Sharon Davis Memorial Service

    The graveside memorial services for Sharon I. Davis Pierce will be at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, May 25, 2019 at the Rossville Christian Church due to the weather.

2A Regional Track & Field

Women - Class 2A - Team Rankings - 18 Events Scored
1) Jefferson County North 112
2) Blue Rapids-Valley Hts   64
3) KC Christian                    60
4) Wabaunsee                       56
5) Jackson Heights               51
6) Shawnee-Maranatha        42
7) Rossville                          38
8) Richmond-Central Hts     33
9) Eskridge-Mission Valley 23
10) Oskaloosa                      21
10) Olathe-Heritage Christian  21
12) Lyndon                          11
13) Horton                           10
14) McLouth                         9
15) Atchison                         6
16) Lawrence-Bishop Seabury  1

Top Five performances were turned in by:
Julia Streit             3200 M        3rd
    "      "                 1600 M        4th
Kaytlin Dohrman  100  M Hur  5th
Jordan Bittner         100 M Hur  4th
     "         "               300 M Hur 3rd
Jaycee Fiedler         400 M         4th
Briar Gillum           Shot Put      1st

Men - Class 2A - Team Rankings - 18 Events Scored
1) Jackson Heights                 86
2) KC Christian                      69
3) Shawnee-Maranatha          68
4) Jefferson County North     62
5) McLouth                            45
6) Rossville                            44
7) Richmond-Central Hts       41
8) Atchison County                37
8) Horton                                37
10) Wabaunsee                       28
11) Lawrence-Bishop Seabury 20
12) Olathe-Heritage Christian  9
13) Blue Rapids-Valley Hts      6
14) Eskridge-Mission Valley    4
15) Lyndon             

Top Five performances were turned in by:

Trevor Johnson       100 M       1st
     "         "               200 M       3rd
Goodnow Rezac     100 M       2nd
     "             "          200 M       2nd
Boys 4 x 100 Relay                  1st

Linda Downie Passes Away

Linda Downie, 80, of Topeka, passed away Friday, May 17, 2019.

She was born March 11, 1939, in Willard, Kansas, the daughter of Ralph and Geraldine (Frieson) Pitts. She graduated from Eskridge High School in 1957.

Linda married Darrell Downie on August 20, 1960 in Miami, Oklahoma.

Linda attended cosmetology school in 1971 and had her own beauty salon in her home. She enjoyed gardening, ranching, quilting and cooking. 

Survivors include her husband, Darrell Downie; son, Bryan (Paula) Downie; daughter, Jodie (Zach) Allen, son, Jared (Beth) Downie; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and two sisters, Shirley Henderson and Nancy (Monty) Mercer. 

She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Ralph Pitts, Jr.

Family will greet friends from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Tuesday, May 22, 2019 at Parker-Price Cremations, Funerals & Receptions, 245 NW Independence Ave. Topeka, KS.   To share a memory of Linda or leave a message for her family, please click the Share Memories button pn the Parker Price web site--https://www.parkerpricefh.com/Obituary/172037/Linda-Downie/Topeka-KS

A graveside service will be at 11:00 am, Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at the Prairie Home Cemetery, NW 35th & Menoken Rd., Topeka.

RHS Top Ten Senior Scholars

    Rossville High School announced the Top 10 Seniors of the Class of 2019 at graduation exercises on Sunday, May 19, 2019. The following seniors were recognized for their academic accomplishments: Alexander Archer, Derek Balch, Jordan Bittner, MaKenzie Decklar, Dylan Ditch , Kaytlin Dohrman, Caila Hill, Stacey Keithline, Cheyenne Reese, and Ava Stipp.

RHS Top Scholar Awards

RHS VALEDICTORIAN/SALUTATORIAN AWARDS

    Rossville High School announced their top scholars at graduation on May 19, 2019.  Pictured from left are Valedictorians Jordan Bittner and Caila Hill and Salutatorian Kaytlin Dohrman.

State Baseball Tourney Begins Thur.

    The Dawgs play their first game in the 2A State Tournament at Great Bend on Thur., May 23 at 5:45  against Sedgwick, ranked #9 by the KABC.  If they win,  they will play on Friday at 1L15.  Interesting to note that Mission Valley, whom the Dawgs defeated in the Regional final, is ranked #2 by the KABC. 
    You can see the complete 2A bracket at:  http://kshsaa.org/public/ScoreCenter/Brackets/Baseball/2-1AState.cfm?WeekID=3172&Level=9&Class=2-1A&Activity=3

June (Eldridge) Martz Passes Away

June E Martz, 87 years old, of Topeka, Kansas passed over on May 12, 2019 in Baldwin, Kansas.

June was born in Valencia, Kansas on October 18, 1931 to Lynn Boyd Eldridge and Virgie Keeton Eldridge.    

June was a Inventory Manager for over 40 years in Retail and Publishing. Recently, she worked as a Grandparent for KNI in Topeka. She was famous for her home grown tomatoes. June married Joe Martz and celebrated over 30 years of marriage prior to his death in 1999. She raised a daughter, June Louise Keener and loved her son-in-law Everett Keener and grandsons Logan Lee Keener, Cody Louis Keener and his wife Jamie M Keener.

She is survived by sister, Evelyn Anderson, brothers, Jack Eldridge and Harold Eldridge. June was preceded in death by her mother, her father and sisters: Marjorie, Mary Jane and Juanita Sue, brothers: Gene, Roy and Audry.

