Reply from Ele Dietrich Slyter’s (69):

I want to thank both of you for posting the notice about the Rolette County Historical Society fundraiser.  Sherri, Cam and Alyssa were able to attend the event with me and we all had a wonderful time.  The food was great, the people were awesome to visit with and the music awesome as well.  You had a wonderful turn out for the event and the weather also cooperated.   Had it not been for you posting this on here I would not have known about it and would not have had such a wonderful evening.  Thank you isn’t enough but it is all I have.  So thank you again. The Society has made wonderful advances in the museum…we were there about 3 years ago and things have changed so much from then until now…keep up the great work. Message from Betty Watschke Cooley (45):  Hello Gary – – – It was good to hear from you.  LaRose Ketterling has been forwarding your postings to me for some time and it has been most interesting.  I had just decided that I should get in touch with you myself when the latest from her arrived and also yours on the same day. Many of the contacts have been in much more recent generations than mine, but there are still names that I recognize and of course all the old remembrances from the “old” days with names, happenings, etc.  to which I can relate. I was sorry to learn of Hope Bedard’s passing.  She was a good friend of my parents and as a  retired nurse had helped care for my mother at home who was in a paralyzed condition after a bad car accident.  My dad was Carl Watschke who was a rural mail carrier from l943 to l963. His route was mainly to the northeast of town so we were acquainted with many of the families in that area.  When he retired he moved out here and made his home with us (when he wasn’t traveling). Two thoughts re the l945 class:  Georgia Merrick is deceased.  She had lived in the Seattle area for quite some time and I remember seeing it in the newspaper, but I don’t have any info as to when, but it’s been quite a number of years ago. Floyd Dion wasn’t a member of our class — but may be he’s what you have labeled an “Auxiliary” in some other  letters. I haven’t received any of the pictures when LaRose has been forwarding to me — so perhaps that will change when I can get things directly from you. This is a great hobby you have developed — and I know it is appreciated by many.  It must consume hours of your time.  Thanks so very much. Regards,    Betty Watschke Cooley — class of l945

Betty, Yes, this is a fun and rewarding hobby.  About Floyd Dion being in your class.  Floyd told the reason and I forgot, but he was not able to continue school.  He said had he continued he would have graduated with the class of 45.  Gary

Reply from Jeff Skjelver(Dave Shelver’s son): 

Question Jeff: Is Tom Hepper’s father Gene (Deceased) the former teacher from Dunseith that many of us remember so well? Gary

Jeff’s reply: Yes, Tom is the middle son of Gene and Patricia’s three boys.  Tom and his wife have been out in the Green Bay, WI area for the past 13 years or so.

Gary’s Reply: Jeff, Mr. Hepper has been discussed several times in the past year with pictures. Does Tom remember much of Dunseith?  I had Mr. Hepper for World History.  Gary

Reply from Bob Lykins (DHS teacher Mid 60′s): 

Gary,

Great wedding photos.  It reminds me of the time I was invited to a wedding in Olongapo City (Subic Bay) and ended up taking a ton of photos because I was the only one with a camera.  Congrats to the happy couple.

I am off to Germany for two months.  That is if Hurricane Gustov will allow us to get off the ground.

Bob

From Janice Workman (56): 

Hi Gary, I saw in the TMS that Darrell Haberstad died. Do you know any details??? His family has my sympathy and prayers.

Joyce Martinson had a daughter, Martha Rae, that I babysat.  The going rate at that time, about 1950, 51 sometime in there, was 25 an hour.  In 1952 I worked at the Crystal Café for 35 cents.

The sign in the picture I think is Garden Lanes.  It would have been taken after the creamery burned and the Garden Tap was built.  The Crystal Café is right next door.

Janice Workman Class of ’56.

