Video On Town Team Baseball

    Here is some video about the "Town Team" baseball documentary being shown.
http://fox4kc.com/2016/04/29/baseballs-role-in-small-town-kansas-highlighted-in-new-documentary/

St. Mary's Invitational Golf

    The RHS boys golf team competed in the St. Marys Invitational
     Gabe Marney was 14th over all with a 92 and Andrew Hudson finished 16th with a 98.  Kole Davoren had a 103 score and Trey Anderson ended with a 109 to round out the 4 man team.

Team Results  
1.    Sabetha          342
2.    Vermillion        352
3.    Jeff West        376
4.    Rossville        402
5.    Nemaha          402
6.    St. Marys        405
7.    Council Gr.      406
8.    Lynn               429
9.    Herington        464
10.  Silver Lake      482

Baseball Team Loses To Eagles

    The Rossville baseball team lost two games to the Silver Lake Eagles 5-1 and 5-1 on Thursday evening.  The team now is 7-3 overall

Lady Dawgs Clip Eagle Wings

    The RHS softball team notched two more Mid-East victories on Thur. evening by dropping the Silver Lake Eagles 6-3 and 9-7.  The Lady Dawgs are now 8-0 for the Mid-East League lead.

Derek Gentry (16) To Wrestle At BCCC

    Rossville senior Derek Gentry will be wrestling next year for Barton County Community College. He will be signing his national Letter Of Intent on Wednesday, May 4th at 9:15 AM at Rossville High School. 

RHS Boys In Rossville Invitational Track

The RHS boys track and field team participated in the Rossville Invitational track and field meet on April 22.   Individuals finishing in the top 10 were:

100 M Run             4.  Trevor Johnson

200 M Rim             5    Trevor Johnson

800 M Run           10,    Holden Hurla

1600 M. Run           3.    Lorenzo Mason

4 x 100 M Relay      4.    Rossville

4 x 400 M Relay      6.    Rossville

4 x 800 M Relay      4.    Rossville

    The RHS boys finished 9th of 12 teams

Girls At Rossville Track Meet

Rossville Invitational Track and Field results April 22.
The following girls finished in the top 10 of their event.

100 M Run             #1.    Rachel Day

400 M Run             #9    Ashley Ritecheck

800 M Run             #7    Breiara Beergstresser

1600 M Run#         #4    Taylor Bittner
                             #7    Makenzie Deckler

3200 M Run           #7    Taylor Bittner

100 M Hurdles      #5    Jordan Bittner

300 M Hurdles      #4   Jordan Bittner

Long Jump            #8    Makenzie Deckler

Triple Jump           #9    Ashley Ritecheck

Shot put                 #7    Laura Gillum

Discus                 #10     Laura Gillum

Team Standings were:
1.    St. Marys        117
2.    JCN                 79
3.    MH                  78
4.    Wabaunsee       72
5.    Santa Fe Trail    65
6.    Rossville           38
7.    Hiawatha           31
8.    Mission Valley    28
9.    Silver Lake         22
10.  CH                     16
11.  Riverside              3
12.  Valley Falls           2

Silver Lake Invitational Golf

The RHS golf team participated in the Silver Lake Invitational on May 25.

Team Standings:
Burlington      342
Osage City    362
Rossville       393
Lyndon           405
Hayden          422
Silver Lake     442

Top Individual finishers from RHS were
6.    Gabe Marney       89
14.  Andrew Hudson    99
18.  Kole Davoren      102
21.  Cody Hadsall      103
26.  Trey Anderson     110

Kyle Parr (16) Signs LOI For Track

    Kyle Parr signed a Letter Of Intent on April 27 to run track at Missouri Southern State University.

    Here is an old Capital-Journal article about Kyle:
http://cjonline.com/sports/track-field/2011-02-27/around-town-rossville-siblings-help-track-team-national-title

Hugs With Tuck and Mojo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNDhFxSbqo8&feature=em-subs_digest

Library Annual Book Sale

Storm Clouds Near Rossville

Storm clouds roll past a windmill near Rossville, Kan., Sunday, April 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

Michael Lutz At Mize Houser

Michael Lutz,  who grew up in Rossville is the CEO of Mize Houser & Co. P. A.  

From the Capital-Journal:

Topeka-based Mize Houser & Co. P.A. was recognized as a “Firm to Watch” by a top accounting magazine.

“Accounting Today” named the company, which has offices in Lawrence and Overland Park, to its list of businesses that are experiencing significant growth, called “Firms to Watch.” Mize Houser revenues in 2015 jumped 5.94 percent to $24.63 million.

Shareholder James Hilbert said the company has seen steady growth, that has accelerated through significant investments in technology and with business in 40 states.

“Way back into the early ’70s, they were one of the first firms to invest in technology,” he said. “We’re unique in that we have programmers in house. A lot of FPA firms our size don’t have an IT department. We developed our own accounting software package that we can market to firms or companies throughout the United States. Investing in that technology, it’s really opened a lot of doors to us.”

Hilbert said Mize Houser competes with national firms like ADP for payroll accounts, by offering personal service. “I think what sets us apart from them, the big payroll firms, is if you call them and have a question, you never know who’s going to answer the phone. We assign a person to work on your account,” he said.

In addition, they have acquired new clients whose payroll companies couldn’t handle the reporting requirements of the Affordable Care Act, he said. “We’re large enough that we can provide real technical responses, and we’re small enough that we can give them mom-and-pop service.”

