Margaret Thomson Passes Away

Margaret A. Tomson, 94, passed away Saturday, May 17, 2014 at the St. Marys Manor.

She was born January 22, 1920 at St. Marys one of 13 children of John Richard and Mary Veronica Brunin Dohrman. She had worked at the St. Marys Manor and retired from USD No. 321 as a cook.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys. Interment will be in Mt Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys.

Mrs. Tomson will lie in state after 3:00 P.M. Monday, May 19, 2014 at the funeral home where there will be a rosary recited at 7:00 P.M.

To read the complete obituary, or to leave condolences or a memorial,  go to:

http://piperfuneralhome.com/obituaries/margaret-a-tomson/

Mid East Track & Field Meet

MID-EAST LEAGUE TRACK & FIELD MEET          Thursday,  May 15

Team scores

BOYS
Silver Lake 136, St. Marys 121, Rock Creek 114, Riley County 94, Rossville 62, Wabaunsee 28

GIRLS
Silver Lake 140, Rock Creek 124, Riley County 110, St Marys 104, Wabaunsee 49, Rossville 28

Individual results

Rossville placed first in two events.  Zhaquarius Miller won the 100 meter dash in 10.97.  The 4 x 800 meter relay team won with a time of  8:58.22

Baseball Team Gets Top Seed at Regional

   The Dawgs (15-3)  get a bye in the first round of the 3A regional played at Alma this year.  At 2:00 pm on the 21st,  RHS will play the winner of the Marysville (9-9) -  St. Marys (6-10) game.
    The championship game will be at 6:00 on the 21st.
    The complete bracket can the read at:
http://kshsaa.org/Public/Brackets/Baseball/3ARegional.cfm?Activity=3&Class=3A&WeekID=423

Regional Softball Brackets

    The RHS softball team will begin Regional play on May 19 at 3:00 pm at Rossville.    The Dawgs (13-7) are seeded #2 and their first opponent is #7 seed St. Marys (5-13).    The winner will play the winner of the Rock Creek-Riley Co. game on May 21 at 4:00 pm..
    The softball regional bracket can be seen at:  http://kshsaa.org/Public/Brackets/Softball/3ARegional.cfm?Activity=4&Class=3A&WeekID=477

Mid East Golf Tourney

    The Dawgs finished second in the Mid-East League golf tournament held at the Stagg Hill Golf Course on May 14.    The order of finish was:
1)    Silver Lake            389
2)    Rossville                413
3)    Riley Co.               416
4)    St. Marys              428

    Davis Warton was fifth best individual with a 99, followed by Jordan Pickens in sixth with a 102.  Cody Hadsall had a 105and Gabe Marney had a 107.
    Complete results can be read at:  http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/athletics/boys_golf/14/14_mel.pdf

Kenneth Kling Passes Away

    Kenneth Melvin Kling, 81, passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at the St. Marys Manor.   
    He was born April 11, 1933 at Wetmore the youngest of 11 children of Herbert C. and Beryl Williams Kling.      Kenny graduated from Wetmore High School in 1951.   
    Mr. Kling worked at Morrell's Packing plant until the plant closed due to the July 14, 1951 flood.  He worked with the Kling Family Construction Company doing bricklaying, plastering and concrete work until entering the United States Navy during the Korean conflict in 1952.    After four years of service he returned to the family business until he attended the Kansas School of Barbering in Wichita in 1957. Upon completion of barber school he was employed as a barber at Dales Barber Shop in Holton form 1957 to 1959.  He then worked at First National Bank Barber Shop in Topeka until purchasing his own business Kenny's Barber Shop in June 1961 at St Marys.  After being a barber for over 50 years he retired in 2006.    He was a member of the St. Marys United Methodist Church, Aubert-Walls VFW Post 1796 in St. Marys, Jimmie Lillard Post No 31 of the American Legion in Rossville and Lake Lodge No. 50 AF/AM, Silver Lake.  He served in the Army National Guard.   
    Kenny was preceded in death by five brothers, Clifford, Clinton, Ernest Lee, Barney and Delmas Kling, four sisters, Inez Larson, Madeline Wolfe, LaVerne Bell and Mary Helen Musick; a step son Rodney Steele and a great-granddaughter, Callie Kling    He was united in marriage to Gladys Bolin in 1963, they divorced.  He married Charlotte Decker Steele on October 9, 1983 in Rossville.   She survives of the home.    Other survivors include his children, Charles Austin Kling and Lou Ann Kling; Step-Children, Pamela Del Castillo and Russell Steele; a sister, Delores Schlodder, Hiawatha; five grand-children, Steven and Douglas Kling, Brandon and Kayla Kling and Kendale Jeanneret; nine step-grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and was the step-great-grandfather of several great grandchildren.        Funeral services will be at 10:30 A.M. Monday, May 19, 2014 at the St. Marys United Methodist Church.   Interment with Masonic and Military services will be at the Valley View Cemetery, St. Marys.   Mr. Kling will lie in state and his children will receive friends from 6:00 until 7:30 P.M. Sunday, May 18, 2014 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys.  Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Marys United Methodist Church  and sent in care of the funeral home at 714 Maple St., St. Marys, KS 66536.

