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Kensington Community News
February 2, 2009
Correction
Wow!! They say the third time is
charm so here's the final correction on
the Kensington Food Pantry. The Food
Pantry will be open the third Saturday
of each month at the Kensington
Community Center unless the Center is
rented for another purpose. Watch the
flyer in the Kensington Post Office for
confirmation.
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Firemen's
Benefit is Sunday Noon
The Kensington Firemen will host their
annual soup dinner Sunday noon, Feb. 8
at the Kensington Legion Hall. On the
menu will be the usual variety of soups
and delicious desserts. Donations will
be taken and proceeds will be used to
maintain the equipment of these
dedicated volunteers.
The
Kensington Firemen are always ready for
every emergency in the surrounding area,
not just in Kensington. Be sure to
attend this special event and support
this group. The life or property they
save may be your own, a member of your
family, or a neighbor.
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Book Fair and
Parent-Teacher Conferences
There will be a Book Fair at the
Kensington Community/School Library
beginning Wednesday, Feb. 11 until
Thursday, Feb. 19 during regular school
hours with additional hours on Saturday
from 9 to 1 p.m. and Tuesday evening
from 4 to 7 p.m. Anyone in the school
district and in the community is invited
to come and browse and possibly make
purchases. Books, games, etc., are
available for all ages from
pre-kindergarten thru adult.
Parent-teacher conferences will be held
Thursday evening, Feb. 12 from 4 to 9
p.m. The Book Fair will also be
available at the Library during this
time.
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Thunder Ridge
Hosts Scholars' Bowl
Thunder Ridge High School hosted its
first annual scholars' bowl tournament
on Saturday, January 31. Teams
participating in the tournament were
Hill City, Northern Valley, Stockton,
Logan and Thunder Ridge. Medals were
awarded to the top three teams; 1st
place - Stockton, 2nd place - Hill City,
3rd place - Thunder Ridge. Students
participating on the Thunder Ridge team
were Katie Larson, Trent Ferguson, Chris
Cochrun, Nic Irwin, and Taylor Shaffer.
Patricia Walters is their coach.
The tournament would not have been a
success without all of the volunteers.
Those who volunteered their time to help
with the tournament were Principal Phil
Riedel, John and Becky Saddler, Sherri
Baker, Don Wiens, Sheila Bogart, Kathi
Boden, Janet Reynolds, Carol Rahjes,
Kellie Henderson and the junior varsity
scholars' bowl members, Nathan Larson,
Larissa Dettmer, Shelby Gordon, and
Madeline Reneberg. Also, the Thunder
Ridge High School cooks provided
cinnamon rolls and the Steering
Committee provided juice, milk and paper
goods for the hospitality room.
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Leah Kuhlmann
Studying in Spain
Leah
Kuhlmann is in Spain this semester
studying the Spanish language. She spent
the first several days with her group
(she is one of about 40 students from
all over the United States) in Madrid
seeing historic sites. She has now
arrived at her residencia (dorm) in
Granada, Spain, where the college is
located. Granada is at the foot of the
Sierre Nevada Mountains and about two
hours from the coast. She reports quite
an adventure on a weekend skiing trip in
the mountains the past weekend. Trips to
Rome and nearby countries are scheduled
for the group while there.
Leah
is due back in Kansas City on May 21 in
time to participate in her graduation
from Kansas State University, Manhattan.
She will continue her studies in the
fall at the University of Kansas School
of Medicine. She is a graduate of West
Smith County High School and is the
daughter of Max and Patty Kuhlmann of
Kensington.
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USD-110 Thunder Ridge
@ Kensington
Thursday, Feb. 5--Regional Scholars Bowl
@ Natoma
GNEC BB Trounament @ Logan, TBA
Friday, Feb. 6--High School BB @
Northern Valley, 4 p.m.
Monday,
Feb. 9--Colby College Rep., 3 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 10--High School BB @
Plainville (2 gyms), 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 11-- Phillips County
Spelling Bee for TJ Middle School @
Logan, 9:30 a.m.
Cheyenne Conference Academic Contest (N.
Valley, Host)
Stuco Meeting, 3:15 p.m.
Wed.
thru Thurs., Feb. 11-19--Book Fair at
Kensington Community/School Library
Thursday, Feb. 12--Parent-Teacher
Conferences, 4 to 9 p.m.
