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Kensington Community News
May 17, 2010
TRHS Commencement Friday for 16 Seniors
Thunder Ridge High School will graduate
its second class on Saturday afternoon,
May 22, at 5 p.m. in the Kensington gym.
The program will include a power point
presentation of the sixteen graduates
and addresses by the Valedictorian and
Salutatorian which will be disclosed
that evening. A receiving line outside
the gym will follow, weather permitting.
Class ushers will be Sammy Krueger and
Cory Rahjes and the programs will be
handed out by Michaela Linton and Dylan
Pruett. Their sponsors who will help
with the ribbon cutting ceremony are
Emily Blank and Don Wiens. The class
flower is the gerbera daisy and the
chosen colors are royal blue and silver.
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TR Eighth Grade Promotion Tuesday
Twenty-four eighth graders will receive
their diplomas from Thunder Ridge Middle
School at a special promotion program
Tuesday, May 25 at 7 p.m. in the MS gym
at Agra. Their class flower is the rose
and the class colors are crimson red and
purple. The class motto is "Hakuna
Matata" (Meaning of This). Their class
sponsor is Emily Blank.
Class ushers are Jenna Dennis and Nolan
Billings and in charge of the programs
are Heidi Larson and Dylan Bretton.
Sandy Thomas will play the processional
and recessional and Paula Haskett will
give the invocation and benediction. The
Agra American Legion Awards, KSHSAA
Citizenship Awards, and President's
Awards for Educaton Exellence will be
handed out by Beth Norris and Don Wiens.
Board of Education president. Joel Hrabe
will present the diplomas to the
students.
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Alumni and Class Reunion Reminders
Time is running out for getting
reservations for the Kensington/Thunder
Ridge High School Alumni Banquet on
Saturday, May 29. Contact B.J. Westbrook
immediately at 785-476-3209 or
khsgoldbugs@gmail.com. No tickets will
be sold at the door. The schedule is an
open house at high school from 3 to 5
p.m., social hour and honored class
pictures at 5:30 p.m., and banquet at
6:30 p.m.
The CLASS OF 1960 is having their
reunion Sunday, May 30, at the
Kensington Community Center from 2 to 5
p.m. Anyone is welcome to come and
visit. Contact person is Marlin Smith.
The CLASS OF 1970 is meeting at the
First St. John Lutheran Activity Center
Saturday, May 29. Come and visit with
members of the largest class (37
members) to graduate from Kensington
High School from 3 p.m. until banquet
time. Contact person is Janeen (Brunow)
Wallgren.
The Class of 2000 will gather at the
Kensington Roadside Park Sunday, May 30
at 2 p.m. Bring fingerfood and preferred
beverage and plan to catch up on the
last ten years since high school.
Contact persons are Laura Beth Bienhoff
at lbienhoff@hotmail or Deidra
(Dougherty) Chestnut at deidradougherty@hotmail.com
or 785-476-2008.
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Memorial Services, Sunday, May 30
The Kensington Legion, Auxiliary and
SALS will begin the day on Sunday, May
30 with worship together at the UCC
Church in Athol at 9 a.m. before going
to the various cemeteries for the
memorial services. The schedule
continues: St. John Lutheran Cemetery,
rural Athol, 10:15 a.m.; Pleasant View
(Myers) Cemetery, rural Athol, 10:40
a.m.; St. John Lutheran Cemetery,
Kensington, 11:30 a.m.
Following lunch at the Kensington Legion
the ceremonies will continue at Olive
Branch Cemetery, 1:25 p.m.; Stone
Cemetery, 1:50 p.m.; and Germantown
Cemetery, 2:15 p.m.
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City-Wide Garage Sale June 12
The Kensington City-wide Garage Sale
will be Saturday, June 12. The
Kensington Legion will not be available
that day. Contact Ruth Levin at 476-2685
to get your location on the map.
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USD-110 Activities at Kensington
Wed., May 19--AR movie for grades 4-8 at
Majestic Theatre in Phillipsburg; sack
lunches at City Park
Thurs., May 20--8th grade check-out day
Pre-Kindergarten last day
MS Cheerleaders w/varsity rep, 6 to 8
p.m.
Fri., May 21--4th grade field trip to
NTV station at Axtell, NE
8th grade field trip to Big Apple in
Kearney, NE
HS regional track @ Mankato, 3 p.m.
Sat., May 22--HS Commencement, gym at
Kensington, 5 p.m.
Tues., May 25--K-grade 3 to movie at
Phillipsburg; sack lunches & playtime at
Park
8th grade promotion practice, 2 p.m.
MS 8th grade promotion, gym at Agra, 7
p.m.
Wed., May 26---Last day of school,
Dismiss @ 12:15 p.m.
Thurs. May 27--Teacher work day; check
out
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NHS Induction Ceremony at TRHS
The Thunder Ridge High School Chapter of
the National Honor Society held its
Induction Ceremony on Tuesday, May 11,
2010 at 3:00 in the High School Gym.
Four new members were inducted. They are
Cheyenne Grauerholz, daughter of Darren
and Nicki Grauerholz; Cade Rietzke, son
of Vincent and Kim Rietzke; KimbraLee
Adams, daughter of Richard Adams and
Mary Adams; and Samantha Krueger,
daughter of John and Mary Krueger. The
candlelit ceremony was conducted by the
current members, Ryanne Rahjes and Trent
Ferguson. Mrs. Kathi Boden is the
adviser.
