Juanita Jessepe Passes Away

    Juanita Ann "Wash-ke-she" Jessepe, 72 of Rossville, KS passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2018. 
    Rosary will be recited 1:00 p.m., Friday, July 13, 2018 at the Mercer Funeral Home in Holton. A wake and dinner will be at the Danceground Building on Friday evening. Burial will be Saturday morning, July 14, 2018 at the Danceground Cemetery. www.mercerfuneralhomes.com

Fire Near Willard & Valencia

    A fire that created a lot of black smoke and burned about 5 acres along NW 13th street between Willard and Valencia.  Rossville, Mission, and Dover fire departments responded to put the fire out.  Video and more details can be seen at:
http://www.cjonline.com/news/20180710/accidental-pasture-fire-destroys-boat-farm-equipment-northwest-of-topeka-in-shawnee-county

Everett Hoobler Passes Away

”Everett A. "Ol Ev" Hoobler, 89, passed away late Saturday, July 7, 2018 at Oakley Place of Rossville.

He was born January 4, 1929 in the Turkey Creek Community, Wabaunsee County Kansas, the son of Vernon P. and Mary M. Rake Hoobler. He attended Turkey Creek and St. Marys grade schools and St. Marys High School until moving to Rossville where he graduated. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict.

He lived in the Rossville community where he worked for Leo Berry Irrigation and Grain Systems. In 1961, Everett and his family moved to St. Marys when he was asked to take over the John Deere Dealership and hardware store. He brought the irrigation business to St. Marys. He and his son owned and operated Hoobler Drilling for 30 years. Everett was an Auctioneer and owned Hoobler Auction Service; he also was a real-estate agent. His greatest love was auctioneering.

Everett was a member of the St. Marys United Methodist Church. He was an honorary member of the Knights of Columbus at Flush. He was a founding member and helped raise money for the Rock Springs 4-H Ranch. He was a lifetime member of the Masonic Lodge, the Scottish Rite Shrine and OES. Everett was a member of Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion at Rossville and Aubert-Wall VFW in St. Marys. He enjoyed golfing, and was instrumental in starting the St. Marys golf course. He had been a member of the Manhattan Country Club and was a Cat Backer.

He was united in marriage to Erma L. Wolfe on February 9, 1951 at Topeka. She preceded him in death on September 25, 2017. He was also preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Harold, Lloyd, Ray, Albert and Dwight Hoobler; his sister, Mildred Ronsee.

Survivors include two brothers, Forest Hoobler, Topeka and Lester Hoobler, Seattle, WA; his children, Dan (Angie) Hoobler, Wamego and Jayne (Doug) Wolf, Hope; granddaughters, Sara (Dale) Nordlund, Valley Falls, Olivia Wolf, Wichita, Valery Wolf, York County, Maine and Elizabeth (Chris) Giestina, Loveland CO.; twin great-granddaughters.

Military Graveside Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Thursday, July 12, 2018 at the Kansas Veterans Cemetery with interment to follow. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Kansas 4-H Foundation, 116 Umberger Hall, 1612 Claflin Rd., Manhattan, Kansas 66506. Online condolences may be sent to www.piperfuneralhome.com.

Margaret Sumner Passes Away

    Margaret Janice (Moore) Sumner, 89, passed away Saturday, July 7, 2018 at Midland Hospice. 
    She was born in Delia, KS on January 13, 1929 to Cora Mildred (Zickefooose) and Cyrus Moore. She graduated from Delia High School. She was a homemaker and worked many years in food service for USD 321. On June 7, 1947 she married Charles (Bob) Sumner. They have two sons: Dennis and Vernon and one daughter Nancy. Bob and Margaret raised their family in Delia, KS. Margaret was a very involved member of the Sacred Heart Church. She was also a member of the Altar Society. She enjoyed playing cards and dominos with her friends as well as gardening and sewing.   In 1990 Bob and Margaret moved to St. Marys where they became members of the Immaculate Conception Church. Bob & Margaret always attended the grandchildren and great grandchildren’s events.   For 20 years Bob and Margaret spent their winters in Texas and enjoyed their time there with new and old friends. The last 4 winters they traveled to Phoenix, AZ. Margaret led a very loving, family and faith oriented life.        Survivors include Sons: Dennie (Kathy), Topeka, Vern (Janet), Rossville, Daughter: Nancy (Mike), Phoenix, AZ. Brothers, Jim Moore and Cy Moore, Iowa,  Sister, Carol Moore (Nebraska) Brother-in-laws: Don Sumner (Peg), Topeka and Bill (Kay) Sumner, Topeka. 8 Grandkids, 11 Great-Grandkids, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Preceded in death by her husband, mother and father, 4 brothers: Lloyd (Blackie) Moore, David Moore, Tom Moore and Paul Moore. 1 Sister: Patricia Moore.  
    Margaret will lie in state after 2:00 P.M.at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys, KS on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 from with a visitation starting at 5:30 PM and a Rosary following at 7:00 PM. A mass of celebration of life will be at Immaculate Conception Church in St. Marys, KS on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at 10 AM. Memorial contributions go to Midland Hospice or Immaculate Conception Church and sent in care of the funeral home.

