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Kensington Community News
October 1st, 2007
Ashley Bertholf and
Ethan Kuhlmann Reign at Goldbug Homecoming
Ashley Bertholf, daughter of Kelly and Tera
Bertholf, and Ethan Kuhlmann, son of Annalee
and Alvie Ratliff and Greg and Julie
Kuhlmann, were crowned queen and king at the
annual homecoming at Kensington High School
Friday evening before the football game with
Jewell. Attendants were Lindsey Grauerholz
and JoAnn Yoxall and Randall Irving and
Ethan Lamont. Kindergarteners, Iva Rust and
Cameron Grauerholz, were the crown bearers.
Theme for the evening was "Lost in the
Moment."
A large crowd was in attendance for the last
homecoming of the Goldbugs before the
consolidation with Eastern Heights next
year. The football game was won by
Kensington with a score of 56-6 shortly
before a thunderstorm with lightning and
thunder but only .20 of rain came through
the area.
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It
you wish the location of your garage sale to
be on the map for Saturday, Oct. 13, be sure
to call Ruth Levin at 476-2685. Tables in the
Legion Hall are also available.
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Kensington Plans
Veterans' Day Celebration
The
annual Veterans' Day parade and barbecue to
honor our veterans will be held Saturday, Nov.
10. The theme for the parade is "Remember
Vets--Young and Old" It's not to early to be
planning floats or entries from your
organizations or churches to make the parade
more festive. The Sons lf the American Legion
who host and plan the event are busy rebuilding
the serving stands and cook shack.
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Melanie Elliott states
that the boxes for Support Our Soldiers (S.O.S.)
will be assembled and packed this week, but
she needs money for postage. Are you willing
to donate some money so that our
service personnel can receive a package for
Christmas? If so, send your contributions to
Melanie Elliott, P.O. Box 267,Kensington, KS
66951 as soon as possible so the boxes can be
on their way. The response from the soldiers
receiving these packages is so gratifying that
it makes the anticipation of Christmas much
more special.
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Music Club Makes Plans
The Kensington Music Club
met at the park Tuesday, Sept. 18 for a cookout
and potluck. Hamburgers and porkburgers were
provided by the hosts, Wendell and Terry Bohm
and Danny and Sherry Newbrey. There were 15
members and two guests present.
President Nancy Wangerin called the meeting to
order. Several program suggestions were given.
Volunteers and dates for these programs were
planned for the coming year. Nancy will make up
the program books from the list. Georgetta
Kinyon gave the treasurer's report and announced
that the first semester scholarship has been
paid for Glenda Hutchison. Galen Larson
entertained with several songs.
Upcoming events announced were the City-wide
Garage Sale on Oct. 13; Mexican Dancers at Smith
Center on Oct. 13; Blackwood Brothers Concert in
Osborne on Oct. 31; Stanton Nelson (violin
concert) in November; and the Barn Christmas at
First St. John Lutheran on Dec. 8.
The next meeting is Saturday, Oct. 13 at 5:30
p.m. at the Pizza Hut in Smith Center as guests
of the Stensengs. After pizza, members and
guests will go to the Mexican Dancers at the
Smith Center High School.
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The next meeting of the Bell Bunch will be
lunch on Wednesday, Oct. 10 at 11:29 a.m. at
Duffy's in Smith Center. Anyone that has
worked for the Bell Telephone Company is
invited.
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School Calendar and Menus
Thursday, Oct. 4--Jr. High volleyball triangular
@ Kensington (Logan, N. Valley), 3:15 p.m.
Jr. High football with Northern Valley @
Kensington, 6:45 p.m.
Cross Country @ Phillipsburg, 4:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 5--High School football with Pike
Valley @ Kensington, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 6--High School volleyball Rock
Hills Tourney @ Mankato, 9 a.m.
Monday, Oct. 8--No School, Teachers in-service
SITE Council and STUCO meeting, 6:30 p.m.
HS Jr. Varsity triangular @ Phillipsburg
(Osborne, Phillipsburg)
Tuesday, Oct. 9--High School volleyball
triangular @ Kenisngton (Jewell, Lincoln)
Wednesday, Oct. 10--Grades 3 & 4 to Prairie
Haven, 10:30 a.m.
Thursday, Oct. 11--Jr. High volleyball &
football @ Damar, 4 p.m. & 6:45 p.m.
Cross Country @ Lakeside, 4 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 12--End of 1st nine weeks
High School football @ Clifton/Clyde, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 13--Cheyenne volleyball tourney @
Kensington & Eastern Heights
Menus
Monday, Oct. 8--No School, teachers' in-service
Tuesday, Oct. 9--Stromboli, potato triangles,
mixed vegetables, vanilla pudding, diced
peaches, variety of milk
Wednesday, Oct. 10--Ham w/scalloped potatoes,
green beans, dinner rolls, 1/2 apple, milk
Thursday, Oct. 11--BBQ rib patty on bun, baked
beans, oven fries, strawberry shortcake, milk
Friday, Oct. 12--Spaghetti, bread, lettuce
salad, crackers, mandarin oranges, milk |
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The members of the Kensington Senior Center
are busy planning for the county-wide Senior
Dinner and Program Thursday. They have a good
response of persons planning to attend.
Other events are the Board of Directors
meeting Wednesday, Oct. 10; pitch party on
Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m.; birthday dinner on
Thursday, Oct. 18; and pinochle party on
Tuesday, Oct. 30 at 7 p.m.
Menus
Monday, Oct. 8--Hamburger pattie, hash brown
casserole, mexicali corn, bun, apricots
Tuesday, Oct. 9--Pasta beef & tomato
casserole, broccoli salad, peaches, bread,
cookie
Wednesday, Oct. 10--Baked chicken, mashed
potatoes/gravy, mixed vegetables, roll, cook's
choice fruit
Thursday, Oct. 11--Chef's salad, mixed fruit
w/cherries & pineapple, crackers, bread
pudding w/sauce
Friday, Oct. 12--Polish
sausage w/kraut, mashed potatoes, seasoned
carrots, bread, applesauce
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KAYS Sponsor Mini-Blood Drive
Twenty-nine donors gave at the mini-blood drive
sponsored by the KAYS at the Kensington
Community/School Library on Sept. 24. The
majority of donors were KHS students. Twenty-one
were first time donors. The KAYS thank all those
that took the time to help with this drive. Much
of today's medical care depends on a steady
supply of blood from healthy donors.
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Special Teachers
Introduced This Week
Rae Bilby is the inter-related classroom teacher
at the Kensington Elementary School for
Kindergarten thru Grade 8. This is her fourth
year at this position. Mrs. Bilby graduated from
high school in Bridgewater, S.D. She received
her BS from the University of South Dakota and
her MS in special education from Ft. Hays State
University.
Mrs. Bilby and her husband Matt, who is a large
capacity meter technician for Kinder Morgan,
live in Phillipsburg. Their oldest son is a
Sergeant in the Marine Corps and along with his
wife, Tara and two grandchildren are presently
stationed in Okinawa. Their daughters, Melanie,
a senior, and Jennifer, a sophomore, are
students at Phillipsburg High School. Mrs. Bilby
enjoys reading, gardening, spending time with
her family and pets, and routing for the
Nebraska Huskers.
Marge Hofer is beginning her 22nd year as Title
I reading and math teacher at the Kensington
elementary school. She graduated from Thomas
More Prep-Marian High School in Hays She
received her BS in music education and her MS as
a reading specialist from Ft. Hays State
University. She taught at Scott City and Smith
Center before coming to Kensington. Her biggest
lament in her present position is that she
doesn't have enough time to spend with her
students.
Mrs. Hofer and her husband, Bill, live on a farm
near Cedar. They are the parents of three
daughters, Elizabeth who with her husband,
Darren Wiens, and son, Solomon, live in Kearney,
Neb., and Anna and Debra who are students at Ft.
Hays State University. Her hobbies are reading,
crocheting, and working in their yard.
Sheila Bogart is in her ninth year at Kensington
as educator for grades 9 thru 12 with student
exception abilities. She graduated from Eastern
Heights High School and received her BS in
elementary education and MS in special education
with endorsement in English and Science from Ft.
Hays State University. She is also the head high
school volleyball coach. She previously taught
and coached at Eastern Heights.
She and her husband of 25 years, Rodger, live in
Kirwin. They have two sons, Cody, who is a
full-time firefighter at McPherson and Brenton,
who is attending Ft. Hays State University
majoring in elementary education. She states
that her hobbies have been limited as she
attained her college education while being a
full-time wife, mother, and teacher which kept
her plenty busy.
This concludes the series of profiles on the
certified teachers in the USD-238 School
District. All of them expressed that they are
happy teaching Kensington school system, but all
state that their positions are greatly aided by
a number of paras who work and help with the
students. Also, the school could not operate
without the efficiency of the coaches,
secretaries and office staff, cooks, custodians,
bus drivers, school nurse, and parents,
grandparents, and patrons. Thanks to everyone
who makes Kensington a wonderful place for our
students to get their education. Please remember
to express your appreciation to our teachers and
staff.
Your correspondent has enjoyed visiting with our
teachers and writing these articles. She has
received lots of positive feedback on getting to
know more about our teachers. If anyone knows
other persons in the community of interest,
please let her know and she will be happy to
write about them, too.
