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Kensington Community News
August 3, 2009
Old Fashioned
Saturday Night is August 15
The Kensington Commercial Club will meet
tomorrow (Tuesday) to finalize the plans
for Kensington's Old Fashioned Saturday
Night on August 15. Watch for the
schedule in next week's issue. Plan to
grab a lawn chair and spend the evening
on Main Street in Kensington watching
the children in the kiddie/pet parade,
enjoying some delicious food at
reasonable prices, and visiting and
getting reacquainted with your neighbors
and friends. See you in Kensington on
Saturday, August 15!
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Sapphire Dance Camp
The camp for future Sapphire Dancers
will be held Thursday and Friday, August
13 and 14, at the Roadside Park in
Kensington from 8:30 a.m. until noon for
children that will be in Kindergarten
thru Grade 6. Call Cheyenne at 476-5015
or Deveony at 543-7324 to enroll by
Monday, August 10. These young girls
will perform at the Old Fashioned
Saturday Night.
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Expanded Area
Served by Food Pantry
The Kensington Food Pantry sponsored by
the K-town Kates is expanding the area
they serve to include Agra, Kirwin,
Athol and the Kensington communities. It
will be open monthly on the third
Saturday at the Kensington
Senior/Community Center from 1:00 to
3:00 p.m. The next date for the Food
Pantry will be Saturday, August 15
(Please use the east door.) Anyone with
questions is asked to contact Ruth Levin
at 476-2685 or Loretta Struik at
638-2355.
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Note from your
Library
The Kensington Community/School Library
has surpassed the half-way point in
reaching their goal for the 'Sponsor a
Book' Libri Foundation Fundraiser. The
goal is to purchase 100 children's books
at $5 each with the help of the
Foundation. An acknowledgement for each
purchase by an individual will be placed
in the cover of the new book. Contact
Amber or Melissa at the Library for
further information.
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Germantown
Cemetery Update
The board of Germantown Cemetery has
received a bid for a two-rail vinyl
fence to replace the old metal fence.
They have received approximately $1,250
in donations toward this project. Any
donations toward this project would be
greatly appreciated.
If you would like to help with monetary
donations or have any questions, contact
Kim Rietzke. Donations can be sent to
Farmers National Bank, P.O. Box 409,
Kensington, KS 66951.
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Senior Center
Notes
The Board of Directors of the Kensington
Senior/Community Center will meet
Wednesday, August 12 at noon. . Pitch
will be played Thursday, August 13 at 7
p.m. The Food Pantry will be open
Saturday, August 15 from 1 to 3 p.m.
Double-deck pinochle will be played
Monday, August 17 at 1 p.m. August
birthdays will be celebrated Thursday,
August 20 at noon. The pinochle party is
Tuesday, August 25 at 7 p.m.
Winners at pinochle last week were
Marlene Kuhlmann and Armi McPherson,
high; Eleanor Wehe and Estherbelle
Baumann, low. There were 14 present.
Menus
Monday, August
10--Salisbury steak, scalloped potatoes,
green beans, bread, pears
Tuesday, August 11--Chef salad, citrus
slices, crackers, brownies
Wednesday, August 12--BBQ pork sandwich,
pea salad, cantaloupe, bun, cook's coice
complement
Thursday, August 13--Oven fried chicken,
potato salad, harvard beets, bread,
apricots
Friday, August 14--Hamburger stroganoff,
Calif. blend vegs, blueberry banana
salad, noodles, cookie
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Kuhlmann Cousins
to Gather
The children and families of the late
Arnold and Donna Kuhlmann, Dorine and
the late Louis Kuhlmann, and Ruth (Kuhlmann)
and the late Gerald Bienhoff will gather
at the Athol Co-op Meeting Room
Saturday, August 8 from 1:30 to 4 p.m.
Especially of note is that all of the
children of the late Arnold and Donna
plan to be present. They are Hank from
Virginia, Ann from Manhattan, Dorothea
from Colorado Springs, Kay and Kristin
from New Mexico and Bill from Kansas
City. Anyone is welcome to come to the
gathering to visit on Saturday afternoon
to visit or to a coffee at St. John
Lutheran Church of Athol Sunday morning
from 9:30 a.m. until worship.
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Seemanns Enjoy
Time in Switzerland
Maria Seemann and her granddaughter,
Aleah Seemann, returned last week from a
three week trip to Switzerland where
they attended two reunions of Maria's
family.and to spend time with her
siblings and families.
They also went on the Glacier Express
Railroad to Zermatt where they hiked for
several days in the Matterhorn area and
took a cog rail up to the Gornergrat
from where the highest peaks of the Alps
in four countries can be seen. Later on
a rail ride through the ten-mile Gottard
Tunnel to the northern Italian area was
enjoyed. And yes, the pizza there did
not taste that much different fhan here
in the Midwest.
To relax in between all the travels,
there were several boat rides on the
lake of Zuerich as well as picnics on an
island and spending time and visiting at
the homes of three of Maria's sisters on
the Lake's shores.
As green and luscious as Switzerland is,
it was good to see the Kansas landscape
just as pretty on the drive back from
Kansas City. The only thing missing were
the mountain ranges on the far horizon!.
Oh well, Maria and Aleah state, they
will adjust and are glad to be back with
a more quiet and relaxed lifestyle.
