Thursday, July 9, 2015

Rosa Reimers Passes Away

    She's not from Rossville,  but after 105 years in the St. Marys area,  I figure that Rosie Reimers deserves a mention in her passing.
http://piperfuneralhome.com/obituaries/rosa-m-rosie-reiners/

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Rattlers Take Game Two

    The Rattlers continued their domination of the Balwin City Blues by winning their second game of the Wed. night double header to sweep the series 3-0.

Baldwin     0   0   0   0   0   1   0     1   6   0
Rossville   0   0   4   0   1   0   -      5   8   2

    The offense was led by RF Jacob Head who had two hits and one run;  1B Garett Weber with one hit, one run, and one RBI; C Matthew Nerz with two hits and DH Michael Higgins with two hits and one RBI.
    Zach Holmes spent four innings on the mound allowing three hits, no runs, three strike-outs and no walks.  Derrick McGreevy threw for the final two innings allowing two hits (one a home run),  one earned run, no strike-outs or walks.  Jaren Kutzke pitched the fifth inning allowing one hit and no strike-outs or walks.

Rattlers Win Against Baldwin City

     The Rattlers won the first game of tonite's double header against the Baldwin City Blues  by a score of 6-1.


Double Header Tonite

      The Rattlers play a Double Header tonight, July 8,  starting at 5:00 pm against the  Baldwin City Blues.  This also features the Bases Load Night  due to Monday's rainout.  Enjoy Chili Dogs and Walking Nachos as well as the two baseball games at The Joe tonight.  

Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Patrick Lytle (00) Web Site

    Here is a web site with information about Patrick Lytle's musical career

https://www.reverbnation.com/patricklytle

Rattlers Vs Baldwiin City

In the bottom of the 8th with two outs,  Tim Schaareman hit a solo home run to break an 11-11 tie.
Top of the 9th inning with the Rattlers ahead 12-11 needing just three outs to get the win,
Jake Hozey came in as "closer" to put the game away, replacing Taylor Mah who had pitched four innings.  .

Jake Hozey threw 16 pitches--10 strikes and 6 balls--to save the win for the Rattlers.
12-11  Rattler victory.

Baldwin     4   0   3   0   3   0   1   0   0      11   12   0
Rossville    2   1   0   6   0   0   2   1   -      12     8   1

Tim Shaareman led the offense with two hits and five RBIs.  Jeff Christen also had two hits and scored three times.

More Rain

Overnight (Mon night-Tue morning) rain totals for the area include:
Rossville      3.7 inches
Delia            2.9 Inches
Silver Lake  3.94 inches

Monday, July 6, 2015

Monday Night Rattler Game Canceled

Tonight's Rattler Game Rained Out.

Armina (Haines) King Passes Away

Armina Alberta “Bert” King, 82, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2015.

She was born February 23, 1933 in Rossville, Kansas, the daughter of Alvi Bert and Morvid (Lewis) Haines. She attended Topeka public schools.

Bert was retired from Security Benefit Group in Topeka.

She was a member of Women of the Moose Lodge No. 555. 

Bert married Edwin L. Kelley in July of 1949 in Topeka. He preceded her in death. She married Leslie L. “Bud” King on November 2, 1962 in Topeka. He preceded her in death on May 28, 2014. Survivors include two daughters, Shelley (Bo) Branch and Gloria (Rick) Henderson, all of Topeka; a son, Mark (Glenda) Kelley, Topeka; six grandchildren, Lance, Talley, Dirk, Cassie, Tyler and Dalton; 17 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. 

She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Mickey Baker and Janie Loecker; and a brother, Victor E. Haines. 

Bert enjoyed shopping, going to casinos and garage sales, bird watching, cooking, spending time with family, especially her grandchildren, friends and neighbors. She also loved sports, especially the K.C. Royals and Chiefs.

Honoring her request, Bert was cremated. A memorial ceremony will be 10 a.m., Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at the Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, 245 NW Independence Ave, Topeka. The family will receive friends an hour prior to the service. Private entombment will be at Penwell-Gabel Cemetery, Topeka. 

Memorial contributions may be made to the Topeka Rescue Mission, 600 N. Kansas, Topeka, KS 66608.   To leave a message in her guestbook,  go to:   http://www.penwellgabeltopeka.com/obituary/105691/A-Alberta-King/Topeka-Kansas

Patrick Lytle (00) Singing On YouTube

I Will Follow You Into The Dark
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-6Fypk7WVI

1952 Vincent Black Lightning 
Mother

Sunday, July 5, 2015

MPL All Star Game

    The Mid-Plains League All-Stars rallied from a 2-0 first-inning deficit and went on to defeat a Puerto Rico summer collegeiate baseball team at Rathert Field Sunday night 11-6.
    Aaron Marshall of Baldwin City, Jonathan Valenzuela-Reece of Rossville, and Cade Bunnell of Rossville all hit home runs for the Mid-Plains League squad.  Their head coach for the game, Seth Wheeler of Junction City said he thought the performance of the team showed the talent in the league. I think it proves that we have a lot of good talent in our league. All of our arms were 86-88 with breaking balls, and then we had some guys who could really hit too.”
    The Mid-Plains squad tied the game 2-2 in the bottom of the 1st inning and then just kept adding one or two runs each at-bat through the seventh inning, as they rolled to the victory.  Every one on the team played in the contest, and they used six different pitchers.
    The general manager for the Junction City Brigade, Cecil Aska estimated attendance totaled approximately 300 people.  Corvias Military Living Military Appreciation Night was also a part of the activities, and they sponsored a post-game fireworks display put on by Bennett Fireworks of Junction City.

Two Rattlers Drafted By MLB

    Two  Rossville Rattler players were selected in the 2015 major league draft.   Nate Greip,  who also played for the Topeka Golden Giants was selected in the eighth round of the draft by the Milwaukee Brewers.  Nate  played for KSU.  John Boushelle was selected in the 20th round by the Los Angeles Dodgers.  John also played at KSU.

Patrick Lytle (00) Passes Away (updated)


       Patrick W. Lytle, 33, passed away in Topeka
       He was born February 23, 1982 at Topeka, the son of Calvin and Helen Wehner Lytle.  He graduated from Rossville High School in 2000.  Patrick received a degree from Wichita Technical Institute in Advanced Electronics and Computer Science.
      He was an amazing musician, artist, and friend to all.  He was employed as a Computer Technician at HF Rubber Manufacturing in Topeka.
      Survivors include his parents Calvin and Helen, Rossville; three sisters, Barbara Weybrew, Topeka, Bridget (Kelly) Remer, Silver Lake and Betsy (Sean) Mullis, Topeka; his brother, Paul (Denice) Weybrew, Shawnee; 3 nieces and 5 nephews along with numerous other relatives and friends
      Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, July 9, 2015 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville.  Interment will be in the Rossville Cemetery.  Patrick will lie in state Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at the church after 5:00 P.M where a rosary will be recited at 5:30 P.M. and the family will greet friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M.  Memorial contributions may be made to the family for Caleb Weybrews’ Education Fund and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St., St. Marys, Kansas 66536.
      To leave condolences,  go to:  http://piperfuneralhome.com/obituaries/patrick-w-lytle/

Saturday, July 4, 2015

Baseball Week Coming Up

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