The Rippey Library’s second annual car show was a great success. There was good food, awesome cars, motorcycles, a tractor, including a lawn tractor, and a Volvo semi-truck with attached 5th wheel camper.
The day was hot! Who would have thought that it would be 90 degrees on the 23rd of September!!
Thank you to all who stuck it out in support of our Library! We were definitely “sweatin” with the oldies as we listened to “rockin’ oldies” music by the Big Red Radio 98.9 KDLM Raccoon Valley Radio.
The Dash Plaques, Peoples Choice and Owners Choice trophies were generously provided by Heartland CO-OP of Rippey. The winners were Mike Mentzer of Jefferson, who won the Owners Choice trophy, with Mike Meyers of Grand Junction winning the People’s Choice trophy, voted by the spectators.
Food, prizes, and giveaway items were provided by: Brubaker Tiling, Rippey, Danielson Auto Repair, Jefferson, Tri-County Ag, Perry, Hy-Vee, Jefferson, Fareway, Jefferson, Fareway of Perry, 209 Main, Paton, Stokley Lumber Perry, The Lucky Pig Bar and Grill, Ogden, Bomgaars, Jefferson, Motor Parts, Perry, Harrison RV, Jefferson, A&W, Jefferson, Reuters Red Power, Grand Junction, Storey Kenworthy, Des Moines, Quad County Ag, Paton, Van Wall Equipment, Perry, Printer’s Box, Jefferson, Caseys, 1st Av. Perry.
Decorating the pumpkins, grown by Deal’s Orchard, were a great inside activity for the kids. There were many creative results and it was a nice respite from the outside games.
Special thanks to Maralynn Rinker, Mary Millard, Mary Weaver, Dale Hanaman and Jean Borgeson for the delicious bars and cookies and Dan Brubaker for donating the meat, and helping where needed. Special thanks to Gary & Connie Schmidt for being in charge of the car show. Another special thanks, to my friend, Angela Trent from Granger, who manned the kitchen throughout the day, and my husband and son, Mark and Ty, who were my “right hand men” throughout the planning and until the doors were locked! No fundraiser can be successful without the support of the willing, “worker bees” of any community event.
Thank you to all who attended and volunteered their time. It was very humbling to see your passion for our library! We will use the proceeds from this event to bring new books, programs and updated technology to our library.
A note from board member, Jean Borgeson: I was able to visit with people who toured our little one room library. I listened and accepted, on behalf of the community, their praise and amazement at how nice it is for a community so small. I even met the granddaughter of John and Nora Kopaska and was glad to share, when she asked if I was familiar with the name, that they were neighbors of my father and mother-in-law and I had visited with them many times early in my marriage, almost 54 years ago. She had many good memories of visiting them on the farm. It’s a small world sometimes.”