Rossville High Basketball Schedule

Dec. 

1. at Wamego
5-9. at Chapman Inv. 
15. Frankfort
18. Perry-Lecompton 
19. Silver Lake 

Jan.
5. at Riley County
9. Rock Creek
12. St. Marys
16-20. at Valley Falls Inv. (B)
23-27. at Jefferson North Inv. (G)
30. at St. Marys 

Feb. 
2. at Wabaunsee 
6. at Osage City 
9. at Silver Lake 
13. Wabaunsee 
16. Riley County
22. at Rock Creek

Frederick Foster (69) Passes Away

Frederick J. "Fred" Foster, 67, passed away Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at his home in Delia.

He was born August 12, 1950 at Topeka the son of Joseph F. and M. Ellen Dale Foster.  Fred grew up in the Rossville community and graduated from Rossville High School in 1969. He served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam Conflict.

Fred had worked for Topeka Metal Specialties for many years.  He was a member of the Catholic faith.  Fred was a member of Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion in Rossville.

On June 12, 1981 he was united in marriage to Vickie Diehl at Rossville.  She survives of the home.

Other survivors include his children, Luke (Jodi) Foster, Topeka, Matthew (Misty) Foster, Fairview, TX; Jennifer (Blaine) Hensley, Rossville, Scott (Isabelle) Zlatnik, Cache, OK; Julie (Greg) Spring, Rossville, Sheila (Bobby) Coons, Melissa (Kelly) Smith all of Topeka; brothers, Robert Foster, Topeka, David Foster, Rossville and Charlie Foster, Delia; a sister, Teresa Foster, Topeka; 17 grandchildren and 1 great-granddaughter.

A Celebration of Life Visitation will be from 12:00 until 2:00 P.M. Saturday, December 9, 2017 at Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion in Rossville.  Private inurnment will be in the Rossville Cemetery.  Memorial contributions may be made in Fred's name and sent to Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, Kansas 66536.  

Online condolences may be sent to www.piperfuneralhome.com.

RHS Boys Basketball Outlook

Coach: Eammon Bradley (1st year).

Last year’s record: 12-11 (4-6, 5th in league).

Postseason: lost in 3A sub-state finals.

Returning starters: (1) Sheldon Hulbert, F, 6-2, sr.

Other returners/newcomers: Hunter Quiett, G, 5-9, sr.; Jared Morris, G, 5-8, sr.; Teagan Sumner, G, 6-0, jr.; Tyree Sowers, F, 6-0, fr.; Nicholas Brummer, G, 6-0, sr.; Elijah Daughty, G, 5-8, jr.; Bo Reeves, F, 6-2, fr.

Outlook: After up and down regular season, Bulldawgs caught fire in postseason and reached sub-state title game before falling to Silver Lake. … Graduation claimed three starters and fourth, first-team all-leaguer Caiden Musick, transferred to Burlingame. … Bradley replaces Derek Dick as coach.

RHS Girls Basketball Outlook

Coach: Michael Bell (5th year).

Last year’s record: 20-3 (8-2, 2nd in league).

Postseason: lost in 3A sub-state finals.

Returning starters: (2) Jalyn Porter, G, 5-8, sr.; Caila Hill, F, 5-10, jr.

Other returners/newcomers: Maura Buhler, G, 5-6, sr.; Kylee Badura, F, 5-8, sr.; Meg Kirk, F, 5-8, sr.; Taylor Morelli, F, 5-9, so.; Ashley Douglas, G, 5-5, sr.

Outlook: Bulldawgs fell just short of earning first state trip in more than a decade, falling 47-41 to Riley County in sub-state finals. … Graduation claimed 60 percent of team’s scoring and rebounding, most notably first-team All-3A pick Amanda Hill (201 ppg, 6 rpg). … Caila Hill averaged 9.4 ppg and 4 rpg and will take on bigger load this year. … Porter missed last 12 games with broken hand and averaged 4 ppg and 3 rpg in 11 games last year. … Buhler averaged 3 ppg and 2 apg.

Mary Millenbruch Passes Away

Mary M. Millenbruch, 70, Rossville, passed away Monday, November 20, 2017 at a Topeka, Hospital.

Survivors include her husband Jim of the home in Rossville; Her daughter Phyllis (Thomas) Stangler, Milrose, MN; step- daughters, Rita (David) Hansford, Meriden and Evelyn Armstrong, Rossville; 3 grandchildren, 10 step-grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren and 5 step-great-grandchildren. 

