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Kensington Community News
October 26, 2009
Community Information Listed on Website
Everyone should check out the Kensington
Website for menus at the Country Corner.
You are reminded to be sure to put local
activities on the website by using the
"contact us" link. Also available is the
"History of Kensington" taken from the
Kensington Centennial Book for persons
interested in Kensington's past. Check
out the clubs, organizations and
businesses listed for time of meetings
and services available.
The address to Kensington's home town
site is:
www.kensingtonks.com If you
would like to be listed on the website,
call Cindy Rahjes at 476-2616 or use the
"contact us" link with your information.
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Halloween Parade is Thursday
Since there is no school Friday because
of employee inservice, the Thunder Ridge
Elementary School will celebrate
Halloween on Thursday. The children will
be bussed to Prairie Haven at 2:30 to
show off their costumes to the residents
and then parade down Main Street at
about 2:45 p.m. The classroom parties
will be held when they return to their
classrooms.
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Spooktacular Event is Saturday
Festivities of the Spooktacular
Halloween event begin at 3 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 31, with the Poker
Walk-Run at the HOME Community Wellness
Center. See previous issues for more
information or come to the Wellness
Center. A soup supper will be held in
the High School for the walk-run
participants and the public from 4 to 6
p.m. with the "Trunk or Treat" at the
parking lot from 6 to 7 p.m. This is
being sponsored by the HOME Foundation.
Mary Krueger is coordinating "The
Biggest Loser" weight loss challenge for
anyone who is looking to lose or
maintain weight during the holiday
season. The first weigh-in will be Oct.
28 at the Wellness Center and the
program will run for 3 months. Contact
Mary at 476-2811 or 638-2288 or come to
the Wellness Center for details.
The Shape Up Our Community promotion
continues with Veterans being the
honored group in November. Those
families in agriculture may get the
special rate through Oct. 31 at the
Wellness Center.
The HOME Board will meet Monday, Nov. 2
at 5:30 p.m. at Emily Blank's home. HOME
board meetings are open to the public.
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KAYS Sponsoring Fall Blood Drive
November 4
The Thunder Ridge KAYS is holding a Red
Cross Blood Drive at Thunder Ridge High
High School on Wednesday, Nov. 4. The
Red Cross really encourages and supports
students to get involved in this civic
activity. Not only are they important
for the blood supply, but also for
teaching students the responsibility of
caring for each other by giving blood.
Our blood goes to our local hospitals
and it is hoped for a 'wonderful
stranger', but sometimes it is for our
very own friends, family and neighbors.
Any high school student age 16 years or
older can donate blood, but 16 year-olds
need a signed parental consent form.
Please encourage your student to get
involved. There may be a few time slots
open for community donors. Watch for
more information.
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Red Ribbon Week at Thunder Ridge
All students will receive a red ribbon
to wear throughout this week for Red
Ribbon Week. There are also different
"dress up" days for their participation
making them more aware of staying drug
free. Monday is "Follow your dreams, be
drug free" (wear pajamas). Tuesday is
"Shade out drugs" (wear sunglasses).
Wednesday is "Sock it to drugs" (wear
crazy socks). Thursday is "Say 'boo' to
drugs" (wear Halloween costume).
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TR High Students Attend Minds On
Two groups of Thunder Ridge High School
students attended the "Minds On"
sessions. On Monday, Oct. 12, Madeline
Reneberg, Michaela Bienhoff, Justin
Abbott, and Koltin Dennis attended the
Historic Model United Nations at the
Smith County Courthouse.
On Thursday, Oct. 15, Breck Miner,
Larissa Dettmer, Chris Cochrun and
Nathan Larson attended the science DNA
workshop held in Phillipsburg. Both
groups were accompanied by Mrs. Kathi
Boden, Student Success Coordinator.
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Adams and Reneberg Place at Regional CC
Congratulations to KimbraLee Adams who
placed 4th in the Regional Cross Country
meet last Saturday and also to Madeline
Reneberg who came in 13th. Both girls
are elegible for the State meet. Four
Thunder Ridge students compete with the
Smith Center Cross Country team.
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USD-110 Activities and Menus
Thursday, Oct. 29--High School Football
at Stockton, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 30--NO SCHOOL--Employee
planning
Monday, Nov. 2--High School Scholars
Bowl at Lakeside (Downs), 3:45 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 3--Bi-District Football
Wednesday, Nov. 4--KAYS Red Cross Blood
Drive, TBA
Class meetings, 3:15 p.m.
