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Kensington Community News
May 10, 2010
Benefit Dinner for Bohms Next Sunday
A benefit is planned for Tyler and
Tiffani Bohm Sunday noon, May 16, at the
Kensington Legion to help with Tyler's
medical expenses. He has been diagnosed
with lung cancer and is unable to work.
Serving will be from 11 a.m. to 1:30
p.m. Freewill donations will be taken
for the meal. Thrivent has agreed to
match up to $1500.
On the menu will be pulled pork
sandwiches, baked beans, potato salad,
and fruit cobblers. Local churches are
helping with the food which will be
prepared on Saturday and help is needed
to serve the meal on Sunday. If you are
willing to help or contribute food,
contact one of the committee members, Ty
and Jennifer Wallgren, Brett and Melissa
Westbrook, Tim and Annette Riley, Donna
Westbrook or Melanie Elliott.
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Thunder Ridge to Graduate 16 Seniors
Sixteen students will receive their
diplomas in commencement exercises
Saturday, May 22 at 5 p.m. in the high
school gym in Kensington. The
Valedictorian and Salutatorian will
address the audience, but, according to
school custom, their names will not be
revealed until the ceremonies. Each
senior will be acknowledged in a
power-point presentation as a part of
the program. A receiving line will
assemble in front of the gym, weather
permitting.
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Memorial Services Sunday, May 30
The Kensington American Legion Post
#166, Legion Auxiliary and Sons of the
American Legion will conduct memorial
services at area cemeteries on Sunday,
May 30.
The group will worship together at the
UCC Church in Athol at 9:00 a.m. They
will then go to the various cemeteries
at the following schedule:
St. John Lutheran Cemetery at Athol,
10:15 a.m.; Pleasant View (Myers)
Cemetery, 10:40 a.m.; and St John
Lutheran Cemetery at Kensington, 11:30
a.m.
The group will have dinner at the Legion
Hall at noon before continuing to the
other cemeteries as follows: Olive
Branch Cemetery, 1:15 p.m.; Stone
Cemetery, 1:50 p.m.; and Germantown
Cemetery, 2:15 p.m.
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Class of 1970 to Have Reunion
The Class of 1970 will be having a 40th
Class Reunion at 1st St. John Activity
Center prior to the Alumni Banquet on
Saturday, May 29. They would like to
invite any former students, teachers and
parents that would enjoy visiting to
stop by the activity center from 3 p.m.
until the time of the banquet.
The KHS Class of 1970 has the
distinction of being the largest class
to graduate from Kensington High School
with 37 in the class. They are looking
for a large group to come back to
celebrate this reunion.
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Goldbug Class of 2000 Reunion
The Kensington Goldbug Class of 2000 is
planning a 10 year reunion on Sunday,
May 30th, at 2 p.m. at the Kensington
Roadside Park. Guests are asked to bring
a finger food and drink of their
preference. Cups, plates, napkins,
cutlery, etc. will be provided. If you
have questions, please contact Laura
Beth Bienhoff at lbienhoff@hotmail.com
or Deidra (Dougherty) Chestnut at
deidradougherty@hotmail.com or at
785-476-2008. Classmates, come and look
forward to a fun afternoon of catching
up and reminiscing!
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Bible
School Planned
Parents are urged to postpone vacations
until after Community Vacation Bible
School has been held. The dates chosen
for this year are June 1 to 4, 9 00 to
11:30 a.m.
The theme is "SonQuest
Rainforest...Jesus Every Day!"
The locations will be the same as in the
past with Preschool thru Grade 1 at
First St. John Lutheran, Grades 2 & 3 at
the United Church, and Grades 4 thru 6
at St. John Lutheran Church. Every child
in the community is invited.
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Bob Bearley Recognized at Achievement
Banquet
About 170 persons' attended the Thunder
Ridge High School Achievement Banquet at
the Kensington Legion May 6. Don Wiens
served as Master of Ceremonies and
introduced the speaker, Caley Cole
Robinson, a 2003 graduate of West Smith
County High School and now a teacher in
the Phillipsburg schools. She encouraged
personal encouragement to all students.
At one point in her presentation, she
asked of ways people in the audience to
stand if they had been encouraged by
someone. such as a teacher, sponsor,
parent, coach, friend, etc. As she named
possible responsible persons and soon
everyone in the audience was standing.
