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TCF Dance Back To Main St.

RCDC ANNOUNCEMENT:

We hope you all are getting excited for the long, fun filled weekend ahead! We do have some BIG NEWS! Due to the impending rain- RCDC has made the decision to move the dance back to main street! Nothing else will change, craft vendors, food trucks,and activities will all still be located at the park.

Get ready to Boogie on Main street!

Recent Willard Bridge Photos

Polka Dance At Bohemian Hall

Ray Searcy Passes Away

      Ray E. Searcy, age 80, of Topeka, passed away Monday, July 31, 2017 at a Kansas City hospital. 
      Ray was born March 11, 1937 in Paxico, Kansas the son of Roy and Emma Trostle Searcy. He grew up in rural Rossville graduating from Dover High School in 1955. Ray served in the U. S. Air Force for four years. He married Nova June Rutledge July 17, 1960 in Valley Center, Kansas. Ray worked as a city bus driver for the City of Topeka. He was a longtime member of the Oakland United Methodist Church. He volunteered with various organizations such as the Oakland Boy Scout troop and enjoyed prison ministry. He had previously worked as a bulk milk driver for Meadow Gold and drove a bus for Seaman School District #345. Ray at one time held a private pilot license. 
      Ray was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Megan Skinner; brothers, Carl and Glenn Searcy and sisters, Thelma Stoneburger, Lucille Hosler, Dorothy Wright, Golda Plumly, Eileen Creveling and Mary Miller. He is survived by his wife Nova of over 57 years; a daughter, Trudy (Kurt) Skinner of Colorado Springs, CO; a son, Troy (Janice) Searcy of Rossville; a brother, Edward Searcy of Topeka; a sister, Pearl Wood of Kentucky and two grandchildren, Andrew and Grace Skinner.
      Memorial services will be Saturday, August 5, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at the Oakland United Methodist Church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Oakland United Methodist Church and sent in care of the Davidson Funeral Home. davidsonfuneral.com.

Free Polka Lessons

Get ready for the next Polka Party at the Moravan Hall.

Free polka lessons at 3 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 6,  at the  

Rossville Community Center Building, 

407 Main St., Rossville. 

Sponsored by Rossville Moravan (Bohemian) Hall.

Summer Lunch At Library

Weeknight Yoga at Library

West Gets Unlikely Win In Shrine Bowl

Down 21-20 with less than two minutes left in the game and having just turned it over in the red zone for the third time, the West needed something miraculous to happen to end its two-game losing streak in the annual East-West Shrine Bowl.  Then the unexpected happened.

West defensive backs Zach Helbing and Tanner Orand combined to stuff East quarterback Brandon Mlekus in the end zone for a game-winning safety as the West pulled off an improbable 22-21 victory Sat. Night in  El Dorado.

Read about the game at:

http://cjonline.com/sports/highschools/2017-07-29/late-safety-gives-west-wild-win-shrine-bowl

or at:
http://www.kansas.com/sports/high-school/article164444257.html

Election Nov 7

    Voters taking part in the Nov 7  general election in Shawnee County will also elect five council members in Willard, three council members in Silver Lake, and a mayor and two council members in Rossville.   

Emporia Gazette Article On Shrine Bowl

Here is an article that discusses Shrine Bowl players headed to Emporia State U.,  such as RHS graduate Dawson Hammes.  
http://www.emporiagazette.com/area_news/article_3042b2be-1f5c-5148-93cc-d89679e5bb42.html

Derick & Dawson Hammes At Shrine Bowl

The annual Kansas Shrine Bowl will be played in El Dorado at 7:00 PM on Sat., July 29.  Dawson Hammes will be one of the East players,  and his father,  RHS football coach Derick Hammes, will be the coach for the team.

From the Capital Journal:

The last four seasons for Rossville football have been something special as the program captured not only its first state title, but three consecutive.

The stretch had extra meaning for Bulldawg coach Derick Hammes, who was able to share the experience with his son, Dawson — a standout linebacker and running back for all three title teams.

Their time together as coach and player seemingly came to an end when Rossville scored in overtime to beat Hesston 48-42 in Hutchinson in late November. Instead, the two will get one more chance to take the field together in Saturday’s Kansas Shrine Bowl.

Derick Hammes is the head coach for the East, while Dawson will start at linebacker in the 7 p.m. game in El Dorado.

“You wrap all of it together, it’s been pretty neat,” Derick Hammes said. “The last three years what we were able to do as a team, and now this is just the icing on the cake. It’s pretty special. We both realize we’ve been very, very fortunate and we’re going to go out and do it one more time.”

When he accepted the nomination to be the East head coach, Hammes knew there would be a chance he’d get to coach Dawson in the game. But at the same time, Rossville had other worthy candidates, including All-State quarterback Jacob Bradshaw.

Dawson was selected, however, and now follows in his father’s footsteps. Derick played for the East squad in the 1989 Shrine Bowl and the two are rare father-son combos whom have had the chance to each play in the game.

“I never even thought about it like that,” Derick said. “Not a lot of kids get this opportunity and for both of us to experience it, it’s something special. What you learn is it’s a very special cause and being able to help in some way, these kids, is very special and you don’t realize the importance until you play in the game.”

Not only will Dawson follow his father’s path in the Shrine game, but will for his collegiate career as well. After wrapping up his high school career with 338 tackles, Dawson signed with Emporia State.

Derick played for the Hornets from 1989-92.

“It’s pretty crazy,” Dawson said. “He played in (the Shrine Bowl) 20-some years ago and now I am. And I’m going to Emporia State too, following in his footsteps.”

Dawson said signing with Emporia State wasn’t a foregone conclusion when making his college decision. At the same time, however, the program has held a place in his heart for some time.

“For the most part, I was wide open,” he said. “But since he did go to Emporia, it was someplace I wanted to go. It was a pretty easy choice.”

Dawson said playing for his father throughout his career has had its pluses and minuses.

“It’s always tough when your dad’s the coach because it seems he’s harder on you than the other players,” Dawson said. “He expects more out of you because he knows you better. But at the same time, it’s nice. I’ve grown up watching film with him and I’ve learned so much from him, especially defensively. I’ve tried to pick up whatever I can from him.”

While there could be a certain level of expectations placed on Dawson being the son of a former Hornet standout (Derick was third-team All-MIAA in 1991), Dawson said he’ll start his college career the same way he would if his father hadn’t played at ESU.

“I don’t think there’s pressure,” he said. “I’m just going to go up and do my thing and try to earn a spot.”

Both are relishing the chance to have one more game together this weekend.

“It’s just cool and you can’t script stuff like this,” Derick said. “We’ve been lucky — three state championships, you get to do the Shrine Bowl and he gets to go to Emporia State. In my wildest dreams I couldn’t have wrote it out like that. It’s hard to put into words, but it’s amazing that it’s worked out like that.”

TCF Pancake Breakfast

Ethan Brown Injured In Accident

Ethan John Brown, 28, of Rossville, failed to slow down as he was driving a GMC Terrain and struck a Toyota Highlander driven by Rick Moody, 61, of Topeka. The Highlander then hit a Ford Fusion driven by David Roger Franzke II, 25, of Topeka.

Brown was taken to Stormont Vail.

Moody, Franzke and a passenger in Franzke’s vehicle weren’t injured.

All of the occupants were wearing their seat belts, according to the log.

http://cjonline.com/news/crime-courts/local/2017-07-25/one-person-taken-hospital-after-monday-morning-rear-end-crash-i