3/9/2012 (1736) | Dunseith Alumni

Question

From Susan Fassett Martin (’65): Spearfish, SD

I had a visit from a young lady from New England ND today, and while we were visiting she said that she thought her grandparents had a café in Dunseith for a year or so. Their names were George and Margaret Braun and they were probably there in the 50′ s. Anyone that remembers that? Just curious. Hugs , Susan

Rolette Band Picture posted yesterday: year taken

Reply from Natalie Darling Ulberg: Minot, ND

My sister and I were trying to figure that out. Guessing 1962 or 1963. My dad is no longer living to ask.

Message from Lee (Leland) Stickland (’64): Dickinson, ND

Gary and Bernadette,

Hope all is headed in the correct direction for YOU, a fine pair and couple.

I want to mention that when I pulled up YOUR name from my address list it showed that there was

1806 messages in that file. YOU have been so faithful, consistently helpful, such a great messenger

and the tenor of YOUR composition(s) makes it very clear that YOU do all this without a feeling of

duress.

It was nice to see the note about the Fugeres. We all remember the Fugeer/HilI buses; I think

YOU may have ridden it a few trips? I recall that Donna was once the administrator of the nursing

home in Dunseith. I think that Duane had a dog that climbed a ladder. I may have been that same dog

that would not go to eat a juicy which Duane had put by his food dish until permitted. The dog

would sit beside Duane and look at Duane, not at the steak. He would await the word or gesture of

OK for him to WALK to have that special treat.

Some small snow banks here, some green grass, snow expected for this afternoon. When I lived further north,

even only as far as Minot, Dickinson was called the banana belt. Our elevation is 2598 MSL. LaVerne

Rude knows WAY more about that than I do. My first attempt to land a plane in Hawaii was not successful; the air

was too thick at sea level. A month ago I called my aunt Joy in Dunseith. It was +23 degrees here and had been -25 degree

there the previous night. She had just entered her home having shoveled her driveway and she is over 80 years old!

I get started writing and it like my speaking, I don’t know when to HALT.

SNUF Lee

Lee,

Yes, I rode the Fugere/Hill buses a few times. My calculations are 1,440 times. I seldom if ever missed a day of school in all four years of HS. I seldom missed a day in Grade school either, at Ackworth. Whenever I see one of Bernadette’s relatives kids home from school, supposedly sick and running around, I stress upon them my values of school and the rules in my house, If you are sick, you stay in bed. It is either bed or school. They hide from me if they are home sick from school. Those values were the same for my working days too.

Your aunt Joy Stickland Peterson is a young spry gal for her age. I think I’d have problems keeping up with her.

Thank you Lee for the kind words,

Gary

Edna Mae Nelson Olufson-Smith

Picture posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND

I think it is a very cute picture. I’m not sure why/how I have the picture, but I do have it.

I don’t think I was taking pictures at this time. I do remember being at Lokken’s (where EdnaMae/Vonnie stayed), but I don’t remember if it was for EdnaMae’s birthday party.

Neola

Comparison Summer/Winter Pictures taken from the Stokes Farm.

Thank you Mary Eurich Knutson (’62) for taking and sending these winter pictures below to us. There is a lot of snow this winter up in the hills and throughout North Dakota too.

I asked Mary for these pictures so I could post them on my Face Book page. Many of my Face Book friends have never seen snow. Now they can see the comparison of Summer and winter from where I came from.

Thank you again Mary and also Karen Larson from The Bottineau Spectrum for passing these along to me.

Gary

Summer Picture

Winter Picture: March 2013

Ackworth School: March 2013 Note the frost on the High Line wires

Allen Richard: Here is the soup you requested