Published by MIDWEST PRINTING 27/1 JANUARY 2013

RCA Meeting: Tuesday, January 8, 7pmGloria Dei Lutheran Church, 1101 N River Blvd

Speaker: Jim MasonTopic: Wichita, a book about vintage picture postcards of our city

By Pat Rogers, Secretary

A planning meeting for the 2013 Riverside Citizens Association meetings was held on Tuesday, Dec. 11. Eight people were in attendance. Julie Irvin had asked to talk to the RCA Board. Julie is a

neighborhood inspector, formerly part of OCI, the Office of Central Inspection. This department has changed its name to the Metropolitan Area Building and Construction Department. Julie explained the City Department is merging with the County Department, but the contact number will stay the same: 268-4481. The Department has a new director, Tom Stolz. The task of the neighborhood inspectors is to inspect existing housing and to manage code enforcement and environmental issues.RCA Board members noted that the funding for many

neighborhood clean-ups, including Riverside, is no longer available. Thus, if neighborhoods sponsor a clean-up, they will be charged based on the weight of what they collect. This will prevent many neighborhoods, including Riverside, from hosting clean-ups since the cost could run into several thousand dollars. There was also discussion of possible speakers for next year.

The Board is open to any suggestions from residents of the neighborhood. Fund-raisers for next year were discussed. Yearly donations to Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, which hosts the RCA meetings and chili supper, and to the Riverside Academy for presents to their residents, were dispersed.There is continued advocacy with the City to build a sidewalk

along the River in the 1300 block of North River Blvd. on the east side of the street. The RCA Board would propose to fund a portion of the cost.The next regular meeting of the RCA will be on January 10 at

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church. ◆

Riverside Citizens Association meeting minutesHealthy choices paying off for Riverside ElementaryRiverside Leadership

Magnet Elementary is one of 13 elementary schools to receive national certification with the HealthierUS School Challenge sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Riverside received the bronze award and $500. The other schools who received certification are Beech, Caldwell, College Hill, Dodge, Enterprise, Franklin, Jefferson, McLean, OK, Pleasant Valley, Stanley and Woodland. The HUSSC certification gives national recognition to

schools that have created healthier school environments through promotion of nutrition and physical activity. As part of their efforts, the thirteen schools emphasize the importance of physical education and activity, and give students fruits and vegetables as healthy snacks.“We are very pleased that our elementary schools are

taking the extra step to promote healthy eating habits and the importance of exercise,” said Vicki Hoffman, Director of Nutrition Services. “Students who are healthy also perform better academically, so the students are benefiting in multiple ways. The Healthier US School Challenge is a key component of

First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move initiative to raise a healthier generation of children. ◆

RCA Hotline393-0950

Call About: Code Violations • GraffitiRiver/Park Trash • To be a VolunteerStrange Activities • Traffic Problem

Emergency Call 911

Riverside Pet DirectoryLost & Found

Call 264-7068

RCA OFFICERSKenny Leyba, President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393-0950Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Open Gary Wagner, Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265-6886 Pat Rogers, Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267-7033Melissa Alley, Past President . . . . . . . . . . . 259-2204

Nile Dillmore, Kansas House Rep. Dist. 92 repdillmore@cox.net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264-2988 Jean Schodorf, Kansas Senate District 25 Jean.Schodorf@senate.ks.gov. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-785-296-7391 Richard Ranzau, Sedgwick County Comm. Dist. 4 rranzau@sedgwick.gov . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 660-9300 Janet Miller, City Council District 6 JLMiller@wichita.gov . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268-4331 Lynn Rogers, USD 259 School Board Dist. 6 lynnwrogers@sbcglobal.net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262-4716 Delana Long, CPO West Patrol - Beat 12 dlong@wichita.gov . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350-3460 Steve Jerrell, CPO North Patrol Beat 41 sjerrell@wichita.gov . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350-3400 SCAT Hotline-To Report Drug or Gang Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . 267-7228 Crime Stopper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267-2111 Offender Watch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.sheriffalerts.com Office of Central Inspection Housing and Code Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268-4481 Graffiti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268-4481 ext. 2451 City Street Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268-4091 City Street Signs, Damaged or Missing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268-4060 Street Lights, Out or Broken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268-4501 Westar Power Outage Reporting Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-544-4857 City Park Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268-4631