Funeral services will be at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, November 30 at the Lakeside Baptist Church in Silver Lake. Graveside services will be at 2:00 P.M. Thursday at the Marysville City Cemetery. Mary will lie in state after 2:00 P.M. Wednesday at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys where the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 7:30 P.M. Memorial contributions may be made in Mary's name and sent to Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, Kansas 66536. Online condolences may be sent to www.piperfuneralhome.com.

Dawgfeed # 6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUykUW1PN6k

Dawgfeed No. 5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80WahnajFfo

Frank Patterson Passes Away

Frank W. Patterson Frank W. Patterson, 55, passed away Saturday, November 18, 2017 at St Francis Hospital after a short battle with cirrhosis of the liver. Frank was born on January 28, 1961 in Rossville, the son of Calvin Dewayne and LaDonna Roseann (Woosley) Patterson. Frank was a long-time student of the School of Hard Knocks graduating with a master's degree. He was a jack-of-all-trades and had a string of odd jobs through his life, working as a farm handyman, tow truck driver for Otis Lane Automotive, and working for Spot & Steal. 

Frank was preceded in death by his parents, LaDonna and Calvin Patterson, and a brother, Russel Patterson. He is survived by his longtime live-in girlfriend Toni Counts, Topeka; his two daughters, Jessica L. Patterson and Candice Rukes, both of Topeka; two brothers, Calvin Simons, Topeka, and James Paterson, South Carolina; and a sister Lindola Arredondo, Topeka.

A GoFundMe account created to help with cremation costs: https://www.gofundme.com/mfz7g-frank-patterson-cremation

Jimmie Lillard Presentation At Am. Leg.

    Veterans Day, Saturday, Nov. 11^th, Jimmie Lillard American Legion Post 31 in Rossville sponsored a covered dish luncheon for Veteran’s, members and friends.    After the lunch, a presentation was made by Helen Lytle and June Burgett about the life of Jimmie Lillard whom the post is named for.  Jimmie was a hometown boy. 

    Jimmie Lillard enlisted in the Army Feb. 17, 1941 and achieved the rank of Staff Sergeant in May 1943.   He was sent overseas to France in May of 1944.  He was wounded in August of 1944 and rejoined his company in October of that year.  He was awarded a Purple Heart for gallantry in action at that time.  He returned to action and was killed on November 14, 1944 and was awarded another Purple Heart. 

    American Legion Post 31 was given a permanent charter in 1958.  Members voted that the Post would be named after Staff Sgt. Lillard.

    At the end of their presentation, Helen Lytle and June Burgett, on behalf of Margie Lillard Hoobler, who is a sister of Jimmie Lillard, presented to Penny Jamvold, Commander of Post 31 the Purple Heart medals that were awarded to Jimmie Lillard.   The medals, along with other memorabilia, will be on permanent display at the post.

To read the below articles or see details of the photos,  go to: 

   https://rossvilleksphotos.blogspot.com/2017/11/jimmie-lillard-tribute.html

Penny Jamvold, June Burgett,  Helen Lytle

Raub Zeller (52) Passes Away

    Raub Zeller, 83, of Schulenburg, Texas, passed away in his sleep on Wednesday, November 8, 2017. 
    Mr. Zeller retired to Schulenburg after selling the family carwash in Austin and a 35-year career in sales. He graduated from Rossville High School in 1952. He was a proud US military veteran serving in the US Army on the Berlin Wall during the Korean War and as a medic in the Kansas National Guard. Since arriving in Schulenburg, he faithfully attended Zion Lutheran Church; recently received his 10-year pin as a member of American Legion Post 143 and was an active member of the Lions Club until health prohibited. 
Raub spent many hours with his treasured Allis Chalmers tractors which are still used on the family farm and in his garden. His love for the orange tractors endured from his early years on the family farm in Rossville, Kansas. He left Kansas with his young family to pursue sales in Houston. There he discovered the Gulf Coast spending all his free time with family and friends at the beach house on the San Bernard river or offshore fishing for grouper, dorado, kings, and snapper or hunting for goose and dove. His uncanny ability to fix anything with a motor, his buttermilk pancakes and yeast rolls, and his giant cinnamon rolls were enjoyed for many holiday seasons and will be remembered for many to come. 
    He is survived by Mary, his wife of 51 years, and three of his sons, Patrick, Michael and Timothy, while his oldest son Raub Jr. preceded him in death. He leaves daughters-in-law Janet, Kelly and Renee; grandchildren Heather, Kelly, Ashley, Tarah, John, Zack, Nick, and Zoe; great grandchildren Zev, Skyler, Rowen, Reaves, Justice, Richie, Ainsley, and Arabella; and seven siblings Lyle, Roger, Alice, Becky, Connie, Vince and Donna. His parents, Nora Marie Beck Zeller and Uriah Raub Zeller and his brother Larry also preceded him in death.
    Memorial services are set for Saturday, Dec. 2 at 11 a.m. at Zion Luthran Church in Schulenburg.