Friday,
Feb. 13--High School BB vs. Palco @
Kensington, KAYS Parents Night, 4 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 14--State
Scholars Bowl, TBA
FFA District Meat Judging @ Kensington
Locker, TBA
Menus
Monday, Feb.9--Chicken & noodles,
whipped potatoes, dinner rolls, peas,
rosy applesauce
Tuesday, Feb.
10--Spoonburgers, broccoli, tater tots,
1/2 banana, chocolate cake
Wednesday, Feb. 11--Hot doggety mac &
cheese, whipped potatoes, green beans,
mandarin oranges
Thursday, Feb.
12--Beef vegetable soup, crackers, dill
spear, spicy pears, cake
Friday,
Feb. 13--Lasagna/beef, bread, lettuce
salad, crackers, applesauce
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Senior Center
Notes
Billings Family Together at Soup
Dinner
The Super Bowl soup
dinner with many extra salads and
desserts was enjoyed by a large group
Sunday noon. Special guests were all six
children of Guy Billings and their
spouses who came to enjoy the dinner at
the mealsite which was so special to
their father. Guy daily enjoyed the food
and fellowship at the Community Center
as long as his health allowed. His
favorite duty was preparing and serving
the beverages for the noonday meal each
day. He will be greatly missed.
The Community Center will be closed
Wednesday, Feb. 4, for the funeral of
Guy Billings. There will be no meals
served nor deliveries made.
Don't forget to cast your vote for the
Valentine King and Queen. Crowning will
be done at the Valentine's party on
Saturday, Feb. 14 at 2 p.m. Refreshments
will be served.
The Board of
Directors will meet Wedneday, Feb. 11.
Commodities will be delivered Thursday,
Feb. 12. Pitch will be played Thursday,
Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. Double-deck pinochle
party will be Monday, Feb. 16 at 1:30
p.m. February birthdays will be
celebrated Thursday, Feb. 19 at noon.
Pinochle will be played Tuesday, Feb. 24
at 7 p.m.
Marlene Kuhlmann and
Lois Hrabe were the winners at the
pinochle party on Tuesday, Jan. 27. Armi
McPherson and Loren Larick had the low
scores. There were 12 present.
Menus
Monday, Feb. 9--Scalloped potato &
ham casserole, peas, plums, bread,
cook's choice complement
Tuesday,
Feb. 10--Chili dog w/cheese, potato
salad, pears, bun, cookie
Wednesday, Feb. 11--Lasagna, spinach
salad, peaches, garlic bread, pudding
Thursday, Feb. 12--Tuna salad,
chicken rice soup, Italian blend vegs,
bread, cake w/frosting
Friday,
Feb. 13--Salisbury steak w/gravy, mashed
potatoes, creamed peas, bread,
applesauce gelatin
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Deaths of Local
Interest
Death of Jeff Grauerholz
Jeffrey Grauerholz, 49, of
Kensington died at the Smith County
Hospital Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009. He
was a registered nurse.
Survivors are his parents, Howard and
Barbara Grauerholz of Kensington; a
brother, Bruce of Hildreth, Neb.; and a
sister, Amy Bienhoff of Kensington.
The funeral was Saturday at First
St. John Lutheran Church in Kensington
with the Rev. Dave Hutson officiating.
Burial was in the Fairview Cemetery,
Smith Center.
Death of Guy Billings
Guy Billings, 98, lifelong resident
of the Kensington community died
Saturday, Jan. 30, 2009, at the Smith
County Hospital. He was a farmer before
his retirement. He was preceded in death
by his wife, Neva, in 1997
Survivors are six children and their
spouses, Stan and Carolyn Billings and
Janice and Ken Ratliff of Kensington;
Rod and Judy Billings of Colorado
Springs, Dave and Emily (Rusty) Billings
of Branson, MO; Joan and Steve Heide of
Downs; and Dan and Jeanne Billings of
Hesston; 17 grandchildren; 29
great-grandchildren; and 10
great-great-grandchildren. (A more
complete obituary is in another section
of this paper).
The funeral is
Wednesday morning at the United Church
of Kensington with Pastor Becky Saddler
officiating. Burial is in the Stone
Cemetery north of Kensington.
