No Blog yesterday
For the record I did not get a blog posted yesterday.
Gary
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Happy Birthday Susan Fassett Martin (DHS ’65): Spearfish, SD
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Ackworth School Picture – About 1930
Reply from Keith Pritchard: Bottineau, ND
Gave Willis Bowers a copy but he could not identify anyone. I thought the boy closest in the front looked like a Bowers (possibly Walter) but he does not think so. Staff at the home confirmed that the resident that gave me the photo (the teacher in the photo) was Margaret Skarpol.
In regards to the “Glee Club” photo, mom said that she thinks Carol Carbonneau would probably know many in the picture.
My mother was able to ID several people in the photo. I left a copy of the picture with her and she was going to pull out her old yearbooks to see if she could ID some more. She thinks this may have been a “Glee Club” photo.
Keith,
Two other ladies that may be able to ID the three boys in front are Eleanore Fauske and Leola Lagerquist.
Gary
Ackworth School Picture – About 1930
Back: Corbin Pritchard & Margaret Skarpol.
Front: ??, ??, ??
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A true Short Story from yesteryear
Posted by Larry Hackman (’66): Bismarck, ND
Gary
Happy to see that you and Bernadette made it home safely.
It definitely was a great time up at Lake Metigoshe, seeing and visiting with you and your wife
and all the Dunseith Alumni. We’ll have to do it again sometime.
Thanks to you and everyone else involved for the great time.
The “age test” that I have attached has been making its rounds lately on the computer.
One of the items pictured reminded me of a story.
I’ve pictured the item and attached the story. I hope everyone enjoys it and maybe it will jar some
memories. I also attached a couple of comments made by my sisters and by my daughter at the end of the story.
Hope you all enjoy the story.
Larry
Do you remember this from yesteryear?
Kodak Film Story
I was about 9 years old. The year would have been 1957 and I didn’t know anything about either of these subjects at the time.
My mother had gotten a new camera and was in the mood for taking some pictures, She needed some film for this new fangled camera that took a cartridge that you actually just installed in the camera and started shooting pictures rather than having to string a film threw and over the opening in the box and onto another roller, like the old box type camera, that she had stored up in the cupboard.
She was reading the directions for that camera and she found that she needed a cartridge of film for it to work, and she elected me to run up to the drug store to get the cartridge. It was a two block walk up to the drug store and I suppose my mind did wander to different subjects on the way. Anyway I went into the drug store and Mrs. Glen Shelver the owner’s wife was behind the counter where the camera stuff was stored on shelves on the wall behind her, I approached her and asked for a box of Kotex 126 film. She asked me again what I wanted, and I proudly told her, that I wanted a box of kotex 126 film. At this young age I hadn’t got sent onto to many missions like this and I was feeling pretty good about getting selected and considered it an honor to perform this service for my mother. To get sent up town with money and to actually make a purchase. I was feeling proud.
Mrs. Glen Shelver had a funny look on her face and called Mrs. Ed Leonard, who was working near the back of the store, to come over to where she was standing. Mrs. Shelver then asked me again, as to what I wanted. I repeated to them both that I wanted a box of kotex 126 film. From just the way they were acting, I knew I was missing something here but I didn’t have a clue as to what it was.
Both of these women were not acting like themselves, both of them seemed like they wanted to laugh but just could not bring themselves to do that. Mrs. Shelver eventually turned around and picked up a box and placed it on the counter in front of her. She asked me if this what I wanted? Recognizing the box from the picture, I seen on the brochure, my mom was looking at , at home I said, yes. I paid her for the film and left the store, But, I couldn’t help wandering all the way home, what was so funny that it made them ladies want to laugh? I got home, gave the film to my mother who immediately opened the box, removed the film from its sealed container and placed it in the camera.
As I was giving her the change from the purchase of the film, I told her about Mrs. Shelver, and Mrs. Leonard looking like they wanted to laugh and were almost busting to keep from laughing about something. I told her I think they actually did laugh as I was leaving the store and probably really laughed hard after I was out the door.
My mother asked me what I had said to them? I said, all I did was ask for a box of kotex 126 film. My mother started laughing and almost fell off her chair.
I still don’t get it?
Larry Hackman
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From Sister Betty
Oh Larry you are hilarious!! But I can relate to that happening since the names are similar,
and Mom was good on sending us on missions to get something that I didn’t have a clue what I was asking for-but sometimes I got it right and there were the few times she would send me back to the store and have to replace it with something else, but then she would write down the name of what I was supposed to get. Awl! yes! the age of innocence
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From Sister Rosie
Great story!!!!!!! I can just picture mom, Mrs. Shelver and Mrs. Leonard. When I was about six? dad sent me to the Drug store to get him some ncin, I felt pretty proud too, the only thing ,they at the store didn’t know what I was talking about so I went home with nothing. Years later I found out it was Anacin. I still feel bad about that , Dad was mad , so my bubble was popped.
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From Daughter Angie
That is funny! Is this really true? If so, I bet your Mom really laughed. I can imagine her really getting a kick out of you. I’m sure those ladies in the store told the story for years.
Good story Dad.
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Reply to Larry Hackman’s Short Story
Gary,
I agree with Larry, a good time was had up at Lake Metigoshe. I saw people I hadn’t seen for years, and a couple that I’ve seen way to often. We won’t go into that any farther.
As usual Larry came up with another good story. The only thing I saw that was wrong with it was that he lied about his age. He wasn’t nine years old he was nineteen. We all know that his mother wouldn’t trust him with a chore like that when he was only nine. He had just barely learned to walk by then. HA! HA! I knew if I waited long enough you’d give me an opening. It was good seeing you up at the Lake. There always seems to be a little bull getting spread when we see one another. But then that Dick Johson is usually involved too and we all know that’s good for a few lies. We’ll have to get together for coffee on the next Bismarck trip.
Good job of putting together another get together Gary. Thank you!
Mel
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Alice Cote Kuhn’s passing.
Folks,
When we were back in ND Mel Kuhn’s mother passed away. Mel told me about her passing when I saw him in the bakery the morning after her passing. I was so sorry to hear that news.
Mel, our condolence are with you and your family with her passing.
Gary
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Cote Sister’s all residence of Good Sam
Standing: Lillian Allard, Alice Kuhn & Evelyn Seneshal
Sitting: Adeline Allard & Olivine Allard
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Alice Dorothy Kuhn
(December 4, 1926 – July 7, 2013)
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ALICE DOROTHY KUHN
Mass of the Christian burial for Alice Dorothy Kuhn, age 86 of Bottineau formerly Dunseith, was held on Thursday at 10:00 A.M. at the St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Dunseith. Burial was in the St. Louis Cemetery of Dunseith. Officiating at the service was the Reverend Fr. Mark Wheelan S.O.L.T. Special music was provided by Hiway 43, Dick and Brenda Johnson and Ron Hett. Casket bearers were Chuck Amyotte, Cory Amyotte, Dustin DeCoteau, Coltt DeCoteau, Chad Kuhn and Ricky Kuhn.
Alice Dorothy Kuhn, a daughter of Noe and Alma (Cote) Cote, was born on December 4, 1926 at Bottineau. She attended a country school near Willow City and graduated from Notre Dame Catholic School. Alice began working at San Haven north of Dunseith. She met Marvin Kuhn there and on April 14, 1952 they were married at Dunseith. After their marriage Alice stayed home and raised their six children along with their grandson Chuck Amyotte. She enjoyed being home with her children, gardening, playing cards and visiting with company that stopped by. Marvin passed away on February 3, 2004. In April of 2004 she moved to Bottineau and entered the Bottineau Good Samaritan Center where she has resided since.
She was a member of the St. Michael’s Catholic church in Dunseith. Alice was featured in the Bottineau Courant along with her 4 sisters for all living in the same nursing home at the same time. She was in the paper a second time for being the nursing home Valentines Queen.
Alice passed away on Sunday, July 7, 2013 at a Bottineau hospital.
She is survived by sons, Melvin (Kathy) Kuhn of St. John and Virgil (Lois) Kuhn of Jamestown, Rick (Deby) Kuhn of Surrey; daughters, Peggy (Marlin) DeCoteau of Jamestown, Cindy (Jon) Peterson of Carrington, and Connie (Wayne) Hochhalter of Jamestown; 26 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; a brother, Leroy (Cecilia) Cote of Dunseith; a sister, Lillian Allard of Bottineau; sisters-in-law, Ruby (Jim) Birkland of Dunseith, Lorraine Cote of Bottineau and Aleda Mahler of Maddock, ND and many nieces and nephews.
Alice was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Marvin, 7 brothers and sisters; a son-in-law, Mark DeCoteau, a grandson, Chance Michael DeCoteau and her dog, “Poopsie”
