Sheep shearing

Reply from Dennis Dubois (’63):  Minneapolis, MN

I sure relate to Vickie’s story on tromping wool. I did that for many years for Art Seim. My dad would help him shear and “dip” them. Up a ramp and through some disinfectant for ticks. My memory is that I would tromp the wool, with my shoes on, and when the day was done, my leather shoes were like cloth. The lanolin softened them up into a limp piece of leather. My dad always said Art Seim was the fastest shearer he ever knew. Dad and Art were both soooo strong, they handled the sheep so easily. Good memories.

Reply from Allen Richard (’65): Grand Rapids, MI

Gary, I think I can relate to your situation.  My mother in law has Alzheimer’s.  In some ways she seems to be better, and worse in other ways. We need to keep her out of the kitchen and away from the stairs.  There are many other things as well as well as the near daily fading.

Hang in there!

Allen

Rev Hampton Kavlie
Reply from Theresa Sivertson Delikat:  Box Elder, SD

Just a note on Hampton Kavlie. His father Leonard and my father were first cousins. Hampton married Tom and I 44 years ago.  Theresa Sivertson Delikat

Gary’s Note:
Theresa is the daughter of Lars and Ruby Sivertson. They lived east of Lake Metigoshe near Oscar and Sylvia Bergan’s.

Theresa,  I didn’t realize that Leonard and your Dad were first cousins. Bernard and Betty Kavlie, Leonard’s brother, lived very near you too. Their farm was very near the Canadian border

San Haven Photo
Reply from Ginger LaRocque Poitra (’65): Belcourt, ND

Morning Gary,

In response to the San Haven picture. Before putting it to rest with the names you have on them. Remember that number 8 was changed to Vivian Poitra.

I wanted to say, I think you had this picture up a few years or so ago. I remember bringing a hard copy to my mother-in-law, while she was in the Rolette home, her mind was pretty sharp, she was naming the people in the picture. She worked at San Haven. She thought it was a nice picture. She knew them all.

We are so fortunate to still have you writing this blog. Keep going you are very much appreciated by all.

Thanks Gary,

Ginger Poitra class of 1965

Gary’s Reply
Thank you Ginger for the nice comment

San Haven Photo
Reply from Jay Vanorny (’66):  Dunseith, ND

Jay thinks maybe #3 is Nels Holman, he has enjoyed this picture, tried telling me stories of some of the people.
my name is Karen, and I work for Jay Vanorny

San Haven Photo
Reply from Toni Morinville Gredesky (68):  Farimount, ND

Hi Gary,

Number 11 in the San Haven pic is not my mother. She never worked at the San.

Toni Morinville Gredesky

San Haven Photo

Folks Can we ID number 11? Then we’ll have them All identified.  Thanks

Stokes picture posted yesterday

Reply from John Tangen:  Calistoga, CA. 

Hi Gary, those are interesting pictures of the Stokes family I don’t recall ever seeing before.  Could that be Frank and Julia on the right?  And apparently the Rendahl’s had only the one daughter, Alice?  I knew some of her family (the Van Radens) when I lived in Kansas.  BTW, I didn’t recall your folks raising sheep!

Gary’s Reply:
Thanks John. Doing some picture comparisons, that is definitely Frank and Julia Stokes, my grandparents. You mother, Esther Thompson Tangen was related too.  Her mother, Alice Stokes Thompson, and my grandfather, Frank Stokes, were siblings.

Kalk Reunion Pictures

Posted by Al Lopez:  Minneapolis, MN

Hi Gary,
This Al Lopez. I was married to Kathy (Barbara) Kalk here’s some pictures of our get together:
Kalk members: Vince, Rod, Janet, Marlene, and Natalie.

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