The company has grown from about 135 employees in about 2005 to about 230 now. The Topeka office has 160 employees, while 35 work in Overland Park and 35 in Lawrence.

Legacy Financial Strategies Topeka office moves

The Topeka office of Legacy Financial Strategies LLC has relocated, moving up one floor in the business’s current location to increase the space available for its use.

Marguerite Armitage, a spokesperson for the Overland Park-based firm, said the company moved upstairs at its 1414 S.W. Ashworth Place location.

The additional space is useful to the company, which merged three businesses together last year. Legacy Financial, an Overland Park-based business, combined with two Topeka businesses, Peoples Wealth Management and Peoples Benefit Group.

“Michael Lutz is our CEO, and he grew up in Rossville,” Armitage said. “He worked for a number of years in Topeka, and he has always wanted to expand into Topeka, so he was looking for the right merger. For Jim (Reardon, owner of Peoples Wealth Management), he also spent a few years looking for the right candidate. He had a solo practice, and he wanted to make sure his clients had continuity if he wasn’t able to take care of them.”

Nick Neukirch, formerly president and CEO of Peoples Benefit Group, had already partnered with Legacy and officially came into the fold in 2015, she said.

Six FBLA Members Going To Nationals

    Six  FBLA members  from Rossville High will be attending the FBLA Nationals in Atlanta, GA this summer June 29-July 3.  Attending will be Mitchell Porter, Ashley Rietcheck, Ryan Ehrlich, Emily Woodcock, Paul Borcherding, and Kathleen Schuler,  all of whom finished high in the State competition to qualify for the nationals.

 

    This  will be a very expensive trip so the chapter and their sponsor,  Nola Miller,   are going to have to do some serious fundraising.

FBLA Team Finishes Great At State

2015-2016 State FBLA Results

LifeSmarts - Mitchell Porter & Ashley Rietcheck - (Top 12 in Fall challenge)

Cyber Security - Ryan Ehrlich - (3rd out of 191)

Banking & Financial Systems - Mitchell Porter, Emily Woodcock & Ryan Ehrlich - (5th out of 30 teams)

Digital Video Production - Paul Borcherding - (5th out of 17)

Business Law - Matt Stillion - (6th out of 198)

FBLA Principles & Procedures - Kathleen Schuler -  (6th out of 158)

Sports & Entertainment Management - Trey Anderson, TJ Fiedler, & Fred Schuler - (7th out of 62 teams)

Computer Problem Solving - Ryan Ehrlich - (10th out of 143)

Networking Concepts - Ryan Ehrlich - (10th out of 103)

Introduction to Business Procedure - Reed Miller - (10th out of 175)

Securities & Investments - Mitchell Porter - (10th out of 132)

Julie Spring Hosts Foreign Students

From the Capital Journal:

Julie Spring has hosted four foreign exchange students 

who have attended Rossville Junior-High School. 

The 3A school is currently hosting nine visiting students through the 

Academic Year in America program that has an estimated

 50 students in Kansas this school year.

For a 3A Kansas high school with an average of about 250 students, hosting nine to 10 foreign exchange students in one academic year is a little unusual.

But Toby McCollough, principal of Rossville Junior-Senior High School, embraces those numbers.

“With us being a rural community, this is a good way for our kids to get that culture that may already be at another school,” McCollough said of his school’s foreign exchange student program. “We try to reap the benefits from them (foreign exchange students) being here.”

Although having an average of nine to 10 foreign exchange students each year for about the past three years has slightly increased class sizes, McCollough said his staff also has fully embraced having more of the visiting students.

“Not a one of them said they didn’t want another one (student),” McCollough said, recalling the time when he told his staff there would be a higher count of foreign exchange students. “They (teachers) extract knowledge from them.”

McCollough said his students and the Rossville community continue to welcome their visitors, who have come from all across the globe. He said that full acceptance becomes more evident when former exchange students bring their own families back to the town of a little more than 1,000 people to visit.

“They feel that connection,” he said. “They have lifelong friends here.”

Much of the credit McCollough gives to the success of his school’s foreign exchange student program is directed toward Kelly Brown, a Rossville resident and the regional coordinator for the Academic Year in America, or AYA, program for the past five years.

Brown said she is responsible for 19 visiting students out of the estimated 50 students who are in Kansas currently as part of the AYA. She said the program requires her to either meet with or contact the student, host family and the student’s biological family monthly.

“It works really well,” Brown said. “If we’re in contact continuously, we can work out a problem before it escalates into a bigger problem. We take pride in that we take care of our students. We don’t just get them here and then forget about them.”

Brown also said she gives credit for the success of the visiting student program to the staff and administration at Rossville Junior-Senior High School.

“I give kudos to them for allowing us to have this many,” she said, referring to the nine students who will attend the school this spring semester. “They (students) blend in really well. They get good grades and usually don’t struggle academically.”

Before she matches a student with a family, Brown said she spends a lot of time going through the students’ profiles to understand their preferences and personalities.

Julie Spring said she, her husband and their son, Zach, now 22, have hosted foreign exchange students each year since the 2008-09 school year from Japan, Germany and Pakistan. Their current student, Rafael de Arruda, is from Brazil.

“I think that the Rossville kids have been very good to them,” Spring said of the foreign exchange students who have been in the community. “They love that people talk to them but they really want friends. They came here to be part of America and the culture and sometimes they’re afraid or they’re embarrassed. They just don’t know how to ask.”

