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Kensington Community News
September 28, 2009
"Spook-tacular" planned for Wellness
Center
The HOME Foundation Board met September
21. Improving community awareness of the
Home Community Wellness Center and
fund-raising were items on the agenda.
Treasurer Dixie Reidel gave the
treasurer's report. Manager Nancy Hagman
reported on the grant application to
Midwest Energy.
"Spook-tacular" was planned for October
31. A poker walk/run will kick-off the
afternoon's festivities. Participants
will register and pick up their first
card at the Wellness Center from 3:00 to
4:00 p.m. A short and long route will be
set up. The entry fee includes free
admission to the soup supper at the end
of the route. Prizes will be given for
the best hands and fastest times.
Soup for the general public by donation
and the walkers/runners will be served
from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m at the Thunder
Ridge Elementary School Cafeteria. Trick
or treat sacks will be provided for
children. Additional fun activities are
developing. Watch for further details.
A Holiday HOME tour and Christmas Quilt
exhibition is in the works for December
6. Maps and descriptions of the homes on
the tour will be available at the Spook-tacular
event. Board members also spent time
brainstorming ideas for cooperation with
other groups promoting wellness and
fitness in the community.
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Hazardous Waste Pick-up
There will be a hazardous waste pickup
on Kensington Main Street Saturday, Oct.
2 from 9 a.m. until noon. This will be
the only pickup for this year. Pick-up
will be in Gaylord in the afternoon.
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Story Hour and Other Information at
Library
Story Hour for pre-schoolers will be
every Tuesday morning beginning at 10:15
a.m. at the Kensington Community/School
Library. Stories will be read and
numerous other activities are planned.
Children will also be able to check out
books. All pre-schoolers are invited.
The library now has a data projector
available for public use. Any current
library patron in good standing may
borrow the projector for a $25
refundable deposit. The projector will
hook up to the patron's own computer.
This project is made possible through a
Gates Grant and Central Kansas Library
System.
The library has received the next
installment of The Kensington Mirror on
CD-Rom. Issues from the late 1800's to
1931 are now available for perusal on
CD-Rom. Ask about this genealogical
resource at your library!
Several new adult non-fiction books are
now available. They are "Taste of Home:
Dinner on a dime", "Eat This Not That!"
by David Zinczenko, and "Taste of Home:
Big book of soup." Coming soon will be
the complete set of Janet Evanovick's
Stephanie Plum Series. New children,
young adult, and adult fiction books are
currently available for your check-out.
The evenings are getting longer and it's
time to get back to the joy of reading.
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Junior Varsity Games Cancelled
The Thunder Ridge High School Junior
Varsity volleyball games with Smith
Center at Kensington on Monday, Oct. 5,
have been canncelled. The Jr. varsity
volleyball/football games with Hill City
on Monday, Oct. 12, and Jr. varsity
football game with Stockton at
Kensington on Monday, Oct. 19, have also
been cancelled. Please make note of
these cancellations on your calendars.
Apologies to the SALs who also sponsored
the tailgate party along with the
Kensington Community Store at the
football game with Palco last Friday
night. The football team will travel to
Quinter this Friday, Oct. 2.
The Thunder Ridge High School homecoming
will be Friday, Oct. 9, as the football
squad takes on Brewster. More
information next week.
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USD-110 School Activities and Menus at
Kensington
Thursday, Oct. 1--Middle School
volleyball, 4 p.m.; football, 6 p.m. at
Damar
Cross Country, 4:30 p.m. at Beloit
Friday, Oct. 2--High School football, 7
p.m. at Quinter
Saturday, Oct. 3--Old Settlers' Day at
Kirwin, Parade, 10 a.m.; theme, "Kansas
Traditions"
Tuesday, Oct. 6--High School volleyball
(Palco/Logan), 4 p.m. at Palco
Thursday, Oct. 8--Middle School
volleyball, 4 p.m.; football, 6 p.m. at
Agra
MCL Cross Country, 4:30 p.m. at
Phillipsburg
Friday, Oct. 9--Homecoming ceremonies,
6:30; football vs. Brewster, 7 p.m. at
Kensington
Saturday, Oct. 10--High School
volleyball at Rock Hills (Mankato), 9
a.m.
Menus at Kensington
Monday, Oct. 5--Chicken patty on bun,
potato triangles, baby carrots,
strawberry shortcake
Tuesday, Oct. 6--Roast beef, potatoes &
gravy, corn, dinner rolls, pineapple
Wednesday, Oct. 7--Hamburgers, oven
fries, corn, diced peaches
Thursday, Oct. 8--Frito pie, cinnamon
rolls, tater tots, orange smiles,
tapioca pudding
Friday, Oct. 9--Beefy mac & cheese,
whipped potatoes, dinner rolls, peas,
peach cobbler
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Senior/Community Center Notes
Baked goods will be greatly appreciated
for the Bake Sale during the Kensington
City-wide garage sale on Saturday, Oct.
12. Plan now to help out on funds for
the front door opener and handrail along
the front walk which is being planned.
October activities coming up are the
County-wide Senior dinner at Smith
Center on Thursday, Oct. 1; Lions Club
on Monday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m.; pitch games
on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 7p.m.; city-wide
garage and bake sale on Saturday, Oct.
10; board meeting at noon on Wednesday,
Oct. 14 at noon; birthday party on
Thursday, Oct. 15 at noon; double deck
pinochle party on Monday, Oct. 19 at 1
p.m.; pinochle party on Tuesday, Oct. 27
at 7 p.m.
