02/26/2011

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From Vickie Metcalfe (70): Bottineau

Gary,

I thought perhaps you might enjoy this.

Tonight it is supposed to bet -22. That’s too cold for me for the end of February. I suppose we don’t want the warm weather to come to fast and have flooding due to all the snow. But the good news, the days are longer, no more going to and from school in the dark! Vickie

Vickie, I won’t tell what the temps are here, but I’m sitting in my office with the fan running to keep cool and Bernadette is still sleeping with the A/C on full bore. As close to the Equator as we are, we normally have 12 hour day light days year around. Gary
 
 
 
Trying to Locate Ardell Willard Grimm
Posting on our Website
I have already replied to Dick Tuttle with his request, but I know a lot of you folks knew the Omemee people and will be interested. Please reply with any comments any of you may have.
 
Ardell Willard Grimm is Neola’s class mate of the BHS class of 57. I forwarded Dick’s request to Neola. I know she will make the contacts and get these folks connected.
 
Gary

 

From: Dick Tuttle
Phone: 720-425-44132
E-mail: Message:
I have seen Ardell Willard Grimm’s name mentioned various times. I strongly believe I know this Lady from my childhood in th 50’s in Omemee, ND. I believe her Father’s name was Ray Willard, but I’m not sure. I do remember he was the custodian at the Omemee school that I attended. I would absolutely love to contact Ardell if there is any way possible. Wow – that was nearly 60 years ago.

 
Dick Tuttle’s quick reply.

Thanks so muchGary. I really appreciate it. I lived in Omemee ’53, ‘4 & part of ’55. I actually liked growing up there. It was already becoming a very small town. But I had friends there and it was just downright peaceful and quiet. I have since lived in large cities and would take Omemee over any of them. I haven’t been back to Omemee for many years but intend to go back this next July. In 1955 we moved to the “BigCity”, Bottineau (Ha) where I went through High School and eventually was drafted into the Army. I cannot for the life of me remember my Omemee school teachers name, but he was so good, a heck of an educator. He lived in Dunseith but drove daily to Omemee. I most certainly remember the soda pop factory and Mr. Rasmussen. He made the best pop in the world. I no longer have any relatives in the area by the name of Tuttle, but my sister Jean Hall still lives in Bottineau. Her husband is Roger Hall, the former Sheriff. My father was Lawrence Tuttle, but he passed away in ’71. I am going to attempt contacting Ardell just for old time’s sake. I so remember her Dad Roy Willard. He was quite the Gentleman. Again, thanksGary. It’s always fun to reminisce. Especially about Omemee. I am retired now, and live inDenver, CO. Take care,

 

 

Dick (Richard) Tuttle

 

 

 
 
 
A big Thank you for posting and identifying the Kelvin baseball team
From Vickie Metcalfe (70): Bottineau, ND.
 

Gary, Nettie, Jackie, Dick and Margaret,

 

“Boys of Summer”

Many many thank you’s to the Petersons; Nettie and Jackie (Hansen),

Margaret Seim Lawston, and Dick Johnson on sharing those old photos and all the combined knowledge which came together via internet not the old ringer telephone, in identifying those handsome young men of long ago, those, “BOYS OF SUMMER”.


Years ago, many of those names were familiar, as dad and neighbors would refer to places and those names, when discussing about the where where homesites were located on the road where I grew up. The only ones I remember meeting in person in my lifetime were Mr. Peterson and Mr Anthony.


I do remember Art Seim sharing about many of those names, on our road trips through the hills, during the times he came back from California, to live the summer at Dunseith Nursing home.


We’d drive north on highway #3 of Dunseith and take the road east through Holmes township, send the vehicle straight by the Carlson farm, and over the hill to the Seim farm, around the curve and more hills the Lude Peterson farm, our farm, then the Smith farm where one would drive by from the north, to the Anthony place, the Johnson farm, all the way by the lakes to the Jack Peterson farm.


Art pointed out every one of those old farmsteads, and who lived there. He included the DeMar’s, Volz, Byres. And named for every little lake!


For a moment in time, he shared about the baseball team when Art remembered when he was, one of “the boys of summer.”

Thanks again.

Vickie Metcalfe
 
 
 
 
Lorraine Miller from Dunseith Passed away
Posting from Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND
 

I need to make a correction on what I wrote yesterday. The fellow who lived at Good Samaritan was NOT Marvin Biberdorf, but Walter Biberdorf.

 

Sorry about the error.

 

Neola

 

Lorraine Miller
(January 21, 1927 – February 23, 2011)

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LORRAINE MILLER

Lorraine Miller, age 84 of Dunseith, died Wednesday in a Minot hospital. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 10:00 A.M. in the St. Michael Catholic Church in Dunseith. Burial will be in the spring at the Sunrise view Cemetery of rural Dunseith. A wake will be held on Monday beginning at 4:00 P.M. with a prayer service at 8:00 P.M. in the Church.