Death of Wayne Pruitt
The death notice for Rollo Wayne
Pruitt, 83, of Salina was in the Salina
Journal Monday morning. He died Friday,
Jan. 30, 2009. He was born in Kensington
to Cordie Ray and Norma Alberta (Peer)
Pruitt, but grew up in Ida and graduated
from the Iola High School. He served in
the US Navy during WWII. He married
Doris "Jo" Van Eaton in Kensington in
1947. He retired from Southwestern Bell
Telephone and then worked for over 15
years in the Saline County Sheriff's
office as a process server.
He
was preceded in death by one son,
Charles "Chuck" Pruitt in 2000, and a
son-in-law, Doug Deisher in 2008. He is
survived by his wife, "Jo"; two
daughters, Jolene Deisher of Woodward,
Okla., and Melanie McWhirt of Salina;
five grandchildren; and
nine-great-grandchildren. He is a
brother-in-law of Berton Van Eaton of
Agra.
Funeral services were
Tuesday afternoon in Salina with burial
Gysum Hill Cemetery of Salina
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It's a Baby Girl
A daughter, Raegan Lynn, was born to
Seth and Julie Kastle of Wichita on Jan.
26. Raegan is the first grandchild for
Melanie and Terry Elliott and weighed 7
lbs. 5 oz. Melanie and Terry were in
Wichita over the weekend and report all
are doing fine.
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Around the
Community
Your correspondent had a phone call from
Jerry Brien of Ft. Worth, Tex., stating
he appreciated the concerns of friends.
He has completed fourteen radiation
treatments for several small malignant
spots on his brain and is now awaiting
results . He is unable to drive. His
address is 117 Yuchi Tr. N., Ft. Worth,
TX 76108.
Ken Wynn is now a
resident of Prairie Haven.
J.S.
Wagner was taken to the Smith County
Hospital Saturday evening for
observation and treatment. He expected
to be home in several days.
Esther Norden has returned to her home
after a short stay at Prairie Haven
after being hospitalized.
Maria
Seemann and her granddaughter, Aleah,
drove to Kansas City to spend a recent
weekend with the Louis Seemann family.
The groundhog saw his shadow
Monday morning, Feb. 2, and that means
six more weeks of winter as tradition
indicates. Right now, no one is
complaining about the weather with the
high reaching into the 70's on Saturday.
Your correspondent noted that the future
stars of the baseball season had dug out
their balls and bats and were having a
game on the neighborhood lot. A bigger
concern is the lack of moisture and lots
of wind. Perhaps spring will come early
with some needed rain.
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Prairie Haven
Notes
The usual greetings
and fun and fitness exercises begin each
day and one-one sessions are held. The
beauty shop was open Monday and
manicures were given. Talking about
favorite pies was a delightful afternoon
entertainment. Bingo was played Tuesday
afternoon. True and false riddles kept
everyone guessing Wednesday afternoon.
First St. John Lutheran Church
had the Thursday morning Bible study
followed by fellowship with cookies and
coffee. The resident council met in the
afternoon. Bingo was played Friday
afternoon and a movie was shown.
Favorite television shows are Hee Haw,
game shows and the Lawrence Welke Show.
Card games and putting puzzles together
are other favorite pasttimes.
The Hearland Worship Center had the
Sunday afternoon worship for the
residents. Present with Pastor Darrell
and Jeri Schmid, Pauline Richter, and
Georgetta Kinyon.
Sympathy is
extended to the family of Guy Billings.
Guy will be sadly missed by residents
and staff.
Ken Wynn is a new
resident at Prairie Haven. He is the
father of Pastor Becky Saddler who
residentsenjoy seeing passing through
the halls.
Visitors signing the
register this week were Dawn Veh and Amy
Rose with Pearl Ratliff; Darold and
Joyce Grauerholz, Shirley and Jack Smith
and Shirley Grauerholz with Lorraine
Grauerholz, Esther Norden and Clara
Beckmann; Maria Seemann with friends;
Carol and Doug Ward, Virginia Munyon,
and Lynn and Jean Cook with Marion
Stephenson; Vernon Kuhlmann with Doris
kuhlmann; Melissa Westbrook, Morgan and
Maycee with Esther Norden; Ruth Bienhoff
with Dorine Kuhlmann.
A new roof
is being put on the south wing of
Prairie Haven and remodeling is still
being done on the interior, too. Come in
and see the many changes.
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