Maxine Carver Passes Away

Maxine Fay Carver, 73, died quietly in her sleep on January 28, 2019, at KU Med center. Maxine was born to George and Velma (Pitcher) Tomasek on November 18, 1945, in Anthony, Kansas. She was raised in the rural Caldwell, Kansas, area along with two older sisters.

Maxine attended the Caldwell Public school system. She attended Emporia State University graduating with a BA degree in Business Education in January, 1967, and then a MS degree from Kansas State University in August, 1972. She taught at Rosedale High School in Kansas City, Kansas for the spring semester of 1967. Maxine then moved to St. Marys, Kansas, for the fall of 1967 and taught business courses at St. Marys High School for 34 years. She was also the Future Business Leaders of America advisor for St. Marys High School for 23 years. Maxine also taught various business courses during the evenings for Highland Junior College at St. Marys, and for Washburn University in Topeka. After retirement, Maxine substitute taught in Rossville and St. Marys. Maxine was a member of the Kaw Valley Education Association, Kansas Education Association, and the National Education Association. Maxine was also listed in the National Who’s Who in High Schools of America. Maxine was also a member of the Rossville Christian Church. She was also a member of the Czech Moravan Lodge and served as the secretary and was honored as the 2018 Fraternalist of the year for the Moravan Lodge 128. Maxine also served as the treasurer for the City of Rossville.

Mrs. Carver was known for having a great interest in crocheting, crafts, and reading. She was a big fan of mysteries. She was a member of the Rossville Library Book Club. In her youth, she enjoyed horseback riding.

Maxine was united in marriage to Steven Lyle Carver on June 29, 1968. He survives. Maxine is also survived by her two sons, David L. Carver, Manhattan, and Marc A. Carver (Jill) of Topeka. Her grandchildren are Tyler, Garrett, and Jacob of Topeka, and Isaac of Texas.
Maxine was preceded in death by both of her parents and sister Lucy Ashley of Shawnee Mission, KS. Surviving sibling is her sister, Georgia Ann Neal (Bill) of Caldwell, Kansas.

Memorial services will be at 1:00 P.M. Sunday, February 3, 2019 at the Rossville Christian Church. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. Saturday, February 2, 2019 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys.

Sierra Streit On Dean's List

Sierra Streit of Rossville is on the Dean's List for the Fall Semester at Highland Community College.

Rossville Boys At St. Marys

Rossville held the lead throughout most of the game,  with a 7-6 lead after first, 26-20 at the half, and 35-30 at the end of three quarters.  With 2:25 left, RHS led 44-39.  At 1:33, it was Dawgs up 47-43.  But with :50 left,  the Bears took the lead at 48-47. With :20 remaining,  a Dawg basket  tied the game at 49-49.  But the Bears had the last chance and hit a basket with about 1 second (or less)  left to win 51-49.

Rossville    7    19      9    14  -  49
St. Marys    6    14    10    21  -  51

St. Marys scoring:
J. Hurla        2 (1)   1-2     6 
Holz             4 (1)   3-4    12 
Schindler     5         3-5    13 
Rieschick     6         2-3   14 
Ewing           1         2-2    4 
Sommers     1         0-0     2
Totals         19 (2) 11-16  51

Rossville scoring:
Sumner       3         3-5     9 

Reeves       6          0-0   12 

Horak          2 (2)    0-0     6 

Badura        3          0-0     6  

Brown         1          0-0     2 

Garcia         3          1-1     7 

Sowers        3          1-4     7  

Totals         21 (2)    5-10 49

Lady Dawgs At St. Marys

Jan. 29, 2019 at St. Marys
The Lady Dawgs dominated the court for the first three quarters.  They were up 10-5 after one, 29-16 at the half, and 38-25 after three quarters.  They were still up 44-39 with 48 seconds left.  But in the last 48 seconds the Lady Bears hit two 3 pt shots and one free throw while the Rossville girls only netted on free throw to end up one point short after that disastrous 4th period. 

Rossville   10    19    9    7   --   45
St. Marys    5     11   9    20  --   46

Rossville scoring:

Streit            2        0-1     4
Rodehorst   1        0-0     2
Rabe             0       2-2      2
Zemek          3 (3) 2-3     11
Hill               2       9-10    11
Morelli         5 (1)  2-7     13

St. Marys scoring:

M. Hurla       2 (1)  1-3     6
R. Hurla        2 (1)  0-1     5
Hurd              1 (1)  0-0    3
K. Hurla        2       0-0    4
Harrison       7 (6) 1-2    21
Hutley           0       2-2     2
Schindler      1       3-7      5

Merrill Hinkle Donates Record Collection

Douglas Martinek accepting Mr. Hinkle's record collection

Mr. Merrill Hinkle was gracious enough to donate his entire Polka record collection to the Moravan Lodge #128, Rossville, KS.

