06/09/2011

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Minot Flooding – Brian Fauske
Message from Diane Millang Volk (77): Sherwood, ND
 

Please post a message to Brian and Deb Fauske: Our family has been following the flooding in Minot and we were so surprised when we viewed a newscast with an interview with Brian and Deb Fauske. They live in the coulee at Apple Grove area of Minot that had a flash flood. We wish them well and hope that all the families affected by the recent rains and flood are now safe.. Diane and Ron Volk

We too wish Brian and Deb well with the recent flooding. First and foremost we are glad they are physically OK. Second we are hoping they had minimal damage?

 
 
 
Email address Change
From Jim Metcalfe:
 

This is to advise you that my E-mail address has changed to the following:

Jim, I do not have your address in my Files. As I remember, you are living in either NM or AZ? Gary
 
 
Message from Edith Struck Lampman (73): Hudson, WI
 

Hi Gary,
I do not often respond to your posts, but I read most every one. I am some times reading 5 & 6 at time. I am not one to sit in front of a computer. My job at the local hospital is to register patients in the ER and to verify insurance and follow up on all work comp and motor vehicle accidents. I am not a great “typist” and get by ok but do not relish the idea of sitting at a keyboard after I am off work.
 
That being said, I admire your tenacity at keeping this network going!! The day you call it quits will not disappoint anyone because you have done so much for so many and for so many causes, that everyone would understand your retirement. But until that time, Thank You for an incredible commitment to an incredible number of great, great people!!
 
Most Admirably and Most Sincerely!
Edith Struck Lampman ’73
Hudson,WI
Edith, Thank you so much for this very nice compliment. At the moment I have no plans on retiring from doing this anytime soon. I am retired, I have the time and this is what I have chosen to do with my time. Doing this keeps me connected to a bunch of wonderful folks in the good ole USA and ND from here in the Philippines. It’s a win win situation. Gary
 
 
 
Lois Tweten’s Dad – Bottineau Race Track
Reply from Dick Johnson (68): Dunseith, ND
 
 
Gary and Friends,

I am sure sorry it was Lois Tweten’s dad who was killed at the old
Bottineau race track. Lois, I was not born yet when the pictures were
taken and so I’m not able to name any of the people in the pictures.
The cars pictured seem to be rather well built and this race may have
been some kind of a special invitational race of some kind. My friend,
Myron Langehaug from Bottineau, at one time had some really neat
pictures of the Bottineau race car drivers sitting in their jaolpies
while they were being photographed. If my memory serves me right, he
had borrowed the pictures from some older person in Bottineau. The next
time I see him I will ask. I would sure like to have copies if
possible. And—thanks Lois for the compliment on our Hostfest
performances. It was fun.

Ele Slyter’s analysis of Mother Nature brings to mind something an
older friend said to me once 31 years ago. Mt. St. Helens had just
blowen the top 1300 ft of it’s summit into the atmosphere. My friend
said that we need something like that once in a while just to let us
know how really insignificant we really are. I agree. Thanks Gary!

Dick

 
 
 
Aircraft Carrier
USS John C Stennis (CVN-74):
 
Video
http://www.dump.com/2011/04/16/one-us-aircraft-carrier-has-a-more-powerful-air-force-than-70-of-all-countries-video/

 

Folks,

 

This is a fabulous Video of the USS Stennis that was posted on FB by a friend of mine. The Stennis is now home ported in Bremerton. In my day she was home ported in San Diego. Our yard, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS), had jurisdiction over all the maintenance and upkeep repairs of the Stennis while she was home ported in San Diego. I met Bernadette in June 1968 when PSNS sent me to the Philippines for a pre-overhaul ship check on the USS Enterprise (CVN-65), sister ship to the Stennis. With that ship check part of our checks had to be done underway. We boarded the Enterprise in Subic Bay and rode her into the Indian Ocean. In the Indian Ocean we were flown off the ship in a Plane just as you see them flying off the flight deck in the video. What a thrust of inertia that was being catapulted off that ship. When we came to the end of the Ships runway, it was like we came to a complete standstill, but we were still in the air and moving under the airplanes power.

 

Gary