Reply to Aggie Casavant (’69)
From Pamela Fugere Schmedt (’73): Mandan, ND
Aggie,
Debbie, Mom, and I had the best time with your wonderful family. Thank you for the story you told. You know, you can always feel the love in the room when you’re around the Casavant family – and we loved every hug and every memory shared that day. All our love from our entire family to yours!
Lorelie Stokes with one of the Twins
Folks,
I just had to share these recent pictures of the twins and of our Daughter-in-law, Lorelie Stokes, with one of their twins. Separated I can’t tell them apart. They are 7 ½ months old now.
Bernie arrived this past Sunday to take Lorelie, her 5 year old daughter and their twins all back to their new house and home in Federal Way, WA located about 20 miles south of Seattle. They left last night and are currently in route with a layover in Korea at the moment.
Note: That is Lorelie’s mother and sister in the background.
Lillian Thompson Cain Bergstrom (DHS Class of 1936) Celebrates 100th Birthday
Picture from Ron Cain: Superior, WI
Gary’s comment,
Thank you so much Ron for sharing this photo. The only ones I recognize are you in the
White/gray sweater and your mother, Lillian, in the front. She looks so nice too, especially for
Her age. I hope I am doing as well and look as nice as she when I reach a 100 too. It must
be the Stokes blood in her that makes her look so nice.
Can you identify the others in this picture too.
Thanks, Gary
Some southern truisms
Larry Hackman’s (’66) message to Bill Grimme (’65). Bill lives in Birmingham, AL
Bill’s reply is at the bottom.
Gary
How are you?
I lost Bill Grimme’s address and so I’ll let you forward these to him.
He seems to like funnies like these about the southerners.
Larry
Is this is how it’s like south of the Maison-Dixon Line…………….
Some southern truisms….
Bill Grimme’s Reply
Larry, Gary,
How you guys doing? Everything is fine here.
Several of the pictures are right on the money. A lot of the southern culture is pretty funny, but the longer I live down here, the more normal it seems. Just like everything else.
I drive by a radiator shop where the slogan is “Best Place in Town to Take a Leak”. A few miles away there is “Carol’s Act of Faith Hair Styling”. Country stores selling “Bait, Gas, and Soul Food” are common. Of course, in Louisiana one word gets a lot of use. “Wash Bayou” is a self car wash, “Pick Bayou” is a strawberry farm, you get the picture.
Anyway, my best to you and your families.
Bill
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Blog (444) posted on May 2, 2009
Posted on May 2, 2009
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Folks, When I got my computer back from the shop last Monday, after having lost all my files when they reformatted my hard drive, I encountered some newly developed and very frustrating graphic problems with my system. I give Bill Grimme all the credit in the world for diagnosing and advising corrective actions to fix my problems. My system has never ever performed as well as it is right now. The graphics and operation of my whole system are superb. It’s such a pleasure using a trouble free system. Thank you Bill. Gary
Question from Ele Dietrich Slyter (69): Dunseith, ND
Ele, I believe Blanche (42) would be their sister? I am sure Blanche can answer your question. Blanch is living in Grand Forks. Blanche is retired from UND. Gary
Message from Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND
Hi Gary, Ginger (LaRocque Poitra)/her husband, Tony, came to get the pictures today. When I get to Bottineau (This darn flu is hanging on longer than I had planned!), I’m going to sort through the pictures/put them in a box (Ginger/Tony said they’ll come to Bottineau and get them.) This shouldn’t take too long, as I won’t try to identify them. Between Ginger, her husband and her mother-in-law, I think they’ll recognize most of the people and deliver them to the people. Bless Ginger/Tony/his mother!!
I just visited with Pat Hanlan’s mother (Thanks for the info, Linda Juntunen.) She was very surprised to hear from me, naturally. She thinks it’s so great to receive these “old” proofs. I asked about Pat. The person (Ginger/Tony’s daughter Michaela) who thinks he works in Alaska is correct. Pat is home (St. John) for three weeks/in Alaska for three weeks–I THINK I have this correct! I forgot to inquire if he drives trucks. Believe it, or not, I get a little flustered when I visit with people I don’t know! Ha! I’m not crazy about visiting on cell phones, either!
If I think of anything else, I’ll send another email. I was up all night until about 10:30 this morning, scanning/saving/sending pictures before Ginger came (about 12:45) to pick them up. Needless to say, when I finally went to bed/recliner, I slept until about 6:00 this evening.
I HOPE to get an email written about May baskets, too. I remember them well.
All for now.
Neola
Reply from Allen Richard (65): Midland, MI
In response to Carmen Richard — About Calvin, ND — two of my college friends grew up and went to school there. I drove by it on my way to the reunion. It looks like the only business still open is the grain elevator, and I’m not totally sure about that. Pretty much like Overly these days.
Message Pictures from Bonnie Awalt Houle (56): Becker, MN
Dear Gary, Some memories of the Dave and Winifred Eurich Family. Winifred lived with our family (John and Gertrude Awalt) while she was going to High School. She became very close to our family and we loved her dearly. I was born while Winifred lived with us and she was the person that named me. I appreciated the name as it was hard to nick name. After Dave and Winifred married we often took turns staying out and their farm We played tag in the hay mound of the barn, sometimes the tag got pretty rough. ( Ask Floyd and his broken arm) When Mother had breast cancer, Winifred came to the house and cared for her through her recovery. Enclosed are some of the pictures I have of Winifred, Dave and Eileen. Bonnie Awalt Houle (56)
Message/picture from Dick Johnson (68):
Gary and Friends, Back in the fall of 1959, we had an early snowstorm that dumped lots of
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