Spring said as part of the Academic Year in America program, visiting students have to give presentations on their culture and lives, as well as perform a required number of community service hours. She said Bilal Channa, the student she hosted last year, resonated with her and the Rossville community in particular, because he is a practicing Muslim.

“He engaged a lot with adults,” she said. “Some of the things he would consider to be important wouldn’t be something a normal 16-year-old would think is important. He worries about what’s happening in his country, he worries about world things.”

Spring said after hosting Bilal, whom she remains in regular contact with, she sees global events from a completely new perspective.

“What does happen in the rest of the world is important to us,” she said. “I’m thankful that he gave me that.”

Patricia Shove Passes Away

Patricia Ann “Patty” Shove, 83, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at Rolling Hills Care Home in Topeka.

She was born April 29, 1932 in the Sandy Hook Community near St. Marys the Daughter of George A. and Gertrude Heston Yocum.  Patty grew up in the Sandy Hook and St. Marys community and graduated from St. Marys High School in 1949.

Patty lived in Silver Lake and later moved back to St. Marys where she lived many years before moving into Rolling Hills. She had worked for the Silver Lake Bank and later the US Postal Service in Silver Lake before she retired.  Patty was a member of the St. Marys United Methodist Church.  Patty loved to sing and sang with the community choir in Silver Lake and the Sweet Adelines in Topeka.  She was a past XYZ Club member at Silver Lake.

She was preceded in death by her parents and siblings, Winnie Kerwin, Catherine Palmer, Georgie May Forbes, Helen Goodin, George Yocum, Margaret Petty,  Betty Lou Hatfield and Alice Hoffset.

Survivors include her son, Raymond James Shove, Carbondale; her daughter, Vicky Sue (Hal) Jones, Lake Wabaunsee; a brother Clarence “Nick”  (Emma)Yocum, St. Marys; three grandchildren, Charity Ann (Darryl)Woodson Mouck, Jason Shove and Trever Shove, six great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, April 23, 2016 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys.  Interment will be in Valley View Cemetery, St. Marys.  Mrs. Shove will lie in state from 10:00 until service time on Saturday at the funeral home.  Memorial contributions may be made to Grace Hospice or the St. Marys United Methodist Church and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St, St. Marys, Kansas 66536.

7th Annual Reunion & Dinner

7^th Annual All School 

Reunion & Dinner

Saturday, June 4^th Dekat Parish Center

Social Hour 4:00 p.m. 

 Catered Dinner 6:00 p.m.

This year we will honor two $1,000 scholarship winners

Cost for the evening is $22.50. All proceeds will go toward scholarships for graduating RHS Seniors.

I plan to attend the Celebration (list number attending)_________

_____ @ $22.50 = ____________ Add’l Donation(optional)_________

Total enclosed is __________________

Registration deadline is May 27th. Checks are made payable to RHS Alumni Foundation

Mail registration to: RHS Alumni Foundation, PO Box 803, Rossville KS 66533.

Name ___________________________________ RHS Graduate? Y___ N___ Year__________

Name ___________________________________ RHS Graduate? Y___ N___ Year__________

Address__________________________________City________________State-ZIP_________

E-mail Address_______________________________________

For Information call 785-584-6335 or 584-6080 or e-mail meburg@embarqmail.com

Softball Area Stat Leaders

HITTING

Average

H. Bassett, Oskaloosa, .750; Beam, Royal Valley, .667; Crawford, Chase County, .656; Burkhardt, Silver Lake, .636; Bond, Holton, .611; Kirkwood, Valley Falls, .594; Kippes, Rossville, .593; Walsh, Lyndon, .588; Nitsch, Rossville, .586; Hickman, Oskaloosa, .581; Courter, Oskaloosa, .576; Kearney, Valley Falls, .576; Ma. Miller, Oskaloosa, .576; Bennett, Tonganoxie, .565; A. Miller, Tonganoxie, .560; Crome, Marysville, .559; Peterson, Chase County, .556; Yoder, Silver Lake, .550; Workman, Santa Fe Trail, .548; Lowe, Oskaloosa, .538; Langvardt, Chapman, .531; Brintle, Council Grove, .526; Graham, Tonganoxie, .524; Carson, Burlingame, .515; R. Johnson, Wabaunsee, .515; B. Bassett, Oskaloosa, .500; Butts, Riverside, .500; Calovich, Tonganoxie, .500; Carlson, Council Grove, .500; Holaday, Holton, .500; Honas, Council Grove, .500; Swift, Chase County, .488; Nelson, Ottawa, .487; Murray, Rossville, .484;.

Home runs

Crome, Marysville, 6; Starr, Free State, 6; H. Bassett, Oskaloosa, 5; R. Johnson, Wabaunsee, 5; A. Miller, Tonganoxie, 4; Nitsch, Rossville, 4; Hildebrand, Wamego, 4; Beam, Royal Valley, 3; Carlson, Council Grove, 3; Crawford, Chase County, 3; Luthi, Wamego, 3; Pacha, Marysville, 3; Woods, Ottawa, 3.

