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July 20, 2015
News in and around Rippey:
Sent to the Rippey folks – There will be a community come & go bridal shower for Lauren King and Schyler Bardole at the Churdan United Methodist Church Saturday, July 25, from 10:30 am to 12 pm.
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Toni Roberts spent a couple days in Algona visiting in the home of her niece Stacy Maack and also vising her siste, Joyce Maack, who has moved to a care facility. Joyce’s home is in the process of being sold and the ladies spent some time readying the contents for an up-coming garage sale.
Phil and Toni Roberts spent a day last week attending the Madison County Fair in Winterset. Their granddaughters Addie and Josie Burkett did very well in their 4-H events. They are daughters of Tony and Wendy Burkett. Wendy is their 4-H club leader.
Rippey United Methodist Church: PO Box 286, 103 West Main St. Rippey, IA 50235. Pastor: Paul Burrow. Phone: 515-436-7731
Adult Sunday School at 9:45 am. Worship service at 11 am. NOTE CHANGE OF TIME. Every Tuesday: Quilters 9:00 – Coffee and fellowship 10:00 – everyone welcome.
Because Pastor Paul will normally be preaching at all three churches on Sunday mornings, worship times will be changed – starting on JULY 12. The new worship times will be:
- Fairview 8:30 am
- Perry 9:45 am
- Rippey 11 am
- Perry Latino 11:30 am.
- Perry 6 pm
The True Heroes Under God (THUG) youth group left Sunday morning for their mission trip to the Osage Nation Indian Reservation in OK.
Pastor Julie Poulsen from the United Methodist Church in Jefferson will be covering for Pastor Paul for the next two weeks while he is on the Wesley Heritage Tour to England and Ireland. Office number is 515-386-4411; Cellular: 515-461-3146; E-mail: juliaefpoulsen@gmail.com
Sunday July 26 – 11:00 a.m. Hymn-sing @ Rippey UMC.
At the Perry, Rippey and Fairview services on Sunday, July 19, it was announced that the Bishop has appointed Rosa Pachas Soto as our new Hispanic/Latino Pastor. A warm welcome to Pastor Rosa!
Rippey public library: Librarian, Andrea Williams. Phone: 515.436.7714; Website: www.rippey.lib.ia.us; E-mail: rippeyli@windstream.net
HOURS: Monday 1-6 pm; Tuesday 1:40-5:30 pm; Wednesday 3 to 8 pm; Thursday 12-6 pm.
Summer reading continues-
- Monday, July 27 – 3 to 5:30 pm, Avengers movie party, snacks provided
- Wednesday, July 29 – 5 to 6 pm, last day of SRP – story time, craft, and games
Juggler Jason Kollum from Chicago performed his interactive show on Monday, July 13, in the Rippey public library. Twenty folks young and old were very much entertained by his high energy performance. Everyone attending was able to participate in the art of juggling and balancing. He had the audience laughing and amazed. Jason performed at all six libraries in the county in two days. This event was sponsored by the Greene County board of supervisors and the Greene County Library Association, who chose the event for this year’s collaborative program. It was a great choice!
Wednesday, July 13, Rippey firemen Pete Johnson and Brad Rowe presented a program for the summer reading theme, Every Hero Has a Story. Brad began with a slide presentation showing various training exercises firemen have participated in, which generated several questions from the kids. Pete demonstrated the equipment and gear firefighters wear when responding to an emergency. The kids tried on the gear and were surprised that it weighed so much. They were also impressed by the thermal imaging equipment that Brad demonstrated. Even though it was drizzling outside, they were able to look over the fire truck and equipment. Of course the pumps were turned on and everyone got their feet wet!! The presenters were very interesting to listen to and the audience was very attentive. We in Rippey are grateful for our “heroes” on the fire department.
