******Aug 09 BA Breeze.indd - City of Bel Aire

By Chris Hunter 

With a budget shortfall looming, Sedgwick 

County commissioners are facing mounting pressures 

over the future of the Kansas Coliseum. 

Commission Chairman Kelly Parks and Commissioner 

Gwen Welsheimer want the county’s 

budget to be lowered by 1.5 mills. County Manager 

Bill Buchanan responded by suggesting the 

county close the coliseum. Along with other recommendations, 

Buchanan came up with a half-mill 

property tax decrease last month. 

Buchanan’s proposal to close the coliseum and 

its pavilions has drawn the ire of many county 

residents as well as the majority of the commission. 

Parks, who represents the area where the Coliseum 

is located, has been particularly vocal about 

the proposal, saying he felt like county residents 

were being cheated. 

“At my Park City meeting, I had three people 

get mad about (the issue),” Parks said. “They were 

mad about voters voting for renovation of the 


Breeze 

The Bel Aire 

Vol. 4, No. 7 AUGUST 2009 Complimentary copy 

Can the two co-exist? 

Fate of Kansas 

Coliseum unknown 

as downtown arena 

nears opening day 

After a three-day preliminary 

hearing in July, Thomas Etheredge, 

former owner of the bankrupt Wild 

West World, pleaded not guilty 

to nine counts of securities fraud 

related to fundraising efforts to get 

the park opened. 

His trial was set for Sept. 14. 

Testimony at Etheredge’s preliminary 

hearing came from three 

pastors, investors, his wife’s uncle 

and officials from the Kansas Securities 

Commission. 

See ARENA, Page 6 

Etheredge sat motionless 

through most of the preliminary 

hearing except to take notes as 

witnesses said he had failed to tell 

them of his prior convictions of 

fraud and unpaid taxes. 

One key piece of evidence introduced 

was the book “Real Men, 

Real Faith,” by Gene Williams, 

who was the so-called in-house 

pastor at Wild West World. 

The book features a section on 

Etheredge and portrays him as a 

“born-again” Christian who went 

straight after going to jail despite 

Photos by Chris Hunter 

Kelly Parks tours the Intrust Bank Arena under construction 

in downtown Wichita. 

Etheredge trial is set 

Former Wild West World owner pleads not guilty after preliminary hearing 

being “innocent.” 

Most investors said they owned 

a copy of the book and read it before 

investing with Etheredge. 

Defense attorney Steve Joseph, 

left, discusses a piece of evidence 

with Thomas Etheredge 

on the first day of Etheredge’s 

preliminary hearing on July 20 

in Sedgwick County District 

Court. 

Chris Hunter 


John Allison was welcomed back to Kansas by 

storms, hail and heat, perhaps a telling sign of the challenges 

he’ll face as superintendent of the state’s largest 

school district. 

But Allison, a native 

of Kansas City, knows 

Wichita well and looks 

forward to his new job. 

Having spent time in 

Wichita, his mother’s 

hometown, during his 

youth, the new superintendent 

is glad to be back 

in the Midwest after a 

career across the country 

— from Kansas City to 

Texas to Pennsylvania to 

Kansas. 

Allison takes over 

at an important time in 

the district’s history. He 

will help guide the $370 

million worth of bond 

projects passed by voters 

in November and he’ll be 

overseeing a budget with 

shrinking revenues. 

Allison said he believes 

voters passed the 

bond because they liked 

how the district is performing. 

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Chris Hunter 

New USD 259 Superintendent John Allison, a native 

Kansan, says he’s glad to be back home. “It 

has been fantastic to meet folks, see the operations 

and begin to get a feel for how everything fits 

together,” he said. 

District’s 

new chief 

has big tasks 

ahead of him 

Allison juggling budget shortfalls, 

$370 million bond issue projects 

School starts 

Wichita public 

schools 

Aug. 14 — Sixthgraders 

and ninthgraders 

Aug. 17 — All students 

return 

Valley Center 

public schools 

Aug. 11 — Kindergarten 

through 

sixth-grade students, 

ninth-graders and 

students new to the 

district 

Aug. 12 — All students 

return 

“When you have a community that steps forward in 

support of that type of bond effort, it is a huge vote of 

confidence in the school system,” Allison said. “Coming 

into a situation knowing the support and vote the 

citizens of the community have given the school district, 

it is huge.” 

Allison said he is happy with the staff working on the 

See ALLISON, Page 6

PAGE 2 AUGUST 2009 • BEL AIRE BREEZE 

Mayor’s 

corner 

By Harold Smith 

Tight 

budget 

for 2010 

The governing body and 

the city staff have started 

discussions on the 2010 budget 

for Bel Aire. They have 

already lowered the budget 

for city operations. This will 

be a fairly tight budget for 

the city to operate on next 

year, but that was the easy 

part. The hard part is in paying 

the carrying cost (interest 

and taxes) on the vacant land. 

This additional expense will 

make our overall budget very 

difficult for the next several 

years. We can expect another 

increase in the real estate tax 

for 2010. Another financial 

concern is in the mounting 

cost for water and sewer. Our 

water bills will also need to 

be increased next year. 

In 2010 our main effort 

will continue to be on how to 

reduce the cost of supporting 

the land business and on controlling 

the cost for water and 

sewer. The council, myself, 

the city staff and many citizens 

are becoming more and 

more aware of how difficult it 

is to pay the interest expense 

on the vacant land as well 

as the debt payments on the 

water and sewer plant. We 

are looking for all possible 

options on how to lower the 

cost in these two areas. Of 

course, all of us are hoping 

for an early improvement in 

the national economy. That 

would be a large part of any 

solution. 

Animal ordinance 

The council has started 

a review of our ordinances 

on animal control. They will 

appreciate your comments 

and suggestions. You can 

e-mail them at: cmarlier or 

gbreault or podonnell or dsly 

or daustin@belaireks.gov or 

mail them at 7651 E. Central 

Park Ave. Bel Aire, 67226. 

Fall Festival 

The Bel Aire Day Fall 

Festival is set for Oct. 10. 

The Special Events Committee 

is in the process of planning 

for this annual event. 

This year it will be in Central 

Park around the city building. 

Here are some events 

they are looking at: Car show 

(Chevy Bel Aire autos), concession 

stands, Boeing Jazz 

Band, children’s festival, 

bingo, Boy Scouts pancake 

feed, bluegrass band and 

campfire songs and stories. 

The committee will welcome 

your comments and 

suggestions. The members 

are: Lois Hiebert, Vyrn Slaby, 

Carolyn Smith, Kimberly 

Bush, Vickie Woodworth, 

Wanda Urquhart and Jim 

Fields. You can mail the committee 

or individual members 

at 7651 E. Central Park Ave., 

Bel Aire 67226. 

P.S.: They can still use 

some volunteers. (Uncle Sam 

needs you!) 


The recession has been 

taking its toll on cities, and Bel 

Aire is not immune. 

While property values in the 

city have risen, City Administrator 

Ty Lasher has suggested 

an increase of the city’s 

mill levy by 3 mills to 37.908 

would help keep Bel Aire’s 

2010 budget in the black. One 

mill equals $1 of taxes for every 

$1,000 in assessed property 

A pastor’s plumbing problem 

The past three months I have spent 

the better part of my spare time installing 

a large bathroom in our formerly 

unfinished basement. I must say that I 

am proud of myself for all of the work 

that these “weekend warrior” hands 

have accomplished. Plumbing, drywall, 

electrical and woodworking are easy 

for the people who do it every day, but 

for someone who likes to sit around 

on Saturday mornings and watch those 

home improvement shows, it’s quite a 

different story. 

While finishing up installing the last 

few pieces of my bathroom masterpiece, 

I encountered a little bit of a 

problem. My new sink was leaking! I 

was on the floor under the sink gazing 

upon my handy work when I felt the 

first of many water drops falling on my 

sweaty brow. I narrowed down the leak 

after a couple of hours on my back to 

a faulty P-trap that was just a bit off. 

As I looked at the faulty plumbing part, 

I couldn’t help but think about how 

Letters to the editor 

Let’s enjoy the 4th 

with legal fireworks 

Growing up in Wichita in the 

1950s and 1960s, I greatly enjoyed 

the celebrations that were a part of 

the Fourth of July. In particular, I remember 

the patriotism, the discharging 

of fireworks and the nighttime 

aerial displays. 

My friend Carol also has fond 

memories of July Fourth celebrations 

and we would both like to see such 

celebrations become an active and 

legal part of Bel Aire life. 

We have talked with many Bel 

Aire residents who have expressed 

this same desire and would like to 

celebrate their Fourth of July by 

shooting off fireworks on their property. 

Currently, Bel Aire Ordinance No. 

277 prohibits the sale and explosion 

of all fireworks, even on the Fourth 

of July. We would like to see this 

ordinance changed and would like 

your support. 

Carol and I are spearheading an 

effort to solicit support from Bel 

Aire residents who would like to see 

changes made to Ordinance No. 277. 

We know that such support exists, 

having talked with many residents 

who are in favor of the change. 

We are requesting that Bel Aire 

Fireworks Ordinance No. 277 be 

altered in the following ways: 

•To allow for the shooting of fireworks 

in Bel Aire on July 4. 

•That all fireworks that are legally 

sold in Kansas would be allowed. 

(This would exclude bottle rockets 

because they are illegal in Kansas.) 

•That fireworks can be discharged 

within the city limits from 9 a.m. to 

midnight on July 4. 

•That one can only discharge fireworks 

on their own property. 

•That anyone under the age of 

14 must be supervised by a parent, 

guardian or adult family member. 

•That you may also invite friends 

over to your house (property) to 

shoot fireworks on July 4 as long 

as there is an adult member of your 

household supervising the discharge 

of all fireworks on your property. 

We believe that these simple 

changes will allow Bel Aire residents 

to responsibly shoot off fireworks 

within the city limits and allow us to 

more fully enjoy the Fourth of July 

without causing an extra burden on 

the police and fire departments. 

These changes will make our 

fireworks ordinance very similar to 

the fireworks ordinance of Park City. 

Park City has allowed their citizens 

to shoot fireworks on the Fourth of 

July since 1998. 

