Holdaas, Martin, Pladson connections
Reply from LeaRae Parrill Espe (’67): Bottineau, ND
Hi Keith and Gary, I am not certain that Loni Holdaas Martin (Mrs. Gerald Martin) is related to the Holdaas who married a Pladson, but I think it is a very good possibility. Loni’s parents moved to the Seattle area years ago and several of Loni’s siblings still live in Seattle area Loni spends a good share of her winters out there and has spoken a lot about her sisters,etc
Loni visited my mother at Oak Manor less than a month ago. She always stops in when she is in Bottineau. They have written Christmas cards back and forth for years when Gerald and Loni lived in Williston. I will try to find the answer to Keith’s question. LeaRae Parrill Espe 1967
Class of 1967 Reunion
Reply from LeaRae Parrill Espe (’67):Bottineau, ND
The reunion turned out great, thanks to the organizers Jim Berube, Patti Metcalfe Woods, Mary Helen Anderson Millang, Beverly Azure LaVallie, and Roger Counts.
Jim and Tom Berube teamed up to get their dad’s 1967 car readied for the parade. Jim ended up driving the car with my mother, Mildred Parrill, who was our first grade teacher, riding in the car. She was very honored and had a fabulous time. Tom Berube drove Jim’s pickup with a trailer carrying the other class members who made it in time for the parade. The parade was led by the American Legion as the first entry. Our classmate Roger Counts is currently the Legion Commander so he rode with that entry. Our class followed with the Fortune Berube car and the trailer.
Following the parade, we gathered at the Senior Citizen’s/American Legion for pie and visiting. Later in the afternoon, Roger Counts, who is President of the School Board opened the high school so we could look at the class pictures, tour the school where we noted many changes, and found our lockers! There were so many stories and memories shared. We met at the W’eel Turtle for a picture and then had a little program at Dale’s led by Class President K. Flynn Richard with remarks from Tom Berube who reminded us of a number of interesting facts including that the first Super Bowl was played in 1967.
I thought it worked out very well to have it during Dunseith Days. There were so many events all week and we were able to see many ol’ friends from other classes as well. I would recommend other classes plan reunions during Dunseith Days. Kudos to all the local gals who did such a great job organizing. The Star had two pages of colored coverage, however, we didn’t make the cut. Hopefully, some who took pictures will share them on the blog.
Sadly we have lost touch with some of our class. Out of the thirty some emails from the Gary Stokes list only one responded to me as having received the message! Many of emails have changed, but some of the telephone numbers were still valid. More have gone to strictly cell so there were many calls to relatives which was successful in some cases. Patti worked with Facebook contacts in addition to the calls. Some have accounts but not everyone is checking those regularly. We all did a lot of calling! It was all worth it.
Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND
Floyd and Dorothy Lamb Family
Dorothy, Martha, Dean and Floyd
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Blog (627) posted on November 19, 2009
Posted on November 19, 2009
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