She asked everyone to be aware that they
have a responsibility to our students by
giving encouragement in all their
endeavors.
As the students' names were called,
packets containing all their honors,
awards and scholarships (academic,
music, speech, scholars bowl, athletics,
etc.) were presented to them by one of
the faculty. During the scholarship
presentation by Jamie Schwandt and Seth
Kastle, Bob Bearley was recognized by
them for his many years of positive
influence through teaching and coaching
and the fact that Bob had touched the
lives of countless students through his
support and encouragement. Mr. Bearley
was given a standing ovation to show
gratitude for his caring and unselfish
effort on behalf of all of his students.
Seniors were presented special awards as
follows: American Legion Citizenship
Award--Ryanne Rahjes and Trent Ferguson;
Kansas State High School Activities
Association Award--Cheyenne Grauerholz
and Cade Rietzke; Kansas Board of
Regents Scholarship Curriculum
Completers--Christopher Cochrun, Trent
Ferguson, Nicholas Irwin, Ryanne Rahjes
& Taylor Shaffer; Kansas Board of
Regents State Scholar Designee--Trent
Ferguson; KSU Mathematics & Science
Award--Christopher Cochrun; Dale M.
Dennis Excellence in Educatino--Christopher
Cochrun.
Scholarships awarded to Seniors were
American Legion Fred Marran Post
#166--Trent Ferguson; Harry E. Clarke
Post #277--Ryanne Rahjes; American
Legion Post #357--Cade Rietzke; Sons of
American Legion--Ryanne Rahjes & Cade
Rietzke; Vada Bonnett American Legion
Auxiliary--Ryanne Rahjes; Edward G.
Beckman Trust--Trent Ferguson; Carl and
Martha Grauerholz Memorial--Christopher
Cochrun; Arnold (Tarzan) Levin
Memorial--Trent Ferguson; Rathert
Foundation-Nickolas Barnes & Taylor
Shaffer; Harry B. Sweet--Trent Ferguson;
Margaret Nelson Castle College--Ryanne
Rahjes & Trent Ferguson; Daughters of
the American Revolution--Trent Ferguson;
Kilmer--Miller Scholarship--Nickolas
Barnes, Cody Capps, Christopher Cochrun,
Jesse Gibson, Nicholas Irwin, & Taylor
Shaffer; Theodore W. and Ruth A Levin
Charitable Trust--Ryanne Rahjes & Trent
Ferguson; Pro-Ag Marketing--Cade Rietzke;
Schwandt-Kastle Leadership--Michael
Yoxall.
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Kyle Youngquist Graduates
Kyle Youngquist has completed his high
school studies and received a diploma
from Thunder Ridge High School recently.
Congratulations, Kyle.
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Birth
A daughter, Cameron Cate, was born to
Bruce and Amber Hardacre on May 6 at the
Smith County Hospital. Cameron weighed 8
pounds 2 ounces and was 19 3/4 inches
long. She has two very excited sisters,
Elizabeth, 9, and Abigail, 5, who will
help with her care. Grandparents are
Curtis and Mary Beach of Kensington and
Tom and Susan Hardacre of Athol.
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USD-110 Activities at Kensington
Wed., May 12--7th Grade to Oberlin
Museum, 8 a.m.
8th Grade to Smith Center/Downs, 8:30
a.m.
5th/6th Grade physicals at Phillips
County Medical Cener, 9:30 a.m.
Trigonometry Final Exam, 2:06 to 3:06
p.m.
Thurs., May 13--MS GNEC Track at
Mankato, 9 a.m.
Trigonometry Final Exam, 2:06 to 3:06
p.m.
Friday, May 14--Seniors last day of
classes
High School StuCo Fun Day, 11:45 a.m. to
3:30 p.m.
Seniors leave for sneak to Six Flags
over Texas, 10 p.m.
Tues., May 18--Middle School Achievement
Banquet, 6:30 p.m.
Seniors return from sneak
Wed., May 19--8th Grade Orientation at
High School
HS KAY Cabinet, 3:00 p.m.
Thurs., May 20--Transportation meeting,
BOE room, 8 a.m.
Fri., May 21--Regional track
Sat., May 22--High School Commencement,
Kton Gym, 5 p.m.