We are currently collecting signed 

petitions that will be given to the Bel 

Aire mayor and city council members 

in September. We would like to 

gather several hundred signed petitions 

by then. 

One of the council members 

value. 

“As part of that, we also 

reduced one mill from operations 

for reserve for debt land 

payments,” Lasher said. “Basically, 

we took a flat budget and 

looked at what we need for operations. 

Obviously, there were 

things that needed to be looked 

at as far as expenditures.” 

Lasher said the need for the 

increase came out of the shortage 

this year on land sales. 

Lasher said the budget, as 

By Joe Cowell 

something so small could completely 

derail my masterpiece that was supposed 

to be the “Taj-Mahal” of bathrooms. 

How we deal with the little things 

that go wrong in our lives are often a 

measure of how successful we are at 

handling major life problems. A little 

drip might not seem like a lot, but that 

little drip continues to add its weight 

to all of the other water drops before 

it, further compounding the seemingly 

insignificant problem into a major 

obstacle. If we can handle the small 

things, then we are better positioned to 

has indicated that if enough signed 

petitions are submitted, the council 

would be greatly encouraged to make 

the appropriate changes to the fireworks 

ordinance. 

Please join us in our effort to get 

Ordinance No. 277 changed by doing 

the following: 

•Sign our petition form and mail 

it to Carol: The form is available at 

www.run4success.com/fireworks.pdf. 

Download this form to your computer, 

print it out, sign it and mail it to: 

Re: Fireworks Petition, Jerry and 

Carol Ignoto, 4029 Edinburg Circle, 

Bel Aire, KS 67220. Or, you may 

send Carol an e-mail (caroliggy@aol. 

com) and include the following 

information: Your name and address, 

and state that you are in favor of 

changing Bel Aire fireworks Ordinance 

No. 277 so it would allow Bel 

Aire residents to shoot fireworks on 

their own property on July 4. 

•Show your support for this 

ordinance change: Display a white 

ribbon on your property, tied around 

a tree or post or similar object where 

it can easily be seen by the public. 

•Talk to your Bel Aire friends and 

neighbors: Encourage them to join 

with us. Give them a copy of the 

petition form or send them an e-mail 

with the download link for the petition. 

•Submit a “Comment Form” to 

the city on its Web site: Another way 

you can express your opinion to the 

city council on this matter is to go to 

the Bel Aire city Web site and submit 

a “Comment Form,” expressing your 

support for this ordinance change. 

Simply state that you would like 

to see Bel Aire Ordinance No. 277 

changed so it would allow Bel Aire 

residents to shoot fireworks on their 

own property on July 4. 

The Web page for this “Comment 

Form” is: http://www.egovlink.com/ 

belaire/action.asp. Then click on the 

“General Suggestion” link. 

If you have further questions or 

comments or you would like to show 

your support by attending the September 

city council meeting where 

we will present the signed petition 

forms to the council, send us an email. 

We will let you know when this 

meeting will occur. 

Thank you for your support. 

— Carol Ignoto (caroliggy@aol. 

com or 744-1030) and Don 

Pfortmiller (dfort@msn.com), 

Bel Aire residents 

Glad to serve 

school district 

When I was a child spending 

summers with my grandmother in 

Wichita’s Riverside neighborhood, I 

never dreamed that I would someday 

return to this beautiful city as the 

superintendent of our state’s largest 

school district. During my college 

journey at the University of Kan- 

it sits now, does not lay off 

any city workers or reduce any 

services to citizens. 

“New things, such as playground 

equipment and vehicles 

that need to be replaced, have 

been pushed back a year,” 

Lasher said. “Some of the vehicles 

or equipment are going 

to have to be replaced another 

year when other equipment 

needs to be replaced so you 

need to prioritize your needs.” 

Lasher said the increase 

would help cover land debts. 

The majority of the council 

agreed with Lasher. 

Council members Dave Sly, 

David Austin and Gary Breault 

thought Lasher did a good job 

on the budget. 

Austin, who had opposed 

any increase in the mill levy, 

said he felt the increase is necessary 

despite saying he would 

not have voted to increase the 

mill levy at the previous meeting. 

handle the big things. 

The Bible says that it is the little 

foxes that spoil the vine. The little 

foxes are the small problems that we 

encounter in life that we allow to spoil 

the vine or our overall lives. The great 

thing about our relationship with Christ 

is that he is lord over the big things 

and the small things. He is more detail 

oriented than anyone and he cares about 

every aspect and detail of our busy 

lives. He created us, so he knows us. 

Cast your burdens and struggles on 

him today and He gives us this promise 

in His Word: “Come to me, all you who 

are weary and burdened, and I will give 

you rest.” (Matt. 11:28 NIV). 

Rev. Joe Cowell is an ordained 

minister with Assemblies of God. With 

his wife Glenda, he will be planting a 

new church in the Bel Aire area in the 

next year. Reach him at 371-5486 or 

hopeag@gmail.com. See www.hopeag. 

net. 

sas, my future began to take shape 

as I was challenged by a friend to 

talk about those who had inspired 

my life. I reflected on the impact of 

several dynamic teachers during my 

high school years in the Kansas City 

area, and at that point knew that becoming 

an educator was my calling. 

As I considered the opportunity 

earlier this spring to return home and 

become the leader of this dynamic 

and successful urban school district, 

I realized that this dream had really 

come full circle. The Wichita school 

district is a shining example of a successful 

urban school district poised 

to become even greater. We live in 

a community that represents strong 

Midwestern values, something I appreciate 

even more now as I return 

to the Midwest with my family. And 

my children will now have the opportunity 

to continue my mother’s 

Wichita public schools legacy as they 

attend and will ultimately graduate 

from schools in our district. 

Wichita is clearly a community 

that values education, and I am 

honored that the Wichita Board of 

Education has given me this extraordinary 

opportunity. Our district has 

worked hard to earn your trust, and I 

can promise you that we will continue 

to do so as you entrust to us your 

two most precious resources — your 

children and your tax dollars. That 

promise is why I look forward to 

spending significant time during this 

school year listening — to parents, 

students, staff, community leaders, 

neighbors — and learning what each 

of you think we do well, what you 

believe we need to improve, and 

how we can continue to connect our 

schools, our families and our community 

to help our students achieve 

success. 

There is no question that unprecedented 

challenges lie ahead, not the 

least of which is resolving our budget 

for the upcoming school year and 

bracing for future cuts amidst trying 

financial times. Our solutions will be 

noticeable and unfortunately painful, 

but at the same time absolutely 

necessary to respond to the financial 

dilemma we face. Of critical importance 

will be continued focus on 

our core mission — empowering all 

students with the skills and knowledge 

necessary for success. With this 

focus, and the tremendous efforts 

of our families, our schools and our 

community, we will get through 

these challenges together. 

To those whom I’ve had the opportunity 

to meet since arriving in 

Wichita, thank you for making my 

family and me feel so welcome. 

I’m eager for the weeks and months 

ahead as I continue to make important 

connections in our community, 

which will support our work and the 

success of our students. 

— John Allison, superintendent, 

Wichita public schools 

All three agreed the increase 

was necessary to maintain city 

services. 

Council member Peggy 

Sue O’Donnell said she felt 

Lasher could cut more out of 

the budget. 

“I am hoping we can cut 

it one more mill,” O’Donnell 

said. 

Mayor Harold Smith agreed 

with O’Donnell and felt Lasher 

should look at cutting one or 

two mills. 

Tax 

hikes 

rarely 

welcome 

What a difference a year 

and a recession make. 

We were disappointed to 

learn in late July that cities 

across north Sedgwick County 

are seeking property tax increases 

for 2010. 

While each city has unique 

challenges, most seem to be 

facing an underlying problem: 

anemic growth in property 

values. 

Simply put, after years 

of healthy, robust and often 

aggressive commercial and 

residential expansion, north 

Sedgwick County is experiencing 

a slow down like never 

before. 

In Valley Center, for 

example, the city’s overall assessed 

property value grew by 

$3 million from 2008 to 2009. 

That slowed to about $300,000 

for the 2010 budget. 

In Kechi, overall property 

value grew by nearly $1 million 

from 2008 to 2009. This 

year, it’s expected to grow by 

just $250,000. 

In Bel Aire, assessed valuation 

is expected to increase 

by just $700,000 for 2010. 

This comes after a nearly $2 

million jump between 2008 

and 2009. 

Valley Center, like other 

cities, has for years relied on 

property value increases to 

guide its budgets. But with escalating 

costs — especially in 

the area of employee benefits 

— city leaders are looking at a 

3-mill property tax increase. 

Kechi is asking for a whopping 

15-mill property tax 

increase and plans to spend 

about $300,000 more in 2010 

than 2009. The city’s problems 

are being exacerbated because 

of tax payment delinquencies 

— an unfortunate symptom of 

the ailing economy. In 2009, 

the city’s property tax rate 

actually dipped slightly. 

Bel Aire, meanwhile, is 

seeking a 3-mill property tax 

increase for 2010. The city 

wants to use 1 mill of that 

jump to create a reserve fund 

to pay for debt on past land 

purchases, a problem that has 

plagued the city for years. Bel 

Aire’s tax rate increased by 

just over 1 mill from 2008 to 

2009. 

It may seem like gloom and 

doom for area taxpayers. And 

to a degree, it is. With layoffs 

and shrinking paychecks, 

many homeowners and business 

owners can’t afford another 

hit to their pocketbooks. 

However, most city leaders 

agree that some property value 

growth in light of the national 

recession is good news. Not all 

governments can claim even 

the smallest signs of progress. 

It’s too bad, nonetheless, 

that when it rains it always 

seems to pour on those footing 

the bill for city services. 

— The Bel Aire Breeze 

The Bel Aire Breeze 

Published monthly by Strunk Publishing 

LLC at P.O. Box 120, Valley 

Center, Kan. 67147. Publisher: 

Chris Strunk. Telephone: 316-755- 

0821. Fax: 316-755-0644. E-mail: 

legals@arkvalleynews.com. The 

office is located at 210 W. Main, 

Valley Center, Kan. 

