From Art Rude (71):
Just a note, to let you know, you may enjoy the pictures I just published of my dad on Father’s day. He was the grand Marshall at the parade at the Hawk Museum by Wolford. www.artrude.com and follow the link to regular webpage photos.
Art
Peace and Power, Art Thanks for checking out Art Rude Productions, webpage address: www.artrude.com
Art, These are wonderful pictures that you have posted on your WEB site. I love your Solo too. Your Dad is looking great! You are not looking bad your self. Gary
From Gary Metcalfe (57):
Sue and I just made a trip 2,900 miles to Almonte, Ontario Canada to research some of my heritage. We found a beautiful little town with a river running through it and many rock waterfalls that ran down to Metcalfe Park. I stopped anyone who looked over 70 years old and got lots of good stories of a great uncle, A.A. Metcalfe who had been a dr. in Almonte for 65 years. He was from a family of 12 and he was the youngest. His mother, Jean McLean Metcalfe lived to 97 yrs. and smoked a clay pipe. They were of Scotch decent. I looked in the library and found at least 5 generations documented….somebody cared.
That is one reason I am enjoying these letters so much as we touch on so many families and memories. Keep ‘em coming.
Now only one more endeavor along this line, I need to know more about my Grandma, Veronica Rose LaDuc or LaDuke. Her father Louis LaDuc seems to have gotten away, so I will try to find a trace of her brother, Joe LaDuc. She was of Native American decent. Anyone out there that can make my work easier, please help. I wish I had had more time with her because she was a very loving person and added a lot of joy to our family.
Gary Metcalfe
From Dave Slyter (70):
Dick:
Thank you so much for sharing the old pictures of the house that we use to live in. Before we bought Bennies farm, I remember many times of Terry Hiatt and I going up while my dad went up to help Bennie cut wood and help do some other chores. Terry and I usually went out on the lake and ice skated or roamed around the farm yards.
The picture of the organ that Agnes is playing still exists. Mom and Dad moved it down to Rugby and had it in their home. After mom passed it went on the auction sale and my sister Kim bought it and now has it in her home. We spent many hours ourselves pumping the pedals and playing the keys. Brenda became pretty good at it.
It was good to see everyone in the pictures. Benny was a really nice person as was all his sisters. I never got to meet Hank but heard a lot about him.
Again thanks
Dave Slyter : )
Bobby Slyter’s reply to the Philippine Typhoon (70):
| I am so glad gary to hear that you and your family are o.k. from the pics i have seen where it did hit is a total mess. |
From Mel Kuhn (70):
Howdy Gary,
Well the wife and I made it through the weekend without killing each other. Although after her bout with a weed sprayer that didn’t want to work and wondering why she had to do this in the yard and that to the garden and burning herself making BBQ sauce that she just had to have[I do 90% of the cooking]. She has decided that she doesn’t want my job. Well I don’t want hers either, even our dogs are wondering why I’m not playing with them. The incident with the weed sprayer brought me close to killing myself and then her so we had to quit that project. Women just can’t understand that we are not being bossy, that our ADVICE is for their own good and yes we do know everything. Right guy’s?
Mel Kuhn[70]
From Dick Johnson (68):
Gary and Friends,
I suppose Mel thinks he is one up on this old joker with his Boomerang
joke! Mel when your boomerang is broken, you have what we call–a STICK!
Did you hear about the Aboriginie who got all beat up the other day,
Mel? He got a new boomerang and tried to throw his old one away! Nuk,
nuk, nuk!! Old broken down Mel was riding in a new yellow Corvette in
the St. John Days parade on Saturday. He had his hands all bandaged up
but the jerk was still able to shoot us judges with a water cannon! So
folks, don’t spend too much time feeling sorry for him! Actually it felt
pretty good, it was hotter than blue blazes out there in the sun! And
Mel’s wife IS a good cook! She is also a very nice person, she was just
having trouble with her eyesight when she met Mel! Thanks Gary! 
Dick
Pictures from Ardys Bakken Horner (former teacher):
hi Gary! Thought you would like to see what I look like, I am not good at putting photos on the web, but there is one of Jon and I with the Packers flag, he’s a fan, I root for the MN Vikings –anyway this is his 70th birthday party Ardys Bakken Horner former teacher (68-70)
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:44:00 -0500
These are a few of the better pics from today. Good to see you all–M
Jon & Ardy Heather, Chad & Ardys
Subject: Capsized Philippine ship that sunk with Typhoon Frank killing hundres for folks:
This letter was forwarded to me by a friend.
I was truly upset when I saw the news. My heart cried for the victims and relatives.
Is there really a dearth of common sense anymore in our native country, the Philippines?
I now live in the US and I see how safety of passengers is a priority here.
If there is a typhoon coming, and I am Sulpicio lines, would I let my ship go? If I am the Coast guard and a typhoon is coming, will I clear the ship to sail?
I live near the Dallas Airport and even if a storm is not that strong, the planes are not allowed to fly. I went on a cruise from Houston and the ship was not allowed to leave until the hurricane path was ascertained.
Should we wait for other similar disasters to happen to react or take action