3/20/2013 (1743) | Dunseith Alumni

No Blog yesterday

For the record, I didn’t not get a blog posted yesterday.

Gary

Gottbreht/LaFrance connection

Reply from Dick Johnson (’68): Dunseith, ND

Gary and Friends,

LeaRae asked about the Gottbreht/LaFrance connection and hasn’t had
a reply yet. Dale Gottbreht’s mother was Evelyn LaFrance Gottbreht.�
She was the wife of George Gottbreht who was the grandfather of George
Gottbreht who now owns and operates Dale’s Truck Stop and Cafe. I
recall Evelyn quite well—all 4’10”. She didn’t drive so it was up to
her grandsons and family members to take her to Dale’s to work in the
kitchen and then take her back home. There is one story I remember that
involved such a trip one day in about ’62. Marc Gottbreht was my age
and he was about 12 years old then but got to take ‘young’ George’s
brand new white ’62 Pontiac Bonneville two door hardtop to take Grandma
Evelyn home from work one afternoon. I was riding a bike with some
other guys when Marc came by just proud as a peacock in that big sled.�
He went a block north of us and dropped off Evelyn and then came back
south to the intersection on the southwest corner of the grade school.�
He stopped and talked with us for a little while. Out of the corner of
my eye, I noticed George and Bud Baker a block south along the fence
where the trailer court now is. Marc hadn’t seen them and I couldn’t
resist the chance! I said, “Will this big sled spin the tires?” Marc
didn’t hesitate a second when he got the challenge. He turned the wheel
and stood on the gas and spun a complete circle in the gravel
intersection. I can still remember looking south and seeing George
heading to his pickup. The dust was still hanging in the air when
George slid up and jumped out and it didn’t take long for the grin to
disappear off Marc’s face when he saw George through the dust. We
said, “See you Marc.” Time to go man! We could hear George until we
were nearly a block away. Thanks Gary!

Dick

Pictures for Identification

Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND

These three pictures were in with Alvina Johnson Brudwick’s pictures. For several years, Eileen/I have been trying to identify the people in the pictures/where the pictures were taken. I don’t know if the people in the pictures with Alvina are relatives/friends/etc. To me, the building in the background appears to be a roller skating/dance pavilion, or something like that. However, it could be a house/dormitory/etc.

I think I have better copies of these pictures, but I happened to find these, so these are the ones I’m sending.

One of the schools where Alvina taught before she/Milen were married, was at Lake Metigoshe. She stayed with David/Lillie Laugsand Backman when she taught there. Lillie was Milen’s aunt, and Milen visited there quite often (probably more when Alvina started staying there! LOL!). I’m not sure, but I think this is how Milen/Alvina met. At the time Alvina stayed with Dave/Lillie, they were managing either a dance/roller skating pavilion at Lake Metigoshe. I’ve asked Luella Backman Shultz, Dave/Lillie’s daughter, if she recognizes the people or the building. Considering Luella was quite young at the time, it isn’t surprising she doesn’t recognize either the people or the building.

Before (maybe after, but I think before)Alvina taught at Lake Metigoshe, she taught near Kramer, ND. She stayed with the Ed/Mabel Patterson Korman family when she taught there (Ed/Mabel were the parents of Adele Korman Brandt Douglas and Keith Korman). Wally doesn’t recognize the people or the building in the pictures.

I could look in the book “One Room Schools in/of Bottineau County” by Rena Roland to check when Alvina taught in Kramer and when she taught at the lake, but it’s 3:00 a.m. and I’m tired.

Perhaps your readers could help with the identification of these people/building. It might have been taken near Overly, too, as that’s where Alvina grew up, but I don’t know where, in that area, it would have been taken.

Thanks.

Neola

Alvina Johnson Brudwick and mystery Man (Pavilion)

Alvina Johnson Brudwick and mystery Man/woman (Pavilion)

Mystery Man and two boys

Cebu Expat Dinner at the Cebu Marco Polo Hotel this past Monday

This past Monday we had our monthly Expat dinner at the Cebu Marco Polo Restaruant with 70 plus of our group of friends attending. Just for our group, the Marco Polo offered a 50% discount. The magic words were “Cebu Expats“.

I have pasted several messages and pictures below to give you an idea of some of the ways of our lives here in Cebu with our friends.

Gary

This reply from one of our Expat friends, Ken, pretty well sums our evening up at the Marco Polo.

Ken wrote: “I have to share my experience.. I was still in an arm sling due to my rotator cup injury…but I could just about manage ok… however, the wonderfully inpmressive Marco Polo Staff would NOT let me…they catered to me as if I was royalty…I am so very impresssed and thankful for their care and attention…. that level of service is rarely found nowadays….and coupled with the outstanding quality of the food…and the warm ambience… it made for a GREAT evening… thanks for your efforts in making this happen for all of us Gary!”

I want to share this from the Marco Polo GM too, not for what he says about me, but about our group

Dear Gary,

It was such a wonderful sight to see the ‘Expats’ together at table last night. First and foremost, I must express my sincerest appreciation to you for your total devotion to make this dinner possible, and I mean, down to the last detail of sending your ‘Thank you note’ late last night, right upon coming home, now that speaks for your dedication.

We are grateful to everyone who turned up and make it, as per your own observation, one of the most successful dinners. I will take great pride to share your note with our Team here this morning as they know to appreciate your compliments, be it the food, the service or the general ambience.

Naturally, the least of gesture we could make was ‘to pre-pay’ your dinner, and we did this without a wink of an eye. It was such a delight to see Bernadette in great spirit and we all pray that this moment is a new level of motivation to good health.

Thank you for keeping me in the loop of the coming dinners among the Expats, for me to make it a point to sit down for those precious few moments and getting to know everyone a lot better. Bo had to send her regrets for last night as our Twin-boys are in the final exams before the Easter-break and needed tutorial assistance from whom better than Mom.

Warm personal regards,

Hans

Hans R. Hauri
General Manager &

Area General Manager – Philippines
Marco Polo Plaza Cebu