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Kensington Community News
December 14th, 2009
Ty Wallgren Family Warns of Carbon
Monoxide Poisoning
Ty and Jeni Wallgren, Brock and Zach of
Kensington know first hand of the
dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning and
want to warn their many friends.
Brock and Zach were asleep in the
basement and woke up about 3 a.m.
Saturday morning with symptoms of
stomach flu and severe nausea. They then
slept upstairs, but by 6 a.m. both they
and their mother Jeni were suffering
from excruciating headaches. Zach went
to take a shower and passed out and the
family got suspicious. Ty took the
family to the home of Ken and Wanda
Ellenberger to get them out of the house
and called the gas company who sent a
representative over immediately. The
carbon monoxide levels were extremely
high as the rep entered the house and
graduated rapidly the closer he came to
the furnace.
The family was taken to the Smith County
Hospital where tests were run and they
were put on oxygen. They were dismissed
about 8 p.m. Sunday evening. They spent
the night in the Cottonwood Inn in
Phillipsburg and David Hesterman was
called to come and install a new furnace
in their home. . Dave was there at 8
a.m. Monday morning to take care of the
matter.
In a phone call to this reporter from Ty
Wallgren he states. "Don't wait if your
entire family develops symptoms of flu
at the same time and has excruciating
headaches. Get out of the house and call
the gas company immediately." Ty states
that as of tonight (Monday) there are
three new carbon monoxide detectors in
their house. It's not worth risking the
lives of your family and the $40 that
could prevent a tragedy from happening
as it almost did to their family. This
type of gas is so dangerous because it
is colorless and odorless.
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TR Middle School Receives Governor's
Award
The fourth annual Governor's Achievement
Awards, honoring top performing schools
in the state, were recently announced.
Forty-one elementary schools, 12
middle/junior high schools, and 17 high
schools in Kansas qualified for the
award. Thunder Ridge Middle School
received this award for the 2008-2009
year.
To receive this prestigious award,
schools must have achieved the Standard
of Excellence in both reading and
mathematics for 2009. Additionally, the
school must have made Adequate Yearly
Progress (AYP) in both reading and
mathematics and one additional measure
in 2009. For elementary schools and
middle-junior high school that measure
is attendance and for high school the
measure is graduation rate.
Additionally, the school must have been
among the top 5 percent of schools in
both reading and mathematics on the 2009
state assessments at its respective
level, I.e. elementary schools,
middle/junior high schools, or high
schools.
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Christmas Programs At Local Churches
Sunday Morning
The Sunday School your of the United
Church of Kensington will present their
special Christmas performance Sunday
mooring, Dec. 20 at 10:30 a.m. during
the regular church service time. Youth
ages preschool through high school will
be present the musical "Christmas
Hangups." They invite everyone in the
community to come enjoy this special
presentation.
The Children's program at First St. John
Lutheran Church on highway 36 will also
be held Sunday morning, Dec. 20, at
10:30 during the worship service. The
public is invited to come hear the story
of the birth of Jesus as can only be
told by a group of children in their
special program.
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First St. John Wednesday Christmas Event
Cancelled
The soup supper and program that was
postponed last week until this Wednesday
evening has been cancelled for this year
at First St. John Lutheran Church. This
information comes from Pastor Dave
Hutson.
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Snow Storm Cancels School Tuesday and
Wednesday
Heavy snow began falling late last
Monday evening continuing much of
Tuesday with about ten inches of
accumulation. Strong winds accompanied
by very cold temperatures blew the snow
into huge drifts. Classes were cancelled
at all area schools Tuesday and
Wednesday. Thunder Ridge schools started
two hours late on Thursday morning. High
school basketball tournaments were
rescheduled to accommodate all games by
Saturday evening. (See sports page for
details).
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Home Tour Well Attended Despite
Inclement Weather.
The HOME Community Foundation and Mother
Nature ushered in the Christmas Season
with style, Sunday, December 6. Despite
snow and cold a good crowd viewed the
Quilt Exhibit at the Wellness Center
before embarking on a tour of Kensington
area homes. The raffle Christmas quilt
was won by Barbara Struckhoff.
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USD-110 Calendar and Menus
Thursday, Dec. 17--Transportation mtg.
in BOE Room, 8 p.m.
Middle School Basketball at Logan, 3
p.m.
Friday, Dec. 18--High School Basketball
at Logan, 4 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 21--Net Smarts Program at
Middle School
Class Christmas Parties at Elementary
and Middle Schools, 2:45 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 22--End of 2nd Nine
Weeks--AR Parties at MS (movies in
house)
Pancake Feed at Agra Legion--(Grades 4
to 8 and Pre-K will be bussed to attend
before dismissal)
School dismissal at 12:15 p.m. for
Christmas Break--School resumes January
4, 2010
December 23-27 KSHAA Buffer--No
basketball practices
Menus at Kensington
Monday, Dec. 21--Ham slice, whipped
potatoes, gravy, dinner rolls, green
bean casserole, cheesecake w/fruit
Tuesday, Dec. 22--Hamburgers, curly
fries, broccoli, mixed fruit, cake
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Notes from the Community Center
The Center was closed last Tuesday and
Wednesday because of the snowstorm and
no meals were delivered. The Board of
directors met Thursday tot to take care
of the year end business. The excess
money donated to the automatic door
opener will be put aside to maintain
said opener. All funds earmarked
for the opener, railing and lights will
be used on those projects or placed in a
reserve fund to maintain such.
Pitch was played Thursday evening with 9
brave souls coming out to enjoy the
evening. Barbara Grauerholz had high
school, Gilbert Kuhlmann, low, and Al
Lambert, most 13's.
