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Office of
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Message from Your Council Member....
Greetings District 6 Friends -
Welcome to the next edition of the weekly newsletter! We hope you find items of interest in the articles and at the links provided. Please let us know if you have ideas, information, or events you would like to see featured in a future edition. We always welcome your feedback and suggestions.
Have a great weekend!
Janet L. Miller
District 6
City Council
316-268-4331
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DAB Meeting
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Date
: September 12, 2016
Location
:
Evergreen Park & Recreation
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Date: September 24
, 2016
Location
: Downtown YMCA
in the
Community Room
Time:
9 a.m.
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District 6 Community
Events & News
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Come celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Latin music, dancing, games and food.
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Library to Host Local Author Day
Are you interested in learning about the depth of Wichita's writing community? Join us for Wichita Public Library's first ever
Local Author Day.
Meet and talk with authors from Wichita and the surrounding area and discover your next favorite book!
If are a local author that would be interested in presenting your work at this program, please call 316-261-8580 to reserve your space today!
This program is funded in part by the South Central Kansas Library System. SCKLS serves 147 participating public libraries, school districts, academic libraries, and special libraries in twelve counties. The mission of the South Central Kansas Library System is to assist member libraries to provide excellent service to their communities.
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City to Host 9th Annual Big Read Wichita
The City of Wichita is proud to announce Big Read Wichita will return for its ninth consecutive year. Big Read Wichita is a program providing residents opportunities to experience quality literary and arts programming throughout the community that is focused around one book and its themes.
This year's Big Read Wichita selection is Ray Bradbury's classic
Fahrenheit 451.
The book explores themes of censorship, message control, and the efforts some will go to preserve literature and the freedom of public information.
The Wichita Public Library joins with dozens of other local organizations and community groups to provide the community with a variety of programs throughout Big Read Wichita, which runs October 1 through November 15, 2016. This year's program offers events that are a first for Big Read Wichita, including a special production by the Wichita Community Theatre and symphony performances by the Wichita Symphony Orchestra. Other featured events include a kick-off party on Saturday, October 1 at the Wichita Art Museum and a special presentation on November 5 by Ray Bradbury's official biographer, Sam Weller.
The community is encouraged to read the book, which is available for checkout in print, audio book, and as an e-book from the Wichita Public Library, as well as to attend any of the dozens of Big Read Wichita events happening throughout the community. Readers are invited to join the conversation at the
Big Read's Facebook page or on Twitter using #BigReadICT.
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Wichita Art Museum
Coming Soon:
Party + Art Garden Anniversary
Saturday, September 24,
3 to 10 pm
Free admission
WAM is again rolling out the "grass carpet"
for a hip indoor/outdoor party to celebrate the opening of the fall exhibition Shiny, Sticky, Smooth: Pop Art and the Senses and applaud the one-year anniversary of the Art Garden. AThe fun starts at 3 pm with FamilyArt Venture out on the lawn with artmaking, lawn games, and a performance by Kansas City juggling duo Laughing Matters. At 5 pm, food trucks will roll up to serve dinner -- bring your lawn chairs and stake out the perfect picnic spot! Galleries will open for a first peek at groovy pop art from a premier West Coast private collection. At 7 pm, the party cranks up with a stage show by Planet Hair followed by live music by Kansas City-based party band KC Flo, all in the Paula and Barry Downing Amphitheater
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HOW TO BUILD A SAFER NEIGHBORHOOD
Nextdoor.com is the free private social network for you, your neighbors and your community. It's the easiest way for you and your neighbors to talk online and make all of your lives better in the real world. And it's free!
Thousands of neighborhoods are already using Nextdoor to build happier, safer places to call home.
And it's only for you and your neighbors!!
People are using Nextdoor to:
- Quickly get the word out about a break-in
- Organize a Neighborhood Watch Group
- Track down a trustworthy babysitter
- Find out who does the best paint job in town
- Ask for help keeping an eye out for a lost dog
- Find a new home for an outgrown bike
- Finally call that nice man down the street by his first name
Nextdoor's mission is to use the power of technology to build stronger and safer neighborhoods.
Click here for more information.
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ICTrees is planning their fall plantings
which will occur from mid September through the week before Thanksgiving this year.
Last year they planted over 750 trees and engaged more than 400 community volunteers who committed over 1,000 hours of there time to accomplish this.
This year they would like to plant 1,000 trees. They are looking for suitable planting locations. If you know of an organization in your district such as a church, homeowners association, civic club, etc. that would benefit from trees planted on their property; please encourage them to contact ICTrees. Email
trees@ictrees.org
or call 316-302-6633 for more information.
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Senior Wednesday
Your Schedule for July - September 2016
Senior Wednesdays are informational and entertaining sessions, designed for active seniors and offered by a collaboration of twelve institutions. Sponsored, in part, by Larksfield Place.
