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Kensington Community News
September 6, 2010
St. John Lutheran Church Celebrates
125th Anniversary
Although a formal celebration of the
125th anniversary of the signing of the
charter of the St. John Lutheran Church
was held on a snowy stormy day in
February, 2010, a finale homecoming
celebration of members, former members,
and many friends was held Sunday, Sept.
5, 2010, on a holiday weekend so more
could attend.
The opening hymn, "The Church's One
Foundation", called the full house of
worshippers together for the Holy
Communion service at 10:30 a.m. with the
Rev. Patsy Koeneke, pastor of the
congregation presiding. She chose to
make Holy Baptism the focal emphasis for
the day. Special music was rendered by
the St. John Mixed Chorus who sang
"Rejoice Ye Pure in Heart", and the
Sunday School Children singing "We are
Children of St. John" and "I Have
Decided to Follow Jesus." They and many
other parishioners proudly wore the
apple green t-shirts with the logo,
"Fully Rely on God", designed for the
special event. The memorials given
during the year were also dedicated.
Cameron Cate, infant daughter of Bruce
and Amber Hardacre, joined the Body of
Christ through the Gift of Holy Baptism.
Her sponsors are Kiley and Katie Beach
and Martin and Tara Seemann. Her sister,
Elizabeth Hardacre, played the piano
offertory, "It is Well with My Soul."
Jenny Reilley sang "Footprints in the
Sand" and Carol Rahjes and Dawn Meyer
played piano duets during the
distribution of Holy Communion.
After the benediction was pronounced and
the sending hymn, "Lift High the Cross".
was sung, the congregation was
dismissed, and photos were taken of the
mass group in front of the church. The
Grauerholz family then gathered for
their annual reunion in the parish hall.
At 3 p.m., the anniversary committee
assisted by many volunteers began moving
tables and chairs to the north lawn pf
the church property and to prepare the
food for the early evening picnic. Quilt
and memorabilia displays along with a
power point presentation prepared by
Luke Rahjes were set up in the parish
hall.
Although temperatures were predicted to
be near the century mark, light winds
and temps in the low 90's made the
outdoor evening very tolerable without
pesky flies and mosquitoes. The crowd
began arriving early and after the table
prayer had been sung, the hamburgers,
hotdogs, beans and chips were served
about 5:30 p.m. followed by homemade ice
cream with cake prepared by Bev
Grauerholz.
Former pastors were introduced by Leland
Rahjes, chairman of the anniversary
committee. Paul Anderson of Omaha, Neb.,
son of Pastor Andy and LaVaille Anderson
of Wallingford, Iowa, represented his
parents who were unable to attend
because of frail health. A daughter and
husband, Gloria (Anderson) and Mark
Shuckman of Great Bend were also in
attendance. Other former pastors
and wives, David and Anita Sites of
Holdrege, Neb., and Frank and Shirley
Pekarek of Salina, were also introduced
and addressed the assembly. A balloon
launch was held.
Music was presented by Sarah Rudd and
her band and the The Three Amigoes
(Galen Larson, Wendell Bohm and Dave
Hutson). Games were arranged for
the children during the program. Carolyn
Billings gave a brief history of the
congregation and acknowledgements were
given by Joyce Grauerholz of the many
volunteers who work diligently to bring
the gospel of Jesus Christ to the
congregation and community. Greg
Billings, chairman of St. John Lutheran
Church, thanked everyone for making the
celebration such a blessed event, and
the assembly sang, "God be with You Till
We Meet Again.".
The evening of fun and fellowship
concluded with fireworks and wishes and
prayers for many more years of God's
blessings upon the St. John Lutheran
Congregation.
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Thunder Ridge Schools in Session
School busses began rolling last
Thursday morning, Sept. 2, transporting
Thunder Ridge students to the Kensington
and Agra attendance centers for the
first day of classes. The unofficial
enrollment for Kindergarten thru Grade
12 is 236, an increase of 9 students
over last year's enrollment of 227 This
increase is marked by 75 students in the
high school compared to 60 in the fall
of 2009. There are 18 students in
kindergarten with 24 attending
pre-school.
Enrollment by attendance centers (last
year's totals in parenthesis) is 70 (74)
in K-grade 3 at Kensington; 91 (93) in
grades 4-8 at Agra; and 75 (60) in
grades 9-12 at Kensington. The largest
enrollments are the freshman class with
26 students, 8th grade with 24 students,
and second grade with 22 students. Watch
for official enrollment totals in a
future issue.
