avoid a crowd, but the dozen or so people in the audience seemed to be having a good time. The young people in my immediate vicinity were periodically convulsed with laughter, and the oldsters who were approaching my category of age both gave it a rating of four stars because they found it so hilarious. And I must admit I was never bored. There were a few good laughs; the cast was generally better, or at least more attractive, than the material.

But it was difficult for me to believe in Robert De Niro’s character, who at 71 is – as he puts it himself – free at last of a marriage that he claims was happy, full of love and even full of sex, if not always conventional.

The end of the movie – I’m not sensitive about revealing the end of such a movie as “Dirty Grandpa” – tries to persuade us that all of De Niro’s behavior has been in an effort to benefit his grandson, played by Zac Efron. The moviemakers seem to be a little ashamed of their product. As one character said, in another context, “Don’t pull that…it’s stupid enough as it is.” De Niro claims he was going on a sex “rampage” to help prevent his grandson from become a replica of himself. But the movie was so totally devoted to the persona that he created that we have no suggestion of what he really is, and his claims of 40 years of happy conventional married life don’t imply anything to spare his grandson from.

Efron’s role does suggest a weak character who is being psychologically coerced into a marriage he doesn’t really want, but we don’t see anything sufficiently forbidding about his bride-to-be (the story takes place only days before Efron’s wedding) to persuade us that he has much to fear.

In any case, what De Niro encourages – which is largely as much free sex and drugs as he can squeeze in before he de-

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Feb. 7 – 19th annual Super Bowl Sunday gourmet pancake and german sausage breakfast, hosted by the Bishop Carroll High School Parents’ Organization, 7:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., in the Bishop Carroll High School commons, 8101 W. Central. $6 for adults, $4 for children age 2-12, $22 for a family ticket. All-you-can-eat. Proceeds benefit student activities and general needs of the school.

Feb. 11 – Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce Chairman’s Lunch, 11:30 a.m.

-1:30 p.m., INTRUST Bank Arena. A panel of five local leaders will dig deeper into Wichita’s four clear drivers of economic growth as presented during the first phase of the Focus Forward initiative.

The discussion will be moderated by Gary Plummer, present and CEO of the Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce.

The panelists are: Barry Schwan, 2016 Chamber chairman; Wichita Mayor Jeff Longwell; Bob Layton, Wichita city manager; Chairman Jim Howell, Sedgwick County Commission; and Mike Scholes, Sedgwick County manager. The event is open to the public. Tickets are $60, and $50 for Chamber members. Call Rachel Groene at 316-268-1127 or visit wichitachamber.org.

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Feb. 18 – Project Beauty’s February luncheon, 12:30 p.m. at Crestview Country Club, 1000 N. 127th Street East. Bonnie Bing, the speaker, will present “How to Grow Old Gracefully.” Cost is $17, your check is your reservation. Mail to Jean Wellshear, 6411 Marjorie, Wichita, KS 67206 by Feb. 15.

Feb. 20 – SWE Engineering Expo, 9 a.m.

- 2 p.m., Century II Exhibition Hall. The Wichita section of the Society of Women Engineers and Spirit AeroSystems present this expo, featuring hands-on activities for youth – both girls and boys – in kindergarten through eighth grade. The goal is for you to learn how engineering relates to larger world. There are workshops designed specifically for youth in sixth through eighth grade. The event is free but students must sign up online at http://wichitaswe.org/expo/. Participants must have a parent or guardian present during the Expo.

Feb. 20 – “Topeka’s Greatest Trial: The Brown vs. Board of Education Story,” Wichita Genealogical Society meeting, 1 p.m., Lionel Alford Library, 3447 S. Meridian. In the fall of 1950, Oliver Brown tried to enroll his 7-year-old daughter, Linda, at nearby Sumner Elementary, their neighborhood school, but she was refused entrance because she was African American. This presentation tells

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Upcoming events in and around Wichita the local story and events leading up to Brown’s involvement in the class action lawsuit, including direct testimony from the 1951 trial that was first argued in downtown Topeka. Participants will engage in a discussion about this and other events that eventually led to the desegregation of public schools across the nation.

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Arts Continued from Page 10 Through Feb. 6 – Symphonic WinterFest, Wichita Symphony Orchestra. A new event celebrating the life and music of George Gershwin. The WinterFest concludes with a symphonic pops celebration of the Great American Songbook and ballroom dancing in “Dancing and Romancing” on Feb. 6. Tickets for all WinterFest events can be purchased online at WichitaSymphony.org, by phone at (316) 267-7658, or in person on the second floor of Century II Concert Hall in Suite 207.

Feb. 12-March 26 – “The Golden Girls,” a theatrical parody, Roxy’s Downtown.

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National Catholic Schools Week National Catholic Schools Week is the annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. It starts the last Sunday in January and runs all week, which in 2016 is January 31 - February 6. The theme for the National Catholic Schools Week 2016 is “Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service.” Schools typically observe the annual celebration week with Masses, open houses and other activities for students, families, parishioners and community members. Through these events, schools focus on the value Catholic education provides to young people and its contributions to our church, our communities and our nation.

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Following are the daily themes and celebrations being observed nationally during Catholic Schools Week 2016. Individual dioceses and schools may celebrate different days during Catholic Schools Week.

Sunday - In Our Parish Monday - In Our Community Tuesday - In Our Students

Wednesday - In Our Nation (National Appreciation Day For Catholic Schools) Thursday - In Our Vocations Friday - In Our Faculty, Staff and Volunteers (Teacher & Principal Appreciation Day) Saturday - In Our Families Good News for the Nation: Catholic Schools Are Thriving Catholic schools offer academic excellence and faith-filled education for students nationwide. National test scores, high school graduation rates, college attendance and other data show that Catholic schools frequently outperform schools in both the public and private sectors. While some Catholic schools are challenged by declining enrollments and school closures, the good news is that there is a strong demand and enthusiasm for Catholic schools. Thirty-two percent of Catholic schools have waiting lists for admission, and new schools are opening across the country.

