Diane, We are so sorry to hear of Bob’s passing. I remember Bobbie well from my childhood days. He used to ride our bus along with you kids. He was such a nice guy. Our condolences are with you and your family and especially with your mother Velma. Gary

Dick, I would say that photo of your Grandpa was taken in the Crystal Café! I remember those ceilings. I have a guess at who the lady behind the counter is, but I’m keeping it to myself, since the photo is blurry and my eyesight is poor!!! I’m hoping we get to read lots of stories, now, of people who ate, visited and worked there!

I know my Aunt Lenore did when she was a teenie-bopper. She told me a story once about how she saved the tips she made at the Crystal for a pair of earring she’d spotted at K.C.Seim’s store. They had light purple stones in them, and she wanted them to wear to a dance, I believe – and I don’t remember what the cost was, but she saved her hard earned tips. She saved for a LONG time and finally bought those earrings. Several years ago she still had (has) those earrings and decided to take them to a jeweler in Minot to have them converted to wear for her pierced ears. The jeweler took a look at them and told her they weren’t just colored glass – they were genuine stones of some sort – of course, I don’t remember – amethyst, maybe? Must have been some treasure that came over from the “old country”. Well, that turned out to be more of a KC Seim Store story…….but it started at the Crystal……….

Paula Fassett