Ryder News for Dec 10, 2015
I received
word that Dennis Haugen, formerly of Ryder passed away on Dec. 2, 2015 in a
Kansas hospital. Dennis was born Feb. 7, 1949 to Wendell and Francis Haugen. He
was raised in Ryder and graduated from Ryder High School. Dennis is survived by
his wife, Jody; and the light of his eye, his daughter, Alicea. Jody's address is 1134 Burrus, Wichita, KS
67207. You may share tributes online at: www.dlwichita.com.
His family has our deepest sympathy.
I also
received word that Duane R. Liffrig, 86, of Bismarck formerly of Ryder, passed
away December 3, 2015 at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held
Saturday, December 12, at 11:00 a.m. at Cathedral of the Holy Spirit Catholic
Church, Bismarck. For more information, go to http://bismarckfuneralhome.com/obituaries/.
Again, our sympathy goes out to his family.
It seems that there has been some more
thievery in the local area. Jamie Rensch of Makoti had his pickup stolen from
in front of the K-Bar last Tuesday night. The two that stole it totaled it by
rolling it several times south of Makoti on Highway #9. The one occupant was
still inside the vehicle while the other was pinned under it when police and
ambulance arrived on the scene.
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The
Muellers gathered together for two days over Thanksgiving weekend, in part to
participate in the 12th annual Mueller Extreme Challenge. The nine-event
Challenge sampled a wide range of skills, from the physically demanding Pickle
Ball, to strategic Dominoes, to the more gustatory beer and sausage tasting
contest. Friday’s (Day One) activities
were held in Bismarck, and attended by Gus and Karen Mueller (Bismarck), Kirby
and Cindy Mueller (Minot), Ben Mueller (Washington D.C.), Robbie Robinson and
Caitlin Mueller (Sacramento), Kyle and Murika Mueller (Fargo), Kip Mueller and
Becca Hovey (Bloomington, MN), and Gary Sorenson (Bismarck).
Joining
this group on Day Two at the Ryder farm for more contests, horseback riding and
Thanksgiving dinner were Phyllis Mueller (Bismarck), Darin and Myron Brandt (Minot), Seth Patera
(Khylene Mueller’s son) and family (Mandan), Rob and Sarah Hansen (Raub) and
Will Robinson (Garrison).
While you
might think that the big news story here would be the winner of the Challenge
(which happened to be Cindy), this was overshadowed by the fact that when Kirby
and Cindy arrived at the farm early Saturday morning to begin cooking for the
big event, they learned that they had no electricity. If preparing Thanksgiving
dinner for 25 people isn’t daunting enough, try doing it with no electricity
(yes, the stove/oven was electric, and so was the home heating). Through some innovative actions and help from
friends, all ended well, and a good time (and home-cooked dinner) was had by
all!
John and
Janice Warner traveled to Helena MT for the Thanksgiving weekend. Hosting the weekend were Jan's sister Debby
and Roy Hansmann. Joining everyone was Jan's mom Peggy Kundy of Three Forks MT;
Aaron Schendel of Billings MT and Mark, Mallory and Mabel Warner-Richter of
Minneapolis MN.
This was a
first meeting of 3 year old Mabel and her great great-grandmother Peggy.
Needless to say, a 3 year old can capture your heart in a hurry. They made and
decorated Christmas cut-out cookies went sledding, swimming, a trip to the
Children's Science Museum and a ride on the Great Northern Carrousel. Of course they had a great Thanksgiving
feast. Everyone traveled safe. Helena had 7" of new snow and it was cold
but they all had a wonderful time.
The Happy
Hour Senior Citizen’s Club met on Saturday Dec. 4th for their
Christmas party. 14 people were in attendance to eat the delicious pot luck
meal. After the business meeting everyone played bingo for a variety of
prizes.
The Calvary
Church Christmas Program will be Sunday December 13 at 10:30am. The children
will present the play, “JUST A LITTLE CHRISTMAS”. The teen skit is “A CROWDED
CHRISTMAS EVE”. There will also be a variety of musical selections by the kids,
the Calvary Men, and others. Everyone is invited!
Upcoming Events:
Dec.
11: 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Benefit spaghetti supper for Braden Larson on Friday, Dec. 11th
from at St. Paul's Lutheran Church
in Garrison
Dec.
12: Santa Day in Ryder starting at 12:00 with benefit dinner to raise money
to insulate food pantry room; 1:30 p.m. kids Christmas movie; 2:30 p.m. Santa
arrives; 3:00 p.m. turkey drawing
Dec. 13:
10:30 a.m. Calvary Church Christmas Program in Ryder
Dec. 14:
7:00 p.m. Makoti American Legion Auxiliary Christmas Party at Makoti Senior
Center
Dec. 20: Benefit for Brian and Roxanne
Smith at the Senior Center in Makoti starting at 3:30 p.m
