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Kensington Community News
October 12, 2009
Ryanne Rahjes and Cade Rietzke Crowned
Thunder Ridge Royalty
It was a chilly, damp evening at the
Longhorn football field last Friday
evening when Ryanne Rahjes, daughter of
Doug and Wanda Rahjes, and Cade Rietzke,
son of Vincent and Kim Rietzke, were
crowned queen and king of Thunder Ridge
High School. Attendants were Emi Fuentes
and Jesse Gibson and Deveony Coomes and
Trent Ferguson. Crown bearers were
TyLynn Blank, daughter of Tyler and
Emily Blank, and Paul Ferguson, son of
Steve and Nancy Ferguson.
The theme for the evening was "If Today
Was Your Last Day." The Junior Class
along with their sponsors, Linda Warner
and Kathi Boden, were in charge of the
crowning ceremonies which were held
before the football game.
A large crowd was in attendance for the
homecoming ceremonies followed by the
the football game with the Brewster
Titans. It was a great achievement for
the Longhorns when they defeated the
Brewster Titans by a score of 58 to 13
in a game that was called at halftime
because of the point rule. (See the
sports page for details of the game.)
The enthusiasm of the game was enhanced
with the music provided by the Thunder
Ridge Band directed by Kristi Reneberg,
the pep club and the spirit squad.
The Longhorns will travel to Hill City
next Friday night for their next game.
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Something New Planned by HOME Foundation
for Halloween
The HOME Foundation at Kensington is
going to host a SPOOK-TACULAR Soup
Supper on October 31 Festivities begin
at with registration at 3 p.m. for the
Poker Run. There will be a short walk of
one-half mile or a two-mile route.
Prizes will be given for the fastest
time, oldest and youngest participants,
and best costumes. Entrants will pay a
$15 entry fee which includes a soup meal
at the end of the walk. A cash prize
will be given for the best poker hand.
Free soup for the walkers/runners and to
the general public by donation will be
served from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Thunder
Ridge High School Home Ec Room. On the
menus will be chili or potato soup and
pumpkin desserts. There will be hayrack
rides, costume contests, and trick or
treat bags for children attending.
"Trunk or Treating" will be held on the
school grounds. Persons interested may
park their cars in the designated area
and Trunk or Treaters may pick up treats
from the trunks of cars. This will allow
all children to get into the spirit and
view all the goblins and ghosties with
one stop instead of walking all over
town. The High School KAY Club will be
asked to assist with this part of the
evening's festivities.
Watch for further announcements on the
event or contact Nancy Hagman at the
Wellness Center in Kensington at
476-2679 for information..
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Sunday School Assembles LWR School Kits
Ninety school kits were assembled by the
Sunday School of St. John Lutheran
Church for Lutheran World Relief which
were taken to the collection site at
Hays last Wednesday morning. The School
Kits were an exciting project for the
children as they learned that in many of
the poverty countries of the world
children are unable to go to school
because they do not have school
supplies, sometimes even lacking a
pencil to write with. The children
brought the items, assembled them, put
them in bags made by volunteers of the
congregation and then boxed them ready
for shipment aided by their teachers,
Robin Billings and Joyce Grauerholz.
They also drew posters which were posted
on the Parish Hall walls asking the
congregation to pray for their project.
The Quilting Group from St. John
Lutheran Church also made and took 120
quilts to Hays to be taken to the
collection site in Minneapolis, Minn.,
to be sent by Lutheran World Relief to
areas badly needing them.
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USD-110 School Calendar at Kensington
Thursday, Oct. 15--Middle School
volleyball (4 p.m.) and football (6
p.m.) with Hill City at Agra
Cross Country at Lakeside (Downs) 4 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 16--End of 9 weeks
High School football at Hill City, 7
p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 17--Cheyenne/Pike Trail
League Tournament at St. John of Beloit,
TBA
Monday, Oct. 19--Jr. Varsity football
game cancelled
Tuesday, Oct. 20--Lifetouch picture
retakes
Regional volleyball, TBA
Wednesday, Oct. 21--KAY Cabinet meeting,
3 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 22--Transportation
meeting in Board of Education room, 8
a.m.
GNEC volleyball tournament at Almena, 2
p.m.
