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Kensington Community News
December 1, 2008
TR School
Christmas Program is Monday
Kindergarten thru Grade 12 from
Thunder Ridge School will present their
Christmas program at the High School Gym
in Kensington Monday, Dec. 8 at 7 p.m.
The program, "Christmas Favorites", will
feature all music students in the
district. The program is directed by
Kristi Reneberg with Sandy Thomas
assisting. The Pre-Kindergarten Class
under the direction of Janet Reynolds
will also perform.
Included in
the program will be the Kindergarten
thru Grade 6 music classes, 7th & 8th
grade chorus, high school chorus, fifth
grade, sixth grade, and 7th & 8th grade
bands, and the high school wind
ensemble.
The public is
encouraged to come and enjoy the holiday
program by the students. It is stated
that it will be about 1 hour 20 minutes
in length.
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Christmas Variety Celebration at First
St. John Lutheran Church
First St. John Lutheran Church has
hosted "The Barn Christmas" for a number
of years but decided to do something
different this year. It will be a "Chrismtas
Variety Celebration" to be held
Wednesday evening, Dec. 10. It will be a
special start to the Christmas season
beginning with a soup supper with lots
of activities and music to follow.
Serving of the vegetable, chili,
chicken noodle soups, and the works
along with luscious desserts will begin
at 5 p.m. in the parish hall.The large
school bus, compliments of the Thunder
Ridge Schools, will be loaded at 5:30
p.m. for carollers that will go to
Prairie Haven and other stops.
At 6:30 p.m. the Christmas music will
begin featuring the Kensington Music
Club, Galen, Wendell and Dave, Melissa
Westbrook, Annette Riley and Carol
Rahjes. The St. John Lutheran Handbell
Choir will perform in the sanctuary at
7:15 p.m. followed by the closing
devotions.
Plan to come and enjoy
this wonderful Christmas presentation
next Wednesday evening. See article in
another section for more details.
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Craft Fair is
Coming Up
The Kensington
Craft Fair will be Saturday, Dec. 13 at
the Kensington Legion from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. For reservations of tables, please
contact Betty Sidman at 476-5058.
Noonday lunch will be available.
Santa has sent his regrets stating
that he is taking a short vacation in
sunny California before beginning his
long Christmas journey and will be
unable to greet the youngsters in
Kensington this year.
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Crowd
Enjoys Thanksgiving Dinner
Karen Pollock welcomed the guests
and gave the invocation before the
annual community Thanksgiving dinner was
served at the Kensington Legion Hall.
The main course featuring the
traditional turkey and dressing and ham
was prepared by volunteers, and the
guests brought the delicious salads and
desserts. The meal was enjoyed by very
appreciative guests.
The drawing
was held for the flat screen television
set which was won by JoAnn Rice of
Kensington. Brent Peterson of Smith
Center won the antique clock.
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Open House at
Library December 13
The
annual Christmas open house at the
Kensington Community/School Library will
be Saturday morning, Dec. 13 from 9 to
11 a.m. Come and enjoy some Christmas
goodies and see the display of Karen
Pollock's cookie jars in the show case.
Hope to see you all there.
The
new book display is full of new titles
for your reading pleasure. New additions
the past week are "The Lucky One" by
Nickolas Sparks; "Big Sky Winter" by
Diane Palmer; "Testimony": by Anita
Shreve; "Identical" by Ellen Hopkins;
"Remember Me?" by Sophie Kinsella; "A
Good Woman" by Danielle Steele; "The
Hour I First Believed" by Wally Lamb;
and "Against Medical Advice" and "Cross
Country" by James Patterson.
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Time Marches
On
Your correspondent,
Ruth Bienhoff, recently discovered while
re-reading some past Christmas letters
that it was in the fall of 1973 that she
began writing the Kensington news column
for the Smith County Pioneer. She did
substitute writing until Lottie Bronson
was no longer able to write the column
and has been collecting and writing the
happenings in Kensington for almost 35
years. Soon Huck Boyd of the
Phillipsburg Review also contacted her
and the column appeared in that weekly
publication also. She later began
sending the column to The Advocate of
Phillips County.