Ks. Dept. of Wildlife-Operation Game Thief To report Canada Goose murder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-877-426-3843 Animal Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350-3360 Kenny Leyba, Riverside Neighborhood President Kenneth.Leyba@fbfs.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393-0950 Jonathon Goering, Editor Riverside Booster . . . . . . . . . . . . 305-2769

jpgoering@gmail.com

IMPORTANT NUMBERS and E-MAIL ADDRESSES

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WANTED: Person who knows how to tune TV, converter box and small antenna (when I rearrange the furniture). If you have this skill, let me know how much you’d charge for this service. If you can access PBS for me, I’d pay extra! Contact connietanis68@gmail.com.

The 2013 Choices Fair is Tuesday, January 15, 5 – 8 p.m., at Century II Exhibition Hall. The Choices Fair allows parents to do “one-stop school shop-ping” to look at the different educational options the district offers for students. Representatives from 24 magnet schools, the district’s neighborhood schools,

alternative middle and high schools, special programs and district support programs will provide information.More information about magnet schools, applications and

the Choices Fair is located at www.magnet.usd259.org. ◆

Parents to get opportunity to shop Wichita schools

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North High Project Graduation is a drug free/alcohol free party to be held May 15, following graduation, for the 2013 graduating Seniors. The school will supply food, entertainment and prizes for all Seniors that attend. Seniors check in and stay all night in a supervised atmosphere where they can celebrate and enjoy one last night with all their Senior friends. Each Senior attending receives a gift package worth $25.00 – $50.00 and has the opportunity to win bigger prizes in drawings. This party is at no cost to the Senior and is totally dependent on contributions, fundraising sales and donations. ◆

Eating out benefits North HighThe city’s Park and Rec Department has an online survey

asking for our ideas regarding the future of the city swimming pools. Please take the time to fill out the survey,Go to www.wichita.gov/cityoffices/Park/ and click on the

survey link (http://www.surveymonkey.cim/s/GWBWW7S) in the second paragraph of the front page. Your input is needed. ◆

City seeks input on pools

The RCA essay contest that gives Riversiders an opportunity to write about why they love the Riverside neighborhood will continue in 2013. The program, started

several years ago by former Booster editor Melissa Alley, has been a popular feature in the newsletter. Dozens of neighborhood citizens have expressed in many unique and heartfelt ways why Riverside continue to be one of the best neighborhoods in Wichita. The contest is simple: submit an article to the Booster editor

for inclusion in the newsletter. At the end of the year, the RCA board re-reads all the essays submitted during the year and picks two winners.The essay contest has become so popular that it has crossed

over to North Riverside. They are also running an essay contest for their neighborhood. So before the chores of spring gardening start to pull you

outdoors, take some time to jot down why you love living in Riverside.Submissions can be sent to jpgoering@gmail.com or

Jonathon Goering, 837 N. Perry Ave, Wichita, KS 67203. ◆

Riverside essay contest continuing in 2013

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Dedicated to the Memory of Kenneth L. Shook, R.Ph., my Father, a pharmacist for 60 years, who taught me what it means to be a healer and who passed away on December 9th 2012.

I am a chiropractor. My primary tools are my hands, eyes, education and decades of clinical experience. A healthy diet, exercise, proper hygiene and the occasional trip to my own chiropractor are key elements of my personal defense against illness and disease. If a brisk walk and eating 6-8 servings of vegetables a day will keep my heart, lungs and immune system strong then I am all for it. I am also a pharmacist’s daughter. My formative years were spent in my parent’s pharmacy. I learned at a young age that sometimes drugs are necessary and when you need drugs, take drugs, take the right drug and take that drug as instructed. Listen to your pharmacist and heed his or her advice. Read the literature that comes with your prescription and pay attention to how your body responds to treatment. When in doubt, call your pharmacist or your doctor. Let’s talk about antibiotics. The discovery of antibiotics