RBI

H. Bassett, Oskaloosa, 25; Swift, Chase County, 22; Crawford, Chase County, 19; Ma. Miller, Oskaloosa, 18; Carlson, Council Grove, 17; Courter, Oskaloosa, 17; Honas, Council Grove, 17; Clayton, Ottawa, 16; Hildebrand, Wamego, 16; A. Miller, Tonganoxie, 16; Butler, Council Grove, 15; Lowe, Oskaloosa, 15; Pacha, Marysville, 14; Wright, Jefferson West, 14; Terrapin, Wabaunsee, 13; Whitten, Riverside, 13; Brintle, Council Grove, 12; Griffin, Chase County, 12; Hickman, Oskaloosa, 12; Holaday, Holton, 12; Beam, Royal Valley, 11; Hess, Burlington, 11; R. Johnson, Wabaunsee, 11; Me. Miller, Oskaloosa, 11; Nitsch, Rossville, 11;............; Kippes, Rossville,  8.

No RHS Pitchers were listed among the leaders.

Area Baseball Stat Leaders

HITTING

Average

W. Smith, Troy, .622; Greaser, Troy, .571; Huey, Riley County, .556; Hawkins, Santa Fe Trail, .555; Bonnel, Atchison, .542; Miner, Atchison, .542; Brumfield, Clay Center, .528; Sudbeck, Nemaha Central, .524; Bradshaw, Rossville, .500; C. Huss, Troy, .500; Lerner, Council Grove, .500; Rieschick, Holton, .500; Lemon, Chapman, .487; Tubbs, Wabaunsee, .486; Gerety, Nemaha Central, .480; Zenger, Rock Creek, .480; Flanagan, St. Marys, .478; Pryor, Central Heights, .478; Barger, Royal Valley, .464; Womack, Silver Lake, .464; Langvardt, Council Grove, .463; T. Morris, Troy, .459; Martinez, Troy, .458; J. Morris, Rossville, .458; Smith, Atchison, .458; L. Smith, Troy, .457;.........; Horak, Rossville, .407.

RBI

W. Smith, Troy, 21; Hielscher, Lyndon, 15; Honas, Council Grove, 15; Thurston, Oskaloosa, 15; Brumfield, Clay Center, 14; Lerner, Council Grove, 14; Spiker, Doniphan West, 14; Peyla, Junction City, 13; T. Morris, Troy, 13; Webb, Oskaloosa, 13; Forrester, Holton, 12; Fort, Osage City, 12; Halstead, Riley County, 12; Hawkins, Santa Fe Trail, 12; Langvardt, Council Grove, 12; Niehues, Nemaha Central, 12; Schultz, Royal Valley, 12; L. Smith, Troy, 12; VanHoutan, Oskaloosa, 12; Buchman, Council Grove, 11; C. Huss, Troy, 11; Tubbs, Wabaunsee, 11; Zenger, Rock Creek, 11; B. Bechard, Concordia, 10; Bonnel, Atchison, 10; Greaser, Troy, 10; Riffel, Rock Creek, 10; Roduner, Rossville, 10;..............; Bradshaw, Rossville, 7;

Stolen bases

Hodge, Mission Valley, 16; Barger, Royal Valley, 15; Coltrane, Santa Fe Trail, 15; Halstead, Riley County, 15; Cl. Phillips, Mission Valley, 14; Demars, Clay Center, 13; James, Concordia, 13; Ostertag, Atchison County, 12; Rignell, Riley County, 11; Boatwright, Atchison, 10; Nelson, Riley County, 10; Sudbeck, Nemaha Central, 10; Buchman, Council Grove, 9; Ehrhart, Royal Valley, 9; Hielscher, Lyndon, 9; Marcotte, Mission Valley, 9; Tubbs, Wabaunsee, 9; B. Bechard, Concordia, 8; Hiltibrand, Nemaha Central, 8; Langvardt, Council Grove, 8; Swinehart, Lyndon, 8; Wertzberger, Wabaunsee, 8; Atwood, Mission Valley, 7; Brumfield, Clay Center, 7; Haskins, Osage City, 7; Honas, Council Grove, 7; Imthurn, Wabaunsee, 7; J. Morris, Rossville, 7; Wahwahsuck, Atchison, 7; Wallace, Clay Center, 7; Blatt, Chapman, 6; Brown, Central Heights, 6; Collette, Junction City, 6; Droegemeier, Wabaunsee, 6; Roberts, Mission Valley, 6; Roduner, Rossville, 6; .............; Horak, Rossville, 5.

PITCHING

Wins

Larson, Concordia, 5; Engle, Riley County, 4; Schraad, Nemaha Central, 4; Bachura, Council Grove, 3; D. Balch, Rossville, 3;.........; Horak, Rossville, 2

Earned run average

Huske, Silver Lake, 0.00; J. Morris, Rossville, 0.54; Trotter, Maur Hill, 0.89; Larson, Concordia, 0.93; Engle, Riley County, 0.94; Baniewicz, Maur Hill, 1.06; Sudbeck, Nemaha Central, 1.17; Uphaus, Nemaha Central, 1.17; Reiss, Rock Creek, 1.23; Rieschick, Holton, 1.44; Linn, Royal Valley, 1.55; Smith, Atchison, 1.58; VanHoutan, Oskaloosa, 1.68; Scrimsher, Perry-Lecompton, 1.78; Kahle, Perry-Lecompton, 1.81; Winder, Troy, 1.94; Martin, Silver Lake, 2.04; Bonnel, Atchison, 2.09; Boyd, Silver Lake, 2.10.