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In the Diocese of Wichita, we are committed to stewardship as a total way of living for every activity that makes up parish life.

Stewardship begins when a disciple recognizes that everything is a gift from God and we are the stewards, or caretakers, of those gifts, but they belong to God, not to us.

Stewards develop their gifts and share them with others generously, sacrificially and willingly, particularly through their parish. That means the ministries of the parish, including Catholic schools, are the responsibility of the entire parish, not just those who use them.

In the stewardship way of life, Catholic schools are parochial; they belong to the parish. They are not private schools that are owned and operated by those who use them. Therefore, every school family is encouraged to be an active parish steward.

Because the entire Diocese is committed to Stewardship, parishes make every effort to make a Catholic education, from kindergarten through high school, available to active parish stewards without charging tuition. As far as we know, the Diocese of Wichita is the only diocese in the United States where every child of active parish stewards can attend Catholic grade and high school without paying tuition.

About Wichita area Catholic schools • A mission to form each student to become a disciple of Jesus Christ • Parishes committed to funding a Catholic education for every active Catholic parish family regardless of family income. The Fordham Foundation report concluded that “Wichita is the best example” of how to make a quality Catholic education available to every family.

• 38 schools; 20 in Sedgwick County and 18 in the surrounding counties

That the Catholic school is the best means available to parents and to the Church for the education of children and young people, because only in a Catholic school can Jesus Christ be taught daily in every subject and activity, experienced daily in prayer, celebrated daily in worship, witnessed daily by Catholic adults, and lived out daily in service.

That the Catholic school must integrate faith into the entire life of the student (spiritual, intellectual, moral, and physical) as part of a lifelong process of conversion and maturity.

That the purpose of education is to help the student respond to God’s unique plan for them so that they can live their vocation for the glory of God in service to all humanity.

That education must teach youth about right and wrong, a better and worse way to live, by infusing moral norms into daily living. Before we make children smarter, we must first help them to be good.

That parents are the first and the best educators of their children. Catholic schools help parents best when parents, teachers, and parish cooperate together.

That it is our teachers who determine by their witness and teachings whether or not Catholic schools accomplish their mission.

That curriculum and instruction is the vehicle by which teachers craft a culture that forms the whole human person instead of merely transmitting academic content.

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Rambling thoughts about the new adult movies There are indications that the American movie business is trying to recapture some of the grownup audience it pretty much voluntarily surrendered after the breakup of the big studios in the fifties, the rise of television in the fifties and sixties, and the discovery of the youth audience after “Jaws” and “Star Wars” in the 1970s.

I haven’t seen all of the specimens of the new efforts, and haven’t liked all of the ones I’ve seen; but the effort must be appreciated, even if the results are uneven. And since I am mostly limited to what gets to Wichita and what I get to see, I am not the one to depend on for the kind of speculation I’m indulging in here. But the impressions that follow have been with me, pretty much unchallenged, for some time.

For one, adult-oriented movies of the past 20 years have made an effort to reflect current social issues in ways better suited to television’s shorter production times and smaller budgets. “Primary Colors” and “Game Change,” for example, seem more suited to television, despite their high-prestige casts. They were close to their originals in time and were more character-based than dependent on special effects, reckless driving and comic books.

And they were more concerned with the inevitable flaws in the American political system than such revered classics as Frank Capra’s “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” ever were.

Capra’s 1939 classic was careful not to violate the American Dream that our system is perfect. It was just corruption that caused trouble. When Claude Rains experienced a rather incredible conversion, we were encouraged to think that all would be well from that moment on.

Capra’s “Meet John Doe,” two years later, presented a tougher Edward Arnold and an even less satisfactory ending, and then Capra went off to war, from which he returned to make “It’s a Wonderful Life,” a film that limited itself to civilian life but preached the same solution to problems in the end.

“The Candidate,” with Robert Redford, 1972, is the earliest American big-screen movie I can think of that presents the difficulty of idealism in the context of electoral politics as part of the American political system. Peter Boyle is a realist, not

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a villain, and he is not repentant in the end.

Since then, we have had recognizable current figures like Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin in “Game Change” and John Travolta as what amounts to Bill Clinton in 1998’s “Primary Colors.” More recently still, the movies have gone into some fairly unflattering pictures of economic life, in things like “Wolf of Wall Street” and Oliver Stone’s presidential “Nixon” and “W.” But it’s the “littler” movies, like “The Big Short” and “Steve Jobs” and “Truth” that most encourage me. Though they have a tendency to overcrowd themselves and neglect important matters – the way “Trumbo” (see last month’s column, and don’t whine to me that you don’t keep a file of these scriptures) neglects to discuss what the Communists were supposed to be getting into the movies – they rely on realistic characters in realistic situations and eschew car chases and special effects.

For many recent adult-oriented films, the device of the investigation provides an easy solution to the problem of a beginning and ending, without needing to invent artificial ones. And the facts of an investigation are usually clearly known and not controversial enough to cause controversy. It may be that a movie directly depicting child abuse would be too offensive to accomplish as much as “Spotlight” does.

Which reminds me: Some of the faith-based movies hidden off in the little auditoriums are not what an unbeliever might fear. “Heaven is for Real” and “Calvary” are far from evangelical and do not resemble Sunday School fantasies.

So there are at least efforts afoot to rescue the motion picture from comic books, Fourth of July patriotism, and tracts. Let’s hope the movement grows.

Feb. 4-13 – “Lend Me A Tenor,” a farce staged by The Forum Theatre. Performances at Venue 332 at the Wichita Scottish Rite Center, 332 E. 1st, Wichita.

