Students Of The Week

Students of the Week: Harvesters group-Dylan Ditch, Shawn Lekanoff, Mason James, Amanda Thederahn, and Errika Faith all gave their time and energy to fill 1034 backpack snacks for grade school children. Their time and energy on this project has a positive impact on families in our area and is an awesome representation of our student body. 

Damon Magette (81) Passes Away

Damon D. Magette Damon D. Magette, 56, passed away Monday, April 23, 2018 at Midland Care Hospice. 

He is survived by a son, Deran Kokenge, Rossville; daughter, Nicole (Daniel) Pacheco, Topeka; brother, Brandon (Joan), St. Marys; mother and step-father, Jan and Don McGranahan, St. Marys; step-sisters, Debra Kubes, Clay Center, and Trudy Padilla, Paola; step-brothers, Donald McGranahan, Topeka and Bruce McGranahan, Wamego. 

He was preceded in death by his father, Richard Magette and infant brother, Shannon. 

As per his request, cremation has taken place and there will be no services. Memorial contributions may be made to Midland Care Hospice, 120 S.W. Frazier Circle, Topeka, KS 66606.

Damon was a 1981 graduate of RHS.

Irene (Stadler) Mader Passes Away

Irene (Stadler) Mader passed away in the morning of April 25, 2018.  Irene was raised and schooled in the Rossville area until her parents moved to Topeka.   More info when the obituary is available.

Georgia Stark Passes Away

Georgia "Jo" E. Stark, 75, passed away at her home in Humansville, MO. on 4/20/2018. She was the wife of Ernest Lee Stark, husband of 20 years.

Jo was born in Topeka, Kansas on November 29, 1942 the daughter of T.G. McCall, SR and Juanita Louise McCall. She was a graduate of St. Charles High School, St. Charles, MO. She worked at Goodyear Tire and Rubber for over 20 years prior to retirement.

Jo had a very strong faith in Christ, and she enjoyed visiting and attending numerous churches and learning about many different faiths.

Jo was a friend to everyone and she never met a stranger. Her smile was radiant, and her laughter lit up a room. She also had the kindest heart. She would give the shirt off her back to anyone in need.

She was preceded in death by her mother, father, and both sons Bobby Dale and Charles "Chip" McLain.

She is survived by her husband, Ernie Stark, her friend and former husband Charles McLain (Topeka). Her daughters, LauRay McLain of Topeka, Joi (John) Ridder and Amber (Jeff) Huske of Silver Lake, her stepsons Clifford Stark, Steven (Jennifer) Stark both of California, her sister Virginia (Tim) McCracken, brothers Buddy (Chris) McCall and Tim (Beth) McCall. She leaves behind 18 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren, as well as many nieces, nephews, friends and family who adore her.

Her memorial service is Saturday, April 28th 10:00 A.M. at Highland Heights Christian Church, 29th and Tecumseh Road.

Note:  Georgia and first husband Charles McLain and family lived in Rossville a number of years and their children graduated from RHS

Silver Lake Invitational Golf

Silver Lake Invitational Golf Tournament results on April 23 were:

1.  Burlington        341
2,  Santa Fe Trail   355
3.  Osage City        389
4.  Silver Lake       418
5.  Rossville           421

The Rossville team was lead by Chris VanderPutten with a 99

Polka Dance Sat Night

Martin Bourbeau In Art Walk

From the Capital-Journal:

After competing with a growing number of events in August, the Jackson County Art Walk has decided to move its annual art walk up a few months to next weekend.

From 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 27, guests are invited to visit the art walk in Holton to see local artists’ works, sit in on demonstrations and create their own art.

This year’s featured artist is Martin Bourbeau, a Rossville artist with a peculiar painting style. Bourbeau doesn’t use paint brushes, referring to his pieces as “paint sculptures.”

“I use a palette knife on the background and what I do is I start on the very furthest point back on the canvas and I just start building out,” he said. “I’ll build out with these pastry bags. ... And the paint comes out of the canvas anywhere from 2 to 3 to 4 inches off the canvas.”

Bourbeau will be featured at More than Lemons, a gallery and studio at 424 Pennsylvania Ave. After the art walk, he will host his class, “Sip and Squeeze,” where guests can bring beverages and learn his painting technique.

Starting out, Bourbeau said, he never believed he could sell his art. He began creating in high school. His wife, Mary Bourbeau, said she remembers the intricate wooden sculptures he used to make. While attending boarding school in Michigan, Bourbeau learned about glass blowing, sculpture, sketching and painting.