Strikeouts

Larson, Concordia, 54; VanHoutan, Oskaloosa, 43; Trotter, Maur Hill, 41; Engle, Riley County, 35; Webb, Oskaloosa, 35; Rieschick, Holton, 34; Anderson, Mission Valley, 33; Bachura, Council Grove, 33; Baniewicz, Maur Hill, 33; Leach, Doniphan West, 33; Shields, Central Heights, 31; Lemon, Chapman, 30; Hart, Royal Valley, 28; Bonnel, Atchison, 27; Winder, Troy, 26; Blatt, Chapman, 25; Boatwright, Atchison, 25; Finch, Council Grove, 25; D. Gatzemeyer, Valley Falls, 25; Idol, Doniphan West, 24; Martin, Silver Lake, 24; McDaniel, Junction City, 24; B. Bechard, Concordia, 23; Coltrane, Santa Fe Trail, 23; Gerety, Nemaha Central, 23; Smith, Atchison, 23; Greening, Rock Creek, 21; Horak, Rossville, 20; .................. J. Morris, Rossville, 14; ..................; D. Balch, Rossville, 10.

Golf Team At Horton

    The boys golf team competed at the Horton Invitational on April 18 along with seven other teams.  Led by Gabe Marney  (2nd place overall) and Andrew Hudson (5th overall), the Dawgs finished well at the tournament with teams competing in both the two man and four man team divisions.

Two Man Team Standings
1.    Immaculata       82
2.    Rossville           87
3.    St. Marys          93
4.    Horton             105
5.    Atchison          106
6.    Onaga              111
7.    MH-MA            115

Four Man Team Standings
1.    MH-MA            173
2.    Rossville          213
3.    St. Marys          213
4.    Cair Paravel      233

Six Man Team (2 & 4 combined) Standings
1.    MH-MA              288
2.    Rossville            300
3.    St. Marys           306

Individual Scoring
1.    Schroeder,  Immaculata    38
2.    Gabe Marney,  Rossville   42
2.    Deluna,  MH-MA              42
4.    Wheaton, Immaculata       44
5.    Andrew Hudson RHS        45

Rattlers Open Season June 2.

Free Family Fun!!!

Opening Night is Thursday Night June 2nd at 7:00 PM! 

Make plans to be at Joe Campbell Stadium in Rossville

 as the Rattlers take on the Junction City Brigade! 

Mid-Plains League Summer Collegiate baseball is back!

Adrienne Olejnik Campaign News

Adrienne has been very active these past few months in getting out and speaking with her constituents. She has knocked on over 700 doors and attended events such as The Wamego Tulip Festival.

She has had such a wonderful time meeting voters that she plans many more upcoming events. Her volunteers have been a big part of her success. Adrienne intends to meet most voters by door-to-door knocking. If you would like to sign up to help Adrienne spread her message, follow the link at the bottom of the page to sign up. Door-to-door knocking can seem a bit daunting at first, but then volunteers learn that it is quite fun meeting new people. New volunteers will be paired with a more seasoned one to make the process simpler.

If walking door-to-door isn't your thing, there are other ways to help spread Adrienne's message such as phone banking. We will meet at a volunteer's home for snacks and conversation while making calls to prospective supporters. If you would like to sign up for a phone banking shift, follow the link below.

If you would like to enjoy drinks and snacks with Adrienne while mingling with other like-minded individuals, then attending a Meet and Greet Party or Fundraising Party is just the thing for you. Follow the link provided below to RSVP for a night of fun and conversation.

WWW.ADRIENNEFORKANSAS.COM/CALENDAR

My Best,
Michele Sizemore
Campaign Co-Manager, Adrienne for Kansas
(254)-415-9605
http://www.adrienneforkansas.com/

Keith Rafferty (53) Passes Away

William Keith Rafferty, 80, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at the Community Hospital in St. Marys.

He was born August 19, 1935 at Dover the son of Edward and Nona Smith Rafferty.   He grew up in the Dover and Rossville communities and graduated from Rossville High School.   Keith served in the Army National Guard.

Keith had lived in the Emmett community many years and had worked for Goodyear Tire and Rubber.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Robert and Richard Rafferty, three infants and two step-sons, Mark and James Niedfeldt.

On May 23, 1980 he was united in marriage to Dorothy Boardmen.  She survives of the home.

Other survivors include four sons, Bill (Janet) Rafferty, Pat (Mary Beth) Rafferty, Frank Rafferty and Phil Rafferty; his daughter, Kathy Love; step-sons, David (Tammy) Niedfeldt, Richard (Mindy) Niedfeldt and J.D (Kelli) Kenny; a brother, Raymond Rafferty; his sister, Carol Heim; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Inurnment will be at a later date.

Softball Team Beats Atchison

    The RHS softball team won two games on April 19 against visiting Atchison 10-0 and 13-0.  The girls are 8-2 with the only two losses being against Manhattan.  The Dawgs are 6-0 in the Mid-East.

Girls Track At Rock Creek Inv.

Team Standings for the girl's tract and field teams at the Rock Creek Invitational on April 15 were:

1.    St. Marys       145
2.    Silver Lake    132
3.    Wamego           70
4.    Rock Creek      56
5.    Council Grove 52
6.    Riley Co.          34
7.    Rossville          24
8.    Flint Hills Chr. 18
9.    Clay Center      16
10.  Mission Valley   8
11.  Wetmore             1

Rossville girls in the top 3 (only results reported) were:
    Ashley Ritecheck
          2nd in 400 M
     4 x 200 relay team was 3rd.

Boys Track At Rock Creek Inv.

Team Standings standings for the RHS boys track and field team at the Rock Creek Invitational on April 15 were as follows.

