Barbara (Bobbi) Wenstad (70) passed away this afternoon
Posted by Diane Wenstad Wiebe (69): Portage La Prairie, MB Canada
Hi Gary,
I would like to let you and the “Blog Family” know that Bobbie Wenstad has loss her battle with cancer today. She passed away this afternoon.
Bobbie was one of Oscar’s daughters, living in Grafton, N.D.
I am sure there will be a write up in the paper and sent on the blog later this week.
Thanks, great blog and way to keep everyone informed of what is happening in N.D.
Diane Wenstad Wiebe
We are so sorry to hear of Bobbi’s passing. I had no idea that she was stricken with cancer. Her mother, Alberta, passed away a short time ago too. Our condolences are with all of Bobbi’s family with her passing. Please keep us posted. Gary
Condolences to the Borg Landsverk Family
From Vickie Metcalfe (70): Bottineau, ND
Gary and Friends,
A few years ago, I learned from another Dunseith alumni, Sharon, about some Wisconsin cousins, of whom she was so fond of.
Just this past summer, It was my privilege to meet Borg and Erling and join them along with their sons at the Family Bakery for lunch. it was even more delightful to see Henry Salmonson and Borg reconnect as former classmates!
Borg, Erling and their sons were each so vibrant, full of knowledge, life, and seemed to truly be interested in meeting their extended family, the old family home place, childhood rural school friends, rocks and stone buildings.
I extend profound sympathy on the loss of his dear, dear, sister, Borg to Erling and his remarkable Wisconsin ” Landsverk Clan”.
Sincerely,Vickie
Lisa Hiatt
Reply from Rod Hiatt (69): Bottineau, ND
Gary
Lisa is my daughter in law. She is married to my middle son Jason. This is going to be our first grandchild, and I’m damn excited for mid June when he(they know its a boy) is expected.
Lisa is the daughter of Mitch and Cheryl Guss from the Willow City area. Her and Jason were married on 7-7-07 and I may sound prejudice, but she is the best thing thats happened to this family in a long time.
Thanks
Rod
Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau, ND
Reply from Trish Larson Wild (73): Fort Collins, CO
| Gary,
Congratulations! Your weight loss is a wonderful success. May your experience ripple into every area of your life and inspire you to search for even more ways to achieve optimal wellness. Over the next few days, you may lose a bit more weight, if you stick to the instructions on breaking the fast. Remember the quote, “Any fool can fast, but a wise man knows how to break a fast.”
Thanks so much for all you do. I just don’t think we can all thank you enough times for your daily committment to all of us who are “hooked” on your blog. It’s a wonderful connection to home and community. I think I am the only contestant from North Dakota in the “America’s Favorite Trail Horse” competition, and I am so proud to say I’m from the Turtle Mountains. It means so much to me to be solo out in the world, and have all this wonderful connection to good friends and family back home. I am really looking forward to seeing everyone when I roll into the halfway point – the geographical center of the universe!
Again, congratulations and thanks for sharing your results with all of us. So inspiring!
I have 4 friends who have juiced with me recently. One lost 7 pounds and got to her goal weight in 5 days. One lost 10 pounds in 10 days. One lost 8 pounds in 10 days, and one lost 4 pounds in three days, and made a decision to eat raw foods as her diet of choice. The common thread between them all was how easy the fast was, how great they felt, and how scrumptious and satisfied they were with food after the fast. My friend Donna just glows with delight, and at 60 years old – she is looking fantastic. You can see her photos all over my blog. She’s the beautiful Asian woman riding my horses. Her husband is so impressed, he’s planning to start his juice fast on May 1st. Yay!