The writing
progressed from a manual Royal
typewriter to an electric typewriter
with the use of carbon paper for the
duplicate copy. Local folks who worked
near the offices in Smith Center and
Phillipsburg graciously took the notes
with them on Tuesday morning as they
were going to their jobs. About ten
years ago she acquired her first
computer, and she has been able to send
the notes by e-mail. They do not have to
be re-typed. This change is most
appreciated by her as well as the
newspaper staff.
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Brunch Honors Patricia Hagman
Patricia Hagman, bride-elect of
Craig Betzold, was honored with a brunch
on Saturday, Nov. 29 at the First St.
John Lutheran Parish Hall. The event was
hosted by the bride's sisters, Kate
Hagman and Elizabeht Hagman, assisted by
Becky Kirchhoff, Susie Hutson, and Sue
Brandyberry.
Honored guests
besides the bride were her mother, Nancy
Hagman, and grandmother, Eulonda Hagman,
of Kensington, Craig's mother and
sister, Barbara and Maria Betzold, and
his grandmother, Luella Betzold, all of
Hutchinson.
Other guests were
Deb Bienhoff of Kensington; Vesta
Dougherty, Joni Berry, and Bonny
Striggow of Lenora; Jessie Mayer and
Stacey and Johanna Jones of Hays; Kelsey
Fraiser of Manhattan; Pamela Foley of
Lawrence; Audra Seeman of Larned; Anna
Berry of Kansas City; and Gracie
Kirchhoff of Cedar.
Sending gifts
but unable to attend were Rachel and
Janis Dodd, Frieda Campbell, Gail and
Amanda Brandyberry, Cindy Buer, Jill
Gary, Anita Hagman and LaVona Gruber.
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USD-110 @ Kensington
Thursday, Dec. 4--Middle School
Basketball vs. Damar @ Agra, 4 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 5--High School
Basketball @ Alma, Neb., 4:30 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 8--K-12 Christmas
program @ Kensington gym, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 9--Pre-season HS
Basketball Tourney @ Osborne, TBA
Thursday, Dec. 10---Middle Scool
Basketball @ Northern Valley (Almena), 4
p.m.
Friday & Saturday, Dec. 12 &
13--HS Basketball Tourney @ Osborne, TBA
Saturday, Dec. 13--Christmas Open
House at the Community/School Library, 9
to 11 a.m.
Menus
Monday, Dec.
8--Chili soup, crackers, dill spear,
cheese sticks, cinnamon roll, diced
peaches
Tuesday, Dec. 9--Chicken
fajitas, lettuce salad, crackers,
creamed corn, orange smiles,
Wednesday, Dec. 10--Sub sandwich, potato
salad, vegetable relishes, dill spear,
spicy pears
Thursday, Dec.
11--Little smokies, macaroni & cheese,
mixed vegetables, bread, mandarin
oranges
Friday, Dec.
12--Hamburgers, curly fries, broccoli,
mixed fruit, chocolate cake
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Senior Center
Notes
Senior
Center plans Christmas Fund Raiser
Plan now to attend the Christmas
fund raiser dinner at the Kensington
Senior/Community Center on Saturday,
Dec. 20 at noon. The turkey, ham, sweet
potatoes, mashed potatoes/gravy, pie,
beverages and table service will be
furnished. Those attending are asked to
bring a side dish and donations will be
taken for the cost of the meal. Come and
enjoy the day and help support your
local Center. A gift exchange and party
will be at 2 p.m. for those who wish to
participate. Bring a gift if you plan to
participate.
The Board of
Directors will meet at noon Wednesday,
Dec, 10. Pitch will be played Thursday,
Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. The Kensington Food
Pantry will be open Saturday, Dec. 13
from 2 to 4 p.m. (note: this time only).
