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Luallen hired as new director at Center for the Arts Kansas Pageant Miss Kansas Pageant promises new look By Bud Norman By Susan L. Rife The Wichita Eagle Less than a month after Jerry Jensen tendered his resignation as executive director of the Wichita Center for the Arts, a replacement has been found. Sally Shank Luallen, who has spent the past two years as director of development for Wichita State University, will move into the executive director's office at the center at 9112 Central on Monday. The quick hiring of Luallen in the midst of the center's 75th anniversary year comes as a relief to the center's board of trustees. "We recognized the strengths that Sally had for us and, frankly, felt very fortunate that the timing could work for 25 The Wichita Eagle Twenty young women from around the state will be vying for the title of Miss Kansas from Wednesday until Saturday, and a pageant official promises "We'll be doing a lot of different things this year." Diane Ladenburger, a spokeswoman for the pageant, added that the host city of Pratt has done much work to make the competition a communitywide event.

In addition to the installation of new lights and other special touches to the downtown area, an ice cream social was held and a parade is planned for 8:45 p.m. Friday. AYS "That's the way it's done at the Miss America pageant," Ladenone burger said. "We thought we'd try one our hand at it and see if we could one pull it off." one The pageantry commenced Sunone day when the contestants arrived to one meet with the volunteers and run one through a practice of the big proone duction number, while Monday one night featured a communitywide ice one cream social. Contestants will rehearse their talent programs and begin interviews with the judges today, followed by a premier banquet that will feature a production number.

Wednesday marks the real beginning of the show, with half the contestants modeling themselves in swimsuits and evening gowns while lebrat- the other half display their talents. iting, Sally Shank Luallen has been WSU director of development for the past two years. "It's the number one scholarship awards system for women." Diane Ladenburger, pageant spokesperson us," said Anita Jones, chairwoman of the center's board of trustees. "To be without a director for several months is always difficult for an organization. We are just so pleased, really delighted, that we were able to identify somebody who had the kinds of skills that are such good partnerships with the center and what we think are our growth opportunities now." Luallen, who is in her mid-50s and has three grown daughters, is a native Kansan who grew up in Liberal.

She earned her bachelor's degree in music education from Wichita State University, then spent a number of years in Dodge City where she was heavily involved in volunteer activities in the arts. She helped convert a Carnegie Library in Dodge City to the Carnegie Center for the Arts and was director of cultural programs for Dodge City Community College from 1988 to 1993. She was president and board member of the Association of Community Arts Agencies of Kansas, a board member of the Mid America Arts Alliance and served on the advisory board of the Kansas Arts Commission among many other arts volunteer activities. Those activities "allowed me to get some great insight into what a lucky state we are as far as artistic ability and people willing to go to the mat for the arts," she said. The Center for the Arts' diversity of cultural opportunities, from classes to performances to exhibitions, was espe- Recycling in Wichita area The number of recycling drop-off sites in the Wichita area will double around July 1.

The new centers, operated by Dillons, BFI and drop Weyerhaeuser, will take newspapers, glass and cans. Existing four locations Future new sites Dillons Harry Edgemoor Dillons 13th Waco Dillons 13th Tyler Dillons Central Maize Dillons 21st Oliver Dillons Central Rock Road Dillons 31st Seneca Dillons Madison Rock Road, Derby 96 Oliver Woodlawn 29th 21st 17th 13th Central Douglas Maple Kellogg Lincoln Harry Pawnee Mt. Vernon Road 35 Rock 31st MaConnell Air Force MacArthur Base Webb peoy Road Maize Ridge West Meridian Seneca roadway 55th HAYSVILLE 63rd Hydraulic DERBY 71st 78th These drop-off sites, operated by BF1 and Weyerhaeuser, take newspapers only: Rose Hill IGA, 1060 N. Rose Hill Boogart's Food Store, 19846 W. Road, Rose Hill Kellogg Drive in Goddard A's IGA, 325 N.

Main Sedgwick County Fairgrounds, Haysville Cheney (opens July 1) Bud's Factory Outlet, 327 Red Powell Drive, just off K-15 at the north end of Derby RECYCLE RECYCLE From Page ID hopes that doubling the number of boxes and making recycling more convenient will increase the amount of cans, newspapers and bottles being collected from 600,000 pounds to at least 1 million pounds a month. That's still just a drop in the landfill compared with the 1 billion pounds thrown away each year. For those who recycle that's about half of Wichita households the drop-off boxes have been widely popular. Twice as many people use those boxes as pay the $2.50 a month to have recyclables picked up at the curb with their garbage, Spencer said. This is the second time BFI and Dillons have come to the rescue of the taxpayers.

