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Kensington Community News
June 14, 2010
Fathers' Day Dinner at Legion
The Sapphire Dance team from Thunder
Ridge High School will be hosting a
Father’s Day Dinner on Sunday, June 20.
The menu includes fried chicken, mashed
-potatoes and gravy, green beans, roll,
and assorted desserts. Free will
donations will be accepted. The meal
will be served at the Kensington
American Legion from 11 am to 1 pm.
The money raised will be used to
purchase uniforms and equipment for the
upcoming year. The Sapphires will
perform at home football and basketball
games during the school year. The dance
team has two new sponsors this year,
Ashley Schilowsky and Staci Foreman. The
dance team members are Michala Linton,
Kelsey Atchison, Breck Miner, Larissa
Dettmer, Ashley Struckhoff, Jackie
Reneberg, Ashley Doxey, and Sami
Struckhoff. The girls are excited about
the upcoming year, and would like to
thank the community for their support!
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New Books
at Library
Several new young adult books have been
added to the shelves at the Kensington
Community/School Library. They are The
Poison Eaters by Holly Black, Toads and
Diamonds by Heather Tomlinson, For the
Win by Cory Docorow, Skip Breaker by
Paolo Guigalupi, and Roy Morelli Steps
Up to the Plate by Thatcher Heldring.
Junior readers will enjoy Rivals by Tim
Green. Check the "new book shelves"
often as the lists are updated.
Summer Library hours are 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. Monday thru Saturday with extended
hours from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
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June Birthday Celebration at Community
Center
June birthdays will be celebrated at the
Kensington Community Center Thursday,
June 17 at noon. Pinochle will be played
Tuesday, June 29 at 7 p.m.
Thanks to everyone who contributed or
who purchased items at the bake sale at
the Community Center Saturday. Receipts
will go for expenses of the Center.
Menus at K-town Center
Monday, June 21--Cook's choice entree,
broccoli rice a gratin, beets, bread,
peaches
Tuesday, June 22--Swiss steak
w/tomatoes, scalloped potatoes, corn,
bread, 5-cup salad
Wednesday, June 23--Chef salad, Dole
tropical fruit, bread sticks, blueberry
cobbler
Thursday, June 24--Hamburger gravy,
mashed potatoes, seasoned carrots,
biscuit, rosy pears
Friday, June 25--BBQ pork sandwich,
potato salad, pork & beans, bun,
cantaloupe
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Rainy Week Halts Farm Work
Your correspondent hesitates to report
on the rain amounts which varied so much
in different locations the past week,
but everyone will agree that the ground
is well-saturated from almost daily
thunder storms. One recorder reports
that about 5.5 inches of rain have
fallen during the month of June to date.
No hail or excessive wind damage have
been reported. But, this area was spared
the torrential rains of 5-7 inches which
fell in northern Phillips county Friday
night. The creeks are overflowing and
flooding and the terraces are full.
Sunshine and drying conditions would be
welcome. With the wheat harvest on the
horizon in several weeks and much farm
work waiting to be done before then,
it's a time to "tread lightly" when
talking to the farmers. (This is advice
from a retired farm wife.)
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Death
Beverly Borgmann, 80, formerly of the
Athol/Cedar community, passed away
Sunday, June 13, at the Smith County
Memorial Hospital. She leaves her
husband, Orville, of the Smith Center
Rest Home. Funeral arrangements at the
St. John Lutheran Church of Athol are
pending as this is written.
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Around
the Community
Jessica Adams of Kensington and Collin
Duntz of Smith Center were joined in
marriage in an outdoor wedding at the
gazebo in Smith Center Saturday evening,
June 12. Jessica is the daughter of
Richard Adams and Mary Adams and
graduated from Thunder Ridge High School
in 2009.
Joseph Burns, oldest son of Joe and Beth
Burns, was hospitalized in Salina last
week for treatment and surgery for
chronic kidney problems. He returned
home over the weekend, but now his
younger brother, Logan, who will be a
freshman at Thunder Ridge High School
next fall, is scheduled for further
corrective surgery in Colorado Springs
later this week. This family is having
more than their share of problems and
needs continual support and prayers.
Floyd Gross had back surgery in Kearney,
Neb., last week and is recuperating at
home.
Ken Rose of Agra had surgery at the
Methodist Hospital in Omaha last
Tuesday. He hopes to return home by
mid-week.
Cathy Diercks who is recovering from a
broken hip is in the rehabilitation unit
at Hays Medical Center for therapy until
she regains her strength.
Rex and Thelma Wachs who had spent their
retirement years in Smith Center moved
to Fish Haven, Idaho, recently because
of ill health and to be nearer their
daughter. They were faithful members of
First St. John Lutheran Church, visitors
at Prairie Haven, and supporters of the
Kensington community.