After moving to the Rossville and St. Marys area, Bourbeau began considering being a full-time artist. He was working as a surgical orthopedic technician, and after realizing it was possible to make a living selling his pieces, he began weighing the possibilities. It has been about six years since he made the transition, and he now says he could never go back.

“We had a little rough patch, so I did a short two-month stint at a factory,” Bourbeau said. “I can work 12 hours a day with a big giant smile on my face out here (in my studio), as opposed to working eight hours in a factory. It was just miserable.”

Many of Bourbeau’s early works were more abstract floral pieces, but as he expanded his customer base, he needed to expand his body of work. Bourbeau’s collection includes animal paint sculptures, city skylines, nature pieces and a line of desert pieces.

“He does a 10-week art expo in Scottsdale, Ariz., and I think that more than anything else has really influenced his work,” said Mary Bourbeau. “There’s a huge demand for desert life paintings in the Scottsdale area, and to meet that demand he really opened up into that new desert area. Without it, I don’t think he would have ever gone down that route.”

Bourbeau will oversee and instruct 10 students at his class after the art walk and will provide a pre-painted background for students to build upon. The class costs $110. To register, call Mary Bourbeau at (586) 453-8942.

Other featured artists at the Jackson County Art Walk are Joshua Cochran with his fantasy-style artwork; Chuck Watson, who specializes in glass and ceramics; Lea Heryford, displaying acrylic abstracts and watercolor landscapes; and Kathleen Cobb, showing oil and watercolor landscapes and cityscapes.

For more information, visit the Jackson County Art Walk Facebook page.

You can watch Martin paint at:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZXxXB49Mn8&feature=youtu.be

Solo and Ensemble Concert

2018 Solo & Small Ensemble Concert

Sunday, April 22 7:00 PM

(Not necessarily performance order)

Vocal Solos

Tristan Shepherd

Hana Parkhurst

Jamie Brockamp

Instrumental Solos

Hana Parkhurst

Mary Shults

Ava Stipp

*Bryson Hase

*Taylor Morelli

Instrumental Ensembles

Woodwind Quartet

Clarinet Trio

Brass Quintet B

*Brass Quintet A

Vocal Ensembles

*Women’s Chorus

*Mixed Chorus

Sabetha BB Double Header

The RHS Baseball Team was shut out in two games at Sabetha on  April 20.  The first loss was 10-0 and the second 8-0.

Girls Split with Osky

    Rossville won their first game of the April 20 double header with Oskaloosa 16-5,  but lost the night cap 5-4.  The girls are 10-2 overall and 3-1 in the MEL.

Horton Inv. Boys Golf

    The Boys golf team came in second at the Horton Invitational on April 17.  The teams finished:
1.  Maur Hill       184
2.  Rossville       209
3.  St. Marys      217
4.  Oskaloosa    242

    Team high for Rossville was Corey Hadsall with a 47.  Other team members were Nathan Dohrman (52 for 13th), Jarrett Ingwerson ( for 15th) and Nick Brummer (  for 17th).       

Wamego Invitational Golf

    The RHS boys golf team was 5th of 6 teams at the Wamego Invitational on April 16.

Team Standings
1.  Wamego      342
2.  Abilene        367
3.  Marysville    373
4.  Clay Center 414
5.  Rossville     443
6.  St. Marys    450   

Individuals for Rossville were:
21.  Corey Hadsall         102
26.  Nathan Dohrman     110
37.  Cliff Vander Putten  114
38.  Nick Brummer         117

Osage City Invitational Golf

Results of the Osage City Invitational boys golf tournament on April 12.

1.  Burlington        343
2.  Santa Fe Trail  385
3.  Jeff West         400
4.  West Franklin  402
5.  Rossville         424
6.  Osage City      431
7.  Lyndon            483   

Individual Placing by Dawgs:

10.  Corey Hadsall            91
18.  Chriss VandrPutten  103
25.  Trevor Cunningham 114
27.  Nathan Dohrman      116

Taylor Kirk (15) Helps WU In Two Wins

   Washburn U. added two more wins to their MIAA total on Saturday against Northwest Missouri.
   In game one,  Taylor Kirk hit a double in the first inning and added a homer in the third.  She had three hits in three at bats and scored one run and had three RBIs in the Washburn 5-1 win.
   In game two,  Taylor had one hit, one run and one walk in three at bats in a close 3-2 contest.
   The regular MIAA season ended with this double header.   Washburn was 39-10 overall and 23-3 in the MIAA.  They next play in the MIAA tournament  April 26-28 in Oklahoma City.