East Wichita News Features


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Monthly Features

The Front Page
East Wichita News places a great deal of emphasis on showcasing interesting and important Wichitans as well as issues affecting our city. Our lead article usually features a personality profile of one of these people. Our subjects are chosen carefully for their positive stories. Our second front page article covers area news or can be an opinion piece written by a qualified local person.

Here are some examples of the people we have profiled recently:

Suzie Ahlstrand, Vice President of
the Wichita Area Chamber of Commerce

      Janet Wright, President/CEO
      of Wichita Festivals

Ron Holt, Assistant County Manager and Former President of Kansas Gas & Electric Company

Dr. Schuyler Jones, Internationally known anthropologist,
Wichita's "Indiana Jones"

Don and Elizabeth King, Don is President
of King Construction; Elizabeth is
Vice President for University Advancement
at Wichita State University

Lily Wu, Wichita State
University Scholar

Mike Wawrzewski, Founder of
Hospitals of Hope

Bruce B.G. Clarke is a retired U.S. Army Colonel who is a decorated Vietnam War veteran, instructor at West Point, and author of a book about the battle of Khe Sanh Village.

Polly Basore
Philanthropist and Writer

John Dreifort, Wichita State University professor and Chair of the Wichita Committee on Foreign Relations


Elections and Issues We do not profile political candidates; however, when elections and election issues are at hand, East Wichita News covers the story in a number of ways: • Point and Counter-Point lead article with either candidates or issue proponents. • In-depth reports on issues from both sides • Man-on-the-Street interviews in our “What’s the Buzz” Column
What's the Buzz? East Wichita News regularly seeks out opinions from Wichitans on local, state, national, and international issues. Examples of questions include: • What is the first action needed on immigration reform? • What is your opinion of having a gambling casino in Sedgwick County? • Do you favor raising taxes to pay for a new downtown arena?
People & Places People and Places, the second most read portion of East Wichita News (after the lead article), keeps readers informed of area news, business happenings, and charitable organizations. The emphasis of this section of the paper is on who’s doing what.

Spotlight on Business

Each month, East Wichita News highlights one of our contract advertisers as a “thank you” for supporting the newspaper. This feature is written as any normal feature would be, telling the history of the business in question. The owner(s) of the business are interviewed and photographed for this article.

Destinations

The monthly travel article is written by local people who have traveled to various destinations around the world, the U.S. and in Kansas. These are not professional writers, but real vacationers, who see things as a normal traveler would. For example, one of our first travel articles was written by a local physician who has attended the Indianapolis 500 race almost every year of his life. One of his suggestions was to bring your own toilet paper. Professional writers probably wouldn’t have mentioned that one.

Real Estate Corner

John McKenzie, owner of Plaza Real
Estate and former president of both
the Wichita and Kansas Association
of Realtors®, covers the local
residential and commercial market
as well as industry trends.

By John McKenzie
ABR,CBR,GRI

Eastside Home

East Wichita is known for its beautifully
decorated homes, so many of our
readers are very interested in the latest
ideas in home decor. Philip Holmes,
an industry foundation member of the
American Society of Interior Designers
and co-owner of World Import Gallery,
uses his many contacts among
Wichita’s interior design community as
resources for his monthly articles, which
range in content from the top of the
chimney to the basement and the backyard.

By Phillip Holmes
Industry Foundation Member
of the American Society
of Interior Designers

Clippings

By Carolyn Ramsey

Green thumb advice on successful
gardening in the Wichita area is
provided by Carolyn Ramsey. Trained
as a Master Gardener, Carolyn
combines her knowledge of creating
beautiful landscapes with her
enthusiasm for flowers and plants.

From the Bleachers

By David Austin

East Wichita News sportswriter,
David Austin, covers local sports with
an emphasis on the individual sports
standouts and coaches in the area or
those from Wichita who have gone
on to national recognition.

Healthy Lifestyles

The focus of this monthly column is
encouraging a healthful lifestyle.
Michele Harris, assistant director
of Wichita State University’s Heskett
Fitness Center, writes about aerobic
exercise, weight training, fitting
exercise into your lifestyle, and a
multitude of ways to improve
our readers’ health.

By Michele Harris

Dateline Wichita & Performing Arts Calendar

These columns are community calendars, listing all sorts of events
happening during the month.

Investment Crossroads

By Jerry Juhnke, MS

Personal and business strategies for
successful investing are the focus of
“Investment Crossroads” written
monthly by Jerry Juhnke, a Senior
Financial Advisor with Juhnke
Campbell & Associates, a private
wealth advisory branch of Ameriprise
Services, Inc. . He is also a former
president of the Wichita Estate
Planning Council.

In Style

By Jena Anderson

Each month, East Wichita News brings the latest in fashion trends to our
readers. Everything “In Style” is covered, including clothing, makeup, fashion
leaders, and Wichita lifestyles. Each March and September we have a
special section on Spring and Fall Fashion Trends. Every August, the
article is devoted to children’s back-to-school fashions.

The Movie Review and Cinema Scene

By Jim Erickson

These columns are written by
Jim Erickson, retired professor of
English at Wichita State University.
His courses on cinema were unique,
and he continues to review movies
for East Wichita News and a local
radio station. Each month, Erickson
reviews one or more commercial
films which have just opened in Wichita.
Cinema Scene is an opinion piece
by Erickson, coupled with listings
and pithy comments about
the non-commercial movies
showing in Wichita during
the month.

Up With Families

By Jeanne Erikson

East Wichita News provides a monthly
column on family issues, emphasizing
self-help ideas for all types of family
problems. The column is written by
Jeanne Erikson, Ph.D. She has an
extensive background in child psy-
chology, parent education, family and
marital therapy, and conflict resolution.
She is a certified life and wellness
coach, and an accredited member of
the International Coach Federation.

Snap Shots

By Jeff Cowell

Award-winning photographer and photo-educator Jeff Cowell writes a
monthly column on how to take better pictures, using electronic
photos, and ideas on where to take photos locally. This column
supports our annual photography contest, now in its 12th year.
Here are examples of last year's winners

General Assignment Writers

All of East Wichita News' lead stories and features are written by local free-lance writers. These professional communicators regularly take the pulse of Wichita as well as use their extensive experience interviewing for our personality profiles


Cathy Feemster Managing Editor	Arlene Graber General Assignment	Carolyn Ramsey Gardening General Assignment	Helen Bullock What's the Buzz General Assignment	David Austin Sports General Assignment