Art Hagen (72) and Rose Hohl From Cebu, Philippines
Folks, now that Art’s family has met Rose and after having met each other face to face with a good bonding, we can let the cat out of the bag. Art and Rose had been communicating for a period of time via Webcam, email, phone, etc. Art asked Rose to visit him in the states, her reply was can you come over here to the Philippines, but with his farming it was more convenient for her to go Bottineau. She agreed and is now in Bottineau. I think Rose’s plans are to accompany Art to AZ in November, so she will be in Bottineau for the next few months. Rose is actually loving her new life in Bottineau. She has already spent a number of hours on the combine with Art, has shuffled Art and Ed Kofoid back and forth taking machinery to the fields etc. Her Philippine drivers license is valid in ND.
Rose is a close and dear friend of ours here in Cebu. Art got a queen with Rose, that is for sure. Rose has a Daughter that recently graduated form college in and is living in and working in Switzerland. Her son is attending college in Australia. Rose has a beautiful home here in Cebu too. Now that her kids have left the nest, she was all alone, that is until she met Art.
Folks, Rose is a super friendly person with a lot of good humor too. When you see her around Bottineau, don’t be afraid to greet her. She will most often be with Art, but there will be times she won’t be with him too. Gary
Note: Rose is the gal in green standing between Bernadette and me
Vonda Melgaard Antonson (76)
Request from Alan Poitra (76): Bloomington, MN
Hi Gary, can you add Vonda Antonson (Melgaard) to your email list. Vonda was a classmate from the class of 1976 up until the 11th grade. Her email is
Later,
Alan Poitra
Alan Poitra
Vonda, it is a pleasure for me to add you to our distribution list. I have added you to the records of the class of 76 also. You were only about 5 years old when I worked for your parents in the summer of 1964. I remember you and Wayne well. I thought someone told me you were living in Minot, but I found a Rugby address for you, is that correct? Gary
Arthritis and Carpel bones – Surgery —- Bowling Alley fire Question
From Keith Pladson (66): Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gary,
I’m struggling to type this with one finger. I broke my wrist 14 years ago, and over the years since then arthritis has set in. To make a long story short after several years of increasing pain I elected to have surgery. They removed four of the eight small carpel bones (a row of four). It was either that or fuse most of the carpel bones together. Fusing them would have left me with a stronger wrist, but little flexibility. The procedure I chose will leave me with a somewhat weaker wrist but I will retain most of the flexibility. Neither choice was all that attractive, but the doctor assured me either would eliminate most (or possibly all) of the pain. Anyway the surgery (on July 31) went fine , but I will be in a cast for another four weeks and then a removable splint for several more weeks while I’m going thru therapy.
I’m struggling to type this with one finger. I broke my wrist 14 years ago, and over the years since then arthritis has set in. To make a long story short after several years of increasing pain I elected to have surgery. They removed four of the eight small carpel bones (a row of four). It was either that or fuse most of the carpel bones together. Fusing them would have left me with a stronger wrist, but little flexibility. The procedure I chose will leave me with a somewhat weaker wrist but I will retain most of the flexibility. Neither choice was all that attractive, but the doctor assured me either would eliminate most (or possibly all) of the pain. Anyway the surgery (on July 31) went fine , but I will be in a cast for another four weeks and then a removable splint for several more weeks while I’m going thru therapy.
Anyway, a couple of things:
First, I’ve been having trouble getting all of the photographs you send to appear when I first open your email. Interestingly, they usually show up when/if I go back into your email a day or two later. I use hotmail for my mail service and I tell you this because my sister, Florence, also has the same problem and she also uses hotmail. Has anyone else who may (or may not) use hotmail reported similar problems with receipt of your attached photos?
Second, could you or one of your readers provide more info on the fire at the bowling alley in Bottineau? I lived in Bottineau for a few years after high school and before going into the US Army and to me (and many others at the time) they were to Bottineau what Dale’s Cafe was to Dunseith — good food at a reasonable price.
Keith, Sorry to hear of your arthritis and the removal of half your carpel bones. I think you made the right choice though. At this stage of your life you need the flexibility more than the added strength.My brother Bud was telling me about the Bowling alley fire when I talked to him on Sunday. Maybe some one can fill us in on what really happened.About Hot Mail live. I believe all Hot Mail is now Hot Mail live. Microsoft did not do anyone any favors when they replaced Outlook/Outlook Express with Hot Mail Live. Outlook express is not compatible with Windows 7 or Windows Vista. That is the very reason I have not upgraded from Windows XP. I have been playing around with Hot Mail Live trying to figure some work arounds allowing me to use it for publishing this daily blog, bit it is very difficult. The main draw back is not being able to copy and paste pictures directly into the body of the message. I am not sure what I will do when I am forced to upgrade. It will be a very painful transition that is for sure. Of the multiple email addresses I have, Gmail has given me the least problems with the greatest flexibilities.