Silver Lake And Sabetha (updated)

    There is a long story in the Capital about Silver Lake's quest for another 3A crown and discussion about their upcoming game against a tough Sabetha team.

http://cjonline.com/sports/highschools/2017-11-16/silver-lake-s-3a-playoff-gauntlet-continues-sabetha

Update 11/18
Silver Lake lost to Sabetha 17-14.  Sabetha will now face Marysville (who defeated Rossville in their first game of the 2017 season)  for the Kansas 3A championship.

Isaiah Luellen Signs With Ft. Hays

Isaiah Luellen, RHS senior, has signed a wrestling letter of intent with Ft. Hays 
State. He captured the 160-pound Class 3-2-1 state title last year.

Mary T Stockman Passes Away

Mary T Stockman, 91, passed from this world to her new journey with the Lord, November 11, 2017 at Midland Hospice in Topeka. 

She was born May 19, 1926, in Topeka, the sixth of seven daughters of Leo A. and Loretta Erbacher. 

T grew up in St. Marys, KS, where she attended and graduated from Immaculate Conception Catholic School. After high school graduation she attended St. Mary's College in Leavenworth before moving to Denver to join the workforce.

During her high-school years, she began to date the love of her life, Robert (Bob) Stockman. They married on Friday, June 13, 1947, in Cheyenne, WY. After a few years there, they returned to Kansas to farm and raise a family. After brief periods on farms in the Emmett and Rossville areas, they settled near Maple Hill, where they lived and ranched for 43 years.

T was involved in the community, serving on the Maple Hill School Board as well as in leadership roles with the Maple Hill 4-H club and county 4-H. She was a long-time member of the Maple Hill Research Club and Wabaunsee County Farm Bureau. She was also a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church parish in St. Marys. 

T loved her extended family and had many friends, young and old. She was known for her ability to connect with people and for her ability to listen and provide sound advice. She spent countless hours as a volunteer on a hotline, talking with individuals in their times of need.

In 1996, T and Bob retired and moved to their home on Pomona Lake with the view that was her daily inspiration. She enjoyed boat rides and swimming every chance she could get. She enjoyed many friend and family gatherings at the lake. She loved to cook and use fresh produce from Bob's garden. 

After moving, she became a member of St. Patrick Churches of Osage City and Scranton. She enjoyed involvement in various parish activities. The parish involvement was especially meaningful because her grandparents were married at St. Patrick in Scranton.

This past June, T and Bob celebrated their 70th Wedding Anniversary with a gathering of family and friends. They were named the longest-married couple in Kansas for 2017 by Worldwide Marriage Encounter. There was also a proclamation by the Kansas House of Representatives honoring them for their long marriage. 

T was preceded in death by her daughter, Beverly Jean Stockman Harris, as well as her parents and her sisters. She is survived by her husband and as well as her sons and daughters; Barbara (Larry) Schulte of Leawood; Bruce (Pat) Stockman of Prior Lake, MN; Brian (Michele) Stockman of Parker, CO; Brenda (Kevin) Selman of Columbia, MO. She has 12 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. She is also survived by many other loving extended family members.

Two visitations will be held for friends and family to gather. The first will be at Piper Funeral Home, St. Marys, Friday, November 24, 5-7 p.m. concluding with a vigil liturgy and sharing of memories. The second will be at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Osage City, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Saturday, November 25. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. A luncheon will follow. Interment will be at 2 p.m. at the Maple Hill Cemetery. A coffee gathering will be held at the Parish Hall in Maple Hill immediately following.

Memorial contributions may be made to the building fund for St. Patrick Church of Scranton, C/O Parishes of St. Patrick, 309 S 6th St, Osage City, KS 66523, or to the PACE Midland Care Building Campaign at https://www.midlandcareconnection.org/get-involved/support-our-work/waystogive/donate-online/ Piper Funeral Home, St. Marys is in charge of arrangements. To leave an online condolence please go to www.pperfuneralhome.com.A

Maura Buhler Is Student Of Week

      The RHS Student of the Week is Maura Buhler.     Maura took an active leadership role in the Veteran's day fundraiser activities. She ensured that the entire day ran smoothly, making it an awesome day of recognition.

