Dick, The road used to be higher, as shown in the picture, than if was years later. When I was about 5 years old they rebuilt that road and lowered the road in front of the school some. The hill, a quarter of a mile to the west of the school, was known as the crooked hill with the curvy bend in the middle of the hill. That was straightened out too, when they rebuilt the road. That hill is still referred to as the crooked hill. When Norman Hiatt used to move hay stacks, he’d often times get stuck between the Crooked hill and the School house hill. Most of the time he was going east and couldn’t get up over the school house hill. We’d love to watch the action from inside the school. With enough of his tractors and some of the neighbors tractors hooked on the front of the stackmover he’d eventually get up the hill.

 

In my really younger days, I remember those ‘play days’ held each year at the schools too. They were a lot of fun and drew a lot of folks. They played a lot of fun games. That very well may have been a ‘play day’ that was being held when that picture was taken.

 

My mother had stationary with a picture of the Ackworth school that very much resembled this picture too. I’ll see if I can find that in my stuff. Gary

Brenda, I am so sorry this got posted, but I know with what you had to say many of us can relate the same to with our lives too. Gary

Hi Gary,

 

I was surprised to see Sam/Mom/me in your newsletter. You are right–70 isn’t old these days. I’m hoping to continue making caramels/scanning, saving, sharing pictures/other projects for many years.

 

Neola

Neola, Larry Brooks is married to Kristy Hagen, daughter of Orville and Gloria. Larry I believe is a professor at the ‘Dakota College at Bottineau’, formally the Forestry. Gary