The Last Will and Testament of the Class of 1966 (50 years)
Posted by Larry Hackman (’66): Bismarck, ND                      

Gary

I hope this note finds you well.

Some bad times for some.

I hope and pray that your brother  and Mel’s  brother will recover, as well as anyone else that is hurting.

Congratulations to  Mel on his new Grandbaby.  She is definitely a keeper.

Yes Mel, they keep talking about replacing that janitor up there at the hospital,

I guess that mustache he wears, leaves more debris behind him than it picks up any more.

I don’t know why.

Larry

 

Gary

Thank You for posting the 1966 Class History.

This month I have attached the 1966 Class Will.

I hope everyone enjoys reading it and that it brings back some memories, and maybe some comments.

Thank You,

Larry Hackman

 

The Last Will and Testament of the Class of 1966 (50 years)                        Dunseith, North Dakota

When we (The Class of 1966) graduated from Dunseith High School we were not only thinking of our future but we were concerned about the well being of the classes that were following us and looked as if they would need all the help that they could get, and us (The Class of 1966, a considerate  class, yes, a class always concerned about the well being of others.) thought we would leave behind some little something’s that would help them to cope, and to stand up and become young men and women,  that not only would their community and folks be proud of them, but that we the graduating seniors (The Class of 1966) would also be proud of them.  Now, as you alumni and future alumni of D.H.S. and friends read our “WILL TO YOU”, and if anything comes to your mind that you know has benefited you or anyone else, please let us know by replying.  It does make the heart feel good to know that you have done something or contributed to someone or something to make the world a better place.

Thank You

WILL

Senior Class WILL of 1966

As we the Senior Class of 1966, prepare to leave our friends and classmates, and most of all our beloved teachers, we feel it is our duty to leave behind just a few of our outstanding characteristics to those who are the most worthy to receive such treasures.

I. To Mr. Jerstad our School Superintendent and the members of the faculty we leave our good grades, which we received from them through our many school years.  Our headaches, our long study hours after school, our ingratitude for our long assignments, and our ability to tolerate new faculty members.

ll. To Mr. Grossman we will our beloved term papers.  Also-                                                       

The Bookkeeping and Office Practice students WILL their ability to get along so well with Mr. Olson, to Mrs. Olson.

lll. To the junior class our rightful and worthy successors, we leave:

1. Our crib sheets.
2. Our ability to uphold all rules.
3. Our ability to get along with all faculty members.
4. Our integrity, loyalty, and our all around good will.
5. Also to the Junior Class, we will our ability to set a bad example for the up and coming sophomores, as we were suppose to have done.
6. Last, but not least, we will, the most honorable, sincere, and dedicated class advisor, “The beloved Mr. Hepper”; with these instructions:                 

Ahh.  Just treat him with love and kindness, as we did.

 

lV. To Mr. Boguslawski, our faithful and loyal janitor, we leave our messy

and broken lockers, spit wads, gum wrappers, and most important of all, our deep and sincere gratitude for all the services, large and small, that he willingly rendered.

 

V. The Class of 1966 with great generosity, and unselfishness “Wills”

the following items to the most worthy receivers. These items listed are straight from the hearts of each and every senior.  The students and friends not listed or whose names aren’t mentioned, please know that you are remembered and appreciated by this senior class, and we are as grateful to you for your friendship as the people mentioned. 

The following list presents the wishes of the D.H.S. Class of 1966:

1. Lorna Abbey wills her quiet personality and petite figure to K. Flynn and her long speeches in speech class to Judy Wheeler.
2. Corliss Allard wills her tight skirts and wiggle to Gloria Chase and her good study habits and brains, which she received from John Bedard, to Joan LaCroix.
3. Janet Bergan wills her ability to write notes to Jim Berube and her nickname “Lumpy” to Frank Evans.
4. Aime Casavant wills his good manners and correct use of English to Marvin Kalk, and to Larry St. Claire he wills his ability to play guitar.
5. Gerald Casavant wills his short legs to Richard Slyter and his interesting speeches to his sister, Mary Ann.
6. Pat Danielson, wills to Charlene Pearson, her ability to skip school, and her ability to study to Rodney Lagerquist, which she hopes he will use wisely.
7. Tom Evans wills his ability to not smoke to Chip Johnson, to Allen Stokes his ability to play basketball, to Jim Berube to keep curfew, and to Allen Houle his good looks.
8. Carrole Fauske wills her good dieting ability, which she received from Cecile Berube, to Sharon Tooke and her long blonde hair to her sister, Beth.
9. Sharon Gunville wills her ability to get along with others, especially sisters, to Florence Gunville and her ability to get good grades to Clarice Hackman.
10. Larry Hackman wills his nickname “Half Pint” to Chip Johnson and his ability to never get to school on time to Dick Johnson.
11. Donna Hanson wills her wiggle to Patti Metcalfe and her ability to study to Clarice Hackman.
12. Dana Henriksen wills her long fingernails to Charlene Pearson, her ability to “hustle” to Lola Metcalfe, and her “Big Mercury” to Jim Berube.
13. Joann Houle wills her cheering suit to the Kester Twins, with the hope that they will care for it as she did and her ability to get the car to her brother Allen.  
14. Greg LaCroix wills his superior acting ability to Nancy Bedard and his weekend trips to Rolette, to Carmen Myers.
15. Terry Martinson wills his football number “74”, his hip pads, and rib pads, to his brother Timmy, and his ability to look at windows without breaking them to Dowayne Goodon, and his build to Allen Stokes.
16. Obert Midlang wills his ability to sleep in class to Patti Grossman, and his class ring to Carol Pritchard.
17. Larry Millang wills his ability to “hustle girls” to Jim Berube and his track ability to Ronnie Johnson.
18. Debbie Mongeon wills her “big dimples” to LeaRae Parrill and her ability to go with a Myers to her sister Randi.
19. Jean Nicholas wills her gracefulness to Patti Grossman, and all her “hickeys” to Patti Metcalfe with the hope that Patti will be able to cover them as well as Jean does.
20. Anita Paresien wills her ability to play basketball to Samia Haimore and her ability to sew to Mrs. Suko.
21. Shirley Peltier wills to her cousin Sandra, “Bill Henry,” just to keep him in the family, and her class ring to “guess who?”
22. Keith Pladson wills his bashfulness to Norman Eurich and his nickname “Tarzan” to Mike Evans.
23. Lee Struck wills his superior singing ability to Kathy Walter and his ability to go with a Houle to Lola Metcalfe.
24. Romona Thiefoe wills her ability to lose weight to Brenda Hoffman and her ability to play basketball to her brother Raymond.
25. Jim Tooke wills his eating habits to Marvel Hill and his crew cut to Jimmy Hiatt.
26. Jay Vanorny wills his “driving ability” to Donnie Mongeon and his “orderly conduct” to Bobby Peterson and his “HUBCAPS” to Carmen Myers.
27. Donald Wenstad wills his bubbling, sparkling, personality to Larry St. Claire and his short pants to John Boguslawski.

 

This completes the last will and testament of “The 1966 Senior Class” of Dunseith, ND., Public High School.

An afterthought!

We the providers of this last “Will and Testament”, The 1966 Senior Class of Dunseith High School hope our desires and wishes to our beneficiaries have benefited them in some way and they have not squandered this opportunity to benefit themselves, or they have paid it forward to benefit someone else.  If anyone can relate to  us “Class of 1966” any instance where, when, how, and sometimes why, this inheritance has benefited you or someone you know in anyway please let us know.  Any and all comments appreciated.

Remember to laugh and the whole world will laugh with you. 

Thank You,

Larry Hackman  

 

Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe:  Bottineau & Minot, ND

 

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Blog (438) posted on April 25, 2009