Menus K-3 & 9-12 at Kensington
Monday, Nov. 2--BBQ rib, augratin
potatoes, green beans, fruit, biscuit,
milk
Tuesday, Nov. 3--Chicken fried steak,
mashed potatoes/gravy, mixed vegs,
strawberry shortcake, milk
Wednesday, Nov. 4--Spaghetti, salad bar,
corn, fruit, garlic bread, milk
Thursday, Nov. 5--Baked potato bar,
broccoli, cheese sauce, fruit, peanut
butter twist, milk
Friday, Nov. 6--Hamburger, lettuce,
tomato & pickles, potato smiles, glazed
carrots, fruit, milk
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Halloween Potluck at Community Center
Anyone is invited to the Halloween
potluck supper at the Kensington
Community Center Saturday at 5:30 p.m.
Drinks and table service will be
provided. Dressing in costume is
optional. Games will be played after the
supper and treats for 'tricksters' will
be available.
Menus
Monday, Nov. 2--Baked fish, winter mix
vegs, macaroni & cheese, bread, peaches
Tuesday, Nov. 3--Meat balls in brown
gravy, a gratin potatoes, mixed vegs,
bread, ambrosia fruit salad
Wednesday, Nov. 4--Turkey sandwich,
tomato soup, pea salad, crackers, bread,
apricots
Thursday, Nov. 5--Pork roast, mashed
potatoes/gravy, green beans, bread,
applesauce gelatin
Friday, Nov. 6--Chicken & noodles,
spinach salad, cook's choice vegetable,
bread, mixed fruit
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Bud Nech on Honor Flight
E.R. (Bud) Nech went on a Honor Flight
Oct. 4 through 6. This is the trip that
takes WWII veterans to Washington, D.C.,
to see the WWII memorial. His son Terry
of Osborne flew along with Bud as a
travel guardian. Bud flew courtesy of
the Central Prairie Hub of the National
Honor Flight Organization. They boarded
a bus at Great Bend picking up veterans
enroute and then flew out of Kansas
City. Both Bud and Terry had a special
time, and Bud would be happy to tell you
about it.
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K-town Kates Enjoy Museum
Six members of the K-town Kates and a
guest motored to Holdrege, Neb.,
Saturday and had lunch at the La
Hacienda restaurant. They then toured
the Nebraska Prairie Museum. They were
greatly impressed with this museum and
report an enjoyable day.
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Quilting Cousins Gather in Kensington
The Wangerin cousins gathered at the Don
and Barb Henkel house on Main Street in
Kensington last week for quilting,
geneology reporting, and lots of
visiting and laughter. They are all
descendants of the late Franz and
Estella Wangerin. This has become an
annual highly anticipated October event
where many new quilting and crafting
ideas are shared and lots of visiting is
accomplished.
Present for the week were Linda Imhoff
and daughter Heather of Colorado
Springs, Sandra Sullivan of Ralston,
Neb., Carol Johnson of Windsor, Colo.,
Kathy Gloss Anderson of Jefferson
County, Colo., Eileen Byfield of
Forrestville, Calif., Nancy Wangerin of
Agra, and Linda Wangerin, Suzanne
Faulkner, Mae Wangerin, Jeanne Bogart
and Juanita Reneberg, all of Kensington.
Joining the group on Tuesday were Mary
White and Erma Langenberg of Naponee and
Linda Peterson of Funk, Neb. Several of
the husbands came Thursday evening to be
a part of the gathering before the
departure to their various homes.
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Births
A daughter, Kaley Ann, was born to
Jordan and Alyssa (Struckhoff) Jones of
Hays on Oct. 16. Kaley weighed eight
pounds four ounces and was 20 1/2 inches
long. Grandparents are John Struckhoff
of Kensington, Bobbi Basart of Stockton,
and Chris Jones of Smith Center. Bob and
Barbara Struckhoff and Milton and
Charlotte Detwiler are local
great-grandparents.
Paden and Bethanie Daniels of Lubbock,
Tex., announce the birth of a daughter,
Annazaya Marie, on Sept. 24. Local
grandparents are Allen and Janna Daniels
of Athol and great-mothers are Violet
Gibson and Mildred Daniels, both of
Smith Center. Paden is attending Texas
Tech University at Lubbock.
Death of Wayne Moulton
Wayne D. Moulton, 64, of Kensington died
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, at the home of
his caretaker Audrey Carter in
Kensington. No further details are
available.
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Around
The Community
Lori Miller of Kearney, Neb., fell at
their home Tuesday and suffered a
compound fracture of her right leg.
Surgery was performed at Good Samaritan
Hospital in Kearney, and she is now
recovering in a rest home in Ravenna,
Neb. Mail will reach her at their home
address at 1511 E. 44th St., Kearney, NE
68847.