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Around the Community
Harry Rader was air-lifted to the Good
Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Neb.,
last week where he is being treated for
breathing problems. He has been
transferred from ICU to the Progressive
Care Unit and is improving. His son,
Mike of Wilson, and daughter, Vicki of
Denver, have returned to their
employment after spending the past week
with him and Barbra. In a phone call
with Barbra Monday morning she states
that her neighbor, Aldean Franklin, was
taking her to Kearney today.
Beverly Borgmann of Athol was
transferred to the Omaha University
Medical Center late last week from
Kearney, Neb., for surgery for spinal
injuries suffered in a fall at their
home. Her husband, Orville, is in a rest
home in Smith Center at the present
time.
Margaret Stockton was in Wichita last
week to have a new shunt put in for her
dialysis and is back on the usual
therapy of three days at Smith Center
and three days at Hays for dialysis each
week. Earlene Bronson is also taking
daily radiation treatments at Hays. Both
of these women deeply appreciate friends
who help with the transportation to
these sites.
Doug Ford was able to move into his
house best identified as the home of
Warren and Alma Bronson. Doug has been
recuperating from a farm accident
several months ago at the home of Orren
and Earlene Bronson.
Ann Ferguson continues to have therapy
and at the Phillips County Hospital
following a stroke about six weeks ago.
Mary Anthony is recovering from her
second surgery at the Smith County
Hospital. Both of these ladies enjoy
short visits.
Marvin and Marty Hines are commuting to
the KU Medical Center for daily
check-ups from the home of their
daughter, Mandi Best, and family in
Gardner. Marvin is doing very well since
his kidney transplant.
Dixie King of Manhattan spent the
weekend with her father, Dick Detwiler.
Dixie, a 1978 graduate of Kensington
High School and Kansas State University,
works at an adult developmental center,
her husband is a high school teacher and
coach in a nearby town and their son
attends KSU.
Shelby Kuhlmann of Salina, KHS class of
1962, stopped at the Senior Center
Monday to try to connect with his uncle
Gilbert Kuhlmann for a short visit.
Shelby and his wife Stephanie moved to
Salina several years ago when Stephanie
accepted the position of manager at the
Orscheln Farm and Home there and Shelby
is employed. Shelby came especially for
the funeral of Eugene Kirchhoff of Smith
Center.
Evelyn Levin and her families here
enjoyed the company of many visitors
last week. Her grandson Matt Levin and
wife Jody of Tucson, Ariz., arrived with
their family, Kylie. Cole, Ella and the
twins, Gustav and Jessie. This family
also visited in Smith Center with
Grandmother Florence Rust, the John Rust
family and James and Lori Johnson, Nick
and Ashley.
On Wednesday John and Kim Levin of
Tucson joined the group. Friday evening
Jeff and Pam Thompson and daughter
Jackie of Paola arrived accompanied by
Dale and Jennifer Kennedy and son Jerod
of Wamego. Besides visiting and having
meals together, a night at the
Phillipsburg Rodeo and a visit to the
Belleville Fair were enjoyed.
The dog days of summer will be upon us
this week when temperatures are
predicted to reach the century mark. The
last several weeks have been ideal
weather with rains of .40 on Tuesday
morning and 1.50 in a thunderstorm
Friday evening in Kensington city giving
lush growth for the crops, gardens and
flowers. However, the rains have been
spotty and it is reported that an area
about ten miles north of Kensington have
been left out on much of the summer
precipitation. This is always
regrettable. The milo will appreciate
the hot weather and should be shooting
out heads this next week.
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Prairie Haven
Notes
The usual greetings, exercises and
one-one sessions are daily events. The
beauty shop is open on Monday and
manicures are given. The Music Club
provided a musical program in the
afternoon. Luscious cold home-made
lemonade brought back pleasant memories
and dog days of summer brought thoughts
of the hot days of the 1930's. Crafts
were done on Tuesday and bingo was
played. Home cooking and canning on the
kitchen range in the hot summertime was
another event most of the residents
could relate to. Residents always enjoy
guessing "What Year is it?"
Pastor Patsy of St, John Lutheran Church
had the Thursday morning Bible study
followed by fellowship and coffee. The
Residents' Council met and the USA
Citizenship Test was presented. (They
decided it was difficult.) The Pioneer
was read Friday morning and bingo was
played in the afternoon. Movies,
watching television and playing cards
were weekend entertainments.
The Heartland Worship Center had the
Sunday afternoon worship on July 19 with
Pastor Darrell Schmid in charge and
Georgetta Kinyon as pianist. St. John
Lutheran Chuch had the Holy Communion
Worship on Sunday, July 26. Pastor Patsy
Koeneke was assisted by Linda Miller
with Ruth Bienhoff as pianist.
Visitors signing the register recently
were Greta Smedley and Bert Tollis with
Lois Roller; Evelyn Levin, Ada Gaines,
Mildred Dettmer, Goldie Brunow, and
Alice Rietzke with Clara Beckmann and
friends; Steve and JoAnn Rice, Sid and
Beth Scott, Tom Rice, and the Eddie
Purinton family of California with Lola
Peters; Darold Grauerholz and Leora
Smith with Lorraine Grauerholz; Angela
Meyer, MD, and her children with
friends; Dawn and Gannon Veh with Pearl
Ratlff; Mary Struckhoff with Aleen
Schalansky; Gilbert and Vernon Kuhlmann
with Doris Kuhlmann and friends; Kim
Dennis with Ronald and Helen Molzahn;
Kenneth and Janice Rose with Jack Rose.
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