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Kensington Community News
March 16, 2009
Thunder Ridge
BB Season Ends at State Tournament
A huge throng of Thunder Ridge
Boosters were at Hays Thursday evening
as the local team took on the Goessel
team in the first round of the State
Basketball Tournament. The game kept
everyone on the edge of their seats
until the final whistle was blown, but
Thunder Ridge was left with 44 points
and Goessel had 49 points to win the
game. The Thunder Ridge team had a
tremendous season with the tussle with
Goessel being their only loss and
completing a 25-1 season.
Thanks
to the team members and their coaches,
Greg Kuhlmann and Jerek Wagenblast, for
a great season and providing tremendous
and exciting sports enthusiasm for the
community. See the sports section for
complete details.
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Spirit Squad at
State Tournament
It is
reported that the Thunder Ridge Spirit
Squad was well received with their
performance at the State Basketball
Tournament Friday evening. Local folks
were treated to a dress rehearsal in the
Kensington gym Thursday afternoon before
the send-off for the basketball team. A
large delegation was also present to see
them at the State Tournament. Thanks to
the girls and their coaches, Jennifer
Dodds and Megan Hudson, who worked hard
on their routine to bring recognition to
their school.
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School
Carnival Planned at Thunder Ridge
The first Thunder Ridge School
Carnival will be Friday, March 27, at
the Middle School in Agra. The Post-Prom
Committee will be serving a baked potato
bar with dessert from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
in the cafeteria. Games and booths will
run from 6:30 to 8:30 in the gymnasium.
There will be plenty of activities for
all ages! Some of the booths include
face painting, wheel of fortune, plinko,
dress-up pictures, karaoke, a cake walk,
and of course, bingo. The Booster Club
hopes everyone plans to attend for a
night of food and fun! All proceeds will
be used to help fund student activities.
Donations are requested and can be
brought to the school prior to the
event. Students should check with their
teachers or class sponsors for further
information. Donations asked for are as
follows: Kindergarten/1st Grade/2nd
Grade - One baked item (for the Dessert
Dance) This can be a cake, cupcakes,
cookies, pie, etc.; Pre-K/3rd Grade/5th
Grade - $2 per student (for the purchase
of prizes);4th Grade - White Elephant
Sale items; 6th Grade - 2 two-liter
bottles of pop; 7th Grade - 2 dozen
cookies (6 cookies/bag - for Bingo);8th
Grade - Dress-up Outfits (uniforms,
hats, dresses, etc.-for pictures) Items
will be returned following the carnival.
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Students Going East
Wednesday
Thirteen
students from Thunder Ridge High School
will be joining students from Smith
Center, Phillipsburg, Logan and Northern
Valley Wednesday for the annual tour to
New York City and Washington, D.C. with
Barbara Dennis as tour guide. Annalee
Ratliff will be the local sponsor. They
will do the usual touring and will see
the Broadway Musical, "Mama Mia". An
additional feature will be a tour of the
New York Times Building with Joe Drape,
the gentleman who was in Smith Center
this fall doing a story and writing a
book on the Redmen. The group will
return Thursday, March 26.
Students from Thunder Ridge excited
about the trip are Cheyenne Grauerholz,
Ryanne Rahjes, Deveony Coomes, Trent
Ferguson, Cade Rietzke, Michael Yoxall,
Kellie, Kathy, and Rachel Henderson,
Taylor Shaffer, Chris Cocharan, Jesse
Gibson, and Nic Irwin. Adults from this
area going are Rick Coomes, Tom and
Marcia Bose, and Evelyn Levin.
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Toney Brothers
at United Church Friday
If you enjoy male quartette gospel
singing, you won't want to miss the
Toney Brothers program at the United
Church of Kensington Friday evening,
March 20 at 7 p.m. If you have heard
them before, you will want to come
again, and if you have never heard them,
you will be in for a real treat if you
come. A freewill offering will be taken.
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Quilt Show at
Library
The Prairie
Treasures Quilt Guild has a quilt show
at the Kensington Community/School
Library. The large variety of quilts
includes precious heirloom ones, pieced
and embroidered quilts, baby quilts,
wall hangings, etc. Come and see this
display of creative designs. Books on
quilt-making are also on display and
ready for check-out.
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Athol Alumni/Homecoming on May 24
The biennial meeting of the Athol
Alumni/Homecoming will be held Sunday
beginning in late afternoon, May 24, at
the Athol Community Hall. If you know of
an address change of an alumni or a
person who would be interested in coming
that has been missed in past years,
please contact Ruth Bienhoff, Secretary,
at 785-476-2801 or ruthb@ruraltel.net.
Notices of the meeting will be mailed
next week.
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USD-110 Thunder Ridge
@ Kensington
Monday, March 23--Classes resume after
spring break
Wednesday, March
24--KAY meeting, 3:15 p.m.
Thursday, March 25--Students return from
NY/Washington, D.C. trip
Friday,
March 26--All School Carnival at Agra
gym, 5:00-8:30 p.m.
Menus
Monday, March 23--Chicken pot pie,
dinner rolls, whipped potatoes, rosy
applesauce
Tuesday, March 24--Sub
sandwich, party potatoes, vegetable
relishes, brownies, diced peaches
Wednesday, March 25--Spaghetti,
bread, lettuce salad, crackers, orange
smiles
Thursday, March
26--Chicken fajitas, refried beans,
potato triangles, strawberry shortcake
Friday, March 27--Hamburger pizza,
lettuce salad, crackers, green beans,
apple crisp
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Senior Center
Notes
March Birthday Celebration at Center
Thursday
A large number of
persons having March birthdays will be
honored Thursday,. March 19 at noon. The
Food Pantry will be open Saturday, March
21, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Community
Center. Pinochle will be played Tuesday,
March 31 at 7 p.m.
