Anyone you Recognize?

The guy who's third from the right, with his hand in his pocket is Laura Langhold's father, Carl Schwarz. We estimate this to be from around 1912. Can anyone identify any of the rest of the guys in this picture? What were they together for? This was on a post card from Dean's Art Gallery in Denison, IA. The fellow on the far left looks like he's wearing a railroad conductor's uniform- or is he a postman? Was this some kind of church picture?

William Howard Taft was President, Teddy Roosevelt ran against him for the Bull Moose Party, splitting the vote so that Woodrow Wilson would be elected. WWI was several years off. Republican Beryl F. Carroll was Governor.

Friday Night Fun Night

All 8th grade-HS youth are invited to St. Paul Lutheran this Friday night, April 27, 5:30PM-Midnight for am LYF Fun Night.

Ladies' Spring Fling

Ladies, the Triple Parish Lutheran Churches invite you to their Spring Fling hosted by the women of the St.Luke LWML on Thursday, May 10, beginning at 6:30PM.

Euchre Tournament, Feb. 12

Anticipation Builds; Major Announcement Postponed

Ricketts Community Club member Nancy Landon explains the delay.

A special meeting had been planned for Saturday, January 28 to announce major developments which will directly effect Ricketts as well as the neighboring communities of Charter Oak and Ute. Unfortunately an emergency in the family of one of the principal participants in the program to be revealed made it impossible for them to attend.

Another special meeting of the Community Club's Board will be held in the next two weeks and another Special Town Hall Meeting at the Community Center will take place within the next month to make the plans public.

PLEASE WATCH THIS WEBSITE FOR FURTHER NOTICES! 

Town Meeting Jan 28, 10AM

Congratulations Carlsons!

Lloyd & Elaine Carlson were recognized with the annual Ricketts Leadership Award at the Ricketts Community Center, Sunday, January 15, 2012. The Carlsons have served Ricketts in the Community Club, the LWML, various church boards, Cub Scouts and the Volunteer Fire Department. Lloyd operated the LLL Grocery Store in Ricketts for many years.

The Carlsons married after each had been widowed. Their children from each's previous marriages serenaded them with a custom version of the old 'Brady Bunch' TV show theme, 'The Carlson Bunch.' Scores of well wishers joined them at the annual Ricketts Leadership Brunch where the Community Club served pancakes, French toast, sausages, coffee and treats.

Annual Leadership Brunch

Ricketts Community Annual Leadership Brunch- At the Ricketts Community Center on January 15th, 8:30am to 12:30pm. Free Will Donation. Pancakes, french toast, sausage, applesauce, pastries & drinks. Come see who the 'leader' will be.

~Other Area Events~

CO-U After Prom fundraiser- 2 lb containers of BBQ pork, The cost is $10 and your order must be submitted by January 10th. If you are interested, please contact Backy Kunze or Karleen Beeck. Thank you. Orders will be brought to church on January 22nd.

LWML Annual Mapleton Zone Luncheon- At St. John Lutheran Church in Charter Oak, Thursday, January 5th at 12:00. Jane Shever, Mapleton Zone President will present her report on last June's National LWML Convention held in Peoria, IL. We will draw for new prayer partners. If you'd like to attend and would like a prayer partner, or if you would like a prayer partner but cannot attend, please let Linda know by Tuesday January 3.

Save Our Post Office

The management of the U.S. Postal Service is proposing a drastic downsizing and service reduction—including possibly shutting down the Ricketts branch post office in Ricketts, harming local service, and laying off 100,000 workers nationwide.

These changes are largely due to an unreasonable requirement instituted by the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006, signed by George W. Bush, which required advance funding of retiree health benefits.

A bill has been introduced (H.R. 1351) that will relieve some of the most unfair aspects of this legislation and refund to USPS part of its current overpayment of funds. That's why I created a petition to the U.S. House of Representatives on SignOn.org, which says:

We, the undersigned, urge you to co-sponsor and vote for H.R. 1351, which will restore the U.S. Postal Service to a sound financial footing. We oppose H.R. 2309, which will unnecessarily destroy many good jobs and ultimately the U.S. Postal Service itself.

Will you sign the petition? Click here to add your name, and then pass it along to your friends:

http://www.moveon.org/r?r=268749&id=34122-8261653-uIkQA0x&t=2

Thanks!

–Paul Hines

Ring in 2012 in Ricketts

Come celebrate New Year's Eve at the Ricketts Community Center!

Not the same Ricketts #27

Pat Ricketts played cornerback for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Ricketts finished his Senior year (2003) with 35 tackles, including 26 solo stops. He had a season-high five tackles that year against Texas A&M.

Sure, there are plenty of folks around these parts who consider themselves Husker fans (not EVERYBODY in Western Iowa supports the Hawkeyes or the Cyclone) but let's face it, he really have doesn't have anything to do with the TOWN of Ricketts, but MOST of the rest of this website does!

If you grew up in Ricketts, be sure to plan on coming to our annual reunion, the third Saturday in July.

If you have memories or pictures of Ricketts to share, email them to our webmaster: ted.mallory -at- gmail.com.

If you have other funny, kitsch, or corny "Not the same Ricketts" ideas, send them too. Help put Ricketts on the map! And be sure to join our Ricketts Facebook Group

Thy Strong Word

Mon-Sat. Nov 13-20- 6:25AM Pastor Timothy Frank, of the Triple Parish Lutheran Churches, hosts 'Thy Strong Word' (for Triple Parish) on KDSN 107.1FM/1530AM

If you haven't met or heard Rev. Frank, here's your chance

Election Results

Results from the November 8 City election, reported in the November 17 Mapleton PRESS

Mayor: Jim Gress, 35 votes
City Council (3):
Jennifer Hennings, 32
Anita Riebesell, 28
Kevin Clausen, 13

Not the same Ricketts #26

Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Art Professor Rowland Ricketts and his wife Chinami use natural plant dyes to create both artworks and functional textiles. They really like indigo (kind of a blue-violet color).

You're right, they look like nice enough folks, but let's face it, they don't really have anything to do with the TOWN of Ricketts, but MOST of the rest of this website does!

If you grew up in Ricketts, be sure to plan on coming to our annual reunion, the third Saturday in July.

If you have memories or pictures of Ricketts to share, email them to our webmaster: ted.mallory -at- gmail.com.

If you have other funny, kitsch, or corny "Not the same Ricketts" ideas, send them too. Help put Ricketts on the map! And be sure to join our Ricketts Facebook Group.