7/5/2012 (1532) | Dunseith Alumni

Happy Birthday Bruce Pigeon (‘DHS ’61): Garrison, ND

Jean Pladson: Bismarck, ND

Folks,

Jean is a familiar face to a whole lot of you folks. Until recently moving to Bismarck, for about 55 years she lived a half mile south of the Peace Garden Road (#43) right on the Rolette/Bottineau County line. Jean’s mother Olga, was my dad’s aunt and her dad was a brother to Frances Morinville.

A little story about Jean.

In the late 50’s, not long after Jean and Duane were married, my mothers cousin and her husband from Niagara, ND were visiting our family up in the hills. Jean just happen to pop in for visit when they were there. When the ladies were out in the kitchen and the guys in the living room, Mom’s cousins husband asked us who Jean was. With her blond hair, blue eyes and all of her charm, He said “She is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen”.

When I saw this picture pop into my Facebook wall, I just had to share.

Gary

PS – Jean and Audrey’s mother, Olga Petterson Hanson Haseldahl, would have celebrated her 100th birthday two days ago. she was born on July 3, 1912. We often celebrated her birthday on July 4th. Now there was an amazing woman and very predictable to be amazing too. We loved her dearly. It was a very sad day in January 1993 when I got a phone call from dad that she had died. She wasn’t suppose to die. She went in the Minot hospital for some simple routine surgery.

Reply from Trish Larson Wild (’73): trishclayburgh@yahoo.com Portola Valley, CA.

Hey Gary,

Congrats on your bowling win. My best score ever was 146 and that was a fluke. I should bowl more often because I really enjoy it. My boys and i love to get to the lanes when we get together. Its always good for a few laughs.

I am heading to Montana right now with two horses in tow. Plan to visit friends on Flathead Lake who used to live in Fargo. Looking forward to riding some new trails. I start my permanent job at Stanford on July 23 and have to find a new place to live when I get back. I want to live downtown Palo Alto so I can ride my bike to work.

I had hoped to make North Dakota this trip but it’s not going to work this time. Hope everyone is having a great summer and a spectacular 4 th!

Posted by Gary Stokes

About Trish

PhD in Nursing Science UCSF
Travel as an Equine Nomad- moving through life with grace and ease, safely going wherever I please.
Trauma Nurse at Stanford University Level One Trauma Center

Trish,

Congratulations with your new job. We always here about your horse adventures, but not much about your nursing career. I’ll bet you are one of the finest nurses too. That isn’t even a question, just fact.

Have fun with your Montana trip and enjoy.

Gary

Mel Kuhn’s wife – Reply to Larry Hackman (’66)

From Mel Kuhn (’70): St. John, ND

Larry,

Being left home alone wasn’t so bad, now the bad part is that she has some strange ideas now that she’s home. I’m thinking maybe one of those cult outfits out there in California might have brain washed her or something. She’s coming up with some strange ideas. For instance when she got home last night she came out to the garage to see what I was doing. Well I’d been sanding the body on a pickup and I was all full of paint sanding dust. She told me I was gonna have to take a shower as soon as I came in the house. I asked if she could maybe just hose me off with the garden hose. She said no, I would have to use soap and soap wouldn’t work outside with the garden hose. I told her that I had just used soap the last time I took a shower. I didn’t think you had to use it every time. That would be just plain wastefull. She said we could afford it and that I should use it every time. I just don’t know what to think, she just seems to be off the bubble just a little since she got back. This isn’t the only thing but I better not go into the other stuff just now. Later.

Confused

Mel

Picture posted by Glen Williams (’52): Missoula, MT

Just a photo I took this morning in our backyard
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Glen W

Joke of the day

Posted by Cheri Metcalfe Evans (’74): Dunseith, ND

EXERCISE FOR PEOPLE OVER 50

Begin by standing on a comfortable surface, where you have plenty of room at each side.

With a 5-lb potato bag in each hand, extend your arms straight out from your sides and hold them there as long as you can. Try to reach a full minute, and then relax.

Each day you’ll find that you can hold this position for just a bit longer. After a couple of weeks, move up to 10-lb potato bags.

Then try 50-lb potato bags and then eventually try to get to where you can lift a 100-lb potato bag in each hand and hold your arms straight for more than a full minute. (I’m at this level.)

After you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each bag.