Janice, All I know is that Darrayl had a stroke at a young age and was pretty much bed ridden for the rest of his life.  At the time of his death he was living in a nursing home in Glasgow, MT near his sister Lona. His other sister Lorraine lives in Vista, CA.  I have pasted their info below.  Gary

Habberstad	Darrayl	Passed away in December 2007			Deceased	59
Habberstad Nelson	Iona Joy	PO Box 222	Glasgow, MT 59230	(406) 228-8454	No email address	49
Habberstad Worrall	Dorraine	149 OCEANVIEW DR	VISTA, CA  92084	(760) 630-4827	td4tap@cox.net	47

Reply  from Karen Loeb Mhyre (65): 

It would be fun for all of us in the Seattle area to get together and we hope many of the cruisers would be in Seattle a day or two early to join us.  We will have to figure out the time of our gathering when you know your exact itenary.  Just let me know the date that will work for you.

Karen

Pictures provided by Neola Kofoid Garbe:

Folks,

This is the picture that came in yesterday when I was sending the daily message. Neola was asking me if I knew who L. Rude would be. One look at this picture and I knew right away it was Carrole Fauske Rude (66), Laverne’s wife.  Neola and Laverne have known each other most of their lives, so when I replied, she was shocked.  At the moment, when she sent the picture, she had Leroy Rude on her mind and not Laverne.

Because I have a little story to tell, I cropped another of picture of Laverne and added to the Bottom of Carrole with their children,  I think Melissa & Brant.

In a sense, one can say Carrole (Fauske) and Laverne Rude are kind of special to me.  From the very day I was born, I have known them both pretty well. Laverne’s family and our family were very active members of Salem Lutheran church.  In the coarse of a week we were together often.  We were very close. We knew Carrole’s family well too, with her mother, Eleanor, being a Hiatt.  Laverne’s parents were Albert & Gladys Rude.  They lived about 4 mikes west of us in Bottineau county. Laverne graduted from Bottineau HS in 1963.

Now for the story and you will see why Carrole and Laverne are kind of special.

In the school year of 64/65 Carrole was a Junior at DHS and Laverne was a Sophomore at the Forestry. I was a Senior at DHS. Living way up in the hills and with cows to milk and chores to do, we were seldom able to attend any school activities outside of the school day. Every now and then, but not often, my folks would allow me to attend some evening school activities. Because we had to get up early to milk cows before going to school, we had to be in bed at 9:00 PM.  Laverne, like most guys was interested in girls.  He had heard that Dunseith had some really nice good looking girls and he wanted to check them out.  He asked me if I would accompany him to one of our Dunseith high school basket ball games.  My folks said it was OK.  He picked me up in his dad’s white and green 57 Chevrolet and we went to Dunseith.  I remember it being very cold. During the coarse of the basket ball game, Carrole came over and asked me who the handsome blue eyed fellow was with me.  I introduced the two of them that night and they have been together ever since.  I believe they were married in 1967, after Laverne graduated from NDSU.  With the union of Carrole and Laverne, I think (know) there were several broken hearts in Dunseith.

I remember after the Basket ball game, Laverne and I got back into his dad’s 57 Chev. Laverne was driving and in the coarse of backing up to get turned around on ice, we backed/slid into the side of Virgil/Jay Vanorny’s car.  So that was a memorable night for Laverne. He had met his future wife and had an accident to boot.

Carrole and Laverne are currently living in Vancouver WA.  Laverne became a pilot and made a career of the Air Force. After retiring from the Air Force he was a pilot for Verizon air lines, part of Alaskan Air lines, for a number of years.

Now as Paul Harvey would say, you know the rest of the story.

Gary

        Carole Fauske Rude (66) with I think, Melissa & Brant.

Laverne Rude

Reply from Judy Allery Azure (65): 

Gary,

This is a picture of my oldest brother Hubert Allery, he resides here in Fargo, ND.   It would be nice if Neola would be able to mail it to me.   Then I could pass it along to him.  I believe you have my address.  Thanks!   Wonderful job you are doing.  Read your e-mail on a daily basis sure nice to read, about so many people  I know.

Thank You!

Judy Allery Azure