Ryder News for July 4, 2019
I
had several successful guesses on last week’s mystery photo. Darlene
Brandt Gossage, Lorraine Nelson and Ardis Neshem had the right answers.
It was indeed the Eide girls, Lola Eide, Janice Eide, Sonja Eide and
Karen Davis in front.
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| Mystery Photo |
The
new Mystery Photo is a group of cute little girls from the Ryder area
years ago. Any idea who they are or some of them?? Let me know at sbradley@restel.com or text me at 720-4297.
Remember, I need your photos for the Mystery Photo segment.
Remington Bigelow, son of Steve and Deann from Makoti
was one of 370 ND State College of Science students named to the spring
semester 2019 President’s Honor List. Remington is majoring in Diesel
Technology. Congratulations Remington.
Doug
Wurtz wrote a little article that I had to share with my readers. “I
had to share last week’s news from Sue Bradley. I’m not sharing it
because I’m mentioned but because it is indicative of small town life and local news.
Sue Bradley picked up the mantle from many previous reporters who have been writing the local Hiddenwood/Ryder news since the first Hiddenwood Picnic in 1903. This week’s story continues that tradition for the 117th consecutive year.
Thanks
to people like Sue, we have a continuous record of homesteaders,
droughts, births and deaths, local events and a glimpse of a life that
seems to be disappearing.
Maybe
I am just a little nostalgic this afternoon. I just finished serving on
a jury for a trial that ended in a mistrial. The days we spent in the
jury box reviewed an ugly side of life that seems out of step with Sue’s
News and the events of a simpler time.
Thanks, Sue, for reminding me that people are basically good and good things are still happening in this chaotic world.”
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| Vacation Bible School |
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| Game at Vacation Bible School. |
Johnny
stayed with me for 3 days so he could attend Vacation Bible School at
Calvary Church in Ryder. There were 20 kids in attendance learning
things from the Bible and having a lot of fun! They put on a little
program the last day for the parents, grandparents and friends. There
was a lot of singing and shouting and jumping around. The kids loved it!
My grandson, Johnny is fast becoming a TV star. He has been on KXMC News 2 times this past week. One for his interview at the Hiddenwood Picnic and then for his “Hey Tom, How’s the Weather” segment on the weather with Tom Schrader.
Don
and Elaine Alderman were guests at the home of Troy and Georgie
Alderman last weekend in Camanche IA. They had a Freezer Filler get
together which is a private group on FB. They had people there from
North Dakota, Iowa, Missouri, Michigan, Wisconsin and Kentucky. This
group was made up of people who like to fish, hunt, forage and believe
in the Lord above. The biggest part of it is passing their morals and
passions to the next generation.
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| Bill Quinn and Hondo. |
Bill
Quinn and his dog, Hondo went one for two at the Minot Retriever Club
Hunt Test in Burlington this past weekend. On a hot and windy weekend they passed their first test on Saturday but failed to find a bird on Sunday. This was Hondos
first two tests so we were satisfied with the results. It was a good
time camping out and working with other hunting dog people. Bill said of
the first test, “Hondo passed his first Jr. Hunt Test with flying
colors. Never gave me an oh-no moment. Hondo will be three in August.
Found out I had cancer two weeks after we got him and have not been able
to do much field work. We have spent a lot of time on yard work and his
line manners are way beyond the Jr. level. Land marks were at 100 yards and 80 yards per my range finder.
Thick wet cover. First bird was still alive and pecked him pretty good.
Considering he has had very few ducks I was glad to see him hang tuff.
Water marks were short but with a 25 mph cross wind. He did a better than average job of fighting the cross current and holding his line. Again not to
much practice on water so I was really happy to see him work so hard to
hold his line. We are looking forward to the next test in August.”
Bill Quinn is from Ryder. He and his wife, Joan live in the former Weldon Haugen house.
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| Graduates from 1937 Ryder High Program. |
I received the following e-mail: “My name is Dave Ford. I was thrilled seeing the story, June 26th, about the Ryder, North Dakota Facebook page about the Annual
Hiddenwood Picnic at Hiddenwood Lake. In the late spring and summer of 1937, my father, Rev James H Ford, was a student pastor of the Ryder, Mt. Zion and Hiddenwood
Presbyterian Churches. I have always known he served these churches but
knew no details about them. I've recently found pictures of each but
that was about it. This is why I was so excited to see the news video
about the picnic (on my birthday no less!!).
Dad
served these churches between attending the Moody Bible Institute in
Chicago (1936-1937) and attending the Omaha Theological Seminary
(1937-1940). Their family lived in North Dakota from 1915 until the mid
1940s. My grandfather, Daniel Knox Ford was also a Presbyterian
Minister.
Sorry
for making a short story long.... I saw your post on June 27th on the
Ryder page. I went to "Sue's New - Ryder News". I saw your request for
folks to share Ryder news with you so I thought that it might be
appropriate to share scans of some Ryder program folders from Dad's time there.
The
first is a folder/program from Graduation Week Exercises for Ryder High
School, Week of May 24 to 28, 1937. The second is for a Soo-Line
Council
Sunday
School Convention held at the Ryder Presbyterian Church, Sunday June
20, 1937. (I had already shared this picture in a previous column). The
last is what I believe is a Memorial Day program. (I'll share this in
another column). I'm sure folks will find familiar family names in
theses folders. I've connected with Doug Wurtz and he is going to share
his writing about Hiddenwood with me.” Thanks for sharing this, Dave.
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| Kathy and Rod Kallestad celebrating her 60th birthday. |
Celebrating Kathy (Kronbach)
Kallestad's 60th birthday with her on June 24th at Paradiso's in Minot
were her husband Rod of Garrison, her daughter and family Jenny and Kyle
Brossart, Kylie and Carter of Minot; her daughter and family Cindy and
Wil Oberdick, Henry and Lucy and Pam and Shawn Brooks all of Surrey,
Karen and Edwin Olson of Douglas, Barb Fredericksen of Minot and Chelsea
and Sylar
Latham of Surrey. Missing were Kathy's son Steven Olson and
daughter-in-law Brie who live in Pennsylvania, but Kathy received a
Happy Birthday call from them. And, we go on with the birthday news from
Kathy...Boy, was Kathy (Kronbach) Kallestad surprised for her 60th birthday with a surprise party at her daughter Jenny Brossart's in
Minot on Saturday, June 29th! She would like to extend her
appreciation to everyone for all the wonderful wishes on this
significant milestone in her life. There were nearly 60 people in
attendance - how's that for celebrating a 60th birthday! Happy Birthday,
Kathy.
The Bookmobile will be in Ryder the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month from 12-12:30 p.m.
Upcoming Events:
Calvary worship service for June, July and August will be at 9:30 a.m. There is no Sunday School until Fall.
July 7--9 a.m. Church worship service at St. John’s Lutheran Church of Ryder.
July 7--10:30 a.m. Church worship service with Communion at Hope Lutheran Church of Makoti.
July 9--10 a.m. Bible study at St. John’s Lutheran Church of Ryder.
July 10--Bookmobile will be in Ryder, Wednesday, from 12-12:30 p.m.
July 13--10 a.m.-2 p.m. The Ryder Community Food Pantry is open at the Community Gym. Free lunch will be served.
July 24--Bookmobile will be in Ryder, Wednesday, from 12-12:30 p.m.
July 27--10 a.m.-2 p.m. The Ryder Community Food Pantry is open at the Community Gym. Free lunch will be served.