In 1990, when the city was thinking of opening the first drop-off centers at an estimated cost of $12.5 million over five years, BFI and Dillons volunteered the service for free. For years, Dillons subsidized the cost of recycling. Officials have er revealed how much the costs the company, but city members estimated it would taxpayers between $10,000 $15,000 a month per site just the goods to Weyerhaeuser's cling plant. Dillons will continue to recycling of plastic meat trays, tic grocery bags and plastic milk jugs inside its stores. The drop-off centers will only the recycling staples papers (don't wrap them in plastic bags), glass (brown, and clear food and drink separated by color with metal removed) and aluminum cans.

For now, the companies be able to break even. The move is possible because recycling industry has enough that the goods are worth the cost of processing hauling them. Newspapers, which just last were worth $5 a ton, are now ing in at least $100 a ton. POLICE city "The wants time to would make be a right, Schroeder said. From Page ID spring, Wichita Mayor Bob Knight said he supported consolidation.

Knight was not available for comment Monday, but Sedgwick County Commissioner Mark Schroeder said he would be willing to talk about consolidation. The absence of a police chief gives the city and the county a window of opportunity to come up with a consolidation plan, but it is up to the city to approach the county with a proposal. SUSPECTS From Page ID ita was killed, allegedly by the father of a boy he knew. The suspect, Charles L. Coykendall, 52, of 2017 N.

Hyacinth, is suspected of also shooting Paul L. Salome, 19, of Wichita in the face. Coykendall is being held in Sedg- Tuesday, June 6, 1995 THE WICHITA EAGLE 3D cially attractive to Luallen. "I have had a strong feeling that this center has everything," she said. "The people who started this had to be visionary way beyond their time." Jones said Luallen's primary qualifications for the executive director's position are her development skills and her experience in galvanizing volunteers.

"One of the things that's important to us is Sally's raising ability," said Jones. "She enthusiasm for fund whatever she does. She's easy to work with, has a lot of initiative and is very strong in forming volunteer Luallen said she was sure that her position at WSU helped her get the job at the Center for the Arts. "I have a KANSAS IN BRIEF Woman, 45, returns to Haysville home A 45-year-old woman reported missing after she signed out of a Haysville nursing home May 20 without her seizure medicine has returned to the home, police said. Sarah Martin, who suffered a head injury during a 1990 beating, returned to the home on her own, Haysville police said.

She was not harmed. Order to boil water lifted for Haysville north of ditch Haysville residents who live north of the Big Ditch got an all-clear Monday from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. This means they no longer need to boil water for 5 minutes before using it for drinking or cooking. The order resulted from a temporary water line that had to be installed after a main break in the line that runs beneath the Big Ditch. Permanent repairs cannot be made until the ditch is free of water.

Water samples obtained after the city flushed the temporary line indicate the water is free from harmful bacteria and safe to drink. Independence gets grant for Cessna infrastructure TOPEKA Four cities and one county will be receiving a total of $1.8 million for economic development, Gov. Bill Graves' office announced Monday. Great Bend, Herington, Independence, Hutchinson and Franklin County must match state grants with local and private funding. Independence will get more than 1,000 new jobs with $500,000 from the state and $67.8 million from private funds.

The money will be used to help Cessna Aircraft Co. construct the infrastructure for its new plant. Franklin County will help Golden State Porcelain establish a manufacturing plant. Qualified Plan Consultants in Great Bend will receive help to create 90 new jobs. Sunflower Services in Herington plans to expand its line of agriculture products to create six new jobs.

Hutchinson will help ALCOA sheet metal processing warehouse make infrastructure improvements, creating 90 jobs. Maize school shines in Science Olympiad Maize Intermediate School recently placed 27th out of 53 teams at the national Science Olympiad competition. Five team members won third place in three events at the contest in Bloomington, Ind. They are Marcus Brown, Kevin Ard, Kim Reuter, Grant Schoenebeck and Nick Westfahl. Other team members were James Fisher, Danny Hingston, Bryce Hutson, Chris Hutson, Matthew Jakubov, Jennifer Jones, Da- solidate city and county departments.