Posted on April 25, 2009

Folks, We are running on generator power this today. For some reason we lost power about 4 hours ago. I need to get this out before my generator runs out of gas and I have to run and get more. Gary Winifred Pritchard Eurich’s Funeral: Posted by Mark Schimetz (70): Rolette, ND Hi Gary and Friends, Had a little trouble scanning Winifred’s Obit. It was a nice service, befitting a great lady, When I was young I got to drive a team of Dave Eurch’s and Stacked bundled shocks, and later hauling them to the Threshing Machine. I was and still am very proud to have had this experience. There weren’t many people my age at the time circa early to mid 60’s that I knew had done this. But now, for Winifred!. I was in complete aw at the size of her Kitchen when we all went into eat. The setting impressed me so, that I don’t remember what we ate. The Hospitality first class as in most farm family’s in North Dakota. The very long table on which plenty good food and drink was supplied which I do remember was that I didn’t go away hungry. The high Cabinets above the kitchen’s Countertops unusual in other modern homes. Winifred’s kitchen reminisces of threshing days forlorn. I did not see such a cook house setting again until I went to work, to work with Dad on the Railroad, in 70. Still these fond memories I had of these special days with the Eurich’s will always remain in my heart. Winifred Pritchard Eurich Dave Eurich Family 1970: Back: Sharon, Eileen, Norman & Dave Front: Mary, Dorothy, Jean & Winifred Again I express my condolences to the Eurich Family. I do remember that nice big Kitchen that Mark talks about at the Eurich’s. I’ve eaten a few wonderful meals there myself. I helped Bud and Norris Knutson, several summers, with haying on the Eurich farm. Winifred always had a wonderful meal for us at that nice long table that mark described. The last time I saw Winifred was at my Mothers funeral in July of 2004. She attended her funeral along with her daughters Eileen and Mary. Gary From Wendy Strietzel (Dorothy Eurich Strietzel’s (75) Daughter): Minot, ND Gary, Here is my grandma’s funeral brochure. Everything at the funeral was beautiful and the family would like to thank everyone for their kind thoughts. My grandma was a beautiful person inside and out. She will be greatly missed but her memory will live on through all of us. Thanks again. Wendy Strietzel I received your Grandma’s funeral brochure from Mark Schimetz yesterday too, posted above, that I already had ready for today’s posting. Yes, your grandma was a beautiful person and is well remembered by all of us former and current Dunseith folks and others too. Gary Story from Larry Hackman (66):Bismarck, ND Gary I had a couple of requests for this story: believe it or not. I know there are a lot of new people that have moved into the blog and that have not read it also. Maybe its time to put it out there again because I know a bunch of them have had to join our club too. Everyone needs a good chuckle now and then. Larry Larry, It is my pleasure to repost any of your great stories. Gary 60 YEARS &MISSMISNOMER I turned 60 last week. I have been kind of depressed about it. Then friends and relatives began telling me that I should be happy, after all I’m in this club now. I asked, what club is that? They shouted you are in the Golden Years Club, You gotta be happy and proud to be in such a club. Everybody becomes a member. After they explained the benefits about restaurants giving you food for less money and you can get motel rooms cheaper, I started to feel pretty good about this. They did not say anything about getting gas cheaper but I guess you just get it more often. As long as I get more miles per gallon, I don’t care. The more I thought about this age thing and this club, the better I felt. So, I was feeling kind of up beat about the whole thing and decided to go out and see whats new in the world of hardware. I always like to look around the hardware stores to see whats new. I was wandering around in Home Depot and I wandered right into a old retired friend. We got to talking about age and birthdays and such. I asked him about this Goden Age Club and how you join. He said there is no joining, your just in. What do you mean your just in? He said, your just in. What if don’t like it? There is no likeing or dislikeing, you are just in. What if I want to back out? He said, there is no backing, your just out when your out. He finally said, Larry get this through your head your in until your out. I said you mean its like getting drafted into the military. He said there is no drafted, your just in until your out. I said, well, in the sevice there were a few that just up and deserted, couldn’t I do that? He said, Larry there is no deserting, your just in until you are out. So, I’m just automaticly a member of this Golden Years Club for the rest of my life, and I’m in until I’m out? He said, The Golden Years Club is a misnomer. I said, Oh come on, I’m not joining this club and going to have to give up the month of November too? Besides thar, I did not miss November. I remember sitting at the table on Thanksgiving Day eating the turkey neck and gizzard like I always do. In our family the oldest guy sitting at the table always gets first choice on the good stuff, and gets to eat dark meat sandwiches for two weeks after, cuz the women and the kids eat all the white meat. That is just the way it is and the way I like it, so I know I did not miss November. My old friend looks at me, and says, Larry you fool, I said misnomer. I said, I know what you said, you said I’m going to miss November. Did you mean from now on? You mean next year is only 11 months long? No wonder time passes so fast for the people in this club and I’m not giving up Thanksgiving, it is one of my favorite holidays. I’m just not gonna join your club. He said again, you are in until your out, and the proper name of the club is, The Only Thing Golden is Your Urine Club, so you see the name, The Golden Years Club is a misnomer. I said, I don’t care what you say I’m not giving up November . He said, Larry, nobody relishs the idea of being in this club, your just in it until your out and there is nothing you can do about it. I said relish, we have a relish tray at Thanksgiving too, I’m not giving that up neither and left him standing there in the middle of Home Depot. I don’t know if I’m ever going to talk to that guy again. I did not particularly like being called a fool. REMEMBER: LAUGH AND THE WHOLE WORLD LAUGHS WITH YOU. LARRY Reply from Lee Stickland (64): Dickinson, ND Gary, Lee here. Snow on the ground here this am. Dad’s body will be buried this afternoon at 3 pm. Gloria and I will be there. Funerals are really not over til the body is in the ground, The snow will lend toward authenticity as he dealt with the snow so much, before George Gregory was able to make the rounds and move the banks of snow. Dad once carried a chain saw so that he could remove willows from the ditches which created the opportunity for drifts. OUR trip to CA to see my son, Eric, his wife Kim and MY grandson, SAM is set for next Thursday. The 30 degrees here now will be replaced with 80s. Eric’s wife is a pharmacotoxocologist, Chief Scientist for a pharmaceutical company. Kim’s personna and demeanor is such that she could be with US from Dunseith and fit right in. She grew up in Detroit and her parents have suffered the effects of the ceconomic downturn there. She will be in Boston making a presentation early next week but will be home by the time WE get there. They have budgeted 2 full days to be with US so that will be great. SNUF LEE Lockhard School about 1955: Back row: Dale Millang, Lorraine Handeland, Claudia Espe, Glen Millang, Kenny Handeland. Stanley Salmonson, Lyle Zeiler & Roger Salmonson. Middle row: Kathy Salmonson, Charlotte Handeland, Sandra Zeiler, Linda Millang, Karen House, Garrett Myer, Winnie Nelson Front row: Terry Espe. Clarine House, Kathy Nerpel, Kenny Nerpel, Larry Millang, Duane Handeland Class of 64 folks Top: Terry Espe & Dave Wurgler Bottom: Dale Hoffman & Dennis Zorn