Ryder
News for May 12, 2016
I hope all the moms out
there in Readerville had a great Mother's Day. I did! Kenny bought me 2 plants
and a big old planter and Johnny bought me a candle. Staci said she knows what
she wants to get me but is waiting to get it! I also had a nice visit with Rick
and his family.
Kenny and I and our 4
dogs spent the weekend at the McGrath's taking care of their house, dogs and
Johnny. It was a lot of fun; Johnny kept us busy playing games and entertaining
him while his parents John and Staci took in the Garth Brooks concert. It seemed
as if almost the whole state of ND went to one of his concerts!
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Latest picture of the City Auditor building
that is going up on Main St.
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The City Auditor's
building on Main St. is really coming along with the outside of the building up
and I have a picture in this column to prove it!
I am hoping my readers
will send me some of their Mother's Day news so I can get it in the paper for
next week.
There will be Cemetery
mowing on May 19th starting at 6 p.m. at Ryder’s Rosehill Cemetery and bring
push mowers and weed eaters.
On June 5th there will
be a City Wide Rummage Sale at the Ryder Community Center/Gym from 9 a.m. —3 p.m. Spaces are
available and you can contact Deb Peterson at 758-2518 and leave a message if
you are interested.
The headline read, END
OF AN ERA. Arlan Hofland, DSU coach and teacher calls it a career after 29
years. He said it was the hardest thing he had ever done when he announced his
retirement. Hofland started out as a nose guard with the Dickinson State
College football team in 1972. After he graduated from DSC, he taught at
Garrison for 4 years, and then was a graduate assistant football coach at UND.
He then went on to coach football at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Clair for
the next 4 years before finally returning to DSC. He then coached at DSC, which
later became DSU, for 29 years while also teaching physical education.
Arlan Hofland is
married to Gayle Wurtz Hofland which makes him the son-in-law of Ruth Wurtz of
Ryder.
Road construction is
progressing on Highway 23 to Highway 83 and it is a real challenge to try to go
to Minot that way. We had the pickup the other day so we decided to give it a
try. Never again! We have started to make the almost daily trips to Minot by
going by Douglas, no gravel roads and you can at least drive the speed limit.
Fire index is extremely
high so there is a burning ban for Ward County. Also don’t throw any lit
cigarettes out of the car window. Any little spark can start a fire and we sure
don’t want what they are having in Alberta, Canada. Let’s all cross our fingers
and pray for rain.
All area senior
citizens should really try to come to our meetings on the first Monday of every
month. They are a lot of fun and we have delicious meals cooked up by David
Kimball. Right now the meetings are at 6 p.m. and the next one is June 6th.
Upcoming Events:
May 14: Free soup and
sandwich lunch at the Ryder Community Club/Gym starting at 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.
May 15: Immanuel
Lutheran Church of Roseglen 8 a.m. service—St Paul’s Lutheran Church of Makoti
9:30 service—St. John’s Lutheran Church of Ryder 11 a.m. service with confirmation
of Andrea Skarphol —Calvary church of Ryder 10:30 with Sunday School at 9:30.
May 15: Bridal Shower
for Lindsey Hausauer bride-to-be of Chase Karna at Makoti Senior Center at 2
p.m.
May 18: Leonard Dahl’s
80th birthday! If you see Leonard, wish him a Happy Birthday!
May 19: Cemetery Mowing
at Rosehill Cemetery in Ryder at 6 p.m.
May 22: Immanuel
Lutheran Church of Roseglen 8 a.m. service—St Paul’s Lutheran Church of Makoti
9:30 service—St. John’s Lutheran Church of Ryder 11 a.m. service—Calvary church
of Ryder 10:30 with Sunday School at 9:30
May 28: Free soup and
sandwich lunch at the Ryder Community Club/Gym starting at 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.
May 29: Immanuel
Lutheran Church of Roseglen 8 a.m. service—St Paul’s Lutheran Church of Makoti
9:30 service—St. John’s Lutheran Church of Ryder 11 a.m. service—Calvary church
of Ryder 10:30 with Sunday School at 9:30
May 30: Ryder Memorial
Day Services will be at 10 a.m. at the Ryder Community Club/Gym with lunch to
follow served by the Community Club.
May 30: Makoti Memorial
Day Services and Dinner at 11 a.m. in the Makoti Legion Hall
June 5: City wide
rummage sale 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Contact Deb Peterson at 758-2518 and leave a message
if interested.
June 6: Ryder Senior
Citizens meeting at 6 p.m.
That’s it for this
week…keep the news coming and I will keep writing it! Watch out for the farmers
moving equipment and for the deer and moose that are running around out there!
Also if you find any mistakes in this column, they couldn’t possibly be mine…I NEVER
make mistakes…blame the paper!!