transformed medicine. Let us not forget that 60 years ago appendicitis or a toothache could easily have resulted in a brain-damaging fever or a slow, painful death. Antibiotics changed all that. Three cheers for antibiotics!Most of us will, at some point in time, find ourselves taking

antibiotics with the goal of curing a bacterial infection such as a tooth abscess, pneumonia or a festering cut. There are many reasons why your doctor might prescribe antibiotics. When it’s my turn to take antibiotics, I remember my daddy’s advice: 1) follow the directions, 2) take the entire prescription; do not stop because you feel better, 3) take a probiotic to help your digestive tract and immune system recover from having your friendly bacteria, the bacteria that naturally inhabit your intestines, wiped out along with the invading bacteria. “Take a probiotic” I frequently give this advice.A probiotic is a supplement of friendly bacteria taken to

re-populate your body’s digestive tract and restore balance to a system left out of whack when an antibiotic has wiped out all bacteria; both friend and foe. This imbalance can result in stomach pains, gas, diarrhea and an overgrowth of yeast following a course of antibiotic therapy.These probiotics are not unlike the bacteria that turns milk

into yogurt only stronger and more concentrated. You can buy probiotics at the natural food store and perhaps at some pharmacies (Many years ago, my daddy carried a product called Lactonex). These probiotics are living creatures, so look for them in the refrigerator section. Probiotics have to survive the acid in our stomachs so look for something with many billions of viable cells. My personal recommendation is Udo’s Choice Super Bifido Plus Probiotic “102 billion cells at time of manufacture” (about $45 for 30 capsules/10 day supply).

Chatting with The Good Dr. Laura Shook

You may also find it useful to re-populate with a probiotic after a bout of stomach flu or other purging of the digestive tract.For more information on digestion check out D. Lindsey

Berkson’s book Healthy Digestion the Natural Way. For more information regarding antibiotic therapy, consult with your pharmacist.Dr. Laura L. Shook is a chiropractor with an office located

near downtown Wichita. She can be reached by phone at (316)267-6522 or by email to gooddrlaura@cox.net. ◆

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INTERESTED in delivering the RIVERSIDE BOOSTER? Delivery people always are needed for various routes throughout Riverside. Contact Jonathon at jpgoering@gmail.com or 305-2769 for more INFORMATION.

Let us not forget that 60 years ago appendicitis or a toothache could easily have resulted in a brain-damaging fever or a slow, painful death. Antibiotics changed all that.

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Editor's note: We include these city ordinances in the Booster to help remind everyone what is and what is not lawful regarding these various outdoor activities related to your property.

Be aware that it is unlawful to sweep or blow yard clippings into the street or storm drains. Ordinances: Title 10 Streets & Sidewalks

Sec. 10.04.030. Raking or sweeping leaves, paper, etc., into gutters or drainage ditches.The raking, sweeping or otherwise moving of leaves, dirt,

paper and other debris into the gutters or drainage ditches along the sides of any street or alley in the city, without removing the same immediately thereafter, is a misdemeanor.(Ord. No. 16-556 § 2)

Sec. 10.04.060. Permitting water to run into streets, etc.It shall be unlawful for any person to cause, permit or allow

any water or waste to be discharged to or run into or upon any street, avenue, alley or public place in the City of Wichita except for storm water runoff; provided that fugitive lawn irrigation water which does not result in spraying of water from a sprinkler system onto the portion of a street used by vehicular traffic, street deterioration, mosquito breeding, excessive waste of water, odor, or other nuisance or pollution conditions may be permitted to overflow into the street. The owner and/or occupant of any premises upon or from which a violation of this section occurs shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.(Ord. No. 41-007 § 1)

Sec. 10.04.100. Sidewalks to be kept clean by abutting

property owners or occupants.It is unlawful for the owner or occupant of any lot or piece

of ground abutting upon any street upon which there is a sidewalk to allow earth, dirt, filth, mud, papers, stone, snow, ice, refuse and rubbish to accumulate on such sidewalk.(Ord. No. 35-100 (part))

