Charles Martin (46) Passed Away(U[dated)

      Charles Charlie Martin Charles Charlie Martin, 88, of Silver Lake, passed away peacefully in his sleep on February 10, 2017.
      He was born December 11, 1928, on a farm in Willard, KS, one of ten children of Henry Martin and Edith Burns. He attended Rossville High School. Charlie was a Navy veteran, a member of the American Legion and the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, and enjoyed many outdoor activities. In the early days he coached the girls softball teams, enjoyed fishing, camping and skiing at the lakes. He so enjoyed being with his family, playing cards, and watching grandkids sports.
       Charlie married Mary Krasny on August 30, 1951. He worked on the family farm and retired from Goodyear after 37 years. He is survived by his wife, Mary, his sister, Betty Gibson, and his four girls : Peggy, Karen, Diane and Nancy, ten grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. He was a devoted husband and father, and excelled at being a grandfather.
      A Celebration of Life Ceremony will be held at 10:00 A.M. Monday February 13, 2017 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys. Inurnment will be at a later date in the Prairie Home Cemetery, Topeka. A visitation will be held at the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, 708 Citizen Cir, Rossville, from 3:00 until 6:00 P.M. Sunday, February 12, 2017. Memorial contributions may be made to the Silver Lake Senior Center or Midland Hospice and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St., St. Marys, Kansas 66536. To leave an online condolence please go to www.piperfuneralhome.com.

Mid East League Basketball Standings

 Boys          League … Overall

Rock Creek    6-1          14-2
Silver Lake    4-2 …      10-5
St. Marys       4-3           10-5
Wabaunsee   3-3           12-3
Rossville        2-4            7-8
Riley County  0-6           3-12

Girls          League … Overall

Wabaunsee    6-0           14-1
Riley County   5-1           10-5
Rossville         4-2          13-2
Silver Lake      3-3          10-5
St. Marys         1-6           8-7
Rock Creek      0-7          3-13

2016 Talent Show

    Thge Rossville High Talent Show for 2016 has been recently added to the You Tube channel and you can view it at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_OfxXQU-4U

Dawgfeed 11

   Dawgfeed 11 (with weekly announcements included) with announcer Dawn Ledeboer can be seen at:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnuhffG8EpM&feature=em-subs_digest

Boys Basketball Team Over Osage City

Osage City    11      8    12    11   =   42
Rossville        13   15    13    18   =   59

Rossville scoring:
Morris           6 (6)     3-4      21
Hammes      5           3-9      13
Anderson     4           2-2      10
Bradshaw     1           2-2       4
Dyche           1 (1)      0-0       3
Schumacher 1           1-2        3
Martinek        1 (1)      0-0       3
Hulbert          1            0-0       2
Totals           20 (8)   11-19     59.

RHS Girls Get Easy Win Over Osage City

The RHS girls added another win to the season on Feb. 7 with a victory over Osage City on the home court.

Osage City   7    2     16     7   =   32
Rossville    20   13    15    11   =   59


Rossville scoring:
Hill                  6 (2)    5-5    19
Hill                  5          0-0    10
Shinn              2          4-5      8 
Shinn              4          0-0      8
Buhler             1          3-3      5
Kirk                  2          0-0     4
Anderson         1          1-2     3
Morelli              1          0-0     2 
Totals              22 (2)  13-20  59

Andrew Day (14) Passes Away

Airman First Class Andrew T. Day, 21, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2017 at Rossville.

He was born December 20, 1995 at Topeka, the son of Timothy E. and Angela Renee Irwin Day.  Andrew was raised in the Rossville community and graduated from Rossville High School.

Andrew joined the United States Air Force in 2014 and was stationed at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita.  He had been deployed to Qatar from May 23 until October 3, 2016.  He was a very active student in high school; participating in Cross Country, Basketball, school plays, band, drumline, FCCLA and many more activities.  He was currently attending WSU.

Andrew accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior at a young age.  He was a strong Christian.  Andrew was a member of the First Baptist Church in Silver Lake.  He was a youth group leader at both the First Baptist Church and the Rossville Christian Church. He enjoyed being a part of Vacation Bible School at both churches.  He loved to listen to K-Love.  Andrew touched many hearts without knowing it.

He was preceded in death by grandparents, Kathleen Day, Harold Eugene Irwin and Margaret Ruckman.

