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Kensington Community News
January 1st, 2012
Early
Copy, Again
It's another one of those holiday
weekend where the news column is to be
submitted by Friday noon making it
difficult to write something worthwhile.
We will be turning over the calendar
into 2012 on Sunday before these notes
are read It is the hope that you will
have a Happy New Year with the blessings
of good health. We start with a clean
slate on January 1, but it is a daily
task to keep it that way. Regardless of
all the resolutions, they, except for
very few, quickly fall by the wayside.
The quotation from the Thunder Ridge
weekly bulletin is a good resolution for
this year. "I will honor Christmas in my
heart, and try to keep it all the year."
May God bless us all during 2012.
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Beautiful
Weather
Unless you are devoted to wanting a
White Christmas, everyone has enjoyed
the beautiful weather during the
holidays. Temperatures have reached into
daytime highs in the 60's and nighttime
lows barely down below freezing.
Concerns have been heard from some
farmers that the warm temperatures could
bring the wheat out of dormancy which
probably won't happen as more normal
readings are expected next week with
highs in the 30's and 40's.
Kensington had a surprise sidewalk
dampener rain Thursday evening when a
slight cold front moved through with
strong winds.
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K-town Kates Meet Jan. 9
The K-town Kates are being reminded of
their meeting on Monday, January 9 at
7:00 p.m. at the Senior Center. The
program will include the presentation of
a true story. They will also plan the
monthly meetings for 2012
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Kids
Back to School
It will be back to school for Thunder
Ridge students Tuesday morning, Jan. 3,
with a full calendar of basketball games
and other activities. The Kensington
Community/School Library hours will
return to their usual time with extended
hours on Tuesday until 7 p.m. and
Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on
Saturdays. Expand your education by
reading a good book.
USD-110
Calendar
Thursday, Jan. 5--MS Basketball vs.
Damar @ Agra, 4 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 7--Grade cards sent home
with students
HS Basketball @ Smith Center, 5 p.m.
JV Boys @ Elementary Gym,/JV Girls @
High scool Gym, 5 p.m.
Followed by Varsity Girls then Boys @
High School Gym
Thursday, Jan. 12--MS BB vs Lakeside @
Cawker City, 4 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 13--HS BB vs. Natoma @
Kensington, 4 p.m.
Junior Class Soup Supper
Menus @ Kensington
Thursday, Jan. 5--Meatballs, mashed
potatoes, green beans, dinner roll,
fruit crisp
Friday, Jan. 6--Sub sandwich, potato
smiles, dill spear, rosy applesauce,
rice krispy treat
Menus are not available for following
week. 2012 Yearbooks are on sale for $30
through January; $35 through March 31.
Contact Troy Schirmer @ High School or
buy online @ www.usd110.com
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Annual Meeting of Community/Senior
Center
All members of the Kensington Community
Senior Center, Inc., are asked to be
present for the annual meeting
Wednesday, January 11 at 12:45 p.m.
There will be election of board members,
annual reports will be given and other
business discussed. Persons wanting to
become members can sign the book at the
Center any time before the meeting.
Armi McPherson, manager, spent the
holiday week in Omaha with relatives and
friends. Marlene Kuhlmann has very
capably taken over the hosting duties at
the Kensington meal site.
Other activities next week are K-townn
Pinochle Club on Monday, Jan. 9 at 1
p.m.; K-town Kates, Monday, Jan. 9 at 7
p.m.; Double deck Pinochle, Tuesday,
Jan. 12 at 6:30 p.m.
Menus
Monday, Jan. 9--Ground beef stroganoff,
broccoli, mixed fruit, noodles, bread,
cook's choice complement
Tuesday, Jan. 10--Baked chicken, mashed
potatoes/gravy, peas, dinner roll, rosy
pears
Wednesday, Jan. 11--Chef salad,
strawberries & bananas, bread stocks,
krispy rice bars
Thursday, Jan.12--Sloppy joes, hash
brown casserole, corn, bun, apricots
Friday, Jan. 13--Smokies, macaroni &
cheese, winter mix vegs, bread, ambrosia
fruit salad
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Around
the Community
Joe Burns reports that his father, Larry
Burns of Phillipsburg, was taken back
into surgery Tuesday, Dec, 27, at the
Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He
had a broken hip and developed an
infection in it.
Aleen Schalansky continues to be a
patient at the Phillips County Hospital
for therapy and treatment.
Marlin Smith was able to return home
from the Good Samaritan Hospital in
Kearney, Neb, Saturday in time to
celebrate Christmas with his family.
It is reported that Pam Hudson had
successful surgery at the Hays Regional
Medical Center on Dec. 23. No further
information is available at this time. .
