Happy Birthdy to Bernice Belgarde
From Paula Fassett (’71): North Branch, MN
Happy Birthday to Bernice Belgarde………I, for one, and looking forward to reading your family history!
Paula Fassett
Dunseith Businesses
Reply from Gary Metcalfe (’50): Kingman, AZ
Hi Gary, in reply to Bill Hosmers input about Brassuers Barber shop, I believe the next proprieter was Mr. Godfrey. He had a daughter named Rowena who was in the same sophomore class at DHS as I was in 1949-50. She also had an older brother but I can’t recall his name. Might have been James? The weather is nice here in Arizona as well, but probably not appreciated as much as that in ND.. We are off to Costa Rica again on Monday for a couple of weeks. Wishing the best of New Years for all your bloggers.
Francis Atherton
Reply from Kathy Casavant Ellingson (’74): Bismarck, ND
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Yes, to all of Aggies expanations of Francis. Even though I was very young , I remembered him at our farm working & helping our Dad. I was also surprised he was that young when he died, I thought of him older than that. Condolences to the family. Kathy
San Haven
Reply from Ginger LaRocque Poitra (’65): Belcourt, ND
>My mother (Madeline LaRocque) worked at San Haven for 27 years. She
worked at Dr. Loeb’s home and other areas, she was a cleaning lady along with RoseAnn Poitra and Mary Morin. Mom was the fastest cleaner I knew, she would clean all day at the San and come home and clean our house. When spring cleaning came around she did that after work also. She’d have the whole house cleaned including the windows in a couple of evenings. Before Mom worked at the San she worked as a cook at the Crystal Cafe for 9 years, that was while Dan and Rosie McCoy were proprietors, she always remarked on how much she learned from Rosie, Rosie was a wonderful cook. For some reason this picture brought thoughts to my mind about Mom, I thought I’d share a few of them with you all. Ginger(LaRocque) Poitra (65) Native American Culture
Reply from Aggie Casavant (’69): Fort Mill, SC
First to Bernice Belgarde Hope you had a nice birthday. I love the picture of you with your horse. One thing I miss about not living in N.Dakota, is the Native Americans. Here in South Carolina it’s a melting pot of every culture, and although their are a few Indian people from Cherokee Tribe,they don’t seem like true blue Native Americans like in N.Dakota….(I don’t know maybe I’m just bias:) One thing I was really disappointed about when I go home on vacation, is that I have yet to have found any type of sweatshirt t-shirt or jackets with a festive Native look to it,and I looked every where. Their is alot of jewelery and pottery but nothing in the way of clothing. I never realized what a bond I feel with the Native American people back home, til I moved back to N.Dakota from 99 to 2003. I joined the “All Nations Church” in Bismarck,and felt so at home,and one of the best churches ever. I spent 3 days helping to re-open a church on the Standing Rock Reservation cutting the two foot tallgrass around the church,and dodging rattlesnakes (quite an adventure). Lately I’ve been doing alot of research and watching alot on PBS about the history of the Indian people of the Dakotas. I was moved to tears when I watched the documentary that Diane Sawyer from ABC News did a few months ago on the Pine Ridge Reservation. That one little boy about 14 years old was the most beautiful little guy,with a heart full of dreams. I was so happy to hear that people all over the country responded in such a positive way to help the people of Pine Ridge….Anyway Bernice….thanks for the memories, and God’s Blessings. Aggie
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San Haven Power House Photo.
Reply Jean Nicholas Miller (’66): Glendale, AZ
The San power house photo: It seems to me that the man on the left is Stanley Dowling from the other San picture. And I recognize the man next to him but I can’t think of his name. Hopefully someone wil remember it.
Jean
San Haven Power House Photo.
Reply from Brenda Hoffman (’68): Greenville, SC
Dear Gary,
Power house photo: Stanley Dowling, ?, John Gillis, Clifford Magnuson. Both were great San photos. Thank you.
Brenda
Stanley Dowling, ??, John Gillis and Clifford Magnuson
Dunseith Businesses – Mona Dionne Johnson & Skip Brasseur
Reply/picture from Dick Johnson (’68): Dunseith, ND
Gary and Friends,
To Bill Hosmer— I can’t remember the Alfie Dion Shoe Shop
building before he was there but do remember another business that was
in the building after the shoe shop. One of the Morinville relatives,
probably an uncle, named Bert Hanson had an upholstery shop there for a
while in the early 70s. He did a nice job on a seat for an old 1947
Indian Chief motorcycle I was restoring. It looked like factory new and
he wasn’t that expensive either—rare combination nowadays. In a past
post, I sent a picture of Mona Dionne Johnson and Skip Brasseur, who
Bill mentioned dating, in the old police station which was also the
skating rink warming room at the time. The picture was obviously Mona
and she identified Skip for us. I’ll repost it to see if it brings back
any old memories for Bill. A couple cute gals in about ’46. Thanks Gary!
Dick
Previously posted with message 482 on June 7, 2009Reply from Mona Dionne Johnson (48): Lake Metigoshe, NDGary:
Dick – That is me in the PD, and my friend is Skip Brasseur (don’t know
if I spelled her last name correctly). Her dad ran a barber shop in
Dunseith for a couple of years. She had a harmonizing voice and we used
to sing duets together. They left Dunseith after her 2nd year high
school, so did not graduate from Dunseith.
Mona Dionne Johnson – 48
Gary – gal without scarf is Skip.
