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Kensington Community News
September 21, 2009
"Shape Up Our Community" at Wellness
Center
The HOME Community Wellness Center of
Kensington reminds area residents of the
on-going "Shape Up Our Community"
promotion. Each month the members of the
honored group may purchase two-month
memberships for $40 plus tax. The Red
Hatters were the honored group in
September.
In October anyone with ties to the
farming industry qualifies for the
special rate, and in November, it will
be all Veterans. The deal gets even
sweeter as members of the group may
re-up for another $40 before the month
is over. The $80 fee for four months
represents a $20 savings over the
regular rates.
The Wellness Center is operated by the
HOME Foundation. The HOME Board of
Directors is planning several
fundraisers for the fall. HOME
Foundation Board members are Beverly
Grauerholz, Evelyn Levin, Emily Blank,
Patty Kuhlmann, Gary Nonamaker, Dixie
Riedel and Mary Krueger. The Board
welcomes your input for improvements to
the Center and urges the community to
"Shape Up."
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TJ Schools Collecting Bar Codes,
Coupons and Ink Cartridges
The Thunder Ridge Schools are again
asking parents and patrons to save the
bar codes from all Campbell products.
This has been profitable for the school
to get points for available playground
equipment. Be sure to save the bar codes
(not the fronts of the labels). If you
do not wish to cut the bar codes out,
please send the entire label and it will
be done at the school.
Also, please save the "Box Top
Education" official coupons from Betty
Crocker products. These are redeemable
for cash for the school. Empty ink
cartridges also are exchanged for cash
to be used in our schools.
Save these throughout the school year
and bring the bar codes from Campbell
products, the Box Top Education coupons
and ink cartridges to the Elementary
Office at Kensington any time or send
them with a student. If you have
questions, call the elementary office at
476-3241.The students and faculty
appreciate your support again this year.
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K-town Kates Traveling Saturday
Members of the K-town Kates will carpool
to the Arch and other places of interest
at Kearney, Neb., Saturday, September
26. Watch for a phone call to verify
time of departure.
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Planning a Garage Sale?
The Kensington Fall City-wide Garage
Sale will be Saturday, Oct. 10. If you
are planning a garage sale and wish to
have your location placed on the map.
contact Ruth Levin at 785-476-2685.
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Fall Story Hour
Begins Tuesday
The Fall Story Hour will begin Tuesday,
Sept. 29 at 10:15 a.m. at the Kensington
Community/School Library. Pre-school
children are invited to come to the
Library on Tuesday mornings for crafts,
stories, games and more!!
There is still an opportunity to sponsor
a book to help the Library reach its
goal of raising money for the Libri
Foundation grant. This grant will help
the Library get almost 100 new books for
the children's department. Please help
us meet our goal of sponsoring 100
books. Stop by the Library to sponsor a
book for only $5.
Karen Pollock will have her collection
of scarecrows in the display case during
the month of October. If anyone has
collections they would be willing to
share in the future, please contact the
Library. There is always a need for new
colections to showcase.
New adult fiction books on the shelves
at the Libary are "Alex Cross's Trial"
by James Patterson, "The Lost Symbol" by
Dan Brown, "The Last Song" by Nicholas
Sparks, "Twenties Girl" by Sophie
Kinsella, "Shopaholic & Baby" by Sophie
Kinsella, "Watermelon" by Marian Keves,
and "Rachel's Holiday", "Angels", and
"The Other Side of the Story" all by
Marian Keyes.
New young adult fiction books ready for
checkout are "Slam Dunk" by Kate Jaimet,
"The Hunger Games" and "Catching Fire"
by Suzanne Collins, "Football Champ" by
Tim Green, "Geektastic: Stories from the
Nerd Herd", "If I Grow Up" by Todd
Strasser, "Purple Heart" by Patricia
McCormick, "Some of Tim's Stories" by
S.E. Hinton, "Timelock: The Caretaker
Trilogy Book 3" by David Klass, and
"Tricks" by Ellen Hopkins.
Large print books available are "Bulls
Island" by Dorothea Benton Frank,
"Marley & Me" by John Grogan, and
"Chicken Soup for the Golden Soul." A
Junior fiction book is "Dewey:There's a
Cat in the Library."
