Rey Morford Passes Away

Rey E. Morford, 91, passed away Sunday May 7, 2017 at his home in St. Marys.

He was born May 5, 1926 at rural Delia, the son of Arthur and Josie Clouse Morford.  Rey grew up on the family farm and graduated from Emmett High School in 1944.  He served in the United States Army during WWII and received the Victory medal.

Rey had lived on the farm many years and moved to St. Marys in 2007.  When asked why he moved to town Rey said “seventy years of mud was enough”.  Rey had a verity of occupations including, working at Goodyear Tire and Rubber in Topeka, Firestone Tires in Topeka, the Rossville Dehydrator, Jeffrey Energy Center and he retired from Jackson County Road and Bridge Department.  Rey was also a farmer and rancher.  He was a member of Assumption Chapel in St. Marys. Rey had been a member of the American Legion in Holton, the Emmett Lions Club, had served on the Adrian Township Board and Cemetery Board along with being a member of the Delia School Board.  He had served as a committeeman for the Jackson County Republican Party.

On September 11, 1948 he was united in marriage to Patricia A. Cassity at Westmoreland.  She preceded him in death on May 27, 2004; he was also preceded in death by a son, David Morford on August 29, 2005; a grand-daughter Kristin Morford, July 4, 2010; a step-grandson, Shawn Perry;  his siblings, Lynn, Arthur and Larry Morford, Alice Pitney and Edith Davison.

Survivors include two sons, Arthur Morford, Topeka, William “Bill” (Nancy) Morford, St. Marys; three daughters, Diana (Bob) Dolezilek, Holton, Deborah (Richard) Beasterfeld, Belvue and Jean Holt, Holton; a sister, Louise Sedlacek, Frankfort, 11 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

Mr. Morford will lie in state and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Thursday, May 11, 2017 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys.  A rosary will be recited at 10:00 A.M. Friday, May 12, 2017 at the funeral home. Interment with Military Honors will be at Mt. Olive Cemetery, Emmett.  Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, the Emmett Alumni Association or Great Lakes Hospice and sent in care of the funeral home.

Baseball Team Gets Win On Friday

    The RHS baseball team split with Leavenworth on Friday,  winning the first game 5-4 but losing the second 13-0.    The Dawgs are 3-13 for the season.

Volunteers Needed For Book Sale

Friends of the Rossville Community Library is needing volunteers to help with the Book Sale.
Wednesday, May 10th starting at 6:00 p.m.
Friday, May 12 starting at 6:15 p.m. 

Meet at 410 Main Street across the street from the library to help unload and set up books on Wednesday.
On Friday, we will need help boxing up any remaining books after the sale.
Volunteers on Wednesday night will be allowed to shop while unpacking. ($5.00/bag except for signed books)
Text Ann Foster at 785-207-5938 with questions.

Book Sale information:
Friends of the Rossville Community Library Annual Book Sale
Thursday, May 11 - 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Friday, May 12 - 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Car Hits Silo In Rossville

From the Capital-Jouirnal:

A 36-year-old Topeka man was taken to Stormont Vail with unknown injuries after a crash Saturday afternoon in Rossville.

Kansas Highway Patrol officials said the crash occurred at around 2:10 p.m. on eastbound US-24 highway at Main Street in the northwest Shawnee County town.

The 1994 Toyota passenger car was traveling eastbound on US-24 when for unknown reasons, the car left the roadway to the north and struck a grain silo.

David A Rivera, the driver of the vehicle, was taken to Stormont. He wasn’t wearing his seat belt, KHP officials said.

Taylor Kirk (15) In NJCAA Div. II Finals

    Above is a picture of Taylor Kirk and her softball team from Johnson County Community College. They swept their District D regional in Topeka at Hummer Sport Complex going 5-0. Taylor and the team  will now be traveling  to Clinton, Mississippi, for the NJCAA Division II Nationals May 17th - 20th, 2017.  
   In the championship game Taylor batted .500 going 2-4 with a walk, two homeruns and 4 RBI's.

