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Kensington Community News
January 12, 2009
No School Monday
There will be no classes at Thunder
Ridge School next Monday. The day
commermorates Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr.
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Soup Supper Sounds
Good
The Thunder Ridge
Booster Club Steering Committee will be
serving soup, sandwiches and desserts
from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the High
School Basketball game with Northern
Valley Tuesday, January 20, in the home
ec room. Please consider this your
invitation to come and support your
Thunder Ridge teams and school.
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Putting a Bug in Your Ear
Watch for further announcement of a
soup dinner Sunday noon, January 25,
sponsored by the Kensington Commercial
Club at the Legion Hall.
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K-Town Kates
to Continue with Food Pantry
A short business meeting of the
K-town Kates was held after their
postponed Christmas party on Wednesday,
January 7. The group decided to continue
to sponsor the Kensington Food Pantry as
they have done for numerous years.
Volunteers from the group will have the
Pantry open the second Saturday of each
month from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Kensington
Senior Center unless the Center is
rented for another occasion. . The next
date will be Saturday, Jan. 17.
New officers elected were Ruth Levin,
president; Barbara Grauerholz, v.
president; Janet Hoverson, secretary;
and Donna Westbrook, treasurer. Darlene
Miller will continue to chair the food
pantry committee. A thank you was
received for the gifts to the Beloit
Girls' Facility that Loretta Struik
delivered in time for Christmas.
The belated Christmas dinner and party
was held at the home of Loretta Struik.
Hors d'oeuvres were enjoyed before the
main course of soups and a dessert was
served at the lovely decorated dining
table. Ruth Levin gave the table grace
and several paper games challenged the
group. The gifts were exchanged, opened
and admired in front of the fireplace in
the living room. Jeanne Bogart received
the hostess gift. Everyone enjoyed the
"Christmas" party on a lovely January
evening.
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USD-110 Thunder Ridge
@ Kensington
Thursday, Jan. 15--Cheyenne
Conference BB Tourney @ Palco, TBA
Saturday, Jan. 16--Cheyenne
Conference BB Finals @ Palco, TBA
Monday, Jan. 19--No Classes; Martin
Luther King Jr. Day
Tuesday, Jan.
20--High School BB vs. Northern Valley @
K-town, 4 p.m.
Soup Supper
sponsored by Booster Club Steering
Committee
Wednesday, Jan. 21--KAY
Cabinet Mtg., 3:15 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 22--Middle School BB vs.
Northern Valley @ Agra, 4 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 24--HS Jr. Varsity BB
Tourney @ Franklin, 10 a.m.
Menus
Monday, Jan. 19--No School; Martin
Luther King Jr. Day
Tuesday, Jan.
20--Fish sandwich, oven fries, baked
beans, waldorf fruit salad
Wednesday, Jan. 21--Enchiladas, Spanish
rice, lettuce salad, crackers, fruit
basket square
Thursday, Jan.
22--Pig-n-blanket, cauliflower augratin,
dill spear, ranch cut potatoes, rosy
applesauce
Friday, Jan.
23--Cheesy potato soup w/ham, crackers,
dill spear, 1/2 apple, cinnamon roll
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Senior Center
Notes
Birthday Party at Senior Center Thursday
The January birthdays will be
celebrated at the Kensington Senior
Center Thursday, Jan. 15 at noon.
Double-deck pinochle will be played
Monday, Jan. 19 at 1:30 p.m. The monthly
pinochle party will be Tuesday, Jan. 27
at 7 p.m.
A Super Bowl soup
dinner is planned at the Senior Center
for Sunday, Feb. 1 with serving
beginning at 11 a.m. Mark your calendars
for this event and join your friends for
great fellowship.
The Kensington
Community/Senior Center has purchased
ten new tables from a generous donation
given for this purpose. They should be
here this week.
Pitch was played
Thursday, Jan. 8 with 11 present. High
winners were Al Lambert and Don Bogart
and Nadine McCormick had the low score.
Menus
Monday, Jan. 19--Mac & cheese w/smokies,
stewed tomatoes, cook's choice vegs,
bread, peaches
Tuesday, Jan.
20--Roast beef, mashed potatoes/gravy,
parsley buttered carots, bread,
applesauce gelatin
Wednesday,
Jan. 21--Chicken rice casserole, cheesy
broccoli, mixed fruit, roll, cherry
cobbler
Thursday, Jan.
22--Sausage patty, green bean casserole,
strawberries & bananas, bread, brownies
Friday, Jan. 23--Smothered steak,
scalloped potatoes, peas, bread, rosy
pears
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Tribute to Mary
Anthony
Mary Anthony is a remarkable woman
especially when you consider she had
surgery for a fractured hip in late
October, spent time recovering with her
daughter in Manhattan and returned to
her home in Kensington in time to
celebrate her 97th birthday on Dec. 22.
Her son, Bob, of Oregon spent several
weeks with her, and they hosted many
relatives over the Christmas holiday.
Mary was born at Thornburg in
Smith County to Josias and Elsie (Overmiller)
Lambert in 1911. She had five brothers
and two sisters and was the youngest in
the family. She attended Rising Sun
country school and graduated from Smith
Center High School in 1930. She attended
college at York, Neb., during the summer
months and taught country school for 7
years.