Rossville Switches To KanPay

TOPEKA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The city of Rossville, Kansas, is pleased to announce the launch of KanPay Counter, a solution provided by Kansas.gov that conveniently processes credit card and eCheck payments over-the-counter and online.

The city of Rossville, in collaboration with Kansas.gov, is now providing KanPay Counter payment processing for various constituent payments including utilities and court fines. Visit the city website at www.rossvillekansas.us to pay online today.

KanPay Counter is designed specifically for state and municipal governments to process credit card and electronic check payments. The partnership between Kansas.gov and the state operates under a self-funded model where no tax dollars were used to develop and maintain the payment service.

Tucker Horak Helps PSU In Win

    Tucker Horak had 23 yards in Pittsburg State's 56-7 win in their final game of the regular season.
    You can read about the game at:
http://www.pittstategorillas.com/news/2017/11/11/football-gorillas-roll-to-56-7-win-over-lions-in-regular-season-finale.aspx?path=football

MEL All-League Volleyball

MID-EAST ALL-LEAGUE VOLLEYBALL FOR 2017

First team

Marissa Bates, Silver Lake; Lexi Cobb, Silver Lake; Ashley Douglas, Rossville; Josie Harrison, St. Marys; Hope Havenstein, Riley County; Reagan Hurla, St. Marys; Daryn Lamprecht, Silver Lake; Alyssa Lohmeyer, Wabaunsee; Jade Mountain, Silver Lake; Jalyn Porter, Rossville; Abby Ruder, Rock Creek; Mariah Schindler, St. Marys.

Honorable mention

Rachel Allen, Riley County; Breaira Bergstresser, Rossville; Ames Burton, Riley County; Joceline Eicham, Rock Creek; Alexis Hafenstine, Wabaunsee; Maci Schoemann, St. Marys; Megan Strait, Wabaunsee.

Rick Towers Story and Photos

    Rick Towers of Rossville fishes a lot on the Kansas River,  Cross Creek, etc.  His opinions of cleaning up the river,  and a large group of photos he took while fishing can be seen at:
http://cjonline.com/sports/outdoors/sports-columns/2017-11-11/josh-rouse-reader-catches-wiper-catfish-kansas-river-hopes

RHS Seniors Named Kansas Honor Scholars

        The Kansas Honor Scholar Program sponsored by KU Endowment and Alumni Associations recognizes and awards high school seniors for their academic achievements.  This year, the alumni will gather in 12 locations across the state for an awards ceremony and reception. All high school seniors in the top ten percent of their graduating class are recognized and presented with a medallion to commemorate the event.  The Scholars are selected based on academic records through the end of their junior year.

           Rossville High School recognized five seniors at the Kansas Honor Scholar reception held on November 6, 2017, at Washburn Rural High School in Topeka.  The seniors recognized were Kylee Badura, daughter of Chad & Jody Badura; Ashley Douglas, daughter of Harley & Amy Douglas; Cory Hadsall, son of Scott and Angela Hadsall; Hannah Miller, daughter of Arnold & Ester Miller; and Kathleen Schuler, daughter of Steve and Lucy Schuler.

            RHS Kansas Honor Scholars pictured with their medallions are from left:

 Kylee Badura, Hannah Miller, Cory Hadsall, Kathleen Schuler, and Ashley Douglas

Amanda Hill At KS Wesleyan

    Amanda Hill is a freshman at Kansas Wesleyan University and is on their basketball team.  Her bio and stats can be read at:  http://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/17/2/7548.php

Rossville Yearbooks

   The Rossville Community Library has a collection of Rossville High School Yearbooks that you may view there.
    If you have RHS yearbooks from years that are not in their collection and would like to donate them to the library, they would appreciate it greatly!

 Rossville High School

1917 (The Cardinal)
1921 (The Cardinal)
1940, 1942, 1946, 1948, 1949
1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959
1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966
1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979
1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989
1990, 1991
2014, 2016, 2017

Delia schools
The Shamrock, Washington Township High School, 1940
Delia Grade School, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004
Delia Charter School, 2008

Other
Dover High School 1961
Kansas State University Centennial 1963

 Rossville High School has digitized some of the yearbooks in their collection and they can be viewed at:  http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/digital_yearbooks.html

Rossville City Elections

Rossville Mayor
Kenneth Wichman: 82

Rossville Council Members (2 positions)
James Meyer: 73
Travis Van Vleck: 75

Kaw Valley USD 321 School Board Election

USD 321 District 1 Position 4
John Simecka: 158

USD 321 District 2 Position 5
Jody Mitchell: 159

USD 321 District 3 Position 3 Unexpired Term
Gene Lueger: 147

USD 321 District 3 Position 6
Michael Lett: 143

Marcia (Stevens) (52) Diehl Passes Away

Marcia Yvonne Stevens Diehl, 83, entered into glory November 6, 2017. 