Bel Aire considers 3-mill property tax increase 

“I would like to suggest this 

budget be cut a little further,” 

Smith said. “I would rather 

have a two-mill increase than a 

three-mill increase.” 

Smith suggested cutting 

raises next year, just as the 

council did in 2008. 

“I would like to see it cut 

just a little more,” Smith said. 

The council will discuss the 

budget at its Aug. 4 meeting 

and may vote to publish it and 

have it set for a public hearing.

City of Bel Aire 

Bel Aire Recreation Center 

5251 E. 48th North • www.belaireks.gov • 744-2700 

Open Mon., Tue., & Thur. 8-8 • Wed. & Fri. 8-7 • Sat. 9-3 

Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program 

The Bel Aire Recreation Center is partnering 

with the Arthritis Foundation, Kansas Chapter, 

to offer this fun, safe way to stay fit. For many 

years it was thought that persons with arthritis 

should not exercise because it would damage 

their joints. Today, doctors and therapists know 

that physical activity can improve their health 

without hurting their joints. With this in mind, 

the Arthritis Foundation offers the Arthritis 

Foundation Exercise Program. Developed by 

physical therapists specifically for people with 

arthritis, but good for anyone needing to begin 

an exercise program, this low-impact, jointsafe 

program has been documented to help decrease 

arthritis pain and relieve stiffness while 

increasing flexibility and range of motion. 

Classes will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays 

beginning Aug. 4. For more information and to 

register, call Get Fit Be Fit at 755-0738. 

Folger’s Gymnastics 

The “tried and true” Folger’s Gymnastics curriculum 

will be used for all gymnastics classes. 

There are six skill levels, beginning with the 

most basic of the basic skills and progressing 

to skills used at the beginning level of competi- 

Coming October 10!!! 

Bel Aire Day 

Fall Festival 

Activities will include the inaugural Bel Aire 

Car Show, featuring classic Chevy Bel Airs. 

There will also be a performance by the 

Boeing Jazz Band and live bluegrass music. 

Look for bingo, Barrel Train rides, a children’s 

festival and Money in the Straw for the 

entire family! 

Watch the Bel Aire website (www.belaireks. 

gov) for more information, schedules and car 

show registration! 

Bel Aire Senior Center 

tive gymnastics. Each level has incentives and 

rewards. Classes will be on Tuesday evenings 

beginning Sept. 8 and are for boys and girls, 

ages 3 and up. Call Folger’s Gymnastics at 

733-7525 for more information and to register. 

Adult coed recreational volleyball 

Registration is open to formed teams or individuals. 

Those registering individually will be 

placed on a team if possible. Teams shall have 

an equal number of men and women with a 

limit of 10. Each team will play nine games. 

Registration deadline is Aug. 15. 

Coed outdoor soccer 

For ages 4 through 11. We are now accepting 

registrations for residents and non-residents. 

Space is limited. 

Coed flag football 

Bel Aire will again be teaming up with the 

Valley Center Recreation Commission for flag 

football. Practices will be held at the respective 

home locations with games being played at 

both sites. Registration deadline for residents 

is Aug. 14. Non-residents may sign up on Aug. 

15 as space allows. This is for boys and girls in 

Please inform the water department 

when you change either your 

home or cell telephone number. You 

can never tell when we may need to 

get in touch with you for a problem 

around or within your home. 

Did you know you can sign up to 

have your water bill deducted right 

from your checking account? To sign 

up, go to www.belaireks.gov, click 

on the link for Forms on the left-hand 

column and then click on the form for 

Automatic Debit Payment of Water 

Bills. Print the form and attach a 

voided check to the top of 

it. Either mail, bring in or 

put the form in the drop 

box at city hall. 

Water bills are due on 

the 10th of each month. 

If you do not receive a 

bill by the 25th of each 

All events are held at the Bel Aire Senior Center, 7651 E. Central Park Ave., 

unless otherwise noted and are for ALL SENIOR living in or near Bel Aire. 

Phone 744-2451 extension 121. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mon. thru Fri. 

BEL AIRE SENIOR LIBRARY IS OPEN TO ALL BEL AIRE RESIDENTS 

8 AM to 5 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 

Any senior can belong to or attend more than one senior center/club in Sedgwick County 

Sr. Walking Every weekday, 8 to 9 a.m., Bel Aire Rec Center 

Wii time Every Monday, 10 a.m. to noon 

Yoga Every Monday, 6:10 p.m., Bel Aire Rec Center 

Bridge Every Tuesday, 1 p.m. 

Aerobics Every Thursday, 1 p.m. (low impact) 

Sr. Breakfast Every Friday, 9 a.m. at Braum’s, 3641 N. Rock Road with Kechi 

Over 55 Club 

Aug. 3, 6:30 p.m. Potluck dinner, featuring Bel Aire Police Department. Please bring side 

dish to share, your own table service and accessories. 

Aug. 4, 5:30 p.m. National Night Out Against Crime, Sedgwick County fire station no. 37, 

4343 N. Woodlawn. Free hot dogs, chips and pop. 

Aug. 5, 6:30 p.m. Senior advisory board meeting. 

Aug. 8, noon Red Hat Society pool party, Chisholm Creek Club House. 

7 p.m. Country Heartbeats band, Park City Senior Center, 6100 N. Hydraulic, 

Park City. Call 305-1008 for ticket information. 

Aug. 9, 2 p.m. Health Foundation meeting. Call (316) 321-0134. 

Aug. 11, 9:30 a.m. Second annual Greater Wichita Senior Spelling Bee, Holy Cross Lutheran 

Church, 600 N. Greenwich Road. Call 682-0504. 

6:30 p.m. Seminar: Long term health care, Eileen Dunn, geriatric care manager; 

estate planning, Tim Lawson, elder law attorney. Refreshments provided. 

RSVP to 744-2451, extension 121. 

Aug. 13, 6:30 p.m. Men’s night out, A.J. Sports Bar and Grill, 3232 N. Rock Road. Pool, 

baseball on the big screen TV and pizza. Donations accepted. 

Aug. 15, 4:45 p.m. Mystery supper trip. Car pool from the center for a short drive to a 

nearby city for a delicious Dutch meal and German buffet. Cost $10. 

Aug. 16, 2 p.m. Single seniors dine out. Call 744-2372. 

Aug. 20, 11 a.m. Free senior blood pressure check at center. 

Aug. 22, 9 a.m. Day bus trip to Prairie Band Casino, north of Topeka. $25 per person. 

Get $10 free play and free buffet. Must make reservation at 208-4749 or 

744-2849 and must pay in advance. Leave from center parking lot. 

Aug. 26, 7 p.m. Bunko night at the center. Call Bonnie 636-9554 to sign up. 

Aug. 28, 7:30 p.m. “Rock Around the Clock” with Bill Haley’s Comets band, Orpheum 

Theatre in Wichita. Admission. Tickets available at 755-7328 or go 

to www.selectaseat.com. 

Aug. 29-30, 10 a.m. Wichita Flight Festival, Jabara Airport. Admission $5 for opening night 

show by Liverpool, a Beatles tribute band. RSVP to 744-2451, ext. 121. 

Call 744-2451, extension 121, or e-mail reberhard@belaireks.gov to receive the Bel Aire Senior 

Center news, information, special events and upcoming trips electronically or via the U.S. mail. 

grades 3 through 6. 

Punt, Pass and Kick 

The NFL Punt, Pass & Kick program will create 

a lively and engaging forum for boys and 

girls ages 8 through 15 to compete separately 

against their peers in punting, passing and 

placekicking skills. Registration deadline is 

Aug. 22, and the event will take place Aug. 29. 

Girls volleyball 

For girls in grades 6 through 8. Registration 

deadline for residents is Aug. 28, and non-residents 

may sign up on Aug. 29 as space allows. 

Dazzling Dancers 

These recreational classes will focus on ballet 

and jazz dance. Please call for specific class 

information and attire requirements. Registration 

is required. Classes are for ages 4 and up 

and will begin Aug. 20. 

Middle school mania 

All middle school students! Join us from 7 to 9 

p.m. Aug. 21 when Bel Aire Rec joins the Bel 

Aire Police Department to offer a variety of 

fun activities and refreshments. Registration is 

required. 

Taekwondo 

We are accepting registrations for ages 5 and 

up. Classes meet from 5 to 6 p.m. Mondays and 

Fridays or from 7:10 to 8;10 p.m. Tuesdays and 

Notes from the Water Department 

month, you need to call our office for 

your balance due. Failure to receiver 

a bill does not waive a past due 

penalty. If the 10th is on a Saturday, 

Sunday or holiday, you need to pay 

the bill the day before the 10th. We 

do not go by the postmark date or the 

date of the check when payment is 

received. 

If you have any questions about 

this or anything else related to your 

water service or billing, please call 

the City of Bel Aire Water Department 

at 744-2451, extension 132. 

City Council/Court 

Aug. 4, 7 p.m. City Council 

Aug. 5, 7 p.m. Court 

Aug. 18, 7 p.m. City Council 

Aug. 20, 12:30 p.m. Court 

City Administrator Ty Lasher 

• ext. 217 • cityadministrator@belaireks.gov 

Assistant to the City Administrator Matthew Stiles 

• ext. 220 • mstiles@belaireks.gov 

Attorney Lee Parker 

• ext. 210 • cityatty@belaireks.gov 

City Clerk Vicki Bradford 

• ext. 133 • cityclerk@belaireks.gov 

Code Enforcement Keith Price 

• ext. 120 • bldginsp@belaireks.gov 

Finance Director Erica Stock 

• ext. 126 • financedir@belaireks.gov 

Finance Clerk Elizabeth Conard 

• ext. 127 • financeclerk@belaireks.gov 

Treasurer Chris Yoho 

• ext. 124 • treasurer@belaireks.gov 

Deput City Clerk Betty Martine 

• ext. 132 • utilclerk@belaireks.gov 

Bel Aire Senior Club 

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Thursdays. These are great classes for beginners 

to black belts. 

Yoga 

The new Yoga class continues at the Bel Aire 

Recreation Center. Classes are 6:10 p.m. Mondays 

and Wednesdays. 

