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Kensington Community News
February 22, 2010
St. John Lutheran Church is Challenged
to Continue to “Sing Praises to God”
The 2 to 3 inches of snow that had
fallen and continued lightly during the
day failed to dampen the spirit of
celebration of the 125th anniversary at
St. John Lutheran Church of Kensington
Sunday morning, Feb. 21, 2010. The only
regrets were for those that had planned
and were unable to attend because of the
inclement weather.
The theme of the day, “Singing Praises
to God for 125 Years”, was demonstrated
as the Handbell Choir opened the
old-fashioned hymn sing by playing “
Come Christians Join to Sing” followed
by the congregation singing numerous
favorite hymns accompanied by organist,
Dawn Meyer. The singing concluded with
the rousing hymn, “A Mighty Fortress is
Our God”, accompanied by trumpets.
The processional hymn, “Lift High the
Cross”, was sung with the Handbell Choir
and trumpet accompaniment as the Holy
Communion worship began with Pastor
Patsy Koeneke presiding. The banner for
the day was designed by Cindy Rahjes.
Melissa Westbrook was the assistant
minister and Greg Billings, president of
the congregation, served as lector.
The children’s sermon was given by Joyce
Grauerholz who spoke of the meaning of
the celebration. The children were
struck with awe as a cake with 125 unlit
candles was brought into the sanctuary
to indicate the number of years of the
church's celebration. The children then
sang several songs directed by Robin
Billings..
Special music was featured throughout
the worship by the adult choir, handbell
choir, Jenny Reilley, Robin, Nolan and
Kendra Billings, Carol Rahjes, Dani
Riley, and Melissa, Morgan and Maycee
Westbrook.
The guest speaker was the Rev. Dr.
Gerald Mansholt, Bishop of the Central
States Synod of the ELCA. He used the
gospel text for the day from Luke 4:1-13
for his sermon theme. He dwelt briefly
on the past history of the congregation
stating that when crisis as well as good
times happened, God was there with His
steadfast love and goodness. Dr.
Mansholt dwelt on the promise that God
sent Jesus Christ for healing and the
transformation of hearts and redemption
of lives. He proclaimed that God is
still working and living in the church
and in the hearts of its people. He
challenged the assembly to continue to
“Raise your voices in praises to God” as
they continue in the proclamation of
God’s grace through Jesus Christ in the
future..
The worship concluded with the singing
of the Doxology and the triumphant hymn,
“Lead On, O King Eternal.” A dinner was
served in the parish hall where
fellowship continued. The 125 candles
were lit on the anniversary cake as
“Happy Anniversary” was sung. The
children blew out the candles and the
cake was served to them. Reproductions
of pictures from former celebrations
were used as table decorations.
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Thunder Ridge in Regional Tourney this
Week
Both the Thunder Ridge boys and girls
high school basketball teams drew byes
in the first round of the Regional
Tournament that is being played at Palco
this week. The Longhorn boys will play
the winner of the Victoria and Northern
Valley game on Thursday night and the
girls will play the winner of the Natoma
and Palco game on Friday night in the
semi-finals. Both games will be played
in Palco with times to be announced.
The championship games will be played
Saturday evening at Palco. The girls
will play at 6:00 p.m. and the boys'
championship will be determined at 7:30
p.m. The champions and runners up of
both the girls and boys will qualify for
the the Sub-State Tournament next week
at either Colby or Hays. Go Longhorns!
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GNEC Instrumental Clinic at Agra Tuesday
About 65 band members from Logan,
Northern Valley, Damar and Thunder Ridge
will be participating in the GNEC
Instrumental Clinic at Thunder Ridge
Middle School in Agra Tuesday, March 2.
The group will rehearse all afternoon
under the direction of the guest
clinician, Tremon Kizer of Kansas City.
The concert for the public will be held
in the Agra auditorium at 7 p.m. Each
league school will be featured with a
special number on the program. Parents
and supporters of the music department
are encouraged to attend. Kristi
Reneberg is the Thunder Ridge director.
Firemen's Soup Dinner is March 7
The annual Kensington Firemen's soup
dinner will be held at the Kensington
American Legion Hall Sunday, March 7,
with serving from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Donations will be used for the needs of
the local Firemen.
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USD-110 Calendar at Kensington
Thursday, Feb. 25--TR boys vs.
Victoria/N Valley winner at Palco, TBA
Friday, Feb. 26--TR girls vs. Natoma/Placo
winner at Palco, TBA
Saturday, Feb. 27--Regional BB
Tournament at Palco
Girls championship, 6:00 p.m.
Boys championship, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 28--Second grade boys BB
practice in gym, 2 p.m.
Monday, March 1--No School--Teachers'
Inservice
Tuesday, March 2--GNEC Instrumental
Clinic at Agra
Concert at Agra, 7 p.m.
