THE WICHITA BUZZ
Happy Friday! It’s February 10, and we’re here with our new recap of what’s taken place in Wichita over the past week.
Will you be having a Super weekend come Sunday?
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SUPER STORIES
The Belldozer
Wichita native and Bishop Carroll High School graduate, Blake Bell, is currently in Glendale, Arizona as he prepares for his second trip to the Super Bowl with the Kansas City Chiefs. (More)
Gavin Is Super Bowl Bound
Blake Bell isn’t the only person heading to the Super Bowl? Make-A-Wish kid Gavin, a 12-year-old battling a nervous system disorder, will be making the trip along with 16 other wish kids. (More)
THINGS TO LOVE
Valley Center MVP: Zeke
The Valley Center Middle School eighth grade boys basketball team’s manager, Zeke Isaacs, got his moment of glory this week. On Monday night, Zeke, who has down syndrome, scored the team’s first basket of the games with a picture-perfect mid range shot. (More)
Valley Center Middle School student and basketball manager Zeke was invited by head coach Corey Carter to suit up for the Hornet basketball game tonight. He scored the first basket! Way to go, Zeke!#HornetFamily #SOAR pic.twitter.com/1EFTlaxbm0
— USD262 Valley Center (@USD262) February 6, 2023
You Get A Dress, You Get A Dress, You Get A Dress
I remember watching a Saved by the Bell episode where Kelly Kapowski couldn’t afford a dress. Had she went to Andover Central, perhaps it wouldn’t have been an issue. Insert Andover Central senior and Prom Dress Drive organizer, McKinnley Evans. Through the Prom Drive Dress, the cost doesn’t have to keep students from having a chance to go out with friends and celebrate a memorable night. (More)
Can I Get An Encore?
The Wichita Orpheum’s 1922 Encore Year-End Drive closed with $158,910 raised. A huge chunk of that came from Roger and Jaki Scholfield of Scholfield Honda, who once again offered a challenge match of $50,000. (More)
LEARN
More Road Construction Headed to Wichita
The Wichita City Council has approved a blueprint which will bring some changes to the downtown streets of Wichita. Main, Market and Topeka will be converted to two-way streets and Broadway and Waterman will undergo slim down, replacing four lanes of traffic with two lanes and a wide median. (More)
Envision This
The Envision Arts Gallery has opened with two new exhibits. The artists are back! Friday marked the 2023 opening of new exhibits at the Envision Arts Gallery; one of which is GOLDEN REPAIR and honors Black History Month. (More)
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ETCETERA
> Kid who ran onto the Wichita TopGolf driving range location goes viral on Golf Digest, SportsCenter and more.
> Gentleman barricades himself inside McDonald’s bathroom.
> Shockers once again blow another double digit lead.
> Can you believe that Derby, KS is finally getting a steakhouse?
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