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Kensington Community News
October 15th, 2007
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Your correspondent, Ruth Bienhoff, will be
gone next Monday. If you have news notes you
wish to have in the paper next week, please
call or e-mail her before Sunday noon so that
it can be included. Thank you.
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St. John Lutheran Church of Kensington is
hosting the Phillips-Smith-Osborne Cluster
Mission Festival Sunday, Oct. 21. at 10:30
a.m. The guest speaker will be a
representative from Mosaic, the Lutheran
Ministries dedicated to the needs of people
with disabilities. Mosaic is a consolidation
of the Bethphage Home and Martin Lutheran
Homes of Nebraska.
The choral communion worship service will use
hymns in place of the spoken words in parts of
the liturgy and will have lots of
congregational singing. The St. John Handbell
Choir will provide special music. The special
offering will go to Mosaic. The radio
broadcast will begin at the usual time, 10:45
a.m.
A
fellowship meal will be served in the parish
hall after the worship. The churches of St.
John Lutheran of Athol, American Lutheran of
Smith Center, Faith Lutheran of Osborne, Zion
Lutheran of Phillipsburg, Emmanuel Lutheran of
Stuttgart, and St. John Lutheran of Kensington
issue an invitation to the community to join
them for this worship and fellowship
opportunity.
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The KAYS wish to remind all those that ordered
Krispy Kreme Donuts to pick them up at the
Legion Hall Saturday, Oct. 20 from 7 to 11
a.m. The KAYS thank everyone for their support
as the proceeds will go for S.O.S. postage.
They sold 396 boxes.
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The Smith County Health Department will be
giving flu shots at the Kensington
Community/Senior Center next Wednesday, Oct.
24 from 10:30 a.m. until noon. Bring
your Medicare or insurance card.
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Help is appreciated on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Friday evenings or anytime you see Melanie
Elliott's Blazer parked in front at the S.O.S.
Headquarters on Kensington Main Street to help
with the Christmas packages. Melanie states
that there has been a great response. All of
the boxes will be packed Oct. 27 in Hays
beginning at 10 a.m. They still have room on
the list for more service personnel names.
A
correction is that it takes almost $9,000 for
postage and about two-thirds of the way has
been reached. For further information or to
send a monetary gift for postage, contact
Melanie Ellioss at 487-2840.
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Friday, Oct. 19--High School Football vs. St.
John/Tipton @ Kensington, 7 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 22--Parent/Teacher Conferences, 4
to 9 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 23--GNEC Volleyball Tournament @
Damar, 2 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 25--High School Football with
Lakeside @ Downs, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 26--Teacher Inservice; No School
Menus
Monday, Oct. 22--Corndogs, potato smiles,
green beans, applesauce, krispy treats, milk
Tuesday, Oct. 23--Spoonburgers, mixed
vegetables, oven fries, vanilla pudding, mixed
frozen fruit, milk
Wednesday, Oct. 24--Hoagie boy sandwich,
potato smiles, dill spear, cheesecake/fruit
topping, milk
Thursday, Oct. 25--Chicken fajitas, lettuce
salad, crackers, green beans, rosy applesauce,
milk
Friday, Oct. 26--No School; Teacher Inservice
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Thanks to everyone who helped with the Bake
Sale last Saturday. It was a big success.
Flu shots will be given at the Senior Center
Wednesday, Oct. 24 from 10:30 a.m. to noon.
Pinochle will be played Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 7
p.m. Anyone who likes to play cards is
welcome.
There were 12 out to play pitch last Thursday.
Winners were Eleanor Wehe, high; Mary Ann
Dreiling, low; Elvyn Slavik, most 13's.
Menus
Monday, Oct. 22--Cook's choice entree, party
potatoes, mixed veg's, bread, peaches
Tuesday, Oct. 23--Salisbury steak, winter mix
veg's, apricots, roll, pudding
Wednesday, Oct. 24--Ham & beans, fruit cup,
cornbread, cook's choice complement
Thursday, Oct. 25--BBQ chicken, potato salad,
corn, dinner roll, mandarin oranges
Friday, Oct. 26--Lasagna, green beans, jello
w/carrots & pineapple, garlic bread, cherry
crisp
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It
is a time to tread softly when speaking to
farmers as they are anxiously awaiting dryer
weather to finish drilling the wheat and get
to the fall harvest. This area has been
fortunate that the rains have been in lesser
amounts than further east where draws are
running and terraces are full of water and no
hail or high winds have been reported. The
amounts have been much less further west where
nice rains would be greatly appreciated.
