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Ronnie LaRocque (68), Center, ND, Passed away.
Message from Ginger LaRocque Poitra (65): Belcourt, ND
>Gary,
I have sad news this morning, my cousin Ronnie LaRocque passed on to his He was a traveler, so just before, he went to Albequerque with his whole Ginger
Metighoshe Store area memories
From Mona Dionne Johnson (48): Bottineau, ND
I remember the skating rink by the store and remember skating on it. I
also remember the ice house on the hill, and also the spigot on the hill that we could get water from. Mona Johnson ’48 Skating Rink by the Metigoshe Store
Memories from Paula Fassett (71):
Dick (and all): I well remember the outdoor skating rink by the Metigoshe store! We had a much easier trip to the store and/or skating rink, however, since my Aunt Lenore (Watkins) Hoover’s cabin is just down the road from that store. We used to love to go stay at the lake w/Aunt Lenore and our cousins, Marise and Lenette. I always enjoyed when Lenore would need some little grocery item at the store and send us girls to get it – we would usually get to buy a popsicle also. I never actually roller skated at that rink, but we would walk up there on a Saturday evening and watch the roller skaters (AKA: boys) from the sidelines. There was Pepsi machine there that, if you worked it right, would shoot out a free can of pop every now and again. There was a beach at that landing just south of the shore, also. My Dad had slide-photos of him and us girls on the dock at that beach. I think that may have been before the state park/beach existed on the north lake. We used to see Neil Arnzten at that beach also – teaching his kids to swim……there were lots of little Arntzen kids. Paula Fassett Hobb’s family
From Doreen Larson Moran (BHS 61): Hazelton, ND & USK WA.
Gary – If my memory is correct Harvey Hobb’s mother was Viola as was his sister. Arvilla’s sister’s name is Violet. She had four daughters. One of them Karen is married to Scott Grorud from Bismarck. They now live in Spokane WA. He served in a military career as a survival school (SERE) instructor – some of those years were stationed at Fairchild AFB, WA. I had remembered the four cute little girls who would come to Lake Metigoshe to visit their aunt, Arvilla and Grandmother Martha Wulff or was it Wolf originally from Ashley there at Lake Metigoshe Store in the summers of 1961 and 1962. Then sometime in the seventies Scott G wanted us to meet his wife from ND What a surprise when we figured out our, “It’s a small world after all”. I am and always have been one of those people who will ask someone where they are from or where they grew up. Those of you who knew my father, Ledolph Larson will realize that indeed, “I am my father’s daughter”. Doreen Larson Moran
Jerry Olson’s reply to Doreen Larson Moran’s message below.
Jerry Olson: Bremerton, WA
Doreen, I think the first winter camp I went on was in 1963 and at least three more times after that. I always pitched my little canvas pup-tent in the snow and buried it with snow. Once it went to 30 below, but I was warm in my sleeping bag. I remember the frost on the inside of the tent and how damp my clothes were. The hard part was getting out of bag and getting dressed for breakfast. I remember the instructors but not their names They taught us survival but, more so, meeting a challenge head on and not running away from it. It was cold and dark in that little tent. All of us survived – some had frostbite but nobody died. I grew up knowing Grace & Kenneth Joraanstad. He was the bank manager and they were involved with Trinity Lutheran in every way. I was at their home many times and knew all of their children. I got a snowmobile in 1966 and drove it like a complete idiot until 1968 when I totaled it in a wreck down by the creek on Allan Olson’s land east of Souris. I probably did see Bobby’s snowmobile – may even been part of the incentive for me to get one. I had a sweet maroone 18hp Scorpion. I believe you may have made me a number of hamburgers at the store. It was good hike but worth the trip from the BSA camp. I remember one weekend, I was at the camp and a bunch of us changed into ‘civies’ and walked all the way around the lake to the dance hall on the westside. The Roadrunners were playing (not the same group that became popular in the ’90s). I met Byron Nelson, the bass guitar player, a couple of years later when I was at NDSU. He taught me a lot about playing the bass guitar. PS: We got back to camp about 4:00am and caught a couple hours of sleep before we had to get up. We also used to sneak up to Canada and get fireworks & MacIntosh toffee When I get the urge, I write my stories. I have attached the Partsman 1. You may recognize some of the people. Which Larson family are you from? Evelyn Olson was a Larson, wasn’t she? Have a great day Jerry O
May 2010
Angela Berube, Art Rude, Connie Halvorson
2009 Dunseith Alumni Alaska Cruise – Class of 65 memebers
Gary Stokes, Bill grimme, Patty Boguslawski Gottbreht & Phyllis McKay
2009 Dunseith Alumni Alaska Cruise
Cheryl Haagenson, Florence Pladson Sime, Becky Sime & Phyllis McKay
 2007 Reunion
John Bedard taking the first bite of his Balute (boiled egg with an un-hatched chick)
 Cebu, Philippines
Party at the Stokes house – Sorry guys, these gals are all taken
 Joke of the day
Posted by Larry Hackman (66): Bismarck, ND
Ole, the Norwegian painter
Ole, while not a brilliant scholar, was a gifted portrait artist. His fame Soon, people from all over the country were coming to Minnesota to have One day, a stretch limo pulled up to his house. Inside was a beautiful This was the first time anyone had made this request of Ole. The woman said Not wanting to get into trouble with his wife, Ole asked the woman to wait In a few minutes, he returned…. and said to the lady, “Ya, shoor, you |
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