Dorothy Lamoureux Wood (’52) update
From Lois Lilleby Fielding (’51): Prescott, AZ
Hi Gary: Thanks for the info. I ‘m not sure about Betty’s info, but I have new info for Dorothy. She is in a rehab type home after an illness, but says she will probably move to a town in Arizona, where her daughter and grandson will be moving.
She sounds like the “old” Dode –always optimistic and happy—tho’ it sounds like she has been through a lot. We talked for a long time. Her daughter and grandson are there for her all the time and take great care for her needs. She is very determined to keep up her health—but she was always the optimist. She does some exercise and is fairly active physically.
Dorothy Wood 7571 Westminster Blvd., Apt 222, Westminster, California. She did not remember the zip code and apparently does not use her computer. Best to you! Lois Fielding
Thank you so much Lois for keeping us updated with Dorothy’s new address and condition. Doing a backward trace of her Phone number that has not changed, I found her address listing too, that I have also pasted above.For those of you that remember Dorothy, I’ll bet she would enjoy a phone call too. Her number is listed above.Gary
Posted by Neol Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND
Dion Lake Question
From Mona Dionne Johnson (’48): Bottineau, ND
Gary: While visiting with Neola, I had an interesting question which
she suggested that I ask you to put on the blog.
Would Floyd Dion know who “Dion Lake ” in the Turtle Mountains was name
after, and when ? Or do you know ?
Mona (Dionne) Johnson (48)
she suggested that I ask you to put on the blog.
Would Floyd Dion know who “Dion Lake ” in the Turtle Mountains was name
after, and when ? Or do you know ?
Mona (Dionne) Johnson (48)
Mona,
I am not sure where Dion Lake is located, but I am sure someone will know when, who and where the lake was named after. From what I understand, The Dion name used to be Dionne and was changed to Dion, so you guys are all the same family.Gary
Childhood Farm days & Cow Milking Memories
Posted by Vickie Metcalfe (’70): Bottineau, ND
Gary and friends,
Neola fwd. this article.
I do think the blog folks would be interested.
Many of you probably, remember Wes Schneider
the ice cream maker at Pride Dairy, many years.
( well into his 80’s!)
Floyd Dion and Bob Stokes, also were longtime,
loyal employees of Pride Dairy.
Many, former farm kids milked cows, and their
folks who sold cream and milk at Pride Dairy.
My own dad and mom bought some of the last Holstein cows from the San Haven herd.
Among them, our dear Black and white bossies, “Pansy, Queenie, Beauty
and Katie were soon joined by Norrie (named in honor of former owner, Norris Nelson).
With the San Haven Herd purchase,
our parents purchased milking machines.
Oft the milking machine from 1 cow would fill up one 5 gallon pail.
With mom, Nancy, Cyndy and I were milch maids.
Mom and Dad always kept the radio on in the barn.
And, I sang frequently with it.
The cows got their rations of ground oats and molasses.
The horses whole oats. And chickens, oats or cracked wheat.
Soon, the sound of contented chewing chomping.
I’d put my head against the cows flank and feel her warmth
as I prepared her to milk.
Whilst milking,we fed the cats and dogs fresh whole milk,
and separate the cream. Then, the calves and pigs skim milk.
If it was winter the cows got the sweet hay from the hay mow,
before the lights were turned off.
Uncle Emil Metcalfe told me I was an excellent barn cleaner!
I loved his praise, because I really enjoy a clean barn!
My family sold cream through Minnie Alvin which I believe,
was sent on to Rugby, or to the cream station in
the area of the old AC Bar, I think a substation of
Bottineau Creamery.
Prior to selling to Dunseith it went to Kelvin Store.
My mom would sell her farm eggs to Hosmer Store or Bedard’s Red Owl.
We girls also had the job of picking eggs, washing them and packing.
The money received in exchange for cream and eggs,
purchased needed weekly groceries, flour sugar etc.
How well I remember,often, mom sending a quart of fresh thick farm cream
to school with me. I carried it so carefully then, up the stairs to give Mrs. Conroy.
That wonderful lady returned the jar the next day filled with homemade fudge.
From the gentle kind lady, I heard no comments on my hard worn hand-me down
clothes, barn smell, rough callused hands or ringworm from pail feeding the calves,
I am now off the farm but KNOWLEDGE learned about never erased.
It’s INDELBLE.
Until Later.
Vickie
Salem Sunday School attandance roster
Folks,
This is a roster of the Sunday School kids that were enrolled at Salem the last year Sunday School was held in Salem. I believe the fall of 1960 was the last that Sunday School was held in Salem. This roster is still posted in the entry way of the church. This picture was taken in July this year.
To this day I remember well so many of the Sunday school songs we used to sing. Arliss Rude Hagen was our song leader.
I had to enlarge this photo pretty large to get all the names legible. As you can see, my youngest brother Darrel is listed as Bud. Until he started school in Dunseith in the fall of 1961, few folks knew his given name.
Gary
Posted by Neol Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND
Posted by Neol Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND
Joke of the day
Posted by Mel Kuhn (’70): St. John, ND
Job Interview
Personnel Manager: “What is your greatest weakness?”
Old Man : “Honesty.”
Personnel Manager: “I don’t think honesty is a weakness.”
Old Man : “I don’t really give a darn what you think”