Condolences

From Connie Halvorson Kester (’64):  Bottineau, ND

So sorry to hear about Garry LaRocque and his sister Shirley’s passing.

I used to visit with Garry at auctions as we both enjoyed going to them.  So sorry for Lana and Ginger.  Lana was a fun classmate of mine. Garry had mentioned that Lana was coming for a visit.  I might have seen her if I had not just had knee surgery myself.

Also, condolences to all of Betty Faine Norman’s family too.  She was also a classmate of mine. I have some great memories of the class of 1964.

Hoping things are going well for you Gary and that Bernadette is able to enjoy some good days.

Connie

 

Reply to Diane Fugere (’75)
From Allen Richard (’65):  Grand Rapids, MI

To Diane Fugere. I remembered Joy Bashara very well. That is the year I returned to Dunseith and my first-year teaching there. I’m also curious as to what ever happened to her. She was great to work with 1973-74 was a tough year for Dunseith high school.  The front office, with the exception of Lorraine Olson, was a cluster ####.

 

 

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Blog (795) posted on May 6, 2010

 

Tee Shirt info for those attending the reunion who attended Dunseith schools
Message from Verena Gillis: Dunseith, ND

Information for those that haven’t yet paid: I will be ordering the shirts on Friday of this week, this is the deadline they gave me. If they haven’t sent payment yet for the reunion–they will not be receiving a shirt as there is officially no commitment. I had to earn money for this and I will not be ordering extra.

Verena

 

Picture request of former Superintendents
From Verena Gillis: Dunseith, ND

Gary, I am trying to get a picture of all the superintendents that have been at DHS. Do you have any idea how this can be done or maybe you might have some of them? I do have Mr. Les Jensen but when I try to get the others they turn out pretty distorted. I would like to use them at the Bingo Barn.

Folks, if any of you have any pictures at all of the any of the former Superintendents, please share.

Thanks, Gary

 

Dunseith Senior Citizen’s food
Reply from Larry Hackman (66):Bismarck, ND

Gary

I’m thinking a slice of sour cream raisin pie to start things off with. Then a bowl of bullets w/homemade bread with real butter. Haven’t had that for decades. Then finish with another slice of sour cream raisin pie. I suppose I’ll have to pick up a jumbo and take that home in a box.

Sounds like a plan Gary, We’ll see you there!

I hope it warms up and there are some rodents out for the benefit of some of them other classmates of yours. I don’t think the ducks are laying yet either. I’m sure someone will bring down some road kill from the Turtle Mountains that might tempt their pallets?

We’ll see you there.

Larry

Larry, It’s a deal. We’ll meet you at the Dunseith Sr. Citizens for Lunch at 11:00 AM Sunday, May 23rd.

Folks, you are welcome to join us. Gary

 

Mrs. Conroy:
Reply from Dick Johnson (68): Dunseith, ND

Gary and Friends,

I think Paula has been holding out on us! That’s a great memory you shared about Mrs. Conroy’s 4th grade. She was my favorite grade school teacher. The other teachers were very good too, but Mrs. Conroy really knew how to make school interesting. The sick room Paula mentioned was also kind of a library too and was also used now and then for ‘private’ discipline by Mrs. Conroy. There were two doors to the cloak room (sick room) and one was from the hallway balcony. I remember some younger kid tried to slide down the banister and fell over backward, landing on the cast iron radiator in the hallway below. He got hurt but I can’t remember the extent of his injuries anymore. Diane Larson Sjol remembered the shaky fire escape on the back of the school. When I think about it, I don’t think it was real safe to send a full load of kids down there at once. We did it for many fire drills without a problem.Before the school got a new automatic fire alarm system, there was an old hand crank siren on the wall in the downstairs hallway and Mr. Conroy used to crank it for a fire drill. I remember how some of the first graders would start to cry when the siren started. It was an exciting time for the rest of us, we got out of class and went outside for a while! Diane, I never really liked to look down either when I went down the old rickety fire escape. The steps were metal strips and you could see down through them to the ground— a long ways down for a small kid! Paula mentioned the ‘Plaster of Paris’ wall hangings we made in Mrs. Conroy’s crafts (art) class. I’ll attach a picture of the one I gave to my mom for Christmas 1959. I still have it. Thanks Gary!

Dick

 

Additional info to yesterday’s posting of Ronald Oswell’s Passing, son of Leona Metcalfe:
Posted by Vickie Metcalfe (70): Bottineau, ND

Vickie & Ardis, I don’t have an email address for Dianne, so could one of you forward this? Please pass along to anyone you think should know or would be interested. I don’t know if anyone has contacted Tiny & Ann Oswell — maybe Travis?

Here is the information from the obituary, which will run in Wednesday’s Seattle Times — www.seattletimes.com

Viewing at Evergreen-Washelli Funeral Home May 6th 1-3pm. Graveside May 6th 3pm. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Northwest Junior Pipe Band via paypal at www.nwjpb.org or mail a check to 509 NE 165th St. Shoreline, WA 98155.

Here is the funeral home memorial website: Please note that the time listed for the viewing is incorrect (they put 8 am or something weird. The correct times are in the obit above.

http://www.washelli.com/obits/obituaries.php/obitID/117112

Reunion Name tags

Folks, I have put off one more day for printing out name tags. I will be printing them out tomorrow.

Please check your name and others too for any errors or changes that you’d like made. I will be including your residence and class year/affiliation on your name tags as well.

For those attending without a preprinted name tag, we will be hand printing when they register at the reception desk the day of the reunion.

I will be posting Verena’s list of those that have paid tomorrow.

Note: Several of you replied letting me know that your computer would not display this whole list. There are currently 301 names on this list. If they are not all displayed this list can viewed on our Website under the 2010 message tab http://garystokes.net/default.aspx