Jo (Dilsaver) Kopp of Charley's Creek,
Victoria, Australia, and Marjorie (Dilsaver)
Hayes of Kansas City, Mo., accompanied
by Marjorie's daughter, Jane Swenson of
Overland Park, along with Donna Dilsaver
of Wichita were visiting relatives and
friends in the Kensington area early
last week. They had Tuesday noonday
lunch at the Kensington Senior Center.
Jo made the trip back to the States
especially to help her sister, Marjorie,
celebrate her 80th birthday. Jo has
lived in Australia since her marriage 47
years ago. Her husband is deceased.
Relatives here received word that Lucas
Scott serving in the US Marines had
arrived safely in Budapest, Hungrary,
where he will be stationed for a year.
He states that it is beautiful there. He
is the son of Wave Scott of Smith Center
and a grandson of Sid and Beth Scott and
Alice Rietzke.
Graveside services were held at Myers
Cemetery near Athol Monday afternoon for
Roger Hardacre of the Dallas, Texas.,
area. He is a brother of Tom Hardacre
and an uncle of Bruce Hardacre.
Maria Seemann spent a long weekend
returning Thursday in Overland Park with
her son and family, Louis and Kristi
Seemann, Alex, Ariel, and Ava. They
celebrated the birthdays of Alex and
Ariel at this time.
Dan and Michelle Hoverson, Ryan, Dylan
and Nathen of Valley Center visited Don
and Jan Hoverson Thursday thru Saturday.
Two-month-old Nathen was the special
attraction.
Terry and Teresa Vanderplas of Prescott,
Ariz., are visiting her parents, Vernon
and Doris Kuhlmann.
Not to early to begin planning for the
annual Veterans Day parade and barbecue
in Kensington on Saturday, Nov. 14. The
Sons of the American Legion are making
preparations. Alan Bates and Ken
Ellenberger will again be setting up the
parade. Entries are always appreciated.
The theme will be announced next week.
The lovely hand embroidered, quilted
quilt to be raffled by the Kensington
Legion Auxiliary is on display at the
Farmers National Bank and tickets are
available there.
The sun is finally shining this (Monday)
morning ushering in warmer weather until
late Wednesday when more rain is
forecasted. Last week was gloomy with a
1.25 inch rain falling early midweek
followed by cloudy, foggy days with
light nightly rains. Farners are getting
antcy and ready for more favorable fall
harvest weather.
In a phone call to the office at Thunder
Ridge Schools in Kensington today
(Monday), it is reported that they are
in "pretty good shape" today as far as
absentees is concerned. The stomach flu
last week seems to have run its course,
thankfully. Perhaps the sunshine will
help curb the illnesses as well as help
the dispositions.
Don't forget to set your clocks back an
hour when Daylight Savings Time ends
Saturday evening or you will be an hour
early for church on Sunday morning.
H1N1 flu preventative tip--Wash your
hands and say your prayers because germs
and Jesus are everywhere.
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Prairie
Haven Notes
The usual greetings, exercises, and
one-one sessions are held daily. Hair
care and manicures were given Monday.
Varieties and care of houseplants were
discussed Monday. Bingo was played
Tuesday afternoon. Cooking involving
apples and pumpkins for October goodies
was shared Wednesday.
The Heartland Worship Center had the
Thursday morning Bible study followed by
fellowship with coffee and cookies for
refreshments. Lois Hrabe provided piano
music during the lunch hour. Humorous
jokes and stories were shared in the
afternoon. The local news was read from
the Pioneer Friday morning and bingo was
played in the afternoon. The residents
enjoyed television shows and movies over
the weekend. They have a large puzzle
they are putting together. Come and put
in a piece or two when you visit.
Pastor Patsy Koeneke of St. John
Lutheran Church assisted by Steve and
Linda Miller had the Sunday afternoon
worship and Holy Communion service.
Others present were pianist Ruth
Bienhoff, Robin Billings, Mary
Struckhoff, and Darold and Joyce
Grauerholz.
Mike and Dianna Rice had lunch with Lois
Roller and Dorine Kuhlmann and Dianna
brought cupcakes for all the residents.
Visitors signing the register were Cathy
Everett with Doris Olson; Teresa
Vanderplas with Doris Kuhlmann; Erma
Jansonius with Garrett Jansonius; Tom
Rice and Mike and Dianna Rice with Lola
Peters; Curtis Beach with Isa Kienzle;
David and Bruce Wyrill with Nora Wyrill;
Kim Dennis with Ronald and Helen Molzahn;
Darold and Joyce Grauerholz with
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