The greatest Italian tenor in the world is scheduled to sing the lead in The Cleveland Opera’s production of “Otello,” but when his wife leaves him a “Dear John” letter, the distraught singer takes a double dose of tranquilizers, forcing the management to find an immediate replacement. Tickets $25 (plus handling fee) for Friday-Saturday shows, $23 for Thursday evening and Saturday matinee. Optional Italian dinner before Friday and Saturday shows, $15. Half-price preview on Feb. 4; dinner available. For tickets, show times or more information, call 316-618-0444 or visit online at www.forumwichita.com.

Feb. 4-March 26 – “Little Miss Moonshine” followed by “Bangin’ 90s and Beyond Musical Comedy Review,” Mosley Street Melodrama. Call 316-263-0222 for reservations.

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February 2016 Through Feb. 6 – Symphonic WinterFest, Wichita Symphony Orchestra.

A new event celebrating the life and music of George Gershwin. The WinterFest concludes with a symphonic pops celebration of the Great American Songbook and ballroom dancing in “Dancing and Romancing” on Feb. 6. Tickets for all WinterFest events can be purchased online at WichitaSymphony.org, by phone at (316) 267-7658, or in person on the second floor of Century II Concert Hall in Suite 207.

Feb. 12-March 26 – “The Golden Girls,” a theatrical parody, Roxy’s Downtown.

Starring Wichita comedians/actors John Bates, Tom Frye, Kyle Vespestad, Monte Wheeler. Shows at $8 p.m.

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Eastside playwright gaining attention Lisa Sillaway debuts new play, looks to the future

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It sounds cliché, but one or two moments can change the direction of your life. That’s Lisa Sillaway’s story.

Her real-life story, that is – not one she’s written.

On a late January evening, Sillaway took a break from watching her play “f*sh” in its final days of rehearsal to pose for a photograph under the Crown Uptown Theatre marquee, which was advertising her new drama’s world premiere. The show was staged Jan. 28-30.

The award-winning playwright has been at her craft for a little more than two years, although she spent time before that as a local journalist, advertising copywriter and producer of online content.

Sitting in the box office of the Crown Uptown while her play progressed at the other end of the building, Sillaway talked about the incident that turn her toward being a full-time playwright. It was December 2013, and Sillaway had just walked out of a disagreement.

“I had one of those arguments where I thought, ‘I should have said this,’” she said.

Still mad over the incident, she wrote down the things she felt she should have said. She started writing responses and how she would have liked to have seen the situation resolved.

She wrote, she said, “all the witty things that don’t come in the moment.

“It was cathartic.”

She had what seemed like a good scene. She wrote more, stewed over it, then started writing more while she was on Christmas break from her job teaching.

A first draft was done in about a week. The editing – flushing out the script and developing characters – took

longer.

Soon after, the monologue she developed was named as one of three winners of the National Civil War Project, a nationwide contest.

In late 2014, she helped found the Guinea Pig Lab, a local nonprofit that helps playwrights gain exposure.

Wichita Community Theatre regularly performs works by new authors, but outside of that and a couple of contests, there’s little in Kansas to promote

playwrights.

In December 2014, Sillaway was featured in the East Wichita News. Since then, she has kept writing and kept working to grow Guinea Pig Lab. In August 2015, her new drama, “blank,” received a reading at the Hen and Chickens Theatre and Bar in London. The reading was part of the Camden Fringe Festival.

The theatre was small – “about the size of my bedroom,” Sillaway said

– and was located above the pub. She said she had a great cast, including the narrator who also worked for BBC Earth. She said it was a showcase to help get her name out.

The production of “f*sh” is also a showcase for Guinea Pig Lab. It’s the group’s first major stage production.

The actors and director, Darian Leatherman, are donating their time. Sillaway isn’t getting paid for use of her script.

The Crown Uptown donated its space,

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that creative writing wasn’t her thing always held her back.

“So I listened…for 20 years,” she said.

Her August 2014 award helped change that.

“It sounds stupid, but once I got validation from someone who doesn’t love me, I could move forward,” she said, laughing.

Now, she does think of herself as a playwright.

“I’m not making any money, but I consider it my career,” she said.

Guinea Pig Lab also is staying active.

In addition to the upcoming performance of “Same Trailer, Different Park,” the group often performs readings after Final Friday events in Wichita.

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BELOW: The cast and crew of “f*sh” get ready for a rehearsal. The show was staged at the Crown Uptown Theatre at the end of January, and was produced by Guinea Pig Labs, a nonprofit that Sillaway helped created to highlight burgeoning playwrights.

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and is getting compensated only through ticket sales and food and drink sales. “f*sh” is set in Mulvane during the heat of summer. It’s billed as a play set in Kansas, about Kansans, and written by a Kansan. The play is about the three adult children who have returned home to help their parents celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. They quickly rediscover why they left home in the first place.

A death in the family leaves the survivors to deal with their feelings and some family secrets. The name comes from the family patriarch, who is more interested in an upcoming fishing trip that he is with impending anniversary.

Guinea Pig Lab has staged a couple of readings of Sillaway’s work, including a reading of “f*sh” last fall. The group is based at Delano Barbeque Company. One of the owners, Michelle Suddeth, is a former sorority sister of Sillaway’s, and Sillaway works there, helping Michelle and her husband, Jon with marketing and more..

The next project for Sillaway and the Guinea Pig Lab is “Same Trailer, Different Park.” While the name might make you think of a farcical, southern-based comedy, it’s anything but that.

“It’s about domestic violence, a dark, dark drama. It’s pretty violent and raw,” she said. She’s known people who have been victims, and found many other plays sugarcoat the violence. Show dates and a location are still in the works.

Sillaway was active in theater at Heights High School and at Wichita State, but got away from it as she got older.

