Members of the K-town Kates will
meet at St. John Lutheran
parking lot (north) Sunday
afternoon, June 22, at 1:45 p.m.
to carpool to Republican City,
Neb., to enjoy the play,
"Midsummer's Night Dream". at
the Theatre of the American
West. Please contact Ruth Levin
of your plans to attend.
Donna Westbrook and Judy Graf
will host the Kensington Food
Pantry at the Senior Center
Saturday, June 21, from 1 to 3
p.m.
June birthdays will be
celebrated Thursday noon, June
19 at the Kensington
Senior/Community Center. The
Kensington Food Pantry will be
open at the Center Saturday,
June 21 from 1 to 3 p.m.
Pinochle will be played Tuesday,
June 24 at 7 p.m.
Menus
Monday, June 23--Sloppy joes,
hash brown casserole, peas, bun,
apricots
Tuesday, June 24--Ham, candied
sweet potatoes, pineapple, roll,
cottage cheese
Wednesday, June 25--Oven fried
chicken, potato salad, green
beans, bread, cantaloupe
Thursday, June 26--Hamburger
stroganoff, stewed tomatoes,
cucumbers & onions, noodles,
peaches
Friday, June 27--Turkey ala
king, broccoli, applesauce
gelatin, biscuit, cook's choice
complement
A large crowd enjoyed the
Father's Day dinner at the
Kensington Legion Hall Sunday
noon. The Thunder Ridge Sapphire
Dance Team hosted the event with
proceeds to help defray some of
their expenses.
Members of the dance team are
Jessica Adams, Kellie Henderson,
Alia Rice, Deveony Coomes,
Cheyenne Grauerholz, Michala
Linton, Kelsey Atchison, and
Shalynn Harter. Their sponsor is
Mrs. Jennifer Dodds.
David Levin and crew removed
three uninhabitable houses in
Kensington last Thursday. They
are owned by Joel Hrabe (home of
late ClaraBelle Evans on South
Main), owned by Keith Gordon
(just east of the Gordon home),
and owned by Mike Isom (just
south of the Isom home). Mike
and Becky Isom are planning to
build an extension to their
present home on the cleared lot.
Pastor Dave and Susie Hutson
traveled to Chanute where Pastor
Hutson officiated at the
marriage of his son, Lucas, to
Rachel Baker Saturday, June
14.The marriage ceremony was
held at the city park with the
reception following at the Zion
Lutheran Church.
Jacob Kirchhoff, nephew of the
groom, served as the ring
bearer, dressed in a fireman's
uniform and driving a pedal fire
truck. Luke works with the
Chanute Fire Department and
Rachel is a Physician's
assistant at the Chanute
Hospital.
Other area family members
attending included Eulonda
Hagman, Josh and Becky
Kirchhoff, Jacob and Gracie,
Audra and Jarett Seeman, Jessie
and Caden Mayer, Junior and
Nancy Hagman, Kate, Elizabeth
and Patricia Hagman, Craig
Betzold, and Rod and Anita
Hagman.
William A.(Bill) Rice, 90, of
Kensington died Friday, June 13,
2008 at Prairie Haven Nursing
Home. He was a retired business
man and farmer. He was preceded
in death by his parents, four
brothers, three sisters, and a
daughter, Rebecca Sue Rice.
Survivors include his wife of 69
years, Venita Rice of
Kensington; four sons, Steve
Rice and Tom Rice of Kensington,
Mike Rice of Athol, and Jon Rice
of Phillipsburg; two daughters,
Sondra Gaddis of Gaylord, and
Debra Thomas of Duncanville,
Tex.; a sister, Lola Peters of
Kensington; a brother, Donald
Rice of Lowry City, Mo.; 14
grandchildren; and 9
great-grandchildren.
The funeral was Monday morning
at the United Church of
Kensington with Pastor Darrell
Schmid in charge. Burial was in
the Myers (Pleasant
View) Cemetery near Athol with
military honors.
Evelyn Levin recently returned
from Tucson, Ariz. Evelyn and
many of the Levin families were
there to attend the wedding of
Alex Levin and Kimberlee Swanson
at the Fountain of Life Lutheran
Church in Tucson on May 31. Alex
is the son of John and Kim Levin
of Tucson. Both Alex and his
bride are recent graduates of
the University of Northern
Arizona in Flagstaff. They now
reside in Phoenix where they are
employed.
Pastor Becky Saddler is
currently taking
an in-depth course of Methodist
Seminary training. She is missed
at her usual Sunday morning
duties at the United Church of
Kensington and Athol
Congregational Church.
