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.
