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Kensington Community News
June 8, 2009
City-Wide Garage
Sale Saturday
Kensington
City-wide Garage Sales will be Saturday,
June 13, beginning at 8 p.m. Location
maps will be available at Country
Corner, Kensington Community Store,
Farmers' National Bank, and Senior
Center Saturday morning. There will be
over 15 locations for "sale-goers" to
visit.
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Lions has Calendars Available
The Lions Club calendars have
arrived from the printing company and
members are in the process of
distributing them to those who placed
orders earlier in the year. Anyone
needing more calendars may get them at
Farmers National Bank in Kensington for
a price of $3.00. The calendar drive was
again very successful with profits to be
used for community service projects.
The Club held its final meeting for
the 2008-2009 Lions year June 1 at the
Kensington Community/Senior Center.
Darold Grauerholz conducted a new member
induction for James Jirak and also
installed the officers for the coming
year. Sam Rice will be the President for
2009-2010. The Kensington Lions would
like to add new members to the Club
roster to help in their various
community projects. Men and women
interested in joining may contact any
current member for details.
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Kates to Present Sheila Dues for Meeting
Sheila Dues will speak of her
experiences in Iraq at the meeting of
the K-town Kates Monday evening, June 8
at 7 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Parish
Hall (north). Members of the Middle
Cedar Club will be guests. Sheila spent
over a year in Iraq as a member of the
U.S. Army Reserves.
The K-town
Kates will host the Kensington Food
Pantry at the Kensington Community
Center Saturday, June 20 from 1 to 3
p.m. Please use the east door.
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Pre-Kindergarten Enrollment
Thunder Ridge Middle School is
accepting enrollment for the
Pre-Kindergarten program for the 2009-10
school year. Children must be age 4 by
August 31 in order to attend. Openings
are available in both the morning and
afternoon sessions. If you are
interested in enrolling your child for
pre-Kindergarten, or for more
information, call Thunder Ridge Middle
School at Agra at 785-638-2244.
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Old-Fashioned
Saturday Night Planned
Inquiries are coming about the annual
Old-Fashioned Saturday Night in
Kensington. The date is August 15, and
it is hoped many former Kensingtonites
will return for this annual fun evening.
Thunder Ridge Schools will have their
first day of classes on Friday, August
21, with sports practices beginning on
Monday, August 17.
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New Books at Kensington Library
New books available for check-out at
your Library are "Always Looking Up" by
Michael J. Fox, "Matters of the Heart"
by Danielle Steel, "Heartless" by Diana
Palmer, "Dead and Gone" by Charlaine
Harrie, and "The Girls from Ames: a
Story of Women & a Forty-Year
Friendship" by Jeffrey Zaslow. Summer
Library hours are 9 a.m to 1 p.m. Monday
thru Saturday with extended hours on
Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. to 7 p.m. Reading
is a good summer relaxation. Check out a
good book.
Children are still
invited to come to the summer story hour
each Tuesday afternoon during June and
July. Children in grades 1 thru 4 meet
from 1:00 to 1:45 p.m. with pre-school
thru Kindergarten gather from 2 to 2:45
p.m.
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Senior Center
Notes
The Board of Directors will
meet Wednesday, June 10 at noon. Pitch
will be played Thursday, June 11 at 7
p.m. Double-deck pinochle players will
meet Monday, June 15 at 1:00 p.m. June
birthdays will be celebrated Thursday
noon, June 18. Pinochle will be played
Tuesday, June 30 at 7 p.m. Many other
activities for your enjoyment are listed
in the monthly newsletter.
Menus
Monday, June
15--Cook's choice entree, hash brown
casserole, mixed vegs, bread, pears
Tuesday, June 16--Baked spaghetti,
tossed salad w/carrots, corn, garlic
bread, pineapple
Wednesday, June
17--Chicken/veg. casserole, broccoli
salad, biscuit, peaches
Thursday,
June 18--Roast pork, mashed
potatoes/gravy, mixed fruit, bread,
birthday cake
Friday, June
19--Beef & noodles, tomato veg. medley,
apricots, pudding
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Veterans to be
Honored June 28
Heartland
Worship Center, one mile west of Agra on
Highway 36, is honoring our veterans by
presenting "One Nation Under God" on
Sunday, June 28. The evening will begin
with a free meal for all veterans and
their families at 5:30 p.m. A musical
program showcasing "Letters from Home"
will follow at 7:00. A watermelon feed
and fireworks will bring the evening to
a close. Please bring your lawn chairs
and show your patriotism and
appreciation to those who fought for the
freedoms we all enjoy.
