Question for Margaret Metcalfe Leonard (65):
I heard through the grape vine that you were on one of the Minot television stations with one of your Belcourt High School classes last week. Did I hear that right? What was the occasion? Gary
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Message from Debbie Poitra Rondeau (77):
Thanks Gary for adding me to your list. I enjoy going down memory lane. Somedays I wish I was back in the “Day” I remember Dick Johnson he use to be my bus driver. Way back LOL.
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From Lola Metcalfe Vanorny (68):HI Gary- my neice tried to send these but evidently they didn’t go through-
It is Bing and Ole Evans – their parents were Randina and
Martin- My Mother Ella Evans Metcalfe ‘s family–
a picture of jim Metcalfe and son Jim metcalfe. I thought I’d try to send
them and seee if they go through–Thanks Gary and keep the stories and pictures coming folks!!– It is the
highlight of my morning to get the latest blog!!–
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It is Bing and Ole Evans – their parents were Randina and
Martin- My Mother Ella Evans Metcalfe ‘s family–
a picture of jim Metcalfe and son Jim metcalfe. I thought I’d try to send
them and seee if they go through–Thanks Gary and keep the stories and pictures coming folks!!– It is the
highlight of my morning to get the latest blog!!–
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.Pictures from Leah Metcalfe, Gary’s daughter:
Gary:
These are pictures of my Grandpa Jim Metcalfe and my Uncle Jimmy. There
are also pictures and some writing about Ole and Bing Evans. My dad, Gary
Metcalfe, asked me to forward these to you. He sure is enjoying the
contact with many Dunseith area folk! Thanks for doing this for him and everyone
else gleaning from it!
Leah Metcalfe
2nd Grade Teacher
Branson Primary School
These are pictures of my Grandpa Jim Metcalfe and my Uncle Jimmy. There
are also pictures and some writing about Ole and Bing Evans. My dad, Gary
Metcalfe, asked me to forward these to you. He sure is enjoying the
contact with many Dunseith area folk! Thanks for doing this for him and everyone
else gleaning from it!
Leah Metcalfe
2nd Grade Teacher
Branson Primary School
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Note from Gary Metcalfe (57) to go along with the pictures:
The car picture is of Jim and Jimmy Metcalfe 1937. A good car for the times. Roads in the hills, you would have had to have seen those deep ruts.34th Inf. division, 135 regimen, K company…that was Ole Evans. Read about the 34th on internet if you want more info. 550+ front line battle days, Darby’s Rangers came from the 34th. 130 degrees in Africa, then Italy- mud and snow, the worst two winters on record. I would like to tell their story but just read Ernie Pyle’s book titled, Brave Men. Ernie a war correspondent scaraficed his life for these soldiers. Iowa, ND, SD and Wisc. made up the 34th Inf. Div. Six hundred was front line battle days, three years was the battle. One old WWII POW vet ask me one day while we were visiting if I had ever eaten chicken guts. I told him no. He said, “they’re good”. It is all history.Gary Stokes, I would love to read your dad’s memories on the Pacific Theater. Send me a picture in uniform and I will hang it on the wall with a thousand or so other vets here in Branson at the Radisson Hotel. In October Branson has a mega vet’s event.
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Message/pictures from Dick Johnson (68):
Gary and FriendsIn the winter of 66-67, we had our fish house at Lake Upsilon up toward
St. John. I was really into ice fishing and went every chance I got. The
day these pictures were taken, we had friends along. The boy in the
maroon coat is Don Lamoureux, the others I think are Bob Jury’s kids and
Gene Hepper’s boys. It looks like Don caught a fish and Mom and I were
helping him get it off the hook! It was a good way to spend cold winter
days– in a nice warm fish house, fishing and playing cards!! Thanks to
Gary for this site!!Dick
St. John. I was really into ice fishing and went every chance I got. The
day these pictures were taken, we had friends along. The boy in the
maroon coat is Don Lamoureux, the others I think are Bob Jury’s kids and
Gene Hepper’s boys. It looks like Don caught a fish and Mom and I were
helping him get it off the hook! It was a good way to spend cold winter
days– in a nice warm fish house, fishing and playing cards!! Thanks to
Gary for this site!!Dick
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From Neola Kofoid Garbe:
Note: Maureen’s parents are Loretta Neameyer Wall (72) & Keith Coleman (71)
