04/26/2009

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Onion Sandwich
 
Folks, The other day I saw some nice ripe tomatoes in the house, so I asked our help to prepare a tomato sandwich for my lunch the next day of which they did. I love those tomato sandwiches. When they served me this tomato sandwich, I mentioned to them that my dad loved raw onion sandwiches. Guess what I got the next day for lunch, a raw onion sandwich. They prepared it as kind of a joke, but were surprised when I ate it. My dad used to top his day of with a raw onion sandwich before going to bed. I don’t think that did much for the romance spark though. Several weeks before his death, he prepared a thick onion sandwich for both us. It was soooo good with lots of salt and pepper. Gary
 
 
 
Genealogy request from Dwight Lang (61): Tucson, AZ & Lake Metigoshe, ND
 
Gary,
You better send a tanker truck to Cebu for gas, Gary. The compound is dark and the rebels are closing in. Just kidding, I hope!
 
Holy Moly, I had no idea how many Hiatt relatives I had. I would like to research the Herman and Alice Woodford Hiatt line back a few more generations. Would appreciate any help from the group who have already done so. Thanks in advance.
Dwight Lang
Dwight & All, Our power was restored about 3:00 PM yesterday. This whole island of Cebu, of about 4 million folks, was without power. In the 5 1/2 years we have lived here, this is first time the whole Island has been without power. The problem was a severed submarine cable feeder line from the Island of Leyte that supplies electricity to this island. The electricity had just been restored when we got to the mall. They were running on generator power so they had no A/C. It was really hot in there. Speaking of malls, we have several very nice large modern malls. To give you an idea of the size of the mall we went to yesterday, It has 4 levels and covers acres. When Bernadette is shopping, often times, I’ll do a brisk walk covering all of the common area starting from the top. It takes me 55 minutes to walk all of the common area, 1 time through, from the top to the bottom. That would be about 3 1/2 miles. Gary
 
 
 
Request from Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND
 
Would you ask if anyone has a mailing address for Iris Peltier, Belcourt?
 
Thanks.
 
Neola
 
 
 
Neola Kofoid Garbe’s Radiation Treatments are complete:

 

NO…. NONE…..ZILCH….ZERO….. treatments left!!!!!!!!

 

Hi Everyone,

 

This email came from a good friend of mine earlier today. She has been counting the days until my radiation treatments are finished. As you can see, today was the day (Thursday).

 

THANK YOU for the many prayers which have been prayed for my mom and me. They definitely worked for both of us.

 

Mom is back at Good Samaritan in Bottineau (725 East 10th St., Bottineau 58318) and is feeling better than she has felt in a LONG time. She will be 92 years old on May 5; her memory/mind/hearing/eyesight/speech are all good. She uses a walker and gets tired easily; other than that, she’s doing wonderfully well.

 

My radiation treatments (36) went very well. I have had very little pain from the time I was told I had breast cancer until right now . During the treatments I was tired, so I slept much more than I usually do. This was no problem, as I enjoy sleeping, and I didn’t have anything I HAD to do–bless retirement. :) I’m sure the many prayers all of you prayed, made this experience just a minor “bump in the road”. I feel very fortunate the cancer was caught early (mammogram), and it was non-invasive. I can now add this experience to my life’s resume; it’s already interesting, I don’t need more experiences! Ha!

 

I think I’m the luckiest of all the people I met at at the cancer center–I wasn’t sick/I live right in Minot/I’m still FAIRLY young!/I didn’t need someone to take me to my treatments(Wally went along a few times at the beginning of them)/etc. During the storm, my brother-in-law picked Wally/me up for my treatments in his 4-wheel drive pickup, so I didn’t miss any treatments during that time.

 

When you are having radiation treatments, “they” don’t want you to lose weight, which can easily happen; I understand many people lose their appetite during this time. Believe me, I did NOT lose my appetite–uff da! I enjoyed eating many foods I try not to eat, and I still gained only 2 pounds. Going back to “normal” eating is going to be tough! Ha!

 

THANKS AGAIN for your thoughts and prayers for Mom and me. Prayer is POWERFUL!!

 

Neola

Neola, It’s so nice to hear you are all finished with your radiation treatments. Your positive attitude has been a huge contributor for the success’ achieved. I’ll bet you’ll be spending more time in Bottineau now. Wally will have to make a few trips to Bottineau to see you. Gary

 

 

Angus Campbell: Bottineau, ND

 

Folks,

 

 

I ran across this picture of Angus Campbell when I was going through my picture files. This picture must have been taken about 4 years ago, because I know Angus was born in 1925. Angus is a familiar face to many of you, especially those of you in the Bottineau area. Angus has lived nearly his entire life on his present farm located 2 miles south of Bottineau on the Gardena Road. Angus has been a very active & supportive member of the whole community his entire life. I have known Angus nearly my entire life, but I really learned to know him and his sister Margaret (deceased) well when I worked for Dave and Vivian Clark on their farm after I graduated from HS in 1965. When I left for the West Coast in 2006, my brother Darrel, who was still in HS at the time, started working for Angus/Margaret in the summer months. Their relationship bonded well to this very day. Angus has pretty much adopted Darrel and his family. The same is true for Darrel and his family adopting Angus. Angus has been a big part of the Stokes family for many years. He is a wonderful man with a heart of gold. To this very day Angus does a big share of the running of the combine harvesting Darrel’s crop.

 

 

Gary