06/01/2009 | Dunseith Alumni

Reply from Erling Landsverk (44): Portage, WI

Hi Gary:

I had no idea that the book I wrote would be mentioned on your blogg. It certainly was not my intention to use it for a merchandising tool. I want to thank Bill Hosmer, Bev Morinville Azure and other for the kind words about the book Sharon, asked me for ten last year, which she paid for, and once more she has requested another ten copies.. I guess the cat got out of the bag when bill Hosmer and Sharon began discussing how I was related to Sharon. As for Bill Hosmer, I met him at the all school reunion in 07 at Dales. He saw my name tag and introduced himself, and i really enjoyed the cconversation. The fact that I was blind, didn’t seem to bother him one whit. I thoroughly enjoyed talking to him because i was very familiar with the Hosmer store and his family. Bill certtainly was not one to blow his horn, not one word about his Military Record as a fighter pilot, not one word about his membership in the “Thunder Birds, and I discovered later that HE has written a book which I am certain would put mine to shame. Bill Hosmer deserves the acolades of the entire nation for his service. However, I really believe that i can match him in a love for North Dakota along with the dunseith, bottineau, and Hills region. of course.

It has been a great priveledge for me to have lived in that area and to have known so many great folks. Thank you all.

Erling Landsverk

Bill Hosmer’s message posted several days ago:

Gary and Friends, I recently finished Erling Landsverk’s book. It was a great experience to read of the people, the conditions of life, family, and work ethic which characterized this region in those bygone days. It really brought back images and experiences even beyond the wealth of material generated by this excellent Blog. I asked Sharon how to order copies. She said to use her brother, Dave as a point of contact. Sharon said that his email address was known herein, but I don’t know it. His mailing address, where Sharon also lives, is 1621 95th St.. NE Bottineau 58318. She said the price was $20.00. In my view it is worth it, and more. Thanks and Cheers, Bill Hosmer

Bill, I just happen to have Dave’s email address. Dave Landsverk

Reply from Bev Morinville Azure (72): Dunseith, ND

To Sharron….first of all I would like to thank you for the kind words you said about my mother and father…. Mom died with the same gracefulness as she lived I was with her to the end and she always amazed me… As did my father he was not only Phy sicial strong but also had the strongest faith I have ever witnessed to this day. My sisters and brother plus all our friends were truly blessed by them .Thank you also for the new clipping I have never seen it before . Had heard the story but never had seen the clipping. Thank you so much,

GOD BLESS YOU …………BEV

Bev, This is a reply form Sharron Gottbreht Shen with the date of the Dunseith article about your parents:

Gary,

Discouraged that I did not have dates on many of the scans you have received, and now on todays message. Do regret lack of knowledge about how all this rocket age equipment works! Get back to me, kind sir, if I continue to fail when recording these snippets of history.

Morinville/Hanson posting: Turtle Mt Star 17 Nov 1938

Sharron

Reply/picture from Crystal Fassett Andersen (70): Walhalla, ND

Thanks to Gary Morgan for sharing your family picture. I lived in Portal at the same time as the Morgans and Pam babysat for me many times (and my boys LOVED her).I also get to see Mark and his beautiful wife & girls on occasion when we visit my Mother-in-law in Stanley. I can’t believe Gary and MaryLou are Great-Grandparents(in more ways that one!!). Gary’s family and mine are shirt tail relatives through the Watkins,so we love it when we get an update. I’m with Aggie C. Share your family pictures. We all love to see “how we all turned out!!” I am attaching one “old” one of the Morgan crew ,so you can see who Robbie takes after!! Crystal Fassett Andersen

Picture L to R:

Gary, Marylou, John & Ken Morgan horsing around at a family picnic

Folks,

I will post, near the bottom of each days blog, one or two pictures that I have from the 2007 reunion. I am also going through the old blogs starting from the beginning on 12/27/07 capturing the photos that I lost on my hard drive several weeks ago. I will repost several of those pictures each day too. One of you LaCroix gals sent me quite a few 2007 reunion pictures, many of which I have lost. Can you please send them to me again?

Thanks,

Gary

2007 Dunseith Reunion:

Janice LaCroix Kester (59), Charlotte LaCroix (62), Donna LaCroix Allard (64) &

Joan LaCroix Lannie (67)

Posted 12/28/07 By Neola Kofoid Garbe:

Ernest Tennancour at the Corner Garage owned by John Kofoid.

Posted 12/28/2007

Message from Geri Metcalfe with picture (Metcalfe’s & Lagerquist’s):

Gary,
I enjoyed Karen Woodford’s reply re: Bobby Lagerquist and her Lagerquist relatives. Hope this picture comes thru OK–I treasure this picture as this group of kids spent alot of time at my parents, Jim and Ella Metcalfe’s farm.
My sis, Patti is only about two on this picture, so I’m thinking it was taken in about 1950, the year my sis, Lola, was born.

The Strong’s lived with us for a time when their home burned about the time we were moving to the farm from Seattle, where Helen and I were born. My parents lived in Seattle for seven years. They moved back before Margaret was born in 1946. Yes, Hilda and Leroy had Bobby L. living with them and I remember Inga and George visiting at our farm as well.

We’re getting ready to leave for AZ, so if I don’t get time to send this to Karen, she will get it from you.

Thanks much, Gary, for all you do–I’ll keep in touch in Mesa.

Hope the New Year is kind to all of us,

Geri

Left to right: Bobby Lagerquist, Ronnie Strong, Jerry Strong, cousin Larry Metcalfe, my brother, Gary Metcalfe, Gordy Strong, me in front of Gordy and my sis, Helen in front of me; the three kids in the front are my sis, Margaret (in front of Jerry Strong), her little friend, Timmy Strong and my sis, Patti .