To be eligible for membership, students
must have a cumulative grade point
average of at least a 3.5. Members must
also meet high standards of leadership,
service, and character. Following the
ceremony, a reception was held in the
FACS room.
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30 Preschoolers enjoy Sternberg Museum
Thirty excited children, their teacher
Stacy Cole, Pastor Dave Hutson, and
numerous mothers of First St. John
Lutheran Preschool boarded the Thunder
Ridge coach Friday morning for their end
of term field trip. The first stop was
lunch at McDonald's in Hays before going
to Sternberg Museum to see the dinosaur
display. On the return trip Ms. Stacy
had treats for the youngsters to enjoy.
It was a "big" day for everyone!
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Birthday Celebration Thursday
The May birthdays will be celebrated
Thursday, May 20 at noon at the
Kensington Community Center. Pinochle
will be played Tuesday, May 25 at 7 p.m.
The Center will be closed Monday, May 31
for Memorial Day and no meals will be
delivered.
Menus
Mon., May 24--Hamburger/bun, tomato,
onion, pickle, tater tots, corn,
apricots
Tues., May 25--Turkey, sweet potatoes,
orange/pineapple salad, roll, cookie
Wed., May 26--Ham, scalloped potatoes,
peas, bread, peaches
Thurs., May 27--Chef salad, cantaloupe,
bread sticks, brownie
Fri., May 28--Wiener w/kraut, mashed
potatoes, gelatin w/fruit, bread,
blueberry dessert
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Around
the Community
Wanda Fink, Activities director at
Prairie Haven, was in the hospital last
week for treatment of a blood clot in
her lung. She is home recuperating but
under doctor's orders to take it very
easy. The residents and staff are really
missing her. There will not be notes
from Prairie Haven until she is able to
return to work.
Stan and Carolyn Billings were gone to
Harrisonville, N.C. , from May 6 to 12
to visit their daughter and family,
Debbie, Ed, and Ian Murdoch/. It was a
very rewarding trip to see their
grandson, Ian, graduate from Furman
University in Greenville, S.C. on May 8
with a Music Performance major. He will
be going to the Cincinnati Conservatory
of Music, Cincinnati, Ohio, in the fall
to complete his masters' degree. The
Billings report a great time and good
travel.
Eugene and Nancy Hagman attended
Commencement Ceremonies at Kansas State
University May 14 especially to see
their daughter, Patricia Betzold,
receive her Master’s Degree in Business
Administration. Patricia has accepted
employment with ConAgra Foods in Milton,
Penn. Patricia then flew to join her
husband, Craig, who has been in
Pennsylavania for several weeks where he
is employed by UPS. The couple will live
in Lewisburg, Penn. Patricia's
grandmother, Eulonda Hagman, and Craig's
parents, Morris and Barbara Betzold of
Hutchinson, also attended the graduation
and related festivities.
Steve and Deb Levin accompanied by
Evelyn Levin were in Kansas City over
the weekend going especially to attend
the graduation of Kylee Levin who
received her doctorate from the KU
School of Medicine Saturday evening at
the Leid Center in Lawrence. Kylee is
the daughter-in-law of Steve and Deb and
wife of Joe Levin. Their 4 1/2 month old
daughter, Rees, was also present. Joe,
Kylee, and Rees will be moving to
Wichita where Kylee will be doing her
residency. Among the others that
attended the graduation were Kylee's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Anderson and
sister Abigail of Belleville and Pam and
Jackie Thompson of Paola.
Many of our local friends are grieving
losses of members of their families this
week. Callie and Randy Countryman and
daughters are traveling to Oklahoma for
the funeral of Callie's grandfather
tomorrow (Tuesday).
Word was received here of the death of
Cynthia "Cindy" Sue Stephen, 68, retired
counselor from Emporia High School, on
May 12, 2010 at the Stormont-Vail
Hospital in Topeka. Mrs. Stephen taught
English in the Kensington High School in
the late 1970's and perhaps some of the
students will remember her. She leaves
her husband, Jim of Emporia; son Jed and
wife Alison (Hagman) of Caledonia,
Mich.; her parents and several siblings.
The funeral was Monday, May 17 at the
First United Methodist Church in St.
John, Kans.
Sympathy to Colette and Francis Sweat of
Claudell on the death of Colette's
brother, Francis Mick, 81, of Osborne on
Friday, May 14. He leaves his wife
Laynete, four children and their
families. The Mass of Christian burial
was Monday morning at the Aloysius
Catholic Church in Osborne.
Ruth Levin returned last Monday from
Brighton, Colo., where she had spent the
previous week with her daughter, Yvonne
Levin, who was recuperating from carpal
tunnel surgery on her other hand.
A full house was present at the benefit
luncheon Sunday noon for Tyler and
Tiffany Bohm at the Kensington Legion.
Tyler has been diagnosed with lung
cancer and is unable to work. The
benefit was organized by a group of
friends with Thrivent members helping
with the serving. It put sunshine into a
dreary Sunday and everyone enjoyed the
delicious meal, the fellowship, and
helping out a young family that needs
support.
Thought for the week--"The happiness of
your life depends on the quality of your
thoughts. The best vitamin for making
friends is B1." |
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