The Main Street of the City of Rippey will soon be changing with the razing of several buildings beginning with the former Rippey First National Bank Building, east through the former Brost Café.

This photograph is a post card, with an illegible date, but in looking closely there are two buildings beyond the current Brubaker home, so it must have been prior to Highway 141 being built. According to Wikipedia the road was built from Grand Junction to Perry in 1941.

The "History of Rippey" indicates the Railroad came to Rippey and the town was laid out in 1870.
By looking carefully you will note a barber pole in front of the former Rippey First National Bank and two gentlemen having a conversation. There may be a lamp in front of the building in the right of the photo, in front of the white building.

The caption printed on the post card reads,"12 Main St. Looking East, Rippey, Iowa".

The note on the reverse side of the picture postcard was written by Darrel and Mrs. Ingram to Mr. Tage Sable of Canora S. Dakota.
"We received your package all O.K. and many thanks for same. Mr. Ingram is away making hay he will be writing you soon. We are having lots of rain here.  Congratulation. Darrel and Mrs. Ingram". It was delivered with a one cent stamp.

 

 

And now the news......
February 3, 2012

Belated Christmas

Jason, Allison, Levi, and Kate Bardole arrived by plane on January 6th to spend the weekend at the Roy Bardole home.  Saturday afternoon Roy & Phyllis babysat Levi, Kate, and Aden while the rest of the family went to Indianola for a varsity basketball game at Simpson.  When they returned late in the afternoon, Cassie and McKinsie came also and they had their "Christmas". It was a fun weekend with all the family members present, Pete, Yvette, Arthur, Avery, and Aden, Tim, Lori, Cassie, Schyler, and Gabe, Jason, Allison, Levi, and Kate, and McKinsie. Lauren King is in England so was not able to attend . They also spent the day on Sunday eating and visiting, while a few went in to the gym to work off their dinner.  Jason's family flew back to Milwaukee on Monday.

Saturday Ben and Midge Vannatta went to the new Ankeny High School to a Jazz Band Concert. Ankeny is really growing and there are four schools in that district.  Ben had three grandchildren that played in the evening concert.  Sara Kottra, 7th grade played the piano for the Junior High Concert with 24 members of the group.  Andrew Kottra, a sophomore, played the trombone in the Ankeny Northview Jazz Hawks.  There were 28 members of that band.  Haley Kottra, a Junior at Ankeny High School played the piano with her Jazz Ensemble which had 28 members.  Ben and Midge went to the Kottra home for supper and then attended the concert, returning to the Kottra home for pie and ice cream and visiting. The auditorium seats 750 and it was full.  There were 165 music students in the concert. 

Roy Bardole spent the 16th to the 20th in Guadalajara Mexico for a USSEC meeting. Their meeting was one and one half hours from the city in a 16th century complex.  They met during the day in a "granary" that had no doors or windows!  Surrounding the complex were fields of sugar cane.  It was harvest time, but since the meeting was taking place they didn't burn off the fields closest to them.

Velda DeMoss attended a wrestling meet at Rockwell City last Saturday hosted by South Central Calhoun.   During the day the senior wrestlers, and cheerleaders were recognized.  Michael DeMoss is a senior wrestler.  The day was sort of a family affair with Shannon DeMoss's brother being a referee and her niece was a cheerleader for St. Ed's High School.  Marc DeMoss was the announcer for the meet, Hannah DeMoss is a cheerleader for SCC, Shawn and Lori DeMoss assisted in scoring for the meet and Shannon and Velda held down their places on the bleachers.

At this writing a snow storm is predicted for Saturday.  After all of this wonderful spring-like weather as it is time for the Bike Ride to Rippey, we will have winter?  That doesn't seem fair and those preparing for the day in Rippey are a bit nervous wondering how many will brave poor conditions. 

Click here to see Press Release and pics for the Library Project

New page on Velda's Varieties, click here!!

New* addition to LIbrary News here.

Click here for pictures and updates of alumni reunions.

* New 6/15/2011 addition to the recollections page, be sure to see it here.

 

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