Mr. Hinkle, 92 year young, lives in rural Jackson County near Mayetta. He remembers dancing with his wife, Margarite at the Bohemian Hall and across the Midwest.

The records date back to 1975, with many of the records, personally autographed with the polka musician’s name and the location of the dance where Mr. Hinkle purchased them.


Mr. and Mrs. Hinkle will be the guest of honor at the Spring Polka Dance at the Bohemian Hall on April 27, 2019.

Washburn President's List

Washburn University has announced its President's List honorees for the fall 2018 semester. A 4.0 GPA with 12 or more hours are needed.

On this Presidents List are Jamie Benton and Darria Dennison of Rossville, KS

FBLA District Conference

Rossville FBLA had 19 members compete at the District III Conference on January 21, 2019
at Herington High School. Our chapter placed 3rd overall. We were excited to be able to go
and compete this year since the last two years have been canceled due to weather.

FBLA Members that attended District III Conference

Back row: (left to right) Elizabeth Schaefer, Camille Hoffelt, Taylor Morelli,

Erika Hatina, Mary Shults, Jordan Quinones, Dylan Rietcheck, Mcgwyre Leathers

Middle row: Parker Kenney, Kaiden Brown, Adam White, Peyton Price,

Allison Perry, Leah Hudson, Hailey Steele

Front row: Tatum Gentry, Vanesa Quinones, Mattie Horgan, Alexis Zabala

Individual and team placings are as follows:

Banking & Financial Systems - 4th place - Dylan Rietcheck, Mattie Horgan, Vanesa Quinones

Business Communications - 3rd place - Taylor Morelli

Business Ethics - 2nd place - Erika Hatina

Business Law - 10th place - Tatum Gentry

Client Service - 4th place - Taylor Morelli

Computer Problem Solving - 4th place - Adam White

Cyber Security - 5th place - Jordan Quinones

Emerging Business Issues - 3rd place - Peyton Price & Kaiden Brown

Entrepreneurship - 3rd place - Erika Hatina, Leah Hudson, Jordan Quinones

Health Care Administration - 9th place - Taylor Morelli

Help Desk - 3rd place - Taylor Morelli

Hospitality Management - 1st place - Dylan Rietcheck, Mattie Horgan, Vanesa Quinones

Introduction to Business - 6th place - Tatum Gentry, 8th place - Alexis Zabala

Introduction to Business Presentation - 6th place - Hailey Steele

Introduction to Business Procedures - 4th place - Tatum Gentry, 5th place - Mcgwyre Leathers,
8th place - Kaiden Brown, 9th place - Mattie Horgan

Introduction to Financial Math - 1st place - Alexis Zabala, 6th place - Aadam White

Introduction to FBLA - 1st place - Elizabeth Schaefer

Introduction to Information Technology - 4th place - Adam White

Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure - 2nd place - Elizabeth Schaefer

Introduction to Public Speaking - 5th place - Peyton Price, 8th place - Vanesa Quinones

Marketing - 3rd place - Kaiden Brown, Parker Kenney, Peyton Price

Networking Concepts - 2nd place - Adam White

Parliamentary Procedure - 8th place - Leah Hudson

Political Science - 10th place - Alexis Zabala

Public Speaking - 4th place - Mary Shults, 5th place - Leah Hudson

Sales Presentation - 3rd place - Leah Hudson

Securities & Investments - 5th place - Parker Kenney, 6th place - Leah Hudson

Sport & Entertainment Management - 5th place - Kaiden Brown, Parker Kenney, Dylan Rietcheck

The FBLA State Leadership Conference will be April 2-3 at the Kansas Expo Center in Topeka, KS.
The top 4 that place at State will be qualified to compete at the National Leadership Conference
in San Antonio, TX this summer, June 29-July 2.

Taco Salad Meal Benefit Jan 29

  The Jan 29 Basketball game at St. Marys High will have a TACO Salad meal with proceeds going to Mallory Mitchell/Kyle Hammer.   Burritos will also be available for pick up that night.

