Reply from Erling Landsverk (44):

HI GARY:

OF COURSE I KNOW OSWALD LANDSVERK, HE IS MY BROTHER.  SADLY HE PASSED AWAY ABOUT  9 YEARS AGO. I MISS HIM VERY MUCH AS DOES MY OLDEST SISTER BORGHILD. OSSIE, AS WE CALLED HIM, WAS CHRISTENED HAROLD OSVALD, BUT SINCE THERE WAS ALREADY ANOTHER HAROLD LANDSVERK, OUR PARENTS CHOSE TO USE HIS  MIDDLE NAME TO AVOID CONFUSIO . MY OLDER SISTER BORGHILD AND I ARE THE ONES LEFT IN OUR IMMEDIATE FAMILY, SHE LIVES IN COLORADO  MY KID SISTER THELMA ALSO ATTENDED DUNSEIT H HIGH,AND IF THE FAMILY WOULD HAVE REMAINED THERE SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE CLASS OF “46″. MY OLDER BROTHER ROLF AND MY SISTER BORGHILD,(BORG FOR SHORT) BOTH GRADUATED FROM DUNSEITH IN 1938. I WROTE A BOOK ABOUT MY EXPERIENCES AND MY FAMILY AND NEIGHBORS, AS WELL AS OUR FRIENDS, THE BOOK WAS WRITTEN ORIGINALLY AS A STORY FOR  OUR DECENDENTS    , BUT I AM TOLD THAT THERE  HAS  BEEN SOME INTEREST IN THE BOOK, SINCE IT COVERS A TIME PERIOD FROM THE MID TWENTIES, THE DROUGHT, DEPRESSION AND WORLD WARII

I HAVE A LOT OF MEMORIES OF THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS (THE HILLS), DUNSEITH, AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.  THE MEMORIES ARE ALL  GOOD AND RESPECTFUL,OF ALL THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE I WAS PRIVELEDGED TO KNOW AND ASSOCIATE WITH.

THANKS FOR ASKING GARY!

ERLING

From Mel Kuhn (70): 

Howdy Gary,

I don’t know that saying I’m going to be the Chef for the Rolette County Historical Society steak fry is a plus or not. You may be chasing people away. For 10 years of running Mel’s Diner in St. John, I was known as the Crabbiest Cook in town. I don’t like cooking a steak past medium rare and most of these old Hillbillies like ‘em turned into shoe leather. HA! HA! It should be a good time with some good music if Old Dick’s hand gets healed up so he can play. On Sunday afternoon the City is sponsoring a Mud Run and we’ll be there cooking burgers, brats and dogs. I’ve been collecting dogs for the last week and have a few really nice one’s [been trying to stay away from road kill] so they should be good too. So if your looking for something to do this weekend come on up. Hope to see lots of you this weekend.

Mel Kuhn[70]

Picture/Message from Evie Gottbreht Pilkington (65): 

Picture was sent to me today from my cousin’s wife Tangee Brunsell of Bottineau, guess there are free Wondrasek photos at the museum in Bottineau.   Rachel Berube’s wedding 1965

Evie Pilkington

             RACHEL BERUBE, CECILE BERUBE, AND EVIE GOTTBREHT 1965

Picture/Message from Evie Gottbreht Pilkington (65): 

Hi Gary,

I wanted to share this picture of my Mom and Dad, thought my old friends would enjoy it. This was taken, summer of 1938, in Thorne, ND – my Mom was raised in Thorne.  This was the summer before they married.  I especially miss them the month of August.  Dad died suddenly Aug 29, 1961, 45 years old and Mom died Aug 15, 2005, 88 years old.   They produced 8 children, 35 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren and counting……

Thanks Gary

Evie

                         Alma and Dale Gottbreht1938

Reply from Sandra Zeiler Vandal (62): 

Hi Gary,

I’m up at Nancy Hosmer’s place. She showed me the picture
taken so long ago. The kids names’ are from left to right are
Dawn,Teri, Kelly and Todd. Order of birth, Todd, Dawn, Teri and
Kelly. When Kelly was five, we had Heather. Who knew way back
when we would have twenty grandchildren and one great
grandchild. Mike remembers your Dad having to pull him out of
the ditch, once. I think he had to pull Dad out, too. Folks are
coming to Mn. with us for a few weeks. We will enjoy catching up
on the e-mails. Thanks a lot, Sandra

Pictrue L to R:
Back: Sandra & Mike
Front: Todd, Dawn, Teri & Kelly

Toni Parisien has identified these 2 photos

                       Fabian and DeDe (Agnes) Azure

Peter J. (Butch) Azure, DeDe Azure (Agnes), Fabian Azure,
Francis (Sam) Azure, Agnes (Dolly) Plumage, Caroline Davis