It
is reported that there are still many acres of
wheat to be planted in this area, but almost
nightly rains keep the farmers hoping for
sunshine and drying breezes. Some soybeans and
corn have been harvested, but the milo is
still carrying too much moisture. A killing
frost is not in the forecast at this time
although the temperatures are quite chilly as
this is written Monday.
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To
commerate National Fire Protection and Safety
Week the students from Kindergarten thru Grade
6 were given fire truck rides last Friday
morning. Fireman Darren Grauerholz was at the
wheel, and the sirens blowing full blast as
the children were driven around town. It was a
fun morning despite the light drizzle which
fell intermittently during the morning.
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The Athol TOPS Chapter was the host for the
western area of the Kansas Fall Fun Day on
Saturday, Oct. 6. The event was held in the
First St. John Lutheran Parish Hall in
Kensington, and the theme was "Put on a Happy
Face." Over seventy persons were in
attendance. Represented Chapters were from
Athol, Lakin, Beloit, Downs, Stockon,
Phillipsburg, Norton, Smith Center, Almena and
two from Russell. Beverly Bednasek, TOPS
Kansas Coordinator from Valley Center, was the
Master of Ceremonies. She also brought along
two very good helpers, Lucille and Dixie.
The day began with a fun talent contest
followed by presentatons of Chapter member
awards. A delicious lunch was served by the
Athol Chapter. Members of the Athol Chapter
are Cheryl Synoground, Alice Rietzke, Evelyn
Levin, Mary Arment, Norma Larson, Eulonda
Hagman, Armi McPherson, Carolyn Billings,
Margaret Stockton, Delores Panter, Rosalee
Nech, and Norma Conaway.
The afternoon session included a fun activity,
continued Chapter awards, and updates from
Beverly Bednasek. The contest winners of
the talent show and name tags were announced.
The Smith Center Chapter was the winner of the
talent show. They had presented a song and
dance number.
To end the day, a drawing of Chapters' raffle
items was held. Several people went home with
some beautiful treasures.
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Club, Inc.) is
a non-profit, non-commercial weight-loss
support organization with thousands of
associate chapters in the United States and
Canada. Members (more than 200,000 world-wide)
learn about nutrition, portion control, food
planning, exercise, and other topics at the
weekly meetings. Weigh-ins, group feedback,
and support help members achieve their goals.
TOPS Club, Inc., is the original weight-loss
organization, and its International
Headquarters is based in Milwaukee, Wisc.
Submitted by Cheryl Synoground
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A
special meeting of the SITE Council was called
to order by Chairman Bobbi Struckhoff Monday,
Oct. 8. The purpose was to discuss what should
be done with the Goldbug Memorabilia following
the current school year. Mrs. Struckhoff
distributed the "Building Proposal' that was
presented to the Sons of the American Legion
and a compilation of suggestions received via
e-mail and in the boxes.
Following much discussion, a motion was made
that a temporary location for storage of the
memorabilia be found with a goal in mind of a
historical building to house the items
permanently. It was seconded and it carried.
Discussion then centered around possible
funding and grant options.
The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, Nov.
5 at 6:30 p.m.
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Seven members of the K-town Kates and three
guests got together for a Dutch dinner at
Duffy's Saturday evening. They later attended
the performance of the highly talented Mexican
Dancers at the Smith Center High School
Auditorium sponsored by the Smith County Arts
Council. Especially exquisite were the
costumes worn during the different dance
routines.
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The Bell Bunch met at Duffy's Wednesday, Oct.
10 for noon lunch. Present were Agatha Ray,
Fern Clark Duntz, Helen Watts, Eleanor
Hesterman, and Jake and Donna Kelling of Smith
Center, Ardyce Wiehl and Luetta Hanchett of
Philipsburg, Nadine Louise McCormick of
Kensington and Pat Frank, a guest, of Smith
Center. The next meeting will be Wednesday,
Dec. 12 at Duffy's.
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Bernadine (Bunny) Hagman, 90, died Wednesday,
Oct. 10, 2007, at Heritage Harbor in Smith
Center. She and her late husband, Raymond,
farmed in the Claudell area.
She was preceded in death by her husband and a
daughter, Linda Myers. Survivors include a
son, Jerry of Claudell; a brother, George
Royce of Seattle; a sister, Frosty Dixon of
Whittier, Calif.; four grandchildren; and
three great-grandchildren.
The funeral was Monday at the United Church of
Kensington with Pastor Becky Saddler
officiating. Burial was in the Olive Branch
Cemetery near Kensington.
