Eugene Spetter Passes Away

Eugene N. Spetter, 92, Delia, passed away Friday, December 29, 2017, at the St. Mary’s Health Center.

Eugene was born March 3, 1925, at home on a dairy farm on the outskirts of Topeka, Ks., the son of Otis and Sophe Polenek Spetter. Eugene married Nellie Dain at Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church on May 1, 1950. She preceded him in death on October 13, 2007. Eugene retired from Ed Marlings as a TV technician in 1988. He dearly loved the game of golf and played his last game at the age of 89. He was very proud of the fact he made a total of 5 holes in one!

Eugene is survived by his children Judy (Verlon) Cress, Sarah (Mike Richmond) Bahner, Cecil (Anna) Spetter, Ramona "Cookie" (Dan) Kochaniec, Patti (Richard) Jordan & Leo Sam Spetter, 26 Grandkids, 46 Great-Grandkids, & 8 Great-Great-Grandkids. He was predeceased by his parents, 4 brothers, 4 sisters and 2 grandsons, Sean Donnelly & John Kochaniec.

Eugene was cremated. Visitation will begin at 11:00 AM, Friday, January 5, 2018, at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, 245 NW Independence Avenue, Topeka, Ks. The funeral service will begin at Noon.

In Lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to the American Cancer Society , 1315 SW Arrowhead Road, Topeka, KS 66604.

Family graveside services will be held on the dairy farm where he was born which is now West Lawn Memorial Gardens, I-70 & Auburn Road.

Sports This Week

There will be wrestling on Fri. (1/5) at 5 PM and also Sat. (1/6) at 9 AM in the Rossville gym.

Competing in this tournament will be:   ACCHS, Bellevue-Republic County, Clay Center, Doniphan West, Hiawatha-Horton, Maur Hill Prep, Perry-Lecompton, Pleasant Ridge-Immaculata, Riley County, Rossville, Sabetha, Santa Fe Trail, St. Marys, Topeka Hayden,Wellington, 

The boys and girls basketball teams will be playing at Riley Co. on Friday.

MID-EAST League Basketball Standings

Boys            League  Overall

Rock Creek … 3-0 … 6-0
Silver Lake  … 3-0 … 6-0
Wabaunsee … 0-1 … 3-2
Rossville      … 0-1 … 1-6
St. Marys      … 0-2 … 3-2
Riley County … 0-2 … 3-3

Girls           League  Overall

St. Marys      … 2-0 … 4-1
Rossville       … 1-0 … 5-2
Wabaunsee   … 1-0 … 4-1
Riley County  … 2-1 … 5-1
Rock Creek    … 0-3 … 0-6
Silver Lake     … 0-3 … 0-6

Jaycob Dalton Mulanax Pe Nosh Wah (12) Passes Away

 Jaycob Dalton Mulanax, Pe Nosh Wah, died Sunday, December 24, 2017.

He was born December 14, 1993 in Topeka, the son of Gary and Lori Roberts Mulanax.  He graduated from Rossville High School in 2012.

Jaycob loved working outdoors and had been a foreman with Luxury Lawn and Landscape in Topeka.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Irvan and Janet Mulanax, and his great grandma, Vena Mae Thompson.

Survivors include his father, Gary Mulanax and wife Shelly, Hoyt, his momma, Lori Roberts, Topeka, grandparents, Kenneth and Marilyn Roberts, Burlingame, two sisters, Madison Mulanax, Topeka and April Melton, Osage City, two step brothers, Dalton Quimby and Wyatt Lickteig, both of Topeka, three nieces, Trinaty and Caydance Eastman, and Kensley McAvoy and a nephew, Kamdyn Melton.
 
Cremation is planned.  A visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon on Friday, December 29th at the Citizens Potawatomi Community Building in Rossville, followed by a Memorial Service at noon.  Memorials are suggested to the Jaycob Mulanax Memorial Fund in care of Envista Credit Union in Topeka.  Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hoyt is assisting the family.

 On-line condolences may be made at chapeloaksfuneralhome.com

Bearded Sinners Pool Tournament

    The bearded Sinners Club Of Kansas recently held a pool tournament in Rossville to raise money to purchase stuffed animals for children in the Stormont-Vail pediatric unit.
http://cjonline.com/news/local/good-news/2017-12-22/bearded-sinners-club-delivers-stuffed-animals-kids-stormont-vail

321A Wrestling Rankings

    In the Dec. 19 rankings by KWCA,  Holden Hurla is 6th in the 152 lb. class and Isaiah Luellen maintained his number one ranking in 160 lb.
    Norton holds down the #1 ranking  and   Wabaunsee is #7,  Riley Co. is #8,  and Silver Lake is #9, 
    For complete rankings,  go to:
http://www.kansaswrestling.org/rankings

Rossville Man Raises $5,000 For Food Pantry

In just two weeks Chad Shafstall, his family and their community raised around $5,000 in cash, pantry items and hygiene products.    For video of Mr. Shafstall and his efforts,  go to:
http://www.wibw.com/video?vid=465549573

Rossvilles In USA

I found the following Rossvilles in the USA.  Most were named after an early settler.   One state, MD, has two though only one has a zip code.  There might be others in other states.  If you know of another,  let me know.

