Wealth of history – reply to 8/14/2008 blog
From Bill Hosmer (’48): Tucson, AZ
Gary, I just finished reading the August 14 Blog of 2008. There is such a wealth of history, character, and significance in this one. My gosh, the description of people like Mrs. Conroy, Hope Bedard, and Diane Larson’s remembrances are real treasures. I wonder if there is another community in America with the same loyal, courteous, and dynamic historical dialogue going on, as is reflected in this blog. My guess is that what we have, and what you give us is the opportunity to enjoy through your personal efforts, a terrific opportunity to express ourselves about our respect and love for the people we grew up with and who gave us the example of how to be better North Dakotans and Americans. I am proud to be among you who give a damn about America, North Dakota, and each other.
Bill Hosmer
Memorial day tribute
Posted by Bill Hosmer (’48): Tucson, AZ
Gary, This is a rather lengthy rendition. It has merit. Maybe it will over-tax your system. If so , we can let it go and I will understand. Thanks for all you do and I keep Bernadette in my mind in hopes she continues to overcome all medical challenges. Bill Hosmer
http://worriersanonymous.org/Share/Mansions.htm
Thanks to all who have served. GOD bless America.
Posting from Jim Kofoid: Bottineau, ND
MANSIONS
I wanted to get this out before Veterans Day so it can be passed around. It is emotional to watch. But it is a very moving video.
This one is special.
Put aside the day’s clutter, take a moment… Absolutely one of the best tributes to our military that I’ve ever seen
Simply awesome… After you click on Mansions; do not click on anything else. It will start playing by itself. Sound UP.! Full Screen.!
Thank you to all the vets.
Photo from Keith Pladson (’66): Roanoke Rapids, NC
I took this off our back deck this morning about a half hour ago (at 9 am). In ND they are enjoying their first taste of old man winter again. Here in NC we are enjoying a sunny day that should get up around 70. We still have well over 50 percent of leaves on our trees , so it is a really beautiful day. It is supposed to be a carbon copy again tomorrow, too!
P.s. This photo is one of the reasons Alice and I moved here.
San Haven
Reply from Lola Metcalfe Vanorny (’68): Dunseith, ND
Yes Brenda – You were right in the middle of it and know what i am talking about- !!- there was a purpose for everyone!_and it was a delightful place- we never heard much about bad things happening- anywhere- and i wouldn’t blame you of wanting to recreate the gorgeous grounds — they were so peaceful – !!-
and aggie- It is so interesting you would Mention Jimmy- Casavant — Tina did her internship for addiction counseling at Jamestown and then accepted a job there for a few years– she talked about the friends she made there- and especially one nurse that was so dedicated and friendly and such a great upbeat attitude – she said his name was Jim and later i learned Casavant– I told her the Casavant’ s were from Rolette and she knew that !- I never told her about his accident for a couple years – we knew about his injuries and they were severe- !!!_ Laurie Evans was in the same accident with neck and back injuries and i cleaned at the customs port of entry for her Dad while they were with her in the hospital !- back in t he early 70’s–
THen after a couple years i asked her if she noted anything different about him and she said “not really” – she said she just noticed he had some scars on his face but didn’t really notice- she thought just maybe from acne or something- and then i told her about the accident- — she was appalled that he had such an upbeat positive and cheerful demeanor about him !!_- she really liked him- !!!!–
Yes and i remember your mom- she cooked at the school right??- just a sweet little French lady !!_ always prim and proper- just a lady that was very happy all the time and nice to us kids- !!!– She and Stella Schimetz will have their own special place in heaven for sure- !!!_ – such sweet Tiny ladies- !!!_ Oh so many good memories- !!!
I remember talking to you also Aggie for hours on end you were such an interesting and wise kid even at such a young age- !!_ that has been many many moons ago—- I wouldn’t t even guess how many years– but your sweet face– keeps popping into my mind- a little French girl with that awesome completion!!- like the mongeons- !!!
take care !!_ — thanks Gary for this blog – !!_ LOla
Keeps us in touch and is very healing to the soul!!_ especially in this crazy world we live in today – !!!
PS Aggie- !!- yes i remember when David Casavant was killed in a motorcycle accident– his wife Janet and he were such a happy couple-! It was very devastating to her!!!- an then went on to marry a very nice man — a son of Bud Baker- who was a very good man and handyman around town- his son !!–
who she married and after many many years-
she was virtually run over in her car by drunk drivers and is now confined to a wheelchair!!- But she married a very nice man and he was taking care of her as best he could since-
– We used to ride to work together for a couple years when she worked in my office in Rolla– she was an amyotte from St John and her mother was Ernestine Amyotte — again small world- she was my first supervisor at San Haven and i loved her dearly !! SHe was so awful good to me and helped me train for working with the patients on the floors in high school-summers-! She would laugh and say –in her calm voice — ” all I hear from you is “Ernestine!!!!”– and one of the patients would have me bound with his arms and legs – as soon as i let his crib side down to give him a bath- !!!!- so she would have to come and relieve me from his grasp !!_- lol! !! – she and her husband Joe were also good friends of my Dad and MOM- –they bought the farm my aunt Nellie ( mom ‘s sister) sold — well after San Haven closed i didn’t see her for a few years and then Ernestine passed on- !!_ I felt so bad-!!!!!- then Margaret Bedard had some quilts for sale at a rummage sale and i stopped in and saw one i really liked — a STAR QUILT !!- VERY BEAUTIFUL !!- I didn’t buy it as i really couldn’t afford to buy it at That time !! and then something told me to go back and get it no matter the price!!- so i did!!- and when i got it home i saw it had been made by —– written in black waterproof ink – made by Ernestine amyotte and the date!!- that was a great blessing for me!!!_ — and i keep it on my bed at all times and when i crawl into it at night i can almost feel her arms around me- !!! KEEPING ME WARM AND COMFY AS SHE ALWAYS DID AT SAN HAVEN — MAN!!- THERE WERE SOME AWESOME WOMEN THAT WORKED AT SAN HAVEN on the floor for 40 0r more years- i think they knew most if not more what the Dr’s did!!- they had dealt with so many diseases and issues for so many years- !! and they always had remedies for everything that really worked– no prescriptions needed- poultices– vinegar and hilex were a lot of them !!_
One old gal told me to use vinegar in water – like a cup of vinegar to a gallon of water for diaper rash that i had tried EVERYTHING for!!- My poor Baby Jason!!!!- diaper rash just awful and i would take him to the Dr and they would give him – ointments — sunlamps – you name it and she said just put a cup of vinegar into a basin with a couple gallons of water and set him in there- !!- so i did and bingo !!- gone the vinegar — straightened out his ph balance- and i gave that advice to my daughter TIna d n her husband- he was beside himself – just nothing helped – Well, i know that the mother in law should show up and shut up – unit i asked him if i would be interferring to him to give hims hint about diaper rash and he said “absolutely not” – so i gave him the hint and it worked !!!- and “CHristian told me -I will love you forever and ever for that!!– — Dakota’s diaper rash was gone overnight!!!_ such good advice from long time aides — if it was now days i think those gals would have all been Doctors !!!!-
Oh well!!- now i am babbling and should be reading my emails and mailing customers- so will sign off– best regards- LOla
Postings posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND.
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Blog (190) posted on August 14, 2008
| Update report for Debbie Morinville (70) from Bev Morinville (72):
Thank you all for your prayers for Debbie and her family. They need them all. They did a scan yesterday and Debbie has had a major area of her brain affected by this stroke.her speech is the biggest thing. She can’t swallow so they put in a feeding tube, I had one of these when I had surgery and mne was awful. They says they never had any problems with anyones before . So I am praying Deb isn’t feeling the pain I did with hers. Kenny (Deb’s husband) is beside himself he is so worried about Deb they have been together for years . Also please keep her 4 children in your prayers they are very worried about their mom. I Know Debbie would say to tell everyone to prayer for her she is such a christian and knows the power of prayer. Thank you all so very mych for the prayers and the sweet thoughts as our sister goes through this time in her life. I will get the address for her and put it on here so anyone wanting to send Deb a card can do that. I know when I was sick you guys got me though with all your wonderful letters, cards, flowers and prayers thanks again i will keep u all informed or my daughter Shonda will Bev |
From Curt & Ann Rotto (Former Peace Lutheran Paster):
Gary and all,
In response to the picture of Peace Lutheran Church members (in #173). Lawrence Struck was in the middle of the bottom row. I believe he was teaching the Bethel Series and this may have been his first class.
For two years, as pastor of Peace Lutheran, I trained 10 persons from the church to prepare them to teach the Bethel Series to other lay people. I am not sure if any other of the ten persons taught the Bible Series to others….Murl Hill may have information on this matter.
