Joseph Muller Passes Away

    It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Joseph T. Muller (Rossville, Kansas), born in Saint Marys, Kansas, who passed away on April 28, 2019, at the age of 83, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Joseph T. Muller to pay them a last tribute.

    He was predeceased by: his parents, Frank Muller and Catherine Bennett Muller; his siblings, Francis Muller and Bonnie Brunin. He is survived by his children, Joseph T. Jr. and Tricia. Memorial contributions may be made to the Kansas Army National Guard Museum or Grace Hospice and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, Kansas 66536.
    A funeral service will be held on Thursday, May 2nd 2019 at 10:00 AM at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church (208 W Bertrand Ave, St Marys, KS 66536, USA). Visitation will be held on Thursday, May 2nd 2019 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

    The Piper Funeral has a much longer and very different obituary at:    http://piperfuneralhome.com/obituaries/joseph-t-jody-muller/

St. Mary's Inv. Golf

The Rossville boys golf team played in the St. Mary's Invitational at Rolling Meadows Golf Course in Topeka on April 25.   The team finishes are as follows.

1  Sabetha               334
2  Frankfort              359
3  Silver Lake           364
4  Santa Fe Trail       369
5  Holton                   372
6  Seneca                 372
7  St. Mary’s Acad.    377
8  Jefferson West      387
9  St. Marys              393
10Lyndon                  416
11Perry-Lecompton  432
12Rossville               446

Chris VanderPutten was the team leader with a 94.                                                                           

Taylor Kirk(15) and Washburn Softball

    Washburn U. won two games from NW Missouri State U. on April 27.  The first was by a 4-1 score and the second 9-1.
    Taylor Kirk had 2 At-bats in the first game with 1 RBI.   She had a sacrifice fly and a sacrifice hit.
    In game two,  she had 1 hit in 4 at-bats.
    These were the final two regular season games.  Washburn will be in the MIAA softball tournament at Oklahoma City May 2-4.

Leading Softball Batters

Per the Max Preps website,  through the first 8 games of this season (they have played 12 games),  the following are the leading batters for the Rossville softball team.
                               Batting  Slugging 
Kelcie Kippes          .593      1.148
Kinlyn Lundin          .455        .863
Caylee Zemek        .370         .481
Caila  Hill                .346         .509

Silver Lake Softball Games

The Rossville and Silver Lake softball teams split in their April 25 encounter with the Eagles winning the first game 4-0 and the Lady Dawgs winning the night cap 6-4.  Rossville is 6-6 for the season.

Ross    0  0  0  0  0  0  0      0
S.L.     3  0  0  0  0  1  0      4

Ross    0  0  1  4  0  0  1      6
S. L.    0  1  1  0  0  2  0      4

Seaman’s Camien/Welch Inv. Trqck

Rossville competed against 24 teams, including some  of the largest high schools in Kansas, on April 26 at the Seaman Camien/Welch Invitational track and field meet.

GIRLS  Team scores

Lawrence 103, Olathe North 79.5, Leavenworth 69, Carroll 61, Free State 56, Junction City, 55.5, Manhattan 38, Washburn Rural 35, SM North 29, Emporia 28, SM Northwest 24.5, Seaman 18, Wamego 18, SM South 17.5, Silver Lake 16.5, Topeka High 15, Topeka West 12, Santa Fe Trail 11, Jefferson County North 5, Rossville 5, Perry-Lecompton 3.5, Holton 2.

BOYS Team scores

Carroll 78.5, Manhattan 71.5, Leavenworth 58, Wamego 49, Junction City 45, Washburn Rural 44.5, SM North 42, Olathe North 38.5, Free State 36, Silver Lake 32, Santa Fe Trail 31, SM Northwest 30, Emporia 21.5, Seaman 21, Lawrence 21, Perry-Lecompton 20, Topeka High 18, Topeka West 16.5, SM South 14, Seabury 7, Rossville 7.

