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Sept. 19, 2016
Funeral notice: Hastings Funeral Home in Perry is in charge of arrangements for Leon McDowell, 83, of Perry. Leon died Sept. 17 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Visitation will be after 1 pm Wednesday with family present at 4 and a Masonic service at 6:30 pm at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry. Funeral services will be Thursday, Sept 22, at 10 am at the First Christian Church in Perry.
Rippey Lions Club: The Rippey Lions Club met Sept. 15 with the meal provided by Mary Hick and Jo Bardole. President Randy Vodenik led business meeting. Ellen Johnston and her parents Ned and Janice were guests. Ellen shared her experiences teaching in Wales, China, Austria, and Taiwan and currently in Nigeria.
Ellen commented on the Lions Club programs in Nigeria assisting with education projects, eye testing and other community activities. She will return to Nigeria in October as one of a number of United States State Department Fellows and has a 10 monthly contract to teach English to students at the college level who are planning to be teachers or journalists.
She feels it is important to learn about the culture of the country and meeting those who live there. She finds it a great learning experience to teach young people in various parts of the world.
The next Lions Club meeting will be Thursday, Oct. 6, and will begin with a potluck meal at 7 pm.
Rippey public library: Librarian, Katrina Buttler; phone: 515.436.7714; website: www.rippey.lib.ia.us; E-mail: rippeyli@windstream.net
HOURS: Monday 1-6 pm; Tuesday 2-6 pm; Wednesday 3-6 pm; Thursday 2-7 pm; Friday 3-6 pm. It’s not too late to read Mudbound for the book discussion. A date for the discussion will be determined soon.
Rippey United Methodist Church: PO Box 286, 103 West Main St. Rippey, IA 50235. Pastor: Paul Burrow, Pastor Rosa Soto. Phone: 515-436-7731
Adult Sunday school at 9:30 am; worship at 11 am; THUG youth group at 6 pm. Every Tuesday, quilters at 9 am, coffee and fellowship at 10 am. Every Wednesday, choir practice at 7 pm.
Reminder – Pastor Paul will be on vacation Sept. 21 to Oct. 4. During his absence, the rev Dale Schoening from the Woodward United Methodist Church will be covering pastoral emergencies and funerals. Pastor Dale’s phone number is 515-290-7737. His email address is wooward_umc@minburncomm.net
News in and around Rippey:
Phil and Toni Roberts drove to Algona on Sept. 11 for a surprise birthday party for Toni’s sister Joyce Macek. Toni had coordinated the party with her niece Stacy Barber of Algona also. On the way they picked up Toni’s sister-in-law Veronica Averill in Fort Dodge. Other members of the family attending from Rippey were Tim and Lori Bardole and Chris and Brenda Roberts. Their grandson Marshall Roberts of Emmetsburg and Toni’s nephew Tim Averill of Fort Dodge were also able to attend. It was a great surprise and after refreshments of cake and ice cream the group had fun “catching up” on family news. The event was held in the community room of Huscamp Haven, the assisted living facility where Joyce resides.
The very next day they did a “birthday run” to Winterset to deliver presents for their granddaughters Sarah Bradley and Josephine Burkett. Sarah’s birthday was Sept. 8 and Josie’s birthday was the following Thursday, Sept 15. Although the visits were short they were able to see Sarah and Corey Bradley’s new place of residence-a nice acreage north of Winterset where Corey teaches school. Josie was between activities and got to open her gift while they were there.
On Sunday the couple attended a combination house warming and baby shower at the home of Gregg and Karen Rooney in Churdan. Other family attending were Tim and Lori Bardole and Chris and Brenda Roberts of Rippey, Schyler and Lauren Bardole of Adaza, Corey and Sarah Bradley and sons Camden and Corbyn of Winterset and Courtney Roberts and daughters Olivia and Emmalynn of Urbandale. Many of the couple’s friends also attended to see the couple’s new “digs” and celebrate the upcoming birth of their baby. After leaving the party Phil and Toni stopped in Jefferson on the way home for a brief visit with their son Matthew who was on call for EMS, thus unable to leave town for the party.
