The next planning meeting is being held May 21st at 7 pm at the Ruthven Social Center.
Please plan on attending and helping in any small way you can to help make Ruthven's 125th celebration a success!
Call Jan Helmke at (712) 837-5492 for information
Soup & Sandwich Fundraiser...
The Soup & Sandwich Fundraiser on February 9th was a great success raising $583!!! Thank you to everyone who participated and/or volunteered their time and cooking skills!!!
Ruthven area community birthday/anniversary calender...
The calendar will be sold to help raise funds for special events in 2009. To get your anniversary or birthday on the 2009 calendear, contact: Pat Alger at 712 837 4754 or Maryls Jensen at 712 837 5256. by April 15th.
Be a part of history!! The quasicentennial group is planning to update the Ruthven Centennial Family History book to include the past 25 years. New families have moved into the community and other families have added members. We would like to gather everyone's family information to be a supplement to the original history book. Please contact Jan Helmke at 712 837 5492 for more information.
Click on the link below to download the information brochure and order form to get your Ruthven Quasquicentennial History Book ordered!! Use the form as a guide to submit your family history--we want all present and previous Ruthven residents to be included!!
There is a committee working on an all school reunion for past students and faculty of Ruthven Consolidated School and the Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School. Current plans are to have an evening dinner on Saturday (July 11, 2009) with the school open for tours. There will a street dance later that evening downtown.
Help is needed to find past graduactes!! If you have contact information on any past graduates living out of the area, please send an email to ruthven125@yahoo.com
Click here for the general information flyer
Handcrafted pottery will soon be available at the Picket Fence with the Ruthven Quasquicentennial Logo!!
Ruthven apparel will also be available!!
**125 Years**
Ruthven will be celebrating its Quasquicentennial in July 2009!!!
COMMITTEES/CHAIRPERSONS:
Contact a Committee Chairperson if you can help in any way!!!
All School Reunion:
Donna Mason
Food for Reunion:
Linda Hansen
History Book:
Jan Helmke
Events/Fundraisers:
Jane Miner
Pottery:
Maxine Hansen
Birthday/Anniversary Calendar:
Pat Alger, Marlys Jensen, Lu Eaton
QUASQUICENTENNIAL STEERING COMMITTEE
Jan Helmke
Alan Oppedal
Jane Miner
Kay Suhr
Becky Oppedal
Susan Roland