Sec. 10.04.105. Property abutting public right-of-way to be kept clean by owner of adjacent land.(a) It is unlawful for the owner or occupant of any lot or

piece of ground abutting any street, or alley within the City to allow filth, papers, refuse or rubbish to accumulate and remain on that portion of the public right-of-way easement between the traveled portion of such street, or alley and said person's lot or piece of ground.(b) It is unlawful for the owner or occupant of any lot or

piece of ground abutting any unopened street, or alley within the City to allow filth, papers, refuse or rubbish to accumulate and remain on the public right-of-way easement abutting said person's lot or piece of ground.(Ord. No. 38-095 § 1)

Sec. 10.04.130. Obstructing streets and sidewalks by litter, goods, wares, etc.It is unlawful for any person to obstruct any street, alley,

public area, public right-of-way or sidewalk in the City by:(a) Piling, placing or maintaining thereon any filth, litter or

any goods, wares or merchandise; or by(b) Placing or erecting any buildings or fence thereon; or(c) Placing any benches or seats for public use thereon,

except when a street closure has been approved by the City Council pursuant to Section 3.11.150 of the Code of the City of Wichita.This Section specifically prohibits the using of any public

sidewalk in the City for exhibiting goods, wares and merchandise except by special permit granted as provided in Section 10.04.131, and any person violating this Section is guilty of a misdemeanor.For the purposes of this Section 'public right-of-way' shall

mean the entire width of the area from property line to property line including that area between the roadway and the abutting private property line.(Ord. No. 41-521 § 1; Ord. No. 47-029, § 1, 5-16-06; Ord. No.

47-048, § 1, 6-20-06; Ord. No. 48-757, § 15, 6-22-2010, eff. 1-1-2011) ◆

Is that against the law in Wichita?City ordinances address yard clippings, sidewalks, watering grass and more

To advertise in the Riverside BoosterCall Midwest Printing / 262-7347

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Kenny Leyba / 393-0950

Melissa Alley / 259-2204

Jonathon Goering 305-2769 / jpgoering@gmail.com

There is an organized trail clean up on the 3rd Sunday of each month at 2 pm. The Bike-Walk Alliance-Wichita [BWA] needs your help. BWA Volunteers meet at 13th & Market [north side] and clean the trail to the north and south of 13th. It suggested that you bring one garbage bag, gloves, hat, water and sunscreen. The actual time cleaning is between 30-60 minutes. For more information, please call Barry Carroll at 262-6122 or email him at: barrycarr@aol.com.

Historic Midtown Trail Clean up

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By Kathy Dittmer, Project Chairwoman

This is the eleventh year that R.C.A. and the Academy have joined forces to provide gifts for the 50 students at the Academy. As many of you already know, Riverside Academy is a residential school for “children in need of care” aged 8 to 18 years. The children are placed there through the Department of Social Services, Juvenile Justice and private referrals. May of the young folks are far fro home and some have no family s Christmas time can be difficult.A gift fund is comprised of $500 from the Academy, $200

from R.C.A. and $800 from our neighbors for a total of $1,500. On December 17th a group of 4 Riversiders and 4 staff from the Academy shopped till they dropped so each child could have gifts to open.A special thank you to the following for their donation of

cash and/or time to make the project a success: • Marsha Moralez• Dr. Alan and Sharon Fearey• Roy and Pat Beckmeyer • Councilwoman Janet Miller• Bruce Helm, Vickie Fellick• Mitch and Pat Mitchell• John and Kathy Dittmer• Jan and John Brungardt• Tom and Marsha CarrWe couldn’t have done it without them all. ◆

Gifts provided for academy students

Keith Wondra - local author will present "History ofBotanica: the Wichita Gardens" on Sat, Jan 6, 1pm.

Genealogy Program - Sat., Jan. 12, at 1pm. Bring your information, laptop if you wish, to an informal session of genealogy search led by Donna Londeen.

Genealogy Classes - Sat., Jan. 19 and Jan. 26, at 10am. Dan Anderson will help you navigate through a research plan.

