Ryder News for
Sept. 21, 2017
Our rain gauge showed 1.70 inches of rain
for this past Friday and Saturday. No rain on Sunday so we were able to dry out
a little with the sunshine.
Richard (Richie) Becker, 72 a former Ryder
resident passed away Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017 in a Minot care center. His
memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. in St. John’s Lutheran Church in Ryder
on Sept. 30, 2017. Our sympathy goes to the family.
Dwight Paulson had this to say, “For my
North Dakota friends, I just got word that Richard Becker passed away last
night at the age of 72. Richie lived directly across the street from me in
Ryder. He was a very good card, and Monopoly player when we played as kids growing
up. During his life he was a kind soul that everyone liked. He was always a
loyal Minnesota Twins fan. I am glad I had a nice visit with him in June.”
Troy Alderman had this to say, “I have a
very heavy heart tonight!! Just got a call from my mom back home in North
Dakota. We lost someone I've known my entire life!! Someone I could always talk
sports with. He followed all my football games and even went to our state
championship game. Could always count on a “How ya doin kid” from him!! And if
ya wanted someone to go fishing he was in. I know I did my share of picking on
him but he wasn't afraid to give it right back. I'm sure you’re either in a
card game or talking Twins baseball with a little Vikings mixed in with it.
Rest In Peace Richie!!”
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Walt and Mary Berdan in their Model T
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Walt
and Mary (Anderson) Berdan from Washington are on a vacation tour. They have a
motor home and are pulling a trailer with a vintage Model T on it. They drove
their Model T out from Minot and stopped in Ryder to visit the museums and see
if Mary could find some information about her family. Her dad was Albert Homer
Gideon Anderson and her grandfather was Hans Christian Anderson (not the
author). They were both from the Ryder area. I got some great pictures of the
Model T, Walt said it was a Model T with a speedster body and he did most of
the restoring and building of it. He took me for a ride and boy, was that
fun...No top on the vehicle so I really had quite a hairdo when we got back to
the museum. We drove 60 mph down the highway. He said it gets 20 mpg. Their next
stop is Malta, Montana as that is where his parents were from.
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| Twin girls Hattie Maureen and Ruby Lane, grandchildren of Marvin and Maureen Hagen. Parents are Ryan and Jade Hagen. |
I managed to get a picture of Hattie Maureen and Ruby Lane, the super cute twin
girls belonging to Ryan and Jade Hagen. They are the grandchildren of Marvin
and Maureen Hagen.
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Jim Bowen’s headstone in Arlington National
Cemetery.
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Dwight Paulson made a trip to Washington,
DC this past week and while there visited Arlington National Cemetery. He
located Jim Bowen’s grave so took pictures to share. James graduated with the
1963 class of Ryder High. Dwight remembered Jim well and the activities they
had shared while at Ryder High.
David and Kathy Kimball’s 18 year old
granddaughter, Taitum Eller was killed in an ATV accident. She was a passenger
on a stalled ATV which was on the edge of the road and another ATV was
preparing to tow the disabled ATV when a car struck the group. Our sympathy
goes out to the family.
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Mackenzie Amelia
Brown (granddaughter of Harley Jones) with her buddy Annie.
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I received an email from Harley Jones and
here is a portion of it. “Hurricane Irma didn’t affect us too much. The wind
blew and blew. Thought I was in a good old North Dakota blizzard however the
snow was green (tree leaves). Lots of tree debris to clean up. Son Warren has a
place in Marathon in the Florida Keys. He knows a tree landed on it however
doesn’t know extent of the damage from the tree or water. Water probably in
house due to the storm surge. He lives in Miami however rode the storm out in
Boca Raton.
Harley sent a
picture of his two (2) week old granddaughter, Mackenzie Amelia Brown with her
buddy Annie.
Friday morning
Doris Ann and Jim Zieman entertained a cousin Clarice Murdock and a friend Brad
Stromme of Yuma, Arizona and Lorraine Nelson from Douglas.
Joining Doris Ann
and Jim Zieman on Sunday for a family get together (dinner and supper) and help
celebrate Myrna Scheer’s birthday were: Ken and Sue Bradley; Don and Karen
Bradley; Terry and Myrna Scheer, Lorraine Nelson; Roger Nogosek and Blake and
Rachelle Zieman.
Congratulations to Leonard and Florence
Dahl on their 60th wedding anniversary.
Happy Birthday to now 12 year old Shelsey
Brandvold.
Lorraine Nelson was a visitor at our home
last week.
There will be flu shots at the Ryder Senior
Citizens on Wed. Nov. 1, 2017 from
8:30-9:30.
Remember in the Mamie Olson news from last
week that there was a question from Faye Karna for the Ryder museum: “The
community was deeply shocked Tuesday morning to learn of the tragedy that had
befallen three Ryder men. Floyd Roberts is a Blue Hill farmer having lived in
the community many years. We hope Mr. Roberts and Winston Anderson a good
recovery.
(Museum question
here is: Who was the 3rd
person that was in the fire east of Ryder?
Was it another Anderson & didn’t he die?)
Stephanie Hagen
called me with the answer to that question. She said the 3rd person was Andy Anderson
and he died in the fire. He was the brother of Winston Anderson who was also
burned and as was Floyd Roberts who was
badly burned.
Guess what??? I
have some more Blue Hill news by Mamie Olson!!
Jan. 5, 1939
Though a little late your correspondent wishes the staff of the Ryder News and all the readers a Happy and Prosperous New Year.Mr. and Mrs. Soren Sorenson entertained the following for dinner on New Year's Day, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Anderson and family, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Olson and family, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Sather and family and Jimmy Erb.Mr. and Mrs. Orin Johnson and family, Mr. and Mrs. G. Johnson, Mrs. Elmer Olson, and Elwood and Raymond Johnson were dinner guests and the Morris Johnson home in Ryder on New Year’s Day.Mr. and Mrs. Harry Peterson, Donnie and Darlene motored to Roseglen on New Year’s Eve where they were guests at the R. Barsness home and on New Year’s Day they were guests at the Anton Eidahl home.
To Be Continued
Next Week.
Upcoming
events:
Sept. 22: Tractor trek to Ryder from Makoti
and back again.
Sept. 23-24: Makoti Threshing Show
Sept. 24: Services
at Calvary Church of Ryder at 10:30 a.m.
Sept. 24: Services at
Hope Lutheran Church of Makoti at 9 a.m.
Sept. 24: Services at
Immanuel Lutheran Church of Roseglen at 10:30 a.m. with communion.
I’m great at multi-tasking; I can listen,
ignore and forget all at once!
