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Kensington Community News
March 24th, 2008
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Nine students from Kensington High School
will be joining students from Phillipsburg,
Smith Center, Logan, Eastern Heights and
Northern Valley for the annual spring trip
to New York and Washington, D.C., arranged
by Barbara Dennis, tour guide. They will
leave Wednesday, March 19 by a chartered
bus.
Kensington students on the tour are Jessica
Adams, Blayne Bienhoff, Rachelle Bose, Katie
Hughes-Griffy, Blake Kirchhoff, Taylor
Kuhlmann, Katie Larson, Alia Rice, and Matt
Teselle. Their sponsor is Annalee Ratliff,
and Marcia Bose, parent, will accompany the
group . Annalee and Marcia will ride Amtrak
to New York where they will meet the
students, but they will return on the
bus with the students Thursday, April 3.
Melba Hagman who had sponsored the students
for twenty years and made seventeen trips
with them has retired this year. Mrs.
Ratliff assisted her last year to become
familiar with the sponsorship.
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The Fifth Annual Chet Kuhlmann Memorial 3 on
3 Basketball Tournament will be held at the
Kensington High School Gymnasium Friday,
Saturday, and Sunday, April 11, 12, & 13.
The annual event is held in memory of Chet
Kuhlmann, who was killed in a car accident
nearly six years ago.
Registration forms are requested by March 31
so brackets can be set up and tee shirts
ordered. Further information and entry forms
are available on the web site at or by
calling Greg Kuhlmann at 785-695-2381. There
has been a change in the format this year as
girls will also play on Friday evening.
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The spring Story Hour at the Kensington
Community/School Library began Monday, March
24, and will continue each Monday afternoon
at 2 p.m. for toddlers and pre-schoolers
until May 18. Librarian Monica Wagner will
bring the Story Hour to Mary Krueger's
Daycare (Little Britches) each Monday
at 2:45 p.m. after the session at the
Library.
New adult fiction at the library are "Awaken
My Heart" by Diann Mills and "Change of
Heart" by Jodi Picoult. "The Big Field" by
Mike Lupico and "Love Sick" by Jake Coburn"
are ready for young adults to check out.
Small children will enjoy the junior picture
book, "Squanto's Journey" by Joseph Bruchac.
The display of the beautiful and unique
quilts is still in the Library. Come and see
them.
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Wednesday, March 26--Students leave on New
York/Washington, D.C., trip
Cheyenne
Conference Speech @ Western Plains, Ransom
Monday, March 31--K-town Invitational Track
Meet @ Smith Center, Noon
Wednesday, April 2--GNEC Music Contest @
Logan, 8 a.m.
Forensics @
Western Plains, Ransom
Thursday, April 3--Students return from
NY/Washington trip
Friday, April 4--Jewell Invitational Track @
Beloit, 3 p.m.
Saturday, April 5--High School Regional
Music Contest @ Hays
Menus
Monday, March 31--Frito pie, potato
triangle, cinnamon roll, mandarin oranges,
vanilla pudding
Tuesday, April 1--Oven fried chicken,
whipped potatoes, dinner roll, peas, jello
w/applesauce
Wednesday, April 2--Sloppy Joe/bun, oven
fries, broccoli, cheesecake w/fruit topping
Thursday, April 3--Tater tot casserole,
green beans, dinner roll, chocolate chip
cookie, spicy pears
Friday, April 4--Italian dunkers, lettuce
salad, crackers, carrot sticks, jello
w/fruit
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Thirty-one were present at the Kensington
Senior Center Thursday, March 20, to
celebrate the March birthdays. The ten
celebrants present were Elsie Fiene, Lucinda
Migalski, Al Lambert, Eleanor Wehe, Eulonda
Hagman, Lelia Grauerholz, Leonard Schultz,
Betty Wagner, Evelyn Norden, and Ruth
Bienhoff. Armi shared some readings on
friends and Easter after the meal. One
reading was entitled "Years of Our life"
and quoted that it is not "the years of
life, but the life in the years" as
expressed by Abraham Lincoln. Everyone
enjoyed the fellowship.
