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Kensington Community News
July 6, 2009
Library Ice Cream Social and Book Fair
Tuesday
The Kensington
Community/School Library annual ice
cream social and book fair will be
Tuesday, July 14. Serving of the many
flavors of luscious homemade ice cream
will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. or until
the ice cream runs out. If you have been
there before, you will want to come
again, and, if you have never attended,
you don't know what you have missed.
It's time for some summer fellowship in
an air-conditioned Library.
The
Book Fair will open at 6:30 p.m. on July
14 and will continue during library
hours through Friday, July 18. There are
many books on sale for a very nominal
price.
During this time, the
fundraising for the Library's Libri
Foundation matching funds grant for
children's books will kick off. Patrons
will be able to sponsor books for $5
each. Each Libri Grant book will have a
bookplate inscribed with the person's
name (for grandchildren, children, loved
ones, etc.) Our goal is to sell 100
sponsorships. There will be a spnsorship
display in the library. This is a
fantastic opportunity to earn
award-winning children's books for our
library.
The Libri Foundation was
established in 1989 for the sole purpose
of helping rural libraries acquire new
children's books. The Foundation
supports the concept that children who
learn to enjoy reading at an early age
will continue to read throughout their
adult lives.
For more
information about Libri grants, please
contact Librarian Amber Hardacre.
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Showers Interrupt Harvest Completion
Most farmers are hoping for sunshine
this week to be able to finish the wheat
harvest. Showers almost every evening
the latter part of last week amounting
to over an inch with cloudy, muggy
weather, kept the combines and crews at
a standstill. Forecasters predict hot,
dry weather this week, so everyone hopes
to get the wheat cut and hay put up.
The harvest delay was not all bad as
the corn, milo, pastures and alfalfa
loved all the rains which fell without
storms or hail. The corn may not be as
"high as an elephant's eye", but it is
beautiful. Take a drive into the country
to enjoy the green countryside which is
often rare in Kansas in July. (But be
careful of moving farm equipment and
trucks.)
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Senior Center
Notes
Planned
activities at the Kensington
Senior/Community Center in July are the
Board of Directors' meeting Wednesday,
July 8; a pitch party, Thursday, July 9,
at 7 p.m.; July birthday celebration,
Thursday, July 16 at noon; Kensington
Food Pantry, Saturday, July 18, 1 to 3
p.m. (please use east door); double deck
pinochle party, Monday, July 20 at 1
p.m.; pinochle party, Tuesday, July 28
at 7 p.m.
Do you need a nice
roomy cool place to have a family
gathering, shower, or party? See Armi at
the Center to reserive your date.
Menus
Monday, July
13--Salmon patty, noodles, Italian blend
vegs, mixed fruit, pudding
Tuesday, July 14--Pasta beef & tomato
casserole, corn, cucumbers, bread, pears
Wednesday, July 15--Mandarin orange
chicken salad, cook's choice complement,
dinner roll, fruit crisp
Thursday, July 16--Meat loaf, green bean
casserole, strawberries & bananas,
bread, birthday cake
Friday, July
17--Tater tot casserole, spinach salad,
bread, apricots
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Kensington
Senior/Community Center Celebrates 20th
Anniversary
It was on
July 6, 1989 that the first meal was
served at the present site of the
Kensington Senior/Community Center.
There were sixty present to enjoy the
meal. For the twentieth anniversary of
this date, Monday, July 6, 2009, 28 were
present to enjoy the meal and five meals
were delivered.
There were 62
charter members in July, 1989 and 53 in
January, 1989. There are still 20 of
those first members living. Nine charter
members were in attendance at the meal
on Monday. Present were J.S. and Betty
Wagner, Lorena Stephens, Elsie Fiene,
Evelyn Levin, Mark Migalski, Luetta
Beckman, Bessie Bierman and Lois Hrabe.
Charter member certificates were given
to those present, and they were asked to
reminsce briefly about memories of
twenty years ago. J. S. Wagner gave some
interesting statistics.
The meal
served for the celebration on Monday was
creamed chicked over biscuits as
requested by the majority attending
meals regularly. A vegetable dip and
several varieties of cake were furnished
by the manager, Armi McPherson, to
complete the meal. Everyone enjoyed the
food, the fellowship and short program.
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Garden Club
Tours Currey's Yard
Max
and Sharilyn Currey were honored to host
the Smith Center Garden Lore Club
recently. The Curreys were pleased that
their yard and garden were chosen. They
received many compliments on their
lovely landscaping, lawn, flowers, and
garden. Several other yards were also
toured in Kensington.
Take the
time to drive around town and see these
well-kept lawns and flowers. We have
many very talented groundskeepers in
town and they should be acknowledged and
appreciated.. .
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Housewarming
for Armi McPherson Saturday
Armi McPherson had a housewarming
and mortgage burning party Saturday,
July 4 with about 35 persons in
attendance. Special guests included her
sons, Bill and Clarance Thomas, and
daughter-in-law, Shannon; grandchildren,
Matthew, Nathan, and Kyle Thomas;
daughter and husband, Janette and Thomas
Stolling; great-grandchildren, Jamie Jo
Werth and Jeremiah Jones; and friends,
Jo and Jim Grow and Cassandra Thomas,
all of the Omaha area. Many friends from
Kensington were also in attendance.
There was plenty of food and time for
visiting. Armi burned the mortgage and
then threw Black Cat firecrackers into
the fire to celebrate the burning and
July 4th holiday.
The Omaha
folks stayed over until Sunday and
enjoyed a large breakfast together. Armi
thanks all who helped her celebrate this
milestone in her life.
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Around the Community
New residents in Kensington are Dan
and Ginger Beilfuss who are the youth
pastors at the Heartland Worship Center
west of Agra. They have purchased the
house across the street from the United
Church from the Ted Levin Estate. They
are both graduates of Central Bible
College in Springfield, Mo. Ginger is a
native of Stockton where her mother
still resides and her maiden name was
Carsten. Dan is from Michigan, but is
from a small town community so will
adapt easily to Kensington. They will
frequently be entertaining the area
youth at their home on Wednesday
evenings, Ginger states.
Weekend
guests of Don and Jan Hoverson were
their daughters, Lori Hoverson of Hays
and Lynda McKee and children, Bradley,
Brennan, Brielle, and Brylee of
Brewster. Their son and family, Dan and
Michelle Hoverson, Ryan and Dylan of
Valley Center, visited the previous
weekend.
Adam Synoground of
Kansas City spent the holiday weekend
with his parents, Richard and Cheryl
Synoground and friends in the area.
Brian and Christine Palmer, Kyra and
Kylee of Cimarron spent the weekend with
Nick and Anita Palmer and family. Anita
reports that their son, Trenton, is no
longer in the U.S. Navy but in the
National Guard and is stationed at
Newport News, Virginia, where he is
attending school.
Friday
luncheon guests of Ruth Bienhoff were
Doug and Sue Gray of Salina and Sue's
brother, John Hamilton of Ottawa. They
also visited Olive Branch Cemtery where
Doug's Bierman relatives are buried.
Folks who have gardens are enjoying
the fruits of their labors. The new
potatoes brought to your correspondent
are fantastically tasty. Lawn mowers are
running overtime as the grass is lush
and requires frequent mowing.
News is scant this week as area folks
are busy finishing the harvest. Don't
forget to turn in local happenings, your
visitors or news of your vacation to
your local correspondent. This column is
as interesting as you help make it.
Thought to ponder--Right actions in
the future are the best apologies for
wrong actions in the past.
Don't
forget the Library Ice Cream Social and
Book Fair Tuesday, July 14. See you
there!
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