Sorted by first name

	First Name	Last Name	Residence	Class YR.
1	Abe	Murray	Tacoma, WA	1959
2	Aggie	Casavant	Fort Mill, SC	1969
3	Aime	Casavant	Jamestown, ND	1966
4	Al	Lopez	Inver Grove Heights, MN	1965 Spouse
5	Alan	Henning	Minot, ND	1971
6	Alan	Poitra	Bloomington, MN	1976
7	Albert	Johnson	Rolla, ND	1970
8	Alice	Lilley	Dunseith, ND	Friend
9	Alice	Pladson	Stafford, VA	1966 Spouse
10	Angela	Berube Malget	Minneapolis, MN	1965
11	Anita	Benson Belgarde	Dunseith, ND	1985
12	Ann	Boppre Perry	Dunseith, ND	1972
13	Ann	Gottbreht Flaata	Rolette, ND	1960 Friend
14	Annette	Casavant Boucher	Minot, ND	1960
15	Arla	Hill Hiatt	Bottineau, ND	1979 Mother
16	Arlene	Lamoureux Dailly	Federal Way, WA	1955
17	Arlin	Pederson	Minot, ND	1955 Spouse
18	Arliss	Wenstad Spline	Michigan ND	Auxiliary
19	Audrey	Birkland	Dunseith, ND	1959 Fiance’
20	Barbara	Boucher Rivard	Dunseith, ND	1965 Spouse
21	Barbara	Iverson Lyonais	Hobart, WA	1960 Relative
22	Bernadette	Peltier	Dunseith, ND	1970
23	Bernadette	Stokes	Cebu, Philippines	1965 Spouse
24	Bernard	Morin	Dunseith, ND	1976
25	Bernd	Sedlacek	Great Falls, MT	1961 Spouse
26	Bernice	Belgarde	Bemidgi, MN	1972
27	Betty	Allard Heinz	Rolette, ND	1960
28	Bev	Handeland Hamnes	Bottineau, ND	1948
29	Bill	Grimme	Birmingham, AL	1965
30	Bill	Krause	Dickinson, ND	1974
31	Bob	Dailly	Federal Way, WA	1957
32	Bob	Leonard	Dunseith, ND	1951
33	Bobbie	Slyter	Wichita, KS	1970
34	Bonnie	Espe	Burlington	1968 Spouse
35	Brandon	Longie	Dunseith, ND	1998
36	Brenda	Hoffman	Greenville, SC	1968
37	Brenda	Johnson	Dunseith, ND	1968 Spouse
38	Candace	Peltier	Dunseith, ND	1991 Spouse
39	Carlene	Jerome Gillis	Dunseith, ND	Spouce
40	Carol	Peltier Breland	Rolla, ND	1975
41	Carol	Watkins Carbonneau	Bottineau, ND	1946
42	Carolee	Casavant Halvorson	Bismarck, ND	1975
43	Cecile	Berube Reynolds	Minot, ND	1965
44	Char	Wurgler	Rugby, ND	1664 spouse
45	Cheri	Metcalfe Evans	Dunseith, ND	1974
46	Cheryl	Bailey	Dunseith, ND	1965 Spouse
47	Cheryl	Haagenson	Dunseith, ND	1971
48	Chris	Peltier	Bismarck, ND	2000
49	Chuck	Munro	Fargo, ND	1959 Spouse
50	Cindy	Hoffman	Sante Fe, NM	1977
51	Cleo	Kelly	Woodbury MN	1960
52	Clint	Dumas	Havre, MT	1968 Spouse
53	Colette	Pigeon Schimetz	Lake Metigoshe, ND	1970
54	Colleen	Peltier Poitra	Dunseith, ND
55	Connie	Burcham Sime	Dunseith, ND	1962
56	Connie	Halvorson Kester	Long Lake, ND	1964
57	Cora	Anderson	Rolette, ND	1965 Spouse
58	Crystal	Belgarde	Fargo, ND	1994 Fiance”
59	Crystal	Fassett Andersen	Walhalla, ND	1970
60	Curtis	Halvorson	Dunseith, ND	1959
61	Dale	Andersen	Walhalla, ND	1970
62	Dale	Juntunen	Perth, ND	1972 Spouse
63	Dale	Pritchard	Leesville, LA	1963
64	Dan	McKown	Wichita, KS	1970 Friend
65	Daniel	Peltier	Dunseith, ND	1991
66	Daniel	Pladson	Dunseith, ND	1975
67	Darlene	St. Claire Took	Milton, ND	1968
68	Darrel	Fassett	Boynton Beach, FL	1947
69	Dave	Nadeau	Dunseith, ND	1982 Spouse
70	Dave	Pazandak	Greenville, SC	1968 Brenda H
71	Dave	Wurgler	Rugby, ND	1964
72	David	Abrahamson	St. John, ND	1972
73	David	Fugere	Dunseith, ND	1978
74	Debbie	Fugere Fauske	Bottineau, ND	1975
75	Debbie	Peltier	Dunseith, ND	1970 Spouse
76	Del	Enno	Fargo, ND	1978
77	Denise	Peltier	Dunseith, ND	1971
78	Denise	Quillinan Halvorson	Dunseith, ND	1963
79	Dennis	Dubois	Minneapolis, MN	1963
80	Dennis	Espe	Dunseith, ND	1956
81	Dennis	Parisien	Dunseith, ND	1965
82	Diane	Berg Rheault	Fargo, ND	1979
83	Diane	Larson, Sjol	Minot, ND	1970
84	Diane	Wenstad Wiebe	Portage La Prairie, MB	1969
85	Dianne	Rober’t Johnson	Rolla, ND	1976
86	Dick	Johnson	Dunseith, ND	1968
87	Don	Lamoureux	East Bethel, MN	1975
88	Don	Wenstad	Willow City, ND	1966
89	Don	Boardman	Bottineau, ND	1960
90	Donald	Egbert	Dunseith, ND	1965
91	Donna	Sunderland Leonard	Dunseith, ND	1952
92	Doris	Peterson Williams	Bottineau, ND	1953
93	Dorothy	Hiatt Swanson	Moorehead, MN	1946
94	Dorothy	Strietzel Fassett	Boynton Beach, FL	1946
95	Duane	Christenson	Bottineau, ND	1965 Spouse
96	Dwight	Poitra	Dunseith, ND	1973 Spouse
97	Elaine	Peltier	Dunseith, ND	1974
98	Ele	Dietrich Slyter	Dunseith, ND	1969
99	Elizabeth	Lamoureux	East Bethel, MN	1975 Spouse
100	Ellen	Cushing	Bottineau, ND	Spouse
101	Eric	Poitra	Dunseith, ND	1983
102	Erna	Walter Pederson	Minot, ND	1955
103	Ernie	Gottbreht	Dunseith, ND	1965
104	Esther	Murray Fleming	Flint, MI	1965
105	Eva	Paulson Eurich	Rugby, ND	1960
106	Everett	Enno	Williston, ND	1976
107	Fern	Peltier	Dunseith, ND	1977
108	Florence	Pladson Sime	Dunseith, ND	1962
109	Floyd	Dion	Dunseith, ND	1945
111	Frank	Gillis	Dunseith, ND	1984 Spouce
112	Friend of	Fern Peltier	Belcourt, ND	1977 Friend
113	Gaillord	Peltier	Turtle Lake, ND	1980
114	Gary	Fulsebakke	Devils Lake, ND	1971
115	Gary	Morgan	Garrison, ND	1954
116	Gary	Olson	Hillsboro	1967 Spouse
117	Gary	St. Claire	Minot, ND
118	Gary	Stokes	Cebu, Philippines	1965
119	Gary	Wall	Bottineau, ND	1972 Spouse
120	George	Eltz	Spokane, WA	1968 Spouse
121	George	Gottbreht	Dunseith, ND	1961
122	Gerald	Casavant	Jamestown, ND	1966
123	Geri	Metcalfe Munro	Fargo, ND	1959
124	Geri	Peltier	Bottineau, ND
125	Ginger	LaRocque Poitra	Belcourt, ND	1965
126	Gladys	Roussin Azure	Dunseith, ND	1965
127	Greg	Malget	Minneapolis, MN	1965 Spouse
128	Greg	Salmonson	Minot, ND
129	Gwen	Grimme Eltz	Spokane, WA	1968
130	Gwen	Struck Dumas	Havre, MT	1968
131	Harold	Gillis	Dunseith, ND	1989
132	Harvey	Bristol	Bottineau, ND	1953 Fiancé
133	Helen	Parisien	Dunseith, ND	1974
134	Helen	Rivard Christenson	Bottineau, ND	1965
135	Henry	Hackman	Mandan, ND	1965
136	Irina	Protassevitch	Birmingham, AL	1965 Friend
137	Iris	Nadeau	Dunseith, ND	1983
138	Jackie	Pritchard	Leesville, LA	1963 Spouse
139	Jacqueline	Hiatt Fix	Springfield, VA	1979
140	James	Rheault	Fargo, ND	1979 Spouse
141	Janet	Haagenson Sedlacek	Great Falls, MT	1961
142	Jason	St. Claire	Fargo, ND	1994
143	Jay	Vanorney	Dunseith, ND	1966
144	Jeff	Boucher	Rolette, ND	1967 Spouse
145	Jeff	Evans	Dell Rapids, SD	1973
146	Jeff	Halvorson	Bismarck, ND	1975 Spouse
147	Jennifer	Peltier	Dunseith, ND
148	Jerry	Pladson	Fargo, ND
149	Jerry	Strong	Dunseith, ND	1960
150	Jerry	Williams	Watertown, SD	1954
151	Jim	Berube	Lake Metigoshe, ND	1967
152	Jim	Evans	Dunseith, ND	1963
153	Jim	Kester	Long Lake, ND	1964 Spouse