Come and join each month on the third
Thursday to honor those whose birthdays are
being celebrated that month. The noon meals
come out of Phillipsburg. The new cooks,
Nancy and Ruth, are doing a fabulous job.
Come and try the meals. The Center would
appreciate your support, and it is a great
place to meet old friends and make new ones.
Coffee fellowship is held each morning at 10
a.m. Put the Koffee Klatch (KKK) on your
calendar and keep up on all the news.
The Board of Directors will meet at noon on
Wednesday, April 9. Pitch will be played
Thursday, April 10 at 7 p.m. Birthdays will
be celebrated April 17. Pinochle will be
played Tuesday, April 29 at 7 p.m.
Monday, March 31--Baked spaghetti, Italian
blend veg's, pears, garlic bread, pudding
Tuesday, April 1--Scalloped ham & potato
casserole, peas, bread, strawberries &
bananas
Wednesday, April 2--Swedish meatballs,
spinach salad, mandarin oranges, noodles,
applesauce cake
Thursday, April 3--Oven fried chicken,
mashed potatoes/gravy, corn, bread, peaches
Friday, April 4--Tuna salad, tomato soup,
cucumbers & onions, bread, pineapple
ambrosia
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Kensington Music Club met Tues., March 18,
2008 at the Newbrey home. Georgetta Kinyon
gave the treasurer's report and minutes of
the last two meetings were read and
approved. President, Nancy Wangerin
reported that she’d
received five scholarship applications. The
scholarship committee will review these in
the near future.
Young
Artists Concert is planned for Sunday,
April 13, 2008, at 2 PM at First St. John
Lutheran Church with Nancy and Terry White
in charge. Members are to bring cookies.
It was
moved by Florence Stenseng and seconded by
Becky Saddler to sing as a group at the
United Church on May 4. Motion carried.
Practices were set up for the last two
Wednesdays of April. Discussion followed on
election of officers – do without and each
take a month or keep officers as they are
now. It was decided to keep the president
and treasurer for another year.
Announcements of upcoming events: were made
as follows: Republican City will have
‘Greece’ and ‘Pippen’ this year at $15 per
ticket. Apr. 6 is the Brown Family of
Branson.
The
program was ‘Musical Harmonies’ with Sherry
and Margaret in charge. Members took turns
singing different parts of ‘Amazing Grace’
and ‘America, the Beautiful’. Then we sang
our original parts for ‘Song Foolery’, ‘The
Sow Took the Measles’, and ended with a
different arrangement of ‘Amazing Grace’.
Those who weren’t successful singing the
various parts were given ‘redemption’
questions pertaining to music. Successful
singing of the parts were served desert as
follows: BASS - Brownies; TENOR – Topping;
ALTO – Almonds; and SOPRANO - Strawberry.
Party Poopers were served PUREED PEAS. Lime
sherbet punch and coffee finished the
dessert.
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Fifty Children At Easter Egg
Hunt
The
residents of Prairie Haven enjoyed watching
through the front windows the fifty children
at the Easter Egg Hunt on the lawn Saturday
morning. It was too chilly for them to come
onto the porch. The KAYS were in charge of
the event. The kids and residents had a
great time.
Winners
of the special prizes were preschool, Sydney
Rust; Grades 1 & 2, Iva Rust; Grades 2 & 3,
Andrea Seemann; and Grades 4 & 5, Emily
Ratliff.
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Beautiful Easter Morning
About
fifty worshippers gathered near the cross at
the St. John Lutheran Cemetery for the
annual Sunrise Easter Service. The
temperature of 18 degrees did not deter
their enthusiasm as winter coats were the
appropriate Easter attire. The sun was just
rising above the horizon when Pastor Patsy
Koeneke read the Easter story and several
cardinals that might have been inspired by
the the singing of the Easter hymn provided
their own vocal tributes. Special
recognition was given to Nikkie (Diercks)
Bailey and her family who were leaving for
the Kansas City Airport immediately after
the service for Nikki's deployment to Iraq.
A
delicious breakfast was served to a hungry
and cold group in the church parish hall by
men from First St. John Lutheran and St.
John Lutheran Churches.
Glorious Easter services were held in the
area churches with lots of special music.
Many visitors gathered to be with family and
friends.