Marcia was born on August 23, 1934 to Harold and Florence Malm Stevens, Willard, KS. At 15, she placed her faith in Christ. 1952 graduate Rossville High School. She worked at the First National Bank and Southwestern Bell. May 8, 1952, married Charles Ernest Diehl, Topeka, KS. Daughters, Stephanie Duggins & Charlene Hardee. 

Visitation November 8th - from 5 PM to 7 PM. Memorial Services November 9th at 10:30 AM, Chapel Oaks Cremation & Funeral Services, 235 SW Topeka Blvd. www.chapeloaksne.com

Marvin Cummings Is Student Of The Week

Student of the Week this week is Marvin Cummings 

Marvin found an item of value and decided to turn it into the office rather than keep it himself. This showed a lot of integrity from Marvin and is an awesome representation of his character and the Rossville Student body.

Pitt State Adds Win At Kearney

    Rossville's Tucker Horak carried five times in Pittsburg State's 35-13 win at University of Nebraska-Kearney on Saturday,  but doesn't show up on the news article about the game.

http://pittstategorillas.com/news/2017/11/4/football-pitt-state-defense-shines-again-in-35-13-road-win.aspx

Silver Lake Knocks Off #1 Nemaha

    Number 3 ranked Silver Lake showed they are back in business as a football power in 3A football.  They were on the road Saturday and knocked off Nemaha Central who were atop the 3A rankings for the whole season.
    For details,  go to:
http://cjonline.com/sports/highschools/2017-11-04/no-3-silver-lake-stymies-no-1-nemaha-central-25-7

Rossville Rattlers Cease Operations

David Streeter is with Tobi Cowdin.

November 3 at 11:30am · 

We posted the news this morning on Facebook, we’ve decided to cease operations of the Rossville Rattlers.

For those who don’t know, I’ve been involved with the Rattlers since their inception in late 2011. It has been a wild ride through six seasons of summer collegiate baseball, but we all agreed as a whole it was time to move on.

There is an old saying, “Only Nixon would go to China”. That’s how I felt about the initial idea of putting a team in Rossville, “Only Brett Cowdin would go to Rossville.” The man had a dream and he was right about it, it worked! We had a successful team in Rossville, it was a year-round job though; one that could be very consuming.

When Brett passed away in November of 2013, I remember thinking this whole dream was over. Luckily we had some damn amazing people to help get things in order and steer this ship in the right direction. I am immensely grateful and thankful that I had these people around.

Tobi Cowdin, Katie Ralston, Marcie Cowdin, Bruce Cowdin, Tiffany Langer, Jim Gorman, Makaila Cowdin, Barbara Cowdin, Maisie Cowdin, Jaxon Cowdin, Natalie Whitt, Craig Thornburg, Lisa Thornburg, Jacob Thornburg, Hailey Thornburg, Perry Foster, Alan Foster, Ann Foster, Amelia Foster, Jason Leathers, Nicole Farr-Leathers, McGwyre Leathers, Ryan Leathers, Ronnie Bailey, Braedyn Forkenbrock, Michaela Forkenbrock, Jayda Forkenbrock, Lou “Paps” King, Travis Van Vleck, Christy McKenzie, Steve Alfrey, Karen Alfrey, Dan Glotzbach, Laurie King Glotzbach, Doug Leonard, Anita Leonard, Dan Fischer, Connie Fischer, Rod Brown, Brenda Brown, Tony Eakin, Toby Brown, and I know I’ve forgotten some!

That is what it took. They try to give me too much credit, but that list is the essence of #Venom.

Thank you all for everything. It was an amazing ride and I’m glad I was part of it!

No Rattler Baseball Next Summer

ROSSVILLE, Kan. (KSNT) — One summer baseball team will not be forming a team next season.

The Rossville Rattlers made the announcement online early Friday.

The games were played at Joe Campbell Stadium in Rossville for the past six seasons.

The Rattlers were able to win two championships as a vital member of the Mid-Plains League.

More than 150 collegiate baseball players have gone through the summer ball program over the past six seasons.

The Rattlers Organization says “thank you” for all the great memories.

Nemaha And Silver Lake Meet Sat.