Friday, Oct. 23--Grade cards
High School football with Western Plains
at Kensington, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 24--Sub-state volleyball
Regional cross country
Menus (K-3 & 9-12)
Monday, Oct. 19--Chicken nuggets,
potatoes, biscuits, baked beans, mixed
fruit
Tuesday, Oct. 20--Corndogs, nachos,
vegetable relishes, devil's food cake,
applesauce
Wednesday, Oct. 21--Lasagna, bread,
lettuce salad, crackers, grapes
Thursday, Oct. 22--Spoonburgers,
broccoli, oven fries, caramel apples
Friday, Oct. 23--Italian dunkers, oven
fries, lettuce, ambrosia fruit
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Community Center Appreciates Help on
Project
Despite the rainy cold weather, the bake
and garage sale was highly successful at
the Kensington Senior/Community Center
Saturday. The proceeds will be used for
the automatic door opener and railing to
the front door. Watch the thermometer on
the bulletin board which registers how
near the goal is reached. Thanks to
everyone who contributed baked goods and
garage sale items for this project.
There will be a potluck meal at the
Center on Halloween, October 31 at 5:30
p.m. Games will follow. Anyone is
welcome. Mark your calendars and plan to
be present.
Other October activities are the October
birthday party at noon on Thursday, Oct.
15; Double-deck pinochle on Monday, Oct.
19 at 1 p.m.; and Pinochle party on
Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m.
Menus
Monday, Oct. 19--Pork patty, green bean
casserole, fruit cup, bread, yogurt
Tuesday, Oct. 20--Swiss steak
w/tomatoes, scalloped potatoes, peas,
bread, ambrosia fruit salad
Wednesday, Oct. 21--Salmon patty or
loaf, cheesy broccoli, mixed fruit,
bread, brownie
Thursday, Oct. 22--Baked chicken, mashed
potatoes/gravy, corn, bread, peaches
Friday, Oct. 23--Cook's choice entree,
spinach cheese salad, pears, bread,
applesauce bar
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Death
Leonard Beckmann, 92, of Kensington died
Thursday, Oct. 8 at Prairie Haven. He
had farmed in the Athol community until
his retirement. He was preceded in death
by his two wives, Irma and Lee.
Survivors include his son, Dennis "Deke"
Beckmann of Athol; a daughter, June
Bowman-George of Phoenix, Ariz., and
three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at St. John
Lutheran Church in Kensington Thursday
morning, Oct. 15 at 10 a.m. with burial
to follow at St. John Lutheran Cemetery
near Athol. (Watch for a complete
obituary.)
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Busy Bees 4-H Display at Library
The Busy Bees 4-H Club has an
informative display about the benefits
of joining 4-H at the Kensington
Community/School Library. They have
titled their display "Opening Doors to
Community Service. Pictures of 4-H
members, articles, and ribbons and
awards of their achievements are
attractively displayed.
New adult fiction books ready for
checkout at the Library are "A Separate
Country" by Robert Hicks; "South of
Broad" by Pat Conroy, "Her Fearful
Symmetry" by Audrey Niffenegger,
"Stephaie Plum Series" by Janet
Evanovich, "Rough Country" by John
Sanford, "Hothouse Orchid" by Stuart
Woods, and "Lye in Wait", "Heaven
Preserve Us". and ""Spin a Wicked Web",
all part of the A Home Crafting Mystery
series.
Non fiction adult books are "Guinness
World Records 2010", "Fearless" by Max
Lucado, and "Where Men Win Glory: The
Odyssey of Pat Tillman" by Jon Krakauer.
Two new young adult fiction books, "Blue
Bloods" and "Masquerade", by Melissa De
La Cruz have also been added.
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A New Home for Ted's Pickup
Every morning and often during the day
the 1983 GMC diesel pickup driven by the
late Ted Levin would make its slow trek
around Kensington heading to the Country
Corner, Legion Hall, or a checkup on
Ted's rental houses. The diesel sound
became very familiar to neighbors and
friends and the silence was noticed when
it was parked in the backyard of Ted's
home when he passed away.
Ted and his wife Ruth often wintered in
Arizona with their nephews and families
and were very interested in the 4-H beef
project of his great-nephew Zach of
Tucson. Zach bought the pickup after
Ted's death planning to use it for
hauling his two 4-H steers to livestock
shows. He is now 15 years old and will
soon be eligible for his drivers
license. Previously his mother Laura's
car had been used to pull the livestock
trailor. The problem then was how to get
the pickup to Tucson.
On Sunday, Oct. 4, Zach's grandfather
Alan Levin and John Levin were at the
Nascar races in Kansas City and came to
Kensington to drive the pickup back to
Tucson leaving Monday. They rented a
U-haul to transport other items they had
purchased on the Estate sale last month
and fastened Ted's flat-bottomed fishing
boat to the side hooked behind the
pickup. Spectators watching them leave
town said they resembled the Beverly
Hillbillies moving to California and
were apprehensive about the journey;
however, Alan and John report that they
drove straight through to Tucson making
the trip in 21 hours without any
problems. The first 100 miles the pickup
was a bit sluggish, they report, but
then ran steadily at 60 mph. The new
owner Zach was thrilled to have his own
pickup which will be very special to him
as it was to his great-uncle Ted for so
many years.
