No Blog Yesterday.
For the record I did not get a blog posted yesterday.
Gary
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Blog (102) posted on May 14, 2008
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Yes, my dad,Emery Carbonneau,constructed many snow planes in his day. I believe about 17 or so of them. He used drop tanks from airplanes for some,but when they were unavailable he used aluminum piping and stretched canvas over to make the body.The canvas had to have a coat of fiberglass to strenghthen it and I suppose it helped keep the canvas dry.I spent some time helping mix up that fiberglass that came in a powder form and had to be mixed up with a nasty smelling catalist. If mixed too strong it actually smoked. Of course I liked smoke. When airplane propellers became too expensive to be feasable to use he and mom made a trip to Fort Worth, Texas to the prop factory. When he returned home we were orphand for weeks while dad constructed his new toy out in the shop. He made his own turning lathe and it worked mighty fine. Props on snow planes had to be replaced often for reasons afore mentioned. It was a great time to grow up and excitement was at peak when the snow plane came out. It also ment a lot of company that were all invited in for coffee and goodies. Mom and reside in Bottineau now but make nearly daily trips to the farm. Dad did not keep a snow plane for himself, so it is fun to hear where some have ended up. Thanks,Gary, for this great oppertunity to come together and share our stories and memories. I enjoy all the information and keep those pictures comming–especially you Fassett girls.
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Hi Gary and all,
Thinking of snow, I do remember the ride I had with my Dad, Jack Hosmer. It was as you described it Bill, only I remember us actually running into a number of trees that were part of a shelter belt, I believe. The image I have in mind as I sat in back of my dad was his reaching for the top of the steering wheel which was actually half a wheel–something like steering apparatus that needed only a half-circle. He was reaching for the top of the wheel that wasn’t there to move the snow away from the trees when the skies hit the gravel and pulled the craft toward the shelter belt. Dad looked like a raccoon for a few days with swollen black eyes and nose.
Really appreciate connecting with all of you. What interesting experiences you have all had. It triggers a lot of memories in me, too.
Bob Hosmer (56)
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From Deb Morinville Marmon (70):
Hi Gary
I just wanted to update everyone on many events to come in my household. On April 22 my youngest daughter Kelsey gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. Her name is Aysah Jayne Abbott and is our first granddaughter that we get to spoil. We have 2 grandsons already. Then on Sat May 24th both my sons are getting married in a double ceremony to their girlfriends of 6 years. Following that I will be having surgery on the 28th to remove a large polyp in my colon and will be spending a considerable amount of time in the hospital. I am diabetic and that carries an extra risk. This is my 12th surgery in 10 years, believe it or not, but none have had any complications so I don’t anticipate any this time. But I would request that any prayer warriors out there among the Dunseith crowd would offer up a short one for my family. They tend to be a little protective and they worry about me.
I so enjoy the stories and pictures that you all send and the anticipation of returning to my computer will help speed my recovery so keep then coming.
Deb Morinville Marmon 70
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From Ginger LaRocque Poitra (65):
To Collette,from Ginger, In reply to the sculpturer in Santa Fe, he isn’t
my cousin, but a cousin of one of the people I had traveled with. I know
his last name is LaFontaine, I don’t recall his first name.
my cousin, but a cousin of one of the people I had traveled with. I know
his last name is LaFontaine, I don’t recall his first name.
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Gary,
Your wife, Bernadette, looks lovely on the picture, but you just look very business-like, not like her father at all.
It was fun to meet you last summer! I remember your folks so well and you kids were younger than I.
Chuck and Geri (Metcalfe) Munro
Your wife, Bernadette, looks lovely on the picture, but you just look very business-like, not like her father at all.
It was fun to meet you last summer! I remember your folks so well and you kids were younger than I.
Chuck and Geri (Metcalfe) Munro
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Gary and Friends
Just thought about the pinball machines at the bowling alley. I got a
couple emails from Dwight Lang and we reminisced back and forth about
the old days. I hung around the bowling alley [Garden Lanes] quite a bit
when I was young and remember the two pinball machines that stood
against the north wall. Dwight was a master when it came to pinball, at
least in my eyes. He usually won games each time he played and when he
got tired of it he left and we played the rest of his games. I thought
he was the real ” Pinball Wizard “. I won’t tell on Dwight, but SOME
guys knew if you lifted the front of the machine and then dropped it
just when you dropped your nickel in it would roll up a bunch of extra
games! Maybe Dwight knew that?? Ha Ha!! Just another short memory of the
old days in Dunseith! And by the way Gary, who is the young gal you
talked into standing by you for the picture at the hotel? Just kidding,
very nice picture of you both! Thanks!
Dick
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Provided by Neola Kofoid Garbe
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These are some achieve pictures that I have on file. Gary
L to R: Class of 65 freshman initiation – 1961.
Pretty sexy, right Larry Hackman.
Kenny Nerpel? or Rene Casavant?, John Awalt, Bill Grimme, Allen Richard
