The Wichita Board of Education has honored the following students in its third-quarter 99% Awards, which recognize students who have good school performance but are not receiving other recognition for their efforts.
Today Sunflower Neighborhood and Business Association, 7 p.m., Independent Living Resource Center, 3033 W. Second St. Uptown Neighborhood Association, 7 p.m., College Hill United Methodist Church, 2930 E. First St. Summer picnic plans will be discussed.
Classmates of Wichita High School East and Wichita High School Southeast will meet for 50-year reunion May 15-18. Registration begins at noon May 15 at the Broadview Hotel, 400 W. Douglas. Send reservations to Bette Hamilton, 2010 S. Crestway, Wichita KS 67218.
Earhart Elementary good-bye open house, 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, 4401 Arkansas. Earhart will open a new school in the fall. Current and former staff, parents, students and community members are invited to tour the old building and to reminisce.
Wichita Habitat for Humanity needs volunteers to build homes for three families. Work days are Tuesdays through Fridays. Call Monique, 316-269-0755 or 316-619-2405, or go to www.wichitahabitat.org.
Envision Kids Club classic car show for children who are blind or have low vision, 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, 2301 S. Water. Cars and emergency vehicles will be available for children to touch and explore.
Tim "J.T." Bryan of Valley, Ala., formerly of Wichita, was selected by the governor of Alabama to be a part of his trade delegation to tour South Korea and China April 11-18. Bryan, the son of J.B. Bryan of Wichita, is the city manager of Valley.
Garden Plain Senior Club pot luck dinner and card games, noon Friday, 1006 N. Main, Garden Plain. Program on container vegetable gardening by Rebecca Bandle of the Sedgwick County Extension Service.
Adair, Tyrone C. and Barnett, Davette L., both of Wichita. Adeisa, Mobolaji A. and Ojo, Oluwasey A., both of Wichita. Beard, Ryan S. and Boyd, Whitney L., both of Fairway.
Criminal complaints from police beats in Wichita. Missing dates indicate days where no reports were filed. 1500 block of N. Sheridan, April 19.
Criminal complaints from police beats in Wichita. Missing dates indicate days where no reports were filed. 900 block of Carter, April 11.
These Emporia State University students have been awarded scholarships for the current academic year: Kaden Adams, Michael Bezdek, Sara Dawson, Katherine Hook, Andrea Menousek, Alicia Moss, Kassha Piotrowski, Yvette Toubia, Taryn Trousdale, all of Andover. Whitney Burrows, Elizabeth Preston, Elsie Borck, Regina Werner, Angelica Wheat, all of Augusta. Natalie Freerksen of Bel Aire. Jonathan Krueger of Bentley. Stuart Busenitz of Benton. Brooke Considine of Burrton. Amber Latta of Cheney. Jestin Blake...
Alexander, Andrew L. and Taylor Sonya D., both of Wichita. Basinger, Joel L. and Palmer, Lorna G., both of Haysville. Belgard, Thomas J. and Bakken, Angela R., both of Rose Hill.
Wichita High School West Class of 1963 classmates for the 45-year reunion Aug. 16. Members of the classes of 1962 and 1964 are invited. Call Peggy Avery Cleaton, 316-944-0608.
Adult literacy tutor training, 9 a.m. to noon or 6 to 9 p.m. today and May 1 and 8, Goodwill Education and Training Center, 110 S. Main. Free. Must attend all three sessions. Tutors will be matched with adults who want to learn to read. Call Raye Street, 316-267-1155.
Today Country Overlook Neighborhood Association, meeting and potluck dinner, 6 p.m., Grace Presbyterian Church, 5002 E. Douglas. Northeast Heights Neighborhood Association, 7 p.m., University United Methodist Church, 2220 N. Yale. Speaker will be from the U.S. Postal Service.
Gardiner Elementary volunteer luncheon, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, 1951 S. Laura. Harry Street Elementary students meet children's author Susan Crummel, 9:15 to 11 a.m. and 1:15 to 2:15 p.m. Monday, 1605 S. Market.
AARP Driver Safety Class, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. today and Friday, Downtown Senior Center, 200 S. Walnut. Cost $10. Reservations, 316-267-0197.
The United Way of the Plains has the following opportunities. Call 316-267-0202. Set up for a March of Dimes golf tournament Monday at Tallgrass Country Club, assist during the tournament or help with cleanup.
The East High Latino Club recognized the winners of this year's Multicultural Education Scholarships at an awards luncheon April 10 at East.
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