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Around
the Community
Margaret Stockton has been hospitalized
the past week in Wichita for surgery and
treatment. It is hoped that new
medication will be beneficial and
further surgery will not be necessary.
She hopes to come home on Tuesday.
Pat Bienhoff has been at the Good
Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Neb., for
observation, tests, and treatment.
Eulonda Hagman accompanied her
granddaughter, Jessie Mayer and son
Caden of Hays, to California for a two
day trip to Disneyland. They also rented
a car
and drove the 101 highway north to Santa
Maria and spent the weekend with
Eulonda's friend, Wauneta (McCue) Jensma
and her family. Eulonda also visited her
cousin Candace and Mike Delgado at
Lompoc, CA. Candace is the granddaughter
of the late Carrie (Dettmer) Klein. They
flew back to Denver on Monday and spent
time north of Denver on the Anderson's
Farms Pumpkin Patch. The manager of the
farm is an old college friend of
Jessie's, originally from Wakeney. They
drove home Wednesday to enjoy the Kansas
sunsets. Eulonda states, "You haven't
seen Disneyland until you have seen it
through the eyes of a 5-year-old (her
great-grandson, Cayden)."
KimbraLee Adams continues to excel in
Cross County events. She is a Thunder
Ridge student running with the Smith
Center team. Please check the sports
page for her achievements.
Two sisters, Nicole (Hainke) Knipp of
Stockton and Leslie Hainke of Osborne,
took first and second place in the
women's fun-run race at the Old
Settlers' Day at Kirwin on Oct. 3. They
are the daughters of Gary and the late
Grace Hainke.
Bob and Donna Westbrook, Darrel, Elaine,
and Justin Bretton, and B.J. and Melissa
Westbrook and girls were among those
that attended the wedding of Luke Norden
and Amy McIntyre at Rapid City, S.D.,
Saturday evening. Luke is the son of Ed
and Janice Norden of Canon City, Colo.
It was amazing the number of people that
were out for the Kensington City-wide
Garage Sale last Saturday beginning
early in the morning when streets were
even a bit icy. Good sales are reported
by those having sales.
Last week began with a general rain of
about one inch and the remainder of the
week can only be described as "yucky."
It has been cloudy, misty, and rainy
with even a few snow flurries over the
weekend. A killing frost early Saturday
morning when temps dropped into the mid
20's brought the growth of flowers and
vegetable gardens to a halt and put the
end to milo and corn maturation. The
tree leaves that had just begun to
change to fall colors are quickly
dropping to the ground. Several more
days of chilly, damp days with the
possibility of rain are forecasted
before nicer weather is to set in later
in the week. Hopefully, with some
sunshine. things will dry off so fall
work can continue.
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Notes from Prairie Haven
The usual hair care and manicures were
done on Monday. One-one exercises are
done daily. Apples were discussed on
Monday afternoon. Bingo was played
Tuesday afternoon. Cooking and doodles
were Wednesday topics.
Georgetta Kinyon of the Heartland
Worship Center had the Thursday morning
Bible study. Cookies and coffee were
served during the fellowship time. The
different styles and shapes of umbrellas
were afternoon discussions. The local
news was read from the Pioneer on Friday
and bingo was played in the afternoon.
The usual card games, watching movies
and television, and putting puzzles
together were enjoyed over the weekend.
Worship services were held on Sunday
afternoon.
Welcome to Doris Olson as a new
resident. She lived in Kensington for
many years before moving to
Phillipsburg.
Sympathy to the family of Leonard
Beckmann. Leonard will be missed by
residents and staff.
Visitors signing the register were
Darrell and Shirley Olliff with Lois
Roller and Georgia Endsley; Georgetta
Kinyon of Heartland Worship Center with
friends; Debra Ferguson with Anna
Ferguson; Mr. and Mrs. Jerrol Larson of
Ohio, Amber Ratliff and Peyton, and
Cooper Gower, and Brandy and Cole
Shelton with Pearl Ratliff; Cathy and
Matt Everett with Doris Olson; Natalie
Bienhoff with Mae Donovan; Vernon
Kuhlmann with Doris Kuhlmann; Curtis and
Mary Beach with Isa Kienzle; Sandra
Gaddis with Lola Peters; Allen Van
Kooten of Concordia; Mary Sweat with
Martha Currey; and Gilbert Kuhlmann with
friends.
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