09/05/2009 | Dunseith Alumni

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

To Bev Morinville Azure,

Although I look back at times and laugh at the crazy things we did as kids,I’m 100% behind you to anyone who smokes to do whatever it takes to quit.

I not only took up smoking,but also drinking shortly after moving back to N.Dakota from Denver Colorado after my youngest brother Jimmy got burned at his graduation party. Short of sounding like I’m making excuses for the life style that I “chose” at that time,I caution anyone who leaves N.Dakota for any amount of time to live in a larger city, with a variety of entertainment at your disposal,and moves back to beautiful N.Dakota….Beware of the pit falls of the small town bars…Where everybody knows your name…and their all so glad you came…It starts with getting off work and someone saying,”Everyones going down to the bar for happy hour…You wanna join us… and you get comfortable, cuz your with your old friends,cousins,neighbors people you grew up with…Days turn into months,turn into years, Then one morning…you wake up…feeling sick and tired,of being sick and tired…

I’ll be forever grateful to the two nurses Wanda and Laurel from Ryder N.Dak. who later told me, they felt they were called by God, to come and work at the Rolette Hospital to talk to people about the Bible…They talked I listened…On Sept.13,1977 I dedicated my life to doing Gods work,I’ve been alcohol and cigarette free ever since… So very often while living here in S.C. people ask me, “Aggie,what brought you all the way from N.Dak. to South Carolina? I just smile and say…GOD….

Thanks Gary…..Aggie

Pictures taken at the Dunseith Alumni Reunion in Seattle on July 24th.

Note: for some reason the flash was turned off with our camera when these

pictures were taken and we didn’t realize it. Gary

Lee (Leland) Stickland (64) with his friend Gloria.