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Hunters Excel at State Fair
Jeri and Bob Hunter have a "green thumb"
for gardening as everyone in the Kirwin/Kensington
community knows. They have a large
garden and sell produce at their farm,
garage sales, and Country Corner when
vegetables are in season. The produce is
always top notch and appreciated by the
consumers.
This was the first time they entered
exhibits at the Kansas State Fair in
Hutchinson and were thrilled with their
results. They won Grand Champion Overall
for their potato exhibit, Grand Champion
on their squash, first place on cabbage,
first place on a gourd exhibit, second
place on squash display, fourth place on
miniature pumpkins, and various awards
on other squash exhibits. They were in
Hutchinson Sunday picking up their
produce and many awards and ribbons.
Congratulations, Jeri and Bob!
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USD-110 Calendar and Menus
Thursday, Sept. 24--Middle School
Volleyball, 4 p.m., Football, 6 p.m., at
Franklin, NE
Cross Country at Republic County
(Belleville), 4:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 25--Vision/hearing
screening, TBA
Tailgate party hosted by Kensington
Community Store, 5:30 p.m.
HS Football with Palco at Kensington, 7
p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 26--Middle School/High
School Band to Manhattan for Band Day
Tuesday, Sept. 29--High School VB Quad
at Mankato (Southern Cloud, St. John,
Rock Hills), 4 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 1--Middle School
Volleyball, 4 p.m., Football, 6 p.m. at
Damar
Cross Country at Lakeside (Downs), 4:30
p.m.
Friday, Oct. 2--High School Football at
Quinter, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 3--Old Settlers Day at
Kirwin
Menus
Monday, Sept. 28--Pig-n-blanket, green
beans, ranch cut potatoes, chocolate
chip cookies, rosy applesauce
Tuesday, Sept. 29--Enchiladas, bread
sticks, lettuce salad, crackers, potato
triangles, ambrosia
Wednesday, Sept. 20--BBQ rib patty on
bun, broccoli, potato triangles, 1/2
banana, chocolate pudding
Thursday, Oct. 1--Super nachos, tater
tots, corn, cherry roll, fruit
Friday, Oct. 2--Lasagna, lettuce salad,
crackers, dinner rolls, pineapple,
no-bake cookies
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Upcoming Events at Community Center
There will be no meals served at the
Kensington Senior/Community Center on
Thursday, Oct.1, although meals will be
delivered to the homebound. Center
diners will be attending the Smith
County-wide Dinner in Smith Center.
Pinochle will be played Tuesday, Sept.
29 at 7 p.m. Lions Club will meet
Monday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. Pitch will be
played Thursday, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m.
City-wide garage sale is Saturday, Oct.
9. Board of Directors meeting is
Wednesday, Oct. 14 at noon. October
birthdays will be celebrated Thursday,
Oct. 15 at noon. Double deck pinochle
party is Monday, Oct. 19 at 1 p.m.
Pinochle will be played Tuesday, Oct. 27
at 7 p.m.
Many visitors attended the Highway 36
garage sale at the Center over the
weekend.
Menus
Monday, Sept. 28--Cook's choice entree,
green beans, mandarin oranges, bread,
yogurt
Tuesday, Sept. 29--Baked chicken, mashed
potatoes/gravy, beets, rolls, gelatin
wfruit
Wednesday, Sept. 20--Chef salad,
pineapple, bread sticks, fruit cobbler
Thursday, Oct. 1--NO MEALS SERVED at
Center--County-wide dinner at Smith
Center
Friday, Oct. 2--Sausage gravy, mashed
potatoes, cook's choice vegs, biscuit,
pears
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Birth of Brinley Robinson
Logan and Caley Robinson of Logan
proudly announce the birth of their
daughter, Brinley Gayle, on Sept. 15 at
the Hays Regional Medical Center.
Brinley was 9 pounds and 13 ounces and
20 inches.
First time grandparents are Wesley and
Stacey Cole of Kensington. The paternal
grandparents are Gary and Debbie
Robinson of Agra. Irene Haase of St.