Those
wishing to attend the meal are asked to
please call 638-2309 or 638-2801 and
leave a message with an approximate
number of people planning to come.
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KHS Class of
1974 Reunites
Sixteen
members of the Kensington High School
Class of 1974 gathered at the home of
Warren and Cindy Ratliff in Glade for a
35th year class reunion on Saturday, May
23. A barbeque noon lunch followed by
reminiscing about school days was
enjoyed. Stories and photos were
exchanged making for a wonderful day.
Present were Doug and Wanda Rahjes,
Don and Carol Rahjes, Max Kuhlmann,
George Ferguson, David and Becky Levin,
Ken Ellenberger, and Galen Larson of
Kensington; Sue (Nech) Young of Holyrood;
Lea (Anderson) and Chuck Holste of
Ludell; Pat Clarke of Cheyenne, Wyo.;
Holly (Kuhlman) Lueth of Hoisington;
Starr (Wagner) and Brent Jacobs and
Cindy (Knight) and David Beckmann of
Smith Center; Mildred (Kuhlman) and Tom
Hadley of Phillipsburg; Joe and Ruth
Patterson of Hays; and Warren and Cindy
Ratliff of Glade. Correspondence from
Brad McDowell of Spokane, Wash., was
also read.
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Chase Rice is a
Licensed Pharmacist
Mike
and Dianna Rice of Athol are proud
parents as their son Chase, called them
to say he is officially a licensed
pharmacist by the state of Kansas. He
had passed his state boards this past
week and completed the final requirement
for licensing. Chase had received his
Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the
University of Kansas in special hooding
ceremonies at Murphy Hall, KU campus, on
Saturday, May 16. He also participated
in the traditional graduation walk down
Mount Oread the next day at KU Memorial
Stadium.
Celebrating the
graduation events were his wife Abby,
Norton; Mike, Dianna and Kirby Rice,
Athol; Mike and Lori Hess, Smith Center;
and Shawn, Lea, Drake and Lauren
Harding, Larned. Abby had completed her
Bachelor of Science in Finance Degree
from KU in December, 2007. Both were
2003 graduates of Smith Center High
School.
Chase and Abby have
purchased a home in Norton where he is
employed at Moffett Drug, downtown
Norton. They moved to their home on May
8 so they have had a busy month. Their
families are especially excited to have
them move back closer to home.
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Hagmans Host
Washington Relatives
Gene
& Nancy Hagman had a full house as they
hosted a Richardson-Swank reunion for
decendents of Nancy's maternal
grandparents, May 30 to June 3. The
group began their history gathering by
traveling to Marysville, Kans. where the
families emigrated to from Millbrook,
Canada, in the mid 1800's.
Those
attending part or all events were Ben
and Joyce Draper, Richland, Wash.; Linda
Landis and Anne and Dusty Hatch, Yakima,
Wash.; Rachel Dodd, St Francis.; Sue
Brandyberry , Wichita; Kate Hagman,
Garden City; Jill and Dusty Gary,
Topeka; Craig and Patricia Betzold,
Marcus Dodd, and Janis Dodd, Manhattan;
and Elizabeth Hagman, Smith Center.
A great deal of fun was had visiting
cemeteries, historical sites and tourist
attractions in Kansas and Nebraska. The
Washington natives were surprised by the
size of farms in Kansas and considered
the types of crops unusual, expecting
more corn and were not at all familiar
with milo. The eight Kansas State
University graduates were pleased with
the apparent conversion of the
Washington men, who returned to the west
sporting purple caps!
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Around the Community
Colsen Allen Lee, infant son of
Tonya (Rahjes) and Justin Lee of
Thornton, Colo., was baptized at St.
