Message from Jim Kofoid, Neola’s brother:  Bottineau, ND

Hi Gary and all!
Christmas and New Year greetings!
Are you in store for some bad weather?  We are experiencing another strong winter
Storm.
My Best!
Jim K

 

Bottineau Christmas Tree was blown over
Posting from Neola Kofoid Garbe:  Bottineau & Minot, ND

Hi Relatives/Friends,

As the text on the picture says, Kevin Ovitt (Relatives: Kevin is Rod/Charlotte Kofoid Ovitt’s son) snapped this picture when he took his wife, Tami, to work at Good Sam this morning.

If my memory is correct, I don’t recall this special tree being blown over.  I could be wrong about this.  Do any of you have memories of this happening?

Thank you so much for sharing this picture with me so I can share it with “everyone”, Kevin!

Neola

P.S.  It was quite the blizzard; it’s still windy.  I can’t get the downstairs door open because of the snow.  I think there are others who also have this problem.  From pictures I’ve seen on FB, I THINK Minot was hit harder than Bottineau was.  I could be very wrong about this. 

I hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas and will have a great 2017!

Neola

 

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Blog (534) posted on August 29, 2009

Posted on August 29, 2009

Message & email request from Erling Landsverk (44): Portage, WI

Hi Gary!

Sorry to bother, but I do need clarification on Floyd Dion’s E Mail address. I just wanted to see how Louella was getting along after she fell and broke some bones. At any rate I got the E mail back, so there must be something wrong with my Address Book, so could you please ship me your copy of Floyd Dion’s E Mail Address. Thank you for your help and i promise not to be such a bother. By the way, it sounds like your cruise was a howling success, and no wonder, you and your team made certain all the I’s were dotted and the T’s crossed. The only way to go. Congratulations on a job well done.I must admit that I was just a bit envious, but I really don’t kno how I could possibly get much out of a cruise, but I sure enjoyed greeting old friends and neighbors and of course class mates in Dunseith in 07. Come to think of it, I guess my trip on the troop ship back in 45 was enough to last a lifetime.. I must say however, that the more I read your daily messages, the more certain I am that I was a very fortunate person to have lived as long as I did in the hills among the greatest people in the world! Thank you for doing such a great job, and make everything so easy to understand.

Best Wishes to You and Yours

Erling Landsverk

Floyd Dion’s email address

Floyd, We’d like an update with Luella’s condition. We are hoping she is doing fine. Gary

Email address change for Gordie (55) & Jeri Neameyer: Moorhead, MN

Just wanted to let you now that we have a new email address: We enjoy all the work that you put into this web site.

Gordie & Jeri Neameyer

Reply/request from Gary Houle (63):CHAMPLIN, MN

Hi Gary–

Please add my name and e-mail to your master list. I sent the information to you about the time you were having computer problems, so it may have gotten lost. Both my wife(even though she is not from ND) and I enjoy reading your daily blog.

My e-mail is:

Gary Houle from Champlin, MN, a suburb of Minneapolis

Dunseith class of 1963

Thanks, Gary Houle

Gary, I remember well you providing me with your email address. You are right, I lost it when I computer problems. I have added you to all my lists now again. Thanks for this reply. Gary

 

Reply from Audrey Hanson Aitchison: Bottineau, ND

Hi,

I wanted to thank you, Gary for sending my blogs to the right people and thank you for all you do!!

I talked to Jean and she said Adeline Olson was the one who took David William Pladson to the Dr. There were a lot of people who died from pneumonia years ago. My great grandmother and my great, great grandmother both died from pneumonia. They can do so much more now.

Reply from Cheryl Larson Dakin (71): BEDFORD, TX

I didn’t realize that Audrey and Jean were sisters. I saw Jean up at the Christian Center a couple weeks ago while we were home and she, Diane and I had a really nice visit. Then we met again at Dales when Bev and I had lunch together. Jean and Becky joined us and we had a really good visit about family. We traded some information with promises of more to come. I have more photos, Audrey, and if you’d like I can send some to you by email. Cheryl

Reply from Sharon Zorn Gerdes (62): Windsor, CO

Hi. Regarding the photo Dick sent in of the wedding of his aunt and uncle. The second photo was definetely Bertha Westerman with the glasses on. I wrote to Phylomena and have not heard back yet, but gave her Garys email in case she wants to write there. Bertha and Phylomena sang duets. I loved the photo, and thank you for sending it. Makes me so anxious to hear where she is. Sharon Zorn G.

Reply from Bob Hosmer (56): Lynnwood, WA

The Westerman sister that’s in Dick Johnson’s picture is Bertha Westerman.

Bob Hosmer

Bertha Westerman (right) with Cynthia Johnson & her
Sister Verna

Reply from Floyd Dion (45): Dunseith, ND.

Gary:

The picture that Sharron sent of her dad Dale Gottbreht and another man, I beleive was Adolph Moum.

