Minot Flooding – First Grandchild
Message from Rod Hiatt (69): Bottineau, ND
Hello Gary,
We too are in the midst of the worst flood in the area since the one that Noah was involved with. My sons Josh and Eric both have homes in the flood plain and if it comes through the way they are predicting today, Josh’s home will have water to the ceiling. As of this morning water was filling his basement as it had gone over the dikes. Eric’s house which we just bought last October is on the west end of the river area and with any luck it will be maybe midway up the walls on the main floor. It is totally like living in a major night mare, but the houses are just wood, concrete and paint and that can be replaced. Brian and Deb Fauske’s new home is also in that same flood plain and it doesn’t look any better where he is at than the boys.
The only glimmer of sunshine this week was my son Jason and his wife Lisa gave me a grandson yesterday afternoon. Not being really prejudice he is the cutest little baby that I’ve ever seen. His name is Braxton Ray Hiatt me and Grandma are about as proud as a couple of peacocks.
Follow up reply:
By the way this is our first grandchild, if you hadn’t already guessed
Rod, we are so sorry to hear of Josh, Eric and Brian’s homes along with so many others that will be loosing their homes. This is mother nature and about all we can do sit back and let her run her course. Congratulations with the new grandbaby too. Gary
VOIP and Magic Jack Phone numbers
Request from Leland Hagen (50): BRYAN, TX
Hi Gary,
As I recall you posted a “magic jack” phone number a few months ago that had a stateside area code. I failed to make a note of it at the time and wondered if you still have it activated?
I look forward to your daily emails and always read them first. Even though I have been gone from the Turtle mountains for over 60 years the names and the stories stir my memory.
Thanks for great job you do.
Leland
Yes Leland, I have a Magic Jack and I still have my original Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) phone.Magic Jack (701) 428-8186 This is a local Kindred, ND phone number too.VOIP (360) 362-1222 This is a local Bremerton, WA numberBoth of those numbers are good. If we are sleeping or not home, please leave a message and I will get back to you.I purchased a Magic Jack phone at Radio shack several years ago. For the initial price of $40 and $20 each year there after or $60 for 5 years with unlimited toll free calling to the USA and Canada, it sounded like a really good deal, that is until I tried calling Dunseith/Bottineau. Magic Jack does not have a contract with some of the smaller rural phone companies. Much of ND falls into that category. However, I can call Cell phones in Bottineau/Dunseith just fine, just not their land lines using Magic Jack. For that reason, I did not get rid of my original VOIP phone. Magic Jack has a contract with Kindred, ND that enabled me to select a Kindred number. Gary
Square Dance Identities from Doris Smith Pritchard
Posted by Keith Pritchard: Bottineau, ND
Gary, Ran the square dance photo past my mother, Doris Pritchard (Smith). She’s fairly confident that the man between Maxine and Willie is Lloyd Larshus. She thinks the man on the far right may be Karl Skarpol. Keith Pritchard
Thank you Keith and Doris. Now that I have been told this may be Lloyd Larshus, taking a second look, it does look like Lloyd. Lloyd Larshus is a first cousin to Art Rude too. Lloyd and Orlene Flaata Larshus live in the Oak Manor apartments in Bottineau. Their apartment is very close to Vivian Clark. Vivian is living in your Aunt Dorothy Pritchard’s former apartment that she had for many years before transferring to St. Andrews. I have Vivian Clark’s email address and will include her with today’s message asking her to run this by Lloyd. I have known Lloyd and Orlene my entire life. Lloyd and Orlene have the same wedding anniversary date as my folks, June 18th. They were married in 1950 and my folks in 1941. Vivian Clark’s apartment was my Aunt Olga Petterson Hansen Haseldahl’s apartment before Dorothy lived there. I have been in that apartment many times. Gary
Joke of the day:
Man and woman have been married for thirty years or so. He says to her, “I want to buy you a diamond necklace for your birthday”. She says; ” I don’t want it.” He says; ” My plan B is that I’ll buy you a brand new Mercedes for your birthday.” She says; “I don’t want that either. I want a divorce!” He says; “I hadn’t planned on spending that much!”
Man and woman have been married for thirty years or so. He says to her, “I want to buy you a diamond necklace for your birthday”. She says; ” I don’t want it.” He says; ” My plan B is that I’ll buy you a brand new Mercedes for your birthday.” She says; “I don’t want that either. I want a divorce!” He says; “I hadn’t planned on spending that much!”