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Kensington Community News
July 20, 2009
Pre-Kindergarten at Thunder Ridge
Thunder Ridge Middle School is
accepting enrollment for the
Pre-Kindergarten program for the
2009-2010 school year. children must be
age 4 by august 31, 2009 in order to
attend. Openings are available in both
the morning and afternoon sessions.
If you are interested in enrolling
your child in pre-Kindergarten or for
more information, call Thunder Ridge
Middle School at 785-638-2344.
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Hunter Safe Course
A
Hunter Safety Course will be held at
First St. John Lutheran Church (on
highway) Monday thru Friday, August 3
thru August 7, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
The youth must be 11 years old to take
the course.
For further
information or to enroll call Jamie
Reneberg at 785-476-5383 or Lee Johnson
at 785-476-2691.
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New Books at Kensington Library
Adult fiction books ready to be
checked out at the Kensington
Community/School Library are "Undone" by
Karin Slaughter; "The Devil's Punchbowl"
by Greg Iles; "Burn by Linda Howard;
"Best Friends Forever" by Jennifer
Weiner; "Any Minute" by Joyce Meyer;
"Finger Lickin' Fifteen" by Janet
Evanovich; and "Swimsuit" by James
Patterson. The Library now has two
copies of "The Shack" by Wm. Paul Young.
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Praise in the Park Postponed
Because of many conflicts, the
"Praise in the Park" worship service
scheduled for last Saturday evening has
been postponed until Friday evening,
August 14 at 7:30 p.m. (This is the
evening before the "Old Fashioned
Saturday Night). Ice cream will be
served at the conclusion of the service.
Bring a lawn chair and OFF as mosquitoes
and bugs could be a problem.
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Senior Center
Notes
Two July
Birthdays Celebrated
Eighteen
meals were served at the Kensington
Senior/Community Center last Thursday.
Two July birthday celebrants, Mary Ann
Dreiling and Doris Slavik, were present.
Double-deck pinochle was played Monday
afteroon. A pinochle party is planned
for Tuesday, July 28 at 7 p.m. Anyone is
welcome to come and enjoy the evening.
Menus
Monday, July
27--Sausage gravy, biscuit, tater tots,
green beans, apricots
Tuesday,
July 28--Taco salad, rosy pears, chips,
cook's choice complement
Wednesday, July 29--Oven fried chicken,
mashed potatoes/gravy, corn, bread,
orange/pineapple salad
Thursday,
July 30--Lasagna, spinach cheese salad,
peaches, garlic bread, yogurt
Friday July 31--Tuna salad, tomato soup,
cantaloupe, bread or crax, cookie
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Billings
Family Gathers in Colorado
The annual Billings family reunion
was held at the Hideaway in Black
Forest, Colo., near Colorado Springs the
weekend of July 11 & 12. This was the
first gathering since the passing of
their father, Guy Billings.
Present for visiting and reminiscing
were Stan and Carolyn Billings and
Janice and Ken Ratliff of Kensington;
Rod and Judy Billings of Colorado
Springs; Dave and Rusty Billings of
Branson, Missouri; Dan and Jeanne
Billings of Hesston; and Joan Heide of
Downs.
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Levin Baptism in
Tucson
Evelyn Levin was
privileged to attend the baptism of her
twin great-grandchildren in Tucson,
Ariz., recently. Gustav Arnold and
Jessie James are the children of Matt
and Jodi Levin and were baptized at the
Fountain of Life Lutheran Church in
Tucson on July 12.. Sponsors for Gustav
were Carol Erick and Travis Levin and
for Jessie were Spencer Levin and Kim
Levin. The twins' sister, Kylie Depue,
was an additional sponsor. A dinner was
served at the home of Matt and Jodi
after the worship service to the many
relatives and friends attending.
Evelyn divided her time at the homes
of Alan and Jan Levin, Laura Levin, and
John and Kim Levin while in Tucson. She
enjoyed seeing so many of her family at
this wonderful occasion.
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Death of Gayle Cole
Gayle Cole of rural
Kensington passed away Monday afternoon,
July 20, 1009, at the Good Samaritan
Hospital in Kearney, Neb. She was
preceded in death by her husband,
Junior. Survivors include two sons,
Wesley and Rodney and their families.
The funeral will be Thursday morning at
10:30 a.m. at the Cedar Cemetery. More
information will be available next week.
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Around the Community
Gayle Cole had more surgery for her
brain concussion last Wednesday at the
Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Neb.
Harvey Krein who now lives in Salina
had another back surgery on Friday. He
returned home Sunday and is doing well.
Mary Anthony will be staying at the
Smith County Hospital for the remainder
of this week to regain her strength. She
is making a good recovery from recent
surgery and enjoys visitors and cards.
Aleen Schalansky was taken to
the Smith County Hospital and then
transferred to the Good Samaritan
Hospital at Kearney, Neb., for treatment
of respiratory problems, possibly
pneumonia.
Word was received here
that Linda Hohner has been diagnosed
with breast cancer. She is currently
living with her daughter and family,
Jenifer and Ron McMurdo, Emily and John
at Ft. Drum, N.Y.
Donnie and
Sandy VanSkiver of Yuman, Ariz., spent
last week with Errol and Marla Baumann.
Donnie graduated from Kensington High
School in 1955. The two couples spent
the weekend in Branson, Mo., enjoying
the sights and shows.
Sharilyn
Currey had ankle fusion surgery on July
13 by specialist Bryce Palmgren M.D. at
Manhattan Regional Health Center in
Manhattan. She's hoping that it will
stop the pain when she walks. The
surgery was made necessary by rheumatoid
arthritis that she has had since she was
30 years old.