Ashley Rietcheck On Academic All-State List

    Ashley Rietcheck, daughter of Andy and Denise Rietcheck was named to the All-State Academic Team Honorable Mentions by the Capital-Journal.  She plans to attend Emporia State University

Amanda Hill Signs LOI

    RHS senior Amanda Hill has signed a National Letter Of Intent to play basketball at Kansas Wesleyan University.  You can see video of her signing the LOI at:
http://ksnt.com/2017/05/03/rossvilles-amanda-hill-signs-to-play-basketball-at-kansas-wesleyan/

Area Softball Stat Leaders

Area High School Softball Stat Leaders

HITTING

Average

Beam, Royal Valley, .660; Phillips, Holton, .659; Fenoglio, Tonganoxie, .658; Gray, Tonganoxie, .649; Van Ausdall, Holton, .627; Parnell, Atchison County, .622; Booth, Holton, .600; Porras, Holton, .600; Tucking, Atchison County, .600; Downard, Marysville, .596; Lundin, Rossville, .596; Stringfield, Wellsville, .596; Willson, Tonganoxie, .595; Robertson, Perry-Lecompton, .593; Courter, Oskaloosa, .588; Cobb, Silver Lake, .583; Bassett, Oskaloosa, .581; O’Connor, Perry-Lecompton, .574; Carlson, Council Grove, .571; Orender, Osage City, .571; Shyrock, Tonganoxie, .571; Fast, Perry-Lecompton, .565; Swift, Chase County, .565; Kearney, Valley Falls, .558; Hettinger, Central Heights, .556; Morgan, Riverside, .545; Gallagher, Tonganoxie, .537; Lowe, Oskaloosa, .537; Harrison, St. Marys, .529; Kirkwood, Valley Falls, .525; Mead, Santa Fe Trail, .522; Serna, Osage City, .511; Migliorini, Rossville, .510; Pacha, Marysville, .510; G. Appel, Atchison County, .500; Biltoft, Jefferson West, .500; Degenhardt, Holton, .500; Schuetz, Royal Valley, .500; Schraad, Nemaha Central, .500; Anderson, Rossville, .492; A. Folks, Perry-Lecompton, .490; New, Royal Valley, .490; Brintle, Council Grove, .485; Larson, Marysville, .484; Klamm, Wellsville, .483; Bond, Holton, .478; Spielman, Sabetha, .476; Wright, Jefferson West, .475; Crawford, Chase County, .472; G. Folks, Perry-Lecompton, .472; L. Shinn, Rossville, .472; C. Miller, Silver Lake, .467; Sloyer, Burlington, .465; Butts, Riverside, .462; Albright, Royal Valley, .459; DeLong, Valley Falls, .459; Beien, Atchison County, .458; Soyez, Chase County, .458; Fluderer, Wellsville, .455; Hawkins, Riverside, .455; Jones, Marysville, .455; Vowinckel, Jefferson West, .450

Home runs

Beam, Royal Valley, 11; Robertson, Perry-Lecompton, 11; S. Shinn, Rossville, 10; Downard, Marysville, 8; Stringfield, Wellsville, 8; Swift, Chase County, 7; Harrison, St. Marys, 6; D. Hess, Burlington, 6; Lundin, Rossville, 6; Orender, Osage City, 6; Fenoglio, Tonganoxie, 5; R. Johnson, Wabaunsee, 5; Migliorini, Rossville, 5; Oliver, Wabaunsee, 5; Carson, Clay Center, 4; Fast, Perry-Lecompton, 4; Klamm, Wellsville, 4; J. Miller, Council Grove, 4; Morgan, Riverside, 4; Thorp, Burlington, 4; Gallagher, Tonganoxie, 3; Griffin, Chase County, 3; Kirkwood, Valley Falls, 3; Lowe, Oskaloosa, 3; Pacha, Marysville, 3; L. Shinn, Rossville, 3; Sloyer, Burlington, 3; Van Ausdall, Holton, 3; Weers, Rock Creek, 3;

