Folks, please mark your calendars
Dunseith Alumni and friends Reunion Saturday, July 13th from 4:00 PM to 1:00 AM
Bottineau Norway house.
All on this distribution are encouraged to attend.
Food and drinks – Individual purchase from the menu.
Reply from Larry St. Claire (’66): Anchorage, AK
The Poitra family reunion is July 4th, so I will be in Dunseith that weekend.
Larry
Larry,
We are most certainly looking forward to seeing you and all the way from Alaska too.Gary
No blog yesterday
Folks,
Bernadette and I were invited to a friends house for dinner last night, so I didn’t get a blog posted yesterday.
Gary
Salem Confirmation Picture
Reply from Allen Rude (BHS ’69): Watertown, SD
Regarding the Confirmation picture, you are correct to my right is David Larshus, son of Lloyd and Orlene. The Pastor is Joel Hernes, and the girl is Patty Roland, daughter of Leonard and Margaret. I still remember the program was pretty grueling and the final test before Confirmation we had to stand in front of the Congregation and recite what ever the Pastor requested of us. Allen Rude
Salem Confirmation Picture
Reply from Kenny Pederson (BHS ’65): Michigan, ND
Gary,
Sorry to hear about your wives health problems.
The Confirmation picture is David Larshus, Allan Rude, Pastor Hernes, Patty Roland, Leroy Rude.
David is Lloyd’s son and patty is Leonard and Margaret Rolands daughter.Pastor Hernes came
after Pastor Grudt.
Kenny
Hello Kenny,Thank you so much for this reply.Kenny, I hope you noticed the caption at the top of this message about our reunion. I am looking forward to seeing you and your wife too at this reunion if you can make it. You will know lots of the folks. Many of our Dunseith HS class of 65 class mates graduated with you in Bottineau too. I have also added you to our permanent distribution list too for these daily blogs.Gary
Salem Confirmation Picture
Reply from Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND
Can anyone supply Pastor’s full name? I’ll add it to the picture and resend the picture.
Debbie Brudwick Sapp identified David Larshus; Dick Johnson identified Patty Roland. I recognized “the Rude Boys”. 
I have two 8 X 10’s if any of you would like to have one/both of them.
Thanks.
Neola
Salem Confirmation Picture
Reply from Doreen Larson Moran (BHS ’61): Usk, WA & Hazelton, ND
Confirmation picture Salem Church, March 1966.
David Larshus Allan Rude Pastor Joel Hernes Marlys Roland Leroy Rude
Pastor Hernes and Sonya arrived at the Metigoshe parish in June or July 1963. I was responsible for printing the church bulletins for the Sunday services between the time of Pastor Grudt and the call and response of Pastor Hernes. Sept 7, 1963 Pastor Hernes married Bob and me. Yes – now fifty years ago. Pastor Herness also baptized our daughter Alice in 1965 and Jody in 1966. I believe Jody was the last baptism in the Nordland’s church building. Pastor Mark Ronning arrived about this time frame. Bob was sent overseas to SEA (South East Asia) from June 1966 – Dec 1967. He was stationed at Clark AFB, with the US Air Force Jungle Survival School – or PJSS as it was known. Last stop for rescue, survival, escape and evasion training for air crew before going to the War Zone. I was able to live on Minot AFB in our mobile home at the base trailer park. I usually went to the farm and to church in the Hills on the weekends during that time. I believe I have some reel to reel tapes from those early services of the Lake Metigoshe Christian Center. I know on one there is some hearty laughter from Orvin Hagen. Sure would be fun to find that reel real “soon”.
Thank you for keeping the Blog alive and well. Your Reunion will be good come this summer. You are correct. Set the date, place, time – and they will come. Enjoy one and all. Bob and I will be in ND most of June but will leave about the 3rd to attend a 50th wedding anniversary of dear friends in Minden Nevada. AND yes, on Sept 7th, 2013, Bob and I will celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary at the Lake Metigoshe Christian Center with refreshments from 1 to 3 pm. We were married on Saturday, the 7th of September in the Manger Church – I wanted the organ and to have the bells rung. We will also have a celebration with refreshments here in Washington state at the Cusick American Legion on Sunday August 25th from 2-4 pm. We started the year in January with celebrations – I turned 70 – and we will celebrate give thanks to God through the rest of the year and as long as he gives us breath. Those of you who know us are welcome to come to either place – or both if you are the traveling rambling people like we are!! Doreen Larson Moran (Class ’61 BHS)
Leroy Rude
Reply from Vicki Metcalfe (’70): Bottineau, ND
Yup.
LeRoy is a Bottineau School Bus driver, Bottineau County Commissioner, and the husband of Roberta Lemke Rude who graduated from DHS 1969!
Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND
Folks,
As I am getting ready to send this, I see Novie, Bernadette’s Niece, checking up on her before she (Novie) retires for the night. It is 10:40 PM. Novie keeps pretty close tabs on her aunt. We are so lucky to have her. Bernadette ask her for a snack of which she prepared. Novie lives with her husband and 4 children in one of the apartments we built for Bernadette’s nieces and nephews.
Bernadette is feeling a lot better than she was several days ago, however she feels very dizzy and her words are slurred. We have made wheel chair arrangements for her on our flights back to the states. She can walk on her own, but often times feels like she is going to fall. She spent several hours shopping in the mall this afternoon with Novie at her side.
Gary
PS – Novie was an English major and has a BS in Teaching. A strong asset of Novie’s is that whenever she talks she always has a smile with a very pleasant attitude. When Bernadette is down, Novie lifts her spirits. Novie is on our payroll, full time and oversees the other two helpers that we have.
Joke of the day
Posted by Larry Hackman (’66): Bismarck, ND
