The annual Ice Cream Social
will be held at the
Kensington Community/School
Library Tuesday, July 8 from
6:30 to 8 p.m. The Board
always has a large variety
of luscious home made
flavors to enjoy. It's a
good time to enjoy the
air-conditioned Library and
visit with your friends.
There will also be a hardly
used book sale. Many books
are duplicate titles and
will give many hours of
interesting reading for a
very nominal price. The
books will be on sale
through Friday, July 18.
Some of the new athletic
uniforms with the Longhorn
logo are also on display in
the Library display case.
The new colors are silver
and royal blue and are very
attractive.
With sunny skies, warmer
temperatures, and lower
humidity, wheat harvest
should be in full swing by
midweek. The harvest is
almost two weeks later than
usual
probably delayed by the
cooler temperatures, rains
and high humidity. Some test
cutting was done last week.
Look for further reports
elsewhere in this issue.
Your correspondent drove out
in the country Sunday
afternoon. Her continued
amazement is the milo which
is still so small in the
rows and how rapidly it
grows and produces a crop by
mid-September providing it
has ample rain and seasonal
weather. The green roadsides
and trees along the creek
are beautiful this year.
There will be no meals
delivered or served Friday,
July 4 at the Kensington
Senior Center. Pitch will be
played Thursday, July 7 at 7
p.m. Double deck pinochle
will be played Tuesday
afternon, July 15 at 1 p.m.
Anyone interested is asked
to come for an afternoon of
fun and fellowship. It is
hoped this will be come a
monthly event. July
birthdays will be celebrated
Thursday noon, July 17.
Pinochle will be played
Tuesday evening, July 29.at
7 p.m.
Nine persons came to play
pinochle on June 24.
Winners were Loren Larrick,
high; Lelia Grauerholz, low;
and Barbara Grauerholz, most
13's. Five seniors drove to
Alma, Neb., Saturday evening
to have dinner at "The
Station."
Menus
Monday, July 7--Tater tot
casserole, winter mix veg's,
bread, applesauce
Tuesday, July 8--Turkey
slice, sweet potatoes,
coleslaw, bread, pineapple
Wednesday, July 9--Salisbury
steak, scalloped potatoes,
peas, bread, cantaloupe
Thursday, July 10--BBQ pork
sandwich, cottage cheese
salad, mandarin oranges,
bun, cherry crisp
Friday, July 11--Hamburger
gravy, mashed potatoes,
green beans, bread, fruit
cup #1
Ethan Kuhlmann and Randall
Irving were privileged to
play in the Kansas vs.
Nebraska football game at
Doane College at Crete,
Neb., Saturday evening. The
game was won by
Kansas. Randall was leading
in tackles and Ethan was
named MVP on defense for
Kansas.
It was a great atmosphere
for a game and the weather
couldn't have been better
according to those
attending. Next year the
game will be played in
Beloit.
Annalise Alta Levin was born
June 3, 2008, to Travis and
Carmen Levin of Allen, Tex.
Annalise has a brother,
Keeten, 4, and a sister,
Bella, 3. Grandparents are
Otto and Cheryl Levin of
Kensington and Bud and
Elaine Keeten of
Phillipsburg.
Great-grandparents are
Evelyn Levin of Kensington,
Dixie Keeten of
Phillipsburg, and Dru Barker
of Manhattan.
Otto and Cheryl Levin and
Elaine Keeten were in Texas
the week of June 3rd to
visit the family and make
the acquaintance of their
new granddaughter.
(Lois) Jean McCormick
Beavers, 82, died in San
Antonio, Tex., Sunday,
June 22, 2008. Jean
graduated from
Kensington High School
in 1943. She was
preceded in death by her
brother, Glen McCormick,
a nephew, Robert
McCormick, and a niece,
Sue McCormick.
She is survived by her
son, Jay Meierhoff and
daughter-in-law Nancy,
of Lago Vista,
Tex.; four
grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren; as
well as several
step-children.