Eating healthy vibrant foods creates a healthy glow and powerful energy. I’m so glad you enjoyed your experience, and are now enjoying your food in a new way. Any of you folks out there who are thinking about trying a cleansing fast, I want you to know that I am happy to help get you started and to support you through the process. For people that are suffering with arthritis, chronic allergies, low energy, depressed mood, digestive problems, etc, this kind of a cleansing experience can be transformational and completely change your quality of life. For those with severe disease, active cancer, advanced diabetes, or pancreatitis, you should only fast under a good Doctor’s supervision. If you are on multiple prescription meds for whatever condition (gout, hypertension, allergies, arthritis, parkinsons, etc) you should also consult with your Doctor before starting a fast.
I just met a beautiful female Doctor today who is from Phoenix. She practices food as medicine and I asked her if she would be available to consult with people over the internet. She is thinking about it and may need to investigate the legal ramifications of telemedicine. She has a beautiful website about food and a blog to explore in the meantime:
http://luminousfood.blogspot.com
Great recipes and inspired photos that she has taken herself. She came and met my horses today, and is a visitor here at the home of my friends from Fargo who live in Altadena. What a bright gem of a Doctor! I love it that we are seeing a trend toward food as medicine. I believe it is the medicine of the future, available now. I will be partners with her today at an all day White Tantra Yoga meditation retreat here in Los Angeles. I am so excited!
In Taoist philosophy, SHEN, one of the three treasures means “spirit” or “mood”. It refers to the radiance that comes from someone who is truly healthy. May you each always show bright SHEN and vibrate with the radiance that comes from healthy living.
Trish Wild, RN, PhD
The Equine Nomad
Riding 200 miles in every state!
Trish, I envy your writing skills and the speed at which I know you write. You are an inspiration to so many of us with all that you do and the way that you do it. Gary
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Reply from Vickie Metcalfe (70): Bottineau, ND
Bless You!
On Good Friday I take Thor in for his teeth cleaning. That rascal is my barking dog, and I wasn’t going to get attached. But he has grown on me.
Easter Monday both Thor and Lochbuie spend the day at the groomers in Minot gettng spring haircuts. As you know my life has “gone to the dogs”.
But they keep me walking, the walking clears away the stress. Yesterday with the slush and snow we didn’t venture far. Today we did our 2 miles b-4 breakfast.
Later. Vickie
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Krystle Parrill
Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau, ND
Hi Gary,
This picture comes from the April 10, 2011 Minot Daily. This picture, along with others, is on the front page of the Military Section (Section E) of the Minot Daily. I contacted LeaRae for verification if Krystle is a “local” Parrill (I wanted confirmation of this before I scanned/sent this to you.). The following is LeaRae’s reply (Thanks, LeaRae).
Neola
LeaRae Parrill Espe’s (67) reply:
Yes, Krystle is the granddaughter of Thurman and Marie Parrill. Her parents are Myron and Kathy (Biberdorf) Parrill. Myron is Thurman’s youngest. Thanks for pointing it out. I haven’t gotten around the reading the paper yet. If you have time to scan into the Dunseith blog that would be nice. Thanks, Neola.
As far as I know there are no other Parrills in the area except the “local” Parrills. There are many Parrills in Illinois and prior to that West Virginia and many places in between. Hugh Parrill who is nine generations back from me came from Scotland in 1690 and settled in Virginia. Thurman and Dean’s ( my dad) father came from Illinois to be Superintendent of Dunseith school after he graduated from Valparaiso University in Indiana in 1911.
Roof top party in Cebu, Philippines
Folks, I thought I’d share this picture that was taken at a dinner party Bernadette and I were invited to several weeks ago. Bernadette and I are sitting with our backs to the camera at the first table to the right in the picture. The theme of the party was Caribbean. Our friend, Marisol, from Singapore hosted the party. The owners of this fabulous home are very close friends of Marisol’s. They let her use their house for this event. They are very successful Chinese business folks here in Cebu. We are up on the roof top of this 3 story Mansion overlooking the city of Cebu. The view was magnificent. Seeing all the shrubbery/trees/flowers on this roof top, I asked Albert, the owner, how many gardeners he had to take care of all this and he said “lots”. Gary
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