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Victim of explosion was dedicated public servant

1 month ago | texarkanagazette.com | Joe Stumpe

Feb. 3, 1987 -- Daryl Crouch -- successful businessman, civic leader and church-goer -- seemed like the last person who would be the victim of an apparent car-bombing, friends and associates said.
Performers come together for tributes, young musicians

1 month ago | theactiveage.com | Joe Stumpe |Tammara Fogle

Some veteran Wichita performers are trying to make sure the music plays on for a younger generation. And they’re having a blast doing it. Since February 2024, they’ve come together for three sold-out shows — two tributes to The Beatles and one to the Rolling Stones. The first one was just for fun.
Aviation helped Berry Cos. soar

1 month ago | theactiveage.com | Joe Stumpe |Tammara Fogle

The Air Capital turned out to be a perfect fit for Fred Berry, his family and business. Berry already had a pilot’s license and love of flying when he arrived in Wichita in 1957. He jumped into the city’s bustling aviation scene while building his construction and material handling dealerships into a national enterprise. “We would never have been doing what we’re doing without airplanes,” he said.
African Americana: One Collector’s Focus Ranges From Family To The Famous

2 months ago | communityvoiceks.com | Joe Stumpe

The first history Gerald Norwood got interested in was his own family’s, and who could blame him? Norwood’s grandfather, Henry, spent his childhood enslaved on plantations in North Carolina and southwest Arkansas. Following the Civil War, Henry and his older brother made their way on foot about 130 miles north in Arkansas, settling near Fort Smith.
A couple of super bowls for the season

2 months ago | theactiveage.com | Joe Stumpe |Tammara Fogle

As I write this, Wichita is flirting with its record for most consecutive days with snow on the ground. At least one local family has erected a working igloo. Soup weather, in other words. The accompanying soup recipe is hearty enough to serve as a meal and guaranteed to warm your insides. It’s similar to the many copycat recipes for the Olive Garden’s Zuppa Toscano that are making the rounds.
African Americana: Collection ranges from family to the famous

2 months ago | theactiveage.com | Joe Stumpe |Tammara Fogle

The first history Gerald Norwood got interested in was his own family’s, and who could blame him? Norwood’s grandfather, Henry, spent his childhood enslaved on plantations in North Carolina and southwest Arkansas. Following the Civil War, Henry and his older brother made their way on foot about 130 miles north in Arkansas, settling near Fort Smith.
In time of division, voting is one thing we can do together

Oct 30, 2024 | theactiveage.com | Joe Stumpe |Tammara Fogle

It’s the birthright of every American to complain about politics andpoliticians. After all, that’s pretty much how our country got started in the first place. But the griping rings a little hollow when it comes from someone who doesn’t participate in the political process by voting. It’s kind of like a sports team forfeiting a game, then complaining when it winds up in their loss column. Voters 50 years and older now make up the majority of registered voters in the United States.
Self-care leads her to fitness turnaround

Oct 30, 2024 | theactiveage.com | Joe Stumpe |Tammara Fogle

With parents and grandparents who lived into their 90s, Roz Hutchinson should have a leg up on longevity. As she neared 70, her physical condition told a different story. “I had the genetics, but I didn’t have the lifestyle to do the same,” Hutchinson said. She does now. Since the beginning of 2023, Hutchinson has shed 55 pounds, built muscle mass and cardiovascular capacity and generally transformed her body. She’s done it through exercise, eating better and paying careful attention to her health.
When one room schooled all: As one-room schools return, the originals spark memories

Oct 30, 2024 | theactiveage.com | Joe Stumpe |Tammara Fogle

Nancy Wooten Blanchat was the youngest student attending a one-room schoolhouse near Stafford, Kan., when her teacher sent her outside while older pupils worked on their cursive handwriting. As Blanchat recalls, she was supposed to study shadows as some kind of science project. Instead, the unsupervised 5-year-old found herself being stared down by a giant bull near the merry-go-round. She froze briefly, then ran back to tell her teacher.
Book might be last chance to catch I-70 killer

Aug 30, 2024 | theactiveage.com | Joe Stumpe |Tammara Fogle

BTK wasn’t Wichita’s only serial killer to escape detection for decades. On April 11, 1992, 23-year-old Patricia Smith and 32-year-old Patricia Magers were shot to death while working late at Magers’ bridal shop, La Bride d’ Elegance, on east Kellogg. Less than a month later, police announced that their killer had murdered four other people in locations stretching from here to Indiana. The killer has never been identified. Now a retired journalist has written a book to keep the story alive.