Ryder News for May 28, 2020
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| Robert Smette |
Sunday
morning at Calvary Church in Ryder, they were privileged to have Chief
Warrant Officer 3 Robert Smette speak in honor of Memorial Day. He is a
C-12 Standardization Instructor pilot in the North Dakota Army National
Guard. He has 20 years total service and 16 years of active duty
service, and is a Graduate of Army Ranger school. He grew up locally in
Ryder and Makoti, ND.
“I
will never forget this message.” a sentiment spoken by many as they
left the service. May we never forget that freedom isn’t free.
Most
of us don’t remember the speeches that were given by the various
military speakers we have had over the years at the memorial services.
But this heartfelt and emotional speech is one that most of us will
definitely remember. I’m sure there wasn’t a dry eye while he was
speaking.
Robert
spoke of the horror and trauma that a family goes through when losing a
loved one. In his case, he lost his big brother Keith in Iraq on Jan.
24, 2004 due to a roadside bomb. Keith paid the ultimate price, (his
life) to keep our country free. He spoke of the horror when his parents
opened their door to the military personnel and were told of Keith’s
passing. It is something you never get over, you just get through!
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| Dana Peterson’s car |
Dana
Peterson of rural Ryder had his car at the Memorial service. Dana has a
painting of Keith on the underside of the car’s hood in honor and
tribute to Keith and his service to our country!
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| Robert (Bob) Petz |
Robert (Bob) Petz, 87, Garrison, formerly of Makoti passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at the Garrison hospital. A
private funeral Mass will be held on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at St.
Nicholas Catholic Church in Garrison. A public graveside service using
social distancing will be held on Saturday at approximately 12:45 p.m.
at the Ryder Cemetery in Ryder. Visitation will be held on Friday from 5
to 7 at Thompson Funeral Home in Garrison. Robert Joseph Petz was born
February 11, 1933 to Joseph and Irene (Anderson) Petz.
My sympathy goes out to his family and friends.
Dave and Kathy Kimball had a full house Memorial weekend, with their kids Amanda and Joe McCallum,
their kids; Tristan, Caleb, Autumn, Aspen, Colton and big Sister
Mackenzie, her mate Joshua Odell and their son Joshua Jr.. Also Carl
and Crystal Cree with their kids, Matayah, Avery and Ean.
They had a great time, with room to run and play. They also celebrated Joe and Colton’s birthday.
It
was a rather rainy day on Sunday with my rain gauge showing .40 and my
brother’s rain gauge showing .57, so once again, lots of mud puddles and
the grass is growing like crazy. It seems that I have to mow 2 times a
week to keep the dog yard grass under control. I’ll probably wear my
riding mower out trying to keep the rest of this yard and the yard in
town mowed! Rick mowed one lot over town while my brother and I did the
other one.
On the Memorial Day weekend, the Ryder’s Community Food Pantry was honored to help feed 55 souls.
We
seem to have a plethora of wildlife in and around the area. My son saw a
mama and two young moose right west of Ryder on his way to work last
week and my brother had 4 deer in his yard plus a red fox. Also there
seems to be a lot of skunks running around, if you don’t see one, you
can sure smell it!
If
your child is 4 by August 1, 2020, get them signed up for Preschool
Pre-registration for the 2020-2021 school year at the Max Public School.
Please call the Max School and get them registered at 701-679-2685.
Local bus service is provided.
Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, the annual Hiddenwood Sportsman Club fishing Derby for June has been canceled!
There will be no Ryder Community Club Bingo in June or July, due to the pandemic.
The walking gym is closed until this pandemic passes.
Upcoming Events:
Ryder’s
Calvary church will continue to hold Parking Lot Drive-In Church
services at 10:30 every Sunday morning until further notice. Tune to
107.5 on your FM radio station to listen to the service.
May 31--10:30 a.m. Worship
service at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Roseglen. There will still have
to be restrictions such as social distancing, wearing face masks,
disinfecting our churches and other precautionary measures to keep
everyone safe. If you feel ill or have symptoms of the flu or other
sickness, please do not attend church until you feel well.