A graveside service was
held at the Cedar
Cemetery Saturday
morning, June 20, with
Pastor Becky Saddler
officiating.
Lawrence Conaway of
Athol had major surgery
at the Good Samaritan
Hospital in Kearney,
Neb., last week. Twylah
Ames of Athol had
emergency heart stent
surgery at Hays last
week.
Betty Smith had recent
surgery at the Smith
County Hospital and will
be undergoing treatments
at the hospital in
Kearney next week.
We're happy to report
that Teresa Smith has
returned home from a
hospital in Kansas City,
Vernon Kuhlmann is home
after a short stay at
the Phillips County
Hospital, and Luetta
Beckman is home from
therapy and treatment at
Deseret Care Center in
Smith Center.
Ruth Wolf enjoyed having
her family home last
weekend. Matt and
Marlene Witney, J.D.,
Garrett and Sara of
Chandler, Ariz., were
here. Gathering at
Ruth's home over the
weekend were Pat Mancuso
of Lee's Summit, Mo.,
Bev and Wes Mlls of
Bonner Springs; Janeen
and Rich Landoll of
Marysville, and Beth and
Joe Burns, Ron Wolf and
family and Erica Wolf
and Chris Barnes, Jacob
and Zach , all of
Kensington. Matt
Whitney's mother,
Margaret Marshall of
Smithville, Mo., and his
aunt, Betty Hummel of
Roeland Park, also drove
out for a short visit.
Chris Barnes and Erica
Wolf hosted a steak
cook-our for family and
friends at their home
Friday evening. The
families were happy to
visit Howard Ellis who
is recuperating at the
Smith County Hospital.
Enroute to Kansas Matt
and Marlene Whitney and
family stopped in
Farmington, N.M. for a
memorial service for
Matt's grandmother,
Joyce Whitney and then
vacationed with his
family near Durango,
Colo. Those enjoying
time at Vallecito Lake
were Binny and Ginnty
and Cliff Burke,
Whitney, Clarie and
Kailin of Shawnee,
Kans.; Desdra Dawning of
Flagstaff, Ariz., Jill
Hatch and Austin of
Ridgecrest, cal., and
Autumn and Brenton West
and Mason of Phoenix,
Ariz.
Linda Ferguson and Mary
Struckhoff spent several
days in Chapman helping
their niece, Kristine
Meyer, after the
tornado. Kristine's home
received minimal damage
which included broken
windows and debris and
trees in her yard. She
serves on the school and
church boards and was
devastated at the
destruction of the
Chapman schools as well
as her church and
parsonage.
Emily Slavik and friend,
Scott Lane, of
Palestine, Tex., spent a
short vacation visiting
her parents, Darrell and
Bonnie Slavik, other
relatives and friends.
Emily has been employed
for about a year by the
Anderson County Juvenile
Service since her
graduation from Ft. Hays
State University.
A baby shower was held
at St. John Lutheran
Parish Hall Saturday
afternoon for Taylor,
Tyler, and Brady
Grauerholz, triplet sons
of Brandon and Kara
Grauerholz of Kearney,
Neb. The triplets were
the main attraction, but
the guests also enjoyed
watching Kara open the
gifts for the boys.
Recent overnight guests
of Wanda Fink were her
nephew, Danny and Sue
Hickman,
Trevor,and Kathy of
Bonner Springsand their
friends Greg and Diana
Riley, Curley, Colin and
Michaela and Scott and
Tammy Smith, Spencer,
Aston, Wyatt, and
Tucker. They were
enroute to a Boy Scout
Group Camp in the Black
Hills. Among those
joining them for a
cook-out were Charlene
and Kevin Smith, Dakota
and Derek Foreman and
Staci Bertholf.
Sharon Smith of Lincoln,
Neb., was a houseguest
of Barbara Reilley over
the weekend. They along
with Jenny Reilley,
Anita Palmer, and
Eulonda Hagman gathered
at Mildred Dettmer's
home Sunday for
visiting.
