2023 Harrisonville Wildcat Courtwarming Candidates

We would like to introduce the Harrisonville High School 2023 Courtwarming King & Queen candidates - Iasiah Turrentine, Elizabeth Allen, Madison Johnson, Lauren Dale, Aubrey Hall, Keira Madsen, Isaac Tribble, Mason Cheek, Jake Goss, Alex Bullock, Logan Roberts, and Conner Martone.

Courtwarming 2023 - Under the Stars - is set for next week. Events include a districtwide spirit week, shopping cart parade, pep rally & dance at HHS, candidate tour of the schools, coronation of the king & queen, and HHS Distinguished Alumni Wall of Fame induction.

King & queen candidates will be introduced between the girls' and boys' basketball games on Tuesday, Feb. 7 at approximately 6:30 p.m. The king & queen will be crowned during the HHS pep rally on Friday morning which will be available via live stream at this link - https://youtu.be/Hh2WMV2dsdE.

The Wall of Fame reception will be Friday, Feb. 10 at 5:30 in the Performing Arts Center lobby with the induction between girls' and boys' games that night (approx. 6:30 p.m.)

Obituary - Robert "Bob" Burk Bergfalk

Robert "Bob" Burk Bergfalk, 85, of Harrisonville, MO, passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2023 at his home. 

Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 11:00 AM at Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, MO, with the visitation beginning at 10:00 AM. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to Shiloh Center in Harrisonville, MO. The service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page at 11:00 AM, https://www.facebook.com/AtkinsonFHHarrisonville.

Bob was born on August 12, 1937 in Duluth, MN, to Joseph and Lillian (Burk) Bergfalk. He grew up in the Duluth, MN area, graduating High School in Superior, WI. After high school, he went on to serve in the US Air Force from 1955 - 1959. Bob continued his education at the University of Minnesota, earning his Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering. 

He worked at a few different locations in Minnesota, before going to work at Merrick & Company in Denver, CO from March 1981 until August 2000 and went on to work for Burns & McDonnell in Kansas City, MO, in September of 2000 until his retirement in May of 2018. During his career, he earned his Professional Engineer Certificate. After his retirement, he enjoyed working at Hoots Hollow Golf Course part-time.

Bob married Elizabeth Holtz on August 6, 1982 in Arvada, CO. They enjoyed creating their home in Harrisonville, MO, in October of 2000. They became members of Harrisonville Community Church and later members of Abundant Life Church. Bob was best known for his adventurous spirit, enjoying ice skating, skiing, snowboarding, running, sky diving, scuba diving, and golf. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and uncle and will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

Bob is preceded in death by his parents; his step-brother, Glen Bergfalk; his step-sister, Sandy Robinson; and his brother-in-law, Richard Rossie. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, of the home; his sons: Kent (Cindy) Bergfalk of Morrison, CO; Allen Bergfalk of Oklahoma City, OK; Michael Bergfalk of Salt Lake City, UT; and Christopher Bergfalk of Butler, MO; his daughters: Suzanne Bergfalk of Las Vegas, NV; Alisha Bergfalk of Raymore, MO; and Stephanie (Ricky) Swartz of Independence, MO; his sisters: Jean (Tom) McIndoo and Kathy Rossie; his step-brother, E.T. (Margot) Bissell; his sister-in-law, Suzi Bergfalk; 18 grandchildren: Justin (Erica) Bergfalk, Jason (Judit) Bergfalk, Joshua Bergfalk, Cody Bergfalk, Tyler Bergfalk, Dillon Bergfalk, Presley Carman, Kirin Busby, Story Bergfalk, Arrow Bergfalk, Calissa Swartz, Pheonix Swartz, Gemma Swartz, Casen Siebert, Kensie Siebert, Charlotte Bergfalk, Chevy Bergfalk, and Sonny Bergfalk; 3 great-grandchildren: Blake Bergfalk, Jane Bergfalk, and Elliot Bergfalk to be in April 2023.

Obituary - Colleen Kay Loveless

A celebration of life service for Colleen Kay Loveless of Butler, Missouri will be 2 p.m. Saturday, February 4, 2023 at the Butler Church of the Nazarene under direction of the Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler, Missouri. 

Visitation prior to services 1 - 2 p.m. at the Nazarene Church. Inurnment at a later date. Contributions to Bruening Kidney Transplant Fund c/o St. Luke’s Foundation. Online condolences www.schowengerdtchapel.com.

Colleen Kay Loveless, age 72 of Butler, Missouri died Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born September 9, 1950 to Richard Wayne and Delima Marie Lecocq Riley in Evansville, Indiana.

Colleen is survived by two daughters, Abby Walk and husband Greg of Adrian, Missouri and Amy Tippie and husband Bryan of Butler, Missouri; four grandchildren, Alex Wilson and Savannah, Austin Castaneda and Lexi St. John, Courtney Maugans and Collins McDonald, and Madison Tippie; four great-grandchildren, Kade, Ezra, Victoria and Julian; and two brothers, Mark Riley and Neil Riley and wife Mary all of Somerville, Indiana. She was preceded in death by her parents.

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Clinton Man Sentenced to Thirteen Years in Prison

Roger L. Peek Jr., 24, of Clinton, Missouri has been sentenced to thirteen (13) years in the Missouri Department of Corrections for statutory sodomy of a child less than twelve years of age.

Prosecuting Attorney, LaChrisha Gray, filed charges in June 2019 based on an incident that occurred in May of that year in which Peek had been babysitting several children. On that occasion, Peek engaged in a sexual act with one of the children.

The case had been set for trial a number of times since 2019, but ultimately Peek entered a plea of guilty to statutory sodomy.

On January 17, 2023, a sentencing hearing was held before the Circuit Court, wherein the Court heard argument from both sides and sentenced the defendant to thirteen (13) years in the Missouri Department of Corrections.

The law requires Peek to serve eighty-five percent (85%) of the sentence before being eligible for parole. Peek will have to register as a sex offender for the remainder of his life. Peek will also be subject to a special form of supervision as a sex offender for his life.

Prosecuting Attorney LaChrisha Gray states, “No amount of years in prison will ever make up for the damage and trauma to the victim or the victim’s family. Protecting the victim from further anguish by being subjected to the demands of the justice system, but also ensuring that the victim and other children could continue through childhood while the defendant is in custody was of paramount importance.”

Obituary - Carolyn Isenhower

Carolyn Isenhower, 92, of Osawatomie, Kansas, formerly of Lamar, Missouri, passed away Monday, January 23, 2023, in Osawatomie, Kansas.

A private family service will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the resident's trip fund at the assisted living facility where she lived the last three years of her life. You can make checks made payable to Vintage Park at Osawatomie, please write "Carolyn Isenhower" in the memo line. Donations may be mailed to the following:

Vintage Park at Osawatomie
1520 Parker Ave.
Osawatomie, KS 66064

Daniel Funeral Home
1201 Broadway St.
Lamar, MO. 64759

Archie Tournament Rundown by Cody Morris

 It was a week jam-packed of local basketball as the Archie Whirlwinds hosted their annual basketball tournament for the 93rd consecutive year. The tournament saw 9 different area schools competing for the championship this year. Local teams competing included Butler, Drexel, Hume, Rich Hill, Adrian, Archie, Harrisonville, among others.

Notre Dame de Sion came into the girls side of the bracket as the top seed and was able to come out victorious against the 8 seed, Midway Vikings. Followed by Archie defeating Rich Hill, Harrisonville beating Butler, and the 6 seed Drexel Bobcats upsetting the Hume Hornets who came into the tournament with a 3 seed and having a great season thus far.

In the second round, on the winners half of the bracket, Notre Dame de Sion advanced to the Championship with a victory over Archie, and Harrisonville would squeak by Drexel for a chance at the trophy as well. The 3rd place game saw the Drexel Bobcats defeat the Whirlwinds. On the opposite side of the bracket, the Hume Hornets defeated the Rich Hill Tigers to claim the 5th place hardware, while Midway defeated Butler to take home the 7th place title.

All of that action set the scene for Championship Saturday where the Notre Dame de Sion Storm prepared to face-off against the Harrisonville Wildcats. This was a highly anticipated 1-2 match-up that did not disappoint. After 8 minutes of play, Notre Dame led the Wildcats 15-11. The Wildcats would outscore the Storm in the 2nd quarter and go into the break trailing by only 2 with 27-25 showing on the scoreboard. Notre Dame however, would come out and double up the Wildcats during an explosive 3rd quarter which led to Harrisonville trailing by 10 going into the final quarter. This deficit proved too much for the Wildcats to handle, and the Storm would wrap up the tournament with a 63-47 victory and take home the title of Champions. Harrisonville’s Madison Riggs would put a valiant effort in the loss and end the game with 21 points and 6 rebounds on 7-13 shooting from the floor. But Grace Carlson of the Storm was just too much for the Wildcats to handle as she ended the game with 30 points, 7 steals, and 4 rebounds on 9-14 shooting from the field and 11-12 from the charity stripe.

The All-Tournament team for the Ladies was compiled of the following: Junior Grace Carlson of Midway, Senior Kendra Riggs of Harrisonville, Senior Madison Johnson from Harrisonville, Junior Brecklen Morrison of Hume, Senior Keara Mattingley from Archie, and Senior Emily Wheeler of Drexel.

