Blog number 2,000
Folks,
Today marks another milestone with blog number 2000. Now we can work on 3,000. We are working on year 7 doing this blog too. Think of all the history we have recorded in those years. Amazing.
Gary
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No blog yesterday
For the record I was unable to get a blog posted yesterday.
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Happy Birthday Cheryl Larson Dakin (DHS ’71): Bedford, TX
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Happy Birthday Esther Flemming Murray (DHS ’65): Flint, MI
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New member to the Stokes family
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Bernie, our son, proposed to Lorelie and she said yes. Yesterday he gave her a ring. Bernie is 43 and has never been married. Lorelie is 38, so they are pretty close age wise.
For the past four months they have been averaging 2 to 3 hours daily communicating via skype and FB messaging. This past Sunday, when this picture was taken, they met for the first time face to face. Lorelie had been in Manila for the past month training for a new job she was recently hired for in a management position for Eastwest bank.
We first met Lorelie at one of our Expat dinners. Bernadette really liked her and said I want to introduce you to my son. The romance blossomed from there. She and Bernie share many common interests. She is an excellent communicator in the English Language too. For Bernie that was a must. She is a very nice gal.
They are planning a very simple small wedding. Bernie is having to throttle his mother down a bit with her thinking they should invite the whole neighborhood and all the relatives too.
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Bernie Stokes with his Fiance Lorelie
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Horsemanship
Reply from Dale Pritchard (’63): Leesville, LA.
Never trust Rod Hiatt if he tries to put you on a horse! LOL!Between Rod, Rick & Laurel, they have put me on horses that ran thru barns, jumped over fences, and just plain ran until they couldn’t run any further.
Go ahead Rod, I give you my permission to discuss my horsemanship!
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Erling Landsverk
Reply from Connin Zorn Landsverk: Bottineau, ND
It’s so good to see erling Landsverk on the dunseith alumni; how are things with you and your families in Wisconsin!!
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Lutheran Confirmation Picture – Not Marlys Hiatt in picture
Reply from Marlys Hiatt (’71): Dunseith, ND
Good Morning Everyone,I just got time to read Blog # 1998. I had read it on the day it arrived
but did not have time to read the Son-Of-A-Who story so saved it till I
did and I am glad I did. It was a great story and since I had time I
looked through the pictures as well. What a great picture of Gary and
Bernadette at the sandwich shop. And how wonderful to see the picture
from the August 1, 2008 blog. I knew them all except the one identified
as me.
That is not me and I have no idea who it is, but I will be trying
to figure it out. Maybe someone can help me out. Even though that
probably would have been the class I would of been confirmed with, I was
not confirmed because I am Baptist not Lutheran. In much the same type of
commitment we are baptized at that age. As babies we have a dedication
ceremony which is very similar to Lutheran infant baptizing. Just a
reminder to always read the captions even if you think you know who is in
the picture.
but did not have time to read the Son-Of-A-Who story so saved it till I
did and I am glad I did. It was a great story and since I had time I
looked through the pictures as well. What a great picture of Gary and
Bernadette at the sandwich shop. And how wonderful to see the picture
from the August 1, 2008 blog. I knew them all except the one identified
as me.
That is not me and I have no idea who it is, but I will be tryingto figure it out. Maybe someone can help me out. Even though that
probably would have been the class I would of been confirmed with, I was
not confirmed because I am Baptist not Lutheran. In much the same type of
commitment we are baptized at that age. As babies we have a dedication
ceremony which is very similar to Lutheran infant baptizing. Just a
reminder to always read the captions even if you think you know who is in
the picture.
Thanks for the smile today. I needed it.
Marlys Hiatt
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Lutheran Confirmation Picture
Back: Gary Fulsebakke, Pastor Curt Rotto, Don Berg, Alan Henning, Clark Parrill,Marlys Hiatt, Janice Metcalfe,Vickie Metcalfe,
Marlys Medlang, & Crystal Fassett.
Front row: Rodney Medrud, Larry Tooke, Larrett Peterson, Ray Lagerquist, Joanne Millang, Sandra Hagen, Paula Fassett
& Brenda Hill
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Nameplate
Message from Dale Pritchard (’63): Leesville, LA.
Gary,
The Philippine people do many things extremely well. Intricate wood carving is one of them.
About 1981, a friend of mine transferred from Clark AFB, Philippines to Dyess AFB, Abilene, TX where I was at the time. Later, although nobody knew it, he ordered a bunch of these desk name plates for birthday presents. I had seen them over there but had no use or place for one at the time. Later on, I put my own touch to it by attaching my Senior Master Sergeant (E-8) rank insignia.
Here’s some information for the folks out there still using Windows XP (myself included). Effective at midnight Tuesday, April 8, 2014, Microsoft is terminating their security program updates for XP. It will not be a good idea to use the internet on those computers after that time. In some cases, they can be updated if they are able to use Windows 7 or 8.1. My own system is 10 years old so I’m not even going to try an update. The other option is to buy a new computer with Windows 7 or 8.1. Temporarily, I’m going to use a lap top with Windows 7.
Dale Pritchard
Very nice name plate Dale.
