Cebu, Philippines
Our helpers Mother’s death
Things are pretty active at our house at the moment with all of our helpers relatives that are here for their mothers death. She died on Tuesday the 16th and her funeral will be on Sunday the 28th. They wanted the funeral tomorrow (Thursday), but there were no vacancies until the 28th.
10 Relatives arrived from the Island of Mindanao last Friday. Then there are another 6 or so local relatives that are here full time too. That combined with the 9 family members that live here makes for quite a bunch of folks. They just sleep wherever they can find a dry spot to lie. They went through a 110 pound bag of rice in 4 days. They do not bother us inside our house though. I will be kind of glad when this is all over and things get back to normal. Mama is in her coffin on our porch. She was only 59 years old too. I think lack of a proper nutrition and also periods of time in her life without food was a contributing factor to her death.
Gary
Reply From Dale Evans: Algona, Washington
Thank you for the birthday wishes – it has all the makings of a great day!
Reply from Marie Iverson Staub (’60): Seattle, WA
Gary,
The North Dakota sites that Eldon Berg sent in were so interesting. Thanks to him and to you for all your work.
Marie Staub (Iverson) 1960
Message/Picture from Larry Hackman (’66): Bismarck, ND
Gary
Dunseith photo showing two grain elevators, Morgan Lumber Co,
and what I think was Joe Pelows Trucking office building in the back ground.
I think this photo was taken from in front of the catholic church looking east?
Gary I want to thank you for noting I’m a handsome devil in that photo of the
hardwood boys and we thought we were so grown up at the time.
I also would like everyone to know that Mel and I helped Dick out as much as we could,
at the time we were all going to school and we are still doing what we can.
Larry
Larry, Whose House is this?
Dale (’63) and Jackie Pritchard holding their friends baby
Gwen Grimme Eltz (’68) with her friend – Who is your friend Gwen?
Gary and Bernadette Stokes’ Grandson
Tyler with his homecoming date. Tacoma, WA.
Posting from Wayne (’61) & Rosemary Smith: Bottineau, ND
Penny Postcards from North Dakota
www.usgwarchives.org/nd/ppcs-nd.html
Gary: Here is another interesting site that was sent to us and may be of interest to those on the blog.
Wayne & Rosemary Smith
ND Deer Paying attention to Road Signs
Posting form Vickie Metcalfe (’70): Bottineau, ND
I believe this Montana editor was in Sidney when I was there. Pretty neat defending ND in Montana!
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/opinion/columns/lynnette/article_76306aca-1b0c-11e2-9e1b-001a4bcf887a.html#.UISVjVzAo30.email
Recent Bucyrus ND Fire
Posting from Ken Striker: Dayton OH
Reports are that the homestead farm of Chas W Striker (brother of Wm Elmer Striker), and the church survived any damage.
Dunseith News
Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND
