October 30, 2025 | By The Active Age
The Active Age will celebrate its 46th anniversary in December. To mark this milestone, we’e holding a drawing for a stunning 14k yellow gold diamond cluster necklace generously donated by Mike Seltzer Jewelers. The necklace is valued at $3,500. Everyone who donates at least $25 to The Active Age between Nov. 1 and noon on […]
| By Joe Stumpe
Joe Walsh has come home before, but never quite like this. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer — born at Wesley Hospital (now Wesley Medical Center) on Nov. 20, 1947 — is bringing his annual VetsAid concert to Intrust Bank Arena on Saturday, Nov. 15. Money raised by the event will be distributed to […]
| By The Active Age
Drive past Douglas and Broadway at noon on a Monday, Wednesday or Saturday, and you’ll see them: a group of protesters waving signs and airing grievances with the current presidential administration. They chant in unison. They wave at passing cars. They raise their fists in solidarity with motorists who offer approving honks. Nearly all of […]
| By Joe Norris
In 1904, thousands of New Yorkers were paying a nickel to ride under the streets of Manhattan on the city’s first subway. That same year in St. Louis, people were forking over 50 cents to see the first Olympic Games ever hosted in America. But in Wellington,Kan., the most exciting attraction of 1904 cost nothing […]
| By The Active Age
Michelle Scofield took up a new sport in her mid-60s and no, it wasn’t pickleball. It’s powerlifting, one of the most intense forms of weightlifting. In competitions, participants have three attempts to lift their maximum amount in three different lifts: bench press, squat and deadlift. Scofield seems to have a knack for it. In her […]
| By The Active Age
For decades, friends of longtime Wichita Eagle columnist Bonnie Bing suggested she publish a book of her work. One person, Lisa Corbin, was rather insistent. “She was on it like a bonnet,” Bing said. “She would not shut up.” Corbin, a close friend whom Bing has known since Corbin was a child, said she “felt […]
| By The Active Age
The new executive director of Senior Services, Inc, is a little more familiar with the nonprofit orgnaization’s operations than some new hires might be. Wyatt Sheeder was invited to join the board of directors of Senior Services last year. When its longtime executive director, Laurel Alkire, retired in May, Sheeder applied for the job and […]
| By Joe Stumpe
Found just in time for an Oktoberfest dinner, this Bavarian-style pot roast proved tasty enough to make any time of year. Like many classic German dishes, and the accompanying recipe for cabbage, it uses a combination of sweet- and-sour ingredients to achieve its savory goodness. Otherwise, it’s a typical braise, using long, slow cooking in […]
| By The Active Age
Get your holiday shopping and noshing done at a number of special local events. Here’s a look at some of those scheduled for this month and early December. Prairie Pilot market Art and crafts, fresh baked pies and cakes, savory snacks and more will be offered during the Prairie Pilot Club of Wichita’s annual Holiday […]
| By The Active Age
Pet Pals fundraiser Like chili and pets? Senior Services, Inc. is hosting a chili cookoff to raise money for Pet Pals, which provides food for the pets of Meals on Wheels participants. The event is 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 Thursday, Nov. 13 at the Downtown Senior Center, 200 S. Walnut. Admission is $5 and best […]
| By Diana Wolfe
As a young married couple in 1967, it felt strange to be just the second owners of a big house built in the previous century. But we had sold our first, much smaller house for twice what it cost and were in the market for another good deal. The house we found, near Lincoln and […]
| By Joe Stumpe
The Active Age is starting Memorial and Celebration sections of the newspaper on a trial basis. Reader response will dictate whether we keep them. Over the years, as the price charged by daily newspapers to print obituaries rose, The Active Age has received requests that we publish them. We believe we can provide a service by publishing […]
| By The Active Age
Share the Season is a community program that assists people during a time of hardship in their lives. The program offers hope and help to working families who have experienced difficult circumstances resulting in financial strain and emotional stress. Often an illness, car accident, layoff or other unexpected situation can put a family into crisis. […]
| By Jim Miller
Dear Savvy Senior, What simple tips can you recommend for making a home age friendly? My husband and I are in our late sixties and want to remain living in our home for as long as possible. — Homebody Hanna Dear Hanna, Many older adults, like you and your husband, want to stay living in […]
| By Nancy Wheeler
Sometimes overlooked in our mad dash toward Christmas and New Year’s Eve, November holds its own among months for significant historical events. Use these clues to identify events that happened during the 11th month. The answers appear on page 30. 1. On Nov. 24, 1859, what famous work by Charles Darwin was published for the […]
| By Diana Morton
ICT Rep, Turnverein Hall in Old Cowtown Museum. The Past, A Present Yet to Come. How did Charles Dickens come to write the holiday classic “A Christmas Carol”? In this witty new play, an ambitious young family man plans an elaborate trick on his old miser of an uncle, Ebenezer Scrooge. To help, he enlists […]
| By The Active Age
Residents are being sought for Greenway Manor, the newly renovated, 86-unit high-rise at 315 N. Riverview. The Mennonite Housing agency has taken over management of the city-owned building, which is within walking distance of Riverside Park and other attractions. “One side overlooks the (Arkansas) river and the other side overlooks downtown,” said Debbie Caudill, service […]
| By The Active Age
Rather than see a duplex torn down, a neighborhood association has obtained title to the property and plans to renovate it into rental units. The Historic Midtown Community Association plans to restore the property at 1416/1418 N. Park Place. A 1923 Craftsman with Tudor Revival design touches, it had been owned most recently by Alma […]
| By The Active Age
It’s good to have friends. Even if you’re a building. A group called the Friends of Corbin has succeeded in getting the Corbin Education Center at Wichita State University named to the National Register of Historic Places. The group, composed of current and former WSU employees and other supporters, started meeting in 2023. The Corbin […]
| By The Active Age
The Redbud Trail continues to make its way across Butler County, much to the delight of pedestrians and bicyclists. The Andover Augusta Railtrail Initiative (AARTI) was formed nine years ago to transform the old Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad — also known as the Redbud — easement into a trail between the two cities. Two […]
| By The Active Age
Diane Mann was driven to her birthday party at the Rose Hill Senior Center last month in a 1936 Chevy Master Deluxe exactly one year younger than herself. You can do the math. Mann, who is active in the center, is shown with her husband, Richard, and chauffer-son Ricky.
| By The Active Age
A striking new building going up among cornfields on North Meridian is catching the attention of passers by. The building is Kansas’ first temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A public groundbreaking was held in September 2024 but only more recently has the structure substantially assumed the appearance it will have […]
| By Libby Hastings
More than 50 years ago, a horrifying moment inside a Kansas nursing home sparked a movement that would change the state. While reading to a nursing home resident, Lawrence advocate Anna “Petey” Cerf heard the woman’s roommate call out in pain. A nurse entered the room and snapped, “Oh shut up. You’re always yelling.” The […]
| By The Active Age
CLEARWATER — A recent state inspection of Clearwater Nursing & Rehabilitation Center found substantiated cases of resident-to-resident sexual abuse and other deficiencies. According to the September report, a resident of the nursing sexually abused three other residents between June 28 and Aug. 5. After the first incident, the report states, “The facility did not complete […]
September 30, 2025 | By Joe Stumpe
Before making one of the most important walks of her life, Elizabeth Wilson Winterbone wanted to make sure she was physically up to the challenge. Toned up and trimmed down, she’s ready now. Winterbone is the daughter of Ben and Helen Wilson, who died in the Oct. 2, 1970 crash of a plane carrying Wichita […]