“I grew up, got married, wanted to have a job, so I stuck with journalism,” she said. A drama teacher’s comment

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Kansas native Gordon Parks will be honored this month with simultaneous exhibitions at three museums in Wichita.

Parks, born in 1912, called Fort Scott home. He was a talented photographer, author, composer and filmmaker, and he became the first African-American staff photographer at Life magazine.

He received more than 50 honorary doctorates in his lifetime and died in 2006.

“Gordon Parks is, I would venture to say, one of the most important photographers of the 20th century,” said Carole Branda, curator at The Kansas African American Museum. “The fact that he was African-American made it all that much more of an accomplishment for him because he had to deal with things that other photographers did not have to deal with, obviously.”

A trio of exhibitions is available now in Wichita, and two days of symposiums celebrating his work are planned

for February. The Ulrich Museum of Art will feature “Visual Justice: The Gordon Parks Photography Collection at Wichita State University” through April 10. The Kansas African American Museum will display “The Power of the Image: Documentary Photographs by Gordon Parks” through April 23. The other exhibition, “Gordon Parks: Back to Fort Scott,” will be at the Wichita Art Museum through May 8.

The symposium talks with gallery viewings, set for Feb. 12 and 13, are free and open to the public. The Feb. 12 event will take place at the Ulrich Museum of Art. The program will include an address from Jamal Cyrus, a Houston-based artist, at 3:15 p.m. and a discussion by Julia Brown, artist and assistant professor at George Washington University, at 4:15. Following a reception and exhibition viewing at 5:15, John Edwin Mason will speak about the topic “Visual Justice: Gordon Parks’ American Photographs.” Mason is working on a book titled “Gordon Parks and the American Democracy.”

The following day, the Wichita Art Museum will host the festivities. Galyn Vesey, a retired professor of public affairs, will speak at 2:15 p.m. As a teenager, Vesey was among the participants in the Wichita Dockum Drugstore Sit-in. Karen Haas of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, will provide a 3 p.m. presentation about Parks’ work for “Back to Fort Scott.” Finally, Martin A. Berger – professor of history of art and visual culture at the University of California-Santa Cruz – will address the crowd at 4 p.m. A reception and exhibition viewing will follow.

“I think it’s great to partner with other museums,” Branda said. “We’re real excited about having everybody working together. I’ve even had calls from people outside the city who are excited because they’re real fans of Gordon Parks and they’re able to come and see a lot more of his work.”

In addition to its permanent collection of Parks’ works, the Kansas African American Museum is showing more than 20 photos he took when he was

with the Farm Security Administration.

Although Parks’ photography work was expansive, his passions included telling stories and expressing ideas.

“He could have been in situations where he reacted violently to some of the issues he had to deal with,” Branda said, “but he decided to use his camera as a weapon against poverty, violence and injustices in the world.

“His photographs are just so beautiful and so expressive,” she added.

“He was in the fashion photography business. He took all kinds of photographs.”

Ted Ayres, who retired last year from Wichita State University, will speak at 1 p.m. Feb. 17 about his experiences with Parks. Ayres, whose presentation will be at The Kansas African American Museum, helped lobby to bring Parks’ typewriter, personal papers and some photos to WSU, said Branda.

The museum will also feature two films that Parks directed. “Leadbelly” will be shown March 11 and “Solomon Northup’s Odyssey” will appear April 8.

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said Geiger. “In the foreground, that’s an Indian bear – and it has a symbolic meaning, but it’s been so long since I painted it that I can’t tell you what it is.”

Next to the mountains, Geiger hung a painting of a tropical fish. Smaller, attached canvases hold paintings of bubbles, with photos of son Kenny trapped inside. On another wall, a decorative collage of images had an interesting texture. Geiger explained that it was originally painted on a paving stone, but sunlight caused the paint to separate from the stone, surprisingly remaining in one piece.

Geiger’s living room had enough art to hold one’s attention for some time, but other rooms in her house held more surprise. Geiger rescued a back room in her basement by covering its walls with a red-tinted landscape. Black silhouettes of trees cleverly concealed exposed pipes. She has created such rooms for others, as well, including a

Tammy Geiger and her grandchildren, Kyra Geiger, left, and Eli Mueller, look at artwork in a hallway of her home. She often has art projects for them when they visit.

recent “Frozen”-themed room for a young girl.

An even bigger surprise was a front room, off the hallway on the main floor. Geiger opened the door to reveal walls covered in custom-built shelves, holding large, neatly organized collections of lunch boxes, nutcrackers,

purses, Pez dispensers, and jade figures.

As with the painted windows, the sugar skulls and much else, Geiger found what she liked and then did not want to stop.

“I think it was the lunchboxes and purses that started first, and then the nutcrackers,” said Geiger. “I got a

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couple nutcrackers for Christmas and thought, ‘I really like these.’ They were painted so cute. Then I went to some day-after-Christmas sales and they were 50, 75 percent off. I said, ‘I can’t resist.’”

Crossing interests, one of Geiger’s favorite nutcrackers is a Day of the Dead bride, she said. Charles built her custom shelves to hold her lunchbox collection.

Sometimes, Geiger goes and just sits in the room, enjoying the color and variety of her collections.

“That’s my quiet time. I just go sit in there in one of the spinning chairs, look around and say, ‘Wow,’” she said.

Geiger does not have a separate studio. She sets up her easels and worktables in the middle of the living room, at the center of her house and surrounded by her past creations. When grandkids come over, she has projects for them as well.

“That’s the first thing they ask when they come in, ‘Nana, what projects do you have for us?’ And I usually have something fun,” said Geiger.

Geiger offers art for sale by appointment only. To contact her, call 316-2594936.