154	Jim	Tooke	Milton, ND	1966
155	Joan	Richard	Dunseith, ND	Teacher
156	Joan	Tremblay Johnson	Dunseith, ND	1979
157	Joan	Wurgler Salmonson	Dunseith, ND	1961
158	Joanne	Smith Fuchs	Bottineau, ND	1965
159	Joe	Fulsbakke	Dunseith, ND	1977
160	John	Bedard	Lake Metigoshe, ND	1965
161	John	Bullinger	Bottineau, ND	1978 Spouse
162	Joyce	Hagen Evans	Dunseith, ND	1948
163	Joyce	Iverson Flaata	Bottineau, ND	1960 Relative
164	Joyce	Shining One Side Belgarde	Dunseith, ND	1981
165	Judy	DuPre DePew	Rugby, ND	1962
166	Kamie	Poitra Longie	Dunseith, ND	1998
167	Kathy	Casavant Ellingson	Bismarck, ND	1974
168	Kathy	Kuhn	Saint John, ND	1970 Spouse
169	Kathy	Williams	Watertown, SD	1954 Spouse
170	Kathy (Barbara)	Kalk Lopez	Inver Grove Heights, MN	1965
171	Keith	Kontzie	Lake Metigoshe, ND	1962 Spouse
172	Keith	Pladson	Stafford, VA	1966
173	Kenny	Hill	Dunseith, ND	1956
174	Kenny	Nerpel	Rugby, ND	1965
175	Kevin	Johnson	Rolla, ND	1976 Spouse
176	Klem	Schmaltz	Dunseith, ND	1962 Friend
177	Kristie	Barbot	Fargo, ND	1996
178	LaRae	Frieze	Jamestown, ND	1966 Friend
179	Larry	Ellingson	Bismarck, ND	1974 Spouse
180	Larry	Haas,	Saint John, ND	1972 Spouse
181	Larry	Hackman	Bismarck, ND	1966
182	Larry	St. Claire	Anchorage, AK	1966
183	Laurel	Hiatt	Bottineau, ND	1963
184	LeaRae	Parrill Espe	Bottineau, ND	1967
185	Les	Halvorson	Bottineau, ND	Teacher
186	Les	Thomas	Rolette, ND	Auxiliary
187	Linda	Berube	Lake Metigoshe, ND	1967 Spouse
188	Linda	Gunville	Dunseith, ND	1979
189	Linda	Johnson Juntunen	Perth, ND	1972
190	Linda	Tooke	Bottineau, ND	1981
191	Lisa	Azure	St. John, ND	1983
192	Lloyd	Awalt	Bottineau, ND	1944
193	Lola	Metcalfe Vanorny	Dunseith, ND	1968
194	Loraine	Neameyer Haas	Saint John, ND	1972
195	Loretta	Casavant Aamodt	Rugby, ND	1961
196	Loretta	Neameyer Wall	Bottineau, ND	1972
197	Lori	Hiatt	Dunseith, ND	1980
198	Lowell	Leonard	Dunseith, ND	1959
199	LuAnn	Henning	Minot, ND	1971 Spouse
200	Luella	Halvorson Dion	Dunseith, ND	1947
201	Madonna	Peltier Yawakie	Brooklyn Park, MN	1977
202	Marc	Pigeon	Dunseith, ND	1975
203	Marcie	Hackman	Mandan, ND	1965 Spouse
204	Margaret	Bedard	Lake Metigoshe, ND	1965 Spouse
205	Margaret	Bedard Strong	Dunseith, ND	1962
206	Margaret	Metcalfe Leonard	Rolette, ND	1965
207	Marie	Iverson Staub	Seattle, WA	1960
208	Marion	Hackman	Bismarck, ND	1966 Spouse
209	Mark	Larsen	Alan Poitra’s Partner	1976 Partner
210	Mark	Peltier	Seattle, WA	1984
211	Mark	Perry	Dunseith, ND	1972 Spouse
212	Marlene	Kraft Armentrout	Dunseith, ND	1957
213	Marlys	Hiatt	Dunseith, ND	1971
214	Marsha	Abrahamson	St. John, ND	1972 Spouse
215	Marsha	Olson, Poitra	Dunseith, ND	1973
216	Marshall	Parisien	St. John, ND	1983 Fiancé
217	Marvin	Aamodt	Rugby, ND	1957
218	Mary	Allard Hiatt	Bottineau, ND	1963 Spouse
219	Mary	Eurich Knutson	Dunseith, ND	1962
220	Mary	Medrud	Dunseith, ND	1971 Spouse
221	Mary Ann	Casavant Boucher	Rolette, ND	1967
222	Mary Lou	Morgan	Garrison, ND	1954 Spouse
223	Mel	Hamnes	Bottineau, ND	1948 Spouse
224	Mel	Kuhn	Saint John, ND	1970
225	Melvin	Yawakie	Brooklyn Park, MN	1977 Spouse
226	Michael	Albertson	St. John, ND	1972 Spouse
227	Mike	Gillis	Dunseith, ND
228	Mike	Vandal	Elk River, MN	1962 Spouse
229	Minnie	Knox Flynn	Dunseith, ND	1947
230	Mona	Dionne Johnson	Lake Metigoshe, ND	1948
231	Monte	Espe	Burlington	1968
232	Murl	Watkins Hill	Dunseith, ND	1950
233	Myra	Henning Halvorson	Bottineau, ND	1972
234	Nancy	Bedard Olson	Hillsboro	1967
235	Nancy	Hosmer Baldwin	Lake Metigoshe, ND	1962
236	Neola	Kofoid Garbe	Minot, ND	Auxiliary
237	Neva	Haagenson Rainey	Dunseith, ND	1956
238	Pam	Wenstad Lane	Dunseith, ND	1978
239	Pat	Peltier	Bottineau, ND
240	Patty	Boguslawski Gottbreht	Dunseith, ND	1965
241	Paula	Fassett	North Branch, MN	1971
242	Peggy	Peltier Gillis	Dunseith, ND	1984
243	Peggy	Sime Espe	Dunseith, ND	1960
244	Pete	Gillis	Dunseith, ND	1965
245	Pete (Melvin)	Wenstad	Michigan ND	Auxiliary
246	Raphael	Poitra	Dunseith, ND	1965
247	Rene	Casavant	Bismarck, ND	1965
248	Renee	Peltier	Turtle Lake, ND	1980 Spouse
249	Renee	St. Claire Salmonson	Minot, ND
250	Richard	Slyter	Dunseith, ND	1967
251	Robbie	St. Claire	Anchorage, AK	1966 Spouse
252	Robert	Poitra	Dunseith, ND
253	Robert	Rivard	Dunseith, ND	1965
254	Roberta	Wilkie	Belcourt, ND	1965
255	Robin	Espe Morin	Dunseith, ND	1980
256	Robin	Hill	Bottineau, ND	1980 Spouse
257	Robin	Pladson	Dunseith, ND	1975 Spouse
258	Rod	Medrud	Dunseith, ND	1971
259	Rodney	Armentrout	Dunseith, ND	1955
260	Ron	Heinz	Rolette, ND	1960 Spouse
261	Ron	Hett	Bottineau, ND	Auxiliary
262	Ron	Strong	Dunseith, ND	1960
263	Ronald	Peltier	Dunseith, ND	1970
264	Rose	Metcalfe Gottbreht	Dunseith, ND	1976
265	Russell	Davis	Dunseith, ND	1983 Spouse
266	Sam	Breland	Rolla, ND	1975 Spouse
267	Sandra	Poitra	Dunseith, ND	1983
268	Sandra	Zeiler Vandal	Elk River, MN	1962
269	Shannon	Gillis LaVallie	Devils Lake, ND	1989
270	Sharon	Zorn Gerdes	Windsor, CO	1962
271	Shelley	Sime Fossen	Jamestown, ND	1984
272	Shelly	Fulsebakke Alberson	St. John, ND	1972
273	Sherry	Counts	Dunseith, ND	1991
274	Sherry	Nerpel	Rugby, ND	1965 Spouse
275	Shirley	Brennan	Minot, ND	1960
276	Stacy	Counts	Dunseith, ND	1989
277	Stacy	LaVallie	Devils Lake, ND	1989 Spouse
278	Stan	Salmonson	Dunseith, ND	1961
279	Stephanie	Bear	Dunseith, ND	2001
280	Stephanie	Gillis Davis	Dunseith, ND	1983
281	Susan	Fassett Martin	Spearfish SD	1965
282	Susan	Pladson	Fargo, ND	Spouse
283	Sylvester	Azure	Dunseith, ND	1965 Spouse
284	Tasha	Peltier	Bismarck, ND	2000 Spouse
285	Teresa	St. Pierre	Dunseith, ND	2001
286	Terry	Espe	Bottineau, ND	1964
287	Terry	Halvorson	Dunseith, ND	1968
288	Terry	Wenstad	Grand Forks, ND	Auxiliary
289	Theresa	Cote Awalt	Bottineau, ND	1948
290	Tina	Pladson Bullinger	Bottineau, ND	1978
291	Tom	Berube	Bottineau, ND	1963
292	Tracy	St. Claire Casavant	Rolette, ND	1992
293	Travis	Casavant	Rolette, ND	1992 Spouse
294	Travis	Metcalfe	Mesa, AZ	1976
295	Troy	Hill	Bottineau, ND	1980
296	Verena	St. Claire Gillis	Dunseith, ND	1965 Spouse
297	Vickie	Hiatt LaFontaine	Grafton, ND	1973
298	Vickie	Metcalfe	Bottineau, ND	1970
299	Warren	Anderson	Rolette, ND	1965
300	Wayne	Pritchard	Leesville, LA	1963 Son
301	Wendal	Cushing	Bottineau, ND	Forestry Teacher

