You are so welcome Tina. Hope you had a good one. Gary
Gary,
Teri Vandal. Would this pretty young lady be Mike and Sandra’s daughter?
Tina. I know who this pretty young lady is. Prior to seeing you in Bottineau a couple years ago, the last time was when you were maybe 7 years old. You have done well, Tina, as have the rest of your family.
Gary, you are right on the “H” International memories. One of those was part of my life from about 7 or 8 years old until 1994 when I was – well, somewhat older. We also had a smaller Case tractor somewhat larger than a Ford of that time. They were both workhorses that only quit for gas. I remember one time when we were putting up the hay at Long Lake. I left home at 7:00 in the morning with some lunch and a full tank of gas (5 gallons) in the Case. I spent the forenoon mowing one field and the afternoon raking another. At 6:00 on the way home, the Case ran out of gas between home and Clarence Hagen’s and left me with a half mile walk. They both sold at the estate sale after my Dad passed away.
Dale
Yes Dale, Teri Zeiler Vandal is Mike and Sandra’s daughter. You guessed it right.
Thank you Carmen for the post about our families relationship…I know that my siblings and I have always thought of you and Floyd as our Aunt & Uncle and I know that you both mean a lot to our parents. Every summer when we came to ND for a visit we couldn’t wait to visit your farm.
Also, a shout out to Allen Richard & Dick Johnson for taking the time to share their stories about my Dad…it really means a lot to me!!
My Dad’s been gone for 7 years now and I still miss him terribly.
–Kim Fugere Ogilvie
About the Stone Church in Dunseith….when we were little kids, we used to go and play with the Morinville’s or visit our cousins the Hosmers and go and play on the steps of the Methodist Stone Church….it is a landmark of Dunseith and the great times we had there as kids.
Diane
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Those who grew up in small towns (or on the farm) in the 50’s or 60’s will laugh, and relate, when they read this.Those who didn’t, will be in disbelief and won’t understand how true it is.
1) You can name everyone you graduated with.
2) You know what 4-H/FFA means.
3) You went to parties at a pasture, barn, gravel pit, river bank or in the middle of a dirt road. On Monday you could always tell who was at the party because of the scratches on their legs from running through the woods when the party was busted.
4) You used to “drag/cruise” Main St. or the Highway.
5) It was cool to date somebody from the neighboring town.
6) The whole school went to the same party after graduation.
7) You didn’t give directions by street names but rather by references.
Turn by Nelson’s house, go 2 blocks to Anderson’s, and it’s four houses left of the track field.
8)The golf course had only 9 holes.
9) You couldn’t help but date a friend’s ex-boyfriend/girlfriend.
10) Your car stayed filthy because of the dirt roads, and you will never own a dark vehicle for this reason.
11) The town next to you was considered ‘trashy’ or ‘snooty,’ but was
actually just like your town.
12) You referred to anyone with a house newer than 1950 as the ‘rich’ people.
13) The people in the ‘big city’ dressed funny, and then you picked up the trend 2 years later.
14) Anyone you wanted could be found at the local gas station, the dairy bar, or pool hall.
15) You saw at least one friend a week driving a tractor through town or one of your friends driving a grain truck to school occasionally.
16) The coach suggested you haul hay for the summer to get stronger.
17) Directions were given using THE stop light as a reference. What
stop light? Not one in our small town.
18) When you decided to walk somewhere, 5 people would pull over and ask if you wanted a ride.
19) Your teachers called you by your older siblings’ names.
20) Your teachers remembered when they taught your parents.
21) You could charge at any local store or write checks without any ID.
22) There was no McDonalds. But we had the Clara’s cafe.
23) The closest city was an hour away.
24) Most people used reel type/push lawn mowers.
25) You’ve pee’d in a wheat field/cornfield/hayfield/barn lot.
26) You probably started driving a tractor to plow/disc/etc. by the time you were 10 years old.
27) Most people went by a nickname.
28) The guys kept their guns in the car/truck so they could go hunting after school.
29) They had been hunting with a gun since they were 7 years old.
30) The car/truck you drove belonged to dad and was probably the only family vehicle besides the tractor and grain truck.
31) Eight out of ten high school boys, could tune a car’s engine; four out of ten could rebuild that engine.
32) There was a huge crowd in town on Saturday night.
33) Farmers could actually “trade” their eggs/milk/cream/chickens for groceries and other goods at some of the local stores.
34) You had heard of but not yet seen a TV program.
35) You laughed your butt off reading this because you know it is true.
And, you forward it to everyone you know who may have lived in a small town so they can laugh ,too.
I would not have wanted to have been raised any other way!!!
It was “the best”!