1.    Silver Lake      144.5
2.    Council Grove   84.5
3.    St. Marys           78
4.    Wamego             77
5.    Rock Creek        55
6.    Rossville            50
7.    Mission Valley   35.5
8.    Riley County      38
9.    Wetmore             10.5
10.  Clay Center           4
11.  Flint Hills Chr.      1

RHS athletes that finished in the top 3 of their event were:
    Kyle Parr
             1st in High Jump
    Trevor Johnson
              3rd in 100 M
              3rd in 200M
    Mason Lorenzo
              3rd in 1600 M

    The 4 x 200 relay team came in second.

RHS Girls At Royal Valley Inv.

 The RHS Girls finished 9th of 10 teams at the Royal Valley Track and Field Meet on April 12
 The best performances by RHS athletes were by:
       Taylor Bittner
            2nd in 100 M
            3rd in 300 M hurdles
            3rd in 800 M
            4th in 1600 M
       Ashley Ritecheck
            3rd in 400 M
       Rachel Day
            1st in 100 M
        

Royal Valley Track Meet Boy's Results

    The RHS Boys finished 9th of 10 teams at the Royal Valley Track and Field Meet on April 12
    The best performances by RHS athletes were by:
        Trevor Johnson
               6th in 100 M
               3rd in 200 M
         Lorenzo Mason
                2nd in 800 M
                6th  in long jump
         Zach Johnson
                4th in 800 M
         The relay team was 
                6th in the 4 x 100
                7th in the 4 x 400
                1st  in the 4 x 800

Horton Invitational Golf

HORTON INVITATIONAL  APRIL  19

Team scores

Two-man — Immaculata 77, Rossville 87, St. Marys 93, Horton 105, Atchison 106, Onaga 111.

Four-man — Maur Hill 173, St. Marys 213, Rossville 213, Cair Paravel 233.

Six-man — Maur Hill 268, Rossville 300, St. Marys 306.

Individual medalists

1. SCHROEDER, IMM, 38; 2. WESSEL, MH, 38; 3. E. WHEATON, IMM, 39; 4. DULAC, MH, 42; 5. MARNEY, ROSS, 42; 6. I. WHEATON, IMM, 44; 7. HUDSON, ROSS, 45; 8. HENDERSON, MH, 46; 9. HARRIS, MH, 46; 10. ROCHE, SM, 46. 

Osage City Invitational Golf

Osage City Invitational Golf Tournament

Osage City Municipal Glf Coure

April 14, 1026

Team Standings

1.  Jeff West          353
2,  West Franklin  358
3.  Rossville          374
4.  St. Marys         385
5.  Council Grove 394
6.  Osage City       395
7.  Santa Fe Trail  411
8.  Silver Lake      412
9   Lyndon            439

Rossville Team Member Standings

4.   Gabe Marney     87
8.   Andrew Hudson 91
19. Kole Davonen    97
13. Kory Hadsall      99

Class of 1961 Reunion

      The class of 1961 is going to have a 55th reunion.  It will be Friday,  June 3rd, starting at 5:30,  which is the evening before the annual RHS Alumni Reunion.
      It will be held in the backyard of Tom and Lois Lacock,  which is where the 50th reunion was held.  Those living within driving distance are to bring a side dish and desert.  We are taking a $2.50 per person donation for burgers, dogs and buns.  
      All classmates and spouses of deceased classmates are invited.
      RSVP  by calling Don at 785-233-5720 so that food can be ordered.

Band Gets "1" Rating

The Rossville Jr/Sr High Band, with the additional help of 8 eighth graders, performed extremely well at State Large Group in Osage City on Wednesday and received a combined "1" rating from the three judges! This is an excellent rating and the band and Mr. Jones are to be congratulated for their steller performance.

Manhattan and St. Marys Softball Games

      The RHS softball team lost two games to Manhattan by scores of 7-4 and 9-6 on Tuesday,  April 12.

      On Thursday,  April 14,  the team added two league wins against St. Marys by scores of 5-1 in each game.   The girls are now 6-0 in the Mid-East League and 6-2 overall.

Baseball Team Wins Two at St Marys

      The RHS baseball team picked up two more victories on April 14 by defeating St. Marys 3-1 and 6-5.    The team is now 5-1 in the Mid-East League and 7-1 overall.

Mary Macha Passes Away

Mary Macha, 92, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at the Presbyterian Manor in Topeka where she had been a resident since 2003.

She was born May 12, 1923 at Delia the daughter of Louis and Evelyn Moore Hobart.  Mrs. Macha grew up in the Delia community and graduated from Delia High School in 1940.  She graduated from Halstead Hospital School of Nursing in August 1944.  She worked at hospitals in Washington D.C., Vallejo, CA, and St. Francis Hospital in Topeka.

Mary was a homemaker.  She was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville.

On Oct. 4, 1942 she was united in marriage to Edward A. Macha.  He preceded her in death on April 13, 2003.  Mrs. Macha was also preceded in death by her parents, two daughters, Susan DeDonder and Sandra Hoferer, and a son, Donald Macha.

Survivors include her sons, Wayne (Joan) Macha, Carlsbad, CA, Ken (Connie) Macha, Topeka, Bill (Roxanne) Macha, Santee, CA. and Charles Macha, Lakeside, CA; a son-in-law, Andy DeDonder, Wetmore; a daughter-in-law Chris Macha, Topeka; her brother, Donald (Ola) Hobart, Olive Branch, MS; her sister, Joan Hofmann, Tampa, FL; 10 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

A Catholic funeral services will be at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, April 16, 2016 at the Presbyterian Manor in Topeka (4712 SW 6th Ave) .  Interment will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys.  Mrs. Macha will lie in state and the family will receive friends from 12:30 until service time Saturday at the manor.  Memorial contributions may be made to the Presbyterian Manor Good Samaritan Fund and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St, St. Marys, Kansas 66536.  To leave an online condolence please go to www.piperfuneralhome.com.

