Hackman’s, Dick Johnson and Mel Kuhn meet for lunch in Bismarck.
Story from Mel Kuhn (’70): St. John, ND
Gary,
This last Tuesday Dick Johnson and I went on a road trip looking for some ’57 Chevy two door wagon parts. Our trip took us down to Lincoln and then in to Bismarck where we took a lunch break. What trip to Bismarck would be complete without meeting Larry and Henry Hackman for lunch. We went to the Ground Round for lunch so we could see one of my sons [Toby] who was working there. We also met up with my other son Ricky. Today [Wed.] they left with the Guard to Germany for a three week training exercise. So I got to see them off. Anyway-back to having lunch with the Hackmans. First we have to argue who’s buying. After 15 minutes or so of arguing it was settled that Dick was going to buy. Not for any good reason or so, it was that the rest of us just kind of ganged up on him. Then he wanted to set a limit to what we could spend and it took a while to get that settled. Our waiter was a very patient young man to say the least. Ricky finally explained to him that we all were just a bunch of goofy old farts from up in the bush and he seemed to kind of understand. Well we kind of were picking out some of the cheaper things on the menu to make Johnson happy when my other son that works there came over and told us that it was Tuesday Two for one burgers. That put a big smile on Dicks face and also on Larry’s. He thought that that meant he could get two for our one. Well there we were, having to get out some Crayons and draw pictures for him to explain what it meant. Some of you may remember that I had to draw pictures for him last summer when he stopped by to see me. He had gotten lost and couldn’t find his way back to Dunseith. Anyway we got the burger thing straightened out for him. Henry just kind of sat there shaking his head. I could tell he was kind of embarrassed. I know how he feels, I have to put up with Dick. Back to paying for the burgers. That Dick, not only got by with two for one burgers my sons got him their military discount. I think when it was all said and done they gave him $10.00 for us to leave. All and all we had a really good visit. My sons and the waiter [and a few people at the next tables] had some good laughs listening to the bull coming out of their mouths. I myself don’t pass along any bull. The young fellows heard a lot of historical tales of the Turtle Mountains and what it was like to grow up in our time of the last century. I know I had a good time and hope that the others did also. There probably are some people from Bismarck that had been sitting close by who are now wondering just who in the hell that troupe of clowns were. I had left home at 6:30 AM and we still had a lot more country to cover. From Bismarck we headed to Mandan for some stuff, and then back to Lincoln for more and then over to Beulah for more. All the time having to wait for people to meet us. I finally got home at 12:15 Midnight. We ended up with a pickup load of goodies for Dick. Tomorrow the ’57 Chevy two door wagon will be heading to Omaha with Travis Metcalfe. Well this wasn’t much of a story but it’s the best I have right now. Later.
Mel
Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND
Posting of the day
From Glen Williams (’52): Missoula, MT.
When you worry and hurry through your day, it is like
an unopened gift….Thrown away…. Life is not a race.
Take it slower. Hear the music before the song is over.
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Blog (261) posted on October 24, 2008
| Message from Shirley LaRocque Wendt (59):
HI JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THAT I GOT HOME YESTERDAY, SURGERY WENT WELL. SORE AND TIRED, GLAD TO BE HOME. THANKS FOR ALL THE THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS LOVE AND GOD BLESS SHIRLEY (LAROCQUE) WENDT Reply from Sharon Longie Dana (73):
Reply from Lyle Olson (75): Gary and all: Bernard Morin’s story about my scintillating oratory about the “Brown Cow” brought back a few memories about shop class with Mr. Enander. Most remember that there were boys and girls bathrooms off the shop classroom. Well, one day a few of the girls were smoking in their bathroom. Since we had been taught to put out fires in shop class by using the chemical fire extinguisher, I grabbed the same off the wall and put the nozzle under the bathroom door and pulled on the handle for for a minute or so, all the while yelling “fire, fire” as loud as I could. The whole alcove filled with the white powder and I vacated the premises as fast as I could. Mr. Enander entered into the alcove and then yelled at the girls to get out the bathroom. They refused to come out of the bathroom for a few minutes but when they did Mr. Enander and the girls who were in the bathroom then entered the classroom literally covered from head to toe in the white powder. I’ll never forget that the white powder seemed to accumulate around Mr. Enander’s bushy eyebrows. It was sight to behold to be sure and we all laughed till our bellies were sore. Of course, I got punished for my little act of fire prevention