Ryder
News for Nov. 5, 2015
Happy Birthday to our daughter, Staci
Bradley McGrath!! Hope you have a great day and your hubby and son take you out
for a wonderful meal. We will have to celebrate with you at a later date!
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The Hagen brothers, Andrew and Ethan
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The Halloween party in Makoti was a fun
filled hour and a half! Lots and lots of kids, parents and grandparents. The
fish pond was a happening place with lots of masked little ones waiting in line
for their turn at the fishing pole and finding a goody at the other end.
Others went for the face painting and of
course the booth with the lady making balloon animals or swords was also one of
the busiest.
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Joyce Pank and Bonnie Schenfisch manning the
cakewalk
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As for the costumes…I think there were all
kinds there. Johnny McGrath went as Elvis complete with the whole outfit right
down to the wig, neck scarf, glasses and gold necklace.
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Kids lined up for the parade of costumes at Makoti
Halloween Party
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Johnny McGrath as Elvis
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Jill and Claudette Brandt went to Kindred,
ND on Friday to attend Dylan Brandt’s confirmation which was held on Sunday
Oct. 25th. Dwayne and Lynda Brandt came down on Saturday.
They all went to Dylan’s last hometown
football game which by the way, they won!
Dylan’s church had a special supper Saturday
night for the 12 confirmands, their parents, God parents, and grandparents.
Ron and Muriel Peterson went to LaMoure last
Monday to watch their granddaughter Ana Mart play in the last volley ball game
of the year. On Tuesday they watched their grandson Tate Mart play on the 5th
grade basketball team in Ellendale. Both teams won their games!
Arden Butts of Hazen, formerly of Ryder
passed away Oct. 31st in St. Alexius Medical Center of Bismarck. His
funeral will be 10 a.m. Tuesday in Peace Lutheran Church in Hazen. Arden is
survived by his wife, Carol; children, Carrie (Lee) Lampert; Mark Butts; 2
grandchildren and 1 great grandson; brothers, Dick Butts and Dean Butts and
numerous family members. Our sympathy goes out to his family and friends.
It
seems that there has been a criminal element living in Ryder. The guy
responsible for the Ryder bar break in this spring and also for the gun thefts
in the area has been apprehended. The culprit was foolish enough to try and
sell the stolen guns to several area people…one of which turned him into the
sheriff.
Then on Oct. 4th Anthony and
Janet Payan had their 2006 Chevy pickup stolen from their yard at 2:30 a.m.
while they were home sleeping. They didn’t have the vehicle locked and the
culprit got inside and drilled out the ignition, started the pickup and drove
off. He took the wrong country gravel road and wound up northeast of Ryder in
Max Bezanson’s pasture. He managed to get the pickup hung up on a large
boulder. Max was awakened by his dog barking and he saw the pickup go sailing
into his pasture. He called the sheriff and he along with the female deputy
drove into the pasture and she apprehended the fellow as he was under the
vehicle trying to jack it up to get it off the rock.
My suggestion to everyone reading this is to
be sure to pull your keys and lock your vehicles as well as your house. Times
have changed and we aren’t as safe as we used to be. It seems that the criminal
element has even invaded our little home town!
I
received a message on the Sue’s News website from Darleen Dorenkamper and she
said, “Is there a photo of the Vet memorial in Ryder I could get - it has the
names of my father Elmer Magandy and his brothers Roland and Donald and a
sister Irene on it. They all served in the Navy during WWII and I'd love a
photo of the entire memorial plus close ups of their names if possible. Our
local newspaper, the Minnesota Mascot, is thinking of doing a story about Navy
Day for their Veteran's Day issue and I had informed them how 4 siblings from
Ryder, ND had served in the Navy. Perhaps they could even use a photo of the
memorial. Would sure appreciate your help. Thank you.” She also told me that
she is working on her Magandy family history booklet and will use the photos I
sent her in it.
Olive Boots is now living at Sommerset
Court after her fall at her former residence. She had been in the hospital and
gone thru rehab and is doing much better. She would love to have friends visit
her at Sommerset. The address is 1900 28th St. SW in Minot. I don’t
have a room number as of this writing but I am sure if you mailed a card to her
and sent it in care of Sommerset Court, she would get it.
Upcoming Events:
Nov. 6: Bingo in the Ryder Community Center
starting at 7:00 p.m.
Nov. 8: Ryder Park decorating at 1:00 p.m.
Nov. 14: Bazaar at Ryder gym sponsored by
the Ryder Community Club. 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. with Turkey Drawing to follow
at 3:00 p.m.
That’s it for this week. Join me next week
same time, same place for your weekly dose of Ryder news and happenings.