Certainly, there will be no shortage of suggestions about what kind of person should lead the city's Police Department, from whom it should be to where he or she should come from. Sure to be a prominent issue in the search for a new chief is whether the city hires from within the Wichita department or looks elsewhere. Some observers say Stone, a Dallas native, never overcame the label of outsider during his six-year tenure in Wichita. Many officers believe in the tradition of rewarding longevity at the lome and their friends. In the 2200 block of N.

Bollinger, police said, there was another confrontation, and several shots were fired. One shot hit Salome in the face, and he was treated at a Wichita hospital. Hernandez was hit in the chest. I Namon Goff 21, formerly of Denver, had lived in Wichita about four months when police found him good picture of why people want to give. They want to support something that is bigger than themselves, that has the potential for doing good." And, she added, "the challenge and the exciting part for me in this job is going to be to expand our volunteers and have more people to have ownership in this wonderful place." Luallen will supervise the center's nearly $1 million budget and its staff, of which she spoke highly.

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The school placed first in the state competition, which qualified it for the national event. a Cottonwood River search for woman continues The same schedule is in effect on Thursday, with the contestants doing portions of the pageant they didn't do on Wednesday. The final session takes place Saturday, and will be broadcast live on KAKE-TV, Channel 10, at 8 p.m. In addition to the Miss Kansas title and a shot at being Miss America, the winner will receive $3,500 in scholarship money and a fur coat, cellular phone, diamond watch and what Ladenburger calls "gift certificates galore." The runner-up gets a $2,000 scholarship, second runner-up gets a $1,500 scholarship, third runner-up gets a $750 scholarship and the fourth runner-up gets a $500 scholarship. The five semifinalists receive $400 and the rest get $300 in scholarships.

Ladenburger said the various pageants that lead to Miss America are "the number one scholarship awards system for women." Representing Wichita will be Julianne Richardson, Miss Greater Wichita, who recently graduated from Sedgwick High School. Auction to benefit Riverside playground By Michele Chan Santos That money will also be donated to The Wichita Eagle -Spend Friday night at the Artichoke Sandwich Bar, and you could find yourself going home wearing an extra-large Gino Salerno sculpture T-shirt, decorated with a painting of the Tin Man and the inscription "Welcome to the Land of Ahs." If that's not enough to get you off your couch, remember that the money paid by the highest bidder for the shirt goes to a fund for playground equipment at Central Riverside Park. More than $1,000 worth of merchandise was donated for the auction, which will be held from 7 p.m. until midnight at the Artichoke, 811 N. Broadway.

All of the funds raised will go to help buy new swings, slides, ladders and other equipment to add to the playground. There will cover charge to attend the auction and the evening's open-mike performances. Deaths and services La Crosse Bowler, Ervin 65, former sheetmetal worker and Wichita resident, died Sunday, June 4, 1995. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, La Crosse Cemetery.

Survivors: sons, Jerry of California, Larry of Haysville; sister, Patricia Harper of La Crosse; one grandchild. Janousek Funeral Home. Newton Baker, James 76, formerly of Peabody, retired carpenter, died Saturday, June 3, 1995. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, First Baptist Church.

the fund. The Riverside Citizens Association hopes to raise $2,500, said project chairwoman Pat Rogers. It'll add that to the $7,300 it has already raised, and hopes to reach $15,000 by July 31. The funds will be matched by the city: the new, modern and modular playground equipment the citizen's association wants to buy is expected to cost $30,000. "We hope that the whole city will join us in contributing to this project," Rogers said.

Other items to be auctioned include a 17-foot Coleman canoe, one night in a weekend suite at the airport Ramada Inn, an imported French coffee maker and a pound of coffee (from the Spice Merchant), dinner for two at Larkspur Restaurant and a Stealth Weeder gardening tool from Johnson Garden Center. mison of Erie, Thomas Harmison of Houston, Richard Harmison of Oxnard, Calif. Memorial has been established with First Baptist Church. Baker Funeral Home, Peabody. Hiebert, Marion, 78, retired Boeing Wichita machinist, died Monday, June 5, 1995.

2 p.m. Thursday, First Mennonite Church, Newton. Survivors: wife, Martha; daughters, Marcia Schmidt of Hutchinson, Susan Royer of Topeka, Anita Harder of Newton; brother, Victor of Newton; sister, Selma Jost of Reedley, three grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Memorial has been established with First Menno- Survivors: wife, Lois; son, James nite Church Caring Fund. Broadway R.

of Wichita; stepsons, Randy Har- Colonial Funeral Home. OTHER DEATHS IN KANSAS Anthony er and operator; Elliott Mortuary. Roach, Herschel 86, former Liberal Roach Chevrolet owner; Williams Lovato, Theodore J. "Ted," Funeral Home. 60, retired Garfield Elementary Cimarron School custodian; Miller Mortuary.