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Darren and Elizabeth Wiens of Kearney,
Neb., announce the birth of a daughter,
Eden Maria, on March 23, 2008. Eden
weighed 6 pounds 1 ounce. She has a 15
month-old brother, Solomon, to welcome
her home. Her grandparents are Bill and
Marge Hofer of Cedar and Don and Doris
Wiens of Kensington. Great-grandparents
are Bob and Shirley Hofer of Cedar, Edna
Karlin of Hays, and Nora Jane Schmidt of
Inman.
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Gladie (Brooks) Bienhoff, 93, died at the
Smith County Hospital Wednesday, March 19,
2008. She was a homemaker. She and her
husband, Louie, lived in Kensington until
poor health forced their move to Deseret
Health Center in Smith Center.
She is survived by her husband, Louie
Bienhoff; five daughters, Francis Chapin of
Arvada, Colo., Phyllis Price of Manhattan,
Esther Terrill of Denver, Ruby Boswell of
St. Joseph, Mo., and Linda Smith of Denver;
three sons, Mervin and Robert Brooks, both
of Smith Center, and Cecil Brooks of Red
Cloud, Neb.; a sister, Maxine Slothower
(Belden) of Oklahoma City; 22 grandchildren,
and numerous great and great-great
grandchildren.
The funeral was Saturday morning at Simmons-Rentschler
Mortuary in Smith Center with Pastor Becky
Saddler officiating. Burial was in the
Gaylord Cemetery.
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Esther Wharton, 91, died at the Andbe Home
in Norton Tuesday, March 18, 2008. She was
born to George D. and Ella (Ottemann)
Kuhlmann near Athol on Nov. 9, 1916, where
she grew to womanhood before moving to
Kansas City to pursue her career as a beauty
operator. She married Elmer (Steve) Wharton
and they lived on an acreage at Peculiar,
Mo. The couple had no children. After
Steve's death and the need for more care
became eminent, she moved to the Andbe Home
in Norton to be near her nephew and wife,
Clarence (Butch) and Joyce Rima.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a
brother, Harold Kuhlmann; and two sisters,
Alberta Gerstenkorn and Rosella Rima. She is
survived by nieces and nephews and three
cousins.
Don and Patricia Gerstenkorn from Athol,
Ruth Bienhoff of Kensington and Elvis and
Linda (Gerstenkorn) Hammerschmidt of Hays
attended a family gathering and service at
the Enfield Funeral Home in Norton Saturday
afternoon. Burial was beside her departed
husband in Wills Cemetery near Peculiar,
Mo., Tuesday morning.
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Alan Bates had upper back surgery at the
hospital in Kearney, Neb., last Wednesday.
He is recovering at home since Friday.
John (LJ) Hoffmann, grandson of John and
Becky Saddler, was able to leave the
hospital last week and is making a good
recovery.
Ted Levin continues at the Smith County
Hospital where he is receiving therapy to
help regain his strength. His nephews
brought him to the Easter worship at First
St. John Lutheran Church Sunday morning and
then returned him to the hospital.
Nolan Billings, son of Greg and Robin
Billings, received his first communion at
St. John Lutheran Church Maundy Thursday
evening. Grandparents and family members
were present. His parents sang "Fingerprint
of God" as a special tribute to him.
Dakota Foreman and Madeline Reeberg were
confirmed at First St. John Lutheran Church
on Palm Sunday. A dinner was held in the
fellowship hall following in their honor.
Michael Yoxall was also in the class but
could not be present as he was on a cruise
with his parents and siblings.
Twenty boys played in the High School
Seniors All-Stars Basketball Game in Colby
Saturday. Clayton McDowell and Jarek
Wagenblast were the coaches for the team
that Ethan Kuhlmann played on.
Ron and Carmen Rice spent the Easter weekend
with Ron and Denise Werner, Jordan and
Jessica of Mitchell, S.D.
Ron and Cindy Rahjes visited Dr. Ben and
Angie Dolezal and Lauren in Lindsborg and
attended the presentation of "The Messiah"
Easter afternoon.
Joel and Connie Bienhoff and Megan Hudson
and Kayden were Easter guests of Nick and
Emily Levin in Inman.