Thursday, March 4--Sub-state Boys BB
Tournament at Colby or Hays
Friday, March 5--End of third 9-weeks
Middle School Lifetouch Spring Casual
Portraits
Sub-state Girls BB Tournament at Colby
or Hays
Saturday, March 6--Sub-state BB
Tournament Finals at Colby or Hays, TBA
USD-110 Menus at Kensingon
Monday, March 1--No School; Teachers'
Inservice
Tuesday, March 2--Corndogs, oven fries,
baked beans, apple/raisin cobbler, milk
Wednesday, March 3--Burrito, spanish
rice, lettuce salad, crackers,
strawberry shortcake, milk
Thursday, March 4--Bieroches, scalloped
potatoes, broccoli, diced pears, milk
Friday, March 5--Salisbury steak,
whipped potatoes, gravy, dinner rolls,
corn, spicy applesauce, milk
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Spring Story Hour and New Books at
Library
Spring Story Hour has started at the
Kensington Community/School Library, and
any preschooler is welcome to attend. It
is on Tuesdays from 10:15 to 11:00 am
and is hosted by the Thunder Ridge Drama
Class.
Lots of books are being added to the
shelves. Here is a list:
Adult Fiction--"Noah's Compass" by Anne
Tyler and "Not My Daughter" by Barbara
delinsky.
Adult Christian Fiction--Coleen Coble's
Rock Harbor Mystery Series: "Without a
Trace", "Beyond a Doubt", "Into the
Deep", and "Cry in the Night"
Adult Non-Fiction--"The Spark"
Young Adult Fiction--"Beautiful
Creatures" by Karri Garcia; "Willow" by
Julia Hoban; "They Never Came Back" by
Caroline Cooney; "Hate List" by Jennifer
Brown; "Going Too Far" by Jennifer
Echols; "Daniel X: Watch the Skies" by
James Patterson; "Raven Summer" by David
Almond; "Exposure" by Mal Peet; "How to
Say Goodbye in Robot" by Natalie
Standiford.
Junior Fiction--"Million-Dollar Throw"
by Mike Lupica; "Missing in Action" by
Dean Hughes; "Fancy Nancy:Splendiferous
Christmas"; "Are You My Mother?" by P.D.
Eastman; "I Am NOT Going to Get Up
Today", "If I Ran the Circus", and "One
Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish",
all by Dr. Seuss.
Junior Non-Fiction--"Nubs: The True
story of a Mutt, a Marine & a Miracle"
by Major Brian dennis; "Manners on the
Playground:, Manners in Public",
"Manners at School", Manners on the
Telephone", "Manners in the Library,
"Manners at the Table", all by Carrie
Finn.
Easy Readers--"Luke's Mule", "Joe Boat",
"Dan the Ant", "The People on My
Street", "Parade Day"
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Anniversary Recognitions at First St.
John Lutheran Church
A special anniversary recognition was
held at First St. John Lutheran Church
during the worship service on Feb. 14
for couples who have or will celebrate
multiples of five anniversaries this
year. A short presentation of each
couple was given as they were presented
with a rose and candy. Special music was
sung in their honor by Madeline Reneberg
and Pastor Dave Hutson.
After the worship a catered meal was
held in their honor in the parish hall.
Each couple was asked to bring their
wedding album to display at the dinner.
The honored couples were as follows:
Claude and Sharleen Allen, 50 years;
Richard and Cheryl Synoground, 40 years;
Sterling and Joan Hardisty, 35 years;
Ken and Wanda Ellenberger and Vincent
and Kim Rietzke, 30 years; Mick and
Janet Barnes, 25 years; Jeff and Kim
Dennis, Kent and Tamara Portenier, Jamie
and Sandi Reneberg, and Dave and Susie
Hutson, 20 years; Scott and Kelly
Bretton and Jerry and Lauren Webb, 15
years; Brian and Angie Arment, Kevin and
Charlene Smith, Kerry and Desiree
Ferguson, and Jeremy and Stephanie
Burkholder, 10 years; Dave and Cynthia
Wahl, Darin and Brooke McDowell, and
Chad and Joell Wagenblast, 5 years.
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Valentine King and Queen Crowned at
Community Center
Al Lambert and Bessie Bierman were voted
Valentine King and Queen at the
Kensington Community Center and were
crowned at the February birthday party
on Feb. 18. Congratulations, Al and
Bessie.
Be sure to check out the calendar each
week to see all the activities available
at your Community Center. Pitch will be
played Thursday, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. Make
reservations for the noonday meals the
day before you plan to participate.
Menus
Monday, March 1--Salisbury steak,
scalloped potatoes, peas, bread, plums
Tuesday, March 2--Ham & beans,
strawberries & bananas, cornbread,
cook's choice complement
Wednesday, March 3--Oven fried chicken,
mashed potatoes/gravy, seasoned carrots,
bread, cinnamon apple slices
Thursday, March 4--Tater tot casserole,
mixed vegetables, bread, blueberry crisp
Friday, March 5--Macaroni & cheese w/smokies,
Italian blend veg's, peaches, bread,
cake
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Births
A son, Tate Leonard, was born to Derek
and Staci Foreman of Kensington at the
Smith County Hospital Monday, Feb. 15.
