Ryder News Jan. 28, 2016

Ryder News for Jan. 28, 2016

   I have wonderful reader response to the old news columns from the early 1950’s and written by the late Mamie Olson courtesy of Faye Karna and the Ryder Museum.

   Ross Sherven had major by-pass surgery last Friday so let’s keep him in our thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery.

   I have my new computer but haven’t gotten set up all the way yet. It is going to be a totally new experience working with Windows 10 and transferring all my stuff from one computer to the other. Hopefully I can get this old one to run long enough at a time to transfer everything. 

Alex Schoenborn playing for Portland Oregon Winterhawks.

     Alex Schoenborn, son of Heather (Wohlk) Schoenborn reached his 100 WHL career point New Year’s Eve 2015 playing hockey for the Portland Oregon Winterhawks. Alex is a 3rd round draft pick for the San Jose Sharks in NHL. Heather and Cory were at the Hockey game and say it was pretty exciting! Alex is the grandson of Lydell and Wendy Wohlk and great grandson of Evelyth Wohlk and Mabel Ike.

Evelyth Wohlk celebrates her 97^th birthday.

    Evelyth Wohlk celebrated her 97^th birthday New Year’s day with a family meal at the Quinco Community Center in Garrison. The great grandchildren played their annual bingo game. Those present were Clarence, Darci, Julie and Justin Behles; Derrick, Darla, Devan, Dannika and Dillan Rasmussen; Heidi, Dalton and Triston Walsh; Nathan, DelRae, Lanie, Nia, Jetta and Jaeda Wohlk; Lydell and Wendy Wohlk. A friend, Joan stopped by and Gloria Carbojal brought the beautiful birthday cake. Evelyth appreciated all the gifts and birthday cards sent to her.

   BINGO in the Ryder Community Center/Gym on the first Friday of every month starting at 7:00 p.m.

   The Ryder Food and Stuff Pantry in the Ryder Community Center/Gym is open 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. every 2^nd and 4^th Saturday of the month and serving the areas of Ryder, Douglas, Makoti, Plaza and Roseglen.

   Free Soup and Sandwich Social at the Ryder Community Center/Gym on the 2^nd and 4^th Saturday of every month from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This is sponsored by the Ryder Senior Citizens Center.

   These events are open to the public so come and join us. Any questions please call Kathy at 701-578-5876.

 

   The following is another segment of the Blue Hill News written in the early ‘50s by Mamie Olson and shared with us via Faye Karna and the Ryder Museum.

   “May 1950 can certainly be put on record for its snowfall. Several farmers were entirely out of hay on Friday and Saturday. Bernard Kraft, who has about 50 head of cattle, tells us he didn’t have any hay so had to grind up 100 bushels of wheat to feed to his cattle. Ole Folden was one of the luckier farmers who had hay to divide up with a few of his neighbors to tide them over until the snow melted. Roads were nearly impassable during the week-end and Monday, but the good, North Dakota sun came out in its full power and very little snow was left in short order and roads are drying fast. The school children at Blue Hill could have put this down in their diaries: snowsuits and high rubber boots in May!

   The big slough in the school section across from Blue Hill School is full of ducks. Sometimes it seems there’s hardly room for another duck to swim. Not many pheasants are seen around Blue Hill this spring.

   Mrs. Carl Anderson and Mrs. Donald Anderson and Donna Mae left Thursday via Great Northern from Minot to spend a week with relatives at Fargo, Barnesville and Pelican Rapids.  Mrs. Donald Anderson will visit especially with her mother, who is ill in Fargo.

   Mr. and Mrs. Harry Peterson went to call on Mrs. Jackson Wednesday and bring her some eggs. Mrs. Jackson lives all by herself on her old home place with Mr. Jackson having passed away a year ago. Neighbors try to call on Mrs. Jackson as often as possible and bring her supplies. She gets very lonely as she is unable to get out much, only when a friend goes and takes her along somewhere.

   Mrs. Ray Olson, Roxann Fay and Miss Lundahl and Mrs. Ella Benson of Ryder called on Ed Olsons Thursday evening.

   Telephone linemen out of Ryder are having an awful time trying to put up poles, straighten tangled and broken wires after the sleet and snow storms of three weeks ago,  Some places can’t be gotten to at all yet because of the water and mud. There has been no telephone service south of Ryder and towards Roseglen for nearly three weeks.

   Mrs. Soren Sorenson has had good luck with her early baby chicks in spite of all the snow and cold. She has lost only one out of 300.

   The Orrin and Gilbert Johnson families and Ole Johnson have returned to Blue Hill after spending seven month at Sweethome, Oregon where Orrin and Gilbert worked in a lumber mill.”

   I sure am finding these old columns interesting and informative; she actually was a very good writer. 

   Upcoming Events:

   Feb. 1: 12:00 noon. Senior Citizen meal and short business meeting with visiting etc. afterwards at Ryder’s Senior Center. We are still looking for new members…please consider coming for lunch and see what it is all about.

   Feb. 5:  7:00 p.m. Bingo at the Ryder Community Center/Gym 

   Feb. 13: 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Ryder Food and Stuff Pantry and Soup and Sandwich Social at the Ryder Community Center/Gym.

   Feb. 27: 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Ryder Food and Stuff Pantry and Soup and Sandwich Social at the Ryder Community Center/Gym.

   That’s it for this week. I will be waiting to hear from you with more news items to include in this column. Have a great week.