 

Lorraine Pritchard Thom Obituary
Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot, ND

(Virginia) Lorraine (Pritchard) Thom

(Virginia) Lorraine Pritchard Tohm, 83, longtime Hereford resident, passed away Sunday, September 15, 2019 at her residence. Funeral services will be Thursday, September 19, 2019 at 2:00 PM with Pastor Joe Andrajack officiating at the Mendez and Mullins Family Funeral Home Chapel and visitation will be Thursday morning from  9:00 AM-12:00 PM at the funeral home. Funeral services are also scheduled for 10:00 AM, Monday, September 23, 2019, at Nero Funeral Home in Bottineau, North Dakota with visitation one hour prior to service time. Interment will be in the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery in Gardena, North Dakota, beside her husband. Lorraine Pritchard was born in Dunseith, North Dakota, on September 30, 1935, to Robert and Dorothy Pritchard. She was raised on a farm near the Canadian border. Lorraine met and married LeRoy Tohm of Gardena, North Dakota, after he completed his service in USMC during the Korean War. Following their marriage, the couple lived in approximately 14 different cities in western North Dakota while he worked for an oil drilling company. In 1960 they moved to Egeland, North Dakota, where LeRoy farmed for 13 years. In 1973, they moved to Texas where LeRoy accepted a mill manager position with a cattle feed yard in Hereford, Texas. Lorraine was a homemaker who filled her time with various craft activities, including many beautiful crocheted items for family and friends

Lorraine is survived by her children: Virginia Cartwright, Florida, Audrey Rose (Mike), Texas, Jeffrey Tohm, Texas, Debra Pittman (Leon), Arkansas, and Jacqueline Meyers (Mike), Minnesota, 13 grandchildren, and 6 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by 2 sisters, Lois Beckman, Colorado, and Carol Corzine, Texas, and 2 brothers, Darold Pritchard, Mississippi, and Dale Pritchard, Louisiana.

