From  Pamela Fugere Schmidt (73): 

Gary, Vickie, and all:

Saw Vickie’s write-up on Eva Seim and have to credit her as the Teacher who had the most impact on me…sharing a love of reading that blossomed into a love of lifelong learning.  This was a Teacher who changed many lives.  If memory serves me, she taught my father and most if not all of my siblings.

Pamela Fugere Schmidt
Vice President
www.siamarketing.com

Gary’s reply to Vickie Metcalfe:

Vickie,

You mentioned Bernice Seim was married to your uncle Archie Metcalfe.  A few years after Archie’s passing, Bernice was married to Elmer Lindberg.  Elmer lived about a half mile into Bottineau county on hwy 43 (Peace Garden road) up in the hills.  Alice McKay and Elmer were siblings.  Bernice became an aunt to all the McKay siblings too.  Until he got married to Bernice, Elmer had been a bachelor his entire life.  My brother Allen and I picked lots of rocks for Elmer from his fields.  He had some fields to the north of his buildings that continually grew healthy rocks.  Elmer was quite a guy with his, whine twitched, heavy Norwegian accent and his old 46 ford coupe.  Elmer always treated Allen and me well.  He sometimes came across as being a little gruff, but he was basically a very nice guy.

After Bernice died, Elmer moved into Bottineau into the apartments located across the street to the south of the Good Samaritan home.  He volunteered lots of hours over at Good Sam, folding towels, etc.

Gary

From Allen Richard (65):

To Angela– Thank you for asking about Susan.  She is doing very well.  Chemo therapy will be her choice.  The doctors at Mayo are not telling her to do it–but not telling her not to take it  either.   If she chooses to go ahead with it we should still have all this behind us by early next year.  Amazing how even a mild case of breast cancer can take a year out of your life.

On a couple of happier notes, I now have 3 — count-em 3 grandsons.  Cooper Allen Parisien was born last Friday.  Jack and Kelani live in Jamestown.  He is director of security and safety at the State Hospital and she is an electrical engineer with Goodrich.

Also I have a trip to Seattle coming up in late October.  Business related, but I’m tacking on some time on both ends.  Hope to see a few of our dozens of relatives out there — and maybe stay with Aunt Louise.

You free for coffee say Nov. 2 in Minneapolis?

You can fill me in on the rest of your visit with the Robert boys!

Dave Wurgler’s (64) reply to Bev Morinville (72): 

Bev:  Hey that was great, brought a lot of memories as far as the cars, songs movies and all things that happened in that era. It was a blast growing up and cruisin in the 60′s. My third car was a 1960 white Chevy Impala 2 dr hard top which I had before leaving Dunseith in 1966. There was a lot of main st. cruisin in Dunseith with that car plus a lot of trips to Botno to check out and hook up with a few gals. THE GOOD OLE TIMES hahaha.  Thanks Bev and Gary keep up the good job and the e-mails comming, very interesting. Dave (64)

From Dick Johnson (68):

Gary and Friends,

A while back I sent some stories about Axel Johnson, my grandfather’s
brother. A third person story about Axel was told to me by John Brennan.
John said that years ago someone set off a 55 gallon barrel at the gas
station in Dunseith, and said they would fill it with gas when they were
ready to go home. He said the kid working at the station filled it while
it was on the ground. The guys stopping by the gas station asked him how
he thought he could get it back up into the back of the pickup, as a
full barrel of gas weighs over 400 lbs! Then of course there was a
argument over how much the barrel weighed! Axel came in during this
discussion and someone asked him how much it weighed. Before he could
answer, one of the guys said it was over 400 lbs, to which Axel replied,
“No it can’t be, because I can lift a barrel of gas and I can’t lift 400
lbs”! John told me Axel wrapped his arms around the barrel and then
stood up, lifting the barrel off the ground! He then said, “See, it
don’t weigh no 400lbs”! John said to me, “That was the most ‘inhuman’
thing I have ever seen’!! Just one of many stories about Axel! Thanks Gary!

Dick

From Loraine Neameyer Haas (72): 

I can identify the  David Eurich Family with the help of Mary Knutson whom I work with.  Back Row:  Sharon Hanson, Eileen Nelson, Norman Eurich, David Eurich.  Front Row:  Mary Knutson, Dorothy Strietzel, Jean Roland, Winifred Eurich.

Loraine Neameyer Haas

Loraine, Mary was with the class of 62.  She was married to Leroy (Bud) Knutson (Deceased).  Winifred is a Pritchard, sister to Robert & Corbin, originally from the Ackworth community.  Corbin Pritchard was married to my mothers sister Luella.  She died in 1944, with TB, at San Haven. Gary

Back L to R:  Sharon Hanson, Eileen Nelson,
Norman Eurich, David Eurich
Font L to R: Mary Knutson, Dorothy Strietzel,
Jean Roland, Winifred Eurich