Ryder News for August 1, 2019
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| Mystery Photo. |
We
have a new Mystery Photo for this week. These ladies were workers from
the Ryder area. Good luck and let me know who you think it is. Call or
text to 701-720-4297 or email me at sbradley@restel.com.
Paulette Petz Lozensky, Kandi Reinisch Mikkelson, and little Sis Penny Reinisch Carlson were our Mystery Photo girls from last week and as I said last week, they are still best friends.
Those who figured out the mystery photo were Teri Petz of Ryder, Susan Wolff Anderson of Weslaco, Texas, Valerie Johnson, Peggy Reinisch, Vernida Songer, Faye Karna and Troy Alderman.
Vernida Songer said this about the horse, “And Hawgee (sorry about the spelling on the name, or is this a different one.”
Joetta Magandy said the following in an email, “Sue, so glad you are back with the Ryder news. Sure Enjoy your news. Thank you so much.”
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| Jessica Magandy Wedding: Grandma Grace Magandy, Wes Harvey, Jessica Magandy-Harvey, Alvin Magandy, Joetta Magandy. |
Area guests at the Jessica Magandy wedding on July 13, 2019 in Driscoll, ND were: Grace Magandy, James and Misty Hagen of Ryder; Robert and Stacy Magandy and family of Minot; Alan Brickner, Anita Riemer of Douglas; Carrie Ahman of Max; Bonnie and Clinton Magandy, Ian and Monica Butter of Williston. Jessica is the grand-daughter of Grace Magandy, and daughter of Alvin and Joetta Magandy.
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| Stone Chicken House on the Old Jackson Farm Southeast of Ryder. |
A Facebook friend of mine posted a picture of the stone chicken house on the Jackson farm south of Ryder. The Jacksons built a beautiful stone home also which still stands there. Harry and Gladys Peterson bought it after Mrs. Anna Jackson either moved or died. Her husband, Daniel, died
before her and she toughed it out by herself through winters, etc. This
place has gone through several different owners since Henry and Gladys
Peterson owned it. It also has been badly damaged by vandals!
I have never seen this place altho
I don’t live very far away, but this picture piqued my curiosity so I
decided to do a little research through the Ryder Centennial Books (I
found the info I wanted in the green 2006 book). Daniel and Anna married
on Oct. 23, 1906 and together they shared a dream, to build a
fieldstone house which they later built after chicken coop. In 1912, a
neighbor and stonemason built a Norwegian style, split-level, chicken
coop. The chicken coop, entirely of fieldstones, had two stories. Feed,
stored on the upper level, reached the main floor through chutes. In the
basement, the hens laid their eggs. (It is not known how Anna taught
the hens to walk up steps!)
Daniel lived to be 76 years old and for the last 15 of those years he spent in bed, suffering from crippling arthritis, unable to move and totally dependent.
I may put more information in next week’s column about their stone house if I can get a picture copied.
I also have a little more information about a blacksmith shop in Ryder. Terry Johanson called me and asked if I knew where the old blacksmith shop used to be in Ryder. Of course
I didn’t, so he told me that it had been located on what is now the
west side of the Ryder Fire Dept. building. He doesn’t know if they tore
the building down or built around it. He said it was a stucco building.
He also told me that Chet Neukom, (a brother of Harold Neukom whom we
all knew) along with Delbert Johanson
owned and operated the blacksmith shop until Chet went into the army. I
took some of this information out of the Centennial Book. It sure is
amazing what kind of information you can find in that book!
Back
to School NSP Registration Day is August 13th from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. This
will be an all grades registration day. Also, sports physicals will be
done by Mountrail County Medical Center at this time by appointment.
Please call 497-3734 for an appointment. Immunizations will be available
by UMDHU Health Nurse. The first day of school is August 20th.
Kindergarten kids will need a copy of birth certificate and immunization record.
Upcoming Events:
Calvary worship service for June, July and August will be at 9:30 a.m. There is no Sunday School until Fall.
Aug. 2--7 p.m. Bingo at the Ryder Community Center. Everyone Welcome!
Aug. 4--10 a.m. All Parish Worship at Camp of the Cross.
Aug. 13--NSP school registration day
Aug. 20--NSP first day of school