The following persons were trained from 1965 to 1967: Lawrence Struck, Murl Hill, Edna Leonard, Bennie Frovarp, Ken Sebelius, Ann Rotto, Barbara Schlacht, Marjorie Lillico, Orvin Hagen, Eva Struck. They met for two hours every week for nine months for two years, along with “homework”.
Re: the naming of Peace Lutheran Church. In 1965 Little Prairie Church voted to close and join Dunseith Lutheran. Any confirmed member of either congregation was eligible to vote…(young people included.) It was a consensus that a new name would be appropriate in forming a new congregation.
It has been over 40 years since we left Dunseith for Fergus Falls, where we still live. Our three children and 10 grandchildren live in other states. Ann and I have enjoyed reading the many comments of Dunseith people, some who we know well…some who I had in confirmation classes. It brings us many happy memories! Thanks, Gary, for all your work on keeping the information and memories alive for many of us.
Curt and Ann Rotto
Curt, I recognize most all of the names you listed above. Orvin Hagen was and still is a very close family friend of ours. I talk to him frequently. He lives in Kindred ND. He is 87 and going strong. Orvin was a 4 H leader, for many of the folks on this distribution list, for many years. Orvin does not have email but his phone number is 701-428-3125. I’m sure he’d love to hear from any one of you. If you call him be prepared to visit. Gary
Reply from Sybil Johnson (Augie Johnson is a cousin to Don Johnson, Dicks Dad):
Thanks to Trish Larson (73), we now have Sybil on our distribution list. From what I understand, they just ran into each other out of the blue and discovered they were both from Dunseith. Thank you Trish for passing Sybil’s info onto us. Gary
I didnt know Hope Bedard, but my heart goes out to the family and their time of mourning.
For those who remember Augie Johnson: He just got back from Chippewa Falls,
Wis, where our daughter went through colon surgery. He is doing great, but
anyone who remembers him, can you imagine him weighing over 250 lbs? I was
married to him for 30 yrs and he never weighed that much. But, he is doing
better.
Our daughter came thru her surgery great and they expect a full recovery.
The cancer had been contained only in her colon.
Have a great day, everyone!
Sybil
Cecile Gouin Craig’s (61) reply to missing message:
Hello again, are you ever on top off it! I just sent that message. As you
know the Morrinvilles are important to me, or I should should say us. my
parents included. So yes I did get the 190 message I was missing. Thanks so
much. Cecile
Reply from Diane Larson Sjol (70):
Vicki,
I am sitting here after reading your post with a great big lump in my
throat and tears waiting to spill. You are so articulate and have
reminded me of memories that I hold very dear. Angelina was such a
great friend. She told me how she hid her rosary in her sandwich when
they left Cuba and how the soldiers tried to take her mother from the
plane as all the kids wailed. Finally they let her stay on the plane.
What a brave family. I hope we can reconnect with her somehow. As
for Mrs. Conroy…she was and still remains one of the most
influential people in my life. Her classroom was always one of
activity. Remember playing jacks on the floor? The macaroni boxes we
painted bronze and the records we somehow melted and spray painted
into beautiful bowls? I do remember the weekly reader and how much of
an impact it had on our lives. As for the different cultures in our
classroom…there were many….and we all got along as we merged into
learning…helping each other succeed. School was fun at the same
time. I remember she liked my handwriting so she would have me stay
in during recess and write out the math test which she would later
copy on the mimeograph machine and lo and behold, there was our test.
I never thought about cheating…I just wanted to get the copying done
so I could scoot outside. Anyway, thanks for your wonderful
words….and also everyone…keep Debbie Marmon in your prayers.
Diane Larson Sjol
Reply from Bob Lykins (Former DHS teacher in the mid 60’s):
To Diane Larson & Bill Grimme,
Diane, I remmeber all of the places you mentioned and, like you, camped extensively throughout Europe. At first I had a Dodge Cobra Van and then I went to a pop-up trailer tent and finally, toward the last, I just traved with a tent. It was every weekend and vacation on the road. We even did some winter camping. We were real hard core.
As for your old friends, you could probably make contact with them through the alumni organizations such as the BRATS organization.
Bill, correct me if I am wrong but in answer to Diane’s question, that looks like the GUM. Under the communists it was the main shopping store in Moscow.
