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Tuesday, October 23, 2018

"Ripley Rocks" fundraiser dance for home damaged by Father's Day flood to be Oct. 26

Cynthia Drake's house suffered serious damage from the Father's Day flood last June. A fundraiser dance for Cynthia will be held this Friday, Oct. 26, at Little Brothers in Hancock. (Photo courtesy Cynthia May Drake)

HANCOCK -- Rock Out for Ripley from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26, at Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly, 527 Hancock St, Hancock. This rocking dance party is for the Rebuild of Cynthia Drake’s Ripley Falls Home of Healing. The home and property were devastated by the mudslide and flood on Father’s Day, 2018.*

The rushing, overflowing waterfall above Cynthia Drake's home in Ripley brought flooding and a mudslide that did serious damage to the home and property. (Photo courtesy Cynthia Drake)

Dance the night away with good music, snacks and awesome people! DJ Tularemia will be spinning the tunes. Free-will donations will be accepted as well as a snack to share if you like. Betty Chavis is the generous mastermind for this event!

Please RSVP to: cynthiamdrake@gmail.com or call: 906-370-6686 or click "going" on Facebook at the event.

* See the June 25, 2018, Keweenaw Now article "Father's Day storm spares all but one in Houghton County" by Vanessa Dietz.

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