State     Appr. Population if incorporated

KS          1.100
MD       15,000
GA          4,000
TN             700
IN           1,600
IL            1,300
OK          unincorporated
TX                   "
PA                    "
OH                   "
MO                  "
SC                    "
NY          Uninc. Community on Staten Island
MD         Uninc. Community in Beltsville, MD

Dawgfeed 7

Dawgfeed 7 for the current school year can be viewed at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=-MxLDu84OMY

There is video of the boys and girls basketball games against Frankfort and Wamego.

RHS Girls Get Big Win Over Silver Lake

Silver Lake   4 9 5   6   =   24
Rossville     11 6 8 17   =   42

Rossville scoring:
Hill             4         5-8   13
Buhler        2         3-4     7
Porter         0         7-9     7
Anderson   2          2-4     6
Douglas     1 (1)     0-0     3
Badura       1          0-0     2
Kirk            0          2-2     2
Schults      1          0-0     2 
Totals       11 (1)  19-27  42

Rossville Boys Lose To Silver Lake

Silver Lake 13 16 14 21   =  64
Rossville       8 11 12   5   =  36

Rossville scoring:

Quiett           4 (2)     0-0     10
Sumner        3 (3)     0-0       9
Morris           1 (1)     2-2       5
Sowers         2          0-0       4
Hulbert         1 (1)     0-2       3
Brummer      1 (1)     0-0       3
Reeves         1          0-0       2 
Totals           13 (8)    2-4     36

RHS Boys Lose To Perry-Lecompton

Rossville lost to Perry-Lecompton at Rossville on Dec. 18. 

Perry-Lecompton  13 13 14 12   =  52

Rossville                 9 11 12  11   =  43

Rossville scoring:

Quiett                4 (4)      0-0     12
Morris                3 (2)      4-5     12
Hulbert               5           1-3     11
Sumner              2           0-2      4
Brummer            1           0-0      2
Sowers               1           0-0      2
Totals               16 (6)     5-10   43

RHS Girls Defeat Perry-Lecompton

    The Rossville girls defeated Perry-Lecompton 54-38 on Dec. 18 at Rossville.

Rossville               18 11 11 14  = 54

Perry-Lecompton  11   9 13   5  = 38

Rossville scoring:

Hill                 9        3-7    21
Buhler           3 (3)   3-4    12
Porter            3 (1)   0-5     7
Badura          2         0-3     4
Morelli           2         0-1     4
Schultz          2         0-0     4
Hatina           1          0-0    2 

Totals          22 (4)    6-20 54

Java For Jonah

ROSSVILLE, Kan. (WIBW) - A coffee shop in Rossville is brewing for a good cause, helping one little boy fight a rare auto-immune disease.

Java for Jonah is being sold to help an 8 year old boy named Jonah Slack whose family deserves the energy boost more than most.

"Jonah’s IgE should be 90 or less and he's currently at 17,000,” said Jonah’s father Derek Slack.

8 year old Jonah and his parents have been put through the ringer with medical issues since he was born.

"Honestly Jonah doesn't sleep hardly at all, so we know if we complain about sleep how much more tired is he,” Derek said.

Jonah has Hyper IgE Syndrome which makes him allergic to everything. There could be other issues too, including a high risk for cancer.

Mom Shawna Slack said Jonah’s constantly experiencing itching that won't stop and a lot of pain throughout his body, which keeps him from sleeping.

Jonah said right now his hands look fine, but from his feet to his ankles, it’s not so good, and the medical treatments can be pretty rough.

"Well each day I take a bath that has bleach in it that just kills the bacteria on my skin,” Jonah said.

Treatments are also expensive. Jonah uses different ointments, steroids, and light treatments to combat his skin condition. He also sleeps in wet pajama's to help his skin absorb the moisture.

Derek said with the lack of sleep, the family runs on a lot of steam, and that’s why coming to the local coffee shop is their fuel pretty much every single day.

Family friend Sarene McCrory owns Grounded Coffee House in Rossville and found the answer the Slacks have been looking for.

"I just kind of had a God moment where it hit me that okay you need to act on this, and so I told my husband okay this is what’s going on, and this is what I'm thinking, this Java for Jonah just keeps coming up, and running through my mind and we have to act on this,” McCrory said.

The Java for Jonah coffee bags can hardly stay stocked, with much of the Rossville community wanting to help out. Dad Derek said it’s been an overwhelming happy surprise.

"To sit in here everyday and get to watch people pick it up and buy it, it's humbling, each sip that I take it humbles me, it really does, but it was a beautiful gesture,” Derek said.

To help support Jonah’s cause you can buy Java for Jonah bag of coffee for $15 at Grounded Coffee House in Rossville. They are open every day from 6:30 to 11:30 a.m.

You can now buy a bag of Java for Jonah coffee online at:.
http://www.bluejazzjava.com/java-for-jonah-1-lb-coffee-buy-5-get-1-free/

You can also donate to Jonah's Gofundme page at: https://www.gofundme.com/jonah-needs-our-help