First Wednesday
Morning, Doors open at 10 am
Wichita
Art Museum
($2 admission)
(316) 268-4921
Afternoon, 1:30 pm
WATER
Center
(Free) 101 E. Pawnee, in Herman Hill
(316) 350-3386
Second Wednesday
Morning, 10 am
Sedgwick County Zoo ($4 programming fee)
(316) 266-8213
Afternoon, 1:30 pm
Wichita
Public Library, Central Library (Free)
(316) 261-8500
Third Wednesday
Morning, 10 am
Ulrich
Museum
of Art, WSU (Free)
1845 N. Fairmount
(316) 978-3664
Afternoon, 1:30 pm
The Kansas African American Museum (Free)
316-262-7651
Fourth Wednesday
Morning, 10 am, Doors open at 9:30
Wichita-Sedgwick
County
Historical Museum ($2 Admission)
(316) 265-9314
Afternoon, 1:30 pm
Exploration Place ($4 Admission + tax)
(316) 660-0649
Fifth Wednesday
Morning, 10 am light refreshments, 10:30 program begins
Great Plains
Nature Center
(Free)
(316) 683-5499
Afternoon, 1:30 pm
Old
Cowtown Museum
($2 programming fee)
(316) 350-3323
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The Housing and Community Services Department's Home Improvement Program is currently offering its Paint Grant Program to income-eligible, owner-occupant homeowners.Eligible applicants will receive a voucher for up to $250 worth of exterior paint, depending on the amount of paint required.Homeowners may choose from a wide selection of colors.
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enior citizens, 62 years of age or older, may qualify for grants to have their homes professionally painted, provided they are owner-occupants and provided that funding is available.
Call 462-3713 for more information or to apply.
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Walkability checklist
How 'bout YOUR neighborhood?
Walking is good for kids, and it sure is great for the rest of us too. We, the volunteers in the Pedestrian Workgroup of Bike Walk Wichita, encourage children walking to school, seniors walking to errands and church, and frankly all folks getting out most days of most weeks for their health, fresh air and neighborliness. Join us at www.bikewalkwichita.org.
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Home Improvement program has funding available for income qualified homeow
ners
The Housing and Community Services Department's Home Improvement Program now has funding available for interest-free, forgivable deferred payment loans of up to $5,000 for income-qualified (60% of median) owner-occupant homeowners. Loans are provided for emergency needs, such as furnaces, water heaters, sewer lines, water lines, electrical system repairs and plumbing repairs. Loans are also provided for minor home repair needs for senior citizens, age 62 and older.
Property taxes must be current
Call 462-3713 for more information or to apply.
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KANSEL, a non-profit organization providing adult education services in Wichita, is offering a free seven-week construction training program for interested adults who are ready for employment in construction.
The KANSEL Construction Training Program teaches basic construction skills using the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) core curriculum. Students will receive instruction in construction math, materials handling, power tools, hand tools and construction drawings. The course also includes a 10-hour OSHA safety course plus training to obtain a Class B CDL instructional permit. Following the class, KANSEL staff assists students with job placement.
"When a student completes our program we strive to get them in the construction workforce. Working with construction companies like Cornejo, Conco, Eby and Dondlinger, gives our students an outstanding chance for employment," explained Linda Eaves, Executive Director at KANSEL.
Call 316-263-9620 or visit their website for more information about the next orientation meeting and class session.
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SAFE STREETS ICT:
Rules and Guidance for
Safely Sharing Wichita Streets
With the bicyclists out and about this summer, it's a good idea to know the proper way to pass a cyclist if you are in a car, and what all the street markings indicate. If you are a bicyclist, it's a good idea to know proper traffic etiquette, and the rules that apply to all. To see a well diagramed brochure that highlights tips and rules for using and sharing city streets, click here. And when in doubt, err on the side of caution!
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When severe weather knocks your power out, the MyWestar app is the fastest way to report an outage and see an outage map with real-time information about when your power will be restored even if your computer, phone and Wi-Fi are down. With the power of the MyWestar app you can manage your account anywhere.
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ADOPT A CITIZEN!
Help your family & friends register to vote!
Deadline to register for November 8 election is October 18, 2016
In 2013, Kansas law made voter registration more difficult requiring proof of US citizenship by mailing or emailing a cell phone photo or copy of your birth certificate, passport or other citizenship documents with voter registration applications. Ex-felons who have completed probation and parole are eligible to vote.
To register in person, go to the Sedgwick County Elections Office at the old courthouse at 510 N. Main, M-F, 8 am-5 pm. Call 316 660-7100. Take a cell phone photo or paper copy of your birth certificate, US passport, Naturalization papers, Bureau of Indian Affairs Card or other citizenship document and bring it to the office or email to:
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City of Wichita, Office of Community Services | 316-303-8042 |
2700 N. Woodland
Wichita, KS 67204
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