Thursday, August 8, 2013

New Search and Link Features

I have added a search feature for this web site at the bottom of the page.    Just type in what you wish to search for.
I am adding a list of Links of interest to people from Rossville.  It just has a few at the moment,  but more will be added as I find them or they are suggested to me.  

Looking for TCF Photos

    Looking for someone to take photos at the Tall Corn Festival so that I can post them on the Rossville Photos web site.  Especially looking for photos of the Friday night festivities at the park and the parade.  If you plan to take photos,  e-mail them to frank.ruff@juno.com.
    You can post the photos directly to the web site if you prefer,  but I have to list you on the permissison list.  Just e-mail me if you wish to post yourself
 
    The photos don't have to be of the TCF.  I am always looking for photos of any Rossville event.
    The web site for Rossville photos is at http://rossvilleksphotos.blogspot.com

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Tall Corn Festival Pancake Breakfast


Tall Corn Festival

Pancake Breakfast

Saturday, August 10

6:30 am - 9:00 am


At Rossville Grade School


Free Will Donation

Benefit for Main Street Beautification

Sponsored by:

Rossville PRIDE &

Rossville Community Foundation

RHS Booster Club News

You can now order Rossville apparel items on-line. Orders will be accepted from now until Sunday, August 11.  All orders will be delivered at Back the Dawgs Night on August 29.
Go to:   
Package Code   180246

Don't forget to stop by the booster club booth during the Tall Corn Festival this weekend. New spirit items will be available and more you can pre-order!
·              iPhone Phone Cases
          Stadium Blanket
·         Trunk Organizer
·         Yard Signs
·         Plus other great apparel items

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Iserman, McCullough, Hauber on Dean's List

Gemma Isermann, Tayler McCullough, Erin Hauber were on the Dean's List for the Spring Semester at KSU.

St. Stanislaus Church History

    The St. Stanislaus Parish has existed in Rossville sincd 1889.  For the full history of the church,  go to:

http://history.nekls.org/rossville/documents/show/46-st-stanislaus-catholic-church-beginnings-rossville-kansas

Tall Corn Festival Starts Friday

The annual Tall Corn Festival begins this Friday  at 6 p.m. The Friday events will all be in the vicinity of the Joe Campbell Stadium or city park  with the corn-spitting, tall corn contests, the corn-on-the-cob eating competition, petting zoo, free hot dogs, community challenge volleyball, Cub Scouts car races, a talent show and a junior high dance.    
Saturday’s events start with a pancake breakfast and 5K and mile fun runs at 7:30 a.m. and softball tournament at 8 a.m. The T C F parade on Main St.  will be at 10 a.m., preceded by a children’s parade at 9:45 a.m.
At 11:30 a.m., Scott Helmer will perform rock, pop and country music. Other events Saturday include a noon barbecue, mini-train rides, silent and live charity auctions, bingo, chicken dinner at 4 p.m. and a beer garden and street dance at 7 p.m.  Performers that evening  include the Aaron Woods Bands at 7:30 p.m., YouTube musical parody sensations Peterson Farm Brothers at 9:45 p.m. and the Jared Daniels Band at 10 p.m.
Sunday’s schedule includes a community worship service at 8 a.m., with doughnuts and juice provided, and turtle races and garden lawn tractor pull at 1 p.m. in the Rossville City Park. The festival ends with the Splash Bash at the Pool at the Rossville swimming pool.