Water Service Shut Off July 11

WATER SERVICE IN ROSSVILLE 

WILL BE SHUT OFF

JULY 11, 2018

AFTER 8:00 AM.

to fire hydrant replacement and  repairs.

The City is estimating that the water will not be back on until

sometime after 

1:00pm on July 11, 2018.

PLEASE NOTE that due to the loss of pressure in the system the

Kansas Department of Health and Environment will most likely issue

a boil water advisory after the service has been turned back on.

Once the City has had the water tested to ensure it continues to be

safe the advisory would be lifted.

Class of 1978 Reunion

Class of 1978 Reunion Schedule:

Meet and Greet Friday, August 20th, from 6:00-9:00 at Mikey's

Tall Corn Festival Parade Saturday morning

Catered lunch (steak) at CCE Conference & Activity Room following parade. Cost is about $22 per person. 

Gather at Street Dance Saturday night

Class T-shirts can be ordered in advance for $8 each.

Contact Kim Marney Davis for details. Call or text 785-506-1552, email jayhawk5@att.net 

Book About Town Team Baseball

FHSU biologist receives recognition on 2018 Kansas Notable Books list for baseball book

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By ALEXIS SCHABEN 
FHSU University Relations and Marketing

A biologist’s book about baseball has been placed on the 2018 Kansas Notable Books list.

Fort Hays State University’s biological sciences lab coordinator Mark Eberle’s “Kansas Baseball, 1858-1941” was placed on the list by state librarian Eric Norris.

The list contains a selection of 15 books reflecting the rich cultural heritage of Kansas and features quality titles with wide public appeal that are either written by Kansans or highlights a Kansas-related topic.

“Kansas Baseball,” published in April 2017, describes the nature of early baseball. Eberle became interested in the topic in grade school, playing in his hometown neighborhood of Olathe and following the Athletics when their home was Kansas City instead of California.

Biologist Eberle said the baseball book was kind of accidental. “I was just curious about which ballparks in Kansas were the oldest, and it grew from there.”

“I was just doing the baseball research for the pleasure I derived from it, with no intention of writing a book, so it is humbling to have that work recognized,” said Eberle.

Larks Park in Hays, one of the oldest ballparks in Kansas, got him started.

“Larks Park, completed in 1940 and officially dedicated in 1941, was No. 10 on the list of oldest ballparks when I started looking three years ago, and became No. 9 after Independence demolished their 1919 grandstand,” he said. “Larks Park will soon become No. 8 after Wichita tears down Lawrence-Dumont Stadium, which was built in 1934.”

Town team baseball was widespread in 1858-1941, which is why Eberle chose the time frame.

“Virtually every town had a team at some point that played against other town teams,” he said. “These teams were a mix of amateur, semipro and professional clubs, but unfortunately this was also the period when most teams were segregated by race or gender.”

Some chapters describe baseball played by teams of women, African Americans, Native Americans and Mexican-Americans, while other chapters describe minor league teams and major league tours through Kansas.

The book, ending with a discussion on the disappearance of town teams after World War II, describes early baseball and histories of the nine ballparks built prior to the war that are still used in Kansas: Rossville, Kinsley, Wichita, Garden City, Chanute, Larned, Junction City, El Dorado and Hays.

Eberle has co-written two other books, also published by the University Press of Kansas, which represents all six Kansas Board of Regents institutions. The other books are based on his professional life as a biologist.

Eberle and Joe Tomelleri, FHSU alumnus, wrote “Fishes of the Central United States” in 1990 featuring hundreds of Tomelleri’s color illustrations of fish. An expanded second edition was published in 2011.