Video Of Mallory Mitchell Fundraiser

      Here is a great video and story of the April 19 fundraiser at the American Legion for Mallory Mitchell.
https://www.wibw.com/content/news/Community-rallies-for-St-Marys-woman-recovering-from-brain-injury-508838651.html

Special Spring Dance At Moravan Hall

The annual spring dance sponsored by the Rossville Moravan Lodge will be held at the historic “Bohemian Hall”, 86^th and Crawford Rd., six miles north of Rossville, on Saturday, April 27.  The festivities begin at 6:00 p.m. with a meal catered by TNT, followed by the dance featuring the popular Czechland Polka Band from 7:00 to 10:30.  The cost of the meal is $8, and admission to the Dance is $8 for adults ($4 for teens), although advance tickets are available at several businesses in Rossville for $7. This occasion is particularly special for two important reasons:  It is billed as the Maxine Carver Memorial, in memory of Mrs. Carver who was the Moravan Lodge secretary and just named the Lodge’s prestigious “Fraternalist of the Year”.  Part of the proceeds and donations from the evening will be utilized toward a Hall Project, completed in Maxine’s name.  The other unique element of the evening will be the world premiere of “The Governor’s Polka”, performed by the band.  The “The Governor’s Polka” was originally written and dedicated to the first Governor of Kansas, Charles Robinson, but has been forgotten for over one hundred years.  One of the Lodge’s recent and most ambitious projects has been to lobby the Kansas Legislature to declare Polka Music as the State’s Official Dance and Music.  Toward that effort, Doug Martinek, chair of the Lodge Board, discovered the piano sheet music of this historic song in the Archives of the State Historical Society.  Jacob Anderson, son of the Czechland Band’s tuba player, Dave Anderson of Newton, was commissioned to arrange the “Governor’s Polka” for the specific instrumentation of the Band. Jacob is a student at Bethel and has composed or arranged several polkas for the band in the past.  Because of the relevance of this polka’s first-ever performance toward the Lodge’s political project, Governor Laura Kelly has been extended a personal invitation to attend the Dance, as well as the entire legislative body.  It is shaping up to be a truly memorable event and is open to the entire public.

Czech Moravian Dance History

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Photos of JV baseball game

    The Sabetha Herald has published a number of pictures taken at the Sabetha-Rossville JV baseball game on April 23.
http://sabethaherald.com/2019/04/23/shs-jv-baseball-vs-rossville-4-23-2019/#jp-carousel-91784

Jefferson West Inv. Golf

Jeff West Boys Golf Team scores

KC Piper 342
St. Mary’s Academy 349
Silver Lake 360
Jefferson West 367
Holton 367
Tonganoxie 382
Maur Hill 398
Rossville 469

Silver Lake Inv. Golf

The boys golf team competed in the Silver Lake Invitational on April 22.  The team scores were as follows:
1  Burlington         342
2  Osage City         362
3  Riley County      367
4  Santa Fe Trail     369
5  Silver Lake         379
6  Topeka-Hayden  398
7  Lyndon               399
8  Rossville            433

Trevor Cunningham led  the Rossville team with a score of 103

Ira Williams Passes Away

Ira M. Williams went to be with his savior on Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019. He was born March 2, 1925 in Houstonia, Mo. He was the third son of George A. and Bertha L. Williams. 

Ira served in the U. S. Army, stationed at Fort Riley. He graduated from Kansas State University in 1950. He taught Vocational Agriculture at Rossville High School for 20 years. Ira also farmed full time in the Delia area. He and his son owned and operated Kansas Seamless Gutter for 20 years. 

Ira and Marguerite (Hedrick) were married on August 8, 1948. They have three children: George (Sharron) Williams, Mary (Jim) Dahlberg, and Carl (Pam) Williams. Survivors also include 7 grandsons, 1 great grandson and 6 great granddaughters. The Williams have resided in Oklahoma City since 2003. He was active in Rossville Methodist, Delia Presbyterian, Rolling Hills Christian and Cherokee Hills Christian Churches.

Visitation and viewing will be Saturday, April 27 from 9-10 AM at Parker-Price Cremations, Funerals & Receptions, 245 NW Independence Ave., Topeka, KS 66608. Services will be at 10:00AM followed by graveside services at Walnut Hill Cemetery, Grove, Kansas at Noon. 

To leave a special message for the family please go to www.parkerpricefh.com
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Polka Special Event Sat. Nite

    The upcoming Polka Dance at the Bohemian Hall is a special event to which Gov. Laura Kelly has been invited.  The J. D. Parr Chechland Polka Band will perform the world's premiere of "The Governor's Polka" which was originally written and dedicated to the first Governor of Kansas.  The original piano sheet music was found in the State Historical Archives and has been arranged for the instruments in the J. D. Parr band. 

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