Fitness center (ages 16 & up) 

Start getting in shape for the outdoor season! 

A yearly membership costs less than what you 

would pay in one month at other facilities. The 

center consists of elliptical cross trainers, treadmills, 

recumbent bike, multi-station weight 

machine and free weights. 

Maximize basketball instruction 

Bel Aire Recreation has partnered with Brent 

Atwater, a former collegiate player and coach, 

to bring you basketball instruction throughout 

the year. Atwater’s programs stress the fundamentals 

of basketball which make them perfect 

for kids of all ages and skill levels. For more 

information regarding team, individual, or 

specialized training contact Brent Atwater at 

744-8841, 807-1036, or 

www.maximizetraining.com. 

For more information on these or any Bel 

Aire Recreation Programs, call 744-2700. 

Central Park 

Swimming Pool 

7350 East Central Park Ave. 744-7331 

2009 POOL HOURS ~ SUBJECT TO CHANGE 

(Closing August 16) 

WEEKDAYS 

• Water Exercise, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

• Open Swim, 1 to 7 p.m. 

WEEKENDS 

• Saturday & Sunday (open swim), 1 to 6 p.m. 

FEES — Families $150 for families, individuals 

ages 12 and up $100. Family membership includes 

two adults and dependent children residing in the 

home. Full-time college students living at home will 

be considered as dependents. 

Daily Fees — Under 12: $2 and must be accompanied 

by an adult. Over 12: $3. 

• All persons entering the pool must be a member 

or are subject to a day fee, including non-swimmers. 

• Charges or credit are not extended. 

POOL RENTALS — Packages are available after 

normal business hours, subject to availability. • Up 

to 25 people: $40/hour. • More than 25 people: 

$60/hour. Limit: 50 people. 

For questions, call the pool at 744-7331 or the 

Bel Aire Recreation Department at 744-2700. 

CITY STAFF ~ DIAL 744-2451 

UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED 

Administrative Clerk Jamie Hayes 

• ext. 135 • admclerk@belaireks.gov 

Court Clerk Kellie Barker 

• ext. 135 • municourt@belaireks.gov 

Senior Coordinator Rick Eberhard 

• ext. 121 • seniorcoordinator@belaireks.gov 

Police Chief John Daily 

• ext. 156 • policechief@belaireks.gov 

Police Clerk Cynthia Rankin 

• ext. 158 • police@belaireks.gov 

City Superintendent Terry Dreiling 

• 744-2888 • publicworks@belaireks.gov 

Parks Director David Leiker 

• 744-8609 • parks@belaireks.gov 

Recreation Director Brian Hayes 

• 744-2700 • reccenter@belaireks.gov 

Activities are held at 4551 N. Auburn unless otherwise noted. Those 55-plus are welcome to participate. 

For information on programs and services for seniors, contact Vicki Shepard, Tri-City Senior Director, at 

744-1199. The club is self-governed and activities benefit all participating seniors. 

• Free blood pressure check first Tuesday, Park City Senior Center 

• Mondays 10 a.m., computer class at Park City Senior Center (no charge) 

• Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10-11 a.m., exercise class 

• Wednesdays 9 a.m., tee times, Echo Hills in Park City 

• Wednesdays 2:30 p.m., free line dancing lessons, Park City Senior Center. 

• Thursdays, 9:30 a.m., tee times, Echo Hills in Park City 

• Thursday mornings, Wii Get Healthy exercise program, Park City Senior Center. Call Vicki 744-1199 

for time schedule. 

Aug. 4, 8:30 a.m. Breakfast at Jimmie’s Egg 

Aug. 10, 10 a.m. Board meeting 

11:30 a.m. Lunch at Jimmie’s Diner 

1:30 p.m. Tour, Sisters of Saint Joseph, Mt. St. Mary Convent, 3700 E. Lincoln. 

Aug. 11, by appt. Foot care, Park City Senior Center. Call Harris Healthcare, 721-4828, 

for an appointment 

Aug. 19, 10 a.m. Men’s coffee at Braum’s 

2 p.m. Ladies’ coffee/tea at Jimmie’s Diner 

Aug. 21, 6 p.m. Ice cream social (call Vicki at 744-1199 for location). 

Aug. 24, 6 p.m. Evening covered dish meeting. Hosts needed. Program: Hazel Finske 

with a review of the book, “First Ladies” 

For services and resources for seniors, call Vicki Shepard, Tri-City Senior 

Director, at 744-1199.


Wichita schools may land in Bel Aire 


The Wichita school district’s $370 

million bond issue work could be 

coming to Bel Aire in a big way. 

Meetings between USD 259 officials 

and Bel Aire city staff have 

been taking place weekly to discuss 

possible locations for two new 

schools in Bel Aire. 

July 13 — Officer Steele reported 

that a lost adult from the 4400 

block of North Edgemoor had been 

found. 

July 13 — Officer Hutton assisted 

EMS in the 5700 block of East 

Memphis. 

July 12 — Officer McCaslin arrested 

Christopher A. Anderson on a 

Bel Aire warrant at his residence in 

the 1900 block of North Rock Road. 

July 11 — Officer Hazelwood assisted 

Wichita Police Department in 

the 87200 block West Nantucket. 

July 11 — Officer McCaslin responded 

to a disturbance in the 

5700 block of East 49th North. Officer 

arrested Michael Nelson on a 

Riley County warrant. 

July 11 — Officer McGuire 

stopped a vehicle at 45th North 

and Woodlawn. Officer issued a citation 

for driving with a suspended 

license. 

July 10 — Officer McGuire and 

Sgt. Spencer stopped a vehicle in 

the 5300 block of North Rock Road. 

They issued the driver a citation for 

driving with a suspended license 

July 10 — Officer Foxx stopped 

a vehicle in the 5000 block of North 

Oliver. He issued a citation for driving 

with a suspended license. 


checked on a suspicious person in 

the 5300 block of East 48th North. 

July 10 — Officers McGuire and 

Foxx checked the welfare of a citizen 

in the 4300 block of North Edgemoor. 

July 10 — Officer Foxx assisted 

a motorist in the 5400 block of North 

Greenwich. 

July 10 — Officer Swanson and 

Sgt. Spencer responded to an audible 

alarm in the 4200 block of North 

St. James. 

July 10 — Officer Swanson assisted 

Kechi Police Department at 

Woodlawn and K-254. 

July 9 — Det. Pentecost issued 

a citation in the 3900 block of North 

Hillcrest for driving with a suspended 

license. 

July 9 — Sgt. Spencer checked 

the welfare of a citizen in the 4600 

block of Oliver 


checked on a suspicious person the 

4200 block of North Westlake 

July 9 — Officer Foxx checked 

on a suspicious person at Eagle Lake 

Park. 

July 9 — Officer Foxx followedup 

on a found property case in the 

6100 block of East Danbury. 


Sedgwick Count Sheriff’s Office 

at 27th North and Oliver. 

July 8 — Officer McGuire and 

Sgt. Griggs responded to an auto 

accident in the 5100 block of East 

37th North. 

July 8 — Det. Pentecost assisted 

Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office at 

69th North and Hydraulic. 

July 8 — Officer Brandewiede 

responded to an audible alarm in 

the 5000 block of East Ashton. 

July 8 — Officers Swanson and 

McCaslin assisted Kechi Police Department 

in the 9000 block of K- 

254. 

July 8 — Officer Swanson 

checked the welfare in the 5000 

block of North Greenwich. 


cited a driver in the 4300 block of 

North Woodlawn for driving with a 

suspended license. 

July 7 — Officer Swanson reported 

that a previously lost male 

had been found. 


EMS in the 6200 block of East 

Perryton. 

July 7 — Officer Swanson reported 

that Salina Police Department 

arrested Joshua McMiller on a 

Bel Aire warrant. 

July 7 — Sgt. Griggs and Officer 

McGuire assisted animal control 

in the 6600 block of East Rodeo 

Court. 

July 7 — Sgt. Spencer responded 

to an audible alarm in the 4000 

block of Farmstead. 

July 7 — Officer McGuire responded 

to a vicious dog complaint 

in the 6800 block of North 40th 

East. 

July 6 — Officer Steele responded 

to fraud in the 4300 block of 

North Bellmore. 


Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office 

at K-254 and Webb Road. 

July 5 — Officer Steele checked 

for a runaway in the 6100 block of 

East Quail Ridge. 

July 5 — Officer McCaslin received 

property found at 6300 East 

37th North. 

July 5 — Officers Swanson and 

Toomey responded to an alarm in 

the 4300 block of Country Lane. 

July 5 — Officer Foxx assisted a 

stalled motorist in the 5000 block of 

North Greenwich. 


for an animal at-large in the 6300 

block of East Perryton. 

July 4 — Officer McCaslin 

checked for trash dumping in the 

5600 block of East 53rd North. 


to a fireworks complaint in 

the 4800 block of North Battin. 

July 4 — Officers McGuire and 

Foxx assisted Kechi Police Department 

at K-254 and Woodlawn. 

Bel Aire City Administrator Ty 

Lasher said Bel Aire has proposed 

two separate sites for schools in the 

city, both along 53rd North. 

The first is a kindergarten through 

eighth-grade school. The 40-acre site 

could be located on the southwest 

corner of Woodlawn and 53rd North. 

Lasher said the district “liked” the 

proposal. 

BEL AIRE POLICE REPORTS 


Wichita Police Department in the 

7700 block of East 37th North. 


to a fireworks complain in 

the 6300 block of Quail Ridge. 

July 4 — Officers Foxx and Mc- 

Guire checked on a suspicious person 

at Willow Point and Westlake. 


Kechi Police Department in the 

14300 block of 61st North. 


checked on a suspicious person at 

37th North and Harding. 

July 4 — Officer McGuire checked 

on a suspicious person in the 3800 

block of North Woodlawn. 


for a runaway in the 6100 block of 

East Quail Ridge. 


a motorist at 45th North and 

Rock Road. 



the 5100 block of North Oliver. 

July 3 — Officer McGuire checked 

stopped a vehicle in the 5800 block 

of East 37th North. He arrested Robert 

E. Simmons on suspicion of DUI. 

Officer also ticketed a passenger for 

transporting an open container. 


and Det. Pentecost responded to a 

medical situation in the 4100 block 

of North Harding. 

