RIPPEY UMC – Rippey United Methodist and Fairview United Methodist Churches will join the Perry United Methodist Church congregation for Ash Wednesday services at 7 pm. All are welcome to attend at 1100 Third Street in Perry.
Rippey Lions Club – The Rippey Lions Club will hold their regular meeting on Thursday, March 3, at the Rippey United Methodist Church at 6 pm. beginning with a potluck meal. Dale Hanaman will bring corn chowder for the main dish. Greg Jacobs is in charge of the program.
From the Rippey Library Shelf – If you have been watching All Creatures Great and Small on Iowa PBS based on books by James Herriot about a veterinarian in rural England or if you like to read about animals, check out James Herriot Favorite Dog Stories. The stories in this book are Herriot’s favorites including Jock, a rescued sheepdog; Brandy, a mutt who is happiest when he is digging holes and Tricky Woo, who appeared in the television series.
Herriot loved his work and shared that with his readers. ~Nancy Hanaman
Jean’s Jottings – What a difference in my attitude when the temperature rises to a tolerable level! As I continue to sort and re-file pictures, I’m finding memories, long lost as time passes. I’m grateful that I have learned to scan and send.
This week I was able to share some pictures of my Boston cousins, taken in the 1950’s, when they came to visit their Iowa cousins. There were eight kids in the house and two other cousins out on the farm who were able to know one another during their childhoods. They have never forgotten their trips and we have never lost touch.
What an effort it must have been for their folks, driving so far to make a yearly trip, sometimes more for special family events. One cousin visited recently with his two daughters, and he was thrilled to relive those memories with them. A few hours on a plane is much quicker!
With warmer weather, the urge to put all this away and go outside and pick up sticks is starting to creep in. I wonder how disciplined I will be to stay with the picture project!
