Alumni Foundation Dinner and Meeting

            The Rossville High Alumni Dinner and Dance was held on Saturday, June 7^th at the
            Citizen Potawatomi Indian Center. Attending were over 120 alumni and guests. 

            Jim Fitzgerald and Juanita (Keller)  Raab were honored as the oldest classmates attending.  They graduated in 1941 or 73 years ago.   Of the 120 attending over 80 were RHS alumni.

            After dinner, a short business meeting was held. Former cheerleader’s lead the group singing the school song.   Karey Sublett-Nichols and Samatha Thompson were introduced as $1,000 scholarship winners given by the Rossville High Alumni Foundation. Tagen Lambotte and Bryce Gfeller were honored as Class 3A State wrestling champions in their weight  division. Tagen was a State Champion wrestler all four years while attending RHS. Each told the group  a little about themselves.  

            Foundation officers were elected for another year. Members at large are 

            Clyde Strimple, Bonnie Fauerbach, Kathy (Dayton) Kovar and Dean Page. Treasurer – Sandy (Lloyd) Tomson, Secretary - Helen (Wehner) Lytle, Vice-President – Bob Dolezilek and President – June (Wehner) Burgett. 

            A list of deceased alumni was read. The meeting ended with a roll call of classes with each attendee standing and being recognized. After the meeting many classmates had their pictures taken together.

             The evening concluded with music and lots of visiting. Next year’s party will be June 6, 2015.

Justin Glidewell Passes Away

    Justin Drew Glidewell, 26, Scranton, Kansas, passed away Saturday, June 7, 2014.
    He was born March 2, 1988 at Montgomery Alabama. Justin attended Rossville and Santa Fe Trail High School. He loved working on computers.
    Survivors include his wife, Constance T. Hand Glidewell, three children, Joshua Glidewell, Texas, Andrew J. Glidewell and Acelynn G. Glidewell, both of Carbondale, KS, his mother, Carrie L. Tardiff (Paul Fairbank), his father, Jeffrey L. Glidewell (Linda), grandparents, John and Pat Glidewell, Arthur and Karen Tardiff, Connie J. Whiteside, four uncles, one aunt and one great-uncle.
    A funeral service will be held 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at the Cross Road Community Church, Scranton, KS. Burial will be in Scranton Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Justin Glidewell Memorial, and sent in care of the Kansas State Bank, 327 Brownie, Scranton, Kansas 66537.

Rattlers Lose to Baldwin City

    The Rossville Rattlers lost to the Baldwin City Blues 5-2 at Joe Campbell Stadium on Thursday night.

Mid-East All-League Softball Team

First team

Taylor Brecheisen, jr., Rossville; Blair Campbell, jr., Rock Creek; Megan Deiter, jr., Silver Lake; Kallie Fischer, sr., Silver Lake; Ann Flach, jr., Wabaunsee; Kennedy Hamilton, jr., Silver Lake; Winter Henry, so., Rock Creek; Taylor Kirk, jr., Rossville; Alyssa Kulp, so., Riley County; Ashlyn Lane, sr., Silver Lake; Maria Moylan, jr., St. Marys; Heidi Nitsch, so., Rossville; Abbie Plummer, jr., Rock Creek; Heidi Prockish, sr., Riley County; Ashley Womack, sr., Silver Lake.

Honorable mention

Morgan Athon, sr., Silver Lake; Kayla Boltz, jr., Rock Creek; Cheyenne Daniels, sr., Rossville; Brynn Hammett, fr., Rock Creek; Bailee Henry, sr., Wabaunsee; Hailey Lohmeyer, sr., Wabaunsee; Allie Martin, jr., Riley County; Mallory Mitchell, jr., St. Marys; Stephanie Robbins, jr., St. Marys; Therese VanderPutten, sr., Rossville; Alexis Wilson, jr., Rock Creek.

