Commercial Club Soup Dinner Is Sunday

 

Come and give the Kensington Commercial Club a boost next Sunday by attending their soup and dessert dinner at the Legion at noon. Vegetable and chili soups will be served along with desserts from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Get out with your neighbors and friends for some good food and fellowship at this annual event. Freewill donations will be taken and be used for playground equipment.
 

Book Fair At Kensington Library Is Feb. 7 To 15

 

The Kensington Community/School Library will be filled with books, games, and other novelty items beginning Thursday, Feb. 7, when the annual Scholastic Book Fair shipment arrives. It gives students and patrons an opportunity to buy books for all ages and also to purchase books for classroom wishes and books chosen by teachers to be placed in their individual rooms. The books also make excellent gifts for birthdays and special occasions.

USD-238 School Activities And Menus

 

Thursday, Feb. 7--Book Fair at Library, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 8--Book Fair at Library, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

                     High School BBall @ Almena, 4 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 9--Norton Community Forensics Invitational @ Norton, 7:30 p.m.

                     FFA District Meets Judging @ Kensington, 8:30 a.m.

                     Book Fair at Library, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 11--Chemistry Field Trip to Concordia, 10 a.m.  

                     Parent-Teacher Conferences, 4 to 9 p.m.

                     Book Fair in Library during conferences

Tuesday, Feb. 12--High School BBall With Pike Valley @ Courtland, 4 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 13--Grades 3 & 4 to Prairie Haven, 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, Feb. 14--GNEC Vocal Clinic, 1 p.m.; Concert @  Kensington, 7 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 15--High School BBall with Logan @ Kensington, 4 p.m.

 

Menus

Monday, Feb. 11--Hoagie boy sandwich, lettuce salad, crackers, dill spear, grapes, sugar cookies

Tuesday, Feb. 12--Cavatini, bread, broccoli, strawberry shortcake

Wednesday, Feb. 13--Hamburgers, hamburger fixins, oven fries, baked beans, fruit choice

Thursday, Feb. 14--Goulash, whipped potatoes, corn, dinner rolls, apples w/caramel dip

Friday, Feb. 15--Tacos, potato smiles, refried beans, jello w/applesauce, rice krispy treats 
 

Notes From The Senior Center

 

Fourteen seniors attended a Kansas Day soup luncheon at Prairie Haven on January 29. The delicious creamy potato and chili soups, sandwiches, and cheesecake were compliments of Prairie Haven and served by their staff.

 

A supper of Super Bowl soup, sandwiches, relishes, and desserts was enjoyed Sunday evening by about 30 seniors and friends. Pinochle was played while others enjoyed watching the Super Bowl on television. It was an enjoyable evening. Donations were taken for the Senior Center activity fund.

 

The board of directors will meet at noon on Wednesday, Feb. 13. Come play pitch Thursday, Feb. 14, at 7 p.m. February birthdays will be celebrated Thursday, FEb. 21 at noon. A pinochle party is planned for Tuesday, February 26 at 7 p.m.

 

Menus

Monday, Feb. 11--Escalloped ham & potatoes, carrots, bread, peaches

Tuesday, Feb. 12--Sloppy joe, tator tots, 3-bean salad, bun, cherry cobbler

Wednesday, Feb. 13--Oven fried chicken, mashed potatoes/gravy, corn, bread, apricots

Thursday, Feb. 14--Baked spaghetti, green beans, fluffy fruit salad, garlic bread, tossed salad

Friday, Feb. 15--Chicken fajita salad, seasoned broccoli, tortilla chips, ambrosia salad
 

K-town Kates To Attend Play

 

Reservations for the K-town Kates to attend "The King and I" in Minden have been made for Sunday afternoon, Feb. 24 at 2:30 p.m. If you plan to attend, your ticket reimbursement must be given/sent to Donna Westbrook, treasurer, by Wednesday, Feb. 13. Several additional tickets are available.
 

S.O.S. Busy Place Last Week

 

Another two hundred boxes were mailed from the Kensington Post Office to our military personnel in the Middle East. Many volunteers spent time baking cookies, assembling items and addressing packages to give "a lift from home" to our many service people. Students drew pictures with valentine messages which were put around the "Pringles" packages of cookies to give a feeling of support. Thanks to Melanie Elliott, coordinator, and the many folks that came to help with this project.
 

Births

 

Curtis and Shana Carmen of Colby announce the birth of a daughter, Coryl Elizabeth, on Jan. 29, 2008. Coryl weighed 4 pounds 8 ounces and has a 5-year-old sister, Oakland. Grandparents are Carol and Gary Friesen of Scott City, Larry and Tonja Westerman, and Steve and Helen Carmen of Selden. Great-grandmothers are Betty Tuxhorn of Kensington and Edith Carmen of Selden.

 

A son, Michael Steven, was born to Steve and Nancy Ferguson at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Neb., on Jan. 26, 2008. He has two brothers, Mark and Paul, for future playmates. Roy and Helen Ferguson of Kensington are the paternal grandparents. Nancy's parents from the Phillipines are currently visiting their daughter and family.

