Reply from Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND.
Gary,
I love all the pictures people are sending to you to include in your newsletter.
Thanks to Dave Slyter for asking about receiving your newsletters while you are on vacation. Now I know we won’t be. Have a wonderful trip.
Neola
Reply from Dick Johnson (68):Dunseith, ND
Gary and Friends,
That’s some good detective work, Paula! The concert was 1964. There
were at least a couple Community Choir Christmas concerts in those years, but the pictures were from the ’64 concert. As far as my piano days, I never got through the first book. I hated every minute of it! You are right about Elsie Schneider being a good teacher and she had to have extreme patience to continue giving lessons to me. I can’t remember the song I had to play for the recital, but that is probably something that I tried to forget! I do remember a piano song from the Fassett crew and can still play it! The words were, “Once I had a violin, it’s strings were made of twine—the only thing I could play on it was ‘The Girl I Left Behind’. I think Crystal and Paula taught me that from their dad’s songs. Maybe it has some verses that we shouldn’t repeat! I only remember this one. We used to play piano with two people at a time—this song and ‘Chop Sticks’, were the only two I could do! Sorry Elsie! I’m sure Elsie thought I should be able to do much better because of Dad’s abilities. It must have been disheartening for her to see my lack of interest in the piano. In band I wanted to play the drums. Dad said, “No way, you won’t learn music that way”. I ended up on the alto saxophone and went to baritone sax and then the baritone horn, and finally the valve trombone played in treble clef, for the last year of school. He was right, I learned music and band was fun! Thanks Gary and Paula! Dick
Dick Johnson’s reply to Neola’s question:
Gary and Neola,
Maryville and Shell Valley are two townships south and west of
Belcourt. Charlibois’ had a store along the road to Belcourt, six miles east of Dunseith. I was at the store a few times with my dad when we were over that way, many years ago. The paved road north out of Rolette meets Highway 5. This is the corner where Betty’s Bar and the casino are now located and is close to where Charlibois’ Store was. Maryville Twp. is east of the Rolette road and Shell Valley is west of it, both on the south side of HWY 5. My old buddy, Bob Roberge, is buried at St. Marys-Maryville Cemetery which is about 5 miles straight south of Belcourt. I hope this answers your question. Dick
Reply from Ele Dietrich Slyter (69): Dunseith, ND.
1953 Dunseith & Belcourt news posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: neola@min.midco.net Minot & Bottineau, ND.
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