Ryder
News for July 30, 2015
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| Stan Hjelmstad celebrating his birthday with his grandchildren |
We want to wish Stan Hjelmstad a “Happy Belated
Birthday” as his birthday was July 20th. He used to be called
“Dewey” during his time at Ryder High. One of his followers on Facebook stated
that he was known as Ryder’s slam-dunker when it came to basketball! This
picture shows him with his grandchildren as they celebrated with him. Happy Birthday from any of us older Ryder
folks that live in ND!
Congratulations to the Makoti Mavericks
Legion baseball team. They will be playing in the class A state tournament in
Beulah this week. Austin Schenfisch, grandson of Byron and Donna Larson and Lue
Schenfisch plays for the Mavericks. There are 2 boys from Plaza and the rest of
the team is from Berthold. I hope to have their names and a picture for next
week’s news. It’s kind of sad...Austin Schenfisch is the only Makoti kid
playing...hopefully more of the area younger kids keep playing baseball!
Kenny and I arrived home from Minot just in
time for the area storm to be right over Ryder on Thursday, July 23rd. We made
a bee-line for the house with a crack of thunder and lightning right on top of
us. Lots of rain in that storm, our rain gauge showed 2 inches. We also had
some pea-size hail. My brother was pretty sure our crops sustained some damage.
On another note concerning the storm, our dogs had been in the house since 9
that morning and we got home a little after 5. Have you ever tried to get 4
dogs to go potty outside in a rain storm? I had 1 out of the 4 go and the rest
just decided to “hold” it.
We managed to arrive home from the lake this
Sunday evening just as a storm was over the top of Ryder again. We were chased
into the house by wind, thunder and lightning. Our rain gauge showed .90 from
that one and again there was pea-size hail in the storm, which I am sure means
more crop damage! I wonder where we will be when the next one dumps rain right over
the top of us in Ryder…hope we are in the house.
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Corbin Reno Larson, son of Jade and Brittany
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I have another picture to share with you.
Corbin Reno Larson born on May 8, 2015. He is the son of Jade and Brittany
Larson and his grandparents are Neal and Cherlyn Biwer of Stanley, and Galen
and Lynell Larson of Ryder. Great-grandparents are Derald and Beverly Larson of
Minot. I had the announcement in the news column when he was born but had no
picture…now I have one!
Upcoming Events:
August 14th:
Ever wonder if David Olson had a secret reason for moving out of
Arizona? If Lee Sorenson looks younger wearing a toupee? Or, if Gus Mueller
really has been married 5 times? You can find out the answers to these
questions and more on the afternoon of August 14th, 2015. The Ryder Class of
1965 will be having their 50th reunion in Minot. Prior to their Reunion Dinner,
they will be having an informal “Meet & Greet” where they hope to be able
to say “Hi” to many of you in the Ryder/Minot area who were not lucky enough to
be in the Class of ‘65. Stop by and say hello, have a beverage, and tell a
story or two from the past. The event
will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 at Off The Vine, 15 Main St S, Minot.
August 22nd:
The Mueller’s will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the
establishment of their family farm. Join
them on the farm for a day of mirth, music and merriment on Saturday, August
22nd. Mid-Afternoon: The talented Jerimiah James will be performing your
favorite songs from the ‘60s and ‘70s on the Lakeview Patio. Sundown: The
dynamic “Highway 6” band takes the Lakeview stage for a night of rockin’ and
dancing. The Mueller Centennial Farm is 2.5 miles SE of
Ryder—Follow-The-Tracks!
Okay, that’s it for this time, send me your
news items, e-mail me, call me, visit me, shove a note in my screen door, just
get your news to me so we can let everyone else know what you have been up to!
Have a great week, stay dry and watch out for those storms!