The Ted Levin Estate house auction was
held at the Senior Friday morning and
Lee Oliver, auctioneer was pleased with
the attendance. Cookies were served with
hot coffee to those attending.
The Senior Center Christmas party will
be Saturday, Dec. 19 at 2 p.m. Please
bring a grab bag gift not to exceed $5.
Refreshments will be served and games
played.
The Center was rented last Saturday for
a Christmas party and Santa made his
appearance. Prairie Haven will have
their annual Christmas party here this
Wednesday.. On Sunday the Barnes family
from Phillipsburg will be using the
Center.
Tuesday, Dec. 22, the nutrition site
Christmas dinner will be served. Please
call either Friday, Dec. 18 or Monday,
Dec. 21 to make your reservations. The
Center will be closed Christmas Eve,
Dec. 24, and Christmas Day, Dec. 25, and
no meals will be served.
Manager Armi McPherson plans to be gone
the last week of December. If you plan
to eat at the Center that week, please
call and make or confirm our
reservations. Armi will returned by
Monday, January 4.
Mark you calendars for the annual
meeting and election of officers of the
Kensington Community/Senior Center on
Wednesday, January 13 at 12:45 p.m.
Menus
Monday, Dec. 21--Turkey & cheese
sandwich, tomato soup, Calif. Blend vegs,
bread, apricots
Tuesday, Dec. 22--Ham, potatoes
Romanoff, cranberry salad, green beans,
dinner roll, pumpkin dessert
Wednesday, Dec. 23--Cook's choice
entree, potato triangles, corn, bread,
applesauce
Thursday and Friday, Dec. 24 &
25--Closed for Christmas; no meals
delivered
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Birth
Announced
Derek and Kelly Fitzpatrick/Bohm of
Kansas City, Mo., announce the birth of
a son, Conner James. Conner weighed 8
pounds 10 ounces and was 20 inches long.
Paternal grandparents are Wendell and
Terry Bohm of Athol. Elsie Ayres of
Waterville, formerly of Smith Center is
a great-grandmother.
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Around
the Community
Dixie Hesterman has been struggling with
a case of flu the past week. She is
being assisted with her care in their
home by Elaine Morgan.
The open heart surgery and complications
of Cathy Diercks of Agra has touched
many hearts in the community. Her
husband, Garen, is an employee of Pro Ag
Marketing and Cathy was a devoted
daycare provider in her home. She had
open heart surgery on Tuesday, Dec. 8,
and suffered a stroke the next day. On
Saturday she had a heart attack and
catherization corrected a kink in an
artery. Her condition is improved as
this column is written Monday afternoon
and she may be moved from ICU into a
private room soon. The family is far
from home and if anyone is in the Omaha
vicinity be sure to stop for a short
visit at the Creighton University
Medical Center.
Terry Smith is home and very weak from
his recent heart procedure. We're sure a
greeting card or note would be greatly
appreciated.
The community mourns the death of Mary
Karlin, 61, of Phillipsburg on Saturday,
Dec. 12, 2009. She is the wife of Larry
Karlin who is a custodian at the Thunder
Ridge Middle School in Agra. Three sons
also survive. The funeral will be
Wednesday morning at the St. Fidelis
Catholic Church in Victoria with burial
in the church cemetery.
Sympathy is extended to Marj Meyer of
Wichita on the death of her brother,
Richard Anderson, 86, of Portis on Dec.
9, 2009. Marj, formerly of Kensington,
now resides in Wichita to be nearer her
children.
The two remaining houses of the Ted
Levin Estate were sold at auction by Lee
Oliver at the Kensington Community
Center Friday morning. Otto and Cheryl
Levin bought the house at 223 N.
Washington for $14,000. The house at 212
W. Pine was purchased by Robert
Gruenberg of California. According to
Mr. Oliver he has purchased a number of
houses at auction in this area and fixes
them up and keeps them in good repair.
Mr. Oliver also states that he thinks
Mr. Gruenberg might be interested in
moving to this area sometime in the
future.
Jackie Weitzell of Le Grand, Iowa, is
visiting her daughter, Linda and Leland
Rahjes. Linda and Leland attended a
wedding of Linda's cousin in southern
Texas on Dec. 5 and were hoping to get
away from the Kansas cold but got into
in the unusual snowfall that hit Texas.
Newton Youngquist decided not to go to a
large mall to be Santa Claus this year
because of the possibility of getting
the flu from the children. He has done
this for a number of years leaving about
Thanksgiving and coming back right at
Christmas.
In a quick street visit with James Jirak,
manager of Pro Ag, he states enough milo
has been sold that as soon as it can be
transported to the main terminals, they
can begin moving the huge piles stored
on the ground into the local elevators
for storage. He is hoping this can begin
the end of January.
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Notes
from Prairie Haven
The usual activities began each day with
the beauty shop being open Monday and
manicures were given. One-one sessions
are held daily. Memories of Pearl Harbor
were discussed Monday. Person, place,
and things were interesting topics.
Bingo was played Tuesday afternoon.
Current events were read about Wednesday
and Christmas words kept all minds
working.
The United Church had the Thursday
morning Bible study. Favorite carols and
hymns along with toys and games were
discussed in the afternoon.
The Local news was read Friday morning
and the December birthday party was
held. Residents having December
birthdays are Pearl Ratliff (12-17),
Lola Peters (12-25), and Mae Donovan
(12-26).
First St. John Lutheran Church had the
Sunday afternoon worship service. The
Busy Bees 4-H came to visit the
residents and sing carols.
It was a very cold snowy week so
visitors were scarce. Signing the
register were Gerald and Alvie Ratliff
with Pearl Ratliff; Steve and JoAnn Rice
and Sid and Beth Scott with Lola Peters.
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