Pictures from Ginger LaRocque Poitra (’65): Belcourt, ND
DHS Class of 64
Shirley DeCoteau an Lana LaRocque
Bernadette Stokes’ Birthday Celebration
Bernadette’s actual birthday is Tuesday the 28th (Tomorrow). We celebrated yesterday though, enabling her working relatives and school kids to attend.
We went to the Buffet 101 with her immediate family and several of our close Expat friends. 32 total. We rented a Jeepney, pictured below, to transport 22 of her family members from our house to the Restaurant.
Buffet 101 is a 5 star Buffet Restaurant with Japanese, Filipino and Western foods. They have a seating capacity of 600. It was pretty much a full house last night too. Their food and service is always superb. Bottomless everything inclusive of all the Beverages, San Miguel beer and wine.
Bernadette got an adrenaline charge last night and most certainly had a good birthday celebration.
Filipino Jeepney. Transportation for 22 family members to the dinner
Bernadette with two of her Nieces, Novie and Jackie
Excellent service
Japanese buffet selections located directly ahead behind the table.
Filipino buffet selections on the right
Western buffet selections, deserts and beverages are located behind the photographer.
Bernadette’s immediate family. The kids are her Great Nieces and Nephews
Joke of the day
Posted by Trish Larson Clayburgh (’73): Livingston, MT
Hi Gary, It’s been awhile! I posted this on Facebook, but thought I’d send it here too..
First of all, I’m fine – or I will be soon. I had nasty accident yesterday but I’m ok. I went horseback riding and let’s just say it didn’t end up quite as planned. I got on the horse ok and started out slowly but he started to speed up and we were going faster than I was comfortable with until we were going as fast as the horse could go! Have to admit I was terrified!! Then the worst thing ever happened – I fell off and caught my foot in the stirrup and the horse was dragging me around in a circle. It wouldn’t stop, it just kept going around and around.
Thank God the store manager at Walmart came out and unplugged the carousel.
Ha ha ha!
Trish
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Blog (473) posted on May 29, 2009
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Riverside Cemetery Records:
Folks, I have attached the Riverside Cemetery records that were recorded by Vance and Doreen Bailey and posted in January 2003. For those of you that do not have Excel or are unable to open this attachment, I have posted this file on the “Dunseith Alumni WEB Site” under “cemetery listings” for your viewing. I will be posting St. Lewis and some of the other cemeteries too, that Doreen sent to me. I would like to get the latest records of each of these cemeteries, from the time the Bailey’s recorded these, so they can be incorporated into their files. Once these cemetery records are brought up to date, they can easily be maintained and kept current. Gary
Dunseith Alumni WEB Site link
Question for Evon Lagerquist:
Who is currently doing the mowing for the Ackworth cemetery? When I was talking to Debby Stokes, Darrel (Bud’s) wife this morning, she mentioned that they saw someone all bundled up doing the mowing, but they were unable to distinguish who it was. Would that by chance be one of your family members? My brother Allen used to mow that cemetery once a week with a good old push rotary mower. He got paid $5.00 per mowing and he/we furnished the gas. Allen was fast. He could mow that Acre in a short afternoon. In later years my dad did the mowing with his riding lawn mower and then he pasted it onto Eleanor Fauske and she mowed it for a number of years with her riding Lawn mower.
I remember when I was a kid, the Ackworth cemetery was over grown with rose bushes and other large weeds. It was quite a mess. The community got together and requested for my dad to pasture his sheep in the cemetery to get rid of all this brush. He did that and the sheep did a darn good job of clearing the brush. To this day it has been immaculately maintained and mowed every summer. Gary
Reply from Diane Larson Sjol (79): Minot, ND
To Aggie Casavant,
Thank you for your kind words…there are some wonderful nurses and teachers out there who really make a difference. I have had some very wonderful experiences as a labor and delivery nurse….some that would make you laugh and some that would make you cry and some that would curl your hair. As nurses, we may make a difference in our patient’s lives but they leave an everlasting impression on us too. Now I am the nursing coordinator at MSU Bottineau and have been teaching nursing students for the past two years. It is challenging but very rewarding when we celebrate their graduation and passing of nursing boards. By the time their training is over, you feel as if they are your kids graduating. I told them that they better all make good grades because I am a baby boomer and I don’t want any dumb nurses taking care of me…haTake Care, Diane 2009 Schedule of 125th Events for the Bottineau City & County Quasquicentennial
Thursday, June 18th
2:00 – 4:00 Open House, Pride Dairy
8:30 – 3:00 Bus Tour, West Bottineau County
School Gathering
Amateur Night, Fairgrounds
Friday, June 19th
8:00 – 10:00 Registration, Free Breakfast
10:00 – 4:00 Arts/Quilt Show @ MSU – Bottineau
10:00 Athletic Games, 3 mile walk/run for cancer (Wear a pink hat!)
Open House @ Courthouse, Hospital, MSU, BHS, Ambulance, Good Sam
8:30 – 2:30 Bus Tour, East Bottineau County
Kid’s Swim Events
School Gatherings & Bingo
Evening Williams & Ree @ Fairgrounds (This is 2 guys – an Indian and a White Man – and they are entertaining
and always making fun of each other.)
Saturday, June 20th
Registration
9:00 Welcome Ceremony, MSU – Bottineau
10:30 Parade
11:30 Free Picnic in the Park
10:00 – 4:00 Arts/Quilt Show @ MSU – Bottineau
Athletic Games, 3 on 3 Basketball
9:00 – 4:00 Bingo, Craft Show & Bake Sale @ Armory
1:00 – 4:00 Car Show, Registration for Car Show from 12:00 – 1:00
Open House, Courthouse, MSU, BHS, coffee at the Hospital and Good Sam
School Gatherings & Kids Games
1:00 – 5:00 Free Music Show – Hourly on Main Street
Evening Johnny Holmes @ Fairgrounds
Sunday, June 21st
10:00 Ecuminical Church Service
10:00 – 3:00 Best Ball Golf, School Gatherings
Evening Demolition Derby @ Fairgrounds
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