Kyle West of San Diego who lived in the
Simmons Mortuary in Kensington when he
was working for Simmons Incorporation
about ten years ago visited in
Kensington last week. A group of friends
gathered at the Kensington Legion
Wednesday evening for visiting and
reminiscing. Kyle now coordinates a
number of mortuaries in the San Diego
area.
Charlene Smith of Athol was among a
group of Phillipsburg folks who rode the
400+ miles in the Bikers Across Kansas
last week. It is reported that Linden
Ratliff, formerly of Kensington but now
living in Wichita, was also among the
bikers.
Stephanie Ellenberger and Aiden of
Andover and her cousin, Kaleb Shock,
visited Ken and Wanda Ellenberger last
weekend coming especially to attend the
wedding of Claire Cole and Jesse Arment
at the United Church in Kensington.
Dawn Meyer and her 11-year-old son Jaden
of Athol recently spent two weeks in
Japan. Dawn spent two years in Japan as
an assistant English teacher after her
graduation from college and was thrilled
to have the opportunity to go back for a
visit. She reports many changes in the
past sixteen years. Both Dawn and Jaden
really enjoyed the trip and Jaden said
he liked the Japanese food.
Evelyn Levin was in Tucson, Ariz., on
Wednesday, May 26, to attend the high
school graduation of her great-grandson,
Sean Levin, son of Mike and Claudia
Levin and grandson of Alan and Jan
Levin. She attended the reception at the
home of Laura Levin for family and
friends. She went on to Dallas, Tex., to
visit family and to attend the baptism
of her great-granddaughter, Emma Lynn,
daughter of Emily and Eric Shelton, at
the Zion Lutheran Church in Dallas on
June 6. Emma Lynn's sponsors were Nick
and Emily Levin and Karon and Jorge
Villaverde. She came home with Jeff and
Micki Levin, Emma Lynn's grandparents,
who were also at the baptism after the
reception Sunday.
Yvonne Levin of Brighton, Colo., spent
the weekend with her mother, Ruth Levin,
and came especially to attend the 80th
birthday celebration of her uncle, Royce
Levin. A large group of relatives and
friends attended the dinner and open
house honoring Royce Saturday at First
St. John Lutheran Parish Hall hosted by
Royce's wife, Donna Beth, and daughters,
Lisa Carswell of Phillipsburg and Teresa
Levin of Wichita.
After a slower start than usual because
of the rain during the night, the
Kensington City-wide Garage Sale was
well attended Saturday and good sales
were reported.
Ada Gaines, Steve and JoAnn Rice, Patsy
Koeneke and Ruth Bienhoff attended the
organ concert on the new Rodgers organ
at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in
Stuttgart Sunday afternoon. Ada's
granddaughter and husband, Christine
(Merklein) and Michael Albrecht of
Wichita, were among the guest
performers.
Thought for the week--"If you're arguing
wih an idiot, make sure he isn't doing
the same thing."
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Beautiful flowers at Prairie Haven
The residents, staff and visitors are
enjoying the beautiful flowers in the
containers at the front entrance planted
by the Busy Bees 4-H Club. The enclosed
back yard is enhanced with blooming
lilies.
Greetings and exercises along with
one-one sessions are held daily.
Manicures are given on Monday. Bingo was
played Tuesday afternoon. The Heartland
Worship Center had the Thursday morning
Bible study. The news was read from the
Pioneer Friday morning and the June
birthdays were celebrated with ice cream
and cake in the afternoon. An afternoon
discussion of weddings was held and a
session of "Remember when?" kept
everyone guessing.First St. John
Lutheran Church had the Sunday afternoon
worship session.
Angela Kuhlmann, RN, who with her family
had been on vacation to Florida, was
back at work Monday ready to tell
everyone about their wonderful trip.
Visitors signing the register were Erna
Zink of Phillipsburg; Janice Snuth of
Marysville; Bob and Linda Cain of
Overland Park; Robin Einspahr, Janice
Ratliff, Dawn, Damon, and Taylor Veh,
Cindy Ratliff of Glade, Amber, Peyton,
Cooper, and Clint Gower and Brandy,
Jaret , Kale and Cole Shelton of
Phillipsburg with Pearl Ratliff; Maria
Seemann with friends; Kay Medlin of
Virginia Beach, VA, Michelle Breon of
Lyons, Lyle Allen of Phillipsburg, and
Alfred Durcham with Aleta Durcham; Mary
Struckhoff with Aleen Schalansky; JoAnn
Rice with Lola Peters; Myrna Goracke
with Wauneta Abbott; LeAnn Marsh with
Douglas Cooper; Ruth Bienhoff with
Dorine Kuhlmann.
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