Tues., May 25--Middle School promotion,
Agra auditorium, 7 p.m. ,
Thurs., May 27--Last day of school
Menus K-3; HS at Kton)
Mon., May 19--Hoagie boy sandwich, oven
fries, augratin cauliflower, diced
peaces, cake, milk
Tues., May 20--Enchiladas, spanish rice,
lettuce salad, crackers, fruit cocktail,
milk
Wed., May 21--Roast beef, whipped
potatoes, gravy, dinner rolls, baby
carrots, cherry crisp, milk
Thurs., May 22--Sub sandwich, nachos,
cole slaw, dill spear, pineapple bits,
milk
Fri., May 23--Hamburgers, oven fries,
baked bans, fruit salad, milk
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Around
the Community
Aldean Franklin, Marla Baumann, Kristen
Minkler, Jayden Minkler, Brandon
Baumann, Julie Cole, Rilee Weeks, and
Jayme Baumann went to Columbia, S.C..,
to attend the wedding of Aldean's niece,
Stephanie Moore, to Kevin Sox on
Saturday morning, May 1. The wedding was
on the ocean front at Edisto Beach, S.C.
The group was delayed a day in
Nashville, Tenn., on their way home
because of the floods.
Nick Robinson, son of Bruce and Lisa
Grauerholz of Hildreth, Neb., graduated
from Axtell Community High School in
Axtell, Neb., Saturday afternoon, May 8
at 4 p.m. Nick has enlisted in the U.S.
Air Force and will leave in September. A
reception was held for Nick and seven of
his classmates in Minden, Neb., Friday
evening. Nick's guests were his parents
and brother, Bruce and Lisa Grauerholz
and Lantz, Howard and Barbara Grauerholz,
Brook and Lindsay Johnson, Hannah
Ramirez, Rachel Jones and Faber, Bob and
Amy Bienhoff, Blayne Bienhoff and Ariel
Robinson, and Justin, Deidra and Peyton
Chestnut.
Martin and Florence Stenseng went to
Jamesville, Wisc., Sunday to visit their
grandchildren, Kiefer and Evelyn
Stenseng, and their mother, Margit
Stenseng Patterson. They went especially
to attend Kiefer's orchestra concert at
Rock County Jr. College on May 11 in
which he plays the cello. They were to
return home Wednesday. They were
assisted in getting to the Kansas City
Airport by their daughter, Margaret and
Brad Johnson of Lawrence.
A large crowd attended the Mothers' Day
dinner at the Kensington Legion Sunday
noon with a quite a few out of town
guests. Proceeds will be used for high
school scholarships.
Thought for the week--"There is a good
reason they call these ceremonies
"commencement exercises." Graduation is
not the end; it's the beginning."--Orrin
Hatch
Brad and Mona Marler of Tipton, Iowa,
visited their daughter Amanda and Brian
Schultz and family is Osborne over the
weekend and also visited Fred and
Dolores Panter of Athol.
Prairie Haven notes are not available
this week.
It's a gloomy, cold Monday as these
notes are written with intermittent
light rain. The forecast is for
thunderstorms, possibly severe in
places, for the next several days. It
puts a damper on track meets and outside
activities along with field work and
planting that the farmers are hoping to
get done.
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New officers for Kensington Auxiliary
The Kensington Legion Auxiliary had
election of new officers on Tuesday, May
4. Elected are co-chairpersons, Earlene
Brons and Cheryl Foreman; V.
Chairperson, Wilda Conaway; Secretary,
Staci Foreman; Treasurer, Vivian
McDowell; Sgt. of Arms, Karen Powell;
Historian and Chaplain, Donna Westbrook.
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Events at the Kensington Community
Center
The Board of Directors will meet
Wednesday, May 12 at noon; Pitch will be
played Thursday, May 13 at 7 p.m. May
birthdays will be celebrated Thursday,
May 20 at noon. Pinochle party is
Tuesday, May 25 at 7 p.m. The Center
will be closed Monday, May 31 for
Memorial Day.
Menus
Monday, May 17--Cook's choice entree,
cheesy broccoli, mixed fruit, bread,
pudding
Tuesday, May 18--Chicken & noodles,
peas, stewed tomatoes, bread, cinnamon
apple slices
Wednesday, May 19--Sloppy joes, potato
salad, pork & beans, bun, strawberries &
bananas
Thursday, May 20--Roast, mashed
potatoes/gravy, fruit cup, bread,
birthday cake
Friday, May 21--Baked spaghetti,
broccoli/cauliflower salad, green beans,
garlic bread, applesauce
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