Sue Bradley wrote The Ryder News (a.k.a. "Sue's News") until 2021.
The Ryder News is now written by Kathy Kallestad and is published by the McLean County Independent out of Garrison, ND.

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Ryder News Aug 29, 2019

Ryder News for Aug. 29, 2019

I went to my nephew’s wedding in Williston with John, Staci and Johnny McGrath on Saturday so I missed all the activities around Ryder that day. I heard there was a great turn out for the “Loping for Leland” horse ride that day. Much appreciation goes to all who rode and donated to this amazing little boy! Leland Coy Johnson is the son of Briana Johnson and grandson of Sylvan and Eden Brunsell . This ride was to benefit this little boy and to bring awareness to Septo-optic Dysplasia. This disorder of early development causes blindness and delayed development. All monies were put towards Leland’s medical and physical therapy bills. 
 
Kurt Clemensen (Parshall Fire Chief) sends a big shout out to fire crews for Saturday night! He said, “Parshall, Plaza, Makoti/Ryder, TAT, and Plaza Ambulance and Mountrail County Law enforcement, way to stand together as a team and do what you do!  Excellent showing by all! Each and every one of you deserve a giant pat on the back for your service.” Kurt was speaking about the response of those area fire crews to a fire a few miles south and west of Plaza. We were on our way home from Williston when we saw it burning and a lot of fire trucks at the fire. Since there were a lot of storms in the area and lots of lightning, we assumed lightning had hit a house. 
The Plaza City Fire Department said that a fire destroyed a Honey Farm on Saturday. Three quonsets or buildings made of corrugated metal were burned to the ground. The fire resulted in a total loss of the farm.  
 
It seems that there has been some vandalism going on in the area. Someone did some tearing around in Makoti on the ball field. They rolled their pickup and were later arrested. Then...the Ward County Sheriff's Office is looking for information regarding a break-in and vandalism at the Ryder Community Center over the weekend of August 16th. If you know anything regarding this incident, please contact Sgt. Jared Olson at 701-857-6500. 
 
Julie Brandvold told me that 4-H starts on September 15th at 1:00 pm at the Max Civic Center. They welcome any/all new members, so invite your friends.  Julie would like to hear about some new project ideas, outings and demos for cloverbuds, and the older kids. Looking forward to a fun year again with a great group of kids and their families. If you have any questions please let her know. You can get in touch with Julie at 758-2456. 
 
Bob Landon of Minot says he really appreciates all those friends and family who came to his nursing home to help him celebrate his 100th birthday! 
 
Ronnie Bloom called me to say that his brother, Gene Bloom, unexpectedly passed away at his home on August 18th in Cheney, Washington. Gene was the son of Vern and Alice Bloom. Ronnie, Roxann and Terry went to Washington for the funeral. 
 
Bert Neukom’s wife Ann passed away on Saturday, Aug. 24th. She was 90 years old. 
 
I spent the better portion of this morning waiting on hold, 58 minutes to be exact, waiting to talk to a customer representative to cancel a subscription. Then I get someone from heaven knows where. He spoke very poor English and I had to ask him to repeat himself several times. Finally got it done though and then I had to make another phone call to upgrade the expiration date on my credit card. Where do these companies get these so called representatives? They can barely speak English! This one asked me where I was calling from...I should have said,  “My phone”...but I was nice and said North Dakota. She asked me if that was a country or a state!! Yikes!! 
 
Upcoming Events: 

Sept.1--9:30 a.m. Calvary Church worship Service in Ryder 
Sept. 8--9:15 a.m. Sunday School at Calvary Church in Ryder for preschool through adult. 
Sept. 8--10:30 a.m. Calvary Church Worship Service in Ryder 
Sept. 28--10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Ryder Community Food Pantry open.