Ryder News for Sept. 28, 2017
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Ryder Museum sign.
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A new sign was put up on the Ryder Museum on Monday. John Warner took down the old sign and David Kimball and John Warner were the ones who put up the new one. This sign was donated by the estate of Phyllis Mueller in her memory.
They Ryder Community Center is having to replace the lighting in our gym. That is what is making our electric bill so high. We really need donations for this, as it will be a huge expenditure that needs to be done or the electric bills will close us down (not if we can help it). So if you want to donate to this huge project, contact Deb or Bruce Peterson at 701-758-2518 or Kathy Kimball at 701-578-5876 or send your donations to P. O. Box 61, Ryder, ND 58779 and earmark for the light project.
We appreciate any help that will keep our gym updated and open. Please pass this on to others.
Lee and Julie Brandvold entertained friends and family last Sat. Sept. 16th for Shelseys' 12th birthday. Her actual birthday was on the 14th! Joyce and Pat McKenzie had a great afternoon visiting and hearing about Tom and Linda Madsens cycle trip to North Carolina. They saw and did a lot of fun things! The scenery pictures were awesome! Those pizzas were wonderful too!
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Tractor Trek tractors lined up on Ryder’s Main St.
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A young girl driving a tractor in the Threshing Show Parade.
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Due to Kenny having an eye Dr. appointment Saturday morning, I didn’t get to the threshing show or the tractor trek but Teri Petz managed to get a picture of the tractors parked on Ryder’s Main St. for me.
Joyce and Pat McKenzie were at the Makoti Threshing Show Saturday and enjoyed it very much! She said it was a nice day for the show with no rain or wind for a change. They ate a lot of good food and saw a lot of people they knew to visit with. The Parade lasted about an hour and they enjoyed that also. It was fun to visit with Dwight Paulson as he was there too!
Dwight Paulson said, “Spent a long weekend in the Ryder, North Dakota area. Spent the last two days attending the Makoti Threshing Show. The weather was cool and wet. I have attached a few pictures. On one picture you will find a very young girl driving. On another you will see the band from the high school having to contend with mud. Many of the drivers have been long time friends or acquaintances.
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High school band members having to contend with mud from the recent rains
while marching in the Threshing Show Parade.
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Ardell Folden driving a tractor in Makoti Threshing Show Parade
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Bill Quinn driving a tractor in Threshing Show Parade
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Bill Quinn sent me several threshing show pictures. Bill and his wife Joan are Ryder residents who moved into the former Weldon Haugen’s house several years ago. Joan is originally from Minot.
Rick and Levi Sprinkle came to visit us Saturday evening and Levi didn’t want to go home. He fell in love with our cat and that’s what he wanted to do, stay and pet the cat! His dad finally convinced him it was time to go home!
Staci and Johnny McGrath invited us and Rick and Levi to their home for supper Sunday evening. She made french dips and spicy fries. I made a salad. She also had an apple pie but everyone was so stuffed from supper that no one wanted any. Levi and Johnny had a great time playing together even with the 5 year age difference. Levi finally started calling his grandpa, “Grandpa” instead of calling him Staci since he finally realized who Staci was. Then when it was time to leave, he wanted Staci to come home with him!
Our rain gauge showed a total of .80 of an inch from this 2 day rain. We sure have a lot of puddles around. It didn’t take much time for all the rain puddles to soak into the ground.
Kirby Mueller sent me an email regarding the starting of our group for Cemetery preservation:
Two years ago at the annual Memorial Day community mowing, Don Haugen, a third generation Ryderite, recognized an urgent need. The crowd gathered was smaller and older than he remembered and the task was larger than a once a year mowing project. Once decorative lilacs and evergreens planted on one plot had overtaken many plots. Headstones left to the winds and erosion of many North Dakota winters were tilted or tipped over all together.
Don sprang into action and had an aging outer fence system replaced. He also purchased mowers and a shed to keep equipment on the property. They also cleaned up some of the worst tree situations. At the completion of these tasks Don realized that the need was bigger than any one individual and to take it to the next level, the community would need a long term strategy.
Don gathered together a group representing four of the founding churches of the Ryder community. This past Wednesday the “Ryder Cemetery Historical Preservation Fund” met for the first time.
A board of directors was elected (Kirby Mueller-President, Brad Haugen- Vice President, Stephanie Hagen- Secretary, Bruce Peterson- Treasurer, Terry Johansen member at large). The mission of the group is “To ensure future historical preservation of homesteaders and families of the greater Ryder area”.
More to come.
Blue Hill News Jan. 5, 1939 by Mamie Olson
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hanson, Andy and Duane were Sunday visitors at the Otto Witt home.
Henry Hove and Walter were business callers at Washburn on Saturday.
Henry and Anita Hansen visited at the H. J. Younk home on New Year’s Eve.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Folden and Jennie were callers at Ed Olson's New Years Eve.
Mrs. Henry Albert and Robert are visitors at Leeds this week with Mrsr Mrs.. Albert’s mother, Mrs. Violett who is very ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Omar Rostad and boys of Roseglen and Hans Hauged of Ryder were dinner guests at Jacob Hanson’s on New Years.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Ghering and family and Mr. and Ms. J. Hutmaecher and daughter of Garrison were visitors at the Nick Linnertz home on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Gib Johnson returned from Parshall Saturday where they had spent part of their Christmas vacation from school duties.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bofenkamp and family were dinner guests at John Hanson’s on New Year’s day.
I will have more Blue Hill News next week. Any misspelling of words or names are in the original article and I didn’t change them!
Upcoming events:
Oct. 1: Services at Calvary Church of Ryder at 10:30 a.m.
Oct. 1: Services at St. John’s Lutheran Church of Ryder at 9 a.m.
Oct. 1: Services at Hope Lutheran Church of Makoti at 10:30 a.m. with communion.
Oct. 2: Ryder Senior Citizens at 6 p.m.
Oct. 6: Bingo at 7 p.m. at Ryder Community Center/Gym
Why do you have to "put your two cents in"... But it's only a "penny for your thoughts"? Where's that extra penny going to?
