Claude Morin’s Passing & Memories
Posted by Vickie Metcalfe (70): Bottineau, ND
Gary,
Claude Morin, is the son of Richard and Madeline Morin (deceased). Also, he is a brother to Bernard.
Many years ago, while attending UND, I knew Claude’s sister, Donna (Morin) Kjorsvik.
Claude was a great kid. Years later, when I had a serious accident. Claude inquired about me and said, “I went to the church and lit a candle and prayed for you.” That was so touching and heartfelt. I wish his dad, Richard and his Morin family, PEACE and my condolences. Vickie
CLAUDE R. MORIN, 51, Dunseith, died Thursday in his home. (Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau)
Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND
Claude R. Morin
(January 8, 1960 – May 5, 2011)
Claude R. Morin, age 51, of Dunseith, died on Thursday in his home. A memorial service will be held on Thursday at 10:00 A.M. in the St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Dunseith. Burial will be in the St. Louis Cemetery also of Dunseith. A wake will be held on Wednesday beginning at 4:00 in the church.
Devin Millang
Posting from Vickie Metcalfe (70): Bottineau, ND
Gary & friends,
Devin, an unassuming person, is a good listener, who takes a genuine interest in others around him.
In turn, he is respected by all who know him.
Know wonder his classmates at BHS, voted him homecoming king his senior year!
Yesterday afternoon, Devin was a guest speaker in the junior high.
I did not hear him, BUT, I heard about his speaking skills from other staff members.
This morning, they were all commenting what a fine job he did, commanding
the attention of his former underclassmen and former teachers through his sharing.
He is someone you all should know! Thanks. Vickie
Riding the Pacific Trail
Message from Trish Larson Wild (73): Fort Collins, CO
Hello Friends!
Some of you haven’t heard from me in awhile. Some of you are up to the minute up to date, but haven’t seen all of these photos.
For those of you who aren’t so up to date: This is for you:
I have been traveling with my horses since December. We have ridden in some glorious places from Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. Most especially California!
I have been here since January, and have enjoyed every minute. I have a goal to ride at least 200 miles in every state, but plan to travel in spring summer and Fall. I thought I would be heading to Oregon soon and I am.
However, I have decided to put my truck in storage do a pack trip from Mexico to Oregon (and beyond?) on the Pacific Crest Trail. My friend Chance and I are gearing up right this minute. Chance just bought Akheil yesterday, a beautiful white Spanish Egyptian Arab gelding who will join our herd (see photos).
Our good friends Paul and Donna will drive us to the trailhead on Monday, May 9th (Akheil’s 12th birthday). On Tuesday, we will take our first steps on the Pacific Trail and will be riding as far as we can – maybe all the 2700 mile way!
I am blogging as often as possible, so if you want to follow along on our adventures, check out my blog at trishwild.blogspot.com. I’d love to hear from any of you, and you’re welcome to join us anytime (bring apples carrots and horse feed please!).
We’ll be singing and pickin our way north, eating a healthy vegan menu, practicing Equine Yoga daily, and enjoying some of the most beautiful scenery in the world.
Hope your trails are happy too.
Trish Wild
The Equine Nomad
Salem Church – August 1992
I am not sure where I got this picture from. It was taken inside Salem Church. I have no idea what the gathering is all about. As you can see, they are practicing the old tradition with Men on one side and Women on the other. The only person I can positively identify is Glen Rude standing in the door way with the blue jacket. The lady standing in the door way kind of looks like Viola Bjornseth Rude, Glen’s Aunt and Virgil’s mother. Can any of you identify any of the folks in this photo? It is strange that I do not know these folks, so they may be from out of the area. I do know that my name along with a few of the rest of you on this distribution is on the Sunday school attendance chart hanging on the back wall. That chart is now hanging on the west wall in the entrance way behind Glen in the picture.
Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND
Posting of the day
From Larry Hackman (66): Bismarck, ND
If You Grew Up In Rural Minnesota & Nort Dakota:
You know how to polka, but never tried it sober.
You know what knee-high by the Fourth of July means.
You know it is traditional for the bride and groom to go bar hopping between the
reception and wedding dance.
You know the difference between “Green” and “Red” farm machinery, and would fight
with your friends on the playground over which was better!
You buy Christmas presents at Fleet Farm.
You spent more on beer & liquor than you did on food at your wedding.
You hear someone use the word “uff-da” and you don’t break into uncontrollable
laughter.
You or someone you know was a “Dairy Princess” at the county fair.
You know that “combine” is a noun.
You let your older siblings talk you into putting your tongue on a steel post in
the middle of winter.
You think Lutheran and Catholic are THE major religions.
You know that “creek” rhymes with “pick”.
Football schedules, hunting season and harvest are all taken into consideration before
wedding dates are set.
A Friday night date is getting a six-pack and taking your girlfriend shining for deer.
Saturday you go to your local bowling alley.
There was at least one, if not several, in your class who had to help milk cows in the morning.
You have driven your car on the lake.
You can make sense of “upnort” and “baatree”.
Every wedding dance you have ever been to has the hokey pokey and the chicken
dance.
Your definition of a small town is one that only has one bar.
The local gas station sells live bait.
At least twice a year some part of your home double as a meat processing plant.
You think that the start of deer season is a national holiday.
You see 5 self-propelled combines at the Dairy Queen and know it’s prom night.
You actually understand these jokes and will forward them to all your Minnesota
friends!!!!!