Alumni Reunion June 7

5^th Annual All School Reunion

Dinner and Dance

Saturday, June 7^th Citizen Potawatomi Center

Social Hour 4:00 p.m. Catered Dinner 6:00 p.m.

Dance 8:00 – 10:00 p.m. (Stardust Entertainment DJ)

I plan to attend the Celebration (list number attending)_________

$20.00 per person

All proceeds will go toward scholarships for graduating RHS Seniors

Registration deadline is May 31^st. Checks are made payable to RHS Alumni Foundation

Mail registration to: RHS Alumni Foundation, PO Box 803, Rossville KS 66533.

Name ___________________________________ RHS Graduate? Y___ N___ Year__________

Name ___________________________________ RHS Graduate? Y___ N____Year__________

Address____________________________________City________________State-ZIP________

E-mail Address_______________________________________

For Information call 785-584-6335 or 584-6315 or e-mail meburg@embarqmail.com

RHS Girls Split With Rock Creek

The RHS Girls split their double header with Rock Creek on May 13, winning the first 13-5 and losing the second 8-5.

Game One

Rock Creek         2  0  0  0  1  1  1       5   10   5
Rossville             0  8  2  0  1  2  -       13   16   2

Lauren Steckel and Hailey Dick each had two hits and Hailey had two RBIs.
Taylor Kirk also had two RBIs.

Taylor Kirk pitched all seven innings getting four strike-outs.

Game Two

Rock Creek         0  5  0  1  0  0  2      8   12    3
Rossville             2  0  1  0  0  0  2      5   11    3

Taylor Kirk led the offense getting three RBIs on three hits.

Taylor pitched 5 1/3 innings and Darian Grimmett pitched 1 2/3 innings.

Rock Creek Gets Two Baseball Wins

The Dawgs entertained Rock Creek on May 13, but lost both ends of the double header.

Game One

The Dawgs lead at the end of five innings 5-4,  but a  Rock Creek four  run 6th  inning  left them short at the end of 7 innings.

Rock Creek          0  0  4  0  0  4  0      8   13   2
Rossville              0  1  0  2  2  0  1      6    7    0

Corbin Horak had two RBIs and one run on two ground-outs, a fielders choice, and a walk.
Christian Roduner also had two RBIs on a single and a ground-out.
Tucker Horak had two singles, a fielders choice and a hit by pitch allowing him to score two runs,  but getting no RBIs.

Tucker Horak pitched five innings allowing eight hits, four earned runs, and getting 9 strike-outs.
Thatcher Horak put in two innings on the mound allowing five hits, four earned runs and getting three strike-outs.

Game Two

The Dawgs had a problem getting their bats to connect with the ball, getting just 5 singles scattered over the innings.  An unusual six errors committed by the Dawgs also hurt,  but Rock Creek getting eleven hits to go with the errors meant the Dawgs were doomed resulting in a 6-1 loss

Rock Creek         1  0  3  0  0  2  0      6   11   0
Rossville             1  0  0  0  0  0  0      1     5   6

Nick Reesor led the offense with three of the five team singles resulting in the one RBI.
Devin Morris also had one single.
Tucker Horak added one single and a walk and scored the only run.