    Number one ranked Nemaha Central meets number three ranked Silver Lake Nov. 4 in the early rounds of the 3A state tournament.  To read about the teams,  go to:
http://cjonline.com/sports/highschools/2017-11-02/way-too-early-no-1-nemaha-central-no-3-silver-lake-meet-saturday-class

PSU Knocks Off #1 Northwest Mo.

    The Pittsburg State Gorillas (5-4, 5-4 MIAA) snapped the Northwest Missouri U. Bearcats (8-1, 8-1 MIAA) 38-game winning streak – the second-longest winning streak in NCAA Division II history – as well as Northwest's 34-game MIAA winning streak in front of 6,541 fans.
    The last time the two-time defending NCAA Division II National Champion Bearcats lost an MIAA game, Pitt State handed them a 35-17 setback on Oct. 18, 2014, at Maryville, Mo. This marks the third time Pitt State has upset a No. 1 ranked Northwest Missouri team since the 2011 season. The Bearcats are 84-9 since the start of the 2011 season with four of those nine losses coming to the Gorillas.
    Tucker Horak from Rossville  had one pass completion and also one pass reception for 11 yards. 
    For complete details of the game,  go  to:  http://www.pittstategorillas.com/news/2017/10/28/football-gorillas-stop-no-1-bearcats-streak-with-20-10-win.aspx?path=football

1961 Meeting Of W.S.C.S. Friendly Circle

    The Women's Society of Christian Service held its regular meeting at the Rossville Methodist Church Thursday, March 23, 1961.    The minutes of the meeting have a lot of women's names that are familiar to people living around Rossville for a long time.
    To read the minutes,  go to:
http://www.recollectionsks.org/items/show/1396

Dawgfeed For Oct. 30

     This is the Homecoming Rally and Halloween Dawgfeed.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=18&v=-7gGxQBRRjA

MEL Football Scores

Silver Lake is the only MEL team to survive the first round of the sub-state 3A football tournament.  Below are scores of the 3 MEL teams that played on Tuesday evening.

Silver Lake 29, Mission Valley 7
Perry-Lecompton 27, St. Marys 21
Phillipsburg 48, Riley County 13

Murder In Margaritaland

Click on image below to enlarge

McKenzie Droge Is Student Of Week

     McKenzie Droge has been an amazing representative of Rossville Jr/Sr. High when she volunteers her time working with harvesters and in her time at the manor. She is always willing to be one of the first to jump in and get to work, demonstrating good character as she does so.

MEL FB Predictions For Oct 31

The Capital Journal computer has predicted the winners in the following Tuesday evening games.  

… 80.8 … Perry-Lecompton … 9.8 … ST. MARYS … 57.8
… 111  … PHILLIPSBURG … 18.5 … Riley County … 92.5
… 99.4 … SILVER LAKE … 35.3 … Mission Valley … 64.1

Raymond Riat Passes Away

Raymond Aloysius Riat, 86, passed away Friday, October 27, 2017 at a Topeka hospital.

He was born March 3, 1931 at Belvue, the son of Aloysius George and Gertrude Josephine Hesse Riat. He grew up in the Belvue community and graduated from St. Marys High School.

Raymond worked for Eddy's in Wamego as a mechanic and for the City of St. Marys before becoming a letter carrier for the United States Postal Service for nearly 30 years.  He and his wife Audrey owned and operated Riat's Liquor Store in St. Marys.  Raymond was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and was a very active and dedicated member of Knights of Columbus Council No. 657.  He also was a member of the St. Marys Chamber of Commerce.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers Kenneth and James Riat, and a sister Betty A. Riat.

On September 20, 1958 he was united in marriage to Audrey Marie Langvardt at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys.  She survives of the home.

Other survivors include his son, Doug (Lori) Riat, Lawrence; his daughter, Jacque (Chris) Liles, Holt, MI; two sisters, Helen Davidson, Visalia, CA, and Mary Lou Anderson, Wamego; five grandchildren, Diane (Bryan), Dustin (Jennifer), Katelyn, Jeremy and Jordan (Denise); three great-grandchildren, Makenzie, Julia and Charlie.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. Friday, November 3, 2017 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys.  Interment will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys.  Mr. Riat will lie in state at the church after 4:00 P.M. Thursday where the family will receive friends from 6:00 until the rosary at 7:00 P.M.  In ln lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Food Pantry and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, Kansas 66536.  Online condolences may be sent to www.piperfuneralhome.com.

