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Kensington Community News
June 21, 2010
Kensington Escapes Deluge of Rain Over
the Weekend
Kensington escaped the heavy rains which
fell in intermittent severe
thunderstorms Saturday night and again
Sunday night. The Bienhoff rain gauge
measured about three inches of rain in
the two day total. No reports of hail
were reported in the immediate vicinity.
Rainfall became less north of town.
Forecasters indicate that another round
of storms could develop for the area
this (Monday) evening. With the wheat
rapidly turning and harvest looming, the
muddy fields, water in draws and
terraces, and washed out roads will pose
a problem for harvesters.
Folks in the Solomon Valley soon
believed the weather report when heavy
thunderstorms with the possibility of
hail and wind were forecasted Saturday
night and again Sunday night. Rain
gauges reported from 6 to 8 inches of
rain in the Claudell area with water
going over bridges and washing out
approaches, isolating farmsteads until
the water receded and repairs could be
made. The washed out roads and bridges,
repairing of fences, and mud and
standing water will pose a tremendous
problem for the fast approachng wheat
harvest. Outages of electricity were
also reported in many areas with lots of
tree damage. The basement home of James
and Jennifer Elson who live on the
farmstead spith of Claudell, best
identified as the home of the late Glenn
and Eleanor Sweat, was flooded to within
an inch of the main floor. Hail was
reported in some areas with strong winds
commonplace.
More detailed stories and pictures will
appear elsewhere in this issue.
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Sapphire Dance Team Available for
Projects
About 230 persons turned out for the
fried chicken dinner Sunday noon at the
Kensington Legion hosted by the Thunder
Ridge High School Dance Team to raise
money for their uniforms for the
upcoming school year. The girls are
ready to step out into the community and
provide odd job services such as
painting, yard work, garage cleaning,
musk thistle clean-up, etc. The girls
will work for free-will donations. If
you have need of their services, please
contact the dance team sponsors, Ashley
Schmid-Schilowsky at 785-476-5601 or
Staci Foreman at 785-476-4066.The girls
appreciate your support.
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St. John Lutheran Directories
Members and friends of St. John Lutheran
Church who would like to order
additional 125th anniversary directories
are asked to place orders by calling
Leland Rahjes at 476-2862, Bob Westbrook
at 476-2238, or the church office at
476-3155 by June 28. Extra copies are
$4.75 each. If your picture is in the
directory, you will receive one free
copy. No extra books will be available
after the order is sent in.
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Heartland Worship Center to Honor Vets
The annual Independence Day Celebration
will be held at the Heartland Worship
Center on Highway 36 one mile west of
Agra Sunday, June 27. A free meal will
be served for Veterans and their
families at 5:00 p.m. with the service
beginning at 6:30 p.m. Fireworks and
watermelon will close out the
celebration..
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Community Center Notes
Come and enjoy an evening of playing
pinochle in a cool place on a hot summer
evening on Tuesday, June 29 at 7 p.m.
Since the Center will be closed on
Monday, July 5, and no meals will be
delivered, it seems a good time for a
potluck dinner at noon. Watch for a
further announcement next week.
Seventeen meals were served at the June
birthday party last Thursday. Celebrants
were Ada Gaines, Janice Ratliff, and
Armi McPherson.
Menus
Monday, June 28--Baked fish, green bean
casserole, mandarin oranges, bread,
pudding
Tuesday, June 29--Ham, hash brown
casserole, gelatin w/fruit, bread,
strawberry shortcake
Wednesday, June 30--Chicken pasta salad,
Italian blend vegs, creamy cucumbers,
bread sticks, fruit cup
Thursday, July 1--Sloppy joes, potato
wedges, coleslaw w/carrots, bun,
apricots
Friday, July 2--Meat balls w/gravy,
parslied potatoes, peas & carrots,
bread, rosy applesauce
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Commercial Club Plans Summer Events
The Kensington Booster (Commercial) Club
met at noon on June 14 for lunch at the
Kensington Legion Lounge with Bob
Westbrook presiding. Reports were given
on the Spring City-wide Garage Sale held
on June 12. Each sale site was charged
$10 for getting their location on the
map. The proceeds will be used for
paying for the classified ads in four
newspapers and new "garage sale" signs
were purchased to place at each sale
site.
Plans were made for the Old Fashioned
Saturday Night in Kensington on August
14. Entertainment, food and fun booths
were discussed before dismissal. Anyone
wanting to have a booth should contact
Bob Westbrook at 476-2238. More
information will be available as the
date approaches.
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Kates
Visit Ft. Bissell
Eight members of the K-town Kates drove
to Phillipsburg Saturday morning to
visit Ft. Bissell. A very educational
tour was given by Jane Whitney as they
were told the history stored in each of
the buildings and the artifacts housed
in each one. Lunch was enjoyed at the
Pizza Hut.
A business meeting was held after
returning to Kensington at First St.
John Lutheran Parish Hall. It was
decided not to go to Kearney in July.
The next meeting will be to plan a booth
for the Old Fashioned Saturday Night on
August 14. Watch this column for time
and place of the next meeting.
Rachelle Bose and Roy Webb exchange vows
Rachelle Bose and Roy Webb were married
at the St. John Lutheran Church near
Athol Saturday afternoon, June 19. The
reception, dinner and dance was held at
the Kensington Legion.
Rachelle, the daughter of Tom and Marcia
Bose of Cedar and granddaughter of Ed
and Norma Bienhoff of Salina, graduated
from Thunder Ridge High School in 2009,
attended the U. Of Nebraska at Kearney,
and plans to continue her education at
Ft. Hays State University in the fall.