Tate weighed 9 lbs and was 21 inches
long.
Grandparents are Kelly and Tera Bertholf
and Gary Foreman of Kensington and Kevin
and Charlene Smith of Athol.
Great-grandparents are Wanda Fink of
Kensington and the late Leonard Fink,
Lynda Rau of Abilene, and Chuck and
Marilyn Bertholf and Bennie Smith of
Smith Center. Geraldine Schmid of Alma,
Neb., is Tate's great-great-grandmother.
Ken and Alissa (Croston) Ruggiero of
Warwick, NY, are happy to announce the
birth of a son, Ryan Leo, on Feb. 14.
Ryan weighed 7 lbs. 13 oz. at birth and
was 22 inches long. His siblings are
Brenden (age 3) and Erin (19 months).
Grandparents are Elaine Croston of
Humboldt, NE, and the late Tom Croston
and Kenneth and Maryann Ruggiero of
Levittown, NY.
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Around
the Community
John Edmonds was admitted to the Smith
County Hospital last Wednesday for
observation and treatment. He was
dismissed and returned home Monday.
Joseph Burns was transferred to the
Salina Regional Medical Center Tuesday
and had emergency kidney surgery later
in the evening. He is doing as well as
possible.
Aleen Schalansky is a patient at the
Phillips County Hospital for treatment
of an infection. She is making daily
improvement and hopes to return to
Prairie Haven soon.
Dorine Kuhlmann returned to Prairie
Haven Tuesday from the Smith County
Hospital for additional skilled care of
a blood clot in her leg.
Garen Diercks reports that his wife
Cathy hopes to return to their home in
Agra the end of the week from Hays
Regional Medical Center where she has
been having therapy.
Pastor Becky Saddler is confined to her
home on doctor's orders for acute
bronchitis. She missed worship service
Sunday morning and Dianna Rice read
Pastor Becky's sermon which she had
prepared. We wish this very busy pastor
a rapid recovery.
During the past few weeks, Lois Hrabe
enjoyed having her family visit at
different times so everyone could attend
various community activities. Mike and
Diann Hrabe of Canton spent a long
weekend with Lois, and they all enjoyed
seeing their grandsons, Blane and Benton
Hrabe, play at school basketball games.
Joining them for evening meals were
Joel, Kindra, Blane and Benton Hrabe and
Dan, Trina, Raini and Owen Hrabe. Duke
Hrabe of Tempe, Az., surprised his
mother with a weekend visit enroute to
his home from a business trip in
Pennsylvania. He felt fortunate to
depart on schedule from the eastern
snowstorms and then head on to warmer
weather in Arizona. Melinda Mazzarella
of Colorado Springs, Co., spent the last
five days with her mother, but returned
home earlier than planned because of
predicted inclement weather.
Janice Kuhlman of Grand Island, Neb., is
spending time with her mother, Mildred
Dettmer.
After lots of gloomy weather, the sun is
shining today (Monday). It's always
amazing how a bright day lends cheer to
all. Winter will persist this week
though as snow flurries and cold
temperatures are forecasted, but it is
only four more weeks until spring.
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Prairie
Haven Notes
Manicures were given Monday and one-one
sessions were held. Presidents' Day was
observed. Current events were presented
Tuesday. Bingo was played in the
afternoon. The adopted grandchildren
from the school visited Wednesday with
their usual enthusiasm. The pancake
races were watched on television and the
Mardi Gras festivities discussed.
The Heartland Worship Center had the
Thursday morning Bible study with
fellowship following. Trivia and word
games were held in the afternoon.
Current events and local news were
presented Friday morning. Bingo was
played in the afternoon. Puzzles, card
games and watching movies were Saturday
features.
Pastor Koeneke assisted by Steve and
Linda Miller of St. John Lutheran Church
had the Sunday afternoon devotions. Ruth
Bienhoff was the pianist. Darold and
Joyce Grauerholz were welcome visitors.
Vernon Kuhlmann, Gilbert Kuhlmann,
Teresa Vanderplas of Arizona, Mildred
Hadley of Phillipsburg, and Garen
Kuhlmann of Smith Center helped Doris
Kuhlmann celebrate her birthday Sunday.
Others who called on Doris were Eulonda
Hagman and Alice Rietzke.
Visitors signing the register were Cindy
Ratliff with Pearl Ratliff; Loretta
Beckmann with Dorine Kuhlmann; Darold,
Joyce, and Julie Grauerholz with
Lorraine Grauerholz; Betty Gitchel with
Ralph Gitchel; Tom Rice with Lola
Peters; Curtis Beach with Isa Kienzle;
Dianna and Mike Rice with Lola Peters,
Lois Roller, and Dorine Kuhlmann.
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