August 3, 2022
Lions Club – Rippey Fun Daze sponsored by the Rippey Lions club provided activities for younger and older folks and delicious food, including the ice cream social at the Rippey UMC, walking tacos at the Library, the food truck, bouncy houses, silent auction and a baseball game to end the day with the Rippey Demons and the Indianola Wildcats. A heartwarming feature of the ball game was when Dave Hick threw a pitch to his brother Kevin Hick in memory of their mother Pat Milliken. Thanks to all from Rippey and beyond who were part of the day. ~by Nancy Hanaman, secretary
From the Rippey Library Shelves – Lou Hoover is one of the less prominent First Ladies of the last century but author Anne Dunlap writes about this extraordinary woman in her 2022 book, “A woman of Adventure: The Life and Times of First Lady Lou Henry Hoover“. In her younger days, she learned to handle a rifle and ride a horse as well as anyone. She graduated from Stanford with a degree in music and physical education and in later years provided anonymous gifts to women and men for their education. After her marriage to Herbert Hoover in 1899, they began a life of equality and adventure traveling all over the world and later becoming President and First Lady of the United States. She is sometimes overshadowed by the next First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt, but had a very remarkable life of her own.
Readers might also enjoy novelist Jane Smiley, who taught English and creative writing at Iowa State from 1981-1996 and later moved to California and taught at the University of California-Riverside. One of her books on the Rippey Library shelves is her fiction book A Thousand Acres, the Pulitzer Prize winner in 1991.This is a very complex and often disturbing story of the lives of three daughters, their families and their father who owns a thousand acres. The story of the family dynamics and their connection to the land is narrated by the oldest daughter, Ginny. Another of Jane Smiley’s books is Some Luck, published and cutting-edge 2014. Each chapter of this book shares a year in the life of the Langdon family from 1920 on their family farm in Denby, Iowa. Intriguing books for interesting summer reading. – by Nancy Hanaman
Good friends visit – Eulyn Riemersma of Spirit Lake, Linda Burk of Ankeny, and Jean Borgeson of Rippey enjoyed lunch in Perry on Friday, July 29. The ladies enjoyed reminiscing about the years the Riemersmas and Burks lived in the Rippey community. Their children stayed at the Borgeson farm when their mothers were working. Although the families never lost touch through the years, seeing each other in person to visit was a treat.
Borgeson Fun – Sarah Borgeson entertained her nieces on Friday, July 29. The day was filled with all sorts of activities and adventures. Spending some time at the river, baking a couple birthday cakes and creating birthday cards for Uncle Alan were highlights.
Alan was honored later for his 50th birthday when the rest of the family gathered to celebrate. Those who enjoyed visiting (and eating the special cakes) were Al and Ann Frederick, Bret and Liz Pierce, Laura and Allie, Mary Hinton and Taylor, Bill and Melissa Frederick, Leah and Kate, Kane and Kale Borgeson, Michael Borgeson, and Robert and Mel Borgeson.