Mid-East All-League Baseball Team

First team

Caleb Bird, jr., St. Marys; Marcus Catron, sr., Rossville; Alex Feldkamp, jr., Rock Creek; Jace Freeman, jr., Silver Lake; Jackson Goodmiller, jr., Rock Creek; Brett Hammett, sr., Rock Creek; Zach Haya, sr., Wabaunsee; Dailin Kruger, sr., Silver Lake; Devin Morris, sr., Rossville; Trace Nelson, jr., Riley County; Zach Nitsch, sr., Rossville; Cody Renfro, jr., Silver Lake; Noah Rignell, so., Riley County; Caleb Rogge, so., Rock Creek; Shilo Schaake, jr., Rock Creek.

Honorable mention

Kobe Brown, jr., Riley County; Kyler Byers, jr., Silver Lake; Jesse Correll, sr., Rock Creek; Dustin Harrison, sr., Rock Creek; John Homan, sr., St. Marys; Thatcher Horak, jr., Rossville; Tucker Horak, so., Rossville; Jeff Kleinsmith, fr., St. Marys; Drake McMillan, jr., Silver Lake; Nick Reesor, jr., Rossville; Cole Simecka, sr., St. Marys; Drew Smith, jr., Wabaunsee; Ethan Woodcock, jr., Rossville.

Brett Cowdin Memorial Night

RATTLERS' ANNOUNCE COACH COWDIN MEMORIAL CEREMONY

ROSSVILLE - The Rossville Rattlers Summer Collegiate Baseball team will host a Brett Cowdin Memorial Night on Saturday June 14, 2014 at 7:00 PM.  The Rattlers will be taking on league rival, the Baldwin City Blues. The organization will be retiring Brett's number 14 in a pre-game ceremony and are welcoming all former players, fans, friends and colleagues of Brett Cowdin. Brett Cowdin, founder of the Rossville Rattlers and Topeka Golden Giants, passed away unexpectedly November 13, 2013. Coach Cowdin also served as a baseball and football coach for numerous Topeka and Rossville high school teams during his career. He was coaching with Washburn Rural High School as well as the Rattlers at the time of his passing. "We want to fill Joe Campbell Memorial Stadium on June 14th to honor a great coach, mentor, and friend. We encourage everyone whose lives were touched by Brett, to come out Saturday night and join in on a memorable night," said Rattlers General Manager David Streeter. Admission to all Rattlers' games are free - following Coach Cowdin's founding philosophy of providing free events for people of all ages to enjoy. The Rattlers will have BBQ available for purchase, along with commemorative t-shirts to benefit the Rossville Rattlers mission of helping players reach their collegiate and professional goals. For more information, please e-mail rossvillerattlers@gmail.com.

RHS Curriculum Completers

    Rossville Jr./Sr. High School had four seniors this year who completed the required curriculum as set forth by the Kansas Board of Regents and earned the designation of State of Kansas Curriculum Completer. In order to earn this distinction, students must have completed 4 years of English, 4 years of Math, 3 years of Science, 3 years of Social Studies, and 2 years of Foreign Language. The students who met these criteria are Sydney Marney, Samantha Thompson, Therese VanderPutten, and Davis Warton

    All Curriculum Completers are then eligible to be considered for an additional award. The Kansas Board of Regents on behalf of the Kansas Legislature ranks these Curriculum Completers based on their GPA and ACT scores. Samantha Thompson and Davis Warton were designated as 2014 Kansas State Scholars.

    In addition to this award, the Kansas Dept. of Education and the Board of Regents honor students for exceptional academic performance based on their ACT. Davis Warton received a score of 34 on the ACT assessment and has been designated as a Kansas ACT Scholar.

Class of 2014 Photos

Photos of each member of the RHS Class of 2014 can be seen at:

https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=6686118982916056392#allposts/postNum=0

Rattlers Games Postponed By Rain

    The Rattler's Monday night double header at the Baldwin City Blues was postponed because of rain.   And,  the Tuesday night game against the same team has been postponed as well.
    The Rattlers are scheduled to play host to the Baldwin City Blues on Thur, Fri., and Saturday nights at Rossville beginning at 7:00 PM each evening.