Exploring Ethnic Group Genealogy - Sat, Jan. 19, 1pm. With emphasis on African American heritage.

All programs will be held at the Midwest Historical and Genealogical Society Library, 1203 N Main, Wichita. Reservations are required and can be made at 316-264-3611. Library hours are Tues/Sat, 9am-4pm.

January MHGSL programs announced

Would you like to write an article for the Riverside Booster? Or, maybe you don't like to write but have a story idea instead? If so, please contact Jonathon at jpgoering@gmail.com or by phone at 305-2769.

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Auto theft - 1Burglary non-residence - 1Burglary residence - 1False impersonation - 1Larceny - 11Destruction of property - 1Runaway - 3Suspicious character - 2Unlawful possession of marijuana - 1

35 Years Experience

Anytime you spot graffiti on public or private property, please use the following email address to report it to the Office of Central Inspection: KeepWichitaClean@wichita.gov. To expedite your report, please use an exact address if you

can find it, or be very specific about the location. Graffiti on private property is the responsibility of the property owner to remove. The City is responsible for removal on public property. In either case, staff will notify the appropriate party to request removal.

Tips on how to report graffiti

Riverside Neighborhood Crime Report

• To Report a Medical Emergency• To Report a Fire• To Report a Crime• To Report Suspicious Activity• To Report Activity That is Harmful to a Person, Animal or Property

If it is NOT Life Threatening or if Someone or Something is

NOT in Immediate Danger Call the WPD West Substation at 350-3460 from 7:00am to 7:00pm.Or if You Have a Complaint or Concern about Something

Occurring in Riverside you can call Community Policing at 337-9126.

Tips on when to make a call to 911

DISTRICT 6 COFFEE • SATURDAY, JANUARY 26 These gatherings are a chance to discuss local City projects/issues, provide your input, and ask questions. We meet from 9:00am to 10:30am at Mead’s Coffee Shop, 430 E. Douglas. That’s the northwest corner of Douglas and Emporia in downtown. Coffee and pastries are available for purchase.

Who said: "The blast of January would blow you through and through"?

Find the answer in the February Booster.

Trivia Question

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By Tom Whitney

The unusually warm winter we had last year and what is predicted for this winter reminded me of an entirely different kind of winter in 1971. In the past Wichita’s winters changed from mild to severe.

Some years at Christmas, we would have temperatures in the 70’s - short sleeve weather - and others it would be 5 degrees with freezing rain. In January and February, there would be freezing rain or snow storms ranging from three to eight inches at least two or three times from November to March. The week of February 21, 1971, made the winter of '71 a

totally different winter from any other that I had ever seen in Riverside. It set a new record for Wichita and Riverside. February 21 was a Sunday. It had started snowing about 8:30

AM but didn’t appear that it would be much more than an eight-inch snow. By 9:00 PM Sunday night, it had snowed 16 inches. My parents had driven to church at Riverside Christian that

Sunday because of the extremely cold temperature. By noon, it had snowed enough that the snow plows were clearing the

The Big Storm: Memories of Riverside Paststreets in Riverside. All cars parked on Litchfield were buried in mountains of snow because of the plows, including my parent’s car. The cars could not be moved for several hours. Even though I was 28, married, and living outside of

Riverside, I was in Riverside every day, since I was still working part time with my father in his Skelly service station at Nims and Franklin. I was able to make it over late Sunday evening to help dig out his car and get it home. All Wichita schools and businesses were closed for the next

three days, including Cessna, Beech, Boeing, and Learjet. They did not reopen until Thursday. There was an exception. My father and I kept his Riverside

service station open the entire week to be there in case Riversiders needed help. The snow depth even affected military trucks. On Monday, at the Northeast corner of Nims and Franklin,

an army 6x6 truck got stuck. Several soldiers worked an hour or more to get it moving. I also remember one of our customers, Mrs. Lockheart, in