Menus
Monday, Oct. 5--Baked spaghetti, corn,
tossed salad, garlic bread, mandarin
oranges
Tuesday, Oct. 6--Roast pork, mashed
potatoes/gravy, seasoned carrots, bread,
cinnamon apples
Wednesday, Oct. 7--Ground beef
stroganoff, green beans, stewed
tomatoes, noodles, cook's choice fruit
Thursday, Oct. 8--Liver & onions/gravy,
hash browns, gelatin w/strawberries &
bananas, bread, cookie
Friday, Oct. 9--Tuna noodle casserole,
Italian blend veg's, mixed fruit, bread,
pudding
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Westbrooks Have Family Reunion
B.J., Melissa, Morgan and Maycee
Westbrook hosted the Westbrook family
reunion the past weekend. This time was
selected because it would have been the
100th birthday of the late Essie
Westbrook on Sept. 27. The activities on
Saturday morning were a tour of the
Kirwin City Hall and the Kirwin
schoolhouse where Betty (Westbrook)
Brown, and Jerry, Dick and Arlene, and
Bob Westbrook attended school.
A picnic lunch was enjoyed on the south
side of the Kirwin Lake at Crappie
Point. Other activities at the Westbrook
farm were volleyball, horseshoe
pitching, a scavenger hunt organized by
Melissa, and a hayrack ride. A catered
dinner prepared by Marla Baumann was
served in the evening followed by a
slide show. A family church service was
held at the farm Sunday morning followed
by brunch.
Those enjoying the weekend were Jerry
and Nancy Westbrook and Michael, JoDee,
Luke, Allison and Molly Westbrook, all
of Loveland, Colo.; David, Janelle and
McKenzie Grau of Colorado Springs;
Verlyn and Kaye Perkins of Lakewood,
Colo.; Dick and Arlene Westbrook of
Salina; Marcia Westbrook of Manhattan;
Rick and Vickie Robison and Garrett of
Norton; Betty Brown, Roger Jackson,
Rodney and Melanie Jackson, and Steve
Cotton of Phillipsburg; Courtney Badger
of Kirwin; and Bob and Donna Westbrook
and the host family of Kensington.
Darrell and Elaine Bretton and Gary
Hainke and Liz Nicholas were guests
Sunday morning.
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Around
The Community
Trenton Palmer arrived last Tuesday to
spend time with his parents, Nick and
Anita Palmer, and family. He has
transferred from the Florida National
Guard into the Kansas National Guard and
is awaiting reassignment at this time.
He completed a 3-year assignment in the
U.S. Navy and recently completed six
months training in aviation electronics.
Gilbert Kuhlmann has returned from a
3-weeks vacation that took him over
3,000 miles of travel into many states.
He accompanied his daughter and husband,
JoLinn and Fred Rogers of Minneola, to
Battle Creek, Mich., where they met his
other daughter, Sandra Rogers. They
travelled the eastern maritime seaboard
until they reached Bushnell, Florida,
where they spent time with their son and
brother, Dick and Margaret Kuhlmann.
They enjoyed visiting, sight-seeing and
fishing. They then returned to Michigan
through Kentucky and Tennessee to enjoy
different scenery. Gilbert says they had
a wonderful trip and were in the heavy
rain at Atlanta, Georgia. Gilbert is
glad to be home and will be happy to
tell you about their trip.
The Thunder Ridge Middle School eighth
graders and the High School freshman
physical science class attended the
Safari Expo for grades 8 through 12 at
the Rolling Hills Zoo near Salina on
Wednesday, Sept. 23. Patricia Walters,
math and science teacher, sponsored the
group, and George Powell drove the
activity bus.
It's a busy time for the farmers. Wheat
seeding is progressing, silos are being
filled and the soybean harvest is coming
along. It was a warm, windy Sunday, but
temps dropped to 38 degrees early Monday
morning before a good warm-up came later
on Monday. No frost is predicted at this
time, but frequent temperature changes
are reminders to keep a jacket handy. .
Planning a garage sale this fall? Be
sure to call Ruth Levin immediately to
get your location on the map for the
Kensington City-wide sale on Saturday,
Oct. 9.
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Prairie
Haven Notes
Morning greetings and exercises begin
each day. One/one sessions are held
daily. The beauty shop was open and nail
care was given Monday. "How old is
Grandma?" was discussed in the
afternoon. Crafts were done and bingo
was played on Tuesday. The residents
always enjoy sessions on cooking which
were held Wednesday. The differences in
1900 and 2000 were discussed.
First St. John Lutheran Church had the
Thursday morning Bible study followed by
fellowship over coffee. Tony Bennett was
the afternoon conversational topic. The
local news was read Friday morning and
bingo was played in the afternoon.
Movies were shown and the Lawrence Welk
Show was watched Saturday afternoon and
evening.
St. John Lutheran Church had the Sunday
afternoon worship, and Holy Communion
was celebrated. Pastor Patsy Koeneke was
assisted by Linda Miller. Ruth Bienhoff
was the pianist and Carolyn Billings was
a welcome guest to help with the
singing.
Jack Rose was honored for his 92nd
birthday Sunday afternoon. Cake and ice
cream were served to the residents and
guests by his son and wife, Kenneth and
Janice Rose, and his daughter, Verlene
Childers, and friend, Brad Betz. Among
those attending were his grandchildren,
Jennifer and Wade Brumbaugh and baby
Hannah and Mike and Amy Rose. ,
Visitors signing the registry were Sid
and Beth Scott, Dianna Rice, and Isaac
Gaddis who helped with the worship
service by the United Church on Sept. 20
and then visited Lola Peters and Dorine
Kuhlman; Maria Seemann, Carolyn
Billings, Alice Rietzke and Eulonda
Hagman with friends; Ruth Bienhoff with
Dorine Kuhlmann, and Darold and Joyce
Grauerholz with Lorraine Grauerholz.
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