 Lorraine was preceded in death by her husband, parents, one sister, Shirley Zahn, and one brother, John Pritchard

Gary Stokes comments
The Pritchard’s lived one mile south of our farm in the Ackworth community in the Turtle Mountains. Lorraine and her sisters Shirley and Lois were a bit older than me and had left home prior to the time I can remember. There were 7 siblings. The younger 4, Darold, John, Dale and Carol I remember very well. The Pritchard’s had a lot of milk cows and sheep. Each of the kids had their specific chores to do too and they were many. Believe me. Robert was a professional welder and did a lot of welding requests for all of the neighbors. Good neighbors. Good memories.

I extend my condolences to all of Lorraine’s family with her passing.

 

Reply from Bob Lykins:  Hutto, TX

Gary,

How fortunate you are to have these ladies helping you tend to your wife.  From my memories of my days in the Philippines, such dedication is not at all rare in their culture.  They will be in my prayers tonight.

Bob Lykins

Gary’s comments

Yes Bob, I am blessed. This picture was taken in April when Bernadette was unconscious for 20 days

 

The Right Place
Posted by Vickie Metcalfe (’70):  Bottineau, ND

Gary and Friends of Dunseith Alumni,

 I grew Up at The Right Place

My thoughts today flashed back to the “Wright Place”.

Land which was located in Willow Lake township which my parents purchased from Aunt Mary and Uncle Bill in the mid 60’s.

I was in the 7^th grade, the year, I “cut my teeth” on the D – John Deere sweep raking hay to  Dad who drove the John Deere Farmhand whilst  stacking hay.  Haying was a big family affair. Everyone had a job   Sisters tramped the hay down in the frame. Early mornings, after milking, Mom planned, prepared meals and lunches.  Everything was home grown or homemade from scratch.

The first hay put up was the tame hay; alfalfa, sweet clover, Timothy or Brome grass. Hay from the meadows  was last of haying. It was put up after the hot summer sun dried the soft moist meadow soil to a firmness.  Pugnant meadow hay  triggered frequent sneezes, coughs,  and watering eyes amongst all of us..

The Wright Place Hay meadows  due to distance and  navigating its  hillside were always the last.

We were in Allelulah happy stage then!

My Dad was wonderful thoughtful father who shared stories and would talk about feelings.

But hay season brought out the worst in him ….“stress hollering” .  (He’d take time off from plastering to get the haying done.   The farm depended on the livestock, who depended on hay.)

Dad used his strong arm muscles to manually, forcefully crank the D-John Deere  to get it started.  And once started it was never shut off until the end of the day.  The smell of gas permeated the air.

One hot afternoon down in the depth of a  still, stifling, warm, meadow there was absolutely no breeze. Dad ‘s stress got to him, motioned signals with his hands.  I didn’t understand. He hollered and became more animated!

I felt FRUSTRATED . Whaaat?? turn ..?…left… back up…push hay toward, turn around slow down?  Whaaat?”

Finally, I stood up on that D- John Deere.  Hollering back. “I have had enough!”   “I don’t know what those hand motions mean.!”

I pulled the clutch which killed the power.

Stiff muscles, I crawled off that D- and started walking, never looking back.

I walked thoughts stormed across my mind.

“I am running away but I don’t know where to go, but it won’t be home!”

”Dad  is either going to beat my butt…”

“or he won’t do a thing  just let me go…..”

and I …I will not be able to go home again.”

In the hot summer sun, I felt a cold fear ”I knew he would never  beat me.  The stark fear. “Where will I go” I can’t go home again.”

Dad stopped the farm hand.  And came from behind. He walked beside me.

I said, “I don’t understand hand signals, I don’t like hollering. I’m done!”

I felt,total surprised hearing words spoken in kindness.

He said, “Vickie I am so sorry I hollered.”

“I love you”.  ‘I am sorry I hurt your feelings. Would you please forgive me.?” I nodded.

Snottering, I crawled  back on the D.

I wasn’t  a  bit  feeling guilty while he worked to get the  D- engine turning over. I knew our relationship had changed

Dad and I  strengthened and forged  into something  special; deep understanding, mutual respect, appreciation and forgiveness.

I grew up at the Wright Place.

 

Until Later,

Vickie L. Metcalfe
September 16, 2019

PS To all the former DHS choir members, In closure, do you recall Mr. Johnson leading us in the Fall song below. Does the melody is play in your head too?.

Lyrics …”Autumn Leaves Start to Fall”

The falling leaves drift by my window
.The falling leaves of red and gold
.I see your lips the summer kisses.
The sunburned hands I used to hold.

Since you went away the days grow long.
And soon I’ll hear old winter’s song.
But I miss you most of all my darling.
When autumn leaves start to fall.

Since you went away the days grow long.
And soon I’ll hear old winter’s song.
But I miss you most of all my darling.
When autumn leaves start to fall.

I miss you most of all my darling.
When autumn leaves start to fall.

Songwriters: UNKNOWN

 

 

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Blog (791) posted on May 3, 2010
Update from DeAnn Gottbreth O’hare: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/deanngottbreht

Only two weekly Chemo treatments left! Patrick’s dad brought me down for my latest treatment on Friday while Connor stayed with Grandma Jan. All the help from our family is greatly appreciated. I don’t know what we would do without them! The chemo is running me down more and more so I am looking forward to a break. I will switch to one treatment every 3 weeks after I finish these next two treatments so that will be nice. Hopefully the side effects of the chemo will be easier then. I meet with my doctor again this week when I go for my treatment to make our final plans for my future treatments. It will also be nice to spend more time at home as a family. All this traveling really runs me down.

Connor had his 2 month appointment at his Pediatrician’s Office this last Monday. He was up to 8lbs 10oz already! He is growing so well. Of course he looks more like a newborn than a 2 month old but he is filling out nicely. He had his shots that day as well and he only cried right when the nurses gave him the shots so it wasn’t so bad. I didn’t even cry this time while I watched and his daddy comforted him afterwards so Connor was just fine. Connor is still only eating about 2-3 ounces every 3 hours but I’m hoping to start increasing it some so he will maybe sleep a little longer in between feeding. I really enjoy those times when he sleeps for more than an hour at a time! His reflux will be a problem for probably the first year of his life but we have plenty of burp rags and bibs to keep up with it. Doing his laundry will definitely keep me busy.

Thanks again everyone for all of your cards, gifts, and support. We appreciate you all so much. It has been quite a journey but things are improving, life is getting better every week!

 

Mark Peltier (84):

Gary,

Please include Mark Peltier (1984) graduate to your list.

