Doreen, Folks think I know a lot of people. I can not hold a candle to you. For a Bottineau Girl you know so many of the Dunseith folks. Having grown up in the hills and being members of the Metigoshe churches, I think, gave us a lot of added exposure to so many wonderful people. We are looking forward to seeing some pictures of you with Dave and Linda Shelver when you meet for Breakfast on Monday and of Vickie Metcalfe too if she can make it.Dave and Linda were with us on the Dunseith Alaska Cruise in 2009. I have pasted a picture below of just us folks that had ever attended school in Dunsieth that were on the Cruise. Gary
but I got to wish him well on his 90th birthday celebration. I had seen
Linda Gardner earlier at Dairy Dipper II. Glenore and I were at Dorothy
Prichard’s celebration of life service. Today I gave Dave Shelver a
call – we plan to meet for breakfast on Monday morning. He and I worked at
the Lake Metigoshe Store in the early sixties. I will always remember him
as the guy saying, “I am so bright, they just call me son”. or was it
sun?????????????????/ I have seen Vickie Metcalf several times but we
haven’t had a chance to visit over coffee and tea. Maybe she and I will
visit along with Dave.
Ah, so many people, so little time. The Metigoshe Camp staff 50 year
reunion is this weekend at Pelican Lake. Spencer will be up tomorrow to
spend some time at the staff reunion.
O’Dean Bakken graduated with Kenny Pederson ’65. His mom and dad were
Oscar and Mary Bakken. They lived just north of us across from Ben
Iversons place. He spent a 30 year career in the USAF and retired as E-9,
Chief MSgt. – KC 135 Tankers.
To help clarify the picture I sent of the 1957 basketball team,
the youngest boys would have been 5th graders and the oldest would have
been 8th graders if my figuring is right. This team would have been the
grade school team. The years these guys graduated was from 1961 to
1964. I looked up the picture of the 55-56 A team and will attach it to
this posting. Many of these guys were probably on the team in 56-57
also. Some were seniors in 56 but several were on later teams. Thanks Gary!
Dick
