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Kensington Community News
December 26th, 2007
It's after Christmas
By the time this issue is in the hands of
our readers, it will be the day after
Christmas. The house will be in disorder,
there are many left-overs in the frig, the
cookies which were so carefully baked are no
longer as tempting, the gifts are gone from
beneath the tree and the beautiful wrappings
are in the trash can, the tree looks
bedraggled, and it's time for reminiscing
and resting.
It is hoped that it was a nice Christmas for
you and your loved ones. Sometimes we think
of Christmas as just a day, but it isn't.
The most precious gift, the birth of our
Savior Jesus Christ, is not just for
Christmas, but forever. Take Him into your
heart and let Him be a part of your life.
Blessings to all!
Ruth Bienhoff
The fire siren in Kensington was sounded
at 4:10 a.m. Tuesday morning, Dec. 18,
and called to a house on North
Washington Street in Kensington owned by
Bobby Leonhart. The occupant of the
house, Wayne Moultan, who is
handicapped, had crawled from the house
and was taken by ambulance to the Smith
County Hospital for treatment of burns
and other injuries.
When the firemen arrived, the house was
totally engulfed in flames. They were
able to control the burn to keep it from
spreading to neighboring houses. There
was hardly any wind and the roofs and
ground were covered with a thick layer
of wet snow which helped keep the fire
in check.
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Please get your news items to your
correspondent by Thursday, Dec. 27, to
be published in the Jan. 3 issue.
Writing a column a week before readers
receive it is very difficult. If you
have announcements or Christmas company
to report, please do it immediately so
it will be included and not be forgotten
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Because of the New Year's holiday, Bruce
Nech reports that trash in Kensington
will be picked up on Wednesday, Jan. 2
at the usual time.
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The Kensington Community/School Library
will be open Saturday, Jan. 28 from 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. Regular hours will resume
when school takes up after the Christmas
break on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008.
Winter days and evenings can be
brightened by reading a good book or
magazine, listening to an audio book,
or watching a video. Come check to see
what is available. Three computers are
also ready for your use.
Recent new adult fiction books added are
"Caroline's Child" and "Dr. Texas" by
Debbie Macomber, "The Redemption of
Sarah Cain" by Beverly Lewis, "The Bay
at Midnight" by Diane Chamberlain, "How
to be Lost" by Amanda Eyre Ward,
"Playing for Pizza" by John Grisham,
"The Red Had Club" by Haywood Smith, and
"Best Friends" by Martha Moody.
Your Adult fiction books available are
"The Boyfriend List" by E. Lockhart,
"Title Run" by Anthony Hampshire, and
"Eighth-Grade Benchwarmer" by Toby
Wheeler.
New fiction books for the Juniors are "A
Good Day" by Kevin Henkes and "Always
There for You" by Sasha Quinton. Junior
non-fiction books are "Racing to the
Finish" by K.C. Kelley and "Character
Bulding Day by Day" by Anne D. Mather &
Louise B. Weldon.
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A noonday potluck on New Year's Day is
planned. Everyone is invited. The table
service and drinks will be furnished.
Games and cards will be the afternoon
entertainment. There will be no home
deliveries on New Year's Day.
The annual meeting of the Kensington
Senior/Community Center, Inc., will be
Wednesday, Jan. 9 at 1 p.m. There will
be election of board members and other
items of business to discuss.
A Christmas party was held Saturday
afternoon, Dec. 14 with about fifteen
braving the icy streets. A word game was
played and a gift exchange was held
while Christmas music was played in the
background. It helped everyone get in
the holiday spirit. Donated cookies were
served with punch and coffee during the
social hour.
Five seniors, Army McPherson, Nadine
Louise McCormick, Evelyn Norden,
Georgetta Kinyon, and Eleanor Wehe,
enjoyed the Christmas Cantata in
Phillipsburg Sunday afternoon, Dec. 15.
Menus
Monday, Dec. 31--Hamburger steak,
Lyonnaise potatoes, broccoli w/cheese,
bread, peaches
Tuesday, Jan. 1--Closed for New Year's
Day; Potluck at noon at Center
Wednesday, Jan. 2--Mexican
casserole, tossed salad, corn, bread,
pineapple
Thursday, Jan. 3--Beef & noodles, green
beans, mandarin oranges, brownie
Friday, Jan. 4--Chicken & rice
casserole, Italian blend veg's, blushing
pears, biscuits, pudding
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Holiday non-practice dates during
vacation are Dec. 23-27, but practices
will resume Dec. 28. Classes will take
up at the regular time on Thursday, Jan.
3. There will be a high school
basketball game at Hill City on
Thursday, Jan. 3 with games beginning at
5 p.m. (two gyms).
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The annual Senior Party hosted by St.
John Lutheran Church was attended by
about 40 persons. The parish hall and
tables were festively decorated with
Christmas finery. Loretta Struik
welcomed the guests with Bev Grauerholz
being in charge of the sound system. The
group sang "Joy to the World" before
Pastor Patsy Koeneke read the Christmas
Story from the Gospel of Luke. After the
Words of Institution were pronounced,
Holy Comunion was administered by Pastor
Patsy assisted by Luetta Beckmann and
Grace Hainke.
Eulonda Hagman read "The Origin of the
Christmas Tree", Loretta gave some
Christmas quips, had a true and false
quiz about Christmas, and read the
humorous story, "Christmas Giving."
Christmas carols were sung accompanied
by Ruth Bienhoff on the piano during the
program. The guests were introduced and
asked to share any special Christmas
memories from their childhood. Darlene
Miller presented a hand embroidered
quilt to Pastor Patsy from the St. John
Quilting Group for her surprise
Christmas gift.
Refreshments of various of Christmas
breads and other special goodies were
served with hot punch and coffee during
the social time by those previously
mentioned. Each place setting was marked
with a Christmas bag of candy and a
bright red bell inscripted with the year
"2007". The afternoon came to a close
with the singing of "Jingle Bells" while
those attending rang their bells.
It was a delightful event for those
attending to get out on a sunny wintry
afternoon. Rides were provided and
assistance was given walking on the
slippery surfaces from the cars to the
sidewalks. Thanks to everyone who made
the day possible with many of the guests
being homebound.
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Mark and Erin (Ratliff) Ludvicek of
Topeka proudly announce the birth of a
son, Talon Chase, on Tuesday, Dec. 18,
2007. Talon weighed 4 lbs. 7 oz., and is
the first grandchild for Jerald and
Jenifer Ratliff of Smith Center. Local
great-grandparents are Bill and Norma
Garretson and Eleanora Ratliff, all of
Smith Center.
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Taylor Grauerholz got to only spend
Friday night at home with his parents,
Brandon and Kara Grauerholz, in Kearney,
before he had to go back to the hospital
in Kearney due to his core body
temperature dropping too low. His
parents were hoping to bring him home
again on a monitor the end of last week.
His brothers, Tyler and Brady are doing
pretty much the same as before. The
doctors have told the parents that when
the babies are able to leave the
hospital, they will all be on monitors.
The last official weight early last week
was Tyler, 5 lbs. 12.5 oz; Taylor, 4
lbs. 10 oz.; and Brady, 4 lbs. 12 oz.
The family states that they certainly
appreciate your on-going prayers.
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Brittany Kirchhoff was told by doctors in
Kearney that she might get to come home from
the hospital early last week (with this
early copy needed, no further update is
available). They wanted to give her another
round of antibiotics to insure that there
would be no infection developing. Sherry
Baker substituted teaching for Brittany's
mother in the sixth grade while Chris was in
Kearney with her daughter.
Curtis Lamont is recovering at home from hip
replacement surgery in Kearney, Neb.,
recently.
The postponed all-school holiday program was
held Monday, Dec. 17 with a large crowd in
attendance. Kindergarten thru Grade 6 sang
various Christmas songs. The Fifth, Sixth,
Jr. High, and Sr. High Bands, Jr. High
Chorus, High School Show Choir and High
School Choir also performed.
John Bienhoff of Huntsville, Ark., and
Jessica and Bennett Tiner of Fayetteville,
Ark., came Monday for a very short Christmas
visit with Ruth Bienhoff and other family
members. Joining them for supper Monday
evening were Joel and Connie Bienhoff and
Megan and Kayden Hudson. Don and Pat
Bienhoff were evening callers, and Paul, Deb
and Leah Bienhoff came after the school
program.
As this column is completed Thursday
morning, Dec. 20, the sun is shining which
helps to shrink the snow cover, but
nighttime temperatures below freezing keep
the streets and walkways slippery. Caution
is necessary to not go "skating" on the icy
surfaces. Have a good safe holiday season.
Remember to get your news items and family
gatherings to your correspondent by Thursday
morning, Jan. 3, for the next publication.
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