Tricia Anderson
and children of Bassett,
Neb., spent a long
weekend with her
parents, Dennis and
Judy Graf. Carson, 4,
and Addie, 2 1/2, were
fascinated with catching
lightning bugs which
they do not have in
northern Nebraska. They
also spent time at the
Children's Park in
Phillipsburg and the
Water Park in Hays.
We're happy to report
that families with local
ties living in Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, did not
have flood damage to
their homes, although
most of their businesses
were in the flood zone.
Those families from this
area known to live in
Cedar Rapids are
Michelle (Molzahn)
Jones, daughter of
Kenneth Molzahn, Marvin
and Loretta Struik's
son, and Mark Bienhoff
and Troy Zwart.
The Longhorn
Cheerleaders must be
doing great business
with their fireworks
stand. Fireworks began
going off as soon as
they opened for business
Friday morning and there
has been no let-up
since.
The Keith Gordons are
enjoying a lovely
screened front porch
which Gordon Bros. Construction enclosed
at their home. They
can spend the nice
summer evenings
there without battling
the huge mosquitoes that
are really prevalent.
The home of Kirby and
Michelle Rust is now
sporting lovely stone
facing along with new
siding to repair the
damage done by the hail
storms. Terry Smith has
closed off one of the
old store fronts on Main
Street with dark green
panels to match his
irrigation business
building. Take the time
to drive around our city
and community to see
improvements folks are
making to their
residences and business
places.
The dinner and program
to recognize all
Veterans at the
Heartland Worship Center
was another great
success Sunday evening.
It is reported that the
program was excellent.
Have a safe harvest and
happy fourth of July.
It's a busy time and
everyone is in a hurry.
Children walking and on
bicycles and the riders
on four-wheelers and
golf carts on the
streets are urged to be
extremely careful. Farm
trucks and combines have
poor visibility and
don't stop easily!!
The usual greetings and
fun and fitness
exercises begin each day
followed by one-one
sessions. The beauty
shop was open Monday and
manicure were given.
Bingo was played Tuesday
and Friday afternoons.
Discussions iincluded
what year it is, how
times have changed,
trivia, known facts,
etc. Georgetta Kinyon of
Heartland Worship Center
had the Thursday morning
Bible study followed by
visiting over coffee
with cookies. Evening
entertainments were game
shows, search-a-word
puzzles, movies, and the
Lawrence Welk Show.
The High School and
Adult Sunday School
Class of St. John
Lutheran Church came
Sunday morning to share
their Bible history
story of Shadrach,
Meshech and Abednego led
by Pastor Patsy Koeneke
. Pastor Patsy assisted
by Linda Miller had the
Sunday afternoon worship
service with Holy
Communion. Ruth Bienhoff
was the pianist.
Greg Kuhlmann and Dianna
Rice had lunch with
their mother, Dorine
Kuhlmann, on June 23 for
her birthday. Dianna
brought cake and ice
cream for the residents
and staff to enjoy in
the afternoon.
Additional guests were
Arlene Benn, Eulonda
Hagman and Ruth Bienhoff.
Guests signing the
register this week were
Alvie Ratliff, Janice
Ratliff and Robin
Einspahr with Pearl
Ratliff; Shirley
Grauerholz of Denver and
Esther Norden with
Lorraine Grauerholz and
Clara Beckmann; Paul
Seemann, Mike Wangerin,
and Joann Brooks with
Marie Wangerin; Adele
Miller and Mercedes
Wilmont with Forrest
Ewing; Bob and Jan
Ziegler with Lucille
Schoeni; Pat and Don
Bienhoff with Mary and
Montra Jones and Douglas
and Mae Donovan; Vernon
Kuhlmann and Mildred
Hadley with Doris
Kuhlmann; Gilbert
Kuhlmann with Betty
Kuhlmann.
