Ryder News Mar. 26, 2015

Ryder News for March 26, 2015

   I am back and ready to write the news again altho there isn’t much for this week as I have been gone! But…I can tell you about my trip to Mayo for all of those of you who have been asking and praying for me.

   My daughter, Staci and her husband, John along with Johnny accompanied me on the trip and John did the driving. It was a long trip but we got there finally and stayed in the hotel that was hooked onto the Mayo Clinic. To get to where we were going in the actual Clinic we had to walk the “subway” which is actually a very nice set of tunnels connecting everything together, but it is a lot of walking.

   Our rooms happened to have adjoining doors and Johnny got quite a kick out of that and as a matter of fact, spent more time in his grandma’s room then in his parents but he did sleep in their room.

   The Dr. that I saw was very understanding and compassionate and he decided that they would try the treatment that they were going to try me on in the first place as there have been some positive results with that medication. He also said if I had any questions or concerns when I got home that I could call him and that he would get back to me. I liked that idea!

   I will say that the Mayo Clinic is a wonderful place but quite overwhelming. I think you could walk for days and not take in all of it, well not quite, but close.

   On the way home we stopped at a totally awesome place, Cabela’s and I was fascinated. At first I thought, “Great, a hunting store and I couldn’t care less!” but I went in with the kids and WOW, what a place. I took a lot of pictures of the stuffed animals. There were two large displays and one of them was of an African safari and all the stuffed animals were actually shot by the owner of the store. Oh my, lions, and tigers, and bears. Well, there may not have been a lion but there sure was everything else including an elephant and several rhinoceros. Also a big fish tank with many different kinds of fish and that was interesting. Kenny thought the pictures were fantastic. I do have to share a picture of the elephant…it was enormous! 

Stuffed elephant at Cabela’s

   All in all, it was a successful trip and I got to spend a lot of one on one time with Johnny and he was a very good boy for being cooped up in the back seat for 9 hours with just stops for gas and potty breaks.

   There will be NO bingo in the month of April at the Ryder Gym as it falls during Holy Week.

   Don’t forget the Palm Sunday Dinner on March 29th from 11:30 -1:30 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Ryder. A ham dinner is being prepared by the men of the church. A free will offering will be given to local families for medical related expenses. All area churches and area people are welcome to attend this event.

   This is it for this time…I need you to get your news items and pictures to me or there won’t be any Ryder News…I don’t feel like making any up at this time!

   Have a great week and let’s all hope that Spring shows up real soon and no more SNOW!

Ryder News Mar. 12, 2015

Ryder News March 12, 2015

 
   I received word that Esther Streeper of Bismarck passed away Friday in a Bismarck hospital. Her funeral will Thursday at 2 o’clock at Faith Lutheran in Bismarck. She is survived by her daughter, Muriel (Ron) Peterson, and daughter-in-law Marlene Streeper of Bismarck, 4 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. Our deepest sympathy goes out to the family.

   The Annual Meeting of the Makoti Threshing Association will be on March 21 at the Makoti Senior Citizens Center at 4:00. A catered supper for all members will follow. Contact Merle Dreher, Ryder, or Sharon Andes, Parshall, for more information.

   There will be NO bingo in the month of April at the Ryder Gym as it falls during Holy Week.

   Palm Sunday Dinner on March 29th from 11:30 -1:30 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Ryder. A ham dinner is being prepared by the men of the church. A free will offering will be given to local families for medical related expenses. All area churches and people are welcome to attend this event.

   There won’t be any Ryder news for next week as I will be at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota.

   Have a great week, and enjoy this nice Spring weather we are having!

Ryder News Mar. 5, 2015

Ryder News for Mar. 5, 2015

 
  I made a mistake when I posted the name of the fellow who was manning the pancake grill for the medical benefit last week. It was David Kimball not Richard. Richard’s wife Judy got quite a chuckle out of it and was teasing him about sneaking out and fixing pancakes.

   55 voters entered the doors of the Ryder Senior Center last Tuesday to cast their ballot on the Ward County Jail Bond Issue plus there were 3 absentee ballots. Most of the voters were in favor of passing it and it actually did in fact, pass.

Sitting on election board at Ryder’s Senior Center: L to R: Stephanie Hagen, Alvie Nesson, Judy Haner, Faye Karna, Linda Bergeson.

   Not much news on this end. Kenny and I had the privilege of babysitting for our smallest grandson, Levi Sprinkle the other day. He is such a good little guy and even tho, he really doesn’t know us, he didn’t even cry. Kenny had a fun time entertaining him while I took a lot of pictures!

Levi Sprinkle, grandson of Ken and Sue Bradley.

 Saturday night Kenny and I also were called into service to watch Johnny while his folks attended an event in Minot. Kenny just stayed in after dialysis and they came out and picked me up. He is such a busy kid and has quite an imagination and sure uses it in various ways…He seems to be pretty good at writing his mom’s initials on his reading assignments and also in writing notes to the teacher and signing (printing) his mother’s name. I guess he had seen her do it and thought he could do it too! It sure is a good thing that she checks his backpack before he leaves. I worry about the checkbook when he gets older!

   I will be going to Mayo Clinic shortly to get a 2nd opinion on this cancer that I am going through and hopefully get the help that I need.

  Remember there will be Bingo at the Ryder Gym on March 6, 2015 starting at 7 p.m. So come on out and play some bingo, have lunch and visit with friends.

 It looks like this is all the news I have for this week, I will probably have one more column before I head to Mayo and then this will have to be put on hold for a short while until I find out what they plan on doing.

   Have a great week and remember daylight savings time will be here before you know it…actually Sunday, March 8th so be sure and set those clocks an hour ahead. Spring forward, Fall back.