Bob
Reply from Bill Grimme (65):
Diane,
In fact, the building was used for something besides a grocery store and a wine market, but that was over 200 years ago. The building was constructed by Catherine the Great’s State Secretary as a palace for his wife. Upon her death, the building was purchased by a St. Petersburg millionaire named G. Yeliseyev. He converted it to a food emporium and a wine market for very wealthy folks. The store has operated in this manner ever since, surviving revolution and war. The wine market is in the back of the store and it is huge. Originally, the wine was in the front, as you entered the store. But, apparently, that caused Yeliseyev some problem with permission to open a wine market. So, the store was re-arranged and the wine was moved into a separate room in the back, so, when one entered, the first place you came into was a “grocery store”. This satisfied the law at the time. Remember, this was in the early 19th (yes, 19th) century and this business still sits there. The art in the place is from the original palace, at least that’s what I am told.
Here is a website about the area where the store is located. If you type it in to Google and then click “read this page in English, you will get some info. The translation is not very good, though, and it is hard to read.
Bill
Updated reports for Ann Pritchard (Lung Transplant) posted by her daughter Pam:
Thursday, August 14 2:45PM
Posted 6 hours ago
Last night was a good night, she got rid of a lot of fluid and was stable all night. The x-ray also look a tiny bit better. This morning we were not able to meet with the main doctor. I briefly talked to the ECMO doctor and he said they were all very happy with her progress at the morning multidisciplinary rounds. They were hoping to do another bronchoscopy, but the surgeon got tied up in surgery, they may do that later this afternoon or tomorrow.
At 11:45am they started the process to wean her off of the ECMO machine. as of 1:30 everything was going very well and she still have 100% oxygen saturation with no help from the ECMO machine, meaning her lungs were doing all of the oxygen/carbon dioxide exchange work. This afternoon sometime they will take her into the operating room briefly so they can remove the large catheters that provide blood to and from the ECMO machine.
Then we start another process of healing, making her lungs do the work they need to be doing, with just the help from the respirator.
She is still very sedated, they need her this way to minimize movement but she is still able to follow commands when she becomes a little more lucid.
Thursday, August 14 4:00PM
Posted 4 hours ago
Grandma is on her way to the operating room to have the ECMO machine removed. With the ECMO oxygen contribution at 0% for 4 hours and the ventilator only at 50% capactity, she was able to maintain 100% oxygen saturation and her blood gas values were very good. They believe now is the time to remove the machine, and they have room to give her more oxygen by the vent if they need to. That procedure will take less than an hour.
Thursday, August 14 9:45PM
Posted 26 minutes ago
The ECMO removal was a success. They had no complications and her oxygen levels were great after the removal. While they were in the OR, the surgeon performed the bronchoscopy, the new lung continued to look good and there was very little junk in the lung to be removed. After the procedure the surgeon was very optimistic and happy with the progress she has made. She has quite a bit to go but today was a fantastic step. The doctor said that if everything goes well she might have the breathing tube taken out next week, wow that would be a big turn around. Now that she is off the ECMO they can really start to get a lot of fluid off of her…
She is still heavily sedated, but even I can tell that she is trying to breath for herself some times, that is also a great sign.
Again, we look forward to seeing the x-ray tomorrow morning.
She does continue to have one or two nurses with her at all times to monitor her status.
Everyone agrees that she has made huge progress today
Picture provided by Neola Kofoid Garbe:
From Stan & Joan Wurgler Salmonson (both class of 61):
Subject: Artist Janet Haagenson Sedlacek ’61’
| Janet Haagenson Sedlacek, DHS Class of ’61’ who lives in Great Falls, Mt. was a featured artist at the Prairie Artists’ Show & Sale at the Christian Center of Lake Metigoshe on Aug. 9-10. She has exhibited her works at numerous shows in Great Falls and the area. She is famous for her painting of the Rendahl Church of rural Dunseith. The beauty of her watercolors can also be seen in her flowers, scenery of the Turtle Mountains, Montana and Alaska. Janet is a sister of Cheryl Haagenson and the late Mickey Grenier. Janet does not have e-mail but can be contacted at 224 Riverview Dr, Great Falls, Mt. 59404.
PS: In a previous picture of the 40th Anniversary of Wayne & Rosemary Smith–Wayne is also from the Class of ’61. Congratulations Janet, Wayne & Rosemary. Class of 61, let’s hear it from you!!
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Pictures provided by Neola Kofoid Garbe:
Do any of you recognize any of the folks in these 2 pictures?