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In
a Care Page news release received Monday from
Kara Grauerholz, she states that the weight
and length of their boys are now as follows:
Taylor, 2 lbs. 14 oz and 15.7 inches; Tyler, 2
lbs. 15 oz., and 15.4 inches; and Brady, 2
lbs. 11 oz and 15 inches. She states that they
enjoy being held and are getting more alert
with having their eyes open for longer periods
of time getting acquainted with the world.
Kara stays at the hospital in Omaha, but
Brandon has gone back to work in Kearney, NE.
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Jerry and Lauren Webb and family recently
moved to the home they purchased from Rob and
Julie Reitz on S. Adams in Kensington. They
formerly lived south of Claudell so
the distance for Shane, 6th grader, and
Shaylin, 4th grader, to school will be much
shorter.
Sympathy is extended to Pauline Richter on the
death of her uncle, Bertus Moeka, 74, of Smith
Center on Wednesday, Oct. 10. Other survivors
include a sister, Pauline Muxlow of Topeka.
The funeral was Tuesday at Simmons-Rentschler
Mortuary in Smith Center with burial in the
Cyrstal Plains Cemetery, rural Smith County.
Richard Synoground had out-patient back
surgery in Kearney, Neb., last Tuesday. He is
getting along as well as possible.
Arriving Sunday evening to visit their mother
and grandmother, Elsie Fiene, and other
relatives were Jeannie and Nicole Montgomery
of St. Louis, MO.
Anita Hagman of Buhler
was a brief caller of her aunt, Ruth Bienhoff,
Monday morning. Anita and Rod were here
visiting relatives and cane especially to
attend the funeral of Bunny Hagman at the
United Church Monday afternoon.
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Each morning begins with fitness and fun
exercises, visiting and one-one sessions are
held daily. The beauty shop was open Monday.
The Hit Parade and Name That Tune were
discussed Monday afternoon. Bingo was played
Tuesday afternoon.
The Adopted Grandchildren (Grades 3 & 4) came
to visit Wednesday morning. This is a
favorite time for the residents. Mules and the
"I Love Lucy" show were afternoon discussions.
Georgetta Kinyon of the Heartland Worship
Center had the Thursday morning Bible study.
Coffee and cookies were served during the
fellowship time. 1960's Countdown, desserts
and record facts were afternoon topics.
The October birthdays were celebrated Friday
afternoon. Helmuth Hempler (10/4), Georgia
Endsley (10/10), Jesse Godsey (10/14), and
Lois Roller (10/22) were the resident
celebrants. Staff with October birthdays are
Darci Hollenback, Amy Timmons, Mary Adams,
Sammi Schrim, and Megan Kuhlmann.
Evening entertainment included game shows,
search-a-word puzzles, jig saw puzzles,
movies, and the Saturday evening Lawrence Welk
Show.
Joyce Grauerholz brought her Sunday School
Class over from St. John Lutheran Church
Sunday morning. The children were Kendra
Billings, Morgan Westbrook, Jayden Meyer,
Jasmin Jackson, Andrea Seemann, and Joey
Molzahn.
Pastor Patsy Koeneke assisted by Steve Miller
had the Sunday afternoon worship and communion
service with Ruth Bienhoff as pianist. Other
visitors were Linda Miller and Darold and
Joyce Grauerholz.
Visitors last week were
Ruth Wolf with Vada Smith, Pearl Ratliff,
Martha Currey, Elsie Jankovsky, and Lorraine
Grauerholz; Bonnie Slavik with Clara Slavik;
Andrea Seemann and Skylar Wright with Neva
Jensen; Steve and Kathy Scobee with Lorraine
Grauerholz; Jean and Brice Boyd, Angela Reese,
Tammy Sitlig, Jean Kincaid of Stockton, Verla
McDermid of Glade, and Vonda Kaar of Culver
with Reba Brower; Brandy, Janet, Kale, and
Cole Shelton, Cindy Ratliff, and Amber, Clint
and Payton Gower with Pearl Ratliff; Maria
Seemann with friends; Taylor Bishop, Louie
Mays, Ladonna Koch, Katie Koch, and Nick Koch
with Leonard and Lee Beckmann; Raymond and
Cheryl Jones and Ralph and Betty Gitchel with
Montra and Mary Jones; Gilbert Kuhlmann with
betty Kuhlmann; Luetta Beckman and Bessie
Bierman with Lorraine Grauerholz, Irene Smith
and friends; Don and Pat Bienhoff with Douglas
and Mae Donovan and Mary and Montra Jones.
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