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Kensington Community News
January 26, 2009
Soup Dinner on
Super Sunday at Community Center
The public is invited to the soup
dinner at the Kensington Community
Center on Super Sunday, Feb. 1. Serving
of potato, vegetable , or taco soups,
ham and beans, salads, relishes, and
desserts will begin at 11 a.m. Donations
will be taken and proceeds will be used
for the Center.
Everyone is
welcome. Come and enjoy a good meal and
fellowship with your friends and
neighbors before you settle in to watch
the Super Bowl.
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Planning
Meeting for Thunder Ridge Steering
Committee
The next
Thunder Ridge Steering Committee meeting
will be Sunday, Feb. 8 at 4 p.m. at
First St. John Lutheran Church Parish
Hall in Kensington. This meeting has
been changed from Feb. 1. Plans will be
made for the GNEC band clinic meal, the
all school carnival, the achievement
banquet for the Middle School, the
achievement banquet for the High School,
and the post prom. It is hoped there
will be many people at this meeting to
help with this planning. Everyone is
asked to come, if possible, and show
support for our Thunder Ridge School and
students.
Thank you to all the
volunteers that helped with food and
serving the soup supper last week! You
did a great job! Go Longhorns!!!.
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Western Dinner
to be Served by Music Club
The Music Club will be hosting a
Smoked Brisket Chuck Wagon Dinner
catered by Tim Riley Saturday evening,
Feb. 14, at First St. John Parish Hall
(on highway 36). Entertainment will be
by Ron Sidman, Cowboy Poet, and western
music by Dave Hutson, Galen Larson,
Wendell Bohm, Sherry Newbrey, and
Annette Riley.
The public is
invited but only 100 tickets will be
sold at $14 a plate on a first come,
first serve basis. For reservations,
contact Nancy Wangerin, Agra, at
638-2486 by Feb. 8.
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Winter Prom at TJ
High School
The lunchroom at the elementary
school in Kensington was transformed
into a lovely ballroom for the winter
prom for the Thunder Ridge High School
sponsored by the KAYS and Student
Council. The theme for the evening was
"Winter in Central Park." A large number
of students and their dates enjoyed the
evening.
The second grade
students, teacher Dixie Hesterman,
contributed to the scenery by making
snowflakes which were used to promote
the winter scenery.
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New Books at
Library
Come in and check
out more new books at the Kensington
Community/School Library which have
recently been added to the shelves.
Adult fiction includes "The Shack" by
Wm. Paul Young, "Adored" by Tilly
Bagshawe, "Two Rivers" by T. Greenwood,
"Running Hot" by Jayne Ann Krentz, "Red
River" by Lalita Tademy, "Plum Spooky"
by Sandra Brown, "Firefly Lane" by
Kristin Hannah, "Fire and Ice" by Julie
Garwood, and "Extreme Measures" by Vince
Flynn.
The young adult fiction
book, "3 Willows: The Sisterhood Grows"
by Ann Brashares, and an adult non-ficton
book, "Hello, Cupcake!' have also been
added. IRS tax forms are also available
at your Library. Librarian Amber
Hardacre reports getting an e-mail from
the librarian at Courtland stating that
the Library there had also been broken
into last week. This comes after the
local library, grocery store, liquor
store, and beauty shop along with other
businesses in neighboring towns were
robbed recently.
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USD-110 Thunder Ridge
@ Kensington
Thursday, Jan. 29--Grades 3 thru 5
to Logan for Kansas Day celebration,
12:10 p.m.
Middle School BB @
Logan, 3 p.m.
Friday, Jan.
30--High School BB @ Logan, 4 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 31--Thunder Ridge HS
Scholars Bowl @ Kensington, 9 a.m.
Monday, Feb. 2-- GNEC BB Tournament
@ Logan
Tuesday, Feb. 3--High
School BB vs. St John of Beloit @
K-town, 4 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb.
4--Class meetings, 3:15 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 5--Regional Scholars'
Bowl @ Natoma, TBA
GNEC BB
Tourney @ Logan, TBA
Friday, Feb.
6--High School BB @ Northern Valley, 4
p.m.
Menus
Monday, Feb. 2--Hoagie boy sandwich,
oven fries, baked beans, diced peaches,
yellow cake
Tuesday, Feb.
3--Tater tot casserole, green beans,
dinner rolls, strawberries & bananas
Wednesday, Feb. 4--Baked potato
w/toppings (chili, creamed corn, peas,
broccoli), cinnamon rolls, cheesesticks,
peaches
Thursday, Feb. 5--Chicken
stir fry, rice, dinner rolls, sugar
cookies, pineapple tidbits
Friday, Feb. 6--Roast beef, whipped
potatoes, gravy, dinner rolls, green
beans, peach cobbler
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Senior Center
Notes
Happenings at the Community Center
Nominations for Valentine King and
Queen of the Kensington Community Center
are now being taken. Boxes are at the
Center and other business places for
your nominations until Feb. 10. Voting
will take place Feb. 14 at the Valentine
Party at 2 p.m. when the royal couple
will be crowned. Cookies, punch and
coffee will be served.
