Happy birthday Norma Manning: Princeton, Ill.

 

Message to Joanne Millang Bernstein
From Connie Zorn Landsverk:  Bottineau, ND

Happy birthday Joanne, wishing you a wonderful day my friend!!

 

Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe:  Bottineau & Minot, ND

 Larry B Sime

(Died September 17, 2014)

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Larry Sime, age 76 of Dunseith, died Wednesday at his home. Funeral will be held on Tuesday at 2:00 pm at the Peace Lutheran Church in Dunseith. Burial will be at the Little Prairie Cemetery rural Dunseith at 4:00 pm.

Larry Boyd Sime, a son of Leslie and Clara (Medrud) Sime was born on September 14, 1938 on the family farm north of Dunseith. He was reared there and attended country school in the area. Larry entered the United States Army in 1959 and was stationed in Germany, where he recalled his platoon accidentally entered their tanks in Russia. He was honorably discharged on June 30, 1965. He married Connie Burcham on March 31, 1965 and they purchased the Sime family farm where they farmed and ranched. 3 children were born to this union, Shelly, Carolyn and Leon. Larry was especially proud of his Hereford cattle which he crossed with Simmental in the late 70’s.

Larry spent many years working as a heavy equipment operator on road construction and was instrumental in passing grade inspections from the DOT using his skill in handling a finish blade. He was a hard worker sometimes working 80 hours a week and coming home to make hay for his cattle. He worked from North Dakota to Oregon and always had a story to tell of his adventures. Larry was an avid reader all his life. He had a vast knowledge of history and he loved to share facts with his friends and family. He was also a honorary member of the Bottineau FFA.

Larry was a patriotic man who believed that honesty and hard work made a man. He loved to ride horse was handy with a rope and was known for catching rank bulls when no one else could.

He is survived by his devoted wife of 49 years, Connie; daughters, Shelly (Bruce) Fossen of Jamestown and Carolyn Sime of Rapid City, SD; son; Leon (Laurali) Sime of Williston; grandchildren, Nancy Stute, Reid Fossen and Jenna, Kaelyn and Lacey Sime; great-grandchildren, Adam and Hannah Stute; sister, Peggy (Dennis) Espe of Dunseith; brother Dan Sime of Laughlin, NV and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Leland, Lowell and Corbin; sisters, Nora Olson and Betty Lou Pollestad; an infant son; and a grandson, Wade Waagen.

Arrangements were with Nero Funeral Home Bottineau. Friends may sign the online register book at www.nerofuneralhome.net.

 

Elaine Annette Metcalfe’s Obituary
Posted by Vickie Metcalfe (’70):  Bottineau, ND

Elaine Annette Metcalfe passed away on 9/16/14 in Grand Forks, North Dakota.  Elaine was born in Seattle, Washington, to Emil and Ann (Oswell) Metcalfe.  Her early years were spent there, until the family returned to the Turtle Mountain area of North Dakota to live on a farm north of Dunseith.  She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Education and Counseling, respectively, from UND, and was a life-long educator, in service as a teacher, advisor and administrator.  The last twenty six years of her career were spent with UND TRIO Programs, which assist disadvantaged students to achieve their educational goals.  Cremation has taken place, as was her request, and a private family and friends memorial will take place at a later date.   Surviving to celebrate her life are immediate family members:  brother, Travis (Deb) Metcalfe, and their children Jake, Michael and Morgan; and niece Kelly (Poitra) Olson and nephew Jaime Metcalfe.  She was preceded in death by her mother, father, brother Carson (who died in infancy), and sisters Kathy Metcalfe and Janice (Metcalfe) Poitra.  Memorials may be sent to:  Council for Opportunity in Education, 1025 Vermont Ave. N.W., Washington, DC; the Sunshine Foundation in Grand Forks; or a favorite charity of your choice.

A little bit about Elaine  A. Metcalfe’s professional life at UND

http://webapp.und.edu/dept/our/discovery/focus-on-faculty-3, 

Autumn 2011

Elaine Metcalfe, director of TRIO Programs, has secured more than $440,000 to continue recruiting and supporting talented future college students.  The “TRIO/Talent Search” Program at UND is a federal grant that provides services to 1,000 low-income, first-generation potential college students (in targeted North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota public middle and high schools) and supports their access to higher education.  The program contains a strong research component that measures and tracks students’ high school retention, graduation rates, and eventual enrollment into college.

Founders Day February 2014 Retirement

http://webapp.und.edu/dept/our/uletter/?p=45073

In the  article below Elaine shared the history of TRIO

http://und.edu/student-life/trio/history.cfm

 

Dunseith Band Picture
Reply from MARJORIE LANDSVERK (FISH, GESCHKE) (’57):  Horicon, WI

HI GARY AND ALL,

I WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT YOU HAD IT RIGHT.  I AM MARJORIE LANDSVERK (FISH, GESCHKE) AND THAT IS ME SITTING BETWEEN JANICE LA CROIX AND LOWELL LEANARD.  JANICE AND I PLAYED THE FRENCH HORNS.