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“My focus is on client service with the utmost personal attention throughout all phases of the buying or selling process, like the concierge level service you would expect from an agent when they are entrusted with the largest investment most people make in their lives,” Brinks said. She works one-on-one communicating closely with her clients. “I work very, very hard for my clients and am the point of contact for them from contract to closing. If someone needs to sell their house and buy another, I can help with both. The continuity helps alleviate confusion and frustration for the clients,”

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“The key to getting a property sold as quickly as possible is pricing it right for its location and condition,” Brinks said.

“I give sellers a free comparative marketing analysis, to help them determine the correct price of their property. A lot of people think the agent sets the listing price. That is not true! The seller sets the listing price, but the listing agent has the responsibility of giving them the input and information about the market to help them price it accordingly.” She continues “I am thorough and honest with my listing descriptions (one or two lines

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“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.”

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• Balco, Inc. vice president of sales and marketing, Steve Cooper, was recently appointed to serve on the Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Small and Minority Business.

University in Salina. Full-time students with a semester grade point average of at least 3.75 and no incompletes are listed at the end of each semester.

• Anna Raab, a sophomore creative writing major from East Wichita, was among approximately 480 Bob Jones University students named to the fall 2015 president’s list, which recognizes students who earn a 3.75 or higher grade-point average.

• Three Eastside students achieved the Dean’s List at Belmont University for the Fall 2015 semester. Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C. The students were Brianna Lowden, Katherine Nelson and Thomas Warner.

• Mary-Katherine Swanson of Wichita has been named to the fall 2015 president’s honor roll at Kansas Wesleyan

• One hundred and ninety Kansas Wesleyan University students were named to the dean’s honor roll for the fall 2015 semester. Full-time students with a semester grade point average of 3.25-3.74 and no incompletes are listed at the end of each semester. The students were Tyler Clark, Jayden Dennis and Christopher Stadler.

• Felicity Nicole Caughran of Wichita graduated Cum Laude from Clemson University Dec. 17 with a bachelor of science in nursing. Caughran was among 1,275 students who received degrees.

• Angie Elliott has been named Vice President of Business Services for the Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce.

Her promotion was effective Jan. 1.

Elliott has been with the Chamber since 2008, when she was named manager of business services. In her new role, she oversees the largest business-related events in the community, including the Chamber’s annual meeting, honors night and Exposure.

• Concordia University, Nebraska, named 260 students to its honors list for the fall 2015 semester. The list of students included Janelle Adams, a sophomore from Andover.

• Three East Wichita students were on the president’s honor roll for the fall 2015 semester at Oklahoma City University. The students were Elizabeth Mathews, Halston Strange and Madelynn Buckman. Students maintained a GPA of 3.9 or higher. Three more students were on the dean’s honor roll, with a GPA of 3.5 or higher. They were Madeline Razook of Eastborough, and Micaela Heinrich and Katie Schneider of Wichita.

• Avery Niernberger, a sophomore fashion merchandising major at Kent State University, was named to the fall 2015 president’s list. Niernberger was among 953 undergraduate students who earned and received academic recognition on the president’s list.

Three other Eastsiders were named to the dean’s list, with a GPA of 3.4 or higher. THey were Mollina So, Danielle Walker and Tatum Reusser.

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• Lauren Gallagher of East Wichita was among the students on the fall 2015 dean’s list at the University of Rhode Island. Students must earn a GPA of 3.3 or higher.

• Kennedy Rae Staiger of Wichita was among the students named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the University of Memphis. Students had to earn a GPA of 3.5 or higher.

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(BPT) - Eat your vegetables. Never skip breakfast. Wash your hands before eating. There are many important habits to teach your children to help lay the foundation for a long and happy life.

But one crucial aspect of a child’s overall well-being that is often neglected is their oral health.

“Inadequate teeth brushing habits and poor diet are related to tooth decay in children, according to a number of studies,” says Marsha Butler, Vice President of Oral Care and leader of Colgate’s Bright Smiles, Bright Futures initiative. “Each year, more than 51 million hours of school instruction are lost due to dental related illness. Parents play a key role in setting up a daily routine that illustrates the importance of taking care of your teeth.”

Here are some tips and oral hygiene habits for parents to implement and encourage to ensure your child’s healthy development: Be an example. It’s no secret children learn best by observing. If your children see you brushing and flossing your teeth every morning and evening, they’ll follow your lead. If you brush before they get up or after they go to bed, consider changing your own routine. Make it exciting by incorporating your kids’

favorite songs and stories.

Check your water. Is the water in your home fluoridated? If not, talk to your dentist about possible supplement options, as toothpastes and some foods may provide the amount you need. Fluoride works with your saliva to protect the precious tooth enamel from both sugars and plaque.

Schedule regular checkups. When you’re a busy parent, it’s easy to let dental checkups slip off your radar, but making regular appointments may be more important than you think.

Your pediatric dentist will assist in preventing dental disease and cavities and point out any developmental issues.

Get your children acquainted with their dentist early and make sure they know the dentist’s office is nothing to fear. Even if you feel anxious about a dental visit, try not to show those feelings to your kids.

Seek helpful resources. It can be helpful to find a guide for teaching children proper oral hygiene habits. For example, parents and teachers alike can visit ColgateBSBF.com to download free materials and activities specially designed to help educate kids about keeping their smiles bright. You can also try your local Boy Scout troop, which may offer a dentistry merit badge

Setting an example for your children is one of the best ways to teach them how to care for their teeth.

course (bsa.org).

Introduce flossing early on. Flossing removes food particles and plaque in places where a toothbrush can’t always reach. Beginning at age 4, you should floss for your children. By the time they reach age 8, most kids are able to floss on their own. Be sure to give regular reminders of how necessary it is for your kids to remember to floss.

Encourage a balanced diet. A well-balanced diet is essential for developing strong, decay-resistant teeth,

so your children need the full range of vitamins and nutrients. Frequent snacking on sugar or starchy foods like cookies, candy, pretzels and potato chips combine with plaque on teeth to create acids that attack the teeth enamel and may lead to cavities.

