Reply to the Seim School Picture
From Dick Johnson (’68): Dunseith, ND
Gary and Friends,
I found the Seim School picture very interesting and another look into days gone by. One bit of information I might add is about the Olson kids in the picture. Their father was Bennie Olson who was a brother to my grandfather Henry Olson. Bennie and his wife Maisie lived on a small place south of Horseshoe Lake in the deep woods. My dad can remember Bennie coming through the woods in an old pickup from the ’30s and borrowing things from my grandpa Hans Johnson. They were poorer than church mice and had almost nothing to live on. I think this was some of the beginnings of the Olson-Johnson linage I inherited. Dad told me a few stories about Bennie that were interesting but a bit sad in other ways. Dad was just a young kid and he rode with Bennie in his old pickup to do something. Dad said he told Bennie that his generator wasn’t charging according to the gauge on the dash so Bennie pulled out his pliers and tapped on the gauge but broke the glass lens so he just bent the needle over so it showed ‘charge’ and then told Dad that that should fix it. Dad said that even though he was a kid he knew something probably wasn’t all hooked up with Bennie. One time in the ’70s, Dad and I were on the very south end of the lake tearing out a beaver dam and I found an old tire along the edge of the creek flowing out of Little Horseshoe Lake, which is just south of Horseshoe Lake, and I tossed it up on the bank. I looked at it and saw that the entire side of the tire had been laced with a leather lace like a football. I asked Dad who would have done that? He laughed and said the only one down in here that would have done that would have been Bennie Olson. I hung the tire in a tree because I planned to go back and get it sometime just to have it for kicks but the next time I was down there, it was gone.
Bennie and Maisie moved to Montana and later divorced. She was working in Big Timber in the ’60s and we stopped in to see her once. Bennie ended up being a ranch hand and was a sheep herder in the mountains.
The kids all grew up into responsible productive adults. We are in touch with Don and Sarah Olson and they have been back here several times to visit over the years. The last time was a couple years ago when we played at the Hostfest and as I looked out at the crowd, they were sitting near the front and Don was smiling at me. It completely took me by surprise! They live in Idaho and he is a general contractor who builds and rents apartment buildings etc. He looks so much like my mother and my aunt that I can’t miss him even in a crowd. They are first cousins so the family traits are very evident. On another trip to the west coast in the ’60s, we stopped in Spokane and visited Beverly but that’s the last time I saw her. She did call me a few years ago just to talk about old times and family but I’m not sure if she is still living. I don’t know what became of the other sister, Betty. Thanks for the picture Vickie and thanks Gary for keeping this going for all of us!
Dick
Reply to Teresa Sivertson Delikat’s ‘Proverbs’ post
From Vickie Metcalfe (’70): Bottineau, ND
Folks, Teresa Sivertson Delikat’s parents were Lars and Ruby Adams Sivertson. They lived several miles Northeast of Lake Metigoshe. Teresa’s mother, Ruby, was a sister to Irene Stickland, so she is a first cousin to Leland (Lee), Darrel and Dean Stickland.
Gary and friends,
Teresa (Sivertson) Delikat’s recent #2342 sharing of ‘Proverbs, Tapestry Threads ‘ nailed it!
Through the Dunseith Blog; classmates, neighbors and friends have discovered magical intricacies woven together.
As a graduating teen I started with one box of treasures.
When my Dad lost his vision I took to ‘really listening’ to oral history’.
One box began to grow to several throughout the years.
I once truly believed, I’d remember each piece of significant data i.e.’Who’s- who’, ‘Where-wheres’ and ‘Whats- whats’ .
Stories;As shared from my Dad, his siblings Metcalfe Aunts and Uncles, my Mother, and newspaper articles gathered from sources.
The boxes contain photos, note slips of paper on family history, mom’s bridal book and her wedding cards,
my Grandpa’s 1875 worn commencement book, scraps of newspaper cuttings.
Alas, some do not have dates recorded!
I wondered? Does any one else have things like this stuffed away? Through family stories my parents gave me my piece of identity.
I was delighted when Ginger shared photo’s and memories of her family. I recalled Dad and Emil Morin discussing many of those names.
So I continue to be a keeper of family history. Why?
I want my nieces and nephews to understand their identity and value connectedness to others.
Whilst visiting last week, with Marie (Eurich) Beachler regarding the Seim School photo.
I discovered she too keeps a box! Yippee!
With her permission, I would like to share some (Eurich /Kraft) family photos from Marie’s box of treasures.
Many Thanks.
Until later, Vickie
Benefit for Duane Sebelius (70)
Posting from Vickie Metcalfe (’70): Bottineau, ND
Bottineau Chamber of Commerce Community Update
February 7th: Benefit for Duane Sebelius – 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. – BHS Multi Purpose Room – Serving pancakes and sausage – Silent Auction – Free will offering – Sponsored by Bottineau Farmers Elevator, Thrivent Financial & the Good Samaritan Center.
Gary’s comment
I am assuming Duane is having Medical issues? Can anyone fill us in?
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Blog (413) posted on March 31, 2009
Posted on March 31, 2009
Picture posted by Randi Mongeon (68): Chaska, MN
Hi Gary,
I enjoy reading your blog and all the information and history of Dunseith that has been passed around and shared. Your commitment to this is amazing and want you to know you do a great job. I thought I would send a picture of my Dad, Armand Mongeon and Floyd Dionne presenting the colors at the rodeo in Dunseith last summer. They also just presented the colors at the basketball tournament in Dunseith a few weeks ago. It’s Dad’s 86th birthdday on April 1st and he is still working at he hardware store after 60 plus years.
Thanks Gary
Randi Mongeon
Randi, Thank you so much for sharing this picture. Your dad and Floyd are true Dunseith pioneers remembered by most every Dunseith Aluminum. They are and continue to be strong pillars of the community we all came from. They are admired for the strong character values they posses. Our hats are off to both Armin and Floyd. Gary
Armand Mongeon (40)& Floyd Dionne(45)
Posted by Lloyd Awalt (44): Bottineau, ND
Flooding Photos – Fargo and Bismarck
These are some good pictures of the damage in Fargo and Bismarck, ND
Clic on the link below – Great Pictures
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/03/red_river_flooding.html
Cemetery report posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND
Tickle Pink songs posted by Bill Bill Grimme (65): wgrimme@charter.netBirmingham, AL
Gary,
Last nine tracks of Tickle Pink songs are now on the ftp site. Access instructions below:
To download and play the tracks, walk through the following:
Using your browser, navigate to http://webpages.charter.net/wgrimme
You should see a page that looks like this:
If you place the mouse on a track and click the left button, the selection will play using Quicktime, but you will not download the track with this method. To download, place the mouse cursor on the track, click the right mouse button and you will see a pop-up menu. Select “Save Target as….” and you will be taken through the download process to put the track on your computer. From that point, you can play the track with about any music program, such as Windows Media Player, iTunes, etc.
Let me know if you have any trouble.
Bill