THE FIRST GIRL IN THE 2ND. ROW ON THE LEFT LOOKS A LOT LIKE LOIS HIATT AND I’M SURE THAT IS COLEEN CONROY NEXT TO HER.

I  LOST MY HUSBAND HARRY GESCHKE AUG. 11TH.  WE WERE MARRIED 3 1/2 YEARS

I LIVE IN HORICON WI..

THANKS FOR THE BLOG, YOU DO SUCH A GOOD JOB OF KEEPING EVERYONE CONNECTED.
MARGE GESCHKE

Marge, So sorry to hear of the  loss of your Husband. Our condolences are with you with his passing.  Gary

Picture L to R: 1956 DHS Band
Front row: Gayle Bedard, Caroleen Lider, Janice Lacroix, Marjorie Landsverk, Lowell Williams, Lois Hiatt.
Row two: Karen Woodford, Colleen Conroy, Gerald Lamoureux, Marlene Schneider, Duane  Woodford, Jackie Spaeth or Mick Kester?, Shirley LaRocque, Susan Brew, Connie Bedard, Joanne Kester.
Back row: Charlie Ericson, Ernest Kundart, Charlotte LaCroix,Barbara Bott, Ronnie Link, Lowell Leonard, Dwight Lang, Curt Halvorson?, Don Conroy, Neva Haagenson?, John Morgan, Ellen Graff, BIG DAVE SHELVER, Jean Lake, DuWayne Lang

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Blog (160) posted on July 14, 2008

Tim Hill’s (68) Web Site (Laurie Evans Hill (75): 

Hello Gary,
Sorry that I didn’t have the site address down for you; this is
what they have listed: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/timhill.
Thanks for all that you do to keep us connected to the hometown–
we have had fun reading all the stories while Tim has spent alot
of time in the hospital the last two years. We can usually find something to laugh at when going online with you! Tim has had a really good day-it’s truly a miracle, it’s hard to believe a week has gone by already-once he is out we will have to stay close for 3 months, they have a Transplant house for patients and their caregiver-so far they are full, but might have an opening next week- there are alot of transplant patients right now and it’s great to see them come out into the hallways to walk with their family and just see the smiles on their faces.Thanks again Gary, Laurie Hill

From Neola Kofoid Garbe: 

Hi Gary,

Thank you so much for including the picture of Angela, Evie, you, Bill, and also the picture taken on Fern’s 90th birthday.  In the email I sent to Angela/Mrs. Berube, I wrote Mrs. Berube was a beautiful lady (in the picture), and I was sure she still is.  I can tell from the picture you sent, I was right–she is still a beautiful lady.  I can also tell she’s beautiful outside AND inside.

Thanks to Evie and Carolee for your comments.

Neola

From Rod Hiatt (69): 

Dick remembers Hank the Barber because of his old car, well I remember

Hank because he always had some horses out on his little farm west of
Dunseith.
My Dad seemed to always be doing some type of horse trading with him,
but Hank never seemed to want to finish the trade as he hated to part
with the one he already had.
There was another barber in town by the name of Pat ?, who had his shop
just south of the drug store. Now Pat was actually a better barber than
Hank, but he was
also I think 2 bits or 50 cents higher. Now with Hank you had basically
2 choices of haircut, a butch crew cut or his zip you up the sides and
back of the neck and kind of give you that bowl on the head look. As I
got a little older and needed a haircut, I would tell Mom or Dad that I
was going to Pat the Barber for the more expensive hair cut, but would
go to Hank and use the extra money to buy candy and pop. Even back then
we knew that it was only the matter of a few days between and good
haircut and one of Hanks. I really never figured  that was actually
telling my folks a lie it was kind of just out smarting them a little,
but I’m sure they had something figured out when I wore my hat pretty
much day and night for that first week.
From Dick Johnson (68): 