Sapp, Harriet 97, homemak- Rosel, George 68, retired er; Burkhart Funeral Chapel, Dodge Rosel Energy Inc. owner and operaCity. tor, former Rosel Well Perforators Elk City Inc. owner Services operator and Gerald Lue, 54, self-em- Schlumberger Well Corp. employee; Kitch Funeral Home.

Bedell, ployed construction worker; Potts Chapel, Independence. Lindsborg Greensburg Glendening, Funeral Clinton Home. 70, carPaul Ervin, 79, retired penter; Hays painter and farmer; Fleener Funer- Parsons Correll, al Home. England, Martha 83; CarsonWall Funeral Home. Hutchinson Cooley, LaVona 82, retired Sterling Gas Service Co.

head cashier and Murphy, Eva 86, homemak.Cooley's Tropical Treasures co-own- er; Porter Sillin Funeral Home. EMPORIA Rescue workers continued to search the Cottonwood River on Monday for a woman who may have drowned, authorities said. The woman, in her early 20s, was last seen early Saturday swimming with a man in the river, which has been swollen by recent rains, police said in a news release. The woman's name is being held until she is found, police said. Search for Kansas trucker in Arizona is called off FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.

The search for a Kansas man last seen hauling produce in Arizona was called off Monday after an unsuccessful weekend search, authorities said. Devin Williams, 28, was scheduled to arrive in Kansas City on May 29 but was last seen in northern Arizona by campers, said Det. Bruce Cornish of the Coconino County Sheriff's Department. Authorities found his truck stuck in the mud in the Buck Springs area, about 45 miles southeast of Flagstaff. It has since been towed by Flint Transportation in Emporia, where Williams worked.

Authorities don't suspect foul play, Cornish said. They have ended the search until they receive more leads as to Williams' whereabouts. Weekend auto crash kills Dearing man The At least one City Council however, does not see this as time. "I think it's a terrible cause we don't have any at the top in the Police ment," said council member Rogers. What the department right now, he said, is leadership.

"We're not even at the even discussing it," Rogers Filling the need for leadership the Police Department may easier than deciding whether wick County Jail. Police said Hernandez, and their friends drove by dall's home early Sunday and had a confrontation with who lives there. The visitors, scribed by police as gang then left. The boy and his father their own car and went two cars containing Hernandez, Wichita Eagle nevprogram staff cost and to haul recy- subsized plaspop and take newspaper or green containers, caps and tin hope to the matured finally and year bring- if the move," member, a good time beleadership DepartGeorge needs point of said. in be no to con- Salome Coykenmorning a boy demembers, got in after the Sa- COFFEYVILLE One traffic death was reported this weekend on Kansas roads, authorities said.

Roger Wood, 42, of Dearing was killed at 3 a.m. Saturday after his pickup truck left a county road about two miles southwest of Coffeyville and struck a tree, a dispatcher for the Montgomery County Sheriff's Department said. Deck collapse puts three in hospital OLATHE Three people remained hospitalized Monday because of injuries suffered when the deck they were gathered on collapsed, dropping them and 19 other people about 12 feet to the ground. The people were attending a party at the home of David Hess, a financial adviser, when the deck collapsed Saturday night. Ten people were taken to the hospital; three were admitted.

One was being treated for a dislocated ankle, the other two for ankle fractures. Compiled from Eagle news services and staff reports department with promotion. They felt snubbed when Stone was hired from a department in Texas. One of those officers is now head of Wichita's police union. "When you promote from within, it is somebody who knows the people, who knows the city, who has roots here," said Tom Burnett, president of the Fraternal Order of Police.

"When someone comes from outside, what do they know about our community?" Burnett said he hopes the FOP is involved in the selection process. "I'll guarantee we will be watching," he said. lying in a pool of blood in a parking lot in the 2100 block of East 21st. He had a fatal gunshot wound to the head. Police said Goff was found about 2:30 a.m.

Sunday near the open driver'sside door of his car. Several people from a nearby restaurant who witnessed the killing fled before police arrived. No suspects had been identified Monday. 160 gets you into the action! Dining out, movies, the club scene, events, theatre, The Wichita Eagle Music, eXhibits. Every Friday in Get Into It A.