Misti Johnson and friend of Dallas, Tex.,
and Kelli Johnson of Ft. Hays U. spent the
Easter weekend with their parents, Lee and
Donna Johnson.
Those enjoying
an Easter dinner and fellowship after church
services at First St. John Lutheran were Mr.
& Mrs. Jim Ward of Kearney, NE., James &
Heidi Ward, Jonah, Tatum and Ava of Lincoln,
Ne., Goldie Brunow of Smith Center, Don &
Detta Panter and Dean & Karen Panter of
Athol, Ty & Jeni Wallgren Zach & Brock of
Kensington, Dena Panter and friend Zack, and
Mandy Wallgren, all of Hays and Lynn &
Janeen Wallgren of Phillipsburg. The group
also celebrated Zach Wallgren’s First
Communion and Jeni Wallgren’s birthday.
Sympathy is extended to Gary and Kris
Gerstenkorn and family of Athol on the death
of Kris' mother, Bernice Boeck, 82, of
Gaylord on Friday, March 21. The funeral was
Monday at St. John Lutheran Church
south-east of Athol.
It's "back to the books" for local and
college students today (Monday). This
semester is going fast.
The Kensington Community/School Library is a
busy place today (Monday) as the KAYS are
sponsoring a Blood Drive. The time slots are
filled with students, staff, and patrons who
are giving the "Gift of Life." A complete
amount of donors and other details will be
available next week.
The stadium and buildings at the football
field are no longer gold and black as they
have been for many years. They were painted
royal blue during spring break in
preparation for next fall's football season
when the consolidated school district will
become the Thunder Ridge School, the mascot
will be the Mustangs, and the school colors
will be royal blue and silver.
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The usual greetings, fun and fitness
exercises, and one-one sessions are held
daily. The beauty shop was open Monday and
manicures were given. The Kensington Music
Club came Monday for their monthly
entertainment. Bingo was played Tuesday
afternoon. Ruth Wolf came to play old
favorites on the piano Wednesday.
Pastor Patsy Koeneke of St. John Lutheran
Church had the Thursday morning Bible study.
Cookies were served with coffee during the
social time following. Spring sports kept
active conversation going Thursday
afternoon. Bingo was played Friday afternoon
and a movie was shown.
The residents enjoyed watching the Easter
Egg Hunt on the front lawn Saturday morning.
Sadly, it was too cold for them to go out on
the patio for better viewing. The kids had a
good time. Puzzles were put together, cards
were played, a movie was watched and the
Lawrence Welk Show in the evening were fun
for the rest of Saturday.
The Heartland Worship Center Had The
Easter Worship Sunday Afternoon
Recent visitors signing the register
were Maria Seemann with friends; Emmalee
Herrick, Cheryl Gibbs, Bob and Jan
Ziegler with Lucille Schoeni; Don and
Pat Bienhoff with Douglas and Mae
Donovan and Montra and Mary Jones;
Vergie Ratliff and Kenneth Ratliff with
Pearl Ratliff; Jack and Shirley Smith
and Steve and Kathy Scobee with Lorraine
Grauerholz and friends; Ralph and Betty
Gitchel, Melvin and Jessie Gitchel of
Phillipsburg with Montra nd Mary Jones;
Greg and Julie Kuhlmann, Max and Patty
Kuhlmann, Dianna Rice and Ruth Bienhoff
with Dorine Kuhlmann; Terry and Teresa
Smith with Irene Smith; Joyce Grauerholz
and Kristi Rothchild, with Clara
Beckmann, Esther Mann and Lorraine
Grauerholz.
Also visiting were Gilbert Kuhlmann and
JoLinn Rogers with Betty Kuhlmann; Ada
Gaines with Francis Gaines; Margret
Burian with Travis Summer; Tom Rice,
JoAnn Rice and Stephanie and three
children with Bill Rice; Ora Elliott
with Zelda Elliott; JoAnn Brooks, Mike
Wangerin, and Raymond and Cecilia
Grauerholz with Marie Wangerin; Kenneth
and Janice Rose with Jack Rose; Darrell
and Shirley Olliff with Lois Roller;
Myrna Larson and Karen Pruett with Byron
Miller.
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