For info about Mallory Mitchell, go to the following:    http://www.emporiagazette.com/area_news/article_7ae150cc-28cf-51ae-a970-c68b3f861207.html

John Andrick Passes Away

    Rossville—John W. Andrick, 86, passed away Sunday, January 27, 2019 at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka.
    He was born June 7, 1932 on a farm near Delia the son of Raymond and Griffie Adams Andrick. John attended Delia schools. He served in the United States Army.
    He had lived in the Delia, Dover and Rossville communities all of his life. John was an earthmover tire builder at Goodyear Tire and Rubber in Topeka, retiring in July 1994. He was a farmer and stockman. John had worked at the grain elevator in Willard and did carpenter work in and around Rossville. He was a member of Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion in Rossville. His first love was his family, and fishing with the kids with the farm being close behind.
    He was preceded in death by his parents; three infant sisters and sisters, Leorna Darting, Wauenta Darting and Dorothy Redmon; a son, Terry on March 29, 1998 and a grandson, David on June 18, 2012.
    On September 9, 1956 he was united in marriage to Isla R. Parnell in Seneca. She survives of the home.
Other survivors include two daughters, Janice Andrick and Brenda (Rod) Brown all of Rossville; a son, Ron (Alice) Andrick, Topeka; a sister, Genevieve (Don) Jacobson, Rossville; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
    Funeral services will be at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, February 2, 2019 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys. Interment will be in the Rossville Cemetery with Military services by Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion. The family will receive friends from 10:00 until service time Saturday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Midland Hospice House and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, Kansas 66536.

Lady Dawgs Lose To Perry-Lecompton

Third game for 5th place at the Oskaloosa Tournament on Jan. 26.

Perry-Lecompton     18  14  17    7  —  56

Rossville                   14  12   9    8  —  43

Rossville   scoring
Paulsen          1        2-2      4
Streit              1        0-2      2
Rodehorst      1 (1)  0-0      3
Bergstresser   2        1-4      5
Rabe               1        3-4     7
Zemek            2 (1)  2-2      7
Morelli           5        3-5    13
Gillum            0        1-4     1
Shultz             0        1-2     1

Class of 1969 Reunion

The class of 1969 is having their 50th reunion in August 2019.  They want to invite teachers from 1969 but need contact info the the following teachers:  Send any into to frank.ruff@juno.com

Jim Atkisson
Chet Duncan
Les Hallmark
Larry McGee
Preston Pierce
Jim Ready
Sue Richardson
Don Willits

They would  also like to contact two classmates who moved before graduating : Norm Keim and George Grose

Fredonia Wrestling Tourney

    The Dawgs were loose once again after being sidelined for two weeks since the Bobcat Classic of Jan. 10-12.   
    Rossville had three wrestlers place first (Zach Archer, Alex Archer, Layne Hurla) and Kody Davoren came in 2nd in the Fredonia Tournament on Jan.25-26.  Teams invited per the KWCA wedsite include:  Bluestem, Caney Valley, Central-Burden,  Ell-Saline, Erie, Flint Hills, Fredonia, Humboldt, Parsons, Perry Lecompton, Shawnee Mission South, West Elk, Valley Center JV, Campus, Cherokee-SE.  
    Top 5 teams of the 31 competing were:
    1)  Campus      264
    2)  Winfield     163
    3)  Fredonia    162.5
    4)  Rossville    133
    5)  Perry Lec.  126

     More details for each RHS wrestler are below.

106
Zach Archer (21-4) placed 1st and scored 26.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Zach Archer (Rossville) 21-4 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Zach Archer (Rossville) 21-4 won by fall over Josiah Knoll (Brookville-Ell-Saline) 7-13 (Fall 0:29)
Semifinal - Zach Archer (Rossville) 21-4 won by decision over Dylan Sheler (Campus) 25-9 (Dec 5-4)
1st Place Match - Zach Archer (Rossville) 21-4 won by fall over Jake Stanton (Caney Valley High School) 21-3 (Fall 1:23)

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106
Colby Hurla (8-10) place is unknown.
Champ. Round 1 - Drayton Kennedy (Erie High School) 16-13 won by decision over Colby Hurla (Rossville) 8-10 (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Colby Hurla (Rossville) 8-10 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Josiah Knoll (Brookville-Ell-Saline) 7-13 won by decision over Colby Hurla (Rossville) 8-10 (Dec 12-5)

113
Trent Gentry (16-10) placed 4th and scored 14.0 team points.
Quarterfinal - Trent Gentry (Rossville) 16-10 won by fall over Nate Thompson (Erie High School) 18-10 (Fall 0:13)
Semifinal - Kale McCracken (Campus) 29-0 won by fall over Trent Gentry (Rossville) 16-10 (Fall 1:01)
Cons. Semi - Trent Gentry (Rossville) 16-10 won by fall over Mason Bahnmaier (Perry-Lecompton) 8-9 (Fall 4:08)
3rd Place Match - Ben Carver (Valley Center High School) 18-10 won by decision over Trent Gentry (Rossville) 16-10 (Dec 9-2)

120
Alex Archer (19-4) placed 1st and scored 22.0 team points.
Quarterfinal - Alex Archer (Rossville) 19-4 won by fall over Wyatt Ford (Erie High School) 5-9 (Fall 0:54)
Semifinal - Alex Archer (Rossville) 19-4 won by decision over Elijah Collins (Burlingame) 12-8 (Doec 7-1)
1st Place Match - Alex Archer (Rossville) 19-4 won by decision over Hunter Reddick (Fredonia High School) 16-4 (Dec 11-9)

