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Kensington Community News
March 10th, 2008
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The Kensington Community/School Library will
be open Tuesday evening, March 18 from 4 to
7 p.m. and Saturday, March 22 from 9 a.m. to
1 p.m. during School Spring Break. Returned
books may be left in the book drop south of
the Library.
The Prairie Treasure Quilt Guild currently
has a large display of quilts in the
Library. Take the time to admire these
treasures. The Library has a large selection
of quilting books to get you started on
making your own whether you are a beginner
or advanced quilter.
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The annual fundraiser for the Athol Firemen
will be a pancake supper Saturday evening,
March 14 at the Athol Community Hall with
serving beginning at 5 p.m. On the menu will
be pancakes, sausage, ham and scrambled
eggs. Free-will donations will be taken for
equipment for the Athol Firemen.
To keep the firemen supplied and safe is
very expensive. A firemen's suit, pants,
jacket, and boots costs $1,000 or more so
all donations are greatly appreciated.
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The Kensington KAYS will be hosting a blood
drive on Monday, March 24th at the Kensington
Community/School Library. Appointments are
being sought from community members. Please
call the Kensington High School at 476-2219 and
ask for Monica Wagner to make an appointment, or
call 695-2294 after school hours.
Students and faculty will also
be donating toward this cause. Did you know
one in three people will need blood in their
lifetime? Please make an appointment to
save somebody's life by donating blood on
March 24th.
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College
students will be on spring break soon.
Students and parents are reminded that the
Cleon Dettmer Charitable Trust will give one
to four scholarships to full time college
students seeking a bachelor, associate, or
other technical/vocational degree/diploma.
This scholarship is only available to
Eastern Heights and Kensington graduates,
and in the future, Thunder Ridge graduates.
The amount is not set by the trust as of
now, however, it will be a minimum of $500
and possibly more.
The
application deadline is April 1, 2008.
Information is available from Jill Stoelting,
Guidance Counselor at the Kensington High
School, or at the Smith County State Bank
and Trust Company.
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The
community is invited to a concert of the
Toney Brothers at the United Church Friday
evening at 7 p.m. If you enjoy men's gospel
quartette music, you won't want to miss this
program. This group usually makes an annual
stop in Kensington and is well received by a
full house. A free-will offering will be
taken.
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They just
kept coming and the firemen had soup,
relishes and desserts available for all at
the annual Firemen's Soup Dinner Sunday
noon. It was a beautiful day and a very
large crowd was in attendance. The firemen
and EMT's deserve lots of monetary support
and appreciation from the community for
volunteering their time and services in so
many ways. Thanks to each one of them.
An added
attraction was the large hand-crafted fire
truck owned by the Hutson family which the
small children could enter to "drive." A
flashing light on the top gave it added
character.
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The
Kensington Elementary and High Schools will
be on spring break next week, March 17
through 14. Regular schedules will resume,
Monday, March 24, after Easter.
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Dinner at
the Kensington Senior Center for an early
St. Patrick's Day celebration Sunday noon on
March 16 will feature reuben sandwiches,
corned beef and cabbage, cabbage rolls, and
salads and desserts. The public is invited.
Free will donations will be taken at the
door and used for activity expenses of the
Center. Food will be served from 11:30
a.m. until it is gone.
Pitch
will be played Thursday, March 13 at 7 p.m.
The Food Pantry will be open Saturday, March
15 from 1 to 3 p.m. March birthdays will be
celebrated Thursday, March 20 at noon. Call
in your reservations early and help
celebrate the March celebrants have a good
time. Pinochle will be played Tuesday, March
25 at 7 p.m.
Pinochle
winners on Feb. 26 were Donna Westbrook and
Armi McPherson, high, and Estherbelle
Baumann and Lelia Grauerholz, low. There
were twelve present.
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Monday,
March 17--Cook's choice entree, potatoes,
braised cabbage and carrots, bread, peaches
Tuesday,
March 18--Ham & beans, Dole tropical fruit,
cornbread, pudding
Wednesday, March 19--Baked chicken, mashed
potatoes/gravy, mixed vegetables, rolls,
cook's choice fruit
Thursday,
March 20--Meat loaf, scalloped potatoes,
fruit mix, bread, cake w/frosting
Friday,
March 21--Lemon baked fish, stewed tomatoes,
rice pilaf, bread, apple crisp
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Toddlers
and preschoolers are invited to Spring Story
Hour at the Kensington Community/School
Library beginning Monday, March 24 at 2 p.m.
and on successive Mondays until May 18.
