Gary–I sure enjoyed the picture of the original Carl and Jessie Millang family. We grew up together and we all attended Sunday School and church at Little Prairie–those large families helped to fill up that precious little county church. The Millang kids went to a country school and my family, the Jim and Ella Metcalfe kids went to Hilltop, School (Carpenter #4) then in 1955 we bussed to Dunseith, along with the Millang family. Then, those country schools closed. I think Millangs went to Wetherault or Lockhart. Maybe they can refresh my memory about those schools.
Keep the pictures coming, Gary
Geri
Replies to Diane’s posting
From Bruce Pigeon (’61): Garrison, ND
His real name is Val Moyer. He lives east of Bottineau on the curve.BruceFrom Colette Hosmer (’64): Santa Fe, NMCousin Diane,I loved that Studebaker. Your wonderful parents, Aunt Verdy and Uncle Norman, let me hitch a ride with you from Seattle to Dunseith – 7 of us packed into that little sports car. Remember singing Thunder Road about a million times?Kruschev’s real name was Val Moyer (or Moyers).XXXColette
From Lee (Leland) Stickland (’64): Dickinson, NDVal Moyer lived with his Grand Parents east of Dunseith. Yes, he did have the wonderful opportunityto own the Studebaler Diane wrote about.It was a two-door, lovely, 289 V-8. One of those priceless vehicles that should have been neatly andcarefully covered and secured for years to come.
Val also once had a new white four-door Ford Falcon. I shared a roll-over incident in it with he and DianeBachman from Bottineau. When I saw we were in trouble, I pulled Diane’s head into my lap. Thanksto my seat belt we remained secure although the right hand door was missing.
Lotza fun growing up in Dunseith. About 2007, Val came into a restaurant here in Dickinson that is rightnext to a truck stop and Interstate 94. He sat down beside me. I glanced over and I said hello, not recognizinghim. He called me by name and I felt very challenged. I had not seen him since 1964. He was driving an18-wheeler at the time and was headed for Wyoming. I think he lived in Bottineau?LeeFrom Dennis Dubois (’63): Minneapolis, MNIn relation to that Studebaker story, the kid named Kruschef, his real name was Val Moyer. I’m here to tell you that there never was an automobile that was more abused that than that one. I was in on alot of it too. We hunted jack rabbits , ducks and carried a few kegs around with that machine. If you had that car today and it could talk Val,Johnny Leonard, Jim Evans, Bill Henry, myself and many others would have alot of answering to do. I have never forgotten that car. Thanks for arousing so many memories.
Gary, You really hit the archives on this one. I guess this was the complete “school” that year. What is sad is that less than 10 years later, Arnold Hiatt was killed by electrocution and Arlene Phelps died, in high school at St. John, of an aneurism or something along that line. If I remember right, she complained of not feeling good and less than an hour later she was gone. We go when somebody else says it’s time!
Dale
Dale ,
Yes, I think you are right. This was the entire school.
Analyzing this photo, I think you were in 7th grade and John in 8th. Bradley Salmonson was a year ahead of John and Bradley is not in this picture. I would have been in the 5th grade. My brother Bud (Darrel) is not in this picture either. He stared school when I was in grade 6.
This had to have been school year 57/58. Do you remember what grade Tom Longre was in? I think he was by himself a year ahead of me or he could have been in the same grade as you and Arnie? Take note of all those 3rd graders, the whole 2nd row.
Yes, you are absolutely right about Arlene Phelps. She was our teacher, Mrs. Phelps, daughter. Arnie Hiatt was electrocuted in the summer of 1964 when a truck boom, the cable of which he was holding onto, hit electrical wires. Your brother John is no longer with us either.
Gary
Three ND folks with Bottineau connections living in Cebu
For you Bottineau folks and others too, take note of the last name of the guy in Orange. Dave Sandness was a Cousin to Richard Sandness. Dick was a loan officer at First National for many years. Art Hagen and I had the privilege of meeting Dave Sandness and his wife Esther at our monthly Expat dinner this past Monday at the Marco Polo Hotel. Dave is originally from LaMoure, ND
Gary
Reply to the Veterans School picture
From Sybil Johnson: Chippewa Falls, WI
That surely looks like your Dad. Ive seen pictures of him, that surely looks like him.
Gary, In the back row, standing under the white light. That sure looks like Don; even though I only met him a few times.
Sybil
Dick,
I don’t remember your dad being with this group, but I could be wrong.
Sybil, I kind of think the guy under the white light with a tie is Manford Cain? I could be wrong though. Doreen Larson Moran, are you able help us out here? Manford Cain was your close neighbor to the north.
As I remember, most of these guys were WW II vets. For instructional purposes, this class would take on personal projects among members of the class. I remember in the summer of 1953 when we were adding an addtion onto our house, as a learning project, these guys spent several days or more at our house building this addition. With such a large group of guys it didn’t take long to complete the addition.
Dad became pretty good friends with Manford Cain too. I remember one time he and one other guy stopped by Manford’s house when they knew he wasn’t home and cleaned his barn, calf pens and all. Needless to say, Manford was pleasanly surprised. That is a story I heard repeated many times and from Manford too.
Gary
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