her 70s, who lived at 920 Gilman, called asking us to start her car so she could get groceries. My father knew she shouldn’t be on the streets. He told her one of us would get her groceries and then get her car running. We found that her battery wouldn’t hold a charge, and if we had just started her car it might have died while she was out, stranding her in the cold and snow. We were relieved that we had done the right thing,

being open to help.By Tuesday some businesses were opening. We started

getting calls from Riversiders wanting to know if we had tire chains and what we were charging for the chains and installation. When we gave them the normal cost, they were amazed. They had called Sears, J.C. Penney, and others who had raised prices three to four times as much as the normal prices, due to the demand. We had ten sets of chains in stock, and because my father did not raise the prices to take advantage of others, we sold and installed every set we had. Many of those customers were impressed and grateful for a businessman with an honest work ethic who would not take advantage of others for his own gain. The snow storm of February '71 is the most snow I have ever

seen in a single storm and has not happened again in Wichita or Riverside since. Merry Christmas to all Riversiders. ◆

Miss Jo Anne Connell, telephone information operator of the Rapid Transit Lines in Wichita, checks a corner bus schedule as Dreamline Operator Jerry Sudduth makes the change at Topeka and Douglas with the temperature 12-below zero following a recent snowstorm that dumped 17 inches of snow on Wichita (photo courtesy of the Wichita Photos Archive website: www.wichitaphotos.org).

It had started snowing about 8:30 AM but didn't appear that it would be more than an eight-inch snow. By 9:00 PM Sunday night, it had snowed 16 inches.

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By Kathy Bagwell, Master Gardener

Welcome to 2013! The days are starting to get longer, which means the roots on the plants with dormant tops can get growing again if the weather is warm enough. So far we haven’t had any really cold weather (at the time I’m writing this), so those roots may not have stopped growing but just slowed down.

Winter is a great time to take a look at your trees and shrubs that don’t have foliage and see if there is any maintenance pruning to do on them. On shrubs, check if there are any dead or broken branches. The dead branches will be brittle and will snap off with a little bending. They are also usually more gray as well. Trim these back to the branch or trunk they are attached to. It is not essential to remove these now, as anytime during the year will work for dead and broken branches. Now take a look at the

placement of the branches. Look for branches that are rubbing against each other. Remove the one you think will help the shrub look its best. If you cannot tell, just remove one of them. I generally like to take out the one that is angled downwards and leave the one that is angled upwards. Remember to trim them all the

way back to the branch it is attached to and not leave a stub, which is unsightly. If the branch goes into the ground, just cut it several inches above the ground.Thinning and shaping a shrub should be done just after it

has completed blooming. This way you do not cut off any of next year’s blossoms. Forsythia, Quince, Bridalwreath and Vanhoutte spireas, Viburnums, Beautybush, Lilac, some Hydrangea, and Weigela are examples of spring-blooming shrubs. Most of the others bloom later in the year on new growth. I’ll discuss thinning and shaping in a later issue.Also, take a look at your trees. If your tree has low-hanging

limbs, you may want to prune them. Diagram 1 shows where to cut on small limbs.If you have larger limbs to cut off and the equipment to do it,

use the 3-cut method shown in Diagram 2. The first cut is on the underside of the branch about a foot from the tree trunk and is called an under-cut, for obvious reasons. Cut up from

Tree and shrub maintenance: Riverside Gardening Tipsthe bottom of the limb about one-third of the way through. In general, I cut until the weight of the limb makes it hard to go any further.The second cut will remove the majority of the limb further

out from the first cut. If the limb starts to strip some of the bark away, the first cut will stop that from stripping any further, and the branch then falls to the ground. The third cut is made right at the edge of the collar for the branch. Some trees do not have a collar, so cut slightly closer. Do not leave a stub of several inches; the tree cannot grow over that stub and heal properly.Please consider using one of the arborists who live in this

neighborhood if you don’t feel you can do it yourself. It is not recommended to use the people who go door to door looking for trees to trim. They might do a good job, but then again, you won’t know if they will or not.If we get any snow or sleet, spread ice melt carefully to avoid