Gary and Friends,

It seems as though kids survive things that could be deadly. There was a

movie at the Althea that was a detective-cop type, good guy, bad guy
show starring Robert Culp. I can’t remember who his partner was, but
they were both the good guys and were being hunted and chased by the bad
guys. One scene in the movie caused a bunch of us to debate whether or
not it could be true. Robert Culp sneaked up behind the bad guy’s car
and put a piece of newspaper in the filler pipe for the gas tank, and
lit it on fire! He then circled around and took of in his 61 T-Bird with
the crooks on his tail. All at once their car exploded in flames and
flew up in the air! I said it wouldn’t blow up like that! John Bogus
said it might. There was a controversy with a few others adding, “It
would not, or it would, too”! This grew into an issue! One night we were
cruising around town in my 47 Plymouth and started to debate the
explosion again. We usually made at least one pass through the old dump
ground on our cruises, just to see the new ‘arrivals’. This night
someone had dragged in an old 48 Chevy four door and then pulled off the
wheels and tires and dropped it on the ground. We decided to end this
debate right now! I parked my car up on the main road and we walked over
and removed the gas cap and sniffed the tank. It had fresh gas in the
tank, but we had no way of knowing how much. I laid on the ground and
tapped the bottom of the tank and it sounded empty. We put a piece of
paper in the tank filler pipe and then argued about WHO was going to
light it! John said, “You are the one who says it won’t blow up like the
show, YOU light it”! Now I’m not quite as sure! I carried a small can of
gas in my trunk so took that and poured a small line of gas from the
paper down the fender and across the ground for about twenty feet. After
that I put the can back in the trunk and the guys all headed for the
road by my car. I stood back and threw a match! I remember turning to
run and heard this loud bang behind me! The rocks and dirt passed me on
my run to the car! The expressions on the faces of my friends told me
something big was going on behind me! I turned around just as the rear
of car was coming back down! They said it was about four or five feet in
the air! It didn’t burn because the tank was empty, but gas fumes
explode, not gas! John won! I lost! Debate over! Thanks Gary!

Dick

 

 

Folks,

I thought I’d share the file of the 16 Casavant siblings that I have in my records.  They are all still living and as you can seeall but Joe and Aggie live in ND.  They are a wonderful close knit family.  I remember Mrs. Casavant, well, working in the lunch room of the old school basement cafeteria in the early 60’s.  I have talked to Mary Ann, many times, putting these class lists together.

She is always so friendly and nice.  Rene & Joe were in my class of 65.  I saw Rene, Joe and Gerald, numerous times, this last

summer at the reunion. Wonderful folks.

I know many of you know at least several members of this family. Now you can see the whole family list.

Gary

 

                                                 The Casavant Family of 16 siblings

	Last	First	Address	City / State / ZIP	Phone	Email	ClassYear
1	Casavant	Bernadette		Rolette, ND 58366	No Phone
2	Casavant	Paul		West Fargo, ND
3	Casvant	Yvonne		Bismarck, ND 58504		yvonnemarchand44@yahoo
4	Casavant Boucher	Annette	Box 56	Rolette, ND 58366	No Phone	No email address	61
5	Casavant Aamodt	Lorette	512  4th St SE	Rugby, ND 58368	(701) 776-2301	No email address	61
6	Casavant	Joseph	PO Box 31	Lester Prairie, MN 55354	(320) 395-2016	joecasavant@hotmail.com	65
7	Casavant	Rene	2400 93rd St SE	Bismarck ND 58504	701) 391-9177	kendracasavant@hotmail.com        Rene’s Neice Kendra email	65
8	Casavant	Aime	1001 Ninth St SW	Jamestown, ND 58401	(701) 952-3693	aimecasavant@daktel.com	66
9	Casavant	Gerald	804 6th Ave SE	Jamestown, ND 58402	(701) 252-4500      C 701-320-0478	geraldcasavant@yahoo.com	66
10	Casavant-Boucher	Mary Ann	RR # 2	Rolette, ND 58366	(701) 246-3723	No email address	67
11	Casavant	Aggie	382 Sweetgum Dr	Fort Mill, SC 29715	803-389-2368	aggiedee7@yahoo.com	69
12	Casavant	Eddie	1112 Portland #303	Bismarck, ND 58504	(701) 400-5808	No email address	71
13	Casavant	Robert	2400 93rd St SE	Bismarck, ND 58504	(701) 258-1162	No email address	71
14	Casavant	James	1526 Sixth Ave NE	Jamestown, ND 58401	(701) 952-1292	jimcasavant@yahoo.com	73
15	Casavant Ellingson	Kathy	1223 Portland Dr	Bismarck, ND 58504	(701) 223-2899	kathybsc@yahoo.com	74
16	Casavant Halvorson	Carolee	403 W Avenue F	Bismarck, ND 58501	(701) 224-0955	cjhalvo@yahoo.com	75

Pictures provided by Neola Kofoid Garbe: 

Folks, Please identify those in these pictures.

Terry & LeaRae, this is a good picture of you guys even if Terry does have his eyes closed.

             Terry Espe & LeaRae Parrill

           Dean Pigeon Family, stamped May 13, 1970

From Dave Wurgler (64):

Burma Shave with the Statler Brothers

You may needto watch it twice;once to watch the Burma shave signs change and once to catch all the pictures plus listening to the music of the Statler Brothers. THIS IS REALLY GREAT. For those of you too young to remember “too badyou missed it!”

http://oldfortyfives.com/DYRT.htm     ( Click here)