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Kensington Community News
July 5, 2010
Rain Halts Harvest Completion
As this column is written Monday
morning, light rain is falling and
thunderstorms are in the forecast for
later today. Rain Sunday morning of
about .60 in Kensington City brought the
harvest to a halt. A few farmers were
fortunate to finish Saturday evening
before the rains came. The sun did come
out after lunch on Monday and the
stalled front seems to have moved on
east taking the chance of thunderstorms
with it so perhaps harvest can resume
soon.
Conversations overheard by your
correspondent were that yields ranged
from good to disappointing with great
variations in test weights. The top
yields are usually the only ones
reported, but it is evidently not the
bumper crop everyone was hoping for.
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Report
on European Tour
Kate Hagman of Garden City and Elizabeth
Hagman of Smith Center spent several
weeks in Europe touring locations of
historical and cultural interest.
Elizabeth will share photos and
experiences of the trip with interested
family and friends Sunday July 11 at
7:30 p.m. in the First St John Parish
Hall in Kensington. Some of the
highlights will include visiting
Normandy and other World War II sites in
Holland, Austria and Germany and
attending the opera, Aida, in Verona,
Italy.
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Your
Library Notes
Need something for the youngsters to do
on these hot summer afternoons? The
Kensington Community/School Library has
Jr. DVD's that will help entertain them.
New editions just added to the shelf are
Happily Never After, The Last Mimzy, and
The Spiderwick Chronicles along with
many that were already available for
checkout. Story hour will continue
through July on Tuesday from 1 to 1:45
p.m. for pre-schoolers and 2 to 2:45
p.m. for the older kids.
Three new adult fiction books are also
ready for your reading pleasure. They
are Lowcountry Summer by Dorothea Benton
Frank, Sizzling Sixteen by Janet
Evanovich, and Family Ties by Danielle
Steel.
Summer Library hours are 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. Monday through Saturday with
extended hours from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on
Tuesday. Closed on Sunday.
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Senior Center Highlights
Eighteen members of the Kensington
Community Center gathered for a potluck
dinner Monday. There was an abundance of
delicious food and everyone enjoyed the
visiting and fellowship.
Upcoming events include Pitch games,
Thursday, July 8 at 7 p.m.; Board
meeting, Wednesday, July 14 at 12:45
p.m.; July Birthday celebration, July 15
at noon; Food pantry, Saturday, July 17,
1 to 3 p.m.; and Pinochle games,
Tuesday, July 27, 7 p.m.
Menus
Monday, July 12--Baked spaghetti,
spinach, pears, garlic bread, pudding
Tuesday, July 13--Chef salad,
watermelon, bread sticks, cookie
Wednesday, July 14-Chicken & rice
casserole, pea salad, cook's choice veg;
bread, mixed fruit w/bananas
Thursday, July 15--Pork roast, steamed
cabbage, carrots & onions, orange
pineapple salad, bread, cake w/frosting
Friday, July 16--Hamburger, potato
salad, corn, bun, cinnamon apple slices
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Deaths
Sympathy is extended to Lori (Waite)
Douglas and daughter, Taylor, on the
death of their husband and father, Sgt.
Terry L. Douglas. of Marysville. A short
obituary follows.
Sgt. Terry L. Douglas, 44, of Marysville
passed away June 21, 2010 at his home
after battling colon cancer. He was a
police chief in Marysville. Survivors
include his wife, Lori (Waite) who grew
up in Kensington as the daughter of the
late Dallas and Wilda Waite; a daughter,
Taylor; his mother, Virginia Douglas of
Glen Elder; and a brother, Gary Douglas
of Mankato.
The funeral service was at the United
Methodist Church in Marysville on June
28. A memorial service was held at the
Montezuma Valley Presbyterian Church on
July 1. His body was cremated.
Death
Lucille Sargent Wallen, 94, of Courtland
died Sunday morning, July 4, 2010. She
was preceded in death by her first
husband, Eugene Sargent. She leaves her
husband, Warren Wallen; a daughter,
Janet Suchsland (Don) of Agra; a son,
DeLon Sargent of Virginia; grandchildren
and other relatives. Funeral
arrangements are pending as this is
written. A complete obituary will be
available at a later date.
Death
Ruth Wolf, 86, a 1941 graduate of
Kensington High School and life-long
resident of the Kensington community,
passed away Sunday afternoon, July 4,
2010. She was preceded in death by her
husband, Albino Wolf. Survivors are her
daughters (and spouses), Patricia Mancos
of Lees Summit, MO, Beverly Mills of
Bonner Spring, Janine LAN of Marysville,
Beth Burns of Kensington, and Marlene
Whitney of Chandler, Ariz.; a son, Ron
Wolf of Kensington; numerous
grandchildren and several
great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be Friday afternoon at
1:30 p.m. at the United Church in
Kensington with Pastor Becky Saddler in
charge. Former members of the Kensington
Music Club will have special music.
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Around
the Community
Lynn Evans of Cheyenne, WY, who grew up
in Kensington as the son of the late
Eddie and Clara Evans, has cancer and
other health problems. He would enjoy
hearing from former Kensington friends.
His address is Lynn Evans, 7207
Manhattan Lane, Cheyenne, WY 82009-2004.
Logan and Beth Burns returned home from
the Children's Hospital in Aurora,
Colo., Sunday where Logan had several
surgeries. We wish him a speedy
recovery.
Spending the long July 4th weekend with
Linda and Leland Rahjes and to help
Linda celebrate her birthday were Kelly
and David Streeter, Trent and Taylor of
Topeka and Scott and Lisa Heike and
Kirsten of Shawnee.
Last Friday supper guests of Ada Gaines
were Therron and Barbara Gaines of
Savannah, MO, JoAnn Rice, and Linda and
Larissa Dettmer. Sunday evening a family
gathering was held at the home of Steve
and JoAnn Rice to celebrate the holiday
and Staci Kearn's birthday. Present were
Rick and Staci Kearn and family of
Concordia, Ada Gaines, and J.R. and
Angel Rice and girls. Linda, Brian and
Larissa Dettmer and Katie Holsman came
later in the evening for ice cream and
cake and to watch the fireworks.
Neighbors and friends came in one
afternoon last week with six combines
and a number of trucks to harvest the
wheat of Kenneth Rose who is battling
cancer. The job was completed in three
hours.
Mary Anthony enjoyed having her
daughter, granddaughter, and
great-granddaughters come over the
weekend. They are Pat Gaschler and
Brandy Veatch and daughters, Jordyn,
Taylor and Sidney.
Local gardeners are beginning to reap
the harvest of their labors. We hear new
potatoes, beets, cucumbers, and even a
few early tomatoes gracing their dinner
tables. The grass is keeping the lawn
mowers busy.
The weather was perfect for the
fireworks Sunday evening around town,
They were spectacular and continued late
into the evening. With no wind and the
rain earlier in the day, there was no
danger in shooting them. Sadly, the dogs
in town did not appreciate the loud
noises.
Because of the holiday, Prairie Haven
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