His email is

Thank you

Mark, It is my pleasure to add you to our distribution list. Doing a find for your name I found locations for you in Dunseith, Anchorage, Kirkland & Seattle. I’m assuming you are living in one of those places? It looks like you have lived a lot of same places as Larry St. Claire? Gary

 

Pictures from the achieves:

Hubert Allery DHS class of 52

 

Marlin Williams DHS class of 55
Born July 10, 1935 – Deceased April 6, 2003

 

Marlin (55)/Doris Peterson (53) Williams Family

 

City of Dunseith

Posted by Larry Liere (55):  Devils Lake, ND

Last Sunday we drove to Bottineau but had some extra time so we drove into Dunseith just to look around.  WOW I thought Devils Lake had a lot of parking lots from buildings being taken down but I don’t know when Dunseith went on their building removal project.  The only two buildings left on main street from when I lived there were the Gambles Store and the theatre or show hall as we called it back then.  There is a bar where the creamery was but I could not tell if it is the old creamery made over or a new building.  Our old house still looks about the same and the new school looks nice from the outside.  I think they should have saved the old corner stone garage just to save that kind of construction as a part of history.  Anyway it was sad to see so much of main street as vacant lots.   We have Grandparents at the Dunseith Cemetery so we stopped there to see their graves and I must say Dunseith does a wonderful job of keeping up their cemetery.  It is very nice and has a beautiful view.

I guess this is just the same story of all small towns USA.

Hope your wife is doing well.

LARRY

 

Happy 101st  birthday to Mrs. Wesley Schneider.
Posted by Vickie Metcalfe (’70):  Bottineau, ND

Hello Gary and Dunseith Alumni Friends,     

             I carry  many fond memories of  neighbors, Wes and Ovidia; walking and in-hand  to their garden. saying simple prayer before  their meals, and  sharing simple gifts of friendship and concern.

            I’ve been told by many  community people who  have known her better than I  through the years;  Ovidia  Schneider truly exemplifies, “kindness unto itself.

            Wishing you the best, dear Ovida! 

Your friend,

Vickie L. Metcalfe    

September 20, 2019

 

Ovidia Schneider 101 years old
Picture/message posted by Karen Larson (Bottineau Spectrum):  Bottineau, ND

Hello Gary,

Vicki suggested I send you this.  Mom is in the Rolette Community Care Center.  Her birthday was Thursday the 19th.

Karen

Gary’s Comment
Karen, Your mother looks wonderful. Please give her our regards and wish her happy birthday from us too. 

 

The Right Place
Posted by Vickie Metcalfe (’70):  Bottineau, ND

Gary and Friends of Dunseith Alumni,

 I grew Up at The Right Place 

My thoughts today flashed back to the “Wright Place”.

Land which was located in Willow Lake township which my parents purchased from Aunt Mary and Uncle Bill in the mid 60’s.

I was in the 7^th grade, the year, I “cut my teeth” on the D – John Deere sweep raking hay to  Dad who drove the John Deere Farmhand whilst  stacking hay.  Haying was a big family affair. Everyone had a job   Sisters tramped the hay down in the frame. Early mornings, after milking, Mom planned, prepared meals and lunches.  Everything was home grown or homemade from scratch.

The first hay put up was the tame hay; alfalfa, sweet clover, Timothy or Brome grass. Hay from the meadows  was last of haying. It was put up after the hot summer sun dried the soft moist meadow soil to a firmness.  Pugnant meadow hay  triggered frequent sneezes, coughs,  and watering eyes amongst all of us..

The Wright Place Hay meadows  due to distance and  navigating its  hillside were always the last.

We were in Allelulah happy stage then!

My Dad was wonderful thoughtful father who shared stories and would talk about feelings.

But hay season brought out the worst in him ….“stress hollering” .  (He’d take time off from plastering to get the haying done.   The farm depended on the livestock, who depended on hay.)

Dad used his strong arm muscles to manually, forcefully crank the D-John Deere  to get it started.  And once started it was never shut off until the end of the day.  The smell of gas permeated the air.

One hot afternoon down in the depth of a  still, stifling, warm, meadow there was absolutely no breeze. Dad ‘s stress got to him, motioned signals with his hands.  I didn’t understand. He hollered and became more animated!

I felt FRUSTRATED . Whaaat?? turn ..?…left… back up…push hay toward, turn around slow down?  Whaaat?”

Finally, I stood up on that D- John Deere.  Hollering back. “I have had enough!”   “I don’t know what those hand motions mean.!”

I pulled the clutch which killed the power.

Stiff muscles, I crawled off that D- and started walking, never looking back.

I walked thoughts stormed across my mind.

“I am running away but I don’t know where to go, but it won’t be home!”

”Dad  is either going to beat my butt…”

“or he won’t do a thing  just let me go…..”

and I …I will not be able to go home again.”

In the hot summer sun, I felt a cold fear ”I knew he would never  beat me.  The stark fear. “Where will I go” I can’t go home again.”

Dad stopped the farm hand.  And came from behind. He walked beside me.

I said, “I don’t understand hand signals, I don’t like hollering. I’m done!”

I felt,total surprised hearing words spoken in kindness.

He said, “Vickie I am so sorry I hollered.”

“I love you”.  ‘I am sorry I hurt your feelings. Would you please forgive me.?” I nodded.

Snottering, I crawled  back on the D.

I wasn’t  a  bit  feeling guilty while he worked to get the  D- engine turning over. I knew our relationship had changed

Dad and I  strengthened and forged  into something  special; deep understanding, mutual respect, appreciation and forgiveness.

I grew up at the Wright Place.

Until Later,

Vickie L. Metcalfe
September 16, 2019

PS To all the former DHS choir members, In closure, do you recall Mr. Johnson leading us in the Fall song below. Does the melody is play in your head too?.

Lyrics …”Autumn Leaves Start to Fall”

 The falling leaves drift by my window
.The falling leaves of red and gold
.I see your lips the summer kisses.
The sunburned hands I used to hold.

Since you went away the days grow long.
And soon I’ll hear old winter’s song.
But I miss you most of all my darling.
When autumn leaves start to fall.

Since you went away the days grow long.
And soon I’ll hear old winter’s song.
But I miss you most of all my darling.
When autumn leaves start to fall.

I miss you most of all my darling.
When autumn leaves start to fall.

 

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Blog (792) posted on May 4, 2010

 

Dave Houim Passed Away. This came from Ann/Denise Keplin. Neola
Posted By Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND

Please pray for the Houim family in Rugby. Dave Houim died on Saturday after surgery for injuries sustained in a fall. Dave was the husband of Nancy Houim, she is a TECite and made Life in the Spirit, a truly wonderful person. Dave is also the father of Ashley Houim who made TEC in Belcourt this past year.

 

Dunseith Schools Superintendents Picture
Posted by Don Martel (Former Principle): Rosemount, MN

Don has shared photos with you. Hope this helps with your didplay, and we are still looking for pictures of Mr. Conroy. Don & Colleen (Conroy) Martel

Turtle Mountain Country School Reunion 
Posted by Linda Gardner: Vienna, VA

Hi Gary – was wondering if you would mind posting a reminder about the country school reunion. Have been receiveing many, many inquiries so just want to remind everyone the deadline is June 1!

