7/12/2012 (1538) | Dunseith Alumni

Happy Birthday Larry Millang (DHS ’66): Bottineau, ND

Millang Family

Larry, Diane, Joanne, Velma in front and either Mark or Clayton?

Joanne Millang, Larry Millang, Diane Millang, Bob Brennan, Mike Brennan
and Shirley Brennan in Front

Reply to Ellen Graff Myrick’s (’58) posting yesterday

From Diane Larson Sjol (’70): Minot, ND

Eleanor Fuch’s daughters were Roxanne and Randine. They had a brother but can’t remember his name. She had beautiful red hair. Used to go there and play with Randi.

Diane Sjol

Nursing Coordinator – Dakota Nursing Program

Dakota College at Bottineau

Ancestry question and info

From Dale Pritchard (’63): Leesville, LA

Gary,

I have a few questions for Susan Fassett Martin regarding the Rolette County Old Timers (of 1910). Susan, do you have anything else on H. L. Ingalls/Ingals? First name Herschel and born in 1869 (would 41 years old qualify him as an old timer)? If so, he was married to my Dad’s Aunt, Edna Gwendolyne Pritchard? If yes, he was Keith Ingalls father. Keith was born in 1906 in Dunseith and spent his early years in the Turtle Mountains near the border between the Willow Lake Road and the Rolette/Bottineau County lines. Over the years, there have been a couple pictures of Keith in Gary’s Blog. He later found his way to California and died in the mid 70s.

I did an ancestry check on the Ingalls due to always having heard that we were related to Laura Ingalls Wilder of “Little House on the Prairie” fame. I wanted to prove or disprove it for my own curiosity. It turned out that both Laura and Keith’s Great Grandfathers # 6 were brothers. Laura’s Great Grandfather #6, Samuel, was born in Oct 1645. Keith’s Great Grandfather #6, Henry (Samuel’s Brother) was born in 1656. So, not related, just connected.

In running that check, I found that the 20^th President of the US, James Garfield (Born 1831), came from Laura’s side of the family. I spent a few months gathering data that someone else can take credit for and put it in an Excel spreadsheet to keep track of where it all tied together properly. The spreadsheet currently has nearly 1,600 lines. If anyone would like a copy of it please let me know.

Dale Pritchard

Dunseith News and Memo

From Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND

The date is at the top of the clipping.

There doesn’t appear to be much news to scan in this week’s Courant.

Thanks to Geri Metcalfe Munro for her kind words. I’m grateful I am able to contribute Gary’s wonderful newsletter. I’m slowly, but surely, learning to “know” more “Dunseith people”, which I’m thoroughly enjoying.

Neola

Posting of the day

From Larry Hackman (66): Bismarck, ND

Gary

Its been a hot summer in NoDak so far!

IT’S SO HOT …..REALLY – HOW HOT IS IT ……..?

……the birds have to use potholders to pull the worms out of the ground.
…..the trees are whistling for the dogs.
…..the best parking place is determined by shade instead of distance
…..hot water comes from both taps.
…..you can make sun tea instantly.
…..you learn that a seat belt buckle makes a pretty good branding iron.
…..the temperature drops below 90 F and you feel a little chilly.
…..you discover that in July it only takes two fingers to steer your car.
…..you discover that you can get sunburned through your car window.
…..you actually burn your hand opening the car door.
…..you break into a sweat the instant you step outside at 7:30 A.M.
…..your biggest motorcycle wreck fear is, “What if I get knocked out and end up lying on the pavement and cook to death”?
…..you realize that asphalt has a liquid stage.
…..the potatoes cook underground, so all you have to do is pull one out and add butter.
…..the cows are giving evaporated milk.
…..farmers are feeding their chickens crushed ice to keep them from laying boiled eggs.

IT’S SO DRY the Baptists are starting to baptize by sprinkling, the Methodists
are using wet-wipes, the Presbyterians are giving rain checks, and the Catholics
are praying for the wine to turn back into water!