 

Justin and Adrienne Yoxall of Manhattan announce the birth of their daughter, Alyce Ann, on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008. Alyce weighed 7 pounds 4 ounces. She was taken to Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City for observation but is now home with her parents. Grandparents are Jeff and Kim Yoxall of Kensington and Duane and Teresa Simon of Wichita. Great-grandparents are Zella Roeder and Joe and Marvel Yoxall, all of Phillipsburg.
 

Death Of Barbara Krein

 

In an e-mail from Evelyn Krein of Salina, she sends word of the death of Harvey's sister-in-law, Barbara Krein of Connell, Wash., on Tuesday, Jan. 29. 2008. She leaves her husband, Donald of the home, and a son, Jeff and wife Marty of Billings, Mont. Barbara's mother and step-father live in Cawker City. She also has two sisters and a brother.

 

Harvey and Evelyn left from Denver Saturday to fly to Portland, Ore., where they were met by Harvey's sister, Norma, who lives in the area, and then together drove to the funeral in Connell which was Monday.

 

Don and Barbara visited her relatives in Cawker City several months ago and stopped to see Don's aunt, Esther Norden in Kensington. Esther states that Barbara was battling leukemia at that time.
 

Around The Community

 

Sheila Dues is currently in New Jersey (Monday) enroute home from her tour of duty in Iraq. She will arrive in Wichita sometime Thursday. An undesignated person had purchased overnight lodging at "The Broadway", a lovely hotel in downtown Wichita. All of the names of the enlisted personnel were put into a hat and Sheila's name was drawn. Needless to  say, Randy and Sheila are looking forward to this reunion. They plan to be back in Kensington sometime Friday

 

Jim and Mary Ann Dreiling's son-in-law, Jack (Jaime's husband--last name not available), is in the same group as Sheila Dues and will also be returning to Wichita Thursday after his tour in Iraq.

 

Betty Tuxhorn reports that she had recently visited by phone with Marj Meyer who is recuperating from a back injury received in a car accident which occurred around Christmas time. She has returned to the home of her son, Andy and wife, in Wichita, after therapy at a Rehabilitation Center. She is now able to walk with the aid of a walker. 

 

Sue Griffy states she has a good report following treatments at Hays and hopes to return part time to her salon, Razr's, soon. Julie Cole has been working part time to help out. 

 

Two houses on north Washington have taken on a new decor. The home of Jim and Trisha Struckhoff has received a new red brick front replacing the white stone that everyone had become familiar with. It is reported that last spring's hail storm heavily damaged the stone exterior. Ted Levin's home has received a new red tin roof recently. The shingles, too, were badly damaged by the same hail storm.

 

Alan and Jan Levin of Tucson, Ariz., are currently visiting Levin relatives in Kensington and her family in the Franklin area.

 

Ron and Jennifer (Hohner) McMurdo, John and Emily of Ft. Drum, N.Y., are visiting relatives in the area coming especially to attend a wedding in Salina the past weekend. Jennifer is making a satisfactory recovery from recent surgery. Ron is currently home from several tours in Iraq.

 

Word of the death of Bob Gibson of Xenia, Ohio, was received here Sunday evening. Bob graduated from Kensington High School in 1946. No other information is available at this time. An obituary maybe available later.  

 

Pat Mancuso of Lees Summit, Mo., arrived Sunday to spend several days visiting her mother, Ruth Wolf.

 

It was a cold, windy week with moderating temperatures setting in over the weekend. The groundhog did see his shadow and that means six more weeks of winter. We know it is coming because a winter storm with snow and wind is forecasted for this (Monday) evening.
 

Notes From Prairie Haven

 

The usual morning greetings and fun and fitness exercises begin each day. The beauty shop was open Monday and manicures along with the routine one-one sessions.

Fifteen senior citizens and other friends were guests at Prairie Haven for a Kansas Day Luncheon. On the menu for the guests, residents and staff were creamy potato or chili soups, sandwiches, and cherry and blueberry cheese cake. 

 

The residents' council met Wednesday. First St. John Lutheran Church had the Thursday morning Bible study followed by visiting while enjoying coffee with cookies. Denver and Philadelphia along with facts were the afternoon discussions. Bingo was played Friday afternoon. Movies, puzzles, card games and the Lawrence Welk Show were other entertainments.

 

First St. John Lutheran provided the morning gospel music on the intercom and the Sunday afternoon worship service.

 

Guests signing the register this week were Greg, Julie, and Lyle Kuhlmann and Loretta Beckmann with Dorine Kuhlmann; Bob and Jan Seigler and Lloyd and Rita Kleinschmidt with Lucille Schoeni; Maria Seemann with friends; Bonnie Slavik with Clara Slavik; Terry and Teresa Smith with Irene Smith; Peggie Gale with Wauneta Abbott; Sarah Wyrill with Norva Jean Wyrill; Pastor Dave Hutson of First St. John Lutheran Church who had the Bible studies and worship service.