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Calendar
Thursday, Sept. 9--4th grade Ag Day @
Sasse Farm
MS Lifetouch Fall sports Pictures
MS Volleyball, 4 p.m.; Football, 6 p.m.
@ Stockton
HS Cross Country @ Rock Hills (Mankato)
4:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 10--HS Football @ Hanover,
7 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 11--HS Volleyball
Tournament @ Southern Cloud (Miltonvale),
9 a.m.
MS KSU Band Day @ Manhattan
Monday, Sept. 13--Jostens Class Rings (sopho.),
11 a.m.
HS JV FB v. Franklin @ Kensington, 6
p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 14--Balfour Cap/Gown/Ann.
(Seniors), 12: 40 p.m.
HS VB Quad (:Logan, Stockton, Franklin),
@ Logan, 4 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 15, Bus Evacation, HS,
GS, MS
Thursday, Sept. 16--QSP (Seniors), 12:30
p.m.
MS VB, 4 p.m., FB, 5:30 p.m. vs. Quinter
@ Agra
HS CC @ Smith Center, 4:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 17--HS FB @ Hanover, 7p.m.
Saturday, Spt. 18--HS FB Vs. Trego @
Kensington, 7 p.m.
Menus @ K-town
Monday, Sept. 13--Sloppy joe/bun, oven
fries, carrot sticks, creamed corn,
apples w/caramel dip
Tuesday, Sept. 14--Taco salad, refried
beans, Spanish rce, fruit cookie
Wednesday, Sept. 15--Hoagie boy
sandwich, lettuce salad, crackers, oven
fries, spicy pears
Thursday, Sept. 16--Frito pie potato
triangles, cinnamon rolls, grapes
Friday, Sept. 17--Corndogs, tater tots,
vegetable relishes, apple crisp
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Senior Center Scheduled Events
Pitch will be played Thursday evening,
Sept. 9, preceded by a potluck supper at
5:30 p.m. September birthdays will be
celebrated Thursday, Sept. 26 at noon.
The Highway 36 Treasure Hunt will
feature a garage and bake sale at the
Center on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 17
and 18. (No clothing or furniture will
be accepted for the garage sale).
Menus
Monday, Sept. 13--Sausage gravy, mashed
potatoes, cook's choice veg., biscuit,
peaches
Tuesday, Sept. 14--Turkey, sweet
potatoes, coleslaw w/carrots, bread,
blueberry cobbler
Wednesday, Sept. 15--Meat loaf, mixed
vegs, cook's choice complement, bread,
watermelon
Thursday, Sept. 16--Pork roast, creamed
potatoes & peas, apricots, bread,
birthday cake
Friday, Sept. 17--Sloppy joes, corn,
cucumbers, bun, mandarin oranges
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Billings family Gathers in Salina
Thirty-six persons attended the Billings
family reunion in Kenwood Park in Salina
Saturday noon, Sept. 4. Attending were
Stan and Carolyn Billings and their
family, Greg, Robin, Nolan and Kendra
Billings of Kensington; Linda and
Leonard Robinson of Smith Center and
Sheila, Ron, Molly and Morgan Jansonius
of Oberlin; Ken and Janice Ratliff of
Kensington and their family, Roger,
Lana, Baylee and Emalee Ratliff and
Kalen Mace of Smith Center, and Robin,
Rich, Allison and Carl Einspahr of
Elwood, Neb.; Rod and Judy Billings of
Colorado Springs, Colo; and Joan and
Steve Heide of Downs and their family,
Shannon, Buddy, Neva and Raine
Livingston of Lawrence and Seth, Kari,
Wrigley, Chloe and Ava Heide of Gardner.
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Deaths
Cheryl Synoground received word of the
death of "Ike" Isaac of Marysville,
Wash., husband of Dana Loreen Isaac, who
graduated from Kensington High School
with the Class of 1964 and was the
daughter of the late Al and Nada Loreen.
"Ike" died on August 29, 2010, of lung
cancer. He had children from a former
marriage. He has been cremated, and a
memorial service will be held at a later
date.
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Death
Edna Panter, 100, of Smith Center died
Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010, at the Smith
County Long Term Care. The family lived
in Athol for many years. She was
preceded in death by her husband, A.J. *Eb"
Panter and a son, LaMonte (Monty). Three
sons survive, Gary, Mike and Mark.
