09/14/2011

High School story
Memories from Dick Johnson (68): Dunseith, ND
 
Gary and Friends,

There was an incident in my high school days that might be
remembered by more of the readers. One day we were waiting for classes
to start and were hanging around in the hall. Don Mongeon was looking
at the fire alarm switch on the wall and asked what the little
breakable fiber pin was made of? He pushed in on the handle and the pin
fell out and rolled away on the floor, leaving him holding the alarm in
the off position. He said, “Hey, you guys, give me that pin so this
doesn’t go off.” We just looked at Don and smiled and left him there
and headed for class. We shouldn’t have but—kids. Don was pretty
inventive and stuck his pencil into the mechanism to hold the switch and
headed for class. Miss Shurr came down the hall a few minutes later and
noticed the pencil sticking out—yeah—and pulled it out. The entire
alarm system went off and caused havoc for the teachers and staff.
Nobody knew anything about how that pencil got wedged in the fire
alarm—amazing. Thanks Gary!

Dick

Dick: We are so glad to see you back on like. We missed you and more than you will every realize too. Gary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Janet Haagenson – Prviously posted with message 192 on 8/15/2008
 

From Stan & Joan Wurgler Salmonson (both class of 61): Dunseith, ND

 

Subject: Artist Janet Haagenson Sedlacek ’61’

Janet Haagenson Sedlacek, DHS Class of ’61’ who lives in Great Falls, Mt. was a featured artist at the Prairie Artists’ Show & Sale at the Christian Center of Lake Metigoshe on Aug. 9-10. She has exhibited her works at numerous shows in Great Falls and the area. She is famous for her painting of the Rendahl Church of rural Dunseith. The beauty of her watercolors can also be seen in her flowers, scenery of the Turtle Mountains, Montana and Alaska. Janet is a sister of Cheryl Haagenson and the late Mickey Grenier. Janet does not have e-mail but can be contacted at 224 Riverview Dr, Great Falls, Mt. 59404.

PS: In a previous picture of the 40th Anniversary of Wayne & Rosemary Smith–Wayne is also from the Class of ’61. Congratulations Janet, Wayne & Rosemary. Class of 61, let’s hear it from you!!

 

 

 

 
 
Joke of the Day
Posted by Dick Johnson (68): Dunseith, ND
Gary and Friends,

A cop stops a guy because he looks odd, driving with a clown suit
on. The cop asks why he is dressed in a clown suit and the driver says
he does kids parties and stuff so what’s the problem? The cop asks if
he can juggle three things and the clown says he can but so what? The
cop says he really loves to see someone juggle and asks if the clown
would please just show him how he can do it? The clown says he doesn’t
have anything to juggle so the cop goes to his car and gets three flares
for the clown. The clown juggles the flares and asks if that’s enough?
The cop asks if the guy can juggle the flares if they’re lit.
Reluctantly, the clown says that he in fact can, so the cop lights the
flares and stands back as the clown juggles the lit flares. A pickup
goes slowly by and the driver pulls over and goes and gets into the back
of the patrol car and shuts the door. The cop jerks open the door and
asks what the hell he thinks he’s doing. The guy says, “If that’s the
new DUI test, just take me to jail.”

Dick