Marys is a great-grandmother.
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Ratliff-Dettmer Vows Saturday
Lisa Ratliff and Neal Dettmer of
Arlington, Virginia, were joined in
marriage at the St. John Lutheran Church
in Kensington Saturday afternoon, Sept.
19. The reception was at the Kensington
American Legion Hall. Parents of the
couple are Lyle and Virgie Ratliff and
Brian and Linda Dettmer, all of
Kensington.
Both Lisa and Neal are graduates of West
Smith County High School. Lisa graduated
from Washburn University with a
Bachelor's degree in Nursing. She is
employed by Georgetown Unviersity
Hospital in Washington, D.C. as a
registered nurse in the Medical
Intensive Care Unit.
Neal graduated from Kansas State
University in Manhattan with a
Bachelor's degree in electrical
engineering. He is employed by Lockheed
Martin as a systems engineer in
Springfield, VA.
After a honeymoon in Italy, the couple
is at home in Arlington, VA.
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Florence Stenseng Attends P.E.O.
Convention
Florence Stenseng recently returned as a
regional delegate to the Supreme P.E.O.
(Philanthropic Educational Organization)
Convention in San Diego, Calif. She was
accompanied by Wilma Pearson of Smith
Center.
Last year P.E.O. distributed over
$1,367,423.00 in educational loans and
grants to further women's educational
needs. The organization also owns a full
accredited two-year college for women,
Cottey College, in Nevada, Missouri.
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Around
The Community
The United Church of Kensington
celebrated the 40th anniversary of their
congregation on Sunday. The United
Church of Kensington was the result of
the merger of the Christian Church and
the United Church of Kensington into one
unit known as the United Church of
Kensington. A congregational dinner was
held in the fellowship hall after the
worship service to celebrate the event.
KimbraLee Adams continues to do well for
the Thunder Ridge Track Team. She
medaled again ggiving her three medals
in three meets. She has improved her
personal best by :40 seconds. The
Thunder Ridge Track Team is competing
with the Smith Center team. Please watch
their progress on the sports page,
especially those from Thunder Ridge.
Your correspondent knows very little
about sports except who wins the game so
refrains from reporting on any
individual achievements.
Mae Donovan is in the Smith County
Hospital for extended care. She is the
mother of Pat Bienhoff and a resident of
Prairie Haven.
The north wind is ushering in a cold
front this Monday morning which is to
keep highs in the 60's for most of this
week with the possibility of showers. No
frost is forecasted. Farmers are putting
up the last crop of hay and filling
silo, and some have begun to drill
wheat. Several fields of early soybeans
have been harvested. The corn stalks are
drying up, the milo has turned all
shades of bronze and browns, and the
pumpkins are ripe and ready for October
decorating. Homemakers are busy canning
the last of the tomatoes and many are
making salsa. It looks and feels like
fall.
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Notes
From Prairie Haven
The usual activities begin each day with
greetings, exercises and one-one
sessions. Hair care and manicures were
given Monday. George Gershwin and his
music was an afternoon topic on Monday.
Crafts were done and bingo was played on
Tuesday. Cooking and famous proverbs
were discussed Wednesday afternoon.
First St. John Lutheran Church had the
Thursday morning Bible study followed by
coffee and visiting. "What Year is
This?" always keeps the residents
guessing when they gather together. The
local news was read from the Pioneer
Friday morning and bingo was played in
the afternoon.. Different games and
watching movies and television are
weekend entertainments.
A worship service was held Sunday
afternoon for the residents.
Visitors signing the register were Maria
Seemann with friends; Erma Jansonius
with Gerritt Jansonius; Jim and Janet
Schalansky with Aleen Schalansky; Sid
and Beth Scott and Isaac Gaddis with
Lola Peters; Dianna Rice with Dorine
Kuhlmann; Darrell and Shirley Olliff
with Lois Roller; Lois Runion with
Georgia Endsley; Vernon Kuhlmann and
Mildred Hadley with Doris Kuhlmann; Kim
Dennis with Ronald and Helen Molzahn;
Mary Struckhoff with Aleen Schalansky.
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