Roy, the son of Ron Webb and Teresa
Boble, is employed as an engineer for
Kyle Railroad in Phillipsburg. The
couple will live in Phillipsburg.
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Westbrooks Celebrate 40th Anniversary
B.J and Melissa Westbrook, Morgan and
Maycee and David and Janelle Grau and
McKenzie hosted a dinner and dance last
Saturday evening in honor of the 40th
wedding anniversary of their parents and
grandparents, Bob and Donna Westbrook,
at the country residence of B.J. and
Melissa southwest of Kensington. The
meal was catered by Tiffani Bohm and
helpers. B. J. emceed the program
consisting of introducing the wedding
party and family members ; a slide
presentation of the past 40 years
produced by Janelle Grau and a musical
number by Dustin Chester. About 150
family members, friends and neighbors
attended the celebration.
Out-of-the area guests were Ed and
Janice Norden, Canon City, CO; Jerry and
Nancy Westbrook, Loveland, CO; Brent,
Mary, Mandy and Renee Grauerholz,
Greeley, CO; Melinda Mazzarella, Delene
Solorio and Crystal Bretton, Colorado
Springs, CO; Shirley Grauerholz, Scott,
Mindy and Madison McDowell and Judy Loyd,
all of Denver; Wayne and Yolanda Marget,
Red Cloud, NE; Dick and Arlene
Westbrook, Steve and Kim Schmidt and
Tyffani Post, Salina; Eldon and Marilyn
Grauerholz, Dodge City; Joe and JoAnn
Wahrmann, Goodland; Linda and John
Scheer, Leavenworth; and Tim, Christina,
Bailee and Olivia Scheer, Lawrence.
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Around
the Community
The children of Wesley and Martha Rahjes
hosted a cookout in honor of their 60th
wedding anniversary Sunday evening, June
12, with family members and close
friends as guests. It was held at the
home of Doug and Wanda Rahjes.
Hamburgers, hotdogs and the works along
with brownies and homemade ice cream
were enjoyed. There was a great response
to the card shower and Martha and Wesley
really enjoyed reading all the cards.
Visitors at the home of Arthur and Betty
Smith last week were Jordan and Sharon
Beach, Arthur's cousin of Fontana,
Calif., who stopped enroute to spend
time with Sharon's sister in Minden,
Neb., and with Jordan's brother,
Clifford Beach in Blue Hill, Neb. The
Smiths' grandson, Tim Smith and friend
Mary, stopped for dinner Thursday
enroute to Tim's home in Boulder, Colo.
Fathers Day dinner guests of Arthur and
Betty were their sons and wives, Stanley
and Kim Smith of Smith Center and Dail
and Kathy Smith of Clay Center.
It's good news to report that Seth
Kastle of Wichita was able to return to
work part time last week after suffering
a heart attack. Seth's mother, Melanie
Elliott, returned home after spending
time with the family during his
convalescence.
Plans are for Cathy Diercks to return to
her home in Agra the middle of this week
after being in the Hays Medical Center
for rehabilitation and therapy.
Logan Burns had a rough weekend
following surgery in the Children's
Hospital in Colorado Springs last week.
His dismissal and return home may be
delayed longer than the anticipated
middle of this week.
Leland Miller of Phillipsburg is a
resident of the Phillips County
Retirement Home for further therapy
while he regains strength and can return
home.
Pat Clarke has completed the move of
furniture and household goods back into
her house after it had been flooded by a
broken water pipe which necessitated
extensive repair and redecorating. The
storage box which had been placed in the
street west of her house to store the
contents during the restoration has now
been removed leaving a much better view
at the 4-way stop sign. Pat has been in
St. George this week taking care of the
animals and pets at the home of her
brother, Mike Clarke and wife, while
they are gone.
Please remember to report summer
visitors and vacation trips for this
column to create interest for readers.
Your help is greatly appreciated.
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Hall/Hoverson Entertain at Prairie Haven
The usual greetings and exercises begin
each week at Prairie Haven and one-one
sessions are held daily. Manicures were
given Monday morning and Flag Day was
observed. Pat Hall played familiar tunes
on her baritone horn accompanied by
Janet Hoverson in the afternoon. Special
music is always appreciated by the
residents. Bingo was played Tuesday
afternoon. W.O.R.D.S.challenged the
residents Wednesday afternoon.
The Heartland Worship Center with
Georgetta Kinyon as leader had the
Thursday morning Bible study. Visiting
was done after the study. "What Year?"
kept everyone guessing in the afternoon.
The local news was read from the Pioneer
Friday morning and bingo was played in
the afternoon. Card games and watching
movies and television was the
entertainment Saturday.
Sunday afternoon worship services were
held by St. John Lutheran Church with
Pastor Patsy Koeneke, Steve and Linda
Miller, and Ruth Bienhoff in charge.
Visitors signing the register were Robin
Einspahr, Janice Ratliff, Dawn, Dannon,
and Taylor Veh, Brandy, Jret, Kale and
Cole Shelton, Amber, Peyton, Cooper, and
Clint Gower and Cindy Ratliff with Pearl
Ratlff; Georgetta Kinyon with friends;
R-- Abbott, Carol Rose, Terry Rose, and
Peggy Gale with Wauneta Abbott; Alfred
Ducharm with Aleta Ducharm; Mary
Struckhoff with Aleen Schalansky;
Marlene Kuhlmann with Clara Beckmann;
Colleen Gale and Dawn Veh with Pearl
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