Happy Birthday Rhonda Hiatt (DHS ’75): Battle Ground, WA 
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Reply to Don Conroy
From David Schimetz (’79): Mandan, ND
What a great and well written story about mineral spring . I too numerous times grabbed my rifle and headed through Evans pasture towards mineral springs. I shot hundreds of gofers in the pasture just west and south of old highway 5. I would grab dads old 22 the kind you could put the shells through the stock and spend all day In that field. I would walk between Sister Roses store and Teresa Fountain’s avoiding George Habersteds as it was a little ruff area back then but I crossed over his home made bridge straight west of his old shop. Once I had a single shot savage shot gun (my brother Bryans actually) and headed to mineral springs for some ruff grouse hunting. Just a stone throw away from the actual spring which you explained the ground around it so well as felt like jumping on a water bed and was truly weird to me as a little 2ft wide stream coming out of it and the water as clear as could be. Just before the spring there was a little pond and across the pond was an actual wolf not a coyote but a wolf drinking water on the west side of the pond. I about soiled myself as I fidgeted for the safety and raised my rifle it was gone. It was blackish reddish and evil looking as it had immediately looked up at me as it snout had a snarl on it but made no noise. I was totally terrified as I could not believe it was a wolf as I didn’t think there were any in the hills. Wrong answer obviously as there he was about 50 feet across the pond and no it wasn’t a wild dog either. I was so scared as I immediately backed away and got out of there slowly and carefully. I went back there only once since that day and I was with our class on a field trip in the early 70’s. You were correct on the soil testing for manganese as that had intrigued me many years ago on what they were looking for. I don’t recall where I had found that information but is was documented on something I had stumbled upon. There were a lot of testing and looking even for gold in North Dakota which the Drake area comes to mind for some reason in search of gold and also around Towner again not sure or remember where that information came from or what book. Anyways thank-you for your story and I agree with others your are an exceptional writer.—David Todd Schimetz
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Reply to Dick Johnson
From Allen Richard (’65): Midland, MI
I was in only on derby and I think that is the one. If it is, Gary Pigeon won it with the black and white ’59 Ford I owned in high school — I beat the heck out of it for 2 years, sold it to Neil Hassan’s girl friend — name escapes me — then it was owned by Greg Hill and I think Johnnie Allery — and maybe somebody else before Gary got it— Talk about tough!
I was driving a ’57 pink Imperial — with a hemi! Made it through the first round, but when I pulled it to the side I smelled gas. Turns out part of some other car punctured my tank and gas was draining rapidly. I was running without pipes too. Wasn’t crazy about getting “car-b-que’d” so I quit. Towed it out to Garys and added it to his “collection.” After a couple years I happened to check it out and found that somebody had stolen the hemi and transmission.
Allen
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Blog (61) posted on March 31, 2008
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Catholic Cemetery – From Joan Tremblay Johnson (79):
Hello Gary,
I want to begin with a big Hip Hip Horray for you and the work you’ve taken on with these daily emails. I know from the word around town that I am not the only one who enjoys them here in Dunseith. You have developed quite a following.
I’m writing because I have not noticed an update from us Catholics about a contact person for St. Louis Cemetery. The contact person is Floyd Dion and the mailing address for this purpose is PO Box 186 Dunseith, ND 58329. As Floyd put it all the cemeteries around here are in definite need of monetary assistance to help with upkeep and any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again for passing this along.
Also, no big deal but if you ever get in to edit the class lists my last name is spelled incorrectly. It is Tremblay. As I said it’s not that important. There was always a problem with that name. Probably why I stayed with Johnson after divorce….much simpler.
Again I thank you for all you have done. It seems to make the world just a little smaller and I really appreciate that.
Joan Tremblay Johnson ’79’
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Note: I will update the Cemetery list for the Dunseith area and sent it out in the near future. Gary
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From Bev Morinville Azure (72):
first of all I would like to say to Lyle u sure can tell a story I wonder where u picked that up from could it be your mom…… I can see Lorraine telling the story about Dick giving her that instrument Dick what a wonderful gift u gave not only to Loraine and her boys but to the rest of all the people now reading about it. You are one of the true christians and i am proud to say a frend. Thanks for giving a wonderful family such a wonderful gift. Bev……………………. TO ERLING I AM THE DAUGHTER OF JOE AND FRANCES MORINIVLLE. AND I WOULD LIKE U TO KNOW THE THELMA HAGEN WAS A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE ALSO BECAUSE HER DAUGHTER VICKIE AND I ARE BEST OF FRIENDS THELMA PASSED AWAY A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. SHE WAS A WONDERFUL WOMAN AND VICKIE AND TALK ABOUT HER ALOT.SHE WOULD ALWAYS HAVE COFFEE WITH CHERI, VICKIE AND I DOWN AT DALES WHEN WE GOT TOGETHER AND OF COURSE SHE FIT RIGHT N. SHE WAS ONE OF THE GALS LOL AND WE ALL LAUGHED AND HAD SO MUCH FUN TOGETHER . I AM SURE WHEN VICKIE READS THIS SHE WILL SEND U AN E MAIL AND TELL U MORE ABOUT HER MOM . HOPE THS KINDA HELPED BEV
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Allen Richard’s (65) reply to John Bedard’s (65) School pictures:
Yes, if you make copies of those pictures I’d like one. Put me on the list. I wasn’t able to spend a lot of time around Dunseith last summer and I missed a lot of things. In fact my plans were so hurried that I didn’t register for the reunion–only our class. Wish it would have worked differently.
Allen Richard
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This is a sample of some of the pictures that John has for most classes thoughout the years.
From the top down Left to Right
Carol Jasper, Ginger La Rocque, Alan Boguslawski, Bill Grimme, Susan Fassett, Barbara Kalk, Esther Murray, John Bedard, Miss Hildur Nordin
The eight students that began in the first grade and graduated as the class of “65” from DHS. with their 7th? grade teacher
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Message & Pictures from Dick Johnson (68):
Gary and Friends
Lyle Olson, your mom was very deserving of that mandolin. She
was a great gal and we miss her!
The pictures I’m sending today are taken at Central School in
1947. Dad taught there that summer, I think. I talked with
Howard Abrahamson and he explained where the school was located
on the south side of Carpenter Lake. The kids and parents in
the pictures are probably some of the Brennans that lived close
by. If anyone can identify some of the people please do. Dad
told me that he and Floyd Lamb put in a new wood stove and Dad
brought the old stove down here to the farm. I remember it
sitting in the trees behind the barn for about 30 years. Dad
eventually restored it and put it in his basement. I still have
it! Thanks Gary!!
Dick
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Request from Diane Wenstad Wiebe (69):
Gary, I sent you the wrong email address for Laurel. I truly hope I did not make a lot of extra work. Laurel’s email is lwenstad@live.com
I also has have another family member that would like to be added to you email list. This is my uncle Clyde Satrang, mother’s brother. He lives in Minn. now and is retired so he would enjoy the news and info from Dunseith and around. Clyde’s email is cstrang@cpinternet.com. Gary, would you mind adding him. Thanks Diane