126
Layne Hurla (23-7) placed 1st and scored 25.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Layne Hurla (Rossville) 23-7 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Layne Hurla (Rossville) 23-7 won by decision over Tayton Donham (Winfield) 11-19 (Dec 11-5)
Semifinal - Layne Hurla (Rossville) 23-7 won by major decision over Bricetin Wedel (Campus) 4-7 (MD 8-0)
1st Place Match - Layne Hurla (Rossville) 23-7 won by fall over Taylor Parrett (Campus) 13-15 (Fall 5:46)

132
Colin Culbertson (11-10) placed 4th and scored 14.0 team points.
Quarterfinal - Colin Culbertson (Rossville) 11-10 won by fall over Dagen VanBuren (West Elk High School) 3-20 (Fall 0:29)
Semifinal - Isaac Jennings (Fredonia High School) 20-6 won by major decision over Colin Culbertson (Rossville) 11-10 (MD 10-
0)
Cons. Semi - Colin Culbertson (Rossville) 11-10 won by fall over John Heckman (Burlingame) 5-9 (Fall 3:46)
3rd Place Match - Derek Sheler (Campus) 11-8 won by major decision over Colin Culbertson (Rossville) 11-10 (MD 14-0)

138
Sam Twombly (19-10) placed 6th and scored 9.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Sam Twombly (Rossville) 19-10 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Sam Twombly (Rossville) 19-10 won by fall over Adam Atwell (Iola) 12-11 (Fall 0:47)
Semifinal - Thad Metcalfe (Perry-Lecompton) 16-7 won by decision over Sam Twombly (Rossville) 19-10 (Dec 9-5)
Cons. Semi - Kylar Poort (Campus) 4-4 won by decision over Sam Twombly (Rossville) 19-10 (Dec 4-2)
5th Place Match - Seth Renfro (Shawnee Mission South) 11-12 won by fall over Sam Twombly (Rossville) 19-10 (Fall 1:50)

145
Corey Catron (5-7) place is unknown and scored 3.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Corey Catron (Rossville) 5-7 won by major decision over Colton Smith (Flinthills) 2-9 (MD 17-4)
Quarterfinal - Parker Smith (Winfield) 12-14 won by major decision over Corey Catron (Rossville) 5-7 (MD 11-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Mitchell Root (Perry-Lecompton) 4-8 won by fall over Corey Catron (Rossville) 5-7 (Fall 4:04)

152
Joe McGrath (0-2) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Gavin Wolken (Anderson County) 7-7 won by fall over Joe McGrath (Rossville) 0-2 (Fall 3:40)
Cons. Round 1 - Anotonio Tanguma (Valley Center High School) 2-2 won by decision over Joe McGrath (Rossville) 0-2 (Dec 5-4)

195
Kody Davoren (21-4) placed 2nd and scored 20.0 team points.
Quarterfinal - Kody Davoren (Rossville) 21-4 won by fall over River Walkingstick (Campus) 0-2 (Fall 2:45)
Semifinal - Kody Davoren (Rossville) 21-4 won by fall over Cyrus McCoy (Perry-Lecompton) 5-3 (Fall 3:05)
1st Place Match - Brycen Schroeder (Campus) 24-4 won by decision over Kody Davoren (Rossville) 21-4 (Dec 13-6

Helen Simpson Passes Away

Helen Marie Simpson, 90, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2019.

On November 27, 1948, she married Thomas "Shorty" M. Simpson. He preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by two sons, John Noel Simpson and Joel Richard Simpson, daughter, Alice Louise Johnson and four siblings.

She is survived by three children, Daniel Simpson, Rossville; Margaret "Peggy" Woehr (Gerald), Overbrook and Eileen Langley (Larry), Topeka; one sister, Donna Hale, Montrose, CO; 19 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 12 noon on Monday, January 28, 2019 at Parker-Price Funeral Home, followed by a reception at the Parker-Price Reception Center. Interment will be held at Rossville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Aldersgate Good Samaritan Fund or Aldersgate Employee Christmas Fund, 7220 SW Asbury Dr., Topeka, KS 66614. To leave a message for the family online, please visit www.ParkerPriceFH.com.

RHS Girls Defeat Oskaloosa

The Lady Dawgs won their second round game in the Jeff Co. No. Invitational on March 25.

Oskaloosa      8    8      8     9  —  33
Rossville       14   12   10   10  —  46

Rossville  scoring
Paulsen          1        1-4       3
Rodehorst     0       2-2       2
Rabe               1        1-3       3
Zemek            3       3-4       9
Hill                 8       0-0     16
Morelli           5       1-3      11
Shultz             0       0-2      0