RJS Video

    Here is the latest "Junior High Announcements" video from Rossville Junior High
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0h_uWmIbAc&feature=em-subs_digest

Adrienne For Kansas

Planning to go to the Wamego Tulip Festival this weekend? Stop by Adrienne's booth in the park! We'd love to see you! She plans to have her booth both days, weather permitting: Saturday, 9-5 and Sunday, 10-4.

If you would like to help at the booth this weekend, we have two-hour shifts available. Please sign up at www.adrienneforkansas.com/calendar.

Adrienne and campaign volunteers have already been to over 700 doors in Wamego, Blue Township, Alma and Rossville meeting voters. She is receiving bipartisan support and has consistently heard that voters want to elect a sensible, moderate legislator with new ideas.

Don't forget, other ways to support Adrienne's campaign include:

-financial contributions to her campaign
-walking door-to-door in neighborhoods
-posting a yard sign
-liking her page on Facebook (Adrienne for Kansas) or following her on Twitter (@adrienneforks)
-writing letters to the editor
-walking in parades
-asking your friends and family to join her campaign

Thank you for your support.

Michele Sizemore
http://www.adrienneforkansas.com/

Linda Gay McKinney Fund Passes Away

Linda Gay McKinney Fund, 70, of Delia, Kansas passed away Monday, April 11, 2016 at her home with her husband by her side after a two year battle with cancer. She was born September 19, 1945, the daughter of Gentry E. and Jeanne Paramore McKinney in San Antonio, Texas. 

She graduated from Morningside High School in 1963 in Inglewood, California and Monterey Peninsula College in Monterey, California in 1967. After teaching a year, she moved to Topeka, Kansas in 1968. Gay was united in marriage to Arlie G. Fund on June 3, 1972. They shared nearly 44 years of marriage living briefly in Topeka, and 7 years in Auburn, Kansas before moving to a farm near Delia, Kansas in 1982. She taught school in Delia Grade, Rossville Grade and Rossville High Schools mostly in Rossville Special Services. She loved her job and gave her all for her students. 

She loved her husband, farm home, her children and grandchildren. Her passion was crafts of all kinds but mostly of canning berries, fruits and vegetables. Her pantry was loaded with various jams and jellies. She was an avid photographer for years and had a business of doing weddings and various events. 

She was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her loving husband Arlie of Delia, three sons: Jeremy (Janette) of Delia, Gentry of Burlingame, Kansas, and Jeffrey (Kim) of Delia; 8 grandchildren: Bailey, Brady, Raygan, Rhys, Lauren, Cassie, Nate and Gabe; one sister, Virginia Sue Ridgway of Linton, Indiana, her step-sister, Pamela Bristol, Pebble Beach, California and step-brother, Dean McKinney of Portland, Oregon. 

A celebration of her life will be held at a time and place to be determined. Memorial contributions may be made to Heartland Hospice of Topeka, 2231 SW Wanamaker Rd. Suite 202, Topeka, Kansas 66614

Sandra (Whittet) Loszewski (60) Passes Away

      Sandra J. Loszewski, 73, passed away April 11, 2016.
      Memorial visitation will be 2- 3:00pm Friday, April 15 at the Park Lawn Chapel; with inurnment at 3:30pm in Memorial Park Cemetery. Donations may be made to www.platteseniors.org
      Sandra was an IBM retiree, and enjoyed bowling, dominoes, card games, and cheering for her grandchildren at their sporting events.  
      She was preceded in death by her husband, Stephen in 2000. Lovingly known as "Mimi", Sandra is survived by her family: two children, Gregory (Kristi) Loszewski and Pamela (David) Smith; five grandchildren, Stephen, Devin, and Logan Loszewski, Amanda Sullivan, and Andrew Smith; siblings, Jan Reves, Ginger Kennedy, and Larry Whittet; numerous extended family including the Smith, Chizek, and Hinson families; and many longtime friends.
      Arrangements by  Park Lawn Funeral Home 816-523-1234 - To leave or read condolences,  go to: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/kansascity/obituary.aspx?n=SANDRA-J-LOSZEWSKI&pid=179597969#sthash.gKVE9e5f.dpuf

Myrtice Lumley Passes Away

    Myrtice Eloise Lumley, age 96, of Topeka, passed away Monday, April 11, 2016 at the Rossville Health Care & Rehab. Eloise was born February 3, 1920 in Springdale, Kansas the daughter of Bert Edmonds and Agnus Hassett Edmonds. She grew up in Leavenworth County, graduating from Lansing High School. She married Harry Lumley April 9, 1939 in Topeka. 
      To read her complete obituary,  go to:
https://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/home/index.cfm?action=public%3Aobituaries.view&CFID=c0bdc150-31b1-4b87-ab88-96d4aa72d91a&CFTOKEN=0&o_id=3663847&fh_id=14610

Town Team Baseball Movie News

Hello baseball fans. The final screening schedule is set for the Town Teams film. I hope to see you at one of the screenings.   Mark Honer

April 28th, 7pm, Shawnee 18 Theaters - 16301 Midland Dr, Shawnee, KS. 
Film and panel discussion. Free admission 
Panelists: Dorothy Seymour Mills, baseball historian and author, Mark Eberle, baseball historian and author, Phil S. Dixon, baseball historian and author. 

