SUMMER 2002 PHOTOS

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Donnie Ripatti with old post on Highway 97 coming up to Idaho

Steve Ripatti with same old post on Highway 97(Some of these may have been Matt Ripatti's posts from 100 years ago)

Collage of Donnie and Trevor with Fish and Shooting

Dan Ripatti Working in his Corn Patch

Dan Ripatti with his Hoe

Dan Ripatti with son, Steve Ripatti in Garden near beloved Raspberries

Donnie Ripatti in Garden with Grandpa, Dan Ripatti

Donnie Ripatti with Dead Crow

June and Dan Ripatti near Grandma Maria's Yellow Flowers

Dennis Ripatti with his two Collies (shortly after open heart surgery)

 

KOOTENAI RIVER SWIMMING (We had a blast building Mud Slides and a Raft to Jump Off)

Donnie Ripatti Jumps Off new Raft

Donnie Ripatti Relaxes (after a very Hot Day) onRaft

Donnie Ripatti with Gaila on Raft

Donnie Ripatti with Gaila on Raft Picture#2

Donnie Ripatti Rocks and Rolls the Raft

Gale Krause Tries out the River and Remembers how Cold it Really is

Donnie Ripatti Tries to "Encourage" Uncle Mike Ripatti to Jump In

Donnie Ripatti Tries to sink his Uncle Mike

Donnie Ripatti Flexes His Awesome Power

Donnie Ripatti imitates a Seal with Gaila

Audience for the Raft Rats(Dawn, Gale, Gaila and Mike Ripatti)

Lacey, Gaila and Donnie trying out their new Mud Slide

Lacey, Gaila and Donnie roaring down the slide

Lacey, getting out of the cold, cold River

 

KARAOKE BLAST AT FEAST CREEK, EASTPORT(This is getting to be an annual event)

Three Ripatti Girls Give the Mic a Go(Kelli, Alisha, and Michi Ripatti Minnick)

Group of Hopefuls(Alisha, Sara Shields, Linda, Joan Branscomb, Donnie and Austin Skeen)

Austin and Donnie Try out their vocal skills

Enthusiastic Crowd (Danette Studer, June, and Dan Ripatti and Karen Ripatti)

HC Studer Shows his Pool Form

Proud Grandma Karen with Granddaughter Olivia Minnick and Daughter Michi Minnick

Mike Ripatti shows daughter, Kelli his dance moves

Mike Ripatti with Granddaughter Olivia with Michi and Kelli

Steve Ripatti and Klane Skeen at the Microphones(Sara Shields on Rt.-Running Away)

Roger Branscomb showing how they dance down South

Sara Shields and Alisha Ripatti picking out their next hit song

Sara Shields at the Microphone with trepidations

Sara Shields going for the gold

Skeen Boys Singing(Anthony, Klane-doing a Toby Keith thing and Austin)

Teresa Skeen enjoying the fun

 

WILSON LAKE FISHING (Not for the faint of heart)

--------------First Trip- Steve, Donnie and Mike

Rip Boys Above Wilson Lake

Rip Boys After a Day of Fishing Wilson Lake(Smith Peak in background)

Rip Boys Starting Down Face Off Wilson Saddle

 

--------------Second Trip- Alisha, Donnie Linda and Steve

Alisha Fishing from an innertube at 6000+Ft.

Rips At Rockslide below Wilson Saddle

Donnie, Steve and Alisha Ripatti at Wilson Saddle above lake

Donnie, Alisha and Linda Ripatti at Wilson Saddle above lake

Rips At Wilson Saddle after fishing all day(Smith Pk in Background

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