Ryder News for May 7, 2020
We
had a little bit of rain early Monday morning and my rain gauge showed
.20 of an inch. I guess every little bit helps and of course once again I
have mud puddles in both driveways. Sure is weird to have big puddles
from that little bit of rain!
Ryder’s Calvary church had a rather windy and cool Drive-In Church Service on Sunday, May 3rd but lots of attendees with around 40
vehicles at the service. It seems as the word gets around, more and
more people are showing up for this type of service and some worshipers
even bring along their pets. They’ve had people coming from the Minot
and Garrison areas to take in their service.
The
Community Food Pantry has been busy trying to keep its shelves
stocked. If it weren't for their volunteers and Krause's Grocery in
Garrison, they'd be hard put to do it. The Community Food Pantry also
received a grant from Souris Valley United Way and received donated
boxes of food from the Minot Homeless Coalition. “Praise the Lord”, a
volunteer said, “He always sees our need”. The Food Pantry is taking
donations of food and funds. You can contact Kathy at 701-578-5876 for
information on how to donate.
Gramma
Kathy Kimball has been going to Surrey Monday and Tuesday, to help her 3
grandkids; Matayah, Avery and Ean with school work, except NOT the new
math! Then she stays with her sister, Laurene Bohlender Monday nite in
Minot, so they can catch up on gossip and goes home Tuesday, after her
son Carl Cree gets home from work.
Kathy makes supper both days, so Carl and Crystal don't have to worry about making it and sometimes she makes a dessert!
Kathy says the grandkids are anxious to come stay at the farm, but Gramma says, “Not until school is done”.
There
are now many possible scams hitting our phones and computers. Faye
Karna reports that a friend called her to ask if she (Faye) was
contacting friends and encouraging them to take a money offer that she
had successfully received through Facebook. It even had Bud and her
picture posted with it to make it look very authentic. Once you accepted
the offer, you were asked to fill out a sheet of information about
yourself. She DID NOT do this and hope no one falls for it.
Faye’s Facebook friends may get this same scam notice.
Richard Brandt, born on January 17th, 1940 in Ryder, North Dakota to the late Evelyn Marie (Spoklie)
Brandt and the late Otto Emil-George Brandt, passed away at the age 80
on April 27, 2020 in Aurora, Colorado at his residence surrounded by his
loving family. He
is survived by his daughters, Cari Marie Hewit and Shawnee Ann Boyd;
son-in-law, Samuel Christopher Boyd; grandson, Hunter James Boyd.
Richard attended Blue Hill School until the school burned down and then
went to Ryder. He attended Ryder High until his father, Otto, died in
1957. Then, his mom, his sister Ardys and he moved to Minot where he
graduated from Minot High in 1958. Services for Richard Brandt will be
held on May 7th at 11 a.m. at Tabor-Rice Funeral Home, in Brighton, Co.
Richard will return home to be buried at RoseHill Cemetery in Ryder,
and placed next to his Father.
Makoti
resident, twelve year old Vanessa Fransen, was out delivering books
around the towns of Makoti, Plaza and Ryder on May 1st (May Day). She
was doing May Day book surprises around the towns to let kids have books
since the Bookmobile can’t come out right now due to Covid-19 and there
are no libraries in either town.
Laura
Fransen said her daughter had seen a free little library several years
ago and had wanted to make one for their town. It is a take-a-book,
leave-a-book system that lets people have an easy way to get books! The
free library in Makoti is in a little locker located at the city park.
The First Book company, which sponsors little free libraries like the
one in Makoti, had started surveying people about how their schools have
been affected by COVID-19. Laura said they filled out a survey telling
them that their school was closed at the moment and the bookmobile
couldn’t come out and they’d like to give books out for a 4-H project
and they were given a $100 credit. They used that money to purchase
around 160 books to deliver around the area.
Ryder has a used book type of library in the lobby of the Ryder Post Office and also at the Ryder Food Pantry.
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.
The
Community Food Pantry will be open by appointment only. It will be
picked, packed and picked up outside the gym by the client. Contact
Kathy for information at 701-578-5876.
If
errands need to be done, or you need something from Minot or Garrison,
The Community Food Pantry will help with that, to keep you safe. Contact
Kathy at 701-578-5876.
The walking gym is closed until this pandemic is passed.
All
Prairie Rose Lutheran Church building gatherings are canceled until
further notice due to Covid-19 Social Distancing. Please stay in contact
with your church family via phone, video chat, facebook, etc.