“Kansas Fishes,” published in 2014, was a collaborative effort organized by biologists from each of the state universities and state agencies that work with fish.

“Among the 60 experts who contributed to the book, nine have connections to Fort Hays State University, including myself,” said Eberle.

Dr. William Stark, FHSU professor of biological sciences, Dr. Nicholas Mandrak, former professor of biological sciences, and FHSU alumni Dr. Donald Cloutman, Guy Ernsting, Jordan Hofmeier, Eric Johnson, Jason Lugnibill and Joe Tomelleri were contributors to “Kansas Fishes.”

His books are available through most book retailers, the Sternberg Museum gift shop, the Fort Hays State Historic Site gift shop or the University Press of Kansas at https://kansaspress.ku.edu/.

Eberle is currently focusing on shorter publications which will be published in science journals and on Forsyth Library’s Scholar’s Repository at https://works.bepress.com/mark-eberle/.

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Marcial Lambert Passes Away

Marcial A. Lambert, 89, passed away Sunday, July 1, 2018 at a Topeka hospital.

She was born June 7, 1929 at Tecumseh the daughter of Isaac S. and Jessie L. Melton Robinson. Marcial graduated from Seaman High School and attended Clark's Business School. She had lived in the Rossville and Delia communities before moving to Lake Wabaunsee.

Marcial worked for Kaw Valley USD No. 321 many years as the treasurer retiring in 1990. She was a member of the Rossville United Methodist Church and had attended the Eskridge United Church and Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church at the lake.

On June 30, 1948 she was united in marriage to Elmer W. Lambert. He preceded her in death on November 18, 2002. A son, Terry W. Lambert died September 17, 1989. Marcial was also preceded in death by siblings, Iona, Lois, Doris, Elizabeth, Malcolm, Loren and Bill.

Survivors include her daughter, Cindy (Richard) Langworthy, Lake Wabaunsee; a sister, Ina Patterson, Topeka; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at the Rossville United Methodist Church. Interment will be in the Rossville Cemetery. Mrs. Lambert will lie in state on Monday, July 9, 2018 at the church where the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville United Methodist Church or the Eskridge Senior Center and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, Kansas 66536. To leave online condolences please go to www.piperfuneralhome.com

Moravan Hall July Meeting

The July meeting at the Moravan Hall  will be held on July 8 at  2:00 p.m.

KSU Graduates From Rossville

Recent KSU graduates from Rossville include:
Hailey Dick, Bachelor of Science in Education;
Devin Morris, Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition;
Rain Schultz-Pruner, Bachelor of Arts.

Trey Anderson On KU Honor Roll

    Trey Anderson, Rossville, was on the spring semester KU honor roll.   He is in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Sammie Murray (17) at Cowley CCC

Sammie Murray was a freshman at Cowley Co. Community College this spring and played infield.  Her bio can be read at:
http://cowleytigers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4122&path=softball

Rossville's New Dentist, Dr. Brett Urban

Dr. Brett Urban grew up in Lawrence and attended Lawrence High School. After graduating from Lawrence High, he attended the University of Kansas where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology. He moved to Omaha, NE to pursue his D.D.S. degree from Creighton University. While at Creighton, he provided care in every dental discipline while also rotating at the Omaha Correctional Center Ambulatory Dental Center as well as One World Clinics and Charles Drew health centers which provide care to the underprivileged within and around the Omaha areas.

Dr. Urban is committed to providing Rossville with a comprehensive dental office that the community will be proud of.

Dr. Urban has been married since 2010 to his wife, whom he has known since the 4th grade. They welcomed their first child, a girl, in 2013 and recently expanded their family in 2015 with a boy. In his free time Dr. Urban enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, and watching KU (yes, even football). Dr. Urban's goal is to provide quality dental care for his patients in a comfortable, friendly, and compassionate manner.

https://www.rossvillefamilydental.com/brett-s-urban-dds.html

Tall Corn Festival Aug 10-12, 2018

Tall Corn Festival August 10 - 12, 2018 Rossville Main Street Rossville, KS 66533
Show Promo­ter:	Rossville Community Development Committee
Days/­Hours Open:	Fri 2pm‑8pm, Sat 9am‑8pm, Sun 9am‑3pm
.... Rossville Tall Corn Festival is held the second weekend in August. Events will start Friday night with talent show, tall corn contest, corn eating contest along with other activities for the family. Saturday we have a grand parade at 10:00 AM with events in the Rossville city Park through out the da