Thanks!

Turtle Mountain Country School Reunion

 The Turtle Mountain Country School Reunion will be held on July 10, 2010, at the Twin Oaks Resort & Convention Center at Lake Metigoshe.Anyone who attended a country school in the Turtle Mountains or who wants to celebrate an educational life style of the past is welcome to attend.The cost is $42.00 per person.Reservations and advance payment are required.June 1, 2010, is the deadline to submit registration information and payment.Registration information 

www.bottineau.com (News Releases page http://www.bottineau.com/countryschoolreunion.htm).Please contact Linda Gardner at 703/636-6392, lgardner9@cox.net(email), or

3059 Sugar Lane,Vienna,VA,22181

, for additional information.

Registration will begin at 3 PM; Social Hour 4-6:30 PM and dinner will be served from 6:30 – 8 PM.Please come and share this special time of celebration.

 

Free Admission to the Peace Garden this Sunday:
Posted By Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND

Taken from www.peacegarden.com.

May 9: Mother’s Day: Free Gate Admission, Plant, Green House Tour & Entertainment.

For your enjoyment, the Lund Family performing: Country Gospel, Blue Grass, Old Time Country and a Special Song for mothers. Sign-up and draws. 2:00 p.m. in the Burdick Performing Arts Center.

Sunday Buffet: 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Roast Beef, Yorkshire Pudding & Gravy, Oven Roast Potato, Mixed Vegetables, Vegetarian Lasagna, Oven Roast Chicken, Dinner Roll, Tossed Salad- 3 dressings,

Greek Salad, Macaroni Salad, Jelled Salad, Pickles

Dessert-Fruit cup, carrot cake

$13.00 – Children under the age of 12 yrs. @ .75 per yr.

Season Pass discounted $5.00 Today $20.00

 

Gary Stokes Note:

With my recent busy schedule, I have been not gotten these blogs posted in a timely fashion. I just noticed that I have not posted the last two on our Website either. I will get those posted today along with today’s

I recently upgraded my “MS office Home and Business 2010” to ‘2019”. Not much change but Microsoft will discontinue support for “MS Office 2010” next year. I use “MS Office Outlook” to manage all of my email. I juggle 7 email accounts for posting all my email. They are all good email addresses for me too. So don’t get confused. I see replies and message sent to all of them.

 

Siblings: Gary LaRocque and Shirley LaRocque Wendt Passed away.
Posted by Ginger LaRocque Poitra (’65):  Belcourt, ND

Gary LaRocque (DHS ‘67)
Good morning Gary,

I have very sad news. Our brother Garry LaRocque has passed away, very unexpectedly. We believe this past Saturday 9-21-19, he was alone at his home in Dunseith. He was 70 years old.

Ginger Poitra class of ’65

Shirley LaRocque Wendt (DHS ‘59)
Gary,

I am letting you know that my sister, Shirley (LaRocque) Wendt went to join our brother Garry yesterday, just 6 days after he left us to be with our Lord.

My sister Joann went on ahead in 2012.

My sister Lana and myself are left to carry on with whatever we need do before our Lord calls us away from this earth.

It is a bad time for all of us. Not only did Lana and myself lose our brother and sister but on the same day our sister Shirley left us our Aunt Letty LaRocque went to be with our Lord.

Garry left us September 21, 2019 ( would have been class of 1967 )

Shirley left us September 27, 2019 ( Class of 1959 )

Aunt Letty left us September 27, 2019

Ginger class of 1965

Gary Stokes Comment:
So sorry Ginger for your loss of Gary and Shirley and your Aunt Letty too.  So close together too. I know you are a very close family and were very close to all of them too. My condolences are with you and all of your family.

 

 

Betty Faine Norman (DHS ’64) Passed away
Message posting and Obit posted by Vickie Metcalfe (’70):  Bottineau, ND

Gary and Dunseith Alumni,

Heartfelt sympathy to the Faine family on the passing of Betty.

It was a privilege for me to work with Betty in the Dunseith School System.

She loved her entire family so much. And I admired how she was totally in love with her husband Duane.

Betty had an expressive face, twinkling eyes and oft times find her wearing a happy glowing smile which a person could not help but find contagious. and walk away happy.. She could also be assertive in expressing her thoughts and opinion.

She was proud of who she was.  I recall her as, an avid Elvis fan   distraught on his passing.

May she rest gently in peace.

Sincerely,

Vickie L. Metcalfe
October 3, 2019

 

Betty Ann Norman | 1945 – 2019 | Obituary

Betty Ann Norman
March 10, 1945 – September 29, 2019

Betty Ann Norman, age 74 of Dunseith, died Sunday at a Minot hospital.  Her funeral will be held on Friday, October 4, 2019 at 10:00 am at the Ascend Church in Bottineau.

Betty Ann Norman, a daughter of August and Alice (LeDeaux) Faine, was born on March 10, 1945 at Belcourt.  She was raised at Dunseith and graduated from Dunseith High School.  She then attended college in Sacramento, CA.  She married Duane Norman.  Betty worked at Rolette County Social Service in Rolla.  She later worked at Dunseith Public Schools as a secretary and a librarian.

Betty passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2019 at a Minot hospital.

She is survived by he sisters, Patty Lozensky and Alice Christopherson of Dunseith; brothers, Linus and John Faine of Dunseith and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Duane; her parents, August and Alice; sisters, Margaret and Delores; brothers-in-law, Jesse Christopherson and Daniel Lozensky: a niece, Wendy and nephew, Linus.

Arrangements were with Nero Funeral Home in Bottineau

 

Dunseith School bus hits Moose. Curt Halvorson (’59) Driver
Posted by Vickie Metcalfe (’70):  Bottineau, ND

School bus carrying girls’ volleyball team hits moose in Ramsey County

By Joshua Peguero |
Posted: Fri 9:02 AM, Oct 04, 2019  |
Updated: Fri 11:45 AM, Oct 04, 2019

RAMSEY COUNTY, N.D. (Valley News Live) A school bus carrying a girls volleyball team crashed into a moose that was standing on the road in Ramsey County.

The accident happened Thursday at 9:35 p.m. along Highway 2 three miles east of Crary, according to North Dakota Highway Patrol.

Curtiss Halvorson, 78, was driving the 2019 International School Bus and he wasn’t injured.

Troopers said the bus suffered significant front-end damage yet Halvorson was able to drive it safely to a stop.

There were 25 students on the bus and two of them were checked for possible injures, but they weren’t hurt.

Dunseith Public Schools issued a statement Thursday night that the girls were returning from a volleyball game at the time of the accident.

“There are no injuries and everyone is ok, thank goodness!”