He worked at the Stadium& Woodford bowling alley. Before that he drove a bus from Rolla to Minot in the early 40 s

. I worked with his wife Selma in the Rolla Creamery in 1965-66.

Floyd

Adolph Moum & Dale Gottbreht

Kelly & Charlene Pearson Wood’s pictures:

Folks, We have identified everyone in pictures 1 thru 5. Today I have added the rest of Kelly’s pictures 5 thru 10.

I located Lawrence (LD) Hiatt too. He is living in Hankinson, ND located south of Fargo. Lawrence’s parents are Willie E (deceased) and Maxine Hiatt. Norris Knutson purchased their farm in about 1955 that is located 1 mile east of our old home place up in the Ackworth community. Willie/Maxine & my folks were very close friends from their Ackworth days. Willie told us at our dads funeral that it seemed as though he had just lost his brother. Lawrence’s wife has email, so I have included them with today’s message.

Thanks again Kelly for sharing these precious pictures. I’m sure your mother won’t mind. Gary

Reply from Susan Fassett Martin (65): Spearfish SD

Gary, The pictures from Kelly Woods are priceless. The unidentified young man to the left of Charlene is Conrado Duran, who was the son of one of the drs at the San and whom I’m sure , every young lady in high school had a crush on.

Susan

Reply from Allen Richard (65): Midland, MI

The unknown dark haired guy in the prom pictures is Conrado Duran. His dad was Dr Duran, one of the last Cuban Doctors at the San.

I think he only went to DHS for less than a year. He would have graduated with the class of ’64.

Allen Richard

Reply from LeaRae Parrill (67) & Terry Espe (64): Bottineau, ND

Terry identified Conrado Duran as the one on the left in picture #2. I believe he was one of the Cuban students who lived at San Haven. He graduated in 1964. In that same picture behind and to the right of Patti Metcalfe I can recognize Beverly Azure Lavallie Class of 67.

Isn’t that Conrado on the far right in picture #5 also. Gary, I don’t think Conrado was located when you did your big search. LE

LeaRae, You are absolutely correct. We searched high and low for Conrado and could never locate him, however we were able to locate most of the other Cuban folks. We are thinking Conrado possible went back Cuba? Gary

Reply from Bev Morinville Azure (72): Dunseith, ND. Gary, In Picture number 3 I am sure the couple behind Patti etc is Ginger Belgarde and Tony Poitra whom she later married. I remember them so well cause Ginger worked at the cafe for my mom, and I always thought she was the prettiest girl in Dunseith. GOD BLESS YOU …………BEV

Bev, I’m think you maybe meant Ginger LaRocque (65). This sure looks like Ginger to me too and yes she and Tony are married and live in Belcourt. I’m hoping Ginger has gotten her mail box cleared out. It’s been full the past several days. I know she’ll get it cleaned out when school starts. Gary

Reply from Ken Kofoid: Floral, AR

pic #1can’t put a name on that gal———-#2 that has to be patty——-#3 not mark anderson ,I should know all these people ,I spent half my time in dunsieth——#4 she with LD and I beleive she is from the Souris area– thats Dwight C oleman { he went with me to Alaska in 68 } #5 Thats me and ron cote is next to me —– I can’t remember ever having a picture of jay and I together or Ron ever knowing Jay================ IF this is 68 it had to be Jan or Feb because Dwight and I drove to Alaska and got there March 1 1968======= If I were putting a date on these I would say 1964 or 1963 I went to the army June 1964 for three years=======I was invited to 3 proms on different dates–gal from towner-botno and dunsieth—dunseith was the only one I went to=======Who had these pics ? Ken

Ken, Do you remember which Family Ron Cote fits into? If you don’t remember, I’m sure we have a whole lot of Cote relatives among our readers that probably remember Ron. Thanks so much for this reply. You and I are related too, with our fathers being first cousins. Gary

Picture 1: DHS Class of 67 folks
L to R: Judy Wheeler, Charlene Pearson & Allen Houle

Picture 2:
L to R: Conrado Duran (64), Charlene Pearson (67), Jay Vanorney (66), Patti Metcalfe (67) & Beverly Azure Lavallie (67)

Picture 3:
Back: Ginger LaRocque (67) & Toni Poitra
Front: Jay Vanorey (66), Patti Metcalfe (67) & Conrado Duran (64)

Picture 4:
Lawrence (LD) Hiatt (64 Bottineau), Jean Nicholas (66) & Dwight Coleman

Picture 5:
L to R: Jay Vanorey (66), Ken Kofoid (Bottineau), Charlene Pearson (67), Ron Cote (Bottineau) & Conrado Duran (64)

Picture 6:
L to R: ??, Warren Anderson, ??, ??, ??

Picture 7:
L to R: ??, Tom Evans?, ??, Warren Anderson

Picture 8:
This sure looks like Carol Jasper with Ken Kofoid

Picture 9:
L to R: ??, ??, ??

Picture 10:
I don’t recognize anyone in this photo