Teach your kids the importance of dental hygiene and they’ll have healthy habits for the rest of their lives. For more information including children’s oral health education materials for parents and teachers, visit: ColgateBSBF. com.

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from the University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Dentistry in 2008.

He then earned a certificate in Advanced Education in General Dentistry from the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry in 2009.

He returned to his hometown of Wichita in 2009 and began practicing in multiple locations, including the community health centers of GraceMed Clinic in Wichita and Health Ministries Clinic in Newton. He started working with Dr. Jack Hollingsworth in early 2012 and purchased the practice, located at 2814 E. Central, in January 2013.

“Our office is centrally located, and we get patients from all across Wichita and even surrounding communities,” Dr. Lukens said.

When not at the office, Dr. Lukens also serves as the Chief Dental Officer in the Medical Group of the 184th Intelligence Wing, Kansas Air National Guard, McConnell AFB. He also is actively involved with the Wichita-Sedgwick County Oral Health Coalition and the Dental Lifeline Network helping to treat underserved patients in the community. In his free time, Dr. Lukens enjoys attending continuing education seminars, golfing, working out, trying new recipes on his Weber grill, and following current events.

In June of 2015 Dr. Lukens achieved the distinction of fellow in the Academy of General Dentistry. Other member organizations include the Wichita District Dental Society, Kansas Dental Association, and American Dental Association.

Dr. Lukens is currently accepting new patients. For more information, call 316-682-7522.

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STAFF REPORT Dentistry couldn’t be a better fit for Dr. Adam Lukens.

Dr. Lukens was born and raised here in Wichita and is in his fourth year of solo practice. He and his team pride themselves on providing comprehensive, evidence-based, restorative and esthetic dental care for the entire family.

“We’re always eager to provide our patients with a pleasant visit and results they are proud to show off,” said Dr. Lukens. “And we look forward to creating relationships with our patients that will last many years.”

Dr. Lukens believes the true essence of healthcare is one person using his skill and expertise to simply care for another. The administrative staff is eager to answer your questions about scheduling, financial policy and insurance, to make that part of the process as easy as possible.

“I really appreciate all the help I receive from my dedicated team in order to make the patient experience at Lukens Family Dental an enjoyable and gratifying one,” he said.

Dr. Lukens always had an interest in the healthcare field while growing up.

He was drawn to the dental profession because he enjoys seeing the results of his work, providing an exceptional level of service, being in business for himself, and giving back to the community.

“This is a great fit for me…using my hands to provide a real service to our patients that can greatly impact their lives.”

Lukens Family Dental is a full-service family practice. One of Dr. Lukens’ areas of expertise is with dental implants.

Dr. Lukens graduated cum laude

» We pledge to treat you like we would want our own families to be treated, building our relationships on honesty, trust, and a true concern for our patient’s well-being. » We pledge to provide you with a diagnosis that identifies any and all risk factors that could interfere with a lifetime of good oral health. » We pledge to provide the necessary information to allow you to fully understand your diagnosis, treatment options, and expected outcomes. » We pledge to maintain the highest standards of technically sound treatment, and to continue to acquire new knowledge through our commitment to ongoing professional development. » We pledge to define successful treatment outcomes based on appearance, restoration of function, long-term predictability, comfort, and tooth retention in a healthy state for as long as possible. » We pledge to communicate with the utmost respect and courtesy, and allow flexibility in accommodating your scheduling needs. » We pledge to participate in activities that benefit the well-being of our community and increase the availability of dental care to the public.

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Tips for a new smile

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Any time of year can be the right time to begin taking better care of your smile.

Many see the New Year as the best time to make a resolution to practice better dental hygiene – starting with regular dental visits.

While routine dental visits are something many people dread, practicing good oral hygiene throughout the year may change the way you feel about your smile, improve your overall health and boost your self-confidence. Routine visits to the dentist help ensure your dentist is catching and fixing any small dental issues before they become big issues.

To help, here are a few key tips from Dr. Nathan Laughrey, D.M.D., of Aspen Dental. Dr. Laughrey has been treating patients for more than 15 years and believes that by incorporating his advice into your daily, monthly and yearly oral health routine, you can improve your overall health.

Brushing your teeth at least twice a day will help with dental decay. Brush your teeth and gums twice a day for at least two to three minutes. Put your timer on and don’t forget to floss twice a day to remove food particles and pre-

vent plaque buildup between your teeth.

Choosing and using the proper equipment makes a difference. Use fluoride toothpaste and a soft-bristled toothbrush that fits your mouth comfortably. Consider using an electric or battery-operated toothbrush, which can help reduce plaque and a mild form of gum disease.

Toss your toothbrush and get a new one regularly. Buy a new toothbrush, or a replacement head for your electric or battery-operated toothbrush, every three to four months. When your bristles are frayed, they do not clean properly and bacteria can harbor in the bristles.

Don’t delay going to the dentist, even if you dread it. It pays to visit the dentist twice a year for a semi-annual checkup and more often if you have high risk factors for periodontal disease.

That’s because you will save money in the long run with routine visits and your visits will likely be less eventful.

Even if you wear dentures, visiting the dentist is important. Visiting the dentist is not just for teeth cleaning.

Dentists also screen for oral cancer and help with many other issues. Preventive visits are key for everyone.

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D E N TA L G U I D E ABOVE: Dr. Behnaz Raisdana, center, with her dental assistant Tara Bradley, right, and Cindee Dossey, who staffs the front office of Auburn Family Dental. RIGHT: Every aspect of the office is designed with patient comfort in mind.

the dental chairs in the exam rooms. The facility was designed by Shelden Architecture and built by Icon Structures.

Everything in the exam rooms is digital, from x-rays to intra-oral cameras.

