Ryder News for Oct. 15, 2020
Mystery Photo answer from last week..the 3 ladies were Faye, Karen and Gayle Wilson with their cousin Glenn Olson.
Sheryl Erb Tolson said, “I know these gals as Faye, Gayle and Karen Wilson. Don't recognize the male in the photo. Love our Ryderites.” Grace Magandy guessed correctly but didn’t mention the man in the photo. Bruce Peterson was the only one who got everyone right, even Glenn Olson. He has changed a lot but since Bruce had seen him just a while ago, he knew who he was too.
A Different Kind of Mystery Photo.
A different kind of Mystery Photo: Here are the groom and his brothers at the beautiful wedding held Oct. 2nd in Minot, ND. Do you recognize them? Some hints are: they use to run the streets of Ryder until moving to Makoti where they all still live, they are grandchildren to the former Gene Renschs and Dene Karnas and they helped lead the Makoti baseball team to many wins. I bet you already guessed they are Mickey and Mary Karna's boys. BUT, do you know their names? They all begin with a C. Can you name them? Of course, the one in the middle was the lucky groom. Those Karna boys' names from left to right are Chandler, Cade, Caleb, Cameron and Chase.
Did you guess right?
ELECTION 2020 NEWS:
BALLOTS can be brought in person or deposited in the secure drop box at the Ryder City Hall until 5:00 p.m. on Monday, Nov 2, 2020.
IN PERSON VOTING: You can vote in person from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Nov 3, 2020.
Our sympathy goes out to the family and friends of Marvel Petrick. Marvel Petrick, 95, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 4th at Somerset Court in Minot, ND. Marvel was the daughter of Theodore and Christy (Smith) Zieman. She married Sanford E. Petrick. They farmed for many years and raised their family on their rural Makoti farm. A private family funeral was held by invitation only due to Covid 19 on Friday, Oct. 9th at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Makoti. Public visitation was Oct. 8th from 4-6 p.m. at Thompson Larson Funeral Home in Minot. A private family interment was held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery in Makoti.
Visiting Berry Acres were Kathy Kallestad, Cindy, Henry, Lucy Oberdick, Jenny, and Carter Brossart.
Kathy (Kronbach) Kallestad of Garrison traveled to Minot on Thursday, October 8th to meet up with her kids and grandkids, Jenny and Carter Brossart of Minot and Cindy, Wil, Lucy, and Henry Oberdick of Surrey to go to Berry Acres, just west of Minot. The weather was perfect and they had a really nice time.
BIG CALVARY CHURCH UPDATES
We have sure enjoyed the beautiful but windy fall weather these past Sundays, and we are looking forward to the autumn services we’ll be sharing together in the weeks ahead! I know that brings to mind many questions of what our services will look like as that inevitable North Dakota winter looms near.
While we are facing so many unknowns I would like to remind us of what we do know. Our God is a mighty God, He wasn’t surprised by the advent of covid and the many other challenges we face. In the midst of the storm He has clear direction for our lives, families, and church. And what a comfort it is to be able to trust in Him!
I have been endeavoring to seek God’s wisdom for our Church and how he wants us as a body of believers to navigate this season of life, so that we can effectively serve and reach our community. More than ever people need to hear the eternal truth that is in the life changing message of the Gospel!
While in some ways returning indoors to our sanctuary is a comforting thought, we must also recognize and adapt with the realities of our world. With the limited size of our sanctuary, safely accommodating everyone who has so faithfully been attending our drive in services with enough inside spacing is simply not feasible.
We are exploring our options and putting together a plan of action with our church board, but we need your input. How will we go forward? A three sided trailer with space heaters? Building some sort of enclosure? With His leading, and the ingenuity our ND farmers, ranchers, mechanics and more, we will be more than equipped and ready to minister in these unique circumstances.
I would like to ask you a question. Would you support us? Would you join with us and fight for our ability to come together as a Church family? We need each other. We need you. You are an integral, irreplaceable, one of a kind piece of this puzzle. And together we can change this world, all starting from our humble place on the prairie. Pastor Jonathan.
The Ryder Food Pantry is looking for farm eggs. chicken or duck eggs. we CAN accept these and we are very low on eggs. If you are cleaning out your freezers for fresh meat, think of us for donating your old meat (not too old). They also would LOVE honey, if you have older honey you haven't used. Thank you so much for everyone helping us!! Our rural community is very supportive!
Jennifer Andreachi said, “Hi Sue! So glad to hear that your place is coming right along, and almost move in ready!
This is all we've got for news: After hurricane Sally went through the panhandle of FL two weeks ago, Gregg decided to drive down to assess the damage to our home there. Thankfully, we only lost a boat dock, and suffered minimal damage to our house. Meanwhile, I've been taking care of the school here, getting the gutters/downspouts repaired, furnaces installed and window glass replaced. He's on his way back to Ryder, and will be back Sunday.
I have a girlfriend in Garrison who was kind enough to donate several vintage school textbooks, and encyclopedias that I'll use to resurrect a small library in the building. All glasswork at the school is being done by your nephew, Mike Nogosek!”
Jennifer and her husband Greg are restoring the old Ryder School and plan to make it their home in the future. She has painted lots of cute Halloween figures on the windows for the Ryder folk to enjoy.
She says, “I'd like to send a big thank you to the folks here in Ryder that share their excess garden produce in the post office! I roasted some tomatoes, and made homemade pasta sauce this year! I I've got 8 apples that will become a pie, and a beautiful butternut squash that's destined for soup!”
We are sad to report the loss of the following people you may remember. (1) Eunice Ness Herr-manna, a 1964 Ryder graduate, lost her husband due to cancer. She lives in Burlington, ND. (2) Freida Olson Schutz was raised in Douglas area and was the aunt of Grace Magandy. Her folks were the former Oscar and Freida Olson. Freida was named after her mother who died shortly after the daughter's birth. This left Oscar to raise 4 boys and 6 girls by himself.
We need to send congratulations to Roberta and Duane Johnson of Minot. They are the first of two of 2020 Bishop Ryan Hall of Fame inductees. Together they devoted 52 years of teaching to the students at Ryan. Duane worked in the Science and Phy-ed areas while Roberta covered Speech, English, Creative Writing and Yearbook. Of course, this meant many after-school hours with coaching and directing drama performances. They will be honored at Cor Christi Gala. Roberta is a 1963 Ryder graduate and daughter of the former Robert and Geri Albert. She continues to give piano lessons to lucky students.
White Drug out of Minot has agreed to administer flu shots at the Ryder Senior Citizens on Saturday, Oct. 17th from 10-12 a.m. Be sure to bring your ID, Insurance Card and your Medicare Card.
I had lots of great help on Sunday to help with moving some of my stuff over to my new home. John, Staci and Johnny McGrath and Scott Zieman moved a lot of my things over so now I am trying to unpack the boxes and get everything put away. There are still a of lot things left to move and hopefully we can get most of that done this coming weekend. In the meantime, my son, Rick Sprinkle cleaned out the little red barn shed and some of the things in the old garage.
Upcoming Events:
Oct. 18...10:30 a.m. 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.
Oct. 18...9 a.m. Worship Service at Immanuel Lutheran Church of Roseglen.
Oct. 18...10:30 a.m. Worship Service with communion at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Makoti. Also St. Paul’s annual meeting with a soup and sandwich lunch after the service.
