THANKYOU FOR THE KIND WORDS. THEY ARE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.
I READ THE E-MAILS YOU SEND EVERY DAY THAT I’M AT HOME. I HAVE HAVE THEM SAVED IN A FILE. THEY ARE INTERESTING AND THEY BRING BACK A LOT OF MEMORIES.
YOU ARE DOING A GREAT SERVICE FOR EVERYONE ENVOLVED.
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Gary,
Please forward my condolences to the Elvina Robillard family. Elvina lived at Park View Assisted Living in Rolla for the last couple years where I cook at. I got to know Elvina quite well while she was there. She was a wonderful lady who lived in a lot of pain and never complained. I missed our conversations when she had to leave us and go to Bottineau and was looking forward to seeing her when I would go to visit my mom who is at Good Samariton. Unfortunately her untimely passing prevented me from getting a chance to do this. We had many a spirited conversation about cooking and about the other “OLD” people, as she put it, at Park View. She was one of the very few who would give me compliments on my cooking when I would do good and give me pointers when I would do not so good. She loved fry bread and stew and when I made it just the other day her memory was formost in my mind. I will miss her dearly.
Mel Kuhn
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Request for someone in the Dunseith Turtle Mountain area: I don’t have Raphael Poitra on our distribution list. If any of you plan on going past Kelvin and are able to print these condolences & obiturary out from yesterday & today, I’m sure he’d love to see them. His phone number is 701-263-3449. The number for Kelvin is 701-263-4150. Jim & Gloria, I don’t have Robert or Geraldine on our list either. Gary
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Bill Grimme’s (65) rely to Dick Johnson (68):
Dick,
Thank you for the very beautiful things you said about my father, Carl Grimme. He could fix about anything. Wish I had been in the habit of taking more notes! But, some of that stuff you just can’t find in a DIY manual. I was particularly impressed with your memory. After you wrote about it, I remembered the ship in the bottle. YOU REMEMBERED IT WAS ON A SOUTH WALL! Amazing. After thinking long and hard, I realized you were absolutely correct!
I enjoy reading everyone’s contributions, and yours are particularly interesting and heartfelt. You reflect the beauty of your parents in your sincere interest in your fellow man and your ability to remember the best things about people.
Thanks, again.
Bill Grimme
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Lynn Halvorson Otto’s (75) reply to Phyllis McKay (65):
Hi Gary, I don’t know Phyliss McKay but living in Seoul, Korea there are DOD schools here she may be interested in. Seoul is a nice city with lots to offer foreigners. Guam is also nice, very westernized so everyone speaks English and all the American restaurants. As you probably know, Guam is very small so one may feel very confined there but great climate. Seoul has the four seasons but winter is mild and dry with little snow.
This is just my thoughts. I forward all these responses to my parents, Lester and Dorothy Halvorson who really enjoy them. Thanks for all you are doing. If you ever get to Seoul please feel free to look me up, coffee is always on! Lynn Otto (Halvorson-75).
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Message from Arlinda (Lindy) Fauske Vaneynde’s (69):
Thank you Gary so much for sending this information out, I went to school with Mike Evans, this just really touched me. Our family has a lot to face yet in life with the loss of Parents, God has been so gracious to us, to all of us, we have so much to be thankful for, our past, just growing up in a small community and enjoying the little things in life.
I hope all is going well for you and your family, my husband and I are going to go back to ND this summer sometime, we haven’t set a date yet but I can’t wait, I think Carrole and Lavern might also meet up with us, so will be a fun time.
Take care and thanks again for the emails.
Lindy
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Message from Joan Wurgler Salmonson (61) – Little Prairie Cemetery:
Hi Gary,
In regards to the Little Prairie Cemetery north of Dunseith, we will be happy to accept any memorials and donations for upkeep to our cemetery. We are an active association with our annual meeting always held on the 1st Monday in April, which will be April 7th this year.Our President is Dick Johnson with Carmen Myer and Deane Striker as directors. A new frontage fence has been a project of the members and is now complete and adds a neat appearance along the Hwy. 43 ND Scenic Byway and is a tribute to those there that have gone before us.
Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Please send to: Joan Salmonson
RR 1, Box 130
Dunseith, ND 58329
PS: Thanks Crystal for the great suggestion.
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Bobby Slyter’s (70) reply to Crystal Fassett Andersen (70):
to crystal fassett
thanks again for the pic of the lady bowlers, have not seen a pic of delores hiatt in years as she died so young, and god will probably smack me but was not my mother (Margo Hiatt) a real looker
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Message & Pictures from Myra Henning Halvorson (72):
Request: Can anyone identify the folks in these pictures? Gary
Hello Gary,
We are really enjoying all the Dunseith memories that you are sending out.
Thanks so much!
I recently came across an old band boosters calendar with the 69-70
Governor’s Choir picture which I had to pass along. I am also sending one
that was taken this summer at the reunion church service where some
members of that choir joined together in song one more time. Gary
Fulsebakke was our director. The wonderful memories of band and choir
under the direction of Don Johnson will always be with me. He made a very
positive impact on my life. Does anyone else remember the time he and
Bernice invited his students to their home for a skating party and supper?
What a good time!!
Les and I just returned from Dunseith where we attended the benefit for
Bev Mornville. She was there and doing very well. She starts radiation
tomorrow.
Keep up the good work on this memory hotline!
Myra (Henning) Halvorson ’72
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Dick Johnson’s (68) Condolences to the Glen Millang and Elvena Robillard Families, memories & pictures:
Dick, This picture of your dad is a mirror image of the way I remember you. Gary
Gary and friends
Our condolences to the families of Glen Millang and Elvena
Robillard. They were good people and will be missed by all.
Glen and his son Cam helped me work cattle for several years
after Dad was gone. We had some good times. Thank you to
Crystal for the bowling pictures. The old bowling alley was in
the back of the Woodford-Stadheim bar. It was much later
nicknamed the Snakepit. Can you folks remember the little
lunch counter on the north side of the bar? I remember sitting
on the stools and getting a glass of buttermilk from Bertha
Myer. Grandpa Henry Olson got me started drinking buttermilk
when I was two years old and I nearly crave the stuff to this
day!! My mother in law had some in her fridge for pancakes one
of the first times I was at their place. When I asked her if I
could have a glass she got this blank look on her face and when
I drank it she seemed concerned about Brenda’s wellbeing!! Back
to the bowling alley. As I recall there was a row of chairs in
the back for spectators and in the middle of the alleys by the
start line was a tooled wooden post with a large round chalk
ball that the guys rubbed on their hands before they threw a
ball. Is my memory right? I know Bill Fassett threw a hard fast
ball and can remember him yelling “Vince” when Vince Kalk would
jump back down behind the pins to straighten one about the time
Bill let fly with his ball. Vince would cover his head and duck
but I remember him getting pummeled with pins. For the younger
ones, pinsetting was done by hand in those days. They did have
a rack as I recall, but put the pins in by hand. When the
Garden Lanes opened, the pins were set automatically with auto
ball return too!! I believe the bowling alley opened in 1956 or
1957. I have some of Grandpa Henry’s papers on it but don’t
remember for sure. He and Glen Johnson were the first partners
as I recall. Dad [Don Johnson] bowled ALL the time and
eventually taught bowling at Garden Lanes. When I was young I
went with him to bowling tournaments all over the state. It did
get old after a while for a young kid though! Can anyone
remember when the Dunseith guys went to Minot to bowl on TV? I
got to stay home so I could watch it on our big 19 inch, fuzzy,
snowy, black and white TV!!!!The good old days!?!? I was
looking for some bowling pictures and found several but will
include these two for now. Dad is throwing a ball and just
behind him is Edgar Anderson. Sitting is Bill Fassett. If you
look to the left side of the photo,low and behold is the post
with the chalk thing I mentioned earlier! The four gals are
Margo Hiatt, Mom [Bernice Johnson], Joyce Evans, and Joy
Nordquist.The guys are at Woodford’s and the gals are at Garden
Lanes a few years later.
Dick
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