She married Reed (Bub)
Anthony in 1939 and they made their home
in Kensington. He served in WWII. Three
children were born to this marriage, a
son, Jackie who died at the age of 3 1/2
years, a son, Robert, and a daughter,
Patricia. Her husband died in 1973 after
34 years of marriage. She has six
grandchildren and eleven
great-grandchildren.
Mary worked
while raising her children as a
substitute teacher in the Kensington
schools, as a clerk in Logue Grocery, as
an aide at Prairie Haven for 7 years,
and as Kensington City Clerk for 22
years until her retirement. She also
sold Avon products. She is active in the
United Church where she taught Sunday
School for 45 years. She is an active
member of the Kensington Senior
Community Center and often enjoys lunch
there. She has always had a lovely
vegetable and flower garden and the
meals are often complimented by tomatoes
and cucumbers from her garden.
It
is good to see Mary back at her home and
in the community giving cheer and
encouragement to all she meets.
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Memorial
Service for Bobby Leonhard
The memorial service for Bobby
Leonhard will be Friday, Jan. 16 at 2
p,m. at the Heartland Worship Center
west of Agra. Pastor Darrell Schmid will
officiate.
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Around the
Community
Donna , Melissa, Morgan and Maycee
Westbrook traveled to Leavenworth
Friday, Jan. 9, to attend the retirement
party for Linda Scheer. Linda retired
after 18 years as the Leavenworth County
Clerk.She had also worked in that office
several years before being elected the
County Clerk.
Renee Nonamaker's
hard work paid off at Ft. Hays State
University when she was named to the
Dean's Honor Roll for the fall semester.
She is a Junior studying Elementary
Education and received all A's. She is
the daughter of Gary and Amber Nonamaker.
Lois Hrabe returned home after
spending over two weeks during the
holidays with her daughter and family,
Melinda, Lee, Victor and Vince
Mazzarella in Colorado Springs. During
her visit, they all enjoyed attending
several Christmas performances, concerts
and parties and a special philharmonic
concert on New Year's Eve. Melinda drove
her mother home and stayed a few days
before returning to Colorado.
Harold Standley is recuperating at home
from recent shoulder surgery and
radiation treatments. Dale and Barbara
Mettler of Sylvan grove were Sunday
visitors with Harold and Delores
The basement has been dug and the new
home of Bruce and Amber Hardacre and
girls will soon be under construction.
Jim Wagenblast will be the builder.
David and Daylah Stephens are
enlarging the basement of their home as
time and weather permits.
The
local college kids are heading back to
classes this week. It's always good to
have them "home" again for several
weeks.
The winds, like last
Friday, are blowing again today, but,
thankfully, there is no snow with it.
Anything loose will be traveling in the
southerly direction and may end up in
Rooks County if nothing gets in the way.
Colder temperatures are predicted for
this week.
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Prairie Haven
Notes
Remodeling at
Prairie Haven
There are lots
of changes going on at Prairie Haven as
remodeling has begun. Tim and Terry
Nixon and Jeff Everett are in charge.
The residents are enjoying watching all
the activity. The January birthday party
was disturbed last Friday when a wall
was removed east of the dining hall.
Come in, visit the residents and see all
the changes.
Large tables and
chairs and a new Christmas tree were
given in memory of Betty Kuhlmann by
Gilbert Kuhlmann and family. Thanks to
them for this great gift which will be
enjoyed by residents and staff.
Manicures were given Monday and one-one
sessions are held daily. Jelly beans and
New Year resolutions were discussed in
the afternoon. Bingo was played Tuesday
afternoon. Facts of 100 yeas ago were
presented Wednesday afternoon.
Pastor Patsy Pekarek presented the
Thursday morning Bible study followed by
coffee-time and visiting. Different
kinds of lamps were the topic of
conversation in the afternoon. The
Pioneer was read to interested persons
Friday morning and the January birthday
party was held in the afternoon.
Residents with January birthdays are
Lorraine Grauerholz and Ronald Molzahn;
staff birthdays are Terry Nixon, Brenda
Roth, and Patty Hainke.
Evening
and Saturday entertainments were
puzzles, cards, movies, and the
favorites of all, Lawrence Welk and Hee
Haw.
Devotions were held Sunday
afternoon by First St. John Lutheran
Church.
Visitors signing the
register were Shirley Grauerholz of
Denver with Lorraine Grauerholz and
Clara Beckmann, Joan and Steve Heide and
Stan and Carolyn Billings with Guy
Billings; Maria Seemann with friends;
Janet and Jim Anthony and Ted Werner
with Doris Kuhlmann and Lorraine
Grauerholz; Arlene Benn and Ruth
Bienhoff with Dorine Kuhlmann; Greta
Smedley and Bert Tollis with Lois
Roller; Kathy and Steve Scobee wiht
Lorraine Grauerholz; Amy Rose with Pearl
Ratliff and Jack Rose; Vernon Kuhlmann
with Dorie Kuhlmann, Gilbert Kuhlmann
with friends.
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