RBI

Beam, Royal Valley, 41; Robertson, Perry-Lecompton, 49; Orender, Osage City, 35; Bassett, Oskaloosa, 34; Lundin, Rossville, 33; S. Shinn, Rossville, 33; Swift, Chase Conty, 32; Stringfield, Wellsville, 30; R. Hess, Burlington, 29; Honas, Council Grove, 29; Kirkwood, Valley Falls, 27; O’Connor, Perry-Lecompton, 26; Wright, Jefferson West, 25; Carlson, Council Grove, 24; D. Hess, Burlington, 24; Fenoglio, Tonganoxie, 23; A. Folks, Perry-Lecompton, 23; Harrison, St. Marys, 23; Lowe, Oskaloosa, 23; Migliorini, Rossville, 23; J. Miller, Council Grove, 23; Fast, Perry-Lecompton, 22; R. Johnson, Wabaunsee, 22; Brintle, Council Grove, 21; New, Royal Valley, 21; Van Ausdall, Holton, 21; Bond, Holton, 20; Crawford, Chase County, 20; B. Murray, Abilene, 20; Oliver, Wabaunsee, 20; L. Shinn, Rossville, 20; Weers, Rock Creek, 20; Downard, Marysville, 19; Klamm, Wellsville, 19; Morgan, Riverside, 19; Phillips, Holton, 19; Allen, Council Grove, 18; Kearney, Valley Falls, 18; Porras, Holton, 18; Anderson, Rossville, 17; Falk, Wabaunsee, 17; Fluderer, Wellsville, 17; G. Folks, Perry-Lecompton, 17; Gallagher, Tonganoxie, 17; Hodges, Council Grove, 17; A. Miller, Tonganoxie, 17; Roberts, Marysville, 17; Soyez, Chase County, 17; Barnhardt, Oskaloosa, 16; Butler, Council Grove, 16; Dailey, McLouth, 16; P. Davis, Jefferson West, 16; Higgs, Chase County, 16; S. Murray, Rossville, 16; Pacha, Marysville, 16; Roth, Abilene, 16;

Stolen bases

Dillon, Rock Creek, 19; Orender, Osage City, 18; Peterson, Chase County, 15; Carlson, Council Grove, 14; Higgs, Chase County, 14; Mead, Santa Fe Trail, 13; Schreiner, Wabaunsee, 12; Stevens, Osage City, 12; Degenhardt, Holton, 11; R. Johnson, Wabaunsee, 11; McDaniel, Wellsville, 11; J. Miller, Council Grove, 11; Parnell, Atchison County, 11; Hettinger, Central Heights, 10; Ricklefts, Riverside, 11; Hickman, Oskaloosa, 10; Myers, Holton, 10; Overstreet, Jefferson West, 10; Pacha, Marysville, 10; Schrater, Chase County, 10; Hultgren, Osage City, 9; M. Miller, Oskaloosa, 9; New, Royal Valley, 9; Rhodd, Holton, 9; Tucking, Atchison County, 9; Booth, Holton, 8; A. Folks, Perry-Lecompton, 8; G. Folks, Perry-Lecompton, 8; Kearney, Valley Falls, 8; Moore, Lebo-Waverly, 8; Pryor, Oskaloosa, 8; Serna, Osage City, 8; Soyez, Council Grove, 8; Tackitt, Lebo-Waverly, 8; Bolyard, Osage City, 7; Burson, Central Heights, 7; Butts, Riverside, 7; Kippes, Rossville, 7; Lutz, Holton, 7; M. Nordhus, Nemaha Central, 7; Parks, Holton, 7; Porras, Holton, 7; Smith, Lebo-Waverly, 7; Whalen, Osage City, 7; Willson, Tonganoxie, 7; Argabright, Sabetha, 6; Beam, Royal Valley, 6; Fisher, Lebo-Waverly, 6; Hootman, Tonganoxie, 6; Kirkwood, Valley Falls, 6; Marshall, Tonganoxie, 6; Neiberger, Valley Falls, 6; Ogden, Royal Valley, 6; Sage, Osage City, 6; Schraad, Nemaha Central, 6; L. Shinn, Rossville, 6; Zemek, Rossville, 6; Albright, Royal Valley, 5; Brecheisen, Rossville, 5; Brintle, Council Grove, 5; Butler, Council Grove, 5; Deters, Nemaha Central, 5; Fenoglio, Tonganoxie, 5; Franson, Clay Center, 5; Grother, Oskaloosa, 5; Keller, Riverside, 5; Koranda, Riverside, 5; Kunkel, Rock Creek, 5; Leonard, Nemaha Central, 5; S. Murray, Rossville, 5; A. Nordhus, Nemaha Central, 5; Oswald, Lebo-Waverly, 5; Sample, Tonganoxie, 5; Shyrock, Tonganoxie, 5; Van Ausdall, Holton, 5.