 

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Blog (793) posted on May 5, 2010

 

Tour the Rolette County Museum on Friday, May 21st
From Mel Kuhn (70): St. John, ND.

Gary,

Dick and I were talking and if anyone that is coming home for the reunion would be interested we would open the Rolette County Museum in St. John for people to go through. Friday the 21st. works best for us. We would just have to pick a time. We don’t have it open for the season yet so we may come across some dust.

Mel

Folks,

We have decided on the time to be 1:00 PM

Thank you so much Mel & Dick for doing this for us.

What a great opportunity for us that Mel and Dick are doing enabling us to see this site.

We’ll see you guys there at 1:00 PM on Friday, the 21st.

Gary

I found this on the Net. Gary

  One of the most interesting sites in Rolette County is the Rolette County Historical grounds located on the south edge of St. John as you come into town from the South. It consists of 12 lots, part of which is surrounded by a chain link fence.

The Rolette County Historical Society was organized by a small group of interested people in 1974. Its goal and purpose as an active organization is to help preserve some of the relics of the early pioneers–historical monuments, landmarks, buildings, etc., that have historical value. The initial grounds were donated to the Society in 1975 by the Mill Lake Cemetery Association and consisted, at that time, of 6 lots and the Mill Lake Lutheran Church, which was built in 1911. There are now several buildings on the site; the Church, a little one-room school house which dates back to early 1900’s; a little pioneer log cabin; a display building containing many different memorabilia; another display building with larger antique machinery; an immigration building, toy shop, boxcar, caboose, and an outdoor stage.

 

Dunseith Sr. Citizens will be serving lunch on Sunday May 23rd.
Posted by Jackie Peterson Hansen: St. John, ND

 Folks, Jackie’s parents are Jack (deceased) & Nettie Peterson.

 Jackie, this is wonderful that the Sr. Citizens are doing this for the community and those of us visiting the area. In 2007 they had some of the best home baked goodies ever. Their pies were out of this world. I had several plus pieces. I was reminded of this by non other than Larry Hackman. Larry we’ll have to pay them a visit again for some more of those great home baked goodies if they’ll be serving them again. Bernadette and I plan on attending the Sr. Center for lunch on Sunday May 23rd. This is another great opportunity to see more of the Dunseith Alumni folks. Thank you so much Jackie for this posting. Gary

From: jackie hansen Phone: 701 477 5780 E-mail: jackie.hansen@sendit.nodak.edu Message: Would you please post this for my mom {Nettie) and other Sr. Citizens: A lunch is being served at the Sr. Citizens’ Center on May 23, starting at 11:00 AM. The seniors in the community welcome visiting alumni as well as those from the area.

 

Baptismal of Connor O’Hara, DeAnn Gottbreht’s son:
Message from DeAnn Gottbreht O’Hara: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/deanngottbreht

We are going to be getting Connor baptized on Saturday May 15th at 11am at Peace Lutheran Church in Dunseith, ND. All are welcome. We will be having a meal afterwards at the church. Thanks Cheryl for the reminder to get it posted on here. Take care everyone

 

The Conroy’s
Reply from Paula Fassett (71): North Branch, MN

Thanks to Don Martel for the great photo of the principals – brings back memories! I wonder if Don & Colleen have photos of Mrs. Conroy, too, that they would like to share? I remember learning to count money in her 4th grade class by playing “store” with a cash register and toy money – buying cans of soup, etc. that she had brought from home just for that purpose. We had singing in her classroom on Fridays – with Mrs. Elsie Schneider coming in to play the piano. Mrs. Conroy also had the best arts & crafts – we made candles, plaster wall-hangings, corsages for Mom at Christmas and grew petunias in paper cups for Mother’s Day. She also read aloud to the class every day after noon hour – “Little House On the Prairie” was always my favorite.

And remember the “sick room” between the 3rd and 4th grade rooms – upstairs in the old Dunseith School building. I think we hung our coats in there and I remember lots of bookshelves, but there was a bed in there so if you got sick there was a place to go until the bus came, or your mom came to get you………..

Paula Fassett-Pfuhl

 

Joy Bashara (Teacher)
Question from Diane Fuger (75): Minot, ND.

Gary:

I have a question for the class of ’75. Does anyone remember Ms. Bashara (sp?) or know where she is nowadays?

Diane Fugere

 

Ronald Oswell, son of Leona Metcalfe, passed away:
Posted by Vickie Metcalfe (70): Bottineau, ND

Ronald George Oswell August 07, 1947 – May 01, 2010

Ron Oswell passed away May 1, 2010. He was born in Seattle on August 7, 1947 to George and Leona (Metcalfe) Oswell. Ron grew up in Seattle, and graduated from Shorecrest High School, where he was the school’s first bagpiper and gave himself the rank of Pipe Major. He attended Shoreline Community College before receiving his draft notice in 1967, precipitating his enlistment in the U.S. Army, where he served four years in the Army Security Agency. [He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1967, serving four years in the Army Security Agency] He also served four years in the Army Reserve, achieving the rank of Chief Warrant Officer II. He married Christine Gaston, a former Shorecrest Pipe Band member, in Basle, Switzerland on November 10, 1970. After returning to Seattle in spring 1971, he worked in construction, first as a union carpenter, then as a foreman, and in due time as a superintendent. He was generous with these carpentry skills, helping family and friends with household projects. Ron always had many interests, and was talented in many areas. He had a beautiful tenor voice, and learned musical instruments easily. He had a lifelong love of photography, and always had a darkroom to work in, wherever he lived. In recent years, he was working to master PhotoShop. He also continued his interest in bagpiping and things Scottish. He played with the Washington Scottish Pipe Band for many years and was a very good piper. He also spent time over the years dirt biking and trap shooting. He coached a girls’ soccer team for 15 years, bringing a core group through three team name changes and from mod soccer to high school graduation. He always dreamed of owning a Harley Davidson motorcycle, and finally purchased a beautiful bike a few years ago that was his pride and joy. He always had a big smile on his face as he drove into the driveway after a ride. Ron is survived by his wife Chris, and two children, Bergman, born in 1974, and Katie born in 1978. Also by his brother Ken Oswell and sister-in-law Carol.

Funeral Information

Funeral service will be held on Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 10:00 to 8:00 PM in the family service suite in Evergreen Washelli. Graveside service at 3:00 PM in Evergreen Memorial Park.

Gary, Ron has many Metcalfe cousins in Turtle Mtn.area. Ron Oswell was a kind, compassionate, honest ,hard working man, with a wonderful sense of humor. Aunt Leona at times, when he was 17 often slipped and called him Cliff. She felt he was alot like my dad at that age. Each of my nephews and nieces met and spent good times with him. He always took time to get to know and mentor kids. Ron was also a double first cousin to the children of Emil and Ann (Oswell) Metcalfe. Our family mourns.