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Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Arlene Shafstall Passes Away


Arlene Ellen Shafstall of Delia passed away August 20,2020.  She was proceeded in death by her husband Glenn Allen Shafstall June 2, 2009. She is survived by her step-children Alenia (Shafstall) Cloud and Roger Shafstall. Her children Rick Robb, Roxanne (Robb) Laughlin, Brenda (Cal) (Robb) Wrightsmen, John (Anita) Robb, Becky Robb, Chad (Karla) Shafstall.
She worked at Stokelys Van Camp Pork and Beans as a forklift driver in Lawrence, KS. She also worked at Topeka Tent and Awing Company. She was a housewife, mother and homemaker. Her hobbies were gardening and self taught herself to oil paint.
Funeral to be held September 13th at 2pm at the Delia Cemetary.

Condolences can be left at:  http://www.midwestcremationsociety.com/2020/09/arlene-ellen-shafstall/

Friday, June 5, 2015

More Flood News

From the Capital-Journal:
ROSSVILLE — Rossville residents Friday morning prepared for flooding from Cross Creek, placing sandbags around homes and removing refrigerators and other items from businesses in the downtown area.
“We grew up here, so we know who gets hit the worst,” said Chad Shafstall, of Rossville.
Cross Creek in Rossville and the Wakarusa River were expected to exceed their crest levels Friday, causing flooding in Rossville and along the Wakarusa River, said Shawnee County Sheriff’s Lt. Danny Lotridge.
About 12:30 p.m. all Rossville firefighters were asked to report to their stations to help with evacuation.
Cross Creek’s water level was expected to reach nearly 29 feet at 1 p.m. The Wakarusa River was expected to reach 21 feet at 10 a.m.
For information about the Wakarusa River, call Shawnee County Emergency Management at (785) 251-4152 or the sheriff’s office at (785) 251-2366.
Residents who have questions about Cross Creek can call the Rossville Fire Department at (785) 584-6349, the Rossville Police Department at (785) 584-6047 or the sheriff’s office.
Shafstall and dozens of other residents from Rossville, which is northwest of Topeka, were busy filling sandbags with sand at the high school.
“You see a lot of people you haven’t seen in a long time,” Shafstall said.
Shafstall, safety officer for Wolf Construction in Topeka, said the sandbags would help divert the flow of water and keep erosion down.
Sandbags and sand were available for residents shortly after 6 a.m. at the high school. Shawnee County Public Works was providing the sand.
After protecting their own homes with sandbags, several people went back to the school to help bag sand for other neighbors.
“I’m helping out because a lot of the older people helped raise me,” said Shafstall, who also served in the Coast Guard. “There are a lot of young backs around here, fortunately.”
Many of the high school’s volleyball and football team members were gathered at the school to help out before coaches called to ask for help, Shafstall said.
Larry Couchman, of Manhattan, filled about three dozen sandbags to place around his father’s garage and home in the 100 block of Pearl.
Couchman helped his father, Harold Couchman, through the last flood in Rossville, which took place in October 2005.
“I lost everything in my basement,” Harold Couchman said as he and his son removed items from his garage and stacked sandbags around the perimeter.
Derek Balch, 15, is Harold Couchman’s neighbor. After helping his family prepare for the flooding, Balch was helping the Couchmans. He said his family was trying to move items from their finished basement to the upstairs portion of the house.
On a footbridge overlooking Cross Creek, Dominick Reynolds, 19, of Delia, was watching logs float quickly by and also keeping tabs on how fast the water was rising.
“My sister lives in Rossville,” Reynolds said.
He drove from Delia to Rossville to help her prepare for the flood and to help his employer, Anderson Upholstery, and his mother, who owns Dora’s Closet, move items.
“I’m stuck in town now,” Reynolds said.
Joe VandeVelde, of Rossville, had stopped his Blue Chevy Caprice on N.W. Rossville Road near the Cross Creek Drainage Basin. He was watching as water rose across the road.
“I’ve been around Cross Creek all my life,” VandeVelde, 74, of Rossville said. “We have some real problems with floods.”
Cross Creek and Wakarusa River had risen significantly during the past 24 hours and continued to rise, Lotridge said early Friday.
“Heavy rain falls locally and to the north of the area have filled water reservoirs that feed into Cross Creek,” a news release said. “Residents in Rossville should expect a flood event that will last for several days. Residents west of Main Street will be impacted during the early stages of this flooding event.”
Localized flooding will result in road closures and is expected to reach homes, Lotridge said.
West of Rossville, several country roads were closed because of high waters. A house at 15120 N.W. 54th already was flooded. A mailbox surrounded by flowers sat in several inches of water. A detached garage was surrounded with water, and water was already touching parts of the house.
In downtown Rossville, Sarene McCrory, owner of Grounded Coffee House, was removing items, including a refrigerator, from the business.
There had been a steady flow of people who stopped by for coffee and breakfast.
“They still have to their caffeine,” McCrory said. “They still have to go to work.”
Stephanie Lovewell and Caleb Crawford, who live on Navarre street, were standing in their back yard watching as Cross Creek rose closer and closer to their home.
Crawford said he didn’t think the creek water would get too close to the house. However, the couple already had lost several new plantings, a fire pit and a burn pit.
Despite the possibility of flooding, Lovewell said there was a bright spot.
“It has been nice to see the community come together,” she said.
Pickups filled with sandbags were being driven house to house for those who needed an extra hand.
Shawnee County Sheriff Herman Jones was spotted driving the roads around Rossville looking for flooding. He encountered VandeVelde on N.W. Rossville Road, which was flooded over about two miles west of Rossville.
By 11:30 a.m., water was rushing over the roadway. Several cars turned around and headed back toward town.
Crystal and Rocky Welch, of Delia, were trying to get to their home but flooded roads were keeping them from being able to get there.
“I have three dogs out there,” Rocky Welch said. “I need to get to them. I may be walking.”