“Patients can see their teeth and what’s going on,” said Dr. Raisdana. Next up, she plans to install a milling machine for same-day crowns in her office.

“This is such a great city, and I’m so excited to be back in Wichita,” said Dr. Raisdana. “The people are so warm and welcoming; I’m pleased to be accepting new patients.”

For more information about Dr. Raisdana and Auburn Family Dental, visit www.auburn-familydental. com, or call 316-201-6323. Hours for Auburn Family Dental are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Staff Report It’s been an exciting new year for Dr. Behnaz Raisdana, DDS. On Jan. 4, Auburn Family Dental, Dr. Raisdana’s new practice, opened for business. Since then, she and her staff have been busy seeing patients and scheduling new patients.

“Things have really taken off,” said Dr. Raisdana.

“The response has been fabulous and I’m very happy to be a part of the Auburn Hills community.”

Her first day in the office proved to be more exciting than anticipated. Dr. Raisdana arrived at her new office at 13605 W. Maple to find the floor flooded with water. A water line had failed, and it was time for some quick thinking. “We are so appreciative of the contractor and our dental equipment supplier, who came out and took care of the problem so we could see our first patient. Our patients were so great and understanding of all the noise and people coming and going to make our first day possible,” said Dr. Raisdana.

Born and reared in Wichita, Dr. Raisdana knew she wanted to be a dentist ever since she was in middle school.

“I was sitting in my dentist’s office one time and thought, ‘This would be a great job,’” she said. “From then on, I knew that’s what I wanted to do.”

After graduating from Wichita Independent School, Dr. Raisdana earned her B.S. degree from Wichita State University in chemistry and business. She attended dental school at the University of Missouri in Kansas City and then did her residency work at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.

With her schooling and training complete, Dr. Raisdana moved to Denver, Colo., where she worked with a general dentistry practice for the next two and a half years. It was an excellent way to get started in her career, but she also knew there was something important still waiting for her.

She wanted to launch her own solo practice back in Wichita.

“I do believe it was the right decision to start my practice in West Wichita,” said Dr. Raisdana. “And I’m already drawing patients from all across Wichita and the surrounding towns.”

Auburn Family Dental provides general dentistry services for patients of all ages. Dr. Raisdana has a passion for cosmetic dentistry, and is sharing that area of expertise with patients, as well. The dental office accepts all dental insurances.

The new dental office is equipped with the latest in dental technology, and Dr. Raisdana’s cheerful and easy-going personality puts new patients at ease right from the start.

Her beautifully designed dental office, on the southwest corner of Maple and 135th Street, has a real focus on patient comfort – from the waiting room to

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Making Dentistry Something to Smil About Did you ever imagine that going to the dentist could be the best part of your week? Well now it can! At Love Dentistry, we think everyday should be lived to the fullest, so we created a dental expeirence like no other! Simply put, we want to make your day and do it conveniently, comfortably, and more beautifully than you thought was possible.

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Dr. Sheri BoyntonLove and the staff at Love Dentistry.

Love Dentistry: Focusing on individual dental patients Dr. Sheri Boynton-Love has been practicing family dentistry since 1996 with a focus on tiny details.

It was her fascination with small details that helped Dr. Love realize at a young age she wanted to be a dentist.

“I knew I wanted to be a dentist when I was 13,” said Dr. Love, who is a native of Kansas City and now happily calls Wichita her home. “I was always perfecting things.”

Dr. Love attended three years at the University of Missouri at Columbia and went on to receive her dental degree from the university of Missouri at Kansas City. She particularly enjoys cosmetic dentistry and has had her focus on that area of dentistry since graduating.

With her advanced training in occlusion from the world-famous Dawson Center for Advanced Dental Training, she can treat TMJ problems and perform full-mouth rehabilitation…all with her famous, cosmetic flair.

“I’m passionate about continuing education and innovation,” said Dr. Love. She has taken advanced continuum courses on restoring implants, has been an Invisalign provider since 2006, and is certified to provide sedation to patients who are anxious about dental treatment.

“My goal is to provide the latest technology and techniques available,” said Dr. Love. “But the thing that seems to impress patients the most is not something taught in continuing education courses – it’s a gentle touch and compassionate approach that helps set me apart from other dentists in the area.”

Because of this, Dr. Love has been chosen as one of America’s Top Dentists for eight years in a row. She also has been chosen as one of Wichita’s Top Dentists twice by her peers.

When not at home with her four children, Dr. Love is involved with the Wichita Dental Board, and travels around the world on mission trips. She enjoys traveling, visiting her family, playing the piano, going to the Lake of the Ozarks, and doing Bible studies with her neighborhood group.

“At the heart of my life, I’m a Christian, a mother and a friend,” she said.

After working three years as a dentist in the Kansas City area, Dr. Love moved to Wichita and was involved with another practice here. She then went into solo practice dentistry, and built a new facility in east Wichita in 2014.

“I wanted my own state-of-the-art facility, and I have the best people in the world to work with,” said Dr. Love. She has a staff of six other skilled professionals…and Ruby, the office’s loving and friendly therapy dog.

Other specialty areas of treatment include sleep apnea without the use of a C-pap machine, and one-visit crowns without impressions.

“I enjoy the challenges of the individual patient, not just the everyday treatments,” said Dr. Love. “And for larger dental plans, I work with great specialists.”

Love Dentistry is located at 1011 E. 21st St. North, Suite 102. For more information, call 316-440-9700, or visit www.LoveDentistry.net.

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sight of the cake grandma always baked stirs happy memories. A friend recently asked me to make her some vegetable soup while she was recovering from an illness. I realized we all have that association with soup being comforting.

And it must have hit the spot, because three of us ate a pot full in about 24 hours. Maybe we were all in need of some comfort of one kind or another.

It seemed the perfect, versatile recipe to share with you for this winter month.