July 2 — Sgt. Griggs stopped 

a vehicle in the 6800 block of East 

45th North. He cited the driver for 

driving with a suspended license. 

July 2 — Officer McCaslin assisted 

Kechi Police Department in the 

6300 block of East 61st North. 

July 2 — Det. Pentecost assisted 

Kansas Highway Patrol with an injury 

accident at K-254 and Rock Road. 

July 2 — Sgt. Spencer assisted 

Kechi Police Department at K-254 

and Hillside. 


responded to a larceny at Catholic 

Care Center in the 6700 block of 

East 45th North. 


Sedgwick County Fire Department in 

the 4100 block of North Auburn. 

July 1 — Officer McCaslin arrested 

Collin B. Norton at 7651 East 

Central Park Ave. on a Wichita warrant 

and a five-day Bel Aire court 

commitment. 

July 1 — Officer Medlin responded 

to an auto accident at 37th North 

and Woodlawn. He arrested Maurice 

Cox on a charge of driving with a 

suspended license and on a Sedgwick 

County warrant. 

July 1 — Officer McGuire arrested 

Octavia Watkins in the 2800 

block of South Rock Road on a Bel 

Aire City warrant. 



53rd North and Oliver. 

July 1 — Sgt. Griggs responded 

to an animal complaint in the 4600 

block of North Farmstead. 


responded to vandalism in the 6200 

block of Woodlawn. 

July 1 — Officer Steele assisted 

a child locked inside a vehicle in the 

6200 block of Quail Ridge. 


Kansas Highway Patrol at K-254 and 

Rock Road. 

June 30 — Offices Brandewiede 

and Steele checked on a runaway in 

the 4100 block of North Edgemoor. 

June 30 — Officer Steele assisted 


in the 1000 block of South Market. 

June 30 — Officer McGuire arrested 

Desiree Cenerazzo and Deiontrae 

R. Brim in the 4200 block of 

North Westlake on separate Sedgwick 

County warrants. 

June 30 — Officer McGuire 



June 30 — Officer Steele responded 

to a 911 hang-up call in the 

4300 block of Edgemoor. 

June 29 — Officer Brandewiede 

assisted Kechi Police Department in 

the 280 block of North Prairie Creek 

Court. 

June 29 — Officers Brandewiede 

and Steele responded to vandalism 

in the 4100 block of North 

Farmstead. 

June 29 — Officer Toomey 

stopped a vehicle in the 5000 block 

of North Oliver for speeding. He arrested 

Jesse Moore on charges of 

possession of drug paraphernalia, 

driving with a suspended license DUI 

and transporting open container. 

June 29 — Officer Hutton responded 


4100 block of North Edgemoor. 

June 29 — Officer Foxx assisted 


The second proposal is for a Class 

5A high school at the northeast corner 

of Rock and 53rd North. 

Lasher said this school would also 

play a role in the city’s construction 

of a recreation center. 

“The city will construct a new 

recreation complex and share athletic 

facilities with this school,” Lasher 

said. 

the 4700 block of North Glendale. 

June 29 — Officer Toomey responded 

to an audible alarm in the 

4600 block of North Eagles Landing. 



the 4500 block of North Woodlawn. 

June 29 — Officers Steele and 

Brandewiede checked on a suspicious 

person in the 4100 block of 

Harding. 

June 28 — Officer Hutton 


Eagle Lake Park. 


to a burglary in-progress 

in the 4500 block of Eagles Landing 

Court. 

June 28 — Officer Foxx checked 

on a suspicious vehicle at 45th North 

and Woodlawn. 

June 28 — Officer Foxx removed 

a traffic hazard from the road in the 

4400 block of North Oliver. 

June 28 — Officers Brandewiede 

and Steele responded to an 

audible alarm in the 4500 block of 

Eagle Lake. 

June 27 — Officer Hutton assisted 

Harvey County Sheriff’s Office in 



Valley Center Police Department at 

Southwind and Windmill. 


EMS at K-254 and Oliver. 



3800 block of North Hillcrest. 

June 26 — Det. Pentecost assisted 

a motorist at 45th North and 

Rock Road. 

June 26 — Det. Pentecost responded 

to a hold-up alarm in the 


June 26 — Officers Hutton and 

VanHook checked the welfare of 

a citizen at 45th North and Webb 

Road. 


VanHook responded to a hold-up 

alarm in the 7000 block of East 45th 

North. 


VanHook assisted animal control in 

the 4900 block of Parkhurst. 


VanHook responded to a disturbance 

in the 6000 block of Clarendon. 

June 25 — Officers Van Hook, 

McCaslin, Medlin and Swanson responded 

to vandalism and disorderly 

conduct in the 5100 block of East 

46th North. 

June 25 — Officers McGuire and 

Foxx stopped a vehicle for a traffic 

violation at 37th North and Woodlawn. 

They arrested Kimberly Sepinski 

on a Sedgwick County warrant 

and on charges of DUI and possession 

of a hallucinogenic. 

June 25 — Officer McGuire 


the 4900 block of North Parkhurst. 

June 25 — Det. Pentecost responded 



June 24 — Det. Pentecost arrested 

Scott Jahay at 7651 East 

Central Park Ave. on a Sedgwick 

County warrant. 

June 24 — Officer McGuire and 

Sgt. Griggs responded to an audible 

alarm in the 6200 block of East 37th 

North. 


VanHook responded to a medical 

situation in the 6700 block of East 

44th Court North. 

June 23 — Sgt. Spencer located 

a missing person in the 6700 block 

of East 44th North. 

June 23 — Officers VanHook 

and Hutton removed a traffic hazard 

from the road at 45th North and 

Woodlawn. 

June 22 — Officer Brandewiede 

responded to a 911 hang-up call in 

the 11600 block of Turtle Creek. 

June 22 — Officers Foxx and 

Toomey responded to an audible 


Hedgerow Court. 


on a suspicious vehicle in the 4600 

block of North Farmstead. 


on a suspicious person in the 4200 

block of North Westlake. 


Sedgwick County Sheriff’s office in 




the 4900 block of North Hillcrest. 

June 21 — Officer McCaslin 

checked on a parking violation in the 


June 21 — Officer Foxx responded 

to vandalism in the 4300 

block of North Auburn. 

June 21 — Officer Steele assisted 

Kechi Police Department with 

a runaway in the 1300 block of Kechi 

Road. 


a motorist in the 4400 block 

of North Oliver. 

June 21 — Officers Foxx and 

Toomey checked on a suspicious 

person at Memphis and Bellmore. 


on a suspicious person near Danbury 

and Woodlawn. 

June 21 — Officer McCaslin assisted 

Kechi Police Department at K- 

254 and Oliver. 

June 20 — Det. Pentecost and 

Officer Steele responded to a holdup 


Woodlawn. 

June 20 — Officer Steele 

checked on a block party in the 4900 

block of East Ashton. 


McCaslin assisted Sedgwick County 

Sheriff’s Office with removing hazardous 

material in the 9700 block of 

East 45th North. 


McCaslin responded to a disturbance 


Farmstead. 


Sedgwick County Sheriff’s 

Office with an audible alarm in the 

6200 block of East 93rd North. 

June 20 — Officer McCaslin responded 

to an animal at-large in the 

4500 block of Fritillery. 


Officer Steele responded to a medical 

situation in the 4400 block of 

North St. James. 


Foxx assisted Sedgwick County Fire 

Department in the 4100 block of 

North Farmstead. 

June 19 — Officer Foxx and Sgt. 

Griggs responded to disorderly conduct 

using the phone in the 5800 

block of East 49th North. 

June 19 — Sgt. Griggs assisted 


the 4100 block of North Farmstead. 


Kechi Police Department on 

K-254. 



at 21st North and Webb Road. 



3800 block of North Harding. 





to a civil matter in the 5600 block 

of East Memphis for a civil matter. 

June 19 — Officer McGuire responded 



Tuesday, June 16, 2009 


Officer Steele responded to a medical 

situation in the 4400 block of 

North St. James. 


Foxx assisted Sedgwick County Fire 

Department in the 4100 block of 

North Farmstead. 

June 19 — Officer Foxx and Sgt. 

Griggs responded to disorderly conduct 

using the phone in the 5800 

block of East 49th North. 

June 19 — Sgt. Griggs assisted 


the 4100 block of North Farmstead. 


Kechi Police Department on 

K-254. 



at 21st North and Webb Road. 

The recreation center has been at 

the center of discussions between the 

city and Sunrise Christian Academy, 

which wants to purchase the current 

recreation center site for expansion. 

“We see this as a great opportunity 

for USD 259, Sunrise and the City 

of Bel Aire,” Lasher said. “USD 259 

will have additional land to share 

facilities with our recreational pro- 








to a civil matter in the 5600 block 

of East Memphis for a civil matter. 




June 18 — Sgt. Spencer responded 

to a burglary in the 6100 

block of Danbury. 

June 18 — Officer McCaslin and 

Sgt. Spencer responded to a disturbance 


Edgemoor. 


Foxx responded to a DUI report in 


June 16 — Sgt. Spencer responded 

to a runaway in the 4500 

block of Westlake Court. 


to an assault in the 6100 

block of East Edinburg. 


to vandalism in the 4300 

block of North Auburn. 

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20 Help Wanted 

Lytton’s Furniture in Park City is 

a home furnishings retail store that 

carries a variety of brand name furniture, 

electronics and home decor. 

The rapid growth of this dynamic 

grams. The city will be able to utilize 

school district facilities to expand 

recreation programs and Sunrise will 

be able to expand their campus.” 

Lasher said while discussions are 

ongoing, he is optimistic about the 

Bel Aire sites. 

“We are very happy to be meeting 

weekly and our sites are prime for 

expansion of USD 259,” Lasher said. 

Red Cross 

seeks driver 

to deliver 

in Bel Aire 

The American Red Cross 

Good Neighbor Nutrition 

program is looking for a driver 

to deliver meals to homebound 

residents in Bel Aire. 