Carolyn Haresnape
and their three youngest children,
Jonathan, Kathryn, and Arianna, of Cary,
N. C., will be visiting her parents,
Martin and Florence Stenseng, in
Kensington from July 24 thru 30. She
would enjoy visiting with classmates and
friends and they are invited to stop by.
Lots of rain last week with
thunderstorms almost every night ushered
in cooler temperatures making for a
wonderful weekend. Everything is really
lush and green. Gardeners are enjoying
the fruits of their labors. Flowers and
lawns are beautiful and the corn, milo,
and soybeans are progressing nicely.
Field work is at a standstill.
Lois Hrabe enjoyed having several
members of her family with her the past
week. Shane Hrabe and son Matthew of
McPherson came on Monday and daughter
Lindsay came later in the week. Mike and
Diann Hrabe of Canton came for the
weekend. Mike brought all of them garden
tomatoes and sweet corn that he had
grown.
Venita Cole of Stockton,
Veda Russel of Natoma, and Audrey Austen
of Macksville, Lois' nieces, also
visited during the week. All of the
above called on Dan, Trina, Raini and
Owen Hrabe in their new location in
Kensington and enjoyed watching Benton
Hrabe, with the help of his parents and
brother, Joel, Kendra and Blane, make
preparations for the Smith County Fair.
Everyone had a bun and busy time!
Local fairs are keeping youth and
families busy. The Smith County Fair was
held over the weekend and the Phillips
County Fair will be on this week.
Then---comes the Rodeo. Lots of places
to go and lots of folks to see.
Congratulations to all our local 4-Hers
that placed well in both fairs.
Relatives and friends here attended the
wedding of Jared Miller and Christen
Hubbard at First Lutheran Church in
Manhattan Saturday afternoon. Jared is
the son of Steve and Linda Miller of
Agra and a grandson of Leland and Audrey
Miller of Phillipsburg. The couple will
make their home in the Kansas City area.
Mark Bienhoff and Troy Zwart arrived
late Friday evening to overnight with
Ruth Bienhoff. They and Ruth then
attended the wedding of Megan Hudson and
Chris Broeckelman at the Celebration
Community Church in Hays and the
reception at the VFW in Russell that
followed on Saturday. They were joined
there by John and Tonya Bienhoff and
Jessica and Bennett Tiner and friend
Chris of Fayetteville, Ark.; Ryan and
Jennifer Bruns of Marshall, Minn.; Nick,
Emily and Lyla Levin of Inman; Paul, Deb
and Leah Bienhoff and Joel and Connie
Bienhoff as well as the honored couple,
Chris and Megan Broeckelman and Kayden
Hudson. The only immediate family member
missing was Laura Beth Bienhoff of
London, England. The newlyweds will make
their home in Natoma where Chris teaches
industrial arts and coaches in the
school and Megan will open a day care.
Bobby Dalton of El Reno, Okla., has
spent the past two weeks with his
sister, Teresa and Terry Smith. He has
been helping Terry and also enjoying the
bountiful harvest of the garden he
planted here earlier this spring.
A number of homes in Kensington are
receiving fresh coats of paint this
summer and look so nice. Hats off to the
youth group and their sponsors who
painted a house as their summer project.
These are nice improvements in our
neighborhoods.
There is a 70%
chance of thunderstorms this afternoon
with the possibility of them producing
hail and damaging winds. Our rains have
been so wonderful and crops and gardens
look os great. We hope these forecasts
do not materialize.
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Prairie Haven
Notes
We regret that we
haven't had any notes from Prairie Haven
for several weeks because Wanda has had
an enforced vacation due to illness.
Welcome back, Wanda.
Greetings
and exercises begin each day. Jenny
Reilley had the beauty shop open and
Charlotte Young is doing the manicures
on Mondays. Members of the Kensington
Music Club provided entertainment which
is always enjoyed. Crafts were
introduced on Tuesday and bingo was
played in the afternoon.Cooking and
happenings in the 1960's were discussed
on Wednesday.
Pastor Koeneke of
the St. John Lutheran Church has the
Thursday morning Bible studies this
month. Coffee and fellowship follows.
Many people remembered Winston Churchill
and had interesting discussion in the
afternoon. The local news was read and
bingo was played on Friday. The
residents enjoy the television shows and
movies on Saturday.
The United
Church had the Sunday afternoon worship
service in the living room.
The
residents and visitors are enjoying the
new cement which was recently poured on
the patio on the east side of the
facility. Come and see all the changes
and updates that have been made.
Visitors signing the register this
week were Darold and Joyce Grauerholz,
Steve and Kathy Scobee and Leora Smtih
with Lorraine Grauerholz; Raymond and
Bertha Meyer and Callie Terrill with
Doris Kuhlmann; Pattie Steward, Mary
Ellen, Bill Peters, Tom Rice, Leann
Marsh and Linn Douglas with Lola Peters;
Robin Einspahr, Janice Ratliff, Lee Ann
Showalter, Dawn and Taylor Gannon, and
Coleen Gale with Pearl Ratliff; Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Gitchel and Melvin Gitchel
with Mary and Montra Jones; Esther
Norden, Carolyn Billings and Lawrence
and Beryl Sweat with friends; Jim and
Janet Schalansky with Aleen Schalansky;
Anna Poore, Mary Sweat, and Jean
Holtstunder of Point, Tex., with Martha
Currey; Dianna Rice with Dorine Kuhlmann;
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