Patsy Terrell’s home includes a piano and a guitar, both of which long for someone more skilled than her to play them. See more, including Patsy’s trick for dicing veggies easily, at cookslibrarywithpatsy.com.

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I heard a song on the radio recently that took me right back to college days, sitting on the floor of my apartment, looking at records with a friend. Yes, this was when we had vinyl and it wasn’t retro – and when I regularly sat on the floor! Researchers tell us that at around age 33, we stop looking for new music. We settle into listening to the kind of music we liked at age 16-24 for the rest of our lives. Of course this song was from that time frame, and just a few notes transported me right back to that moment.

Music is so powerful, it stays with us throughout our lives. While language is stored in specific places in the brain, music lives all over the brain. So as long as there’s brain function, people can access music. Near the end of my mother’s life, she was still singing hymns, and that’s not unusual. It’s rather poetic that at the beginning of life, before we have language, others sing to us; at the end of life, after we’ve lost language, we sing for ourselves.

It must be reassuring in both cases.

Music reaches into parts of us that nothing else can. When the brain has let go of names and places, music remains.

Dementia patients often respond to music when all other means of communication have shut down. It soothes, even in the most difficult of circumstances. Slave ship captains learned that having a banjo player on board, playing the music of the homeland, meant more of their “cargo” would survive the crossing.

When I was a teenager, I desperately wanted to play the piano. My mother indulged me with lessons. Little did I know then that musical training would affect the very structure of my brain.

Neuroscientists can look at brain scans and pick out those who have had music training. It is ingrained in us. It’s visceral, just like food.

The smell of certain food can put us back in our mother’s kitchen. The

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Food, like music, can take you back in time

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Slow Cooker Vegetable Soup 1 can corn (approx. 15 oz) 1 can green beans (approx. 15 oz) 1 can green peas and carrots mixed (approx. 15 oz) 1 can kidney beans, washed (approx. 15 oz) 1 can black beans, washed (approx. 15 oz) 2-3 cans diced tomatoes (approx. 15 oz each) 1 box broth, your choice of flavor (32 oz) 3 medium potatoes, diced 1 onion, diced 4 stalks of celery, diced ½ teaspoon garlic, minced 1 teaspoon parsley 1 teaspoon oregano Salt and pepper to taste

Mix all ingredients together, adjusting for your own tastes. You can add more or less of anything that suits you, and leave out anything you don’t want. I like a tomato-y base, but you can just use broth if you prefer. I think the kidney beans and black beans make a heartier vegetarian soup than usual. Keep it vegetarian by using vegetable broth, or add the broth of your choice for a different flavor. If you want a stew, brown some meat and add it. Cook in the slow cooker on high heat for about 4-6 hours until the flavors meld. You can also cook on top of the stove and just let it simmer slowly if you prefer. Your house will smell wonderful and you’ll have a delicious dinner!

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by Southwest National Bank as Trustee.

Caesar and his wife, Michelle, have two children.

The Naftzger Family has a long commitment to the City of Wichita and has made generous gifts over the years for the benefit of its citizens, including: Naftzger Memorial Park located at 102 South St. Francis, a collection of Charles M. Russell works at the Wichita Art Museum, preservation of the Covey Mural from the City Carnegie Library depicting the “Spirit of Kansas” (currently displayed at the Southwest National Bank, 400 E. Douglas), the Annual Naftzger Young Artists Auditions at Wichita State University and the Lee Southwell Naftzger II Scholarships at Wichita State University, Friends University and Newman University.

“This gift is a wonderful demonstration of Naftzger’s commitment to the future of Wichita. The vision of this project depends on those who cherish the advancement of education, opportunity and preservation of our collective community history,” said Library Campaign Chairperson, Mary Lynn Oliver.

The Advanced Learning Library Capital Campaign serves to augment the City’s $30 million investment in what is being called “a community keystone project.” The campaign has secured $5.5 million toward its $8 million goal.

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to area organizations and agencies who work closely with those who are most in need.

Bags of Blessings donations are being collected on Thursday, February 25, at St. James Episcopal Church, 3750 E. Douglas (west side on Yale), between 8 a.m. and noon, and again between 5:30 and 9 p.m.

For more information, visit the website at www.partnersforwichita.com, call 316-263-1389, or email Ila Kirkendoll at ila@partnersforwichita.org or Sheila Cairns at sheila@partnersforwichita.org.

Partners for Wichita will be holding its annual “Bags of Blessings” program on Thursday, February 25. The community-wide project includes people, groups and congregations from all over the Wichita area collecting personal care items for our neighbors in need.

People throughout the Wichita area donate essential personal care items, placing them in gallon-size plastic closeable bags, and donate them to Partners for Wichita. The bags are then delivered

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The Wichita Public Library Foundation has announced a $1 million gift from the Naftzger Fund for Fine Arts as part of its “Margin of Excellence Campaign” to build Wichita’s proposed new Advanced Learning Library.

“The Naftzger family has a history of supporting community projects,” said Wichita Public Library Foundation Chairman Don Barry. “We are grateful that Caesar and Michelle Naftzger are making this substantial investment in Wichita’s new Advanced Learning Library. Their commitment to building an ever greater, more vibrant Wichita community cannot be overstated. They believe in this great city.”

“The Wichita Public Library is one of our city’s most treasured assets,” said Caesar Naftzger. “Libraries continue to play important roles in supporting lifelong learning and engagement with art, music and literature. This gift will contribute to the modernization program and will ensure that our community is well served by its public library for decades to come. We are pleased to play a small role in making the Advanced Learning Library a reality.”

Caesar Naftzger is the son of the late John and Elsie Naftzger of Wichita.

He is the President/Owner of Riedl First Securities Company of Kansas.

The Naftzger Fund for Fine Arts was established by Caesar’s grandfather, M.C. Naftzger, in 1956 and is managed

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