Saturday, August 3, 2013

Clinton Kerwin Passes Away

Clinton E. Kerwin, 86, passed away Saturday, August 3, 2013 at the Rossville Healthcare & Rehab Center.
He was born August 4, 1926 at Delia, the son of Robert E. and Mary A. Hanrahan Kerwin.  Clinton graduated from Delia High School with the class of 1944.  He lived most of his life in the Delia and Rossville communities.
Clinton worked for the Union Pacific Railroad for over 40 years.  He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and a past member of Knights of Columbus Council No. 657.
On October 17, 1956 he was united in marriage to Winifred L. Yocum Besta.  She preceded him in death on October 1, 2011.  He was also preceded in death by his parents, an infant brother, Aloysius, and by brothers Robert and Kenneth.  He was preceded in death by a step-son, George “Eddie” Besta and a step-daughter Theresa Marney.
Survivors include a son, Bob (Susan) Kerwin, Topeka; a step-son, Bennie Besta, Rossville; his daughter, Terri Kerwin, Topeka; a step-daughter, Mary C. (Ron) Cowan, Rossville; a brother, Leo (Virginia) Kerwin, Wellsville; 18 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville.  Interment will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys.  A rosary will be recited at 6:00 P.M. Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys where the family will receive friends from 6:30 until 8:00.  In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Harden Hospice or St. Stanislaus Catholic Church and sent in care of the funeral home.      Condolences can be left at: http://piperfuneralhome.com/obituaries/clinton-e-kerwin/

Kyle Parr in AAU Decathlon

Licensed to AAU National Championships-Jr Olympic - Organization License
                                                          HY-TEK's Meet Manager
              2013 National Qualifer setup - 6/1/2013 to 8/3/2013              
                             6/1/2013 to 8/3/2013                              
                                    Results              


Decathlon: #1 Boys 100 Meter Dash 15-16 years old Decathlon
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    Name                    Year Team                    Finals  Wind Points
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  1 Jerrick Powell            97 St. Louis, MO            11.48   NWI    757
  2 Jaryn Blackshear-Bryant   97 St. Louis, MO            12.08   NWI    635
  3 Deric Johnson             97 University City, MO      12.52   NWI    552
  4 Kyle Parr                 98 Rossville, KS            12.55   NWI    547
 
Decathlon: #5 Boys 400 Meter Dash 15-16 years old Decathlon
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    Name                    Year Team                    Finals  Points
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  1 Jerrick Powell            97 St. Louis, MO            53.07     679
  2 Kyle Parr                 98 Rossville, KS            56.19     552
  3 Jaryn Blackshear-Bryant   97 St. Louis, MO            56.33     546
  4 Deric Johnson             97 University City, MO    1:01.41     366
 
Decathlon: #10 Boys 1500 Meter Run 15-16 years old Decathlon
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    Name                    Year Team                    Finals  Points
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  1 Jerrick Powell            97 St. Louis, MO          4:41.20     673
  2 Kyle Parr                 98 Rossville, KS          5:05.30     530
  3 Deric Johnson             97 University City, MO    5:23.60     431
  4 Jaryn Blackshear-Bryant   97 St. Louis, MO          5:43.70     334
 
Decathlon: #6 Boys 110 Meter Hurdles 15-16 years old Decathlon
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    Name                    Year Team                    Finals  Wind Points
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  1 Jerrick Powell            97 St. Louis, MO            16.62   NWI    665
  2 Kyle Parr                 98 Rossville, KS            17.30   NWI    593
  3 Jaryn Blackshear-Bryant   97 St. Louis, MO            20.20   NWI    334
  4 Deric Johnson             97 University City, MO      20.99   NWI    275
 
Decathlon: #4 Boys High Jump 15-16 years old Decathlon
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    Name                    Year Team                    Finals            Points
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  1 Jerrick Powell            97 St. Louis, MO            1.87m    6-01.50    687
  2 Kyle Parr                 98 Rossville, KS            1.82m    5-11.50    644
  3 Jaryn Blackshear-Bryant   97 St. Louis, MO            1.52m    4-11.75    404
 -- Deric Johnson             97 University City, MO         NH            
 
Decathlon: #8 Boys Pole Vault 15-16 years old Decathlon
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    Name                    Year Team                    Finals            Points
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  1 Jaryn Blackshear-Bryant   97 St. Louis, MO            2.58m    8-05.50    259
  2 Kyle Parr                 98 Rossville, KS            2.44m    8-00.00    229
  3 Jerrick Powell            97 St. Louis, MO            2.29m    7-06.00    197
  3 Deric Johnson             97 University City, MO      2.29m    7-06.00    197
 
