My question?? Would the Dunseith gang ever want to do a stay in Vegas? With Allegiant out of the bigger cities in ND with runs to Vegas it might be fun.
Loving every minute of summer….don ‘t know what I do but it takes me all day long most days 
Evie Gottbreht
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Evie,Las Vegas sounds like a wonderful idea. I believe there are many ongoing promotions from many of the USA cities, inclusive of Minot, for air fares to Las Vegas. If you can set a date and arrange the logistics in Los Vegas, we’ll go for it. After harvest and into the winter months, I’d think, would be the best time frame.Gary
Hi Gary – I graduated in 1968 – Wow, that feels like a hundred years ago now!! I went to the Forestry for one year (68-69). I was offered a job to come to Washington to work for the VA in the summer of 1969 and never looked back. Well, let me rephrase – I never looked back until I joined your blog and it’s been such a blessing to relive so many wonderful stories from the Dunseith/Bottineau area.
Getting back to Jake and Agnes – I remember the joke at home as always we had to go to the Bottineau Fair to watch Jake come in last at the horse races. Then in 1969, he was racing a horse named Nipper Boy who started winning and never stopped winning. After that, Jake had a lot of winning horses on the Canadian circuit. We used to go up to Bossevain and Winnipeg to watch him race. It was a lot more fun to watch him win!
Linda,You were with My Sister-in-Law, Debby’s Lee Stokes’ graduating class from Bottineau in 1968.Thanks,Gary
pic is of a teacher), but I am pretty sure that is Juliette.�
Carmen Richard – what do you think?Mona Johnson (48)
she babysat for but couldn’t remember the one daughter’s name. In order
of birth, they were Randine, Roxanne, and Gordy. Randi was about two
years younger than me. She lives in Bowman, ND. I don’t know where
Roxy lives. The last I heard Gordy was still in Minot. If the picture
sent in by Mark is a picture of Eleanor, if must have been taken when
she was very young. She did have beautiful red hair and a very nice
personality. Orlan and my grandpa were business partners off and on and
we got to know the family pretty well. Randi and I had to do a marriage
skit for some kind of wedding shower or other lady’s function when we
were little kids. The ladies thought it was cute but Randi and I hated
every minute of it. Many of the Dunseith kids were involved, being
‘volunteered’ by their mothers. The preacher was Terry Halvorson and
one of the bridesmaids was Marvel Hill. I think others may remember if
they were involved when they see these pictures. Thanks Gary!
Dick
Sherry Marie Poitra, age 39 of Dunseith, died Wednesday July 11, 2012 in a St. Paul hospital. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. in the St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Dunseith. Burial will be at the St. Mary’s Cemetery of rural Dunseith. A wake will be held on Monday beginning at 4:00 P.M. with a prayer service at 8:00 P.M. in the church.
Sherry Marie Poitra, a daughter of Virgil and Sharon (Gunville) Poitra, was born on August 19, 1972 at Belcourt.
She is survived by her sons Brady and Brandon Nerpel; Parents, Virgil and Sharon Poitra; sisters, Lori (Travis) Davis, Kim Poitra; nephews, T.J. (Larice) Davis, Derrick Chase, Kelle Davis, Duane Gunville, Marcus Davis, Lane Peltier, Tank Davis; nieces and godchild Lexius Davis, niece Brailyn Davis all of Dunseith.
Our condolence are with Virgil (’64) and Sharon Gunville (’66) Poitra with the loss of their daughter sherry. She was a beautiful girl. She will be missed. Gary