The pictures of Mrs. Conroy’s 4th grade class brings back some great memories.  I think we played keep away one recess or lunch period that spring and ended up by the baseball diamond near Herman Martinson’s home before someone said we should probably go back to school.  Mrs. Conroy was probably happy we were gone that long.  Johnny Allery and Clarence Azure were extremely quick and agile as I remember.

I believe Dick Johnson has the names of the boys correct.  The boy in the left of the front row must not have been with the class very long.  Could he have been Timmy Stephens?  He lived with his grandparents 2 block west of the school, next to Fauske’s by Willow Creek. I remember he was around in the fall and through New Year’s Day but I don’t remember if he was still around in the spring, but I thought he had darker hair.

The girls might be – Back Row – Vickie Metcalfe, Joanne Millang, Marlys Medland, Janice Allard, Randine Fuchs, Crystal Fassett, Diane Larsen, ??, Mable Roussin, Brenda Hill.  Front Row, ??, Angelina P., Carol Eller, ??, ??, Sandra Hagen, Irene Bottineau, Karen Hagen.

Your efforts in collating Dunseith history each day is greatly appreciated.

Randy,

We have been hearing all the news reports about the Portland Snow. Not good. Glad you made it home safe.

Vickie Metcalfe (’70) is the one that provided thiese pictures. I am guessing she has the identies of all those in them???

Gary

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Class of 70 Boys.

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Class of 70 Girls

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Weaver family memories

From Vickie Metcalfe (’70):  Bottineau, ND

Gary and friends,
My first Weaver   family memories

When I was about 4 years of age,  “King Fra” spoke to my father 

about  a family going through changes.  

That family for a time, lived across the road from Kelvin Store.

Now all what is left are two big evergreens.
The Weaver family had   had 2 boys and a girl.

 Glen worked on oil rigs and his wife,Clara was a school teacher.
Glen’s wife was the sister of Johnny Myers’
They were first cousins of the Espe’s and the Seims.

“King Fra” and his wife “Fafa” told  the Weaver Boys they needed  a  “chore boy” for the summer. 

And they would take the older  one.  Then King Fra came to my father.
“King Fra” said to my dad, “Cliff, You work out and Lottie  needs a “chore boy”.  

He said,  “You should remember,from your youth, town is no place for a farm boy.”

So that summer,  and perhaps the summer after,  the older boy stayed with our

 neighbors in their  big white farm house.
A mile east,  the other boy, Swede stayed with our  family in our little house.

On weekends, Glen would come and get his boys, they would go to St John 

where their mother was teaching school.

Swede was a fussy eater! 

He would not eat steak or roast. He liked one meat, hamburger.
My mother would pull out the meat grinder and hand grind  him a hamburger from the roast or steak.

It was from Swede I first heard the saying, “it looks like something the cat drug in”…hmm?
That saying really gave me pause, wondering what it meant.

Swede’s family finally, parted ways.
The daughter, Judy later married,  years went by and she became the Rolette County auditor.
One son, Walt worked  in Rolla,

 the other son stayed pretty close to his father Glen.

As I grew older, I finally learned how to speak.

Fafa became Eva, and her husband was Art.
Art’s nick name from Dad when I was little, was the  “King Fish”,

Through out my life time, fond pet names for Art and Eva Seim, 

were King Fra and Fafa Seim.

Over the years,every now and again. Swede would appear,

 driving  a nice rig, into the yard to  visit my parents.

The last time Swede  came to see them,  Dad had lost his vision. 

 Swede still long and lanky,was well dressed,
wearing a fine  grey Stetson hat . 

He had worked all over the world on  oil rigs.  He took off his Stetson
and with his old easy  grin  said, “Well Cliff, now I have no hair!”

They had a marvelous afternoon. Over the last cup of  coffee, Swede apologized
He said, “Lottie,  I really am sorry I made you grind my meat.
I eat steak now! 

They laughed as they hugged goodbye.

Until Later,Vickie

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Rita Langer Honored

Posting from Richard Langer: Belcourt, ND

Gary:   I would like to have this poster and description of this event put on the blog
This is the 4th annual event honoring the elder musicians/entertainers of the Area.
Theresa Marcellais, Sandra Ann Poitra and Rita Gable in conjuction with the Turtle
Mountain Community College  made these Jamborees possible.
The first honoree was Eddy King Johnson, the second was Mike Page, the third was
Hubert Allery and this year it is Rita.  Most all of the performers of the evening are
Baker descendants. Neices and nephews, Great neices and Great Nephews etc..
Rita started playing guitar at a very young age, and coming from a musical family she
learned to chord for her Father’s fiddle playing..  She began chording for other fiddle players
and later in life was a member of numerous bands for over 35 years…  In the last 7 years
she has recorded 7 CD’s in our home recording studio. She is now retired and only performs
for nursing homes and a few  Jam sessions. “end”   What do you think?   Richard

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Cebu Philippines

Bowling Banquet last night