Funeral arrangements are pending. A more
complete obituary will be available next
week.
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Annual Grauerholz Reunion Sunday
The family of the late Henry and Anna
Grauerholz held their annual reunion on
September 5, 2010, at the St. John’s
Lutheran Church Parish Hall in
Kensington. A potluck dinner at noon was
enjoyed with the family of the late
Elizabeth “Lizzie” Goll hosting the
event with 95 in attendance.
Those attending from out of state were
Ed Norden, Canon City, CO; Scott, Mindy,
and Madison McDowell, Denver, CO;
Lawrence and Kay Goll, Blue Hill, NE;
Jerry, Judy, and Spencer Mink, Fort
Calhoun, NE; Helen Grauerholz Brown,
Tucson, AZ; and Allan and Twila Ratliff,
Richard, Chandra, Peyton, and Asia
Ratliff, Rod and Linsey Ratliff, Ralinda,
Alexandrea, Anthony, and Aiden Ratliff,
and Anaya Ratliff, all of Tulsa, OK.
Kansas attendees included Esther Norden,
Myrnah Ratliff, Dalen and Delores
Ratliff, Marlene Kuhlmann, Craig
Grauerholz and Kasey Harris, Bob and
Donna Westbrook, Darrell and Elaine
Bretton, Ada Gaines, Doc and Bev
Grauerholz, B.J., Melissa, Morgan, and
Maycee Westbrook, and Darold and Joyce
Grauerholz, all of Kensington; Steve and
Sandy Kuhlman. Todd, Chris, and Brittany
Kirchhoff, and Arthur snd Melba Kuhlmann
of Athol; Lawrence and Marjorie Conrad,
Lloyd Conrad, and Ken and Carol Jacobs
of Gaylord; and Harvey and Evelyn Krein,
Leora Smith, Byron, Leanne, Ellie, and
Ben Grauerholz, and Mike Goll of Salina.
Others attending were Misty Ratliff
Baxter and Scott and Dee Dee, Aren, and
Jace Coppoc of Concordia; Raymond
Grauerholz, Ann, Chelsey, and Sarah
Edwards, and Joel and Mick Hiesterman of
Phillipsburg; Sue Ann Stutheit and
Marvin Stutheit of Norton; Emily Cook
and Autumn of Manhattan; Michael,
Rachel, Kaylyn, Caden, and Kristopher
Jacobs of Quinter; Kristi, Weston,
Shelton, and Hannah Rothchild of Smith
Center; Andy Oldham of Wakeeney; Amy and
Lori Stanton of Osborne; Julie
Grauerholz of Hays; John and Linda
Scheer of Leavenworth; and Burnell and
Bum Goll of Glade.
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Around
the Community
Arthur Smith was in a Wichita hospital
last week for observation and testing.
He received a pacemaker which is working
well.
Kent Smith of Bellingham, Wash., has
been here helping his parents, Duane and
LeAnn Smith, temporarily move into an
apartment at Country View while a crew
from Hays is cleaning their home which
received heavy smoke damage in a fire
last week. It was fortunate that the
classes at the University where he
teaches had not started making it
possible for him to spend more time
here.
Lori Collier of Ft. Scott spent the
weekend with her mother, Norma Conaway.
She came especially to attend the Smith
reunion at the Athol Community Hall on
Sunday.
Pastor Dave and Anita Sites of Holdrege,
Neb., were guests of Anita's mother,
Phrocene Hoff, and her sister and
husband, Janis and Ted Mogan.
Be sure to notice the interesting
wildlife display at the Kensington
Community/School Library made possible
by Jamie Reneberg when you come in to
check out books, magazines, tapes, or
DVD's.
About 100 attended the Grauerholz
reunion at the St. John Lutheran Parish
Hall Sunday noon. A more complete
account will be available next week.
Ann Vaughan of Manhattan spent the
weekend with her aunt, Ruth Bienhoff.
Because of the holiday weekend, this
column will be short. Any items turned
in later will be included next week.
Prairie Haven notes are not available.
A cool front is moving through northern
Kansas as this column is written Monday
afternoon. A nice shower of rain would
be welcome as farmers prepare the wheat
fields for seeding and fall crops are
finishing out their fall growing season.
Thought for the week for the sports'
enthusiasts--"The trouble with being a
good sport is that sometimes you have to
lose to prove it."
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