Legion Feed May 5.

   AMERICAN LEGION POST 31, 

442 N. Main St. 

Mountain Oyster and Chicken Feed, 

5 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 5. 

Fundraiser to purchase new digital sign. 

(785) 584-6177.

Stephen Snyder (99) Passes Away

Stephen Matthew Snyder, 36, Topeka, passed away May 1, 2017. 

Stephen was born April 21, 1981, in Kirksville, Missouri, the son of Stephen and Kathy Clark Snyder. He graduated from Rossville High School in 1999. Stephen married Megan Millard in May 2006; they later divorced. Stephen had been with Cristina Decker for two and a half years. Their love of the Lord brought them closer together. He worked for Winston Brown Construction for five years as a lead carpenter. Stephen currently worked for Kansas Rebuilders LLC. He was a member of First Christian Church and former member of the Shriner’s.

Stephen loved and adored his son and was a proud father. He loved coaching his son in wrestling, football, baseball, and basketball. Stephen was a loving uncle to his many nieces and nephews. Stephen was a compassionate, loving, respectful individual, whose smile could light up a room. Among other things, he enjoyed smoking meat, spending time with family and friends, and yearly family vacations.

Stephen is survived by his son, Landon Snyder; father, Stephen Snyder; step-mother, Judy Snyder; siblings, Jessica Anderson (Joe), and Jason Snyder (Tonya); nieces and nephews, Kaiden Craig, Clayton Kennedy, Jaylon Anderson, Marlowe Snyder, and Ansel Snyder. He was also survived by the love of his life, Cristina Decker, and her children, Devin Decker, and Kylie Boyce. He was preceded in death by his mother, Kathy Snyder, and his dog, Brody.

Visitation will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 6, 2017, at First Christian Church, 1880 SW Gage Boulevard, Topeka KS 66604. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Saturday, May 6, 2017, at the church. Cremation will follow funeral service. 

Memorial contributions may be made to Landon’s Fund, sent in care of Kevin Brennan Family Funeral Home, 2801 SW Urish Road, Topeka KS 66614. 

Ray Kovar Invitational April 28

The RHS boys finished 8th of 11 teams.   Those scoring points (in top 6) and placements were:

3.  1600 M.    Holden Hurla

6.  800 M.      Holden Hurla

The RHS girls finished 8th of 10 teams.  Those scoring points (in top 6) and placements were:

5.  200 M.  Ashley Ritecheck

6.  400 M. Lylee Badura

5.  100 M. Hurdles Danielle Mason

6.  100 M. Hurdles  Jordan Bittner

6.  300 M. Hurdles  Jordan Bittner

5.  1600 M. Kaytlin Dohrman

5.  3200 M. Kaytlin Dohrman

5.  Javelin Maura Buhler

2.  Shot Put  Laura Gillum

6.  Shot Put Mary Shults

T-Shirt Fundraiser

Rossville Grade School is hosting a t-shirt fundraiser for Coach Lambotte. If you would like to order a shirt, please place your order through this link:

https://goo.gl/forms/ZK12UAxL7Wy4jGDS2
and send your $15 to the RHS office by May 8th.

Rossville Invitational Golf

     Rossville hosted the Rossville Invitational Golf Tournament on May 2 at Western Hills Golf Club in Topeka.
     The teams finished as shown below:

1.  Sabetha     312
2.  Rossville     372
3.  Osage City  414
4.  Silver Lake  427
5.  St. Marys     429

    The top 4 RHS players were:

5.    Andrew Hudson  85
9.    Cory Hadsall       90
13   Fred Schuler       97
16.  Trey Anderson   100

Alumni Dinner June 3

Click on image below to enlarge and print.

Penny Jamvold Injured In Accident

Penny Jamvold of Rossville was involved in a crash on May 1, 2017 in Gove County, Kansas. The crash happened at 10:26 AM  on I-70 at mile marker 77.9 or alternate location 1.9 miles East of Oakley. She was injured and taken to a hospital.

http://recentkansaswrecks.blogspot.com/2017/05/penny-jamvold-44-of-rossville-kansas.html

Stephen Snyder (99) Passes Away

   Stephen Matthew Snyder, 36, Topeka, passed away May 1, 2017. 
   Visitation will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 6, 2017, at First Christian Church, 1880 SW Gage Boulevard, Topeka KS 66604. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Saturday, May 6, 2017, at the church. Cremation will follow funeral service. Full obituary may be viewed online at www.kevinbrennanfamily.com.

Golf Team At St. Mary's Inv.

The results of the St. Marys Invitational Golf Tournament at Rolling Meadows Golf Club  in Milford  on April 27  were:

1     Sabetha               339
2.    Nemaha Valley     341
3.    Vermillion              357
4.    Jeff West               366
5.    Council Grove       382
6.    Rossville               400
7.    St. Marys               431
8.    Silver Lake            452
9.    Lyndon                  475
10.  Perry Lecompton  481

Fred Schuler placed 12th  among the individual players with a 91.  Cory  Hadsall was second best on the RHS team with a 96.

Softball Team Adds Two More Wins

    The RHS softball team upped their record to 15-0 with two wins over Wamego,  15-4 and 10-6

Baseball Team Loses To Wamego

    The RHS baseball team lost to Wamego 6-5 and 11-7 on May 1

Latest Willard Bridge Photos

Softball & Baseball Videos

    You can watch video of the Rossville At Silver Lake baseball and softball games of April 27 at:
http://ksnt.com/2017/04/27/mid-east-league-rivals-clash-on-baseball-softball-diamonds/

State Solo & Small Ensemble Festival

Rossville had a great showing at the 3A State Solo & Small Ensemble Music Festival held at Southeast of Saline High School on Saturday, April 29th.

Of 10 performances that qualified for State, 8 of them received 1-Ratings, which are "Superior," on the 5 level KSHSAA music rubric, and 2 of them received 2-Ratings, which are "Excellent."

Those who received 1-Ratings are:

Paul Borcherding - Flute Solo

Bryson Hase - Trombone Solo

Ava Stipp - Clarinet Solo

Ella Terliesner - Clarinet Solo

Jamie Brockamp - Vocal Solo

Flute Trio - Paul Borcherding, Abigail Escobar, and Madison Brown

Clarinet Quartet - Ava Stipp, Ella Terliesner, Meagan Huston, and Taylor Morelli

Brass Ensemble - Dawson Schaefer (Trumpet), Erika Hatina (Trumpet), Alexandra Broughton (French Horn), Tristan Shepherd (French Horn), Bryson Hase (Trombone), Eddie Brockamp (Trombone), Jonas Rewerts (Euphonium), and Colton Hadsall (Tuba).

Those receiving 2-Ratings  were:

Paul Borcherding - Vocal Solo

Women's Chorus - Jamie Brockamp, Alexandra Broughton, Abigail Escobar, Clarysta Hess, Haley Miller, Danielle Moore, Taylor Morelli, Hana Parkhurst, Jenna Rodehorst, Faith Schmidt, Tristan Shepherd, Mary Shults, Alice Sinnah, Ava Stipp, Amanda Thederahn

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Garrett Jones

Rossville Jr/Sr High School

Band & Choir Director