Decathlon: #2 Boys Long Jump 15-16 years old Decathlon
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    Name                    Year Team                    Finals  Wind       
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  1 Jerrick Powell            97 St. Louis, MO            6.90m   NWI  22-07.75  
  2 Kyle Parr                 98 Rossville, KS            5.87m   NWI  19-03.25  
  3 Jaryn Blackshear-Bryant   97 St. Louis, MO            5.85m   NWI  19-02.50  
  4 Deric Johnson             97 University City, MO      4.50m   NWI  14-09.25  
 
Decathlon: #3 Boys Shot Put 15-16 years old Decathlon
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    Name                    Year Team                    Finals            Points
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  1 Jaryn Blackshear-Bryant   97 St. Louis, MO           10.84m   35-06.75    536
  2 Jerrick Powell            97 St. Louis, MO           10.45m   34-03.50    513
  3 Kyle Parr                 98 Rossville, KS            9.69m   31-09.50    467
  4 Deric Johnson             97 University City, MO      9.60m   31-06.00    462
 
Decathlon: #7 Boys Discus Throw 15-16 years old Decathlon
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    Name                    Year Team                    Finals            Points
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  1 Deric Johnson             97 University City, MO     32.50m     106-07    514
  2 Kyle Parr                 98 Rossville, KS           25.80m      84-08    383
  3 Jaryn Blackshear-Bryant   97 St. Louis, MO           23.98m      78-08    348
  4 Jerrick Powell            97 St. Louis, MO           23.22m      76-02    333
 
Decathlon: #9 Boys Javelin Throw 15-16 years old Decathlon
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    Name                    Year Team                    Finals            Points
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  1 Jaryn Blackshear-Bryant   97 St. Louis, MO           37.30m     122-04    403
  2 Deric Johnson             97 University City, MO     35.20m     115-06    373
  3 Jerrick Powell            97 St. Louis, MO           33.70m     110-07    352
  4 Kyle Parr                 98 Rossville, KS           24.90m      81-08    228
 
Boys Decathlon 15-16 years old
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    Name                    Year Team                    Finals 
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  1 Jerrick Powell            97 St. Louis, MO             5646  
  2 Kyle Parr                 98 Rossville, KS             4732  
  3 Jaryn Blackshear-Bryant   97 St. Louis, MO             4353  
  4 Deric Johnson             97 University City, MO       3460  

Tall Corn Festival Aug. 9-11

The Tall Corn Festival Will be Aug. 9-11.
Get the details at: http://www.rossvillekansas.us/community/major-community-events/tall-corn-festival

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Reporter Article on Richard Kelsey

    The Topeka Junior Chamber of Commerce has named Richard D. Kelsey of Rossville the outstanding young farmer of the year.
    Kelsey, 30 has been farming for eight years.  He operates a partnership project of 750 acres, 360 of which is irrigated, and specializes in hybrid seed corn, hybrid milo seed, and certified seed wheat, and uses a deferred feeding system for cattle.
    He was graduated from Kansas State College and is a member of the Farm Management Association No. 4 of Northeast Kansas, of which he served as president for one year and secretary for three.
    To read the complete article and see the photo,  go to:
http://history.nekls.org/rossville/images/show/881-rossville-farmer-gets-jaycee-award-rossville-kansas

Graves and Biester on Dean's Honor Roll

    Jordan Biester (11) and Kylie Graves (09) were named to the Dean's Honor Roll at Wichita State U. for the Spring 2013 semester.

Ross Schwisow at Basehor-Linwood

    Former teacher and coach Ross Schwisow is now at Basehor-Linwood high school.
Anyone wishing to see what he is now doing can read about him at:
http://bobcatpower.weebly.com/coach-ross-schwisow.html

Library Looking For Yearbooks

    The Rossville Libary has a collection of  some of the RHS yearbooks that can be read at the library.  If you have a yearbook of a year other than  what they have,  consider donating it to the library.  Or,  you might leave instructions with your survivors that upon your passing that it be given to either the Rossville Library or the RHS library.
     The list of yearbooks the library has can be read at:
http://www.rossvillelibrary.org/rhs-yearbooks/