Saturday, March 28, 2015

Alan Streit & Wade Heim Run For School Board

    Alan Streit and Wade Heim are running for the USD 321 board.
    Voting in person  before the April 7th election date is open for registered voters at the Shawnee County Election Office at 911 SW 37th in Topeka.    The Election Office is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Early voting in person in the Election Office will end at 12:00 noon on Monday, April 6th.    Voters may have a ballot mailed to them in advance by completing an application from the election office web site at: http://www.snco.us/election/document/AV1M%20for%20CG2015.pdf --
or by calling the Election Office at (785) 251-5900 and requesting an application to be mailed to them.    Completed applications may be returned by mail, fax to (785) 266-0299, or email to electionoffice@snco.us. The last day for the Election Office to mail out advance ballots is Friday, April 3rd.

Friday, March 27, 2015

Winnie Stach Passes Away


Winnie Stach, 92, died peacefully on March 25, 2015 at her daughter’s home in Rossville.
She was born September 2, 1922 in Rossville to Ernest and Mary Orrick Decker. She married Frank Stach November 14, 1943 in Corvallis, OR. He died September 7, 1999. She also was preceded in death by a daughter, Marilyn Schmitz, on November 28, 1994, and two brothers, Robert and Willis Decker.
Mrs. Stach is survived by a daughter, Virginia Meyer, and husband Tom of Rossville; Grandson, Blake Meyer, Rossville, Granddaughter, Gretchen Upton, and husband Kory, San Antonio, TX, Grandson, Matthew Schmitz, and wife, Julie, Bend, OR, Grandson, Nathan Schmitz, Alameda, CA; Great-grandsons, Oliver and Gabe Upton, San Antonio, TX; her sister, Charlotte Kling, St. Marys and a brother, Gerald Decker, Topeka.
Funeral services will be at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at the Rossville United Methodist Church. Interment will be in the Rossville Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6:30 until 8:00 P.M. Monday, March 30, 2015 at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville United Methodist Church, 411 Pearl St., Rossville, Kansas 66533, the Rossville Senior Center, 429 Pearl St., Rossville, Kansas 66533 or to a program for feeding the homeless at Mother Teresa Church; Attn: Sandwich Ministry, 2014 NW 46th St., Topeka, Kansas 66618.

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Extension Service Community Meetings

The Extension Service and KSU is hosting a meeting on March 31 at the
 Rossville Community Center on farm programs available for this year. 

Monday, March 23, 2015

Boys Golf Schedule For 2015

Tuesday, April 7
1:00pm
 Boys Golf @ Wamego Invitational
Tuesday, April 14
1:00pm
 Boys Golf @ Olpe Invitational
Thursday, April 16
1:00pm
 JV Boys Golf @ Wamego JV Invitational
3:00pm
 Boys Golf @ Osage City Invitational
Monday, April 20
3:00pm
 Boys Golf @ Horton Invitational
Tuesday, April 21
1:00pm
 Boys Golf @ West Franklin
Monday, April 27
10:00am
 Boys Golf @ Silver Lake Invitational
1:00pm
 JV Boys Golf @ Rossville JV Invitational
Thursday, April 30
9:00am
 Boys Golf @ St. Marys Invitational
1:00pm
 JV Boys Golf @ Horton JV Invitational
Tuesday, May 5
1:00pm
 Boys Golf @ Rossville Invitational
Wednesday, May 6
8:00am
 JV Boys Golf @ Jeff West JV Invitational
Thursday, May 7
3:00pm
 Boys Golf @ Perry-Lecompton Invitational
Tuesday, May 12
1:00pm
 Mid-East League Boys Golf
Monday, May 18
8:30am
 3A Regional Boys Golf
Tuesday, May 26
8:30am
 3A State Boys Golf
WhenTue, May 26, 8:30am – 4:00pm
WhereTBD 

Track and Field Schedule For 2015

Thursday, April 2
3:00pm
 Track @ Silver Lake Invitational
Friday, April 10
3:30pm
 Track @ Wabaunsee Invitational
Tuesday, April 14
4:00pm
 Track @ Royal Valley Invitational
Friday, April 17
3:00pm
 Track @ Rock Creek Invitational
Friday, April 24
2:00pm
 Track @ Rossville Invitational
Friday, May 1
3:30pm
 Track @ Ray Kovar Invitational
Friday, May 8
3:00pm
 Track @ Riley County Invitational
Thursday, May 14
3:30pm
 Mid-East League Track
Friday, May 22
 3A Regional Track
Friday, May 29
 3A State Track
Saturday, May 30
 3A State Track

Baseball Schedule for 2015

Monday, March 30
4:30pm
 JV Baseball v. Chapman
Thursday, April 2
4:30pm
 Baseball @ Perry-Lecompton
Tuesday, April 7
4:30pm
 Baseball v. Riley County
Friday, April 10
4:30pm
 Baseball v. Wabaunsee
Thursday, April 16
4:30pm
 Baseball v. St. Marys
Friday, April 17
4:30pm
 JV Baseball v. Osage City
Thursday, April 23
4:00pm
 JV Baseball @ Topeka West
Tuesday, April 28
4:30pm
 Baseball @ Kansas City Christian
Thursday, April 30
4:30pm
 JV Baseball v. Silver Lake
Friday, May 1
4:30pm
 Baseball @ Silver Lake
Monday, May 4
4:30pm
 Baseball @ Wamego
4:30pm
 JV Baseball @ Riley County
Tuesday, May 5
4:30pm
 Baseball @ Osage City
Thursday, May 7
4:30pm
 Baseball v. Nemaha Central
Monday, May 11
4:30pm
 JV Baseball @ St. Marys
Tuesday, May 12
4:30pm
 Baseball @ Rock Creek
Thursday, May 14
4:30pm
 JV Baseball v. Perry-Lecompton
Monday, May 18
 3A Regional Baseball
Tuesday, May 19
 3A Regional Baseball
Wednesday, May 20
 3A Regional Baseball
Thursday, May 28
 3A State Baseball
Friday, May 29
 3A State Baseball

