Enrollment for Thunder Ridge
School #101 will be held
Monday, August 4 from 9 a.m.
to noon and 1p.m. to 3 p.m.
Kindergarten thru Grade 2
will enroll at the
elementary school at
Kensington location; Grades
3 to 8 will enroll at
the Middle School at Agra
location; and High School
students will enroll at
Kensington location. A
newsletter containing lots
of information will be
mailed early next week. If
you do not receive one,
please stop at the office at
one of the locations.
The first day of school will
be Friday, August 15. The
busses will run and lunch
will be served before the
students are dismissed.
Empty Pringle containers and
Velveeta cheese boxes are
needed for packing cookies
for the Support Our Soldiers
(S.O.S.) packages to be sent
for the holidays. Be sure to
save them for this purpose.
A container (clearly marked)
has been placed in front of
the S.O.S. collection
building on Main Street
where these items can be
dropped off. Your help will
be greatly appreciated.
"Tribute" by Nora Roberts
and "Tailspin" by Catherine
Coulter are the two newest
reads added to the shelves
at the Kensington
Community/School Library. If
you have dimmed eyesight or
enjoy reading large print,
"Sunday at Tiffany's" by
James Patterson and
"Quicksand" by Iris Johansen
are now available. Many
large print editions are on
a separate shelf for your
convenience. Ask the
Librarian to assist you if
you would like to check
these out. A new shipment of
KCLS books have been
recemtly exchanged at the
Library. Be sure to check
these out.
Melissa Nonamaker and Erin
Ferguson are planning a
party for the
last session of Story Hour
on Tuesday, July 29, at the
Pool Park beginning at 1
p.m. Watch for announcements
that were sent home with
children on Tuesday. A large
group of children have
enjoyed learning about bugs
and making cute crafts
during the summer sessions.
Anyone who would like to go
to Phillipsburg to tour Ft.
Bissell is asked to be at
the Kensington Senior Center
Saturday, July 26 at 10 a.m.
The group will have lunch at
the Pizza Hut before
returning home. For
information call Armi at
476-2224.
Pinochle will be played
Tuesday, July 29 at 7 p.m.
Come and join the fun.
Mary Ann Dreiling was the
only celebrant with a July
birthday present at the
party on July 17. Her
grandson, Vaughn Kresin, was
her guest and he entertained
the 23 present for the
birthday dinner with piano
music.
Double-deck pinochle was
played Tuesday, July 15,
with seven present. This
will be a monthly event at
the Center on the third
Monday of the month at 1:30
p.m. It is hoped more will
come and join the fun.
The Kensington
Senior/Community Center is
available in the evenings or
weekends for parties,
celebrations, family
reunions and other
activities. Call 476-2224 or
stop at the Center for
further information.
Good homegrown green beans
were on the menu Monday for
lunch compliments of Steve
and JoAnn Rice.Thanks, and
they were so good!
Menus
Monday, July 28--Sloppy joes,
augratin potatoes, peaches,
bun, pudding
Tuesday, July 29--Swedish
meat balls, spinach,
cranberry pineapple crunch,
noodles, brownies
Wednesday, July 30--Roast
pork, mashed potatoes/gravy,
peas, dinner roll, cinnamon
apple slices
Thursday, July 31--Chicken
fajita pasta salad,
watermelon, tortilla chips,
cherry cobbler
Friday, August 1--Pasta beef
& tomato casserole,
carrot/raisin salad,
mandarin oranges, bread,
cookie
The Schoeni Family Reunion
hosted by the Arthur Schoeni
Family, was held in
Kensington, Kansas,
Saturday, July19, 2008 at
the American Legion Hall.
The day was spent visiting,
renewing faces and browsing
through antiques, pictures
and family treasurers.
(These reunions are planned
every three years).