The program delivers meals 

to people who are unable to 

get out of their homes. 

A driver is needed for every 

Friday and substitutes are 

also needed. The process will 

take about one hour. The Red 

Cross will pay for mileage. 

Contact Linda Ivy at 744- 

0751 or 744-2976 for more 

information. 

— The Breeze staff 

business has led to the need for additional 

staff. Lytton’s is currently seeking 

the right individual to join their 

sales team. A great pay and incentive 

program will be offered to the right 

candidate. Sales experience is a plus. 

Apply in person at Lytton’s Furniture, 

located at 61st North and Hydraulic in 

Park City. We are an Equal Opportunity 

Employer. 

23 Education 

Piano, voice & recorder lessons. 

Child and adult, beginner to advanced. 

Experienced professional instructor, 

B.A. in musicology and composition. 

Call Betsy (316) 806-9608. 

25 Daycare 

Pam’s Pals Home Daycare is currently 

filling spots to be open mid-September. 

Licensed, early childhood degree, 

CPR/First Aid certified. Call to save your 

spot! (316) 323-4645. 

28 Professional Services 

Air conditioner service, repair 

and installation. Very reasonable 

rates. Senior discount. Licensed and 

experienced technician. Integrity 

Heating and Cooling. Contact Chris 

744-3125 or 258-2743. 

Experienced housekeeper has 

openings available. Flexible schedule. 

References available. Call Teresa at 

806-3370 or 744-9133. 

Bel Aire Breeze ads 

$7 for 25 words or fewer 

September deadline: 

Noon August 21 

CALL 755-0821

PEOPLE HIGHLIGHTS 

Adekemi Christina Adewunmi, 

daughter of Morounmubo 

Adewunmi of Bel Aire, 

was recognized recently as a 

recipient of the Donna Geier 

Scholarship at the University 

of Kansas. She is a senior 

majoring in fine arts. 

††† 

Two Bel Aire students 

recently graduated from programs 

at the Kansas Cosmosphere 

and Space Center in 

Hutchinson. 

Maria Church, daughter of 

Andrew and Kristi Church, 

graduated from Level 2 of 

the Future Astronaut Training 

Program (FATP) at the Kansas 

Cosmosphere and Space Center 

on June 19. She will be a 

ninth-grader at Sunrise Christian 

Academy in Bel Aire. 

The weeklong astronaut 

camp is for students entering 

seventh through 10th grades 

and emphasizes teamwork, 

leadership and problem 

solving. The camp builds 

on knowledge gained from 

FATP Level 1, also held at the 

Cosmosphere. Developed by 

Cosmosphere staff, FATP is 

a nationally recognized camp 

that motivates campers to 

seek careers in space-related 

industries. 

Holden Hunsinger graduated 

June 7 from the Mars Acad- 

DEATHS 

WEY KENNY 

Wey Dennis Kenny, 90, 

husband of Agnes Kenny of Bel 

Aire, died July 6, 2009. Mass of 

Christian burial was July 18 at 

St. Thomas Aquinas. 

A native Wichitan, his parents 

were Edith Wey and William 

Kenny. He was a graduate 

of Cathedral High School and 

attended St. Joseph’s College 

and Military Academy in Hays. 

He served in the U.S Army Air 

Forces during World War II. 

He earned an accounting 

degree from Wichita University 

in 1948 and worked for Frontier 

Chemical Vulcan Materials and 

Massey-Ferguson. He retired 

from Beech Aircraft as an assistant 

treasurer in 1985. 

He was a former president 

of the Wichita Iris Club and 

a long-time member of St. 

Thomas Aquinas parish. 

He was preceded in death by 

his siblings Jeannette Antonelli 

and Rev. John Kenny, and by 

his son-in-law Ken Lucas. 

Other survivors include 

daughters and sons-in-law Kathleen 

and Tom Arenz of Milwaukee, 

Wis., Patricia Kenny 

of Phoenix, Ariz., Mary and 

Bill Adair of Kansas City, Mo., 

Joan Kenny of Lawrence and 

Susan and Jim Whyte of Efland, 

N.C.; four grandchildren, two 

great-grandchildren and several 

emy. He is the son of Brent 

and Donna Jo Hunsinger. 

Mars Academy is a threeday 

residential camp for 

students entering grades five 

and six. It is a program that 

introduces campers to space 

science, while also emphasizing 

teamwork and problem 

solving in a fact-paced learning 

environment. 

††† 

Several area students 

earned honor roll distinction 

for the spring 2009 semester at 

the University of Kansas. 

From Bel Aire were Sadegh 

Eftekhari, son of Azam 

Mostafa and Ali Eftekhari, 

and Ian Patrick Ehrlich, son of 

Keith and Patricia Ehrlich. 

Heights High School 

graduates from the Bel Aire 

area included Adekemi Christina 

Adewunmi, daughter of 

Morounmubo Adewunmi; 

Jessica Lynn Leiker, daughter 

of Douglas and Nancy Leiker; 

Candice Suzanne Metzinger; 

daughter of Leon and 

Catherine Metzinger; Eman 

Pervaiz Siddiqui, daughter of 

Shaista Rafiq; Jeffrey Michael 

Bell, son of Kim and Allen 

Bell; Andrea Michelle Black, 

daughter of Jeffry and Pamela 

Black; Robert Elliot Boyle, 

son of Ron and Julie Boyle; 

Chloe Grace Cox, daughter 

nieces and nephews. 

Downing and Lahey East 

Mortuary had charge. 

ALICE LEMASTERS 

Alice Sue (Calico) Lemasters, 

66, of Douglass, sister and 

sister-in-law of Anita L. and 

Ralph Sutton of Bel Aire, died 

June 29, 2009. She was a retired 

Boeing instructor. Service was 

July 2 at Trinity United Christian 

Church with burial at Oak 

Hill Cemetery, Mannford, Okla. 

She was a member of 

Eastern Star, Red Hats, DAR, 

Kansas Old Time Pickers & 

Singers and the Good Sam 

Camper Club. 

She was preceded in death 

by parents Russell N. and 

Marion A. (Goff) Calico and 

sister Jo Knedzerski. 

Other survivors are husband 

Bill, whom she married March 

28, 1986 in Wichita; son Scott 

Crawford of Severy; sisters and 

brothers-in-law Jan E. and Dean 

Goul of Elk City, and Laurie 

and Bob Joudon of Columbia, 

Ill.; two stepdaughters, four 

grandchildren, five great-grand- 

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Gary & Todd McCutcheon 831 W. 61st N. 

of Shelley Manning; Andrew 

Brownlee Fast, son of Rebecca 

Fast; Morgan Leigh 

Fulmer, daughter of Britt 

and Brenda Fulmer; Danielle 

Hammes; Bilal Rizwan 

Hassan and Yasser Rizwan 

Hassan, sons of Rizwan and 

Tahira Hassan; Omar Hosny, 

son of Adel Hosny; Talitha 

Grace Jennison, daughter of 

Rolland and Judy Jennison; 

Thomas Alan John, son of 

Deborah John; David Kempin, 

son of Bruce and Suzanne 

Kempin; Linzy C. Kirkpatrick, 

daughter of Vicki and Curtis 

Kirkpatrick; Joseph Robert 

Krsnich, son of Jim Krsnich; 

Tiffany Megan Lau, daughter 

of Melody and Clell Lau- 

Solomon; Samuel J. Littler, 

son of John and Karen Littler; 

Matthew Austin Mikolajchak, 

son of Kenneth and Nancy 

Mikolajchak; Clayton Ma 

Nguyen, son of Hoa and Susie 

Nguyen; Stephanie A. Patyk, 

daughter of Russell Patyk; 

Jane Dibrell Pendry, daughter 

of Charles and Jann Pendry; 

Van Thy Anna Pham, daughter 

of Bo and Dep Pham; Kevin 

Michael Quillen, son of Marily 

Harp and Marc Quillen; 

Kaitlin Marie Roemeling, 

daughter of Pamela and David 

Roemeling; Anthony Garrett 

Stump, son of Mark and 

children, an many nieces and 

nephews. 

Memorials with Shrine Plane 

of Mercy or DAR, in care of 

Lanterman Funeral Home, 

Cheney. 

ROLAND URQUHART 

Roland Lee Urquhart, 82, of 

Bel Aire, died June 27, 2009. 

He was a retired Union Pacific 

Railroad clerk. Service was July 

1 at Chapel Hill Fellowship in 

Wichita. 

He was preceded in death 

by his parents, Bob and Nannie 

Urquhart. 

Survivors are wife Wanda; 

daughters and sons-in-law Lisa 

and Lon Faidley of Solomon 

and Sally and Mike Frey of 

Wichita; grandchildren Emily, 

R.J., Alison, Whitney and 

Garrett; four great-grandchildren; 

brother Bill Urquhart of 

Sandra Stump; Daniel Louis 

Szlauderbach, son of Stan and 

Patricia Szlauderbach; Hans 

Tregear, son of Victor Tregear; 

and Maxwell E. White, son of 

Marc White. 

††† 

Willie and Sarah Kirkendoll 

of Bel Aire hosted the 

Burton family reunion at 

Edgemoor Recreation Center 

on June 20. The event also 

celebrated the 69th wedding 

anniversary of Adell Cooper 

and Troy Burton. 

††† 

The KU Alumni Association 

and its Wichita chapter 

greeted its next generation 

of Jayhawks with a welcome 

picnic July 16 at the Kansas 

Sports Hall of Fame. Area 

alumni, new students, students 

interested in learning more 

about KU and parents were 

invited to attend and enjoy 

complimentary food and 

beverages. Each new Jayhawk 

also received a free T-shirt. 

Invited students from Bel 

Aire were Maurice Cox, Jarika 

Lewis, Notnela Pearson and 

Luke Gray. 

Other invited students from 

the Bel Aire area included 

Saima Azad, Perpetua Bello- 

Ogunu, Christopher Bradley, 

Beth Brittain, Sara Burton, 

Alexandra Gealy, Marcus 

Residents urge council 

to lift ban on fireworks By Chris Hunter 

enjoying some noise.” 