and was sent to the office. Well, as with all office visits, I was not nearly as fearful of what the principal might do but rather how my mother would mete out the punishment. I enjoyed Bernard Morin’s story about the car that didn’t operate just right and ended up in Bev’s driveway. He must have had the same problems with the white car that he drove to Boissevain one night. Bernard, Brian Williams and I were up at Boissevain one night and we had consumed some of Canada’s finest beer at $.25 a draught. Well, we eventually had to leave before midnight as the port closed at midnight during the winter months back then. So Bernard gets behind the wheel and he was having a hard time steering as the car seemed to weave within the driving lane. To be fair to Bernard, as he really did have excellent driving skills, normally, this car actually was kind of loose in terms of its finely designed rack and pinion steering mechanism. In any event, after successfully negotiating the correction curve south of Boissevain, the red lights of a RCMP car showed up behind Bernard’s car. Bernard pulled over and we are were all sitting there thinking how we were going to explain this one to our parents. Well, the Mountie took Bernard to the back of the car and began to question him. I, however, thought this would be a good opportunity to try and talk our way of the situation. I told the Mountie that I could the drive the car much better than Bernard because I knew how to handle a car with poor steering. Well, the Mountie, knowing he had scared us to death, let me drive the remainder of the way to the port. He followed us for a while to be sure and I actually caused the car to weave once or twice just to show him that Bernard was in fact not impaired and it was the car after all!!! Quite frankly, Bernard and Brian just could not get over the fact that I talked our way out of that situation. Each told me I should be a lawyer and, sure enough, I took their advice later in life. Come to think of it, I never charged Bernard for my first case as a lawyer . . . Lyle
From Gary Metcalfe (57): |
| Lyle Olson’s stories brought back a lot of memories for me. I wonder if George Malaterre was related to Fred Malaterre? Fred was the very best of the best goldern gloves at least twice. I watched him one night in Belcourt exhibition fight with one of the Forestry’s best boxers. He had a showman personality and was sincerely a joy to watch. Fred lost a leg in a fire down around Devils Lake as a young man, sad.
My son, Andy, had a great friend here in our park some years ago. Kirk Bellows, an 80 year old man that was high on life, he winters in Az. When Andy introduced me to him he said he was from ND. He had trained a lot of the boxers I knew, and yes he had been at the Forestry that night when Jerry Baugh, an African American from Detroit or Chicago put Wendel Uthke sound asleep in the first round. These heavy weights made Wendel look like he weighed 230 or 240 pounds. I think it was a grudge fight, not sure. Kirk was full of fun and energy at 80 yrs. old and had to swim out to retrieve his houseboat while loading it got away from him and he swam out and around and crawled up on the back….Andy admired that about ole Kirk. Kirk and I agreed that Joe Peltier had a lot of class and Don Hosmer had a lot of heart. By the way, my brother, Jim bested Beef Dacotah that night in Belcourt when Malaterre was there. Neola, Ole and Lyle Bursinger are one and the same person. Ole was German, but raised by the Norweigan. I would almost swear that is not the Lyle Bursinger I knew. Thanks all for keeping this going. It brightens my day. Gary Metcalfe Gary, You are so right about Ole Bursinger. Read What Dick found out and has to say below. Gary |
Reply from Dick Johnson (68):
Gary and Neola and Friends,
The old picture that has ‘Lyle Bursinger’ on the back is of Mrs. Ole
Bursinger’s parents. I asked John Bursinger and showed him the picture
and he said it is Julius and Clara Overby, Glenice’s parents. In order
to keep from being confusing, Ole’s real name is Lyle and ‘Ole’ is just
a nickname. Thanks Neola and Gary.
Dick
Dick’s reply to Gary
Gary,
Ole’s son, John, lives about a mile south of Ole’s place, which is about
4 miles north and east of my place. Ole’s daughter, Sue, lives in a
newer house with her family in the same yard that Ole lived in. I trade
old cars and parts with John quite often. That is what I was up there
for today, so just printed the photo and took it along. John said his
grandfather used to drink whiskey by the gallon and never even
staggered!He also told me they lived along Highway 43 a couple miles
east, near the Haas’s. I think they died many years ago.
Dick
Name: Clara Overby
Birth Date: 05 January 1888 (Historical Events)
Death Date: June 1966 (Historical Events)
Issuing State: Washington
Residence at Death: Saint John,Rolette,North Dakota 58369
SSN: 538-20-9071
Mrs. Ole Bursinger’s parent
Julius & Clara Overby
The following pictures have been provided by Neola Kofoid Garbe:
We need help Identifying some of these folks. Please help if you can. Thanks, Gary
Who are these Girls?
