Ryder
News for July 16, 2015
Dene Dale Karna, 81, of Makoti passed away
Sunday, July 5th. He was the son of Leo and Evelyn Karna. Dean
married Pearl Guttormson June 23, 1955. She passed away on March 4, 2006. Dene
is survived by his daughter, Darla (Michael) Rensch; son, Mickey (Mary) Karna;
7 grandchildren; 2 great grandchildren; a sister, Wanda Bjordahl and brother,
Darrell Karna. His funeral was held Friday, July 10th in the North
Shore High School Gymnasium in Makoti with burial in Rosehill Memorial Park of
Minot.
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| Prairie Ryders 4-H Club. Front Row: Lora Rockwell, Carson Rockwell, Lainey Rockwell, Raelyn Williams, Emily Miles, Jacob Miles -- Back Row: Garrett Williams, Daniel Starks, Trent Willams, Cole Quillin. |
The Prairie Ryders 4-H group participated in
Ward County Achievement Days, held June 23-25 at the State Fair Center in
Minot. The 4-H’ers showed their projects to the judges and were interviewed. It
was an exciting experience for the youth to be judged on their entry and win
ribbons, as well as a wonderful intro for the Cloverbuds to see the process and
begin to participate. This year’s Prairie Ryders 4-H’ers did great with their
static displays! The following is a list of the youth and what ribbon they
earned: Garrett Williams – Reserve Champion for catapult, Blue Ribbons for
cookies, photography, engineering, aerospace, and electricity, Red Ribbon for
Rhubarb; Trent Williams – Reserve Champion for sweet bread loaf, Blue Ribbons
for woodworking, aerospace, engineering, and photography, Red Ribbon for
drawing and eggs; Raelyn Williams – Cloverbud awards for truck model and peanut
butter cookies; Emily Miles – Blue Ribbons for string art, bars, photography
and knitting; Jacob Miles – Cloverbud award for mosaic picture; Cole Quillin –
Blue Ribbons for wood working, photography and BBQ sauce; Corinne Quillin –
Blue Ribbon for photography; Daniel Starks – Reserve Champion and 3 Blue
Ribbons for baking projects, and Grand Champion, Outstanding, and Blue Ribbon
on photography projects; Lora Rockwell – Outstanding on Scrapbooking, Blue Ribbons for drawing,
wood art, horticulture, clothing and textiles, and arranging flowers, Red
Ribbon for Baking; Carson Rockwell – Cloverbud awards for shotgun shell shelf
and freestanding shooting target. Article submitted by Lora Rockwell, age 10.
Prairie Ryders 4-H Club.
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| Carson Rockwell riding sidecar in the Annual Bikers Diabetes Run. |
Carson Rockwell was selected to go with the
Norsemen MCs 5th Annual Bikers Fighting Diabetes Run on June 27. The ride
started at 11am in Rugby & ended that evening in Upham, with supper and a
band. The Norsemen is a 35 year old MC which donates money to diabetes research
and community. Carson had a blast! He got to ride in a side car for about 35
miles! We are truly grateful for the sincerity & generosity of this group.
Now Carson is really working his dad for a bike!
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| Larson Potluck Picnic: Frank and Inga (Larson) Bradley family: Bradley siblings: Front Row—L to R—Lorraine Nelson, Doris Ann Zieman, Myrna Scheer, Lois Nogosek; Back Row—L to R—Don Bradley, (photo bomber Derald Larson), Ken Bradley |
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| Larson Potluck Picnic: (Arnie & Elizabeth Larson family): Larson siblings: Front—Richard Larson; 2nd Row L-R: Nancy Larson, Linda Jacobson, Eileen Ehlert, Joan Christenson; Back Row L-R: Mike Larson, Sylvia Thompson, Ron Larson, Byron Larson |
Kenny and I attended a Larson family
get-together on Wednesday at Oak Park. Lots of relatives, food, fun and picture
taking. I am not going to attempt to name all the people as I know I would miss
some. All of Kenny’s siblings were there and many of his cousins, uncles,
aunts, etc. Lorraine Nelson, Karen
Bradley and Myrna Scheer went for a walk and I am not sure if they were herding
the geese or if the geese were herding them. I am amazed at the amount of these
birds hanging around Oak Park. You sure have to be careful where you step!
John, Staci and Johnny are in Texas
attending a wedding that John is a part of. They have been very, very busy
sight-seeing as well. They took in the space center in Houston and she took a
ton of pictures which she posted on Facebook.
Their next adventure was at the Gulf of
Mexico. They went to the Coast Guard Station in Galveston, Texas and a Federal
Customs Agent was getting ready to take a boat out. He was kind enough to give them
a little tour of the 2 boats and Johnny got to turn the steering wheels in
them. The first boat had 3-300hp motors and the second had 4-225hp motors! Too
bad they didn't get to go for a ride!
It looked like Ryder’s annual Bull-a-Rama
was a success judging from the amount of people in the bleachers. Kenny and I
didn’t take it in as there was no way we were gonna sit in the hot sun in the
bleachers, and I did see some sunburned people later in the day.
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| David Kimball with Mike Haugen cooking for the Rod Officer Memorial Supper in the Ryder Park |
There were quite a few people at the Rod
Officer Memorial Supper where steaks, beans, potatoes and buns were served. The
price of beef has gone up quite a bit so the price was kind of a sticker shock
to some of the people who hadn’t bought a rodeo ticket to get a discount on
their meal. I did hear that they ran out of some of the food before it was
over. David Kimball and Mike Haugen did the cooking while some of the other
Jaycees did the food serving.
Aug 22…Mueller Celebration at the Mueller
farm, located 2.5 miles southeast of Ryder. Things will get going in the
afternoon, and continue well into the night with the band “Highway 6”
performing. There will be several out-of-state Mueller’s coming to Ryder for
the event, and the Mueller’s are looking for houses, rooms and/or campers to
rent for that weekend. If you have some type of lodging near Ryder for a
Mueller or two (most are well-behaved) please contact either Kirby (701-340-5172)
or Gus (701-223-7474).
It looks like I have come to the end of the
column again for this week. Have a great week and stay cool.
