Ryder News for Sept. 29, 2016
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Visiting and eating at Maureen Hagen Breakfast Benefit.
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People were streaming through doors at the Ryder Community
Center Sunday morning to eat pancakes, sausages, biscuits and gravy at the fund
raiser for Maureen Hagen. The food was delicious and there was a lot of
visiting with old friends. I couldn’t get an actual head count but I do know
that they served well over 200 people.
Our rain gauge showed 1.5 inches of rain from the storms on
Friday and Saturday last week. There was lots of noisy thunder and some pretty
sharp lightning. We are just glad that the rain stopped before we got what the
state of Iowa got.
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Pouring concrete at Dakota Agronomy old bin site
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There is some activity south of the gas station by the
railroad tracks here in Ryder. Dakota Agronomy is pouring concrete where they
took out their old bins. Right now I am not sure what they are going to put in
as no one was around over the weekend for me to ask but...I will find out and
take pictures as work progresses.
Ron and Muriel Peterson spent a few days with Kari Mart and
kids, Ana and Tate from LaMoure, ND. Scott was hunting elk in Colorado. They
went to watch Tate play football and Ana play volleyball.
Muriel’s cousin Janet Carlson from Minneapolis came to spend
a few days with the Petersons and she will be attending the Hostfest.
Doris Ann Zieman stopped at our house last week to get some canning
jars and brought us a jar of beet pickles, dill pickles, relish and chunk sweet
pickles. She was a busy lady with all of her canning. She also brought some
tomatoes and cucumbers. Yum!
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Sonny and Shirley Olson
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Sonny (Ray Jr.) and Shirley Olson of Minot celebrated their
50th anniversary on Sept. 23rd. Sonny was raised in Ryder and graduated with
the class of 1961. His folks, Ray and Deloris (Tootie) ran the Ryder Creamery
for years before it closed and they moved to Minot.
Don and Elaine Alderman are home again after spending
several weeks in Iowa visiting with family and friends.
The Makoti Threshing Show will be Oct. 1st and 2nd, 2016. It
has over 300 operating units. The parade is Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m.
Dave and Kathy Kimball spent a long weekend in Aberdeen,
South Dakota with their daughter Amanda and son Joe Mccallum, 5 grandkids and 2
other couples at the annual Celtic Fest. They had a great time eating the
highland food, listening to the bagpipes, music and meeting the Irish Pope and
researching their heritage. They plan to go again next year and take more
family along.
The Community food pantry located in the Ryder gym has
changed its hours for now to: the 2nd Saturday of the month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The reason being the volunteer has gone back to work at the Garrison high
school full time and there just isn't enough hours in the day! But not to
worry, she is still working on donations to keep it well stocked for those that
come in.
The soup and sandwich social has been canceled for the same
reason, but the volunteer is trying to work something out to have it at least
once a month as well, because she misses visiting with all those that came and
lunched with her.
The Pantry would also like to ask everyone to please send
donations!!! The pantry has a fridge and freezer, so there is no limit to what
they will take. Winter is hard on a lot of people to be able to get groceries,
when it is bad weather, no car, no money, etc..and believe it or not there are
a lot of grandparents raising grandkids, with no financial help..Not For Us To
Judge...so PLEASE help. "The volunteer" put on 90 miles delivering 10
gallons of milk last week that was donated to the pantry, so it would get to
those who needed it. Thank You-you know who you are.
There will be a Spaghetti Supper on Saturday, Oct. 1st from
5-8 p.m. at the Makoti Senior Citizens Building. Adults: $8; 12 and under: $6;
Pre-school: $3. Make checks payable to North Shore Plaza Music Dept. with
all proceeds going to the North Shore
Plaza Music Dept.
There will be a Pancake and Sausage Breakfast Benefit for
Lacy and Mike Grimwood and baby girl Frankie on Sunday, Oct. 2nd from
6:30-10:30 a.m. (during the threshing show) at Makoti’s Senior Citizens Center.
Pancakes, Syrup, Sausage, Orange Juice and Coffee will be served for a Free
Will offering. This benefit is sponsored
by the North Shore Plaza school staff. Monetary donations can be mailed to: NSP
School, P.O. Box 38, Plaza, ND 58771.
Upcoming Events:
Ward County Bookmobile Schedule:
2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month
Near the City Park from 12:00 -
12:30
Oct. 1: Spaghetti Supper Fundraiser at Makoti Senior
Citizens 5-8 p.m. for the North Shore Plaza Music Dept.
Oct. 1: Ken and Sue Bradley’s 40th wedding anniversary.
(Just thought I’d throw that in.)
Oct. 2: Pancake Sausage Breakfast benefit for the Grimwoods
from 6:30-10:30 a.m. at the Makoti
Senior Citizens during the Makoti threshing show.
Oct. 2: Worship
services at Ryder’s Calvary Church at 10:30 a.m.
Oct. 3: Senior
Citizens delicious meal at 6 p. m. followed by
a brief meeting.
Oct. 7: Bingo at 7 p.m. at Ryder
Community Center/Gym. If you purchase a Community Club membership that night, you
will receive a free $5 bingo card to use that evening.
Oct. 9:
Worship services at St. John’s Lutheran Church of Ryder at 9 a.m.;
Worship services at Ryder’s Calvary Church at 10:30 a.m.
Oct. 11:
Community Club meeting at 7 p.m. at Ryder Community Center/Gym
Oct. 15: Senior Citizen’s Annual Pig
Roast at Ryder Community Center/Gym starting at 6 p.m. Everyone welcome.
Oct. 16: Worship
services at Ryder’s Calvary Church at 10:30 a.m.
Oct. 23: Worship
services at Ryder’s Calvary Church at 10:30 a.m.
Nov. 6: Worship
services at St. John’s Lutheran Church of Ryder at 9 a.m.
Nov. 6: Worship
services at Ryder’s Calvary Church at 10:30 a.m.
Nov. 12: Fall Bazaar 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Also the annual turkey drawing, all to take place at the Ryder Community
Center/Gym.
Nov. 13: Worship
services at St. John’s Lutheran Church of Ryder at 10:30 a.m.
Dec. 10: Santa
Day and Turkey Drawing. More info later.
That’s it for
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