The St.
Patrick's Day dinner at the Center was
enjoyed by about twenty-five persons.
Many other functions in the community
cut down the attendance. Winners at the
pitch party were Loren Larrick, high;
Armi McPherson, low; and Marlene
Kuhlmann, most 13's.
Menus
Monday, March
23--Sloppy joes, tater tots, peaches,
bun, pudding
Tuesday, March
24--Ham, scalloped potatoes, apricots,
bread, cookie
Wednesday, March
25--Shepherd's pie, green bean
casserole, bread, strawberries & bananas
Thursday, March 26--Oven baked
chicken, cole slaw, baked beans, bread,
applesauce
Friday, March
27--Cook's choice entree, spinach salad,
corn, bread, cherry crisp
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Three Receive
First Communion
Three
girls received their First Communion
during the Sunday morning worship
services at First St. John Lutheran
Church with Pastor Dave Hutson
officiating. They are Michelle Palmer,
daughter of Nick and Anita Palmer,
Darrah Portenier, daugher of Kent and
Tammy Portenier, and Shalyn Webb,
daughter of Jerry and Lauren Webb. They
were honored with a dinner in the parish
hall following the worship.
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HOME Charitable
Foundation Fund Raiser
Those attending the HOME Charitable
Foundation fund-raiser Sunday afternoon
had a challenging and hilarious time
trying to identify the person who
"Murdered Malcolm Melee of Nippy
Valley." Persons of interest were played
by Gary Hainke, Sheila Dues, Todd
Kirchhoff, Erin Ferguson, George
Ferguson, Emily Blank, Gary Nonamaker,
and Bev Grauerholz. Deb Ferguson was the
moderator and provided further clues as
the evidence unfolded. No one, not even
the actual culprit, knew the answer.
When the moderator opened the sealed
envelope, only two of the eight groups
had picked the correct criminal
(murderer) which was Emily Blank.
Adding to the fun of the evening,
lovely refreshments were served along
with sparkling juices and wines.
Vineyard table decorations added to the
elegance of the event. A large number of
door prizes were given. Everyone enjoyed
the unique Sunday afternoon event.
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Death of Floyd Norris
Floyd Norris, 77, died Wednesday,
March 11, at his home in Kensingon. He
is survived by his wife Erleen, a
daughter Michele Nicholson of Lincoln,
Neb.; a son, Michael, who is a long
distance trucker out of Conway, Ark.; a
brother, Nick Norris of Phillipsburg;
and sisters, Violet Roller of Hamilton,
Ohio, Evah Basel and Vena Carpenter,
both of Lawrence, and LaVetta Koenler of
Foley, Ala. A memorial service and
inurnment will be held at a later date.
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Around the Community
Carolyn Billings returned home last
Tuesday and is doing well in
recuperating from recent back surgery in
Salina.
Ken and Wanda
Ellenberger moved back over the weekend
into the house that was badly damaged by
fire about six months ago. They lived in
the house of the late Lee Clarke while
their home was being repaired. It was a
very happy move for them.
Visitors at Esther Norden's home on the
9th and 10th were Peter and Jessica
Gaskamp of Lawrence. Darrell, Elaine and
Justin Bretton and Leland Rahjes were
also able to renew friendships as it had
been 19 years since Peter lived in
Kensington with his parents, Greg and
Carol Gaskamp and brother, Nathan, when
his father was the pastor of St. John
Lutheran Church. Peter plays in a
bluegrass band, The Dewayn Brothers, and
Jessica is a nurse in Lawrence.
Larry Cooper, 52, of Woodston died in an
auto accident Thursday, March 12. His
father, Doug Cooper, is a resident at
Prairie Haven. A graveside service was
held at the Woodston Cemetery Tuesday.
Heartland Worship Center hosted
an open house Sunday afternoon to help
their pastor and wife, Darrell and Jeri
Schmid, celebrate their 40th wedding
anniversary.
A large group of
relatives gahered for a potluck dinner
at the First St. John Lutheran Parish
Hall Sunday afternoon to help Eulonda
Hagman and other March birthday
celebrants with their birthday
celebrations. Eulonda was thrilled to
have all of her grandchildren present
for the event.
As this is
written Monday afternoon, it is a
gorgeous spring day. The forecast is for
a good week with the possibility of
showers later. A nice spring shower
would be welcome. The wheat fields and
roadsides are greening up. Farmers are
busy with baby calves and other spring
chores.
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Prairie Haven
Notes
Adopted
Grandkids visit Prairie Haven
The third and fourth grade students
from Thunder Ridge Middle School at Agra
visited Prairie Haven Wednesday morning.
The rooms are always filled with chatter
as the students bring things to share
with their adopted grandparents. It's a
favored day of the moth for both
students and residents.
Another
note-worthy event was the coming of
youth groups from the two Lutheran
Churches came Saturday to clean up the
flower beds and prepare them for the new
plantings later this spring. Thanks to
them, too.
The beauty shop is
open on Mondays and manicures are given.
Fun and fitness exercies and one-one
sessions are done each morning. Peanuts
and the song "Georgia on my Mind" was
used for Monday afternoon discussion.
Bingo was played Tuesday afternoon.
Residents were kept guessing as Wanda
brought to mind different things from
different years Wednesday afternoon.
Pastor Koeneke of St. John Lutheran
Church had the Thursday morning Bible
study and cookies, coffee with visiting
was enjoyed afterwards.
Dettmer
relatives had a potluck dinner Sunday
noon at First St. John Lutheran Parish
Hall honoring Eulonda Hagman along with
other March
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