Monday, June 15, 2015

Chad Stafstall Saves Woman In River


TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) -- A man's love of fish likely saved a young woman's life early Monday afternoon.
Chad Stafstall of Wolf Construction was headed to a job site in Tecumseh when we pulled into the boat ramp off NE Seward Ave. to check the Kansas River level to see if it would be good for fishing.
When he got out of his truck, Shafstall heard a woman screaming for help. He found her clinging to a tree branch with water up to her shoulders.
The Shawnee Co. Sheriff's Office said the woman, 28 year-old Jennifer Webb, had called 911 moments earlier, saying she was in the water and couldn't swim. Shafstall also called 911, then went into the water and grabbed her, using the trees and bank to work their way back to shore.
"She couldn't have gotten any luckier with me or anyone in my company," Shafstall said. "I spent my life in Rossville, swimming in the river and then in the Coast Guard, so some additional training."
"She was scared which bothered me more than anything," he added.
Both Shafstall and Webb came out the incident muddy - but safe.

You can see video of this at:

http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/Clinging-To-Branch-Woman-Saved-From-Kansas-River-307428401.html

Saturday, December 23, 2017

Rossville Man Raises $5,000 For Food Pantry

In just two weeks Chad Shafstall, his family and their community raised around $5,000 in cash, pantry items and hygiene products.    For video of Mr. Shafstall and his efforts,  go to:
http://www.wibw.com/video?vid=465549573

Sunday, July 9, 2017

Peggy Baird Passes Away


Peggy L. Conger Baird, 70, Rossville, KS passed away at her home July 1, 2017.  She was born October 13, 1946.
She graduated from Highland Park High School in 1964.  She worked for Rossville City Hall for numerous years, and was also Mayor of Rossville for eight years.  She owned the Rossville Liquor Store for fifteen years as well.
She married Vernon W Baird in May 1964.  He survives.  She has one son, Thomas Baird and one daughter, Karla Shafstall (Chad). Four grandchildren, Kiefer, Kayla, and Kody Hurla and Annasha Baird and many great grandchildren.
Peggy also loved watching her grand kids participate in sports, playing with her great grand kids, and going to the casino.
Graveside services will be held at the Rossville Cemetery July 15, 2017 at 10am.