MEL Football Standings

The MEL football standings as of 10-28-17 are below

                     League  Overall

Silver Lake    …5-0 … 9-0

Riley County … 4-1 … 7-2

St. Marys      … 2-2 … 5-4

Rock Creek  … 2-3 … 3-6

Rossville       … 1-4 … 2-7

Wabaunsee   … 0-4 … 1-8

3A Football Games on Oct. 31

Three Mid-East League teams are still in the 3A football playoffs.  They are Silver Lake, St. Marys, and Riley County.  The complete list of the 32 teams is as follows:

Pleasant Ridge (4-5) at Nemaha Central (9-0)

Mission Valley (6-3) at Silver Lake (9-0)

Humboldt (7-2) at Wellsville (8-1)

Neodesha (5-4) at Galena (9-0)

Sabetha (8-1) at Maur Hill (7-2)

Perry-Lecompton (6-3) at St. Marys (5-4)

Osage City (7-2) at Jayhawk-Linn (8-1)

Cherryvale (7-2) at Caney Valley (7-2)

Cheney (7-2) at Douglass (3-6)

Marion (7-2) at Halstead (4-5

Norton (7-2) at Marysville (8-1)

Lakin (7-2) at Larned (5-4)

Wichita Independent (1-8) at Conway Springs (9-0)

Hutchinson Trinity (6-3) at Hesston (6-3)

Riley County (7-2) at Phillipsburg (9-0)

Hoisington (6-3) at Cimarron (7-2)

Dawg FB Stat Leaders

    The end of the season stats for the Dawg football team leaders include Sheldon Hulbert as the leading rusher and passer and Elijah Daughty as the leading receiver.  Sheldon rushed for 172 time for a total of 650 yards.  That is a 3.78 yard average and 81.3 yards per game. He passed for 1463 yards with 99 completions in 174 attempts for an average 14.78 yards and a 56.9% completion average and and average of 182.9 yards per game.  Elijah had 31 receptions for 539 yards, an average of 67.4 yards per game.

Greg & April Meier Celebrate 2th

Greg and April Meier of Rossville celebrated their 25th anniversary on Oct. 24. 

John & Cherryl Crow Celebrate 35th

 John and Cherryl Crow of  Rossville celebrated their 35th anniversary on Oct. 23 .

Mission Valley and St. Marys Advance

    Mission Valley defeated the St. Marys Bears 26-13.Those two teams will represent this district in the next round of the 3A playoffs.
    In other districts,  Silver Lake defeated Royal Valley 63-0 and Marysville defeated Riley County 26-21.

Council Grove Game Progress

    At the end of the first half,  Council Grove leads Rossville 6-0 in the final district playoff game.    The Braves scored in the first quarter.

    Score is still 6-0 at the end of the 3rd quarter.

    Council Grove goes up 14-0 with 8:55 remaining in the 4th quarter.

    Sheldon Hulbert scored with 6:40 remaining to get the Dawgs within 8 at 14-6.   The extra point try bounced off the left upright.

    With about 2:16 remaining,  the Dawgs scored another TD to get within 14-12.  An attempt at a 2 point conversion failed.   

    The Dawgs  defense held and the Dawgs had another drive.   But an interception ended the drive for a final score of 14-12.

Kansas Honors Program

      The Kansas Honors Program of the University of Kansas Alumni Assn. & KU Endowment will 
honor more than 3,600 high school seniors from Kansas for their academic excellence and 
achievements.  Scholars from Rossville High School  to be recognized at a ceremony in Topeka on Nov. 6 
are: Kylee Badura, Ashley Douglas, Cory Hadsall, Hannah Miller and Kathleen Schuler. 

CJ Computerized Football Predictions

District Playoffs

… 85.7 … ROSSVILLE … 35.5 … Council Grove … 50.2
… 71    … St. Marys … 6.9 … MISSION VALLEY … 64.1

Other MEL 3A schools:

… 95.8 … MARYSVILLE … 3.3 … Riley County … 92.5
… 99.4 … SILVER LAKE … 47.8 … Royal Valley … 51.6

Drug Arrest In Rossville

From the Rossville Police Facebook page:
      October 14th 2017 near US 24 & Main in Rossville at approximately 11pm: The on duty Rossville Officer witnessed a U-Haul truck drive into a local convenience store with a male driver. After leaving the store a few minutes later, the truck committed a minor traffic infraction and was stopped. The individual driving at that time was a female with no license who was also a registered offender for felony narcotics distribution. The male who had been driving was in the center passenger seat; he had a suspended license. 
      Upon having both subjects exit the truck, the officer saw the male had a partially concealed handgun on his hip and a methamphetamine pipe sticking out of his shoe. Both subjects were detained along with the third passenger. A Silver Lake Police Officer and a Shawnee County Sheriff’s Deputy were both called to assist as backup. 
      Further investigation revealed the male driver was in possession of marijuana, methamphetamine, and drug paraphernalia. A loaded .40 caliber Glock handgun was taken into evidence as well. The male driving suspect was arrested and transported to the Shawnee County Jail where he was booked in on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges including Criminal Possession of a Firearm. The other two individuals were released on the scene and soon obtained a ride out of town. 
      The truck was held for U-Haul who sent a wrecker to retrieve it as the individual who had rented it had been arrested.