Bob, Donna, B.J., Melissa, Morgan and
Maycee Westbrook and David, Janelle and
McKenzie Grau took supper to Esther
Norden's on Christmas evening. Darrell,
Elaine and Justin Bretton went to Denver
to spend Christmas with Scott, Mindy,
Madison and Grant McDowell. Crystal
Bretton and Shirley Grauerholz were also
visitors at the McDowell home.
Mary Sweat of Kansas City spent time in
the Kensington community for Christmas.
She reports the good news that Lynda
Evans of Cheyenne, WY, moved from
Hospice into an apartment.
Leonard Schultz had Christmas dinner
with Howard and Lorena Stephens and
family. The information about Leonard's
relatives in last week's paper was
incorrect as he has sisters and other
relatives in the area. Also enjoying the
dinner at the Stephens home was Dale
Stephens, David, Daylah, and Dawson
Stephens, and Daylah's sisters, Denah
and Darah.
Marlin and Ginger Smith hosted a supper
on Christmas Day. Present were David,
Becky, Garrett, Grant, Ruth, Shawn,
Royce and Donna Levin of Kensington,
Yvonne Levin of Brighton Colo., Carla
and Jason Hajek and boys of Hugoton,
Lisa Carswell of Phillipsburg, Paul and
Brandi Carswell of Cleburne, Tex., Marla
Smith and Greg Bernard of Denver, Colo.,
and Teresa Levin of Wichita.
Spending Christmas with J.S. and Betty
Wagner were their family--John and Nancy
Weber of Oakley, Joseph Weber of Hays,
Jim and Susan Wagner of Topeka, Joe and
Diane Wagner of South Hutchinson, and
Greg Wagner of Hutchinson.
The home of Arthur and Betty Smith in
Athol was full of fun, laughter, food.
and family on Christmas Day. Gathering
were Dail and Kathy Smith of Clay
Center; Jill Smith of Manhattan; Nathan
Smith of St. Francis; Matt and Linda
Smith and 4 children of Minneapolis, KS;
Blake Smith and friend Michelle of
Lincoln, NE; and Stanley and Kim Smith;
Deb Smith; and Brock and Julie
Hutchinson and 4 children, all of Smith
Center.
While the dishes were being taken off
after dinner and before packages were
opened, Brock kept the children
entertained by giving rides on grandpa's
Gator. The only disappointment of the
day was Linda losing her camera.
Happiness reigned the next day when Gene
Conaway returned the lost camera to the
Smiths. Gene had found the lost on one
of Athol's roads. Linda had apparently
laid the camera on their car after
pictures were taken at Arthur and
Betty'si yard. Needless to say, she was
more than thrilled to get it back.
Dail and Kathy Smith from Clay Center
came to the Athol home of Arthur and
Betty Smith on Saturday. They spent
Christmas Eve, attended church Sunday
morning and helped prepare the Christmas
dinner. They went on to Denver on Monday
to spend time with Kathy's son, Toby
Hankenson and family, her mother, Mary
Cooprider; and a brother living in that
area. On Thursday they drove back to
Hays to spend the night with Dail's son,
Dustin Smith and family.
Esther Norden received word that her
cousin, Alvin Grauerholz, 92, of Odessa,
Tex., passed away Thursday evneing, Dec.
29. Alvin grew up in the Kensington
area. His sister, Helen Brown of Tucson,
Arix., hopes to attend the funeral.
Esther hopes to get an obituary from her
for publication in a future issue.
Dave and Anita Sites of Blair, Neb.,
were overnight guests with Anita's
mother, Phrocene Hoff enroute to spend
Christmas with their son, Brent and
Valerie Sites and family at Salida,
Colo. Loren and Alisha Sites of Pueblo,
Colo., were also guests there.
Leland and Linda Rahjes had a lot of
traveling beginning before Christmas
They went to Salina to visit Jerome Hein
and attended a concert with him, met
daughter Risa Bayliff, Emily and Trevor
of Lakin at a half-way point for lunch
and to exchange gifts, and came home
long enough to attend Christmas eve and
morning worship. On Christmas afternoon
they drove to Thornton, Colo., to be
with their daughter and family, Tonya
and Justin Lee and boys.
Laura Bienhoff of Houston, Tex., spent
the past week with her parents and
sister, Paul and Deb Bienhoff and Leah.
Christmas eve guests of Joel and Connie
Bienhoff were Nick and Emily Levin, Lyla
and Jack of Inman and Chris and Megan
Broeckelman, Kayden and Gabriel of
Natoma.
Christmas day visitors of Ruth Bienhoff
were Paul, Deb, Laura and Leah Bienhoff
and Joel and Connie Bienhoff.
Notes from Prairie Haven are not
available again this week. We hope to be
back on normal schedule again for the
next issue.
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