07/05/2010

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Reply from Keith Pladson (66): Stafford, VA
 
Reply to Mary Knutson Re: the photograph I earlier submitted. It is interesting that you identified the second from left in front as Halvor Johnson. After I sent the photo, I started looking at it again and had reached the same conclusion. After my Junior year and through much of my Senior year I worked for Carl and Shirley (Knutson) Melgard and remember stopping over at Emil’s place a few times with Carl. Halvor was living with Emil at the time so he was usually there when we stopped. Once I started looking more closely at the photo, I was pretty sure it was Halvor. Thanks, Mary, for confirming my memory of a long ago time. Do you know, by the way, whether Halvor ever played the violin?

Thanks, Gary for your help.
Keith Pladson (66)

Folks, I talked to Phyllis McKay yesterday about this picture. She has not had a computer for the past several weeks, so she has not seen this picture, but she doubts this is her uncle Elmer. She said Elmer never belonged to anything, was not musically inclined and seldom, if ever, wore a suit. She said it’s very possible that this guy could be a member of the Peter Lindberg family who lived in the Willow Lake area. Peter died in 1946. Peter was a twin brother to Phyllis’ grandfather Ben Lindberg. Peter was also Dennis Dubois (63) grandfather. Phyllis does not remember Halvor Johnson, but remembers his sister Gertie Knutson. Gertie died in 1959. She was a close neighbor of Elmer’s. Phyllis spent a lot of time with her Uncle Elmer in her younger days.
 
I mentioned the guy in the center middle reminded me of Pete Peterson. Eileen Brudwick send me his picture for comparison of which I have reposted below. The resemblance is there, but the guy in the picture has more hair than Pete. Taking a closer look at this picture, the guy in the front center reminds me of someone from the Bottineau as do a lot of these guys, but I just can not determine who.
 
Folks, with an earlier posting a few months ago when I posted Ruth & Pete’s picture below, I was all mixed up thinking Ruth had passed on. She is alive and well living at the Good Samaritan home in Bottineau. As I mentioned before, Ruth and Art Rude Sr. are first cousins. Many of you had Ruth for a teacher in Dunseith and also at the many country schools where she taught throughout the area. I knew Pete and Ruth pretty well in my growing days thru the Metigoshe churches. Gary
 
Back: Olaf Pladson, Elmer Lindburg ?, ??, ??, ??
Front: ??, Halvor Johnson, ??, ??, ??

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
Picture provided by Myra Henning Halvorson (72): Bottineau, ND
 
Many of you know Les Halvorson. He is from Wolford, but taught School for a few years in the 70’s in Dunseith. He is married to Myra Henning (72). Les has continued his teaching career and is currently teaching in the Newburg and I believe one other school district in Bottineau county. Les has been a Radio broadcaster for years too. You can hear him on the Bottineau station with the sports announcements and sports broadcasting among other announcing. He’s also an Auctioneer, so he is a man of many talents. Les and Myra live directly across the street from my brother Darrel (Bud) & Debby on Vera Street in Bottineau.
 
Les Halvorson, Gary Stokes & Bernadette Stokes