No blog the past two days
For the record I did not a get blogs posted the past two day.
Gary
Happy Birthday Arlene (Jerry ’73) LaCroix: Bottineau, ND
Class of 65 – 50th reunion
Message from Vickie Metcalfe (’70): Bottineau, ND
Hi Gary,
Today, while at Wal-Mart, I met your former classmate Ginger LaRocque Poitra who sends greetings.
She asked if you have discussed any plans for a 50th class reunion, and indicated an interest..
Whenever I receive this blog, I send on to her son, who in turn gives to his mom.
These past few years, as I have come to know Ginger better,
I have discovered through visits, she is the daughter of Madeline
(Poitra) LaRocque.
Madeline was one of my dad’s former classmates at Hill Side Country School.
She is also related to family friends, Genevieve and Emil Morin.
Today I told her I am kicking around an idea in my head. I recall many my Dad and Aunt Leona shared.
I wonder if folks would contribute to sharing with the blog readers games and pass times of their generation.
I’m hoping all who read, including Erling Landsverk will share what their generation did.
Childs play!
Okey Dokey,
Vickie
Yes Vickie, We the class of 1965 have a 50th reunion planned. We have a banquet planned at the Birchwood at Lake Metigoshe on July 17, 2015. Evidently the email address I have for Ginger is no longer good. I will add you to my “Class of 65” distribution so you can forward our messages to her son. Thank you Vickie.
I will be attending, however Bernadette will not be making the trip with me. She doesn’t feel as though she is well enough to make the trip. I recently purchased round trip tickets from Cebu to Minot. I will be arriving in Minot on July 3, 2015 and leaving on July 27th. I will be staying with my Brother Darrel (Bud) and his wife Debby in Bottineau.
Gary
Birthday greetings to Peggy Sime Espe (’60)
From Margaret Metcalfe Leonard (’65): Rolette, ND
Happy birthday, Peggy. Make it a GREAT day. Margaret.
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Blog (197) posted on August 20, 2008
Message from Art Rude:
I was in the hills most of the summer, staying in the farm house as I was between renters at the farm. Duane Mornville bought a house in Dunseith, so I was sad to lose him as a renter. I didn’t put in any phone for the summer, so haven’t had internet. I see I have some reading to do. I didn’t know Dwight Lange was at the lake, I would have looked him up. Visited him in Nashville one time, and enjoyed the visit.
Art
| From Vickie Metcalfe (70): Gary etal
Please be aware of the health concerns of Mavis (Froseth) Hagen . Mavis, the dear wife of Art Hagen (’72) and daughter in law of Clarence (’35) and Mary Ann (former Title I aide at Dunseith Public School) http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/mavishagen. Mavis is currently a third grade teacher in the Bottineau School District. Art and Mavis also own and operate Davidson’s Meat Processing. The picture of the Metcalfe family that was been forwarded to me by Geri (Metcafe) Munro is the family of Cliff and Charlotte Metcalfe, Nancy, Vickie, Cynthia, Archie and Shanon. Indeed, the photo of the Seim/Metcalfe Meadow from Dick was correct. For years, previous to this rain, there were other big rains. My dad, Cliff, forever a story teller had names for various places and things; For instance, he called our road (which was the Carlson,Seim,Metcalfe,Smith,& Johnson gravel road sometimes Anthony too..) “The Acorn or Oak Hills Road” because of the many Oak hills , he’d say this road ran from Snuce Box Junction intersecting highway #3, because he explained, Dad and Art among others on the east side of the highway and Bill Metcalfe going west were “snuce” chewers. For years, those gravel roads had various places where they’d wash out. The county would bring in bridge planks for vehicles to get across. One summer,after all the meadow hay was cut and baled,a big rain came washing out the road in 2 or 3 places. Odin Medlang had baled the Metcalfe meadow hay using baling wire. Art used baling twine on his bales on the Seim Meadow. Art and Dad had no problem deciding whose bales were whose, as many had floated back and forth across the road. Fortunately, for us Metcalfe girls, we hadn’t quite discovered the fun or benefits of weight lifting/ strength building of bale tossing. So we didn’t have to go fetch ours. Vickie Vickie, I have posted some of the updates of Mavis Hagen below. I will continue to post updates as she goes through this terrible lung cancer ordeal. I don’t know Mavis too well, but I sure know Art from our younger days with the Hagen’s being close neighbors. Our prayers are with her. Thank you so much for posting this info about Mavis. Gary
Mavis (Mrs. Art 72) Hagen’s udated reports (Lung Cancer): SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 2008 10:30 AM, CDT Today is Saturday and a beautiful sunny day. The path report came back and surgery is scheduled for Monday afternoon to remove the rest of the left lung. The entire left lung had cancer cells. St A’s will continue to be Mavis’ home for about 10 days after surgery. Some type of treatment will take place after surgery, but this won’t be decided until after Monday. Prayers are still requested. Thanks for the support! |
| MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 2008 03:04 PM, CDT |
| Today is Monday and Mavis went into surgery about 2:35pm. Art & Evette are sitting in the waiting room waiting. She was in good spirits this morning, just anxious to be done with it.We will update after we talk to the surgeon.