Who is this couple?
Who is this young Lady?
Who is this nice looking Cheerleader?
Does anyone know Jerilyn De Coteau?
Does any one know this family?
Dunseith High School Class of 1966
| Last | First | Address | City / State / ZIP | Phone | ||
| 1 | Abbey | Lorna | PO Box 275 | Dunseith, ND 58329 | (701) 244-5123 | No email address |
| 2 | Allard-Habets | Corliss | PO Box 110 | Kevin, MT. 59454 | (406) 337-3337 C-406 788 6877 | No email address |
| 3 | Bergan-Evans | Janet | 9519 95TH ST NE | MONTICELLO, MN 55362 | (763) 295-5464 | |
| 4 | Casavant | Aime | 1001 Ninth St SW | Jamestown, ND 58401 | (701) 952-3693 | a |
| 5 | Casavant | Gerald | 804 6th Ave SE | Jamestown, ND 58402 | (701) 252-4500 C 701-320-0478 | |
| 6 | Danielson | Patricia | 809 N. 6th St. | Grand Forks, ND 58203 | 701-772-5990 | |
| Delorme | Darrell | PO Box 962 | WEST FARGO, ND 58078 | 701-799-0333. | No email address | |
| 7 | Evans | Tom | 9519 95TH ST NE | MONTICELLO, MN 55362 | (763) 295-5464 | |
| 8 | Fauske Rude | Carrole | 8803 NE 134th St | Vancouver, WA 98662 | (360) 574-1822 | |
| 9 | Gunville-Poitra | Sharon | PO Box 426 | Dunseith, ND 58329 | (701) 263-4747 | |
| 10 | Hackman | Larry | 2500 Centennial Rd, Lot 412 | Bismarck, ND 58503- | (701) 258-7961 | |
| 11 | Hanson-Moldenhauer | Donna | 9968 County Road 49 | Bottineau, ND 58318 | (701) 228-3629 | No email address |
| 12 | Henriksen-Johnson | Dana | 1760 N Interlachen Way | Meridian, ID 83646 | (208) 888-4697 | |
| 13 | Houle-Roerick | Joann | 213 2nd St. SE | Jamestown ND 58401 | (701) 251-1780 | (952) 890-2691 (Her sister Doreen) |
| 14 | LaCroix | Gregory | 2704 34th Ave S | Fargo, ND 58104 | (701) 298-8555 | |
| 15 | Martinson | Terry | Born January 23, 1948 – Died March 22, 1999 | Deceased | ||
| 16 | Medlang | Obert | 9960 18TH AVE NE | Bottineau, ND 58318 | (701) 228-6016 | No email address |
| 17 | Millang | Larry | PO Box 235 | Bottineau, ND 58318 | markjo@utma.com (Sister Joanne) | |
| 18 | Mongeon-Cernohous | Debbie | 184 Carlson Ln | RIVER FALLS, WI 54022 | 715-425-6682 | |
| 19 | Nicholas-Miller | Jean | 6629 North 78th Avenue | GLENDALE, AZ 85303 | (623) 930-9853 | |
| 20 | Parisien | Anita | 445 JENNIE AVE | HERMISTON, OR 97838 | ||
| 21 | Peltier-Brunelle | Shirley | PO Box 323 | Sacaton, AZ 85204 | (520) 466-5054 | |
| 22 | Pladson | Keith | 3003 Aquia Dr | Stafford, VA 22554 | (540) 659-2084 | |
| 23 | Struck | Lee | 1029 Sommers St. North | Hudson, WI. 54016 | (630) 853-8118 | |
| 24 | Thiefoe-LaVallie | Ramona | PO Box 52 | Dunseith, ND 58329 | (701) 244-5172 | |
| 25 | Tooke | James | 102 Louise Ave | Wilton, ND 58579 | (701) 734-6947 | No email address |
| 26 | Vanorny | Jay | RR 1 Box 123 | Dunseith, ND 58329 | 701-263-4783 | |
| 27 | Wenstad | Donald | 35 Third Ave W | Willow City, ND 58384 | 701-366-4689 | |
| 28 | Wenstad | Gary | RR # 1 | Dunseith, ND 58329 | (701) 263-4978 | No email address |