Good day folks,
I don’t have any postings for today so we will continue with the previous postings.
For you folks in ND and the upper Midwest, you have had your share of winter and snow this year. I has been cooler than normal the past few weeks here in Cebu, Philippines too. At noon it is now 83f. Normally it’s pushing 90f. We’ve had a lot of rain too.
This little 2 year old girl who lives next door came into my office to say “Good Morning” of which she said so well in perfect English. English is not her language, but she repeats English words very clear that are spoken to her. Her mother is a sister to Bernadette’s sister’s husband. Her mother speaks very little English, so this little girl didn’t pick up any of her English speaking skills from her mother. She has one younger and two older sisters too. The oldest is 6. They all look exactly alike too. This family of 6 lives on about $200.00 per month too. They can make it, but not to the American level of living though.
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Blog (546) posted on September 10, 2009
Posted on September 11, 2009
Carringbridge update for Bev Morinville Azure: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/bevazure
Posted by her daughter Shonda Azure Campbell (94): Minot, ND
Thursday, September 10, 2009 3:40 PM, CDT
Greetings family and friends,
Once again i bring you great news … The DR was in and her tests are already back and all is well …..NO CANCER !!!! And her x ray was better then the DR expected it to be …….Thank you all for your kind thoughts and your stead fast prayers …. We are all very thankful
Shonda
Condolences to the Gerald Casavant Family
From Jean Nicholas Miller (66): GLENDALE, AZ
| I want to extend my condolences to Gerald Casavant and his family. Gerald and Aime were both in my class (66). I haven’t seen them since high school. Gerald sat behind me in Mr. Hepper’s class. Jean Nicholas Miller |
Reply from Marie Iverson Staub (60): Seattle, WA.
Hi Gary,
Just wanted to let you know I loved the pictures of the Peace Garden’s. I also wanted you to know I enjoyed meeting you and Bernadette at the reunion in Seattle. It was more fun then I expected and also seeing people I did remember from Dunseith also glad to hear everyone had such a good time on the cruise. Thanks again
Marie Iverson(Staub)
Picture from Jim Kamphenkel (DHS Teacher): Greenwald, MN.
Yes. I was the coach.
Pictured Front row L to R: Gaillord Peltier, Allan Enno, Keith Berg, John Mongeon
Back Row L to R: Gordon Malaterre, Elmer Parisien, Robin Olson, Jeff Campbell, Everett Enno, Jim Kamphenkel
Not pictured: Clarence Enno, Marcellino Parisien
Fortunately, I wrote all of this info onto the back of the picture way back then…I certainly couldn’t remember who was NOT there!
These were a really nice group of young people to work with. I enjoyed working with them immensely.
Jim
Jim, Thank you so much for responding to our WEB site and for this picture. I have added you to our daily distribution. Please let me know if you’d rather not be getting these daily messages? Gary
Back: Gordon Malaterre, Elmer Parisien, Robin Olson, Jeff Campbell, Everett Enno, Jim Kamphenkel
Front: Gaillord Peltier, Allan Enno, Keith Berg, John Mongeon
Reply/Pictures from Dick Johnson (68): Dunseith, ND.
Gary and Friends,
Margaret Seim Lawston’s story of not getting enough of the water from
their well is true. I think I drank far more water from the old cream
can back then than I have since! I too remember how Mrs. Carlson
suffered from arthritis. Her hands were knotted and knobby but she made
some of the best cookies I ever tasted! She gave her recipe to my
Grandma and then Brenda got it from her so I still get to enjoy those
cookies from so long ago. I think they are from an old Norwegian recipe
because they are mostly butter and sugar—all the good stuff! She
stayed on the farm with Carroll for several years after her husband,
Pete, died in 1953. I think she moved to her daughter’s home in Minot
about 1960. I believe she passed away in 1962. I remember going to see
her in Minot once, where she lived in an upstairs apartment. One cute
story was when Carroll asked me if I could read Norwegian? I said that I
couldn’t read it but could generally get the meaning if I read through
it a couple times. He went in and got a letter from Norway that he kept
in a drawer. It appeared to me that they were sending condolences on the
loss of his mother and asking if he was still going to stay on the farm?
I asked him when he got the letter, so he handed me the envelope—1963!
