05/03/2011 | Dunseith Alumni

Moses & Caroline Desjarlais

Reply to Wes Schneider

From Ron Peltier (70): Dunseith, ND

Gary:

In response to the question of Moses Desjarlais and his wife. Moses was my great-uncle, his wife was Caroline (Peltier) Desjarlais, she was a sister to my grandfather, Prudent Peltier, who died a few years before I was born which was 1952. Caroline raised my father, Joseph James Peltier, from birth and was the only grandmother I knew growing up. Because of certain beliefs back then, Caroline raised my father as her own, she never had children of her own. My real grandmother, Mary Ann (MacArthur) Peltier, who was a Assiniboin/Sioux from White Bear Indian Reserve in Saskatchewan, Canada, died in 1956.

Ron Peltier (1970)

San Haven

Reply from Vickie Hiatt LaFontaine (73): Grafton, ND

Response to Sharon Zorn Gerdes; I transfered to grafton the fall of 86 and many clients came to grafton. There were many ignorant people here mostly the professionals that had many negative things to say about san haven and the care our clients received. Well needless to say not only myself but several of the staff that transfered spent many hours correcting people.My biggest statment I made many times was; well take a look at our clients do you see any bedsores do you see any kind of abuse NO, now look at clients that are returning from group homes or the state hospital that are a total mess not only medically, mentally but physically. Im telling you I sat in more meetings with my face red and my voice raised until cause what I didnt get invited to two many meetings. Over the years many have died or are residing @ group homes and doing well or are still here @ the center in grafton. It is sad to say we have come a long way in providing services to people with DD and mental illness but I fear now we are going backwards again. Please all north dakota residents keep in mind the san haven days and now grafton center and please vote to keep the center open we have many clients that it would be so wrong for them to be in the community.. well thanks for listening as I once again get on my high horse. Vickie Hiatt LaFontaine 73

Great day for the United States

From Sybil Johnson: Cheyenne, WY.

Great day for the United States and all of those who lost loved ones, on September 11th. Things will never be the same, but atleast we GOT HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Its been cold here in Wisconsin, since Ive been here and that has only been a month. Here in Wyoming, there was spring like weather all winter and I get to Wisconsin and
I feel like I’m in the middle of winter in April. Have a great day, everyone!

Sybil Johnson

Reply to old building/business with Picture

From Lloyd Awalt (44): Bottineau, ND

HI GARY In reply to Dick of the picture. I’ve studied it and for the life of me I thought I knew every place on main street in Dunseith. Going buy the location could be on the east side of the street could be DAN MCCOY’S bar. The stairs I can’t remember if they lived up there for sure. I think they did. Looks to be about 1940 with those cars. Lloyd

Joke of the Day

From Mary (Anderson) Millang, Dunseith ND

Class of 67

A nun walked into the corner liquor store and asked the proprietor for a fifth of whisky.

“Sister, now how would it look for a respectable fellow like me to sell alcohol to a nun? was the reply.

The woman leaned over the counter and whispered conspiratorially, “It’s really for the Mother Superior’s constipation.”

The stor owner thought it over and decided to sell it to her since it was for medicinal purposes, but only on condition that she hide it in a paper bagand not tell anyone.

An hour later the store owner closed up and walked outside, only to immediately come across the nun on a park bench, roaring drunk.

“Sister.” he said angrily, ” you know I only sold you that whisky because it was to ease Mother Superior’s constipation.”

“It ish,” slurred the nun. ” When she sees me, she’ll s—.

Pictures from the Achieves:

Duane and Jean Hanson Pladson