After comments from the “We travel to other cities and 

Despite not being on the 

agenda, fireworks were the subject 

of much discussion at Bel 

Aire’s bi-monthly city council 

meeting July 7. 

Members of the council and 

a resident spoke out against Bel 

Aire’s ban on fireworks. 

“I guess the question on a lot 

of peoples’ minds, with the past 

holiday that we just had, I got 

a few e-mails thanking us for 

the quiet evening,” said council 

member Dave Sly. “Personally, 

I can’t say if it was quiet or not 

because I was out of town. I 

was at my sister’s in Park City 

Sly said he had been getting 

a lot of questions about why Bel 

Aire does not allow fireworks. 

“I know it comes up about 

this time every year,” Sly said. 

“There have been some requests 

that we possibly revisit (the issue) 

throughout the year.” 

Council member Peggy 

O’Donnell said she agreed with 

Sly. 

“I think it is a topic we do 

need to look at over the next 

year,” O’Donnell said. 

Sly said he believed Bel 

Aire was possibly losing out on 

revenue from fireworks stands 

permits. 

council, which takes place 

after citizens’ concerns on 

the agenda, Sly asked Mayor 

Harold Smith to allow a resident 

to speak. 

“When most of you were 

kids, you enjoyed shooting off 

fireworks like bottle rockets 

and M-80s, which we cannot 

do for our safety,” said Justin 

Newman. “Not being able to 

shoot fireworks puts us in more 

danger as we have to travel to 

shoot fireworks.” 

Newman said his family has 

a big party on July 4 and shoots 

off fireworks, but cannot in Bel 

Aire because of the ban. 

see the community bonding,” 

Newman said. 

Newman said the city was 

losing out on tax revenue and 

money from permits. 

He also said volunteer 

groups could use the stands to 

raise money, such as Sunrise 

Christian Academy. 

“The Fourth of July is one of 

my favorite times of the year,” 

Newman said. “It is a time to 

celebrate our freedom and show 

thanks to our troops.” 

Newman said other communities 

had firework ordinances 

on the books and Bel Aire 

should follow their lead. 

Coffeyville and sister Maxine 

Hannegan of Shawnee. 

Memorials to the Alzheimer’s 

Association Sunflower 

Chapter, 347 Laura, Wichita 

67211 or the Chapel Hill Fellowship 

Youth Group, 1550 N. 

Chapel Road, Wichita 67206. 

Baker Funeral Home of Valley 

Center had charge. 

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Christ 

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9:30 • Sunday School (youth/adult) 

8:15 • Service w/Comm. every Sun. 

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Maples, Billy Nguyen, 

Alex Applegate, Abby Bachrodt, 

Beatrice Black, Aaron 

Boswell, Joshua Burcham, 

Alexandra Case-Cohen, Jason 

Choe, Austin David, Alexa 

Diec, Blake Engels, Alex 

Fletcher, Blake Hamilton, 

Elizabeth Hastings, Ahmad 

Jaffal, Bryant Johnson, Christina 

Kerschen, Stephen Le, 

Jae Lee, Earl McCall, Renny 

Metz, Elizabeth Najim, Laura 

Oxler, Andrew Pickle, Catherine 

Pinnell, Grant Polley, 

Courtney Reisner, Amy Rider, 

Andrea Seiwert, Ethan Slater, 

Dakota Strange, Christina 

Strawn and Lindsay Vollen. 

††† 

The Bel Aire Senior Center 

will host an educational seminar 

about long-term care and 

elder law for all Bel Aire area 

seniors. The program will be 

presented at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 11 

at the Senior Center, 7651 E. 

Central Park Ave. 

Call 744-2451, extension 

121, to make your reservation 

for this seminar. Refreshments 

will be provided by the 

center. Contact senior coordinator 

Rick Eberhard with 

any questions at 744-2451, 

extension 121, or via e-mail at 

reberhard@belaireks.gov. 

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Greenwich Untied Methodist 

Church will hold a Monterrey 

dinner from 11 a.m. to 

7 p.m. Aug. 8 at the church, 

5500 N. Greenwich Road. The 

dinner is open to everyone, 

with dine-in or carryout each 

available. The church is located 

one mile south of K-254 

or 3 1/2 miles north of K-96. 

Call the church at 744-0203 

with any questions. 

††† 

The American Miniature 

Horse Association will hold its 

2009 Central Championship 

Show Aug. 6 through 9 at the 

Kansas Coliseum. The event 

is free to spectators and begins 

each day at 8 a.m. No bigger 

than a large dog, American 

Miniature Horses are miniature 

versions of well-balanced 

horses, possession confirmation 

characteristics found in 

most equine breeds. They 

can be found in a rainbow of 

colors and types. 

Founded in 1978, the 

American Miniature Horse 

Association promotes the 

breeding, use and perpetuation 

of a standard of equine excellence 

in miniature. 

For more information, 

contact Laura Mullen at 

either (607) 769-6743 or at 

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Night Out 

set for Aug. 4 

By The Breeze staff 

In an attempt to build a more tight-knit community, 

groups from around Bel Aire will host the 26th Annual 

National Night Out. 

National Night Out is hosted by the Bel Aire Police 

Department, Sedgwick County Fire Department and Target 

from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 4 at Sedgwick County Fire 

Station No. 37 at 4343 N. Woodlawn. 

The event will include food and inflatables. 

National Night Out is a year-long community-building 

campaign designed to: 

•Heighten crime prevention awareness. 

•Generate support for and participation in local anticrime 

programs. 

•Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community 

partnerships. 

•Send a message to criminals letting them know that 

neighborhoods are organized and fighting back. 

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pavilions and shutting them 

down and mothballing them 

after two years of use and $3.5 

million a year for the use of 

those. They felt it was voter 

fraud and I don’t know if I 

don’t agree with them.” 

Since then, Parks has been 

on a mission to save Britt 

Brown Arena and the pavilions. 

He made some headway 

in late July. 

Voters spoke 

In 2004, county residents 

voted to renovate the pavilions. 

Parks said he felt the 

“spirit” of the vote was for 

continued use of the pavilions. 

Also in the vote was the 

development of plans for the 

renovation of Britt Brown 

Arena. 

Parks said the plans for 

Britt Brown were completed, 

but the county never went 

through with them. 

“At my first planning meeting 

I went to, I was informed 

by county staff that those 

plans had been thrown away,” 

Parks said. “‘They are in the 

trash can’ were their exact 

words.” 

Parks said the plans, which 

cost $1.6 million, were done 

before the vote, but were paid 

for and then thrown away. 

“They didn’t plan on 

touching the Britt Brown 

Arena,” Parks said. “That is 

along with the $7 million for 

the pavilions.” 

Parks said the plan to close 

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bond management program. 

He also said the staff’s 

experience will be vital to 

making the bond project successful. 

The bond, Allison said, 

will address the district’s 

needs. 

“It is meeting most of the 

needs of the district in space, 

in cafeterias,” Allison said. 

“The things we really need 

to operate more efficiently 

and offer the programs we 

Christ Lutheran Church 

Sunday service will be at 

8:30 and 10:15 a.m. through 

Aug. 16. There will be no 

Sunday school during the 

summer. 

The church is located at 

5356 N. Hillside, across from 

Heights High School, at 53rd 

North and Hillside. 

Find the church online 

at www.christ-lutheran.org; 

e-mail office@clc.kscoxmail. 

com. Call the church office at 

744-1242 for more information. 

Church of the 

Resurrection 

Church of the Resurrection 

(Roman Catholic) is 

located at 4910 N. Woodlawn 

in Bel Aire. 

Masses for the Lord’s Day 

are Saturday at 5:30 p.m. and 

Sunday at 8:30 and 11:00 am. 

Weekday Masses are 8 a.m. 

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 

and Friday; also at 6:30 p.m. 

on Wednesday. 

Resurrection Catholic 

School has students from pre- 

the pavilions was the suggestion 

of Buchanan, who has 

been tussling with Parks. 

“We have a difference of 

opinion amongst the commission 

and, in fact, since the 

Heritage Development came 

in, and it was a 5-0 vote to do 

it,” Parks said. “It shows there 

is some support behind that.” 

Last month, the commission 

agreed to allow Heritage 

to market the coliseum 

complex to potential event 

organizers. The group has had 

a degree of success, at least 

initially, in possibly securing 

a national rodeo competition 

in 2011 and 2012. 

But with the new Intrust 

Bank Arena nearing completion, 

Buchanan and others, 

including the Kansas 

Coliseum management group 

SMG, have suggested the 

coliseum would be a drain on 

the county’s finances. 

At the July 22 commission 

meeting, the county’s financial 

officer, Chris Chronis, 

said officials were predicting 

a large shortfall that the 

county would have to make 

up. 

“If we leave those facilities 

open, we are projecting 

they will require an operating 

subsidy from the county of 

nearly $600,000,” Chronis 

said. “If we want to reduce 

property taxes by .5 mills ... 

we have to set some priorities. 

These decisions are not about 

funding. They are about priorities 

and whether particular 

services are worth the taxes 

people have to pay for those 

services.” 

Chronis said the estimated 

$580,000 shortfall comes 

from a lack of revenue com- 

want to.” 

Allison said the bond 

would try to accommodate 

the rapid growth in certain 

parts of the district. 

After his first week, Allison 

said he has been busy, 

but he is getting out into the 

communities. 

“It is going very well,” 

Allison said. “It has been a 

whirlwind, but it has been a 

great opportunity to get out 

and meet a number of our 

elected bodies and officials.” 

Allison said he has been 

meeting with city officials 

in the towns at city council 

CHURCH HIGHLIGHTS 

school through eighth grade. 

The parish/school Web site 

is www.resurrectionwichita. 

com. Phone number is 744- 

2776. Rev. Sherman A. Orr is 

the pastor. 

Community Bible 

Chapel 


4551 Auburn, south of 45th 

North between Oliver and 

Woodlawn, in Bel Aire. 

On Sunday at 9 a.m. is 

worship service and breaking 

of the bread, with Bible study 

and Sunday school at 10:30. 

Wednesday evening, 

prayer and Bible study is at 

7 p.m. 

For more information, call 

Melvan Adair at 316-744- 

7091. 