Patrick & Jean (Stiles) Schneider Celebrate 45th

     Patrick and Jean (Stiles) Schneider, Rossville, are celebrating their 45th anniversary. They were married June 10, 1969, at St. Stanislaus Church in Rossville.
    They are parents of Charles, Chicago, and Michael (Kandee), McPherson, and grandparents to Hayden and Perrin.

Rattlers Drop Two At Midwest As

The Rattlers lost both ends of their Sat. night double header at the Midwest As,  6-0 and 4-0.

Rattlers Lose Opener

The Rossville Rattlers to the Midwest A's  6-4 on Friday night in their  Mid-Plains League opener.

The teams will go at it again on Saturday night in a double header starting at 6:00 pm in Peculiar, Missouri.

Ralph Marney (60) Obituary

 Ralph "R.W." Marney,  age 72, born March 2, 1942, peacefully left us Monday, June 2, 2014 surrounded by his family at Stormont-Vail Hospital. He was born in Rossville, Kansas to Glen and Ina (Nitzsche) Marney. Ralph graduated from Rossville High School in 1960. He married the love of his life, Donna (Keen) Galbraith on March 4, 1965 in Holton, Kansas. He was a veteran of the US Army. He retired from the State of Kansas printing plant in March of 2002. Ralph also served as the president of the Machinist Union for many years. He was a life-long supporter of the labor unions.

Ralph was a man of many hobbies, his latest being knife making. He would not want us to dwell on his death, but remember his life. He was always laughing, joking and making others laugh. 

Ralph is survived by his wife Donna, daughters Cindy (Richard) Flint, and Sherry (Mike) Greene; grandchildren, Ronnie (Dayna) Beavers, Tara Jefferies, Trevor Hall, Joey (Candi) vonSoosten, Bret vonSoosten, and Billy Greene; great-grandchildren Alyssa Howard, Grant Jefferies, Jada vonSoosten, Grady Jefferies, Joey (Billy) Gibson, and baby vonSoosten due in October; great-great-grandsons, Wes and Charlie Gibson; and 4 legged baby daughter, Shotze. 

Ralph was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Dean and Laiten Marney; and sister, Beverly Dale.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Legion Post 1 Attn: Ralph Marney Memorial 3800 SE Michigan Ave. Topeka, KS 66609

Ralph was the biggest Kansas basketball fan the Jayhawks ever had. Donna has requested Jayhawk attire be worn to the memorial service to be held on Saturday, June 7th at 2:00 p.m. at Dove Cremation & Funeral Service. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service.

You can leave condolences at:  http://www.dovecremation.com/obituary.aspx?src=value&obitid=85602&fname=Ralph%20%22RW%22&lname=Marney&city=Topeka&st=Kansas

Police Chase Through Rossville

From CJOnline:

ST. MARYS -- A man and a woman were arrested Wednesday after a vehicle chase that began just west of St. Marys, Pottawatomie County Sheriff Greg Riat said in a news release Thursday.

Riat indicated Ashley L. Gillispie, 28, and Jason Lee Gillispie, 30, both of Higbee, Mo., were being held in the Pottawatomie County Jail at Westmoreland.

Riat gave this account:

A Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s deputy at about 4 p.m. Wednesday stopped a white pickup truck with a freezer in the back on the Oregon Trail Road, about three miles west of St. Marys.

The deputy learned from a dispatcher that at least one of the truck’s two occupants was wanted on an arrest warrant out of Missouri.

Meanwhile, the two people fled in the vehicle and drove east toward St. Marys.

The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office, St. Marys Police Department, Kansas Highway Patrol, Rossville Police Department and Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office took part in the ensuing chase, using stop stick devices on several occasions to deflate the pickup’s tires.

The pickup went east to Silver Lake, where it went off the end of the road at the T-intersection of Railroad Street and Rice Road.

Both occupants fled on foot but were quickly taken into custody.

Both were arrested on unspecified, outstanding Missouri warrants, and in connection with possessing illegal drugs.

Ashley Gillispie also was arrested in connection with fleeing to elude and possession of drug paraphernalia, while Jason Gillispie was also arrested in connection with obstructing the legal process or official duty.