He said, “I didn’t write to them, I didn’t know what the hell they were
saying—he he he!”
There was a threshing crew made up of John Seim, Pete Carlson, Lude or
Max Peterson, and I think one more neighbor. This was a partnership
called ‘The Big Four’ and they did a lot of custom threshing around the
area as well as their own. Carroll told me that some of the scrap iron I
hauled to Minot for him contained the remnants of some of the equipment
from the partnership. Maybe Margaret Seim Lawston or Don Aird can
correct me on who was in the partnership. It is a piece of local history
that I think we should preserve in proper form. It seems to me there was
a man named Albert Peterson, who was not related to Lude and Max, and
was also involved in this partnership.
My Grandma, Cynthia Johnson, had the pictures I’m attaching. They were
taken in the yard at John Seim’s place—later owned by his son Art
Seim, the father of Margaret Seim Lawston. The top photo is of the
confirmation class from Little Prairie Lutheran Church taken at Seim’s.
It includes the Carlson kids, Don Aird’s mom is one of the girls. She
is Clarissa, a sister to Carroll Carlson. The lower photo
says—‘Gang of the lazy J.S.’ (John Seim). The middle guy is
probably Art Seim and the short guy on the right, I think is Elmer
Espe who is Art’s cousin. Not too sure of the others. Thanks Gary!
Reply from Robin (Dan 75) Pladson: Dunseith, ND.
Gary,
Just a short note……..with this email you sent a picture of the Herman Hiatt place across from the Achworth Cementary to the east, which is viewed through our dining room double deck doors (Daniel and Robin Pladson). Anyway, I was talking to Daniel last night and we believe the date on the picture is incorrect. Should have been “2008”. I did some investigating with the tags on the car, they were yellow in 2008. And supposely they rotate in colors every 5 years. What brought this on is the german shephard in the background, she is our dog and the joke is “she is visiting her grandparents for the summer” and comes home for supper on occassion. Her name is Josie, and Daniel didn’t get her till 2005. Josie keeps on eye on our place, cemetary and Grandpa and ma Marchus and loves to play throw with anyone she comes in contact with.
Enjoy reading the news and history of the Turtle Mountain area from your daily emails. I am originally from the Black Hills of South Dakota, a cattle ranch(now 5th generation) that was founded in 1868 by my great grandparents, Joesph Fugier (son of Emil and Emilie Fugier – born in France, “Fugier” is an anglicized version of “Fugere”). Emil had a couple brothers (Fugere) that came to St-Dominique, Quebec, Canada area and Emil went on to Iowa and had son Joe and siblings. From what I am finding out, is that I have distant cousins here in the Rolette/Bottineau Counties. Never would of thought by marrying Daniel I would have relatives in the area. The first time I met David Fugere he said “it was about time they get a french girl in them norwegian hills”.
Robin, I think you are right. This picture was not taken in 2004. I Think instead it was taken in 2007 when we were back for the Dunseith reunions. I remember your dog and my brother Bud telling me it was your dog. I have added several other pictures taken from the other direction that include your buildings. Larry and Mona Marchus have sure kept the place looking nice. Dad used to keep all that mowed too, after they moved to Bottineau. We had a beautiful place in the hills with a fantastic view to the east all the way to the Peace Garden and Little Prairie. Gary
Former Stokes Farm Yard now owned by Larry & Mona Marchus
Picture take from the Stokes yard:
Ackworth Cemetery with Dan & Robin Pladson’s house & farm buildings on the back side.
I remember those evergreens being planted when I was a kid. They stayed so small
for so long. Gary
Cropped picture of the Cemetery with the Pladson Buildings.
Robin & Dan, I’m thinking that is the old Holmen school on the right. It used to be on the Lake road (#43) several miles west of Salem church. LaVerne Rude, if this is the school I’m thinking of, this would be your old school. Salem used to use that school for their two weeks of Bible school that we all attended every summer. Gary
Looking North from the Ackworth Cemetery on the Willow Lake Road:
Stokes farm approach on the right and the Pladson approach/mailbox on the left.
The Former Johnny Hiatt farm, now the Fauske farm is one mile north and a half mile west.
The Canadian line is about 2 miles north.