Librarian
Monica Wagner will be bringing this Story
Hour to Mary Krueger's Daycare (Little
Britches Daycare) on Mondays at 2:45 p.m.
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Concerns
and prayers are with Pastor Becky and John
Saddler who are in Texas with their teen-age
grandson, John (LJ), who is gravely ill with
bacterial pneumonia .He is the son of Shawna
and Michael Hoffman. LJ's father, Michael,
who was stationed in Iraq was scheduled to
get to the hospital to be with the family
Sunday evening.
Ted Levin
continues as a patient at the Good Samaritan
Hospital in Kearney, Neb. It is hoped he can
be transferred to the Smith County Hospital
as a swing-bed patient to be nearer
family as he regains his strength.
Evelyn
Levin is making good progress at the
hospital in Kearney where he is receiving
therapy for a recent knee replacement.
John and
Linda Scheer of Leavenworth were involved in
a recent car accident. Linda received a
fractured arm in four places; John was not
hurt. Linda would enjoy hearing from her
friends. Their address is 1917 Thornton,
Leavenworth, KS 66048.
Ken Wynn
of Alma, Neb. area is a new resident at
Country View. He is the father of Becky
Saddler.
Janice
Ratliff will be retiring from the Farmer's
National Bank this week. A reception will be
held at the Bank Friday during business
hours. Come in and thank Janice for almost
48 years of service and wish her joys for
her retirement.
A new
white board fence has been put up around
Goldbug Field for an attractive addition. It
is the type of fence that does not require
painting.
The home
of Evelyn Levin on Highway 36 is taking on a
new look since the south porch has been
removed and a new roof line established.
Much of the work is being done by her
talented family.
Take the
time to drive by on Old Highway 36 to watch
the progress on the new home of Ryan and
Tiffany Rietzke under construction by Nick
Luiso and crew. The Rietzke family is living
in the United Church parsonage until their
new home is finished.
The KHS
Spirit Squad made their last performance
wearing the "black and gold" at the
half-time of the boys' championship game of
the State Basketball Tournament in Hays
Saturday evening. It is reported that they
did a beautiful job in their performance as
well as were a fine tribute from the
Kensington High School. Congratulations to
the girls and their sponsors.
Monday
starts out the week with a nice spring-like
day and several more days are forecasted
before another front comes through. A nice
spring rain would be welcomed by most folks.
Farmers are busy with their baby calves. The
nice weather helps get them started well.
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Two new
residents have been welcomed the past week.
They are Karen Pruett and Byron Miller, both
of Kirwin. Come in and get acquainted.
The usual
greetings and fun and fitness exercises
begin each day. The beauty shop was open by
Jenny Reilley and Carmen Rice did manicures
in the living room. One-one sessions are
held daily. Peanuts were discussed and a
cake quiz was held in the afternoon. Bingo
was played Tuesday afternoon. Talking about
tomatoes and canned food facts made
everyone's mouth water. Birds were also a
fun topic Wednesday afternoon.
Pastor
Patsy Koeneke of St. John Lutheran Church
had the Thursday morning Bible study and
everyone enjoyed fellowship afterwards.
Presidents and their terms were afternoon
discussions and health secrets were shared.
Local news from the Pioneer was read Friday
morning and bingo was played Firday
afternoon. The usual activites were done in
the evenings and on Saturday concluding with
watching the Lawrence Welk Show which is
always a favorite.
The
United Church of Kensington had the Sunday
morning Bible study and afternoon worship.
Visitors
signing the book the past week were Don and
Pat Bienhoff with Douglas and Mae Donovan
and Montra and Mary Jones; Ardyce Burgress
and Carol Karpenke; Staci Kearn and family
and JoAnn Rice and Ada Gaines with Bill
Rice and Francis Gaines; Maria Seemann with
friends; Myrna Larson, Dan Pruett, Kandy
Pruett and Michelle Wedin with Karen Pruett
and Byron Miller; Joe, Jana, and Schyler
Jones with Irma Lee; Terry and Teresa Smith
with Irene Smith; Carol Thompson and Ahelda(?) Thompson
and Bob and Jan Ziegler with Lucille Schoeni;
Luetta Beckman with Lorraine Grauerholz;
Lois Runnion with Georgia Endsley.
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