PITCHING

Wins

Orender, Osage City, 12; Crawford, Chase County, 11; Downard, Marysville, 11; Fast, Perry-Lecompton, 8; Hammett, Rock Creek, 8; Hill, Rossville, 8; Carlson, Council Grove, 7; Harrison, St. Marys, 7; Schreiner, Wabaunsee, 7; Bond, Holton, 6; Erickson, Perry-Lecompton, 6; Hamm, Oskaloosa, 6; Kippes, Rossville, 6; Stithem, Royal Valley, 6; Allen, Council Grove, 5; P. Davis, Jefferson West, 5; Fluderer, Wellsville, 5; Kearney, Valley Falls, 5; Lutz, Holton, 5; Neiberger, Valley Falls, 5; Pemberton, Wellsville, 5; 

Earned run average

Crawford, Chase County, 1.07; Stithem, Royal Valley, 1.22; Hawk, Valley Falls, 1.66; Bond, Holton, 1.83; Kearney, Valley Falls, 1.95; Bassett, Oskaloosa, 1.96; Orender, Osage City, 2.06; Carlson, Council Grove, 2.35; Fast, Perry-Lecompton, 2.41; Hamm, Oskaloosa, 2.46; Hill, Rossville, 2.52; Harrison, St. Marys, 2.55; Downard, Marysville, 2.57; M. Davis, Central Heights, 2.59; P. Davis, Jefferson West, 2.80; Erickson, Perry-Lecompton, 2.92; Kippes, Rossville, 3.00; Allen, Council Grove, 3.04; Gallagher, Tonganoxie, 3.35; Fluderer, Wellsville, 3.86; Neiberger, Valley Falls, 3.98; Pemberton, Wellsville, 3.99.

Strikeouts

Downard, Marysville, 108; Crawford, Chase County, 92; M. Davis, Central Heights, 75; Hill, Rossville, 73; Harrison, St. Marys, 68; Hammett, Rock Creek, 66; Bond, Holton, 57; Orender, Osage City, 57; Brewer, Lawrence, 55; Fast, Perry-Lecompton, 53; Schreiner, Wabaunsee, 51; Hamm, Oskaloosa, 46; Pemberton, Wellsville, 46; Neiberger, Valley Falls, 42; Harmon, West Franklin, 41; Duer, Chapman, 38; Hoelscher, Chapman, 38; Phillips, Sabetha, 38; Carlson, Council Grove, 34; Kippes, Rossville, 33; Lafferty, Royal Valley, 30; Siebenaler, Lebo-Waverly, 30; Parnell, Atchison County, 29; Reynolds, Tonganoxie, 29; Allen, Council Grove, 28; Gallagher, Tonganoxie, 27; Butts, Riverside, 26; Bassett, Oskaloosa, 23; Fenoglio, Tonganoxie, 23; Kearney, Valley Falls, 23; 

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

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