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Riggs Coble and Deco Espiritu, Platte Center preschoolers, are battling leukemia. A Red Cross blood drive will be held May 8 in their honor at St. Joseph’s Parish Hall. Courtesy photo

Port buddies
Some friendships run a little deeper than others. Although Riggs Coble and Deco Espiritu don’t fully understand what they are going through, they know they are buddies — port buddies. The two preschoolers at Platte Center Elementary School have...
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Emerson Krings, a senior at Humphrey St. Francis, signed a letter of intent last week for track at Southeast Community College. The SCC track team and Coach Phillip Duncan welcomed Emerson to his signing. Pictured, front row, left to right, are his mother, Ashley Krings, and Emerson. Back row, Emerson’s father Steve Krings, and SCC coach Duncan. Courtesy photo

Emerson Krings heading to SCC for track
Emerson Krings is heading to Southeast Community College. He earned the Walter Scott Pathway Scholarship, and will be in the auto collision repair program at SCC Milford. He also will be a member of the track team, which is based out of the Lincoln...
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St. Francis made itself at home, winning the Flyers Invitational Thursday. Pictured, left to right, are Tyson Wietfeld, Carson Wessel, Matthew Brockhaus, Andrew Kosch, Jacob Keller, Wyatt Brandl and Jett Dunn. Courtesy photo

Flyers win home invite
The St. Francis golf team participated in its own invite Thursday held at Steepleview Golf Course. Under windy conditions the Flyers were able to shoot a team score of 371 to finish 3 strokes ahead of Howells-Dodge and finish 1st overall in the 10-...
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Victor W. Bender

Wed, 08/30/2017 - 5:00am
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Victor W. Bender, 85, retired Aeronautical engineer, entered eternal rest on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017. Mass of Christian Burial, 10 a.m. Thursday, August 31, 2017, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Victor married the love of his life on Nov. 5, 1955, in Wichita; they celebrated 60 years of marriage in 2015. He served as a pilot in the Airforce for several years. He was a member of the Sunflower Wood Working Guild as well as the Knights of Columbus. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Dorothy Bender; brother, Mark Peter Bender (Darlene); and son-in-law Mark Heaton. He was survived by a daughter, Karen (Rick) Rogers of Wichita; sons Robert (Vicki) Bender of Mesa, Ariz., James (DeAnne) Bender of Moorpark, Calif, Douglas (Connie) Bender of Placentia, Calif., Gregory Bender of Colorado Springs, Colo.;, a sister, Janet (Oen) Swoboda; brothers, Roland (Donna) Bender, Gary (Kris) Bender, Raymond (JoAnn) Bender, Arthur (Jeanne) Bender; grandchildren, Andrew (Chelsea) Heaton, Sean (Samantha) Heaton, David Heaton; great grandchildren, Michael and Margaret Heaton. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to; St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 861 N. Socora, Wichita, KS 67212 or Gentiva Hospice, 2622 W. Central Ave. Wichita, KS 67203.

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