The first round of the men’s action, saw the #1 seed, Harrisonville Wildcats handle the #8 seed Hume Hornets, followed by a couple of upsets in the middle of the bracket as the 5 seed Adrian Blackhawks defeated the 4 seed Rich Hill Tigers, and the 6 seed Drexel Bobcats took down the 3 seed Butler Bears. The 2 seed Archie Whirlwinds took care of business against the Midway Vikings to complete the first round of play.

On the consolation side of things, Butler would end up winning against the Rich Hill Tigers to finish in 5th place, while the Midway Vikings would defeat Hume for the 7th spot. Adrian faced off against Drexel for the third place game, the Blackhawks were able to come out on top of a very talented Drexel team to take home the 3rd place trophy.

The final game of the tournament saw the 1 seed Harrisonville Wildcats take on the 2 seed Archie Whirlwinds for a chance to hoist the trophy. After a tightly contested opening quarter, the Whirlwinds would cling to a one point advantage with a score of 14-13. At the intermission the Whirlwinds would continue to get the better of the match up, leading 28-22. However, the Wildcats would make the proper adjustments in the locker room and come out and cut into the lead outscoring Archie 12-7 in the 3rd and making it a 35-34 game going into the 4th. It was a tale of two halves, as the Wildcats would continue their run in the 4th and outscore the Whirlwinds 18-10 in the final period to claim a 52-45 win and emerge Champions as the final buzzer sounded. Briar McIntire of Archie would lead all scoring in the Whirlwinds losing effort, tallying up 18 points, while Eli Baker of the Wildcats led Harrisonville with 16 points, helped out by Alex Bullcok with 15 points and Mason Mitchell with 12 points.

To wrap up the night, a couple of awards were given out, as the Rich Hill Tigers were handed the Bob Bure Sportsmanship Award and the Men’s All-Tournament was announced, and the following players made the cut: Senior Alex Bullock of Harrisonville, Sophomore Eli Baker of Harrisonville, Senior Jojo Mitchell of Drexel, Junior Colin Kramer of Adrian, Junior Briar McIntire of Archie, and Senior Brunson Tenholder of Archie. Editors addition to this list include: Senior Magal Chol-Case of Rich Hill who compiled a double against Butler scoring 10 points and grabbing 11 rebounds in the Tigers loss to Butler, as well as a couple of other impressive games throughout the tournament. Junior Carter Trumbore of Butler who averaged 25.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3 steals, and 2.3 assists for the tournament.

In other area sports, Senior Brendin Patrick broke the Butler wrestling win record with his 161st win in only 165 matches.

Butler Senior Center Menu February

Feb 1 Hamburger stew, broccoli, beets, wheat roll, cinnamon apples or pumpkin bar

Feb 2 Meatloaf, Au Gratin potatoes, green beans, wheat roll, mixed fruit or starburst cake

Feb 3 BBQ pork, roasted sweet potatoes, corn, wheat roll, pineapple tidbits or cook’s feature

Feb 6 Pineapple ham, scalloped potatoes, beets, tortilla, jello with pears or molasses drop cookie

Feb 7 Steak fajitas, black beans, stewed tomatoes, tortilla, peaches or lemon bar

Feb 8 Chicken & noodles, peas, carrots, wheat roll, mixed fruit or starburst cake

Feb 9 Garlic & herb pork roast, roasted sweet potatoes, hominy, wheat roll, mandarin oranges or carrot cake

Feb 10 Fried fish, corn, spinach, hushpuppies, applesauce or cook’s feature

Feb 13 Liver & onions, smothered mushroom steak, mashed potatoes & gravy, zucchini and tomatoes, wheat roll, mixed fruit or crispy rice treat

Feb 14 Meatloaf, roasted sweet potatoes, broccoli, wheat roll, pineapple tidbits or brownie

Feb 15 Chicken pot pie, peas, beets, biscuit, cinnamon apples or cinnamon roll

Feb 16 Fried chicken, mashed potatoes & gravy, green beans, wheat roll, peaches or chocolate cake

Feb 17 Chili, baked potato, carrots, cornbread, mixed fruit or cook’s feature

Feb 20 Spaghetti & meat sauce, peas & carrots, green beans, wheat roll, mixed fruit or crispy rice treat

Feb 21 Turkey tacos, refried beans, roasted corn, tortilla, jello with pineapple or snickerdoodle cookie

Skim milk, unsweetened fruit, chef’s salad, baked chicken breast or baked fish available daily as as heart healthy alternatives.

Volunteers needed at Butler Senior Center- kitchen, recreation, receptionists, home meal delivery, program assistants. Call Nancy Rich at 660-679-5830