2/18/2008 | Dunseith Alumni

Memories from Deb Morinville (70):

Hi Gary,

Here’s more memories.

David Shelver’s boxer dog named Duke. We were all so scared of him but I didn’t think he was too bad until one day our orange life jackets were hanging on the clothes line and he came over and played a game of “shred the orange things” He totally ripped them right on the line! I think Mr. Shelver must have replaced them because we had more the next time we went to the lake! I also remember that we would look at the paperback books at the drug store (until Mrs. Leonard would chase us out) But we discovered that they would eventually find their way (without covers) out to the big brick garbage bin in the alley and then we would get them for free!

Mrs. Conroy made “hasty pudding” when we were studying about the Revolutionary War. I can’t remember how it tasted but I learned more about that war than anything else.

In jr. high Mr. Klein had us do a mock election that was between Goldwater and some Democrat. I think Randy Flynn was the only Republican in our class. (Hey Randy I’m now a Republican!!)

Whoever sent the picture of Billy Lawrence….thank you! He was exactly how I remembered him. I can still smell the smoke, grease and dirt of the blacksmith shop!

Keep sending those memories. They really are priceless!

Deb Morinville Marmon 70

Dick Johnson’s (68) Memeroy of Mrs. Conroy:

Gary and all DHS

Diane Larson Sjol’s memory of Mrs. Conroy triggered my own
memories of her fourth grade class. Can anyone remember how she
taught us to do mutiplication fast? She gave us bean bags to
throw to each other and we had to yell the answer before we
caught the bean bag. I found it helped to back up and leave
lots of space! She also had what she called “art class” which
was more crafts than art. We made things for our parents like
presents, etc. One item was made by putting the front of a
Christmas card face down in a plate an then filling the plate
with “Plaster of Paris”. We put a loop of wire in the stuff to
hang it up. When it “cured” we took it out and then painted the
front around the card and sprinkled on some sparkles and it was
ready to go. I was a bit gaudy but my mom hung it up
with “pride”. I still have this little piece of Mrs. Conroy’s
art class and although it no longer hangs on the wall, each
time I look at it, I have to smile!

Dick Johnson

Note: Having gone to Ackworth country school for all eight grades, I never had the opportunity of having Mrs. Conroy for a teacher, but with all of your positive comments from a wide range of classes, she must have been one of the all time favorites. I know she was well liked by the class of 65 with the many comments they had with the many messages we exchanged prior to our reunion last July. It sounds like she always taught 4th grade. Gary Stokes (65)

Memories from Bev Morinville Azure (72):

oh the memories of Lorraine are good ones that is for sure what a woman . She had the most powerful voice I think I have ever heard. She would have cousin reunions only thing was it was just cousins she always invited me to them saying well u are like one of the kids , As u all know Lyle was like my brother…. he always introduces me as such. Lorraine was a good friend to my Mom and I have many memoies of them talking at the kitchen table. Now someone talked about Alpine Dion he was my Great Uncle and ended up living with us for a while. What guy he was I remember going into his little shoe shop he had. it was tucked in between the bakery and the red owl store and as all of us Morinville would go and visit him and he would let us smell the glue he used to fix the shoes. the Glue smelled so good. hahaha then one day he got a new bottle in and it had a warning not to smell and he showed it to us. Well that was the end of smelling glue. He was a quiet men and we all loved him dearly…… We loved going to his house just North of town and seeing the baby chicks … Bev

Message from Karen Loeb Mhyre (65): (Dr. Loeb, at San Haven, was her father):

Gary,

I am forwarding this on for Karen (see below). It is cute.

Bill (Grimme) 65

Hello Bill,

I wanted to forward this to Gary for all of us now in our 60’s, but�
can’t seem to get it to go without all of the names of my friend�
Jennifer’s distribution list. I hope you can open it at least and have a�
good laugh! If you can figure out how to send it on so others can see it�
as well, that would be great!

Am in Michigan til tomorrow (with my granddaughter, Fiona) and then home�
for a few days and then to Palm Springs to get out of the cold for a week.�
Oh, and a gal trip to Las Vegas to see the Cirque de Soliel “Love” show�
and the “sites” for three days!

I hope you are enjoying your retirement.

Jim will work at least 5 more years!

Take care,

Karen Mhyre

Hee-hee-hee!

This is funny. Make sure you have the sound on and follow the link below.

Click here: Walt Handelsman

From Marshall Awalt (51):

Marshall, I’ve added who I think the last names are of the folks in the play, in Blue, with a “?”. Please verify if they are correct. Gary

Hi Gary,

Speaking of plays at good old Dunseith sent me looking for my high school play book (Desperate Ambrose).I have all the characters indentified but one so hopefully someone out there can help.

Don (Hosmer?) played Dan’l

Tommy (Hagen?) played Ambrose Groves

Jimmy (?) Played Bert Miller

Norman (Haagenson?) played Sheriff Crandel

Dick (Morgan?) played Hoot Owl Pete

Marshall (Awalt?) played Stinkweed

Lois (Lilleby?) played Nancy Martin

Donna (Sunderland?) played Anne Martin

Joyce (Boardman?) played Poise

Clarice (Olson?) played Mrs Sprool

Carol (Fassett?) played Lena

I have C.C. playing Beth can anyone jog my memory as to who is C.C.

We held the play in the old gym.I don’t remember how the play went over but Ido know we had one great time putting it on.

Here is a few things to help bring back good memories.

Marshall

Marshall, was this Class year 50-51?