April 30th, 7pm, Central Cinema 7 - 300 East Central El Dorado, KS. 
Film and panel discussion. Ticket donation: $20 
Panelists: Jay Price- WSU History Professor, John Dreifort- WSU History Professor. 

May 28th, 6pm, Jayhawk Theater Topeka - Film and panel discussion. Donation. 
Panelists: Steve Dodsen, baseball historian, others tba 

July 5, 7pm, Kansas Sports Hall of Fame - 515 S. Wichita, Wichita, KS. 
Film and Panel discussion. Panelists: Mark Eberle, baseball historian and author, others tba. 

DVDs will be available for purchase at each screening and online after April 30th.

Message From Rossville Rattlers

    Host families needed! The season wouldn't be possible without all of our fantastic host families. Having an opportunity to have a athlete be part of your family while helping them grow on and off the field is priceless. If you are interested in information about hosting a player please contact rossvillerattlers@gmail.com. Here is a note from one of our host parents Lisa Thornburgh:

Hey Rossville friends! As most of you know baseball season never really ends at the Thornburg house. This year the 2015 Mid-Plains Champions and Cowdin Cup winners, the Rossville Rattlers have another year of a roster full of great young men. Plus several returning from last year's Champion team! As the roster filled there also became a need for housing for 10 of these dedicated college ball players. For approximately 6-7 weeks ( the last week of May at the earliest to the 3rd week of July for the completion of the Mid- Plains League Tournament ) they will be guests of our Town. They are kept very busy with games but they all need a place with a summer family to call home. Please consider hosting a player. Any questions don't hesitate to ask... It is worth it! They have been an awesome addition to our summer family! Love my boys of summer!

Girls Track Team At Wabaunsee

    The Rossville High track and field team competed in the Wabaunsee Invitational on April 8.  The best performances (top 8) turned in by team members were the following.  The final team results were not posted.

100 M Dash
   1.  Rachel Day
   8.  Laura Gillum
200 M Dash
   3.  Rachel Day
   7.  Breiara Bergetresser
   8.  Danielle Mason
400 M Dash
   5.  Ashley Ritecheck
   7.  Kylee Badura
1600 M Run
   1.  Taylor Bittner
3200 M Run
   3.  Taylor Bittner
100 M Hurdles
   4.  Jordan Bittner
   6.  Danielle Mason
300 M Hurdles
   1.  Jordan Bittner
   4.  Danielle Mason
Long Jump
   6.  Jordan Bittner
   8,  Danielle Mason
Shot Put
   5.  Laura Gillum
   8.  Tesla Potts
Discus
   7.  Laura Gillum
Javelin
   3.  Rachel Day
4 x 100 Relay
   2.  Rossville
4 x 400 Relay
   4.  Rossville
4 x 800 Relay
   5.  Rossville

Boys Track At Wabaunsee

    The boys track team competed in the Wabaunsee Invitational on April 8.  The team standings were not posted,  but the best individual performances (in the top 8) by the Rossville boys are as follows.

100 M Dash
   4.  Trevor Johnson
   7.  Fred Schuler
200 M Dash
   6.  Fred Schuler
400M Dash
   5.  Caiden Musick
800 M Run
   2.  Lorenzo Mason
   5.  Zach Jenson
1600 M Run
   7.  Trevor Balch
   8.  Riley Falk
   9.  Stephen Cooney
110 M Hurdles
   1.  Kyle Parr
300 M Hurcles
   1.  Kyle Parr
High Jump
   1.  Kyle Parr
   3.  Caiden Musick
Long Jump
   1.  Kyle Parr
   5.  Lorenzo Mason
   7.  Trevor Balch
4 x 100 Relay
   5.  Rossville
4 x 400 Relay
   4.  Rossville
4 x 800 Relay
   2.  Rossville
Thrower's Relay
   2.  Rossville

RHS Boys Win Two

    The RHS baseball team defeated Wabaunsee 10-1 and 15-5 in their April 8 double header.  They are now 5-1 for the year and 3-1 in the Mid-East League.

Softball Team Wins Two More

    The RHS softball team soundly defeated the Wabaunsee girls 17-4 and 17-2 on April 8.  The Lady Dawgs are now 4-0 over all and the same in the Mid-East league.

Mike & Shirley Cormack 60th

      Jerry "Mike" and Shirley (Absher) Cormack will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with a card shower and family dinner hosted by their children.
      They were married April 8, 1956 in Topeka. Mike was a teacher at Whitson School in Topeka and Central Jr. High in Lawrence. He was an elementary Principal at Rossville, KS and at East Heights and Kennedy schools in Lawrence, retiring in 1995. Shirley was a Secretary for various organizations, retiring from Southwestern Bell in 1991 and KU in 1999. The Cormacks enjoyed several years acting with the Lawrence Community Theater, Baker Playmen, Helen Hocker Theater in Topeka and other venues. Their three sons are Michael, Lawrence, Jonathan (Janie), Knoxville, TN, and Tim, Lawrence. They have five grandchildren, Emma and Anna, Lawrence and Jordan, Rachel and Rebekah, Knoxville. Cards may be sent to the Cormacks at 715 Wellington Road, Lawrence, KS 66049.