Survivors include his parents, Tim and Angel Day, Rossville; his brother, Tyler (Cheyanne) Day, stationed at Schofield Army Base, HI; his sister Rachel Day, in Bootcamp at Lackland AFB, TX; a grandfather Douglas Day, Kennewick, WA; aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

Funeral services will be at 11:00 A.M. Friday, February 10, 2017 at the First Baptist Church (north campus) at Silver Lake.  Military graveside services will be at the Rossville Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Thursday, February 9, 2017 at the church in Silver Lake.  Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville Christian Church Youth Group and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St., St. Marys, Kansas 66536.  To leave an online condolence please go to www.piperfuneralhome.com

3A Girls Basketball Rankings By KBCA

Current 3A Girls Basketbll Rankings by KBCA

1.   Hugoton
2.   Thomas More Prep
3.   Kingman
4.   Council Grove
5.   Nemaha Central
6.   Garden Plain
7.   Rossville
8.   Cheney
9.   Caney Valley
10. Hesston

3A Girls Basketball Rankings By CJ

Team … record

1. Hugoton (1) … 15-0

2. TMP-Marian (2) … 14-1

3. Council Grove (3) … 14-1

4. Nemaha Central (4) … 12-2

5. Kingman (5) … 12-2

Others — Caney Valley 14-2, Cheney 11-3, Cimarron 11-4, Garden Plain 12-3, Halstead 12-3, Hesston 11-4, Humboldt 12-2, Remington 12-3, Riley County 10-4, Rossville 12-2, Russell 12-3, Sterling 11-4, Wellsville 10-3.

Wabaunsee (13-1) is ranked #2 in 2A

Neva Padgett Passes Away

     Neva Padgett, 82, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at a Topeka hospital.
     She was born January 3, 1935 in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Samuel and Ethel (Spurgin) Smith. Neva graduated from Rossville High School. She was employed by F.W. Woolworth s and Jostens Yearbook Company. She was a member of St. Matthew Catholic Church.
     Neva married Clyde C.A. Padgett, Sr. on November 4, 1952 in Rossville. He preceded her in death on March 22, 2006. She was also preceded in death by two sons, Clyde Albert, Jr. and Phillip Andrew Padgett and one granddaughter, Margaret Maggie Elizabeth Rogers. Survivors include one daughter, Elizabeth Marie Trovato of Virginia Beach, VA, 8 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, her sister, Phyllis Marney of Rossville, her brother-in-law, William F. Padgett of Topeka and numerous nieces and nephews.
     Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 9, 2017 at Penwell-Gabel Southeast Chapel. Burial will follow in Mount Hope Cemetery. Neva will lie in state and the family will receive friends from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to the KSU Cancer Center, 1 Chalmers Hall, Manhattan, Kansas 66506. Penwell-Gabel Southeast Chapel is assisting the family. To leave the family a special message online, please visit www.PenwellGabelTopeka.com. Neva Padgett

321A Wrestling rankings for Jan 31

Silver Lake Invitational Wrestling

Silver Lake Invitational held Feb. 4

Team scores

Platte County, Mo. 186.5, Clay Center 128, Burlington 114.5, Leavenworth 113, St. James Academy 107.5, Silver Lake 93, Wichita West 80.5, Anderson County 78, Prairie View 78, Salina South 75.5, Riley County 72.5, St. Marys 72.5, Rossville 72, Wabaunsee 54.5, Wamego 47.5, Chase County 46, Santa Fe Trail 46, Wellsville 39, Mission Valley 18, Caney Valley 11, Maur Hill 5.

Championship results

106 — Ware, Wellsville won by tech. fall over Gleason, Mission Valley, 15-0. 
113 — Phippen, Platte County pinned Et. Totty, Burlington, 4:37. 
120 — King, St. Marys dec. Ev. Totty, Burlington, 5-2. 
126 — Richard, Riley County dec. Fonseca, Wichita West, 10-3. 
132 — Tubbs, Wabaunsee dec. Vogan, Salina South, 2-1. 
138 — Dultmeier, Silver Lake dec. Hancock, Leavenworth, 4-3. 
145 — Droegemeier, Wabaunsee maj. dec. Erickson, Santa Fe Trail, 16-8. 
152 — Heberly, Salina South dec. Lane, Clay Center, 7-5. 
160 — Cokeley, St. James dec. Mullin, Clay Center, 5-1 OT. 
170 — Butler, Leavenworth maj. dec. Waggoner, Riley County, 13-4. 
182 — Lautt, St. James won by injury default over Tiers, Clay Center. 
195 — Smart, Platte County pinned Ware, Clay Center, 4:21. 
220 — Jumps, Platte County pinned Higginbotham, Anderson County, 1:08. 
285 — Patrick, Wamego dec. Lang, Burlington, 1-0.

      Bryce Gfeller finished 3rd after losing to  Joey Hancock (Leavenworth)   by decision in the semi-final.
      Isaiah Luellen finished 3rd after losing to Hunter Mullen (Clay Center) in the semi.

Other info about this tournament can be read at: http://prepzone.com/news/701/dultmeier-snags-elusive-silver-lake-invitational-title/

Adrienne Olejnik Article

    The current Winter issue of TK Business Magazine has a nice article about Adrienne Olejnik of Rossville about her being selected as one of "20 Under 40" for Topeka in the fall of 2016.

The article can be read at:  http://www.tkmagazine.com/topekas-top-20-under-40-adrienne-olejnik/

An  earlier article about Adrienne and her selection to the "Top 20 Under 40" can be read at:  http://rossvilleksalumninews.blogspot.com/2016/08/topekas-top-20-under-40-adrienne.html

Recent Willard Bridge Photos

Photos by George Brown