Friday, May 21, 2021

Class of 2021 Future Plans

Kendall Abernathy                4-Year                    Washburn University
Bryson Balch                        Technical College  NCK Tech
Cody Barker                          2-Year                    Hutchinson Community College
Destiny Bergstresser             4-Year                     Fort Hays State University
Kaiden Brown                       4-Year                     Baker University
Kristopher Brown                 2-Year                     Hutchinson Community College
Emily Broxterman                Work Force             Work Force
Casey Conley                       Technical College    Washburn Tech  Diesel Tech Certified
Dawson Connell                   2-Year                      Allen County Community College
Nellie Cress                          Work Force              Work Force
Kayla Davis                          2-Year                      Highland Community College
Jaycee Fiedler                       4-Year                      Pittsburg State University
Tatum Gentry                        4-Year                      Kansas State University
Madison Horgan                   4-Year                       Fort Hays State University
Jordan  Hulett-Quinones       4-Year                       University of Oregon
Layne Hurla                          Technical College     Washburn Tech
Brody Jackson                       4-Year                       MidAmerica Nazarene
Mason James                         2-Year                       Highland Community College
Brenna Johnson                     4-Year                       Haskell Indian Nations University
Katerina Jordan                     2-Year                       Allen County Community College
Parker Kenney                       4-Year                       Kansas State University
Austin Klesath                       4-Year                       Wichita State University
Timothy Limley                    Technical College     Washburn Tech, Electrical Tech Certified
 Hannah Martin                     4-Year                       Washburn University
Sophia Martin                       Work Force               Work Force
Breck McCrory                     4-Year                       Fort Hays State University
Joe McGrath                         4-Year                       Pittsburg State University
Taegan Miller                       4-Year                       Fort Hays State University
Garret Minihan                     Trade School            Westen College of Auctioneering
Clint Potts                             Work Force              Work Force
Peyton Price                          4-Year                      Washburn University
Gracie Rabe                          4-Year                       Emporia State University
William Reeves                    4-Year                       University of Central Missouri
Woodrow Rezac                   Technical College      NCK Tech
Dylan Rietcheck                   4-Year                        Emporia State University
Mallorie Salmon                   4-Year                       Washburn University
Devin Schreiner                   Technical College      Washburn Tech Machine Tech/Welding Certified
Vynessa Shafstall                 4-Year                        Emporia State University
Alex Sherer                          4-Year                        Kansas Wesleyan
Domanic Siefkas                  Work Force                Work Force
Tyree Sowers                       Technical College       Peasle Tech
Hailey Steele                        Work Force                Work Force
Julia Streit                            4-Year                         Washburn University
Sidni Taylor                         Work Force                 Work Force
Christopher VanderPutten    2-Year                         Allen County Community College
Taylor Williams                   4-Year                         Kansas State University
Blake Winder                       Technical College      Washburn Tech Welding Certified

Sunday, April 24, 2022

Vernon Baird Passes Away

Vernon W Baird, Jr., 78, Rossville, KS passed away April 3, 2022. He was born May 27, 1943.

He graduated from Highland Park High School. He was a Sergeant in the Army from July 1964 to January 1970. He was a proud member of the International Union of Bricklayers Local 15 for over 50 years.

He married Peggy L Conger in May 1964. She preceded him in death. He has one son, Thomas Baird and one daughter, Karla Shafstall (Chad). Four grandchildren, Kiefer and Kody Hurla, Kayla Brown (Jeremy), and Annasha Baird. Also five great grandchildren.

He loved visiting local casinos, hunting, fishing and spending time with his grandchildren.

Graveside services will be held at the Rossville Cemetery on April 30, 2022 at 10:30a.m.

You can visit his Tribute page at:    https://www.midwest-cremation.com/obituaries/Vernon-W.-Baird?obId=24527935#/celebrationWall

Thursday, August 22, 2019

Charles Nez Benefit

Rez 
For
Nez
Benefit to help Charles Nez 
who has suffered a life changing event
Food, drinks, silent auction, Karaoke Dance Party
Sat., Aug 31,  6 PM to Midnight
Hoyt Community Center
900 Park Drive, Hoyt, KS.
Tickets are $10.  Only a few left.
The tickets qualify you for door prizes.
Contact Chad Shafstall for tickets at 584-506-4218.

Saturday, August 31, 2019

2019 Volleyball Roster

# Name                            Cl  Ht

1 Breck McCrory             11 5'5
2 Brinley Dyche                9 5'4
3 Jaycee Fiedler               11 5'7
4/9L Michaela Paulsen    12 5'1
5 Maxine Smith               10 5'6
6 Amiley Mendoza          10 5'1
7 Kaitlynn Balch               9 5'5
13 Kaylee Verschelden   10 5'11
15 Destiny Bergstresser  11 5'8
15 Vynessa Shafstall       11 5'7
20 Erika Hatina               12 5'10
21 Gracie Rabe                11 5'9
22 Taylor Morelli            12 6'0
23 Elizabeth Schaefer      10 5'11
24 McKenzie Shenk           9 5'5
25/29 Briar Gillum           10 6'1
25 Jasmine Stover              9 5'5
33 Tatum Gentry              11 5'2
35 Destiny Schmidt         10 5'5

Head Coach: Tom Colwell
Assistant Coaches: Kennedy Anderson, Jeremy Innes
Manager: Jalyn Davis