Softball Schedule for 2015

Monday, March 30
4:00pm
 JV Softball v. Shawnee Heights
Tuesday, March 31
4:30pm
 Softball @ Atchison
Thursday, April 9
4:00pm
 "C" Softball @ Seaman
Friday, April 10
4:30pm
 Softball v. Wabaunsee
Tuesday, April 14
4:30pm
 JV/V Softball @ Manhattan
Thursday, April 16
4:30pm
 Softball v. St. Marys
Friday, April 17
4:30pm
 JV/V Softball v. Marysville
Thursday, April 30
4:30pm
 JV Softball v. Silver Lake
4:30pm
 Softball @ Silver Lake
Monday, May 4
4:30pm
 JV Softball @ Riley County
4:30pm
 Softball @ Wamego
Tuesday, May 5
4:30pm
 Softball @ Osage City
Saturday, May 9
9:00am
 JV Softball @ Holton JV Tournament
Monday, May 11
4:30pm
 JV Softball @ St. Marys
Tuesday, May 12
4:00pm
 Softball @ Rock Creek
Monday, May 18
 3A Regional Softball
Tuesday, May 19
 3A Regional Softball
Wednesday, May 20
 3A Regional Softball
Thursday, May 28
 3A State Softball
Friday, May 29
 3A State Softball
WhenMay 28 – 29, 2015
WhereHummer Sports Park, 2751 SW East Circle Dr S #2, Topeka, KS, 

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Kathleen Luedtke Passes Away


Kathleen Anne Mount Luedtke passed away Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015 at her home in Rossville, Kansas. Kathy’s journey has just begun. She left us to be with “our” Nana and those family members that passed before into eternal life. She now joins our heavenly father in eternal peace.
Kathy Anne Luedtke, daughter of Alan and Rita Mount born May 30th, 1948 in Emporia, Kansas was a loving woman to her husband, Mark and her two beautiful daughters, Denys Crites and Brooke Higgins and husband Nate. Kathy’s life and memories are being celebrated by her entire family including sister, Marguerite Brown and husband Don along with her little sis, Lynn Mount Stevenson. Kathy’s grandchildren were the light of her life; Zachary, Rachelle, Jermiah, Katie, Holly & Reese.
Kathy graduated from Emporia High School in 1966. She then attended and graduated Washburn Technical College with a LPN certification. She worked as a nurse at Rossville Health Care Center.

Services are scheduled for Saturday, March 7th, 2015 at 11:00 AM. Services will be held at Rossville Christian Church, 411 Spruce Street, Rossville, Kansas. Condolences can be sent to Mark Luedtke, 426 Perry Street, Rossville, KS 66533 and Alan Mount, 1304 Prairie Street, Emporia, KS 66801.

Auction On March 29 In Rossville

http://gannonauctions.com/2015/03/29/

Friday, March 20, 2015

Mid Plains League Expands

    The Mid-Plains League has announced their expansion to seven teams for the 2015  baseball season.  The Liberty Monarchs out of Liberty Missouri will join the Rossville Rattlers,  Topeka Golden Giants, Topeka Senators, Junction City Brigade, Midwest Athletics (Belton, MO) and Baldwin City Blues.  The Monarhs will use the Talley Baseball Stadium at William Jewel College as their home field.
    The teams will play a 36 game regular league schedule and then finish the season with a postseason playoff in late July.

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Joseph Crai Passes Away


Joseph Thomas Crai, 66, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2015. He was born March 3, 1949, in the Bronx, New York, the son of Joseph and Eileen (Price) Crai. He graduated from Mamaroneck High School. He served in the Air Force during the Vietnam War. Joe was employed by the New York City Police Department for 13 years, retiring in 1985.

Joe married Virginia “Ginny" Crai on February 6, 1971 in Topeka, Kansas. She survives of the home. He is also survived by his daughter, Michelle L. Crai , son, Joseph I. Crai, 6 grandchildren, Robert Bennett, Drake Johnson, Isabella Johnson, Alexa Crai, Randi Crai, Kyley Crai; and brothers, Richard Crai and Robert Crai. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Joe enjoyed fishing, hunting, bingo, and being the commander of the Rossville American Legion Post #31, of which he was a member for a number of years.

Joe was cremated. A memorial ceremony will be held at 2:00 p.m., on Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at Dove Cremation & Funeral Service, 4020 SW 6th Ave. in Topeka. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville American Legion Post 31, PO Box 338, Rossville KS 66533.


To leave condolences,  go to:  http://www.dovecremation.com/obituary/101321/Joseph-Thomas-Crai/Topeka-Kansas