Rippey News March 2, 2015
Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net
Problems in Rippey
On February 19, the day of the open house for our librarian Sarah, we discovered things were not flowing smoothly in the bathrooms and the janitor’s closet at the Rippey library.
On Monday, Feb. 23, as I (Jean Borgeson) was headed to the library board meeting, I noticed the wet puddles at the intersection by Ned Johnston’s. Sure enough, by the next morning, Xenia was working on that corner. When I got to the library for the meeting, access to the bathrooms was blocked.
Upon arriving on Thursday to take over for Nancy Hanaman, I was greeted by the digger machine, which was on the other side of the doors at that point. Our mayor Dan Brubaker, councilman Ned Johnston, and clerk Mary Millard, were having what looked like a committee meeting. Now, I live on a farm with a well, and recognized by the looks on their faces this was going to be a problem that would test their patience. Finding the connection to the septic tank has been discussed before in the history of the building. At any rate, the bathrooms are still off limits. The banks, Sparky’s and the church will be available for our new librarian Andrea, and someone from the board will be there to “spell” her if need be. The library will be open!
Dale and Nancy Hanaman traveled to Wisconsin on Thursday for family business and stayed until Sunday. Dale is the president of our library board and his wife Nancy was at the library when I got there to take over so they could leave for Wisconsin, so they were aware of the bathroom problem. She wrote later that evening, “We thought you would want to know that water problems followed us to Wisconsin. Our son lives in a duplex and water backed up into both basements, possibly because of frozen pipes. So…we can’t run water; use the toilet, etc. We went out for lunch and I wisely consumed two glasses of ice tea.”
On Saturday morning I woke to no water. I waited until a decent hour to call son Alan, my go-to plumber. He determined it wasn’t the well, so that was good news. I had already turned the dryer on, as the vent runs into the crawl space. He brought a light to hang in the closet that houses the pipes to the water softener, to warm that area. (Why that is located in the garage, I will never know.) I keep a pitcher of water in the fridge and my five-gallon bucket was full (for the “toity” of course), so I was good for the day. I finally heard water trickling late in the afternoon. I thought it was ironic that two library board members were having this same problem, along with the library. Spring is just around the corner!!
Rippey United Methodist Church: PO Box 286, 103 West Main St. Rippey, IA 50235. Pastors: Enna Antunez and Paul Burrow. Phone: 515-436-7731
Adult Sunday school at 9 am; worship service at 10:30 am. Every Tuesday: Quilters 9 am, coffee and fellowship 10 am – everyone welcome!
Every Tuesday: Quilters am – Coffee and fellowship 10 am – everyone welcome.
Administrative Council meets this Wednesday, March 4; no choir practice.
Rippey public library: Phone: 515-436-7714; Website: www.rippey.lib.ia.us E-mail: rippeyli@windstream.net. New hours: Monday 1-6 pm, Tuesday 1:30-5:30 pm; Wednesday 3-8 pm; Thursday 12 to 6 pm; Note: The library will be closed Saturdays.
Be sure to stop in and welcome our new librarian, Andrea Stoulil Williams. Cookies and drink will be available all week.
News in and around Rippey
Community bridal shower: A community bridal shower was held for Amy Gale, bride elect of Brandon Muir, at the Rippey United Methodist Church Saturday, Feb. 28. A large crowd was in attendance including special guests Amy’s mother Marilyn Gale and grandmother Marjorie Persons from Algona, Amy’s sisters, cousins and all of her wedding attendants; Brandon’s mother Brenda Muir of Rippey, sister Ashley Miller of Jefferson and sister-in-law Kerri Muir of Dawson, great aunt Sandi Henry from Urbandale, aunts Dawn Anderson of Oskaloosa, Dorothy Muir of Rippey and Deb Hemphill of Panora and several of his cousins. The shower was a brunch served by committee members Mary Hick, Jackie Gannon, Jackie Ostrander, Linda Tipton, Connie Burkett and Pam Grow. The tables were decorated in Amy’s wedding colors of navy and coral. Amy was very appreciative of all gifts and all those in attendance. Brandon and Amy will be married in Algona on March 21.
Neese family enjoys Iowa culture: Several members of the Neese family gathered for a recent family outing planned by Kate (Cathy) Doerhoff of Ankeny. David, Barbara, Keagan, Delaney, and Riley Ovenshire of Palo, Alan and Kate Neese of Grand Junction, Emily Neese of Ames, Brock Grubbs of Perry, Kyle Grubbs of Ankeny, Kate’s husband Rob and their daughter Stacy Doerhoff of Ankeny, and of course, Grandma Connie Neese of Rippey, took in some Iowa culture.
A guided tour of the World Food Prize Hall of Laureates building was amazing. The Hoyt Sherman Place was hosting an art exhibit for amateur and professional artists to display their creations, and also a tour of the building was included. The last place to visit was the Historical building. The group returned to the Doerhoff home for an evening meal and visiting.
Gulf Coast trip: Roy and Phyllis Bardole left Feb. 17 for a World Soy Foundation meeting in St Louis, MO, the 18th. They stayed in O’Fallon, IL, the evening of the 18th and had planned to see Jay and Ellen Bardole in Vincennes, IN, the next day. In talking to them about weather and ice in Nashville, it was decided to change reservations in Ocean Beach, AL, to Friday, Saturday and Sunday. It proved to be a good plan! The south has been hit with cold, ice, and snow and somehow they managed to travel between storms. The Bardoles share the following:
When we arrived in Ocean Beach on Friday afternoon it was 57 degrees and very windy. The red flags were on the beach all the time we were there. We still walked on the beach in our coats. Saturday turned out to be a better day. The temperatures climbed to high 60’s with a little less wind. They said the surf was the highest they have seen it outside of a hurricane. We drove east along the shore over toward Pensacola, FL, and into a National Park. It was all sand with boardwalk trails and the sand was drifting over them until they had to scoop them out. It was even drifting over the road. Sunday was our best day. It was in the 70’s and we were able to walk on the beach in our bathing suits!
We left there Monday morning driving through Mobile, AL, and heading over to New Orleans. Our plan was to head up through Jackson, MS, again on the way home. In talking to the boys they said there was ice through there so we stayed in Biloxi, MS. Tuesday, we started early and headed north on the interstate and had beautiful weather. The ice from the day before was off the roads by the time we got there. The boys said there was a winter storm warning for home on Wednesday, so we made the decision to drive as far as we could. We ended up driving from Biloxi, MS, to Mount Pleasant, IA. It took 15 hours. Quite a long day for us, but we felt we wouldn’t have bad roads until Des Moines to home on Wednesday.
We left about 6 am Wednesday morning and the “storm” they predicted really didn’t materialize. We were home by 9 am. Would have liked to stay longer, but didn’t really want to be by a beach that was 40 degrees. We decided next time we’ll fly and go a little further south so it will be warmer. It was a nice week anyway but always glad to get home.
