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July 5, 2016
Community picnic: The Rippey Lions Club will host a free picnic meal Saturday, July 9, from 12 to 1 pm at Osborn Park. All are welcome.
Yoga classes offered: Yoga classes are being held every Wednesday morning at the Rippey Community Center beginning at 7:15 and running thru 8:15. Judy Tomenga, a rural Rippey resident and certified yoga instructor, leads the class. Persons with various levels of skills are participating in the class, but individuals are encouraged to “make their workouts their own” according to Judy.
Yoga mats are available, and no special clothing is required, other than comfortable non- restrictive clothing.
There is no charge for the first class. Subsequent class fees are determined by the individual, and is a private donation to the instructor, with the range being from $1-4.
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.
So much fun in one week shouldn’t be allowed! The library was exploding this week with 4th of July crafts, Smell-O-Rama and “Kung Fu Panda 3.” We had tons of fun all week making 4th of July wreaths, lanterns and firecracker centerpieces (made of paper towel tubes). Does your nose know? From bananas to honey, dill pickles to oranges and peanut butter to vaporub; would your nose know what it was smelling if you couldn’t see it? Our winner guessed 10 out of 17 smells correctly! Thank you to everyone who came out this week! Join us next week for Ninja Hide and Seek on Tuesday and Movie Day on Thursday!
Anyone interested in participating in the book club, please contact me at the library (by email, phone or Facebook page). We have multiple copies of two different books, “One for the Money” by Janet Evanovich and “Mudbound” by Hillary Jordan. We will start book club this fall and would like to know how many readers we can expect and which book we would like to read and discuss (while we eat treats, of course). ~submitted by librarian Katrina Buttler
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 9:45 am; worship at 11 am. Every Tuesday, quilters at 9 am, coffee and fellowship at 10 am.
Children’s Sunday school, ladies aid and Lions Club will resume meeting in September.
News in and around Rippey
Kelsey Blanshan of Ankeny recently spent Sunday with her grandma Virgene Morse. They spent the day going through pictures of Grandpa Morse’s service time in Korea. Delores Blanshan of Waterloo spent last week with her mom. They enjoyed their time together as they cleaned out the flower gardens, went through old recipes and visited with neighbors.