Double deck pinochle will be played
Monday, Dec. 15 at 1:30 p.m. December
birthdays will be celebrated Thursday
noon, Dec. 18.
The Senior Center
will be closed Wednesday thru Friday,
Dec. 24 to 26 for Christmas, and no
meals will be delivered. A pinochle
party on Tuesday, Dec. 30 at 7 p.m.,
will close out the year's activities.
Menus
Monday,
Dec. 8--Hamburger, potato salad, pork &
beans, bun, cinnamon apple slices
Tuesday, Dec. 9--Mac & cheese w/smokies,
seasoned carrots, fruit cup, bread,
cook's choice complement
Wednesday, Dec. 10--Swedish meat balls,
winter mix vegs, beets, noodles,
strawberries & bananas
Thursday,
Dec. 11--Oven fried chicken, mashed
potatoes/gravy, apricots, bread, cookie
Friday, Dec. 12--Tater tot
casserole, corn, bread, heavenly hash
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Deaths of Local Interest
Death of Francis Gaines
Francis Gaines, 84, died at Prairie
Haven Friday, Nov. 28, 2008. He served
in the U.S. Navy and was a retired
farmer.
Survivors include his
wife, Ada; a son, Tharran Gaines of
Savannah, Mo.; four daughters, Janet
Hosmann of Ridgedale, Mo., JoAnn Rice of
Kensington, Kathy Merklein of Prairie
View, and Linda Dettmer of Kensington;
ten grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren; and a sister, Betty
Jenssen of Kearney, Neb.
The
funeral was Tuesday morning at First St.
John Lutheran Church with Pastor Dave
Hutson officiating. Burial was in the
Germantown Cemetery.
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Around the
Community
Lawrence
Conaway of Athol was able to return home
in time for Thanksgiving from the Smith
County Hospital.
John Edmonds
hopes to return home Wednesday from the
Smith County Hospital where he was
treated for pneumonia and heart
problems.
Friends will be
interested to know that Doris Hohner is
currently a patient at the Ottawa County
Hospital in Minneapolis, Kans., where
her son, Kelvin, lives.
Sympathy
is extended to Allen and Janna Daniels
of Athol and family on the death of
Allen's father, Richard Daniels, 78, of
Smith Center who died Nov. 29, 2008. The
funeral will be Wednesday afternoon at 2
p.m. at the Athol United Church of
Christ with Pastor Becky Saddler
officiating. Burial will be at the
Fairview Cemetery in Smith Center.
A benefit potato/dessert bar was
held at First St. John Lutheran Church
Sunday noon for Lance Steiger of
Plainview, Neb., son-in-law of Sterling
and Joan Hardisty of Athol, who received
severe head injuries in a car accident.
He is undergoing therapy at Madonna
Rehabiliation Hospital in Lincoln, Neb.
Guests of Alice Rietzke for an after
Thanksigiving dinner and evening
Saturday, Nov. 29, were Mark, Courtney
and Ceeley Friesen of Salina; Grant,
McKenzie and Jace Bailey of Norton;
Darin, Brooke and Brillon McDowell of
Fairbury, Neb.; Kyle Scott of Arvada,
Colo.; Jess Rietzke of Manhattan; Stacey
Rachow of Lawrence; and Jerry and Dixie
Rietzke, Ryan, Tiffany, Trent, Kennedy
and Kamryn Rietzke; and Vincent, Kim and
Cade Rietzke, all of Kensington. April
Rust was an evening visitor. Lucas Scott
is with the Marine Corps at
Jacksonville, N.C., and was unable to
attend.
Houseguests at the home
of Junior and Nancy Hagman over the
Thanksgiving holiday were Kate Hagman of
Garden City, Sue Brandyberry of Wichita,
Patricia Hagman and Craig Betzold of
Manhattan, and Elizabeth Hagman of Smith
Center. They were joined by Eulonda
Hagman and Susie Hutson of Kensington
and Jessie and Caden Mayer of Hays for a
Thanksgiving evening meal. Craig's
parents, Morris and Barbara Betzold, his
sister, Maria, and grandmother, Luella
Betzold, spent Saturday, Nov. 29 with
the Hagmans. The women attended a shower
while the men spent the day touring the
farm and watching the wildlife. Vesta
Dougherty, Kelsey Fraiser, and Pam Foley
also spent time visiting at the Hagman
home on Saturday.
Yvonne Levin
of Brighton, Colo., spent the
Thanksgiving weekend with her mother,
Ruth Levin and other family members.
Kevin Levin of Tucson, Ariz., came
Friday and will spend the coming week
here with relatives and friends.
Jennifer Bruns of Marshall, Minn.,
came Wednesday to be with her parents,
Paul and Deb Bienhoff, and sister, Leah.
They visited Jennifer's grandmothers,
Ruth Bienhoff on Thanksgiving and
Bernice Becker at Norton Friday.
Lots of outdoor Christmas lighting
was put in place last week on warmer
days. Those planning to do this over the
weekend either postponed this task or
wore heavy clothes and gloves. It was
cold with winds and snow flurries which
made it seem even more frigid. Residents
woke up to a beautiful covering of snow
Friday morning which soon melted as the
sun came out. It is reported that most
of the fall harvest is completed.
Thanksgiving dinner guests of Bruce,
Lisa, and Lantz Grauerholz and Nick
Robison of Hildreth, Neb., were Howard
and Barbara Grauerholz, Justin, Deidra
and Peyton Chestnut, Bob, Amy and Blayne
Bienhoff, Jeff Grauerholz, and Hannah
Grauerholz and Josh Ramriez, all of
Kensington, and Brock, Lindsay and
Layton Johnson of Phillipsburg.
Denis and Wilma Sweat were in Thornton,
Colorado, for the Thanksgiving weekend.
They went especially to help Paul and
Apryl Sweat's son, Martin, celebrate his
first birthday. His birthday was on the
17th, but in order to have both sets of
grandparents there, they decided to wait
until Thanksgiving to celebrate. Also
attending were Cleve and Lynda Rousser
from Amarilla, Texas, and Apryl’s
sister, Gracie Lynes, who lives in the
Denver area.
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Notes from
Prairie Haven
The beauty shop was open Monday and
manicures were given. The Men's Club
met. Bread with jam made for yummy
discussions. One-one sessions are held
daily. Bingo was played Tuesday
afternoon. The Residents' Council met
Wednesday. Thanksgiving was a quiet day.
The Pioneer was read Friday
morning and bingo was played in the
afternoon. The residents enjoy watching
movies, games shows, playing cards, and
putting puzzles together.
Pastor
Patsy Koeneke assisted by Steve and
Linda Miller of St. John Lutheran Church
had the Sunday afternoon Holy Communion
Service. Ruth Bienhoff was the pianist.
Doris Kuhlmann accompanied her
daughter, Mildred Hadley, to Stuttgart
Saturday afternoon where they attended
the open house for the 85th birthday
open house of her brother-in-law, Gerald
Bethke. She enjoyed seeing a lot of her
family and friends.
Visitors
signing the register were Darold and
Joyce Grauerholz with Esther Mann and
Lorraine Grauerholz. Ralph and Betty
Gitchell of Agra with Montra and Mary
Jones; Marlene Meyer of Houston, Tex.,
and Gerald Bethke of Stuttgart with
Doris Kuhlmann; Kenneth and Janice
Ratliff and Robin Einspahr with Pearl
Ratliff; Huong Nguyen and wife of
Houston, Tex., JoAnn Brooks, and Juanita
Reneberg with Marie Wangerin; Jack and
Shirley Smith of Wichita and Steve and
Kathy Scobee of Mt. Hope with Lorraine
Grauerholz; Gilbert Kuhlmann with
friends; Kenneth and Janice Rose with
Jack Rose.
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