Lions Club
will meet Monday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. The
Board of Directors will meet at noon
Wednesday, Feb. 11; Pitch will be played
Thursday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. Double deck
pinochle will be played Monday, Feb. 16
at 1:30 p.m. February birthdays will be
celebrated Thursday, Feb. 19 at noon.
The Kensington Food Pantry will be open
Saturday, Feb. 21 from 1 to 3 p.m. A
pinochle party will be Tuesday, Feb. 24
at 7 p.m.
Menus
Monday, Feb. 2--Swedish meatballs,
stewed tomatoes, green beans, noodles,
pears
Tuesday, Feb. 3--Chicken
vegetable casserole, tossed salad,
biscuit, fruit cup #1
Wednesday,
Feb. 4--Brat w/kraut, mashed potatoes,
corn, bun, cinnamon apple slices
Thursday, Feb. 5--Spanish rice
w/hamburger, carrots, fruit in gelatin,
chips, spice cake w/topping
Friday, Feb. 6--Liver & onions, parslied
potatoes, broccoli w/cheese, bread,
pineapple
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Death of Mildred Gibson
Mildred Gibson, 98, of Smith Center,
died late Saturday evening, Jan. 24,
2009. She grew up in Athol and graduated
from Athol Rural High School in 1929.
She was preceded in death by her husband
Amos and an infant daughter.
Survivors include her sisters, Venita
Rice of Kensington and Lois Hooper of
Smith Center, and nieces and nephews.
Funeral arrangements are pending as this
is written.
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Birth Announced
A son,
Cole Michael, joined the family of Josh
and Becky Kirchhoff, Jacob and Gracie of
Cedar Friday morning, Jan. 23, at the
Osborne County Hospital. Cole weighed 8
lbs. 1 oz. Proud grandparents are Pastor
Dave and Susie Hutson of Kensington and
Mike and Sue Kirchhoff of Gaylord.
Great-grandparents are Eulonda Hagman of
Kensington, Vic and Betty Kirchhoff of
Gaylord, and Fran Pearman. .
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Around the
Community
Dianna (Susie) Olesen, school cook at
the Kensington attendance center, is a
patient at the Smith County Hospital.
Ken Wynn, father of Becky Saddler,
is in the Smith County Hospital. Upon
his release, he will go to Prairie Haven
for extra care.
Esther Norden was
also in the hospital in Smith Center and
is now spending several weeks at Prairie
Haven regaining her strength
Dale
and Dorothy Detwiler and Darold and
Joyce Grauerholz attended the Kansas
Lions 2008-2009 Mid-Winter Rally in
Salina last week.
Wayne and
Jolene Beckman spent a delightful week's
vacation in San Antonio, Tex., last
week. They drove to Kansas City for
their flight and were able to enjoy a
short visit with their son, Nick and
family.
Darold and Joyce
Grauerholz and Elliott Nielsen of
Minden, Neb., were weekend guests at the
home of Harlan and Barb Stutheit in
Atchison for their group's post holiday
gathering.
A large crowd
attended the soup and dessert dinner
sponsored by the Kensington Commercial
Club Sunday at the Legion Hall. It was a
lovely winter day with a covering of
snow, and it was a good time for food
and fellowship. As this is written
Monday afternoon, lite snow is falling
and more is forecasted before the night
is over with winter-like temperatures.
No severe weather is predicted.
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Prairie Haven
Notes
Fun and fitness
exercises and one-one sessions are held
daily. The beauty shop was open Monday
and manicures were given. Pat Hall
played horn solo favorites with Janet
Hoverson as accompanist Monday
afternoon. All televisions were tuned to
the Inauguration of President Obama on
Tuesday . Bingo was played in the
afternoon.
"What year is it?"
kept everyone guessing during the
afternoon session on Wednesday. First
St.John Lutheran had the Thursday
morning Bible study with visiting and
coffee and cookies following. Cats and
dogs were discussed in the afternoon.
Bingo was played Friday afternoon.
Watching movies and television along
with putting puzzles together and
playing cards are other entertainments.
St. John Lutheran Church had the
Sunday Bible study and afternoon Holy
Community Worship with Pastor Patsy
Koeneke officiating assisted by Steve
and Linda Miller. Ruth Bienhoff was the
pianist.
Welcome to new
residents, Esther Noden of Kensington
and James and Marion Stephenson of Agra.
Erma (Lehmann) Seitz of Elwood,
Neb., recently visited Doris Kuhlmann.
Her husband Vernon is a regular visitor.
Aleen Schalansky was with her daughter,
Linda Ferguson, Sunday. Donna Farr and
Lois Runnion visited Georgia Endsley.
Pat Bienhoff visited her mother, Mae
Donovan, and Mary and Montra Jones and
Louie Bienhoff.
A number of
visitors did not sign the guest register
which is hard to locate due to the
remodeling going on in the front area.
Come in and see all the changes.
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