Ryder
News for June 4, 2015
I have a correction to last week’s news. It
wasn’t Peggy Reinisch that did the mowing in the Ryder Park after all; it was
Braden and Riley Janz. They are the two new city mowers. Peggy said all she did
was plant the flowers and to give credit to the boys for the mowing!
Pearl Pollock, 91 of Battle Lake, Minnesota
and formerly of Ryder and Minot, North Dakota died Saturday, May 16, 2015 at
the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Center. Pearl Adeline Dockter Pollock was born
on October 30, 1923 in Parshall, North Dakota the daughter of John and Adele
(Burchardt) Dockter. She is survived by two daughters, Shirley Larson of
Atlanta, Ga. and Joyce Lovgren of Battle Lake; three grandchildren and two
great grandchildren. A Memorial Service will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, June 7, 2015
at the Glende-Nilson Funeral Home in Battle Lake. Visitation will be one hour
prior to the service. Interment will be in the Old German Baptist Cemetery of
rural Minot, N.D. - See more at:
http://www.glendenilson.com/obituary/Pearl-Pollock/Battle-Lake-MN/1510304#sthash.gMJucMf0.dpuf
At the Ryder Calvary Church this past Sunday
the graduates were recognized. The
seniors were Nathanial Brown and Amanda Peterson; 8th graders were Josiah and
twin, Jason Brown, and Garrett Williams. Jacob Miles represented the
Kindergarten level! A potluck dinner
followed with a special cake and decorations.
Larry Johansen has been home from California
visiting his parents, Russel and Jeanette. Janice, Larry’s older sister,
arrived in Minot from Texas to stay with their dad a while now that Larry is
heading home. Janice reported in church this past Sunday that Russel is doing
very well and really does not need their help. But, she stated it was good to
come home and see their folks anyway.
The Makoti Senior Center
will have a BBQ supper on Wednesday, June 10 at 6:00 PM. All food is
furnished and all area seniors are invited to attend.
It seems that several young moose have been
visiting the area this past week. Art and Billie Miller had two of them in
their back yard and she told me that she also saw some north of our place in
the field.
There will be an 87th birthday
party for Olive Giffey Boots on June 27, 2015 starting at 4 p.m. at Our
Savior’s Lutheran Church (3705 11th St. SW) in Minot. Everyone is
welcome!
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Motorcycles lining west
side of Ryder’s Main St.
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Motorcycles lining east side of Ryder’s Main St.
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Around
50 motorcycles sponsored by Hunters Bar and Grill out of Garrison lined Ryder’s
Main St. on Saturday for their first fun run of the season. They were traveling
to the towns of Ryder, Douglas, Max and others with around ten stops in all and
then back to Garrison.
Ryder’s 10th annual Bull-a-Rama
is on a Sunday this year; July 12th! Mutton Busting at 1 p.m., Calcutta 1:30
p.m., Bull Riding 2 p.m. at the new Ryder Rodeo grounds which are right south
of Ryder’s SunPrairie Grain Elevator on the old Olson farmstead. There will be
Refreshments and Concessions sold. No coolers allowed! There will also be a
Rodney Officer Memorial Steak Supper in the Ryder Park at 4:30 p.m. This is all
hosted by the Old Ryder Jaycees Community Club.
Gus's Things and Stuff, that’s the website of Gus Mueller who has graciously allowed me to use an article or two that he has written and posted on his website. This one is called: WHO’S GOT “THE KEY?”
Church key from Sandy's Place. Talking about Ryder and churches last week, made me think of a Ryder “church key” that I owned, and after digging through a couple boxes of mostly worthless stuff, I found it. Here you see what was probably a Christmas gift from the Ryder Bar when it was dubbed “Sandy’s Place,” and owned by LeRoy and Sandra Peterson—don’t tell Sandy, but most of us just called it “The Ryder Bar.” Notice, however, that this is no ordinary can opener—quite the fancy handle, which I suspect, knowing the Peterson and Morris families, is Mother-Of-Pearl. I’ll have it appraised when the Antiques Roadshow comes to town.So, ever wonder why a church key is called a church key? Frankly, I have never used a device like this for anything but opening a can of orange juice, but rumor has it that they also can be used to open canned beer. For you younger readers, it was not until the early 1960s that beer cans had “pop tops,” and having an opener handy was critical. Unlike bottle caps, it was tough to open a can of beer with your teeth, using a car-door latch, or kitchen counter top. I don’t even think a Bic pen would have worked (had we had one).Canned beer itself wasn’t introduced until the 1930s. Prior to that, beer was in bottles that had corks, and then later, metal “crown caps” appeared around 1900. It was at this time that “bottle openers” were patented, to open the crown caps. Some of these were ornate and large, and indeed looked much like the key needed to unlock a big door—like those found at a church, hence, the name “church key.” When the design was changed in the 1930s to open cans, the name logically followed, although the device no longer resembled a key.I’m not sure, but there could be more Ryder church keys on display at the Ryder Museum, as they always have been a popular give-a-way to use to promote a business (www.ryderhistoricalsociety.org). As an aside, while my dad drank canned beer and used the device, it was never called a church key in our house, as he considered this term a bit sacrilege.
I had to call Sandy Peterson and hope that
she had a picture of the church key they gave out many years ago so I could
have a picture for the news. Luckily she had one she had saved! Gus had
furnished a picture for me to use but it was too small.
June 6th---City Wide Rummage Sale in Ryder,
8:00-3:00.
June 7---Baby
shower for Corbin Reno Larson (son of Jade and Brittany) 2 p.m. at St. John’s
Lutheran Church.
July 6, 7, 8---Vacation Bible School
Monday-Wednesday at Calvary Presbyterian Church in Ryder. This is for all kids
who are Kindergarten on up to those who have just completed 6th grade. 9:00
a.m.-3:30 p.m. Bring a sack lunch.
That’s it for this week.
The batteries were given out free of charge.
