Happy Birthday Cathy Campbell Springan (DHS ’73): Stanley, ND 
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Happy Birthday Shirley Anderson Doan (DHS ’60): Yakima, WA
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Condolences to Allen Houle for the loss of his wife
From Jay (66) & Lola Metcalfe (’68) Vanorny: Dunseith, ND
Our deepest sympathy to Allen and his family– !!– You are in our thoughts and prayers- Jay and LOla Vanorny
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Condolences to Allen Houle for the loss of his wife
From From Mark Schimetz (’70): Rolette, ND
Gary, would you please forword my sincere condolences to Allen Houle Family’s loss of Bonnie Awalt Houle. May our Lord comfort you through these painfull times.
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Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND
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From Doreen Larson Moran (BHS ’61): Usk, WA & Hazelton, ND
I was a waitress at The Lake Metigoshe Store (old Slemmens’ Store) across from Happy’s Dock at the Lake. I was part time summer 1960 (he says he remembers me from then) but I only worked Sat/Sun & Tues – the busy days. Tues was the day off for Delores Johnson that year. In 1961 and 1962 I worked the full time schedule. Bob was stationed at Minot AFB as the NCOIC of the Rescue and Survival Section from July 1960 – June 1966. The training area for the aircrews was on Boy Scout land by Rost Lake which is now part of the State Park system. As you can well imagine, an outdoorsman would spend as little time as necessary at the Base!!! Remember the Base was new in 1958 – before that it was wheat fields.
From there Bob was sent to Clark AFB PI for the next 18 months at PJSS – (PI Jungle Survival School). I was able to stay on base at Minot. I took our two babies and would drive to the farm and the folks there on the Lake Road every weekend. When he received orders for Fairchild AFB near Spokane we moved in January 1968. Although Bob spent much time away from the base proper we kept the same home and address until 1984. At that time both our daughter Alice and our son Jody Leo were in college. We sold out there and moved to the mountain area near Usk WA. Both of us have been drawn back to North Dakota so we come back often. My roots run very deep. The LMCC is on land that my great great grandmother, Kjersten Adrianson Larson filed her homestead claim with five acres in 1890. She was 70 at the time, lived in her own place until 1915. Yes, that is 25 years! She was almost 95 when she died. Her tombstone is in Nordlands’ Cemetery along with many of her descendants. Doreen
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Dale Poitra (Ginger LaRocque Poitra’s brother-in-law)
Obit posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND
Dale Poitra
July 24, 1946-Aug. 25, 2013
BELCOURT Dale Poitra, 67, Belcourt, died Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, in a Belcourt hospital.
He was born July 24, 1946, to Josephine and Michael Poitra, in Belcourt. While attending college, he was drafted into the Army and served for 20 years, including in Germany and in the Vietnam War. He married Hedwig “Susie” Michalzyk on Aug. 7, 1968. In 1986, he retired from the Army.
Survivors: wife; daughters, Jeanette Poitra, Patty Longie, Jackie Marcellais, Tammie Poitra and Caroline Malaterre, all Belcourt; son, Freddy, Belcourt; 21 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; mother, of Rolette; five brothers; and eight sisters.
Funeral: Friday, 10 a.m., St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Belcourt.
Burial: St. Anthony’s Catholic Cemetery, Belcourt.
Visitation: Thursday, 6 p.m., in the church.
Rosary service: Thursday, 8 p.m., in the church.
(Elick Funeral Home, Rolla)
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Jim Gottbreht Passed away
Message from David Schimetz (’79): Bismarck, ND
Gary,
Just received an email that Jim Gottbreth passed away on the 26th.Our thoughts and prayers are with his family. Jim was my 1st cousin (Mary Schimetz-Gottbreth) was my Dad Louis Schimetz’s sister. Jim’s brother Gene passed away several years ago in Olympia Wa. Where his sister Francie (Gottbreth-Dutra) still lives, Maryann (Gottbreth-Brennan) resides in Dunseith and Arizonia. Gene had 4 kids Ted, Tim, Ann and Troy and several grandchildren.
David Schimetz
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Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND
James Gottbreht
Jan. 31, 1930-Aug. 26, 2013
L. James Gottbreht, 83, Rolette, died Monday, Aug. 26, 2013, in a Rolette nursing home.
He was born Jan. 31, 1930, to James and Mary Gottbreht, near Dunseith. He entered the Army in 1953 and served until his discharge in 1955. He married Lorraine Cote in November 1956, and they later divorced.
Survivors: sons, Troy, Ted, Tim, all Rolette; daughter, Ann Flaata, Rolette; 12 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and sisters, Francis Dutra, of Lacey, Wash., and Mary Ann Brennan, Dunseith.
Memorial service: Saturday, 10 a.m., Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Rolette.
Burial: St. Louis Catholic Cemetery, Dunseith.
(Elick Funeral Home, Rolla)
People of Bottineau County Book/Centennial Book: Gottbreht, James & Lorraine Cote 559
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Chris LaFromboise (’90) Jerky.
Folks
Gary
