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Lake Metigoshe Store – Hobb’s
Messages/Picture from Doreen Larson Moran (BHS 61): Hazelton, ND & USK WA.
Hi Gary – This postcard of the Lake Metigoshe Store was taken spring of 1962. (That right front tire/wheel is on Bob’s 1960 Chrysler Convertible. You probably remember that beautiful white with the blue top beauty.). This postcard was in some of the packets that were handed out at the 125th Celebration of Bottineau History.
I always get asked how in the world Bob and I met. Well – I was working at the lunch counter here. He was with the US Air Force and had his survival school (now SERE) training camp near Ross Lake on Boy Scout lands. He had met Harvey and Arvilla in 1960 when he first arrived in North Dakota. He loved North Dakota, Lake Metigoshe, the Turtle Mountains and the people. He would spend all his spare time enjoying this part of our great country. Also the Store made a good rendezvous point when personnel would have to come or go to Minot AFB.
So, in 1961 when I was working full time, he would be in for milk shakes, hamburgers, pie, tea or whatever. I was a good waitress and short order cook. Now I still AM 50 years later. I went to Concordia College in Moorhead in the fall and we corresponded back and forth. Then I was back to the Store for the summer of 1962. I went to the School of Forestry that fall and we got married Sept 1963. He was stationed at Minot AFB for 3 more years then was sent to PACAF and Clark AFB for the PJSS – Jungle Survival School. Air crew members of that era will understand the impact of this. In Jan 1968 we went to Fairchild AFB, WA near Spokane. He was stationed there- until 1984 when he retired with over thirty years in the US Air Force. His job required him to be gone a lot but our daughter and son and I had a good stable life and lifestyle.
Bob always says that the best years of his military career were the years he spent in North Dakota. This is why we spend so much time between WA and ND. Of course, there is no argument from me.
This picture is a good addition to the winter scene. (Also pasted below, Gary)
Did you know that Arvilla Hobbs lives in Pick City? Their son has the “Store” there that has fishing tackle, quick stop foods, etc etc etc. I believe it is a Conoco. The fishing reports for the area usually come from Steve Hobbs. Several years back during the drought years there was quite a battle with the US Army Corps of Engineers and the water level issues. About 15 years ago I stopped in and Harvey and Arvilla were behind the counter – just like in the “olden days”. The other son spent a career in the Army – maybe even Green Beret. The one in Pick City also has the bakery/store across the street that his wife runs. Arvilla is retired but she is always willing to help the “kids” out. I hope to have time to go by Pick City again this year. When I am at Hazelton I just go straight north on Highway 83 and then pick up Highway 14 and usually do the cutoff at Towner to Willow City at Highway 60 for a bit before I hit Highway 5. Going Highway 83 all the way through Bismarck and Minot seems to add about 100 more miles.
Doreen
  August 1968
Fort Lewis Basic Training – C-5-2 – Graduation
Folks,
This is our Basic Training graduation picture. Kenny Nerpel sent this copy to me. My copy has gotten misplaced over the years.
Kenny Nerpel, Larry Lawrence (Barbara Landsverk) and I are in this picture.
I see there are 50 of us with one cadre, so that means we all graduated. I know we used to line up in 4 ranks, 12 to a squad. I don’t remember where the extra two stood though. As I remember, Kenny and I were in the 3rd squad. Kenny was to my immediate right. We all had our permanent positions in formations.
Most all of these guys in the 4th platoon are from ND. A big percentage of these guys had just graduated from college and had gotten their draft notice. That thought used to run though my mind when the Senior Drill Sergeant would tell us we were the biggest bunch of idiots he had ever trained. We knew he told that to all his trainees though.
Gary Stokes – 2nd in from the right on the top row
Kenny Nerpel – Third in from the right, third row down from the top.
Larry Lawrence – Forth row down from the top on the right end just below Kenny
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