Folks, Today is our bowling day, so I am kind of cramped for time trying to get this out before leaving here at noon. I slept in a bit this morning too. If there are any mistakes, I’ll correct them tomorrow. Gary

I am reposting this to correctly identify Evelyn. I errored big time yesterday.

Reply From Florence Hiatt Dahl (50) sister to Evelyn Hiatt Schneider Deceased.

Anchorage, AK

Did you know Wesley Schneider does not ride bicycles normaly? He rides them backwards. I wish I had taken pictures of him doing this. He was a wonderful friend to Don and I. We were so much younger then our other brothers and sisters and Wes was so kind to us….He would even take us fishing………………….

Florence, I have heard talk of Wesley Schneider and his backward bicycle riding skills too. It was some of the talk of my childhood days. Gary

Reply from Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND.

Hi Gary,

I forwarded the two newsletters pertaining to Wes/Ovidia Schneider, to Ruth Sletten Gust. She is also Ovidia’s daughter. She is married to Ronald Gust, Wally’s godson. Ronald/Ruth live on Wally’s parents’ “homeplace”, a mile north of Kramer (Wally’s grandfather, Herman Garbe, originally owned the farm.). Ruth and her daughter, Renee, have an antique business on the farm. Renee/husband/daughter live in Bottineau.

Ruth enjoyed the newsletters/found them very interesting.

Neola

From Vickie Metcalfe (70): Bottineau, ND.

Gary,

Alysa a sixth grade student, was accompanied to lunch today by a tall, straight standing, handsome, clean cut MARINE. He came the elementary school to eat lunch with his little sister smartly dressed in his uniform. This young man, graduated from here in May of 2009 and is currently visiting his Family Roots in the hills north of Dunseith and also Bottineau School Roots.

He took time to visit with some of his former teachers, one former homeroom teacher became tearful when she saw him.

Hopefully, his proud grandma Ele will send you his photo. God Bless this MARINE, Devin Millang on his journeys. Thanks. V.

From Bonnie Awalt Houle (56): Becker, MN

Dear Gary,

I am certain there must be other people out there that remember having to wear 4 buckle overshoes. (Hateful darn things) When your fingers were cold it was harder then heck to unbuckle them, if you didn’t buckle them they made an awful racket when you walked. The racket from all those boots irritated the teachers to no end. When you came down the stairs at the end of the day with lots of us not buckling the boots we would catch it from the 1st, 2nd and 3rd, 4th, grade teachers that stood at the bottom of the steps to stop kids from jumping the last few stairs or from running down the steps. After wearing the boots without buckling them the buckles would break off, now you were in more trouble. Who else remembers these overshoes?

Bonnie Awalt Houle (56)

Reply from Sybil Johnson: Cheyenne

Gary, My cousin sent this to me, in answer to this AMBER ALERT. Evidently,
this little girl has been missing for sometime. I wish the Wingates would
have sent an updated picture and story. It doesnt take away anything, but
an updated picture and story would have helped much more.
Thought you would like to know. Sybil Johnson
(great_grandma2007@live.com)
From: usofrnr@cox.net
To: great_grandma2007@live.com
Subject: Re: (591) Dunseith Alumni……AMBERT ALERT
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:05:03 -0400

She has been missing for three years and is now six if she is still alive.
The man who police thought might have abducted her committed suicide and
no sign of her was found. I fear if she is alive she won’t look at all
like her photo

From Geri Metcalfe Munro (59): Fargo, ND

Hi Gary–In response to my cousin, Vickie Metcalfe in #591:

Yes, George and Lela were with my folks at Jim and Ella’s 25th anniversary
; the picture upper right is George and Lela in 1933; I believe they were
married that year and my folks were attendants, Lower left is on Jim and
Ella’s wedding day with George and Lela as attendants on July 9, 1934, and
lower right is Jim and Ella on their wedding day. They were lifelong
friends. Lela’s maiden name was Johnson, sister of Dick’s grandma, Myrtle
Olson

Geri

L to R: Ella Metcalfe, Lela Cota, Jim Metcafle & George Cota

George and Lela Cota in 1933

Jim and Ella’s wedding day with George
and Lela as attendants

Jim and Ella Metcalfe on their wedding day

Reply/Pictures from Dick Johnson (68): Dunseith, ND.

Gary and Friends,

I have several more pictures of George and Lela Cota and will post
another one. This picture is of their family at their 40th anniversary
in 1977. George and Lela are seated with their grandson Dean. Gary and
his wife Darla and son Maynard are standing behind them. They had their
25th anniversary at Rendahl church in 1962 and my dad had just gotten
his new 8 MM movie camera, so he filmed the entire event and I still
have the film. Dad filmed many events over several years and we have a
large basket full of his reel to reel films. There is no sound, just
color movies, but they are sure fun to watch. I would like to have them
all put on DVD someday so I could make copies for others too.

Vickie–you are right, George Cota’s mother, Mae, was a Keeler and
they lived where Emil Morin later lived. I will attach a picture of Mae
Cota (holding a small girl I don’t recognize) and Gary. This would have
been in the early 40s. I do remember Mae, but never saw her husband that
I can remember. I think he may have died before I was born or shortly
after. Thanks for the info and thanks Gary!

George and Lela Cota are seated with their grandson Dean. Gary and
his wife Darla and son Maynard are standing behind them.

Mae Cota (holding a small girl I don’t recognize) and Gary