Kooler Ice - Ottawa

07/10/2026

A huge thanks to the team at All Seasons Air Conditioning & Heating. Jason Stoneking saved the day by quickly diagnosing and resolving an issue with one of our new ice makers right before the Fourth of July. We greatly appreciate his expertise and prompt service!

07/04/2026

We have ice again...yay! We're so happy to share our traditional lemon-limeade recipe. Our ice and water are reverse-osmosis-filtered, so the limeade tastes vibrant and refreshing! There's nothing like an ice-cold glass on a hot Fourth of July weekend!
🇺🇸 From our family to yours...

VRBAS FAMILY LEMON-LIMEADE
5 Cups Reverse Osmosis Water
1 Cup Sugar
3/4 Cup Lemon Juice
1/4 Cup Lime Juice
Combine all ingredients in a pitcher and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Pour over our pure, clear ice. Put your feet up, sit back, and enjoy celebrating our great nation!
God Bless America! ❤️🤍💙

Thank you for coming back to support our ice and water business. We appreciate our loyal patrons and hope to gain new customers this summer. 😎

07/01/2026

Rick rolled into town from Byron, Georgia, in the wee hours of the morning, hauling a new canopy for the ice/water machine. We did find the one that was blown away by the tornado. It was rolled up nice and neat, nestled high up in a tree to the east of Knights Inn.
Two new ice makers were installed last Saturday (thanks for the help, Joe and John). Rick is calibrating them now, and we will be ready to reopen for ice sales Wednesday morning, just in time for the Fourth of July! 🇺🇸
We are thrilled to welcome back ice customers! Our free-flowing ice is made fresh hourly from pure, reverse osmosis water. If you have never purchased our ice, we invite you to support our small, locally-owned family business.

Please help spread the word. Thank you!

04/17/2026

This machine...she isn't pretty, but she's producing reverse osmosis water again! If you had told me on Tuesday morning that we would have the water functioning by Thursday, I wouldn't have believed you!

I am incredibly proud of this guy right here. The ice and water machine has been Rick's "baby" ever since we installed it in 2015. He has diligently maintained it to produce the best quality ice and water possible. It's going to be several weeks before the ice makers are replaced, but we are happy to welcome our water customers back!

We are humbled by the outpouring of prayers and genuine concern since Monday's tornado. We are especially thankful for the calls we have received from our loyal customers for their encouragement and their expressed hope that we would reopen. Many people in Ottawa and our surrounding communities rely on our machine for their water needs, and they are why we continue to operate.

Our hearts go out to those who are still suffering in the aftermath of the storm. We appreciate the folks from Hope Anthem (from whom we rent this spot) for removing the large debris from the area. And, finally, we owe a debt of gratitude to our public works and emergency management services whose response has been nothing short of amazing! We are so thankful for this community and blessed to call it home. ❤️

Rick and Sandy Vrbas

01/28/2026

The machine is back up and running! Thank you for your patience and understanding during this cold snap. And, thank you for your business! ❤️

01/22/2026

Please fill up your water jugs before 7:00 p.m. today. We apologize for the inconvenience. Check this page later to see when we'll reopen. Thank you for your loyal business! ❤️

01/21/2026

Cold weather is coming!

03/08/2025

UPDATE: We are open for business! The issue causing the machine to be temporarily shut down was easily fixed. So, come get your reverse osmosis water and ice!
Thank you for your business!
- Rick and Sandy

03/08/2025