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KMUW’s Carla Eckels rides with Sister Ann as she makes house calls in Wichita’s Hilltop Neighborhood

Wed, July 21, 2010

There’s no slowing down for an 88-year-old nun who faithfully makes house calls in a low-income neighborhood in southeast Wichita. Sister Ann Catherine Burger can be seen zipping through Hilltop on a donated golf cart with her black veil flapping in the wind. Recently, KMUW’s Carla Eckels went along for the ride.

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Sister Ann with the Lopez Family

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Sister Ann on her donated golf cart

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