Louis and Kristi Seemann, Alex,
Ariel, and Ava of Olathe spent a
few days last week with Maria
Seemann and with Martin and Tara
Seemann, Aleah, Andrea and Kyler.
Nick and Emily Levin of Inman
came for the weekend to help
their fathers, Jeff Levin and
Joel Bienhoff, celebrate
Fathers' Day. Emily also sang
for the wedding of her college
friend, Staci Heer, in
Phillipsburg Saturday. Nick and
Emily also recently visited
Emily's cousin, Jennifer and
Ryan Bruns in Marshall, Minn.,
and attended the wedding of Alex
Levin and Kimberlee Swanson in
Tucson, Ariz.
George and Sandy Powell and
Sandy's brother and wife, Gary
and June Sechrist of Hays,
returned Saturday evening from a
ten-day trip to the East
Coast. Their main purpose was to
establish roots and obtain
information for the Sechrist
family tree they are working on.
They also did some sightseeing.
They travelled a total of 3,965
miles.
Teresa Smith is home following
successful surgery at the
Shawnee Mission Memorial
Hospital the end of May. She
states she is feeling better
than she has for many years. She
sincerely appreciates all the
prayers and other concerns
expressed by her many friends.
Error--Sara Nachtigal, Isabella
and Samuel who visited their
grandparents, Dean and Darlene
Miller, lives in Kearney, Neb.,
not Hastings as reported last
week. Last Wednesday, the
Millers grandsons, Weston and
Casey of Gage, Okla., were
overnight guests as they were
enroute to Nebraska to pick up a
farm implement.
It was a long week with severe
weather affecting many families
in this area. The tornadoes that
hit Salina, Chapman and
Manhattan and the floods in Iowa
have created many anxious
moments for those having
relatives in the affected
areas. Locally, it has been
pretty quiet with a few storms,
and farmers are busy, not only
doing catch-up, but also trying
to get the milo planted and hay
put up.
The wheat is turning, but this
writer was informed by a local
farmer that the kernels are not
completely filled out so it will
be later this year before
the combines hit the fields that
have not been destroyed by hail.
As this is written Monday, it is
unusually cool. Light sprinkles
fell this morning and there is a
possibility of more showers
later today. Hail adjustors have
been in the area adjusting
damage to properties in
Kensington and wheat fields.
The usual greetings and fitness
and fun exercises and one-one
sessions are held each day. The
beauty shop was open Monday and
manicures were given. The Men's
Club met Monday. Bingo was
played Tuesday. Afternoon
discussions included summer
food, fact, removal of stains,
and the Old Swimming Hole.
The Hearland Worship Center with
Georgetta Kinyon in charge had
the Thursday morning Bible study
followed by visiting while
enjoying cookies and
coffee. Sports trivia and Flag
Day made for good discussions.
When the weather permits, the
afternoon discussion groups are
held on the front patio. Games
and movies are enjoyed in the
evenings.
June birthdays were celebrated
Friday afternoon with cake and
ice cream. Residents having June
birthdays are Carson Atchison
(6-16) and Dorine Kuhlmann
(6-23). Maxine Horsfall and
Wanda Fink are the two staff
members with June birthdays.
The Kirwin Methodist Church had
the Sunday afternoon devotions
for the residents.
Welcome to Forrest Ewing of
Phillipsburg who is the newest
resident.
Sympathy is extended to the
families of Byron Miller and
William (Bill) Rice who passed
away the past week. Both will be
missed by residents and staff.
Visitors signing the guest book
were Ken Ratliff and Colleen
Gale with Pearl Ratliff; Bob and
Jan Ziegler, Lloyd and Rita
Kleinschmidt, and Carole
Thompson with Lucille Schoeni;
Anita and Rod Hagman and Ruth
Bienhoff with Dorine Kuhlmann;
Don and Pat Bienhoff with Louie
Bienhoff, Douglas and Mae
Donovan and Montra and Mary
Jones; JoLinn Rogers and Gilbert
Kuhlmann with Betty Kuhlmann;
Also visiting were Libby and
Terney Kester and Lea Ann Marsh
of Woodston with Douglas Cooper;
Ada Gaines with Francis Gaines;
Tom Rice, Mike and Dianna Rice,
Sondra Gaddis, Steve and JoAnn
Rice, Venita Rice with Bill
Rice; Darrell Schmid with Jesse
Godsey; Darrell and Shirley
Olliff with Lois Roller; Tracy
Atchison with Carson Atchison;
Maria Seemann with friends;
Deanna Nech with Velma Black;
Ora Elliott with Zelda Elliott.