damage to nearby shrubs or lawn. Consider using sand or sawdust instead. It doesn’t melt the snow but helps in maintaining good footing on sidewalks and steps.Brush snow from evergreen trees and shrubs as soon as

possible after a storm. Use a broom in an upward, sweeping motion. The longer that snow or sleet is on the branches, the more likely they will be damaged from the extra weight.Start thinking about what you want to do with your

landscaping for the upcoming spring season. If you mow your own lawn, think about eliminating any hard to mow spaces. This means eliminating sharp angles in the beds and borders. Combine single trees or shrubs into a larger planting of other flower beds or ground cover. Sketch out your landscape and plan how you want it to look, going back and revisiting your notes made earlier on what you want to take out and what you want to try. If you haven’t started making any notes, doing so now is better than not doing it.If you have time this winter, paint the handles of garden tools

red or orange (or any color you like except green). The bright color will make the tools easier to locate next summer when you lay them down in the garden or on the lawn, and it also preserves the wood.Stay warm this winter! ◆

DIAGRAM 1

DIAGRAM 2

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This article appeared in the January 9, 1889, edition of the Wichita Eagle (courtesy of the Kansas State Historical Society's online newspaper archives).

AT THE STATION.Billie Allen and Charles Coldwater were the names given

by two whisky vagrants who last night fell into the hands of the police.Walter Scott, an all around good-for-nothing vagrant,

at least so the police say, was found on East Douglas and locked up.Charles Brown, a plain every day sort of drunk, was rolled

in the station by the officers last night.A man named Humbolt was taken last night upon a

warrant sworn out by a woman. She accuses him of stopping her several times upon the street and insulting her. She says that he approached her yesterday afternoon on North Main, opposite the Occidental, and tried to force himself upon her. She resisted, when he became enraged and would have injured her had she not called for assistance. Humbolt put up $20 for his appearance on the 9th inst.There were three lodgers last night at the station house,

Wm. Brady, Ed Mitchell and Sam Wilson. Alice Conly, "Cyclone," and Annie Tutein, "Sweet Annie,"

managed to scrape up between them $5, which amount was placed to their credit. ◆

North High School drama started the 2012 season the first weekend of October with the enchanting and comical play, A Walk in the Woods. It was a rendition of the childhood fables Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Hansel and Gretel, The Three Little Pigs, and Little Red Riding Hood. The production brilliantly combined a serious plot with comical features.The play starts out with the story of Goldilocks explaining why she has to steal from the

three bears: because she is an orphan. While running from the bears, Goldilocks meets Little Red Riding Hood, and they become friends.

While the two are in the woods, there is a wolf creeping around. He has a comical aspect to him, prompting numerous laughs. Goldilocks ends up taking a basket to Grandma’s house, where the wolf is in disguised as Grandma. A woodsman comes in and saves Goldilocks. In return, Goldilocks promises to find his

children, Hansel and Gretel.On her way, she runs into the Three Little Pigs and Jack Horner, who had been banished

into Grimms Woods. She rescues the children from the evil old witch, and they all live happily ever after. Stars of the performance were Junior Veronica Nash and Senior Ashton Pacholski, who

played Goldilocks and Jack Horner. ◆

North play mixes four stories into one drama

Left to right: Photos of the cast and the three bears in the North High production A Walk in the Woods (photos courtesy of North High School).

By Juliana Martinez

In October, over 100 students participated in a business venture called Market Day. Students in the

entrepreneurship classes take out “small business loans”, create a business and marketing plan, and then sell their products over three lunch periods.“The primary challenges are having 107 students with

approximately 45 different businesses, each with its own unique costs and business structures,” YEK teacher Matt Silverthorne said.Many groups were successful, such as Jorge Diaz, who earned

a prize for the most net profit. Prizes were given for total sales, best theme, most authentic, presentation, and mobile.Preparing for this challenging task required a lot of work and

extra effort from every student.Approximately $3,000 profit was made per day, giving each

business a good amount of profit to keep. ◆

Students learn business principles

North High students made about $3,000 profit per day as part of Market Day. The event allowed students to draw loans, create marketing plans and sell their products (Photo courtesy of North High School).