Ryder News for Nov. 19, 2015
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| Harley Jones, a 1962 Ryder graduate and veteran |
Harley Jones was all ready for the Atlanta Veterans Parade but sadly it was cancelled due to the weather.
There was a gathering of the 4 Prairie Rose Lutheran churches on Nov. 10th with 52 parishioners in attendance. The church congregations were instructed to sit with their own church members, St John, St Paul, Hope and Immanuel. A meal was served and during the meal each congregation was to talk amongst themselves and make up a poster sheet listing their church assets such as members, building, WELCA, Bible Study, etc. Bishop Mark Narum presided over the meeting and also his assistant Sherie Heine was there to take notes. Vice Pastor Janis Sloka called the meeting to order and answered some questions. This meeting was held in order to recognize the strengths and weakness of each parish. It was stated that the ministers are not going to drive all the way from their homes to preach to 5 people in church. It was also the intention to get attending church members out and about to see if they can get inactive members back into regular church worship and to maybe find new members as well so all 4 churches can remain open and be able to proclaim the Gospel.
On Friday, John and Staci McGrath along with Johnny came out to visit and look for geese. They helped us move some furniture and they we all piled into their pickup and went goose scouting. My oh my, did we ever find them…snow geese by the thousands! The lake they were sitting on was so white it looked like snow and then even the ground where they landed to feed was white like snow. John gave us a lesson all about hunting and the facts about snow geese. He said a snow goose can live to be 25 years. Now I would hate to get that one to eat, I bet it would be kinda tough!
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Ryder Community Club annual bazaar
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At 2:45 the Ryder Community Club announced the grand opening of the Ryder Community Food and Stuff Pantry which is also housed in the Ryder Community Center (Ryder Gym). At 3:00 the turkey drawing was held with many happy people having their names drawn for a turkey. Alas, I didn’t win one but my son-in-law did and since Thanksgiving will be at their home, that was just great!
This Sunday, Nov. 15th, St. John’s church served a free pre-thanksgiving dinner to area people. A delicious meal consisting of ham, turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, dressing, corn, cranberry, olives, desserts, coffee and Kool-Aid was prepared and served. I didn’t get a head count as to how many came for the meal but there were quite a few there.
On Saturday, Nov. 21st Fran Franklin will be celebrating her 90th birthday. Her family is putting on a celebration for her at the Ryder Community Club (Ryder Gym) at 2:00 p.m. Stop by and wish her a Happy Birthday…everyone is welcome.
Santa Day and the Turkey Drawing in Ryder will be held on Dec. 12th at the Ryder Community Center. A Thrivent Action Team Project will begin at 12:00 with a benefit dinner of Hamburgers, Chips, and Salad to be served to raise money for insulating the Food Pantry room. At 1:30 there will be a Christmas movie for the kids and at 2:30 Santa arrives. The turkey drawing will be at 3:00.
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Moore’s Karate Club of Max: Front Row: L-R: Kayleigh Bennett, Stetson Brandvold, Brynlee Hankel, Kierra Bennett, Jamison Miller, Eliza Wheeler.
Back Row: L-R: Martial Arts Instructor and owner of Moore’s Shou Shu Karate of Minot Shun Shifu (Rodger) Martin, Delayne Hankel, Hattie Heer, Shelsey Brandvold, Tate Heer, Gracie Hauf and Instructor Shifu (Alexis) Potter
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Shelsey and Stetson Brandvold earned their High Orange Belt in Karate this month. This is their 5th belt earned on their way to being a black belt. The class also has other area kids earning various belts. Stetson and Shelsey’s parents are Lee and Julie Brandvold. Karate class is held at the Max Civic Center. Congratulations to all. A new class is starting this coming week. If anyone is interested contact Alexis at 701-866-6004.
SEE ALSO: Ryder Community Food & Stuff Pantry (separate article)
Upcoming Events:
Nov. 21: 90th Birthday party for Fran Franklin at Ryder Community Center, 2:00
Nov. 25: Community Thanksgiving Service at St John’s at 7:00 p.m. with Pastor Sloka and Pastor Starks officiating.
Dec. 5: Happy Hour Senior Citizens Club potluck Christmas Party and meeting at noon at the Sr. Center in Ryder.
Dec. 12: Santa Day in Ryder starting at 12:00 with benefit dinner; 1:30 kids Christmas movie; 2:30 Santa arrives; 3:00 turkey drawing.
Well, that looks the end of the news for this week. Stay safe and watch out for those deer on the run from all the hunters out there.