As per her wishes, June was cremated, A celebration of Life will be announced later.

Rev. John Dutton Passes Away

    Reverend John William "Jack" Dutton, Jr., 73, of Topeka, died Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at St. Francis ER. 
    He was born January 8, 1946 at Warrensburg, MO, the son of John William Dutton, Sr. and Sophie Georgette Hust Dutton. Jack was a 1963 High School Graduate from Smithtown Central, St. James, NY, and attended KSU. He served in the US Army from 1968-1971. He worked for 34 years in retail management. He was also a Pastor for the last 14 years at various churches, serving nine of them at the United Methodist Church in Perry, KS, and was now the pastor of Rossville United Methodist Church.
    Jack married Louvae Lorraine Gibson on January 29, 1967, at Manhattan, KS. She survives of the home. Other survivors include three sons, John "Jack" Dutton, III (Katie), Boerne, TX, Joshua Samuel Dutton (Carrie), Anderson, IN, Jeffery Drew Dutton, Denver, CO, a daughter, Krissa Louvae Schandelmaier (Nick), Berlin, Germany, a brother, Peter Alan Dutton, Green Cove Springs, FL and six grandchildren.
    Church Services will be 10:00 AM Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at the Rossville United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Gypsum Hill Cemetery in Salina, KS. Visitation will be 6 to 8 PM Tuesday evening at the church. Memorials may be made to the Rossville United Methodist Church or the Topeka Rescue Mission, sent in care of Barnett Family Funeral Home, PO Box 602 Oskaloosa, KS 66066.

Graduation May 19

RHS graduation is 2 PM on Sunday, May 19.

2A Track Regional May 17

  RHS Track and Field team competed in the 2A Regional at Jeff North on Friday, May 17.  The teams competing were:

Blue Rapids-Valley Heights HS Effingham-Atchison Co Community HS Eskridge-Mission Valley HS Horton HS Jackson Heights HS Lawrence-Bishop Seabury Academy Lyndon HS McLouth HS Olathe-Heritage Christian Academy Oskaloosa HS Prairie Village-Kansas City Christian HS Richmond-Central Heights HS Rossville HS Shawnee-Maranatha Christian Academy Wabaunsee HS Winchester-Jefferson County North HS

Thederahn Injured In Accident

    Jon Thederahn, 54, of Rossville, was injured Thursday afternoon when his motorcycle crashed on I-70 near K-99 in Wabaunsee County.  The crash was reported at 3:50 PM and he was taken to Stormont Vail Hospital with suspected minor injuries.      According to the Kansas Highway Patrol,  Thederahn, on a 2018 Honda Goldwing motorcycle, was northbound on K-99 making a right turn onto the eastbound I-70 on-ramp where he lost control of the bike, causing it to roll.  He was wearing a helmet.

RHS Wins Baseball Regional

    By totally dominating their opponents by a combined score of 42-0, the Dawgs won their 2A Regional this year.  After defeating Northern Hts., 9-0, and Lyndon, 13-0, on Monday in the first two rounds of the regional,  The Dawgs really cranked it up on Wednesday and scorched Mission Valley 20-0 in three innings.
    You can see the results of the regional at:   http://kshsaa.org/Public/ScoreCenter/Brackets/Baseball/2-1ARegional.cfm?Activity=3&Class=2-1A&WeekID=3314

State 2-lA State Championship
May 23 – 24, 2019

Great Bend Sports Complex, 41 McKinley St, Great Bend, KS 67530, USA (map)

National Honor Society Members

RHS ANNOUNCES NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY MEMBERS

Rossville Jr./Sr. High School inducted 13 new members into the National Honor Society at the Spring Awards Night on May 8, 2019.  Seniors Payton Bolte and Katie Glotzbach;  Junior Emma Streit; and Sophomores Destiny Bergstresser, Breck McCrory, Jaycee Fiedler, Peyton Price, Tatum Gentry, Jordan Quinones, Brody Jackson, Gracie Rabe, Parker Kenney, and Julia Streit lit the candle of honor and recited the pledge as new members.

RHS existing members are Seniors Jordan Bittner, Kaytlin Dohrman, McKenzie Decklar, Caila Hill, Stacey Keithline, Cheyenne Reese, and Ava Stipp and the Junior members are Kaleb Badura, Danielle Bittner, Kody Davoren, Erika Hatina, Leah Hudson, Kinlyn Lundin, Danielle Moore, Randy Morelli, Taylor Morelli, Michaela Paulsen, Jenna Rodehorst, and Sydney Wonnell.

                                               

NHS officers for the 2019-2020 school year were recently elected and are as follows: President Danielle Bittner, Vice-President Kody Davoren, Secretary Taylor Morelli, & Treasurer Kaleb Badura.

Membership in the National Honor Society is based on a student’s performance in the areas of scholarship, service, leadership, and character.  In order to be eligible, students must first have a grade point average of at least 3.2 and have made significant contributions to their school and community, as well as maintain strong moral character.

RHS Curriculum Completers

ROSSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL ANNOUNCES CURRICULUM COMPLETERS

Rossville Jr./Sr. High School had 6 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 Alex Archer, Jordan Bittner  , Katie Dohrman, Caila Hill, Stacey Keithline, & Cheyenne Reese

           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. Alex Archer & Caila Hill were designated as 2019 Kansas State Scholars.