Ethan Woodcock pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up ten hits, four earned runs, one walk and getting one strike-out.
Marcus Catron pitched the final 1 1/2 inning allowing one hit, no runs and getting three strike-outs.  Marcus leaded the team with the lowest ERA of .84 after 25 innings.

New Virus Threat to Google Users

There’s a dangerous new threat that’s trying to steal your Google password. If you fall for it,  hackers will have full access to your Gmail account, YouTube account, Google+ account,  Google Search, and any other Google services you use.  From there, they can break try to break into other similar accounts, like Facebook, or pretend to be you to trick your friends and family into giving away important information. So, you definitely don’t want to fall for this one.

The threat arrives in the form of an email, supposedly from Google. The subject line varies, but it’s some form of “Mail Notice” or “Lookout Notice.”

The body of the email says this:

GOOGLE MAIL NOTICE

This is a reminder that your email account will be locked out in 24hours

Due to not being able to increase your Email storage Quota

Go to the INSTANT INCREASE to increase your Email storage automatically. INSTANT INCREASE

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Sincerely Gmail Team,

Copyright ©2014 Gmail. All rights reserved.

DO CLICK ON ANY PART OF THE MESSAGE.  JUST DELETE IT.

Three Dawgs at Washburn U. Football

    The Washburn University Spring Football roster lists three Dawgs on the squad.

    Once again,  Mitch Buhler is slated to start at QB this fall.    His bio is at:  http://wusports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3297&path=football

    After two years at Fort Hays State where he played basketball,  Matt Buhler is on the squad as a wide receiver for his senior year.  His bio is at: http://wusports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3296&path=football

    Dalton Catron is also a wide receiver as a red shirt freshman.   His bio is at:  http://wusports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3302&path=football

Riley County Inv. Track & Field

    The RHS track team competed in the Riley County Invitational as part of the Kaw Valley team on May 9.  Both the girls team and boys team finished eighth out of twelve teams competing.
    Zhaquarius Miller was top Dawg in the competition finishing third in both the 100 meter dash and the 200 meter dash.  Clayton Rubio also placed high in two events, getting a fourth place finish in both the 800 meter run and the 3200 meter run.
    For complete meet results,  go to:
http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/athletics/track/14/14_riley.pdf

Elizabeth Ellen Randall Passes Away

    Services will be Thursday, May 15, 2014 at 2:00 P.M. at the Dover Federated Church for Elizabeth Ellen Randall, 99, of Aldersgate Village, who died Sunday May 11th. Visitation will be on Wednesday evening from 7:00 until 8:30 P.M. at the church.
    Ellen was born March 21, 1915 northwest of Dover to Edwin and Ann Scott Sage. Ellen attended Dover schools graduating from Dover Rural High School in 1932. She attended Kansas Normal School in Emporia and Kansas State College in Manhattan.
    Ellen was a member of the Rossville American Legion Auxiliary and the Rebekah and Eastern Star organizations. She was a lifetime member of the Dover Federated Church where she was a member of the Board for several years.
    In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Dover Federated Church, the Dover Community Foundation or TARC and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St, St. Marys, Kansas 66536.
   To read the complete  obituary, or to offer online condolences, go to www.piperfuneralhome.com. 
    

Baseball Team Stat Leaders

    The RHS baseball team has an outstanding season thus far puting up lots of points with several players doing well offensively.  Through May 9, the leading batting averages are:  Marcus Catron .540, Zach Nitsch .465, Devin Morris .439, Jack Steckel .400, Tucker Horak .391, Colby Horak .385.
    Keeping the other team from scoring has also been a strong point for the Dawgs who have an outstanding  pitching staff.  Marcus Catron has pitched 25 innings and allowed only three earned runs.  Zach Nitsch has pitched 26 innings and allowed five earned runs for a 1.42 ERA.  Ethan Woodcock has pitched 16 innings allowing five earned runs for a 2.34 ERA.    Tucker Horak has pitched 16 innings allowing zero runs for a 0.00 ERA.