Keep the surgeon and medical team in your prayers as well as Mavis. She is a strong lady and we love her dearly. |
Updated reports for Ann Pritchard (Lung Transplant) posted by her Family:
Monday, August 18, 2008 4:00 P.M.
Posted 13 hours ago
Mom came through surgery for the tracheostomy tube well. They also were able to place the feeding tube in the position they wanted. We did not get to confer with the doctor after surgery and will probably not see him until morning. Mom is resting well and they are continuing to pull fluids off her body. The A.M. x-ray showed slight improvement again. Mom continues to make steady progress. Thank you all for your continued support, thoughts and prayers. When mom is well she will be able to look back at these notes to her. GOD BLESS!!
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 9:00 P.M.
Posted 8 hours ago
Mom had a very difficult day today. It is only through the grace of God that she continues to fight her way through this. Keep praying, I cannot stress it more. She is fighting hard and your prayers are reaching our heavenly Father’s ears. She has been stable now for the past 5 hours. They changed some medications and modified her treatment. She will continue to rest through the night. God has a purpose in everything. He will not give us more than we can handle and we all take comfort in that. Thank you all for your prayers and support. God bless you, Gina
From Dick Johnson (68):
Gary and Friends,
Something that just crossed my mind today, does anyone remember the huge
basement hole that was on the west side of Main street across from the
lumberyard ? We used to play in it summer and winter. Stan Salmonson of
Northland Builders put up a big green storage building on the spot where
this dugout was. I was told that someone was going to build a hotel
there but never got it done. This was back when I was a kid, so I don’t
even remember who said it! Can anyone fill us in on what this was for?
Thanks Gary!
Dick
Elwood Fauske Picture provide by Neola Kofoid Garbe:
Gary,
Is this the Elwood Fauske family? I don’t recognize anyone, but the mom resembles Mrs. Fauske as I know her. I just met the M/M Fauske about ten years ago, or so.
Neola
Yes Neola, This is the Elwood Fauske Family. This is one family that I do know well. Great folks.
I think this must have been taken in the early to mid 60’s. Gary
Back L to R: Carrole, Russell & Connie
Front L to R: Elenore, Beth, Arlinda (Lindy), Brian & Elwood.
Message/Picture from Don Lamoureux (75):
Gary:
I’m going to try to attach a scanned photo of my grandfather Rene Bedard, and great grandfather John Bedard on John’s 85th birthday. I’m a neophyte at this game, so please tel me if I made it impossible to download, I read that you are having internet issues as it is.
Don Lamoureux (75)
Rene & Father John Bedard
Reply from Roberta Hagen Striker (75):
Yes it is me and Roberta Hagen I haven’t seen this picture for years. Oh my gosh, it brings back some wild memories.
Back: Roberta Hagen Striker (75)
Front: Kim Hiatt Hermann (77)
Message from Neola Kofoid Garbe:
Hi Gary,
Would Dave Slyter mind telling his sister (Kim Hiatt) I’ll be mailing the pictures to her? I could type/send a letter with the pictures, but I’m trying to keep the envelopes as light as possible–less postage. 
I don’t care to write notes to send with the pictures, as my fingers are a little stiff. For the most part, typing is no problem–thank goodness!!
Please thank everyone who has provided information/names/addresses/etc. that pertain to the pictures I’ve sent. This includes people who have sent the info to you to forward to me, and those who have sent emails directly to me. I’m slowly, but surely, making a little headway with the pictures. Maybe I should have only brought 1000 of them home! Ha! No, it isn’t quite that bad! As you can tell, though, I do have a lot of pictures to deliver to many people in many locations. As you can tell from what I send to my “Bottineau Bunch” list, I’m working on other pictures, too. I also have a “Kramer” list, and I’m delivering some pictures locally, too. It’s a great project; I’m enjoying it very much. It would impossible to deliver the Dunseith/Belcourt pictures without your/your list members’ assistance. THANKS AGAIN to everyone!
Neola
Reply to yesterdays message from Sybil Johnson:
Hey Gary, that sounds like here in the states, not in the Philippines. I
would like to give an update on my daughter, Beckie. The blood clot she has
is located in the artery between her large intestine and her liver. Until
that clot dissolves by itself, she will not be going home soon. But, she
does have great doctors. The hospital she is in, is a branch from the Mayo
Clinic. Like she said, she didnt expect to spending her birthday in the
hosptital(yesterday and she turned 41).
Sybil Johnson
The following unidentified pictures have been provided by Neola Kofoid Garbe:
Do any of you recognize any of these pictures of folks from the Dunseith/Belcourt area?
