07/07/2009 | Dunseith Alumni

Request from Florence Hiatt Dahl (50): Anchorage, AK

Hello from Alaska………This is a small world…………Last week I was in Lowe’s hardware to buy cement, sand, five gallon “pails” for my latest –my poor family–oh no, what is Mom creating now………….and the poor soul that got the honor to carry all this to my subaru was friendly. So of course I asked the usual questions–Are you an old time Alaskan? Where are you from? And shock of shock. His answer–North Dakota. Oh, I’m from N.D. allso. I’m from Dunseith. The poor kid allmost fainted. I’m from Belcourt, he allmost yelled. We were instant buddies. He would love to be on your list Gary..So here goes…….Brent Vandal Were getting so many souls from the Dunseith area in Anchorage we’ll have to have a reunion or something.

Brent, It is a small world. It’s my pleasure to add you to our distribution list. I think you are probably related to Mike (Sandra Zeiler (62) Vandal too. Gary

From Marie Iverson Staub (60): Seattle, WA

Hi Gary,

This morning I received 2 E-Mails Number 501 time 6:24PM and 11:05PM. It has happened before and I just delete one but you may have double sent and someone will not be getting there morning fix.

Thanks again for all you do and looking forward to meeting you and Bernadette at the dinner in Seattle.

Marie (Iverson) Staub

Marie, Thank you so much for letting me know you got yesterday’s message twice. You were very correct with your thinking that I had sent it to your group twice and missed another group. I missed the group with a lot of the 50’s folks. They’ve got it now though, thanks to you.

Folks, if you get these messages twice, I’ve probably missed someone, so please let me know. Because of limitations imposed by email providers, I currently have you guys divided up into 8 different lists for distribution using multiple email address for sending. Each and everyone of my email addresses are good email addresses for sending messages to me too. The beauty of Outlook Express brings all messages from all my email accounts into one window. Gary

Reply from Aggie Casavant (69): Fort Mill, SC

Hi Gary, What Picture??? If your lost as to what I’m referring to just the frame, and no picture came through….at least on mine . Even when I click on the little x in the box it does nothing….but maybe I’m not doing it right…Thanks for the kind words in ref to the photo…You were 1/2 way right about where I work. It’s a Level 5 lock down facility for teenagers. Level 5 means thier one mistake away from prison…(Like assaulting a staff member…which they do quite often…which thank God I only got smacked around 3 times in 30 yrs. and the worse injury I got,was a torn retina in my eye,which ended up to be a very long term injury…But God is good,and I love my job,and am so blest to have one…Take Care…Aggie

Aggie’s reply after I resent her the picture. Gary

Hey Gary, Yeah, now they both came thru…when I pulled it up 5 hours later there it was….Thanks Gary!

Folks, This appears to be a common server problem. Another solution that sometimes works too is to do a forward or a reply to the message, but don’t send it. Often times these pictures or other items that don’t appear in your message will be visible in the forwarded or reply copy on your screen. Gary

Correction to 1945 Basketball picture posted yesterday:

From Mona Dionne Johnson (48): Lake Metigoshe, ND

The player without a number next to Coach Shelver is “Raymond”
Haagenson – not Norman.
Mona Dionne Johnson ‘ ’48

Reply from Bill Grimme (65): Birmingham, AL

Gary,

Glad you and Dick liked my fashion statement. My daughter-in-law snapped this picture on the 4th. I had the pleasure of 19 house guests–children and grandchildren. A few were missing – too old for such foolishness, I guess. We had a great day. Hope everyone had a safe and fun holiday weekend.

Bill

Memories from Dick Johnson (68): Dunseith, ND

Gary and Friends,

In a lame attempt to poke fun at our good friend Bill Grimme, I’d like
to tell another story about him. Somewhere probably around 1968-70 some
guys started an arcade for kids in the old K. C. Sine ‘Red and White’
store. They painted the windows over with psychedelic paisley designs
and had music going loud. The name of the place was ‘The Mod House’.
Bill was hired as the manager/’bouncer’. I think he was probably home
from college for the summer that year. OK, here’s the good part! Bill
got into the act and shaved his head! I was driving down Main with some
buddies in my car and we saw Bill standing outside with a white T-shirt
on and his arms folded. He was in great physical shape and with the bald
head, one of my buddies said, ” Hey look, it’s Mr. Clean”. We all
cracked up! Bill didn’t hear us, luckily, or we may not have survived!
Now you know, Bill! More history of old Dunseith! Thanks Gary!

Dick

Dick, I remember hearing about Bill’s bald head and I wasn’t even in the area. I heard it from several sources, but for the life of me I can not remember who I heard it from.

Bill, at the time everyone, everywhere seemed to know about your bald head. Word traveled fast in those days too. I’ll glady trade you for your head of hair today though. Gary

Picture from Crystal Fassett Andersen (70): Walhalla, ND

Just so Bill didn’t feel bad, here’s a picture of Dale & I and most of our kids and grandkids at last fall’s Annual Pumpkinfest,here in Walhalla ND. It’s a 60’s thing,I think,Bill.!! Crystal Fassett Andersen Front row:Elijah Gunderson,Shawn Bartels, Erika Gunderson,Aliyah Bartels,Nicole Berg (“08 Pumpkin Princess)Sarah & Marta Gunderson Back: Ryan and Joni (Andersen) Bartels, Tyler Gunderson & fiancee’ Vanessa Belgarde,Jason,Caylee & Becky (Andersen) Berg, Noah & Aaron Gunderson, Crystal & Dale Andersen

Picture 1944:

Back: Coach W.Schultz, Charles (Pug Lund, Wayne Molgard, Freddie Hiatt, Bob Molgard,Leo Murray, student Mgr. Howard Landsverk.
Front: Roger Johnson, Don Johnson, Lyle Johnson ?, Bruce Cornell, Allison Fiske

Axel Johnson