Those attending were Arden
W. Schoeni, Arlington, TX;
Jan Zeigler, Eldon, Carole &
Jon Thompson, Superior, NE;
Lloyd & Rita Kleinschmidt,
Deitra & Whitney Losey,
Agra, KS; Nadine Louise
McCormick, Donna Levin,
Duane & LeeAnn Smith, Marlin
& Ginger Smith, Karen
Pollock, Lois Hrabe, Ruth
Levin, Kensington, KS;
Margaret Lee Inloes, &
Sharon Lee DuBois, Quinter,
KS; Gene & Mary Jo Brink &
Kamryn Ranker, Sun Prairie,
WI; Teresa Levin, Wichita,
KS; Michelle Mehta, Kesarin
& Sundari, Richardson, TX;
Diana, Alyssa, Alexandra &
Nicholas Muller, ElPaso
Texas; Don & Donna Schoeni,
Grove, OK; Doug Schoeni, Las
Vegas, NV; Hank & Lindy
Grote; Bailey, CO; Terry &
Libby Schoeni, Overland
Park, KS; Royce, Andy, Jaysa
& Oaklye Wichers, Hays, KS;
Vanessa & Hudson Pollock,
South Orange, NJ; Jamie
Pollock, Riverside, CA;
Jeffrey A. & Patricia
Pollock, El Paso, TX; Cal
Mahin, Colby, KS; Melinda
Mazzarella, Colorado
Springs, CO; Mike & Diann
Hrabe, Canton, KS; Heath,
Leslie, Kole, Riley, Peyton,
Kaitlyn & Chase Hoge,
Chester, NE; Linda McFarlin
& Jean Kapinsky of Wausau,
WI; Brandon, Chirlaine,
Kameron, Shane, Maile and
Easton Hrabe, Chandler, AZ;
Linley Voboril & Bruce
Blouin, Galva, KS; Tim &
Norene Klein, Abilene, KS;
Marta Klein, Salina, KS;
Allen & Bonnie Klein,
Burdett, KS; Mark, Cheryl &
Emmalee Gibbs, Overland
Park, KS; Donna Carter,
Wichita, KS.
Many Kensington friends
attended the wedding of
Stefanie Speer, daughter of
Deanna and Steven Speer of
Haysville, and Nick Beckman,
son of Jolene and Wayne
Beckman of Kensington,
Friday evening, July 18, at
the Assembly of God Church
in Manhattan.
Stefanie graduated from
Campus High School and
Kansas State University with
a Bachelor of Science degree
in education. She has taught
fifth grade in Sheridan
Elementary in Junction City
and is working on a master's
degree in school counseling
at Kansas State University.
Nick is a 1998 graduate of
Kensington High School and a
2002 graduate of Kansas
State University where he
earned a Bachelor of Science
in education. Nick has
taught fourth grade at Ware
Elementary in Fort Riley.
Denis and Wilma Sweat were
in Oregon for the wedding of
their daughter, Teresa, to
Adrian Kidarsa on Saturday,
July 12, 2008. Teresa and
Adrian were married at St.
Mary's Catholic Church in
Albany, Ore., due to
remodeling of the Catholic
Church in Corvallis.
All of Teresa's brothers and
sisters and their spouses
were able to make it to the
wedding, along with all the
nieces and nephews. The
family enjoyed their brief
time together.
Teresa graduated from
Kensington High School in
1996. Teresa and Adrian
honeymooned in Hawaii. They
will continue living in
Oregon.
Curtis Bogart and Krista
Hoskins were united in
marriage atop a mountain in
Crested Butte, Colo., on
June 28, 2008. Parents of
Curtis and Krista are Rob
and Jeanne Bogart of
Kensington and Richard and
Patricia Hoskins of Fort
Bragg, Calif. Curtis'
grandparents are Roy and Mae
Wangerin of Kensington and
the late Bob and Marion
Bogart.
Curtis and Krista each had
eight attendants which
included Curtis' best man,
Chris Faulkner of Ft. Worth,
Tex., and his brothers,
Justin Bogart of Rockledge,
Fla., and Stewart Bogart of
Mission, Kans.
Those attending from the
Kensington area were Suzanne
Faulkner, Becky and David
Levin, Garrett Levin, Grant
Levin, Keith Wangerin, Steve
and Lynda Wangerin, Dan and
Nicole Glynn and children,
Lincoln (ring bearer) and
Harley (flower girl). Many
other family members
and friends of Curtis and
Krista also attended the
wedding.
Dorothy Reynolds, 79, of
Kensington died in a
hospital at Wichita Friday,
July 18, 2008. She is
survived by her husband,
Lawrence, six children, and
numerous grandchildren, and
great-grandchildren.
The funeral was Tuesday
afternoon at the
Olliff-Boeve Chapel in
Phillipsburg with Pastor
Nancy Harris-Ott
officiating. Burial was in
the Kirwin Cemetery. A more
complete obituary will be
available in a later issue.
Sympathy is extended to
Terry and Wendell Bohm and
family on the death of
Terry's father, Jack
Ayres, 83, of Smith Center
who died July 8, 2008, in
Marysville. Memorial
services are planned at a
later date.
Athol friends will
be saddened to hear that Val
Jean (Beach) Hauser of
Covina, Calif., had surgery
for a fractured hip and is
recuperating in an assisted
living facility near her
home. Val Jean graduated
from Athol High School in
1946.
Jeff and Pat Pollock of El
Paso, Tex., and James
Pollock of Riverside,
Calif., were weekend guests
of their mother, Karen
Pollock. They came
especially to attend the
Schoeni Reunion at the
Legion Hall in Kensington
Saturday.
Jennifer Rose, daughter of
Kenneth and Janice Rose of
Agra, and Wade Brumbaugh of
Logan were united in
marriage Saturday in a
pretty late afternoon
ceremony at the St. John
Lutheran Church of
Kensington.
Weekend visitors of Dennis
and Judy Graf were their
daughter and family, Tami
Cosgrove, Cash, Skylar, and
Allie of Bassett, Neb.
Recent visitors spending
time with Mary Anthony were
her daughter, Patricia
Gaschler of Manhattan, and
her granddaughter and girls,
Brandy Veatch, Jordyn,
Taylor and Sidney of
Overland Park.
Visiting Lois Hrabe this
past weekend were her
grandchildren and
great-grandchildren, Brandon
and Chirlaine Hrabe, Kameron,
Shane, Maile and Easton, all
from Chandler, Ariz. Joining
them for the weekend were
Mike and Diann Hrabe of
Canton and Melinda
Mazzarella of Colorado
Springs, Colo. Everyone
enjoyed attending Smith
County Fair activites and
the Schoeni reunion.
Again,
your correspondent asks you
to please report summer
company and family reunions.
The readers enjoy reading of
these events. Call 476-2801
or e-mail them to
ruthb@ruraltel.net.
Make plans to spend August
16 at Kensington's Old
Fashioned Saturday Night.
Watch for further
announcements.
Do you realize that it is
less than four weeks before
school starts? Where has the
summer gone? However, the
thermometer doesn't let us
forget that it is July with
temps near 100 forecasted
for the rest of this week
without any rain. Kensington
city was blessed with .70
rain early last Wednesday
morning and another 1.80
Thursday evening. Again,
amounts varied, but the
entire area had substantial
amounts. Nothing beats a
soaking July shower in
Kansas. The milo and corn is
really enjoying the hot,
humid weather the past
several weeks. The lawns,
too, are nice and green
and, those kept neatly
trimmed, along with many
flowers in planters add to
the beauty of our town.
The school bus drivers of
the new Thunder Ridge
District #101 will be making
trial runs this week to see
how routes will work out and
make any changes necessary.
Yes, kids, it is almost
school time again.
The usual greetings and fun
and fitness exercises along
with hair stylings and
manicures took up Monday
morning. The Men's Club met
Monday. Independence Day was
discussed. Bingo was played
Teusday afternoon. Pastor
Patsy Koeneke had the
Thursday morning Bible study
followed by coffee time with
visiting. Natonal Parks and
First Ladies sparked a lot
of discussion. The local
news from the Pioneer was
read Friday morning and
bingo was played. Card
games, puzzles, movies, and
game shows are evening
entertainments. The Lawrence
Welk Show on Saturday night
is always a favorite.
The smaller children from
St. John Lutheran Church
shared their SSchool lesson
Sunday morning with
residents. Pastor Koeneke
assisted by Steve and Linda
Miller had the afternoon
worship service with
communion. Ruth Bienhoff was
the pianist.
Recent visitors with
residents were Janet Anthony
and Ted Werner with Betty
and Doris Kuhlmann; Jack and
Shirley Smith with Lorraine
Grauerholz; Jan Zeigler,
Eldon and Carole Thompson,
Mark and Cheryl Gibbs,
Emmalee Henricks, Vanessa
and Hudson Pollock with
Lucille Schoeni; Sandra
Rogers, Dick Kuhlmann; Fred
and Jolene Rogers, Teresa
Smith, Gilbert Kuhlmann
along with many relatives
and freinds with Betty
Kuhlmann; Melinda Mazzarella
and Lois Hrabe with friends;
Carol Montgomery with Ray
Montgomery; Ada Gaines with
Francis Gaines; Lois Runion
and Donna Farr with Georgia
Endsley; Pat Bienhoff with
Douglas and Mae Donovan and
Mary and Montra Jones; Ruth
Bienhoff with Dorine
Kuhlmann.