Crossroads Friends 

Church 

Crossroads Friends 

Church meets at Stucky 

Middle School (east from 

45th North and Hillside) at 

10 a.m. every Sunday, with 

its Worship Experience in the 

pared to the cost of running 

the facilities. 

Any subsidy would come 

from the county’s general 

fund, Chronis said, or essentially 

from property taxes, 

which the county wants to 

cut. 

One way around this, 

Chronis said, would be to 

shift excess money from the 

sales tax used for the downtown 

arena to be used at the 

coliseum. 

“What (Parks and I) talked 

about was the possibility of 

funding the shortfall at the 

pavilions from the arena 

sales tax,” Chronis said. “Of 

course, that would have to go 

through legal.” 

Welsheimer said the 

county had intended to send 

out a request for proposals to 

fix up and run the pavilions 

and Britt Brown. 

Buchanan said last month 

the RFP was being sent out. 

Citizens 

concerned 

The meeting on July 22 

also drew a large crowd of 

concerned citizens. 

Leaders of different horse 

and dog shows, as well as 

spectators, all spoke up 

about the importance of the 

pavilions and Britt Brown 

Arena. 

Pat Dressler of the 

Wichita Kennel Club said an 

event like a three-day dog 

show brings in an estimated 

$1.075 million, according to 

the American Kennel Club. 

The Wichita Kennel Club’s 

shows last four days. 

meetings, including Bel Aire 

and Kechi. 

Allison also has toured the 

district’s facilities, such as 

the technology and service 

centers. 

“It has been fantastic to 

meet folks, see the operations 

and begin to get a feel 

for how everything fits 

together,” Allison said. 

Allison said the biggest 

surprise to him since coming 

to the district was in personnel. 

He said he knew the professionalism 

and dedication 

of the workers was strong, 

school cafeteria starting at 

10:30. 

Every Sunday at Crossroads 

includes a Moonwalk 

for kids, Crossroads Cafe 

and Coffee bar, relevant and 

engaging messages, cuttingedge 

music with a live band 

and a dynamic Crossroads 

Kids program. 

Lead pastor is Jeff Mullen, 

a teacher at Heights High 

School. Call the church office 

at 361-0407 or visit them 

online at www.crossroadswichita.com. 

Fairmount United 

Church of Christ 


1605 Fairmount in Wichita. 

Adult and children’s Sunday 

school classes begin at 9:15 

a.m. with worship service at 

10:30. Michael Poage is the 

pastor. For more information, 

please call 682-1597 or visit 

at www.fairmountucc.com. 

Park City 

927-3900 

792 Beaumont 

Haysville 

522-1000 

301 E. 71st South 

Exit 39 Off I-135/Near Hwy 81 

Andover 

733-8881 

222 W. Hwy 54 

US 54 & Andover Rd 

Goddard 

794-3366 

19941 W. Kellogg 

US 54 & 199th W 

Dressler said his group 

was talking to Hutchinson 

out of fears of losing their 

contract for the pavilions in 

February. 

Area residents Debbie 

Parks and Ray Peavey also 

spoke about the coliseum. 

Debbie Parks said she believed 

the coliseum was not 

being marketed effectively 

and that SMG running both 

was a “conflict of interest.” 

“John Nath worked hard 

at attracting a variety of 

events to the coliseum,” 

Debbie Parks said of former 

Kansas Coliseum and 

Hartman Arena manager 

John Nath. 

Peavey, of Valley Center, 

said he would continue to attend 

events at the coliseum. 

Peavey said the “plain- 

Jane” coliseum was very 

easy for people to get to 

from anywhere in the county 

and elsewhere. 

Also, Peavey said he 

could not see the reason 

to close the Kansas Coliseum 

without knowing if 

the downtown arena would 

work. 

“I will personally go to 

things that take place at the 

coliseum,” Peavey said. “I 

will personally go to things 

that take place at the pavilions, 

as I do every year. 

There are a lot of people 

like me who will never see 

the arena. There are a lot of 

people who will go to the 

pavilions. I can’t see why we 

are getting rid of something 

we needed, that we got back, 

and we were without for 

years that is so good for the 

county of Sedgwick County.” 

Peavey said he felt like 

but he feels he underestimated 

them. 

“As I have had an opportunity 

to visit the centers, I 

have had people come up and 

tell me this is their 23rd year 

and they are there with you,” 

Allison said. “Those types of 

comments have been a very 

pleasant surprise. There is 

such a strong dedication by 

everyone in the organization. 

It isn’t something that is 

trumped up. They mean it.” 

Despite school not being 

in session, Allison said he 

was able to meet students at 

two schools who are in latch- 

Grace Community 

Church 

The church meets in the 

Park City Christian Church 

building at 2230 E. 61st North 

in Park City. Sunday Bible 

classes are at 10 a.m., with 

worship at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. 

Wednesday evening study, 

prayer and fellowship are at 7. 

The church’s phone 

number is 755-3070. Its 

Web site is www.gccks. 

org, and its e-mail address is 

mwthorne@gccks.org. 

Kechi United 

Methodist Church 

Located at 4533 E. 61st 

North in Kechi, the Rev. Guy 

E. Rendoff is the pastor. Church 

phone number is 744-1221. 

Sunday worship services 

are at 9:03 and 11 a.m., with 

Sunday school at 10. 

Dates for Vacation Bible 

School have been changed to 

July 27 through 31. 

Yoga meets at 6:30 p.m. 

the county needed to look 

out for the best interests of 

the county, not only Wichita. 

Parks said if the county 

closed the pavilions the area 

would lose many events, 

both local and national. 

Farm shows, flea markets 

and car swap meets are 

among the most popular 

events in the pavilions. 

After taking a tour of the 

Intrust Bank Arena recently, 

Parks said keeping the pavilions 

open was important 

because of the shows and 

other events. 

Parks said while the 

downtown arena was far 

more advanced technologically 

and was a “great 

facility,” he felt the pavilions 

would be easier to maneuver 

horse trailers in and out of. 

Late last year, members 

of SMG talked of closing 

the coliseum, but Parks said 

the plan pre-dates the 2004 

election. 

“It is kind of a them-andus 

issue,” Parks said. 

Obstacles 

Commissioner Dave Unruh 

said he has had a change of 

heart about the pavilions. 

“I think at this point in 

time, I have changed my mind 

and am willing to keep the 

pavilions open,” Unruh said. 

“Hopefully, we can keep the 

pavilions open and manage to 

where we don’t have such a 

huge loss.” 

Parks said he believes the 

pavilions will always be a 

prime venue because of its 

location. 

“The reason it has been real 

Wednesdays at Kechi City Hall. 

Children’s choir Chancel choir 

will not meet again until the 

fall. 

The church’s phone number 

is 744-1221. It is still collecting 

18-ounce jars of peanut butter, 

diapers and tuna fish for the 

United Methodist Open Door. 

Park City Christian 

Church 

Sunday worship service is 

at 9 a.m. with Sunday school 

at 10. Bill Nestelroad is pastor 

of the church, located at 2230 

E. 61st North. Phone 744- 

0493 or 744-2091. The church 

accepts food donations for 

Union Rescue Mission. 

Park City Church 

of the Nazarene 

Sunday school for all ages 

is at 9:30 a.m. Worship and 

children’s church are at 10:45. 

The church is located at 2100 

E. 61st North in Park City. 

Wednesday Bible study for 

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attractive for events is because 

of the parking,” Parks said. 

Unruh said the pavilions 

would need some maintenance 

to continue using them. 

The arena and pavilions 

gained a dose of good news 

last month with the announcement 

of the National High 

School Rodeo Association’s 

intentions to hold its 30-day 

finals at the coliseum in 2011 

and 2012. 

While this may come as 

good news for the Britt Brown 

Arena, Unruh said it still may 

not happen. 

Unruh, who supports the 

closure of the Britt Brown 

Arena after the Intrust Bank 

Arena opens, said the building 

has many obstacles before it 

can hold more events. 

“I have heard they announced 

it but haven’t talked 

to any of the commissioners or 

staff about a proposal,” Unruh 

said. “I don’t think it is a deal 

yet and a major issue still confronts 

us in that if we use that 

building, we have to upgrade 

it. We are under a court order 

to make it (Americans with 

Disabilities Act) compliant.” 

Unruh said upgrading the 

facility would include work 

to the roof, air conditioners 

and electrical systems on top 

of making the facility ADA 

compliant. 

“That opens up new questions 

on bond limits and 

would have to be paid for out 

of the mill levy,” Unruh said. 

“We have a lot of consideration 

on whether to go ahead 

with the Britt Brown Arena. 

There are a lot of things we 

have to consider before it is a 

done deal.” 

adults begins with sandwiches 

and chips at 6:15 p.m. 

Pine Valley 

Christian Church 

Located at 5620 E. 21st 

North. Sunday school at 9 

a.m. with worship at 10:15. 

For more information call 

685-2421. 

University United 

Methodist Church 

Located across from the 

WSU campus at 21st & Yale. 

Sunday activities include adult 

and youth educational classes 

at 9:15 a.m. traditional service 

at 10:30 and youth group 

activities from 4 to 6 p.m. 

E-mail uumc2220@uumc.net; 

phone 686-6765. Rev. Phil 

Shull is the pastor. 

Send your church’s upcoming 

events and service times to 

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call 755-0821. 

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Allison said he saw some 

interesting events at the 

programs, including “bike 

rodeo” at College Hill. 

“I learned a lot about trick 

pegs on the back of bicycles,” 

Allison said. “I didn’t 

try it, but they told me about 

how it works and what they 

could do.” 

Allison also visited 

Linwood Elementary to 

observe an art project, but 

said the students were more 

interested in the television 

news cameras following him 

around. 

Allison said performance 

in schools will continue to be 

his focus and that he will try 

to build on the gains Wichita 

students have made over the 

years. 

“We are going to keep 

the gains our main focus,” 

Allison said. “Maybe even 

accelerate them.” 

Allison said he is looking 

forward to the challenges 

and is glad it is in his old 

stomping grounds. 

“The great core I remember 

is still here,” Allison 

said. “It is great to be home.”

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