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Blog (64) posted on April 3, 2008
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Gary,
The pictures and faces of the kids I came to know and call friend were there staring at me, and I felt good, those are the faces that I spent my formidable years with, and Helgeson also. I must say I couldn’t have picked a better bunch if I would have tried.
Ron Longie
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Gary,
No apology is necessary–actually, I’m half Olson and half Johnson. My mother was a Johnson, sister of Bennie, Norman, Hank, and Johnnie. Also, a thank you to Art Rude–I enjoyed the music–that was what I grew up with. When Bernice and I were very young, my Dad would take us along to the barn dances. Those dances were like a family gathering. There were always other kids there to talk to and play with. And there was always good food to eat!!
Shirley Warcup
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I have one word to say to Art MORE Please share more of Ole’s music–tho he is gone now he lives one thru his music and you, so please share more of it with us–thankyou
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Reply from Dave Slyter (70):
APPLAUSE to Art Rude and Ole Bursinger. Great jobDave Slyter : )
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Gary and FriendsThis picture is taken in front of the Dakota Hotel in the mid 40s. I
always thought the guy in the photo was my dad as he told me he worked
at the little gas station that was between the hotel and the hotel
cabins. Most folks should remember this little pink building that had
the eaves turned up like a gingerbread house. It sat ‘crooked’ to the
world, and was used later by Junior Mellmer for his plumbing business,
as I recall. Now after all these years of looking at this photo, I took
a close look and I think this is someone else. I’m thinking Darold Dion
or ??? Can anyone tell me who this is so I can write it on the picture?
always thought the guy in the photo was my dad as he told me he worked
at the little gas station that was between the hotel and the hotel
cabins. Most folks should remember this little pink building that had
the eaves turned up like a gingerbread house. It sat ‘crooked’ to the
world, and was used later by Junior Mellmer for his plumbing business,
as I recall. Now after all these years of looking at this photo, I took
a close look and I think this is someone else. I’m thinking Darold Dion
or ??? Can anyone tell me who this is so I can write it on the picture?
Thanks Gary!
Dick
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I was so happy to see the email from Art. John and I made several trips
to participate in his Rendahl Gospel Festival and it was wonderful. Ole
Bursinger was a cousin of my mother although when we were growing up,
didn’t realize this. I only got to know him in later years and he was a
great guy. The following page is one from my Rendahl Scrapbook. My
family had started an annual picnic at Rendahl on the occasion of
Grandma Goodie’s 80th birthday and had so much fun there. We would have
a huge potluck and then everyone would gather in the old church and we
would sing. Art, Cheryl Haagenson, Agnes Solmonson, John and I, my Dad,
my sister Paula and many others all sang or played instruments, and
everyone from the oldest to the very youngest would sing along. It was
like a big family reunion every year. It would be great if we could
organize something like that again. The other picture is of my dad,
sitting in the yard strumming on his guitar. He sang to us from the
time we were small until the day he died, although in later years he had
arthritis in his fingers quite badly so couldn’t strum as well as he
liked. Paula put together a cd of the songs he liked to sing from old
tapes and sent me one a few years ago, after he passed away. It was
awhile before I could get up the gumption to listen to it, but I did and
I do and I cry like a baby. I like to think the Ole, Lorraine, My dad
and others are having a good old jam session up in Heaven and someday I
plan to join them” in the circle”. We all come from a rich musical
heritage which I hope is being passed on to future generation. God
Bless, Susan
to participate in his Rendahl Gospel Festival and it was wonderful. Ole
Bursinger was a cousin of my mother although when we were growing up,
didn’t realize this. I only got to know him in later years and he was a
great guy. The following page is one from my Rendahl Scrapbook. My
family had started an annual picnic at Rendahl on the occasion of
Grandma Goodie’s 80th birthday and had so much fun there. We would have
a huge potluck and then everyone would gather in the old church and we
would sing. Art, Cheryl Haagenson, Agnes Solmonson, John and I, my Dad,
my sister Paula and many others all sang or played instruments, and
everyone from the oldest to the very youngest would sing along. It was
like a big family reunion every year. It would be great if we could
organize something like that again. The other picture is of my dad,
sitting in the yard strumming on his guitar. He sang to us from the
time we were small until the day he died, although in later years he had
arthritis in his fingers quite badly so couldn’t strum as well as he
liked. Paula put together a cd of the songs he liked to sing from old
tapes and sent me one a few years ago, after he passed away. It was
awhile before I could get up the gumption to listen to it, but I did and
I do and I cry like a baby. I like to think the Ole, Lorraine, My dad
and others are having a good old jam session up in Heaven and someday I
plan to join them” in the circle”. We all come from a rich musical
heritage which I hope is being passed on to future generation. God
Bless, Susan
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From Neola Kofoid Garbe: neola@min.midco.net
Brian Kalk is the son of Rodney/Evelyn Langhaug Kalk. I think Rodney grew up in the Dunseith area; Evelyn/Evie is the daughter of Conrad/Mildred Atherton Langhaug of Bottineau.
Neola
Note from Gary Stokes: Most of us, especially from the 60’s, remember the Kalk family well. Rodney, Brian’s father graduated with the DHS class of 61.
John Hoeven is the current governor of North Dakota