Young Woman Arrested In Rossville

From the Rossville Police Facebook Page:
      On October 17th, 2017 the Rossville Police Dept. received a phone call from a concerned City utility employee about a young lady that was not acting correctly. He stated that this person had entered a house that was being cleaned by the landlord’s employees. The young lady tried to enter the property without permission and was acting as if she was under the influence of an illegal narcotic. The landlord’s employees notified a close by City employee about the behavior of this young woman.
      Officers from the RPD and SLPD responded to the area of Main and Pottawatomie streets to locate the young lady. Officers located her in the 400 blk of Spruce St. From the way the young lady was acting it was clear that she was under the influence of a narcotic drug and was not being rational. She was arrested for pedestrian under the influence of drugs and transported the Shawnee County Jail where she was released to their custody.
      After the fact we started receiving complaints on this individual all throughout the community; one in particular is where this person made contact with a mother and her children while walking on Main St. This person picked up one of her children and started walking the other direction while the mother was taking care of one of her other children. The mother caught up with the young lady and took her child back. The mother of the children does not want to pursue any criminal charges at this time.
      The young lady that was arrested was not from the community and could not communicate to the officers why she was here.

Old Willard Bridge Gone

From the Capital-Journal:

ON THE KAW — The skeletal steel and concrete remnants of the half-century-old Willard Bridge stretched across the Kansas River for the last time Wednesday.

With a short series of flashes and an echoing bang, the bridge’s steel trestles tumbled into the river with little ceremony.

The demolition of the bridge, built in 1955, capped a more than $18 million project replacing the failing structure that carried Carlson Road across the river with a new bridge expected to last 100 years.

The explosion was a fitting end for the old bridge, Shawnee County commissioner Shelly Buhler said from a sandbar upstream from the blast. Since the early 2000s when she was mayor of nearby Rossville, Buhler has kept a file on the bridge’s condition and fought as a commissioner to secure funding for its replacement.

“I knew I needed to see it,” she said as she thought about the moment, calling the explosion “impressive.”

“I don’t know that I have any words. It’s weird,” she said. “It’s the final piece of the whole project.”

Tom Vlach, Shawnee County public works director, joined Buhler with a handful of construction employees. With the exception of notices sent to residents within the 1,500-foot blast zone, the demolition wasn’t made public so spectators wouldn’t crowd around the river banks, Vlach said.

“I didn’t even disclose when I went to the Rossville coffee shop,” Buhler said.

Though the old Willard Bridge was rehabbed in 1983, age failed it slowly.

The county first lowered the bridge’s weight limit in 2007 because of concerns it could collapse. A 2009 assessment found heavy corrosion on metal pins supporting the bridge that could cause them to fail. The bridge is the same type as the Interstate 35 bridge in Minneapolis that collapsed in August 2007, killing 13 people and injuring 145.

After a series of weight-limit reductions in 2015 the brought its maximum weight to 9 tons, the bridge that previously carried farm equipment and school buses between Willard and Rossville in rural Shawnee County could only hold passenger cars.

Just 25 or 30 pounds of RDX explosive, a compound NASA developed to separate rocket boosters, brought the metal frames down with a splash, Ryan Redyke with Tulsa-based Dykon said. The demolition company has collapsed dozens of bridges making Willard “pretty straight forward.”

“(RDX) cuts metal like a torch,” he said casually. “Not a lot of troubled need.”

On Thursday a crew from contractor A.W. Cohron and Son will remove the metal and cut the concrete support towers down.

Wednesday’s blast was no-frills, but Buhler and hundreds of others were excited to christen the new bridge in August. Nearly 300, including Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer attended an opening ceremony where Buhler was the first to drive across the new bridge.

With a hard concrete deck instead of a steal grate, wider shoulders, and a bike and walking path on the east side, the new bridge marks a major success for the county’s public works department. The project cost nearly $7 million less than expected and was completed ahead of a December deadline.