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Death of Shirley Stephenson
Shirley (Panter) Stephenson, 71, Osborne, died
Monday, Sept. 24, 2007. She grew up in the Athol
community and graduated from Athol High School
in 1954. She worked as a waitress at Circle Inn
in Osborne.
Survivors include her husband, Jack; a son,
Raymond Greig of Gardner; six daughters, Laura
Benjamin of Esbon, Terese Lemon of Studley, Lisa
Briand of Holcomb, Debra McReynolds of Alton,
Deetra Waggle of Osborne, and Leslie Taylor of
Katy, Texas; a sister, Elzene Kirchhoff of Smith
Center; a brother, Fred Panter of Athol; 20
grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
The funeral was last Thursday at the Mortuary in
Osborne with burial in the Pleasant View (Myers)
Cemetery, rural Athol.
Death of Norma Wildman
Sympathy is extended to Arleta and Galen Larson
and family of Athol on the death of Arleta's
mother, Norma Wildman, 79, of Phillipsburg on
Monday, Sept. 24, 2007.
Mrs. Wildman is survived by her husband,
Raymond; a son, Dale of Edmond, Okla.; a
daughter, Arleta Larson of Athol; a brother,
Don, of Canyon Lake, Tex.; and five
grandchildren.
The funeral was Friday at the First Christian
Church in Phillipsburg followed by a graveside
service in the Wallace Cemetery in Jewell.
Death of Wayne Herndon
Wayne Herndon, 86, Red Cloud, Neb., died
Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007. He was the rural mail
carrier out of Bellaire before his retirement.
He was preceded in death by his first wife,
Annetta, and a grandson.
Survivors include his wife, Eleanor of Red
Cloud; four daughters, Sharon Timmer of Smyrna,
Ga. Gloria Sink of Salina, Nancy Wangerin of
Agra, and Marcia Suchsland of Smith Center; a
step-son, Rodney Stueck of Red Cloud; a
step-daughter, Linda Hendricks of Moberly, Mo.;
two brothers, Clyde of Seaview, Wash. and Norval
of Lebanon; seven grandchildren; four
step-grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren;
and two step-great-grandchildren.
The funeral was Wednesday afternoon at St. John
Lutheran Church of Kensington. Burial was in the
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Update on Grauerholz Triplets
Taylor and Tyler Grauerholz had surgery to close
a hole in their hearts which usually closes
naturally within a short time after birth. The
smaller triplet, Brady, did not need the surgery
as the hole in his heart had closed without
surgery. Their father, Brandon Grauerholz, has
returned to his job in Kearney, while their
mother, Kara remains close-by in the Omaha
hospital where they have been since birth on
Sept. 14.
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Prairie Haven Notes
Monday began with the usual greetings and fun
and fitness exercises along with one-one
sessions. Jenny Reilley did hair care and Carmen
Rice did manicures. The craft fair at
Hillsboro and other events were discussed. Bingo
was played Tuesday afternoon. Bowling facts were
discussed on Wednesday.
First St. John Lutheran Church had the Thursday
morning Bible study with coffee and fellowship
following. Lois Hrabe entertained with piano
music during the dinner house. The Resident
Council met in the afternoon. The local news was
read Friday morning and bingo was played in the
afternoon.
Evening entertainment was watching game shows
and movies on television, putting together
puzzles, playing cards, and watching the
Lawrence Welk Show on Saturday evening.
St. John Lutheran Church had the Sunday morning
Bible class and afternoon communion worship
service. Linda Miller assisted Pastor Koeneke
with the distribution and Ruth Bienhoff was
pianist. Others present from the church were Don
and Pat Bienhoff and Joyce Grauerholz.
Dorine Kuhlmann was able to attend the
homecoming ceremonies at both Smith Center and
Kensington High Schools last Friday. Her
grandson, Kerby Rice, was a king candidate at
Smith Center, and another grandson, Ethan
Kuhlmann, was crowned king at Kensington. Family
members present with her were Mike and Dianna
Rice, Max and Patty Kuhlmann, and Rod and Anita
Hagman of Buhler.
Guests signing the register this week were Anna
Poore and Ruth Gu-?- with Martha Currey and
Elsie Jankovsky; Maria Seemann with friends;
Teresa and Terry Smith with Vada and Irene
Smith; Steve Gouldie with Ruth Gouldie; Angela
Reese and Tammy Setteg of Salina with Reba
brower; Ora Elliott with Zelda Elliott; Gilbert
Kuhlmann with Betty Kuhlmann; France, Helen and
Raymond Roller of Wichita and Darold and Shirley
B. with Lois Roller; Ken Ratliff with Pearl
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