John Lutheran Church during the worship
service Sunday morning. by Pastor
Koeneke. His sponsors were Rise Bayliiff
and Jason Lee. Also present was Colsen's
brother, Camden. Jenny Reilley,
accompanied by the St. John Handball
Choir, provided the special music, "Borning
Cry." A dinner was held at the home of
Colsen's grandparents, Leland and Linda
Rahjes, to celebrate the event.
Two Agra residents who were well-known
in the community were laid to eternal
rest this week. Bob Diercks, 67, of
Hays, the brother of Wesley and Garen
Directs, Jeanette Stevens, and Carolyn
Mott, all of Agra, and Dalyn Diercks of
Hesston, died Friday, June 5, 2009. at
his home. He was an auto mechanic. A
memorial service was held at St. John
Lutheran Church Monday morning with
Pastor Patsy Koeneke officiating.
Inurnment will be held later.
Phil Doctor, 80, a resident of Prairie
Haven, died Saturday, June 6, 2009. His
father, the late Dr. Lee Doctor,
practiced medicine in Agra until his
retirement. He is survived by two
daughters, Lynne Doctor of Berlin, Md.,
and Gayle Morace of Palmyra, Va., and
three grandchildren. The funeral was
Tuesday at the Olliff-Boeve Chapel in
Phillipsburg with Pastor Becky Saddler
officiating. Burial followed in the Agra
Cemetery
Visitors with Lois
Hrabe over the memorial weekend were
Mike and Diann Hrabe of Canton, Dan,
Trina, Raini and Owen Hrabe of Great
Bend, Lee and Melinda Mozzarella of
Colorado Springs, Margaret Lee Ingloes
of Quinter, and Joel, Kendra, Blane and
Benton Hrabe of Kensington.
KimbraLee Adams reports that her 900
pound black baldy steer is missing. This
is her 4-H project. Anyone having any
information is asked to please contact
her at 785-476-2234 (home) or
785-476-8150 (cell).
Mary
Anthony had the privilege of attending
two very special graduations this past
May. Her son, Bob, of Phlomath, Oregon,
came to spend some time visiting and
then took her to the special events. Her
granddaughter, Christa Gaschler,
received her Doctor of Medicine from the
University of Missouri at Columbia. She
will be doing her internship at the St.
Louis Children's Hospital. Her youngest
grandson, Drew Gaschler, also received a
bachelor's degree from Kansas State
University in Manhattan. She is a very
proud grandmother.
This area
again missed out on rain from the
thunder storms that moved through the
area Sunday evening. The Bienhoff gauge
only had .10 in it. Most farmers have
finished planting the spring crops and
putting up the alfalfa and would welcome
a soaking rain before harvest.
Temperatures have been cool over the
weekend and due to continue with daily
thunderstorms a possibility this week.
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Notes from
Prairie Haven
The usual
greetings and fun and fitness exercises
begin each day. Jenny Reilley had the
beauty shop open Monday, and manicures
were given. One-one sessions are held
daily. Favorite songs were shared
Monday. Bingo was played Tuesday
afternoon. A guessing game of "What year
is it?" kept everyone on their toes
Wednesday.
The Heartland Worship
Center had the Thursday morning Bible
study followed by fellowship. Animals
and their young offspring were fun to
discuss in the afternoon. The local news
was read Friday morning from the
Pioneer. Bingo was played in the
afternoon. Other activities included
card games, watching movies and
television shows, and putting puzzles
together.
Sympathy is extended
to the families of Phillips Doctor and
Florence McGinnis. Both of these
residents will be sadly missed by
residents and staff.
The
Hearland Worship Center had the Sunday
afternoon devotions.
Visitors
signing the guest book were
GeorgettaKinyon of the Heartland Worship
Center; Ada Gaines with Clara Beckman;
Rhonda Randerker and Sheila Phillips
with Leah Crowley; Sid and Beth Scott
and JoAnn Rice with Lola Peters; Erma
Jansonius with Garrett Jansonius; Deke
Beckman with Leonard Beckman; Gayle
Monroe and Lynn Doctor with Phillip
Doctor; Sammie Keim, Leroy and Joyce
Keim and Kelly with Florence McGinnis;
Anne and Hailey Abbott with Doris
Bergland; Tracy Atchison with Carson
Atchison; Dianna Rice with Dorine
Kuhlmann.
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