Folks, I have gotten several replies, from folks using AOL, telling me that yesterday’s message was delivered in what appeared to be a ZIP file format. I am doing nothing different on my end, so the system must have taken it upon it self to do reformat yesterday’s message for some of you folks. Please let me know if this problem continues. Thanks, Gary
Reply To Les Halvorson:
From Paulette LaCoix Chisholm (68): Newark, Delaware
Les,
Thanks for the kudos on our nephew. Jerry’s son, Marc LaCroix enjoys playing sports. Ken and I were out to dinner when my sister called from Rugby where Marc scored the winning points with a layup in the last 4 seconds in the first round of the tournament. It was hard to contain our excitement in the quiet candlelit atmosphere.
In the story, I enjoyed the remarks made by Petric that the huge Minot gymnasium, being the biggest thing they’d ever seen at that point, could hold a lot of hay. It was amusing too that their monastic focus on winning would make them abandon beer and the thought of girl friends. Who knew tractor ruts and cow pies which inhibited a dribble would aid Bowersox in honing his long shots.
Wolford was home to my widowed grandfather on my mother’s side, John Click. We often visited him there where he lived with his brother. Wolford’s youth challenged themselves and came out winners that gave us all a boost. You guys from Wolford make us all proud.
Thanks Gary and Les,
Paulette LaCroix Chisholm
Les Halvorson and the Wolford Wolves:
Reply/Picture from Dick Johnson (68): Dunseith, ND.
Gary and Friends,
Les Halvorson’s memory certainly hasn’t begun to fail! Thanks Les
for the great story of the Wolford Wolves basketball team. I remember
losing a heartbreaker to you guys in a tournament in Rolla in overtime.
We lost by one point at the buzzer. I would like to mention a little
about Les’ own personal ball playing. Dunseith was a fast team and we
often worked a full court press to our advantage. Les was one of the
best ball handlers in the area. When we threw the press on Wolford, they
always switched around so that the ball was passed in directly to Les,
who then brought the ball up the floor by himself. He could dribble
right through the press and behind his back if needed. I learned early
on that when guarding Les, if he started to grin, you better be backing
up! He would be past you before you knew what happened, if you were too
close. Wolford coach Ross Julson had a good way of switching players in
and out. If someone made a small mistake or looked tired, he would run
in a new player off the bench. This made for a complete team of quality
players who could come into a game without seeming like a second string
man. If one fouled out, the next one in already had the game in hand.
Other coaches usually played only the five best players and the rest of
the bench were only used in an emergency. Maybe it was only my
observation but I thought that Ross Julson always had such a cool head.
He never seemed nervous or upset even if the game was tight. I wasn’t in
the locker room with them so this is just my perception of him from the
court. Les is a modest guy and certainly wouldn’t mention his
exceptional abilities at handling the ball, but he needs to be given
credit for this. I guess I can verify this as I was often on the
receiving end and was a quick learner when Les taught me the lessons!
Thanks Les and Gary!
Wolford Wolves 1967
Question from one on our alumna:
Have you ever heard about the Fess/Raymond hunting trip in Turtle Mountains? I never have. Wonder if it’s true?
Ed Milligan:
Reply from Dick Johnson (68): Dunseith, ND.
Gary and Friends,
The picture of Ed Milligan sure brings back a lot of memories. He
taught history and social studies at the Forestry when I attended
from’68-’70. History was one of my favorite classes and Ed really added
to it with his personal observations. He was a WW II vet and saw a real
side of war that he related to us in his daily lectures. I bet there are
very few history instructors who actually lived through the battles they
were teaching about. Ed was one. He also was a hands on kind of guy who
really dug in and studied what he was teaching. It was from Ed that I
first heard of the local history about the mooring stones that are along
the foothills north of Bottineau. These stones are believed to be where
the Vikings tied their ships to explore the Turtle Mountains. The large
stones have holes bored through them in the same way the Vikings did it
in other areas the explored. The entire prairie was covered by Lake
Agassiz until about a thousand years ago, allowing ships to travel all
the way inland from the Atlantic. Many years ago I saw a picture of Ed
Milligan holding a Viking sword that had been found in the Turtle
Mountains. He also told us about the ‘cave’ along the foothills that
appeared to have been built using Gothic techniques of stone work with a
keystone wedge at the top. He said this was definitely European and not
native to this area. This is a very significant part of local history
that not too many people put much significance in. If the Vikings were
in fact the first people in the last several thousand years to walk in
the Turtle Mountains, it could alter much of the history as we know it.
I find it fascinating! Thanks Gary!
Dick
Gary Morgan (54):
Message/Picture from Glen Williams (52): Missoula, MT
This Dude is a 1954 Graduate of DHS and played running back for the football team….look at him now..
He will be at the Alumni gathering in May…be sure to say hello to him…
Thanks for all your work for the Alumni..
Let me know if you have problems opening the attachment..
Glen Williams
